Greenpoint has lost another longtime business with the closure of family-owned and operated Natural Vitamins at 671 Manhattan Avenue.
For 50 years, the vitamin and supplement shop sold vitamins, herbs, homeopathic remedies, and beyond — with a special focus on the body-building community — at competitive prices. While the current owner Serge Zavala (son of Ecuadorian immigrants Irma and Antonio Zavala, the original founders) posted about the impending closure back in August, the store remained…

That is sad to read. My family have been friends with the Zavala family for a very long time my father was close friends with Antonio Zavala back in Ecuador and remained friends till my father passed. We also lived in Greenpoint since 70’s till 1997. I hope all the best for the new business and the Zavala family.