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I think a larger point needs to be made:
Focusing on tznius and measuring is not what keeps are girls frum and erlich. You know what works? Giving them a love for Hashem and themselves! And explaing why they need to be tznius, explaining the hashkafa. Of course halacha needs to be taught, but the focus nowadays is only on the rules. When you ask about certain Lakewood schools, they tell you all the rules! Where’s the warmth, the love, the focus on ahava for themselves and Hashem?
Without girls wanting to be frum, without them being taught why to be machmir, we now have an epidemic of girls coming out of High School and throwing away all the rules! Give a girl a hug, a smile, and teach a class about tznius. but the focus on all the rules is causing a lot of immodesty.You are all missing the point. Lakewood was established as an Ir Hatorah. While many have moved here over the years for other reasons, we cannot lose sight of the original foundation the community is built on!
Furthermore, for a yeshiva to build a mall is not the same as a businessman building a mall. While it is ok for the Yeshiva to look for ways to make money, a mall sort of defeats the whole purpose of having the Yeshiva community established!
Last, we all know that there are many Yidden in the malls, and that’s ok. But putting the mall right in Lakewood is definitely asking for problems!
We need to preserve whatever Ruchniyus is left in this town, not challenge it with malls and such.