Strand Scatters Homeless Teens with Showers

ByDon

The Strand has evicted the two dozen homeless teens who were camping out overnight on its sidewalk by installing a sprinkler system that soaks the sidewalk all night long. Evil genius!

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    But farmers like John Glebocki had little choice. Mr. Glebocki is an Orange County farmer who sells his produce exclusively at 22 farmers’ markets, most of them in the New York City system. He figures he lost nearly 50 percent of his 80 acres of mixed vegetables, but he has faith in his customers. “People understand it’s a low production year,” he said, “and if we have to tack on another quarter a pound.”

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