Kudos to @BrianLehrer for asking the right questions on NYC subway closures and clearing of people experiencing homelessness. Worth a listen. A with some highlights (1/) https://twitter.com/BrianLehrer/status/1259604124980539392

He saw through Mayor's spin: "So only 10% of the homeless people they [NYPD] encountered on night 1 had extended interactions [w/outreach teams] & only 5%, half of that, agreed to go to a shelter. The Mayor called that a success. One could argue that isn’t a lot of success…” (2/

He played a clip of a woman who had been kicked off the subway: "I’d rather sit outside than go to a shelter." A WNYC reporter who was on the ground (interviewed at end of segment) noted "what I witnessed was dozens and dozens of people crouched on the street." (3/)

The reporter from the ground noted subway cleaning is happening but “the main effort is getting all of the homeless people out…and moving them along.” “The number of social workers was greatly dwarfed by the number of NYPD officers.” (4/)

By the way, as this thread from @humandotnyc shows, when people are dropped at doorstep of the 30th Street intake/assessment shelter, it's unclear how much "success" happens. (5/) https://twitter.com/humandotnyc/status/1258672290352553984?s=20