In addition to the traffic this monstrosity will generate on a permanent basis, did anybody think of what it would be like if they're allowed to build? There are going to be road closures for months as they do construction work on the roads. And good lord, the flooding.. .my heart goes out to the people who live in back of Crossroads. Every time there is a lot of rain, they're already seeing massive flooding. Can you imagine what this will do if built? The people have spoken. They do not want this. Stop the mall!

if only it were as simple as the will of the mahwah residents overcoming the legacy of ex-mayor john dapuzzo and all his suspect allegiances (many still in positions of power).

I can not believe that the Crossroads Development was not discussed at the Flooding Committee meeting last week. Talk about wasting time and money. The surrounding townships gathered to discuss their combined efforts to resolve the flooding and there was no mention the of the Crossroads Develpment. Any plans to work on the flooding will be thrown out the window it they don't factor in the mall and the impact it will have on the flooding. Another waste of time and money.

I really think a Costco would be perfect there,

Wegmans and Trader Joe's!

now you are talking
I would add
cruise ship type buffet joint
micro brewery
all you can eat crab
Outback
Royal Warsaw II
Good German Restaurant
wild bird food store
another micro brewery

Can't you do that in Paramus?

Hank for Mayor in 2013! Probably enough room for a third microbrewery too.

and a few of mahwah high schools sons and daughters selling drugs and turning tricks in the thousand dark corners and we're really set. we got the beers, the fake crab meat drenched in palm oil, a smoke and a happy ending! STDs and heart-disease for everyone; thank you crossroads!!!

it's certainly how i view the culture of mall worship that put kids and communities in harms way. as for your suggestion that i was demonizing some fellow residents child, Sarcasm is a common abstraction; i'm sorry if you had missed that part Hank.

that is my suggestion

Gottardo, no need to belittle our young adults in Mahwah. STD's and heart disease would be blamed on the mall? What are you thinking?

Wow what is this discussion about? Too much traffice in Paramus - lets just bring everyone from NY to shop the mall so they don't have to pay tax.

What's wrong with New Yorkers?
Oh, "those" New Yorkers I get it now.

There is nothing wrong with New Yorkers Hank. We are talking about traffic. What are you talking about? Time log off on this article.

for the record: i don't belittle anyones child, ever (mercedes),though i certainly question things that parents of children wish for and the things those parents believe will be an aid in parenting (the mall being repeatedly described as a desired place for our kids to hang out). i grew up in a different world where people ate dinner at home together, talked about their day while washing the dinner dishes, drew on the road for hours with colorful shale stones (or chalk on the rare occassion we had some), carved a new walking stick every week during the summer... for walking!, collected acorns for acorn fights, swung on vines, dropped frogs off a twenty foot wall tied to homemade parachutes,

we didn't need a mall. i like to walk to suffern for a movie with my wife or the kids (now quite grown). if ever i need something 'the mall' has, i'd much rather drive to paramus or harriman than have that monstrous ass-ache stuck in our town and polluting kids lives. just my opinion; obviously some people disagree, and i'm okay with that... no matter what comes me and my family will be okay.

pressed grapes for wine (still do), jarred 250 quarts of tomatoes with mom (81) every september (still do, and my children help peel tomatoes by hand), played a lot of ball although 'travel-teams' didn't exist then and our parents told us we weren't so good when we stunk, got our haicuts from dad, never needed a mall to be entertained (and certainly not one at the expense of so many peoples lifestyles and wishes).
i understand fully that all us people are different. i feel it's important that we accept that fact while we communicate our sentiments with conviction. i'm not angry but i'll let myself get riled up because then i'll act. i have campaigned a lot to stop this mall because i believe it represents much of what's wrong in america today. and btw, i couldn't care less about the traffic study hank (which could only come back as "needing major improvents") since the trafiic is already often a nightmare on my side of town. "Burn Down the Mall!!!"

My guess is the lifestyle center will wind up "college town" The 6,000 students at Ramapo have no place to go. A food store,micro brewery,food joints,costco,etc.
It's going to be great.