Jimmy Carter's legacy of helping homeless people was forged in NYC

LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) -- A major part of Jimmy Carter's legacy was advocating for impoverished and homeless people worldwide. That effort began with a pair of key milestones that occurred in New York -- one involving seeing the effects of poverty and neglect firsthand in the South Bronx, and the other was an effort to end cycles of deprivation by building affordable housing in the East Village. 

The first of the two events that impacted the 39th president was his visit to Charlotte Street in the South Bronx in 1977...