Thousands enjoy Manhasset Bay at Harborfest

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The festival is also one of the chamber’s fundraising events to cover the organization’s costs for the rest of the year, Jacobi said.

The festival featured a variety of craft vendors, live entertainment, cruises in the bay, games, fre boat demonstrations and much more along the town dock, Manhasset Bay and Lower Main Street.

The craft fair included dozens of local craft vendors selling a variety of products from crocheted stufed animals to handmade pottery.

Eileen Supran, owner of Luv on the Shells, participated in her frst Harborfest selling her hand-painted clam shells.

Supran scours the South Shore beaches for large clam shells that she turns into one-of-a-kind pieces of art. Her products can be used for many purposes, such as a decorative piece or a jewelry dish.

She said that she loved her frst time participating in the festival because of its distinct ofering of a craft fair to support local artisans. She said it ofers her a way to sell her art in person as she values the aspects of connecting with her customers.

“I love speaking to people and helping them fnd the right shell for them to buy,” Supran said.

“That’s what it’s about.”

Along the town harbor, the festival featured dozens of local organizations for spectators to engage with and learn more about the Port Washing- ton community, as well as live performances and a food court.

Bach to Rock played live music along the harbor, featuring local artists like band No Limits, starring bassist Leo Raber, 12, guitarist Ryan Messinger, 13, and drummer Sami Sanghrajka, 13.

No Limits performed covers of famous rock songs, including “Sweet Home Alabama.”

The band members said it was a cool experience performing at Harborfest.

Other performances included a taekwondo display of students from World Taekwondo Academy in Port Washington.

The food court ofered a “taste of Port Washington” for attendees to experience throughout the day. Food vendors included Ivory Kitchen, specializing in Chinese cuisine, and Ayhans Shish Kebab Restaurant. Attendees also enjoyed lobster rolls, grilled cheeses, grilled sweet corn and empanadas.

The annual, daylong festival came to a conclusion that evening, and chamber member Mitch Schwartz said planning for next year’s festival will begin in the fall.

Schwartz said the festival is an important event not just for the Chamber of Commerce, but also the community.

“It brings the town together, it’s a fund-raiser for us and it provides fun for the kids,” Schwartz said.

“And it brings everyone to our beautiful bay,” Jacobi said.

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Republican Councilmen Dennis Walsh and David Adhami joined DeSena in voting to approve the resolution.

DeSena said that the board claims to want fiscal transparency, but said they won’t work for it.

“For me to do my job, and for the public to be informed, we have to be transparent, we have to reveal the budget impact of what we’re voting on” DeSena said.

She said her next step would be to propose the resolution again. She said she hoped that with more interest from the public, the board would vote to pass the resolution.

The board also voted to approve renaming a portion of Wilson Boulevard in New Hyde Park, from the corner of Herricks Road to the intersection of Devonshire Drive, as Detective Stuart Fishkin Boulevard.

The street is named after local NYPD detective Stuart Fishkin who died in 2015 after a battle with cancer that his friends and family said was the result of debris he handled after the 9/11 terrorist attack.

Several of his NYPD colleagues and friends spoke during the meeting, choking back tears, to share stories about Fishkin who was described as a big teddy bear who was extremely generous and had a heart of gold.

His daughter Amanda Fishkin said that having the street named after her dad will be a blessing for her family which resides on the street.

“His legacy lives on through my brother and my sister and I, along with my amazing, strong, resilient mom,” Fishkin said.

The board also approved a site plan review of a new BMW automobile dealership in Manhasset.

The dealership would be located at the former Sunset Chapel site, which would be demolished.

The BMW dealership would be two stories with a lower level, featuring a sales floor and offices, a car display in front and new car storage.

The developers appeared before the town’s board of zoning appeals in February which granted the development a conditional use permit and variances.

The board also heard over an hour-long discussion regarding the site plan review for an expansion of the Hillside Islamic Center in New Hyde Park, which is looking to add a third story to its building.

Multiple neighbors of the Islamic center came forward to speak on the challenges of living nearby, which included congested street parking, litter and issues of noise.

No decision was made on the matter and further discussion will be held at the board’s next meeting on July 11.