Death Threats To Rabbis + No New Pool Or Cannabis In Lawrence

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In today's daily find out about a Cedarhurst man's death threats against rabbis, where cannabis sales will be prohibited, what the fate of the proposed Lawrence Village aquatic center is and exactly how much the new Woodmere Amazon warehouse got in economic development incentives. Check out your neighbor's startup company that some investors think will be the Air BNB of residential pools.

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Today's top news from the Five Towns:

1. Jerry Barmash writes about a Cedarhurst man who made death threats against several Long Island Jewish leaders including rabbis and threatened the Nassau County Police Department. Bradley Goldberg was arrested Tuesday, according to police. (Patch)

2. Jeff Bessen reports that Lawrence Village voted against the proposed aquatic center. The membership-based indoor pool and complex would have been constructed at the Lawrence & Yacht and Country Club. The village trustees also voted to prohibit the sale of cannabis in Lawrence Village. (LI Herald)

3. A startup dubbed the "Air BNB for pools" called Swimply just received $10 million in investor funding and announced an expansion into 25 cities. The Cedarhurst-based company was founded by Woodmere resident Bunim Laskin when he was only 20 years old. Swimply allows backyard pool owners to rent out the use of their pools. (TechCrunch and Pool & Spa Marketing)

4. Miriam Hall takes a deep dive into the tax incentives suburban New York municipalities are giving Amazon to build warehouses. The developer of the new Woodmere Amazon facility Wildflower Ltd. has received a total of $16 million in economic development incentives from the Hempstead Town IDA. (Bisnow)

Events in the Five Towns

• Today is the last day to sign up with the early bird discount for the Hewlett-Woodmere district's Summer 2021 Playschool (Facebook)

Five Towns Notebook

• The Nassau County Police Department has no new information about the 13-year-old boy who was struck in a hit and run on Burnside Ave. in North Lawrence on May 2. If you recognize the driver in the video, please contact Nasssau police. (CBS News)
• Save the date for the annual Cedarhurst-Lawrence Memorial Day Parade. The parade will be Sunday, May 30 with a rain date of the 31st. (Facebook)

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