‘Stop the madness!’: City’s misguided spending on seriously mentally ill leads to recurring tragedies

Outrage over the Big Apple’s mental health crisis has reached critical mass — with lawmakers, first responders, patient advocates and everyday New Yorkers imploring the city to take meaningful action after a recent rash of violence. Serious assaults by psychotic, untreated men — all in October — include a mentally ill street peddler who Friday...