Syosset Advance (04/19/19)

B EACH C LEANUP D AY

Members of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary were joined by musician Billy Joel as they participated, along with the Oyster Bay community, in the Beach Clean Up at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park on Saturday April 13. Above are Past Flotilla Commander Bruce Oxer, current Flotilla Vice Commander John Hubbard, John Guiliano, Flotilla Commander Valerie Elefonte, Billy Joel, James McCabe and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino.

Town to restrict vape sales, lounges

The Town of Oyster Bay has announced plans to place restrictions on the sale of vaping products as well as the location of hookah lounges within the town.

The new legislation, for which the Town Board will schedule a hearing this month as it requires an amendment to Town Code, restricts the location of a vape and/or hookah lounge and also places limitations on the sale of vape and hookah products.  All locations, including existing establishments, will be required to place signage explaining the

potential dangers of e-cigarette use.  The Town Board is expected to vote on the new legislation at a May meeting.

“Recent studies have indicated that vaping is on the rise in New York State, with the number of young people smoking e-cigarettes across New York increasing by a staggering 160 percent in the past five years,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated. “Oftentimes, there is a misconception that vaping is less dangerous than traditional cigarette smoking, however e-cigarettes

pose as much risk to young people and its dangers are extensive.”

“Any new hookah lounge, vape lounge, smoke shop or vape shop will be restricted from opening 1,000 feet from any residential zone, as well as from any school, library, church or park,” Supervisor Saladino added.

Town Councilman Lou Imbroto, who sponsored the new legislation, said, “Many people, particularly teens, don’t understand that vaping and using hookah products can be just as dangerous as smoking traditional cigarettes.”

Legislator plans to clean up neglected Syosset fields

BY GARY SIMEONE

It wasn’t that long ago that current Nassau County legislator Josh Lafazan was playing various sports with his friends on Stillwell Fields in Syosset. Now the twenty-fiveyear-old, who is the second youngest public servant to be elected in the state, has plans to revitalize the fields, which were a big part of his youth.

“This was one of my first priorities when I was first elected to the legislature and I’m excited that it’s coming to fruition,” said Lafazan. “I believe we are well overdue for a state of the art sports complex for Syosset residents.”

The legislator said he has secured $3 million in County funding to revitalize and redevelop the fields which are located off of South Woods Road near Syosset High School.

“These fields service thousands of kids in Syosset who are involved with the town’s little league, soccer and other sports programs. What we were given has been unsatisfactory with fields that are of un-level terrain, holes and patches in the turf and unmowed grass.”

Other issues that stand out include mammoth sized potholes in the main parking lot, major cracks in the sidewalks, open manhole and water metal covers throughout the facility and a lack of bathrooms and concession stands for patrons.

“This money will help pay for a new infield turf for the baseball and soccer fields, new storage units and outdoor lighting so games can be held during the nighttime hours,” said Lafazan. “Additionally it will help to repair the parking lot area and add emergency fire lanes which are sorely needed.”

Other plans include the installation of a second bathroom near the baseball field area and a concession stand so spectators can purchase food and water on hot days.

Lafazan said that he is in the process of putting together a revitalization task force for Stillwell Fields.

“I’ve been overwhelmed with the response I’ve gotten on this from residents and community members who are just as fed up with the condition of these fields. I want our parents take pride in our athletic programs and the thousands of kids who utilize these fields.”

Jericho schools breakfast exemption

The federal and state governments have mandated that all school districts implement a breakfast program for students.

Based on a survey of Jericho School District sent to parents of children currently enrolled in K-5 in the Cantiague, Seaman and Jackson Elementary Schools, the district is requesting an exemption from the breakfast program for these schools for the 2019-2020 school year. The results of

the survey indicate that more than 80 percent of those responding would not use the program.

If any parents have questions or concerns regarding the request for the oneyear exemption, please contact Mr. Victor P. Manuel, assistant superintendent for business, 203-3600 extension 3214, or Tracy Gilet, director of food service, extension 3258.

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Syosset students inducted into honor societies

Syosset student Marissa Ready (second from right), who studies music at Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA), is congratulated on being named president of the Tri-M National Honor Society by (from left) LIHSA music teachers Jerry Nobile and Mark Cocheo, and Nassau BOCES Board President Eric Schultz.

Two students from the Syosset CSD, both of whom are attending Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA), were inducted recently into two prestigious national honor societies. Both of these students were recognized not only for their extraordinary talent, but also for their academic achievements and leadership.

Max Cohen was inducted into the National Art Honor Society (NAHS). As a member, he’s eligible for a variety of awards and grants, and is invited to attend the society’s annual convention. Established by the National Art Education Association more than 40 years ago, the NAHS is committed to helping its members to achieve their

highest potential in all forms of art, and to raise awareness of art education in schools and communities across the country. Marissa Ready was inducted into the Tri-M Music Honor Society based on a rigid set of eligibility requirements in several categories, including participation, leadership, achievement, service and character. Marissa earned special distinction as a Tri-M officer, being appointed to the office of president. Tri-M officers and members must maintain a grade point average of 85 or higher, dedicate time to school and community service, and demonstrate exemplary character traits, such as respect, responsibility, dependability, fairness, caring and citizenship.

LI Lutheran students honored for volunteerism

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino recently joined Frank Alleva of Altice USA to congratulate students and faculty from Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School on being selected as Charity Champions for their volunteerism. Charity Champions is an Altice USA initiative that promotes volunteerism and helps high school students raise money for a charity of their choice.  Selected schools received $250 in "seed money" to put towards fundraising efforts in addition to a $1,000 donation to their selected charity.  Long Island Lutheran Middle School and High School were selected to participate and used the $1,250 to do food packing and food distribution for a number of different local organizations and the Andrew Grene School in Haiti. This is the ninth year that LuHi has joined with Meals from the Heart to organize this meal packing event.

As part of the meal packing event, faculty and students work together, converting their gym into a “factory” for making these meals. Students then measure, pack, seal, box and ship meal packets.  They send the food all over Long Island via Island Harvest and many other church food pantries.  They also send a third of the meals to the Andrew Grene School in Haiti. Supervisor Saladino commended the students and faculty of LuHi for all their incredible efforts to help feed the hungry.

April 19, 2019

Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School students were honored by Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino (center).

Musical performances at local libraries this spring

The Town of Oyster Bay  Distinguished Artists Concert Series will host multiple musical performances throughout the month of April and May 2019 at local libraries throughout the Town.

“The Distinguished Artists Concert Series provides free musical and dance programs for the enjoyment of our residents,” said Town of Oyster Bay Councilman Steve Labriola. “I encourage residents to take advantage of these wonderful performances offered by the Town for free at local libraries.”

Upcoming performances for April & May 2019 include:

•  Rubber Soul on Sunday, April 28 at 2:00 pm in the Hicksville Public Library – A Tribute to the Music of the Beatles.

•  Eastbound Freight Bluegrass Band on Sunday, May 5 at 2:00 pm in the

Bethpage Public Library – A Traditional 5-Piece Bluegrass Band Performing Uniquely American Art Form.

•  Barry Manilow Tribute on Saturday, May 18 at 7:30 pm in the Syosset Public Library – performed by Lydia Sabosto & Richard Fisichello.  TICKETS REQUIRED.  Call (516) 9217161

• Just Sixties on Sunday, May 19 at 2:00 pm in the Hicksville Public Library – “The Stories, the Songs!” A Multi-Media Restrospective of the 1960s with Sing-Alongs & Trivia Quizzes.

The Distinguished Artists Concert Series is sponsored by the Cultural and Performing Arts (CAPA) Division of the Town of Oyster Bay’s Department of Community & Youth Services. For further information, please call (516) 7977900 or visit www.oysterbaytown.com.

ST. IGNATIUS LOYOLA CHURCH

129 Broadway, Hicksville, NY 11801 • (516) 931-0056

During Holy Week we reflect on the meaning of one great truth sheds light on everything we believe in as Christians, the death of Jesus and His resurrection from the dead.

may your participation in the rites of this Holy week enrich your understanding of this truth and give you the profound joy that such understanding brings.

To all parishioners, friends and their famillies, may you have the joy and blessing of this Easter Season.

Peace in Christ, The Priests, Sisters and Staff of St. Ignatius Loyola

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SERVICES 2019 MASSES

GOOD FRIDAY – APRIL 19TH

Morning Prayer - 9:00 am

Stations of the Cross - 12:00 noon

Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion with Holy Communion – English - 3:00pm

Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion with Holy Communion Spanish – 7:00pm

HOLY SATURDAY - APRIL 20TH

Morning Prayer – 9:00am

Blessing of Easter Baskets following 9am Prayer Service NO 5:00pm. Mass

Procession Bi-lingual of Vigil Service-Church Easter Vigil Service and Solemn Mass –8:00pm

EASTER SUNDAY – APRIL 21ST

7:30am 9:30am 11:00am 12:30pm 10:00am (in auditorium)

7:00pm Spanish Mass in Church

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confessions)

*Monday April 15th 3:00 - 9:00pm Tuesday April 16th 9:30am - 10:00am & 7:00 - 8:00pm Mass

Saturday, April 20th – 3:00-5:00pm No Evening Confessions

*Diocesan wide day for Confessions

Dear Parishioner,

Flower planting at Memorial Park

The Memorial Park at the corner of Underhill Blvd. and Jackson Ave.

RESIDENTS for a more beautiful Syosset will hold its annual flower planting at Memorial Park on the corner of Underhill Boulevard and Jackson Avenue in anticipation of the celebration of Memorial Day. Community members are invited to volunteer their time to assist in planting flats of annual

flowers in this garden. This event will take place on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 9:30 am. The rain date is Saturday, May 18. All interested community members should bring with them their trowels and garden gloves. For further information, call 921-7052.

“Car Show Long Island” at TOBAY Beach

The Town of Oyster Bay's annual car show will take place on Sunday, April 28 from 11 am to 4 pm at TOBAY Beach.  Car Show Long Island’s 2019 Spring Classic will feature hundreds of automobiles, trucks, military vehicles, and emergency service vehicles.  A live concert performed by The Mystic will take place during the day, followed by trophy presentations.  The event is free for spectators.

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “Whether you’re a proud classic car owner or you want to see the best cars in the region, the Car Show Long Island is the place to be!  This free family-fun event is a perfect way to spend the day, all with the beautiful backdrop of TOBAY Beach. Spectators can check out cool cars, vendors, exhibits and enjoy live music while surrounded by Long Island’s most classic, muscle, antique and exotic cars.”

Trophies will be awarded in ten categories including best-of-the-best, and children will have a say when deeming which rides are their favorites in the Kids’ Choice Award.  Car Show Long

Island’s 2019 Spring Classic is made possible through our presenting sponsors:  Bethpage Federal Credit Union, MSG Network, and Trinity Solar.  Additional sponsors include:  PSEG-LI, Zorn’s of Bethpage, Movin’ On Sounds, Parts Authority, Nassau Financial Federal Credit Union, Zabbia Insurance Agency, Hagerty, Insurance, Paul’s Rods and Restos, RPM Raceway, Turf Tek USA, Modell’s Sporting Goods, MotorMouth Radio, 7-Eleven and WBAB 102.3.

Enthusiasts and spectators can also grab a bite to eat from one of the many food trucks participating in Car Show Long Island’s 2019 Spring Classic.

Car owners can pre-register their vehicles at www.carshowli.com for $15 per car or register the day-of for $25 per car. The rain date for the event is May 19, 2019.  The event is free to spectators who are asked to bring two cans of food to donate to Island Harvest, the largest hunger relief organization on Long Island.

For more information or to become a sponsor of the event, call (516) 797-4121 or e-mail carshowli@oysterbay-ny.gov.

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Local National Guardsman receives promotion

Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the recent promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability for additional responsibility and leadership.

Russell Hochman from Jericho,  and assigned to the Intelligence and Sustainment Company, 42nd Infantry Division received a promotion to the

rank of Sergeant.

Army National Guard promotions are based on overall performance, attitude, leadership ability, and development potential.

These promotions additionally recognize the best qualified Soldiers and attract and retain the highest caliber Citizen Soldiers for a career in the New York Army National Guard

Syosset-Woodbury Rotary hosts guest speaker

Norman Wasserman, president of Friend Entertainment USA, spoke at a recent Syosset-Woodbury Rotary Club meeting. Mr. Wasserman formed his fund raising company in 1987, He has worked with various groups to assist in presenting fund raising opportunities for their organization, and reviewed the step-by-step process that these various groups followed to present a successful fund raising

activity.

Some of the upcoming concerts scheduled in June are Neil Diamond Tribute, Motown's Super Groups, Vol.7 and Robin Williams Tribute. For further information, go towww.friendentusa.com. The Syosset-Woodbury Rotary meets on Tuesday afternoons at the Lisbon Cafe, Jericho Turnpike, Jericho.

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Rotarian Kenneth Greenblatt, Norman Wasserman, Rotarian Robert Schultz, ED.D.

For thousands of patients and families, NYU Winthrop’s Center for Cancer Care has provided comprehensive leading edge care from diagnosis to survivorship. Here are just a few examples of our ongoing initiatives and leadership.

• Accredited by the Commission on Cancer for over 50 years

• Only robotic epicenter for lung surgery on Long Island

• A unique team approach tailored to each patient

• First nurse navigator program for cancer on Long Island

• Number one CyberKnife® radiation center in the country

• State-of-the-art infusion center adjacent to the hospital

• First low-dose CT screening program for lung cancer on Long Island

PSEG Long Island: Celebrating the Ideals of Earth Day All Year Round

Earth Day began in 1970 as a nationwide expression of a shared belief: that we must do more to protect the planet that gave us all life. Within a decade of that first celebration, the nation achieved milestones including the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency. Now, as we celebrate Earth Day nearly five decades later, PSEG Long Island is proud to be powering progress for a new era, coming together with its customers to create a greener, cleaner, more sustainable Long Island.

Renewable Energy

PSEG Long Island is actively working to support New York State’s ambitious goal of being 100 percent carbon-free by 2040. This globally unprecedented ramp-up of renewable energy will include quadrupling New York’s offshore wind target to 9,000 megawatts by 2035 and doubling distributed solar deployment to 6,000 megawatts by 2025.

Long Island is already leading New York State in the deployment of renewables with more rooftop solar than anywhere else in the state. Soon it will also have more offshore wind power than anywhere else. PSEG Long Island’s team of planners is working hard to ensure our area continues to lead, while also securing the most equitable prices for our customers.

Energy Efficiency

As PSEG Long Island continues to seek out sources of clean energy, we are also proud to have partnered with our customers to reduce their electrical consumption— and our reliance on existing carbon-producing power plants. Over the past five years, residential and business customers and schools have upgraded lighting fixtures and lightbulbs, appliances, refrigeration, heating and cooling, and completed other energy efficiency modifications, saving an estimated 1.4 billion kilowatt hours of energy since Jan. 1, 2014, which is significant—the equivalent of powering 172,645 homes for one year.

Charging into the Future PSEG Long Island is charging into the future by expanding the use of alternative fuel vehicles in our own fleet, including hybrids and plug-in electric vehicles. We’re also developing new programs to support customer use of electric vehicles. We recently conducted an in-depth study of the electric vehicle market on Long Island. Here’s some of what we learned about these vehicles that can help achieve the state’s ambitious carbon emissions goals and save Long Islanders money:

• Long Island leads the rest of the state in the adoption of electric vehicles. At the end of 2017, about 6,500 vehicles with electric charging ability were on the road on Long Island.

• PSEG Long Island can help accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and help meet the state’s emissions targets with a combination of measures including incentives for vehicle chargers, off-peak discount rates and grid strengthening to support the added load of residential vehicle chargers.

• With existing incentives on electric vehicles and workplace charging stations, Long Island is on pace to achieve about 116,000 electric vehicles by 2025. With additional Federal, State, municipal and utility support, Long Island could have more than 222,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2025.

Protecting Our Wildlife

Just like the environmental movement itself, one of Long Island’s native wildlife species has come a long way since the 1970s. Thanks to the spread of toxic chemicals, the osprey became critically endangered in the mid-20th century. The sharp-eyed birds of prey have made a comeback since then, and PSEG Long Island is committed to keeping them on the path to recovery. That’s why we go out of our way to relocate osprey nests when we discover them on top of utility poles. The loose twigs of the nests and the birds’ large wingspan can both create contact points with high-voltage electrical equipment, causing fires and outages, and injuring the wildlife. PSEG Long Island crews also sprang into action to provide extra insulation around the poles in Centerport where a pair of bald eagle fledglings were just beginning to test their flying

skills. Whether it means installing extra insulation, elevating the nest above the lines or moving it to a dedicated nesting pole nearby, our crews work closely with state wildlife experts to make sure we can live harmoniously with our feathered neighbors.

Town Beautification Projects

PSEG Long Island is also dedicated to helping improve the communities we serve. This year, we are celebrating Earth Week from April 15-22 with a green-minded show of force. Hundreds of PSEG Long Island employee volunteers will complete beautification projects in towns across our service area.

Through sustainability, vision and stewardship, PSEG LongIsland works all year round to deliver the greener future all Long Islanders want. We wish you a very happy Earth Day and encourage you to learn more by visiting www.psegliny.com.

Leading the state in renewable energy.

New playground, upgraded spray park at TOBAY this summer

Partial artist’s rendering of new spray park at TOBAY Beach.

With three months until the official kickoff of summer, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilman Steve Labriola announced that family-beachgoers will enjoy an upgraded spray park and new marina playground this coming season.  These new amenities, together with new restaurants and concession offerings, free Wi-Fi access and mobility mats, will further enhance TOBAY Beach as a premier destination in the Town of Oyster Bay.

Supervisor Saladino stated, “The new spray park and playground at TOBAY Beach will be a welcome refuge for children as school ends and summer begins.  Whether you want to beat the summer heat playing at the splash park or swimming in the ocean, TOBAY Beach is the place to be.  Contact your friends and family and make TOBAY Beach your own backyard.”

The new spray park will feature a green jungle frog which emits a fan spray of water from its mouth, randomly dumping water buckets, cascading water features, spinning spheres of streaming water, an interactive water table, multiple streams of water spouts, random staggering heights of water, safety surfacing and sunshades.  This new amenity will replace the current spray park that had become dilapidated from sun and saltwater. The current playground within the spray park will also be improved with new paint, equipment and sunshades.

In addition to the playground near the spray park, a new playground has been installed near the marina. This new marina playground features multiple slides at various heights suitable for children of all ages, wall climbing elements, bridges, swinging/hanging elements and multiple climbing features. This new playground welcomes children of all ages.

Councilman Labriola stated, “Residents who enjoy spending summer days at the beach are welcome to make the sandy shore at TOBAY Beach their own waterfront property.  To enhance your staycation experience, we are upgrading the spray park and playgrounds for children of all ages.  Together with free WiFi access and new food and beverage options, TOBAY is your home away from home.”

From Saturday, June 22 through Labor Day, all Town beaches will be open for the season seven days a week.

Beach Sticker Information

Beginning Saturday May 11, residents can take part in early beach sticker sales 7 days a week at TOBAY Beach, John J. Burns Town Park in Massapequa, and Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Beach in Oyster Bay, from 10 am until 2 pm.  Beginning Saturday, June 22, stickers are available for purchase at all Town beaches from 8 am–4 pm except TOBAY Beach where stickers are available until 5 pm.

To purchase a resident beach sticker for your vehicle, residents must present their vehicle registration and bring the vehicle they plan to drive to the beach since stickers are placed directly on the vehicle at the time of purchase.  Only Town residents may purchase beach stickers for Town of Oyster Bay Beaches.  Seasonal stickers are $60, which pay for themselves following three visits.  Residents aged 60+ qualify for a Senior Beach ID at the Town Clerk’s Office for a one-time fee of $32.  Additionally, volunteer firefighters, U.S. Coast Guard members, Armed Forces service members, and veterans all qualify for seasonal beach passes at reduced rates.

For more information, contact the Beach Division of the Town of Oyster Bay Parks Department at (516) 7974111.

This Week at the Syosset P ublic Library

Thursday, April 18 at 2:00 PM Free Speech and the Constitution - Part 1 Free.

Presenter: James Coll, adjunct professor of American and Constitutional history at Nassau Community College and Hofstra University and a retired NYPD detective

“Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech…” Despite the wording of the Amendment above, the Supreme Court ruled in a 1919 decision that free speech does not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic.  As a consequence, the government routinely makes laws preventing people from speaking or expressing themselves in every instance without recourse.  In a two-part lecture/discussion other landmark Supreme Court decisions will be analyzed to address the historic challenge of balancing this important civil liberty.

Wednesday, April 24 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training Free.

Presenter: Nassau County Department of Human Services

Learn the signs of an opiate overdose, how to reverse an opiate overdose, and about treatment approaches. Registered attendees will go home with the overdose reversal agent naloxone which you will be shown how to use. Registration required online at www.nassaucountyny.gov/overdosetraining. For questions, contact Legislator Drucker at 516-571-6216 or email adrucker@nassaucountyny. gov.

Legislator Arnold Drucker’s office and the Nassau County Police Dept. are sponsoring a “Shed the Meds” event as well. Drop off your unwanted and unused medications for safe and proper disposal on Wed., Apr. 24 from 7 pm–9 pm only.

Thursday, April 25 at 2:00 PM

From the Hays Code to X-Rated Movies: A History of Hollywood Censorship Free.

Presenter: Brian Rose, Professor Communications, Fordham University

From its very beginning in the 1890s, motion pictures have delighted the public and upset civic and religious authorities who felt that movies needed to be regulated. This presentation will look at 125 years of

movie censorship and the many ways Hollywood has tried to deal with this issue.

Friday, April 26

from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Paint Afternoon Fee: $15 per person

Presenter: Pamela Paredes, studio owner of Wine and Design Syosset It's time to be inspired and spark your imagination! Pamela Paredes will teach you how to paint. You'll follow along and she will guide you through step-by-step instructions for painting your one of a kind master -

piece. This program is for anyone in grades 6 through adult. Refreshments will be served. Registration required. (No refunds & payment is due at registration). Payment can be made by cash or check payable to the Syosset Public Library or pay online with a credit card.

Programs will take place at the Syosset Public Library.   225 South Oyster Bay Rd. Syosset. For more information, go to www. syossetlibrary.org

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April 19, 2019

First Look at The Shed, NYC’s Newest Iconic Cultural Center Bent on

BY KAREN RUBIN

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Imagine a structure 120 feet high that can fit 2000 people for a concert, but that can move, expand, shrink or be completely removed to expose an open-air plaza. An “anti-institution” cultural institution to provide a home and nurture the full spectrum of the arts, where emerging artists, local artists, and established artists have parity, and audiences represent the diversity and inclusivity of New York with low-priced ticket holders dispersed throughout the house.

This is The Shed, the newest cultural center to open in a city which prides culture above all, sure to be gain a place among the pantheon of iconic art institutions, along with its leading-edge approach to harnessing the arts as a force for social action and pu be a platform across multi-disciplines.

It is “the Swiss army knife” of culture,” said Daniel L. Doctoroff, chair of the board, during a press preview prior to the April 5 grand opening, when the principals involved with the genesis of the project spoke of what The Shed, and its mission, meant to the city and society.

Indeed, they noted, in a city of 1200 cultural attractions, The Shed had to be different, beginning with its commitment to commissioning new works, creating a platform - the

Using Art for Social Action, Public Good

The Shed is notable for a design based around flexibility; the new cultural arts center is adjacent to the Highline and The Nest and is the “beating heart” of the new Hudson Yards development on New York City’s West Side (photo by Iwan Baan).

space and place - for artists across disciplines, engaging audiences across a spectrum of backgrounds and interests, but most significantly, creating a building, that like a “living organism” would keep morphing to accommodate artists’ visions today and decades from now, accommodating the unimag-

inable ways art and culture might change over time.

Six and a half years ago, after seeing a 60-second animation of what The Shed could be, purpose-built to house various forms of culture and building would move, John Tisch, vice chair of the new institution, told his wife, “The Shed

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is about future of NYC and we need to be involved.”

“6 ½ years later, here we are discovering the future of NYC and how we as citizens and creators of this institution will discuss culture and humanity, how we all need to

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be together in the 21st century in NYC.

“There are many cultural institutions – many are about the past. The Shed is about the future.”

“The dictionary defines ‘shed’ as an opened-ended structure with tools,” Doctoroff reflected. “We designed The Shed as a platform, uniquely adaptable, to liberate artists to fulfill their dreams.”

More than a dozen years ago, Doctoroff said, The Shed “started as small square on map, a placeholder for To Be Determined cultural institution.

“Mayor Bloomberg said ‘Make it different from anything else in New York

City.’ That’s not easy in a town of 1200 cultural institutions. It had to play a role in a new edge of New York City, keeping New York City as leading edge of the cultural world.”

Liz Diller of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, lead architect, and David Rockwell of Rockwell Group, collaborating architect, responded to the mandate for flexibility, a one-of-a-kind structure.

“Just as it was to be designed to be flexible, we wanted it to be of and for our time and inclusive of artists across all disciplines,” Doctoroff said. “We proposed commissions of emerging artists across all art forms – the mission drives

our work.

“It is a remarkable public/private investment of $500 million to design and construct building and create original works of art.

“New York City continues to be perfect partner under Mayor DiBlasio. The city provided $75 million and the land.

“We are standing in The McCourt, a spectacular space that can do anything an artist can imagine. It was named for the Board member who gave $45 million.

“Griffin Theater was named for one of most generous philanthropists, Ken Griffin, who gave $25 million.

“Altice USA is the founding fiber network partner – so that The Shed is an accessible arts organization with global reach, the first cultural institution with connectivity partner.

“Above all, Mayor Bloomberg, who had vision to transform West Side and create cultural institution as beating heart. The Shed is housed the Bloomberg Building, named for Mayor Bloomberg.

“It’s been a 14-year journey – kind of crazy, new kind of cultural institution in a completely new building in new part of town, new board, new team, performing miracles every day, producing our own work.

“Great architecture demands great purpose,” Doctoroff said.

Alex Poots, the Artistic Director and CEO, said, “I started to imagine the possibilities: a flexible building, built on city land. That was the draw to lure me from England –a public purpose. It was a no brainer, building on what I had been doing for 15 years. [Poots is also involved with the Manchester Festival and with the Park Avenue Armory.]

“Parity among art forms; the ability

to commission art – visual and performing arts. And it would not matter if the artist were emerging, established, or a community artist – we don’t need a false hierarchy.

“The Shed is place for invention, curiosity where all artists and audiences can meet.

Alongside all the venerable institutions of city, we hope The Shed can add something.

“It’s rare for a place to be open in the day as a museum, and in the evening a performance center.”

First Commissions

Poots introduced the 2019 inaugural season’s first commissions (and the press were able to watch some rehearsals):

Soundtrack of America, a new live production celebrating the unrivaled impact of African American music on art and popular culture over the past 100 years, conceived by acclaimed filmmaker and artist Steve McQueen and developed with music visionaries and academic experts including Quincy Jones, Maureen Mahon, Dion ‘No I.D.’ Wilson, Tunji Balogun and Greg Philliganes, is a five-night concert series (April 5-14) celebrating the unrivaled impact of African American music on contemporary culture, with performances by emerging musicians.

Reich Richter Pärt, a live performance/exhibition pairing works by master painter Gerhard Richter with a new composition by Steve Reich and an extant composition by Arvo Pärt, performed by The Choir of Trinity Wall Street (April 6-June 2).

Norma Jeane Baker of Troy, a reinvention of Euripides’ Helen by poet

Anne Carson, starring Ben Whishaw and the opera singer, Renée Fleming (April 6-May 19).

Björk’s Cornucopia, the multidisciplinary artist’s most elaborate staged concert to date, directed by Lucrecia Martel (May 6-June 1).

Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise a futuristic kung fu musical conceived by Chen Shi-Zheng and Kung Fu Panda screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, with songs by Sia, choreography by Akram Khan, and production design and costumes by Tim Yip (June 22–July 27);

There are also, expansive exhibitions devoted to extant and newly commissioned work by trailblazing artists

Trisha Donnelly and Agnes Denes; and an unprecedented opportunity for New York City-based emerging artists of all disciplines to develop and showcase their work throughout The Shed’s spaces via an Open Call commissioning program.

Beneath the stands and stage in The McCourt is the only permanent art installation, “In Front of Itself,” a large-scale, site-specific work by artist Lawrence Weiner embedded into the plaza. It serves as a walkable outdoor area when the movable shell is nested over the fixed building, or as the base of The McCourt when the shell is extended to the east. The 20,000-sq. ft. work features the phrase, “In front of itself”

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The opening commissions at The Shed feature the world premiere of Reich Richter Pärt, an immersive live performance installation from iconic artists Steve Reich, Gerhard Richter, and Arvo Pärt, featuring new works by Richter and a new composition by Reich, performed with the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, here in rehearsal, that showcase The Shed’s support for mixing cultural disciplines © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

in 12-foot high letters fabricated with custom paving stones.

These first commissions, Poots said, “shows the range of The Shed.” The flexibility of the building makes it possible to transform from one show to the next in just two days.

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Tamara McCaw, Chief Program Civic Officer, is responsible for fulfill-

ing the mission of The Shed to use art as social action.

“It is my responsibility to serve the community, particularly those under stress or have barriers [to artistic expression].

McCaw oversees the Open Call program, an unprecedented opportunity for 52 New York City-based emerging artists and collectives to develop and

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showcase their work throughout The Shed’s primary spaces, free to the public (May 30-August 25) and continuing in 2020.

The 52 artists were selected from 930 applications in its first open call. Alex Poots said that The Shed will embark on its next round of emerging talent in 5-6 months.

The Shed has year round social justice residencies, serving 700 students a year

“We are providing a platform for local and emerging artists – selected by diverse panel and Shed staff (2 are on the panel - to present in principal spaces, plaza, theater.” These performances and exhibits will be free to public.

“It is our civic responsibility to reflect, respond to the diverse communities of NYC – with affordable tickets ($10; free for 18 year olds and under and CUNY students), and reserve 10% of low-income seats that will be distributed throughout house (not the back or nosebleed section)

Addressing how The Shed intends to be responsive to diverse audiences, Doctoroff noted that the building is open – the restaurant, café and lobby. Anyone can come through without a ticket, and every gallery and theater can be separately ticketed. The goal is to make access to exhibits and performers

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Celebrating a magnificent Easter holiday

I was speaking with my nephew, Patrick, on the phone last year at Easter time and he told me that his three children had asked him and his wife, Mia, for a real, live Easter bunny for the holiday - and to keep all year long.

Patrick shrugged off their request, saying that they already had a dog named Ace and a cat named Zoey that kept them busy. Why did they need another pet, a bunny, in their home?

Patrick, Jr., Jerry and Avery kept after their parents, however, and Patrick kept the idea in the back of his mind. After dinner, after he and Mia had put the children to bed and read them all a story, he would go to the kitchen table and put down some papers.

On those papers he started sketching a drawing for a bunny hutch for the back yard. He measured and wrote down the numbers. He went to the back yard and looked around for a good place to put the bunny hutch.

Mia watched Patrick sketching his ideas and asked if they could surprise Patrick, Jr., Jerry and Avery with a bunny. Patrick said that he had changed his mind and if Mia had changed her

mind about getting another pet they could surprise their kids.

Patrick told his wife that he had heard that Dutch bunnies were domesticated and would do well in their house. It might be a hectic household, he had said, but they knew that the kids had their hearts set on it.

He could pick up a metal cage for inside the house, sort of a large dog cage, where it could stay at nighttime and on very cold days. The bunny hutch outdoors would have four legs to raise it off the ground. Patrick could build that one out of some wood and chicken wire and make sure that it had a good, strong lock.

When Mia was out with the kids, Patrick had spent a couple of weekends building the bunny hutch in the garage. He finished it before Easter and then went in search of the perfect bunny. A pet store in his town had some Dutch rabbits or Dutch bunnies, also known as the Hollander rabbit.

It’s a small, black and white bunny that is known to have a good disposition and for being pretty easy to handle.

On Easter morning the three kids were very surprised when they discovered their new pet. They couldn’t believe their parents actually got them a bunny!

Patrick and Mia reminded them that where they lived, in rural Virginia, it gets cold in the winter and at night so that’s why there would be many days and nights when the bunny would be inside the house. The same would be true on hot summer days.

They would show the children how to handle the bunny and how to care for it. “What’s a good name for our new pet?” Mia asked the kids. Patrick, Jr. said Hopper would be good, Jerry shouted out Snowball and Avery asked to call it Macaroon.

Patrick said that with three totally different suggestions the best way to pick a name would be to pull one of the three suggestions out of a hat.

Mia got a hat, wrote down the three names, shuffled them well and Jerry, with his eyes closed, pulled one out. Reading the paper he said, “Our bunny’s name is Macaroon!” They all cheered and Macaroon was officially adopted into their family.

Macaroon went in his indoor cage, went in his bunny hutch on nice spring days and roamed freely in the house when everyone was home. Zoey the cat gets along great with Macaroon and Ace the dog goes in the back yard when Macaroon is loose.

We didn’t meet up with Patrick, Mia and their children last year for Easter but I enjoyed hearing their story. It definitely put me in the Easter spirit.

This year Easter Sunday is on April 21, which is about a month after the start of spring. This Christian holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The celebration date varies from March to April, depending on the date of the March equinox, according to the web site wilstar.com.

The celebration of Easter is preceded by Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, reflection and penance that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday.

Christians worldwide gather on this major holiday to attend church services, to enjoy a holiday meal and to hunt for Easter eggs.

The story of Easter makes up a fundamental aspect of Christian theology. While Good Friday marks Jesus’ crucifixion, Easter Sunday is a day for Christians around the world to celebrate his resurrection.

After Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion he was buried in a tomb. Several women who were followers of Jesus

BY TOM MARGENAU

Well, I just spent another day answering emails from relatively well-to-do readers who want to know how to squeeze every last nickel out of their Social Security benefits. As someone who never really fixated on the accumulation of wealth, I’ve always wondered if all of this money they were trying to bleed out of the system was going to buy them happiness. I mean, if it does, then I guess that’s good. But I’ve mused before about how so many seniors seemed to be stressing out over decisions that may or may not add a few more crumbs to their already-stuffed Social Security cookie jar.

And it got me to thinking about a man I met in the early days of my career working for the Social Security Administration who was on the opposite end of the economic spectrum. In fact, he was the only person I ever met who said that he was getting too much money! I’ve written about him before. But I think it’s time to share his story again.

In 1973, I was working in a Social Security branch office in a small farming community in central Illinois. Congress had recently passed the Supplemental Security Income program. As I’ve explained many times in this column, SSI is not a Social Security benefit and is not funded by Social Security taxes. It is a federal welfare program for low-income elderly and disabled people that happens to be managed by the Social Security Administration.

So, anyway, in the early 1970s, SSA employees were sent on a mission to help as many people as possible to apply for the benefits of the new program. But those “benefits” weren’t really all that impressive. At the time, the Supplemental Security Income program could supplement someone’s income up to $160 per month. In other words, if a person was getting a $120 monthly Social Security check, and had no other income, he or she could get an additional $40 from the new SSI program.

(Gosh, it may seem to some of my younger readers that I am writing about the Depression era. I even find it hard to believe people were living on $160 per month, or less, during my lifetime!)

Well, one of the folks I came across in our efforts to find people potentially eligible for SSI benefits was an old man living all alone in a three-room house on the outer fringes of our little town. I’ll call him Don. Don was about 70 years old. He was single and living on an $80-permonth Social Security check. That was his only income in the world. His little house, which he had inherited from his mother, was paid for. And with the help of food stamps and some assistance with his utility bills from a local government agency, Don managed to get by on that small amount of income.

When he came into the office to see

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me, I explained that the new SSI program would double his monthly income. Instead of receiving just $80 per month from Social Security, he would get an additional $80 per month from SSI. His monthly income would go up to a whopping $160! But surprisingly, Don was reluctant to sign up. He explained that he was getting by just fine without the extra help. However, what convinced him to apply for SSI was the added bonus of automatic eligibility for Medicaid benefits. (Medicaid is the federal health insurance program for poor people, as opposed to Medicare, which is usually tied in with Social Security eligibility and is available to both rich and poor Americans.)

So, Don applied for the new program, and within a few weeks, his monthly SSI checks started to roll in. After he got his first check, I went to his home to visit him. He proudly showed me the used TV he bought with his first SSI check. He said he was sure glad I talked him into signing up for SSI benefits. The next check came in, and I learned that Don bought a toaster oven.

Fast-forward about two months. On a pretty spring day, Don parked his bike next to the big picture windows that fronted our little Social Security branch office and walked in. I noticed his bike was festooned with a new basket and bell, and he even added some of those colorful plastic streamers you see attached to the handlebar grips of kids’ bikes. (One of the ways Don got by on such a small amount of income was by walking or riding his bike to most places he went. He hadn’t owned a car in years.)

He came up to my desk looking a bit sheepish and said, “Tom, I want you to take me off this gosh darn SSI program.”

When I asked why, he told me he just didn’t need all that money. I tried to point out that $160 per month really wasn’t all that much money.

But to Don, it was. He said, “Tom, look at my bike. I bought that bell and those silly streamers because I had the extra cash. I look like a damn fool riding around town now.” And then he went on: “And that stupid TV. I used to sit around at night and read. Now I’m glued to that darn contraption, and I waste my time watching ‘Love Boat’ and ‘Laugh-In’!”

I pointed out to Don that the extra money was one thing, but that the potential benefits of the Medicaid program could be invaluable to him. He thought about it for a minute and finally said: “I just don’t want it. I’ve gotten along just fine for years now on my Social Security checks and Medicare. I simply don’t need SSI and Medicaid.”

I had to do a bit of digging through our rulebooks because I had no idea how to take someone off of SSI. But found the instructions, located the right form needed to withdraw his application, and helped Don fill it out. He signed it and walked out the door a satisfied man. As he got on his

bike, I saw him pull the streamers off the handlebar grips and stuff them into his pocket.

Later that evening, I dropped by Don’s place. I wanted to confirm that he was sure about stopping his SSI checks before I submitted his withdrawal form. But as I walked onto the porch of his modest little

house, I could see through a window that the TV was gone. Don was sitting in a chair reading. I didn’t even bother knocking on the door. I knew he was happy! If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net.

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and accessible as possible.

McCaw added, “People from public housing are already are coming because they are of process. We did outreach for open call. There are artists who live in public housing here. When you come with respect, people want to be involved.

“We are creating inventive new work, supporting creative expression, cultural equity and belief in power of art to effect social change.”

Ticket prices are intentionally low. Every gallery show – except Richter – is $10 ticket and free for those under 18. Open call programs are free (18 weeks of programming)

At the end of the first year, he expects that half the entire audience will be admitted for $10 or free.

The Shed, a not-for-profit arts institution, expects to operate at a loss.

“That means we have to raise money,” Doctoroff said. “But we regard it as investing in society, not as a loss. The less box office, the more generous we are. There are high ticket prices for those who can afford it and low for those who can’t – low cost tickets are equally dispersed through theater, to promote equity.”

A good source of real money, though, could be in renting out space in The

Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Skylights and The Tisch Lab on the top floor, Level 8, where there is a 1,700-squarefoot creative lab for local artists, a 3,300-square-foot rehearsal space, and a 9,500-square-foot flexible, multipurpose space for events.

“The Top floor is engine for that flexible space – dinners, small performances – will be rented year round while operating as not-for-profit art center.”

Frank H. McCourt Jr., Shed board member and entrepreneur, reflected, “There is something else here – civic imagination, ideas put into action to serve people – address societal issues, change lives, make a better nation, a better humankind.

“It is artistic creation but also social innovation. Human creativity for the greater good. My hope for The Shed is that it is home for both art and other intellectual activities. This place, including the institution created to animate it, is a bold, living example of civic action. An idea put into action for greater good.

“It’s not finished, just getting started. This week a milestone. In a world replete with cynicism, The Shed is the opposite.”

An Architectural Marvel

“We started the project 11 years ago – when it was a dotted line on a satellite

photo and a question mark. It was the 2008 recession,” reflected Liz Diller, lead architect, who described what it was like to design a building around a mission.

“Arts in New York are siloed – dance, theater, music, visual. That’s not how artists think today, but how will artists think in one or two decades? We can’t know. We started a project without a client, an anti-institution institution, to serve artists of all kinds in a future we could not predict.

“How could architecture not get in the way of that? Art is in flux, so the building had to be able to change on demand, be flexible without defaulting.”

What she and collaborating architect David Rockwell devised is a fixed building with column-free exhibit and performance space, the Bloomberg Building.

The Shed’s Bloomberg Building—an innovative 200,000-square-foot structure designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Lead Architect, and Rockwell Group, Collaborating Architect—can physically transform to support artists’ most ambitious ideas. Its eight-level base building includes two levels of gallery space; the versatile Griffin Theater; and The Tisch Skylights, which comprise a rehearsal space, a creative lab for local artists, and a skylit event space.

The McCourt, an iconic space for large-scale performances, installations, and events, is formed when The Shed’s telescoping outer shell is deployed from over the base building and glides along rails onto the adjoining plaza. The McCourt can have theater seating for 1400, or open the glass wall to expose the balcony for 300 seated and have 2000 on the floor.

The Plaza: When the movable shell is nested over the base building, the

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went to visit the tomb and found the large stone had rolled away from the opening. To everyone’s surprise, Jesus’ body was missing.

Before his ascension into heaven, Jesus appeared to his followers several times. The resurrection of Christ is an important part of Christian belief because of its association with salvation.

Christians started celebrating the tradition of Easter with a feast soon after the time period of the resurrection, which is believed to have occurred around 33 AD.

The time of year was chosen for the celebration since Jesus celebrated Passover shortly before his crucifixion and so the time is believed to be around the time of Jesus’ actual crucifixion. In medieval celebrations, congregations would walk in a procession after mass. They would follow a priest holding a crucifix or candle.

Easter was typically a celebration of fertility in pagan celebrations, and many cultures associated the celebration with the Germanic goddess of fertility, Eostre, which is where the holiday’s name came from.

At this time of the year we often see the Easter lily which is a white trumpet-shaped spring blossom that is mentioned in the Bible, symbolizing hope and purity. It’s also associated with the resurrection of Christ. Legend has it that white lilies grew in the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus wept.

On Good Friday the Pope in Rome,

Italy, commemorates the Via Crucis, the Way of the Cross, at the Colosseum: A huge cross with burning torches illuminates the sky as the 14 Stations of the Cross are described in several languages.

Mass is celebrated on the evening of Holy Saturday, and on Easter Sunday thousands of visitors congregate in St. Peter’s Square to wait for the Pope’s blessing from the church’s balcony, known as “Urbi et Orbi” or “To the City and to the World.”

Countries all over the world celebrate the holiday differently. In Italy, people hold reenactments of the Easter story held in the public squares.

People in Cyprus hold bonfires in the yards of schools and churches.

In the United Kingdom, observers participate by rolling eggs downhill and in some areas by performing the Pace Egg play, a traditional local event.

The locals in Bermuda celebrate Good Friday by flying home-made kites, eating codfish cakes and eating hot cross buns. This bun is usually made with currants or raisins with a large white cross over the top of the small square pastry.

To make the cross, the baker mixes confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and milk together then drips it onto the bun.

According to Bermuda-Online.org, the tradition is said to have begun when a local teacher from the British Army had difficulty explaining Christ’s Ascension to Heaven to his Sunday school class. So he launched a kite with a likeness of Christ.

The kite, which is traditionally

shaped like a cross, is meant to illustrate the Ascension. The traditional Bermuda kites are made with colorful tissue paper, long tails, wood, metal and string.

In Bulgaria, people don’t hide their eggs – they have egg fights – and whoever comes out of the game with an unbroken egg is the winner and assumed to be the most successful member of the family in the coming year.

In another Bulgarian tradition, the oldest woman in the family rubs the faces of the children with the first red egg she has colored, symbolizing her wish that they have rosy cheeks, health and strength.

People in the city of Haux, France, make an omelet big enough to feed 1,000 people. It is made up of 4,500 eggs. The story goes when Napoleon and his army were traveling through the south of France they stopped in a small town and ate omelets.

Napoleon liked his so much that he ordered the townspeople to gather their eggs and make a giant omelet for his army the next day. And French children don’t get treats from the Easter bunny. They get them from the Easter bells.

Easter is an important holiday in Greece, where on the island of Corfu, residents toss pots of water out of windows, following the Venetian tradition of breaking pots in celebration. They also bake cakes in the shape of doves, called kolompines.

The day before Easter, Polish families prepare a “blessing basket.” It’s filled with colored eggs, sausages,

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20,000-square-foot Plaza will be open public space that also can be used for outdoor programming; the eastern façade can serve as a backdrop for projection with lighting and sound support. The Plaza is equipped with a distributed power supply for outdoor functions. Oversize deliveries can be brought by truck up Hudson Yards Boulevard and loaded directly onto The Plaza and into the base building or the shell when deployed. Those doors can be opened while the audience is under cover, for an open-air effect.

“It is the architecture of infrastructure: all muscle, no fat,” Diller said. “Alex, an inspirational alchemical force, challenged the building to be smarter, more flexible, agile. This is a perpetual work in progress – always getting smart-

er more agile.

It will respond to the challenge of artists and challenge the artists back.”

“New York is so defined by art and its artists. Art creates community, at its best, and empathy with audiences,” said Architect David Rockwell.

“What we created is a Swiss Army knife of culture,” said Doctoroff. “A beautiful design with practicality to respond to the notion that we don’t know where art will go, or where artists will be in 200 years.”

The Shed’s eight-level base building includes two expansive, column-free galleries totaling 25,000 square feet of museum-quality space; a 500-seat theater that can be subdivided into even more intimate spaces; event and rehearsal space; and a creative lab.

A movable outer shell can double the building’s footprint when deployed

over the adjoining plaza to create a 17,000-square-foot light-, sound-, and temperature-controlled space, named The McCourt, for large-scale performances, installations, and events for audiences ranging from 1,250 seated to 3,000 standing (when combined with space in the two adjoining galleries of the base building). When space is not needed, the movable shell can nest over the base building, opening up the plaza for outdoor use and programming.

Diller explained how the movable shell travels on a double-wheel track based on gantry crane technology commonly found in shipping ports and railway systems. A rack-and-pinion drive moves the shell forward and back on four single-axle and two double axle bogie wheels that measure six feet in diameter; the deployment of the shell takes approximately five minutes.

bread, and other important food and taken to church to be blessed. In Polish culture, Lent isn’t over until a priest blesses this basket.

Some children in Finland dress up like witches and go begging for chocolate eggs in the streets with made-up faces and scarves around their heads, carrying bunches of willow twigs decorated with feathers.

In Norway, Easter is such a popular time for Norwegians to read crime novels that publishers actually come out with special “Easter thrillers” known as “Paaskekrimmen.”

The tradition is said to have started in 1923 when a book publisher promoted its new crime novel on the front pages of newspapers. The ads resembled news so much that people didn’t know it was a publicity stunt.

This year in Washington, D.C., the 141st annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House will be held on Monday, April 22. President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will be the coordinators of the festivities and nearly 30,000 adults and children from across the nation will gather on the South Lawn of the White House for egg rolling, storytelling, picture taking, entertainment and fun activities.

At one point or another during the festivities, the Easter bunny will make an appearance.

This is a beautiful time of the year and a perfect time for all of us to greet the Easter bunny.

Happy Easter, Happy Passover and Happy Spring to everyone!

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The exposed steel diagrid frame of the movable shell is clad in translucent pillows of durable and lightweight Teflon-based polymer, called ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE). With the thermal properties of insulating glass at 1/100th of the weight, the translucent ETFE allows light to pass through and can withstand hurricane-force winds. Measuring almost 70 feet in length in some areas, The Shed’s ETFE panels are some of the largest ever produced.

“Systems were adapted from other things but it is novel in the way we put together,” Diller said, adding that the architecture is “based on industrial crane technology, brought to 21st century” with an emphasis on functionality. But there were no real models among arts institutions.

“It was a constant process of invention, reinvention,” said Doctoroff. “We

CAREERS EDUCATION &

Friday, April 19, 2019

Tips for choosing a major

Choosing a major is an important decision for college students. The right major can set students on a path to a rewarding and successful career, which can lead to a more fulfilling life.

The gravity of such a decision is one reason many college students delay choosing their majors until after they enter college. Students often find entering college as an undecided affords them the opportunity to explore various courses of study without committing themselves to any particular subject. Though that approach can work while students are still underclassmen, many advisors recommend students choose a major before their third year of college. The following tips can help students ensure they make the right decision about which path to take for the remainder of their college careers.

• Visit your school’s career center. College career centers are a great resource for college students as they narrow down their options concerning a major. Many career centers have programs in place designed to match students’ interests and personalities with courses of study. Utilize these programs if you are having trouble matching an interest with a major.

• Take action. Classrooms can be great places to discover a passion for a particular field of study, but lectures or entry-level courses are not always enough to spark interest. If there are particular fields of study that interest you, find extracurricular clubs that are associated with those majors. Such clubs may host speakers or seminars that

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can give you greater insight into the field than you might glean from the classroom. Attend such events when possible, and bring any questions you might have about the course of study they are associated with.

• Speak to upperclassmen. Underclassmen may make up the majority of students in entry-level courses, but you may encounter some upperclassmen who have already chosen their majors in such classes from time to time. Such students can be valuable resources for other students looking to gain greater insight into courses of study. Ask about particular classes and professors who upperclassmen found particularly engaging and encouraging.

• Pursue an internship. The hands-on experience provided by an internship is a great way for students to learn if a particular line of work is for them. Internships can provide an insider’s look into particular professions and industries. While internships might once have been designated for older students, many businesses now have more relaxed eligibility requirements regarding their internship programs, making it possible for students of all grade levels to gain some practical professional experience while still in school.

Choosing a major is one of the most important decisions young students will make. Taking a careful and thoughtful approach to such a decision can help students select majors that leads to rewarding careers.

Adelphi: A Uniquely Personalized Approach to Learning

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The Best of Both Worlds

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Adelphi’s beautiful main campus in Garden City—less than a one-hour train ride from New York City’s cultural and internship opportunities—provides students with a safe and welcoming place to live, with seven residence hall options and impressive state-of-the-art facilities for students to pursue their academic studies.

more than 60 undergraduate programs. wonderful faculty.

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Thanks to its small classes—with an average of 21 students per class and a 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio—Adelphi is big enough to give you choices, small enough to feel like home.

Exposure to a Wide Range of Academic Programs

You’re sure to find what you’re looking for in one of Adelphi’s more than 60 undergraduate programs of study.

Celebrating Diversity

Adelphi’s most recent first-year class is one of the most diverse in Adelphi history. And members of the overall student body hail from 41 states and 58 countries. Adelphi earned 4.5 stars out of 5 from the Campus Pride Index, and you’ll find clubs, mentoring and support for students of color, first-generation students, international students and neurodiverse students.

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In a recent survey, 94 percent of graduates had jobs or were in graduate school within six months of graduation. Whether you’re seeking internships while at Adelphi or setting out on your career journey upon graduation, you’ll find that Adelphi’s 115,000 graduates form a powerful alumni network.

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College majors that can lead to higher earnings

Choosing a college major is an important decision that many students delay making until their sophomore or even junior years. Only after taking a few courses and uncovering one’s interests do some college students figure out what they want to do with their lives.

Each student is different, and while some may pursue a degree based on a particular passion, others may choose majors that can lead to high-paying jobs.

While men often lean toward majors like engineering and computer science that have traditionally been linked to high earnings, women have historically gravitated to lower-paying specialties like education and social sciences. But in recent years a shift has occurred, and more women have begun to choose majors associated with higher post-graduate salaries.

Reports from the career guidance site Glassdoor analyzed how much male and female professionals with the same college degree earned and identified many instances in which women went on to earn more than men in the first five years of their career. They’ve identified several majors where female college graduates can earn as much or more than their male counterparts and find successful careers.

• Architecture

• Pharmaceutical sciences

• Information sciences

• Chemical engineering

• Computer science

• Electrical engineering

• Mechanical engineering

• Computer engineering

• Business economics

• Civil engineering

• Sports management

Despite these findings, the college resource CollegeFactual and the U.S. Department of Education says that women remain likely to pursue education, design and applied arts, health services, and social work as career options.

Female students unsure of which major they want to pursue can take career assessments to help narrow down their options. Working with mentors or engaging in internships also can present a first-hand idea of high-paying career paths.

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Make good use of your final days as a student as graduation nears

Graduation is the culmination of a lengthy journey students take in pursuit of their academic and professional goals. As graduation day draws near, it can be tempting for students to take their foot off the gas and spend their time having fun with their fellow students before everyone goes their separate ways. Such an attitude can derail years of hard work. Though the temptation of celebrating with friends may be hard to resist, the following are some ways prospective graduates can stay on course as graduation day draws near.

• Maintain your academic focus. It can be easy to get caught up in upcoming celebrations and the next chapter in your life, but students should stay the academic course until their final day in the classroom. Keeping grades up is important, as no one wants to put graduation at risk when it is so close .

• Familiarize yourself with your school’s guidance office. Guidance counselors often provide information on coursework and future schooling options, but they can guide you in other ways as well. Some guidance offices

double as career placement services, helping students prepare résumés, cover letters and portfolios. Some also help students with career assesments that can guide them as they look to begin their careers as professionals.

• Gather some references. The organizers behind the Sales Innovation Expo, a professional networking gathering, indicate that 85 percent of jobs are filled through networking. Begin talking with all of the people you can, particularly during internships or volunteer opportunities. Contact trusted confidantes, be it current or former supervisors and professors, to serve as references.

• Have an idea of your next steps.

Did you know?

It’s not necessary to have everything mapped out just yet, but you should have a good idea of whether you’re going on to more schooling, taking a vocational career tract, entering the workforce, or even taking some time to travel. Create a road map on paper showing where you want to be and when.

• Plan for some downtime. After all of this hard work and dedication, set some time aside after the graduation celebration to recharge your batteries. Some time off can help you focus on the future when you’re rested and ready to approach new goals.

Taking certain steps leading up to graduation can help you focus more readily on the future.

While high school seniors on the cusp of graduating and moving on to college give ample thought to their college majors, many are likely to change majors at least once after enrolling in a college or university. According to the University of La Verne, between 50 and 70 percent of college students change majors at least once, and many of them will change their majors three times before they graduate. The University also reports that 50 percent of college graduates pursue careers that are not related to their majors. Career and personality assessments can help students determine which subjects they may want to study upon enrolling in a college or university. Such assessments can help students discover their interests, and then students can work with advisors and career counselors at their colleges or universities to find majors that align with those interests. High school seniors on their way to college in the coming months can rest easy that, even if they don’t know what to study when they arrive on college campuses this fall, many of their fellow freshmen are equally uncertain.

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have 14 blackout shades. We had to rethink the system of shades – particularly when Alex came and knew he wanted concerts. They needed to also provide sound protection. We went to the sailmakers who designed sails for America’s Cup boats to design shade system. Extra performance capability of holding back 108 decibels (loud). The thickness, density had to be able to roll up.”

Asked why New York needed another cultural institution, Doctoroff retorted, “Why have we been so successful raising money? Because people sense New York does need this. The criteria was that this had to be different from anything else in New York. We went to talk to artists and leaders of cultural

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institutions around the world to ask what do they not have and need. There were similar themes –the internet era gives artists the capacity of collaborating across distances and disciplines, but also producing work that didn’t fit in traditional institutions. Out of that came idea of flexibility.

“This is different: our mission of inclusivity embedded in value system,” said Doctoroff, said in a small discussion group with journalists

“We prove it every day. This is personal for me: 36 years ago I imagined a new West Side – saving the Highline [now one of the most popular attractions in NYC, with 8 million visits a year], the subway. I always believed having a cultural heart to the new West

Side was critical and would need to change over time to keep New York leading edge in culture. I believe cultural institutions are critical to New York,” said Doctoroff, who is also chairman and CEO of Sidewalk Labs, an Alphabet company that looks at sustainable solutions to designing urban communities.

“The Shed will never be finished,” said Doctoroff. “The word ‘unfinished’ ends with ‘shed’. It will always be evolving because what we’ve done is created a platform for artists to use as their own. The building enables their vision – they will push, stretch us in ways we can’t imagine, they can’t imagine today. The Shed is an organism that keeps morphing.”

And that’s how Liz Diller expects not

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BY PHILIP A. RAICES

Renovating

BY PHILIP A. RAICES

your home to get the biggest

Ok, so you have decided not to build your dream home and stay in your current home and expand the living space.

First off, as I explained last week, you will need a plan to figure out and to decide how large an expansion you would like to add, based again, on a budget; and to do your best to stay within it to the best of your “emotional ability.”

For when one begins, and as we go along, one starts adding to the original plan and there goes our budget.

Yes, we do get emotionally involved in our project and as we see our vision unfold; we get excited and figure, oh, it’s just money and we will always get it back when we sell.

But what if you have to sell sooner than later for a number of reasons, divorce, a passing of a spouse, financial, etc. and all that extra money spent on your “wish list” becomes a greater benefit to the buyer, than to your family?

That is why you need to be very careful in your budgeting and planning; unless you have extra rainy day money squirreled away and decide that your home is where you really want to invest it.

Another consideration or idea is, based on your budget and how large of an increase in square footage you

are adding; get some comparable sales in your current area from your local Realtor (or me) to see what similar homes of the size or condition are current selling for so you will have a realistic idea as to the current “after construction” value of your home.

You also want to consider your timeline of staying in your home after your expansion and upgrading. You should not consider an upgrade, unless you are staying at least 5-7 years, in the event of a downturn in the market.

However, an expansion of living area will provide an excellent return, because this will create a better price per square foot than your existing home. However, due to the fairly strong current real estate market, still lower than normal inventory (but that has increased 11.2% from 1/1/18-1/1/19 as per the National Association of Realtors) and stronger than normal demand (but that has softened slightly, since the four interest rate increases in 2018, by Fed Chair, Jerome Powell and the S.A.L.T. tax); I don’t believe the market is crashing, just going towards a more normal market and I don’t see it changing much in the foreseeable future, as long as the demand is there.

But one never can totally predict the market, due to local and global events, that occur on a regularly basis. Some volatility will always

to go through post partum blues. “We will respond to the challenge of artists and challenge artists back.”

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exists somewhere and this may or may not have a major effect our local markets. No one has a crystal ball to predict accurately the future, unless you’re a magician or maybe the “Long Island Medium” Theresa Caputo!

Besides adding living space, kitchens and bathrooms will always add value to one’s home. Again, how much you will budget for will have a direct effect on it’s value, comparable to similar homes in your local area or village.

It’s always better to have a home that isn’t the largest one on the block, but a more moderate or smaller home will always benefit from those who build their “McMansions” down the street.

Always try to think long term, when adding substantial sums of money to your home; because you want to make money or at least break even or you just might lose dollars, if a properly and well thought out plan and strategy isn’t devised and laid out beforehand, again with a budge in mind!

Although you have decided not to build a new home; what you may end of doing is gut renovating your current one and hiring a qualified, professional, experienced architect with credentials and reviews, (which you can derive online or call me).

They should be responsible for applying for all required and neces-

sary permits as well as your designated contractor doing the work. Who will be the subcontractor or the person in charge to hire those doing the work? Getting referrals from those who have had work completed satisfactorily is a fairly solid path to take. However, there are times referrals don’t work, because the contractor today, may or may not have the same workers as he had, when his best work was done. It will be research and time, as well as money well spent so you can convey your vision to your architect and onto his/her drawings and sketches to end up with a solid and successful end result. Go slow and steady, like a turtle and you will end up with the results that you desire and paid for and have a smile from ear to ear and more important, if still married “a happy wife for a happier life.”

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 He can be reached by email, Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate. Com or by cell: (516) 647-4289

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Established 1971. Long Island and New York State specialists. Residential, Commercial, Piano & Organ experts. Boxes available. Free estimates. www. ajmoving.com 516-741-2657 114 Jericho Tpk, Mineola NYDOT# 10405

COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/DEMOLITION SERVICE:

Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential/Commercial. Bonded/Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125

DISH TV $59.99 for 190 Channels + $14.95 High Speed Internet. Free Installation, Smart HD DVR Included, Free Voice Remote. Some restrictions apply. Call 1-800-943-0838

ELDER HOME CARE

Respect, Compassion, Empathy Experienced Caregivers offer Companionship, Bathing, Dressing, Meal Prep, Walks, Transportation for Errands, Shopping, Pet Care. Specializing in Parkison’s, Dementia & Alzheimer’s. 516-405-5910 www.nyaide.com

OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE: Owner operated since 1989. 24 hour emergency service. Licensed / insured. Free estimates, member LI Arborist Assoc. Please call 516-466-9220

Love to write?

We are looking for articles on local topics, opinions, ideas, nice places to visit on Long Island, and even fiction. In our Discover magazine section, we will try to feature one new article and writer each week. Each writer will be reimbursed a stipend of $25.00, and articles should be between 1,500 and 3,000 words. If you want to be published and be part of an issue of Discovery, you may submit your article to: editor@ gcnews.com

Bestselling author honored at library event

BY GARY SIMEONE

Long Island based author Meg Wolitzer was honored at the PlainviewOld Bethpage library last Sunday for her New York Times bestselling novel, “The Female Persuasion. ” She was honored by the non-profit organization Long Island Reads, an Island-wide reading initiative that was started in 2002.

Wolitzer, who grew up in Syosset, held a book signing at the event, and was interviewed by Long Island Reads Nassau County Chairperson Janet Schneider.

She spoke about what inspired her to write the book and the trials and tribulations of trying to market her book to publishers. The book was officially released in April 2018.

“It’s definitely an exciting process but also scary having a book out because you want it to go well but don’t know

how your book is going to be received,” said Wolitzer, in front of an audience of 180 people. “I’ve written books before but this one has a special meaning to me.”

As far as what inspired her to publish “The Female Persuasion,” she said she was thinking about the power of feminism and the female mentor/mentee relationship. Some of the topics in the book include coming to grips with female power within a relationship, misogyny and sexism.

“At the time I was thinking about meaning in the world and the person you meet that sees something in you and reaches out to you in someway. All of that kind of coalesced and became this book.”

Wolitzer said that growing up in Syosset helped to shape her world and influenced her to follow her passion of writing.

“Throughout my childhood I had a group of teachers who were warm and supportive, and very encouraging to me in my writing career. “My mother, Hilma, who is also a writer, helped to push me in a positive direction.”

She added that she used to spend most of her time at the Syosset and Plainview libraries, working as a page and reading all of the books she could get her hands on.

Wolitzer has over ten books that she has had published in her writing career. Some of her books include “The Interestings,” “The Wife,” and “The Ten Year Nap.” Plans are in the works for “The Female Persuasion” to be made into a movie starring Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman as the lead character, Faith Frank.

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Upcoming Events at Jericho Public Library

Tuesday, April 23rd at 11:00 AM

Casey Carle’s Bubblemania

For Ages 4 & Up

This extremely unique program fuses high energy entertainment, highly crafted showmanship and artistic achievement. The show is loaded with comedy and improvisation and, of course, bubbles. Be careful that you don’t get caught inside one of his fog-filled bubbles but, if you do, you may never want to come out.

Tuesday, April 23rd at 2:00 PM

News Currents with Elinor Haber

This is an opportunity to participate in an informal exchange about topics of the day - the international, national and local scene. We’ll focus on trends that affect us now and in the future. Bring your thoughts, issues and a friend to join in the discussion.

Tuesday, April 23rd at 7:00 PM

Movie: “The Girl in the Spider’s Web”

Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials. Starring Claire Foy, Beau Gadsdon, Sverrir Gudnason.

Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller:. Rated R. 1 hour,

57 minutes.

Wednesday, April 24th at 6:45 PM

“Last of the Red Hot Lovers” -

A Staged Reading presented by Lantern Theater

Barney Cashman is a middle aged restauranteur who is afraid that the sexual revolution of the 1950s is passing him by. He arranges three seductions, using his mother's one day-a-week empty afternoon apartment. He discovers that it is much more complicated and difficult than he could imagine and the result is a hysterical comedy by Neil Simon. Tickets available at the Circulation Desk.

Thursday, April 25th at 11:00 AM

Crabgrass Puppet Theater presents “The Three Little Pigs Build a Better House” For Ages 4 & Up

In this new version of an old tale the three pigs have outgrown their old houses and need new ones. That’s where their architect, B.B. Wolfe, comes in. But can Mr. Wolfe be trusted? See for yourself in this hilarious production featuring beautiful puppetry, lively music and three adorable pigs.

Programs will take place at the Jericho Public Library: 1 Merry Lane, Jericho. For more information, go to www.jericholibrary. org

Celebrate spring at Town's festival

The Town of Oyster Bay will be holding its Spring Festival on Saturday, April 27 from 1 pm to 4 pm at SyossetWoodbury Community Park, located on Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury.  The Spring Festival will be held rain or shine.

The Spring Festival will feature inflatables, games, refreshments, a petting zoo, multiple photo opportunities and so much more!  Additionally, food truck vendors will be on hand for the event, offering specialty foods available for purchase from some big names, like Fasullo Foods, Kona Ice and TJ’s Dog House.

“This free event is one of the most popular in our Town, and a great opportunity for residents to enjoy our park and celebrate the arrival of spring with a full afternoon of activities, games and attractions that are sure to entertain children and adults alike,”

said Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino. The event hosted by the Town of Oyster Bay Department of Community & Youth Services.  A special thanks to the following event sponsors:  Steel Equities, Gold Coast Studios, PM Pediatrics, NEFCU, Ridgewood Savings Bank, Long Island Center For Speech, Ultimate Champions Tae Kwon Do, Super Soccer Stars, Philly Pretzel Factory of Syosset, Stop and Shop of Woodbury, Olive Garden, UTZ Quality Foods, Macaroni Kid, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Royal Events Princess Parties, 7-Eleven, Undercover Quinoa, Risa’s Smiley Time Kiddie Parties, Mad Science of Long Island, and Yard Greetings by Sign Gypsies.

For more information on the Town of Oyster Bay Free Family-Fun Spring Festival, please call (516) 797-7925 or visit www.oysterbaytown. com.

Friday, April 19,

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 2006-18, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 200618, Plaintiff AGAINST

SUN KYUNG LIM, SEOK KI MIN, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 15, 2017 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 May 14, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 49 COLONY LANE, SYOSSET, NY 11791. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 15., BLOCK 134, LOT 48. Approximate amount of judgment $766,778.21 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 16-001657.

WAYNE HENRY WINK, JR., ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221

SYO 4271 4X 04/12,19,26,05/03

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006AR18 TRUST, Plaintiff against THANWAR K. PUNJABI, et al Defendants

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered December 17, 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 May 14, 2019 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 20 Tulip Lane, Syosset, NY 11791. Sec 15 Block A Lot 2302. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Muttontown, Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $1,761,623.27 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 009635/09.

Karl C. Seman, Esq., Referee SPSNY282

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590

SYO 4272

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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 APRIL 25, 2019, at 7:00 P. M., to consider the following appeals:

BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

APPEAL NO. 19-214

SYOSSET

JOANN HERRMANN :

Variance to allow existing shed having less side yard setback and rear yard setback than permitted by Ordinance.

W/s/o Harriet Dr., 70.40 ft. N/o Beth Pl., a/k/a 20 Harriet Drive, Syosset, NY

APRIL 15, 2019

BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK

SYO 4273

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court

Nassau County

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 MASTER

PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff against BARBARA VOIGT, et al Defendants

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered March 6, 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 April 30, 2019 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 242 Halsey Avenue, Jericho, NY 11753. Sec 11 Block 377 Lot 6. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Jericho, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $908,719.45 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 2908/2015.

Rita Solomon, Esq., Referee Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590

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JNJ 7912

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING FOR BUDGET VOTE, CAPITAL RESERVE PROPOSITIONS AND ELECTION FOR THE JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE JERICHO PUBLIC LIBRARY MAY 21, 2019 OF JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

NOTICE is hereby given to the qualified voters of Jericho Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York, that the annual budget and election vote meeting of said school district will be held in the Gymnasium of Jericho High School, Cedar Swamp Road, Jericho, New York, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 between 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.

NOTICE is hereby given that the public hearing on the proposed budget of the school district will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in the Little Theatre of Jericho High School,

Cedar Swamp Road, Jericho, New York, at 7:30 P.M.

NOTICE is given that a copy of the statements of the amount of money required for the ensuing year for school purposes and library purposes may be obtained by any qualified voter in the District at each schoolhouse and at the Office of the District Clerk, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. on each day other than Saturday, Sunday or holiday during the fourteen days immediately preceding such Budget Election Voting.

Voting will be held for the following purposes:

1. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2022.

2. To vote upon the appropriation of funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the District for school purposes for the school year beginning July 1, 2019 and authorize the levy of necessary taxes therefore; said matter to be presented on the voting machines as Proposition No. 1.

3. To vote upon the expenditure from the Capital Reserve Fund known as ”Facilities Improvement Program III –Jericho Public Schools”, and fund balance said matter to be presented as Proposition No. 2 as follows:

SHALL the Board of Education be authorized to expend a sum not to exceed $9,831,850 as follows (1) $500,000 from a donation and (2) $6,000,000 from the capital reserve fund established on May 16, 2017 and (3) $3,331,850 from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: District-wide site work, fencing, playgrounds, and safety surface; district-wide electrical upgrades and replacement; replace classroom casework and unit ventilators with heating and cooling unit ventilators at the high and middle schools; district-wide ceiling and lighting upgrades; renovation of the high school cafeteria; district-wide building energy management systems upgrades; district-wide security upgrades; all of the above to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith.

4. To vote upon the estab-

lishment of a Capital Reserve Fund; said matter to be presented as Proposition No. 3 as follows: SHALL the Board of Education, pursuant to Education Law section 3651, be authorized to establish a Capital Reserve Fund known as the “Facilities Improvement Program IV –Jericho Public Schools” for the purpose of district-wide replacements, renovations, upgrades, reconstruction, additions, and remediation of: roofs, exhaust fans, windows, masonry, doors, stairs, elevators, ceilings, lightings, plumbing, boilers, burners, floors, walls, bathrooms, ADA compliance, classrooms, labs casework, cafeteria/kitchen, electrical service, HVAC units, air handling, unit ventilators, security, emergency generators, energy efficiency projects, additional new space/new building additions, site-work, pavement, curbs, sidewalks, courtyard, athletic fields, tennis courts, stadium lighting, bleacher/concession stands, playgrounds, lockers, locker room, gymnasium, pool, weight room, technology/communication, hazardous material remediation, bus garage, auditoriums, storage, furnishings and equipment incidental to said projects. The maximum amount of the aforesaid Capital Reserve Fund shall be $20 million, plus investment income. The term is to be 10 years; the funds are to be transferred from surplus monies remaining in the general fund and/ or from existing reserves as allowed by General Municipal and Education Law including a sum not to exceed $5 million from the 2018-2019 budget and thereafter not more than $10 million for each remaining year of the probable term until the maximum amount of $20 million is reached. Upon the establishment and funding of said reserve, the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee shall be directed to deposit monies of this reserve fund in a separate bank account to be known as the “Facilities Improvement Program IV – Jericho Public Schools.” Upon the establishment and funding of said reserve, the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee shall be authorized to invest, from time to time, the monies

of this fund pursuant to section 1723-a of the Education Law.

Candidates for the office of Member of the Board of Education may be nominated only by petition directed to the District Clerk signed by twenty-five (25) qualified voters, stating the name and residence of each candidate, who must have been a resident of the District for at least one year prior to election. Sample form of petition may be obtained from the District Clerk. Pursuant to a proposition heretofore adopted by the voters of this District, vacancies upon the Board of Education shall not be considered separate, specific offices, and nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated. Each petition shall be filed with the District Clerk on or before April 22, 2019 between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.

NOTICE is given that the Annual Election of the Jericho Public Library will be held in the Gymnasium of the Jericho High School on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 between 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. for the following purposes:

1. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Trustees for a full term of five (5) years commencing July 1, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2024.

2. To vote upon the appropriation of funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the Public Library purposes for the school year beginning July 1, 2019 and authorize the levy of necessary taxes therefore, said matter to be presented on the voting machines as Proposition No. 4

3. To vote upon a bond referendum said matter to be presented as Proposition No. 5: That the Jericho Public Library,

LEGAL NOTICES

in Jericho, New York (the “Library”), is hereby authorized to construct additions, alterations and improvements to the Library, and to expend therefor $9,000,000; (b) that a tax is hereby voted in the amount of not to exceed $9,000,000 to pay the cost thereof, such tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education of the District; and bonds of the District are authorized to be issued in the principal amount of not to exceed $9,000,000 and a school tax is hereby authorized to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same shall become due and payable; and (c) that a Library tax is hereby authorized to be levied and collected in installments in such years and amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Trustees of the Library sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the not to exceed $9,000,000 bonds herein referred to, and such Library tax shall offset and reduce by like amount the school taxes herein authorized.

Candidates for the office of Library Trustee may be nominated only by petitions directed to the District Clerk, signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters, stating residence of each signed and the name and residence of each candidate.

Each petition shall be filed with the District Clerk on or before April 22, 2019 between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. The name of the last incumbent shall not be set forth on the petition for the Library Trustee.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that only persons who are qualified voters as of May 21, 2019 shall be permitted to vote at the election to be

held on May 21, 2019 on matters affecting the School District and the Jericho Public Library, as herein above set forth.

A qualified voter is defined as follows: A citizen of the United States, who is eighteen (18) years of age or over, and has been a resident of the District for thirty (30) days or more next preceding the meeting on which he/she offers to vote.

Persons disqualified from voting under provisions of Section 5-106 of the Election Law are not eligible to vote in school district elections.

The School District may require all persons offering to vote at the budget vote and election to provide one form of proof of residency pursuant to Education Law Section 2018c. Such form may include a driver’s license, a non-driver identification card, a utility bill or a voter registration card. Upon offer of proof of residency, the School District may also require all persons offering to vote to provide their signature, printed name and address.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS

Application for an absentee ballot may be made at the Office of the District Clerk. Such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the day of the vote, if the ballot is mailed to the voter, or by the day before the day of the vote, if the ballot is delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk during regular business hours.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

JNJ 7914

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Shed the Meds event on April 27th

The Town of Oyster Bay, in partnership with Drug Free Long Island and the Nassau County Police Department (NCPD), will be hosting a ‘Shed the Meds’ event at Marjorie Post Park, in Massapequa.  The event will be held on Saturday, April 27, which is National Drug Take Back Day, and will take place from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm.

“It’s critical to ensure medications are properly secured and appropriately discarded to prevent prescription drug abuse,” said Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino. “Unfortunately, setting aside the time to properly dispose of old medications is not usually high on the priority list for most people.  That’s why ‘Shed the Meds’ events are so important, as they provide ample opportunity for safe disposal of unwanted medications.  Safe disposal helps protect the environment and keeps medications out of the hands of young children or others who would use them improperly.”

In cooperation with

Drug Free Long Island, and the Nassau County Police Department, the Town will host this event at Marjorie Post Park in Massapequa, in the parking lot near the community center. This program is anonymous. Additionally, for those who cannot make it to the event, the Nassau County Police Department would like to remind residents that disposal containers are located at all Police Precincts throughout the county for safe deposit.

For those looking to turn in unused or expired medication, be sure to make sure of the following:

• If left in original container, please remove all personal information from label.

• Liquid medication will not be accepted

• Intra-venous solutions, injectables, and syringes are not accepted.

• Illicit substances are also not part of this initiative.

For more information about the ‘Shed the Meds’ program, call (516) 203-7486 or visit www. drugfreeli.org

“Parkinson's Disease: An Update” at Winthrop

NYU Winthrop Hospital will offer a free community lecture for seniors, “Parkinson’s Disease: An Update,” on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at 1:15 pm.  The program will be held at the Mineola Community Center, 155 Washington Avenue in Mineola, which is located one block south of Jericho Turnpike, between Mineola Blvd. and Willis Avenue.

Nora Chan, MD, Director of the Movement Disorders Program at NYU Winthrop Hospital, will provide an overview of Parkinson’s Disease, review existing treatment strategies, and update attendees on new treatments and upcoming treatments.  A question and

answer period will follow the lecture.

Free parking is available in the lot adjacent to the building; metered lots (quarters needed) are across the street.  Seating is limited and reservations are required. To reserve a space, please call (516) 663-3916.

Health Update for Seniors is a free community health education program offered by the Department of Public Affairs and Geriatric Health Services. For information about these or other programs at the Hospital, learn more at www.nyuwinthrop.org/ community-programs or call 1-866-WINTHROP.

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Total Taxes: $12,342

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Date: 11/27/2018

5 beds, 3 Full baths

Style: Hi Ranch # of Families: 1

Lot Size: 83x108

Schools: Syosset

Total Taxes: $15,935

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Schools: Syosset

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