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Owner Of Former Macy’s Building Hopes To Fill Vacant Top Floor With Film Production Facilities

October 27, 2020November 3, 2020rcbizjournal

Hoping to attract a more diverse base of tenants, RTL Nanuet, owners of the former Macy’s store at the Shops at Nanuet, have been approved to operate as Rockland’s 5th NYS Qualified Film Production Facility

DMV To Stay In Village Of West Haverstraw After Threat To Leave

October 26, 2020November 3, 2020rcbizjournal

It’s settled: The Department of Motor Vehicles in Samsondale Plaza on Route 9W in the Village of West Haverstraw is not going anywhere.

Gap To Dramatically Shrink Presence In Malls, Closing 350 Location In Next Two Years

October 25, 2020November 2, 2020rcbizjournal

Gap Inc. plans to close 350 of its eponymous and Banana Republic-branded stores nationwide, mostly in malls, as part of a company-wide restructuring of its brick-and-mortar footprint.

Halloween Is On But With Pandemic Restraints

October 23, 2020October 30, 2020rcbizjournal

Spirit Halloween has “popped up” at the Palisades Center and at the former Sears building at the Shops at Nanuet, in keeping traditions with Halloween past. Party City, too, is hoping to sink its teeth into the holiday spirit.

The “K-Shape” Recovery Is Thwarting A Healthy Recovery: Rockland Needs A Plan

October 22, 2020October 29, 2020rcbizjournal

The White House likes to say the nation is having a V-shaped recovery but we don’t see it that way. Slide to the middle of the alphabet because K is where it’s at

Amazon Prime Day Hit $10.6 Billion In Sales, Analysts Say

October 22, 2020October 26, 2020rcbizjournal

Amazon held its annual Prime Day event nearly two weeks ago, but the company has not released overall sales. Nevertheless, analysts believe this year’s event saw sales rocket by 49 percent, hitting $10.6 billion.

Cuomo Extends Moratorium On COVID-Related Commercial Evictions And Foreclosures Through Jan. 1

October 21, 2020October 29, 2020rcbizjournal

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is extending the Empire State’s moratorium on coronavirus-related commercial evictions and foreclosures through Jan. 1.

After Steep Pandemic Plunge, Individuals and Corporations Are Once Again Filing New Business Certificates

October 20, 2020October 27, 2020rcbizjournal

From March through May, the number of individuals and corporations registering new businesses in Rockland County plunged but numbers rebounded after June

Pandemic Slows But Has Not Stopped Lafayette Theater’s Efforts To Transform From Single-Screen Venue To Entertainment Venue

October 19, 2020October 27, 2020rcbizjournal

The pandemic has brought the Lafayette to a crossroads. Benmosche will move forward with plans to reinvent the entertainment space but will not open the theater for movies alone. Even when the ban on Rockland is lifted.

Clarkstown Voters On Nov. 3 To Decide Palisades Center’s Future

October 16, 2020October 25, 2020rcbizjournal

In what is expected to be unprecedented voter turnout for the Nov. 3 presidential election, a large number of Clarkstown voters will also be asked to make a critical decision regarding the Palisades Center’s ability to use and develop additional gross leasable space in the mall.

Author: rcbizjournal