Archive for 1990
Moving the Furniture Around
New York Times | December 2, 1990
By Anna Quindlen
The man who wears an army blanket and proffers a cardboard coffee cup in the Christopher Street subway station has a method to what some might call his madness….
A Tub of Their Own
New York Times | November 23, 1990
The first tenants of the Edgecomb, a turn-of-the-century mansion in New York’s Washington Heights, were surely a family and most likely prosperous. (There are several maid-sized bedrooms on the top floor.)…
The Homelessness Test; There Is a Right Answer
New York Times | March 1, 1990
Why did so many people, especially the mentally ill, begin living on the streets of New York City during the 1980′s?…
Dignity for Homeless
The Portland Press Herald | January 24, 1990
By Anna Quindlen
New York – When Ellen Baxter was working on a report about the homeless people of New York City, she went into shelters and subway stations and parks to talk…
