The Market Report

Associated Fresh Opened: January 2026 Owner:  Alexandro Lopez Previous Tenants:  Met Foodmarkets > Corona Food Plaza (2005-ca. 2010) > Pioneer (ca. 2010-ca. 2013) > Fine Fare (ca. 2013-ca. 2015) > Pioneer (ca. 2015-2025) Cooperative:  Associated Supermarket Group Location:  2400 Ryer Ave, Bronx, NY Photographed:  February 27, 2026 The corner of Ryer Avenue and 187th Street in the Bronx has been a supermarket for decades. Although in the 1940s, it was a car dealership , by the 1980s, it had become a Met Foodmarket . (Thanks, NYC tax photos !) And that rather rundown Met in the 80s looks like it had probably been a supermarket for years before that. More recently, the roughly 13,000 square foot building was the Corona Food Plaza starting in 2005, then became a Pioneer before switching to Fine Fare and then quickly back to Pioneer. Today, it's anything but rundown as the grocery store has been acquired by Alexandro Lopez and freshly renovated. I visit...

Antillana SuperFood Marketplace Opening:  TBA Owner: Jose Grullon Previous Tenants:  A&P > Key Food (opened 1982) > AIM (closed 2008) > Pioneer (2008-2023) > Associated (2023-2025) Cooperative:  Associated Supermarket Group Location: 616 Melrose Ave, Bronx, NY Photographed: December 12, 2025 In the Melrose section of the Bronx, Antillana SuperFood is preparing to open its latest location in a space that's been a supermarket for many decades but has gone through a couple brands recently. The roughly 7,000 square foot space (more if there's a basement, which there probably is) appears to have been built as an A&P, which lasted at least into the 70s. Key Food opened up here in 1982, but it's not clear when they closed. By 2007, it was an independent AIM (Association of Independent Merchants) supermarket supplied by Krasdale, and the following year it became a Pioneer. Pioneer was sold in 2023 to a different Associated Supermarket Group owner, and it b...