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Homeless people are always a problem for the society they live in. They need money and shelter.In the latest case... [MORE] |
Alexander Juhasz |
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In my opinion the homeless people should get the right to stay where ever they want, no matter what others... [MORE] |
Schlagschwein |
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I was very upset when I first read this article and felt so sorry for the homeless men who do... [MORE] |
Liz |
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I feel deeply saddened about the homeless, however there are numerous resources to help these people. For them to spend... [MORE] |
jamiesworld |
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I think that the homeless people mustnīt sit in front of the shop and also "live" there...By sitting there the... [MORE] |
monster |
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Many, many homeless people suffer from mental disorders that prevent them from having the clarity of mind to check into... [MORE] |
look closer |
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That's right, per month. That's well over $2 million a year that this business pays, just in rent. I don't... [MORE] |
Just sayin' |
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If you cannot get your business of the ground, it probably doesn't hurt to get free publicity. Had any of you... [MORE] |
anon y mouse |
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I am homeless and plan to move to this art dealer's site. To help split the $1 million. Many of... [MORE] |
Homeless |
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Congratulations to the gallery owner for having the courage to go against the political correctness of the times. He has... [MORE] |
Herb |
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Congratulations? I do understand what you mean about having the courage to do something a little politcally incorrect, but did... [MORE] |
LoShmo |
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I like how this man treats the people who he's claiming are harassing him and affecting his place of business... [MORE] |
Adam Khan |
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If anyone has their agent's number, let me know. [MORE] |
Joe Doaks |
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Guess this dealer never considered lending a helping hand to these men. That would have gotten them away from his... [MORE] |
pc |
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Get em' outta there. Most of choose to be homeless, be homeless on down the block a few feet. Don't... [MORE] |
Retch Sweeny |
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We reside at the Regency east on 64th and 2nd ave and for over 8 years we have had the... [MORE] |
A .C. III |
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Never underestimate the power of the human spirit (at least not where self interest is concerned). I automatically deduct any... [MORE] |
Unprofessional Iconoclast |
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Another frivolous lawsuit that will clog the civil court docket and hinder real lawsuits as well. The art dealership needs... [MORE] |
Dan Cessna |
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They're homeless - they likely won't ever come up with $1 million, which is a speculative figure anyway. Without an... [MORE] |
Alan |
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Falling into a state of wretchedness doesn't necessarily render one saintly. This suit alleges that these men are engaging in... [MORE] |
Courtney |
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I'd be worried about their ability to pay one lump sum. Given their apparent lack of collateral against which to... [MORE] |
Aaron |
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The business owner wants the homeless folks to quit urinating and leaving their crap in front of his store. What... [MORE] |
David |
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The guy is calling attention to a problem that is vexing our society. Homeless or Vagrant one name elicits sympathy... [MORE] |
er |
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This guy isn't out of touch, he is at the end of his rope. Sadly, the handwringers will whine and say... [MORE] |
Sympathetic |
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If this guy thinks his situation in New York is bad, he should try living in San Francisco for a... [MORE] |
RM |
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I concur with your assessment of the problem homeless has brought to our societies!! It should not be accepted or... [MORE] |
Julio |
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Here's a non-litigious solution... install a sprinkler system along the building's walls. It's hard to force vagrants to move under... [MORE] |
Kellie |
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I remember the day the city took back Grand Central (I think it was in 1995) from the vagrants. It... [MORE] |
Steve |
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Listen if you put that idea up in NYC we will get another tax for homeless spraying services. Why should... [MORE] |
Business Owner |
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I think the million dollar lawsuit is a bit silly, but give me a break - you can't seriously be... [MORE] |
Joe |
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This is insane. How could someone be so selfish? what has this world come to where homeless live on the... [MORE] |
Nemo |
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He not expecting any money, he's just trying to draw attention to the problem that exist outside of his shop.... [MORE] |
j__z |
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exactly. [MORE] |
LoShmo |
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The owner has a right to not have his business interfered with by folks who take no responsibility for themselves.... [MORE] |
Francis Jeffries |
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I hope New Yorkers remember this guy's address and refuse to visit his gallery. I have a nice art collection... [MORE] |
Sensitive soul |
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It is completely Unacceptable to ask this retailer to allow homeless persons to impede customers from comfortably entering his place... [MORE] |
stoshu |
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the sidewalk isn't a 'home' and shouldn't be allowed to be a 'home'. It is community property for the purpose... [MORE] |
bobby |
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loitering is on the books, business losing business.... urinating in public also illegal..... [MORE] |
human |
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I work in an area frequented by homeless and have to watch them sleep, drink, pee, vomit, etc. in front... [MORE] |
Finally |
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Look, there are all kinds of programs available to help the homeless, so they don't HAVE to be on the... [MORE] |
Stacy |
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New York City has several agencies, both government and volunteer, that work with the homeless. More questions have to be... [MORE] |
CMO |
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If you or I were to intentionally hang out in front of a store 24 hours a day and urinate... [MORE] |
KP |
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I feel the store owner is correct: the place where they choose to live is the store owner's and they... [MORE] |
A.J. Paul |
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Why should this man allow his business to be destroyed by drunken bums shouting obscenities at him and his customers... [MORE] |
Cheryl |
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The whole thing seems ridiculous...yea, sue them for everything they've got (do you have change for a quarter?). The owner... [MORE] |
G. McFerren, M.D. |
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When taxpayers & law abiding citizens are obstructed from carrying out their affairs by a justice system that scoffs at their... [MORE] |
bill mcintosh |
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If they're able to suck down alcohol, they're able to check themselves in to a shelter, which are there for... [MORE] |
Catia |
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The amount he's spending on legal fees could probably help these guys out. A big issue for homeless people is... [MORE] |
Sam |
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I am almost speechless. I am sorry about the business of the gallery being hurt but guess what...I think the... [MORE] |
Renee |
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I can see both sides of this coin, however I have to say that this "antiques" dealer is wrong in... [MORE] |
Dani |
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I hope this art dealer is successful. The vast majority of people who find themselves homeless are in that situation... [MORE] |
Marilyn |
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It's about time someone constructively addresses the homeless issue. [MORE] |
Only capitalism |
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Private individuals like the art dealer here would not need to resort to civil lawsuits if the New York police... [MORE] |
Eric |
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Ken and Home Advocate, Don't these folks have a right to conduct their business without their clientele being harassed by vagrants... [MORE] |
John Q American |
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While I feel sorry for the homeless, the business owner has people depending on him for a living. So, I... [MORE] |
Larry |
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Karl Kemp & Associates: where is your grace and mercy??? The persons cited are homeless. What will a million dollar... [MORE] |
PEACHES |
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As a very small Business owner (three employees), we have had the same problem. These people are dirty, smelly and... [MORE] |
Small Business Owner |
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Why is this lawsuit so outrageous? I am a business owner and a former gallery owner, and I can tell... [MORE] |
Jennifer Price |
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If he wins his lawsuit, he won't collect! What a waste of attorney fees. He must have inherited his money. [MORE] |
Slim |
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Why can't these homeless sit elsewhere? If they are impeding a business, they should have to move. I have no... [MORE] |
Fred |
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These legitimate business owners have the right to sue anyone disdainfully harming their business. The homeless in NYC are out... [MORE] |
dkrypt |
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The art dealer sells art to make money and pay his taxes. Some of that tax money goes to help... [MORE] |
John Davies |
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It's about time that someone did something about this situation. I work at a public library and we have become... [MORE] |
Tony Kuret |
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Karl Kemp is going about this issue in the wrong way. If he wants to get rid of his homeless... [MORE] |
William |
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The man, out of touch and absurd as he may be, is trying to run a business and they are... [MORE] |
Bill |
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Those who are outraged by someone trying to defend their livelihood by removing belligerent drunkards from the FRONT WINDOW are the... [MORE] |
Reality Check |
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The business is there to make money, not to provide a place to live for the homeless. Go to a... [MORE] |
Doctor Reality |
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You can call these bums The Homeless, or victims if you want, but they are still bums, and need to... [MORE] |
RealityCheck |
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Homeless are people too? That's what the advocates (read: scolds) keep telling us. Fine....then they can participate in the great American... [MORE] |
About Time |
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Last time I checked if I were to drink alcohol from an open container, urinate on a public street, verbally... [MORE] |
Christian |
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youre an absolute joke. Youre office is on the upper east side, maybe throw them a few dollars here and... [MORE] |
jerseyboy |
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Being homeless does not give one the right to take away the liberty and rights of others. That is true... [MORE] |
ynn |
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It's not the art dealer's fault that these people are homeless. I'd be upset and want these vagrants moved away... [MORE] |
Jerry |
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The man runs a business....these homeless guys can run him out of business. He's not a charitable organization. If he... [MORE] |
Mike |
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...and I agree that a lawsuit is not the way to go about this, but to suggest that it is... [MORE] |
Jack |
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Ah finally...intelligent commentary. Thank you for making my point for me! You don't have to be an elitist to not... [MORE] |
LoShmo |
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Dear Mr. Chayes, That would be "old, worn..." clothing. Are we expected to believe that the homeless give advance notice to... [MORE] |
Dave |
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This is an outstanding example of why attorneys have the reputation that they do.It is well earned. [MORE] |
Norman |
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The real problem here is the city's inability to properly deal with the homeless and provide apropriate services so that... [MORE] |
Kristen |
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This is the correct way to do it. This man has a right to run a business and make a... [MORE] |
E |
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About time. I sincerely hope he wins. In all our trumped up "compassion" for these drug addicts, drunks and bums... [MORE] |
jeff c |
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Wouldn't it be easier to just get a restraining order? One would think that this type of negative publicity isn't a... [MORE] |
S.D. |
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This suit is entirely understandable. The homeless people's illegal and unsavory behavior are impairing this business's ability to function. The... [MORE] |
Voice of Reason |
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...It is expected. Because the city/state cannot adequately address its homeless problem, businesses are forced to go through the courts. [MORE] |
Mark |
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This just goes to show how out of touch the ultra-elitist crowd are. They somehow thing there is a difference... [MORE] |
Ken |
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The plight of the homeless is unfortunate, but the art dealer does not owe them anything. Charity is a virtue,... [MORE] |
Bob |
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This man is not out of touch.... he is trying to make a living and is being obstructed by losers... [MORE] |
CB |
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You're saying that people are allowed to put some tax paying citizen with a business, and a supplier of jobs... [MORE] |
cev |
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So Ken, what is this store owner supposed to do to help these people? Why is it his responsibility? In... [MORE] |
John Franklin |
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I'm guessing there is more to this story. Isn't vagrancy illegal? If they are impeding this guy's business, he has... [MORE] |
Lamarcus |
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I've got an idea, Ken. Why don't you invite the homeless people to camp out in front of your business.... [MORE] |
JSH |
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The art dealers get no sympathy from me but perhaps people who are outraged at the treatment of these bums... [MORE] |
Harv |
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Good for the store owner! This suit is just the kind of thing needed in a country that has lost... [MORE] |
Bensa |
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Essentially the world consists of two groups. The first group are those who sweat and provide for the second group... [MORE] |
draybrown |
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Does anyone else not see this as a waste of our legal system ? He would have better luck squeezing... [MORE] |
Jay |
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Homeless people are known to urinate in public because they have to use the bathroom just like everyone else. I... [MORE] |
Home Advocate |
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The many advocates for the homeless should take it in their heart and adopt these people, take them into their... [MORE] |
bob |
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I've been homeless and this isn't just an isolated case of ahvig tio urinate in public. Its been two years... [MORE] |
walter |
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it's high time someone made some law protecting the rights of new yorkers to have society in general bear the... [MORE] |
chaim nutzman |
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A lot of the problems with the homeless is the fact they wont go out and get jobs. Being homeless... |
Reformist |
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I am with the elitist on this issue the Upper East Side is barely a place for the middle class [MORE] |
Luke |
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If these people are harassing his potential customers, then they should be compelled to move away from the business. This... [MORE] |
Michael |
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I think that the owner knows he will never ever get any money but wants someone to do something. I... [MORE] |
Decency advocate |
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Where might these homeless people get $1,000,000? [MORE] |
Brooke |
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It's about time someone did something about the homeless. The ones who are a problem should be put away where... [MORE] |
God love em |
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I've lived in Manhattan and it's not uncommon to see homeless pissing in doorways and on the sides of buildings.... [MORE] |
Byron |
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Ken and Home Advocate chastise the business seeking relief but what about the responsibility of each individual to co-exist peacefully... [MORE] |
skip4law |
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Good for them. If the other commenters are so happy with this behavior maybe they should send them over to... [MORE] |
WILLIAM HOFMEISTER |
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I think a man has the right to try to run a profitable business without obstruction from drunken, homeless folk.... [MORE] |
Herman |
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So, the same four homeless guys have been hanging around a haute location for some time now, huh? Sounds as... [MORE] |
Phil |
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I suspect the irresponsible behaviour of these "homeless" people toward a hardworking businessman is ultimately the reason they are "homeless"... [MORE] |
Andrew |
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This guy has it all wrong. You sue the folks with the deepest pockets. In this case that would be... [MORE] |
Jeff_in_Kabul |
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Why not invite them to YOUR house? At the very least why is it not YOU who should be made... [MORE] |
webber |
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>>he should have to give the homeless people food and some port a potties to pee in. Umm, Why? He is not... [MORE] |
not a homeless advocate |
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I can understand him wanting the people to stay away from his store, but does he realize he will not... [MORE] |
Carrie Lou |
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Cry me a river... Move the gallery, sounds like a crappy neighborhood to start with. Suing homeless people for cash... [MORE] |
CmdrScotty |
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After all, the cops aren't!!!! [MORE] |
Jack Meoff |
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