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5 Dems face off in primary
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Party chair expects low voter turnout B y N oah M anskar North Shore Democrats will choose their nominee on Tuesday for New York’s Third Congressional District in a five-way primary election that will cap more than five months of campaigning. Jericho attorney Jonathan Clarke, former North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman, town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan, Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern and former Nassau
ELECTION 2016 County Executive Tom Suozzi are vying to take on Republican state Sen. Jack Martins of Old Westbury in November’s general election to replace Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington). The Nassau County Democratic chairman, Jay Jacobs, said he expects around 15,000 of the district’s 194,508 registered Democrats to vote in the “lowturnout race.” Continued on Page 64
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The Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus concert preformed last Wednesday at the Landmark Theatre in Port Washington.
Council objects to TD Bank design Manhasset civic group asks for less modern look for building by C hris A dams and N e g lah S harma
Richard Bentley, president of the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations, said representatives from the national A Manhasset civic group has bank are cooperating and open objected to plans for a TD Bank to adjustments to make the branch on Northern Boulevard, building more in line with the saying designs were “too mod- town’s architecture. “We were extremely forceern” for the area. ful that their original design was completely inappropriate and undesirable, and we’re glad that they’re negotiating,” Bentley said. Members of the council
agreed that a prototype featuring a red brick facade and colonial-style detailing is the most appropriate due to its minimal signage, Bentley said. “We think we can develop a package that is very close, but we’re not quite there yet,” said Christopher Richter of Avison Young, the bank’s real estate manager. Other board members raised concerns about bright storefront lighting, and a large window on the front entrance of the pro-
posed design, which would face Northern Boulevard. “We are a customer-based business, and seeing into the store is very important for us,” Richter said. The council disapproved of the plans in May, but TD Bank officials proposed changes at the June 8 meeting, said Kathleen Dickson, an attorney representing the bank. She said the meeting “went smoothly and the group appeared to be happy Continued on Page 13
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