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Halal Food Vendor, Green and Canal, 2pm

---Ice Cold Water!! ICE COLD

Hi, do you mind if I ask you a few questions? Its for a school project

---I very busy-lunch time.

I promise if someone gets on line behind me the interview is over. OK?

---ok.

How long have you worked on Canal?

---just started for Summer.

Do you like working here?

--- Not really.... I mean, job is good. Makes good money and I like to cook.

Is this your first job selling your food on the street? Vending?

--- No, I work for long time. Work on Broadway before but in Summer Canal is more busy. Summer tourist.

Who do you think most of your customers are?

--- Tourist! All tourist. I am not from here. Are you? 

I am. I was born here.

--- You are first New Yorker I see all Summer!

What's the most popular thing to order?

--- You hungry? What do you want?

What do you like?

--- Kebab. 

Which one?

--- They are all good. You want to try one?

What's the strangest thing anyone's ever ordered?

--- Hot dog! I don't sell hot dog. Do you want a hot dog?

No thanks but I'll take a diet coke.

--- That's it!? 

I'm afraid so but thank you for your time.

-- No problem, thanks (gave a dollar tip) good luck!

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(sound bite)
-- No McDonalds??!! (outage) Not on this whole street!!!?

3 (txt).
Stop and look up at the windows on Lispenard. Some of these apartments are worth millions and millions of dollars. Others are filled with pigeons.

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