Q. How is it possible that a big development, meant to replace an existing one, damaged by Hurricane Sandy, could be permitted without the neighbors knowing about it until it’s already approved by the county Industrial Development Agency and the town?
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By Monte Leeper
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10/26/18
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After a $60 million, 230-unit Rockaway Avenue rental apartment complex project was announced on Sept. 6, the Oceanside Civic Group has grown in numbers as residents search for answers to questions about the plan.
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By Mike Smollins
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10/18/18
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East Rockaway residents are offering mixed reviews after plans were announced to build an apartment complex in Oceanside, on an undeveloped plot of land next to the East Rockaway train station. Several people said they worried about the traffic it might cause.
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By Peter Belfiore and Mike Smollins
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9/13/18
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This month, the Trump administration announced a fresh round of sanctions against Turkey for its continuing detention of an American evangelical pastor. In light of the Turkish government’s increasingly autocratic leanings and its past material support for the Islamic State . . .
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8/30/18
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Molloy College is one step closer to securing bonds to begin constructing a new residence hall on its campus in Rockville Centre.
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By Ben Strack
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8/30/18
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At a pre-council meeting Tuesday, urban planners working with the Glen Cove Community Development Agency presented a draft implementation plan for revitalizing a deteriorating area of the city, and …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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8/23/18
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Long Island is a great place to live, but what we lack is a new, major employer willing to invest in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
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8/17/18
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At a recent City Council meeting, Connie Mele, a resident of Laurel Avenue, held her index fingers a foot or so apart as she told Mayor Tim Tenke and council members, “I went out on my deck around …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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8/17/18
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For Joe Graziose, senior vice-president of residential development for RXR, the real estate firm behind the Garvies Point project, the most satisfying part of the job comes after the foundations are …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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8/2/18
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About a dozen Rockville Centre residents sounded off to the village’s Planning Board on July 10 about a proposed subdivision on Hempstead Avenue that many claimed would pave the way for future developers to change the character of the village.
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By Ben Strack
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7/19/18
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