New Flophouses: Chinatown’s Internet Cafes – The New York Times

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New Flophouses: Chinatown’s Internet Cafes

Amid a housing crisis, the Lower Manhattan businesses serve as an unlikely safety net, where people pay as little as $7 a night for a roof over their heads.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/new-flophouses-chinatowns-internet-cafes/?&_r=0&module=Slide&region=SlideShowTopBar&version=SlideCard-6&action=Escape&contentCollection=Blogs&slideshowTitle=New%20Flophouses%3A%20Chinatown%E2%80%99s%20Internet%20Ca

“It’s like prison,” said Harry Jumonji, describing the tense environment of Freedom Zone on Eldridge Street, where he had been staying with his girlfriend for months. “You got to be high to sleep.”