Groundbreaking on former Edgewood Bakery puts Community First on the Avenue
Cold, blustery weather couldn’t dampen the high spirits at the Jan. 26 ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Community First Credit Union in Murray Hill.
The incoming credit union branch will reactivate the former Edgewood Bakery building at the corner of Edgewood Avenue South and Post Street, which has been vacant since 2016. Plans for this revival also include a pocket park where the street-front parking area currently sits, facing Edgewood Avenue South. The pocket park will also feature a food truck from a Murray Hill vendor. However, the announcement for who that might be will likely be made toward the end of the first quarter, according to Community First Credit Union President and CEO Sam Inman.
In his address to the crowd gathered for the groundbreaking, Inman said preserving the building’s history and fostering community interaction are priorities for this Community First branch location…