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Town decries zoning change Hochul’s budget proposal would redo single-family regulations — it’s an attack on the suburban way of living,” said County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Town of Hempstead and Nas- Republican. “. . . This is a power sau County officials — and some grab by New York City politiSouth Shore residents — are up cians, and we’re not going to in arms over a zoning proposal take it.” in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2022-23 East Meadow resident Raheel state budget. Ahmad, who moved Dozens of elected h i s f a m i ly f ro m officials gathered Brooklyn to Long outside an East Island six years ago, Meadow home Feb. 3 appeared to say he to voice their opposiopposed the propostion to “Section AA” al. “I moved in from of the proposed Brooklyn not spending plan, because I wanted which would effecanother city life, but tively eliminate sinbecause I wanted the gle-family zoning suburbs,” Ahmad across the state, said. “… What I allowing single-famibelieve is that the ly homes to add on BRUcE quality of life is bet“accessory dwelling ter in the suburbs BlAKEMAN units,” or apartthan the city, and I ments, by converting County Executive want it to stay that basements, garages way.” Ahmad has and attics into sepathree children, ages rate residences. 7, 3 and 2, and they were a cenAt last week’s news confer- tral part of the reason he moved ence, officials detailed what they to Long Island. saw as the potentially negative The officials called on resii m p a c t s o f t h e p ro p o s a l : dents to contact Hochul’s office increased traffic, a strain on and make their objections clear. resources and infrastructure, A Feb. 4 letter to the governor and additional students in public signed by the Hempstead Town schools. “It’s an attack on the suburbs Continued on page 9

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RABBi RoNAld ANdRoPHY started a class to study the Jewish Bible in 1983, only recently completing the project.

East Meadow synagogue completes 39-year Bible study By MAlloRY WilsoN mwilson@liherald.com

The East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center on Prospect Avenue in East Meadow completed a project Feb. 3 that not many others have taken on — an almost 40-year, word-byword, verse-by-verse study of the Jewish Bible. “I wanted to engage our adults in adult learning,” Rabbi Ronald Androphy said. “I personally and the synagogue believe that Jewish peo-

ple should be life-long learners,” adding that religious education is not just for children but for adults as well. Androphy started the class in 1983 with “Genesis,” the first chapter of the “Tanach,” the Jewish Bible that they studied every Thursday from October through spring, verse by verse. The class started with about 40 students and ended last Thursday with 50 screens tuned into a class on Zoom, which Androphy switched to

during the coronavirus pandemic. “The entire Bible is a long document, and it contains 39 books, 929 chapters and tens of thousands of verses, and we did every single verse,” Androphy said. “There are over 23,000 verses in the entire Bible.” Androphy said the class studied the English translation of the Hebrew Bible, but also analyzed the different Continued on page 12

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THE ORIGINAL

Leading the PTA, the Karen Baker way

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Karen Baker joined the McVey Elementary School Parent Teacher Association in 2019 when her son Brayden, now 9, was in second grade. She always wanted to be extremely involved, she said, and the PTA was a great way to do that. It was always important to her that her children see a parent at their school events and she said she loves being there for Brayden and her daughter Tegan, 7. She said her children are always super excited when she tells them that she’s going to be at an event and she tries to go to as many events as she can. “Before I even had children I knew I wanted to be involved,” Baker said. “Especially when they’re in school and it means a lot to them to see their parents at school functions.” Baker has held one position in the PTA before becoming president. She was recording secretary for two years. “I never cared what specific position I held or hold,” she said. “I just wanted to be on the PTA and help as much as I can.” She said that she loves seeing the kids’s faces when she goes to events because they’re always so excited. “Not one face stands out more than the other when it comes to the kids,” she said. “The kids just love everything that the PTA does for them.” Baker’s personal favorite event is the staff appreciation event that she has cochaired since 2019. She said that it’s important to recognize the staff and administrators as much as the children. This event is typically in April and the teachers and staff get a big buf fet-style lunch or breakfast. “I love to show the teachers and the staff that they’re appreciated Sixth in just as much as the kids are,” she said. “For me personally that’s a big thing. The staff needs to know that we’re there for them too.” Baker already started planning this year’s event. Jennifer Reinhardt, the McVey PTA second vice president said that Baker is always “working on how she can make the PTA better for everyone involved.” Tina Woltmann, who has two kids in McVey Elementary School and one in Woodland Middle School said that Baker is a great fit for the PTA. “She’s brought new meaning to the school because she does a lot more things than other PTA’s have done in the past,” Woltmann said. “She gives back to the kids so much.” Baker grew up in Levittown and was a professional ballet dancer until she retired when she was 27. She started dancing when she was three years old and started dancing professionally when she was 17. She studied at the Joffrey Ballet School and the School of American Ballet when she was young and even did some work with the Miami

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FroM leFt, Julie Leake, Shannon Necci, Karen Baker, Karen Heckman, Amy Ramnarine and Jennifer Reinhardt are all a part of the McVey PTA. City Ballet. Once she retired, she went to Touro College in Bayshore where she got her Bachelor’s of Science and stayed there to earn her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2010. “I stopped because I was injured and it led to my interest in physical therapy,” she said. “I just became fascinated with the whole process of how the body works and how they help you to recover.” Now, she does at-home physical therapy care for seniors and works at the Bristal Assisted Living in East Meadow, which she’s been doing since 2016. The company she works for, a series PRN Physical and Occupational Therapy, provides home care and outpatient physical therapy. She met her husband Justin through a friend at a party and got married in July of 2007. They lived in Levittown before moving to Texas in 2014. They moved to East Meadow in 2016 because they were looking for a town that they were both familiar with and had good schools. “It was always a town that was on the top of our list,” Karen said. “We looked at East Meadow first and never looked back.” Justin, who grew up in Bethpage, is also a member of the PTA and is currently a manager at a FedEx facility in Brooklyn. “He’s a very hands-on dad,” Karen said. “Anything we can do to be a part of our kid’s lives we’ll do.” Justin’s mom was also a very active PTA member. East Meadow has such a big community-type feel, Karen said, and that makes being a part of the PTA and their kids’s lives even better.

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Karen and Justin looked for a town with a big community-type feel and that’s how they wound up in East Meadow. Now, Karen leads the McVey PTA. Karen BaKer and her husband Justin are both members of the PTA. They love to be involved with their two kids, Brayden, 9, left and Tegan, 7. Courtesy Karen Baker

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Dr. Tina Board-Certified by the American Board of Dermatology and the author of “The Doctor’s Secret” Dr. Tina K. Funt answers all of your skincare questions plus more.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, we think about love. Part of this love is selflove: taking care of ourselves both physically and mentally.

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What is the best skin care product? The older cells which are more likely to become pre-cancerous are With a myriad of products available, Board-Certified the American Board replaced by newer cells. To minimize there are threeby must-haves. irritation, use a small pea sized 1) Retinoids: (Like Retin-A) are of Dermatology and amount and divide that to four areas vitamin A derivatives. When used Author ofthey Thepromote Doctor’s Secret of your face and rub in. Start with correctly, cell turnover Photos courtesy East Meadow Union Free School District every other day application. so “new” cells maintain moisture has been named a East MEadow HigH School students Leo Masaoka-Guevara, second from left, and enabling your skin to look fresh Silvia Ronemus, center, were named as National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars. and have a glow. Retinoids will End! What about cleansers, moisturizers Power Woman of the East They were joined by East Meadow High School Principal Richard Howard and high school and other skincare products. What also minimize fine lines as well as counselors Diane Greco, second from right, and Michelle Merolla. is the best order to use? decreasing brown spots on your The order I recommend is the word face, neck and hands. CHARMS. 2) Vitamin C: Another antioxidant C for cleansing (antioxidant that promotes smoother skin and cleansers), H “health” – any topical minimizes pigmentation (brown medication, A antioxidants (vitamin C spots and splotches). cream), R retinoids (vitamin A), 3) Sunscreens: It is so important to M moisturizers (thicker in evening), protect your skin from harmful UV S sunscreen rays which not only can promote The College skin cancer but also ages the skin Board announced (wrinkles, pigmentation and loss Valentine’s Day “Lip Tips” that East Meadow of elastic tissue). I recommend How do I get my lips to be plump? High School stusunscreen that has both UV-A and I love lip fillers IN MODERATION. I dents Leo MasaokaUV-B protection. I recommend using outline lip borders, add a little bit of Guevara and Silvia Ronemus, and W.T. number SPF 40 and above in warm filler to lines above lip, and at times Clarke High School weather and SPF 30 even in winter. add filler into the lip itself. I stress a student Corinne When directly out in the sun, re-apply less is more look. Percy were named every three hours. National Hispanic Are fillers safe? Reco gnition ProWhy does Retin-A irritate my skin? In the hands of experienced boardgram Scholars. Can it cause skin cancer? certified providers who know lip Each student Retin-A is remarkably safe and anatomy, they are extremely safe. earned this recognigreat for your skin and in fact helps Fillers can be dissolved if you don’t tion based on their prevent against skin cancer by like the way they look. remarkable academpromoting cell renewal. ic achievements and

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w.t. ClarkE HigH School student Corinne Percy, left, was named as a National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar. She was joined by high school counselor Christine Milan.

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Friday, Feb. 11 Easy exercise Join the East Meadow Public Library for virtual easy exercise at 10 a.m. Ann Rothman will lead this class. The Zoom link will be sent the morning of the class. To register visit https://eastmeadow.info/.

Sunset silhouette Join Pinots Palette at 2557 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow to paint in blacklight from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. This class is $45 per person. To register visit https://www.pinotspalette.com/eastmeadow/events.

Painting date night for Valentine’s Day

Easy exercise

Join Pinots Palette at 2557 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow to paint with your date from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The class will be creating northern love lights. This class is $45 per person. To register visit https://www.pinotspalette. com/eastmeadow/events

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Join the East Meadow Public Library for virtual easy exercise at 10 a.m. Ann Rothman will lead this class. The Zoom link will be sent the morning of the class. To register visit https://eastmeadow.info/.

Join Pinots Palette at 2557 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow to paint from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. This class is $42 per person. To register visit https://www. pinotspalette.com/eastmeadow/events.

Thursday, Feb. 17 Chess club

Saturday, Feb. 12

Chess club meets from 1 to 4 p.m. every Thursday at the East Meadow Public Library in the conference room in the lower level.

Valentine gnome Join Pinots Palette at 2557 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow to paint for Valentine’s Day from 1 to 3 p.m. This class is $42 per person. To register visit https://www.pinotspalette.com/eastmeadow/events.

Intro to American Sign Language Miss Shanna from the East Meadow Public Library will teach children in grades 4 thourgh 8 the basics of American Sign Language at 7 p.m. in the young adult room. Register at www. eastmeadow.info.

Speed dating There will be a speed dating event for men ages 42-55 and women ages 3852 at the Greene Turtle at 1740 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. To sign up visit https:// www.weekenddating.com/ or contact info@weekenddating.com.

Sunday, Feb. 13 Sunday divine liturgy The Divine Liturgy is celebrated every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church at 369 Green Ave., in East Meadow. Those interested in the church’s ancient traditions and liturgical life welcome. Coffee hour follows. For further info email htocem@gmail.com.

Diversity struggles story The struggle for recognition by women of color is part of the broader civil rights movement on Long Island. In this program join the East Meadow Public Library at 2 p.m. in the community room for an exploration of how tradi-

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tional women artists and performers have guided the movement for decades, from different perspectives. Joining this program will be Margarita Espada, founder of the Latinx organization Teatro Yerba Bruja based in Bay Shore, African American fiber artist and activist Joan Hodges of Hempstead; Adriana Devers, is a Dominican poet, writer and storyteller and Denise Silva-Dennis, a member of the Shinnecock nation and accomplished artist and activist. The program will be moderated by folklorist and Long Island Traditions’ Executive Director Nancy Solomon. Register at www.eastmeadow.info.

Monday, Feb. 14 Jazz series Enjoy Long Island’s own Paul Joseph

Quartet at the East Meadow Public Library at 7 p.m. in the community room or online. The Paul Joseph Quartet is known for its unique jazz arrangements of classical music, as exemplified in their performance with New York’s Nova Philharmonic of “Mozart Meets Jazz.” . Register at www.eastmeadow.info.

McVey might market The East Meadow Kiwanis will be collecting food at McVey Elementary School for those in need. Stop by to donate whatever you can.

Tuesday, Feb. 15 Kiwanis meeting The East Meadow Kiwanis will be meeting on Zoom at 7:15 p.m. Get the Zoom link and info by visiting eastmeadowki-

wanis.org.. For more information, contact club president Jennifer Reinhardt at (516) 351-9891

Pajama storytime Come in pajamas and listen to some fun stories before bed at the East Meadow Public Library at 7 p.m. For ages 3 through 8. One parent allowed in per child. Register at www.eastmeadow.info.

Wednesday, Feb. 16 Game day Join the East Meadow Public Library for game day starting at 11:30 a.m.. There will be tables set up in the makers space downstairs.

HAVING AN EVENt? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to mwilson@liherald.com

Check out public ice skating at https://www.northwellhealthicecenter.com/publicskating. Check out who’s coming to Lucky’s Sports Cards and Memorabilia at luckysportscards.com. Check out Borrelli’s Valentine’s Day dinner specials at http://www.borrellisrestaurant.com/. Call Garden Social at (516) 750-5338 to check out their Super Bowl party options on Feb. 13. Check out the workshops that techspace CulturePlay has to offer on East Meadow Avenue.

continued from front page Board requested that she remove the provision from the spending plan. “We do not need New York State meddling in the local zoning affairs of the Town of Hempstead, or any community within Nassau County,” the letter reads. “Our town Building Department, Board of Appeals and Town Board — working with other municipal d e p a r t m e n t s — h ave enforced local building Mallory Wilson/Herald codes and zoning laws for LegisLator tom mcKevitt, of East Meadow, found the generations.” Nassau County Legisla- legislation in the budget. tor Tom McKevitt, a Republican from East Meadow, said the provision could help solve the found the provision and said it was one- region’s affordable-housing crisis. “It’s tenth of the $216 billion plan. “It would easy to understand why the folks running require in any single-family home in the the county, towns and villages don’t want state of New York to be allowed to either Albany telling them what to do,” Levy put an apartment or even build a second said, “but the potential law reflects the home on the property as of right,” McKev- frustration [of] advocates for more and betitt said. “...[The provision] says that you ter affordable housing. This could be one can’t enforce open space requirements.” of the solutions to the lack of affordable Open space is land that is left in its origi- places to live, and an opportunity for homeowners to get a little more revenue to nal state. Open space “is the reason that people defray the high cost of property taxes.” Others disagreed with the elected leadleave the city to come here for a great place for their kids to grow up,” McKevitt ers’ push against the provision. Lisa Tyson, director of the Long Island Prosaid. “This destroys it entirely.” The legislation, if approved, would take gressive Coalition, said in a statement that away the home rule authority of local gov- Blakeman and the rest of the officials who ernments, so they could not determine opposed the proposal are “dragging Long local zoning according to a community’s Island back to the 1950s.” “They want to keep Long Island wishes. Hempstead Town Supervisor Don wealthy and white, at the expense of Clavin said the provision was “sneaky” everyone else,” Tyson said. “Everyone and “a true attack on suburbia.” “The gov- knows there is an affordable rental housernor is attempting to basically mandato- ing crisis on Long Island, and Blakeman rily require anybody who wants it to put and his right-wing colleagues are trying to an accessory unit on their house,” Clavin make it worse.” If the State Legislature were to approve said. “… We are not standing for it.” Lawrence Levy, dean of Hofstra’s the budget, the provision would take effect National Center for Suburban Studies, April 1.

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Joined by other elected officials, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin, at lectern, spoke out against Gov. Kathy Hochul’s zoning proposal in the state budget.

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Girls Basketball: Carle Place at Malverne .............5:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: Lawrence at Lynbrook.................6:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: Baldwin at Plainview ...................6:45 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 11

Girls Basketball: Garden City at Carey...................4:45 p.m. Girls Basketball: Plainedge at V.S. South.................... 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Glen Cove at Sewanhaka ................ 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Roslyn at Elmont .................................. 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: West Hemp at Malverne ..................5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball: East Meadow at V.S. Central ...........6:45 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Malverne at West Hemp. ...........6:45 p.m. Girls Basketball: Jericho at Mepham. ............................ 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: V.S. North at South Side...................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: New Hyde Park at MacArthur ............... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Manhasset at Kennedy ........................ 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: Wantagh at Island Trees ........................ 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 12 Girls Basketball: V.S. Central at East Meadow ............... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Hempstead at Freeport ...................... 12 p.m. Girls Basketball: Carle Place at East Rockaway........... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Syosset at Oceanside ........................ 12 p.m.

East Meadow’s playof fs hopes appeared all but dead as it faced a ninepoint deficit during the fourth quarter of Monday night’s game against Westbury, the team that owned the fourth and final playoff spot in its conference. But a miraculous comeback would resuscitate those dreams. Nabeel Sheihk drilled the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:19 left to cap a clutch run and the Jets held off a furious last possession by Westbury for a heart-stopping 64-63 win. The victory moved East Meadow, which had a 13-3 spurt, a half-game ahead of the Green Dragons for the final postseason berth in Conference AA2. Jayden Henriquez had a team-high 17 points and two key steals to ignite the run for East Meadow (7-10, 4-6 conference), which has won consecutive games following a four-game losing streak. It also avenged a 66-65 defeat at Westbury on Dec. 22. East Meadow visited conference-leading Baldwin on Wednesday before concluding the season against last-place Valley Stream Central on Saturday. Westbury held a 60-51 lead Monday night with 4:29 left when Henriquez stole a pass entering the paint. That set up Manjot Singh’s basket from down low to cut the deficit to seven. Just under a minute later, Henriquez stole the ball from a stumbling Westbury guard and was fouled on his ensuing drive. He hit both free throws to make it 60-55 and then converted another layup on the Jets’ next possession to make it a three-point game. The Green Dragons hit a free throw with 3:11 left to make it 61-57 and the teams traded baskets in the next minute before Frank DeStephano converted two free throws with 2:06 remaining to again pull East Meadow within two. On the winning basket, Sheihk’s pump fake beyond the left arc caused the Westbury defender to jump past him, and the senior hit the now-uncontested shot to send his home gym into a frenzy. Westbury spent the final 30 seconds in the East Meadow zone but couldn’t get the

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MANjot SINgH SCoRed 16 points on Monday night as East Meadow rallied past Westbury by one to keep its playoff hopes afloat. winning score thanks to some tough defense by Singh and Dan Fischer, who drew a jump ball with 11 seconds left and DeStephano, who tied up a Westbury forward underneath the basket as time expired. The Jets’ playoff aspirations almost didn’t come to fruition after a 1-6 start, but a four-game winning streak that started with a season-turning road win against playoff-bound Calhoun (12-6) gave the team some optimism. East Meadow then lost four in a row before snapping the skid with a 73-31 victory over Hicksville on Feb. 4.

“That [Calhoun] game was critical,” head coach Tom Rottkamp said last weekend. “We caught Calhoun’s team unaware and unenergetic because they’re thinking, ‘Oh, we’re 6-0 and East Meadow is [1-6],’ so they did not come ready to play.” The Jets’ season is even more impressive with four new starters in the lineup, with Sheihk the only holdover. Singh, who had 16 points on Monday, is averaging just under 13 points a game and Henriquez is just behind at 12.2. “If we end up with eight wins and a playoff berth, we have definitely exceeded expectations,” Rottkamp declared.

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The definition of safe The definition of “safe” has changed ety, we have accepted in various degrees too often upon reaching 2022. “Safe” used the vaccines, testing, mask mandates and to be assumed, a way of living. Then, as social distancing – all in the name of stoptragedies struck, it became all about tak- ping Covid 19. But the confusion contining measures to prevent the possibility of ues as the requirements keep changing – “mutating” almost as rapidly danger. Now “safe” is a comas the virus itself. As one who plex question as we seek to listens to the rules, colors in regain and restore peace and the lines and takes the recomprotection that doesn’t feel mended precautions to keep part of our present day. recklessness at bay, there is As a child, life should have never any relief and sense of been somewhat carefree but true safety. safety was sometimes impactI have left out of this safety ed by the possible manmade examination the very real threat. I remember standing concerns of gun violence, quietly in the hallway, away racism and anti-Semitism. I from the tiled walls for the have left out the worry of shelter drill at school. My auren ev storms, wildfires, tornados, husband performed “duck tsunamis and whatever Mothand cover”, which was supposed to be our country’s answer to the er Nature has to offer. It’s pretty simple. I nuclear holocaust. Now as I take required mourn that our lives have gone from video courses on how to act if the college “being safe” to “keeping safe” and now, encounters an active shooter, I realize not yet “feeling safe”. When will our prehow precious the past had been, given the cious equilibrium be restored? It can’t norm of school districts to necessitate come fast enough -- all in the name of lockouts, lockdowns and shelter-in-place “safe.” drills today. Since 9/11 we accept being wanded A contributing writer since 2012, Lev is an before entering arenas, taking everything East Meadow resident and a direct marketout of our pockets, taking off our shoes at ing/advertising executive who teaches marsecurity checkpoints at airports, leaving keting communications courses at FIT. our liquids in checked baggage. As a soci-

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Synagogue winds down major Bible study continued from front page interpretations of the Hebrew words. They made use of all the tools of biblical study, including traditional and modern commentaries, archeology, other Semitic languages and modern literary theories. Eleanor Goldman, who is now 93, has been in the class since the start. “When the Rabbi first announced that he was going to have this class, I joined because I thought that I would like an adult version,” Goldman said. “My knowledge of the Bible was from what I had learned in Hebrew school and in Hebrew high school.” Goldman described Androphy as a marvelous teacher. “He really encourages you to think,” she said. “We’ve gone through this word by word, sentence by sentence, and he always explained what we have learned through archeology, and he explained the grammar and made sure we were following along.” Judy Sorscher, head of the EMBEJC Adult Education Department, has attended the class for about 15 years and is jokingly called “the newbie.” She said Androphy is a wonderful storyteller. He “is a man that really believes in doing a thorough and entertaining course,” Sorscher said. “He really knows his stuff, and we all enjoyed his side comments and his tangents.” Androphy said he knows of no other synagogue that has undertaken a study like this. Class members made sure the words that they were reading made sense from the author’s perspective in the context that they were written, and they studied how the words are relevant to today. “I vowed to not retire until I finished this study,” he said. “I realized early on that it was going to be a long process since we were being so thorough.” Androphy said he doesn’t intend to retire anytime soon. Goldman said she never expected the study to take nearly 40 years, joking with Androphy that she had

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East MEadow BEth El Jewish Center is unique in taking on such a comprehensive Bible study. hoped she would live long enough to finish it. “I was being facetious,” she said, “but it turned out that I am the last surviving member of the original group.” Androphy said that doing an in-depth study such as this one gives Jewish people a full panorama of the foundational period of the Jewish people and religion. The Bible “can teach us so many important lessons on how to live our own lives in this world of ours,” he said. Goldman said the most fascinating part for her was trying to understand the exact meanings of the words and verses. “We were doing our class in English,” she said. “Rabbi would have the Hebrew for us, and I would look at that because I do know Hebrew and have some

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Following advocacy by the members to the filing deadline, similar to the of the Minority Caucus, the Nassau extensions provided in previous years County Legislature voted on Feb. 7 to and even predating the pandemic, was necessary. extend the deadline for resiPrior to today’s action, the dents to file assessment chaldeadline to file assessment lenges with Nassau County’s challenges was Mar. 1. Also Assessment Review Commisduring the Feb. 7 debate, Presion to April 30. siding Of ficer Richard Nassau County LegislaNicolello stated that the ture Minority Leader Kevan extension was necessary M. Abrahams who first urged because Notices of Tentative County Executive Bruce Assessed Value were not Blakeman to extend the deadmailed to property owners in line in a Jan. 31 letter, said a timely manner. the decision is a victory for “Today’s action is a victotaxpayers who are still hurtKevan Abrahams ry for taxpayers who are coning from the fiscal impacts of tinuing to struggle with ecothe Covid-19 pandemic. In his letter, Abrahams argued that nomic impacts caused by the pandemic,” the extension is necessary due to the Abrahams said in a statement. “We are “myriad of economic challenges that glad that the County Executive and the have been caused by Covid-19 and the Majority heeded our call to ensure that ongoing disruption to the housing mar- property owners have every opportunity ket because of the pandemic.” As a to robustly exercise their rights.” result, they concluded that “an extension

The Board of Fire Commissioners is warning residents about a fake letter soliciting donations. The letter is being mailed to residents across Long Island and asks for money supporting the fire department’s annual fund drive. “The letter is from an organization called the Volunteer Firefighter Alliance Charity and looks like a statement and asks for money by a certain date,” Commissioner James Surless said. “A legitimate fund drive letter from the East Meadow Fire Department will have our letterhead on it along with a local East Meadow return mailing address and a local phone number.” Commissioner Surless also noted that the fire department’s annual fund drive is already in progress, and solicitations requesting donations have already been mailed out to residents. He further stated that the fire department does not ask for donations by phone. Anyone with questions regarding a solicitation letter received in the mail can call the fire department’s non-emergency number (516) 542-0578. The East Meadow Fire Department, which covers East Meadow and parts of

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Town secures $300,000 New York state grant to for Shellfish Restoration Program Town Board received $300,000 in new grant funding from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to support the Town of Hempstead’s Shellfish Restoration Program – a project designed to enhance the health of the township’s marine ecosystems through the restoration of oyster beds. The landmark conservation project will see the addition of Eastern Oyster beds to Town of Hempstead managed portions of Jamaica Bay off the coast of Inwood, with the goal of creating a self-sustaining population of the species in the near future. The presence of “ecosystem engineers” like Eastern Oysters have been noted by researchers to provide a host of benefits to the environments they are found in, including filtering and removing algae along with other suspended sediments, enhancing the filtration and clarity of the water column, and supporting the development of crustacean and fish populations. “The Town of Hempstead is home to a wide array of unique and diverse ecosystems, and we take our obligation to safeguard these environments extremely seriously,” said Sup. Don Clavin. “I

am excited for the opportunity to continue our township’s conservation efforts through the implementation of these beneficial oyster beds.” The multi-year effort at bolstering the local oyster population will be undertaken by staff from the Town of Hempstead Department of Conservation & Waterways with support from the Billion Oyster Project and the Hudson River Foundation who will assist in the monitoring and deployment of the reefs. “The Town of Hempstead has a long history of environmental stewardship, and I am ecstatic that we are continuing that tradition,” said Senior Councilmember Dorothy Goosby. The project, expected to take place over a five-year period, is part of a larger effort by various conservation stakeholder groups to form a network of self-sustaining oyster beds throughout the Jamaica Bay area – a key component in New York waterway revitalization efforts. Councilmember Christopher Carini added, “Hempstead Town’s coastal location provides the township with a wealth of diversity.”

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ExEcutivE DirEctor of Asian American Affairs Arooj Islam, Comptroller Elaine Phillips, Legislator John Guiffrè, Honoree Ruka Anzai, Legislator Denise Ford, County Executive Bruce A. Blakeman, Legislator Laura Schaefer, Treasurer David Chiang, Legislator Thomas McKevitt, and Legislator Steve Rhoads.

TOH celebrates Lunar New Year On Feb. 1, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in conjunction with the office of Asian American Affairs hosted a Lunar New Year celebration and lit the dome of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building Red & Gold to kick off the year of the Tiger. The Chinese Center of Long Island’s Lion Troupe performed a traditional Chinese dance, and Blakeman awarded Jericho resident, Ruka Anzai for being a

trailblazer in her community and establishing an activist network. “The year of the Tiger symbolizes bravery, courage, and strength,” Blakeman said in a statement. “As we observe the Lunar New Year, a time of reunion and rebirth, and new potential for change, I hope we can look to each other, find strength within our communities, unite, and together make Nassau an even more vibrant place to live.”

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC, Pltf. vs. LIGIA PADILLA, et al, Defts. Index #438/2013. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered July 31, 2014, I will sell at public auction on February 28, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. on the north side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY prem. k/a 2625 Beech Street, East Meadow, NY a/k/a Section 51, Block 429, Lot 1 a/k/a Lot No. 1, Block 429 on a certain map entitled, “Map of Post Meadowbrook, Section No. 4, East Meadow, Nassau Co., N.Y., surveyed by Sidney B. Bowne, Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor, April 20, 1951” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on July 25, 1951 as Map No. 5263. Approx. amt. of judgment is $394,529.42 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction. GEORGE P. ESERNIO, Referee. THE MARGOLIN & WEINREB LAW GROUP, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, Syosset, NY. #99070 129352 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. SABADELL UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Pltf. vs. LENNIE HOWARD BERG, et al, Defts. Index #9837/2014. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Mar. 6, 2019 and order appointing substitute referee dated Sept. 2, 2021, I will sell at public auction on March 15, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY prem. k/a 1881 Cole Drive, East Meadow, NY a/k/a Section 0050, Block

00457, Lot 00014. Said property beginning at a point on the Northwesterly side of Cole Dr., distant 268.54 ft. Southeasterly and Southwesterly when measured along the Southwesterly and Northwesterly sides of Cole Dr., from the corner formed by the intersection of the Southwesterly side of Cole Dr. with the Southeasterly side of Fairhaven Rd. and from said point of beginning, being a plot 100 ft. x 60 ft. Approx. amt. of judgment is $479,471.60 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction. BRIAN DAVIS, Referee. THE MARGOLIN & WEINREB LAW GROUP, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, Syosset, NY. #99071 129488

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY, V. CATHERINE MCLAUGHLIN, IF LIVING, OR IF EITHER OR ALL BE DEAD, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 14, 2021, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY is the Plaintiff and CATHERINE MCLAUGHLIN, IF LIVING, OR IF EITHER OR ALL BE DEAD, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on March 14, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 2445 PUTNAM DR, EAST MEADOW, NY 11554-2619: Section 0050, Block 00407-00, Lot 00021: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN EAST MEADOW, UNINCORPORATED AREA, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 010302/2013. Joseph F. DeFelice, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for

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LEGAL NOTICE PAULINE & SONS’ PARTY STORE LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/01/2021. Office: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 1912 Lenox Ave East Meadow, NY 11554. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 129484 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU BEI WANG, Plaintiff against- JOHNNY XING LIU A/K/A EN HUI LIU, Defendant. Pursuant to a certain Interlocutory Judgment in the above-captioned partition action dated November 4, 2021 and entered on November 9, 2021, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court Building, located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501 on March 14, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. the premises situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, known and designated as Section 50, Block 234, Lot 72 as shown on the Tax Map of the County of Nassau, said premises being known as 2245 7th Street, East Meadow, New York 11554. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Interlocutory Judgment under Index Number 602458/2020. Evan D. Van LeerGreenberg, Esq., Referee Law Office of Matthew S. Porges 32 Court Street, Suite 904 Brooklyn, New York 11201 Phone: 718-673-2578 Attorney for Plaintiff Dated: January 11, 2022 129260 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 2/16/22 at 9:30 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 166/22. - 167/22. EAST MEADOW - Saliba & Jessica Hanna, Variances, lot area occupied, side yard, side yards aggregate, construct 1-story addition, 2nd story addition & cellar entrance all attached to dwelling; Variance, side yard, install two (2) A/C units attached to dwelling., N/s Marion Dr., 94.35’ W/o Rose Dr., a/k/a 1991 Marion Dr. N.C.P.C. Local determination. 168/22. WANTAGH David Blumenstetter, Variances, height, front yard average setback, rear yard, construct 2-story addition attached to dwelling (rehearing of case# 623/21)., E/s Park Dr. 25’ S/o Woodside Dr., a/k/a 777 Park Dr. N.C.P.C. Local determination. THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 172/22. WANTAGH Richard Frank, Variances, side yard, front yard average setback, construct one-story addition, two-story addition, roof over patio & roof over open porch, all attached to dwelling., N/s Carrollton Ave., 75’ W/o Briard St., a/k/a 3477 Carrollton Ave. N.C.P.C. Local determination. 175/22. WANTAGH Generational Realty, Inc., Variance in off-street parking (proposed addition used for storage to existing building)., E/s Wantagh Ave., 225.75’ N/o Park Ave., a/k/a 1901 & 1905 Wantagh Ave. S.E.Q.R. determination not made. N.C.P.C. Local determination. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in East Meadow and Wantagh within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The

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A. Recently, influences have changed the thinking on allowed height. Hurricane Sandy’s flooding caused New York to promote house lifting in flood zones. Influence also came from the Federal Emergency Management agency, which, in essence, is a publicly funded insurance company, covering people in areas where regular onte eeper home insurance companies avoid the risk of insuring. The incentive to lift or build higher is to avoid huge flood insurance cost increases by building above flood levels, with the lowest level only allowed to be for a garage and storage, not living space. By making the first livable floor higher, above the flood level, insurance rates are kept lower. People have shown me that their rates went from $500 to $5,000 a year, increasing annually since Sandy in 2012. Some homes are much higher than codes and incentives intended, due to misinterpretation of reasons to build higher and misrepresentation in the review process. For example, a home’s first floor is no longer a first floor if it’s higher than 6 feet above the ground. Over 6 feet high, the floor level automatically becomes a second floor, meaning the next floor above is a third floor, which requires zoning board approval, interior sprinklers, escape terraces and wind strengthening. I’ve seen home plans misrepresented as being two stories by not correctly showing the floor level heights or describing a second floor as a first floor, the next floor as a second floor that is really a third floor and even where a fourth floor is shown as a mezzanine or roof level balcony. There’s a small country town in Tuscany, in central Italy, San Gimignano, that is famous for its skyline of towers that people built on their homes during medieval times. As the story goes, one prominent homeowner built a tall tower to watch for potential attackers. His neighbor jealously built a tower a little higher, and, not to be outdone, several adjacent homeowners began building towers higher and higher than one another. History repeats itself. Thirty feet from the ground or the center of the road is your maximum roof height. The safety code intends to protect people from perishing in fires. The first code chapter addresses wind resistance, since the taller you build, the more turbulence from adjacent buildings and wind destruction, not just to your building but also to adjacent buildings. With the 75-mph gusts of wind we’ve been known to have, wind, like flooding, is a real concern. Manhattan towers aren’t wood and nails for a reason. Decisions to build higher have to take community safety and appearance into account, and until recently, they did.

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many of my colleagues, in particular Tony Bellissimo, Lori Berger, Jeff Bessen, Karen Bloom, Rhonda Glickman, Jim Harmon, Laura Lane, Jeff Lipton, John O’Connell, Tony Rifilato and Mike Smollins. Most of all, I must thank my lovely wife, Katerina, and my two amazing (adult) kids, Alexandra and Andrew. When I first took the job, I didn’t intend to stay so long. Mentored by two of Long Island’s best community journalists, Leatrice Spanierman and Randi Kreiss, I quickly learned the critical role that hyperlocal reporting plays in our society, and I fell in love with the work. I will forever be grateful for all they taught me. One of my first Herald investigative series, in the mid-1990s, was on a park that was supposed to have been built at the Five Towns Community Center in North Lawrence, but had not been. I was in the office of Jonathan Davis, then the center’s executive director, for another story when I spotted a set of blueprints on a table. Curious, I asked about them, and Davis explained that they were for a park that should have been built in the center’s back field. Nassau County had promised to construct it 20 years earlier, but never did. Davis explained that North Lawrence, a community of color, had no real park where kids might play. I hit the local streets, talk-

ing to teenagers about the need for such a play area. The story ran on the front page and quickly caught the attention of Tom Gulotta, then the county executive. I’ll never forget the call from Dave Vieser, his press secretary, who said that Gulotta had read my stories on the lack of a park and wanted to build one at the 5TCC, which he did. As a recently returned Peace Corps volunteer looking to do good for the world, I was hooked on this journalism thing. Many more stories — 4,000 — and investigative series — 25 — followed over the years. One series, on plans to demolish the 300-year-old Hewlett House, also in the mid-1990s, grabbed the attention of Bruce Blakeman, who was then the County Legislature’s presiding officer and is now the county executive. He had an idea to preserve the white-shingled farmhouse, on a bend in the road across the street from Hewlett High School, as a breast cancer resource center. It has been the home of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition for more than two decades. My greatest reporting challenge was a 44-part series I undertook from 2001 to 2003, examining the health and environmental threats posed by Freeport Electric’s 30-yearold Power Plant No. 2, which sits on the edge of Emory Creek in Freeport, just west of the Meadowbrook Parkway. I met some of

rom entrylevel reporter to leading the team over 28 eventful years.

the best people I know while reporting that story — civic activists Joe Kralovich and Bob Young, then State Sen. Charles Fuschillo and then Long Island Power Authority Chairman Richard Kessel. The lengths they went to to shut down the plant, with no pollution controls, and replace it with a modern, clean-burning natural-gas model cannot be understated. I run at the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick at least a couple of days a week. The plant is visible from most points on the preserve’s west side, and looking out on it, I marvel at the good that was done by a group of about 300 concerned citizens, who worked tirelessly to ensure that the diesel plant never spewed its acrid exhaust into local neighborhoods again. At the height of the George Floyd protests in June 2020, I was covering a protest in Merrick when I shot a Twitter video of 7-year-old Wynta-Amor Rogers. Nearly instantly, it went viral, garnering more than 23 million views in seven days. I was shocked, but it showed the power of streetlevel reporting to connect with people worldwide. One thing I know: Local journalism does indeed matter. Scott Brinton is the Heralds’ departing executive editor, set to become a full-time professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

Grab a slice of life at your nearest pizzeria

o wonder I’m feeling full. In the past year I consumed 23 pounds of pizza. That’s an average figure, of course, according to PMQ, the largest pizza industry media company, but it feels about right to me. Between the freezing cold, the isolation and the dreaded question, “What’s for dinner?” we’re all busting out of our pants. Forget Covid; we’re going to eat ourselves to death. Especially during the pandemic, pizza has been the go-to food for ordering in, since it RANDI moves from the KREISS superheated baking oven into the box and then onto our plates untouched by human hands. I do believe I ate more pizza between 2020 and 2022 than in the five years before. It not only felt safe but, in a happy coincidence, it tasted delicious and comforting and indulgent. When you’re contemplating a possible early demise from a fearsome plague, I say bring on the pizza pie. On Wednesday we celebrated National Pizza Day, a tribute to this perfect food com-

prising bread, cheese and dozens of toppings that may include pepperoni, peppers, mushrooms, onions, sausage and eggplant. I refuse to mention outlier toppings like pineapple or clams, which honestly are a sacrilege, a violation of the single food that is on everyone’s last-meal list. Someone I know has asked his family to slip a pizza into his own box when the time comes, so he will have nourishment for his journey to the great beyond. Hey, the ancient Egyptians did it. There is no exaggerating the popularity of pizza in our culture. At this pivotal time in America, when people cannot and will not agree to take proven, lifesaving vaccines, when they cannot decide whether to read a book or burn it, when they refuse to wear masks that will keep them safe from a deadly virus, when, ladies and gentlemen, America is basically coming apart at the seams, behold the pizza. In all its round deliciousness, it pulls us together, completing the circle of life. National Pizza Day helps us appreciate that this humble food may be the last thing holding us together. I have never encountered a human being who disliked pizza.

And we all claim rights to its origins. The common wisdom is that it came to us from Italy, possibly as early as the time of the Romans, when people ate panis foccacious, the beta version of modern-day focaccia and the precursor to pizza. According to Wikipedia, Persians were baking flatbreads with cheese and dates on top as early as the sixth century B.C. In Ancient Greece, citizens made a flatbread called plakous that was flavored with toppings like herbs, onion, cheese and garlic. Some have suggested that the origins of modern pizza can be traced to pizzarelle, Passover cookies eaten by Roman Jews after they returned from the synagogue on that holiday. Israeli leader Abba Eban famously wrote, “Some scholars think pizza was first made more than 2,000 years ago when Roman soldiers added cheese and olive oil to matzah.” Nice try, Mr. Eban, but no way. Pizza comes our way from Naples. It was always the basic food of the poor in southern Italy, and it was there that people first discovered the delights of adding tomatoes to the flatbread they baked. It was only a matter of time until someone thought to slice some

t is, after all, something whose greatness we can all agree on. But please, no pineapple.

nice mozzarella on top. Today it’s the big chains that do the booming pizza business, bouncing back nicely from Covid lockdowns and accommodating the situation with advanced delivery options. Privately owned pizza places are also climbing out of the pandemic slump with more business and much higher prices. A pizza that sold for $1.50 in 1950 can go for $25 today, depending on the toppings. In Naples, people eat pizza for breakfast, lunch and dinner, which seems like a fine idea to me. It first came to America in the early 1900s. In 1943, Chicago deep-dish pie was created, a misguided attempt to improve on the original. Today, some folks prefer “healthy” pizza, with kale and cauliflower crusts. Totally unacceptable. It is a fine thing to open that cardboard box and slide out a greasy slice. We can agree on this, right? And no frozen pizza, no bagel pizza, no flatbread pizza or any other adulteration will suffice. In addition, and for all time, let’s agree that the best pizza topping is pepperoni, made from mysterious cured pork and a random mix of spices. Tell me that bright red color doesn’t scream “health food.” Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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s part of a five-year, $25 billion plan to increase New York state’s stock of affordable housing, Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed legislation on Jan. 5 to permit accessory “dwelling units,” more commonly known as accessory apartments, across the state. Nassau’s new county executive, Republican Bruce Blakeman, held a news conference last week outside an East Meadow home, surrounded by a cadre of likeminded GOP leaders, to denounce Hochul’s proposal, saying it threatens to “destroy” suburbia and turn the county “into the sixth borough of New York City.” U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat who plans to challenge Hochul in the gubernatorial primary, also came out against the proposal, calling it “radical.” Both acted as if accessory apartments exist nowhere on Long Island. Funny thing is, there are many towns across the Island that allow them. In fact, most of Suffolk County permits them — and we haven’t heard folks out there complain that these housing units are wreaking havoc on their suburban way of life, whatever that might mean. According to a 2017 map developed by the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center, using data supplied by the Long Island Index, accessory apartments are allowed in these Suffolk towns: Babylon, Brookhaven, East Hampton, Huntington, Islip, Riverhead, Shelter Island and Southold. They are allowed on a limited basis in Southampton, and Smithtown permits them for family members and domestic staff. Only about a dozen tiny villages across Suffolk prohibit them.

letters Rail lines need barriers To the Editor: The tragedy of Michelle Go, the young woman who was fatally pushed in front of a moving train in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority system last month, was preventable. The most basic protections for commuters — platform doors and barriers — are both much needed and long overdue at the busiest Long Island Rail Road and Metro North stations throughout the system. I recently traveled from Metro North in Westchester to the LIRR station in Syosset to call on the MTA to step up and protect LIRR and Metro North passengers and install barriers before anyone else is injured or killed. Preventing tragedies like the death of Michelle Go ought to be the top priority of New York public servants. As the MTA receives an infusion of new funds from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and

Different government agencies manage permitting for accessory apartments. In Babylon, it’s the Accessory Apartment Review Board; in Huntington, the Accessory Apartment Bureau; in Islip and Southold, the boards of zoning appeals; in Brookhaven, East Hampton, Riverhead and Shelter Island, the building departments. “Affordable accessory apartments” have been allowed in East Hampton in one form or another since 1984, but in 2016, the town loosened its zoning laws, allowing an even greater number of them. Strangely, it seems, local governments in Suffolk have embraced the notion of accessory apartments, while in Nassau, most of our local governments have either allowed them in limited circumstances only or banned them outright. Why? Let’s begin with why they’re so popular in Suffolk. According to a 2017 study by the Long Island Index — “Home Remedies, Accessory Apartments on Long Island: Lessons Learned,” by former Newsday reporter Elizabeth Moore — if just 10 percent of the Island’s single-family homes had legal accessory apartments, that could help solve our housing crisis by increasing the stock of safe, affordable apartments available to young people and older adults. “Accessory apartments have proven their worth as the most affordable type of rental housing in the region,” the Index stated. “They can be easily accommodated because they don’t require large infusions of capital, new roads, new sewers or expansion of the electrical grid. Instead, existing neighborhoods absorb the rentalseeking population like a sponge, while

stabilizing finances for tax-strapped homeowners. They also provide affordable housing that is blended throughout the community rather than clustered, and having a resident homeowner usually means that they are better maintained than rentals with absentee owners.” Long Islanders pay among the highest taxes in the country, which are most likely to destroy the Island’s suburban way of life, not accessory apartments. High taxes, coupled with high mortgage and rental costs, have been driving young people out of the region to less costly parts of the country since the 1990s, and even earlier than that. They are also forcing older adults — retirees on fixed incomes — out of their homes. Accessory apartments are a low-cost alternative for young people looking to strike out on their own. Many young people from around the country, even the globe, come to Long Island to study at our prestigious universities, but too many never stay past graduation because they simply can’t afford to live here. That’s a shame, because our region could use their talents as we strive to become one of the nation’s high-tech corridors. Accessory apartments also give older adults, particularly those on fixed incomes, a way to offset their high property-tax burden, allowing them to stay put. Talk about a win-win. Yet politicians like Blakeman and Suozzi eschew them because, some worry, accessory apartments might add a few extra cars to our blocks and a few extra kids to our schools. We encourage them to rethink their positions, considering all of the facts at hand.

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uring my time as an elected official, I was frequently asked whether being a state legislator was one of the toughest public jobs. My position was very demanding, but being a village mayor or a school board president is right up there in the ranks of jobs closest to the people. A state legislator will meet constituents at supermarkets, community events and many other places on weekends, but your mayor or school board official is confronted by the public on a 24/7 JerrY basis. The follow-up kremer question was, what job has the potential to get the most done in the shortest amount of time? I always went with county executive. I have interacted with eight people who have held that job, dating back to the late A. Holly Patterson. Some of the executives were go-getters, and were effective at getting the job done. Others were caretakers, focused on serving out their terms and collecting a pension.

The new county executive, Bruce Blakeman, will have an opportunity to make his own history, because the county faces so many challenges. The coronavirus pandemic has taken a great toll on small businesses in Nassau County, and too many innocent people have died. Our health challenges are not over, and the statistics prove it. Blakeman, whom I have known and respected for many years, will face a number of new headaches in addition to the Covid fallout, and here are just a few. There is no doubt that at the top of the list is the archaic way that homes and businesses are assessed. Blakeman’s predecessor, Laura Curran, did the best she could with a temporary plan, but the system needs a permanent solution, and to date the challenge has proven unsolvable. Next in line are the Mitchel Field property and the Nassau Coliseum. The land surrounding the arena is extremely valuable. There have been numerous discussions about the development of that property, but nothing has been finalized. The opening of the UBS arena at Belmont Park may have made the Coliseum obso-

he Coliseum complex, assessments and mass transportation, to name three.

Letters Jobs Act, I am calling on our local transportation leaders to find the political will to do the right thing. Last week, the State Legislature approved new congressional districts that added portions of the Metro North to the district I hope to represent. In Congress, I would work to make sure even more resources are available to the MTA, LIRR and Metro North to protect the hardworking men and women who rely on the system to get them to and from work without incidents like what happened to Michelle Go. What happened to her should never happen to another New Yorker — and installing barriers would see to that. JOSH LAFAzAN Woodbury Lafazan is a Nassau County legislator running for the 3rd Congressional District seat.

Train station needs more seating To the Editor: Manhattan State Senators Brad Hoylman and Robert Jackson, Assemblyman Richard Gottfried,

lete, but some fresh thinking could make it a viable public asset. Young people are desperate to remain on Long Island, but most developers focus on luxury housing with high-end prices. The Mitchel Field land could be the solution, a way to keep hundreds of our youth on the Island. The county’s mass transportation needs a fresh look. Any bus system has to be reexamined periodically to determine whether it is accommodating the workers who need to travel from distant points to get to their jobs. Bus operators want only profitable routes, but sometimes buses have to go where the jobs are, and that takes some imagination, and comes at a cost. To assume that the current bus system is perfect would be a mistake. An objective look at the operation is in order even if it steps on some toes. A look at the county’s day care program goes hand in hand with getting people to work. A potential job windfall for the region is waiting to be unleashed. At this moment, Amazon and other tech companies are buying numerous properties, planning to turn them into training sites

for delivery jobs. At the same time, they are gobbling up large office buildings in the five boroughs, creating high-paying positions for engineers and technicians. Why not have a sit-down with these companies to get them to expand their footprint in Nassau County, beyond package services? We have great rail service and a quality of life that you don’t get in the city. Thanks to President Biden’s infrastructure law, communities all over the country will be eligible for funding to improve roads and bridges. Our county has hundreds of miles of roadway that could use upgrade, whether in technology or maintenance. An updated infrastructure plan could merit fresh federal dollars and make our communities safer. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The list of things we need to get done is endless, and beyond the reach of just one person. But there are plenty of opportunities for Blakeman to write a positive chapter in our county’s history book. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

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Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, New York City Council Member Erik Bottcher and U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler sent Amtrak a letter requesting that additional seating be installed in the $1.6 billion Penn Station Moynihan Train Hall. There is currently only very limited seating in a small waiting area for ticketed passengers. Just as bad, there is no seating for Long Island Rail Road riders waiting on the $300 million West Concourse level for arriving trains. There are also no restroom facilities adjacent to the West Concourse. When there are periodic delays in service due to signal or other problems in either the Hudson or East River tunnels, thousands of LIRR and New Jersey Transit commuters must stand for long periods. Adding adequate seating would be inexpensive and easy to accomplish. It would go a long way toward attracting more riders to return to the rails following the coronavirus pandemic. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.

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