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America's Most Cutthroat Christmas Tree Market
A bitter feud between two men has sent the price of trees in New York City sky-high.
Each year, from November 24 to December 26, an unremarkable triangular plaza at the intersection of Broome Street and Sixth Avenue in New York is transformed into a costly slice of Christmas cheer.
"SoHo Square," says Scott Lechner, who pays the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation close to $50,000 a year to sell trees here, "is the most expensive site in the world." He doesn't sound proud of it.