Washington Heights Residents will Rally in Celebration of Saving their supermarket
There has been a supermarket at 592 Fort Washington Ave on 187th Street for nearly 30 years, providing quality affordable produce to the many residents in the area. After the community learned that the Associated may be evicted at the end of its lease term, hundreds rallied and over a 1000 residents signed a petition to keep their supermarket and prevent a food desert. After intense pressure, the Associated signed a new lease that will keep it in the neighborhood for years to come. Tomorrow, at 3:00pm, elected officials and Washington Heights residents will rally in celebration of the Associated supermarket staying in the neighborhood and for all the mom and pop stores that make the community whole.
WHO:
State Senator Adriano Espaillat
Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez
Councilman Mark Levine
NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer
Community Board 12 Chair Shah Ally
Store Manager Oswald Rodriguez
Scores of local residents
others
WHERE:
Associated Supermarket (Ft. Washington Ave. and W.187th St.)
WHEN:
TOMORROW - Sunday, June 19th starting at 3:00pm
EDITOR'S NOTE:
This supermarket was a Daitch Shopwell over 35 years ago. It was then turned into an A & P supermarket when Daitch Shopwell/Food Emporium was bought by the A & P chain. Prices went up in the store, and people went elsewhere. As an Associated supermarket the prices did not go down, and will have to go up again to pay for the new lease.
Is this a coincidence that this was done just before the 13th Congressional primary on June 28th?
