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It's only 1st round of Nassau precinct plan

A Police officer leaves the 8th precinct, on

Photo credit: Chris Ware | A Police officer leaves the 8th precinct, on N. Wantagh Ave., in Levittown.

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'Is this the Eighth Precinct?" a man clutching a stack of papers asked two officers inside the building in Levittown Monday.

"No," an officer replied, with a smile. "This is Second South."

Second South? The officer was joking because there is no such designation -- although there was no longer any Eighth Precinct either.

The big Eighth Precinct sign came down Friday. What remains...

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