Cross County Shopping Center

This outdoor mall has lots of shops and restaurants. The Macy’s is housed in the former Gimbels, which was built in 1954, and it has its original Otis escalators. There used to be a restaurant called Wilskers, and it served sandwiches and burgers. Now, it has several restaurants, which are Applebee’s, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and Longhorn Steakhouse.

Location, location, location; that is how such a disorganized and poorly signed mess of a shopping center continues to exist, and even grow, after so many decades. Although it is convenient to various major roads, the Cross County is never convenient and depending on your starting and ending points, even possible, to get around. There is Macy’s, totally separately there is a huge Stop & Shop (to be avoided, as it has a very little selection of merchandise in it), a movie theater, a sad sack of a Sears, and unconnected to any of the above is a multi-​story building containing an attempt at an indoor mall, anchored by a TJ Maxx, and on the other side of the parking structure that serves it an unconnected, but often jammed, discount store; on the top of the parking structure there is now a MicroCenter computer store. In each case, one must get out and try to drive around the maze to get between things, as one must to reach the strip mall at the Center County and recent additions such as an Olive Garden that opened in 2014 and a Hyatt Place hotel which opened in 2015. We go when we must, but even with a car, it is typically inaccessible and unpleasant.

Nice mall. Good selection of stores.

This mall has certainly improved as of late. They have renovated the exteriors of many of the stores and have added new ones. It is a great mall when you need something quick to get for a gift, or just for yourself and not deal with large malls.
The downfall is that it is an outdoor mall so if the weather is bad, it is sometimes a pain to get around the stores.

Pretty good mall but i don’t understand why they have a college in middle of a mall. But It’s always clean and security is always around keeping the peace.

I used to go to Cross County all the time as a child, it’s pretty convenient to get to since you can take the Hutch or I-​87 to get there. Over the years, however, CC got the reputation of being run down, with many of their stores being outdated and just not being a desirable place to shop. Recently the mall received a major facelift that breathed new life into Cross County.
Cross County is an outdoor mall, and compared to Ridge Hill (another outdoor mall in Yonkers) it’s much bigger. The two anchors are Sears and Macy’s, with a number of other stores scattered among them. With the renovations they bought in a slew of new stores like Forever 21 and American Eagle, plus a number of new eateries like Chipotle, Longhorn Steakhouse, Panera, Fridays, and Olive Garden. Additionally, they built a Hyatt within the mall and have a Blink fitness center as well. Some things haven’t changed — there is still the multiplex, the Stop and Shop, and the indoor Cross County Mall across the parking lot. Parking is still free, and there’s an abundance of it; you should have no trouble finding a spot.
Overall they did a good job cosmetically, and they added a number of new places to attract more shoppers. I don’t come here too often but it’s nice to see they built it up and made it a better place to go than it was.

This place has always been awesome. Grow up coming and going to cross county. Great store selections to choose from. Lots of fast food and small desert shops too stop in and chill at. The best part of cross county would have too be the theater, great/​funny staff, excellent fresh theater foods and a non dirty theater experience. Cross county has something for everyone definitely come and shop to u drop here (^_​^).

Cross County gave itself a nice facelift… about a decade and a half too late.
On the outside, they did do a fascinating job in changing up the mall and making it look really nice, from the crap it looked like before. Cross County was a decent mall in the area to go to when I was a kid. I used to like the often dead Adventures, Gimbals’s, and the nice varied selection of stores. I never did understand why for a time there were two Woolworth’s in one mall, but I had no problem with that. Hermann’s Sporting Good’s was nice, as was the pretzel stands that occupied the place. The CVS was convenient. I could go on and on about the good and bad stores that made their way over the years into this mall, but it would be pointless.
These days, it looks good but it is really a boring mall now. Gone are a lot of the trash that used to hang at the mall (though some still carouse around). Way too many clothing stores — no variety. The movie theater is a douche haven at night and tends to get very crowded — and no stadium seating. Sears is ok, but with Macy’s across the way, unless I want a power tool or to spend less, I’m going to Macy’s. I always thought a Target-​type store would be fitting in the Sears spot… even with that dirty National Wholesale Liquidators outside the failed indoor mall.
Variety…the only store that looks different than any other clothing store, sneaker and shoes store, eatery, and jeweler is Spencer’s, a fine and unique fun store to walk in. Perhaps Game Stop as well. What we have now is clothing stores, sneaker stores, clothing stores, shoe stores, clothing stores, and a few jewelry stores between both indoor and outdoor malls. With Blockbuster thankfully gone and the Circuit City mess in the indoor mall gone, maybe some sort of movie store or even Best Buy express would be nice. The Toys R Us a few blocks away is fine, but since that Kaybee’s location closed, there’s no other options to Toys R Us inside the mall. A young kid going to Cross County is going to be really bored. The pet store closed recently as well. Walden books has been long gone. That «playground» with statues in it is really no fun at all for a kid. As someone who sometimes like to go out to just walk around the mall and window shop, Cross County doesn’t quite do it for me. I prefer the Palisades Mall, which has the excellent variety a mall should have. I’ll even take the White Plains Galleria at this point — and I can’t stand them anymore, but hopefully you’ll get my point here. If you’re a clothing fan, well this is your place then.
Burger King is now gone, so you’re left with the pizzeria (with rising prices) for a quick bite, BGR (I’ve always liked it, but they have dipped) or Boston Market. After that, it’s Applebee’s/Friday’s, Olive Garden, Longhorn’s, or Red Lobster mainly. They’ve expanded Macy’s and added an indoor parking lot. They did lose some spacing in favor of restaurants and some other areas renovated — which especially sucks for those who drive and shop there during the holidays.
I used to take my kid here for the Santa thing, but after experiencing the blah and unorganized for the 3^rd year in a row, I will be going elsewhere for that. Make sure the «Santa» there is in a good mood and not sick, because it will affect those expensive pictures you get. And make sure you’re bundled up for that, because waiting outside in the blistering cold is not going to feel good for you or your kids.
Bottom line, it definitely looks a lot better than it did, but in my opinion they waited too long to make this change and they do not have enough variety of stores. If you want clothes, it’s a great place to go. If you want something else, well you’re a bit out of luck.

They did a great job remodeling and added stores that make you want to shop. Nice variety and it has an outlet kind of feel because the stores are outside which is great during good weather months.

This place has come a long way since I was a kid, back when my Mom would drag me to Sterns to buy slacks. I remember the area being fairly rundown and scruffy back in the day, with things only getting worse in the 1990’s. Nowadays, they have some pretty decent stores like Armani and Zara and you can tell that they really did put some bucks and thought into making the place look decent. Good for them.
That being said, I really don’t like this shopping center whatsoever. First, whenever I’ve stopped by (typically on the weekend), the parking situation, and even just getting into the parking lot, has been a giant pain in the ass. Way too much congestion, and way too much of a hassle to get in and out.
Second, the restaurant options are pretty much like the ones you’d find at every other Westchester mall, meaning, sad, corporate, and unhealthy. But hey, if you like Panda Express and Red Lobster, God bless. On the positive side, there are plenty of great Yonkers restaurants just a few minutes away. So if you can wait, you can get a meal that’s undoubtedly far better than anything you’ll find here.
Finally, I find the public safety situation here to be questionable in particular after sunset. Over the years, I have personally seen petty crime being committed at Cross County and the absolute worst was witnessing the recreation of what looked to be a prison riot in the parking lot. Fun stuff.
In the end, this place isn’t interesting enough to make me drive to Yonkers and that’s not even considering the sketchiness, something you may want to consider if you are planning to stop by with kids or the family. There are definitely better options in Westchester, and even in Yonkers actually.

Roy’s Top 5 Things to Know:
1. Lots of your usual mall stores like Macys, H&M, Zara, Gamestop, Spencers, GNC, Express just to name a few and finding parking is easy breezy.
2. Needs better food options as Applebees and Red Lobster just aint cutting it.
3. I like the renovations to this outdoor mall, it’s really heading towards the right directions.
4. Chipotle here has the longest lines on the face of this earth.
5. Movie Theater here is pretty crappy with small screens.

I remember going to cross county in the late 60s to 70s. John Wanamakers had class. Gimbles. It was a nice place to go. It wasn’t high end, heck it had two Woolworths! But it still was a decent place to go. This was the first planned mall in the US. By the end of the 70s cars got stolen in broad daylight.
In the 80s and 90s it got more depressed.
Yes they have done a facelift but is is still not a place I would go after 5:00.
They are turning the old cross county hospital into a hotel? Why? I wouldn’t want to leave that hotel room at night. Do they think this is like Woodbury commons? If it had designer outlet stores this place would be a hit. They put in the same stores as galleria or any low end mall would have. I was hoping for nicer, more unique shops and better restaurants. Applebee’s and now Olive Garden is coming. Really? In a town where real Italian restaurants are great?
It has the only chipotle in westchester unfortunately. I like chipotle but every time I go there are 300 on the line, no where to sit.
There is a Panera. They run out of food, don’t bring it to your table, as have one or only two people taking orders.
Macys is alright but then again it always was.
Sears does not open on time. Calling corporate office does no good.
The parking garage was silly and should become something else.
It would have been better if it had designer outlets so that we could have that without the drive to Woodbury.
The only thing that could save it is to turn one of the massive empty parking lots (behind Applebee’s) into a food truck haven. Like in Austin or Portland. Something cool with interesting unique food options. That would pull in a lot of good business because it’s different and people want it.

The renovation was a much needed improvement not that RidgeHill is up and running and has gave shoppers another option to spend their hard earned $$$. The site is a lot cleaner, stepped up the security and added more than a few stores. I would like to see a legend of all the stores on the site but since the site is relatively small, it may not be needed.

Im going to miss my run upstate (because anything past the Bronx is upstate to me).
Apparently this mall is undergoing a serious upgrade. Driving past it on Major deegan does no justice to all the stores that lie within this outdoor mall. On top of that parking is free!

Useta work here long ago and enjoyed the eating and shopping somewhat. Problem: I traveled by public transport, meaning bus to Woodlawn subway and then home. LOOOOONg trip.
Not sure if the deli is still there, but it was rather good for the usual deli items.

For a quick things to do and a quick shopping just drive and you’ll find what you need. Bigger malls are just few miles away but this mall since it’s upgrade has been nicer to stroll and hangout.
They got a bigger and better Macys which has good a huge free parking. Other branded stores are here as well with lots of sales. You’ll always find something that you’d want here.
A cleaner place, good landscape, more lights at night & more security. They got big restrooms too.
More better food chain as well which at times you don’t have to go farther because you’ll find it here.
Grocery and movie theater are just around the area as well. It’s a place for Family and friends.
The best part. Free parking.

Omg the line is the worst ever 8 registers and line is snail mode so sad an hour on line omg

This place used to give me nightmares as a kid before they renovated (anyone else remember that creepy upper level that was totally deserted apart from a crusty looking kids birthday party place? Yeah, horrifying for a six year old).
I really like what they’ve done with it now, save for a few minorly annoying details. Like that 4-​story parking garage by Macy’s? Totally unnecessary. I guess they were anticipating more traffic than they actually get. And that Red Lobster in the middle of the street back by Sears makes driving around there a pain in the butt. A lot of the stores managed to survive the restoration, especially in the back of the mall, but they’ve added more stores to appeal to younger kids like Forever 21 and H&M. So with that said, the mall gets a little rowdy at times with screaming kids and obnoxious teenagers running rampant. Also, the displays in the stores tend to be a little sloppy and unkempt with clothes everywhere and nothing properly folded or in its right place. The food in the mall is a little underwhelming. All they really have a cheap chain restaurants and grab-​and-​go snack places like Cinnabon. So if you want a real meal, head elsewhere. I still come here if I want to kill some time or need to grab a last-​minute gift, but it isn’t really my scene anymore.

Love the changes they made. Shopping outside on a beautiful day… who doesn’t love that!
Just one little plea… BRING BACK LANE BRYANT PLEASE!!!

A bunch of stores and food spots that are healthy retail therapy for the working class shopper (or any shopper) Fun and not, to many stores to get overwhelmed!