Vacant Buildings in Lynbrook Face Demolition

Two vacant buildings in Lynbrook may soon be getting a breathe of new life. 

The village hopes to clear out the empty Tofu building on Sunrise Highway and a vacant house on Earle Avenue, which is owned by the

Mayor William Hendrick announced at the latest that the Tofu building will possibly be rebuilt into a three-story radiology center, and the empty house into a small park for the church. 

"There isn't a radiology center very close," Hendrick explained.

Hendrick said the Tofu building could be cleared out as early as February, with the new construction to start in summer. He said that the village is in talks with Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology, which has nine locations on Long Island.

The village needs to make the conditions for demolition safe and get the permits which can take a couple of months, Hendrick said.

The vacant house at 219 Earle Ave. was purchased and donated by a member of the Lynbrook Baptist Church, according to Pastor

"The house is in disrepair, the foundation cracked," Walderman said.

Walderman said there is no timeline yet for the demolition, but once they get the go-ahead from the village, they will contact an architect to draw up plans for a small park and invite neighbors on the block for coffee to talk about the church's plans.