The Market Report

Today we have a quick look at a Key Food in Briarwood, just north of Richmond Hill , which was photographed by our contributor Joe Z. who was eating at the now-closed Flagship Diner just across the street. This store, clearly constructed from a few different buildings that have been combined into one supermarket, appears to have been owned by Dan's Supreme Supermarkets  until 2018 but is now owned by an independent operator. It's located at 138-37 Queens Blvd, Briarwood, NY. Photographed March 2018

What is referred to as "Jamaica" takes up most of eastern Queens, so we're going to begin with the northern section, encompassing Richmond Hill, Briarwood, downtown Jamaica, and Jamaica Estates. This runs from 130th St to 178th St east-to-west, and Grand Central Parkway at the north to Jamaica Avenue at the south. The coverage we're going to see over the next few days is by no means exhaustive -- the stores I've photographed represent only a fraction of the supermarkets in this densely populated, urban neighborhood. But we will be seeing a selection of nine supermarkets, mostly along Hillside Avenue, the main thoroughfare through Jamaica. Our first post is tomorrow on The Independent Edition !