Yorktown gets two new stores after recent grand openings

YORKTOWN, N.Y.—Yorktown has officially welcomed two new stores, as national chains Walgreens and Five Below opened locations in town this month.

Town officials joined Walgreens executives on Thursday, Feb. 20, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new store, located at 3320 Crompond Road (Route 202). The drugstore had a soft opening in early February.

According to a release from the town, Supervisor Ed Lachterman said during the brief ceremony that Yorktown views corporate partners as “part of our team.” He added, “They took a dirt pile that was weeds and construction debris and turned it into one of the best Walgreens I’ve seen.”

Councilman Sergio Esposito told Walgreens officials that Yorktown is “proud and fortunate to have you here” and is “invested” in the company’s success.

The new Yorktown store joins more than 8,500 Walgreens locations across the country.

Five Below comes to Town Green

A new Five Below also opened its doors at Yorktown Green Shopping Center on Valentine’s Day.

A press release from the town noted that the discount retailer “occupies part of the defunct Kmart store at the shopping center,” which is “undergoing a major revival.”

The revitalization began in 2022 when Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace moved into a former Food Emporium that had been vacant for 10 years. T.J. Maxx opened in November of last year, and the craft store Michaels is expected to open in March.

Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Five Below has nearly 1,700 stores across 43 states. Lachterman called its opening in Yorktown part of Town Green Shopping Center’s “exciting” transformation.

“The arrival of Five Below at the Yorktown Green Shopping Center is another validation of Yorktown’s economic revival and our town’s growing attractiveness to national retailers and families,” Lachterman said, adding that the store “joins a lineup of exciting new businesses that are reinvigorating this key commercial hub and turning Yorktown Green into a vibrant destination for shopping, recreation, and community activity.”