Levi’s plans to open its first outlet store in New York City inside the Empire Outlets outdoor shopping center under construction on Staten Island’s waterfront.

Levi’s is the latest retailer to sign on at the Empire Outlets on Staten Island.

An Empire Outlets sign goes up on the side of a building in what will be New York City's first outlets mall.

The city and owners of Empire Outlets have committed to hire more than 1,200 people to work at New York City's first outlet center through a new workforce training program starting in September, the Advance has learned.

“We’re flipping on the permanent power,” Joseph Ferrara, a partner at BFC, told Commercial Observer during a construction site tour earlier in the day to show off the last phase of construction at Empire Outlets.

Empire Outlets has received a nearly $100,000 grant from the New York State Department of Labor that will be used to fund a training program for workers on Staten Island who have recently lost their jobs.

Brooks Brothers has tied itself to the Empire Outlets for a new store, and first location in Staten Island in its 200-year history.

Gap Inc.’s Old Navy has signed a deal for 13,382 square feet in Staten Island’s Empire Outlets.

Mamoun's Falafel is the latest vendor to sign onto Empire Outlets, New York City's first retail outlet center slated to open in the fall on the St. George waterfront.

Luggage manufacturer and retailer Samsonite has signed a lease for space in Empire Outlets, the outdoor shopping center that is under development on the North Shore of Staten Island, Commercial Observer has learned.