Posted on November 16, 2015 by Cindy Rodriguez in WNYC WNYC, By Cindy Rodriguez The sidewalks near Wall Street are prime real estate for panhandlers like 65-year-old Irrae Davis. There are plenty of tourists, office workers and well-heeled banker types who could potentially help a down-on-his-luck man asking for a few bucks. “I have a sign here and I let them know this is what I need,” Davis said one morning earlier this year. “I need a change of clothes, you know.” Davis is well-liked in the area. The guys who clean the streets brought him white sneakers that someone tossed in a garbage can. Someone else left him a bag of purple grapes. He said he’s never pushy about asking for help, but the police keep saying he is.
