Mr. Flood is not one man; combined in him are aspects of several old men who work or hang out in Fulton Fish Market, or who did in the past. I wanted these stories to be truthful rather than factual, but they are solidly based on facts.

Joseph Mitchell, Up in the Old Hotel, Author’s Note, Old Mr. Flood

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