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I Tried To Save A Homeless Woman From Freezing & The City Couldn't Help Us


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Carter Maness

Published Feb 11, 2016

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Mayor Bill de Blasio joined volunteers during the early hours of Tuesday, February 9, 2016 to kick-off the Homeless Outreach Population Estimate
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Published Feb 11, 2016

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