Valued Vendor or Neighborhood Nuisance?

On a sun-soaked Sunday afternoon, the corner of West 73rd Street and Broadway is a pinwheel of colors. Men and women hurriedly walk by, iPhones, Zabar’s bags and Starbucks cups in tow. Some scurry into the Chase bank while others wander into the sample sale being held in the adjacent space.

As the sounds of Beyonce’s “Irreplaceable” pour from a nearby speaker set, Kirk Davidson, 51, nods along to the beat, his foot tapping in time. Read more