By Gus Saltonstall
It is happening.
Wegmans will open a location on the Upper West Side, a spokesperson for the popular grocery store confirmed exclusively to West Side Rag on Tuesday.
The store will open at 1932 Broadway, between West 64th and 65th streets, where signage for the grocer first went up in June 2024, but had shown no obvious signs of life in the years since.
Following a tip from Rag reader Lucille Chester on Monday that multiple employees at a different Wegmans outpost had mentioned the Lincoln Square location would finally be opening, WSR reached out to the business for confirmation.
“We can confirm that we are currently designing a store and obtaining the necessary permits for our 1932 Broadway location,” Mandee Puleo, a spokesperson for Wegmans, told the Rag. “The opening timeline is yet to be determined.”
“This means the Upper West Side store is expected to open?” WSR responded to make crystal clear.
“Yes. Just no timeline yet,” Puleo answered.
While Wegmans signage has existed at 1932 Broadway for more than two years, the store has never previously confirmed it would actually open at the site.
This February, Wegmans told the Rag it was focused on its new Astor Place store when asked whether the Upper West Side location was expected to open.
“Prior to opening our Astor Place store, we were working with Glenwood [owner of the property] to lease the space at 1932 Broadway. When that didn’t pan out, we had the opportunity to sign the lease for Astor Place,” where Wegmans opened its first Manhattan store in 2023, a Wegmans spokesperson wrote in February. “Shortly after we committed to Astor Place, the 1932 Broadway space became available, however the timing wasn’t right, as we were focused on getting our Astor location designed, permitted, and open to the public.”
The focus has now shifted to the Upper West Side.
The incoming store will be just the second in Manhattan.
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Excellent! I can’t say I’ve ever set foot in a Wegmans but more grocery options are welcome
Yay1! Cannot wait!!!! I love me some Wegmans!!!!
Glad to have Wegmans . Now open another store further up like around 100 th Street area. We need them too.
That will be nice. I used to shop at a Wegman’s in Jersey.