111 Central Park North residents protest McDonald’s

Residents of Harlem’s most expensive condo building, 111 Central Park North, are considering banding together to rent or buy the building’s ground-floor space to prevent a McDonald’s from moving in, the New York Post reported. Residents are concerned about the fast-food joint’s potential effect on property values and about odors that might travel up to the building’s terraces, said Gary Davis, president of the building’s board. The commercial space on the building’s ground floor has been empty since it opened in 2007. Tom Shapiro, the owner of the space, said he has been talking with McDonald’s and other fast-food chains about moving into the building.

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