Mineola is considered one of the healthiest housing markets in New York State, according to a new study by SmartAsset, a Manhattan-based financial technology company. The study ranked nearly 160 of the state’s communities on the health of their housing markets by looking at the average number of years residents…
The Town of North Hempstead has applied for a $30,000 grant in hopes of using the money to replace playground equipment at Martin “Bunky” Reid Park in New Cassel.
The New Hyde Park Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Tuesday to amend zoning provisions in the industrial district to allow for mixed residential and commercial use to entice downtown development. Trustee Richard Coppola was not at the meeting. The district borders the Long Island Rail Road, which is adding…
On Monday the Village of Garden City posted a Memorandum of Understanding with the Long Island Rail Road and MTA for the Third Track Expansion project, which cuts through Garden City with the plans for 9.8 miles of new rail service between Floral Park and Hicksville. At the Village Board…
A developer’s plans to build a three-floor mixed use building in the hamlet of New Cassel are progressing, with the North Hempstead Town Board approving a rezoning to allow construction. The nearly 12,000-square-foot building on the northwest corner of Prospect and Brooklyn avenues is to house a medical office and…
The Long Island Rail Road this weekend began installing Positive Train Control, technology that can help avoid future disasters in emergency situations. PTC is a computer-controlled system that can slow or stop a train during an emergency. The railroad started its implementation on the Oyster Bay line. “They’ve been talking…
First-time home buyers in the Town of North Hempstead can take a gamble by entering a lottery to own an affordable home in New Cassel. Four new homes are up for sale through the lottery hosted by the town along with Nassau County, the Long Island Housing Partnership, and the…
A $121 million construction initiative to rebuild and modernize the the busiest Long Island Rail Road Station completed Phase 2 of its project and reopened the north platform, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced on Tuesday. The MTA says improvements at the Hicksville station include electronic displays, translucent canopies, energy-efficient platform…
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a historic $5.6 billion transformation of the Long Island Rail Road to strengthen the region’s transportation infrastructure and usher in a new era of economic growth. After 70 years of stagnation, all 100 transformative LIRR capital projects are moving forward, including the Main Line…