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5 Brothers Kitchen & Cafe

Food is the great unifier. It’s a friend and a support to all, in times of celebration and hardship or simply on a whim and out of necessity. A good, hearty meal can bring together families, strangers and even turn someone’s entire day around for the better and bring them joy. And the better theContinueContinue reading “5 Brothers Kitchen & Cafe”

Flash: Speed camera spotted on Dutch Broadway

Elmont residents have become more vigilant since the community saw a new speed camera installed outside Dutch Broadway elementary school. The camera stands a few feet tall in front of the lawn overlooking traffic running north and south along Dutch Broadway between Virginia Avenue and Tuxedo Drive. Cars can be seen crawling along as noContinueContinue reading “Flash: Speed camera spotted on Dutch Broadway”

Progress on construction at vacant site

Back in May we chronicled the demolition of the long-standing “Fickle Filly” bar on Linden Boulevard. Here are recent photos of the progress of construction at this site. Once completed, the space will be used by adjacent P.C. Richard & Son as a car installation center to install car stereos, remote starters and the like.ContinueContinue reading “Progress on construction at vacant site”

Nassau buses get ready to increase fares by $0.25

[Via Newsday] Cash fares will rise 25 cents each way for riders of the NICE bus system beginning Sept. 1. Nassau’s Bus Transit Committee, after two public hearings Wednesday marked with criticism from riders and advocates, voted to help balance the service’s budget by raising fares for riders of the Nassau Inter-County Express who payContinueContinue reading “Nassau buses get ready to increase fares by $0.25”

Foster’s Meadow: A German farming community

[Via Elmont Herald] The Franklin Square Historical Society announces a new website for the preservation of the memory of Fosters Meadow — a German farming community that was established in the 1850s. Fosters Meadow was originally a large sheep pasture that was purchased by Thomas and Christopher Foster in 1650. Today, this area corresponds toContinueContinue reading “Foster’s Meadow: A German farming community”