sidewalks

Homeless are building their own ‘McMansions’ on LA sidewalks

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Rise of the sidewalk McMansions: LA’s homeless get inventive and build their elaborate shacks complete with showers, ACs, grills and tiki bars by tapping into street lights for power and fire hydrants for running water Homeless encampments on sidewalks throughout Los Angeles are being dubbed ‘McMansions’  Some of the homeless people living in tents scattered … Read more

Interactive map reveals most New York City sidewalks are too narrow for social distancing

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Governor Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly scolded New Yorkers for not practicing social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic, but a new map reveals it may be impossible to follow. The interactive map shows every sidewalk in the Big Apple and its surrounding boroughs. Users hover over a street of their choice and are shown the width … Read more