Nassau News: Housing Archives

Hempstead Village Mayor Looks to Push New Plan

By Kenneth McCarron
Nassau News Staff Writer

Wayne Hall, the mayor of Hempstead Village, tells Nassau News that he intends to have a new redevelopment plan in place by August 2008.

But many of the problems that were in the last plan, which he withdrew last year, still remain. The controversial plan ran into opposition from community activists on the issue of affordable housing. The mayor says a redevelopment plan is needed to rebuild the Village of Hempstead's tax base. But will the community work with Mayor Hall to accomplish this goal, or will it stop another redevelopment plan?

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Posted by Jrnl 80B Spring 08 at 11:52 AM | Permalink

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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Sex Offenders in Hempstead

By Nicole Vella
Nassau News Staff Writer

According to information provided on the website familywatchdog.us there are 40 registered sex offenders living in Hempstead. By looking at a map of sex offenders in Hempstead, one can see that most of the sex offenders live very close to each other, and usually live within blocks of schools, playgrounds,and parks. This has prompted Nassau County politicians to pass legislation dealing with residency restrictions for sex offenders. Along with residency restrictions, legislation has also been passed to monitor the online activity of convicted sex offenders.

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Posted by Jrnl 80A Spring 08 at 11:48 AM | Permalink

Affordable Housing on Long Island: Development Plan or Moving Target?

By Lindsey Calabrese
Nassau News Staff Writer

A lack of affordable housing directly affects Long Island’s economic growth. Explore the various solutions proposed to alleviate this problem and learn about the organizations formed to attack the issue.

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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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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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Homelessness and Hunger On $5 a Day

Nassau News reporter Tim Robertson's meal for a day on a budget of $5. (Tim Robertson photo)

By Tim Robertson
Nassau News Staff Writer

People throw words around without really understanding what they mean. Hunger is one of them. How does it feel to go one day with minimal food?

Think about it. It's only one day, not seven, not 365, but one; however most people wouldn't be able to last.

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Does Housing Discrimination Continue on Long Island?

By Nicholas Martorano
Nassau News Staff Writer

Exploring whether discrimination is still a part of Long Island's housing market, especially in the Hempstead area, Nassau News speaks with an activist and a historian.

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Hempstead's Redevelopment Plans

By Kristina Trnka
Nassau News Staff Writer

The Village of Hempstead, seeking to reinvigorate its core, considered UrbanAmerica for an ambitious $2 billion redevelopment plan, which would have ripped up much of downtown and replace it with 2,500 condominiums, 600,000 square feet of stores and a performing arts hall.

The discussion over the plan was intense, drawing crowds to hearings lasting long into the night and sharply dividing the Village Board. But not everyone was enthusiastic, especially those who feared the flipside of urban renewal -- displacement and gentrification.

Mayor Wayne Hall, the proponent of the plan, couldn't get the village leaders to accept the plan and he withdrew the proposal in late 2007.

Now the community is still evaluating proposals from many development groups and has still yet to decide on a new direction.

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Coliseum Area to Receive Makeover

By Timothy Baysinger
Nassau News Staff Writer

Nassau County has taken the first steps to transform Long Island to a tourist attraction, rather than a place from where Manhattan workers commute.

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Who is Employing Those Who've 'Borne the Brunt of Battle?'

By Kayla Walker
Staff Writer

Abraham Lincoln once said it was our responsibility as a nation “to care for him who has borne the brunt of battle and for his widow and his orphan.” Nassau News examines the issue of veterans assistance in the area.

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The Search for a Place to Call Home

By Katelin Quest
Staff Writer

Nassau County’s homeless population of more than 12,000 is struggling against an environment of limited housing opportunities and aid.

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Trying Hard to Find the Off-Campus Advantage

By Max Landau
Staff Writer

To Hofstra students and others: Don’t expect the hunt for off-campus housing in the Hempstead area to get easier.For many students at Hofstra University and college students across the country, off-campus housing may be the better option compared to living on campus.

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Nassau News

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April 12, 2008

Hempstead Village Mayor Looks to Push New Plan

April 11, 2008

Impact of Subprime Mortgage Crisis in Nassau County

Sex Offenders in Hempstead

January 16, 2008

Affordable Housing on Long Island: Development Plan or Moving Target?

Reinventing Uniondale's A. Holly Patterson Nursing Care Facility

Lighthouse Project and Its Potential Traffic Problems

Homelessness and Hunger On $5 a Day

Does Housing Discrimination Continue on Long Island?

Hempstead's Redevelopment Plans

Coliseum Area to Receive Makeover

May 13, 2007

Who is Employing Those Who've 'Borne the Brunt of Battle?'

The Search for a Place to Call Home

May 12, 2007

Trying Hard to Find the Off-Campus Advantage