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IN THIS ISSUE Fire Departments .............. S6

Major Shopping Malls ..... S27

Police Departments .......... S6

Cinemas ............................ S27

Civic Organizations ........... S8

Hospitals ........................... S28

Government ............ S10 - S17

Water Districts ................. S28

Schools ...................S18 - S22

Post Offices...................... S30

Colleges ............................ S23

Storm Emergencies ........ S30

Museums .......................... S24

Places of Worship ........... S30

Historical Societies ........ S25

Libraries.............................S31

Parks ................................. S26

Essential Services .......... S32

Cub Scouts ....................... S26

Merchants Associations .. S33

Boy Scouts ....................... S26

Recreation ........................ S34

Girl Scouts........................ S26

County Agencies ............. S35

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Thomas Dongan was born in Castletown, Ireland in 1634 of a very old Catholic family. His brother William was made Viscount Dongan in 1661 and Earl of Limerick in 1685. Dongan entered the French army at an early age and made colonel in 1674 and recalled to England in 1677. In 1682 Dongan became New York’s fourth Royal Governor. One of Dongan’s first official acts was to convene the Assembly of Community Representatives from New York and Southern New England (then part of the New York Province). The 1683 assembly drew up the “Charter of Liberty and Privileges” which became the basis for the New York State Constitution. The assembly created the counties of New York State. Long Island was divided into three counties: Kings,Queens and Suffolk. Present day North Hempstead and Hempstead were part of Queens County which included Queens and Oyster Bay. Dongan also set up the Queens County Courthouse in what is now Jericho Turnpike and Marcus Avenue in Garden City Park Soon after the 1683 assembly, the towns of Flushing and Hempstead presented Dongan with a gift of land south of Success Pond. At the Nov. 12, 1684 Hempstead Town Board meeting, Dongan was gifted 200 acres of “woodland” adjoining the 400 acres given to him by the Town of Flushing. The large property,later spanning 672.5 acres, would become known as the Dongan Farm. The Dongan Farm was located west of Lakeville Road from south of Lake Success down to Jericho Turnpike. This 1918 map of the property was drawn by Frederick Van Wyck for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Dongan built a manor on the west side of Lakeville Road in the area now about 1,000 feet north of Hillside Avenue. An anti-Catholic aristocratic revolution pushed James II off the British throne in 1688. As a result, Dongan lost his governor-

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ship and “retired to his farm in Hempstead.” Following a warrant for his arrest, Dongan escaped to New Jersey and then to Boston. Dongan returned to England in 1691. Upon his brother’s death in 1698,Thomas Dongan became the Earl of Limerick, although the Dongan land had already been confiscated by the Crown. Following Dongan’s death on Dec. 15, 1715,the Dongan Farm and manor were inherited by his nephews Thomas and Walter Dongan. In 1724,the heirs sold the Dongan estate to George Clark. Born in 1676 in Somersetshire, England, Clark was a nephew of William Blathwait who held significant power over colonial appointments. After practicing law in Dublin, he came to America in 1702 as Secretary of the Province of New York. While visiting England in 1705, he married Anne Hyde, who was related to Queen Anne and Lord Cornbury who was then governor of the Province of New York. Clark would become a member of the Provincial Council in 1716 and served as lieutenant governor from 1736 to 1743. To honor his wife (who died in 1740), Clark named his Long Island estate purchased from the Dongan heirs Hyde Park. At first the name referred just to the Clarke property, but after he returned to England in 1745, it was used for the entire area. Although the Clark property was sold off and sub-divided into several farms, the area for the next 165 years was referred to as Hyde Park. In 1871,John C. Christ and Phillip J. Miller applied to the Post Office Department for establish a post office in Hyde Park. The postal authorities refused to allow them to use the name since Hyde Park had been recently assigned to a Dutchess County village, later the birthplace of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The revised name New Hyde Park was approved by the postal authorities and the Long Island Rail Road changed the name of its station in March 1871. New Hyde Park became incorporated as a village on Aug. 17,1927.

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FIRE DEPARTMENTS NEW HYDE PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT

Vice President: Gerard Hyatt

www.nhpfd.com 1555 Jericho Tpke. New Hyde Park, NY 11040 516-437-1349

Captain: Craig Lovrich

Chief of Department: Joseph Papa

Second Lieutenant: Nick Artusa

First Deputy Chief: Robert Gallagher

Chief Driver: Matthew Buck

Second Deputy Chief: Digin Patel

Secretary: Stephen Fereance

Third Deputy Chief: Joseph Barbagallo

Treasurer: George Ruhl

Fourth Deputy Chief: Thomas Farina

Protection Engine Company 11 South 5th Street New Hyde Park, NY 11040 President: Ron Sakowich

NHP Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners: Commissioner/Chairman: Reid Sakowich Commissioner: Michael Stein Commissioner: Ernest Gentile Commissioner: Ronald Sakowich

Estates Engine Company 1021 Lakeville Road New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Captain: Eric Kern

First Lieutenant: Justin Ferreiro

First Lieutenant: Matt Maino Second Lieutenant: Jake Riekert Chief Driver: Anthony Verde Secretary: Kevin Kern Treasurer: Richard Kern Rescue Company 1555 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Captain: Albert Ferreiro First Lieutenant: Shaheer Ilyas Second Lieutenant: Tom Thomas Chief Driver: Ciara Lennon

Vice President: Steve Donahue

Secretary: Richard Lampeter

Captain: Sergio Buffalino

Hook and Ladder 1555 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park NY 11040

Treasurer: James Hart

First Lieutenant: Daniel Chiofalo Second Lieutenant: David Sullivan

Commissioner/Chairman: Robert Teetz

Chief Driver: Steve Donahue

Enterprise Company 1555 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, NY 11040 President: John Pignetti

Secretary: Mike Levy

Captain: John Waldron First Lieutenant: Matthew Cherson Second Lieutenant: Joseph Abukoush Chief Driver: Thomas Smith

Treasurer: Richard Coppola

Secretary: Conor Jacoby

GARDEN CITY PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT www.gcpfire.org Headquarters/Chief’s Office 2264 Jericho Tpke, Garden City Park, NY 11040 516-741-2718 Chief of Department: Roland Sarracco, Truck Company One Second Assistant Chief: Michael McGillicuddy, Engine Company Four Chief’s Aide: Matthew George, Rescue Five Department Officers: Truck Company One: Captain: Beny Hilado Station 2 1030 Denton Avenue New Hyde Park, NY 11040 516-746-3268

Merillon Company Two: Captain: Tim Klett First Lieutenant: Jonathan Neves Admin Second Lieutenant: Joseph McAvoy Hillside Heights Engine Company Three: Captain: Siby Mathew North Hills Express Engine Company Four: Captain: Vincent Bitsko

Garden City Park Water and Fire District 333 Marcus Avenue, Garden City Park, NY 11040 516-746-3194 Board of Commissioners: Commissioner: Kenneth Borchers Commissioner: Christian Engel Commissioner: Peter Chimenti Water District Superintendent: Michael Levy Fire District Supervisor: Michael Ziminski

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Fire District Operations Supervisor: Paul Pinola

Captain: Mathew George

Fire District Mechanic: Steve Batz

First Lieutenant: Jonathan Neves

Fire District Houseman: Chris Borman

Second Lieutenant: Thomas McHugh

Fire District Houseman: Kurt Zupan

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Treasurer: Robert Piser

POLICE DEPARTMENTS THIRD PRECINCT 214 Hillside Avenue Williston Park, NY 11596 Phone: 516-573-6300 Commanding Officer Inspector: Boden Deputy Commanding Officer: Deputy Inspector Labate FLORAL PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT www.fpvillage.org 1 Floral Boulevard Floral Park, NY 11001 516-326-6328

SOUTH FLORAL PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT 383 Roquette Avenue South Floral Park, NY 11001 www.southfloralpark.org 516-354-7823 Chief: Douglas Merritt

2nd Assistant Chief: Brian Hamerman

Chief of Department: Michael Saville

3rd Assistant Chief: Daniel Bennett

1st Assistant Chief: James Dodson

4th Assistant Chief: Gil Luger

1st Assistant Chief: Kevin Bellamy

Captain of Fire: Randy Jacques

2nd Assistant Chief: Franklin DeMatas

Lieutenant of Fire: Justin Bellamy

Captain of Rescue: Justin Cunningham

Lieutenant of Fire: Thomas Salzarulo

NEW HYDE PARK AUXILIARY POLICE UNIT 212 www.vnhp.org/auxiliary.htm 1420 Jericho Tpke. New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Phone: 516-522-5385 Commanding Officer: Captain John Concannon

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CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS LAKEVILLE ESTATES CIVIC ASSOCIATION

FLORAL PARK BELLEROSE ROTARY CLUB

ST. HEDWIG’S CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION (CYO)

P.O. Box 46 New Hyde Park, NY 11040 lakevilleestatescivicassoc@gmail. com President: Bill Cutrone Vice President: Bobby Thind Treasurer: Jean Capobianco Leca11040@gmail.com

Beth Kramer, President fpbrotary.org

One Depan Avenue Floral Park NY 11001 516-354-0042

ORDER SONS OF ITALY Cellini Lodge #2206 2208 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, NY 11040 516-226-0531 www.cellinilodge2206.org President: Anthony Calabro NEW HYDE PARK NORTH LIONS CLUB www.e-clubhouse.org 516-742-3878 President: Joanne Alexander KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS www.kofc2852.org 516-352-2852 Rev. Kevin McBrien: Chaplain Charles Tartaro: Grand Knight COLUMBIETTES www.kofc2852.org President: Phyllis Thomas KIWANIS CLUB OF NEW HYDE PARK P.O. Box 917 New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Secretary: Mary Jo Bursig 516-437-5958 HILLCREST CIVIC ASSOCIATION Fphillcrest@gmail.com 516-437-0801 President: Margaret MacDonald NORTH END CIVIC ASSOCIATION Tom Holz, President fpvillage.org

FLORAL PARK WOMAN’S CLUB, INC. Lois O’Connor PO Box 20329 Floral Park, NY 11001 FLORAL PARK AMERICAN LEGION POST #334 15 Elizabeth Street Floral Park Matthew Cacciatore, Commander mpcacciatore@aol.com 516-437-1295

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FLORAL PARK AMERICAN LEGION POST #334 LADIES AUXILIARY

info@fpgarden.org 516-260-6468 Mr. Dennis McEnery, President

· South Floral Park is proudly known as one of the ﬁrst racially integrated communities in Long Island.

Dolores Johnson, President 516-352-3733 deeannj@aol.com

FLORAL PARK JUNIOR WOMAN’S CLUB

· When ﬁrst established, the mode of transportation was trolley cars that ran up and down Hempstead Turnpike. It would cost $.15 to get to Manhattan.

Peggy Susino 516-352-9268

FLORAL PARK LIONS CLUB

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Lynn Smith, President 516-236-8608 tlcsmith@optonline.net

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FLORAL PARK KIWANIS CLUB Arthur Greb 516-775-0013 agreb@optonline.net

SOUTH FLORAL PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION President: Tony Barbieri www.southfloralpark.org

FLORAL PARK COUNCIL OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

AMERICAN LEGION POST 334

Ms. Alexa Ventimiglia 516-660-2300 la20miles@optonline.net

15 Elizabeth Street, Floral Park 516-437-1295

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUSFLORAL PARK COUNCIL #2345 33 South Tyson Avenue Floral Park, NY 11001 516-352-9770 AHRC - FLORAL PARK AUXILIARY Dr. Serge Nerli, President AHRCFloralPark@gmail.com

SOUTH SIDE CIVIC ASSOCIATION info@southsidecivics.com 516-885-3153 Frank DeAngelis-President

OUR LADY OF VICTORY CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION (CYO)

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THE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

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· The Lily Theatre on Jericho Turnpike would cost $.25 for an all-day show; the theatre is now a retail space. · Adams Street was fondly called Lover’s Lane. A date back then would cost a gentleman $1.00. · There were 2 stores in our village: a deli on Louis Avenue and Emma Street owned by the Rutgers, and Poppa Smith’s on Louis Avenue and Tennessee Street. · The original firehouse was located on Bertha Street and Roquette Avenue. In 1930, the fire garage and meeting room was moved to Roquette Avenue. The first chief was Fredrick Kesslick and in 1940 the fire truck was a Model T Ford. By this time, the Ladies’ Auxiliary was in full swing. In 1984, the village constructed a new modern fire department. · National politics heightened the air of civil defense during the war and John Trinker, Jr. was in charge of Auxiliary Police Unit 103. We had a two-man police force in 1931 and the holding jail cell was the ladies’ bathroom. · In 1942 the Zoning Board of Appeals was created which still serves the village today. · A cast iron bell made in 1875 weighing about 75 pounds was used in the village prior to its incorporation. It was used to alert the volunteers and was placed on Kingston Avenue in 1915. In 1973, the bell was placed as a permanent monument on Arthur Avenue dedicated to the volunteer fireman in what is now known as Firemen’s Memorial Park.

WEST END CIVIC ASSOCIATION

FLORAL PARK YOUTH COUNCIL

· In 1994 village elects the ﬁrst woman Mayor

Marc Mullen, President www.westendcivic.com

Ms. Eva Bose-Chatterton, President evachatterton@yahoo.com

· In 2006 village elects the ﬁrst Hispanic Mayor

CITIZENS’ PARTY OF FLORAL PARK

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· In 2010 village elects the ﬁrst Black Mayor

Susie McDonough Fpvillage.org

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CONGRESSMAN TOM SUOZZI Washington, DC Office: 226 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3335 Huntington Office: 478A Park Avenue Huntington, NY 11743 Phone: (631) 923-4100

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240 Old Country Road Room 105 Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-2664 Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY MADELINE SINGAS 262 Old Country Road Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-3800 Fax: 516-571-5065

Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6206

STATE ASSEMBLY 16th Assembly District (Consists of Great Neck, Manhasset, Port Washington, Herricks, Mineola, Baxter Estates, Parts of East Williston, Old Westbury, Roslyn Estates, Roslyn, Albertson, Williston Park and New Hyde Park)

19th Assembly District (Comprises the Willistons, Mineola, New Hyde Park, Garden City Park, Garden City, Uniondale, North Merrick, North Bellmore, Carle Place, West Hempstead, Franklin Square, Glen Head, Old Brookville and Old Westbury)

ASSEMBLYWOMAN GINA SILLITTI

ASSEMBLYMAN EDWARD RA

District Office: 20 Vanderventer Avenue Suite 100 West Port Washington, NY 11050 516-482-6966

District Office: 1225 Franklin Avenue Suite 465 Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 535-4095

Albany Office: LOB 920 Albany, NY 12248 518-455-5192

Albany Office: LOB 544 Albany, NY 12248 (518) 455-4627

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NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATURE

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 (516) 571-6200

STATE SENATE 7th District

LEGISLATOR KEVAN ABRAHAMS

LEGISLATOR SIELA A. BYNOE

LEGISLATOR CARRIÉ SOLAGES

LEGISLATOR DENISE FORD

LEGISLATOR DEBRA MULÉ

(D-Hempstead)

(D-Westbury)

(D-Elmont)

(R-Long Beach)

(D-Baldwin)

1st Legislative District Minority Caucus Leader (Part of Baldwin, Part of East Meadow, Part of Freeport, Part of Hempstead, Roosevelt, Uniondale )

2nd Legislative District (Hempstead, Lakeview, Westbury, New Cassel, Hicksville, Uniondale, Rockville Centre and East Garden City)

3rd Legislative District (Elmont, Valley Stream, South Floral Park, Inwood, Portions of Lawrence & North Woodmere)

5th Legislative District (Most of Baldwin, All of South Hempstead and Parts of Freeport, Rockville Centre, Merrick and Oceanside)

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6202

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6203

4th Legislative District Alt. Deputy Presiding Officer (City of Long Beach, Lido Beach, Atlantic Beach, East Atlantic Beach, Point Lookout and Island Park, Parts of East Rockaway, Oceanside, Woodmere, Lawrence and Cedarhurst)

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6201

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6205

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6204

LEGISLATOR C. WILLIAM GAYLOR III

LEGISLATOR HOWARD J. KOPEL

LEGISLATOR VINCENT T. MUSCARELLA

LEGISLATOR RICHARD NICOLELLO

LEGISLATOR ELLEN BIRNBAUM

(R-Lynbrook)

(R-Lawrence)

(R-West Hempstead)

(R-New Hyde Park)

(D-Great Neck)

6th Legislative District (Lynbrook, Malverne, North Lynbrook, Valley Stream and Portions of Rockville Centre, Hewlett, Franklin Square and Woodmere)

7th Legislative District Deputy Presiding Officer (Oceanside, Rockville Centre, East Rockaway, Cedarhurst, Woodmere and Parts of Hewlett, Lawrence, Baldwin, Valley Stream and Lynbrook)

8th Legislative District (Franklin Square, West Hempstead and portions of Elmont, Floral Park and Stuart Manor)

9th Legislative District Presiding Officer (Part of New Hyde Park, Garden City Park, Mineola, Williston Park, East Williston, Albertson, Roslyn Estates, Munsey Park, Plandome Heights, Plandome, Plandome Manor, Floral Park)

10th Legislative District (Great Neck, Herricks, North Hills, North New Hyde Park, Searingtown/Albertson Manhasset, Garden City Park and Manhasset Hills)

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6206

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6208

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6207

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6210

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6209

LEGISLATOR DELIA DERIGGI-WHITTON (D-Glen Cove) 11th Legislative District (Glen Cove, Port Washington, Roslyn, Roslyn Harbor, Sands Point, Sea Cliff, Glenwood, Glen Head) 1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6211

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(New Hyde Park, the Willistons, Roslyn, Great Neck, Port Washington, Mineola, Westbury, New Cassel and parts of Franklin Square and Elmont)

SENATOR ANNA M. KAPLAN DISTRICT OFFICE Temporarily Working Remotely 1 Old Country Rd. Suite 270 Carle Place, NY 11514 Phone: (516) 746-5924

ALBANY OFFICE Temporarily Working Remotely Legislative Office Bldg. Room 805 Albany, NY 12247 Phone: (518) 455-2170

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NASSAU COUNTY GOVERNMENT LEGISLATURE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD TOWN HALL 220 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030 (516) 869-6311 • Fax: (516) 627-4204

LEGISLATOR JAMES KENNEDY

LEGISLATOR THOMAS McKEVITT

LEGISLATOR LAURA SCHAEFER

LEGISLATOR JOHN R. FERRETTI JR.

(R-Massapequa)

(D-East Meadow)

(R-Farmingdale)

(R-Levittown)

12th Legislative District (Massapequa, Parts of Farmingdale)

Presiding Officer 13th Legislative District (East Meadow, North Bellmore, North Merrick, North Wantagh and Portions of Seaford)

14th Legislative District (Garden City, Carle Place and Portions of Westbury, Hicksville, Bethpage, Plainview, West Hempstead Hemptead, Franklin Square and Jericho)

15th Legislative District (Levittown, Westbury and Portions of East Meadow, Bethpage, Wantagh and Seaford)

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6212

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6213

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6214

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6215

SUPERVISOR JUDI BOSWORTH

TOWN CLERK WAYNE H. WINK, JR.

200 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030 Phone: (516) 869-6311

bosworthj@northhempsteadny.gov

winkw@northhempsteadny.gov

RECEIVER OF TAXES CHARLES BERMAN 200 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030 Phone: (516) 869-7800 bermanc@northhempsteadny.gov

LEGISLATOR ARNOLD W. DRUCKER

LEGISLATOR ROSE MARIE WALKER

LEGISLATOR JOSHUA A. LAFAZAN

LEGISLATOR STEVEN D. RHOADS

(R-Levittown)

(R-Hicksville)

(D-Syosset)

(R-Bellmore)

16th Legislative District (Woodbury, Syosset, Plainview, Jericho, Old Bethpage, Hicksville, Old Westbury and Roslyn Heights)

17th Legislative District (Bethpage, Hicksville, North Massapequa, North Wantagh, Old Bethpage, Plainedge and Parts of Seaford)

18th Legislative District (North Woodbury, North Syosset, Laurel Hollow, Oyster Bay Cove, Oyster Bay, Cove Neck, Centre Island, Bayville, Mill Neck, Lattingtown, Locust Valley, Matinecock, the Brookvilles, Muttontown, East Norwich, Greenvale, East Hills and Glen Head)

19th Legislative District (Freeport, Merrick, North Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh and Seaford)

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6216

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6217

1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 571-6218

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1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 (516) 571-6219

BOARD OF ZONING AND APPEALS 210 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030 Phone: (516) 869-7667 Fax: (516) 869-7812 Chairman: David Mammina, AIA

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Vice Chairman: Leslie Francis, Esq. Members: David Levine, Esq. Daniel D. Donatelli, Esq. Jay Hernandez

TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD COUNCILMEMBERS

COUNCILWOMAN VIVIANA RUSSELL

COUNCILMAN PETER ZUCKERMAN

COUNCILMAN ANGELO FERRARA

1st District (New Cassel/Westbury, Carle Place and the Villages of Westbury and Old Westbury)

2nd District (East Williston, Searingtown, Manhasset Hills, East Hills, Glenwood Landing, Sea Cliff, Herricks, Roslyn Harbor, Albertson and Roslyn Heights)

3rd District (Garden City Park, Mineola, Williston Park, Garden City, and parts of New Hyde Park)

220 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030 Phone: (516) 869-7701 Fax: (516) 869-7688 russellv@northhempsteadny. gov

220 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030 Phone: (516) 869-7702 Fax: (516) 869-7688 zuckermanp@northhempsteadny.gov

220 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030 Phone: (516) 869-7703 Fax: (516) 869-7688 ferraraa@northhempsteadny.gov

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TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD TOWN HALL One Washington St., Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 489-5000 ext. 3200

VERONICA LURVEY 4th District (Villages of Roslyn, Roslyn Estates, Munsey Park, North Hills, Great Neck, Great Neck Gardens, Kensington, Kings Point, Thomaston, and the unincorporated areas of Manhasset and Great Neck, including Great Neck Gardens and Allenwood) 220 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030 Phone: (516) 869-7704 Fax: (516) 869-7688 lurveyv@northhempsteadny. gov

COUNCILWOMAN LEE SEEMAN

COUNCILWOMAN MARIANN DALIMONTE

5th District (North New Hyde Park, Garden City Park, Floral Park and the villages of Saddle Rock, Great Neck Estates, Russel Gardens, University Gardens, Lake Success and other unincorporated areas)

6th District (Port Washington, including the villages of Baxter Estates, Manorhaven, Port Washington North, and Sands Point. It also includes the villages of Flower Hill, Plandome, Plandome Heights, and Plandome Manor)

220 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030 Phone: (516) 869-7705 Fax: (516) 869-7688 seemanl@northhempsteadny.gov

220 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY 11030 Phone: (516) 869-7706 Fax: (516) 869-7688 mdalimonted@northhempsteadny.gov

SUPERVISOR DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.

TOWN CLERK KATE MURRY

RECEIVER OF TAXES JEANINE C. DRISCOLL

One Washington St. Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 489-5000 ext. 3200

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD COUNCILMEMBERS COUNCILWOMAN DOROTHY GOOSBY 1st District (Hempstead, Lakeview, Roosevelt, Uniondale, and portions of Baldwin, Freeport, West Hempstead and Lynbrook.) One Washington Street, Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 489-5000 ext. 3200

COUNCILMAN THOMAS E. MUSCARELLA 2nd District (Bellerose Terrace, Floral Park, Garden City, Garden City South, the incorporated area of New Hyde Park, South Floral Park, Stewart Manor, and portions of Bellerose, Elmont, Franklin Square, Hempstead, North Valley Stream and West Hempstead.) One Washington Street Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 812-3179

COUNCILMAN BRUCE A. BLAKEMAN 3rd Dstrict (Elmont, Franklin Square, Hewlett, Lynbrook, North Valley Stream, Valley Stream, West Hempstead and Woodmere; and all of Atlantic Beach, Cedarhurst, East Atlantic Beach, Inwood, Lawrence, Malverne, North Woodmere.) One Washington Street Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 489-5000 ext. 3200

COUNCILMAN ANTHONY P. D’ESPOSITO

COUNCILWOMAN CHRIS CARINI

COUNCILMAN DENNIS DUNNE, SR.

4th District (Baldwin, East Rockaway, Hewlett, Island Park, Oceanside, Rockville Centre, South Hempstead, and a portion of Lynbrook.)

5th District (Barnum Island, Bellmore, Lido Beach, Merrick and Point Lookout; and parts of Freeport, North Bellmore, North Merrick, Seaford and Wantagh.)

6th District (East Meadow, Levittown, Plainedge, Salisbury and portions of Bethpage, North Bellmore, North Merrick, Seaford and Wantagh.)

One Washington Street Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 489-5000 ext. 3200

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VILLAGE GOVERNMENT VILLAGE OF NEW HYDE PARK 1420 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, NY 11040 • Phone 516-354-0022 • Fax 516-354-6004 • www.vnhp.org

MAYOR Christopher Devane Board Of Zoning Appeals Ronald Sakowich, Chairman Ernie Gentile, Member Joseph Barbagallo, Member Frank Miranda, Member

DEPUTY MAYOR Madhvi Nijjar Architectural Review Board/ Planning Board Kenneth Garvin, Chairman Anthony Lennon, Board Member Walter Brooks, Board Member Giovanni Patane, Board Member

Department of Public Works Deputy Superintendent Igor Sikiric Keith Feldman - Foreman Debbie Malhotra - Admin. Asst.

Sam Khoury, Board Member Darren Merims, Secretary to the Planning Board Village Historian Carol Nowakowski

TRUSTEE Donna Squicciarino

TRUSTEE Rainer Burger

TRUSTEE Arthur Savarese

Building Department Binu Pillay, Supt. of the Building Department Darren Merims, Secretary to the Planning Board: Paul Pesale, Building Inspector John Nicastro, Building Code Enforcement

Village Court Village Justice: Timothy F.X. Jones

Board of Assessors Kenneth Wunsch, Assessor

Clerks Office Cathryn Hillmann, Village Clerk/Treasurer

Associate Village Justice: Robert Morici Court Clerk: Jana Ippolito Assistant Court Clerk: Kelly Dean

Lara Verbanac, Research Assistant to the Board Eileen Raguseo, Deputy Clerk Phil Nardella, Deputy Treasurer

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VILLAGE OF NORTH HILLS 1 Shelter Rock Road • North Hills, NY 11576 • Phone: 516-627-3451 • Fax: 516-627-0703 • www.villagenorthhills.com

MAYOR MARVIN NATISS

DEPUTY MAYOR DENNIS SGAMBATI

Village Staff Village Administrator, Clerk/Treasurer: Marianne C. Lobaccaro Deputy Clerk Treasurer: Wendy S. Russo Superintendent of Building Department: Peter Cinquemani, R.A. Assistant to Mayor and Assistant to Building Inspector: Robin Schlusselberg Village Attorney : A. Thomas Levin Village Justice: Jerome Reisman Associate Village Justice: Jacob N. Schwartz Court Clerk: Ann M. Demeri Deputy Court Clerk: Anne C. Buff

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TRUSTEE ELLIOT ARNOLD

Village Prosecutor: Scott Black Deputy Village Prosecutor: Timothy Jones Commissioner of Public Works: Richard Kashinsky Village’s Representative to the Great Neck/North Shore Cable Commission, Director of the Public Access Television Corporation: Shirley Ann Bruno

TRUSTEE PHYLLIS LENTINI

The Architectural Review Board Alison Chimerine, Chairman John Hirsch Linda Marsden Rhonda Siskin Terri Orlando Mohan Ramnani, Alternate Ely Zaken, Alternate The Planning Board Ivan Dochter, Chairman Doreen Severin

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TRUSTEE GAIL COHEN

Rich Kashinsky Gregory Lenzo Margo Kane Gary Schubert, Alternate The Zoning Board Of Appeals Douglas S. Weigler, Chairman Philip Goodman Anthony Lobosco Bruce Spenadel Michael Strauss Howard Fox, Alternate Ray Dispaltro, Alternate

VILLAGE GOVERNMENT VILLAGE OF FLORAL PARK 1 Floral Boulevard • P.O. Box 27 • Floral Park, NY 11001 • Phone 516-326-6300 • www.fpvillage.org

MAYOR Kevin M. Fitzgerald Village Administration Gerard M. Bambrick, Village Administrator-Treasurer Susan E. Walsh, Village Clerk Rosaleen Shea, Deputy Village Clerk Kathleen M. Mack, Deputy Village Treasurer Village Court Hon. Douglas J. Hayden, Esq., Village Justice Hon. Perry Criscitelli, Esq., Associate Village Justice Building Department Rene Marcus, AIA, Superintendent Kevin Bove, Building Inspector

DEPUTY MAYOR Dr. Lynn Pombonyo

TRUSTEE Archie T. Cheng, Esq.

Frank J. Chiara, Village Trustee Liaison

Lt. Will Doherty

Department of Public Works Kevin Ginnane, Superintendent

Trustee Frank J. Chiara Village Liaison

Joseph O’Grady , Deputy Superintendent

Zoning Board of Appeals Christopher Downes, Chairperson Kevin Flood Dennis McEnery Sandra Munz Gary Parisi

Kevin Pearsall, General Supervisor Deputy Mayor Lynn Pombonyo – Village Trustee Liaison Assessment Department Michael Derby, Assessor Police Department Stephen G. McAllister, Police Commissioner

Lt. Tom McCarthy

Board of Architectural and Preliminary Site Review (ARB) Members Frank J. Chiara, Village Trustee Liaison Frank Gunther, AIA, Chairman

TRUSTEE Frank J. Chiara

TRUSTEE Jennifer Stewart

Anthony Kruzynski Tom Kubler Roger Kuehnlenz John Lockwood Timothy Tweedy Edward Betsch (alternate)

Library Pat Eren, Library Director

Recreation Center and Pool Departments Kurt Meyfohrt, Supt. of Recreation Tom Dillon, Pool Director

Highway Department Kevin Roe

Trustee Lynn Pombonyo & Trustee Jennifer Stewart Village Trustee Liaisons

Parks Department Supervisor Larry DeCiantis

Fire Department Fire Chief Mike Saville Archie T. Cheng, Esq. Village Trustee Liaison

Jennifer Stewart Village Trustee Liaison

Sanitation Department Supervisor Joseph Karam

Fleet Department Supervisor James Nelson Building Maintenance Department Supervisor Kevin Pearsall

VILLAGE OF SOUTH FLORAL PARK 383 Roquette Avenue • South Floral Park, NY 11001 • 516-352-8047 • Fax: 516-352-0651 • www.southfloralpark.org

MAYOR Geoffrey N. Prime Village Administration Village Administrator/ Clerk-Treasurer: Mary Long Deputy Clerk-Treasurer: JoAnn Simonelli-Witt Village Attorney: Christopher J. Prior Village Court Village Justice: Paul D. Lawless

DEPUTY MAYOR Elton McCabe Associate Village Justice: Rovshan Sharifov Prosecutor: Mary Beth Malloy Court Clerk-Treasurer: JoAnn Simonelli-Witt Building Department Building Inspector: Rich Belziti

TRUSTEE Jennifer Bellamy Deputy Building Inspector: Ron Dougherty Zoning Board ZBA Chair: Carlos Johnson Member: John Boyd, Jr. Member: Gregory Ifill Member: Kevin McMullan Member: Balram Harry Member: Franklin DeMatas

TRUSTEE Nyakya T. Brown

TRUSTEE Rasmeet Kaur

Highway Commissioner: Nyakya T. Brown

Power & Light and Emergency Management Commissioner: Jennifer Bellamy

Fire Commissioner: Elton McCabe

Police Commissioner: Elton McCabe

Human Rights & Resources Commissioner: Jennifer Bellamy

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Fire Chief: Douglas Merritt Captain of Rescue: Justin Cunningham

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Roslyn Public Schools 300 Harbor District Hill Road, Roslyn, NY 11576 • 516.801.5000 • www.roslynschools.org Herricks Union Free School 516.305.8900 • www.herricks.org

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Dr. Fino Celano fcelano@herricks.org

CENTER STREET SCHOOL 240 Center Street Williston Park, NY 11596 Phone: (516)305-8300 Principal: Brennen Bierwiler bbierwiler@herricks.org

BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT

BOARD OF EDUCATION VICE PRESIDENT

BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE

BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT

BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE

Henry R. Zanetti boardofeducation@ herricks.org

Nancy Feinstein boardofeducation@ herricks.org

Juleigh Chin boardofeducation@ herricks.org

Brian Hassan boardofeducation@ herricks.org

Jim Gounaris boardofeducation@ herricks.org

DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL 1050 Denton Avenue New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Phone: (516) 305-8400 Principal: Loren Borgese lborgese@herricks.org

SEARINGTOWN SCHOOL 106 Beverly Drive Albertson, NY 11507 Phone: (516) 305-8500 Principal: Diana DeGiorgio ddegiorgio@herricks.org

HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL 7 Hilldale Drive Albertson, NY 11507 Phone: (516) 305-8600 Principal: Brian McConaghy bmcconaghy@herricks.org

HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL 100 Shelter Rock Road New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Phone: (516) 305-8700 Principal: Joan Keegan jkeegan@herricks.org

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Superintendent of Schools Jennifer Morrison, Ed.D.

Board of Education Board of Education Vice President President Kathryn Canese Jennifer Kerrane jkerrane@nhp-gcp.org

Trustee David Del Santo

Trustee Trustee Jennifer DeRocchis Danielle Messina

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Crash of North American B-25A Mitchell Bomber BY H OWA R D K ROP L I C K On New Year’s Day 1942 a North American B25A Mitchell Bomber #40-2199 took off at 7:20 am from Mitchel Field, fully equipped and fueled for a “routine training flight”. Less than one month after the December 7th Pearl Harbor raid, it is likely the bomber was on an anti-submarine patrol and loaded with bombs. Five crew were on the plane. Within minutes after take-off, one of the plane’s two engines began smoking and failed. The plane’s one engine could not carry the heavy

load and the 23-year pilot Lieutenant Charles Van Eeuwen struggled to keep the plane aloft, trying a low sweeping turn back to Mitchel Field. He soon realized that he was not going to make it. Rather than bailing out and risking having a crash of the medium size bomber into the many homes below in the Hillside Park Oaks community in New Hyde Park, Van Eeuwen attempted to land the plane in a vacant sand pit located south of Hillside Avenue and west of Denton Avenue. All ﬁve on board were killed when the gasoline tanks exploded upon hitting the sand pit. Van Eeuwen was

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WATER DISTRICTS GARDEN CITY PARK WATER DISTRICT

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Vanderbilt Cup Races in New Hyde Park BY H OWA R D K ROP L I C K From 1904 to 1910, the most significant international automobile races in the world were held right here on Long Island-The Vanderbilt Cup Races. William K. Vanderbilt Jr. (1878-1944) was the great-grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. At the age of only 26, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. proposed the first international road race to be held in the United States by donating the Vanderbilt Cup. The 1904 William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Cup Race held was an immediate success among the public and supporters of automobile racing. America had finally created a major road race that attracted great drivers and cars from around the world. Newspapers and automobile trade journals helped to build the interest and excitement that ensured the Second Vanderbilt Cup Race in 1905. Responding to criticisms of the 1904 layout, the 1905 course was modified to eliminate controls through large towns and reduce the number

of sharp turns. One of the most exciting sections to view the race was the New Hyde Park Turn at Lakeville Road and Jericho Turnpike, located at the south-west corner of the 1905 course. These views of the race were captured by a photographer at the top of the steeple of The First Presbyterian Church, then located on the south-east corner of the intersection. Among the drivers seen at New Hyde Park Turn were prominent drivers including Louis Chevrolet and Vincenzo Lancia. Following the success of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the second race was held on October 14, 1905. Competing against the ﬁve American cars, France, Germany, and Italy started 14 of their greatest cars and drivers including; Vincenzo Lancia, Louis Chevrolet and the 1904 winner George Heath. More information on the Vanderbilt Cup Races can be found on VanderbiltCupRaces.com created by Howard Kroplick, president of the Roslyn Landmark Society.

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LIBRARIES FLORAL PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY

Board of Trustees

17 Caroline Place Floral Park, NY 11001 (516) 326-6330 www.floralparklibrary.org

Linda Price, Trustee

Patricia D. Eren, Director

John Breheny, President

Frank Chiara, Library Commissioner

Douglas Monaghan, Trustee Sean O’Donnell, Trustee

Linda Sartini, Secretary to the Board

Board of Trustees Sloan Vahldieck, President Sabera Saadullah, Vice President Maura Rossi, Trustee Peter Pinto, Trustee Richard Bursig, Trustee Charlene Noll, Library Director

HILLSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY 155 Lakeville Road New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Phone: (516) 355-7850 www.hillsidelibrary.info

History of the Floral Park Public Library The community’s desire for a public library was evident in 1916. Funds were raised but it wasn’t until the Parent Teacher’s Association and community members in 1923 held a very successful tea that the idea became a reality. The guests were asked to bring “two books”. Many brought more than two books. The Village provided $1500. In addition, monetary gifts were accepted. The first library was located on South Tyson Avenue in the Knights of Columbus building which later became Koenig’s Restaurant and today Harrison Restaurant. The first year the library welcomed 768 borrowers and had circulation of 13,500 books.

constructed Floral Park Village Hall. The entrance to the Library was located where the Police Department entrance is today. Pictured is the word “Library” which was etched in concrete and hidden from view until recently when a restoration project revealed it. Above the entranceway is a concrete medallion with an open book displayed most likely installed at the time the library signage was created.

In 1936 the Floral Park Public Library (chartered in 1941) was housed in the west wing of the newly

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Airports JFK International Airport General Information Phone: (718) 244-4444 LaGuardia Airport General Information Phone: (718) 533-3400 Air Quality Phone: (516) 227-9686 Alcoholics Nassau Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous: 361 Hempstead Turnpike West Hempstead, NY 11552 Phone: (516) 292-3045 24-hour hotline: (516) 292-3040 Office Hours: Restricted Access

The Hyde Park Hotel after bein g rebuilt following the fire on Dec ember 22, 1880. Philip Miller took over the hotel after his friend John Christ dies in 1883. First pay telephone was installed in 1893 (notice sign on pole). Photo: Marcus Christ Family Coll ection

Nassau County Dept. of Drug & Alcohol Addiction 60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Suite 240 Uniondale, NY 11553 Phone: (516) 227-7007 Animal Bites Phone: (516) 227-9663 Animal Rescue North Shore Animal League: Adoption General Services 25 Davis Avenue Port Washington, NY 11050 Phone: (516) 883-7575 Nassau County Critter Removal Phone: (516) 417-3472

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Children’s Summer Day Camps Phone: (516) 227-9717 Disease Control Phone: (516) 227-9496 Drinking Water Phone: (516) 227-9692 Driver’s License Garden City Office 801 Axinn Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 Phone: (718) 477-4820

Bethpage Office 4031 Hempstead Turnpike Bethpage, NY 11714 Phone: (718) 477-4820 Massapequa Office Carmans Plaza Shopping Center 927 Carmans Road Massapequa, NY 11758 Phone: (718) 477-4820 Early Intervention Phone: (516) 227-8661 Emergency Preparedness Program Phone: (516) 573-9600 Environmental Health Director Phone: (516) 227-9723 Environmental Engineering Phone: (516) 571-4156 E-Z Pass Phone: 1-800-333-TOLL (8655) Garbage Districts and Recycling Call Town of North Hempstead at 311 Hazardous Waste Phone: (516) 571-6850 Health Department Phone: (516) 227-9697 or (516) 227-9700 After Hours Emergency (516) 742-6154 Heat And Housing Complaints Phone: (516) 227-9715 Homeless Office of Housing & Homeless Services 40 Main Street, #302, Hempstead, NY 11550 Phone: (516) 572-1900 Fax (516) 572-2790 Housing Complaints Phone: (516) 227-9715 Industrial Waste Permits Phone: (516) 571-7319, 571-7320 Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Lifeguard Certification Phone: (516) 572-6591 Mosquito Control Program: Phone: (516) 572-1166

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Coaching Coordinate: Bobby Bressmer Player Agent: Tom Sudol, Christine Hand Directors: Joseph Capobianco, Rick Ciaffone, Joe DiSanza, Thomas Crimmins, Daniel Gafforio, Rob Jorglewich, Louis LeBlanc, Timothy Leonard, Mike Montaigne, Brian Naughton, Joseph Ragusa, James Reda, Shawn Walsh Director Emeritus: Fran Leary

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COUNTY AGENCIES TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

The Round House

Nassau County Administrative Office 100 Supreme Court Drive Mineola, NY, 11501 Phone: (516) 493-3400 District Administrative Judge: Hon. Norman St. George District Executive: Paul Lamanna, Esq. Nassau County Supreme Court 100 Supreme Court Drive Mineola, NY, 11501 Phone: (516) 493-3400 Call for hours.

The Matrimonial Center 400 County Seat Drive (Second Floor) Mineola, NY, 11501 Phone: (516) 493-3444 Nassau County Offices:

Nassau County District Court 99 Main Street Hempstead, NY, 11550 Civil phone: (516) 493-4113 Criminal phone: (516) 493-4201 Call for hours. Nassau County Court

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Department of Public Works 1194 Prospect Avenue Westbury, NY, 11590 Phone: (516) 571-6900 Kenneth G.. Arnold, P.E., Commissioner Department of Emergency Management

Nassau County Board of Elections 240 Old Country Road (Fifth floor) Mineola, NY, 11501 Phone: (516) 571-8683, (516) 571-2411 Fax: (516) 571-2058

The “Round House” constructed in 1905 is one of the oldest buildings in Floral Park. It is located at 70 Floral Parkway, at the corner of Floral Parkway and Carnation Avenue. It was named Round House because it has six sides. Over the years extensions have been added to the original building. The black and white photo dates back to 1908. The Round House served as the oﬃce of McCormack Real Estate and

the Windsor Land Company. The First Church of Christ, Scientist, purchased and adapted the property for its use in 1948. The ﬁrst church service was held on February 9, 1948; the church was dedicated in January 1949. Over the years the Round House has been utilized as a meeting hall for groups such as the Floral Park American Legion. The building was also occupied as a home and currently used as the Citizens Presbyterian Church.

Joseph J. Kearney, Republican Commissioner James P. Scheuerman, Democratic Commissioner Nassau County Democratic Committee

100 Garden City Plaza Suite 115 Steven Morelli, Garden City, NY, 11530 Commissioner Phone: (516) 573-0636 (TTY) Phone: (516) 294-3366 Chairman: Jay S. Jacobs (516) 573-9600 Nassau County Family Court 262 Old Country Road Mineola, NY, 11501 Phone: (516) 493-3710 Call for hours.

1200 Old Country Road Westbury, NY, 11590 Phone: (516) 493-4000 Call 800-COURTNY for hours. Nassau County Surrogate’s Court Hon. Margaret C. Reilly 262 Old Country Road Mineola, NY, 11501 Phone: (516) 493-3800 Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Nassau County Republican Committee

Commissioner: Eileen Krieb Phone: (516) 572-0200

164 Post Avenue Westbury, NY, 11590 Phone: (516) 334-5800 Fax: (516) 333-4406 Chairman: Joseph G. Cairo, Jr.

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Nassau County Correctional Center 100 Carman Avenue East Meadow, NY, 11554 Phone: (516) 572-4200

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FLORAL PARK HISTORY

Floral Park “Home of Flowers” The history of Floral Park can be traced to 1874 when 17-yearold John Lewis Childs came to the hamlet known as East Hinsdale. The community at the time was part of Queens County, consisted of a small group of houses, one store, thee Hinsdale Postt Office and a railroad sta-tion. In 1899,, the County off Nassau wass formed and d Floral Park beecame part of it. t. Childs beecame an emmployee of C. L. Allen, who ho was a grower er of flowers and nd seeds. After er a year of appprenticeship, he went into busisiness for himmself. He rented ed a small track ack of land and began a seed and bulb business. He advertised his products in a one-page circular, thus starting the first seed catalog business in America. Over the next five years his business grew. Childs purchased land in East Hinsdale and Plainfield. Eventually, his enterprise would include hundreds of acres of gardens, several buildings and greenhouses. His publishing company, Mayflower

Press, printed millions of catalogs that were sent to thousands of customers worldwide. Childs realized that mail-order sales of bulbs, seeds and plants would bring in the most revenue. He established the Floral Post Office but “Floral” was used elsewhere in New York State so the name of the post office was changed to Floral Park Post Office, and in 1899, the railroad similarly changed the name of its station. The Village of Floral Park was formally incorporated on October 15, 1908. Two days later, 175 votes elected John vote Lewis Childs as President, along with two Trustees, George F. Dowling and John F. Klein. With the population increasing in 1910 to almost 800 people, a proposition was submitted to village voters recommending the addition of two trustees. It was voted down until 1922, when it was again submitted and passed. The title of President was changed to Mayor to 1927.

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Motorized equipment for firemen was unheard of when the Garden City Park Fire Department was organized in March of 1911 with a complement of 23 men and officers. The equipment consisted of a horse drawn combination hook and ladder and bucket brigade. The district was originally covered by New Hyde Park Fire District until the latter established its eastern boundary at Denton Avenue, shutting out Garden City Park. In 1917, the horses were replaced by a secondhand truck which pulled the same piece of apparatus until 1925. The company then purchased a secondhand pumper from Farmingdale which remained in service until 1927. Garden City Park was growing so a second company was formed in 1927 and headquarters moved to Jericho Turnpike. George Malvese was elected the first chief in 1927. Prior to that year the fire companies were under the direction of a foreman, Peter Krumhoz Sr. As the population continued to grow at a steady pace, it was found necessary to form a third company to service the area north of Hillside Avenue. A firehouse was set up on Denton Avenue, north of Hillside Avenue in 1938. A fourth company was added in 1943 and an Emergency Relief Squad in 1950. In 1961, the department consisted of 146 men and officers, equipped with the most modern firefighting apparatus including a 75-foot aerial ladder truck. The Garden City Park vamps provided fire protection for upwards of 5,000 families in one of the largest fire districts in Nassau County, and its district was bound on the north by I.U. Willets Road, south by Maple Drive to Denton Avenue, then south along Denton Avenue to the LIRR tracks. From that point the line extended east to Herricks Road, north to Hillside Avenue, east to Foch Boulevard and

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north again to Old Motor Parkway. An event that saddened the department was the accidental crash of an Army B-25 medium bomber in a Denton Avenue sand pit on the morning of Jan. 1, 1942, shortly after Pearl Harbor. The department responded to an alarm but there was little it could do beyond preventing flames from spreading to nearby homes. Five of the fliers aboard the plan perished when the pilot deliberately head the plan for the sand pit to avoid hitting the homes. A memorial service for the dead fliers was held in Notre Dame Catholic Church, New Hyde Park. A plaque erected to their memory still stands at New Hyde Park Road and Oak Drive, half a mile from the sand pit site. In all of the department’s 100 year history, no blaze was more spectacular than the fire that completely destroyed a one-and-a-half story brick and wood warehouse at 2145 Jericho Turnpike on New Year’s Eve in 1958. The building, occupied by the Globe Nassau Supply Co., was stocked with lumber, tar and roofing supplies. Damage was estimated at $500,000. The vamps battled in subfreezing weather for more than five hours to bring the flames under control. Several firemen suffered smoke poisoning and minor injuries. At one point flames shooting 65 feet in the air were visible five miles away. At that time, a major face-lifting job gave a brilliant “new look” to the Jericho Turnpike headquarters. The once drab meeting room on the second floor shined with new sparkle and luster. Renovation and alterations also were done to other parts of the building. “There is nothing like a renovation job to improve the men’s morale,” commented chief Kenneth Rodden. (as published in the Long island Daily Press, Vol. 1 No. 4, 1959) Information and photo provided by the Garden City Park Fire Department.

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Village of South Floral Park History In 1643, on the 4th of July, a tribal chief put his mark on the deed for the land that would one day be known as Elmont. He negotiated with the Reverend Richard Delton and a group of English colonists for the purchase of the Hempstead Plains. This treaty stated that the land was to be enjoyed by the settlers and their heirs, forever, freely, firmly, quietly and peacefully. The purchase also included the areas known today as part of Valley Stream, Rosedale, Laurelton, and a good portion of Springfield Gardens, along with Bellerose. It was divided among the 66 original settlers, two of which were Thomas Foster & his brother Christopher. The Foster brothers named their part of the huge land purchase Foster’s Meadow. It was a long, flat land with endless green fields, great for farming, raising sheep, and hunting the wild game that inhabited the flatlands. Soon thereafter, the Foster brothers sold off sections to some farm families. In a ten-year period the population of Foster’s Meadow had only risen to eighteen families although it was a town filled with a network of old Indian trails, toll houses, & trolley lines that ran down a deserted Hempstead Turnpike. It wasn’t until the 1800’s that some real change took place. German farmers from Brooklyn made a journey to Foster’s Meadow to work the vast farmlands. In the late 1800’s a plank road was built on the area that is now Hempstead Turnpike, signaling a large rise in population. The planks for the old plank road were cut from local trees at a sawmill near what is now Thyben’s Saddlery. Additional growth was evident with the original schoolhouse built in 1865 on Elmont Road, now occupied by the Elmont Fire Department, to where children were driven by horse and buggy. As enrollment increased, South Floral Park children went to Belmont Blvd. School, now known as Clara H. Carlson, in honor of a dedicated educator. Again, the number of families increased and Covert Avenue School was constructed. (Later, in 1954, Stewart Manor School was constructed and to this day remains the school our children attend from K-6 th grade.) The village’s growth slowly continued and in 1918 the United Methodist Church of South Floral Park was built. The first pastor leading the congregation was Edgar Jackson who served from 1918-1922. Pastor Gustave Lass was leading a faithful congregation at the time of our incorporation. The church remains an integral and vibrant part of our community and it was later declared a historical site by Nassau County Planning Commission in 1976. In 1925, we saw the inception of a vision. A vision wide in scope and varied in purpose that would bear long reaching fruit; fording the gap from horse drawn trolley to state of the art technology while keeping the vision intact; the integrity unswerving in the pursuit of the American dream. And in that year, we became incorporated in 1925 as the Village of Jamaica

Square, because residents wanted their own government ruling on local issues that would apply solely to them. Until then, the village was mostly dirt roads and asparagus and potato farmland, with well water and outhouses, and no streetlights or electricity. William J. Ruppert was the first mayor (1925 – 1933) & while in office, the residents then totaling 600, agreed to rename the village in 1931 to South Floral Park. The adoption was signed and this newly-created South floral park village ran northeast of Jamaica square from Chelsea to Tennessee Street and from Memphis Avenue to Arthur Avenue. Additionally, seven block east and west avenues by four blocks north and south streets. Kingston Avenue area was a cow and sheep grazing field where one would go to get fresh milk. And even though it was developing with the installation of power lines and water pipes, men still hunted rabbits and the area was a secluded place for summer homes. Also, under Ruppert’s administration, the first firehouse was built which was later updated with the construction of the new village hall and fire house. The fire department was then-called the Jamaica Square Chemical & Hose Company #3 and the Ladies’ Auxiliary was created to support them by hosting fundraisers, setting up aid stations, and work events for seniors and children. William Hand (1933-1939) and William Sweeney (1939-1942) followed as mayors and in 1942 mayoral duties were passed to Barney Strup until 1966. By this time, the village consisted of 150 homes on 64 acres of land and it was under his direction and acquisition of a grant that the first village hall was built in 1953; and also the Highway Department and the Village Justice Court. To date, he is the longest-running mayor in office. William J. Hoffman was the next village mayor from 1966-1971. South Floral Park’s periodic newsletter, The Villager, debuted under the editorship of Mayor Hoffman. Next, was Mayor James Lorenzo from 1971-1990. Under Mayor Lorenzo’s administration, the Firemen’s Memorial Park was dedicated in 1974; the Save Our Community Coalition began; curbing, sidewalks, and road-paving projects started; and new technology and computers were brought in to the village hall. In addition, our current village administrator, Sally Ponce, was appointed by Mayor Lorenzo, and has served in the operation of day to day activities for 27 years. Additionally, in 1989, communityminded residents formed the Civic Association with Elva Soto as president. In addition to creating the Armed Forces Day Celebration in the village, the Civic Association erected a monument in 1991 on the village hall lawn dedicated to all those brave men & women who have served our country and “especially to those who have made the supreme sacrifice”. By 1990, the village’s first woman mayor was elected and held office until 2002. Mayor Arlene McMullen had been

a dedicated trustee before her run and afterwards served as The Villager’s editor until present-day. While Mayor McMullen was in office, South Floral Park and the neighboring three villages (Floral Park, Stewart Manor, and Bellerose) started a joint venture in developing the 4-Village Studio. Within a few years, the dream of having an exclusive cable channel for the four villages became a reality. Toni Warren became the liaison on the Cable Committee and she continues to volunteer for the network today. In 2001, during the most trying time in our nation’s history, the residents of South Floral Park once again showed how willing they were to give of themselves. The days following September 11, were tragic ones for everyone. Our firefighters and paramedics showed the true spirit of the volunteerism as they worked tirelessly at the ravaged site of the World Trade Center. History was made a second time in 2002 with the election of Angel Soto, South Floral Park’s first Hispanic mayor. Mayor Soto, a very active member of the community, had served as Chairman of the Nassau County Emergency Management Office and Chairman of the Water Authority of Western Nassau. While in office, he

arranged for a memorial site dedicated to the late Mayor Lorenzo and he began a project to facilitate the installation of a generator for the village hall and fire department buildings in case of any emergency power outages. In 2010, Geoffrey N. Prime made history again in being elected the first black mayor of South Floral Park. Under Mayor Prime’s administration, the installation of the generator was completed and the village’s website was created and launched. This website will prove to be a direct tie to the residents & provide them with an abundance of village information for every-day living. The village anxiously awaits Mayor Prime’s upcoming achievements. In view of the many changes, the Village has prospered and grown since 1925--Always guided by the same vision, the same hopes, and the same dedication. This, making the Village of South Floral Park a true mark in the pages of history that celebrates the achievements of the American Dream. Let us go forth and continue to make our village a great place to live. Information provided by Village of South Floral Park. www.southfloralpark.org

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