There was no eleventh hour rescue for Cedar Grove, no life preserver for the 99-year-old beach community on Staten Island’s South Shore, the last of its kind. Despite resident’s best hopes, the politicians and preservationists backing the Grovers could not reach a deal with the Bloomberg administration or the Parks Department to save Read More
As the Real Estate Desk noted yesterday, the mayor will not back efforts to save the Cedar Grove Beach Community–the last of more than a dozen such summer getaways that once lined Staten Island’s South Shore–despite a photo op that suggested otherwise. Now, Dave Young, a resident of one of Cedar Grove’s 41 Read More
In 10 days, residents of the Cedar Grove Beach Community on Staten Island’s South Shore will pack up after another blissful summer. They’ve been doing it for 99 years. But this time, the ritual is bittersweet, for it will be their last. The city has decided it will not renew the community’s lease, which Read More
