Lorraine Hansberry
Topic
4 mentions
· in our records since Feb 18, 2026
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Cleveland Drive
Lot A
Truesdale Drive
Project Labor Agreement
affordable housing
short-term rentals
occupancy tax
Construction Plus Services
Lorraine Hansberry Coalition
Board of Trustees
Elton Robinson
Jordy Bell
Appearances (3 most notable of 4)
• Approved co-naming of Cleveland Drive near the library for Lorraine Hansberry
• Adopted Local Law 4 of 2026, imposing a 3% occupancy tax on hotels, motels, and short-term rentals effective April 1
• Authorized village manager to execute a project l…
Christine O'Connor and Geordie Bell of the Lorraine Hansberry Coalition had just spoken in favor of co-naming a section of Cleveland Drive near the library for the famed playwright, who spent summers in Croton and is buried here. Then a resident from…
It was a moment of high drama at Tuesday's Board of Trustees meeting when a resident used a public comment period about honoring Lorraine Hansberry to deliver an impromptu lecture on the history of Soviet communism, the Nazi-Soviet pact, and the KGB …