Report: Police clearing the block — Greensboro’s homeless hangout

Message from a friend today:

haha.. so i have been on the block today.. the fact is..the block isnt the block anymore. the police have taken their trash cans away, and have literally pulled up on the guys up there and told them that they cant stand in front of health serve or the sidewalk anymore. so whatever gpd did, it is taking an affect, bc everyone is talking about how they wont stand on the block anymore bc the popo literally sit across the street..i know its not funny to hear them talking about it..but i say its about damn time. there are alot of ppl who are happy now bc they can actually walk down the sidewalk. im not sure where everyone will be going now, besides the park downtown, and the library///but maybe just maybe, they can turn away from the bottle, and hanging outside all day…well thats the news i have for you…it looks so different up there, without all the guys standing there…

*Popo = police

“The block” is at the intersection of Lee and Eugene Streets, near downtown Greensboro. Most all of the people who hang out there are homeless, formerly homeless or at risk of homelessness. But only a small percentage of Greensboro’s homeless population hangs out on the block, and many of those who don’t resent the negative perception it creates about homeless people in our community.

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