THREE CHEERS FOR GC

LIRR neighbors object to idling trains, night noise


At the Eastern Property Owners’ Association monthly meeting held Tuesday, October 9, frustrated residents heard assurances and promises to do better from Long Island Rail Road officials who recently received complaints about idling trains and noisy construction during overnight hours. Residents questioned them about the cause of loud activities taking place on the decommissioned St. James Street South LIRR tracks […]

Fate of western fire station debated


Garden City has more architectural issues than just the debate over the historic St. Paul’s main building. At the Village Board of Trustees’ meeting on Thursday, October 4, Trustee John Delany said because budget formulation and deliberations for village fiscal year 2019- 2020 are rapidly approaching this fall, it was time to consider demolishing and replacing the western fire station […]

A WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER

On public discussions

We were glad to see that that there has been thoughtful and open discussion among the members of the Board of Trustees regarding how to renovate the fire station on the west side of town. There are pros and cons to every issue and having a good discussion is the best way to bring everyone on board and to find […]

An accident waiting to happen

To the Editor: Something must be done about the dangerous conditions in the south parking lot on Seventh Street before a tragedy occurs. On Friday, October 5 at about seven p.m. (it was already dark), a boy of about eight was almost hit by a car that was backing up as it was parked illegally in the fire lane. The […]

Movies for a Sunday Afternoon at St. Joseph’s Parish

On Sunday, October 21st, the St. Joseph Parish Adult Faith Formation Board will present the film A Man Called Ove. Based on an international best-selling novel, this Swedish film traces the life of a grumpy old man with inflexible rules and a short fuse. He’s essentially given up on life and committed to joining his deceased wife, but when a […]

Residents object to use of parks for construction staging

BY RIKKI N. MASSAND Representatives of the project managers for the Long Island Railroad’s Third Track project received a backlash from about three dozen concerned residents for suggesting the use of two village parks as staging areas for the construction project. At the Village Board meeting on Thursday, October 4, officials working on the initial four-year preconstruction phases for the […]

Board changes rules for public comments at meetings

Comments on agenda items to be limited to beginng of meeting

After a short debate by Trustees at its October 4 meeting, the Village Board approved a change to the format of its biweekly meetings, impacting public comments. The amendment to Board of Trustees’ rules and procedures calls for the second session of public comment at each trustees’ meeting to be limited to “Citizens’ Comments on non-agenda items.” At each Board […]

THE OFFICE CAT

One thing led to another…: On October 3rd a vehicle was stopped on Clinton Road by an Officer for aggressive driving violations. The driver, a 25 year old Queens man, was arrested for driving with four license suspensions, excessive speed, unsafe turn and uninsured operation. Police say that further investigation revealed that the driver and his passenger, a 61 year […]

GARDEN CITY UPDATE – NEWS AND INFORMATION


The Board of Trustees and staff continue to work on numerous projects, including street and parking lot paving projects, the Third Track project, the concept plan for the former St. Paul’s School building and other matters. We encourage you to attend Village Board of Trustees meetings. Our next meeting is Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. The Board of […]