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🌱 Patch AM: How Great Neck’s Iranian-American neighbors are reacting to Iran’s unrest
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Good day Great Neck! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Great Neck’s Iranian-American neighbors are reacting to Iran’s unrest
- How the “mansion tax” quietly hits Great Neck homebuyers
Also on today's calendar: Exciting 2026 virtual and in-person programs with Hospital for Special Surgery! and 7 more events.
Find out what's happening in Great Neckfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Great Neckfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 33 and low of 28 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 35, low: 20.
- Monday: Turning cloudy and cold, with a high of 30 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Iranian-Americans hope mass protests in Iran spur real change this time: ‘People are getting fed up' (nypost.com) — Several Great Neck residents of Iranian descent are sharing emotional reactions as deadly economic protests intensify across Iran, describing friends back home struggling with basic necessities and political repression. They express hope for regime change but also fear that more violence and oppression may come first, highlighting how closely this distant unrest is felt in their Long Island community. 
• $1 million doesn't buy a mansion on Long Island, but buyers pay a 'mansion tax' anyway (newsday.com) — For Great Neck–area homebuyers, even modest Long Island houses over $1 million trigger New York’s so‑called “mansion tax,” a 1% surcharge that many feel no longer fits today’s prices. Local agents, including one with a Great Neck office, say bidding wars and high demand mean more buyers here are unexpectedly getting hit with this extra closing cost.
📸 Around Great Neck
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Great Neck
★ Featured events ★
- Exciting 2026 virtual and in-person programs with Hospital for Special Surgery!
9:00 am
Monday January 5
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Other local events
- Learn About Proposed Development of Kings Point Park
Great Neck Library , 159 Bayview Ave , Great Neck
7:00 pm - Hot Cocoa Cups
Westbury Memorial Public Library , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
5:00 pm - Levels Teen Center presents the Classic Greek Tragicomedy THE BACCHAE
Great Neck Library , 159 Bayview Ave , Great Neck
8:00 pm - Playful Pals
Westbury Memorial Public Library , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
10:30 am - New! K-Pop Hip Hop Class
Gold Coast Arts Center , 113 Middle Neck Rd , Great Neck
5:30 pm - NEW! Beginner Guitar Class at Gold Coast Arts Center!
Gold Coast Arts Center , 113 Middle Neck Rd , Great Neck
7:00 pm - NEW! Modern Asian Art Class for Kids
Gold Coast Arts Center , 113 Middle Neck Rd , Great Neck
5:00 pm - NEW! Modern Asian Art Class for Adults
Gold Coast Arts Center , 113 Middle Neck Rd , Great Neck
6:00 pm - Annual MLK Shabbat Service at Historic Temple
Temple Beth-El of Great Neck , 5 Old Mill Rd , Great Neck
7:00 pm
Wednesday January 7
Thursday January 8
Saturday January 10
Tuesday January 13
Thursday January 15
Friday January 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Aquatic Center
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Sunday January 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Cat Needs a Loving Home
This beautiful sweet cat just showed up to my Sister’s house and walked right in. Clearly this is either someone’s lost pet or was abandoned. It… (Nextdoor Kensington)
- King Kullen Grocery Co Inc posted a job opening for Meat - Meat Wrapper - Part Time in Manhasset. Apply here.
🗞 Nearby News
Manhasset
- 'New Year's Miracle:' The First Of 2026 Babies Welcomed At Northwell (patch.com)
- Malverne honors longtime associate boys basketball coach Walter Aksionoff (newsday.com)
- Flu hospitalizations break NYS record (newsday.com)
Port Washington
- Port Washington PAL sues over Sunset Park facilities (newsday.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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