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Homeless Woman Found Dead On Sidewalk Outside Tompkins Square Park
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Christopher Robbins
Published Sep 10, 2011
Modified Sep 10, 2011
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Published Sep 10, 2011
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A woman was found dead on the sidewalk this morning at Avenue B and East 7th street in the East Village. According to police at the scene, the deceased was a homeless park regular at Tompkins Square Park, and no criminality is suspected. She was found at around 7 a.m. this morning, and has not yet been identified.
"It's where they're allowed to sleep—all the time they're sleeping," said Jose Vargas, who was hosing down the sidewalk at a nearby church on 7th street. Referring to area on the east side of Avenue B between 7th and 8th in front of the St. Brigid school, Vargas added, "That little area is like their house, so they're always staying there. The scaffolding protects them. We're trying to fix the community but they're always shooting up over there."
Grace, another homeless Tompkins Square Park regular in her 30s, died in the very same spot in February.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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