SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA and other malls in Onondaga County must close as of 5 p.m. today to help stop the spread of coronavirus, under an executive order from County Executive Ryan McMahon.
The malls will be closed indefinitely, said Justin Sayles, speaking for McMahon.
McMahon’s order also covers the struggling ShoppingTown and Great Northern malls, but shutting down Destiny USA will have an exponentially bigger impact.
Destiny is the largest mall in New York and the sixth largest in the country. It draws 26 million visitors a year, or an average of 70,000 a day, and employs 5,000 people, according to owner Pyramid Cos.
The mall is a major source of sales tax revenue for Syracuse and Onondaga County.
McMahon ordered the malls closed to help stem the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the highly contagious coronavirus. He discussed the move Tuesday with executives from Destiny USA before signing the order this morning, Sayles said.
Onondaga County has reported two confirmed cases of COVID-19, but officials expect many more. McMahon and other public officials have urged people to avoid gatherings to keep the disease from spreading so fast that it overwhelms local hospitals.
Syracuse-based Pyramid had previously announced plans to keep Destiny USA open but to reduce the hours of operation beginning today.
Some other malls have closed voluntarily across the country including one of the largest.
The Mall of America, a gigantic shopping center in Bloomington, Minnesota, closed Tuesday through at least March 31 to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
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