WASHINGTON - A Safeway grocery store in Northeast D.C. is set to close in two months.
What we know:
The Hechinger Mall Safeway at 601 Maryland Ave. NE is expected to close by May 16, according to a spokesperson for Albertsons, Safeway's parent company.
The Safeway closure follows the closure of the shopping center's Dollar Store earlier this year.
Big picture view:
Other grocery stores that remain the area near Safeway are an Aldi at 901 17th St NE and a Whole Foods and Giant supermarket along the H Street corridor.
The H Street corridor will soon lose DC Streetcar service on March 31. The DC Streetcar, launched in 2016, was part of H Street's revitalization. The D20 Metrobus route will continue to serve the area.