East River Plaza

East River Plaza
	Seen across Harlem River from Randalls Island
Location	East Harlem, New York, New York, United States
Coordinates	40°47′43″N 73°55′51″W / 40.795224°N 73.930753°W
Opening date	November 12, 2009
Developer	Blumenfeld Development Group
Owner	Brookfield Corporation
No. of stores and services	9
No. of anchor tenants	3
Total retail floor area	527,000 sq ft (49,000 m2)
No. of floors	6
Parking	1,248 parking spaces
Website	www.eastriverplaza.com

East River Plaza is a shopping mall located at FDR Drive near the Harlem River between 116th and 119th Street in East Harlem, New York City. Opened on November 12, 2009, after a protracted development process lasting 15 years,^[3] the mall has 7 stores with three anchor stores, 1 fitness gym, and two health clinics, which include, Costco, Burlington Coat Factory, a Target discount department store and a Planet Fitness. It has six levels and is attached to a parking garage.

Anchors

Burlington (formerly Best Buy)
Costco
Target (closed on October 21, 2023, as one of a group of nine stores nationwide being closed due to increased levels of crime)^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "East River Plaza in East Harlem, NY (shopping mall)". Retrieved August 7, 2015.
^ "East River Plaza – About the Developers". Retrieved August 7, 2015.
^ Pristin, Terry (20 October 2009). "A Difficult Birth for East Harlem Mall". The New York Times.
^ Einiger, Josh. "East Harlem Target 1 of 9 stores to close across U.S., citing safety concerns", WABC-TV, September 26, 2023. Accessed September 29, 2023. "In a surprise move by the retail giant Target, the company is shutting down several stores across the country including one in East Harlem, saying theft and crime are to blame.... The location, in the East River Plaza at 116th and the FDR Drive, is one of nine stores the retailer announced will close in just a few weeks, but it's the only one on the East Coast.... Now, it will close for good on October 21."