The crash in Stark Industries stock had bankrupted a great many investors. Peter had not really understood that at first, so he had not even considered the implications.
So, while helping out, Peter began asking some people who looked like new faces at The Charity Ball, hoping to get a clearer understanding of the situation. He had not paid much attention to this sort of thing after coming back.
Tony still had that "Don't worry, everyone, I'm fine" attitude. After Peter learned about the cooperation between Osborn Industries and Stark Industries and heard that they had temporarily stopped the market from falling further, he had not paid much attention to the matter.
To the point that he had nearly forgotten how important these things were to New York City.
Shaking his head at the thought, Peter continued helping out. He first checked whether the several small televisions at The Charity Ball were working properly. After arranging them all, he came to the reception desk, relieved a volunteer who looked busy enough to start smoking, and began handling the relevant matters.
Unexpectedly, there were not many people looking for work among them. Instead, many hoped to rent affordable housing in New York. These former white-collar workers, who usually barely stepped outside their doors, clearly had no idea which districts had cheap housing, or where they could walk for around half an hour to reach an office building housing some major Manhattan company.
They had previously driven from Brooklyn, Queens, or other New York suburbs into Manhattan for work.
Peter was quite familiar with all of Manhattan. As he checked through the local housing contact numbers The Charity Ball had one by one, he realized something: in the past, The Charity Ball had basically contacted the landlords of various apartment buildings and