All stories about "Met Foods"

They do things differently in Long Island City. Up is down, black is white, there's a beach where people are literally fenced off from the water, and out there, Amish Market is being called foodcellar (no caps=so cool). The last bit of information comes from neighborhood blog liQcity, who's also spreading a bit of rumormongering about Met Foods. Namely, that the chain may be moving to the area. "If the deal goes through, it will be located very close to the actual Vernon/Jackson intersection. Will LIC go from zero to 60 in grocery stores in less than a year? It’s possible." Sweet, sweet hope.
· It's called the foodcellar, not the Amish Market; Random buzz in Vern/Jax. [liQcity]
· Neighborhood Watch [Racked]
· RackedWire: LIC's Amish Market Officially Delayed, Hayden-Harnett Sale Extended [Racked]
· Breaking RackedWire: LIC To Finally Gain A Supermarket [Racked]

No news is kinda good news when it comes to the future of the embattled Met Foods on Second Avenue in the East Village. The Villager, who's been following this story like a stalker with no day job, reports that city councilmember Rosie Mendez is now stepping in to try to help broker a deal between the grocery store and N.Y.U. Initially, N.Y.U. planned to kick the store out when its lease was up so they could use the space for their own purposes; that plan went awry when locals and the press caught wind of it. Now, N.Y.U.'s deciding what the best possible strategy is to minimize the blowback and negative attention this whole ordeal has garnered them. “'N.Y.U. initially told me they needed more space and were not going to renew the lease; this was two or three years ago,' Mendez said. 'But now they want to renew. The last offer on the table is for a five-year lease, but commercial tenants always want at least an eight-to-10-year lease, if not a 15-year lease.'" Which means: The (boring) battle has just begun!
· Mendez mediates on Met Food [Villager]
· NYU Might Kill EVill Met Food [Racked]

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