A new farmstand in Crown Heights aims to fill some of the gaps left by the temporary closure of the Nostrand Avenue Associated Supermarket.
Operating Friday mornings and afternoons, the stand offers fresh seasonal vegetables in front of the now shuttered supermarket near Sullivan Place, which is expected to be closed for a number of years while its lot is redeveloped into a residential building.
The farmstand came together for the first time on Oct. 22 following months of discussion between local stakeholders, including Community Board 9, Brooklyn Borough Hall, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, Assemblymember Diana Richardson, and Councilmember Laurie Cumbo, with Grow NYC, the nonprofit running the stand.
