Trader Joe’s plans next Long Island store in Massapequa Park

Trader Joe’s is adding another Long Island store, this time on Nassau’s South Shore.

A company spokesperson confirmed to Greater Long Island that a Massapequa-area location is in the works. Newsday reported the grocer is expected to take over the former Rite Aid at 5125 Merrick Road in Massapequa Park, with an opening projected for 2027.

Oyster Bay’s town supervisor Joseph Saladino also pointed to the former Rite Aid in a Facebook post, saying the town had worked behind the scenes to bring the grocer to the community.

“It’s exciting to see another great business coming to the area, expanding shopping options for our residents and strengthening our local economy,” Saladino wrote.

The Massapequa Park store would be Trader Joe’s ninth on Long Island and sixth in Nassau County. The chain has Nassau stores in Garden City, Hewlett, Merrick, Oceanside and Plainview, and Suffolk stores in Commack, Lake Grove and Miller Place.

The plans come nine months after Trader Joe’s opened its easternmost Long Island store on Route 25A in Miller Place. That store opened Feb. 12 next to Walgreens and hired more than 50 new crew members, Greater Long Island reported at the time.

Trader Joe’s is also building a regional distribution hub on the former CA Technologies campus in Islandia. The company bought the 66-acre property in August 2025 for a reported $118.5 million. The roughly 921,000-square-foot complex will include refrigerated and freezer storage and is expected to support further expansion in the region, according to Long Island Business News.

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Top: Trader Joe’s is set to open in Massapequa Park in this former Rite Aid location. (Credit: Google Maps)