Wayne's Willowbrook Mall Announces Monday Reopening

WAYNE, NJ — The graphic on the Willowbrook Mall website says it all: "We're opening June 29." Literally, that's all it says.

Attached to the top of every Brookfield Properties Mall website is the image, outlined yellow hands forming a heart shape with those words. Additional details, however, are sparse.

Through the Brookfield Properties website it's listed that four New Jersey malls will open on Monday, including Willowbrook, Woodbridge Center, Paramus Park and Monmouth Mall.

Brookfield Properties did not respond to an email from Patch earlier this week, but a note on their "Back To Business" tab explain that, essentially, mall properties will open as states allow them to.

"Mandates are currently scheduled to lift from late-April through mid-July. We continue to closely monitor any extension, releases, and directives for each state, county, and city that affect our properties," it read. "Non-essential retailers will be able to open when permitted under, and in a manner consistent with, applicable government orders."

The mall has been true to that word, as some stores are open for curbside pickup as of May 18.

If you can't wait until Monday, curbside pickup is still available from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 12 to 6 p.m. Sunday.

A list of currently operating stores can be found here: https://www.willowbrook-mall.com/en/directory/open-stores.html

Though the mall hasn't released many details, Gov. Phil Murphy shared guidelines for malls once they reopen on Monday during a June 18 meeting. They are as follows:

• All mall customers will be required to wear face coverings
• Stores must limit capacity to 50 percent
• Restaurants may provide take-out or outdoor dining
• Common areas such as food courts must remain closed or otherwise cordoned off
• Movie theaters and arcades must remain closed at this time
• Specific floor plans to eliminate congestion must be developed