The life of the homeless in New York City

53 photos + text.

"Cave City" - is a powerful photo project for homeless men and women of the West Harlem, created by photographer Andrea Star Reese. She started this project when working on Photoprogram photo-documentary journalism. One of its tasks was to create a photo essay "New York Metro", which led her to the tunnel, which is nicknamed "Bat Cave." There she found a community of people rather complicated. Chuck, Lisa, Chrissy Snow and Country - they were like family. Reese was able to earn their trust, so she became a witness to this history. Reese says she takes the people, not the problem, and it shows in her photographs.

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Chuck and Lisa in their "home" in one of the tunnels of the New York subway.



Chuck brought home food.



Chuck lives in the tunnel in 2000.



Lisa collects cans to hand over their money.



Chuck read on the tracks near the "home".



Lisa collects scrap to the trash. It could be arrested for theft and penetration of private property.



One of elaborations Chuck - to collect scrap metal and sell it.



Lisa and Chuck were able to eat.



Lisa and Chuck fun.



Lisa and Chuck in the hospital. Lisa was raped and beaten when she was returning home from work.



Lisa first met his grandson.



Pregnant Lisa found old toys to the unborn child.



Lisa also ship the cans and bottles for recycling.



Chuck and Lisa try to join the queue for a place in a shelter - the first step in getting their own housing.



Lisa says that it continues to do everything in order to live better.



Chuck came to the place where it was the first house in the tunnel.



Lisa and Chuck at the entrance to their home. More and more, here are collected by those who paint graffiti, or passers-by.



In the end, they were evicted w / e the company and the police. "Now I'm completely homeless", - said Chuck.



Brooklyn lives in the tunnel in 1982.



Brooklyn sorts bottles, because many stores accept only a certain type of bottles.



Sade - one of the local stray cats. She lives here with six other cats and Brooklyn.



Brooklyn found this "home", having tracked stray cats that led her here.



Brooklyn sings and dances at the bars. It also sweeps and takes out the garbage.



Brooklyn.



This impasse is called "Bat Cave." There are going to different people, but all united by one thing - the lack of home.



Willie lives in a cardboard box on the street since 2004. Before that, he lived in the tunnel.



Here it is - home Willie.



Jamaica and Zoe found shelter in the tunnels of the New York subway and have lived here for more than 5 years.



Jamaica and Zoe recently betrothed. Soon they will have to move to his apartment, which is scheduled to take off with the help of relatives.



Steve often prays.



Steve "Bat Cave."



Geo takes "bomzhatsky souls."



Cleaners clean "cave". Who lived here were ordered to leave and never come back.



Homeless collect the metal to sell.



Wash.



Snow White.



Snow helps to park cars for a modest fee.



Chrissy Snow helps to dress. Chrissy ill. According to Snow White, she beats her drug dealer.



Snow asked a friend to take his shower. Instead, he asked to leave the door open.



Country and Snow White.



Country admiring the river near his "home" in the building, which is sometimes called the "White House."



Snow had little room in a cheap motel.



Homeless man named Dollar reading appeal to tenants in the new building.



Chrissie.



At Chrissie problem - she can not find money for her prescription drugs.



Chrissie and the man who comes to her in spite of the disease.



After several men beat her, friends Chrissy turns sitting with her that it's nothing more happened.



Chrissy cards calluses on the back.



Chrissie.



Chrissy third visit to the hospital for a few months. She still did not prescribe the right medication for her health. Without them, she might die.



Doctors say that to write her medication only under a special program, through which it will be possible for her to follow.



As a result, Chrissie was placed in a special room in the house where her doctor will follow.

That's all. Thank you for your attention.

Here's a stray, she lives in New York ... but call them "bums" my tongue is lying ...



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