Assemblyman Tom Alfano and New York State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Dean G. Skelos held a press conference in Elmont with numerous community leaders calling upon Governor Eliot Spitzer to take an active role in helping Belmont Park and the surrounding communities as the racing franchise heads into the final negotiation stage. FULL STORY

The Elmont community will commemorate Black History Month on Sunday, Feb. 10 at the Elmont Public Library on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont. Festivities will begin at 3 p.m. with a two-hour round table discussion moderated by Aubrey Phillips. FULL STORY