Press Release Summary = TheHistoryBox.com a non-profit educational website devoted to New York City History contains a narration by Miriam Medina on New York City\'s homelessness, past and present.
Press Release Body = \"Once Upon A Time, Home Sweet Home\" is my narration. I am Miriam Medina the author of this two part essay. In my narrative I make a comparison of the past homelessness that existed during the 1800s, among which were included thousands of abandoned children roaming the streets of the city of New York, as well as reflecting on the causes and effects of modern homelessness; emphasizing the obvious pattern between the two. Increasingly, it has become hard for the non-homeless population to understand the situation of the homeless. As a result of Jacob Riis\'s book, \"How The Other Half Lives,\" though not referring to the homeless, which documented, and photographed the poor and destitute in New York City tenements in the late 1800s, public awareness was raised by this, causing some changes in building codes and some social conditions. Modern homelessness as we know it, is a result of the economic stresses in society, and reduction in the availabilty of affordable housing for the poverty level and working class income. . It is not only those who live in the slums of the city of New York that suffer from landlordism, unemployment, as well as dangers of natural and man-made causes; the working and middle class population of the entire nation are equally exposed to these same dangers, but on a much larger scale. Without going any further into this subject matter, judging by the steady and alarming increase in its numbers, it must suffice to say that there are many facts to sustain, that homelessness will always be present as well as a persistent, unpleasant visible feature of urban life. \"Once Upon A Time, Home Sweet Home\" is currently located in the What\'s New section on the home page of the historybox.com.
\"Down and Out With No Place To Go: New York City\'s Homeless\" a work in progress, is a section that will be included under the New York City Main Directory of thehistorybox.com, on the subject of homelessness, which will offer articles of historical interest as well as web links.
TheHistoryBox.com is a source of trustworthy information for literary scholars, writers, historical societies and academic institutions.
In her capacity as the Website creator and administrator, Miriam Medina is a member of the following societies: The New York Historical Society, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Urban History Association, the Sheboygan County Historical Research Center, American Association for State and Local History and the National Law Center On Homelessness and Poverty.
History is Miriam Medina\'s passion, and she loves nothing more than sharing its long-term relationship with you.
2025
