Jericho-Syosset News Journal (10/11/19)

Town unveils new dog-friendly parks

Peggy Heijmaen, LI Dog Organization; Town Councilman, Steve Labriola and Jillian Hooey, Syosset HS sophomore

Family Fall & Halloween Festival

Town of Oyster Bay’s Family Fall & Halloween Festival will be held on Saturday, October 26th, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Marjorie R. Post Community Park, located at 451 Unqua Road in Massapequa.

“This festival is a great opportunity for residents to celebrate Halloween and the fall season with activities that are fun for residents of all ages,” stated

Town of Oyster Bay Joseph Supervisor Saladino. “From picking pumpkins to our popular Halloween hayride and inflatables, families are sure to enjoy all that the festival has to offer.”

The Family Fall & Halloween Festival will feature a ‘U-Pick’ pumpkin patch for children to pick their own pumpkins (while supplies last), bring a decorated pumpkin contest, Hallow-

een games and giveaways, a hay maze, hay ride, inflatables, photo opportunities, and refreshments.  Costumes for those attending are encouraged!

The Family Fall & Halloween Festival will be held rain or shine.  For more information, please call the Town’s Department of Community and Youth Services at (516) 797-7925 or visit www.oysterbaytown.com.

BY GARY SIMEONE

There was a lot of tail wagging going on in Syosset on Tuesday morning, as a new dog-friendly neighborhood park was unveiled by Town of Oyster Bay officials. Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino was on hand along with Town Councilman Steve Labriola and Town Parks Commissioner Joe Pinto to break ground on one of a dozen dog-friendly pocket parks in the Town. The new parks will enable dog owners to walk their pets freely without having to worry about traffic and safety concerns.

“As a dog lover and an owner of two dogs myself, I wanted places where people could have an enjoyable outing with their pets,” said Labriola, who helped sponsor the new law. “I spoke to a number of residents who are pet owners and they wanted to be able to walk their dogs in neighborhood parks, and I immediately began working with the Parks Department to make that dream a reality.”

The Town Board recently voted to allow pets at neighborhood parks designated by the Town Parks Commissioner. Dogs are only permitted at those locations specified by the Parks Commissioner, with the exception of serve animals.

Labriola said that the new dog-friendly parklets would be a great location for people to bond with their pets and for kids to get off their phones and gaming systems and walk freely with their dogs and also get exercise at the same time.

“We’re relying on our residents to be responsible dog owners of course, which means policing themselves while they are out with their pets for a walk in these parks,” said Labriola.

Each park will have a sign at the

front entrance displaying  the rules and regulations. The rules include that dogs must have their leashes on at all times, all dogs must display valid license tags and any dogs acting in an aggressive manner will immediately be removed from the park.

Jillian Hooey, a sophomore at Syosset High School and owner of her beloved dog, Hazel, said she was instrumental in getting these dog-friendly parks up and running in the town.

“My Girl Scout troop and I worked with Commissioner Pinto to push these dog-friendly parks,” said Hooey. “I know that there are so many dog owners in this community who have been looking for a place to let their dogs run free. I think this is a great life improvement for both homeowners as well as taxpayers.”

Peggy Heijmen of the LI Dog organization was also on hand to celebrate the opening of one of the first dog-friendly parks in the Town of Oyster Bay.

“I had previously worked with the town in putting in the Massapequa Dog Park and these new parks with on-leash access have been a long time coming,” said Heijmen. “Long Island has historically been a very dog unfriendly place but I believe the culture is changing. It started with the pilot programs and now these types of parks, which I think will become the norm in the future.”

Town Supervisor Saladino said that the parks were chosen for a number of reasons, including if they were a safe area for the dogs to run with their owners while on their leash.

Saladino emphasized that this new adoption will not take place at the bigger parks in the town.

Bus trip to Wind Creek Casino

The Mercy Medical Center Council of Leagues will host a trip to Wind Creek Bethlehem (formerly Sands) Casino on Tuesday, November 26.

The bus will leave from 999 South Oyster Bay Road (on the street with the dead end) at 8:30 a.m. and return at approximately 8:30 p.m.

Cost is $43 per person, which

includes the driver's tip. Give back: $35 slot play.

For reservations, please call Barbara at 516-935-5576 or Karen at 516-937-5527. Please make checks payable to "Mercy Leagues".

The first to pay is the first on the bus.

Bowlers needed

The Mercy League of Glen Cove - Hicksville - Syosset is looking for bowlers for its (non-money) Ladies League.

Greater LI Running Club makes donation to Team Big Red Dog

The League bowls on Fridays at 9:45 a.m. at Syosset Bowl, Jericho Tpk.,Syosset. Come out and join the fun.

For more information, please call Dolores Sartor at 516-931-4106.

Pictured here after the check presentation are (left to right) Suffolk Police Running Club President Joshua Parsons, GLIRC Executive Director Sue Fitzpatrick, Foundation President Michelle Clifford and Nassau Police Running Club Secretary-Treasurer Joanne Distler

The Greater Long Island Running Club (GLIRC) was pleased to make a donation of $1000 to the Team Big Red Dog And Blue Family Foundation at the Foundation’s fundraiser at the Nutty Irishman in Farmingdale on the evening of September 19.

The Foundation was founded in memory of Nassau County Police Department Officer Steven Clifford to

raise awareness about suicide in the Law Enforcement community through Blue H.E.L.P. and In Memoriam Scholarships.

The $1000 comes out of the GLIRC Police Crisis Foundation that is financed through GLIRC’s  annual David Lerner Associates Long Island Police Appreciation 5 Kilometer Run at Eisenhower Park in June.

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30 Syosset HS students named Commended Students

Commended Students are congratulated by Superintendent of Schools

The Syosset Central School District is pleased to announce that 30 Syosset High School seniors have been named Commended Students by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Congratulations to Nikhil Bhatia, Abigail Blick, Christine Bocamazo, Jeffrey Bolnick, Elizabeth Chang, Patrick Chen, Annabelle Cheng, Ryan Clark, Hailey Edelman, Brett Fabregas, Azim Gangat, Leyla Hagan, Andrew Heller, Sarah Hooey, Lois Hur, Ethan Kim, Jason Lan, Michelle Li, Laurence Lu, Samantha Ng, Ishaan Patel, Cody

Phung, Elizabeth Ruggiero, Esha

Sharma, Ryan Sung, Kai Wang, Kevin Wei, Ziqi Yuan, Andy Zhang and Lingfei Zhao.

These students are among 34,000 of the high scorers on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship

Qualifying Test. They represent the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2020 NMSC competition and will receive Letters of Commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise.

Dr. Thomas Rogers (far right) and Syosset High School Principal Dr. Giovanni Durante (far left).

Photo courtesy of the Syosset School District

National Merit honors for Jericho HS students

Jericho High School students Matthew Adarichev, Logan Chang, Zihou Chen, Jason Choi, Anshul Friedman-Jha, Emily Gan, Razeen Hossain, Rachelle Lee, Jennifer Lin, Riya Patel, Michael Pecorara, Miranda Pietraski, Alp Turgut, Brian Weinberger, Benjamin Yao, Robert Yu, and Nicholas Yum were named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Seventeen Jericho High School students were recently named semifinalists and 23 students were named Commended Students in the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Approximately 1.5 million high school students take the PSAT each year.  Of those, 50,000 (3.3%) are Commended Scholars, and 16,000 (1.1%) are chosen as National Merit

Scholar Semifinalists.

Jericho High School students

Matthew Adarichev, Logan Chang, Zihou Chen, Jason Choi, Anshul Friedman-Jha, Emily Gan, Razeen Hossain, Rachelle Lee, Jennifer Lin, Riya Patel, Michael Pecorara, Miranda Pietraski, Alp Turgut, Brian Weinberger, Benjamin Yao, Robert Yu, and Nicholas Yum were named

Saleem Ali, Sunjay Alluri, Myoungjin An, Austin Chen, Sohil Dharia, Anjika Friedman-Jha, Jai Joshi, Saipranati Kethireddy, Hayden Krush, Dylan Lai, Juliann Lo, Katie Margolis, Martin Min, Suchir Misra, Rishika Nahata, Jeff Qasemi, Rohan Reddy, Shannon Saed, Rachel Schreibstein, Sanjana Shanmugavel, Keertti Sinnan, Jason Suh, and Brennen Yu were named Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. These scholastically talented students now have the opportunity to compete for many scholarships that will be offered next spring.

Twenty-three Jericho High School students were named Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. They are:

Saleem Ali, Sunjay Alluri, Myoungjin An, Austin Chen, Sohil Dharia, Anjika Friedman-Jha, Jai Joshi, Saipranati Kethireddy, Hayden Krush, Dylan Lai, Juliann Lo, Katie Margolis, Martin Min, Suchir Misra, Rishika Nahata, Jeff Qasemi, Rohan Reddy, Shannon Saed, Rachel Schreibstein, Sanjana Shanmugavel, Keertti Sinnan, Jason Suh, and Brennen Yu. Photos by Denise Nash

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Rotational Art Exhibit

The Town of Oyster Bay is seeking artists to participate in its 46th Annual Rotational Art Exhibit Program, which will take place throughout 2020. The program allows artwork from local residents to be displayed in local libraries, banks, government offices and local businesses on a bi-monthly “rotational” basis.

“Through this popular program, artwork is presented directly to the public in everyday spaces in which they live and work, helping to challenge the notion that in order to experience art, one must go to a gallery or a museum,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “This program not only features the diverse works of new artists, but also some of the most accomplished artists from the area. Additionally, local businesses around the Town get the opportunity to join in supporting local artists, while providing patrons with the pleasure of viewing artwork in a setting they normally wouldn’t. This integration ultimately benefits both sectors and helps spread a pas -

sion for the arts!”

The Town of Oyster Bay is currently looking for new artists and businesses to participate in the 2020 program. The Rotational Art Exhibit Program allows local businesses a unique opportunity to position themselves at the intersection of industry and art. The program is free for both artists and businesses. The deadline for artist applicants who wish to be considered for the program is October 10. The deadline for venues who wish to display artwork on a rotational basis is November 14.

Additionally, art will be judged for awards in photography and other media, and accepted artists and winners will be invited to exhibit their work and attend the annual Rotational Art Exhibit Program Art Gallery and Reception in January 2020.

For more information, including a copy of the program application, visit the Town’s website, www.oysterbaytown.com, or call the Town of Oyster Bay’s Department of Community and Youth Services at (516) 797-7923.

Rotary ’s 6th Annual Karaoke Night

The Syosset-Woodbury Rotary will be hosting its fifth annual Karaoke Night on Saturday, November 2, at the Holiday Inn, 215 Sunnyside Blvd., Plainview,11803 from 6:00–10:30 p.m.

All are invited to this fun evening, which includes a lovely buffet dinner, raffles and door prizes, singing and dancing, and music by a professional DJ Singing Sal. A highlight of the evening will be a musical presentation by the Music

Academy for Special Learners, which is a program for students with autism. Bring your singing voices with you!

Tickets are $45 per person, and all monies raised are distributed to local charities and programs that support our community members-in-need. Your contribution is completely tax deductible.

For more information and tickets, please contact SyossetWoodburyRotary@ hotmail.com

Knights to hold Comedy Night

The Joseph Barry Knights of Columbus will hold a comedy night on Saturday, October 12 from 7-11 p.m.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy the comedy of three comedians, a floor show and a DJ.

The evening will include an open bar, food, dessert and coffee and tea. Cost is $40 per person.

Please make checks payable to "Joseph Barry Knights of Columbus".

Reservations are required. No money will be accepted at the door.

The Knights of Columbus are located at 45 Heitz Place, Hicksville.

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Senator Gaughran reads a book to the class.

A second-grade class at J. Irving Baylis Elementary School enjoyed a special visit on September 18 from New York State Senator James Gaughran.

The senator read a book to Ms. Aschenbrenner’s class and answered questions about his role in the Senate and how a bill becomes a law. He spoke to the students about making tough decisions, developing relationships and the importance of helping others. The excited students posed for pictures and shook the Senator’s hand as he wished them a good school year.

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LIU Post makes history with first girls ice hockey team

It was a raucous crowd at Iceworks in Syosset last Friday as LIU Post women's ice hockey team faced off against the University of Connecticut. It was an historic moment as it was the first ever game for a women's hockey team at the school.

"This is an amazing opportunity for our team to play a well known team like the University of Connecticut and get this

program off to a good start," said Lauren Spino, a freshman who plays defense for the Sharks. "Our goal of course is to have a good first season but more importantly to leave a mark for future players on this team."

Spino is one of twenty-one freshman on the team who was recruited to play NCAA Division I hockey by head coach, Rob Morgan, who is in his inaugural year with the team.

"Me and my staff spent over four months recruiting these girls who all thought they were going to be playing at the LIU campus in Brooklyn," said Morgan, who was previously an assistant coach at Yale and Dartmouth. "We are obviously a very young squad with 21 freshman, one sophomore and one junior but we are definitely not lacking for talent."

Morgan said that he initially found out about the head coaching job after seeing a posting at the LIU Brooklyn campus in 2018.

"I saw they were looking for a head coach for the school's first women's hockey team on the Long Island campus and thought it would be a great opportunity for me to start off my head coaching career at the Division I level," said Morgan. "It is exciting to see the talent that we have and I think once everyone starts to settle in we'll have an amazing experience throughout the year."

Morgan brings a lot of experience to the team after being involved with the Vanke Rays, a Canadian Women's League expansion team based out of China  and various stints with smaller Division III programs in the New England area.

It was earlier this year that he made the move to the LIU Post campus along with his assistant coaches, Samantha Faber and Nicole Renault.

The team had their very first practice session at the Iceworks facility on September 21, and they played in their first exhibition game against the Lady Riveters hockey team on September 27.

Morgan said that the girls are usually on the ice for practice time, Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and back to school for classes by 12 p.m. All of the games are scheduled on Friday and Saturday with back to back games against the same opponent.

"These girls would be here all day, every day if they could," said Morgan. "To play at the Division I level, you pretty much have to eat, sleep and breathe the sport you play."

The current roster is made up of a variety of European players, Canadian players and girls from all across the country including states like California and Colorado.

Matilda af-Bjur, a freshman who is captain of the team, said that she expects every game to be electric and filled with

positive energy.

"Obviously UConn is a strong opponent and we want to go in with a lot of positive energy and see how everybody fits in," said af-Bjur, who hails from Sweden. "I think if we play hard and not think too much about the fact that we're a new program, we can go far with this team."

Ceilidh Campbell, a freshman who plays the forward position, said she was excited for her first game after preparing hard for the past month.

"We've been working hard the past month in practice and I'd like to see us build off the exhibition game we had against the Riveters," said Campbell, who hails from Ontario. "At my position in center, I'll be working to push the puck and try to take advantage in the power play."

Unfortunately, the Sharks lost to the UConn Huskies 4-0 and 6-1, but will look to rebound against the University of Wisconsin on Friday, October 18th. It will be a tall order as the Lady Badgers were the 2018-2019 NCAA champions. The game will take place at the Nassau Coliseum.

LIU will compete in the New England Women’s Hockey Alliance, which was recognized as an NCAA National Collegiate women’s ice hockey conference last fall.

To find out more about LIU Post women's hockey you can visit the liu.edu/post website.

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Global Scavenger Hunt: A Dash through Gibraltar Reveals a Modern

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

It is clear why Bill Chalmers, the ringmaster of the Global Scavenger Hunt, inserted Gibraltar on the “final exam” in which we need to get ourselves from Marrakesh to Fez to Gibraltar to Seville to Porto in five days – it is a challenge to figure the logistics and prove ourselves as world travelers, let alone chalk up points by fulfilling the scavenges.

Some of the rules are relaxed for this, the most arduous of travel legs (a par 6) of the 23-day aroundthe-world mystery tour – the top 4 teams in contention for “World’s Best Traveler” are allowed to team up together but only for one country; can rent a car but only once and in one country (not cross-borders); can use their cell phone for information and GPS. We are given an allowance to purchase transportation and to book the three hotel nights we will be on our own (there are extra scavenger points for booking an AirBnB and for the cheapest hotel night).

We are out of the Riad el Yacout in Fez, Morocco, at 9 am to catch the 10 am train to Tangier, where we will get a ferry to Algeciras, Spain, and from there get to Gibraltar, though we haven’t quite figured

Day Brigadoon

View from our room at The Rock Hotel, Gibraltar © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

out that part yet. As it turns out, there are three teams (six of us), following this same itinerary (not a coincidence – since none of us are

in contention any longer, we are allowed to share information and travel together).

This day, the third in the Par

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6 challenge, is all about travel. Again, the train through Morocco

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is comfortable, fast, and provides a wonderful view of the country.

But it seems unnecessarily difficult to figure out which of Tangier’s ports to go to for which ferry. There are four different ferry lines, but two different ports. The group overrules me and decides to taxi 45 minutes to the Tangier MED port – a major cargo shipping port – instead of going to the Tangier Ville port just a few minutes taxi ride from the train station, where the ferry would have taken us to Tarifa (about 50 minutes away from Gibraltar, compared to 20 minutes from Algeciras).

The taxi ride along the coast is gorgeous – reggae music is playing as we speed along coastal road to new port (this is a popular beach destination, after all).  But the port is less suited to passengers than cargo. The immigration process takes forever. What we believe to be the 5 pm ferry leaves at 6 pm ferry (the way they handle or rather don’t handle the baggage is a riot).

The hour-long sail is a pleasant enough followed by a literal riot to recover our luggage from the POD everyone has stuffed it in. Because of the hour time difference, we arrive at 8 pm.

Then we have to figure how to get

from Algeciras (Spain) to Gibraltar (a colony of Great Britain), which, we discover, means the taxis can’t cross the border.

A bus to Gibraltar border is a 15 minute walk and would leave at 9:30 pm so we decide to take the taxi, where, the driver tells us, we can walk across and get another taxi or a bus to The Rock Hotel. Sounds good, right? The cab drops us, we exit Spain (having just entered at the ferry terminal), and enter Gibraltar (darn, no passport stamp! You have to go to the tourist office!), but no taxi, no bus. We start walking about 1 ½ miles to the hotel – across an actual airport runway as it turns out.

We have arrived so late, though, the small town (the whole country only has 36,000 residents) is shuttered for the night. Eventually, when we get to the heart of the village, we find one cab and two of us continue walking to the hotel.

The walk is absolutely charming – and also culture shock – having come from Fez, Morocco in the morning, put a toe into Spain, and now plunked down into this patch of Great Britain. There are red telephone boxes, Bobbies, English pubs. It almost looks like a movie set, and in fact, is not much bigger – or Busch Gardens Colonial Williamsburg.

But walking in the quiet of the night through this place evokes in my mind an image of Brigadoon, a town from long ago that emerges from the mist.

Our hotel, The Rock (which another team found and I booked through hotels. com), is majestically set on the foothill of Gibraltar’s famous rock with panoramic vistas of the Bay, the Straits

of Gibraltar and the Spanish mainland.  It’s quite elegant – formal even, which I suspect is casual by British standards – and well situated, just opposite the Botanical Gardens, a very short walk to the main street. In fact, The Rock Hotel is a Gibraltar landmark, the oldest luxury hotel here, built in 1932. Its most recent refurbishment enhanced its colonial heritage and art deco style with contemporary comforts of a firstclass hotel – it even has a pool. I can attest to the hotel’s elegant and sophisticated ambiance and warm, personalized service. Ours, along with each of the other 94 guestrooms and suites, has a gorgeous view.

The hotel is filled with history. A Wall of Fame displays the royalty, world leaders, artists and TV, and film stars who have stayed here, most notably, Sir Winston Churchill, Errol Flynn, Alec Guinness, and Sean Connery as well as John Lennon and Yoko Ono when they married in Gibraltar.

The Hotel has a fine dining restaurant serving Mediterranean cuisine – which was really handy since we all arrived very late when every other restaurant in Gibraltar, it seems, had closed. I find the rest of our Global Scavenger Hunt teams in the lounge, enjoying the hotel’s signature cocktail (what else?) Gin on the Rock. There is nothing more quintessentially British than Afternoon Tea and The Rock Hotel offers this tradition daily.

I only have until early afternoon here to explore Gibraltar before having to push on to Seville, and then on to Porto, Portugal, to finish this leg of the Global

cable car brings you to the Top of the Rock, Gibraltar© Karen Rubin/

Scavenger Hunt.

Early in the morning, I set out on an easy walk, through the Botanical Gardens, to the cable car that takes me to The Top of the Rock. I purchase a combination ticket (34E; senior rate is 25E) that gives me the ride up and entrance to the Nature Reserve as well as most of the key attractions that are all located along the road and trails from the top, hiking down to the village (the hike takes about 1 ½-2 hours, plus time to visit the key attractions; I give myself about 3 hours).

The cable car ride takes 6 minutes and immediately brings me to one of the highlights of Gibraltar: its Barbery Macaques (tailless monkeys). (I soon realize why the hotel concierge told me to wear my backpack in the front, watch for pickpockets and guard my passport.) They are there greeting tourists, even jump on people’s heads, and display antics (in fact, I don’t find any in the “Ape’s Den” which is supposed to be their habitat).

The Top of the Rock, it turns out, is an entire preserve with a series of Gibraltar’s major attractions, and its

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entire, dramatic history spread on along its roads and walking paths.

There is evidence of humans on Gibraltar going back 2000 years, and Gibraltar has been visited by mariners since the 9th century BC. The Muslim invasion of Europe started in the Bay of Gibraltar in 711; Gibraltar was under Moorish rule for over 700 years until Christians briefly took it over for 24 years in the early 14th century. Christians recaptured Gibraltar in 1462, and King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella secured The Rock for Spain in 1501. Gibraltar was ceded to Britain as a consequence of the War of Spanish Secession (170114); the Treaty of Utrecht formalized Gibraltar as Britain’s territory. But that did not end the bloody conflicts by Spain to retake The Rock.

According to Visit Gibraltar (www. visitgibraltar.gi), “In 1779 Spain and France began the longest and bloodiest siege in Gibraltar’s history, ‘The Great Siege, 1779-1783’. In 1782 work began on the famous ‘Great Siege Tunnels’. The Battle of Trafalgar was fought close to the Rock in 1805.

“The 19th century was Gibraltar’s

heyday, as a staging port on the vital route to India. Another series of tunnels were completed during the Second World War. Gibraltar became home to

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What Christopher Columbus’ legacy is all about

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

Columbus Day is on October 14 this year and the 75th Annual Columbus Day Parade will be held in New York City. It starts at 11:30 a.m.

Massimo Ferragamo, who is the Chairman of Ferragamo USA, is the Grand Marshal of the 75th Columbus Day Parade.

Massimo Ferragamo is a proud Italian who divides his time between Italy and the U.S. He is very involved in the Ferragamo business started by his father in California in the 1920s.

In naming Massimo Ferragamo the Grand Marshal, Columbus Citizens Foundation President Marian Pardo praised his success as a prominent Italian business leader and referenced his contributions to philanthropy and community service.

“Massimo’s role as the vanguard of a classic Italian brand makes him the perfect choice to serve as Grand Marshal for our 75th Anniversary of the Columbus Day Parade,” Pardo said.

“And his individual accomplishments in wine-making and the creation of one of the most luxurious getaways in Italy are exceptional. His status as an Italian with roots in both Italy and the U.S. are perfectly themed to have him lead our parade as we celebrate our Diamond Anniversary.”

When he accepted the role of Grand Marshal, Massimo Ferragamo said, “I am honored and pleased to join the ranks of distinguished Italians and Italian-Americans who have served in

this incredibly special role. The special relationship between Italy and the U.S. has been at the core of the Ferragamo business since its inception, and I’m so very proud to accept this honor also in memory of my parents Salvatore and Wanda who loved the U.S. as if it were their second home country.

“It is wonderful to be able to celebrate all the creativity and blessings that come with our two great countries working together. My family and I are so excited to march up Fifth Avenue on Columbus Day.”

In addition to the ongoing development of one of the world’s most iconic luxury fashion labels, Ferragamo purchased the property Castiglion del Bosco in 2003. “CdB” is one of the 25 wineries who founded the Brunello di Montalcino denomination and has been producing wine from the early 1900s.

The tradition of a Columbus Day Parade began when Generoso Pope led a group of Italian Americans from East Harlem to Columbus Circle in 1929. The parade was formalized as an official celebration of Columbus and Italian heritage in 1994.

The annual Columbus Day parade is the largest celebration of ItalianAmerican heritage and culture in the U.S. As Grand Marshal, Ferragamo will lead dozens of marching bands and floats and over 100 marching groups up the Fifth Avenue parade route from 44th Street to 72nd Street.

Past Grand Marshals of New York’s Columbus Day Parade have included

Sophia Loren, Frank Sinatra, Luciano Pavarotti, Lidia Bastianich, Joe DiMaggio, Mario Andretti, Roberto Cavalli and Maria Bartiromo.

Much has been written about Christopher Columbus - both his strengths and his weaknesses.

Columbus was Italian, born Cristoforo Colombo in Genoa in 1451, but he sailed for Spain.

Columbus’ father owned a modest wool shop in Genoa, an Italian seaport, and as a boy young Christopher would often look out at the ocean and wonder what was out there. He longed to be on the water. He and his brothers worked in the shop but at a young age he dreamed of being a sailor.

When he was older, he got his wish and headed out to sea. Then, in 1476, when Columbus was twenty-five, the ships that he was sailing with were attacked by French Pirates. His ship sank, and he swam to the nearest shore, which was the coast of Portugal.

During Columbus’ time, the only place to get certain spices or precious silks was by traveling to the Indies. The only sea route that had ever been used took a long time since they had to sail east around Africa.

Columbus wanted to sail to the west to try and reach the Indies. Since no one knew how big the Earth was, he argued that you could reach the Indies quickly by sailing to the west. He was determined to find a western sea passage to the East Indies, hoping to profit from the lucrative spice trade.

He put together a plan for his expedition because he needed financial backing. In 1485, Columbus presented his plans to King John II of Portugal. He proposed that the king equip three sturdy ships and grant Columbus a year to sail out into the Atlantic, search for a western route to the Orient and return.

Columbus also requested that he be made “Great Admiral of the Ocean,” appointed governor of any and all lands he discovered, and given one-tenth of all revenue from those lands. The king submitted Columbus’s proposal to his experts who said no. In their opinion Columbus’ estimation of a travel distance of 2,400 miles was too low, according to Wikipedia.org.

In 1488, Columbus again appealed to the court of Portugal, resulting in John II again inviting him for an audience. That meeting also proved unsuccessful partially because not long afterwards Bartolomeu Dias returned to Portugal with news of his successful rounding of the southern tip of Africa near the Cape of Good Hope. With an eastern sea route to Asia at hand, King John was no longer interested in Columbus’ idea.

Columbus traveled from Portugal to both Genoa and Venice but he didn’t receive any encouragement. He also dispatched his brother, Bartholomew, to the court of Henry VII of England to ask whether the English crown would sponsor his expedition but they said no. Columbus’ next step was to ask

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BY TOM MARGENAU

I wrote about this phenomenon about a year ago. And it never ceases to amaze me. I’m referring to the emails I get from readers who are asking Social Security-related questions on behalf of their children. And when I say “children,” I don’t mean little tykes who are still wet behind the ears. I’m talking about children who wear hearing aids and belong to AARP!

I find it hard to believe that I get letters from folks in their 80s and beyond who are seeking Social Security advice for their children who are 60-somethings. When I compare it to my own situation, I’m even more surprised. My wife and I have two kids, both of whom are in their early 40s, with children of their own. Our parenting duties have long since waned, and, for the most part, have been replaced by grandparenting chores. I just can’t imagine myself, 20 years down the road, shepherding my kids through the process of signing up for Social Security and Medicare. But perhaps I’m wrong. Maybe the urge to be a good parent -- to provide advice and counsel to your offspring -- never goes away.

And I guess that’s demonstrated by these emails I keep getting from older senior parents asking questions for their younger senior children. Here are some examples:

Q: My daughter, I’ll call her Sue, is 62 years old. When it comes to men and husbands, she’s had a fairly unstable life. That is, until recently. About two years ago, she married a very nice man. Let’s call him Roy. He’s also 62. I think they are going to have some issues with Social Security. Sue has worked on and off throughout her life at a series of odd and usually low-paying jobs. She says her Social Security benefit will be about $800 per month. Roy has run a family farm all of his adult life. He still works it now. I don’t know all the particulars, but apparently the farm has never been profitable, and Roy has never paid Social Security taxes. So, Roy is not eligible for any Social Security or Medicare. I am encouraging Roy to get a job and start paying into Social Security. If he did that, how long would he have to work to qualify for Social Security and Medicare?

A: I can’t imagine Roy has gone through his entire life and never paid anything into Social Security. But I’ll take you at your word, and we’ll assume his Social Security record is blank. To qualify for both Social Security and Medicare, he would have to work at a job for a minimum of 10 years. In other words, he’d be 72 by the time that happens. And then, with such a skimpy work record, he would end up with a very small So-

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cial Security check. My guess is it would be about $200 per month. That hardly seems worth the effort.

But here’s an alternative: Because Roy’s Social Security record is empty, he would qualify for dependent husband’s benefits on your daughter’s Social Security account. In other words, Sue should file for her Social Security, and Roy should file as her spouse. You said Sue is due $800. I will assume that is her reduced retirement rate at age 62. That means her full retirement rate is probably about $1,070. As a 62-year-old dependent spouse, Roy is due around 35% of Sue’s full retirement rate. That would be in the neighborhood of $375. So, combined, they would get $1,175 per month. I think that is a better plan than requiring Roy to work for 10 years at some job just to end up with less money from Social Security than he could get right now on Sue’s record.

Oh, and when they turn 65, Sue will get Medicare, and Roy will qualify for Medicare on Sue’s record.

Q: What can we do about our son? He is 60 years old and unemployed. He has numerous physical problems. And, to be honest, some mental problems, too. Can he get disability benefits?

A: Well, he certainly has every right to apply for Social Security disability. He would get those benefits if he has worked and paid taxes in five out of the last 10 years, and if he has a physical or mental condition that is so severe it would be expected to keep him from working for at least a year. He should call the Social Security Administration at 800-772-1213 to get the ball rolling.

Q: Our son is almost 66. He says he plans to take his Social Security in the next couple months. He’s had a string of marriages. He’s on wife number four. We always liked his first wife the best. To this day, we are still friends with her. But our son certainly isn’t! They were married for 25 years and have two grown children (our only grandchildren.) She never remarried after our son divorced her. He says he will do whatever it takes to keep her from getting any of his Social Security. We think he is being totally unreasonable. Is there anything we can do to help this nice woman get some of our son’s Social Security?

A: There is nothing you can do. But by the same token, there is nothing your son can do to prevent his first wife from collecting Social Security benefits on his account. Federal law says if she meets the eligibility criteria, she will collect spousal benefits. In a nutshell, those rules say she must be at least 62 years old and not due higher Social Security benefits on her own record. Assuming she has worked and has been paying into Social Security herself, my hunch

is that her own retirement benefit will be more than what she could get as a divorced spouse on your son’s record while he is alive. But if he dies first, this first wife will probably get higher divorced widow’s benefits on his account.

Q: My 63-year-old daughter is getting widow’s benefits. She wants to remarry. I don’t like the man she intends to marry, and I am trying to talk her out of it. Can I tell her she will lose her widow’s benefits if she remarries?

A: Sorry, but that tactic won’t work. The law says if a woman remarries after age 60, she can continue to collect widow’s benefits from a prior husband. You’ll have to come up with other reasons to keep her from walking down the aisle with Mr. Wrong!

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2019 CREATORS.COM

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What Christopher Columbus’

for an audience from the monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, who had united several kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula when they married and were ruling together.

On May 1, 1486, Columbus presented his plans to Queen Isabella I who said that she would ask her committee to consider his request.

Columbus had to wait for their decision. Eventually the committee members said that his idea wasn’t practical and they advised Queen Isabella I not to back Columbus.

To keep Columbus from taking his ideas elsewhere, however, and to keep their options open, in 1489 Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand II gave Columbus an annual allowance of 12,000 maravedis. They also gave him a letter ordering all cities and towns under their jurisdiction to give him food, drink and lodging at no cost.

Columbus continued to ask the Spanish court for permission to sail and after two years of negotiations he finally had success in January 1492. Queen Isabella I and Ferdinand II had just conquered Granada, the last Muslim stronghold on the Iberian Peninsula, and they received Columbus in Córdoba in the Alcázar castle. Again they said no to Columbus’ request.

Queen Isabella I turned him down on the advice of her advisor. Columbus

was leaving town in despair by mule when King Ferdinand II intervened.

Queen Isabella I then sent a royal guard to get him and bring him back to court. A deal was reached.

In the April 1492 “Capitulations of Santa Fe,” Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand II promised Columbus that if he succeeded he would be given the rank of Admiral of the Ocean Sea and appointed Viceroy and Governor of all the new lands he could claim for Spain.

They said that Columbus had the right to nominate three people for any office in the new lands and the sovereigns would choose one of those people.

Columbus would be entitled to 10% of all the revenues from the new lands in perpetuity. He would also have the option of buying one-eighth interest in any commercial venture with the new lands and receive one-eighth of the profits.

On his first voyage Columbus left Palos de la Frontera in Spain on August 3, 1492. He captained the Santa Maria which had 52 men on board while his other two ships, the Nina and Pinta each had a crew of 18 men.

They reached the Americas - an island in the Bahamas - on October 12, 1492, under the sponsorship of the

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By Charles Preston

controlled the North Africa landings in 1942. During the Franco era, Spain attempted to revive her claim for the reversion of the Rock to Spanish sovereignty, which culminated in the closure of the border for 13 years in 1969.”

All of this history unfolds as you walk from the Top of the Rock, along its roads and paths spiraling down to Casement Square, once a site of public executions and today the hub of activity.

There is a whole chain of things to see and in the course of two hours I explore:  St. Michael’s Cave  (way too touristic for my taste, it was developed in the 1950s – there is a plaque noting the visit of Queen Elizabeth to the caves in 1954- and used as a great theater since the 1960s, but the Lower St. Michael’s Cave offers a much more intense experience, I later learn), Great Siege Tunnels that dates from 1779-83 to defend against the Spanish), World War II tunnels (I peek inside but I don’t have

for

amounted to an underground city that could accommodate 16,000 with enough food to last 16 months; there was also an underground telephone exchange, a power generating station, water distillation plant, hospital, baker, ammuni-

Spanish kingdom of Castile.

Between 1492 and 1503, Columbus completed a total of four round-trip voyages between Spain and the Americas with each voyage being sponsored by Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand II.

On his first voyage, he independently discovered the Americas. These voyages marked the beginning of the European exploration and colonization of the American continents which is enormously significant in Western history.

And despite the facts, Columbus always insisted that the lands he visited during those voyages were part of the Asian continent as previously described by Marco Polo and other European travelers.

Columbus’ voyages are considered some of the most important events in world history. His discoveries prompted the start of modern globalism which resulted in major demographic, commercial, economic, social and political changes.

His explorations ended up connecting the Old World and the New World

together at the right time. New lands were opened up.

The Europeans brought new methods of farming, business, governing and so on. On the negative side, because of the back and forth interaction between the Europeans and those in the Americas, diseases broke out.

Many people think that Columbus is the person who proved that the earth is round, not flat, but that is just a myth. That fact had been known to scholars and to sailors since at least the seventh century.

America already had its native people and other explorers from Europe had sailed to America. He was preceded by Erik the Red who founded the first Norse settlement in 10th-century Greenland and Leif Erikson in 11th-century Vinland at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, Canada.

Christopher Columbus died on May 20, 1506, of heart failure at the age of 55 in Valladolid, Spain.

He is recognized as a seaman and a navigator. He was intent on going out and exploring the world and through sheer determination Columbus did just that. We applaud Columbus’ courage, his endurance, his determination and his achievements.

Happy Columbus Day, everyone!

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tion magazines and vehicle maintenance workshop; separate admission is 8E; it is recommended to pre-book tours at naturereserve@gibraltar.gov.gi).

There are also various military batteries,  Gibraltar A City Under Siege Exhibition (set in one of the first buildings constructed by the British in Gibraltar, there are re-creations of scenes from 1726 as well as graffiti by bored soldiers from then) and a Moorish Castle, first built in 1160 (you climb into the tower of Homage that dates from

1333 when Abu’l Hassan recaptured Gibraltar form the Spanish).

I don’t have time to really explore the  Lower St. Michael’s Cave . I learn that while the upper section of St Michael’s Cave has been known for over 2000 years and used for various purposes such as a hospital during World War II, it was only in 1942 that Lower St Michael’s Cave was accidently discovered. The cavern is notable for the size of the main chambers, the profusion and variety of calcite formations and a lake of crystal clear water, nearly forty yards long, estimated to

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hold 45,000 gallons. There are organized tours into Lower St Michael’s Cave that normally last around three hours, but because there is some scrambling and minor climbing with ropes involved, duration times may vary. The cave is totally in its original natural state (although it is fully lit).

You can also climb the  Skywalk, 340 meters directly above sea level, where you are treated to 360-degree views spanning three countries and two continents. Skywalk links to other sites within the Gibraltar Nature Reserve, Upper Rock including the thrilling Windsor Suspension Bridge and the famous Apes’ Den via a series of walking trails. Built on the foundations of an existing WWII base structure, the Skywalk is designed to withstand wind speeds of over 150km/hour and can carry the weight of 5 Asian elephants, or 340 people, standing on it at the same time (visitor numbers will be limited to 50 at any one time). The floor and balustrade panels are made up of 4 layers of laminated glass (with a total thickness of around 4.2cm). Laid out side-by-side, the 42 glass panels would cover more than 750m², roughly the equivalent of 4 tennis courts. The walkway is 2.5m wide and projects a maximum of 6.7m from the main structural support point. 70m of rock anchors and 30,000kg of steel secure the Skywalk to the Rock.

Neanderthal and early modern humans. There is also a  Gibraltar Macaque Experience, the only opportunity in Europe to spend time with a habituated troop of free-living monkeys, in a natural setting, away from other tourists. (Blands Travel, travel@blandstravel, www.blandstravel.com)

I take the road down but there are also many nature trails that meander through the extent of the Reserve. These combine the  Nature Reserve’s natural beauty and stunning views with some sites of historic interest that are much less visited. There are themed routes: History Buff, Monkey Trail, Nature Lover, Thrill Seeker. Notable trails include Mediterranean Steps, Inglis Way, Royal Anglian Way and Douglas Path.

I make my way to the charming historic district. It’s May Day and I come upon a labor rally in John MacIntosh Square. I can easily imagine the same speeches (Privatization. Nonconsultation. Unfair Distribution.) being made in New York City.

Proud great grandmother Mary Higgins sent us this photo of her three great grandchildren: Declan (5), Reagan (3) and Ellie (1). “I am blessed to see them daily as they live around the block from me in town,” she said. “The kids love to come over to my house and visit their ‘Great Nana’ and get a cookie or a lollipop.”

There’s a lot I don’t have time to get to which is interesting because before I arrived, I had thought I could just breeze through: The Military Heritage Centre in Princess Caroline’s Battery. I am really upset that I do not have time to explore  UNESCO Gorham’s Cave Complex which contains evidence of

I am also surprised to learn of Gibraltar’s sizeable Jewish community. On The Rock, you can take a trail to Jew’s Gate which leads to the Jewish cemetery tucked away behind trees that was in use up until 1848; it offers “a fascinating piece of history that reflects the important role the Jewish people have played in molding Gibraltar’s history”). I find four synagogues, including the Great Synagogue on Engineer Lane, one of the oldest on the Iberian Peninsula, dating back to 1724, and Flemish Synagogue.

Here in the town there is Casemates Square, Gibraltar Crystal Glass

The Moorish Castle, first built in 1160, you climb into the tower of Homage that dates from 1333 when Abu’l Hassan recaptured Gibraltar form the Spanish. © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

Factory, an American War Memorial, the Gibraltar Museum, Irish Town, Trafalgar Cemetery (where soldiers who died at the Battle of Trafalgar are buried), King’s Chapel and King’s Bastion can be visited (I don’t have time).

I linger over lunch outside a pub, watching the world go by despite really chilly winds.

My brief time here has been really enchanting.

I’ve never walked an entire country (okay, territory) in a single day, before. Or for that matter, literally strolled through centuries of history in such a compact space.

I make my way back to The Rock Hotel to pick up my things, hastily write out postcards I purchased in town, which the kindly hotel staff mail

for me.

The hotel, which has provided me with the information for the bus as well as a time schedule, calls a taxi which takes me to the Gibraltar border (still no one to stamp my passport and the tourist office is closed for May Day!). You have to allocate extra time for the taxi in case an airplane is landing on the air strip.

(The Rock Hotel, 3 Europa Road, Gibraltar,   reservations@rockhotel. gi , https://www.rockhotelgibraltar. com)

See more at Visit Gibraltar,  https:// www.visitgibraltar.gi/

I walk the few blocks from the Gibraltar border to the bus station across the border in Spain in La Línea de la Concepción. (My difficulty

in arranging travel from Gibraltar to Seville was not realizing that you couldn’t travel directly from Gibraltar to Seville and I didn’t know the name of the city to get the bus. It is an exceptionally pleasant bus ride through southern Spain into Seville, enjoying the lush landscape, the magnificent farms, and the hilltops dotted with wind turbines. Still Seville and Porto to go before finishing this leg of the Global Scavenger Hunt.

The Global Scavenger Hunt is an annual travel program that has been operated for the past 15 years by Bill and Pamela Chalmers, GreatEscape Adventures, 310281-7809,  GlobalScavengerHunt.com

Dates have just been set for the 16th annual edition of The Global

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Are you concerned about a coming recession?

re you concerned about a potential recession in 2020 and it’s effect on real estate?

Well, we are continuing along into the longest economic expansion in U.S. history! But when will it end? No one really can predict exactly when it will happen and the Presidential outcome in 2020, just might have an effect on whether this will happen. It’s not a matter of if it will happen, but when. Most importantly, it will not be like the crash of 2008 due to easy lending and excessive inventory. Some of the policies that are in effect may not be the most beneficial to our economy down the line and have had a profound impact on other country’s economies, especially China. Will it be survival of the fittest as to who wins this senseless tariff fight? Are we doing a “tit for tat”, when tariffs in the last hundred years never had a clear cut winner in the end? Are our farmers better off right now or are the tariffs forcing many into bankruptcy, since China has stopped purchasing soybeans and other produce? Is that right? Yes, China has stolen some of our intellectual property and industrial secrets, but are tariffs the answer in providing the proper punishment, when our farmers and business entrepreneurs are suffering more than China? They may be able to hold out longer than we can. “It is potentially a self-inflicted-wound type of recession,” said Tara Sinclair, an economist who studies business cycles at George Washington University. “But how deep that gash goes depends on many other characteristics of the economy and the policy response thereafter.”

Fortunately, real estate has done

very well in the last three out of five past recessions. As per CoreLogic, is a leading provider of consumer, financial and property data, analytics and services to business and government. Here is how price appreciation faired in the past five recessions.

1.) 1980 +6.1%

2.) 1981 +3.1%

3.) 1991 -1.9%

4.) 2001 +6.6%

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5.) 2008 -19.7% (due the collapse of the mortgage industry their sub-prime toxic loans)

The next recession may be a soft one and the predictions are that home prices will increase this year and in 2020. As per Keeping Current Matters, of six major housing sources, shows that a home price appreciation survey will be approximately 4.1% in 2019 and 2.8% in 2020. The mortgage bankers association predicts 4.7% in 2019 and 3.5% in 2020. Zelman and Associates predict 3.5% in 2019 and 3.2% in 2020. Freddie Mac predicts 3.4% 2019 and 2.5% in 2020. National Association of Realtors says 3.4% in 2019 and 3.3% in 2020. Fannie Mae predicts 5.4% in 2019 and 3.7% in 2020. As you can see, no source is predicting a downturn in price appreciation. Although the increases are much less than in past years, it still shows an upward trend. Due to uncertainty, some consumers may be waiting for prices to decrease, which based on the survey, doesn’t appear likely, so waiting will only cost more for the first time or move up purchaser. However, the luxury and high-

er-end market has seen a much more softening, due to excess inventory (and the S.A.L.T tax maximums of $10,000), due to overbuilding especially in New York City. Consumer spending is still doing well (but not as hot as a few years ago) and accounts for two-thirds of our economy. Business spending and investment accounts for about fourteen percent of our economy and spending has slowed from the effect of the tariffs making imported goods more expensive. Unless there are major layoffs hiring freezes, cuts of overtime, a reduction in wages and incomes homeownership should still be a strong sector. The uncertainty as to when these tariffs might be eliminated or adjusted makes businesses become more conservative in their future outlook. Business debt is at historic highs again, but luckily with lower borrowing rates (but if rates were to go up that would be a real major issue). Due to a slower economy interest rates were lowered, but I believe lowering rates again may not be the answer. Housing inventory is still not up to the normal six to seven-month levels. So having more people be able to afford a home may not help if there is not enough inventory to satisfy their demand and this could possibly cause home price appreciation to potentially increase beyond the previously predicted statistics. It’s the basic supply and demand economics. If the inventory is low and demand is higher, prices go up and if demand is reduced and supply increases then prices go lower. Builders are

trying to catch up with demand, but only time will tell where the inventory will be. Although some negative sentiment and feelings might be festering out there about a recession, my professional opinion is to stop worrying and buy something, (especially with lower rates than in 2018, making it more affordable), for your family and/ or grow your roots within your community and over the long run, your real estate investment will be safer. Leaving your money in the bank or in the stock market, I believe will be more unpredictable, especially if you are not a very savvy investor. However, perception can turn into reality if we focus too much on the worrisome news!

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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EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE

A Crash Course in How to Store Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Could you use an extra $300? You might want to take a look in your garbage. A survey conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization revealed that global food waste per year is roughly 40-50% for root crops, fruits and vegetables! Mind-boggling, right?

Here’s a fun crash course in the how, where and why of fresh fruits and vegetables. Start following these insanely simple tips, and you’ll be amazed to see far fewer of your food dollars (hopefully, none) end up in the garbage in the form of stinky, rotten produce.

At a conservative estimate of $2 a pound, each household is losing about $300 by tossing out produce that’s become more suitable for a biology project than human consumption.

Many people also have concerns about pesticides on the surface of fruits and vegetables. However, according to studies reported by Penn State Extension, pesticide residues are generally well within limits set by the federal government, which means they are not present at levels that could harm

individuals. Contamination with harmful bacteria and viruses due to improper care and storage at home is a far greater threat to health.

Simple steps can ensure the fruits and vegetables you eat are safe. To reduce your risk of exposure to microbial and chemical contaminants -- and to save money -- follow these guidelines: AT THE GROCERY STORE

Select only high-quality produce. Bruised, shriveled, slimy or overripe produce can harbor harmful bacteria.

Add fresh produce to your cart near the end of your shopping trip, not the beginning, so it stays cool.

Keep meats, fish and poultry in plastic bags in the shopping cart to prevent juices from dripping onto fruits and vegetables. Make sure you pack these items in separate bags at checkout.

THE TRIP HOME

During warm months especially, plan your trips so grocery shopping is your last stop of the day.

BY MARY HUNT

Load fresh foods into the car, not the hot trunk, to keep these items as cool as possible until you can get them to the kitchen.

IN THE KITCHEN

Immediately refrigerate perishable fruits and vegetables, ideally in the refrigerator’s crisper drawer to maintain quality and safety -- and their usable life.

Some items like potatoes and tomatoes should be kept in a clean, dry place

FREEZING

Almost all fruits and vegetables can be stored in your freezer. Just be aware that while freezing generally preserves their taste, nutrients and health benefits, it can change the texture of produce. It’s a great way to store seasonal fruits or vegetables for use later in the year, especially if you’re planning to eat them cooked or blended into smoothies.

It’s best to freeze fruits and vegetables in airtight containers. You want to avoid freezing produce that isn’t ripe yet because it may not ripen correctly once thawed.

Leafy greens that you plan to

eat raw, such as lettuce, should never be frozen.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Separate fruits and vegetables for storage. Fruits that give off high levels of ethylene (the ripening agent) can prematurely ripen and spoil surrounding vegetables. The old adage about one bad apple is true.

For vegetables, remove ties and rubber bands. Trim away leafy ends, but leave about an inch to keep vegetables from drying out before they can be consumed. Punch some holes in the bags you may be storing the vegetables in to let air circulate. Pack vegetables loosely in the refrigerator. The closer they are, the quicker they will rot.

Fruits are pickier. Most stone fruits, avocados, tomatoes, mangoes, melons, apples and pears will continue to ripen if left sitting out on a countertop. Items like bell peppers, grapes, citrus fruits and berries will not continue to ripen, but begin to deteriorate on the counter and should be refrigerated.

Generally, you want to store produce in the same manner you found it in the grocery store. Tomatoes and bananas, for example, are never refrigerated, while leafy greens are refrigerated and, in some stores, get a fine mist of water at regular intervals.

Most fruits will ripen at room temperature. However, once ripe, they should be refrigerated.

With few exceptions, do not wash fruits or vegetables before storing because washing hastens spoilage. Wash just before eating.

Mary invites questions, comments and tips at EverydayCheapskate.com, “Ask Mary a Question.” This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of Debt-Proof Living, a personal finance member website and the author of the book Debt-Proof Living, Revell 2014. To find out more about Mary visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www. creators.com.

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Jericho Fire Department assists at Homecoming

Photos by Denise Nash

Jericho elementary schools kick off Say Hello program

The Jericho Elementary Schools recently kicked off The Say Hello Program, and the theme will be carried through many activities this year. The Sandy Hook Promise is a national non-profit organization founded and led by several family members whose loved ones were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary

School on December 14, 2012, and the Say Hello program was started from this promise. The program aims to teach students the skills they need to create a culture of inclusion and connectedness, and encourage them to reach out and include those who may be socially isolated.

Seaman students take the pledge during a school assembly.

These Cantiague students are ready for the assembly!

This Jackson student chooses how he wants to say hello.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DISCOURSE LLC.

A domestic LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August 16, 2019. Office location: Nassau. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1884 Muttontown Road, Muttontown, New York 11791. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

SYO 4309

6X 09/20,27,10/04,11,18,25

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court

County of Nassau

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES WMALT SERIES 2006-8 TRUST, Plaintiff against SETH OTT, et al Defendants

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered November 30, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom), in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on October 29, 2019 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 4 Rodeo Circle, Syosset, NY 11791. Sec 25. Block C01 Lot 1080. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Nassau County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $2,279,816.35 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 9687/09.

Richard Kerins, Esq., Referee SPSNY296

Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590

Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s). SYO 4312 09/27,10/04,11,18

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court

County of Nassau

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH TRUST 2006-19. MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 200619, Plaintiff against LINDA BUTRICO, et al Defendants

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered August 23, 2019, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom), in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on October 29, 2019 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 45 Pheasant Lane, Unit 106, Woodbury, NY 11797. Sec 15 Block D Lot 530, Unit 106. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, being a part of a condominium at Woodbury, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $774,835.97 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 17-003778.

For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

Ralph Madalena, Esq., Referee 37846

Druckman Law Group PLLC, 242 Drexel Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s). SYO 4313

4X 09/27,10/04,11,18 AMENDED SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS, NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSFIO MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, against HYON O. KIM, TAE S. KIM, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION

D/B/A DITECH.COM, ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ACQUIRER OF CERTAIN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WASHINGTON MUTUAL

LEGAL NOTICES

BANK FROM THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, ACTING AS RECEIVER, CIAMPA 162 LLC, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., DISCOVER BANK, LR CREDIT 22, LLC, SOVEREIGN BANK, WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A WACHOVIA BANK, N.A., CK & CO. REALTY, LLC, CAPITAL ONE BANK USA NA, Defendants.

Index No.: 615575/2018

Date Filed: 9/17/2019

To the above named Defendants:

You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE:

YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Honorable Thomas A. Adams, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed the

10 day of September, 2019 at Mineola, New York and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office.

THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a mortgage recorded in said Clerk’s Office on July 19, 2006 in Liber 30745 of Mortgages at page 511, covering premises known as 15 London Road, Syosset, NY 11791 a/k/a Section 12, Block 356, Lots 32 & 42.

DATED: 9/17/19

By: Michael C. Nayar COHN & ROTH, LLC

100 E. OLD COUNTRY ROAD MINEOLA, NY 11501 #97674

SYO 4314

4X 09/27,10/04,11,18

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 246, Article III, Section 246-18-E of the Code of the Town of Oyster Bay, notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public meeting, which will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on OCTOBER 17, 2019, at 7:00 P. M., to consider the following appeals:

BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

APPEAL NO. 19-536

SYOSSET

ELLY WU: Variance to construct second story addition having less average side/front yard setback, roof pitch and exceeding maximum gross floor area than permitted by Ordinance.

SW/ cor. of Florence Dr. & Carol Ln., a/k/a 47 Florence Drive, Syosset, NY

APPEAL NO. 19-537

SYOSSET

SCOTT KLETZKIN: (A)

Variance to construct one story addition and platform with steps to grade having less side yard setback than permitted by Ordinance; also encroachment of eaves and gutters. (B) Variance to allow existing shed having less front yard setback than permitted by Ordinance. (C) Variance to allow existing driveway having less side yard setback than permitted by Ordinance. (D) Variance

to construct vestibule having less average front yard setback than permitted by Ordinance.

W/s/o Preston Ln., 910.25 ft. S/o Locust Ln., a/k/a 27 Preston Lane, Syosset, NY

APPEAL NO. 19-468

SYOSSET

ZINA TUMASYAN: (A)

Variance to construct front roof over porch and vestibule having less average front yard setback and exceeding maximum building coverage than permitted by Ordinance; also encroachment of eaves and gutters. (B) Variance to allow existing shed having less side yard setback than permitted by Ordinance.

W/s/o Evelyn Ln., 191.78 ft. N/o N. Service Rd., a/k/a 9 Evelyn Lane, Syosset, NY

OCTOBER 7, 2019 BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK

SYO 4317

1X 10/11

NOTICE OF MANAGEMENT LETTER

Notice is hereby given that the fiscal affairs of Syosset Central School District for the period beginning July 1, 2018 and ending on June 30, 2019, have been examined by an independent public accountant, and that the management letter prepared in conjunction with the external audit by the independent public accountant has been filed in the business office where it is available as a public record for inspection by all interested persons. Pursuant to §35 of the general municipal law, the governing board of Syosset Central School District, may in its discretion, prepare a written response to the management letter by independent public accountant and file such response in the business office as a public record for inspection by all interested persons no later than November 30, 2019.

SYO 4318

1X 10/11

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 246, Article III, Section 246-18-E of the Code of the Town of Oyster Bay, notice

LEGAL NOTICES

is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public meeting, which will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on OCTOBER 17, 2019, at 7:00 P. M., to consider the following appeals:

BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

APPEAL NO. 19-535

JERICHO

DANIEL MILAZZO: (A)

Variance to allow existing front steps and landing having less average front yard setback than permitted by Ordinance.

(B) Variance to allow existing wood deck with stairs to grade having less rear yard setback than permitted by Ordinance.

(C) Variance to allow existing widened driveway having less side yard setback than permitted by Ordinance.

N/s/o Schoharie Ct., 137.16 ft.

N/o Schoharie Dr., a/k/a 30

Schoharie Court, Jericho, NY

OCTOBER 7, 2019

BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK

JNJ 7924

1X 10/11

This Week at the Syosset P ublic Library

Thursday, October 10 at 2:00 PM

The Case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: Guilty or Not?

Presenter: Professors Howard Erhlich and Harvey Sackowitz, St. John’s University

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were accused of espionage for selling nuclear secrets to the Russians. Their month long trial was held in March 1951 in New York and ended with convictions. The Rosenbergs were sentenced to death row on April 5. Listen to the facts of the case including key testimony given at the trial and make your own decision as to whether the Rosenbergs were indeed guilty of espionage.

Free. No reigistration required.

Friday, October 11 at 2:00 PM Castles of Andalusia

Presenter: Ines Powell, art historian and educator, Metropolitan Museum of Art

The illustrated lecture is based on a trip the lecturer took in 2018 to the south of Spain to learn more about the 16th-century patio or courtyard of the castle/fortress of Vélez Blanco, located in the mountains above the village of Vélez Blanco in the province of Almería in Andalusia. The original white marble courtyard from the Castle of Vélez Blanco now belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Free. No registration required.

Programs will take place at the Syosset Public Library.   225 South Oyster Bay Rd. Syosset.

For more information, go to www.syossetlibrary.org

NYU Winthrop to offer free Narcan training

In an effort to educate community members about the growing opioid crisis and equip them with tools to combat this growing epidemic,  NYU Winthrop Hospital is offering a free educational program on Monday, October 14, at 6 p.m. at the Hospital’s Research and Academic Center, 101 Mineola Boulevard, Room G-018, Mineola. The informative “Save a Life” program will include a complimentary training session of how to administer the lifesaving antidote Narcan in the event of an emergency. The session is open to all members of the community; no professional medical experience is required. Free Narcan kits (for emergency overdose rescue use) are available to those who pre-register for the event.

Narcan (naloxone) is an opiate antidote, for opioids such as heroin and prescription pain medicine such as morphine, codeine, and oxycodone. It is a prescription nasal spray that blocks the effects of opioids and reverses an overdose. Trained individuals are allowed to possess and administer Narcan to a person having an overdose. Research has shown that with basic training, non-medical professionals such as friends, family members, or concerned bystanders can administer the lifesaving antidote.

David

Neubert,

MD, board-certified

Emergency Department physician at NYU Winthrop, will lead the training; registered nurses will assist with the instruction. Although Narcan has been around for several decades, we are hearing more about it now because of the opioid crisis. According to Dr. Neubert, “Opioid overdoses are rapidly becoming the most common cause of fatal overdose in the U.S.”

Narcan can be administrated by anyone and is being issued to civilian responders. “It’s an extension of similar initiatives, such as CPR education, placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDS) in public locations, and other programs that have been shown to save lives by rapid intervention by trained civilians,” says Dr. Neubert.

The program will begin promptly at 6 p.m.; registration begins at 5:45 p.m. Parking is available at the 120 Mineola Boulevard garage, entrance on First Street. Please drive to the third level of the garage to park and enter the 120 building via the walkway. Take the elevator down to the first floor, exit the building, and cross the street to the Research & Academic Center.

Space is limited and pre-registration is required. To register, please email Lila. Hageman-Sheehan@nyulangone.org or call (516) 663-8300.

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This Week at the Jericho Public Library

Friday, Saturday & Sunday

October 25, October 26 & October 27

BOOK SALE

Jericho Library Book Sale in the Meeting Room during regular library hours. Items must be paid for in cash.

Friday, October 11 at 10:00 AM-2:00 PM Free Health Screenings

St. Francis Hospital’s Outreach Bus will be in our front parking lot offering free health screenings. The screenings will include a brief cardiac history, blood pressure, a simple blood test for cholesterol and diabetes, height, weight and body mass index. Flu shots will be available. No appointment necessary. You MUST be 18 or older.

Friday, October 11 at 1:00 PM Lecture:

How Netflix is Disrupting the Entertainment Industry with Brian Rose

From its start as a DVD rental-bymail service, Netflix has systematically changed the rules of the media business. Its introduction of streaming in 2007 led to the decline of the video store and increased use of broadband internet. In 2013, it began its own programming (“House of Cards,” etc) and challenged how viewers watched TV. Now its original movies are upending the operations of the Hollywood studios. This presentation will examine how

Netflix is primed to become the dominant source of leisure time entertainment throughout the world.

Friday, October 11 at 1:00 PM

Profiles with Dr. William Thierfelder: Cleopatra: Liberated Woman

She’s one of history’s most misunderstood women. She married and buried two brothers, captivated two of the most powerful men of her time and took her own life at 39. Highly educated, she outwitted manipulative advisors and seduced the 52-year-old Julius Caesar by rolling herself up in a carpet and being delivered to his room—all before the age of 21. She was, simply put, the most powerful woman of her time— known for her liaisons and masterful political skills. To the Romans, she was an evil seductress; to modern historians, she is the epitome of brilliance.

Saturday, October 12

from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Class

Completion of program entitles you to a NYS insurance discount and point reduction. Bring your NY State Driver License and a pen to class. Cost $28- No Refunds. In person registration ONLY at the Circulation Desk. Registration is open to all. You must bring a check payable to Empire Safety Council” when

November book discussions

at Syosset Public Library

Tuesday, November 12 at  7:30 PM Evening Book Discussion

“The Gown” by Jennifer Robson

Led by Donna Burger, Readers' Services Librarian.

Free. No registration required.

Tuesday, November 26,  at 1 PM Afternoon Book Discussion

“Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng

Led by Jackie Ranaldo, Head of Readers' Services.

Free. No registration required.

Events will be held at the Syosset Public Library, 225 South Oyster Bay

signing up to reserve your spot.

Tuesday, October 15 at 11:00 AM–1:00 PM

Nassau County Clerk’s Mobile Office

The Nassau County Clerk’s Mobile Office is on the road offering County Clerk services to Nassau County residents. Office representatives will be able to provide certified copies of land records (deeds, mortgages, mortgage satisfaction) and notary services for a fee. In addition, the Mobile Office will also offer Nassau County Clerk Maureen O’Connell’s Veteran’s Recognition Program, where office representatives can process veteran discharge papers (DD-214) and provide a Veteran’s Discount Card, free of charge.

Tuesday, October 15 at 7:00 PM

Talk About BooksAn Evening Book Discussion with Fran Cohen “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens

This compelling, lyrical, beautiful novel infused with nature is both a murder mystery and coming of age narrative, where we are introduced to the unforgettable, isolated Kya. Listeners are welcome.

Wednesday, October 16th at 2:00 PM

Phobias: Travel Without Fear: Your Fright is Not Boarding presented by Carol Cott Gross

If you suffer from a Stop-the World-I-Gotta-Get-Off syndrome about planes, trains, parkways, elevators, bridges, tunnels, dentists and doctors, join us for help! This workshop is for phobics, friends and hand holders to reduce anxiety and fear symptoms. Carol is a long time director of Fly Without Fear. She has been on TV, radio and has published many articles on the subject. Take home tips and tricks and learn a relaxation exercise while enjoying Carol’s humor.

Thursday, October 17 from 2:00PM and 7:00 PM Movie: Yesterday (Comedy/Fantasy/Music)

A struggling musician realizes he’s the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate timeline where they never existed.

Starring Himesh Patel, Lily James, Sophia Di Martino.

Rated PG. Subtitles/United Kingdom. 1 hour 56 minutes.

Programs will take place at the Jericho Public Library: 1 Merry Lane, Jericho.

For more information, go to www.jericholibrary.org

Rd., Syosset.

For information, please call 516-9217161 ext 239

Email: Readersservices@syossetlibrary.org

*All events are wheelchair accessible

**Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before each program.

Donna Burger

Readers' Services Librarian

Syosset Public Library

225 South Oyster Bay Road Syosset, NY 11791 (516) 921-7161 x 244

Coaches needed for town ice hockey program

The Town of Oyster Bay is seeking experienced coaches for its successful Youth Ice Hockey and House League Program.

“While the Town’s program maintains popularity year-round, the cooler weather brings with it a greater participation in our youth ice hockey program,” said Supervisor Saladino. “The Town is looking for experienced hockey coaches looking for a fun and rewarding way to spend their time. What better

way to hone your hockey skills than helping our youth improve theirs?”

The Town of Oyster Bay Youth Ice Hockey Program is underway at the indoor Ice Skating Center, open year round. The outdoor program gets underway in late-November. Interested coaches can apply at the Town of Oyster Bay Parks Department, 977 Hicksville Road in Massapequa. Applicants must have a knowledge of the game. Call (516) 797-4136 for more information.

EXPERIENCE PORTLEDGE

The Portledge School educational philosophy addresses a child’s personal, emotional, social, physical, and intellectual development. This integrative approach empowers students to develop self-awareness through reflection and introspection while recognizing the vital role of guidance and instruction provided by the teacher. A careful balance of support and challenge encourages students to engage with rigorous academics while developing a love of learning and appreciation for knowledge. Students are expected to be self-motivated and collaborative in the learning process, inside and outside the classroom. We aspire for students to develop the ability to think critically about themselves, what they are learning, and the world around them.

OPEN HOUSE DATES

Grades 6th - 12th 12:00 - 1:30 P.M.

October 20TH December 5TH April 4TH

Pre-Nursery - 12th Grade 9:30 - 11:00 A.M.

Pre-Nursery - 12th Grade 12:00 - 1:30 P.M. Please

The IB Diploma Programme transformed the way I think. It taught me how to be efficient, how to think critically, and how to expand my worldview.

55 Belvedere Drive, Syosset

Sold Price: $2,300,000

Date: 04/12/2018

5 beds, 4 Full/1 Half baths

Style: Colonial # of Families: 1

Lot Size: 2.0+ acres

Schools: Syosset

Total Taxes: $51,624

MLS# 2934996

69

Burtis Lane, Syosset

Sold Price: $2,450,000 Date: 09/06/2019

5 beds, 5 Full/1 Half baths

Style: Colonial # of Families: 1

Lot Size: 1.46 acre

Schools: Syosset

Total Taxes: $57,331

MLS# 314455

174 Split Rock Road, Syosset

61

Sold Price: $1,310,000

Date: 06/26/2019

4 beds, 3 Full/1 Half baths

Style: Colonial # of Families: 1

Lot Size: .5

Schools: Syosset

Total Taxes: $22,105

MLS# 3102637

Warner Lane, Syosset

Sold Price: $950,000

Date: 07/30/2019

5 beds, 2 Full baths

Style: Farm Ranch # of Families: 1

Lot Size: 1.12 acres

Schools: Syosset

Total Taxes: $17,419

MLS# 3114301

Muttontown | $1,845,000 | 4-BR, 2.5-BA |Web# 3160873

Pristine center hall colonial on quiet cul-de-sac. Manicured property with specimen trees and gunite in-ground pool.

Reena Khera M: 516.263.8918

Syosset | $869,000 | 4-BR, 3-BA | Web# 3143022

A circular driveway brings you to this immaculate colonial with expanded kitchen and large finished basement.

Laurie Fromme M: 516.680.1391

Woodbury | $636,000 | 3-BR, 3.5-BA | Web# 3161134

Perfect quiet location in Woodbury Village largest Bentley model. New kitchen appliances and 2-car garage.

Barbara Drucker M: 516.241.0505

Anne Fishbein M: 516.241.4263

Woodbury | $1,449,000 | 5-BR, 3.5-BA |Web# 3126649

In the Gates of Woodbury, set on 1 acre, this transitional style home offers stunning amenities and attention to detail.

Annalisa Bossio M: 516.445.0454

Woodbury | $839,000 | 5-BR, 3.5-BA | Web# 3125821

Magnificent and upgraded North Syosset Colonial set on park-like property with gunite in-ground pool.

Hilary Zelin M: 516.661.4334

| $549,000 | 3-BR, 2-BA | Web# 3156676

Great opportunity and endless potential. Mid-block split level home.

Tamanna Jaggi M: 516.468.8294 SYOSSET OFFICE

| $999,999 | 4-BR, 4-BA | Web# 3123544

Where technology meets convenience and efficiently.

Centrally located near restaurants, parks schools and more.

Brian Fagen M: 917.863.2109

Syosset | $799,000 | 4-BR, 3.5-BA | Web# 3151795

Perfectly set overlooking beautiful greenbelt. Hidden Ridge’s largest end unit.

Barbara Drucker M: 516.241.0505

Anne Fishbein M: 516.241.4263

Plainview | $535,000 | 4-BR, 2-BA | Web# 3073857

Move right into this beautiful mid-block Cape offering many updates throughout.

Patricia Amadeo M: 516.647.7088

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