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| DATE | 2020-05-04 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout - NYLXS] Homeless are dieing on the subway
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homeless men found dead on NYC subways within 12 hours: reports
Danielle Wallace
By Danielle Wallace | Fox News
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NYC to shut down subway system for overnight
cleanings
New York City subways will be shut down from 1
a.m. - 5 a.m. to clean and disinfect trains
after images emerge of cars crammed with trash
from the homeless population; David Lee Miller
reports.
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The dead bodies of two homeless men were
discovered within a 12-hour period over the
weekend on New York Citys subway system,
according to reports.
The discovery comes as the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority and the New York
Police Department address rising concerns over
the Big Apples homeless population filling up
train cars amid decreased ridership during the
coronavirus pandemic.
The body of a 56-year-old man was found by
transit workers around 9:30 p.m. Friday in a C
Train at the 168th Street station in Washington
Heights, police said.
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A homeless person takes shelter in a subway
train AT Hudson Yards, New York City during a
rainy afternoon amid Covid-19 pandemic on April
3, 2020. (Photo by John Nacion/NurPhoto via
Getty Images)
A homeless person takes shelter in a subway
train AT Hudson Yards, New York City during a
rainy afternoon amid Covid-19 pandemic on April
3, 2020. (Photo by John Nacion/NurPhoto via
Getty Images)
Another man, later identified by NYPD as
61-year-old Robert Mangual, was found
unconscious and unresponsive by other
passengers on the 4 Train at the Utica Avenue
station in Brooklyn at 8:20 a.m. Saturday. He
was pronounced dead by EMS workers who
responded to the scene, police said.
Authorities said both men were likely homeless.
Their causes of death have not been released.
"These tragedies are heartbreaking and we are
fully cooperating with the NYPD on their
investigation, Ken Lovett, the senior adviser
to the MTA Chairman and CEO Pat Foye, said in a
statement.
We have repeatedly said the subways are no
replacement for shelter and if these two
individuals were indeed homeless, as suspected,
it's clear more needs to be done by the city to
ensure all New Yorkers have access to needed
shelter and services."
In an unprecedented move last week, New York
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who appoints the MTAs top
leadership, announced that beginning on
Wednesday, the citys subway system will be shut
down between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. to allow MTA
workers to clean and disinfect trains once
every 24 hours.
Meanwhile, at least 98 MTA employees have died
from the coronavirus since the onset of the
outbreak, with more out sick in recent weeks,
PIX 11 reported.
Two dead bodies in one 24-hour period is
concerning to us, Yann Hicks, Yann Hicks, an
MTA train operator since 2006 and a union
representative, told the New York Post. What it
adds up to for us is, what is the cause of the
death of these two people? Is it coronavirus?
Overdose?
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I dont really want to ride the trains for free
anymore because Im afraid to ride the train, he
said. The trains are overwhelmed with homeless
and you never know whats going to happen. I
have to walk through seven to 10 cars just to
find a clean car, and be socially distant from
vagrants on seats.
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