BrooklynPaper – By Gabriele Holtermann | Published October 1, 2025

After serving the Park Slope community for decades, Steve’s 9th Street Supermarket between 5th and 6th avenues, shuttered permanently on Sept. 30 with little notice to the community.

News of the abrupt closure of the supermarket sparked concerns among Park Slope residents, who worried the shop might be replaced with luxury housing, leaving them without a local affordable grocery store. At a packed community meeting at the Park Slope Public Library on Sept. 30, Assembly Member Robert Carroll and Council Member Shahana Hanif addressed community concerns about the future of the now-vacant commercial spot, the loss of accessible and affordable grocery options, and rumors of high-rise condos and air rights

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Hanif said there is currently no evidence that the property had been sold.

“As far as we know, I have not seen any zoning application that would make me think that the owners are trying to change the zoning; change from commercial to residential,” Hanif noted. “I checked today as well to see if the owners filed anything. Nothing yet. Steve’s is a commercial zoning. So if they were to sell and change the zoning, it would come to the City Council.”

Hanif  told the crowd that, based on conversations she had with store employees, sales had declined significantly, and the supermarket owner was behind on rent.

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