Hi. My name is Philip and I am the host of the Dad, nobody wants to listen to you podcast. I have lived and visited New York in each of the last four decades, and after my last trip in July 2023 to visit my son and family members, I was inspired to investigate some social issues from my perspective as an American - Englishman living in Germany, who has seen New York and America change more dramatically in the last ten years than the combined 40 years. I will be investigating some of the biggest issues facing New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple, such as Rents and accommodation, Drug policy in particular the consequences of the recent liberalisation of Canabis. I will find out what has happened to the subway system and why it is losing 500 million dollars a year to fare evasion. I will talk with those who know about the consequence of rampant gentrification, and spiralling living costs. Homelessness, Healthcare, Crime and the environment.
My son says "Get a grip Dad, nobody wants to listen to a white middle-aged man rant." Let’s prove him wrong shall we?
Hi. My name is Philip and I am the host of the Dad, nobody wants to listen to you podcast. I have lived and visited New York in each of the last four decades, and after my last trip in July 2023 to visit my son and family members, I was inspired to investigate some social issues from my perspective as an American - Englishman living in Germany, who has seen New York and America change more dramatically in the last ten years than the combined 40 years. I will be investigating some of the biggest issues facing New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple, such as Rents and accommodation, Drug policy in particular the consequences of the recent liberalisation of Canabis. I will find out what has happened to the subway system and why it is losing 500 million dollars a year to fare evasion. I will talk with those who know about the consequence of rampant gentrification, and spiralling living costs. Homelessness, Healthcare, Crime and the environment.
My son says "Get a grip Dad, nobody wants to listen to a white middle-aged man rant." Let’s prove him wrong shall we?
New York City is facing a level of homelessness - not seen since the Great Depression in the 1930s.
That’s according to the Coalition for the Homeless, a not-for-profit.
As of mid-August, there were more than 110,000 people sleeping in the city’s shelter system each night.
And that number doesn’t include the thousands of unsheltered people who sleep on the streets.
Compounding the chronic problem is an influx of asylum seekers, who now make up more than half the sheltered population.
Just in !!!!
Update October 5th 2023
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/04/new-york-city-right-to-shelter-law
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/09/11/esuh-s11.html