fruit stand task force.
on my way to work this morning, i exited the subway at 53rd and 3rd, headed south on 3rd avenue, like i do on many mornings. at the 52nd and 3rd corner , the fruit / nuts corner stand - which has been there for years - was surrounded by 4 new york city policeman. while the owner of the stand watched, the policeman were putting the fresh fruits into large plastic bags (presumably to move the fruits - not to destroy them).
i understand that you need proper permits to set up shop on a street corner. to keep things orderly, and fair to those paying for permits, policing street vendors is necessary.
what surprises me is that our city has 4 police officers available to assign such a task! i wonder how much of tax payer's money is being spent to fund the midtown east fruit stand task force...
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