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Geraci's Market Owner: Andres Garcia Opened:  2001 under current ownership Cooperative:  Krasdale Foods Location:  16 Mill St, Newburgh, NY Photographed:  November 22, 2023 Welcome to downtown Newburgh! The city, right on the Hudson River, is around 50 miles north of New York City. We saw the Adams and the Market Fresh outside of town recently, and now we're taking a look at two small stores in downtown Newburgh. Geraci's Market has been here in Newburgh for a long time, although I couldn't find an exact opening year -- but the sign alone tells us it's been a long time. It's been under its current ownership since 2001. The store looks to be about 4,000 square feet, and inside, it hasn't been changed for many decades, I'm sure. Frozen foods, meat, and produce are in the first aisle, with a tiny butcher window on the right side (you can see the space where it is below). Packaged meats and refrigerated produce line the back wall, with a few grocery aisle...

Market Fresh Supermarket Owner: Diego Sanchez Opened:  2002 as Associated; 2018 as Market Fresh Cooperative:  Allegiance Retail Services Location:  52 NY-17K, Newburgh, NY Photographed:  November 22, 2023 Welcome to the Market Fresh of Newburgh! It's just a bit east of yesterday's Adams Fairacre Farms , but a very different supermarket. If Adams is a sprawling gourmet market and garden center, Market Fresh is a compact but well-appointed straightforward supermarket. Then again, at 30,500 square feet, it's not exactly small, but the 80,000 square foot Adams complex dwarfs it. There are three Market Fresh stores affiliated with Allegiance Retail Services (which also runs Foodtown , Pathmark , and Green Way stores), the other two being in Poughkeepsie 16 miles or so north of here, and Middletown , about as far west. All three were previously Associated Supermarkets, then joined Allegiance and switched to Market Fresh in 2018. This one here in Newburgh recently got a ...

Adams Fairacre Farms Owner: Patrick and Steven Adams Opened:  1998 Cooperative:  none Location:  1240 NY-300, Newburgh, NY Photographed:  November 22, 2023 We're here in Newburgh, New York on the Hudson River, or about 18 miles east of Middletown , for a look at the large gourmet supermarket/produce market/nursery spanning just under 80,000 square feet outside of town. The chain grew from its original farmstand roots to its present chain of five large specialty grocers. See that article for an extensive look at the chain. The store has two main entrances, one in the front to the main supermarket area, and one on the side that goes to the garden center area. The pictures above and below are the garden center entrance, and the first picture is the supermarket entrance. We're going to tour the store via the garden center, which is on the left side of the store! There are two greenhouse areas, one in the front left corner and one in the back left corner. Between them i...