What’s it Like Growing Older in the NYC Homeless Shelter System? Posted on June 5, 2019 by Roshan Abraham in CityLimits.org Alvin Peterson, a 63-year-old resident of Samaritan Village’s homeless shelter on East 53rd Street, was having trouble breathing last December. His breathing had been getting worse for years, owing to very severe emphysema and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary D ..Read More