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World Service,1 min

Why are New York's bodegas closing their doors for a day?

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The local grocery stores are largely owned by people from immigrant communities, many of whom are unhappy with immigration policy of the Trump Administration. NBC New York reporter, Katherine Creag, explains what exactly a bodega is and why they're on strike. (Image: An evening scene outside of a bodega grocery in New York City. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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