WPCNR City Hall Circuit. May 4, 2005: Mayor Joseph Delfino of White Plains, Sebastien Bensidoun of Bounsidoun, USA, of Chicago, and Councilwoman Rita Malmud officially opened the second year of the International Food Market in the City Hall VIP Parking Zone today in a brief news conference at 12:30. Mr. Bensidoun said last year's season was very successful in the City Hall Zone, and that he expected to have twelve vendors on hand at next week's market which will begin at 8 A.M. and run to 4 P.M., every Wednesday.

Sebastien Bensidoun, Executive Vice-President of Bensidoun, U.S.A. (center), Mayor Delfino, left, Rita Malmud, Councilwoman, (right) opening the market today. Mr. Bensidoun said he had less vendors today on opening day, because the market was beginning early. (Last year it began on June 9, he said).

WPCNR hung out for an hour and the market drew a steady stream of customers, with tomatos, greens, asparagus, honey, nuts, seafood, cosmetics, and health-oriented booths playing their wares. The tomatos, WPCNR learned, were greenhouse tomatos, the asparagus fresh, and other perishable products purchased from other wholesalers. The city would have gotten more crowd had they publicized it more extensively. WPCNR did not receive a news release, despite the extensive press office City Hall maintains. Photo by WPCNR News