On Monday, May 22, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined Senator Charles Schumer, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and co-owners Howard Glickberg, Harold Seybert, and David Sneddon to cut the ribbon on the new Fairway Market in Red Hook. Developer Greg O’Connell of Harbor View Associates, Council Member Sara Gonzalez, Economic Development Corporation President Andrew M. Alper, and Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Robert Walsh also attended.

“Fairway is a dream come true for Brooklynites who value quality, innovative, and affordable supermarkets, and will surely be making the pilgrimage from every corner of our borough,” said Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. “Their new location represents the proper use of our waterfront, and the fresh, high-quality produce and prepared foods are long overdue for Red Hook residents, who know that a development that works with and for their community is always in good taste. Oh, did I mention the four-star nova?”

The 52,000-square-foot market is located in a pre-Civil War coffee warehouse and brings approximately 200 permanent jobs to the area, as well as half a mile of waterfront landscaping between Beard Street Pier and Pier 41. In the coming months, the project will also feature 45 units of rental loft apartments and 6,000 square feet of office space for local not-for-profit and community-based organizations and artists’ studios.