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By Patrick Arden-Metro

East Harlem’s 116th Street has long been lined with Mexican vendors selling tacos and quesadillas for a couple of bucks apiece.

But since last fall, vendors claim, the city has targeted them, routinely pouring bleach on food served without a permit and levying $1,000 fines. Most pay without complaint, they say, because their undocumented status makes them vulnerable. [Read More]