Contents Introduction 3 PART ONE THE INFORMAL LIFE OF THE SIDEWALK The book vendor 17 The Magazine Vendors 43 The men without Accounts 81 PART TWO NEW USES OF SIDEWALKS How Sixth Avenue Became a Sustaining Habitat 115 ART THREE THE LIMITS OF INFORMAL SOCIAL CONTROL Sidewalk Sleeping 157 When You gotta Go 173 Talking to Women 188 Accusations: Caveat Vendor? 217
PART FOUR REuL具 TING THE PE自 PLE WH0 WORK THE STREETS The Space Wars: Competing Legalities 231 A Christmas on Sixth Avenue 253 PART FIVE THEc自 NSTRUCTI自N自 F BECENCY A Scene from Jane Street 293 Conclusion 312 Afterword by hakim Hasan 319 Appendix: A Statement on Method 333 Notes 359 Acknowledgments 381
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