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Committee to discuss dueling redistricting maps
Continued from Page 2 versions. The Republican proposal closely resembles the current map.
District 9 currently includes Albertson, East Williston, Garden City Park, Mineola, Munsey Park, New Hyde Park, Plandome, Plandome Heights, Plandome Manor, Roslyn Estates and Williston Park. It would remain the same under the Republican suggestion.
District 10 currently includes Kings Point, Great Neck, Lake Success, Herricks, Manhasset, Manhasset Hills, North Hills and Searington. It would remain the same under the Republican suggestion.
District 11 currently includes Glen Cove, Glen Head, Glenwood, Port Washington, Roslyn, Roslyn Harbor, Sands Point and Sea Clif. It would remain the same under the Republican proposal.
District 18 currently includes Bayville, East Hills, East Norwich, Glen Cove, Glen Head, Greenvale, Jericho, Locust Valley, Mill Neck, Muttontown, Old Westbury, Roslyn Heights, Syosset and Woodbury. It would remain the same under the Republican proposal.
However, some of the largest diferences between the current map and the Republican map can be found in three districts – 2, 8 and 14.
District 2 currently includes Hempstead, Hicksville, Lakeview, Malverne, New Cassel, Rockville Centre, Uniondale, West Hempstead and Westbury. This would change to New Cassel, a portion of East Meadow, Uniondale, Hempstead, West Hempstead and Garden City South.
District 8 currently includes Bellerose, Bellerose Terrace, Elmont, Floral Park, Franklin Square, New Hyde Park, Stewart Manor and West Hempstead. This would change to Floral Park, Malverne Park Oaks, Franklin Square, Stewart Manor, Bellerose and Bellerose Terrace.
District 14 currently includes Carle Place, Garden City, Garden City South and portions of Bethpage, Franklin Square, Hempstead, Hicksville, Jericho, Plainview, West Hempstead and Westbury.
The two Democratic proposals are very similar, but there are some key diferences.
District 9 would cover Sands Point, Port Washington North, Manorhaven, Baxter Estates, Port Washington, Plandome Manor, Flower Hill, Munsey Park, Roslyn Estates, Manhasset, Thomaston, Kensington, Great Neck Gardens, Great Neck and Kings Point under the frst proposal.
Under the second, it would include Kings Point, Great Neck, Great Neck Gardens, Kensington, Manhasset, Plandome Heights, Plandome, Plandome Manor, Port Washington, Baxter Estates, Manorhaven, Sands Point, Roslyn Harbor, Roslyn (Village), Roslyn Estates, Munsey Park, Flower Hill and Thomaston.
District 7 would cover Glen Cove, Sea Clif, Glenwood Landing, Glen Head, Old Brookville, Upper Brookville, Matinecock, Locust Valley, Lattingtown, Bayville, Mill Neck, Centre Island, Oyster Bay (Hamlet), Oyster Bay Cove, Cove Neck and Laurel Hollow under the frst proposal.
Under the second, it would include Roslyn (Village), Roslyn Harbor, Greenvale, Glenwood Landing, Old Brookville, Glen Head, Sea Clif, Lattingtown, Matinecock, Locust Valley, Upper Brookville, Oyster Bay (Hamlet), Mill Neck, Bayville and Centre Island.
District 6 would cover Saddle Rock, Harbor Hills, Saddle Rock Estates, Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Plaza, Russell Gardens, University Gardens, Lake Success, North Hills, Searingtown, Manhasset Hills, Herricks, North New Hyde Park, New Hyde Park and Garden City Park under the frst proposal.
Under the second, it would cover Saddle Rock, Harbor Hills, Great Neck Plaza, Russell Gardens, University Gardens, Lake Success, North Hills, Searingtown, Manhasset Hills, Herricks, North New Hyde Park, Garden City Park and New Hyde Park.
District 2 would cover Westbury, New Cassel, most of Salisbury, Uniondale and a portion of East Meadow. Under the second, it would cover Westbury, New Cassel, Salisbury, Uniondale and portion of East Meadow
District 12 would cover Mineola, Carle Place, Williston Park, East Williston, Albertson, Roslyn Heights, East Hills, Old Westbury, Brookville, Muttontown, Oyster Bay Cove, Cove Neck, Laurel Hollow and parts of Jericho.
Under the second, it would cover Searingtown, Albertson, Williston Park, Mineola, Carle Place, East Williston, Roslyn Heights, East Hills, Greenvale, Old Westbury, Brookville, Muttontown, East Norwich and part of Jericho.
District 11 would cover Bellerose Terrace, Bellerose, Floral Park, Stewart Manor, most of Franklin Square, Garden City South and Garden City. Under the second, it would cover Bellerose Terrace, Floral Park, South Floral Park, Garden City South, Garden City and a portion of Elmont and Franklin Square.
The Republican proposal divides communities like the Village of Hempstead into two districts, whereas under the Democratic proposal it would be one district.
Viscardi Center all in with casino fundraiser
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“This new program will provide some comprehensive, post-secondary programming for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities,” Brussell said. “It’ll give them the opportunity to continue to learn. It’ll give them some socialization opportunities as well as some career exploration that they might not otherwise have had.”
While there has been a rise in these types of programs nationwide, Brussell said they are lacking on Long Island. The center plans to kick of its frst pilot program in the coming months.
Tickets are $135 per person and can be purchased at ViscardiCenter.org/all-in or at the door on the day of the event. Sponsorships are also available.
NHP-GCP universal pre-K program
Pending approval of the NYS Budget, New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District, working in conjunction with SCOPE Education Services, will provide a full-day (5-hour) Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) at all district buildings.
The UPK program is entirely funded through a grant from NYS, therefore, there are no additional costs to local taxpayers or families for the 96 NYS-funded UPK seats.
Furthermore, pending approval of the NHP-GCP 2023-24 school budget, all waitlisted students will be provided a District-funded seat in the SCOPE program.
Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program and Application Details
Location: New Hyde Park-Garden City Park- All Buildings — Placement in a particular school building will be considered, but is not guaranteed, and will be based upon lottery results. Lottery results will also determine the UPK and Districtfunded seats.
Staf: A NYS certifed teacher and assistant
Days: Monday-Friday — program will follow the NHP-GCP 2023-2024 school calendar. Hours: Full Day — 5 hours tentatively 9:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
Eligibility: Applicants must be a resident of NHP-GCP, not eligible for Kindergarten until September 2024, and 4 years of age (born on or before December 1, 2019)
Transportation: (Parents must provide transportation)
There are 96 Universal Pre-Kindergarten openings. Students will be selected at a public lottery to be held on March 3, 2023, at 1:00pm. Here is the link to the meeting code for the public lottery: UPK Lottery Link for NHP-GCP 23-24 School Year
In order to apply, please complete the Google Form found at thislink https:// www.nhp-gcp.org/registration_/registration on the district website. All Applications — in order to be placed in the lottery — are due by February 24, 2023. Any applications received after that date will be placed on the waiting list.
Questions: Please call Lisa Miranda at 516-434-2325 or email at LMiranda@ nhp-gcp.org
Program for positive behavior
To promote positive behavior among the students, New Hyde Park Road School implements a Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS). As their mascot is the Mighty Mustangs, Road School students are trying to “stay on T.R.A.C.K.” (Try, Respect, Accountable, Cooperate and Kind).
Each week, one class from grades K-2 and grades 3-6 who displays T.R.A.C.K. behavior will earn a Mighty Mustang Award. Individually, students can earn Mighty Bucks for positive behavior. They are then able to cash in their prize bucks for experiences, toys or school supplies in the school store. Some of the experiences students can earn through their Mighty Bucks are extra recess, no homework and acting as principal for the day.
Fifth grade student Noel George was principal for the day on Dec. 2. As principal, Noel called for an outdoor recess day, visited classrooms, visited the holiday boutique to meet with PTA members, and helped supervise kindergarten and frst grade lunch.
“His goal is to be a principal one day, so he was so excited for his day as principal at Road School,” Principal Kim LaRegina said.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NEW HYDE PARK-GARDEN CITY PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
New Hyde Park Road School fifth grader Noel George was principal for the day on Dec. 2 as part of the school’s Positive Behavior Intervention System.
Upcoming events in the Great Neck School District
Kindergarten registration for 2023–24
Kindergarten registration for Great Neck school district residents will begin on Jan. 17, 2023. All registration applications are processed online with a fnal required in-person meeting for verifcation purposes.
Any child who legally resides within the school district and will be fve years old on or before Dec. 1, 2023, is eligible to register for kindergarten for the 2023–24 school year. All children who will attend public or private school kindergarten in September 2023 need to be registered. Please note that students currently enrolled in the district’s Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) program do not have to re-register to attend GNPS Kindergarten.
The following items are necessary to register a child for kindergarten: (1) Proof of district residency (deed, current tax bill, or closing statement, if ownership; current signed lease or current rent receipts, if rental). (2) Three pieces of current, ofcial mail. (3) Child’s original birth certifcate. (4) Parent or guardian valid photo ID. (5) Parental control papers (if applicable). (6) Immunization and Physical certifcate signed and stamped by a physician or other authorized health agency.
Directions for the online application process can be found on the district website at www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/registration. For additional information about registering your child for kindergarten, contact the Registration Ofce by phone at (516) 441-4080, or by e-mail at residency@greatneck.k12.ny.us.
Applications available for board advisory committee
The Great Neck Board of Education is currently accepting applications from community members and staf members who wish to serve on the newly established Board Advisory Committee for the 2022–23 school year.
The Advisory Committee will meet monthly regarding matters of school and community interest. Topics may include: community relations and modes of communication between the District and the school community; enrollment projections and the potential impact on the District; the annual budget development process and presentations to the community; review of potential future capital improvements; and intermunicipal relations at the local and State levels.
Committee meetings will take place on Wednesday evenings from 7–9 p.m. on the following dates: Feb. 8 at Lakeville School, March 15 at E.M. Baker School, and April 19 at Lakeville School. Attendance is limited to committee members only and additional meetings may be scheduled. Committee members are expected to attend the meetings and to review materials provided, if any, in advance of each meeting.
Interested community members and staf members who are at least 18 years of age are encouraged to apply. Applications will be reviewed by the Board and up to 40 individuals will be selected to serve on the Committee.
The Board Advisory Committee application is available on the District website at www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/committees. Hard copies of the application are available in the Phipps Administration Building, 345 Lakeville Rd. The application deadline is Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023.
For additional information, please contact Patricia McShane, district clerk/secretary to the Board of Education, at pmcshane@ greatneck.k12.ny.us or (516) 441-4001.
Kennedy school staf adopt families for the holidays
Faculty at the John F. Kennedy School continued their longstanding commitment to supporting local families in need during the holiday season. Staf members “adopted” 28 families within the Kennedy School community and collected all the necessary items to help these families celebrate a happy and healthy holiday. Pictured here, (left to right) Nicole Zupa, Anna Reda, Gladys Ramirez, Malka Rahmanan, Assistant Principal Ai-Huei Chang-Lau, and Principal Ron Gimondo prepare festive gift bags with toys and clothing, as well as large cardboard boxes flled with non-perishable food items to be delivered to local families.
South High fencing teams shine at holiday tournament
South High School fencing teams competed against the best fencers on Long Island at the Brentwood Holiday Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 17. The Rebels had outstanding performances all around, with several students winning medals.
Top performances from the Boys Fencing Team included: captain Ryan Wong, gold medal in saber; Siyuan (Mark) Xiang, silver medal in epee; Jia (Justin) Jiang, bronze medal in foil; Maxwell Tse, ffth place in epee; Huan (John) Chen, sixth place in saber; and captain Drew Kim, ninth place in foil.
Top performances from the Girls Fencing Team included: captain Vicki Lin, silver medal in saber; Alyssa Wong, bronze medal in saber; Justina Hom, silver medal in epee; Audrey Gao, bronze medal in epee; and Ashley Nguyen, sixth place in epee.
The South High Boys Fencing Team, coached by Joshua Baravarian, are the reigning Long Island fencing champions and twotime Nassau County champions (2021, 2022). The Girls Fencing Team, coached by Catie Sagevick, has won the Nassau County championship four years in a row (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022).
Christa Fulton Memorial Teacher Award
The Great Neck Public Schools encourages alumni to consider nominating a GNPS educator for the annual Christa Fulton Memorial Teacher Award. The deadline to submit nominations is Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
The sole purpose of this award is to recognize GNPS educators who have had a profound impact on the lives of students. Alumni from North High School, South High School, and Village School may nominate an elementary teacher, a secondary school teacher, a guidance counselor, or a social worker for this award.
Nominations detailing how the selected teacher has had an impact on the individual’s life must be submitted to christafultonaward@gmail.com by Jan. 31. Authors should identify themselves only by their student number, which may be obtained from the guidance ofce at the high school they attended (or for Village School graduates, the middle school attended). Please also include the name of the high school attended and the year of graduation.
A fve-member award committee will carefully consider all nominations and select two recipients based on the perceived impact that the teachers had on their students’ lives.
For additional information about this award, including the nomination and selection process, contact Dr. Stephen C. Lando, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education, at slando@ greatneck.k12.ny.us.
Sports
PHOTO COURTESY OF HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL
Herricks boys bowler Jake Lau has become one of the best in the county after only competing for one year.
Herricks’ Lau a bowling ‘natural’
BY MICHAEL J. LEWIS
There are scads of athletes out there who have worked at their craft since the crib. Kids who seem to have been born with a stick, a glove or a basketball in their hands, and then spent decades perfecting that sport.
Then there are kids like Jake Lau, a sophomore at Herricks High School. He never had much interest in bowling as a kid, saying he’d only gone “a few times,” despite his father Tim being a lifelong kegler.
Then in October 2021, looking for a winter sport that he could try, he decided to give bowling a shot.
“I thought it might be fun, worth trying out,” Lau said. “And once I started, it felt really comfortable and natural for me.”
Lau’s rise has been near-meteoric: The sophomore leads the strong Herricks squad, one of the best in Nassau County, with a 210.4 average, good for third-best in the county.
Lau has rolled a season-high 266, and a high series of 692, and has helped Herricks lose only three games out of 99 thru matches of Jan. 7.
“It’s pretty remarkable, and defi nitely above any expectations I had for him,” said Herricks bowling coach Craig Weinberg. “For only bowling for about a year, to be as good and as consistent as he is, is really something.”
Lau, a righty who uses the newly-popular two-handed bowling style (the bowler puts two fi ngers into the holes, no thumb, and puts their off -hand underneath the ball to help spin it faster down the lane), said once he got started bowling, it became all he wanted to do.“I wasn’t that good at fi rst, but I started watching a lot of online videos, and my Dad helped me a lot, and I just practiced all the time,” Lau said. “In the last year, I’ve probably bowled fi ve or six days a week, and I love it.”
Now he’s able to get more revolutions on the ball using two hands. He’s been helped by being a part of a strong Herricks team ranked eighth in Nassau County that includes freshman Zachary Chen, and senior Tyler Yu. Both the Herricks boys and girls team (also undefeated, and ranked fourth) will compete in the county tournament on Feb. 4.
For Lau, the mental part of bowling has been as big of an adjustment as the physical.
“Staying sharp and paying attention to everything the other bowlers are doing is really important,” he said. “Just how their ball is moving, how the lane conditions might be changing as the game goes along, that kind of thing.
“One thing I never do,” he said with a laugh, “is look at the score. I don’t want to know exactly what I have, or how I’m doing.”
Weinberg said that Lau’s ability to stay even-keeled is a big reason for his success.“He can throw three balls in a row that aren’t great, and then reel off seven or eight strikes in a row,” Weinberg said. “He never lets a few bad frames bother him.”
Lau, who also will compete in the county individual tournament on Feb. 11, also has a passion for music; he’s in Herricks’ jazz choir and chamber choir, something he did not see coming.
“Our teacher told me once that you don’t choose music, it chooses you,” he said. “And I think that’s what happened, because now I love it.
“Just like bowling.”
O. Westbury women’s soccer team earns honor
The SUNY Old Westbury Panther Women’s Soccer Team was named a winner of the 2022 College Silver Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award by United Soccer Coaches, the national Association.
Of the more than 2,600 teams playing men’s and women’s soccer across the fi ve levels of collegiate competition in the sport nationwide, only 117 men’s and women’s teams received either the Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze version of the College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award.
Teams honored at the platinum level went an entire season without a player or coach receiving a yellow card or red card. Teams honored at the gold (1-10%), silver (11-30%) and bronze (31-50%) levels are based on a percentage calculated by the total number of cards received by players/coaches divided by the team’s total number of games played.
“This is a wonderful team award,” said head coach Betty Bohringer. “To be recognized is really impressive and is a fantastic testament to the quality of the skills and competitive discipline of our players, the culture of our program and the high character our students display.”
Fifty teams claimed the Silver Award alongside SUNY Old Westbury.
“High standards, disciplined play, and remarkable comradery are hallmarks of our teams,” said Lenore Walsh, athletic director. “This national recognition highlights the commitment to competitiveness and sportsmanship we expect our Panther student-athletes to exhibit every day.”
The United Soccer Coaches is an organization of American soccer coaches founded in 1941. It is the largest soccer coaches’ organization in the world, with more than 30,000 members. It off ers training courses for both beginning and experienced coaches and a wide range of award programs. Rare among sports organizations, it serves its sport for both men/boys and women/girls.
Floral Park Board of Trustees reports of Jan. 3
Trustee Lynn Pombonyo
Fire Department
Welcome to Chiefs Dodson, Hamerman, Bennett, Luger, O’Connor, and our Firefi ghters and Rescue Company.
With the holidays come enjoyable and funfi lled activities in our Village. While many of us are celebrating, our fi rst responders have been at multiple fi re-related and emergency medical calls on a daily basis with New Year’s weekend bringing an extraordinary volume of calls for help.
Starting on Friday evening the 30th, there was a serious motor vehicle accident on Jericho Turnpike, minutes before a mutual aid call to a devastating Elmont house fi re with life threatening injuries to three occupants and injuries to two fi refi ghters.
Saturday, New Year’s Eve, saw a large number of calls, thirteen in all, beginning around 1am. And, between 5pm and 10pm, the Department (and that always includes Rescue Company) responded to eight calls, that’s eight in fi ve hours. All of these calls were separated from the prior calls by less than one hour. That’s not even enough time to respond to a new call, attend to a patient on-site, transport to the hospital, and return to Floral Park. On New Year’s Eve, our Chiefs and other Department members were moving continually from one call to the next, with no time at all between.
On Sunday, New Year’s Day, the calls also began at 1am. They continued during the day with some very serious cases for our Rescue Company and then, like the night before, between 5pm and 7pm, there were four calls in a two hour period. And, for the third straight day, Monday, January 2nd’s fi rst call came in at 1am.
It is important to note that this weekend’s rescue/ambulance calls were all covered, and our Floral Park residents were all cared for. Thankfully, what we saw this weekend is not typical, but our volunteer Chiefs, Firefi ghters and Rescue Company are called out during the day and into the night on a very frequent basis. I’d like to ask all in our Floral Park Fire Department, past members too, as well as our police, to please stand. And we ask all in the audience to applaud our dedicated fi re and police fi rst responders who jointly answer our calls for help, making signifi cant contributions to our welfare and safety.
Shortly, Mayor Fitzgerald will be introducing Chief of Department James Dodson to speak more about our Rescue/Ambulance services.
Department of Public Works
We start off with thanks to our DPW as well. You may recall the very windy night of Friday, December 23rd as the temperature began to plummet into the teens. Around 8pm, in that dangerous weather, a large tree fell on a house on the north side. Superintendent Kevin Ginnane and our DPW crew worked late into the night to safely remove the tree in deteriorating weather conditions, preventing any injuries or damage to the house. Thanks, DPW and other fi rst responders such as our police.
Our new recycling schedule went into eff ect this week. Only paper, newspapers and cardboard are now collected on regularly scheduled recycling days. Mixed plastics, cans and glass are now collected every Wednesday, except on holiday weeks when there is no pick-up of mixed plastics, cans and glass or special pickup. E-waste and Freon will now be picked up twenty-four hours after being called in to DPW.
Because of the Monday holidays, there will be no special pick-ups or mixed plastic, cans and glass recycling on Wednesday, January 4th and Wednesday, January 18th.
Thanks to all in our Village for your participation in our very important 2023 recycling program!
Chambers of Commerce and Our Businesses
From our Chambers and all our businesses, thank you for SHOPPING AND DINING LOCAL this holiday season. It was wonderful to see crowds making their gift purchases, dining out, enjoying take-out, and just picking up needed items at our local stores. Your support of our businesses in Floral Park and Stewart Manor is greatly appreciated.
Conservation Society (FPCS)
Enjoy Centennial Gardens throughout the winter months on the Floral Park Centennial Gardens facebook page. See the latest photos of the Gardens in winter as well as Gardens news and upcoming events announcements. All, compliments of Ann Moynagh, FPCS volunteer and facebook page creator.
And, there’s always an invigorating walk on the outside brick path surrounding the Gardens to put you back in touch with nature and raise your spirits in 2023!
Thank You All! The holiday season in our Village has once again been breathtakingly beautiful. Our homes’ and businesses’ colorful lights and festive decorations made our Village sparkle and shine, especially for our delighted children. Here in Floral Park, we personify the holiday spirit. Thanks to one and all!
Now, we wish you, your families and our Village a Happy, Healthy New Year, one that brings joy and peace to all.
Trustee Frank Chiara
I’d like to wish everyone a HAPPY HEALTHY & SAFE NEW YEAR!!!
Department of Buildings
Last year the Village entered into an Energy Performance contract with Johnson Controls to update existing buildings, conserve energy and to save on utilities costs. The project started last week which will include interior, exterior and sports fi eld LED lighting upgrades, HVAC equipment and controls replacement, pipe insulation, weatherization of doors and windows, and solar panels. This work will continue throughout the winter and be completed by late spring. This work should result in a signifi cant savings for our Village.
This year the Building Department is upgrading the records management and permit software systems. The program will help with effi ciency and create a more streamlined permitting process. The transition will be seamless and the goal is to have online permitting available sometime this year. I would like to thank Superintendent Renee Marcus and her team for continually improving their processes, making them more user friendly for our residents.
Currently there are no updates on the Covert Ave. and the Centennial Hall projects. Police Department
I have no reported updates from our Police Department.
Trustee Jennifer Stewart
Happy New Year, thank you all for coming out tonight. I would encourage all of you to join your civic association, it’s a great way to get information about happenings in the village as well as to meet some of your wonderful neighbors.
Recreation Center
I would like to thank the recreation staff , Gina King, Karen Lacey as well as Darlene Lanza for their help in our very successful 12 Days of Christmas Pool Memberships. About 100 Memberships were sold, and residents received a lovely gift with their purchase. It is so amazing to have a staff that is 100% all in with new ideas that benefi t residents. Although the pool is empty, we have begun to plan for the Summer of 2023, Summer employment applications are available on the Village website.
Keep an eye out for winter programs at the recreation center, there is always something for everyone!
MTA/3TC (As many of you know, 3TC and the MTA has stated their need to make the temporary vehicular gate at Tunnel Street permanent. The Village Board, along with several community groups including Floral Park Little League, Indians Soccer and Basketball, as well as residents from around the village, are vehemently opposed to such a change. 3TC and the MTA promised residents to return this area back to the way it was pre-construction. The change to a permanent gate is a grave safety concern as that gate is approximately 10 feet from the base of the tunnel under the Hempstead line of the railroad. This tunnel connects residents to our beautiful Recreation Center. Hundreds of kids on their bikes go through this tunnel daily during the summer to access the pool. The Village Board continues to communicate these concerns to the MTA and 3TC).
We continue to monitor the ongoing work relating to the third track and as always, we encourage residents to reach out directly to the MTA with questions and concerns, as we have found this the most eff ective way of residents communicating with them. The MTA can be reached at contact.mta.info/customer-feedback or by phone at 516-203-4955 – this is an automated response, but you can ask for “more options” and then ask for “Comments and concerns” to speak to a person.
Another engineer has been assigned to oversee the platform repairs at the LIRR Station. Superintendents Marcus and Ginnane, Village Administrator Gerry Bambrick and I met with the new engineer and members of his team last week. We have been assured that this work will be done safely, with as little interruption to riders as possible. Much of this will be concrete work, I ask residents to use caution when entering the platform, just be aware of your surroundings as portions of the platform may be sectioned off for the work.
Trustee Michael Longobardi
Floral Park Library
Construction is ongoing at the main entrance. Reminder temporary entrance and book drop are in the back of the building. With the New Year comes a full slate of activities and events at the library as well as exciting news. Our beloved Library, established in 1923, will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary. Please watch their calendar and social media for all the upcoming special events planned throughout the year. More to come on this.
Friends of the Library Book club meeting is rescheduled to Monday January 9 with an evening edition on Thursday, January 12th. Wednesday, January 11th at 1PM is the Friends of the Library meeting and the Library Board of Trustees Meeting is at 7:30pm. The Library is closed Monday January 16th for Martin Luther King Jr Day.
Upcoming activities include Yoga, Art Classes, English Language Learner Classes, Chefs of d’Future, Storytime and more. All activities and times are listed on the library website: www.fl oralparklibrary.org. You can also register on the website to receive regular emails on Library updates and events.
Four Village Studio (4VS) 2023 will be an exciting year for Four Village Studio as it celebrates the fi rst 25 years of community television. Four Village Studio is a concept that began in 1992. During negotiations to renew Cablevision franchise Agreements, Village offi cials explored the possibility of founding a community television studio to serve the 4 incorporated villages of Bellerose, Floral Park, South Floral Park, and Stewart Manor. A cooperative agreement was reached in 1995. Between that time and 1997 a studio was designed and built on the second fl oor of Floral Park Village Hall. Also, during 1997 interested residents were recruited to become hosts, producers, crews and more. The fi rst shows were produced in late 1997 and the fi rst programs went “On Air” in 1998. To commemorate the fi rst 25 years, all year long, the fi nal shows of the weekly program block will be fl ashback shows looking back over the fi rst 25 years. The fi rst fl ashback this week is the 2008 Floral Park Centennial Fireworks. It will be a very interesting and entertaining look back all year long.
This week The Mayor’s Report, airing at 9PM, will feature the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. This show will present insight into the village plans for the funds as well as details on what the program is all about. To see a list of all our shows, please visit www.4vs.org or watch your local provider station.
Mayor Kevin Fitzgerald
Thank you, Trustee Longobardi. Further on the 4VS show regarding the Downtown Revitalization Initiative we also go through with Dr. Pombonyo the survey results from the middle of the fall. Please take the time to watch that for all of the details and you can go to the 4VS website to view it. Further, with Trustee Stewart regarding the LIRR, I think that many of you know the railroad for every quarter puts out a scorecard where residents are encouraged to opine on how they feel about the work going on in their community. The last scorecard is for the quarter that just closed on Dec 31st and is due back by January 15th. I encourage all residents to chime in on the work going on in the Village with 3TC. 3TC does get monetary rewards depending upon the outcome of the survey.
Thank you.
