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Convenience Store replaces Pawn Shop

Last week, a convenience store made its debut at 800 Elmont Road where a local pawn shop once stood. The new store features all the embellishments and products one would expect from a store of this kind, and is conveniently located at the oft-traveled corner of Linden Boulevard and Elmont Road. Check out the differenceContinueContinue reading “Convenience Store replaces Pawn Shop”

A Traveler’s Journey Along the Queens-Nassau Borderline

[History: Part 3, via Forgotten New York] There are not one, but two signs welcoming motorists to Nassau County as the border is crossed east of the Cross Island Parkway. There are, of course, no such signs welcoming visitors to New York City or Queens as you are going west.     Just past theContinueContinue reading “A Traveler’s Journey Along the Queens-Nassau Borderline”

Update: Former Cara Nurseries lot to become self-storage facility, with Nassau tax breaks

  Here is a tentative timeline of construction progress: December 2014 March 2015   Source: Extraspace.com An industrial development agency in Elmont, Nassau County on Long Island, unanimously agreed to give a prospective self storage facility a sales tax exemption. The exemption consists of $258,750 and $20,475 off the mortgage recording tax. Also, the propertyContinueContinue reading “Update: Former Cara Nurseries lot to become self-storage facility, with Nassau tax breaks”