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New York police officer's inspiring kindness shows city at its finest

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New York police officer's inspiring kindness shows city at its finest

I'm not a big fan of Andrea Peyser, a columnist with the New York Post. But last week, she wrote a good piece on what's becoming the blockbuster story of the new Christmas season: A young police officer buys a pair of boots for a homeless man on a bitterly cold evening. Take a couple of minutes and read this uplifting story.

Click here for more of the New York Post's coverage of the story.

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