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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Homeless camped out in the north side of DuPont circle.  Homeless tents in the grass in front of union station.  Homeless tents in key downtown parks/squares.

It's embarrassing for DC as as a city and frankly disgusting.

I was in union station yesterday - first time since the pandemic - and was surprised to see so many tents in the circle out front.  I had to go to the bathroom before catching a train and almost threw up while squeezing past the awful smelling homeless people going in and out of the bathroom with all their belongings in tow.  What the heck kind of city are we living in??  Business people and families need places like union station and public space to be clean, hygienic, and safe.

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Just an FYI - that's been the bathroom situation in Union for years not just because of the pandemic (similar in Penn Station in NYC etc.). I work next door - haven't been in Union and don't intend to go into it until we resume some sort of normal work life bc I can only imagine that the homeless have taken it over - much more than they already had - when they at least had to stay somewhat in check due to the hordes of travelers. But yeah FYI - it's conventional wisdom that if you're taking Amtrak and need to pee, wait until your train boards and use that bathroom - they're actually cleaned and used by people who are buying $200 tickets so they likely aren't carrying about all of their unwashed belongings with them on a trip to NYC.[/quote]

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