The hot dog vendor exposed by NBC 4 New York for selling outrageously overpriced food to visitors and tourists near ground zero has been fired, the cart owner says. Abdelalim Abdelbaky told NBC 4 Thursday that he fired Ahmed Mohammed after watching the report. He's now manning the cart himself. He said he's embarrassed after Mohammed was caught on camera hawking hot dogs for up to $30 and pretzels for $15. In some cases, he short-changed customers on their change after overcharging them. Police issued Mohammed summonses for failing to list his prices and for two Environmental Control Board violations. Jessica Lappin of the Alliance for Downtown New York said the hot dog vendor gave "New York a bad name," adding that "to rip-off somebody, to charge them $35 for a hot dog and a pretzel, that leaves a terrible impression."
