Village Trustee Vincent Grasso hosted a forum at the Valley Stream American Legion Post 854 on Nov. 28 with intent to clear up some of the confusion surrounding tax breaks issued to the Green Acres Mall, and to allow
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By Mike Smollins
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11/30/16
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Two weeks ago, after a public outcry, the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency hired Saratoga Springs-based Camoin Associates to do a cost-benefit analysis of the deal giving Green Acres Mall 10 to 15 years of tax breaks.
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By Nick Ciccone
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11/15/16
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Six of seven board members of the Town of Hempstead’s Industrial Development Agency resigned on Monday after Supervisor Anthony Santino threatened to remove them from their posts.
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By Nick Ciccone
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11/15/16
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A Nassau County lawmaker on Monday called for the county assessor to immediately restore the Green Acres Mall to the tax rolls, and for his colleagues in the County Legislature to vote to amend the …
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By Nick Ciccone
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11/9/16
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A vociferous crowd of about 100 residents packed the gymnasium at the Forest Road Elementary School on Nov. 2 for a monthly Mill Brook Civic Association meeting. The primary topic of interest was the …
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By Mike Smollins
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11/9/16
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Bob Barra stormed toward board members at the Oct. 26 Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency meeting, jabbing his finger at them as security guards blocked him and people in all corners of the room yelled.
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By Nick Ciccone
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11/2/16
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The Town of Hempstead on Monday announced plans to sue the town’s Industrial Development Agency to nullify a 10-year agreement with the Green Acres Mall that reduced its tax payments by $6 million this year.
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By Nick Ciccone
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10/27/16
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Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony Santino today announced that he would seek to remove the town’s Industrial Development Agency board over its handling of the Green Acres Mall PILOT agreement.
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By Nick Ciccone
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10/27/16
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Hundreds of frustrated taxpayers filled the William L. Buck Elementary School on Wednesday night to demand that the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency reverse a tax break issued to the Green Acres Mall.
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By Nick Ciccone
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10/20/16
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Local officials and dignitaries gathered on Oct. 6 to mark the grand opening of Green Acres Commons, an addendum to the existing mall.
Green Acres Commons, owned by Macerich Company, is a 20-acre …
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10/19/16
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