Greenpoints’ Petland Discounts (846 Manhattan Ave.) is shutting down on Tuesday, March 19th, along with the closure of Petland retail stores across New York state, Connecticut, and New Jersey.
The announcement of the closures came just a few days after the passing of Petland founder, Neil Padron, Newsday reports.
The Brentwood, Long Island-based company has 78 stores in the tri-state region (18 in Brooklyn) with over 360 employees and was founded approximately 54 years ago in 1965.
The Manhattan Avenue store had many items remaining as of Friday afternoon and the store is offering discounts on select items.