Another Instant Grocery Delivery Center Is Opening In Astoria

ASTORIA, QUEENS — Another company promising grocery delivery in a matter of minutes is coming to Astoria.

Getir, a Turkish grocery delivery start-up that promises grocery deliveries within 10 minutes, is launching its stateside expansion in Astoria at the former Entenmanns Outlet, which shuttered its wholesale site at 4011 34th Avenue last summer, Department of Buildings permits show.

The company is part of a burgeoning grocery delivery app market that's expanded aggressively into New York in recent months — including Queens — much to the chagrin of some locals who argue that the fulfillment centers harm neighborhoods.

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer even went as far as to suggest that the centers may be illegal, Patch reported.

Getir did not immediately respond to Patch's request for comment about when it plans to open.