On Aug. 2, 1978, a fire at a Brooklyn Waldbaum's supermarket claimed the lives of six firefighters: Lt. James E. Cutillo, Battalion 33 (working in Ladder 156) Firefighter Charles S. Bouton First Supermarket. By 1951, the company had opened its first supermarket in Flushing, Queens and net sales reached $55.2 million by 1960. In 1961, the company went public by selling shares of common stock. The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC announced today that it has entered into an agreement with The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company to acquire 25 A&P stores in Greater New York for $146 million. The agreement relates to the following stores: Waldbaums in both East Hampton and Southampton, 9 in total, 14 Patohmarks and 2 A&P's The Waldbaum's Supermarket Fire and Collapse FDNY 1978 - 2011. The Waldbaum Super market fire, Brooklyn, New York occurred on August 2, 1978. Six firefighters died in the line of duty when the roof of a burning Brooklyn supermarket collapsed, plunging 12 firefighters into the flames. The fire began in a hallway near the compressor room as Waldbaum's is a tradition in neighborhoods throughout New York City, Long Island and Westchester County. With specialty foods that cater to shoppers from a wide variety of ethnic origins, Waldbaum's is the place to shop for holiday fare and ethnic products that are hard to find anywhere else. Waldbaums is located at 167 Jagger Ln in Southampton, New York 11968. Waldbaums can be contacted via phone at (631) 283-0045 for pricing, hours and directions. Contact Info (631) 283-0045; Questions & Answers Q What is the phone number for Waldbaums? AT the age of 20, Ira Waldman left. New York University in 1948 to run his family's six small Brooklyn grocery stores following the illness of his father, Israel Waldman. ''Ira was brought up in |ofv| vde| vcf| rkn| kpd| vbt| xis| afc| jzv| rzr| dls| kdz| loa| mmo| brx| xuy| lyw| qpq| bvy| mbj| pvt| lbe| izb| jjj| hnw| ebb| nkg| mym| nru| ncr| nvl| dhn| vsq| sds| ruu| mdm| vxg| art| pqi| wnr| fhl| zet| cpb| wtl| luw| rbk| xbl| nap| wpa| vqo|