Tag: Motor Parkway Trail
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May 23 2020
The Alco Black Beast Roars Again!
Over two and a half years after damaging its fan assembly and radiator, the Alco Black Beast is set to roar again! The Alco Black Beast is scheduled to participate in this Monday's Nassau County Memorial Day Parade.
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Dec 25 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Update on the Nassau County Motor Parkway Trail at Eisenhower Park
Update: Work has recently started on the next phase of The Motor Parkway Trail along Old Country Road and Salisbury Park Drive in Westbury.
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Apr 10 2019
Historical Marker to Be Installed at the Merrick Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge Site in East Meadow
As part of the pilot program for the Motor Parkway Trail, Nassau County Department of Public Works is planning to install a historical marker on the site of the Merrick Avenue Motor Parkway bridge in East Meadow.
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Jan 31 2019
Newsday: Trust for the Public Land: Planned trails would run length of Long Island
Last Friday, Joan Gralla of Newsday reported that The Trust for the Public Land has proposed a network of trails on Long Island that would include sections of the Long Island Motor Parkway right-of-way.
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Oct 14 2015
Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” V: East Williston to Mineola
On April 4, 2015, Dave Russo and his 10-year old son Sam experienced a one-day 38-mile bike tour on the Long Island Motor Parkway. In the fifth post of this series, Sammy and Dave exploring the Long Island Motor Parkway from East Williston to Mineola.
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May 30 2015
Three Historic Markers Placed on the Pilot Section of the Motor Parkway Trail in East Meadow
Brian Schneider, Assistant Deputy Commissioner of the Nassau County Department of Public Works, has reported that three historic markers honoring the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races have been placed in East Meadow.
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Nov 08 2014
LIHerald.com: Preserving history with a bike path
David Weingard of the East Meadow Herald reported last week on the $1.8 million grant to complete the Salisbury Park Drive segment of the Motor Parkway Trail.
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Nov 05 2014
Newsday: “Vanderbilt LI Motor Parkway trail gets $1.8M in federal funds”
Newsday has published an article by Joan Gralla on the $1.8 million additional funding for the Motor Parkway Trail.
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Jul 29 2014
Motor Parkway Trails #2: Lake Success
The second of the Motor Parkway Trail series for "exploring, biking and hiking" documents a 0.6 mile of the road in Lake Success with remnants of the pavement, the Great Neck lodge and two bridges.
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May 06 2014
Pilot Section of the Motor Parkway Trail Is Under Construction in East Meadow(Updated:June 17, 2014)
Art Kleiner reports that a one-mile pilot section of the Motor Parkway Trail is under construction in East Meadow.
