Trader Joe's Is Coming to Harlem The beloved American grocery chain currently has 12 stores in New York City, but this will be its first in Upper Manhattan Published January 6, 2021 • Updated on January 6, 2021 at 10:03 am Handout Trader Joe's is coming to Harlem, which will mark its 13th foray into New York City supermarket culture but the first time it'll set up shop in Upper Manhattan. The beloved American grocery chain will take up 28,000 square feet as part of the forthcoming Urban League Empowerment Center on 125th Street, according to a lease agreement inked with The Prusik Group, BRP Companies, L+M Development Partners and Taconic Partners that was announced Wednesday.