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Homeless Man Who Got Boots From Cop Hid Shoes, Still Barefoot, Wants Money for Photo

After Officer Lawrence DePrimo knelt beside a barefoot man on a bitterly cold November night in Times Square, giving him a pair of boots, a photo of his random act of good will quickly took on a life of its own — becoming a symbol for a million acts of kindness that go unnoticed every day and a reminder that even in this tough, often anonymous city, people can still look out for one another.

Source: New York Times. Read full article. (link)

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