Whitestone neighbors unhappy with meat dried outdoors

From Eyewitness News:

Chicken and pork, dried and seasoned, have been left hanging from a line in a backyard in Whitestone, Queens.

The home cured meat is causing a clash between neighbors on 7th Avenue, who say the tenants moved in a month ago and the meat went up about a week ago.

"All of a sudden, we had chicken and bacon hanging from the fence and awning next door to my house," said Eugene DiFolco, a Whitestone resident.

Residents say it's attracting flies and rats. They say thankfully the stench simmered down when the temperatures dropped.

"It's to eat. It's to eat for Chinese food," the homeowner said.

A woman at the home told me her family cures to meat to make traditional Chinese food.

The Health Department says in general this is legal if it's for personal consumption and if it does not become a nuisance to other residents.

An update from Forest Hills

Meat display in Oakland Gardens

Hi Crapper,
Thought you might find this unusual for a urban neighborhood like Bayside. Check out my attached pictures of food (Dead Meat) hanging out the back windows of a house next to Queensborough Community College. This has been going on for the whole winter with different meat each week. I hope no pets are missing or hunting of wild life at Oakland Lake.

221-84 Garland Drive, Oakland Gardens 11364

It's famous all right!

Notice how the meat touches the filthy van bumper every time.

Despite what is seen in the video, transplants seem to really love this place.