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NadzInTheCity OP t1_irkizcq wrote

Reply to comment by red__what in Scared of Walking Outside by NadzInTheCity

The day I moved in, I saw the homeless man mentioned above (who basically lives on the corner) violently start punching a car window at a red light because the driver wouldn’t give him money. The next day, I saw a naked man pooping on the side walk a block downtown from my apartment - I saw him again this past May skipping down the street naked in a rainstorm. Those things didn’t freak me out though. I feel like i’ve started hearing about violent crimes far more often starting in June.

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Grass8989 t1_irkjqe0 wrote

The squeegee men are back for sure. They’re in East Harlem off the FDR also, almost every day, and scream at you/hit your car if you don’t give them cash.

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NadzInTheCity OP t1_irkkfmh wrote

He’s actually just a guy that approaches cars at the red light when they’re about to turn to go to the tunnel. He doesn’t offer any services or anything. After I saw him hit the car, I asked my super about him - he said the guy has been here for 20 years and my super has never heard of him attacking or hurting anyone.

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