Douglaston Fairway Kept Open By Coronavirus Business Bump: Report

DOUGLASTON, QUEENS — Fairway Market, which is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, may not close its doors in Douglaston anytime soon thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fairway's Douglaston Plaza location didn't receive any bids during the grocer's bankruptcy auction that ended last week, but sources told the New York Post that Fairway plans to keep all its stores open until at least August while the city's surge in coronavirus cases brings a boost in business.

Fairway says it will operate all its stores for the “foreseeable future to accommodate the current public need for our products," the Post reported.

Some New Yorkers have been stockpiling their pantries to avoid making frequent trips to the grocery store or prepare for the possibility of a self-quarantine; the federal government recommends having a two-week supply of food and water to prepare for a pandemic.

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“Business is certainly better than it was and it might provide a livable situation in the short run,” a source close to Fairway's bankruptcy told the Post.

Fairway filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January — the beloved supermarket chain's second such filing in recent years.

Village Super Market paid $76 million for four Fairways stores, including its Upper West Side flagship. Amazon bought two New Jersey locations, plus one in Westchester and another in Brooklyn, according to the Post.

The Douglaston store was among seven locations that got no bids during the bankruptcy auction, the Post reported.

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