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Reports and videos by Stacie Joy
Shopping at Key Food has changed in the past week since the day the music died on August 12th.
The public address system in the grocery store on the corner of Avenue A and Fourth Street is broken.
In addition to the music, the in-house intercom system has also broken down. This means that you will not be disturbed by orders from above for Richie to take line 2, nor by calls about a delivery for the meat department.
Meanwhile, there is a deafening silence in the corridors.
“Imagine you’re only here (at the supermarket) for a short time,” Acuna said. “We’re here all the time – we miss it too.”
I spoke to a few employees, and some of them were relieved that the music was temporarily turned off. “It’s a relief, it’s not so stressful here,” said one cashier. Another employee said he missed stocking the shelves with music.