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Maria Fitzsimons, left, and Mandy Cockayne live in a house on 3rd Avenue in Franklin Square with seven other people, and are now struggling to find a new home.
Franklin Square residents prepare for eviction
For years, Maria Fitzsimons has invited the homeless to stay at her house in Franklin Square. But next month, Fitzsimons might become homeless herself. more
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The Franklin Theatre, now Bow Tie Cinemas, has been a fixture in downtown Franklin Square since it was built in 1933.
Franklin Square welcomes new landmark
Franklin Square officially has a new landmark, after the Hempstead Town Board voted unanimously on Oct. 2 to grant the hamlet’s movie theater historic status. The Franklin Theatre, which became … more
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The Congregation Shaaray Shalom building in West Hempstead has housed the Temple B’Nai Israel congregation since December.
West Hempstead synagogue houses Temple B’Nai Israel
After years of dwindling membership, Temple B’Nai Israel of Elmont sold its building on Elmont Road last year and moved into the Congregation Shaaray Shalom synagogue in West Hempstead a few months … more
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Mary Joesten, director of the Pope Francis Hospitality Center, examined the rest of the soup kitchen’s meat supply.
Soup kitchen to close in Elmont
Five and a half years ago, Monsignor Richard Figliozzi invited the Pope Francis Hospitality Center to operate a food pantry and soup kitchen out of the former St. Vincent de Paul School in Elmont. … more
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Margaret Kelly, the president of the Garden City South Community League, has been petitioning the Town of Hempstead to grant landmark status to the former Woolworth’s building on Hempstead Turnpike.
Town landmark committee tables Woolworth’s hearing
The Town of Hempstead’s Landmark Preservation Committee voted on Sept. 17 to table a public hearing on a proposal to designate the former F.W. Woolworth’s store on Hempstead Turnpike as a … more
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New York Islanders players and elected officials broke ground on the Belmont Redevelopment Project on Monday.
State and Islanders officials break ground on $1.3B Belmont Park redevelopment project
Hundreds of Long Islanders formed a sea of blue on Monday, wearing Belmont baseball caps with the letter “o” replaced by the New York Islanders logo as they waited in the heat to witness history — the groundbreaking of the Belmont Park redevelopment project. more
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The Belmont Park project includes a 19,000-seat arena for the New York Islanders hockey team, a 250-room hotel, a community center, commercial office space and 350,000 square feet of retail space.
Floral Park officials sue to stop Belmont arena
Village of Floral Park officials filed a lawsuit on Sept. 9 in the state Supreme Court against various state agencies and New York Arena Partners in a bid to stop the Belmont Park Redevelopment Project. more
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A fire broke out at 99 Cent Time in Elmont on Sept. 14.
Elmont 99 cent store suffers from fire damage
The 99 Cent Time at the intersection of Elmont and Cromer Roads suffered from fire damage to the basement and first floor on Sept. 14, after a fire broke out in the store. According to Fire Chief … more
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An average family of four using 10,000 gallons per month would pay $497.60 annually, according to a report from Farmingdale-based Citizens Campaign for the Environment, although those results are widely disputed by water companies across Long Island.
Water companies dispute price comparison
Water companies throughout Long Island are disputing a report ranking the cost of water, saying that the Farmingdale-based Citizens Campaign for the Environment didn’t account for all of the … more
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Tulip Caterers, at the intersection of Tulip Avenue and New Hyde Park Road in Franklin Square, will continue to stay in business, after the town zoning board unanimously voted against the necessary variances to build a 7-Eleven at the site.
Tulip Caterers to stay in business
Tulip Caterers will stick around for the foreseeable future after the town Board of Appeals unanimously denied the necessary variances to build a 7-Eleven at the site. The board’s April decision … more
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