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Now, those of us who lived there, we took care of one another cause, well, we had a sense of community. and there was that one place that became the hub for everyone in the barrio the bodega. that s spanish for storeroom, by the way. and bodegas really took off in the late 40s after transplants from puerto rico recognized the need for products that were authentic to their culture. and then other immigrants, like these dominicanos, followed suit, ya tu sabe. today, every new yorker, latino or not, cause a little corner market a bodega. see what happened there? that s how we do. we get everybody speaking spanish. now, bodegas are the lifeline to latin neighborhoods because latin people like their fresh fruits. that s what we grew up with, you know, having all these essentials. and the only place to get them is in a bodega cause we don t got the whole foods. we don t got the citarellas. so this is the spot. [all speaking spanish] ....