Queens Center
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Queens Center is an urban shopping mall
in the Elmhurst
neighborhood of Queens
, New York City
, United States
. It is located at the intersection of Queens Boulevard
and Woodhaven Boulevard, adjacent to the Woodhaven Boulevard
station ( trains) on the IND Queens Boulevard Line
of the New York City Subway
. It is across the street from St. Johns Hospital and the Rock Church. It is also off Exit 19 on Interstate 495
(the Long Island Expressway). Queens Center Mall is the largest mall in Queens and New York City. Owned by Macerich, the mall has a gross leasable area
of 966499 square feet (89,790.7 m²) and 150 stores. It is one of the most profitable malls per square foot in the United States, with 2002 sales of $953 per square foot, almost triple the national average.
Queens Center opened on September 12, 1973, on land previously occupied by a children's amusement park, a supermarket, and automobile parking; the original anchor tenants were Abraham & Straus
and Ohrbach's
. The mall underwent a major expansion from 2002 to 2004, nearly doubling in size as the original mall was renovated and another wing was added across a local street.
The mall's current anchor tenants are Macy's
and JCPenney. The complete list of stores can be found at the Queens Center Store Directory.
For a limited time during the 2006 Christmas shopping season, the Macy's location in Queens Center was open 24 hours a day, becoming the first to do so. Since then, it has had all-day operating hours during every Christmas shopping season.
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
in the Elmhurst
Elmhurst, Queens
Elmhurst is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Roosevelt Avenue on the north; Corona to the northeast; Junction Boulevard on the east; Rego Park to the southeast; the Long Island Expressway on the south; Middle Village to the south and southwest; and Maspeth...
neighborhood of Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located at the intersection of Queens Boulevard
Queens Boulevard
Queens Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Queens connecting communities from Midtown Manhattan to Jamaica...
and Woodhaven Boulevard, adjacent to the Woodhaven Boulevard
Woodhaven Boulevard (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
Woodhaven Boulevard is a local station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the R train at all times except late nights, when the E train replaces it as the local along Queens Boulevard...
station ( trains) on the IND Queens Boulevard Line
IND Queens Boulevard Line
The Queens Boulevard Line is a fully underground line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan and Queens, New York City, United States. The line provides crosstown service across Manhattan under 53rd Street and east through Queens to Jamaica...
of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
. It is across the street from St. Johns Hospital and the Rock Church. It is also off Exit 19 on Interstate 495
Interstate 495 (New York)
Interstate 495 is an auxiliary Interstate Highway on Long Island in New York in the United States. The route extends for from the western portal of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel in the New York City borough of Manhattan to County Route 58 in Riverhead, Suffolk County...
(the Long Island Expressway). Queens Center Mall is the largest mall in Queens and New York City. Owned by Macerich, the mall has a gross leasable area
Gross leasable area
Gross leasable area in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented...
of 966499 square feet (89,790.7 m²) and 150 stores. It is one of the most profitable malls per square foot in the United States, with 2002 sales of $953 per square foot, almost triple the national average.
Queens Center opened on September 12, 1973, on land previously occupied by a children's amusement park, a supermarket, and automobile parking; the original anchor tenants were Abraham & Straus
Abraham & Straus
Abraham & Straus was a major New York City department store, based in Brooklyn. Founded in 1865, in 1929 it became part of Federated Department Stores, which eliminated the A&S brand shortly after its 1994 acquisition of R.H. Macy & Company...
and Ohrbach's
Ohrbach's
Ohrbach's was a moderate-priced department store with a merchandising focus primarily on apparel and accessories. From its modest start in 1923 until the chain's demise in 1987, Ohrbach's expanded dramatically after World War II, and opened numerous branch locations in the metro areas of New York,...
. The mall underwent a major expansion from 2002 to 2004, nearly doubling in size as the original mall was renovated and another wing was added across a local street.
The mall's current anchor tenants are Macy's
Macy's
Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
and JCPenney. The complete list of stores can be found at the Queens Center Store Directory.
For a limited time during the 2006 Christmas shopping season, the Macy's location in Queens Center was open 24 hours a day, becoming the first to do so. Since then, it has had all-day operating hours during every Christmas shopping season.