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bisexualamy · 1 year ago

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NYC govt and Mayor Adams hate unhoused people so much they’re willing to systematically undo the work that disability activists in this city have been doing since the 90s and earlier. When I was a kid there were so many places to sit in Grand Central. They’ve replaced all of them with standing tables. They’re removing benches from subway stations. They are making existing in public so much more difficult for anyone who isn’t able bodied, who’s old, or just needs to rest. Because they hate seeing unhoused people sleeping in public places that badly. They’re pouring all this money into more cops to police unhoused people instead of putting that money towards HOUSING THEM

#ren speaks #gd im so angry I’m so mad I’m not physically disabled #surgery just temporarily disabled me. I can’t stand for more than 10 min at a time #and now I’m forced to stand here in pain bc cops will badger you for SITTING ON THE FLOOR #they won’t even let you sit on the ground #I cannot imagine how awful it is for folks who are permanently disabled #they also know this is an issue bc each standing area has a sign asking you to give your seat up at the ONE table with chairs #to elderly and disabled people #there’s no way there will ever be more than two disabled or elderly people in one place at one time!!

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