By David Winzelberg

Posted on May 6, 2026

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Executives and staff of Wells Fargo recently cut the ribbon on the company’s newest Long Island bank branch. 

The newly built 3,755-square-foot branch is located at 269 Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station. The .40-acre site was formerly the long-time home of the Oceancrest Diner, which closed in 2012 and sat vacant until it was demolished to make room for the new bank. 

The new Huntington Station branch is part of Wells Fargo’s expansion initiative in New York, creating a more neighborhood-focused branch network and modernizing the bank’s retail footprint. 

“Wells Fargo’s newest branch in Huntington Station reflects our continued commitment to the people who make this neighborhood and all of Long Island such a special place,” Dan Hoke, Business Growth Strategy executive for Wells Fargo, said in a company statement. “We’re proud to serve our neighbors in Suffolk County and are truly grateful for the warm welcome we’ve received as we become part of the community and continue expanding our branch presence across Long Island.” 

The company opened a new branch in Lake Grove last October, the third Wells Fargo branch opened on Long Island last year. Wells Fargo has opened fifteen branches on Long Island and more than 85 branches across the state. 

Wells Fargo is also replacing another restaurant in Shirley. A former Boston Market that has sat vacant on a .73-acre pad site in the Lighthouse Commons shopping center at 803 Montauk Highway is being replaced with a 3,500-square-foot Wells Fargo bank branch. 

The Huntington Station ribbon-cutting included the announcement of a $50,000 grant to the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island, which will go toward addressing immediate housing needs for senior and disabled residents in Huntington Station and across Suffolk County.