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Clean up on Canal Street: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 27, 2025

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Forgive me if I have no compassion for illegal vendors hawking knockoffs produced by slave labor in China, in front of stores manned by legal immigrants paying taxes and rent (“ICE’s Good Work on Canal Street,” Editorial, Oct. 23).

To add insult to injury, the miscreants have the audacity to do it blocks away from ICE headquarters.

Jake McNicholas

Whitestone

I lived in the Canal Street area for over 20 years. This is nothing new. Vendors selling knockoffs blanket the sidewalks, making it hard to maneuver.

NYPD officers show up occasionally, arrest the vendors and confiscate goods, and the vendors are back the next day.

The police should show up as soon as they reappear and confiscate the knockoffs immediately. Arresting........

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