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Listener discretion is advised. So tell me about the movie Loco Empinata. What's in it exactly? Ah, come on man, it's a secret recipe.

Oh, but what I can't tell you is that it's all natural ingredients locally sourced,

all stuff you find right here like indigenous to Washington Heights but it's the

combination that makes it special you know the mooloko is meant to represent

what's been happening to this neighborhood what's happening in this neighborhood. What's happening in this neighborhood?

Well, you know, we got a lot of people moving up here now from other places and the fact is that

that could be really hard for local businesses that maybe aren't what these new people want to support.

I mean all these businesses that was here for decades man, longer than me even, the bakery,

the diner, the ball there got around the corner corner they all already gone.

So would you say you represent a certain kind of authenticity you're not seeing as much of around

here now?

Yes yes that's exactly what I would say.

I mean, even through the 90s,

when this area was really rough with drugs and all that,

we still always did okay,

because our product was good and cheap and quick

and like familiar, but also unique you know familiar but

unique you know what I like what you said man how how we're the authenticity you know like we're the last one standing at least in this little like five block

radius so like the people moving in now man they should come to us to understand

where they are yes, that's great. Okay, I think I've got what I need for now.

Oh, that's it? Yeah. Because whatever you need, man, you got it.

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