Columbus Circle is home to about 15 homeless people who sell books and collect cans for a living.

"They were always collecting cans," he said of the dead couple.

"When the checks ran out, he'd collect cans for money," she said.

Wait until after the city's lunch hour to collect cans.

David Turner, 52, said he made $10 a day collecting cans.

I don't want to be out there collecting cans.

He also protected a homeless man who was collecting cans.

"All he does is take his shopping cart and collect cans."

My son's football team spent the day collecting bottles and cans for their fundraising drive.

According to witnesses, a man collecting cans in the park walked up to the couple and talked to them briefly.