By Nelson A. King
A spokesman for the developer
who is planning to
replace the Associated Supermarket
at 975 Nostrand Ave.
in the Crown Heights section
of Brooklyn has disputed certain
aspects of a group’s claim
that is challenging the supermarket’s
impending closure.
The group calling itself
Save Associated is appealing
to the public to assist
with legal costs in preventing
the closure of the Associated
Supermarket.
“Please consider making a
donation to help raise funds,”
Alicia Boyd, main organizer of
Save Associated, told Caribbean
Life last week. “We are
trying to raise $25,000 for a
legal fund to help with legal
costs in saving the Associated
Supermarket, because there is
no lease and no rent protections.”
Boyd said Save Associated
also wants the public to sign
a petition to save the supermarket.
She said, since 1970, the
Crown Heights/Flatbush community
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has had a supermarket
at 975 Nostrand Ave., near
Empire Boulevard and Sullivan
Place.
On Feb. 1, 2021, Boyd said
the store owners were given a
90-day notice to leave.
“The property is actually
owned by a real estate investment
firm in Manhattan, who
is planning on building a large
luxury tower in its place,” she
said. “Residents in the community
are now organizing
to save this supermarket by
putting pressure on the local
elected officials, raising money
for a legal defense and engaging
in a political campaign to
save this vital supermarket.”
But the spokesman for the
developer, identified as Midwood
Investment & Development,
told Caribbean Life that
no eviction notice or 90-day
notice was presented to the
Associated Supermarket.
He said the ideal timing for
the supermarket to vacate the
site is late May, and that the
developer is working through
timing details with market
ownership.
The spokesman also disputed
Boyd’s claim that the developer
is “planning on building
a large luxury tower in its
place.”
He said current plans for
this site include a significant
amount of affordable housing,
along with retail.
The spokesman also said a
large portion of that retail will
include a supermarket that is
significantly larger than the
current Associated Supermarket.
“We’ve been a member
of the Crown Heights community
since we bought this
site in 1970 and brought an
A&P to the neighborhood,”
the spokesman said. “We have
remained committed to providing
a home for a highquality,
affordable grocery
store, and have long allowed
the Associated Market to pay
well below market rent, as we
The Associated Supermarket at 975 Nostrand Ave. in Crown
Heights, Brooklyn.
determined the future of the
property.
“As we continue to work
toward a mutually beneficial
arrangement with the market’s
ownership, we look forward
to moving ahead with
plans for a larger supermarket
on the site, along with a significant
amount of affordable
housing and local job opportunities,”
he added.
The spokesman said these
plans have long predated the
recent controversy and that
they would comply with the
site’s existing zoning.
In addition, he said the new
market will complement the
several other grocery stores in
the area.
The spokesman also said
that Midwood has been transparent
with the tenant since
the original lease expired
in 2015, communicating its
long-term plans to redevelop
this property.
The tenant has been on
month-to-month retainer
since last summer, the spokesman
said.
Developer disputes some
Save Associated claims
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