Milwaukee east side food hall reports decrease in business amid construction [Video]

THEM. A FOOD HALL SURROUNDED BY THIS BY CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT AROUND THE AREA OF CROSSROADS COLLECTIVE ON MILWAUKEE’S EAST SIDE ROAD. CONSTRUCTION CONES AND CAUTION TAPE HAVE BEEN UP FOR WEEKS, AND NOW IT’S PUTTING A CRUNCH ON BUSINESSES RIGHT NEAR FARWELL AND NORTH. 12 NEWS EMILY POFAHL IS JOINING US LIVE THERE TONIGHT. EMILY, SOME SAY IT’S HARD FOR CUSTOMERS TO GET INSIDE. WELL, DEANNA, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU’RE WALKING DOWN NORTH AVENUE, YOU’RE GOING TO RUN INTO A COUPLE OF THESE SIGNS LAID OUT NEAR BY THE SIDEWALKS. PEOPLE WE’VE SPOKEN TO SAY IT MAKES THEM FEEL A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT CROSSING THE STREET. AND THE CROSSROADS COLLECTIVE SAYS THAT IT’S IMPACTING BUSINESS. OUTSIDE CROSSROADS COLLECTIVE AT FARWELL AND NORTH CONES AND BARRIERS, THE TELLTALE SIGNS OF CONSTRUCTION. AND INSIDE, IT’S HARD. VENDORS IN THE EAST SIDE FOOD HALL SAY THEY’RE …