My apartment is right next door to one of the largest public housing complexes in NYC, and I believe it is one of the largest in the USA. Many of the people that live in the housing are down on their luck or have an illness or disability (mental or physical). Fine. Many, however, are drug dealers and users. There are frequent turf wars, gunshots, and in one instance 10 people who were playing a game of pickup basketball, were caught in the cross fire and shot. None died, thankfully. I have no problem with drug testing people on public assistance or people receiving funds for unemployment. In my mind the fact that it is not done is irresponsible. There are people in NYC with legitimate need on a 8 years long waiting list to get public assistance and why should a druggie get an apartment while a single parent down on her luck is homeless?