🌱 How could Floral Park’s 150-unit apartment plan reshape local schools?
Hello Floral Park! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How could Floral Park’s 150-unit apartment plan reshape local schools?
- How a Floral Park guard powered Farmingdale State’s 90–56 rout
Also on today's calendar: You're Invited to a Little Medical School Open House! and 6 more events.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Floral Park? Post it to Floral Park photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 43 and low of 32 degrees.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 50, low: 44.
- Friday: Windy; morning rain, with a high of 55 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• School board weighs Floral Park apartment proposal (longislandpress.com) — Floral Park-Bellerose school board members are pressing the village for answers on how the proposed 150-plus unit Stella-Cerrone apartment complex along Jericho Turnpike might affect enrollment, student safety, and traffic near John Lewis Childs School. After debate, they agreed to send a statement questioning the project’s scale and school impact, while parents also demanded better-handled lockdown drills following past miscommunications. 
• Women's Basketball Rolls to Non-Conference Win at John Jay (farmingdalesports.com) — A senior guard from Floral Park, N.Y., helped Farmingdale State women’s basketball dominate John Jay College 90–56, coming close to a triple-double with 13 points, 16 rebounds, and eight assists. The Rams, now 6–4, hit season-best marks from the field and from three-point range and next travel to Hunter College on January 3.
📸 Around Floral Park
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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You're Invited to a Little Medical School Open House!
Calvary Lutheran Church, 36 Taylor Ave, East Meadow
11:30 am
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
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Enchanting Snow Globes
Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
4:00 pm -
CeCe Winans (Official): Christmas with CeCe Winans featuring Angie Winans & Debbie Winans
The Metropolitan Museum of Art , 1000 5th Ave , New York
7:00 pm -
New York Islanders vs. Vancouver Canucks
UBS Arena , 2400 Hempstead Turnpike , Elmont
7:00 pm -
Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes
Radio City Music Hall , 1260 6th Ave , New York
4:00 pm -
Jiaoying Summers
Gramercy Theatre , 127 E 23rd St , New York
6:00 pm -
Daytime parking rules suspended
Village of Bellerose Town Calendar , 50 Superior Rd , Floral Park -
Board of Trustees
Village of Bellerose Town Calendar , 50 Superior Rd , Floral Park
7:30 pm -
Village Hall closes at noon
Village of Bellerose Town Calendar , 50 Superior Rd , Floral Park
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Stay and Play
East Rockaway Public Library , 477 Atlantic Avenue , East Rockaway
10:30 am -
Holiday Window Display Contest Judging
Downtown Seventh Street , New Hyde Park Road (in Garden City) and Franklin Avenue (from 10th Avenue - LIRR tracks)
4:30 pm -
Hempstead Village Justice Court's Calendar
Village of Hempstead Community Events Calendar , 99 James A. Garner Way , Hempstead
6:00 pm -
Chanukah Drive In Concert
North Woodmere Park , 750 Hungry Harbor Rd , Valley Stream
6:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in New Hyde Park. Apply here.
- Northwell Health posted a job opening for Medical Receptionist - FlexStaff in New Hyde Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Floral Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
New Hyde Park
- Parker Jewish Institute launches bedside blood transfusions for safer, convenient care (qchron.com)
Elmont
- From Pop to Hip-Hop: 10 Best Albums of 2025 (primetimer.com)
- Mariah Carey Confirmed as First Major Performer for Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics Opening (musictimes.com)
- Yorkton Comes Home To Ontario, Moves To Adena Springs For 2026 (paulickreport.com)
Rockville Centre
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