"I Hope These Fit You" — The NYPD Officer Who Knelt to Give a Barefoot Homeless Man New Boots: The Story of Larry DePrimo
On a freezing November night in 2012, a young NYPD officer spent $75 of his own money on insulated boots and knelt on the sidewalk to put them on a barefoot homeless man near Times Square. A tourist's photograph of that quiet act of kindness went viral, touching millions of hearts around the world.
Jun 17, 2026