From Our Own Correspondent: Big Divides in the Big Apple
As income inequality and homelessness rise, both rich and poor people face dilemmas over finding the right place to live in New York City. Golda Arthur sees the extremes.
Golda Arthur takes a journey to the extreme ends of the property market in New York City. Homelessness and income inequality have both risen in recent years here - as in the rest of the United States - and the contrast between high-end penthouses and patchily-funded public shelters is more acute than ever. Just how hard is it to find the right place to live? And where can we expect to go from here?
(Photo: Housing activists march from Zuccotti Park to New York City's City Hall to demand more affordable housing options for the homeless and poor. Credit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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- Thu 31 Dec 2015 15:23GMT麻豆社 World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa