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Oyster Bay to repair East Shore Drive sidewalks

Gwen Young

Newsday columnist Gwen Young

A longtime Newsday editor, Gwen Young now writes the Community

I am a wheelchair-bound man with cerebral palsy. When I leave my home to travel to Merrick Road, the sidewalks on East Shore Drive are impassible due to gnarled root systems that lift the sidewalks up to 16 inches. Some have been covered with blacktop, making them even more treacherous. I've tipped over twice and have been unable to get up. My mom has asked the Town of Oyster Bay for repairs, but...

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