Roslyn News Magazine Spring 2018

THE ROSLYN NEWS AN ANTON MEDIA GROUP PUBLICATION • SPRING 2018

M A G A Z I N E

William Cullen Bryant

A 140 year legacy

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Contents 8 Letter from the Publisher

It’s spring for Roslyn News Magazine

By Angela Susan Anton

12 A New York Icon

William Cullen Bryant and his Cedarmere estate are synonymous with literature, history and politics that remain a symbol throughout Roslyn and Manhattan

By Joe Scotchie

20 A Man Of Many Letters

Roslyn honors the literary heritage and contributions of Christopher Morley

By Joe Scotchie

26 Head Honcho

The Nassau County Museum of Art welcomes Charles A. Riley II as its new director

By Jennifer Fauci

34 Another Night Out

The historical My Father’s Place returns to Roslyn to reignite its legacy at a new location

By Dave Gil de Rubio

41 She’s Got Sole 49

Roslyn’s elite runner makes a stop in her hometown as she continues training for the next Olympics

By Chris Boyle

44 Camera Sly

Artistic photographer Xiomáro showcases Long Island’s landscaped beauty

By Jennifer Fauci

49 Lunch Break

Make a reservation at these Roslyn lunch spots, including the best butcher shop in town

By Kimberly Dijkstra

52 On The Mark

The Sid Jacobson JCC looks to expand its servitude

of community wellness

By Anthony Murray

Cover photo of the William Cullen Bryant home by Alex Nuñez

58 Antiquity vs. Modernity

The contemporary Atria on Roslyn Harbor interjects itself into Roslyn’s architectural traditions

By Frank Rizzo

62 On The Mark

The Landmark Society has protected and preserved the town’s monuments for nearly six decades

By Joseph Catrone

68 The Key To The Town

A complete guide to the main businesses and organizations that keep Roslyn going

72 My Roslyn

Residents share why they love living in Roslyn

By Christina Claus

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If one word could be used to describe the Village of Roslyn, it would be history. Its origins date back to 1633 and as such, is rich in people and places, all with their own unique stories, a number of which we’ll be highlighting in this issue of Roslyn News Magazine. Anton Media Group has done a solid job keeping the spotlight on Roslyn, starting with The Roslyn News, which has been keeping folks abreast of what goes on in this unique community since 1877. And we’ve kept up with the times by making our mark in cyberspace through our website, www.roslyn-news. com.

For this issue of the magazine, we have longtime Roslyn News editor and historical maven Joe Scotchie penning stories on legendary poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant on the 140th anniversary of his death. Joe also brings to life Christopher Morley, another Roslyn journalist, who has a local park named after him. A big part of Roslyn’s charm is how pleasing it is to the eye. Joseph Catrone’s piece on the Landmark Society highlights the importance of the incredibly active organization that does so much to preserve the community’s physical character.

Frank Rizzo writes about some of this in his piece about the changing Roslyn landscape and new developments like the Atria Roslyn, which provides a subtle contrast to Roslyn’s historical aspects. Culture is a major cornerstone of this village’s character. Jennifer Fauci does a wonderful job showcasing this via a story on the Nassau County Museum Of Art’s new director, Charles Riley and his upcoming Jazz Age Exhibit, along with a profile she wrote on local artist Xiomáro. Both are stories that hit a sweet spot for me as president of the Nassau County Museum of Art Board of Trustees. Elsewhere, Dave Gil de Rubio helps us welcome back My Father’s Place, the storied live music venue that will be enjoying a second act when it reopens in June as part of the newly renovated Roslyn Hotel. And with all that there is to see and do in Roslyn, it helps that Kimberly Dijkstra pulled together a round-up of lunch spots to dine at that includes Center Cuts, Landmark Diner and Lou Joe. As you can see, there’s plenty to dive into as we scratch the surface of what makes this community so wonderful.

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Bryant:

Poetry, Politics And The Common Good

By Joe Scotchie

Bryant’s study with his books and writing desk.

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hen William Cullen Bryant died in 1878, he was able to look back on a productive life. His 1817 poem, “Thanatopsis,” made him one of the brightest lights in the emerging American literary firmament. As a newspaper editor, he had helped to build up The New York Evening Post, the predeces- A portrait of William Cullen Bryant in 1878 just before his death. sor to today’s New York Post to a popular publication in the rough-and-tumble world of New York journalism. As a political, his friend Abraham Lincoln had been elected and re-elected president and the bloody Civil War ended in a Union victory and the abolition of slavery.

As a poet, none of Bryant’s verse is in print today and American literature textbooks have long passed him by.

But the name lives. There is, of course, the Bryant Library and the Bryant Viaduct Bridge in Roslyn, plus a refurbished Cedarmere in Roslyn Harbor, complete with a plaque for passersby. Queens County has William Cullen Bryant High School, while Manhattan has Bryant Park behind the New York Public Library. And Cooper Union, where Bryant introduced Lincoln for his famous inaugural speech in New York City still stands.

As important is Bryant’s beloved Roslyn Harbor estate, Cedarmere. Standing on a seven-acre site, this spacious house, which was built in 1787 by Richard Kirk, is now under the jurisdiction of Nassau County. The Friends of Cedarmere, a volunteer, non-profit organization actively assists in the preservation of the gardens, the main house and outbuildings. That work has paid off as the estate is on the National Register of Historic Places and the New

Cedarmere, the Bryant family home.

publication in the Northeast, contributing to its wealth York State Underground Heritage Trail. While approachand that of its co-owner. As the 19th century progressed, ing Cedarmere, motorists can view a sign constructed by Bryant became a Free Soiler and in time, a Republican. the county that highlights Cedarmere’s importance.

Lincoln’s Cooper Union speech is widely credited with Cedarmere’s ownership passed from Kirk to William propelling to the GOP nomination in the 1860 election.

Hicks to Joseph A. Moulton and finally, in 1843, to By then, Bryant’s own fame was secure. In 1855, he was Bryant, who gave the 40-acre property its current name. elected an Associate Fellow of the American Academy In addition to the gardens, the property has a house, of Arts and Sciences. In pond, boathouse, mill addition to poetry, Bryant and a landscape. Over the also wrote short stories years, Bryant, whose fame and edited a successful was nationwide, added on ...To that mysterious realm, where each shall take/His chamber in the silent halls picture book, Picturesque acres and buildings to the of death,/Thou go not, like the quarAmerica, which described property. The poet-editor ry-slave at night,/Scourged to his dunscenic places in the United also continued to pursue geon, but, sustained and soothed/By an States and Canada. his literary interests. unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,/ In Roslyn, Bryant comResidents may request Like one who wraps the drapery of his muted to his offices at the an appointment to take a couch/About him, and lies down to Post, while also embarking guided tour of the first floor pleasant dreams. on an ambitious translation of Cedarmere. To reserve —quote from “Thanatopsis” of both The Iliad and The a spot, call 516-544-3944, Odyssey. As civic-minded option 3. as ever, Bryant’s influence A native of Massachusetts, goes well beyond poetry and journalism. He promoted Bryant initially embarked on a career in law. Frustrated the idea of Central Park before it became popular and by the legal profession, Bryant left Great Barrington, was also a driving proponent behind the creation of the MA, for the brighter lights of New York City, where his Metropolitan Museum of Art. His work in science led literary reputation was well established. As with most him to become one of founders of New York Medical writers of his day, Bryant found work in the newspaper field, working, first, for the New York Review and later, for College.

Bryant’s verse may be out of date, but his life is a The New York Evening Post. Bryant’s star rose rapidly at prime example of the famous Christopher Wren saying: the Post, moving from assistant editor to editor-in-chief If you want to see the man’s monuments, look about you to co-owner of the afternoon paper. Meanwhile, Bryant’s everywhere. own political views began to vary. The paper supported the candidacy of Andrew Jackson and with the former’s election, The Evening Post became an influential —Additional information provided by Friends of Cedarmere

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Formerly the Roslyn Viaduct, it was renamed in 2012 in honor of Bryant.

Kindred Spirits Asher Durand depicts Bryant with Thomas Cole, in this Hudson River School work. In 1904, Bryant’s daughter Julia donated the painting to the New York Public Library. In 2005, it was sold at auction to Walmart heiress Alice Walton for $35 million.

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n addition to the library, most of us are also familiar with Bryant Avenue, the road that goes along the east side of Hempstead Harbor, passing his home, which sometime before 1893, was also named in his honor. It is also of interest to note that when the Roslyn Cemetery was established in 1861, Bryant bought the first plot. It was here in 1866 that he buried his beloved wife Frances, and it was here in 1878, that he was buried. The Roslyn Cemetery is now on the New York State and National Registers of Historic Sites. Here are some other Bryant Legacies in New York.

Today known as the New York Post, Bryant was a journalist, and long-time editor and part owner of the New York Evening Post.

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A 141 acre serene park with trails and sculptures. Today, it is part of the Nassau County Museum of Art.

The egacy Of William Cullen Bryant In New York

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Bryant Preserve

William Cullen Bryant Memorial An outdoor sculpture of the poet is located at Bryant Park in Manhattan. The bronze statue was created by Herbert Adams and installed in 1911.

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Christopher Morley:

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Christopher Morley (1890-1957), the longtime Roslyn Estates resident who has a park and Knothole Club named for him, is just one example. There are other honors, namely Walt Whitman Road, Walt Whitman High School, even the village of Melville might have been named for the famous New York-born author of Moby Dick. Such efforts remind me of a line in a poem, “Sorrows of Intellectual Life” by Fred Chappell, the former poet laureate of North Carolina:

Christopher Morley was an American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet.

Search all of America from coast to coast, You’ll never find a Boulevard Robert Frost, No Stevens Stadium, no Eliot Avenue: The books are many, the monuments are few.

Ginsberg and Roethke could mesmerize the house, But now lie fodder for silverfish and mouse.

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Here in Roslyn, we have not only Morley Park, but also the Bryant Library and the Bryant Viaduct, not to mention the best public libraries in the United States. Let’s hope that young people take advantage of it.

Morley has one fine non-fiction collection in print. Christopher Morley’s New York is a compilation of newspaper columns Morley wrote from the 1920s to the 1950s. Morley was a man of letters. He edited the Saturday Review of Literature and co-founded the Baker Street Irregulars, a literary society dedicated to the study of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories. He also served as an editor for the Book-Of-The Month Club.

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Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway all worked as journalists. By the time of World War II, this was changing. In time, universities, not the newspaper office, is where the writer would find sanctuary.

Newspapers, in Morley’s day, were not necessarily journalism. The old America had political wars, but not so much the culture wars of today. Newspapers were also literary: Dense and numerous book reviews, poetry on page one. Not all of it was florid, either. Take 1955. Game One of the World Series between the Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Marianne Moore, the famed poet and Brooklyn Dodger fan, who lived in Fort Greene, wrote a poem in honor of her beloved Bums, one that appeared on page one of The New York Daily News, then enjoying a circulation north of 2 million. Two decades earlier, in 1936, Moore’s fellow modernist poet, Allen Tate, wrote his lyr-

ical “To The Lacemonians” for page one of The Richmond News, verse honoring a Confederate soldiers reunion. Think about it. Cutting-edge poetry right there on page one.

Morley, too, wrote poetry, even though he was not identified with any school of verse. He was, to be sure, a promethean man of letters, publishing such well-received novels as Parnassus on Wheels, The Haunted Bookshop and Kitty Foyle, the latter of which was made into an Academy Award-winning movie. Above all, Morley was a prose poet of New York. He loved the city, searching out and celebrating any atom of it. What Dr. Johnson famously said about 19th century London was true of Morley’s early-20th century New York: Tired of it and you are tired of life.

Morley was lucky to have lived when he did. New York was a financial and cultural capital. But it was not a political capital. It

was a safe city, whose public schools produced Nobel Prize winners. In his novel, Closing Time, Joseph Heller recalled radio broadcasts signing off by saluting the city as one where “seven million people lived in peaceful democracy.” In Morley’s day, the number was about five million. What did Morley love about New York? Like Alfred Kazin, he was a walker in the city. He loved the world of books and bookstores, of museums, of music halls, a city where one could constantly pursue the life of the mind. He loved, too, the world of tugboats and subways.

Morley was a lifelong gourmet; he loved the city of restaurants and saloons. Morley championed the era of three-hour lunches, when men could dine and drink and talk. A graduate of Oxford University and a lifelong Anglophile, Morley gravitated towards the world of clubs and male bonding.

Not surprisingly, all roads headed to McSorley’s wonderful saloon in the Lower East Side, where a Christopher Morley could sit and eat and drink and most importantly, write and edit in peace for hours on end. Morley, like other poets of his day, was especially entranced by the Woolworth Building, the city’s first great skyscraper, a building that dominated New York until the era of the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building took over. Morley also loved West End Avenue, a boulevard that he praised for being “fresh with life” and full of adventure.

It is noteworthy also that Morley was not a native.

He grew up in Haverhill, PA and like countless other ambitious young people, then and now, he made a beeline to the big city.

Think O. Henry, Hart Crane, Thomas Wolfe, Tom Wolfe and Jay McInerney, among many others, out-of-towners who also sang of the great city. Morley occasionally cast a cold eye on New York. In one column, he

particularly mourned the passing of a nymph statue, a Diana model, claiming that something beautiful had been gutted from New York. We all have our stories to tell on this front.

He sympathized with the struggles of the commuter. He noted the advances of modernity encroaching on his beloved and then-rustic Roslyn, while eventually coming to terms with the amenities of suburban life. Morley’s life mirrored the history of twentieth-century New York: When the preWorld War II New York disappeared, people learned that the prosperity of 1950s suburbia was a good enough trade-off.

Morley was an innocent in New York. His New York was the capital city of that rough-and-tumble nation that lived from the end of World War I until Dec. 7, 1941. What New Yorkers worried about in the post-World War II-era—crime, public schools, a rising cost of living—never entered his mind, at least in what he wrote.

Morley was a man who was lucky to have lived when he did.

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Gold Coast Gatsby The Nassau County Museum of Art installs Charles Riley as its new director

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ituated on the former Frick Clayton Estate, the Nassau County Museum of Art is one of Roslyn’s treasured gems. Tucked away in the heart of Long Island’s Gold Coast, the property is the perfect place for storytelling in all artistic forms. And who better to narrate a story or paint a picture than a former local boy who grew up just around the corner.

Charles A. Riley II, Ph.D, was recently appointed the new director of the Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA), and although he has only held the position since August, he is well aware of the creative legacies that lie beyond the brick wall.

“I‘ve known this museum for a number of decades and I’ve curated shows here, too,” says Riley of the iconic late 19th-century Georgian mansion. “This is my neighborhood. I grew up in Manhasset and whenever I drive to work, I remember my mom and I at the duck pond.”

Angela Susan Anton, who serves as president of the Board of Trustees of the Nassau County Museum of Art, made the announcement about the museum’s newest member.

“I am very happy and proud that Charlie is with us, leading the museum in a new direction with his enthusiasm,” she says. “Like the museum itself, he is a rare gem and I look forward to working with him as we continue to explore and preserve all of the wonderful art and history that Long Island has to offer.”

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Riley, an avid hockey player, is thrilled to have obtained the Hobey Baker Award for the upcoming Jazz Age exhibit.

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this post, Riley’s life is as global as it is impressive.

He attended local schools and played hockey, which is still a favorite pastime, and then went away to preparatory school. He graduated from Princeton University with a degree in English (appropriately so as he lived in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s dorm room), worked at Time Inc. as a journalist and lived and worked in China for a wonderful period his life. Add professor and author to that list (he has authored 33 books), and now director, Riley is the epitome of an all-encompassing study of the humanities. His published works include Free as Gods: How the Jazz Age Reinvented Modernism (2017), The Jazz Age in France (2004), The Art of Peter Max (2002), Color Codes (1995) and The Saints of Modern Art (1998). His most recent book, a study of Rodin, was published in English and Chinese. For Riley, he thought he was closing the book on his storied career, and was ready for retirement.

“When they offered me this, I thought, ‘here’s another classroom, here’s another medium, and what can I do with a new medium?’ says Riley of his directorship. “I wanted to examine the truth in literature, art and music in the Jazz Age so that’s why I curated the exhibition.”

Said exhibition, titled “The Jazz Age: Picasso, Matisse, Chanel, Gershwin, Joyce, Fitzgerald and Hemingway” will run from March 23 to July 8, replacing the current exhibition “Fool the Eye.” The museum’s permanent collection is comprised of more than 500 art objects, spanning American and European art of the 19th and 20th centuries.

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As a lover of the Gilded Age in all forms of art, Riley, who says his whole life was “basically the Jazz Age,” wanted to highlight the masterpieces that made the era of the 1920s so memorable.

“Where are we? We are in East Egg…Gatsby country,” says Riley of the name that has become synonymous with Long Island’s Gold Coast. “But for me, I say give me Paris in the Jazz Age. Everyone was there: James Joyce, Picasso, Hemingway, Fitz, Gertrude Stein, Gershwin, everyone was there rubbing shoulders and helping one another.”

Among his many favorite works of art, Riley shared that he has always loved Johannes Vermeer and that much of Henri Matisse’s work appeals to him as well.

“I don’t think anyone can say they are not sustained by an encounter with a Leonardo DaVinci, but art that really sustains me would be a masterpiece that is hugely philosophical and aesthetic in power,” he says. “I would love to take credit for Rembrandt’s The Night Watch. That is an epic one; it is a momentous and amazing painting.”

In collecting art for his upcoming exhibition, Riley has reached out to the museum’s trustees, all of whom have their own impressive collections.

He also requests art from local museums like The Heckscher Museum, The Parrish Art Museum and several galleries in New York.

“The art of that era, it’s not easy to borrow,

Showstoppers: The Macklowe Necklace, works featuring Josephine Baker by Paul Colin and Stuart Davis will appear in the spring exhibition.

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but we’ll have a wonderful room for Josephine Baker,” says Riley of the wildly popular European performer. “We’ve got a beautiful 1920s Léger [Fernand] coming in; he was interested in the graphics of American advertising. I’ve got a beautiful Picasso from 1920s, e.e. cummings and an abstract painting as well as some works by Stuart Davis and Florine Stettheimer.”

Also featured in the exhibit will be a piano roll by Gershwin, The Hobey Baker Award hockey trophy and Francis Cugat’s original 1925 cover work of The Great Gatsby. While the spring exhibit is the first he has curated in his new role, Riley is looking ahead to incorporating more of an interdisciplinary approach to the humanities.

“The strength of this museum, and my secret weapon, is the education department,” he says of the museum’s educators. “To me, this museum should have as much art, literature, thinking and science as possible. It’s 145 acres of land and it’s a fantastic sustainability lesson for kids.”

Reem Hussein is the manager of The Manes Family Art and Education Center. In addition to coordinating art classes, enrichment programs, workshops and activities for adults, teens and children, she also assists in curating for the exhibition space.

“I feel art education and enrichment is essential to many as it speaks to individuals of all ages and abilities. Viewing art and learning the process in which it is created along with historical references is beneficial to all learners,” she says of educating Long Island about art. “Long Islanders have access to some of the most prominent museums in the world in New York City, but travel to the city becomes more costly and requires planning.”

Hussein added that as one of the largest suburban art museums, NCMA’s “unique history as part of the Gold Coast estates makes it a destination for history buffs.”

“The architecture of the Saltzman building, sculpture park and two exhibition spaces, are admired by daily visitors,” she says. “We also have an art resource room filled with books that may be enjoyed by our visitors and art class participants and art instructors.”

As for what lies within the museum and for future shows, Riley hopes to stay on the scientific path for a bit, sharing his idea for a show on energy and how artists through the ages have tried to put energy on canvas.

“Some of it will be the environment but I think energy and art will be an amazing show,” he says. “Even starry energy is about the energy in the sky. I just want to explore what the role of beauty is in a world that isn’t particularly beautiful.”

Still learning in his new leadership role, Riley admitted that he is finding it difficult to find art that “cuts across cultural and generational divides.”

“What do I do to make people love this place?” he says. “The universality of art, which has always been something I believed in, I’m not quite sure is as universal as we think.”

But curating artwork for the future of this Gold Coast museum is something that Riley will handle with aplomb. After all, it is who he is as an author, professor, scholar and native resident, to not only set the highest standards, but achieve them brilliantly.

“I have to be a stronger advocate for the arts and what they can mean for myself, the museum and all who come to visit,” he says of his new professional home. “Roslyn is an aesthetic treasure chamber. It’s nice to be a museum that is an oasis for people to escape to.”

The Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor, NY 11576. For more information on the museum and upcoming exhibitions, call 516-484-9338 or visit www.nassaumuseum.org.

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or an 18-year stretch, the Village of Roslyn was ground zero for up-andcoming musicians and comics who would eventually go on to become household names. From its founding in 1971 right through its unfortunate closing on May 3, 1987, My Father’s Place (MFP) was where you’d catch the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Billy Crystal, Tom Petty, Billy Joel, The Police, Aerosmith and Madonna in their early days.

The mastermind and master of ceremonies was and continues to be Michael “Eppy” Epstein, Roslyn’s self-described “resident hippy,” who is set to relaunch MFP June 30 at its new home at The Roslyn Hotel, two-plus decades after it was shuttered.

As president and CEO of the Rozlyn Entertainment Corporation, Epstein is teaming up with CFO Alex Ewen and COO/General Manager Dan Kellachan to resurrect MFP as a 200-seat, 2,000-square foot supper club with a world-class restaurant that will be found in the hotel’s current ballroom and banquet hall. And while the 70-something music entrepreneur is as appreciative of

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the nostalgia tied to his first run with MFP (as evidenced by the string of endlessly fascinating anecdotes he’s quick to share), Epstein warns that this go-round with the club will be an entirely different experience.

“This is not going to be the old My Father’s Place. There’s no way that’s going to happen. We’re going to try to use this place as a sounding board for new talent anyway,” he says. “This isn’t going to be a place where people jump on the tables, drunk on cheap beer. It’s going to be an intimate and elegant, speakeasy/supper-club type of venue. Everyone who was 18 is now 56 or 55 and everyone wants to be up front and personal with the acts, and that’s what they’re paying for.”

Among the other amenities the new MFP will offer is a club membership program called Friends of My Father’s Place. By paying a one-time, introductory $50 fee, members will get initial notice for new shows, early ticket access, table reservations and member-only meet and greets. According to Kellachan, this amount is good through the rest of 2018 and all of 2019 before the annual fee goes up to $100. While membership is currently $50,

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Kellachan said members will be enrolled for the remainder of 2018 as well as 2019. Shortly after purchasing the Roslyn Hotel in March 2017, owner Sumeer Kakar was introduced to Epstein and Ewen through his broker, who arranged the original sale. While Kakar was unfamiliar with MFP, he quickly became a convert to its importance as a landmark. He is eagerly awaiting the completion of the buildout that will include number of upgrades including a spacious stage, state-of-the art sonics and sound system, a new eatery and a main entrance that will be accessible through a door from the parking garage.

“Personally, I think Roslyn is probably the most happening area on Long Island. It’s the most transient with restaurants and lounges to go to and things to do,” Kakar explains.

“We feel like we’re on the same page with Eppy in terms of providing a quality product and quality live music—not cover bands but original music. And that’s rare on Long Island and to even have something similar in Manhattan—there are only a few places that do that there. And we understand that the people in Roslyn are discerning in terms of

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Even though the first My Father’s Place was much more casual—more of a pizza and hamburger joint—we feel that this original crowd is more refined now and that’s who we need to cater to.”

The original MFP was a two-floor, 13,000-square foot space located on 19 Bryant Avenue, a stone’s throw from its new location. Having started out with his cousin Richie Hersch running what he called an alternative shopping center that included a head shop, silver crafter, clothing boutique and a cheese shop, the one element missing was a place to host live music, which Epstein was prohibited from doing by village zoning laws. His solution was to cross the street, where he offered owner Jay Lenahan to book rock acts at My Father’s Place, a struggling club/bowling alley. The club’s new incarnation relaunched on Memorial Day, May 31, 1971, with a sold-out Richie Havens show. Approximately 3,000

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artists and 6,000 shows performed here until MFP closed its doors nearly 20 years later.

The new MFP already has a slate of artists booked, many of whom played the club back in its heyday, with the inaugural gig kicking off with singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor. In subsequent weeks, fans will be able to see rockabilly legend Robert Gordon, Americana singer-songwriter Garland Jeffreys, blues legend John Hammond, fusion outfit Spyro Gyra, quirky roots-rockers NRBQ and swing revivalists Roomful of Blues.

And while this eclectic array of talent hearkens back to MFP’s roots as a showcase for all kinds of music, Epstein’s goal is to highlight new and original music, something that has also been a part of his club’s DNA. “I may get killed doing it, but I’m not going to leave the world at 70 years old, with the way the music industry is. It’s just not fair.

My Father’s Place was always about developing new talent—whether it was comedy, rock, blues, jazz or reggae,” he explains. “It’s always about new music. Yeah, you’d see the act there first. Then they’d play Malibu and then they’d play The Calderone or Nassau Coliseum. That was the progression. No one is trying to develop new talent anymore. The thing is, me booking attractions—it’s all about rich people paying stupid money to see an act. That’s not what it’s about. It’s about new reggae, new rock, new jazz, new blues and new comedy. Giving room to do what I still do, which is to develop new entertainers.”

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able and performances can be broadcast using cameras and iPhones to stream the shows, not unlike what Epstein was doing for the past two years when he was booking concerts at The Lighthouse in Glen Cove. It’s a far more challenging feat versus how Epstein worked in conjunction with WLIR and record labels back in the 1970s and 1980s, when promotional dollars flowed and the Internet had yet to upend the music industry model in a way where users don’t feel the need to pay for music. For his goal of breaking new talent, Epstein knows that live music is an integral part of the equation, something he was reminded of by storied music industry executive Ahmet Ertegun.

“I was upset because [local act] Barnaby Bye wasn’t getting a lot of airplay. There were a couple of pockets that we had—St. Paul, MN, and Des Moines, IA—weird places that the record was a hit—and of course WLIR and WBAB. I asked Ahmet what I was going to do and he said, ‘Eppy, just go out there and play.

Play Long Island, go out to Connecticut and New Jersey and have people get in front of the band. Let them become fanatics about the band. Then everything else will happen and we’ll be kissing your ass,’” Epstein recalls.

“He taught me that it’s important for people to see a band and fall in love with them.

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Soleful Runner While training for the 2020 summer Olympics, Emily Lipari keeps Roslyn in her heart

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Emily Lipari may run around the world, but she will always come back to Roslyn.

mily Lipari, a nationally celebrated professional middle-distance runner with hopes of competing in the Olympics, lives out of a suitcase and dedicates herself to traveling, training and running in her bid to be one of the best athletes of all time.

Lipari graduated college from Pennsylvania’s Villanova University in 2014, where she was considered one of the top middle-distance and cross-country runners in the history of their track program. She immediately signed a contract with Adidas and has since professionally engaged in athletic competition, focusing on the 1,500-meter and one-mile races. She’s engaging in high-altitude training in the rugged California mountains, and this summer she will be competing in Europe in an attempt to gain experience against international competitors while gearing up for a possible spot on the 2020 Olympic team.

“The Olympics are definitely the end goal, and everything goes on a four-year cycle,” says Lipari.

“I’m still training to make the U.S. team, and that’s always the end goal. I’m focusing on the Olympics in 2020, but it’s not about what you do that year, it’s what you achieve in the years leading up to it.”

Lipari originally graduated from Villanova with a degree in psychology with a minor in biology, and while possible future aspirations of a career in occupational or physical therapy are in the back of her mind, at the moment the 24-year-old is young and fit enough that she plans on concentrating on her running career for the foreseeable future.

“I thought about getting into some kind of program while I was running, but I don’t think I’d be giving myself a true shot if I did that,” she says. “I’m putting everything else on hold and I’m dedicating myself to training and running.”

Lipari has been an athlete her entire life. Her parents originally enrolled her in soccer when she was 4 years old, igniting a passion for sport and glory that has burned brightly to this day.

“As I got older I continued with soccer. I was on a travel team in high school and we won several state championships. I actually always thought that I was going to college for soccer, but when I got to the eighth grade my parents suggested that I start

running in the off-season,” she says. “As I started running, I realized that I loved being in control of my own destiny. When you’re on a soccer team, win or lose, you don’t really have much control over it because you’re with 12 other people. I’m a very competitive person—and when you’re on the track, if you have a good or bad day, it’s all on you, and I really just loved it.”

Lipari graduated from Roslyn High School in 2010, which she said seems like an eternity ago.

But while toughing it out on the road, she said her thoughts often return back to the support and training she received from her high school coaches, saying that she certainly wouldn’t be where she is today without their help.

“The further I get from Long Island, the more I actually miss it. I had a really close relationship with my two Roslyn High School coaches, and I think the reason why I have a blossoming career right now is because they were great, intelligent coaches,” she says. “I live a very nomadic lifestyle but whenever I get to go home, I always try to spend an extended amount of time at Roslyn High School and relive the memories from there.”

Lipari said that the accomplishment she takes the most pride in as an athletic competitor—and she has many—is when she won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) indoor championship, one of her first big individual titles.

“It meant so much, winning the NCAA title and I was just in tears,” says Lipari. “And one of my favorite memories from high school was when I won Penn Relays 3,000 meter race for the first time. I was not expected to win and it was in front of a giant stadium and I won a gold watch. It was very emotional for me.”

Running is a career path that keeps her on the road, but it’s backing from her loved ones, Lipari says, that will make her a champion just as much as hard work and determination.

“I have an amazing family that’s really supportive,” she says. “My mom, my brother, my dad—everybody is so into my running life. They love it so much and they were in tears when I won nationals. Their love and support has helped so much as I work to achieve my goals.”

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Beauty To Behold A North Shore photographer shares a snapshot of his life behind the lens

By Jennifer Fauci

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s any artist will tell you, storytelling is intertwined with art. While a picture is worth 1,000 words to some, to others, that is not enough to describe one’s thoughts on a subject. The recognition of beauty in all forms comes easily to lifelong New York artist Xiomáro, who circles back to Roslyn when he needs to be reminded of home.

“I’ve resided in Roslyn Heights for most of my adult life, which is probably one of the few constants I’ve had,” says the current photographer.

“After graduating from NYU School of Law, I worked in the litigation department of a large firm.

It was too corporate for my liking, so I went off on my own to become an entertainment attorney and artist manager representing many pop stars.”

Xiomáro’s artistic journey progressed with a teaching stint at Baruch College and performing with his rock band in the Northeast region. As if

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that wasn’t enough on his palate, after recovering from cancer (he was diagnosed in 2005), Xiomáro abandoned his law practice and decided to pursue photography as an art form.

“For me, I like art that appeals to both the senses and the mind. Something with layers of meaning that become uncovered as one spends more time with the piece,” he says of his artistic aesthetic.

“With my photographs, I try to create images that are pleasing to the eye. But through composition, I also try to show something new, convey a feeling or provoke further inquiry into a subject.”

Xiomáro enjoys shooting in open spaces, which is why he is fortunate to have many commissions with the National Park Service, shooting in sites such as

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“I think my aesthetic lends itself to introducing their historical and environmental sites to new audiences,” he says. “Art can be educational as well as beautiful.”

While it is hard to pick a favorite, Xiomáro shared that digital photography and printing have been his specialty for years, but he does miss working in a medium that “requires more physicality, say, oil painting or playing a musical instrument.”

“I recently created a combination I call ‘Photo Ceramics,’ where I fuse my printed photographs onto tiles by painting on layers of adhesives and finishes,” he says of a recent collection. “I might be too close to my work to accurately describe it as much of what I do now is by instinct. But observations I hear from museum-goers is that my photographs have rich color, dramatic shadows and an ethereal quality.”

Having traveled around the world and all over the country, the North Shore at this time for Xiomáro is an ideal locale.

“I love the hills, the old trees and the historic architecture in Roslyn Heights and Roslyn Village. It has a New England feel

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and close proximity to the water,” he says of the quaint town. “It’s a very inspiring place to live and work in especially during the spring time with its burst of colors and textures from the blossoms.”

The artist received a series of commissions from the National Park Service to create photographic collections of Julian Alden Weir’s Connecticut farm, home and studio, which will be featured in a book set to come out next year and will include a bit on Roslyn’s own William Cullen Bryant.

“Weir’s father was friends with William

Cullen Bryant and the two friends were instrumental in establishing an American style of painting based in realism, detail and centered compositions,” says Xiomáro regarding Bryant’s role. “As a well-known poet and journalist, Bryant’s academic views on art held great authority especially after they became part of the curricula taught at various institutions. The art of Bryant’s era was based in realism, detail, and centered compositions.”

Looking ahead to upcoming exhibitions with the National Park Service, Xiomáro will always return to the peaceful solitude of the North Shore, highlighting its pastoral history and showcasing the natural seasonal elements that residents live for.

“There is a charming feel that you can’t get in other places,” he says of Roslyn.

“I especially enjoy walking home from the studio late at night, hearing the faint ringing of the Roslyn Clock Tower bell.”

No matter where he goes, Xiomáro’s camera will be along for the ride; snapping scenic shots and capturing the beauty of Long Island and beyond. To view or purchase his work, visit www.xiomaro.com.

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A Cut Above

By Kimberly Dijkstra

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t used to be that every town had a butcher shop and everyone knew their friendly neighborhood butcher. Times have changed, but Roslyn’s Justin Aronoff and Doug Cohen are reinventing the past with Center Cuts Gourmet Butcher & Catering.

“Butcher shops were a dying breed,” says Aronoff. “We brought it back to life with color and energy, and we bring a twist to it.”

Open since 2014, Center Cuts is more than just a butcher shop. It offers an extensive daily lunch menu and grill-to-go menu with signature burgers, sandwiches, salads and sides.

Aronoff and Cohen met while working at The Meat House, a New Hampshirebased butcher chain. When it closed several years ago, they saw an opportunity to fill a necessity in the community and take it to another level.

The Roslyn High School and Wheatley School grads began by stocking the store with high quality meats. “Customers started asking ‘Can you come and do barbecues at our house?,’ ‘Can you bring the chef?,’ ‘Can you bring your servers?’”

Aronoff says. “Little by little the business grew organically into a full-service catering company.”

They’ve been successful with that aspect of the business. On Super Bowl Sunday, they had so many orders to fill, they began frying chicken wings at 4 o’clock in the morning. People have already started to book their events for summertime.

It’s important to Aronoff to offer flexibility to his customers regarding food allergies and special diets.

“We don’t like saying no here,” he says, and means it.

Many menu items are gluten-free and it all can be customized upon request.

Despite specializing in meat, vegetarians

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hough relatively small in area, Roslyn has no shortage of fabulous restaurants. There are a variety of dining establishments in every corner of the lovely Gold Coast town. When it’s nearing lunchtime and you’re craving something flavorful, try one of these off-the-beaten-path eateries.

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will find plenty to choose from at the Willis Avenue establishment.

Aronoff’s pride and joy is the popcorn chicken. It’s his favorite item on the menu and customers can’t get enough.

“We make the batter from scratch for the popcorn chicken,” he says. “The second we make it, the tray is gone usually within the hour.”

Aronoff loves the feeling of finishing up a catering job.

“We do jobs serving 100 people and get compliments from every single one. They are thrilled with our staff,” he says. “We have an excellent staff.”

“There’s no better feeling than knowing that we did the right job for someone,” he adds.

Aronoff and Cohen will soon be expanding into the restaurant business with BLVD25, a new American kitchen in Manhasset. They are joining forces with Ryan Weber, a general manager for JeanGeorges Restaurant Group, to open the new venture in the spring.

“We decided to get together and bring a little touch of Manhattan to Northern Boulevard,” Aronoff says.

Center Cuts has brought back an old-world style of butchering that Roslyn has welcomed with open arms. The crew at Center Cuts provides a valuable service to the community while putting love into every detail of the food they prepare for their customers.

Center Cuts is located at 382 Willis Avenue, Roslyn Heights. Learn more at www.centercutsroslyn.com.

Lou Joe Restaurant While Asian fusion is hardly a new concept, Lou Joe Restaurant makes it its own by blending a variety of Asian flavors, especially those from Guangxi Province in China.

The menu includes modern Japanese and traditional Chinese cuisine and sends diners on a delightful journey of tastes right inside the Roslyn Heights establishment.

Lunch and dinner options include chicken and broccoli with brown sauce, steak Thai curry, shrimp and baby eggplant in garlic sauce, steamed Chilean sea bass with yuzu shoyu and lobster with a creamy saffron reduction. Sushi options are extensive with chef-selected tasting menus and signature rolls like Roxy Dragon, Dancing Eel, Ooba Maki and Volcano, to name a few.

Lou Joe Restaurant is located at 255 Willis Avenue; 516-484-7456; www.loujoe restaurant.com

Chicken Kebab Restaurant A low-key café in Roslyn Heights, Chicken Kebab Restaurant features a wide selection of Mediterranean dishes, some even original family recipes of Turkish owner Nazim Alkan. Along with his wife, Munevver, whom he describes as “the best cook in Turkey,” the Alkans serve their guests as if they were family.

On the menu, you’ll find savory meat, cheese and spinach pies, hummus, tabuleh, falafel, scordalia, homemade dolma, baba ganoush and saganaki, and that barely scratches the surface of appetizer choices. There are also salads, sandwiches and every kind of kebab imaginable.

Chicken Kebab Restaurant is located at 92 Mineola Avenue; 516-621-6828; www.chickenkebab. com

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If you are looking for a healthy alternative to fast food, Grill Mark should be your next stop.

The café right down the block in Albertson bases its menu on the Mediterranean diet and makes it its mission to serve the freshest, highest quality and tastiest food to its customers.

At Grill Mark you’ll find nutritional powerhouses like kale and

avocado, all-natural grilled skewered meats, sweet potato fries, fresh fish and seafood, homemade soups and cold-pressed juices.

And there’s no need to deny your sweet tooth with treats like walnut baklava, cheesecake and rice pudding at hand.

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In this, the land of diners, Landmark Diner is a standout.

As part of the community for more than 45 years, a visit to the Landmark Diner is like a visit to an old friend. Not only does it serve American staples, the diner is committed to taking care of the environment by recycling, using eco-friendly cleaning products, adopting energy-efficient systems and serving all-natural and hormone-free meat.

With options for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert, the voluminous menu contains every kind of dish conceivable, from omelets and pancakes to soups and sandwiches, and salads and burgers to wraps and flatbread pizzas. Landmark Diner also offers traditional Greek platter selections like spanokopita, gyro, souvlaki, kotopoulo and moussaka.

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Beyond Walls: The Sid Jacobson

Jewish Community Center In what started out as a humble beginning on the property of a former chicken coop in Franklin Square in 1960, the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center continues to grow and evolve. In 1988, the Sid Jacobson JCC moved to its current 75,000 square foot facility on Forest Drive in Roslyn and has already expanded twice.

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By Anthony Murray

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he Sid Jacobson JCC, the only full-service JCC on Long Island’s North Shore, is dedicated to serving every aspect of community wellness regardless of race, religion, creed or culture. Members of the Sid Jacobson JCC can enjoy the luxuries of the Gershwind Jacobson Health and Wellness Center, the indoor swimming pool at the Kroll Family Aquatics Center, spin and Pilates studios and an indoor track.

“While you might think of a community center as a health and wellness or fitness center first, the fact of the matter is—this particular community and this particular JCC grew out of a particular philosophy that said this community wanted to pay more and most attention to those people who are least able to help themselves,” says David Black, the executive director of the Sid Jacobson JCC. Through their various capital campaign fundraisers, the Sid Jacobson JCC is able to provide programs for teens who are on the autism spectrum, people who have young-onset dementia, people who have Alzheimer’s and people who have been diagnosed with cancer. The JCC also hosts a magnificent program called “Shooting Stars” where neuro typical teens teach young teens on the autism spectrum the art of basketball.

“Our 4 year olds will go into the social services room with people who have Alzheimer’s and sing them songs,” explains Black. “It’s that multi-generational space. We also have a cultural center where we have a film festival and a community theater. We have a preschool starting with infant daycare for working parents. Everything that we’ve done eventually grew out of what it is that the community essentially said they needed.”

Presently, the Sid Jacobson JCC is looking to expand once again. Because the center feels that it doesn’t have enough space for its multipurpose programming, the JCC is on the verge of signing a lease with a building next door which would allow the center to open up new areas of expansion for health and wellness as well as a

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Also, the JCC has announced two new Centers of Excellence—the Center for Parent Engagement and Education and the Center of Israel. The Center of Israel already has at least seven staff members from Israel who are working in more than 22 different day schools, synagogues and Jewish community centers.

Based on the JCC’s success today, Black says if people go back and look at the Sid Jacobson’s history, they’d see that it was a community center without any walls—philosophically at least.

“When we built the structure, we moved in and renovated the structure,” says Black. “The future is going to be a JCC beyond walls. It is going to be a JCC where we’re sending our programs to places, towns and villages who normally cannot get to us for one reason or another. It is going to be a time where we’re going to take programs that are replicable and set them up in a variety of different locations.”

In a society that is fairly divided, the JCC feels that it’s important to be a convener. Black says that there are lots of organizations on Long Island that come together on behalf of individuals who are in need but those organizations often don’t come together to address issues that people are facing collectively.

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“Right now we are part of a consortium for cancer wellness.

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The Sid Jacobson JCC is not an organization that exists for Jewish people only. It’s an organization that manifests its programs through Jewish values and is open to all with the center seeing a wide range of cultures and people coming through its doors.

“This place could not exist without the partnership of the community itself,” said Black. “We have a board of close to 40 people who are dedicated to taking us to where it is that we are right now, which is a very engaged and vibrant organization that exists in order to connect people and communities.”

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Post-Modern Meets Classical Atria on Roslyn Harbor meshes with historic district

By Frank Rizzo

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hey do things differently in Roslyn.

It’s a village that begs to have the prefix “historic” to it, and has managed to keep its historic character while other places on Long Island have lost theirs.

Roslyn boasts an historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. It has an Historic District Board (HDB) that has jurisdiction over every aspect of construction and alteration.

A developer looking to place a luxury senior housing complex will need a unique architect to ensure that the project meshes into Roslyn’s historic setting.

Forest City Daly found the right designerthe task.

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Photos by Peter Aaron/Otto for Robert A.M. Stern Architects

Opening in 2007 as Sterling Glen of Roslyn, the luxury senior housing complex is built on what was contaminated land overlooking Hempstead Harbor.

The ‘Starchitect’ Robert A.M. Stern is an acknowledged master of the so-called “post-modern” style and head of the practice bearing his name (RAMSA). His firm shared design duties with SLCE Architects, also based in Manhattan.

Paul Mason Dixon, a RAMSA spokesman and author of several books on Stern’s corpus, told Roslyn Magazine that Stern was involved in the Atria’s basic design conception, along with partner Paul Whalen.

In an introduction to one of Dixon’s books, the architectural historian Vincent Scully noted that Stern’s buildings “are not normally intended to stand out as isolated

or remarkable objects. Instead, they are designed to be seen as incremental enhancements or reinforcements growing out of the existing character...of the place itself.”

Asked about the challenges of building in Roslyn, Dixon replied, “Our firm is frequently called on to design buildings that will fit into historical contexts. Our practice is premised on the belief that the public is entitled to buildings that do not, by their very being, threaten the aesthetic and cultural values of the buildings around them. We believe in the continuity of tradition and strive in our work to...[enter] into a dialogue with the past and with the spirit of the

places in which we build.”

He added, “The Landing Road site offered unparalleled vistas of scenic Hempstead Harbor and proximity to the [village’s] historic district and its dining, shopping, and recreation opportunities. The project...provided the community with a new waterfront park, re-establishing a clear connection between the downtown and the harbor that had been lacking for generations. The building reinforces the historic character of Roslyn with a composition that echoes the prevalent colonial, colonial revival, and classical revival language of the village’s historic houses.”

Robert A.M. Stern is known for his eclectic buildings that blend with their surroundings.

Photos by Peter Aaron/Otto for Robert A.M. Stern Architects

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The Atria had a somewhat difficult path to completion, officially opening on June 27, 2007. Ten years earlier, Forest City Daly bought the foreclosed, environmentally contaminated 11 acres for about $1 million and spent $2.5 million to clean the polluted waterfront site.

The developer then set about the process of getting its $65 million project through the village’s approval process.

In 1999, the project passed muster with the village’s Board of Trustees, Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board.

A year later, the complex—which began under the Sterling Glen senior/assisted living brand before its sale to Atria Senior Living in 2009— received the nod from the HDB. An article in the Oct. 26, 2000 edition of The Roslyn News noted that, “During the past year, most HDB questions, including those from [Roslyn] Landmark Society members, have come over height variance issues.”

In an interview with the New York Times, RAMSA partner Paul Whalen said the design mitigates the three-story height (a main criticism) “with various-sized wings and porches and a series of raised and lowered pitched roofs….We are taking a turn-of-this-century look at colonial revival and classical revival that is typical of this village.”

Since the building is visible from the viaduct carrying Northern Boulevard, the village also expressed concerns about the vistas, and Michael Daly, the main developer, said in an interview that “the roof was designed to be attractive” and “all the mechanical equipment is to be out of sight, and kitchen exhausts will be hidden in brick chimneys.”

Dixon said RAMSA “participated in at least two presentations to the Roslyn Planning Committee and in addition had some dealings with Roslyn’s Architectural Review Board...Our strategy for the massing and architectural expression of the building was well received.”

Atria on Roslyn Harbor will be 11 years old this year. It’s a good bet that it will become a modern classic in the fabric of Roslyn’s historic quilt.

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If, as the saying goes, we can’t escape our past, then we might as well not let the past escape us.

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hat’s the mentality harbored by the members of the Roslyn Landmark Society, an organization that, since its inception in 1961, has devoted countless hours towards the restoration and preservation of Roslyn’s most historically important buildings and monuments.

According to Landmark Society President Craig Westergard, the organization was founded by Dr. Roger Gerry and his wife Peggy, who had a clear-cut and not-so-simple vision in mind.

“Years ago, they decided to save Roslyn,” Westergard remarked. “It was deteriorating.”

They sought to achieve that goal first by identifying worthwhile homes in Roslyn and then purchasing and restoring them before ultimately selling them and placing covenants on them, which insure that the homes’ owners refrain from making changes that would alter their historic nature. Westergard states that the Landmark Society currently maintains 36 covenants, for which they do inspections once every three years. He also notes that there are five historic districts in Roslyn and around 125 buildings protected by the Landmark Society.

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Included among the Landmark Society’s many protected buildings are the Van Nostrand-Starkins House, which dates back to the 17th century; Kirby Cottage, which Westergard notes is rented to a local couple; the Warren Wilkey House on Main Street, which Westergard dubs “the Grand Dam of the village”; the Roslyn Clock Tower; Trinity Church; and the William Cullen Bryant Estate. However, despite

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all the work the organization has put towards maintaining Roslyn’s historical aura through the years, its work is far from finished. In particular, the restoration of the Grist Mill, a project that has been something of a white whale for the Landmark Society over the past few years, is something Westergard hopes to make progress on by the end of the current year.

“Although, I said the same thing last year,” Westergard laughed. “The problem of course has always been money. It’s also a tricky building to deal with because there’s really no land around the building. We’re going to lift it up, and we’ll have to build a new foundation below it. Being this Dutch-framed building, it’s very unique. The Robeson-Williams Grist Mill is in bad shape, and if we don’t do something about it now, who knows what will happen?

We don’t want to lose the essence of a mill building.”

The historic mill’s status isn’t the only challenge faced by the Landmark Society. Westergard, an architect who’s in his fifth year as president of the organization, cites maintaining interest in Roslyn’s history in a 21st-century context—in which social media’s speed and relentlessness seemingly renders anything from more than a few hours ago ancient—as a periodic struggle.

“It’s constantly a battle. We meet once a month. We get involved with these kinds of

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things and send a representative to meetings to speak up. Often times they’re losing battles and it’s frustrating,” Westergard said, adding that he’s seen cause to be optimistic of late.

“There’s been an uptick in young people getting involved. And we want to see more [of that]. Of course, everyone’s busy today following Facebook and Twitter, but we want to keep people aware of these important buildings and how special they are.”

Whatever the difficulties faced, the Landmark Society’s board of trustees, comprised of dedicated volunteers, have maintained a passion for their community that Westergard believes has been an indelible part of the Landmark Society’s success. There’s much value, Westergard stated, in observing the labors of an organization that, from its small, modest-yet-charming headquarters hidden at the edge of Main Street, has kept a watchful eye on some of the North Shore’s most beloved architecture.

“With the Landmark Society, it’s about constant involvement, education and protection of the historic buildings in this community,” Westergard said. “Roslyn is very unique. Most of [Long Island’s towns] are residential in nature. But Roslyn has a very commercial district as well. It’s a destination. And the goal of this organization is to stay on top of that. It’s really a great thing.”

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That Was Then, This Is Now T

he town of Roslyn was settled in 1633 and with it, came a great deal of history to preserve for future generations. To this day, many are still standing, thanks to reconstruction and securing permits to ensure the safe protection of these landmarks for years to come.

ROSLYN HOOK AND LADDER

OLD POST OFFICE

ST MARY’S CHURCH

CLOCK TOWER From the Bryant Library Local History Collection, Roslyn, NY.

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From the Bryant Library Local History Collection, Roslyn, NY.

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TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS THE NEW AND IMPROVED Roslyn Chamber of Commerce is here to serve the local business community – and the residents who support us.

JOIN TODAY to participate in networking events, hear professional speakers, attend community activities and appear in our soon-to-come membership directory.

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A local directory to schools, services and government officials in the town of Roslyn SCHOOLS

Roslyn High School 475 Round Hill Road Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 516-801-5100 www.roslynschools.org Roslyn Middle School 375 Locust Lane Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 516-801-5200 Roslyn Heights Elementary School 240 Willow Street Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 516-625-6400

East Hills School 400 Round Hill Road Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 516-801-5300 Roslyn Trinity Cooperative Day School 1579 Northern Boulevard Roslyn, NY 11576 516-621-3380 www.roslyntrinityco-op.org Harbor Hill School 3 Glen Cove Road Greenvale, NY 11548 516-801-5400

Growing Tree Nursery School 140 E Broadway Roslyn, NY 11576 516-621-9009 www.growingtreenurseryschool.com

Temple Sinai Nursery School 425 Roslyn Road Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 516-621-8016 www.mysinai.org

Pierce Country Day School 37 Mineola Avenue Roslyn, NY 11576 516-621-2211 www.piercecountrydayschool.com

Willets Road School 455 I U Willets Road Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 516-333-8797 www.ewsdonline.org

Buckley Country Day School 2 I U Willets Road Roslyn, NY 11576 516-627-1910 www.buckleycountryday.com

Roslyn School of Painting 1170 Old Northern Boulevard Roslyn, NY 11576 516-621-4889 www.roslynschoolofpainting.com

ELECTED/APPOINTED OFFICIALS

VILLAGE HALLS

Roslyn Village Hall 1200 Old Northern Boulevard Roslyn, NY 11576 516-621-1961 www.historicroslyn.org East Hills Village Hall 209 Harbor Hill Road Roslyn, NY 11576 516-621-4251 www.villageofeasthills.org North Hills Village Hall 1 Shelter Rock Road Roslyn, NY 11576 516-627-3451 www.villagenorthhills.com Roslyn Harbor Village Court 500 Motts Cove Road South Roslyn, NY 11576 516-621-7261 www.roslynharbor.org

CHAMBER

Roslyn Chamber of Commerce 55 Lumber Road Roslyn, NY 11576 888-294-7958

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LIBRARY

The Bryant Library 2 Papermill Road Roslyn, NY 11576 516-621-2240 www.bryantlibrary.org East Williston Public Library 2 Prospect Street East Williston, NY 11596 516-741-1213 www.ewlibrary.org

FIRE DEPARTMENT Roslyn Rescue Hook and Ladder Co. #1 155 Mineola Avenue Roslyn, NY 11577 516-621-3899 roslynrescue.org

Roslyn Highlands Fire Department Fire Station 270 Warner Avenue 516-621-7539 http://roslynhighlandsfd.org/

ROSLYN NEWS MAGAZINE

Mayor: John Durkin Deputy Mayor: Marshall E. Bernstein Trustee: Marta Genovese Trustee: Craig Westergard Trustee: Sarah Oral Village Justice: Andrew Weitz Court Clerk: Jack Brickman Deputy Court Clerk: Barbara Frislid Village Clerk/Treasurer: Anita Frangella Deputy Village Clerk: Deborah Cantileno Superintendent of Building Dept.: Richard Belziti

WATER DISTRICT

Superintendent of Public Works: Sam Daliposki Village Attorney: John P. Gibbons Dep. Village Attorney: John Spellman Acting Village Justice: Christopher Devane

VILLAGE BOARDS: Zoning Board: Leslie Waltzer, Chairperson Historic Board: Anne Gronan, Chairperson Architectural Review Board: Gay Frangella, Secretary to Architectural Review Board

Roslyn Water District 24 West Shore Road PO Box 326 Roslyn, NY 11576 516-621-7770 Superintendent: Richard J. Passariello Assistant Superintendent: Doug Ford

Board of Commissioners Chairman: Michael J. Kosinski Treasurer: William K. Costigan Secretary: Sanford E. Klein DDS 516-621-7770

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announces two new Centers of Excellence IRENE & RONALD COHEN CENTER FOR PARENT ENGAGEMENT + EDUCATION

RANDIE WALDBAUM MALINSKY CENTER FOR ISRAEL

The Center for Parent Engagement + Education, named

by Irene & Ronald Cohen, serves the needs of parents of children of all ages and stages and has expanded to feature resources for all phases of childrearing, lectures, personal consultations through virtual and site-based programming and one-on-one and group programming.

The Center for Israel, named by the I. Waldbaum Family Foundation, serves over 20 synagogues, Jewish agencies and schools, creates leadership programs for Hebrew and English speaking youth and spearheads Israelfest, the largest celebration of Israel’s Independence Day on Long Island.

For more information, contact Jodi Adler, Director of For more information, contact Paul Isserles, Associate Parent Engagement + Education, 516.484.1545 ext. 117, Executive Director, 516.484.1545 ext. 140, jadler@sjjcc.org paulisserles@sjjcc.org Celebrate Israel’s 70th birthday at this year’s Israelfest on Sunday, May 6, 12pm at North Hempstead Beach Park.

These two new centers join 9 other Centers of Excellence serving the North Shore and most of Long Island.

Centers of Excellence: Bernice & Ira Waldbaum Family Children’s Center Center for Community Engagement Debra & James Buslik / Tracy & David Levy Teen Services Center Edward & Bernice Wenger Center for the Arts

Fay J. Lindner Foundation Senior Services Center Gershwind / Jacobson Health + Wellness Center Jack Nadel Social Services Center Nancy Marx Cancer Wellness Center Ruth & Saul Weinberger Center for Jewish Life + Learning

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Marshall E. Bernstein, Deputy Mayor of the Incorporated Village of Roslyn

Barbara Kaplan, Roslyn Chamber of Commerce VP of Marketing and Public Relations and President of Specialty Connections “Roslyn has been a great place for us to raise our family. Our kids received an excellent, well-rounded education in Roslyn Schools. As a small business owner, I enjoy being on the Board of Roslyn Chamber of Commerce. We are a very welcoming community of mostly small- and medium-sized businesses who network and support one another.”

“Roslyn is the most beautiful village in Nassau County. Take the time to walk around when spring arrives. Start at the intersection of Old Northern and East Broadway, head south to Main Street and then north to the western entry to the Duck Pond. Walk through the Duck Pond and savor the surroundings. Perhaps the trees will be blossoming. Take a few moments and suddenly your senses will tell you: “ how lucky I am to live here.”

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ryant Library. Gerry Park. Roslyn Movie Theatre. While the Village of Roslyn is not very large, it sure does have a lot to offer.

On the hills of the Gold Coast against Hempstead Harbor, Roslyn holds historic monuments and a downtown experience filled with boutiques like Shag or Revival Boutique and restaurants such as Hendrick’s Tavern, Gatsby’s Landing or Thyme. With a great school district and many historical homes, Roslyn proves to be a unique village that allows its residents to walk the 16-acre green space that is Gerry Park, visit the ducks in the pond and take a short walk to grab lunch at a local restaurant.

John Durkin, Mayor of the Incorporated Village of Roslyn “Although only one square mile, the Village of Roslyn offers the very best of village life. We have a vibrant downtown with boutique shops, award-winning restaurants, beautiful parks, historic monuments, a Historic District that boasts buildings dating back to the 17th century and a school district that is one of the best on Long Island. Roslyn is a wonderful place to live and to raise a family. I invite you to visit our beautiful little village and experience its quaint charm.”

Charles A. Riley II, Ph.D, director of the Nassau County Museum of Art

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“The sheer irony of my circling back to Roslyn and my current blissful museum existence is not lost on me, because my very first childhood memory is the clear recollection of my mother and I feeding the stale crusts of my grandfather’s rye toast edges to the ducks (the iridescent sheen of their throats, the white walls of the Bryant Library), the clock tower and teatime in an old mill. At age twelve, I deposited my first earnings from lawn mowing in the Roslyn Savings Bank, and when my wife Ke Ming

Liu escaped China (she was a dissident) she opened her own account there with the $45 she was permitted to take out of the country.

As a boy, my friends (the Hagedorns, Silvestris, Parkers and Dwyers) and I rode our bikes in the sand pits, daring each other to go off the cliff. When T.S. Eliot wrote, ‘In my beginning is my end,’ he must have been thinking of Roslyn. He concludes, ‘We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.’”

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