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Chabad Center combats anti-Semitism Jewish heritage and pride. “There’s a huge amount of ignorance out there,” Perl told In the lead-up to International the children. “The more you Holocaust Remembrance Day, know about being Jewish, the Jan. 27, the Chabad Center for stronger you are, and the less Jewish Life in Merrick hosted a concern, or anxiety, or fear you special sermon, delivered by may have of what someone else Rabbi Anchelle Perl, talks about.” director of the P e rl ’s f a t h e r, Chabad of Mineola. Holocaust survivor International HoloZeida Moshe, surcaust Remembrance vived three concenDay honors the 6 tration camps, million Jewish vicincluding the Doratims of the HoloMittelbau and Nordcaust and millions hausen slave-labor of other victims of and extermination the Nazi regime on camps. He was libthe anniversary of erated from the the liberation of Buchenwald conAuschwitz-Birkecentration camp. nau. In an effort to Pe rl , 6 8 , w a s maintain a kosher invited by Chabad lANDoN BoRETS diet, Moshe refused Center’s Rabbi Shito eat the horsetails mon Kramer to give lIBERoV given to the prisona sermon to chil- Hebrew student ers of the camps. He dren deemed survived by eating mature enough for a close-to-kosher potaconversation about to skins. Although anti-Semitism. The center has he witnessed hate and horrible “karate-style” levels, meaning events, he dedicated his life to that students work their way the teachings of Jewish heritage, through Hebrew school at their Perl said. own pace, according to Kramer. “He inspired us, even though Those at the higher levels attended Perl’s sermon encouraging Continued on page 12
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Choosing each step carefully Following last weekend’s nor’easter, which brought blizzard-like conditions to the Bellmores, Christopher Corsaro, 18 months, headed down his sidewalk in North Bellmore, where the snow piles were almost his height. More photos, Page 3.
What’s next for public water? By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
On Jan. 25, it was announced that the Town of Hempstead had appointed John Reinhardt, Laura Ryder and Joseph Baker commissioners of the South Nassau Water Authority District Board. The decision brings South Shore residents who receive water from Liberty Utilities, previously know as New York American Water, one step
closer to the creation of a public water authority, and with that, relief from high water rates. On Nov. 3, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the South Nassau Water Authority Act into law, providing a path for the public acquisition of the privately owned NYAW, which served approximately 113,000 residents of the Town of Hempstead. The utility is now controlled by Liberty Utilities, whose $608 million purchase of NYAW was finalized on
Jan. 3. The town was required to appoint three people to the SNWA board. The other two board members must be appointed by the Nassau County Legislature. The deadline for those appointments was Tuesday, as the Herald went to press. Christopher Boyle, a spokesman for the county, said Monday that County Executive Bruce Continued on page 11
’ve had some experiences with antiSemitism, mostly in elementary school, but it was apparent in middle school.
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Scotty WAlSh, 11, Kaleigh Walsh, 9, with their dog Rocket, bundled up and headed outdoors.
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SiSterS mAckeNzie SANtoS, 8, and Mikayla Santos, 6, snuggled up as the snow came down.
The Bellmores had snow day fun Following the nor’easter that hit Long Island Friday night into Saturday, Bellmorites braved the cold to enjoy the over a foot of snow that piled up in the area. In total, 14.0 inches fell in the area.
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Above, North bellmore twins Aiden and Jaxen Dwojak, 6, peaked around their tree in the windy conditions. NeAr left, brooke Aglio brought the snow indoors for her son, Zachary Aglio, 1, in South Bellmore. fAr left, bellmorite Logan Zinger, 10, had a blast in his snow-covered yard.
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Newbridge second graders get the lay of the land From canyon bottoms to mountain tops, second graders at Newbridge Road Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District have been exploring the many natural features of the Earth. As part of the geography unit in social studies, students in Celeste Diogo’s and Jennifer Campbell’s classes learned about landforms and made their own 3D models. Children studied a variety of different landforms including beaches, canyons, glaciers, grasslands, islands, lakes, mountains, oceans, plateaus and volcanoes. Each student was assigned one of these landforms to research at home and construct a model from clay. During a showcase in school, students displayed their models on their desks and walked around to see each other’s projects, learning from each other about the different types of landforms that comprise the world.
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owner of The Charcuterie Queen. She will be teaching how to make the perfect pairings. All registrants who join us in person will receive a free charcuterie cup and be entered into a raffle to take home the charcuterie board made during the class. In-person space is limited to the first 20 patrons to register. Charcuterie cups and demonstration board will contain nuts & dairy. The Bellmore Library will be following CDC guidelines. Contact Cham@bellmorelibrary.org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.
Departures Virtual Book Discussion From 12:30-2:00 p.m., the Bellmore Public Library will be holding a hybrid book discussion. Particpants can either go in person or participate via zoom. Books can be distributed either at the library or on the library’s website. To register, go to bellmorelibrary.org and click on Event & Programs and scroll to the event date to complete the process. As per CDC and NYS guidelines, all visitors over the age of 2 are required to wear a mask while inside the library and it must cover the nose and mouth. Social distancing of 6 feet is still required. Contact cham@bellmorelibrary. org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.
The Long Island Children’s Museum presents Freedom Quilts Discover the stories that quilts told in the days of the Underground Railroad to assist runaway slaves on their journey to freedom. Learn to “read” various quilt codes; then use mathematical patterns and fabric shapes to design a quilt that tells a very personal story. Masks are required and no eating and drinking during programs. The event will be held from 4:00-5:30 at the Merrick Library for kids in grades 2-6 . Contact the Merrick Public Library via phone at (516) 377-6112 or via email at merricklibrary.org with any questions or concerns regarding the event .
Friday, Feb. 4 Open Classic Game Day Held every Friday from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Bellmore Memorial Library, guests are encouraged to bring games and fellow players to the library! The Meeting Room is open for adults & seniors to play classic games such as mahjong, bridge, canasta, chess, and more! Card tables will be set up.Space is limited. Registration can be found on the Bellmore Memorial Public Library website. As per CDC and NYS guidelines, all visitors over the age of 2 are required to wear a mask while inside the library and it must cover the nose and mouth. Social distancing of 6 feet is still required. Contact cham@ bellmorelibrary.org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.
Monday, Feb. 7 Teddy Bear Sleepover Kids ages 4-9 can leave their teddy bear to have a sleepover at the Bellmore Public library! During this program, participants will enjoy stories, a craft and activities. The next day, the teddy bear can be picked up along with a photo album of all the fun that they
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Saw Mill authors find their audience Sixth graders transformed their desks into elaborate displays, representing poignant moments in their lives, for a writing celebration at Saw Mill Road Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District on Jan. 14. Sixth grader Madison Argentina enjoyed talking about her experience as a dancer with kindergartner Breya Finn.
teddy bear had over night! Pajamas are encouraged. The event will take place from 6:30-8 p.m. As per CDC and NYS guidelines, all visitors over the age of 2 are required to wear a mask while inside the library and during this program. Space is limited. Contact teenzone@bellmorelibrary.org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.
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Blood Drive Only 2% of those eligible in the community donate blood. Due to the pandemic, blood banks around the country are experiencing massive shortages. Every 2 seconds someone is in need of blood, and donations can save up to 3 lives! Join the Bellmore Library from 2:45- 7:15 p.m. to donate blood. Check the Nellmore Public Library website for all the requirements needed to donate. Contact cham@bellmorelibrary. org with any questions or concerns
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Wednesday, Feb. 9 Hybrid Charcuterie Night Join the Bellmore Public Library in-person or on Zoom from 6:30-7:45 p.m. to learn how to make a beautiful cheese and charcuterie board from start to finish. Learn a life skill that will transform patrons into the Hostess with the Mostest! Corrina Cafarelli is the founder and
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You can register to take a class to earn your Boating Safety Certificate on March 5 at the NBPL. Town of Hempstead boat ramp stickers will be available starting Jan. 1 for 2022. Kindergarten registration for the Merrick UFSD opens on Feb. 7. The North Bellmore School District is accepting applications for UPK for the 2022-23 school year. The North Bellmore Library will be hosting a variety of Valentine’s themed events during February.
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In remembrance of Holocaust Memorial Day on Jan. 27, the district made reflective morning announcements. Classes were also shown video presentations of three Holocaust survivors, made possible through a partnership with the Holocaust Memorial Tolerance Center in Glen Cove. “We are really proud of, and grateful for, the program the students and our schools experienced through social studies classes throughout the day,” said Scott Bersin, assistant superintend for curriculum. In addition to reflective morning announcements at both the middle and high school levels, social studies educators were provided with templates for classroom worksheets to incorporate the content into lesson plans. “I believe the experience served to foster increased empathy and compassion in our students and that students internalized the message of why it is so important to do the right thing and speak up for others,” added Christina Cone, a social studies chairperson at Merrick Avenue Middle School and Sanford H. Calhoun High School.
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Girls Basketball: V.S. South at Lynbrook ................4:45 p.m. Boys Basketball: Westbury at Baldwin ....................... 7 p.m. Gymnastics: Massapequa at South Side ................... 7 p.m.
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Girls Basketball: East Rockaway at Malverne ............. 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: Clarke at Wantagh ........................... 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Hicksville at East Meadow .............. 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Roslyn at Calhoun................................ 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: Syosset at Freeport..........................6:45 p.m. Girls Basketball: Farmingdale at Oceanside ................... 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: Locust Valley at West Hemp. ............... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Herricks at V.S. Central ....................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Malverne at East Rockaway ................. 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: Roosevelt at Kennedy ......................7:15 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 5 Boys Basketball: Sewanhaka at Elmont ........................ 10 a.m. Girls Basketball: Mepham at MacArthur ....................... 12 p.m. Girls Basketball: G.N. South at Long Beach ................ 12 p.m. Girls Basketball: South Side at Hewlett......................... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Lawrence at North Shore ................... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Lynbrook at V.S. South ....................... 12 p.m.
As expected, based on preseason rankings, the battle for the Nassau Conference 3A wrestling title came down to the regular-season finale between neighboring Calhoun and Kennedy. Kennedy won three of the first five weight classes in the Jan. 12 showdown before a packed house at home, but the Colts came storming back and took six of the last eight bouts to capture their first conference championship since 1991 with a 42-23 victory. Senior Jordan Burr (160 pounds) recorded the first of four consecutive pins to ignite Calhoun, which had six pins on the night while the Cougars produced two. Both teams qualified for the county dual meet playoffs. “The program has come a long way in four years, going from the 38th-ranked team in the county to 10th,” Calhoun coach Pete Marques said. “It was pretty exciting to win the conference. It was such an awesome environment.” Seniors John Bernhardi (172), Michael Patti (189) and Max Smith (215) followed Burr’s pin with pins of their own to put the Colts in command. Burr was leading Thomas Osborne by a slim margin when he finished the back-and-forth match at 3:37. “Everyone went crazy after Jordan won,” Marques said. “From 160 to 215, we really count on those seniors for points and bonus points. They all came up big.” Sophomore Dan Fauci (110) and junior Ray Adams (126) also had pins, and seniors Bo Brady (138) and Joe Scandaglia (152) won hard-fought decisions. Juniors Jefferson Cruz (102) and Brian Shindel (132), and sophomores JJ Pizzirusso (118) and Brandon Goldstein (285) won matches for Kennedy. “We’ve been checking off our goals and now we’ve got the biggest tests coming up,” Marques said. After falling to Long Beach in the dual meet playoffs, the Colts (13-4 in dual meets) will look to make noise at the county qualifying tournament this Saturday at Kennedy. In addition to Calhoun and the Cougars, the event includes dual meet champion
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record of 24-2, with one of those defeats coming against top-ranked Joseph Clem of Wantagh. “There’s a small gap between them that keeps getting closer,” Marques said. “I feel it’s a one-takedown difference. There’s a good chance they’ll meet in the qualifier final.” Patti, ranked behind only Eric Carlson of Manhasset, has 22 wins in 26 matches. “Michael is the hardest-working kid in our room and he’s beaten some of the topranked guys but hasn’t faced Carlson,” Marques said.
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Three commissioners named to SNWA board “As we move the process forward, we think that it’s disheartening that the residents of America’s largest township are being treated so disproportionately by our representatives in Albany,” Town Supervisor Don Clavin added. “It’s time our Albany representatives provide equity to the residents of America’s largest township.” At a meeting hosted by LICAWS at the Merrick Road Golf Course Clubhouse on Jan. 26, Denenberg agreed that the town deserves adequate funding. “No money was allocated for the South Nassau Water Authority — we are asking for the state to come up with at least $25 to $30 million, if not more, to assist with a public takeover of Liberty,” Denenberg said at the meeting. “We need to push the state to give as much money to the South Nassau Water Authority as possible.” Denenberg added that state funding for the SNWA might be contingent on the town and Nassau County seeing the public acquisition through. In order for this to happen, the county must appoint its commissioners. “It is so important that the other two appointees get appointed soon,” LICAWS Co-director Claudia Borecky said at the meeting. “They have within 30 days to do something once Feb. 1 hits — we’re holding them onto this good-faith agreement.” The acquisition agreement stipulates that residents who were served by NYAW
will have to pay for the assets the public entity will own. According to Denenberg, that is another problem. “The problem I have with that is we already have paid for everything that NYAW owns,” he said. “We paid for all improvements, we paid for all land acquisitions — we own the system. That, to me, is a big contention in the takeover, and you want very aggressive commissioners who are going to have very aggressive negotiations.” Denenberg added that residents are “closer than ever” to a public takeover of Liberty Utilities, but added, “We’re not there yet.” “We have the state law to get this done,” he said. “We need to push the state to give as much money to the South Nassau Water Authority as possible, and we would urge everyone, contact your legislators to make sure the Nassau County Legislature appoints their two people.”
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Blakeman was “looking at many qualified candidates and is expected to make a decision soon.” The fight for public water has been a long one, and Long Island residents on both the north and south shores have received water from NYAW for years. Compared with other Town of Hempstead residents, NYAW customers pay up to 1,300 percent more for water, according to Dave Denenberg, a Merrick resident and a co-director of the advocacy group Long Island Clean Air Water and Soil. With the creation of an independent North Shore Water Authority, the state government will provide $1 million in annual funding for costs associated with its establishment and operations. The NSWA will serve approximately 5,000 former NYAW customers. On the South Shore, however, where there are over 110,000 former NYAW customers, the authority will receive no state funding, according to the Nov. 3 bill, which was approved by Hochul and the State Legislature. According to town officials, this is unacceptable. “Tens of thousands of residents in my councilmanic district and in other communities served by New York American Water have been unfairly ripped off for years by paying outrageous rates for subpar service,” Town Councilman Chris Carini said.
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Jewish pride at the heart of center’s lesson Continued fRom fRont page he had seen with his own eyes such terrible things, to be tolerant and understanding to all Jewish and non-Jewish people, and to spread what life is all about,” his son said. Inspired by his father and the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Perl, who was born in England, left his home and moved to Mineola in 1974. As an emissary of Jewish heritage, he started his Chabad work in 1976. Comparing government actions of countering anti-Semitism, Perl said he believed the U.S., and Long Island specifically, has made the best efforts to help people of Jewish heritage. Kramer, 47, the Merrick Herald’s 2017 Person of the Year, who invited Perl to talk to the older students, said he believes it’s important to teach younger students in Hebrew school to stand up for themselves. Developing the idea of shining a light, students are encouraged to be “lamplighters,” and to be kind and good in the face of anti-Semitism. “Anti-Semitism touches the wrong nerve to me,” Kramer said. “[Jewish children] shouldn’t have to feel guilty about being Jewish.” During his talk, Rabbi Kramer recounted riding in a van in 1994 with several other Jewish students who were on their way to visit the ailing Schneerson in the hospital. They were traveling through Brooklyn when the Lebanese-born Rashid Baz opened fire on the van, killing two of
its passengers and leaving another severely injured. One of the victims was Ari Halberstam, a cousin of Kramer’s wife, Chanie. Baz was sentenced to 141 years in state prison and later confessed to shooting at the van because of its occupants’ Jewish heritage. Chanie Kramer said that in the past year, seve r a l p a re n t s at t h e Chabad Center expressed concerns that their children might face anti-Semitism in public schools. One parent, Chanie said, confided that while her son was at a camp, a group of boys ganged up on him, calling him something along the lines of a Rabbi Shimon KRameR helped a young boy study Hebrew “dirty Jew.” The Kramers contacted the camp, and said Hebrew student Landon Borets the students apologized to the child for Liberov, 12. “It can make you feel bad their words. about yourself, but you have to stay strong After Perl’s remarks, he and Kramer and keep your head up.” opened the room to discussion. The chilLandon, who lives in Bellmore, takes dren began sharing stories about anti- classes at the Chabad Center once a week. Semitic experiences they had had with He said he was proud of being Jewish, other students. and loved attending Hebrew school. “I’ve had some experiences with antiThe day after the sermon, State Sen. Semitism, mostly in elementary school, John Brooks, of Seaford, invited Perl to a but it was apparent in middle school,” lighting ceremony in honor of Interna-
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Young women who don’t have the financial means to afford evening gowns and accessories for prom season needn’t worry this year, in small part thanks to a group of mothers from Wantagh. Prom Boutique, a nonprofit organization based in Garden City, is dedicated to supplying young women in need of gowns, outfits and accessories. Each year, the nonprofit hosts an event, which matches young women, who may not have the financial means to acquire formalwear, with one of the nonprofit’s nearly 3,000 dresses in storage. Recently, members of a Wantagh-based Facebook group donated over 100 evening gowns to the nonprofit after Prom Boutique volunteer Denise O’Neill, of Wantagh, shared the purpose of the nonprofit in that Facebook group. Prom Boutique is preparing to shift to in-person once again after operating virtually amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Run by volunteers, the daylong event offers young women the chance to find their dream dress for free. The teens are recommended for the program by their high school advisors. Founded in 1995 by Diana O’Neill, Prom Boutique is nearing its 29th year in operation. O’Neill, 65 of Garden City who is also the acting Executive Director of the Long Island Volunteer Center, said the nonprofit began after a woman visited the Parish Outreach at the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Roosevelt and revealed that she could not afford to buy her daughter a dress for her prom. Eager to help, O’Neill, a former instructor for Junior League of Long Island, pitched an idea to pull the formal dresses and accessories out of the Junior League Thrift Shop and host an event for the specific occasion.
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a variety of black high-heels and dresses were on display at a past event hosted by Prom Boutique. “These young women have worked so hard, they’ve stayed in school, are graduating with their class and there should be no reason that they can’t enjoy the celebration event which is a culmination of that experience,” said O’Neill.
The Junior League of Long Island hosted the event for a number of years, and in 1999, the Long Island Volunteer Center took over the event. O’Neill retired from the Long Island Volunteer Center in 2017 but later returned as the acting Executive Director during the pandemic. The foundation collects gently used and new gowns from local prom shops or from those willing to donate. Denise, Diana’s sister-in-law, said she is eager to continue collecting donation items and attending the annual event, even helping tailor the dresses if needed. “Seeing the joy on their faces – it’s like being their fairy godmother,” Denise said. The organization flourished after partnering with Nassau County Community College fashion, marketing and merchandising departments. Nassau Community College students began volunteering for the event in 2004. Fashion students practiced their stylist skills and helped each woman find her perfect dress and accessories to match. Nassau County Community College students later helped organize the event, placing dresses on mannequin displays and tailoring any dresses to make the perfect fit. Nassau Community College Marketing and Fashion Instructor, Whitney Glass, 37, described the event as “a well-oiled machine.” “I think there’s so many families that work so hard and going to prom is a huge expense and this is something that we can get the entire community involved with,” said Glass, of Merrick. “It’s something so simple that we’re able to do that just makes such a big difference in people’s lives and we’re all able to come together and do it.” To qualify for the program, high school students must be recommended by a guidance counselor or advisors. Prom Boutique is currently accepting donations but would appreciate donations of dress shoes, accessories and evening bags.
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According to a new poll from Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, more than 80 percent of metropolitan area residents say government should be doing more to make Covid-19 testing readily available to the public. The hospital’s latest “Truth in Medicine Poll,” released last Thursday, illustrated people’s frustrations with both the federal and state governments’ testing systems. Fifty-seven percent of respondents hold the federal government accountable for lack of available testing, with 15 percent blaming state government. Nationally recognized, independent polling firm LJR Custom Strategies, based out of Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, called 600 residents in New York City and Long Island on landlines and cell phones. The poll was conducted from Jan. 4 to 9, before the federal government’s recent effort to make free test kits available for every household in the country. “The lack of available testing has been an Achilles’ heel of the Covid-19 response since day one of the pandemic,” MSSN President Dr. Adhi Sharma said. “More testing enables those who suspect they may have been exposed to get information, stay home if they have a positive result and help stop the spread to others.”
The poll included several other distressing details and pessimism among respondents, hospital officials aid. For one, 63 percent of respondents believe the pandemic will last at least another year. Forty-three percent of those polled say they have put off routine well visits, including their annual physical, dental or eye exams, mammograms or blood pressure screenings. “During the past two years, we repeatedly have seen patients come to the hospital with more advanced disease that might have been prevented had it been caught and treated earlier,” Sharma said. While 79 percent of adult respondents say they have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and about one-half of those vaccinated have received a booster, those who are unvaccinated remain hesitant to take the jab. The vaccination rate remained similar to the previous poll released last August. “We still have more work to do to educate why people should receive a booster vaccine and to get their children vaccinated,” said Dr. Aaron Glatt, MSSN’s chairman of medicine and chief of infectious diseases. “Vaccination is the way out of this pandemic.” Dana Sanneman, MSSN’s vice president of public affairs, announced that according to the poll, nearly 90 percent of respondents over age 65 have been vaccinated. Mean-
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Nassau County Legislator Tom McKevitt joined the 6th grade class at John G. Dinkelmeyer Elementary School in North Bellmore to collect valentines for the annual “Valentines for Vets” program. The Valentines for Vets program encourages elementary school children to create valentines and thank you notes for veterans, thanking them for their service. John G. Dinkelmeyer School is one of many elementary schools in the 13th legislative district that is taking part in the program. The valentines will be delivered to veterans and veteran organizations for distribution. Courtesy Nassau County Legislator; compiled by Jordan Vallone.
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Town of HempsTead scHool: 4 norTH Bellmore Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot Amount KINDA KULWINDER SINGH 21,937.29 50 U 00990 269 NEW JERSEY AVE LLC 21,219.47 50293 01930 DEVLIN EDWARD T & MARGARET 21,046.19 50298 00520 52-53 VANACORE CONS ROBERT 24,173.80 50530 00010 GANDHI VIKAS & RACHNA 5,194.23 50555 00840 PANTONY MICHAEL & FRANCES 3,757.91 51077 01940 MATTEI KEVIN 366.03 51077 02640 BHAGAT KHANDRA & FALGUNI 2,916.99 51291 00040 CESTARO FRANK & JOSEPHINE 7,120.97 51348 01210 2634 N JERUSALEM ROAD CORP 19,499.01 51443 01410 GOLDMAN PAMELA J 2,579.83 51490 00100 BOPP ANTHONY & PATRICIA 19,995.07 56 A0500360 MULLER RICHARD J & LUCY 720.39 56 K0101080 MEHALE ANDREA 13,312.26 56 S0608420 1524 BROAD STREET CORP 8,016.60 56124 05960 596-597,602 ARIANAS TESSIE & GEORGE LIFE ESTATE 2,099.58 56124 06080
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DIGIANNO ARTHUR J & V 12,946.29 56283 00790 79-82 SINGH SATVINDER 17,604.64 56317 06540 654-657 C S BARTHOLOMEW & SON INC 5,026.56 56333 01610 C S BARTHOLOMEW & SON INC 11,187.26 56333 01620 162-164 C S BARTHOLOMEW & SON INC 2,670.81 56333 01650 165-166,169 PACKER LAURA 2,584.17 56337 0361UCA011800204 361 CA 118 UNIT 204 CHAN STEPHEN 1,489.79 56337 0361UCA011800208 361 CA 118 CA 208 Town of HempsTead scHool: 7 Bellmore Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot Amount ALDRIDGE TIMOTHY 18,670.54 56344 00470 47,161 & 164 HARGRAVE TERRY 26,284.48 56350 01300 130-131 CHOW RAYMOND & SUSAN YEE 8,155.93 56350 01760 RAND JAMES & DEBORAH 14,203.69 56352 00460 46-47 RAND JAMES & DEBORAH 1,006.07 56352 00480 RAND JAMES & DEBORAH 1,107.59 56352 00490 STEIN CLIFFORD & RASA 8,517.39 56353 01230 PEREZ GEORGE L & DANIELE 6,039.37 63027 02690 269-270 MALATESTA CHRISTOPHER & AGNELLO NICOLE & 63092 00290 OZLAW CORP 6,561.44 12,579.32 63144 00260 CRUZ ERIC & DIALTO NICOLE 26-28 4,536.05 63144 00370 REIDLINGER ANNA H TRUST 8,998.33 63195 00410 STAMBERG MELVIN & MARSHA 41,338,340 7,822.34 63199 14070 INCORVAIA GIUSEPPE 16,355.57 63200 01250 DRAGONETTI VINCENT 17,858.36 63200 01300 FARBER TODD 25,573.86 63200 01390 DRAGONETTI VITO 4,402.23 63200 01520 DRAGONETTI NICKY 4,215.48 63200 01670 ARCOS ELSIE 13,124.09 63205 01850 M K BELLMORE REALTY LLC 32,002.73 63209 03580 SCIMECA ANTHONY TRUST 23,340.46 63214 00010 Town of HempsTead scHool: 7 Bellmore Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot Amount SABELLICO JOHN & JUDITH & 6,914.88 63221 00030 BELLMORE CLUBHOUSE REALTY LLC 8,578.06 63221 00040 LFG REALTY LLC 23,038.49 63221 00050 MOORE DOUGLAS 2,122.49 63221 00250 NICOLA ANNAMARIE 8,118.62 63223 00030 TANSKI KEVIN & GEORGIA REDFIELD 14,152.89 63223 00130 EXCEPTIONAL LIVING CORP 7,414.63 63224 03220 MEYER LISA 1,787.62 63227 00060 FRIEDMAN ERIC & TRACEY 339.74 63262 00490 49 FRIEDMAN ERIC & TRACEY 4,297.79 63262 00500 MCHUGH FRANCIS 20,345.60 63266 01360 136-137 INSARDI PHILIP & CAROL 6,667.35 63266 01920 192-193 SKIADOPOULOS ARGYRO LIFE ESTATE 7,297.13 63274 00120 TAYLOR DANVAL 27,655.00 63274 00370 RHEINGOLD LOUIS TRUST 1,826.26 63276 00180 PELTZ JOEL 14,201.43 63284 00350
ROSS JULES & EVELYN 63284 00580 MALIAGROS NICHOLAS & IONNA 63287 00070 HANNA NADER & SOUZAN 63287 00100 DORFMAN BART & ELISABET 63287 00120 US BANK NATIONAL 63301 00250
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Town of HempsTead scHool: 7 Bellmore Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot Amount CUTTITTA PETER & DESIREE 18,873.63 63310 00140 RIZZIRUSSO ANTHONY & JOSEPH 7,164.97 63315 00790 SACHS SCOTT 3,437.32 63325 00200 LOSIK STEVE 42,375.37 63330 00160
indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates.
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The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/ or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA), 12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et. seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) receivership.
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Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldier’s and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.
Furthermore, as to the bidding, •The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.
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However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.
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The North Bellmore Union Free School District provides transportation for students who are residents of the district in grades K-3 living a distance greater than a half mile up to 15 miles and grades 4-6 living a distance greater than one mile up to 15 miles from the schools they attend. Transportation to a day care provider within the district may be provided under certain circumstances. If you have questions, please contact the business office/transportation department prior to April 1 at (516) 9923000, ext. 3017. The same provisions for transportation of public-school students shall apply to children within the district who attend private or parochial schools and are residents of North Bellmore. In order to be eligible for transportation to a private of parochial school, the parent or guardian must have registered with the district and made a
written request for such transportation prior to April 1 of each school year. This will enable the school district to budget to the necessary funds to provide this transportation for the following Sept. A transportation application for non-public schools can be found on the North Bellmore website, www.northbellmoreschools.org. Requests should be addressed to: Business Office/Transportation Department, North Bellmore Union Free School District, 2612 Martin AveBellmore, N.Y., 11710. Applications for students entering middle school (grades 7-8) or high school (grades 9-12) can be obtained on the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District website or by calling (516) 992-1024. Courtesy North Bellmore School District; compiled by Jordan Vallone.
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Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. LEGAL NOTICE Formation of TTS Group LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/23/2021. Office loc.: Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The principal business address and the address SSNY shall mail process to is 2624 Frances St., Bellmore, NY 11710. The name and street address of the registered agent upon whom and at which process against the LLC may be served is United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn,
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking on Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion. Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 15th day of February,
Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in braille, large print, audio tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 13715.
Dated: February 03, 2022 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER MINEOLA, NEW YORK 1162303 2022, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the adoption of a resolution setting aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons at the following locations: EAST ATLANTIC BEACH MOHAWK AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 238 feet north of the north curbline of West Beach Street, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-611/21) BELLEROSE TERRACE 239th STREET - west side, starting at a point 189
feet south of the south curbline of Jamaica Avenue, south for a distance of 14 feet. (TH-615/21) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard in person on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: January 25, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 129438 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com
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he strangest clock in the world isn’t a clock. Rather, it’s a simple drawing of one, composed solely of black lines and dots against a white background. The hour hand is pointed straight up, in the 12 o’clock position, and the minute hand is only seconds away from meeting it at midnight. If the two hands merge as one, the world ends in a “civilization-ending apocalypse.” As I write this, the clock is at 1 minute, 40 seconds to midnight. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, ScoTT started by Albert Einstein and the bRINToN University of Chicago scientists who helped build the first atomic bomb during World War II, came up with the Doomsday Clock as an urgent warning to humanity that we must reverse course and move away from nuclear proliferation before we blow ourselves to smithereens, taking the rest of life on Earth with us. The clock is reassessed and reset each January. It marked its 75th anniversary on Jan. 20. With only 100 seconds to midnight, we have never been closer to annihilation than we are now — not even during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, according to the distinguished panel of scientists, which
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includes 11 Nobel Prize laureates, who have recalibrated the clock this year. The Doomsday Clock has become something of a cultural icon, referenced in novels by Stephen King and Piers Anthony, songs by the Who and the Clash, and comics such as “Watchmen” and “Stormwatch.” It should not be taken lightly, however, and it certainly shouldn’t be seen as the fictional imaginings of mad scientists. It is intended to give us a realistic assessment of our chances of survival as a species. What the clock tells us — screams at us, really — is that we must get it together before it’s too late. We must unite behind a common mission of saving ourselves from extinction. That means dispensing with wild conspiracy theories, ancient superstitions and internecine feuds and seeking science-based solutions to some of the most urgent questions and problems that our species faces, including the continuing nuclear arms race, the climate crisis and out-of-control viral invaders, a.k.a. Covid-19 and all of its many variants. Here’s what the scientists wrote in the news release announcing this year’s Doomsday Clock: “U.S. relations with Russia and China remain tense, with all three countries engaged in an array of nuclear modernization and expansion efforts — including China’s apparent large-scale program to increase its deployment of silo-
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based long-range nuclear missiles; the push by Russia, China and the United States to develop hypersonic missiles; and the continued testing of anti-satellite weapons by many nations. If not restrained, these efforts could mark the start of a dangerous new nuclear arms race.” Yes, while the coronavirus pandemic has been roiling the world, the planet’s three nuclear superpowers have been steadily ratcheting up their arsenals with new, ever more deadly technologies. The military industrial complex lives, even as people around the globe are falling ill and dying of disease by the millions. You would have thought a global pandemic would bring people together behind a common cause — survival. Instead, we are more divided than ever, and rich nations continue to play a dangerous game of geopolitics. Witness what’s happening in Ukraine these days, with Russia amassing tens of thousands of troops and armaments on the Eastern European nation’s borders, appearing ready to invade for no good reason other than, it seems, Russian President Vladimir Putin wanting to assert his power and regain a modicum of the glory his nation lost with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Interestingly, 1991 was the year that we were furthest from annihilation over the past three-quarters of a century, when the
hile a wellknown clock nears midnight, we ratchet up nuclear arsenals.
Doomsday Clock was at 17 minutes from midnight after President George H.W. Bush and his Soviet counterpart, Mikhail Gorbachev, signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty to significantly reduce the number of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles in their stockpiles. As I write this, 8,500 American troops are reportedly headed to Eastern Europe, possibly to Bulgaria, where I served in the Peace Corps, Romania, Hungary and Poland, presumably as a signal to these NATO allies that the U.S. has their back. Ukraine is not a NATO member, so the U.S. is not obligated by treaty to defend its borders if it is attacked. I find it mind-boggling that Putin would bring Europe to the brink of yet another war at any time, let alone amid a worldwide pandemic. His posturing is the very definition of craven. In the U.S., we really must work to eradicate the coronavirus so we can move on to the other pressing issues of survival. We have all the tools that we need to beat Covid-19 except the political will. The clock, though, continues to tick. Now, not later, is the time to put aside our differences for the sake of humanity — for the survival of our species. Science tells us so. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.
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hate to even appear to disagree with the pope, but not everyone wants to have children these days. Early last month, according to America magazine, a Jesuit publication, Pope Francis made a casual comment about people wanting to have pets rather than children. Boom! He unleashed a dogfight in the public square. The press went wild. The New York Times said, “Pope Scolds Couples Who Choose Pets Over Kids.” CNN blared, “Opting for pets over children is selfish RANDI and ‘takes away KREISS our humanity,’ says Pope Francis.” According to the Jesuit review, the press sensationalized the pope’s remarks that day. It assured readers that he appreciates the grace of loving a pet, but like most religious leaders, he encourages people to be fruitful and multiply. The puppy issue is a kind of red herring, pardon the cross-species metaphor. There’s the decision whether to have kids, and there’s the cultural sideshow of replac-
ing babies with puppies. Apparently, American women are choosing not to have children in increasing numbers, having nothing to do with pets. Raising a child to age 18 can cost upward of $250,000 (pre-inflation). More women want to move along unimpeded in their professions, and rise in the business world without other responsibilities. Many couples are worried about bringing children into a world fraught with conflict. The other factor playing out in our society is the humanizing of our pets. It seems to follow that if you decide not to have kids but want an outlet for your nurturing genes, a dog is a great idea. But it gets crazy, with dog strollers and individualized diets and dogs welcomed at restaurants and shops and on airplanes. Young dog owners devote the same time and attention to their animals that, in another time and place, they might have dedicated to children. Thus the papal comment on pets. With the new dogs-as-kids paradigm, many 20- and 30-somethings travel with their pets, staying at a growing selection of dog-friendly properties. The W Hotel in
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New York, like other high-end places, isn’t just pet-friendly, but downright petobsessed. Bring Luke the Lab to the W and he’ll get his own bed, food, water bowl, leash, birthday cake and poop bags. I don’t have to enumerate the ways in which kids are way more trouble than dogs, do I? From teething to toilet training to teaching them to walk and talk, to braces and curfews and weed and sex: what a bother. This is not to mention tutors and religious school and the preteen years, followed by the teen years, followed by the pre-adult years, which last until age 45 or so. I speak from long experience. My dog always listens when I talk. She has never caused me a sleepless night. When I give her a haircut, she doesn’t slam the door and say she hates her life. When I give her chicken for the 60th time, it’s all good. My kids are 47 and 50. My dog is 4. As I curl into my chair at night, who’s right there, snuggled into my lap? Not my kids, for sure. My girl Lillybee never considers “moving on.” She has spurned numerous suitors, threatening to bite any hound that comes too close. The Virgin Queen, as we
pparently, more American women are choosing not to have children.
fondly refer to her, has made us her life’s work. Her devotion is undiluted by conflicting loyalties or hobbies or obsessions with travel or exercise. Can’t say the same for the kids. In the puppy-vs.-tiny human debate, in this time and place of pandemic and peril, going with a pet seems reasonable for all the reasons I mention. But the pope takes a longer and broader view, and at the end of the day, which may come at any moment, he’s right. The future of humanity doesn’t depend so much on a new litter as on a new generation. And according to the Jesuit magazine, it’s part of the pope’s job description to urge his flock to have more babies. The magazine suggests, “There is more to the Pope’s comments than what you read in the headline. It was an offhand comment (about pets), but it also reflects something he believes. And whether you like it or not, the church is probably always going to have an opinion about your personal life and your family. It’s kind of how we do things. And it’s O.K. to wrestle with that and engage with that. That’s all part of the fun.” Between the lines are the epic debates of our time. Still, I appreciate the magazine’s nonconfrontational approach to one of life’s most consequential decisions. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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Congress should support maternal health grants
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.S. Sen Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, last week called on Congress to provide $7 million to fund evidencebased training programs to reduce implicit bias in maternal health, and $25 million to establish a program to deliver integrated health care services to pregnant women and new mothers that will reduce the inordinately large number of maternal deaths among Black non-Hispanic women. It is an urgent issue, including here in Nassau County, one that the Herald first called on government officials to address in 2019. We are pleased to see that Gillibrand has taken up the cause. Three years ago, the Herald undertook a year-long series examining racism in Nassau. We led with an exposé on issues of maternal health faced by Black women throughout the county. In particular, we looked at the group Birth Justice Warriors, founded by Hofstra University Professor Dr. Martine Hackett and the Rev. Dr. Nellie Taylor-Walthrust, a pastor and the director of outreach services for the North Shore Child Family Guidance Center, a nonprofit mental health agency with offices in Roslyn Heights, Manhasset and Westbury. Among the central issues that Birth Justice Warriors is working to address is infant mortality, which is a leading indicator of a community’s well-being, according to the Nassau County Department of Health’s 2016-18 Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan. When children are dying in high numbers at birth — the start of life — there are probably myriad
letters Bail-reform misperceptions To the Editor: Re the editorial “Bail reform law still needs more tweaking” (Jan. 20-26): The Herald perpetuated a false narrative created by opponents of the law. Contrary to statements designed to sway the public, judges are not prohibited from setting cash bail for someone arrested for gun possession. The repetition of this misperception, common among candidates and police officials, contributes, if not causes, the “high degree of electoral support” for reforming the law. As made clear by the new law, Criminal Procedure Law 510.10(4), cash bail can be set for any qualifying felony enumerated in Penal Law Section 70.02. That section includes the felony offense of possession of a loaded firearm, a Class C violent felony. While it is true that cash bail is not mandatory for such a charge, it is also true that it never was.
other health concerns in a community. In the majority of white communities across Nassau, the infant mortality rate ranged from 0 to 3 in 1,000 births in 201416, according to the state Department of Health. Meanwhile, in most communities of color, the infant mortality rate was three to nine times that. In its annual rankings of healthiest counties in New York, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, working with data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ranked Nassau the second-healthiest of the state’s 62 counties this year. When that data is broken down into individual ZIP codes, however, a disturbing pattern is made clear in communities of color, Hackett said: Babies there are significantly more likely to die during or shortly after birth than in predominately white communities. County officials identified nine communities of color and communities with large minority populations — Elmont, Freeport, Glen Cove, Hempstead, Inwood, Long Beach, Roosevelt, Uniondale and Westbury — with measurably greater health concerns than nearby white communities. Nassau is the 13th-wealthiest county in the U.S., with an average annual household income of around $93,000, according to census data. “The affluence of the county as a whole masks the needs of these severely underserved selected communities,” the county’s report states. Taken as a whole, the infant mortality rate in these communities is “nearly double that of the rest of the county,” the report continues. The knee-jerk reaction is to blame the
discrepancy on a discrete factor like income level, according to Hackett: Women with fewer financial resources are unable to afford the same level of care that women of greater means can. But statistics tell a more complicated story. How, for example, does one explain Elmont, a solidly middle-class community of color with an annual average household income of $94,353, above the county average? It has the second-highest infant mortality rate in Nassau. Access to health care alone “is not sufficient” to explain the disparities in health outcomes, Hackett said. Bias and systemic racism also play their parts, she believes. Clearly, issues of implicit bias, and at times outright racism, come into play, even in the medical field. It’s time that the federal government study and address them so all of us can better understand the psycho-social complexities of the doctor-patient relationship that can determine maternal health outcomes. February is Black History Month. Historically, there is a great deal of mistrust in Black communities of the medical field because of past wrongs, not the least of which was the infamous “Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male” from 1932 to 1972, when Black sharecroppers with the venereal disease were left untreated to see what would happen, even after penicillin, a cure for syphilis, was widely available after 1945. The only way to build trust in Black communities is to address their issues head-on, with science-based studies and programs, as Gillibrand has proposed. Congress thus should appropriate the funds that the senator seeks.
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ost New Yorkers want the same thing: a safe, affordable place to raise a family, one where our children can play outside without worry. Many of us commute to New York City, and felt safe for a period in “America’s safest big city,” thanks to the hard work of the New York City Police Department and the “broken windows” model of policing. The broken windows theory holds that visible signs of crime and civil disorder encourage further CHristopHer crime and disorder, including seriCarini ous crimes. The theory suggests that policing methods that target minor crimes such as graffiti, public drinking, trespassing and fare evasion bring an atmosphere of order and lawfulness. This model took New York City from the murder capital of the country in 1970s to record low crime rates in the early ’90s, creating a renaissance and a booming metropolitan area. New York was back, and home prices skyrocketed in Nassau County. The county’s crime
rates plummeted, and our close proximity to the city made Nassau the place to raise a family. The media at the time praised our law enforcement, our elected officials had their backs, and if you wanted to be elected district attorney, you had to be tough on crime. But something changed, and the media, and some elected officials, turned. We had grown used to our safe neighborhoods, and many forgot, or were too young to remember, the high crime of yesterday. A new movement was on its way to change our system. The first step was not enforcing low-level crimes. Some elected officials ran successfully on the platform of less enforcement. Next up were changes in Albany in criminal justice reform, often referred to as “bail reform.” This law took away judicial discretion in setting bail for misdemeanors and “non-violent” felonies, including stalking, assault without serious injury, burglary, many drug offenses, and even some kinds of arson and robbery. Stripping judicial discretion was a major shift. Judges could no longer set bail for these charges, nor could they
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e face a crime wave that many fear could move east from New York City.
Letters It is also inappropriate to refer to those arrested but not convicted as “of fenders.” Though it may not be popular, there is still a presumption of innocence when bail is first set. While there may be legitimate reasons to revisit the bail statute, it is irresponsible to repeat the lies that are used to gin up public outrage. JAY K. GoLDBerG Woodmere Goldberg, a criminal defense lawyer in New York, was previously a first deputy bureau chief in the Kings County district attorney’s office.
Read on, Randi! To the editor: I really enjoy randi Kreiss’s column when I can get my hands on the Herald, and I especially loved “Greatest hits from this month’s read-a-thon” last week. I moderate a book club and belong to many others, and randi touched on something we who love to read are going through as well. I am
determine the suspects’ risk to the public or the likelihood that they would repeat the crimes. Albany passed this legislation without input from law enforcement professionals, judges or district attorneys. Lawmakers went even further, passing changes that many consider witness intimidation. What’s more, with changes in discovery laws, prosecutors must now provide to the defense the names and contact information of victims and witnesses. The defense is free to contact them, including victims of sexual assault and witnesses to gang violence. Do you doubt this causes victims and witnesses to no longer want to cooperate out of fear or intimidation? Soon the movement demonized the brave men and women of our law enforcement. Calls to “defund the police” began. It became reality when Mayor Bill de Blasio passed a budget that gutted the NYPD budget by $1 billion and disbanded the department’s plainclothes anti-crime units. The result was virtually instantaneous: Violent crime skyrocketed. Shootings, carjackings and homicides rose fast. Now we are faced with a national crime wave that has also affected New York City, not long ago that safest big city
FraMeWork by Neil Miller
trying to shy away from choosing/reading books that touch on the pandemic or remind us of something similar. I find my attention span wanes or my brain gets cluttered, for whatever reason. Between Covid and turning 55 next week, I guess I’m starting a “new phase” in life. I find that picking shorter books, or books that move quickly, is helpful. Not so much of a commitment on our part, and we can move on to the next thing. An author named Marie Benedict writes historical fiction, focusing on the women behind famous men. We read “The Mystery of Mrs. Christie,” a novel about the days Agatha Christie went missing in 1926. It was a shorter book with chapters that weren’t too long. I also find short stories are good for when we can’t stand anything too complicated. I would love to know what randi and her group are reading, and I look forward to her next column. JANeT CArforA Franklin Square
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in America, but where many no longer feel safe. It feels like the Gotham of old. Many are concerned that the crime wave could move east, to our backyard. So how can we fix this? We start by electing tough-on-crime district attorneys like we did last election cycle. We must send elected officials to Albany who will demand the repeal of “bail reform,” return judicial discretion and allow victims of crime to feel protected again. We also must send representatives to Washington who will stand up for our law enforcement and change the national narrative. We must all stand up for our police officers. The anti-law enforcement, pro-criminal agenda must end. We must fund and defend our police, not defund them. We must provide the tools, funding and public support to the police to help them do the job of protecting us. It takes someone special to place him or herself in harm’s way for the benefit of others. We must defend those who protect us. The time is now, and together we can turn this around. Christopher Carini is a Town of Hempstead councilman representing the 5th District. He served for 22 years as an officer with the NYPD, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department and the Port Authority Police Department of New York and New Jersey.
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