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The proposal is for a 17-unit apartment on the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Cochran Place. This is the second time the project has come before the village BZA.

The Valley Stream Board of Zoning Appeals discussed a proposal for a multi-unit apartment complex at the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Cochran Place for the second time on Oct. 1. A parking lot now … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 10/10/19

Greed has no boundaries

If there was ever a company that demonstrated greed, it would be iStar. If there was ever a city government that demonstrated a lack of openness and morality, it is the officials of the City of Long Beach. more

5/4/17

The proposed apartments would be visible from Central Avenue, but the building’s entrance would be to the north, on Hoffman Street.

Zoning board on proposal: Why not stick to the village code?

The Board of Zoning and Appeals criticized a request for variances for two homes and a three-story apartment building planned for Hoffman Street on May 3. more

By Nick Ciccone | 5/11/16

Let’s ensure Nassau County a healthy future

After almost 20 years in development, ground is about to be broken on a nearly $1 billion mixed-use project on waterfront property along Garvies Point in Glen Cove . . . more

5/5/16

We can’t continue to neglect our downtowns

I was a kid in the old days, when the hub of Long Beach was downtown, Park Avenue. We called the area Town, and we never had to leave it. Everything was there, from pizza for 25 cents a slice to record shops . . . more

3/18/16

Long Beach, it’s time to vote for change

God has blessed the City of Long Beach with a magnificent oceanfront and a fabulous bay area along Reynolds Channel. For years it has attracted thousands of visitors to vacation or to spend a day relaxing at the beach. But the city has gone through some very tough times . . . more

10/29/15

Civic Law

Q: I was attending a meeting of my local Zoning Board, and the Board members left the room to have a private discussion about the case they were hearing. Aren’t Zoning Board … more

By A. Thomas Levin | 7/28/15

The $100 million giveaway

By far, the greatest scam I’ve ever seen involves a long-controversial 6-acre vacant plot of beachfront property in Long Beach known as the Superblock. Despite many promises of developments . . . more

6/4/15

Do you know New York state's Open Meetings Law?

With the gridlock in Washington, and the latest scandal involving Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s alleged meddling in the work of the commission he created to help root out corruption in Albany, it’s too easy to think that “government” — and government shenanigans — are something far away, either up the Hudson or down I-95. more

7/30/14

Valley Stream zoning board OKs Olive Garden

After getting the answers to a few questions concerning the restaurant application, Valley Stream’s Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved plans for a new Olive Garden at the site of Green Acres Cinemas on Sunrise Highway. more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 11/30/11

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