Fulton Fish Market leaves Manhattan after more than 180 years
{{date|July 11, 2005}}

Since 1822, the [[w:Fulton Fish Market|Fulton Fish Market]] on South Street in [[w:Lower Manhattan|Lower Manhattan]] has been operating virtually unchanged and surrounded by the ever-changing [[w:New York City|NYC]]. It is expected to be relocated to a new $85 million, 400,000-square-foot facility at [[w:Hunts Point, Bronx, New York|Hunts Point]] in [[w:The Bronx|The Bronx]] beginning this week.

Originally set for January, the move was delayed until this month to allow time to add more safety and security items at the new facility. 

Some restaurant food buyers expressed concern that a move to the new facility will raise [[w:fishmonger|fishmonger]] prices. Fish stall owners agree the move raises their [[w:overhead|overhead]].

Rudy Washington, deputy to former mayor [[w:Rudy Giuliani|Rudy Giuliani]], said that a plan by the city to open the fish unloading operations to a bidding process at the new facility could lead to [[w:mafia|mafia]] control. During Giuliani's tenure, Washington was in charge of the cleaning up the market of mafia influence. 

The market has gotten fish from a [[w:Long Island|Long Island]] company since 1995.    

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/10/nyregion/10fulton.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1121115548-kKmBvgFwR8SSBUuFj8UljQ
|title=A Last Whiff of Fulton's Fish, Bringin A Tear
|author=Dan Barry
|pub=The New York Times
|date=July 10, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=51921
|title=Unloading Business At Fulton Fish Market May Draw Mafia's Attention 
|author=
|pub=NY1
|date= July 11, 2005 }}
*{{source|url=http://www.silive.com/news/advance/index.ssf?/base/news/111875504138960.xml 
|title=Chefs wonder: Will fish prices also move north? 
|author=Pamela Silvestri 
|pub=siLive.com
|date= July 2, 2005 }}

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Since 1822, the Fulton Fish Market on South Street in Lower Manhattan has been operating virtually unchanged and surrounded by the ever-changing NYC. It is expected to be relocated to a new $85 million, 400,000-square-foot facility at Hunts Point in The Bronx beginning this week.

Originally set for January, the move was delayed until this month to allow time to add more safety and security items at the new facility. 

Some restaurant food buyers expressed concern that a move to the new facility will raise fishmonger prices. Fish stall owners agree the move raises their overhead.

Rudy Washington, deputy to former mayor Rudy Giuliani, said that a plan by the city to open the fish unloading operations to a bidding process at the new facility could lead to mafia control. During Giuliani's tenure, Washington was in charge of the cleaning up the market of mafia influence. 

The market has gotten fish from a Long Island company since 1995.
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