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Valley Stream's village elections are set for March 19
Valley Stream village elections set for March 19
Valley Stream will hold its village election on March 19, and two slates of candidates are vying for village mayor, two trustee seats and the position of village court justice. The trustee race is at … more
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State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, left at lectern, and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins announced that a package of tighter gun restrictions was passed by the State Legislature on Jan. 29.
Legislators tighten New York's gun laws
On Jan. 30, state lawmakers approved the first new gun control laws since the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act passed in 2013. Gun control advocates cheered the further tightening … more
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Members of Valley Stream’s Downtown Revitalization Task Force gathered at the village courthouse to hear about the methods three village mayors in Nassau County have employed to revitalize their downtowns.
Downtown revitalization talks continue, mayors offer advice
Members of Valley Stream’s Downtown Revitalization Task Force gathered at the village courthouse on Jan. 29 to hear from three Nassau County mayors how they improved their downtowns, the … more
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Members of Local 66 had placed an inflatable rat outside Village Hall in response to rumors that non-union labor was being used for a village construction project. The contractor hired to carry out the work has since agreed to bring Local 66 workers onto the job.
Arlington contractor agrees to use union labor
Responding to criticism of non-union labor at the $5.5 million Arlington Avenue sanitation transfer station reconstruction project, Racanelli Construction, the contractor hired by the village to … more
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Construction is progressing at the Arlington Avenue transfer station amid accusations that the project is using non-union labor.
Claims of non-union work at Arlington transfer station
It is a spectacle that has become less frequent as private-sector union labor has declined over the past three decades, but there it was in Valley Stream last week: a 12-foot-tall rodent standing in … more
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The N1 will have an additional 6:45 a.m. bus that begins at Hempstead Turnpike and Elmont Road and heads south to the Long Island Rail Road station in Gibson.
Despite troubled service, commuters rejoice at return of N1 early bus
The morning commute for Elmont and Valley Stream residents used to be simple. More than a decade ago, they could hop aboard the northbound N1 bus and ride to the Jamaica subway station, or the … more
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The Village of Valley Stream would lose half a million dollars in state aid next year if Governor Cuomo’s proposed budget were passed.
Valley Stream officials decry potential loss of state aid
If Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget passes, the Village of Valley Stream could lose more than half a million dollars in state aid next year. more
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Town Supervisor Laura Gillen with Oceanside homeowner Michael Cascio, who was told five years after Hurricane Sandy that he needed to elevate his house because of damage it sustained during the storm.
Gillen seeks audit of town Building Department
Town Supervisor Laura Gillen announced on Jan. 16 that she was seeking to hire an outside consultant to audit the town Building Department and offer recommendations on how to streamline its building … more
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Friends and family joined Elmont’s Monique Hardial as she announced her candidacy for Nassau County’s Third Legislative District seat on Jan. 21.
Elmont resident plans primary run against Carrie Solages
Elmont attorney Monique Hardial announced on Jan. 21 that she is planning to run against Nassau County Legislator Carrie Solages for the Democratic ticket in this year’s primary race. Hardial, 37, … more
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More than 100 residents crowded the Valley Stream American Legion on Jan. 9 for a meeting on Nassau County’s tax assessment overhaul.
County reassessment draws criticism in Valley Stream
After nearly a decade of grappling with a broken property-assessment system that left Nassau County vulnerable to property-tax challenges by residents and their attorneys, the administration of … more
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