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Farmers market takes aim at food insecurity

By CrISTINA ArroYo rodrIGUez carroyo@liherald.com

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THe BAldwIN FArmerS Market reopened last Saturday at the Baldwin LIRR station on Sunrise Highway, and is scheduled to run every Saturday between 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. until Oct. 30.

With a two-pronged mission of empowering youth and reducing food insecurity on Long Island, the Baldwin Farmers Market reopened last Saturday at the Long Island Rail Road station, and is scheduled to run every Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until Oct. 30.

Run by the Cedarmore Corporation, a Freeport-based nonprofit organization that aims to “improve the educational, social and emotional develop-

ment of youth representing the diverse population of families from the New York metropolitan area,” the market was managed by young people.

Denise Jones-Smith, the acting director, emphasized how these projects impact those young people. “Being successful is definitely helping the youth,” she said. “Teaching them all about horticulture, teaching them about fresh fruits, how they can use the fruits for different recipes, and learn how to grow their own.”

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Trees downed to make way for shoreline stabilization

By CrISTINA ArroYo rodrIGUez carroyo@liherald.com

On June 21, the Baldwin Inside Facebook group was inundated with comments about trees being cut down in the wildlife sanctuary in Baldwin Park.

“Very sad day for Baldwin,” Bonnie Rothman Weinstein posted.

Kathleen Andrews agreed.

“Trees are so important to the landscape,” she wrote.

Most residents, however, were simply confused, including Johnny Black, Tracey Gail Spatenga and Christine Martinez, who simply asked, “Why?” “This is the Baldwin Shoreline Stabilization Project,”

Hempstead Town Councilman Christopher Carini responded.

“This is supposed to help prevent flooding in the future . . . this has been in the works since 2012, long before I took office.”

The NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program, which is part of the Governor’s Office o f S t o r m Re c o ve r y, w a s announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in April 2013. It was just over $700 million for a planning and implementation program that was established to provide rebuilding and resiliency assistance to communities severely damaged by Tropica Storms Irene and Lee and Superstorm

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In March 2014, the Baldwin NY Rising Community Plan, created by a local planning committee with community input, proposed a series of projects to the state, including a tree planting program, bulkhead replacements and natural and structur-

al storm protection features along the shoreline, for $10.6 million in state funds for which Baldwin and Baldwin Harbor were deemed eligible.

The state Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program prepared the Baldwin Park Shoreline Stabilization funding application in June 2017. In October, the Town

of Hempstead authorized the submission of the application for just over $4.57 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development administered by the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery. It was approved in 2018.

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Documenting Long Island’s Jewish history New historical society seeks Judaica

By OLIVIA RAMSEUR nassaueditor@liherald.com

After extensively researching Jewish history on Long Island, Brad Kolodny found himself with much more historical information that could be included in his two books. He decided to put that knowledge to good use by founding the online Jewish Historical Society of Long Island.

As part of his research, Brad Kolodny had visited and photographed every synagogue on Long Island. “I wanted to tell a comprehensive story about every synagogue past and present in Nassau and Suffolk County,” Kolodny said. “Over the course of four years, I researched every synagogue building and visited every synagogue building.” The book on synagogues is “Seeking Sanctuary: 125 Years of Synagogues on Long Island,” published in 2019 and his other book is “The Jews of Long Island: 1705-1918,” to be published next year.

Kolodny founded the Jewish Historical Society of Long Island to create a comprehensive collection of Judaica (ceremonial art), other items, documents and stories about Jewish life on the Island.

“There was so much information in both of these books that I gathered that couldn’t be included,” Kolodny said.

“That’s where the idea of the Jewish his-

torical society came. There’s just so much information that people don’t know about and I wanted to be able to bring it to light within an organization that will not just document the Jewish experience on Long Island, but also keep artifacts and records of the Jewish community.”

The society is fairly new – they first started the collection about a month ago – so the online collection features nine items including a Glen Cove postcard, an Ellis Island inspection card, and a brass candelabra. The organization is looking for donations of items from any time period.

“Anything from photographs to Jewish items from Jewish owned businesses that were on Long Island, or ritual items,” Kolodny said. “Really anything that helps describe Jewish life on Long Island.”

Jay Steinberg, former president of Huntington Jewish Center and member of the Huntington Historical Society, is currently the treasurer of the society. He began his interest in local Jewish history in Huntington. “My initial interest was through the local Jewish history of Huntington Jewish Center and felt that other communities on Long Island ought to be doing more of the historical work that’s necessary to keep everything alive,” Steinberg said.

On Sept. 5, the Jewish Historical Soci-

A GLEn COVE postcard, circa 1910, that highlights Bernstein’s Department Store that opened in 1897 is part of the Jewish Historical Society of Long Island’s collection.

Courtesy Brad Kolodny

ety of Long Island is hosting an event to honor the first synagogue built in 1896 in Setauket. “We are going to be celebrating the 125th anniversary of the opening of that synagogue,” Kolodny said. “The building still stands on main street in Setauket, but it is no longer being used as a synagogue. It’s owned by the United Methodist church.”

The JHSLI is partnering with the church and the North Shore Jewish Cen-

ter, a congregation whose history dates to 1893. “It’s a perfect way to pay tribute to the pioneers who started our congregation and at the same time bring awareness to the broader Setauket community about the importance of this building,” said Rabbi Aaron Benson, the Jewish Center’s spiritual leader.

To donate items and learn more about the Jewish Historical Society of Long Island at https://www.jhsli.org/.

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Baldwin couple recreate wedding 50 years later carroyo@liherald.com

On July 24, 2021 at Our Lady of Good Counsel church service in Inwood, Deacon Thomas Costello said, “Just notice that in 50 years some things do not change…”

Indeed, he was conducting a service for the 50th anniversary of Nunzio and Joanne Longobardi, who wed on the same date in 1971 and in the same church with the same best man Michael Maietta and same maid of honor Linda Musto, who are the bride’s siblings.

In fact, it seems that Our Lady of Good Counsel has a storied history with this family. Musto and Maietta wed in this church, as well as the bride’s parents and grandparents. Musto’s and Maietta’s children were also baptized in the church. Nunzio added, “I was an altar boy here, and I went to school here. My family owned a bakery around the corner.”

Nunzio and Joanne met in a bowling alley in Lawrence in the 60s. Joanne reminisced about how she used go there with her dad, who was a member of a bowling league. She said, “Nunzio was there with his friends, and I was there with my girlfriend. So [my friend and I] went into the ladies room, and I said to her, “I think I really like him.” And that was it, then I knew.”

As Joanne finished telling the story of how they met, Nunzio then added, “We got engaged in the parking lot of the bowling alley, on a Monday night.”

After graduating high school in Lawrence and marrying, the couple moved briefly to South Dakota where the groom was finishing college. Then they moved to the Five Towns until they found their Baldwin home in 1979.

Joanne said, “We owned a deli in Inwood, and we wanted to move out of the area then, and then we found a house in Baldwin—it was the seventh house we looked at.”

Eloise Pisano, daughter of the couple, who Joanne described as a miracle baby 11 years into their marriage, said, “They live right across Schubert School. They

wanted to raise a family, so that’s where I went to elementary school. I grew up in Baldwin, I’m a Baldwin graduate class of 2000.”

Pisano explained that Baldwin provided her family with a constellation of conveniences, “The schools were good, we had wonderful neighbors growing up, nice community. It’s centrally located to the rest of the family, close to my mom’s parents in the Inwood area. It was a good place for them set up roots and start a family.”

And start a family they did, as last Saturday they were walked down the aisle by their granddaughter Serafina Pisano, 5, Eloise’s daughter, taken the place of both of the bride’s parents who are deceased.

When asked what was her favorite part of her grandparent’s 50th anniversary ceremony, Serafina, unswayed by her mother’s further prodding, confidently and resolutely said, “All of it.”

Joanne didn’t think of this anniversary ceremony as much different than their wedding in 1971. She stated, “My husband thought of it. It’s not any different.

My parents are gone.”

Nunzio said that what had changed was the family present, “Just bigger family, some people we didn’t have then, the children and grandchildren, her brotherin-law wasn’t around then.”

Musto and Maietta simply wished the couple another 50 years and good health.

Musto said, “As a family, we always had the holidays and birthdays. We made it our business to keep the family together.”

Currently, Eloise lives with her husband and daughter in West Islip. The maid of honor lives with her family in Malverne, and the best man lives with his in Port Jefferson.

The Longobardi couple still resides in Baldwin. Joanne stated, “I just loved Baldwin when we moved—it was so cute.

Cute bakery and such a beautiful area.

It’s changed now, but just gotta go with the flow, I guess. I love my house that’s why I don’t want to leave.”

And then Nunzio concluded, “We are still in Baldwin—we aren’t going nowhere.”

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Photos by Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez/Herald

nunzio and Joanne Longobardi celebrated their 50th Anniversary with a service conducted by Deacon Thomas Costello on the same date, July 24, and same church of their wedding, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Inwood. nunzio and Joanne Longobardi, now Baldwin residents, walk down the aisle after their 50th anniversary Service, but this time with daughter Eloise Pisano and granddaughter Serafina Pisano, 5, cheering them on from the pews.

nunzio and Joanne Longobardi walk down the aisle 50 years ago as newly married couple on July 24, 1971, right.

Photos courtesy Eloise Longobardi

the LongoBardi wedding party in 1971 posing at the stairs of the Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, left.

Island Harvest works to close the meal gap

By Matt HugHs With several locations they deliver to in Baldwin, the Island Harvest food bank distributes food and helps facilitate food programs and education to “a network of 570 Long Island-based food pantries, soup kitchens and other non-profit organizations that offer feeding services for those in need.” Many of these organizations require specific foods due to religious and health related dietary restrictions and Island Harvest caters to this as well.

Ms. Allison Puglia, Chief Program Director at Island Harvest, says their goal is to “end hunger and reduce food waste.”

To achieve this, Island Harvest partners with farms, supermarkets, and other companies to receive excess food by donation or through payment. Island Harvest works with the direct producers of the produce to get as healthy food as possible.

In Baldwin, Island Harvest distributes food to St. Christopher’s Church, Hatzilu Rescue Organization, Baldwin Union Free School District, First Bethel Church, Three Ds Aftercare, Halandia Shores and partners with the Baldwin Public Library to serve breakfast and lunch to families in need on summer weekdays.

Kaysha Watson-Phillips, who organizes the Baldwin Public Library meals, states that the number of children receiving the food is increasing each week and they are ready to serve more. WatsonPhillips also says that they have been pro-

Poverty by the numbers Baldwin poverty rate: 6.7% Economically disadvantaged students in Baldwin: 41% Children living in poverty in Nassau: 19,488 Black children in poverty in Nassau: 12% Hispanic children in poverty in Nassau: 15%

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In BaldwIn, Island Harvest distributes food to St. Christopher’s Church, Hatzilu Rescue Organization, Baldwin Union Free School District, First Bethel Church, Three Ds Aftercare, Halandia Shores and partners with the Baldwin Public Library to serve breakfast and lunch to families in need on summer weekdays. moting the meals by sending out email blasts, posts on social media, posters, and two large banners promoting it hanging outside the Library. She says this meal service is held at the Library annually in the summers and is generally slow to pick up.

Distribution of the meals at Baldwin

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The poverty rate in Baldwin was 5.1 percent in 2019 but has since grown to around 6.4 percent, based on a 5-year US census estimate model from 2017. It is likely even higher because the model did not account for a pandemic.

A chunk of this growth in poverty are people under 18 years old. In 2019, Nassau had 19,488 children living in poverty, according to the Children’s Defense Fund of New York. Compared to 10 years ago, the county has also experienced a 12 percent increase in students receiving free or reduced price school lunch. Now up to 29 percent of all students in the county are using school meal plans.

The CDFNY also found that poverty is disproportionately skewed toward children of color who make up 48 percent of the people below 18 in Nassau. An estimated 12 percent of Black and 15 percent of Hispanic or Latino children are living in poverty, and they are four to five times more likely to be in poverty than their white and Asian counterparts.

The pandemic has likely made this worse. Ms. Puglia says that Island Harvest only partnered with the Baldwin Union Free School districts since the start of the pandemic, but may continue their partnership even after the pandemic is over.

Island Harvest is always looking for more support, especially for food with dietary constraints, and volunteers to work towards their goal of ending hunger on Long Island. For more information about Island Harvest Food Bank, please visit their website.

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Public Library began on July 11 where between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m., children and families with children below the age of 18 can come and get bagged breakfasts, lunches and milk every Monday through Friday until August 27.

Watson-Phillips says the first day they only served 4 children, but recently they have served up to 28, and they expect to go beyond that as more people find out about the meal service at the Baldwin Public Library.

Since their inception in 1992, Island Harvest has “delivered 130 million pounds of food, supplementing 108 million meals,” and Covid-19 has accelerated their growth. “Island Harvest distributed 9.8 million pounds of food in 2019,” Ms. Puglia says, “In June 2020 to 2021 during Covid, we delivered around 18 million pounds of food.”

This is consistent with their 2020 Statement of Functional Expenses that shows that food distribution cost was $2.8 million whereas in 2019 it cost around $1 million.

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B e at r i c e S t e u e r, a native of North Baldwin, has been named to Emerson College’s Dean’s List for the Spring 2021 semester. She is majoring in Musical Theatre and is a member of the Class of 2022. She’s performed in musical theatre and plays, including “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Spring Awakening”. The requirement to make Emerson’s Dean’s List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher. In addition to performing, Steuer is passionate about animals, fitness, and travel. She enjoys exploring and learning about new places.

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Small business owners can secure their fair share of assistance by availing themselves of the Boost Nassau Resource Center, which compiles federal, state, county and town-level COVID-19 recovery assistance resources into a centralized website and brick-and-mortar resource center in Eisenhower Park. On July 17, Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé visited Baldwin business owners to spread the word about the center. The Legislature on Monday, June 28 unanimously approved a proposal to apply tens of millions of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds toward business recovery initiatives, including $10 million to fund the Boost Main Street Small Business grant program, an additional $10 million toward the Boost Nassau Small Business Loan Program and $10 million for workforce development initiatives.

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How do you know you’re ready for retirement?

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n intriguing finding emerged from a RAND Corp. survey on Americans and working conditions. It turned out that 40 percent of employees 65 and older previously retired, but something lured them back. In some cases, financial troubles might have been the cause. But often the reason is that people neglect an important component in their retirement planning. They don’t think about what they will do with their extra time, or how they will give their life the meaning and purpose work provided, says Patti Hart, co-author with her husband, Milledge, of “The Resolutionist: Welcome to the AntiRetirement Movement.”

“Money is certainly important, but it’s not the only thing that determines whether your retirement is a success,” she says.“It may be that you are financially ready to retire, but are a long way from being emotionally ready.”

Know your catalysts. Identify milestones or signs that will let you know you are ready to embark on a new post-work life, Milledge Hart says. Yes, that could be when you’ve accumulated a certain amount of savings. But it might also be related to when your spouse quits their job, or when your children graduate college and head out on their own.

“Knowing your catalysts can mean the differ-

ence between successfully transitioning to a fulfilled life after your career is over, or boomeranging back to the full-time workforce simply because you didn’t know why you quit to begin with,” he says.

Plan ahead to avoid separation anxiety from work. For many people, moving from the excitement and fulfillment of a career to the quietness of retirement is too much, Patti Hart says.

They develop a form of “separation anxiety,” longing for their old way of life rather than venturing boldly into the new one.

“You need to make a plan for what you want to do in your new post-career life so you aren’t floundering when you get there,” she says.

Get comfortable with the uncomfortable.

At work, people are thrown into uncomfortable situations and have no choice but to face them head on. In retirement, it’s easier to avoid discomfort, but doing so diminishes your confidence, and you miss out on opportunities for personal growth and fun, Milledge Hart says.

“It would seem counterintuitive to think that being uncomfortable brings happiness, but it does,” he says. “Go at life as if it’s an adventure — because it is. When you accomplish something you didn’t think you could, you get a jolt of endorphins that drives you to your next challenge.”

Learn to be your own best friend. Even when people want to try a new hobby or activity, they sometimes are afraid to do it alone.“In retirement, you might not have the social network you once did,” Patti Hart says.“You may long for a good friend you can rely on.” But if you think about it, she says, you already have that friend — yourself.

So as you prepare for retirement, be ready to go solo on occasion.

“Don’t convince yourself that you are going to be destined to a life of watching evening game shows and baking, unless of course that is what you love to do,” Milledge Hart says.“Nothing is off limits, so reach for the stars. Look forward rather than backward, and embrace the new you.”

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“An advanced form of artificial intelligence called Deep Neural Network (DNN) that has been used for applications such as facial recognition has been made available for the first time this year in hearing devices for the purpose of improving speech understanding, especially in background noise,” said Hearing Center of Long Island director and audiologist Dr. Lawrence Cardano, Au.D. “Our patients who were using advanced hearing device technology previously have reported significant improvement using this new approach.”

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Seniors on social media

How and why older folks get in on the fun Social media isn’t just for young adults.

According to a Pew Research Center survey, nearly 70 percent of U.S. adults log on to Facebook, including 73 percent of respondents ages 50 to 64 and half of those 65 and older.

Digital content strategist Renee Clare-Kovacs says seniors are embracing the “communities” aspect of Facebook. “They like the ability to keep up with events at church, their alma mater, sports, friends, and, of course, family all in the same place,” she says. “They are less intimidated there than Instagram which requires the additional steps of using their camera and uploading — throw in hashtags and emojis and they’re out.”

Getting Social During the pandemic, many seniors have been relying on social media to connect with and “see” their loved ones. Maria Leonard Olsen, a 58-year-old attorney, uses Facebook; her 79-yearold mother uses Facebook and Instagram to see pictures of her children and grandchildren.

“I see that libraries, community centers and village groups do training for how to use social media,” says Olsen, who’s the author of “50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life.” She advises people to “take advantage of these free classes and to learn how various social media platforms work.”

David Henderson II, who’s now over 60, started using social media to get in touch with his high school and college friends. These days, he uses it to talk about how he manages his diabetes.

“I started sharing my diabetic journey with family and friends because so many of them were dealing with the same issue,” he says.

Social Platforms While sites such as Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok skew younger, many seniors are on those platforms too. For example, Mediakix ranked the top 10 elderly Instagram influencers, including actor George Takei and trendsetter Iris Apfel; each have more than a million followers.

Seniors are finding success and connections on TikTok, too. The Wall Street Journal reported that Stephen Austin’s cooking videos, which he posts under the name @omsteve, short for Old Man Steve, netted the 82-year-old over a million followers.

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joining TikTok,” says Clare-Kovacs.“TikTok embraces an authentic aesthetic so they don’t mind poking fun at themselves.”

Creating and Consuming Content Social media — which includes sites such as Pinterest and LinkedIn — offers a mix of entertainment, news, hobbies, virtual socialization and more. Users can share articles, photos, recipes, and present their opinions. Or, they can just consume other people’s content and not create any content of their own.

“Even though the older generation is using more social media, around 32 percent of senior users don’t post at all, they only see and consume what others post,” says Sharon van Donkelaar, chief marketing officer at Expandi, a LinkedIn automation tool.

Social Safety Be careful not to overshare, advises Jolene Caufield, the senior advisor at Healthy Howard, a nonprofit organization advocating for healthy lifestyle choices.

“Seniors have the misconception that people on the internet will not use their anecdotes or information for malicious purposes, so they overshare,” she says, noting that some seniors even post that they’re home alone, which could attract the attention of criminals.

Caufield warns that oversharing also increases the risk of unauthorized access to a senior’s social media accounts, since security questions might be things they share on social media.

Cybersecurity experts warn all social media users, especially seniors, not to click on any links they receive via private messages or on the advertising posts they see on the sites. That should reduce the chances of malware invading their computer system.

Still, seniors don’t need to be scared about social media. Henderson tells fellow seniors that “Unless you have a flip phone, you’ve already embraced the technology, so you may as well use it to stay in touch with your grandkids, friends, and relatives you rarely get chance to see.”

It’s a convenient tool to stay in touch, as well as find and share information. And the many seniors already using social media prove that it can be for anyone.

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Wednesday, August 4

Community service programs with the library

Board of education meeting The board of education holds a regularly scheduled monthly meeting, usually on the second Wednesday of each month.

Meetings are scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. but frequently are called to order earlier with an executive session. The board generally returns to open session at 8 p.m. Questions and comments from residents are welcomed by the board at the regular monthly meeting and at regularly scheduled Community Input Meetings. The meeting will take place at the Baldwin Union Free School District District Office in 960 Hastings Street.

Interested in being kind and earning community service credits? Take part in the Baldwin Public Library’s ongoing community service programs. Using art, thank a veteran — design a plaque to thanks veterans and visit www. baldwinpl.org to view a “Thanking Our Veterans” video. Or, using art, create a special card for a hospitalized kid.

Create your own special card to cheer up a sick child. Visit the library website to view a video that will show you the different ways you can decorate your card. To register, send an email to teens@baldwinpl.org. Library staff will reach out to have you pick up your kit at the main entrance doors of the library.

Thursday, July 29 Bingo Meet on the patio at the Public Library, bring a towel or mat to sit on outside, and play for prizes. To register, send an email to teens@baldwinpl.org. This event takes place on Thursdays, July 29, 15, 22 and 29 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Thursday night Car Show in Baldwin Park The Baldwin Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Baldwin/RVC Rotary Club in sponsoring the weekly Thursday Night Car Show in Baldwin Park. This event is free to the public, and is a great family friendly event. The Car Show takes place every Thursday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Chamber members will have the opportunity to participate weekly at the Thursday Night Car Shows for a nominal flat fee of $100.00 for the entire season. The public can come as many Thursdays, or as few Thursdays that they wish, for one flat fee. The Car Show runs through the end of September/beginning of October.

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Baldwin District Board of education Meeting The board of education holds a regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Meetings are scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. but frequently are called to order earlier with an executive session. Questions and comments from residents are welcomed by the board. The meeting will take place at the Baldwin Union Free School District District Office in 960 Hastings Street.

Parks and Recreation Summer Concert Series Come out and enjoy our Village of Hempstead Parks and Recreation Summer Concert Series for the whole Summer. The events will take place at Averill Park, Elmont from 7:30 p.m. On July 29, the featured event is Mean Machine. If you need more information you can contact Parks at 516-4786247.

Friday, July 30 Chair yoga and Silver Sneakers Classic Join the Baldwin Public Library on Friday, July 30 at 9 a.m. for chair yoga.

Instructor Augusta Berner will alternateclasses and either guide this class utilizing a chair to perform yoga poses that are kind to the body or use weights and resistance bands (or

substitutions on hand) to get your blood pumping! RSVP to baldwinzoom@ baldwinpl.org for the password.

Monday, August 2 Lakeside Theatre concert series Come out and enjoy our Nassau County’s Free Summer Concert and Movies.The events will take place at North Woodmere Park from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. On August 2, the featured event is Forever Plaid. Admission is free and don’t forget to bring your blanket or chair. If you need more information you can contact 516-572-0200.

Zoom Zumba Instructor Linda Salamone will get you moving and fit via Zoom Zumba! Join on Monday, August 2 at 10 a.m. RSVP to baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org for the password.

The legal function of the Board of Appeals is to hold official public hearings and render formal written decisions on cases brought before it. The meeting is virtual at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. To submit your comments, you may do so online using the Hearings Comment Form, or send your comments in writing to: David P. Weiss, Chairman of the Board of Appeals, One Washington Street, Hempstead, NY 11550.

Story time with the library Join Miss Mariel for online story time via Zoom! With the library on Monday, August 2 at 11 a.m. You don’t need an account to participate. This program is for children ages 2 to 4. For more information, visit www.baldwinpl.org.

Tuesday, August 3 Town of Hempstead Board Meeting Public hearings are held on issues ranging from traffic regulations, proposed local laws, amendments to the town code, special exception petitions, and rezoning applications.

At the conclusion of each meeting, the Hempstead Town Board remains seated to hear comment from citizens. This will take place at 10:30 a.m. at Hempstead Town Hall, located at One Washington Street, Hempstead, and will also be livestreamed.

HAving An evenT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest.

All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to bdownes@liherald.com

Original inhabitants of Baldwin were Native Americans known as the Meroke or Merrick.

The first churches were built in 1810 and 1872, and the first school in 1813.

According to the Census, Baldwin is 49% white, 37% Black, 3% Asian, and 11% +two/other races.

Support Baldwin Athletics and the high school Booster Club. Email baldwinboosterclub21@gmail.com.

For updated information about the Covid-19 pandemic, visit covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov.

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GOP DA candidate takes aim at Kaminsky GOP for the race.

In her first news release last week, Donnelly, of Garden City, blasted her Anne Donnelly, a career prosecutor opponent as “a political opportunist who last week was named the Nassau who has spent his time in Albany writRepublican’s nominee for county dis- ing get out of jail free laws to turn loose trict attorney, wasted no time calling more dangerous inmates onto our out what she sees as her streets.” opponent’s chief vulnerabiliShe also charged that he ty: State Sen. Todd Kaminis a “career opportunist who sky, she says, is the author of has worked to tur n loose the ”get out of jail free laws.” dangerous criminals into Kaminsky, a Long Beach our neighborhoods.”

Democrat who has served in Nassau GOP Chairman the State Senate since 2016, Joseph Cairo Jr. said in a was a supporter two years statement that “the choice ago of the controversial bail for district attor ney this refor m legislation, which year is clear. Republicans allowed suspects in some have put forth a candidate type of crimes to be released wh o h a s d e d i c at e d h e r todd Kaminsky from jail without bail. The career to keeping the public bill was amended last year to safe and putting dangerous give judges more discretion to assign criminals behind bars.” bail for violent and other crimes. Now, Nassau Democratic Party Chairman more than 20 crimes are once again Jay Jacobs, in announcing Kaminsky’s “bail eligible.” Kaminsky backed the nomination in late June, noted that the changes to the law, which was originally state senator was a federal prosecutor. passed through the state budget.

“Senator Todd Kaminsky is a fearless Nonetheless, Donnelly, a 32-year former federal prosecutor who has put career prosecutor who is currently dep- Long Islanders’ safety first his entire uty chief of the Organized Crime and career,” Jacobs said in a statement.

Rackets Bureau, took aim at Kaminsky, “When fringe g roups were crying only days after being nominated by the ‘defund the police,’ Todd did the oppo-

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site: He added more money for Long ous criminals who pose a threat to sociIsland cops and strengthened our crimi- ety.” nal laws. Todd is the right choice for the In an interview earlier this week, next Nassau County district attorney. Donnelly said the bail reform bill — I’m thrilled to support him.” even amended — remains an issue. “The The bail reform bill was a major loss of a judge’s discretion is major,” issue last year when Kaminsky ran for she said. She said some people charged re-election against Republiwith serious crimes are still can Victoria Johnson, who released without bail. “They centered her campaign on put a Band-Aid on it,” she the matter. Johnson, in the said of the amended law. view of political analysts, Donnelly said she was fared better than expected, running to “help strengthgarnering about 60,000 votes, en” the D.A.’s office, where c o m p a re d t o 6 8 , 0 0 0 fo r she has worked for more Kaminsky. than three decades. She said, Donnelly noted that she if elected, she would beef up worked with federal prosecuthe office’s cyber-security tors to convict a “porn docunit and crackdown on tor” who filmed and forcibly gangs in the county. ann Donnelly touched patients. And the Rich Orsillo, a Kaminsky prosecutor also was involved campaign spokesman, said, in a Long Beach drug wiretap case, “Todd Kaminsky is a fearless prosecutor which resulted in the conviction of who has put violent criminals behind seven individuals, making the commu- bars and led the convictions of corrupt nity safer from drug dealing. politicians from both parties—and his “I’m delighted to be a candidate for record is second to none. As district Nassau district attor ney,” Donnelly attorney, he will continue to protect said. “I have dedicated my career to Long Islanders and be a tireless champikeeping the public safe and prosecuting on for Nassau County, delivering again those who commit crimes. I want to be and again for our families without the district attorney in order to protect being beholden to party bosses.”

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Baldwin woman finds thief in her living room The First Squad is investigating a residential Burglary that occurred on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at 1:20 a.m. in Baldwin. According to Detectives, a 38-year-old female, while in her residence on Steven Road, confronted an unknown male subject in her living room. The subject fled the scene on foot in an unknown direction. An undisclosed amount of cash and a debit card were taken by the subject. The subject is described as a male black, approximately 6 feet tall with short black hair. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and dark colored pants. The investigation is ongoing. Detectives request anyone with information regarding the above incident to contact the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244- TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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Shoreline stabilization project resumes Continued from front page the shoreline in Baldwin Park to prevent erosion from continuing to occur and sedimentation from entering the waterways of Oakwood Canal and Middle Bay. Existing deteriorating timber bulkhead would be replaced with a natural living shoreline, along with a new timber and vinyl bulkhead.

It also was to provide a pedestrian gravel pathway for public access and an access point to the canal for those who traveled along the South Shore Blueway Trail in kayaks and canoes. Marsh grass, upland trees and shrubs would be planted to create tidal wetland and upland areas.

By August 2017, the town had taken the role of subrecipient for the project and projected that design plans would be finalized by end of year. However, by the summer of 2018, only 30 percent of the design had been finalized.

Town engineers completed the designs in August 2019.

The project was ready to bid for a spring 2020 construction start, after its approval by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

However, at a January 2020 town meeting, Baldwin residents expressed some opposition to the project, so the plans were amended to eliminate a gravel parking lot, move a gravel walking path away from residences and relocate the kayak launch to the southern end of the site.

The projected 2020 start date was further delayed by the pandemic, that is, until present day. In March 2021, the bid request for construction was publicly announced, and it closed in April. In May, the town voted to award the contract to the lowest bidder, Woodstock Construction, who bid $3,110,200.00 versus the $3,328,158.75 bid from Atlantic Coast Dock.

The shoreline project is currently underway. Demolition has begun in Baldwin Park, cutting trees and clear-

baldwin shoreline project timeline ■ 2013: State founded NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program.

■ 2014: Local planning board drafts Baldwin NY Rising Community Plan.

■ 2017: State approves project for Baldwin Shoreline Stabilization.

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ConstruCtion began on the $4.5 million Baldwin Shoreline Stabilization Project, an effort to enhance storm protection along the shore that would also create a nature walk. ing large swaths of what has been described as abandoned, barren land. Nonetheless, some residents have echoed the concerns about privacy, safety and disturbing the existing animals living there that arose in the January 2020 meeting.

Josephine Chianetta took to social media. “Why are they doing this during litter season?” she wrote. “There is so much wildlife with babies living in the trees!”

Likewise, Padraig G. Sentini wrote, “This section of park was to be kept and promised as a preserve!”

The public area under construction sits across Baldwin Harbor waterfront properties that line the canal, ranging in price from $650,000 to $1.1 million, according to current Zillow estimates.

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■ 2018: State approves funding of $4.57 million for the project.

■ 2019: Design plans are finalized for the shoreline project.

■ 2020: Residents raise concerns and the plans were amended.

■ 2020: Project halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

■ 2021: Project resumes with trees cut in Baldwin Park.

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AdisA Johnson, 19, above right, began working at the Baldwin Farmers Market about five years ago and is currently the manager. Nana Appiah-Agyemang, 21, started working there last year.

from left, sheilA Spruill, Denise Jones-Smith and Sheila Lyle enjoyed a day among fresh, organic produce from Long Island farms out East.

Fresh produce Saturdays through October Continued from front pAge began working at the farmers market last year. He said that this was above all a learning opportunity, “Success is showing young people more adversity when they’re younger, so when they become older they’re more inclined to succeed.

Fail first to succeed later.” Nana highly recommended the apple cider donuts and peaches.

Adisa Johnson, 19, started working at the farmers market about five years ago.

He is currently the manager, and picks up the produce from two or three farms out East at 5 a.m. “I’d just like to get more people in here,” Johnson said. “Areas like this are a food desert, so I’d like to get healthy fruit to the community.”

Sheila Lyle, a board member, volunteer and satisfied customer, agreed. “Vegetables are very, very fresh — the fruit is fresher than you can find in the grocery store,” she said. “We want to alleviate or erase the food deserts in the community.”

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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, most of the food deserts on Long Island are in Suffolk County. but areas of Glen Cove, Freeport, Hempstead, Long Beach, Roosevelt and Uniondale have more than 67,500 people with limited vehicle accessibility who live more than a half mile from the nearest supermarket.

As of 2019, 33 percent of the population above Merrick Road and below Atlantic Avenue in Baldwin were more than half a mile from the nearest supermarket, and In North Baldwin, about 6 percent of

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households had no access to vehicles to drive to the nearest supermarket.

Even though the pandemic further exacerbated food insecurity, according to Nassau Comptroller’s 2020 report, this summer Key Food’s SuperFresh supermarket opened in North Baldwin, occupying the former Pathmark location, which closed in 2015 and has remained unoccupied.

Jones-Smith discussed how Cedarmore still ran the farmers market last year during Covid — they implemented a drive-by format, in which residents could select the produce from a menu and volunteers would deliver directly to their vehicles.

Customers Thelma and Richard Zimmerman mentioned that they didn’t come to the market last year because the line of cars was too long. However, this year they bought their daughters corn and scallions. They said that they were pleased with the market, “It’s wonderful. It’s hard to find a farmers’ market this day and age — they don’t run very long.”

This year’s market is presented in partnership with the New York State FreshConnect Program, Sanitary District No. 2, Nassau County’s Department of Human Services, Office of Youth Services and the HempsteadWorks Career Center, with special thanks to Town of Hempstead Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, Councilman Christopher Carini, and County Legislators Debra Mulé and Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams for their support.

“After adapting last summer to meet the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are delighted to once again offer the full farmers market experience that patrons look forward to each weekend,” Abrahams said.

Patrons can shop online at www.CedarmoreFarms.org and can get more information about the market by calling (516) 378-3415 or texting FarmFresh to 474747.

In addition to cash and credit card pay-

Food Access Research Atlas/U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

ACCording to the 2019 Food Access Research Atlas, areas in light green are where 33 percent of residents are more than half a mile from the nearest supermarket, and areas in gray are where residents have limited vehicle access. ments, the market accepts Farmers Market Nutrition Program checks and Senior FMNP vouchers, which are distributed by the Nassau County Office for the Aging.

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I often see people’s homes after the big job has been done, and will ask if the work was designed by an architect or an engineer. Lately, several people have told me that they did the work with a contractor during the pandemic, without plans or a permit because they thought the work was interior and didn’t need a permit. Construction work needs a permit. I’ve seen enough of these renovations to know, when I see even the slightest sagging, that the work wasn’t done correctly, and that deficiencies will follow, like small cracks that won’t go away after multiple repairs, consequential movement in tile floors or roof shingles above, leading to potential pipe or roof leaks, in a domino effect.

The fact is, it does cost a little more. In a conversation recently, a couple told me that their contractor wanted $30,000 more just for the beams, not the demolition, not the sheetrock, new flooring, insulation or electrical work, which were all going to be done anyway. A relative whose home I was recently involved with did have all the walls removed, and the cost for labor and materials was less than $12,000 for the installation of three 24-foot-long beams while all the work around was being done.

Cost may fluctuate with plumbing issues, recent material increases and the contractor’s overhead and profit, but your fear leads to their higher prices. Perception plays a big role in the process, which is why people call a licensed professional, in many cases, only if they have to, being talked out of the perceived expense instead of really knowing what the costs may be.

Designing for beam replacement involves examining the complete picture, from roof to foundation, applying laws and formulas that trained professionals know when to apply. For example, the removal of beams across the long expanse of the rooms opens you up to an issue with wind pulses, called wind shear, that can cause serious damage to the structure in high-wind episodes. Wracking and cracking are just the beginning of more serious consequences. Good luck!

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ny forward movement in aviation, or in space exploration, is usually greeted by cheers. As should be the case.

But often, first come the skeptics who ask whether it was worth it all. Or the doubters who say it never happened. Or even, sadly, those who shrug their shoulders and say, “So what?”

When the bicycle-makers Wilbur and Orville Wright successfully flew their singleengine, box-like airplane on a chilly December morning in 1903 James from the mosquitomarshes bernstein infested of Kitty Hawk, N.C. — the first motorized heavierthan-air vehicle ever to leave the earth — only four local newspapers showed up to cover the event.

There were even disbelievers that the 12-second flight ever happened. The U.S. government turned the brothers down, with a form letter, saying it had no interest in their invention.

An editorial in a Paris newspaper sniffed, “The Wrights have flown or they have not flown. They possess a machine

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or they do not possess one. They are in fact either fliers or liars. It is difficult to fly . . . It is easy to say, ‘We have flown.’”

The press and the public ultimately came to recognize the significance of the Wrights’ first flight. But it took time.

So, too, now, there has been considerable scoffing at and bad-mouthing of the recent flights to the edge of space by the billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson. Social media has been filled with denunciations: Bezos and Branson could have used the multimillions they spent on their ventures feeding half the world’s population. They could have brought global warming under control.

They could have cured Covid.

All these things are absolutely worthy goals and need to be done. But they will not be done by one man, or two. They will take global efforts by teams of scientists, researchers, scholars and all of us. Bezos and Branson had another goal in mind, one that is also worthy.

Their flights were a brief few minutes, and they reached about 60 miles high, the edge of space. But on May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, flew for only 15 minutes in his Freedom 7 space capsule, and reached an altitude of

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101 miles before splashing down in the Atlantic.

But in what is really a wink of an eye — eight years and two months later — Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon, in July 1969.

The Apollo moon program certainly got the world cheering, but in the decades since, the view of its technological feats has soured. I have heard many deride it as little more than a propaganda tool, with a number of people looking back on it with a yawn.

But the view of our blue and white planet from space alone was worth every penny. We got a perception of just how enormous “out there” is, how tiny we really are, and how we need to preserve this beautiful planet of ours.

But technology from the Apollo program also gave us better water-purification systems, breathing masks used by firefighters around the world, solar panels, cordless devices like power tools, a path to developing miniaturized computers, advanced cameras, thermal blankets for keeping the sick warm and yes, moon rocks to gaze upon in museums.

It’s easy to call Bezos and Branson thrill-seekers who have little better to do

ezos and Branson are scoffed at, but so were two brothers at Kitty Hawk.

with their time or money. Neither man is perfect. Bezos could certainly improve working conditions at his Amazon plants around the country, and he didn’t help himself when he “thanked” his employees for making his voyage possible. He used company stock to finance his trip, and his employees had no say in the matter.

But I also see the two men as dreamers, like the Wright brothers and all of the Apollo astronauts. Each step forward in aviation, or space, gets us a little closer to where our DNA as human beings pushes us to be: out there. The Wrights were the step to commercial airplanes. The airplanes took us to Apollo. Apollo took us to the moon. The moon is now seen as a landing stop on the way to Mars and beyond.

This progress cannot be stopped. Since our earliest days on Earth, we have looked skyward and asked, What’s up there?

Wilbur Wright put it this way: “The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air.”

Let’s keep looking.

James Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald.

Caught in the tangled lines of big fishing

watched the Netflix documentary “Seaspiracy” last week, and I may never eat fish again.

The 90-minute exposé on commercial fishing, produced by Ali Tabrizi, a 27-year-old environmentalist and filmmaker, reveals a fishing mega-industry that is poisoning our oceans, overfishing across the globe, unintentionally slaughtering thousands of dolphins and turtles in miles-long fishing nets (known as walls of death) and peddling farmed fish that is contaminated to unsuspecting randi consumers. The kreiss documentary presents disturbing video evidence of practices like the mass killing of dolphins and whales in Japan, where some fishermen see the mammals as competition for their industry.

Tabrizi interviews fishermen as well as leaders of various organizations devoted to the preservation of sea life and healthy oceans. He draws viewers to the conclusion that there is no such thing as “sustainable” fish catches, and no such thing as “dolphin safe tuna,” despite the labels and the claims of the fishing industry. He

interviews men who say they were kept as slaves on huge fishing vessels, processing shrimp in their holds, with the threat of being thrown overboard if they protested.

The documentary shows thousands of miles of fishing lines and nets stuck together in vast seas of garbage floating across the Pacific Ocean.

My own history with fishing and eating fish is at odds with the disturbing elements of the exposé. Having lived most of my life on the coast of Long Island, I fished Reynolds Channel, in Atlantic Beach and Long Beach, from the time I was 4. As a kid, I went out with my dad and my Uncle Herbie in a wooden rowboat with an outboard motor, and I always landed the biggest flounder.

“Big as a doormat,” my dad would say.

And I usually caught it on a simple dropline. Part of the fun was the other stuff we caught and threw back, the blowfish and spider crabs and the occasional eel. The bays were full and rich with wildlife. My dad cleaned the fish at the dock, and we ate what we caught. Who thought about it?

Decades later, wanderlust led my own family to summers in Montana. There we learned to fly fish, and we ambled along

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the big rivers: the Bitterroot, the Gallatin, the Blackfoot, the Yellowstone and the Ruby. Summer after summer we caught and released rainbow and brown trout lurking in the deep, still pools of those pristine rivers.

This morning, I read in The New York Times: “Montana’s Famed Trout Under Threat as Drought Intensifies.” Which leads to questions about what is precipitating the devastating heat and drought across the West, and how overfishing, air pollution, industrial waste and food production contribute to the climate change that is affecting life on Earth?

I’m worried that my favorite salmon recipes, made with farmraised salmon, may include a few surprise ingredients like arsenic, PCBs, DDT and mercury. When I open a can of tuna, “Seaspiracy” claims, even the “Dolphin Safe” label can be unreliable.

The Guardian newspaper challenges some of “Seaspiracy’s” claims, saying that several fishing industry leaders were quoted “out of context.” The newspaper reports that there are viable groups working hard to create “sustainable’ sources of fish. It challenges the “Seaspiracy” claim that our oceans could be completely empty

ow do we eat healthy and still preserve the planet’s natural resources?

by 2048, saying that finding may be dated.

I checked out the websites of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and learned that there are hundreds of endangered fish on their lists, fish dying out because of overfishing or disappearing habitats. Among them is the Atlantic salmon. So, as a salmon eater, my choice is wild-caught Pacific salmon or farm-raised salmon, which seems to have issues not only with contaminants but with the farms themselves, which release huge amounts of waste into the oceans.

And if someone claims a farmed fish source to be environmentally conscientious and the fish safe to eat, how to know for sure?

Please watch “Seaspiracy” for yourself.

Read the rebuttals to the documentary on the BBC and Guardian websites. The questions for all of us are, how do we eat healthy and still preserve the natural resources of our planet? How do we create reliable oversight groups so that we can believe their reports of sustainable fish sources and healthy fishing protocols?

Right now, the fishing industry is largely self-reporting, and that raises issues.

As citizens of the Earth, our menu choices are fraught. Suddenly, a simple tuna sandwich creates an ethical dilemma.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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The time is right for offshore wind

lans to construct a wind farm in the ocean 15 miles south of Jones Beach will undoubtedly be met with opposition. The Long Island Commercial Fishing Association has already weighed in against the project, saying it could disturb vital fishing grounds. There will likely be others to follow during a two-year environmental review.

We mustn’t allow not-in-my-backyard protestations to scuttle such a project again, though. In 2007, plans for a 40-turbine wind farm off Jones Beach, 10 years in the making, were killed largely because of NIMBYist opposition by a small but vocal group called Save Jones Beach. Long Island Power Authority officials claimed the project would cost too much, but studies showed it would have raised ratepayers’ monthly bills by a mere $2.50.

Polling at the time showed Long Islanders overwhelmingly supported the wind farm, despite the rate increase. That’s because most folks understood then, and understand now, that we desperately need renewable energy sources like wind, solar and geothermal to reduce our reliance on dirty fossil fuels such as coal, oil and even natural gas in order to stave off the worst effects of the climate crisis.

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letters Get vaccinated if you haven’t been To the Editor: New Yorkers across the state continue to fight Covid-19 by getting vaccinated, but we need to get even more shots in arms to put this virus behind us for good. I urge everyone who hasn’t gotten their shot yet to do so immediately. The vaccine is widely available and taking it is easy, safe and free.

As of last week, the percentage of New Yorkers testing positive for the virus was up, at 1.86 percent. The seven-day average was 1.66 percent. New patient hospitalizations, patients in intensive care units, patients in ICUs with intubation and deaths were all up.

All state mass-vaccination sites are open to eligible New Yorkers for walk-in vaccination on a first-come, first-served basis. Those who would prefer to schedule an appointment at a state-run site can do so on the Am I Eligible App or by calling (833) NYS-4-VAX.

into the atmosphere every year. Since the Industrial Revolution began in 1750, humans have released 2,000 billion metric tons, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

That is, we have released enough carbon into the atmosphere to substantially alter its composition and set in a motion the climate crisis that we now face.

The question is, what will we do to stop it? Will we bravely seek new, clean forms of energy, or will we keep our heads buried in the sands of our pristine beaches until they’re all underwater? Yes, the climate crisis is raising sea levels and increasing the strength of hurricanes and tropical storms, while also causing wrenching drought in parts of the world — including the American Southwest — that have traditionally been rain-deprived.

You only need look to the abnormally scorching temperatures we have seen across the West this year — and the out-ofcontrol wildfires that have resulted — to understand the magnitude of the crisis that we face.

Climatologists tell us that the climate crisis is no longer a future projection. It is here and now, and we are only starting to feel its terrible effects. We are not powerless, however. Just as human ingenuity got us into this crisis, it can get us out of it. Building offshore wind farms around Long Island — considered the “Saudi Arabia of wind” — would be a step in the right direction.

It’s only natural that the Long Island Commercial Fishing Association would worry about the potential effects of wind

farms on traditional fishing grounds. It’s shortsighted, however, to think only in the present. Warmer ocean waters caused by the climate crisis could wipe out twothirds of all fish species around the globe, according to the World Economic Forum.

At the same time, fish — and birds — exist in a narrow temperature range to which they have spent millennia adapting.

Change the mean annual temperature over long periods of time, and the fish and birds begin migrating north to cooler regions.

In the near future, in other words, there may not be a Long Island fishing industry to speak of unless we act now.

Over the next two years, we also may hear that wind farms kill birds that fly through them. That’s true. All forms of energy production, though, kill wildlife.

Blowing apart mountains to extract coal certainly does. Oil spills in the ocean certainly do. For goodness’ sake, nuclear power plants kill billions of fish and fish larvae annually by sucking them from rivers and oceans through their cooling systems.

The National Audubon Society estimates that we could lose two-thirds of all bird species to climate change. That’s why the society supports wind farms, including offshore wind farms, even though we may lose thousands of birds to them.

If you’re really worried about birds, though, keep your house cat inside. Outdoor house cats kill some 2.4 billion birds in the U.S. and Canada every year, according to the American Bird Conservancy.

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ere’s a quick note to United Airlines.

You know that deal you recently announced with Boom Supersonic that has you placing options to purchase 15 Overture aircraft, the still-tobe-built supersonic transport planes?

If United, or any of Boom’s aeronautical engineers, have an institutional memory, they’ll recall that the firstgeneration Concorde SST died, in part, because of the ferocious opposition from those in the Five Towns living beneath ronALD J. final approach to F. Kennedy rosenberg John International Airport. That lesson needs to be heard in Tokyo, because Japan Airlines has secured 20 options for Overture, and Virgin Atlantic has announced that it is studying a supersonic airliner of its own.

Let’s be clear. If your airliner can’t fly into Kennedy, you aren’t flying anywhere.

Regardless of what technology you apply, whether its electric-powered engines or supersonic delta wings, the economics of any airliner depend on landing rights at JFK. The surrounding communities are

seasoned veterans of the jet noise war, and they know how to respond effectively based on their experiences with the deltawinged Concorde SST. In addition to a loud “double bang” sonic wave that assaulted people on the ground whenever the Concorde exceeded the speed of sound, its engines were considerably louder than those powering 747s and DC-10s of that era. Those jumbo jets arrive over the Five Towns far more slowly and far more quietly than the SST. The latest generation of aviation companies proposing to build a 21st-century SST has the advantage of working with research, technology, composite materials and supercomputers that were unavailable to Concorde designers back in the 1960s. Current plans suggest a design that incorporates an unusually long nose meant to contour a shock wave, wings designed to bounce a sonic boom up into the air and engines cloaked, in part, by twin vertical tails. Airlines also have a better appreciation of the economics of supersonic travel in an era of deregulation, when they have a far tougher and more competitive business model than the two European airlines that flew the Concorde across the Atlantic.

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Engineers say they fully appreciate that there is a point at which decibel readings for supersonic flight go off the chart and into the realm of community and Congressional opposition. They believe their prototype SST will offer a muted “thump” when it needs to fly over land in excess of Mach 1. While there has been an effort since 2018 to restart American SST research, Congress and the Federal Aviation Administration have yet to set new SST noise standards, which means, for the moment, that the industry is chasing a moving and subjective regulation.

As fabrication of SST aircraft moves forward, the industry should consider simultaneously launching a community outreach and educational program focusing on what their SST will and will not do that would begin to engage Long Islanders. They should share their science, for example, with village mayors and civic leaders, particularly those in the Five Towns; host a community open house at Hempstead Town Hall; display their design concepts at the Lawrence High School science fair; host an informational briefing for Nassau County elected officials at the Cradle of Aviation; create a web site that details the thou-

he new model may give off a thump rather than a bang when it exceeds Mach 1.

sands of hours of wind tunnel testing, computer modeling and concept designs; coordinate efforts with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs JFK; and offer a virtual online tour of the engineering centers where their first SST is being designed.

Boom Supersonic and its competitors, such as Lockheed Martin, need to appreciate that it is no longer sufficient to be the most innovative kid in the air. New technology, like new public infrastructure, now comes with a mandatory strategy to engage those who will be most impacted by it.

But a neighborhood outreach program will not address the issue facing Cedarhurst, Lawrence, Inwood, and other communities on the South Shore that daily absorb the sights and sounds of intense air traffic. We know Long Island isn’t the center of the commercial aviation universe, but persuading New Yorkers living near JFK that a new and vastly improved SST will not harm their quality of life will be essential to the long-term viability of an SST that few of us will ever fly.

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 is currently with the law firm he founded in 1999, Rosenberg Calica & Birney, in Garden City.

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People may also contact their local health department, pharmacy, doctor or hospital to schedule an appointment where vaccines are available, or visit vaccines.gov to find information on appointments near them. The Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboard is available to update New Yorkers on the distribution of vaccines. The state Department of Health requires vaccinating facilities to report all vaccine administration data within 24 hours, and the data on the dashboard is updated daily to reflect current metrics in the state’s vaccination effort.

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Transit agencies must settle dispute To the Editor: After seven months, New Jersey Transit and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority have been unable to agree on how to split $14.5 billion of CARES Act Covid-19 relief funds from Washington administered by the Federal Transit Administration. The MTA anticipated receiving $4 billion out of the second and $6.5 billion out of the third round of funding.

This disagreement impacts other non-MTA transit operators. Until New York and New Jersey agree on a split of funding, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (FTA-sanctioned Metropolitan Planning Organization) will be unable to complete its funding request for its membership.

This will mean that NICE Bus, City of Long Beach, Suffolk County Transit and Town of Huntington bus will be unable to access their share of funding. These smaller agencies do not have the same ability to borrow money

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as the MTA does. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and other elected officials should ask Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state Department of Transportation, the MTA chairman and board members to resolve this dispute as soon as possible. Local bus operators such as NICE Bus do not deserve to be adversely impacted financially by this impasse between the two largest transit

agencies in America.

LARRY PENNER Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

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