If you’d like to see more police presence on Austin Blvd, please print out the form letter or copy and paste the text below in an email to County Executive Suozzi.
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Dear County Executive Thomas Suozzi,
I am writing this letter with genuine concern for both community members and commuters alike. I live in Island Park, a small south shore community within Nassau County. Austin Boulevard is approximately 2.2 miles and runs the length of my town. This road is very dangerous. According to statistics there is a car accident every 2.5 days on Austin Boulevard. Continue reading ‘Form Letter for Austin Boulevard police presence’
There can be little doubt in the minds of most Island Park residents that Austin Boulevard is unsafe.
Photo by Bill Bennett
People drive dangerously down the seven-lane road, and residents fear for the safety, and lives, of themselves and their loved ones on that road. From January to June of this year, there were 77 accidents along the small length of road.
That is why the Island Park Civic Association formed its Austin Boulevard Committee. Headed by Dina Bert, a lifetime Island Park resident, the Austin Boulevard Committee is looking to bring about some serious change on the notorious stretch of road that runs the length of Island Park. And, at the Civic Association’s meeting on Oct. 14, the first steps towards creating a safer Austin Boulevard were taken. Continue reading ‘Making Austin Blvd Safer’
