Man Sleeps on Sidewalk in New York City, USA - 12 Jun 2022
A man sleeps on a sidewalk as pedestrians walk past him in Time Square, New York City, June 12, 2022. Over the last several years, the homeless crisis in New York City had grown more visible and more difficult to manage. The Covid pandemic shined a light on existing problems: a lack of affordable housing and continues reliance on hotels to temporarily house the homeless. Mental health continues to be a major problem from the East and West coasts and in between, across the United States.