Special Report: Tashkent Supermarket (future) - Homecrest, Brooklyn, NY

Tashkent Supermarket

Owner: Odiljon Tursunov

Opening: 2024

Cooperative: none
Location: 1104 Kings Hwy, Homecrest, Brooklyn, NY

Photographed: February 16, 2024

That's right folks, it's time for another Tashneck! (For the record, "Tashkent" is pronounced more like Josh and less like trash, contrary to what my subway friends believed.) This is a much larger location, and looks to be in the range of 19 or 20,000 square feet. The Uzbek supermarket will be right at home here in Homecrest, which along with bordering neighborhoods Bensonhurst and Gravesend have large Uzbek populations. In fact, there's a stretch of 86th Street in Bensonhurst that has no fewer than 8 grocery stores in a single block (a few of which specialize in Uzbek food), plus one on the other side of the street. I believe that's the densest concentration of grocery stores in the United States. The upcoming Homecrest and Greenwich Village locations join existing Tashkent supermarkets in Sheepshead Bay, Rego Park, Coney Island, and Midwood. There's more to see today, too, so see here for the full list!