Streetlevel: A New Supermarket for Schermerhorn
A sign just went up saying (well, exclaiming really) that one of the ground floor retail spaces in the State Renaissance Court has been rented. According to a tenant, who spoke to a building worker, the 11,500-square-foot retail space on the ground floor is slated to be occupied by a supermarket. The source of the…
A sign just went up saying (well, exclaiming really) that one of the ground floor retail spaces in the State Renaissance Court has been rented. According to a tenant, who spoke to a building worker, the 11,500-square-foot retail space on the ground floor is slated to be occupied by a supermarket. The source of the rumor didn’t know which one, though. Anyone heard anything? Seems like something this neighborhood could really use. It should also bring some much-needed streetlevel life to this stretch. GMAP
Thank you 4:48PM… you said it best.
If you live in Brooklyn for dirty, smelly, ill-run food markets that you are truly an idiot. There is nothing exciting or “not boring” about lousy stores.
As for “having no choice” one of the reasons is because if a clean, efficient store wanted to open, it would probably be a chain – which people like 4:48 would yell and scream and try to use Govt to keep out.
Its ironic that the very people who limit choice for the most vulnerable also claim to be their champions.
Met Food, Associated and Key Food are all independently owned retail cooperative (buy together) therefore each store is managed seperatly and blame for lousy conditions, prices, cleanliness or employees is the fault of the individual store.
That being said, this is just another example of where “national chains” are attacked, yet small operators are really to blame for creating such an obvious hole in the market – in this case clean, efficient food markets with fresh food.
Excellent news on a grocery store in Downtown Brooklyn. The more the merrier!
I get the feeling that a lot the people posting comments here would be happer living in Darien, CT. A reason many of us choose to live in Brooklyn is its diversity in class and race. We don’t want it to become a lily-white, boring environment. If Mets and Key Foods are too downscale for you, don’t shop at them. But don’t sneer at people who do because they have no other options.
Fairway, do they deliver? Is delivery extra or free?
Fairway, do they deliver? Is delivery extra or free?
I recognize that for some people, Fairway is Mecca. But some of us who are not such hardcore foodies just don’t want to deal with such a gargantuan place. I like good food and fresh, interesting ingredients, but I find Fairway overwhelming (and a mob scene). Not to mention that I live in a city precisely so I don’t have to drive to get groceries…
I LOVE the Met on Smith and on Henry. They are both owned by Koreans and have a great selection. Esp the one on Henry which has a great Italian deli. These markets are really underrated.