Leak Damages Business at Northport Plaza

A Northport merchant kept away from his business by Friday’s blizzard arrived Tuesday to find the ceiling collapsed in a rear room. 

Raja Mohammad, who owns Thirty-Minute Photo at 826 Fort Salonga Road, said he discovered the bathroom to his shop had been destroyed – sometime in the last 72 hours – and called 911. 

Suffolk County Police and East Northport Fire Department crews responded to the scene before noon and deemed the plaza, which houses Ace Hardware, Starbucks and Venus Greek Restaurant, safe.

Mohammad, who has been a tenant for 11 years, said he informed the building’s owner.

Mohammad lives in Stony Brook. He said the snowfall and bad roads kept him from making the trek to Northport until Tuesday.

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But once he arrived, he panicked because electrical wires were also hanging from the ceiling as water kept pouring down from the roof. See photos.

Snowfall has played havoc with the region, from cars stuck and abandoned on 25A Friday to three locals dropping dead while shoveling snow.

Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove remained closed Tuesday morning after roof leaks in several stores forced the mall to shut down. The roof to AMF Smithtown Lanes collapsed Saturday.

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