Main Street

Smithtown Plans To Narrow Main Street Following Three Traffic Fatalities

There is a plan to turn the four-lane Main Street in downtown Smithtown into a two-lane road. Three people have been killed in the area in the last 18 months.

2011/05/26

Village Hall - Farmingdale, NY (file / credit: Village of Farmingdale)

Farmingdale Tries To Woo Visitors With Fewer Parking Tickets

One Long Island village is trying to get you to shop and dine there by easing up on the law.

2011/05/10

A memorial on Main Street - Smithtown, NY - May 6, 2011 (credit: Sophia Hall / WCBS 880)

Two Young Sisters Struck On Main Street In Smithtown; Businesses Want Changes

The accident occurred in Smithtown on a stretch of roadway that has been the site of several recent pedestrian accidents.

2011/05/06

Smithtown Pedestrian Killed While Crossing Street

Police on Long Island are investigating the death of a 33-year-old man who was struck and killed while crossing a street in Smithtown.

2011/02/27

Hackensack Seeking Renaissance Of Main Street

Years ago, Main Street was a shopping destination. Today, it is a shadow of its former self, with many stores having fled to the malls.

2011/01/15

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N.J. Fire Rips Through 4 Row Houses, Displaces 35

An early morning fire that burned through four row houses in Paterson on Wednesday has left 26 people displaced.

2011/01/05

Obama: Main Street Feels Beat Up By Wall Street

At a town-hall meeting in PA on Monday, President Obama said there are people in the country that feel he’s been too soft on Wall Street.

2010/09/20

Flushing Caught In The Middle Of A Food Fight

Flushing has become the city’s largest hub of Asian commerce dwarfing Manhattan’s Chinatown leaving many of its longtime residents feeling a bit isolated.

1010 WINS–2010/08/06

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