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Baldwin schools keep mask mandate in areas experiencing spikes in Covid-19 cases, including in schools this fall. The Baldwin School District “In areas with substantial stuck to previous guidance call- and high transmission, CDC recing for a mask requirement for ommends fully vaccinated peosummer classes, even after Gov. ple wear masks in public, indoor Andrew Cuomo settings to help prerecently lifted it. vent the spread of “Students and the Delta variants staff in the Baldwin and protect others,” Union Free School agency Director Dr. District have continRochelle Walensky ued to wear their said at a news briefmasks during the ing. summer months to M a ny s u m m e r help keep the infecschools and camps tion rate low,” said had relaxed their Dr. Shari Camhi, mask guidelines, superintendent of them optionDR. SHARI CAMHI making schools. “The new al for students, coun[Centers for Disease Baldwin schools selors and teachers Control and Preven- superintendent to wear. Summer tion] guidance reinschool Covid-19 outforces our decision.” breaks were reportWith the Delta variant of the ed across the state, including at a coronavirus rapidly spreading, sleep-away camp in Copake in the CDC and the American upstate New York, where 31 Academy of Pediatrics last week campers ages 7 to 11 tested posiupdated their mask guidance to tive. include mask mandates, even for On July 31, Park Shore Counthose who have been fully vacci- try Day Camp in Dix Hills connated. firmed that five counselors and The CDC changed course on one camper had tested positive, its May mask guidance, issuing a and at Camp Anchor in Lido statement July 27 recommend- Beach, a counselor and a camper ing that masks be worn indoors, even for fully vaccinated people CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
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Kolstein’s to the rescue Throughout the pandemic, Kolstein’s of Baldwin has continued its charitable efforts to support the Musicians’ Relief Fund. Above, Barrie Kolstein, a luthier — a maker of stringed instruments — who has owned Samuel Kolstein & Son Violinmakers and Kolstein Music Inc. since his father died in 1999, turned business operations over to Manny Alvarez in February 2020. Story, Page 3.
Sanitation election is uncontested LeRoy Roberts wins five-year term with 96 votes By CRISTINA ARROYO RODRIGUEZ carroyo@liherald.com
LeRoy Roberts won a five-year term as a commissioner of Sanitation District No. 2 in Baldwin on July 19, with 96 votes, after serving since originally elected in 2001. Previously, he had won terms with 120 votes, 148 votes and 159 votes. The Herald met with Roberts on Election Day, when he appeared energetic and friendly.
In addition to Baldwin, Sanitation District No. 2 encompasses Roosevelt, South Hempstead and parts of Uniondale, Rockville Centre and Freeport, totaling 55,000 residents and businesses and 16,800 trash-collection stops to. Over the past five years, voter turnout in commissioner elections has been less than 1 percent of the population. Nonetheless, Roberts said, residents “get involved when there’s a major problem. When
they wanted to close us, the people came out — they don’t want to lose our service.” Roberts was referring to a December 2012 referendum that was held to dissolve the sanitation district. Laura Mallay, executive director of Residents for Efficient Special Districts and a leader of the dissolution drive, said that residents’ tax bills would be lower if the Town of Hempstead, rather than a special CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
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Kolstein’s aids musicians with concert series By CRISTINA MARIE ARROYO At the tail-end of the pandemic, Samuel Kolstein & Son Violinmakers on Foxhurst Road in Baldwin has managed to not only stay afloat, but also continue with its charitable efforts of the Musician’s Relief Fund through the Living Room Concert Series. The series allows artists to submit videos around the world to Kolstein’s, and then the artists selected are paid $200 for a 30- to 60-minute session. “This is in order for them [musicians] to make money and not need to come here,” said Manny Alavarez, the owner. Kolstein’s has recorded 10 performances with over 20 musicians, and the store incurs the cost of recording, editing, advertising and promotion of these videos. Some of the featured artists, whose performances in this series can be viewed on Youtube and livestreamed through Kolstein’s own website, are Miles Gilbert and the Taxter Factor, Arild Andersen from Norway, Lynn Seaton and Davy Mooney, among others. On August 4, Dominic Duval Jr. and Vincent Locciano will be the next featured artists. The Living Room Series, which began a couple of months ago, follows several remote concerts the violin shop hosted from their venue adjacent to the store to bring classical music to the masses and simultaneously help these artists economically, as all donations went to the artists who are paid per $200 per hour. “We helped over 67 musicians, from July 2020 to February of this year,” Alvarez said of the remote concert series. “We raised over $17,000.” Musician Roni Ben-Hur told the Herald when this series first was instituted, “Artists, we don’t stop practicing…The world needs to get it, that we are working throughout all this time. We are working, we are learning, we are practicing.” “Without any of this going on for them — television, music or anything during this part of it — especially when everybody was really locked down, what would they have?” musician Matt Wilson added. Just recently, Kolstein’s has partnered with the Marriot Central Park Hotel at 58th Street to host artists to play at the lobby for the Musician’s Relief Fund. The hotel sponsored 50 percent of the cost of
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KOLSTEIN’S HAS OPENED a location in Garden City and is eyeing Manhattan, as well, where it’s continuing the Musician’s Relief Fund with the Marriot Central Park Hotel. the musician as well as vouchers for food and drinks at a discounted price at their restaurant. This will be open to the public every Friday at 7 p.m. till Labor Day. “Traveling got a little bit difficult, and we saw the opportunity to go to our clients,” Alvarez said. “We also wanted to help the local community there because everything is still closed, Carnegie is still closed, and Broadway is still closed.” Alvarez says that since the beginning of the pandemic their mentality has been to meet the client where they are at, “We want to create an experience for every client…What you get here is custom greeting and curations of instruments…You’re not just buying an instrument, you’re getting an education, and creating a relationship.” They also opened a second location in Roosevelt Field Mall during the pandemic. “All we are doing is continuing our course straight ahead,” Manny Alvarez said about managing a business during the pandemic. “We have a very clear direction as to who our clients are…Since 1943 we have been doing violins, viola, cellos, their accessories and nothing else. We have never branched out, and we don’t intend to.”
BARRIE KOLSTEIN, A luthier — a maker of stringed instruments — who has owned Samuel Kolstein & Son Violinmakers and Kolstein Music Inc. since his father died in 1999, turned business operations over to Manny Alvarez in February 2020. MANNY ALVAREZ, OWNER, describes instruments as “functional art” that organically mature with time, becoming great investments. KOLSTEIN’S HAS 78 years of experience in floor instruments, including in restoration, as Andrzes Nerkowsky works in the expansive shop in the back of the store.
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Civic Association work to honor lost friend May 22, 2021, marked the 31st anniversary of the death of Caroline McCahon, who died unexpectedly at age of 28 in 1990. In her memory, the Baldwin Civic Association is working to name a local pond that she loved for her. Upon her death, the Oceanside and Baldwin communities came together in Silver Lake Park to plant a Kwanzan cherry tree and install a plaque behind Parkview Place and Lakeside Drive. This northern body of water was McCahon’s favorite place, and since her death, the state has unofficially referred to it as “Caroline’s Pond.” A friend of Caroline’s and recording secretary for the Baldwin Civic Association, Marguerite Grasing Keller, has the opportunity to make Caroline’s Pond official: “In my role as recording secretary of the Baldwin Civic Association, I pitched the idea to both the board and my [county] legislator, Debra Mulé. All are on board with the renaming. This will go out to the general body of the Baldwin Civic Association in September for a vote.” Grasing Keller and her fellow members at the BCA say that McCahon loved the pond and park area. She had relatives who lived in a house overlooking the pond and spent much of her time there throughout her life. “The pond is part of a big park system, so if you grew up around here like I did,
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CAROLINE MCCAHON you spent your winters sledding in one park and skating in another,” Grasing Keller explained. “In the summer, the park that has ‘Caroline’s Pond’ in it extends to Merrick Road, and closer to Merrick Road there was a giant slide and a fort so as kids, you [kids] gravitated to
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side, being with her friends and family and being adventurous with a personality that could charm almost anyone. The pond that the BCA is working to name does not have an official name because it is already incorporated into the Silver Lake Park, according to Grasing Keller. The cherry tree and plaque can still be found by Caroline’s Pond. Grasing Keller posted on Facebook that the vote to name the body of water “Caroline’s Pond” will be held in September, and the vote is open to all members of the BCA.
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Income-eligible residents of Nassau, age 60 and over, can receive a one-time, per person, per year coupon book worth $20 to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at local Farmers’ Markets and Farm Stands. The coupons are provided by the New York State Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program. They’re available at no cost at easily accessible, convenient locations throughout Nassau County. The purpose of this program is to promote improved nutrition through increased consumption of locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables. For more information on eligibility, when, and where to obtain the coupons and Mobile Farm Stand schedule, call the Nassau County Office for the Aging at (516) 227-8900.
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adults. It will take place either vritually or at the library. To join the virtual meeting, email adult services library Vicki Sower at vicki.sower@baldwinlib.org.
Community service programs with the library 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, Aug. 5 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 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.
Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Vaxmobile Mount Sinai South Nassau and the Town of Hempstead are bringing vaccines to Baldwin Library, 2385 Grand Avenue on August 5 from noon to 4 p.m. Additional information about the mobile unit and its schedule are posted on the hospital’s Facebook page @MountSinaiSouthNassau. WalkUps are permitted (supply is limited).
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Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Vaxmobile Mount Sinai South Nassau and the Town of Hempstead are bringing vaccines to Baldwin Library, 2385 Grand Ave., on Aug. 5 from noon to 4 p.m. Additional information about the mobile unit and its schedule are posted on the hospital’s Facebook page @MountSinaiSouthNassau. Walk-Ups are permitted (supply is limited).
Individuals interested in scheduling an appointment may do one of the following: Call the Town of Hempstead at 516-812-3678 or fill out and submit the contact form here: www. southnassau.org/sn/vaxmobile.
Friday, Aug. 6 Chair yoga and Silver Sneakers Classic Join the Baldwin Public Library 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.
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 East Village Green, Levittown from 7:30 p.m. On August 6, the featured event is PsuedoSstudio. If you need more information you can contact Parks at 516-478-6247.
Lakeside Theatre concert series Come out and enjoy our Nassau County’s Free Summer Concert and Movies.The events will take place at Eisenhower Park from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. On Aug. 6, the featured event is The Janis Joplin Experience. Admission is free and don’t forget to bring your blanket or chair. If you need more information you can contact (516) 572-0200.
Tuesday, Aug. 10 Literary book discussion with Christopher Woods
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“Catch-22” by Joseph Heller will be discussed. Heller’s satirical novel tells the darkly comic story of the futility and absurdity of war as World War II bomber crews endure a retelling of the story of Sisyphus, where, in this case, there is never a “last” mission. Heller presents a humorous and ironic look at the Greatest Generation. This hybrid program will be presented both at the library and online through Zoom.
Wednesday, Aug. 11 The Wednesday Afternoon Book Club will meet to discuss “Days Without End,” a novel by Sebastian Barry, from 2 to 3 p.m. The event is intended for seniors and
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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Shooting at the Ramada Hotel, two suspects still at large The 4th Squad reports a shooting that occurred on Thursday, July 29, at 1:45 a.m. in Baldwin. According to detectives, two male subjects knocked on the door of a room in the Ramada Hotel, at 1000 Sunrise Highway, where a party was being held. When the door was opened, one of the subjects fired several shots into the crowded room, striking a 20-year old male victim in the leg. The two subjects then fled the scene, possibly in a black Honda four-door sedan traveling westbound on Sunrise Highway. The male victim was rushed to a nearby hospital by Nassau County police ambulance and is in stable condition. The subjects are described as both being black males wearing hoodies and blue face masks. An investigation is ongoing. Detectives request anyone with information regarding this incident to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.
Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé partnered with the Coral House to host a summer blood drive in support of the New York Blood Center on July 22. Mulé was one of the 23 residents who rolled up their sleeves to donate blood in support of New York Blood Center’s ongoing efforts to replenish and maintain blood supplies at local hospitals. Every donor received Girl Scout cookies, which were provided by the Girl Scouts of Nassau and Suffolk County. “As we continue to contend with a regional blood shortage, every donation is especially important to meeting the life-saving mission of the New York Blood Center,” Mulé said. Office of Legislator Debra Mulé
The power to help is in your hands. PSEG Long Island has teamed up with Island Harvest on a new initiative to help those in our communities facing food insecurity. And you have the power to help! Summer is when food bank stocks dwindle, donations slow down, and thousands of Long Island children don’t have a daily school meal to depend on. Please join us. Stop by any of the following Power to Feed Long Island events with a donation of non-perishable food from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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State invests in at-risk youth to curb gun violence By CRISTINA ARROYO RODRIGUEZ carroyo@liherald.com
Two weeks after Governor Cuomo issued a first-in-the-nation executive order declaring gun violence a disaster emergency, on July 21 he announced the state would invest $16 million to fund workforce training and job placement programs for at-risk youth in 20 cities most impacted by gun violence. Nassau County will receive $900,000 to serve 180 at-risk unemployed, underemployed and out-of-school 18- to 24-year olds, and Hempstead, $500,000 for 100, as the state identified Hempstead and Uniondale as gun violence hotspots earlier this month. This brings the state’s total commitment to reducing gun violence to $154.7 million. County Executive Laura Curran said she fully suppor ts the initiative. “The county intends to support State Executive Order 211 on Gun Violence with additional American Rescue Plan funds for community violence intervention, such as summer youth employment opportunities in gun violence hotspots.” The Nassau County Police Department recently announced that while major crime are down across the board, gunshot incident numbers countywide are up. In 2020, with most
people staying indoors because of the coronavirus pandemic, there were 68 shots fired. This year so far, however, there have been 95 shots fired, a 39 percent increase. From 2009 to 2019, NCPD had reported a reduction of 36.5 percent in firear mrelated violent crimes, as well as a decrease of 27.5 percent in shooting incidents involving injury and of 14.3 percent of shooting victims from 2014 to 2019. The NCPD assembled a gun-suppression team last year, taking 40 guns off the street. In 2021, the team has surpassed that number. Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said during a July 1 news conference that the department had been working with federal partners on the issue of guns arriving in the county from ANDREW areas down South, which he CUOMO said was due to Covid-19. Governor “Gun violence is a public health crisis in New York state and across the country, and we’re attacking it with the same comprehensive, evidence-based approach we used to beat Covid,” Cuomo said. “We know
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that simply telling kids to put the gun down doesn’t work—we have to give them an alternative.” Dr. Chethan Sathya, director of the Northwell Health Gun Violence Prevention Center, called gun violence a public health crisis. “Looking at this issue as a public health crisis does two things: It helps us de polarize and depoliticize this issue…and it also helps us apply a public health model to combat this, just like we did for substance abuse, HIV, tobacco use and automotive collisions in the past.” The Northwell Health Gun Violence Prevention Center is working to identify programs and strategies that may be effective. “Right now, no one knows what works and what doesn’t,” Sathya said, “because gun violence prevention received less research funding than any other leading cause of death in the past decades.” He also emphasized there are many reasons for gun violence, and solving the crisis should be multi-faceted.
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“Gun violence disproportionally affects African-American youth, so by elevating racial equity and reducing disparities, then we can have an impact at curbing gun violence, as well as a multitude of other issues such as food insecurity and go on,” he said. County Legislator Kevan Abrahams, a Democrat from Freeport whose district includes large portions of communities affected by gun violence, said, “Because I have seen firsthand how internships, mentoring and professional development programs can place young people on the path toward a brighter and more successful future, I’m especially excited to work with my colleagues at every level to ensure that we maximize the positive impact of this initiative.” Laura Burns, of Rockville Centre, who is running for the County Legislature in the 6th District, and who has been a longtime advocate for gun-violence prevention with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, said, “Communities faced with the daily threat of gun violence require immediate and locally driven interventions — initiatives such as violence interruption programs, green spaces and youth programming help reduce gun violence.”
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COMMISSIONER LEROY ROBERTS said that Sanitation District No. 2 could add solar power to its headquarters in the future, but the project is uncertain. The Town of Hempstead is providing pre-owned solar panels at no cost, but the building’s roof would need fortifying before they could be installed, according to the district engineer.
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district, provided garbage collection instead. Many supporters of the district said dissolving it would have led to job cuts and hurt service. The referendum to jettison Sanitation District No. 2 failed by 3-to-1 margin, with 4,597 voters opposed versus 1,682 in favor of the measure. Roberts also said contested
elections have greater turnout. In 2012, when John Cools ran against John Mayor, 819 people turned out to vote; in 2013, when Dennis Meekins, James Major and Ralph Roseran ran, 784 people voted; and in 2014, more than 1,500 votes were cast across four candidates in the race. When asked why no one has run thus far against him, Roberts joked, “Because I’m too good-looking.” But then he regained a more serious demeanor and said, “Why? Because [residents] think you’re doing a good job...This is my town. I coach football here. I coach lacrosse here. I’m involved in the town.” Contested elections, he noted, are “more of a challenge. You’re on the phone, and nobody gives you money.” On June 3, the New York State Senate passed bill S.1102A that would require candidates for commissioners of sanita-
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duly filed by DING LEE, residing at 2474 Lakeside Dr, Baldwin, NY YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineloa, New York on September 29, 2021 at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of BENEDICT F. ROMANO, lately domiciled at 1600 Grand Ave. Apt 02, Baldwin, NY admitting to probate a Will dated May 2, 2013, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of BENEDICT F. ROMANO,
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ROBERTS WON A five-year term in the July 19 election with 96 votes.
tion districts to file statements of campaign expenditure and contributions, as there are now no reporting requirements for these elections. The bill has yet to be signed into law. In 2007, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli published a research paper on special districts in which he highlighted how the only “structural checks” against lack of transparency and internal controls in Nassau are the elections, which often suffer from low participation. He also concluded that special districts were more expensive than services provided by local governments. “Anybody can crunch the numbers,” Roberts said in response. “Our budget is comparable to a lot of budgets, and the tax levy we keep down every year. No private outfit could provide the service we provide here.” Roberts spoke of Sanitation District No. 2’s response to Superstorm Sandy and other major storms, as well as its antigraffiti program. “If I see graffiti, I just go
up and paint it,” Roberts said. “We are the governing body in this town.” Roberts said there could someday soon be solar panels atop the district’s headquarters. Hempstead Town is providing pre-owned solar panels at no cost, but the building’s roof would need fortifying before they could be installed, according to the district’s engineer. “We found out the roof can’t [hold solar panels], and this is going to be expensive,” Roberts said. “We have to decide how much are we going to save putting these up. If the roof is going to cost $200,000, when are we going to get it back? Is it worth it to expend the taxpayers’ money?” Roberts concluded with what he deems his greatest priorities as a sanitation commissioner in a district with a current operating budget of $ 12 million budget and a $10.2 million tax levy: “Our big job is that we don’t try to kill the taxpayers and we don’t try to kill our men—it’s a big responsibility because it’s a lot of money.”
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REAL ESTATE Open Houses HEWLETT BA 395 Serena NEW EXCLUSIVE! 5 BR, 2 Bth Col on O/S Property. Updtd EIKs. 3 BR Main Level, 2 Upstairs with OSE. SD#14. Possible M/D with Proper Permits.Near All..$799,000 R o n n i e G e r b e r, D o u g l a s E l l i m a n 516-238-429 HEWLETT HARBOR BA 267 Channon Rd, REDUCED! 7 BR, 4 Bth Exp Ranch w/ Full Fin Bsmt on Quiet St in SD#20. 2 Car Att Gar. Won't Last!...$1,149,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299
House For Sale CEDARHURST WATERFRONT LAND for sale! Great Opportunity to Build Multiple Homes on One Acre Including 5 Lots. Permits & Bulkhead Required. SD#15. Call for Details....$599,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 HEWLETT 1610 Hilary Ct, , REDUCED! Beautifully Gut Renovated 4600 Sq Ft Colonial in Cul de Sac.5 BR,3.5 Bth with Full Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Att Gar. SD#20. Tax Grivance Filed.....$1,279,999 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 LONG BEACH: LEGAL 2. Old World Charm, 2 Over 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, Attic, Unfinished Basement, Driveway, 1 Car Garage. $780,000. 516-710-3608, 516-710-3652 WOODMERE NEW EXCLUSIVE! Expanded 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Colonial on Oversized Lot in Old Woodmere. Bsmt & 2 Car Det Gar. SD#14...$899,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299
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A. Mold is a living organism that, just like you and me, must eat and drink to stay alive. You’re looking for the source of moisture that keeps your mold alive, but it may be hidden in plain sight. As I have often onte eeper explained, when looking for the moisture source, follow gravity and look to the highest points above the area where the mold occurs. Even the most well kept exterior can have the tiniest of openings where trickles of water get in. If you’re satisfied that the roof, siding, gutters and window-to-wall connections aren’t the problem, then look at the places where wires, pipes and chimneys penetrate or join the house. You may find that a cable coming through the wall wasn’t sealed, an electric meter has a conduit hole behind it, etc. After having explored and sealed any of those areas, if the problem still persists, it may not be in plain sight after all, and you may have to do some digging. Before that, however, look for internal issues, such as the humidity level in the basement. Determine how much of the time the dehumidifier has to run, and how much moisture the equipment is pulling out of the room. Are all of the basement windows closed? Are cold-water pipes creating condensation, and do any of the joints of the pipes look corroded from a possible leak? I’ve even seen where the wrong kind of pipe hangers were used, causing a trade-off of electrons in dissimilar metals, called electrolytic action, which corrodes the side wall of the pipe, eventually opening up the pipe to leaking. Then we come to the most extreme culprit, the hidden one that probably will take the most effort to resolve: the outside of the basement walls. Your home was built at a time when the masonry block industry was evolving from using real cinders from burned wood in manufacturing to becoming completely made of concrete, mainly because the consistency and strength were greater, and there was more control of the way the block was being made. Unfortunately, almost nothing lasts forever, and the coating on the exterior of the foundation walls was a tar-like product that has probably turned to dust. By digging in the area of the mold, you can confirm this, and then the exterior foundation walls would need to be “scarified” (cleaned) and re-coated. Good luck!
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ack in the old days when people used to tell jokes, one of my favorite one-liners was, “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help you.” It always elicited a few laughs, but I made it clear that the role of government, dating back to 1776, is exactly that. In times of crisis, no private organization is going to step forward to help us weather a health scare or any other challenge. It’s the job of government to be there for us in times of need. The more I think about it, the JERRY current attacks on the nation’s effort KREMER to battle the coronavirus pandemic and the persistent undermining of public health measures are a national disgrace, and history will record them as such. And the people who are the fomenters of “health hate” should be treated in the same way as the hundreds of people who were arrested for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection. The arrival of Covid-19 in January 2020 wasn’t the first time in the coun-
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try’s history that we asked our health professionals to provide relief and assurance. In 1918, the nation was decimated by the flu pandemic. In 2002, we had the severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, scare. In 2004, America learned of the H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, which necessitated the destruction of millions of chickens to keep us safe. In all of those cases, America turned to agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. We followed the media reports, looking for assurances that no serious illness would invade our homes and upset our daily life. During those times, people like Dr. Anthony Fauci and others stood behind lecterns with charts and graphs. They assured the country in measured words that the government was trying its best to protect us. When the Covid-19 plague hit our shores last year, the two federal agencies were the first to alert us of a possible new virus that had developed in China. Did they get it right from the beginning? Not knowing how serious it was, they
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made a few miscalculations on the issue of masks and how quickly the virus might spread, but their job was made even harder by a president who didn’t want to talk about the coronavirus because it would interfere with his reelection plans. It was at that point until that a lifeor-death challenge became a political football, and it remains one today. Instead of one nation united, we have red and blue states fighting over mask requirements. We have so-called elected officials discouraging their constituents from getting vaccinated. We have media personalities such as Fox’s Tucker Carlson, who rails against vaccines even though, according to media reports, he has been vaccinated, as has most of the staff at Fox News. And then we have a variety of public officials mocking the doctors and the vaccine. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who sees himself as a possible president, is selling T-shirts making fun of Doctor Fauci. In the meantime, Florida is now one of the states with the largest number of new reported Covid cases. To add to his arrogance, DeSantis is fighting with the
t’s too late in the game to expect there to be a united effort to stop Covid’s ravages.
cruise ship industry over its insistence on checking boarding passengers for symptoms of the virus. Political stupidity when it comes to protecting the public isn’t confined to any party. It is hard to imagine that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the son of a great political legend, is traveling around the nation, discouraging people from getting vaccinated. For many in the anti-vaccination movement, Kennedy is considered their No. 1 hero. His poor dad must be turning over in his grave. It’s too late in the game to expect there to be a united effort to stop Covid from ravaging our country. Innocent people will continue to die as a result of raw politics. Families will continue to lose cherished members of all ages. There’s a lesson to be learned about politicizing disease, but it seems that no one who needs to hear it is willing to listen. The coronavirus scourge isn’t over, and there will be many more losers thanks to a handful of political losers. 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.
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t’s been a long time since I took a pregnancy test, but it was the perfect application of what passed for high tech in its day: private, accurate and consequential. Today, as technology advances, we are pushed beyond our skill sets without the benefit of human helpers. Self-sufficiency is fine, but I miss having real human beings to answer questions or tell me that the bathing suit I’m checking out is going on sale next week. I miss having people who RANDI know more than I KREISS do about a problem. When I go online to return an item, I must engage with a chat bot who has programmed answers. Round and round we go, with me having no way to tell Chat that my new shoe had a dead roach in the heel. I had a foreshadowing of our new doit-yourself world some 25 years ago, when my snazzy Dell desktop ran amok. One call led to another, until I reached a supervisor who said he would talk me
through the fix. “First,” he said, “get a screwdriver.” This did not sound cool. “Now, take off the back of the tower,” he said. I really didn’t want to open the back of the tower, but I did, and moved the wires he told me to move, and it fixed the problem. The house-call service industry was in its death throes. Last week I saw an ad for a cardio phone app that can alert you if your heart rate is too fast or too slow. How is that helpful? Will it tell you you’re having a heart attack? If you have chest pain and an erratic heartbeat and your phone tells you you’re OK, what do you do? This is the perfect scenario for a little bit of knowledge being a dangerous thing. I wonder if cardiologists are getting false alarms from patients who get false alarms from their wristwatches. One cardiac patient offered this testimonial to his heart monitor: “This is an amazing little monitor! I recently began having heart palpitations in the middle of the night, and it’s very easy to just check my heart rhythm with my device to make sure I’m not having any serious arrhythmias. It has given me so much
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peace of mind!” How is this OK? What if the dude is reading his gizmo wrong? What if the gizmo isn’t accurate? Why not just call your doctor? Actually, I know the answer to that. Answering services are understaffed. It’s hard to reach your doctor in the middle of the night. A trip to the ER is a drag. One cardio app offers a “premium” subscription, which raises the question of what makes it premium? Does it monitor you less rigorously if you don’t upgrade? Do you get a refurbished monitor if you look for a bargain? Now we can also buy portable ECG monitors for under $100 that you can carry in your pocket and glance at from time to time to see if your heart is behaving. The proliferation of these medical devices, available to the public, makes my own heart race. During Covid we all learned to do some things we had relied on experts to do before the pandemic. I’d never heard about an oximeter before 2020, but when my husband got the sniffles, I regularly checked his O2 levels to be sure it wasn’t
n airports, subways and stores, kiosks and registers go unmanned and unwomaned.
the virus. I cut our hair and figured out how to fix our TV because we couldn’t let a service person in. The problem is that now, even though we’re drifting back to normal, some do-it-yourself chores are here to stay. I check out my own groceries because no one is at the registers. I check out my own purchases at the big stores, and I read my own lab reports on the patient portals because I want my results sooner rather than later. I book my own flights and make all changes online because I can’t get a human being to pick up. All the work I’ve done in my life, aside from writing, which is a solitary endeavor, bonded me with other people in real time. I taught, I tutored, I lectured, and it was a way to nurture human connections. In airports, subways and stores, kiosks go unmanned and unwomaned. We are increasingly on our own, without micro-connections to humanize our days. I see a time when virtual schooling could be universal. We will educate ourselves, order our food online, repair our own equipment and, heaven forbid, maybe operate on ourselves if the lesion is small and the instructions are good. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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LETTERS Opioid settlement is a big win To the Editor: State Attorney General Letitia James recently announced settlements with three of the nation’s largest opioid distributors related to their culpability in accelerating the ongoing opioid drug crisis on Long Island. At a news conference announcing the settlements with McKesson, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said that the county’s total share of the settlements paid by the “big three” could reach as much as $86.8 million. This announcement represents another giant step forward in our quest to end the devastating opioid drug crisis that continues to plague our society. The County Legislature’s Democratic minority is committed to working closely with Curran’s administration, public health experts and other key stakeholders to devise a strategic plan for applying these funds to amplifying and delivering the treatment, education and pre-
number this year, officials said. To enhance the work being done by the police, the county has embraced the state gun violence initiative announced in July by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who called gun violence a public health crisis. In making the announcement, Cuomo noted that there had been 26 shootings across the state over the Fourth of July weekend, including three on Long Island. As part of the state’s new initiative, Nassau will receive $900,000 of a total of $16 million to help 180 18- to 24-year-olds who are unemployed, out of school and considered at risk of potentially becoming involved in crime. Another $500,000 will go to the Village of Hempstead to help 100 people in the same age group. Uniondale was also identified as a gun violence hot spot. County Executive Laura Curran has said she supports Cuomo’s executive order. We endorse it as well. We believe the problem of gun violence should be seen more as a public health issue than as a recurring problem in only one portion of the community. As Dr. Chethan Sathya, the director of Northwell Health’s Gun Violence Prevention Center, noted, viewing the issue of gun violence through the lens of public health helps to depolarize and depoliticize it, and encourages the use of a public health model similar to the efforts to reduce traffic accidents, cigarette smoking, the transmission of HIV/
AIDS and substance abuse. The more money and research that can be dedicated to gun violence prevention, the more likely officials will be to determine what works and what doesn’t, Sathya said. “We can’t afford not to commit ourselves 100 percent to this effort,” the advocacy group New Yorkers Against Gun Violence group tweeted of the state initiative. We agree. But it also needs the support of other organizations — groups that support guns, respect their responsible use and understand their power as a destructive force — every day, more than a hundred Americans are killed by guns, and 230 are shot and wounded, according to the nonprofit Every Town for Gun Safety. To help make the state initiative work, the Department of Labor will join forces with local workforce development boards and their networks of community partners to provide job training, certification and career placement services. In addition, gun violence intervention and prevention strategies will be coordinated by the state’s Division of Criminal Justice Services and the Office of Victim Services. We also call on the National Rifle Association and all other legitimate regional and local gun organizations to join the battle against gun violence by using their influence to help ensure that that violence can be reduced to the point where the state’s program is no longer needed.
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here has been a fixation on comparison throughout the coronavirus pandemic. First came the comparison of cases, the seismic shock of northern Italian coronavirus news that woke up the world to the severity of the virus. Inevitably came the comparison of death rates, from China to the United Kingdom to the U.S. and, slowly, everywhere in between. As we have watched countless graphs of data ebb and flow over the past 16 months, only one measure has shed light on a JEMIMA potential end: vaccination rates. DENHAM Having experienced the entirety of the pandemic as a college student at Georgetown University, I have been surrounded by variations on the question, “When will this end?” I have not had an in-person class since early March 2020, when my peers and I all assumed that Covid could not possibly last longer than a few weeks. How naive we all were. Naivety aside, however, I soon began to acclimatize to the world of virtual education in a different time zone, in my hometown of London. Amid the “Zoom
fatigue,” shaky Wi-Fi and the irony of feeling detached from friends but claustrophobic with family, reminding myself that all these would hopefully bring this bizarre way of life to an end seemed like a good enough incentive. Cue the coronavirus vaccine. I first heard of the inoculations early this spring. Finally, thoughts of socializing with my friends on campus, meeting my professors to continue conversations outside lecture halls and being late to class because I had to run down a hallway, not because my Wi-Fi was intermittent, began to piece together as a realistic future. Six months after the vaccine rollout worldwide, however, this phase of the pandemic has caused, as much as quelled, a general feeling of anxiety. Hesitancy about the vaccine has perhaps provided a more interesting point of comparison than numbers and charts. It is certainly a topic that has produced an unprecedented emotional response on both ends of the spectrum. While I can only speak from the experience of being predominantly surrounded by American and British college-age students, the viewpoints I have heard on the vaccine very quickly offer insightful indicators of people’s political and cultural standpoints. Nonetheless, they present
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LETTERS vention services that will save lives and help residents free themselves from the grips of addiction. KEVAN ABRAHAMS Minority leader, Nassau County Legislature
Entertainment venues will get grants To the Editor: Ninety-four Long Island live-entertainment venues will receive a total of more than $51 million from the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grants Program. Since the pandemic began, I have been a strong advocate for the establishment of the relief program, rallying with venue operators across New York in calling for relief for live venues. The SVOG program was initially plagued by technical challenges, which have since greatly improved. In Congress, I routinely advocated for improvements to the program. My efforts were successful, and the Small Business Administration has now approved 9,884 grants nationally, including 1,142 in New York. Grants will continue to be distributed on a rolling basis. On March 22, 2020, non-essential businesses in New York shut down. Their
something deeper, and more interesting, than a political affiliation: whether individuals believe their singular actions can help reduce the global devastation of the virus. Moreover, they have highlighted for me where my generation perceives it stands among all this mess. Like many of my contemporaries at Georgetown, I was eager to get the shots. While I was double-vaccinated by late May, life remained fairly similar for the vaccinated and unvaccinated in the Washington area during the early vaccine rollout. But it became clear that there were tangible benefits for vaccinated people early this summer. From less social distancing to optional mask wearing, it allowed experiences that resembled a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy. On the other side of the pond, the U.K. saw a hasty vaccine rollout in late winter that eclipsed any American efforts. Unfortunately, this initial success has crumbled amid our confusing “traffic light” travel rules, spiraling virus cases and declining trust in the government’s handling of the situation as we edge into a possible fourth wave. While the root of these issues can be pinned on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s reluctance to ban travel from places where the Delta variant originated until it
was deemed too late, there is something to be said about the link between vaccine rates and incentives. Unlike the U.S., the U.K. did not employ an incentive scheme for vaccines. This promoted the realistic message that a vaccine wasn’t a quick fix to the complexity of the pandemic, but provided an important step in a return to normalcy. However, I have seen an unprecedented and surprising hesitancy toward the vaccine among younger people over the summer in the U.K. “I won’t get that sick, I don’t need it,” “It’s too much of an effort” and “It’s too new to trust” are some of the sentiments I’ve heard repeatedly. While I sympathize with these concerns, the general lack of motivation is disturbing. Vaccine hesitancy is a direct comparison that can be made across generations, political affiliations and nationalities. However, almost everyone offered the vaccine has also had to question whether they want to take accountability for the trajectory of the virus. Undoubtedly, the short-term consequences and potential side effects must not be underestimated. But this stage of the pandemic also presents a perhaps once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: become a key stakeholder in the global fight against the coronavirus by being vaccinated. Jemima Denham is an intern at the Heralds this summer, working remotely from her home in London.
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reopening and recovery has been uneven ever since. I’m relieved that the Small Business Administration heeded our call to improve and expedite the approval process to deliver this critical aid to impacted businesses as soon as possible. Local businesses like these contribute too much to the spirit and culture of our communities and economy for us to do nothing. The SVOG program was established through the bipartisan Covid-19 relief package passed last December. As a member of the Problem Solvers Caucus, I was part of the bipartisan coalition of lawmakers who crafted the framework that the relief package was built on. I also helped secure additional funding for the SVOG program through the American Rescue Plan, to total over $16 billion in grants for shuttered venues in order to keep businesses afloat and workers on the payroll. The American Rescue Plan also instituted a fix to ensure that shuttered venues that received Paycheck Protection Program loans after Dec. 27, 2020, can also receive Small Venue Operators grants, as long as the grants are reduced by the amount of PPP funds provided. Applying for both grant programs was previously prohibited. TOM SUOZZI U.S representative, 3rd District
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