Walgreens celebrates grand opening in Coney Island

DEERFIELD, Ill. Walgreens is celebrating the grand opening of its 7,000th store nationwide at 2590 Coney Island Ave., in Brooklyn, N.Y. State. Local officials will welcome the retailer to another New York neighborhood during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The new store in the Gravesend neighborhood, near iconic Coney Island, is Walgreens 20th in Brooklyn and its 67th across the five boroughs. The company employs more than 1,250 people in the city.

As part of the grand opening, the AARP/Walgreens Wellness Tour is offering free health screenings to all adult attendees and flu shot vouchers to uninsured adults in the store’s parking lot on Oct 1. The appearance by the traveling health-screening bus is part of a nationwide tour of nine vehicles to deliver free health screenings across the country for early detection and prevention of diseases, as well as health education. Screenings test for total cholesterol level, blood pressure, bone density, glucose levels and body mass index.

The grand opening will feature a ribbon cutting ceremony, food, music and entertainment. Guest speakers include Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and other state and local officials. Walgreens also will donate $7,000 to Lenny’s Lighthouse, a Brooklyn charity that provides support to people with disabilities.