Joe Liberatore, Original Arthur Avenue Market Vendor, Has Died at 93
The 93-year-old "mayor" of the Arthur Avenue Retail Market was the last of his kind, and started working as a pushcart peddler in 1936.
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The 93-year-old "mayor" of the Arthur Avenue Retail Market was the last of his kind, and started working as a pushcart peddler in 1936.
The once-bustling East Harlem market must hold some kind of record for fractured hopes.