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Belmont Park's new grandstand will offer 7,500 seats, updated visitor amenities like suites, clubs and restaurants, and an open-air area overlooking the paddock where horses are saddled up.

Renovated Belmont Park to accommodate more than 50,000 fans

Belmont Park's new modernized grandstand will feature 7,500 seats, while the overall facility will be able to accommodate more than 50,000 fans. more

By Nicole Wagner | 5/15/24

Residents of Franklin Square affordable senior housing complex Dogwood Terrace John Heaphy, Christine Sarner and Karyn Sullivan feel they are entitled to better care. They’ve expressed concerns over the relocation process during the property’s proposed renovations, and its public safety and extermination practices.

Dogwood Terrace housing complex relocation, renovation plans stalled

Renovations of Dogwood Terrace, an affordable senior housing complex in Franklin Square, have been stalled — leaving residents to live in limbo. more

By Nicole Wagner | 5/3/24

Vinny Centauro, left, and Gina Centauro, right, reveal the renovations they completed on Gina’s sister Dina Cantone’s house in Franklin Square.

Rescuing Families remodels house for disabled woman

Franklin Square-based nonprofit Rescuing Families renovates home for local resident. more

Rei Wolfsohn | 4/12/24

Renovate or tear down?

Q. I just bought a house that needs a lot of attention. It has little if any insulation, a sagging first floor, cloth-covered wiring with only a few three-pronged outlets that I doubt are grounded, and water stains in the ceilings. I’m thinking . . . more

By Monte Leeper | 5/15/21

Renovate or tear down?

Q. I just bought a house that needs a lot of attention. It has little if any insulation, a sagging first floor, cloth-covered wiring with only a few three-pronged outlets that I doubt are grounded, and water stains in the ceilings. more

By Monte Leeper | 5/16/20

Renovations, permits and taxes

Q. There’s a lot of renovation going on around us, and I don’t see one permit sign or window sign. One neighbor told me he didn’t want his taxes to go up, so he’ll get a permit if he gets caught or when he sells. Isn’t that taking a chance? more

By Monte Leeper | 4/6/18

‘Communication changes everything’

Q. This isn’t a question, but rather an observation. Now divorced, my husband and I started our home repair/renovation three years ago and in the process learned a lot about people, including each other. more

By Monte Leeper | 5/19/17

An artist’s rendering of the building shows that the façade will feature thousands of aluminum fins.

Crews begin renovating Coliseum facade

East Meadowites driving along Hempstead Turnpike or Charles Lindbergh Boulevard recently may have noticed fresh black paint coating the sides of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Earlier this month, … more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/14/16

News crews got a glimpse of the empty bowl of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which is under construction.

Behind the scenes at Nassau Coliseum

Standing on what New York Islanders fans knew as the ice level of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Peter Wang — a design director for Gensler, a Manhattan-based architectural firm — … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/6/16

Construction began at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in nearby Uniondale, in November. The initial work is being done inside the arena.

Coliseum opening may be pushed to early ’17

While construction continues at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said that the renovated arena might not reopen until early 2017.The renovation is being … more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/13/16