Patchogue Reborn a Decade After Swezey’s Closed, With New Village Leading the Way

A decade after Swezey’s Department Store closed, Patchogue has been reborn as an arts and entertainment hub, Newsday reported, with TRITEC’s New Village helping lead the turnaround.

• Vacancy rate: under 6 percent downtown, according to Mayor Paul V. Pontieri Jr.
• Restaurants: up from 4 in 2004 to about 16
• Grants: more than $30 million, including $7.2 million to expand the village sewage treatment plant
• New Village: a $100 million apartment and commercial complex

Officials called Patchogue a model for other struggling Long Island downtowns, crediting new housing, upgraded storefronts and the village’s own sewage treatment plant.

Read the full story: Patchogue Village sees dramatic gains in development a decade after Swezey’s closed, Newsday