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Is This a Bodega?: Store in Train Station at 7th and 53rd

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Sometimes it's hard to tell of a shop is a bodega, a convenience store, a tiny grocery store, or something else entirely. That's why all this week, we're going to be asking readers to help determine whether or not certain stores are bodegas.
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This little store sells newspapers, magazines, snacks, sodas, toiletries, and lotto tickets, but no cigarettes or beer. It only has two walls (as opposed to four), and there's no way that guy is going to make you a sandwich. But there is an added convenience factor, as the shop is right at the mouth of the escalator that takes you down to the B, D, and E trains. So, what do you think:

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· All Coverage of Bodega Week 2012 [~ENY~]

Maybe Bodega

7th Ave & W 53rd Street, New York, NY