Sentences with phrase «aggressive panhandling»

Not only is this provision targeting those who are already vulnerable and impoverished, it is an ineffective way to address the underlying causes of aggressive panhandling.

The New York Post started the new year with an editorial blasting Hizzoner:» [V] agrancy is way up, along with aggressive panhandling and related intrusions into public spaces.

Panhandlers on the corner of Ridge and Abbott roads sparked a new ordinance in Lackawanna, as city lawmakers voted unanimously to adopt a law barring aggressive panhandling.

New York City crews this week are painting teal - colored «designated activity zones» to prevent aggressive panhandling.

The New York City Council approved a bill that supporters hope will bring order to Times Square, curbing aggressive panhandling that has been at the center of a yearslong political and cultural tug of war.

On top of that, the intrusive loot boxes seem specifically designed to exert passive psychological pressure on players in a way that stops being simply obnoxious and becomes aggressive panhandling.

The Fair Change Community Services legal clinic announced Thursday morning it has filed a challenge in Ontario Superior Court to take a run at the legislation, which bans aggressive panhandling.

Prohibiting aggressive panhandling does not address the underlying causal factors, such as poverty, desperation, mental illness, and addiction.

The third - floor music hall at Saratoga Springs City Hall was filled for the Public Safety forum on the issue of aggressive panhandling.

The object of the Safe Streets Act is to address the issues of public safety and nuisance that may be associated with aggressive panhandling.

In the last few weeks, the issues of vagrancy and aggressive panhandling have been on the lips of many in the Spa City.

Elected officials, perhaps sensitive of the gender dynamics at play — after all, the male Naked Cowboy has worked shirtless in Times Square for years without much pushback — have repeatedly tried to tie the issue less to nudity and more to aggressive panhandling.

In 1994, a new theory was embraced by the NYPD: that by controlling low - level «quality - of - life» violations like vandalism, noise complaints, traffic violations and aggressive panhandling, the police would ward off violent crime and more serious property crimes.

As previously outlined, the legislation seeks to remedy the social harm of the fear that aggressive panhandling may create.

Also, the legislation does not address the underlying causes of aggressive panhandling, which is often poverty, mental and physical disabilities, and substance abuse problems.