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Water Authority to update Elmont well, raise rates

[via The Island Now] The board of directors of the Water Authority of Western Nassau County approved a 7 percent increase in water rates at a meeting last Tuesday, anticipating issuance of a $40 million bond this fall to support long-term capital projects. Board Chairman John Ryan said the $40 million bond would support aContinueContinue reading “Water Authority to update Elmont well, raise rates”

Welcome to the Neighborhood: 5 Brothers Kitchen & Cafe

After years of being closed off to the public, the doors of 799 Elmont Road recently opened, re-introducing its inner chambers to the neighborhood and with a fresh new look. Once home of the beloved Alden Manor Branch Library (now dissolved), the commercial space emerged again as a new dine-in and take-out kitchen/cafe. See photosContinueContinue reading “Welcome to the Neighborhood: 5 Brothers Kitchen & Cafe”

Elmont listed as one of America’s Top 10 wealthiest Black neighborhoods

Click here to read the article: http://www.theroot.com/photos/2014/04/_10_affluent_black_neighborhoods.html Here’s the full list, according to median household income: 1. Fort Washington, Maryland – $110,759 2. Mitchelville, Maryland – $109,184 3. Bowie, Maryland – $105,936 4. Friendly, Maryland – $97,598 5. Ladera Heights, California – $97,568 6. Hillcrest, New York – $96,838 7. Kettering, Maryland – $89,577 8.ContinueContinue reading “Elmont listed as one of America’s Top 10 wealthiest Black neighborhoods”

History (Part 2)

[via franklinsquarehistory.org]: Fosters Meadow was named for two brothers who used the western tip of the Hempstead Plains as a sheep pasture in the 17th Century. In the 18th and first half of the 19th Century it was populated by descendants of Dutch and English immigrants who established a vibrant farming community. But it was in the 1850s when theContinueContinue reading “History (Part 2)”

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”