Oct 19, 2008 2:43 pm US/Eastern
Vendors Selling Counterfeit Ground Zero Items
NEW YORK (AP) ―
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Dawn breaks over Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2007, the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.
AP
More than 150 vendors are hawking World Trade Center souvenirs and other goods near ground zero -- illegally.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer says much of the merchandise is counterfeit. That's what his staff found in the streets surrounding the 9/11 terror attack, based on an 11-day survey.
Stringer says it's not right to create what he calls "a carnival-like atmosphere" in a place that deserves dignity and respect, selling everything from NYPD caps to T-shirts and paper weights.
The streets immediately around the World Trade Center site are a "no vending" area, by law. Illegal vending is subject to a $50 fine.
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