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Bushwick Businesses on Yelp: Cyber Bullying As Well As Awesome Results

“You can dish it out but you can’t take it,” we've all heard the saying at least once in our life

By Cristin Noonan

June 23, 2015 · 4 min read

Restaurants

Bushwick Businesses on Yelp: Cyber Bullying As Well As Awesome Results

“You can dish it out but you can’t take it,” we've all heard the saying at least once in our life

Cristin Noonan June 23, 2015Jun 23, 2015 · 4 min read

“You can dish it out but you can’t take it,” we’ve all heard the saying at least once in our life.

Do you remember having a rumour spread around you when you were in the 6th grade that may or may not have been true? How did that feel? Did you stand up for yourself?

Local businesses, not only in Bushwick, are playing an equivalent to the 6th grade rumour game on a daily basis thanks reviews on Yelp. And while Yelp is essential for a business to get discovered online, a bad review can literally ruin it. So how do Bushwick businesses hold up in this often cruel and crazy game of online reviews?

Karla Munoz, the owner of La Lupe , is no stranger to fighting the trash talkers on Yelp. She responds to each unfavorable Yelp review thoroughly and vehemently. My initial thought…