Bronx Residents Outraged Over 'Open-Air Drug Market' on Melrose Avenue

Residents living on Melrose Avenue in the Bronx are expressing their outrage over what they call an "open-air drug market" that has taken over part of the street.FOX 5 visited the neighborhood Wednesday, and found a disturbing scene. People openly using drugs, money changing hands, and a man projectile vomiting and passing out in broad daylight just steps away from the 149th Street subway station."It's like hell on earth," one neighbor said.Now, Rep.

FOX 5 spoke with Hassan, a business owner who has run a store on Melrose Avenue for 20 years. He says he pays someone to clean urine and feces off of his store every morning. According to Hassan, things have become so bad he is losing customers, many of whom are women."People don't really want to pass here seeing people's and pee," Hassan said. "They'd rather go to another store.

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