The Garden City News (3/20/20)

LONG ISLAND FIGHTS THE VIRUS

Hofstra student organizes coronavirus help group

BY GARY SIMEONE

Our country is in unprecedented times with the new coronavirus disease called COVID-19 affecting every region around the world. The statistics have so far shown us that this novel disease has proven to be more lethal to certain demographics of our population, including the elderly and people with underly-

ing health conditions. This does not mean that the younger population cannot help combat this disease and lessen its effects on our vulnerable population.

Jayne Guarino, a Hofstra University law student, wanted to do her part to help our most vulnerable population in these tough times.

The 25-year-old recently formed a Farmingdale Facebook

group to reach out to local volunteers to aid in tasks like grocery shopping and picking up prescription medications for people.

“I understand this is a scary time for a lot of people, and as a relatively healthy 25-year-old, the coronavirus doesn’t pose the same risks to me as it does to others,” said Guarino.

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Village moves operations online during epidemic

BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

Directives to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 as announced by President Donald Trump’s administration and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office are in effect for all Village of Garden City departmental and ancillary operations.

In a March 19 interview with The Garden City News, Mayor Theresa Trouvé explained the coordination of local municipal government efforts and village employees now working from home.

“We continue following the advice of our governor and president and our leading medical field professionals including the Centers for Disease Control. We have reduced the workforce dramatically with our temporary closure of Village Hall. I know an awful lot of our staff, as many as we could have, are working from home -- people who can work at home do so while we’re bringing some people in who have to come in.”

Over the last few days the Village completed all the legal necessities to enable it to make declarations and parameters involving employees’ working from home, including special procedures and allocations of their functions.

“We did this quickly in the past few days and I feel quite confident. Village administration has done the best it can to take a proactive, engaged approach and (as of 9:30 a.m. on March 19, 2020) we have no word that anyone in the entire municipal workforce has become ill due to COVID-19. I feel very positive about this protocol and everyone has been cooperative to take the requirements very seriously,” the mayor said Thursday.

Trouvé notes that Garden City Police Commissioner Kenneth Jackson, with decades of experience in New York City’s police operations, is considered an expert for disaster response, emergency management and preparedness. Her confidence that the GCPD can continue with its fully-functional roles to protect and serve the community is further bolstered by the fact that the GCPD has supplies of protective gear including facemasks.

“Our police have work situations where they have to be

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, joined by State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker and Northwell Health President and C.E.O. Michael Dowling, toured Northwell Health Imaging at the Center for Advanced Medicine in New Hyde Park on March 8th, as the state geared up its fight against the coronavirus.

Photo by Kevin P. Coughlin/State of New York

The Helpers

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers - so many caring people in the world.”

-- Mister Rogers

In these dark times, the Garden City News would like to highlight those in our community who are taking care of their neighbors, whether it is by doing shopping for senior citizens, or looking

after children whose parents are essential workers or even by just staying home to prevent the spread of the virus.

Starting next week, we will be creating a page to highlight the ways people in Garden City are helping.

If you know someone who is helping, email us a quick note or a photo and let us honor them in print.

It can be anything, from a photo from your family game night, to people delivering meals to elderly neighbors.

Whether it’s a huge event or a tiny gesture, let’s look for the helpers.

Please send your nominations to editor@gcnews.com

Stay safe, everyone!

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A Sign of Unity

To the Editor:

Thanks to the Corona virus pandemic, we live in scary, worrying times when we are all keeping to our homes under pseudo house arrest. I feel that we could use a non-verbal way, like flying the U.S. flag outside our homes, to remind ourselves of our American spirit of unity and strength and that together we will get through this scourge.

This may not be an original idea, but one worth considering.

Mary Ann Burak

Patronize your local businesses

To the Editor:

In these difficult economic times due to the corona virus, it is especially important to patronize your local neighborhood restaurants and businesses. If you are working from home, why not take a short walk for lunch or dinner and eat out? Do the same for shopping at your local small independent stores. Now is the time to help our local restaurants and businesses to survive. If you can afford it, tip 20 percent or more against the total bill, including taxes. If it is an odd amount, consider rounding up to the next dollar. The extra dollar tip will add up for waiters, waitresses and bus boys. If ordering take out, consider leaving a dollar or two for the waiter or cook. It will be appreciated.

Remember these people are our neighbors. They work long hours, pay taxes and provide jobs to our fellow citizens. They also serve as eyes and ears for the community, helping to prevent crime. If we don’t patronize our local restaurants and small businesses to shop and dine, they don’t eat either.

As a nation, we will eventually triumph over the corona virus even if it takes several months or more.

Larry Penner

Listen to the majority

To the Editor:

When will our elected officials listen to their constituents? The village is going to spend over $700,000 to stabilize St. Paul! In addition to the thousands that have already spent! This is a disgrace. I seem to remember that we have already voted to have it demolished. Please listen to the majority and stop wasting our money.

Michele Weisbnurg

Paying your fair share

To the Editor: I’m writing with regard to Bob Orosz’s letter last week with regard to the re-assessment of the County property done by the Curran administration. I respect Bob’s opinions and diligence, but I have to disagree with him on this issue.

One of the County’s important jobs is to maintain an accurate and defensible property assessment. The Mangano administration completely bailed on this responsibility. The result was that most of us were grieving our property assessment, with many of us using a law firm to do that work. We then of course had to pay for that service. All because the County Legislature and the Mangano administration refused to do their jobs.

Some people, however, did not grieve. They have been and will be paying way above what they should be paying. Because the County did not do their job back then.

I want to pay my fair share. I do not want the people on my block to pay my share for me. I do not want to pay for anyone else’s share. This is simple.

The Curran administration is not raising your taxes because of a reassessment. You will be asked to pay your fair share. The Curran administration believes it has an accurate and defen-

Library redesign, Children’s Room plans in budget

BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

On Tuesday, March 10, the Board of Trustees, village executive staff and the Citizens’ Budget Review and Advisory Committee (CBRAC) heard about rounds one and two of presentations from library design consulting architects Elisabeth Martin of MDA Design Group and Rick Wiedersum of H2M Engineering, held on February 24 and this week on Monday March 9.

Originally the project was formulated with a cap of around $375,000 in mind, but from a GCPL Deferred Revenue Account approximately $25,000 was appropriated towards the contracted services to engage architects that presented before GCPL in recent weeks. Library Director Marianne Malagon said the remaining $130,000 would have been added to a budget line item of $245,000 which trustees were presented with. The Children’s Room project would total about $700,000 before reducing an amount that is budgeted within Deferred Revenue.

The Library is expected to take advantage of its project’s partial funding secured through a SAM (State and Municipal aid) Grant up to $200,000, thanks to the efforts of State Senator Kevin Thomas, as well as for another $50,000 SAM Grant for capi -

tal improvements nominated by State Assemblyman Ed Ra in late 2019. SAM Grants are subject to review and approval by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) and other state agencies.

“Those funds can only be used for qualified expenses which would be related to construction, demolition and some professional services costs. We would have to have a reasonable expectation as SAM Grants are tied to construction-related expenses,” Malagon said.

Design considerations

With the Children’s Room project GCPL would see improvements and modifications to that department, although Malagon said it’s possible that the Circulation Desk and area, the front check-out space at GCPL, could be revamped as well. In July of 2016, MDA Design Group did present an interior design study and plan for the library but there was not capital set aside to establish the project, and the direction of the Library Board resulted in a staged approach and less of full-scale overhaul of the library.

“We have not yet settled on a plan that meets my own or the Library Board of Trustees’ collective aspirations although both presentations featured novelty and functions which we

liked and some qualities that needed improvement. We did come up with a fairly good cost estimate for the project. We had a closer look at the project’s numbers on March 9 at the GCPL meeting to ensure we were accounting for an appropriate amount of contingency, for the technology we’d

need in order to incorporate STEM and early-learning activities within the space, plus we spoke about costs associated with having a construction manager on-site for the duration of the project,” she said.

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Library Board approves Children’s Room design

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At a Special Meeting of the Board of Library Trustees on Monday, March 16, architect Saverio Belfiore, AIA, Vice President of H2M architects+engineers presented a revised concept design for the Library’s Children's Room and Circulation area. After a brief discussion, the Board approved the design unanimously (by three Trustees in attendance and through 2 email votes). This concept design will be submitted to the Village Board of Trustees for approval and funding in the Village of Garden City 2020-21 Budget Capital Plan.

Library Director Marianne Malagon said, "This design was really able to find ways to enlarge the space that others did not. We are optimistic this latest design would open up many new possibilities for the Children's Department's programs and services."

Chairman Randy Colahan commented that, “the effort to renovate the Children's Department dates back to at least 2014. It will dramatically change and enhance both the Library facilities and ability to provide services.” He also credited the tremendous support and effort of the Library Board, Library Director Marianne Malagon and Village Liaison Trustee Colleen Foley.

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To our friends and neighbors,

As we sit here on St. Patrick’s Day counting our many blessings, we thought to share our re ections with our friends and neighbors. We understand how stressful and uncertain this time is for everyone and want to take this opportunity to acknowledge just how lucky we truly are.

People are working from home and children are out of school but how heart-warming is it to see parents, children and their dogs out biking, walking and enjoying our neighborhoods. Doesn’t that de ne what our Village is all about? We have always known that Garden City is a great community and it is times like these that assure us we are in the “right place”.

We are pleased to let you know that even through all this disruption, Garden City real estate continues to thrive. While there has been much conversation about losses in the stock market, one thing for sure is that your “investment” in your property is healthy and strong. Houses listed are still being negotiated to acceptable o ers culminating into contracts with more properties coming to market. Buyers are home and have more time to house hunt online. Others are home more with time to consider if their house still suits them or if it is time for a change. We continue to market our listings to potential buyers and continue to show properties to buyers – private showings with proper precautions . We are also talking with our buyers to update their nancials so they can remain “ready, willing and able” when the right house comes on for them.

Please be comfortable to reach out to either of us to discuss real estate, chat or if we can help with a personal need. We are here to lend an ear or a hand. The sun is shining on our Village, the da odils and magnolia trees are starting to bloom reminding us that “hope springs eternal”. Amid all this uncertainty, one thing is for sure - spring is coming and it will not be cancelled by the coronavirus!

All the Best,

Mary and Cheryl

Altered check arrest: On March 11th Garden City Detectives arrested an 18 year old woman for allegedly cashing a forged check in the amount of $4,900. A resident placed the check in a Garden City mailbox in January; it was sto len, altered, and rewritten to a higher amount.

DWI arrest: March 12th Garden City Police responded to County Seat Drive for a report of a vehicle stopped in the southbound lanes facing north. Upon their arrival, the driver was found to be unconscious. The vehicle was running in the drive position, and the driver’s foot was on the brake. The officers were able to carefully awaken the driver and place the vehicle in park. The driver, 27 year-old Ronkonkoma woman, was charged with DWI, driving on the wrong side of the road, and uninsured operation.

Building Department responded and assisted in safeguarding the scene.

Suspended license: On March 14th a 58-year-old woman was charged with driving on Stewart Avenue with a suspended license, and failure to yield the right of way to another vehicle.

Check fraud: Garden City Detectives arrested an 18 yearold Bronx woman for allegedly cashing a forged/fraudulent check in a resident’s name for $4,700. She was charged with grand larceny. Police say the check was apparently stolen by a worker at the resident’s home.

Hit and run: Garden City Detectives arrested a 49 year-old Garden City woman for allegedly leaving the scene after striking and damaging a vehicle parked in Parking Field PF 7N on March 7th.

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Another check altered: A check placed in a mailbox on Harrison Street on March 12th was stolen, altered/rewritten to a higher amount, and cashed by an unknown person.

Vehicle damaged: On March 13th Garden City Police investigated a report of an unknown vehicle leaving the scene after striking and damaging the mirror to a vehicle parked on 7th Street.

Suspended license: A 68-yearold male was charged with driving on Clinton Road at Chestnut Street on March 13th with a suspended license and unsafe lane usage.

DWI arrest: On March 14th, as a result of a traffic stop investigation for aggressive driving violations on 11th Street, police arrested a 41 yearold Queens woman for DWI, driving on the wrong side of the road, and excessive speed.

Car crashes into home: On March 14th police responded to a report of a vehicle that crashed into a Sandy Court residence. A motorist, traveling south on Herricks Road, lost control, crossed Rockaway Avenue, entered the back yard of the Sandy Court residence and crashed into an extension to the residence. The residents of the house were not injured. The driver suffered a leg injury. The driver, 31 year old Queens man, was arrested for DWI. The Fire Department and

Sand trap: A 60 year-old woman accidentally drove her car onto the grounds of the Garden City Country Golf Club and became stuck in a sand trap. A tow truck was notified to remove the vehicle from the trap.

Multiple violations: A 31-yearold male was charged with driving on Meadow Street with a suspended license, unregistered vehicle, uninsured operation, and not wearing a seatbelt on March 14th.

Another check fraud: On March 15th Garden City Detectives arrested a 30 year-old Brooklyn man for allegedly cashing and depositing a forged/fraudulent check in a resident’s name for $8,600. He was charged with grand larceny.

Hit and run: On March 16th police investigated a report of a vehicle leaving the scene after it struck and damaged a vehicle parked in Parking Field 7S.

Power outage: Officers responded to Community Park on March 16th where a Fed-Ex truck knocked down two utility poles and damaged a light pole which resulted in a power outage. The Fire Department responded and assisted in safeguarding the area.

Injured dog: On March 17th police and firefighters responded to Sandy Ct. and rescued a dog who was stuck in a fence and injured. The owner took the dog to seek medical attention.

The Board of Trustees and staff continue to work on numerous projects, including preparation of the 2020/21 Village budget, the stabilization plan for the former St. Paul’s School, proposed upgrades to Fire Station No. 2 and other matters. I encourage you to attend Village Board of Trustees meetings; the schedule can be found on the Village’s website, www.gardencityny. net.

Village Hall closed to the public

Due to precautionary measures in relation to the Coronavirus pandemic, Village Hall is closed to the public through March 31, 2020. Payments can be made online, through the Village website at www.gardencityny.net or placed in the “letter” drop slot to the right of the front door to Village Hall, 351 Stewart Avenue. In addition, applications and other forms can also be placed in this slot. If your items do not fit in this slot, please bring them to the Police Department, 349 Stewart Avenue, for their attention.

For further assistance, please call the Village Clerk at 465-4051 or visit the Village website at www.gardencityny.net for more information and additional updates. This information is subject to change as things contin-

ue to evolve. Any subsequent changes will be communicated. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this unprecedented time.

Village Election rescheduled

The Village Election originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, 2020 has been canceled. It will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2020.

Rec. programs suspended, indoor

facilities closed

Garden City Department of Recreation and Parks programs remain suspended and all indoor facilities closed, including the Senior Center, until further notice. The Parks will be open each day in accordance with hours of operation for this time of year. However, please adhere to the CDC and Department of Health recommendations regarding social interactions and distancing with one another: avoid close contact, wash your hands thoroughly and frequently; stay at home if you feel sick; and

avoid hand shaking.

Library closed until further notice

Due to the evolving COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran’s directive to close all public and private K-12 schools in Nassau County, the Garden City Public Library is closed to the public until further notice. Due dates will be extended and all fines suspended during this time.

Court sessions canceled

As the result of the declaration of a Health Emergency by the President, Governor, and Nassau and Suffolk County Executives, all Village Court sessions have been canceled, re-opening April 13, 2020 subject to revision (shortening or extension) as circumstances warrant. In addition, Village Justice Court is closed. All matters will be given adjourned dates with no penalty imposed. Payments for Parking Violations can be made online via the Justice Court tab https://www.gardencityny.net/index. asp?Type=NONE&SEC={861340DE93A3-47DB-8494-ACD036FC720D}, in addition to being dropped off. If you have any questions, can call Justice Court at 465-4085.

Nassau Boulevard brick work

The Village is considering a renovation of the Nassau Boulevard railroad station parking lot this year. With additional demands being placed on the station due to the third track project, and with continued deterioration of the bricks, the Village feels the station parking lot and retaining walls need to be repaired and/or replaced.

The project is expected to go out for public bid this week, according to Public Works Superintendent Joseph DiFrancisco. “The biggest challenge that’s faced with this work is the condition of the existing bricks. With any project that is undertaken within this parking field, every effort will be made to retain and reuse as many original bricks as possible, but until the job is awarded and crews can be brought in to evaluate their condition we won’t know how much can be retained,” he said. “Specifications for the job will reflect this and it will contain different options based off of the amount of

bricks that can be reused.”

The bricks are original to the station, which was built in 1907, according to Village Historian William Bellmer. The only changes that have been made are the elimination of a center island, which was replaced by asphalt, and a slight extension to the north, he noted. The Village intends on also repairing the surrounding walls, which once had terra cotta vases atop them at each station entrance.

The Long Island Rail Road has pre-approved $1.6 million to fund the paving project through a Community Fund, which was established for each Village that is affected by the third track project. Of the $1.6 million, $765,000 was earmarked for this work in the 2019-20 Capital Plan, and additional funding is being requested in the proposed 2020-21 Capital Budget.

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Trustees approved three amendments to the fee schedule: the Zoning Board of Appeals will charge $1,625 for new dwelling permits; the Zoning Board of Appeals did not have a fee for certain areas unique to new construction. The Planning Commission will charge $1,000 per parcel for a minor subdivision; and the Building Department fee for a temporary residential certificate increased from $100 to $150.

Village sewer mains

Following sewer main breaks on Whitehall Boulevard last year, and an additional collapse on Cambridge Avenue, near Kilburn Road, the Department of Public Works purchased a new sewer vision van to enable Village staff to camera-inspect the Village’s sewer system. The Department took receipt of that van last month. Engineering, Street and Sewer Department personnel were trained on how to operate the camera and properly record the information. According to Public Works Superintendent Joseph DiFrancisco, there’s a plan in place to comprehensively survey the entire Village and be proactive in terms of either repairing sewer mains or lining mains to prevent further breaks, a cost effective method of preventing further collapses and extending the life of the main by treating the line from the inside rather than having to dig up the road to repair.

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Road paving projects, street maintenance budgeted

BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

At the Board of Trustees first budget work session, held at Village Hall on Tuesday March 10, Superintendent of Public Works Joseph DiFrancisco explained the proposed “road diet” of DPW Capital Projects; Village of Garden City roadways that DPW is preparing to address, pave, and perform repairs on during the 2020-’21 fiscal year, which runs from June of this year through next May.

Garden City has approximately 260 ‘lane-miles’ of roadways and local streets -- 214.4 “road lane miles” and 44.5 parking lot lane miles -- in the village and maintained by the municipality, including the village parking fields. DiFrancisco said preliminary evaluation of village roads led to plans for $2.2 million of work on road paving with sidewalks addressed in the 2020’21 fiscal year. He proposes 9.84 miles of paving, and as of March the village DPW has leftover work to complete that was budgeted for in 2019 (as scheduled to start and continue for the next few months). He added that because the current contract with Pratt Brothers expired the village must go out to bid and secure its paving project and excavation work contractor for the year too.

For 2020-’21 (through May 31, 2021) the Village of Garden City’s budget for

road resurfacing Capital Projects would include the following with their cost estimates provided by DPW:

• Stratford Avenue between Nassau Boulevard and Hampton Road, 1.52 lane miles with a cost of $319,200

• Chestnut from St. James Street South to Clinton Road, 1.75 lane miles (at a cost of $367,500)

• All of Mulberry Road, 1.34 lane miles (cost of $281,400)

• John Street from Warton to St. James Street North, 0.85 lane miles

• St. James Street South from Washington Road to Clinton Road. 1.18 lane miles with a cost of $247,800

• Roosevelt Street from Amherst to Plaza, 1.05 lane miles with a cost of $220,500

• Brixton Road in the Estates, south of the LIRR tracks, 0.89 lane miles with a cost of $186,900

Village parking fields No. 8 by restaurants north of Stewart Avenue and No. 9E (by the old Sears) were scheduled to be paved in the coming months, DiFrancisco said.

The first order of business is planning to address roadways by priority level, and once the decision to work on a road is done there’s surveying work organized before physical road probing, tests and alterations.

“The initial departmental evaluation takes place within DPW to go out and

review, we look at the history of timelines for roads’ last repairs and the body of work on a road, and that will be how we come to a decision on what needs to be done. Budgeting and allocating time is also part of this, and following survey work we decide if a road needs to be reconstructed or does it need to be milled and paved, which is a lot cheaper with just scraping off the asphalt and laying the new roadway down. We address the road itself, all the sidewalks, driveway aprons, curbs and drop curbs on that road, ‘in the paving zone’ -- every one of those needs evaluation also, down to each flag on the sidewalk,” says DiFrancisco. Maps are drawn as residents of the local roads need to be notified.

The DPW budget for 2020-’21 was presented to trustees as 7% higher than the current year (2019-2020) DPW forecast budget of $9.371 on the DPW expense side. The presentation last week outlined a driver as an increase in personnel; three new laborer positions in the Street maintenance department, increasing the total headcount for DPW full-time employees from 75 to 78.

The salary-related expense category for DPW would go up 7%, $404,000 from the adopted budget line item of $5.774 million a year ago, and the three new DPW positions would equal another $123,000.

Salary-related expenses cover regular salary, overtime, longevity, parttime help and other personnel items. Benefits and taxes for DPW salaries and all DPW expenses including equipment, maintenance, materials and supplies are expected to be $3.5 million in fiscal year 2020-’21.

Amount Per Year Questioned

Village trustees considered the increased amount of paving done from 2014 to 2019 and considered whether or not a goal of addressing 20 lane miles of municipal roads would be more practical and cost-efficient than the current schedule aiming for 25 lane-miles per year.

Garden City Mayor Theresa Trouvé asked DiFrancisco to clarify the planning process as the amount of wear and tear on a local road and the heavy use, including much truck traffic, creates a harsher burden on road surfaces impacts when Public Works gets priority roads on its schedule.

Deputy Mayor Robert Bolebruch said in the big picture, with all of the coming expenses and major projects Garden City will need to handle, it may be better practice to cut down on the $2.2 million in road paving and reach savings there up to a million, or at least several hundred thousand.

“The bottom line is that we can’t even maintain the pace of addressing 13 road miles a year with the average span of 20 years, and we have so many priorities in the village. For six years -- 2013

through 2018 we ramped up and provided the village 6 and a half times more road repairs and repaving. Residents recognize how much has been done, and we can adjust our budget to where it becomes more reasonable,” he said.

Trustee John Delany said if the amount of road repairs and paving is sliced somewhat in the budget, he’d still want the evaluation process to be ongoing with DPW going out to address “any roads that may really need it.”

Trustee (former mayor) Brian Daughney says a reason that Garden City DPW can’t clear the schedule of road repairs and paving is because apparently there’s a “manpower and productivity problem.”

“Either the roads are really supposed to done roughly every 20 years, or the budgeted work for roads are not done with because we’re just not getting to them; it’s a different question than asking the amount that is supposed to be done and how we budget for a total amount to do,” Daughney said.

As proposed, the Department of Public Works “Streets budget” account -- which includes related administration, maintenance, cleaning and lighting departments -- would see increases of $300,000 (12%) from the 2019-2020 forecast budget for streets and roads, as well as 8% more (up $205,000) than the adopted budget for the present fiscal year which was $2.686 million.

At the same time the engineering department is performing survey work and evaluating the roads for specified capital projects, the street department prepares the road “with pre work” on valves (gas main or water main valves) that intersect underneath it, as well as manholes, with a next step of having the paving company come perform the road reconstruction. If any roadway is determined to need reconstruction, DiFrancisco says the initial project work starts with the DPW Street Department.

“In order of priority we have listed road paving and corresponding sidewalk work to go along with that paving. If we were to maintain a 20-year repaving goal, which is to look at a road having a 20-year lifespan, you would want to average 13 lane-miles per year of paving for Garden City. With parking lots included as part of that it is probably an aggressive amount of paving each year considering that the cost of paving goes up each year, and numbers that I will offer for our paving budget are projections as of now based on what we think costs will be going forward,” he said.

The municipal paving contract specs include reconstruction and concrete work related to paving jobs. While a contractor may pour concrete, oversight of their work takes place from DPW Street Department personnel, “to see contractors are meeting standards

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6 Birchwood Ct, 3G, Mineola | $295,000 Michelle Mcardle | Web# 3206768

206 Dorchester Rd, Garden City So | $675,000 Katrina Kamer | Web# 3208665

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Location! This 3BR, 2.5 Bath classic Georgian brick colonial is located in the coveted Estate Section of Garden City. The gracious first floor features an updated eat-inkitchen with stainless steel appliances and quartz counter tops, a new powder room and formal dining room. There is a large living room with a fireplace, which flows into a sun filled sitting room creating a beautiful space to entertain family and friends.

On the second floor you will find the master bedroom with a new ensuite full bath, two additional large bedrooms and a new full bath. A full walk-up staircase leads to the third floor providing an abundance of storage space and a large walkin cedar closet.

Additional amenities include inground sprinklers and two car garage. Conveniently located near Merillon and Nassau Blvd LIRR stations, this is the perfect place to call home!

Offered at $1,220,000

First Showing - New Listing 11 Brixton Road

By Appointment Sunday 1-4pm

Welcome to this sun drenched true center hall Colonial with approximately 2500 sf of living space. Brick front exterior in addition to new siding, this home has the perfect floor plan!

Large and spacious entry foyer, living room, formal dining room, eat-in-kitchen with a large eating area, family room with wood-burning fireplace, powder room and first floor laundry. Second floor has a master suite with new full bath, plus 3 additional bedrooms and full bath. Basement is finished with large recreation space and utilities. Brick patio on 60x100 proper ty located midblock on a beautiful tree lined street. 3 zone gas heat, 2 zone CAC. Well worth a look!

Offered at $1,175,000

Given the current state of affairs, we are opting to keep our sellers, prospective buyers, and community safe with “BY APPOINTMENT ONLY” showings at this time. If you are interested in viewing this home, please call me at 516-578-8395 to set up an appointment between 1:00 and 4:00 on Sunday (3/22).

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Karen Guendjoian

Garden City Meals for NYU Winthrop Fundraiser

BY LIZ MENGES AND RONDA D’ANTONIO

In this time of economic uncertainty and healthy social distancing, many are looking for ways to support our Garden City community from home. Here’s a way to help Garden City restaurants as well as to thank the hardworking medical staff at our local hospital at NYU Winthrop who are on the front lines and under enormous stress.

We are collecting money and giving the local restaurants the opportunity to provide meals for the brave and busy doctors, nurses and staff at NYU Winthrop. The donations will also include 20% tips for the delivery people.

The hospital fully supports the idea and has provided guidance on the kinds of meals, numbers of staff and relevant medical units that would benefit most.

All Garden City food establishments are invited to participate to whatever extent they are able, and the numbers of meals provided will depend on the amount of funds raised. We will provide regular updates on dollars collected and meals delivered.

To donate, please visit the “GoFundMe –GC Meals for NYU Winthrop” link to make a donation https://www.gofundme.com/f/ restaurants-for-medical-staff

If you are a Garden City food establishment who would like to participate, and/or for more information, please contact Ronda D’Antonio or Liz Menges at GCMealsforNYU@gmail.com.

Once again, the Garden City community has been called upon in difficult times. Thank you in advance for your participation.

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Garden City resident appointed to development boards

Frederick Parola, CEO of the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency (IDA), announced that Robert F. Bedford of Garden City has joined the agency’s board as well as the board of the Town of Hempstead Local Development Corp. (LDC).

Bedford is general counsel of the Municipal Credit Union in New York City. He previously was general counsel at Aspire Medallion Funding of Clark, N.J., and a special counsel at the New York law firm Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf LLP. He also has been counsel and acting deputy commissioner of the Nassau County Taxi and Limousine Commission and deputy general counsel in the Office of the Nassau County Attorney.

Bedford’s appointment fills one of three vacancies on the IDA and LDC boards, Parola said. The positions are unpaid.

Bedford received his law degree from the Hofstra University Maurice A. Dean School of Law and holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University at Albany.

The IDA is a public benefit agency with the power to help qualified businesses relocate, expand and build in the Town of Hempstead, New York’s largest town. The LDC provides low-interest, tax-exempt bonds to not-for-profits, educational institutions, hospitals, civic entities or charitable organizations within the town.

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL GARDEN CITY BUSINESSES DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME: WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?

DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME THE GARDEN CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE URGES ITS RESIDENTS TO KEEP THE GARDEN CITY SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN MIND. SOCIAL DISTANCING HAS BECOME NECESSARY TO MITIGATE THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS, BUT IT ALSO THREATENS TO DEVASTATE SMALL BUSINESSES. WHILE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL NEED TO STEP IN WITH FINANCIAL HELP AND OTHER POLICY MEASURES, THERE ALSO ARE SOME SMALL WAYS THAT INDIVIDUALS, IF THEY HAVE THE MEANS, CAN HELP THEIR FAVORITE SMALL

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THIS IS A TIME FOR ALL OF US TO UNITE WHILE KEEPING A SAFE DISTANCE AND BEING MINDFUL OF THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS THE GOVERNMENT HAS PUT IN PLACE TO INSURE THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. MOST IMPORTANTLY STAY

Robert F. Bedford

DAR remembers the 250th anniversary of Boston Massacre

NY State Registrar Kari Weis (left) and NY State Recording Secretary Leslie Dimmling of the NSDAR. They are pictured here in the Old Statehouse, the site of the Boston Massacre, which is now operated as a museum.

Three buses filled with members of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) from 19 states met in Boston recently to remember the events of the Boston Massacre, which took place on March 5, 1770, some 250 years ago. Among the attendees were Leslie Dimmling, New York DAR state recording secretary and member of Garden City-based Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter, and Kari Weis, New York DAR state registrar and member of the Polly Cooper Chapter.

The commemoration began as roughly 200 DAR members and guests gathered at the Omni Parker House in Boston on the evening of March 4, for dinner in the 15th-floor ballroom. Thr speaker was Robert J. Allison, author of the book “The Boston Massacre.” He recounted the dramatic history of the event, considered a deciding factor leading the colonists to Revolution. Surrounded by a group of angry colonists, British troops had shot into the crowd, killing five Americans.

Honorary President General of the NSDAR Lynn Forney Young, who also spoke at dinner and is a U.S. Semiquincentennial Commissioner, provided an update about the America 250! Commission. Further commemorations to honor past events during the American Revolution are planned in the upcoming years.

On the morning of March 5, a solemn procession of NSDAR members, led by President General Denise Doring VanBuren, laid a wreath in the Old Granary Cemetery to honor the victims of the Massacre. They were: Crispus Attucks, James Caldwell, Patrick Carr, Samuel Grey and Samuel Maverick. Attucks is buried at the Old Granary, as are several leaders of the Revolution, including Paul Revere.

Following the wreath laying, the ladies took in some of the historic sites of Boston. Dimmling and Weis were aboard the bus, which headed to the Old North Church. The tour there included views of the church’s basement crypt area, as well as a trek up narrow stairs which left them halfway up the famous bell tower, from which Paul Revere saw the signal lanterns prior to his famous ride. The two women had earlier had the opportunity to see Paul Revere House, the oldest building in Boston, and the Old State House, which is the site of the Boston Massacre, as well as Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall.

Both Dimmling and Weis were honored to attend the wreath laying which recalled the Boston Massacre, and look forward to attending future commemorations as the America 250! Committee marks the anniversaries of these famous events in our nation’s founding.

Stratford students curate a museum of nonfiction work

Coronavirus: When and Where to Seek Care

NYU Langone experts want you to know how to stay healthy and when to seek medical care during this active cold and flu season and the evolving outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19).

If You Have Cold Symptoms

For cold symptoms without a fever—runny nose, congestion, sore throat, minor aches and pains—we recommend that you stay at home until you feel better.

If You Have Flu-Like Symptoms

For fever, headache, cough, muscle aches and joint pains—stay home and consult an NYU Langone physician remotely using Virtual Urgent Care.

Same day Virtual Urgent Care appointments are available:

7am to 11pm Monday through Friday 8am to 8pm Saturday and Sunday

Schedule an appointment using the NYU Langone Health app or by visiting nyulangone.org/ virtualurgentcare

When to go to the Emergency Room

If you have a fever, cough, and difficulty breathing, it is important that you do not wait to get care. Call 911 or seek immediate medical attention at your nearest emergency room.

Prevention is the Best Treatment

These tips will help you stay healthy:

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

• Wash your hands frequently for at least 20 seconds using soap and water or use an alcohol-based handrub.

• Always cover a sneeze or cough with a tissue or by using your arm.

• Avoid touching your nose, mouth, and eyes without washing your hands first.

For more information about coronavirus from NYU Langone experts, visit nyulangone.org/coronavirus

big ideas within chosen nonfiction

Second-graders in Alyssa Fenwick’s class at Stratford Avenue School in Garden City spent weeks leading up to their grand reading celebration immersed in the Teachers College unit, “Becoming Experts on Reading Nonfiction.” Throughout the unit, students grew their knowledge on topics by noticing, learning and questioning.

Fenwick’s students also learned the lingo of their topics by anticipating keywords prior to reading, using context to build knowledge of unknown words and rereading like experts. Students took part in reading across topics, connecting information and retelling important key points. Collaborating with reading partners was the key to the success of the celebration. Students worked diligently with their peers to practice all of the strategies learned throughout the mini-lessons. Each partner took on the roles of teacher and listener. Students used their texts and keywords to teach key points about their topic. The role of the listener was to ask prompting questions to guide the collaborative discussion.

The culminating task of the unit

required partnerships to take on the role of museum curators to prepare for a grand reading celebration that would take place in an imaginative museum. Museum curators worked together to create a plan and choose the three most important parts of their favorite nonfiction text. Each student recorded themselves on their iPad with the help of their reading partner, teaching about their topics of expertise and highlighting the big ideas within the chosen text.

To kick off the celebration, students gathered in the cafeteria, also known as the Fenwick Museum of Outstanding Jots. Each child’s recording and favorite nonfiction text were on display in the museum. Readers took part in a museum walk, rotating around the room to view each classmate’s video and outstanding jots. To solidify the key points learned within the unit, students ended the celebration by viewing the museum’s other artifacts: mentor texts, teaching points and reading tools.

Students had a wonderful time visiting the imaginative museum and celebrating the results of all of their dedication and hard work.

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Stratford students took on the role of imaginative museum curators, recording themselves on their iPads and highlighting the

text.

Photo courtesy of the Garden City School District

RECENT REAL ESTATE SALES IN GARDEN CITY

The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes presented were selected based solely on the fact that they were recently sold.

Sold Price: $1,025,000

Date:03/06/2020

Sold price: $1,925,000

Date: 12/03/2019

6 bedrooms, 4 full/1 half baths

Style: Colonial

Total taxes: $32,323

Lot Sq. Ft.: 31,250

MLS number: 3157200

Broker: Daniel Gale Associates

1936 Gem ..first time on market owned continuously by 1 family. New Heat 2 zone, and Hot Water (3 yrs.)Updated Electric, 2 zone CAC, oversized lot 125x250.

2 bedrooms, 2 full / 1 half baths

Style: Condo

Total taxes: $11,018

Common charges $1,235

Lot Sq. Ft.: N/A

MLS number: 3175138

Broker: Daniel Gale Associates

Desirable 2 Bedrm split model w/direct pond views. Mint condition w/updates thru-out inc custom moldings,cabinetry & kitchen remodel w/ cabinets, counters, bcksplash & appls .Mstr Bdrm w/ ensuite,double closets plus walk-in.2nd Bdrm w/ ensuite & w/2 double closets. Laundry Rm in Unit. Private terrace w/great open vistas. One deeded Garage Space & Storage inc in common charges. 5-Star Wyndham amenities plus ideal GC Village location - blocks to LIRR, GC Hotel, Restaurants, Shopping, GC Library, etc.

Houses featured on this page were sold by various real estate agencies

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Community Club Art Lecture

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On March 12, the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead were treated to a very entertaining and informative presentation on the life and art of Mary Cassatt and her fellow Parisian artists. Marc Kopman, a professor of art history at LIU, inspired the group with his profound knowledge of the Impressionist movement.

For the past eight years, he has offered many series of lectures at Hutton House on the LIU Campus on Renaissance artists up to the artist of today.

2020 EPOA Scholarship

It is with pleasure that the Eastern Property Owners’ Association of Garden City announces that it will once again award a $1000 scholarship for 2020 to a graduating high school senior who resides in the Eastern section.

The candidates, or their family, must be dues paying members of the EPOA. They must be currently attending public or private high school and plan to attend college full time in the fall. The focus of this scholarship is community

service. Candidates must be involved in some form of community service and need to submit an application which can be obtained from the GCHS Guidance Department or on the EPOA web site at www.gcepoa.org. Should you have a question, you can call Barbara Garry at 248-1486.

All interested, eligible seniors are encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications is Friday, April 17, 2020.

GC Historical Society closes museum, consignment shop

SUBMITTED BY THE GARDEN CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

In light of the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic and in an effort to curtail community spread of COVID19, The Garden City Historical Society Museum will be closed until further notice.

All upcoming events have been cancelled or postponed. We hope to reschedule some of these events as the situation

clears. Guests who have purchased tickets to upcoming events will be refunded. Please note, our A. T. Stewart Exchange consignment shop will be closed for two weeks beginning Monday, March 16. We will then reevaluate the situation.

The Society believes it is imperative to adhere to the precautions outlined by the medical community and government officials. Thank you for your understanding.

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tablescape featuring classic Madame Alexander Portrait Dolls that stepped right out of the paintings of Renoir, Degas, Monet and Cassatt.

THI S WEEK AT ROTARY

March and April

Lunch Meetings Canceled

Fellow Rotarians, because of the abundance of concern as we all face and work toward meeting the challenges of protecting ourselves and our loved ones against the COVID19 virus, the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club has canceled its March 23 and April lunch meetings held at the Garden City Hotel.

We do have an “out of the box” lunch meeting planned for May 11, but needless to say, we will see what directives and mandates are in place at that time. As we look to meet this crisis, it is good to prioritize the safety of not only ourselves, but also of our entire community. If you know of anyone may need help of any kind during this most unprecedented time, remember Rotary’s mantra: “Service above self.”

Community Service Award Honorees Named

Looking forward to what we hope will be a better and happier time, we are most pleased to announce two honorees who have achieved our Rotary Club’s 2020 coveted Community Achievement Award. They are Greg Bavaro, owner of Garden City Pizza representing Garden City, and Tony Lubrano, owner of Piccolo Bussola representing Mineola.

This award signifies the spirit of volunteerism and commitment to community.

The award was established by the MineolaGarden City Rotary Club in 1991, and Greg Bavaro and Tony Lubrano exemplify the criteria for this award and will join the roster of 28 past honorees. The Community Service Award honorees will be feted at a cocktail/dinner event on Thursday evening, June 4 at Piccola Bussola in Mineola. Please stay tuned for future reports, and in the meantime, stay safe and God bless!

Garden City PTA News

The Garden City Parent Teachers Association (GC PTA) is continuing to monitor the latest developments of COVID-19 | Coronavirus. As always, the health and safety of our students, families and community are our top priorities. We will continue to work closely with the school district and will provide you with updates as they are available. In accordance with the Governor’s restrictions and recommendations, the GC PTA has taken the following actions:

The March 26th Annual PTA Dinner will be rescheduled to a later date.

The March 27th Middle School/PTA/ SEPTA Family Bingo Night has been canceled.

The March 31st High School Guidance & PTA Annual College Major Night will be rescheduled to a later date, if possible.

The April 1st Joint Elementary PTA Meeting has been canceled.

The April 6th District-wide Reflections Ceremony will be rescheduled to a later

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date, if possible.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we all work together through this unprecedented situation. We will continue to monitor the situation and will keep everyone informed as new developments occur. Please follow us on social media and check emails from us for updates.

Please remember to support the local businesses that support our children and our schools. Many of the local restaurants and businesses are open and continue to provide takeout and delivery services.

As we move forward together, we encourage all families to follow the CDC best practices when it comes to your family’s health and safety. These can be found online at: https://www.cdc.gov/ coronavirus/2019-ncov/protect/index. html

We sincerely thank you for your continued support of the GC PTA.

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More on coronavirus

BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

A few more thoughts about the coronavirus. Obviously, this is a fast moving situation and we are doing a little better on the testing situation discussed here, but there’s still a lot of work to do..

The United States clearly had a difficult time getting an effective virus testing system up and running. There are a number of reasons why this happened, including ineffective initial test development procedures at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and rules of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that limited the ability of others outside the federal government, including the private sector, to develop and distribute test kits. Generally there are good reasons for the FDA rules, but clearly they should have been loosened in a a pandemic. At long last drivethrough testing and other useful methods of broadening screening are being implemented in some me places, but this has been a painful process.

The degree of responsibility of President Trump for the testing situation can and will be debated (the FDA rules certainly predated his administration), but he is now in charge of the federal government and it is on him and his team to get this straightened out.

Testing is important because it allows help to go to those who need it, while avoiding diversion of resources to those not actually affected by the virus. However, even more important, testing is also crucial because if its ability to convey information about the progress of the epidemic

We seem to have a general idea of how lethal this virus is, with a mortality rate of somewhere around 1 percent, perhaps 10 times as lethal as the flu, with fatalities heavily weighted toward the elderly and people with underlying health conditions. Obviously, this increased mortality in comparison to the flu matters greatly. As John McCormack writes in National Review, if we assume 40 million Americans come down with a disease, a mortality of .1 percent means that 40,000 people will die.

1 percent means that 400,000 will perish, an astounding difference of 360,000 people. And needless to say, a disease killing anything like 400,000 people in any short period of time would totally overwhelm the healthcare system.

What we don’t know is how many people actually have the disease in the United States and thus we have no good way to make projections as to its future course... As this is written, the official US case count is 5010, with 97 deaths, but this is clearly a huge undercount, as testing procedures are not completely in place and many people with slight to moderate symptoms are not included the count.

Because of the lack of information on the progress of the disease, we also really don’t know if the measures previously taken (travel bans, campaigns encouraging hand washing and social distancing. cancellation of mass gatherings like sporting events, etc.) are doing much good, or need to be supplemented substantially. As a case in point, the reported New York State cases went from 212 on March 11 to 950 on March 16. As Governor Cuomo states, “the more you test, the more positives you will find”, but the obvious question is how much of this more than fourfold rise is detection of cases that already existed, and how much is new cases as the virus spreads. Some say that we are heading for a very severe situation like that in Italy, where 1441 people have died as of this writing, but there are key differences from Italy, such as a significantly older population there.

I continue to believe that there have to be limiting principles, and a consideration of both costs and benefits, relating to the government response to the virus, serious and real as the threat is. Ruined businesses and widespread unemployment have major consequences, including to the health of affected individuals. But you can’t make a reasoned judgment about the right balance until you know the facts about the virus. And, as of now, we just don’t.

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Retired Men’s Club News

Meetings suspended

Meetings of the Garden City Retired Men’s Club are suspended until further notice.

About the G.C. Retired Men’s Club

In ordinary times, meetings are at the GC Senior Center — noon to 4 p.m.

— on Mondays and Thursdays. Lunch is served about twice a month. We welcome bridge, poker, cribbage, chess, backgammon and other card and noncard games. Poker players check with John Marino at 248-1770. For more information, call our membership chairman at 680-3650.

Senior Bridge Results

The Senior Bridge results for Monday, March 9th are:

North/ South

1--Marie Thomaidis & Joan Cowie

East/West Tied For First:

Carol Cook & Liz Tetro

Nick Basile & Bill Drabyk

Get rid of your unwanted items by placing an ad for them in our Classifieds! We have reasonable rates, and you’ll have prompt results! Call our Garden City office at 294-8900 for rates and other info.

John Ellis Kordes

This photograph was taken by me back in 1998. In those days when the light bulbs that illuminated the cross on top of the Cathedral of the Incarnation went out they were not easy to replace. The Cathedral would have to hire a “steeplejack” to climb to the cross and replace the bulbs (you think your job is tough!). Today, since the top of the Cathedral’s spire has been redone, a new lighting system means this job is no longer necessary.

ATTENTION STUDENTS!

We invite you to send details of your academic achievements, along with your name and contact info, to editor@gcnews.com for a chance to be featured in our paper! Submissions from students of all ages are welcome!

The Crayon Initiative donates to The Child Life Program

Juliana Mitchell, Madeline Mitchell, Grace Power and Julianne Smith, all members of Girl Scout Troop 1322, donated new coloring books to The Child Life Program at NYU Winthrop Hospital as part of their Girl Scout Silver Award project entitled, The Crayon Initiative.

The Crayon Initiative collects donated crayons and then melts them down, recreates them and gives to pediatric hospital patients, including the kids at NYU Winthrop Hospital. The girls are helping to provide over 1,000 children with new crayons across the nation! In addition to collecting the old crayons, they spent months collecting cans and bottles, using the deposit money to purchase coloring books so the children at Winthrop could color with The Crayon Initiative crayons.

Juliana, Madeline,

Grace and Julianne will be collecting all unwanted crayons through March 31, National Crayon Day. National Crayon Day is a day to celebrate the invention of crayons and the joy of coloring. To date, the girls have collected over 262 pounds of crayons…and are hoping to collect even more with your support! If you would like to donate, please contact project advisor Renee Power (rjsomma@ aol.com or 516-9879925) or troop leader Diana Mitchell (dianawmitchell@aol. com or 516-313-3040) by March 31. As the girls conclude their Crayon Initiative Girl Scout Silver Award Project they are hoping to pass along this worthy project and cause to another volunteer group, youth organization or interested individual. Please reach out for more information.

Grace Power, Madeline Mitchell, Julianne Smith and Juliana Mitchell

IN MEMORIAM

Eileen Kennedy Tonsmeire

Eileen Kennedy Tonsmeire, of East Marion, NY, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on March 15, 2020, at the age of 74 after a long and courageous fight with cancer.

She will be deeply missed by her husband of 52 years, James, their two sons, Brian and David, daughtersin-law, Cynthia and Sandra, beloved grandchildren, William, Dylan, and Juliana, many cherished nieces and nephews, and countless friends and colleagues. She was predeceased by her dear sister Regina Ruddock, with whom she shared a constant smile and infectious laugh.

Eileen was born in Flushing, NY, the second daughter of Francis and

Gertrude Kennedy. She spent her youth in Garden City, NY, graduating from Garden City High School in 1963 before receiving her bachelor’s degree at the College of New Rochelle and her master’s degree in Education from Stony Brook.

Eileen taught Math at Syosset High School in the town she called home for 33 years, touching and enriching the lives of many students. Upon her retirement, she moved out to the North Fork of Long Island, where she and Jim built successful second careers as Real Estate Brokers, working as a team and perfectly complementing each other, as they did from the day they first met. In her later years, they spent their winters in Vero Beach, FL.

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Throughout her life, Eileen remained first and foremost selfless, helping others in need in any way she could. Eileen enjoyed traveling, sailing, and spending time at the beaches and marveling at the natural beauty offered by both her residences, but mostly doting on her grandchildren. A private burial will be followed later this summer by a Memorial Service out on her cherished North Fork.

The family asks that in lieu of any other tributes, donations be made to Jack Academy, a school in Ghana founded by her nieces in the name of her adored grandnephew with the transcendent goal of breaking the cycle of poverty once and for all.

Please see http://jackacademy.com

If you would like to post an obituary for a loved one, simply send a short biography of them along with (if desired) their photo, details of their funeral/visitation services, and/or any donation requests to editor@gcnews.com, or call our office at 516-294-8900 to inquire.

Eileen Kennedy Tonsmeire

Community Club to present The Musical World of Andre Rieu

On Wednesday April 1, at, 1:30 p.m. at the Garden City Casino, The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead will present Mr. Richard Knox, with his program on the musical world of Andre Rieu. Featuring a series of personal interviews and video clips from several of his best performances, the program will delve into Rieu’s background, his passion for the waltz as a musical form, and his dedication to bringing the classics to a worldwide audience.

Richard Knox had a 40-year career

as a school teacher and administrator. He has appeared at the Community Club previously presenting the Great Operatic Voices of the Mid-20th Century, as well as The Golden Age of Radio and Television. We are thrilled to have him return and present this wonderful program.

Over the past four decades the Dutch violinist, conductor and musical arranger Andre Rieu has thrilled audiences around the world with his large scale theatrical performances of great classical and popular music. After first creating the Maastricht Salon Orchestra in 1978 and then the waltzbased Johann Strauss Orchestra ten years later, Rieu‘s fame as a musical artist and impresario soared. Recently he has been responsible, for bringing great concert works and Broadway show tunes to casual music lovers, via highly theatric live outdoor performances, which have been simulcast to audiences around the world.

Please join the Clb for this musical presentation and stay for refreshments. There is a $5 fee for guests.

Anyone who would like to learn more about the Community Club and its wonderful programs can contact the club office (516) 746-0488, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Community Club program cancelled

The Community Club program featuring Irish author Tom Phelan scheduled for Thursday, March 26, has been

cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Chamber of Commerce’s Pineapple Ball postponed

The Garden City Chamber of Commerce has announced that its 18th annual Pineapple Ball, originally scheduled for May 1, has been postponed until November 13.

The Chamber will be honoring several members of the community during the event.

Peter O’Hanlon, owner of Seventh

Street Gourmet, will receive the Community Achievement award.

Fred Carillo will be honored as Businessperson of the Year. Carillo is mayor of Old Westbury and Owner of Carco Builders Corporation

Donald X. Clavin, Jr., supervisor of the Town of Hempstead, will be honored as Citizen of the Year.

Garden City resident joins LICM Board of Trustees

Lynne D’Agostino, Ed.D, has joined the Board of Trustees of Long Island Children’s Museum. D’Agostino, a resident of Garden City, was elected to a three-year board term. LICM President Suzanne LeBlanc announced the appointment.

“The Children’s Museum values its relationship as an education ally to Long Island schools and the academic community,” said LeBlanc. “We are pleased to strengthen our connection to these audiences with the addition of Lynne D’Agostino to our Board of Trustees. Her expertise and educational connections will enable us to expand our academic outreach efforts,” she noted. “Her enthusiasm for the Museum, both professionally and personally, makes her a passionate ambassador for our mission and values.”

“As a career principal, I consistently advocated for programs and events that provided students with learning environments that were child-centered and offered an atmosphere of explo-

ration and discovery,” D’Agostino explained. “LICM is the best example of such a setting. There, children can develop self-confidence and success working through hands-on activities. I hope to assist in perpetuating their mission to enhance fun educational experiences for children in our communities.”

Her commitment to LICM is also very personal she admits. “As a grandmother, I am thrilled to see my grandsons clamoring to visit LICM after school on a weekly basis, learning through play in their favorite areas, and embracing the always changing exhibits and activities. I am honored serve on the board of this outstanding institution.”

Dr. D’Agostino spent her professional career as a school administrator; first as assistant principal/supervisor of district transportation for Wantagh School District. Thereafter, she was appointed principal of the district’s Mandalay Elementary School, where she served until her retirement. Additionally, she was the coordinator of the district’s gifted program. The school was a recipient of the US Department of Education Excellence in Education award and she was an NAESP Elementary Principal Honoree.

D’Agostino currently serves as an adjunct lecturer and supervisor of student teachers at SUNY Oneonta. She previously was an adjunct lecturer at Touro College. D’Agostino earned a bachelor’s degree from Marymount College (Tarrytown, NY) and a master’s in education from Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY).

D’Agostino pursued a professional diploma in school district administration from CW Post Center of Long Island University (Brookville, NY) before obtaining a doctoral degree in education from Nova Southeastern University (Ft. Lauderdale, FL).

GCCT’s production of

“Still Waiting for Moyers” postponed

The Garden City Community Theatre’s production of “Still Waiting for Moyers” has been postponed. A new date will be announced when one is set.

We’re

Richard Knox

Lynn D’Agostino

New York City Virtually: Greatest Cultural Institutions, Closed for Coronavirus, Share Exhibits Online

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

New York City’s major cultural institutions are temporarily closed to help minimize the spread of coronavirus, but many are making their exhibits and programs available virtually, and have websites that really engage, that make the time spent in

enforced hibernation that much richer and more productive, and frankly, less maddening.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is celebrating its 150 anniversary year, has temporarily closed all three locations—The Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Breuer, and The Met Cloisters—effective March 13. Meanwhile, you can watch videos from exhibition previews to curator talks and performances (https://

www.metmuseum.org/metmedia) ) and experience the best of human creativity from every corner of the globe at The Met (I love watching the video of the conservation of the Degas tutu, https://www.metmuseum. org/metmedia/video/conservationand-scientific-research/degas-tutuconservation) and play audio guides (https://www.metmuseum.org/visit/ audio-guide)

When the Met reopens, it will offer

a series of special exhibits marking its 150th anniversary: The exhibition  Making The Met, 1870–2020  will present more than 250 works of art from the collection while taking visitors on a journey through the Museum’s history; The reopening of the galleries for British decorative arts and design will reveal a compelling new curatorial narrative;

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A Bluebird Day of Spring Skiing at Windham Mountain

Travel is vitally important to rejuvenating one’s body and soul, not to mention providing life-enhancing experience, new learning and new understanding; it offers a chance for bonding with loved ones, making new friends and building new relationships.

Concern for the coronavirus is causing many of us to withdraw and miss out, and many travel providers have suspended services temporarily to meet the need for social distancing to mitigate the spread of disease.Many are waiving cancellation penalties, reissue and change fees if destinations become impacted or allowing changes and rebooking for future trips.

But because travel offers a universe of possibilities, there are options that might better suit the circumstances, and many travel suppliers are doing their best to accommodate travelers and alleviate concerns. And we can all armchair travel as we plan for future trips.

As a rule of thumb, we are suggesting people think Great Outdoors where you can be active in clean fresh air and avoid crowds, density and proximity, and if concerned about mass travel (even though airlines are doing their level best to assure passengers of healthy environments), choosing destinations that are within driving distance.

Mountain resorts like Windham Mountain in the Catskills have been scrupulous about health precautions, even limiting crowds to promote social distancing. However, due to new state restrictions and recommendations on capacity, Windham along with most ski areas have opted to close early for the season, while regrouping to be able to host guests for summer and fall.

- Karen Rubin, Travel Features

Syndicate

BY DAVE E. LEIBERMAN & LAINI MIRANDA TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

This past Sunday, we were lucky enough to ski Windham Mountain in New York’s Catskills on a windless, bluebird spring day. After a few colder nights and some flurries during the week, every trail was covered by a snow pack that managed to maintain just the right level of softness, from our first run almost through to last chair. The combination of perfect weather, enjoyable snow conditions, great demo skis, and an idyllic lunch on the terrace picnic tables at the midmountain Wheelhouse Lodge made it a truly memorable ski day.  We woke up at 5:30am (which felt like 4:30 due to Daylight Savings Time) in the Manhattan Financial District, slid onto the FDR drive, grabbed delicious bagels on Route 4 in Jersey, and were at the Windham

Demo Center next to the D lift by 9am. Whether you are in the market for new skis or just interested in cruising on the highest performance skis, renting from the demo center is an easy and worthwhile experience. Ideally positioned next to the D Lift, the Demo Center shack lets you ski in and out to test a range of top quality skis without losing any time on the slopes. Like Nascar drivers at a pit stop, we popped in to swap skis a few times throughout the day, stepping our boots onto the platform for them to quickly change the bindings and send us on our way. Peter and Dave are extremely knowledgeable and set us up with Volkl Yumi’s and a gorgeous pair of Stockli Stormrider’s, a “Windham classic”. (The ski and boot package is $90 for the day). While the rental shop See page D5

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Transformative new gifts, cross-cultural installations, and major international loan exhibitions will be on view throughout the year; and special programs and outreach will include a birthday commemoration on April 13, a range of public events June 4–6, and a story-collecting initiative.

“Our galleries may be closed, but never fear! Social media never sleeps.” Follow @metmuseum on Instagram for Tuesday Trivia, #MetCameos, and daily art content.

Being confined to home is a perfect time to take advantage of the Museum of

Modern Art’s free massive open online course  What Is Contemporary Art?, available now on Coursera. This course offers an in-depth look at over 70 works of art from MoMA’s collection—many of which are currently on view in the expanded Museum—from 1980 to the present, with a focus on art produced in the last decade. Learners will hear directly from artists, architects, and designers from around the globe about their creative processes, materials, and inspiration. What Is Contemporary Art? can be found at  mo.ma/whatiscontemporaryart

I can’t wait for MoMA to reopen so I can see  Dorothea Lange: Words &

Pictures, the first major solo exhibition at the Museum of the photographer’s incisive work in over 50 years. The exhibition includes approximately 100 photographs drawn entirely from the Museum’s collection.  Dorothea Lange: Words & Pictures  also uses archival materials such as correspondence, historical publications, and oral histories, as well as contemporary voices, to examine the ways in which words inflect our understanding of Lange’s pictures. These new perspectives and responses from artists, scholars, critics, and writers, including Julie Ault, Wendy Red Star, and Rebecca Solnit, provide fresh insight into Lange’s practice. (Scheduled through May 9, 2020).

American Museum of Natural History while closed, the website is a treasure trove of information and engaging photos and ways to explore and interact on your own. At the section of its site labeled “Explore” https://www.amnh. org/explore, there are videos, blogs and OLogy: The Science Website for Kids, where kids of all ages can play games, do activities, watch videos and meet scientists to learn more about fossils, the universe, genetics, and more. (Check out https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/ brain)

Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, is in the midst of the landmark exhibit, Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. The most comprehensive Holocaust exhibition about Auschwitz ever presented in North America, the exhibit had already been extended until August 30, 2020. The museum so far is scheduled to reopen March 29; in the meanwhile, there are

excellent materials at the website that will inform and prepare you for when the exhibit reopens (https://mjhnyc.org/ discover-the-exhibition/about-the-exhibition/). (See Groundbreaking Exhibit at Museum of Jewish Heritage Transports to ‘Auschwitz: Not long ago. Not far away’ http:// bit.ly/2v12act)

New-York Historical Society is closed so you will have to wait to experience “Women March,” presidential/election exhibits (take a selfie in Reagan’s Oval Office) and “Bill Graham” (phenomenal and surprising exhibit with fabulous musical accompaniment about this iconic concert impresario). Meanwhile, the N-YHS website offers sensational online exhibitions featuring some of their important past exhibits, including ‘Harry Potter; A History of Magic,” and “the Vietnam War: 19451975” and Chinese American: Exclusion/ Inclusion (https://www.nyhistory.org/ exhibitions/online-exhibitions). You can also delve into its digital collection, with selections from the N-YHS Museum and Library’s holdings paintings, drawings, photographs, manuscripts, broadsides, maps, and other materials that reveal the depth and breadth of over two centuries of collecting.  (http://digitalcollections. nyhistory.org/).

(See: Many Pathways to Mark Centennial of Women’s Suffrage, http:// bit.ly/2IQBLkA)

Meanwhile, some outdoor venues are open, as of this writing (the situation has changed daily):

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden remains open to the public, having implemented stringent cleaning protocols and posted new signage on-site about best practices in personal hygiene. “We hope

that the Garden might offer you some comfort and beauty even during a particularly stressful time.” (https://www. bbg.org/visit)

Central Park, Prospect Park and Flushing Meadows may well provide needed respite. However, the Wildlife Conservation Society has temporarily closed the Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo and New York Aquarium, effective Monday, March 16. Check wcs.org for updates.

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It’s a perfect time - it’s Springtime on Long Island

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

I often think of spring as that in-between time. It’s not too hot and not too cold. I like being able to put my winter coat and accessories in a closet and forget about them until the cold weather arrives again. Although we have our share of rainy days, on many days the weather is just right and taking some walks outside or drives down by the beach is delightful. Several friends and relatives have birthdays in the spring so this season is always a celebratory time. And here are some additional things that I like about spring.

Asparagus Is An Ideal Vegetable

The best time for fresh asparagus is springtime - there is no doubt about that. Quite often I don’t get to eat any asparagus for months at a time because I am not one to eat canned asparagus. But after a long winter I am always surprised and delighted when the first crops of fresh asparagus start popping up in my supermarket. April is the best month for asparagus. When eating them with meat or fish I like cooking them in a variety of ways. Sometimes I boil them and sometimes I roast them in a little olive oil in a pan in the oven. At other times I grill them on the barbecue. When I want to eat them a little bit crunchy, I steam them. I like many of my vegetables al dente. No matter how asparagus is prepared it always tastes good. This green vegetable is nutritious. Asparagus is considered a good source of vitamin K, antioxidants and thiamine. It is also very low in calories. The experts say that one cup of cooked asparagus has 40 calories, 4 grams of protein, 4 grams of fiber and

404 milligrams of potassium. When you buy asparagus, either fresh from the farmers’ market or grocery store, it’s best to eat it right away. Asparagus goes nicely with lots of other springtime vegetables and flavors. Peas and new potatoes go well with asparagus. It always helps to remember to wash the asparagus thoroughly before cooking. Cut the very bottom of the stalks off before cooking. They can be cut into cylinders or cut on a slant. Either way is fine.

A Spring Poem About Rain

James Mercer Langston Hughes aka Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright and columnist who was born on February 1, 1901, in Joplin, Missouri. Early in his life, Hughes’ mother fostered within him a love of the written and spoken word by introducing him to books and taking him to see plays. Although he lived in several places throughout the Midwest during his youth, Hughes always considered Kansas home. He once told a Lawrence, Kansas, audience, “I sort of claim to be a Kansan because my whole childhood was spent here in Lawrence and Topeka, and sometimes in Kansas City.” He moved to New York City as a young man, where he made his career. Hughes is known as being one of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry which was new at the time. He died on May 22, 1967, in New York City at the age of 66. He lived in a row house at 20 East 127th Street for the last 20 years of his life. Visitors to the house can see his typewriter and piano in the parlor. One of his famous poems which is set in the spring is called “April Rain Song.”

Even though Hughes does not directly refer to Harlem in “April Rain Song,” he did live and work there during the time that he would have written this poem. Many people assume that he was inspired to write the poem while watching the rain fall down on his part of the Big Apple. “April Rain Song” goes:

“Let the rain kiss you

Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops

Let the rain sing you a lullaby

The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk

The rain makes running pools in the gutter

The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night

And I love the rain.”

The Popular Song “Stand By Me”

It was in April 1961 that the now famous song “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King came out. In 1960, Ben E. King was inspired to update the early 20th century gospel hymn by Charles Albert Tindley, which was based around the psalm, “will not we fear, though the Earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea.”

According to the documentary, “History of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” King had no intention of recording the song himself. King had written it for the Drifters who passed on recording it. After the “Spanish Harlem” recording session in 1960, King had some studio time left over. The session’s producers, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, asked if he had any more songs. King played it on the piano for them. They liked it and called the studio musicians back in to record it. Ben E. King’s song became a Top 10

hit in the U.S. both in 1961 and later in 1986 when Rob Reiner’s movie, “Stand By Me” came out.

King was born Benjamin Earl Nelson on September 28, 1938, in Henderson, N.C. He moved with his family to Harlem when he was nine in 1947. King began singing in church choirs, and in junior high he began performing with a street corner doo wop group called the Four B’s, which won second place in an Apollo Theater talent contest. King worked at his father’s restaurant in New York as a singing waiter which led to an invitation to become the baritone singer in a doo wop group called the Five Crowns in 1958. (allmusic.com)

In an interview in 2013, Ben E. King spoke about his fans’ enjoyment of “Stand By Me” and he pledged to perform it for the rest of his life to please crowds. “I’m so proud it has stood the test of time,” he said. When asked about his 50-year career in the music field, King said, “I’d never have dreamed back in the day that I’d have such an amazing career. I always felt I never chose music, it chose me. From working in my father’s restaurant in New York to this has all been by chance. I’m so lucky - it’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.”

He also had success with other songs including “There Goes My Baby,” “Save The Last Dance For Me,” “Spanish Harlem,” and “Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)”. King was a soul singer with one of the most distinctive voices of his era. At the time of his death in New Jersey in April 2015, Ben E. King was survived by his mother, his wife of 50 See page D5

BY TOM MARGENAU

Some older folks who are pushing retirement age might have a disabled minor child and wonder if that child will qualify for benefits once they sign up for Social Security. Or they have an adult son or daughter who is disabled, and they want to know how Social Security works for them. That’s what today’s column is all about.

Let’s start out with the first scenario. You are about to apply for Social Security retirement benefits. You have a child with a disability. What kind of hoops do you have to jump through to get benefits for that son or daughter? Essentially, none. And that’s because a child under 18 qualifies for benefits whether he is she is disabled or not.

And those benefits normally continue until the child reaches age 18. At that point, the Social Security Administration is going to come back to you and ask if the child is disabled. If he or she is, you will have to fill out a bunch of medical forms that are used to decide if the child meets the legal definition of disability for Social Security purposes. If your child is determined to be disabled, then benefits will continue indefinitely.

Or let’s say you are thinking of retiring and you have an adult son or daughter who has a disability. If that disability began before age 22, he or she will be eligible for what the law calls “disabled adult child” benefits on your account.

If you have a disabled adult child, he or she will get an amount equal to 50% of your full retirement age benefit. And that would be something to contemplate if you are trying to decide when to start your Social Security checks. Let’s look at an example.

Frank is 62 years old and recently retired. He has a 35-year-old son, Thomas, who has been disabled since birth. Frank is trying to decide if he should take reduced retirement benefits now or wait until he is 66 years old to get his full monthly Social Security check. We’ll say his full retirement benefit is $2,400 per month.

If he retires now at 62, he will get 75 of that full retirement age amount, or $1,800 monthly. And Thomas will get 50% of his full retirement age rate, or $1,200 per month. So, they would be due total combined benefits of $3,000 each month.

If Frank were to wait until 66 to file fr benefits, Thomas would have to wait, too. In other words, Frank can’t file for benefits for his son until he signs up for Social Security himself. At 66, Frank would get $2,400, and Thomas would get $1,200, for combined benefits of $3,600.

It’s almost a no-brainer. If Frank waited until 66 to file for Social Security, he would get an extra $600 per month. But he would have lost four years of benefits, or 48 Social Security checks, at the com-

Retirees With Disabled Children

bined $3,000 level. That’s $144,000. Frank should seriously consider filing for benefits for himself and his son at age 62. Disabled children of deceased workers also qualify for monthly benefits. And the survivor rate is 75% of the full retirement age benefit. So, continuing with our above example: If Frank were to die, his son would get 75% of his full retirement age rate of $2,400. In other words, Thomas would get $1,800 per month. And assuming Thomas remains disabled, those benefits would continue for the rest of his life.

And now I’m going to throw a monkey wrench into our discussion of benefits for disabled children. And that monkey wrench is the Supplemental Security Income program. SSI pays a small monthly stipend to low-income older folks and to disabled children.

Before I go on, I must make the same disclaimer I always make when discussing SSI. It is a federal welfare program that is managed by the Social Security Administration. But it is NOT a Social Security benefit, and the money used to fund SSI payments comes from the general funds of the Treasury, not from Social Security taxes.

Disabled children under age 18 who are on SSI almost always come from low-income families. And that’s because the income of the parent or parents counts toward determining if the child can get SSI. The rules are WAY too complicated to explain in this short column. But in a nutshell, the more money the parents have, the less likely it is that their disabled child will get anything out of the SSI program.

But the rules change when the disabled child is 18 or older. At that point, the income of the parent(s) is no longer considered. So, many disabled “adult” children get SSI benefits, even if the parents are well-to-do. For example, I have a neighbor who is an airline pilot, who obviously makes a decent living. He and his wife have a 25-year-old daughter who has been disabled since birth. Because the daughter has no money herself, she is technically “poor” according to Supplemental Security Income guidelines, so she gets a monthly check from the SSI program.

And now I’m going to discuss how SSI benefits payable to children can be a monkey wrench in our discussion of the disabled children of retirees. And to do this, let’s go back to Frank and his 35-year-old disabled son, Thomas.

Actually, it is highly likely that Thomas was getting a monthly SSI check from the government for years before Frank turned 62 and started thinking about Social Security. Let’s say Thomas was getting $783 per month from the SSI program. (That’s the maximum SSI rate in most states.)

Frank might wonder if Thomas can

get both his $783 SSI check and the $1,200 disabled adult child check he is due on Frank’s Social Security account. The answer is no. SSI is a welfare program. As such, you get an SSI check if you have little or no other sources of income. So, once Frank signs up for benefits and Thomas starts getting the $1,200 Social Security check, his SSI checks are going to stop.

There’s one final twist involving SSI. What if Frank didn’t have such a big full retirement age benefit? Let’s say it was only $1,400 per month. That means Thomas’s 50% portion would be $700.

Frank might say, “Why bother signing Thomas up on my Social Security account? He’s already getting more money from SSI.” But SSI rules require Thomas to file for any other benefits he might be due. So, he would have to sign up for the $700 Social Security check and then he would get $83 from the SSI program to take his total income up to the SSI level of $783 per month.

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM

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years, Betty, his three children, and six grandchildren.

Daffodils:

Such Beautiful Flowers

Last spring I had a family party and my sister-in-law and brother gave me a cute gift: a pot of bright yellow daffodils. It was a rectangular wooden pot with dirt about 12 inches long by 3 ½ inches by five inches high. The daffodils were all in bloom. The gift looked as pretty as a picture as they say and it was the perfect centerpiece for our dinner that night. I knew they would only stay in bloom for a few weeks because the daffodils weren’t planted outside in a garden. Once they went dormant I covered the whole planter and placed it - intact with the bulbs in the soil - in a closet. Last week I pulled it out and to my delight little sprouts were beginning to emerge from the soil.

Symbolizing rebirth and new beginnings, the daffodil is virtually synonymous with spring. Their botanic name is narcissus. Daffodils were introduced

into gardens in about 300BC. The Greek botanist and philosopher Theophrastus listed and described many of the earliest known kinds of narcissus in his nine-volume “Enquiry into Plants.” Daffodils were brought to Britain by the Romans who thought that the sap from daffodils had healing powers. Actually the sap contains crystals that can irritate the skin.

It was not until the 19th century that classification of the many narcissus species was attempted. Due to their popularity as cultivated plants, thousands of daffodil cultivars have been bred. The petals are mostly yellow or white but occasionally they can be orange, green, red or a combination of these colors.

Tossing Three Coins in the Fountain

The movie “Three Coins in the Fountain” came out in May 1954. Frank Sinatra sang the title song. It refers to the act of throwing a coin into the Trevi Fountain in Rome while making a wish. Each of the film’s three stars performs this act. A young American secretary, Maria Williams played by

Maggie McNamara, arrives in Rome and is greeted by Anita Hutchins who is played by Jean Peters, the woman she is replacing at the “United States Distribution Agency.” They drive to the “Villa Eden” Anita shares with Miss Frances, played by Dorothy McGuire, the longtime secretary of the American author John Frederick Shadwell, an expatriate living in Rome for the past 15 years. On their way into town, the three women stop at the famous Trevi Fountain. Frances and Anita tell Maria that according to legend, if she throws a coin in the fountain and makes a wish to return to Rome, she will. Maria and Frances throw in their coins, but Anita, who is planning to return to the U.S. to marry, declines. The story goes on. After Anita and Maria are packed and ready to leave, Frances telephones and asks to meet them at the Trevi Fountain. When they arrive, Maria and Anita are disappointed to see the fountain emptied for cleaning. When they are joined by Frances, however, the water springs up again and the women are thrilled by its beauty. Dino and Giorgio then arrive,

and as the men embrace their girlfriends, Frances is joined by Shadwell, and they happily admire the fountain, which has proved lucky to them all. In 1955 the movie won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography (Color) and for Best Music, Original Song. Years later Steve Martin sang “Three Coins in the Fountain” as part of a sing-along in the 1987 movie “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.” Some of the words go: “Three coins in the fountain

Each one seeking happiness

Thrown by three hopeful lovers

Which one will the fountain bless?

Three hearts in the fountain

Each heart longing for its home

There they lie in the fountain

Somewhere in the heart of Rome …”

If it’s springtime and you’re in Rome, you are bound to think of that romantic comedy, “Three Coins in the Fountain.”

Now’s the time to enjoy a platter of freshly-cooked vegetables, to dodge some downpours of rain in April and to walk among the beautiful daffodils in May. Enjoy this spring season!

just a few steps away carries a great line of Rossignols (changed out every three years so that one-third of their fleet is always new), the Demo Center has a huge range of new season skis (Armada, Atomic, Blizzard, Dynastar, Head, Kastle, Nordica, Salomon, Stockli, Rossignol, Volkl, etc.). Our Rossignol Alltrack Elite 100 AT boots felt brand new too.

For a great start to the day, we took Upper Wraparound (Blue) to Wolf’s Prey (Blue-Black), down to the mid-mountain G lift (the East Peak Express Quad), which took us to a group of nice wide Blacks. (East Peak also offers a leisurely 1.4-mile perimeter Green, Wanderer, which we also enjoyed.) On soft snow, intermediate and advanced skiers will enjoy skiing every level trail at Windham, and it’s easy to pop between East and West peaks because everything converges to the same base. The efficiency of the mountain’s design was also reflected in our chairlift wait times, which ranged from zero seconds (most common) to a maximum of two minutes. We loved zig-zagging from West Peak F lift (the Westside Six) to the East Peak G. The slightly slower (and quieter) B Lift (the Wheelchair Double) will take you to a series of fun double blacks on the West Peak, including the long and windy Wide Connection to Upper Wipeout. Lower Wipeout will take you through a lovely village of slope-side

houses that will give you real estate envy (5 home sites are still available to buy! And at least one is available to rent on VRBO). The Whisper Creek ski-in, ski-out condominiums are also available for sale or rent.

Windham started out as a private club and continues to offer that ambiance. It is just the right size to offer lots of variety in skiing, but compact enough to make you feel very comfortable.  Windham offers 1,600 vertical feet

from a summit of 3,100 feet. Its 54 trails and six terrain parks provide 285 skiable acres, accessed by 12 lifts including a new high speed six-passenger detachable lift and two high-speed quads. Windham also offers night skiing on six trails (45 acres).

In the spirit of the low-key social club vibe, Wheelhouse Lodge is a no-frills, mid-mountain dining option with fantastic hearty chili, a new taco bar (open on weekends and holidays),

and an unbeatable view. On a warm sunny day like the one we had, a lunch on the patio with almost 360 mountain views is hard to top.

In the last two years, the resort has spent $12 million to improve the guest experience.

“In a time of industry consolidation, strong, independent resort competition continues to carve out unique guest-focused experiences and provide an alternative to crowding and other downside impacts of acquisitions and mergers,” the resort states. “A passion-powered outdoor community with the support of an active investor group, Windham is

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well-positioned to continue offering a more boutique and personal experience to skiers and riders in the Catskills. Windham Mountain is a place to get lost and found again, to find stunning adventure close to home, and to be reminded of how good it feels to be alive with family and friends in the fresh air.”

Among the improvements for this season, snowmaking was increased, which is reaping benefits for keeping the base robust for spring skiing. There’s also a brand new, 33-foot diameter European-inspired “Umbrella

Bar” with an enclosed, heated dome in the center of the reenergized patio area between the base lodge and the lift lodging area. Other improvements include renovated rooms at The Winwood Inn, a quaint lodging property in the village of Windham owned and operated by the mountain; a newly renovated an reinvented restaurant at the inn called Tavern 23 (classic American comfort food); an upgraded booking system with new software that allows guests to bundle lodging stays with lift tickets, lessons, and even rentals in one easy transaction; and an expanded Guest Services department and on-site call center.

Spring skiing at Windham Mountain, a four-season resort in New York’s Catskills which offers biking and golf in the summer © Dave E. Leiberman/goingplacesfarandnear.com

A second new building houses a unique ski and snowboard simulator that offers guests the chance to ski or ride downhill race venues from around the world virtually while supporting the Adaptive Sports Foundation. This building will also house a new equipment valet and quick tune up station. Windham also offers Terrain Based Learning™, beginner packages, an Adventure Park, and the full-service Alpine Spa.

For experts only, the Windham “First Tracks” program provides ultra-exclusive snow moments before lifts open to the public every Saturday, Sunday, and Holiday morning, weather and conditions permitting. This is a guided mountain experience for ages 14 and up ($20 tickets, free for season pass holders). Call 518-734-4300 x1515 or e-mail democenter@windhammountain.com.

The Spring Daze Pass is available starting at $104. With this pass you’ll get unlimited skiing and riding from this Friday, March 13, 2020 to the end of the season. For current conditions, check the Mountain Report page or call Windham’s Snow Report Hotline at 1-800-729-4766.

Aside from our relaxing mid-mountain lunch break and our occasional cycle through the demo center to try new skis, we skied through the day and were surprised that, on only a couple hours of sleep, we made it comfortably to the last chair. By 4:30 we were on the road to dinner in Albany, and by 5:30 we had apres ski drinks and appetizers in hand. It was a perfect day!

Note: To insure the health and safety of Windham’s guests in light

of concerns over Covid-19 (coronavirus) and New York State’s restrictions on large gatherings, Windham Mountain along with other ski resorts and areas have opted to close early for the season.

In the summer months, Windham Mountain Bike Park is famous for its World Cup course, but also features a three-mile-long beginner trail. Windham Mountain Country Club is an 18-hole public golf course with a private club atmosphere.

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WThe effects of the coronavirus on the economy

here is our economy and its real estate dependent GDP moving towards and the future effects and uncertainty of the coronavirus?

Well, we are now in our 128th month of the longest economic expansion in U.S. history dating back to 1856, since the economic collapse in 2008. So everything should be fantastic, right? Well not really, because between the coronavirus, the craziness with the stock market and the uncertainty of the U.S. and global economy, it’s anyone’s guess as to where this is all going. However, Jerome Powell just cut interest rates today 3/3/20 from 1.75-1.25% (50 basis points), to bolster our economy over the worrisome effects now and in the future from the coronavirus. This is the first time this emergency action by the Federal Reserve has occurred since the 2008 crisis. One of the main reasons was tourism and the travel slowdown, with so many canceled flights by all the major airlines that are being severely affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19). As the virus spreads from country to country this is when it will be called a pandemic and we may be heading in that direction any day, as new cases are occurring on a daily basis in greater numbers outside of China. The shortage of coronavirus detection kits is another problem, whereby there is a lack of testing on those that may have the virus that when sneezing could infect others around them as well as what they may touch.

There was an article in The Washington Post by Kathy Orton on January 6 that was extremely informative in depicting and predicting how the real estate market will perform in 2020. Our National Association of Realtor’s senior economic advisor, Lawrence Yun had some pertinent thoughts on our market and where it would be

heading this year and I quote from the article:

“The National Association of Realtors trade association for real estate agents predicts moderate growth in the housing market and continued low mortgage rates.

BY PHILIP A. RAICES

New-home sales are expected to rise to 750,000, an 11 percent increase that puts them at a 13-year high. Existing-home sales will continue to be held down by lack of supply, rising modestly to 5.6 million, a 4 percent increase. The national median sale price of an existing home is expected to grow to $270,400, an increase of 4.3 percent from 2019.

“In 2020, more home-building activity and consequent growth in supply should tame down home price gains,” said Lawrence Yun, the NAR’s chief economist. “That’s a healthy development for potential home buyers. Southern cities should once again do better than most other markets.”

The NAR expects 10 markets to have home price appreciation that outpaces the rest of the country over the next three to five years: Ogden, Utah; Las Vegas; Fort Collins, Colo.; Colorado Springs; Dallas/Fort Worth; Columbus, Ohio; Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, N.C.; Charlotte; Charleston, S.C.; and Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla.

The 30-year fixed-mortgage rate will remain below 4 percent in the coming year, moving to 3.8 percent by the end of 2020.

“Interest rates will remain low, as long as we have government backing of mortgage-backed securities,” Yun said. “But mortgage rates may increase as inflation kicks in and economic activity markedly picks up.”

Here is the link if you want to read the entire article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/06/expertspredict-what-housing-market-will-bring/#commentswrapper

Real Estate has been the major mover of our economy with all that is involved in the purchasing process of refrigerators, stoves, microwaves, etc. and everything else that you can think of that one buys for their investment properties, homes, townhomes, condos, coops, rentals. As the supply chain is reduced and is cut-off from China and other affected countries and as our current available inventory is eliminated and is reduced to a potential standstill, this is when layoffs could and will occur. The antidote and solution to our problem is the vaccine that I am quite sure all the available manpower and scientists are feverishly working on and hopefully will be out within 6 months or maybe not! Everyone needs to be vigilant in their everyday goings about and also realize those paper masks that everyone is purchasing will absolutely not prevent you from contracting the virus. I am not a doctor, so I can only provide information and not medical advice. However, if you are nervous about this whole situation and seriously concerned and want the proper protection, you can research an OSHA approved NIOSH-Approved N95 Respirator and read up on their efficacy against the Coronavirus.

The bottom line is that the ripple effect of the coronavirus on our real estate, even though interest rates were lowered today, and at the same time inventory is at a 30 year low, unemployment at 50-year lows and interest

rates at 50-year lows and are well below historical norms, may not change anything due to the lack of housing inventory. We need an average of one million homes produced per year to catch up to the ever-increasing demand. The increasing demand will only be satisfied if and when builders can increase their production of moderately priced homes, as the average price of a home in the U.S. has increased to above $270,000. Decreasing interest rates will only have a positive impact on those who are buying what is available, which isn’t much (after the bidding wars and only one family, couple or person is declared the winner) and those who haven’t already refinanced. The greater impact on our economy here and around the globe will occur as the corona (COVID19) disease progresses and the continued interruption or shut down of our supply chains continues, and as they say, when China sneezes the rest of the world will all eventually catch a potentially dangerous and deadly cold!

Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 Great Neck. He has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute and a Certified International Property Specialist. Receive regular “free” updates of sold homes in your area and a “free” Comparative Market Analysis” of what your home would sell for in today’s market or search on: WWW.Li-RealEstate.Com If you would like to receive a digital copy or a printed copy of “Unlocking the Secrets of Real Estate’s New Market Reality Or “Our Seller’s Guide for “Things to Consider When Selling Your Home” just email or snail me (regular mail) with your name, email and cell number.

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If you shy away from making homemade pies because of the crust (it can be tricky, and there’s all that rolling), you are in for a treat. Meet the “impossible pie.”

BY MARY HUNT

1/4 teaspoon pepper

2 eggs

Fresh parsley, chopped

1 teaspoon fresh cilantro or parsley, chopped

3/4 cup Bisquick or Master Mix (see recipe below)

1 1/2 cups water

Impossible pies are quick, easy and very family-friendly. But what is it that makes them seemingly impossible? The crust starts out as almost liquid; you pour it over the top of the pie and then somehow, in the baking process, the crust finds its way to the bottom and turns into a fabulously delicious pie.

All of the recipes that follow call for “Master Mix,” which is our homemade version of Bisquick. You’ll find the recipe for Master Mix below.

IMPOSSIBLE LASAGNA PIE

1 pound ground beef

1/2 cup small curd cottage cheese (not nonfat)

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

2 cups (8 ounces) mozzarella cheese, shredded

3/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1 6-ounce can tomato paste

1/2 cup Bisquick or Master Mix (see recipe below)

1 cup water

1/2 teaspoon salt

Heat oven to 400 F. Grease a 9-inch pie pan that is at least 1 1/4-inches deep. Cook beef in a skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until brown; drain. Layer cottage cheese and Parmesan cheese in pie plate. Add 1 cup mozzarella cheese, Italian seasoning and tomato paste to the beef; stir until blended. Spoon evenly over top of the cheeses in pie plate. Stir together Master Mix, water, salt, pepper and eggs in a bowl until blended. Pour into pie plate. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with fresh parsley if desired. Serves 6.

Optional: If you have some spaghetti sauce on hand, heat it in the microwave to serve with this pie.

IMPOSSIBLE

QUESADILLA PIE

1 4-ounce can green chilies, chopped and well drained

2 cups (8 ounces) cheddar cheese, shredded

3 eggs

Heat oven to 400 F. Grease a 9-inch pie plate that is at least 1 1/4-inches. Spread chilies, cheese and cilantro into pie plate. In a separate bowl, stir together Master Mix, water and eggs until blended. Pour into pie plate. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with salsa. Serves 6.

MASTER MIX

5 pounds all-purpose flour

2 1/2 cups dry milk

3/4 cup double-acting baking powder

2 tablespoons cream of tartar

3 tablespoons salt 1/2 cup sugar

4 2/3 cups solid vegetable shortening

Sift dry ingredients together. Cut in shortening until mix looks like cornmeal. Store at room temperature in a covered container like Tupperware. Makes 30 cups.

For more impossible pie recipes, go to https://www.everydaycheapskate. com/impossiblepies.

Note about pie plates: Pie plates vary in size from one manufacturer to another. If you use a pie plate that is too small, the pie will run over while baking. It’s better to err on the side of a larger pie plate. The size is usually marked on the bottom of the pie plate, but if it’s not marked, measure from inside rim to inside rim.

Would you like more information? Go to EverydayCheapskate.com for links and resources for recommended products and services in this column. Mary invites questions, comments and tips at EverydayCheapskate.com, “Ask Mary.” This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of EverydayCheapskate.com, a lifestyle blog, and the author of the book “DebtProof Living.”

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What a difference a week makes.

Last Saturday my wife and I attended a Broadway show in New York City and had dinner at a popular Italian restaurant in Times Square, taking the commuter train to and from our home in Connecticut. We were planning a vacation in Florida this week.

Today all of Broadway is shut down, as well as the NCAA and NBA playoffs, the PGA tour and just about any activity involving large gatherings of people. People are afraid to travel on public transportation. We canceled our vacation, flight, hotel reservations and car rental.

In less than a week, everyone in America has turned as reclusive and paranoid as Adrian Monk.

Make no mistake: The negative impact of the novel coronavirus on the American economy will be huge, and America’s small businesses will bear the brunt of it, especially those that depend on the following for their livelihood:

-- People assembling in one place (restaurants, bars, gyms, theaters).

-- People traveling on airplanes (airport concessions, limousine services).

-- People going on vacation (travel agents, tanning salons, body waxing).

-- Large-scale events (vendors and

How Small Business Can Survive the Coronavirus SUCCEEDING IN YOUR BUSINESS

concessionaires at sporting events and rock concerts).

-- Physical touching of other people (spas, hair stylists).

No one (myself included) knows how long this will last, but here are some suggestions to help small businesses weather the storm.

Stay Alive Until June. During the next couple of months, people will be hunkered down, but that can’t last forever. We may not be out of danger by June, but two things are probable:

-- The risk of infection will be lower then, both because of people’s self-quarantining and predictions that the virus will be less transmittable during the warm summer months (see the NPR article “Can Coronavirus Be Crushed By Warmer Weather?”), encouraging more people to get outdoors and patronize local businesses.

-- Having caught up on testing by then, we will know much more than we do today about how the disease runs its course, and should be in a much better position to predict a return to normal economic activity.

Do Everything You Can to Maintain Cash Flow. You may not be making a profit for a while, but if revenue dries up completely, you die fast and hard. Do everything you can to keep

BY CLIFF ENNICO

money coming in the door.

If you are a restaurant or bar, start doing home delivery. Don’t wait for orders from the self-quarantined to come in via UberEats. Get your wait staff (or that 20-something in your basement) in their cars to deliver all orders. Do an email blast to your regulars. Get on your social media and offer free delivery, volume discounts or a free roll of toilet paper (hey, you probably have a stockpile of these, and no one will be using them) as incentives.

If you are an event organizer or tour operator and people are canceling, keep refunds at a minimum by offering customers credit for the same or a similar trip within the next year at no additional cost.

If you run a grocery store, let your customers know via email when high-demand merchandise will be restocked, and offer them home delivery on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are a professional speaker, offer your best programs as webinars. If you are a spa or other luxury service, sell gift cards without an expiration date.

If you sell clothing or other merchandise at retail, promote the hell out of your Amazon page, website and other online venues. Source as much product

as you can domestically or from countries not affected by travel bans.

If you are smart enough to have a cash reserve or an untapped line of credit, now is the time to use it, but only sparingly and as a last resource.

Negotiate Your Fixed Costs. Does your lease have a force majeure clause excusing rent payments in the event of war, labor strikes, terrorist activity or other acts of God? If so, now is the time to take advantage of it, even if it doesn’t specifically refer to epidemics or infectious disease. If not, talk to your landlord anyway and see if he or she will grant a six-month rent reduction or deferral. If you are a franchisee, call your franchisor and request a temporary reduction or abatement of royalties and advertising fund payments.

Pull together some hard data demonstrating how much business you are losing each week and month because of the epidemic and mandated shutdowns. That will help you get the relief you need, especially if other tenants and franchisees are making the same requests.

While firing employees outright is not a good idea -- it will make it tougher to get back on track once the government sends the “all clear” signal -- put as many people on part-time status as

possible; reduce your hours; and consider temporary pay reductions for all employees.

Embrace the “R” Word. In tough economic times, whatever the cause, it’s the ruthless business owners -- those willing to do everything short of breaking the law -- who are most likely to survive. If you need a refresher on what it means to be ruthless in business, check out my YouTube video “The Three Personality Traits All Aspiring Entrepreneurs Must Develop.”

Good luck to all my readers during these difficult times.

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Team Dunleavy crowned Quiz Bowl champs at Garden City HS

left to right are teachers James Dunleavy and Kevin O’Hagan and GCHS seniors Olivia Pappas, Mary Foxen and Analise Fressle. Dunleavy and the students comprised the high school’s the winning Quiz Bowl team, with O’Hagan coordinating the event.

A team comprised of Garden City High School seniors Mary Foxen, Analise Fressle, Olivia Pappas and science teacher James Dunleavy was recently crowned the 2020 Intramural Quiz Bowl champion.

This year’s tournament, organized by social studies teacher Kevin O’Hagan, featured 12 teams, each comprised of one teacher and three students. Teams were

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asked to answer 100 “Jeopardy”-style questions per round. Team Dunleavy played three preliminary rounds and a semifinal round before taking the threeteam final.

Congratulations to Team McAuley and Team Slater, who also made it to the finals, and to all of the competitors for an exciting tournament. Special thanks to O’Hagan for organizing the event.

Village budget work sessions

Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Garden City will conduct work sessions to review the proposed 2020/21 Capital and Operating Budgets on:

Thursday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Budget Work Session 4 Presentation of Changes/Final Budget

Monday, April 6 at 8:00 p.m. Adoption of Budget

These sessions are currently scheduled to be held in the Board Room at Village Hall, 351 Stewart Avenue, Garden City.

Editor’s note: As of press time these sessions were still scheduled. Please check the village website, www.gardencityny. net for possible cancellations.

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Library redesign, Children’s Room plans in budget

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But Trustee Brian Daughney questioned Library Director Malagon about the potential investment in a revamped Children’s Room and a significant portion of GCPL’s first floor as he wanted to know if the $700,000 in project money would result in a significant outcome in the end, and allow for a transformation from the aging, out-of-date community facility that some observe GCPL’s interior as at present. Of the amount that the Children’s Room revamp could cost, the ask is for $507,000 from village funding.

The interior design and modernizing, aesthetic elements of a revamped Children’s Room became a topic for the trustees as they hoped there would be noticeable “freshening” of the library’s spaces. Both Elisabeth Martin and H2M Engineering presented updated interior design elements on March 9, including the use of softer seating surfaces and workstations/activity tables for children.

Holistic design?

Trustee Daughney stated that the overview of the library should cover all the bases as the presentation for 2020-’21 mostly covers the Children’s Room plus children’s use of GCPL and enhancing security for children and families.

“Why not place everything to do with children on the first floor and everything to do with adults to the GCPL second floor, get rid of the DVD and CD collections and start to look at this library holistically? I would hate to spend $700,000 and we are not improving much on what we have done,” he said. Trustee Louis Minuto suggested a focus on interior elements of GCPL.

“I think the library would benefit more from an interior design professional even more than from an architect. From walking in and experiencing GCPL, to Trustee Daughney’s point we need to look into spatial improvements and picking new fab -

rics, furniture and fresh lighting which is so important,” he said.

During Tuesday’s presentation on Village Department of Public Works capital projects Trustee Louis Minuto, who has a career background in architecture and design, pointed out that it would not be the best strategy to complete a new roof project for the Garden City Public Library in 2020-’21 and a year later, look to upgrade and install new HVAC at and atop the library. He suggested the projects would be better if done at the same time, and as with an estimate given by Donnelly Mechanical for HVAC at Village Hall there should be inspections and a job estimate done for HVAC while village engineers check on the structural condition of GCPL’s roof, which was originally discussed for replacement by the Board of Trustees during its 2011-’12 budget cycle. The current roof is now over 26 years old but the Board hopes to consider if it can hold up for one more year, to be slated for new roofing for the 2021-’22 budget along with library HVAC. Trustee Mark Hyer clarified that there would be no decision made without proper input from engineers well prior to trustees’ adoption of the next budget, scheduled for Monday April 6.

The Board later took aim at the library’s current 57 security cameras and the proposed GCPL Capital Budget for 2020-’21 calling for 11 more high definition cameras, part of the $31,000 proposed for its security infrastructure investment next fiscal year along with securing of a door between the Children’s Room and Administrative offices.

Village Trustee Colleen Foley, liaison to the GCPL Board of Trustees, said the purpose of cameras is not to include monitoring for every aspect of the library. “I think that I would have trouble supporting 11 more cameras and I do support much for the library,” she said. Malagon countered that some camera plans include areas where there’s no coverage by other cameras, and she completed a walk -

through of security measures and purposes with GCPD Lt. Warren and other officers.

“We can consider moving some of the existing cameras and less money could be budgeted for the coming year’s security budget but I do think some of the cameras are essential,” she said. Trustees John Delany and Mark Hyer suggested that 68 is too many, and there may be librarians observing areas so a camera would not need to be placed overhead.

Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi suggested adjusting the budget accordingly once staff has had time to investigate the purchase of additional cameras that can swivel and move, reducing the total number planned.

Technology costs

A line item proposed for Library Technology would allocate $103,000 in 2020-’21; $64,000 in 2021-’22; $40,000 in 2022-’23 and $63,000 in each fiscal year following, 2023-’24 and 2024-’25, to create a total $334,000 investment in library technology within its fiveyear capital budget plan.

Malagon explains the security need for data and document backup onto the cloud involving $12,000 of the GCPL technology capital project for 2020-’21, with $15,000 towards a ‘smart podium’ and media equipment outfitting for its meeting room, updated tablets for $4,000, replacement of printers for $4,000 and cabling installations for $10,000.

The largest investment proposed for GCPL technology next fiscal year is a $38,000 sum for the public address speaker system to enhance security announcements, which would be separate from upgrades budgeted with the library’s phone system, another capital cost for upgrading budgeted a year ago. Deputy Mayor Bolebruch immediately contested this PA item to explain that several address systems work fine with speakers instead of through phone systems and with a floor plan like GCPL’s the speakers may be a better idea. He explained mass paging systems he has experi -

enced that do not require a full system everywhere in a facility.

“This is 21st Century-era technology, not archaic 1970s technology, and we are looking into the modernized technology point of view. Pushing the button on a phone should be the right function for the library so why do we need to spend money on two different things?” he said.

Malagon said there are places where paged announcements would not reach staff members, including the section on the second floor with a mechanical equipment room with a hallway approaching two restrooms.

Trustee Daughney noted that GCPL’s phone system is past its useful life and should be addressed as a priority. Village Administrator Suozzi said there are PA and speaker functions to broadcast announcements through a new phone system. The trustees debated the choice of different systems for public address and phones, not integrated units, but Trustee Foley said in some school districts there is a deliberate choice for two systems, possibly in case the power or connection of one is cut.

Library Board Chairman J. Randolph Colahan sat in the audience for the GCPL Capital Project Budget presentation Tuesday, but he addressed the village trustees and CBRAC.

“Our Library Children’s Room is desperate for repair and we did not know what sort of support the full interior projects would get from the Village Board, so we decided to focus first on this room. Other than minor changes the Children’s Room has not been changed since 1973. If you notice we have planned a budget of $100,000 for our Teen Room for fiscal year 2022-’23. We looked at this and said we want to address different departments -- the Children’s Room needs to be completed,” Colahan said.

He referenced the phone/PA system coordinated with GCPD, as the Library Board and administration took a perspective to ensure “no unsafe areas at GCPL.”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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sible assessment role. I now hope they defend it vigorously. I thank them for taking on this difficult and unpopular job.

Various changes were needed to get the roll back to accurate. I’m OK with these machinations as long as the result

is a fair and defensible system of assessment.

I think we should support the Curran administration in these efforts to produce an accurate assessment system. Let’s get back to fair.

Glenn Aldridge

Village moves operations online during epidemic

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available and prepared to be in the community. Commissioner Jackson is an excellent and calm leader, he has the officers and equipment all set up. The GCPD officers have all been alerted and trained well, our force has lots of masks and all kinds of materials to protect officers in the field or responding as needed. Village Hall may be closed but people can ALWAYS reach our police, ALWAYS. We are in fairly good shape,” Mayor Trouvé said.

Garden City’s all-volunteer firefighters remain active on-duty, but the mayor noted that the firehouses are not staffed fully all throughout the day -volunteers are prepared for on-call pro-

tocols should incidents occur. “When the alarm sounds or a notification comes in, they move,” she said.

Meanwhile municipal functions such as the Building Department, Department of Finance & Purchasing and other administrative roles the Village has reduced the working force to about half the normal, and people who have the ability to work regularly from home are now doing so.

Naturally there are employees’ whose responsibilities have shifted or adjusted because their children are at home too as schools are closed indefinitely. Other municipal employees such as Sanitation workers and the Department of Public Works need to work in the community, and village administration is overseeing

preventative measures and protections for their shifts.

“I have not heard of any problems with our service operations as of today and we keep in close communications. I feel good about the village’s operations and I hope the functions and people of Garden City will remain in good shape because coronavirus is very serious and we don’t want to lose anyone,” Mayor Trouvé said.

She adds that the village’s partner with ambulance services available to Garden City residents and businesses, NYU-Winthrop Hospital, is on-duty and on-standby as normal. “The Village has a close working relationship with the ambulance service and we have three ambulance teams active in the commu-

nity. We can definitely count on them to step up,” Trouvé noted. NYU-Winthrop Director of External Affairs Justin Burke, who has regularly addressed the Board of Trustees at its meetings since late 2018, was not available for comments on the ambulance service in time for this week’s News deadline.

The Board of Trustees’ meeting and Village Budget Workshop No. 3, both originally scheduled for Thursday evening March 19 at Village Hall, were to be held Thursday via a Board and administration conference call arrangement.

Mayor Trouvé said provisions were being developed to record the meeting audio and to allow for public comments and questions via email and other correspondence.

Hofstra student organizes coronavirus help group

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She recruited her boyfriend Thomas Jannace, also a Hofstra law student, to help find volunteers across the island to serve the elderly and immunocompromised population.

“I did my first run earlier this week and it was absolutely worth it,” said Guarino. “It really gave me peace of mind to know that I was helping out our most vulnerable population with their basic necessities.”

So far she has recruited 40 volunteers through social media to help older people with their grocery shopping and

picking up pharmacy prescriptions.

The volunteers have come calling from different areas such as Fresh Meadows in Queens, Brooklyn, and even a full time teacher from the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Many of them are college students who have been kicked off campus because of school closings and are currently taking minimally structured online classes.

“There are a lot of safety precautions involved when they help them do their shopping,” said Guarino. “All of our volunteers are required to wear gloves

at all times, and they take other precautions, like separating items to avoid contamination, sealing up all of the grocery bags and picking up the money in envelopes. They also practice social distancing so they minimize exposure as much as possible.”

Guarino said she thought of the idea to form the group when she was in a waiting room at the doctor’s office and afterwards at the local grocery store.

“I was at the doctor’s office talking to this man who was in his 70s and a dialysis patient about the coronavirus. He told me that he was really scared and

didn’t think that our generation truly understands the magnitude of this disease. Afterwards, I went to the grocery store and saw all of these people in their late 70s and 80s shopping by themselves. I thought to myself this is a chance to really step up and help people.”

She said that she has expanded her outreach and recruitment of volunteers by reaching out to agencies like the Department of Aging Services and various Christian charities.

If you are looking to volunteer, you can reach Guarino through her email, Jayne.guarino128@gmail.com.

Road paving projects, street maintenance budgeted

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that we need to meet.”

If the roots of a tree are going to be disturbed by a road repair project, DiFrancisco and Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi explain that the village must work with arborists and carefully manage situations on tree-lined blocks.

“Part of the evaluation process involves proximity and understanding settings...we would not disturb the roots of a tree and weaken it in the ground as that may cause problems down the road,” DiFrancisco said.

LIRR Third Track Reimbursement

Village Trustee Stephen Makrinos said he’s concerned to not see Stratford Avenue between Tanners Pond Road and New Hyde Park Road not listed on the paving projects for the coming fiscal year.

“Given the increased traffic residents are now seeing on Stratford Avenue because of work being done this year on the New Hyde Park Road LIRR station, it becomes something we should consider and get reimbursed for,” he

said. DiFrancisco said it’s possible to inquire with the LIRR/MTA about that situation, but Trustee Brian Daughney said “if the LIRR causes damage directly related to the project that is going on, they compensate the village --- the function has nothing to do with the amount of their fund. We can talk with them about ancillary roads having increased traffic but the question is if that is directly-related.”

Bid specs are expected to go out the week of March 16 to 20th for the replacement of the now 113-year-old herringbone pattern brick parking lot at the Nassau Boulevard Long Island Rail Road station south of the tracks.

“There are a number of options we are putting into the bid specs with trying to retain as many of the historic original bricks as we can, replace all the ones we’d need to replace and not replace all of the bricks -- we want to see what kind of pricing we will get back,” he announced.

Due to the Third Track project the Long Island Rail Road / MTA pre approved the Village of Garden

City to receive money from the project-related Third Track Community Reimbursement Fund, part of which can go towards Nassau Boulevard. The Fund has $1.6 million expected to be part of village compensation related to train station vicinity projects.

DiFrancisco expects that a project for the Nassau Boulevard herringbone brick lot would cost $126,500 for resurfacing the unique classic-feel lot, “but we won’t know until the bid results come back,” he said.

Deputy Mayor Bolebruch said the initial amount of the Community Fund was $2.5 million, and to date the Village of Garden City has barely used any of it, estimated to still have $2.3 million remaining. Village Treasurer Irene Woo says of the $200,000 utilized the LIRR has paid about $45,000 billed for the reimbursement attached to that funding agreement.

Since DiFrancisco became part of the Village’s executive staff in September of 2016, each LIRR station in Garden City has been addressed with paving including the Stewart Manor Station, Country

Life Press Station and the Clinton Rd. parking lot.

“We have slowly addressed each parking lot at stations, and for Stewart Manor the LIRR reimbursed us for it. We are hoping that because we have repaving of the Nassau Boulevard train station on the docket this year and we do have a pre approval for reimbursement from the LIRR to that project also -- that is a capital project for this year,” he told the Board.

County Paving in GC This Year

Speaking at the Estates Property Owners’ Association meeting on Wednesday, March 11, Nassau County Legislator Laura Schaefer said Nassau County has some plans to repave two major County roads, thoroughfares for traffic, within the village.

“There’s three County roads in Garden City to be done this year although we are continuing to work on a timeline for them, as you know more roads get done towards the spring and summer months as they depend on temperature and weather working on days it is warm enough,” she said.

The Welcoming Club of GC

We recently celebrated our Newcomer’s Cocktail Gathering, where many new ladies to the Garden City area joined us and enjoyed delicious food from La Bottega Italian Gourmet, conversation, new friendships and went home with beautiful flowers from Hengstenberg’s Florist. Thank You to all who came and made this event so special! Thank You to La Bottega Italian Gourmet! Thank You to Hengstenberg’s Florist!

Join a Group

Book Club

Enjoy a good book amongst good friends. Our book club meets on a monthly basis to discuss the page turner of choice. For upcoming book club events, please email WelcomingClubBookClub@gmail. com.

Craft Club

The craft club is a great way to meet with friends and practice your crafting skills. This club meets every

few months and creates a seasonal project. If you are interested in joining, please email GCCraftClub@ gmail.com.

Supper Club

Bring your significant others out for this one! This is a great way to make new friends as a couple. You will be paired up with 3-4 other couples to set up a rotation of dinner events. Host your new friends at a pot luck dinner or head out to try our local restaurants. Please email GCSupper@gmail.com for more information.

Bowling Club

Join us!! No experience necessary! We are looking for new faces to join our Wednesday morning league. Occasional pacers are also welcome. Anyone interested, please contact Ellen Diller (Diller05@aol. com) Carol Santangelo (santa060@ yahoo.com) or Elizabeth Colantonio (mcdea@aol.com).

Bunko

Bunko is a simple dice game usually played in a group of 12. It is a great way to meet people and make new friends. The game is easy to learn and play. If you are interested, please contact WelcomingClubBunco@ gmail.com.

Toddler Activities

A great way for you and your little ones to make new friends. Activities include stroller walks each Tuesday around our beautiful neighborhood and a visit to the park. Stroller walks are on winter hiatus and will start up again in April 2020. Playgroups for parents and kids can also be arranged for your littles ones! Please email GCToddlerActivities@gmail. com for more information.

Golf

Golf lessons at Cherry Valley Club are always a big hit! Golf pro

Ed Kelly helps us GCWC ladies improve our golf game. If you are interested in reserving your spot for the spring 2020 session, email WelcomingClubGolf@gmail.com.

Tennis

Tennis lessons and group play at the Garden City Bubble! Please contact WelcomingClubTennis@gmail. com to reserve a spot for the fall 2020.

Want to join the fun and make a difference? We invite you to join the club! For just $37 a year, you will have access to lots of great events and many fun members-only clubs and events. Complete the easy online membership form today at www. thegardencitywelcomingclub.org in the “Join” section of the website. While you are there, browse the site for lots of great information about the club.

Ladies enjoying the Newcomer’s Cocktail Gathering.

making new friends.

Welcoming Club ladies meeting a new member.

Newcomers enjoying yummy food and listening to all the Welcoming Club has to offer.

Ladies of the Welcoming Club enjoying their time together.

College Notes

Zoe Heath of Garden City was named to the Dean’s List at Washington University in St. Louis for the fall 2019 semester. She is currently enrolled in the university’s College of Arts & Sciences. To qualify for the Dean’s List in the College of Arts & Sciences, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and complete at least 14 graded units.

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Patrick O’Rourke of Garden City has been named to the University at Albany Dean’s List. In order to qualify for this distinction, students at the University at Albany must earn a grade point average of 3.25 or higher during their first semester of study. In subsequent semesters of study, students

must earn a grade point average of 3.50 or higher.

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Hope Kelly of Garden City, New York was named to the Dean’s List for academic excellence for the Fall 2019 semester at Johns Hopkins University. To be selected for this honor, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale in a program of at least 14 credits with at least 12 graded credits.

Hope Kelly is the daughter of Elizabeth and Gerard Kelly, and attended Garden City High School in Garden City, New York.

Hope Kelly, who is majoring in Classics and minoring in psychology, plans to graduate in May 2022

2020 EPOA Scholarship

It is with pleasure that the Eastern Property Owners’ Association of Garden City announces that it will once again award a $1000 scholarship for 2020 to a graduating high school senior who resides in the Eastern section.

The candidates, or their family, must be dues paying members of the EPOA. They must be currently attending public or private high school and plan to attend college full time in the fall. The focus of

this scholarship is community service. Candidates must be involved in some form of community service and need to submit an application which can be obtained from the GCHS Guidance Department or on the EPOA website at www. gcepoa.org. Should you have a question, you can call Barbara Garry at 248-1486.

All interested, eligible seniors are encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications is Friday, April 17, 2020.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF COIMBRA PROPERTIES LLC

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/5/2020. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to Westermann Sheehy Keenan Samaan & Aydelott LLP, Attention: Leonard M. Ridini, Jr., Esq., 90 Merrick Avenue, Suite 802, East Meadow, NY 11554.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LL AVIATION ADVISORS, LLC

Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/4/20. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to 15 Leech Circle So, Glen Cove, NY 11542. Purpose: Any lawful act.

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff AGAINST TERENCE C. HALLORAN

AKA TERRENCE HALLORAN, ET AL., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated February 04, 2020 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on April 21, 2020 at 11:30AM, prem-

LEGAL NOTICES

ises known as 65 CAMBRIDGE AVENUE, STEWART MANOR, NY 11530 AKA 65 CAMBRIDGE AVENUE, GARDEN CITY, NY 11530. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 33, BLOCK 284, LOT 116. Approximate amount of judgment $718,519.66 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 608750/2018.

KEVIN GLYNN, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC

Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids MUST be RECEIVED BY AND DELIVERED TO:

THE PURCHASING DIVISION Incorporated Village of Garden City

351 Stewart Avenue Garden City, New York 11530 between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., UNTIL 11:00 A.M. EDT, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for furnishing the following:

FERTILIZER, TURFACE, GRASS SEED, LIME, & FIELD MARKER

Specifications, Form of Bid, and other information may be obtained from the office of the Purchasing Division at the above address or you may download the bid specifications from the New York State Contract Reporter website at

the following web address: https://www.nyscr.ny.gov/ contracts.cfm

This bid specification will be listed under the Agency Name of:

Inc. Village of Garden City

Rosemary Monahan Purchasing Agent

Dated: March 20, 2020

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids MUST be RECEIVED BY AND DELIVERED TO:

THE PURCHASING DIVISION Incorporated Village of Garden City

351 Stewart Avenue Garden City, New York 11530

between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., UNTIL 11:00 A.M. EDT, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2020 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for furnishing the following:

RECONSTRUCTION OF NASSAU BOULEVARD RAILROAD PARKING LOT

Specifications, Form of Bid, and other information may be obtained from the office of the Purchasing Division at the above address or you may download the bid specifications from the New York State Contract Reporter website at the following web address: https://www.nyscr.ny.gov/ contracts.cfm

This bid specification will be listed under the Agency Name of:

Inc. Village of Garden City

Rosemary Monahan Purchasing Agent

Dated: March 20, 2020

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A bridge from Garden City to Rwanda

From the City of Gardens to the Nation of Farms, a communication bridge was recently established when Garden City resident Roy Ryniker completed a 12-day trip running an Entrepreneurship Workshop at the University of Rwanda College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (UR-CAVM) campus located in Musanze, Rwanda.

Roy was a volunteer in the Catholic Relief Services Farmer to Farmer Program, which sends volunteers to developing countries to promote sustainable economic growth, food security and agriculture development. This program is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Rwanda, a country located in central Africa, has 70% of its population employed in agriculture compared to 1% in the United States. The majority of Rwandans live in rural areas and farm small hillside plots. Because of limited youth employment opportunities in Rwanda, management of the UR-CAVM decided to conduct a workshop for college seniors on how to startup a new agriculture related business and how to develop and give a presentation to raise startup financing.

The students were highly motivated. The Entrepreneurship Workshop was scheduled during the time the college was closed for spring break. However, initially, 40 students registered for it. Soon thereafter, the registration rose to 80 students. By the third day of the workshop, total enrollment increased to 121 students. The level of energy amongst the students continuously increased, even to the point that the

workshop was also held over the weekend, although that was not originally scheduled. Voluntarily attending a workshop on a Saturday during your college’s spring break is an illustration of student motivation. In addition, some students walked three miles each way to attend the workshop!

The campus community was in a remote area of northern Rwanda. The villages surrounding the campus were very unLongIslandish – while there was a one lane paved road in each direction through a village, almost all other feeder roads were dirt. But strikingly, the roads had almost no cars or scooters as generally none of the local residents could afford them. Many bikes and massive amounts of people walking was the general modes of transport.

The 121 students were divided in 20 startup agricultural businesses. Each group developed their own new business idea. These ideas included: farming maggots as pig feedstock, bread made from beans and potatoes, fermented cabbage, jam made from honeybees, dried insects as chicken feedstock, beetroot juice, a nutritious coffee drink, and pineapple champagne. Many of the student’s business concepts dealt in some form in combating malnutrition and small farmer post harvesting crop losses.

Roy’s teaching, coaching, editing and attempting to focus intense student motivation all lead to the final day where students presented their new business concepts to a full auditorium: the president and other management of the college, the region’s deputy mayor, local financing sources, representatives from Catholic Relief Services

and USAID, and many other classmates that wanted to learn what this new workshop was all about. Student initiatives led to musical introductions for some teams. The final event was full of energy, emotion, laughter, cheering and encouragement, all topped off by USAID making small financial investments in five of the startup businesses. Entrepreneurship had been launched. While Roy was the workshop instructor, he also was the student learning from young adults he taught and the various

Rwandans he got to meet and learn about their lifestyles.

One person asked Roy, “Why do Americans own so many dogs? They require special food, and you don’t get any meat, milk or leather from them. My goat eats grass and I can eat it as meal any day I want.” Yes, there are some cultural differences, however, similar to Americans, the Rwandans have a strong commitment to family and religion. Yes, the workshop was a Bridge to Rwanda.

Garden City resident Roy Ryniker (center) receives a certificate of appreciation for his work in Rwanda.

Participants in the Entrepreneurship Workshop at the University of Rwanda, run by Garden City resident Roy Ryniker (center).

News From the Children’s Room

Make Staying In Healthy Fun

As adults, we know the importance of washing our hands to stay healthy and safe in this world. Children only learn what we teach them. In the current world, we need to make our children aware of the importance of staying healthy, but we need to do it without scaring them. Now is also great time to catch up on reading and share stories with your children.

Since you cannot visit the Library physically, we have several options for you! Visit our homepage at www. gardencitypl.org. The Children’s Room offers a variety of online databases for children that can be accessed at home using your library card. For children looking to do research, the Library has online encyclopedias such as World Book Online for Kids. For younger children wanting to read picture books online, there are Sesame Street books and TumbleBook Library, which offer eBooks, audio eBooks, interactive eBooks, and educational games. If you’re looking for a good book recommendation, check out the database NoveList K-8 Plus, which allows you to search by author, series, setting, or genre to find a book that fits your interests. Other databases include Miss Humblebee’s Academy and Live Homework Help, which provides online tutoring for students.

Spring 2020 Programs and Registration

*Spring 2020–Registration is on-going. Required online registration with a Library Card for Storytimes and Special Programs is on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) at 10:00 a.m. on the date stated. Book discussion registration is in the Children’s Room only. Registration on Eventkeeper is on an Individual basis. Please do not add any additional names in the comment box

because they will not be added into the actual number of registrants. * Priority will be given to Garden City Public Library cardholders. Non-residents will be accommodated on a space available basis.

BOOKS AND BABIES:

For ages 6 months-29 months. All sessions are 30 minutes (10:00–10:30 a.m.) and require a separate registration for each date.

April 20 (Reg. began March 17), April 27 (Reg. begins March 24) May 4 (Reg. begins March 31).

*Please note: Storytime schedules are subject to change.

Storytime Kindergarten/First Grade LET’S IMAGINE

A monthly program (stories, crafts, and more) for children currently enrolled in kindergarten or first grade. Programs are one-hour, from 4 p.m.–5 p.m. Register once for all sessions. Program is Wed. April 22.

Book Discussions

Registration is in the Children’s Room only, and it began Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 10:00 a.m. All programs are one hour. A beverage and snack will be provided. Please advise a Children’s Librarian of any food allergies at registration!

BOOK ENDS

Tuesday, April 28, 4 p.m.–5 p.m

A book discussion for children in Grades 3-5. . Come and discuss “Dewey Fairchild, Parent Problem Solver” by Lorri Horn.

***NEW PROGRAM-

A CHAPTER OR TWO AT A TIME

A librarian will read aloud a short chapter book, a chapter or 2 at a time. Participants can read along or just listen. (Book title to remain a mystery so no one reads ahead). Program will incorporate some writing and art.

Cozy Up with a Good Book

Adult Winter Reading Club

Review Cards Accepted

Until Friday, April 3rd

The review cards for the Garden City Public Library’s Cozy Up with a Good Book Adult Winter Reading Club will be accepted until Friday, April 3. Members of the Winter Reading Club may mail their reviews to the Library. No date has been set for the concluding “Cozy Up with a Good Book” Celebration (by invitation only).

Coffee & Tea By the Book

Registration for Library’s April Coffee & Tea Book Discussion Has Been Postponed

The registration for the Garden City Public Library’s April Coffee & Tea by

For children in third grade. This is a 3-session program, meeting from 4 p.m.–5 p.m. on Wednesdays April 29, May 6, May 13

Spring Special Programs

**MONTHLY LEGO CLUB.

April 7, 4 p.m.–5 p.m.

For children in Grades K-5 only. Children accommodated on a space available basis.

**PRESCHOOL SPRING EGG HUNT April 7, 10 a.m.–10:45 a.m.

For children ages 2½–5 (no kindergarten) and an adult caregiver. Online registration begins Tuesday, March 31. Children should bring their own baskets to collect eggs. Eggs must be returned at the end of the program.

**BABY START WITH A TIME FOR KIDS. May 5, 10 a.m.

For children from birth-17 mos. and an adult caregiver. Online registration begins Tuesday, April 28.

**PRESCHOOL READINESS WITH A TIME FOR KIDS.

May 5

For children ages 18-29 mos., and an adult caregiver. Online registration begins Tuesday April 28.

**INTRO TO ROBOTICS

May 5, 12, 19, 3:30 p.m.–4:15 p.m.

For Grades 4 and 5. Online registration begins April 28. One registration for all 3 sessions.

THURSDAY NIGHTS WITH MISS AMELIE

7 p.m.–7:45 p.m. (except where noted)

No registration required, except where noted.

Children accommodated on a firstcome, first-served basis.

April 30

Family Storytime (ages 3-6, and an adult) 7–7:30 p.m.

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the Book Discussion of House Lessons has been postponed. A new date will be announced for the registration and the discussion.

Tween Mondays, 7–8 p.m.

April 27- *Book Discussion- Raina Telgemeier’s “Smile”

May 18-*Kahoot Trivia

Saturday April 4

Quidditch, 11 a.m. (No Rain Date)

Children’s Department Program Rules and Guidelines

• There are no storytimes when students do not have classes due to holidays, Parent-Teacher Conferences, etc.

• There must be at least 3 Registered children present for a storytime/book discussion to be conducted.

• Only age/grade appropriate children can be registered for and be admitted into a Children’s Program.

• Storytime schedules are subject to change based on staffing.

• We reserve the right to cancel a program if registration is 5 or less.

Weather-Related Policies: Storytimes and programs will be cancelled under the following conditions:

• When schools are closed for the day due to inclement weather.

• When schools have a delayed opening, morning storytimes and programs are cancelled. Please call about afternoon and evening programs.

• When schools have early dismissal, afternoon and evening storytimes and programs are cancelled. Please call about morning programs.

• Cancelled programs and storytimes may not always be rescheduled.

• Please check the Library’s Website and Children’s Facebook Page for updates.

**Funding for these programs has been provided by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Please check the Library website www.gardencitypl. org for upcoming events and registration dates.

Garden City Library

close until

further notice

Out of an abundance of caution in accordance with CDC guidelines for social distancing due to the evolving coronavirus pandemic, beginning Monday, March 16, the Garden City Public Library will be closed until further notice. This is purely a precautionary measure. In addition, all programs and meetings scheduled at the Library through Tuesday, March 31 will be canceled. The Friends of the Library will suspend book donations and cancel the “Monday Movie Matinee” through March 31. Please check the Library website for additional updates.

Due dates, holds on requested items and Library card expiration dates will be extended. Fines on library materials will not accrue during this time. For accurate information related to the Coronavirus (COVID -19) and its impact in our community please check reliable sources such as the CDC (www.cdc. gov), the New York State Department of Health https://www.health.ny.gov/ diseases/communicable/coronavirus/. For local information visit the Nassau County Board of Health page https:// www.nassaucountyny.gov/4946/Coronavirus-COVID-19.

GCAA Intramural Basketball season ends with exciting play

The 2019-2020 GCAA Intramural Basketball season is officially over. The season concluded with six championship games that included buzzer beaters, long distance three pointers, unbelievable late-game comebacks, cheerleader/kickline halftime shows and

everything else you could want from March Madness. The boys and girls displayed outstanding skills and teamwork. Everyone played hard, showed great sportsmanship and most of all, enjoyed the moment with friends and families. The GCAA would like to thank

all of the participants and their families for continuing to support GCAA Intramural Basketball.

Also, thanks to the grade coordinators, volunteer coaches, and clinic directors... without your enthusiasm and commitment to teaching the chil-

dren how to play the game (while keeping it fun) there would be no program. The GCAA also thanks the Recreation Department for all their support at St. Paul’s all year long.

7th and 8th grade boys

6th grade boys

5th grade boys

4th to 6th grade girls

4th grade boys

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GCAA Intramural Basketball Playoffs

Boys 3rd Grade

Boys 4th Grade

Boys 5th Grade

Boys 6th Grade

Boys 7th Grade

Girls 4th - 6th Grades

Author inspires Homestead students to celebrate uniqueness

Paris Rosenthal, a New York Times best selling author, spent the day at Homestead School on March 3, encouraging the students to celebrate their individuality. Rosenthal read her books, talked with the children and signed their copies with inspirational messages. One of the pages in her books suggests celebrating “something that makes you YOU”. Rosenthal explained how she was inspired to become a writer.

The author’s mother, Amy Kraus Rosenthal, was a successful children’s book author, who had written over 30 books. Mrs. Rosenthal invited her daughter Paris to collaborate with her on a new children’s book titled “ Dear Girl”. Paris loved the experience of writing. She then co-authored “Dear Boy” with her father, Jason Rosenthal. Paris’s mother passed away before the book was published, and the book is permanent reminder of their bond.

Garden City resident Danielle Lalehzar introduced Paris Rosenthal to Dr. Viscovich, principal at Homestead School. Lalehzar met Paris at a fundraiser for empowerHER, a non-profit dedicated to young girls who have lost

their mothers. Mrs. Lalehzar donated Paris’s books to Mrs. Kenney’s first grade class at Homestead School. Mrs. Kenney invited Paris to visit the school and speak to the students. These books “encourage children to trust that they hold a valuable place in the world, to be kind to others, and never lose their innate sense of wonder”, says Danielle Lalehzar, who holds a master’s and bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Adelphi University.

Mrs. Lalehzar has always been an active supporter of learning in the Garden City School District. It was natural for Danielle to share the books and connect Paris to the students, she explained, “I am honoring my own late mother’s generous, creative spirit by connecting people and creating opportunities that make a difference”. Lalehzar added that we should all follow the words of the late Amy Kraus Rosenthal: “ Make the Most of Your Time Here”. Mrs. Lalehzar is currently raising funds for a New York chapter of empowerHER. For more information or to donate go to: www.classy.org/ fundraiser/2001389

Dr. Viscovich, Paris Rosenthal, Mrs Kenney and Danielle Lalehzar

Girl” and “Dear Boy”

Mrs Kenney and her first-grade class with New York Times best selling author

Paris Rosenthal and Mrs. Lalehzar

College Notes

William Chu, formerly of Garden City, will be returning to the Garden City area this fall to attend the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Will attended Garden City schools, Buckley Country Day School, Kent School and Colby College and presently completing the post bac-premed program at Goucher College.

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SUNY Canton has recognized Stephen P. Pappacena for making the college’s Overwatch esports team. Pappacena studies in the college’s Game Design and Development program and is from Garden City.

There are currently about 80 SUNY Canton students playing eight game titles, including Blizzard’s “Overwatch” and “Hearthstone;” Riot Games’ “Fortnite” and “League of Legends;” Psyonix’s “Rocket League;” Nintendo’s “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate;” and Ubisoft’s “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.”

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Zoe Heath has been named to the

Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 semester at Washington University in St. Louis. Zoe is currently enrolled in the university’s College of Arts & Sciences program. To qualify for the Dean’s List in the College of Arts & Sciences, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and complete at least 14 graded units.

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SUNY Delhi is proud to recognize Michael Fontanetta of Garden City (Garden City Senior High School) for being named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 semester.

The Dean’s List is a recognition of academic achievement for students who are enrolled in six or more credits and earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average for the semester.

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Christina Guida of Garden City was among more than 500 students who received degrees as fall graduates of the New York Institute of Technology Class of 2019. Guida graduated with a ACERT in energy technology.

GC Recreation programs suspended; parks to stay open

Due to the evolving coronavirus pandemic, the Garden City Department of Recreation and Parks will suspend all programs and will close all indoor facilities, including the Senior Center, at the end of today, Sunday, March 15, until further notice.

The Village’s parks will be open each day in accordance with hours of operation for this time of year.  However, please adhere to the CDC and Department of Health recommendations regarding social interactions with one another:  avoid close contact, wash your hands thoroughly and frequently; stay

at home if you feel sick; and avoid hand shaking.

For more information, visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov.  The Village will continue to monitor the situation and keep residents informed via its website and social media. Please share this information with your friends, family and neighbors.

Editor's Note: A prior version of this article stated that the village would close all parks, which was stated on the web site for the recreation department on Sunday, March 15. The new information was received subsequent to that.

11th Annual “GC For A Cure”

This year’s annual “GC For A Cure,” sponsored by The Garden City Teachers’ Association (GCTA), will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at the Garden City High School.

The 5K Run/Walk will start at 9:00 a.m. and the 1 Mile Run/ Walk will start at 8:30 a.m. Race/Walk proceeds will benefit Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Kids Need More, Ronald McDonald House of Long Island,

and the Michele White Scholarship Fund.

The day’s events will offer awards, music, bake sale, games, raffles, face painting, and guaranteed fun for the entire family. Last year’s event raised over $20,000 for charity! Register today, before prices increase! For more information about the event, to make a donation, or to register to walk/run, please visit www.GCFORACURE.com.

Annmarie Bommarito Jessica Brantuk

Laura Carroll Ann Collins

Chelsea Costello Patricia Costello

Patricia Dickson Edie Esposito

Susan Gillin Daureen Hausser

Fortune Heaney Lisa Heaney

Kathleen Higdon Peter Kerantzas

Alfred Kohart Mary Krener

Robert J. Krener Christine Cudahy Assistant Manager

Claudia Galvin, Manager

Arthur Anderson Rene Blair

Meredith Krug Mary Lo Galbo

Kathy Lucchesi Susan MacDonald

Brigid Menoudakos Matthew Minardi

Linda Mulrooney Eileen O’Hara

Alexandra Parisi Diane Piscopo

Jennifer Petersen Lynn Puccio

Cecile Raoult Kathleen Roberts

Julia Mastromauro Rosado Joseph Scianablo

Jennifer Sullivan Cheryl Trimboli

Scott Wallace Maureen Walsh Lagarde