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New York's East Village Fights 7-Eleven

7-Eleven Inc. has extended its tentacles throughout New York, but East Village residents are ready with a fish skinner. A group of neighborhood activists are fighting plans to open a 7-Eleven on Avenue A at 11th Street. On Jan. 16, more than 100 residents and members of the 11th Street A-B-C Block Association held a meeting at Father Heart Church on East 11th Street to discuss ideas for halting the convenience store chain's advance. The chain store giant thinks there's room in the neighborhood, especially if other businesses can't compete.

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