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has in lowering cholesterol levels. Their protein And been shown to reduce triglyceride levels. boiled. they also make a delicious snack when
Enjoy a handful of plain walnuts or almonds, chop some up and sprinkle them on salads.
Superfoods that make
kind of antioxidant heart? polyphenol, which is another What’s the formula for a healthy cholesterol. health, that helps to lower LDL (bad) Many factors contribute to your heart and including exercising regularly, not smoking a bigeating healthy foods. But some foods pack it comes ger nutritional punch than others when some to a healthy heart. Yes, every year, there’s rage, but new food item out there that’s all the Spinach of heartof all vegetacertain superfoods remain staples nutritious most the Spinach is of your lutein (a healthy diet that should be a daily part bles, packed with B vitamins, folate, iron, calcium nutrition plan. your carotenoid) magnesium, potassium,salad with You probably have some of these in make a on your and fiber. And it’s so versatile; olive oil or diet already. Add in others and you’re it, steam it then add a little garlic and chicken way to a happy heart. chop and freeze it to mix in with pasta, dishes, soups and more.
Blueberries of High in antioxidants, blueberries are one foods you the most powerful disease-fighting vitamin C. can eat. They also contain fiber and topping They’re great plain, in a fruit salad, or your whole-grain cereal.
Oranges Everyone knows oranges are rich in vitamin C, but did you know they also contain potassium, flavofolate (folic acid), fiber, carotenoids and that noids? Carotenoids are a type of antioxidant in contain the red, orange, and yellow pigments of a type fruits and vegetables. Flavonoids are
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Swiss chard in a This vegetable (a cousin to beets) comes leaves. variety of stalk colors with beautiful green Swiss chard is rich in potassium and magnesium it also that helps control blood pressure. And heartcontains lutein and zeaxanthin, two of olive oil healthy antioxidants. Sauté with a bit pepper until wilted and season with herbs and for a tasty treat.
Edamame The fiber in these green soy beans is helpful
Black beans and kidney beans beans Like spinach, black beans and kidney contain B-complex vitamins, folate, magnesium, fatty calcium and fiber, plus niacin and omega-3 for extra acids. Add them to soups and salads flavor and heart-healthy nutrients.
Salmon and tuna The American Heart Association recomand mends eating fatty fish, such as salmon These fish albacore tuna, at least twice a week. fatty are abundant in polyunsaturated omega-3 for heart acids, which help reduce risk factors blood disease including high cholesterol, high fatty pressure and high triglycerides. Omega-3 that acids can also help decrease inflammation improve contributes to chronic disease, and they cognitive and behavioral function.
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Oatmeal This heart-healthy grain is a smart breakfast up in the choice. Soluble fiber helps fill you includmorning, while oatmeal’s other nutrients, ing omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium, potassium, your folate, niacin and calcium help protect choheart. Studies suggest that oats can lower cerlesterol levels and may even help prevent tain cancers.
Flaxseed huge This low-carb whole grain packs a B6, nutritional punch. Flaxseed is high in vitamin mangaphosphorus, copper, folate, magnesium, nese, fiber, omega-3 fatty acids and phytonutrior ents such as lignans, which may help prevent Research forestall the onset of type 2 diabetes. the has also shown that flaxseed may decrease arrhythrisk of blood clots, stroke, and cardiac favormias. Grind up flaxseed and add it to your or ite heart-healthy hot or cold cereal, muffins bread.
Walnuts and almonds and If you’re counting carbs, walnuts your diet almonds are good additions to omega-3 because they contain fiber, along with fatty acids, vitamin E, magnesium, monounsatuphytosterrated and polyunsaturated fats and ols, which seem to decrease blood cholesterol.
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Hochul rolls back zoning proposal By MAlloRY WIlsoN mwilson@liherald.com
Gov. Kathy Hochul has pulled a proposal from her 202223 state budget that would have required local governments to allow an expansion of apartments in single-family neighborhoods. Local of ficials cheered the action at a news conference on Feb. 18 outside an East Meadow home. Hochul had put this proposal in her January budget before the Legislature. It has been widely criticized by local elected officials. Some argued that so-called accessory dwelling
units would put a strain on Long Island resources and that it would be an end to suburbia. Hochul, however, saw it as a way to potentially alleviate the state’s affordable-housing crisis. Raheel Ahmad, an East Meadow resident whose street the officials gathered on, said that he was grateful housing on Long Island would stay the same. He moved his family from Brooklyn to Long Island six years ago. “It feels amazing — this is why I moved here,” Ahmad said at the news conference. “I’m thankful for the elected
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oFFICIAls GAtHERED oUtsIDE a home in East Meadow to celebrate Gov. Kathy Hochul taking the single-family zoning proposal out of her 2022-23 state budget. officials who raised up for the residents and got a victory for us.” Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin said that thousands of residents signed online petitions against the controversial budget proposal. He added that the town received letters from residents
stating their opposition to the proposal, and on Feb. 4 the Town Board wrote a letter to Hochul calling for her to remove it from the budget. “The biggest investment in someone’s life is buying a house in the suburbs,” Clavin said. “The governor’s attempt, by throwing this in the budget
to eliminate single [family] housing, is wrong.” The legislation would have essentially removed “home rule,” meaning that local governments could not determine zoning based on the character of the community and the wishes of those in their jurisContinued on page 15
An actress and a county executive discuss heart health By lEtIsHA DAss and MAlloRY WIlsoN ldass@liherald.com, mwilson@liherald.com
Ador ned in red, Emmy Award-winning actress Susan Lucci, who lives in Garden City, stood beside Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Dr. Richard Schlofmitz, the chairman of cardiology at Catholic Health St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center on Feb. 17. Their mission at the Nassau County Legislative and Executive Building in Garden City was to foster awareness of February as American Heart Health Month. “I have learned since being
the national ambassador for the American Heart Association Go Red for Women Movement, that heart disease is the number one killer of women more than all cancers put together,” said Lucci. “It kills one in three women every year. It kills one woman every 80 seconds.” Amgad Makaryus, department chair of cardiology at Nassau University Medical Center, wrote in a statement to the Herald that awareness needs to be emphasized for women because “classically over time in the history of the medical field (and even by some to this day), signs and symptoms of heart disease in women have either been over-
looked or underestimated by the medical establishment. “It is therefore very important,” he wrote, “that we continuously work to break the myth that cardiovascular disease is a disease of men.” He added that heart health is very important, especially because the heart is an organ that is always working and never “takes a break.” Blakeman announced that the dome of the county’s building will be lit red on Thursday night to symbolize the importance of heart health. “Heart disease is the leading killer in Nassau County and while that is alarming, accord-
ing to the state, we have one of the lowest percentages by population in the state of deaths from heart disease,” Blakeman said. “However, that’s no reason to be complacent.” Like many before her, Lucci had ignored her symptoms of possible heart-related complications until she had to be rushed into the emergency room at St.
Francis Hospital and Heart Cent e r i n Ro s l y n wh e r e D r. Schlofmitz was her doctor in 2018. She had a blockage of her arteries and had to have surgery to place stents. Makaryus wrote that delaying evaluation for a possible heart condition may lead to suffering and mortality. CardiovasContinued on page 15
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Dine-Li hosteD their second food vendor fair on Feb.19 at the Sameana Mall in Westbury. Their event last October brought in crowds of patrons, eager to interact with local eateries at the grab-and-go style event.
Dine-LI’s ‘foodie market’ returned Feb. 19 Emanuele. Their platform is no longer limited to Facebook, as they also have an active Instagram account, @dine__li. At the Feb. 19 event, over 50 food venDine-LI’s second food-centered vendor event — “For the Love of Dine-LI” — took place on Feb. 19, at the dors participated in a “grab-and-go” style Samaena Mall located in Westbury. Following their first, market, including Buzz’d Express Coffee, successful event in October of last year, Dine-LI aims to a new drive-through-only coffee estabunite food lovers with new and old businesses, restau- lishment in Bellmore. Additionally, craft vendors participated, which was not the rants and eateries on Long Island. Starting as a Facebook page in July of 2019, Dine-LI’s case at their October event. “It’s a small business market,” she cofounder Alyssa Guidice told the Herald she created the explained. “We had so much page to make a platform to help businesses extra space, so we thought connect with patrons. Guidice created the why not [include] small busipage with her mom, Teresa Guidice and her nesses and craft vendors?” friend, Susan Perna, and said the “pandemic At the event, there was really helped the page grow.” raffles with prizes, live Guidice, 28, of Hicksville, works in the music, caricature drawings beer, wine and liquor business, and said she’s and a photo booth. with “restaurants all day, every day.” Sticking to their charita“We just wanted to create a platform for ble ways, the proceeds from restaurants to promote themselves,” she said. the event went directly to Restaurants take a lot of negativity benefit Last Hope Animal online, she noted, fueled by bad reviews on Rescue in Wantagh. Aside platforms such as Yelp. “We only allow posi- JoAnne from any costs associated tive reviews,” she said. “We are trying to AnDerson with the event’s operation, keep people off Yelp. We try to do cool and Coordinator, all additional income the interesting things to get people out — to put a Last Hope event brings in will go to positive spin on the industry.” Last Hope, Guidice Dine-LI’s Facebook page now has over Animal Rescue explained. 32,000 followers, with members from both JoAnne Anderson, the Nassau and Suffolk County. They have started to trickle into Queens and other parts of New York community outreach coordinator at Last City, however due to dining restrictions caused by the Hope, told the Herald they were really Covid-19 pandemic, Guidice said they are not fully in the looking forward to being a part of this event. city’s restaurant market yet. Courtesy Dine-LI “It’s just so nice,” Anderson said. “I A charitable organization, they helped feed frontline workers during the beginning of the pandemic, and am a very big fan of when we connect Dozens of Long Island food vendors were at the event, as well as craft raised money for restaurants like Piccola Bussola in Min- with an industry that isn’t just about dogs vendors and other small businesses. For a small fee of $10 at the door, all or cats. The thing that is so beautiful proceeds went to benefit Last Hope Animal Rescue in Wantagh. eola, after a devastating fire in 2020. Dine-LI hosted their first food-vendor market last Octo- about [Dine-LI] is that it was formed durics they run that have been restarted. ber at the Social Play Haus in Plainview, a child’s play- ing a time to benefit small businesses.” Anderson said she sympathized with restaurants that room that offers dining and alcohol to adults. Speaking highly of the Dine-LI team, Anderson said As for her motivation to start hosting vendor fairs, she were just opening during the beginning of the pandemic, she was impressed by their diligence and commitment to said she wanted to foster a connection with Dine-LI’s and she knew that for many businesses, it was a difficult helping restaurants and businesses succeed. “They took members. “I am a big in-person events person — I wanted time. on a huge event — it is amazing how incredibly resource“Timing is everything,” she added. “They are definite- ful they are,” she said. them to see me and my team,” Guidice added. “I enjoy meeting my members in person, who I consider my ly helping Long Island businesses.” To follow Dine-LI and learn updates about the event, While Last Hope did not have any animals at the event, interested patrons can follow their Facebook page, Dinefriends, and basically family now.” Dine-LI’s team consists of its founders, and three addi- they had a booth set up to advertise some of their adopt- LI. Tickets can be purchased at the link on their page, and tional people — Larry Kaye, Jackie Roth, and Dana able pets, and talk about some programs and public clin- on all recent posts about the upcoming event.
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Abrahams honors those who helped out Nassau County Legislator Kevan Abrahams thanked Glory House Recovery Inc. and Bethpage Federal Credit Union on Feb. 11 for the generous support they delivered to First Legislative District residents during the holiday season. For the last 10 years, Abrahams has partnered with Glory House to host their annual “Holiday of Giving” event to spread cheer to the children and their families. However, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the event was reimagined to protect the health and safety of participants. “The holiday season is particularly challenging for residents who are facing financial hardships, especially during these uncertain times,” Abrahams said. “That is why I am so grateful to Bethpage Federal Credit Union and Glory House for their generosity and commitment to brightening the lives of deserving First Legislative District families.” Glory House partnered with Abrahams to host a virtual “Holiday of Giving Family Game Night” for families living in the First Legislative District. Participants enjoyed a night of family fun and received toys, games and other gifts provided by community partners. In addition to the game night, Bethpage Federal Credit Union partnered with Glory House and they chose to provide 100 families, selected by the school districts in LD1, with $100 gift cards to help purchase holiday gifts. The gift cards
were funded through a $10,000 donation to Glory House from Bethpage Cares - a program that helps fund not-for-profit organizations and supports their community service initiatives. “ We a r e s o thankful we had the opportunity to partner with Glory House and help support Long Island families during the holiday season,” Rob Suarez, A s s i s t a n t Vi c e President for Community Development at Bethpage Fe d e r a l C r e d i t Union said. “Without the East MEadow school help of Bethpage Fe d e r a l C r e d i t Union, we would not have been able to meet the needs of the community,” Terenna Williams, founder of Glory House Recovery Inc. said. “I am eternally thankful for their $10,000 donation, which empowered us to support deserving families in our community.”
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Phillips announces audit of tax reassessment
EAST MEADOW HERALD — February 24, 2022
By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com
Nassau CouNTy CompTroller Elaine Phillips said she will begin her independent audit of the tax reassessment.
CouNTy exeCuTive BruCe Blakeman, center, promised to keep his office and the Legislature out of the audit process.
80 percent of the exemption base was to be subtracted from a homeowner’s total assessment. Each year the percentage was to drop by 20 percent until the new values were fully implemented in 2024-25. Blakeman said that he has found identical properties in places like Massapequa, where one home was assessed at 40 percent more than another. “My predecessor engaged in a reassessment that wasn’t transparent and wasn’t done in a way that was fair to all the residents of Nassau County,” he said. “And because it wasn’t transparent, we still don’t know everything that went wrong.” Blakeman said that the information that comes from Phillips’ reports will be
relied upon heavily for a decision-making process. He also said that the county executive’s office and the Legislature will have no input, which will enable Phillips to have an independent review. Legislator Steve Rhoads, the chair of the new legislative committee for assessments, was also in attendance with vice chair Legislator John Ferretti. “What we wanted as a legislative majority was a process that was fair, that was accurate, and that was transparent,” Rhoads said. “Unfortunately, what we received over the course of the last four years was anything but.” Rhoads decried a lack of transparency during Curran’s administration, which
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saw many homeowners sue to find out how the algorithm used by the Department of Assessment calculated their home’s value. Phillips cautioned that this audit would take time, as the audit of the assessment review commission was published in December 2021 after three and a half years. She said she plans to have her department publish a report after they complete their review of the 2021 tax roll but could not provide a timetable. “I’m committed to transparency,” Phillips said. “I have my slogan that I am the independent protector of our taxpayers and I promise the people of Nassau County that I will live up to that.”
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Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips said she will begin an audit of the Department of Assessment on Feb. 15. Joined by County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who campaigned on transparency and change for the reassessment, Phillips reiterated her own promise to independently investigate the reassessment process and how to improve it. The audit will be Phillips’ first as comptroller and will focus on better understanding the re-assessment done under former County Executive Laura Curran in order to make changes going forward. Phillips said that the first task will be to audit the 2021 tax roll to see the methodology and process that was done for the mass appraisal. “When you go in and do an audit, you have to keep an open mind,” Phillips said. “Depending on the information that you find, the audit could evolve.” Phillips said the audit will seek to discover whether exemptions were applied correctly and how the five-year phase in may have affected the tax roll. In March 2020, the Legislature passed the Reassessment Phase-In Act with a fiveyear phase in for changes to a homeowner’s assessed value from their 2019-20 market value to the 2020-21 roll. An exemption base was then to be determined by taking the increase and multiplying it by .1 percent. In the first year of the reassessment,
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events and activities
Friday, Feb. 25
Thursday, Mar. 3
Easy exercise
Chess club
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/.
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.
Virtual chair yoga Originally introduced to the fitness world as a modified version of Hatha yoga for individuals with health implications and for those of a certain age. Improving flexibility, relieving cramps and stiffness, and creating a happy mental state are a few benefits that chair yoga can provide for us. Join the East Meadow Public Library virtually for this event at 4 p.m. Register at www. eastmeadow.info.
Hockey at Northwell Health The Long Island University’s Sharks women’s hockey team will be playing Post University at Northwell Health Ice Center in Eisenhower Park at 3 p.m.
Hot kiss Join Pinots Palette at 2557 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow to paint in blacklight from 9 to 11 p.m. This class is $42 per person. To register visit https://www.pinotspalette.com/eastmeadow/events.
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Saturday, Feb. 26 Flutter under the stars 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.
E.M. Chamber of Commerce scholarship The East Meadow Chamber of Commerce is giving out four scholarships to four high school seniors from East Meadow High school and W. T. Clarke High School. The deadline for submission is May 1. Colorful and classy
Sunday, Feb. 27 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.
Jewish Calcutta Join the East Meadow Library for Jewish Calcutta through music and memory at 2 p.m. This is the personal story of a Baghdadi-Indian Jewish family with Rahel Musleah. To register visit eastmeadow.info.
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Join Pinots Palette at 2557 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow to paint for Valentine’s Day from 5 to 7 p.m. This class is $45 per person. To register visit https://www.pinotspalette.com/eastmeadow/events.
Monday, Feb. 28
School for those in need. Stop by to donate whatever you can.
Tuesday, Mar. 1 Kiwanis meeting The East Meadow Kiwanis will be meeting on Zoom at 7:15 p.m. For more information, contact club president Jennifer Reinhardt at (516) 351-9891
Le Camille Join Pinots Palette at 2557 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow to paint for Valentine’s Day from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. This class is $42 per person. To register visit https://www.pinotspalette.com/ eastmeadow/events.
McVey might market The East Meadow Kiwanis will be collecting food at McVey Elementary
Wednesday, Mar. 2 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.
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/.
Dr. Suess take and amke Drop in to the children’s room at the East Meadow Public Library between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. for a fun craft celebrating Dr. Suess’s birthday. For ages 3 and up.
Glowing galaxy 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.
The East Meadow Public Library is having their in-person technology help in the lobby between 2 and 4 p.m. Feel free to drop in with your tech questions. No appointment necessary. If you can’t make it to the library you can have help over Zoom by booking an appointment at https://empl. setmore.com/.
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
Celtic Thunder will be singing at the NYCB Theatre in Westbury on March 13. Check out who’s coming to Lucky’s Sports Cards and Memorabilia at luckysportscards.com. There will be a blood drive at the East Meadow Public Library on Mar. 9 from 1 to 7 p.m. The Runner in Red 5k will be taking place Mar. 19 at Eisenhower Park. There will be a virtual book talk on Zoom for the book “The Name Jar” on March 8 at 7 p.m.
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News brief Westbury Arts is celebrating Women’s History Month with an exhibition of work expressing the theme Timeless— Tiempo Eterno, exploring Issues women face in society today, in the United States and Latin American countries, and a poetry reading and workshop with artist and author Rosalba Henao. The exhibition will be up for viewing Fridays: March 11, 18 and 25 from 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays: March 12, 19 and 26 from 12 until 4 p.m. “Timeless—Tiempo Eterno” features work by women about women. Nancy Turetsky’s “The Distance She Traveled,” a painting incorporating family photographs, tells the story of her mother’s journey from her Orthodox Jewish home at age 18 to a secular life with her husband, Turetsky’s father. Writing about her painting “Cake,” artist Patty Eljaiek says, “The expectation of women to be subservient has not changed. Although these ideas seem quaint in 2022, we have not really come as far as we think we have.” Rosalba Henao’s “Original Power,” depicts in Eve in paradise and the serpent giving her power. Empowering pieces by several local and visiting artists will also be showcased. Henao, who is also a writer who migrated to the U.S. from Colombia in
2010, will read her poetry in English and Spanish at the opening on Friday, March 4 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. held at the Westbury Arts gallery. Her workshop “My body, my dress,” on March 19, combines art and conversation as the women who attend reflect on their views of body image based on their culture and the media as they paint and draw. Henao holds a master’s degree in education for art and sociocultural animation. The women-only workshop will be bilingual, English/ Spanish, and participants must be over 17 years of age. Space is limited, participants must register to attend. Both events are free and held at the Westbury Arts Gallery at 255 Schenck Ave., in Westbury. Register to attend the Art Exhibition Opening Reception and “My body, my dress” workshop: westburyarts.org/upcoming-events/ or www.eventbrite.com (search Westbury Arts). Space is limited. CDC guidelines will be followed. These events are made possible with funds from the Statewide CommunityRegrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and is administered by The Huntington Arts Council, Inc.
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Love was all around in East Meadow Natalie Diaz, 8, was ready to spread love throughout her school on Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14.
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Four county champions for Clarke By GARRETT D. URIBE sports@liherald.com
Five seasons spent racking up accolades honoring his unprecedented mastery on the mat have given Clarke wrestling star Jordan Soriano enough feathers in his cap to fill a mattress. But one piece of plumage has thus far eluded the twotime All-State, three-time reigning Nassau County-champion senior – a state individual title. Along with five fellow qualifiers from Clarke, Soriano – dubbed “the best wrestler ever at Clarke” by 19-year Rams coach Mike Leonard – aims to finally secure the big prize at Albany Feb. 25-26 at the New York State Wrestling Individual Championships. Capping a hectic season which saw the Rams’ ranks reduced by COVID, the Nassau County Division 2 Wrestling Tournament at Cold Spring Harbor Feb. 12-13 produced four county champions and two runners-up from Clarke – with all six Rams earning entry to Albany’s MVP Arena this upcoming weekend to compete in the state championship tournament. “It’s a good team, did very well at county” said Leonard, whose club placed fourth in team overall score at the Nassau tournament. “We lacked numbers, but still finished well with only 14 kids.” Including Soriano’s win in the 138pound final – his third county title after
winning at 126 in 2020, and at 106 in 2018 (he was injured in 2019; no Nassau tournament was held last season) – Clarke got first place finishes at county from seventh-grader William Grassini (102 pounds), junior Jack Forte (160), and Jordan’s junior brother Justin Soriano (189), the latter three wrestlers each claiming a first Nassau title. “Jordan doesn’t just win, he dominates,” Leonard said of the Drexel University-bound team captain. “Between him and his brother, they’re the two hardest workers in the room, no matter what room. William moved up from JV because he kept getting better. Jack hit the weights and got a lot bigger. They’ve now won a chance to go upstate.” Clarke senior John Bower (145) and freshman teammate Justin Gonzalez (152) each took second at county, losing in the finals. Bower, due to his bracket placement, was made to return to the mat after awards ceremonies to wrestle for “true second,” and earned his ticket to Albany pinning Island Trees senior John Najdek in the late match. “It says a lot that John could turn around 45 minutes later and beat a tough competitor,” Leonard said. “Justin’s another young, tough kid, a really good grappler.” Leading the Rams at a combined 46-2 this season, the Soriano brothers own but a single loss apiece, with Jordan (27-1, 24 pins) sweeping first place in four tourna-
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ClARkE’s JUsTIn soRIAno, top, rolled to the Division 2 wrestling 189-pound title. ments for Clarke, including Battle at the Beach at Long Beach Dec. 4, and the Spring Gardner Tournament at Bellmore JFK Dec. 11, both of which saw the elder Soriano, wrestling at 145 pounds, being named Most Outstanding Wrestler, while Justin (19-1) has won three tournaments
at his regular 189. “This is a top-five season for me, but I can’t really rate it until after state,” Leonard said. “We’re hoping for four AllStates, maybe two state champs.” He added: “And really, it could be anybody.”
Conference titles for East Meadow track By BRIAn kACHARABA sports@liherald.com
East Meadow’s boys’ track and field team continued its conference dynasty, while the girls are hoping to start one of their own. Sameer Grewal won the 600-meter run and helped lead the 4X800 relay team to victory and Leslie Villafuerte-Castro had three firstplace finishes as the teams captured their respective conference championships at St. Anthony’s High School on Jan. 12. The boys’ run of conference titles extended to nine, while the girls claimed their first since 2016. Sophomore Aaron Schlectman was the Jets’ other first-place winner on the boys’ side for the Jets, whose 120 points were 27 better than second-place Baldwin. Seniors Jessica Park (weight throw), Stephanie Pincus (shot put) and Janina Cichocki (pole vault) won their events and junior Mariah Perkins took the high jump to give the girls 140 points on the day, 24 ahead of Mepham. “The boys was a complete team effort,” coach Michael Ringhauser said. “We’ve won nine straight and every year that’s our main goal. The girls’ meet was a really good competition with Mepham. Our throwers had an unbelievable meet and Leslie Villafuerte-Castro won three events, so they were really able to put up some big points.” Grewal clocked 1 minute, 29.10 seconds in the 600-meter race – two seconds ahead of Guillermo Granados of Hicksville – and was fourth in the 1,000-meter run. The 4X800 foursome that also included Nick Chimienti,
Samir Khan, and Leo Masaoka-Guevara cruised to a win in that final by over 36 seconds. “He had an unbelievable performance,” Ringhauser said. “It was the first time that he’s ever had to run three events. I sat down with him about 10 weeks before the meet and said, ‘I think you’re going to have to do this for us to win.’” Grewal qualified for next week’s state championships in Staten Island with a seasonbest run of 1:26.26 on Feb. 16. Kyle Li was third in the 55-meter hurdles and fourth in the triple jump and fellow senior Jahmire Da Cruz was second in the long jump and third in the triple jump. In four events, East Meadow had three competitors finish among the top six. Villafuerte-Castro won the 1,500-meter run by more than four seconds but held on to win the 1,000 (by .18 seconds) and the 3,000-meter trips (1.46). Ringhauser said he used the same strategy with her as he did with Grewal. “Leslie is by far the toughest runner I’ve coached,” he said. “She is someone who is 100 percent committed to the team. She’s another one that I sat down with at the beginning of the season and said, ‘For us to win, you’re going to have to go three times.’” Park was the only weight thrower to reach 30 feet and will also be representing East Meadow at states after placing second at that qualifier. Cichocki took pole vault after reaching 7 feet, 6 inches in one fewer attempt than Plainview-Old Bethpage’s Taylor Korn, and Pincus won the shot put on her final attempt.
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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom
The East Meadow School District is proud to announce that East Meadow High School students Nicole Gao, Sumaiya Chodwbury and Maisha Sayeem have been accepted as candidates in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 2022 Students of the Year campaign. Each student taking part in the Long Island Chapter’s annual scholarship and fundraising challenge was nominated for their amazing leadership, passion to find cures for cancers and involvement in the community. Students of the Year is a philanthropic leadership development program for exemplary high school students. During the campaign, participants foster professional skills such as entrepreneurship, marketing and project management to raise funds for LLS. The title, Student(s) of the Year, is awarded to the candidate or co-candidates in each community that raise the most funds during the seven-week competition. LLS held its virtual kickoff celebration on Feb. 3. The campaign culminates with the grand finale celebration on Mar. 24. The funds raised will benefit the LLS mission, which is to find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
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From leFt east Meadow High School Principal Richard Howard, high school counselor Tamara Healy, student Sumaiya Chodwbury, high school counselor Joanna Silberman, students Nicole Gao and Maisha Sayeem and high school counselor Diane Greco celebrated the students being selected.
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Neighbors iN the News E.M. couple say ‘I do’ Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray officiated the wedding of East Meadow residents Thrae Saleh and Ahmad Shoubir on Jan. 26 at Hempstead Town Hall. Residents interested in obtaining their
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Hempstead town Clerk Kate Murray (left) officiated the wedding of East Meadow residents Jimmy Hernandez and Jessica Prudencio.
Hernandez and Prudencio wed their marriage license and/or scheduling a wedding ceremony should call the Office of the Town Clerk at (516) 812-3014 or visit hempsteadny.gov/marriage.
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Hempstead town Clerk Kate Murray (left) officiated the wedding of East Meadow residents Thrae Saleh and Ahmad Shoubir
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Would you like a rose? Declan Guerin, 4, brought Valentine’s Day love to his Pre-Kindergarten teachers and classmates on Feb. 14.
Officials and residents are happy that ADUs are out diction. According to officials, the Town of Hempstead already has zoning provisions in place that provide for senior citizen accessory apartments as well as parent/ child property owner setups. The main denunciation of Hochul’s plan, officials said, was that the local governments wouldn’t have a say. County legislator Tom McKevitt, who found the ADU proposal in the budget that was on page 126 of 5,000, said at the news conference that this was a great example of people at all levels of government coming together to preserve their quality of life. “We’re putting forth the word to the governor and to state representatives,” McKevitt said. “Do not try this again, do not put it in there, we’re going to be watching and protecting our communities.” If Hochul didn’t pull the proposal, she
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risked the passage of the entire budget. If the spending plan is approved by the legislature, it will take effect April 1 of this year. Town Councilman Chris Carini wrote in a statement to the Herald, “This bill could not pass on its merits as a standalone bill and was hidden in the budget to force its passage, this was the same tactic used to pass bail reform. I was proud to join with other local officials to expose this smash and grab of our local zoning.” The ADU proposal isn’t the only piece of Hochul’s budget that has caused some backlash. Officials have also spoken out against the cutting of library infrastructure funds. In the 2022-23 budget, $20 million would be cut from library construction aid. In the current budget, the library construction aid is $34 million.
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Nassau CouNty ExECutivE Bruce Blakeman, far left above, Emmy winner Susan Lucci and Dr. Richard Schlofmitz, cardiology chairman at Catholic Health St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, celebrated Heart Health Month.
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LuCCi aNd Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman discussed the importance of heart health Feb. 17 outside the Nassau County Legislative and Executive Building.
County building is lit red for heart awareness continued from front page cular diseases tend to be incremental and usually progressive if not treated, he added. “Many people when they have problems with their hearts keep it to themselves and Susan was brave enough to come out and talk about her history and symptoms, not once but twice,” Dr. Schlofmitz said. “If anybody has symptoms see your doctor. Get checked out.” Last year, Lucci underwent a second procedure after she recognized the symptoms again. “You need to be diligent and keep working on this your whole life,” Dr. Schlofmitz said. Makaryus said that people ignore heart health in their day-to-day lives. For example, he said, it can be difficult to eat healthy whenever you’re running around busy, and that it can be hard to fit in daily exercise rituals. Life, in general, is just stressful, which has a negative effect on the heart, he said. Negative effects on heart health can start to affect someone as early as birth. “Although these negative effects may not manifest until we are at middle age or older,” he said, “it is important to stay on
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A. So you believe everyone is out to get you, including your architect, and you have the right to “pull back” your permit, ignoring the conditions of your house. It doesn’t work that way. Unfortunately, even though most local governments know that most homes have violations, the governments choose not to prosecute every homeowner, since it would be bad for the business of getting re-elected, so code violations go on without a word until you make the first move, which you did, by coming to the attention of the building officials whose job is public safety. Every day of the week, people ask if we can’t just look the other way. We absolutely can look the other way, but eventually who will believe us for lying or not doing our job? The issues of your home easily come up by simply bringing up satellite images, on-line accessible documents, including tax department records, showing what is in the home and whether the third floor was finished. Your building official doesn’t need the architect or you to figure out the truth about the illegalities in your home. When your architect shows the actual conditions, which he is required to do, including walls removed, walls finished in rooms that the building department has no previous record of, or other changes, he’s only doing his job. Imagine the scrutiny an architect would receive if a building official walked in to check the conditions and discovered that you and the architect had lied. I have stated in this column, many times, the statistic that only five people out of 100 will survive a fire on the third floor. Ninety-five people will die of smoke inhalation or burns. So do the right thing and follow through, whichever way you choose. I’m pulling for you.
© 2022 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.
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merica has had many political dynasties over the past 75 years. I recall the Browns in California and the Landrieu family in Louisiana. There are many others, but none can compare to the Kennedy family and the dominant role it has played in our nation’s history. Sadly, almost all of the well-known Kennedys are gone, with the exception of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his legacy has taken a dark turn from that of the rest of his famous family. The Kennedys jERRy were known as activists who supKREmER ported important causes, from the Special Olympics to health care for all. With his name, the son of the late Sen. Bobby Kennedy, who represented New York, could have gotten involved in dozens of worthwhile efforts that would be a continuation of decades of family good deeds. But instead, RFK Jr. has become the hero of the anti-vac-
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cine movement, which is both puzzling and surprising. He travels around the country, spreading his gospel that vaccinations are a threat to your health. According to The Boston Globe, Kennedy preaches, “the COVID vaccine is dangerous for your children.” He claims it is “criminal malpractice to give a child one of these vaccines.” He has also called the Covid jab “one of the deadliest vaccines ever made.” And his fixation with vaccines isn’t limited to those created for the coronavirus. He argues, without proof, that vaccines in general are linked to autism, food allergies and a host of other medical problems. For many years he asserted that the inoculations for measles, mumps and rubella caused autism and other neurological disorders, and according to the Associated Press, he claims that public health officials “knowingly allowed the pharmaceutical industry to poison an entire generation of American children.” Kennedy is the darling of anti-vax
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groups all over the country, and is welcomed into the homes of the wealthy and influential, where he rails against the shots with no medical backup for virtually anything he says. He claims he is doing this as a public service, but his anti-vaccine foundation, Children’s Health Defense, recently reported more than $6.8 million on hand. Kennedy states that there is no profit motive for his antvaccine activity. When asked if he was being paid for his efforts, Kennedy told Fox’s Tucker Carlson, “I am getting unpaid for this.” But records show that in 2019, he earned $255,000 from the foundation. Kennedy has used social media to spread his opinions, and has spent big dollars to back them up. His nonprofit is one of two buyers accounting for 54 percent of anti-vaccine content on Facebook. He has a large following on Facebook and Twitter, but his Instagram account was removed last year for “repeatedly sharing debunked claims about Covid vaccines.” To add to the strangeness of Kenne-
he son of a legendary New York senator busily spreads misinformation.
dy’s crusade, his 2021 book “The Real Anthony Fauci” promotes unproven Covid-19 treatments such as ivermectin, which is meant to treat parasites in animals, and the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, and he claims that the current vaccines have never been safety tested, even though the Food and Drug Administration requires three phases of testing that involves thousands of people before a childhood vaccine is approved. There is no shortage of stories about concerned parents who believe that all vaccinations are suspicious or dangerous. I do not challenge their beliefs. But considering the many positive paths that so many Kennedy family members have taken over the years, the one that RFK Jr. has taken is a disturbing one. He is a true believer in his misguided cause, but he bears no resemblance to his legendary late father. 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.
1950s sci-fi horror story still burns bright
ow did he know? How did Ray Bradbury know in 1951 that the tiny black and white televisions popping up in everyone’s living room had the potential to alter human experience? How did Bradbury, who died at age 91 in 2012, know that the little screens would lead to big screens that would eventually possess children’s minds in a way books could not? How did he foresee that people would stuff their heads with the cerebral equivalent of cotRANDI ton candy and KREISS abandon intellectual pursuits for lives devoted to video games? Bradbury was a visionary. He prophesied that many new inventions had the potential to threaten civilized life. What he saw as science “fiction” has come to pass. We are living amid modern advances that have ironically set us back as a people in pursuit of enlightenment and knowledge. We live in an era when the great works of literature are reduced to and diluted into mini-works and summaries, Cliff Notes and comic books.
I urge you and your teenagers to read “Fahrenheit 451,” Bradbury’s 1951 novel that warned the world that it was moving inexorably toward a time of more technology and less humanity, more autocracy, and less freedom of thought. He described a time when fringe groups of fanatics would dominate by using invasive surveillance and harsh laws to squelch any resistance. He never mentioned QAnon, but he knew it was coming. Reading “Fahrenheit 451” today, in the time of alternate facts, false flags, big lies and other threats to our democracy, has left me shaken. Bradbury set the book in a city of the future, but he was writing during the time of the McCarthy hearings, the Red Scare, emerging nuclear weapons and increased government intrusion into the private lives of citizens. He wrote a what-if tale of how a civilized people could lose their freedom by following false gods that pander to their darkest impulses. Seventy years ago he was writing about now, about selfserving political operatives and fake news and pseudo-patriots who tear down the scaffolding that holds up American democracy. “Fahrenheit 451” is a short novel
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about a future in which firefighters are tasked with burning books and the houses of people who hide them. When a woman stands defiantly in her doorway with her book in hand, they burn her, too. Books are banned because they “confuse” people with their ideas. Much of the population is beaten into acceptance of the new normal, with information and entertainment blaring at them from wall screens all day. No one walks outside. Everyone is suspect. It is a thriller about one man, Montag, a fireman who experiences a sudden awakening to the horrors he has perpetrated. His wife, a survivor of multiple suicide attempts, is addicted to the virtual world projected from the screens in her house. She and her friends are inured to authentic feeling, even within themselves. Montag goes on the run, with firemen in pursuit. Eventually he joins up with a rogue band of men — former professors and thinkers, now wanderers in the wilderness, each with large sections of books memorized for posterity. Bradbury’s hero wears a “sea clam shell” in his ear that presages the AirPod. Montag stops on the street to get money from a machine that didn’t exist
eventy years ago, Ray Bradbury was presciently writing about now.
in the 1950s. Overhead, supersonic aircraft drop bombs on cities. They are unmanned drones, much like the ones our government is using to assassinate terrorists thousands of miles away. He explores the risks of free thinking in a time of crushing conformity. In the world of “Fahrenheit 451” there is no privacy, no awareness of nature, simply the elevation of technology and the diminution of humanity. Why does Montag go rogue? What makes him realize that freedom of thought is worth dying for? His last job with the firemen is to burn down the house of a woman who is hiding books. When they arrive with their trucks and flame-throwers, she is standing in the doorway with a book in her hand, and she strikes the first match, killing herself as the house explodes around her. People will die for their books, Montag realizes. It’s something to think about when we read headlines every day about book bans and censorship of treasured literature. It’s something to act on when we see children who watch but don’t read in a time in America when only 25 percent of the population reads a book a year. Bradbury knew we need books to tell the story of ourselves and pass that story on to future generations. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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Redistricting is a process designed to fail
n chess, you can’t control the game unless you control the board. The same can be said about politics, and since the early days of the republic, state legislatures have had virtually complete control of the congressional and legislative redistricting process. After each census, states are required to draw new district boundary lines — a controversial process that far too often is steeped in partisanship. In fact, New York state lawmakers just approved those lines in recent weeks, making a number of changes, felt primarily when it comes to who represents us where in Congress. Nothing about redistricting is popular — especially when population declines force the Legislature to remove congressional districts completely, as New York had to do this year. That’s why then Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced in 2011 what would eventually become a state constitutional amendment removing redistricting powers from the Legislature — which drew district boundaries for itself — and putting it in the hands of an “independent” commission.
We use “independent” ironically because it really wasn’t. The majority and minority parties in the Legislature each appointed four members, and those eight members chose two more people who were not registered members of either party. This commission held hearings and then drew new district late last year. What its members couldn’t do was come to a consensus. Without what would essentially be a bipartisan agreement, the entire process was thrown back to the very Legislature that held the power to draw the maps in the first place. Even if the commission had somehow found a way to agree on a final set of maps, it still required approval from the Legislature. Even in that scenario, the Legislature would only need to reject the maps drawn by the commission twice before it regained its original power to draw the maps its members chose. It’s like buying your wife a bowling ball for your anniversary, with the finger holes drilled to fit your own grip. Did anyone really believe that an inde-
pendent commission could craft district maps on its own that the State Legislature would actually approve? The odds were stacked against the panel from the very start, creating not an independent commission, but simply the appearance of one, while the process of drawing maps remained the same as it has been for the past couple of centuries. Gerrymandering is an age-old problem, and it’s hard not to look at some of the new districts — like the stretching of U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi’s congressional district from northern Nassau County straight up past Little Neck Bay, and west to the East River and into Westchester County — and not see highly creative boundary drawing. Yet we can’t seem to get out of our own way to prevent it. A slight shift of a district line here, and a tuck there, can be the difference between true representation and an electorate skewed to support an elite few. Representation is the very essence of democracy. But if we’re not drawing district lines fairly, are we truly represented?
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hile the state’s election districts were recently redrawn — gerrymandered — by a progressive-Democratic majority in the State Legislature for the purpose of favoring their party, gerrymandering is not a particularly new political weapon. Those on both sides of the aisle have used their power to redraw district lines, depending on who holds the majority. The practice goes back to the 1800s, but this year’s redrawing by is unprecedented, ronaLd j. and comes at a when the rosenberg time self-proclaimed progressives’ larger political agenda ranges from defunding police to “bail reform” to demonizing the successful entrepreneur, i.e., capitalism. As U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi pursues his gubernatorial primary quest, his former 3rd Congressional District is now unrecognizable. The progressive gerrymander has recreated his congressional borders into what they now humorously call the Long Island Sound District. It now stretches from Smithtown in Suffolk County, along the lightly populated North Shore, into the densely populated Bronx, and ends in Democratic West-
chester County. While several Long Island Democrats have announced their intentions to run for Suozzi’s vacated seat, they will face a growing number of New York City-based progressives who see their population density and massive Democratic enrollment in the city and its environs as bulletproof at the ballot box. The numbers speak for themselves. The Village of Northport, part of the new 3rd C.D., has some 8,000 residents. The City of New Rochelle, in Westchester, which is also part of the new district, has some 80,000. Now consider who is lining up to run in the 3rd District so far: Bronx State Senator Alessandra Biaggi, who defeated moderate Democrat Jeff Klein a number of years ago. In a December tweet, Democratic Socialist Congresswoman Alexandria OcasioCortez had nothing but praise for Biaggi. Also in the running is Melanie D’Arrigo, a self-described progressive who has been endorsed by former New York City Council Speaker Melissa MarkViverito, a city pol who once co-chaired the City Council’s Progressive Caucus. So these are the extremist candidates who stand a very good chance of assuming control of a new district designed to remove the potential of not just a Republican winning the seat, but of Long
Letters the Heralds in which he did not challenge the reader to think, to question, and to join him in creating a better community. Over the decades, his professionalism saw him literally on the front lines, reporting on everything from local events to major breaking news, and eventually overseeing the coverage that appears weekly in our local paper. Brinton has reported on not one, not two, but three once-in-a-lifetime events: the Sept. 11 attacks, Superstorm Sandy and the Covid19 pandemic. He further demonstrated his professionalism and class when the Merrick Life transitioned to the Merrick Herald, paying tribute to the decades of community journalism by the Laursen family. Scott was not only our source of news. He was a neighbor and a parent in our community. You may have waved hello to him as he jogged through the neighborhood. You may have stood behind him on the bagel line. But you always knew his byline stood for probing and honest journalism. This is one reader who will miss our local journalism, celebrity and who thanks him for his almost three decades of service to the Merrick-Bellmore community. KYLE STROBER Merrick
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Islanders having any representation focused on Long Island issues. The implications have not gone unnoticed. Great Neck-based Democratic primary hopeful Robert Zimmerman is now warning Democrats and Republicans that he is the political firewall that could prevent a progressive from representing the new district. As he raises money for the primary, Zimmerman is reciting a list of moderate, centrist Long Island Democrats who now support his effort. His strategy is that of a seasoned professional, leveraging his public relations experience to focus his message, which is, essentially, “I am your last best hope to confront this city theft.” Of course, that presumes the Republican Party won’t field a candidate who can confront and defeat whoever the Democrats nominate in this now unrecognizable district. But the reality is that the tortured borders of the 3rd are a calculated move by New York City-based progressives to dismantle Nassau and Suffolk counties’ ability to project political cohesion and regional advocacy. If successful, they will have effectively eliminated any chance that the Long Island congressional delegation will be a powerful force in the House of Representatives. Consider what that means. Will a
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Bronx progressive/Socialist Democrat really work with a Long Island Republican to redress the loss of South Shore beachfront in a nor’easter? Will a Bronx progressive care about environmental damage along Smithtown’s coastline? Will a Bronx Progressive fight for infrastructure money for the Long Island Expressway? Because, after all, shouldn’t we all be punished for not using electric vehicles? And by the way, many constituents of this new Long Island Sound District have median incomes that progressives will find worthy of their most pungent demagoguery, because capitalism is an anathema to their political ideology. This ambush of Long Island by these progressives reveals a smug disdain for suburbia, its values, its people and its needs. To counter it, Long Island voters must recognize that we have been robbed of our voice in Congress. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Republican, Democrat, liberal or conservative. As a bicounty region, we have been mugged by those who cynically intend to walk off with one of our congressional seats. The answer is to recognize the ploy and respond appropriately on Election Day 2022. Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosenberg Calica & Birney in 1999.
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