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Old 01-10-2014, 08:46 PM
 
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Did the local fruitcakes demand locally sourced, cage-free vegan hot dogs?
If you mean Sixth Avenue and 8th Street you'd find the place like others in the area attracted then and now a rather broad mix of customers.

You have the huge subway station just across the street, the basketball courts a bit further down, god knows how many workers, delivery persons etc... in the area during the day. At night you could add more of the same and countless persons of all ages out for a night in the Village. It wouldn't be my first choice but know plenty that use Gray's Papaya hotdogs as either a base before hitting the bars/clubs and or something to eat afterwards. Either way the thought of mixing booze with those hotdogs is more than one cares to think about after dinner. *LOL*

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Old 01-10-2014, 08:59 PM
 
Location: Maryland
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If you mean Sixth Avenue and 8th Street you'd find the place like others in the area attracted then and now a rather broad mix of customers.

You have the huge subway station just across the street, the basketball courts a bit further down, god knows how many workers, delivery persons etc... in the area during the day. At night you could add more of the same and countless persons of all ages out for a night in the Village. It wouldn't be my first choice but know plenty that use Gfay's Papaya hotdogs as either a base before hitting the bars/clubs and or something to eat afterwards. Either way the thought of mixing booze with those hotdogs is more than one cares to think about after dinner. *LOL*
It sure is a good idea when you're drunk and hungry. You pay for it afterwards but it's a way better choice than White Castle.
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Old 01-10-2014, 09:09 PM
 
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It sure is a good idea when you're drunk and hungry. You pay for it afterwards but it's a way better choice than White Castle.
*LOL* Sort of a choice between two evils!
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Old 01-11-2014, 07:41 AM
 
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Gray's Papayas with their chili or sautéed onion toppings were quite delicious in the day and where else could you have 3 hot dogs for $1.50. They kept that $.50 for a LONG time, more than a decade, after others hiked their prices annually.

They were Le Cirque compared to the ghastly inedible slop that is White Castle.

And of course that location at the "beginning" of Christopher Street was perfect ending for a night of bar hopping.

End of an era (that ended for me after they passed the $1 mark for their hot dogs.) I really hope that the slimy landlord has an empty storefront until 2030.
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Old 01-11-2014, 10:17 AM
 
Location: new yawk zoo
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The $.50 hot dogs of the '70's saved me a lot of money and helped me sober up more than once...or a hundred times.
I remember $.50 in the throughout the whole 90s decade...it fueled my late night studying craves
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Old 01-11-2014, 11:26 AM
 
Location: Manhattan
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Did the local fruitcakes demand locally sourced, cage-free vegan hot dogs?
And then they walked three blocks South and got tattooed and pierced and pick up a 3 foot hookah afterwards.
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Old 01-17-2014, 03:00 PM
 
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*update of sorts*
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Old 01-19-2014, 12:33 AM
 
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Two with kraut, and a medium papaya please.

mmmmm.
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Old 01-23-2014, 11:04 AM
 
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I've never eaten at this place and I'm a native. Next time I will stop by the one on 72nd if it's still there.
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Old 01-23-2014, 11:06 AM
 
Location: New York City
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Two with kraut, and a medium papaya please.

mmmmm.
The papaya is hit or miss, and can be scary. Either it's watered down or cut with some mystery liquid. I try to avoid unless dying of thirst
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