Costco Wholesale
Brooklyn
976 Third Ave.
at 37th St.
P: 718.965.7603
Queens
32-50 Vernon Blvd.
between Broadway/33rd Rd.
P: 718.267.3680
Staten Island
2975 Richmond Ave.
at Independence Ave.
P: 718.982.9000
Manhattan
517 East 117th St.
between 1st Ave. and FDR Drive
P: 212.896.5873
Rego Park
61-35 Junction Blvd.
near 62nd Dr. and the LIE
P: 718.760.6470
Costco is a great place to shop IF --
- You have a car.
- You need a lot of something. Perhaps you're holding a big party and want to make large quantities of chicken. That kind of thing.
- You're willing to buy what they have instead of expecting to get what you want.
- You can join up with other city cooks to buy and divide up large quantities.
Otherwise, you are probably better off shopping in one of the city's smaller, city cook-sized markets.
What to know: You must purchase an annual membership to shop at Costco so factor this cost into the value of the groceries you buy.