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Friday, December 20, 2024
Vol. 84, No. 51
SERVING PLAINVIEW, HICKSVILLE, AND LEVITTOWN
New Nativity Scene Donated
Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne (left) thanked members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians – including members John Pinto, Ray O’Mara, Brian Connors, Dennis Dunne, Jr., Rich O’Neill, Patrick Giblin, Jim Parone, and Rodger Frale – for donating a Nativity Scene that they built to Levittown Veterans Memorial Park.
Youth Girls Ice Hockey Clinic The Town of Oyster Bay will offer a Youth Girls Hockey Clinic, scheduled for Saturday, January 4, 2025, at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center. The clinic, running from 10:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., is open to girls between the ages of 6 and 16. This special event provides an excellent opportunity
for young athletes to experience the excitement of ice hockey in a supportive and encouraging environment. No prior hockey experience is required, though basic skating skills are necessary. Participants will receive handson instruction and leave with a complimentary TOBAY hockey jersey.
All participants must wear standard hockey gear. Equipment will be available to borrow on a firstcome, first-served basis. For additional information, please contact the Department of Parks at (516) 433-7465 x8230 or register today at www.oysterbaytown. com/portal.
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Town authorizes funds for Hicksville revitalization
The Town of Oyster Bay has authorized the investment of an additional $6.2 million into Hicksville revitalization projects planned to commence in 2025. Under the plan, GGG Construction and The Landtek Group were retained to beautify the downtown, expand open space and improve both walkability and connectivity. “A renaissance is coming to the Hicksville community thanks to public and private investments in the community. Together, we’re enhancing and transforming the Hicksville business district into a vibrant downtown that millennials, families and empty-nesters desire – with housing, restaurants and office space near public transportation,” said Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino. The $6.2 million invested yesterday by the Town Board complements the $8.7 million awarded to the Town of Oyster Bay through the New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative. These funds are earmarked for: • Festival Plaza: Construction of a raised walking path with landscaping, seating areas, and safer pedestrian connection to LIRR station • Kennedy Park Expansion: Transforming an existing parking lot into greenspace for outdoor activities like concerts and pop-up vendors • The Underline: Expansion
of the area under the train trestle between Newbridge Rd. and Broadway for pop-up shops and outdoor cafes. • Beautification Upgrades: New lighting, trees, benches, trash cans, crosswalks throughout the area. In 2020, the first privately funded project in downtown Hicksville’s renaissance was unveiled at 35 Broadway, a vacant office building that was transformed into 18 new housing opportunities and a commercial space. In November 2023, officials broke ground with Alpine Development for a $111 million privately funded project at 99 Newbridge Rd., featuring 227 residential opportunities with retail and restaurant space. Five additional projects from the private sector will break ground in 2025 and 2026, including: • Fieldstone at N. Broadway, featuring 104 new residential opportunities along with retail and restaurant space. • West Cherry Townhouses, featuring 13 new residential opportunities. • West Cherry Street Development, featuring 20 new residential opportunities. • Chroma Paint, featuring 30 residential opportunities along with a rooftop restaurant. • Bank of America Building, featuring 106 residential opportunities with retail by Bartone Properties.
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