A New York City bookstore that provides services for drug addicts is under threat of eviction, and some neighbors are relieved.
of new york post report On Saturday, the Bluestocking Cooperative Bookstore on the Lower East Side offered clothing, food, so-called “harm reduction services” and access to a restroom to people suffering from drug addiction, including access to a shooting-proof bathroom. There is.
Wake New York bookstore that lured exhausted drug addicts with freebies faces possible eviction https://t.co/yUm6znhzgS pic.twitter.com/ZwsTcry7Br
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After the store highlighted a problem with drug addicts taking over the area due to the store's products, the store's landlord gave the store a 15-day warning to address the situation.
“The notice cited violations of the Bluestockings lease, including “fraudulently labeling the premises as a “medical facility,'' according to documents obtained by the Post. “It also includes using and creating a 'dangerous environment',” the store said. To continue providing services.
In a social media post Friday, the Bluestocking Cooperative prompted Readers can help keep the store running by becoming a member.
“We are working with a lawyer to get us evicted, but it looks like it will be a long process,” the post said.
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A longtime resident of the area said: post“It's like a magnet for drug abuse. It's really bad…I'd rather they weren't here. So it's fine with me for them to leave. .”
It's important to note that in November 2021, then-Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) announced that New York City would become the first US drug shooting range to be sanctioned, Breitbart reported at the time. The news reported.
According to Breitbart News, former police chief Bill Bratton said in June that New York City was helping drug addicts through vending machines offering free crack pipes and Narcan.
he said:
Instead of trying to keep people away from drugs, we now have policies that install vending machines to encourage people to continue using drugs. We will make it safer for you to use drugs so that you can stay on them instead of trying to wean them off for the rest of your life. What will happen if I continue taking the medicine? We aim for the next height. We want to highly value our next hire. You graduate from marijuana. Quit heroin. Graduate and move on to the next thing. That's the problem with addiction. There is never enough medicine. It's never high enough.
According to recent information, post According to the article, the landlord's attorney, Lawrence J. Silverman, said he and his client tried to resolve the dispute with the bookstore to avoid eviction.
“My client is simply asking for the responsible and safe use of the premises by all stakeholders, including the community, neighbors and, most importantly, the building's resident tenants,” he said. commented.
