Palisades Center Mall: Facing Foreclosure! Will It Soon Become a Dead Mall? West Nyack, New York.

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  • Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
  • Join me as I take a look at the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack, New York. As of February 2023, it's facing foreclosure. Will it be forced into becoming a dead mall?
    Check out my sources below for more details on the possible foreclosure.
    This video was filmed in February 2023 on a Thursday around 2:00pm.
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Комментарии • 244

  • @CaptFwiffo
    @CaptFwiffo Год назад +49

    Used to go to this mall a lot back in the early 2000s. Thanks for covering it. Was sad to see it take business away from the nearby Nanuet Mall (now The Shoppes At Nanuet). The Nanuet Mall was the goto mall back in the 70s - late 90s in Rockland County.

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  Год назад +8

      Thanks for watching! It looks like a great mall. I hope it doesn't close due the possible foreclosure.

    • @Fillup82
      @Fillup82 Год назад +3

      I was there a lot in 2001, might’ve crossed paths.

    • @jimkear6749
      @jimkear6749 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@fleabittenadventures It's still well occupied, it won't close over foreclosure, but the entity owning it will be forced to change.

    • @edvaira6891
      @edvaira6891 8 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah, I grew up in Spring Valley and, compared to this place, the Nanuet Mall was a sad, sad joke..I would have LOVED this growing up but I left for San Diego in 1991 after graduating college…this place was only in the earliest planning stages when I left but I was excited Pyramid was behind it since they developed Crossgates Mall up in Albany where I went to college…sad to hear they’re doing so badly that they defaulted on this nice place

    • @jackhumbach9086
      @jackhumbach9086 8 месяцев назад +3

      @@fleabittenadventuresit won’t if u attempt to park here on a weekend or within the month of December it’s a nightmare

  • @sirot5561
    @sirot5561 Год назад +20

    My family first took me to this mall in 1999 and I was in total AWEEEE! IT WAS MASSSSIVEEE!
    I couldn't believe how big this mall was. I loved it! It had all the stores names all over the floor which I thought was so cool . They since re did the floors since then but they left a small section still up near the ice rink where you can still see the old floor!
    Ah so many good times here back in the mid 2000s. Hanging there with friends, seeing movies in the big theatre, eating at the food court. So many good memories.
    Thank you so much for documenting this just incase one day this mall closes, it'll be a good look back! 😊

    • @silverxstar01
      @silverxstar01 29 дней назад

      I love that floor, the polished concrete with the store names. Super cool and unique. Last time I was there (2018, maybe?) I recall it still being in the food court. Sad to see they’ve tiled over it.

  • @Strigon07
    @Strigon07 Год назад +17

    I remember this mall in the heyday. I went to the rainforest cafe for a school trip.

    • @cthomas025
      @cthomas025 10 месяцев назад +4

      Holy crap the Rainforest Cafe, I completely forgot about that.

  • @brandon3985
    @brandon3985 Год назад +13

    I have a lot of good memories in this mall. It was very lively back in 2016. Sad to see how it is now.

  • @mariofilippi3539
    @mariofilippi3539 11 месяцев назад +10

    Great video, thanks. I remember when this mall was being built. Shortly after being built there were alleged reports that it was sinking due to being built over a former dump.

  • @kanna-san.
    @kanna-san. Год назад +8

    As someone from rural MA going to Palisades is amazing

  • @njo1962
    @njo1962 Год назад +10

    This was an impressive mall in the early 2000s. Unique and enormous. Sad to see the lower end collection of stores now.

  • @axhottboi
    @axhottboi Год назад +14

    Good video! When this mall first opened it quickly became the subject of lore and legend, perhaps the most popular being that it was sinking into the ground and would soon close. Others reported seeing cracks and feeling the floor shake.
    Rosie O'Donnell turned the rumors into national news during the monologue on her TV show in January 1999.
    Huge mall, but kind of reminds me of a warehouse. Thank you again for another great video!

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  Год назад +3

      Glad you liked it! Yes, I read about the sinking think and Rosie O'Donnell. It does have a warehouse vibe. Thanks for watching!

    • @daewooparts
      @daewooparts 2 месяца назад +1

      It probably sank & formed cracks when Rosie O'Donnell stepped foot in it ! 🦛

    • @TheKarateKidd
      @TheKarateKidd Месяц назад

      Fun fact: The reason it looks like a warehouse is because the developers ran over budget and also wanted to stop investing money into it when they found out it was sinking. So the "warehouse" look was really unfinished with a coat of paint over it!

    • @utuBrV1oI
      @utuBrV1oI 22 дня назад

      @@TheKarateKidd These days almost all new or remodeled stores have ugly unfinished ceilings & slate floors with cracks like walmart that by me destroyed the beautiful Bradlees interior when w-mart moved in/took over. Shoot me now.

  • @sal9708
    @sal9708 11 месяцев назад +9

    I sadly witnessed one of those deaths was so shocking 😢

    • @frothe42
      @frothe42 10 месяцев назад

      How awful!

  • @NuNugirl
    @NuNugirl Год назад +9

    Last week a woman jumped from the 4th floor. It is an African American Cemetery comprised of escaped slaves, who traveled up North on the Underground Railway. Many of the original families still live in Nyack and Piermont two of the Hudson River towns. Some families mixed with Native Americans and Dutch families who lived in the Ramapo Mountains. They still live in Hillburn in the Mountainous Northern part of the Country.

  • @riproar11
    @riproar11 10 месяцев назад +6

    I lived in Westchester and visited the mall when it opened in 1998 and never went back since. It had a dull, industrial, unfinished look to it back then which they updated at some point because in this video it doesn't resemble what it looked like back then. Before you saw dull grey metal girders and grey corrugated metal, that now is covered with white ceilings, but you can still see the metal frames that are now painted with the light coffee brown paint scheme. Back then, the food court had eight or ten giant ice cream cone sculptures that were one of the tackiest things I have ever seen! They were removed at some point but you can still find photos of them online. They're probably sitting in some junk lot in nearby woods covered with leaves and pine needles.

    • @Mindstamina
      @Mindstamina 4 месяца назад +2

      Hey listen I one of the workers that helped put them cones up as a tee ager working in construction. Lol.

  • @deannadrake2040
    @deannadrake2040 Год назад +7

    What a huge mall. Wow. You really got a workout walking this one, my friend. Well done. 👍

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  Год назад +2

      Yes, it was by far the largest mall I have been to. I think if you are looking to shop there, you need a map to plan out your route, or it will take you hours to find what you are looking for. Thanks for watching!

  • @metalgrinch
    @metalgrinch Год назад +13

    I visited this mall a few times back in the early 2000s (like 2003 or 2004) and it was definitely livelier than what I'm seeing here. There was also an epic IMAX 3D theater at the top level. I'm glad the Best Buy I still there

    • @NY_7
      @NY_7 9 месяцев назад +4

      Go on a weekend and you'll get your crowds, especially during the winter.

    • @Mindstamina
      @Mindstamina 4 месяца назад +1

      It's still very alive especially on weekends.

  • @DanknDerpyGamer
    @DanknDerpyGamer Год назад +8

    I remember when local news station WRNN-TV had a little satellite studio at the mall.

  • @RowletGod69
    @RowletGod69 Год назад +12

    This was the mall to visit back in the day. Sad to see it’s not doing well

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  Год назад +5

      I can see it. It's still pretty nice mall. I think online stores and the pandemic have left this mall in poor shape financially. Thanks for watching!

    • @RowletGod69
      @RowletGod69 3 месяца назад

      @@fleabittenadventuresdo you know how this mall is doing?

  • @misswomble
    @misswomble 7 месяцев назад +4

    Visited this mall every time I'm in New York, lovely memories here very sad to see it closing 😢

    • @fgpalm
      @fgpalm 5 месяцев назад +1

      Not closing the current owner is just going into foreclosure

  • @-silenthallow-9924
    @-silenthallow-9924 Год назад +7

    The mall is busy on the weekends, i was there Saturday and there was a lot of people

  • @JaredMoorePoker
    @JaredMoorePoker 11 месяцев назад +3

    Good video and you definitely got your steps in this day. I remember when the mall opened and while the exterior of the mall looks exactly the same, the interior looks completely different. It basically looked like a warehouse when the mall opened (and still does on the 4th floor). There didn't used to be tiles on the floor....instead was just concrete with the logos of the stores painted on. You get a taste of what it looked like once the guy filming goes to the 4th floor and is walking towards the ice skating rink. You'd also see large cracks in the floor and in the parking garage under the mall.....supposedly the rumor was it was built on top of a swamp and has slowly been sinking but I think that last part has been dispelled.
    The part of the 4th floor that is mostly empty was designed unfinished, as all that's down there I think are a couple of community rooms and the mall offices. I think they wanted to put some stores in there years ago but the town said no. Not sure of all the details there so someone else better informed can fill it in in the comments. And to answer your question, there was never anything on the third floor directly above the Lord and Taylor. As far as I know, it was unused space.
    It's weird to see so many stores and tenants I've never heard of due to the turnover over the years, and yet, see some stores still be in the same location it was the day the mall opened (Victoria's Secret on the first floor being an example). I also laughed at the Starbucks coming soon in that location where you walked into the mall on the second floor seeing as there used to be a Starbucks literally right there in that exact location. I didn't know they took the carousel out, but I used to get lunch at that Wendy's every so often and stare out the window while eating. Nice scenic view of the NY State Thruway and Rt 303, lol.
    I worked in the mall for many years and it definitely had the vibe of stay at home moms taking the kids there to kill a few hours during weekdays, so im not surprised the mall leaned further into it with all of the arcades and family-style activities. I don't go there much any more so while its not a dead mall per se, it does have the sense of being a dying mall.

  • @EGvids1
    @EGvids1 Год назад +20

    I visit Palisades Mall twice per month and its always full of customers everywhere. The design is very well made. There is no way this mall can close. I enjoy being there and so do thousands of people.

    • @engineer_alv
      @engineer_alv Год назад +2

      This has been one of the most profitable malls for over a decade. It's got a bright future for many years

    • @kurtismckemmie4850
      @kurtismckemmie4850 9 месяцев назад +1

      It's mostly the property tax that is killing them. But with all the stores and restaurants on each floor, I don't see them struggling financially. My local mall is almost dead.

    • @azariacba
      @azariacba Месяц назад

      Hope you're right. This mall was AWESOME in the 00s.

    • @justmeeagainn
      @justmeeagainn 7 дней назад

      Did you not listen to what he said? The mall is in default and may need to close and sell off its assets to repay its loan.

  • @wrathofpaulii
    @wrathofpaulii Год назад +8

    wow that fourth floor by the ice rink is still empty after all these years... they simply never developed it. I think there was a dispute with the town over it or something because of zoning or something, I can't remember.

    • @MrGlenspace
      @MrGlenspace 4 месяца назад +2

      Fourth floor by ice rink is used for business meetings etc.

  • @disvolual
    @disvolual 10 месяцев назад +2

    I used to come to this mall on the weekends with my family when I was younger. So many memories

  • @markbrian7179
    @markbrian7179 Год назад +9

    I like the huge Barnes & Noble and Newbury Comics store.

    • @genegjr
      @genegjr 2 месяца назад

      We at our local mall here in Delaware we have a Barnes and Noble store inside the food court which is 2 floors and it's next to a Forever 21 store which is also 2 floors those are the only 2 level stores in that mall

    • @alejandrogutierrez3789
      @alejandrogutierrez3789 Месяц назад

      ​@genegjr Christiana Mall? Has security been stricter, I heard there was an incident a year ago.

  • @CDRachelsauthorofMMroman-ee4ci
    @CDRachelsauthorofMMroman-ee4ci Год назад +2

    i have a lot of good memories with this mall .went here for my birthday in 2021 mid pandemic, just for fun. i should make a trip back soon. so many fun times going with my parents.

  • @madmerlot841
    @madmerlot841 Год назад +10

    Interesting mix of retailers, restaurants, and entertainment. The leasing rate must below market average to keep the businesses open which might also explain why the mall has such a large loan to stay open. Not sure if they can save the mall despite that if the rent goes up with a new owner and if they lose the larger retailers.

    • @R32R38
      @R32R38 Год назад +5

      One thing to consider is that the mall's appraised value is ~$200 million today compared to ~$800 million less than ten years ago. For properties of this sort income stream is the most important component of value. Even with the closed JCP and L&T vacancies don't look high enough by themselves to account for such a dramatic drop in value.
      While I do not claim to be certain of this, I highly suspect that the nontraditional uses such as the go-kart track, the ice rink and the various arcades are paying lower rents than national retailers would pay for the equivalent spaces. If you combine these reduced rents with the empty spaces, for which Pyramid is earning a goose egg, you could very well account for the ~$800 million vs. ~$200 million.
      By the way, even though midday on a Tuesday in February is not going to be any mall's busiest time, foot traffic looked really low.

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  Год назад +3

      Yeah, it doesn't look good. We'll see I guess. Thanks for watching.

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  Год назад +2

      You are probably correct.

  • @azariacba
    @azariacba Месяц назад

    I first caught sight of this mall in '06 or '07 on the way back from the Poconos. I was amazed by how big it was, and from then on going there was a big occasion. Truly massive, truly epic mall. It confounds and saddens me that such a colossus of a mall could ever think of closing down. I remember running up to the LEGO store to see what was new, getting TGI Friday's on the top floor, wandering around the big Barnes & Noble, eating Sbarro slices by the big Ferris wheel, and catching movies at the big Imax theater. Good times.
    It will be miserable if this mall ever closes. I hope it keeps on going!

  • @map3384
    @map3384 Год назад +9

    The mall was never what they intended it to be. A high end shopping experience. There was a William Sanoma , Pottery Barn, Jos A Bank and Gilly Hicks stores but they pulled out. The Lord & Taylor went out of business. The Apple Store left too. Lots of subpar stores selling cheap Chinese goods came in.

    • @NuNugirl
      @NuNugirl Год назад +3

      Restoration Hardware, an amusement park with roller coaster, Rainforest Cafe, JCP had a separate furniture store and so much more.

    • @alexapexgod4643
      @alexapexgod4643 10 месяцев назад +2

      Dave an buster is so much fun

    • @alexapexgod4643
      @alexapexgod4643 10 месяцев назад +1

      And the bumper cars

  • @briana_patrick
    @briana_patrick 10 месяцев назад +2

    This is my favorite mall. I used to go all the time. I'll be so sad if it ends up becoming a dead mall :( so many great memories at the Palisades mall.

  • @megaben99
    @megaben99 3 месяца назад +2

    i remember I used to love going to the mail. My brothers and i would go to the arcade, go check you the video games at the local game store, as well as other stuff. Fast forward to today, everything that made going to the mall great is gone and dead. being a retro gamer there are no retro game stores anywhere where i live. to me the mall is dead to me and it just makes me sad of what has become of the place of shopping. RIP malls everywhere. It just makes me sad.

  • @jamesrgamesoffical
    @jamesrgamesoffical Год назад +3

    Also the arcade you visited used to be an iHop, I remember going there a couple times if I came to the mall at an early time

  • @andysorensen1737
    @andysorensen1737 Год назад +43

    A cemetery next to a mall is certainly unique: “While we’re visiting the ancestors, need anything from Target?”

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  Год назад +5

      I agree. A cemetery next to a mall is unusual, but this one is surrounded by the mall on three sides, so it's almost like it's in the mall. Very strange. Thanks for watching!

    • @NuNugirl
      @NuNugirl Год назад +3

      @@fleabittenadventuresIt’s an escaped slave cemetery. Many of the original families still live in Rockland.

    • @christopheralan5666
      @christopheralan5666 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@fleabittenadventures4:40 4:41 4:42

    • @Gfysimpletons
      @Gfysimpletons 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@NuNugirlfunny, most malls and every other store closure is done by the same people! Weird…..

    • @toddlindsay8846
      @toddlindsay8846 7 месяцев назад +2

      It’s a bad omen

  • @laurahaynes7293
    @laurahaynes7293 4 месяца назад +1

    Drove there from the Bronx all the time. Amazing mall and the second largest in the country

  • @jk-474
    @jk-474 7 месяцев назад +2

    January 2024; just went today and had a blast, mall is still up and running though it’s NOTHING compared to the old traffic that came through here let alone Roosevelt Field even NOW

  • @bobk1627
    @bobk1627 Год назад +19

    Pyramid is a terrible company. I sold them radios when they built this mall. They would make vendors wait in person to get paid. If you could put a lean on them, they paid, if not you had to wait. The made us wait for months and months and no money. Finally some decent person in their home office sent us a check for most of the money and then quit their job. They still owe me over $3,500 that will never be paid. NEVER extend these dirt bags any credit. They are horrible people.

    • @RicksTravelogue
      @RicksTravelogue Год назад +2

      I feel like Pyramid only cares about one mall, and only one... the DestiNY in Syracuse. Maybe Crossgates in Albany, but it feels like every other mall of their catalogue is neglected and left to die a slow death.

    • @alb12345672
      @alb12345672 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@RicksTravelogue They are in a huge war to build a Costco at crossgates. Very aggressive legal fight.

    • @daewooparts
      @daewooparts 2 месяца назад

      Typical "Pyramid Scam"

    • @daewooparts
      @daewooparts 2 месяца назад

      ,I probably show up with the sheriff & repossessed the radios after they defaulted on payment

  • @silverxstar01
    @silverxstar01 29 дней назад

    So many childhood memories. My mom, sister, and I would drive up to my aunt’s place in Passaic County, NJ. From there, we’d all go to Palisades together. I remember a place called Jeepers that had a small rollercoaster, I found that very exciting as a kid! Of course I loved the ferris wheel and carousel. There was a two-story McDonald’s near the Chili’s, as well as a Chinese buffet near the food court. I could go on and on… truly one of the fixtures of my childhood.

  • @ayrezazu6267
    @ayrezazu6267 8 месяцев назад +3

    It looks like a thriving mall to me. Most store fronts are occupied, there are entertainment venues, and lots of people walking around with bags in their hands. Most people work so on a Thursday afternoon I would say this place is busy. I used to work retail and Monday are slow days in shops and weekday afternoons are pretty slow. It's the weekends that most stores depend on for high traffic. It looks like a great mall. Sad that people have fallen to their deaths here. There was one in October 2023 after this video was made. I hope a new owner comes in and can save it though and make some safety improvements to prevent people from falling to their death. Most malls fail because of poor management. I hope it changes hands and can survive.

    • @ruthmarland835
      @ruthmarland835 6 месяцев назад +1

      Looks like an amazing mall, it’s clearly sad to see all the malls closing. Malls like this should never have to struggle with its beauty and some excitement. It’s hard to watch all the dead or dying malls.
      Thanks for the nice video.

    • @alexna5170
      @alexna5170 Месяц назад +1

      @@ruthmarland835I still go there every other Saturday to watch ufc at Dave and busters it’s booming on Saturday went on Wednesday it was a ghost town still people but nothing like when I was a kid

  • @JacquelineJoyner
    @JacquelineJoyner Месяц назад

    I spent SO MUCH TIME HERE. I even did the climb adventure once. So fun! Thanks for the video.

  • @lorriejodie
    @lorriejodie Год назад +3

    I always thought this mall looked like a gymnasium

  • @_chococat_
    @_chococat_ Год назад +9

    6 people died here AND it’s built right next to a cemetery!!? I know the employees have got to have some good ghost stories..

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  Год назад +3

      Yup, that's what I read online and it all appears legit. I actually didn't find out about all of that until after I left the mall. I think the cemetery thing is especially creepy. Thanks for watching!

    • @NuNugirl
      @NuNugirl Год назад

      There are passage ways behind all the stores. Homeless people lived in them until they were all kicked out. Many of them jumped. A woman jumped last week from the 4th floor so now it’s seven.

  • @ergofoxxxy
    @ergofoxxxy 3 месяца назад

    This was best known as one of the favorite hang outs of the person that runs Report of the Week Food Reviews.

  • @bobegunsgaming
    @bobegunsgaming Месяц назад

    This mall was rockin back in the day!

  • @anthonys_expired_film
    @anthonys_expired_film 2 месяца назад

    The top level restaurants were wonderful in the 2000s. The Yard House restaurant was originally a Macaroni Grill. The iHop was great, and they used to have an Outback Steakhouse near the Target entrance. There was also a McDonalds too. Across from Dave and Busters was a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant.
    My mom and I used to visit that mall almost every week in the 2000s. Lots of memories. When it opened it looked like a warehouse, with the metal ceilings not covered by the white suspended ceilings you see today. Glad the Macys is still there. There was a store called Filene’s Basement when it opened as well. There was an Apple Store on the 1st level, but they eventually moved to the Nanuet Mall. There was also a big Bed Bath and Beyond store on the first floor that we frequented. I’m still watching your video but I believe the big Barnes and Noble bookstore is still there. Do they still sell DVDs and CDs and vinyl records? Gotta get people away from their online stores and back in the malls. ❤

  • @Iyaoyas49
    @Iyaoyas49 10 месяцев назад +3

    Need to visit mall of America in Bloomington minnesota. It dwarfs this mall. Been to both many times

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  10 месяцев назад +1

      Maybe someday.... too far right now. I've got a very similar mall coming up shortly though. Stay tuned.

    • @utuBrV1oI
      @utuBrV1oI 22 дня назад

      Have u been to huge American Dream Mall? I heard it is bigger than mall of America ! Only indoor place for skiing in north america.

  • @Ihatejuryduty
    @Ihatejuryduty Год назад +5

    Pyramid Properties can’t even afford proper headwear anymore for the security guards. Notice how they don’t have the state trooper hats or even police caps anymore

  • @R32R38
    @R32R38 Год назад +12

    What it all comes down to is the fact that the loan is about twice the mall's current market value. Pyramid really doesn't want to keep making payments when it's so far underwater and the lenders really don't want to own the property. So there surely will be a settlement.

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  Год назад +3

      It will be interesting to see what happens. Hopefully the mall is able to stay open.

  • @stevelitt
    @stevelitt Месяц назад

    Absolutely crazy that the Zumiez I worked at in Summer of 2002 is still there, as is the Hot Topic next door (38:45). I started working there right as most of the current staff was in the process of being fired. Apparently some corporate people had just done an audit of the store, and found an incomprehensible amount of merchandise was missing - if I recall correctly it was like tens of thousands of dollars worth of sneakers and clothes and skateboards, just gone. Turned out that almost everyone that worked there, including at least one of the managers, were stealing whatever they wanted from the store for months on end. I wonder where all those people are now.

  • @eddysworld87
    @eddysworld87 15 дней назад

    I remember the rainforest café at this mall....good times.

  • @aceventuraaceventura2003
    @aceventuraaceventura2003 10 месяцев назад +1

    Well at least there's less traffic during rush hour on I-287. Always dreaded going past the mall during rush hour as there would be massive traffic due to people entering and leaving the mall. Finding parking was another huge hassle when I did visit this mall. It's definitely sad to see it like this.

  • @sebrr
    @sebrr Год назад +3

    i have an oddly vivid memory of me and my dad eating at the nathan's in the food court lol

  • @BennyHarassi
    @BennyHarassi 27 дней назад +1

    my brothers friend was one of those people that fell from one of the top floors sometime in the 2000s.. I think he did survive though

  • @ruby055
    @ruby055 Год назад +6

    There have actually been 9 fatalities in the 25 years since it opened most appear to be suicides. The most recent was July 20th

  • @johnshields6852
    @johnshields6852 8 месяцев назад +2

    I'm in my 60's, it's kinda sad to see it so quiet, in my day malls would be packed.

  • @JimmyBoy10465
    @JimmyBoy10465 Месяц назад

    I used to work for a mining stone quarry company behind the mall on the overnight. 98-2001. I use to go to the mall in the morning and hang out to pick up girls. It was packed in those days. Used to do all my xmas shopping there. Fun times.

  • @295g295
    @295g295 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks for this mall-tour. I have seen the Palisades Center mall while going between the G.S. Parkway and Palisades Parkway or Tappan Zee Bridge. I didn't know when it was built.

  • @GotGhost1970
    @GotGhost1970 Месяц назад

    I used to go to this mall very often. I remember all the stores like JC Penny and Modells. They even had the Rainforest Cafe when it was opened. Johnny Rockets was a great place to eat in and I used go on the 4th floor to eat at their restaurants like TGIFridays Dave & Busters and Chili's. I used to go to the AMC movie theater a lot. There was also a 3D movie theater but that became IHOP restaurant. I'm going to miss this mall.

  • @mariavaldez1142
    @mariavaldez1142 16 дней назад

    Last Sunday I was with my family at the shopping centre and witnessed the suicide of a 32-year-old woman. She jumped into the void from the top floor. There have already been 7 suicides in that square so far in 2024 and the authorities have not made any changes to the structure to prevent it. It was devastating and sad, something I will not forget.

  • @Melissa2087
    @Melissa2087 Год назад +2

    I went there a couple years ago... first time in a LONGGGG time and I was totally unimpressed. I remember it being so much better, or I saw it thru rose colored glasses. Shame because it is a beautiful mall

  • @AhDollar
    @AhDollar День назад

    the parking lot requirements have claimed another victim :'(

  • @YTLawnGnome
    @YTLawnGnome Месяц назад

    So, I live close to this mall and my family and I go here a lot. This is a good place it went through a few major changes after the pandemic but, when I go there it has a good crowd. Plenty of people on the weekends. Don't expect a big crowd during the week people have jobs and school. I was actually there just last weekend...pretty crowded to me.

    • @utuBrV1oI
      @utuBrV1oI 22 дня назад

      But how is it here IN THE SUMMER on weekdays? Garden State Plaza is fairly crowded! - the most successful mall in usa, if u ask me.

  • @jamesrgamesoffical
    @jamesrgamesoffical Год назад +2

    I know a person who as a kid was on the climb adventure, and the harness popped out. Thafully their ok but it has no extra saftey so if they were to fall, it would have been fatal. It might be safer now as that was about a decade ago.

  • @LotsOfLove4Music
    @LotsOfLove4Music 4 месяца назад

    i recently went to this mall for the first time last week and it was slightly more busy than this video but i also went on a saturday. i liked that the food court was nice and bright with natural sunlight because the food courts in malls i usually go to have minimal natural light coming in
    also, the corn dog place at 30:00 is a korean corn dog restaurant, korean corn dogs are super trendy right now, especially with younger generations

  • @lunar8412
    @lunar8412 10 месяцев назад

    i really miss coming to this mall. it was a big part of my childhood. i remember there was a sanrio store somewhere near where the dsw was. there was also the vacant store at 21:52 where the old disney store used to be. i also remember there was place called "jeepers" which was like an indoor arcade and amusement park for kids on the fourth floor where the bowling alley is in 32:22 ahhh the memories

  • @videocassettegallery3690
    @videocassettegallery3690 Месяц назад

    You should go back for a follow up before the end of the year. I know a lot about the palisades mall and can fill in any blanks you might need to know about.

  • @dojocho1894
    @dojocho1894 2 месяца назад +1

    little upstate more..... Poughkeepsie and albany the malls on the weekend's still are pretty full.

  • @RicksTravelogue
    @RicksTravelogue Год назад +1

    The skating rink is where some NYSPHSAA Section 1 high school hockey teams play their home games, namely Clarkstown and Rockland. I would have to assume their practices are held there, as well.

  • @jdmcmul0325
    @jdmcmul0325 Год назад +1

    I watch a lot of your walks around malls. Appreciate that. It's just weird the ones I see with arcades. You are always the only one in there. Maybe arcades are dying. 😢

  • @Fillup82
    @Fillup82 Год назад

    I remember being absolutely blown away by this mall. I still have CDs I bought from the Hot Topic there 😆

  • @thomasearley3933
    @thomasearley3933 10 месяцев назад +1

    To help you on history, the ice skating rink area was always dead from day 1, they never developed that section. The arcade you went into was formerly an iHop and next to it was an Imax theater . This mall was the killer of all the mid-hudson malls you visit earlier.

  • @adamthelight
    @adamthelight 6 месяцев назад +2

    Put some vaporwave or mallsoft in the backround videos would be perfect

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  6 месяцев назад +1

      Someone suggested that a couple of years ago. I did it and I got non-stop comments asking me to get rid of the music, so I did.....

    • @whitemailprivilege2830
      @whitemailprivilege2830 3 месяца назад

      @@fleabittenadventuresthanks for NOT putting music.

  • @raymondrufa971
    @raymondrufa971 Год назад +7

    As of March 2023, Foreclosure action has been filed. Unfortunately for the locals near Palisades, the clock to closing is ticking. It's a shame too, was a great mall to visit.

    • @nicholasthompson7690
      @nicholasthompson7690 Год назад +4

      Worked here for a summer. It is right off I 87 in rockland county ny. Its massive.

    • @Mindstamina
      @Mindstamina 4 месяца назад

      If you think this mall will close than you are a great comedian.

  • @fastcombo33
    @fastcombo33 Месяц назад

    Fun fact: parts of the parking garage are closed due to structural problems. From what I read, parts of the structure fell and caused damage to vehicles. It makes a lot of sense why more people park outside the mall than in the parking garage.
    Also, the escalators that go down from level 1 lead to the parking garage.

  • @3chorses
    @3chorses Месяц назад

    The rumors on a collapse of this mall have been there since day 1 but it was always structurally based. Ironic that a different kind of collapse (financial) might do it in. Somewhere out there are the original design engineers telling us "we told you it would last".

  • @thomasearley3933
    @thomasearley3933 10 месяцев назад

    the one location you asked, if I recall correctly was a Home Depot, they also use to have a BJ's

  • @SankofaNYC
    @SankofaNYC Месяц назад

    I was just at this mall and it’s still doing pretty well tbh… not a ton of empty storefronts, a lot of functioning stores and shoppers. It’s not like it was at its peak, but it’s not a dead mall just yet. It had basically every store you would expect at a mall…

  • @MrGlenspace
    @MrGlenspace 4 месяца назад +1

    Still around with new stores as of April 2024.

  • @MrSgm111
    @MrSgm111 Год назад +2

    Not a fan of the ‘industrial’ look here tbh…. Cold and soulless..no seating, nothing to soften the background noise, actually puts you on edge rather than being a relaxing experience..

  • @jddeluxe2242
    @jddeluxe2242 Год назад +4

    Thanks internet.

  • @genegjr
    @genegjr 2 месяца назад +1

    Is this in a suburban part of NYC or is it outside of NYC it looks huge 🤯 you walk into the second floor then you can walk to the first or third floors it looks cool but im afraid of heights so i would try to come inside on the first floor only lol 😅

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  2 месяца назад +1

      It's not too close to the city. It's near the border with New Jersey. And yes it is huge.

  • @orlandeuce6567
    @orlandeuce6567 Год назад +2

    A FERRIS WHEEL IN THE MALL?!?!?! DAMN!!!!!!

    • @jamesrgamesoffical
      @jamesrgamesoffical Год назад +1

      Used to have a carousel too but they replaced it with a rock climbing wall. Probably got too old.

    • @Mayaisbeautiful
      @Mayaisbeautiful 8 месяцев назад +1

      American Dream Mall had it

  • @utuBrV1oI
    @utuBrV1oI 22 дня назад

    How many total pinball machines are in this/any mall? If there's 10 or more, i'll visit.
    Are the movie theaters & Rainforest Cafe still here? & the dollar store & best buy?

  • @Xpr74
    @Xpr74 16 дней назад

    This one made me sad a few years ago we were traveling 4 hours to Pennsylvania to see my uncle and we stopped at this mall at like 8 at night to just walk around we never been there and me and my brother were about 7 it was like 2015 or 2016 and we saw Billy been and we were so exited but the mall was about to close so our parents said they’d take us on our way back home so 3 days later we go there and bro it was the biggest playground ever bro it was so huge we got lost a lot I’m talking about st least 60k square feet there was so many slides and obstacles and after every time we go visit them with was at least 3 times a year we’d go with them and sometimes we’d just drive the 2 hours just for that haven’t been there since like 2019 but so many memories for sure we was about to go over there today but we went to American dream instead for like an hour our uncle moved out of pa to so that’s also really sad

  • @bigrich_sr
    @bigrich_sr 10 месяцев назад

    Great memories when they opened this mall it was huge compared to Nanuet Mall!! Nanuet Mall was the greatest back in the early 90s ! Alladins Castle Roman Delights Great American Cookie Co. and Spensers !!

    • @MF-ol6ut
      @MF-ol6ut 10 месяцев назад

      Lived in West Nyack for a number of years in the '90s. What's it like at Nanuet Mall nowadays?

    • @brandonj8018
      @brandonj8018 7 месяцев назад

      @@MF-ol6ut it's gone and replaced with a lifestyle center called Shops at Nanuet.

  • @map3384
    @map3384 5 месяцев назад

    Always hated that mall. None of us old locals wanted it built but they pushed it anyway. Nanuet Mall was the perfect size. It opened up in 1969 when I was 3. They tore it down in 2012. I end up traveling to Paramus Park instead.

    • @Mindstamina
      @Mindstamina 4 месяца назад +1

      Old locals would wish Rockland to be a ghost town

    • @map3384
      @map3384 4 месяца назад

      @@Mindstamina Rockland has turned ghetto.

    • @utuBrV1oI
      @utuBrV1oI 22 дня назад

      Paramus Park is now a dead mall even on saturdays!, especially, oddly, since HOLLISTER closed. People who shop at Stew Leonards buy perishibles & just go home & skip the mall - even the fountain is dry. & u would not believe how many closed places there are in the food court!

  • @tony-ce7qp
    @tony-ce7qp Год назад

    thank you a lot!

  • @Mayaisbeautiful
    @Mayaisbeautiful 8 месяцев назад

    I’m coming here on tuesday!
    And taking many photos

  • @knoblauchhorst9405
    @knoblauchhorst9405 Год назад +1

    27:10 I haven't been in that mall for 10+ years but I think that Arcade was an iHOP before?

  • @ramonnabishundeo5079
    @ramonnabishundeo5079 Месяц назад

    I went there on a high school trip and after I went with my family

  • @TheNBAonTNT
    @TheNBAonTNT Год назад +6

    Feels dark and has a warehouse vibe

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  Год назад +3

      Yes, I agree with the warehouse feel. It's just too big. Thanks for watching!

  • @jonathanst.thomas31
    @jonathanst.thomas31 Год назад +3

    Did you and your companion forgot to get anything to eat at this HUGH mall?? I do like this mall video. Thanks.

    • @fleabittenadventures
      @fleabittenadventures  Год назад +2

      Glad you liked it. Yes, we did get something to eat, I just don't usually film when I'm eating.

    • @jonathanst.thomas31
      @jonathanst.thomas31 Год назад

      @@fleabittenadventures My bad. By the way did you and your partner ever ate at a Smoothie King restaurant?

  • @Idelia412
    @Idelia412 Год назад +4

    Malls were already dying when this mall opened. Poor marketing study done deciding on building the mall. Walking around endless halls for what you want is no fun. Another thing is the customer ends up paying for the upkeep of the mall by store pricing. I prefer online shopping.

    • @Mindstamina
      @Mindstamina 4 месяца назад +1

      Socializing, walking in general, hanging out with people. That can be fun. People come to this mall for many different reasons. Especially to be out the house, socialize and just be active.

    • @hattiem.7966
      @hattiem.7966 2 месяца назад

      ​@Mindstamina The best part is walking in the AC in the summer and heat during the winter.

  • @Supreme896
    @Supreme896 Год назад

    Used to go to amc alot when i was younger

  • @frothe42
    @frothe42 10 месяцев назад +1

    I thought Pyramid owned this. Same owner as Crossgates and Poughkeepsie Galleria.
    Cracks in the floors are from New, and this was built on a landfill.

  • @travissapp4961
    @travissapp4961 5 месяцев назад +1

    Go to mall of America in Minneapolis minnesota

  • @user-uz1ok8sc5p
    @user-uz1ok8sc5p 7 месяцев назад

    Early 2000s if u dint. Heard of it or ever went for. The 3 D movies you were behind
    I was there last 2004 ? About and End of the World United States included.

  • @darkchilde100
    @darkchilde100 10 месяцев назад

    The Arcade you were in used to be an IHOP.

  • @jimkontos4221
    @jimkontos4221 10 месяцев назад

    U should check out Rockaway mall in dover new jersey

  • @lponm
    @lponm 10 месяцев назад +1

    It's interesting how Woodbury Commons just North and Paramus Park to the South seem very successful luxury malls. Even the luxury mall in Westchester i think is closing.
    I don't think it helps the palisades mall that the NYC commuting traffic in that area is always horrible. So it's not going to be a destination. I think the demographics of Rockland county and NY generally are not great with everyone getting so old and younger people being crushed by costs of living.

    • @Raygun-lf5wy
      @Raygun-lf5wy 9 месяцев назад +3

      Paramus Park is nowhere close to being a luxury mall, at least compared to Woodbury and shops at riverside in Hackensack. Many national brands have left Paramus Park, so the mall has relied more on smaller businesses to fill in vacancies. The Westchester Mall is doing fine, many stores are open but the other mall, Galleria White Plains, went under.

    • @Mindstamina
      @Mindstamina 4 месяца назад

      Many people from NYC and NJ comes to the Palisades Mall. That's why the parking lots is always full usually from Thursday till Sunday

  • @tomokh2
    @tomokh2 Год назад +1

    I partially grew up with this mall, even though I live in the shopping capital county of NJ. I still remember how some of the food court looked from two decades ago. I always noticed the back area of the fourth floor (opposite side of the sit down restaurants) to be pretty empty. Watched a few IMAX films there. Ate a few times at East Japanese restaurant. Never went here for clothing shopping. Sad to see it in its current state. I also remember learning, from several years ago, that the mall is sinking? However, I didn't realize this place was built next/around a cemetery so that could explain the sinking rumors.

    • @NuNugirl
      @NuNugirl Год назад +2

      The backside of the Mall has empty spaces used as “ community” rooms & a huge ice rink used mainly by local hockey teams.

    • @tomokh2
      @tomokh2 Год назад

      @@NuNugirl I see. So, that's what's in those empty spaces. Gotcha. Thanks for letting me know.

  • @ShelterCats
    @ShelterCats Год назад

    Haven’t been there in a decade. Sad to see how far it’s fallen.

  • @jeffteyrosado9966
    @jeffteyrosado9966 5 месяцев назад +2

    Close it already make it a homeless shelter

  • @mafiafamily6451
    @mafiafamily6451 10 месяцев назад

    I love that mall I go from the bronx to their to shop