Despite store closures, 86th Street BID sees brighter days ahead
With T.J. Maxx, Century 21 and Modell’s Sporting Goods being the latest department stores to close down in the 86th Street area, many locals fear that the shopping district that they’ve frequented for decades may never be the same.
Patrick Condren, executive director of the 86th Street Business Improvement District (BID), told this paper that although the COVID-19 pandemic has hit every shopping district hard, he expects a bounce-back.
“The 86th Street BID has been for many years and will continue to be in our estimation a mecca for the nationals,” Condren said. “It’s our understanding, without giving names, that there are a tremendous number of them simply waiting for the next step in the Century 21 and TJ Maxx situation. They make for prime retail space available.”