🌊Farmingdale gets $4.5M for downtown plans, New Hyde Park wraps a $5M upgrade

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🎭 Farmingdale Village Getting New 225-Seat Theater
🚧 New Hyde Park Upgrades Public Works Facilities
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🎭 Farmingdale Village Getting New 225-Seat Theater

Farmingdale Village scored a $4.5 million NY Forward grant to spruce up downtown. The money will fund a capital program for local businesses, restore the Thomas Powell House, and build an 8,000 square-foot theater with 225 seats. It's all part of bringing more cultural events and economic activity to the area.

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🚧 New Hyde Park Upgrades Public Works Facilities

New Hyde Park's public works department is wrapping up a $5 million makeover of its facilities, paid for mostly by state grants and the LIRR third track project. The upgrades include a new salt shed, truck garage, and better office spaces. Workers will finally get safer, more comfortable conditions after nearly a century of making do.

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🌦️ Monday, February 2
High: 33°F | Low: 10°F
💧 23% chance — light snow early, then morning clouds doing their thing

🌦️ Tuesday, February 3
High: 35°F | Low: 20°F
💧 4% chance — clouds back off and give us a break

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