Free Art Sessions and a Million-Dollar Park Grant Ahead
Sea Cliff, NY · September 22, 2026
Harbor mist is clinging to the bluff this morning, though an unhurried start suits today just fine. Grab your rain shell if you are heading down toward the shoreline.
The Lead
The Village of Sea Cliff has filed an emergency motion with the New York State Public Service Commission seeking an immediate stay of a looming October 1 public comment deadline. The filing follows the commission's approval last week of the $3.26 billion Propel NY Energy transmission line, a 90-mile regional project slated to run underground cables beneath Hempstead Harbor and surrounding North Shore communities.
Village Administrator Bruce Kennedy blasted the commission's decision as a remarkable display of regulatory tone-deafness. Local officials argue the truncated 14-day comment window violates standard 30-day notice procedures, severely restricting residents and municipal engineers from evaluating detailed construction and environmental management plans. The village is petitioning for a full review period while developers still await required federal dredging permits from the Army Corps of Engineers.
Local Pulse
State Awards Million-Dollar Grant for Pascucci Field Parks Glen Cove will renovate its sole public pitch, providing North Shore youth teams improved turf within easy driving distance.
North Shore High School Hosts Back-to-School Night Schools Parents can meet faculty across departments this Thursday evening as the district settles into the new academic year.
Today's Outlook
- High 66°F · Low 57°F — Drizzle (26% chance of precipitation)
- Keep a light rain shell handy for the intermittent drizzle and cool harbor air.
What's On Around Town
Today
Arts and Crafts Sea Cliff Village Library, 11:00 AM–1:00 PM · Free Hands-on creative projects and guided art making for young neighbors.
Paint a Unicorn Bank Glen Cove Public Library (4 Glen Cove Ave), Glen Cove, 7:00 PM · Free Creative pottery painting for elementary schoolers — dress for a mess.
Zoning Board of Appeals Hearing Sea Cliff Village Hall (300 Sea Cliff Ave), 7:00 PM Public hearing reviewing local variance applications in the main courtroom.
Tomorrow
StoryTime Sea Cliff Village Library, 11:00–11:45 AM · Free
Backyard Food & Drink Pop-Up Campground (208 Sea Cliff Ave), 5:00 PM
Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee Meeting Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor, 7:00–9:00 PM
Thursday
Succulent Arrangement Workshop Dreams West (359 Sea Cliff Ave), 7:00–8:30 PM · Paid
Community Mahjong Night Polish American Cultural Association, Port Washington, 7:00–9:00 PM · Paid
North Shore High School Back-to-School Night North Shore High School (450 Glen Cove Ave), Glen Head, 7:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- The Sea Cliff Tabernacle
- Erected in 1872, the village’s open-air tabernacle seated 5,000 worshippers—large enough to shelter today’s entire resident population beneath its timber rafters. Before burning down in the mid-1950s, it staged summer stock theater starring Yul Brynner and Basil Rathbone.
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