Some Patch Video Favorites From 2013

Patch was all over the North Shore in 2013 capturing some important moments on video. Here are a few of the most popular videos of the year in Port Washington and Great Neck:

• You've Never Seen a House Get Crushed Like This Before: The walls came tumbling down on the longtime vacant Shields building in Port Washington in August.
• Time Lapse Train Ride: Take a ride from Great Neck to Penn Station in 60 seconds on the Long Island Rail Road.
• One Word to Describe Your Mom?: Can you choose just one word to describe your mom? People walking along the streets of Great Neck Plaza were posed that question — and apparently, finding an answer is not as easy as it sounds.
• Port Performer Comes Clean For 'Grease': After more than 40 years of sporting a moustache, Port Washington resident Bobby Garofalo gets a new look.
• Cars Swerve to Avoid Repaired Potholes on Beacon Hill: Patch presses elected officials to get bumpy pothole situation fixed correctly on Beacon Hill Road in Port Washington.
• Port Washington Swears In First African-American Police Chief: The Port Washington Police Department made history as Lt. Brian Staley, a 31-year veteran of the department, became the first African-American in the more than 100-year history of the Port Washington Police District to be named to a chief's position.
• Locals React to 'Long Island Princesses' Show: Reaction on the street was sharp and swift on the news of a new TV reality show which will feature a group of young, Great Neck women.
• Thousands Try Out For X-Factor Auditions: More than 16,000 braved cold temperatures and long lines in Uniondale Thursday for a 90-second audition for the popular "X-Factor" TV talent show.
• Stoptional? Drivers Cruise Through Stop Sign: Patch set up a camera inside a Dunkin Donuts at the intersection of North Station Plaza and Park Place in Great Neck Plaza. The results might raise a few eyebrows.
• Port Washington's 'Paulie' Introduces 'Rocky': Port Washington's favorite homegrown actor, Burt Young, helped introduce the film "Rocky" at Sunset Park.
• Christmas Comes Early For Two Young Russian Heart Patients: Modern procedure at St. Francis hospital this week fixes the broken hearts of Viktoria Orekhova and Maria Zharkova.
• Proposed Pay Hike Spikes Tensions at Town Board Meeting: During election season nothing was heard publicly in the Town of North Hempstead regarding a pay raise — but with the election now behind them they're talking about it now.
• What Tha? Campaign Signs Everywhere: Patch questions the placement of campaign signs along a stretch of road in Port Washington much in need of a mow. The signs were eventually removed from the road by the candidates and the grass was cut.
  
• Pamela Geller Speaks to Capacity Crowd at Synagogue: Hundreds turned out  at Chabad of Great Neck in April to hear activist Pamela Geller voice her opinion. 
• Judi Bosworth Wins North Hempstead Supervisor Race: The three-term Nassau County Legislator from Great Neck defeated Republican Town Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio of Port Washington by a wide margin to win a first term as North Hempstead supervisor.
• Funday Monday Event Honors Veterans: Final Funday Monday event of the season features classic car show, tribute to vets at North Hempstead Beach Park.
• Veterans Honored at Sunset Park: On Veterans Day, service members of the past and present gathered in the band shell at Sunset Park for a brief ceremony which included traditional celebration, prayer and song — although attendance was somewhat low for the tribute.
• Mooney: State Reducing Our Children to Microchips: Weighing in the on the difficulties surrounding the Common Core testing debate, Port Washington Schools Superintendent Kathleen Mooney says it's a very difficult place to be.
• U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Fields First Women's Lacrosse Team: A team of women lacrosse players took the field for the first time in the storied history of the Kings Point-based military academy.
• Cool Port Parade Video Surfaces From 1980's: A heartwarming home movie posted on YouTube gives a glimpse of a hometown parade in Port Washington in the early 1980's.