A homeless encampment has taken hold in a Manhattan park just steps from City Hall — with the stench of human waste and garbage spilling across the space as children play nearby. The camp recently cropped up in Columbus Park, where about a half-dozen tents and makeshift shelters were erected under the cover of the.
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A homeless encampment has taken hold in a Manhattan park just steps from City Hall — with the stench of human waste and garbage spilling across the space as children play nearby. The camp recently cropped up in Columbus Park, where about a half-dozen tents and makeshift shelters were erected under the cover of the.
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