We heard the term "food desert," a lot in the weeks that followed the racially motivated mass shooting at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue two years ago.
Tops, the only full-service grocery store in East Buffalo, shut down for about two months. This sparked the question that was brought up years before the shooting: What is the timeline of another grocery store in East Buffalo?
7 News' Pheben Kassahun reached out to various grocery stores like Walmart, Target, Price Rite, Aldi, Wegmans and even Tops. Aldi, Wegmans and Tops responded stating they do not plan to expand in Western New York anytime soon.
So, what are other options? FeedMore Western New York's "vertical farm" which was created during the pandemic is a resource helping to fight food insecurity.
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