Poor awning upkeep has left commercial strip a mess

Shopowners on Allerton’s main shopping avenue between White Plains Road and Cruger Avenue are demanding that the canopy at 716 Allerton Avenue be removed. “It’s bad for business when people don’t even want to walk on the same side of the street as your establishment,” said Joseph Cohen, owner of the Florsheim Shoes shop next door

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