Blooming Grove, NY - Town Battles Illegal Kosher Market

Blooming Grove, NY - A kosher market that opened recently illegally, isn't well with the Town of Blooming Grove.
The town sought an injunction to close the Orange Kosher Market, which it says was built and opened illegally, but o decision was reached yet in state Supreme Court, and the parties will return to court next week.

The controversy began late last year, when the two-story building on Route 17M that houses the market was under construction. A stop-work order was issued Sept. 22 because Building Inspector Jeanne Ovensen said builders failed to put windows on the second floor. Construction continued despite the order.
Once the building was completed, the town didn't issue a certificate of occupancy, Bohan said. But the market opened anyway and is in full swing with produce and food products lining the shelves and customers coming in and out. "We have no problem with someone opening a business," Bohan said. "But they have to do it the right way."

Alan Lipman of Goshen, wouldn't speak about the conflict, although he did seek to explain why his clients wouldn't comment on the subject. "There is a story, but not one that can be told at this time," he said. "People of my faith have to have great patience. We wait and we wait and we wait."