Bets Off For Aqueduct Flea Market
By Andrew Petrie | November 19th, 2009 | | 
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- Published in: The Queens Courier
Andrew Petrie
RACE AGAINST TIME: The flea market in the parking lot at Aqueduct Racetrack soon could be scrapped to make way for construction.
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Dorothy Singh could barely contain her rage as she spoke about the future of the Aqueduct Racetrack.
For 25 years, the Ozone Park resident has sold shoes and clothing as a vendor at the flea market, held in the track’s parking lot on weekends and Tuesdays. But the proposed expansion of the track, with the addition of Video Lottery Terminals (VLT), could put an end to the market’s time at Aqueduct.
“A lot of people make their living here. What would we do next? Where would we go?” she said.
