Article: Neighbors oppose track flea market: School district, PTA leaders fear plan for Belmont Park could imperil kids at nearby elementary school.

Byline: Emi Endo

Dec. 6--Neighbors of Belmont Park, concerned about the security of students in a nearby elementary school yard, are fighting a proposal to bring an open-air flea market to the racetrack. Leaders of the Floral Park-Bellerose school district and parent-teacher association, and the Village of Floral Park, say the bazaar would be too close to the Floral Park-Bellerose Elementary school yard. The racetrack property is 8 feet away from a play area and 26 feet from a baseball field, school officials said. "Our concerns are obviously the safety of our children," said Jennell Horan, co-president of the Floral Park-Bellerose PTA. Anyone at the flea ...

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