Lee Stringer

Lee Stringer is an American writer who lived unhoused with a substance use disorder in New York City from the early 1980s until the mid-1990s. He is a former editor and columnist of Street News. His essays and articles have appeared in a variety of publications, including The Nation, The New York Times, and Newsday. He currently lives in Mamaroneck, New York. He is the author of Sleepaway School and Grand Central Winter: Stories from the Street. Stringer also took part in a d…