The Shops at Nanuet

The Shops at Nanuet, formerly known as Nanuet Mall is a Simon operated mall located at the intersection of Route 59 and Middletown Road in Nanuet, New York. The Shops at Nanuet opened in 1969 and the original two anchor stores were Bamberger's (later became Macy's) and Sears. In 1994, it expanded to include Abraham & Straus, which became Stern's and finally Boscov's, before the latter closed in May 2008 in preparation for the mall's demolition (Simon Property Group owned the Boscov's space while Macy's and Sears owned their respective real estate).

The mall, which used to be wetlands, had grown to 900,000 square feet (84,000 m²) and encompassed 120 stores in 1999. The mall went into decline following the opening of the nearby Palisades Center in March 1998, and in 2008 it was announced that the mall would be converted into a Lifestyle Center by Simon. Nearly all of the stores except for Macy's and Sears closed by early 2011, when Simon unveiled plans to rebuild the mall as The Shops at Nanuet, an outdoor mall featuring shops, restaurants, a fitness center, and a movie theater. As of January 31st, 2012, all the stores in the mall are closed, and demolition has begun.

The Shops at Nanuet was was the site of the notorious 1981 Brinks Robbery, during which members of the Black Liberation Army and the May 19th Communist Movement murdered two police officers and a security guard during the robbery of an armored car.