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E.M. nurse honored at Islanders game of the Islanders’ offering tickets to 1,000 Nor thwell Health employees and their families.

Jackie Sutera remembers cry- “It’s showing they really care ing while on the phone with her about the community.” daughter when the coronavirus She grew up going to Islandpandemic be gan last year, ers games at the Coliseum, and because she feared worked at Borrelli’s that she wouldn’t be Restaurant when able to see her she was younger, she 6-month-old grands a i d , wh e re s h e son, MJ, again. The would see f ans next day, she said, enjoying dinner and she found out that drinks before and her unit at North after the games. She Shore University also remembers the Hospital in Manhasexcitement around set, where she is an East Meadow in assistant nurse man- JACKIE SUTERA 1981, when the Isles ager, would be con- East Meadow native celebrated their secverted into a Covidond straight Stanley 19 ward.

Cup title with a Sutera has since missed the parade. birth of her second grandchild, Sutera, who now lives in and even contracted the virus Massapequa, has worked in the herself, while caring for Covid health care industry for 20 years. patients at the hospital.

The pandemic, she said, has Her work and her sacrifices been the first time people have were recognized by the New embraced the work health care York Islanders franchise, which professionals do. With Covid-19, presented her with four tickets that work was even more heroic, to the Islanders-New Jersey Dev- because no one knew much ils game, the first for which fans about the virus when the crisis were allowed to return to Nassau began.

Coliseum and the Islanders’ sevAt the time, she said, everyenth straight win. one in the Northwell Health sys“It’s amazing,” said Sutera, a tem banded together to fight the 53-year-old East Meadow native, CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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‘Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral’ Covid-19 didn’t stop the Hambones from providing the entertainment for St. Patrick’s Day patrons at the Noon Inn last Saturday. More photos, Page 18.

Vaccination site for vets opens at Nassau University Medical Center

By JENNIFER CORR jcorr@liherald.com

Veterans who meet current eligibility requirements will need to look no further than Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow to get their Covid-19 vaccines.

Frank Zelinski, a 90-year-old Marine veteran from Hicksville, received his first dose at the new NUMC veteran vaccination site on March 11, after its official

opening. The site was created as a partnership between NUMC and the Nassau County Veteran Service Agency.

“My daughter made the arrangement,” Zelinski said after being inoculated. “I’m very happy that she did that for me.

[All veterans] should come down here and get it.”

The vaccines are being provided by Nassau County, which receives its supply from the state. The new site had a soft

launch last week, which went well, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said.

“Most of our veterans are far from the VA Hospital in Northport — that’s in another county,” Curran said. “So working together with NUMC to make the vaccine possible here makes it so much more accessible to many of them.”

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County is providing vaccines to veterans ing the veterans’ vaccination site were Dr. Anthony Boutin, NUMC’s chief executive and medical officer, and Ralph Esposito, director of the Nassau County Veteran Service Agency. Members of the hospital’s health care staff were also there, and Curran thanked them for making NUMC “run,” whether there was a pandemic or not.

“Teaming up with the Curran administration,” Boutin said, “will expedite the process of delivering vaccinations to our veterans, a group of people who have given so much in the defense of our country.”

Nassau County is home to close to 50,000 veterans, and the site is expected to start off distributing 300 doses a week. In keeping with state guidelines, only eligible people, including those over age 60, select essential and health care workers and those who have underlying conditions, can receive the vaccine.

Veterans’ family members who meet eligibility requirements may receive vaccines with their loved ones.

“Believe me, this is Christmas in March for our veterans, and to me it means the world,” Esposito said. “I love that they’re doing it, and I love what our county is doing.”

NUMC has administered more than 25,000 doses of the vaccine thus far.

Zelinski said that getting his vaccine was simple.

“This is great,” said his son-in-law, Michael Carley, of the hospital site. “Trying to get to Jones Beach and Javits, you have to make the appointment and it’s difficult.”

Pete Wenninger, the East Meadow American Legion commander, said the added benefit for veterans is that they can make an appointment by just making a phone call. “That phone number helped me and a lot of veterans,” he said. “It was a big help. I got my first shot [at NUMC].”

Richard DeJesu, of Oyster Bay, the commander of AMVETS North Shore Veterans Memorial Post 21, said he received his vaccine through Veterans Affairs, which also offers a simple process for making an appointment.

Other members of his organization, along with his wife and granddaughter, have also been vaccinated.

Carley said it was a relief to have his father-in-law vaccinated. “[Now] when we get together with the family, if you go out to a restaurant, you don’t have to worry,” he said.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, those who have been fully vaccinated can gather indoors, without masks, with other fully vaccinated peo-

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ple and unvaccinated people from a single-family household who are at a low risk for severe Covid-19.

“We know that the virus is still out there, and people are still getting sick with it,” Curran said. “So protecting our veterans from this deadly disease is the least we can do to thank those who valiantly protected our freedoms.”

The VSA will coordinate the registration for eligible veterans to receive their vaccines at NUMC. For more information, call the VSA at (516) 572-6565.

DR. ANTHONY BOUTIN, NUMC’s chief executive and medical officer, top left, spoke to Nassau County Executive Laura Curran as veteran Frank Zelinski prepared to receive his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

RALPH ESPOSITO, DIRECTOR of the Nassau County Veteran Service Agency, right, thanked Curran for helping establish the vaccine site at NUMC.

Sutera missed much, but not an Islanders game CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE disease. Some even stayed at hotels, separate from their families, fearing they might be contagious. Then, three weeks after Sutera’s unit became a Covid ward, she started having trouble breathing, and tested positive for the virus.

Fortunately, her experience with it wasn’t as bad as that of her patients, she said. When she was able to return to work, she told them how she had felt, wanting to offer them some hope, she said.

Sutera was often the only one allowed in a room with a patient, which she said, was “as emotional as it was rewarding,” because she was often by a dying patient’s side. She was saw some of the patients she had worried about get discharged from the hospital.

“It’s been a year that none of us thought we would see,” she said. “Nobody

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ever expected a pandemic coming.”

Now, as more people are getting vaccinated, Sutera said, “I think the world is just ready to get back to normal,” safely.

To that end, the Islanders are requiring all fans attending a game to present proof of a negative PCR Covid test from a health care provider taken within 72 hours of the game, have their temperatures taken as they enter, and to socially distance and wear face coverings while in the arena.

JACKIE SUTERA, AN East Meadow native, was honored with four tickets to the Islanders-New Jersey Devils game on March 11, and brought her daughter and son, Stephie and Christopher Somma.

Courtesy Jackie Sutera

Kiwanis Club of E.M. food drive a success EAST MEADOW KIWANIS gathered outside the Shoprite in Uniondale to collect food for local pantries over the weekend.

By JENNIFER CORR jcorr@liherald.com

The Kiwanis Club of East Meadow held a food drive on the weekend outside of the ShopRite in Uniondale. Seven truckloads of non-perishable food and 54 gift cards, were collected for local pantries with monetary donations amounting to $545.

The beneficiaries of the food drive were pantries ran by St. Raphael Parish in East Meadow, Saint Martha’s Roman Catholic Church in Uniondale, St. Brigid’s Catholic Church in Westbury, the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency located in Nassau University Medical Center and East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center.

Catherine Razzano, of the Kiwanis Club of East Meadow, said this food drive might have been their most successful one yet.

“The generosity was unbelievable,” Razzano said on Sunday. “They realize the last thing you ever want is for people to be hungry and not be able to feed their families. It takes a village and this village really came out today and yesterday.”

Approximately 50 members of the Kiwanis stopped by that weekend to support the cause, including Lt. Governor for the Kiwanis Long Island South Central Division Kevin Kamper and Governor of the Kiwanis New York District Brenda Leigh Johnson.

“People are really generous in general,” Razzano said. “It restores your faith in humanity when you see the generosity in the community.”

When the food was dropped off at the various locations, she said, pantry volunteers were ecstatic and gracious for the food that would help feed many families. “[The pantries] were so very grateful,” said Kiwanis Club of East Meadow President Lisa Hallett. “They were very surprised.. I think they were more shocked then anything of how much was given.”

Deacon Darrell Buono of St. Brigid’s food pantry said he was overwhelmed by the generosity of people when receiving the donation of food.

“We really found that during this whole time of the pandemic that people’s hearts are open and are searching for some way to help, and this is one example,” Buono said. “We’re so grateful because the numbers of people coming to _______________

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Local pantry information St. Raphael Parish

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St. Martha’s Roman Catholic Church

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St. Brigid’s Catholic Church 75 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 334-0021

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STEVE LASALA, LEFT, Sister Judy, of St. Raphael’s food pantry and Diane and Richie Krug Sr. dropped food off at St Raphael’s Pantry. the pantry have really more than doubled.”

Community solidarity, Buono believes, comes when people realize that there is a need right in their own communities.

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“So many people suffer from food insecurity,” Buono said. “I think a lot of people too, realize that they may not be far from it themselves. That’s what we learned this year, how fragile things are.”

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How Cuomo’s impeachment inquiry will work State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie approved an impeachment inquiry into Gov. Andrew Cuomo on March 12. The Judiciary Committee, chaired by Assemblyman Charles Lavine, will be conducting the investigation.

There has been a great deal of criticism directed at the governor, including a call for his resignation by several lawmakers from both political parties. But the governor said he will not resign.

The outcry against Cuomo began after a few women accused him of sexual harassment and new information surfaced regarding the governor’s handling of nursing homes in the early days of the pandemic.

The impeachment inquiry, which just began, may last a long time. “The committee is in the process of retaining an independent counsel,” said Lavine, a Democrat from Glen Cove. “In so far as how long this could last, these things tend to take on a life of their own.”

Here’s how it will work. The Judiciary Committee will make its recommendation to the Assembly whether Cuomo should be impeached. If the decision is to do so, the Assembly will take a vote. It the majority votes to impeach Cuomo a trial in the Senate will follow.

So far the process is similar to former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment inquiry in D.C. But here’s where it differs. Although the members of the U.S. House of Representatives

impeached Trump, he remained in office during his trial in Congress. If the New York State Assembly votes to impeach Cuomo, he will have to step down and New York’s Lieutenant Governor, Kathleen Hochul, will serve as acting governor until the outcome of the trial.

Hochul, 62, of Buffalo, is an attorney who was briefly a member of Congress when in 2011 she won a special election for a House seat. But she lost her re-election bid in 2012. Cuomo chose her to be his running mate in 2014. If he resigns or is found guilty and impeached, Hochul will be the first woman in history to serve as governor of New York.

U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi ran for governor in 2006 against Eliot Spitzer and lost by a wide margin. The Glen Cove resident said he has not thought about running for governor. Suozzi has said repeatedly that he does not wish to weigh in on Cuomo’s guilt until after the investigation by Attorney General Letitia James is complete.

“I’m very happy in Congress,” Suozzi said. “I’m excited I was able to get the funding for the people in my district and the state.”

He said he wants to continue his focus on getting the State and Local Tax deduction reinstated.

“During the virus [Suozzi’s wife] Helene and I were talking about how any time I have planned ahead that it didn’t turn out good,” Suozzi said. “When I ran in 2006 it didn’t turn out too well for me or for my competitor, as it turned out. I don’t plan. I will continue to do my job the best I can.”

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E.M. parents making the Class of 2021’s day

By JENNIFER CORR jcorr@liherald.com

It has been a difficult year for East Meadow High School’s Class of 2021, who lost much of their junior and senior years.

“These poor kids have been out of school for so long with not much going on for them as seniors,” Jaime McQuillan said. “So I decided to start a Facebook page to get all the parents together in one place and throw ideas around.”

Parent Krissy Duhs, a close friend of McQuillan’s, was among the parents that joined the effort. She said they feared that their daughters, who grew up together, and their class were being forgotten.

Parents across East Meadow joined the Facebook group to discuss how they can help make the most of their children’s last year of high school. In November, they decided to deliver to each East Meadow High School senior themed gifts.

“The goal has been to do something each month,” McQuillan said, until the end of the year.”

So far, the parents were able to put up lawn signs, in collaboration with the East Meadow High School Parent, Teacher and Student Association, with slogans of

encouragement and have delivered personalized cups filled with candy and snacks.

The latest gifts have been a bag of Tostitos and a $5 coupon for Moe’s, along with a card that reads, “Seniors – 2021. It’s NACHO typical senior year we were all expecting, but we hope you are still making some great memories.”

“We thought of all these great things and I think students really appreciate them,” Duhs said. “They look forward to them and it makes a lot of them happy.”

Brightening the day of the students who have spent much of their final year of high school learning from home and missing out on senior events was the ultimate goal, McQuillan said.

And, her daughter Cameryn McQuillan said, it is working. “The senior gifts are a great way to make the seniors feel appreciated,” she said. “After a tough year of constant cancelled events, the senior surprises really give us something to look forward to.”

Many events, including homecoming and banquets have been cancelled, she said. “My classmates and I are trying our hardest to come up with safe events to bring our class together and enjoy this tough year.”

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY UPDATE Friday, March 19

date night hosted by Pinot’s Palette at 8 p.m. This event is virtual and can be enjoyed at any desired location. Pinot’s Palette will package for participants one 16 x 20 canvas, brushes, paint palette, acrylic paints pumped in to-go cups with lids and a disposable apron.

The link to the class will be emailed the day of the event and participants will be contacted to schedule a pick up of the kit, or a delivery can be ordered.

Cost is $40. For more information, call (516) 390-8740. To register for the class, visit www.pinotspalette.com/ eastmeadow.

Easy excercise for adults The East Meadow Public Library is offering easy and virtual excercise classes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. Register once to join all the excercise classes, which will be lead by Ann Rothman. This class is designed for people for are not athletes. For more information, call (516) 794-2570. To join, visit www.eastmeadow.info.

Joe Pianos live at Borelli’s Catch Joe Pianos, a one-piano-manband, at Borelli’s Italian Restaurant, 1580 Hempstead Turnpike, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Enjoy dinner, spirits and a fun mix of music for all. For more information, call (516) 794-0190.

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Saturday, March 20 Daisy Troop 1119 cookie drive-thru Craving Girl Scout Cookies? Look no further then the East Meadow Daisy Troop 1119 Girl Scout Cookie drive-thru at 1700 Prospect Ave, in the Veterans Park Pool parking lot, from 12 to 4 p.m.

Support the local Daisy Troop, grab your favorite box of Girl Scouts Cookies and enjoy the first drive-thru cookie sale of its kind. All Covid-19 safety measures will be followed. All boxes are $5 each or 4 for $20. Boxes can also be donated to the McVey Mighty Kind Market. Cash, card and Venmo will be accepted. For more information, call (516) 492-2739.

Monday, March 22 ‘Tune in and Write It Out With Us’ Every Monday at 7 p.m. the East Meadow Public Library offers a course on journaling in the pandemic. This time in history needs to be saved for the future. Join Professor Kathleen Volk Miller who will introduce the science and practice of writing toward emotional well-being and psychological healing. Register at www.eastmeadow. info or call the library at 794-2570 ask for Programming.

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Women of Distinction Awards State Senator Kevin Thomas presents the Women of DIstinction Award Ceremony, recognizing the outstanding women who live in District, 6, that will take place virtually at 6:30 p.m. To learn more, call (516) 739-1700. To register, visit www.thomas.nysenate.gov.

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Falun Dafa

Join the East Meadow Public Library every Tuesday at 7 p.m. for a virtual advance crochet session. Participants should have a light color skein of yarn and a size G, H, I or J crochet hook.

Register for the virtual program at www.eastmeadow.info or call the library at (516) 794-2570 for more information.

Hosted by the East Meadow Public Library every Wednesday at 7 p.m., Falun Dafa is an easy-going, relaxing and meditative excercise similar to Tai Chi. Many discover health benefits as well as new-found energy, mental clarity and stress relief. The Zoom link will be emailed to participants the morning of the program. To register, visit www. eastmeadow.info. For more information, call the library at (516) 794-2570.

Trivia night The Garden Social, located at 1964 Hempstead Turnpike, will be hosting trivia nights every Tuesday starting at 7 p.m. There will also be drink deals, like $5 Blue Point Toasted Lagers and $12 cocktails of the night, as well as food specials and prizes. For more information, call (516) 750-5338.

Thursday, March 25 Live music at Margarita’s Cafe Thursday nights are for $5 martini’s (with the purchase of an entree and

live music at Margarita’s Cafe on 1868 Front St. from 4 to 10 p.m. For more information, call (516) 745-0033.

Kindness series The Kindness Series with Howard Kerner, hosted by the East Meadow Public Library, will highlight brave and good people. In this session at 7 p.m., Kerner will highlight the Catholic priests and nuns who risked their lives and helped rescued the persecuted during the Holocaust. Register for the virtual program at www.eastmeadow.info or call the library at (516) 794-2570 for more information.

Friday, March 26 Virtual paint night

In this painting, the fog will create an ethereal feel and the vibrant cherry blossoms will bring warmth and happiness. This event is happeningat 8:30 p.m. in the Pinot’s Palette studio, 2557 Hempstead Turnpike. There will be socially distant seating, available hand sanitizer, disposable aprons and masks required by all staff and guests. Anyone in a party will be seated together. The studio has a food, wine, craft and domestic beer menu on site. For dessert there will be Tipsy Scoop alchohol infused ice cream, with vanilla bean bourbon and salted caramel whisky flavors. Cost is $40. For more information, call (516) 390-8740. To register for the class, visit www.pinotspalette. com/eastmeadow.

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All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number.

Submissions can be emailed to jcorr@liherald.com.

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Dan Olson, pastor of the New Hope Church and EM Kiwanis member, receives Everyday Hero Award.

Spring recess for the East Meadow School District begins March 29 and ends April 2.

Scholarship from East Meadow Chamber of Commerce now available to East Meadow School District students.

East Meadow Soccer Club intramural program season begins April 10. Register soon.

EM Farmstand Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp looking for summer camp staff.

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NCPD’s chief of support talks historic promotion

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Lorna atmore, the first Black woman to be named Nassau Police Department’s chief of support, joined Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, left, and County Executive Laura Curran, right, on Feb. 25.

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For the first time in Nassau Police Department history, a Black woman has been promoted to the position of chief of support.

Lorna Atmore, a 25-year member of NCPD, was promoted to the chief support position on Feb. 25. She succeeds Chief Ronald Walsh, who recently left to serve as Long Beach police commissioner.

Atmore is now commander of the Support Division, one of the department’s

largest units that includes the 911 center, information technology and the upcoming police body camera program. With the new position, Atmore is fifth in line for command of the department.

“I really appreciate the support of Commissioner Patrick Ryder and County Executive Laura Curran for their confidence in my abilities,” Atmore said. “I’m just really excited to step into the role and hopefully do a good job.”

Ryder said she is well qualified for her new role. “The promotion of Assistant Chief Lorna Atmore to three-star chief of support was an easy decision, as she is known to be one of the most dedicated and intelligent professionals in the executive ranks,” Ryder said in a statement. “I have great confidence in her ability to get the job done and to serve the residents in Nassau County.”

Curran said that she was pleased to promote Atmore to her new role. “I’m proud of the efforts Nassau continues to make to ensure our law enforcement reflects the rich diversity of our communities – especially for positions of leadership,” Curran said in a statement. “Chief Atmore’s dedication to the department and her command experience have defined her as a true professional, a leader and a trailblazer.”

Atmore began in the force as an officer and eventually rose to sergeant in the 3rd Precinct. She also led the 7th Precinct’s Detective Squad and was later promoted to captain, inspector and deputy commanding officer in the 4th Precinct, before being promoted to deputy chief of the support division. Family members who were in the New York City Police Department inspired her initial interest in a law enforcement career.

“I really thought the job wouldn’t be a fit for me at first, but my cousins assured me that I would enjoy the job and to give it a chance,” she said. “I took their word for it, and by the time I got done with the police academy, I was in love with the job.”

Atmore noted she wants to inspire young people of color who might be interested in a law enforcement career. “I hope that young people look up and see myself and other people of color in prominent positions and see what we’ve accomplished so they can visualize themselves as future leaders in law enforcement,” she said. “I think that we represent these opportunities that exist that young people may not know about.”

Atmore added that she hopes in the future that more people of color are promoted to prominent law enforcement posts. “I understand and appreciate the excitement of my promotion and its uniqueness,” she said. “In my mind, I’m hoping that in the next five to 10 years that promotions like this will be more commonplace.”

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ur team has been in the Bellmore office for about seven or eight years, but I’ve been a pediatrician for 14 years.

We implemented telemedicine pretty early on. For the most part, patients were very receptive to that. Some people still prefer to meet that way instead of coming into the office. If we really need to examine a patient, we are going to ask that they come in. But for most appointments and for mental health issues, discussing it through a telemedicine visit has been great, because then they don’t have to leave their house and it’s more convenient.

I feel like the pandemic has brought on a lot of fear for families, parents and even some kids. Now that it’s been a year of this, I feel like it’s really impacted their mental health. I think

it’s affected a lot of people with underlying anxiety and created some new anxieties for people. Overall, thankfully, throughout this whole process, I have only had one child patient that has been sent to the hospital.

I’m just hopeful that we can get ahead of this before new variants potentially take over.

We still don’t know yet if the vaccine will protect against these variants — one would hope. I do believe it’s a race against time to get more people vaccinated before more variants take over. Also, and I’ve been saying this for years, but there’s so much antibiotic resistance out there because antibiotics are overused. I hope this spurs companies to create more antivirals that could be helpful against Covid-19 and other potential viral infections.

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’ve been practicing medicine since 1999, and I’ve been with this practice for more than 14 years. I’m a board-certified family medicine physician, so I’ll see any patient, from birth to any age. We see more than 12,000 patients in our office.

Obviously, the pandemic has brought down the number of patients we’re able to see inoffice. We’ve been doing a lot of telemedicine, but we also have separate areas in our office and put together an amazing system where we never once stopped seeing patients throughout the pandemic. We never closed down because of an outbreak in our office.

Lately, I’ve been trying to help elderly people and people who are sick to get vaccines. I run Project Covax, where me and my sons, Lucas and Logan, to help register

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The biggest thing right now is to stay positive. That’s one thing I’ve always done – realizing that tomorrow’s going to be a better day. During the pandemic, when things first started, everyone was scared, but the more we learned about the disease process, the more we were able to help people, and the less scared we are. Yes, we are going to be wearing masks for a long time, but we can function and we can persevere.

I always tell patients that no question is too silly to ask. I want to be a resource so that I can help them understand. A lot of the time we fear the unknown, but once we have knowledge about it, life becomes easier.

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n the beginning of the pandemic, it was a little scary because even us doctors didn’t know what was going on and what to expect.

We would have patients come in who looked fine and would say that they didn’t have a sense of smell or taste. We didn’t have an ability to test them back then. The biggest thing was when we knew how to identify people who had the virus.

We started wearing masks very early on.

When we were told we could go virtual, we had no method of doing that. We had never considered it before. I learned how to use Doxy. My sister-in-law told me about it. Doxy ended up being easy and worked perfectly. But the physical exam was limited this way, like I couldn’t take anyone’s blood pressure.

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had plexiglass shielding installed in the office, and the four patient rooms were cleaned and disinfected continually. We screened people on the phone and still do.

When the virus first hit, I was worried I’d bring it home. I’d change my clothes and put them in a bag before I saw anyone. I don’t think the virus changed me much. But I am more aware of my surroundings now.

I’m hoping this won’t happen again, but the pandemic of 1917 did. My biggest fear is that everyone will get vaccinated, but we will continue to see cases. Hopefully, the vaccines will work and will wipe this out. But there are multiple variants. I hope the vaccines will work on them.

imply speaking, things slowed down quite a bit. I stayed open, and a lot of people didn't want to come. But anyone who had an emergency or anyone who wanted to come was certainly welcome here.

Things are still a little slow, but we're starting to get back to ourselves.

We follow the same safety procedures as most other doctor offices — we always sterilize. There hasn't been much of a problem of people getting infected in dental offices.

We always took safety measures before it, too, so we're a little more careful; we take care to make sure everything is clean and sterile and disinfected. Everyone wears a mask when they come in and sit in the waiting room, and that's about it.

There's no extra fear there when dealing

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with patients as a dentist. They take their masks off, of course, when they come into the chair, but we just have everything clean, sterile and sanitized, and we just work from there.

Everything seems to be working out well.

I luckily have been open the whole year —I never really had to close down; I was always open, the whole time.

I've been working here in the same office for 46 years, and I'm very happy to keep serving the community and doing what I can.

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’ve been practicing physical therapy for 33 years, and we have multiple locations, with the main one in Wantagh on Sunrise Highway. We’re in a multi-specialty office that’s grown over the years.

When the pandemic first hit, the bulk of our patients came in for more serious issues like strokes and recovery from big surgeries. We weren’t seeing as [many] people coming in for sprains or strains. We mostly treat orthopedic and neurological issues.

During the beginning of the pandemic, it was harder for our patients who couldn’t get out.

Most of our patients are elderly, and we have a lot of specialized equipment for them.

We participated in telehealth, which was more for those elderly patients and those with other risk factors. A good portion continue to

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rely on telehealth, but some can’t because of the nature of their rehabilitation. We have specific tools and lasers for deep-tissue laser therapy, and there are patients who need that for effected treatment so we provided it to them.

They need to be in person to use the equipment here that they can’t get at home. But when we could, we work with patients on building a home program. We made due the best we could with what we had.

We stayed open through the entire pandemic nobody missed out on things they needed. Our staff, our physical therapists, our assistants — they’re all hometown heroes. There are a lot of people who go unnoticed and unmentioned who stuck to their job and did what they needed to do. They deserve credit for that, especially in the beginning when there were so many unknowns.

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here are a lot of ways the pandemic changed our practice. Firstly, we needed to make changes for the safety of our staff and patients and to make everyone feel comfortable and protected from the virus.

We installed plastic barriers in between each work station. Patients can no longer wait in the waiting room and must stay in their car until we call them in. If they’re worried about being exposed to Covid-19, we will see them at their car.

We do Covid-19 testing in patients' cars and swab them there and then call them to give their results.

Another thing we incorporated is the ability to have virtual visits. We could talk to them virtually and give them a general consultation and diagnosis if they feel sick.

We also see patients in the pediatric unit of Winthrop [now NYU Langone], but we weren’t

allowed in during the beginning of the pandemic.

We’re back now and just have to fill out a Covid-19 questionnaire before visiting anyone at the hospital.

All of the providers in our office have completed their vaccinations.

The biggest takeaway from the pandemic, from a medical standpoint, is that simple measures could prevent the spread of infections, and we just have to play our part to limit the spread.

Something else we learned is the importance of keeping up with your wellness exams. We tried not to lose any opportunities to see patients.

The pandemic has also changed the dynamic of the office. We take pride in our service and what we do, and now we take pride in providing an environment where people can feel safe coming in and seeing us.

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March 18, 2021 — EAST MEADOW HERALD

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The coronavirus pandemic came to Long Island the first week in March last year. With no clear end in sight to the pandemic, many Long Islanders now wonder what the future of the Island will look like moving forward.

To shed light on many pandemic-related questions and concerns that Long Islanders are pondering, Herald Inside LI will host a free live webinar over Zoom on Thursday, March 18.

Starting at 6 p.m., the webinar, titled “The Virus and the Vaccine: One Year Later,” will feature Nassau County Executive Laura Curran; Jennifer Cona, a partner at Cona Elder Law; Dr. Larry Eisenstein, Nassau County Department of Health commissioner; and Dr. Aaron Glatt, chairman of the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai South Nassau.

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The panelists will discuss the past year and next steps to deal with the pandemic in the near future. Panelists will also discuss infection rates, variants, scheduling testing and vaccine appointments, and continued plans to keep people safe.

Cona Elder Law and Mount Sinai South Nassau are sponsoring the webinar.

To register, go to LIHerald.com/VaccineUpdate. To sponsor a webinar or for more information, contact Amy Amato at aamato@richnerlive.com or call (516) 569-4000, ext. 224.

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The annual East Meadow Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg Hunt is on. Children 11 years old and younger can enjoy the hunt and some time with the Easter Bunny too on March 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Pool and Park, 1700 Prospect Ave., East Meadow.

An effort has been made to ensure the health and safety of all with the implementation this year of time slots. Participants can choose from one to five time slots, which will be limited to 125 participants (including parents) per slot.

The egg hunt will take place at 10 minutes from the start of the scheduled time slot. And there will be extra goodies for all as well as an opportunity to take a picture with the Easter Bunny.

Registration is a must. For further information email info@eastmeadowchamber.com.

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WHAT’S UP NEXT DOOR AND AROUND THE CORNER

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FRIENDS JAIME PENZINOR, far left, Breanne O’Hara, Katlyn Carlin, Cameron Burth, Robbie Pratt and Maureen Carlin made sure they wore green to stop the leprechauns from pinching them.

Marking the day everyone wants to be Irish Irish eyes are still smiling, even during Covid-19, evidenced by the St. Patrick’s Day gathering at the Inn on Saturday, where there was plenty of laughter and a few toasts too. Owner Donny Price knew the pandemic prevented him from having the usual celebration, even though from Ireland. But St. Patrick’s Day is part of his DNA. He had to do something. So, he hired the Hambones to share their talents, and offered free-flowing grog, which made for a fun celebration, in spite of Covid-19.

A GROUP OF friends, above, celebrated St. Patty’s Day at the Noon Inn on Saturday.

KATHY AND TOM enjoyed a beer at the bar, above, right.

NOON INN OWNER Donny Price and bartender Aiden McMahon, far right, made certain everyone had what they needed to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. NICK CLEARY, LEFT, Nicolette Giordano, Miranda Zeratta and Joe Antuofermo had a great time.

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THE W.T. CLARKE High School National Art Honor Society created a poster incorporating bright colors and uplifting phrases to garner positivity in the East Meadow community.

E.M. students spread positivity in the community The W.T. Clarke High School National Art Honor Society in the East Meadow School District created a poster incorporating bright colors and uplifting phrases to add some cheer to the community.

The collaborative project was inspired by the “Kindness Rocks Project,” a nationwide initiative to cultivate connections and lift others up through acts of kindness.

“The students wanted to create some-

thing that would brighten our schools and community,” said Jane Pawlowski, an art teacher. “This was a collaborative project by the talented artists in the National Art Honor Society and we hope it brings a smile to those who see it.”

This project is part of the district’s celebration of Youth Art Month, which aims to emphasize the value of art education for all children.

The Mighty Kind Market in East Meadow School District’s McVey Elementary School is asking for donations as stock in items run low.

■ Condiments

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The following is needed by the pantry

■ Paper towels

■ Food

■ Tissues

■ Cereals of all kinds

■ Napkins

■ Oatmeal

■ Laundry detergent

■ Pancake mix

■ Dish soap

■ Syrup

■ Tooth paste and tooth brushes

■ Jelly

■ Shampoo, conditioner and body soap

■ Fruit cups or cans

■ Children household items

■ Apple juice

■ Diapers sizes four to six

■ Children’s snacks

Items can be dropped off to McVey Elementary School, 2201 Devon St., between Monday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. by the main entrance.

Questions on how to access the market, as well as donation inquiries, can be directed to McVey Elementary School social worker Amanda Napolitano at (516) 228-5300 (ext. 2).

“Our community members are still struggling,” said McVey Elementary School Principal Kerry Dunne. “Thank you for your support.”

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MIGHTY KIND MARKET food pantry in McVey Elementary School is asking for donations.

as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held March 9, 2021, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 18-2021, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 18-2021, amending Chapter 202 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “REGULATIONS & RESTRICTIONS” to limit

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Most of what you’re doing costs more at the beginonte eeper ning, but can save tremendously the longer it’s in use.

By doing your own labor, you’re saving on the most costly component of construction, but can you do the work yourself ? I’m seeing this trend more with the latest generation of younger homeowners, who are interested in bringing in more sunlight, open spaces that heat and cool more naturally, creating an experience to live in. It’s harder to do on cookie-cutter plots of land, but with so many maintenance-free time- and cost-saving technologies, like using your voice or programming to turn on lights, lower the temperature or start a meal, the Carousel of Progress at Disney World will need to catch up.

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Over the years I have had many clients do their own work successfully, but most have leveled with me that there were certain things they either would have done differently or had someone else do, because the project required tools or time they just didn’t want to invest in. Most important, even if you do get permission to do the work yourself, you’ll need to have it inspected. Without final and official certificates, you may not be able to sell your home. Good luck!

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year ago, we faced many new challenges as the coronavirus threw the world into a panic.

Many unanswered questions made us fearful of both the known and the unknown. Despite this heightened level of stress, we adjusted, and new approaches to cope with the pandemic arose.

We Zoomed from room to room, and country to country, without having to pack our bags or experience jet lag.

We found a new dress code for our virtual meetings: ROBERT mullet outfits with “business on GOLDMAN the top, party on the bottom,” and made sure to turn off the cat filter. Masks became more than just a protective measure: They became a fashion statement, or an advertisement or promotion for a business, product or cause. For some of us, reality TV became an escape: Joe Exotic was anointed the “Tiger King,” as the mystery of who killed Carole Baskin’s husband still lingers. Speaking of lingering, some of us put on the pandemic

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pounds as we binged on series and food.

All of the changes emerging from the pandemic are linked to our human need to stay connected during times of adversity. Fads are an expression of belongingness. Sadly, the social deprivation that we all experienced left a hole in this fundamental human need for contact and connectedness. As we had to increasingly remain socially distant, our need for emotional connectedness grew stronger.

As an attorney and practicing psychologist, I witnessed firsthand how many of my attorney colleagues reported on social media feeling stressed.

This was a shocker, as attorneys are known for being loath to admit they struggle. I felt a call to action, and started offering resiliency training over Zoom to my fellow attorneys. Little did I know that this group would offer me support as I mourned the passing of my father during the pandemic, when public gathering was prohibited. The Virtual Lawyers Lounge continues to be relevant, and is more than 500 members strong.

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we learned early on that Covid-19 does not discriminate. Our common experience of living through the pandemic created a space for empathy across the world, even if we couldn’t give a hug or wipe a tear for those who needed it the most. The buzzword born out of our universal experience is resilience: the ability to overcome adversity. By our evolutionary nature, resilience is tied to our need to survive. We survived by finding new ways to connect. These new ways should not be forgotten, but rather incorporated into our “new normal,” whatever that is.

Now, as the vaccines roll out and the new world opens up, questions stoke our fears. Is the new world safe? What will the new normal look like? This anxiety is the reality for adults and children who were abruptly thrown into a new lifestyle, without any mental or emotional buffers. For example, the child who will awaken from his Covid-19 slumber of gaming and return to a classroom setting where he will barely recognize his classmates through the mask-covered mouths and protective Plexiglas that separates them from one another.

ow, as the vaccines roll out, new questions stoke our fears. Is the new world safe?

As we venture into the new normal, I envision a world of hope and reprioritized values. For a resilient march to this new normal, we must acknowledge that much of what we believe in having control over is just an illusion; we need to remain present in all that we do and appreciate the temporary nature of all circumstances.

When the inevitable, unpredictable event happens, embracing it with optimism, fortitude and courage helps us through the rough patch and aids us as we move forward to where we want to be. Most important, in the resilient march to the new normal, we must never forget the need and value of hugging one another, rebuilding our personal connections, wiping away a tear and offering an approving smile that may be seen with or without a mask.

As of this writing, 2.65 million people across the world have died because of the coronavirus. In honoring those we lost and keeping alive the lessons learned, we must become more vigilant about tending to our health, physically and mentally.

Dr. Robert Goldman is the chief psychologist and co-CEO of TLC Virtual Resiliency and an adjunct professor at Hofstra University and St. Joseph’s College.

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Fragments: surviving a season of loss

didn’t tune in to the news at all yesterday, and that was a happy change from one year ago, when I couldn’t not watch, but when I did watch, the grim predictions from epidemiologists, juxtaposed with the misinformation coming from the White House, had me worried sick.

Doctors told us to wear masks, stay at home, close schools and avoid contact even with our parents and children and grandchildren. At the same time, the president rolled out his RANDI no-big-deal mesKREISS sage. He promised that the coronavirus would just go away. Yet people were dying, and refrigerator morgue trucks were parked on New York City streets. For me, not trusting our highest elected officials to keep us safe in the face of a historic pandemic was psychologically destabilizing.

The message was: You’re on your own.

We did what we had to do. No kids, no supermarkets, no friends and no communal events of any kind.

Now, one year later, I don’t need to hear the news because I trust that the government is going about its business, fighting the best fight it can against the virus.

What does this pandemic anniversary mean to us?

My husband and I are just past two weeks since our second vaccine. I think we’ll be fine, but there is a definite process to reemerging and rebooting a full life.

With the second jab, it isn’t as if this dreadful year gets erased. Just a glance in the mirror reminds me that I’m not the same person I was last March. I made a joke in a column last year about my own personal silver lining as my hair turned gray.

Now it’s even more so, and very long, a kind of metaphor about time and change and a new acceptance of mortality.

I’m thinking about my friends of the heart who died over the past year, Marlene and Marty and Don. I mention their names to write them into my world and honor their memory. They didn’t all die of Covid-19, but they left this world too

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soon and without the comforting rituals of traditional funerals and visiting among family and friends after the loss.

Letting them go is more difficult because there was no way to say a real goodbye or hold the hands of their loved ones. My husband has photos of these buddies pasted on a full wall in his office, like the man without a country, yearning for “home.”

Living through this year, with plenty of food and access to the Internet and the ability to work online, reminded me that good fortune shines on only some people. More than 530,000 of us died, many because they had to go to work, or lived in large family groups or couldn’t figure out the byzantine vaccine rollout protocols. I don’t know their names, but I want to carry them with me into the post-pandemic world, with a kind of “never forget” mantra. They shouldn’t just disappear.

In the beginning I was Zooming with the grandkids pretty often, and then less often, and then we had hardly anything to share because we weren’t doing anything all day. I thought from the begin-

ven friends who died of something other than Covid were deprived of comforting rituals.

ning that the teenagers suffered most from the isolation and emotional vacuum that can follow months of down time with no other kids around. I have faith in their resilience, though, and history teaches us that young people have survived other deprivations, especially during wartime.

We ventured out the other evening for the very first time, to sit in an outside tented area of a restaurant. It wasn’t perfect. It felt strange to wait for food, and I was impatient. I realize I have to give this new normal some time.

One year after the pandemic began surging across America and the world, my freezer is still packed. I have more toilet paper than I need. I remember some of my parents’ behaviors, which I called a Depression-era mentality, and I know we have adopted some slightly irrational habits as a result of our anxiety during the worst days of Covid-19.

I expect all of this will evolve as our faith in the future — any future — is restored. I would like to live long enough to read the great books that will surely be written about this year, especially the fiction, which so often touches the most profound truths.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Covid-19 has not only killed more than 530,000 people in the United States, but also has ravaged the finances of our state and local governments and school districts. States and counties — which depend heavily on sales taxes for funding — were particularly hard hit over the past year. People haven’t been shopping at local businesses the way they did before the pandemic, in part because many fear contracting the virus in public, and many simply haven’t the money to shop.

We hope and trust that the ARP will be a vital shot in the arm to reignite the economy, both here in New York and across the country. It is certainly giving local elected leaders the opportunity to breathe easier, knowing they won’t have to lay off essential workers, including police officers and emergency medical technicians.

In total, New York state will receive $12.6 billion in aid, which will be used to mitigate the spread of the virus and enhance the vaccination effort, as well as balance the state’s budget so it, too, can avoid layoffs. School districts will also benefit from the funding allocation.

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LETTERS Stimulus bill delivers relief To the Editor: Congressional passage of the most recent stimulus bill, called the American Rescue Plan, is great news for all Americans, regardless of your politics. Beyond delivering much-needed relief to people struggling to make ends meet, this bill also provides the bold federal investment necessary to accelerate vaccine distribution, ensure that schools fully reopen and support struggling small businesses, like our restaurants.

I am especially pleased that this bill funds local governments like Nassau County, particularly as we continue to hold the front line in our fight to defeat the coronavirus once and for all.

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No doubt, the ARP is far-reaching.

We should all be thankful that state and local governments will be made whole after a historically devastating year. Leaving them to fend for themselves — essentially the plan of Republican leaders like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — could have, and likely would have, been disastrous. Mass layoffs of front-line workers would have meant a double whammy for the nation: We would have lost not only many people entrusted with protecting our safety during the pandemic, but also their spending power and tax dollars.

The first round of federal pandemic aid provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES, was a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus bill, passed last March, that provided aid to states and, in a more limited way, local governments, as well as loans to businesses. It saved tens of thousands of businesses, especially small ones, and many, many lives, in particular through vaccine research.

The trouble was this: Any aid that state and local governments accepted could be used only to fund coronavirus mitigation efforts. There was no aid to those governments to continue operations while the economy was tanking last spring. State and local elected leaders pleaded — practically begged — for greater aid beyond funding for coronavirus mitigation, but the Republican-controlled Senate and President Trump would not budge.

The second round of aid, a hotly contested bill signed late last year, provided $900 billion, again without unrestricted aid to state and local governments.

With this third round of federal aid, we are seeing the load lifted for state and local elected leaders. At the same time, the American Rescue Plan will increase funding for vaccination programs, and provide $1,400 in direct aid to a majority of working families and individuals and greater funding for small businesses.

Yes, we continue to add to America’s debt — a debt that will one day have to be repaid. U.S. debt now stands at $27 trillion — or 128 percent of our gross domestic product. Only 10 years ago, we worried that our debt had surpassed 90 percent of GDP. So yes, we will have to cut back in the future.

Now, however, is not the time. In the here and now, we must focus on economic recovery, and the only way to lift ourselves out of our current fiscal quagmire and jump-start spending is through federal aid.

Going forward, we will have to work harder than ever — and we will have to do so together, united as one country, Republicans and Democrats. And we will have to innovate, which means we will have to focus more than ever on providing educational resources not only to our children, but to people of all ages.

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uring the coronavirus pandemic, many of us have needed to get outside, and have rediscovered the joy of walking or riding a bike to see friends and exercise. Should this trend continue — and record bike sales suggest that it will — then New Yorkers will be healthier, traffic will be less congested and air quality will improve. But for walking and biking to be realistic options for most people, we first need to invest in safe and adequate infrastructure, just as we have CARTER done for every mode of STRICKLAND other transportation.

This is a critical public safety issue for Long Island. Today, our roads are too risky — Nassau and Suffolk counties were ranked second and third most dangerous in the state, as measured by the number of fatalities, personal injuries and property damage resulting from traf-

fic crashes. In fact, in 2019, Long Island accounted for over a quarter of all bicycle fatalities in New York. Too many lives have been lost because of dangerous roads.

Safe places to bike and walk are also part of a holistic economic recovery. Civic leaders seeking to attract and retain young professionals with amenities comparable to any major city and to solidify a strong “sense of place” across the Island have already invested in revitalizing downtowns with walkable communities and affordable multi-family housing. The missing commercial part of that mix may follow even faster than expected now, as many people who have worked from home for more than a year question the value of long commutes. In fact, the large redevelopment areas proposed for Long Island are mixed use, with the intention of creating live-work-play communities — and future residents and workers will look for recreational opportunities and better connections to parks.

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afe places to bike and walk are an important part of a solid economic recovery.

LETTERS beyond troubling, and describe a disturbing pattern of behavior that also now includes a potentially criminal act.

The gravity of these claims makes it clear to us that the governor cannot lead the state while faithfully responding to multiple investigations. This is especially true in light of the impending state budget deadline, the need to continue guiding the state through the coronavirus pandemic and the fragility of the state’s economic recovery.

The New York State Constitution demands that if the governor is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office of Governor, the Lieutenant-Governor shall act as the Governor until the inability shall cease.” We call on the Cuomo to step aside, at least until such time that the state attorney general’s investigation is complete. We are confident that the lieutenant governor would ably serve the people of New York.

JOHN BROOKS, JAMES GAUGHRAN, TODD KAMINSKY, ANNA KAPLAN and KEVIN THOMAS New York state senators

Was the chopper really necessary?

To the Editor: Was it really essential for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to travel from Albany via helicopter to visit the round-the-clock Covid-19 vaccination center at the Javits Convention Center recently? The event was little more than a career politician’s photo op.

The good news is that both Nassau and Suffolk counties have started to invest in safe biking and walking trails. There are first-class bike paths in Eisenhower Park and Bethpage State Park, as well as several trail systems in parks and a few northsouth trails. What is missing is a main artery to tie this all together, much as the Long Island Expressway did for an earlier generation that wanted to drive their cars to the post-war suburbs.

A proposed Long Island Greenway would provide this connectivity and jumpstart a true network of trails for point-to-point travel across the Island. Stretching 175 miles from Manhattan to Montauk, the greenway would be a multi-purpose trail that would be mostly off-road along power lines, connecting downtown redevelopment areas such as Innovation Park and the Nassau Hub, 26 parks and 46 train stations. It would make walking and biking safe for people on Long Island and a real option for exercising, visiting friends, even picking up gro-

ceries. And it would be good for downtown business as well: Trail users spend about $250,000 per mile annually on trailrelated local businesses, according to a 2012 study by the Rails to Trails Conservancy.

This project could be shovel-ready and provide jobs in the near term while setting the foundation for Long Island’s success over the long term. The state has already built the Empire State Trail from Buffalo to New York City, and has invested in preliminary engineering studies to extend it across Long Island. According to a study released recently by New Yorkers for Clean Water and Jobs, 65,000 jobs could be created by the $3 billion New York State Environmental Bond Act, which would support projects like the Long Island Greenway. We need those jobs now to help our economic recovery, and those investments would pay back health and economic dividends for years. Long Islanders should call on their elected officials to support investments in park infrastructure.

Carter Strickland is the New York state director for the Trust for Public Land.

FRAMEWORK by Mike Deery

Why couldn’t Cuomo ride Amtrak from Albany to Manhattan? Upon arrival, it would have been a quick five-minute walk through the $1.6 billion Moynihan Train Hall to the Javits Convention Center.

Perhaps Cuomo didn’t want to rub shoulders with constituents while riding Amtrak and walking to his news conference. He might have also run into reporters, who were banned from the Javits Center event. They might have asked some embarrassing questions dealing with his ongoing nursing home and sexual harassment scandals.

The day before his visit, U.S. Representatives Carolyn Maloney, Jerry Nadler and Nydia Velazques, along with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, conducted a news conference at the Manhattan 30th Street Heliport. They called for the elimination of non-essential helicopter rides, like the one that Cuomo took. Before he became president, Joe Biden was known as “Amtrak Joe.” He regularly commuted from his Delaware home to Washington, D.C., via Amtrak for decades.

Why couldn’t Cuomo emulate Biden?

Forget the helicopter trips to and from Albany to the Big Apple. Lead by example. He should show his support for transit just like Biden and become “Amtrak Andrew.”

LARRY PENNER Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.

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