A few more replies to my kind respondents:
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Originally Posted by lestatar
@OP: Man, that sucks. I know that exact Starbucks you are talking about...  |
If you know the spot, then you know its clientele consists of tourists and scavengers. None of the integrity of real NYC neighborhoods applies. It's like drinking coffee in a crowded bus station: Watch your stuff and don't flaunt your toys.
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Originally Posted by SolRaven
That sucks! Did you have you name on the back or anything? I have faith in NY'ers. I had a friend leave his wallet on a pay phone w/ $200. The guy who found it looked inside and called his office on his business card. He got his wallet back with all the cash in it. They guy who found it refused a reward.
Here's hoping you have similar luck.
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Originally Posted by lestatar
^ Indeed, this can happen, even in NYC. But I think in this case, even with a name/contact info...probably not. |
I very much appreciate the optimism, SolRaven, but in this case, lestatar is right. Besides which, 9/11 and the recession have slid back the collective lid of civility, giving many New Yorkers a surviving castaway's desperation. You don't see it as much in Harlem, the Lower East Side or Williamsberg, but we're talking about City Hall, which is like Grand Central or Penn Station.