Officials from the New York City Hall discovered some 500 hypodermic needles apparently used for drug use, when they dismantled a camp for the homeless.
“Look at this,” Mayor Eric Adams said, pointing to a photo of the encampment at City Hall. “500 Hypodermic needles. 500. Live like this? This is the condition in which a fellow New Yorker lived. Am I supposed to let this stay? Am I supposed to act like I don’t see this? Is this dignity? Is this how we treat New Yorkers? move them to shelters. “You have the right to sleep on the street. You have no right to build a miniature house,” Adams added.