{"id":169738,"date":"2026-03-20T23:09:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T23:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/169738\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T23:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T23:09:13","slug":"lidl-grocery-store-opens-in-crown-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/169738\/","title":{"rendered":"Lidl Grocery Store Opens in Crown Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The grocery\u2019s fourth location in Brooklyn replaces a one-story Art Deco Streamline Moderne service station that dominated the corner for decades. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/bstoner-lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crown-heights-1730-bedford-avenue-lidle-march182026-sdevries-1.jpg\" class=\"crop-center attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"new building of light brick with a grocery store\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><img width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crown-heights-1730-bedford-avenue-lidle-march182026-sdevries-1.jpg\" class=\"crop-center attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"new building of light brick with a grocery store\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Photo by Susan De Vries<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/bstoner-lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fa4d817b8e3fcdf5534fbf5d0e91cb1aeaa55c809ca9f75696af34e4df7828e3.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-46 photo\" height=\"46\" width=\"46\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fa4d817b8e3fcdf5534fbf5d0e91cb1aeaa55c809ca9f75696af34e4df7828e3.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-46 photo\" height=\"46\" width=\"46\" decoding=\"async\"\/>                        by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/author\/annabradleysmithandcatecorcoran\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anna Bradley-Smith and Cate Corcoran<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lidl was crowded on opening day in Crown Heights when Brownstoner passed by. Known for its changing mix of gourmet items at affordable prices, the European chain now has four locations in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>This one, at 1730 Bedford Avenue close to Empire Boulevard, is in a new development with apartments above that replaced a 1936 Art Deco Streamline Moderne Firestone Auto Supply and Service Store not far from the former site of Ebbets Field.<\/p>\n<p>On opening day on Wednesday, March 18, the coffee was free and croissants cost 49 cents. An arch of balloons in the store\u2019s colors of red, blue, and yellow drew attention to the store\u2019s entrance. As well as regular groceries and household items, there were spring gardening tools on offer and even some household plants.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crown-heights-1730-bedford-avenue-lidle-march182026-sdevries-2.jpg\" alt=\"a balloon arch at the lidle grocery store entrance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-581637\"  \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crown-heights-1730-bedford-avenue-lidle-march182026-sdevries-3.jpg\" alt=\"brick building with grocery story at the base\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-581638\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The new cream brick building looks better than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/development\/lidl-grocery-apartments-1750-bedford-avenue-rise\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">its renderings<\/a>. It\u2019s a modern and simple four-story box on the Empire Boulevard side, and seven stories with balconies on the Sullivan Place side.<\/p>\n<p>Chipotle has also opened in the building, and the office space is still up for lease, according to a sign in the window. The Lidl store will be open daily from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crown-heights-1730-bedford-avenue-lidle-march182026-sdevries-6.jpg\" alt=\"view of new construction with a chipotle and a lidl grocery store\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-581668\"  \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crown-heights-1730-bedford-avenue-lidle-march182026-sdevries-7.jpg\" alt=\"view on empire boulevard with new pale brick building\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" class=\"size-full wp-image-581667\"  \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crown-heights-1730-bedford-lidl-rendering-copy.png\" alt=\"rendering showing lidl on the main level\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" class=\"size-full wp-image-548414\"  \/>Rendering via Eastern Union<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crown-heights-1730-bedford-avenue-rendering-2025.jpeg\" alt=\"rendering showing the lidl store in place\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" class=\"size-full wp-image-548412\"  \/>Rendering via Tri State Commercial Realty<\/p>\n<p>Other nearby groceries include Western Beef Supermarket on Empire Boulevard, also known for low prices, Lincoln Market near Flatbush in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and Union Market on Bedford in north Crown Heights.<\/p>\n<p>The Art Deco service station\u2019s streamlined curves and prominent signage dominated the corner for decades, despite it being only one story.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crown-heights-brooklyn-1730-bedford-avenue-2021-sdevries-1.jpg\" alt=\"exterior\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" class=\"size-full wp-image-445499\"  \/>The 1930s service station that stood on the site, pictured in 2021<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crown-heights-1750-bedford-empire-boulevard-sept2023-sdevries-4.jpg\" alt=\"empty lot with construction fence\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" class=\"size-full wp-image-548246\"  \/>The site in September of 2023<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crown-heights-1730-1750-bedford-empire-boulevard-jan2025-sdevries.jpg\" alt=\"crown heights - construction fence around a commercial building\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" class=\"size-full wp-image-548243\"  \/>The site in January of 2025. 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