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Milk Street Cafe owner Marc Epstein discusses how the Occupy Wall Street movement has impacted his business.
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Occupy Wall Street demonstration in lower Manhattan is actually putting people out of look.
Our next guest runs a cafe in the financial district he had the light off 21 -- is because business have been slowed down by the -- market Epstein is with his own all the milk street cafe he is right here in New York with meg not -- the program thanks for having me.
Now you you lost business you let some people off.
But I understand it may have blume book has now removed at some of the barricades that we're in front of your business which -- really posting your business correct do you think now Bloomberg is beginning to change his mind and lose patience.
I think Mayor Bloomberg is trying to get life back to normalcy which means to remove the barricades and fortunately they had to go back up last night.
And the only way they'll be gone is if everybody will deal with this in a very peaceful manner why did you have to wanted to put about his back -- again because they were concerned that last night may -- some of the protesters would try to Occupy Wall Street.
And that would have been contrary to what they had expressed to me when I asked them to not interrupt the police taking down the -- Now you you got a sense of the mood down that do you sense that there's little.
Violence that bubbling away under the surface of extremism little auctions.
I hope not the people that I -- do you perceive to be.
It's a tough one I I I hope he would be the worst thing it would be the worst.
You know I believe stick -- -- -- -- Kosher restaurant in an immediate scenario right now in the immediate period there are few others moment but it certainly the largest Kosher restaurant in the area and Jewish folks who wanted to partake of Kosher food.
Well unable to get into your business you it was hard with the barriers up it was very hard to get that now that the barricades are down the police have been wonderful.
Business is going to get back to normal we just need the barricades down.
If you -- very positive but I suspect on the -- dole -- I wondered about this.
On a stand like the barricades to be gone completely right now the police have taken down and put him to disciple of the package -- for me to stop violence of some sort.
Two to stop -- to control.
Crowd so that there won't be violence -- that always gonna have to be I don't -- because -- always gonna have to crowd control.
And let's remember blume book says I'm really out of patience it get out about park.
You've got a problem on -- hands.
Well I I would just hope everybody would act peacefully and be a real shame what I bring to your attention in the -- couple of today's new -- post the headline is say I can that you could say that enough.
Post editorial mr.
Matt it is time to re claims of colony park and New York city's dignity would you go along with us.
And SMS RB piece I'll hop off but not get sucked thanks so much for coming in and we wish you on your business to thank you very much.
