Content categorized as Ward 2

Street Sense vendors react to downtown bench removal

Multiple Street Sense vendors give their opinions on bench removal in the downtown area.

Foggy Bottom residents press Mayor Bowser to tighten restrictions on homeless encampments

Mayor Bowser faced residents who were pushing for tighter restrictions on encampments in their neighborhood.

Franklin Square Park will close for renovations this fall

Street Sense Media artist and vendor Reginald Black writes about a D.C. park closing.

Vigil held for presumably homeless men struck by an SUV

Two men were struck and killed on July 10 in James Monroe Park when an SUV barreled off of Pennsylvania Avenue and into the park bench where they had been sitting.

This map shows even more starkly how inequitably distributed DC’s affordable housing is

A 2018 map of DC illustrates the major inequities of available affordable housing in high-income areas of DC and concentration in a few lower-income areas.

Apartment development proceeds behind the Masonic Temple despite pushback from new Dupont civic group

Plans for a new 150-unit apartment building in Ward 2 ignited frustration among members of the Dupont East Civic Action Association – a group that opposes the project.

Uptown Saturday Night at the Church of the Epiphany

The Congressional Chorus pleased audiences during two performances of their show “Jazz Hot!” at the Church of the Epiphany

Haiku II (In Chinatown)

Vendor Frederic John shares a poem about one of DC’s most well-known areas.

The mayor and park police are mishandling homeless encampments

A graduate student at George Washington University identifies how to better handle homeless encampments in the District.

This Christmas, a man celebrates the 10th anniversary of reuniting with his family 

Jeffery McNeil’s story of what led him to being homeless, and how he dealt with it.

The Crane of Damocles

A man experiencing homelessness writes a poem on a crane that has been looming over Georgetown after the stop of construction.

Activists petition community to support a D.C. Council vote on public bathrooms in 2018

For the last four years, a small group of community activists has pushed for access to public restrooms in downtown Washington, D.C. They managed to influence the introduction of legislation to pursue this goal, but are worried it will not receive a vote.

Candlelight vigil for missing and murdered women

The National Museum of the American Indian hosted a candlelight vigil in honor of the Native American women who have been murdered or are currently missing.

Long sought-after downtown day center to open for homeless community

$1.7 million grant from Bowser to pilot a center homeless advocates have been requesting for a decade

Counter-protests reject white supremacist rally but disrupt homeless community

On Sunday, one year after the events of Charlottesville, a second white supremacy rally, in the nation’s capital, was met with overwhelming opposition. “Unite the Right 2” was over before it began and organizers backed away before their small demonstration was scheduled to commence.

Many people struggle to understand extreme poverty in America

Artist/Vendor James Davis recounts his experiences with foreign students in a homeless challenge program.

Homeless people are displaced often. One man’s solution: Keep your stuff on wheels

The District government cleared a camp in Foggy Bottom, one of several in recent years at the the same location. A bystander gave his account of the clean-up.

D.C. cleans homeless camp without evicting tents

On Feb. 8 a representative from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services and a crew of public works employees cleaned up an E street encampment but did not remove the tents.

LAST WORDS: OFF TO AN EXCITING START

Christina, an Editorial Intern, shares her experiences at Street Sense.

House passes bill allowing the District to renovate Franklin Square Park

Bill that allows the District to work with the National Park Service to maintain and operate Franklin Square Park passes in the House of Representatives