The Mid Island Shopping Plaza held its Grand Opening on October 25, 1956, on the site of a former boys' orphanage and a dairy and vegetable farm operated by the Catholic Church.

[2] In September 1957, the tunnel was designated as a Civil Defense operational headquarters, providing emergency accommodations for over 9,000 people.

All former Gertz locations were re-branded as Stern's in early 1983, and a regional corporate staff remained at the Broadway Mall store.

[7] Notable anchor stores in the 1960s and 1970s were Korvettes (where the present-day IKEA is located) and the Pathmark supermarket on the east wing.

[citation needed] The real estate group Vornado Realty Trust purchased Broadway Mall in 2005 for $153 million.

Renovations were announced for the fall, including new tenants, such as Noodles & Company, Blaze Pizza, Blink Fitness and Chick-Fil-A.

[14] In July 2017, a two-level (49,200 square foot) Round One Entertainment opened in space previously housing Steve & Barry's University Sportswear and Sam Goody music.

[17] In 2024, the mall was sold to a local group, which announced plans to completely remodel it at a cost of $100 million.