Sangertown Square

History

The mall opened in July 1980 with Hess's, JCPenney, and Sears as its anchor stores. Other stores in the mall at its opening included Radio Shack, General Nutrition Center, Endicott Johnson, Liberty Travel, and Waldenbooks. Chuck E Cheese's Pizza Time Theater opened in 1982 but closed in 1985 because of the video game crash of 83'.

Hess's became Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Kaufmann's in 1994. Bradlees shuttered around 2001 and was razed and replaced with a Target store by 2002. Kaufmann's became a Macy's in September 2006.

In 2009, Circuit City shuttered, with the space replaced by a HomeGoods.

In September 2012, DSW opened as a junior anchor within the shopping concourse.

In 2015, it was announced Boscov's would replace Sears, as part of an ongoing decision to phase out its traditional brick-and-mortar format.

In September of 2020, JCPenney shuttered due to the pandemic and reduced sales, even though JCPenney still has major outposts in Oneonta, NY and Albany, NY.

On January 6, 2021, Macy's, which also retains several much larger outposts over by Albany and Syracuse, announced it was closing. This left the mall with only two anchor stores: Target and Boscov's.

2025 shooting

On March 1, 2025, an isolated shooting incident occurred in the mall between the food court and Target at 12:45:22 p.m., 5 shots were heard, and people soon rushed to safety in crowds. Police and an ambulance soon rushed to the scene. The only victim was a man, who was shot 5 times reportedly in the arm. He was taken to the hospital in non-critical condition according to New Hartford Town Supervisor Paul Miscione. The suspect soon fled, heading east of the mall. Shortly after, the mall was evacuated. Trooper Jennifer Jiron, a spokesperson for State Police has stated that the victim is not cooperating with investigators. Security footage from Stella Salon shows crowds of people rushing to safety through the exit next to the Target entrance and hiding in the stores' back room and restroom. New York police have stated that it was not an active shooter situation, and New Hartford police have advised people to stay away from the area.

Former stores

• Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre (closed July 29, 1985)
• Hess's (closed 1994)
• Bradlees (closed ~2001)
• Kaufmann's (closed 2006)
• Circuit City (closed 2009)
• Sears (closed June 2015)
• JCPenney (closed September 2020)
• Macy's (closed April 2021)

Current stores

Source

• American Eagle

• Ashcroft & Oak

• Auntie Anne's

• Banter

• Bath & Body Works

• Billy Beez

• Blue Sox Academy

• Boscov's

• Charlotte Russe

• China Express

• Claire's

• Cooperstown Connection

• CVS Pharmacy "Inside the Target Building"

• Dick's Sporting Goods

• DSW

• Earthbound Trading Co.

• Eternity

• Famous Footwear

• Foot Locker

• FYE

• Game Craze

• Hannoush Jewelers

• Hollister Co.

• HomeGoods

• Hot Topic

• I-Candie's

• IXpressFix

• Jawns Over

• Journeys (opened 2023)

• Pandora

• Rainbow Zen

• Royal Jewellers

• Scentsations

• ShareNet

• Snipes

• Sole Solution

• Spencer's

• Stella Salon

• Strong Spas

• Target

• Torrid

• Victoria's Secret

• Yankee Candle

• Zumiez

References

References

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