NYC is the best place to be poor and/or unhoused. New Yorkers - despite the reputation for being assholes - actually care about their fellow New Yorkers. I’m proud of that.
Yes, it could always be better, and there are plenty of bad actors who try to sabotage efforts at helping, try to shame us all for caring… but, despite our gruff exterior, New Yorkers are good people who want better for everyone. Just look at the outrageous taxes we’re (mostly) happy to pay— because we see every day how it helps everyone.
FYI, most people think we’re assholes because we’re always running late and stressed out.
Pro tip: are you at Times Square and want a pic taken? Are you in the LES or SoHo and a bit lost? Make sure the person you ask for help is NOT walking by at Mach 3. They’re running late, and it’s rude to hold them back. But there’s always plenty of people standing/sitting around who will gladly (and politely) take your group photo, provide directions, even help navigate the subway. The key is “don’t bother/stop people who look like they’re in a hurry.” Plenty of others are around and happy to help.
The California government does just enough to not upset Californians who are detached from reality and satiate Californians that have money and hate the former.
Tax surplus from weed sales? Refund instead of address homelessness in any meaningful way. Build a homeless shelter? Vocal voters say no, so we won’t. You can’t afford to take your car to a shop? You can’t work on your car in your driveway because we love the GDP environment.
Sounds like they’re doing better in New York than California. Our governor has decided just to lock everybody up.
NYC is the best place to be poor and/or unhoused. New Yorkers - despite the reputation for being assholes - actually care about their fellow New Yorkers. I’m proud of that.
Yes, it could always be better, and there are plenty of bad actors who try to sabotage efforts at helping, try to shame us all for caring… but, despite our gruff exterior, New Yorkers are good people who want better for everyone. Just look at the outrageous taxes we’re (mostly) happy to pay— because we see every day how it helps everyone.
FYI, most people think we’re assholes because we’re always running late and stressed out.
Pro tip: are you at Times Square and want a pic taken? Are you in the LES or SoHo and a bit lost? Make sure the person you ask for help is NOT walking by at Mach 3. They’re running late, and it’s rude to hold them back. But there’s always plenty of people standing/sitting around who will gladly (and politely) take your group photo, provide directions, even help navigate the subway. The key is “don’t bother/stop people who look like they’re in a hurry.” Plenty of others are around and happy to help.
California has a veneer of progressive politics.
The California government does just enough to not upset Californians who are detached from reality and satiate Californians that have money and hate the former.
Tax surplus from weed sales? Refund instead of address homelessness in any meaningful way. Build a homeless shelter? Vocal voters say no, so we won’t. You can’t afford to take your car to a shop? You can’t work on your car in your driveway because we love the
GDPenvironment.