BLAINE GIVES THE COAT OFF HIS BACK TO...

Magician and endurance artist David Blaine will donated the coat off his back and performed magic tricks for people who donated coats to the 20th Annual New York Cares Coat Drive on Monday, December 22nd. The event took place at Noon,  mid-park near the Christmas Tree at The Pond at Bryant Park.  After donating his own coat, Blaine went  coatless for the event to highlight the challenges the homeless face during the dead of winter.  Now through the end of December, New Yorkers can donate adults and children’s coats at The Pond at Bryant Park and at hundreds of locations throughout the five boroughs including all NYPD Police Precincts, Grand Central Terminal, New York Penn Station, the Port Authority Bus Terminal, Oz Moving and Storage locations, the US Coast Guard Recruiting Station, Janovic Plaza Paint and Decorating Centers, and Time Warner Cable stores. New York Cares Coat Drive -- one of the largest of its kind in the United States – collects more than 80,000 winter coats each year.  Since 1989, New York Cares has collected more than one million coats and distributed them to homeless shelters, agencies serving seniors, and community organizations supporting people in need throughout the city.