In my first year in Manhattan, I was walking down E. 53rd at Park n my way to the 6 train on Lexington at about 9pm. There were only a couple people on the street.
A black teen thug walked up from behind me and next to me and said, "Gimme fi dollar."
I said "What"?
He said "Gimme fi dollar."
I said "F- You."
He said "Gimme fi dollar or that dude in front of you is going to stab you."
At that point I noticed that he was working with a buddy who was walking a head of me, but then slowed down trying to corner me.
Immediately I walked right across 53rd to the other side of the street very directly, but didn't run.
They did the same thing.
I increased the speed of my walk and they didn't.
So I was able to make it to Lexington and get into a cab.
I'm sure they mugged someone else that night.
It was really like the discovery channel. Two predators. But they're probably dead now or in prison. Thank goodness for Giuliani. I wish he was still mayor.
Poltically Incorrect Observation Alert: Da Bruthas are not as easily intimidated as Latinos, Asians, or whites. The first two groups, in my experience, tend to run at the first sign of aggressiveness.