Everything about the backpack is about hope..
We understand that it’s not going to cure homelessness;
we don’t pretend it’s going to cure homelessness.
But it does say to somebody, ‘Hey, you know what? We care.’
-Jeffrey Newman in 2020.
NYTimes Obituary quoted above by Clay Risen HERE
Non flammable candlelight vigil Sunday July 19th (2026) 1:30pm
Delancey between Forsyth and Chrystie, Sara Roosevelt Park
