Clambering down from his tiny coffin-sized shack¹ built into the steel girders of its huge frame, this is the man who lives in Manhattan Bridge.

曼哈顿大桥的钢梁间搭建了一个棺材大小的木棚，他就住在这里。

Calling the New York City landmark² home for the past year, he has managed to quietly come and go - while millions of oblivious³ commuters have rushed past his makeshift wooden home without a second thought or glance.

过去一年，他在纽约这个著名地标安家，每日惊险地爬桥进出临时搭建的木屋，来往行人对这一幕视而不见。

Speaking heavily accented English, the man offered up his name as Joey and said that he had arrived in New York City 13-years previously⁴ from China.

他叫乔伊，接受采访时，他操着具有浓重口音的英语称，自己13年前从中国来到纽约。

Claiming to have suffered a financial loss through gambling⁵, Joey said that for the past year he has called the Manhattan Bridge his home - constructing the base between the girders using wood discarded from nearby Chinatown.

因为赌博输光身家，乔伊过去几年一直住在曼哈顿大桥。他用从唐人街捡来的木板在大桥的大梁之间搭了这个安乐窝。

Indeed, dotted around the shack built into the bridge are evidence of his shanty⁶ construction - wooden boards and used water bottles litter the area.

从桥下木棚四周的物品可以看出屋子的简陋，木板和用过的水瓶杂乱的分布在周围。

The tiny, narrow dwellings⁷ are just big enough for one person to lie down and seem to be protected with bike locks.

木屋的面积只够一个人躺下睡觉，外面用几把单车锁上锁。

The living spaces provide little silence as loud subway trains rumble⁸ by on four different tracks, 24 hours a day.

大桥上有四条铁轨，一天24小时都有地铁从桥上驶过，棚屋根本就静不下来。

The spot Joey is located in is rather dangerous and is at a point in the bike path that is poorly lit and well-trafficked.

乔伊住的地方非常危险，在自行车道那块儿，灯光照不到，来往车辆多。

Last Sunday a cyclst saw Joey climbing to his rustic⁹ nook and mistook him for a jumper, calling 911 to report what he thought was an impending¹⁰ suicide.

上周日一名单车客看到乔伊回家，以为他想跳桥自尽，就向警方报警了。

The NYPD declined to comment to MailOnline regarding the dwellings, and the Department of Transportation has yet to return a message left seeking comment.

到目前为止，纽约警局和交通局尚未对事件作出回应。