Paris homeless struggle as winter sets in On a chilly night in northern Paris, Zkigniew does his best to keep warm sleeping outdoors near the Ourcq canal. He, like others taking shelter underneath an elevated metro track, is waiting for a spot to open up in a shelter. With only days left before the New Year, French President Emmanuel Macron's campaign promise of "no one living in streets" by the end of 2017 seems unlikely to be fulfilled.