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Good morning Great Neck! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Great Neck intersections are most at risk from future flooding?
• Will Great Neck Plaza approve 55 new apartments at the old gym?

Also on today's calendar: Fall 2026 Daisy Parent Info Night - Great Neck and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Windy; cloudy, then some sun, temps: high: 66, low: 55.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Great Neck flood study flags Northern Boulevard intersection, Udalls Mill Pond as priority areas (longislandpress.com) — Flood experts have flagged the Northern Boulevard–Great Neck Road intersection and the Udall Mill Pond area, near the Great Neck Library and historic grist mill, as top local flooding priorities. A peninsula-wide climate vulnerability study is guiding future drainage and shoreline projects, with residents pushing for attention to Kings Point Park wetlands, dredging options, and nature-based solutions before costly infrastructure work moves ahead.
   

• Apartments, retail planned at former NY Sports Club in Great Neck Plaza (newsday.com) — A developer is seeking to replace the former New York Sports Club site in Great Neck Plaza with a 55-unit apartment building that includes ground-floor retail and parking. Village officials are scrutinizing the project's height, traffic, and infrastructure impacts as it moves through the state environmental review and local zoning approvals, with final decisions possibly stretching into next summer.
   

📸 Around Great Neck

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Great Neck

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Tuesday September 22
• Fall 2026 Daisy Parent Info Night - Great Neck →
  14 Arrandale Ave, Great Neck
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
• The Great Neck Choral Society →
  Great Neck South Middle School, 349 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• 123 Clean Up
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room, 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury
  9:00 am
• Color-a-Guitar
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room, 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury
  4:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Social Skills Class for Kids, Teens and Young Adults →
  14 Arrandale Avenue, Great Neck, NY, USA
  1:00 pm
• Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
  6:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• Pierogi Party →
  Port Washington Polish Hall, 5 Pulaski Pl, Port Washington
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 22
• North Massapequa Community Center →
  Nassau County, NY Calendar
  12:00 pm
• Cuentos y Arte: Bilingual Storytime
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room, 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury
  4:00 pm
• Latte Art For Teens →
  Port Washington Public Library, 1 Library Dr, Port Washington
  6:00 pm
• Artist Talk | Cevdet Erek: Sounds, Artworks, Words →
  SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves Street, Long Island City
  6:30 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Sewanhaka High School, 500 Tulip Ave, Floral Park
  8:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Manhasset

• Historians and reenactors to bring Manhasset history to life at graveyard tour (longislandpress.com)
• Syosset dance studio celebrates ribbon-cutting ceremony (longislandpress.com)
• Joe & The Juice opens in Woodbury – The Long Island Times (litimes.org)

Port Washington

• Photos: Nassau field hockey — Port Washington at Locust Valley (newsday.com)
• Port Washington school board outlines priorities for new school year (longislandpress.com)

Queens

• Teen Injured In Queens Shooting, Police Say (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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