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Whitetailwater Potentially Ends As Harlem Deer Will Be Cremated


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David Colon

Published Dec 18, 2016

Modified Dec 18, 2016


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The end of Lefty is by no means the end of Whitetailwater
Original photograph of Lefty by Melissa Villain; photographs of Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio from Getty Images

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Published Dec 18, 2016

Modified Dec 18, 2016


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