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Forget the mafia — NYC’s real turf battles are between cutthroat Christmas tree sellers
When Nash and others got involved in the tree trade 30 to 40 years ago, things reportedly got dicey because the mob staked out tree territories for control. Nash was in the wholesale business and ...
Next to Santa Claus, Christmas trees are probably the most iconic symbol of Christmas. But the business behind them is far from an oasis of comfort and joy. PEOPLE is exclusively premiering the ...
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'Vicious turf war' among New York City Christmas tree sellers exposed: 'We used to pay off the Mafia'
"We got a message loud and clear, we got shaken down, we got extorted, we got robbed," says George Nash of Uptown Christmas Trees The new documentary The Merchants of Joy follows five families who ...
New York City’s Christmas tree sales aren’t a holly-jolly business. The most statuesque trees worthy of a Manhattan pied-à-terre or Brooklyn brownstone don’t come cheap or without behind-the-scenes ...
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