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Robinho999 t1_iub7keo wrote
calling tompkins a park is using the term loosely
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SolitaryMarmot t1_iubi9r3 wrote
Yeah God forbid the Dept of Health mandate ever larger health care systems stop closing their behavioral health beds and treatment centers as a condition of getting millions in taxpayer funds annually.
I mean...won't someone please think of Karen's labradoodle?!
rinacherie t1_iubi9t7 wrote
Agreed. Sucks that things are everywhere, call 311 and report the extent of the issue if it's rampant. I've found needles before and I put them in a clean poop bag and drop them off at a doc office with a sharps container.
Lost_The_Undo_Button t1_iubiiv4 wrote
were you touched or sumn?
MisterFatt t1_iubjhpx wrote
I used to live next door to a crown fried chicken, always had to be on high alert for chicken wing bones in the street. My mastiff fucking loves hunting for trash snacks. Fortunately my eyes have a longer ranger than her noise
TheTeenageOldman t1_iubjoae wrote
Alright Olmsted, what would you call it?
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TheTeenageOldman t1_iubk5fl wrote
> “I was so mad — all I did was take her to the park,” said Fiorella Garcia, 26, whose pointer mix, Carla, tested positive for cocaine and THC after a morning run in the park’s grassy knoll this summer.
Dogs are not allowed in the grassy knoll part of the park, Fiorella, and you should obey the signs posted that state exactly that.
Not excusing the fact that her dog inadvertainly got ripped to the teats, but keep your dog on the walkways and in the dog park and it won't get high.
pk10534 t1_iubkdjm wrote
I think it’s had that rep since at the very least the 80s lol
pandabear62573 t1_iubkhk9 wrote
Tompkins is just living up to its old name Needle Park. Who remembers that?
___BobaFett___ t1_iubl43s wrote
Needle Village could work
TheTeenageOldman t1_iublbbu wrote
Needle Park is available, now that no one uses that term for a part of the UWS...
___BobaFett___ t1_iubltk3 wrote
I still do tho
InterPunct t1_iubme5d wrote
There was a homeless city there at one point. Before that it was really a shit hole, IIRC there was a sad, old bandshell there that was depressing to think how it must once have been a nice place. By the 90's when they built a playground and I started seeing baby carriages, it was obvious things were changing for the better.
Sad to hear it's sliding backwards again.
Sea_Sand_3622 t1_iubnjjk wrote
“It was horrible and I knew nothing about it , I was out of town “
pk10534 t1_iubocaa wrote
There was a riot there in the late 80s right?
eekamuse t1_iubowlg wrote
" Patterson’s videotape from that night of Aug. 6, 1988, resulted in the indictment of six police officers."
iliveoffofbagels t1_iubq34h wrote
Yes siree... that whole Alphabet City Area was had the old junkie scene and old punk scene... along with the rest of the LES
artsoren t1_iubqlz4 wrote
carolyn_mae t1_iubw6dp wrote
I think that was Sherman square on the UWS
Shreddersaurusrex t1_iubwggn wrote
Maybe now something will get done
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FatFishOnFire t1_iubwk79 wrote
??? Last time I checked you don’t shoot up weed 🤣 NYC has been known for some of the toughest drug laws in the US. So I’m not sure what you’re talking about.
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dma10014 t1_iubytg9 wrote
Google search: Hochul decriminalization syringes
toastfuker t1_iubyw49 wrote
And where did the weed and coke come from, it sounds like this dog knows how to party.
pandabear62573 t1_iubzn6t wrote
No it was Tompkins. My dad lived in the East Village in the '80's when I was a teen. My sister and I weren't allowed to cross 1st Ave because of how bad Tompkins was then.
NYY657545 OP t1_iuc0hhj wrote
Her dog is a junkie
Hummus_ForAll t1_iuc0xn0 wrote
I’m starting to wonder if someone from the NY Post is just flooding this sub with their incendiary links. It’s like, we get it, NY Post makes money on telling New York what a shithole it’s turning into, but I agree and wish this sub wasn’t just a feed of the Post so much.
sumertopp t1_iuc1rvy wrote
When was the last time you visited Tompkins Square Park, 1982?
JRsshirt t1_iuc2laa wrote
Lol the dog park is literally right next to it, and the knoll area is fine to sit on. There’s a homeless corner of the park on the 7th and A side but everywhere else is fine.
TheTeenageOldman t1_iuc3w24 wrote
I've seen needles in the grassy knoll, and while I don't think it's a major problem, I do think everyone should use caution and carefully examine the area they sit in. That's just a general rule for sitting anywhere in NYC.
JRsshirt t1_iuc4xiq wrote
Yea I think that’s a good rule of thumb anywhere. Thanks for the warning though I always examine where I sit but I’ll be extra careful moving forward
NetQuarterLatte t1_iuc546r wrote
It’s amazing that our fake-progressives in NYC want to normalized drug abuse, as if we lived in the 1800s (in the peak, as much as 1 out of 200 in the US was addicted to opium).
It’s hard to think of many policies that are more regressive than that.
spoil_of_the_cities t1_iuc56cg wrote
>Dogs are not allowed in the grassy knoll part of the park, Fiorella, and you should obey the signs posted that state exactly that.
I think those are the same signs that forbid shooting up
ImissWLIR t1_iuc5hwd wrote
My mom called Bryant Park, Needle Park. I think any park that may have had the slightest reputation of being filled with heroin users has been dubbed Needle Park at one time or another.
rieslingmagic t1_iuc62el wrote
Damn wasn’t there just a huge dogs costume party there?
Brooklyn-Epoxy t1_iuc8yef wrote
I remember when I was a kid, that park had open fires that squatters would light to keep warm.
Pool_Shark t1_iucf5tu wrote
What are you blabbing on about ?
TheTeenageOldman t1_iucf7ta wrote
Keepin' it real. I dig.
4thdimensionaltwat t1_iucpc07 wrote
Almost agree.
Humans should be compassionate to other humans & we should be implementing better systems to help the humans who have troubles but let’s fucking face it - HUMANS have a choice & make the CONSCIOUS DECISION to do the drugs that cause them these troubles - but “Karen’s doodle” & all the other innocent fucking creatures harmed by the humans disgusting behaviors, have NO CHOICE - they are helpless & live their lives dependent on us higher evolved beings - so, yes, some of us give a bunch of fucks for the sentient fuzzy muffins suffering at the hands of lazy fuckin druggies who can’t be bothered to at least clean up after themselves. This all coming from an addict currently in recovery.
You can fucking give a shit about the broken souls of the world while also noting that their choices are causing harm to others who don’t deserve it & want to help both groups.
Dumb.
gcoba218 t1_iucqo7e wrote
What was going on in Tompkins back then? Just drugs or?
fafalone t1_iucsj5k wrote
They don't make money, at least not net. It's operated at a loss simply for the political benefit to the GOP. That's a big part of why they've never tried to push subscriptions... they want people there, even if it costs money.
Their owners make money indirectly from the various GOP grifts and shit economic policies.
MJM-from-NYC t1_iucv7kp wrote
Perhaps you should post in r/ConfidentlyIncorrect?
“The Sherman Square area and its much bigger neighbor Verdi Square on the north side of 72nd were dubbed “Needle Park” in the 1960s and 1970s because of illicit drug activity. This provided the title and general setting for the 1966 book by James Mills and its 1971 film adaptation The Panic in Needle Park, directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Al Pacino in his second role.”
Commiesinfltrtmymom t1_iucwrqh wrote
I went to take a leak in the TSP bathroom and walked into a 4 man gangbang with each individual smoking crack and passing it around, whilst one of them was actively shitting as he blew the other guy. A shopping cart was involved. Really couldn't believe that shit but it is the TSP bathroom...
drpvn t1_iuczrnr wrote
That term was applied to other parks, too. I think Bryant Park also was a “Needle Park.”
Comicalacimoc t1_iud1kre wrote
Move back to Ohio
Comicalacimoc t1_iud1n5o wrote
Needle Park was Bryant Park
SuffrnSuccotash t1_iud2m12 wrote
I had just moved to NY and my parents were visiting. I wanted to take them to a cafe on St.Marks. Rounded the bend and there was some huge riot turned them around and steered them to was it the Time cafe on Ave B and 10th?
SuffrnSuccotash t1_iud2ygt wrote
More? Are you new to the city?
eekamuse t1_iud3bmz wrote
Yes, Time Cafe
Sufficient-Soft-5118 t1_iud4jzj wrote
Sounds like someone was jelly!!
Grass8989 t1_iud4k8p wrote
If you don’t like stepping on needles you MUST be “not from here”. /s
SuffrnSuccotash t1_iud5cwi wrote
The city was so fun back then. Alcatraz and Wah Wah Hut and Disco sushi on A.
haileyrose t1_iud5mb6 wrote
I used to live on Eastern Parkway by Brooklyn Museum and there were always SO MANY CHICKEN WINGS. You always had to be on high alert. 🙄
newyorkvisionary t1_iud6cmn wrote
Park is a dump.
SolitaryMarmot t1_iud8lz4 wrote
Wow. Addiction is a medical problem with a protocol of treatment. It's not a personality flaw. The national litigation against Purdue and the Sackler family laid bare how far some drug dealers are willing to go to get rich. And yes addiction hurts others. They hurt children. They impact local school and health care systems. It's actually tragic and we need to so a much better job treating people and caring for the people affected long term.
There's plenty of work on addiction that explains that. A story about a designer dog that shouldn't exist anyway stepping on a needle is so mind numbingly stupid. And it's an in your face reminder that rich, white transplants care less about the people who have the least health care resources to fix a problem that was directly targeted on them....then their stupid labradoodle.
survive_los_angeles t1_iud99ot wrote
true, everyone who was wrong thought it was byrant park when in fact it was tompkins.
just kidding. doesnt matter, but the original was tompkins
survive_los_angeles t1_iud9gk7 wrote
you could get some pussy, ass or dick there too. break dance , or maybe a fight with some skinheads. a little AIDS, or tuberculois from kissing a squatter chick.
survive_los_angeles t1_iud9q3g wrote
yeah they were gonna shoot up anyway. It costs the city like 100k to processes someone thru the criminal system for just having a empty syringe.
hows bayonne, nj going?
realJefferson t1_iudbyrr wrote
Chicken wings aren’t just a city thing. On trash days in my parents suburb crows will rip open any trash bags containing them it and scatter them around. Lots of scary situations with my sneaky bastard husky
Pennwisedom t1_iudftbe wrote
I'd say just look up the Tompkins Square Riot, that'll give you a good idea of what it was like.
Pennwisedom t1_iudgccz wrote
I remember one day walking past some Chinpira in Yoyogi park doing stupid shit. The cops came up to them and were like, "Can you please stop?" and the reply was basically Fuck off, and the cops left.
But anyway, simply smoking pot in Tokyo runs the risk of ruining your entire life and career. So, there you go. I'm not sure it's relevant though.
ralphy1010 t1_iudh17u wrote
>I went to take a leak in the TSP bathroom
What in the world did you expect?
Grass8989 t1_iudhjed wrote
Yea, my point was their drug laws are extremely strict. People love to act like we live in a tyrannical country when other first world countries don’t put up with a fraction of what we do.
Gb_packers973 t1_iudiuks wrote
Mind if i add in the usual:
“Its always like this” “Just adapt accept and move on” “Exposed needles is not as bad as the 80s”
utahnow t1_iudn2m9 wrote
It is indeed. The entire alphabet city was always sketch even at the peak of bloomberg administration
flyerhell t1_iudnp52 wrote
Pretty sure that this was the inspiration for the riot in Rent.
pandabear62573 t1_iudpjod wrote
This will give you a bit of insight.
"For decades, Tompkins Square Park was a dangerous haven for every imaginable crime, to the point where it was known as “Needle Park.” " https://observer.com/2015/07/take-back-tomkins-square-park-and-new-york-city/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16671435695933&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fobserver.com%2F2015%2F07%2Ftake-back-tomkins-square-park-and-new-york-city%2F
whateverisok t1_iue07y5 wrote
Yep, the annual dog Halloween costume parade was there last week.
Massive event with hundreds of dogs and thousands of people - it was pretty much impossible to walk through because there were just so many people (ratio of like 100 people to every dog because of all the spectators)
iwantcookies2020 t1_iue2rnx wrote
Dog got sick and went to the vet.
cabritozavala t1_iue4umw wrote
here's the thing, sure this is an issue, and it sux, and there must be a solution but ...... GET OFF YOUR PHONE WHEN YOU WALK YOUR DOG
Upstairs_Carpenter81 t1_iue64jo wrote
It’s happening all over the city. This am several used syringes in Bennett Park in Washington Heights. It’s mostly a kids and dogs park ffs.
skimcpip t1_iue89ac wrote
Did it say that in the article???
karensPA t1_iuea5v5 wrote
That’s a bit of an exaggeration. Lived on Ave B by the park in the early 90s (right after they reopened the park) and it wasn’t Disneyland but it was a great neighborhood.
Swimmingindiamonds t1_iuecx2e wrote
Ugh, I always miss the good stuff.
Swimmingindiamonds t1_iuedc2j wrote
Honestly I don’t even believe her.
Even if it’s true, she’s at fault for not watching her puppy. A city dog is much more likely to pick up and eat sugar-free gum or cooked chicken bone (both potentially fatal to dogs) than a bag of coke or weed.
Afectionatecrstysock t1_iuehj42 wrote
Tokyo has worked hard to keep affordable housing alive. How do we encourage the types of people that leave their drugs on the ground to stay at home when housing is so expensive? I know some people are literal junkie fuck ups but damn yo they should still be able to buy a shitty condo on a regular jobs wages
Grass8989 t1_iueivhi wrote
You also get like immediate jail time if they find any amount of drugs on you, it’s not comparable at all.
LostSoulNothing t1_iueizil wrote
Well sure it's been a junkie hangout for decades but there's an electi coming up and mentioning that wouldn't further The Post's preferred narrative
LostSoulNothing t1_iuejuk1 wrote
Literally 95% of his posting history is articles fearmongering about crime. The Post has him convinced he lives on the set of The Warriors and it's clearly taken a mental toll.
Silly_Tilly0309 t1_iuf5mab wrote
The little dog on the left’s name is Biscuit 😍Honestly I live across the street from TSP with my dog and I notice some needles but no more than any other park in the city. We moved a few years ago from downtown Minneapolis and if you want to talk about a needle problem then travel there. I was washing my laundry at a laundromat across from my place and ended up with a USED needle in the pocket of my sweatshirt (nice neighborhood too). I can’t believe I’m saying this but parts of New York and the crime/ homeless population seem tame vs. where I was living before
pixel_of_moral_decay t1_iuf6g4w wrote
Yup.
It was always the most questionable of Manhattan parks.
Washington Square Park is also famously a junkie hangout, but less seedy more collegiate than Tompkins Square Park.
FourthLife t1_iuf8q3l wrote
I used to like going down the side paths off the main trail in Washington heights parks, but now all of them are filled with used needles. It’s terrifying and enraging
sysyphusishappy t1_iuf90vz wrote
If we're going back to the 80s can we at least get some good punk bands?
deadpoolagentx t1_iuf9az3 wrote
Parks always been like that they cleaned it up a bit wasn't too bad but it's gotten bad again its funny though because a lot of transplants moved into that area when it was a little cleaned up so they never knew how bad that area of avenue A and B were back in 80s and 90s with the squatter riots and the shit that would go down in that park like the dude who killed his girlfriend and fed her to the homeless people in the park
smallint t1_iufeq31 wrote
You can see them on the A train station tracks.
fiatheresa t1_iufgekv wrote
All the more reason to support the expansion of Overdose Prevention Centers! If folks have a safe place to go they‘ll be less likely to use in parks! Even if you disagree with consuming drugs, these centers save lives, collect syringe litter and reduce public drug use. There are two OPCs open in NYC already and they are showing amazing results. I would highly recommend getting involved in advocating for more of them to be open!! :)
Sickpup831 t1_iufokdv wrote
But swore the drugs weren’t his.
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TheTeenageOldman t1_iufzr4l wrote
The article ends with "Won't someone think of the children!!!"
diamondmommy t1_iui2iie wrote
I take my dog there everyday. It’s my duty to watch where he goes and what he gets into. I’ll never be the type of person who values a pets life more than another person’s. People using drugs in the park need help not judgement. Also we live in the East Village which is historically a drug hub. It seems the neighborhood is reverting back to what it was in the past. I don’t enjoy the encounters I have in the streets with people using drugs, looking at their paraphernalia waste or the decrease in my quality of life in general. I may not live here much longer because the drug use is getting to me, but the tone of the folks in this article rubs me the wrong way.
NashvilleHot t1_iuicz9d wrote
What do you mean?? NYP sources are always impeccable and never whatever the reporters make up off the top of their head.
oreosfly t1_iujpih3 wrote
You’re better off peeing in your pants tbh
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