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Hurricane Irene Means 14th Street Trader Joe's Has Crazy Line
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Jen Chung
Published Aug 26, 2011
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Now that the MTA will be shut down tomorrow at noon, people are seriously stocking up for a weekend at home. Mandi at The Bike Writer tells us the line outside the 14th Street "around the block... They started passing out bon bons to appease the crowd."
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