The Valley Stream Board of Zoning Appeals approved on Oct. 15 two controversial projects in the village: One, for a 17-unit apartment complex slated for the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Cochran …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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10/28/19
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The Valley Stream Board of Zoning Appeals discussed a proposal for a multi-unit apartment complex at the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Cochran Place for the second time on Oct. 1. A parking lot now …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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10/10/19
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The Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency successfully overturned a Nassau County Supreme Court decision that had allowed the county comptroller to have subpoena power over IDA …
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By Peter Belfiore
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8/2/19
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The Valley Stream Board of Zoning Appeals failed on July 16 to gain a supermajority vote needed to approve an 18-unit apartment complex at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Cochran Place, and overturn a decision by the Nassau County Planning Commission last month rejecting the proposal.
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By Melissa Koenig
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7/25/19
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On June 20, the Nassau County Planning Commission rejected a three-story, 18-unit apartment complex proposed for the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Cochran Place. The decision means the Valley Stream …
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By Peter Belfiore
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6/27/19
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Roughly two months after the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan reversed New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s corruption conviction, a federal appeals panel overturned those of former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, on Tuesday.
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By Ben Strack
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9/26/17
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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.
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5/4/17
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President Trump’s controversial travel ban suffered a setback when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted to uphold the block on his executive order. The ruling . . .
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2/17/17
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Dean and Adam Skelos have scored a victory in their bid to stay out of prison while they appeal their corruption convictions.
On Aug. 4, U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood granted the father and …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/5/16
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Dean and Adam Skelos have officially appealed their corruption sentences, and are now petitioning to remain out of prison until the appeals process is complete.
The father and son were sentenced …
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By Alex Costello
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7/20/16
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