East Village Residents Continue to Rally Around Beloved Newsstand Operator
New York resident Kelly King is arguably the biggest champion of Jerry Delakas, a 64-year-old whose Astor Place newsstand was shut down by the city of New York in December. Per a great summary of this saga by Kathleen Kiley on The Huffington Post, she has been posting “Save Jerry” signs around the East Village and passing out information daily to passers-by. She and other supporters of Delakas hope that new mayor Bill de Blasio will be able to help rescind what they feel is an egregious court decision:
Other residents, including Judy Rosenblatt, say losing Jerry and the Astor Place newsstand would be a blow to the community.
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