Apple Said to be Planning “Iconic Store” in Queens, New York

[Maura]

9to5 Mac reports today that according to a story in the NYDaily News, retail developer Yeheskel Elia, Chairman of the Heskel Group, is currently working with Apple with the aim of opening an “iconic store” in Queens, New York, or to be more specific, Austin Street in Forest Hills. At present, there's only one Apple store outside of Manhattan in the New York area, which is the one in Staten Island. Although nothing official has been confirmed just yet, with Elia and Apple said to be still working on the details, Elia said that if an agreement can be reached with Apple, the store could be open in a year.

“I will do anything I can to bring Apple in,” Elias told the paper. “Queens has to have an Apple store.”

Although Apple spokeswoman Michaela Wilkinson said Apple had not made any announcement about a new New York store, Elias said that one of Apple’s brokers had contacted him a few months back to talk about potential locations in Forest Hills for the new store.

“It would really become a retail center for customers that don’t have to go all the way to Manhattan or to Long Island to enjoy the Apple experience,” said the developer.

Source: Apple reportedly looking to open iconic retail store in Queens, NY | 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence
Queens aims*for Apple core* - NY Daily News

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