I wanted to address the question I raised about The Jungle the first time I posted about the homeless residential area. I was skeptical of why the town had now decided to consider The Jungle residents as trespassing. Though one resident said the town wanted to create a recreation park there, I could not verify [...]
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Clearing up The Jungle & New Pictures
Posted in The Jungle, Uncategorized on October 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Facing “Deforestation”: The Plight of Ithaca’s “Jungle” Residents
Posted in The Jungle, tagged American Red Cross, Food Pantries, Homeless, Ithaca, poverty, The Jungle, Tompkin's County on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a tumultuous few months for the residents of The Jungle, the makeshift outdoor homeless community that nearly a dozen Ithaca residents claim as a place to stay. Some of the people have lived there for several years, enduring frigid winters and enjoying the summers, and if you talk to one of the residents [...]
The Ithacan reports trouble in The Jungle
Posted in The Jungle, tagged Homeless, Ithaca, student journalism, The Ithacan, The Jungle, Tompkin's County on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s issue of The Ithacan featured a cover story on problems residents of The Jungle, a community of homeless people in the woods of Ithaca (behind Agway), may face if the city forces them to evacuate based on the premise of the land being private property. The story was covered really well. It mentioned that [...]
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