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Thousands of homeless people are ejected from New York subway
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] ...as it closes for the first time in 115 years so workers can perform a deep clean after vagrants flooded network during lockdown - Cleaners in hazmat suits were seen completing mass disinfections along the subway's labyrinth of train lines
- The network's 472 stations are being closed between 1am and 5am every morning for the foreseeable future
- The subway system has seen a surge in the homeless seeking refuge in trains overnight, instead of shelters
- They will now be removed by police come 1am to allow workers to complete deep cleaning on the subway
- Nearly 100 subway workers have been killed by the outbreak and thousands more sickened
- Housing experts warned the new rules could push vulnerable homeless people 'further into the shadows'
- The New York Police Department has deployed more than 1,000 officers to ensure rules are being followed
- Alternative travel is being provided for essential workers commuting early in the morning
Posted by: Skidmark 2020-05-06 |
