Pennsylvania AG Condemns Planned Center City Bike Protest
A planned Sunday bicycle ride targets six Center City businesses in a boycott tied to Boycott CookNSolo.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Openings & Closings
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The Pennsylvania Attorney General's office condemned a planned bicycle protest set for Sunday, Nov. 8, that gathers at Rittenhouse Square and targets six Center City businesses. Organizers promote the ride as the "Boycott Ride" or "Great Ride of Return."
Why it matters
The ride is organized as a boycott of businesses organizers say support Israel, and it falls on the eve of the anniversary of Kristallnacht. Several Jewish organizations have condemned the ride and urged support for the targeted businesses.
Six Center City businesses are named as targets of the planned boycott ride, which gathers at Rittenhouse Square on Sunday, Nov. 8. The stub does not report expected participation or any operational impact on the named businesses.
The players
Pennsylvania Attorney General's office
The state office that condemned the planned bicycle protest.
Anti-Defamation League
A civil rights organization that condemned the ride and urged support for the targeted businesses.
American Jewish Committee
A Jewish advocacy organization that condemned the ride and urged support for the targeted businesses.
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
A regional Jewish philanthropic federation that condemned the ride and urged support for the targeted businesses.
StandWithUs
An international Israel education organization that condemned the ride and urged support for the targeted businesses.
The details
Organizers named Schlesinger's Delicatessen, Huda, Dizengoff, K'Far Café, Goldie, and Mac Mart as targets of the ride. The Boycott CookNSolo campaign cites the restaurant group's alleged support for Israel's occupation and treatment of Palestinians as its reason.
Timeline
Nov. 9 and 10, 1938: Nazi-organized attacks on Jewish people and businesses in Germany and Austria (Kristallnacht).
Sunday, Nov. 8: Planned bicycle boycott ride gathers at Rittenhouse Square.
Legal Context
The ride's timing on the eve of the Kristallnacht anniversary, a pogrom in which Nazi-organized attacks destroyed Jewish businesses and homes in 1938, has drawn condemnation from Jewish advocacy groups. The Pennsylvania Attorney General's office has publicly condemned the protest, which targets Center City businesses by name.
Customers of the six named Center City businesses may encounter the planned ride near their locations on Sunday, Nov. 8. The stub does not indicate any change to hours, menus, or service at the targeted businesses.
The takeaway
Business owners and customers in Center City should be aware of the planned protest on Sunday, Nov. 8, which targets six named businesses. Local residents can review the stated reasons for the boycott and the responses from condemning organizations.
What happens next
The bicycle boycott ride is scheduled to gather at Rittenhouse Square on Sunday, Nov. 8.
Further reading
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