by BMT
Thought I'd create a new topic -- not a happy one -- but nonetheless appropriate, considering the reality of 'Trackside Shanties'. Since Knife-Switch mentioned how the NYA crew came to the rescue of a homeless man living on the ROW in another thread, I thought more about the subject and felt it worthy of it's own topic.
When I walked the Bay Ridge branch with a friend nearly five years ago we witnessed about 4 homeless 'encampments' between Glenwood & Utica and the East New York Tunnel portal (distance of about 3 miles). Two of those shanties were unoccupied at the time and the other two had their residents 'on the property'. We found one whom I believe was busily searching for redeemable bottles/cans (close to Brooklyn Terminal Market) and the other, tending to his 'house' (situated on the Glenwood Road Tressle). I haven't walked the line since then (don't think it could be done nowadays anyhow).
Wanted to know what the homeless situation is like in Queens and if there is any type of this 'Trackside Living' in Nassau and Suffolk Counties (even though I would doubt there'd be any).
Thanks...
When I walked the Bay Ridge branch with a friend nearly five years ago we witnessed about 4 homeless 'encampments' between Glenwood & Utica and the East New York Tunnel portal (distance of about 3 miles). Two of those shanties were unoccupied at the time and the other two had their residents 'on the property'. We found one whom I believe was busily searching for redeemable bottles/cans (close to Brooklyn Terminal Market) and the other, tending to his 'house' (situated on the Glenwood Road Tressle). I haven't walked the line since then (don't think it could be done nowadays anyhow).
Wanted to know what the homeless situation is like in Queens and if there is any type of this 'Trackside Living' in Nassau and Suffolk Counties (even though I would doubt there'd be any).
Thanks...