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Young writers are experts on Earth’s inhabitants First graders explored the animal kingdom for their research projects at Martin Avenue Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District. The month-long process culminated with a writing celebration on April 7. Above, Instructional coach Krista Zucker looked at Liyana Sidratul’s book.
New proposal for Bedford Avenue apartments prepares for April 27 vote By JoSEPH D’ALESSANDRo jdalessandro@liherald.com
Real estate development firm Economic Development Strategies went for a third round of community feedback on plans to build a new apartment building at 2160 Bedford Avenue at Bluebird Kitchen on April 2. The new apartment building is planned to take the spot of the closed Chase Bank on Bedford Avenue. This plot is an attractive location to build an apartment for developers because it is near a train station and nestled in a commercial area with many sidewalks, which would drive economic activity for Bellmore’s small business-
es without contributing much to traffic. Adam Mann of AJM real estate is one of the developers on the project. “We’ve been at this for 11 years, since 2014,” he said. “Starting in 2014, Citibank hired a couple of brokers to try and market and lease the building. They were unsuccessful. We’ve always been thinking about the possibility of converting the property into an apartment building.” Based on prior rounds of community feedback, the plans offer 16 one-bedroom apartments at around $2,000 to $3,000 per month and seven two-bedroom apartments at around $4,000 to $5,000 per month. This kind of housing is meant Continued on page 4
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