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Vol. 35 No. 26
Residents get updated on zoning projects taken in adherence to a comprehensive plan. Sea Cliff ’s last update to its zoning regulations Changes are coming to Sea was in 1979 after the adoption Cliff ’s business districts on Sea of the previous Village Master Cliff Avenue and Glen Cove Plan in 1970. The final chapter of the new Avenue in the proposed updates to the village’s zoning code. The comprehensive plan provides a Zoning Advisory Committee policy foundation for future has been working with the zoning changes. This foundaBoard of Trustees and BFJ tion includes a proposed future Planning for more land use map, zonthan a year to ing recommendaupdate the zoning tions and recomcode in accordance mendations for with a Comprehenincorporating sive Plan, passed in future changes. 2023. Sea Cliff is fundThe village held ing the project its third public through the New workshop June 17 York State Departat St. Luke’s Episcoment of State pal Church to Smart Growth proFrANk FISh update residents on gram. The program the status of the principal in charge, promotes “smar t zoning revamp and BFJ Planning growth” by encourfield questions and aging a variety of concerns. housing types and “This is not a brand-new employment opportunities, code, it’s being based on your improving community quality existing code,” Frank Fish, of life, protecting natural principal in charge at BFJ resources and green spaces and Planning, emphasized. “There’s supporting mixed-use neighjust a set of amendments to it borhoods that are walkable, that are being proposed to bikeable or transit accessible. carry out the master plan recA major area where changes ommendations.” are being recommended is to New York State legislation the village’s business districts. requires that zoning be underCoNtiNued oN Page 11
By JUlIA CAPITEllI
jcapitelli@liherald.com
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Love Your Neighbor Project will hold its third Pride Stride this year.
Pride Stride returns to Sea Cliff for its third consecutive year By JUlIA CAPITEllI jcapitelli@liherald.com
Sea Cliff ’s Love Your Neighbor Project is set for its third annual Pride Stride, bringing the community together for a parade and family-friendly celebration. Sunday’s parade will begin at the village’s Memorial Park and end at Clifton Park, with an after-party at Still Partners. When the nonprofit first held the event in 2024, attendees marched from Sea Cliff Beach into Glen Cove to merge with the city’s flag raising, spearheaded by then Councilwoman Marsha Silverman. Jaime Teich, founder of Love Your Neighbor Project, explained that the organization began Pride Stride in response to reports that North Shore Pride lawn signs were being destroyed. “Our feeling about it was,” she said, “if our organization evolves with our community’s needs, as those needs are occurring, then this is a place where we can step in.”
Teich added that organizers received requests for the parade to walk through Sea Cliff after the initial event in 2024. Pride Stride began at Clifton Park and ended at the village green in its second year. Sea Cliff resident and Chair of Pride For Youth’s Gala Committee Bruce Castellano described Sea Cliff having its own Pride event as “fantastic.” PFY offers many programs and services to support the LGBTQ+ community including legal support, counseling, sexual health services and gender affirming services. “I see (Pride Stride) as a great accomplishment, not just for the LGBTQ community in Sea Cliff, but for the entire community of Sea Cliff,” he said. “It sends a clear message about who we are and how we embrace diversity in this town.” Castellano added that when he and his husband, Gerald Anders, moved to the suburbs, Sea Cliff was where he wanted to be. More than 530 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have CoNtiNued oN Page 10
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