martybegan
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- Apr 5, 2010
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The Variances need to be changed. Very Irresponsible thought process here. Big Surprise in NYC.
Most of these places are very small, with only a few benches, and some plants. No one ever thought a bunch of people would try to camp out in one of them for two months.
Not exactly true. A few of the parks near me, have in the past been converted into shanty towns for months, when the homeless numbers rise, shit happens. Public Land, Private Land, it doesn't really matter. We are used to it. Shelters can be good, they can get dangerous too. Still, officially, a No Camping ban on non-designated property isn't rocket science. It's something you can either always fall back on or ignore as you see fit.
Who runs the parks? Are they POPS or NYC Parks Department Parks. Some could be DOE parks as well.