I have long had this odd appreciation of opossum, heightened after once seeing one during a daytrip to Central Park.

Returning home, I couldn’t shake the thought of that possum somehow showing up in the concrete jungle. Using some media clout, I put a call into a public works higher-up, Mr. M. I then sat in disbelief as Mr. M told me a mindboggling tale of the city actually ordering up possums, like side dishes.