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HERALD Showcasing the Stevensons’ art
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Vol. 33 No. 31
JUlY 25 - 31, 2024
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Is there a future for the city’s ferry service? Taxi for a two-month pilot program this fall. The decision came after RXR Realty, the The long-delayed plan to developer of the adjacent $1 billaunch a commuter ferry ser- lion Garvies Point project, did vice from Glen Cove’s multimil- not commit to help subsidize lion-dollar ter minal has hit the ferry service. Joseph Graziose Sr., RXR’s another roadblock, with city executive vice presofficials fearing a ident of residential potential federal development, g r a n t c l aw b a c k explained that the that could severely city could never impact local taxguarantee that the payers. fer ry would be Built in 2015 operational withusing $16.6 million out significant subin federal grants, sidies. In 2016, RXR the ter minal has agreed to subsidize sat idle on the city’s its operation with waterfront for nearup to $1 million, ly a decade. Accordand in 2019 the ing to the g rant developer provided agreement, the city lARRY PeNNeR $120,000 for consulm u s t o p e r a t e a Former Federal tant studies. c o m m u t e r f e r r y Transportation The city recently service to Manhat- Administration official requested $250,000 tan for at least two from their subsidy years or face the possibility of repaying the agreement with RXR to run a entire grant. Despite various pilot ferry service in Septemefforts, the service has yet to b e r a n d O c t o b e r, u s i n g a launch, raising the specter of a 149-passenger vessel that would financial burden that could fall need to be filled to capacity each day for the service to on Glen Cove residents. In a City Council meeting on break even, which RXR deemed June 25, Mayor Pamela Panzen- unlikely. Graziose believes the beck removed a resolution to plan is unsustainable, and negotiate with New York Water Continued on page 5
By RoKSANA AMID
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Courtesy Nicole Loizides Albruzzese
gold Coast dance Festival participants Brooks Landegger and elisabeth Beyer will perform at Morgan Memorial park on aug. 3.
Gold Coast Dance Festival returns to Morgan Park By RoKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com
Glen Cove’s Morgan Memorial Park will serve as the picturesque backdrop for the fourth annual Gold Coast Dance Festival on Aug. 3. As the sun sets over the stage, residents and visitors alike will gather, spread blankets, sit in camping chairs and lean against trees to enjoy an evening of dance that promises to be both diverse and deeply moving. One of the perfor mers this year is 21-year-old Lola Haven, a senior dance major at LIU Post. Haven, who is both a choreogra-
pher and performer, will present an interpretive dance she created titled “Found.” It explores the complexities of human relationships and the concept of self-worth within love and friendships. “I think that’s something that you really take a dive into in college,” Haven said. “You try to figure out what kind of people you want to have in your life, and especially in terms of relationships, you start to figure out who you want to love. It’s an exploration piece, very much interpretive, and I’m leaving it up to the audience to find what it means to them. For me it’s about the journey Continued on page 17
len Cove risks losing credibility for future grants if they don’t resolve this issue.