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Green Acres Mall on Long Island Becomes the Latest Mall to Fall Victim to Social Media-Inspired "Takeovers"

Nine teenagers arrested after a social media-driven mall disturbance involved over 100 youths, with charges mostly misdemeanors including one second-degree robbery, police said.

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The Green Acres Mall on Long Island was flooded by teenagers on Thursday after social media posts called for a so-called "takeover."

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Green Acres Mall falls victim to ‘teen takeover’

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9 teens arrested after social media call for 'takeover' of Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream

The teens, eight of them juveniles, were arrested after police said more than 100 youths staged a "takeover" of the Valley Stream mall.

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Green Acres Mall on Long Island becomes the latest mall to fall victim to social media-inspired "takeovers"

The Green Acres Mall on Long Island was flooded by teenagers on Thursday after social media posts called for a so-called "takeover."

·United States
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CBS News broke the news in United States on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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