Genovese started his criminal career stealing merchandise from pushcart vendors and running errands for mobsters. Through the 1930s, 13th Avenue was lined with pushcart vendors and pickle sellers. Luigi Pastene, an immigrant from Genoa, started selling produce from a pushcart in 1848. Jordan's awards include a Whiting Writers Award, a Pushcart Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship. This was the heyday of the open-air pushcart market the neighborhood is famous for. She was also the winner of two Pushcart Prizes. Employed by her uncle, every Saturday, this young teen sells produce from his pushcart. She also has received two Pushcart Prizes. All personal items, water, food, and camping gear was transported in a purpose build pushcart. Abdurraqib has been a Pushcart Prize nominee and a Callaloo Creative Writing Fellow. The Pushcart Prize celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2016. Her work has also been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Grossberger knocks Graham out and Skip escapes into the pushcart. The Pastene company began as a family pushcart in the North End in 1848. Two of his stories were published in The Pushcart Prize.