@celticgirl
https://gothamist.com/news/chinatown-cannot-turn-into-a-shelter-town-lunar-new-year-celebration-doubles-as-pep-rally-to-block-proposed-shelter
Manhattan Chinatown has a couple shelters , but now the community is fighting against a new one the city is proposing. Little Italy is next to Chinatown so they are a walking distance away. DC's Chinatown's always had a men's but they added a women's and they are all over one side of 6th Street across from an Chinese old folks home. Can you imagine being an old immigrant working your ass off to survive in America just to be surrounded by drug addicts.
As far as NYC CD salesman, just apologize and say you're broke otherwise they can get violent. Besides, who the hell uses CD's? It's not 1993. We watch music videos on our phones forgodsakes. "Get that stripper money out" is something someone says who's never had a lot of experience with women. Him selling CDs on the streets of Manhattan, believe me, chances are not good. Watch out for the muh dik. YIKES, sorry you had to give that creep the time of day. Stay safe out there!