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Gray's Papaya Signs
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![[In the year before the 2008 Presidential election, owner Nicholas Gray was a steadfast Bloomberg believer. <a href="http://lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com/2007/10/misguided-loyalty.html">Photo</a>]](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2jV4-XiH7XtpIOnMb9atbGwKdMQ=/250x250/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/868516/papa600.0.jpg)
[In the year before the 2008 Presidential election, owner Nicholas Gray was a steadfast Bloomberg believer. Photo]
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![Al Franken is a professed Gray's fan, and Gray's loves him back.<span class="credit">[<a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/07/07/750881/-Senator-Al-Franken#">Photo</a>]</span>](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/1EASmCCrlKpTu36oZisoXqiKK5c=/250x250/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/868518/Al-Franken-Grays-Papaya.0.jpg)
Al Franken is a professed Gray's fan, and Gray's loves him back.[Photo]
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![But when Bloomberg was out of the race, Gray's quickly endorsed Obama. <span class="credit">[<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153662692050471">Photo</a>]</span>](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/6W3xIUXfx8B93QNcaoJi18wEs8I=/250x250/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/868520/obama.0.jpg)
But when Bloomberg was out of the race, Gray's quickly endorsed Obama. [Photo]
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![Proudly displaying a quote from <em>Gourmet Magazine</em>. <span class="credit">[<a href="http://newyorkhack.blogspot.com/2005/10/recession-special.html">Photo</a>]</span>](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/3E8MtqB4cdZjufJXqkEEcRivZ7M=/250x250/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/868522/grayspapaya1.0.jpg)
Proudly displaying a quote from Gourmet Magazine. [Photo]
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![A sign from 2011. Gray's was forced to raise its prices at least four time in the past 15 years. <span class="credit">[<a href="http://aculinarymarriage.com/2011/07/28/new-york-city-wanderings-grays-papaya/">Photo</a>]</span>](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/5yE1jB8KEtSOetWee52PAnt6YVA=/250x250/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/868524/grays-papaya.0.jpg)
A sign from 2011. Gray's was forced to raise its prices at least four time in the past 15 years. [Photo]
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![<span class="credit">[<a href="http://moblog.net/view/55872/gotta-love-grays-papaya">Photo</a>]</span>](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/HZ-AF7d3a-40NoLqleBXPz-49SA=/250x250/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/868526/gotta-love-grays-papaya.0.jpg)
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![Through good times and bad, it was always possible to get a deal on two franks and a small drink. In recent years, however, the price rose steadily from $1.95 to $4.45. <span class="credit">[<a href="http://daryllang.com/blog/1809">Photo</a>]</span>](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/4Fn72eSniNX_katbvmPp6P1YvRU=/250x250/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/868528/papaya.0.jpg)
Through good times and bad, it was always possible to get a deal on two franks and a small drink. In recent years, however, the price rose steadily from $1.95 to $4.45. [Photo]
![[In the year before the 2008 Presidential election, owner Nicholas Gray was a steadfast Bloomberg believer. <a href="http://lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com/2007/10/misguided-loyalty.html">Photo</a>]](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/868516/papa600.0.jpg)
![Al Franken is a professed Gray's fan, and Gray's loves him back.<span class="credit">[<a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/07/07/750881/-Senator-Al-Franken#">Photo</a>]</span>](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/868518/Al-Franken-Grays-Papaya.0.jpg)
![But when Bloomberg was out of the race, Gray's quickly endorsed Obama. <span class="credit">[<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153662692050471">Photo</a>]</span>](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/868520/obama.0.jpg)
![Proudly displaying a quote from <em>Gourmet Magazine</em>. <span class="credit">[<a href="http://newyorkhack.blogspot.com/2005/10/recession-special.html">Photo</a>]</span>](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/868522/grayspapaya1.0.jpg)
![A sign from 2011. Gray's was forced to raise its prices at least four time in the past 15 years. <span class="credit">[<a href="http://aculinarymarriage.com/2011/07/28/new-york-city-wanderings-grays-papaya/">Photo</a>]</span>](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/868524/grays-papaya.0.jpg)
![<span class="credit">[<a href="http://moblog.net/view/55872/gotta-love-grays-papaya">Photo</a>]</span>](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/868526/gotta-love-grays-papaya.0.jpg)
![Through good times and bad, it was always possible to get a deal on two franks and a small drink. In recent years, however, the price rose steadily from $1.95 to $4.45. <span class="credit">[<a href="http://daryllang.com/blog/1809">Photo</a>]</span>](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/868528/papaya.0.jpg)
