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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

NIMBYism at its finest

STATEN ISLAND - Tensions have reached a boiling point as Staten Island residents find themselves embroiled in a bitter dispute with the city over the relocation of asylum seekers to their neighborhood. 

"Thank you very much Mayor Adams, you’re a real jerk," said Toni DeGennaro. "You should put them in your backyard. Go bring them to Gracie Mansion. We didn’t vote for this over here. We don’t want you here. Take them and get the hell outta here."

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No sympathy. Now you know how that West and Southwest feel. Well, not really - wait until the day you go into a store and don't hear a single word of English being spoken. Wait until you glance over at the driver you're passing on the freeway and are startled to see a white person driving. Wait until the day you hear a Hispanic person bitching about all the illegals fucking shit up.