Homeless encampment overtakes pavilion steps from NYC Hall: ‘Wouldn’t go up there’

A homeless encampment has taken hold in a Manhattan park just steps from City Hall — with the stench of human waste and garbage spilling across the space as children play nearby. The camp recently cropped up in Columbus Park, where about a half-dozen tents and makeshift shelters were erected under the cover of the...

Homeless encampment overtakes pavilion steps from NYC Hall: ‘Wouldn’t go up there’
A homeless encampment has taken hold in a Manhattan park just steps from City Hall — with the stench of human waste and garbage spilling across the space as children play nearby. The camp recently cropped up in Columbus Park, where about a half-dozen tents and makeshift shelters were erected under the cover of the...