Crime & Safety
Halal Cart Vendor in Chelsea Slashes His Competitor With a Knife in a Turf Fight
Apparently there's not enough room in Manhattan for all the Halal carts to coexist... peacefully.
Do not mess with the guys behind the food trucks in Manhattan. Halal cart vendor Eissa Naser, 37, thought he'd park his gyro cart by Tenth Avenue and 30th Street on Tuesday, but vendor Mohamed Awad, 39, considered that corner his turf. The two men began to brawl, and Awad slashed Naser in the back with a razor. Naser needed five stitches, the NYPD told the New York Daily News. Awad was charged with felony assault and weapons possession Tuesday.
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