Form Letter for Austin Boulevard police presence

Published on October 26, 2008 in Announcements. 0 Comments Tags: , .

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

Published on October 23, 2008 in IPCA in the Press. 0 Comments Tags: .

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

Published on September 21, 2008 in Meetings. Closed Tags: .

 

 

 

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 on September 21, 2008 in Announcements. 5 Comments

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

Published on August 21, 2008 in IPCA in the Press. Closed Tags: , .

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’

New I.P. civic group takes shape

Published on August 7, 2008 in IPCA in the Press. Closed

Oceanside/Island Park Herald
By Alex Costello August 07, 2008

The three women who sit behind the long table at the front of the Island Park Public Library’s second-floor meeting room on the second Tuesday of every month appear quiet and unassuming.

But they are more outspoken than you might think.
They are the president, vice president and secretary/treasurer of the newly formed Island Park Civic Association, and they are working with outspoken Island Park citizens to help make the community a better place to live. “[We wanted] to see if we could just help out the community,” said Patti Ambrosia, the organization’s president. “So far it’s been great. Every month, [we've gotten] about 30 to 40 people.”
Ambrosia, Vice President Laura Hasset and Secretary/Treasurer Anne Egan have been making headway on problems that concern many Island Park residents. They have already succeeded in cleaning up parts of town, like the old Speaks nightclub parking lot on Broadway, and they are working toward other goals. Continue reading ‘New I.P. civic group takes shape’

A Safer Austin Boulevard?

Published on July 31, 2008 in IPCA in the Press. Closed Tags: , .

Oceanside/Island Park Herald
By ALEX COSTELLO July 31, 2008

Austin Boulevard, which cuts through Island Park from north to south, has long been a cause of grief and worry for residents.

Accidents are frequent occurrences on the notoriously treacherous street, and there has been more than one death over the years.
Some residents, however, are starting to fight back against the perils of the street and are calling for change. Led by Dina Bert and backed by the new Island Park Civic Association, they are calling for reforms, and other residents are responding. ‘Anyone who lives around here has a healthy fear of this boulevard,’ Bert said. ‘It’s always been a problem.’ Continue reading ‘A Safer Austin Boulevard?’