Closing Bell: Organic Market Coming…Or(o) Not

The bodega opposite the sales office for Oro Condominium (pictured in background) has had this “organic market coming soon” wrapper around its facade for a year, yet there’s no organic food for sale. If the tiny box really is turning into a green-mart, it appears it will take awhile – no application for work has been filed with the Department of Buildings since an automatic fire suppression system was installed in 2003. Inside, the bodega’s few shelves are disheveled and bare, but the deli runs a brisk business, especially with swarms of construction workers a captive market. The next closest neighborhood amenity is the Starbuck’s inside MetroTech now that Myrtle Avenue’s retail has been cleared indefinitely for development.
May 21, 2012 | 02:16 PM