The first step on the subways is safety, quality of life. Getting the homeless mentally ill off the subways, that's what frightens people. Not just homeless people. We've certain urban environments have homeless people. These are homeless mentally ill people that threaten individuals or their presence is threatening. And that has to change now. You're right. Was it as bad as it was back in the early 90s? No. But a lot of people weren't here in the early 90s. (06:12–06:20)
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