Chinese restaurant in Farmingdale struck a second time by out-of-control car, injuring 2

A Chinese restaurant in Farmingdale struck last year by an out-of-control car has been hit again, this time in a chain-reaction crash Monday night after a driver careened into two parked vehicles, setting off a fire, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
About 11:20 p.m., a 57-year-old woman was driving a 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe north on Broadway when she left the road and struck a parked 2017 Ford Mustang, occupied by a 30-year-old man, and an unoccupied 2022 Volkswagen Jetta, a department news release said. The Hyundai then struck the restaurant, Great Wall Kitchen at 47 Boundary Ave., which set off the fire.

Nassau County police and the Bethpage Fire Department respond to the scene of an accident in Farmingdale on Monday. Credit: Jim Staubitser
The driver of the Santa Fe and the occupant of the Mustang were taken to a hospital for evaluation. No other injuries were reported.
The police department did not report any charges.
On Jan. 26, 2024, a Massapequa woman was arrested after she drove into a parked vehicle while allegedly under the influence of alcohol, sending the unoccupied vehicle and her own into the Great Wall restaurant.
The Town of Oyster Bay, which encompasses Farmingdale, had installed enhanced lighting and reflecting signage and considered installing a guardrail on Boundary Avenue, but the rail couldn’t be anchored adequately because of utilities in the ground, said Brian Nevin, a town spokesman. He said that in the Monday night crash, the driver went through the entrance on a perpendicular street. He said the town in considering installing a guardrail there but it would require the landlord to divert traffic through other access points on the property.
No one from the restaurant could be reached Tuesday for comment.
But in a Facebook post last year marking the restaurant’s reopening, the family that owns the business described how the crash affected them — as did backing from the community.
"It's been a challenging time for our family, but we're incredibly grateful for the community's support, which has kept us going," the post said. "… As a local, immigrant-owned family business serving the Farmingdale community for over 25 years, your support means the world to us."
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