Bodegas are one of New York City’s oldest and largest neighborhood institutions, with more than 10,000 spread across the city’s five boroughs. But this century-old industry is fighting to stay alive under rising rents, cutthroat competition, and Zohran Mamdani’s city-run grocery initiative. Behind the scenes, mom-and-pop businesses are hustling to stay in the game, whether it’s a fourth-generation bakery supplying New York corner stores or a family-run bodega cooking up the next hit sandwich. In a city run and built by immigrants, bodegas aren’t just another sandwich shop on the block; they’re a community staple. They’re in it for the long run.
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00:00 – Intro
01:24 – La Nicosia Bakery
03:01 – Zoom Zoom Deli
03:40 – How To Be a Bodega Salesperson
04:50 – History of the Bodega
05:55 – Zohran Mamdani’s City-Run Grocery Store Proposal
06:44 – It’s Not a Bodega if It’s Not Spanish-Owned
00:07 – Hollis Flavors
07:56 – Bodegas Gone Viral
08:17 – Datz Deli
08:43 – Joshua Dat Invented the Mac Patty
11:23 – New York Delis Are Here To Stay
12:04 – J. Cole
12:14 – Credits
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