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Bodegas boycott: Yemeni-owned NYC corner stores protest Trump’s Muslim ban Bodegas boycott: Yemeni-owned NYC corner stores protest Trump’s Muslim ban
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New York City is facing an economic nightmare the size of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man: Many of the city’s ubiquitous corner stores, called bodegas, have shuttered in protest of President Donald Trump’s executive order against some Muslim immigrants.New York City is facing an economic nightmare the size of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man: Many of the city’s ubiquitous corner stores, called bodegas, have shuttered in protest of President Donald Trump’s executive order against some Muslim immigrants.
The protest was expected to last from noon until 8pm local time.The protest was expected to last from noon until 8pm local time.
“Initially I suggested they close from 8am to 8pm, but many did not want to disrupt the lives of the very people they serve daily who buy coffee in the morning or children that buy snacks on the way to school,” organizer Debbie Almontaser told the New York Daily News.
Around a thousand bodegas and corner grocers owned by Yemeni immigrants temporarily closed their stores on Thursday. They are protesting Trump’s executive order from last Friday that banned citizens from Yemen and six other Muslim-majority countries from entering the US.Around a thousand bodegas and corner grocers owned by Yemeni immigrants temporarily closed their stores on Thursday. They are protesting Trump’s executive order from last Friday that banned citizens from Yemen and six other Muslim-majority countries from entering the US.
“This shutdown of grocery stores and bodegas will be a public show of the vital role these grocers and their families play in New York’s economic and social fabric,"according to the event’s Facebook page.“This shutdown of grocery stores and bodegas will be a public show of the vital role these grocers and their families play in New York’s economic and social fabric,"according to the event’s Facebook page.
The proprietors also held a rally outside Brooklyn Borough Hall, which drew thousands of people. The event began with a call to prayer, followed by store owners sharing stories about how the ban has affected them and their families, as well as those too afraid to come forward.The proprietors also held a rally outside Brooklyn Borough Hall, which drew thousands of people. The event began with a call to prayer, followed by store owners sharing stories about how the ban has affected them and their families, as well as those too afraid to come forward.
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“It's not right...everybody is sad. The American people too,” Abdo Saeed, a 34-year-old American citizen who manages Yemen King Deli and Grocery in Manhattan’s East Harlem neighborhood, told the New York Daily News. “If everybody goes out, maybe he’ll listen. Maybe he’ll change.”
In 2012, there were about 13,000 bodegas throughout the city, Time reported then.In 2012, there were about 13,000 bodegas throughout the city, Time reported then.