Scandal at the Green Grocer

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If you spot a van belonging to high-end food shop Union Market parked in front of a wholesale fruit and vegetable supplier in Sunset Park, well, you might infer some things. Such is the case with Gotham City Insider, who writes: "So the next time you pay $15 for that independent-grassroots-organic-locally grown-farm fresh avocado or that artichoke direct from Castroville now you'll know where Union Market is really getting their produce from... straight from the bucolic farms and rolling hills of Sunset Park; 26th street and 3rd Avenue to be exact. Just steps from the live poultry store, the window tinters, the peep shows and the place where I get my dog food from the guy who looks like Harvey Keitel." [Gotham City Insider]