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Equipment is already in place at Belmont Park, in preparation for construction, which is expected to begin next month.
Construction to start soon at Belmont Park
Construction on a new arena and retail center will begin soon, after the state Franchise Oversight Board granted the project its final approval on Aug. 13. At its meeting, the board — which … more
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Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford, left, and Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin said that County Comptroller and former Long Beach City Manager Jack Schnirman, as well as Town Supervisor Laura Gillen's chief of staff, Jim LaCarrubba — Long Beach's former public works commissioner — received separation payments they were not entitled to when they ended their employment with the City of Long Beach.
Clavin calls on Nassau County comptroller to resign
Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin called on County Comptroller Jack Schnirman to resign on Tuesday amid an investigation into a “payout scandal” in Long Beach that Clavin … more
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The Belmont Park project is to include a 19,000-seat arena for the New York Islanders, a 250-room hotel, a community center, commercial office space and 350,000 square feet of retail space.
ESD approves Belmont arena
The Belmont Park Community Coalition is preparing to sue Empire State Development after the state agency approved the Belmont Arena project on Aug. 8. According to Tammie Williams, a civic group … more
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New traffic signals were installed on Aug. 2 near Dutch Broadway Park and at the intersection of Dutch Broadway and Elmont Road.
County installs speed indicators in Elmont
After months of planning, county Public Works employees installed two speed indicators on Dutch Broadway earlier this month in an effort to reduce speeding on the road. According to Nassau County … more
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The plans for Belmont Park's redevelopment include a 19,000-seat arena for the New York Islander’s National Hockey League Team, a 250-room hotel, a community center, commercial office space and 350,000 square feet of retail space
Franchise Oversight Board approves Belmont project
The state Franchise Oversight Board today approved its lease agreement with Empire State Development for the construction of a hockey arena at Belmont Park. The plans include a 19,000-seat arena for the New York … more
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Jon Johnson told the ESD board that "Elmont wants this project."
ESD approves Belmont project
The Empire State Development board today approved the state’s Environmental Quality Review Act and Urban Development Corporation Act findings, bringing the Belmont arena project one step closer to … more
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Margaret Kelly, the president of the Garden City South Community League, has been petitioning the Town of Hempstead to grant landmark status to the former Woolworth’s building on Hempstead Turnpike.
Activists prepare for Franklin Square theater landmark vote
As the Hempstead Town Board prepared to set a date for a public hearing on whether to designate a Franklin Square movie theater as a historic landmark, local activists gathered at the Franklin Square Library on July 30 to offer support for the application. more
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The Belmont Park project will include a 19,000-seat arena, with more than 7,000 parking spaces, a 250-room hotel, a movie theater, a community center, commercial office space and 350,000 square feet of retail space.
Belmont plans inch forward
Empire State Development has begun to obtain the necessary approvals to build its planned arena on 43 acres of state-owned land at Belmont Park. On July 31, the state Public Authorities Control … more
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Monique Powell, center, a partnership specialist for the New York Regional Census Center, helped residents fill out job applications for Census enumerators at the Elmont Memorial Library on July 30.
Making Elmont count in the Census
Elmont residents learned the importance of participating in the 2020 United States Census at a Census Fair on July 30. It was hosted by Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman and Legislator Carrié … more
Employees at East Meadow’s Best Market read from a letter they are sending to Lidl addressing gender inequality and requesting higher wages.
Best Market employees hope Lidl puts equality first
Outside Best Market in East Meadow on July 30 was Francisca Montana, of the New York State Attorney General’s office, local and state elected officials and 150 women from the United Association for … more
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