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When you hear that a restaurant is burning, you think grease fire. But in the case of a Bronx establishment, it was actually arson - by way of a next-door neighbor/business rival! A Kennedy Fried Chicken owner decided enough was enough when his neighbor, a Twin Donut owner, started to sell cheaper fried chicken. So the Kennedy Fried Chicken owner Kabeer Ahmad "hammered a hole in the wall between the two stores, sprayed in some gasoline, tossed in a match." Um, crazy!
The fire, which occurred early yesterday morning, was a two-alarm fire, and luckily no one was injured. Ahmad confessed that business was bad and fire marshal Robert Pinto “The chicken guy was mad at the doughnut guy because the doughnut guy started selling fried chicken, and the doughnut guy was undercutting the chicken guy’s prices by 50 cents a plate,” Mr. Pinto said. “The chicken guy was losing a lot of business and he had gotten some violations from the Health Department. So he was going to plan on shutting his business down and renovating to correct the health code violations. At the same time he was feuding with the doughnut guy, telling the doughnut guy not to sell the chicken.”
Twin Donut owner Mike Chor said that prices were for a grand opening and that Ahmad never said anything to him. Chor told the Daily News, "It's lucky I have another store or I would have a big problem."
Ahmad's fried chicken restaurant was only slightly damaged; Pinto said that Ahmad wasn't worried about damage as he did have insurance. Hello, renovations! Ahmad was charged with arson; neighbors were shocked, saying that he would give leftovers to the homeless.
Photograph of a Kennedy Fried Chicken in East Harlem by Satan's Laundromat
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The fire, which occurred early yesterday morning, was a two-alarm fired
Your copy editor is two-alarm fired!
Oh, that's right, you don't have one.
this story is awesome. what the hell was that guy thinking?? clearly, he should have started to sell donuts.
Off topic a bit, as a New Year resolution; Can Gothamist ban spelling and grammar police? It's really old an tired. Please? Pretty Please?
(sigh)
Ignoring what that boob did (Ahmad, not the spelling police): fried chicken and doughnuts? IMO, What an odd combination to sell. Does Dunkin' Donuts know of this business model???
Oops, typo. I meant "It's really old and tired."
(hides from grammar police...)
or instead of banning "grammar police" Gothamist could act like a grownup publication and proofread.
It's awesome to know our commenters are up to their old tricks in 2007!
S.D. - don't worry, we have some new things coming down the pike.
And "spell check in '07"/"you know...", we will try.
Happy New Year, everyone!
Yes, cause no ever makes a typo or accidentally uses a word that sails right by a spell checker...
You know, there is a thing called constructive criticism. Things like comment #1 is borderline and these:
- "English is obviously your second language" (This is my personal Favorite)
- "Did you graduate college in America? If so, there's no excuse to write like that"
- "I guarantee the cabbys in NYC have a better understanding of the english language compared to the editor of this website."
- etc...
aren't examples of constructive criticism. Like I said above, IMO, It's old and tired."S.D. - don't worry, we have some new things coming down the pike."
Cool! Nice to see comments remember people now...
;)
I'm going to hazard a guess here, though insurance law isn't my specialty, that Ahmad's insurance policy doesn't cover fires he sets himself.
damn grammar and spelling nazi's they should be banned.
jeez wiz. When are people going to stop with the spelling and grammar?
This is New York, beacon to the arrogant, insecure, and schadenfreudian. And so, they'll never stop with the spelling and grammar.
So When is the Shake Shack reopening?
yeah, seeriusly. if yoo caint stan th speeling n grammer errurs, than stopp reeding th damm blug!!!
Shake Shack opens March 21st or thereabouts!
Wow, the Bronx! I often go for weeks without thinking about that place. I think even Staten Island probably crosses my mind more, and you need to take a boat to get there.
Thanks for reminding me.
Well, Mr. Bracken if Staten Island crosses your mind more often than the Bronx then you must be from some craptown no one ever thinks about.
Did someone say, "Snake Shack?"