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I liked Trade Fair a lot and I agree with a lot of your sentiments, but why knock the Natural? The fact is the Natural, despite its high prices(and yes they are expensive), is much better than any supermarket in the area, save TJs. There just is no way that Trade Fair compared to the Natural. The food at the Natural is way fresher and the variety is enormous. Not that Trade Fair won’t be really missed. I agree with on that.
Posted by ForestHillian
on October 30th, 2009 at 5:50 am -
Great piece!
Posted by R.M.
on November 9th, 2009 at 12:59 pm -
I didnt realize Trade Fair was a good supermarket. It looked like such a dump. Im pissed I missed out.
Posted by Wayno2424
on November 13th, 2009 at 10:30 am -
Trade Fair was a dump, its just that Associated is even worse.
Posted by Dudley
on November 29th, 2009 at 10:12 am -
I loved Trade Fair for what it was. I was in Associated the other day and saw the staff treat all the customers horrendously. I saw a cashier charge and old lady incorrectly. When she complained and said I think you over charged me, he said sorry lady, everyone feels over charged nowadays…..
I was appalled. i refuse to give these low lifes any of my business.
Posted by FOHI_Boy
on January 5th, 2010 at 6:45 pm -
All of have the end )
Posted by Long Island Limo
on January 16th, 2010 at 2:13 am -
I mean Associated is rise this farm to future
Posted by Pex tubing
on January 28th, 2010 at 12:14 pm -
I shopped at Trade Fair until I saw roaches crawling around the store, and then found that some of them had followed me home in their shopping bags. Ugh. I liked the idea of Trade Fair, but the place was just not clean.
Posted by Jen
on February 11th, 2010 at 11:28 am -
The closing of Trade Fair is just another nail in the coffin of modern civilization. We are in the end times and there is nothing anyone can do about it.
Posted by the illuminati
on February 16th, 2010 at 9:33 pm -
Where have all the blogs gone????? you have disappeared and so has Forest Hills 72….please come back
Posted by Cathy Goldman
on March 9th, 2010 at 12:57 pm -
I think the supermarket closed shop.
Posted by Jon
on April 9th, 2010 at 11:04 am -
I heard that the person who bought Trade Fair was going to turn it into an Associated, but could not get the deal he wanted or expected with Associated, so now it is going to be a Key Food. Apparently the new owner owns one or more of each and he’s going with the better deal for him. The change in plans could be why things are at a standstill.
Posted by Shaynamadel
on April 11th, 2010 at 11:27 am -
Trade Fair was the best supermarket in the area with wider selection -who else carries olive oils from the Lebanon, halva from Israel, cheese from Turkey, both Kosher and Halal deli meats, etc.?– and at cheaper prices than the 3 other supermarkets in the neighborhood. They will be missed.
Posted by Ali
on June 9th, 2010 at 3:44 pm -
The delivery guys with Trade Fair told me they went out to make a delivery and came back and found the store closed ‘for inventory’. It opened days later but they got rid of all the previous staff. It’s been closed for months for a complete renovation. In the interim, I’ve discovered ‘fresh direct’ so other than an occasional half and half or ben and jerry’s, I will learn to live without them (unless they resume the late night schedule).
Posted by karen albert
on July 7th, 2010 at 10:19 am
The Trade winds have blown
Posted by Mickie T on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
The old, gruff-but-lovable Trade Fair on Queens Boulevard has been turned over to Associated.
Honestly, despite its flaws, lack of style and over-crowding, we loved Trade Fair. We usually preferred shopping at Trade Fair over Key Food and The Natural. We found Trade Fair to have better prices and better selection.
The Last Trade Fair Show
Sure, you could find obscure ingredients like “Newman’s Own authentic Turkish roasted pine nuts - or whatever - at The Natural, but why spend the extra money when you could find actual pine nuts from Turkey, complete with actual Turkish labelling and odball graphics, at Trade Fair for 30% less?
When you got home at <cough, cough> A.M. from a fun night out, and you realize you need milk, did you really want to pay an extortionist’s rate for milk at Duane Reade? No, of course not. What you could do is walk over to Trade Fair, open 24-7.
When you were planning that extra-special dinner, and wanted to try being Mario Batali or Wylie Dufresne, could you just waltz into Key Food to get a goat’s head, or pig’s ears? No. You went to Trade Fair.
Well, not anymore.
Associated's grand opening
Associated seems to be in the middle of its make-over, and the first thing you’ll notice is the shortened hours! What is this “closes at 10 pm” business? Hopefully that will change.
- Associated’s schedule
Otherwise, it’s too early to tell how things will shake out. The butcher counter has not re-opened, and many of the aisles have been rearranged. The deli counter guys are still there, but the cashiers and other staff are all different.
