New Yorkers track homelessness on social media, spur debate
Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 03:30
in Mathematics & Economics
On an app, pins on a New York City map chart sightings of homelessness, accompanied by photos of people lying on sidewalks, slumped in doorways, sitting on curbs with shopping carts piled high with bags. Hashtags frame the scenes: "NeedsMedicalAid," ''Encampment," ''AggressiveBegging," ''Violent."