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04.16.2021 Government

Parklets in Greenport Village expected to return by Memorial Day

Parklets — seen as a lifeline to struggling businesses in Greenport Village amid the pandemic last summer — are expected to return in time for Memorial Day. At a...

03.22.2021 Government

Survey says public wants parklets to return in Greenport this summer

As vaccines become available to more adults and economic reopening continues, some are looking forward to a “normal” summer. “There’s a strong light at the end of the tunnel,”...

03.01.2021 Government

Should parklets be used in Greenport again this summer?

An innovative solution to increase public space in Greenport last summer was celebrated as a pandemic success story. But village officials want to know: should the parklets return in...

10.30.2020 Business

Greenport BID wants parklets in place through end of the year

Last May, when COVID-19 and executive orders from Gov. Andrew Cuomo had severely impacted businesses in Greenport, an idea was floated to allow “parklets” along the north edge of...

10.16.2020 Government

After initial success of parklets, village officials weigh long-term balance between parking and open space

With the installation of parklets in downtown Greenport this summer — a byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic — residents got a glimpse at what a more walkable village could...

09.18.2020 Business

Greenport could expand ‘parklets’ through Thanksgiving weekend

How does the idea of outdoor dining on Front Street in Greenport sound for this Thanksgiving? It’s not out of the realm of possibility under a proposal to keep...

08.31.2020 Business

Greenport’s parklets plan celebrated as a pandemic success story

“It’s like a dream come true,” said former Greenport Mayor Dave Kapell as he looked out at tables filled with diners on Front Street Friday afternoon. Since Memorial Day...

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