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NYC cop buys boots for homeless man, photo goes viral

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A tourist's snapshot of a New York City police officer giving new boots to a barefoot homeless man in Times Square has created an online sensation. Jennifer Foster, a tourist from Florence, Ariz., took a cellphone picture of Officer Larry DePrimo giving the man the all-weather boots and socks on a frigid night in Times Square on Nov. 14.

 

'Golden-voiced' homeless man lands radio spot

'Golden-voiced' homeless man lands radio spot

An Internet video of a homeless man showing off his self-described “God-given gift of a great voice” has landed him a spot on a local radio show, a dream job with the Cleveland Cavaliers and a house. “The Cleveland Cavaliers just offered me a full-time job and a house! A house! A house!” Ted Williams said while appearing on a morning radio show in Columbus called “ Dave and Jimmy.”

 

PimpThisBum.com nets 50K for homeless man

When Sean Dolan saw signs being carried by homeless people, he saw an opportunity.

 

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