Voices Raised Against Avenue A 7-Eleven

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January 2, 2013, 5:00 pm

Voices Raised Against Avenue A 7-Eleven

Community activist and Save the Lower East Side blogger Rob Hollander is calling for protests against the 7-Eleven store which appears to be coming to the former Bar on A location, on Avenue A at 11th Street. In an email circulated today, Mr. Hollander said “We’re drawing the line of suburbanization here.” A meeting is planned for January 16, at Father’s Heart Ministries, 545 East 11th Street. —Kim Davis

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