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Mall at the Source

Imported, unreviewedStatus not verifiedEast Garden City, NY

Mall at the Source in East Garden City, NY, opened as a mall; its status, ownership, and future use unknown. · summary, model-written

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Mall at the Source
Exterior view of a shopping center with cars parked in front. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Sk5893, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/129595093740931 overture · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …http://www.longisland.com/business/the-mall-at-the-source.html overture / http check · all sites with this
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30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 35,032 on OLD COUNTRY RD fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 25 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -10% census-cbp · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $3,646/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High earthquake riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High-income tract ($100k+)This site: $151,563 census-acs · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +67% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 17.3 epa-walkability · all sites with this

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StatusStatus not verifiedWikipedia reported

History and original facts

CountyNassau County
Census division2 · Mid-Atlantic
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Site context

FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m8: COSTCO WHOLESALE #226; EXXON DIV OF CFI #70321; GARDEN CITY - L O L MGMT CO INC; GETTY#58842; GULF SERVICE STATIONEPA FRS
Census tract 360594073016,672 people, 2,225 per sq mi; median household income $151,563; median gross rent $3,501; 43% renters; 11.3% vacant units; 8.8% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 17.3 of 20; 118 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 453 m; land-use mix 0.92; 340,301 jobs within 45 min by car, 90,038 by transit; 6% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)4 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 0 schools, 13 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 0 civic, 25 food and drink; 25 cycleway segments, 66 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Nassau County (NY), 2024191 units in 5+ unit buildings, 32 in 2–4, 607 single-family; 2023: 560 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.66; socioeconomic 0.59; housing and transport 0.82; 14% below 150% of poverty; 8% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 6 within 25 km: Former Sears Property (6.5 km); Grumman Bethpage Airport (8.3 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace The Mall at The Source (shopping_mall, confidence 0.97, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 27,509 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.longisland.com (alive) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views2,903 since 2015; 2,903 in the last 12 months; peak 2026-02 with 544Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +9% (6,115 → 6,672); median income +67% ($90,556 → $151,563); renters 32% → 43%; median home value +6% ($655,900 → $691,900)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 81.7); expected annual loss $2.5M; high: inland flooding, earthquake, winter weather, ice storm; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)69,944 jobs in 5,339 establishments; average annual pay $49,708; employment location quotient 1.11; employment +0.6% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 202232,207 jobs; 6,215 in retail trade, 2,329 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36059407301)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 36th income percentile as adults; 5.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (139 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 7.8%; median family income $116,458; 64 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsUniondale Union Free School District (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: CARLE PLACE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL; CHERRY LANE SCHOOL; RUSHMORE AVENUE SCHOOL; DREXEL AVENUE SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation104 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025172 county-logged events: 75 thunderstorm wind, 75 flash flood, 12 lightning, 8 hail; $8,609,250 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 11590, 2026-09median list price $942,000 (+10.8% on the year); 72 active listings; median 56 days on market; 10% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20235,518 establishments (-10%); 69,589 jobs (-9%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $851,504 (+6% 1 yr, +30% 5 yr); typical rent $3,646/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)35,032 vehicles a day on OLD COUNTRY RD (minor arterial, 6 lanes); 2,524 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The Mall at the Source opened as a mall in East Garden City, New York, situated on Old Country Road and Merchants Concourse. Its current status is listed as unknown in the record, with no further details on subsequent changes or closures.

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. The site's status is unknown and no owner or controlling entity is identified in the record.

For a planner

  • No specific precedents or policy tools are mentioned in the record.
  • Open questions include the current ownership, zoning designation, and potential reuse options.
  • Further investigation is needed to determine any existing planning approvals or entitlements.

For a developer

  • Site size and exact boundaries are not provided in the record.
  • Control and entitlement stage are unknown; no owner or development agreements are listed.
  • Context-layer constraints such as flood risk, transit access, or environmental conditions are not detailed.
  • Market signals, including tract-level rent or demographic data, are absent beyond the generic opp_reason.

What we do not know yet

  • Opening date and original anchor tenants are missing.
  • Current ownership, controlling entity, and any recent transactions are unknown.
  • Site dimensions, zoning, and land use entitlements are not specified.
  • Environmental constraints (floodplain, wetlands) and transit proximity are not described.
  • Market data beyond the median rent figure is lacking, limiting assessment of demand.

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Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: The Mall at the Source on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and state only, check the city; nothing copied here

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  • median rent $2,195

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Background

Samanea New York Mall is a mixed-use development center located in East Garden City, New York, United States, on Old Country Road and Merchants Concourse.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

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