Regions Northeast | New York
LIRR to Reopen Republic Train Station
May 2, 2008

The Long Island Rail Road plans to reopen the Republic train station in East Farmingdale, which could lead to a 1.2-million-square-foot development in the area, Newsday reported. Additionally, there are plans to develop a village centered around public transportation at Route 110 and Conklin Avenue, which could add up to 1.2 million square feet of retail, office, residential, entertainment and hotel space. Republic LIRR station closed in 1987, when the Fairchild-Republic aircraft plant in Farmingdale shut down.

 
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