Posted on February 10, 2014 by Chris Meyer in Columbia Spectator Columbia Spectator, By Chris Meyer If you ever find yourself walking down Amsterdam Avenue on a particularly frigid evening, take notice of the line of grates in the sidewalk of 114th Street behind John Jay. On most days, the grates emit a column of hot steam, which slowly rises over the sidewalk and dissipates before it reaches the street. It is just a part of my daily walk home. And almost equally inevitable is the small cluster of homeless men and women who gather at these grates each night, shielding themselves with tattered jackets and warming themselves in the steam.
