{"id":90129,"date":"2026-01-05T19:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/90129\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T19:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:37:07","slug":"village-awaits-4-5m-grant-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/90129\/","title":{"rendered":"Village awaits $4.5M grant decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Village of Floral Park is seeking a state grant for urban center revitalization in an application that includes the contested Stella-Cerrone apartment development.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The New York Forward grant would bring $4.5 million in state funding for the village\u2019s downtown business district renewal. A decision from the state is expected in early 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is anticipated that the Village will achieve a residential growth rate of over 3% following the approvals of the first two listed projects,\u201d the village said in a publicly available document<\/a> about the grant.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The application includes the\u00a0proposed<\/a> Stella-Cerrone development, which is for two mixed-use buildings on Jericho Turnpike, totaling more than 150 housing units and additional commercial units.\u00a0Public criticism<\/a> of the project is abundant. The village grant application references the proposed housing increases for the future development of the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt could be developed into a completely different building, and it would have the same kind of impact and need for revitalization,\u201d said Floral Park Deputy Mayor Lynn Pombonyo. The proposal is ongoing and still needs numerous approvals from the village.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Public infrastructure revitalization surrounding any private development, such as sidewalks or lights, will be carried out by the village.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Projects proposed include \u201csidewalk replacements, centralized parking systems, municipal parking lot upgrades, tree and flower plantings, accessible curb cuts, ramps and crosswalks, way-finding signage, pocket park refurbishments, and a matching fund for business storefront replacements,\u201d according to a November statement <\/a>from the village.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is the third time the village has applied for the NY Forward grant, and each year the village has striven for a stronger application. The grant stipulates a business center that requires renewal, so Floral Park administrators have centered the application on a triangle including Jericho Turnpike and the area of Tulip Avenue near the Floral Park LIRR station, according to Pombonyo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The application also includes plans for park and street revitalization.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOur project focuses on making that area walkable, accessible, attractive \u2026 easy to get to, enjoyable, make it a destination,\u201d said Pombonyo. \u201cI think we made a good case with them that we are a community that is used to development in the community, whether it\u2019s maintenance, repair, development or something brand new. We\u2019ve had a lot of projects going on, and we certainly demonstrated we could bring them to completion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Village officials met with the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council in December to discuss details of the application. The council manages and dictates state funding to local governments on Long Island. Since the first NY Forward grant in 2022, three Nassau County villages have been awarded funding: Long Beach, Mineola and Farmingdale.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a very positive, highly interactive, enthusiastic meeting,\u201d Pombonyo said. \u201cThe meeting had a lot of momentum \u2026 these people lead development in New York State, and we were proud to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The decision of whether Floral Park will receive this year\u2019s NY Forward Grant is expected in early 2026, meaning village officials could hear of a decision at any time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Village of Floral Park is seeking a state grant for urban center revitalization in an application that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":90130,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[11524,2184,16944,776,42841,9,24,42842,63,42843,122,124,123,42844,42845],"class_list":["post-90129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-apartment","tag-development","tag-floral-park","tag-long-island","tag-lynn-pombonyo","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-ny-forward","tag-nyc","tag-pombonyo","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-stella","tag-stella-cerrone"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90129","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=90129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}