Friday, November 2, 2024
Vol. 1, No. 11
THE GATEWAY TO NASSAU COUNTY SERVING FLORAL PARK, BELLEROSE AND STEWART MANOR AN EDITION OF THE GARDEN CITY NEWS
Historic win: Knights Boys Soccer Floral Park Village applies for state takes NYS Championship
redevelopment grant BY RIKKI MASSAND
The Incorporated Village of Floral Park has submitted its application for New York Forward (NYF) Round 3 grant funding to revitalize the Jericho Turnpike Business District. The proposal outlines plans to enhance the area’s appeal by improving walkability, increasing housing, expanding public transit access, and modernizing public parking. Objectives of the village’s application include providing “a beautified, unified and robust vision for the revitalization of the business district; encourage walking and the use of public transportation to reduce carbon emissions; expansion of the centralized parking meter system (deleting one meter per space or for two spaces); enhancing greenery and public spaces; upgrading the village’s aging streetscape on Jericho Turnpike and implementation of new wayfinding signage and branding. The Vision Statement outlines a transformative project for the Jericho Turnpike Business District. It notes, “The Village of Floral Park envisions stronger, strategic connectivity between the Jericho Turnpike District and key areas of the village and region. This connectivity will be supported and enhanced by the redesign and revitalization of our accessibility, streetscapes, facades, greenspace, branding, marketing, wayfinding and other important residential See page 6
The Floral Park Knights Boys Varsity Soccer Team The Floral Park Knights Boys Soccer team etched their names into the history books by capturing the Class A State Championship title for the first time in school history. The Knights’ journey to the championship began in Middletown, NY, where they faced a tough challenge against Our Lady of Lourdes from Poughkeepsie, NY. Senior goalkeeper Oscar Dal-
ton stood tall, keeping the Lourdes offense at bay. Meanwhile, Conor McCarthy and Ned Devine found the net to secure a thrilling 3-2 victory, propelling the team to the State Finals. On Sunday, the Knights continued their dominant performance. With Oscar Dalton once again anchoring the defense, Michael Chery and Charles McCarren scored decisive goals, leading Flo-
ral Park to a 2-0 victory and the coveted State Championship. The team’s success is a testament to the hard work and dedication of coaches Ahkeel Rodney, Christopher McKie, and Kristen Freiermuth, as well as the exceptional talent and teamwork of the players. Congratulations to the Floral Park Knights on this historic achievement!
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We'd like to introduce you to Floral Park's newest newspaper! Over the next few weeks we will be mailing free copies of our print edition to homes in town. We hope you like it! To learn how to subscribe, or to contribute material, please see page 6
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