Bug at her sidewalk spot near Lincoln Center. She says passersby are sometimes very rude, and sometimes very generous; one gave her $100.
She came to the city for a concert and never left. Now she’s part of the city’s complex culture of street homelessness—where cardboard signs are gold, and you’re either a “crusty” or you’re not.
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