Although the article mentions that the protestors in the Lower East Side vacant lot owned by JP Morgan Chase were arrested, the two points brought up in this article pertain both to tarps as shelter. Although this blog, as mentioned before, doesn’t advocate using a blue tarp as permanent shelter, the material is used often in shelter situations, such as a damaged roof or in camping in case of rain. The article mentions that the protestors had created a city much like the Hoovervilles in the 1930s and this was constructed primarily out of tarps. In actual modern Hooverville-like communities, tarps are often the preferred shelter material of choice, and they are combined with other materials, ranging from furniture parts to old office cubicle walls, to form a tent.

The other case this article mentions is that the area should be used as a homeless shelter instead of remaining empty. With more people homeless, the city needs additional shelter for them and, instead of having a wasted lot, the plot of land should be developed into something, especially a place to help the homeless or others in need.