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Special Report: CTown Supermarkets - Staten Island, NY (Castleton Ave)

CTown Supermarkets Opened: December 2024 Owner:  Adam Abuzahrieh Previous Tenants:  assorted non-grocery tenants Cooperative:  Krasdale Foods Location:  1234 Castleton Ave, Staten Island, NY Photographed:  May 8, 2025 Two-thirds of a mile isn't that long of a distance, but if you're walking and lugging grocery bags, that's quite a haul. Here in New York City, obviously, a lot of people don't drive and rely on walking and public transit to get their groceries. And that's even true in the outer boroughs, such as here on Staten Island. In this area of Port Richmond on the north shore of the island, a business district along Castleton Avenue had many businesses, but the nearest supermarket was a Key Food on Port Richmond Avenue, two-thirds of a mile west. And that store was a big deal when it opened in 2013 , as it was the only supermarket in the northern neighborhoods of the island. Now, there's another one: this CTown opened in December, right around the time the...