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New York’s newest luxury-shopping destination does not look much like a mall.
There are no sprawling indoor corridors, no food-court trays, and no frantic laps around a parking lot trying to find your car.
Instead, a set of dramatic gates opens onto landscaped pedestrian streets, polished shopfronts, cafés, and a collection of fashion labels that would normally send you downtown, across the Atlantic, or to a department-store floor in Midtown.
Belmont Park Village has quietly transformed a former parking area beside UBS Arena in Elmont into a European-style outlet village, with designer fashion, hospitality-minded service, and discounts of up to 65% off retail prices.
It’s the first North American destination from The Bicester Collection, the group behind luxury outlet villages outside cities including London, Paris, Milan, Barcelona, and Dublin.
The Bicester Collection’s New York debut is now a little over a year old, but it still feels surprisingly under the radar for a place this close to Manhattan.
Source / Belmont Park Village
A little bit of Europe, just beyond Queens
Belmont Park Village officially opened a few years ago in October 2024, planted beside the city’s eastern edge in Elmont, Long Island.
The setting is intentional: rather than recreating another enclosed retail complex, the village is built around walkable, open-air streets, planted landscaping, a town-square atmosphere, and car-free paths meant for lingering between shops.
The inspiration comes from a model that has spent decades working abroad.
The Bicester Collection began with Bicester Village outside London in 1995, then expanded the concept across Europe and China. In Elmont, it has brought that same model to North America for the first time: luxury and premium labels in an outdoor village setting, with previous-season collections and a stronger emphasis on the visit itself than the usual outlet sprint.
It is less “quick stop for a pair of sneakers” and more “accidentally spend three hours browsing, eating lunch, and trying on something you did not expect to find.”
Designer names, without the full-price panic
Shopping is the main event here, of course and it’s only continuing to grow.
Belmont Park Village is working toward more than 150 off-price boutiques at full occupancy, with brands offering previous collections, rare pieces, and select archival finds at discounts of up to 65% off.
The Hollywood Reporter’s guide to Belmont Park Village notes that the shopping village has leaned into one-of-a-kind and runway-adjacent pieces, not just basic outlet inventory — offering unique opportunities for local shoppers they wouldn’t find anywhere else.
Current and recently announced names include:
Valentino
Vivienne Westwood
Thom Browne
Missoni
Coach
Cavalli
Orlebar Brown
RAINS
The North Face
Levi’s
Canali
Gianvito Rossi
A.P.C.
Brunello Cucinelli
Kiton
Several brands even selected Belmont Park Village for their first-ever North American outlet location, including Vivienne Westwood, Thom Browne, Missoni, Orlebar Brown, and RAINS.
QNS reports that the Village’s mix includes luxury fashion alongside more familiar premium names, making it workable whether you are looking for a standout occasion piece or simply a much better deal on a seasonal staple.
One particularly unusual draw: the Missoni shop is home to the largest collection of discounted Missoni Home products in the United States, while the luxury fashion boutiques can stock prior runway pieces and hard-to-find accessories.
There are also plenty of red-carpet looks and previous-season offerings from labels to be found as well, from brands like Valentino and Cavalli.
There is a James Beard chef involved, too
This is not a place designed to force you to leave the moment your bags are full.
The Village’s dining options include Hundredfold, a French-American brasserie from James Beard Award-winning chef Timothy Hollingsworth.
Hollingsworth, whose résumé includes The French Laundry, brings a menu that plays with classic comfort food through a fine-dining lens, including French bread pizza, steak au poivre, martini flights, and fries cooked in beef tallow.
There is also Le Botaniste, the popular plant-based restaurant with Manhattan roots, as well as Pret A Manger for a quicker coffee-and-snack break.
The result is exactly the point: a shopping destination where lunch is not an afterthought and the walk between stores is part of the experience.
Belmont Park Village is trying to make the logistics feel notably less chaotic than a typical outlet trip.
Visitors can use complimentary concierge services, including hands-free shopping.
Purchases can be held while you continue browsing, then collected later or brought to your car. On New York Islanders game days, shoppers can also arrange to have bags delivered to UBS Arena for pickup after the game.
And perhaps the most shocking luxury in the metropolitan New York shopping universe: parking is free.
The Village is also right next to UBS Arena, home of the New York Islanders and a frequent concert venue, while the historic Belmont Park racetrack is undergoing its own major redevelopment nearby.
That means a shopping trip can easily turn into a full day or night out, especially when a big concert, hockey game, or event is already on your calendar!
Getting to Belmont Park Village
Belmont Park Village is at 2601 Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont, NY, roughly 19 miles east of Midtown Manhattan.
The easiest public-transit option is the Long Island Rail Road to Elmont-UBS Arena, followed by the free Village shuttle.
It’s also about 15 minutes from JFK Airport by car, making it a potential last-minute stop before or after a flight.
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