Whole Foods Second Avenue 57th Street Store Opening Near Roosevelt Island Tram On August 23 - Will You Shop There?
Image From Whole Foods Facebook Page
Reported in February 2010:
... Whole Foods signed on as the anchor retail tenant for a new mixed use development project to be located only minutes from the Roosevelt Island Tram Manhattan Station on 2nd Avenue and 57th Street....
Image of Second Avenue 57 Street Whole Foods Opening on August 23
A reader tipped me off to Whole Foods announcing on its Facebook page that it will be opening its Second Avenue and 57th street store later this month. According to Whole Foods:
Excited to be joining the Midtown East community - opening our new E57th St store on August 23!Being so close to the Roosevelt Island Manhattan Tram Station, will that make it more likely for you to shop at the 2nd Avenue 57th Street Whole Foods rather than using current grocery options such as Fresh Direct, Gristedes, M&D Deli, Food Emporium or stores in Queens? There will also be a new organic grocer (Wholesome Direct) opening on Roosevelt Island's Main Street - how will the new Fresh Direct impact that business?
Among the many great items sold by Whole Foods will be Sigmunds Pretzels
Hope that includes the sandwich pretzel rolls.
UPDATE 12 PM - Whole Foods answers:
Initial response by Roosevelt Island residents:@rooseveltisland Yes, the sandwich pretzel rolls are in the plan. :)
— Whole Foods NYC (@wholefoodsnyc) August 10, 2012
Damn Straight I will... I would rather shop there, pay higher prices and buy higher quality products compared to Gristedes. and shooping at a cleaner store will be nice..and:
see you there!!!and:
For Sure!!and:
I was so thrilled to see that a new Whole Foods was opening at that location...but then saw it was opening after I was supposed to move out of New York altogether. If I still lived on R.I., I would be making a weekly trip there for sure!I think Roosevelt Islanders will be making plenty of trips to the Second Avenue 57th Street Whole Foods.
