Taylor Swift's stalker shows why stalking is hard to stop

Plus: The best-dressed event in NYC [View this email in a browser.]( Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? [Consider donating and join today.]( [Taylor Swift has an alleged stalker. Experts say it shows why stalking is hard to stop.]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ☀️ Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. It's Wednesday in New York City, where Taylor Swift's alleged stalker — who visited her Tribeca apartment 30 times last month, according to police — is now facing up to three months in jail. But what's the difference between criminal stalking and just lingering in front of a famous person's apartment? [Here's what law enforcement experts told us about why this is so hard to prosecute](. And here's what else is happening: - President Joe Biden is in the city today, so [expect traffic everywhere](. - Former President Donald Trump's name will appear on the Republican presidential primary ballot in New York on April 2, despite [an effort by Democrats to get it removed](. - At least 70 current and former NYCHA employees [were arrested yesterday]( in what federal prosecutors called "the largest single-day bribery takedown in the history of the justice department." - Mayor Eric Adams has asked New York state to shoulder half the city’s [costs for sheltering migrants](. - White New Jersey residents were about twice as likely as Black residents to say [crime has gotten worse in their neighborhoods]( according to a new Rutgers poll. - Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said yesterday that [lead components were found in three water service lines]( at residences that were supposed to have been replaced. - The finding undermines the city’s effort to replace lead pipes, which has been [held up as a national model](. - Is NJ Transit up for getting tens of thousands of fans to and from the 2026 World Cup final at Met Life Stadium? Commuters who remember the [2014 Super Bowl transit fiasco]( are skeptical. - The city's outreach program for severely mentally ill homeless New Yorkers has largely [failed to get them consistent treatment]( according to a new audit from Comptroller Brad Lander. - Does City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams support congestion pricing? "It's a loaded question in Queens," [the Democrat said yesterday](. - In response to New York City [public school budget cuts]( cafeterias are no longer serving the beloved chicken dumplings. - Connecticut doesn't have enough supply for its legal cannabis dispensaries while New York has grown too much for its limited number of licensed shops, but the two states aren't allowed to even out this supply mismatch because [it's against federal law to sell weed across state lines](. - Turning 65 this year? [You're not alone](. - Jaguars might be [making a comeback]( out West. - Here's a legitimately helpful guide to [when it is and isn't okay to send a dish back]( at a restaurant. - Theranos founder-turned-fraudster Elizabeth Holmes and "Real Housewives" star-turned-telemarking scammer Jen Shah [are bonding in prison](. - Have some time for a game? [Play]( our mini local news crossword. - Sign up for reminders when we publish new games [here](. [“A stalker might go by your house 30 times, and your neighbor might go by your house 30 times.”]( - John Carman, a criminal defense lawyer, on [THE CHALLENGE OF PROSECUTING A STALKER]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [One of NYC's best-dressed parties happens once a month at the Brooklyn Museum]( Thousands of people gather at the museum for "First Saturdays," a night of free programming that’s as much about the looks as the art. [An NYC matchmaking service that helps gay men find ‘The One’ — no pics allowed]( ManMate says its appeals to clients who feel misunderstood by gay and straight communities alike. [We Rely On Your Support]( [How NYC Mayor Eric Adams lost a major bill battle and alienated key allies]( Current and former city officials said Adams’ latest defeat on a police reform bill — the second veto override of his two-year tenure — is part of a pattern for an administration that has failed to cultivate relationships with key Democrats. [Chloë Sevigny on Truman Capote's 'Swans,' NYC parenting and that viral dog comment]( "Early in my career I said, 'Once I appear in the pages of People magazine, I'm quitting.' Because I was really early '90s — very indie, underground to a fault, I think. Nowadays you’re just part of this bigger machine." [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [New York Public Radio] [WNYC]( | [WQXR]( | [NJPR]( | [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( | [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 [TERMS OF USE]( You can update your [PREFERENCES]( or [UNSUBSCRIBE]( from this list.