Myra

Myra

“I was born and raised here in New York. Jamaica, Queens. I’m one of nine kids – I got six sisters and two brothers. We haven’t all been together in a long time. Years. Our father was never part of our lives. Our mother did best she could, but...
Orlando

Orlando

“I’ve been living on the street for six months. I used to live with my mother, but she passed away last year. 92 years old. COVID has been very difficult without her. I have learned a lot about myself here on the street. Mostly, I have learned the...
Alejandro

Alejandro

[Translated from Spanish] “I’ve been in the streets since my parents died.  Sometimes, I can stay in a hotel, but others I have to stay in the street.  I usually sleep in a park – today I am in Alameda – but sometimes I take the metro to another...
Jesús

Jesús

[Translated from Spanish] “I was in jail – since then I’ve been free for two years.  When you have been in jail, it’s so difficult to find a job because they investigate you.  They reject you if they find out that you were in jail. So there is...
Davíd

Davíd

[Translated from Spanish] “Because I’m old, they have no work for me.  Because of my age, they laid me off – because of the sickness (COVID).  It’s fucked up.  I’m eating food I find in the street.  the good thing is that we are in...
José, Roberto, Mónica, Cristían

José, Roberto, Mónica, Cristían

[Translated from Spanish] “When we want to get a job, we usually get rejected because we don’t have documents or ID’s.  We don’t have a good education.  It is very difficult to find work.  Usually when we ask for money, people say...