Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall

Stores were kind of empty — began shopping at 7 p.m. Not enough merchandise, either, they were out of everything. To my surprise, they close at 9:30! Really? So close to Christmas? Danbury Fair Mall in CT began their holiday hours today — open till 11:00. We should have driven there. A dizzying array of stores to choose from, and beautifully redone.
Poughkeepsie Galleria is looking quite sad these days.

This mall isn’t very different from any other, as it has a variety of stores, food court and movie theater. This place is pretty friggin’ clean, though, so that’s a bonus. Target and Best Buy are also conveniently located here. There is plenty of parking available as well.

STORES: Pretty much all stores I like to see in a mall are here such as Target, Payless Shoes, Forever 21, Charlotte Russe, Ily, and others. Bright and white inside. Clean. Small food court on the second floor. Movie theaters, Regal theaters.
Was here on a Monday afternoon, and it was quite empty and quiet.
Parking outside available. We parked by JC Penney which has a Sephora inside it.

Great mall, place is super clean and most of the business there have nice employees. Although some stores come and go, a good number of the stores gave been there for years. Parking lot is also spacious and there are a number of entrances. The mall security is also very competent and have helped me through some issues with no problem.

I’m in Poughkeepsie. What else was there to do in the winter months to kill time outside of skiing?

This is your typical NY mall. I remember coming to this mall along time ago and it was nicer. It seems like it has went downhill a bit.
The stores in the mall are normal mall stores macys, Spencer’s, hot topic, hollister American eagle, AF, pac sun Zumiez. Dicks sporting goods, forever 21. Of coarse there is a food court with the most Chinese oriental style food locations I have ever seen in a food court. There is also a ruby Tuesday in the mall which is a nice switch up. There is also a few pretzel stores as well as game stores.
I always remembered this mall being wayyy nicer than the mall in the middletown. I have to say a few years later and I feel like this mall went downhill a bit. Still nicer than the Middletown galleria
Overall. This mall has every regular mall shopping store and you can get everything from electronics and clothing to food here.
PROS:
— it’s a clean mall
CONS:
–mall has changed since I was younger not as nice

Typical American suburban mall, filled with all your shopping needs. The shops I usually frequent here are Banana Republic, H&M, GAP, Target, and Best Buy. There is a sizable food court with all your usual unhealthy fast food joints. The mall also contains a movie theater which is nice. I have no complaints here as the mall is usually kept clean and there are security guards walking around to make sure everything is kosher.

Not a great place for families on the weekends unless you’re going to the movies only.

I love this mall so many things to look at and buy! Sometimes a little expensive but it is very good place to get gifts for u and urself. I wish the mall was a bit bigger and a little cheaper but that’s New York anyway and the economy.

A solid mall, except I hate the constant kid parties that seem to be going on. I feel like at any given moment, Banana Republic is going to close here because the place is always empty. But hey, until they do, I like the open store!

Although I live a comfortable 45 minute drive from this mall (which makes the travel to it feel like too much), I occasionally visit this mall. It’s got lots of stores. From the high-​end Best Buy to the Target department store, it’s all there. Take a look around.
Prior to this mall, I had never seen a Nathans nor a Wendy’s in a mall location. But they got them here. Yes, these locations are a bit pricier than their outside competitors, but I can live with that, if I’m only around once every six or so months.

I heard lots of people hate it here. It’s actually not so bad at all. I wish they had a apple store and bookstores like high scale malls. Also their food cort is pretty good but I wish they would have more restaraunt a in this place but it’s decent because there’s tons of other restaurants along rt.9 the only restaurants the galleria has besides the food court restaurants is Ruby Tuesdays and The Melting Pot. I’ve grew up here for most of my life and seen some pretty good stores come and go. I do notice galleria is bigger than most malls around. They have a really nice movie theatre you should try here.

Decent mall. This was the go-​to place whenever we wanted to go clothes shopping without having to drive an hour to Palisades Mall. It’s fairly big and has all the stores I could ever need. It’s clean, good amount of parking spaces, security, etc. My favorite parts of this mall include the GIANT Target/​Best Buy/​Old Navy/H&M and the food court. We usually enter through the Target (which is bad because then we’ll buy everything in there first before we even get to one store in the mall. The Old Navy is pretty awesome too. They just have everything.
As for the food court, they have a nice big space with plenty of seats. As for the food there’s Wendy’s, Nathan’s 2 chinese food places, pretzel place, Taco Bell, etc. It’s definitely nice to have someplace to sit after you’ve shopped till you’ve dropped. (Literally.) They sometimes have fun events going on during the mall like fundraisers or small concerts. If you’re around, check this place out.

The Galleria is your typical american mall. Teeming with teenage hormones, the smell of popcorn and mysterious cleaning products, it’s not anything unusual. I like it better than the Kingston mall, if only because they happen to have stores I like better. But I’m rarely in this part of Dutchess County, and if I am I make it count. Meaning, I spend my entire day at the mall making me never want to come back again. Well, that may be a bit drastic; maybe just for six months. You get the idea. The stores change fairly often although the anchor stores like JCPenney’s and Macy’s have stuck around. Recently they’ve added a Sephora which is something I’ve been looking forward to having nearby. Other than my yearly Christmas shopping, I don’t come here much. Gotta avoid the teenage angst!

This isn’t my favorite mall but it beats the Jefferson Valley Mall which is the mall closest to my house. I shop here because I love all the stores along Rt 9, so I usually hit this mall on the way back down from home goods!
I wish they had a Gymboree, Pottery Barn kids and kept Kirklands.
I love the Awesome Country store because its different… Reminds me of Le Gourmet Chef that used to be in the Palisades Mall.
Happy Shopping!

I liked the Galleria a lot better in its heyday, when it had a more interesting variety of stores. I think Penney’s is the only original anchor left. These days, there’s very little to distinguish it from other malls, particularly Pyramid owned ones. Except for the much-​needed add of Target, unless there’s something I need from a particular store, or if I’m driving by anyway, I don’t have a lot of reason to go.

Great Mall

Being a Dutchess County resident for the majority of my life, I’ve experienced this mall as a toddler, pre-​teen, teenager and adult. I’ve seen this mall go from grunge to an empire – kicking the South Hills mall repeatedly to the curb until there was nothing left except Dollar Tuesdays and chain stores not good enough for 2001 South Road.
After living in Albany for three years, I realized that the Poughkeepsie Galleria is always last to get «new» stores. For example, it took the Galleria at least 2 ½ years to get a Teavana after the Crossgates (Albany) mall did. I know it doesn’t seem like a big deal but it should to corporate. Right now, the Galleria is set to get a «Francesca’s Collections» which has been at the Crossgates mall for at least 6+ months already. Maybe they’re stepping up their game but either way, I don’t see the point of going to this mall unless you live in the area. There’s no reason to go out of your way to go there.
The Galleria has every type of store you’d expect… unless you’re expecting a bookstore, Apple store, Williams and Sonoma, Deb, Pottery Barn, etc. (Hint hint: Step up your game, Galleria! I know you can do it!)

While other people seem to hate this place, I find it acceptable. This place has all the major stores: Sears, Macy’s, JC Penny, Target, Best Buy, A&E, Aeropotale, Abercrombie, H&M, Forever 21, Hollister, Victoria’s Secret, The Body Shop, The Bath and Body Shop, Brookstone, DSW, Express, LOFT, Old Navy, New York and Company, Banana Republic, Sephora, Aldo, Payless Shoes, and Hot Topic.
I am not perticularly aware of all the good stores gone out of the mall but to me they have everything we need. Somebody said there is no bookstore or Apple. This is located in Poughkeepsie= definitely not a big city. So the best bet is you won’t find an Apple store in Poughkeepsie. There is Bern’s and Nobles on the same street.
To me, the dining option is lacking. There are only 2 restaurants: Ruby Tuesday and Melting Pot and the rest is food court. They are dining options outside the mall on the same street. They have a movie theater inside the mall too.
I think this is the best we are gonna get in Dutchess and Orange county.

I’m not only a foodie, but a shopping-​addict as well. I only go here because it’s the only shopping center for 40 miles (at least).
They don’t have an Apple store OR a book store. Seriously? What kind of customers is this place trying to appeal to? Being the only mall within a reasonable distance to the Culinary Institute of America, Marist, Vassar, and Bard even… you would think that they would put in an Apple store (I don’t know how many times I’ve had to drive back to Albany to pick up something for my computer or have it looked at) rather than remodel their H&M store. Don’t get me wrong, I love clothes and stores like H&M and Forever 21, but it’s not a necessity.
We need books, technological aid with our gadgets and electronics, and a target that ISN’T attached to a hype-​y shopping mall.