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pandemic, making it difficult to remove the homeless from the heated waiting areas. Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach Lynbrook police are “conannounced plans during his stantly at the train station” movState of the Village Address to ing the homeless to a different clean up the town as it experienc- location. es an influx of new residents. “There is a program that will Hosted by the Chamber of get those people in a location, but Commerce on Oct. 18 at Livorno they don’t want to go,” Beach restaurant, Beach said. addressed several Along with the problems he was homeless population able to solve or is in surge, pigeons have the process of solvbeen showing up in ing. He plans to overdroves and leaving haul parts of the behind a huge mess. town to make them Pigeon droppings safer and more invithave been seen all ing to the public, over both walkways similar to Lynbrook at the Lynbrook train station renovatrain station, and, tions. Beach said, “It’s “The fact that we AlAN BEACH unsightly and it’s did get a waiting stajust rude.” He is Lynbrook mayor tion for both sides is looking to clean the really great and to do mess quickly. improvements on the cement, we With an increase in new resistopped it from falling down, get- dents, one of Beach’s priorities is ting people in the head, and dam- to make the village more appealaging vehicles,” Beach said. ing. He said With the new renovations, Since Jan. 9, 2019, 30 businessother issues came to light. es have opened. According to Beach, the waiting These businesses opened on areas at the station are heated, Atlantic Avenue and Beach is attracting the homeless to a new please with the appearance of place to sleep. He said the MTA the street. Beach encouraged the police force dwindled due to the Continued on page 12
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DAViD BRiNk, Co-owNER of Long Island German steins, with his biggest stein, which has a capacity of seven liters.
Beers, brats and bands at Oktoberfest in Greis Park By BEN FiEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com
Attendees of Lynbrook Village’s annual Oktoberfest got a taste of German tradition. Hundreds of people gathered last Saturday at Greis Park to enjoy German food and Oktoberfest festivities including a pie-eating contest, a keg roll, a keg toss, and a stein holding contest. Although most of the activities were geared towards adults, children enjoyed sack races, face painting, a magic show, and balloon twisting. RVC, MER, LYN, VAL
Roughly a dozen vendors set up stands selling clothing, books, jewelry, and Oktoberfest merchandise. One of the busiest vendors, Long Island German Steins, taught attendees about the history of steins. “These are all German steins and they’re authentic from Germany,” said Janica Brink, co-owner of Long Island German Steins. Brink said a German restaurant in Lindenhurst was about to put hundreds of unused steins on eBay until she told them to sell them at a street fair. Continued on page 10
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