{"id":503450,"date":"2026-01-09T09:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/503450\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T09:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:50:11","slug":"gamestop-closing-multiple-stores-across-new-york-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/503450\/","title":{"rendered":"GameStop Closing Multiple Stores Across New York in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GameStop\u2019s Shrinking Footprint Hits New York<\/p>\n<p>It feels like every time you blink, another <a href=\"https:\/\/bigfrog104.com\/tags\/gamestop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> GameStop<\/a>\u00a0location is shutting its doors \u2014 and<a href=\"https:\/\/bigfrog104.com\/tags\/central-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Central New York <\/a>gamers are starting to feel the pinch.<\/p>\n<p>What was once the go\u2011to spot for grabbing the latest console, swapping games, or just chatting with fellow players is shrinking fast as the video game retailer battles the realities of a digital world.<\/p>\n<p>GameStop closes 100+ locations, 5 in Central New York<\/p>\n<p>Getty ImagesNew York Stores Closed in 2025<\/p>\n<p>During the wave of closures in 2025, GameStop quietly shut the doors on dozens of stores across New York.<\/p>\n<p>Locations in places like <strong>Albany (Northway Mall)<\/strong>, <strong>Brewster<\/strong>, <strong>Brockport<\/strong>, and multiple spots in <strong>Brooklyn<\/strong> and the <strong>Bronx<\/strong> all closed earlier in the year. Other Empire State locations that have already shuttered include stores in <strong>Centereach<\/strong>, <strong>Corona<\/strong>, and <strong>Delmar<\/strong>, plus additional closures in areas such as <strong>Hicksville<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Kingston.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/attachment-900.jpg\" alt=\"WIBX 950 logo\"\/>Central New York Felt the Impact Too<\/p>\n<p>The trend wasn\u2019t limited to downstate or <a href=\"https:\/\/bigfrog104.com\/tags\/hudson-valley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hudson Valley<\/a> towns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bigfrog104.com\/ramons-bakery-closes-whitesboro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramon\u2019s Bakery Says Goodbye To Whitesboro New York<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Central New York communities saw their own losses, with GameStop stores in <strong>Oneida<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Liverpool,\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong>Syracuse<\/strong>\u00a0among the locations that closed as part of the 2025 contraction.<\/p>\n<p>Stock Of Video Game Retailer Gamestop Skyrocketing, Due To Reddit Message Board Traders<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images2026 Closures Continue the Trend<\/p>\n<p>As GameStop rolls into 2026, the company is planning even more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/91469656\/gamestop-closing-stores-2026-list-doomed-locations-grows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">closures<\/a>. Some have already closed up shop.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Amsterdam<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bronx<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brooklyn<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Depew<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Evans Mills<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Herkimer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hudson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jamacia<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Monticello<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Poughkeepsie<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ridgewood<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rosedale<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Valley Stream<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Victor<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Webster<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>White Plaines<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Yonkers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>GameStop Stores Still Open in New York<\/p>\n<p>Even with all the closures, some GameStop locations across New York remain open, giving gamers a place to trade, browse, and pick up new releases:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Consumer Square \u2014 New Hartford, NY<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Riverside Center \u2014 North Utica, NY<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rome Taberg Rd. \u2014 Rome, NY<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>EFK Plaza \u2014 Herkimer, NY<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Syracuse, NY<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Oneonta, NY<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Albany \u2014 Crossgates Mall, NY<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New York City \u2014 East 14th Street, NY<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New York City \u2014 Broadway FiDi, NY<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New York City \u2014 Broadway and 33rd (ThinkGeek)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These open locations are becoming increasingly important as more stores across the state <a href=\"https:\/\/bigfrog104.com\/tags\/closing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">close <\/a>their doors. For local gamers, it\u2019s a chance to keep the in-person experience alive \u2014 for now.<\/p>\n<p>New York Businesses That Closed in 2025<\/p>\n<p>Several restaurants, bars, and businesses closed in Central and Upstate New York in 2025. <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Credit &#8211; Polly McAdams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GameStop\u2019s Shrinking Footprint Hits New York It feels like every time you blink, another GameStop\u00a0location is shutting its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":503451,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,405,403,50,5226,5225,5228,5227,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-503450","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-newyork","13":"tag-newyorkcity","14":"tag-ny","15":"tag-nyc","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-united-states-of-america","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","20":"tag-us","21":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115864523644928466","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503450\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/503451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}