UPDATED: GIRL SCOUT COOKIE FINAL OUTDOOR SALE

UPDATE: The sale will start at 2:30 and end at 4:30 because of rain.

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Last chance to buy the many delicious types of Girl Scout cookies in Windsor Terrace! The last outdoor sale of the season will be held this Sunday, March 31st, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The scouts will be outside of Walgreens/Windsor Farms at 589 Prospect Avenue, between 10th and 11th avenues, in Windsor Terrace.

Girl Scout Troop 2267 will be selling Savannah Smiles, Do-si-dos, Thin Mints, Samoas, Trefoils, and Tagalongs for $5.00 per box and Girl Scout S'mores and Toffee Tastic (gluten free) for $6.00 per box.

If necessary, a rain date will be announced.

GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SALE THIS SATURDAY IN WINDSOR TERRACE

UPDATE: Girl Scout Daisy Troop 2267 will also sell cookies outside of Walgreens at 589 Prospect Avenue on Sunday, March 18th, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Girl Scouts will sell cookies in our neighborhood once in March and once in April.

Girl Scout Daisy Trooop 2267 will be selling Do-si-dos, Samoas, Savannah Smiles, Tagalongs, Thin Mints, and Trefoils for $4 per box and Girl Scout S'mores and Toffee-tastic (gluten-free) for $5 per box. Descriptions of the cookies are here.

They'll sell the cookies this Saturday, March 10th, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. or until they're sold out, on the sidewalk outside of Walgreens, 589 Prospect Avenue, between 10th and 11th avenues. The sale had previously been scheduled to take place outside of the Windsor Terrace Library. 

Cookies will also be sold on Sunday, April 15th, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at International Baptist Church, 312 Coney Island Avenue, between Caton Place and Ocean Parkway.

The net revenue raised through the Girl Scout Cookie Program goes to Girl Scouts of Greater New York (the local Girl Scout Council) and the neighborhood troop.

MENORAH LIGHTING OUTDOORS IN WINDSOR TERRACE

Community Menorah Lighting

Thursday, December 29th, 3:30 p.m.

The annual community menorah lighting sponsored by Chabad of Windsor Terrace is scheduled for tomorrow--Thursday, December 29th--at 3:30 p.m.

Have some hot latkes as you listen to live music. Entertainment and gifts for the children will round out the fun.

The event will take place in the parking lot of Key Food/Walgreens at 589 Prospect Avenue, near 11th Avenue, in Windsor Terrace.

KEY FOOD/WALGREENS UPDATE

From Friends of Key Food:

The most recent information that we have available is that Key Food is supposed to open by Thanksgiving. The Key Food group has gone back to the Department of Buildings to request amendments to their initial plan, in part to secure more additional space for a grocery store. That has led to some of the delays.

Walgreens is expected to open shortly.

The most-recently approved permit--for installation of solar panels over the existing roof--was approved on September 9th.

589 Prospect Avenue
Block 1116, Lot 43

KEY FOOD AND WALGREENS OPENING DATES REVISED

Some Windsor Terrace residents were given a tour today of the future Walgreens and Key Food sites and were told the reasons behind the delay in the openings. Earlier projected opening dates were spring 2014 and, before that, December 2013. 

The new projected opening date for the Windsor Terrace Walgreens is Friday, August 15th. The Key Food won't open until at least a month after that. The site will include an electric vehicle charging station, a feature at many Walgreens stores. 

The stores will be on the site of the former Key Food at 589 Prospect Avenue, between 10th and 11th avenues.

Read more and see up-to-date photos of the site on the Green Beans Not Walgreens website.

UPDATE TO KEY FOOD (WT) PLANNING TO OPEN IN 2014

Walgreens has agreed to intermittently post bulletins at the Key Food/Walgreens construction site that will keep neighborhood residents informed about major changes to the project, timeline revisions, etc. 

Thanks, Ryan Lynch, for this update.

KEY FOOD (WT) PLANNING TO OPEN IN 2014

Ryan Lynch, after meeting with Key Food representatives, has updated the community on the progress of the construction work at 589 Prospect Avenue (between 10th and 11th avenues). Ryan writes

• Opening is now scheduled for Spring 2014. There was some serious sewage work that needed to be completed and has delayed all aspects of the project. Key Food expects to get the keys to their building in January. They have purchased all their equipment and have said they will fast track the opening;
• The Key Food is likely to be around 500 sq. feet larger than anticipated which will allow for a sushi bar and wok station;
• Prices at the Key Food are expected to about 6-7% cheaper than the previous store.

Prior to this report, the projected opening date was December 2013.

A blog post in February of this year (Walgreens/Key Food, Rendering of Their Future Home) stated the then-anticipated sizes of the two stores:

The building above will be home to both Walgreens and Key Food. Walgreens will occupy about two-thirds of the building and the supermarket about one-third. Walgreens plans to build an 800 square foot glass and plastic extension to accommodate Key Food.

Walgreens, Ryan adds, may be able to open a slight bit earlier than Key Food.

Keep hanging in, WT folks.

KEY FOOD AND WALGREENS (WT) OPENING IN DECEMBER

December is the target month for the opening of Key Food and Walgreens in Windsor Terrace. They'll operate at the site of the former Key Food on Prospect Avenue. 

Walgreens' liaison to the community reports that

"The construction crew is already on site doing prep work.  In regards to the build out and interior work, our architect will have all the permits in hand by this Thursday.  He is meeting with the DOB [Department of Buildings] tomorrow morning."

GET YOUR CAR OUT OF THE WALGREENS LOT

Walgreens

 

On or about next Wednesday, June 5th,

construction will begin on what will be Walgreens and Key Food

at 289 Prospect Avenue.

Cars won't be allowed to park in the parking lot

or anywhere else on the property anymore.

If anyone parks a car there anyway, it'll be towed away

at the owner's expense.

WALGREENS (WT) CONSTRUCTION STARTS SOON

Construction will begin later this week or early next week, reports Walgreens' representative for the Windsor Terrace site. The Department of Buildings has approved Walgreens' application to build. Nevcon Contracting of Mount Vernon, New York, has been selected as the contractor. Walgreens is still waiting for a few insurance and other permits to be issued.

Signs alerting car owners about when to relocate their cars will be posted well in advance of construction.


Thank you for the information, Ryan Lynch.

KEY FOOD-WALGREENS NEWS FOR MAY 9, 2013

Construction on the Key Food-Walgreens building will start this month, a Walgreens representative told Ryan Lynch. The Department of Buildings has approved the company's application, and after Walgreens finalizes its selection of a contractor, construction permits will be granted.

The application, approved on April 26th, two months after the filing date, is for horizontal enlargement of a building, a modification to occupancy (from market to variety store), and interior renovations.

The parking lot will retain its forty-five parking spaces. Parking for six bicycles will be added.

The architectural firm being used is SBLM Architects (http://www.sblm.com/) . The total cost is estimated to be $750,000.

WALGREENS/KEY FOOD, RENDERING OF THEIR FUTURE HOME

   Walgreens Key Food Rendering by   Leslie Albrecht

The building above will be home to both Walgreens and Key Food. Walgreens will occupy about two-thirds of the building and the supermarket about one-third. Walgreens plans to build an 800 square foot glass and plastic extension to accommodate Key Food.

The opening date might be sometime in August of this year. Key Food's hours will be 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Congratulations to the Windsor Terrace activists who believed they could make this happen and succeeded!

SUCCESS: KEY FOOD WILL OPEN IN WINDSOR TERRACE!

The former site of Key Food will be the future site of Key Food.

Walgreens, the site's leaseholder since the property's owner retired last June 30th, has decided to expand the building so that both a Walgreens and a full-service Key Food will fit into it. It appears that the neighborhood will once again have a local supermarket where people can buy fresh food.

Walgreens made the announcement after encountering more than eight months of sustained resistance by the Windsor Terrace community in the form of petitions, rallies, meetings, letter-writing, the promise of a boycott, press coverage, and the support of its elected officials.

Residents report that Walgreens had not yet begun renovating the building, which is located at 589 Prospect Avenue, between 10th and 11th avenues.

At tonight's community meeting, Walgreens' management will unveil the details of their plan and present an artist's drawings of the proposed structure. Meet Walgreens management, ask them all the questions you can think of, and offer any and all suggestions you have.

Community Meeting on Walgreens
Tonight, February 21st, at 6:30 p.m.

Shepherd's Hall in Holy Name Church

245 Prospect Park West
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

Refreshments will be provided by Key Food.

PLANS FOR WT WALGREENS TO BE ANNOUNCED

 Green Beans

and

Walgreens

Thursday, Feb. 21

6:30 pm

Shepherd's Hall, Holy Name Church

245 Prospect Park West

Join us as Walgreens announces

plans for the site at

Prospect and 11^th Avenue

Hear all the details

See artist’s rendering of building

Meet the management

Ask questions and offer your input

Green Beans Not Walgreens

Windsor Terrace Alliance

Borough President Marty Markowitz

Assemblymember Jim Brennan

Councilmember Brad Lander

PROSPECT AVE. WALGREENS ISN'T SAFETY CONSCIOUS

Unshoveled sidewalks. All photos courtesy of Dan Segelin.

A message to Walgreens, the leaseholder at 289 Prospect Avenue, former site of Key Food:

"Whether you're the owner, tenant, occupant or the person in charge of any lot or building, you must clear the snow and/or ice from your sidewalk within four (4) hours after the snow has stopped falling, or by 11 a.m. if the snow stopped falling after 9 p.m. the night before. Failure to comply with the law may result in fines ranging from $100 to $350." -- Department of Sanitation New York City

Clearing snow from a sidewalk reduces the odds of your neighbors slipping, falling, and getting injured and reduces your chances of getting sued. Next time we have snow, don't violate the law or this aspect of being a good neighbor.

TALK TO THE WINDSOR TERRACE WALGREENS REP

A representative of Walgreens has agreed to update residents on Walgreens' plans for utilizing the former site of Key Food on Prospect Avenue.
The meeting will take place on Thursday, February 21st, at 6:30 p.m.

Shepherd's Hall
Holy Name Church
245 Prospect Park West, at the corner of Prospect Avenue

Enter Shepherd's Hall through the back of Holy Name, which you get to through the entrance to the parking lot on Prospect Park West, between Windsor Place and Prospect Avenue.

THE LATEST ON WALGREENS AND WINDSOR TERRACE

Friends of Key Food Space reports.

The situation at the former Key Food site has continued to be on the minds of many residents of Windsor Terrace. After a series of rallies and community meetings, over 5,000 signatures on the petition, both print and online media coverage, and the consistent threat of a community boycott, we wanted to offer an update of sorts. While we have nothing definitive to report yet, but are encouraged by the fact that Walgreens came to another meeting with elected officials and a few community leaders last month at Borough Hall. Walgreens is hearing what we want and need as a community, they continue to be in contact with us, and have agreed to participate in a meeting with the community to give us all an update on the plan for the space.

We are pushing for this meeting to take place in the next month and will continue in our commitment to do what we can to make this happen. Thanks for your patience and your continued dedication to this issue!

GBNW (Green Beans Not Walgreens)

Lauren Collins
Pat Maliha
Ryan Lynch
Philip Winn

http://www.greenbeansnotwalgreens.org
https://www.facebook.com/GreenBeansNotWalgreens

For information about volunteering: volunteer @ greenbeansnotwalgreens.org
For all other inquiries: info @ greenbeansnotwalgreens.org

TALKIN' 'BOUT GREEN BEANS IN THE WT

Windsor Terrace Community Meeting about Walgreens

Monday, October 1st, 7:00 p.m.

Green Beans Not Walgreens (GBNW) has invited Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, New York State Assemblymember Jim Brennan, and New York City Councilmember Brad Lander to the next public meeting about Walgreens. They will update residents on their efforts to convince Walgreens to provide Windsor Terrace with a full-service supermarket with fresh food.

Walgreens has been invited to send a representative to present its plan for meeting the neighborhood's food needs.

The meeting will be held in Shepherd's Hall, in the rear of Holy Name Church, 245 Prospect Park West, at the corner of Prospect Avenue.

 

Green Beans Not Walgreens is the Windsor Terrace organization working to insure that Walgreens provides Windsor Terrace residents with the food they need to do a complete supermarket shopping.

Check this website and this Facebook page for possible future updates and information:

http://GreenBeansNotWalgreens.org

http://facebook.com/GreenBeansNotWalgreens

WHAT EXACTLY DOES THE WINDSOR TERRACE COMMUNITY NEED?

Leonora Stein, proprietor of Babbo's Books

For a small donation,
get a laminated sign like the one above
for your front window.
Babbo's Books

242 Prospect Park West, by Prospect Avenue

PARKING LOT POTLUCK PICNIC CANCELLED

"Unforeseen logistical challenges" have caused the cancellation of the potluck picnic next weekend for the Windsor Terrace community. The picnic had been scheduled for Saturday, August 25th, in the parking lot of the former Key Food.

KARMABrooklyn Blog will keep you updated as the group "Green Beans Not Walgreens" continues to oppose Walgreens' move into the Key Food space without having plans to provide enough fresh food to meet the neighborhood's nutritional needs and food preferences.