NYC Homeless Crisis: New Yorkers Stay in The Streets & Out of Shelters

Breiana Dennis
Nov 5 · 2 min read
Shelter at a baseball dug out in Canarsie Park filled with old abandoned food, plastic bags, blankets, alcohol, boxes, and cleaning supplies
Mr. Dennis from Kingston, Jamaica collects bottles, cans, etc. throughout Brooklyn
People recycling their recycles (cans, bottles, glass, plastic, etc.) at the recycle machine to generate quick cash
Flying sign states: Could use some help, thank you God Bless Billy & Bailey
Panhandler collects money from pedestrian
Man passed out in midst of 50 degree weather with half eaten sandwich in is hand, and a cart filled with cans and his personal belongings
Homeless man name Cliff holding out the the train station till the last train comes in near east 125 st. & Lexington ave. to sleep underground
Homeless man name Sir John at the train station with his belongings traveling to the Bronx to seek shelter at St. Anthony Shelter for Renewal
Elderly man in wheelchair pocketing cash after given by a pedestrian
Department of Homeless Services, located on 33 beaver st. in Manhattan
Bowery Mission Building; located in Manhattan, New York
Intersection at Bowery and Canal street. Nearby vicinity to where four homeless men were killed in October.
Linden Men’s Shelter; Located in East New York, Brooklyn
Small Underpass where homeless people seek shelter at night
Shelter underneath ally crossing with Pillow sheets and lining paper to lie on
Set of blankets and pillows on a bench suggesting that at least two people are sleeping outside. Located on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn
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