HARRISON, NY – Bad news for Wegmans' loyal customers, who have been begging for a downstate store for many years. Officials at Wegmans Food Markets announced Wednesday their decision to postpone the opening date for their store in Westchester County, which had been scheduled for June 7.

"Given these unprecedented times, we feel this is the right thing to do," said Wegmans Harrison Store Manager Matthew Dailor in a news release. "We are so excited to be part of the Harrison community and can't wait to start serving our local customers. We're keeping in touch with our community organizations to partner with them as this situation continues to develop." Sign up for Patch news alerts to get virus updates straight to your inbox.



Westchester County remains one of the hardest-hit counties in New York state.

New Rochelle was the second community in New York with a case of the virus officially known as COVID-19. That was announced as the state's second case on March 3. By March 6 there were 34 cases in Westchester and by March 12, when state officials aggressively ramped up their response with a virus "containment zone" and drive-through testing center in New Rochelle, there were 121 cases.

By the time Westchester's first case had recovered enough to be taken off a ventilator, March 19, there were 798 confirmed cases in the county. As of Wednesday morning, there were 4,691 cases confirmed in the county, still the second highest number of cases in the state. Details on a new grand opening date for the Wegmans on Westchester Avenue will be forthcoming.

Meanwhile, recruitment and training for Harrison will continue. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply online or call 914-539-3700 for more information.