Newt Scamander makes a brief stop over in New York with the motive of releasing Frank the Thunderbird into its habitat. Newt carries with him a magically expanded suitcase in which he carries several magical beasts from his voyage around the world. Right now he’s currently trying to get the last Appaloosa puffskein in the world and the breeder is in New York, so that’s why he’s in New York but. [15] In a chain of chaotic events; Newt had been trying to find his niffler that had escaped from his magical suitcase, and that was running all over New York then he ran face first into you. "Terribly sorry miss." he said, patting your shoulder, trying to get past you quickly as possible, trying to get his niffler.