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Climbs to the BY LYNN NOVELLI

he Big Apple, The City, Capital of the World. By any name, there’s no other city that com- pares to New York City. The most people, highest U.S. household income outside of California and greatest number of Fortune 500 corporate headquarters in the country give New York City a vibe all its own.

Factor in the number of luxury vehicles New Yorkers own, and it adds up to a unique envi- ronment for auto recyclers. Depending on how you look at it, that means an environment that comes with expensive startup costs, a high cost of doing business and heavy-duty com- petition. Or it can mean a location with vast opportunities for auto recyclers, as Mostafa Azatullah is proving with his NationWide Auto Parts.

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