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Coram movie theater revamp nears start

The-now shuttered UA Movie Theater in Coram is

Photo credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas | The-now shuttered UA Movie Theater in Coram is covered with graffiti and its parking lot is overgrown with vegetation. (Sept. 20, 2011)

Construction of a $59 million housing and retail project at the former United Artists movie theater in Coram could begin as early as next year, officials said at a news conference on the theater's weedy parking lot Tuesday.

"This is a massive statement" and a "major step forward" for Coram and the Town of Brookhaven, Supervisor Mark Lesko said. That sentiment was echoed by officials who predicted...

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