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dr. Phil toured the New York City subway with Mayor Eric Adams and saw firsthand how quickly encounters with the homeless can become chaotic.
Following the acquittal of Marine Corps veteran Daniel Penny, Ph.D. Phil visited the New York City subway with Adams to learn more about how New Yorkers can feel safe on public transportation.
“This is the lifeblood of our economy because it’s the great equalizer,” Adams said. “You know you can have a Wall Streeter with a waiter riding side-by-side, so we knew it was important not only that people have to be safe, but that they have to feel safe, and the ubiquity of the police uniform just sends a signal.”
dr. Phil and Mayor Eric Adams visited the subway to discuss the homeless crisis that is endangering public transit passengers.
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The two came close to a “perfect example” when they encountered what appeared to be a homeless man sleeping in a subway station hallway. The sergeant explained to him the procedure at work to get in touch with him. Adams said that while the process starts with a Department of Homeless Services (DHS) worker, there is a need for a police officer “because that person could wake up, if they’re schizophrenic or bipolar, they could wake up with a gun.”
The homeless man immediately started shouting profanities at the DHS employee, then stood up and began to aggressively confront the police officers, while Dr. Phil and Adams watched.
“See how fast he can spin?” Adams asked, noting “now you only have civilians here, they can get hurt.”
Adams argued that many people who talk about the homeless crisis are unaware of how quickly they can become violent.
Mayor Adams explained dr. Phil that the migrant crisis is preventing local authorities from dealing with the homeless crisis. (Dr. Phil Primetime YouTube Channel)
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“I believe that’s what the people who are against what we’re doing — they don’t know how quickly it could change,” Adams said, comparing the incident to his own experiences in law enforcement.
When he gets upset homeless shouted that he was an American citizen nobody cared about, Adams agreed that he had a point.
“Think about this for a moment. Doing what we do is expensive. If we had $6.5 billion, we could do more, but instead we had to deal with a national problem,” said Dr. Phil talking about the migrant crisis resulting in New York City managing 220,000 migrants.
Adams also clarified that much of the migrant crisis goes beyond Sanctuary City laws, but rather the state constitution whose rules people mistakenly equate with them.
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“The city states that everyone, whether they have documents or without documents, if you need a place to stay, accommodation, we must provide you with accommodation, according to our state constitution,” he said, specifying the “right to shelter” rule.
“The right to shelter was never conceived with the migrant crisis in mind,” added Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Brian Stettin.
