MIDTOWN — Popular and controversial southern fried chicken chain Chick-fil-A will soon open its first New York City location that is open to the public.
The Atlanta-based chain will open a three-level, 5,000 square foot eatery at 1000 Sixth Ave., near 37th Street, in late summer, Crain's first reported Tuesday.
The new spot awill be "the first of many" locations in the city, according to Chick-fil-A spokewoman Carrie Kurlander.
"We are ready to fire up the grills and serve our chicken, hot waffle fries and fresh lemonade to the Herald Square neighborhood," she said in a statement.
Chick-fil-A, famous for its fried chicken sandwich, has no restaurants in the city outside of a stall in an NYU dining hall.
The company ruffled feathers in 2012 for the anti-gay marriage stance of its chief executive, Dan Cathy.