Transit Authority Says Subway Benches Were Removed to Keep Homeless People From Sleeping on Them
By Claudette
Posted Nov 13, 2026 at 11:55 AM
In February, a Twitter user photographed the 23rd Street subway station in Manhattan, where the station appeared to have no benches. He tagged the official account of the New York City Transportation Authority and, about twenty minutes later, received a reply: “The benches were removed from the stations to prevent the homeless from sleeping on them.”
The direct answer disclosed a policy regarding homeless people that the source describes as more well-hidden than its public face suggested. The stated purpose concerned how a shared public space treats people who have no homes, a matter of protecting the vulnerable (Proverbs 31:8-9).
The reply has already sparked outrage among many people, who have flooded the transportation authority with protests about the homeless.
Source: Read the original report (translated from Hebrew)
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