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In the last 30 years, we have lost ~1,000,000 SRO apartments: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-room_occupancy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-room_occu
by legitster 2y ago
In the last 30 years, we have lost ~1,000,000 SRO apartments: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-room_occupancy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-room_occupancy
In that time homelessness has grown to 600,000. It's a pretty obvious correlation.
- metadat 2y agoDo these typically utilize community bathrooms?
- foogazi 2y agoYes, usually small rooms are for rent. Enough space for a bed or possessions- no kitchen or bathroom
- Terr_ 2y agoThat's only assuming location is irrelevant, and that an abandoned shack on Bodie, California can help a homeless person in New York.
- legitster 2y agoThe cities with the biggest homeless populations today lost the most. Read about the chicken-wire hotels in New York.