Hello, 

First, I require datas on number of homeless death in manhattan (can
be rough numbers).  Is there a certain procedure (or any example of a
procedure) from their death to the burial or cremation (considering a
lot of them don't have family members present to take care of their
death)? What is the percentage of cremation in homeless death?

ask me if you need more clarification. 
comments are appreciated too!

Thank you, 
sincerely, s

it is the usual practice for when homeless people die, for their
bodies to be held until it is possible for the state to see whether
any family is on record. If not, all of them are cremated, unless
otherwise stated in a legal document such as a will etc (although this
is not likely with the homeless). I'm afraid i cant find any numbers
for deaths, but i hope this information is helpful