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NYC’s High End Boutiques Still Rocked By Weekly ‘Waves’ Of Looting

Emily Zanotti
NYC’s High End Boutiques Still Rocked By Weekly ‘Waves’ Of Looting
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New York City suffered a wave of looting in May and June on the heels of massive protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department. That wave, though, residents say, hasn’t ended, even though the city government has moved on to other priorities.

The New York Post reports that the city’s high-end SoHo neighborhood, home to a number of designer boutiques, is suffering from “waves” of looting and organized shoplifting and, in some cases, the attacks are happening weekly.

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