"With McMansions popping up all over the borough and illegal two-family houses endangering the welfare of our neighbors it is important to address these problems quickly," Senator Padavan said. "...As public servants it is our duty to protect the residents of New York and its character." FULL STORY

Carol DeSanto has run the flea market at Aqueduct for the past 10 years. She hopes to relocate to Belmont Racetrack come March but the idea has concerned Floral Park village and school officials, who stated - for the record - their opposition at a Town of Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals hearing Nov. 29. FULL STORY