Tent City in Lakewood, New Jersey, has been a temporary, makeshift settlement for many homeless people.



This Tent City is a "living demonstration of what the economy is doing to people," said the founder of this place.

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A lawsuit in 2011 between the Tent City residents and the Lakewood City, where this tent city is located, generated national media publicity for this makeshift village.

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The Lakewood City seeks to close the site and evict the residents; whereas the Tent City residents counter-claim that the city has not provided adequate support for homeless people.

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A judge has ruled that the homeless of tent city be allowed to stay put -- at least temporarily. The judge asked Lakewood Township representatives and Brigham to come up with a solution to the standoff over the encampment.



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