This fund would do such things as build additional stairways to access the subway platforms in Grand Central and a pedestrian mall on Vanderbilt Avenue.

WSJ: Midtown East Rezoning Proposal Unveiled

The sun had not yet come up over New Orleans East when a convoy of a dozen cars pulled into the parking lot of the Grand Theater in Lake Forest Plaza Mall.

NPR: A Return to New Orleans East

In the newly-opened Marwa Tower mall, a gleaming structure of glass and steel skyscraper next to the Grand Mosque, you may find Puma trainers, Chanel fragrances, gold jewelry, mobile phones and dozens of other gadgets -- alongside religious books and traditional calligraphic art.

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These days, Soho is one big shopping mall, with high-end fashion well represented along West Broadway between Houston and Grand streets.

BBC: Last minute holiday shopping in the Big Apple

The Grand Theater, with 12 screens and stadium seating, had been the centerpiece of an effort to revitalize the mall in this eastern district of the city.

NPR: A Return to New Orleans East

He owns three hotels (two Marriotts and a Grand Hyatt) in the same city but his showpiece is an upcoming 2.5 million sq ft shopping mall, the first LuLu outlet in India.

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