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Red Hook Is Back: Fairway Amongst Businesses Reopened Today
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Published Mar 1, 2013
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At 7 a.m. this morning people were already lined up to shop at the newly reopened Fairway market in Red Hook, which had been closed since Hurricane Sandy hit late last October. But first, they had to wait for the grand reopening ceremony to take place, where Mayor Bloomberg, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Senator Chuck Schumer, Miss America Mallory Hagen, and Fairway president Howie Glickberg (amongst others) were on hand to cut the ribbon.
During the ceremony, Bloomberg described his favorite item at the store—an onion bagel with schmear, before being presented with a bag filled with the items (and a bad-ass portrait). Markowitz, who said he's there so much he considers himself part of the Glickberg family, said he has felt like "a wandering Jew again" in the supermarket's absence, noting that neither himself or his wife cook, and rely a lot on the market's prepared foods. He also called for the building of two more Fairways in Brooklyn, which we're pretty sure would be well-received by the borough! As for Schumer, he half-joked that the Red Hook Fairway—which opened in 2006—was his wife's idea, and they consider it their own personal market.
Employees told us this morning that after the storm hit, they were finding cash registers (typically in the front of the store) all the way in the back—a lot of work went into rebuilding the store, which is housed inside of a Civil War-era building. The effort to rebuild was one that took the whole community, and no one was fired during the four months of closure—Bloomberg addressed that in his speech today, saying, "I want to applaud Fairway for finding ways to keep its team working and paychecks coming in these last four months." Not too much has changed in the layout, but there are a few differences that may disorient the regular customer—you can click through for a look.
The store is still taking donations, and will now be offering a t-shirt as well—you can donate here. Other businesses that reopened in the area today include Red Hook Lobster Pound and Red Hook Winery—and with that, the neighborhood is back in business.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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