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East Village Residents Declare War Against Halal Cart

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Neighbors have posted fliers inside apartment buildings around Avenue A and East 2nd Street denouncing a halal food vendor who’s allegedly ruining the East Village for everyone. “Aside from devaluing our home and neighborhood,” the note reads, “he’s taking up half the sidewalk introducing crowds which in turn block our walkway.” Not only is this guy drawing “crowds” of people to the area, he’s also been accused of moving the corner trash can into the walkway, dumping ashes on the sidewalk, and befouling everything else with his generator. It’s beginning to look a lot like the vendor may be going the way of Washington Square Park’s hot dog sellers. “Tony likes our food,” is all he has so far to say in his own defense. “Do you know Tony?” [EV Grieve, Related]

East Village Residents Declare War Against Halal Cart