As construction continues at the South Tyson Avenue Bridge in the Village of Floral Park, crossing guards and flaggers are ensuring the safety of pedestrians by helping them navigate around the construction area. The implementation of these measures at South Tyson Avenue is consistent with the LIRR Expansion Project team’s…
The LIRR Expansion Project team continues to meet its commitments to LIRR commuters by notifying passengers of current train boarding and exiting procedures as construction continues. These notifications, spotted at Jamaica Station, inform commuters to board and exit the trains using the first six cars at Carle Place and Merillon…
On March 14th the LIRR Expansion Project team presented a project update to the residents of Westbury at a public meeting. The team discussed current and upcoming construction activities, specifically highlighting the approaching construction start date for the Westbury North Parking Garage – during construction, the project team will provide…
On March 13th, the LIRR Expansion Project team met with the Village of Mineola Board of Trustees and residents at the Village’s semi-monthly board meeting. The project team presented on the current construction status of the Mineola Harrison Parking Structure, as well as anticipated construction activities that will occur in…
On Thursday, March 7, 3TC Community Ambassador to Floral Park, Judy White, helped organize an LIRR Expansion Project presentation to the Floral Park-Bellerose School District (FPBSD) Board of Education. The project team discussed current and upcoming construction activities in Floral Park, traffic detour plans for Covert Avenue, and the project’s…
The LIRR Expansion Project has extended the registration deadline for its STEM Competition to March 6, 2019. Also, due to participant requests, the size of eligible groups has been increased: students may elect to work individually, in small groups or as an entire class. The LIRR Expansion Project STEM Competition…
Local elected officials and Village and Town administrators from LIRR Expansion Project-adjacent communities joined the LIRR Expansion Project team for the monthly Mayors’ Meeting at the Community Information Center in Mineola. The project team discussed many topics, including several upcoming construction activities that will occur throughout the project corridor, the…
Representatives from the LIRR Expansion Project team joined the Garden City Friends of STEAM at the Garden City Public Library for an information session about the project’s cutting-edge STEM Competition. The project team presented to interested students and parents, and discussed an overview of the project, the guidelines for submission,…
On February 21, 2019 the LIRR Expansion Project team delivered a project update to the Floral Park Centre Civic Association and discussed ongoing construction activities occurring in and around the village. The presentation included current progress on South Tyson Avenue Bridge, coordination with local schools, and traffic detour plans for…
New York University will open a three-year medical school on Long Island next fall, aimed at increasing the number of primary care physicians in the region. The new NYU Long Island School of Medicine will be based at NYU Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, with the first crop of students…
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