The city performed a massive homeless encampment sweep at the entrance to the Manhattan Bridge Tuesday.
A large settlement of unhoused men and women had taken shelter beneath the looming architecture that serves as the vehicle entrance to the Manhattan Bridge. Akin to separate rooms, the undomiciled had set up makeshift beds between the columns of the Greek Revival triumphal arch and colonnade.
The area had become strewn with trash and belongings after the inhabitants had been ordered to leave. Although roaring vehicles zoom by, many of those who call this space home feel it is a better alternative to what they cite as a dangerous shelter system.
