Manhattan Mall- Herald Square, Manhattan, NY

The Manhattan Mall in New York is located at Herald Square on Broadway and 33rd street. This mall is two stories with over fifty different specialty shops and anchor stores. Regular mall hours are Sunday 10am to 8:30 pm, Monday through Saturday 9am to 9:30pm. The mall will have special hours for certain holidays. Malls services include ATM, pay telephones, and lost and found. Each year the Manhattan Mall has events such as sales and Christmas time fun. One event at the mall is the GameStop trade sale. Individuals are able to come in and trade their old video games, accessories, or systems for new games, accessories, or consoles. Many GameStop's have this type of sale all year round. It is their signature.

Other events can include sitting on Santa's lap, the Easter Bunny, or even mall walking. The shopping mall is broken down into various categories to help shoppers find what they need. For the accessories shops there are Afaze, Charlotte Russe, Express, Lids, Sunglass Hut, Top Gun Leather, and Victoria's Secret. For men, Aeropostale, JC Penney, Jimmy Z, and Top Gun are located at the mall. JC Penney is one of the anchor stores at the mall. It has two levels of products including house wares, jewelry, women's clothing, children's clothing, shoes, and much more.

Shoppers looking for health products can shop at Dead Sea Minerals Beauty, GNC Live Well, Perfume Heaven, and ProActive Solutions. Hallmark is the only shop for buying cards, gifts, and writing items, all at one store. Besides GameStop for electronics and entertainment there is RadioShack. Shoppers who need more than shopping can find a dentist office and LensCrafters for personal needs.

Charlotte Russe, JC Penney, and Foot Locker are the three shops located at Manhattan Mall for shoes. JC Penney is the only anchor department store at the Manhattan Mall. Typically malls have four anchor stores, but this location is a little smaller.

The Manhattan Mall is a traditional indoor mall of New York. There are two subway entrances at 34th street and 33rd street by the mall. These entrances are located on the second basement level of the mall. The interior decor of the mall is sophisticated, allowing visitors to feel that they are in an upscale shopping center. In the past A&S and Sterns were two of the anchor stores, but they have since vacated the mall. In 2006 the mall was sold to Vornado Realty Trust for $689 million. They have worked on bringing in more stores to serve the Manhattan area.

Before the 90's the mall was part of Gimbels flagship. However, the mall closed in 1986. A complete renovation was done to make it the Manhattan Mall in 1989. There used to be 13 levels to the mall, but the upper floors were difficult to reach. It created a financial issue and sent the mall into total decline. It was at this time the street level and two above floors were left open. Sterns left quickly after that. In 2007 JC Penney announced they would move in bringing more consumers.