12 Comments

• Kyle says:
  

  Someone vandalized it.

  08.12.09 at 9:15 am

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• Sunny says:
  

  Well I thought it was in bad taste and I guess so did someone else. But to vandalize it, is a little disrespectful.

  08.12.09 at 10:31 am

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• jmb says:
  

  Last time I walked past it, someone had painted Obama white.

  08.12.09 at 11:48 am

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• T. says:
  

  Maybe they got wind of Obama’s recent approval numbers and realized it wasn’t that great a long-term idea.

  08.12.09 at 1:49 pm

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• Aja says:
  

  Last week, the picture of Pres. Obama had been (spray?) painted black/white. Unclear whether that was vandalism or an attempt to make it less noticeable prior to removing awning (it was pretty, neat, I guess, for vandalism). Anyone have any further information?

  08.12.09 at 5:37 pm

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• KGS says:
  

  Why not go in and ask the store staff or owners?

  08.13.09 at 10:17 am

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• Quenepa says:
  

  It’s not open yet – no one to ask.

  08.13.09 at 10:55 am

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• The Day: No Donations, Just Prayers - The Local - Fort-Greene Blog - NYTimes.com says:
  

  [...] that the well-noticed awning on the Obama Deli on Myrtle, which we wrote about in June, has now vanished, and asks what’s up. The Local reader John Bedard has the scoop: “Someone graffitied [...]

  08.13.09 at 11:20 am

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• KGS says:
  

  Sorry, my bad Quenepa, thanks for that info. As per The Loca, looks like it was indeed vandalism, as Aja suggested. I’m not in favor of using Obama’s image for a deli, but also not in favor of vandalism.

  08.13.09 at 3:43 pm

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• Kyle says:
  

  well its now the “habyby” deli.

  08.13.09 at 5:51 pm

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• Quenepa says:
  

  No problem KGS – sharing info is what we are all here for more or less – have a good Summer

  08.13.09 at 5:53 pm

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• Mr. Peanut says:
  

  From my wife talking to another merchant…
  Gross underestimation of the cost of opening a deli.

  Feel really bad for the guy, but you have to do your due diligence.

  08.14.09 at 9:02 am

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