![]() You know, and I know, and the whole public knows we'll have to carry guns," said Adam Xu of the Asian-American Beverage Merchants Association. So if we want to continue the business, we have only one option. "No we've got to choose between living and making a living. Members of the Asian-American Beverage Merchants Association says they are willing to go along with reforms like accessible restrooms, serving real food and seating for more than 30 to cut down on loitering outside.īut they oppose a measure in the bill that could lead to the removal of bulletproof partitions at the cash register. They sell crack pipes - glass pipes that can be used to smoke crack, and they sell candy to children." "Most of these establishments don't sell food, they sell beer, they sell liquor by the shot, they sell cold medicine and allergy medicine which you can convert to products that get you high. "These businesses are supposed to be restaurants, they're supposed to be operating as restaurants right now," said Councilwoman Cindy Bass. ![]() State regulations require accessible restrooms and seating for 30. The legislation changes licensing requirements for neighborhood stores that sell alcohol.Ĭritics say the stores exploit the poor in the inner city by selling beer, shots and crack pipes, even as children come into buying candy. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) - A bill to crack down on so-called 'stop and go' establishments passed by a 14-3 vote in Philadelphia City Council on Thursday. ![]() Vernon Odom reports during Action News at 4:30pm on December 14, 2017. Philadelphia City Council passes 'stop and go' bill.
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