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Valley Stream tightens rental regulations

The Village of Valley Stream passed a set of rules on July 25 for residential rental properties that officials say will give them more authority over the use of those properties. more

By Micah Danney | 8/3/16

Legislators support South Nassau’s earmarking of FEMA funds

U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice and Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford have backed a plan to spend $130 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds on hospital upgrades in Oceanside and $40 million on a medical arts pavilion in Long Beach, despite opposition from many Long Beach residents. more

By Ben Strack | 8/3/16

Nassau County Industrial Development Agency board members voted, 3-2, against granting iStar Financial a 20-year, $109 million tax break.

Nassau IDA votes down iStar tax break

The Nassau County Industrial Development Agency last Thursday denied iStar Financial’s request for $109 million in tax breaks to build two oceanfront towers — two days after the Long Beach Board of Education voted against supporting the potential developers of the city’s Superblock. more

By Ben Strack | 7/28/16

Workers were putting the finishing touches on the roof of Malverne High School’s new pavilion last week. The foundation for one of the stadium light towers is to the left.

Stadium lights and a new pavilion for Malverne H.S.

Some exciting new projects are underway at the football field behind Malverne High School. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 7/26/16

Otsego Road in West Hempstead is one of four blocks that are part of the Meadows at West Hempstead, a development waiting to officially become part of the Town of Hempstead.

Developer fails to pay county fees

For the past three years, residents of the Meadows at West Hempstead, a 53-home development in Lakeview, have been enduring a lack of municipal services because the developer refused to pay required Nassau County fees. But it was an incident earlier this year that was the last straw. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 6/21/16

Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum, a Democrat, at the lectern, proposed a bill on Tuesday that would require firearms owners to lock up their guns.

Nassau Dems propose law to require gun owners to lock up firearms

Led by Legislator Ellen Birnbaum, Nassau County Democratic lawmakers proposed a Gun Storage Safety Law on Tuesday, they said, to keep guns out of the hands of children and “others who shouldn’t have access to them.” more

By Scott Brinton | 5/19/16

New York American Water's newly-installed water filtration plant on Chautauqua Avenue in Lakeview.

The plan to correct Lakeview's brown water problem

County Legislator Seial Bynoe asked New York American Water for a timeline for its plan to address Lakeview’s water problem. The following is a preliminary schedule of events sent to her by the water company earlier this week. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 4/13/16

Lakeview’s brown water problem becomes public

At the beginning of the year, County Legislator Siela Bynoe was getting a handful of complaints from Lakeview residents about discolored water. So she started going to different community meetings and asking people if they were having the same problem. “Residents would ask me, ‘How did you know?’” Bynoe recounted. “They thought it was an internal issue within their own home.” more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 4/13/16

Republican Senate candidate Chris McGrath, left, and U.S. Rep. Peter King. Courtesy Marcus Povinelli

U.S. Reps. King and Rice back — who else? — McGrath and Kaminsky

U.S. Rep. Peter King announced his support for Republican candidate Chris McGrath on Monday in the race for the 9th Senate District seat, the same day that Congresswoman Kathleen Rice threw her … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/8/16

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer introduced legislation at Long Beach Middle School on Wednesday that would reimburse school districts that have their water tested for lead.

Schumer calls for increased lead testing at schools

After high lead levels were detected in the water at schools in Ithaca and Newark, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer unveiled new legislation at Long Beach Middle School on Wednesday that would ease the burden on school districts throughout the state when it comes to costly water-quality testing. more

By Ben Strack and Anthony Rifilato | 3/24/16

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