Flew the coop

It is one way, I guess, of getting rid of your problem.

That would be the city of New York’s odd policy of offering free, one-way plane tickets to any homeless families that can find relatives who will take them in.

The goal, of course, is to remove said families from the city’s homeless shelter program. The air fare ain’t cheap, but it’s a bargain compared to the $36K it costs to shelter a homeless family for a year.

The city says 550 families have taken advantage of their little incentive. Some even went to other continents.

Not said is what happens if they return … or become homeless in their new hometown.

Or what happens if the new city gets ticked off at the surprise gift … and promptly gives the family a one-way plane ticket back to New York.