His family opened First American Fried Chicken in 2002.
"They never seemed out of the ordinary, they just Americanised. You would've never knew anything," said a resident of the area.
"When he first opened it was always the father in there, 24 hours a day, and he sort of drifted out, and all I've seen in there lately was his son. The one in the picture."
"I come in here about once every week or two, just to get something to eat. He's always in there, he's a very friendly guy, that's what's so scary. It's hard when it's home."
Another nearby resident:
"They just seemed like regular people - I went to school with one of the kids that lived in there. I was friends with him, it was cool. It's not like I expected anything - I'm pretty sure it's not the whole family."
Another resident:
"He would never talk to you. He would just take your order. I don't know why, but I got a sense that he hated America. There was something weird about him. I never see him with friends. He was always very serious, no girlfriend, no nothing."
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Rahami was not on any terrorist watchlists. A family acquaintance said he travelled back to Afghanistan several years ago.
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Elizabeth Mayor said some of Ramani's brothers also worked at the restaurant. Rahami's father and two brothers had previously sued the city after it passed an ordinance requiring the restaurant to close early because of complaints from neighbours about it being a late-night nuisance.
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