Bodega owners rep Fernando Mateo says it's a 'betrayal' that UBA president endorsed Zohran Mamdani

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00:00Yesterday, our president decided to unilaterally go out and

00:08endorse a candidate in this race.

00:13Our bylaws do not allow that.

00:17We were not expecting that.

00:22We are an organization that depends on the police on NYPD for protection.

00:29We're an organization that depends on the communities that we serve in order to survive.

00:39Representing or endorsing a candidate that is anti-police, anti-business, and that wants

00:49to compete with these small bodegas is a backstab.

00:56We felt totally unprepared for this announcement.

01:06We felt betrayed, and because of that, I've resigned as founder, as co-founder and spokesman

01:15of the United Bodegas of America.