"The economy may be poised for a rebound but for a lot of people times are very tough.
According to a new report, the number of homeless people sleeping in New York City shelters has reached an all time high at 39,000 -- many of them are children.
Using New York City's own data, a homeless group claims a record number of people are in city shelters, particularly children, despite years of programs that were supposed to bring homeless numbers down. But perhaps the best way to understand this is to listen to a woman trying to hold her family together.
Most of us walk through the streets of the city thinking about our own problems. Hopefully, that does not include where we're going to sleep tonight. But for more and more New Yorkers, that's not the case, especially for children. " WCBS-TV
