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Between 2001 and 2023, the number of furniture stores nationwide declined 14% to 23,161 and the number on Long Island declined 28% to 205, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Upcoming Events

Lindy History, Live: Postcards

Oct3

See original postcards picturing landmarks and scenes from Breslau/Lindenhurst, dating from the late 19th to the early 20th centuries, register

Where

Lindenhurst Memorial Library

1 Lee Ave.

Lindenhurst, NY

Phone

631-957-7755

Price

free

Theatre: Of Mice and Men

Oct4

Of Mice and Men is a play adapted from John Steinbeck's 1937 novel of the same name. The play, which predates the Tony Awards and the Drama Desk Awards, earned the 1938 New York Drama Critics' Circle Best Play.

Where

BACCA Arts Center

149 N Wellwood Ave.

Lindenhurst, NY

Phone

347-497-4814

Price

$25 adult, $20 seniors, $15 students with ID

Sunday Morning Pancake Breakfast

Oct13

Join the Lindenhurst Historical Society at Applebee’s Lindenhurst as the community continues to celebrate the 1901 Restored LIRR Depot & Freight House Museum’s 50th Anniversary. Tickets can be purchased at the Lindenhurst Rainbow Senior Center, 293 Buffalo Avenue, Lindenhurst or at Aboff’s Paints, 191 North Wellwood Avenue, Lindenhurst or by emailing the Society at Lindenhursthistoricalsociety@gmail.com. Breakfast includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage and juice or coffee. Gift baskets and a 50/50 will be raffled.

Where

Lindenhurst Applebee’s

600 North Wellwood Ave.

Lindenhurst, NY

Phone

631-226-0209

Price

$12/person and $10/child (10 and under)

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