BJ’s Wholesale Club announces today the grand opening of its eighth Metro New York location at 184 West 237th Street in the Bronx on Saturday. The 110,550 square-foot club offers significant savings on high-quality leading brands of food and general merchandise. The opening of the club will create about 185 new full and part-time employment positions. The grand opening celebration will include food and beverage sampling, balloon artists and face painters. Both current Members as well as the general public are invited to visit the new club where BJ’s Team Members (employees) will be available to provide information about membership and products. Shoppers will discover a growing selection of organic foods, BJ’s exclusive, premium Wellsley Farms and Berkley Jensen brands, fresh bakery, rotisserie chicken, food court, BJ’s Optical® Department and more.
“BJ’s is excited to open another club in the Bronx to provide area residents with a convenient shopping location that fulfills their needs for great value, quality and selection,” said Dave Shaw, general manager of BJ’s Wholesale Club in the Bronx Riverdale Crossing. “We look forward to establishing strong relationships within the community and supporting our Adopt-A-School and nonprofit partners, too.” Community support is a core value at BJ’s, and with that in mind, the new club has partnered with PS/MS 37 The Multiple Intelligences School as part of BJ’s Adopt-A-School program. The school will receive a $1,000 donation and $1,500 in school supplies to enhance educational programs and curriculum objectives. BJ’s has also selected the following three organizations to receive support in the form of $2,500. The photos below of today's event should tell the rest of the story.
Above - There was a pre-opening party for the associates (employees).
Below - Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. was greeted by BJ's President and COO Chris Baldwin.
Above - BJ's President and COO Chris Baldwin tells of the enjoyment of having a second club store in the Bronx.
Below - General Manager of the West 237th Street BJ's Dave Shaw is well experienced in the food industry having come from the Pathmark chain before joining BJ's.
Above - Bronx BP Ruben Diaz Jr. tells of the leaving of the once busy Stella Doro cookie factory on the site where the new BJ's that he and Marlene Cintron of the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation were able to replace the vacant cookie factory with.
Below - State Senator Jeff Klein is glad that BJ's will open in a few days. Senator Klein is part of Bronx H.I.R.E. that was able to have many Bronx residents apply for jobs at the BJ's.
Above - Local Councilman Andrew Cohen spoke about the economic growth he expects from the new BJ's, which has already begun with the many other stores in the shopping center.
Below - The Step Dancers from PS/MS 37 which is one of BJ's local community partners.
Above - Executives from City Harvest, Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, Bronxworks, and PS/MS 37 hold checks from BJ's to their community partner organizations in the amount of $2,500.00 each.
Below - Bronx BP Diaz was the first to be given a tour of the new BJ's at West 237th Street.
Above - The New Bj's has 24 check outs.
Below - A look at the soda isle.
Above - The huge prepackaged Deli section.
Below - A small selection of the huge fresh meats offered by BJ's
Above - Bj's sells large size items. and you can pick up a half-gallon of Hagen Daz Ice Cream at a great price.
Below - Major appliances such as televisions are on display, and you can even get that new vacuum cleaner you may need.
