Why do homeless people live in Manhattan?

One thing you have to remember is that not everybody who looks homeless in NYC is homeless. One time I was working on a film shoot that was repeatedly disrupted by an angry, drunken homeless man. read more

4. Prestige. Believe it or not, among the homeless there are better places and worse places. It's well accepted that the homeless in LA and SD have it a million times easier than the homeless in Chicago or Detroit. Homeless people in NYC have a certain cachet; if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. read more

Calls about homeless people grew most rapidly Midtown and Harlem in Manhattan, Park Slope and Williamsburg in Brooklyn and Jackson Heights in Queens. Most street homelessness reports are, and always have been, in Manhattan. read more

There are far more formerly homeless people than homeless people living in America. Over 80% of Americans who experience homelessness get into homes and do not experience homelessness again. Math alone also shows us that there are not enough homeless shelters. read more

New York City Homelessness: The Basic Facts. In recent years, homelessness in New York City has reached the highest levels since the Great Depression of the 1930s. In April 2018, there were 62,498 homeless people, including 15,176 homeless families with 22,801 homeless children, sleeping each night in the New York City municipal shelter system. read more