🌊 Broadway Commons Makeover, Free Disco at Point Lookout, Surfing in Long Beach

Hello Nassau! Let’s Talk What’s New & What’s Next
Pour the coffee, because we’re starting the week with big changes, good music and one uplifting day on the water. There’s also a surprising piece of Hicksville history waiting below.

— Janine, Mo and Nick

Today’s Edition: 
🌊 Broadway Commons Eyes Major Makeover
🌊 Free Disco Party Comes to Point Lookout
🌊 DeafBlind Youth Ride the Waves in Long Beach
🗓️ Upcoming Events and Things To Do!

• Fun Fact Spotlight
The Hicksville property opened in 1956 as the open-air Mid-Island Shopping Plaza. It was enclosed in 1968, and the current redevelopment proposal would turn much of it back into an open-air shopping center.

Broadway Commons Eyes Major Makeover

Broadway Commons could soon look far different from the Hicksville mall generations of Nassau shoppers remember. A proposal before the Town of Oyster Bay would rethink much of the traditional enclosed layout, remove familiar sections of the property and introduce a new vision for the site, but several important decisions still stand in the way

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Free Disco Party Comes to Point Lookout

Town Park Point Lookout will turn back the clock on Saturday, August 1, with a waterfront dance party featuring several familiar names from the disco era. The concert is only part of the evening, with family activities, food and a finale designed to keep the crowd looking toward the sky.

DeafBlind Youth Ride the Waves in Long Beach

For a group of DeafBlind young people, an important vocational lesson took place on a surfboard. A partnership between the Helen Keller National Center and Surf For All brought participants into the water, using adaptive surfing to build confidence, independence and skills in a setting no ordinary classroom could recreate.

🌤️ WeatherWatch

Monday, July 27
High: 81°F | Low: 67°F
⛅ Partly cloudy with a stray storm possible

Tuesday, July 28
High: 76°F | Low: 70°F
🌧️ Heavy rain likely, with 2 to 3 inches possible

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Nassau Events Worth Knowing This Week

Here are a few local events to keep on your calendar, including family activities, community gatherings, live music, food events, and weekend plans across the county.

Before you go, check the event page for registration, parking, weather updates, and schedule changes.

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