Railroad Avenue, a dog-legged strip of road alongside train tracks in East Moriches, is sparsely traveled -- but a group of residents is rallying to save a chunk of the street anyway.

A developer wants to build a 6,750-square-foot office and retail complex at the corner of Railroad Avenue and Montauk Highway, which must be approved by Suffolk County's Department of Public Works.

The DPW is considering closing the eastern end of...read more ››