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EVG reader Aaron shares this from this morning...
As I walked past at about 8:10 am, this naked man was standing at the west divider of Houston and Avenue A/Essex, basically just loitering, standing around but always facing toward Red Square. It may have been a type of protest but it was definitely a spectacle. I watched an NYPD interceptor get stopped at the intersection, definitely had time to see what was going on, but kept driving!
A belated protest to the removal of Lenin from Red Square? Anyone?
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Updated 1:03 p.m.
DNAinfo reports that the man is Santiago Ogarrio: "A former Mexican television talent show contestant and nudist advocate."
The NYPD apparently did return for him. Per DNAinfo:
"Everyone should be naked," Ogarrio, who was wearing a crucifix around his neck and glitter on his face, told police.
"Maybe you should start a movement," one responding officer said. "I agree with you, but society doesn't allow it."
He was eventually taken away by the EMTs, but not arrested, police said.