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No Ifs, Ands, or Butts! Cigarette Sales in Free Fall Post-Tax Hike
When Governor Paterson raised tobacco taxes, anti-smoking advocates were overjoyed. The taxes, they had hoped, would lead to a significant drop-off in sales — maybe even 10 percent. They weren’t even...
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In His New Ad, Dan Smith Will Teach You Self-Awareness
Dan Smith, the guitar teacher whose ubiquitous bodega ads proclaim he “will teach you guitar,” has a new flier out this month. The ad features a relaxed Mr. Smith sitting in what might be described as...
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Fifty Shades of Grey: Coming to a Bodega Near You!
ZOMG SEX.The New York City corner bodegas that dot every other corner of our fair metropolis are, as it stands, de facto sex shops. There, among the groceries, one can find beer (for courage), a wide...
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Joggers and Shoppers Signal a Slow Return To Normal Life in New York
Gateway shopping center in Brooklyn was (relatively) packed. Cars are still submerged on Wall Street, regular subway service may not resume for weeks and huge swaths of Lower Manhattan lie in darkness,...
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Korean Deli Where ‘Seinfeld’ Was Conceived Has Closed
Lee’s Market, or what remains of it. (Photo by Matthew Kassel) Lee’s Market, the 25+ year-old Korean deli where Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld came up with the idea for their wildly popular show about...
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Bodegas: A Tax on Plastic Bags is Ineffective and Harmful
The City Council is considering a tax on all plastic bags. (Photo by Cate Gillon/Getty Images) The City Council is once again proposing a regulation, Intro 209, that will make it more difficult for...
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What Bodegas Really Need is Google Ads, According to Report
What’s to keep your corner store competitive these days, when there’s Whole Foods everywhere and Soap.com ads plastered all over
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Viral Bodega Box Startup Ignores the Human Element of Corner Stores
The startup was accused of cultural appropriation, but Silicon Valley can't replicate convenience stores like 7-Eleven.
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