No 7/11 in Our Neighborhood!
Residents of one Upper East Side block worry their peaceful existence is about to drown in the icy waters of the Slurpee.
The convenience-store chain 7-Eleven is opening an outlet Nov. 7 at the corner of East 84th Street and York Avenue.
And some neighbors are predicting nothing less than catastrophe.
A flier posted yesterday on the Web site curbed.com foretells the demise of the neighborhood via "rowdiness, serious beer drinkers, taxis on breaks and other undesirable" elements.
The 24-hour store will cause litter, attract rats, and attract drunks looking for beer, neighbors worry.
"I've never had a Slurpee, but I can see those Slurpee containers in the street," fumed Judith Cutler, who lives on York Avenue. "I'm concerned about the transients . . . [in] the neighborhood."
A classic case. Upper East Siders are perennial blue-staters who claim to care for the poor and downtrodden. But when it comes to those people passing through their neighborhood? That's an entirely different matter.