Sayville flea market closes after 31 years
Photo credit: Ed Betz | Most vendors have already moved out of the Attias Flea Market and Jewelry Center in Sayville. (Feb. 15, 2013)
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After 31 years in business, Sayville's iconic Attias Flea Market has closed to make way for a discount department store.
The cavernous warehouse off Sunrise Highway had a post-apocalyptic air Saturday as the last of owner Amram Attias' 150 vendors boxed up their wares.
Eager shoppers poked their heads in, hoping for one last weekend bargain, only to be told the flea market was closed...