The owner has a right to not have his business interfered with by folks who take no responsibility for themselves.... [MORE]
Francis Jeffries
Jan 17, 2007 15:04
I hope New Yorkers remember this guy's address and refuse to visit his gallery. I have a nice art collection... [MORE]
Sensitive soul
Jan 17, 2007 14:58
It is completely Unacceptable to ask this retailer to allow homeless persons to impede customers from comfortably entering his place... [MORE]
stoshu
Jan 17, 2007 14:56
the sidewalk isn't a 'home' and shouldn't be allowed to be a 'home'. It is community property for the purpose... [MORE]
bobby
Jan 17, 2007 14:52
loitering is on the books, business losing business....
urinating in public also illegal..... [MORE]
human
Jan 17, 2007 14:50
I work in an area frequented by homeless and have to watch them sleep, drink, pee, vomit, etc. in front... [MORE]
Finally
Jan 17, 2007 14:47
Look, there are all kinds of programs available to help the homeless, so they don't HAVE to be on the... [MORE]
Stacy
Jan 17, 2007 14:45
New York City has several agencies, both government and volunteer, that work with the homeless. More questions have to be... [MORE]
CMO
Jan 17, 2007 14:34
If you or I were to intentionally hang out in front of a store 24 hours a day and urinate... [MORE]
KP
Jan 17, 2007 14:31
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
Jan 17, 2007 14:27
Why should this man allow his business to be destroyed by drunken bums shouting obscenities at him and his customers... [MORE]
Cheryl
Jan 17, 2007 13:56
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.
Jan 17, 2007 13:55
When taxpayers & law abiding citizens are obstructed from carrying out their affairs by a justice system that
scoffs at their... [MORE]
bill mcintosh
Jan 17, 2007 13:53
If they're able to suck down alcohol, they're able to check themselves in to a shelter, which are there for... [MORE]
Catia
Jan 17, 2007 13:52
The amount he's spending on legal fees could probably help these guys out. A big issue for homeless people is... [MORE]
Sam
Jan 17, 2007 13:51
I am almost speechless. I am sorry about the business of the gallery being hurt but guess what...I think the... [MORE]
Renee
Jan 17, 2007 13:49
I can see both sides of this coin, however I have to say that this "antiques" dealer is wrong in... [MORE]
Dani
Jan 17, 2007 13:43
I hope this art dealer is successful. The vast majority of people who find themselves homeless are in that situation... [MORE]
Marilyn
Jan 17, 2007 13:43
It's about time someone constructively addresses the homeless issue. [MORE]
Only capitalism
Jan 17, 2007 13:33
Private individuals like the art dealer here would not need to resort to civil lawsuits if the New York police... [MORE]
Eric
Jan 17, 2007 13:32
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
Jan 17, 2007 13:15
While I feel sorry for the homeless, the business owner has people depending on him for a living. So, I... [MORE]
Larry
Jan 17, 2007 13:12
Karl Kemp & Associates: where is your grace and mercy??? The persons cited are homeless. What will a million dollar... [MORE]
PEACHES
Jan 17, 2007 13:10
As a very small Business owner (three employees), we have had the same problem. These people are dirty, smelly and... [MORE]
Small Business Owner
Jan 17, 2007 13:06
Why is this lawsuit so outrageous? I am a business owner and a former gallery owner, and I can tell... [MORE]
Jennifer Price
Jan 17, 2007 12:54
If he wins his lawsuit, he won't collect! What a waste of attorney fees. He must have inherited his money. [MORE]
Slim
Jan 17, 2007 12:52
Why can't these homeless sit elsewhere? If they are impeding a business, they should have to move. I have no... [MORE]
Fred
Jan 17, 2007 12:39
These legitimate business owners have the right to sue anyone disdainfully harming their business. The homeless in NYC are out... [MORE]
dkrypt
Jan 17, 2007 12:31
The art dealer sells art to make money and pay his taxes. Some of that tax money goes to help... [MORE]
John Davies
Jan 17, 2007 12:30
It's about time that someone did something about this situation. I work at a public library and we have become... [MORE]
Tony Kuret
Jan 17, 2007 12:29
Karl Kemp is going about this issue in the wrong way. If he wants to get rid of his homeless... [MORE]
William
Jan 17, 2007 12:24
The man, out of touch and absurd as he may be, is trying to run a business and they are... [MORE]
Bill
Jan 17, 2007 12:22
Those who are outraged by someone trying to defend their livelihood
by removing belligerent drunkards from the FRONT WINDOW are the... [MORE]
Reality Check
Jan 17, 2007 12:20
The business is there to make money, not to provide a place to live for the homeless. Go to a... [MORE]
Doctor Reality
Jan 17, 2007 12:15
You can call these bums The Homeless, or victims if you want, but they are still bums, and need to... [MORE]
RealityCheck
Jan 17, 2007 12:15
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
Jan 17, 2007 12:14
Last time I checked if I were to drink alcohol from an open container, urinate on a public street, verbally... [MORE]
Christian
Jan 17, 2007 12:13
youre an absolute joke. Youre office is on the upper east side, maybe throw them a few dollars here and... [MORE]
jerseyboy
Jan 17, 2007 12:13
Being homeless does not give one the right to take away the liberty and rights of others. That is true... [MORE]
ynn
Jan 17, 2007 12:09
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
Jan 17, 2007 12:06
The man runs a business....these homeless guys can run him out of business. He's not a charitable organization. If he... [MORE]
Mike
Jan 17, 2007 12:03
...and I agree that a lawsuit is not the way to go about this, but to suggest that it is... [MORE]
Jack
Jan 17, 2007 12:03
Ah finally...intelligent commentary. Thank you for making my point for me! You don't have to be an elitist to not... [MORE]
LoShmo
Jan 18, 2007 19:13
Dear Mr. Chayes,
That would be "old, worn..." clothing. Are we expected to believe that the homeless give advance notice to... [MORE]
Dave
Jan 17, 2007 12:01
This is an outstanding example of why attorneys have the reputation that they do.It is well earned. [MORE]
Norman
Jan 17, 2007 11:58
The real problem here is the city's inability to properly deal with the homeless and provide apropriate services so that... [MORE]
Kristen
Jan 17, 2007 11:52
This is the correct way to do it. This man has a right to run a business and make a... [MORE]
E
Jan 17, 2007 11:47
About time. I sincerely hope he wins. In all our trumped up "compassion" for these drug addicts, drunks and bums... [MORE]
jeff c
Jan 17, 2007 11:41
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.
Jan 17, 2007 11:40
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
Jan 17, 2007 11:34
...It is expected. Because the city/state cannot adequately address its homeless problem, businesses are forced to go through the courts. [MORE]
Mark
Jan 17, 2007 11:33
This just goes to show how out of touch the ultra-elitist crowd are. They somehow thing there is a difference... [MORE]
Ken
Jan 17, 2007 11:07
The plight of the homeless is unfortunate, but the art dealer does not owe them anything. Charity is a virtue,... [MORE]
Bob
Jan 17, 2007 13:02
This man is not out of touch.... he is trying to make a living and is being obstructed by losers... [MORE]
CB
Jan 17, 2007 13:14
You're saying that people are allowed to put some tax paying citizen with a business, and a supplier of jobs... [MORE]
cev
Jan 17, 2007 14:16
So Ken, what is this store owner supposed to do to help these people? Why is it his responsibility?
In... [MORE]
John Franklin
Jan 17, 2007 14:19
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
Jan 17, 2007 14:48
I've got an idea, Ken. Why don't you invite the homeless people to camp out in front of your business.... [MORE]
JSH
Jan 17, 2007 14:54
The art dealers get no sympathy from me but perhaps people who are outraged at the treatment of these bums... [MORE]
Harv
Jan 17, 2007 15:24
Good for the store owner! This suit is just the kind of thing needed in a country that has lost... [MORE]
Bensa
Jan 17, 2007 15:27
Essentially the world consists of two groups. The first group are those who sweat and provide for the second group... [MORE]
draybrown
Jan 17, 2007 15:32
Does anyone else not see this as a waste of our legal system ? He would have better luck squeezing... [MORE]
Jay
Jan 17, 2007 10:50
Homeless people are known to urinate in public because they have to use the bathroom just like everyone else. I... [MORE]
Home Advocate
Jan 17, 2007 10:50
The many advocates for the homeless should take it in their heart and adopt these people, take them into their... [MORE]
bob
Jan 17, 2007 11:17
I've been homeless and this isn't just an isolated case of ahvig tio urinate in public. Its been two years... [MORE]
walter
Jan 17, 2007 11:31
it's high time someone made some law protecting the rights of new yorkers to have society in general bear the... [MORE]
chaim nutzman
Jan 17, 2007 11:49
A lot of the problems with the homeless is the fact they wont go out and get jobs. Being homeless... [MORE]
Reformist
Jan 17, 2007 12:06
I am with the elitist on this issue
the Upper East Side is barely a place for the middle class [MORE]
Luke
Jan 17, 2007 12:11
If these people are harassing his potential customers, then they should be compelled to move away from the business. This... [MORE]
Michael
Jan 17, 2007 13:20
I think that the owner knows he will never ever get any money but wants someone to do something. I... [MORE]
Decency advocate
Jan 17, 2007 13:24
Where might these homeless people get $1,000,000? [MORE]
Brooke
Jan 17, 2007 13:29
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
Jan 17, 2007 14:05
I've lived in Manhattan and it's not uncommon to see homeless pissing in doorways and on the sides of buildings.... [MORE]
Byron
Jan 17, 2007 14:46
Ken and Home Advocate chastise the business seeking relief but what about the responsibility of each individual to co-exist peacefully... [MORE]
skip4law
Jan 17, 2007 15:12
Good for them. If the other commenters are so happy with this behavior maybe they should send them over to... [MORE]
WILLIAM HOFMEISTER
Jan 17, 2007 15:17
I think a man has the right to try to run a profitable business without obstruction from drunken, homeless folk.... [MORE]
Herman
Jan 17, 2007 15:25
So, the same four homeless guys have been hanging around a haute location for some time now, huh? Sounds as... [MORE]
Phil
Jan 17, 2007 15:26
I suspect the irresponsible behaviour of these "homeless" people toward a hardworking businessman is ultimately the reason they are "homeless"... [MORE]
Andrew
Jan 17, 2007 15:27
This guy has it all wrong. You sue the folks with the deepest pockets. In this case that would be... [MORE]
Jeff_in_Kabul
Jan 17, 2007 16:13
Why not invite them to YOUR house? At the very least why is it not YOU who should be made... [MORE]
webber
Jan 17, 2007 16:59
>>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
Jan 17, 2007 17:33
I can understand him wanting the people to stay away from his store, but does he realize he will not... [MORE]
Carrie Lou
Jan 17, 2007 10:31
Cry me a river... Move the gallery, sounds like a crappy neighborhood to start with. Suing homeless people for cash... [MORE]
