From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday to Friday, David Yushubayev sits in a chair at Markell’s Shoe Repair with the door open, waiting for customers to pick up the shoes they left behind in March. nbcnews.to/2KFRZBD
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Shoe repair stores used to be a good way to make a living. Then, the pandemic sent corporate workers home.
“Business is dead,” Yushubayev said. (2/7)
“Business is dead,” Yushubayev said. (2/7)
Shoes in plastic bags line the walls behind the desk of his tiny shop nestled in a corner of a midtown Manhattan office building. In November, the business that did well for 35 years had no clients at all. (3/7)
Few need repairs or a shoeshine anymore. Sometimes, a person will pop in, ask a question, and leave.
But Yushubayev still holds onto his customers’ shoes. (4/7)
But Yushubayev still holds onto his customers’ shoes. (4/7)
As the end of the year nears, small businesses like shoe repair stores are in desperate need of some type of relief. nbcnews.to/2KFRZBD (5/7)
Store owners said they need rent cancellation, cash assistance and more payroll protection if they are to stay open. The new stimulus bill that passed through Congress might just be their last hope. (6/7)
For Yushubayev and others, even with hopeful vaccine news, the question remains: “When are they opening the offices?” nbcnews.to/2KFRZBD (7/7)
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