‘They have more rights than we do’: NYC co-op residents frustrated as homeless encampment grows, reflecting city’s broader struggles with housing and public safety

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What started as a makeshift shelter with tarps, umbrellas and wooden pallets has transformed into what residents are calling an actual house outside a Kips Bay co-op.

Since February, board members at 311 East 25th Street in Kips Bay have been locked in a months-long standoff with an unhoused couple who created a semi-permanent encampment on the property…

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