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ONGOING: Locals say My Mandarin grocery store bothers them with garbage and traffi c problems.
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not care about rules and
regulations,” she said of
the store’s owner. “His attitude
seems to be, ‘Screw
you, I’m doing whatever I
want.’ ”
Neighbors accuse the
store’s management of leaving
parked cars and trucks
scattered around the property,
and carelessly operating
forklifts and other
heavy machines on the
premises, creating unsafe
conditions for pedestrians.
“It’s become a really unsightly
and dangerous corner.
It’s an accident waiting
to happen,” said Sanoff.
“Visibility on that corner is
very poor. There have been
several near misses with
people getting hit by cars.”
Other residents lamented
the severe congestion
problems caused by
the store.
“They park a huge 18-
wheeler truck in the no
standing zone, and pretend
they’re unloading, but it
stays there for fi ve or six
hours a day. They use it as
storage, and it creates so
much traffi c,” said Tislya
Skibityanskaya.
Skibityanskaya lives
in an apartment above the
store, and claims that store
management plays loud
music and violates Department
of Building rules by
cooking food in a makeshift,
unlicensed kitchen
area outside.
“They cook food in the
parking area, which is illegal.
Last weekend we
couldn’t even be in our
apartment because of all
the smoke,” she said.
The store also maintains
generally unpleasant
and unsanitary
surroundings, according
to Brenner.
“They left out cardboard
boxes that food
comes in, and it rained,
so the whole area smelled
like rotten food and cardboard,”
said Brenner. “The
corner looks like a third
world country.”
Neighbors have expressed
their frustrations
with store management, but
have been unceremoniously
rebuffed by the store’s
owner.
“He is arrogant. Every
time you talk to him, he
curses you out. He’ll scream
at you to get off of his
property,” said Skibityanskaya.
Some Brighton Beach
residents have moved on to
pointing fi ngers at city authorities,
Tislya Skibityanskaya
who they claim
have failed to remedy the
problem.
“The way My Mandarin
operates is endangering
public health and safety,
causing embarrassment
to our community, and is
a prime example of New
York City government ineffi
ciency and inaction,” said
Mendy Sontag.
Sontag has begun to
organize community
members around the issue,
circulating a petition
addressed to various
politicians and relevant
government agencies.
“Everyone has been
responsive, but everyone
keeps passing the buck,” he
said. “They will tell us that
they aren’t the ones responsible.
It’s like playing pingpong
with all the different
departments.”
Sontag hopes the petition
can bring attention
from lawmakers and local
authorities, and fi nally end
the nightmarish situation.
“You don’t see this on
any corner in New York
City,” he said. “Why is
this allowed to continue
in this neighborhood?”
The store’s management
did not respond
to multiple requests for
comment.
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