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'Fyre Festival' Of Pizza To Be Investigated By Attorney General
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will investigate a Bushwick event that charged attendees $75 to eat cold pizza in a parking lot.

BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — The Attorney General will investigate the 'Fyre Festival' of Pizza after angry party guests complained they paid $75 to eat cold pizza in a parking lot.
Attendees of the New York City Pizza Festival in Bushwick on Saturday afternoon quickly took to Facebook to complain of the cold slices of pizza and "warm red wine that tasted like ass" served to them in a "shady parking lot."
On Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman asked the bitter pizza-seekers to file complaints on his website. A spokesman also confirmed prosecutors had reached out to organizers and opened an investigation Monday.
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Several patrons announced they would file a lawsuit on a Facebook group created for pizza party victims.
"A lawyer is interested in this and is investigating what needs to be done," organizers wrote on Facebook. "Please join if you want to be in on the lawsuit!"
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Festival organizers blamed event producer Hangry Garden for delays with the party, but the company responded on Facebook that it was misled by the pizza party organizers and not paid for its services.
Photo courtesy of Chip Shannon
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