Black-Owned Businesses in ‘George Floyd Square Autonomous Zone’ Struggling As Crime Skyrockets
Black business owners in ‘George Floyd Square’ are pleading for help as crime has skyrocketed since activists declared the area an “autonomous zone.”
“George Floyd Square” is an activist-run area at the once-thriving intersection of East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis. Following the death of Floyd in the area, it has become an ongoing protest zone.
Speaking to the New York Post, local business owners condemned the activists for driving police and first responders away from the area.
“The city left me in danger,” the owner of Smoke In The Pit restaurant told The Post Thursday.
“They locked us up on here and left us behind,” said the merchant, who asked to be identified only as Alexander W.
