Well, there isn't much to say about poverty except the same old stuff: it sucks. And we also hear the same old thing about the city itself: its infested with drunks and poverty-ridden. But there is one thing thats interesting and related to my topic of symbols: we finally see the cross come into play. Sonya gives Raskolnikov a cross similar to hers to give him strengh for the upcoming days (assuming he confesses, of course), which really gets Raskolnikov thinking hard about confessing to the crime. And, to go a little more in depth, I think the cross symbolizes Raskolnikov's redemption and his turning over to God, and the cross may play an even bigger role in the upcoming chapters.
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