New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio failed at getting junkies to throw their needles in special bins in the park. Now the city is spending $350,000 a year to hire six people to go around and pick up used needles. These people will be “dedicated to routinely canvassing and cleaning high-volume areas” that druggies like to frequent, The New York Post reported.
Here's the icing on the cake: The city is spending another $450,000 a year for "specially trained mental-health workers" to go around and clean out the bins that weren't being used. Those workers will also be responsible for “providing life-saving services and connections to treatment and other care” to druggies they meet. -- More....