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The auto storage lot on the corner of Sunrise Highway and Grand Avenue has been crowded with dozens of vehicles for 10 years.

A number of Baldwin residents are upset after the Town of Hempstead Zoning Board of Appeals granted a continuance of a variance that allows the owner of an auto storage lot near the Baldwin Long … more

By Bridget Downes | 1/23/20

Construction crews are demolishing two homes next to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church to make way for a proposed cultural center.

St. Demetrios reworks plans for new center

Clergy members from St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Merrick said they hope to continue the construction of a community center following negotiations with neighbors. Initial plans for the center included a 36,000-square-foot, two-story building on the corner of Annette and Hewlett avenues, but after discussions with residents who offered critical feedback, the original plan has been downsized. more

By Andrew Garcia | 10/31/19

South Nassau Communities Hospital received approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals to move forward with plans to construct a $40 million medical arts pavilion on the former Long Beach Medical Center property.

Zoning board OKs site for Long Beach medical pavilion

The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday gave South Nassau Communities Hospital the OK to move forward with plans to build a $40 million medical pavilion on the former Long Beach Medical … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/26/19

The Art Deco building at Plaza West, between Sunrise Highway and the Long Island Rail Road, has been sold to Atlantic Auto Group, which is expected to transform the property into a Lexus dealership.

Plaza West to become Lexus dealer

The Freeport Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-1 on May 30 to grant land use and parking variances for Plaza West, a vacant, six-story art deco building on Sunrise Highway in central Freeport, to Atlantic Auto Group. more

By Nadya Nataly | 6/7/19

After nine years as Town of Oyster Bay councilwoman, Rebecca Alesia has stepped down, and was appointed to a position on the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals.

Alesia resigns, takes up new post on ZBA

After nine years as a councilwoman on the board of the Town of Oyster Bay, Rebecca Alesia has stepped down, and was appointed unanimously by the remaining board members to a position on the town’s … more

By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 2/21/19

Last month, a Nassau County State Supreme Court judge ordered the city to reinstate a building permit granted to a developer that the Zoning Board of Appeals revoked in 2003.

Judge rules on Long Beach condo permit at center of $50 million lawsuit

A Nassau County State Supreme Court judge recently ordered the city to reinstate a building permit that was granted to a developer planning an oceanfront condominium project, but revoked by the … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 10/18/18

Former U.S. Sen. Al D’Amato urged the Zoning Board of Appeals to revoke a building permit issued to iStar, the developer of the Superblock, because a variance had expired.

Long Beach zoning board grills iStar representatives

Hundreds of people packed City Hall for a court-ordered hearing on Tuesday, in which the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals pressed attorneys for the developer iStar over why no major construction has … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/11/18

Building owner Alan Pilevsky is looking to convert the vacant four-story building into 23 rental units. Photo by Christina Daly/Herald

Developer looking to turn vacant Park Ave. building into apartments

The Zoning Board of Appeals is expected to vote Thursday on a developer’s request to convert a vacant office building on Park Avenue into rental apartments, after its main tenant, the Long Beach … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 11/13/17

A variance request submitted by the property owners of 220 Hempstead Ave., pictured, was denied by the Rockville Centre Zoning Board of Appeals on June 21.

Zoning board denies variance to Hempstead Ave. homeowner

The Rockville Centre Zoning Board of Appeals denied an application on June 21 that called for a street frontage variance for the back two homes of a four-lot site plan at 220 Hempstead Ave. If passed, the proposal would have moved on to the village planning board for approval. more

By Ben Strack | 6/28/17

Greed has no boundaries

If there was ever a company that demonstrated greed, it would be iStar. If there was ever a city government that demonstrated a lack of openness and morality, it is the officials of the City of Long Beach. more

5/4/17

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