so much for Councilwoman's Susan Berland's anti graffiti campaign huh?

A drugstore like CVS

Book store. We lost them all.

Trader Joe's!

Trader Joes is an excellent idea- how about BOTh Trader Joe's and Barnes& Noble- that would be great!

wine and cheese cafe

Sporting goods store.

Sitar, ANY store front that would take away this EYESORE!!
& the BLACK EYE Sun Ming on the corner of Round Swamp and Jericho??

Record store.

Indoor Paintball or lazer tag complex, with pinball machines, & things for kids & teens!

bookstore is a good idea, or an indoor baseball/softball cage place

Maybe the Realtors Website should work that might help get it turned into any of the above - Trader Joes is a great idea. Sporting Goods maybe but Dicks is right in Melville. Batting Cages are at West just a few blocks from there. Bookstores are closing because of Kindles and Ipads and Record Stores have gone the same way.

Trader Joes YEAH!!

Trader Joes or Uncle Giusseppes (sp?)

If you want a great book store visit Book Revue in Huntington Village

I would be ecstatic if a Trader Joes opened locally!

Trader Joe's would be perfect. No more long rides to Commack!

yup, trader Joes is a great idea! I forgot about West!

would love to see a trader joe's open there or where waldbaums is closing further east

How about the town offers a ten year tax moratorium to whom ever purchases these properties? Maybe they could consider offering use of the old townhouse eyesore by making lowes donate the property to the town for breaking their deal, and make it a bus parking lot, as all the schools in our town are feeling the budget crunch due o the new state legislature.

Olive Garden! We could use one in the area.

Olive Garden, great suggestion.

How about bring back Red Lobster, Friendlys, but I like the Trader Joe's idea. We will also need a starbucks

Something, Anything but please do it fast this is such an eyesore it is disgusting to say the least!!!!

I know how about a ping pong hall, like a pool hall or a mini golf instead of another drug store in the neighborhood.

Olive Garden and a Ping Pong Hall? Where are you people from, Mars?

Hey Fast Eddie - I didn't say Olive Garden lol. I said a Ping Pong Hall or a mini golf. Lord knows we need another sub par restaurant in the area! We have enough as it is! So what is your suggestion Fast Eddie? Lol

We don't need another mini-golf place.

let's mix it up...Olive Garden...

Is there really such a drought of casual Italian restaurants here that we need an Olive Garden? Maybe it's just me, I don't understand the appeal at all. There's so many real Italian restaurants right there on Jericho alone.

Maybe it is just you Greg... and Fast Eddie. There is nothing wrong with the Olive Garden... who doesn't like all you can eat soup, salad, and bread sticks?

I think a tai restaurant should be suitable alot of people are getting into tai cooking especially the sushi bar is very popular and i feel that their are not enough tai restaurant around.

Book store...Book Revue is great for what it is but I don't find it to be all that kid friendly...need our Barnes & Noble back for author signings and school field trips and PTA fundraisers...

Massage Parlour?

Not Aldi's, either.

Trader Joes would be great ... how about a combo fabric store and knitting store? People are starting to do their own sewing and knitting again in this economy.

Definitely don't need anymore restaurants or sporting goods stores.

With all the empty lots, we could also get our Barnes and Noble back as well as another Tower type store selling records, CD's and DVD's - people would buy them if they were available locally.

Is this lot even big enough for a Trader Joe's?

Trader Joe's is 10 min down the road in Commack. Do we need another?

how about a comedy club...

Enough with the bookstore, try the library, we have enough drugs store and restaurants that have trouble filling seats. One of the large abandaned properties should be converted into an recreation center for the teens, somewhere that the kids can go after school and stay off the streets. Something affordable and fun with a safe setting.

@Lisa there are actually lots of resources for children in Huntington, from the YMCA to the TRI-Community and Youth Agency. But personally, I'd like to bring the 1980s video arcade back.

would prefer not to see an arcade. The High School is nearby and that could be a distraction. The parking lot is not big enough for a major store like TJ's. The space can only accomodate a Deli or modest restaurant. Maybe a speciaty store; sports, or bagel place. A GOOD Chinese /Japanese restaurant or BBQ place would be good, also.

@Pam - Aldi's said no or you don't want them there? Aldi's is a excellent choice for Huntington Station - the location could be the soon to be closed Waldbaums. The one in Bay Shore is actually managed by a person that lives in Huntington Station! It is a good solid chain that offers quality products at a reasonable price. This past weekend we passed a new one in the works out by the Smithhaven mall... Aldi's is coming to Long Island and I hope one lands in Huntington. Just saying :)

Mary, Aldi's says it's not coming to Huntington.

Pam - How do you know that?

From reporting out a couple of related stories.

Ah, let me clarify. Aldi's isn't coming to the Waldbaum's site in Huntington Station or a couple of other sites we asked about. If there's a third or other site in Huntington Village or nearby, that I wouldn't know about at this point.

First of all what is an Aldis' I have never heard or saw that before now. Plus the best thing to go in one of those empty locations would be a Hale & Hearty Soup. They have one in Carl Place and its just a terrific soup place, plus they have sandwiches too!

See my explanation above or better yet, Google it!

I know it is not healthy, but I would love to get Cold Stone and Krispy Kreme back! The closest Cold Stone now is in Babylon Village and the only place I can find a Krispy Kreme shop is Penn Station.

Pizza Hut and Quiznos were also staples of Huntington Station that are no more.

Hamburger choo choo ? A re-run ? Pipe dream, I know.

Empty in Huntington - as well as Checkers and Sitar - what about the following big stores that are now vacant - Toys r Us, Barnes and Noble, Blockbusters, Love My Shoes, Soon to be Waldbaums, Soon to be Mandees, Sbarro's and Mc Donald's at the Mall , Claire's and Sweets from Heaven in the Mall,
Spoke with someone in the mall who said that a lot of the new stores coming are up market - both Cartier and Tiffany's are coming - not sure they are good for the climate that is here!
We do need a new Chinese!
I know Aldi's from Ireland - they are all over there and are a great very reasonable supermarket - Word is that there is a supermarket coming in to Waldbaums ???
All in all it a scary sign of the times !!

and Harley Davidson is empty now too!

Seriously? When did HD close?

It closed about two weeks ago.

When you ride with Jason, everything is 10 minutes--or less--away.

Why did Sbarro's and McDonald's at the WW Mall close? Just saw that tonight.

WTF is going on here? Too many big name businesses either leaving us at the alter (Lowe's) or just plain leaving.

@Robert YES I agree, the Y is very expensive!