From NY Post
"Mayor Bill de Blasio blindsided Manhattan’s “Billionaire’s Row” with a quietly announced plan to open a men’s homeless shelter in the former Park Savoy Hotel.
The building at 158 W. 58th St. — which stands back-to-back against the city’s most expensive apartment building, One57 — an area of Manhattan known as Billionaires Row - is being converted into housing for 150 residents and is scheduled to open in March, the city’s Department of Homeless Services said Wednesday.
$100 million penthouse overlooking Central Park at One57
Hizzoner’s plan — part of a program to create 90 new shelters across all five boroughs — was revealed last week in letters to local elected officials.
“Are you kidding me?” said a resident of the landmark JW Marriott Essex House hotel and condo building on Park South.
“I am in shock. You just shocked the s–t out of me.”
Victoria Bader, a dancer who’s been living on West 58th Street for the past two years, said, “How does this happen? We had no warning.”
Patricia Jenkins, who works in marketing and lives nearby, expressed frustration that “the city has a homeless epidemic and there seems to be no solution.”
“I don’t have an answer, but I know I do not want a homeless shelter in my neighborhood,” she said.
Rich Montilla, director of security for One57 and the adjacent Park Hyatt hotel, said he was “concerned for our guests going out in that area — we have an exit and entrance there for guests and condo owners.”
“I don’t know if these gentlemen are violent, I don’t know what to expect,” he said."
Homeless people living in a homeless shelter back-to-back with the city's most expensive apartment building, on Billionaires Row? OMG. New York City is a prominent extreme liberal city. Now, as a result, New York City billionaires will be forced to mingle with the homeless! And the poor dirty homeless people can expect to rub shoulders with billionaires. All thanks to New York's liberal/socialist recently re elected Mayor, Bill De Blasio.
Way to go, liberals! Now, THAT'S taking my "You Go First" concept seriously!!! I can't WAIT to see this happen!
