Posted on 11/24/2015 5:00:14 AM PST by ETL
A Facebook group criticizing the Staten Island Mall for canceling its Christmas tree-lighting ceremony and Santa parade has attracted tens of thousands of followers, energizing debate about the loss of holiday traditions.
The mall later apologized, announcing it would host a holiday celebration on Dec. 4 featuring Santa, a tree lighting and a toy drive.
"We heard the disappointment in your shopper feedback regarding the cancellation of the annual Santa Parade.
At Staten Island Mall, we pride ourselves on being a community partner and take our shoppers' sentiments to heart -- good and bad," mall officials said in a statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
To everyone offended by all the celebrations planned to celebrate the the birth of Jesus Christ, I’d like to wish you a Merry Christmas!
After workers begin to cut down trees in the parking lot, community concern and inquiries from the Daily News prompt company to reveal plans for new retail stores and an outdoor performance space by the summer
BY Henrick Karoliszyn
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
"If you're a homeowner, Glendale is a lovely neigbhorhood," said Kathy Masi of the Glendale Civic Association. "People don't come to Glendale to shop. They come here to live. Obviously it doesn't work for retail."
Patricia Safina, 45, of Glendale, said the community never really wanted the mall. "I don't think it's going to fly with the new shops or otherwise," she said.
Other residents said they were unhappy about how Macerich kept them in the dark about its future plans.
Nancy Calegari, a Glendale resident, said she reached out to Macerich several times but could never shake loose information about their intentions.
"They really have a poor marketing department," she said.
"You think they would want to get us excited about what is happening. They should have more community outreach." ..."
ATCO Properties will work with Shuckman Realty to build strip center, to be anchored by supermarket. Earlier higher-end venture went into bankruptcy, was snatched up by Macerich
BY Lisa L. Colangelo
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, January 6, 2014
Glendale Center would be built on more than 6 acres of land, owned by ATCO, which currently houses Atlas Terminals and several stores. Current zoning permits the project to move forward without approvals.
There's a strong sense of deja-vu brewing among residents in Glendale.
The original developers of the Atlas Park Mall, which went into bankruptcy and was later snatched up by mall giant Macerich, are planning to build a shopping center right next door.
The proposed Glendale Shopping Center is a less ambitious venture than Atlas Park, a higher-end mall that was designed with white stucco buildings and manicured lawns.
Instead, ATCO Properties is working with Long Island-based Schuckman Realty on a suburban-style strip mall to be anchored by a supermarket with shops and restaurants.
It would be built on more than 6 acres of land, owned by ATCO, which currently houses Atlas Terminals and several stores. Current zoning permits the project to move forward without approvals.
The first phase, which includes 137,000 square-feet of retail space bounded by Cooper Ave. and 83rd St., is slated to open by fall 2015. ..."
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/atlas-shrugged-queens-article-1.1568123
To clarify, the Atlas Mall is not the one in Staten Island with the Christmas display issue. It’s another one in Queens with different issues. Both are in NYC.
Liberals think they are all part of ‘the state’, and want to push the separation of church and state.
‘It became apparent that the mall management was systematically removing anything related to Christmas from the mall,’ DeMarco said.â€
Then I’d remove my Christmas gift money from the mall. Pretty simple.
The Obamas are so edgy in an evil sort of way.
It seems like they have bigger problems than the Christmas tree.
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