11/18/2014 - Town Suspends Metered Parking in Port Washington for Holiday Season 11/29 & 12/4-12/24


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 18, 2014
MEDIA CONTACTS: Carole Trottere, Ryan Mulholland, Sam Marksheid, and Rebecca Cheng | (516) 869-7794

Town Suspends Metered Parking in Port Washington for Holiday Season
Effort Begins on Small Business Saturday Nov. 29 and Continues on Dec. 4

North Hempstead, NY –Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio announced today that all metered parking on Main Street will be suspended in Port Washington on Small Business Saturday, November 29th, in order to encourage residents to shop locally. This effort is in conjunction with the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce. Parking will also be free in parking lots that day as is normally the case on weekends.

The Town is a proud sponsor of this year’s Small Business Saturday which is a joint partnership between Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) and the Small Business Saturday Coalition. This is a national effort to drive consumers to shop at local independently owned businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Additionally, as occurs each holiday season, metered parking will be suspended spanning from the Port Holiday Magic event on December 4, through December 24. This includes Main Street as well as Port Washington Boulevard, Carlton Avenue, Haven Avenue, South Maryland Avenue, and Irma Avenue. Areas where parking is free will be denoted by red bags over the parking meters.

For more information, please call 311.



The Town kicks off Small Business Saturday with Port Washington community and business leaders: (Left to Right) Councilwoman Anna Kaplan, Councilman Peter Zuckerman, Town Clerk Wayne Wink, Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Co-President of the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce Mitch Schwartz, 1st Vice-President of the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce Debbie Greco, Executive Director of Greater Port Washington Business Improvement District (BID) Jim Kallenberg, Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio, Councilwoman Viviana Russell, Councilwoman Lee Seeman and Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman.