Boscov's

York, PA store.

Boscov's (Босковс) have their closest stores to Syracuse in Albany and Binghamton, but they can expand since they just entered Ohio a few years after entering and exiting administration for a period.  Here's where they could open (I didn't list Buffalo because they left that area):

Irondequoit - Medley Centre

Kingston - ex-JCPenney

Auburn - former Rex, Fingerlakes Mall

Syracuse - Destiny USA

Johnson City - Oakdale Mall

Massena - St Lawrence Centre

Watertown - Salmon Run Mall

Cortland - Riverside Plaza

Ithaca - former Tops or Shops at Ithaca Mall

Maaco

Twin Cities location

Now for something new.  Maaco are known for panel beaters making cars look like brand new once again after a bust-up.  I heard of them from Downstate and the closest one to me is in Albany.  Here's where they could go:

Syracuse - NY 5/Erie Blvd E (former Arthur Treachers/Kwik Fill)
Liverpool - NY 31 (former Dunn Tyre)

Mattydale - US 11 (former Valvoline)

New Hartford - former Price Chopper or Circuit City

Cortland - NY 13 (Riverside Plaza)

Latham - NY 2 & 7 and US 9 (Latham Circle Mall)

Auburn - former P&C

Oswego - former Staples

Rome - former Staples

Liverpool - CR 57 (former Price Chopper)

Fulton - former Nestlé plant on NY 481

Pulaski - former Als Big Corner Market on NY 13

Junius Ponds - Waterloo Premium Outlets

Irondequoit - Medley Center

deWitt - Shoppingtown Mall on NY 5

Camillus - Township 5

Horseheads - former ALDI

Ithaca - former kmart, NY 13 & 96

Watertown - Arsenal St (NY 3)

Palatine Bridge - former Ames

ALDI

Henrietta, NY location just south of Rochester.

ALDI may seem too easy to expand compared to most other chains in the US or Europe, but there are still some areas that could use one.

Fulton - former Nestlé plant, NY 481 (now open)

Tully - US 11/NY 80 or NY 281 (near regional warehouse)

laFayette - US 20 (also original building)
North Adams, MA - former Price Chopper
Menands - former Save-a-Lot (TBD)
Boonville - former Great American, NY 12

Weedsport - former Big M/Shurfine, NY 31

They should also open in Canada, but that's for another day. See later post for Capital Region.

Brueggers Bagels

Flagship store in Burlington, VT.

There are still some spots that have yet to open a Brueggers Bagels:

Fulton - Former Jrecks, or Wayne Drugs/Kinney Pharmacy?

Cicero - Former Tim Hortons on US 11 or McDonalds on Circle Drive near Marketplace (far enough from existing North Syracuse store)

Cortland - Downtown or Cortlandville on NY 281

Oswego - Former Ponderosa, Dollar Tree or other vacancy on NY 104

Ithaca - former Burger King, NY 13/34/96*

Binghamton - Johnson City, Vestal or Downtown*
Canandaigua - former Ponderosa, NY 5/US 20

Corning - Downtown in former Crunge Records*

Elmira/Horseheads - Arnot Mall/TBD*

Auburn - Fingerlakes Mall, Tim Hortons, Grant Ave (NY 5) or Genesee St

Geneva - NY 5/US 20 or NY 14 Downtown

Junius Ponds - Waterloo Premium Outlets

Utica - Genesee St between downtown and Deerfield

New Hartford - Sangertown Square, Commercial Drive (NY 5A) or Genesee St

Oneida - former Friendlys, NY 5

Watertown - Salmon Run Mall or Arsenal Street, NY 3

UPDATE: Regional franchise Flour City Bagels have entered administration which likely puts the idea of any new locations on hold for the foreseeable future and would have to be approved by court.  The SU Hill location is now closed so other posts will suggest what could replace it.

*I go to these areas less often so if you know them let me know a place.

Golden Corral

Henrietta location near Rochester.  Might have gone by this recently.

A lot of what I put down for 99 goes for this too.  The only one I ever went to was on NY 481 in Fulton in 2002 but it is now a day care and the one I have shown here is the closest now 85 miles away in Monroe County.  The former Cici's location in Cicero would make sense as they are a buffet chain too but with pizza and macaroni cheese from what I recall.  I don't even go to indie Chinese buffets anymore myself but I still want this in Syracuse too (more here).  One off NY 598 is back on the table however in Syracuse.

99 Restaurants

Location closer to the chains home office.

I've only gone in New Hartford and maybe Albany, yet this is long overdue for a post:

Syracuse (Destiny USA) - Former Cantina Loredo

East Syracuse/deWitt - Former Carmellas Café/Mixers Grill, Bridge St

Auburn - Fingerlakes Mall, US 20 & NY 5; or former Dennys, NY 5

Cortland - former Bob Evans or Cortlandville

Syracuse/Geddes - former Herb Philipsons/kmart in Western Lights (split with someone else)

Fulton - former Jreck Subs

Oswego - former Ponderosa, NY 104
Cicero - former Buffalo Wild Wings or other vacancies on Circle Drive
Canandaigua - former Ponderosa, NY 5/US 20

Irondequoit (Rochester suburb) - Medley Center or former Keenans

Syracuse (east side) - NY 5; former Red Lobster (instead of Bridge St)

Price Chopper/Market 32

Then-Windsor, VT store, a possible former Grand Union and at least one in Albany County wound up the same way.

Even Price Chopper could expand their footprint and they could go in one of these spots even though they would likely get the new name Market 32:

Saranac Lake - 622 Lake Flower Ave (NY 86)

Ellenville - former ShopRite, US 209

West Nyack - former ShopRite/Grand Union or Stop & Shop/MetFresh, NY 59

Stamford, CT - former Stop & Shop, US 1 (as of 1/11/24)