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Local tempers flare over newcomer newsstand

Rose Parmar has operated her newsstand at 116th and Broadway for 22 years. Now, another newsstand has cropped up across the street—and locals are skeptical that they can both survive.

By Sarah Darville • April 29, 2010 at 11:38 AM

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Rose Parmar, who has operated a newsstand at 116th and Broadway for over twenty years, serves a customer on Wednesday. She is concerned about how a new stand across the street will impact her business. Locals have fought to help her keep customers.