1. HOMELESSNESS IN NEW YORK CITY Group 2: Andrew Ferguson, Jillian Kuver, Nicole Moxam, Michalis Petrou & Indhira Reyes Photography Credit: Allan Tannenbaum

2. As of September 2005, there are more than 32,000 homeless people in New York City.

3. City officials say the number of homeless in the city has dropped by 2,379 individuals from December 2004 to May 2005; the largest decline during any six month period since 1990.

4. More than 4,000 homeless people are estimated to be living on the streets; sleeping on park benches, living in encampments, in subway stations and on trains in New York City.

5. About 90% of homeless people in New York City are black or Latino; 53% percent of New York City's total population is black or Latino.

6. A shortage of affordable housing and an increase in poverty are often causes for homelessness.

7. Mayor Bloomberg set a goal to reduce homelessness in New York City by two-thirds; reducing the number living on the streets to 1,465 by the year 2009.