No, Nothing political about “bodega.” In NYC, that’s what people elsewhere call a “corner store.” Also, this is a heavily Hispanic neighborhood, most of them from DR (Dominican Republic).
I still don’t understand exactly what started this.
I just checked. That so-called Bodega has a Middle Eastern sounding name, and the logo has what I think looks like a hookah on it. If the pic I was looking at is current.
If the owners are of Middle Eastern descent, that might explain some of the animus. Bigotry.