Associated back open on Avenue C

The grocery at East Eighth Street suffered heavy losses ... But the workers got the place up and running again ... Beating the early grim predictions of being out for a month...

Assessing the damage to businesses along Avenue C; Associated may be closed for 1 month

[Dave on 7th]

New York Natives takes a look at some of the storm-damaged businesses along hard-hit Avenue C. Things are particularly bad at the Associated at East Eighth Street. Per NYN:

[A]t The Associated Supermarket, flooding effected an entire basement and half the general floor with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of food completely spoiled. A supervisor estimated they would be closed for at least a month as he threw out sealed but still contaminated boxes of lettuce.

Today in posts about string cheese

A reader passes along this Public Service Announcement from the Associated on Avenue C at East Eighth Street... be mindful if you're buying any Polly-O string mozzarella cheese...

We want to avoid a string cheese incident.

Associated primed to set single-day sales record

Avenue C at Eighth Street now. Via Dave on 7th.