Park Slope Area Grocers Hold Seniors Only Coronavirus Hours

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — At least nine Park Slope-area grocers are holding "seniors only" hours to help vulnerable older shoppers avoid exposure to the new coronavirus, according to an online list.

The list compiled by state Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon's office provides not only names the stores, but also gives their special seniors' hours and whether they do delivery.

Simon represents the 52nd Assembly District covering Park Slope, Gowanus, Carroll Gardens and downtown Brooklyn.

The stores and senior hours are:

• Brooklyn Fare, 20 Schermerhorn St., 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
• Key Food, 169 Atlantic Ave., first hour store opens at 7 a.m.
• Key Food, 120 Fifth Ave., 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
• Key Food, 102 Montague St., 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. but closed on Sundays
• Key Food, 492 Myrtle Ave., 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
• Stop N Shop, Atlantic Terminal, first hour store opens at 7:30 a.m.
• Trader Joes, 130 Court St., 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
• Union Market, 288 Court St., 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
• Whole Foods, Third Avenue and Third Street, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

The list isn't comprehensive. Key Foods on Seventh Avenue, for instance, also holds special hours 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. for seniors and other at-risk groups Mondays through Fridays.

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But the list is another example of crowd-sourced online help documents that sprang up after the coronavirus outbreak shut down normal life in Brooklyn and New York City. Other lists include one that link people who need help with volunteers and numerous GoFundMe fundraisers to help out-of-work local bartenders.

Patch also is compiling local open or closed directors like this one for Park Slope.

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