New Hyde Park Village Board Notebook: February 5

The New Hyde Park Village Board of Trustees held a meeting on Tuesday, February 5. Here are some things you may have missed.

Jericho Turnpike Project

• Trustee Donald Barbieri again spoke to engineers from the state department of public works, Verizon and village engineers regarding the repaving and beautification of Jericho Turnpike and “have gotten so close to going out to bid on this project but it’s dragging on and on.”
• He stated that the village was “moments away from concluding that part of the process” and may have gone out to bid by the next board meeting for the plantings on Jericho Turnpike.
• Deputy mayor Robert Lofaro noted that two weeks ago the board gave authorization to go out to bid.
• Regarding the repaving it was noted that in some spots the center medians will go out further than the current yellow lines as state crews recently ground out areas and pained lines wider than current ones.
• “In certain areas you’re going to see some low plantings, they’ll be some low flowers, some perennial plantings will go into them, they will be irrigated, they should be very attractive to the community,” Barbieri said. “Part of the project was an attempt was to slow traffic a little bit, create a little bit more pedestrian friendly environment and by doing so we might get some of that effect.”

License Renewals

The following businesses were granted license renewals:

• landscapers:
  • Ramalhete & Sons Landscaping (Williston Park)
  • Ciro Freitas Landscaping (Elmont)
  • John Russotto Landscaping (Wantagh)
  • Junior Landscaping (Jamaica)
  • Joe D. Landscaping (Westbury)
  • Charles Landscaping (Floral Park)
  • Rokas Landscaping (Mineola)
  • Nilton Gonzalez Landscaping (Uniondale)
  • Frank’s Landscaping (Hempstead)
  • Sorto Landscaping (Hempstead)
  • PG Landscaping of Nassau (Mineola)
  • J & R Landscaping & Design (Elmont)
  • Eagle Lawn Service
  • New Images Landscaping (Franklin Square)
  • Angelo Imbriano Landscaping (Garden City)
  • B & B Landscaping Contractors
  • Home Maintenance Lawn Care (Westbury)
  • Martinez Landscaping (Jamaica)
  • P. Gironda Landscaping
  • Rose & Thorn Landscaping (Massapequa)
  • Deamorim Landscaping (Carle Place)
  • Paul Tramantana Landscaping (Floral Park)
  • Valle Greenland Landscaping (Hempstead)
  • Lutz Lawn Care
  • Omars Landscaping, G & C Landscaping (Westbury)
  • Gigueroa Landscaping (West Hempstead)
  • Rocco’s Evergreen Landscaping
  • Golden Mean Landscaping (Jericho)
  • Jose Figueroa Landscaping (Lawrence)
  • Victor Landscaping (Queens Village)
  • Rosali Landscaping (Queens Village)
  • Daniel Escobar Landscaping (Hempstead)
  • Jesse Gardening & Landscaping (Freeport)
  • W.M. Landscaping (Malverne)
  • Rosario Castellano Landscaping
• taxi cab owner: L.I. Checker Cab, application for 24 cars, same as last year
• limousine owner: Ragusa/Whitestar Limo Service
• carter:
  • Certified Carting (Islip Terrace)
  • PCI Contracting (Woodmere)
  • AM Waste Services (West Babylon)
  • R.B. Hunt (Huntington Station)
• restaurant:
  • Gino’s Pizzeria
  • Domino’s Pizza
  • New China
  • Red Ginger Asian Restaurant
  • Walk Street Tavern
  • Spanky’s
• tow car:
  • C & N Collision
  • A1 Grand Auto Body (Garden City Park)
  • Grand Auto Body (Garden City Park)
  • TNT Automotive
  • Lakeville Service Station
• used car lot: Storage 1-2-3
• peddler/solicitor: Cablevision (Freeport)
• public dance: Spanky’s
• Quipped mayor Daniel Petruccio: “Why don’t we just list everyone in the community that actually does their own lawn? That’s a shorter list.”

Building Department

• The building department issued 46 permits in the month of January.
• The zoning board of appeals met on January 10 and heard two cases: 419 New Hyde Park Road – setback to accommodate a roof over a terrace (approved); 501 Tenth Ave. – side yard setback (approved).
• The next meeting of the zoning board of appeals will be on February 15 where two cases will be heard: 915 Terrace Blvd. – variance for a garage too close to the property line; 516 Ingraham Lane – side yard variance.
• The architectural review board will meet on February 6 and hear three cases: 100 Lakeville Road (sign permit; 1333 Second Ave. (sign permit); 1501 Jericho Turnpike (exterior alterations).

Use Request

• The New Hyde Park Road School sixth grade committee requested use of Memorial Park to hold their annual picnic on Friday, June 7 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for approximately 75 students and 10 monitors.
• The rain date is Monday, June 10.

2013 Katie’s Run

• The Katie McBride Foundation’s fourth annual Katie’s 5K Run will be held on Sunday, June 23 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• The route will begin on North Ninth Place and Lakeville Road at the New Hyde Park Funeral Home and runs along Brooklyn Avenue, Hillside Boulevard, William Street, Lincoln Avenue, Albert Street and culminates in Memorial Park.
• This year the finish line will be inside the park as opposed to having the finish line on Albert Street.

Other Board News

• Members of Boy Scout Troop 298 were present at the meeting earning their citizen in the community merit badge.
• St. Baldrick’s will hold an event to raise money for childhood cancer research at Marcus Christ Hall on Tuesday, April 2 at 4 p.m. The organization has raised $135,000 over the last 4 years in New Hyde Park, with $35,000 in 2012 alone.
• The New Hyde Park Little League will hold their annual opening day parade on April 6, 2013.
• The New Hyde Park Fire Department will hold their annual dinner on Saturday, February 9 at the New Hyde Park Inn. The fire department will also hold a blood drive on February 6 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the firehouse on Jericho Turnpike.
• The New Hyde Park Museum is asking residents for photos or items they want to contribute to the new museum. The museum also has scanning machines for photos residents want to keep. If you are interested in donating, the museum can be contacted through its website/
• The 2013 village election will be held on March 19, 2013 from 12 p.m. and 9 p.m. at Marcus Christ Hall. The rate of pay for election workers will be as follows: inspectors: $100 for the day; chief inspector: $150 for the day; clerk: $100 for the day.

The next meeting of the New Hyde Park Village Board is on Tuesday, February 19 at 8 p.m. at the village hall.

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