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Espinal Passed Bill Prohibiting Businesses to Refuse Cash in NYC

With 30 percent of Bushwick residents underbanked and 20 percent unbanked, it is imperative that businesses accept cash.

Espinal Passed Bill Prohibiting Businesses to Refuse Cash in NYC

Espinal Passed Bill Prohibiting Businesses to Refuse Cash in NYC

With 30 percent of Bushwick residents underbanked and 20 percent unbanked, it is imperative that businesses accept cash.

Espinal Passed Bill Prohibiting Businesses to Refuse Cash in NYC

“Sorry, we don’t accept cash,” is something you soon won’t hear around New York anymore. A bill that prohibits food and retail establishments from refusing cash, spearheaded by Council Member Ritchie Torres and sponsored by Bushwick’s City Council Representative Rafael Espinal, was passed last week. 

“Plain and simple,” Espinal told Bushwick Daily, “businesses will…

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