Mayor Bloomberg Breaks Public Promise to Vietnam Veteran

Vietnam Vet Vendor Still Sleeping In Hot Dog Cart After Mayor Bloomberg Breaks Promise
Dan Rossi Still Ticketed After Being Told Not To Worry About Keeping Spot
August 1, 2012

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg may have to eat his words after a broken promise to a disabled Vietnam vet who runs a hotdog cart.

Last month, Hizzoner vowed to help Dan Rossi keep his spot selling hotdogs in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but the only thing that has resulted since has been a flurry of tickets.

When asked about the situation on July 19, Bloomberg told CBS 2′s Marcia Kramer that “[Rossi's] rights should be protected and he should not worry about it.”

“We’re talking to him. I’m personally not going to make the bed, but he doesn’t have to worry about it and we’re going to take care of it,” Bloomberg added at the time.

However, Mayor Bloomberg definitely has not taken care of it.

When the mayor first addressed the issue, Rossi had been sleeping in his cart every night for five weeks, trying to protect his prime location in front of the MET because the city refused to enforce his legal right to the spot as a disabled Vietnam veteran.
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