For those of you who haven't seen it already (or can't see it today), Chelsea's new home kit is bright pink, with yellow stripes. Nah, just kidding. It's still all-blue, with the addition of some white bits on the shoulders.
Valentine's Day War of Roses Pits Florists Against Peddlers in Ozone Park
OZONE PARK — There's a war of the roses being fought in Queens this Valentine's Day.
Owners of flower stores on Cross Bay Boulevard say illegal vendors set up on sidewalks in the days before major holidays like Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Easter, stealing their business in one of the few lucrative seasons for flower sellers.
Vendors, meanwhile, admit fierce competition with florists, accusing them of price gouging.
"There's a ...war," said a man operating a stand on Monday at Atlantic Avenue and Rockaway Boulevard.
The fuming florists charge that police do not enforce a city law that disallows all but disabled veterans from vending along Cross Bay between Liberty Avenue and Rockaway Boulevard between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
"It truly hurts us," said Marlo Pisacane, owner of My Heavenly Florist.
"They're not out there in the middle of August trying to sell flowers when our doors are open, we're still paying rent [and] we're still paying all of our overhead."
