It’s been reported that there has been a 39% increase in street homelessness in New York City since 2016 and an average of 60,000 people spend their nights in city shelters.
A research notes that as inequality rises, the rich and poor are increasingly unlikely to interact with one another due to segregated neighborhoods by housing prices.
This lack of interaction is also shown in an experiment done in New York City that shows New Yorkers walking pass their own family member, not realizing their identities, only because they have been dressed as street homeless. It awakens us into realizing how much we are numb to these people on the street, just because they live on the street.
Even though we mainly rely on our cellphones to communicate with others, we have the advantage of access to internet through various ways yet it is not the same for street homeless.
They have to resort to free wifi from public places, and the LinkNYC kiosk has become their favorite spot to use internet.
So, the 1088 kiosks over New York City can become communication devices to connect both New Yorkers.
LinkNYC can be a platform for homeless to post their needs which will be advertised on the screen to grab pedestrian’s attention and receive immediate help.
The posting will also show up on an application linked to the kiosk where the location and time of the posting will be highlighted to spread the information to wider range of people. This way, the user can view people’s needs conveniently and check the location to match the resource they can give to help within their time schedule.
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