First it was the foul odor. Now it’s fear of foul play. East Village neighbors already rankled by the stink of the city parking garbage trucks along residential blocks worry they are sitting ducks for muggers. Those fears were realized Oct. 11 when a Sanitation worker was threatened at knifepoint at 2:10 a.m.

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