Yes do it. There's lots of uhm... "Interesting" older people that could possibly be homeless to talk to, too.
My downtown has a great homeless shelter but they aren't open during the day as an attempt to encourage people to find jobs.
It's always been bad here, but not as bad as my hometown. It's always been bad there and last time I visited, people were literally selling cocaine on the street corner and no one batted an eye.
Wow must been in projects? I had to move to the West Country were its steamin hot -.-. I hate it here