Yorktown Heights Costco developer fires back with own support group
Photo credit: Tiffany L. Clark | A 22-acre parcel is Bay Shore is being considered for a new Costco store. The Islip Town Board would have to change the zoning from industrial to business before the store could be built.
The developer behind a controversial plan for a new Costco in Yorktown Heights isn't waiting around for a groundswell of support -- instead, the company is creating its own pro-Costco group to fight back.
Citizens for a Progressive Yorktown is announcing its existence at a news conference scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce headquarters at 3635 Crompond Rd. in...