Curtis Sliwa: “These were men and women police officers who already had…”

“And we need to bring back the Homeless Outreach Unit that was disbanded when de Blasio took a billion dollars out of the budget. These were men and women police officers who already had with them medical nurses and health care practitioners. but it was de Blasio who abolished it. And they've been talking about bringing something back ever since, since. But they never do it, because I'm out there in the subways every day and I never see it.” (47:25–47:34)

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