Great Neck Week In Review

Great Neck Reacts to News of New LI 'Princess' Reality Show: Reaction on the street Wednesday was sharp and swift on the news of a new TV reality show which will feature a group of young, Great Neck women.

Great Neck 'Princesses' to Star in TV Show: The Bravo televison network unveiled its largest slate of original programming-to-date with 17 new shows — including one about a "boomerang generation" of Great Neck girls.

Suspected Gas Station Bandit Nabbed In Queens: The NYPD is reporting the arrest of two men they say could be linked to a series of early-morning gas station robberies over the past eight days across Nassau County.

Great Neck Foundation Chief at White House Tuesday: A Great Neck foundation leader joined members of the Obama administration and prominent figures in government and neuroscience at the White House for the announcement of the President’s “Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies” Initiative on Tuesday.

Town OK's Manhasset Shopping Center Expansion: The Town board approved the addition of about 1,020 square feet to a store at 1950 Northern Boulevard in Manhasset. 

Russell Gardens Gets 'New' Mayor: It was just like old times in Russell Gardens Thursday as former Mayor Steven Kirschner was sworn in for another term. Running unopposed, Kirschner regained in the village election last month the mayoral position he held from 2003 to 2009.

Twitter Blows up With Reaction to Great Neck 'Princess' Show: As Long Islanders heard the news about a new show featuring six Great Neck girls which premiers on Bravo TV in June, social media lit up with chatter.

Cops: Roslyn Heights Woman Attempts Robbery: A Roslyn Heights woman is facing attempted robbery charges for an incident that took place on Thursday at 9:55 a.m. in Roslyn Heights.

Two Flushing Women Arrested in GN Thursday: Nassau County police report the arrest of two Queens women for unauthorized practice of a crime Thursday in Great Neck. 

Schumacher House Rehab Grant Secured: After the Town of North Hempstead meeting on Tuesday, Supervisor Jon Kaiman answered a resident’s questions about the Schumacher houserestoration.

USMMA Baseball Player Has Big Week: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy second baseman Warren Hartmann was named Landmark Conference Player of the Week helping his team to win three of its last four games.

County Announces Middle Neck Road Project Plans: A large scale project to improve road conditions and drainage on Middle Neck Road in Great Neck will begin within the next 60 days, Nassau County officials said Tuesday.

No Separation of Church And State at Synagogues? In light of recent scheduled talks at Great Neck synagogues by Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel (at Temple Beth-El on the subject of gun control) and Rep. Steve Israel (at Great Neck Synagogue March 16 on the subject of Iran), is it safe to say that the general rule of separation of church and state — meaning the distance in the relationship between organized religion and the nation state — is fading at synagogues?