Philip Grant, a homeless man with a track record of sex offenses including rape, was convicted in NY State Supreme Court at White Plains of murder as a hate crime for stabbing Concetta Russo-Carriero to death in a Galleria parking garage on June 29, 2005. Interior shots of the mall were used in the 2018 film Eighth Grade as well as the 2022 film Somewhere in Queens. On November 10, 2020, it was announced Sears would close. On January 5, 2021, Macy's announced as part of a strategy to focus on their highest achieving locations that they would be closing. In November 2022, it was announced that the owners of The Galleria at White Plains are teaming up with two prominent development firms to update the mall as a vibrant mixed-use center which will be enfolded by residential development and amenity-based retail. One of the developers, Louis R. Cappelli, has had a presence in White Plains for decades and is known for developing the nearby 46-story Ritz-Carlton towers. On December 21, 2022, PRCP announced that the Galleria at White Plains would close in March, 2023 for redevelopment. Some of the last small chain stores operating in February 2023, the month before the mall's closure include Claire's, Famous Footwear, GNC, Jimmy Jazz, Kay Jewelers, LensCrafters, Lids, and Rainbow. Former anchor stores Abraham & Straus (opened in 1981 and closed in 1995 and became Stern's) Stern's (opened in 1995 in the former Abraham & Straus space and closed in 2001 and became Macy's) JCPenney (opened in 1981 and closed in 2001 and became Sears) Sears (opened in 2003 in the former JCPenney space and closed on January 24, 2021) Macy's (opened in 1996 in the former Stern's space and closed on March 21, 2021) Forever 21 (opened in 2013 and closed in 2023) H&M (opened in 2013 and closed in 2023) References External links Galleria at White Plains official website Buildings and structures in White Plains, New York Shopping malls in New York (state) Defunct shopping malls in the United States Shopping malls established in 1980 Shopping malls in the New York metropolitan area Shopping malls disestablished in 2023