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Sangertown Square

{{Short description|Shopping mall in New York State, U.S.}}

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{{Infobox shopping mall

| name = Sangertown Square

| image = Sangertown.jpg

| caption = Mall interior

| opening_date = July 1980

| developer =

| manager =

| owner = The Pyramid Companies

| number_of_stores = 50

| number_of_anchors = 4

| floor_area = {{cvt|869758|sqft|0}}{{cite web | author=The Pyramid Companies | year=2008 | title=The Pyramid Companies - Portfolio | url=http://www.pyramidmg.com/portfolio/sangertown_square.asp | work= Sangertown Square - New Hartford, NY | access-date=July 29, 2008 }}

| floors = 1

| parking =

| website = {{URL|https://www.sangertown.com/}}

}}

Sangertown Square is a shopping mall located in New Hartford, New York between New York State Route 5 and New York State Route 8 near Utica, New York. Sangertown Square is a single-story mall, and comprises {{cvt|869758|sqft|0}} of leasable retail space. The mall was built in 1980 and has a central food court and 50 storefronts. Its anchor stores are the traditional retailers Boscov's and Target.{{Cite web|last=Guzewich|first=Dan|title=Luxury retail outlet, entertainment complex in offing for resort|url=https://romesentinel.com/stories/luxury-retail-outlet-entertainment-complex-in-offing-for-resort,55154|website=Rome Daily Sentinel|date=19 November 2014 |language=en}}

History

The mall opened in July 1980 with Hess's, JCPenney, and Sears as its anchor stores. Other stores in the mall at its opening included Radio Shack, General Nutrition Center, Endicott Johnson, Liberty Travel, and Waldenbooks. Chuck E Cheese's Pizza Time Theater opened in 1982 but closed in 1985 because of the video game crash of 83'.

Hess's became Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Kaufmann's in 1994. Bradlees shuttered around 2001 and was razed and replaced with a Target store by 2002.{{Cite news|url=http://www.uticaod.com/article/20150627/NEWS/150629482|title=Sangertown Square's future a mystery|date=June 27, 2015|newspaper=Observer-Dispatch|access-date=February 7, 2017|location=Utica, N.Y.}} Kaufmann's became a Macy's in September 2006.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

In 2009, Circuit City shuttered, with the space replaced by a HomeGoods.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

In September 2012, DSW opened as a junior anchor within the shopping concourse.

In 2015, it was announced Boscov's would replace Sears, as part of an ongoing decision to phase out its traditional brick-and-mortar format.{{cite news|url=http://www.timestelegram.com/news/20160330/department-store-to-move-into-former-sears-space-at-sangertown|title=Department store to move into former Sears space at Sangertown|last=Madison|first=Samantha|date=March 30, 2016|newspaper=Herkimer (N.Y.) Telegram|access-date=February 7, 2017}}

On January 6, 2021, Macy's, which also retains several much larger outposts over by Albany and Syracuse, announced it was closing.{{cite web|last1=Thomas|first1=Lauren|last2=Rattner|first2=Nate|date=2021-01-06|title=Macy's is closing dozens of stores this year. Here's the full list|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/06/macys-m-is-closing-dozens-of-stores-this-year-heres-the-full-list.html|website=CNBC|language=en}} This left the mall with only two anchor stores: Target and Boscov's.{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Edward |title=Officials at Sangertown Square mall in New Hartford optimistic despite losing anchor stores |url=https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/2021/01/26/sangertown-square-mall-new-hartford-ny-moving-forward-after-losing-anchor-stores-macys-jcpenney/4232474001/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Utica Observer Dispatch |language=en-US}}

On March 1, 2025, an isolated shooting incident occurred in the mall between the food court and Target at 12:45:22 p.m., 5 shots were heard, and people soon rushed to safety in crowds. Police and an ambulance soon rushed to the scene. The only victim was a man, who was shot 5 times reportedly in the arm. He was taken to the hospital in non-critical condition according to New Hartford Town Supervisor Paul Miscione.{{Cite web |last=Manore |first=Alexis |last2=Jaquays |first2=Mike |date=2025-03-01 |title=BREAKING: One person hospitalized after Sangertown Square shooting; suspect at large |url=https://www.romesentinel.com/news/breaking-shots-fired-at-sangertown/article_573436c8-f6c9-11ef-91dd-ebb3931e8764.html |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Rome Sentinel |language=en}} The suspect soon fled, heading east of the mall. Shortly after, the mall was evacuated. Trooper Jennifer Jiron, a spokesperson for State Police has stated that the victim is not cooperating with investigators.{{Cite web |last=rkirk@syracuse.com |first=Rylee Kirk {{!}} |date=2025-03-01 |title=One person shot at Central NY mall, troopers say |url=https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/03/one-person-reported-shot-at-central-ny-mall-troopers-say.html |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=syracuse |language=en}} Security footage from Stella Salon shows crowds of people rushing to safety through the exit next to the Target entrance and hiding in the stores' back room and restroom.{{Cite web |last=PollyPolly |date=2025-03-01 |title=Video Captures Harrowing Moment Gunshots Ring Out at Sangertown Square Mall |url=https://bigfrog104.com/sangertown-mall-shooting-video/ |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Big Frog 104 |language=en}} New York police have stated that it was not an active shooter situation, and New Hartford police have advised people to stay away from the area.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-01 |title=Shooting Cut in 2 |url=https://www.wktv.com/video/shooting-cut-in-2/video_d176fed1-5f06-5e17-8899-2f783b7bc64b.html |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=WKTV NewsChannel2 |language=en}}

= Former stores =

  • Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre (closed July 29, 1985)
  • Hess's (closed 1994){{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
  • Bradlees (closed ~2001)
  • Kaufmann's (closed 2006){{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
  • Circuit City (closed 2009)
  • Sears (closed June 2015)
  • JCPenney (closed September 2020){{cite web |title=Store Closings – JCPenney Company Blog |url=https://companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com/storeclosings/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711012214/https://companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com/storeclosings/ |archive-date=2020-07-11 |access-date=2020-06-05 |website=companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Moriarty |first=Rick |date=2020-07-02 |title=J.C. Penney sets closing date for Destiny USA and Sangertown Square stores |url=https://www.syracuse.com/business/2020/07/jc-penney-sets-closing-date-for-destiny-usa-and-sangertown-square-stores.html |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=syracuse |language=en}}
  • Macy's (closed April 2021)

Current stores

Source{{Cite web |title=Directory |url=https://www.sangertown.com/directory/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Sangertown Square |language=en-US}}

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References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://www.sangertown.com/}}
  • [http://www.pyramidmg.com/portfolio/sangertown_square.asp Pyramid Companies page on Sangertown Square]

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