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International Herald TribuneSuper-serious civic crusaders gather in New York
By Trymaine Lee NEW YORK: She calls herself Street Hero, says she is a former prostitute, knows martial arts and takes to the city's underbelly to protect women who work the streets. Her uniform includes a black eye mask, a black bustier and black knee-high boots.
Then there is Red Justice, a substitute teacher from Woodside, Queens, who wears red boxer briefs over jeans, a red cape made from an old T-shirt and a sock with eyeholes to mask his identity. He trolls the subways encouraging young people to give their seats to those who need them more.
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"This is a serious job," Lazaros said. "We are out in the streets fighting crime in a legal way. But most of all
we are fighting the worst crime of all, apathy."... snip ...
As the group walked down Broadway, a Manhattan resident known as the Cleanser picked up soggy debris and errant paper bags. She wore a white cape and yellow rubber gloves.
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The Super is a superintendent of a building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, who fixes faucets and does electrical work for people in need. He wore a red cape, a yellow shirt, green suspenders and green tights under black soccer shorts.
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I want to be a superhero when I grow up.
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