Williamsburg's Deli Mart Replaced By Organic Grocer

Earlier this month word got out that the Williamsburg mainstay Deli Mart would be closing after 25 years on the corner of Bedford and North 7th Street. The business, like many others, was allegedly priced out when the landlord raised the rent to a whopping $25,000/month (up from $12,000). Well, locals, at least you don't have to worry about a Starbucks taking over the space (yet!), as the Brooklyn Paper reports that Khim's Millenium Market will open in the space. Just what the neighborhood needs... a 5th Khim's location. But it could always be worse. Not sure what this means for Williamsburg's soul, however.

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By Jen Carlson in News on December 20, 2010 12:34 PM

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HormelChavez

as another business owner who was squeezed out of this neighborhood, I am not surprised. This was one of the few businesses that their landlord had not yet gouged out of existence. For some reason, people only seem to care about some crappy drug store that no real old school Williamsburg residents (like myself) ever cared about in the first place.