Posted on 05/28/2023 2:30:00 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
The owner of a party bus company, Rikers Island prison guards and an Amazon worker are just some of the eclectic bunch who have formed a community of 'working homeless' people living out of RVs in the Astoria section of Queens, New York.
Similar communities have formed across the US from New England to California where people have chosen a nomadic lifestyle amid a national cost of living crisis.
Rising costs across all sectors have caused pain for Americans in every state, particularly those living in rural areas, over the past 12 months. Rental prices continue have risen eight percent compared against the same time last year. In New York, they've reached record highs with a median cost of $3,410 a month for a one-bedroom apartment. Mortgage rates have more than doubled since the Federal Reserve's key interest rate hike in March 2022, and last week hit 6.52%.
'Compared to an apartment it's better because it's my space, nobody's going to bother me,' Luis Quintero, 30, a party bus owner, told DailyMail.com.
Locals and businesses, including a Verizon repair hub and a Dollar car rental have complained about the presence of the campers on the street and residents say that RV dwellers leave mountains of trash strewn across the street, something Quintero denied.
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What’s the point of this article? To feel sorry again for homeless people who have to live in a van?
Not buying it. I’m reading this article and I think...
Lucky People.
1930s - Hoovervilles
2020s - Obamavilles
A 6.52 rate is reason to live in an RV?! I remember my Dad paying 15% in the late 70’s early 80’s!
Staying any longer that 5 days in an rv would require water, sewer and electric hookups. I would imagine these are short-lived smelly “communities.”
Bull shit. Drug vagrants are lining American streets
Livin’ in a Van
Down by the River.
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I miss My Econoline.
Vehicle encampment stretching 2 miles long has come to symbolize Marin’s affordability crisis:
“In New York, they’ve reached record highs with a median cost of $3,410 a month for a one-bedroom apartment.:
You can get a one bedroom apartment for much cheaper in Queens, Staten Island, or Jersey for far cheaper than $3400 a month.
Put them on the outskirts of town. Problem solved.
One new problem. People wanting a free spot to stay overnight with a few services available for free.
Funny these folks don’t visit Kansas much.
i wonder if at least some of these folks were working class until they lost their jobs and then their homes or apartments. once they are on the street they can get dishwashing jobs but maybe not much more... and like most folks, they have their pride...
Something else to thank Biden, dimocrats, and open borders for.
Well Queens is the cheapest, probably by now $1800 is average for a legitimate unit. An illegal unit might run $450-900.
The winters in Kansas are brutal.
Don’t forget the WEF!
You beat me to it but I must add
1930s - Hoovervilles
2020s - Obamavilles
2020s - Bidenvilles he has the highest record and more
dangerous
In Kansas you can stay warm and comfortable for a fraction of the income needed in cities. And if you’re willing to work, obey the law, and are not a complete a-hole you will make friends.
RVs ain’t cheap.
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