Lakewood's Tent City

Holdouts at the Tent City homeless camp in Lakewood plan to stay until they're forced out by the municipality according to one official.

Homeless encampments at the Jersey Shore are reeling from a fire death at one and a threat to shut down a separate one.

Here’s a question. Theoretically if you don’t have any money and you commit an offense that carries a fine – how then are you supposed to be expected to pay that fine? That’s what might be going through the minds of the residents of Lakewood’s Tent City since, come Monday, if they’re found using campfires fueled by wood to stay warm, they will be ticketed and fined...

A large fire broke out at Lakewood's Tent City late Tuesday night.

Vowing not to forget New Jersey's downtrodden, state Senator Barbara Buono (D-18) met denizens of Lakewood's Tent City face to face Thursday in a derivative step on her campaign trail to become the state's next governor.

The Democrat running for New Jersey governor toured a homeless encampment near the Jersey shore on Thursday, where she criticized Gov. Chris Christie's handling of economic issues affecting the poor and promised tent city residents she would not forget them if she becomes governor.

Lakewood's Tent City is Ocean County's most sensitive social issue. A new documentary, Destiny's Bridge, making it's debut in Red Bank tonight, hopes to bring new awareness.

Lakewood Township has torn down about 20 illegal tents in Tent City.

Dennis and Judi discussed how tent cities are popping up more frequently around NJ and whether or not NJ Legislature should do something about them or just leave them.

Residents of a New Jersey homeless encampment will not be evicted from their tents in the woods without being offered indoor housing for at least a year under terms of an agreement reached Friday.