Breaking: Brunswick Square final day this Saturday

 And just like that, another NJ mall is heading to that dead mall heaven in the sky. Back on Black Friday weekend I visited the mall and I knew they wanted it closed soon. Leases were not up for renewal so now what happens after Saturday what is staying and what is going?? The AMC theatre, Barnes and  Noble and JC Penny remain. Seems like Macy’s run at the mall will come to an end after this store started it all over 50 years ago with a standalone Bamberger’s. This mall I commonly never went to as much but I went there more when I moved to Woodbridge in the early 90’s it wasn’t a super mall like Paramus, Willowbrook or Freehold but locals loved it. Rip Brunswick Square Mall 1973-2026 



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