Fred Hakim, Times Square Hot-Dog Vendor, Dies at 83 LWestchesterNY May 3, 2012 Fred Hakim, Times Square Hot-Dog Vendor, Dies at 832012-05-03T01:48:15-04:00 Food Mr. Hakim took over a hot-dog counter on 42nd Street from his father, but the business fell victim to the city’s revitalization efforts in Times Square in the 1990s. NYT > Dining & Wine Dies, Fred, Hakim, HotDog, Square, Times, Vendor Related Posts Wines of The Times: For Pinot Noir, Put Anderson Valley Among California’s Best Kenny Shopsin, Brash Owner of a Quirky Restaurant, Dies at 76 Wines of The Times: Beyond Assyrtiko, Greek Whites Reach for Distinction