today in new york

From the New York Times Metropolitan Diary:

Overheard by Allen Rabinovich on the subway:
"Sir, I couldn't help but notice you keep your wallet in the back pocket of your jeans," the middle-aged woman said to a young man in his twenties. "You must be a visitor to our city, but that's a big no-no. You are too easy a prey for pickpockets."
The young man responded politely, "Ma'am, I was born and raised in Brooklyn. That's a decoy wallet."