On Tuesday, Mar. 5, the West Hempstead Board of Education held a budget meeting that featured the Board’s first student-led advisory council. Nine students ranging from the ages of eight to 18 from Cornwell Avenue Elementary, George Washington Middle School and West Hempstead High School made up the council, and each of the students had […]
Starting in 2021, a version of what Governor Andrew Cuomo envisioned for a New York City congestion pricing plan will begin charging vehicles a toll to drive below 60th Street into Manhattan. The revenue to be generated was originally dedicated to fixing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s fledgling subway system, with no dedicated funds going to […]
HEMPSTEAD, NY- The Hempstead Village Planning Board on April 15 approved a proposal by Amenity Development Holdings, LLC, a real estate company based on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, to build a seven-story self storage facility at 46 Greenwich St. in Hempstead Village. The building was once a funeral home and is now unoccupied. It is […]
HEMPSTEAD, NY.- The percentage of minority public school teachers on Long Island in 2017 was less than half that of the national average, according to a study released by Hofstra University’s National Center for Suburban Studies last March. The study looked at data from the New York State Education Department. According to the National Center […]
GARDEN CITY, NY –In 2014, the Village of Garden City settled a 14-year long housing discrimination lawsuit, brought by New York Communities for Change (NYCC). The lawsuit forced the Village to pay $5.3 million dollars in legal fees and relief, as well as to implement affordable housing requirements for all future building structures. Garden City […]
On March 4, the New York State Assembly passed a gun safety measure requiring that firearms in households with children under the age of 16 be stored in a locked container or be disabled when not in the immediate possession of the owner. The bill also requires gun license providers and businesses where firearms are […]
Looking for a restaurant to spend your next date night or birthday but don’t want to worry about inadvertently eating mouse droppings or pulling the chef’s hair out of your salad? Check out this map labeling all Nassau County-based restaurants with critical violations from the past few years. The Nassau County Department of Health issues fines […]
NEW HYDE PARK, NY – Last month, at the Village of New Hyde Park’s bi-weekly village board meeting, residents expressed concerns about how the LIRR 3rd Track Task Force Project, to build an additional track and bridge connect the station to external parking on Covert Ave., is negatively affecting their homes. Residents revealed various concerns, […]
“We lately renovated our home following the [Tropical Storm] Irene,” Watts stated. “The the water was inside my drawers in addition to inside my closet. My washer is flipped. The yard waterline is 4 toes.” Watts in addition to different house homeowners had been cleansing out sandbags, particles and boundaries that had been stacked in entrance of their […]
A local military hero recently received the boost he deserved. Some 200 people paraded in the cold rain down Broadview Drive in Huntington on March 31 to support U.S. Marine First Lieutenant James Byler. Lt. Byler stepped on an improvised explosive device in 2010 while fighting in Afghanistan and was forced to have both legs […]
