Hunters Point actually does have a grocery store, albeit a small one

yes–at least it’s there but come on–13 minutes-especially in the winter-to walk and get groceries? no thank you–i’d rather order in from the delicious newly opened BANY (hilariously named best asian of new york) on jackson. Just make sure you tell them to ease up on the spice factor-even the meals listed as non-spicy-are on fiyahhhhhhh.

Off topic, but interesting article on curbed today:

http://curbed.com/archives/2008/03/18/reader_rant_commie_boards_bow_ties_ruining_city.php

Can we do something like this in support of water taxi beach and the CUNY dorms?

I wager that many of the new trend-conscious Hunters Point residents wouldn’t be caught dead toting plastic shopping bags from CTown, let alone take a bus to Greenpoint.

That C-town is much improved now. It used to be kind of dirty. But definitely it’s cleaned up and usable. It’s not Gristedes, but it does the job in a pinch. Except when they’re closed which is a lot.

No. 9, let me rephrase my original comment: the new yuppie residents wouldn’t be caught dead having their groceries DELIVERED by CTown.

C-Town in Greenpoint is surprisingly expensive and annoying that they will only sell you 7 jalapeño peppers in a shrink wrapped package (or ginger, or shallots, or mushrooms, etc). However if you can find a stock boy they will rewrap it with as few as you want. Pathmark up Northern Blvd a little bit rocks though.

The store is open until 9:00 every night, except Sunday when it closes at 7:00. And it has closed at that time ever since I moved to the neighborhood 15 years ago. This same question came up on another local blog last year and they had them closing at 8:30, despite my insistence.

Now I realize blogs are not beholden to the standards of traditional journalism, understandably given the disparity in resources, but when a post announces it’s never been to LIC’s only grocery store, gets the location wrong, and makes a point about the store’s closing hours which it has incorrect, it’s a little hard to take seriously.

where’s Brandon? He would so be all over this.

The yuppies shouldn’t be carrying plastic bags anyway. They should be sporting their own eco-friendly tote bags…no one even has to know where your groceries come from! My only issue with C-Town is the prices…I find they’re quite steep. I do quite well at the deli on Vernon at 50th.

Also, I saw a grocery store in Ravenswood the other day, if we really want to get complicated. And there’s a huge grocery store over on Northern Blvd I saw once that may or may not be in LIC. Big ‘hood.