SoHo food vendor assaulted by competitors with metal object, officials say

Saturday, September 2, 2017
SOHO, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police say a food cart vendor in SoHo was physically assaulted by his competitors - and ended up in the hospital.

The victim was struck repeatedly with a metal object around 8 a.m. Saturday as he set up his cart on Broadway between Broome and Spring Street.
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Emergency workers rushed the man to the hospital. Police arrested three other food vendors and charged them with gang larceny assault.

The victim was back at work Saturday afternoon.
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