Queens Center
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Queens Center is an urban shopping mall in the Elmhurst section of Queens, a borough of New York City.It is located at the intersection of Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard, two of the borough's busiest streets. It is adjacent to the Woodhaven Boulevard (E (5) G (345) R (1234) V (123)) station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. It is also off Exit 19 on the busy Long Island Expressway. The mall is considered the most profitable per square foot in the United States.
Despite its name, the mall is not located at or even near the geographic center of the borough, which (if the Rockaways are included) would be located four miles to the southeast around Richmond Hill.
In 2002, a massive renovation of the mall took place. When it was completed in 2004, the mall nearly doubled in size, adding another wing across the street from the original mall, connected by a large bridge. Additionally, the food court which used to be located in the old circular wing, was relocated to the basement of the new building. As of 2006 some stores have not yet been opened.
Its anchor stores are Macy's and J.C. Penney, each located at different ends of the mall.
