Living In Baldwin 2022

P u BLISH er letter from the

The past two years were tough for Baldwin, but its always-resourceful people came through once again, just as we did after Hurricane Sandy's wake in 2012. Neighbors helping neighbors. That’s what Baldwin is all about. And what it continues to be. We looked out for each other all through the Covid-19 crisis. Everyone stepped up during this challenging time: grocery stores and other necessary retailers, community organizations, civic leaders, local officials, etc. And we can never thank enough our health care workers for their selfless dedication. Now we understand just how resilient we, as a community, are.

The pandemic tested all of us beyond our limits. Baldwin, however, remains strong. It is a community full of fighters. And as the pandemic shifts to endemic stage and we fully resume our lives, we are all reinvigorated and re-energized. Throughout the crisis, the Baldwin Herald remained steadfast in informing everyone of the impact of the pandemic, and also all of the great things individuals, stores, police, firefighters, schools and community leaders were doing to keep moving forward. Herald reporters were at meetings and talking to you and your neighbors, to paint a portrait of a hamlet that may have struggled at times, but one that also is winning.

Richner Communications, which owns the Herald, was proud to do its part, too. Richner offered thousands of businesses marketing grants so that the merchants the lifeblood of the community could carry on. Now that we have emerged from the pandemic with vaccines and medical advances in our arsenal, we are ready to charge ahead with optimism and renewed vigor.

In this edition of our annual Living In Baldwin, we look at all that is wonderful about this lively community. A special publication of your hometown newspaper, it’s published in cooperation with the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce. We are honored to mark another year as the chamber's official publication.

We hope you find this issue useful and informative, and that you enjoy reading the Baldwin Herald 52 weeks a year.

Be well and be safe.

Stuart Richner

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A special supplement to the AL dw IN HERALD Baldwin

Senior Reporter Karina Kovac

Publisher Stuart richner Vice President of Sales rhonda Glickman

Executive Editor Michael Hinman

Deputy Editor

Jeffrey Bessen Features/ Special Sections Editor Karen Bloom

Multi Media Marketing Consultant Michelle Auclair

Creative Director Designer Jeffrey Negrin

In Association with the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce

Stuart Richner

Passion for the streets drive them. We walk them. We live on them. We work, we play — every aspect of our lives can be tied straight back to a street. They are the heart of our community. You can't get anywhere unless you're on a street. In this year's Living in Baldwin, we explore the very streets that make Baldwin what it is. From the businesses, the parks, to even the town square. There's a story every street, and we hope you'll stories, learning more about the community all of us love.

Kellogg House on Merrick Road 16

Along Grand Avenue busy 12

THE COVER

a message from the Baldwin ChamBer president

Dear members of the Baldwin community:

I am happy to step in as interim president and appreciate the confidence placed in me once again.

The Baldwin Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to making Baldwin a great place to live and do business.

Please remember to shop locally.

The Baldwin Chamber of Commerce pays the full cost of maintaining the landscaping — including water and electricity — on our beautiful corners around town.

We also are responsible for the blue-and-gold signage of "Welcome to Beautiful Baldwin," flag displays and holiday lights.

We are a volunteer organization, made up of business and resident members who really care about Baldwin.

Please join us, as we continue to serve our community and the great people who live here. Remember: Shop Baldwin first.

Sincerely, Erik Mahler  Interim President Baldwin Chamber of Commerce

The South Side Railroad was the first train line to pass through Baldwin in 1867. Three decades later South Side merged with the Long Island Rail Road.

BALDWIN

In 1871, the Long Island community known as Baldwinsville had its name changed by the United States Postal Service to Baldwins so as to not be confused with upstate Baldwinsville.

The South Shore community’s name was officially changed to Baldwin in 1892.

From 1939 to 1960, Baldwin was the largest unincorporated hamlet in the state until Levittown surpassed it in 1960.

Dee Snider, the flamboyant lead singer of the rock band Twisted Sister graduated from Baldwin High School in 1973.

The Baldwin Fire Department was founded in 1896.

In 1940, Nunley’s Carousel and Amusement Park opened on the border of Baldwin and Freeport on Sunrise Highway. The carousel is now a permanent attraction at the Long Island Children’s Museum in Uniondale.

Nunley’s Amusement Park closed in 1995.

Brothers Albert and Arthur Heinrich built and flew the first successful monoplane in 1910 on a field that is now Plaza Elementary School.

During the 1950s, Meadowland was filled in to construct more homes to accommodate a booming population .

Baldwin was voted No. 25 out of 100 Top Places to Live and No. 1 on Long Island by Money Magazine in 2006.

In 2009, Baldwin held its first-ever fireworks show, becoming one of the few non-villages in Nassau County to do so.

Clubs & OrganizatiOns

Civic

b aldwin Council a gainst Drug a buse (516) 434-6097

Director: Claudia Rotondo

b aldwin Chamber of Commerce (516) 246-5625

Interim President: Erik Mahler

Meets second Wednesday of the month from 12:30-2 p.m. at area restaurants

baldwinchamberofcommerce@ gmail.com BaldwinChamber.com

Kiwanis Club of b aldwin, inc. (516) 223-2675

Meets second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at MacArthur Park, 1 Maple Ave., Rockville Centre rotary Club (516) 362-1226

Meets on the first and third Thurs days of the month at 12:30 p.m. baldwinrvcrotaryclub@gmail.com

b aldwin Civic a ssociation (516) 274-9008

P.O. Box 833

Baldwin 11510

President: Darien Ward

Meets first and second Thursday of the month at Baldwin High School baldwincivic@gmail.com BaldwinCivic.org

b aldwin Foundation for Education P.O. Box 350 Baldwin 11510 bfemailbox@gmail.com BaldwinFoundationForEducation.com

b aldwin Oaks Civic a ssociation (917) 560-5445 P.O. Box 1704 baldwinoakscivicassociation @gmail.com

lions Club of b aldwin (516) 840-3925

Meets first and third Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., at Baldwin Public Library

Concerned Parents of b aldwin Meets third Monday of every month, 7 p.m. at Baldwin High School.

President: Sheree Lindsay theconcernedparentsofbaldwin @gmail.com

Friends of b aldwin Music & a rt (516) 557-6192

Co-Presidents: Doris McKeon and Kerry Firth baldwinfriendsofmusic@gmail.com

Cultural

atlantis a nglers a ssociation 887-8202

Baldwin Park Community Room, 3232 Grand Ave., Baldwin Meets fourth Tuesday of every month (except December) wannafish@optonline.net

b aldwin Historical s ociety and Museum 1980 Grand Ave.

President: Gary Farkash Vice President: Karen Montalbano baldwinhistoricalsociety @gmail.com

b aldwin Homemakers (516) 378-5830

Meets Wednesdays at Baldwin Middle School on the first Wednesday of the month baldwin.homemakers@yahoo.com

l . i . a rts Council of Freeport (LIAC) (516) 223-2522

130 E. Merrick Road, Freeport

President Emeritus: Lois Howes Executive Director: Laurence Dresner info.liacf@gmail.com LIACFreeport.org

Oceanside Chorale (516) 764-2787

President: Frank DeFontes Director: Ronald Morton Meets Wednesdays, 8 p.m., Merle Avenue School, Merle and Oceanside Roads, Oceanside Knights of Columbus (516) 366-8768

Daniel J. Bradley Council 3102 Grand Knight: Frank Gallagher P.O. Box 1677

St. Christopher’s Church, lower level Meets first Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. bradleycouncil3102@gmail.com

b aldwin Masonic temple (516) 867-9812

Meets the first and third Wednesday each month at 7:30 p.m.

754 Prospect St., Baldwin Order of the Easstern star- nassau Chapter n o. 718 (516) 362-0997

754 Prospect St., Baldwin

Worthy Matron W. SimoneMonet Wahls

Meets first and third Tuesday of the month at 7:45 p.m. nassauchapter718@gmail.com

Mason spartan n o. 956 F. & a .M. (516) 867-9812

Meets first and third Wednesday except in July and August

Master: James L. Helliesen 754 Prospect St., Baldwin

Political

b aldwin Democratic Club baldwindems@gmail.com

b aldwin republican Club baldwinrepublicanclub@gmail.com

nassau County l eague of Women Voters (516) 431-1628

P.O. Box 221

Port Washington 11050

President: Nancy Rosenthal lwvofnassaucounty@gmail.com LWVOfNassauCounty.org

Democratic Committee of nassau (516) 294-3366

100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 115, Garden City 11530

Chair: Jay Jacobs nassau County republican Committee (516) 334-5800

164 Post Ave., Westbury

Chair: Joseph G. Cairo Jr. service

auxiliary Police b aldwin unit 123 (516) 242-2857

3009 Grand Blvd.

Inspector: Kevin Kamen 123@pdcnaux.org

a nti-Defamation l eague (212) 885-7700

605 Third Ave., Manhattan 10158

b aldwin Volunteer Fire Department (516) 223-6858

2386 Grand Ave., Baldwin Emergency: (516) 223-0066

Chief: Brien Cummings

Karina Kovac/Herald file

The Baldwin American Legion Post No. 246 comes together for Memorial Day, a time to reflect and mourn those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Clubs & OrganizatiOns

b aldwin Dailya Office of Hadassah (516) 766-2725

430 De Mott Ave., Rockville Centre interfaith nutrition network (516) 486-8506

211 Fulton Ave., Hempstead

Operates a network of soup kitchens throughout Nassau and Suffolk coun ties, offers information on shelters for the homeless.

s alvation a rmy (516) 378-4557

66 Church St., Freeport Furniture Pickup: (516) 481-7600

Veterans

nassau County

a merican l egion (516) 36-3796

121 Powell Ave., Rockville Center webmaster@nassaulegion.org

a merican l egion

b aldwin Post n o. 246 (516) 867-9873

2754 Grand Ave. Commander: Stu Cohen

D. a .V. Chapter no. 145 (516) 804-3711

Commander: Howard Kalachman

Adjutant: Frank Joseph Paz

Meets at American Legion Hall Rocville Centre

Disabled a merican Veteran Headquarters (516) 887-7100

162 Atlantic Ave., Lynbrook Youth

girl s couts of nassau County (516) 741-2550

110 Ring Road West, Garden City GSNC.org

b aldwin little l eague (516) 546-4288

999 Church St., Baldwin BaldwinSports.com Baseball (ages 5-13) Softball (ages 7-15)

b aldwin b ombers Youth Football (516) 782-8422

Ages 5-13

BaldwinBombersYouthFootball.com President: Jeff Meyer l ong island royals travel b aseball (516) 507-7297

999 Church St., Baldwin Ages 10-16 liroyalsbb@aol.com

Police activities l eague (PAL) Oceanside-Rockville Center-Baldwin Unit

Supervised programs in soccer, lacrosse, bowling, baseball, basketball, track, softball, cheerleading, and twirling for girls and boys ages 5-18 BaldwinPAL.org

3Ds Community Empowerment Center (347) 631-7494

881 Merrick Road Executive Director: Dr. Zodelia Williams

An intersection of history and remembrance

Foxhurst Estate, which overlooked Silver Lake Park, was originally owned and named after John Fox, who served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1867 and 1871, and a year in the state senate in 1874 .

The estate no longer exists, and although not much is known about the congressman, his estate’s name had a significant impact on the local streetscape with both Foxhurst Road and Foxhurst Avenue, which intersect near the park.

Although the physical estate is not in Baldwin anymore, some is known of the rowdy nights spent there by another owner — Frank Tinney. An early 20th century vaudeville comedian and Broadway actor, Tinney was at the height of his fame hosting parties for notable Hollywood stars such as Will Rogers. That was until Tinney was arrested at his Baldwin home on the night of May 29, 1924.

Accused of brutally assaulting Ziegfeld

Follies dancer and mistress Imogene “Bubbles” Wilson after he discovered her alone in her apartment with a newspaper reporter, Tinney was never formally charged with a crime, despite the physical evidence of bruises. But the publicity in the local newspapers ruined

Tim Baker/Herald photos

Top: Foxhurst Avenue and Foxhurst Road are named after John Fox, a congress man who lived in Baldwin. Just above, the pond in Silver Lake Park is named after Caroline McCahon.

his reputation forever.

He left Baldwin on Aug. 6, 1924, to sail for England. It was the same day his wife, Edna Davenport, filed for divorce, and a few hours after he broke a press photographers’ camera for trying to snap of picture of him and Wilson leaving a New York nightspot together.

Now, the area is considered tranquil and a good place for children to play, and for cyclists to ride.

Silver Lake Park is part of a joint state and county multi-million dollar flood-prevention and resiliency project, where the park will receive a few infrastructure improvements, including a fish passage to Caroline’s Pond that was named in memory of Caroline McCahon in June. McCahon spent most of her life in Oceanside, where she graduated high school, before moving to Baldwin, frequented the pond during her lunch breaks. She was just 27 when she died in 1990.

— Karina Kovac

Top: Ducks and residents alike utilize Silver Lake Park for their downtime.

Middle: Construction improvements have given Silver Lake Park a revamp, making it look better than ever.

Bottom: Silver Lake Park is located between Merrick and Foxhurst road son Lakeside Drive.

A grand community avenue

In contemporary times, Grand Avenue remains one of Baldwin’s busiest roadways from the Southern State Parkway, across Sunrise Highway all the way south to Merrick Road.

Stepping back into the community’s past, the Baldwin Inn was at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Merrick Road. Francis Baldwin, whose family ultimately gave the community its name, was an early settler and well-known member of the Assembly in Albany. He owned the inn, which did not survive the passage of time.

The community was officially founded as Baldwinsville in 1855, named in honor of Thomas Baldwin, Francis’ father and a sixthgeneration member of the Baldwin family. Entrepreneurs by nature, the Baldwins owned a general store named T. Baldwin and Son, the inn, and a sawmill that Thomas operated by Silver Lake just southeast of the inn.

A decade after being called Baldwinsville,

the South Side Railroad began operating a station in the hamlet, which was still part of Queens. After two reorganizations, the railroad merged with the Long Island Rail Road in 1889.

Baldwinsville was changed to Baldwins by

Tim Baker/Herald photos Grand Avenue houses the shopping district of Baldwin, where shopping local benefits not only the local economy, but the community, too.

the U.S. Postal Service to avoid confusion with an upstate community that shared its name. By 1892, an act of local government officially changed the name of the Long Island community to Baldwin.

Today, Grand Avenue remains one of the primary roads through community. As part of the state’s downtown revitalization initiative, planned upgrades to façades and signage, and style changes to the existing buildings are expected to create a new and more pleasing aesthetic to attract more people to the community.

With the plans to redevelop the retail space at 1891 and 1893 Grand Ave., and build a mixed-use development at 2130 Grand Ave., as well as 2134 and 2138 Grand Ave., Baldwin’s grand roadway could become a 21st century center of hustle and bustle.

— Karina Kovac

Top: The Baldwin Chamber of Commerce can help local businesses learn to thrive in the downtown area.

Middle: The Baldwin Historical Society is another stop along Grand Avenue certainly worth spending a little time in.

Bottom: Once the South Side Railroad be gan operating in Baldwin in 1867, the U.S. Postal Service had to change Baldwinsville to Baldwins, as to not confuse the area with another Baldwinsville upstate.

Important numbers

Baldwin Fire Department (516) 223-6858

Fire Chiefs’ Office (516) 223-1623

Fire Dept. General Information ........ (516) 223-6858

Fire Dept. District Administration (516) 223-7670

Fire Dept. District Supervisor (516) 223-4484

Board of Fire Commissioners (516) 223-7670

Emergency (516) 223-0066

County Police First Precinct (516) 573-6100

Emergency 911 Highway Patrol Bureau (516) 573-8210

Office of Emergency Mgmt................. (516) 573-9600

Dept. of Human Services

Office for the Aging (516) 227-8900

Sanitary District No. 2 (516) 223-3207

County Board of Election (516) 571-8683

Baldwin Public Library (516) 223-6228

County Road Maintenance (516) 571-6900

County Health Department (516) 742-6154

Nassau County Veterans Service (516) 572-6565

Child Abuse Hotline (800) 342-3720

Coalition Against Domestic Violence (516) 542-0404

Long Island Crisis Center (516) 679-1111

Domestic Violence Hotline (516) 799-7233

LI Poison Control Center (516) 542-2323

National Rape Victims Hotline (800) 656-4673

Turning a new leaf on a turn of the century home

After returning from the Civil War, military veteran George Sumner Kellogg needed a permanent place to lay his head peacefully. He sought land near Queens County, and landed on the promising Baldwin area.

He aimed to build a grand Queen Annestyle house at 960 Merrick Road. At that time, Merrick Road was the only road running between Long Island and Brooklyn. Wood planking for horse-drawn carts was introduced later in the 1860s.

Kellogg enlisted the help from a young upand-coming Queens architect Walter Halliday for the extensive and ornate project. Between 1899 and 1901, they designed and labored to bring ideas to life during Baldwin’s first residential building boom.

The building's irregular form, unique window placement, stained-glass windows, wraparound porch, and mixture of decorative wood building materials from the time period are the only visual aids of the turn of the

century Merrick Road grand homes visible today.

Over the years, many grand houses on larger lots were razed and replaced by subdivisions or commercial properties. Others have been altered or demolished to make room for more contemporary development.

However, prevailing over all the odds more than 100 years later, the Kellogg House was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 2017, becoming Baldwin’s first historic site — and the ninth in the Town of Hempstead at that time. There are now 35. Although not currently open to the public, passersby can glimpse into the past while walking along Merrick Road.

Placement on the national registry saved the Kellogg House from becoming a victim of progress. It was slated to be demolished

Tim Baker/Herald photos

Top: The Kellogg house was completed by Civil War veteran George Sumner Kellogg in 1901, and has been a part of Baldwin ever since.

then replaced with the Nassau County Police Department’s 1st Police Precinct building. The precinct is now next to the house in Baldwin, sharing the parking lot.

Recognized as a historic place gave a second life to the house as grants can — and have been — obtained for its preservation. Although the process of restoring the centuryold home was delayed due to Covid-19, the Baldwin Historical Society is reinvigorated to delicately restore a tangible piece of Baldwin’s history.

Their dream and vision would be to turn

the home into a community center, where Baldwinites could gather for myriad events.

Breathing new life into the home has been a labor of love for quite a while, but with the pandemic loosening its grip, now could be the chance Kellogg’s house becomes reborn as vibrant and charming as it once was.

— Karina Kovac

Top: Restoration efforts at the Kellogg House continue.

Bottom: With an irregular form, wraparound porch, and stained glass windows, the Kellogg House would have been a very comfortable house to live in.

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Top: The Kellogg House sits at the intersection of Harrison Ave. and Merrick Road, where it's been for over 100 years. Bottom: Civil War veteran George Sumner Kellogg oncewalked the rooms of this house.

Baldwin Churches

All Saints’ Episcopal Church (516) 223-3731

2375 Harrison Ave., Baldwin

Rector: Rev. Maxine Barnett Bethlehem Lutheran Church (516) 223-3400

1375 Grand Ave., Baldwin

Pastor: James D. Smith

Calvary Protestant Church (516) 223-4070

2801 Park Ave., Baldwin

Pastor: Charles Lucchesi

First Church Baldwin United Methodist (516) 223-1168

881 Merrick Road, Baldwin

Pastor: Claire Hojung Wu

First Presbyterian Church (516) 223-2112

717 St. Luke’s Place, Baldwin

Rev. Adam Fischer baldwinchurch@verizon.net

Iglesia Cristiana Fundamental (516) 395-8222

91 N. Bayview Ave. Freeport 11520 iglesia.fundamental@gmail.com

Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church (516) 378-1315

196 W. Centennial Ave., Roosevelt

Pastor: Rev. Rony Fabien Sheepgate Assembly Church (516) 378-9573

625 Joy Blvd., Baldwin St. Christopher’s R.C. Church (516) 223-0723

11 Gale Ave., Baldwin

Pastor: the Rev. Johnny R. Mendonca info@stchrisbaldwin.org

St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (516) 223-1951

2332 Grand Ave. and Edna Court, Baldwin

Pastor: Perucy N. Butiku (516) 867-4884

Second Baptist Church (516) 867-7585

2050 Grand Ave., Baldwin

Pastor: Rev. Maurice McRae Jr. office@sbcbaldwinny.org

South Nassau Christian Church (516) 379-0729

3147 Eastern Parkway, Baldwin

Baldwin Synagogues

Congregation B’nai Israel (Conservative) (516) 623-4200

91 North Bayview Ave., Freeport

Rabbi Emeritus: Reuben M. Katz

Rabbi: Tamar Crystal South Baldwin Jewish Center-Congregation Shaarei Shalom (Conservative) (516) 223-8688

2959 Grand Ave., Baldwin

Karina Kovac/Herald file

All Saint’s Episcopal Church in Baldwin embraces a variety of cultures.

St. Christopher blesses Baldwin travelers

Established in 1915, the Church of St. Christopher’s on Merrick Road was named after the patron saint of travel. It places its blessing on travelers heading across Long Island, or west to New York City.

Each year, St. Christopher’s extends its blessings out of the Roman Catholic Church and into the streets of Baldwin. On the sidewalk, priests sprinkle holy water on passing motorists, wishing them safe travels and protection for future journeys. The ceremony is so well known — lines form for several blocks as drivers wait their turn for their vehicular baptism

With the Catholic population in Baldwin blooming to roughly 70 families in 1912, these founders petitioned Bishop Charles McDonnell, the second Bishop of Brooklyn, for a house of worship. That same year, McDonnell established a mission church in Baldwin attached to Our Holy Redeemer in Freeport. Land at the intersection of Gale Avenue

and Merrick Road was bought for $5,000 — $150,000 today — and U.S. Rep. George W. Loft, owner of nearby Loft Estates, pledged an added $5,000 to raise funds for the purchase. Loft would continue in real estate, and in 1938, would subdivide 40 acres of his Baldwin estate to build 12 luxury homes.

It was McDonnell who wanted this new

Top: St. Christopher's Church was started in 1912 by Bishop Charles McDonnell. Bottom: Each year, clergy blesses vehicles traversing Merrick Road in front of the church.

mission be named for St. Christopher, the patron saint of travelers, since it was situated at the western end of Merrick Road — then the road to Montauk, The automobile was rather new at the time, and McDonnell was quite fond of driving across Long Island, using Merrick Road to take him from Jamaica to Montauk.

St. Christopher was designated a shrine church. By the 1920s on every July 25, cars would line a then much narrower Merrick Road for the blessing of the automobiles. People would make a pilgrimage here from all over to have their vehicle blessed at St. Christopher’s Shrine.

— Karina Kovac

Tim Baker/Herald photos

Top: Flowers thrive outside of St. Christopher's Church. Bottom: St. Christopher's School sits next to the church on Merrick Road, providing education to generations.

ELECTED OFFICIALS Town officials

Don Clavin Town of Hempstead Supervisor

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Kate Murray Town Clerk

Dorothy Goosby Senior Councilmember 1st District

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Chris Carini Councilmember 5th District

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman (R)

1550 Franklin Ave. Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-3131

Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly (R)

262 Old Country Road, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-3800

Governor Katherine Hochul (D)

State Capitol Building Albany, N.Y. 12224 (518) 474-8390

State Attorney General Letitia James (D)

NYS State Capitol Building Albany, N.Y. 12224 (518) 776-2000

United States Senator Charles E. Schumer (D)

757 3rd Ave., Suite 1702 New York, N.Y. 10017 (212) 486-4430

United States Senate 313 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-6542

Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips (R)

240 Old Country Road Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-2386

NCComptroller@ NassauCountyNY.gov

Nassau County Clerk Maureen O’Connell (R)

240 Old Country Road Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-2664

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli (D) 110 State St., Albany, N.Y. 12236 (518) 474-4044

State Assembly - District 21 Judy Griffin (D) District Office 74 N. Village Ave. Rockville Centre, N.Y. 11570 (516) 561-8216

Albany Office LOB 432 Albany, NY 12248 (518) 455-4656

United States Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D)

780 3rd Ave., Suite 2601 New York, N.Y. 10017 (212) 688-6262

United States Senate 478 Russell Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-4451

Nassau County Legislator District 5

Debra Mulé (D)

1550 Franklin Ave. Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-6205

State Senator 8th District John Brooks (D) 5550 Merrick Road, Massapequa, N.Y. 11758 (516) 882-0630

Legislative Office Building 806, Albany, N.Y. 12247 (518) 455-2765

United States Representative 4th District Kathleen Rice (D)

200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 200 Garden City, N.Y. 11530 (516) 739-3008

1508 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5516

BAlDWIN Chamber of Commerce

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Accounting, Taxes, Bookkeeping, Payroll, Auditing

AVM DeMars CPAs, ll P

Jennifer Winge

275 Hillside Ave., Williston Park (516) 248-9100 jen@avmdemars.com avmdemars.com

Animal Hospital / Veterinarian

Baldwin Animal Hospital

Neal J. Saslow D.V.M 1864 Grand Ave. (516) 223-1555

baldwinpetvet@aol.com

BaldwinAnimalHospital.com

Baldwin Harbor Animal Hospital Dr. Lauren McGowan

2933 Milburn Ave. (516) 379-5010

baldwinharborah@gmail.com BaldwinHarborAnimalHospital.com

Auto Body / Repair / Service / Gasoline

Chris' Service Center

Chris Molinet 1001 Atlantic Ave. (516) 623-8795 cjm442@gmail.com

G&S Automotive

Tim Luxmore 1907 Grand Ave. (516) 223-2535 gnsautomotive@optonline.net GNSAutomotive.com

GM Motors 590 Sunrise Highway Rockville Centre (516) 708-0999 gmmotorsny@gmail.com

Grand View Auto Body, Inc.

Paul Lizio 713 Brooklyn Ave. (516) 223-9431 grandviewautobody@gmail.com GrandViewAutoBody.com

The National Collision Co., USA Inc.

Buddy Lane 1025 Merrick Road (516) 868-9400 thenationalcollisionco@gmail.com NationalCollisionUSA.com

Car Wash

Harbor Wash and Spa

Jean Mingot and George Benzola 228 Milburn Ave. (516) 517-2773 harborwash11510@gmail.com

Consulting Services

Vision Street Research LLC

Erika Hill 2260 Grand Ave., Unit 656 (516) 341-2357 ehill@visionstreetresearch.com

Emeli Business Consultants Stephen Emeli (917) 566-6322 semeli@emelibiz.com

Copiers,VOIP Phone Systems, IT Network

Mega Business Systems Joseph Manning 154 Long Beach Road Island Park (718) 450-7871 jm@megabusinesssystems.com MegaBusinessSystems.com

Dance Instruction

Pat's Dance Studio Melanie Vaughan 961 Church St. (516) 546-2984 patsdancestudio@gmail.com PatsDanceStudio.com

Educational / Daycare / Youth Services

Baldwin PA l Bob Cuccio Church Street (516) 623-3111

Baldwin Teachers Association Anthony DeAngelis (send all correspondence care of Mary Fallica) 960 Hastings St. Room 36 (516) 868-1843 ironmantech@gmail.com

Baldwin Union Free School District Mary Hobbs 960 Hastings St. (516) 377-9271

hobbsm@baldwinschools.org BaldwinSchools.org

Conduit of Change

Damion Chambers 2375 Harrison Ave. (516) 274-0002 conduitofchange@gmail.com ConduitOfChange.org

Hangouts One Happy Place Inc

Angela Lucas 706 Glover Place (516) 375-1102

hangout1happyplace@gmail.com HangoutOneHappyPlace.com lightbridge Academy

Debbie Lapp 2305 Grand Ave. (516) 223-6100

dkornreich@lightbridgeacademy.com LightbridgeAcademy.com

QS2 Training and Consulting 2270 Grand Ave. (844) 204-4440

St. Peter's Early l earning Center 2332 Grand Ave. (516) 223-1951

Entertainment, Recreation, Event Venue

Baldwin Bowling Alley Brenda Kay 2407 Grand Ave. (516) 223-8980 michaelmhh6@verizon.net BaldwinBowl.com

Hello Gorgeous Dr. Zodelia Williams 586 Seaman Ave. (516) 715-4765

info@hellogorgeousnmy.com HelloGorgeousNY.com

Nash lifestyle

Nicole Sample-Harris 1937 Grand Ave. (516) 667-0737 thenashlifestyle@gmail.com NashLifestyle.com

Painting with a Twist

Joanne Bove 855 Merrick Road (917) 306-3957 studio357@paintingwithatwist.com PaintingWithATwist.com/studio/ baldwin-ny/

Courtesy of Erik Mahler Erik Mahler, interim president of the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce, with son Brady and daughter Kirsten after climbing 104 stories at One World Trade Center on June 5.

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Financial Planning / Insurance / Accounting

American Investment Planners llC

Kathleen M. Englehart

53 North Park Ave. , Suite 45

Rockville Centre (516) 699 1994

kenglehart@ae.cadaretgrant.com

AmericanInvestmentpPlanners.com

H & B Premier Tax & Accounting llC

Hareesha Boyagodage

2300 Grand Ave., Suite 207 (718) 304-7741

hareesha.k@handbpremier.com HAndBPremier.com

New York life

Sean Gleason

815 Grand Terrace Ave. (516) 330-9639 stgleason@ft.newyorklife.com NewYorkLife.com/agent/stgleason

Your Taxes Matter

Robert DiGiovanna

2355 Pershing Blvd. 202 (516) 835-8053 bdig2000@optonline.net YourTaxesMatter.today

Financial Services

Ridgewood Savings Bank

Lyndell Senior and Regis Gray 835 Atlantic Ave. (516) 223-2835

lbaumann@ridgewoodbank.com RidgewoodBank.com

Town of Hempstead Employees Federal Credit Union

Jessica Eckels 1830 Grand Ave. (516) 867-4730

jessica.eckels@tohefcu.org TOHEFCU.org

Florist

Imperial Floral Design Center

Ann Marie Pierce

776 Merrick Road (516) 223-3364

annmariepierce634@yahoo.com ImperialFlorist.org

Funeral Homes

Cecere Family Funeral Home

Michael J. Cecere III

2283 Grand Ave. (516) 223-4200

michaelclfd@optonline.net

CecereFamilyFunerals.com

Fullerton Funeral Home

Barbara Fullerton 769 Merrick Road (516) 223-1460 bduffyfullie@gmail.com FullertonFHNY.com

Hair Salon

Chamber of Commerce

All businesses are in Baldwin NY 11510, 11575 unless noted

Health / Fitness / Personal Care

Emerson Souza Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 2420 Grand Avenue (516) 868-5000 emersonsouzabjj.com

Fit & Fearless, llC

Fabiana Cellini 1617 N. Grand Ave. (516) 360-2621 fabianacellini@gmail.com

l ong Island Pediatrics

Richard Lippmann 664 Merrick Road (516) 771-8123 rlippmann65@hotmail.com DrRichOnline.com

lyfe Fitness

Daniel Feleppa 851 Merrick Road (516) 361-6407 daniel@trainlyfe.com

SoHappy2BFit Sheila Clark-Hawkins 2974 Grand Ave. (516) 655-7967 sohappy2bfit@gmail.com SoHappy2BFit.com

South Nassau Mount Sinai Hospital Gail Carlin One Healthy Way, Oceanside (516) 377-5370 gcarlin@snch.org SouthNassau.org Hotel

Ramada Inn & Suites Deepak Dave Jillian 1000 Sunrise Highway Rockville Centre (516) 678-1100 ramadarvc@gmail.com Ramada.com

HVAC Repair and Service

NY Boiler & Air Conditioning Repair

Luis Medina 997 Merrick Road (516) 377-5200 nyboilerandac@gmail.com NewYorkBoilerRepair.com

HVAC/ Construction B & l Testing and Balancing

Brett Sanicola 2735 Academy St., Oceanside (516) 724-3630 brett@bltab.com BLTestingAndBalancing.com

Studio 91

Ananoda Clark 91 Merrick Road (516) 208-5900

ananodaclark@gmail.com

Studio91NaturalHair.com

Koch-Glacken Agency

Jeffrey R. Koch & Jeffrey G. Koch

1211 Stewart Ave., Suite 201, P.O. Box 328, Bethpage (516) 378-8000

jeffg@kochglacken.com KochGlacken.com

Pl Radin Agency

Allstate Insurance Exclusive Agent

Pamela Radin 914 Atlantic Ave. (516) 783-3484

pamelaradin@allstate.com Agents.Allstate.com/pamela-radinbaldwin

Ability Service Agency Inc.

Elizabeth DeMaria

2075 Grand Ave. (516) 223-3144

edemaria@abilityservice.com AbilityService.com

State Farm - Marty Connor Agency

Marty Connor 2417 Grand Ave. (516) 543-5388

marty@connoragency.com ConnorAgency.com

American Agency Inc.

Jed R. S. Raynor

140 South Ocean Ave., Freeport (516) 379-3600

jed@americanagency.com Americanagency.com

l andscape / Snow Removal

Evergreen l andscape Contractors

Tom Owen 1083 Steele Blvd. (516) 867-3800

tom@evergreenlandinc.com EvergreenLandInc.com

CSP (creative snow plow)

Martin LaGrande (516) 250-1442 creativesnowplow@gmail.com

Mike's l andscaping & Design Inc.

Mike Varrone P.O. Box 846 (516) 868-5046

mike@mikeslandscaping.com MikesLandscaping.com

Media / Printing/ Sign

Baldwin Herald Michelle Auclair

2 Endo Blvd., Garden City (516) 569-4000 ext. 310

mauclair@liherald.com

Baldwin Graphic Arts Inc.

Robert Dougan

2096 Grand Ave. (516) 546 6695

baldwingraphics@verizon.net BaldwinGraphicArts.com

Feliciano Design Group, Inc. David Feliciano (516) 983-5318

Insurance Services

Insurance Express 1685-C Grand Ave.

david@felicianodesigngrp.com felicianodesigngroup.com

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Richner Printing Services

Michael Karff

2 Endo Blvd., Garden City

(516) 569-4000, Ext 288 mkarff@liherald.com

Website Design / Marketing

Oceansidel ocal.com

Mark Greenburg P.O. Box 65

Oceanside info@oceansidelocal.com oceansidelocal.com

Misc.

Baldwin Republican Committee

Debbie Pugliese

2530 Park Ave. baldwinrepublicanclub@gmail.com

Jatia John Brooks 546 Chester St, S. Hempstead (347) 531-3701

Music / Instruments / lessons

Kolstein Music Inc.

Manny Alvarez 795 Foxhurst Road (516) 546-9300

manny@kolstein.com Kolstein.com

New World Music Center Inc. Michael Fincken 1858 Grand Ave. (516) 378-7898

mike@newworldmusiccenter.com NewWorldMusicCenter.com

School of Rock Monica Rubin 197 N Long Beach Road, Rockville Centre (516) 599-5909 rockvillecentre@schoolofrock.com

Nail Salon

The Nail Studio by mskreativekay Inc

Katherine Evelyn 2423 Grand Ave. (516) 283-2033

k.evelyn@mskreativekay.com

Non Profit/Not for Profit/ Community Organization

3D's Aftercare Inc

3D's Empowerment Circle llC Dr. Zodelia Williams 586 Seaman Ave. (516) 600-9449

zodeliawilliams@gmail.com

3DsAftercareInc.org

Baldwin Civic Association Inc. Karen Montalbano P.O. Box 833 (516) 855-8842 baldwincivic@gmail.com BaldwinCivic.org

Lisa DelliPizzi, of the Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce, left, joined Interim Baldwin Chamber of Commerce president Erik Mahler, former Freeport chamber president Lois Howes, and Eric Alexander — director of Vision Long Island — at Kitty O’Hara’s in Baldwin.

Baldwin Post No. 246, American l egion Robert S. Hare, Post Commander 2754 Grand Ave. (516) 867-9873

baldwin.post.246_amerlegn@aol.com Facebook.com/americanlegion. baldwinny.post246

Destined to Dance Performing Arts Center Inc/ Erica and Jerry Edmonds 1653 Grand Ave. destined2dance14@gmail.com

Richard M. Brodsky Foundation Richard Brodsky 1247 Mara Court Atlantic Beach (516) 770-7724 richardm.brodsky@gmail.com RichardMBrodsky.org 5kAIDSCancer.com WorldAIDSMarathon.com

Nutrition

Rita K. Batheja, MS RDN CDN FAND 825 Van Buren St. (516) 868-0605 krbatheja@gmail.com

Professional Services

Dougherty & Schneider, Esq. Timothy Dougherty 625 Merrick Road (516) 223-2621

doughertyesq@optonline.net

The Nelson l aw Office P.C. Kimberly I. Nelson 2249 Derby Road (516) 223-5500 knelson@nelsonlaw.com nelsonlaw.com

Real Estate

Baldwin Realty Marilyn Sandroni 720 Sunrise Highway (516) 678-4980 marilynann@optonline.net

Elizabeth Homes / Cushman & Wakefield

175 Broardhollow Road, Suite 235 Melville (646) 530-3661

elizabeth.d.holmes@cushwake.com Mahler Realty Erik Mahler 1030 Merrick Road (516) 223-3111

erik@mahlerrealty.com MahlerRealty.com

Park Assets Real Estate Corp. Victor Sookdeo 2430 Grand Avenue (718) 684-8000 victor@parkassets.com ParkAssets.com

Sailing Home Realty Corp. Frank Pignataro

1025 Atlantic Ave. (516) 377-4760 sailinghomerealty@gmail.com SailingHomeRealty.com

Restaurant / Eateries / Catering / Bakery

A Touch of Italy Reyna Quintanilla 1187 Grand Ave. (516) 483-5119 ro-2902@hotmail.com ATouchOfitaly.com

Applebees Bar & Grill 684 Sunrise Highway (516) 442-0580

At Your Service, l I Michael Leake 2863 Grand Ave. (516) 612-8445 atyourserviceli247@gmail.com AtYourServiceLI.com

Basil l eaf Grill

Weng 1019-21 Atlantic Ave. (516) 379-0111 wengxinyang@gmail.com

BasilLeafNY.com

Courtesy Lisa DelliPizzi

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Bites Galore Sweetique

Ashley Howell

753 Merrick Road, Baldwin (516) 303-9994

bitegalore@gmail.com

Delicious Moments Caterers

Steven Sciortino 792 Merrick Road (516) 594-1349 hotfood2@aol.com ICater4U.com

Ferring Deli/Fairview Foods Inc.

Ron Gercken 1181 Grand Ave. (516) 538-8655

ferringdeli@yahoo.com

FerringDeli.com

Food Rocket Food Truck

Luis Medina

565 Old Mill Road (516) 226-7474

Kitty O Hara's

Shay Leavy

845 Merrick Road (516) 208-5520

sleavy44@verizon.net

lucas Dominican Restaurant 1207 Grand Ave. 516-307-1828 lucasdr.com

No Good Burger Joint 930 Atlantic Ave. (516) 442-5434

Novi Restaurant 99 Merrick Road (516) 422-4500 novibaldwinny@gmail.com

Raagini Italian Restaurant

Malti Bisht

924 Atlantic Ave. (516) 608-5578 hemabista@yahoo.com

RaaginiNY.com

Royal Roti Restaurant 1747 Grand Ave. (516) 688-5135

Ali@royalrotishop.com

RoyalRotiShop.com

Shoobee's at the Hive

Alvis and Keiva Brown 2428 Grand Ave. (516) 543-7586

brownalvis28@gmail.com

The Irish Pub

Shawn Sabel 834 Merrick Road (516) 208-5940

ssjets1@yahoo.com TheIrishPub.bar

McDonald's of Baldwin Kaufman Enterprises

Josh Kaufman 1255 Grand Ave. (631) 742-9338

jkaufman23@hotmail.com MacPride.net

Sonny's Canal House John Moore or Ginny Foley 1 Jefferson Place (516) 867-9833 newyorkcont@aol.com

Chamber of Commerce

Swirl Bliss Stephen Emeli

1777 Grand Ave. North Baldwin (516) 867-9745 semeli@emelibiz.com SwirlBliss.com

Retail

A&B Upholstery

Mike or Bob 548 Merrick Road (516) 868-1352 bob.abupholstery@gmail.com ABUpholsteryShop.com

Gala Fresh Farms Jenny Jorge 2485 Grand Ave. (516) 377-4252

Gamesockz

Geremyah Shaw-Glen 3201 Grand Blvd. (516) 255-7620 mygamesockz@gmail.com GameSockz.com

Speedworld John / Kathy 598 Sunrise Highway (516) 771-2525 speedworldli@aol.com

Stop & Shop

Maxwell Frisch 905 Atlantic Ave. frisch.maxwell@ahold.com StopAndShop.com

John P. Brown l adder Co., Inc. 87 Merrick Road (516) 608-0999 jpb206fd@aol.com BrownLadder.com

Stu-Art Supplies

Lisa Hubley 2045 Grand Ave. (516) 546-5151

lhubley@stu-artsupplies.com Stu-ArtSupplies.net

Security Systems

Ispy Security Surveillance

Salim Baksh (917) 741 1443 salim@ispy247.com

Town Services

Baldwin Public library

Elizabeth Olesh 2385 Grand Ave. (516) 223-6228 eolesh@baldwinpl.org BaldwinPL.org

Sanitary District No. 2 Douglas Wiedmann 2080 Grand Ave. (516) 223-3246 dwiedmann@gmail.com Sani2.com

Travel Advisors

Superior Travel Consultants llC

Carol McParland

3463 Bay Front Drive (516) 224-7880

carol@superiortravel.com

Regal Solutions Group llC

Pamela Pratt 381 Maryland Ave., Freeport (516) 259-1893

regaleventsolutionsny@gmail.com

Courtesy Assemblywoman Judy Griffin Harbor Wash and Spa officially opened their business in June with the Baldwin Chamber of Com merce by its side.

One of the best. Once again. Right here in Oceanside.