When the Elusive Nevins Street Raccoon™ was seen on December 18th, an excited subway rider told fellow commuters that he was going to give the animal "a snack." But as we reported, "The trash panda wasn't interested... [and] scampered toward the tracks." So when the Raccoon was spotted again on Thursday, the MTA was ready with a plan to catch this picky eater, a plan that involved a buffet:

Seth Gross spotted the raccoon on Thursday at around 5:15 p.m., when he was transferring from the 4 train to the 2 train at the station. "I saw the raccoon from the train and actually said out loud, ‘Hey do you people see that there's a raccoon on the subway platform?’" he said. "Everyone ignored me as that's what you expect in New York. I got off the train and saw the raccoon there."

Gross stopped to take a few photos—one other person was also taking pictures—before walking down the platform. He spotted some police officers. "I said, 'Hey I don’t know if you’re aware of this but there’s a raccoon on the subway platform at the other end'—and they said, ‘Oh, he’s back!’ and they just kind of jumped into action and went in that direction."

The raccoon on December 26, 2019

Courtesy of Seth Gross

Members of both the NYPD and MTA tried to corral the Trash Panda on Friday, according to the Post, by offering a "cage stocked with plantains, chicken and a bagel." The Raccoon "did make it into the cage at one point — only to evade capture when police tried to shut him in."

MTA employees have reportedly named it Chepe: "Transit workers say the raccoon, who has dug himself in near the station’s break room, has been living in the station long enough to earn the nickname Chepe." The workers also helpfully pointed out to the Post, "He usually comes out, he’s just scared of the train noise."

Here's video of Brooklyn's most famous and elusive Raccoon:

Gross described the raccoon as looking "bedraggled." He added, "I felt sad that it has to live in the subway... It seemed like no place for a raccoon." He hopes that if the raccoon is captured, he can be released into the wild.

Anyway, there are now Very Good Subway Announcements With The Raccoon: