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Truth tellers beggars on New York trains reveal hardships
A New York feature follows panhandlers who claim honest stories to earn money. It profiles HIV positive Phil Esposito, veteran truth tellers like Pancho Tiriado, Tyrone Mathis, and EZ E Tony Owens, showing how their appeals, signs, and poems move commuters while authorities log thousands of homeless contacts.
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New York
Philip Esposito
Esposito
Joy Clifford
Long Island
Phil
Panhandlers
Tommy L. Simms
Simms
Michael Stoops
National Coalition For the Homeless
Washington, D.C
Stoops
Tures
Tiriado
Lenora Desouza
Thiado
Tyrone Kimble Mathis
Mathis
Times Square
Grand Central Station
Atlantic City
Burgundy Motor Inn
Tony Owens