I commute from Jersey City to NYC every day, and there are plenty of homeless on both sides of the river -- on the streets, under the highway, in the train stat

I commute from Jersey City to NYC every day, and there are plenty of homeless on both sides of the river -- on the streets, under the highway, in the train stations, even standing on highways begging. Some of the homeless appear to be mentally ill; many others look like they would rather not be homeless but cannot seem to find a way out of poverty.