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Famed Bakery Makes The Move To Roslyn

BY JOE SCOTCHIE jscotchie@antonmediagroup.com

Orwashers is a New York City institution. And now it has moved a franchise to Willis Avenue, which may be the hottest location for business opportunities on all of Long Island.

The bakery has been in Roslyn Heights since November 2020. The store, located at 327 Willis Avenue, is near The Shops at Willis Avenue, a prime retail location in Nassau County. According to proprietor Keith Cohen, himself a Roslyn native, this was a major attraction for the move.

“We wanted a suburban location,” he told Gold Coast Living. “This is the right area. People love raising their kids here. In retail, it’s all location, location, location. The store will attract people from adjoining towns.”

Orwashers specializes in breads and pastries. The Roslyn location, Cohen added, will offer a Gold Coast roast beef sandwich, named for the North Shore’s longtime moniker.

“We emphasize our food aspect,” he said. “That’s what makes our city stores unique.”

Cohen also passed along information on Orwashers’ history in New York. Founded in 1916 by a Hungarian immigrant family, Cohen said, the bakery began as a small storefront in the Upper East Side. It was born out of a desire to serve local immigrant community members and focused on the high-quality rye, black and grain breads that reflected the traditions of their homeland. After being passed on from generation to generation of the Orwasher family, the business was sold in 2008.

“Since then, we have worked hard to respect the brand’s rich history while incorporating a distinctly current point of

view,” Cohen said. “As part of this evolution, we have partnered with regional farmers for raw materials, are working with local wineries to create their starters and have developed a new line of contemporary artisan breads to satisfy today’s palates. We are grateful for the rich history and loyal patrons that have brought Orwashers this far and look forward to baking great breads for many more decades to come.”

The Roslyn Heights bakery is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The original Orwashers is at 308 E. 78th St. in Manhattan. The Upper West Side bakery is at 440 Amsterdam Ave. in Manhattan. Both city bakeries are open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. You can also find Orwashers at many farmer’s markets throughout the season. Visit www.orwashers.com for details.

The perfect bread paired with wine.

(Photo from Orwashers Instagram)

Seeded rye bread from Orwashers in Roslyn Heights.

(Photo by Cathy Bongiorno)

Some of the other selections of pastries, cookies and donuts.

(Photo by Cathy Bongiorno)

Spectacular Museum Show Of One Young Collector’s Masterworks

BY CHARLES RILEY specialsections@antonmediagroup.com

When the 300 or more VIPs at the preview party saw the new exhibition at the Nassau Museum, including curators and auction house experts and rival collectors, they all had the same reaction: “How did we get this world-class collection?” Leading them around gallery after gallery of masterworks and telling the stories of how he managed to acquire them, the 32-yearold Hong Gyu Shin wowed the crowd and demonstrated why the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and the art magazines have named him as one of the top art collectors in the world.

So how did the museum land this show, Eye & Mind: The Shin Collection, which includes major works by Whistler, Toulouse-Lautrec, Balthus, Pollock, de Kooning, Matta, Delacroix, Daumier and too many other historical figures to name here? Shin visited Roslyn for the first time about two years ago with his charming mother, also a connoisseur of art. He enjoyed the exhibitions (we have had about ten really important shows in a row) but I could see him sizing up the place both literally and figuratively. He had just been the featured attraction for a standing-room audience at a Hamptons art fair, where a crowd of collectors and hopeful dealers gathered to see the young phenom who had become the talk of the auction world with some major acquisitions. After that first visit, he loaned paintings to our music exhibition and graciously attended the opening. He confided a dream of establishing his own

museum one day. When we met to talk in earnest about the ideas behind the current show, he drew to scale from memory every one of our galleries and already had a layout for many of the major works. During a scouting trip in February, he was focused on planning the entire exhibition and making the final selections from the extraordinarily wide-ranging treasures in his collection, which begin in antiquity (a 3,000-year-old Greek vase of extraordinary beauty) and continue to the present moment. Shin began collecting when he was a 13-year-old in Korea, selecting an ukiyo-e print, a premonition of the exceptionally rare Japanese woodblock masterworks in the current show. After high school in Stony Brook, he studied art conservation at the University of Delaware, and was only in his 20s when he began to make his reputation for important Modernist and Contemporary acquisitions, He is widely considered one of the top figures in that elite group of

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jet-setters who follow the auctions and fairs in Venice, London, Paris, Maastricht, Los Angeles, Miami, Berlin and the other ports of call. Every time I see him, he is jetlagged. The key to understanding the show is his intimate re-creation of a room in his apartment complete with sculptures being unwrapped, stacks of auction catalogues, his fair passes on lanyards, invitations to openings, letters from famous artists and a superb chess set made by Man Ray with which he plays art world leaders such as Richard Tuttle.

The exhibition he curated for the museum (on view through July 9) takes its place in a long and distinguished tradition of museum exhibitions of single-owner collections, including the treasures of Morgan, Barnes, Guggenheim and Mellon. It rewrites the conventional narrative of art history by juxtaposing works by canonic figures such as Whistler and Toulouse-Lautrec with important avant-garde figures such as

Richard Hambleton and John Baldessari as well as outsider artists, including one who was a former slave. It also features a stunning triptych of Japanese woodblock prints alongside master drawings by Boucher, Vuillard, Twombly and Pollock.

The exhibition has reminded many art lovers of the Barnes collection in Philadelphia. Shin himself acknowledges the influence, the way Barnes grouped “high art” and decorative or functional objects. His curatorial aesthetic stresses inclusion and the continuum of art history, an idea that impressed recent visitors from a Sotheby’s masters-level class who are studying Shin’s approach. Along those lines, one of the most provocative statements is the juxtaposition of a drawing by Pollock with a painting by Congo, the chimpanzee.

Visit www.nassaumuseum.org for details.

—Charles Riley is the director of Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn.

Welcome to our latest edition of Gold Coast Living. The team members of Anton Media Group are your neighbors, your friends, your colleagues and the journalists of your lives.

In this edition, Joe Scotchie shares the newest business addition to the North Shore, Orwashers Bakery. Charles A. Riley, the director of Nassau County Museum of Art, shares the wonderful details of the museum’s current exhibit, Eye & Mind: The Shin Collection. Julie Prisco chats with Chef Rob Cervoni, winner of a pizza-making episode of the cooking show, Chopped. And if you follow the game show, Jeopardy! you might notice a trend of recent contestants from Long Island, including a Syosset teacher, Daniel Wohl, who appeared on the show in February. Wohl shares his experience. Looking for new ways to refresh your patio this season? Safavieh offers some gorgeous ideas for a fresh makeover. It is never too early to start thinking about your summer attire and bathing suit line-up. Jamie Banks of Port Washington shares some of this season’s hottest trends in swimwear. Ted Bahr of the Bahr Gallery in Oyster Bay has long prided himself on collecting psychedelic rock posters. He chats with Jennifer Corr about his current exhibit. Christy Hinko brings history to the edition with historian and author Richard Panchyk, who recently spoke at Old Westbury Gardens about Hicks Nurseries and its influence on many Gold Coast estates. Prisco shares the long-overdue honor bestowed on Great Neck’s own Andy Kaufman with the recent Hall of Fame induction.

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Shin at the opening reception NCMA

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Long Island Pizza Chef Wins Chopped

Great Neck native won

BY JULIE PRISCO jprisco@antonmediagroup.com

Rob Cervoni, owner of Taglio Pizza in Mineola, recently won $10,000 on an episode of Chopped. The popular show features four chefs facing off to prepare a three-course meal consisting of an appetizer, entrée and dessert. In each round, they have to use all the ingredients the show provides them in the mystery basket. At the end of each course, a panel of three guest judges eliminates one chef who fails to measure up in terms of taste, presentation and creativity. The episode Cervoni was featured on was a special where only pizza chefs competed. Cervoni’s Roman style pizza expertise won him the challenge.

Cervoni grew up in Great Neck and grew up working in a pizzeria in Little Neck. After selling his frozen yogurt store on Middle Neck Road, Cervoni opened Taglio in 2018. Taglio is famous for being Long Island’s first Roman style pizzeria. Cervoni became inspired to make Roman style pizza due to his experiences visiting his family back in Italy.

“My family immigrated here from Italy, and we’ve traveled there visiting my grandparents and tasting the pizzas,” said Cervoni. “Seeing this Roman style pizza there, I always wondered why it wasn’t in the United States. I grew up working in a pizzeria and always had a passion for pizza, so I wanted to bring this style of pizza to Long Island.”

Roman style pizza is a pizza that has

higher hydration and a longer fermentation time, explained Cervoni. New York style pizza has a 24-hour fermentation time while Roman pizza could be anywhere from 72 to 96 hours. Roman style pizza also has a lot more water in the flour which makes it super light, airy and crispy.

“It’s almost like a hybrid of grandma-style and Sicilian style,” said Cervoni. “You get the crispiness of the grandma and the softness of the inside of Sicilian slice.”

The pizza episode of Chopped featured four pizza chefs, Cervoni from Long Island and three others from Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Chicago. While competing on TV with cameras in your face is stressful, it’s not that different from a busy night at Taglio, Cervoni shared.

“You’ve got to be able to work under

a special pizza episode

“I don’t use pineapple on any of my pizza and then they gave me vegan pepperoni to make a dessert with.Any chef would say that’s pretty challenging in itself,” said Cervoni.

In the end, Cervoni represented Long Island’s pizza and won the episode.

“Long Island really gets no respect for pizza and my goal was to go on there and really bring some awareness to Long Island Pizza, because Long Island has some of the best pizzerias in the country. And we really deserve to be a destination for pizza,” said Cervoni.

With the $10,000 prize Cervoni won on Chopped, he plans to set up a scholarship fund for other aspiring pizza chefs.

pressure, and obviously anybody who’s worked in the pizzeria on a Friday or Saturday night during the rush. It’s exactly like being on television because you’ve got a bunch of people sitting there waiting on their food,” said Cervoni. “The only difference is having that mystery basket.”

During the first two rounds of the episode Cervoni said he went on autopilot and used what was in the basket to make a great interpretation of his cooking style. The dessert round proved to be the most challenging.

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““There are people that I meet that are super passionate about pizza, but they may not have the money to get the proper training,” said Cervoni. “The same way I paid a world-class professional pizza maker from Italy to come and train me when I find someone that’s super passionate and doesn’t have the money, the money’s gonna go towards training them.”

Visit Taglio Pizza at 85 Mineola Blvd., Mineola, to get a taste of Cervoni’s delicious Roman style pizza.

Rob Cervoni at Taglio in Mineola

(Photo from @TaglioPizza on Instagram)

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Daniel Wohl’s Experience On Jeopardy!

BY GOLD COAST LIVING STAFF specialsections@antonmediagroup.com

Syosset High School Social Studies teacher

Daniel Wohl appeared as a contestant on Jeopardy! on Wednesday, February 8.

Wohl began applying more than two years ago. When asked on the application why he loves the 30-minute game show, Wohl wrote, “Each episode feels like a tiny microcosm of the world as it should be —a world where intelligence is rewarded, where curiosity is valued, and where knowledge is celebrated.” About 100,000 people apply every year to be on the show, and only 400 are chosen to compete.

“The opportunity to compete on Jeopardy! is the fulfillment of a lifelong personal goal,” Wohl said. “I believe my appearance also reflects Syosset’s mission of cultivating intellectual potential and inspiring a lifetime of learning.”

In his first year as a Syosset teacher, the senior class voted Wohl “most likely to win Jeopardy!

And he certainly was a winner. He took home $26,799 and returned the following night as a defending champion.

Gold Coast Living reached out to Wohl to hear all about his experience on the show.

Gold Coast Living: “What inspired you to go on Jeopardy!?”

Wohl: “I’ve always enjoyed trivia, Trivial Pursuit, bar trivias, that kind of thing. As a matter of fact, I wrote and hosted several bar trivias myself in Manhattan and Brooklyn over the years. I guess I’d say I enjoy it because I enjoy the idea of knowledge being valued and celebrated. Sometimes my students ask me how I first started to get good at trivia and I always tell them that I haven’t spent a second of my life working on it directly. I just like to read, learn, and spend hours going on unplanned odysseys through the heretofore-to-me-uncharted wilds of Wikipedia.”

Gold Coast Living: “What was the experience like on the show?”

Wohl: “They shoot five episodes a day so basically all the contestants are waiting anxiously in the ‘green room’ to see when we will be randomly chosen to go on. Our ‘green room,’ was the Wheel of Fortune set! Once the game actually started, it was interesting to see how the actual gameplay experience is not quite as quick and tight as it appears on TV. Lines are flubbed, the producers have to redo certain parts, and there were even a few times when they had to pause the game completely while the judges discussed whether this or that answer was acceptable.”

Gold Coast Living: “Have you ever been on a set before? Was seeing all the cameras and lights intimidating?”

Wohl: “Jeopardy! was not the first game show I’ve appeared on—I was also on Cash Cab. It was not my first time on a TV set, though definitely the longest, most intense, and most legendary one. It’s hard not to be at least a little bit intimidated by the popularity of the show. Once I was up there, I think adrenaline just totally took over. I didn’t feel like I even had the mental bandwidth to feel anxiety at the time.”

Gold Coast Living: “Were you excited to win the first game? Was it challenging?”

Wohl: “I was so happy to win the first game. I’m sure I wouldn’t have admitted it to myself beforehand, but it would have been very disappointing to walk off the set not being able to say for the rest of my life that I’m a Jeopardy! champion! It was challenging for sure, especially since I was playing against such a tough competitor in Matthew Marcus, who had already been on a four-game win streak. Knowing that I was facing someone of that caliber is part of what led me to go for such a big true Daily Double.”

Gold Coast Living: “What has been the feedback you received from the community?”

Wohl: “Everyone at Syosset has been incredibly supportive. My department colleagues organized a surprise send-off party for me before I went to the taping, and I was so touched by the palpable excitement my students reacted with when I first told them. Once the news broke school-wide on the video announcements the Friday before my appearance, walking anywhere in the school was quite an amazing experience, because it felt like every second a student or staff member I had never met before were congratulating me. I felt very gratified and deeply appreciative.”

Syosset High School teacher Daniel Wohl (Photo courtesy Jeopardy!)

Out Of The Den, Into Your Zen

Feel the balmy breezes of the Long Island Sound. Smell the blooms. Catch some fireworks. Connect with family and friends. Eat alfresco. Retreat and relax. Enjoy the best parts of your day, all day. From May to October the world is your oyster, to barbeque, to clambake, to party, to chill.

Think of your spring, summer, and even fall, with outdoor furniture that brings comfort, style, durability and sustainability. Places to build your story.

Excited? Here is some inspiration to begin your design journey…

Open your mind to mixed materials that work together and add textural interest.

Teak wood mixed with aluminum, natural materials like stone. Make it your own by integrating pops of colors, accent tables,

and chairs from other collections, to provide an eclectic designer look.

Metallic mixes and lighter frame colors of neutrals, natural, and handcrafted finishes provide modern feel and sophistication. They are perfect for making both small and large places chic, inviting. Select outdoor furniture companies, like Brown Jordan and Castelle, create their silhouettes from resilient casted aluminum and are powder coated with elegant multi-step hand finishes.

Circular sofas are desirable with deep seating and places to stretch out and be completely in comfort. Safavieh’s luxury interior partners, Bernhardt, Vanguard and Lexington are expanding their collections outdoors bringing similar styles and looks from inside, out. This creates a seamless, flowing look to your whole home.

What is an outdoor paradise without a place to eat? Larger dining and seating groupings encourage connection. Alfresco dining at its best. Don’t forget dessert by the fire pit.

Relief from sizzling hot, sultry days? Companies like Frankford outfit your outdoor oasis with cantilever umbrellas

of unmatched strength and durability, engineered to withstand a thunderstorm with 35 mph winds.

Build your zen, come on out of your den

The season is upon us, Safavieh’s outdoor gallery is located at 2 Channel Dr. in Port Washington. The Safavieh design team is ready to create with you timeless looks for your city terrace or balcony, backyard, seaside or mountain retreat. In addition, look upstairs at the outlet, chock full of indoor offerings.

—By Hilary Gray Zipper, Safavieh design consultant

Campbell outdoor sectional, perfect for lounging by the pool

Brown Jordan—Oscar dining table with aluminum frame rope chairs

Vanguard—Fremont side chairs and Tiburon dining table

Vanguard—Montclair bench seat and swivel glider (Photos from Safavieh)

Safavieh lures clients outdoors…

Adjustable straps and an elastic underband give you extra support and a personalized fit. Rachel skirt in Animal Dot ($148)

The elastic, pull-on waistband is comfortable and effortless.

Change Of Scenery

This season’s swimwear and warm weather trends

With the warm weather approaching, it’s time to start planning looks for pool parties and beach trips. Finding a bathing suit that makes you look good, feel confident and supported is a priority for many women when shopping for swimwear and associated apparel.

Port Washington entrepreneur Jamie Banks began a luxury swimwear brand, Change of Scenery, to help women find their perfect fits. With 20 years of experience in the fashion industry, Banks has

created a brand focusing on high-quality fabrics, flawless fit and timeless designs to make every customer feel confident.

Banks launched Change of Scenery a year ago and,

Kristen Dress in Abstract Wave ($248) Boldly styled with a sweeping tiered midi silhouette. Crafted from lightweight cotton and accented with soft smocking at the bodice.

Great for larger cup sizes because of the under-bust band and adjustable straps. Classic High Waisted Bottom in Ocean View ($78) Tracy dress unbuttoned in Ocean View ($248) Pairs over all swimsuits or wear it on its own for a weekend look.

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style features a halter neck tie, adjustable cups, and a spaghetti tie under the bust for a personalizable fit.

Tie High Waisted Bottoms in Navy ($84) The tie detail elevates the classic bottom so effortlessly.

Jessica Top in Animal Dot ($158)

Erika Top in Ocean View ($88)

Top in Navy ($88) This

Loryn Top in Cherry Red ($94) The removable halter neck tie easily loops through the twist bodice

Midrise Bottom in Cherry Red ($74)

The leg-lengthening silhouette features a clean look and feel you will love.

since then, has traveled the U.S. selling her products and helping women find their perfect fit. With Change of Scenery’s second collection, Banks has provided styles that she has heard customers directly request. She listens to the women she has styled and makes products that inspire

Change of Scenery offers swimwear and apparel in a wide variety of colors, patterns and styles. The swimwear designs are timeless classics with flattering styles for every woman. One-pieces, bikini tops, midrise and high waist bottoms are offered. Change of Scenery’s resortwear

collection is thoughtfully designed to balance go-to vacation and weekend silhouettes. Multiple dress styles and breezy pants and skirts are available. The apparel can be worn with swimwear as the perfect cover-up or can be paired with shoes for a complete outfit. Mix and match a fun pattern bathing suit with a solid color clothing item to keep your swim style fresh and maximize vacation looks. Pairing a patterned swimsuit with a matching pattern clothing item offers a sleek and simple look.

In May, Change of Scenery will be launching with Nordstrom. Visit shopchangeofscenery.com to view the latest summer styles. —Information compiled from Change of Scenery by Julie Prisco

Niki One Piece in Floral Ikat ($158) A deep plunge neckline and adjustable back straps. Rachel skirt in Fresh White ($148) Pairs perfectly with all swimsuits or with your own favorite t-shirt.

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Stephanie Rash Guard in Ikat ($138) This style offers extra coverage and protection when out in the sun.

High Waisted Bottom in Ikat ($78) Power compression mesh lining across the front torso to ensure a comfortable and flattering fit.

Dress in Grotto ($168) The perfect day-to-night style that flatters every body type. The dress has an adjustable drawstring to highlight your waist while allowing for maximum comfort.

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The Bahr Gallery Presents ‘The Hippie Ethos’

Exhibit runs through July 16

BY JENNIFER CORR jcorr@antonmediagroup.com

Ted Bahr, of the Bahr Gallery in Oyster Bay, has long prided himself on collecting first-edition, psychedelic rock posters, opening the gallery in 2018.

And he’s continuing his mission of preserving the glory days of the hippie movement through his newest gallery “The Hippie Ethos,” which will show off posters that announced concerts and promoted the hippie lifestyle. This exhibit will run through July 16.

“This is my passion and so the late 1960s psychedelic rock posters is all we do, all the time,” Bahr said. “This [exhibition] is a little bit different in that there are some rock posters, but there’s a lot of what I would call hippie lifestyle type of posters. Or they are also rock posters advertising concerts, but they give off the feeling of the hippie lifestyle. In other words, the way the hippies dressed and the way they behaved. This exhibition puts that on display.”

We all know the movement of the 1960s, a time that was fueled by marijuana and LSD.

“The sixties such as we remember

them (or not…) hosted a creative explosion in the arts, music and fashion, combined with a belief that the world could be born anew,” a press release announcing the exhibition described. “Characterized by the vivid, flowing colors of psychedelic art and music, and a belief that love was the solution to all problems, hippie culture set out to transform the world by rejecting every social, political, economic and aesthetic feature of mainstream Western society.”

Bahr said that the hippie ethos, or lifestyle, was a rejection of their parents’ generation. And despite his knowledge and love for this time period, he wasn’t old enough to truly experience it.

“I’m 64 years old and I just missed the sixties,” Bahr said. “I was too young, and sometimes the way nostalgia works is if you just miss a period, you feel like that’s the most exciting period in time... So, I’ve always been fascinated with the music and the culture of the late 1960s, which was really more at times a utopian period of peace and love and joy and optimism. A lot of people, certainly people that come into the gallery, talk about how the music from the late ’60s and the early ’70s was really the most powerful.”

How Bahr comes to find these posters is participating in online auctions. He does

not buy posters through eBay.com, because often the seller does not know if they have a first edition poster. Bahr prides himself on being the only gallery to specialize in collecting the first printings of these posters. This exhibition will feature prominent late 1960s poster artists including Wes Wilson, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, Jacqui Morgan, Milton Glaser, Bonnie MacLean, Joe Roberts Jr., Robert Fried, Alan “Gut” Terk, Tom Weller, Bob Schnepf, Rick Griffin and Wilfried Satty.

When these posters were first printed, the press release explained, they often served as inexpensive art that the users could get

stoned to, embrace Native American culture or Eastern religions, or protest the war to. They were used as a form of self-expression. And today, these posters will certainly immerse anyone who comes to the exhibition in a time that peace and love were celebrated, and an excitement was brewing over the fact that the world could possibly change.

“This psychedelic style of the late 1960s is recognized by museums around the world as a unique and important art form, so that will be on display in our gallery,” Bahr said.

Visit bahrgallery.com to learn more.

“Bob Dylan,” by Milton Glaser, lithograph, 1967

“Mescalito” by Rick Griffin, blacklight lithograph, 1968 “Flash,” by Bob Schnepf, 1967, lithograph

“Mt. Tamalpais Hippie Parade,” by Alan Terk, 1967 lithograph

Hicks Nurseries And The Rise (And Fall) Of The Gold Coast Estates

BY CHRISTY HINKO chinko@antonmediagroup.com

Today, it’s commonplace for many people across Long Island to make a trip or three to Hicks Nurseries in Westbury for the sheer nostalgia, particularly around the store’s fall, winter and springtime wonderland displays and selection. It is famous for being able to pass those memories from generation to generation, dating back to the mid1800s, a testament to its dedication to the trade.

Hicks Nurseries has a rich history that many are not familiar with. Historian and author Richard Panchyk recently offered his knowledge of the nursery and its role in crafting the Gold Coast into a dreamy tree-filled landscape more than a century ago.

On April 13, Panchyk spoke at the Old Westbury Gardens lecture series about Hicks Nurseries and how it grew and changed over time, adapting its business model to ebb and flow with the growth and evolution of Long Island, particularly the Gold Coast, since its founding in 1853. The area was under a steady rise in development as the area turned from Quaker farming community to playground for the rich.

“Hicks Nurseries was very important to the estates that were being built at the time, from about 1900 to the 1920s,” Panchyk said. “They offered the ability to supply fully grown trees to the estate owners to create a landscape that looks

like it has been there, not with seedlings.”

An instant and established landscape was the desired effect that these new estate owners wanted.

“Estate owners did not want to wait until they were 60 years old to see fully grown trees; they wanted it all, right away,” Panchyk said. “Hicks had the technology to make that happen, to move trees that were 25 years old and plant them.”

He said this was the perfect service for the estates that were being built by the dozens all along the North Shore.

Hicks worked on some of the biggest and most prominent estates.

“They weren’t Olmsteds, but they did their own landscaping and designing and they still do to this day,” Panchyk said. “They had the ability to create your garden or your estate lawn to your liking.”

Their workforce must have been incredibly substantial to pull this kind of service off.

“They had a large property, several

hundred acres; their existing location is the heart of their original operations,” Panchyk said. “Back then, there was no Northern State Parkway; their property extended south to what is now a huge section of Westbury, including the Drexell Avenue School.”

Panchyk said Hicks advertised in their early days that they could move trees hundreds of miles, not just locally. They had the ability to bring trees to other states and halfway across the country. They also offered product catalogs for people to order from, especially those who did not live nearby.

“They advertised everything from evergreens to surprisingly, and back then, what we consider now to be weed trees, the Norway maple; we consider that a weed tree, an invasive species,” Panchyk said.

The 1920s was the tail end of the major building estates.

“Estate owners began shifting their focus to adding small things to their landscape, adding trees and shrubs, rhododendrons and bushes and renovating gardens,” he said.

“As the Gold Coast vanished, Hicks had to adjust its business model,” Panchyk said. “They shifted their attention to suburban customers, the people with

smaller properties. Hicks shifted away from bigger trees and sold off some of its business property. They did not need the same space it once did to cultivate gigantic trees as it would for geraniums and shrubs.”

Harbor Hill is one of the largest estates that Hicks Nurseries is credited with designing although you might recognize one of their famous projects, the large beech tree on the patio of Old Westbury Gardens. That tree was established in approximately 1906, when the estate grounds were completed.

“The current day Hicks Nurseries is as successful today as it had been when it was founded,” Panchyk said.

Born in Queens, Panchyk has been a Westbury resident for 26 years. He is the author of 54 books, with more than 30 local history titles on Long Island and New York City, including Westbury: A Brief History, Westbury from Above, Hidden History of Long Island, and 101 Glimpses of the North Shore.

Visit www.oldwestburygardens.org to learn more about the lecture series. Visit www.hicksnurseries.com/about-us to learn more about Hicks Nurseries, including photos. Open every day, Hicks Nurseries is located at 100 Jericho Tpke. in Westbury.

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Welcome The Newest WWE Hall Of Fame Inductee: Andy Kaufman

BY JULIE PRISCO jprisco@antonmediagroup.com

Famous comedian, actor, and wrestler Andy Kaufman was recently inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Kaufman is known for his performance art comedy which blurred the lines between reality and fiction. He was born in Great Neck on Jan. 17, 1949, and passed away from lung cancer in May of 1984 at the young age of 35.

Kaufman’s comedy was groundbreaking, as people never knew what was real or fake when he appeared on shows like Saturday Night Live and Late Night with David Letterman. Kaufman played Latka on Taxi, which starred famous actors Danny DeVito, Tony Danza, Judd Hirsch and Marilu Henner. Kaufman’s iconic life and career was memorialized in the 1999 movie, Man On The Moon with Jim Carrey playing Andy Kaufman.

Kaufman’s roots in Great Neck led him to come back to town and visit the Playhouse Theater and Squire Movie Theater. Tina Mosetis, a Great Neck native who worked at the theaters, recalled in an interview with the Great Neck Record how Kaufman visited before his passing.

Mosetis worked at the cashier booth on the street, allowing her to look at the people walking on the sidewalks. Kauffman walked into the theater, back out to the street, back in and out again. Mosetis recalls him looking around and being a bit frustrated. He finally approached her and asked for the lady manager, Mosetis’ mother, Hope.

“He told me that he wanted to thank her for always being kind to him,” said Tina. “It was very sweet. But I didn’t realize the significance of it till six months later when he passed away. He sought my mom out to thank her for her kindness.”

One of Kaufman’s most extraordinary acts, which still confuses fans today, is his wrestling career, where he wrestled women and had a public feud with Jerry Lawler, a star of the Memphis wrestling territory. Kaufman’s performance art comedy led him to take on characters and personas where he would rarely break character. In an interview with Letterman and Lawler, Kaufman stated that in his wrestling career, he was playing the role of a “bad guy wrestler.” Kaufman’s “bad guy wrestler” role started when he began calling on women to challenge him in the ring.

On Late Night with David Letterman in February of 1982, Kaufman explained how his wrestling career came to be. He said, “What started out as a joke a few years ago as part of my concert act, now has become such a serious thing. I offer

$1,000 to any woman who can beat me in a wrestling match. I’m getting challenges from all over the country. So, I’ve started wrestling in professional arenas, like Madison Square Garden on professional wrestling shows with professional wrestlers.”

Kaufman’s career wrestling women and playing the “bad guy wrestler” role got many people angry. He would taunt women to get them to challenge him and make videos about how he was an undefeated wrestler. Kaufman didn’t care if people got mad or disliked him for his wrestling; he enjoyed manipulating the fans’ emotions and playing the “bad guy” role.

In a VICE YouTube video, wrestling historian and personality Jim Cornette takes fans through the feud between Kaufman and ‘The King,’ Lawler. Cornette explains that Lawler invited Kaufman to his wrestling territory in Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum to put on a few matches with women. Kaufman wrestled three women in the Memphis match. The first two he pinned, but the third woman, Foxy, lasted longer in the ring with Kaufman than any other woman he wrestled.

While Foxy put up a good fight, Kaufman prevailed and won the match. It was then that Lawler got in the ring and grabbed Kaufman to pull him back. Kaufman embellishes the move, and flies across the ring. According to Cornette, the crowd went wild, leading Lawler to plan a single match between him and Kaufman, thus starting the infamous feud. Kaufman would send videos into Lawler to taunt him, make fun of wrestling and Tennessee just to get a rise out of Lawler and the fans.

The match between professional wrestler Lawler and TV star comedian Kaufman took place at the Mid-South Coliseum on April 5, 1982. Cornette was a photographer for the match, and he recounts Kaufman running around the ring, even jumping out of the ring to avoid Lawler. Lawler convinced Kaufman to get back in the ring and pulled a dangerous move, the pile driver. Cornette shares that since the pile driver was banned from wrestling, the match was called and Kaufman won by disqualification. Although the match was over, the crowd was going wild, leading Lawler to pick Kaufman up and do the pile driver again.

Kaufman asked for an ambulance to be called and he was taken out of the ring on a stretcher. After that match, Kaufman wore a neck brace for months and played victim. Months after the match, Lawler and Kaufman appeared together on Late Night with David Letterman. Kaufman still wore the neck brace. The interview was heated, with Kaufman demanding an apology from Lawler and Lawler saying that Kaufman didn’t deserve one. Tension between the two became so high that Lawler stood up and slapped Kaufman so hard he flew out of his chair. When the show came back from commercial, Kaufman was pacing on stage, screaming and threatening to sue Lawler. The two kept up their feud for years. Some fans are still unsure if the tension was real or not. Since Kaufman’s death, Lawler has stated in multiple interviews that their feud was an act and that Kaufman respected wrestling and found the whole feud fun. At the end of March, Kaufman was

inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Along with Kaufman, the Inductee Class of 2023 includes Rey Mysterio, The Great Muta, Stacy Keibler and Tim White. Lawler and Jimmy Hart, another professional wrestler Kaufman went up against, inducted Kaufman into the Hall of Fame. Lawler made a tribute video that was played at the induction. Lawler said, “One of the most memorable moments of my career certainly involved Andy Kaufman.”

In an exclusive interview with WWE, Andy’s sister Carol Kaufman-Kerman spoke about Andy and how honored he would’ve been to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. She said, “Andy held on strong to his childhood dream. He loved wrestling, he loved watching it. He appreciated a real wrestling audience. I’m really thankful and touched that he’s been honored and memorialized in this way.”

Foxy and Kaufman in the ring

Lawler allowed Kaufman to put him in a headlock during their match, April 5, 1982.

Kaufman after the fight with Lawler (Photos from Classic Memphis Wrestling | Facebook)