🌱 Hewlett Bay House For Sale In Crypto + Valley Stream Development

Rise and shine, Five Towns! Let's get you all caught up to start this Saturday, April 23 off on an informed note. Here's everything worth knowing today in Five Towns.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 56 Low: 49.

Here are the top three stories in Five Towns today:

1. A house for sale in Hewlett Bay Park will accept crypto as payment. The home, at 199 Woodside Drive, is listed at $6.1 million and bids in USD Coin, a digital stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, are welcome. (New York Post)
2. Some Valley Stream residents are concerned about new apartment projects on S. Franklin and W. Jamaica avenues. The new transit-oriented apartment complexes are part of the Village's efforts to revitalize the Long Island Rail Road station area. (LI Herald)
3. Police said a man died after falling into the water in Island Park. The male, 67, fell into an inlet located in the rear of his Julian Place residence. (News 12)

Today in Five Towns:

• NYSSMA All-State, Baldwin, Hewlett Woodmere School District.

From my notebook:

• This week's teacher of the week at Patch is Nkenge Gilliam, a social studies teacher at Elmont Memorial High School. Gilliam advises the school's Model United Nations club, which has won multiple awards and commendations. (Patch)
• The Nassau County Police Department is seeking information about a man and a woman wanted for burglary at Chabad Hebrew School in Port Washington. (Facebook)
• Nassau County Police Department reminds residents that catalytic converter larcenies are on the rise. (Facebook)

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