Homeless people in New York City are being bulldozed by the city's mayor and his administration. This is not solely a, you know, eric adams policy. It's not just his administration. But he is touting it and very much chest thumping about it as if this is going to revive the bad ass spirit of new york. We'll be back soon with another full length episode of citations needed.
In this News Brief, we examine the convoluted, vague rhetorical labor involved in making purging unhoused populations with cops seem humane and anodyne.