Hot toys, long holiday lines and shopping trips overseen by Geoffrey the Giraffe: Toys R Us is making a nostalgic comeback. With the opening of the new Toys R Us store at Tanger Outlets Deer Park late next month, Long Islanders are sure to reflect on the history of the notable brand.

"Deer Park is going to be the perfect location for a Toys R Us flagship store because it already is such a family-friendly area that’s so busy during the holiday season," Marissa Silva, editor-in-chief of The Toy Insider, a consumer guide for parents, said Wednesday. "I think it is going to fit right in."

Here are five nostalgic, standout memories from Toys R Us on Long Island, where there were retail stores in Valley Stream, Riverhead, Lake Grove, Huntington Station, Holbrook, Commack, Bohemia, Bay Shore,

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