Business & Tech

Target: Do You Expect More or Less?

Store on East Jericho Turnpike will open in October.

Written by Pam Robinson.

The new Target store is scheduled to open in October, bringing life to the huge site left empty by the closing of the Huntington Town House. 

And it means a big-box commercial alternative to the nearby Walt Whitman Shops. 

Some people have expressed concerns about traffic, given its location on East Jericho Turnpike and proximity to New York Avenue and Route 110. 

Next week, the store plans to run a job fair at Whitman High School, aiming to hire about 300 part-time workers.

Are you looking forward to the opening? Will the store be of benefit to shoppers or the region's economy? 

Please tell us in the comments.


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