Brookdale ShopRite owner Neil Greenstein opened a second store in Newark, N.J., Sept. 30. The 70,000-square-foot store is located in a food desert, according to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. It is part of a 250,000-square-foot mixed-use project — which will be the largest in Newark, according to project developer Tucker Development — that will include restaurants and residential buildings.
“We are very excited to bring our second ShopRite store to Essex County, with this brand new location in Newark, where we will be a vital part of the community and a good neighbor. We call our Brookdale ShopRite the ‘supermarket with a heart,’ and we plan to bring that same heart, soul and dedication now to serve the city of Newark,” Greenstein said in a press release. “We are privileged to be part of this community and all the great new development that is happening in Newark right now.”