| | The Morning News - Mr. Ugli Fruit or: How I Stopped Being Nice and Learned to Hate Fairway by David Leite |
 | | When I first moved to the Upper West Side in 1993 from Brooklyn’s then-gastronomically barren Cobble Hill, I was awestruck by the mountains of fresh fruits and vegetables, sometimes strange and always beautiful, that lined its storefront. |
 | | It took a degree in architectural engineering to figure out how to grab a few apples, dates, or ugli fruit without the entire heap tumbling down upon your head. |
 | | The cheese department, assembled by James Beard award-winning author Steve Jenkins, is one of the finest in the country (although in his stentorious modesty, he’d likely say the world). |
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