By 1887 the Fulton Fish Market sold 50, 000 oysters a day.

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The illegal fish eventually end up in Chinatown, the Fulton Fish Market, various city mom-and-pop seafood stores and even on the plates of high-end Manhattan restaurants.

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The Fulton Fish Market will be moved from its usual site near the tip of Manhattan to Hunt's Point, the city's market for fresh fruits and vegetables in the Bronx.

CNN: Somber Manhattan back at work

As a federal prosecutor, and then as a deputy mayor under Rudolph Giuliani, Mastro fought the New York Mob, cleaning up the Fulton Fish Market and the San Gennaro Festival, despite death threats.

NEWYORKER: Reversal of Fortune

For the New York stores a buyer arrives at the city's famous Fulton Fish Market every morning at 2 a.m. to purchase the fresh catch of the day, which is then highlighted at the counter.

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