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Creepy Mister Softee Mystery Solved: Meet The Man Who Uses LinkNYC To Freak Out NYers


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Jake Offenhartz

Published Dec 13, 2018

Modified Dec 14, 2018


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Published Dec 13, 2018

Modified Dec 14, 2018


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Jake Offenhartz is a former Gothamist reporter.

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