New York City homeless population nears 60,000, over 40% are children

A man who says he is homeless sits on 5th Ave. as shoppers pass, looking for Black Friday sales, in New York November 29, 2013. Black Friday, the day following Thanksgiving Day holiday, has traditionally been the busiest shopping day in the United States.     REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS) - RTX15XKS

A tangle of skyrocketing rents, stagnant wages, evictions and a lack of affordable housing has led to a boom in homelessness in New York City. The latest figures show 57,448 people sleeping in shelters, and approximately 40 percent are children.

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