{"id":519816,"date":"2022-12-02T02:33:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T23:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/eric-adams-calls-plan-to-get-mentally-ill-off-streets-uncharted-waters\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T02:33:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T23:33:54","slug":"eric-adams-calls-plan-to-get-mentally-ill-off-streets-uncharted-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eric-adams-calls-plan-to-get-mentally-ill-off-streets-uncharted-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"#Eric Adams calls plan to get mentally ill off streets &#8216;uncharted waters&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a95973e945\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a95973e945\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eric-adams-calls-plan-to-get-mentally-ill-off-streets-uncharted-waters\/#%E2%80%9CEric_Adams_calls_plan_to_get_mentally_ill_off_streets_%E2%80%98uncharted_waters%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Eric Adams calls plan to get mentally ill off streets &#8216;uncharted waters&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Eric Adams calls plan to get mentally ill off streets &#8216;uncharted waters'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday he\u2019s doing what his predecessors were too scared to do by ordering cops to take mentally ill homeless people into custody for psychiatric evaluations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going into uncharted waters where others were afraid to go,\u201d Adams said. \u201cAnyone else punted this issue and fear cannot stymie us from doing what is right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams \u2014 who spoke to reporters from Athens, Greece, where he\u2019s attending a conference on anti-Semitism \u2014 also blasted critics of his plan, which has drawn heat from liberal Democrats like Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and the City Council\u2019s Progressive Caucus, which labeled it a \u201cBand-Aid\u201d solution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is telling us not to do this initiative and follow the law that\u2019s already on the books,\u201d the mayor said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre they saying let\u2019s continue the policy of ignoring people who are unable to take care of basic needs? I mean, even the Legal Aid [Society] sent out a press release, zeroing in on what we are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"FDNY Engine 33 and FDNY Paramedics try to revive a man who died in the Broadway Lafayette Subway platform.\" class=\"wp-image-24863274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Paramedics try to revive a man who died at the Broadway-Lafayette subway platform.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">William Farrington for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Adams added: \u201cSo you\u2019re never going to find a policy that every New Yorker is going to agree with. But everyone agrees that this is inhumane for people who live in this condition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hizzoner unveiled his plan Tuesday, following a recent surge in horrifying subway attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Adams said cops and other city workers would be trained to identify people who can\u2019t take care of themselves, beyond such obvious cases as someone who\u2019s \u201cout in the middle of the winter walking with no shoes on\u201d and \u201challucinating.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A homeless person sits on a bench inside a subway platform.\" class=\"wp-image-24863341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The plan follows a recent surge in subway attacks.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cUsing the methods of telemedicine and a trained clinical person can give the assistance to those officers and those mental health professionals that are going to be on the field,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>In response to a question from The Post, Adams doubled down on City Hall\u2019s claim that training for the program began Tuesday, even though multiple, high-ranking NYPD sources on Wednesday told The Post they only learned about it from <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> coverage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe made it clear at the press conference,\u201d Adams said. \u201cThe training started that day, started that day. We were announcing, making an announcement of months of planning. We made an announcement to the people of the city of New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A homeless man sleeps in the Jamaica Avenue J train subway station in Manhattan.\" class=\"wp-image-24863277\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Authorities will be trained to identify people who can\u2019t take care of themselves.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Those remarks contradicted Adams\u2019 speech, during which he said, \u201cThis new focus took place this morning and we will soon roll it out to all current members of the mobile crisis teams and the NYPD.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams also tried to downplay The Post\u2019s reporting \u2014 which was based on multiple reporters with several, independent and high-ranking sources as well as a comment from DCPI \u2014 saying, \u201cThe focus about people\u2019s rumors or people saying that their sources, I\u2019m not concerned with that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI executed a plan that is long overdue to be executed,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s the only question I have. So, if your source is telling you they didn\u2019t know and they were blindsided, then you know what? That\u2019s your source\u2019s opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-05.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A homeless man sleeps in the 2nd Avenue F train subway station in Manhattan.\" class=\"wp-image-24863339\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Adams announced his plan on the homeless this week, which some high-ranking NYPD members said they only learned from news coverage.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Wednesday afternoon, the NYPD issued a statement that said it was \u201ccurrently in the process of aligning its policy, guidance and training in conformance with the mayor\u2019s directive which the department received on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, the department released a follow-up statement that said, \u201cTo be clear, every city agency received this directive yesterday, however, we have been working with the mayor\u2019s office for months regarding this important initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"NYC Mental Health Crisis presser\" class=\"wp-image-24863278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-subway-homeless-crisis-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Adams doubled down on City Hall\u2019s claim that training for the program began Tuesday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That came around the same time that City Hall press secretary Fabien Levy used similar words to tell The Post, \u201cThe final directive was just issued yesterday, but we have been working for months with [the NYPD] on this initiative.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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