Community Continues Fighting for 'Greenbeans, Not Walgreens'

Walgreens officially takes over the lease on the former Key Food space today, but Windsor Terrace residents aren't about to let the transition happen quietly.

"Greenbeans Not Walgreens," a community activist group named for a chant heard at , is holding a protest outside the erstwhile Prospect Avenue supermarket at 10 a.m.

Assemblyman James Brennan, Borough President Marty Markowitz, Councilman Brad Lander, and members of the Windsor Terrace Alliance will all be in attendance.

The protest is the latest in a series of actions taken against the incoming pharmacy chain--drew hundreds of residents, and was held in protest to Walgreen's apparent unwillingness to compromise with shopper's requests for a full grocery store.

Residents against Walgreens unable to make this morning's protest can still have their voices heard: , and a paper version is available at Babbo's Books, Oak Park Pharmacy or Ballard Pharmacy.

The rally will be held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. outside the site of the former Key Food, located at 589 Prospect Ave.