The closest is 45 minutes without traffic. It's just off a highway that doesn't know what no traffic means. There's one about half an hour away but you have to pay a toll on the NY Turnpike and a very expensive bridge toll, I think it's $12. We used to have 3 Rag Shops (similar to Joann's, fabrics, crafts etc.) within 10 minutes of my home but they went out of business even tho they were always crowded. Each location would have been a perfect spot for a Joann's; writing to Joann's we all got the same reply, no plans for new stores just expansion in existing stores. If one opened in my area it would be filled with customers within the first few minutes.