Furman Square has been here forever, but was officially named and dedicated in 1993. It lies on…read morethe West side of South Ocean Avenue, just below Main Street (between Dragon and Phoenix Resturant (http://www.yelp.com/biz/dragon-and-phoenix-restaurant-patchogue#hrid:IVd-2YqxaIkZsNTd40EU6Q?fsid=9OcBmmLwE7sEZyvxsCEX-A) and Jimmy's Quality Shoe Repairing). The Square has a bench, a tree, some kind of Village Marker, and a one-way traffic inlet into the Church Street Municipal Parking Field. There is an unremarkable mural on the wall to the North, but the true attraction here is the Hans Gabali painting on the Southern wall. It features old-timey sights of South Ocean Avenue (see pics): 1. A dedication for the Incorporated Village Centennial. 2. Imagery of the (now bygone) Suffolk Traction Company. 3. The old Academy Street School (which is also gone). 4. An early Twentieth Century depiction of the Southeast buildings of the Four Corners. 5. The (still-there) Methodist Church (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/U1-bhlcgRzGn7vQQzDBlPw?select=Ju0C1UqSeC40VwyY_JSvRw). 6. Colby's Ice Cream Parlor (formerly on the corner of South Ocean and Smith St., now relocated) 7. (What I assume is) The old Mascot Dock and Public Bathing Beach. It's a great mural and Patchogue is lucky to have a Gabali piece of such a historic and personal nature.

I have always gone here with my family ever since I was a young child. I always associated it as…read more"the place where we get the duck food". Still to this day I am able to get the duck food so that I can go across the street and feed them! This never seems to get old to me and I really appreciate how genuine and aged this place is. I have only bought duck food here but I would definitely love to come back and check it out more so I can learn more about the area that I have grown up in. Supposedly this place is haunted and it adds to the cool, old effect of visiting such an old grist mill. Definitely recommend, just beware of the very limited hours!

I didn't know this place was a store until today. Nicole and I visited Avalon and stopped by to get…read morebird seed. They sell it by two pounds for $1.50 which is a great deal. Not only is it cheap but it is healthy for the ducks and geese. This place also provides tours on weekends. It is a functional mill and a great historical landmark. I often see swan in the area and they would often make nests in the lower basin outside. Overall this is a really cute place to stop by and please get the bird seed as bread and other human food are bad for the birds.

What does one say about this? My father worked at TWA for 45 years and several of his friends…read moreworked the investigation. I just finished reading a book about this event since I had already moved away from Long Island when it happened. This is such a beautiful Memorial and a beautiful location. I'm grateful that they made this so we don't forget. I do not understand the one star review and Inaccuracies with that one star review. Yes, this is very close to where the accident happened 2 miles. This is the closest land area to the plane crash and the actual site where a lot of the wreckage washed ashore so that review makes no sense. Also, keep in mind they need to have a spot for a memorial. A LOT OF investigative work was done very close by. ???? Would that person expect the memorial to be in the middle of the air or ocean? Smdh. A little confused on the other reviews parking comments. It was free to park when I went. I did go with a resident though.

Beautiful and somber memorial to the souls lost on the tragic TWA flight 800. The grounds were very…read morewell kept and the space gave a feeling of calm just being in the space.

How is this called a Smithtown Historical Society when they are constantly changing the look of the…read moreland. Taking down trees and not keeping the integrity of the original landscape. There is nothing historic about this place any longer, it is now about making their wallets fatter and not about preserving the history of Smithtown!

Visited for a holiday event. Lots of vendors selling a variety of items. From soaps, jewelry,…read morechocolate and Boy Scouts selling wreaths. They had most of the vendors inside the barn or whatever it was and it was pretty cramped. We had to squeeze past people a few times. We browsed around and walked outside. It is situated on lots of land. Walk down the path and you'll see a still in use come the Spring, an old time baseball field. Keep walking and there's a farm. The kids enjoyed seeing and petting the horse, and sheep. There were chickens too. I would like to return when we can learn more about the property and the various houses on it. When you're standing on the one path, you're set back away from Main Street and it feels like you're transported back in time. The 3 star review was based on the holiday event we went to after thanksgiving.

Take it slow if driving to this lighthouse, which is over two-hundred years old and on the National…read moreRegisty of Historic Buildings. To get there by roads, you must pass through Asharoken, a locals-only kinda town, known for its radar detectors and speed trap-police force. I'll just say it makes for a nice bike ride. To see the lighthouse over the Sound, look just west of the four LILCO towers (It has a fixed Fresnel lens that doesn't blink or rotate). There is also an active Coast Guard station on-site here which, though closed to the public, can be arranged for groups and private tours. Former Northport resident Hans Gabali painted a depiction of this lighthouse, which can be viewed here (http://www.yelp.com/biz/moriches-gateway-real-estate-moriches#hrid:wvKIjxcuCrdPCMPB-6PfIg).

I have no idea why I'm reviewing an iron (or whatever) bull; then again, this isn't just a bull,…read moreit's an oasis. For some reason when we were younger and all we did was drive around in the good il' days, listening to music, hitting record shops, finding cheap food, this. I'll represented our independence. This bull was always a strong reminder of feeling a little freedom. I've taken plenty of photos with this bull, from drunken escapades to somber and sober reminiscence... they will never be public Ah the Smithtown bull; now let's go to the famous duck!

Statue The Smithtown…read moreBull- everyone knows this landmark, conveniently located across from the worst strip club around; but I digress... This bull represents the bull that Captain John Smith rode in the Kentucky derby only to lose to Sea Biscuit, because Pocahontas was too heavy... Or, alternatively, this represents the bull that Richard Smith rode as far as he could in one day in order to gain as much land as he could from the chief of the Wyandanch Indians, in said ride. I like the 2nd version personally but no matter how much you suck at American History, you can rest assured that if you use this magnificent beast as a landmark, everyone will find their way to your house. Anatomically correct? You betcha - bronze junk and all.

On the eastern shore of the Lake, across the water from the Indian Princess Mural…read more(http://www.yelp.com/biz/lake-ronkonkoma-indian-princess-mural-ronkonkoma#hrid:9wGDEqAyApGtY0Np_8oo7g) there lies a sprawled-out, eccentric and odd collection that comprises an ever-changing roadside tribute; it's laid out on a hillside, located midpoint on a dead-man's curve. Assumably, this locale is a tribute to a young couple who were killed here in an accident several years ago, when the driver took around the bend too quickly and collided with an oncoming van. This memorial is informal and has no written dedicaton or explanation for its being, but it is obviously a spiritual place and is a point of interest amongst the locals. Not much to review, but I posted some pics if anyone wants to take a look.

The playground here is awesome for kids but the sandy area around the lake is littered with broken…read moreglass EVERYWHERE. So dangerous.

Being that this is Thanksgiving, I feel nostalgic. So, I have chosen to write a review on a road…read morethat brought me to one of the first Thanksgiving dinners that I remember back in the late 70's at the Coram Diner. Considering that it has been ages that I ate in the Coram Pond Diner, I have decided to review N.Y. State Route 112, the highway that the Coram Pond Diner is off of. N.Y. 112 is a major north to south highway connecting Montauk Highway/County Route 80 in Patchogue in the South Shore to NY Route 25A in Port Jefferson Station in the North Shore. It follows the right-of-way of the Patchogue to Port Jefferson street car line. In 2013, even with the NY DOT improvements the highway is still antiquated and dangerous. This review follows NY 112 northbound and reviews it in segments separated by major highways. Montauk Highway to County Route 99 Woodside Avenue From its southernmost point to Woodside Avenue, NY 112 is a four lane highway that travels through a commercial stretch of Patchogue and Medford. This includes an overpass carrying the road across Sunrise Highway. In recent years, a Shop Rite replaced a Home Depot to the south of a Path Mark making it a competitive area for supermarket shopping. County Route 99 to I-495 Long Island Expressway North of Woodside Avenue, NY 112 is a major Long Island center of car dealerships. Unfortunately this stretch of highway would make an awful automobile commercial. North of Woodside Avenue, NY 112 narrows to a congested two lane highway with a central turning lane. Because of an element of drivers it is a suicide lane. Throughout this stretch of road, NY 112 travels through the hamlet of Medford. Fortunately County Route 83, which is parallel a mile to the west relieves some of the congestion. In similar fashion to much of NY 112, traffic signals (which there are more and more of) controls the rate of traffic. After the stretch of car dealerships, NY 112 passes under the main line Long Island Railroad bridge where it temporary widens to 4 lanes when it approaches the Long Island Expressway. I-495 Long Island Expressway to NY 25 When I lived on Long Island, the stretch of NY 112 at the Long Island Expressway was known for flooding. But things are worst at the next traffic signal. On Yelp the intersection of NY 112 at Horse Block Road is listed as the Most Dangerous Intersection in Suffolk County. This is nothing compared to the next several miles of road. North of the Most Dangerous Intersection NY 112 narrows to two lanes. I remember this as a dangerous road. Turning lanes were absent causing motorists to maneuver to the shoulder to avoid hitting a car waiting to turn left. This is a straight stretch of road all the way into Coram. North of Medford after Granny Road NY 112 follows a downhill incline near Bold Hill, which is one of the highest points on Long Island. This strech of highway is known for fatal accidents. It is still dangerous. NY 25 to NY 347 In Coram, NY 112 meets up with NY 25 at an intersection plagued with so many crashes that it had to be redeveloped. This is where the Coram Diner is. In recent years acres of pine barrens have been paved over for condominiums and commercial development on this stretch of nY 112. The highway capacity has not been able to keep up with the demand. Very recently, the NY State DOT redeveloped the road. The thing is they caved into the environmental interests without doing what was best for safety. I am a die-hard hiker and many of my reviews are about parks. However when I am on the road, I don't wan't to play Russian Roulette or be the victim of road rage for driving safely. This section of road has been very dangerous and people have lost their lives on it. As it travels toward Port Jefferson it is bordered by shopping centers, housing developments from the 60s and a few years ago to furniture stores, more car dealerships, and suburbia. This land use attracts heavy traffic. Instead of the NY DOT widening NY 112 to a four lane road with aesthetic landscaping, they added a turning lane with nice landscaping and much needed traffic signals. NY 347 to NY 25A On the last mile of roadway, NY 112 widens to four lanes as it passes through a suburban commercial area of Port Jefferson Station. Near the terminus of the Port Jefferson Long Island Railroad line it ends at NY 25A. My thoughts: I feel that NY 112 is a major road that is also the rough border of eastern and western Suffolk. It is one of the few N.Y. state routes connecting Long Islands South Shore to North Shore. Because it is such a major component of Long Island's transportation infrastructure, I feel that it should be four lanes all the way. If the environment is so important, why did so many acres of pine barrens get plowed over for development? I also feel that the NY 112 designation should be extended to overlap with NY 25A to the Port Jefferson ferry dock.

The historic Route 112 connects North and South Shores of Long Island. These Four lanes of hate and…read morediscontent are aligned with services and restaurants that run the gamut of delicious to disgusting. Wikipedia says: New York State Route 112 is a New York state highway, entirely within the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County. It runs from Montauk Highway, formerly part of NY 27A, in the village of Patchogue to NY 25A in Port Jefferson Station. It is known locally as Medford Ave in Patchougue and Patchogue Road in Terryville and Port Jefferson Station. The official name for the road outside these areas is "Patchogue-Port Jefferson Road", though it is often signed simply as "Route 112" Route 112 also has a darker side. see also: http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-most-dangerous-intersection-in-suffolk-county-medford#hrid:6QTlxnfV6UcgOPaNSBbJrg/src:search/query:route%20112