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  • Death at Occupy NOLA Campsite Attributed To Alcohol Abuse

    11/11/2011 7:52:17 AM PST · by chemicalman · 10 replies
    99.5 WRNO ^ | Friday, November 11, 2011 | The Associated Press
    The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office says a man found dead in a tent at the Occupy New Orleans camp in Duncan Plaza across from City Hall was homeless and died of complications from prolonged alcohol use. While others in the campground knew him only by nicknames like "Old School" and "Curley," coroner's investigator John Gagliano identified the man as Ronald Howell, a 53-year-old homeless man from Kansas. A town in Kansas had not yet been determined. Detectives suspect Howell's body may have been in the tent for two days before it was discovered Tuesday.
  • Trendy NYC Enclave Overrun By 'Gutter Punks' [Williamsburg, Brooklyn]

    07/17/2009 7:59:36 AM PDT · by ETL · 32 replies · 1,935+ views
    WBZTV.com ^ | July 17, 2009
    It Appears Transients From All Over The Globe Converging On Bohemian Williamsburg -- And Residents Are FuriousPanhandling, Drugs Taking Over Parts Of Hip Brooklyn Neighborhood BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CBS) -- There's a neighborhood in Brooklyn that's known for being trendy and hip, but some residents say the Bohemian reputation is drawing a group of transient people from around the world known as "gutter punks" and it's now turning into a squatter invasion. And as CBS station WCBS-TV found out some are fighting to get them out of the neighborhood. Some call Northside Williamsburg along Bedford Avenue the new Greenwich Village, with...