Hempstead Turnpike drive highlights dangers
Photo credit: Thomas A. Ferrara | Pedestrians cross at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square. (July 27, 2011)
There are plentiful traffic lights and marked crosswalks to help pedestrians get across Hempstead Turnpike. But 7.6 miles into a round-trip drive along the roadway Wednesday, a chat with Kathleen McGoldrick, of Levittown, challenged that notion.
McGoldrick, 78, has no car. She likes to walk, sometimes once or twice a week to the local grocer or convenience store to get her husband's favorite...
