It is a nightmare that plays out on the streets and subways every few months: A homeless person with a history of mental illness or violence falls through the cracks or wanders away from the system intended to help him, surfaces in a psychotic rage and attacks a random New Yorker.
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Continue Encampment Sweeps — But Do Them Right
Lessons from recent New York City history for Mayor Mamdani The trial for Randy Rodriguez Santos, the man accused of murdering four unhoused New Yorkers in
February 3, 2026
