Floral Park, NY

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  • LETTERS: Yaphank task force, third track and more

    ...to at least be consistent in justifying this project. Finally, I cannot ignore the effect on communities I represent. From Floral Park to Hicksville , residents are deeply concerned about the disruptions that will be caused by the construction and its effect... |more

  • Today's High School Football Games to Watch

    ...be the winner of this one. Roosevelt got two touchdowns, one a 73-yard run, from Donte Colter in a 19-7 victory over Floral Park. Locust Valley's Marc Mauro rushed for 134 yards on 11 carries in a 28-7 victory over Mineola. Floyd at Lindenhurst,6 p.m. Can... |more

  • LIRR's $2.75B plan calls for new track in Suffolk

    ...said she was disappointed there was no movement on the LIRR's long-delayed plans to build a third track between Floral Park and Hicksville. "It's not about what's there, it's about what's not," Michaels said of the proposed projects.Sen. Craig Johnson (D-Port... |more

  • Rose Tilles, patron of Long Island's performing arts

    ...of the performing arts, died Friday morning. She was 91. Tilles, who lived most recently at the North Shore Towers in Floral Park, was the widow of Gilbert Tilles, a leading commercial developer and arts supporter. The husband, who built many of the Island's... |more

  • Police charge a mom with attacking cop

    ...say woman threwwash basin at officerA Floral Park mother who claims Nassau police officers beat her son last year is now accused of hurling a wash basin at one of those officers in a recent encounter.The yellow wash basin missed the officer, police said, but... |more

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  • Brockman, Bette

    ...Wolever in West Lafayette, IN and a brother Charles Paddack in Phoenix, AZ and by her four children Pamela Corkhill of Floral Park, NY; Danny Brockman and his wife Marsha of Miamisburg, Carole Miller and husband Gary of Naples, FL and Nancy Brockman of Xenia,... |more

  • Hellman and Sullivan Explore The Mystery of Irma Vep in Chicago, Starting Nov. 12

    ...producer whose Ridiculous Theatrical Company helped define the avant-garde Off-Off-Broadway movement. He was born in Floral Park, NY, and educated at Hofstra University. He first acted professionally in New York in 1967 with the Playhouse of the Ridiculous,... |more

  • Liu Outdraws Bloomy; Ulrich Vs. Addabbo Next Year?

    ...Queens will be held on Saturday, November 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Church, 258-15 80th Ave, in Floral Park (entrance and parking on 258th Street). Padavan said, “This is a great opportunity for residents to take a few hours and... |more

  • Barbara [Gordon] Baker,, 93

    ...of Washington, D.C. and Philip Baker and his wife Jane of Solana Beach, CA; a sister-in-law, Annette Gordon of Floral Park, NY; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was born in Brookline, MA, the daughter of Ellis and Phoebe (Joslin) Gordon and... |more

  • Budget-minded families have options in New York City

    ...exhibits catering to children than any other New York museum. And the Queens County Farm Museum (7350 Little Neck Pkwy, Floral Park; www.queensfarm.org) is a working farm where children can feed animals and explore a 2-acre interactive corn maze. Queens also... |more

About Floral Park, NY

Floral Park is an incorporated village in Nassau County, New York on Long Island. The population is 16,800. The village is at the western border of Nassau County, and is located in both the Town of Hempstead and the Town of North Hempstead. The neighborhood of Floral Park, Queens is adjacent to the village, home of the North Shore Towers.

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