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Housing & Homelessness

‘Please leave us alone’: East Village homeless say surprise encampment sweeps are becoming more violent

By Dean Moses Posted on December 5, 2023

Tired, cold and fuming with anger, a band of East Village homeless individuals say they are being subjected to more frequent, unannounced and sometimes violent encampment sweeps by city officials and the NYPD.

“Please leave us alone,” plead unhoused New Yorker King James, a sentiment shared by many others huddled together under scaffolding on Ninth Street and First Avenue.

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‘Please leave us alone’: East Village homeless say surprise encampment sweeps are becoming more violent

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