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Ribbon-Cutting Held At Grand Opening Of The Shops At Nanuet

NANUET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - The Shops at Nanuet - the outdoor shopping complex on the site of the former Nanuet Mall - has opened to the public.

As WCBS 880's Peter Haskell reported, the grand opening of the long-awaited shopping center is a major addition to Rockland County's retail landscape.

A ribbon-cutting was held Thursday morning to officially open the new shopping complex.

Ribbon-Cutting Held At Grand Opening Of The Shops At Nanuet

"Well, I don't consider this a mall," general manager Ryan Hidalgo told Haskell. "This is a open-air town center that has really kind of a different spin than a typical mall does."

The old Nanuet Mall, built in 1969, was demolished last year to make way for the new shopping center. The mall had struggled for years, due in large part to the nearby Palisades Center Mall.

Shops at Nanuet
The Shops at Nanuet opened to the public on Oct. 10, 2013. (credit: Facebook/The Shops at Nanuet)

"The center needed to change with the times and I think for where we are and I think for where we're going, this is the perfect atmosphere," Hidalgo said.

LINK: The Shops At Nanuet

In addition to the anchor stores of Macy's and Sears, the Shops at Nanuet features several upscale stores like Coach and Michael Kors, restaurants, a 24 Hour Fitness, a Fairway market and a 12-screen movie theater.

Rockland County officials cut ribbon to formally open Shops a Nanuet
Rockland County officials cut ribbon to formally open Shops a Nanuet, Oct. 10, 2013. (credit: Facebook/The Shops at Nanuet)

Roughly 40 percent of the stores are not yet ready to open.

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