Yeah, it’s true. Ashley. And here along South Broadway and Upper Fells Point, there is generally an occupied. It’s busy on the sidewalks, I should say. There are usually people who fill restaurants one evening like this evening for dinner. But I am told that it simply was not the case for business owners. They tell me that this has not been the case since last week and a half, and they blame the ice raids that occur in our country, including here in our region. Only a few cold drinks for around five customers this Wednesday evening. Something South Broadway, owner of Talamantez, Nardi Castellano, says rare. It should have been many more people than that. Occupied, good, good crowd in the bar like the others, as it was before, he says. Business began to decrease about a week and a half ago, almost at the same time as the Trump administration ordered ice raids across the country. At the last verification, Ice has made more than 2,500 arrests since the inauguration of President Trump. People get raids and deportation stuff. It hurts to do. It’s a lot. Many people are injured in terms of business, especially as a Spanish restaurant, we have struck a long time just at the bottom of the South Broadway and Upper Fells road, El Salvador Restaurant, who generally says he has 30 to 40 people for Dinner during the week had only two customers. It’s bad for our city, it’s bad for our economy. It’s bad for the families of people who try to earn a living, and it’s bad for our owners of brick and mortar stores, the community lawyer Tupper Bilezikian says that the raids on the ice are to blame for the Lack of business. This community, the Latin community here, supported brick and mortar stores. This is why they have been able to open so many stores in the past 20 years, they have many customers, many customers who go out every night and frequent businesses. And so seeing it closed because people are afraid to get out of their house is really horrible. People are afraid to go out, to go get, you don’t even want to go to the grocery store. And I contacted ICE to comment specifically the Baltimore region, but I have not yet heard. We will be sure to keep you informed.
“ Afraid of getting out of their house ”: business owners blame ice raids to reduce the number of customers
Some business owners at Upper Fells Point say that pedestrian traffic slowed down last week
Update: 1:25 p.m. January 30, 2025
Some companies notice a significant drop in customers, and owners blame ice raids on a national level. “(There should be) to be many more people than that (it should be) busy, good crowd at the bar,” said Nardy Castellon, owner of Tela Mares on South Broadway. “These are only people who get raids, deportation stuff. This (hurts) a lot of time. Especially as a Spanish restaurant, we get a long time.” Around 7 p.m. Wednesday evening, Castellon had around five people inside his establishment. He said they are generally much more busy during dinner hours, but he noticed that few people came last and a half. “Above the next day when the new president took over. No people, no bar, people are afraid to go out,” said Castellon. “Every January, I will say, for the very first month of the year, (business) decrease a little, because of the weather, rent and things like that, but never this bad. , to go to the grocery store. “At the last verification, Ice has made more than 2,500 arrests in scales across the country. The ice was also in the Baltimore region. 11 News asked for comments on ice concerning the Baltimore region specifically, but has not yet heard. The El Salvador restaurant, which is a few blocks from Tela Mares in Broadway, said they also felt an impact. Employees told 11 news that they generally had 30 to 40 people inside the establishment for dinner, but on Wednesday evening there were only two customers. “Usually you will see the streets are full of people who are shopping, eating, eating, eating, going to church, especially on Wednesday evening,” said Téporah Bilezikian, a defender of the community. “There are only hundreds and hundreds of frequent people local businesses here during a typical night.” Bilezikian said she was worried about the future of small businesses that make up Broadway at Upper Fells. “It is really frightening because our economy suffers throughout the country still from the pandemic, and people do not support brick and mortar stores as they did. But this community, the Latin community here, has supported the brick -Affecs and Moriers, “said Bilezikian. “This is why they have been able to open as many stores in the past 20 years. It is because they have customers, many, many customers, who go out every night and frequent businesses, and therefore to see It closed, because people are afraid to get out of their house, it’s really horrible.
Some companies notice a significant drop in customers, and the owners blame nationwide ice raids For that.
“(There should be) to be many more people than that (it should be) busy, good crowd at the bar,” said Nardy Castellon, owner of Tela Mares on South Broadway. “These are only people who get raids, deportation tricks. This (hurts) a lot of time. Especially as a Spanish restaurant, we get a success, a lot of time.”
Around 7 p.m. Wednesday evening, Castellon had around five people inside his establishment. He said they are generally much more busy during dinner hours, but he noticed that few people came last and a half.
“Above the next day, when the new president took over. No people, no bar, people are afraid to go out,” said Castellon. “Every January, I will say, for the very first month of the year, (business) decrease a little, because of the weather, rent and things like that, but never this bad. , to go to the grocery store. “
At the last verification, Ice has carried out more than 2,500 arrests in sweeping across the country. The ice was also in the Baltimore region. 11 News asked for comments on ice concerning the Baltimore region specifically, but has not yet heard.
The El Salvador restaurant, which is a few blocks from Tela Mares in Broadway, said they also felt an impact. The employees told 11 news that they generally had 30 to 40 people inside the establishment for dinner, but on Wednesday evening, there were only two customers.
“Usually here, you will see that the streets are full of people who are shopping, to eat outside, to go to church, especially on Wednesday evening,” said Téporah Bilezikian, defender of the community. “There are only hundreds and hundreds of frequent people local businesses here during a typical night.”
Bilezikian said she was worried about the future of small businesses that make up Broadway at Upper Fells.
“It is really frightening because our economy suffers throughout the country still from the pandemic, and people do not support brick and mortar stores as they did. But this community, the Latin community here, has supported the brick -Affecs and Moriers, “said Bilezikian. “This is why they have been able to open as many stores in the past 20 years. It is because they have customers, many, many customers, who go out every night and frequent businesses, and therefore to see It closed, because people are afraid to get out of their house, it’s really horrible.
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