Mayor Spinello Recognizes Musician Richie Cannata Honorary Street Dedication
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Volume XXV No. 44 Hometown Newspaper for Glen Cove, Sea Cliff, Glen Head, Glenwood, Locust Valley and Brookville Week of 7/14/16 75C Mayor Spinello Recognizes Musician Richie Cannata Honorary Street Dedication At a special ceremony last week, Mayor Spinello presented Cannata with the key to Glen Cove and named the downtown intersection of Bridge, School and Glen Streets as “Richie Cannata Place” for the City’s summer music season. Cannata, a multi-talented musician, studio owner, Long Island Music Hall of Fame inductee and cancer survivor was honored for his many professional and personal accomplishments. “Richie is a driving force in the music industry and it is a privilege to celebrate his contributions Richie Cannata steps up to see his new to Glen Cove by naming a street after honorary street sign supported by family him and giving him the key to our City and friends. (photos by Tony Gallego) as we hope he continues to unlock great musical talent in our community, “said Joined by his wife, sister, children, Mayor Reggie Spinello. grandchildren, family and friends The sign will appear throughout Glen Cove musician Richie Cannata Glen Cove’s Downtown Sound summer received special recognition from Glen concert series including Mr. Cannata’s Cove Mayor Reggie Spinello for his August 12th performance with the Lords Richie Cannata holds the key to the City of Glen Cove underneath his honorary street contributions to the City’s music heritage. of 52nd Street. sign. (photo by Tony Gallego) Glen Cove’s Piazza Project: City Takes Next Steps for Eminent Domain as Progress Stalls Long the topic of conversation among Glen Cove residents and downtown business owners, over the past year progress on the City’s Piazza development has been stagnant. While phase one of the Piazza project got off to a start with opening of Panera Bread last summer, the development has not moved forward with its promised plans for continued demolition and the start of construction. “This developer has held the City hostage for far too long and the property is an eye sore,” said Reggie Spinello, Glen Cove Mayor and Chairman of the Industrial Development Agency (IDA). “The Piazza is a vital component of the future development of Glen Cove and to say we are disappointed with their lack of progress is an understatement.” To address this situation, the IDA has continued on page 2 (photo by Bob Canavan-Gill Associates Photography) Page 2 Gold Coast Gazette Week of July 14, 2016 Glen Cove’s Piazza Project: City Takes Next Steps for Eminent Domain as Progress Stalls Glen Cove Senior Center Upcoming Events continued from cover he’s made to the City, we will stop these Membership at the Glen Cove Senior Center is free and open to all seniors 60 proceedings,” said Peebles. years and older who are Nassau County residents. Our ongoing weekly classes embarked on a path towards eminent In addition we have notified the owners include painting, exercise with the YMCA, Tai Chi, chair yoga, brain boosters, domain as the ongoing delays, notices of of two other parcels within the Village walking club, choral group, dancercise, tap dancing, mah jong, line dancing, violations and lack of developer action Square boundaries that their property and many more. Stop by the Site Manager’s office to register - you need to to address the project’s issues are placing will also be subject to the eminent be registered to participate in any of our activities. Need a ride? Bus service an unfair burden on Glen Cove residents domain process. is available from/to our “catchment area” upon request. The Center is open and businesses. “It’s been one broken Glen Cove’s Village Square is a prime Monday to Friday, 9-5, and serves a nutritious lunch at noon. Visit us at 130 promise after another – and enough is location that attracts many potential Glen Street, Glen Cove, online at www.glencoveseniorcenter.com, or call for enough,” said Deputy Mayor and IDA businesses and is the backdrop to more info (516) 759-9610. Executive Director, Barbara Peebles. countless community and cultural This is private property and not a public/ activities, parades, musical events, Glen Cove Senior Center private partnership, therefore we are and celebrations. “We look forward to 130 Glen Street left with limited options. “At this point moving the process along in a productive 759-9610 and in the best interests of our residents and mutually beneficial manner,” said and local businesses we had no choice Mayor Spinello. Week of August 1st - Special Events than to start the process for eminent domain.” Eminent domain authorizes About the Glen Cove Piazza TAI CHI W/SPENCER GEE the government and certain quasi- Monday, August 1st @ 1:00 pm governmental bodies to acquire property Jobco Realty’s Glen Cove’s Piazza for a public use, benefit or purpose. In project was approved by the Glen Cove CIRCLE OF FRIENDS-DINNER AND MARIE MICHELE PERFORMING this case the Glen Cove IDA has the Planning Board in 2011 and is slated to FRENCH CHANSON & JAZZ OR BOGGLE YOUR MIND WITH THE power to seek condemnation of the re-develop a blighted area of Glen Cove’s MEMORY FITNESS CENTER property, identify a developer that would downtown community. According to the Tuesday, August 2nd @ 6:00 pm purchase the property and deliver on the development’s web site, the beautifully project. According to Peebles and in designed mixed use development will HEALTHY COOKING DEMONSTRATION WITH CHEF TONY AND accordance with the eminent domain feature a 12,000 square foot decorative JESSEICA, NORTHWELL procedures on April 26, 2016 the IDA brick plaza, 110 rental units (10% will be Wednesday, August 3rd @ 12:45 pm voted to approve the release of RFP to affordable housing), and 25,000 square appraise the property and selected the feet of new retail shops, restaurants, GOLDEN VOICES REHEARSAL W/BETTY QUARTUCCIO appraiser on May 24, 2016. On June 24, and services. A key component of the Thursday, August 4th @ 11:00 am 2016 the IDA released its “Expression revitalization will be linking downtown of Interest” to potential developers. A Glen Cove to the waterfront. Demolition MONTHLY BREAKFAST requirement was included that provides of the pre-existing buildings began in Friday, August 5th @ 9:00 am for an open public space to benefit the 2014 and residents got their first taste community as well as encouraging of what the Piazza will offer with the A delicious, hot, healthy lunch is served every day at noon. Consider joining us the consideration of an entertainment opening of Panera Bread Restaurant in before/after one of our special events. component. May, 2015. Since that time, the project “Via a written correspondence I have has not moved forward due to various notified the developer, Michael Puntillo, circumstances including the developer’s that we are working on a parallel path legal and potential financial challenges. and if he makes good on the promises Glen Cove Board Holds Annual Reorganization Meeting Members of the Glen Cove City School District Board of Education held its annual reorganization meeting on July 7 at Finley Middle School. During the meeting, newly elected trustees David Huggins and Alexander Juarez took their oaths of office. The group also elected Amy Franklin as president and reelected Maureen Pappachristou as vice president. The next Board meeting will be held on Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Finley Middle School. The Gold Coast Gazette 57 Glen Street, Glen Cove, NY 11542 (USPS008886)(ISSN10651748) Postmaster: Send address changes to The Gold Coast Gazette, 57 Glen St. Glen Cove, NY 11542. Entered as second class paid postage at the Post Office at Sea Cliff N.Y. Published weekly on Thursday by KCH Publications Inc. 57 Glen St., Christopher Venator from Ingerman Smith, L.L.P. swears in newly elected trustee Alexander Glen Cove NY 11542. Phone (516) 671-2360. Price per copy is 75 cents. Juarez. Week of July 14, 2016 Gold Coast Gazette Page 3 Loggia Glen Cove No. 1016 Recognized New Pool Table at Glen Cove Scholarship and Award Recipients Youth Bureau Loggia Glen Cove No. 1016, Order Sons The Lorenzo Martone Family Perpetual of Italy in America recently recognized Scholarship was presented to Lia Stanco; Thanks to the generosity of Sandy table to its new location. Summer Youth Scholarship, Dante Medal and Community The Scholarship in Memory of Marianna and Mike Erlich of New York City and Employment students were on hand for Service Awards at their last membership Crescimanno was presented to Domenick Maureen and Tab Hauser of Glen Cove, the delivery and could not wait to break meeting. Stanco, Jr.; The Loggia Glen Cove No. the Glen Cove Youth Bureau received a in the new table. Many thanks to The The 2016 New York State Grand Lodge 1016 Dante Medal for Excellence in Italian, donation of a beautiful new pool table. Erlichs and Hausers for their generosity Foundation Scholarship Recipients were: sponsored by the Carrera Family was Mr. and Mrs. Erlich recently sold their to Glen Cove youth. Photos courtesy of Kevin Grande received the Angelo & presented to Dayra Priscilla Panarello; The Sands Point home and needed to find a Tab Hauser Kathryn Grande Scholarship in Memory Loggia Glen Cove No. 1016 Dante Medal new recipient for their pool table. Tab of Rose and Frank Della Ratta, the Angelo for Excellence in Italian, sponsored by and Maureen Hauser put the Erlichs & Kathryn Grande Scholarship in Memory Kathryn and Angelo Grande was presented in touch with the Youth Bureau and of Angelina & Ignatius Grande; Lia Stanco to Isabella Alessandrini; The Loggia Glen underwrote the cost of moving the pool received the Michael and Elizabeth Carrera Cove No.