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Ghost signs and a chicken empire named Hot Bird
A faded Court Street sign reading No Oil No Fat sparks a Brooklyn era tale of Mike Weinberger who opened Mike's Chickens in 1989 on Vanderbilt Avenue then moved to Charlotte after city red tape. The piece traces the Hot Bird branding across Brooklyn and nearby ventures with urban lore and nostalgia.
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Enright
Court Street
Google
Brownstone
Brooklyn
Mike Weinberger
Wall Street
Vanderbilt Avenue
Mike
Montague Street
Hicks
Brooklyn Heights
Dave
Tori Rosen
Atlantic Avenue
Big Bird
Weinberger
Montague
Charlotte
North Carolina
Joe
Greenwich Street
Tribeca
Department of Consumer Affairs
Clinton Avenue
Vanderbilt
Frank Moe
Matt Green
Hot Birds
New Orleans
Star-Revue
The
Daily Planet
Perry White
Clark Kent
George Fiala