Comments about homeless people

There are 79 comments about "homeless people"

Woo123: This is an amazing picture and one that will always stick in my mind. I have been doing some research on Leroy Skalstad for a University piece, and I would like to inform 'POWcityblog' of an......

in response to: A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession by Leroy Allen Skalstad

Natalie: "Homelessness, Health & Human Needs", published in 1998 by the Institue of Medicine says "pustular lesions secondary to insect bites and other infestations are common to homeless people" Additionally, "venous stasis of the lower......

in response to: Homeless Subterranean by Peter

Paul Revere: I'm sure you can never receive enough accolades for your photography. Great work. Personally, I've roamed those tunnels repeatedly for the past year. As someone remarked you can't hear the train untill it's prcaticly upon......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

stan: I live around 116th street. A year ago I found a way in (and while down their noticed a few ways out.) I went down with a friend, a lighter, and two cellphones (which we......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

gotout: i moved away more than 20yrs ago be honest hutch is boring. i come home at least once a year to visit family. things are getting pretty ratty there. the neighborhoods need to do like......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Tabersnack: 68. People on the street ask you if you speak English or French and you assume they will just ask you for money and keep walking. 69. The habs win one damn series and......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

G. Groulx: I think it's sad that there are over 150,000 homeless people in Canada. Abandoned houses or building can be fixed up and be used for the homeless. They can also be used as low income......

in response to: Abandoned Homes by JayEastsider

FEM: Wouldn't you think that Cicero Avenue at the Stevenson Expressway going South towards Midway Airport be cleaned up and looking better for our out-of-towners who come to visit. What a first impression, Shame on......

in response to: Midway Airport by joey

EvilGentleman: To me, it would depend heavily on the particulars of the location where the photo was shot. If the man in the photo was in the midst of a well-frequented public space, then public domain......

in response to: A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession by Leroy Allen Skalstad

Open your eyes !!: I have read mostly all of the comments on here and it makes me sad to see how ignorant some people really are. What a lot of you need to do is......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Peter: yes, the tunnel is very much in use, as the tunnel is the main artery that connects [[wiki:Metro-North Railroad]] and [[wiki:amtrak]] trains to [[wiki:penn station]]. dodging the trains and staying out of their line of......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Former Hutchinsonite: Which brings up a very good question, where are the homeless people in Hutch? Are they 'gotton rid of'...

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Beni: Not to speak of the homeless people of course...

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

hutch native: I can't believe this website. Absolutely amazing that so many people have taken the time to rant and rave about how terrible Hutch is. I grew up in Hutch, graduated from Hutch High in 1984......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Unique: wow, these pictures show how fortunate we really r, I really feel bad about these people if I had enough money and will power I would built A giant home 4 all the homeless ppl......

in response to: Homeless Subterranean by Peter

brooke: This is the best part of W.Gray. I live right across the street on Genesse (not the scary side !! LOL!!)and every one from Montrose to Downtown, all along Gray, have such passion for the......

in response to: Off of West Gray by groovehouse

Peter: this was a really nice read, and nicely written. i, for one, always appreciate a nice text entry now and then... you should write more about {toronto}... i agree about how homeless people are often "actively......

in response to: On My Way to Scarborough Yesterday by Michelle

jack: good story michelle, i guess i've seen my share of homeless people in new york. some are sad, some funny, some crazy....

in response to: On My Way to Scarborough Yesterday by Michelle

Michelle: I think she's not crazy. In fact that was something she said to us all - "every day people look at me and think I'm crazy". She clearly knows how she comes off. I think......

in response to: On My Way to Scarborough Yesterday by Michelle

thelinebetween: This ad is for the Ali Forney Center, a shelter for homeless and at risk gay youth. The ad is there to highlight the all too frequent occurrence of a young person coming out of......

in response to: Smash by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

crition: this is sad leaving people homeless...

in response to: March 23 2007 Toronto by hool

todd from kansas: Scott, first of all, I do not know where you live but I would guess I would probably find it uninteresting. I think the only interesting cities in North America reside south of the border,......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Mr Low Income: Well here we are, 8 homeless/Low income housing projects in Hutchinson now. 1. The Clusters 2. The apartments on 11th and Porter 3. Commerce Gardens 4. The Apartments behind K-mart (off 33rd St). 5. Hidden......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

upfromflames: Armstrong: sorry for the delay. The answer to your question is an interesting one, since you (as a better off new--white--face the hood) represent one of the forces creating change in this area. Gentrification is......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

Bedstuy Brooklyn: First of all I personally feel that it was the neglect from Chicago's Housing Authority that Cabrini-Green became what has become today...if the city of Chicago would have done their jobs and kept up their......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Interested: So, JNJ, I appreciate the time you took to craft your response and feel that some of what you have said has shed some light on the situation for me. However, you do a......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

JNJ: Your reflections are very impassioned and provide a perspective that I could never understand as a caucasian and an outsider to the neighborhood. I guess what I still don't understand is why, I would be......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

Interested: Hi JNJ, Your reflections are very impassioned and provide a perspective that I could never understand as a caucasian and an outsider to the neighborhood. I guess what I still don't understand is why, I......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

jeeff: on a personal level, i agree. but on a larger scale, the gathering pace of gentrification downtown worries me. it's not just the artists being gradually pushed out of the downtown core, it's......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

Sirhcbre: Ok, so far we have this on the list: -Poutine -A yellow fire truck (must be a full-size ladder truck, not an auxiliary vehicle) -Either an STM Transit Cop or a meter maid (or meter man) writing a......

in response to: Montreal Scavenger Hunt by CE

Grant: You could come and you would, generally, be safe. But interviewing people is different than "walking through". If you actually wanted useful interviews it is sometimes helpful to have a contact or a......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Grant: I am sitting in an apartment in 1230 Burling (one of the buildings in Cabrini Green) as I type this. I have lived here since 2000 (and before that I lived in a house......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

EvilGentleman: Actually, a lot of the "art" here is not done by children, but by adults. I actually recognize a few of the names here as people I know IRL. What keeps happening in this area......

in response to: Catbread, Free Lebanon, Etc. by CE

shelia/neworleans: OK THE OLD WAY OF LIVING IS OVER. IT IS; SO... HATE ME IF YOU MUST. HOW MANY YEARS HAVE THEY BEEN TALKING ABOUT TEARING DOWN THE PROJECTS AND PUTTING UP CONDOS? HOW LONG WAS......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

PHILL: RECENTLY A 17 YEAR OLD WAS BEAT UP BY THE COPS FOR SPITTING ON THE COP. THE CHICAGO PD IS WAY TO CORRUPT. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE CHICAGO PD IS NO LONGER ABUSIVE......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

shelia/neworleans : It seems to me you pretty much know what it is you want to do. So... don't ask questions that you already know the (your) answer. No I don't think they should rebuild "public housing"......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

ksedge: i just moved here and the first thing i said when i went downtown was, "where is everyone?" the downtown core felt completely empty and emotionless. i soon found out that everyone just walks through......

in response to: You\'re in Calgary When... by ksedge

TheTruth: "I see it more as a class war than a race war." "...But that doesn't explain why, poor or not, the residents of Bushwick didn't have enough self-respect to take care of their neighborhood." Dave, did you......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

rgalston: Yeah, that's murder alley, which earned it's name in 2001, when three homeless people died there on separate occassions: One shot in the head, one beat to death, and another I belive simply died in......

in response to: Murder Alley by rgalston

Ruairí: Hi Jamie Just wondered - what area of london are you from? I am originally from Lisnaskea but live in London now. I have had the idea of going round to to your neighbourhood and taking photos of......

in response to: Cross Street and Blossom 2002 by Jamie

Chris Erb: That's definitely what the city is trying to do, they're "cleaning up" the city of anyone who might offend tourists in any way. My friend who was at the protest put it best; "The Fredericton police......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

EvilGentleman: Oddly enough, I quite often find protests an interesting thing to see when I am visiting new places. The protesters and the police can often provide a much more complete picture of the way the......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

EvilGentleman: Chris, I can tell you from experience, that while the majority of police try hard to do a decent job, cases of police overstepping the bounds of the responsibilities entrusted to them by the citizens......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

Tara: Raoul - Some homeless people can get work, but are just lazy bums and I put animals before people anyway. People have voices, they can help themselves, but animals are virtually helpless. Microbe - Not many......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

Raoul: It's funny that the homeless get no reaction, and a cat corpse makes people go apeshit....

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

EvilGentleman: OK, this is about as ludicrous as it gets, people! I support the reinstatement of the death penalty, I support the right to bear arms, I believe law enforcement should be given a massive cash......

in response to: Free Man? by Urbanghost (michael talbot)

Get out of your car, buddy: I'm not clear on how the wealthy people of bay street are responsible for homelessness, or are key to the solution. That is a function of social policy, which we all set, and should collectively be......

in response to: Only in Toronto... by Elicar

EvilGentleman: In October of 1988, I was 19 and still lived with my parents in the officers' house assigned to my Dad in Canadian Forces Base Greenwood, Nova Scotia. One day that month, the paper boy......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

Tamara: Very true Chiamatt... But the problem now is that even if you want to change your situation, without some support and helping hands.. it is nearly impossible. If low income families have a hard time, can......

in response to: Only in Toronto... by Elicar

chiamattt: Some people prefer living on the street. No responsibility. Not all of course. Some people are on the street because more than a few people who do choose to work do not feel compelled to......

in response to: Only in Toronto... by Elicar

Micah: Grange, that's a very good point, when you think about all the money donated by high-profile people to high-profile causes, when they could take some of that money and save so many lives and make......

in response to: Only in Toronto... by Elicar

grange: bay street , Like wall street in NY .I like the pics but for some reason the thought of homeless people sleeping in the streets on the weathiest street in Toronto just irks me to......

in response to: Only in Toronto... by Elicar

grange: Elicar , see if you can take the pic of the statue of the two fat white guys in hats and put the homeless people in the same picture . Fucking Bay Street assholes ....Excuse my......

in response to: Only in Toronto... by Elicar

torontofreelance: The poverty problem has become an industry. On an annual basis they spend over 600 million dollars on the issue. Instead of paying groups, consultants, etc. build housing. But if that happenend and......

in response to: Count Your Blessings by Elicar

EvilGentleman: I just heard media reports saying that over 100 firefighters were called to control this fire, and that the only injury was one firefighter who suffered some facial cuts. Apparently the fire started on the......

in response to: St. Patrick\'s Fire by EvilGentleman

S: Toronto has a real problem on their hands with the homeless. They've dumped loads of money into the situation and it never seems to get any better. I can't remember the exact numbers, but there was......

in response to: Count Your Blessings by Elicar

jack: i worked in manhattan from 1960 till 1978 and then on the island. in 87 i went back to manhattan to work down on maiden lane and what to my unbelieveing eyes did i......

in response to: Count Your Blessings by Elicar

olha: lack of trust and motivation are definitely on the top of the list of the homeless people's mental problems. http://www.readersdigest.ca/mag/2001/01/homeless.html here is, i think, a bit of inside info on the mentality of homless people. ...

in response to: Count Your Blessings by Elicar

Elicar: [[http://www.nupge.ca/news_2006/n17ja06a.htm]] ##"However, the most striking point about homelessness is the misconception that people “choose” to be homeless. This is heard all the time; people saying that the “street people” make the choice to be homeless. It......

in response to: Count Your Blessings by Elicar

jack: WELL ACTUALLY ITS NOT FOR HUMAN USE IT IS FOR DOGS. PLEASE SEE SIGN. you are to walk your dog over to the table and sit the animal down. you can only......

in response to: Rattlesnake Dilemma by EvilGentleman

nick_d: i bet this dude has a home and family and does it for kicks. i would if i had the time...you'd meet so many interesting people...but i bet the other homeless people despise him....

in response to: Ninjas Killed My Family - Need Money for Kung-Fu Lessons by Jayson

jack: very, very good. i worked in a printing shop in the early 60's and there was a really smart guy and natty dresser. he was an avid reader and liked tom wolf's, 'look......

in response to: It Must Be Warm in There by Elicar

lisa: the homeless people could have used this tree...

in response to: Ghost of Christmas Past by Peter

Killian: "ps:in canada your only homeless by choice" That's ridiculous, tell that to the 20,000 people without shelter in the city of Toronto....

in response to: Grime by Elliot

Elliot: Thanks Jeeff, and no im not equating the homeless people as dirt. Rather their living conditions......

in response to: Grime by Elliot

jeeff: i hope you're not equating homeless people with dirt. otherwise, nice photos. the car in #1 looks like it's posing....

in response to: Grime by Elliot

mtb4ever: I've read through many of these postings and am astounded at some of your comments. On the subject of what started the whole thing - littering. Mad Max actually said, "So he littred big......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Jonesitis: Clearly this is not a case of motorist vs. cyclist. It is a prime example of urban vs. suburban lifestyle. In suburbia, it is OK to disrespect the envinronment, and people you don't......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Nina: Interesting to read what everyone is saying. That idiot Argent47 who filed charges against a homeless person who threw a butt at you that you threw out your car... well.. what a proud moment......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Argent47: I cannot see her "punching" him with her keys in those photos, although she does appear to be holding her keys in the first couple or so, I cannot see where it looks like she......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Another thought from JJ: This thought I wrote after I saw some homeless people on North Ave. In the fall of 2005 I found a man who lived in ten double lined garbage bags filled with newspapers, tossed by the West side crowds, making......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

TheManTheDeveloper: Most homeless people are mentally ill. While this photo is humorous. It is humorless to see them talking to themselves, not really able to take care of themselves as they walk past me......

in response to: Mr. Chicago by gary

WOW: To Surviver it is true what you say that many people are suffering and we have to make a change we have to take actions. And thanks to the grace of GOD he has blessed......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

a: i dont get it keep dallas safe from what, the graffiti writers......?oh i forget the kill people and do other crimes like that!!! i wish they would worry about bigger stuff then some dumb shit......

in response to: Dallas Graffiti Like What! by Tick Tock

sine: i love it when they take one decent-sized apartment in nyc and split it into two uninhabitably small hovels. that is one of my best friends. people rock the homeless look in nyc so they don't......

in response to: Brooklyn Dead End by sine

Peter: miss the area? yeah, anyone who doesnt want a giant conglomerate of high-rises and unpopular arenas and hige skyscrapers built towering over their quaint brooklyn homes is gonna miss this area. saying youd get rid of......

in response to: Atlantic Yards by Peter

vz: the entrance on noble st... either go under the gate as there is a bit of a gap, or to the right of it, along the precarious and decaying wooden support structure along the "outside"......

in response to: On the Reading Viaduct by vz

Anonymous (xxx1118oth.si.edu): I love how the parks and squares really are used by neighbor residents in New York. I wish more people in DC did. Rather they are merely havens for the homeless....

in response to: Prospect Park by Peter

Christine: Rollingwood is a shit-pile of a town. A wanna-be suburb 2 miles from another shit-hole, (Austin). I can see why you moved out of your home...It too was a shit-pile...a single story pile of shit! You......

in response to: And so this is winter at Bandit\'s Cave by Marc