A luxury hotel is occupied by homeless squatters and a new government is briefly declared in its lobby.

"Historically, the homeless squatters have always proven to be more resilient than the government," said Mary Brosnahan, executive director of the Coalition for the Homeless.

Present are a homeless squatter named Adele (who acts as an occasional commentator) and Calvin, the owner of the property.

After being vacated in 1980, it was inhabited by homeless squatters and nicknamed "Hotel Hell".

This included homeless squatters and bikers who dealt hard drugs, along with a substantial number of undercover officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

His victims, after all, were only a bunch of homeless squatters.

Nonetheless, many homeless squatters" already live in the unoccupied units in public housing, Mr. Van Gorkom conceded.

The official confirmed a September report published in Newsday that said investigators were focusing on a homeless squatter who might have set the fire.

Because it was a preferred location among homeless squatters, overnight camping was recently banned in the park.

They were just squatters, nameless, faceless, homeless.