JUMPING INTO SUMMER

The Garden City Pool opened for the 2019 season on June 8th. It was a spectacular day filled with sunshine, slides, friends and plenty of fun. Friends Emilia Cerrone, Kathryn Tavella, Analisa Winter, Maddie Gebhard and Amelia Moran enjoyed literally jumping into the summer season.

Parking permit, enforcement plans move forward in 7N


At its meeting on Thursday night June 6, the Village Board of Trustees approved a pilot program to provide residents of apartments on 7th Street living adjacent to village Lot 7N with $275 per year parking permits and assigned spaces in the lot, in what trustees believe is a first step towards creating more space for patrons of the business […]

EPOA discusses 555 Stewart plan


On Monday, June 10th, the Easte4rn Property Owners Association held its final meeting for the year. After election of officers and directors, the EPOA delved into hot topics in the village from commercial areas and parking concerns downtown to the strong real estate market and the fight against village water contamination. Director Andrew de Lannoy chairs the Commercial Development Committee […]

A WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER

Pilot program proceeds

For better or worse, the Board of Trustees has decided to move forward with its “pilot program” to sell permits to residents of Hilton Hall (the apartment building at 67 Hilton Avenue) to park in designated spots in Parking Field 7N (on the north side of Seventh Street). At a somewhat raucous meeting on June 6th, the Board deflected criticism […]

There you go again!

To the Editor: It has come to my attention that after 51 years of serving the community, the Board has seen fit to close the doors forever on the Cathedral Nursery School. This is a familiar scenario of the current Board in driving out resident charities such as Jay Gallagher and Andy Foundation. It is about time that the Board […]

Concerns over 3rd Track

To the Editor: I’d like to add my concerns to those which were raised by Karen Reiter at the recent WPOA meeting. It seems that the LIRR has been posting bright pink wooden stakes with “Right of Way” written on them. We don’t know what these indicate but it’s a safe bet that they have been put behind every house, […]

A Father’s Day Tribute

To the Editor: In today’s issue of The Garden City News, readers can view a beautiful, fullpage Father’s Day Tribute intended to express our sincere gratitude for every father in his most sacred and important role of giving the precious gift of life to his child. This marks the sixth consecutive year that Garden City residents have sponsored a Father’s […]

Higher Taxes, More Debt

To the Editor: How Governor Cuomo finds funding to finance his $100 million worth of transportation projects should be of concern to taxpayers. To pay back the $1.6 billion dollar federal loan and $1 billion State Thruway Authority Bond which financed the $3.9 billion Tappan Zee Bridge along with several hundred million in contractor final bills, tolls starting in 2020 […]

School Board appoints new administrators at GCHS

Garden City Superintendent Dr. Kusum Sinha announced at the June 11th Board Meeting that the Board of Education has appointed two new administrators. On July 1st, Mr. Martin Malone will begin as the Acting Assistant Principal at Garden City High School and Dr. Eric Nezowitz will serve as the Interim Principal of Garden City Middle School. The Board previously appointed […]

New outdoor pet-friendly summer service at Cathedral

Beginning Sunday, June 16, the Cathedral of the Incarnation will offer an outdoor service on the lawn behind the cathedral from 9:15 am to 9:45 am. The service, called “Neighborhood Mass”, will take place every Sunday through September 8. Neighbors around Garden City are especially invited to join this short service which will appeal to people of all ages, and […]