Why are there 60,000 homeless in NYC? - BBC News 

Somewhere in those skyscrapers, a billionaire is having a hard time to decide which suit to wear for a party.

Just imagining trying to afford living in NYC... Nope, can't do it. Rent is stupid high there.

American dream!? It's no longer real.

who the hell can afford to live in New York? Save as much as you can and hopefully find a job in another state and relocate there before it swallows you up. If the New York's population went away it would be a wake up call to business and the state officials to put regulations on factors that contribute to ever increasing out of reach living costs.

My heart has been totally wrecked with this report. Oh my LORD , Please assist to all the people who don't have their own homes. They are your children my GOD.

Cuomo & DeBlasio should probably do what Salt Lake City did and just house the homeless. It ended up being cheaper for SLC and it's more humane.

When rent is $2,000 to $6,000 a month it's just too high for most jobs. I bought a house with a yard, garage and mature trees for $320 per month. My god how much would you have to make to live in NYC? There is the problem.

I agree and will probably be in their shoes within the next couple of years, worked my a$$ off all my life to end up so broke i don't even register. American dream, no honey unless you have wealthy backers or invent something just working hard and doing the right things no longer count for diddly. Unless we all stand up and revolt and take back this country of ours it is only a matter of time until we are the new third world, 1% super wealthy and powerful and the rest living like homeless animals.

I went to usa this summer for first time. I thought new york would be so developed but there were numerous people begging I found it strange.

The mayor of NYC should working more closely with the president to tackle homelessness.

you see living in nyc is the worse thats why if the chance leave the city

London is heading towards the same situation than N.Y

A true tragedy of our times.

This has nothing to do with welfare, these are working families. Rents are out of control and its going to get worse, homeless population is now 230-250,000.

Kinda difficult to get the whole, accurate picture in just 3 minutes. Would love to see an up-to-date documentary on this.

those homeless people sure speak coherently

The mayor here doesn’t care about these people and neither does the governor. They only care about people who can vote and better yet vote for them. Nyc likes to give off he impression that it’s all inclusive and accepting but when it comes to taking care of the homeless the system fails. But, the people here keep voting these types into office so nothing will change.

Makes me glad to be raised the way I was.

It's nice that the American revolution 1776 worked out so well.

What is wrong with these people??? I lost my job so I moved to the streets & started begging! Move to a place you can afford! And, do like a squirrel- Save & Build a support system for a rainy day!

just give them all govt jobs. Im sure they can do what most public workers can do . problem solved !

this winter was brutal and the rents (and taxes) are too damn high. that being said, nyc has the best implemented large homeless shelter system of any city in the u.s. also, the guy at 2:30 has been sitting on the sidewalk begging in my neighborhood for over 30 years. for him it is an obvious life choice.

Homelessness will be here until the end of this world, sad to say. Many of those who have been on the streets for years, WILL die on the street.

This is all down to the banksters, how come nobody from wall street goes to jail?

Property owners are what keep housing prices high and homeless people homeless its that simple they wont allow cheap housing as it could affect their rent prices

BBC should say such thing there are 60 000 homeless american people USA regime neglect them. yet, american regime can always give money to CHINA dissident and their whole family to stay in USA, provide them with jobs, they had easy access to US top university.

See that homeless man at the end with the cigarette... If he could afford $15 packs of cigarettes, he shouldnt be homeless.

God wants us to help the poor and homeless both individually and as a society. In the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead candidates for paradise affitmed "I have not failed to share my meal with a hungry man" and also " I have caused no man to cry" Pretty advamced moral code huh! This was before Hebrews or Christians or Islamics were even heard of! The city should renovate some old buildings into little condos that the homeless can get into and clean up in a cozy safe little place and then get a little job and start buying their condo on principal only terms so they can have real ownershiip. And the developer of the condos should reserve parts of the development for high priced luxury units to make a good profit on.This way the homeless can buy and the well off can buy and the developer can make money....everybody makes money and has ownership...and the city gets cleaned up and employers can find a cheap low end labor supply that can do factory type work cheaply and can afford to live on the low wages....everybody can be happy. A little zoning and venture capital is required but the city too will benefit from better streets and lower welfare costs. Also the bottom floor can house some small business areas for these people to go into business and hire others as some of the homeless have business skills. EVERYBODY WINS!

Could Closed Caption be added for this video, please?

Scary

So many Condos are empty New York City. Yet the streets are filled with homeless.

When mainstream media like BBC are showing this you know you're in trouble. At least it isn't just RT. Do you think Fox or CNN might pick up the story? lol

Rents are too high and utilities.

I paid 3500.00 in Manhattan in 2015. How can most people afford that? I moved out. Maybe others don't have that chance to get out.

Its 2018 now. We need to get these people off the street. If I hit the lottery or was a millionaire I would buy these people homes. Well worth the money

WELL... if the homeless would find someone to go to War with.. maybe we''d buy em a coffee.....

well we should help the homeless who want to be productive members of society not the drug addicts and ones who do crime

America Is Coming Down For True Mr. Homeless Man.

IT'S TRUE

Most homeless will not live in a shelter, too many rules, they say.

Three words greed

why?? because new york actualyy tries hard to take care of their own homeless but then other cities send their homeless here. burdening our homeless shelters.

Move to Las Vegas prob solved

i see these people every day while working...try to do best to help them...its tough...some of these guys are good people..sometiems system is not working or some of the homeless dont want to be helped...

Make sure to have financial resources lineup/planned before having a bunch of kids ... too complex ?

Historically, USA hasn't had the system or culture that mammonism is belittled. In other words, capitalism cannot put the brakes well in America.

why did they not move out to cheaper areas where they can get daily basis for cheaper price e.g. housing , medications , groceries and transportation .

I'm surprised there arnt more homeless , it's a small island and was overcrowded when I visited 20 years ago. The USA is a huge country Texas alone is bigger than the whole UK. Why doesn't the government makes homes for them in other counties???

Too many irresponsible people, baby breeders and junkies in this city. Add in an inept mayor and well, there you go.

There are jobs! Tons of jobs.. Unless these people are old or disabled these people need to be workings. If NYC isn't affordable.. they need to hop on a train and move to a city they can afford. These rich people are rich cuz they show up to work every day and have built up wealth. Led Zeppelin covered a song about a Levee breaking. There was no work, everything was flooded.. So the dude moved to Chicago. If these people can't afford housing, they need to move!!

i think germany have do it very well. that is a real democracy

the new American dream is to be debt free, in a nation of merciless capitalism when oligarchs run the show

come to honolulu, hawaii and join the estimated 10,000 homeless men, women and kids. at least you will not freeze to death. \\//,

Los Angeles 250000 homeless burocratic made it

It's cold outside

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Low taxation on the rich and Draconian taxation on the working poor!

If we live in a communist country what would happened about food, shelter, job and other basis needs?

Move out of the Cities!

unhappy.

In defense of NYC, I would like to state that the homeless population exists, not bcos native New Yorkers you have worked and paid taxes have lost their way. The majority of these people have come here illegally, to pursue the American dream, bcos everyone is under the impression that our streets are paved with gold!!!!

Why don't they leave? I mean if losing a job in New York would make you homeless because of high rent, why don't move to work somewhere else? You can be a lowly dish washer in some dark corner of the earth but at least you will still have a roof to cover your head.

Pewdiepie said.... India is a poor nation

Built huge community sleeping building with sanitary, climate machine food and cloths with tight 24/7 security and surveillance. Provide Id and check if they were not returned in night after work or loafing around with cops

Okay I get that most people can't find jobs right away, but people can travel to other cities for job ,instead of just giving up and saying their homeless come on even people without papers find jobs.

Well, at least SOME americans are paying the price...

Rathet tragic . . . do not have the funds necessary to depart NYC . . . to more affordable options - upper New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts ot New Hampshire !

Because of democratic rule.

So called civilized nations

The land of free !

There are a lot of Homeless people because this is how people really are...

Drug issues!

OCCUPY WALL STREET... VERY NECESSARY

Ask the lefty liberal Dem politicians !!!

Guaidó to president EEUU

You should all take a bit if gods land and all help eachother

One word drug's

Seems to be to many people on the planet

Get a goddamn job, Al.

Because they can't save their money.

Dumb question. How can anyone afford $4000 rent like San Francisco. Not everyone can be a wolf of Wall Street or a banker to keep up. We have different life paths not all can be rich.

Pfff boring