Nicholas Gray, Founder of Longtime NYC Hot Dog Chain Gray's Papaya, Dies at 86

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Nicholas Gray, Founder of Longtime NYC Hot Dog Chain Gray's Papaya, Dies at 86
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The founder of Gray’s Papaya, the stand that helped make the unlikely combination of hot dogs and papaya juice a staple for New Yorkers for decades, has died, his family announced

The founder of Gray's Papaya, the stand that helped make the unlikely combination of hot dogs and papaya juice a staple for New Yorkers for decades, has died, his family announced.

"It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we announce the passing of a New York icon and our fearless founder Nicholas A. B. Gray. An immigrant who opened Gray’s Papaya in 1973 and the sweetest, funniest, most eccentric boss, father, husband, brother, husband, uncle, grandfather and friend," read the statement from Tessa Gray, his daughter."Thank you for the countless lives you brightened one Recession Special at a time.

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