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The Inwood Park administration building is being repaired and expected to be ready for the summer season.
Inwood Park is being repaired and upgraded
Inwood Park, on Bayview Avenue in Inwood, is part of the $15 million investment Nassau County announced, as several county parks will receive substantial renovations and added amenities. more
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Online sales tax would aid small businesses
Thanks to a 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in June, states are now allowed to mandate the collection of state sales tax on items purchased online from out-of-state retailers. Passing such a measure in New York, with certain stipulations, would benefit small businesses of all types. more
Five Towns Civic Association co-President Mario Joseph discussed the issues surrounding the Woodmere Club at a Lawrence Association meeting on Feb. 21.
A meeting of the community groups
The 90-year-old Lawrence Association, hosted the less than two-year-old Five Towns Civic Association at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club on Feb. 21. For the past several months the Lawrence Association has not met and served its usual role as a voice for village residents. Behind Paris Popack and several other community members, the group has returned. more
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Roughly two dozen Five Towns residents attended a Town of Hempstead mobile town hall and voiced concerns about the Woodmere Club.
Concerns encircle the Woodmere Club
A majority of the nearly two-dozen residents at a July 20 Town of Hempstead mobile town hall meeting voiced their concerns to officials about the possible development of the Woodmere Club in the parking lot where Franklin Avenue meets East Broadway. more
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Our future depends on immigrants
When I met Nelson Melgar, the only thing we thought united us was a shared concern for our community. We met by chance at an event at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County . . . more
Nassau County will borrow $2.1 million to tear down the blighted building at 175 Roger Ave. in Inwood.
Demolishing a community eyesore
For roughly 28 years, the property at 175 Roger Ave. in Inwood has been abandoned. more
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Protesters decry homeless at hotel
Meadowmere Park Civic Association members are upset at the lack of transparency, communication and regulation when it comes to the housing of homeless people by the New York City Department of Homeless Services at the Holiday Inn at 154-71 Brookville Blvd., in an area of Queens near the Nassau County border. more
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South Nassau hospital has the right prescription
It’s been nearly four years since Hurricane Sandy extensively damaged the Long Beach Medical Center and indirectly led to its closure. Its absence still looms large . . . more
New York Cosmos plan for Elmont school comes up short
A plan to transform an underused basketball court on the grounds of Clara H. Carlson Elementary School, in Elmont, by professional soccer team the New York Cosmos has failed to reach its funding … more
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Parkhurst Civic Association member and rally organizer Tammie Williams pointed to the vacant parking lot adjacent to Huntley Road as she urged others to oppose the Cosmos’ plan for a stadium at the site.
Residents, leaders rally against stadium plan at Belmont Park
About a dozen people blocked Huntley Road on July 16, adjacent to the south parking lot of Belmont Park, to protest a proposal by the New York Cosmos to build a new soccer stadium at the … more
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