Our Totally Safe U.S. Airports - CBS2 Exclusive: Homeless People Seen Sleeping, Bathing At LaGuardia Airport
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Upon Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement Thursday of a new program to address the homelessness crisis, CBS2 found more people in desperate need of help.
Amidst the busy travel season, many people are rushing toLaGuardia Airport. But as CBS2’s Meg Baker reported exclusively, they may be surprised to see homeless people sleeping over a heating duct on a window ledge — right next to a Christmas
tree there.
tree there.At 2 a.m. one person was spotted asleep in a wheelchair with plastic bags full of belongings. People were also seen camped out in sleeping bags, and even bathing themselves in public restrooms.
They clean themselves and their clothes in full public view.
“I’ve been staying here for a while,” one 68-year-old homeless man said. “Most everybody here is homeless.”
The man said he has been staying at LaGuardia for years. He began talking to CBS2’s Baker near the baggage claim carousels in Terminal B.
The man said he prefers to stay at the airport because he feels safe – pointing out a nearby security camera.
camera.
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