---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gothamist <gothamist@lists.wnyc.org> Date: Mon, Dec 23, 2024, 9:30 AM Subject: The journey of a package stolen from an NYC doorstep To: <g@xny.io> Also, NYPD arrests suspect in deadly F train incident. View this email in a browser. <https://view.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=feca5452f2064b5facf320b464a01df454438c1fa737bea881c25af99b07bba712817752a832d50d909e00168fb585b09b277acb45dd358b885de9784b140925f1bf9b39b34e9338786dd4c4523b2b18> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38fc50a9d32695d4e7d0f9f00861d6a2ae9cfb94b0dc99c25354f04e3c10dd8b50d73269043aa9eea66e1204dc66a8c9d8bc9e8b914ad68a887> Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? 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It’s Monday morning in New York City and we wanted to figure out what happens to a package after it's stolen <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f61a1d8b9753c714563435c82b9bc234c8c5d58346a4bf942184bc0b6e2f9d8abb3b70d76838433a8e9120d5b6646bda40850d5c11827ab92> . The holiday season is high time for *package thieves*, which meant it was also a good time for our reporters to conduct an experiment that involved placing tracking devices in three Amazon packages and then using them as bait for potential porch pirates. The bait turned out to be too enticing as all three of the boxes we prepared were quickly stolen from the stoops we set them up on. Where did they end up? Well, you’ll have to read our story to find out. <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f6b08fe3ead7d53ff916b7aa8e69a179ee25dcc750ba2099641c52055fd81a88a276ea9bb90d027ca89d128af387010178e6abba8dcfc96c5> Here’s what else is happening: - Gov. Kathy Hochul spent Sunday morning discussing some state issues, including the installation of surveillance cameras <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f66a8cdad94e0a1a84c7ab90d2e45213cbc06f37ca82d4e547a45402a2392a5e88f9492e5973199bc533fb3f88accc2c44bc9371a5b232140> on every subway car. Hours later, authorities said that the on-board *cameras* helped them arrest a suspect <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f12bc0bdf9e3bb1c32db3aa8db979435e3c6a6973b352fd5b2b1cc7e3f2a79444fd8cee99f268d2de2aff935b5f32bb984a476262b5cbb2a7> who allegedly *set a woman on fire* aboard an F train in Brooklyn that same day. - *Amtrak* said riders in and out of New York should expect "significant delays" <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f08c33d4ebaf8b18d9866b4ce1b1223c7c5d322e003e06698dcb367a62dc0f678ce6d76da57c6edf20dacbca78235a7d60d33ef1ddcd75fe7> Monday, after downed overhead wires temporarily suspended all service between New York and Philadelphia over the weekend. - Earlier this month, we covered the plight <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f3567339166fcf5d30a53c9b617fb7864d5cae05408478d074af402651c6ff741ab20ee9574bb3c75a67b93ffab6c89140702b7d461238f11> of three tenants who sued their Brooklyn landlord for the return of their security deposit. We’re happy to report they finally got their money back <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f94a8bdcae28f3b01e9dd34966532a8b161d655f0dc140b103c4255404cc6c827a8e31f0f1fa4dc5ecd5cb503ec1c6c6d3f45e73a6a32380a> . - Over the past two decades, this Midtown kindergarten class <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f31fa2e819029dde5077f68813e048a2194e736619f438b2ca84316e4cadb6b5de57ec1dc751d994013addd6663768da093be547bb0fc0818> has gotten some big-time Broadway visitors in a pretty low-key tradition. Their latest guest was of the *‘Wicked’ *variety. - Whether you’re already on your way out of town for a *holiday vacation*, or stepping out soon, here are some tips <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38fde122ebec9bfc3c0714590cfff9910abbd5a1bc2935c24c58f99b95526d1092deabdb492d50e9791371a4ae0044b79af4d791a34db633c1b> for navigating this busy travel season . - You may have some questions about the complex case of *Luigi Mangione*, the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. We have some answers <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f6624050877f29fe676461aa1fb3ca0ac8ccd515934ebcba8c0dd4cfbf802ce34a859df74d1cad1d4dd995b5388d838da623e91db63e30f07> . - It was a chaotic weekend <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f97c438a26b8ddc9ce26ba91e4c7b5a2f069b98e753b66a65ad165e94eb57adfc8c939cecb1e63f93e22488309f4444afa2b3c157a7d81135> for the *NYPD* as the head of the department’s Internal Affairs Unit was forced out on Saturday less than a day after Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey resigned amid sexual assault allegations. <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f825c57c1655b167d6206980af22e099e21af11d2989ceb2215db9cf76378efd71b81decae9cea2e02b1990aa733625557f89d3fd77e1faa7> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38fb93d25235b270453f17d45b4022440caf6da4600bbd9ba858466de580a5109692bedc8efd399b2dbc4c7ccc17aa5975bcdaef1f5014c39bc> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38ff214ed43b2bcc303a8ca09bed2ea4867ca98c8bd01a72c6ab48c3d6d1c9fa5021f69fbb2578eeeb8e9faf73dcfeb3b1d5a5a31947eeaacd0> - *Snow days *are so back in New York City. Here are some of the best places to go sledding <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38ff8ef526103c167ae9345ef7490ced99e62da3cdb0da7e5efbaa6de4d1ea663739893fbaf430be6088dcb297bbab7c931fff2b24a1c6bd026> in each of the boroughs. - The *window displays* at the Aritzia store on Fifth Avenue are decked out with animatronic puffer jackets that seem to be unintentionally mimicking <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f3fa95bf2a1de1f0ea13e613ec460051c600ec9d207ddf27e4bcedff7d18544b163c5a41a30df82958ebaf7e028a49a26950822caff0282cf> Donald Trump’s signature dance moves. - Would you pay $450 <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38ff7bea478a443c7467e754fe8924b8bcc4622de4090d22920d29792c8a592ef05a273c0898f2872496ed6efbde73b9cf4cee05f07d4611710> for a VIP, 25-minute visit with *Santa*? - Robert Kennedy Jr., incoming head of the Department of Health and Human Services, is hoping to *ban sugary drinks* from being eligible for food stamps, and big soda companies are not happy <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f1c407f4cbf7645193373f899e76809bcf826b2f141d0353cc9afd14d6f763c33f2ad930514a79fb4ccad5d62094201f8d751e81a5da4c57e> about it. - President-elect Donald Trump has some plans of his own for his next term, including reversing an Obama-era name change <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38fabefb39b14a2de369b4fd09e2ad61470e395ee99b5363893e213f33b5c77fa79f0762a8026fd279b07970f29b6d45f47ecaf9731cbd2889b> of the tallest mountain in North America. Back in 2015, Mount Mckinley was renamed *Denali Mountain*, a name chosen by Alaskan natives. Trump says he wants to change the name back in honor of William McKinley, our 25th president. - How prepared are we <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f4fd3e7c830fc1750a179f4a0baa01b938a0fcbc2c3badaab5d13dc4065ecb696129c10a2065235a564d5a19df118f3e66cd229032eb42531> actually for *bird flu*? - *The Container Store* filed for bankruptcy protection <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f1b842701da2d9d7028257f6b3fe1270c88e0124f884ac3e5d74d2b046b893e7c5252e956879043f3e94f12c7d7a6fb8a0b20a4007db582d4> on Sunday as it struggles to survive with steep competition from stores like Target and Walmart. <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f4c78eb3b98e0ab29cdcbcbe9134a9749cd7e8cb4b4bf2f7d55f39ad819dddece2729ee0669a6416e5ffe5767584697339565ddbe8cdec3ba> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f4c78eb3b98e0ab29cdcbcbe9134a9749cd7e8cb4b4bf2f7d55f39ad819dddece2729ee0669a6416e5ffe5767584697339565ddbe8cdec3ba> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f7b242157c1eadb6333d272e8853f284f2b5eac072beb40c955140a380b458be70c6b98f190ac16a7ab49f1022bf534384137c58c7e8b21b9> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38fe06f6c98806301adbad979fbf3a1a65fcf8f2434197c470abbf08bec1e6445a1c6884d61a96d3b00fb5516502caa5b1066a2e28ee840168f> “It’s almost like playing the lottery where you don't know if you’re gonna win." <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38ff88f373aecd1f1414dedbc5a0c43a1eb8308e1cbff6115e66b1fe5216be3c02ef599d78136d4e1f989b963762c72ab49dd5069658cb0b03c> - Ben Stickle, criminal justice professor at Middle Tennessee State University, DISCUSSING PACKAGE THIEVES. <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f0e5a610872dff2009ad8a79b281051098a8118937067ffdfb9a1fe11dcfa31d7a70c434f17fa93d1c7e86ec230defb56db49aee1d16f0005> More from Gothamist <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f5c6c03b9f45e78d8e432efa70c3af92afe85a0271a172eee8df71019de97282933e7615e79b6fbd5970a99ac9f5222506e7bd948ef14a232> 9 NYC New Year’s Eve parties to close out 2024 <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=50ec6035e497c38f76a570a8e3b15fae7b96189635ee2e9d1a5a815d4cc795fd6520917fbc7e1cb6409a058a71bf67f167a74683fa2d8168d0304f7c17ad4f3c> Time is just a construct, and this rock of ours continuously orbits the sun. 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