Fairway Market to Open on Nov. 16, Weprin Says

Fairway Market is expected to open its doors at the Douglaston Shopping Plaza in mid-November.

The upscale grocery chain had , but it will now debut its northeast Queens store on Nov. 16, Councilman Mark Weprin, D-Oakland Gardens, said.

Fairway is expected to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony earlier in the month, Community Board 11 Jerry Iannece said.

The 56,000-square-foot store will prepare its own food, roast its own coffee, bake its own bread and stock a large inventory of cheeses.

It will also include a café, flower and plant department and catering services.

Fairway’s CEO, Howard Glickberg, said the store intends to hire a total 400 local residents.

“The community has been waiting a long time for Fairway to open and I know it will be a hit,” Weprin said. “November 16 will be a good day in Douglaston.”