Bronx residents will rally at noon tomorrow, Saturday, January 23, 2021, at a Riverdale coffee shop at risk of closing due to the coronavirus pandemic to call on elected officials to pass legislation aimed at rent relief for commercial businesses and the commercial vacancy tax.
Buunni Coffee, at 3702 Riverdale Avenue, Bronx, NY 10463, is being forced to close by the end of January because its landlord will no longer accept a reasonable rent during the pandemic. Buunni has been a vital part of the neighborhood, a center for local activism, art, and music for the past 3 years.
It is an example of thousands of small businesses essential to their neighborhoods that are being forced to close, with the loss of badly needed jobs.
Action by City and State governments is necessary to save our small businesses.
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Bronx residents and elected officials rallied January 23, 2021 at an immigrant-run Riverdale coffee shop at risk of closing due to the coronavirus pandemic to call on elected officials to pass legislation aimed at rent relief for commercial businesses and the commercial vacancy tax.
Buunni Coffee, at 3702 Riverdale Avenue, is being forced to close by the end of January because its landlord will no longer accept a reasonable rent during the pandemic. Buunni has been a vital part of the neighborhood, a center for local activism, art, and music for the past 3 years. It is an example of thousands of small businesses essential to their neighborhoods that are being forced to close, with the loss of badly needed jobs.
Sarina Prabasi, co-founder of Buunni Coffee and author of The Coffeehouse Resistance, said, “Small businesses faced serious problems before CoViD, and now the pandemic has brought us to a breaking point. This is not about any one business. It’s beyond time to create bold, comprehensive support for the smallest of businesses and our workers. We have an opportunity to address long-standing inequities, to level the playing field and to invest in our neighborhoods for the long term. But this will take courage and political will from our elected representatives.”
State Senator Alessandra Biaggi (D-Bronx/Westchester) said, “Buunni is an integral part of District 34 – my district office is just down the hill, and my team has made many trips to the shop to pick up coffee and treats to get us through our long work days. But far beyond their amazing coffee and food, Buunni has nourished the collective consciousness of Riverdale. The pandemic has financially devastated so many of the small businesses at the heart of our communities, and it is crucial that we…
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