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The Incongruous CityMrs L sees and hears it on the streets of ManhattanSaturday, January 24, 2009 In my nearly eighteen years of living in New York City, I’ve never seen this until today: a stark naked man walking down Seventh Avenue. It was twenty degrees, and he did not have a single stitch of clothing on. Nothing. Nada. He was young, probably in his mid-twenties, and didn’t look too crazy. It was puzzling. He stopped at the corner of Seventh Avenue and 23rd Street and stood waving his arms and yelling. A street vendor who had a table of scarves for sale at that corner quickly brought one over to him and tried to convince him to tie it around his waist, but it didn’t really do the job. Within a few minutes, a paddy wagon pulled up and three of New York’s finest jumped out, two female officers and one male. The women averted their eyes, and the male officer cuffed the poor guy. While the police officer was holding the naked man up against the van, he made a cell phone call, and apparently got permission to buy a large scarf from the street vendor, which he did, and then wrapped around the guy before guiding him into the van. A crowd had gathered by this time, and a couple of people got out cameras to take pictures. The female officers shooed them away, and the naked guy, at that point quiet and subdued, started shaking with the cold. I felt very bad for him. What drives a young man to take off all his clothes and walk down the avenue in the dead of winter? And what would happen to him once they got him to the precinct? previous | next | back to main page |
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Poor Soul.It makes you wonder what is going on in the lives of these people.If they sent the man you saw to a mental hosptial, I do belive they can only hold him for 72 hours unless he is a threat to self or others.Let hope he has family and better yet family that loves him.
[Posted by Kathleen on 01/27 at 07:40 AM]
DON’T LOOK ETHEL!!!
[Posted by Jan on 01/31 at 01:56 AM]
Of course, in a my own crazed state of mind and just waking up and reading this, makes me wonder if this is Boy George having struck again with another escort and this one was lucky enough to get away!
My best to you Mrs. L! (So glad that you write these pieces, it like a small window in your world. Much respect and love for you!-Chuck)
[Posted by Chuck on 01/31 at 06:51 AM]
It’s also one of those movie images shot to hell. Normally in film, you would see the cop pull out of the car a blanket or something to cover the naked person up. Guess this cop didn’t have time to stop at Target beforehand.
[Posted by Chuck on 01/31 at 07:22 AM]
they will escort him to the local hospital for obsevation. Family will be notified for history, treating doctor will be called. could be drugs caused psychosis.
he’be ticketed, and will go to court. there are minor charges, like disorderly conduct that would be kinder
The Police made him safe and got him to a safe place.
[Posted by NY social worker on 02/09 at 05:56 AM]
Hey cousin-
Well, distant is more like it. My mom’s family is from Friendship AK. Her maternal grandmother was a Cash. I must say Rosanne, your one heck of a singer. I am looking forward to your 100 list album. All the happiness to you!
Best-
James Jordan
Santa Barbara, CA
[Posted by James Jordan on 02/27 at 12:07 AM]
Learned something about total heartfelt compassion reading your story. No tee-hee-hee, no tittering. I realize I have a long way to go yet. There was absolutely nothing funny about the situation, and you made it perfectly clear. I really like the way you think. New music. You would sound great singing “When My Morning Comes Around” Iris De Ment.
[Posted by David Cyphers In Oskaloosa on 03/18 at 01:31 PM]
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