The Market Report

Scaturro Supermarket Open: early 1960s - July 2025 Owner:  unknown Previous Tenants:  unknown Cooperative:  Associated Supermarket Group Location:  84-39 Jamaica Ave, Woodhaven, Queens, NY Photographed:  March 11, 2024 and September 9, 2025 Scaturro might not be a well-known supermarket name in New York City these days, but the chain once had around a dozen locations in Brooklyn and Queens, mostly located in former big chain supermarkets. Here in Woodhaven, Queens, just south of Forest Park, Scaturro was located on Jamaica Avenue for decades. This store opened around the early 1960s and closed this past summer. Above, you can see the storefront closed up from a visit this past week. But I also have a full tour of the store before it closed, which I took back in the spring of 2024. This store was around 6100 square feet. Back in the 1960s, some ads listed it at 84-37 Jamaica Avenue, but the address is 84-39. Just as Scaturro was closing up at 84-39 this summer, ...

Avocado Supermarket Opened: July 2025 Owner:  unknown Previous Tenants:  Associated Supermarkets (open in 1950) > unknown > Gem Discount Cooperative:  Retail Grocers Group Location:  84-37 Jamaica Ave, Woodhaven, Queens, NY Photographed:  September 9, 2025 When you see a longtime independent supermarket closing, it's very rare to see a brand-new one open right next door. But that's exactly what's happened here in Woodhaven, Queens, where Scaturro closed after more than six decades in business just as a new independent called Avocado Supermarket opened up literally next door. In fact, in the picture below, you can see the edge of the Scaturro storefront to the far right. Occupying a former discount store that itself appears to have been an Associated Supermarket way back in 1950, Avocado opened in July. The store is about 7600 square feet -- slightly larger than Scaturro was, but it feels much bigger, in part because there's a lot more open space, but als...