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Homeless camp pops up across from NYU dorm as vagrants brag street life is ‘much better’ under Mamdani

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Vago, S., & Fitz-Gibbon, J. (2026, September 21). Homeless camp pops up across from NYU dorm as vagrants brag street life is ‘much better’ under Mamdani. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/us-news/homeless-camp-pops-up-across-the-street-from-nyu-dorm/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-21 · by Steven Vago, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

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A new homeless encampment has appeared near NYU dormitories in New York City, situated at East Ninth Street and Third Avenue. Homeless individuals there claim living on the streets is now “much better” under Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s policies, which involve less police intervention and more outreach services compared to previous administrations. Raymond, 45, who resides in a shelter but chooses to sleep outside, attributes this improvement to fewer instances of theft by authorities and more assistance from city workers.
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A new homeless camp has emerged across from NYU dorms at East Ninth Street and Third Avenue in Manhattan. Spanning 30 feet, it includes a blue tarp covering office chairs, luggage, and bicycles on the sidewalk. Homeless individuals like Raymond, age 45, claim living conditions are better under Mayor Zohran Mamdani compared to the previous mayor's tenure. Raymond asserts that while some people treat him nicely, others view his presence as intrusive. He notes that the police under the former administration would remove their belongings without asking if they needed help, whereas now officials inquire about their welfare more often. This development follows a pattern of unsightly encampments appearing around the city over the past year, raising concerns about effective homelessness management policies in New York City.

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Steven Vago
32 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Cops are investigating whether someone fishing off a Brooklyn promenade may have used their bait knife to slash the throat of jogger Katie Suarez last week, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Monday.
🔮 “The Democratic Party should forfeit her seat because even if she wins, she will be of great consequence to them.
🔮 One ex even said that he claimed he would rape a male intruder breaking into his apartment — to show dominance.
🔮 The way trucks are tolled may be keeping them parked in the zone, Geotab data showed.
🔮 Unlikely duo Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul joined forces at a Brooklyn campaign rally on Sunday to bash President Trump and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman.
🔮 But Mochalova’s lawyer Lila Carpenter told the court that the alleged attacker had no prior arrests and is gainfully employed, arguing that “there may be an ID issue” by cops for her client.
🔮 But the attorney general came under fire after it was revealed that she had posted comments on social media expressing sympathy for the alleged victim before the appointment – suggesting she may not be impartial and prompting President Trump and others to call for her to recuse herself.
🔮 City officials speculate that the underground trespassers could be scavenging for valuables like coins, wallets, scrap metal or jewelry that were lost and ended up in the sewers.
🔮 They were spending a lot of money planting new trees and whenever I would do my morning walk, I’d say hello,” the 73-year-old neighbor said, noting both David and Lora worked on their landscaping.
🔮 The bespectacled perv, who wore rosary beads around his neck on Tuesday, convinced the latest woman “it would be pointless to come forward” and claimed he had government connections “that made him powerful and untouchable,” Curzer told the courtroom.
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🔮 “Lexie could have just said, ‘Not my dress,’ and set it aside,” Webber-Brown said.
🔮 Suarez’s dad eventually caught up with the mom, and around 8 p.m., phoned their daughter — a graduate of Brooklyn College Kingborough Community College and a native of El Salvador, according to her LinkedIn — to talk about where they could meet up, sources said.
🔮 Bruce Blakeman slammed Gov. Kathy Hochul as lefty Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “puppet” during a GOP campaign rally at an upstate shopping center Sunday, calling out the governor over the state’s soft-on-immigration sanctuary policy.
🔮 But the attorney general came under fire after it was revealed that she had posted comments on social media expressing sympathy for the alleged victim before the appointment – suggesting she may not be impartial and prompting President Trump and others to call for her to recuse herself.
🔮 “Anyone seeking public office is expected to demonstrate sound judgment, self-control, and the ability to handle confrontation without resorting to physical aggression.
🔮 “After this year we will have spent $10 billion on illegal migrants who just claim asylum.
🔮 “For the first time… those victims will have a direct line to the attorney general,” Komatireddy said — as she unveiled her plan to establish a “Victims Advisory Council” within the AG’s Office if she unseats James on November 3.
🔮 Dawood Faisal, 22, who was already behind bars on manslaughter charges in the May 25 death of Cara Trager on Union Parkway, was indicted on separate raps for allegedly vandalizing Bagels & Co., a Jewish-owned shop that displayed Israeli flags and banners, the Queens District Attorney’s Office said.
🔮 Now, community leaders maintain they’re fed up, and said Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani haven’t done enough to clean up their neighborhood after years of complaints.
🔮 “As attorney general, I will launch a sweeping transit-crime crackdown,” Komatireddy said.
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Long Island Manhattan NYPD NYU Post

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NYU ORG · 3× Raymond PERSON · 3× Dave PERSON · 2× Mamdani PERSON · 2× Post ORG · 2× 311 ORG · 1× Long Island GPE · 1× Manhattan GPE · 1× NYPD ORG · 1× Zohran Mamdani PERSON · 1×

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The 30-foot-long shantytown at East Ninth Street and Third Avenue sits just outside Ukrainian Village Park, with a long blue tarp covering office chairs, luggage and bicycles on the sidewalk, in plain sight of both passersby and the college students who live across the street, The Post has learned.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-21
🔮 A new Skid Row encampment popped up across the street from NYU dorms — with vagrants bragging that living on the streets of the Big Apple is “much better” under Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

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A new Skid Row encampment popped up across the street from NYU dorms — with vagrants bragging that living on the streets of the Big Apple is “much better” under Mayor Zohran Mamdani. asserted
living → pop → Mamdani
The 30-foot-long shantytown at East Ninth Street and Third Avenue sits just outside Ukrainian Village Park, with a long blue tarp covering office chairs, luggage and bicycles on the sidewalk, in plain sight of both passersby and the college students who live across the street, The Post has learned. asserted
Post → sit → street
“Some people are nice, some people think we invade their space,” Raymond, 45, who lives in the shelter, said Monday. asserted
who → think → shelter
“I was in a Bowery shelter and they stole my stuff. asserted
they → steal → stuff
He said roughing it on the sidewalk is “much better” since Mamdani took office. asserted
Mamdani → say → office
“The past mayor had the police and they just came through and took stuff,” Raymond said. asserted
Raymond → have → stuff
“Now they ask if we are ok and need help.” asserted
we → ask → help
Unsightly homeless encampments have dotted the city over the past year, including a blocks-long shantytown near the Intrepid Museum on Manhattan’s West Side that went unchecked until The Post blew the whistle — with the city finally moving in to try to clear it out. asserted
city → dot → it
Mamdani’s policy for dealing with the encampments handcuffs cops, and instead sends city outreach workers to try to sweet talk and offer services to the vagrants — who often just move down the street. asserted
who → deal → street
After seven days, police and sanitation workers are sent in to remove the rubbish. asserted
police → send → rubbish
Raymond and his pal Dave, who were lounging near the NYU encampment on Sunday, said the hands-off policy makes living on the streets preferable over legit shelters, where theft and abuse is common. asserted
theft → lounge → shelters
“There are plenty of services out there if you want it,” said Dave, 31. asserted
Dave → be → it
If you wanted to be inside, you could. uncertain
you → want → ?
I have friends who froze to death over the last two winters just because they wanted to be outside.” asserted
they → have → winters
He said he worked as a waiter on Long Island but ended up homeless after getting hooked on drugs. asserted
he → say → drugs
“At night, you have the drunk NYU kids talking s–t,” he added. asserted
he → have → t
“You see both sides of it.” asserted
You → see → it
NYPD cops responding to a 311 complaint showed up at the scene on Sunday, and told the sidewalk squatters to “condense and get rid of some stuff,” then left. “It doesn’t look a lot different from Los Angeles,” one passerby said, referring to Skid Row. asserted
passerby → respond → Row
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