When Nabi Yisrael left his Hyde Park apartment last year after his rent increased, he had to put most of his belongings into storage. The 51-year-old, who has multiple sclerosis and uses a power wheelchair to get around, didn’t have a home anymore.
For nearly six months since then, Yisrael bounced around between his friends and families’ apartments, carrying the necessities in a travel case — two pairs of jeans, a few pairs of shoes and five shirts, he said. For someone who prides himself on his fashion sense, it was a difficult transition.
“I’ve been wearing the same clothes since October,” Yisrael said in a recent interview. “Since October.”…