Don't they bitch about the "food deserts" in those neighborhoods? Shouldn't they be all for people asking Kroger and Whole Foods to open in those areas to alleviate this imaginary problem?
it's a real problem caused by themselves, grocery stores closed the stores in their neighborhoods/never opened one because high theft rate and high taxes made it unprofitable
They can't decide of bodegas are some core part of NYC's cultural identity which need to be preserved or if they're indicative of some systematic problem the city has providing nutritious food to its citizens.
And they do! I know I've read at least 5 MSM articles over the last couple of years shitting all over "dollar stores" (Family Dollar / Dollar General) and their rise in prominence but how they are a blight on rural neighborhoods because they aren't stocked to the gills with fresh fruits and vegetables and don't have the full selection of a regular grocery store and are just contributing to "food deserts" in certain areas. Great, now they can do bodegas.
What an odd non-problem to complain about. I live in a rural farming community. Sure, by far, the nearest "grocery story" as such is a Family Dollar/Dollar Tree/Family Tree/Whatever. And yes, not all of them are stocked with produce. But some of them are, and they're all over the place. You don't need every single one to have everything in order to have access to fresh food. You just need one within a reasonable distance...and in my experience, there is. And if there's not, you're probably not too far from a Publix, or Winn-Dixie, or Wal-mart.
It's just an odd complaint, probably driven by "data" looked at by someone with no connection to the actual reality on the ground.
Don't they bitch about the "food deserts" in those neighborhoods? Shouldn't they be all for people asking Kroger and Whole Foods to open in those areas to alleviate this imaginary problem?
it's a real problem caused by themselves, grocery stores closed the stores in their neighborhoods/never opened one because high theft rate and high taxes made it unprofitable
They can't decide of bodegas are some core part of NYC's cultural identity which need to be preserved or if they're indicative of some systematic problem the city has providing nutritious food to its citizens.
And they do! I know I've read at least 5 MSM articles over the last couple of years shitting all over "dollar stores" (Family Dollar / Dollar General) and their rise in prominence but how they are a blight on rural neighborhoods because they aren't stocked to the gills with fresh fruits and vegetables and don't have the full selection of a regular grocery store and are just contributing to "food deserts" in certain areas. Great, now they can do bodegas.
Bodegas.. That is just a cool word. IMHO.
Bodegas.
What an odd non-problem to complain about. I live in a rural farming community. Sure, by far, the nearest "grocery story" as such is a Family Dollar/Dollar Tree/Family Tree/Whatever. And yes, not all of them are stocked with produce. But some of them are, and they're all over the place. You don't need every single one to have everything in order to have access to fresh food. You just need one within a reasonable distance...and in my experience, there is. And if there's not, you're probably not too far from a Publix, or Winn-Dixie, or Wal-mart.
It's just an odd complaint, probably driven by "data" looked at by someone with no connection to the actual reality on the ground.