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Town rescinds transit-oriented development and the voices were loud and mberman@liherald.com clear. We heard you, and thank you for participating.” Residents of North LawThe original plan, advocated rence and Inwood have won a by then Councilman Bruce five-year battle against what Blakeman, who is now Nassau they see as overdevelopment County executive, would have with the Town of rezoned 11.7 acres Hempstead’s repeal for high-density of a controversial residential developtransit-oriented ments. development plan. The plan was At a meeting on delayed by a moraNov. 19, the Town torium in 2022, Board voted to which was in place rescind zoning until June 18 of changes initially this year. At a pubic proposed in 2019 hearing on July 2, that would have 40 people spoke out allowed the conin opposition, struction of apartincluding Lawrence ments near the LawMayor Samuel Nahrence Long Island mias who voiced Rail Road Station. his dissatisfaction C o u n c i l w o m a n PARIS PoPACK with transit-orientM e l i s s a M i l l e r , President, Lawrence ed development. w h o s e d i s t r i c t Civic Association “The Village of includes Inwood and Lawrence officials Lawrence, made the are committed to motion to put the repeal to a vote. working with all levels of gov“I vote ‘yes,’ and want to ernment to support sustainabilecho Supervisor (Don) Clavin’s ity that preserves the character sentiment that we really appre- of our community while meetciate the communities coming ing the evolving needs of famiout and voicing what we need lies and businesses today and in to hear — it’s how government the future,” Nahmias wrote in works,” Miller said. “We give an email after last week’s deciyou the opportunity to explain Continued on page 5 pro or against what you think,
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Filling families’ tables for Thanksgiving Kay Wren and Laura Coveas volunteered with the Manna Project at the annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway at St. John’s Baptist Church in Inwood, handing out turkeys and side dishes to fill local families’ tables this holiday. Story, Page 16.
Lawrence votes to oppose Israel boycott, divestment movement By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com
The Village of Lawrence has joined Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead in adopting an anti-BDS resolution, prohibiting vendors who participate in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel from conducting business in the municipality. Lawrence Mayor Samuel Nahmias announced the measure at a Nov. 14 village meeting, citing residents’ ties to Israel as the reason. “What prompted us to enact it was the fact that this community has a very strong connection to Israel — they have a lot of family there, and what happened on Oct. 7 was a tragedy,”
Nahmias said after the meeting, referring to the Hamas attacks on Israel last year. The resolution, which the village board passed unanimously, requires vendors to certify that they do not participate in the BDS movement, a Palestinian-led initiative launched in 2005 that seeks to apply non-violent economic pressure on Israel, according to BDSMovement. net. “Essentially, the BDS is a discriminatory and damaging policy,” Nahmias said. “It’s intended to cause economic damage to Israel, and that’s the reality.” He added that any partners of the village must follow suit. “What we do by enacting this Continued on page 14
his courageous and appropriate decision by the Town’s leadership has now firmly prioritized the safety.