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Rite Aid on 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights to Shutter Next Month, Latest Queens Location to Close

(Photo GA Rite Aid store in the heart of Jackson Heights is closing down, the latest in a string of company closures across Queens and the nation (Photo; Google Maps)

Aug. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

A Rite Aid store in the heart of Jackson Heights is closing down, the latest in a wave of locations the company is closing across Queens and the nation.

The Rite Aid store at 82-13 37th Ave. will shutter for good early next month as part of a corporate restructuring plan where nearly 150 stores across the country are slated to close, a company spokesperson told the Queens/Jackson Heights Post.

The spokesperson did not specify why the 37th Avenue store was selected to close but did note that the closures are based on a number of reasons.

“A decision to close a store is one we take very seriously and is based on a variety of factors including business strategy, lease and rent considerations, local business conditions and viability, and store performance,” the company said in a statement. Rite Aid has issued the same general statement for all of its recent store closures in Queens.

The company said it is taking measures to ensure customers will receive their prescriptions. The nearest Rite Aid store is located nearly half a mile away at 85-10 Northern Blvd., although there is also another Rite Aid on the corner of 37th Avenue and Junction Boulevard which is around 3/4 of a mile away.

“We review every neighborhood to ensure our customers will have access to health services, be it at Rite Aid or a nearby pharmacy, and we work to seamlessly transfer their prescriptions so there is no disruption of services,” the company said in the statement.

There are 41 staff members currently working at the store, 32 of whom belong to a union, the spokesperson said. The workers were notified about the closure last week.

The company said it is making every effort to find new roles for the affected workers.

The Rite Aid store at 46-12 Greenpoint Ave. in Sunnyside, pictured, closed in April (Photo: Nina Sityar)

The closure will add to a growing list of Rite Aid stores shuttering in Queens.

For instance, the Rite Aid store at 46-12 Greenpoint Ave. in Sunnyside closed in April while the Rite Aid branch at 71-14 Austin St. in Forest Hills closed in May.

Two Rite Aids in Astoria have also closed this year – a store at 32-14 31st St. and at 32-87 Steinway St.

Rite Aid is not the only pharmacy chain closing locations in Queens.

In February, Walgreens closed its 47-07 Broadway store in Astoria and its Bayside location at 39-20 Bell Blvd.

However, Walgreens will open a new store in the Queens Plaza section of Long Island City this fall.

A Walgreens store is expected to open in the Queens Plaza section of Long Island City this fall (Photo Michael Dorgan, Queens Post)

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Mercedes

99.999% sure it due to theft.
When is NY going to learn? It is easy to blame the
police officers. Blame BAIL REFORM and these idiot D.A’s. who give out a Get Out Of Jail free Card.
No one has respect or fear of the law anymore.
What should NY expect! And it will not change because NY will still vote the same idiots that got them there is the first place.

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jimbo jones

wrong aid

people get pharmacy online the process is to slow in the stores. most people are slow and dumb. always. dont know the prescriptions get shocked at the price, have so many questions like just go and pick up an thats it.they wait till last minute to stat to look for a way to pay, thats why I just order online, and then they want u to do self check out . and then u still need assurance with scanning certain items

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Daniel

Sadly, with people shopping online and these brick and mortar stores left helpless against shoplifters, it was just a matter of time. The Target opening on 82nd was probably the last straw.

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Javier

Its not just because of that. Its because these politicians practically gave thieves permission to steal with impunity as long as its less than $900. Its atrocious. Try robbing me and I’m chopping off some hands.

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Gary

Have you been to the 82nd Street Target? It’s closer to a Quick Trip than to a normal Target store. Not that much competition for Rite Aid.

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