{"id":1063,"date":"2006-05-09T09:49:22","date_gmt":"2006-05-09T17:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2006\/05\/the_king_of_zabaristan_has_decreed_it_and_so_it_is.html"},"modified":"2006-05-09T09:49:22","modified_gmt":"2006-05-09T17:49:22","slug":"the_king_of_zab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/archives\/2006\/05\/the_king_of_zab.html","title":{"rendered":"The King Of Zabaristan Has Decreed It, And So It Is"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Zabar East Side Hegemony asserts itself, ensuring its top-dog status in the neighborhood<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A proposed green market on the Upper East Side has bought the farm — thanks to a scorched-earth campaign by high-end grocer Eli Zabar and some local residents.<\/p>\n

Community Board 8 had voted last month to allow eight vendors to sell fruit, vegetables and cheese in the playground of PS 6 at East 82nd Street and Madison Avenue for a few hours on Saturdays.<\/p>\n

But despite the vote, Tom Strumolo, of the Council on the Environment of New York, said yesterday he decided to seek another location after a meeting with residents.<\/p>\n

“They were very adamantly opposed,” he said. “I was led to believe they would picket” the site.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t want my growers to be subjected to that sort of behavior,” he said. “They have trusted me for many, many years to bring them into a place where they will be welcome.”<\/p>\n

Zabar, who owns E.A.T. on Madison between 80th and 81st streets and Eli’s on Third and 80th Street, has been a vocal opponent.<\/p>\n

He contended “that he’s trying to run a business and they would compete with his business,” said Board 8 President David Liston.<\/p>\n

Pamela Matson, who has two children at PS 6, complained Zabar “owns the neighborhood.”<\/p>\n

“I would love a green market,” she said. “A green market here is no messier than the kids.”<\/p>\n

. . .<\/p>\n

Zabar was in Europe and could not be reached for comment.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bwahahahaha!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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