A great cabinet of curiosities, this old-fashioned storefront sells natural-history collectibles of the sort usually seen in museums.

Produce, Wholesale or Retail IN the windows of the old-fashioned storefront at 117 Perry Street (near Greenwich Street), Gary Feldman and Paul Campbell have set out baskets brimming with fresh produce trucked from the upper Hudson Valley and other areas of the Northeast.

Its Main Street is a window into the city's socio-cultural diversity, with a jumble of working class diners, bohemian cafés and high-end bistros alongside galleries, old-fashioned storefronts and one of the state's best art museums.

Others said they weren't surprised that scandal had touched an official in Madison, a center of tidy public greens, swept sidewalks and old-fashioned storefronts.

Visitors picking their way along unfamiliar streets, past old-fashioned storefronts and the occasional panhandler, dote on the feeling, however illusory, that they are embarking on an adventure, an authentic experience that, in an era of rampant gentrification, is increasingly hard to find.

That such an act could happen less than 100 yards from the old-fashioned storefronts of Main Street has shocked many residents here.