Ever since Mayor Eric Adams began a new initiative that sees the removal of homeless encampments throughout the city, those sleeping on the street say they are living in fear of eviction and violence.
Nestled between the East Village’s Tompkins Square Park and Trinity Lower East Side Lutheran Parish on 9th Street and Avenue B lies a small succession of tents. Dubbed “Anarchy Row” by its undomiciled and idealistic occupants, the space seems to be less about revolution and more about pleading for a humane place in the world.
