Food Fight in Willi

Cross-posted by Jacob Da Jew.
--------------------------------------------------------------------



From Vos Iz Neias:



Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY - Nathan Lichtenstein launched a business he hopes will become an empire. Sub on Wheels is a kosher food truck catering to the Hasidic community in Williamsburg. Lichtenstein, was born and raised in Williamsburg, but settled upstate. He used to own a restaurant in Monsey, New York, where he lives, but closed it two years ago when another guy opened a place down the street with 100 more seats and a very similar menu. Sub on Wheels, had just before midnight, a steady stream of customers, who he offered a mix of mainstream favorites. But in the same time twice as many people were standing around the truck, protesting this new unwanted addition to this strict Orthodox community. Night after night Lichtenstein was there selling his specials but the protesters were waiting for him, distributing leaflets against this new phenomenon and even some times blocking potential customers to get to his truck, even going so far that the New York City police department had to make some arrests to suppress an out-of-control situation.

My opinion: The Satmar are taking this too far. Its a food truck, for crying out loud. People buy the subs and move on. No one is hanging out.

For once, the comments on VIN were mostly supportive of Nathan earning a decent living instead of mooching off the government tit.

The Hassidim are probably pissed that the "hipsters" are moving in. Tough noogies. Its a free country and you can't prevent people from moving in. That's called discrimination.

The ghetto is a thing of the past, even that now it is self-imposed. Deal with it.

Hamlaztah and Chiyuv to every fresser out there to jam the BQE and get some food from the truck.