To their customers and nearby merchants, the Romaniellos, who lived at 35-64 81st Street in Jackson Heights, were hard-working, congenial people who had owned the store 15 years.

Even nearby merchants, who in theory stand to gain from the influx of visitors, are casting a skeptical eye on the convention center.

We got a great show of support from the nearby merchants, and that helped a lot.

Neighbors Link began renovating another site closer to downtown Mount Kisco a year ago, but nearby merchants complained, Mr. Miller said.

Almost immediately he visited a nearby merchant, Domingo Peraza, from whom he bought some crepe paper to build a crude prototype.

Your nearby merchant can obtain the wine from Frederick Wildman and Sons, the distributor, in Manhattan.

Fewer people were walking and shopping on her block on Christopher Street, a trend nearby merchants say they also see.

Many nearby merchants are finding that the lack of the supermarket has had a major impact on their business.

I tried to compare prices across merchants for the Sony by using the product number, but the site turned up only one nearby merchant with that item on sale.

Mr. Gul and a half dozen other nearby merchants all strongly supported the drive to shutter the theater.