Apple Closes Queens Store Amid COVID Spike

ELMHURST, QUEENS — Apple announced on Monday the temporary closing of its New York City stores— including in Queens — amid a rise in COVID-19 cases across the five boroughs due to the omicron variant.

The Apple store in Queens Center is located at 90-15 Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst. Drop-in shopping, the Genius Bar, and other services are unavailable at this time.

The company's website indicates that you can still place orders and pick them up from outside the storefront. Face masks are required. The store is open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

"We regularly monitor conditions and we will adjust our health measures to support the well-being of customers and employees," the company said in a statement Monday. "We remain committed to a comprehensive approach for our teams that combines regular testing with daily health checks, employee and customer masking, deep cleaning and paid sick leave."

The company also announced two weeks ago that storegoers must again wear masks inside locations when they shop.

The decision to close affects all 12 of Apple's locations in the five boroughs, including the company's massive Fifth Avenue flagship.

It is not immediately clear when Apple will reopen its NYC stores for in-person shopping.

Other locations in Westchester, Long Island, upstate New York, and New Jersey will remain open for in-person shopping.