Costco to accept food stamps at upcoming Harlem location

ISSAQUAH, Wash. Costco Wholesale announced that it will accept food stamps at its new 116th Street location now under development in New York City, in addition to the two previously announced test locations in Queens and Brooklyn. The Manhattan location, scheduled to be open within the coming year, is part of the East River Plaza redevelopment project in the Harlem neighborhood in Manhattan.

Costco CEO, Jim Sinegal, stated, "Our announcement earlier this week of the food stamp test in our two existing New York City locations was apparently misunderstood by some. It was always our intention to include the new 116th Street location, either as part of the ongoing test or as a permanent fixture depending on the exact opening date for East River Plaza. When we announced that the test, if successful, would result in adding food stamp acceptance to all New York City locations, we did not mention 116th Street specifically because we wanted to be inclusive of all planned locations, some of which have not been publicly announced."