Nicholas Grey, whose Grey’s Papaya sizzling canine store has been a Manhattan fixture for 50 years, has died at 86.
Grey died Might 19 at a New York hospital from Alzheimer’s problems, the Wall St. Journal reported.
Situated close to the nook of Broadway and 72nd Road in Manhattan, the store was often called a fast and low-cost slice of sizzling canine heaven. An indication over the door stated all of it: “When You’re Hungry, or Broke, or Simply in a Hurry!”
In 1982, Grey instituted his particular: sizzling canines and a tropical drink for $1.95. He saved his costs low on sizzling canines at 50 cents till 1999, when he was pressured to boost the chew to 75 cents. He put up indicators on the time profusely apologizing. A sizzling canine now prices $2.95, and the Recession Particular is $6.45.
The shop not solely was a success with the hungry, however quickly grew to become an attraction in its personal proper. The store appeared in films together with “Fools Rush In” and “You’ve Obtained Mail,” and was featued on the TV reveals “Intercourse and the Metropolis” and “Seinfeld.”
Grey is survived by his spouse, 4 kids, a granddaughter and a sister. The store remains to be open for enterprise.
