BOSTON -- With a National Hockey League labor dispute and lockout in its second month, local businesses around the FleetCenter say they are starting to feel the pinch.

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Pam Cross Reports On Businesses

NewsCenter 5's Pam Cross reported Wednesday that those who usually root for the Bruins aren't spending time or money near the FleetCenter.

There's less dough being tossed at West End Pizza because the lights are out on Bruins games. The hockey league's labor dispute means fans stay at home.

"The whole neighborhood -- that's what the people count on. They count on the FleetCenter business," West End Pizza spokesman Mike Krakofsky said.

There are usually about 42 Bruins home games each year.

"We are hurting. We have not had a very good summer. We did not have a lot of concerts because of the convention, and now we won't have a Bruins season," Halftime Pizza spokeswoman Rita Pasquale said.

Halftime displayed a banner during the Democratic National Convention complaining that business was kept away. The owner is preparing a new sign asking the hockey league to settle.

"So many of our good customers have been laid off and it really goes across the board," Pasquale said.

"Who is winning? It’s really having an effect on the small merchants around North Station," Boston Mayor Tom Menino said.

Menino said that he has no influence over professional hockey.

Mulligan's doesn't depend on the Fleet Center, but its neighbors do.

"Utility bills that you they have from the summer -- they depend on the November sales to take care of that," Mulligan's spokesman Dave Devine said.