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Pergament: Still empty after all these years
When the Pergament Home Center franchise filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2001, over 20 of the business’ former locations became vacant buildings throughout the New York area. As a result, a... -
Members gone, Israel Community Center awaits the wrecker
The hand-built structure at 3235 Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown, known as the Israel Community Center (ICC), is soon to be just a memory. This is unfortunate news for Irving Gerlack, the... -
Brand-new Bethpage Aerospace Plaza holds 19 unoccupied stores
The Aero Space Plaza, a 45,000 square foot area of retail stores in the village of Bethpage, has been unused since it was built almost two years... -
Demolition Scheduled for Psychiatric Center
The huge former Kings Park Psychiatric Center, vacant since it closed in 1996, is scheduled for demolition starting in September. Now the question for Kings Park residents is what to... -
J-DIV Profile: Tabitha Garnica
Tabitha Garnica, a theatrical 17 year old, says she’s “inspired by Judy Garland because she was 4′11″ just like me, and she still found a way to show people her... -
J-DIV Profile: Shefali Tsabary
Shefali Tsabary is a person who has had a pretty interesting life. Tsabary was born in Mumbai, India, on June 28, 1972, to Achela and Swadesh Kumar. Her brother, Salil Kumar,... -
Hempstead’s St Francis site draws homeless, drug users
“This park was once a viable park. Children once played there.” said mother and resident Andrea Millwood. Now, The St. Francis street property, classified as recreational and open space in... -
Mount Sinai torn by Costco development plan
Over 200 people attended a “very big emotional night with a lot of debate” at the Mount Sinai Civic Association’s meeting on June 7th to discuss the town’s... -
Church group broke, home site choked by weeds
Just off exit 33 of the Long Island Expressway, there is a large space of overgrown, vacant land with a large sign over the fence that reads “CHURCH PROPERTY.” Even... -
Trash-filled “preserve” to remain unchanged
Despite little open land with the potential for construction and development in New Hyde Park, 11 acres of fenced off property sits untouched next to the Spring Rock Golf Center... -
Floral Park Sizzler sits cold two years later
“It deeply saddens me to see how a once vibrant business has turned into nothing more but a dilapidated building accompanied by a vacant parking lot,”... -
J-DIV Profile: The Sanges Family
What do a humorous teacher, a compassionate singer, an exotic animal lover, and a talented actress have in common? They’re one extremely theatrical and musical family. Joseph Sanges, 46, of New Hyde...
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Trash-filled “preserve” to remain unchanged
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsDespite little open land with the potential for construction and development in New Hyde Park, 11 acres of fenced off property sits untouched next to the Spring Rock Golf Center on Denton Avenue, and may continue to lie there unchanged for the foreseeable future. Currently listed... -
Floral Park Sizzler sits cold two years later
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No Comments“It deeply saddens me to see how a once vibrant business has turned into nothing more but a dilapidated building accompanied by a vacant parking lot,” said Catherine Kinsley, former general manager of the now closed Sizzler Restaurant in... -
Church group broke, home site choked by weeds
Posted on July 14, 2010 | No CommentsJust off exit 33 of the Long Island Expressway, there is a large space of overgrown, vacant land with a large sign over the fence that reads “CHURCH PROPERTY.” Even though this untrimmed land might look abandoned and forgotten, the number of times this area... -
Brand-new Bethpage Aerospace Plaza holds 19 unoccupied stores
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsThe Aero Space Plaza, a 45,000 square foot area of retail stores in the village of Bethpage, has been unused since it was built almost two years ago. “I built a beautiful complex, but right now it is hard to even... -
Mount Sinai torn by Costco development plan
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsOver 200 people attended a “very big emotional night with a lot of debate” at the Mount Sinai Civic Association’s meeting on June 7th to discuss the town’s proposal to build a Costco, along with other buildings, behind the King Kullen Shopping... -
Hempstead’s St Francis site draws homeless, drug users
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No Comments“This park was once a viable park. Children once played there.” said mother and resident Andrea Millwood. Now, The St. Francis street property, classified as recreational and open space in Roosevelt, Long Island, owned by the Town of Hempstead, has become a wasteland, a... -
J-DIV Profile: Shefali Tsabary
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsShefali Tsabary is a person who has had a pretty interesting life. Tsabary was born in Mumbai, India, on June 28, 1972, to Achela and Swadesh Kumar. Her brother, Salil Kumar, was six years old at the time. Being the youngest in her neighborhood, Tsabary constantly... -
J-DIV Profile: Tabitha Garnica
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsTabitha Garnica, a theatrical 17 year old, says she’s “inspired by Judy Garland because she was 4′11″ just like me, and she still found a way to show people her amazing talent. ” Garnica has performed in local musicals: “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat,” “Annie,”... -
Demolition Scheduled for Psychiatric Center
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsThe huge former Kings Park Psychiatric Center, vacant since it closed in 1996, is scheduled for demolition starting in September. Now the question for Kings Park residents is what to do with the land. “The people of Kings Park deserve to know that their safety and... -
Members gone, Israel Community Center awaits the wrecker
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsThe hand-built structure at 3235 Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown, known as the Israel Community Center (ICC), is soon to be just a memory. This is unfortunate news for Irving Gerlack, the former chairman of the ICC, and Eileen Buchalter, the former president of the ICC. Being... -
Pergament: Still empty after all these years
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsWhen the Pergament Home Center franchise filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2001, over 20 of the business’ former locations became vacant buildings throughout the New York area. As a result, a 50, 547 sq ft piece of land in the center of Garden City Park, New...
