A Pickpocket's Guide to New York
1 comments
- Points10
- Comments2
–Rank now
#22Peak rank
2Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 30, 2026First seen
On Hacker News
- Points
- 10
- Comments
- 2
- Submitted by
- prismatic
- Posted
- Oct 30, 2026
- Site
- newyorker.com
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on newyorker.com.
Trending history
A Pickpocket's Guide to New York was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 30, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 29 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #22 of 30, reached on Oct 30, 22:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 31, 03:22 UTC.
Rank history
Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).
Last 14 days
Best rank per day (UTC).
22
22
Oct 26today
Metric history
Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
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
Featured in
Archived daily, weekly and monthly lists that include this entry.
Hacker News 2 days, best #22
Questions
Is A Pickpocket's Guide to New York trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 31, 03:22 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank A Pickpocket's Guide to New York reached?
#22 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 30, 22:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has A Pickpocket's Guide to New York been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 30, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (29 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
10 points and 2 comments; submitted by prismatic on Oct 30, 2026.