I read one about a gut in that situation who just rode the rails (BART) at night and showered at the Y. Rootless people should migrate south. I have so many loser relatives in the NYC area who whine about the cost of everything. MOVE already.
I always wonder how people can survive in NYC on anything much less than a lawyer's salary. Manhattan has become a playground for the super-rich. Even law firm partners and mid-level I-Bankers aren't much more than middle-class.