Numbers Grow In Search Of A Safe Haven Across The East End

"This is my fourth winter with Maureen's Haven, and I think this winter has been the biggest challenge. We thought last winter was the biggest challenge when the numbers jumped up initially in the first couple of weeks because of a cold snap in November. Then the numbers shot up and hit highs of 62 in January and February. Now we're talking highs of 82 a night already in January."
Denis Yuen, Program Director, Peconic Community Center

SC6: The Assault On the Lower Middle Class....

That $10,000 Starter House Is Now $500,000.....

When I got back here, I returned with a couple of realistic facts. I know I will never be able to afford a house in Long Island. Even though I will make more being up here, I will eventually end up living in a basement apartment for the next 25 years, until I retire with a nest egg.

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