Barnes & Noble Signs 19,000 SF Lease at Galleria at Crystal Run

MIDDLETOWN—Some good news for the retail sector and for book lovers in Orange County as Barnes & Noble will be opening a major location at the Galleria at Crystal Run here later this year.

The nation’s largest bookseller will be located next to Macy’s on the lower level in 19,000 square feet of space and is expected to open in late 2026.

The new store will include a café and in addition to books will also offer a wide range of toys, games, vinyl and a selection of paper and gifting items. Designed as a welcoming community space, the bookstore will also feature comfortable reading areas.

Galleria at Crystal Run owner Pyramid Management also announced that Barnes & Noble will be opening a more than 18,000-square-foot location at the Crossgates Mall in Albany on the upper level next to REI. The Crossgates location is scheduled to open its doors for the first time in the late summer of this year.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest retail bookseller in the United States. The company has more than 700 bookstores across the United States, as well as its online bookstore at bn.com, the NOOK digital business which offers both eBooks and audiobooks, including the B&N Audiobooks subscription, the SparkNotes educational service, and stationery and gift retailer Paper Source.

In other major retail news, the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack was sold for $175 million via auction earlier this month. The Rockland County Business Journal reported that the 2.2-million-square-foot enclosed mall was acquired by Black Diamond, an affiliate of BD Palisades Holdings, which had purchased the property’s debt in October, 2025. Foreclosure proceedings on the property, which had amassed approximately $463 million in debt, had begun in 2023.

Pyramid Management lost ownership of the Palisades Center in 2024 after defaulting on a $418-million mortgage taken out in 2016, according to Syracuse.com.