Dr. Phil toured the New York City subways with Mayor Eric Adams and saw firsthand how quickly encounters with the homeless can become chaotic.
After the acquittal of Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran, Dr. Phil visited the New York subways with Adams to learn more about how New Yorkers can feel safe on public transportation.
“This is the lifeblood of our economy because it is the great equalizer,” Adams said. “You know you could have a Wall Streeter with a bartender riding alongside, so we knew it was important for people to not only be safe, but to feel safe, and having police uniforms everywhere just sends a signal.”
Dr. Phil and Mayor Eric Adams visited the Metro to discuss the homelessness crisis that is putting public transit riders at risk.
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The two came close to the “perfect example” when they encountered what appeared to be a homeless man sleeping in a subway station lobby. The sergeant explained the process at work to check with him. While the process begins with a Department of Homeless Services (DHS) worker, a police officer is needed “because that person could wake up, and if they're schizophrenic or bipolar, they could wake up with a gun,” Adams said.
The homeless man immediately began yelling obscenities at the DHS employee and then stood up and began aggressively confronting the officers, while Dr. Phil and Adams looked on.
“See how fast you can turn?” Adams asked, noting that “we now only have civilians here, and they could be harmed.”
Adams argued that many people who talk about the homeless crisis don't realize how quickly it can turn violent.
Mayor Adams explained to Dr. Phil that the migrant crisis is preventing local governments from paying attention to the homeless crisis. (Dr. Phil Prime Time YouTube channel)
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“I think that's what people who are against what we're doing don't know how quickly this can change,” Adams said, comparing the incident to his own experiences in law enforcement.
When he gets emotional Homeless man Adams shouted that he was an American citizen and was not being taken care of, and Adams agreed that he had a point.
“Think about this for a moment. It's expensive to do what we're doing. If we had $6.5 billion we could have done more, but instead we had to deal with a national problem,” he told Dr. Phil, referring to the migrant crisis. This resulted in New York City managing 220,000 immigrants.
Adams also explained that a large part of the migrant crisis goes beyond sanctuary city laws, but the state constitution whose rules people mistakenly confuse with them.
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“The city states that if anyone, whether documented or undocumented, if you need a place to stay, or housing, we must provide housing to you, under our state constitution,” he added, defining the “right to shelter” rule. .
“The right to shelter was never conceived with the migrant crisis in mind,” Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Brian Stetten added.
