Floral Park Village Board meeting reports:
Deputy Mayor Lynn Pombonyo
Floral Park in the News:
For all of you early risers who watch News 12 before sunrise, the village hopes you enjoyed last week’s three mornings of the Spotlight on the Village of Floral Park. Monday’s theme was “Main Street” featuring visits to six new businesses and interviews with the owners and directors of Jameson’s Restaurant, The Hance Family Foundation and Tulip Cigars on Tulip Avenue; along with Floral Park Chemists and Dancin’ Queens Dance Studio on Jericho Turnpike; and Here and Now Yoga on Verbena Avenue.
Tuesday’s Recreation Center spotlight was fun-filled with entertaining interviews about park operations, field care, team sports activities, arts and crafts, wellness, the swimming pool programs and roller hockey. The Rec Center spotlight was coordinated by Park Superintendent Kurt Meyfohrt and Deputy Village Administrator Darlene Lanza.
Wednesday highlighted the Centennial Gardens and Bird Sanctuary featuring Conservation Society President Dennis McEnery, sharing its history and commending FPCS Volunteers who inspire and maintain its beauty. FPCS Volunteers presented the Rose, Lavender and Children’s Gardens and the Gardening classes; Birds and Birdwatching; and the Oct. 26 Fairie Forest Festival.
Police Department:
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Pink Patch Month for the Floral Park Police Department, which commemorates this special time and leads in this important fight.
On a very rainy Saturday, Liz’s Day charity and volunteers gathered the Village together and raised thousands of dollars for women’s cancer research and the Cold Spring Harbor Lab.
FPPD directed patrols are aimed at monitoring areas of the village where concerns are reported, often at Civic Association meetings, and then enforcement becomes a higher priority. Some of the current directed patrols include sections of Jericho Turnpike where double parking occurs; fire/emergency lanes, often on and adjacent to Tulip Avenue where illegal parking occurs; and stop signs, especially in the North End, where violators don’t come to full stops.
In the 2024 calendar year to date, the FPPD has issued 445 summonses for stop sign violations.
The village reminds residents of Lieutenant William Doherty’s important Sept. 19 post: “Door-to-Door Home Improvement Scams” warnings with sections on “What to Watch Out For” and “Ten Things You Can Do to Avoid Construction Scams” and all other kinds of scams. Check the Floral Park Police Department Facebook page and share.
Conservation Society:
It’s twenty-five days and counting until the tiny fairies and fourteen fairy villages arrive at Centennial Gardens for the magical Faire Forest Festival. Be a fairy or come in your Halloween costume on Oct. 26 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Trustee Frank Chiara:
Library
This month, the Floral Park Library will be hosting College Prep classes for High School students and parents. There will be sessions for seniors on Oct. 8, on Oct. 29 for juniors and on Nov. 5 for freshman and sophomores. All programs start at 7 p.m. and registering for the classes is suggested.
Additionally, there will also be a class on the New Digital SAT on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m., which is open to all high school students and their parents.
Both will give students and parents a chance to learn and prepare for the transition from high school to college.
Details on these and other scheduled events can be found on the Library’s website at FloralParkLibrary.org.
