PANTRY’S BARE: Café Symposio on Sunrise Highway and Bedford Avenue has closed for good. Renovations on the inside have begun, and early indications are that it may become a Portuguese restaurant.

ADVANCING SLOWLY: Advance Auto Body has given no indication to Bellmore Life when it will open its second shop, this one on Sunrise Highway. Max Dobler, Tinsmith, held sway there for over 50 years.

NEW CHURCH: The Iglesia Ni Christo Church of Christ  on Square Place replaces the Masonic Temple, which had stood for decades.


WELCOME SIGHT: Umberto’s Pizzeria and Ristorante is a welcome sight on Bedford Avenue.

CLEAN BILL: The Bellmore Post Office is now the picture of health, fixed after a Newsday truck slammed into it, destroying the corner of the facade. 

BUILD AND THEY WILL COME: Jehovah’s Witesses are expanding their Kingdom Hall on Pea Pond Road in North Bellmore.

HEALTHY BUILDING: This building, a former Blockbuster Video retail site on Merrick Road, will get a healthy dose of occupancy once an emergency healthcare facility moves in.

By Doug Finlay

Doug Finlay is the assistant editor for Bellmore Life newspaper. He is also an award-winning writer for L&M Publications.