11 Things People Want To See Happen in Rockville Centre in 2014

On Thursday we asked Rockville Centre Patch readers a simple question on Facebook: "What do you want to see happen in the Rockville Centre in 2014?"

Here's what you said:

1. More parking.
2. More farmers markets or small merchant possibilities.
3. Like a sharpening service like was there in front of Dawson's on Wednesdays.
4. Fix the road on Maple Ave!!
5. Beautify the downtown area including streets, lights, storefronts.
6. Fill all the empty storefronts! It's looking sad.
7. Fix our street Locust Ave. and Maple Ave. finally.
8. Get tough on crime. Let's see a police presence.
9. Build a new hockey rink at Hickey field and name it after and dedicate it to Scott Durkin who helped run the hockey league there for years, keeping kids off the streets before smarts phones, and put something where the RKO Twin was, that's just depressing.
10. Beautify downtown, add more bike racks, have a police presence in neighborhoods on weekend nights. I would love to see some health eateries as well.
11. Fix the eye-sore/hazard park fence that has been falling over since Superstorm Sandy @ N. Forest & Sunrise Hwy.