Plainview Road Renamed In Honor Of Islanders Owner Charles Wang

PLAINVIEW, NY — The Beechwood Organization founder and CEO, Michael Dubb, was joined by special guests in a street naming ceremony to honor the late Charles B. Wang on June 3 at Country Pointe in Plainview.

The main entrance roadway to Country Pointe in Plainview is now named Charles B. Wang Boulevard in recognition of Wang’s vision, which laid the groundwork for Beechwood to develop the 143-acre Country Pointe. Wang died in 2018.

Guests of honor Nancy Li and Cameron Wang, the wife and son of Charles Wang, were joined by guest speakers Jon Ledecky, co-owner, New York Islanders; Laura Curran, Nassau County executive; Arnold Drucker, Nassau County legislator; and Joseph Saladino, Town of Oyster Bay supervisor.

"Charles was one of Long Island’s great visionaries. He was an international businessman and philanthropist who loved his home on Long Island and in the Town of Oyster Bay," Dubb said. "Best known for keeping the Islanders ice hockey team playing on Long Island, he also laid the groundwork for Long Island residents to have a beautiful place to live, work, shop and play at Country Pointe in Plainview. Without his patience and vision, there would be no Country Pointe in Plainview."

In 1999, Wang bought the 143-acre parcel from Nassau County, which became a home to soccer fields, red-brick county buildings, and the offices of the Islanders, but also an array of disused buildings. In 2007, due to local opposition for what then was considered a controversial mixed-used community, Wang withdrew an application to rezone and in 2010 went into contract with Beechwood to purchase the property. In 2016, after adaptation of its original proposal and wide-spread support for much of what is seen today, Beechwood received final approvals from the Town of Oyster Bay and broke ground on the Country Pointe development.

"Charles Wang was never afraid to dream big, and we’ll never forget his tireless efforts to ensure the Islanders stayed on Long Island," said Curran. "His life work left our County a better place, and Nassau is proud to recognize Charles’ many contributions to our communities with this fitting honor."