‘Uneasy’ Javits Center convention-goers blame lefty leaders for blighted NYC shantytown: ‘It’s horrible’

Source: New York Post

Javits Center convention-goers Friday said the lawless shantytown marring Manhattan’s West Side makes them feel “uneasy” — and blamed the sprawling skid-row blight on do-nothing lefty leaders. The shocking homeless encampment — which sits roughly five blocks from the center, near 45th Street and 12th Avenue — made attendees of the “Fanatics Fest” sports convention feel “like you’re watching over your back,” said Candace Martino, who was in town for the event. “It almost comes down to a Democratic state versus Republican state, because I lived in both.