One Chinatown Resident’s Response to Homelessness Crisis

20/07/2022 14 min
One Chinatown Resident’s Response to Homelessness Crisis

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Episode Synopsis

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has made homeless sweeps one of the defining features of his administration. The sweeps often end with people’s few worldly possessions being tossed in the back of a garbage truck. The City was at it again on Tuesday, dismantling a couple of encampments by the Manhattan Bridge. It also planned to oust a homeless encampment in Sara Roosevelt Park at the intersection of Forsyth and Canal. One abolitionist neighborhood resident, Isabel, has sought to aid the homeless men instead of looking away or trying to involve the police. Isabel joins us to talk about how she’s chosen to respond to homelessness in her community.