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| Glenolden, PA store (edited due to different laws there) |
Since Rite Aid sold a number of stores to Walgreens in 2019, they have had fewer locations in CNY (there were still six left in Onondaga County alone) and virtually none in the North Country. They've closed some in other parts of the nation, but could still make a comeback over here, while their competitor closed several of the stores they took over since, some in recent weeks. A few of them Rite Aid should get back as many are where there is no close alternative for people without private transport. Also fill in vacancies that the others won't. Rite Aid also left downtown Albany, but we covered that (see second list). However, Rite Aid are under administration, so they and their competitors are closing stores left and right at this time. As of 4 October 2025, all remaining stores have been closed.
Syracuse (west side) - W Onondaga St (former store and Walgreens)
Canastota - NY 5 & 13 (former store and Walgreens)
Manlius - NY 92 (former Kinney Drugs)
North Syracuse - US 11 (former store and Walgreens in village, although located roughly between Sweetheart Corners and former Cicero stores)
Pulaski - US 11 & NY 13 (former store and Walgreens)
Auburn - Genesee St (same as above, although both chains are still on NY 5)
Rochester (19th Ward) - Thurston Rd. & Brooks Ave. (former store and Walgreens; near airport, UR and Wegmans HQ; non-CNY)
Past locations:
North Syracuse - US 11 & S Bay Rd, Northern Lights; later Freddys? (defunct rival chain from Rochester); later Party City? (both chains in the same sinking boat in 2025)
Syracuse (Eastwood) (1) - NY 290 between Grant Blvd and North Ave; now Walgreens (built 2006)
Syracuse (Eastwood) (2) - NY 290 and Homecroft Rd; former Loblaws/Peters IGA/Foodtown/Carls/Fays/Eckerd; now Family Dollar (see earlier post)
East Syracuse (1) - Kirkville Rd; former Church Leader Drug/Fays/Eckerd; now Walgreens
East Syracuse (2) - NY 290; now Family Dollar
Syracuse (downtown) (1) - S Salina St; original store (Rite Aid had acquired local chain Daws Drugs in the late '60s, bringing them to CNY); later Record Town and Dollar Wise; now vacant
Syracuse (downtown) (2) - S Salina & E Fayette Sts; 1979-2019; former Woolworths; now DGX
Syracuse (downtown) (3) - S Warren & E Fayette Sts; Discount Center (likely regular store before 1979 when other one opened a block away); demolished, now corner park
Syracuse (Valley) - NY 80 & 173 - former Eckerd; now DG Market
Syracuse (south side) - US 11; later Walgreens; now vacant
Syracuse/Nedrow - US 11; former Eckerd; now Walgreens (almost Fays with a drive-thru until 1997 acquisition by JCPenney; pictured below)
Hannibal - NY 3; former Fays/Eckerd; now Walgreens
Fulton - NY 3; later Walgreens; now vacant
Oswego - NY 104 & 481; former Fays/Eckerd; now demolished
Cortland - US 11 & NY 41; former Eckerd; now Walgreens
Cortlandville - NY 222 & 281
Glens Falls - NY 9L
Ransomville - NY 93 & CR 17
deWitt - NY 5, Shoppingtown Mall; former CVS?/Fays/Eckerd; now vacant pending demolition for District East
Manlius (1) (village) - NY 92; former Harveys Leader Drug/Eckerd; now Unplugged Gaming
Manlius (2) (Buellville) - NY 92; former Eckerd; now Walgreens
Fayetteville - N Burdick St; former Fays/Eckerd; now Walgreens
Cazenovia - US 20; former Fays/Eckerd; now Walgreens
Canastota - NY 5 & 13; later Walgreens; now closed
Chittenango - NY 5; later Walgreens; now closed
Cicero (1) - US 11 & Caughdenoy Rd; now Walgreens
Cicero (2) - NY 31 & Thompson Rd; now Ace Hardware
Auburn (1) - US 20 & NY 38A; now VA Health Clinic
Auburn (2) - NY 5
Albany (Colonie) - NY 5 & CR 156; later Goodwill; now Ace Hardware
Baldwinsville (1) - Downer St; now Powerhouse Gym
Baldwinsville (2) (Moyers Corners) - NY 31 & CR 57; former Fays/Eckerd, Kimbrook Plaza, now Planet Fitness
Liverpool (Bayberry) (1) - CR 57; former Eckerd; now Walgreens
Liverpool (Bayberry) (2) - CR 57; the Shops at Seneca Mall; former Eckerd, now U-Haul
Liverpool (Galeville) - Old Liverpool Rd; former Eckerd; now Family Dollar
Liverpool/North Syracuse - Bear & Buckley Rds; former Eckerd; now Dollar General
Mattydale - US 11 & Malden Rd; former Eckerd; later Walgreens; now closed
North Syracuse (1) - US 11; now Syracuse Lash & Beauty
North Syracuse (2) - US 11 & Centerville St; now vacant
Central Square - NY 49; now closed
Watertown - NY 3; former Fays/Eckerd; now closed
Norwich (1) - NY 12 & E Main St; former Eckerd; now Walgreens
Norwich (2) - NY 12; now Dollar Tree
Norwich (3) - NY 12; now Aarons Rental Purchase
Syracuse (Tipp Hill) (1) - NY 5 & Avery Ave; later Walgreens; now vacant
Syracuse (Tipp Hill) (2) - W Fayette St; now Modular Comfort Systems
Syracuse (east side) (1) - Westcott St; now convenience store
Syracuse (east side) (2) - NY 92; former site of historic home; later Walgreens; now vacant
Syracuse (Fairmount) (1) - W Genesee St; Fairmount Fair Mall; demolished by late '80s, now plaza
Syracuse (Fairmount) (2) - W Genesee St; former flagship Fays/Eckerd; now Dollar Tree
Syracuse (north side) (1) - Grant Blvd & Butternut St; now AutoZone
Syracuse (north side) (2) - Butternut & N McBride Sts; now Family Dollar (Rite Aid moved across street)
Syracuse (north side) (3) - Butternut & Lodi Sts (briefly); former Eckerd (unnecessary after acquisition with existing store right there, yet now vacant as of Fall 2025); now Dollar General
Syracuse (north side) (4) - Butternut & Lodi Sts (final)
Syracuse (Skunk City) - Onondaga Blvd & Avery Ave; former Eckerd; now Walgreens
Syracuse (near west side) - W Onondaga St; later Walgreens; now vacant
Syracuse (east side) (3) - E Colvin St & Nottingham Rd; Skytop Plaza; former Drumlins Pharmacy/Fays Cornerdrug/Eckerd; now Walgreens
Camillus - W Genesee St, Camillus Plaza/Commons; previously Carls, Fays and Eckerd
St Lawrence County - US 11 et al; now Walgreens
Endwell - Hooper St; previously Fays; now closed
Endicott - NY 17C & 26; previously Fays' last new store; later Eckerd; now Walgreens
Binghamton - NY 7; now closed
Whitesboro - NY 69
New Hartford (Commercial Drive) - NY 5A
New Hartford (Washington Mills) - CR 26 & NY 8, Kellogg Mall; previously Fays and Eckerd
Rome - NY 46 & 49
Oneida - NY 46
Utica - Genesee St
Buffalo - 29/9/25: ABC 7 WKBW announced that a total of 16 locations in the city had shuttered, affecting many low-income neighborhoods and overwhelming other chains. They were all on:
NY 5/Main St. (2)
Niagara St.
NY 384/Delaware Ave.
Elmwood Ave.
Sheridan Dr.
Tonawanda St.
Connecticut St.
US 62/Bailey Ave.
William St.
Genesee St.
NY 16/Seneca St.
W Ferry St.
Abbott Rd.
E Lovejoy St.
NY 324/Sheridan Dr.
NY 240 & William St.
US 62 & NY 130; previously Eckerd
Dryden - NY 13 & 38; previously Victory Markets, Great American, and Eckerd; now demolished (pictured below)
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| Nedrow store with AI weather change (former Eckerd) |
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| Dryden store with classic logo (AI) |