the Panhandler with the Mother who has wrecked her car

quig · September 2005

Spotted on Vanderbilt/Prospect near Amorina.

I was downright giddy when did his schpiel. I felt like I was with a celebrity.
When I was done I pointed at him and said "you're the gaffler!"His reply "no, Michael Walters" .

It made my day.

anonymous · September 2005

Subject: yup

yup, he hit me up. told us that when he went to the police they called him the N word and how he was going to tell the press about it because he works for ABC.

emily · September 2005

You don't think he could possibly have told you his real name?! :shock:

mc · September 2005

I just googled "Michael Walters" and there is a listing for one right on 7th av. Anybody gonna do a stake-out to see if he's the guy?

lucas · September 2005

Holy shit! Did this guy actually give up his name?!!!! :shock: Please, say it's true!

If this guy's photo gets out there in the papers, my bet is a lot of folks will come forward.

Would be fun to see the local newspapers try and ballpark the numbers... "TK years at TK scams per week equals TK thousand dollars..."

oiseau · September 2005

Sloper wrote: You guys are amazing. I never give money to anybody on the street - never.

I only give money to the local beggars, the regulars. Maybe, just maybe I'll be in trouble and they will be there. Maybe not. If they buy drugs and/or alcohol with it, more power to them.

dailyheights · September 2005

There's also a Michael Walters near St. John's and Utica... However, I think there is about a 0.01% chance that the guy gave out his real name. It's such a typical forgettable/malleable con-artist name.

Michael Walters
1470 Saint Johns Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718) 467 - 6811

Michael H. Walters
92 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 789 - 5127

t-fal · September 2005

Oiseau wrote: [quote=Sloper]You guys are amazing. I never give money to anybody on the street - never.

I only give money to the local beggars, the regulars. Maybe, just maybe I'll be in trouble and they will be there. Maybe not. If they buy drugs and/or alcohol with it, more power to them.

ha! i used to do that too, back in my boston days. they were so appreciative.

rhodamine · September 2005

EmilyM wrote: Then there's the guy (I think it's a different guy) who hangs around outside Natural Land, near the subway exit on Flatbush

i usually buy that guy a beer when i go into natural land, at like 4am, on a beer run. thats the only handout i ever give to anyone, and weve actually become very friendly with each other thanks to those couple of beers

i figure if i can afford the super overpricedness of natural land, i can spare $2 for a beer. he always appreciates it immensely.

anonymous · September 2005

I still think this guy hangs out in front of 192 Park Place in the mornings around 8:00 a.m., plus/minus 15 minutes. Wears a Yankees cap, has the black frame glasses everyone mentions.