How they did it in Greenport
Photo credit: Photo by J. Conrad Williams Jr. | This is a view of some stores and apartments on the south side of Main St. looking east in Greenport.
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Take a depressed seaside village with lots of Old World charm and transform it into a revitalized North Fork destination that attracts youths, artists and new money. HOW THEY DID IT
In 1994, the village dismantled its police force, which a Suffolk grand jury report said had operated for years in "a grossly unprofessional manner," and passed law enforcement responsibility to Southold Town....
