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March 2nd, 2008, 11:13 AM
Cash Tomato (http://WWW.CashTomato.com), a video-sharing Web site, set out to observe Leap Day by handing out prizes worth up to $29 at 2:29pm on February 29 outside Union Square Park.
As the clocked toward the event's scheduled time -- 2:29 p.m. -- people shouting "Make it rain!" and "Give me my money!" trampled one another and mobbed the costumed representatives of CashTomato.com
Some people wrested bags of cash-stuffed envelopes and other items from the CashTomato workers, said Jason Buzi, who identified himself as the company's senior vice president.
"Before I knew it, I was on the floor" and under a pile of people, said Anabel DeJesus, 17. She left without any prize. "It's not worth it."
Police didn't have any information Saturday on whether anyone was injured or arrested.
From CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/01/money.giveaway.ap/index.html)
As the clocked toward the event's scheduled time -- 2:29 p.m. -- people shouting "Make it rain!" and "Give me my money!" trampled one another and mobbed the costumed representatives of CashTomato.com
Some people wrested bags of cash-stuffed envelopes and other items from the CashTomato workers, said Jason Buzi, who identified himself as the company's senior vice president.
"Before I knew it, I was on the floor" and under a pile of people, said Anabel DeJesus, 17. She left without any prize. "It's not worth it."
Police didn't have any information Saturday on whether anyone was injured or arrested.
From CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/01/money.giveaway.ap/index.html)