A homeless man who showed โkindness on rainy dayโ has inspired others pay it forward.ย
New York City was recently hit with a rainstorm that flooded the Bedford Avenue subway station in Brooklyn. It also created a huge, unavoidable puddle. Thatโs when Zahir McDonaldย โ who panhandles there daily โ stepped in to help. โThese people help me every day, I got to do something about it,โ he explained. A video clip showed Zahir helping commuters walk on a piece of wood he found while he stood in the ankle deep water.ย
Jen Winston was so inspired by what she called a โbeautiful New York momentโ that she stopped to record it. When she laterย posted the clipon Instagram, it quickly received over 60,000 likes. Once the kind stranger was identified, she launched a GoFundMethatโs already exceeded its $5,000 goal. McDonald, whoโs been homeless since losing his job in 2014, said heโs extremely grateful for the outpouring of support.
Source:ย CBS Local