The other day, this letter came to my attention on the New Jersey 101.5 Facebook page about the demolition of Lakewood’s Tent City from user Lisa Rose Ferrara
She wrote the following, in part:
Today, police descended on Tent City of Lakewood, NJ, checking resident IDs and marking tents for demolition...
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.
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.