Roosevelt Field Mall
Roosevelt Field Mall is the largest shopping mall in the state of New York and ninth in the country as measured by gross leaseable area at 2,189,941 sq ft. (203,452 m²). Located in East Garden City on Long Island, the anchors of the 270 store mall are: Bloomingdale's, JC Penney, Macy's and Nordstrom. Previous anchor stores were Gimbel's (succeeded by Stern's) A&S, and Alexander's (succeeded by Bloomingdale's). The original anchor stores were Macy's and Gimbel's. The specialty stores cover a wide range of genre and include: Coach, Betsy Johnson, Free People, Abercrombie & Fitch, Wild Pair, Hot Topic and Sephora. Other stores include the Disney Store, Fye, and the Franklin Mint. In addition to the food court, located on the second floor, there are several high-scale/sit-down restaurants located on the premises, including Houston's, Legal Sea Foods, The Grand Lux Cafe, Akbar Restaurant, Gasho Japan, The Panino Cafe and Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.
Location
Although the mall is within the Garden City postal district, it lies just outside of the village limits in East Garden City, and thus is not required to pay taxes to the village. It is within the Town of Hempstead. The mall is located off of the Meadowbrook Parkway, making it easily accessible from the Northern State Parkway, and Southern State Parkway. It is a major hub of MTA Long Island Bus, with several bus routes stopping in a terminal area next to the southern parking structure.
It was constructed on the site where Charles Lindbergh took off on his historic trans-Atlantic flight. At one time, there was a plaque at the north end of the mall (in the hall that now connects Dick's and JC Penney) that marked the spot where Lindbergh left the ground. Today the plaque is inside of the mall outside of the Disney Store.
The mall is named in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt's son, Quentin Roosevelt, who was killed in air combat during WWI.
Anchors
Former anchors
