Plans are being created to redevelop the Galleria shopping mall in downtown White Plains into a massive mixed-use project that could involve demolishing part or all of the structure, according to White Plains Mayor Tom Roach...
The mayor revealed that the city had been involved in “serious” ongoing talks regarding redevelopment of the mall site. He said that as owner of the municipal garage adjacent to the mall, the city has a distinct interest in the property.
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The following posts were sent to White Plains decision makers, mostly elected officials, and to the lame local media. All were too unimaginative and timid to act or investigate until now the plague has forced the closing of Macy's and Sears, the two anchor stores of the Galleria mall, and something had to be done. The city should have been out in front but lagged way back.
In Las Vegas they demolish useless structures: Galleria, Library. Monday, March 14, 2016
Instead of moaning about the Galleria, remove it. Central Park should have been put there.
The library takes up valuable space and has long since outlived its usefulness. The City could derive lots of money from selling that land, including the desolate concrete area between it and the public safety building, you know, the one that is unmarked and has an entrance more secret than that to the Batcave.
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10 LAS VEGAS Hotels That Were IMPLODED: a planning model for White Plains. Thursday, March 17, 2016
Watch the video:
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12 parks? Name 'em. Wednesday, May 25, 2016
New York City also includes small strips of land in its count of "parks" but it also has large botanical gardens in Brooklyn and the Bronx and, of course, Central Park in Manhattan and Prospect Park in Brooklyn.
A central park is exactly what White Plains lacks. It should have been created at the site of the unsightly Galleria indoor shopping mall between Main Street and Martine Avenue. Evacuation and controlled demolition are the only real solution to that mess.
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Open space on Galleria parking garage roof could be a park. Saturday, February 17, 2018
With a little imagination, not even a lot. Photo below taken Saturday Feb. 17, 2018 at 2:30 PM. In other words in the middle of the afternoon on a cold overcast winter day: perfect for shopping. And even then the garage roof of the Galleria indoor mall has no cars, ZERO. Could that space be put to good use?
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Questions for tonight's candidates debate for Common Council. Monday, June 17, 2019
At the library, tonight 7-9 PM. Hey, what else is the library good for? ...
Would you support controlled demolition of the Galleria and its garage for the purpose of creating a central park?
Note: my question was not asked by the League of Women Voters.
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Galleria: put it out of its misery. Tuesday, March 10, 2020
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Would you support controlled demolition of the Galleria and its garage for the purpose of creating a central park? ...
My question was not asked. Too bad. White Plains is a one horse town. Always was. Always will be.
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Galleria garage roof: they don't even bother to remove snow because nobody parks there! Make it a park! Saturday, December 19, 2020
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