From tourist scams to Ponzi schemes, New York City is full of con jobs.
Terry Williams, professor of sociology at the New School for Social Research and author of Harlem Supers: The Social Life of a Community in Transition (forthcoming), and Trevor B. Milton, assistant professor in social sciences at Queensborough Community College, talk about their new book, The Con Men: Hustling in New York City (Columbia University Press, 2015), which explores the secrets of NYC's con artists and the sociological and psychological perspectives on how and why they operate.
"There’s something about theater that plays into the con…" Terry Williams + @TrevorBMilton talk about con artists. pic.twitter.com/Z8bDvEF2wJ
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) November 12, 2015
A guy was selling a brand new camera for $20, I got a camera box with a piece of wood & shredded newspaper inside @WNYC @BrianLehrer #hustle
— Thencasti (@Thencasti) November 12, 2015
.@BrianLehrer @WNYC Yes indeed. I kept the wood as a reminder and paper weight. lol
— Thencasti (@Thencasti) November 12, 2015