In regards to our post about the babies hanging on Bowery a commenter explains the situation at large:

Jazzy Jeff - July 10th, 2008:

"Smugglers use stuffed animals and dolls to hide drugs. Drug lords use street corners to push drugs. Drug dealers mark drug corners by hanging stuff from them. Junkees buy and do the drugs.

Now, do the math. Oh, and hug a doll."