Vice: Whatcha selling here, pictures?
Ann: We did hear about that. Which ones are the most popular?
Does anybody give you a hard time for peddling mementos of the tragedy that happened right behind you?
It must be kind of creepy working right here every day. Do you think there are any ghosts who are still in the area?
Alex: And you’re always right here, a stone’s throw away from the gaping open wound of the World Trade Center? But it’s got to be kind of a bummer trying to sell stuff to people who’ve just come from grieving at ground zero. Don’t the sad vibes get to you? Do you think there are any ghosts here? Hmm, that’s a good point. So what’s selling these days?
Tony: Do you move the table to different places from day to day, or is this it? Isn’t it sort of a downer sitting right next to ground zero, watching grieving and upset people pass by all day? Does anybody ever chew you out for exploiting the tragedy?
Bruce: This seems like it’d be some pretty prime real estate. It doesn’t dampen anyone’s buying mood that they’re on their way either from or to what is basically a mass grave? What are folks buying these days? Are you going to be down here for the anniversary this year?
Nestor: What happened to the table you had on 9/11? Were you able to pack it up in time to get out of here? Why not? Because it was too difficult for you to deal with, or because you thought there were people who needed it more than you? Do you set up shop on September 11th each year, or is that day off-limits? Do folks ever get pissed off at you for hawking wares right next to the site of the country’s biggest tragedy? They’d yell at you too? Would they try to shut you down?
Tyrone: Then you were here selling crap when the towers came down? Did you ever see those glasses again? Do people give you grief for profiting off their sadness? Where do you get all the 9/11 books and postcards? What are the biggest sellers?
Ann: We did hear about that. Which ones are the most popular?
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Vice: How long have you been a vendor?Alex: And you’re always right here, a stone’s throw away from the gaping open wound of the World Trade Center? But it’s got to be kind of a bummer trying to sell stuff to people who’ve just come from grieving at ground zero. Don’t the sad vibes get to you? Do you think there are any ghosts here? Hmm, that’s a good point. So what’s selling these days?
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Vice: This seems like a pretty sweet place to set up shop—right between the waterfront and ground zero.Tony: Do you move the table to different places from day to day, or is this it? Isn’t it sort of a downer sitting right next to ground zero, watching grieving and upset people pass by all day? Does anybody ever chew you out for exploiting the tragedy?
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Vice: How long have you been running this table, which is so close to the former World Trade Center I could chuck this coffee cup into the rubble if I wanted to?Bruce: This seems like it’d be some pretty prime real estate. It doesn’t dampen anyone’s buying mood that they’re on their way either from or to what is basically a mass grave? What are folks buying these days? Are you going to be down here for the anniversary this year?
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Vice: How long have you been manning this station?Nestor: What happened to the table you had on 9/11? Were you able to pack it up in time to get out of here? Why not? Because it was too difficult for you to deal with, or because you thought there were people who needed it more than you? Do you set up shop on September 11th each year, or is that day off-limits? Do folks ever get pissed off at you for hawking wares right next to the site of the country’s biggest tragedy? They’d yell at you too? Would they try to shut you down?
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Vice: So this is your vending turf, eh?Tyrone: Then you were here selling crap when the towers came down? Did you ever see those glasses again? Do people give you grief for profiting off their sadness? Where do you get all the 9/11 books and postcards? What are the biggest sellers?
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