New World Mall Food Court

Since Caldor went out of business 12 years ago, this 165,000 square foot site location at the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street in Flushing has been left empty. Many attempts to develop the property have failed, until the New World Group, owned by several prominent Chinese businessmen, successfully leased the site from Vornado Realty in early 2009, with a vision and plan to construct one of the largest indoor Asian Mall in the Northeast. The project took more than two years to complete due to the complexity of the location and other factors.