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Target Opens On The Upper West Side: What To Know

The long-awaited second Target location on the UWS opened at 98th Street this week and will have its grand opening Sunday.

An image of the Target that opened on the Upper West Side this week.
An image of the Target that opened on the Upper West Side this week. (Loren Matthew/AP Images for Target)

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — The long-awaited and much-discussed second Upper West Side Target location finally opened this week at West 98th Street and Columbus.

The "small-format" location at 795 Columbus welcomed customers on Wednesday in its new 22,000 square-foot space for a soft opening. The store will have its grand opening on Sunday.

An image of the new Target at West 98th Street and Columbus. Loren Matthew/AP Images for Target

The Upper West Side location on Columbus will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday to Sunday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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A spokesperson for the store also said the location will have a CVS Pharmacy coming soon where residents can pick up prescriptions.

The new location is joining another in the neighborhood at 1863 Broadway and West 61st Street.

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The popular retailer is the eighth-largest in the United States and opened alongside a new location in Washington Heights this week to make the two new outposts the tenth and eleventh in Manhattan.

Here is a peek into what the new Upper West Side Target looks like:

All Photo Credit: Loren Matthew/AP Images for Target

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