Last call for Chopt on Astor Place

Chopt is closing its Astor Place outpost after more than 10 years in business. (Thanks to EVG reader Seth for the tip!)

Friday (Aug. 28) is the last day for the fast-casual salad chain at 51 Astor Place — aka the IBM Watson Building/the Death Star — on the Fourth Avenue side at Ninth Street. 

Chopt opened here in February 2016. 

Sweegreen on Astor Place shuttered last summer. No one wants salad around here anymore? 

Meanwhile, the adjacent storefront that housed Bluestone Lane Coffee (RIP Feb. 2025) remains vacant...