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A ‘Cools’ way to host a chili competition some of those who attended had never visited Baldwin before, so Susan used the cook-off to give Taste buds were stimulated them a taste of the community. “We do everything we can to in Baldwin on Sunday when neighbors taste tested various try to encourage a sense of community in Baldwin,” she said. chili recipes. Community events such as Susan and Samantha Cools the cook-off pro— mother and vide locals with an daughter duo opportunity to known as the Cools explore different Team — brought area businesses. back the Chili CookSusan added that Of f for the fifth the pub’s owner, year. In 2019, the Shawn Sabel, has B a l d w i n Ro t a r y helped various indiClub created and viduals and organisponsored the event, zations in the combut the club was dismunity, which is a banded the followgood reason to parting year, during the ner with the busipandemic, and the ness. Coolses have since “For dif ferent partnered with The SUSAN CoolS events in the town, Irish Pub to sponsor host, Chili Cook-Off like at the Grand it. Baldwin Festival, “Last year, we hosted the cook-off as a fund- Shawn is always out there cookraiser for a bartender who had ing,” Susan said. “He does a lot gotten hit by a car and was for Hangout One Happy Place, severely hurt,” Susan said. and he just goes above and “This year, the cook-off wasn’t a beyond more than anybody, and it’s so appreciative.” fundraiser but just a fun event.” Susan said she wants to work She explained that the main reason to continue sponsoring with a business that continues the cook-off is to bring the com- to uplift the community, adding munity together. In previous that the pub’s atmosphere is years that the event was held, Continued on page 10

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Artwork displayed at African American Museum for entire month Through creativity, Baldwin students expressed what Black History Month meant to them, as their artwork — poems, sculptures, photography, digital art — were displayed at the African American Museum of Nassau County last week. Story, more photos, page 3.

e do everything we can to try to encourage a sense of community in Baldwin.

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weaknesses. Ted needed to stop making excuses and start making changes in his life that would produce positive results. To continue the luxury of excusemaking and denial would kill his dreams and hope. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams,” said Eleanor Roosevelt. Dreams keep you young, fresh, and interested in life. But some people, like Ted, are so good at dreaming that they don’t stop to think why their dreams aren’t coming true. Hence, if you, like Ted, make too many excuses, try this exercise instead. Have an honest conversation with yourself. If you haven’t done something you said you’d do, admit it! Then if you’re feeling inadequate, scattered, fearful or depressed, admit it! If you’re disappointed in your own achievements, admit it! If you feel your relationships are lacking intima-

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cy, admit it! Better to work on your emotional sadness than to distort the reality you live in. When you admit the truth to yourself, do it without making the truth sound terrible. You’re not an awful person. Yes, you have faults - like all of us. Perhaps you’re lazy, scared, or scattered. Perhaps you’re overweight, disorganized, or feel like a loser. Okay, own up to where you are in life. Once you acknowledge your truth, you can begin to make changes to improve your life. In the short run, excuses may make you feel better about yourself. But in the long run, excuses rob you of a more enriching, enhancing lifestyle. ©2024 Linda Sapadin, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and author who specializes in helping people overcome selfdefeating patterns of behavior. You can reach her at DrSapadin@aol.com or 516 791-2780. For additional articles, visit her website at www.PsychWisdom. com.

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Students’ artwork celebrates black culture The idea for hosting this event came to Franza after she had discussions with students. They wanted the public to see The Baldwin School District kicked what their feelings and thoughts were off Black History Month by collaborat- on black culture. After connecting with ing with the African American Museum the African American Museum, Franza worked on establishing how the museof Nassau County last Wednesday. At the museum, located at 110 N. um will collaborate with the students. “This event just came from talking to Franklin St. in Hempstead, 30 pieces of student artwork, grades 6 through 12, students about how important Black was unveiled. The work ranged from History Month was to them,” Franza said. “And how they wanted drawings, paintings, poems, to cooperate with an institusculptures, photog raphy, tion that feels the same and digital art. The event way.” shined a spotlight on the The school district will creativity and talent of continue celebrating black Baldwin students through culture through other celebrating black culture. e ve n t s t h r o u g h o u t t h e “Our students, all on month. Every day for Februtheir own time, worked to ary at Baldwin High School, create different pieces with announcements are made, the theme being ‘what black teaching students about history means to you?’,” black people of influence. Gabriella Franza, assistant There are also lessons withdirector of instructional in the classrooms that are programs, said. “And so stucurated to understand black dents explored dif ferent history. mediums to express that.” “I think it’s also imporJayson Mehlman, senior tant to note that in Baldwin, at Baldwin High School, diswe celebrate black history played a visual representa- GaBRIElla especially in February, but tion of what black history FRaNza black history is American meant to him. His work was Assistant director history,” Franza said. “And a black and white collage of instructional it’s important that we do painting, demonstrating artprograms this all throughout the year istry of the 1830s. and that these lessons and “Given the month of Black History Month, now is the tine for conversations exist all throughout the people to expand the bubble that they school year.” live in and learn about different culFranza explained that when the black tures and history,” Mehlman said. community was silenced in the past, art Mehlan said he noticed that a lot of was used for black Americans to resist, his fellow classmates aren’t aware about grow, and share their feelings. This is certain aspects of black culture and his- ultimately what the students at last tory. He believes it’s important that peo- week’s event hoped to do and will conple learn about not only just other peo- tinue to do so with future creative projple’s background, but their own. ects.

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ur students, all on their own time, worked to create different pieces with the theme being ‘what black history means to you?’

The artwork of Timothy Ortega, grade 9, depicting himself looking to the sky and to the future, as he honors his Haitian and African American heritages.

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Arielle Bones, senior at Baldwin High School, with her drawing showing four leaders, who have guided oppressed groups to freedom.

Mara Suraj Aj Din, grade 8, with her poem ‘Bloody Rose.’ The poem depicts the fight for black freedom and speaks about the suffering and joys of black people. ‘One day the innocent dove will become a strong eagle and fly away,’ Din said in her poem.

Ambika Bear, grade 8, wrote a poem about the activists that impacted the world. ‘We honor the heroes, who defied the chains,’ Bear said in her poem before mentioning Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., and other black activists.

Kiera Sinclair, grade 8, celebrating the triumphs of black women athletes.

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HERALD SPORTS Baldwin enjoys solid qualifier By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

vaSILIS TrIaNTafYLLOu North Shore Senior Basketball JANUARY 29, 2024 is a night Triantafyllou will never forget. He etched himself into the Nassau County and North Shore boys’ basketball record book by scoring his 1,000th career points in a victory over Lawrence. He reached the plateau in thrilling fashion with a last-second three pointer, giving him 40 points for the game. “Big V” as he’s called, ranks among the county’s scoring leaders at 22 ppg and has the Vikings in line for a high playoff seed.

GAMES TO WATCH Thursday, Feb. 8 Girls Basketball: Wantagh at Lynbrook .................5:15 p.m. Boys Basketball: Island Trees at Malverne................. 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: West Hemp. at East Rockaway ....... 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: Friends Academy at Lawrence ........ 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: East Rockaway at West Hemp......... 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 9 Girls Basketball: Westbury at Uniondale ................... 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: V.S. Central at Long Beach.............. 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: Manhasset at Hewlett................5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball: Syosset at Oceanside .................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Hicksville at Freeport...................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: South Side at Kennedy .................. 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Baldwin at Plainview ...................... 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: Plainview at Baldwin ....................... 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 10 Boys Basketball: Calhoun at Elmont .......................10 a.m. Girls Basketball: G.N. North at Carey ......................10 a.m. Boys Basketball: Long Beach at V.S. Central ...........12 p.m. Boys Basketball: G.N. South at East Meadow .........12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Garden City at Sewanhaka ..........12 p.m. Girls Basketball: MacArthur at Mepham .................12 p.m. Girls Basketball: Elmont at Calhoun.......................... 2 p.m. Girls Basketball: Kennedy at South Side..............3:30 p.m.

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Seeded No. 5 in a field of 11 in the 285-pound bracket at the Nassau County Division 1 wrestling qualifier last Saturday, Moise Ambroise of host Baldwin produced the biggest upset of the tournament on the way to an unlikely run to the title. Ambroise, a senior and first-year wrestler, pinned Oceanside’s Brett Moshkovich, the top seed, in the third period of the semifinals (5:07) to highlight a four-win day that firstyear Bruins coach Mike Marrero described as “impressive.” “Moise put in a lot of work all season to maximize his potential,” Marrero said. “He was a football lineman and is very flexible and athlete for a big kid. He redeemed two losses to win the qualifier and we’ll see what he can do next.” Ambroise, who defeated Sewanhaka East’s Adam Maarouf in the finals, and at least seven teammates advanced to represent Baldwin in the Nassau County D1 Championship Tournament this Saturday and Sunday at Hofstra University’s Mack Sports Complex. “We’re hoping to get a few wild Ross Farber/Herald cards and have 10 kids at counties,” Sophomore 131-pounder Frantz Byron, top, was one of three Bruins to capture Nassau Marrero said. “We took advantage of a lot of practice time the past few qualifier tournament titles last Saturday. weeks.” birthday by pinning fourth-seeded ready.” Sophomores Nahkin Stevens (101) Baldwin freshman Lenny Budden and Frantz Byron (131) also took home Muhammad Nasar of Herricks in the qualifier titles. Senior Paul Clement title bout in 3:45. “He’s a tough kid with continued to make strides and finished third in the qualifier at 152, thanks in excellent cardio,” Marrero said of was runner-up at 190. Stevens spent the regular season Byron. “He might not be well-known large part to a 6-4 decision over Oceanscompeting at 108 and 116 before making around the county, but he’s definitely a ide’s Max Gutman in the quarterfinals. the decision to drop to the lowest weight kid to watch at Hofstra.” Junior Matt Feeney took third at 215, Marrero said the atmosphere in the doing so with three victories in the class. “Nahkin did a great job managing his weight descent,” Marrero said. “He gym was electric as Clement battled wrestlebacks following a defeat in the loves wrestling and has great technique. Oceanside’s Jared Marine for the title at quarterfinals. In the third-place match, He’s capable of going deep in the county 190. Clement had three pins on the day Feeney flipped the script on Syosset’s before being pinned by the top-seeded Declan Broggy with a victory by pin. tournament.” Stevens who was the No. 1 seed, Marine after a high-scoring first period. Broggy had taken the quarterfinal recorded two pins before defeating Syos- “Paul has a good head on his shoulders matchup, 5-1. set’s Anthony Silipo in the final by a and won’t let the loss bother him,” Mar“We’re excited to be practicing this rero said. “He’s one of the top contend- week and looking forward to the best 16-5 major decision. Byron, seeded third, celebrated his ers for the county title and he’ll be part of the season,” Marrero said.

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Long Island is in dire need of volunteer firefighters. Here in Nassau County, for example, just 6,000 men and women serve local departments — not enough to serve a county of nearly 1.5 million residents. “It’s a crisis,” said Michael Uttaro, Nassau County’s fire marshal. The county saw a large boost in volunteer firefighters just after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, reaching more than 10,000 strong at its peak. But that enthusiasm has since dwindled, Uttaro said, and protecting communities depends on those willing to step up and defend it. “We had a little bit of a spike where people wanted to help their communities,” he said. “They were inspired and had feelings of patriotism. That has waned off. And it’s waned off significantly.” But not all is lost. Edward Tase Jr., president of the Firefighters Association of the State of New York, believes it is up to local fire departments — and ultimately the state — to help fix this issue and raise volunteer numbers. In fact, the state firefighters association is calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to properly invest in recruitment efforts. Otherwise, the volunteer-based system that has always fueled Long Island may

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Donald Corkery, president of the New York State Association of Fire Districts, shares a study from the state firefighters association at the Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center in Uniondale, which found nearly half of New York residents are interested in becoming volunteer firefighters. eventually collapse, forcing both Nassau and Suffolk counties to move toward professional firefighters, like those in neighboring New York City. And that could get expensive. The 80,000 volunteers who staff fire departments throughout the state save taxpayers $4.7 billion each year, according to a state firefighters association study. There are 179 fire departments on Long Island — more than 70 of them found in Nassau — with all but two being volunteer. “We’re fighting with the government right now,” Tase said. “When you join as

a volunteer firefighter, you get a $200 credit on your state income tax. I’m pushing to get it to $800, and pushing for the state to understand the value that we provide.” But volunteering comes with other perks and benefits beyond the income tax credit: breaks on property taxes, grants and scholarships for free or reduced college tuition, and even retirement benefits and service pensions. “We need to do better and connect more with the communities we serve,” Uttaro said, adding that by having better

community connections, the county can not only grow its active volunteer roster, but also increase the fire department’s diversity. Although Nassau’s population is becoming more diverse, those demographics aren’t always translating over into the community fire departments. “We’re missing those folks,” Uttaro said, “and the opportunity to get them to join and let them know about the community they just moved into, and how they can help.” Another state study found that nearly half of New York residents are interested in volunteering at their local fire department — something Uttaro says he wants to capitalize on. More than “66 percent of the people surveyed said they would stop down at their local firehouse to get more information on volunteering,” the fire marshal said, “so now it is our job to roll out the welcome mat.” Regina Cabrera found her way to volunteering for her local fire department in Patchogue. And despite what some might believe about doing this kind of work, there is still plenty of opportunity to still have a life outside of the fire station. “I have a social life,” she said. “I go to church. I have a 9-to-5. I do a lot. But why not push yourself to do something? You don’t know what you’re capable of until you try.”

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Wagenknecht’s original and old world formulas and techniques prevail. There is something for everyone. Just ask and be specific. Sugar-free chocolates are available, as are Kosher and Kosher-Dairy, prepared with production partners. Gluten-free can be found as well. As for allergies, be aware that candy and chocolates are made on shared equipment. Hand-packed boxes, signature gifts, platters and holiday-themed arrangements come in many varieties and sizes. Emile’s Candies ships items using UPS. Allow 24 hours to process an order, and more if it’s holiday-related. Most recently, they have joined forces with Trellus, a company that delivers swiftly and locally. Emile’s Candies is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. During holiday times, they extend hours. Check the website, EmilesCandies.com, or call.

elebrating its 71st year in business, Emile’s Candies is one of Long Island’s last old-fashioned chocolate factories. Here the chocolates are created, and the centers are freshly cooked on premises, made in small batches (a little at a time) on the original machinery, exclusively using the recipes of its founder. Emile Wagenknecht, a German confectioner, founded Emile’s Candies in 1953. His son, Robert, took over in 1965. In 1980, Robert hired a high school student, Patrick Quinn, who purchased the store in 1994, retaining all the family’s processes. The present owners, Jackie (above) and Michael Brown, proudly took over in 2017. They preserved all of Emile’s renowned recipes, and offer truffles, cremes, jellies, nougats, clusters, marshmallows, cherry cordials, marzipan, chocolate-covered pretzels, caramels and more. In addition to hand crafting, they use a chocolate enrober — a candy-making machine that is nearly 70-years-old (think of the famous “I Love Lucy” candy-factory episode). Confection selection has been updated and expanded, while Emile

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always very laid back and fun. “People can just sit, relax, and it’s comfortable,” she said. The Coolses chose chili for this event because it is held close to the Super Bowl, and a big pot of chili is integral to football culture. Chili is also a simple dish to make with several different variations. “The first year that we did this event, the winner made a buffalo-flavored chili,” Susan said. Other chili variations have included vegan, vegetarian, chili with venison, and more. This year, the chili flavors included a smokey flavor, while some other chilis had a jalapeño flavor. There was also a white chicken chili flavor. “People are always pleasantly surprised,” Susan said, “because for the $10 fee to get in, you get a complimentary drink, and you get to taste every one of the chilies and vote for your favorite chili.” The Cools Team put up a $200 first place prize that was collected by the winner at the end of the evening. The winner was Bernice McCann. The Coolses plan to continue promoting community involvement with similar events in the future. Susan noted that the cookoff was not only important to the Cools Team, but also provided a social gathering for neighbors to meet one another. This, according to Susan, is the backbone of the community.

Kimberly malone, president of the Baldwin Civic association, with her husband Ken Bobb tasting some delicious chili.

thomas fitzpatrick enjoying the chili.

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from left, Shawn Sabel, owner of the irish pub; nassau County Legislator debra mule; Susan Cools, and Samantha Cools at the fifth annual Chili Cook-off, which was hosted by the Cools’.

friends John Cools, Jessica Saracco, and Chris mcCleese gathering at the pub as they enjoy the warmth and taste of the chili.

the irish pub was packed with many people that wanted to taste the many different chili’s. tom Burke tasted a few and said he really liked chili number nine.

austin Kaider and taylor Long socializing as they enjoy their chili. the event promoted community involvement.

MSSN’s Frank Gress honored with award

South Nassau’s gastroenterology and interventional endoscopy programs,” said Sharma. “He is truly dedicated to improving patient care and educating our residents and fellows and is respected by his peers and valued by his patients and their families, both for his insight and compassion.” Gress, also the program director for the gastroenterology fellowship at Mount Sinai South Nassau, holds the position of lead for therapeutic endoscopy for the Mount Sinai Health System on Long Island. Additionally, he serves as a professor of gastroenterology medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

A board-certified gastroenterologist, Dr. Gress has contributed to advancing interventional gastroenterology, with a focus on endoscopic ultrasound for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal conditions. His expertise includes fine needle aspiration and endoscopic ultrasound-guided procedures to address pain associated with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. G re s s ’s e x t e n s ive cl i n i c a l a n d research experience spans pancreatic disease, gallbladder and bile duct diseases, esophageal disorders, and the endoscopic diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal malignancies. He has been actively involved in multicenter

News briefs

Las Vegas Sands once again is Fortune’s one of world’s most admired companies Las Vegas Sands — the company looking to invest $4 billion into the Nassau Hub site in Uniondale — is one of just two hotel and gaming companies named as one of Fortune magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies. This is the 10th year the Sands has been included on the list. “Sands being included on Fortune’s list is an endorsement of our performance in delivering economic, social, and environmental value to our communities, team members and customers,” said Patrick Dumont, president and chief operating officer of Sands, in a release. “Entering 2024 with this recognition demonstrates our ability to successfully navigate change and evolution, while remaining focused on the positive impact we strive to deliver.” After exiting its Las Vegas operations in 2022, Sands has focused on

reinvestment in Asia, and the development of new businesses and geographies. The company reaffirmed its commitment to Macao last year with Sands China’s pledge to invest $3.75 billion in capital and operating projects through 2032 to support Macao’s stature as a global tourism destination. Sands also is focused on continuing to propel Singapore’s growth in international tourism with a $1.75 billion reinvestment program currently underway at Marina Bay Sands. Much closer to home, Sands looks to earn one of New York’s downstate casino licenses with a massive redevelopment of the 80-acre property where the Nassau Coliseum currently sits. It plans to build outdoor community spaces, high-end hotels, and what Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman describes as a

“world-class live performance venue honoring the legacy of live music” at the Coliseum. The project also is expected to include celebrity chef restaurants, convention space and ballrooms, a day spa, a swimming pool, and a health club, along with a casino. It is expected to create 12,000 cons t r u c t i o n j o b s, a n d u l t i m at e ly employ 5,000 people. As of 2022, Sands has invested $56 million in workforce development initiatives globally, while reducing its carbon emissions by 50 percent — partially affected by lower attendance at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The Fortune designation joins other recent recognition from Newsweek as one of its most responsible companies, as well as Dow Jones’ sustainability world and Nor th America indices.

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and collaborative studies, contributing to advancements in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and pancreatitis. In addition to his clinical contributions, Gress has played leadership roles in national GI societies, including the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the American Gastroenterological Association. Currently, he serves on the American College of Gastroenterology Innovation and Technology Committee and is the college governor representing Long Island. Gress has also been the past president of the New York Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. As a testament to his commitment to education, Gress has authored over 100 original research articles, numerous book chapters, and editorials. He has edited two highly regarded endoscopic ultrasound textbooks and coedited a textbook on pancreatic disease. Gress’s recognition as a “Master” by the ACG solidifies his standing as a distinguished leader in the field of gastroenterology, furthering the mission of promoting excellence in patient care and digestive health — Kepherd Daniel

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In recognition of his contributions to digestive health and patient care, Dr. Frank Gress, chief of gastroenterology and director of interventional endoscopy at Mount Sinai South Nassau, was awarded the title of “Master” by the American College of Gastroenterology during the 2023 ACG Annual Scientific Meeting in Vancouver, Canada. The designation of “Master” is bestowed upon individuals who have demonstrated exceptional achievements in clinical practice, research, education, and service within the field of gastroenterology. Gress received this accolade in acknowledgment of his leadership and influential role in promoting high standards of patient care and digestive health. “I am humbled and honored by this award,” Gress said. “This award not only reflects on my efforts but on those of our entire gastroenterology team at Mount Sinai South Nassau. We are focused on advancing the field—and on the care we provide to our patients we see each and every day, keeping them as our primary focus.” Mount Sinai South Nassau’s president, Dr. Adhi Sharma, applauded Gress for his career and leadership, particularly in the development of the hospital’s gastroenterology and interventional endoscopy programs. Sharma emphasized Gress’s dedication to improving patient care, educating residents and fellows, and his esteemed reputation among peers, patients, and their families. “We applaud Dr. Gress for his leadership, exemplary career in gastroenterology, and development of Mount Sinai

NYU Langone unveils ambulatory care center By NICOLE FORMISANO nformisano@liherald.com

NYU Langone designed its new ambulatory care facility with a goal in mind: Creating a one-stop destination for patients’’ medical needs. The hospital — at 1111 Franklin Ave., in Garden City — offers more than 30 specialties under one roof, intended to make the days of running between appointments and specialists a thing of the past. “So, it’s no longer having the patient go to multiple places — the places come to them,” said Martin Chavez, chief of maternal-fetal medicine, at the Garden City center. “And it’s not so bad of a place to be when you need services.” The new hospital encompasses an entire half-mile block — which some neighbors may remember as the old Bloomingdale’s store — making it the largest ambulatory care center on Long Island. The $170 million facility is the latest development in Nassau County’s goal of becoming a premier site for health care, said County Executive Bruce Blakeman. “The county is investing a significant amount of money in marketing Nassau County as a destination site for medical tourism,” he said. “I believe this is very, very important for our economy. It is a jewel in our whole economic development of the region. “That’s what’s so great, is to have a

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Fostering a collaborative environment was one of the most important design priorities, senior director Jean Marie Addeo said. The 300 doctors and 600 nurses and support staff work together to make patients feel comfortable. facility like this. So that people in this community who have a medical condition can get the high-quality, first-class treatment — I would say world-class treatment — here that you don’t find in many places across the world.” The ambulatory care center expects 35,000 patient visits every month, NYU Langone officials say they want to deliver hospital care without an atmosphere of coldness or sterility. The center features floor-to-ceiling windows for natural light, colorful couches and coffee tables, and an outdoor garden.

“It makes a huge difference — you can see it in our patients,” Chavez said. “You can see it when our patients are able to come in and be in a comfortable environment as they wait. “Whether it’s an exam room, an ultrasound room, a consultation room, it doesn’t matter. They feel at ease. They feel safe. They feel like it’s the level of care they deserve and expect.” Experiencing illness or chronic health issues is stressful enough. The ambulatory care center is designed to remove the added challenge of juggling different spe-

cialists. Someone who is visiting a pulmonologist and discovers heart issues, for example, can now just head down the hallway to the cardiology department, rather than be caught in a cycle of referrals. “It’s not only a wonderful environment for our patients, it’s a wonderful environment to be a clinician for patients as well,” Chavez said. “Now all I have to do is walk down the hall and I can get a consultation, or talk with a colleague about a complex patient.” Balancing 25 consolidated practices and 32 specialties was no small feat, facility senior director JeanMarie Addeo said. She and other NYU Langone administrators had to figure out which departments should be separated, which should be neighbors, and which needed the most space. The resulting flow has created a very collaborative environment. The 600 nurses and support staff even have something of a running competition, Addeo said: Memorize each of the 300 doctors’ names, specialties and floors so they can match any patient to any doctor. Although the care center’s resources play a significant role in its success with patients, she added, the staffers are the real key to quality health care. “I’m incredibly proud of this beautiful, wonderful facility,” Blakeman said. “But more importantly, the people that work here that provide health care to our whole population.”

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Lucky Day Stir Fry

Classic Fried Rice

Snake Alley Noodles

Lunar New Year feasting

Host a celebration to welcome the Year of the Snake

By Karen Bloom Super Sunday weekend is upon us. And with it, the start of the Year of the Dragon, which arrives Feb. 10. Before everyone’s attention turns to the Big Game, why not partake of some more New Year’s revelry with an Asian twist? So take out the broom and sweep away the winter doldrums with a Lunar New Year gathering. The dragon is the sixth year of the Chinese zodiac, which consists of 12 years (and 12 different animals) total. A majestic and lucky creature in Chinese folklore, the dragon symbolizes bravery, creativity and innovation. According to the Chinese horoscope, 2024 is a year full of potential and opportunities for personal growth, professional success and social impact. The dragon is also associated with one of the five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal or water. Each element gives the dragon a different personality and destiny. Actually the Year of the Wood Dragon, 2024 is also known as Yang Wood on Dragon, or Jia Chen. The fixed element of the dragon (chen) is Earth (Wu), which represents stability, honesty and loyalty. The variable element of the dragon in 2024 is yang wood, or jia, further representing growth, creativity and flexibility. The wood dragon, according to the lore, is the most creative and visionary of the dragons. They are optimistic, ambitious and adventurous — ready to explore new ideas and challenge themselves. They are also generous, compassionate, and loyal to their friends. Therefore, the Year of the Dragon in 2024 is expected to be a time of visionary leaders, innovators and problem solvers. It’s also predicted to be a great year to start new projects, explore new opportunities, and create value for yourself and others. Lunar New Year is all about spectacle, from those ubiquitous fireworks and dancing dragons, to an assortment of delectable food. That’s why it’s a holiday anyone can enjoy — and a great time to host a party. From the décor and color scheme, to the food, Lunar New Year is rich in beautiful symbols. If you’ve got a round table, this is the time to use it, because it is a sign of wholeness. Decorate it with red and gold accents to represent good luck and prosperity. During Lunar New Year, the color red is everywhere. People wear red, decorate with poems on red paper, and give children “hong bao” (or “lucky money”) in red envelopes. That’s because red symbolizes happiness, abundance and good fortune. It also symbolizes fire, which according to legend, can drive away bad luck. There are all sorts of symbolic foods, each associated with specific blessings or good luck. Noodles — in dishes such as Snake Alley Noodles — stand for longevity. Pork symbolizes wealth. A whole chicken? Completeness and prosperity. Supplement the meal with other symbolic foods, such as pot stickers or spring rolls (said to bring prosperity because they resemble gold ingots); a bowl of tangerines or oranges

(their Chinese names sound like the words for “luck” and “wealth”); fortune cookies to go with dessert — you can even insert your own customized fortunes for the year ahead. For the ultimate in a customized fortune, make homemade fortune cookies and write creative fortunes to delight and amuse your guests. And at the stroke of midnight, open your doors and windows to release the stresses of the old year.

Lucky Day Stir Fry

• 1/3 cup stir-fry Sauce • 1 large clove garlic, pressed • 1/2 pound fresh asparagus • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil • 1 medium onion, sliced • 1/2 pound fresh snow peas, trimmed • 1 large red bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch strips • 10 to 12 ears canned whole baby corn, rinsed (optional) Combine stir-fry sauce and garlic. Cut asparagus crosswise into 2-inch pieces. Heat oil in hot wok or large skillet over high heat. Add asparagus and onion; stir-fry 2 minutes. Add snow peas; stir-fry 2 minutes. Add red bell pepper; stir-fry 2 minutes. Add corn; stir-fry 1 minute. Pour in stir-fry sauce mixture and cook, stirring, until vegetables are coated with sauce. Serve immediately.

Classic Fried Rice

• 6 strips bacon, cut 1/2-inch pieces • 1 egg, beaten • 8 green onions and tops, sliced • 4 cups cold, cooked rice • 1 tablespoon minced garlic • 3 tablespoons soy sauce Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Move bacon to the side of the pan; add egg and scramble. Move egg over and add green onions to the skillet; saute for about a minute. Stir in the rice, add garlic and soy sauce. Toss until mixture is well blended and heated through.

Snake Alley Noodles

• 3/4 pound uncooked spaghetti • 1/4 cup soy sauce • 2 tablespoons dry sherry • 4 teaspoons cornstarch • 1 pound ground pork • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper • 3/4 cup chopped green onions and tops • 1/2 pound cooked baby shrimp, rinsed and drained Cook spaghetti according to package directions, omitting salt; drain and keep warm. Meanwhile, combine soy sauce, sherry, cornstarch and 1 cup water. Stir-fry pork with ginger, garlic and red pepper in hot wok or large skillet over medium heat, until pork is cooked. Add green onions; stir-fry 1 minute. Add soy sauce mixture; cook and stir until mixture boils and thickens slightly. Stir in shrimp and heat through. Pour over noodles and toss to combine. Enjoy!

Relive those great R&B tunes of days gone by as some top R&B groups take the stage at Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center for an evening of classic sounds. Blue Magic, Black Ivory and The Legendary Blue Notes featuring Sugar Bear sing their greatest hits. The evening is hosted by ‘Big Murph’ of Classic Soul 107.5 FM’s ‘Murph in the Morning and Instant Classic Radio Show.’ Sing along to such favorites as ‘If You Don’t Know Me By Now,’ ‘I Miss You,’ ‘Don’t Turn Around’ and ‘Sideshow.’ The iconic Philly soul group Blue Magic — known for dreamy ballads and choreographed stage moves — peaked in 1974 with the Top 10 pop hit ‘Sideshow.’ Romantic, sensual, soothing and captivating are the words that describe Blue Magic’s musical talents. They reached Gold status with ‘Sideshow,’ their first million-selling hit single. Besides their exquisite vocal harmonies. they’re also known for their masterful storytelling choreography. Friday, Feb. 9, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $45. Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. Adelphi. edu/pac, or (516) 877-4000.

‘Easy come, easy go’ Queen-mania rocks on. Almost Queen is back with their homage to the beloved band. They don’t just pay tribute to the legendary band, they transport you back in time to experience the magic and essence of Queen themselves. The band — featuring Joseph Russo as Freddie Mercury, Steve Leonard as Brian May, Randy Gregg as John Deacon, and John Cappadona as Roger Taylor — consistently delivers a dynamic live performance showcasing signature four-part harmonies and intricate musical interludes. Their authenticity shines through in their impeccable attention to detail and genuine costumes, while their live energy and precision will leave fans of all ages with an unforgettable concert experience. Saturday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m. $79.50, $69.50, $59.50, $49.50, $39.50, $29.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

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Friends of the Brothers visits the Landmark stage with their dynamic tribute to the Allman Brothers, Friday, Feb. 16, 8 p.m. Their powerful celebration of the Allman Brothers, featuring musician closely associated with the original band, continues the brotherhood with passion, committed to the ideals of every night being special and unique. Guitarist/singer Junior Mack has fronted Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band for 12 years and starred in the acclaimed Broadway show “Lackawanna Blues.” Guitarist Andy Aledort played with Dickey Betts for 12 years, has recorded with Double Trouble and Band of Gypsys and toured with Experience Hendrix. Singer/guitarist Alan Paul is the author of “One Way Out,” the definitive, best-selling Allman Brothers Band biography based on 25 years of reporting on and interviewing the band. Their first-hand experience with the Allman Brothers Band and their deep knowledge of the repertoire and the music’s roots and heritage allows them to play with an unrivaled depth. They perform songs from every stage of the Allman Brothers Band’s career, backed by a band of inspirational, veteran players, including drummers Dave Diamond (Zen Tricksters, Bob Weir, Robert Randolph) and Lee Finkelstein (Tower of Power, Blues Brothers), bassist Craig Privett (Half Step) and keyboardist Mike Katzman (Leslie Mendelsohn, The Electrix). Hear songs from every stage of the Allman Brothers’ career, backed by a band of inspirational, veteran players. $33, $28. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Welcome the Year of the Dragon at Long Island Children’s Museum, Saturday, Feb. 10, 12-2 p.m. Stop by to learn all about the Lunar New Year and learn about this special year, which is believed to bring an abundance of opportunities, wealth and luck for everyone. Make a dragon craft to take home at the drop-in program. For ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Art talk Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture” at the museum, Thursday, Feb. 15, 1 p.m. She’ll discuss the current exhibition, “Our Gilded Age.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the in-depth program and also participate in a guided exhibition tour following the lecture. Registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

BPL Hearts You Celebrate Valentine’s Day at t Baldwin Public Library, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2-4:30 p.m. Patrons will enjoy an afternoon of sweets, art, and Valentine’s Day inspired gifts. 2385 Grand Ave. Visit BaldwinPL. org or call (516) 223-6228 for more information.

Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Our Gilded Age,” examines the appearances and the realities of an era that mirrors our own in many ways. Like the nation’s economy, American art and literature flourished during the Gilded Age. The art of John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, Louis Comfort Tiffany and others adorned palatial residences designed by Stanford White and Ogden Codman Jr., architect of the museum’s own quintessential Gilded Age mansion. Drawing heavily upon the local literary history of Long Island, including William Cullen Bryant, Mark Twain (who named the Gilded Age), Walt Whitman, Edith Wharton and others, the exhibition will include paintings, fashion, decorative arts including period silver and china, photographs, manuscripts, first editions and other historic memorabilia. The “Upstairs, Downstairs” approach to the life of a country house brings to life not only the storied conspicuous consumption for which the Gilded Age was infamous, but also the real lives of these many individuals who maintained the palatial estates where that lifestyle was enjoyed. On view through March 10. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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‘Parallel Perspectives’ View Molloy University Art Gallery’s current exhibition, a duo exhibit displaying artwork of noted Long Island artists Holly Gordon and Ward Hooper. Various complementary paintings and prints are on view. Upon meeting, it became obvious that both Gordon and Hooper were deeply inspired by Long Island’s fascinating environment and natural beauty. Together, they toured the island and captured the same places, each interpreting the scenes in front of them through their distinctive artistic styles. Their creations not only influence one another but also blend unique aesthetics in their collaborative artistic journey. Gordon and Hooper’s partnership yielded numerous accomplishments, one of which was the publication of their book “Parallel Perspectives: The Brush/Lens Collaboration.” Through Feb. 16. Kellenberg Gallery, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. Call (516) 323-3196 or email artgallery@molloy.edu for more.

‘Love Letters’ Plaza Theatricals continues its season with “Love Letters,” Sunday, Feb. 11, 2:30 p.m. Starring Kim and Chris Dufrenoy, this imaginative theatre piece is comprised of letters exchanged over a lifetime between two people who grew up together, went their separate ways, but continued to share confidences. Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner, both born to wealth are childhood friends whose lifelong correspondence began with birthday party thankyou notes. Following the performance, the Dufrenoys share some favorite Broadway love songs! See it at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. $40, $35 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, visit PlazaTheatrical. com or call (516) 599-6870.

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Love yourself on Valentine’s Day, with a breast screening at Mercy Hospital, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1-4 p.m. Self-care is the most important gift you can give yourself on Valentine’s Day. Must be age 40 and over to book an appointment. 1000 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. Visit chsli.org/mercy-hospital or call (516) 626-3729 for more information.

Theater performance Enjoy a Black History Month performance of “Cotton: The Dreams and Hopes of the Slave in Spirituals and Slave Narratives,” at Baldwin Public Library, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2 p.m. Presented by Tanisha Mitchell, the three-act musical tells of the African American experience during slavery and its impact on history. Tickets are required and available at the Adult Reference Desk. 2385 Grand Ave. Visit BaldwinPL.org or call (516) 2236228 for more information.

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Cinderella, a zany Godmother, a trip to the royal ball, and a glass slipper continues to delight audiences everywhere. The most classic of all fairy tales springs to life in this Sunrise Theatre Company’s production of the classic tale, Saturday, Feb. 10, 11 a.m.; Sunday, Feb. 11, noon. Follow along in this fast-paced musical production as the ragged Cinderella meets up with the handsome prince looking for a bride. All tickets $15. Visit the Sunrise stage at The Showplace at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. For information/tickets, SunriseTheatreLI.com or call (516) 218-2782.

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All about AI Baldwin Public Library hosts a session on AI, Monday, Feb. 26, 7-8:30 p.m. Learn what ChatGPT is and how it correlates to artificial intelligence, how to navigate the app, how to use the chat safely, and much more. No prerequisites. Register to obtain the Zoom link. 2385 Grand Ave. Visit BaldwinPL.org or call (516) 223-6228 for more information

Free haircuts for the community Haircuts will be provided by student barbers-in-training working toward a New York State Barbering Technician license under the supervision of Barber J. Mestizo at Baldwin High School @ Shubert. Services include haircuts for men and boys, facials, and a beard and eyebrow trim. Call (516) 434-6991 Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to schedule appointments for your group.

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Notice is hereby given that I shall, commencing on February 20, 2024, sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on real estate herein-after described, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party-ininterest in such real estate shall pay to the County Treasurer by February 15, 2024 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges, against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 per cent per six month’s period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code. Effective with the February 20, 2024 lien sale, Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/526/County-Treasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 20th day of February, 2024 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer. The liens are for arrears of School District taxes for the year 2022 - 2023 and/or County, Town, and Special District taxes for the year 2023. The following is a partial listing of the real estate located in school district number(s) 8, 10 in the Town of Hempstead only, upon which tax liens are to be sold, with a brief description of the same by reference to the County Land and Tax Map, the name of the owner or occupant as the same appears on the 2022/2023 tentative assessment roll, and the total amount of such unpaid taxes. impoRTanT THE NAMES OF OWNERS SHOWN ON THIS LIST MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS OWNING THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME OF THIS ADVERTISEMENT. SUCH NAMES HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM THE 2022/2023 TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLLS AND MAY DIFFER FROM THE NAMES OF THE OWNERS AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. IT MAY ALSO BE THAT SUCH OWNERS ARE NOMINAL ONLY AND ANOTHER PERSON IS ACTUALLY THE BENEFICIAL OWNER.

Town of HempsTead scHool:8 RoosevelT Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot GREY AVAL CARL 36159 02600 BLOUNT SARAH L & SMALLEY GARY 36161 01280 FIELD LEOPOLD & GRETNA 36162 00170 17-18 MTGLQ INVESTORS LP 36166 00410 BARNETT BUFORD & GWENDOLYN 36522 00110 PARHAM JR ARTIS 36523 00550 PARHAM EDWARD & BETTY 36524 00130 13,17 SHEVERS HERBERT L & LILLIAN M 36525 00090 EDWARD TRUST DOREEN E 36530 00950 MOKLY CONSTRUCTION INC 36530 01030 HORTON LATOYA F 36531 00020 PADILLA BLANC N & INTERIANO ROG 50311 00240 24-25,123,226 SIMS LAWRENCE 50513 00270 STEVENS ARTHUR & MERLESE 50513 00350 FRANCISCO FENCE CORP A NEW YORK 50513 00450 CAESAR ARTHUR & THOMAS KELTON & 55 K 00620

Amount 2,442.11 11,151.48 4,577.01 12,170.33 5,348.25 15,044.63 6,360.72 4,249.94 11,389.12 4,227.17 12,024.78 2,257.91 2,100.30 9,860.96 15,044.63 4,929.59

DURAN CARLOS 55 L 01820 182-184 SEALS RICHARD 55 L 03390 339-340 BROWN WILLIAM & SHARON 55 L 05540 554-555 BROWN CHRISTOPHER M 55 L 07480 WRIGHT MILLICENT 55285 00120 SOUTH OZONE REALTY LLC 55286 00530 CHICAS JOSE & LORENA 55286 00620 62-63 FIELDINGS L L 55291 06340 634-635 FURHAD ZAFAR 55291 06570 657-658 LADSON YVONNE 55291 06650 665-667,672 SIIJ LLC 55297 03430 343,344 WISDOM RUPERT & AUDREY 55298 07580 758-759 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 55303 09470 947-949 LATTIMER WADDIE 55304 11580 1158-1159 PEKICH PETER A 55308 13210 1321-1322 MCKNIGHT ETAL IRVING 55313 03190 319-320 WILKERSON WARREN & ETHELYN 55315 01210 121-122 ALL BUSINESS CONSULTANTS INC 55315 01370 137-140 ALFORD WILLIAM 55316 02910 291-292 WEBB JR HAROLD W. & JACQUELINE 55321 01410 141-143 ALLEYNE LEIGH 55322 00620 62-64 LAMAR ALFRED R & HAZEL 55327 04880 488-489 HAYES CORA 55329 00440 GRAHAM GEMROY & ETHLYN 55329 03960 396-397 WARNER MIKE O 55330 02710 271-272 VERGI EVANS 55332 00640 64-66 DEFER ROBERT R 55334 06080 FITZGERALD ROSEMARY 55334 06210 JACKSON GRETA 55335 01020 102-103 MISS SHELLYS UPWARD PREPSCHOOL 55335 03260 JOSEPH LENNOX & YVETTE 55336 00260 26,127 SMITH HENRY 55336 00410 41-44 RIVERA CARLOS 55338 00280 28-29-30 FLAGG GREGORY & TIMPELLA 55341 01600 CHEN STEVEN & WATT JEANETTE 55342 00470 FSD MANAGEMENT LLC 55342 01200 120-121 GANTT LEROY 55348 00610 MC LAREN R D 55349 01210 121-122 ROBINSON CE 55349 02190 HAY ROHAN & CYNTHIA 55394 04230 BROWN ROSE 55398 03320 332-334 MOSE CALEB A & OLGA 55399 03180 318-320 SIMMONS EARL & MARGIE 55410 01590 159,473 MARTINO JOHN 55411 01320 MACPHERSON WALTER A 55412 01240 175 NASSAU ROAD HOLDING INC 55413 00080 155-159 NASSAU RD LLC 55413 00780 155-159 NASSAU RD LLC 55413 01780 175 NASSAU ROAD HOLDING INC 55413 01910 175 NASSAU ROAD HOLDING INC 55413 01920 ROOTS PATRICIA 55415 02430 WHITLEY DEMEIAKO 55415 02450

3,131.18

10,496.60 11,389.12 314.04 2,210.15 854.70 12,206.66 5,108.47 9,114.01 7,701.66 2,148.75 1,970.68 2,530.81 4,989.72 1,702.28 4,436.78 1,995.32 5,123.92 10,751.28 8,934.50 2,216.98 4,506.90 2,178.42 10,006.53 10,609.95 2,182.85 14,419.62 2,721.79 10,169.12 1,394.53 11,573.04 5,222.07 3,433.83 4,812.72 12,024.78 6,181.08 1,244.96 1,213.69 1,130.41 3,390.49 2,407.26 3,041.31 4,478.87 5,644.66 2,954.36 687.13 1,567.62 927.44 54,179.10 31,434.50 2,483.04 12,570.47

88-22 JAMAICA AVE CORP 55416 00490 COLEMAN DIANA & FLORA 55421 02050 SHEPHERD ALFRED & ANNIE 55421 02060 BLUE ROCK CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC 55422 01740 174-175 VERDELAND HOMES INC 55427 00470 NICOLAOU SOTIRIS 55432 01330 133 NASEEM ZAKIR H 55438 05960 596 JACKSON JOHN A & MATTIE 55440 01640 BOURNE JOSEPHINE 55440 01670 WILLIAMS ALVIN & ERIC 55440 01760 176 WEST SYLVESTER 55441 00120 12-13 HANKINS GEORGE & PATRICIA 55442 02530 ALMONOR HELAIN & MARIE 55449 02730 MARTINEZ DIMAS 55450 01660 JENKINS JR HERBERT L & TERESA 55452 00790 79-80 EVERETT RONALD M & ALICE 55453 00050 5,106 AMERICAN PROCESSING CORP 55454 00340 34,329 STEVENSON JR ELVIN & NANCY 55454 04270 FURLINE RICHARD H 55456 03590 359-361 ROGERS DORIS 55459 02890 289-292 LADSON YVONNE & LADSON LEROY (J 55460 01720 LOWE LE W MAHONEY JR, R 55469 00530 53-55 BALDON ABRAHAM & EMMA 55470 01240 124-126 JAMES, LE WILLIAMS ETAL, R & C 55470 02200 CHAPMAN MARJORIE 55476 00090 DAVID HERNANTE & DAVID WOLDY 55478 04190 419,421,424 URQUILLA JAIME & GRANADOS NORMA 55479 04540 454-456 RAMSEY MYRTLE LE 55479 05150 515-517 BELL JR CLYDE & IRIS 55480 05780 578-580 33 GRAND AVENUE CORPORATION 55483 02510 251-254 GARRETT SR RAPHAEL E & FANNIE 55483 03070 307-309 CAREY ROBERTA C 55484 00160 ROSE100 GROUP CORP 55486 00140 AGUILAR FRANCISCO J MOJICA & 55489 00050 LUO XIAO HUANG & SHUANG 55489 00190 FUENTES CARLOS 55489 00210 21,102 WILLIAMS D RAMSAY & ALLEN 55496 00050 5,110 JOHNSON JAY C & MARISA F 55496 01430 BRISSETT BERYL A & 55498 02410 DIXON LESLIE & CLARIS 55499 00450 DIXON LESLIE & CLARIS 55499 01200 120-121 SILVIE A A 55501 02960 LEWIS CARRIE 55527 00110 CURRY HERBERT L & HALEY 55527 00200 JENKINS STEVEN T & SANDRA A 55546 00010 GOODWIN ROSALEE 55548 00390 CARTER WILLIAMS LLC 55548 00860 BETTS ANNIE L 55555 00020 ADAMS HAROLD & EDITH Y 55555 00030 ADAMS R S & MARY A 55556 00200 JEFFRIES LOUISE 55558 00150 15-16 81 WESTFIELD AVENUE LLC 55558 00340 34-35

14,840.79 2,619.47 2,365.58 11,733.65 334.12 10,962.89 2,326.13 4,594.16 2,358.92 13,642.58 3,595.40 12,324.12 2,755.90 2,813.32 5,935.83 3,492.97 2,776.38 2,469.41 2,264.74 13,116.28 6,605.93 3,991.44 6,617.81 6,136.30 3,563.58 9,505 12,061.12 6,561.24 4,436.79 7,120.26 5,102.53 2,523.96 2,460.20 2,633.13 4,675.15 8,095.35 11,406.21 3,302.83 2,196.51 3,988.04 818.31 8,914.95 4,843.45 4,282.53 4,871.47 10,933.21 9,321.84 12,825.22 5,081.84 5,482.68 7,433.71 2,073.72 2,080.54

MARCELLUS JEAN 55559 00410

2,148.75

Town of HempsTead scHool:10 Baldwin Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot Amount RUIZ CATHERINE 14,055.53 36172 00250 25,126,128 RODRIGUEZ JOSE 2,185.25 36181 01300 JOSEPH FLORENCE L 8,085.01 36211 00990 ESTEVEZ NORMA 3,743.49 36214 01520 TIBBS YVETTE E 13,395.74 36231 00870 87-88 SVG-8 REALTY LLC 2,461.87 36234 01500 SVG-8 REALTY LLC 310.24 36234 01810 THOMAS JR ROBERT & VALERIE 5,061.92 36235 04410 441-443 MILNER TRAVISO & CATHY 7,289.51 362370100090 PINEIRO JOSE & ROSE 2,507.99 362870203620 MONTAS RONALD J & DEANNA V 11,463.10 36290 01070 DERIVAL KETTLY 7,062.90 36290 01080 WILLIAMS HENRY 13,015.64 36329 01570 157,456 CHIARAMONTE CAROLE A 6,206.14 36376 00070 BOYCE TAKIYA V 641.72 36378 06590 GALLIGAN J REID & JOHN 4,197.71 36379 00170 ODONNELL DENNIS & KATHLEEN 1,812.57 36380 01160 116-117 WHITE JOANNE & LEMIEUX BETTY LO 13,972.17 36384 01760 BARROW III JOHN & AUDREY 2,687.31 36386 01120 HAREWOOD JASON & ALTHEA 15,181.35 36386 02360 BUILT 4LIVING LLC 15,235.36 36388 00170 17-18 STOKES CHARLENE 16,778.10 36389 02850 KADRIU EDLIRA & ZUNA EDI 14,597.63 36389 02860 AKANMU OLAMIDE 1,164.31 36395 0525UCA01350 525 CA 135 UNIT 216 OLEJNIK RYSZARD S 1,836.88 36402 04670 467-468 EDWARDS DUNCAN 5,112.45 36408 04270 427-428 WILLETT LELAND & FLORENCE 2,114.81 36413 03270 327-328 BAEZ AMERIS D & MABERLIZ 4,322.68 36418 00500 50-51 KUTTICHIRA RACHEL J 6,048.86 36421 02540 1901 GRAND REALTY LLC 15,777.39 36424 02460 BALDWIN EQUITIES LLC 13,083.27 36427 00120 12-14 GORDON AUDLEY & JONES CASSANDRA 4,543.81 36427 01410 WOOLEY FRANTZ & HYACINTH LIFE E 6,965.28 36433 01380 GUIFARRO YONY ABRAHAN 14,234.62 36437 01470 WASHINGTON WILLIAM & RUTH BOSWE 1,944.45 36466 00090 MOHAMED MOKHTAR A & DOLLY 2,451.65 36483 02390 239-240 HALE CHARLES & KIMBERLY 12,581.65 36491 00470 GALLAGHER LE M & J GALLAGHER, I 722.74 36499 00410 LINTON JULES 16,051.44 36518 00200 WILLIAMS WARREN A & JANET 11,475.47 36519 00090 SMITH SHARON 8,266.60 36521 00440 INGLES EDWARD & MARGARET 775.08 36526 00060 EDWARDS RAYMOND & ELLEN 6,402.75 36526 00130 13,22 & 24 HENDERSON YVONNE E 9,998.68 36528 00020 RAMZAN BIBI 9,968.52 36534 00300 ALLEN LIN 2,468.80 36534 00440 WILLOW PARK HOLDINGS LLC 18,529.32 36536 00400

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MCDONALD IVAN R & WINSOME 8,606.42 36538 00040 GRANT TRUST 13,338.64 36544 00230 BURTON DOROTHY 13,192.14 36547 00170 CAMPBELL TILLIE 2,000.81 36547 00220 Blumenfeld Jeremy M 4,427.99 54 B 00330 33-34 BAHREY D FRIEDMANN & JOHN 315.16 54 B 05630 SYNERGY 792 ATLANTIC LLC 68,731.42 54 N 43230 816 ATLANTIC AVE LLC 9,224.34 54 N 43240 GAGLIANO STEVEN 9,489.50 54 U 03760 SCAVO MONA 1,918.85 54009 04330 433-434 LAURORE CHRISTLORME 7,077.24 54014 06820 682-683 MELENDEZ RAUL & JEACQUELINE 8,612.38 54017 02110 GORIS MILOGROS & 11,732.85 54029 04560 DOWER ROY 15,860.75 54029 04650 ELIE EVEILLARD JUDITH 683.40 54030 01970 197-198 SINGLA RAM 4,734.63 54032 08380 BONACKER ROBERT T & PATRICIA 8,309.84 54033 03440 AUSTIN EUNICE 2,290.88 54033 03500 DONNER ALBIN & DORIS 13,096.54 54036 00120 NAKRO REALTY INC 27,909.80 54036 01270 BESEDIN ROBERT S & J A 10,337.33 54039 00050 5,50 CURRIE HONORA SMITH 4,614.82 54045 00670 67-69 1144 ATLANTIC AVE BALDWIN LLC 14,091.77 54046 00590 HEINS JAMES 6,652.74 54100 01580 RUSSELL DWAYNE & REBECCA 8,693.53 54100 02020 ALLIED REAL ESTATE INVESTORS CO 5,017.72 54101 02350 TRC GRAND HOLDING CORP 15,717.93 54102 00190 SINGH KRISHNA & 2,221.11 54108 00100 DINOME MARK A & DEBORAH ANN 4,548.16 54136 00100 FAMA JOSEPH & CRYSTAL 2,114.68 54189 01690 169,268 COLLADO ELPIDIO & VARGAS BLASIN 6,683.05 54193 00080 CALAS CHRISTOPHER 3,143.24 54193 01310 MESZAROS PATRICIA 3,518.01 54194 00160 HORSFORD CAMILLE M 3,069.50 54195 0139UCA00120 139 CA 12 UNIT 14 JACQUES MICHAUN M 15,640.02 54215 00310 31,32,233 BJL BALDWIN LP 19,154.74 54279 01090 109,508 BJL BALDWIN LP 13,901.06 54279 01180 BJL BALDWIN LP 7,771.71 54279 03080 BJL BALDWIN LP 7,980.25 54279 04080 HERMAN KATHLEEN E & HERMAN MAUR 11,637.23 542800102480 ORLANDO ARMAND & GENEVIEVE 1,913.19 54282 03840 COLIN LIVING TRUST 5,249.33 54282 03930 ANC BUILDINGS LLC 20,940.24 54284 00110 ANC BUILDINGS LLC 15,375.57 54284 00160 GZ MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 8,647.14 54287 00040 MIKEY-N NICKY PROPERTIESLLC 3,607.00 54288 00380 HARRISON JR WINSLOW M & MICHELE 4,733.37 54292 02650 265-267 CLEVELAND SHERRIL 2,041.81 54296 02070 SIDOTI SALL & ROSALIE 1,289.47 54339 00630 63-64 KNAUER PATRICIA & JAMES 4,354.26 54344 00110 11-14 JOSEPH DELCASSE & MONICA 12,112.70 54344 00270 27-30 TANNA SURESH 12,775.27 54346 03050

SORAHAN STEPHEN & ASHLEY 54350 00360 36-37 POTENZA ROBERT 54352 03430 I HAVE BEEN RESTORED INC 54358 07570 757-759 ROSSI JOSEPH M 54359 07140 714-715 CASCIOLA BENEDICT 54360 12000 BALDWIN HARBOR MARINE CENTER IN 54364 04520 COUGHLIN KYLE 54366 02290 229,232,530-531 2933 MILBURN AVENUE REALTY, LLC 54369 04170 417-421 IZZO CONTRACTING REALTY LLC 54369 04220 422-423 KAER KEVIN R 54370 00330 33-34 SPERO DEAN 54370 08290 296 MILBURN AVE LLC 54376 14460 1446-1450 DESILVA MICHAEL 54380 17600 JEAN MILLIUS & JEAN-BAPTISTE RO 54384 18720 LOSCIALO SERGIO & PAULA 54390 23760 SESCILA WANDA 54391 03840 384,2414 PEZONE JOHN & ANGELINE 54395 00510 TERRY PAUL A TRUST & BEIDL MARY 54395 24890 2489-2490 KEMRAJ NIRMALA LIFE ESTATE 54398 00320 32-35 LOCKE ANTHONY 54401 05000 500,2825-2826 LEDON JUAN L & LEDON JUAN U & 54402 28830 2883-2885 TUMINELLO ALICE 54405 30780 WILLIAMSON EVERTON & BLIDGEN JE 54413 02060 SULLIVAN BARBARA 54432 00950 POTENZA ROBERT 54432 01380 HEINS JOHN 54434 00500 50-52 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST 54434 01000 ZICK ROBERT & GRACE 54436 00110 11-12 94-31 RICHMOND PROPERTIES CORP 54466 00090 GOSINE-RAMDYAL INDIRA & GOSINE 544720400500 RODMAN HARRY R & RUTH 544720500110 PULATANI MELE & PULATANI ARBEN 54508 00210 POLIZZANO M BALISE, CHARLES 54522 00020 GREEN TYRONE D & THERESA C CONN 54522 00580 ALVARDO MIGUEL LIFE ESTATE & 54522 00850 RULAND KAREN 54536 30820 3082-3083 DRUMMOND DERRICK & DEBRA 54551 00100 WILSON GLORIA 54551 00910 WADE ALVIN 54552 00150 PASCONE RICHARD & FLORENCE 54555 00080 BRANCATO R NOCKOWITZ & S 54557 00130 DENNIS MORRIS & COLLEEN 54560 00090 PAUL MICHEL & YASMINA 54561 00130 KEROLLE THEOPHILE & NICOLE J 54562 00190 SIMONS MIRIAM 54563 00080 JOHNSONEL O VALENTINE 54563 00090 WEISSMAN ALAN & BARBARA 54564 00050 DONALDSON BRIAN & AVA 54572 00010 TAVEL JEROME & BARBARA 54573 00080 JOSMA ERLYNE 54575 00100 MCGINLEY RYAN & KERRI 54576 00220 MOMPLASIR MAGALIE 54578 00010

8,153.52

25,465.25 12,058.70 4,859.72 10,648.77 52,663.55 4,895.15 5,489.44 14,617.14 1,765.15 10,511.39 7,577.59 2,723.15 7,821.32 2,292.83

SCHEIGE CONRAD & GERTRUDE 54580 00020 AUGUSTIN GERALD & SURIN-AUGUSTI 54580 00090 BARNES ROHAN 54582 00300 MAZZAGLIA NANCY 54586 00140 LEMKE PAMELA 54588 00060 SCHIFF DORIAN & JEFFREY D 54591 00020 MAYERS NIGEL W &MURRY CLEMENT R 54594 00010 GRANT STAFFORD 55 M 01080 108-109,307 PRINCE JONATHAN J & AUDREY E 55 M 03870 387,421,587,687 WALSH THOMAS P & MARY ELICE 55 M 07000 BENN MARGARET 55023 01830 GREEN ADEYEMI & PAMELA 55350 04590 THOMPSON MARVEA & LEONTINE P 55387 00600 GIBBS DONALD & BEVERLY 55494 00120 12-14

4,235.08 5,059.82 18,821.25 17,224.47 15,598.33 6,517.12 14,026.14 7,355.12 11,553.18 15,914.76 1,435.14 6,137.92 6,453.90 15,037.27

4,023.77

TERMS OF SALE

1,915.38

Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldier’s and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.

6,106.38 20,363.97 12,733.59 10,851.14 4,244.87 13,772.77 25,159.01 3,943.56 4,075.92 373.72 802.83 16,642.19 9,386.74 11,868.18 6,273.69 13,888.79 371.72 7,532.10 2,901.02 21,906.71 5,312.52 19,613.42 4,276.42 4,554.33 18,780.75 18,320.85 7,031.77 18,946.30 18,112.37 14,764.40 5,249.32 4,591.91 10,089.33 16,819.77 2,523.38

However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased. The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/ or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA), 12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et. seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) receivership. The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The rate of interest and penalty which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount from which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates. •The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid. •If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made, in connection with, said bid shall be forfeited. This list includes only tax liens on real estate located in Town of Hempstead. Such other tax liens on real estate are advertised as follows: Town of HempsTead Dist 1001

Dist 1002

Dist 1003

Dist 1004

Dist 1005

Dist 1006

Dist 1007

Dist 1008

Dist 1009

Dist 1010

Dist 1011

Furthermore, as to the bidding,

• The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates. •

The tax

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING, V. FARELLE TONY AS ADMINISTRATOR, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARETTE BERRY, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 4, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING is the Plaintiff and FARELLE TONY AS ADMINISTRATOR, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF

MARGARETTE BERRY, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on February 21, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 810 WALLACE AVENUE, NORTH BALDWIN A/K/A BALDWIN, NY 11510: Section 0036, Block 00438-00, Lot 00437-00440: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT BALDWIN, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF

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Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in braille, large print, audio tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 13715. Dated: February 07, 2024

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NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 003287/2012. Heather D. Crosley, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 144318 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-1, ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-1, Plaintiff, Against SANDRA ST. HILAIRE, EVENS ST. HILAIRE, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 12/20/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 2/27/2024 at 2:00 pm, premises

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known as 2321 Harrison Avenue, Baldwin, New York 11510, And Described As Follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Township of Baldwin, County of Nassau State of New York. Section 54 Block 100 Lot 222 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $443,265.43 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 17-000464 If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. This Auction will be held rain or shine. Peter Famighetti, Esq., Referee. MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 11/21/23 File Number: 16-301647 SH 144314 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee, on behalf of the registered holders of Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2005-HE5, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-HE5, Plaintiff AGAINST Shawn McCoy a/k/a Shawn C. McCoy; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered July 19, 2023 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 5, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 1085 Ardmore Road, Baldwin a/k/a North Baldwin, NY 11510. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section: 36 Block: 491 Lot: 24. Approximate amount of judgment $650,202.18 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 616913/2018. The

auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Audra A. Divone, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: January 9, 2024 144627

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LEGAL NOTICE The annual report of the Edelman Family Foundation for the year ended December 31, 2023, is available at the office of William Lee, CPA, located at 3925 61st Street, Woodside, NY 11377 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requires it within 80 days, hereof, principle manager of foundation is Alex Edelman 144732 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 5-2024 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held January 23rd, 2024, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 5-2024, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 5-2024, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations. Dated: January 23, 2024 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY 144780 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO. 21527 RESOLUTION NO.82-2024 Adopted: January 23, 2024 Councilmember Muscarella offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE SOLE USE OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL PARKING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS AND THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN OTHER LOCATIONS, WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY, SET ASIDE AS PARKING SPACES FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS. WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 77-2024, adopted January 9th, 2024, a public hearing was duly held on the 23rd day of January, 2024, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons: BELLMORE NEWBRIDGE ROAD - west side, starting at a point 113 feet north of the north curbline of Howell Street, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-587/23) ELMONT LEHRER AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 70 feet south of the south curbline of Steele Street, south for a distance of 17 feet. (TH-581/23) SUN AVENUE - south side, starting at a point 89 feet east of the east curbline of Meacham Avenue, east for a distance of 16 feet. (TH-585/23) (NR) FLORAL PARK 239TH STREET - west side, starting at a point

39 feet north opposite the northeast curbline of Ontario Road, north for a distance of 13 feet. (TH-583/23) FRANKLIN SQUARE NORBAY STREET - north side, starting at a point 465 feet west of the west curbline of Scherer Boulevard, west for a distance of 22 feet. (TH-586/23) NORTH BALDWIN KINGSTON AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 39 feet south of the south curbline of Schuman Place, south for a for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-461/23) ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once in a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead, and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting. The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember Goosby and adopted upon roll call as follows: AYES: SIX (6) NOES: NONE (0) 144783

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. BRIAN CURRAN, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF NASSAU COUNTY, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF KAREN RULAND A/K/A KAREN A. RULAND, DECEASED, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report, Amend the Caption, and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on December 6, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 12, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 859 Jefferson Street, Baldwin, NY 11510. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block 536 and Lot 3082. Approximate amount of judgment is $523,970.87 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 605221/2022. This foreclosure sale will be

High school musicians accepted into state’s Band Directors Association Honor Band Baldwin High School students Aaron Ashby and Paul Clement Jr. have been accepted into the state’s Band Directors Association Honor Band. The talented musicians were selected based on their NYSSMA solo performances and high scores, as well as recommendations from their music teachers. In addition, Ashby, grade 11, who plays the clarinet, was invited to perform at the 2024 NYSBDA Symposium in Syracuse this March, while Clement, grade 12, who plays the percussion, will serve as an alternate. “We take great pride in the accomplishments of our students and are honored to be affiliated with the NYSBDA organization,” Andre Poprilo, director of fine & performing arts for Baldwin

public schools, said. “Congratulations to Aaron and Paul on this incredible achievement.” Throughout the years, the band has strived to maintain the original premise of its founding fathers, yet also grow with the changing times. The association has earned the reputation of being the pre-eminent representative professional association for band directors in the state and the annual symposium has come to be recognized as the leading professional development conference for band directors. The theme for this year’s symposium is “Building Community Through Band.” — Ben Fiebert

Baldwin woman celebrates 80th birthday Apostle Jessie Edrington, right, of Baldwin celebrating her 80th birthday with Hempstead Town Deputy Supervisor Dorothy Goosby, left, on Jan. 13 at the Coral House. Courtesy Town of Hempstead

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held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale. Russell S. Burman, Esq., Referee Greenspoon Marder, 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022, Attorneys for Plaintiff 144684 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE 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 2005-04, CHL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-04 Plaintiff, Against VALERIE POWELL, CHARLES POWELL, ET AL Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 2/09/2016, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County

Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501on 3/13/2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 3386 Bertha Drive, Baldwin, New York 11510 And Described As Follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York. Section 54 Block 551 Lot 54 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $897,754.32 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 08-007502

If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. This Auction will be held rain or shine. Harold F. Damm, Esq., Referee. MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 12/20/2023 File Number: 253-0039ny CA 144688

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DAY CARE ASSISTANT Full Time Needed Fun, Energetic, Reliable $16.00/ Hour

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Full Time and Part Time Positions Available! Busy Print Shop in Garden City is Hiring Immediately for Full Time and Part Time Drivers. Must Have a Clean License and BoxTruck Driving Experience. Hours Vary, Salary Ranges from $17 per hour to $21 per hour Night Availability is a Must. Please Email Resume to careers@liherald.com or Call (516)569-4000 x239

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Part Time & Full Time. The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. H i s t o r i c a l l y, r e p o r t e r s w h o h ave launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry. Salary range is from $20K to $45K To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@liherald.com LOGISTICS ANALYST: ALPI USA Inc. seeks a Logistics Analyst in Valley Stream, Nassau County, New York. Bachelor's degree in International Business or Operations and Supply Chain Management required. Knowledge and Proficiency in Cargo Wise, Microsoft Office (Access, Word, Excel, and Power Point), Trade Map, SAP Business and Management software. Qualified applicants may submit resume directly to Michael Laurence Carkin, Chief Operating Officer, via email to michael.carkin@alpiusa.com MAILROOM/ WAREHOUSE HELP Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME & PART-TIME mailroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key. Salary Ranges fromo $16 per hour to $20 per hour. Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

MULTI MEDIA ACCOUNT DEVELOPMENT Inside Sales Looking for an aggressive self starter who is great at making and maintaining relationships and loves to help businesses grow by marketing them on many different advertising platforms. You will source new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound cold calls. Must have the ability to understand customer needs and requirements and turn them in to positive advertising solutions. We are looking for a talented and competitive Inside Sales Representative that thrives in a quick sales cycle environment. Compensation ranges from $33,280 + commissions and bonuses to over $100,000 including commission and bonuses. We also offer health benefits, 401K and paid time off. Please send cover letter and resume with salary requirements to ereynolds@liherald.com Call 516-569-4000 X286

Richner Communications, One of the Fastest Growing Media, Event and Communications Companies on Long Island is Seeking a Sales/Marketing Candidate to Sell our Print Media Products and our Digital, Events, Sponsorships. Earning potential ranges from $33,280 plus commission and bonuses to over $100,000 including commissions and bonuses. Compensation is based on Full Time hours Eligible for Health Benefits, 401k and Paid Time Off. Please Send Cover Letter and Resume with Salary Requirements to rglickman@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 X250

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Management Analyst wanted by 3W Auto Accessory Inc. in Oceanside NY. Must have a bachelor's degree in Management, Economics or other business-related major. Duties: Conduct research and gather relevant data on the organizational procedure and management and identify potential problems or improvements; Review documents and financial records to design new SOP or management system; Design and improve processes to achieve operational excellence and define customer performance metrics; Prepare, implement, and manage customer SOPs and internal manuals; Lead the company's management on critical initiatives with a focus on continually improving performance, productivity, and cost. Yearly Salar y will be $73590 to $80000. Mail Resume to 3W Auto Accessory Inc., Attn: Qi Zhou, 3401 Lawson Blvd, Oceanside, NY 11572.

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A. The expression that something or someone is “built like a brick house” obviously didn’t apply in this case. You never think of brick as a weak or precarious material applied to buildings, but because brick is not structural, but rather cosmetic, attached to the rest of the face of a building with thin strips of metal from behind, if not done onte eeper correctly, the result can be just like what you saw in that news story. Unfortunately, there’s little you can do about your wall’s hidden conditions unless you open them. Sadly, there are many workers who have never had formal training in the proper application of construction materials. I noted over the years, as a volunteer mentor in several high schools, that school curriculums reduced or eliminated classes in industrial arts, automotive repair and construction technology and replaced them with computer technology and preparation for a college education. I realize this is a general statement that educators could debate and grade me on, but the simple fact is that because little or no training qualifications are required to get a contractor’s license and no formal construction education is required, poor workmanship and bad decisions, with no basis in engineering or science, are a daily occurrence, especially in residential construction. Not that everyone does a poor job, but quality control is based on pride and vigilance, not on uniformity, like you find with other skilled professions, where oversight and responsibility is strict and rampant, as in the medical field. Anybody can argue anything, but public safety should be everyone’s job, and that wall was either missing the wall ties, they were spaced too far apart, they weren’t the right kind, the wall had no spacing behind to allow trapped water to flow out, or the backup material wasn’t correctly waterproofed and thus deteriorated. It’s important that even a brick wall is handled correctly from start to finish. We hear people protesting daily for freedom from regulation, but isn’t it your right not to be subjected to a brick wall collapse that was avoidable? I speak with building and homeowners daily, and find that most, if not all, have a reasonable expectation that the work they’re paying for will be, as they often say, “perfect” or something close. When that level of expectation isn’t met, the customer is generally upset. Since the industry places responsibility on the wrong people, such as inspectors, engineers and architects instead of the last person to touch the construction, the problem is perpetual. Good luck!

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orget scary movies or the end of the world — what scares almost all of us the most, by far, is getting a voicemail from a family member, telling you to call back right away because “it’s important.” My 90-year-old father did that last week, a message I got on my phone as I was walking from what had been an enlightening and productive meeting with a school superintendent. The last several months had been MICHAEL filled with diffiHINMAN cult calls like this. My mother’s cancer. My stepmother’s passing. Learning that a former colleague is gravely ill. I couldn’t begin to imagine what this call might be about. Not wanting to stress as I dialed my dad’s number, I calmed myself by joking under my breath that my parents probably went

out and got married. “Dad, it’s Mike. What’s wrong?” “Nothing’s wrong. But I wanted to let you know your mother and I got married.” This wasn’t my imagination. This was actually coming from the other end of the line. “Wait, what? When?” “What time is it now?” My dad paused for a moment. “Oh, about an hour ago.” Since my stepmother died, my parents had reconnected. My dad moved from Florida back to where I grew up in Pennsylvania late last year to be closer to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. And my mom happened to already be there, with room in her house for him to live. Although they divorced in 1998, my parents remained friends. They didn’t have to co-parent or anything — all their kids were grown. But even in the worst of times, if two people truly love

each other, can anything really keep them apart? That’s a mystery of love — one of many. And it was no coincidence, I’m sure, that all of this took place on the lead-up to Valentine’s Day. Not much is known about Valentine, except that he lived and died during the third century, ministering to persecuted Christians in the Roman Empire — if you can believe what Wikipedia shares. But so much of Valentine’s story is obscured by legend, and it’s really not clear what led our culture to revere him. More than 200 years after his death, Pope Gelasius I established a Feast of St. Valentine to take place on Feb. 14, to honor his martyrdom. Centuries later, Geoffrey Chaucer — the English poet who brought us “The Canterbury Tales” — wrote about Valentine in his poem “Parlement of Foules,” linking

ecades after calling it quits, my parents decided to remarry.

him to romance and lovers for what is believed to be the first time. Love happens to be the language many of us — if not all of us — relate to the most. The power of love can build new worlds or destroy them — and do just about everything in between. The famed radio psychiatrist Dr. David Viscott once said, “To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” And 20th-century philosopher Rabindranath Tagore described love as “an endless mystery, for it has nothing else to explain it.” My parents woke up one morning last week and decided between breakfast and buying some groceries that they would give marriage another go, decades after they called it quits. Love is indeed an endless mystery. But as long as it continues to bring people together — like it did my mother and father once again — keeping it a mystery is worth the price. Michael Hinman is executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? mhinman@liherald.com.

The great Albany debates are long gone

aving served in the Assembly for 23 years, I can’t avoid comparing the Legislature of my days and the current one. So much has changed, a lot of it for the good. There are now such things as electronic voting, immediate access to pending legislation, a modern sound system and many other changes that make legislating so much faster, easier and smarter. During my years of service there were rolltop desks, no microphones available for debate, and every bill that had been JERRY introduced was in a pile of papers KREMER under your desk. In a typical year, upward of 14,000 bills were introduced, so there was little or no chance that every one of them would be given special consideration. But one of the things missing from the current legislative process is what I call the great debate. For countless years, a handful of members would stand out in the crowd because of their ability to debate legislation with passion. Their arguments would make the

chamber go silent. From time to time, you really could hear a pin drop. So many of the laws that the current Assembly and Senate are considering for revision were passed years ago, after hours and hours of intense argument. Issues such as crime, housing, fiscal reform, integration, education, transportation, health and other hot topics were argued back and forth, with sometimes heated and often memorable speeches, before the debate was finished. I was fortunate enough to sit through many of those debates, and on a number of occasions, I wasn’t reluctant to enter the fray with some of my own very heartfelt views. Which brings me to the subject of Assemblyman George Michaels. Michaels was a quiet, focused member from an upstate community that was predominantly Catholic. He wasn’t known for stirring floor speeches, and was conservative on most issues. When it came to the issue of abortion, Michaels had signed a pledge with his local county party officials that he would not support any repeal of the state’s archaic abortion laws. For most of the 1970 legislative session, abortion was not under consideration anywhere,

including New York. But in early March 1970, while members were negotiating budget matters, upstate Ithaca Republican Assemblywoman Constance Cook introduced a bill to repeal a law passed in 1832, which was an outright ban of abortion. Cook was joined by liberal Manhattan Assemblyman Al Blumenthal. At the time, Republican Perry B. Duryea, of Montauk, was the Assembly speaker. Duryea was considered fairly conservative on most issues, and the Assembly was under Republican control. On or about April 2, 1970, the Cook-Blumenthal bill was reported to the floor for debate. On April 9, the debate commenced. It consumed over five hours, and was emotional, yet informative. When the final roll call began, most of us in the chamber were convinced that the bill had no chance of passing. The chamber fell totally silent as the final tally was taken and the clerk announced that the bill had been defeated, apparently by one vote. The exhausted members rose and were about to leave the chamber when Michaels asked for the attention of the speaker. He stat-

handful of legislators once stood out because of their ability to debate with passion.

ed that he wished to reconsider his vote. “I know that this is the end of my political career,” Michaels said. “Prior to coming to Albany, I had spoken with my close family, and I pledged that I would not be the deciding vote on such a historical issue. Accordingly, Mr. Speaker, I wish to cast my vote in the affirmative.” Within seconds, Speaker Duryea also voted “yes,” and the bill passed. Within days, the Senate approved the bill as well, and the repeal of the ban on abortion was signed into law by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller. If you are interested in this particular issue and the drama surrounding it, there is a new documentary, “Deciding Vote,” that gives you a bird’s-eye view of that event. Regrettably, there haven’t been those kinds of debates in the years since, and most of the current oratory is flat. Maybe a few great debates will grace the floors of the State Legislature in the future, but the real debates of the past are long gone. Jerry Kremer was an Assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? jkremer@liherald.com.

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t was a simple question: “How is everybody doing?” For any of us on social media, this is a question we see a lot. But in this particular case, it wasn’t just anyone asking. It was Elmo. You know, the famous childlike Muppet who has been a “Sesame Street” staple since 1985, and who created a mad rush in the late 1990s for toys that encouraged kids to tickle him. Like many of the characters we grew up with on the children’s education series, Elmo has his own account on platforms like Instagram and X, formerly known as Twitter. He follows just a dozen people — other characters like Cookie Monster, Big Bird and Oscar the grouch — but Elmo is followed by more than a half-million people. Many of his posts are birthday wishes to his Sesame Street neighbors like Bert’s best friend, Ernie, or sharing how much he enjoys his life in his fictional neighborhood. But Elmo also cares about those who take the time to read his occasional posts. So it was no surprise when he let everyone know “Elmo is just checking in!” And more than 200 million people saw it, with a large number of celebrities, other kid-themed characters, and even President Biden chiming in. But it was the everyday people — like us — whom Elmo noticed first. “Elmo, I’m depressed and broke,” one follower replied. “My dog passed away three weeks ago,” another follower shared. “Me and my fiancée are still grieving. Prayers would be appreciated.” “I really, really try to be happy and

Need help? There are always resources available to you, 24/7 — many of which will allow you to maintain your anonymity and not cost you anything. ■ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255 ■ Long Island Crisis Center: (516) 679-1111, or dial 988 ■ Nassau County Behavioral Health Awareness Campaign: (516) 227-8255 ■ New York State Office of Mental Health: (877) 846-7369, or text 467369 ■ Crisis Text Line: from a mobile phone, text the word “HOME” to 741741 strong at work,” someone else said. “But sometimes it’s just too much, Elmo. I’m struggling.” After years of a crushing pandemic, ever-increasing polarization in politics, and wars raging overseas, we as a society have had better days when it comes to mental health. A gallup poll surveying more than 5,000 people in all 50 states revealed that depression is on the rise, especially in women and young adults. Women may have been hit extra hard, gallup research director Dan Witters told ABC News at the time, because many were forced to leave work and return home when their children were forced to attend school remotely. Also, many

Letters Suozzi is the right choice To the Editor: I endorse Tom Suozzi. As a congressman, mayor and Nassau County executive, he has represented a proud tradition of service. He championed better health care, gun safety laws, a reduction in the cost of prescription drugs, fair tax policy, and protection of our natural resources, such as the Long Island Sound. However, the challenges the voters in the special election on Feb. 13 now face include national controversies. We are challenged by a Republican-majority Congress that doesn’t take action on immigration policies, and which holds hostage aid to our allies. We are challenged by referendums on a woman’s right to choose and a worker’s right to strike. These national and local issues can be solved by representatives like Tom Suozzi, who have a calm voice and an open mind, and will most certainly steer us to solutions. JANET RIgER Great Neck

women were on the front lines of the pandemic in our health care facilities, seeing firsthand the horrors Covid-19 brought. Combating these feelings isn’t easy, but it is possible. The Long Island Crisis Center, for example, tackles this through its “Better Can Happen” campaign. The organization describes it as a grass-roots movement that “works to spread hope and highlight simple ways” for people to help make Long Island a better, friendlier place to live and work. It does this through five primary tenets: Know better, feel better, say it better, do better and give better. That means knowing the signs of depression or even suicidal thoughts — which you can learn more about at LongIslandCrisisCenter. org/bettercanhappen. Seeking help when you need it through resources like simply dialing 988. Finding ways to talk about mental health without attaching a stigma to it. And, of course, donating time and money to keep these services going, whether it’s with the crisis center or a number of other fantastic organizations in our community. More often than not, it starts with a simple question we don’t ask each other enough: How are you doing? “Wow! Elmo is glad he asked,” the Muppet said on X several thousand replies later. “Elmo learned that it is important to ask a friend how they are doing. Elmo will check in again soon, friends! Elmo loves you.” Just when we think we’re too old to learn something from a show that defined our childhoods, Elmo shows we have so much to learn. And we can begin by simply asking, “How are you doing, Long Island?”

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he history of America’s relationship with the indigenous peoples who lived here before the arrival of European settlers has been fraught with sugarcoating, obfuscation, and downright ignorance. On Long Island — where so many of our communities still bear the names of the native tribes that were here for millennia — that history continues to remain hidden and untaught, despite the fact that numerous municipalities still claim to “honor” the legacy of these tribes through school wiLL team and village sHeeLine logos that feature stereotypical headdresses and depictions of Native Americans. Before the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano first saw what would become known as Long Island in 1524, there were tens of thousands of indigenous peoples living here, largely in peaceful co-existence among 13 tribes along the coasts of the island. These were the Canarsee, Corchaug, Manhasset, Marsapeague, Matinecock, Merrick, Montaukett, Nesaquake, Rockaway, Secatogue, Setauket, Shinnecock and Unkechaug. They inhabited the land for more than 10,000 years, and were expert fishers and clammers who relied on the abundant fish, lobsters, clams and even whales to supplement the food they got through

hunting and the harvesting of corn. The various tribes had different names for the island they called home: Paumanok, Lepanehoking, Sewanhacky and Wamponomon — the last two referencing the abundance of wampum, or shells, from local clams used for decoration or currency. The tribes themselves were closely related to several different nations from the surrounding land, with the majority of the western Long Island tribes speaking Algonquian dialects. The Algonquian people, at their height, stretched up and down the northeastern United States and into Canada. Their people, traded goods and culture traveled from Lake Superior to the Long Island Sound. The indigenous people of eastern Long Island spoke a Lenape-Munsee dialect, showing their connection to the Lenape communion, a group of hundreds of tribes stretching from delaware to the Hudson Valley. Through their Lenape heritage, the eastern Long Island tribes were linked to the Powhatan Federation, famous for the daughter of one of their chieftains, Pocahontas, and their relationship with the Jamestown colonists. In addition to the sustenance they acquired from the animals and crops of the region, the various tribes were also accomplished artists and musicians, particularly with the use of wampum shells for decorative pieces, and weaved elabo-

rate and finely made clothing and blankets. They also made ornamental pottery, stamped with decorative designs, and traded these goods across the Sound and along the East Coast. Since the beginning of white settlement on Long Island, roughly 90 percent of native people have been killed — either intentionally or incidentally — by colonists, through everything from violence to disease to loss of native wildlife and land displacement. The majority of tribes disappeared from Long Island before the Revolutionary War, and in the centuries since, a number of American historians have attempted to whitewash the presence and impact of Native Americans here. despite this, they still played a key role in Long Island’s early history, particularly in the close relationship between the Montaukett and the English settlers of what is now Suffolk County. When Long Island became a center for the whaling industry in the 18th and 19th centuries, many natives were hired for their bravery, strength and long history of whaling in their respective cultures. A Shinnecock man named Eleazar was the first Native American to enter Japanese territory while serving as a crewman aboard the whaling vessel Manhattan, which anchored in Tokyo Bay while on an expedition in 1845. Nowadays, there are only two reservations for indigenous tribes on Long Island

t’s our duty, as Americans and as human beings, to honor native tribes’ heritage.

Letters The blame lies with the Palestinians To the Editor: For many years, the Palestinian Arabs have played the victim card, and now they have the new audience they crave because their old friends have gotten the message. Their new audiences is the Americans, who are gullible, ready to listen and repeat their lies and distortions. They don’t want you to know they’re pariahs in much of the world, and especially among other Arabs. They accuse Israel of being like the Nazis, but it was the Palestinian Arabs who were Hitler’s allies. They won’t tell you that Kuwait, who had given them sanctuary, banished 250,000 of them after the Kuwaitis discovered that the Palestinian Arabs’ sympathies were with Saddam Hussein. The Jordanians, whose country was carved from the “Palestine Mandate,” controlled the West Bank for years. They didn’t create a Palestinian state then because they knew what terrible neighbors they would be. After its 1967 victory, Israel pleaded with Egypt to take back control of Gaza. No way! was the very fast response. Lebanon will not permit Palestinian Arabs to leave the 12 functioning refugee camps on its land. It will not let them assimilate into its culture, fearing how disruptive they are.

— the Shinnecock Reservation, in Southampton, and the Poospatuck Reservation, in Mastic. The descendants of many of the tribes still live throughout the United States, forced to occupy reservations as far from their homeland as Oklahoma. This is just the tip of the iceberg of native Long Island history and culture. The best way to honor them and their legacy is by educating ourselves on their history and finding ways to support the descendants of these tribes, whose land we now live on. Anyone interested in preserving and honoring native culture can promote and patronize indigenous-owned businesses and places that educate on the history of the local tribes — such as the Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum, in Southampton — and support increase funding for local school districts to include academic courses and cultural opportunities so our children understand the peoples who lived here before their ancestors. While we may not have been taught much about them, the native tribes of Long Island are an integral part of our communities’ history. It is our duty — as both Americans and human beings — to not only honor their heritage, but also to uplift their voices and educate ourselves on their proud history and tradition. Both because it is the right thing to do, and because there is still so much for us to learn. Will Sheeline is a senior reporter who writes for the Glen Cove, Oyster Bay and Sea Cliff/Glen Head Heralds. Comments? wsheeline@liherald.com.

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The Palestinian Arabs have started war after war, lost them all and are still crying “Foul!” They charge Israel with apartheid in the West Bank, but conveniently disregard the fact that their prospective charter calls for an Arab country where no Jews would be allowed. On Oct. 7 they beheaded children, raped women, killed participants at an outdoor concert, slayed 1,200 innocents and took more that 200 hostages. But they say they themselves are the victims — of genocide, no less. They make no connection between the attack on innocent Israelis and the fact that Israel has a right to defend and protect itself. We know they are manipulative and delusional, using the U.N. as their GoFundMe, but it has gotten out of hand. They Palestinian Arabs don’t want a state. That takes effort, labor, brains, determination, guts and responsibility. Israel and the U.N. built most of the housing in Gaza, and the U.N. provides food, fuel and other necessities, while the Palestinian Arabs contribute nothing. They claim no knowledge of the hundreds of miles of sophisticated tunnels beneath their streets, homes, hospitals, mosques and schools. They were shocked! Until they knew it was time for them to call for a ceasefire. Their former allies know the deadly games they play. How long will it take the Americans to wise up? The clock is ticking. RHOdA ALBEN-ARONSON Bronx

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