Hate street fairs? Good news! In the same vein as the cost-cutting measures that have snipped our city's parades (like the St. Patrick's Parade this week) the city's Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management is getting ready to merge a number of the city's redundant (and much-maligned) street fairs as well as trim the hours and length of the rest by as much as a quarter (even the epic San Gennaro, though at the usual length, has had its hours reduced).
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Street Fair Backlash Gaining Momentum
The Times stepped out on Sunday to gauge public reaction to the ubiquitous street fairs that turn various city blocks into a banal mob scene every damn weekend. Perhaps the best quote comes from awestruck Midwesterner Stephen Pijanowski, who loves street fairs so much he went to two over the weekend, explaining, "We have nothing like this in Chicago." On the other hand, New Yorker Javier Ortiz, on his way to brunch, declared the street fair to be "just in our way."
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