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• [1] superf88 June 23, 2009 - 10:31AM

  Shocking and sad, but let's keep in mind that there are plenty of New Yorkers who immigrated from villages in other countries where kids double and triple up on a single pair of clothes.

  
  
• [2] superf88 June 23, 2009 - 10:33AM

  (point being they are introducing a shocking practice that, sadly, is normal for many or even most people in the world)

  
  
• [3] Mario from Washington Heights June 23, 2009 - 10:33AM

  Brian - BIG MISTAKE - a housing issue that you misrepresented a few minutes ago.

  You said in the last segment that Paterson's agenda includes the bill to repeal vacancy decontrol. WRONG! Paterson did NOT include this on the agenda. Housing groups are terrified that this won't even come up to a vote after all our work to get it passed this year.

  Our homelessness issue is directly related to steady loss of affordable housing. Please make this correction on the air and consider inviting someone from housing groups to explain this latest development on the air.

  
  
• [4] when will it end? from uws June 23, 2009 - 10:38AM

  It's a cycle. Structural changes are needed to undo redlining, bad schools, inequities in incarceration rates, etc. Community changes are also needed: irresponsible parenting, rigid sexual roles, homophobia.

  
  
• [5] JP from The Garden State June 23, 2009 - 10:58AM

  Nobody should be homeless. That being said, who the hell can afford to live in Manhattan or any of the other borrows? I’m so tired of hearing poor folk, artists and low wage earning hipsters on how they deserve to live in NYC even though they don’t and won’t ever have the cash. Boo hoo hoo, you can’t live in your hood you grew up in or bonded with. Do what the rest of us in the real world, move to someplace affordable and commute to work if you have to. Don’t like it, to bad, your not alone. At least you can have a roof over your head and not foolishly spend %50 of your income on shelter. What planet are you people living on? NYC is not the only town going through this. I’d love to buy a house in the town I grew up in. But over the last 20 years the house pricing and cost of living have gone well beyond my means. Am I sad and disappointed? Sure. But that’s the way life is.

  
  
• [6] Tej from Bronx June 23, 2009 - 04:00PM

  Stay tuned to Picture the Homeless's blog:

  http://picturethehomeless.org/blog

  
  
• [7] Nico from Crown Heights June 23, 2009 - 05:19PM

  Uh, JP from the Garden State, you got one thing right:'NYC is not the only town going through this'. Housing costs in Jersey (or NY) anywhere within commuting distance of the city are also exorbitant. And wake up, poor folks are trying to hang on in this city not because it's 'hip.' Their families are here. They need child care, or they need to care for other family members. There are necessary social services here. Their jobs are here. They can't afford cars. Mr. Pinsley fought to stay on the UWS so his son could finish high school there. I applaud Ms. Ledan and Mr. Pinsley for standing up, without shame, and talking about their struggles. After all, most of us are just one medical emergency away from homelessness ourselves.

  
  
• [8] Antonio Diaz from manhattan June 24, 2009 - 06:17PM

  the city have 1000 apts empty in housing and they looking to sale market rate.

  the to spend money in shelters secion 8 but they can yet educate people for better live.

  medical & medication is another state problem.

  education is a big problem papi & mami cant control they owen childrens younth.what can we doo. thank you for your radio program.

  
  
• [9] Roger from westchester county June 25, 2009 - 05:30PM

  Its important work what Picture the Homeless is doing. They're trying to get more housing for low-income/poor ppl. Like you said Antonio, they're trying to get those apts. put on the market at low rates.

  Mario, you make an important point. i hope that the error is corrected. Paterson ignored that crucial issue. Thanks for this story.

  
  
• [10] LUCINDA LEWIS from bronx June 25, 2009 - 05:42PM

  I to am double up and using my living room as a bed room and we only have a one year housing subsidy called child advantage facing homelessness this time next year. Repeatly homeless lost HSP grant last year. please help or the cycle will continue for me and my family.