For neighbors in the author’s East Village walk-up, “Have you had anything stolen?” turned out to be a great conversation starter. “Hello — My package was stolen on 10/1/2020. I came home to find the empty box (item removed) in the trash. It was a nice, gray women’s blazer.
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