New York’s new Belmont Park Village sells luxury labels at irresistible prices

At Belmont Park Village, visitors can play all day long. The new open air and experiential shopping destination has opened near UBS Arena, home of the Islanders as well as a famous concert venue, in Elmont, LI. Some 15 off-price luxury brand boutiques from top fashion labels have already debuted there, and when completed, the center’s elegant cobblestone streets will be filled with more than 150 shops and seven restaurants and cafes .

Now you can go straight from browsing the designer racks to cheering on the ice rink or clapping your hands at Mariah Carey’s Christmastime show on December 15th.

Already revealed are the first North American drops from Thom Browne, Rene Caovilla and Palm Angels, along with Swarovski, Longchamp, Jacob Cohen and more. Coming soon are European and American legends such as Valentino, Vivienne Westwood, Etro, Herno, Aquazzura and Missoni, plus beauty and crystal brands such as Charlotte Tilbury, L’Occitane and Baccarat.

The village is the latest addition to the Bicester Collection and its first foray into North America. The retail and hospitality giant operates affluent villages near European and Asian gateway cities including Paris, Milan, Barcelona, ​​Brussels, Dublin, Frankfurt and Shanghai, as well as two award-winning hotels and a Michelin-starred modern Mexican restaurant. in California.

These are not general shopping malls. The villages are known for their picturesque surroundings, lush landscape, wide variety of labels, tempting restaurants and five-star service in line with that of a hotel. It’s like buying Madison Avenue on sale and without the traffic.

Guests will be able to check in at the concierge for delivery at the arena, where purchases are delivered to the UBS team store at Isles Lab for pickup during or after a hockey game, or for hands-free shopping in the village.

Personal shopping suites and a plush VIP space called the Apartment are slated to open next year. In the latter, guests can enjoy champagne and canapés in a magnificently decorated lounge. Dining options currently include French pasta maker Ladurée and sandwich shop and cafe Pret A Manger, and plant-based Le Botaniste is set to open early next year.

For a white-tablecloth experience, guests will soon be able to book Frost & Fry – a venture with renowned American restaurateurs Jeffrey Chodorow and Robin Leigh and chef Anshu Anghotra from London, or Hundredfold, a flagship bar american. There will also be food trucks and pop-ups for a variety of food.

Transportation to the center is quick and easy. Trains from Penn Station and Grand Central drop off passengers at the Elmont-UBS Arena station in about 35 minutes, and shuttle vans ferry shoppers to Belmont Park’s north entrance. Meanwhile, those arriving by car can park in an adjacent covered garage (free during store hours). Both JFK and LaGuardia airports are nearby, and luggage can be checked in with the concierge.

Because when it comes to high-flying style, it takes a village.