This has been one of the coldest winters on record for not just Central New York, but the whole country. New York City is no exception and one group called OckTV, did a social experiment to test the kindness of strangers.
These young men from TrueStoryASA have got it right. How does twerking, planking and joking around on the internet make the world a better place? What you are about to see is still going viral, and that's a good thing. You'll enjoy this 'Make The Homeless Smile' video.
You may not think about it when you pass them on the street, but the homeless had promising lives that were shattered before losing they lost their homes.
Will work for food. Homeless, please help. Those are typical signs panhandlers hold up by the side of the road, hoping passing cars will give them money. Drivers in Portland, Maine see a different sign along the road, one this beggar named Teri calls a public service announcement for driver safety.
A new social experiment from the New York Rescue Mission asks the question, 'If your family was homeless on the streets of New York City would you even recognize them?'
We were walking near the Erie Canal in Utica this past weekend and encountered the domicile of a homeless man - a tent under an overpass, and it got me thinking about homeless people in Upstate New York. In Ithaca, the homeless have taken a part of town as their own and called it the Jungle.
Kenji Nakayama and Christopher Hope buy signs from homeless people in the Boston area for $10 and give them a new hand-painted sign in its place. They also share the stories of these people on their Tumblr Signs for the Homeless to raise awareness.