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New York.- Dominicans residing in Washington Heights expressed their concern about the high cost of basic products and low wages, a situation they say makes it difficult for them to cover their needs.
During a tour of supermarkets, the locals complained about the prices of groceries such as rice, eggs, chicken, and bread, among other products.
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Dominicans also showed unease at the authorities' preparations to withdraw food assistance from November due to the federal government shutdown. "Sometimes you want to buy many things and you can't; you have to take things restricted." "Prices through the roof and salaries on the floor, how are we going to end up? Tell me, eating each other." "This is difficult; with work one gets to eat here." "When you go to buy, the prices are very high." These are some of the exclamations of Dominicans. In the visited stores, it was observed that 50 pounds of rice cost US$23.98, bread three for US$1.00, milk is between US$3.99 and US$5.39, the pound of meat is around US$2.24 and US$2.99, the pound of green bananas at US$0.69 and canned vegetables at US$1.39, among others. "This package of chicken feet costs between 8 and 9 dollars, if they take away this help we have here, it is unknown where our situation will end up," said a woman when consulted.
