Two Sides of the Street

As homelessness mounts, the struggle over shelter — and rights — intensifies.

Homeless in Philadelphia:  First of three parts

He hurries past one of the homeless campers on Moravian Street, the Dumpster-lined alley that serves as the service entrance for the Union League club, Le Bec-Fin and his shop, Newman Galleries. The skinny man holds up a cupped palm. "Can you help me?"

Newman pays him no notice. He's preoccupied with a massive bunker on the sidewalk, shaped from layers of blankets, quilts, sheets and plastic, all balanced between bollards, wood pallets, metal drums, and the wall of a parking garage.

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