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New York City

By: Beth C. Weitzman & Sean N. Fischer
In: Encyclopedia of Homelessness
Edited by: David Levinson
Subject:Housing Policy, Poverty & Homelessness, Poverty & Inequality
Keywords:Bowery; cities; homelessness; New York; New York City; shelters; thrift

From the end of World War II through the mid-1970s, the typical homeless individual in New York City was an older “derelict” man suffering from alcoholism and related problems. Such men typically lived in single-room occupancy (SRO) hotels, flophouses, and missions ...

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  Weitzman, B., & Fischer, S. (2004). New york city. In D. Levinson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of homelessness (Vol. 1, pp. 419-421). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952569.n119
  
  Weitzman, Beth C., and Sean N. Fischer. "New York City." In Encyclopedia of Homelessness, edited by Levinson, David, 419-21. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2004. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952569.n119.
  
  Weitzman, B. and Fischer, S. 2004. New York City. In: David Levinson Editor, 2004. Encyclopedia of Homelessness, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 419-421 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952569.n119> [Accessed 16 Aug 2022].
  
  Weitzman, Beth C. and Sean N. Fischer. "New York City." Encyclopedia of Homelessness. Edited by David Levinson. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2004, pp. 419-21. SAGE Knowledge. 16 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952569.n119.
  
  Weitzman, Beth C., and Sean N. Fischer (2004). New york city In: Levinson, David (Ed.),New York City Encyclopedia of homelessness Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2004:419-421. doi:10.4135/9781412952569.n119
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