Village of Great Neck Trustee Eli Kashi said his work on the board has centered on keeping the village safe, clean and responsive to residents.<\/p>\n
Kashi, 54, is up for re-election in June 2026 after serving three terms on the Village of Great Neck Board of Trustees. A Queens native and a Great Neck resident of 27 years, he said his priorities moving forward include safety, housing and improving day-to-day village operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know a lot of people in the Village of Great Neck \u2014 friends and families \u2014 and I was encouraged to run,\u201d Kashi said. \u201cIt was very much about community and safety, and doing things the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kashi said the board has focused on the practical issues residents bring to the village Hallefrom building and public works concerns to helping homeowners resolve problems with unpermitted spaces. He said the village has worked to improve those services while keeping costs stable for residents.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe organized the Building Department and the Department of Public Works,\u201d Kashi said. \u201cWe have not raised taxes on the village, so that\u2019s something that I\u2019m very proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n
Public safety remains one of Kashi\u2019s primary issues from parking concerns and court security to traffic visibility on busy village streets.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very much into the safety of the community as a whole,\u201d Kashi said. \u201cI\u2019m the liaison from the village to the Nassau County Police Department.\u201d<\/p>\n
If re-elected, Kashi said he wants to continue focusing on street cameras, road conditions and sidewalks, especially around Middle Neck Road, where illegally parked cars can block visibility for drivers leaving buildings.<\/p>\n
He said the village has also focused on beautification, including improvements along Middle Neck Road and in the village parks. For Kashi, those projects are part of making Great Neck feel more welcoming to both residents and visitors.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt makes me happy to see my village looking pretty and inviting to everybody,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Kashi said many of the issues facing the village when he first joined the board have since been addressed. The concern he sees most clearly now is the cost of living, particularly the rising cost of buying a home in Great Neck.<\/p>\n
Kashi said he supports some apartment projects coming to the village, especially if they give residents more options, but he also expressed concern about developments approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals, which he said are outside the trustees\u2019 control.<\/p>\n
He said he would like future housing to help older residents remain in the community, including through assisted living and more affordable apartment options for seniors.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to see more apartment buildings that are affordable for elderly couples or people who need financial help,\u201d Kashi said.<\/p>\n
While Great Neck Plaza draws people for dining and other businesses, Kashi said he would like to bring more activity to the village\u2019s northern\u00a0 side as well.<\/p>\n
Some of the work, Kashi said, is less visible but still important to residents\u2019 daily lives, such as the purchase of new sanitation trucks after the older trucks had fallen into poor condition.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen residents have issues, whether it\u2019s trees, buildings or permits, we try to make sure they\u2019re handled in a timely manner and in the correct way,\u201d Kashi said.<\/p>\n
As he seeks another term, Kashi said he sees the trustee role as a way to help residents navigate local government and preserve the quality of life that drew his family to Great Neck.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no money being made here,\u201d Kashi said. \u201cThis is public service, and it\u2019s something I enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Village of Great Neck Trustee Eli Kashi said his work on the board has centered on keeping the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81889,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[92196,9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-235439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-eli-kashi","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}