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Edamame The fiber in these green soy beans is helpful

Black beans and kidney beans beans Like spinach, black beans and kidney contain B-complex vitamins, folate, magnesium, fatty calcium and fiber, plus niacin and omega-3 for extra acids. Add them to soups and salads flavor and heart-healthy nutrients.

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Remembering Nunley’s in watercolor nue. Over the following 10 years, his family grew, as his mother gave birth to two more of his sibWhen Michael White was 6 lings — there were five children years old, he was surrounded by altogether. Falling in love with displays of patriotic fervor. It Baldwin, the family stayed, movwas the 1976 bicentennial in ing to a larger house on HarriBaldwin, and it seemed as if son Avenue. everything was painted red, At Baldwin High School, white and blue, or glittering White created his first mural, on gold. Those colors, along with a wall of the cafeteria. Years popular kids’ shows later, in 2018, he was like “Sesame Street” pitching the idea of and “Schoolhouse a horse carousel Rock,” stayed with mural to Long Island White.

Rail Road officials White has been and the Baldwin drawing ever since, Civic Association in and now, at 52, he the very same cafetecontinues to mine ria. Directing the memories of Baldofficials’ attention to win’s past and his wall painted with MiCHAEl WHitE the own, only now Greek gods in a valthrough hyperrealist Artist ley, he said offhandworks of art. edly, “By the way, “It was a little bit that’s my painting behind me.” propagandistic, but what I felt The mural idea began when really was enthusiasm for where the civic association saw the we live,” he recalled of the bicen- traction White’s work was gettennial. “It was civic pride … it ting online and decided he could was kind of great, because help beautify the area — specifieveryone felt like this. We felt so cally the LIRR station. It was unified.” He added that his fami- personal for White, who used to ly members gave him books on walk under the train station on the presidents, and he tried to the way to high school. emulate the great men.

In 2018, White started looking At the time, White was living in north Baldwin, off Grand AveContinued on page 13

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Baldwin High, an incubator for young artists Baldwin High AP Drawing students took part in the Art League of Long Island’s annual “Go APE” Advanced Placement Student Exhibition, which included this work by Zavier Foster. Story, Page 2.

Black comedy, past and present

By CRistiNA ARRoYo RodRiGUEz carroyo@liherald.com

The Baldwin Public Library hosted a presentation called “The History of Black Comedy,”

by Robert Stringer, a lecturer, professional trombonist and Baldwin resident, on Feb. 16, in honor of Black History Month.

Stringer started the discussion by explaining how, in the mid-19th century, slaves on Southern plantations would

engage in “cake walks,” dressing up like their owners and mocking them in “good fun.” Their masters would judge the best imitators, and award them with cakes.

“They say slaves are happy because they laugh and are merry…,” Stringer said, quoting John Little, a former slave. “We did it to keep down trouble, and to keep our hearts from being completely broken; that is as true as the gospel!”

Stringer discussed minstrel shows, which were the most popular form of entertainment in the U.S. from 1840 to 1890. White perfor mers imitated Black music and dance, and spoke in a “plantation” dialect based on the ugliest stereotypes of AfricanAmerican slaves.

Stringer touched on Bert Williams, a prominent Vaudeville performer in the 1920s; Moms Continued on page 15

eople say it keeps this place alive for me.

Students shine in Art League of L.I.’s Exhibit Baldwin High School Advanced Placement Drawing students, Zavier Foster, Keira Neil and Lucas Allende, recently participated in the Art League of Long Island’s 15th annual “Go APE” Advanced Placement Student Exhibition.

This year, the annual exhibition featured 2-D and 3-D works by 135 AP and International Baccalaureate art students from 42 Long Island high schools. High school art teachers select artworks from among their most talented students for exhibition in the spacious Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery. The exhibit was on view from Jan. 29 through Feb. 12.

In addition to being selected for the exhibit, Zavier, a high school senior, was recognized with an Award of Excellence for his piece, “Outside the Box” created with Posca marker. All Awards of Excellence and HonPhotos courtesy Baldwin School District orable Mentions were deterZavier Foster, Keira Neil and Lucas Allende, recently participated in the Art League of Long mined by exhibition juror, MarIsland’s 15th annual “Go APE” Advanced Placement Student Exhibition. garet Minardi.

The annual “Go APE” Advanced Placement Student and ability levels. Since its inception in ting.

Exhibition serves as an opportunity for The Art League of Long Island is a not- 1955, the mission has focused on enhancwhat may be the first of many times for-profit organization dedicated to broad- ing Long Island’s cultural life by promotpromising young art students showcase based visual arts education, providing a ing the appreciation, practice, and enjoytheir artwork in a professional gallery set- forum and showcase for artists of all ages ment of the visual arts.

“sad Clown” by Keira Neil was one of

135 AP and International Baccalaureate art students projects from 42 Long Island high schools.

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Young-Wells found that over half of the respondents in her project felt their body image was not represented within media, and similarly, over half of the respondents have at one point altered their image in some way for social media.

Baldwin grad wins big with body neutrality Sterling Young-Wells, Baldwin High than ever, in a world where over 90% of School Class of 2021 graduate, has youth are involved in social media, it has achieved the designation of Gold Award to be ingrained in young minds that you Girl Scout with her “Operation Body Posi- should not base your perception of yourtivity” project, which she devoted over 100 self solely on your physical appearance, and it’s okay if that’s not easy.” hours of work.

As a part of her research, she collected “With my Gold Award, I hope to spread long-term awareness on the fact that you data from a survey she created that included responses from both are not alone if you are strugmales and females between gling with your self-image, the ages of 13 and 18. In her but it is more than necessary findings, she found that over to separate your worth from half of the respondents felt your looks, as well as educattheir body image was not reping adults such as Girl Scout resented within media, and Troop leaders and coaches on similarly, over half of the how to approach these subrespondents have at one point jects with their girls,” said altered their image in some Young-Wells. way for social media.

Formerly known as the S h e c o n cl u d e d , “ T h e “fat acceptance movement,” understanding of body neuthe body positive movement sterling trality is crucial because it is began in the late 60s focusing Young important for teenagers to on putting an end to fat sham- Wells, Girl Scout understand that it is okay to ing and weight discriminanot love everything about tion by attributing different your body, but also that there meanings such as the appreciation of your body despite its flaws, confi- is more to you than just your physical dence, self-love, body acceptance, and the appearance.”

She created a pamphlet and presentapromotion of body neutrality.

Now a freshman at Clemson Universi- tion discussing, among other things, that ty, her goal was to help people understand the promotion of body positivity and how the intrinsic bias of societal norms doing whatever is needed to feel confident within beauty and media contribute heav- also comes with the popular message that ily to the relationship that people, espe- thinner, fitter people are happier, healthicially teenage girls, have with their bod- er, and more beautiful which is untrue, as ies. Her project placed an emphasis on the thinner people deal with weight and body promotion of body positivity and neutral- image issues as well.

“Happiness and health are not continity.

Young-Wells explained, “Now more gent on weight,” Young-Wells emphasized.

tips on how to be body neutral: ■ Eat what you want! Choose foods you want to eat because they nourish you and give you pleasure.

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■ Listen to your body! Choose exercise you enjoy because it makes you feel good and gives you energy.

appiness and health are not contingent on weight.

■ Drop body talk! Speak about how you feel rather than how you look. sterling Young-Wells Only six percent of Girl Scouts are recognized each year with this honor. In addition to receiving a badge and certificate, the Gold Award will often lead to academic scholarships and other financial awards for college.

Upon being designated with the Gold Award, Girl Scouts of the USA selects ten of the Gold Award Girl Scouts, nominated by local councils, as National Gold Award Winners. They are chosen based on their projects demonstrating extraordinary leadership, measurable and sustainable impact, and whether it addressed a local challenge related to a national and/or global issue.

In addition to being a devoted Girl Scout, Sterling was on the Girls Varsity

■ Acknowledge and reframe body hating thoughts! Recognize that tearing yourself down is not going to do anything for you and instead consider your strengths and positives!

■ Give yourself time! Embracing things you used to tear apart is not easy, it’s truly a process!

Badminton team and served as the Girls Varsity Soccer captain. She was also involved with the Principals Leadership Group, Superintendent’s Advisory Council, Sportsnite Advisory Board (Props), as well as a member of the National Honor Society. She’s currently in the Sigma Kappa Sorority.

Compiled by Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez.

Local jazz drummer inspires next generation

By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

Matt Wilson, 57, educates new generation of jazz musicians imparting his historical knowledge, career experience and life philosophies in the classroom. Wilson has been a jazz drummer for about 40 years and teaches at numerous universities, such as New School, San Francisco Conservatory, LIU Post, Sarah Lawrence College and the Prins Claus Conservatory in Gronigen, Holland. Since being named the 2018 Musician of the Year by the Jazz Journalist Association the landscape of the genre has changed, adding fresh faces but still keeping the distinct improvisational sound.

In 1996, Wilson dropped his first record, “As Wave Follows Wave,” with Palmetto records. Back then a decent chunk of the bands take-home was from merchandise sales like CDs. Nowadays, musicians have to work around, and with, streaming services that weren’t available in the past.

“There’s very little commerce now for recorded music, it’s sad…I don’t know if people were always aware how we in the old days at the concerts would sell quite a few CDs after the concert,” Wilson recalled.

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Wilson explained that as a teacher, he tries to make the students understand these new unique challenges and teach them ways to adapt. He cited the Jim Carrey 2014 Maharishi University of Management commencement speech where Carrey says, “You can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.”

For Wilson, he said his goal as a professor is “to inspire them and bring out the people… I allowed what was there and encouraged it to come out, and that’s

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what you’re really proud of is cultivating their spirit which is there.”

He does this by also telling the stories of jazz musicians past, explaining how socially important and influential artists like Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Nina Simone and many others were in creating the America we live in today.

“Trying to teach students more than their records, like their history, where they came from, their stories. To know [the students] are a part of that continuum and here because of those folks.

We wouldn’t be here without the pioneering efforts of t h e s e f o l k s , ” Wi l s o n explained.

Wilson said he has undergone a personal transformation through respecting and learning about the artists that came before him, “It’s important to know what

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MATT WIlSON, 57, has performed with the top who’s who of jazz and racked up an impressive number of accolades and attributions in his years performing.

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While providing gig economy services, it is important that the taxpayer is correctly classified. It is critical that business owners correctly determine whether the individuals providing services are employees or independent contractors. Independent contractors may be able to deduct business expenses, depending on tax limits and rules. It is important for taxpayers to keep records of their business expenses.

It’s important for taxpayers to pay the right amount of taxes throughout the year to avoid owing when they file. An employer typically withholds income taxes from their employees’ pay to help cover income taxes their employees owe.

Gig economy workers, who are not considered employees, have two ways to cover their income taxes: If they have another job as an employee, gig workers can submit a new form W-4 to their employer to have more income taxes withheld from their paycheck. Inaddition, they can make quarterly estimated tax payments to help pay their income taxes throughout the year, including self-employment tax.

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he legacy of Black American music is so important--it’s such a part of the fabric, if not probably the strongest aspect musically, of our culture.

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these struggles or challenges were that I didn’t have, or my generations, or our race…it’s inspiring. I feel I’m always trying to improve as a human being all the time and this music has helped.”

The drum set, which is a distinctly American instrument, summarizes the land it was created in very well. Wilson explained that “it represents our culture as a melting pot,” since it has hints of African, Anglo-Indian, Middle East, Native American and European traditions.

The instrument can however also be personalized, allowing for explorations and personal freedom. “The legacy of Black American music is so important-it’s such a part of the fabric, if not probably the strongest aspect musically, of our culture,” Wilson concluded.

Over the last 15-20 years teaching, many students have reached back and thanked him for taking an interest in their art and encouraging freestyle and experimental practices. He estimated there are “hundreds” of new musicians he’s taught out in there in the world “many of which are the real beacons of the new music.”

Finally, Wilson expressed his sadness for those the pandemic may have snubbed in their infancy, “I feel bad for younger folks [at the start of the pandemic] who had the rug pulled out from under them.”

Baldwinite Brian Saville, a Class of 2022 student at College of the Holy Cross, performed in “She Loves Me,” a musical presented by the College’s Department of Theatre and Dance. The in-person production, directed by Meaghan Deiter, professor of practice in music theatre, took place Feb. 17-19 and Feb. 20 at in Fenwick Theatre.

Based on a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and music by Jerry Bock, “She Loves Me” is an intimate production about mistaken identity, true love and friendship. Amalia and Georg often don’t see eye to eye. After both respond to a lonely-hearts advertisement in the newspaper, they now live for

the love letters that they exchange, but their admirers remain unknown.

The production is based on the 1940 classic Jimmy Stewart-Margaret Sullivan film, “The Shop Around the Corner,” and the 1989 Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan movie, “You’ve Got Mail.”

“The play centers around the struggles and joys involved in maintaining and creating meaningful, vulnerable relationships of all types - with friends, family, and coworkers, as well as romantic partners - a message which is especially meaningful today,” said Deiter. “Despite the ups and downs we’ve experienced over these past two years, here we all are, building lasting connections together.”

Photos courtesy Baldwin School District

Baldwin students send day of love cards to thank veterans Baldwin Middle School and all five elementary schools participated in the annual tradition of sending hundreds of handmade cards filled with messages of love and appreciation to veterans in hospitals and nursing homes across the country through the “Valentines for Vets” programs associated with Nassau County

and the Town of Hempstead. Approximately 1665 valentines from the middle and elementary schools in Baldwin were collected and will be delivered during the month of February in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Councilman Chris Carini and Assemblymember Judy Griffin organized the effort for this year.

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community update Ongoing

Monday, February 28 Literary Book Discussion

Community service programs with the library

For Black History Month, the Baldwin Public Library has selected “Song of Solomon” by Toni Morrison to be discussed by facilitator Christopher Woods from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m Nobel Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winning author Toni Morrison’s novel follows the life of Macon “Milkman” Dead III, who is an African American in search of his complicated ancestry and an apocryphal bag of lost gold with trust and betrayal threatened at every turn.

This multi-generational tale takes place between the 1930s to1960s from Virginia to a fictional town in Michigan as “Milkman” seeks resolution within his family and the racism that he and his family face. Registration starts one month prior to the program. Email bplreadersadvisory@baldwinpl.org to register and to obtain the password.

Virtual programs take place on Zoom.

This book is available in the library’s OverDrive collection and at the Circulation Desk one month prior to the program. Place a request by calling 223-6228, ext. 145.

Interested in being kind and earning community service credits? Take part in the Baldwin Public Library’s ongoing community service programs. Students can help rebuild through a team effort.

Create art for a good cause! This year’s challenge is “World Needs”, which focuses on clean oceans, humanitarian aid for refugees, hunger relief, overcoming bias and arts activism. For every poster created during this program, the Bezos Family Foundation will donate $5 to programs meeting global needs. This program will be ongoing until May. Students can also let their voices be heard in library decisions in their TAG program. Lastly, from April to June take on the Recycle Challenge! Bring bottles and cans to your local supermarket, and take a picture of your receipt. For every 10 bottles or cans you recycle, you will receive an hour of community service.

Email your receipt to teens@baldwinpl. org. Let’s see how many bottles we can recycle!

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Thursday, February 24 The Artistry of Faith Ringgold Art Professor Mary Vahey Faith Ringgold took the traditional craft of quilt making (which has its roots in the slave culture of the south - pre-civil war era) and re-interpreted its function to tell stories of her life and those of others in the black community. One of her most famous story quilts is Tar Beach, which depicts a family gathered on their rooftop on a hot summer night. As a social activist, she has used art to start and grow such organizations as Where We At that support African American women artists. Please rsvp to baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org for the password of this Baldwin Public Library event taking place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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will take place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will help businesses learn how to remain relevant, which is always an important consideration for businesses large and small. The pandemic wreaked havoc on certain industries and was a windfall for others. As the world emerges from the pandemic, businesses of all kinds must determine their role in the new marketplace. This webinar will look at how a sampling of businesses used the opportunity to grow and thrive. Attendees will learn, using these case studies, how to assess the opportunities and challenges of the pandemic as it relates to their own business. Zoom login information coming soon, check the Baldwin Public Library website.

Case Studies in Staying Relevant Visioning Your Business Post-Covid: Building What You’ve Learned during the Pandemic into Your Business This virtual Baldwin Public Library event

Solomon” by Toni Morrison to be discussed by facilitator Christopher Woods from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m on Feb. 28.

Baldwin Library Students Rebuild team from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and create art for a good cause! This year’s challenge is “World Needs”, which focuses on clean oceans, humanitarian aid for refugees, hunger relief, overcoming bias and arts activism. For every poster created during this program, the Bezos Family Foundation will donate $5 to programs meeting global needs. This program will be ongoing until May. Registration begins Tuesday, February 1st on Eventkeeper. Materials will be provided by the Library after registering, and can be picked up any time during library hours. You will receive one hour of community service for each session.

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Sunday, February 27 Koi Fish - Glassware Set Join Painting with a Twist in painting a glasswear set full of beautiful, colorful koi fish. Take home a treasure. This event will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., costs $37 per person and is located at 855 Merrick Road Baldwin, NY 11510. Support a local woman owned business.

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Baldwin Eagles Soccer Club is open for registration, for additional info call 516-546-4236.

St. Christophers has new pantry hours, it will now be open on tuesdays from 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Cousins Maine Lobster food truck will be visiting Baldwin Feb. 26 at 764 Sunrise Highway.

Benny B’s will be closing after 10 years of service, their last day of operation is Feb. 26.

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Nassau County Leg. Debra Mulé was the featured speaker at the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce’s Febr uary monthly meeting, which was held at Baldwin’s Basil Leaf Café on Wednesday, Feb. 9.

During her presentation, Leg. Mulé discussed the County’s role in key investments in Baldwin’s future, such as the Grand Avenue Complete Streets infrastructure initiative, the Bay Park Conveyance Project, support for small businesses, and more.

“Organizations such as the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce serve an integral role in supporting local entrepreneurs and advocating to make Nassau County’s business districts more vibrant and prosperous,” Leg. Mulé said. “It was a pleasure to join Chamber President Franky Jorge and the members of the Baldwin Chamber to provide this update on important initiatives that are vital to the future of a community we care so deeply about.”

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Stop & Shop unveiled its newly remodeled store on 905 Atlantic Ave. on Feb. 11. The store is now noticeably brighter and more modern and offers new features are centered around delivering fresh, healthy, and convenient options to make grocery shopping easier.

“We’re excited to share our newly remodeled store with our local shoppers,” said Sal Colella, Store Manager of Stop & Shop Baldwin. “We’ve added more of what our customers want and upgrades they need to get their shopping done faster and get back to what matters most.”

The store continues to offer Pickup, customers can place an order on the Stop & Shop mobile app or visit www.stopandshop.com, click on “Order Online” and select “Pickup” at the Baldwin store. Customers can then head to the store and have a Stop & Shop associate load their groceries right into their car.

Shoppers participated in giveaways from Feb. 11-13, along with an appearance by Giants Legend Jeff Feagles who signed autographs on Saturday, Feb. 12.

A neighborhood grocer for more than 100 years, Stop & Shop offers a wide assortment with a focus on fresh, healthy options at a great value. The company is committed to making an impact in its communities by fighting hunger, supporting our troops, and investing in pediatric cancer research to help find a cure. To learn more about Stop & Shop, visit www.stopandshop.com.

Baldwin store now includes: ■ New grab-and-go meal solutions, including hot foods bar featuring freshly packed entrees and sides, sushi made fresh daily, and a flatbread pizza station ■ Enhanced produce department offering more ways to eat healthy ■ Remodeled bakery department complete with delicious cakes, cupcakes and other treats ■ Upgraded seafood and meat departments featuring fresh filets and choice cuts ■ Organic and natural products integrated within the grocery aisles ■ Upgraded front-end with a new service counter and self-checkout registers

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Baldwin’s 4x200 girls’ relay team ran away from the competition in the Nassau County Class A indoor track championships Feb. 8.

The Bruins took first place in the event by 4.44 seconds over secondplace Uniondale with a time of 1:149:17 at the county meet held at Saint Anthony’s High School in South Huntington. The championship team featuring eighth-grader Breanne Barnett, freshman Jahzara Emeli, sophomore Cambresa Davis and freshman Jillian Rickford is composed of all underclassmen giving the program a strong foundation for future success.

“They are a good group of kids with a bright future ahead of them and hopefully they will be competing at the state meet and get the experience at a very young age to set them up for a lot of success in the future,” Baldwin head coach Peter Buckley said. “To be competing at this level now is a great opportunity and great practice for the future.”

The state championships are March 5 at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island. Buckley said the relay team has potential to bring home another trophy. “Elmont is their main competition and there are some PSAL teams that are com-

peting very well,” Buckley said.

“With the relay it is one of those things where anything can happen.”

Barnett also took first place in the 55 meters, defeating Uniondale’s Aniyah McCarthy by .11 seconds. Buckley said Barnett has made major strides in her first season on varsity and has a potential for a big high school career with four years left after this season.

“She is a great kid, a great student and has a great demeanor,” Buckley said of Barnett. “She puts in a lot of work and she is eager to compete and at such a young age and it doesn’t seem like anything gets to her.”

Davis nearly captured the 600 meters falling in a “photo finish” to Port Washington’s Paige Nettesheim.

Buckley said the close loss in which Davis led nearly the entire race was a heartbreaker, but he was impressed how she bounced back from the disappointment to compete in the other events.

Emeli also had a strong showing in the the 300 meters finishing second just .6 seconds behind Mepham’s Camylin Blake Freshman Sariah Doresca was injured for counties but will be back for state qualifiers. Buckley said she likely would have won the 55 and 300 meters while also being instrumental in the relays.

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EighthgRADER BREANNE Barnett won the Nassau Class A title in the 55-meter dash and helped Baldwin’s 4x200 relay do the same.

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A fuel tAnker crashed into a building, overturned and exploded, leading to a fire on Wednesday morning in Rockville Centre. ny Two and Hose Company One, expressed his admiration of fellow volunteer firefighters, “Strong work RVCFD Command!”

“We are thankful to the surrounding fire departments who came out and supported us,” Grilli said on Thursday.

“We’re proud of the Rockville Centre Fire Department, the largest all volunteer department in the state, and thankful for our village employees, as well as help from the county and state agencies.”

The crash caused several power outages, but Grilli said electricity was restored to all homes and businesses near the accident site as of 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Power was initially cut to remove fuel that

spilled underground, where the electric units for the area are stored. The DEC remained on the scene Thursday to remediate the area.

Sunrise Highway was closed in both directions for nearly 24 hours. As of Thursday, one eastbound lane on the highway was closed from Ocean Avenue to North Village Avenue, and from Merrick Road to South Centre Avenue, Grilli said.

There was also a closure from King Kullen on Centre Avenue to Sunrise Highway because a traffic light needs to be repaired.

Grilli said the village was waiting to get an update from the DOT about the road closures, and she hoped they would

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Clean up continues in Rockville Centre on Thursday after a 12,000-gallon tanker truck crashed into a vacant building Wednesday morning. Four people were hurt in the aftermath of the accident, including three firefighters and the driver of the truck.

The driver was treated and released from the hospital along with two firefighters, while another injured firefighter was treated at the scene, according to village spokeswoman Julie Grilli.

The gas tanker was headed eastbound on Sunrise Highway at about 1:11 a.m. on Wednesday when it collided with the vacant La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries store, which has been permanently closed for months. The crash caused an immediate massive fireball and part of the building to collapse. The truck and building caught fire, and black smoke billowed into the air as the fire spread to the sewers.

About 25 Fire Departments from surrounding areas rushed to the scene, along with the village’s Fire and Police departments, its Department of Public Works, Office of Emergency Management and other village employees. The Department of Environmental Conservation, the Department of Transportation and the Coast Guard were also on the scene.

Baldwin Fire Chief Anthony Hopkins who was at the scene with Ladder Compa-

be up and running again by Friday.

In a statement on Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul said the DEC deployed environmental conservation police officers and oil spill responders, which included a drone pilot, to assess the potential environmental damage to Mill River and surrounding areas. They were also tasked with pumping out, cleaning and flushing the impacted drainage system.

The DOT is also assessing damage to the drainage system, pavement and a traffic signal, and additional information will be provided as it becomes available, Hochul said.

“At my direction, multiple state agencies, including the Department of Environmental Conservation, Department of Transportation, Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services and New York State Police responded overnight to an incident, where a tanker truck crashed into a building along State Route 27 (Sunrise Highway),” Hochul said in the statement. “The crash resulted in a fire and an estimated 9,000 gallons of fuel spilled.”

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said that power was lost at 500 homes and businesses, Additionally, all lanes on Sunrise Highway between North Centre and North Park avenues were closed for several hours.

Grilli said police were still investigating the cause of the incident and had not released findings as of Thursday afternoon.

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Man arrested for attempted murder of a police officer David Debose, 18, was arrested for attempted murder of a police officer on Feb. 17 at 8:50 p.m. after a routine traffic stop and a car and foot chase.

According to Detectives, a blue 2014 Hyundai traveling southbound on Park Avenue, Roosevelt, had a defective front head light and Baldwin First Precinct of ficers attempted to conduct a vehicle and traffic stop. Debose, 18 of Uniondale, refused to stop and fled to Valdur Court, where he exited from his vehicle and fled on foot.

Officers followed Debose as he was attempting to climb over a fence. According to of ficers, as they approached him, Debose turned and pointed a pistol at one of the officers, before tossing the weapon and continuing to flee.

Officers were able to stop him and placed him under arrest. A loaded .45 caliber pistol was recovered at the scene.

Debose was charged with attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon, menacing a police officer, tampering with

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Michael White preserves Baldwin history scape of my memories,” White said.

The outpouring of responses and enthusiasm on back on his upbringing in Baldwin, after seeing a photograph of the cherished black horse of Nunley’s Carousel social media amazed him, he said. “Sometimes art is a on the internet. The feeling of nostalgia motivated him solitary, lonely thing where you don’t really feel the connection between the people who see it,” to begin a venture of rediscovery and he said. “. . . But when I saw this art . . . creation. After “bopping around,” he and then the fact that lots of people felt said, in places like Florence, Italy, and the same way, [it] was great. It added Prague, Czech Republic, it was time to more dimension to the paintings.” revisit his hometown and what it meant “People say, ‘It keeps this place alive to him. for me,’” White said. “That’s as good as “I’m starting to feel what these placit gets for me.” es really were because of their Baldwin may never stop mourning absence,” White said, explaining the the loss of Nunley’s and the amuseeffect Baldwin has had on him. “Time ment park that outlived so many other puts a distance to these memories, and similar establishments, closing in 1995, 50 years is a long time to see the entire but over time, the sadness has been softlandscape transform.” ened by appreciation. “All the time that The memories of operating Nunley’s has passed made me really feel what as a junior and senior in high school that place was worth, all the shapes, the came rushing back to him — The feel beautiful architecture, the charm, the of a cool breeze on his ride on the way Courtesy Maureen Herman sweetness,” White said. “It was so there; the smell of popcorn; the whimsical Wurlitzer from 1912 whose sound BaldWin historical society sweet. Whoever made this was thinking of the kids. Things today are so streamwas amplified, and echoed throughout volunteer Maureen Herman was lined and turbo-charged; it’s sad.” the park. He felt compelled to build on given three of White’s prints. “I White said he now finds that as he those memories by creating a series of can’t think of a better way to realist watercolors based on old photos wake up each morning [than to] devotes himself to the preservation of Baldwin’s history, he is becoming a part he found online. see and remember such great of that history itself. The horse mural White recreate several scenes that childhood memories,” she said. at the LIRR station, unveiled in 2019, many Baldwinites would remember, will stand the test of time — and the adding dazzling Coney Island-esque colors to evoke nostalgia. He shared his rendering of the engineers made sure of that, White said with a laugh. leading black horse of Nunley’s on Facebook, in a Bald- The mural was also, in a way, a sendoff for White, who win remembrance group, and many people commented now lives in New Jersey with his wife, Masami, and their on the post, saying it harkened back to wonderful recol- two children, Cyrus and Vivian.

But, said, whether he is in Italy, Germany or New Jerlections of a cultural landmark that is “part of the land-

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Michael White, 52, in his New Jersey studio, surrounded by the horse that started his venture of rediscovery of Baldwin’s history and his other colorful Baldwin works. sey, he will never forget the sights and smells of Baldwin.

White’s art can be found online for purchase on his website, michaelwhitestudio.com, and he has openings available for commissioned work.

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Baldwin delves into history of Black comedy Mabley doing stand-up in the 1960s on the Chitlin’ Circuit, venues where Black comics were safe and welcomed; Godfrey Cambridge, one of the country’s bestknown Black comedians in the 1970s (who attended Hofstra); and Nipsey Russell, a regular panelist on TV game shows in the ’50s and ’60s.

Then Stringer moved on to more contemporary figures, including Redd Foxx, Richard Pryor, Flip Wilson, Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy and Chris Tucker.

“Comedy helps us make sense of the tragedies and absurdities of life,” library Director Elizabeth Olesh said, adding, “There is a rich history of Black comedians who have done exactly this, and have put a spotlight on the Black experience.”

Is there local Black comedy?

Long Island appears to have inherited, if not perpetuated, the segregationist history of stand-up comedy. Asked about the Black comedy scene here, local comedian Nigel Fullerton, 38, and another Black

Long Island comic who wished to remain anonymous, both said, “There is none.”

“There are so many funny people that need chances and need opportunities,” Fullerton said.

He remembers telling jokes in a room full of white people. “Every time I said something,” he said, “they looked at me like I’m an alien.” Fullerton spoke of how Black comedy is about culture, and how audiences in segregated communities can’t understand or respect the cultural differences between the races.

Fullerton told the Herald about another Black comic kneeling on a Long Island club stage when the Colin Kaepernick controversy was in full swing. A white headliner complained to the producer of the show, and the Black comic was asked never to return. Likewise, he recalled another Black comedian who was called the N-word by a white audience member — and that comedian was also told not to return.

V Lince, 32, a nonbinary Black comic from Rockville Centre who goes by collec-

stand-up legend dick gregory Comedian Dick Gregory was known for his sophisticated, layered humor that took on racial issues of the day. He and was a trailblazer for other African-American comedians, including Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby.

The comedian had his run at the Playboy Club extended by weeks. That same year, he made television history when he appeared on “Tonight Starring Jack Paar” — after Gregory made it clear that he wanted to be invited to sit on the couch to chat with the host like white entertainers. He became the first Black guest to do so.

Gregory’s big break came in 1961, at Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Club in Chicago, where the comedian, a replacement act, performed Gregory went on to become in front of a room of white a national comedy headliner, executives visiting from the and a recurring guest on dick gregory segregated South. Gregory “The Tonight Show.” He was was a hit. “It was the first also an activist in the civil time they had seen a Black comic who rights movement, and even ran for politiwas not bucking his eyes, wasn’t danccal office. ing and singing and telling mother-in-law jokes,” Gregory said in a 2000 Boston Compiled by Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez Globe interview. “Just talking about what I read in the newspaper.”

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Lecturer, professIonaL tromBonIst and Baldwin resident Robert Stringer gave a presentation on the history of Black comedy for library patrons on Feb. 16. tive pronouns, said that the history and present reality of Black comedy is mostly about Black, cishetero men, “It needs to be addressed how there isn’t enough Black women in comedy,” they said. “For February, they should always have something in the calendar.”

Lince said they viewed this lack of diversity as an opportunity for disenfranchised comics. “How many white male, cis opinions can the audience take?” they said, explaining that the market is oversaturated with white, male comedy and that more diverse comics are in demand.

Fullerton agreed, saying that Long Island comedy is “always the same white guy.”

One can count the number of Black comics on Long Island on one hand, Lince said, because opportunities for stage time are limited to only one comedy club franchise, Governor’s, and a few independent shows at cafes, bars and firehouses. “I usually go into the city, take the LIRR, and do my rounds,” Lince said.

“Being how NYC is the mecca for comedy,” they added, “… it pushes out the ambitious, ready-to-go comics.”

Lince believes that digital efforts may diversify the Long Island comedy scene, but Fullerton and the other Black comedian were less optimistic. “[The comedy clubs] have opportunities to capitalize on diverse talent, and they have made strides in ter ms of [white] female comics,” Fullerton concluded, “but if they’re making money, there is no reason to change.”

V LInce, 32, a non-binary Black comic from Rockville Centre, said that the history, and current reality, of Black comedy is about mostly Black, cishetero men, “It needs to be addressed how there isn’t enough Black women in comedy,” Lince said. asked aBout the Black comedy scene on Long Island, local standup comedian Nigel Fullerton, left, and another Black comic who wished to remain anonymous, both said, “There is none.”

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Q. Our house is large and very old, with a third story that was partially finished before purchase. We finished the rest of the attic and put in a few bedrooms and a bath. Recently we hired an architect to enlarge our kitchen into our backyard and make a nice entrance to a porch and patio with a fireplace.

The architect made the plans, after several meetings, changes, etc., and then put them into our building department to pull a permit. We next got a notice that our attic is in violation, and we had to either take out all the finishes and bathroom or file plans to get a state permit.

Ask The None of this has anything to do with the kitchen Architect or patio, which we hoped to have by summer. We suspect our architect made this much more complicated for us, but now we can’t undo what he did.

Naturally, he gets more money to do more plans and permits, which we also think is rather sneaky and uncalled for. Can we report onte eeper the architect for doing this to us, and can we pull back the permit so we can make all this go away and just do our kitchen?

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elax on the wraparound porch and enjoy the character of this Victorian home with all the updates. There is a huge extended designer kosher kitchen with stainless steel appliances, radiant heat, separate pantry and loads of cabinets. You will enjoy four bedrooms including a master suite with walk in closet and radiant heated bath. The fabulous private patio is perfect for entertaining and you will love the enclosed yard. This home boasts a 2 car detached garage with spacious attic storage, full Basement. SD#14 and its convenient to shops, LIRR and houses of worship. Call me to arrange a private viewing. You won't be disappointed!

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39 Valley Lane N, BA, FIRST TIME ON THE Market! Updated 5 Bedroom, 4 Bth Arlington Colonial. 3300 Sq ft, This home Features an Entry Foyer, Step Down Living Room, Formal Dining Room, Family Rm w/ Fpl & Quartz/Wood EIK. 4 Bedrooms on Upper Level Include Master suite w/ Vaulted Ceiling, Skylit Bth w/ Jacuzzi, Terrace & WIC. Full Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Att Gar. SD#14 ......... $1,279,000

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156 E Rockaway Rd, BA, Rental of a Renovated 2 Bedroom, 1.5 Bth Apt with Spacious Gourmet Kitchen Use of Patio & Outdoor Space ..........................$3,200

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A. So you believe everyone is out to get you, including your architect, and you have the right to “pull back” your permit, ignoring the conditions of your house. It doesn’t work that way. Unfortunately, even though most local governments know that most homes have violations, the governments choose not to prosecute every homeowner, since it would be bad for the business of getting re-elected, so code violations go on without a word until you make the first move, which you did, by coming to the attention of the building officials whose job is public safety.

Every day of the week, people ask if we can’t just look the other way. We absolutely can look the other way, but eventually who will believe us for lying or not doing our job? The issues of your home easily come up by simply bringing up satellite images, on-line accessible documents, including tax department records, showing what is in the home and whether the third floor was finished. Your building official doesn’t need the architect or you to figure out the truth about the illegalities in your home. When your architect shows the actual conditions, which he is required to do, including walls removed, walls finished in rooms that the building department has no previous record of, or other changes, he’s only doing his job. Imagine the scrutiny an architect would receive if a building official walked in to check the conditions and discovered that you and the architect had lied.

I have stated in this column, many times, the statistic that only five people out of 100 will survive a fire on the third floor. Ninety-five people will die of smoke inhalation or burns. So do the right thing and follow through, whichever way you choose. I’m pulling for you.

© 2022 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.

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merica has had many political dynasties over the past 75 years.

I recall the Browns in California and the Landrieu family in Louisiana. There are many others, but none can compare to the Kennedy family and the dominant role it has played in our nation’s history. Sadly, almost all of the well-known Kennedys are gone, with the exception of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his legacy has taken a dark turn from that of the rest of his famous family.

The Kennedys jERRy were known as activists who supKREmER ported important causes, from the Special Olympics to health care for all. With his name, the son of the late Sen. Bobby Kennedy, who represented New York, could have gotten involved in dozens of worthwhile efforts that would be a continuation of decades of family good deeds. But instead, RFK Jr. has become the hero of the anti-vac-

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cine movement, which is both puzzling and surprising.

He travels around the country, spreading his gospel that vaccinations are a threat to your health. According to The Boston Globe, Kennedy preaches, “the COVID vaccine is dangerous for your children.” He claims it is “criminal malpractice to give a child one of these vaccines.” He has also called the Covid jab “one of the deadliest vaccines ever made.”

And his fixation with vaccines isn’t limited to those created for the coronavirus. He argues, without proof, that vaccines in general are linked to autism, food allergies and a host of other medical problems. For many years he asserted that the inoculations for measles, mumps and rubella caused autism and other neurological disorders, and according to the Associated Press, he claims that public health officials “knowingly allowed the pharmaceutical industry to poison an entire generation of American children.”

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groups all over the country, and is welcomed into the homes of the wealthy and influential, where he rails against the shots with no medical backup for virtually anything he says. He claims he is doing this as a public service, but his anti-vaccine foundation, Children’s Health Defense, recently reported more than $6.8 million on hand.

Kennedy states that there is no profit motive for his antvaccine activity. When asked if he was being paid for his efforts, Kennedy told Fox’s Tucker Carlson, “I am getting unpaid for this.”

But records show that in 2019, he earned $255,000 from the foundation.

Kennedy has used social media to spread his opinions, and has spent big dollars to back them up. His nonprofit is one of two buyers accounting for 54 percent of anti-vaccine content on Facebook. He has a large following on Facebook and Twitter, but his Instagram account was removed last year for “repeatedly sharing debunked claims about Covid vaccines.”

To add to the strangeness of Kenne-

he son of a legendary New York senator busily spreads misinformation.

dy’s crusade, his 2021 book “The Real Anthony Fauci” promotes unproven Covid-19 treatments such as ivermectin, which is meant to treat parasites in animals, and the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, and he claims that the current vaccines have never been safety tested, even though the Food and Drug Administration requires three phases of testing that involves thousands of people before a childhood vaccine is approved.

There is no shortage of stories about concerned parents who believe that all vaccinations are suspicious or dangerous. I do not challenge their beliefs. But considering the many positive paths that so many Kennedy family members have taken over the years, the one that RFK Jr. has taken is a disturbing one. He is a true believer in his misguided cause, but he bears no resemblance to his legendary late father.

Jerry Kremer was a state 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.

1950s sci-fi horror story still burns bright

ow did he know?

How did Ray Bradbury know in 1951 that the tiny black and white televisions popping up in everyone’s living room had the potential to alter human experience?

How did Bradbury, who died at age 91 in 2012, know that the little screens would lead to big screens that would eventually possess children’s minds in a way books could not? How did he foresee that people would stuff their heads with the cerebral equivalent of cotRANDI ton candy and KREISS abandon intellectual pursuits for lives devoted to video games?

Bradbury was a visionary. He prophesied that many new inventions had the potential to threaten civilized life. What he saw as science “fiction” has come to pass. We are living amid modern advances that have ironically set us back as a people in pursuit of enlightenment and knowledge. We live in an era when the great works of literature are reduced to and diluted into mini-works and summaries, Cliff Notes and comic books.

I urge you and your teenagers to read “Fahrenheit 451,” Bradbury’s 1951 novel that warned the world that it was moving inexorably toward a time of more technology and less humanity, more autocracy, and less freedom of thought.

He described a time when fringe groups of fanatics would dominate by using invasive surveillance and harsh laws to squelch any resistance.

He never mentioned QAnon, but he knew it was coming.

Reading “Fahrenheit 451” today, in the time of alternate facts, false flags, big lies and other threats to our democracy, has left me shaken. Bradbury set the book in a city of the future, but he was writing during the time of the McCarthy hearings, the Red Scare, emerging nuclear weapons and increased government intrusion into the private lives of citizens. He wrote a what-if tale of how a civilized people could lose their freedom by following false gods that pander to their darkest impulses. Seventy years ago he was writing about now, about selfserving political operatives and fake news and pseudo-patriots who tear down the scaffolding that holds up American democracy.

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about a future in which firefighters are tasked with burning books and the houses of people who hide them. When a woman stands defiantly in her doorway with her book in hand, they burn her, too. Books are banned because they “confuse” people with their ideas. Much of the population is beaten into acceptance of the new normal, with information and entertainment blaring at them from wall screens all day. No one walks outside.

Everyone is suspect.

It is a thriller about one man, Montag, a fireman who experiences a sudden awakening to the horrors he has perpetrated. His wife, a survivor of multiple suicide attempts, is addicted to the virtual world projected from the screens in her house. She and her friends are inured to authentic feeling, even within themselves.

Montag goes on the run, with firemen in pursuit. Eventually he joins up with a rogue band of men — former professors and thinkers, now wanderers in the wilderness, each with large sections of books memorized for posterity.

Bradbury’s hero wears a “sea clam shell” in his ear that presages the AirPod. Montag stops on the street to get money from a machine that didn’t exist

eventy years ago, Ray Bradbury was presciently writing about now.

in the 1950s. Overhead, supersonic aircraft drop bombs on cities. They are unmanned drones, much like the ones our government is using to assassinate terrorists thousands of miles away.

He explores the risks of free thinking in a time of crushing conformity. In the world of “Fahrenheit 451” there is no privacy, no awareness of nature, simply the elevation of technology and the diminution of humanity.

Why does Montag go rogue? What makes him realize that freedom of thought is worth dying for? His last job with the firemen is to burn down the house of a woman who is hiding books.

When they arrive with their trucks and flame-throwers, she is standing in the doorway with a book in her hand, and she strikes the first match, killing herself as the house explodes around her.

People will die for their books, Montag realizes.

It’s something to think about when we read headlines every day about book bans and censorship of treasured literature. It’s something to act on when we see children who watch but don’t read in a time in America when only 25 percent of the population reads a book a year.

Bradbury knew we need books to tell the story of ourselves and pass that story on to future generations.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Redistricting is a process designed to fail

n chess, you can’t control the game unless you control the board. The same can be said about politics, and since the early days of the republic, state legislatures have had virtually complete control of the congressional and legislative redistricting process.

After each census, states are required to draw new district boundary lines — a controversial process that far too often is steeped in partisanship. In fact, New York state lawmakers just approved those lines in recent weeks, making a number of changes, felt primarily when it comes to who represents us where in Congress.

Nothing about redistricting is popular — especially when population declines force the Legislature to remove congressional districts completely, as New York had to do this year. That’s why then Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced in 2011 what would eventually become a state constitutional amendment removing redistricting powers from the Legislature — which drew district boundaries for itself — and putting it in the hands of an “independent” commission.

We use “independent” ironically because it really wasn’t. The majority and minority parties in the Legislature each appointed four members, and those eight members chose two more people who were not registered members of either party. This commission held hearings and then drew new district late last year.

What its members couldn’t do was come to a consensus. Without what would essentially be a bipartisan agreement, the entire process was thrown back to the very Legislature that held the power to draw the maps in the first place.

Even if the commission had somehow found a way to agree on a final set of maps, it still required approval from the Legislature. Even in that scenario, the Legislature would only need to reject the maps drawn by the commission twice before it regained its original power to draw the maps its members chose.

It’s like buying your wife a bowling ball for your anniversary, with the finger holes drilled to fit your own grip.

Did anyone really believe that an inde-

pendent commission could craft district maps on its own that the State Legislature would actually approve? The odds were stacked against the panel from the very start, creating not an independent commission, but simply the appearance of one, while the process of drawing maps remained the same as it has been for the past couple of centuries.

Gerrymandering is an age-old problem, and it’s hard not to look at some of the new districts — like the stretching of U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi’s congressional district from northern Nassau County straight up past Little Neck Bay, and west to the East River and into Westchester County — and not see highly creative boundary drawing.

Yet we can’t seem to get out of our own way to prevent it. A slight shift of a district line here, and a tuck there, can be the difference between true representation and an electorate skewed to support an elite few.

Representation is the very essence of democracy. But if we’re not drawing district lines fairly, are we truly represented?

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To the Editor: In his letter “Rail Lines Need Barriers” (Feb. 10-16), Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan pointed out a need for barriers on various railroad platforms. What he did not address, however, is how barriers would affect traffic on those platforms.

First, if barriers are installed, there will be significantly less space on the platforms, which means that fewer people will have access to them.

Second, while the technology exists to make the trains stop at the exact location so that their doors will open at the openings of the platfor m doors, that will require that all trains be the same length, no matter what the requirements for travel may be. Should the two sets of doors not match up exactly (within an allowable tolerance of about 18 inches) the passengers may not be able to detrain.

Similarly, if the platform doors open and the train doors don’t, there will also be a lot of unhappy people.

There is no easy solution to this problem. Many people want immediate solutions, but in the real world, that doesn’t happen. And when action is taken, there are always unanticipated side effects that in some cases are worse than the original problem.

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hile the state’s election districts were recently redrawn — gerrymandered — by a progressive-Democratic majority in the State Legislature for the purpose of favoring their party, gerrymandering is not a particularly new political weapon. Those on both sides of the aisle have used their power to redraw district lines, depending on who holds the majority.

The practice goes back to the 1800s, but this year’s redrawing by is unprecedented, ronaLd j. and comes at a when the rosenberg time self-proclaimed progressives’ larger political agenda ranges from defunding police to “bail reform” to demonizing the successful entrepreneur, i.e., capitalism.

As U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi pursues his gubernatorial primary quest, his former 3rd Congressional District is now unrecognizable. The progressive gerrymander has recreated his congressional borders into what they now humorously call the Long Island Sound District. It now stretches from Smithtown in Suffolk County, along the lightly populated North Shore, into the densely populated Bronx, and ends in Democratic West-

chester County.

While several Long Island Democrats have announced their intentions to run for Suozzi’s vacated seat, they will face a growing number of New York City-based progressives who see their population density and massive Democratic enrollment in the city and its environs as bulletproof at the ballot box.

The numbers speak for themselves. The Village of Northport, part of the new 3rd C.D., has some 8,000 residents. The City of New Rochelle, in Westchester, which is also part of the new district, has some 80,000.

Now consider who is lining up to run in the 3rd District so far: Bronx State Senator Alessandra Biaggi, who defeated moderate Democrat Jeff Klein a number of years ago.

In a December tweet, Democratic Socialist Congresswoman Alexandria OcasioCortez had nothing but praise for Biaggi.

Also in the running is Melanie D’Arrigo, a self-described progressive who has been endorsed by former New York City Council Speaker Melissa MarkViverito, a city pol who once co-chaired the City Council’s Progressive Caucus.

So these are the extremist candidates who stand a very good chance of assuming control of a new district designed to remove the potential of not just a Republican winning the seat, but of Long

Letters the Heralds in which he did not challenge the reader to think, to question, and to join him in creating a better community. Over the decades, his professionalism saw him literally on the front lines, reporting on everything from local events to major breaking news, and eventually overseeing the coverage that appears weekly in our local paper.

Brinton has reported on not one, not two, but three once-in-a-lifetime events: the Sept.

11 attacks, Superstorm Sandy and the Covid19 pandemic. He further demonstrated his professionalism and class when the Merrick Life transitioned to the Merrick Herald, paying tribute to the decades of community journalism by the Laursen family.

Scott was not only our source of news. He was a neighbor and a parent in our community. You may have waved hello to him as he jogged through the neighborhood. You may have stood behind him on the bagel line. But you always knew his byline stood for probing and honest journalism. This is one reader who will miss our local journalism, celebrity and who thanks him for his almost three decades of service to the Merrick-Bellmore community.

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Islanders having any representation focused on Long Island issues.

The implications have not gone unnoticed. Great Neck-based Democratic primary hopeful Robert Zimmerman is now warning Democrats and Republicans that he is the political firewall that could prevent a progressive from representing the new district. As he raises money for the primary, Zimmerman is reciting a list of moderate, centrist Long Island Democrats who now support his effort. His strategy is that of a seasoned professional, leveraging his public relations experience to focus his message, which is, essentially, “I am your last best hope to confront this city theft.”

Of course, that presumes the Republican Party won’t field a candidate who can confront and defeat whoever the Democrats nominate in this now unrecognizable district.

But the reality is that the tortured borders of the 3rd are a calculated move

by New York City-based progressives to dismantle Nassau and Suffolk counties’ ability to project political cohesion and regional advocacy. If successful, they will have effectively eliminated any chance that the Long Island congressional delegation will be a powerful force in the House of Representatives.

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Bronx progressive/Socialist Democrat really work with a Long Island Republican to redress the loss of South Shore beachfront in a nor’easter? Will a Bronx progressive care about environmental damage along Smithtown’s coastline?

Will a Bronx Progressive fight for infrastructure money for the Long Island Expressway? Because, after all, shouldn’t we all be punished for not using electric vehicles?

And by the way, many constituents of this new Long Island Sound District have median incomes that progressives will find worthy of their most pungent demagoguery, because capitalism is an anathema to their political ideology.

This ambush of Long Island by these progressives reveals a smug disdain for suburbia, its values, its people and its needs. To counter it, Long Island voters must recognize that we have been robbed of our voice in Congress. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Republican, Democrat, liberal or conservative. As a bicounty region, we have been mugged by those who cynically intend to walk off with one of our congressional seats. The answer is to recognize the ploy and respond appropriately on Election Day 2022.

Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosenberg Calica & Birney in 1999.

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