Nassau News: Uniondale Archives

Impact of Subprime Mortgage Crisis in Nassau County

By Jean H. Telfort
Nassau News Staff Writer

As the subprime mortgage crisis escalates nationwide, mortgage defaults in Nassau County increase as well, leading to scores of foreclosures in recent months.

At the onset of this project, there were only 114 homes listed on the foreclosure reports. That number has increased to over 300, nearly a month later.

Reports show that Suffolk and Nassau counties accounted for 33 percent of subprime loans that were made in 2006 in New York. At the same time, Long Island has 30 percent of all subprime loans scheduled to be reset before October 2009. These are alarming statistics with an already declining economy.

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Reinventing Uniondale's A. Holly Patterson Nursing Care Facility

By Dorothy Pumo
Nassau News Staff Writer

An aging goliath of a Nassau County nursing home will be modernized. The surrounding open space around the A. Holly Patterson Nursing Care Facility in Uniondale will be used for new assisted living facilities, senior congregate housing, a new community center, and very likely, a dialysis center and diagnostic treatment facility. An additional four acres will go to neighboring Turtle Hook School. While this is good news for the older residents of Nassau County, an advocate for "work force" or "next generation" housing still sees an unmet need.

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Uniondale's Tax Dilemma

By Drew Biedermann
Nassau News Staff Writer

A debate is ignited over how tax revenues from Charles Wang's proposed "Hub" development might be divided. Nassau County Comptroller Howard Weitzman and Nassau County Tax Assessor Harvey Levinson talk about the possibilities.

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Riding the Long Island Bus

By Jacqueline Hlavenka
Nassau News Staff Writer

In Nassau County, owning a car can be seen as a luxury. For many, an alternative is the MTA Long Island Bus. With looming service cuts, a potential fare hike and overcrowding, Nassau News examines the reality of riding the bus.

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Lighthouse Project and Its Potential Traffic Problems

By Samuel Rubenfeld
Nassau News Staff Writer

The corridor of Hempstead Turnpike along Nassau Coliseum and past Hofstra University is often clogged with traffic. But with the building of the Lighthouse Group development project, the traffic problem could get a lot worse if something isn't done to mitigate potential congestion.

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The Hookah Experience Comes to Uniondale

By Jill Freeman
Nassau News Staff Writer

Picture this: colorful drapery’s hung along the walls, a large room with couches and tables, the air mixed with the relaxing scents of pineapple and green tea, and a bar with no alcohol. Those four main ingredients make the recipe for a hookah bar.

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Long Island Lighthouse Project Stalled

By Lisa Bain
Staff Writer

When people think of Long Island, they generally think of beaches and huge houses in the Hamptons. It’d be an understatement to say that Hempstead is not considered the nicest town on Long Island. In fact, it’s often viewed as a sore spot in one of the wealthiest areas of our country. Charles Wang, real estate developer and owner of the NY Islanders professional hockey franchise, has proposed a new real estate development that would help change that reputation.

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Nassau News

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April 11, 2008

Impact of Subprime Mortgage Crisis in Nassau County

January 16, 2008

Reinventing Uniondale's A. Holly Patterson Nursing Care Facility

Uniondale's Tax Dilemma

Riding the Long Island Bus

Lighthouse Project and Its Potential Traffic Problems

December 31, 2007

The Hookah Experience Comes to Uniondale

May 12, 2007

Long Island Lighthouse Project Stalled