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Friday, September 26, 2025
Vol. 2, No. 39
THE GATEWAY TO NASSAU COUNTY SERVING FLORAL PARK, BELLEROSE AND STEWART MANOR
LIONS CLUB CELEBRATED
Hempstead Town Supervisor John Ferretti (2nd right) and Councilman Tom Muscarella (left) congratulated the Floral Park Lions Club on the occasion of its 100th Anniversary Celebration on September 6 at Floral Terrace.
Fall Finale Car Show The Town of Hempstead is shifting into high gear for one of Long Island’s most anticipated autumn traditions: the 2025 Fall Finale Car Show, taking place at Town Park Point Lookout on Sunday, September 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year’s event expands its classic lineup of cars and activities with brand new attractions and a hint of
Halloween season flair. Admission is free for spectators. Visitors can stroll through a dazzling showcase of muscle cars, imports, vintage rides, and custom builds. For the first time the show will feature a Tow Truck Show and slot car racing. Families can shop a lively craft fair, enjoy tasty food from a variety of vendors, snap photos
with iconic movie and television cars, including the original 1960s Batmobile, the Delorean time machine from “Back to the Future,” and Vin Diesel’s Dodge Charger from the “Fast and Furious” franchise. The day also offers fans the chance to meet some of television’s most famous automotive See page 2
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Floral Park Village Board Reports
The following are reports from the Village of Floral Park's September 16th meeting:
Covert Avenue Street Fair, Homecoming, and Liz’s Day next weekend.
Mayor Kevin Fitzgerald
Deputy Mayor Dr. Lynn Pombonyo
Belmont Park Community Advisory Board This Thursday, September 18, is the next meeting of the Belmont Park Community Advisory Board, of which Trustee Chiara and I are both members. As you’ve probably noticed, there’s still a lot of work going on at Belmont. I’m hopeful we’ll receive some exciting updates on their progress, as well as confirmation on whether everything is still on track to open next fall. Congratulations On behalf of the Board, I’d like to extend our congratulations to our neighbors in South Floral Park, who will be celebrating their centennial this weekend. Thank you for being such great neighbors to our Village over the past 100 years. Thank You I’d also like to thank everyone who came out on Tuesday for the 9/11 ceremonies. It seems that, more residents take part in it each year, which is always heartening to see. Village Events Finally, we have a number of exciting events coming up in our Village over the next couple of weekends. This weekend is the Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day Parade, followed by the
Police Department The September 2nd and 3rd openings of our Floral Park schools were successful and exciting for all. Our SROs (School Resource Officers who are four of our FPPD Officers) have met with new school administrators including Superintendent Dr. Anthony Lubrano and his staff, and Floral Park-Bellerose School Principal Mrs. Lauren Quezada. The first District Safety Committee meeting followed with our Police and School Personnel sharing important guidelines, procedures and updates relating to student and staff safety. This valuable partnership and collaboration will continue throughout the school year. In the area of Village safety, our Police are conducting targeted operations to enforce “blocking the box” prohibitions. Our data shows that 97 summonses for obstructing an intersection have been issued this year to date. The most summonses have been issued at the intersections of Tulip Avenue at Verbena Avenue and Tulip Avenue at Caroline Place. Every motorist is required to wait before entering an interSee page 4
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