We must fight to save food sources that remain closer to affordability!
FYI: Rally to Save Met Foods – Thursday 12/29 2PM @ Met Foods 251 Mulberry at Prince
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
OFFICE OF MARGARET S. CHIN
250 Broadway, Suite 1882
New York, NY 10007
**MEDIA ADVISORY**
Contact: Paul Leonard [CM Chin] (212) 788-7259, pleonard@council.nyc.gov
COMMUNITY RALLIES AGAINST CLOSURE OF LOW-COST FOOD MARKET IN LITTLE ITALY
WHAT: Tomorrow at 2 p.m., residents of Little Italy, SoHo, NoHo, and surrounding areas will rally against the closure of a Met Supermarket that has offered low-cost, fresh food to the neighborhood for more than two decades.
After months of rumors — which were denied by a market representative in early November – the store announced the food market would permanently close its doors on Saturday, Dec. 31 at 9 p.m.
This week, Council Member Chin joined other local elected officials to call on the foodmarket owner and landlord to resume lease negotiations. Despite having a current tenant paying $90,000 a month, a representative for the landlord, Abington Properties, said it wants to transform the Met Foodmarket into “a more upscale operation.”
With the closure of Met Foodmarket, shoppers on fixed and low-incomes will have to travel even farther for affordable, fresh produce. The loss of Met Foodmarket is the latest in a string of low-cost food market closures in the past few years – including the Associated Supermarket on W. 14th Street and a Pathmark demolished to make way for an as-of-right real estate development in Two Bridges.
WHEN: TOMORROW, THURSDAY, Dec. 29 at 2 p.m.
WHERE: Outside Met Foodmarket, 251 Mulberry St. (at Prince St.)
WHO:
· Council Member Margaret S. Chin
· Little Italy Merchants Association
· Residents of Little Italy, SoHo, NoHo, and surrounding areas
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Pete Davies
Broadway Residents Coalition
548 Broadway #5A
New York, NY 10012
H: 212.925.1225
C: 917.623.4104