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May 24, 2023 · Nicholas Gray, the founder of Gray’s Papaya, a storefront hot-dog stand whose culinary eccentricity, competitive prices, clever sloganeering and apparent immutability earned the affection of...
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May 25, 2023 · Nicholas Gray — the founder of Gray’s Papaya, one of New York City’s most beloved and eccentric restaurant chains — died in a Manhattan hospital last Friday. He was 86. His death was brought on...
May 25, 2023 · Nicholas Gray was a former stockbroker who opened Gray’s Papaya in 1973, a hot dog and papaya juice shop that became a citywide institution. He died of Alzheimer’s disease complications on Friday, leaving behind a legacy of low-priced and iconic food.
May 27, 2023 · Gray's Papaya was a popular and cheap hot dog shop in Manhattan for 50 years. It appeared in movies and TV shows and became a tourist attraction.
Nicholas Gray, who quit his job as a stockbroker to get into the hot-dog business and founded the iconic shop Gray’s Papaya, has died of Alzheimer’s at the age of 86, The Wall Street Journal ...
May 26, 2023 · Nicholas Gray, founder of Gray’s Papaya, offered New Yorkers a 1982 Recession Special: two hot dogs and a tropical drink for $1.95. Photo: Rachael Gray. Bored at his job as a stockbroker in the...
May 25, 2023 · Long-time Hell’s Kitchen resident Nicholas Gray, the trailblazing founder of Gray’s Papaya who popularized the pairing of hot dogs and papaya juice for New Yorkers, has died. The Gray family shared the news this afternoon of his death last Friday at 86 from complications related to Alzheimer’s disease.
