On many days, Alpha Manzueta gets off from one job at 7 a.m., only to start her second at noon. In between she goes to a place she’s called home for the last three years — a homeless shelter. Connect With NYTMetro Metro Twitter Logo. Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook for news and conversation. . Enlarge This Image Michael Nagle for The New York Times Alpha Manzueta holds two security guard jobs, one at Kennedy Airport. Enlarge This Image Jabin Botsford/The New York Times Deirdre Cunningham also works two jobs, as a bank teller and as a sales clerk at an electronics store. Readers’ Comments Share your thoughts. Post a Comment » Read All Comments (615) » “I feel stuck,” said Ms. Manzueta, 37, who has a 2 ½-year-old daughter and who, on a recent Wednesday, looked crisp in her security guard uniform, waving traffic away from the curb at Kennedy International Airport. “You try, you try and you try and you’re getting nowhere. I’m still in the shelter.”
Posted on: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 22:04:51 +0000