shelters
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Homeless and drug addicted
Jose Ramirez, 36, stands alongside the Trans-Manhattan Expressway in Washington Heights. Ramirez, a heroin addict, is among several thousand of […]
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Frigid temperatures, but some homeless prefer the streets to shelter
Many of the city's street homeless choose to tough it out under sleeping bags, blankets and scaffoldings.
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Features•Multimedia
Art without walls
A homeless man uses art as a means of survival.
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Harsh winter leads to more homeless on city streets
With this year’s harsh winter overpopulating shelters, more homeless people are forced to live on the streets.
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Women veterans battle homelessness
Finding help to prevent homelessness is increasingly difficult.
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A warm winter brings relief to the homeless
“It has been a mild winter, but I’m not worried about sh**,” Larry Reddick said. “Bring on the snow, I can’t wait.”