[2] In 2019, the southern end of Pennsylvania Avenue was extended as the entrance to Shirley Chisholm State Park, built atop a decommissioned landfill facing Jamaica Bay.

Anchor tenants of the 640,000-square-foot (59,000 m2) mall include Target, Home Depot, BJ's Wholesale Club, Marshalls and Bed Bath & Beyond.

Construction of Gateway Estates, a low income housing subdivision nearby, took place after the shopping mall opened in 2002.

Due to the mall's location near roads with high traffic volume, including Pennsylvania Avenue, Erskine Street, Flatlands Avenue, and the Belt Parkway, local developers said it will attract shoppers from areas outside of Brooklyn, including Queens and Long Island.

This development has been a significant project for economic resurrection and has created many jobs for people in the neighborhood of East New York.