See more Arthur Avenue Retail Market This concrete block structure, built in 1941 by legendary mayor Fiorello LaGuardia to get the pushcarts off the streets, doesnt look like much from the outside, but inside is a wonderland of meat vendors, sandwich makers, pasta sellers, and even a cigar-rolling shop (Bronx fixture Chaz Palminteri apparently stops by sometimes for events), a reminder of the tobacco farms that were once located here
And then you could walk into another from the same brand in, say, Cedarburg, and find a filthy bathroom, half-empty shelves, and a scowling guy working the register who seems furious that you dared ask if they sell aspirin
We treat many addictions including abuse to a substance such as a prescription drug
Id have to try hard to sort out what was real and what wasnt. The Guardian asked in 2019: Is the book autobiographical