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We Started Here

We Started Here is a new social media campaign by The Excelsior to elevate the efforts of students and young professionals living in or by way of Elmont, Long Island. Stay tuned! #HigherHeights

26 year-old filmmaker documents the lives of Long Islanders

Jordan Crafton is a 26 year-old man who was born in New Jersey, raised in Baldwin and who attended school at Uniondale High School in Long Island. He had dreams of becoming a jazz musician before he realized his passion was to pursue filmmaking as a career. In 2009, Jordan directed a film which documentedContinueContinue reading “26 year-old filmmaker documents the lives of Long Islanders”

A Day of Their Own

On Saturday July 19th, thousands of community members and residents celebrated the 11th Annual “3 on 3 Basketball Tournament” at Dutch Broadway School in Elmont. The crowd-favorite event is sponsored by New York State Senators Jack Martins and Dean Skelos, who collaborate with Scott Cushing, organizer of the event. From beginning to end, a teamContinueContinue reading “A Day of Their Own”

Young Elmont girl enjoys summer of ‘Fresh Air’

    [Via TheDay.com, Connecticut]: Waterford — Ellen Gottfried’s condo does not look as if it would be home to a 10-year-old. It’s decorated in white and pastel tones, with lace doilies on wooden furniture and a china cabinet with antique dishes stored behind glass. An elderly black-and-white cat named Princess curls up on the couchContinueContinue reading “Young Elmont girl enjoys summer of ‘Fresh Air’”