Photo of Officer Giving Boots to Barefoot Man Warms Hearts Online
J. David Goodman at The New York Times writes about a photo of New York police officer Lawrence DePrimo giving a pair of boots to a barefoot man in Times Square. Online, the photo has gone viral, with 1.6 million views by Wednesday. Jose Cano, a manager of the store where DePrimo bought the shoes, said, “We were just kind of shocked. Most of us are New Yorkers and we just kind of pass by that kind of thing.”