From ACLU of New York:
When Michelle Go was pushed to her death on the Times Square subway tracks last month, it was a tragedy on multiple levels.
It was a tragedy for Go’s family and friends, one of whom described her as “the person who did everything right.” It was a tragedy for New York’s Asian-American community – of which Go was a member – who have endured a spike in violence against them since the pandemic began.
It was a tragedy that highlighted New York’s underfunded and inadequate mental health care system that regularly fails New Yorkers. And it was also another reminder of the tragedy of tens of thousands of homeless New Yorkers who sleep in violence-plagued shelters or on the cold streets every night. Continue reading >>>
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