A Pickpocket's Guide to New York

(newyorker.com)

83 points | by prismatic 3 days ago ago

9 comments

  • DicIfTEx 3 days ago ago

    Somewhat related: A Burglar's Guide to the City https://burglarsguide.com/ looking at urban architecture from the perspective of someone who doesn't use windows the way they're intended

    • cam_l 3 days ago ago

      Cool, made me think of Tschumi's manhattan transcripts, but I see he actually interviewed Tschumi in this book. And I also realise I used to read this guy's blog, crazy to see it is still active ~20 years later.

    • hmahncke 3 days ago ago

      great book!

  • dgacmu 3 days ago ago

    Funny that it's in the new yorker - they had a great video of Apollo Robbins about 13 years ago demonstrating some pickpocketing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoUSO_Mj1TQ

    • pimlottc 3 days ago ago

      This article links to their early piece on Apollo Robbins in the first paragraph

      • dgacmu 3 days ago ago

        It does, but the video is later than their original profile and not linked, and I thought it was interesting actually seeing him in action. It's one of the higher quality videos of him.

  • qaz_plm 3 days ago ago
  • snvzz 3 days ago ago

    Crazy idea: Putting them in Prison, so that the rest of us can live in peace.

    • AngryData 2 days ago ago

      Because certainly nobody has tried that before!