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The Glen Cove Downtown BID kicks off the holiday season with its annual Holiday Festival, followed by the City of Glen Cove's Tree Lighting. Festivities will begin at 1pm when Santa arrives by horse and carriage. Horse and carriage rides will be given around Downtown Glen Cove for all to enjoy from 1 to...
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Annual Glen Cove Downtown BID Holiday Festival Marks Start Of Season
All the elements that make the season bright—including singing, sleighbells and Santa, plus perfect weather—were part of the festivities that took place in downtown Glen Cove on Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District’s (BID) Holiday Festival. To kick off the afternoon, free horse and carriage rides... Read more...
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| Decorating For The Holidays |
GLEN COVE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DECORATES FOR THE HOLIDAYS This year, the Glen Cove Downtown BID bought new holiday banners to line the streets, installed on the lamp posts by DPW and Beautification crews, who also fashioned the lamp posts with bows and garland. Members of these crews included Manny Grella, Vincent Martinez, Ralph Comintino and Damion Stavredes, who also worked hard to decorate the Tree of Light and deliver the Merry Trees bringing the downtown area to life in time for the Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting. Joe Basile of Basile Electric spent hours stringing lights around the tree and the police booth, transforming it into a Holiday Cottage, which was sponsored by One and Only Dental. “The Glen Cove BID is dedicated to making the Glen Cove Downtown a beautiful and welcoming place to visit,” said Patricia Holman, Executive Director of the Glen Cove Downtown BID. “None of this would be possible without the help of the city’s departments and we truly appreciate all their hard work.” The Glen Cove Downtown BID is one of the 40 sponsors of the Merry Tree Festival, with its tree artfully decorated outside the Glen Street office. Residents are encouraged to stroll the streets, check out each of the individually decorated Merry Trees and pay a visit to local businesses. If you make a purchase at any of the participating local businesses, you’ll get a stamp on your Holiday Playbook; bring your completed playbook to the BID office by Jan. 14, 2019, for a chance to win $250. “Glen Cove has a lot to offer and we hope you support local businesses this holiday season,” added Holman. For further information on the Glen Cove Downtown BID, its events and programs, call (516) 759-6970, email at info@glencovedowntown.org, or visit www.glencovedowntown.org or Facebook page Glen Cove Downtown BID. |
Events at the Glen Cove Library 4 Glen Cove Avenue 676-2130 www.glencovelibrary.org Saturday, January 19, 1 p.m. Film Screening At The Glen Cove Library: What Is It Like to Be a Child of Holocaust Survivors Movie At The Library: BlacKkKlansman Film Screening & Discussion: Dirt Get Fit While You Sit: Chair Yoga at the Glen Cove Library Reiki Healing Circle Writers’ Group NARCAN Training Events at the Glen Cove Senior Center Monday, Jan. 28 Thursday, Jan. 31 |
BID Annual Meeting The Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District's annual meeting will take place on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, at the North Shore Historical Museum, 140 Glen St. starting at 6 p.m. |
Fun and Games at Downtown Halloween Parade
Downtown Glen Cove was the hub of activity on Saturday, Nov. 3, as a wide assortment of heroes and villains joined in the festivities for the Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District's yearly Halloween parade, which transformed School and Glen Streets into the trick-or-treat hotspot. Though delayed by a week, many children were eager to continue in the Halloween fun beginning with The Regency Assisted Living’s Spooky Story Hour. At around 1 p.m. the marchers banded together to parade through the streets of Downtown Glen Cove, with Pizza Co. No. 7 and a bat on stilts leading the way. The children then partook in the trick-or-treating ritual by visiting the welcoming merchants.
Children were slipping and sliding, climbing and bouncing all over the two bouncy house castles set up on Bridge Street, while thrilling music was blaring through the DJ’s speakers. The Jack O’ Lantern Hole in One Mini Golf & the Witches Broom Race captured everyone’s attention which resulted in more than 100 prizes won. The children were also provided with an unlimited supply of cotton candy by Glenn and Kathy Paganetti of Primerica to taste throughout the entire Halloween Parade festivities, had a chance to learn some juggling skills and danced through the streets.
This year’s Costume Contest saw a lot of creativity, and after a tough deliberation, the top first place winners included: “LEGO Man” John Mullen Jr., 4; “Robot” Carmine Montesano, 5 and Stephania Martinez, 10, who cleverly dressed as a dinner table. Second place winners included Juliette Castronovo, 4 and “Harry Potter” Nick Andrade, 6. Pirates and vampires took the top prizes for the group costume contest. The Glen Cove BID would like to thank Julie Papas of ClayNation, Matilde Tysz of The Maxx Challenge and Lisa and Julia of PetSmart for their services as judges. To top it all off there was a Pie Eating Contest with six delicious apple pies that were devoured quickly, but not as quick as first place winner Enzo Munes, who cleaned his plate in 60 seconds with no assistance from his helping hands.
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