Baldwin Herald 08-06-2020

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Downtown revitalization talks resuming plans. The next LPC meeting is scheduled for Aug. 19, when, The Baldwin Downtown Revi- Bekofsky said, the remaining talization Initiative, for which DRI schedule and meeting forthe community received a $10 mat will be discussed further. million grant from the state last “Please make every attempt year to overhaul to attend this meetthe long-struggling ing, as we will be downtown, is set to covering a lot of resume this month ground,” he wrote — remotely — after in the email, a months-long “including a recap pause because of of the last LPC the coronavirus meeting, an update pandemic. on activities that “For the health have taken place and safety of the over the past few [Local Planning months and the Committee] memcurrent status of bers, and members each of the project of the community, submissions.” all remaining DRI The committee meetings will be will also be tasked held virtually,” Lou with deciding on a Bekofksy of VHB proposed project Engineering, a conlist to be presented sulting team help- loU BekofSky at the next DRI ing to draw up community meetplans for the down- VHB Engineering ing to seek public town, wrote in an input, he continemail to LPC members. ued. The Local Planning Commit“The remainder of the DRI tee comprises community lead- process is going to move quickly ers and business owners in Bald- as we work together towards win who since last year have submission of a Final Strategic been discussing potential projects to incorporate into the Continued on page 4

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BAldwiNiTe GiSSelle CAmpBell-HAm, right, was honored at State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin’s second annual Women of Distinction ceremony on July 30.

Baldwin resident honored

Assemblywoman hosts Women of Distinction ceremony in Community Garden By BridGeT dowNeS bdownes@liherald.com

Baldwinite Gisselle Campbell-Ham was one of 10 women recognized on July 30 at State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin’s second annual Women of Distinction Ceremony, held in the Baldwin Community Garden. Birds chirped above on the hot, humid evening in the garden, behind the Baldwin Historical Society building at 1980 Grand Avenue, as local

elected officials thanked residents of the 21st Assembly District for their selfless contributions to their communities. The women were honored “for going above and beyond and continuing to be a light within their respective communities and a role model to all,” Griffin said. “Their compassion, civic mindfulness, leadership, initiative and commitment to service convey their generous contribution to the community.”

Griffin presented Campbell-Ham with a citation and a pink rose after describing her extensive involvement in the Baldwin and Freeport school districts. After completing her bachelor’s in secondary education and Spanish literature at SUNY Stony Brook University in 1993, Campbell-Ham worked as a permanent substitute teacher at John W. Dodd Middle School in Freeport. The following year, she Continued on page 3

he remainder of the DRI process is going to move quickly as we work together towards submission of a Final Strategic Investment Plan to the state.

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Campbell-Ham was one of 10 women recognized by Griffin, center, at the ceremony, held in the Baldwin Community Garden.

Griffin honors women in Community Garden i Continued from front page

began teaching in the World Languages Department and, for the next decade, shared her love of the Spanish language and culture with her students. During that time, she assumed several leadership roles, including adviser for the student council and yearbook, Odyssey of the Mind team coach, lead teacher for the language department, Freeport Teacher Center Police Board chair, co-founder and chair of the Early College Awareness Day Program, and teacher-mentor program facilitator. Campbell-Ham earned her master’s in English literature from LIU Post in 2000, followed by a professional diploma in school district administration in 2003. The following year, she was appointed the middle school’s dean of students. She established and coordinated evening bilingual workshops for parents and the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, cofounded the Ladies of Dodd — a program that aims to empower and inspire young women — and provided professional development workshops for faculty and staff.

we’re seeing in our nation In 2012, Campbell-Ham joined and in the world, that F ree por t High School’s there’s still people that are administrative team as assisdoing positive things in tant principal. She also devottheir local community and ed seven years to being a parwe need to cherish and celent volunteer for Girl Scout ebrate that more.” Troop 2305 and served as PTA County Executive Laura president at Brookside EleCurran, of Baldwin, conmentary School in Baldwin. gratulated all the honorShe is now the PTA vice presiees. dent of the Ways and Means “Each and every one of Committee at Brookside, and you, in your community, in a member of the Baldwin your f amily, whether PTA Council. you’re working, whether “I’m truly honored,” Campyou’re serving, whether bell-Ham said. “Assemblyyou’re doing community woman Griffin is very active work, whatever it is, you’re in the PTA, and she actually spinning many plates at was one of my guest speakers the same time and you’re for [the Pick a Reading Partdoing it with grace and ner program] at Brookside gisselle you’re doing it with calm,” last year when I was PTA she said. “Your accompresident, so I truly respect Campbell-Ham plishments and what and admire her. . . . I feel very you’ve done and the light honored to be part of this Honoree that you shine in your famg roup of distinguished ily and your community women. It reassures my sense of, in the midst of all this turmoil that makes me very optimistic in these chal-

t reassures my sense of, in the midst of all this turmoil that we’re seeing in our nation and in the world, that there’s still people that are doing positive things in their local community.

lenging times.” County Legislator Debra Mulé, who represents Baldwin, attended the ceremony and sent good wishes to all the honorees. “It’s really a very special thing and I know something that you will treasure always,” she said. “Congratulations to everybody — very well-deserved — and thank you for carrying on this beautiful tradition, Assemblywoman Griffin.” Griffin said each woman is a role model not only for her own daughters and sons, but also all the people around her, and each is “such a breath of fresh air” amid challenging times during the pandemic. She also thanked the women who were recognized last year, some of whom tuned in via Zoom, and members of the Baldwin Civic Association for welcoming the group to the garden. “In the challenging times we live in, I’m so proud to represent these vibrant women, as well as the long line of accomplished women who have been recognized in prior years,” Griffin said. “Together you make our communities stand out as a great place to live, work and play.”

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Revitalization planning meetings set to resume Continued fRom fRont page

Investment Plan to the state,” Bekofsky said. The original deadline for submission to the state was April 24. LPC co-chairs Don Clavin, the Town of Hempstead supervisor, and Dave Kapell, of the Regional Economic Development Council, did not respond to requests for comment. Department of State officials, who have worked with the consultants and Hempstead Town, said that all LPC meetings and DRI public events are open to the public. “There will be outreach to the public to inform them of how to participate in the various meetings,” a Department of State spokeswoman told the Herald. “This outreach will be provided through multiple channels and should be widely distributed.” Specific information on how to take part in the virtual meetings was not yet confirmed at press time Monday, but would be supplied to

the LPC members and the broader public soon, the spokeswoman explained. Additionally, the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce last week launched a petition supporting development in Baldwin, specifically the potential Breslin Realty mixed-use project slated for the corner of Sunrise Highway and Grand Avenue. “Our Baldwin community is in dire straits because of the implementation of restrictions on redevelopment in Baldwin,” Chamber members wrote on Facebook, referring to Hempstead Town adopting density limits earlier this year that people with knowledge of area real estate said could hinder large developments like the Breslin one. The petition had garnered 84 signatures at press time Monday. It can be found at www.ipetitions.com/ petition/support-of-baldwin-overlaymixed-use-project?.

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Baldwin downtown Revitalization Initiative Local Planning Committee members and consultants narrowed down a list of potential projects for the downtown area at a January meeting.

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Thyroid cancer survivors group to meet via Zoom memBeRs of the ThyCa Long Island support group shared details of their doctors’ visits at a 2017 meeting.

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ThyCa Long Island, a support group for thyroid cancer survivors, will hold a free virtual meeting on the Zoom platform on Sunday, Aug. 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. Contact Abby Melendez at (516) 608-5113 or via email at longisland-ny@thyca.org for further details. The group will continue to meet online until the shelter-in-place order is lifted. ThyCa Long Island is affiliated with ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association Inc., a nonprofit organization comprising thyroid cancer survivors, family members and health care professionals.

The group is dedicated to support, education and communication for thyroid cancer survivors, their families and friends. Members also sponsor Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, yearround awareness activities and thyroid cancer research fundraising and research grants. At meetings, people share thyroid cancer information, their experiences and insights on how they are coping with thyroid cancer. The support group is free and open to any and all survivors and their families and friends.

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Baldwinite releases first novel in series bbonfiglio@liherald.com

Micah Dank, a Baldwin resident and Rockville Centre native, explores astrology and hidden codes in his debut novel “Beneath the Veil,” the first in a series entitled “Into the Rabbit Hole.” The author uses fiction to write about secrets that lie in religious texts and astrology, as well as esoteric sciences and spirituality. “Astrology has been embedded in the Bible deeper than people know,” Dank, 36, explained, “and the characters take a journey through the world to find out what it all means.” Dank, a 2001 South Side High School graduate, became interested in writing during his 12th grade English class with former teacher Russell Reid, who worked in the district for 40 years and retired in 2010. In his class, Dank remembers read-

author Micah dank graduated from South Side High School in Rockville Centre in 2001 and moved to Baldwin in 2016.

ing novels such as “Inherit the Wind” and “Catcher in the Rye.” “The books that he picked out were phenomenal and really spoke to me,” Dank said. “He had such a good course load, and I just remember thinking, ‘this is what I want to do.’ He influenced me the most to write.” Dank earned a bachelor’s degree in language, literature and criticism from Hunter College. He also comes from a family of writers — his father and grandfather both had careers at CBS News, he said. After college, Dank moved to Boston for a short time and became interested in the supernatural and esoteric sciences. He read books on topics such as astrology, out of body experiences, religion, lucid dreaming, quantum physics, spirituality and more. At first, he wanted to write his own Photos courtesy Micah Dank

non-fiction books on these subjects. But he then decided to write fiction and interweave his findings into thriller novels. “I wanted to present this information in a way that’s more interesting to read,” he said. Dank compared his writing to the work of bestselling novelist Dan Brown. Since its release on June 30, Dank’s debut book has gained 25 positive reviews on Amazon and a five-star rating. “This book mixes fact with fiction [and] theorizing,” one reader wrote, “and the urge of openmindedness is stressed dearly. The story is invigorating, and makes one re-think what they believe, if not in seriousness,

still in sake of humoring the mind.” “Beneath the Veil” follows protagonist Graham Newsdon, “a functioning alcoholic and Harvard medical student.” He finds a seemingly gibberish message from his recently deceased brother, a soldier who died in combat. Graham and his friends look closer into the message, leading them on a journey to discover its meaning, which “ends up going all the way to the top,” Dank said. The next novels in the six-book “Into the Rabbit Hole” series will be released every three months; the second will come out Sept. 30 and the third around Christmastime.

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Check out the library’s virtual events

Baldwin resident Micah Dank’s debut novel, “Beneath the Veil,” was released on June 30. It is the first of six books in his “Into the Rabbit Hole” series.

There is no shortage of virtual library programs and “events” in Baldwin. On Aug. 6 at 10 a.m., the Baldwin Public Library will virtually host the Children’s Summer Reading Club Weekly Online Program. For Summer Reading Club this year, the Children’s Department has partnered with Page Turner Adventures for 10 weeks of online videos and crafts for children in grades one through six.

Every Thursday is Tween Day. You’ll get crafts and activities for upper elementary and middle school kids — approximately 30 minutes. Join the Facebook group to see the videos at www.facebook. com/groups/baldwinsrc/. You will be able to view all 10 weeks of videos throughout the summer in the group. For more information and programs, visit the library’s calendar of events at baldwinpl.org.

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By Briana Bonfiglio

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RCI to premiere three publications in August Richner Communications Inc., publisher of Herald Community Newspapers, is launching three new monthly publications in August to help local businesses get the word out about all they do — Living Large and LI Prime/ Long Island’s Prime Focus. Living Large, which will launch Aug. 14, is a broadsheet — the width and length of The New York Times — offering an oversized tablet for display advertising. It will be mailed to 10,000 homes and businesses in each of the five communities where it is published, and will be printed with bright white covers. For advertisers, covers are nearly sold out. LI Prime and Long Island Prime Focus are RCI’s new monthly shopping and specialty guides. Each month, LI Prime will promote local stores, restaurants, real estate agencies and doctors’ offices. Long Island’s Prime Focus will feature a guide focused on the best deals and businesses in a specific area of interest, such as back to school, real estate, home improvement and dining, with the premiere issue highlighting health and fitness. LI Prime and Long Island’s Prime Focus will be found in one, magazinesize publication — flip over the book to move from LI Prime to Long Island’s Prime Focus, and vice versa. The publications are set to launch this week. When mailed, the new publications will go to virtually every home in the Five Towns, Lynbrook-East Rockaway, Oceanside-Island Park, Rockville Centre and Valley Stream. For more information on these publications, call Rhonda Glickman, RCI vice president of sales, at (516) 569-4000, ext. 250, or email her at rglickman@liherald. com, or call Lori Berger, sales manager for digital and specialty products, at (516) 569-4000, ext. 228, or email her at lberger@liherald.com. “I’m so excited to be launching three new products,” Glickman said. “Living Large is a spectacular broadsheet publication priced so that even the smallest business can afford to advertise. It’s big and beautiful and mailed to your home. Seeing your ad on a large space only enhances its beauty.” “A very special feature of both new publications,” Berger said, “is that they are both being mailed to over 10,000 homes and businesses monthly in all of the communities we are launching these publications. This gives so many residents and community leaders the opportunity to peruse these informative new publications.” Ellen Reynolds, RCI’s classified advertising manager, said she was giving out samples of the new publications in Oceanside this past weekend, and local shop owners were interested. “But it was the customers,” Reynolds said, “who were also fasinated. They seemed truly excited they would get three new publications each month with local ads delivered to their homes through the mail. “One customer couldn’t get over how beautiful Living Large was and didn’t believe me that they would be getting a publication the size of The New York

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Hot off tHe presses at RCI’s Garden City headquarters, clockwise, from left, Living Large is one of the company’s three newest publications — a broadsheet the size of The New York Times that will provide plenty of room for advertising. RHonda Glickman, Rci’s vice president of sales, at home in Lynbrook with LI Prime and Long Island’s Prime Focus, a two-sided publication. ellen Reynolds, Rci’s classified sales manager, showed off the new publications at her home in Freeport. loRi BeRGeR, Rci’s sales manager for digital and specialty products, with the new Living Large publication in her backyard in Wantagh.

Times for free,” Reynolds continued. “They loved the idea that the ads in the papers would be local and wanted to know how they could be guaranteed that they will get them.” Amy Amato, RCI’s executive director of corporate relations and events, said,

“I’m thrilled about the design of the new publications. It offers a cleaner, more modern, fresher look in a bigger format. Our Living Large broadsheet publication is so huge and well designed that it’s impossible not to notice every ad.”

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L.I. Democratic lawmakers seek stimulus talks By ScoTT BrinTon

the HEROES Act. Without more such aid, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has warned, New York would likely have to cut 20 percent of U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice and Rep. Tom Suozzi on July state aid for police, schools and hospitals, at a time when 29 called on Republican senators to work with the Democosts are increasing because of the Covid-19 crisis. A 20 heroeS Act: Health and Economic Recovery cratically led House of Representatives to pass another percent cut, local officials have said, would be devastatOmnibus Emergency Solutions Act round of economic stimulus, only two days before a $600 ing, potentially resulting in mass layoffs. additional weekly payment that the unemployed had Suozzi said aid to state and local governments must be heALS Act: Health, Economic Assistance, received in recent months was set to expire. included as part of any additional stimulus package. As The two, along with Matt Cartwright, a Democrat far as Democrats are concerned, he said, it’s a “non-negoLiability Protection and Schools from Erie, Pa., excoriated Senate Majority Leader Mitch tiable” point. McConnell, saying he was stonewalling a deal to infuse Suozzi pushed back against an argument that McConfurther aid into the American economy, at a time when nell has made numerous times: that stimulus money Many people are not returning to work because of Covid-19 cases were surging across the South, West and local shutdowns of the economy, she said, noting a sister unequally benefits so-called “blue states,” or Democraticperhaps now the Midwest. who is out of work in California. “She wants to [work], majority states. He noted that New York annually pays Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, and Suozzi, a but she can’t,” Rice said. tens of billions more in federal taxes than it receives Democrat from Glen Cove, held a virtual back in aid and projects. Meanwhile, McConWithout further stimulus, news conference with Cartwright to help nell’s home state of Kentucky each year Rice warned, “there are going to apply pressure to Republican senators to receives tens of billions more than it sends to be millions of families across negotiate an aid package with Democrats. Washington. this country who cannot pay Coronavirus deaths surpassed 150,000 the Cartwright said the senate majority leadtheir rent.” day before the conference. er appears more “interested in protecting She noted gyms and bowling On May 15, the House passed its $3 trillion corporations” than he does in providing aid alleys remained shut down in HEROES Act, which would extend unemto average Americans. And, in fact, the New York. ployment benefits, including the weekly $600 HEALS Act would give companies, universiWithout additional aid, Cartpayment. Meanwhile, the Senate on July 27 ties and hospitals a five-year liability shield wright said, “we could slide into unveiled its $1 trillion HEALS Act, which against coronavirus-related damages. a great depression.” would reduce the $600 weekly payment to The White House, the three Congress McConnell, Suozzi said, will Kathleen rice Tom Suozzi $200. Now the two chambers must agree on a members said, is bypassing the Senate to only “respond to political presunified bill before it can go to President negotiate directly with House Speaker Nancy sure,” and he added that presTrump for his signature. Pelosi, noting Treasury Secretary Steve sure must come from Republican At press time on Aug. 3, the two sides had entered ten- governors, mayors and town supervisors. Mnunchin’s recent talks with the speaker. tative talks, but did not appear close to reaching an McConnell has said the HEALS Act is a starting point As of press time, the Republican bill contained no agreement. The only measure that the two chambers had new aid to state and local governments — it would only in what will likely be prolonged negotiations. “The agreed on was a $1,200 stimulus check for Americans allow them to use an existing $150 billion funding pool in American people need more help,” McConnell has said. who meet certain income requirements. a more flexible way, giving them the ability to use the “They need it to be comprehensive and carefully taiRice refuted a Republican position that people would money to close their budget gaps, according to The Wash- lored, and that is what the Senate majority has assemrather stay home than work because of the additional ington Post. Meanwhile, Democrats were seeking more bled … Every bill has to start somewhere, and this is the $600 payment, calling the argument “garbage.” than $1 trillion in aid to state and local governments in starting place.”

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American Red Cross needs hurricane volunteers The American Red Cross in Greater New York is seeking up to a thousand volunteers to be part of its inaugural Hurricane Season Reserve Corps, a new, trained group of team members ready to support affected communities in the event of a major disaster in the region. This large number of reserve volunteers is needed because of the added constraints caused by Covid-19 and the projected intensity of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which will run through Nov. 30, peaking in August and September. “The coronavirus pandemic will make it challenging to deploy trained disaster volunteers from other parts of the country should an emergency occur. In light of this, the Red Cross is asking you to be ready to help your community,” said Susan Rounds, interim CEO of the American Red Cross in Greater New York. “Train now to be a Red Cross volunteer and answer the call to help if the need arises here in our region.” For more information, go to redcross. org/volunteertoday. Scroll down to find the Shelter and Disaster Health Services roles, which comprise the Hurricane Season Reserve Corps. The greater New York region includes New York City, Long Island, Rockland and Westchester counties, and Greenwich, Conn. Positions are available across New Jersey and New York state as well.

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The AmericAn red Cross in Greater New York needs up to a thousand volunteers to help staff its shelters in the event of a hurricane. There is a special need for volunteers to support sheltering efforts. To help keep people safe during the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the Red Cross has put in place additional precautions and developed special training for its workforce. The Red Cross needs volunteers to help staff shelter reception, registration, feeding, dor-

mitory, information collection and other vital tasks. Associate and supervisory positions are available. All necessary training (minimum three hours) is provided virtually. In the event of a disaster mobilization individual shifts for this role are 12 hours. If you are a nurse, doctor, paramedic,

emergency medical technician or physician’s assistant with a current and unencumbered license, the Red Cross needs your support. Volunteers are needed in shelters to help assess people’s health. Daily observation and health screening for Covid-19-like illness among shelter residents may also be required. Nurses supervise all clinical tasks. Roles are also available for certified nursing assistants, certified home health aides, student nurses and medical students. The Red Cross needs volunteers who can provide care as delegated by a licensed nurse in shelters. This could include assisting with activities of daily living, personal assistance services, providing health education and helping to replace medications, durable medical equipment or consumable medical supplies. All necessary training (minimum five hours) is provided virtually. In the event of a disaster mobilization, individual shifts for these roles are 12 hours. Be sure to review the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance for people who are at higher risk for severe illness, consult your health care provider and follow local guidance. The Red Cross’s top priority is the health and safety of its employees, volunteers and the people whom it serves, agency officials said.

Naming a county building after a Black trailblazer llane@liherald.com

The building that houses the Nassau County Board of Elections and the County Clerk’s office doesn’t have a name. It has always been referred to as 240 Old Country Road, but Legislator Josh Lafazan would like to see that change. “There have been passionate debates nationwide of taking names off of buildings and taking monuments down,” he said. “Here is a building that is in the heart of the county government that doesn’t have a name. I want to n a m e t h e bu i l d i n g a f t e r S h i rl e y Chisholm, an American icon.” Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress, represented New York’s 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. She was a trailblazer for that reason but also for her involvement in the Women’s Movement, that she helped found. An attorney who lived in Brooklyn, she died in 2005. Lafazan, 26, said he chose Chisholm because he admired her and could also relate to her philosophy. “She had a catch phrase — that she couldn’t be bossed,” Lafazan said. “As an independent working in a hyper-partisan environment in Nassau County I love that phrase. I hope to emulate that as a legislator and her equality for all.” The independent from Woodbury, who caucuses with the Democrats said his political awakening occurred in high school when he loved utilizing quotes from dif ferent leaders. He

learned then about how Chisholm build a coalition with people of different races and ages. Lafazan said he has long admired her ability to do so. “Things only get done when you bring people of different opinions together to seek a compromise,” he said. It’s trendy now in politics not to compro-

should be relevant to the 20th century and to New York. That was my advice to him.” Chisholm was an influential factor in New York politics, he added. And she was working in Congress right alongside Adam Clayton Powell Jr. “Her work to break racial barriers

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hen I die, I want to be remembered as a woman who lived in the 20th century and who dared to be a catalyst of change. I don’t want to be remembered as the first black woman who went to Congress. And I don’t even want to be remembered as the first woman who happened to be black to make the bid for the presidency. I want to be remembered as a woman who fought for change in the 20th century. That’s what I want.

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Former U.S. Representative mise. Shirley was someone who used it to fight for change.” Lafazan spoke to a former intern Travis Nelson in June, who is a community activist from Hempstead. Lafazan said Nelson guided him in his choice of naming the county building after Chisholm. Nelson, 21, Hempstead High Schools Salutatorian in 2017, and is a rising senior at Columbia, said the conversation with Lafazan was more of a consultation. “I can’t take much credit for the outcome,” he said. “When we had our conversation, I said that the person

and gender barriers makes her important,” Nelson said. “The renaming of a building is a positive act. For the name to be a person of color and a Black woman, well there is power in that.” Rev. Roger Williams, the pastor of First Baptist Church of Glen Cove, had not heard about the building renaming but said, “it was a delightful thing to do.” He could not understand why anyone would oppose naming the county building after Chisholm. “I would applaud it,” he said. “The Black struggle is part of American his-

tory, not just Black history.” Lafazan submitted his resolution to rename 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, to the Shirley Chisholm Building on July 26. His Democratic colleagues, he said, all support it. Lafazan spoke to some Republicans encouraging them to be a co-sponsor of his bill. No one would commit. The Legislature’s Republican majority emailed a news release on July 30 saying that it has crafted a bill to rename County Police Headquarters after the first African American commissioner, the late William J. Willet, of Glen Cove. The bill will go before the Legislature in September. When asked for a comment about Lafazan’s resolution, Chris Boyle, the spokesman for the Republican majority, said the following: “Congresswoman Chisholm was a groundbreaking official and certainly deserves recognition for her career. We will review the resolution. However, if we are going to be naming buildings we may first want to recognize the legacy of the many African-American leaders and trailblazers from Nassau who made a difference in our county and world, from the Tuskegee Airmen to leaders in Civil Rights, government and every other field.” Lafazan said he plans to vote yes on the Republican’s bill. “In 125 years we have not named a building after an historic Black figure,” he said. “come September I hope there will be two buildings in Nassau County to honor historic Black figures.”

Parking time increased on Sunrise Highway T he N ew Yo rk S t at e Department of Transportation has extended the street parking time limit to two hours on Sunrise Highway at the corner of Grand Avenue to better accommodate employees and patrons at t h e bu s y i n t e r s e c t i o n , according to a news release. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a democrat from Long Beach who represents parts of Baldwin, announced last week that at his urging, the DOT made the change. The issue was raised to Kaminsky by Baldwin Realty owner Peter Sardoni, who was concerned that his e mp loye e s we re f a c i n g mounting parking tickets for leaving their cars on Sunrise Highway past the allotted one hour time. Baldwin Realty is located off of the corner of Grand Avenue and agents cannot park there due to “no parking” signs and limited parking by the United States

Postal Service, which leaves them with the only option of parking on Sunrise Highway. Often the employees are fined $130 for surpassing the time limit, according to the release. After speaking with Sardoni, Kaminsky sent a letter to Joseph T. Brown, former regional director of NYSDOT, urging him to increase the parking time limit to hours to better accommodate the employees of Baldwin Realty. “Parking on Long Island has never been easy but it shouldn’t be unfair and that’s what was happening to workers in the community,” Kaminsky said in a statement. “I am happy that the Department of Transportation agreed with my recommendation to extend the parking limit to two hours so people can do their j o b s w i t h o u t wo r r y i n g about getting ticketed.”

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DriverS may noW park for up to two hours on Sunrise Highway at the corner of Grand Avenue in Baldwin.

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Football camps delayed until Sept. 21 By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

Eliminating scrimmages and one round of playoffs are the only changes so far in place for Nassau County football, which moved 2020 season kickoff plans to Saturday, Oct. 3 after the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced a monthlong delay for fall sports on July 16. If no alternative guidance is received from the NYSPHSAA COVID-19 Task Force, fall athletes will begin practicing Monday, Sept. 21, four weeks later than the original date of Aug. 24. For football, 10 practices are mandatory before games can be played. “I’m actually happy for the delay,” said Section VIII football coordinator Matt McLees, who noted keeping the regular season schedule intact was a priority. “I thought the news would have been worse,” he added. “I don’t think we are out of the woods yet though for the fall. But for now, we have hope.” The original opening date for games was Thursday, Sept. 17. Freeport (Conference I), Garden City (II), Plainedge (III) and Seaford (IV) are the defending county champions. All four are seeded No. 1 in their respective conferences for the upcoming season. Freeport, which has captured back-to-back Long Island Class I titles, opens at home against Uniondale. “The fact we’re even talking about having a season is pretty positive, but nobody knows anything for sure,” said Baldwin head coach Steve Carroll, whose 10thseeded Bruins are scheduled to open the Conference I campaign at home against Hicksville. “As a coach, I’d love to see a season happen as long as everyone can be safe doing it,” he added. Oceanside, seeded No. 2 behind Freeport, will host Hempstead in Week 1. East Meadow, back in the top conference after one season in II, travels to Massapequa. “As a state we’ve done a great job getting the Covid numbers down,” Oceanside head coach Rob Blount said. “I’m optimistic we can play in the fall, but I can also see them pushing things to 2021.” Garden City, which has won four straight county crowns, opens at New Hyde Park. MacArthur, the 2019 runners-

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Roosevelt at Lynbrook V.S. Central at South Side Lawrence at Seaford Baldwin at Oceanside MacArthur at Garden City East Rockaway at Malverne North Shore at Wantagh Garden City at Carey Oceanside at Freeport Wantagh at Seaford

up in Conference II, is seeded second and will visit Elmont in the opener. Other local Week 1 matchups in the conference has No. 3 Carey hosting No. 7 Sewanhaka, fourth-seeded South Side hosting No. 6 Valley Stream Central, No. 5 Mepham at home against No. 12 Kennedy, and No. 11 Calhoun visiting No. 10 Long Beach. “I’m glad the fall season is still a possibility,” said VSC head coach Mike Rubino, who conducts Zoom meetings with his players four days a week. “I’m happy New York State is letting the process play out and didn’t jump to any conclusions.” Plainedge, which nipped Freeport in the 2019 Rutgers Cup voting, kicks off at Division. Seaford opens at home against Cold Spring Harbor in a battle of the past two Conference IV champs. McLees said the regular season would conclude Saturday, Nov. 21, and the number of playoff teams in each of Nassau’s four conferences has been cut in half, from eight to four. The semifinals are scheduled for Nov. 26-28, followed by the county championship games Dec. 5-6. The L.I. title games will not be held.

Eight teams switch conferences

Of the eight programs taking on new conference rivals in 2020, half were part of Conference III a year ago. Runner-up South Side jumps to Conference II, while perennial powers Wantagh and Lawrence, along with North Shore, bounced to Conference IV. New to Conference III are Manhasset and Valley Stream South.

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OcEaNSIdE quarTErBack charLIE McKee, a rising junior, has thrown for more than 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns over his first two varsity seasons. East Meadow and Herricks are back in familiar stomping grounds in Conference I after competing in Conference II in 2019.

JV remains on Saturday mornings

The majority of Nassau’s junior varsity football games in 2018 kicked off Monday afternoons, but last year the action returned to traditional Saturday morn-

ings at the opposite location of that day’s varsity game. It’ll remain that way for 2020. Should any freshmen, sophomores or juniors not step on the JV field on a particular Saturday morning, they would be eligible to play in the varsity game. “There’s also a mechanism in place where if both schools agree to move the JV game to Monday afternoon, they can do so,” McLees said.

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Women’s League for Conservative Judaism’s International President Margie Miller is finishing her tenure with the organization. Miller was formerly involved with the Baldwin Jewish Center, which, in 2014, merged with the South Baldwin Jewish Center, pictured.

As Women’s League for Conservative Judaism’s International President Margie Miller finishes her tenure as the organization’s 22nd leader, which officially will end at the WLCJ’s Virtual Convention on July 12, more than 1,000 women will celebrate her and welcome the new president, Debbi Kaner Goldich. When Miller first began her tenure back in 2017, she said, “I don’t feel restricted by the way things are. I see possibilities where others see limitations.” She has proven this, especially over the last five months in the midst of a world pandemic, WLCJ representatives said in a news release. A native Long Islander, Miller grew up in Valley Stream. She graduated from Hofstra University in 1971 with a double major in sociology and psychology. Miller and her first husband, Charlie Sivin, were active in the Baldwin Jewish Center, where she served as president of the Mr. and Mrs. Club, then as sisterhood president and ultimately, as the first woman president of the congregation. These skills have made her the perfect Women’s League president during these harrowing times, according to the release. No stranger to personal tragedy and loss, under her leadership, Miller has created a virtual community where members have participated in an oasis of online Women’s League programs. These include daily opportunities for the study of Psalms and to say the Mourner’s Kaddish; Women’s League Book Club; Jewish Women in Film series; Contemporary Midrash class; Mishnah Study; Poetry Workshops; and many more relevant and educational virtual gatherings for emotional support, socializing and learning. “Throughout my tenure, it has been my main goal to connect, network and engage Jewish women in every community,” Miller said. “I have traveled to over 150 women’s groups across the United States and Canada. We offer our members

so many opportunities to enhance their lives. For over 100 years, Women’s League has been at the forefront on social issues, created educational opportunities and offered creative ways to insure a meaningful spiritual connection. I am so proud of all that my administration has accomplished over the past three years.” Her second husband, Joel Miller, was killed in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Although Miller had a real estate broker’s license, she worked full time as a family bereavement specialist for South Nassau Communities Hospital’s WTC Family Center. From 2002 to 2008, she coordinated family outreach and programming for 9/11 bereaved and first responders’ families. Miller also made time to serve in multiple capacities on her Women’s League branch and region boards, and finally, on the international board, where she chaired the training department and eventually the 2014 convention. Even though Miller will no longer be president, she promises to stay active in WLCJ. “It is finally time to pass the baton to those who follow. It is a bittersweet moment, for sure. I am confident that Debbi Kaner Goldich will continue ‘her journey’ and lead us on an exciting and meaningful path.” Founded by Mathilde Schechter in 1918, Women’s League for Conservative Judaism has been impacting the lives of people in the Conservative movement around the globe for more than 100 years. WLCJ is dedicated to creating a vibrant, egalitarian Jewish community, one that nurtures community, family and the values of the Jewish tradition. As an active member of Conservative/Masorti movement and the largest synagogue-based women’s organization worldwide, WLCJ provides services to thousands of women and hundreds of women’s groups worldwide.

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After a spate of police-targeted graffiti tags were found on North Bellmore School District property about two weeks ago, Town of Hempstead officials gathered at Newbridge Road Elementary School to condemn the vandalism and announce a doubling of fines for committing the crime. The tags — one of which read, “Kill all cops” — were discovered on a district-owned garage by an employee on July 21. Nassau County Police Department detectives discovered similar graffiti markings at six other locations near the school, including on buildings, vehicles and fences. Town Board members pledged to introduce legislation at an upcoming board meeting that would increase the current penalty of $5,000 to $10,000 for each building, structure or surface where graffiti is found. Supervisor Don Clavin and Councilman Chris Carini will also co-chair a Graffiti Watch Task Force, which will have community volunteers identify, report and facilitate the removal of graffiti. Residents can also report graffiti sightings to stopgraffiti@tohmail.org. Those who spot graffiti vandalism in the act are encouraged to call 911. “Graffiti is not art, it is vandalism,” Clavin said. “This is targeted hate at our law enforcement agencies who are here to protect us.”

“Graffiti destroys our suburban landscape and ruins the quality of life in our neighborhoods,” said Carini. “I’ve been battling graffiti in my area for a long time. As a former officer, I am appalled by some of the targeted graffiti.” Clavin and Carini also called on state representatives to introduce legislation that would classify anti-police vandalism as a hate crime — an offense motivated by a bias. They argued that the tags encourage acts of violence against law enforcement officers by displaying two large photographs of recent graffiti sightings reading, “Kill all police.” The incident in North Bellmore is being investigated, according to a NCPD spokesman., Recordings from a number of security cameras in the area are currently being reviewed by police, Clavin said. North Bellmore Superintendent Marie Testa said the district is working “in full cooperation” with NCPD. “We’ve had very little vandalism over the last few years, but when something like this does happen, we have absolutely prosecuted [the individuals] . . . to the fullest extent of the law,” Testa said. “This act of hatred targeting police officers is completely heinous, disgraceful and unacceptable, and does not reflect the core values of our district.” Detectives ask that anyone with information contact the First Squad at (516) 573-6153 or Nassau County Crime Stoppers at (800) 244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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The nurses and staff at Mount Sinai South Nassau “never wanted to be heroes,” said Fran Stevens, of Merrick, an assistant nurse manager in the emergency department. In her 35 years working at the Oceanside hospital, Stevens had also never seen such a “ruthless” virus until Covid-19 hit in March. The jobs of doctors and caretakers became more dangerous as they were exposed to coronavirus patients being admitted at high rates. “In the E.R., we’re on the front line of the pandemic,” Stevens said. “The majority of people coming into the E.R. did have it, and they were sicker than anything we’ve ever seen before.” Stevens was one of about a dozen MSSN workers to share their stories for the hospital’s “Behind the Mask” campaign, a mini-documentary and series of videos highlighting people’s lives on the front line during the pandemic. The hospital’s external affairs staff partnered with videographer David Handschuh to interview workers inside the triage tent, which was set up in March to accommodate for overflow, around the height of the crisis. The peak at MSSN came on April 13, when there were 383 coronavirus patients being treated there. The idea for “Behind the Mask” came about when Dr. Adhi Sharma, chief medical officer and executive vice president for clinical and professional affairs, suggested documenting an oral history of the unprecedented challenges that the hospital was facing. From there, MSSN partnered with Altice and 16 sponsors to get the video clips on the air. They are now playing on News 12 and 20 other major stations and networks, as well as the hospital’s social media channels. “A lot of them just talked very openly,” said Dana Sanneman, executive director of public affairs, who conducted the interviews, “and shared stories about what it was like coming to work, leaving work and going home to family.” This resulted in eight hours of footage, which Sanneman cut down to about an hour and a half for production company Spot On to create 30-second pieces and a four-minute video. With 16 businesses sponsoring the final product, the hospital was able to raise nearly $200,000. The videos also have a call to action at the end, asking viewers to donate. The hospital’s expenses increased during the pandemic,

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nydia White, an assistant nurse manager in critical care, left, and Katie DeMelis, a nurse educator in critical care, shared their stories in the mini-documentary. She thought it was important for people to recognize Covid-19’s devastating impact. “If you’re not in the middle of it and experiencing how ruthless this disease is, it’s invisible to you,” she said. “This is the worst disease I’ve ever seen. It does not discriminate. It’s not just old people. It’s young people.” At one point, Stevens recalled six patients dying in two hours. Calling the families of the deceased, who could not be present for their loved ones’ last moments of life, was among the most difficult parts of the crisis. “It’s a heartbreaking time,” Stevens said. The staff “had a lot of loss. We cried together, talked to each other; we weren’t alone. You come back the next day, and you get through it.”

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At the same time coronavirus cases and deaths rose at alarming rates, so did the support felt inside the hospital. Stevens felt comforted by the food donations, cards, drive-by parades and other shows of support — “the community had our back,” she said. Times of reprieve also came when a coronavirus patient was discharged and the song “Here Comes the Sun” played throughout the hospital, or when a patient came off a ventilator and the hospital played the song “Breathe.” “When we heard those songs, it made a big difference,” Stevens said. “We knew something positive was coming out of this. We were seeing people go home.” To hear the stories of other front-line workers, visit Mount Sinai South Nassau’s YouTube page or visit southnassau. org.

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House For Sale HEWLETT BAY PARK 30 Heron Dr, Magnificent 8500 Sq Ft Waterfront Home on 2 Acre Resortlike Prop w/ Pool, Tennis/Sport Ct, New Landscaping w/ Waterfall & 3 BR Guest House w/ Kit, LR, Den. 300 Ft New Bulkhead and a 4 Car Heated Gararge. SD#14..$4,850,000 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 516-238-4299 MILL NECK: Ranch, Top Schools, 3 BRS, Den, 2.5 Bths, Large LR, 2 Car Garage, C A C , F b s m t . L o w Ta x . O w n e r . 718-465-3520 WOODMERE 8/9 11:30-1, 960 GREENFIELD Rd, BA,4 BR,3 Bth CH Col in Academy Area. Spac LR w/ Fpl, FDR , EIK & Fam Rm. Main Flr Br w/ Bth.Mstr Ste/Bth/ Off. Walk up Full Attic for Poss Expansion. Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Gar. SD#14. Near All..REDUCED $999,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman RE 516-238-4299

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plans that our contractor refuses to do, and we need an opinion. For some reason, the architect wants the new floor for our new second story to be built in between our existing ceiling beams and not over it, like the contractor wants. He called it “jumping the box.” The architect says that if he put the new floor above the existing ceiling structure, the house would Ask The either be too high or our attic Architect would be too low to even use. We want to put our utilities there to save room in our basement, so the attic is very important. Does anyone really care if the house is 10 inches taller?

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dilemma of reality versus regulation. The architect onte eeper will never get your plans approved if he or she can’t show the height at the code-compliant level while also trying to find the solution to making sure you have a workable attic height for all the boiler and cooling equipment. The contactor could care less about the code if it can be avoided and wants to make the job simpler, easier, faster and more profitable by building over existing ceiling joists, which are generally too weak for people to furnish over or walk around on. Since the whole system is set up to never punish builders for defying the rules, and actually enables and encourages them to do so, you’ll go down a much longer, more frustrating road to complete your project. The real problem is that you’re in a community that has a one-size-fits-all set of zoning requirements that has not been adjusted to real-world conditions. While many municipalities have recognized that living space is much more expensive than it was two generations ago, when the rules were adopted, your town prefers to keep things the way they are and forces homeowners to spend more money and take many more months of added time to appeal to a zoning board over this simple and practical problem of 10 inches more height. Adding to the conflict, contactors often bypass the whole issue and ignore the plans, setting off a downward spiral when the stairs have to be longer and don’t fit, so rooms get moved back, the structure load paths change, floors sag, the house is higher, but the contractor doesn’t realize or possibly care that he or she has left you with a stunning problem that everyone else involved tries to solve. In the end, the contractor succeeds, the municipality gets more of the money you hoped would be spent on your project, your architect is thrown under the bus for trying to balance the permit process versus construction, and many people say, “If I’d known it would be this difficult, I would just as soon have moved to a place where the taxes are lower and there’s more freedom to do what I want.” If you find that place, let me know.

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he June New York state primary produced many shocking results. A number of entrenched incumbents were ousted, and a handful of progressive candidates managed to beat party-endorsed candidates. But stories calling the election results a major shift to the left by the Democratic Party are just plain false. The coronavirus pandemic has caused great turmoil in our daily lives. It also had a dramatic impact on the primary. On April 20, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order requirJeRRY ing the state kReMeR Board of Elections to send absentee ballot applications to all registered voters. That was a gift to every challenger. In a normal election year, citizens tend to be indifferent about the voting process. Most people won’t take the extra time to get an absentee ballot, even though they’re readily available on the internet. But thanks to the governor, every registered voter got an application to vote absentee, which resulted in millions of ballots, some of which are still

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being counted. For many years, incumbent elected leaders would ask their loyal supporters to fill out absentee ballots, while their opponents generally ignored this process. This time, with voters confined to their homes, the challengers mounted strong telephone campaigns, urging potential voters to send in their ballot requests. Many incumbents, distracted by their official duties or maybe just a little cocky, didn’t match the aggressiveness of their challengers. Another factor in the defeat of some current Democratic office holders was their opponents’ use of social media. Potential voters were housebound, spending a lot of time on their computers, and they were easier to reach by smart challengers. Many of the incumbents haven’t mastered this strategy, and were caught off guard by their challengers’ aggressive campaigning. Geography had a lot to do with some of the upsets. Districts that had been safe for incumbents have been changing rapidly. There has been a lot of movement into communities with available hous-

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ing, and overconfident politicians ignored those population shifts. One losing incumbent recently lamented, “I didn’t realize how much my district has changed.” Party leaders won’t admit that they are losing their influence, but neither political party has the clout that it had in the past. Once upon a time when the party endorsed a candidate, he or she was a sure winner. But in some of the districts where there were serious contests, the party leaders couldn’t deliver the votes. One result that has received a lot of media attention was the defeat of U.S. Rep. Elliot Engel, the current chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Engel held the 16th Congressional District seat for over 30 years, and obviously became overconfident, thanks to a history of weak opponents. During the height of the coronavirus crises, as he had over the years, Engel spent much of his time in Washington, and with a tough challenger, voters punished him for his absence. One race in which a progressive newcomer triumphed is a good example of what happens when there are too many

istracted by their official duties or perhaps just a little cocky, many incumbents didn’t match the aggressiveness of their challengers.

candidates running. In the 17th C.D., which covers a portion of Westchester and Rockland counties, the winner, Mondaire Jones, got 47 percent of the vote. Some seven other candidates got a total of 51 percent. Did the progressives dominate the primary day roster of winners? The answer is no. Twenty incumbents won their contests by wide margins. On Long Island, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi won 56 percent of the vote, compared with challenger Melanie D’Arrigo’s 32 percent. Incumbents who took their challengers seriously managed to hold on and win. This year’s primary holds many lessons for candidates. If you’re an incumbent, the moral of the story is that you’d better spend more time in your district and learn to master the challenges of the internet to survive. Like it or not, you’re an endangered species. As for challengers, hopefully there won’t soon be another coronavirus that will interfere with the electoral process, and you won’t get the same breaks. 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.

Double mitzvahs in a one-horse mountain town

f there is any topic guaranteed to irritate readers more than politics, it’s religion, but here goes a true story. In the innocent days before the plague of Covid-19, my daughter and son-in-law moved to a rural mountain town in the high Sierra of the American West. Let’s call it One Horse. There they settled into a life at one with nature, hiking the high trails, kayaking the rivers and camping in the Randi hills. kReiss Both of them are Jewish by birth, and embrace the practices and traditions that are meaningful for them. I have been at their home during Rosh Hashana, for example, and, after hunting down a brisket and other holiday goodies, we enjoyed a meal with the couple of other Jewish people who live within 20 or 30 miles. When the grandkids approached age 13, they said they wanted to pursue the education necessary to become bar and bat mitzvah, and officially be welcomed as adults in the Jewish community.

They did it their way, even if it wasn’t entirely kosher. A family friend, Rabbi Eddie, who went to Lawrence High School with me, suggested a b’nai mitzvah, conducting one service for both kids, even though my granddaughter would be a little younger than the traditional 13, and my grandson would be a little older. It seemed practical. In the beginning, my daughter drove the kids to a synagogue an hour and a half away for their lessons, but that quickly became a nightmare of snowstorms and exhaustion. Rabbi Eddie suggested going virtual. So my daughter contacted Rabbi Anna, who married her and her husband 18 years ago in another mountain town in Vermont. Honestly, it was meant to be. Rabbi Anna, a sunbeam of a woman, took on the education of the grandkids and met with them online over the past year, teaching, singing, listening and imparting to them the ethics and values associated with living an honorable life. She taught them the connection between being a good Jew and being a good human being in the world. The kids learned the Hebrew prayers, studied

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their Torah portions, and wrote their own speeches about what this rite of passage means to them. My mitzvah project with my grandson was to read and discuss “All American Boys,” by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. My granddaughter and I read “The Diary of Anne Frank.” In Plan A, the family was going to travel to One Horse in July to participate in the mitzvahs; even Rabbi Anna was ready to fly out for the celebration. The ceremony would take place down by the river, followed by a party on the banks, catered by local food trucks. Then the pandemic upset the plans, grounded all travelers and forced us into a Zoom version of the One Horse b’nai mitzvah. The grandkids were outstanding. They wore prayer shawls once worn by their grandfather and great-grandfather. Their accomplishment was impressive, considering just a year of study. I recited a prayer for peace. My husband said a blessing. The kids chanted in Hebrew, and for me, their young voices echoed other voices from ages ago. My granddaughter said in her speech that she had grown in many ways over

he kids chanted in Hebrew, and their young voices echoed others from ages ago.

this year, including physically, one and a half inches. My grandson said he hoped the Jewish presence in his town would lead to increased diversity and the welcoming of others. He said he was happy to share the occasion with his sister, noting that it is only since 1922 that women have been welcomed to become bat mitzvah in some Jewish communities. Sixty people Zoomed in, many curious friends who had no idea what to expect. The atmosphere was serious and respectful. The rest of us were family from around the country. Some raised their own silver prayer cups; some showed off gorgeous challahs they had baked. We watched the service, trying to read everyone’s expression, yearning for real contact, yet gratified that this technology allowed us to participate at all. The day seemed iconic of our moment in this time. We are all stressed by distance from those we love and too much isolation. But the losses are mitigated by the willingness of people to find creative compromise. Our grandkids were the first children to become bar and bat mitzvah in One Horse. An interesting, odd and, to us, magnificent distinction. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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resident Trump claimed last week that he is protecting suburbanites from low-income housing projects, tweeting on July 29: I am happy to inform all of the people living their Suburban Lifestyle Dream that you will no longer be bothered or financially hurt by having low income housing built in your neighborhood . . .” Clearly, Trump is out of touch with suburban America. In Nassau County, no new low-income housing has been built for decades. The Freeport Housing Authority recently rebuilt its Moxie Rigby apartment complex, previously a drab, red-brick structure surrounded by black chain-link fencing and set next to a heavily trafficked intersection. Now it’s a state-of-the-art building that is bright, clean and inviting. Contrary to depressing local home values, this new structure, constructed through a public-private partnership, will only improve them. Moxie Rigby aside, we haven’t seen any new public housing built here in recent years, largely because of the prohibitive costs, particularly the high land values. Instead, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development issues Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, which, in theory, allow low-income residents, seniors and the disabled to rent the homes they want. Two problems: One, there are relatively few rental units in Nassau compared with New York City and Westchester. Two, the rents are often exorbitantly expensive, far in excess of what the federal voucher program provides for. Section 8 voucher recipients thus tend to concentrate in Nassau’s

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letters In defense of Kreiss and Kremer To the Editor: Both Randi Kreiss and Jerry Kremer were criticized in recent letters to the editor for neglecting to criticize Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his decision to return Covid-19 patients to nursing homes while criticizing how President Trump has handled this crisis. The differences in how these two men have handled their responsibilities is important in understanding and appreciating why the resulting narratives might be different. This pandemic took everyone by surprise, although, presumably, the president had knowledge (or at least the means to have had knowledge) earlier than the rest of us. As it became clear what was happening, Cuomo acted, and communicated with New Yorkers through daily briefings. He spoke with truth about the virus, emphasizing facts over opinion, and was honest

poorest neighborhoods — often communities of color — straining local schools that struggle to keep up with services for many of the students in greatest need, perpetuating the cycle of poverty. Instead of seeking a solution, Trump is actively working to keep low-income residents — often people of color — out of the suburbs. What we need, however, is national leadership. Because of systemic racism, Black people were denied equal opportunities for safe and affordable public housing from the 1930s through the ’70s, especially in the suburbs, where the schools were better and the neighborhoods were safer. At the same time, Black people were often barred from buying homes in suburban neighborhoods, as was the case at first in Levittown after World War II. They were largely confined to inner cities or rural regions, without the most basic services, leaving them to fend for themselves. Instead of working to lift up all Americans, in particular those of color who have traditionally been marginalized, Trump is perpetuating a racist system whose roots date back to the Jim Crow Era, which lasted from the 1870s through the mid-1960s, when in many parts of the U.S. whites and Blacks remained separate, in unequal facilities. Trump also forgets — or denies — that the suburbs are no longer lily-white. They are rapidly becoming multi-racial, multiethnic and multi-cultural. Immigrants, often people of color, are increasingly moving to the suburbs. In fact, without those immigrants, the suburbs could be in deep trouble. In 2016, the Heralds undertook a year-

long investigative series titled “The Changing Face of Long Island.” Here’s what we wrote in our concluding editorial: “According to a 2015 report by the Fiscal Policy Institute, ‘New Americans on Long Island,’ immigrants now comprise 18 percent of the population and 23 percent of the workforce, accounting for 20 percent of the Island’s total economic output. “In total, there are some 526,000 foreignborn Long Islanders out of roughly 2.8 million people living in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Latin Americans make up the largest portion of the Island’s immigrant population, at 41 percent, but people come from throughout the world, including Africa, the Middle East and Asia. “There is much talk about how Long Islanders are leaving for elsewhere because of the high cost of living. The Island, however, actually saw a net gain in population because of immigration. Suffolk’s population remained largely unchanged between 2000 and 2012, while Nassau’s increased by roughly 78,500 people, according to census data.” Without the recent arrival of immigrants on Long Island, we could see steep drop-offs in locally owned businesses and the housing market. Trump should celebrate the new suburbia, not attempt to reignite tired old wars of words intended to divide people along racial and socioeconomic lines. Like it or not, Mr. President, the suburbs are not — thank goodness — what they used to be. He must recognize the new realities of the suburbs and offer sound solutions to ensure that all people, regardless of their backgrounds, are able to live out their “Suburban Lifestyle Dream.”

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o single moment in medicine produces more anxiety for patients than surgery. As doctors, we work tirelessly to establish the invaluable trust needed so that patients feel comfortable undergoing what often sound like scary procedures. The anxiety levels increase exponentially when patients are confronted with the dual concerns of cancer and Covid-19. It’s true that when the pandemic arrived in New York a few months ago, public health officials made the careful decision to cancel elective surgeries JeFFreY across the region, DreBiN including some cancer procedures. At a time when our region was preparing for a surge in Covid-19 cases and didn’t have enough testing to determine the spread of the virus, it was important to take steps to preserve our ability to care for those critical cases and limit the number of people walking into hospitals. A recent analysis of data from hospitals across the country showed that preventive cancer screenings have dropped between 86 and 94 percent due to the pan-

demic. But now it’s critical that patients feel confident to resume the care they need. We still have a lot to learn about Covid19 and how it will impact our country. But one thing we already know is how to safely provide surgery to patients who need it. And nowhere is that need greater than among patients battling cancer — which waits for no crisis or pandemic — because, for the vast majority of people who have the disease, it is a greater threat to their lives than the virus. At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where I work, we did not make the decision to postpone cancer surgeries lightly. Our surgeons assessed which patients needed surgery right away, who could postpone it without negatively impacting their wellbeing, and whether other treatments like chemotherapy or radiation might give equivalent results. Some cancer surgeries can be postponed safely for up to a few months, but studies suggest that it’s not safe to wait longer than that, because a cancer that’s curable might progress and become incurable. At MSK we never stopped performing essential surgeries, though we did postpone some cases for which it was safe to do so.

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As Covid-19 hospitalizations continue to fall across the region, all types of lifesaving cancer surgeries have been occurring for several months, and patients who had to abruptly postpone their surgeries are getting the care they need. At many hospitals around the metropolitan area, all patients are tested for Covid-19 before a hospitalization or a surgery. At my hospital, any patient who needs to be hospitalized overnight is tested every 72 hours, regardless of their initial Covid-19 status, for any changes in their results. And in the event that patients are infected, surgeons — bolstered by infectious-disease experts — are well equipped to minimize patients’ risks and are prepared to manage problems that may be virus-related. Evidence from our own institution suggests that the majority of patients who develop the virus within 30 days of a major surgical procedure do well and can usually recover as outpatients. The test detects the virus in people who are ill as well as those who are infected but do not have symptoms. Hospitals like mine are doing this extensive testing to help us avoid the risk of operating on someone who feels well but may

t’s critical that patients who have waited feel confident to resume the care they need.

Letters about what we would have to do to withstand the threat posed by the virus. The president, on the other hand and at the same time, dismissed it as a hoax or as a bad flu that would simply suddenly disappear. From March through June, Cuomo continued to plan and put procedures into place based on the available scientific and medical information and guidance. Mistakes were made, admitted to and corrected. During the same time period, Trump championed untested treatments contrary to medical and scientific advice. He also declined any responsibility for ensuring adequate numbers of supplies and equipment, leaving states to fend for themselves (and creating situations in which states were competing against one another for needed supplies). We now know this early resolve against a plan for federal intervention and testing was based on the political determination that the virus was most prevalent in “blue” states. The president and his supporters want to credit him for closing travel from China. Even that action, as necessary as it was, was too little, too late. For months he shunned the advice of medical experts on the benefits of face coverings, and even as the virus began to spread to “red” states, he provided venues for spread by holding large rallies. Now, with more than 150,000 deaths, he does not acknowledge his inaction, misinformation and absent leadership. Because he sidestepped his initial responsibility

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then develop Covid-19-related symptoms after surgery. Surgeries for patients with the virus are done in a separate operating room, and we have isolation procedures in place so that they are never in contact of prog beat pa with non-Covid patients. To protect against the virus, hospitals ries ca shift to know we have to test more than just patients. We’re also tracking the health are jus of our staff before they come to work, and test them as needed. For those who interact directly with patients, we perform weekly testing, and only those who test negative are allowed to report to work. Following state regulations, many hospitals are limiting visitors, but they’re using technology to keep patients connected with their loved ones. At MSK, we’re providing tablets and smartphones to people who don’t have devices to help facilitate those virtual connections while they’re receiving care. In many ways, a hospital is one of the to all r cleanest, safest places a vulnerable patient can be right now. I urge any New every c In a Yorker who may be afraid to get the care tend to you need to call your doctor. Your life proces could depend on it. time to Dr. Jeffrey Drebin is chair of the Depart- though ment of Surgery at Memorial Sloan Ket- intern every r tering Cancer Center, and specializes in treating cancers of the pancreas and liver. to vote lions o

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D’Amato was right about our greatest leaders To the Editor: Al D’Amato and I rarely see eye to eye on political issues, but I thought his July 16-22 column, “Let’s learn from America’s past, not destroy it,” was spot on. I am stunned that people are just discovering that most of our founding fathers were slave owners, and that later leaders held racist views that were prevalent in their time. First, you can only honestly evaluate people in the context of the times in which they lived. Further, you should only evaluate our presidents and leaders on the balance of their service to the nation. As D’Amato pointed out, Franklin Roosevelt interned the Japanese and failed to oppose segregation — but he also led the nation through the Depression and World War II. On balance, he thus was one of the handful of our nation’s most consequential presidents. Thanks to Al for a well-argued column. DORIS MEADOWS Glen Cove

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