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NYPD ready for confusion over naked street art

Thirty-one statues are being placed in front of

Photo credit: James Ewing | Thirty-one statues are being placed in front of or on Manhattan buildings as part of an art project, Antony Gormley’s “Event Horizon.”

If you happen to spot what looks like a naked man on the ledge of a building in midtown Manhattan, you can call the police if you want. They promise to respond.

But there may be another explanation. Police Tuesday said 31 statues are being placed in the next several days on or in front of Manhattan buildings as part of an arts project.

The Madison Square Park Conservancy, a nonprofit...

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