Proposed_JJ Supermarket_NN1 Divides_VVZ Bronx_NP1 Community_NN1 Gregory_NP1 Faulkner_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 community_NN1 leader_NN1 in_II the_AT Bronx_NP1 ,_, has_VHZ noticed_VVN over_II the_AT years_NNT2 that_CST many_DA2 residents_NN2 shop_VV0 for_IF groceries_NN2 outside_II the_AT borough_NN1 ,_, where_CS they_PPHS2 can_VM find_VVI a_AT1 wider_JJR selection_NN1 of_IO organic_JJ and_CC other_JJ healthy_JJ foods_NN2 ._. 
So_RR when_CS the_AT city_NN1 chose_VVD a_AT1 developer_NN1 last_MD year_NNT1 to_TO transform_VVI the_AT Kingsbridge_NP1 Armory_NP1 in_II the_AT northwest_ND1 Bronx_NP1 into_II a_AT1 shopping_NN1 mall_NN1 ,_, Mr._NNB Faulkner_NP1 asked_VVD that_CST a_AT1 top-notch_JJ supermarket_NN1 be_VBI included_VVN in_II the_AT plans_NN2 ._. 
The_AT developer_NN1 ,_, the_AT Related_JJ Companies_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ receptive_JJ to_II this_DD1 proposal_NN1 ,_, but_CCB Mr._NNB Faulkner_NP1 ,_, the_AT chairman_NN1 of_IO the_AT Community_NN1 Board_NN1 7_MC ,_, whose_DDQGE area_NN1 includes_VVZ the_AT armory_NN1 ,_, ran_VVD into_II opposition_NN1 from_II other_JJ community_NN1 and_CC union_NN1 organizers_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 fear_VV0 that_CST a_AT1 new_JJ supermarket_NN1 in_II a_AT1 publicly_RR subsidized_JJ project_NN1 would_VM threaten_VVI two_MC other_JJ nearby_JJ stores_NN2 operated_VVN by_II Morton_NP1 Williams_NP1 Supermarkets_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 regional_JJ chain_NN1 that_CST employs_VVZ unionized_JJ workers_NN2 and_CC has_VHZ a_AT1 long_JJ track_NN1 record_NN1 in_II the_AT Bronx_NP1 ._. 
Many_DA2 neighborhoods_NN2 are_VBR clamoring_VVG for_IF supermarkets_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT Bloomberg_NP1 administration_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT1 plan_NN1 to_TO encourage_VVI new_JJ supermarkets_NN2 in_II underserved_JJ areas_NN2 through_II tax_NN1 incentives_NN2 and_CC zoning_NN1 changes_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB a_AT1 coalition_NN1 of_IO 19_MC community_NN1 ,_, church_NN1 and_CC labor_NN1 groups_NN2 that_CST has_VHZ worked_VVN for_IF years_NNT2 to_TO encourage_VVI redevelopment_NN1 of_IO the_AT armory_NN1 has_VHZ taken_VVN a_AT1 contrarian_JJ position_NN1 ._. 
The_AT coalition_NN1 ,_, known_VVN as_II the_AT Kingsbridge_NP1 Armory_NP1 Redevelopment_NN1 Alliance_NN1 ,_, says_VVZ it_PPH1 will_VM seek_VVI to_TO block_VVI the_AT $350_NNU million_NNO redevelopment_NN1 project_NN1 unless_CS Related_VVN agrees_VVZ ,_, among_II other_JJ things_NN2 ,_, to_TO exclude_VVI a_AT1 supermarket_NN1 or_CC grocery_NN1 store_NN1 ._. 
Completed_VVN in_II 1917_MC ,_, the_AT red_JJ brick_NN1 Romanesque-style_NN1 landmark_NN1 has_VHZ not_XX been_VBN used_VVN for_IF more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 decade_NNT1 ._. 
Earlier_RRR this_DD1 month_NNT1 ,_, the_AT Bronx_NP1 borough_NN1 president_NN1 ,_, Ruben_NP1 Diaz_NP1 Jr._NNA ,_, formally_RR opposed_VVD the_AT project_NN1 because_CS Related_VVN had_VHD not_XX agreed_VVN to_II the_AT alliance_NN1 's_GE demands_NN2 ,_, including_II what_DDQ it_PPH1 says_VVZ are_VBR its_APPGE top_JJ priorities_NN2 :_: a_AT1 guaranteed_JJ "_" living_JJ "_" wage_NN1 for_IF all_DB mall_NN1 employees_NN2 and_CC mandatory_JJ procedures_NN2 for_IF hiring_VVG local_JJ residents_NN2 ._. 
The_AT City_NN1 Planning_NN1 Commission_NN1 is_VBZ expected_VVN to_TO vote_VVI on_II the_AT project_NN1 next_MD month_NNT1 and_CC the_AT City_NN1 Council_NN1 by_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT year_NNT1 ._. 
Mayor_NNB Michael_NP1 R._NP1 Bloomberg_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS in_II the_AT past_NN1 has_VHZ supported_VVN the_AT efforts_NN2 of_IO community_NN1 groups_NN2 to_TO forge_VVI their_APPGE own_DA pacts_NN2 with_IW developers_NN2 for_IF projects_NN2 like_II Atlantic_NP1 Yards_NN2 in_II Brooklyn_NP1 ,_, is_VBZ now_RT adamantly_RR opposed_VVN to_II so-called_JJ community_NN1 benefits_NN2 agreements_NN2 ._. 
City_NN1 officials_NN2 say_VV0 that_CST benefits_NN2 to_II local_JJ residents_NN2 should_VM be_VBI considered_VVN as_II part_NN1 of_IO the_AT public_JJ approval_NN1 process_NN1 ,_, not_XX in_II separate_JJ agreements_NN2 ._. 
Seth_NP1 W._NP1 Pinsky_NP1 ,_, president_NN1 of_IO the_AT city_NN1 Economic_JJ Development_NN1 Corporation_NN1 ,_, said_VVD the_AT split_NN1 over_II the_AT supermarket_NN1 illustrated_VVD the_AT flaws_NN2 inherent_JJ in_II these_DD2 pacts_NN2 ._. 
"_" On_II the_AT one_MC1 hand_NN1 you_PPY have_VH0 groups_NN2 that_CST are_VBR claiming_VVG to_TO represent_VVI the_AT communities_NN2 saying_VVG no_UH to_II grocery_NN1 stores_NN2 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" while_CS on_II the_AT other_JJ hand_NN1 there_EX are_VBR community_NN1 groups_NN2 saying_VVG we_PPIS2 desperately_RR need_VV0 more_DAR grocery_NN1 stores_NN2 ._. "_" 
The_AT supermarket_NN1 fight_NN1 is_VBZ reminiscent_JJ of_IO a_AT1 battle_NN1 waged_VVD a_AT1 decade_NNT1 ago_RA in_II East_ND1 Harlem_NP1 against_II the_AT suburban-size_JJ and_CC highly_RR successful_JJ Pathmark_NN1 store_NN1 on_II 125th_MD Street_NN1 and_CC Lexington_NP1 Avenue_NNL1 ._. 
A_AT1 crucial_JJ player_NN1 in_II that_DD1 struggle_NN1 ,_, Richard_NP1 Lipsky_NP1 ,_, the_AT lobbyist_NN1 for_IF the_AT smaller_JJR markets_NN2 that_CST opposed_VVD Pathmark_NP1 's_GE entry_NN1 into_II East_ND1 Harlem_NP1 ,_, is_VBZ representing_VVG Morton_NP1 Williams_NP1 ._. 
In_II June_NPM1 ,_, Mr._NNB Lipsky_NP1 's_GE office_NN1 inadvertently_RR sent_VVN reporters_NN2 a_AT1 memo_NN1 to_II his_APPGE clients_NN2 in_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 outlined_VVD a_AT1 strategy_NN1 for_IF defeating_VVG the_AT project_NN1 or_CC significantly_RR modifying_VVG it_PPH1 "_" in_II a_AT1 direction_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ acceptable_JJ to_II Morton_NP1 Williams_NP1 '_GE interests_NN2 ._. "_" 
The_AT dispute_NN1 has_VHZ threatened_VVN to_TO pit_VVI two_MC unions_NN2 against_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ._. 
Morton_NP1 Williams_NP1 employees_NN2 are_VBR represented_VVN by_II the_AT Retail_JJ ,_, Wholesale_JJ and_CC Department_NN1 Store_NN1 Union_NN1 ._. 
Dozens_NNO2 of_IO members_NN2 showed_VVD up_RP last_MD week_NNT1 to_TO hear_VVI Richard_NP1 L._NP1 Trumka_NP1 ,_, the_AT newly_RR elected_VVN president_NN1 of_IO the_AT A.F.L.-C.I.O._NP1 ,_, praise_VV0 the_AT Kingsbridge_NP1 alliance_NN1 as_II a_AT1 model_NN1 community_NN1 involvement_NN1 ._. 
At_II a_AT1 rally_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT armory_NN1 ,_, Mr._NNB Trumka_NP1 said_VVD the_AT building_NN1 could_VM either_RR become_VVI the_AT heart_NN1 of_IO the_AT surrounding_JJ area_NN1 or_CC it_PPH1 could_VM become_VVI "_" a_AT1 profit_NN1 center_NN1 for_IF people_NN outside_II the_AT community_NN1 ._. "_" 
Large_JJ supermarkets_NN2 in_II the_AT New_NP1 York_NP1 area_NN1 are_VBR represented_VVN by_II the_AT United_JJ Food_NN1 and_CC Commercial_JJ Workers_NN2 Union_NN1 Local_NN1 1500_MC ,_, however_RR ._. 
Pat_NP1 Purcell_NP1 ,_, director_NN1 of_IO special_JJ projects_NN2 for_IF the_AT local_JJ ,_, said_VVD an_AT1 operator_NN1 like_II Pathmark_NP1 could_VM bring_VVI in_RP hundreds_NNO2 of_IO union_NN1 jobs_NN2 ._. 
"_" If_CS we_PPIS2 knew_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 unionized_JJ employer_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI very_RG difficult_JJ for_IF us_PPIO2 not_XX to_TO be_VBI supportive_JJ ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 recent_JJ census_NN1 data_NN ,_, 28_MC percent_NNU of_IO Bronx_NP1 residents_NN2 live_VV0 in_II poverty_NN1 ,_, making_VVG it_PPH1 the_AT poorest_JJT urban_JJ county_NN1 in_II the_AT nation_NN1 ._. 
The_AT August_NPM1 unemployment_NN1 rate_NN1 was_VBDZ 13.2_MC percent_NNU ._. 
In_II recent_JJ years_NNT2 ,_, community_NN1 benefits_NN2 agreements_NN2 have_VH0 eased_VVN the_AT way_NN1 for_IF numerous_JJ large_JJ projects_NN2 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 and_CC elsewhere_RL ._. 
Wage_NN1 and_CC local_JJ hiring_NN1 guarantees_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN a_AT1 standard_JJ part_NN1 of_IO such_DA pacts_NN2 ,_, and_CC many_DA2 have_VH0 also_RR included_VVN a_AT1 ban_NN1 on_II big-box_JJ stores_NN2 or_CC pawnshops_NN2 and_CC checking-cashing_JJ stores_NN2 ._. 
In_II the_AT agreement_NN1 for_IF its_APPGE newly_RR opened_VVD Gateway_NP1 Center_NN1 at_II Bronx_NP1 Terminal_JJ Market_NN1 ,_, Related_VVD agreed_VVN not_XX to_TO lease_VVI space_NN1 to_II Wal-Mart_NP1 ._. 
Some_DD contracts_NN2 have_VH0 enumerated_VVN preferred_JJ retail_JJ uses_NN2 ._. 
Amy_NP1 Lavine_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 staff_NN lawyer_NN1 at_II the_AT Government_NN1 Law_NN1 Center_NN1 at_II Albany_NP1 Law_NN1 School_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS monitors_VVZ community_NN1 benefits_NN2 agreements_NN2 ,_, said_VVD she_PPHS1 knew_VVD of_IO no_AT other_JJ pact_NN1 that_CST excluded_VVD supermarkets_NN2 and_CC grocery_NN1 stores_NN2 ._. 
"_" Completely_RR excluding_VVG a_AT1 use_NN1 that_CST 's_VBZ beneficial_JJ to_II a_AT1 community_NN1 (_( as_II31 opposed_II32 to_II33 pawnshops_NN2 and_CC the_AT like_JJ )_) may_VM be_VBI counterproductive_JJ and_CC not_XX in_II the_AT community_NN1 's_GE best_JJT interests_NN2 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
While_CS protecting_VVG existing_JJ businesses_NN2 may_VM be_VBI a_AT1 worthy_JJ goal_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" protecting_VVG specific_JJ individual_JJ stores_NN2 raises_VVZ a_AT1 perception_NN1 of_IO favoritism_NN1 and_CC verges_VVZ on_II being_VBG anticompetitive_JJ ._. "_" 
But_CCB John_NP1 Goldstein_NP1 ,_, the_AT national_JJ program_NN1 director_NN1 for_IF the_AT Partnership_NN1 for_IF Working_VVG Families_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ provides_VVZ technical_JJ assistance_NN1 to_II local_JJ organizations_NN2 ,_, including_II the_AT Kingsbridge_NP1 alliance_NN1 ,_, said_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ important_JJ to_TO protect_VVI local_JJ businesses_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR willing_JJ to_TO invest_VVI in_II a_AT1 low-income_JJ community_NN1 when_CS other_JJ businesses_NN2 would_VM not_XX ._. 
A_ZZ1 20,000-square-foot_FO Morton_NP1 Williams_NP1 store_NN1 on_II Kingsbridge_NP1 Road_NNL1 and_CC Jerome_NP1 Avenue_NNL1 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO 12_MC supermarkets_NN2 operated_VVN by_II the_AT company_NN1 in_II the_AT New_NP1 York_NP1 area_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ opposite_II the_AT elevated_JJ subway_NN1 tracks_NN2 and_CC the_AT armory_NN1 and_CC also_RR houses_VVZ the_AT company_NN1 headquarters_NN ._. 
Valerie_NP1 Sloan_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 vice_JJ president_NN1 ,_, said_VVD the_AT company_NN1 made_VVD a_AT1 point_NN1 of_IO hiring_VVG from_II the_AT Bronx_NP1 and_CC had_VHD never_RR wavered_VVN in_II its_APPGE commitment_NN1 to_II the_AT borough_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD 500_MC of_IO the_AT company_NN1 's_GE 750_MC employees_NN2 lived_VVN within_II 10_MC blocks_NN2 of_IO the_AT Kingsbridge_NP1 store_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ opened_VVD in_II 1956_MC ._. 
"_" When_CS the_AT Bronx_NP1 was_VBDZ burning_VVG ,_, we_PPIS2 stayed_VVD here_RL ,_, "_" Ms._NNB Sloan_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
Mr._NNB Lipsky_NP1 said_VVD Morton_NP1 Williams_NP1 had_VHD invested_VVN $12_NNU million_NNO in_II the_AT last_MD few_DA2 years_NNT2 to_TO upgrade_VVI the_AT Kingsbridge_NP1 store_NN1 and_CC had_VHD added_VVN organic_JJ products_NN2 in_II31 response_II32 to_II33 requests_NN2 from_II the_AT community_NN1 board_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT end_NN1 ,_, Related_VVN is_VBZ not_XX likely_JJ to_TO allow_VVI the_AT proposed_JJ supermarket_NN1 exclusion_NN1 to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 deal_NN1 breaker_NN1 ,_, said_VVD Jesse_NP1 Masyr_NP1 ,_, Related_JJ 's_GE lawyer_NN1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR not_XX going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI stupid_JJ about_II this_DD1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 said_VVD the_AT company_NN1 would_VM not_XX give_VVI in_RP on_II the_AT living_JJ wage_NN1 demand_NN1 because_CS prospective_JJ tenants_NN2 would_VM not_XX accept_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX believe_VVI tenants_NN2 are_VBR going_VVGK to_TO sign_VVI leases_NN2 that_CST would_VM put_VVI them_PPHO2 in_II default_NN1 if_CS they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX live_VVI up_II21 to_II22 the_AT wage_NN1 commitment_NN1 ,_, "_" Mr._NNB Masyr_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
Related_JJ has_VHZ signed_VVN a_AT1 living_JJ wage_NN1 agreement_NN1 in_II the_AT past_JJ --_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 stalled_JJ project_NN1 in_II downtown_JJ Los_NP1 Angeles_NP1 --_NN1 but_CCB only_RR because_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ required_VVN to_TO do_VDI so_RR by_II local_JJ laws_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
Though_CS the_AT Gateway_NP1 agreement_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN criticized_VVN as_CSA weak_JJ because_CS it_PPH1 encourages_VVZ the_AT hiring_NN1 of_IO local_JJ residents_NN2 but_CCB does_VDZ not_XX require_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, Glenn_NP1 Goldstein_NP1 ,_, the_AT president_NN1 of_IO Related_JJ Retail_JJ ,_, said_VVD that_CST 67_MC percent_NNU of_IO the_AT employees_NN2 at_II the_AT new_JJ shopping_NN1 center_NN1 were_VBDR from_II the_AT Bronx_NP1 ._. 
Mr._NNB Faulkner_NP1 ,_, the_AT community_NN1 board_NN1 chairman_NN1 ,_, said_VVD he_PPHS1 hoped_VVD to_TO play_VVI a_AT1 conciliatory_JJ role_NN1 in_II bringing_VVG the_AT alliance_NN1 and_CC Related_VVD together_RL ._. 
"_" The_AT overall_JJ message_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI a_AT1 mistake_NN1 to_TO think_VVI that_CST the_AT community_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX united_VVN ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" The_AT worst_JJT thing_NN1 would_VM be_VBI to_TO have_VHI the_AT building_NN1 empty_JJ for_IF another_DD1 20_MC years_NNT2 ._. "_" 
