NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

ADRB to discuss future concepts for Sears property


On the agenda for the Village of Garden City’s Architectural Design Review Board (ADRB) meeting on Tuesday, August 28, is a discussion item on future concepts for the current Sears building, 1111 Franklin Avenue, which is now owned by the Bethpage-based commercial property management and development firm Steel Equities. The high-profile Garden City building was previously owned by Sears Holdings […]

CPOA initiates search for new high school ambassador

It’s that time of year when all things relating to new beginnings for students come to pass: new classes, new text books, new friends, and new experiences. This last is where the CPOA High School Ambassador Program comes in. Some nine years ago, the Garden City Central Property Owners’ Association offered high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to become […]

A WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER

No decision yet

The court hearing on whether to invalidate the Village’s decision to eliminate the paid firefighters’ jobs was postponed from this week until next week. We’ve heard that there are talks ongoing between the Village and union, although neither side has released any official statements. Although a small part of us would like to see a court weigh in on the […]

Pensions for volunteers?

To the Editor: I could not believe my eyes. Last week’s article on the village being engaged in examining benefits for volunteer fire department members really blew me away. Are pigs flying now? I’d like to believe that this is a bad joke. We truly love our volunteers, and very much appreciate all that they do, but pensions for volunteers? […]

Volunteers not to blame

To the Editor: As the wife of a GCFD volunteer, the most important thing to me is that my husband and his fellow fire fighters help their community and come home safe. I have read comments on social media since this decision was made three weeks ago that are APPALLING. Do you really think this helps? Someone actually suggested that […]

Old trees should be removed

To the Editor: So, according to a Garden City resident, the Village should not remove, take down, large, old trees that predate the soccer fields. Now I may have this wrong but I always thought that unless a tree was sick that large, old trees are the ones you should be removing! By the way, didn’t super storm Sandy prove […]

Disheartening

To the Editor: I recently returned home and found a flyer in my mailbox stating the town was going to begin removing trees and plantings from the North and West perimeter of St. Paul’s Field. The purpose being to extend the playing fields. I found this surprising and disheartening. The trees and green space help to distinguish Garden City from […]

Clearing of St. Paul’s Field

To the Editor: On August 7 the residents surrounding St. Paul’s field were hand delivered a letter informing them that within a week, they will be clearing vegetation and trees on St. Paul’s field. I had a friend check the field and to their horror they had counted over 40 healthy trees that were marked for removal. This action by […]

Execellent pictorial essay

To the Editor: I would like to thank and commend Mr. John Ellis Kordes for his excellent pictorial essay entitled “The Garden City That Disappeared”. His presentation of those pictures of past village sites and, especially, the detailed explanations supporting each, was very well done! Mr. Kordes’ work, even in black and white, captured the aesthetic beauty of our village’s […]