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A shooting occurred outside New Roc City mall in New Rochelle on Monday night when police responded to reports of shots fired around 10:45 p.m. The victim was found bleeding from the back of his head and taken to a hospital in stable condition. Witnesses reported seeing two men dressed in black fleeing the scene, who remain at large. This incident follows recent coverage by The Post highlighting safety concerns and neglect at the mall, which opened in 1999 for nearly $200 million but has since declined due to various issues including isolation, changes in shopping habits, and city revitalization challenges.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
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Story summary
On Monday night, a shooting occurred outside New Roc City, a troubled shopping mall in Westchester County, New York. The victim, an unidentified man, was found bleeding from the back of his head and rushed to a local hospital in stable condition. Witnesses reported seeing two men dressed in black fleeing the scene.
The incident comes just days after the New York Post highlighted safety concerns at the mall. Previous issues include at least two shootings, including one outside a Burger King, and a drug lab explosion last year that caused significant damage to an adjacent hotel. These problems persist despite the presence of a police outpost within the mall complex.
Once a bustling retail center when it opened in 1999 for nearly $200 million, New Roc City has fallen into disrepair due to isolation, changing shopping habits, and a controversial city revitalization plan. Despite ongoing upgrades worth millions, the facility remains largely vacant and dilapidated, serving as an eyesore for the community.
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A shooting outside a troubled Westchester County shopping mall Monday night exposed continuing problems at the nearly-vacant facility — just days after The Post blew the whistle.
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Post → expose → whistle
New Rochelle police said cops were dispatched to New Roc City around 10:45 p.m. on reports of shots fired, and found the victim bleeding from the back of the head outside the mall, according to a release.
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victim → say → release
The unidentified man was rushed to a local hospital and is listed in stable condition.
asserted
man → rush → condition
Witnesses told cops that two men dressed in black were seen running from the crime scene, with the suspects still on the loose and the subject of a police investigation and manhunt.
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suspects → tell → investigation
The Post reported on New Roc City on Sept. 28, revealing that the 1.2 million square-foot shopping and entertainment center has become a scary eyesore with few tenants and even fewer customers.
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center → report → tenants
Opened in 1999 at a cost of nearly $200 million, New Roc was initially a hotspot in the city.
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Roc → open → city
But it’s isolated design, changes in shopping patterns and a questionable downtown revitalization plan by the Democratic-run city prompted the mall’s decline, despite millions in upgrades over the years.
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design → run → years
“The smell of urine, elevators not working, rats and plenty of homeless in areas of the garage,” local activist and past candidate for elected office James O’Toole said last month.
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O’Toole → work → office
“The fire system does not work after the city just installed a new one, most of the doors to the stairwells don’t work and most exit signs are not lit,” he said.
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he → work → stairwells
The garage entrance near the Hotel has been closed off for over three months.
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entrance → close → months
The bottom level is littered with construction debris.”
New Roc has also been plagued by security issues, despite a police outpost at the site.
In recent years, cops reported at least two shootings, including outside a Burger King at the mall, and last year a 47-year-old man’s drug lab sparked a blaze at a hotel at the mall.
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lab → litter → mall
New Rochelle police are asking anyone with information on the Monday night shooting to contact detectives at 914-654-2270 or the department’s non-emergency line, 914-654-2300.
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police → ask → 2270
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