NANUET, NY-The Shops at Nanuet, the first new mall product to come on line in 15 years that can be viewed as competition to Bergen County's malls, opened for business on Thursday.

NEW YORK CITY-Online auction firm 1stdibs has signed a lease for more than 42,000 square feet at Edward J. Minskoff Equities' new 51 Astor Place office building.

NEW YORK CITY-The Brooklyn Flea has signed a lease deal for the entire second floor of 185 Wythe Ave. in Brooklyn.

NEW YORK CITY-The New York City Council and a tenants group has filed suit to block a plan by the Bloomberg administration to lease land at public housing projects to allow private market rate housing development.

RUSKIN, FL-An affiliate of USAA Real Estate Co. has acquired nearly 80 acres here that will reportedly be the future home of a major Amazon distribution center for 14,629,394.40, according to a deed filing on Thursday.

MIAMI-The Genting Group has undertaken some demolition work in and around the former headquarters of the Miami Herald in hopes that it will eventually secure the necessary approvals to build its planned casino resort at the site.

CHICAGO-Safeway Inc. reported on Thursday that it intends to sell its struggling 72 Dominick's supermarkets in the Chicago area.

TYSONS CORNER, VA-Transwestern's Institutional Commercial Group reports it has been named exclusive sales agent for the Tysons East Metro Portfolio here.