The Market Report

Linden Fresh Market Opened: December 21, 2025 Owner:  unknown Previous Tenants:  Dollar Tree Cooperative:  Associated Supermarket Group Location:  2586 Linden Blvd, Brooklyn, NY Photographed:  November 29 and December 22, 2025 The Associated Supermarket Group continues its expansion spree with another new store in New York City -- this time a former Dollar Tree, which reopened just before Christmas as the Linden Fresh Market. It's a very small store, measuring around 8500 square feet (though there may be a basement). It was actually a new-build Dollar Tree back in about 2014, and Dollar Tree closed around 2024. I stopped by the store (inadvertently) shortly before it opened -- so the outside was complete but the interior was still under construction, and you can see that picture below. The remainder of the pictures in this post come from last Monday, and I believe the store opened for business the day before. We're a couple neighborhoods over from another new A...

Food Bazaar Supermarket Opened: September 2024 Owner:  Spencer An Previous Tenants:  Melmarkets Foodtown > Stop & Shop (2001-2024) Cooperative:  none Location:  132 S Fulton Ave, Hempstead, NY Photographed:  October 3, 2025 With all the Massachusetts and Connecticut coverage this weekend, we can't forget to take a look at some of the New York-area stores, too! Let's check in on the renovation at the Hempstead Food Bazaar , which is moving along well but still has some key work ongoing. Right away, we can tell Food Bazaar has made their mark on this store, with a completely transformed grand aisle. See the Stop & Shop here . The produce department has been expanded into the front half of the first few grocery aisles, with the meat department moving into the back half. The rest of the grand aisle is fairly similar, although it looks like deli-bakery is being condensed a bit to accommodate a larger seafood department. Food Bazaar has replaced the majori...