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We must take the mentally ill off the streets to prevent another Penn Station stabbing spree

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One man sits at the top of a short escalator, surrounded by trash; he offers a running, often threatening, commentary about the end times. If asked to move, he screams. Sometimes he just screams.

In the main plaza, a drug addict in tatters reels across the floor, accosting anyone who slows down — the New Jersey riders, the business travelers, the tourists.  

They’re sleeping on the platforms. They’re blocking the steps. Sometimes they’re still wearing the blue grippy socks from the hospital that put them back on the streets.

Every so often, a homeless outreach group comes through Penn Station, offering shelter and assistance.

Penn Station slasher had ‘rage in his eyes,’ victim says while recalling NYC rampage: ‘Wanted to kill me’

Homeless maniac arrested in bloody Penn Station rampage

5 stabbed........

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