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What do folks need to get around town? Comprehensive Plan, which identified the need for better pedestrian and bike connecThe City of Glen Cove is urg- tions as well as an evaluation ing residents to take part in a of the city’s fixed-route Loop new Clean Mobility Survey, a Bus. Last November, the city key step in developing a plan to received a Clean Mobility expand access to safe, sustain- Grant from the New York State Energy Research able transportation and Development options across the Authority, initiatcity. The 14-quesing a two-phase tion survey, open process that begins until May 31, is with a planning part of a grantstudy and could funded initiative lead to a state-fundaimed at improving ed pilot project. connections in “The survey is Glen Cove by to help determine, upgrading pedestriat least with our a n p a t h s , b i k e PAMELA consultants — and infrastructure and PANZENBECK when I’ve spoken to public transit. Mayor them, they want to “This project is use the survey as not just something that we’re doing just because sort of a barometer of what we want to grant an award for could our potential pilot project it,” Koorosh Leibowitz, grant be for the city,” Leibowitz said. The planning phase is administrator for the Glen Cove Community Development focused on short-distance, local Agency, said. “It’s something improvements, not regional that as a Glen Cove resident, as transit. “We’re not looking to a City Hall employee, it’s some- really say, OK, how can we betthing that I also live by. This is ter connect Glen Cove to Manmy experience. At least for me, hattan?” Leibowitz added. it’s a little more than just a “That’s not the case with this study. It’s really just sort of project.” The Clean Mobility Plan micro-transit — or not so much stems from Glen Cove’s 2024 CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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Cleaning up a historic preserve Carla Anastasio, her daughter, Maya, 6, and her son, Jackson, 5, spent their Saturday morning helping to beautify Welwyn Perserve.
A new chapter for Deep Roots G.C. Chamber honors Amy Peters’ wish to take over market By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com
The Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce is ushering in a new era for the beloved Deep Roots Farmers Market — one that honors the legacy of founder Amy Peters while planting new seeds for growth. Beginning on May 31, the chamber will officially take over the operation of the Garvies Point market, where it has been a community fixture since 2021. Its 23-week season, which will continue through Nov. 1, will open with a ribboncutting ceremony at 11 a.m.. The market will operate weekly on Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, with one exception: On June
7, it will relocate to Glen Cove Village Square to take part in the annual Greek Festival before returning to its waterfront home. The transition comes at the request of Peters, who founded the market a decade ago and built it with fierce devotion until her death last year from lung cancer. During her illness, Peters turned to trusted community partners to ensure that her work would continue. “She asked us specifically to please take over the market,” recalled Ylisa Kunze, director of Glen Cove Community Engagement at RXR Realty and now a co-chair of the market. “She devoted 10 years of her life to building this market, and didn’t want it to stop. She did it not just CONTINUED ON PAGE 20
e encourage all residents to participate in the survey.