Two empty stores sit in the Merrick Mall looking for a neighborhood-type tenant, said Chris of Realty Insight Group, which owns the space.

"We have two spaces – one is 900 square feet and the other is 3,000 square feet," he said.

The 3,000 square foot space also has a partial basement, but neither space can be divided into multiple units.

Chris did say that tenants have been interested, even though there is nothing definite yet. A woman's clothing store has been exploring the space and at one point, a liquor store was slated to go in one of them but it couldn't get approval from the state for a license.

"I would like to see a liquor store go in there because there is no liquor store there with good parking," Chris said. "I'd also like to see a clothing store or a bookstore, something like that."

In addition, he told Patch that Stop & Shop will be expanding into the empty nightclub area, which will make the Merrick Mall area show a bit better.

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