"Smells of Despair: NYC's Most Pungent Resident Takes Up Residence in Abandoned Church. A growing concern in the East Village has neighbors at their wit's end as a vagrant has made the stoops of an abandoned historic church on East 7th Street his temporary home. The individual, described as having little to no control over his bodily functions, has left a trail of distressing odors in his wake, prompting many to dub him the 'smelliest man in NYC.' As the city struggles to balance the needs of its most vulnerable residents with the quality of life for those living nearby, this story raises important questions about the intersection of homelessness and community standards."
Neighbors are calling the vagrant — who apparently has no control of his bodily functions and has decamped on the stoops of an abandoned historic church on East 7th Street — the smelliest man in NYC.
