Restaurants across the country closed for business yesterday in a show of solidarity for “Day Without Immigrants.” Fueled by the Trump administration’s executive orders on immigration and the recent surge of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids and deportations, the boycott demonstrated how much the work and contributions of immigrants affect our daily lives.
According to News 12, on the stretch of Coney Island Avenue known as Little Pakistan, most businesses did not open yesterday.
Below are some photos taken in northern Brooklyn of restaurants (and a bicycle repair shop) who closed their doors in support. Were any of your local businesses closed yesterday?
Black Forest, 733 Fulton Street, Fort Greene (Photo via Facebook)Fletcher’s Brooklyn Barbecue, 433 3rd Avenue, Gowanus (Photo via Facebook)Peperoncino, 72 5th Avenue in Park Slope (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Dizzy’s on Fifth, 230 5th Avenue, Park Slope (Photo by BKLYNER)Al Di La, 248 5th Avenue, Park Slope (Photo by Park Slope 5th Avenue BID via Instagram)Blue Ribbon, 280 5th Avenue, Park Slope (Photo by Park Slope 5th Avenue BID via Instagram)Joe’s Pizza, 483 5th Avennue, Park Slope (Photo by Park Slope 5th Avenue BID via Instagram)The Bagel Factory, 612 5th Avenue, Park Slope (Photo by BKLYNER)Girasol Bakery, 690 5th Avenue, Park Slope (Photo by BKLYNER)Jalapeno King, 719 5th Avenue, Park Slope (Photo by BKLYNER)Jalapeno King, 719 5th Avenue, Park Slope (Photo by BKLYNER)Behind Bars in Brooklyn (Bicycle Repairs and Accessories), 610 5th Avenue, Park Slope (Photo by BKLYNER)Behind Bars in Brooklyn (Bicycle Repairs and Accessories), 610 5th Avenue, Park Slope (Photo by BKLYNER)Photo by BKLYNERPhoto by BKLYNER