Malls can reopen on Friday, stores inside Walden Galleria prepare

The Walden Galleria will reopen on Friday following Governor Cuomo's announcement Wednesday morning that shopping malls with enhanced HVAC filtration systems can reopen.

FRIDAY WILL BE TEND OF A LONG ROADFOR PEOPLE WHOWORK IN SHOPPINGMALLS.PLACES LIKE THEBOULEVARD MALL ANDWALDEN GALLERIAWILL BE ALLOWED TOOPEN UP FOR THEFIRST TIME INMONTHS.GILAT MELAMEDLOOKS AT THECONDITIONS THEYWILL HAVE TO FOLLOWTO OPEN THEIRDOORS."HOLY COW WE GOT 48HOURS."BEFORE THE EMPTYHALLS OF WALDENGALLERIA WELCOMEIN SHOPPERS.

FORTHE FIRST TIME INNEARLY FOURMONTHS.THE BFLO STORE HASTO SWAP OUT ITS ST.PATRICK'S DAYSELECTION."IT'S LIKE A TIME WARPRIGHT NOW."FOR A SUMMER LINE.THAT INCLUDESBUFFALO MASKS.OWNER AND FOUNDERNATHAN MROSZ SAYSHE EAGERLY AWAITEDWEDNESDAY'S NEWS."EVEN JUST WALKINGIN TODAY, KNOWINGAND HAVING THATHOPE OF OPENING.

ITFEELS GREAT AND IKNOW I SHARE THATWITH A LOT OF OTHERSMALL BUSINESSESAND NATIONALBUSINESSES THAT ARELOCATED INSIDEMALLS."OTHER THE BFLOSTORES ARE ALREADYOPEN.

INCLUDINGONE AT MCKINLEYMALL WITH ITS OWNENTRANCE.MROSZ HOPES THISANNOUNCEMENT WILLHELP BUSINESSTHERE TOO."WE'RE KIND OF OUROWN LITTLE ISLANDTHERE.

THERE'S NOTLIKE LATE NIGHTRESTAURANT OR STUFFLIKE THAT, SO ITS BEENREALLY QUIET.

AFTER 5O'CLOCK IT IS A GHOSTTOWN."MALLS MUST HAVEENHANCED HVACFILTRATIONSYSTEMS.OTHER STATEGUIDANCE INCLUDES50% CAPACITY ANDCLOSING OFF FOODCOURT SEATING.MOVIE THEATERSINSIDE MALLS WILLSTAY CLOSED.THE STATE DID NOTSAY HOW THE NEWREQUIREMENTS WILLBE ENFORCED.ERIE COUNTY SAYS ITSONLY REQUIRED TOINSPECTRESTAURANTS INSIDEMALLS."SOMETHING THAT ISNOT NORMALLY UNDEROUR PURVIEW WE JUSTWOULDN'T GO OUT ANDINSPECT BECAUSE WETRUTHFULLY JUSTDON'T HAVE THEPOWER TO DO IT, AND AMALL IN ITSELF WEWOULD NOT NORMALLYFOR BANKRUPTCY.DEVEAN APPROXIMATELY 10T TOTRANSFORMVE TOSTOP CHANGE, ANDSOKE ABOU SAME ATHEY WERE IN WHEN MAL THE SAME.HAVE TO CHANGE WI HILLSMALL, MCKINLEY MALL,AND NI PLANS ANDHAVE NOT HEARD BACKYNTHS-LONGABOUT