Longtime Park Slope supermarket to close
While workers say an exact final day has been set in stone, News 12 cameras saw large empty spaces on a lot of the shelves inside, making it look like it could be any day.
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Steve's 9th Street Market - a longtime supermarket between 5th and 6th avenues in Park Slope, will be closing down soon.
"This really serves a pretty big area, and it'll be a big change for people," said one person who lives nearby and shops there often.
While workers say an exact final day has been set in stone, News 12 cameras saw large empty spaces on a lot of the shelves inside, making it look like it could be any day.
"We just want it to stay," said Allegra Maple, who has lived in Park Slope for 66 years. "There's a saying - if it's not broke, then don't fix it."
Sources with the store say the owner also wants to stay open, but there are "financial issues" with the landlord.
"It's all greed. It's about the landlords wanting more money, and not thinking about anyone else," said Maple.
While there are other supermarkets and options for shopping nearby, neighbors said this one was so popular because of its convenience, with multiple subway trains nearby, along with a library, post office and YMCA.
Others say they liked the amount of variety and selection, with a shopper saying, "it's really big, it's sort of a comprehensive - you can get almost anything you need here."
"There was always a second place to go if you couldn't find what you needed the first time around," added Irene Moy, who has lived in the area for nearly 50 years.
According to records with the Department of Buildings, the location has been a supermarket since at least 1970, while News 12 is told the current owner has run it for the last 26 years.
So far, there is no word on what will go in the space next.
"It's a historic-looking building," said Moy. "Hopefully, they're not tearing it down to do some apartment buildings, because we have plenty of those in the neighborhood."
News 12 is told the store had a little over 30 employees, who all will need to find new jobs.
