What does 'bodegas' mean in the USA?

"Unfortunately, low-income neighbourhoods that don't have access even to a grocery store where you could get fresh produce. So, they end up having to just eat at fast food places or bodegas and it just perpetuates the problem of bad health and it's so sad. "

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What does 'bodegas' mean in the USA?

"Unfortunately, low-income neighbourhoods that don't have access even to a grocery store where you could get fresh produce. So, they end up having to just eat at fast food places or bodegas and it just perpetuates the problem of bad health and it's so sad. "

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Bodega is a term used in the New York City area to describe a small independent corner store.

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It’s a shop selling wine and sometimes groceries.