Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The company aims to add 100 jobs in 10 years.
The Hain Celestial Group, a provider of natural and organic products, says it will expand its international corporate headquarters in Lake Success, and add 100 new jobs during the next decade. The company, which currenlty has offices in Melville, plans to relocate 250 of its employees to new, leased office space in Lake Success, which Newsday described as 86,104 square feet at 1111 Marcus Ave., and once home to the United Nations. Thanks to tax incentives through the State of New York via Empire State Development and the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency, Hain Celestial has committed to investing $10 million as part of its relocation and operation expansion. Hain Celestial was founded almost 20 years ago by Irwin D. Simon, …
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Mangano, unions seek "common ground," but key Republican hospitalized; doubtful measure could have passed.
A vote that could potentially that could reduce the number of Nassau County's police precincts has been postponed in the county legislature. But the reason for the sudden delay is clouded by the hospitalization of one of the key Republican voters on the measure. County Executive Ed Mangano's controversial proposal has been postponed one week as discussions on both sides continue, county and police union officials said Monday. Both the county and Nassau Police Benevolent Association said the vote was postponed in an attempt to find "common ground" in regards to the potential precinct merger. "Law enforcement unions and I negotiated throughout the weekend. Discussions were progressive," Mangano said. "Accordingly, the vote will be recessed …
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
6th to become 'community policing center; all 177 patrol cars will remain in current neighborhoods.
Claiming it will save money and not diminish police protection, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced Monday that the county's eight police precincts will merge into four. Four precincts, including the Second, which covers Plainview north of Old Country Road, will remain intact. Four others, including the Eighth, which covers south of Old Country Road, will be transformed into new community policing centers, Mangano said. The Second Precinct's coverage area will actually be extended south of Old Country Road, well into Massapequa. "Keeping residents safe is my number-one priority," Mangano said. "This plan keeps all 177 patrols cars in their current neighborhoods, assigns more cops to POP and opens four new community policing …
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Nassau County Executive calls on residents to check homes for quake damage and use experience to make emergency preparedness kits.
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said that tremors felt across Long Island after Tuesday's 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Virginia should serve as a wake up call for residents to be prepared for emergencies. "In the coming days, Nassau County may experience the effects of Hurricane Irene that is tracking towards our coast," he said, adding residents should maintain Hurricane Preparedness Kits. Among other things, this kit should include flashlight with batteries, portable radio, first aid kit, prescription medications and emergency food and water. While Mangano said no significant damage or injuries were reported in Nassau, he added that residents "should inspect the entire length of chimneys for damage. Also, inspect utilities for gas …
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Nassau residents deliver more heartbreak for a once-proud franchise.
The New York Islanders won't be put on ice today. In 2015? That may be another story. After nearly two decades of fits and starts, and multiple threats to relocate the team, the downtrodden National Hockey League franchise suffered their latest calamity in their never-ending quest to build that elusive state-of-the-art arena. Voters soundly rejected a $400 million bond issuance that would have let Nassau County borrow to help build a new rink for the team that once made Long Island the center of the hockey universe. Those years, when Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies and Billy Smith owned hockey, when Denis Potvin, Tomas Jonsson and Bobby Nystrom were hoarding Stanley Cup championships, seem like a lifetime ago. From 1980-83, no …
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Nassu Coliseum
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Friday, June 10, 2011
Dems express doubts about viability of private partnership deal involving Veolia Transportation.
Nassau Executive Ed Mangano announced Friday that Veolia Transportation would assume control of Nassau County’s bussing operation if the contract – still being negotiated by the county attorney’s office – is approved by county legislators. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority had proposed several options to the county in order to continue to operate the bus system in Nassau. The county currently provides a $9.1 million subsidy to the MTA to operate LI Bus with additional subsidies from the state and federal levels. “We’ve actually been able to reduce our reliance on taxpayers’ dollars by 35-percent,” said Mark Aesch, outgoing CEO of the Rochester Genesse Regional Transportation Authority and who was retained by the county to oversee …
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
State oversight board says any borrowing for new area requires its approval.
The near decade-long saga to build a new home for the New York Islanders may hit another speed bump. The Nassau Interim Finance Authority on Wednesday said it was "deeply concerned" with the latest proposal to redevelop the area surrounding the Nassau Coliseum. Earlier Wednesday at a press event, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said he wanted taxpayers to vote in favor of $400 million in bonds to pay for a new arena. The referendum on the bond issuance takes place Aug. 1. Members of NIFA, the state oversight board charged with reviewing the county's finances, said they had no idea Mangano planned to pitch a bond to pay for a new sports stadium. “NIFA requires details of this new plan, which must be evaluated in the context of the county…
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Entertainment complex will include a new state-of-the-art arena to retain the New York Islanders and a minor league ballpark.
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano was joined by New York Islanders owner Charles Wang and Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray Wednesday morning to announce the plans to build a sports-entertainment complex at the current site of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The proposed complex would include a new state-of-the-art sports arena for the Islanders, as well as a minor league ballpark. Mangano also announced that he, along with New York State Senators Dean Skelos and Jack Martins, will continue to pursue the construction of an Indian gaming casino at Belmont Park. Citizens will have the opportunity to have their vote on the $400 million bond referendum on Aug. 1, 2011. Of the $400 million, $350 million is slated for the new …
Long Island Federation of Labor President John Durso said Coliseum plan would put union members to work.
Long Island Federation of Labor President John Durso on Wednesday urged Nassau County residents to vote in favor of $400 million in bonds when it's put to a vote on Aug. 1. Durso, a chief supporter of the Lighthouse project, called the latest plan "probably our last chance to save the Islanders and develop that area." Earlier in the day, team owner Charles Wang, County Executive Ed Mangano and Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray pitched using the bonds to pay for a new arena for the New York Islanders. "In the building and construction trades, about 30 percent are unemployed," Durso said. "Thousands and thousands of union people are unemployed or underemployed. We need this to get the economy started again." Durso was also a big proponent of …
Bond referendum on Aug. 1 could save, or sink, Long Island's only professional sports franchise.
Eight years after he hatched the Lighthouse Project in an effort to save the New York Islanders from extinction, team owner Charles Wang has found one more card to play - and it doesn't include a casino. Wang joined Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano at the Nassau Coliseum on Wednesday to announce a scaled-back plan that includes building a new arena next to the current, aged stadium. The pitch also has the backing of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, whose appearance at the press conference marked a huge shift in the dynamic between the Islanders and town officials. Murray and other Hempstead pols never warmed to the Lighthouse, which at one point included the tallest building on Long Island, a hotel, offices, residential units and a …
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