Absolutely. And I know these kinds of people have to exist but NIMBY (see how easily we can turn that around, OP?).

Liberal as they come, aka moderate in the eyes of the rest of the world

I get the awful feeling a lot of people don’t agree

So I'd like to point fingers at the state leadership for a minute.

Last year, the state made some sort of financial agreement with the Nylo Hotel in Warwick to provide temporary shelter for some of the state's homeless. Between the time that agreement was made and the start of this year's winter, what did the state do? What did the housing secretary do? What did the governor do? What did anybody do?

Nothing.

We knew this was a problem a year ago, and it's been a problem for years before that. But anybody in a position of power who could do anything about it did nothing. And then we're all supposed to be fucking shocked when a half-assed plan to house the homeless in the Armory backfires and pisses off the local residents.

I found it absolutely hilarious when I heard this story. Remember when the homeless and homeless advocates were camping out on the state house lawn? Not that long ago. There was a church group that had offered to provide port-a-potties to the protestors, but the state did not allow them to bring them in. And guess what? (surprised Pikachu face meme) State workers got all huffy that someone took a dump on the state house lawn? BIG FUCKING SURPRISE THERE.

The level of ineptitude in our own government never ceases to amaze me.

A little bit out of the way from Portsmouth. You may want to look in the Jamestown, Newport, Middletown bar scene for something more local to your area

I can’t link to a source but I have spoken to a city official in the previous administration who told me that in interviews they conducted in Kennedy plaza and Crossroads a surprisingly large number of people who by and large were deemed “homeless” had permanent housing but there were other issues, especially addiction that led to them being on the streets. Just makes the problem more complex to address.

Pailin on Cranston St. Delicious! Most banh mi places in Providence (including Asian bakery) are Cambodian style though, so be aware of that if you're used to traditional Vietnamese banh mi. Banh Mi and Bubble Tea in Cranston is traditional Vietnamese style, but make sure to ask them to toast the bread longer.

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I hope that wasn't directed at me.

Saje is super good! Downstairs is a normal restaurant/bar, but upstairs is a lounge. Tell them it's your birthday and you get a fun surprise 😁 Marcelino's is also good for groups. Both have lots of small plates/tapas, so it's fun. I've heard that new place Ceviches is good too.

Just tired of seeing people post the same places! Try something new!

The level of hate and insults thrown at the most vulnerable people in our society is incredible. Get mad at the existence of homelessness and work to fix it, don't just hate people who don't have homes. This is not the same kind of problem in other wealthy countries, we choose not to deal with it. (and btw the solution which is most effective AND the cheapest is to just give people homes to live in).

Borealis. Bright and sunny. I go several times a week just to write in my journal.

Also, OP says it’s happened twice in six months. The warming station hasn’t been open for six months, so perhaps OP wants to rethink his cause—->effect relationship.

It was sold to the people that own The Patio on Main in East Greenwich. The old grange will be called The Patio on Broadway

Well if you're not completely full of shit, kudos to you

The post is about an INCREASE in litter that correlates directly with the influx of homeless people after the Armory opened its door to them.

You can call it bitching but the post was asking for a conversation about it 🤷‍♂️

I'll keep an eye out for you with your trash bag though!

We’re not talking about picking up trash on the trail. You’re moaning about the trash in your neighborhood. I am not. I also didn’t say anywhere that I don’t pick up trash in my neighborhood already, I only offered to also do it in yours. I pick up trash on my street every day, because I want my neighborhood to look nice, and I know that I can’t make other people give a shit and take action or change their ways, but I can give a shit and do it myself. And you’ll be hard pressed to find anywhere I bitched about it on Reddit before just I went and did it.

Glad we can start being honest with each other.

Yes. My two co workers from MA have convinced my smooth brain that I had to avoid human feces twice jogging around DP twice in the past 6 months.

This does seem to be a common problem- when we offer shelter to homeless people, we don't put in sufficient supports, supervision, and services to make sure there are no issues for the neighbors- or provide better conditions for the residents. Then when neighbors complain about predictable issues, we blame THEM for complaining instead of addressing the issues headon. Ask the shelter residents if they would prefer a clean, safe place and I promise that most would be all for it.

Christ you must be BRAND new here. I can’t think of a time in the last 30 years where that area wasn’t where the homeless hung out. Now suddenly, you gentrify it and want them to…. Vanish? LOL. Gotta love when out of town people show up and want to turn the ghettos into their communes.

Then join CozyRhody like I have on more than 1 occasion.

In fact I think they're on Reddit /u/CozyRhody ?

I'm a hiker/camper and always have a trash bag with me on the trail so enjoy your upvotes for telling me to do something I already do but you by your own admission do not.

I go to the park almost everyday I’m not sure I’ve seen this massive uptick in trash and human feces. Maybe this is confirmation bias at work.

I’ll accept your assertions and say—sure, stepping over human feces sucks. The litter problem sucks. But when it comes down to it, I think we’d all agree that stepping in shit or seeing some garbage is WAY better than even one person freezing to death this winter.

Moved here from NYC 20 years ago and never looked back- I love Providence! I've raised two kids here, used both public and private schools for two very different kids and both are doing great. Growing up in PVD has been pretty idyllic for them- running around with friends in the neighborhood, playing at local parks and playgrounds, enjoying walkable neighborhoods, always a lot to do and see, being a part of a diverse community. You can look up crime stats for the various neighborhoods, but some of that is misleading because it can combine very safe and unsafe areas in the same neighborhood. I've lived in two great family friendly areas- Elmhurst and the East Side (there are many nice neighborhoods on the East Side). Elmhurst is more affordable, but doesn't have the fun shopping areas of the East Side. On the other side of the city, it is a 15 minute drive to Brown- that's how big this city is! Coming from NYC I've learned to be mindful of potential crime, teaching my kids the same, and take precautions (security cameras are widespread here). Negotiating schools for your kids takes some work. The public schools have a history of problems and poor performance on standardized tests (and now under control of the state), but there are some publics that I have sent (or would send) my kids and there are charter schools that can be good options as well. There are also quite a few private schools with varying tuition (I think 18K to 43K)- financial aid is usually available. I'm middle class and was able to send my kids to two private schools with aid- one attended Community Prep for middle school and one went to Providence Country Day for high school. Of course, you can avoid such hassles and live in a town like Barrington, East Greenwich, Lincoln, Cumberland... but we like small city living!

Who are RI’s enemies? We’re too small to bug anyone, I think a pebble in my shoe would be more irritating