6 The Courier sun • october 29, 2015 for breaking news visit www.qns.com Key Food purchasing five former Waldbaum’s supermarkets in Queens BY ROBERT POZARYCKI rpozarycki@queenscourier.com @robbpoz Five Waldbaum’s stores in Bayside, Fresh Meadows, Glen Oaks, Jackson Heights and Howard Beach are being purchased by the Key Food supermarket chain, it was announced. The Staten Island-based Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc. plans to complete the transaction with Waldbaum’s parent company, the bankrupt Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P), this November, according to a Key Food spokesperson. The five Waldbaum’s locations are among 23 A&Powned markets in New York and New Jersey that Key Food will acquire. The fate of these locations had been in doubt since July, when A&P announced it was filing for bankruptcy after incurring $300 million in losses the previous year. The national chain— which operated under brands including PathMark, Waldbaum’s, A&P, Food Basics and Food Emporium — sold 25 tristate area locations to Stop & Shop, including six Queens markets. The Waldbaum’s supermarket in Lindenwood will soon become a Key Food location. Once the sale is completed, Key Food will have 212 stores in the northeast U.S. under its helm, adding a projected $400 million in annual retail sales. The five Waldbaum’s stores in Queens that Key Food is acquiring are located at 35-10 Francis Lewis Blvd. in Bayside; 196-35 Horace Harding Expwy. in Fresh Meadows; 259-01 Union Tpke. in Glen Oaks; 75-55 31st Ave. in Jackson Heights; and 83-25 153rd Ave. in the Lindenwood section of Howard Beach. Key Food operates supermarkets under its own brand and also owns the Food Universe and Food Dynasty chains. The Key Food spokesperson told The Courier it is not yet known as to what brands would be used to replace the acquired Waldbaum’s locations. “Key Food is proud to add the A&P stores to our supermarket family and to continue Photo via Google Maps to serve the communities where these stores are located,” said Key Food CEO Dean Janeway. “The customers of these stores deserve a high-quality neighborhood grocery store and we are thrilled to play that role.” All of the new Key Food locations are expected to open in the spring of 2016. Howard Beach couple rides their bikes to inspire others BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes. com/@A_GiudiceReport Jack and Corrine Wlody of Howard Beach recently took up the bicycling challenge of a lifetime. The Wlodys joined the National Bike Challenge, a nationwide event bringing together thousands of current cyclists, and encouraging new riders to get on their bikes from May 1 through Sept. 30. Cyclists log their miles onto a website using GPS apps and are then ranked based on their results. Jack and Corrine each rode a total of 2,467.6 miles in September alone, and rode an average of 67 miles per day for 73 consecutive days. They also each rode five Centuries, a ride of 100+ miles, during the last week of the week of the challenge, logging a total of 706.5 miles in that week. During the May 1 through Sept. 30 period, the fitness couple cycled a combined total of 11,131 miles, the equivalent of traveling more than halfway around the world. The Wlodys are no strangers to the world of fitness. They are highly respected fitness consultants and were honored at the 23rd annual International Chiropractors Association (ICA) National Symposium on Natural Fitness with the ICA Legacy Award in March and got to meet Arnold Schwarzenegger. During the National Bike Challenge the Wlodys were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 out of 1,017 local riders and were ranked No. 12 and No. 13 nationally out of over 92,000 riders. Their community of Howard Beach was ranked No. 5 in the local communities’ leader board, with Jack and Corrine being the only two riders for the area. “When we saw that Howard Beach was No. 5 locally on the communities’ leader board and realized that we were the only riders from there participating in the challenge we were excited,” the Wlodys said. “It gave us a tremendous sense of pride and even more purpose.” Even with all the physical attributes needed to compete in the National Bike Challenge, it was more than just strength and endurance that got the Wlodys through. “At a certain point it is all mental. To wake up every day and think about how many miles you’re going to ride today takes major determination,” they said. “We rode through the heat, humidity, winds, rain, morning, afternoon and night. We had seven flat tires, and one crash that threw us both off our bikes while avoiding a rider coming into our lane. Although slightly injured, we got back on our bikes and rode 68 more miles that day.” Besides competing in the National Bike Challenge, the Wlodys volunteer with Bike New York, a nonprofit organization that promotes cycling as a practical, sustainable and healthy means of transportation and recreation. The Wlodys also saw an opportunity to ride for charity, raising $2,400 for their ride in the TD Five Boro Bike Tour to donate to Bike New York, as well as raising an additional $2,150 to support a friend who is suffering from mitochondrial disease. Photo courtesy Jack and Corrine Wlody Jack and Corrine Wlody from Howard Beach want to inspire people through their cycling.
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