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first_reported: 2026-11-09 05:02 EST
updated: 2026-11-09 05:02 EST
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# Manhattan church holds requiem for 9 unclaimed homeless New Yorkers

On All Souls' Day, a Manhattan church held a requiem Mass honoring homeless people whose bodies were never claimed after their deaths.

Section: [Housing & Homelessness](/new-york/section/housing.md) · Entities: none

## Coverage

- [The New York Times – N.Y./Region](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/09/nyregion/unclaimed-homeless-burials.html), 2026-11-09 05:02 EST: A Funeral for 9 New Yorkers Who Died Lonely Deaths in a Brutal Winter

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