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Raskin's fruit and vegetables store on Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights is keeping a fresh image. The owner R' Arik Raskin was seen supervising the hanging of a new store-front sign offering clients products that are "consistently superior." Photos

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April 24, 2009 7:47 am

yechel miechel ben doba raiza

Dave
April 24, 2009 2:38 am

Lets not forget Ariks father – please say tehilim for him – maybe someone can post his name and his mothers name!

Friends
April 23, 2009 6:35 pm

Raskins fruit and Fish are the best!!

fantastic graphics & signage
April 23, 2009 5:29 pm

Who did the design work for the bldg signage?
Kudos to the Raskin’s for being a permanent fixture on Kingston Ave. where you can always get a big smile and quality fruit and veg.

Nuisance
April 23, 2009 3:55 pm

I agree that the Raskin’s are great people who do much good. However, is it fair that they run an entire warehouse business on a street where numerous people need to walk? It is annoying, and dare I say dangerous, to take the entire area of President Street away from pedestrians that need to walk there. Do they pay for that space? Do the citizens of this city not pay for that space? Honestly, I don’t know how they get away with it. I don’t believe they could do that, day after day, month after month, and year after year,… Read more »

Fan of the Raskins
April 23, 2009 3:24 pm

There is no family like the Raskin family
~From someone who is NOT in the Raskin family

Hatzlacha
April 23, 2009 2:57 pm

Raskins fruit store was the store where the Rebbtzin used to order her fruits and veges…….

good store good pepole
April 23, 2009 12:28 pm

hatzlach raba

go arik
April 23, 2009 11:59 am

this is a true example of chassidisher yid. there are not too many like him. i wish him hatzlocho in all of his undertakings!
arik, what’s the gematria for love?

to number 2
April 23, 2009 11:21 am

put your glasses on!

Fish
April 23, 2009 11:18 am

Interesting, I thought it was a fish above the apple at first!

lol
April 23, 2009 11:16 am

why dont you take a picture of the front of the store and then we can have a brief image of what it looks like?thx

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