New Starbucks Opens Near MacArthur

There's a new Starbucks in the area, and it's close to MacArthur High School

The largest coffeehouse company in the world opened its newest Nassau County store last Monday in the Willow Wood Shops at 1143 Wantagh Ave, less than a mile from one of the Levittown School District's two high schools. The store is located next to Astoria Federal Savings Loan in a building that used to house Dunkin Donuts.

Management at the new Starbucks said no official grand opening celebration is planned yet but there may be one scheduled for later this year. 

Starbucks signed a 25-year lease last year to operate in the Wantagh shopping center, according to Wilbur Breslin, president and CEO of Garden City-based Breslin Realty, which owns Willow Wood Shops. The Seattle-based coffee company currently operates more than 17,000 Starbucks stores in 57 countries.

The phone number for the new Starbucks is 516-781-1538.