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Merrick, NY

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  • N. Bellmore's Showtime Cafe seeks renewal

    Cabaret club owners Billy Dean and Rori Gordon made their case Wednesday for another five-year renewal of their permit and off-street parking variance for their Showtime Cafe in North Bellmore At a nearly four-hour hearing, Dean and Gordon, along with th 5/23/12 Read more »

  • Merrick, Bellmore want LIRR permit parking

    Some residents near the Long Island Rail Road 's Merrick and Bellmore stations say out-of-towners are making it difficult for local commuters to find spots in the stations' parking lots on weekday mornings.The two stations are the only Nassau County loca   Read more »

  • 2 nabbed in armed robbery of Merrick shop

    Two Bay Shore men are under arrest in the gunpoint robbery Saturday morning of a Merrick electronics store during which an employee and a customer were held captive briefly in a backroom. Nassau County police said officers arrested Samuel Johnson , 19, a   Read more »

  • Long Island Marathon road closures

    The roads that will be closed for the Long Island Marathon: 5K race Saturday The Nassau County "Hub" will be shut down to vehicular traffic starting at 7:30 a.m. until about 9:30 a.m. Marathon, half marathon, 10K Race on Sunday Park Drive will be closed   Read more »

  • For more than 20 years, Merrick festival continues to draw crowds

    Young business owner Maria Mascia finds an outdoor festival the perfect chance to network with other businesses and expand her client list.So on Saturday, jars filled with gumballs and other types of candy, filled her table at the Merrick Chamber of Comm   Read more »

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About Merrick, NY

Merrick is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 22,764. The name Merrick is taken from "Meroke", the name (meaning peaceful) of the Algonquin tribe formerly indigenous to the area. It is served by the Merrick station on the Long Island Rail Road.

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