NYPD Commissioner Bratton Says Panhandlers Would Move on if They Didn’t Get Money — But Advocate Says ‘He’s Mistaken’

Police Commissioner Bill Bratton offered a radical solution Monday for those offended by New York’s homeless: Rely on your common cents.

Speaking to reporters at City Hall, Bratton said panhandlers would disappear if people stopped plunking coins in their cups.

“My best advice to the citizens of New York City — if this is so upsetting to you, don’t give,” he said.