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Parents call for an additional crossing guard at Hewitt Elementary School

An incident where a student was nearly struck by a car while trying to cross Hempstead Avenue, has prompted parents in Rockville Centre to call for an additional crossing guard outside Hewitt Elementary. more

By Daniel Offner | 10/13/23

Construction will begin on Killarney Lane immediately, according to Christian Browne, the attorney for property owners James and Brett O’Reilly.

Village of Rockville Centre votes to own Killarney Lane at Hempstead Avenue subdivision

After an hour of courteous debate at a special meeting on July 23, the Village of Rockville Centre board of trustees voted to claim ownership of Killarney Lane, a new street that will lead into a cul-de-sac of a development at 220 Hempstead Ave. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 7/30/20

If the subdivision at 220 Hempstead Ave. is approved on Aug. 6, the O’Reilly home will be replaced with six single-family plots, pending the village’s approval of a new road that would lead to the four houses in the rear of the property.

Residents protest looming subdivision at 220 Hempstead Ave. ahead of Aug. 6 vote

A number of residents say they were dissatisfied with the Rockville Centre Planning Board’s announcement at a June 19 meeting that it would approve a subdivision at 220 Hempstead Ave. — a reversal of an earlier decision — after being ordered to do so by a Nassau County State Supreme Court judge. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 7/25/19

Andrew Cameron, a member of the Rockville Centre Planning Board, made a motion to deny the application to subdivide the property at 220 Hempstead Ave. during a meeting on Nov. 15 at Village Hall.

Rockville Centre Planning Board denies Hempstead Avenue subdivision

Members of the Rockville Centre Planning Board assembled in a circle after a hearing at Village Hall on Nov. 15 to publicly, but quietly, deliberate on the subdivision proposed for 220 Hempstead Ave. more

By Ben Strack | 11/21/18

The Rockville Centre Planning Board will hone in on the subdivision application for the property at 220 Hempstead Ave. at its next meeting on Nov. 15.

Hempstead Avenue subdivision plan crawls forward after heated hearing

After retiring into executive session ‘to obtain legal advice,” the Rockville Centre Planning Board unanimously voted on Oct. 23 to close the hearing related specifically to the State Environmental Quality Review Act process for a proposed subdivision at 220 Hempstead Ave. more

By Ben Strack | 11/1/18

Robert Grover, a consultant to the village’s Planning Board, requested at a July 17 meeting reasoning from the owners of 220 Hempstead Avenue why the 19th century home — formerly St. Mark’s United Methodist Church’s parsonage — could not be preserved and incorporated into the proposed subdivision.

Rockville Centre Planning Board: Hempstead Avenue subdivision decision will be based on law, not emotions

One week after a charged meeting during which Rockville Centre residents spoke out against a proposed subdivision at 220 Hempstead Ave., the village Planning Board met again and outlined next steps for the potential developer in order to move the application process forward. more

By Ben Strack | 7/25/18

Several of the few dozen residents who attended last week’s meeting analyzed the proposed subdivision site plan for 220 Hempstead Ave.

Rockville Centre Planning Board begins hearing Hempstead Avenue subdivision case

About a dozen Rockville Centre residents sounded off to the village’s Planning Board on July 10 about a proposed subdivision on Hempstead Avenue that many claimed would pave the way for future developers to change the character of the village. more

By Ben Strack | 7/19/18

A six-home site plan for 220 Hempstead Ave. was rejected by the village’s Building Department last month, but will move on to the Planning Board.

Hempstead Avenue subdivision plan moves on to village Planning Board

Hempstead Avenue resident Marjorie Stein approached the lectern and faced Rockville Centre’s Board of Appeals, beginning to discuss the negative traffic, environmental and safety impacts that she claimed a proposed subdivision on her street would cause. more

By Ben Strack | 4/26/18

A new six-home site plan for 220 Hempstead Ave. was rejected by the village's building department last month. The Rockville Centre Board of Appeals is in the midst of deciding whether the case can move forward and be heard by the planning board.

Hempstead Ave. subdivision held up amid debate of proposed ‘public street’

A plan to subdivide a 1.75-acre plot on Hempstead Avenue, adjacent to St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, into six single-family properties has been held up again, as the Rockville Centre Board of Appeals mulls whether the proposed road that would run through the property would be considered public. more

By Ben Strack | 4/5/18

A site plan for the property at 220 Hempstead Ave., dated April 28, requires a zoning variance from Rockville Centre’s Board of Appeals, as lots 3 and 4 do not have 80 feet of street frontage, which village code requires.

Residents bash variance request by Hempstead Ave. homeowner

“I wasn’t going to bring this up,” said Robert Schenone, chairman of Rockville Centre’s Board of Appeals. “I’m going to get in a lot of trouble for this.” The dozens in attendance, many of who had gathered at Village Hall on June 7 to voice their opposition for proposed plans to subdivide a 1.75-acre property at 220 Hempstead Avenue, listened intently as Schenone paused. more

By Ben Strack | 6/15/17