Gravity Vault opens 18,500 s/f rock climbing gym at Samanea New York

Westbury, NY Lesso Mall Development, dba Samanea New York, the new retail, entertainment and dining destination located at 1500 Old Country Rd., congratulated The Gravity Vault on its grand opening. One of the largest rock climbing brands in the country, The Gravity Vault Westbury offers over 18,500 s/f of climbing terrain including bouldering, top-rope, and lead climbing walls, designed to make rock climbing accessible and fun for all ages and abilities.

To celebrate, Samanea New York and The Gravity Vault Westbury hosted a grand opening ribbon-cutting event.

“We are very excited to open in Westbury,” said Mark Davidson, president of The Gravity Vault Westbury. “The community’s response to our first Long Island location in Melville, which opened in 2017, was tremendous and this new location is even bigger with new attractions and special walls for young children. The space at Samanea New York is ideal with 45-ft.-high ceilings in a bright, open and high energy environment with a great location in Western Nassau. Come join us for some adrenaline inducing fun!”

Samanea New York’s new rock climbing gym features over 250 climbing routes at any one time and includes wall heights that extend 45-ft. high, with views out across Long Island. There is a dedicated kid’s climbing area, an augmented reality climbing wall featuring interactive climbing games projected onto the climbing wall, an Olympic-style lead climbing wall, a bouldering cave, a climbing training area with two adjustable training boards, a state-of-the-art cardio and fitness room, and a retail store.

For beginners, The Gravity Vault Westbury offers an Education Station with classes to teach top-rope, belay and lead climbing. Guests can also choose to book a private one-hour staff training session for two or more climbers. Led by an expert instructor who manages the ropes, the session is tailored to the participants’ skill and interest. Those who have some climbing experience can purchase a day pass, which gives them access to all that the facility has to offer from open to close.

Serious climbers will enjoy Long Island’s tallest wall and longest climbing routes on the Olympic Style Lead Wall. A specialty climbing training area features a spray wall, adjustable training boards, and hang boards to help athletes level up their skill. Kids ages 7-19 are also invited to try out for Team Gravity Vault Westbury, a USA Climbing affiliated youth rock climbing team. Signups for tryouts are open now and can be booked online.

“Samanea New York is now the first Long Island mall to contain a state-of-the-art rock climbing gym.

Located on the second floor, right alongside 43 feet of open window space, climbers will be treated to a spectacular outside view over 70 feet high off the ground, from an exceptional, newly designed open space,” said Dominic Coluccio, head of real estate, Samanea New York.

“It is very exciting to welcome this nationally recognized destination to our growing roster of lifestyle and entertainment tenants. Guests can spend a day at the property by having fun at our entertainment tenants  including Empire Adventure Park, Dave & Busters, X-Golf, Pickleball Smash-It, Smash-It Therapy, Smash-It Table Tennis, Double Tap Laser, , Let’s Craft, Snapology/XP League, and soon-to-open Ryco’s Escape Room; dine on restaurant row at The Cheesecake Factory, K-Pot & BBQ, and soon to open Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao and Royal Dim Sum; or shop at Bloomingdale’s Furniture Outlet, Fortunoff Backyard Store, and 99 Ranch Supermarket. We invite all Long Islanders to come experience the new Samanea New York!”

The Gravity Vault Westbury will host weekly and monthly classes for various skills and levels, as well as private events, camps and school break activities.

Samanea New York tenants currently open to the public include Bloomingdale’s Furniture Outlet, Dave & Buster’s, The Cheesecake Factory, 99 Ranch Supermarket, Fortunoff Backyard Store, X-Golf, Empire Adventure Park, Let’s Craft, Snapology/XP League, Smash-It Pickleball, Smash-It Therapy, Double Tap Laser Shooting Range, Leon Banilivi Rugs, Kawai Piano Outlet, Leonardo Furniture, MyPlanet Living Center, Mind Travel’s Elemental, and K-Pot BBQ.