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| Location | South Valley Stream,New York,U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 40°39′43″N73°43′12″W / 40.662°N 73.720°W /40.662; -73.720 |
| Opening date | 1956; 69 years ago (1956) |
| Owner | Macerich |
| No. of stores and services | 174 |
| No. ofanchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 2,069,000 square feet (192,200 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 with partial upper level (3 in Macy's Men's and Furniture, 4 in main Macy's) |
| Public transit access |  Nassau Inter-County Express:n1,Elmont Flexi ShuttleNew York City Bus:Q5,Q85 |
| Website | Green Acres Mall |
Green Acres Mall is an indoorshopping mall located inSouth Valley Stream,New York, offSunrise Highway inNassau County near the border ofNew York City and the Incorporated Village ofValley Stream.As of 2022, the mall currently features twoMacy's locations, as well as aPrimark coming soon. The mall currently features staples likeExpress,H&M, andForever 21.[1] The mall has agross leasable area (GLA) of 2,069,000 square feet (192,200 m2).[2] The mall is the 18thlargest in the United States. The mall is extremely popular in Nassau County and in the neighboring New York City borough ofQueens. The mall is accessible by manyNassau Inter-County Express routes as well as twoMTANew York City Bus routes, theQ5 andQ85, that cross the city border.
Green Acres Mall was built in 1956 on the northern portion ofCurtiss Airfield and was one ofLong Island's first open air malls. It was partially built on the former site of theColumbia Aircraft Corporation.[3] In 1968, the mall was enclosed "to create an even more appealing shopping environment." At the time, there were three anchor stores, Lane's,JCPenney, andGimbels. There were more renovations and an expansion in 1983 including adding a second level, food court and a fourth anchor store,Sears.[4]
In the Green Acres' early days,WMCA 'Good Guys' would broadcast from the mall – as wouldWABC.[5]
The ceilings, floors, and food court have been going under multimillion-dollar renovations to better compare to Long Island's largest mall,Roosevelt Field. The food court's renovation was finished in early 2006. The mall's other renovations were finished in March, 2007. New to the area is aBest Buy,Petsmart and aBJ's Wholesale Club which opened in early 2007.
The mall currently has two anchors:Macy's andMacy's Men's & Furniture Gallery. It is currently owned and managed byThe Macerich Company, having been previously owned and operated byVornado Realty Trust until January 2013.[6][7] It was announced in May 2012 that Vornado planned to sell the mall and some of its other retail centers, and in October 2012, it was announced that the mall was being sold toMacerich in a deal that completed in the beginning of 2013.[6][7]
In 2015 the Sunrise Cinemas complex at 750 Sunrise Highway was acquired by RIPCONY,[8] a real estate management company, which completed the 366,000 SF of new shops and standalone eateries for Macerich Companies;[9] dubbed Green Acres Commons. The complex opened in October 2016[10] withBJs Brewhouse,Buffalo Wild Wings,Ulta,24-Hour Fitness,DXL,Five Below,Dick's Sporting Goods,HomeGoods,Sonic Drive-In,Ashley HomeStore,Burlington, and in 2017Capital One Bank and 2019AT&T. A Marshalls and HBC Bank are projected for future occupancy. Existing properties Bronx BBQ, a 8,000SF eatery on the northwest corner remained. To the south areWalmart andHome Depot.[11] There have been lawsuits to rollback a $4.5 million tax increase affecting the three-town area surrounding Green Acres Mall. Hempstead Town Industrial Development Agency provided a tax incentive to Green Acres Mall that would reduce the 2016 liability by that amount, resulting in increases that residents met with protests. The 15-year deal hinged on the promise of added security, renovations to the mall complex, and new higher-end stores which resulted in the commons.[12]
Green Acres Mall is served by twoNassau Inter-County Express (NICE) bus routes: then1 and the Elmont Flexi Shuttle.[13] In addition, theQ5 andQ85 bus routes of theNew York City Transit Authority serve the mall. The bus terminal is located at the south end of the mall at Ring Road South.[13]
Series of incidents that have happened at Green Acres Mall
Advance Sunrise Airport was opened in 1928 on leased land of the Reisert farm. The airport was operated by Advance Aircraft Corporation, of which Francis Rogers was the president of the company. In 1929, Curtiss-Wright purchased the Advance Sunrise Airport property. Several millions of dollars were invested before the Curtiss Airport became operational. Hundreds of planes used the facility daily, along with famous aviators like Charles Lindbergh & Wiley Post.
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