Naomi Starss

An adventuresome youth in Coney Island

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Interviewee:
Naomi Starss
Interview Date:
July 31 2010

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Naomi Starss shares this story from her youth about getting in trouble with the police for panhandling with a girlfriend in Coney Island when they were fourteen years old. She describes how they made friends with a good-looking policeman who protected them from other officers who wanted to kick them out of the Bowery. These are Naomi's photos from that time in her life.