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NHP unveils renovated Assembly Hall Continued from Page 1 1905,” Devane said. Originally built as a schoolhouse, the village took Assembly Hall over in 1932, Devane said. Previously known as village hall’s courtroom, Assembly Hall will be open to the public on Thursday, for the village’s first board of trustees meeting after the renovations were completed earlier this month. Since construction began March 3, the Board of Trustees’ activities and courtroom business have taken place next door in Marcus Christ Hall, which is due to be knocked down to make way for a new community center. In June, the village unveiled three new “labors of love,” as Devane put it, at Memorial Park, including the Donald Barbieri Dog Park, new bocce court and restructured memorial. There is still a lot of work to be done in the village, but Devane said he is proud of the progress thus far. “We have a lot to do because our infrastructure has needed some help,” Devane said. “We’re very happy that these things are coming into fruition and we’re checking things off the checklist.” Assembly Hall now features its original tin ceilings after the previous drop ceiling panels were removed and the wooden chairs were unbolted from the floor. The current wood floor was filled in where the chairs previously stood and had its varnished removed,
revealing its original colors. New window panels were also installed alongside a fresh paint job, new dais and lighting. In the hallway, ceiling tiles were also removed to reveal the 13-foot9 archways from the building’s first inception. On the outside of village hall, a new sign was placed above the front door that is lit up at night. New Hyde Park’s new sign outside Village Hall. (Photo courtesy of the Village of New Hyde Park) Next week, the village is redoing the tiles in the basement, which had wainscotting installed as part of an eagle scout project and new paint on the walls, first floor and second floor which Devane expects to be completed in August. Devane also said renovations for the clerk’s office and building department will begin in August. Outside village hall, the memorial was re-done which includes the addition of a rock that features the names of individuals who have given their lives during service, new landscaping and lighting. Devane said he is “a little PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE VILLAGE OF NEW HYDE PARK ambitious” but hopes to have the new children’s playground, which will be excavated in early October, (l to r) The new and old versions of Assembly Hall in New Hyde Park’s Village Hall. at Memorial Park by the end of the calendar year and excavate Marcus we’re going to tackle all of it,” Devane Devane thanked everyone that Building Superintendent Binu Pillay. Christ Hall in November and start “Although we’ve come a long way said. has helped and is helping rebuild the construction on the 95-year-old DPW village’s infrastructure, specifically we still have quite a ways to go and facility by the new year.
LIJ, Cohen ranked among top facilities in N.Y. Continued from Page 5 enth in New York, according to the list. St. Francis was ranked as “high performing” in 17 common adult procedures and conditions, including hip fracture, hip replacement, kidney failure, lung cancer surgery, knee replacement, back surgery, heart bypass surgery and others. “Catholic Health’s patient care teams again demonstrated their commitment to serving our patients and delivering quality care in a safe
environment,” Catholic Health President & CEO Patrick M. O’Shaughnessy said in a statement. “St. Francis’s standing as a national leader in cardiology is a huge asset to Long Island, which is why we’ve expanded access to its services to multiple locations in Nassau and Suffolk. St. Francis Hospital has also earned national recognition in areas such as gastroenterology, neurology and orthopedics.” North Shore University Hospital was
nationally ranked in the top 30 for pulmonology and lung surgery, cardiology/heart surgery, geriatrics, urology and orthopedics, according to the list. Last month, Northwell’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park was ranked by U.S. News & World as Long Island’s top-ranked children’s hospital. “I know just how tremendous our workforce is because I see it every day, so it’s wonderful to recognize that care, effort and expertise
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reflected in the latest US News Best Hospital rankings,” Northwell Health President & CEO Michael Dowling said in a statement. “Northwell Health has faced herculean challenges over these last two pandemic years – and we’ve become stronger for it. We’ve taken those lessons to heart and are moving ahead to create an even better patient experience with an ever more connected continuum of care with the communities that we serve.”
