Newark has a bad rep especially for those not from Jersey. It has it's reputation sure and some…read moreareas still after dark, but what major city doesn't? What isn't talked about as much is what Newark does have - lots of history through parks and Newark Museum, lots of shops along Broad and Market, though they aren't like they used to be and events at the Prudential Center a.k.a The Rock. The NJPAC has great shows and the Ironbound has great restaurants as well as other hidden gems througout Newark and it's boroughs. Newark is the major hub of NJ - you can take a bus or train virtually any where you want in state or out, if you can't you can certainly get your start in Newark. Newark airport - NWK is frequented by even some New Yorkers because its just that convenient and thus serves very many people not just NJ - North and Central. Hopefully Newark continues its upward swing. Many new restaurants are coming. Students of many nationalities are coming in to study and there is even a New Whole Foods and new Shoprite built recently. Newark needs help, but it has character.

Your mayor just canceled Christopher Columbus, so I'm canceling you. I won't spend another…read moredime-NJPac, Prudential Center, Ironbound, Newark Museum, or any other place. I used to ignore the crime to visit but no more.

There isn't too much to say about town hall. I went their for my marriage certificate and was…read moretreated with respect from the moment I walked in. The security/public safety are friendly. The office that handles the marriage certificates are also friendly and helpful. The parking can be a little bit of a pain but is manageable. Overall great office.

In the event you find yourself with a so called ordinance violation, make sure you as the code…read moreenforcer the origin of the ordinance. In over 90% of the cases he/she will not know the answer. Many ordinance are on the books and are outlived and or outdated. The town makes no effort to keep them current or remove them. interesting experience with this Town, I never experienced any other county that places a violation, and if not attended to in the short window provided you go to court. That's where the Town's money making comes into play, the county attorney job is to get $$$, they will pressure you to settle and pay a min. of $500 for the slightest of violation. If you have a violation and it was not cleared up by the time of court ( and even if you did remedied the alleged violation, the Town still expects $$$ from you. This is where lies one of many problems.. your a taxpayer, comply with the violation and still have to pay a fine? This is very fishy. In another situation, say you didn't comply, you provided up to 9 months if you pay the fine plus an administrative fee within 30 days.

A wonderful place for walks and relaxation. Very beautiful landscape. The park is located on a hill…read moreoverlooking the ocean. Unfortunately, the museum was closed, but we will try to come back here in the spring. When you decide to visit this place, keep in mind that parking here costs $15.

We went to a wedding here at the house they have the property, and it was beautiful. The service…read morewas great and the food was excellent.

It's a courthouse so it's never getting a 5 star rating. This particular courthouse is in suburbia…read morebut is right near the Hempstead LIRR station. There's a Dunkin Donuts right across the street from it so that's also a plus if you're trying to kill time or get breakfast beforehand. The layout is pretty straightforward and security is good about telling you where courts are located. There are ladies rooms on the first & second floors; I didn't have any problems with them when I've been. I've mostly been here for housing court cases and that process was also fairly straightforward. The court itself is definitely "a-okay". It's not dingy and filthy like some of the courts but it's not a brand new state of the art design like Richmond County either.

An extremely "Unpleasant" place filled with "Unpleasant" people. Court Officers, Clerks and Staff…read moreare Condensing, Unpleasant, Unaccommodating and Rude - I personally experienced this. Emotions run high in this place. Honestly - I think "The Machine" is run quite well. Nevertheless, - if you can avoid - which you can't - Well, Not sure what else to say.

The cafeteria staff Laura is super nice and is willing to assist your needs. I had difficulties to…read moreclaim my first-visit-free-coffee and she was the one who came out from the counter and used her device to complete the transaction. The coffee doesn't cost a lot, but the willingness to serve customers is priceless! Thank you

Recently served jury duty here. They do make it as painless as possible providing free Wi-Fi and…read morecharging stations with lightning and USB-C charging ports. If jurors forgot their juror summons they were able to have it reprinted on site. There is a large jury holding room and a jury lounge off to the side. The lounge was less crowded so I waited there most of the time. The speaker system was set up so you could hear the announcements from either space. Jurors were repeatedly thanked by the people making the announcements and the informational videos for taking time out of their busy schedule to serve. It was nice to feel appreciated. About 30 minutes after arrival time juror ballots and information cards were collected. If your ballot was pulled your name would be announced and you would report to a juror room. There they take attendance and jurors would fill out questionnaires if required by the judge. Then the jurors would be escorted to the courtroom where the juror selection process would take place. Then selection starts with jurors who wish to be excused for scheduling issues such as travel during the trial period or other reasons for not being able to serve. After that 14 jurors (12 main and 2 alternate) are chosen and questioned by the attorneys. Then the jurors are chosen from the 14. If necessary the process repeats with another round. Jurors not chosen needed to report back to the holding area. Back at the holding area jurors would wait until released. Jurors were released for lunch from 12:30pm to 2:00pm. The day ends at 5pm unless released earlier. Before being released jurors received a letter as a proof of service. The juror selection process seemed long and tedious. Not sure if it can be streamlined somehow. Upon returning to the holding area after lunch it was not clear that the jury pool was already released (probably before lunch when I was away during juror selection). I ended up waiting around for 45 minutes before finding someone to ask and getting my proof of service. Posting signs in the juror holding area or text/email notifications would solve this. Interestingly there was a mobile mammography unit parked outside of the building. You could get a mammogram if you were insured, had a referral from your doctor and didn't have a mammogram in the last year. It was a good way to multitask when waiting around in the holding area if it was a need. As for food and snacks there was a cafe downstairs that I didn't visit. There were signs to get a free coffee by signing up at a link revealed with a QR code.

hi my name is Albie please do feel free to check out thud awesome gem of a library all the staff…read morethere are very very very good at what they do be aware that this place is like a palace full of the awesome books and as for me I would not go to any other library because I am originally from long beach ny and I moved to Hewlett 13 years ago and at the long beach library they do nor have as much to offerin terms of book's please also be aware that I myself find this place a very very addicting place to go to you can mostly find me among the fantasy section also please be aware that many people do not know about this treasure and gem of a place which I consider to be a very calm and relaxing please place and if you're in the area hewlett a awesome pizza place to right down the block

Have been coming here since I was a child. Loved reading books then and now as an adult. Sadly…read morefolks who run this library are giving up on books and printed matter and going straight to dvds video game rentals and other non important materials in my opinion. Book shelves are very empty. No oversized books. Little to no reference books and magazines. Parking lot was updated only to add a book drop taking away 6 parking spots.tax dollars at work for all patrons my foot.

Town of Oyster Bay NY had a special weekend last week. Saturday May 31 was really the day to go…read morewhere everything was up and running from the reunion and reenactment of the Rough Riders to a boat trip in the afternoon at the dock Water front Center West End Avenu in the Park, to so many activities for the day. NOTE: do look up their website for exact details... I didn't. Dang**[. I had thought the reenactment was both days, not just Saturday. So, Sunday when I went nobody knew anything including the people at the dock house for an afternoon boat ride. However on a quiet June 1 Sunday I did get to see Teddy Roosevelt (actor) himself ,a very kind man, an enjoyable presentation from actor Patrick Falci( with help from his wife Joan at the slide projector) who was in the 1996 Rough Riders movie and 1997 Tv show with the same name. Note: if you're a history buff check it out! And a presentation from Head Librarian and curator Sue Sarna showing the - in the works - TR museum being build in N. Dakota( July 2026) a must see for buffs. Stopped by OB RR museum, Hive Market, Once upon a Stuffie, TR bully bar and Sweet tomatoes. It was the flip side for a quiet nice day in Oyster Bay.

I am giving this town hall a 5-star rating. for overall customer service, politeness and…read moreexpiditing tasks. I went in for a marriage license with my fiance. We previously contacted this town hall to get required documents we needed to be married in New York since we are residents of Florida. We dealt with Jenn and Georgia and they were both very courteous and helpful. We stopped in today to get our certificate for marriage with all required documents and the whole process took about 20 to 30 minutes if that long it was a very pleasant experience thank you very much Georgia and Jenn.

i have been here multiple amount of times even had my mom and dads 50th anniversary in 1999, you…read morecan not go wrong, they always do the right thing. now its my turn after 50 years

Beautiful hall for any occasions, came here for a First Holy Communion party. The hall is very…read morespacious with catering services. There is huge parking lot with plenty of spaces.