West Hempstead hotel to be razed in Hempstead

West Hempstead hotel to be razed

West Hempstead's infamous Courtesy Hotel will be demolished Thursday, ending a 10-year battle that will clear the way for the site's redevelopment. The hotel, which was shuttered in January, will be ...

Third-party candidate in Hempstead supervisor race says he's in to win

Control of the Town of Hempstead, a longtime Republican bastion, may come down to how voters feel about a proposed housing ...

Village of Hempstead officials say elderly man killed in space heater-related fire

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Hempstead residents say homeless encampment in stairwell is putting families at risk

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) – Residents of an apartment building in the Village of Hempstead say they no longer feel safe in their own homes, claiming people have been living inside the building's ...

Christopher Carini, Hempstead, L.I., councilman and former NYPD cop, dies suddenly at 49

Hempstead, L.I., councilman and former NYPD officer Christopher Carini died suddenly at 49, town officials announced Monday. No cause of death was announced. Carini represented Hempstead’s 5th ...

Hempstead looks to repeal plan for homes near transit, defying Hochul

Before the pandemic, Hempstead Town positioned itself as a municipality that could make a notable dent in New York’s housing crisis. But Long Island politics have changed since the pandemic. Town ...

Hempstead proposes budget with flat tax levy, $50M drawn from reserves

Hempstead has released its 2026 budget proposal, which would essentially keep tax levies flat and use up to $50 million from the town’s reserves, according to budget documents. Supervisor John ...