Two Worlds Collide In The East Village, NYC

Rich and poor collide in The Village - NYC, NY
(Photo by R. Bredin via Flickr.com)

Excerpt from:
"Old Men of the Bowery"
by Carl I. Cohen/Jay Sokolovsky
(1989)[p. 1]

There is continuing dramatic growth in poverty and homelessness even as certain sectors of society consolidate their power and grow richer...