If you pretend to be a monk (or a nun, or a rabbi) it's ok. Just walk out and pester people on the street for donations.
Lenny Bruce, years ago, was actually arrested for impersonating a priest. He claimed the money was going to a leper colony, but it was just going for rent, dope, and more dope. Imagine. ARRESTED. That wouldn't happen now. The proof is the last line of the article below, which stresses that the NYC cops have NOT arrested anyone for the Monk-ey shines.
Besides, these Monks are all ASIAN, so they can claim racial prejudice if you even talk to them. They also fall back on "No speakee English," and fretting and screaming.
GIMME MONEY! ME MONK!
It's a little astonishing that this shit takes place in broad daylight, and in such high profile areas as Bryant Park (which is the food-and-drink picnic area behind the main branch of the N.Y. Public Library on 42nd and 5th Avenue).
Sure, let tourists get fleeced and bullied. It's "Freedom of Speech," which is the same excuse to let unlicensed idiots in Muppet outfits and Superman uniforms demand money in Times Square.
The city is crawling with scams. What's strange about this, is the amount of money being lost in fines. Let me put it this way. If the city simply said, "Here are 10 new Quality of Life officers, who only get paid what they make in fines...." those 10 officers would be MILLIONAIRES.
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