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Friday, April 1, 2022
Vol. 10, No. 13
GUIDE TO SPRING
MARTINS TO CHALLENGE KAPLAN
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Old Northern closes for film, merchants fume
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Branciforte complains about lack of notice calls for greater transparency BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y Roslyn Chamber of Commerce President Richard Branciforte has rejected the village’s claims that businesses affected by the filming of “Brass Tactics” had ample time ahead of shooting to prepare for closures on parts of Old Northern Boulevard. Parts of the street were closed for 26 hours from 9 p.m. Monday to 11 p.m. Tuesday for the series produced by Apple Studios. “No Parking” flyers were hung up on Old Northern Boulevard and the vicinity of filming ahead of the two-day shoot, according to show officials. In correspondence with the village obtained by Blank Slate Media, location managers for the show told village officials that flyers were hung up Wednesday, March 23, and that businesses between Mill Creek South and East Broadway were being notified of the closures. In addition, show representatives told the village someone went “door to door” a few weeks ago giving businesses a preliminary heads up about the filming. But Branciforte said businesses such as Delicacies Gourmet Delicatessen, Gatsby’s Landing and YOLO Yogurt and Desserts found out about the closures as late as Friday. “The chamber is not opposed to
filming in the village,” Branciforte said. “But when there’s filming taking place there needs to be adequate communication ahead of time.” Branciforte also rebutted what the village said in regard to Delicacies accepting monetary compensation for the inconvenience of closing the parking lot next door, saying the owner, Jim Zanfardino, did not accept the $1,000 that was apparently offered to Delicacies before the shooting. “The village took it at total face value that something was done. These businesses were not alerted ahead of time,” Branciforte said. “Communication should have been sent out when the permit was given.” Old Northern Boulevard is a Nassau County, not Village of Roslyn, road. The village was not involved in closing the boulevard but charged a $9,000 filming fee that will go toward administrative costs and revenues for greenery in the village and to suspend parking meters in the winter between holidays. Interior scenes of Trinity Episcopal Church on Northern Boulevard were shot on Tuesday. On Monday, prep work was done at the church and Old Northern Boulevard intersections of Tower Place and East Broadway from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Crews for each site Continued on Page 42
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A Saturday night sunset captured at the Mackay Estate Water Tower.
DeSena proposes first two Building Department reforms BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y
the Town Board’s ability to override the department’s decisions. DeSena said the changes were inNorth Hempstead Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena said last week tended to streamline the application she has submitted a resolution man- process and prevent corruption. “No other town on Long Island dating the building commissioner make a decision on expedited per- has a provision like this,” DeSena mits within seven days and removing said regarding the ability of council
members to override department decisions. “This arrangement is legally improper and leaves the door wide open for potential corruption, favoritism and the development of a payto-play atmosphere to ensure the approval of an expedited application.” Continued on Page 41
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