Town New Jersey Town receives American Dream Mall to sell it on Sunday under the “Blue Law”, which dates back to centuries

One of these things is a problem, as a new lawsuit says against the huge entertainment and retail complex in East Raarford – which is not excitement.

The American dream claims the case from the nearby Paramus officials, to oppose the province’s law that has long banned the sale of unnecessary things such as clothes, hardware and furniture on Sunday.

The history of “blue laws” dates back centuries in New Jersey and was originally rooted in religion. But contemporary supporters say they are providing a welcoming break to the local population of traffic and noise in an area near New York City, which is packed with shoppers throughout the week.

Paramus officials, a major shopping center that includes three commercial centers and miles from the shopping centers, says that almost every retail store in the province is closed to shoppers on Sunday.

This was originally the American dream plan when it was opened in 2019, next to Metlife Stadium, where planes and giants of the American Football Association play. The retail stores will be closed on Sunday, while the entertainment gardens at the mall will remain open – but a report presented Northjersey.com in January Retail dealers also say they open their doors on the additional day for about a year.

“These companies, with the encouragement and support of the ownership of the commercial center and the conclusion of other defendants here, the law violated the hundreds if not thousands of times since January,” argues the lawsuit filed in the state’s Supreme Court.

A statement issued by the American dream argued that the blue laws in Bergen Province do not apply to the complex, because it falls to state -owned property.

The statement says: “The lawsuit is a political trick that is not merit led by the interests of competitors from the private sector.”

However, Paramos mayor Christopher Deepaza said that the American dream “has ever promised” that it would follow the blue laws in the province as soon as it was opened.

A text Through the 2011 hearing, Tony Amers, then the Vice -President of Development and Building of the Five Mall Mall, explains that the laws “prohibit our ability to retail activities on Sunday”, which he said would restrict the effect of traffic.

“They personally confirmed” that they would remain retailers closed on Sunday before the opening of the mall.

He said: “They broke this promise.” “Their decision to operate the retail on Sunday not only violates the law of the state, but also gives them an unfair advantage over every other works in Bergen Province, which follows the law.”

The lawsuit is also called East Radford, whose mayor has not received a request for comment, and the New Jersey Sports and Exhibition Authority. NJSEA and the State Prosecutor’s Office refused to comment because they do not discuss suspended litigation.

New Jersey Blue Laws was initially tougher and imposed at the state level. They prohibited not only commercial operations but also entertainment and non -basic travel activities, as supporters were arguing that the state and the nation committed morals to protect the Saturday from trade and entertainment.

While most of the New Jersey provinces no longer possessed, the leaders of Bergen Province have resisted attempts to cancel them over and over again, and the measures – which exempt some services, including grocery and drug stores – have been supported by voters in the province.

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Philip Marcelo in New York contributed to this report.

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