As soon as I find out that a giant third Apple Store in Manhattan is going up in the Meatpacking District (I was actually tipped off by a colleague), I learn that Apple is scouting out yet another new location.

Manhattan store #4 is likely to be on W. 34th Street, across from the Empire State Building. That’s primarily tourista territory, although if they really wanted to scoop that market, a storefront in Times Square would be more to the point.

As if that’s not a veritable bushel of Apples, Brooklyn is being rumored for the site of yet another Macs-and-iPods outlet.

All that’s not even counting the other existing Apple store in the five boroughs, in Staten Island. Memo to Steve Jobs: NYC is fairly covered, thanks.