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  On Thursday, November 20, UFCW 1500 teamed up with the Long Island City community to provide access to a full-service, affordable grocery store in time to do Thanksgiving shopping.

  The Food Cellar in Long Island City is a Gourmet Grocery that does not accept food stamps or WIC and specializes in overpriced ‘gourmet’ items, so UFCW and the Building Blocks Project sponsored a free bus trip from Food Cellar to the Parkmark store at 42-02 Northern Blvd. in L.I.C.

  Read UFCW 1500's Food Cellar Press Release.
  

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