New York State Route 102

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NY 102 begins at an intersection with NY 24 (Hempstead Turnpike) just east of the Long Island Rail Road's West Hempstead station in West Hempstead.{{Cite web|title=Geocortex Viewer for HTML5|url=https://gis.dot.ny.gov/html5viewer/?viewer=risviewer|access-date=2020-09-11|website=gis.dot.ny.gov}} The highway proceeds southeast through a commercial area along Front Street, a two-lane road{{bing maps |url=http://binged.it/M016TF |title=overview map of NY 102 |accessdate=June 15, 2012}} maintained by Nassau County as County Route 106 (CR 106).{{cite web |url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/Highway%20Inventory%20-%20Nassau%20County.csv |title=Nassau County Inventory Listing |date=February 28, 2012 |publisher=New York State Department of Transportation |format=CSV |accessdate=December 28, 2012}} The route bends east through the village of Hempstead, becoming residential for several blocks until Chasner Street. NY 102 continues northeast through Hempstead, passing several strip malls and businesses near Franklin Street. At the intersection with Main Street, NY 102 and Front Street proceed downhill near two churches and a cemetery as the four-lane residential street. After an apartment building, NY 102 crosses Clinton Street and Peninsula Boulevard at-grade.

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After Peninsula Boulevard, NY 102 continues eastward along Front Street, which becomes state-maintained at a junction with William Street. The route winds eastward through Hempstead for several blocks along the now four-lane road, passing numerous residences and apartment buildings. NY 102 bends northeast, intersecting with Uniondale Avenue in Uniondale. At this junction, the route becomes commercial in nature once again, crossing several blocks of businesses until Locust Avenue. Now two lanes, NY 102 continues northeast through Uniondale, crossing under the six lanes of the Meadowbrook State Parkway (with no interchange present). After the Meadowbrook, the route continues to bend northeast, passing through more residences and large commercial strips. A short distance later, the route intersects with Merrick Avenue, entering the Barnum Woods section of East Meadow. In Barnum Woods, NY 102 becomes a mix of residential and commercial as the two-lane main street. At the junction with Vincent Road, NY 102 leaves Barnum Woods and enters East Meadow.The route remains commercial and residential in nature, proceeding northeast past a long strip mall near East Meadow Avenue. After passing a large complex of stores, NY 102 intersects with NY 24 (Hempstead Turnpike) once again in East Meadow. This T-intersection serves as the eastern terminus of NY 102, whose right-of-way also ends.

The state-maintained section of NY 102 was improved to state highway standards as part of a project contracted out by the state of New York on September 20, 1907. A total of {{convert|7.09|mi}} of highway were rebuilt as part of the $81,000 project (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US|81000|1908|r=0}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}), including all of modern NY 105. The reconstructed roads were added to the state highway system on November 2, 1908, as unsigned State Highway 437 (SH 437).{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lhlbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA26 |author=State of New York Commission of Highways |title=Tables Giving Detailed Information and Present Status of All State, County and Federal Aid Highways |year=1922 |publisher=J. B. Lyon Company |location=Albany, NY |page=26 |accessdate=December 28, 2012}}{{Inflation-fn|US}} Both parts of SH 437 received posted route numbers in the early 1930s, with the Front Street segment becoming part of NY 102 {{circa|lk=no|1932}}. The route also continued west over locally maintained roads in order to connect to NY 24 at both ends. NY 102's alignment has not been altered since.{{cite map |title=New York |publisher=Kendall Refining Company |year=1931 |cartography=H.M. Gousha Company}}{{cite map |title=Texaco Road Map – New York |publisher=Texas Oil Company |year=1932 |cartography=Rand McNally and Company}}

The 2017 route log erroneously shows that NY 102's western terminus is at William Street in the village of Hempstead, where maintenance shifts from Nassau County to the state.{{cite book |url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/oom/transportation-systems/repository/2017%20tour-bk.pdf |title=Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State |author=New York State Department of Transportation |author-link=New York State Department of Transportation |date=January 2017 |format=PDF |accessdate=January 15, 2017}}

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