A jewel in the area. The business owners are friendly and treat you like friends and family. It…read moreoffers many activities for families who live in the area or are traveling through the area. Schools are welcome for pre-arranged field trips. The mall has none of the International or Nationally recognized giants which gives it a local flavor. It's definitely evolving the last few years into an appreciated asset to the area.

We always have a great time at via port rotterdam mall. The aquarium is awesome, the local…read moreIs great for the little ones and adults, the ninety nine headlamp great food!!! Fun fun fun!

Shopping for women, men, children this is a great store to shop at. Lots of trendy clothing at…read moreoutlet prices... I shopped here before Christmas and bought gifts for my grand kids and also for myself! Great discount outlet prices! Just bought an umbrella today priced at $15 on clearance for $4 to take on vacation! Can't beat that... This outlet was previously located in Rotterdam Mall and is now located in Mohawk Commons. Lucky for me!

I love their selection! The women's section has so many different things to offer, I love summer…read moredresses and the gap shorts are my absolute favorite. I frequent here when I go to old navy for my nine month old. Gap factory has baby stuff but I feel like it's such a limited selection, and doesn't get updated as much as I would have liked. In the winter is when I stock up on baby's summer clothes, the shorts for little ones were adorable here . Going here later today to pick up a gift for my friends two year olds birthday. They never dissapoint!

This is a standard-issue Marshall's, which is to say it's the Ocean State Job Lot of cast-off…read moreclothing and a few miscellaneous odds and ends, everything cheap but the stock quite unpredictable. Some major pluses for this particular location though: unlike EVERY other Marshall's I've been in, and I do mean every one (maybe a dozen over the years) this one was very neatly kept without stock being flung everywhere. Only a few things were out of place. Maybe I just went on a good day, but that makes it a little more attractive to come back to. And the staff were actually pretty perky, not at all like the usual "I hate this job and can't wait to be out of here" vibe I've gotten at other Marshall's and similar locations. I still can't take Marshall's above a three star rating because of the so truly random nature of the store that makes it difficult to shop at -- it's closer to a thrift store with new stuff instead of used than anything else I can think of -- but top marks for this location in its category and perhaps the promise of a fourth star in the future if some miracle bargain befalls me on a future visit.

All three staff members we encountered were very unhelpful and borderline rude. They make the Los…read moreAngeles area Marshalls employees look like concierge level staff.

I go to Colonie Center regularly, as I get my nails done at Angeleah Nails…read more It is well maintained and dog friendly with a nice food court on the upper level. Also, with some good snack options. I am a creature of habit and always stop in at Starbucks for my drink inside of the Barnes and Nobles bookstore. I oftentimes go to Macys as well as Sephora for my beauty products. Colonie Center in my opinion is just the right size and not too overcrowded. Love it!

I like this mall. Clean, sufficient and not too crowded. Can eat at Cheesecake Factory afterwards…read moreor PF Chang... My reason for visiting this mall, they have a J. Crew factory store and I was looking for blazers and T-Shirts, I knew they definitely have sales going on, end of Summer deals and J Crew offers great selections and I like their material. Zara and Eddie Bauer stores also inside. Somehow spent $300 on Tees and a Blazer... lol

i friggin love this place. so many different awesome goodies. last time i went i got some sheep's…read moremilk soap that cured this mysterious rash i had on my chest. i also love the nonna's cookies, the ice cream, and the hair clips.

It was a very Electric City Christmas for many on my shopping list this year, and I have…read moreSchenectady Trading Co. to thank. A welcome addition to the Schenectady small business retail scene, it's very on-brand, and I'm here for it. I was able to get quite a few Schenectady-centric Christmas gifts here, and since I always try to support local makers and businesses first, this shop made it super easy - lots of one-stop-shopping potential. My haul included: - two ornaments for the Christmas trees of my Schenectady born-and-raised sisters who no longer live in the 518 - a cute little crocheted elf for my 5-month old niece made my a local granny - a rather stunning wooden bowl, handmade by a local engineer/former colleague of the owner who parkates in woodworking as a hobby - Electric City themed gifts for my boss, who's a Schenectady guy at heart, including a wooden/metal hybrid bottle opener with "ELECTRIC CITY" boldy branded on the front, a pint glass with a cool 70s-esque, retro font ("ELECTRIC CITY"), matching sticker (for the laptop!), and a coaster, but not just any old boring coaster. This one had an illustrated scene printed on glossy enamel depicting a Schenectady police officer playing basketball with a child. Not only did this fit my theme, but the I knew the coaster I chose (there were several different ones) would be significant because his father is a retired Schenectady cop. I guess the pictures on the coasters were part of a public art project, where Schenectady-themed scenes were drawn and then selected to appear on merchandise for the Greenmarket and other items, like these coasters sold here. This is a rough Cliffs Notes version of the project, but it was cool learning about it, knowing it was part of something bigger and community focused. It's the little touches like that which make gift giving feel so special, and I know I wouldn't have found any of those beautiful, thoughtful, local gifts without a shop like Schenectady Trading Co. It would have been even better if there was a small card with a write up about the art project, so I could have gifted the coaster with a bit more "purpose." I like it when I can include a write up about the artist or project or whatever interesting element might need further explaining to make the gift even more interesting. Aside from my local finds, there's plenty of other merchandise, and items that stuck out were a selection of Tough Traveler bags (hometown favorite!), "Electric City" and "Schenectady, Light Up the World!" apparel, a cool assortment of Schenectady inspired vinyl stickers, chocolates from Schenectady-based chocolate shop, Uncle Sam's, and quite a few other odds and ends. I'm thankful that shops like this exist, backed by business owners who have an appreciation for the city and realize there's a need for some Electric City gift giving magic. Wishing them lots of luck, and excited to see what type of programming the owner has in mind down the road (she hinted on wanting this to be more than a retail shop, with poetry nights and books clubs and other outlets for mental stimulation - bring it on!)

The handicap parking spaces are all ice. Which defeats the purpose. it makes it more dangerous for…read morepeople with disabilities. you will do better finding a spot further away which is clearer.

This mall has certainly changed over time (who remembers Korvettes?). Right now, Target is the…read morestore I'd be most likely to visit, though I have been known to purchase shoes and wine. Getting into the mall parking lot isn't so bad, but sometimes the wait to exit onto Central Avenue can seem like it takes forever, so I'm more likely to take the "batcave" exit around the back of the mall and onto Fuller Rd.

It's a modern strip mall with Target anchoring it, a few outbuildings (Party City, Petco, Staples),…read moreand some decent specialty stores (Joann, Empire Wine), but it's got the most godawfully bad parking and traffic flow design exacerbated by the left turn to the Northway and 5/Central North and the Wolf Road commercial conglomeration. This more or less negates the convenience of having it at the intersection of these two major roads, and I predict the Northway will fare badly as the buildings age. In the meantime, I don't recommend it unless you're going early in the day but after rush hour, or are heading to one of the specialty stores as a destination, because you'll be wasting a ton of time just getting in and out, as well as car karma.