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‘A Day at the Beach’ with the AHRC art gallery

By MAlloRY WIlSoN mwilson@liherald.com

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THE AHRC NASSAu East Meadow Art Gallery’s newest exhibit is titled ‘A Day at the Beach.’ Davis Hernandez, right, helped make the 5-foot-tall papier-maché work of art, and Richard Infante painted beach scenes.

Instead of driving 20 minutes to the beach, locals can take a short trip to the AHRC Nassau East Meadow Art Gallery on East Meadow Avenue to see its new art exhibit, “A Day at the Beach.”

The exhibit, open to the public through the end of the month, features art from AHRC members who live with intellectual and developmental disabilities. One highlight of the exhibit is a 5-foot-tall papiermaché lighthouse sculpture.

AHRC Nassau is a chapter

of The Arc of New York, a nonprofit organization that helps people with developmental disabilities.

Every January, the artists and the mentors at the gallery pick a day to brainstorm ideas for their upcoming exhibit, according to site manager Lisa Moosemueller. After they think of a few ideas, they vote through ballots to decide the favorite. After voting on the theme, the artists work on their pieces — either with a mentor or individually — working in various media.

“We had a vote, and ‘A Day at Continued on page 12

Respite care park offers some peace to those with Alzheimer’s

By MAlloRY WIlSoN mwilson@liherald.com

A new space dedicated exclusively to those with Alzheimer’s disease and their families has been added to Eisenhower Park.

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America and Nassau County opened a new respite care relief park to help those living with Alzheimer’s or dementia, as well as their caregivers. The Eisenhower Park location is the second one of its kind in the country; the only other one is in the Town of Babylon.

More than 50,000 people on Long Island — or 3 percent — live with Alzheimer’s. More than

6.2 million people in the country live with the disease, said Chuck Fuschillo, the president and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. There are over 100,000 caregivers. “(We created) a respite relief park to give them a place to get out in the open, obviously in the beautiful park that’s here in Eisenhower Park, but also for the caregivers to come to a safe setting to avoid caregiver burnout,” Fuschillo said. “The caregivers in this county and throughout the island really are our heroes.”

The foundation and the county considered it important to create this park both to serve those

who are living with the disease and to recognize the caregivers.

The respite relief park includes educational informat i o n ab o u t d e m e n t i a a n d Alzheimer’s disease, along with benches, a brick walkway, a gazebo and nice greenery. Its purpose is to enable a caregiver to have much needed relief and learn more about what resources are available for them. It’s also a place for a caregiver and their individual with Alzheimer’s or dementia to come and chat in a peaceful outdoor area.

“This is an integral part of what this park is about,” County Executive Bruce Blakeman said.

“It’s not just about sporting

events, it’s not just about cultural events, it’s not just about entertainment — it’s about a place where people can go to be with nature, in a peaceful setting, and it’s incredibly important to those who have been afflicted with Alzheimer’s and dementia.”

Blakeman said that he has heard from many people who

have a family member with Alzheimer’s or dementia about how disrupting it is for families.

“They need places to go, they need programs, and that’s what the American Alzheimer’s Foundation does,” Blakeman said.

“They create these programs; they create an environment to help not only people who are Continued on page 4

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D’Esposito wants George Santos out of Congress increase the federal debt limit and decrease spending.

The bill also quashes several tax credits, modifies the permitting process and other requirements for energy It has been a busy week on the House floor, especially projects, expands work requirements for the Supplefor U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito. He not only passed his mental Nutrition Assistance Program, and nullifies Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights, but spoke out actions by the federal education department to suspend in support of a resolution to expel his fellow Long federal student loan payments, discharge debt and Island Republican representative, George Santos. implement a new income-driven repayment plan.

The resolution was reportedly first introduced by a D’Esposito dispelled concerns the bill would make Democratic House member from California, U.S. Rep. financial cuts to Veterans Affairs. Instead, he said it Robert Garcia. essentially caps discretionary spending and decreases Santos was indicted this month, accusing him of 13 the spending level for fiscal 2024. counts of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public “It grows the economy, it saves taxpayers money, and funds, and making materially false statements to the it protects veterans, defense spending, Social Security U.S. House of Representatives. and Medicare,” D’Esposito said. “We believe the Limit, Last week, D’Esposito took to the podium to urge the Save, Grow Act is exactly what this country needed, and bipartisan House Ethics Committee to take swift action more importantly, it was this first step in negotiations in getting rid Santos, who he called a “pathological liar.” with the president and the Senate.”

The House ultimately voted to refer the resolution to the With the Santos “stain” potentially damaging the House Ethics Committee instead of voting on the resoreputation of the Republican Party, Democrats could Courtesy Matthew Capp lution itself. come out in full force to reclaim his district, U.S. Rep. ANThONy D’Esposito passed a motion in the House “I was the first member of Congress to say that he D’Esposito’s and others to take back the House, where should resign, but unfortunately, the fact of the matter of Representatives on May 17 to send the case of Long Island the GOP maintains a very slim majority. is that in order for a member to be expelled, you need colleague to the House Ethics Committee.

Reflecting on the policies and efforts brought forth two thirds of the vote of Congress,” D’Esposito said. by his colleagues such as Hempstead Town Supervisor “They don’t have the numbers, so that’s the problem. again “because public service can be a noble calling that Don Clavin, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Sala“I don’t think that George should serve another day in makes people’s lives better.” However, “too many in Wash- dino and North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jennifer Congress. The quickest way to rid this institution of this ington care about political gamesmanship, sound bites DeSena, D’Esposito believes voters aren’t focused on the stain is to refer this issue to the House Ethics Committee.” and photo opportunities than actually making real prog- alleged misdeeds of one man, but looking at what the With 18 months to go until the general election, seven ress for our families.” party is doing as a whole. candidates have already put their hats in the ring looking Gillen previously told the Herald one of the reasons “I don’t believe Santos has tainted Republicans,” to take over Santos’ district. Former Democratic Hemp- she decided to run was because of the Republican position D’Esposito said. “I think voters see that the Republican stead town supervisor Laura Gillen and Olympian Sarah on the national debt crisis. The GOP insist President way of governing Nassau County and Long Island is the Hughes seek to face D’Esposito for his seat in the fourth Biden reduce spending before they will agree to raise the right one. congressional district. debt ceiling.

“I’m preparing the same way I’ve prepared for every Gillen lost to D’Esposito in November’s election, but D’Esposito recently helped House Republicans pass the election in my life, and that is working hard now. It’s delivrecently said in her official announcement she is running Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, which is intended to ering on promises.”

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aren Kirshner has shared her abstract art with the world for years, and now her hard work will pay off when her solo show launches at the George Billis Gallery in Manhattan.

After her art took off in 2018, winning awards and gaining her recognition, Kirshner never looked back. The 65-year-old artist is taking her work to the city for the show that will run until June 29.

She had other solo shows last year at Onward & Upward, at the B.J. Spoke Gallery, and Spotlight Artist, at the Paramount Theatre.

Kirshner has always been into abstract art, even though art wasn’t initially her career path of choice.

“My mother was the artist and the art teacher, and my father was the writer or the journalist and the advertising man and the lawyer, and I wanted to be like my father,” Kirshner said. “I always was a writer.

I always wanted to be a famous American author.”

When her mother Betty, who specialized in humanist expression art, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in the early 2000’s, Kirshner became her primary caregiver reviving her passion for art. When Betty died, Kirshner threw herself full force into art in 2014.

Kirshner, who will have upwards of 20 pieces at the show, has shown her work with Billis before, once at his Connecticut gallery and other times at art fairs. She met him several years ago in Southampton where he became very interested in her work.

“He usually shows realistic work, representational work and minimalist work,” Kirshner said. “He never shows complex abstracts like mine — but he invited me to have a solo show.

“I’m so happy because I’m the only oddball one. I’m the wild abstract person so I think he really sees something he likes in it and keeps saying how powerful my work is.”

Kirshner said that she feels honored to be in the art field with her abstract art, and that she’s glad it’s getting recognized.

“I have my own style and people have tried to copy me many times, but I have a unique style,” she said. “I think that’s what George Billis probably recognizes.”

Kirshner said that she comes off as a

Photos courtesy Karen Kirshner

EASt MEAdOW RESIdENt Karen Kirshner will share her abstract art with the world at the George Billis Gallery in Manhattan in June. me. I really am a powerful person, but it’s all on the inside.

“I project it all onto my canvas, it’s strong. People look at my work and don’t believe I did it.”

There will be some new pieces at the show, and some familiar favorites. She thinks her bright pieces hung up on the windows will draw people in.

“The thing about being an artist, there’s a whole community and it’s pretty supportive,” she said. “It’s just a wonderful feeling to be a part of a community of people who want to make the world a more beautiful place.”

thIS pIEcE IS titled, “The Heart of the Matter.” very gentle, kind soul, but all of her passion and power comes out through her pieces.

“I don’t sparkle, I don’t have extraordinary charisma,” she said. “But you don’t know that I have all of this passion in

hER pIEcE, “GARdEN Party,” will be at the George Billis gallery. thIS pIEcE, “JupItER’S Infatuation,” recently won an award at the National Art League in Douglaston.

Want to see her work?

The opening reception of her show is June 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the George Billis Gallery at 527 West 23rd St., in Manhattan.

Her work can be seen at the gallery Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. until June.

Kirshner is a national-award winning artist. She studied at the Art Students League of New York, taking classes with accomplished artists.

She also has a BA from Vassar College, where she minored in studio art. She spent time in England in a graduate art program and earned an MS and MBA with distinction.

For more info, visit her website at Karenlkirshner.com

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A place for caregivers and their loved ones continued from front page afflicted, but also those people who are living with it each and every day, the families and the caregivers.”

The creation of the park was funded by private donors and the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, a charitable foundation that provides funding for healthcare and health-related initiatives in New York. The foundation helped fund the Town of Babylon location, and a new one that will be built in Yonkers in the fall.

Fuschillo thanked County Legislator Tom McKevitt for The new respiTe care relief park features educational taking the lead on the project information about Alzheimer’s disease, along with after the legislature approved benches, a brick walkway, a gazebo and nice greenery. the park. regarding the disease, and he struggled “Alzheimer’s is not only so tough for the person who’s going through with how to find support. Now, the founit, but especially to the family and care- dation helps hundreds of thousands of givers — it’s completely consuming to people annually.

“I never thought I could affect anytheir life,” McKevitt said. “They want to have a place where they can go with their body’s life but my own, but I’ve been forrelative, with their loved one, and have a tunate enough to be able to start the foundation and help those families that are few moments of peace.”

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of Ameri- dealing with this terrible, terrible disca was founded in 2002 by Bert Brodsky, ease,” Brodsky said. “The respite park is a whose mother lived with Alzheimer’s dis- perfect example of what could happen ease from 1980 to 1992. At the time that he when you put your mind to something, was caring for her, he found that there and you try and make the world just a litwas not a lot of information out there tle bit better.”

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BerT Brodsky, The founder and board chairman of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, speaks about his experience of taking care of his mother, who had Alzheimer’s.

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Different stuDents chose different cultures to represent.

Celebrating cultures at East Meadow High School East Meadow High School’s Multicultural Club hosted its annual Multicultural Show on April 20. The show included various performances to honor the various cultures in the community.

The assembly featured talent and cultural pride from students as they highlighted songs and dances from such countries as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Columbia, Guyana, India, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines and El Salvador.

The school’s Multicultural Club hosts the annual show in an effort to promote acceptance of diverse cultures. The tradition allows students to celebrate their own cultural heritages as well as those of their peers.

east MeaDow high School’s Multicultural Club hosted a Multicultural Show on April 20. the show is annual to promote acceptance.

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After winning just one of its first eight games, East Meadow girls’ lacrosse clicked down the stretch of the regular season and captured three of its last four against Conference 3 rivals to enter the Nassau Class A playoffs on the upswing.

Then, on May 16, the Jets continued their ascent against young and talented Baldwin, which shared the Conference 4 title with Kennedy to make program history.

Senior Vincenza Morgillo had two goals and two assists, senior Kelly Stump and junior Alexis Chew scored twice apiece, and junior goaltender Dynastee Ramos made 10 saves to lead East Meadow to a 9-2 elimination-game victory. The Jets (5-8) advanced to face No. 3 seed Farmingdale in the quarterfinals.

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Juniors Jasmin Tiong-Smith and Emma Ryan scored for the Bruins, who had no seniors on their roster and finished 11-4.

“I wasn’t in love with how we warmed up and unfortunately that showed in the game,” Baldwin coach Rebecca LaFlare said. “I could tell we were nervous. We didn’t shoot up to par. It wasn;t our best game but I told the girls to not let this result take away from the great season we had. We’ll have the first conference championship banner on the gym wall.”

The Bruins controlled the pace early and held possession for much of the opening 10 minutes but couldn’t solve Ramos, who had 130 regular-season stops. “Dyna worked hard all season with different drills and faced a lot of shots,” Tor torici said. “She really came through.”

Both teams featured deep-scoring lineups, though East Meadow’s showed more in this matchup. Morgillo, who closed the regular season with six points (four goals, two assists) in a win over Pla-

inview, continued her strong May as Baldwin’s defense focused on Jets leading scorer Isabella Pota, a senior midfielder with 30 goals.

“Vincenza really grew into her own and became more confident and aggressive,” Tortorici said. “Baldwin has a high-pressure defense and tried to lock Bella off. Bella still had a ton of draw controls to help us win.”

Morgillo and Chew accounted for all of the first-half offense as the Jets built a 4-1 lead at halftime. Stump, a dangerous lefty in the crease, scored both of her goals in the second half. Juniors Halle Lara and Brooke Vislocky, and freshman Kayla Lederer also scored. Senior Ava Lanza and sophomore Alissa Valente led the defense in front of Ramos.

Baldwin returns its entire squad next spring and will be a candidate to jump up to become one of East Meadow’s conference rivals. Freshmen CJ Keryc (39 goals) and Ava Jerome (24), along with Ryan (39) were among the Bruins’ leading scorers. Juniors Alexis Lakeran and Reyna Palmer led the defense in front of junior goalie Megan Englehart.

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County legislators approve Sands land lease their workers “above a living wage,” noting that there will be a collective bargaining agreement between the company and ther employees union, Tempers flared on Monday evening and that the average starting salary as the Republican-led Nassau County “should be around $70,000 per year,” Legislature voted 17-1 to approve the depending on the union agreement. transfer of the Nassau Coliseum lease That figure was quesyioned as a to Las Vegas Sands; advancing the $4 simple internet search turned up that billion plan to build a new state-of-thethe national average salary for a casino art casino and entertainment resort on employee is roughly $40,000, according the property in Uniondale. to the web sites Glassdoor and Indeed.

“The overwhelming bipartisan After the vote, Mary Carter Flanaapproval of lease terms with the Sands gan, the mayor of Garden City who by the County Legislature affirms that opposes the project, insisted the fight is Nassau County has made the right not over. decision,” County Executive Bruce “Of course this is a disappointment, Blakeman said in a statement. “This is but I give a lot of credit to [legislator] the first hurdle to overcome in order to Delia for standing up for what is right,” provide a world class entertainment Flanagan said. “We are not stopping, center with a luxury spa and hotel, crethis is just the beginning and we will ating thousands of jobs and economic continue to fight.” prosperity for Nassau County. I am Las Vegas Sands spokesperson, Ron very pleased with the vote.”

Reese, said “This is an important first Last month, the county reached a Brandon Cruz/Herald step and we look forward to continuing lease agreement with Sands that gives to engage with the community about the company control over the more PROPONeNts Of BOth sides of the Sands casino issue made their case at the Nassau how we can do this in the best possible than 70-acre Nassau Coliseum site. County Legislature vote on May 22. manner, but ultimately it is going to With approval of the lease agreement end up with the State Gaming Commisthe Sands will begin paying an annual in the area? Increased revenue to the costs as a result of the casino, pointing rent of $5 million to the county, while county? New restaurants and cool things out that half of his electricity bill is for sion,” Sands spokesman Ron Reese. they await a state gaming license, once to do in our community?” “power supply charges” from the county. obtained, the annual rent doubles to $10 When questioned during the session Have an opinion on the Sands project and Opponents countered with saying that million. Blakeman said ptevipusly that the proposed project is an attempt at a by Legislator Carrié Solages, Las Vegas the county agreement? Send letter to rbeththe county will be guaranteed at least $25 short, quick solution to a deeply compli- Sands representatives guaranteed to pay any@liherald.com. million in tax revenue each year. cated issue.

The lone vote against the project came Among the critics was Pearl Jacobs, from Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, a Democrat, president of the Uniondale Civic Associawho said g that although she is pro-union, tion. Jacobs said that Uniondale is a comshe is voting the way she feels is best for munity that has “long suffered from her constituents. Minority Leader Keven neglect, disinvestment, and taxation withAbrahams recused gimself from voting. out representation,” adding that UnionBefore the county legislator vote, pre- dale residents’ “quality of life is not for Is there a fee charged for making sentations were given by Deputy County sale.” funeral pre-arrangements?

Executive Arthur Walsh, Court Attorney She pointed out that Black and HispanJosh Meyer, two Sands officials Michael ic youth have a significantly higher rate There is absolutely no fee or other charge in Levoff and Ron Reese, and Nassau Coun- of asthma hospitalizations in Nassau New York State when you make “pre-arrangements”. ty Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, County than their caucasian peers. who was met with a mixed reaction of Jacobs also highlighted that Uniondale, Moreover when you pre-fund those arrangements Thomas L. Kearns both cheers and boos from the crowd. The Roosevelt, Hempstead and Westbury have through the Pre-Plan Trust there is no additional presentations were intended to address been identified by the state Department expense in establishing the trust account. A trust account that remains residents’ concerns regarding the poten- of Environmental Conservation as comtial harms that the project may cause, munities that are adversely affected by air under your control and your funds are FDIC insured. such as increases in vehicle traffic, pollu- pollution, saying that the increased vehiNo commission, no set-up fees, no extra expenses. Just accurate, tion, crime, drunk driving, and human cle traffic would further decrease the lack helpful information, and a plan that conforms to all New York State trafficking. of air quality in these communities, causRegulations and SSI-Medicaid regulations as well. An enhanced rate of Tension in the room remained high as ing further disparities in health and both supporters and opponents of the health care. interest on the Pre-Plan Trust enables us to guarantee the funeral home project spoke before the legislators to “By voting yes, it would strongly sugcosts when a complete funeral is arranged and paid for. share their opinions, and there was loud, gest that our elected representatives have If you would like to discuss these issues, call us and we’ll arrange heated, bickering, yelling and chanting no concern or empathy for Black and matches with each other in between and Brown communities and that environto have one of our licensed funeral director professionals meet with you even as people spoke. mental racism is alive and well,” Jacobs and answer your questions.

Supporters continuously pointed out said.

You’ll receive clear answers, an itemized list of the costs, and some the perceived benefits the project would Vasu Krishnamurrthy, a Nassau resibring such as the millions in unprece- dent who said he has a doctorate ecomonpeace of mind. dented tax revenue, local economic ics and has had a 25-year career as a mangrowth, as well as an influx of thousands agement consultant said, “Jobs and sales Leo F. , Inc. of new union jobs that would be available are stolen by casinos,” not shared or creFuneral Directors in the workers’ own communities; instead ated. He cited a study from the Richmond of commuting to New York City.

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Oceanside schOOl nO. 4 was just one of several schools taking a field trip to an open house hosted by the Nassau County Police Department at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence, just in time for the organization’s 98th anniversary. More than a thousand people came to each of the three days of the event.

NCPD celebrates 98 years with open house

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t’s not quite a century, but when anything reaches the ripe age of 98, it’s certainly time to celebrate. And that’s what he Nassau County Police Department did recently with its second annual open house — a three-day event at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence, that attracted somewhere in the neighborhood of Tim Baker/Herald 1,000 people each day. the gRand finale at the end of the recent Nassau County Among those helping Police Department open house at the David S. Mack Center the department celebrate for Training and Intelligence was the take-off of the police its near-milestone were helicopter. groups of students from various schools who there” are experiencing, Ryder said. “How gathered to see demondo we do it? And how do we do it better? strations, learn more about the history of It’s a challenge for us every day. We’re the department at the police museum, and working to make it better.” visiting Children’s Safety Town.

The open house aimed not only to “We have progressed like the rest of the familiarize the public with police work, country has with police reform and the but also to bridge any divide in communineeds, as technology advances, as types of guns on the street, drugs, different ways to ties where trusting the police could be lacking. Ryder acknowledged past miscommit crimes” have advanced, we have takes and said the department is commitadvanced,” police commissioner Patrick ted to moving forward with the public’s Ryder said. “We are very fortunate here in support. And really, in the long run, they Nassau County that we are, I like to say, are the good guys, after all. ahead of the curve.”

“We’re here to help,” he said. “You Staying ahead of the curve means know, yeah, sometimes you’re dealing undertaking a new training village that with bad things. Things happen, and you will replace the usual tactical training the know, people are upset. We got that. We department has done since 1925 with what understand that. But we want them to Ryder describes as a more accurately simunderstand. We’re here to help you. And ulated real-life scenario. It’ll be complete trust in us. We’ve got to build that trust. with different locations such as a school, “We know we have errors. We’ve made house of worship, different types of residences, a bank, a police station, and even a mistakes. We want to get better.”

One attendee eager to see the police train station with a trestle and platform was Jack Mallon. The 2-year-old wore a for specialized situational training.

Through new technology and analytics, police vest and enjoyed the repelling demonstration. the department can adjust to the complex“We came just to show him a little bit ities modern law enforcement can encounand to support the police and get his interter out in the field, Ryder said. est piqued a little bit,” said Christina Mal“Life has gotten complicated with the lon, Jack’s mother. amount of mental health crisis people out

nassau cOunty POlice Department commissioner Patrick Ryder stands in front of a repelling demonstration off the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence, where the department celebrated its 98th anniversary recently with an open house.

It’s important to support law enforcement, she added, because “they do so much for us so we should do a little bit for them.”

Visitors watched an array of demonstrations beyond repelling like using the Jaws of Life to help rescue people from crashed cars, and a display of police canines. Officer Michael Leone, one of the officers involved in the K-9 demonstration, was signing specialty made K-9 cards given to the kids after the display — something they could take home as a souvenir.

It was “exhilarating” to see the kids rush him for autographs, Leone said, adding that “it’s nice to be appreciated by the public.”

Steve Dembo took his children out of school early to attend some of the open house. He knew it was law enforcement

week, so he reached out to the department to see if anything was going on, and found out about the training center event he knew his two children would enjoy.

“I think it’s important for them to see what the police officers do every day,” Dembo said. “It’s interesting. They’re interested in it.”

Together, the family saw the repel demonstration, the new state-of-the-art robot dog, and even met the motorcycle unit.

“They love really everything so far,” Dembo said. And that allowed the dad to take his kids home with them the lesson that “police are your friends, and if you have any kind of trouble at all, they’ll help you.

“It’s very important that kids know that,” Dembo added. “Not to be afraid of them.”

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New bill aims to ease property tax burden

By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

A congressman from Seaford and two of his colleagues from Long Island are pressing for legislation to raise the SALT tax cap — which would allow homeowners to deduct a greater portion of their state and local property taxes.

Rep. Andrew Garbarino and his colleagues, Reps. Anthony D’Esposito and Nick LaLota, are introducing a bill that would increase the $10,000 cap, bringing some relief to their constituents. Though Republicans hold a slim majority in the House of Representatives, they said they believe that the SALT Deductibility Act of 2023 would receive bipartisan support.

Garbarino, whose district lands mostly in Suffolk County but covers a portion of Seaford, is a co-chair of the House’s SALT Caucus, a committee created to provide SALT relief to constituents. The caucus comprises 32 representatives, with a delegate from Washington D.C.’s at-large district as its 33rd member. Including the District of Columbia delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton, the caucus counts 23 Democrats and 10 Republicans, two of whom are D’Esposito and LaLota.

“This topic is especially timely with texting next week, marking another year

that Long Islanders are getting the short no, D’Esposito and LaLota for them, has end of the stick,” Garbarino said during introduced his own bill, the SALT Relief an April 14 news conference held in Act, which can be viewed at tinyurl. front of the home of a Franklin Square com/SantosSALT. resident. “This legislation, named the “Overtaxed New Yorkers deserve betSALT Deductibility Act of 2023, will ter policymaking decisions from their amend the Internal Revenue Code to federal leaders,” D’Esposito, who reprerepeal the limitation on state and local sents the Fourth Congressional District, tax deductions. said. “Congress can enact positive “Long Islanders pay some of the change by passing the SALT Deductibilhighest property taxes in the country,” ity Act. Those of us behind this podium Garbarino added. “And for the hard will fight hard to ensure the SALT cap is working families in my district and all repealed and New York neighbors are over Long Island, the $10,000 cap means once again treated fairly by the federal they are only able to deduct a portion of government.” their real property taxes and income Andrasick, who moved to Franklin taxes.”

Square in 1968, said she could recall a Michael Malaszczyk/Herald time when property taxes only amountAccording to Garbarino, the current REp. AntHonY D’ESpoSIto says the current SALT cap adds to the idea of New York ed to $600, as opposed to the $13,000 she being a “donor state.” He said that the SALT tax cap has devastated his constituents spends today. constituents residing within the dis- in the Fourth Congressional District.

“The little salaries that we’re making tricts of the three congressmen pay are being taxed,” Andrasick said. “The 12.47 percent. property taxes far exceeding the $10,000 government is getting better, but we’re Even though LaLota’s out-of-state getting poorer. We’ve got to get that tax cap.

LaLota’s district is entirely in Suffolk migration claim is in dispute since rate back (down) so that people can stay County, but he stood by his colleagues, as numerous sources put California ahead here on Long Island.” well as Franklin Square resident Ellen of New York in that category, LaLota said According to Garbarino, the bill was Andrasick — during the conference out- he hopes the bill would bring relief to introduced last week, and it could take side of her house — to support the bill. New York on both fronts. some time before it is enacted. But the Rep. George Santos, who has been congressman said he hopes it goes LaLota claimed that New York leads the nation in two categories — out-of-state under fire for his alleged fabrications and through before the current SALT cap migration and the highest tax burden at has been publicly denounced by Garbari- expires in 2025.

Protestors want development, but not gambling

By REInE BEtHAnY rbethany@liherald.com

Residents from several Nassau County communities protested the proposed $4 billion casino and entertainment resort to be built by Las Vegas Sands on the 72-acre Nassau Hub area.

About 150 members and supporters of the Say No to the Casino Civic Association gathered at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola to voice their opposition.

Their concern was not with the new entertainment complex or the vast hotel or possible housing units that would be part of the deal, but the casino itself, which is projected to attract 20,000 people per day, seven days a week, year-round.

LV Sands claims the project would create over 12,000 construction jobs as well as 5,000 permanent jobs, and bring in vital revenue for Nassau County.

The residents opposing the casino are not swayed by the numbers.

“We live on the border with East Meadow,” said Corinne Zarou of Cunningham Avenue, directly across Hempstead Turnpike from the Hub area. “You don’t need a casino in a residential neighborhood. Put it down by the beaches, where there’s miles of open land.”

Manhasset resident Allison O’Brien Silva, a founder of Say No, explained, “Studies have shown, when a casino comes to a suburban community like ours, crime goes up, rates of gambling addiction go up, and property values go down. There is no value to the surrounding community.”

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ABout 150 SuppoRtERS of the Say No to the Casino Civic Association surrounded Westbury Mayor Peter Cavallaro, shouting, “No to the Casino!” during Sunday’s protest in When the rally got fully under way, residents heard from mayors, village trustees, civic associations, and church leaders.

“I respectfully ask our town and county officials if they want their legacy to be that they brought a casino into the last 70-plus acres of prime redevelopable land in Nassau County,” said Westbury Mayor Peter Cavallaro.

Mineola Mayor Paul Pereira agreed, adding, “This is the county that became the Cradle of Aviation … that put a man on the moon with the lunar module from Grumman and Republic. And this is going to be our legacy now, the county that put up a casino?”

Pearl Jacobs, president of Nostrand

Gardens Civic Association, Uniondale’s oldest civic association, told listeners, “Uniondale, Roosevelt, Hempstead and Westbury have been identified by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation as communities that are adversely affected by air pollution … so putting a casino at the Hub 24/7 would increase traffic and exacerbate medical issues for our youth.”

Nostrand Gardens Vice President Heidi Sanft, who owns a travel agency, concurred. “Motor coaches are going to be riding Franklin Avenue, Glen Cove Road, Merrick Avenue,” Sanft said, “from the Long Island Expressway to Hempstead Turnpike and the mega-casino area. It’s a

Nassau County issue.”

Longtime Uniondale activist Mary Kreye spoke briefly but pointedly.

“I just say to the legislators, come to the people,” demanded Kreye. “Put this to a referendum in November. I ask the people that they not be dazzled by the money.”

Referring to a $54 million initial payment that LV Sands has promised the county, “Isn’t it bizarre,” said Garden City Trustee Charlie Kelly, “that they’re ready to sell out Garden City and central Nassau County for a one-time payment that would not pay a week’s bills for the county?”

Garden City Trustee Bruce Chester said there is strength in numbers. “All the organizations in our villages, with the boards of education, the PTAs, have to come out and say they’re against the casino, not just the mayors and village trustees,” he said.

“We are here to say, ‘Hell, no to the casino,” said Reverend Arthur Mackey, pastor of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cathedral in Roosevelt, “because hell is where this proposal needs to go,” adding that people at the Hub’s Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the students of NCC and Hofstra “don’t need to be dealing with the pressure of a gambling casino.”

After the rally, Ingrid Favelus, a threedecade resident of Uniondale, told the Herald that the county and town officials have not sent notices of the meetings about the casino complex, the way they do for elections or recreational events.

“They should have called and said, ‘This is our plan, and please come to the meeting and this is what we want to do,’” Favelus said. “Nothing!”

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Creating connections through artwork continued from front page the Beach’ was born,” Moosemueller said. “From there we spent a lot of time thinking about things that you find and see at the beach.”

The gallery previously has displayed artwork inspired by Vincent Van Gogh and by safari life.

Last year it hosted an exhibit full of art pieces with a garden theme.

Nearly 30 people contributed to the exhibit. The lighthouse sculpture is joined by paintings, drawings, diamond art, jewelry, shell art and more for people to peruse and buy. All of the money earned goes back to the East Meadow gallery — either for party supplies or any activities the group does.

To get even more inspiration, the group takes excursions. They headed to the library to look at books, they went to the beach multiple times, and they went to stores like Home Goods to find nautical items.

Richard Infante, 30, who sells numerous of his paintings every year, painted some beach scenes.

One in particular, he painted just When visitors Walk into the room, they see an array of art pieces that comprise the beach-themed exhibit. from looking at a photo.

“He’s so talented,” Moosemueller said, “it’s ridiculous.”

The group has been working Monday through Friday since February on their artwork for the exhibit. To get people to come in and view it, the group hits the town and asks different stores and other businesses if they can hang fliers in their windows.

“Not many people buy things, but that’s okay,” Moosemueller said. “That’s not what it’s about.

This is a whole experience, a social experience, for our artists, and just for them to hear some feedback about their artwork.”

Davis Hernandez, 39, spent nearly three months with his hands covered in glue and paper as he worked on the lighthouse.

The idea for the sculpture came from Arielle Dugue, an art instructor with AHRC Nassau who visits the East Meadow location on Wednesdays. Together, she and Hernandez got to work on the lighthouse.

“It feels amazing to see it,” Hernandez said. “I love doing papiermache. I love getting my hands messy.”

Hernandez said the paint layers on the lighthouse — red and white — had to be done one at a time.

The artists had to paint a layer and then let it dry, or it would days from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All of the artwork bleed onto the next. His favorite part of the is for sale. sculpture is the light on top that rotates like a “The exhibit, ‘A Day at the Beach,’ is a joyreal lighthouse beacon. ful expression of self-advocacy — a way of “I love lighthouses — I think they’re gor- saying, ‘This is what interests me; how about geous, and I thought it would be a nice main you?’” Saundra Gumerove, president of the piece for the art gallery,” Dugue said. “Davis board of directors at AHRC Nassau, said in a offered his assistance from day one, and we statement. “It’s about creating new points of worked really well together, and we were connection and celebrating shared experiencgreat partners in this project.” es while highlighting the talent of the artists The gallery is open Mondays through Fri- at AHRC’s East Meadow Art Gallery.”

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a plethora of art media can be seen in the gallery, but this aptly dressed lady is sure to catch your eye. the lighthouse took nearly three months to make, and it features a working, rotating light on top. there are a variety different pieces, far left, appealing to those of all artistic tastes. Some are painted, while others are made out of shells that were bought or found.

‘Human error’ caused mailers to ID voters as Dems

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cards are not. That is the disconnect.”

Phoenix Graphics is based out of Rochester, and while admitting to “human error” over the party Anyone receiving a voter mail check card erroaffiliation, did claim no other part of the card was neously identifying them as a registered Democrat, incorrect. there are a few things to know.

“As soon as it was discovered, we moved immeFirst, it was caused by human error. Second, diately to remedy the situation,” the company said, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman does in a statement. not want any blame to be leveled at county Demo“This is an isolated event, but we apologize for crats. our mistake, especially to Nassau County officials, According to Blakeman, in the past couple of who bear no responsibility for this problem. We weeks, the county has fielded many calls from dishave fixed the error and, at no cost to taxpayers, gruntled voters claiming that they received these will deliver corrected voter information cards as cards that misidentified their voter registration soon as possible.” over the past couple weeks, Blakeman — a RepubliIn recent years, voter fraud concerns have risen can — said. There also were claims that other nationwide, with many Republicans blaming Demdetails like township and Assembly district were ocrats for creating such situations, despite presentalso incorrect. ing little — if any — evidence to back up those But there is no conspiracy, Blakeman said. claims. The most prominent case involves former Instead, it was a simple mistake admitted to by president Donald Trump, who continue to state the Phoenix Graphics, the vendor used by the county 2020 election was stolen from him — once again elections board to print and distribute these cards. with no evidence to support the claim.

“The voter check cards were sent out with inforBut Blakeman does not wish to see that kind of Michael Malaszczyk/Herald mation on a card about people and where they’re sentiment rise in Nassau. supposed to vote, what district they’re in, and what NASSAu CouNtY ExECutIvE Bruce Blakeman displays a voter card “I don’t think the Democratic Party is engaged their registration was,” Blakeman told reporters at he says was sent to a voter in his jurisdiction, incorrectly labeling them in a conspiracy to create havoc in their own primaa recent news conference. “In this circumstance, as a registered Democrat. According to Phoenix Graphics, the vendor ry side,” the county executive said. “I would everyone was identified as a Democrat. Not Repub- used by the county elections board, a number of voter cards were assume that the Democratic Party doesn’t want a lican. Not Working Families. Not the Green Party. misprinted with the wrong party — a mistake caused by human error. bunch of Republicans showing up for their primaSo obviously, you can imagine that people who are ry. So, I don’t think there’s anything nefarious on Republicans or in another party were very conwrong — like township or Assembly district — could add the part of the Democratic Party. cerned that their registration had been changed by some- to that confusion caused by this issue.

“With respect to my party, I wouldn’t want a bunch of one else.”

Blakeman says he’s reached out to the elections board, Democrats voting in our primaries.”

This has spurred concern that voters could be con- and is working to not only resolve this, but ensure it The county elections board said voters can expect regfused about how they can vote in upcoming primaries, doesn’t occur again. istration cards with the correct information coming to thinking their registration has been changed. Another “If you got this, don’t go vote in the Democratic pri- their mailbox ahead of the primary elections in late potential concern is that the other details that could be mary,” he added. “The voters rolls are accurate. These June.

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By Karen Bloom minutes of dynamic maneuvers. We’re t’s the moment we’ve been eagerly awaiting: Memorial Day

By Karen always improving our planes and refining our weekend has arrived. Besides the observances, parades and Bloom WHERE routines.” barbecues, for so many of us, that annual trek to Jones Beach His team is a close-knit group of to watch action overhead the Bethpage Show is Can art the change the during world?

It’s aAirquestion WHEN five pilots, with decades of military and a beloved tradition not to be missed. This year’s extravaganza, on professional experience.

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• $10 vehicle use fee p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, check out. The camaraderie of our team is The distinguished back for their 9th headlining appearance, • Jones Beach State Park, culture for squadron, centuries.

Now as society 11 a.m.-4 p.m. what makes us special,” he says. is joined by other elite military pilots including the U.S. Army Golden Knights Wantagh Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, navigates theMarines complexities of Team, modern life, ••For “We’re thrilled that this is our 20th year Parachute Team, the U.S. F-35B Demonstration the U.S. Navy up-to-date South Campus, information, Hempstead. with the show. It’s so important to us as it’s F-18 Growler Legacy Team, and the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod visit BethpageAirShow.com.

For information and to RSVP, art as a path for social change is at the our home show. For many of our friends, it’s Team. call (516) 463-5672, or visit the only time they get to see us (perform).

The Thunderbirds, “America’s Ambassadors in Blue,” demonstrate the Hofstra.edu/museum forefront of artistic expression.

We are always excited to be here and put a smile on people’s faces. It’s great extraordinary capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon — the Air Force’s premier fun to fly down low and see everyone on the beach. This is an awesome multi-role fighter jet. The elite military pilots proudly showcase the capabilities weekend, and all the performers are great at what they do.” of the $18 million,19,700-pound fighter aircraft, which canoftravel speeds “When We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum Art’s at new exhibition, examines up to 1,500 mph. Grace meets power in this mix of six aircraft performing the collective power of the arts in society. formation flying and solo routines. Flying only a few feet from wingtip to Photos courtesy U.S. Air Force by can Alexandra — skills the museum’s assistant director wingtip,Curated observers glimpseGiordano the superb that all fighter pilots must of exhibition and Airmen and women execute daring manuevers in a thrilling display of the collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence. possess. might of the Air Force’s premier multi-role fighter jet, the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

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And theunfulfilled. They all combine the making rights, racialteam. bias, gun and promises Farmingdale College Rams, who will flapproach y several of of art withState public serviceFlying that has a grassroots in the hope of mobilizing their their 22 college-owned aircraft. communities and the nation to ignite movement, create awareness, and inspire others to The Skytypers, an air show favorite, combine the best of old them.” andstand new. with The team uses five of the remaining World War II-era This exhibit, runs through July 28, is in conjunction NA SNJ planes left inwhich the world, meticulously restored with the with Hofstra’s 13th presidential conference on the Barack Obama presidency coming up in April. latest technology.

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Obama“We’ve Administration White House thatplenty took of place on May 12, 2009, TLC.where We have take60 care of our warbirds. gotmet quite moretothan artists and creative They’ve organizers with administration officials to a military They’vepower landedofon aircraft and as discusshistory. the collective the arts tocarriers build community, create change, and chart fighter trainersfor they trainedrecovery the Greatest a pathway national in theGeneration.” areas of social justice, civic participation and The Farmingdale-based Skytypers are, of course, a familiar activism.” sight along beaches in the northeast with their skytyped To generated that end, unlike recent exhibits that showcased messages at an other altitude of 10,000 feet with puffs the museum’s permanent Giordano reached out to contemporary of smoke in dotcollection, matrix-style letters. Those messages will be on artists who loaned museum works. Some 36 pieces routine. are on view — representing full the display duringtheir the selected show, following their aerobatic all media Molly Crabapple andinthe “We like — to from think Emma of this Amos, as the largest text message theEqual Justice Initiative, world,” Arken says.

For Freedoms, Miguel Luciano, Michele Pred, Hank Willis Thomas, and Sophia Each message is two miles long and as tall as the Empire Victor.

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All ages will enjoy some Memorial Day weekend fun on the Tilles Center lawn, with Grammy Award-winner Dan Zanes and Haitian-American jazz vocalist Claudia Zanes. They perform a mix of old and new songs from near and far in a style that has been called ‘all-ages social music,’ also 13 described as an all-ages party. This interactive concert will have you dancing and singing along as the duo performs homespun, joyful music for everyone to enjoy. It’s a relaxed performance open to all, with modified sound levels and quiet spaces for those who wish to move around. Zanes occupies a unique place in American music Pat whereMcGann sea shanties, English music hall, North American Pat McGann is quickly and risingWest as one folk music, party songs, ofIndian the sharpest stand-ups on thethe spirit ofscene. early rock-and-roll, and comedy A relative latecomer originals collide.

Kidsstandwill also tosoulful comedy, he began doing enjoy games, bubbles,he face-painting up at 31 after realizing was not andgood crafts,atstarting at 12:30 p.m., very selling packaging. with a barbecue available He hustled his waylunch to become thefor purchase. house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as Saturday, May 27, 2 p.m. $25. LIU especially adept at working the Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., crowd.

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TillesCenter.org, three young children, McGann’s 299-3100 appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Tom Gilda’s RushLaughFest, and The Festival, Loudon Wainwright Great American Comedy Festival, III and still calls Twomore. giftedMcGann performers pair up Chicago home. for an exciting double bill on the Landmark stage. These legendary Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 will p.m.enthrall $40, $35, singer-songwriters their $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 audience in an evening fi lled(800) with New York Ave., Huntington. story-telling, ballads passionateor 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com gritty blues. Tom Rush, a gifted ParamountNY.com. musician and performer, offers not just a performance but a musical celebration. His distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice have made him both a legend and a lure to audiences around the world. For the past 52 years, Loudon Wainwright III has carved out a distinguished career as one of our most original singer-songwriters; a six-string diarist with material that is by turns, tongue-in-cheek, tender, sarcastic, Yarn/Wire heart-wrenching, and always Now in its 18th year, Adelphi deeply personal.

Along the way, University’s ‘new music’ he’s released more than 20 albums, series won welcomes a Grammy,Yarn/Wire. acted in film The Newand York-based andintrepid television, had his songs piano-percussion quartet has Johnny recorded by artists including forged singular pathBonnie with Raitt, Cash, aMose Allison, endlessly inventive and his own son, collaborations, Rufus Wainwright. commissions and performances Friday, June 2, 8ap.m. $55, that have made signifi cant$49, $45.

Jeanne Rimsky Theater at of Landmark contribution to the canon on Main Street, 232The Main St., Port experimental works. quartet Washington.

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Two gifted performers pair up for an exciting double bill on the Landmark stage, Friday, June 2, 8 p.m. These legendary singer-songwriters will enthrall their audience in an evening filled with storytelling, ballads and gritty blues. Tom Rush, a gifted musician and performer, offers not just a performance but a musical celebration. His distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice have made him both a legend and a lure to audiences around the world. For the past 52 years, Loudon Wainwright III has carved out a distinguished career as one of our most original singer-songwriters, a six-string diarist with material that is by turns, tongue-in-cheek, tender, sarcastic, heart-wrenching, and always deeply personal. Along the way, he’s released over 20 albums, won a Grammy, acted in film and TV, and had his songs recorded by artists including Johnny Cash, Mose Allison, Bonnie Raitt, and his own son, Rufus Wainwright. $55, $49, $45. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

On exhibit Nassau County Museum of Art’s exhibition, “Eye And Mind: The Shin Collection,” highlights the extraordinary collection masterworks assembled by 31-year-old connoisseur Hong Gyu Shin, an internationally recognized figure in the global art world. He shares his treasures, including works

by Whistler, Lautrec, Boucher, Daumier, Delacroix, Klimt, Schiele, Balthus, Warhol, de Kooning, Gorky and many other important names from art history provocatively juxtaposed with the painting and sculpture of our own time from both Asia and the West. On view through July 9. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Breastfeeding Support Group Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure a spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

Art talk Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, June 20, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss “Baldessari and the Making of the Avant-Garde.” John Baldessari’s roster from Cal Arts featured many who would gone on to be art stars. Examine not only Baldessari’s own art but some of the famous assignments offered by the man many consider the most influential art school teacher of the 20th century. Participation is limited; registration required. $40, $20 members. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org or call (516) 484-9337.

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arlier this year, Las Vegas Sands, the world’s most valuable integrated resort company, announced its intention to pursue the development of a multibillion-dollar flagship hospitality, entertainment and casino project on Long Island.

The move came after the recent release of the New York State Gaming Commission’s Request for Application for three downstate New York gaming licenses.

world-class live performance venue honoring the long legacy of live music at the Nassau Coliseum.

The resort property would also feature celebrity chef restaurants, experiential events and venues and flexible meeting and conference space including ballrooms. Other amenities would include high-quality casino gaming, which is planned to represent less than ten percent of the project’s total square footage, a luxurious day spa, swimming pool and health club, and a variety of other entertainment programming.

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The outreach plan

The company has entered into agreements to purchase the long-term lease of the site currently home to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. These transactions would grant the company control of up to 80 acres in Nassau County.

In April, Nassau County, came to terms on a lease agreement with Las Vegas Sands, which would give the Sands control over the land where it plans to spend $4 billion on a resort.

“Our company’s track record of driving significant economic benefits to the communities in which we operate and the meaningful relationships and partnerships we have created in each of those communities gives us a unique perspective on what it takes to develop transformative tourism destinations that positively impact the local community. Based on that experience, we strongly believe Long Island can be home to one of the region’s great entertainment and hospitality developments” said Robert G. Goldstein, the company’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Building upon years of community outreach at the site by RXR Realty, Sands is working with local Long Island communities to co-create a development plan and bid that ensures that the new integrated entertainment and hospitality resort maximizes economic opportunity, helps to build stronger communities, and protects the quality of life for all Long Islanders.

About the resort The resort would include outdoor community spaces, luxury hotel rooms and a

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Thousands of jobs The project would also provide thousands of quality union jobs in both construction and operations. Through the company’s well-established and industry-leading environmental sustainability program, Sands ECO360, the Long Island development would also utilize cutting-edge sustainable building and operating practices.

The company will seek guidance from Long Island’s environmental leaders on its ambition to achieve LEED certification and its goal of being the “greenest” building on Long Island.

Sands is also committed to creating a development that is uniquely Long Island through investments in existing community and cultural projects and organizations and partnerships with local celebrities and sports teams.

The project would also honor the site’s legacy as a veteran memorial and pay tribute to Long Island’s beloved community of military service members – past and present.

The developer of a multi-billion-dollar flagship hospitality, entertainment and casino project on Long Island

“This project will truly be transformational for our community. It will create so many jobs and the career opportunities it will provide will change the lives for so many in such positive ways.”

Candace Aguirre Holley, Small Business Owner, Hempstead

“We’re welcoming The Sands resort with open arms. We firmly believe they will actively work with local small businesses and just be great neighbors in our community.

The chamber is thrilled they’ll be coming to Long Island.”

Jim Skinner, East Meadow Chamber President

The Sands — since the very start of this project — has proven that they are committed to creating a unique and innovative development that will serve our community well.

We're excited to work with them.

Mariano Ugalde, Uniondale Chamber President

Below are renderings of Las Vegas Sands’ proposed resort project in Nassau County

Key features

of the Long Island resort

LoNG IsLaND GoING oN The CuLINarY maP

A 5-star hotel containing at least 500 rooms and amenities, including a 24-hour reception, a concierge, valet parking, and suites; A high-end luxurious day spa, swimming pool and health club.

Celebrity-chef restaurants including concepts from Rao’s, Jean-Georges and estiatorio Milos.

A Celebration of Local Dining with Poll Restaurants, whose current Long Island offerings include Bryant & Cooper Steakhouse, Majors Steakhouse, Cipollini Trattoria & Bar, Toku Modern Asian, Bar Frites Restaurant and Hendrick’s Tavern.

A world-class live performance venue will honor the long legacy of live events at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Outdoor community spaces, experiential events and venues.

Ballrooms and flexible meeting and conference spaces to accommodate corporate retreats and special events.

High-quality casino gaming will represent less than 10% of the project’s total square footage.

Local businesses will have new opportunities through a robust procurement program, which has already launched, providing information and internal Sands contacts to hundreds of local business owners.

Thousands of union jobs during construction and thousands more long-term career opportunities for Long Island residents.

Robust workforce training programs and college degree programs with Nassau Community College and Long Island University in hospitality including: hotel and casino management, security and surveillance, meetings and banquets, entertainment, and food and beverage.

Implement diversity and inclusion strategies to foster an environment of collaboration and economic equity.

Fulfill supply chain needs from local businesses, including MWBE’s, as well as veteran and disabled entrepreneurs to ensure all Long Islanders have opportunity to participate in the project’s success.

RESORTS AROUND THE WORLD

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The LoNDoNer maCao Singapore's most iconic building, Marina Bay Sands is home to the rooftop Sands SkyPark with the world's longest infinity pool, the Sands Expo and Convention Centre and the lotus-inspired ArtScience Museum.

The PLaZa maCao & Four seasoNs hoTeL maCao These properties offer the finest in luxury accommodations and retail offerings, including Macao's first and largest luxury mall at The Plaza Macao.

Located at the center of the Cotai Strip, The Londoner Macao is Sands' latest destinationthemed resort, featuring five leading hotel brands; an array of retail, dining and meeting offerings; a 6,000-seat arena; and British-themed attractions.

The VeNeTIaN maCao

Las Vegas Sands has made agreements with several leading restaurant groups as the foundation of a premier dining experience that will put Long Island on the culinary map for global tourism and drive significant visitation to local restaurants, bars, hotels and attractions.

Sands plans to deliver a carefully curated collection of food and beverage venues that augment the local landscape and lift the entire Long Island area with an influx of global tourists looking for a variety of experiences – from on-property offerings to regional flavor.

Integral to the company’s plans is a five-star concierge program that will funnel visitors to local restaurants, bars and attractions.

Restaurant brands that have entered into agreements to explore dining concepts with Sands at the planned Long Island destination include: NY trendsetters & local offerings Raos Poll Restaurants

Macao's first Integrated resort and the anchor property of the Cotai Strip, The Venetian Macao brings the Italian opulence of their flagship Las Vegas property to China.

Honor the service and sacrifice of all Long Islanders who served in the United States Armed Forces with a minimum $1 million investment in a new Veterans Memorial.

To learn more about the Sands as the world’s preeminent developer and operator of world-class integrated resorts visit sandsnewyork.com

Borrelli’s Grand Stage Diner Global flavors estiatorio Milos Zuma Amazonico Coya and Nusr-Et Maximal Concepts Lettuce Entertain You World-renowned celebrity chefs Jean-Georges Vongerichten Lorena Garcia Tetsuya Wakuda

Below are renderings of Las Vegas Sands’ proposed resort project in Nassau County

Key features

of the Long Island resort

LoNG IsLaND GoING oN The CuLINarY maP

A 5-star hotel containing at least 500 rooms and amenities, including a 24-hour reception, a concierge, valet parking, and suites; A high-end luxurious day spa, swimming pool and health club.

Celebrity-chef restaurants including concepts from Rao’s, Jean-Georges and estiatorio Milos.

A Celebration of Local Dining with Poll Restaurants, whose current Long Island offerings include Bryant & Cooper Steakhouse, Majors Steakhouse, Cipollini Trattoria & Bar, Toku Modern Asian, Bar Frites Restaurant and Hendrick’s Tavern.

A world-class live performance venue will honor the long legacy of live events at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Outdoor community spaces, experiential events and venues.

Ballrooms and flexible meeting and conference spaces to accommodate corporate retreats and special events.

High-quality casino gaming will represent less than 10% of the project’s total square footage.

Local businesses will have new opportunities through a robust procurement program, which has already launched, providing information and internal Sands contacts to hundreds of local business owners.

Thousands of union jobs during construction and thousands more long-term career opportunities for Long Island residents.

Robust workforce training programs and college degree programs with Nassau Community College and Long Island University in hospitality including: hotel and casino management, security and surveillance, meetings and banquets, entertainment, and food and beverage.

Implement diversity and inclusion strategies to foster an environment of collaboration and economic equity.

Fulfill supply chain needs from local businesses, including MWBE’s, as well as veteran and disabled entrepreneurs to ensure all Long Islanders have opportunity to participate in the project’s success.

RESORTS AROUND THE WORLD

marINa baY saNDs

The LoNDoNer maCao Singapore's most iconic building, Marina Bay Sands is home to the rooftop Sands SkyPark with the world's longest infinity pool, the Sands Expo and Convention Centre and the lotus-inspired ArtScience Museum.

The PLaZa maCao & Four seasoNs hoTeL maCao These properties offer the finest in luxury accommodations and retail offerings, including Macao's first and largest luxury mall at The Plaza Macao.

Located at the center of the Cotai Strip, The Londoner Macao is Sands' latest destinationthemed resort, featuring five leading hotel brands; an array of retail, dining and meeting offerings; a 6,000-seat arena; and British-themed attractions.

The VeNeTIaN maCao

Las Vegas Sands has made agreements with several leading restaurant groups as the foundation of a premier dining experience that will put Long Island on the culinary map for global tourism and drive significant visitation to local restaurants, bars, hotels and attractions.

Sands plans to deliver a carefully curated collection of food and beverage venues that augment the local landscape and lift the entire Long Island area with an influx of global tourists looking for a variety of experiences – from on-property offerings to regional flavor.

Integral to the company’s plans is a five-star concierge program that will funnel visitors to local restaurants, bars and attractions.

Restaurant brands that have entered into agreements to explore dining concepts with Sands at the planned Long Island destination include: NY trendsetters & local offerings Raos Poll Restaurants

Macao's first Integrated resort and the anchor property of the Cotai Strip, The Venetian Macao brings the Italian opulence of their flagship Las Vegas property to China.

Honor the service and sacrifice of all Long Islanders who served in the United States Armed Forces with a minimum $1 million investment in a new Veterans Memorial.

To learn more about the Sands as the world’s preeminent developer and operator of world-class integrated resorts visit sandsnewyork.com

Borrelli’s Grand Stage Diner Global flavors estiatorio Milos Zuma Amazonico Coya and Nusr-Et Maximal Concepts Lettuce Entertain You World-renowned celebrity chefs Jean-Georges Vongerichten Lorena Garcia Tetsuya Wakuda

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Sands New York sponsors Opening Day Parade for Uniondale Little League Former New York State Governor David Paterson represented Sands New York as a corporate sponsor of the Little League Parade in Uniondale. He was joined

by Art Shamsky of the World Series Winning NY Mets as they walked and talked with aspiring baseball players, coaches and parents. Good Luck to all the teams this season.

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Las Vegas Sands brings in former New York Jet D’Brickashaw Ferguson to hand out awards and scholarships Las Vegas Sands invited former New York Jet D’Brickashaw Ferguson to distribute scholarships and awards, and take photographs with the Uniondale Knights Youth Football players and mentors.

Sands Youth Empowerment Initiative hosts international soccer legends Carli Lloyd and David Beckham Las Vegas Sands hosted inspiring and legendary soccer stars Carli Lloyd and David Beckham as they met with Long Island soccer clubs and over 400 students aged 9-12 at Mitchell Field in Uniondale to share an empowering experience focused on teamwork, sportsmanship and fitness. The event was part of Sands Cares and its Sands Youth Empowerment Initiative here in New York.

The initiative reflects a tradition and history of dedication and commitment to communities where Sands properties are developed.

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The developer of a multi-billion-dollar flagship hospitality, entertainment and casino project on Long Island

million in charitable giving

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million jobs created since 1996

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billion gaming tax contributed to host regions since 2017

Support The Whaling Museum by participating in Sandbar restaurant’s Whale of a Drink, Whale of a Cause fundraising effort, now through June 21. Enjoy the Sandbar’s iconic cocktail, the Whalebone, and a portion of the purchase will be donated to the museum.

A “mocktail” version is also available. To help promote the fundraiser, mixologist Dan Leopold will offer a mixology demonstration and Whalebone tasting at the Museum’s Whales & Ales event on June 3, 2:30-3 p.m. Funds will support the Whaling Museum’s community education programs during its 2023 summer season.

55 Main St, Cold Spring Harbor. For information, visit SandbarColdSpringHarbor.com.

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Passion for Pride Support PFY, a division of Long Island Crisis Center, at a 30th Anniversary Benefit celebration, Tuesday, June 13, 6-10 p.m. With drag bingo and performances

by Ivy Stalls and Syn; also special guest honoree actor-authoractivist Maulik Pancholy. The event, honoring PFY’s 30 years serving Long Island/Queens’ LGBTQ+ communities, is at Westbury Manor, 1100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury. For more information and tickets, go to tinyurl.com/pfyevent2023.

East Meadow Community Day The East Meadow Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to Community Day, Saturday, June 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Head down to Senator Speno Park for free fun entertainment, rides, giveways, food and more.

Having an event?

Items on The Scene page 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 thescene@liherald.com.

Get your game on at a weekly bingo game at East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center, in East Meadow, starting at 6 p.m.

Prizes, progressive games, bell jar prizes and refreshments will be provided.1400 Prospect Ave. Proof of vaccination is required.

For information, contact (516) 483-4205

Back by popular demand, families will enjoy a musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Wednesday, May 31, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Thursday, June 1, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Elephant and Piggie storm the stage in a rollicking musical romp filled with plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense perfect for young audiences. Together with nutty backup singers, The Squirrelles, the comedic duo even gets the audience involved in the action. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org

Temple B’Nai Torah Garden Party Wantagh’s historic Temple B’Nai Torah is part of the cause to provide pantries and shelters with fresh produce, Mark your calendar and join in a garden party on June 10. 2900 Jerusalem Ave. For more information send an email to rfauci@gmail.com.

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t was an experience that provided plenty of perspective, including for Frank Torres.

“Whenever I’m honored and recognized for what I do in my field of law, it’s so humbling,” said Torres, an associate attorney with Duffy & Duffy. “I never would have expected so many years later after getting out of law school that I would have gotten to this point.”

That point was being recognized as one of the Top Lawyers of Long Island during a ceremony last week, May 17, at the Heritage Club at Bethpage. Hosted by RichnerLive — the events division of Richner Communications and Herald Community Newspapers — the event featured some 300 attorneys, all mingling and congratulating each other on their achievements.

Lawyers were awarded for their accomplishments in a wide range of fields, including civil rights litigation, land use and zoning, commercial litigation, personal injury, and dispute resolution.

Jothy Narendran, a co-managing partner with Jaspan Schlesinger Narendran, was named one of the philanthropists of the year. She encourages everybody at her firm to get involved with a charity that they connect with on some level. For Narendran, that work involves Spectrum Designs, a custom apparel shop that employs individuals who are neurodiverse.

“It’s so nice to be recognized, especially in the community that we’re in,” Narendran said. “I don’t think there’s success without giving back.”

Amy Amato, executive director of RichnerLive, expressed gratitude for all who attended and made the event possible. Herald publisher and chief executive Stuart RichTim Baker/Herald photos ner described the gala as a “great way to celebrate all of the TOp LAWYeR HONOReeS enjoying dinner during the awards ceremony with friends, family & loved ones. legal firms and professionals that contribute to our community. They are critical to ensuring that everyone’s interests are represented both fully and fairly. And I congratulate all of the winners for their hard work, passion and expertise.”

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Gold Sponsors Brad Cronin, founding partner of Cronin & Cronin & Cronin Law Firm, PLLC Cronin Law Firm, was honored with the lifeDuffy & Duffy, PLLC time achievement award for tax certiorari. He’s been practicing in his field for 40 years.

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ShAdiA SuhA, AT left, and Hilary Rojas Rosales joined Sacred Heart Academy principal Sister Jean Amore to celebrate the $40,000 scholarship and 12-week internship they earned for next fall when both begin college. Shadia and Hilary balanced an intense academic schedule with relaxing activities like raising parakeets and staying sharp on musical instruments.

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An internship while in high school can be extraordinary. But an internship and a scholarship?

That’s exactly what Shadia Suha and Hilary Rojas Rosales were awarded recently, the Sacred Heart Academy seniors named winners of the $40,000 Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship for 2023 — and a paid summer internship with Amazon.

Retur ning home from school one afternoon, both young women were surprised to find the award waiting for them. The scholarship is good for $10,000 each year toward an undergraduate degree in engineering or computer science. The 12-week internship will come after their freshman year in college.

That means both Shadia and Hilary will have a chance to work on some of Amazon’s groundbreaking technologies and core platforms, like Alexa voice technology, Amazon Web Services, and the Amazon retail platform.

Hilary, a Hempstead village resident, has always had a passion for computer science. She plans to attend SUNY Binghamton’s Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science in the fall.

Aside from the challenging science and research program, Hilary says she’s made new friends each year in the program, while still finding time to take care of two parakeets, Bella and Jacob.

Shadia, who lives in West Hempstead, cites the friendships she’s made at Sacred Heart, as well as a research project she worked on with Brookhaven National Laboratories, which helped reinforce her passion for the study of medicine through engineering and robotics.

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“Sacred Heart Academy is so proud of them.”

Sacred Heart’s focus in science and math prepares students to apply their scientific knowledge to real-world challenges. Both Shadia and Hilary have spent a great deal of time in Sacred Heart’s science research center, a stateof-the-art facility designed specifically for student-developed research projects.

Students from historically under-represented and under-served communities represent just 18 percent of computer science bachelor’s degrees across the country, according to Victor Reinoso, global director of philanthropic education initiatives at Amazon.

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needs and helping folks,” Zappasodi said. “But there’s also, like, this somber tone, because, you know, we’re growing and growing, but then there As PFY is gearing up to celebrate the month of are still needs that are just unmet.” pride in June, and the LGBTQ community in genSome of the problems facing the LGBTQ comeral, this year it is also celebrating its own history, munity today include food insecurity, the inability as 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the agency, to obtain consistent housing and job insecurity, which was the first of its kind in a suburban setamong others. Many people struggle with their ting in the United States. mental health, and with accessing and understandPFY, which formerly stood for Pride For Youth, ing health care services, and PFY works constantly is now known simply by its acronym, because a to make sure those issues are addressed. grant allowed the organization to expand the reach At the organization’s 2050 Bellmore Road locaof its services, and it now provides lifelong assistion and at its Suffolk County center in Deer Park, tance to anyone who identifies as LGBTQ on Long it offers rapid HIV and syphilis testing. PFY Island and in Queens. recently partnered with the Suffolk County The Bellmore-based organization was founded Department of Health to run a mobile medical 30 years ago as an offshoot of the Long Island Criclinic, where things like free Covid-19 and HPV sis Center, Tawni Engel, the associate executive vaccinations were offered. HPV is a sexually transCourtesy Tawni Engel director of the crisis center and PFY, explained, mitted disease that can cause long-term issues because its founders recognized the need for ser- PFY, thE ORgANizAtiON previously know as Pride for Youth, is such as cancer if untreated. vices for LGBTQ individuals.

To celebrate the anniversary and Pride Month, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and gearing up for Pride The crisis center operates a 24/7 hotline for peo- Month in June. the organization has an upcoming Pride Gala on ple with mental health crises, and in the early June 13 at the Westbury Manor. Ninety-four per1990s, Linda Leonard, its former executive director, “I will say that we did the right thing, obviously,” she cent of all proceeds will be devoted to helping the noticed an influx of calls from members of the LGBTQ said. “What we’re sort of known for is just saying, no, we LGBTQ community through PFY’s services. community, Engel said. want to meet the needs, and the needs that we are seeing.

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The crisis center actually lost funding from private important to reflect on the work that still needs to be We’re “always keeping the community close to us,” and public donors in the 1990s because they didn’t want done.

Zappasodi said, “because without them, we’re nothing — to support organizations catering to the LGBTQ commu“It’s really exciting when we’re growing and creating it’s really coming from them — 30 years of working with nity, Engel said. these new, innovative programs that are really meeting and in collaboration with the community.”

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L & L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. MICHAEL J. ORLANDO, et al, Defts.

Index #610738/2021.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Mar. 22, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the north front steps of Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 8, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a Section 45, Block 519, Lot 10. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction. BRIAN J. DAVIS, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #100311 139291 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wilmington Trust Company as successor trustee for Citibank NA, as Trustee for Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-HE5, Plaintiff AGAINST The Estate of Brenda Williams a/k/a Brenda F. Williams, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 13, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 6, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 369 Clarendon Road, Uniondale, NY 11553. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Uniondale, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 34, BLOCK: 491, LOT: 208 and 209. Approximate amount of judgment $750,300.90 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #005241/2014.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are

other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. For sale information, please contact XOME at www.Xome.com or call (844) 400-9633. Jeffrey S. Wasserman, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-070207-F00 75313 139177

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES TRUST 2007-1 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1, Plaintiff, Against KAREN JONES A/K/A KAREN B. JONES A/K/A KAREN B. LICHTENSTEIN, et al.

Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 03/24/2023, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 6/12/2023 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 769 Van Buren Avenue, East Meadow, New York 11554, And Described As Follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in at East Meadow, Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York.

Section 50 Block 436 Lot 4 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $765,254.16 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 601311/2019 If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.

Peter Kramer, Esq., Referee.

(Phone #: (516) 510-4020) McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 4/20/2023 File Number: 16-301208 LD 139462 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS SEALED PROPOSAL WILL BE RECEIVED by the Division of Purchasing of the Town of Hempstead,

350 Front Street, Room 122, Hempstead, N.Y. 11550-4037 until 11:00 AM prevailing time Thursday, June 1, 2023 at which time the following Formal Bids and Contracts will be publicly opened, read and approved as soon thereafter as practicable FB#21-2023 Labor And Material To Repair/Replace Parts For TOH Existing Dust Collector FB#22-2023 *Furnish & Install 3” Thick Foam Insulated Patio Roof and Two (2) Dry Wells FB#23-2023 Complete Restoration Of Courtroom Benches FB#24-2023 Purchase And Installation Of Two (2) AC units For DGS Printshop YEARLY REQUIREMENTS FOR: *TOWN BOARD TO MAKE AWARD Bid/RFP/RFQ packets may be picked up only between the hours of 9:00 A.M. to 4:15 P.M. Bid/RFP/RFQ Packets may also be obtained via email request to Paul J. LoRaso paullor@hempsteadny.go v Please include Firm name, address, contact person and contact telephone number. Also include Bid/Offer number that you are requesting.

All Bids/Offers must be made on bidding sheets furnished by the Division of Purchasing of the Town of Hempstead and subject to all specifications, terms and conditions stated therein.

The Division of Purchasing and or the Town Board reserves the right to reject any and all Bids/Proposals and to accept the Bid/Proposal(s) that is deemed most favorable to the interests of the Town ATTENTION VETERANS: You have certain rights under Section 162 of The New York State Finance Law in connection with public contracts for the purchase of commodities or provision of services.

Specifically, This law may authorize acceptance of a bid submitted by a “Qualified Veteran’s Workshop” provided that the bid shall not exceed the lowest responsible bid by greater than 15%. It is incumbent on you to submit all required documentation to the Town, demonstrating your qualification for treatment under that section.

You should consult your attorney to determine your qualification for treatment under this provision.

Under local law 62.5 this law may authorize acceptance of a bid submitted by a local veteran-owned business that maintains a place of business in or sells supplies, materials or equipment manufactured in the County of Nassau

and submit a bid not to exceed 7.5% more than the otherwise lowest responsible bidder, and also does not exceed the bid of the otherwise lowest responsible bidder who qualifies for the local (non-veteran) preference by more than 2.5%.

Certification as to the enterprise is required to be by the NYS Office of General Services or US Department of Veterans Affairs.

DATED: May 19, 2023 HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. DONALD X. CLAVIN JR. SUPERVISOR KATE MURRAY TOWN CLERK DOMINICK A. LONGOBARDI DEPUTY TOWN COMPTROLLER 139613

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking On Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 6th day of June , 2023, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the adoption of a resolution setting aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons at the following locations: LEVITTOWN STRAIGHT LANE - north side, starting at a point 39 feet west of the west curbline of North Lane, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-172/23) OCEANSIDE ANCHOR AVENUE - south side, starting at a point 84 feet east of the east curbline of Nassau Road, east for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-168/23) WEST WINDSOR PARKWAY - north side, starting at a point 224 feet west of the west curbline of Messick Avenue, west for a distance of 17 feet.

(TH-169/23) WANTAGH McLEAN AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 319 feet south of a point opposite the South curbline of Kinloch Road, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-174/23) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons: OCEANSIDE CORNWELL PLACE - east side, starting at a point 112 feet north of the north curbline of Foxhurst Road, north for a distance of 20 feet.

Larceny

Arrests

■■ On■ May■ 6,■ a■ Levittown■ man■ reported■ that■ his■ catalytic■ converter■ was■ stolen■ from■his■car■while■parked■on■Daisy■Lane.■

■■ Tracy■ R.■ Brooks,■ 61,■ of ■ North■ Merrick,■was■arrested■on■May■11■for■allegedly■ shoplifting■ form■ Home■ Depot■ on■ Hempstead■Turnpike■in■Levittown.■

■■ Target,■ located■ on■ Hempstead■ Turnpike■ in■ Levittown,■ reported■ that■ an■ unknown■ man■ stole■ various■ items■ from■ its■store■on■May■11.■ ■■ CVS,■located■on■Hempstead■Turnpike■ in■ Levittown,■ reported■ that■ an■ unidentified■woman■stole■various■items■from■the■ store■on■May■13.■ ■■ An■ East■ Meadow■ man■ reported■ that■ both■ front■ and■ rear■ license■ plates■ were■ stolen■from■his■car■while■parked■on■Pontiac■Road■on■May■14.

■■ On■ Grant■ Avenue■ in■ East■ Meadow,■ a■ man■ reported■ that■ $60■ was■ stolen■ from■ his■car■while■it■was■parked■on■May■15.

■■ BP■Gas■Station,■located■on■Hempstead■ Turnpike■ in■ Bethpage,■ reported■ that■ an■ unknown■ man■ stole■ one■ bottle■ of ■ liquor■ from■the■store■on■May■17.

■■ Natalia■ Lozada■ Bravo,■ 22,■ of ■ Hickville,■was■arrested■for■alleged■DWI■at■the■ intersection■ of ■ Merrick■ Avenue■ and■ Hempstead■ Turnpike■ in■ East■ Meadow■ on■May■12.

Criminal Mischief ■■ At■Tri■County■Flea■Market,■on■Hempstead■ Turnpike■ in■ Levittown,■ a■ woman■ reported■that■the■rear■windshield■of ■her■ vehicle■was■damaged■on■May■12.■ ■■ A■ resident■ of ■ Centre■ Avenue■ in■ Bellm o r e ■ r e p o r t e d ■ t h a t ■ u n k n o w n■ individual(s)■ damaged■ one■ of ■ his■ windows■on■May■15.

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

News brief Town of Hempstead to host beach cleanups The■ Town■ of ■ Hempstead■ will■ be■ partnering■ with■ the■ Atlantic■ Marine■ Conservation■ Society■ to■ host■a■beach■cleanup.

The■ dates■ include■ June■ 10■ from■9■a.m.■to■noon,■and■June■25■ from■ 9■ a.m.■ to■ noon■ at■ the■ Lido■ Beach■ Town■ Park■ located■ at■ 630■ Lido■ Boulevard■ in■ Lido■ Beach.■ Volunteers■are■needed.

To■register■visit■TinyUrl.com/ TohBeach.

The Town of Hempstead is in need of volunteers for two beach cleanups, slated for later in June, at Lido beach Town Park.

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(TH-599/22 - 2/17/23) (TH-599(D)/22) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated: May 23, 2023 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 139698 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC, Pltf. vs.

XENOPHON ANAXAGOROU, et al, Defts.

Index #601442/2020. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Feb. 28, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on

June 27, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises k/a 1844 McKinley Ave., East Meadow, NY 11554 a/k/a Section 50, Block 172, Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Said property beginning at the corner formed by the intersection of the Southerly side of Aberdeen St. and the Easterly side of McKinley Avenue, being a plot 100 ft x 100 ft. Approximate amount of judgment is $617,510.72 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions

of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale. RALPH MADALENA, Referee.

PINCUS LAW GROUP PLLC, Attys. for Pltf., 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556. #100374 139720

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great location that is perfect for a large family. This spacious home has 5 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms, plus additional rooms for home gym and home office. This home boasts 2-zone gas baseboard heat, new electric service, new roof, new water service, new boiler, new hot water heater, new sewer lines and all new masonry in the garage. There's a fire sprinkler system throughout the home, and a new first floor double-size outside deck perfect for entertaining, with a 2 car garage plus another parking spot behind the home.

You will enjoy the ceiling fans and hardwood floors that are throughout the home. It is close to shopping, restaurants and public transportation, with the beach just blocks away. Come see for yourself, this maintenance-free home has it all! Low Flood Insurance and FEMA compliant.

A painter says he can do more than paint Q. We started doing work to our home and are just finishing, and the painter suggested that a wall could be taken down to open up the rooms. He says he can do this himself because it’s not a support wall.

We’ve looked into it, thinking about an island in the kitchen and matching the floor or replacing it. The painter said we might need an architect, but since the work is interior, it won’t need a permit. We’re wondering what we should do, because we know you’ll say we need a permit, but the painter says we can get one after the work is done, and he can start right away so he can finish the work and avoid interruptions. Do you think this is a good idea?

A. The permit, as a piece of paper or a process of reviewing the work, isn’t the point. As you read this, hundreds of projects around you are underway with no permits. Most of them will either never be found out or are of such small consequence that when an issue comes up, it will be ignored.

Usually, I only learn onte eeper about problems when either a buyer or a lending bank wants something put on record. I receive frantic calls asking if plans can be made quickly and a permit obtained before the closing in a week. Anyone who tells you the permit process is quick is trying to sell you something.

But remember, the permit document isn’t really the important thing. The permit is a symbol representing a more important issue — safety. Safety not only includes your well-being against doing something dangerous; it also means preventing health risks and the potential of losing a large sum of money if something goes wrong.

Removing a non-structural wall is a little misleading. The wall may not be supporting anything, but it has weight that you want to replace with another load. In general, people rarely look at any kind of building as a system of puzzle pieces, all fitting together in a specific way.

As an example of what can happen, I once got a call from someone who had that wall removed and added an island. The wall load was removed from the beams below, which was a good thing because those beams were now carrying less of a load. Then an island was installed, a four-foot-wide model with a beautiful quartz countertop, a sink and a sixburner stove. The homeowner also wanted an open display for restaurant-sized canned peeled tomatoes, ready for use with one of their famous recipes.

The island load was calculated after the finished flooring began to distort and come loose and sagged 4 inches, when I was called to figure out what was going wrong. The island weighed at least six times the load of the wall, and the beam below was buckling. The floor bounced and the wine glasses in a nearby cabinet clinked together every time someone walked by.

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Joyce Coletti Douglas Elliman Real Estate Licensed Real Estate Sales Representative 30A West Park Avenue Long Beach 516.313.2700

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Priv Primary Ste w/ Marble Bth &WICs. SD#20 .................................................................... $1,250,000 CEdaRHURST 332B Peninsula Blvd, BA, Move Right Into This Updated 3 Br, 2.5 Bth Coop Townhouse. LR, DR, Gran/Wood Kit w/ Stainless Steel Appl. Trex Deck Off LR. Primary Ste Features Updtd Bth & WIC. Att Gar Plus 1 Pkg Spot incl in Maintenance. W/D.Pull Down Attic. SD#15. Convenient to Shops, Trans & Houses of Worship ....................................................................................................... $449,000

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he ongoing influx of undocumented immigrants into New York City now threatens not just to overwhelm the city, but to spread into the suburbs, as we have already seen in Rockland and Orange counties, raising serious quality-of-life issues.

Let me make it clear from the start.

America is a nation of immigrants. They have always been the lifeblood that gives America its unique sense of determination and ingenuity. I am a grandson of immigrants. Like the late Gov. Mario Cuomo, I consider pETER America to be more a mosaic and KING stained glass window than a melting pot.

No country has more legal immigration than the United States. Having said that, we cannot be a nation without borders or one that allows entry to unlimited numbers of migrants. There must be an orderly process and procedure for immigration, not just to safeguard our society and communities, but for the welfare of the immigrants. We cannot financially afford the surge of undocumented immi-

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grants we are seeing today.

Coming out of the coronavirus pandemic, our economy was straining to recover. Mental health and education needs caused by Covid had to be met and paid for, with diminished revenues. Crime in our streets had to be brought under control to protect our residents and to make cities safe for people to return to work and play.

Housing had to be provided for the growing numbers of homeless, including America’s veterans. Adding 60,000 undocumented immigrants to New York City is unsustainable, especially since we have virtually no idea who these people are and what physical, mental and educational needs they have. Nor do we know the criminal histories some may have.

While the overwhelming majority of undocumented immigrants are good people, some are not. I saw examples of the negative results of uncontrolled illegal immigration on Long Island in 2014 and 2015, when there was a surge of undocumented minors across the southern border. A significant numbers of those kids were sent by the federal government to communities such as Brentwood and Central Islip, many of whose residents are

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hardworking immigrants from Central America. This put a severe burden on the local school districts, which had to accept these kids on very short notice while addressing their unique educational and psychological needs and deficiencies as well as the language challenges.

Despite Rep. Steve Israel and I making requests and introducing legislation, the Obama administration refused to provide these school districts with any added funding. There was also the chilling reality that a number of these young people were connected to the MS-13 gang, which was recruiting new members and carrying out brutal acts of violence against other students.

In the 18 months from the fall of 2015 to the spring of 2017, MS-13 carried out a reign of terror in the immigrant community, brutally murdering 25 mostly young people.

You can understand why residents in communities in Brooklyn and Staten Island are so opposed to large numbers of undocumented immigrants being housed close to schools and neighborhood facilities.

This crisis of undocumented migra-

resident Biden must secure our porous borders as quickly as possible.

tion would be severe enough if there were any end in sight. Instead, more buses of immigrants arrive at the Port Authority every day. New York City Mayor Eric Adams wants to lessen the city’s burden by sharing it with neighboring counties, which are no more able to provide the necessary services than the city. Not surprisingly, Rockland and Orange counties are resisting through legal proceedings, and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has made clear his opposition to Adams’s plan.

The only answer to this humanitarian crisis is for the Biden administration to secure our porous border as quickly as possible. Despite the president’s protestations, he doesn’t need congressional authorization to get the job done. He has the necessary power and authority.

Congress will not consider legislation on undocumented migrants already in the country until there is assurance that the border is secure, and the asylum system is reformed so that just claiming asylum won’t provide long-term sanctuary until hearings are held years in the future. Our challenge must be to stop illegal immigration while ensuring that America remains a nation of immigrants.

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Dishing up an old-time menu for the holiday

he Memorial Day acai bowl just will not work. Neither do I want to see a tofu hot dog or an Impossible Burger vegging out at my table. Save the kale smoothies for another time. This year, after all the pandemic deprivations and accommodations and missed celebrations, I look forward to an old-time cookout, me and my old friends: carbs and salt and fat.

Even as I write this, it feels transgressive. I’m a good girl — I am. I eat healthy day in and day out. For heaven’s sake, even on Thanksgiving I now preRANDI pare stuffed butKREISS ternut squash as a main dish and cooked fruit for dessert.

Eating natural didn’t come naturally.

I didn’t grow up breakfasting on mango, granola and yogurt, lunching on avocado toast and dining on six ounces of salmon. I grew up the old-fashioned way, boosted by sugar, highly processed cereal, egg salad with mayo for lunch and liver and red meat for dinner. I stored bags of potato chips under my bed. I

know, you’re as surprised as I am that I reached this age.

My parents’ childhood diet was worse. As Jewish people of European descent, they ate everything with a scoop of chicken fat on top. Chopped liver was a fave. They were poor, so my mother’s family of six would share one chicken and fill themselves up with mounds of mashed potatoes (laden with chicken fat, of course). They served up pots of soup, also glazed with fat. The preferred cooking method was frying, and they weren’t using canola oil, believe me.

My mom and dad lived to 95 and 97, which does raise the question of whether chicken fat is an undiscovered health food. In their 60s they started eating fish and chicken, broiling instead of frying, consuming very little sugar and bulking up fruits and vegetables. They also started exercising, every day, in dogged moderation.

My food evolution began in college, when, after playing the vending machine cookie and cocoa slots, I gained 12 pounds. I hadn’t thought about it before: Would eating cookies and drink-

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ing sugar make me unhealthy? Was I prepared to buy all new clothes to accommodate my chocolate chip cookie habit?

As my parents improved their eating habits in the 1960s, I too educated myself about nutrition and began grazing at the salad bars rather than the dessert buffet.

I was an awful cook when we set up our first apartment. At my first official dinner party for the family, I cooked Cornish hens, plated them, and served them to our parents. They were hens on steroids, and it looked as if a flock of geese had landed on our table. When my mother-in-law stuck a fork in hers, blood spurted out.

Some food fads of the day were fondues, either chocolate or cheese, processed white bread and Tang (dehydrated orange juice). I did own a fondue pot, but eventually, dipping bread chunks into melted cheddar lost its appeal. Everyone I knew had a bun warmer to hold the doughy rolls we served with dinner.

Eventually I learned to cook, and have been doing it every day for more than 50 years. We have moved toward

know that a hot dog a day will put me away. But this weekend, serve ’em up.

the food paradigm of lots of vegetables and a small amount of protein, preferably fish. I eat lower-fat foods and less sugar because I believe in science, and I know that a hot dog a day will put me away. But one or two a year is good for my personal sense of well-being.

We all associate food with memories, and the coming together on Memorial Day, a holiday both celebratory and somber, has always included a gustatory launching of the summer season. The meal demands fresh corn and watermelon. Beer for the grownups.

This weekend, as we honor those who have given their lives keeping us safe and strong, let’s go back to basics. Even as fake news, fake intelligence and photo fakery overtake us, let’s serve up real hot dogs, rolls, sauerkraut, relish, hamburgers and ketchup, and let’s top it all off with a gaudy and gigantic red, white and blue Jell-O mold, which has no real ingredients at all aside from food coloring.

I don’t know why the prospect of an old-fashioned barbecue feels so satisfying, and I’m not going to analyze it. Just save a seat for me at the long table with the paper tablecloth and pass me a dog with the works.

Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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olitical animosity in America is as old as the Constitution.

Divisiveness and rancor are not traits unique to American politics, either. Humans have learned and relearned how to debate without smashing one another over the head with clubs.

Politics is messy. It will always be a blood sport. Political parties exist to dismantle their enemies. But hope remains that discourse will win the day over destruction.

Last week in Nassau County, there was a moment of collective breath-holding for those who support the rule of law, after a printing company made every active voter in the county a Democrat.

The company, Phoenix Graphics, of Rochester, assured the public the mistake was a printing error, and that no one’s party registration had been changed by the Nassau County Board of Elections.

Phoenix promised to fix the error, and print and mail updated voter registration cards to everyone.

County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, held a news conference anyway, clutching one of the incorrectly printed voter registration cards.

To his credit, Blakeman resisted a rhetoric-filled speech to score political points.

It would have been so easy for him to blame Democrats or cast doubts on the June primaries and the November election, especially since this election cycle will be the first with newly redrawn county legislative districts.

Redistricting is a bare-knuckled politi-

cal process that already causes voter confusion. Blakeman could have added to the confusion and distrust by blaming political enemies. He didn’t.

In fact, Blakeman explicitly said that Democrats weren’t engaged in a conspiracy. He emphasized that the county’s voter rolls are correct. He said there was nothing “nefarious” in the printing error. And he made light of any possible allusion to a conspiracy by saying that it would be nonsensical for Democrats to want Republicans to vote in Democratic primaries.

Pause and reflect for a moment on how significant Blakeman’s actions and words were. He could have made vague accusations, sown doubt and appeared to supporters as a hero battling dark forces.

The era of McCarthyism, the Gilded Age, the Civil War — there have been a number of times in our history when all hope of working with political rivals seemed dead. Our present-day political polarization has been described as among the most divisive in history. The ability to talk respectfully with people who disagree seems all but lost. Gerrymandering and U.S. Supreme Court rulings continue to separate us, and at any time there are a host of wedge issues that prevent reform.

Mention “stolen election” and people reach for pitchforks and torches.

Blakeman may not have scored political points with overzealous conspiracy theorists. Much more important, he sought to calm the electorate and reassure people’s faith in voting and democracy.

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To the Editor: Re Steve Grogan’s letter to the editor, “Democrats favor felons over disabled veterans” (May 11-17), referring to the Democratic lawmakers who have decriminalized adult-use recreational marijuana in New York: Grogan argues that Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses to sell marijuana have gone to convicted felons, without providing the context behind the assertion. According to a March article in the Albany Times Union, state officials have reserved more than 300 “justice-involved” licenses in the first round, begun last November, for those previously convicted of a marijuana offense, or those whose immediate relatives were convicted. Lawmakers did so, in large part, to help compensate historically marginalized communities of color that were harmed by disproportionately higher marijuana possession arrests compared with predominately white areas.

From January to March 2018, for example, 93 percent of those arrested for marijuana possession in New York City were people of color. Of 4,087 arrests, 2,006 were Black people, 1,621 were Latino, and 287 were white, according to the Innocence Project. Yet Brookings Institution statistics from the time tell us there was relative-

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Now that he has poured cold water on a potential simmering issue, he and county legislators must focus on continuing to reassure voters that the county’s voting systems are secure. First, the county must investigate how the printing error occurred. Was it caused by an inadvertent keystroke? Did Phoenix check information before printing nearly 1 million copies of the registration cards?

Next, Nassau legislators must adopt a local law that stipulates that vendors are responsible for fixing such errors at no cost to taxpayers, and that vendors submit a statement of accuracy verification prior to publication. Phoenix voluntarily owned up to its mistake and said it would pay to fix it, but county taxpayers shouldn’t have to rely on the goodwill of vendors when they err.

Finally, the county must insist on prior review by a Board of Elections employee, who would examine voter registration cards and give the OK for printing.

Blakeman should hold another news conference with Democratic and Republican legislators before next month’s primary to reassure voters that the voter rolls are correct, and that no party registrations were incorrectly changed.

Partisanship in our country is close to all-time highs. Blakeman deserves credit for resisting an easy layup to score political points. He and the Legislature must, however, work hard in the coming months to reassure voters that their registration information is correct, and that their votes will be accurately counted.

ly little difference in marijuana use among people of different races.

Grogan writes that licenses went “mostly” to convicted drug dealers, with-

out attributing the statement to a source.

Meanwhile, Section 137 of the state’s cannabis law prohibits anyone convicted of marijuana trafficking within the last

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n many corners of the world today, instability and democratic backsliding reign supreme. We see this phenomenon playing out in real time as Russia continues its malicious invasion of Ukraine, China further cracks down on human rights, and Sudan braces for a potentially protracted civil war.

In the face of such a deteriorating international security situation, it is extraordinarily important that the United States reaffirms its commitment to standing for freedom, and continues to nurture democracy antHonY around the globe there is D’esposIto wherever fertile soil. America’s greatest ally in this generational struggle is Israel — a free country whose miraculous establishment by the Jewish people and survival against great odds has often drawn the ire of its antisemitic, authoritarian neighbors.

Recently I had the opportunity to travel to Israel as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation led by House Speaker

Kevin McCarthy, to see for myself the manifestation of that country’s great democracy and celebrate the 75th anniversary of Israel’s hard-fought freedom.

During our time in Israel, my House colleagues and I met with President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana, and several other Israeli lawmakers, and briefed them on ways Congress is working to help Israel combat violence perpetrated by terrorist groups and state sponsors of terror, such as Iran.

While speaking to our Israeli partners, my colleagues and I reaffirmed our support for enhancing Israel’s “Iron Dome” missile defense system, and announced our participation in a new joint U.S. House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group — a bilateral association of legislators from the United States and Israel designed to promote avenues of cooperation between our countries.

What’s more, the American delegation formally delivered a copy of a congressional resolution I co-sponsored that calls for

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e cannot allow indiscriminate bombing to remain the reality for its people.

Letters three years from obtaining a license, pending state board review. All license applicants must also prove they have owned a profitable, legal business for at least two years. For more, go to bit. ly/436glY2.

Finally, Grogan states that no disabled veterans have received licenses in Round One, again without attribution. The state’s Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act of 2021, however, requires that service-disabled veterans receive priority treatment in the licensing process, along with minority- and women-owned businesses and distressed farmers.

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Larger lawsuits will only damage our health care To the Editor: The State Legislature is again considering legislation (A.6696/S.6636) that would exponentially expand damages awardable in wrongful death lawsuits. This bill is very nearly the same as one that was — thankfully — vetoed by Gov. Kathy Hochul last January. The physicians at the Nassau County Medical Society and throughout the state worked tirelessly to have this bill vetoed, but this issue is now resurfacing.

As doctors, we have great sympathy for the grieving families of our patients, and we understand that this legislation seeks

the strengthening of the Abraham Accords. The accords — a historic framework brokered by Nassau County’s own David Friedman, who served as America’s ambassador to Israel — provide a path to lasting peace in the Middle East, and I am proud that a Long Islander played such a large part in their formation.

We were shown such warmth by the Israeli people as we toured large swaths of Jerusalem, including the Western Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre — moving visits to sites important to my Catholic faith. I also paid my respects to the victims of the Holocaust at Yad Vashem, which serves as a palpable reminder to the world that we must work tirelessly to prevent such evils from ever being carried out again.

Indeed, Jerusalem truly is a holy city, and I am grateful to the Israeli people for their considerate caretaking of so many important religious places of worship and other sacred sites. Sadly, however, the carefully maintained peace established by Israel that I observed was shattered as rockets fired from Gaza targeted innocent

to help them. However, any legislation to expand costly lawsuits must be balanced to help prevent the enormous adverse impact it would have on our health care system.

Had the first bill been signed into law, it would have made it even more difficult for our struggling community hospitals and medical practices to continue to provide needed patient care.

While the new bill purports to respond to the governor’s veto, it in fact does not.

Hochul identified several reasons for vetoing the earlier bill, including that it “would increase already high insurance burdens on families and small businesses and further strain already distressed health care workers and institutions,” which would be “particularly challenging for struggling hospitals in under-served communities.”

Furthermore, the governor articulated her concerns that the bill “passed without a serious evaluation of the impact of these massive changes on the economy, small businesses, individuals, and the State’s complex health care system.”

The new bill does not address these concerns. It would continue to enable the awards of new categories of damages that multiple actuarial studies show will lead to a nearly 40 percent growth in liability costs, on top of the already unaffordable costs facing our physicians and hospitals.

Studies from Diederich Healthcare show that from 2019 to 2021, New York had the highest cumulative medical liability payouts of any state in the country, $1.4 billion, nearly twice as much as the secondhighest state, Florida. It also had the high-

Israelis in the southern sections of the country near the end of my visit — a painful reminder that Israel remains under siege, and that underscores the need for the United States to continue supporting our greatest ally in its struggle for survival.

On my flight back to New York from Jerusalem, I couldn’t help but think of those poor Israeli men, women and children forced to live in fear of indiscriminate death falling from the sky. We cannot allow this to remain the reality for the people of Israel.

I have seen firsthand how Israel stands as a beacon of hope in a world cloaked by darkness, and a shining example of the power of liberty in building a free, fair and just society. The United States must do everything in our power to safeguard our Israeli allies, for Israel’s very existence is a victory for the free world, and its success is America’s success. As a member of Congress, I will continue to do everything in my power to provide Israel the tools necessary to ensure that the blue and white banner forever flies high over the country’s eternal capital of Jerusalem. Israel will remain.

Congressman Anthony D’Esposito represents New York’s 4th Congressional District.

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We just completed a budget cycle in which significant steps were taken to address the stability of our community health care providers, particularly those providing needed care in our undeserved areas. Yet this legislation would under-

mine the positive steps the Legislature has taken to protect access to care.

I urge the Legislature to work toward the adoption of truly balanced legislation that can expand the rights of grieving families, while at the same time preserving our patients’ ability to continue to receive needed health care in our communities.

DR. DAVID PODWALL President, Nassau County Medical Society

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