NYer of the Week: Johnny Merizalde Provides Showers for the Homeless

By John Schiumo New York City

PUBLISHED 2:26 PM ET Feb. 25, 2017

NY1 VIDEO: Our New Yorker of the Week helps those in need wash away self-doubt and restore their dignity. John Schiumo introduces us.

Johnny Merizalde folds each towel with kindness and care. The 62-year-old makes it his responsibility to provide a warm shower to those without a home.

“We never know what happens tomorrow," Merizalde said. "We never know. I'm here right now maybe tomorrow I sleep in the train. So you have to have a heart."