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New York leaders pledged to take action against a surge of homeless people sleeping on empty subway trains during the city's coronavirus crisis. | Luis, who says he recently became homeless and lost his job, repacks his belongings on subway train as the outbreak of the coronavirus continues in New York.
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Photos and video showing the homeless seeking shelter in the Big Apple's underground transit system have circulated widely on social media this week, sparking outrage. | A man sleeps on a New York subway train as the outbreak of the coronavirus continues in New York.
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New York's lockdown, implemented in mid-March, has resulted in a 90 percent drop in riders, freeing up space on trains and in stations for people who sleep on the streets. | A man who is living in the New York subway system sleeps in a relatively empty station.
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Social media users sympathetic to the plight of the homeless say they are forced to go underground because of a lack of other options, with cafes closed due to the lockdown.
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A man who is living in the New York subway system sleeps in a relatively empty station.
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A man sleeps on a New York subway train.
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A man sleeps on a New York subway train.
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A person sleeps on a New York subway train.
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A person sleeps on a New York subway train.
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A woman sleeps on a New York subway train.
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A man sleeps on a New York subway train.
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