Ten years ago a hastily organized candlelight vigil protesting homelessness in New York turned into a social lightning rod aimed directly at Mayor Ed Koch. It all began the day after the protest, when the homeless people recruited for the vigil decided to hang around the City Hall Park, since they had nowhere else to go. Writer John Jiler noticed the odd assembly of people while visiting the park that morning. Jiler, who later wrote a book about the event, figured it wouldn't take long before the homeless would be kicked out of the park.