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Welcome to the Big Apple, where the people are pickpockets, the cabbies are kidnappers, and the tunnels are rapists.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Currently in production in New York City, the film follows Harry (Turturro), a career pickpocket who is forced into a desperate, high-stakes race against time through the streets of his city.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
At the train station, she's again treated with kindness and respect by the ticket salesman, who advises her on the safest way to travel, and warns her about the city's pickpockets and predators.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Worried about pickpockets enjoying the easy access, too?
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Currently in production in New York City, the film follows Harry (Turturro), a career pickpocket who is forced into a desperate, high-stakes race against time through the streets of his city.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
At the train station, she's again treated with kindness and respect by the ticket salesman, who advises her on the safest way to travel, and warns her about the city's pickpockets and predators.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Worried about pickpockets enjoying the easy access, too?
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Pickpocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pickpocket. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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pickpocket
noun
pick·pock·et
ˈpik-ˌpäk-ət 
: a thief who steals from pockets and purses
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