"Former consort braved the newly reincarnated Absolute Bagels & bailed when he found 45 people in line, in the cold. One of our oldest friends, who retreated to the Bay Area long ago, always used to say: "The more New Yorkers get fucked, the more they like it." Now with more Instagram..."
"And I was worried when I didn't see a South Asian pal for a few weeks who works in a swanky bakery known as an Instatrap in a tourist area. I thought they'd been deported. But. Nope. "My hours were cut way back. Business is dead." How do you bankrupt casinos, anyway?"
A former consort left Absolute Bagels after finding 45 people in line in the cold. A longtime friend who moved to the Bay Area often said, "The more New Yorkers get fucked, the more they like it." Instagram-driven tourism growth coexists with struggling neighborhood businesses. A South Asian bakery worker at a swanky tourist Instatrap experienced reduced hours and steep declines in business. Initial fears of deportation proved unfounded. Business conditions for local food-service workers have worsened despite high-profile crowds at certain venues.
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