Homeless on the streets of New York: the scope and causes of the problem

Today, about 58 thousand people live on the streets of the Big Apple. Mostly - in Manhattan, which greatly spoils the appearance of the city. About this writes the author of the blog about New York Milana Rudinskaya on Yandex.Zen. Homeless people are forced to sleep in cardboard boxes just ...

New York promises to end street homelessness in 5 years, but 'it's not that simple'

There are approximately 3600 homeless people living in New York. Mayor Bill de Blasio has unveiled a plan to “end homelessness on the streets as we know it” over the next five years. About what will be done for this, writes ...

Homeless in New York: who are these people and how did they end up on the street

Every year with the onset of cold weather in New York, it seems that there are many more homeless people. But in reality, they just move from the streets to the warm subway. As the number of homeless people increases, so does the number of arrests. Human rights activists are confident that the detention of poor fellows is a problem ...

In New York, there is a shelter for Russian-speaking homeless people. A PHOTO

On the southern outskirts of the New York district of Brooklyn, near the famous Coney Island amusement park, the House of Industriousness in the name of St. John of Kronstadt has been operating for almost a year, which accepts Russian-speaking homeless people for rehabilitation. The staff and the volunteers helping them became the heroes of the photo chronicle. September 20 at the exhibition ...

The guards of homeless shelters in New York accused of violence

A video leaked on the Internet in which a guard at one of the homeless shelters in Brooklyn brutally beats a tenant. After the conflict, the victim remained motionless on the floor. According to The New York Daily News, the incident took place on November 29 at a shelter that ...

How one family made millions on the homeless of New York

Mark and Solomon Lazarus, the sons of Joseph Lazarus, a former political ally of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, lead the LCG charity in Brooklyn, each earning $ 240 a year in the position. But they found other ways to increase ...

In Brooklyn, opened a shelter for the Russian-speaking homeless

The Saint John Give Hope Charitable Foundation, in collaboration with the patriarchal parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the United States, opened a shelter for Russian-speaking homeless people in New York on November 11, Orthodox Christianity reports. “A person is sometimes not eligible for medical assistance while in the United States with ...

Athos, Porthos and Atheist: three stories of the New York homeless from the former USSR

Once, getting off the subway to Sheepshead bay and seeing a beggar with a glass at the door, I spontaneously decided to get rid of a pound of small change accumulated in my pocket and threw it to the bottom with a crash. The beggar, obviously feeling the weight of the donation dishes, nodded contentedly ...

The number of homeless people in New York has reached a record

More than 60 people in New York are homeless, the highest number ever. The NY Post writes about this, citing a report from the Department of Homeless Assistance. The sad statistics are complemented by the fact that about 23 thousand homeless...

In New York, the number of homeless has decreased

The number of homeless people on the streets of New York has decreased by 12% compared to last year. Such data is published by the newspaper amny.com. In February 2016, there were 2 of them. And if, for example, we compare the situation with 794, then the homeless in the city ...

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