Got Walgreens Woes? Share Them at Next Week's Community Meeting

Upset about ? Worried that Windsor Terrace will become a food desert? Here's your chance to have your voice heard.

A community meeting will be held on June 14 in response to news that Prospect Avenue's Key Food will be closing at the end of June, to be replaced in the coming months by a Walgreens. 

The meeting will be sponsored by Assemblyman Jim Brennan, D-Brooklyn, Councilman Brad Lander, D-Park Slope, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Community Board 7 and the Windsor Terrace Alliance.

While Walgreens officials have been invited to participate in the meeting, we have yet to receive word on whether the pharmacy mega-chain will accept. Both Lander and Markowitz , in order to ensure that area residents—namely, the elderly and those without cars—still have access to at least a modicum of fresh food.

The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Name of Jesus Church, located at 245 Prospect Park West.

Want to help spread the word? Assemblyman Jim Brennan's office is looking for volunteers to help pass out fliers on Saturday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Those interested should call Anne Schaetzel at (718) 788-7221.