Update: What Should Replace Waldbaum's?

Update: June 6, 2:01p.m.: A spokesperson for The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company confirmed that the Waldbaum's store will be closing at the end of the summer.

that the in Bayside—the one near Garden World— will be closing, according to Community Board 11.

The press office for Waldbaum's parent company, , confirmed that the store will be closing at the end of August. But the local rumor mill is already churning about several possible replacements. Patch will update the story when we can confirm any one of them.

In the meantime, Patch wants to know what kind of business the community most wants to fill the space.

Another is expected to stay open.

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