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Friday, June 17, 2022
Vol. 71, No. 24
N E W H Y D E PA R K
Guide New Hyde Park Floral Park and
PARK NEW HYDE PARK • FLORAL NEW HYDE PARK • NORTH PARK HERRICKS • GARDEN CITY SOUTH FLORAL PARK • HILLS MANHASSET HILLS • NORTH
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GUIDE TO NHP, FLORAL PARK
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June 17, 2022 Media Special Section •
Rain forces F.P. street fair cancellation COVID-19 pandemic shut down event previous 2 years BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y The Floral Park Chamber of Commerce’s street fair, sponsored by the New York Racing Association, was cancelled Sunday due to inclement weather. It was the third event to be cancelled or pushed back over the weekend, joining Manhasset Al Fresco and the Mineola Portuguese Day parade. The cancellation now marks three years since the street fair was held. The chamber told members in an email the decision was a difficult one and explained there were cancellations ahead of their final decision by the rides vendor and live bands. “This left us with the decision to have a pared-down street fair with no rides and entertainment. We wanted to bring the fair back with a bang, not a whimper, and with no clarity about the afternoon weather, and the 50/50 chance of a complete washout, we decided to cancel entirely to save the vendors and workers the time and trouble of settingup their stations, and to save the village many hours of overtime and expense, which our taxpayers bare,” the chamber said in a statement. “We share your disappointment that another year will go by without the street fair, but assure you we are more determined to host it again next year.”
Original plans were to hold the fair’s return one day after the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes on Tulip Avenue from Verbena to Plainfield Avenue. As of Saturday night, the fair was still on, according to emails from chamber officials. Another email, sent Sunday morning, confirmed the fair’s cancellation following a chamber vote. It was then posted to their Facebook page Sunday morning. “Due to the unpredictable weather, this year’s street fair will be canceled,” the chamber said in a post. “We will be back next year.” Stephen Wickes, the immediate past president of the chamber who has organized the street fair for the past decade, had told Blank Slate Media earlier the fair was another chance for Floral Park to show what it’s made of after two years of being on the sidelines since COVID-19. “It’s important for the local businesses because we draw a really big crowd,” Wickes said. “We want to attract people to the heart of our village and experience what Floral Park has to offer, which is shopping, dining and living in a family-friendly community.” Manhasset’s first Al Fresco, which Continued on Page 46
PHOTO COURTESY OF WENDY WISNER
A tribute to the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texa., during a March for Our Lives rally Saturday in Great Neck. See story on page 2.
Devane working to enhance street safety BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z
side of the Inn at New Hyde Park last month, according to News 12. Dante Lennon of Freeport was New Hyde Park Mayor Christopher Devane is aiming to enhance the behind the wheel of a speeding 2012 safety of village streets following three Mercedes-Benz sedan that struck women being killed in a car crash out- a 2010 Lincoln Town Car carrying
six people outside of the Inn on the eastbound lane of Jericho Turnpike, police said. Detectives responded to the collision shortly after 11 p.m. on May 21. Continued on Page 47
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