ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) — Tompkins County Legislator Rich John recently toured ‘the jungle.’

He tells WHCU what he saw in Ithaca’s homeless encampment.

John says the people there need help.

Ithaca’s Common Council has been discussing proposals to build bathroom amenities for the city’s homeless.

FULL INTERVIEW: Legislator Rich John on Ithaca’s Morning News