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Island Park Civic Association Love Your Troops Benefit Dinner A Success!

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Anne Egan
on February 15, 2009
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The Island Park Civic Association would like to thank the community for their overwhelming support for the Love Your Troops benefit dinner; we had 315 people in attendance and unfortunately had to turn some people away. 

 

Well over 300 pounds of goods were donated for the troops at the Soldiers Angels table, Susan Stoger from Soldiers Angels and Heidi Lippachek assisted in collecting the donations.

 

 

 

Island Park’s own hero Navy Petite Officer First Class Larry Balsamo, served two tours in Iraq, with Special Warfare Group Two.

 

 The room was packed, Bridgeview did a beautiful job accommodating the event and many commented on the excellent food and service.  Felicia Nicholas, our event planner did a tremendous job coordinating everything from the centerpieces, the DJ, to making sure the evening ran smooth. 

Thank you again to the community for your support!

King Kullen leases I.P. property

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Joshua Sundquist
on December 18, 2008
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Island Park is getting its own grocery store.

By AMANDA HOFFMANN November 28, 2008

King Kullen, a family-owned supermarket chain that has 49 stores on Long Island and Staten Island, signed a long-term lease in late September to open a store in the Barnum Island section of Island Park.
The proposed 67,500-square-foot retail center, which includes King Kullen and several smaller stores, would replace an auto body shop, a warehouse, a junkyard and an empty lot bordered by Beach Avenue and Waterfront Boulevard.

“I would hope the project is up and running in two years,” said John Vitale, who owns the six-acre site and is the principal of Barnum Land Development LLC. Vitale also owns the Bridgeview nightclub and catering hall, directly across Waterfront Boulevard from the proposed retail center, and nearby restaurants Paddy McGees and Coyote Grill.

“It’s very important to me that the shopping center keeps up with the look and the standards of Bridgeview,” Vitale said. “I want this to blend in and feel like you are in a nautical village, kind of like the Hamptons, with that New England village type of feel.”

Vitale said the retail center would have a “park-like setting” where shoppers could enjoy a leisurely cup of coffee while they unwind and enjoy the view of Reynolds Channel.

“It’s on the water - people can stop and walk and enjoy it, and I think that will be a strong attraction to shoppers in choosing to come down here to Island Park,” Vitale said.

But according to residents of the Yacht Club, a 128-unit condominium complex in the heart of the industrial zone, shoppers would add to traffic congestion during the summer months, when activity at local bars and restaurants is in full swing. “We are very concerned about the density and with being mobbed by people and cars,” said John Cestaro, a member of the Yacht Club’s board of managers. “We’re mobbed now, and that’s without a King Kullen.”

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Upcoming Events

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Anne Egan
on November 25, 2008
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Wednesday, December 10 - 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM
Island Park Civic Association Fundraiser at the Island Park Exempt Hall (next to the Firehouse).  Arbonne products will be featured, which include anti-aging for men and women, baby line, makeup, weight loss, supplements, aromatherapy, teen products and much more!  Baskets and 50/50 raffles, along with light refreshments will be served!

Wednesday, December 12 - 11:00 AM
Senior citizens brunch at the Lincoln Orens Middle School

Sunday, December 14 - 10:00 until 11:30 PM
Childrens Christmas breakfast with Santa at the Island Park Firehouse, doors will close at 11:30 AM.

December Meeting - 12/9/2008

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Joshua Sundquist
on November 14, 2008
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The next meeting of the Island Park Civic Association will be held on Tuesday, December 9th 2008.  All meetings are held at the Island Park Public Library, 2nd floor meeting room at 7pm.

Discuss it by clicking here.

 

Babysitting is available upon request - contact Patti at 431-8275.

NOTE:  Only the first 75 people are allowed to attend due to fire regulations

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November Meeting - 11/18/2008

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Joshua Sundquist
on November 6, 2008
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The next meeting of the Island Park Civic Association will be held on Tuesday, November 18th 2008.  All meetings are held at the Island Park Public Library, 2nd floor meeting room at 7pm.

Babysitting is available upon request - contact Patti at 431-8275.

NOTE:  Only the first 75 people are allowed to attend due to fire regulations

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Form Letter for Austin Boulevard police presence

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Anne Egan
on October 26, 2008
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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.

 

Click here to print the letter

 

Click here for County Executive Suozzi’s email

 

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’

Making Austin Blvd Safer

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Joshua Sundquist
on October 23, 2008
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There can be little doubt in the minds of most Island Park residents that Austin Boulevard is unsafe.

Photo by Bill Bennett

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’

October Meeting 10/14/2008

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Anne Egan
on September 21, 2008
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The next meeting of the Island Park Civic Association will be held on Tuesday, October 14th 2008.  All meetings are held at the Island Park Public Library, 2nd floor meeting room at 7pm.

Guest Speakers: Legislator Denise Ford (4th District), Legislator Jeff Toback (7th District), representative from the Town of Hempstead Department of Public Works and representation from the Island Park Schools.

The meeting will focus on safety improvements to Austin Blvd.

Babysitting is available upon request - contact Patti at 431-8275.

NOTE:  Only the first 75 people are allowed to attend due to fire regulations!

Welcome to our new site

Published
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Joshua Sundquist
on September 21, 2008
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Welcome to the new Island Park Civic Association website. We’ll be adding a lot of great information and content over the next few weeks.

 
Check back often!

Expert tells I.P. residents importance of readying for hurricane

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Joshua Sundquist
on August 21, 2008
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Oceanside/Island Park Herald
By ALEX COSTELLO August 21, 2008

The potential for a major local disaster would be very real if a Category 3 hurricane were to come ashore, an expert on hurricane preparedness told Island Park residents at a meeting last week.

Residents attended an Island Park Civic Association meeting at the public library on Aug. 12, at which Rob Dexter, an emergency management consultant in the village and 25-year member of the Island Park Fire Department, outlined what people should do in the event of an emergency such as a hurricane. According to Dexter, if a Category 3 hurricane were to hit Long Island, everything from Long Beach north to Sunrise Highway would be underwater. Continue reading ‘Expert tells I.P. residents importance of readying for hurricane’