Sen. Skoufis Commends Middletown Revival on Department Store Tour

New Middletown CEO Lili Zhou (L) accepts a certificate from Sen. James Skoufis (D-N.Y.) in Middletown, N.Y., on Nov. 29, 2023. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times

Sen. James Skoufis (D-N.Y.) lauded the ongoing redevelopments in Middletown during a tour of a new downtown department store on Nov. 29.

Called “New Middletown,” the store opened on Nov. 17 at the former Tompkins Department Store building on North Street, which was once a busy regional shopping corridor before the downturn of the former railroad city during the second half of the 20th century.