Having just cut the red ribbon and declared victory, Sadik “Sami” Topia cheers and pumps his fists as the crowd cheers for the return of the newsstand, a community fixture on the UWS for over two decades before he ran into fines and ownership issues that forced its temporary closing. ( Photo: Garrett Owen) Beloved UWS Newsstand Cuts Ribbon on New Future After Legal Battle It’s official: a beloved newsstand operator known to all as “Sami” is open for business again, and on March 3 he staged a... Home 05 Mar 2025 | 12:10
Mayor Eric Adams said he will “do anything in my power” to help beleaguered newsstand dealer Sadik Topia The city evicted Topia from the newsstand that he operated for 23 years at the corner of W. 79th and Broadway in a dispute over fines and penalties that have reached $94,000. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Mayor Vows He Will Try to Help Newsstand Operator Being Hit with $94,000 in Fines Mayor Adams said Tuesday he would do anything “within my powers” to get Sadik Topia back to work at his shuttered West Side... News 24 Jan 2024 | 01:03
