Aisle Be Back: Fairway Reopens in Red Hook

Hurricane Sandy devestated the East Coast at the end of October last year. In Red Hook, the storm left five feet of seawater inside Fairway and destroyed everything therein. The only option was to throw it all out and start from scratch. Seventy dumpster loads, over $20 million in repairs and damaged inventory, and four months to the day later, the 50,000 square foot grocery has reopened. On Friday last week, Borough President Marty Markowitz, Mayor Bloomberg, Senator Chuck Schumer, Miss America, and St. John Frizell (owner of Fort Defiance a few blocks away) were among those celebrating the store's return. We made it to Van Brunt later in the afternoon. Here's a look around the new and improved Fairway.

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Just Dropped in to See What Condition Red Hook's Condition Was In

Red Hook was one of the neighborhoods in New York to get hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy. Manhattan south of 39th Street received power at the end of last week; some Friday, most Saturday. In Red Hook, many areas are still without. We spent the afternoon criss-crossing Red Hook's streets to see what condition the seaside neighborhood is in.

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