Hawthorne Service Center is a full service auto repair shop. Our history has deep roots in this community. Upon returning from the pacific in 1945, our founder John Berning Sr. began working as an auto mechanic at a car dealer in Mineola. He also worked after hours and on weekends out of his garage while raising four children with his wife Anne. His goal was to open his own shop. Within 2 year he opened his first location. In 1958 he moved his shop to its current location at the corner of Willis Avenue and Hawthorne Street. So what makes us different from other shops? The fact that we have such deep roots here is the very reason we care so much about each and every customer. We don’t even like to call the customers, they are our neighbors, people we share our community with, people we grew up with. Today John Berning Jr. and his wife Lisa Perrotta Berning, both of whom were raised in Mineola an Williston Park respectively, can be found running the shop . Our shop is run with the same care and values it began with in 1947. We stand behind everything we do. Our honesty and integrity is second to none. We choose to live and work here, in a community we love. If you need your automobile serviced, then consider stopping in and meeting us. We think you will be pleased with our service.