Great Neck Record

11/21/2025

Students at Great Neck South High School hosted New York State’s first-ever student-led bone marrow swab drive, a representative of the school said. The initiative brought together science, service and student leadership to support the national Gift of Life Marrow Registry.

Students at Great Neck South High School hosted New York State’s first-ever student-led bone marrow swab drive, a representative of the school said. The

11/20/2025

A former Israeli police officer and ordained rabbi who grew up in Australia will soon represent North Hempstead’s District 5, which includes North New Hyde Park, Garden City Park, Floral Park and the villages of Saddle Rock, Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Plaza, Russell Gardens, University Gardens, Lake Success and other unincorporated areas.

Yaron Levy — now a Harbor Hills civic leader, business owner and father of three — won the council seat on the town board by a wide margin earlier this month.

A former Israeli police officer and ordained rabbi who grew up in Australia will soon represent North Hempstead’s District 5, which includes North New Hyde

11/18/2025

The Great Neck Board of Education announced the appointments of an interim principal and an acting assistant principal of E.M. Baker School as well as the retirement of the principal of Village School, at a meeting on Wed., Nov. 12.

The Great Neck Board of Education announced the appointments of an interim principal and an acting assistant principal of E.M. Baker School as well as the

11/18/2025

When customers enter home store and interior design studio Li Luxe at 338 Plandome Road, they’re immersed in seasonal displays that combine colorful festive aesthetics with a luxurious, upscale feel.

When customers enter home store and interior design studio Li Luxe at 338 Plandome Road, they’re immersed in autumn-themed displays that combine colorful fall

11/17/2025

Twin brothers from Great Neck were convicted of running a years-long fraud scheme in which they stole more than $10 million from clients – including elderly and mentally disabled victims – on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Twin brothers from Great Neck were convicted of running a years-long fraud scheme in which they stole more than $10 million from clients – including elderly

11/15/2025

A child was lost and found at a Great Neck Plaza Halloween event on Friday, Oct. 31, Mayor Ted Rosen said.

Rosen said police officers approached him around 6:15 p.m. and told the mayor “that a young child had been separated from her mother and had gone missing.”

A child was lost and found at a Great Neck Plaza Halloween event on Friday, Oct. 31, Mayor Ted Rosen said.

11/14/2025

The imprisonment of Great Neck Estates resident and zoning board member Kamran Hekmati in Iran was the main topic of concern at the Village Board of Trustees’ monthly meeting.

The imprisonment of Great Neck Estates resident and zoning board member Kamran Hekmati in Iran was the main topic of concern at the Village Board of Trustees’

11/12/2025

Murray Kaner’s journey spans combat, union leadership and decades of resilience, offering a rare first-hand account of WWII.

11/12/2025

The Village of Great Neck has temporarily lifted evening parking permit requirements in one of its municipal lots to relieve the parking shortage created by the new village hall project.

https://www.longislandpress.com/2025/11/10/village-of-great-neck-parking/

11/11/2025

An Iranian American Jewish man from Great Neck has been held in an Iranian prison since July.

Iranian authorities charged Kamran Hekmati, 70, for traveling to Israel 13 years ago, members of his family told The New York Times. He was sentenced to four years in prison in late August.

An Iranian American Jewish man from Great Neck has been held in an Iranian prison since July.

11/11/2025

The Village of Great Neck is moving forward with a proposal to increase the household income required to qualify for tax exemption for seniors, an update that clerk-treasurer Abraham Cohan called “trailblazing.” If adopted, more seniors will qualify for tax exemptions.

The Village of Great Neck is moving forward with a proposal to increase the household income required to qualify for tax exemption for seniors.

11/08/2025

The Village of Kings Point offered to withdraw a controversial request to alienate more than two acres of Kings Point Park on Oct. 23. The offer was intended to resolve the “pending dispute” between the village and a handful of residents who filed a lawsuit over the proposed alienation, which would turn more than two acres of the park into a private parking lot for the United Mashadi Jewish Community of America’s private Community Center.

The Village of Kings Point offered to withdraw a controversial request to alienate more than two acres of Kings Point Park on Oct. 23.