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There’s a Pokémon in my restaurant, and business is booming

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L’Inizio Pizza manager Sean Benedetti (from left), with co-owners Tom Blaze L’Attanzio and Anna Maria Riccardi, holds his phone with the Pokeman Go app, which has brought an increase of business to their restaurant. Matthew McDermott
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A Pinsir Pokemon lurks in New York’s Union Square on July 11, 2016. Chad Rachman
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Alexis Gines tries to catch a Staryu Pokemon on New York’s Fifth Avenue on July 11, 2017. Chad Rachman
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Jen Theren, from Long Island City, Queens, plays Pokemon with her daughter Natalie, 3, as they eat pizza at L’Inizio restaurant. Matthew McDermott
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Steven Mirabile, 43, from Brooklyn plays Pokemon Go at L’Inizio pizza restaurant in Queens. Matthew McDermott
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A Pokemon appears on the screen next to a woman as a man plays the augmented reality mobile game “Pokemon Go” by Nintendo in Bryant Park in New York City
A Pokemon appears on the screen next to a woman as a man plays the augmented reality mobile game Pokemon Go by Nintendo in Bryant Park in New York City. Reuters
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Theodore Belizaire plays the augmented reality mobile game “Pokemon Go” by Nintendo in Times Square, New York City
Theodore Belizaire plays Pokemon Go in Times Square. Reuters