Chaos rules in Soho, where residents say they fear for their safetyBy Georgett Roberts and Gabrielle Fonrouge
January 27, 2022
Open fires burning on the street. Dangerous vagrants. Fear after dark.
This is life these days in Soho — one of Manhattan’s ritziest neighborhoods, with home costs that soar into the millions.
Late Wednesday night, video emerged of an open fire burning on Canal Street, and people who live and work in the neighborhood told The Post that crime and chaos has gotten so far out of control, they no longer feel safe.
“I used to be more comfortable letting my children, especially the two older kids, travel by themselves to school and now I don’t,” Maud Maron, a mother of four who’s lived in Soho for over a decade, told The Post Thursday.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s the most expensive neighborhood or the least expensive neighborhood in New York City. Every single New Yorker deserves safety and the ability to walk down the street without open fires.”
Maron, a New Yorker for 32 years, said she used to allow her kids to walk down Canal Street and take the subway to school but these days, but now she opts to drive them.
“The reality is, our city is not as safe as it used to be,” said Maron, 50.
“It’s unconscionable because we’re also not helping the people who are clearly suffering. I don’t wish ill on people who are obviously mentally suffering and dressed poorly in the winter but I also don’t want that person near my child.”
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/01/27/chaos-rules-in-nycs-soho-where-residents-say-theyre-in-fear/
