Road Improvements – East Hampton NY
Date added: March 6, 2014; Modified: March 8, 2014
The WPA allotted $17,480 in Oct. 1935 for general road improvements in East Hampton, NY.
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WPA Sidewalks – Bayport NY
Date added: March 6, 2014
Sayville’s Suffolk County News reported in 1936: “The men of the WPA are at work laying a cement sidewalk along the north side of Merrick road** [in Bayport, N.Y.] between Sylvan and Snedecor avenues. This is a much needed improvement,… read more
Storm Sewers – Smithtown NY
Date added: March 6, 2014
In Dec. 1937 the WPA approved the construction of “.12 mile of 18-inch storm drain on Main street and .33 mile on Hauppauge road” in Smithtown, N.Y.
Municipal Improvements – Huntington NY
Date added: March 6, 2014
The WPA allocated $50,522 toward a variety of municipal improvements in Huntington, N.Y. in 1938, namely: the “construction of sidewalks, curbs, gutters, retaining walls, gutters, roadways and the removal of trees.”
Storm Sewers – Bethpage NY
Date added: March 6, 2014
The WPA allocated funds and labor for the improvement of storm sewers along “portions of Stewart avenue, Baldwin place and Central avenue” in Bethpage, N.Y.
House Repairs – Sayville NY
Date added: March 6, 2014
The Suffolk County News reported in May 1938 that “W.P.A. mechanics … have been re-roofing, re-painting, and making other repairs and improvements on a number of Candee avenue houses” in Sayville, N.Y. that had recently been “taken over by the… read more
WPA Sidewalks – East Patchogue NY
Date added: March 6, 2014
The WPA allocated $14,707 toward a project begun in May 1938 to construct sidewalks and conduct a handful of other improvements along certain roads in East Patchogue, N.Y. The project was said to provide labor for 50 men. According to… read more
Smithtown Boulevard Paving – Lake Ronkonkoma NY
Date added: March 6, 2014
The Andrew Weston Company of Woodmere, NY won a PWA contract for $30,222.10 to pave 6,000 feet of Smithtown Blvd. near Lake Ronkonkoma.
Oak Island Beach Water System – Oak Beach NY
Date added: March 6, 2014
The WPA approved $58,000 in funds for the construction of a water system for Oak Island Beach.
Smithtown Town Hall Addition – Smithtown NY
Date added: March 6, 2014
The WPA approved $52,727 in 1935 for the purposes of constructing an addition to Smithtown’s Town Hall. The building is still in use today.
Municipal Storm Sewer – East Hampton NY
Date added: March 6, 2014
The WPA allotted $7,678 in Oct. 1935 for the construction of a storm sewer in East Hampton, NY.
WPA Sidewalks – Kings Park NY
Date added: March 6, 2014
The WPA allotted $8,483 in Oct. 1935 for the construction of sidewalks in Kings Park, NY.
WPA Sidewalks – Smithtown NY
Date added: March 6, 2014
The WPA allotted $13,724 in Oct. 1935 for the construction of sidewalks in Smithtown, NY.
Brookhaven Town Equipment Shelter – Coram NY
Date added: March 6, 2014; Modified: March 6, 2014
The WPA contributed funds for a “handsome new building … for the purpose of sheltering the valuable equipment of the highway department of Brookhaven Town. … [It] is believed that the new structure will result in a considerable saving to… read more
Hempstead Turnpike Beautification – Farmingdale NY
Date added: March 6, 2014
Five Suffolk County highway beautification projects, directed by the WPA, put approximately 1,000 men to work for seven months beginning April 1936. The projects included “the Farmingdale-Hempstead turnpike from Babylon to Hempstead.”