{"id":139861,"date":"2026-02-20T11:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/139861\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T11:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:30:08","slug":"a-less-than-enlightening-update-on-the-possibility-of-wegmans-opening-on-the-upper-west-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/139861\/","title":{"rendered":"A Less-Than-Enlightening Update on the Possibility of Wegmans Opening on the Upper West Side"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Signage for Wegmans on the Upper West Side. Photo by Gus Saltonstall<\/p>\n

By Gus Saltonstall<\/p>\n

There are few subjects the West Side Rag receives more emails about than the supposed incoming Wegmans on Broadway, between West 64th and 65th streets.<\/p>\n

It has now been nearly 20 months since signage for the grocery store went up on the front of the building at 1932 Broadway. However, since that day in June of 2024<\/a>, there have been no obvious signs of life for the business.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is happening with the new Wegmans that took over the Bed Bath & Beyond space on Broadway, between West 64th and 65th?\u201d a reader wrote in an email to the Rag on Thursday morning. \u201cIt\u2019s been almost two years and though there is signage, there is no opening. Did they change their mind?\u201d<\/p>\n

WSR reached out to Wegmans on Thursday to see if we could get an update or more information about the possible opening timeline for the Upper West Side location.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrior to opening our Astor Place store, we were working with Glenwood<\/a> [owner of the property] to lease the space at 1932 Broadway. When that didn\u2019t pan out, we had the opportunity to sign the lease for Astor Place,\u201d where Wegmans opened its first Manhattan store in 2023, a Wegmans spokesperson wrote. \u201cShortly after we committed to Astor Place, the 1932 Broadway space became available, however the timing wasn\u2019t right, as we were focused on getting our Astor location designed, permitted, and open to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement sent Thursday noted that although Wegmans signed a long-term lease in February 2024 for the space at 1932 Broadway, \u201cwe continue to remain focused on our Astor Place store.\u201d (The language about staying focused on Astor Place was identical to what Wegmans told a Rag correspondent<\/a> back in August 2024.)<\/p>\n

The Wegmans spokesperson did not immediately respond to the Rag\u2019s follow-up questions about whether the grocer still planned to open the Upper West Side outpost and whether there was some revised timeline that could be shared.<\/p>\n

While it was unclear at the beginning of 2024 when the lease was signed whether the Broadway address would become a Wegmans, when the signage for the grocer went up later that summer it seemed imminent.<\/p>\n

But, the storefront remains dormant, and as the Wegman\u2019s spokesperson stated to the Rag on Thursday, \u201cWe continue to remain focused on our Astor Place store.\u201d<\/p>\n

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