A long-awaited Wegmans store in Brooklyn probably won't open for another 2 years

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May 30, 2017 10:30 PM

A Wegmans store being built in the Brooklyn Navy Yard that was first reportedly projected to open this year won't be ready for a while.

Wegmans, the popular grocery chain known for its massive stores and food courts, won't be opening its Brooklyn location until much later than expected. The store — Wegmans' first New York City location — was first announced in 2015. It's intended to anchor the redevelopment of a swath of the Brooklyn waterfront where Civil War-era homes had been decaying for years.

Originally, it was reported that the store would open in 2017. Last June, however, Curbed reported that the redevelopment project had been "pushed back" and that the store wouldn't open until late 2018. Now, it seems 2018 would be an optimistic timeframe.

A job posting on Wegmans' website says the Brooklyn Navy Yard's Wegmans is "s

Valerie Fox, a spokesperson for Wegmans, told Business Insider the company is still waiting for the developer of the site, Steiner NYC, to finish building the supermarket.

The regional chain has 92 stores across the East Coast. Wegmans was recently named

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