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'It Was A Nightmare': Vintage NJ Toy Store Owners Struggled To Relocate During Pandemic 'It Was A Nightmare': Vintage NJ Toy Store Owners Struggled To Relocate During Pandemic
'It Was A Nightmare': Vintage NJ Toy Store Owners Struggled To Relocate During Pandemic A Lodi business owner has jumped through hoops to reopen his toy shop after attempting to relocate in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. AJ Maltese, 25 -- who you may recognize from this story -- was supposed to move Zonk's POP Culture World into its new Little Ferry shop with business partner Anthony Ditizio in March. The store, which is named after Maltese’s nickname and favorite video game, Air Zonk, first opened in Butler in June of 2019. After recognizing a desire to expand and relocate, the duo signed a two-year lease on their new Little Ferry storefront on Main Street beginning Mar…

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