United Bodegas of America (UBA)

Bodega Owners Get Sit Down with NYPD Over Crime, Face Mask Enforcement

By DAVID GREENE
Representatives of the United Bodegas of America (UBA) will be granted a sit-down with NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea and his top brass regarding a host of issues including recent robberies and assaults on bodega workers, as well as the dangers for shop workers enforcing the city’s mandated face mask rule.   The meeting is expected to take place on Wednesday, September 16 at Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan.   In a statement released on Tuesday, Sept. 15 announcing the sit-down, Radhames Rodriguez, the President of UBA, wrote, “It’s been an awful year for all of us in the bodega business.


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Woman Causes $7,000+ in Damage to Store After Being Told to Wear Mask

By DAVID GREENE
  Members of the United Bodegas of America (UBA) have come together demanding officials do something, after a woman went berserk, and attempted to destroy a store with a butcher’s knife in the Soundview section of the Bronx on July 31 after she was asked to wear a face covering.   Members of the UBA gathered on Sunday, Aug. 30 for a press conference outside LizBeth Supermarket, where the incident occurred, and which is located at 1702 Watson Avenue, to publicly voice their concerns about the dangers and harassment bodega owners and employees face from some customers.   Supermarket owner,


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