While MTA workers above the 179th Street F train station moved passengers quickly to shuttle buses to Ronkonkoma and Huntington and to other New York City Transit buses, some riders looking for buses to Hicksville or Great Neck were told there were none.

Three blocks up the street, however, NICE buses to Hicksville, Great Neck and Roosevelt Field were departing regularly.

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us 'Out East' and visits a few popular spots and a few local gems. Credit: Brian Jingeleski, Randee Daddona, Anthony Florio, Morgan Campbell

Out East Show: A trip to Splish Splash, Dining al fresco, Arts Center at Duck Creek NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us 'Out East' and visits a few popular spots and a few local gems.

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