Joann closing nearly 800 stores across the US, including NY and NJ

(NEXSTAR) – After more than 80 years, national fabric and craft retailer Joann is another step closer to being erased from shopping centers across the U.S. after the release of nearly 800 locations going up for sale in the coming months.

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There is no fixed auction date pending bankruptcy court approval, but Mike Matlat, senior managing director with A&G Real Estate Partners, provided Nexstar with a list of 790 retail locations and five distribution centers that could see bids by mid-April, if they aren't sold privately before that:

Here's a list of the locations closing in New York and New Jersey.

Joann store closures in NY

• Sayville Plaza 5159 Sunrise Hwy Bohemia NY
• Parkway Plaza 3120 Vestal Parkway East Vestal NY
• Midway Plaza 965 Central Park Ave Scarsdale NY
• Dunning Farms S/C 88 Dunning Rd Ste 23 Middletown NY
• Salisbury Plaza 580 Old Country Rd Westbury NY
• Great South Bay S/C 735 W Montauk Hwy West Babylon NY
• The Shoppes at Dove Creek 4908 State Hwy 30 Ste#8 Amsterdam NY
• Village Square 19 Clifton Country Rd Clifton Park NY
• Northway Mall 1440 Central Ave Ste 2 Albany NY
• Kingston Plaza 1385 Ulster Ave Kingston NY
• Fairview Plaza 160 Fairview Avenue Suite # 83 Hudson NY
• Poughkeepsie Plaza Mall 2600 South Rd Poughkeepsie NY
• Queensbury Plaza 756 Upper Glen St Ste 15 Queensbury NY
• K-Mart Plaza 228 W Main St Ste 12 Malone NY
• Marketfair North 4154 State Route 31 Clay NY
• Riverside Plaza 162 Clinton St # 2 Cortland NY
• Towne Center At Fayetteville 330 Towne Center Dr Fayetteville NY
• New Hartford S/C 120 Genesee St New Hartford NY
• Arsenal Plaza 1283 Arsenal Street Watertown NY
• McKinley Milestrip Plaza 3540 Mckinley Pkwy Blasdell NY
• JOANN Plaza 4101 Transit Road  Ste 1 Williamsville NY
• Burlington Plaza 1551 Niagara Falls Blvd Amherst NY
• Niagara Square 2429 Military Rd Niagara Falls NY
• Roseland Center 3225 State Route 364 Canandaigua NY
• Wegmans Plaza 2157 Penfield Rd Penfield NY
• Southtown Plaza 3333 W Henrietta Rd Ste 90 Rochester NY
• JOANN / Petsmart Plaza 3042 Ridge Rd W Rochester NY
• Chautauqua Mall 318 E Fairmount Ave Rm 106 Lakewood NY
• Tops Plaza 2503B W State Street Olean NY
• Southern Tier Crossing 1530 County Route 64 Horseheads NY

Joann store closures in NJ

• Deptford Plaza 1120 Hurffville Road Deptford NJ
• Colonia Plaza 1272 State Rt 27 Colonia NJ
• Riverdale Crossing 48 Route 23 Riverdale NJ
• Freestanding (Former Comp USA) 30 A & S Drive Paramus NJ
• Shrewsbury Plaza 1026 Broad St Shrewsbury NJ
• Roxbury Mall 281-28 Rt 10E Succasunna NJ
• Garden State Pavillion 2234 W Marlton Pike Rd Plot E3 Cherry Hill NJ
• Centerton Square 66 Centerton Road Mount Laurel NJ
• Festival At Hamilton S/C 3926 Festival At Hamilton Mays Landing NJ
• Mercer On One 3371 Brunswick Ave Lawrenceville NJ
• 1379 Hooper Avenue 1379 Hooper Avenue Toms River NJ

The Hudson, Ohio-based company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January – the second time in a year – but said at the time it would keep stores open. In February, however, Joann confirmed that it would be closing all of its stores, located across 49 states.

The nationwide closures are a blow for generations of quilters, knitters and craft lovers.

"Originally I saw that I would have till May so I I was going to control myself and not come until April but as they say curiosity killed the cat and I was a little too late," one person wrote on Reddit, posting a photo of a Joann store, shelves stripped bare. "My first time walking out of joanns empty handed and also probably my last time walking out of joanns. I COULD CRY ACTUAL TEARS."

Another wrote: "I was going to go through the sewing patterns but started thinking about how I’d been going to JoAnn since I was a kid with my mom. Then the Carpenters song 'Yesterday Once More' started playing in my head and I internally lost it and left before I embarrassed myself."

In late February, Joann announced that financial services company GA Group was selected as the winning bidder to acquire "substantially all of Joann's assets."

"Joann leadership, our board, advisors and legal partners made every possible effort to pursue a more favorable outcome that would keep the company in business," Joann said in a statement posted on its website. “We are committed to working constructively with the winning bidder to ensure an orderly wind-down of operations that minimizes the impact on all our stakeholders.”

Joann is just the latest nationwide brand to shutter hundreds of brick and mortar locations, joining Party City, Red Lobster, Big Lots, and Advance Auto Parts.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.