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A new normal for worshippers Religious officials say many members are slow to return mosque sees is about 40 parishioners each Friday for Jumma Mubarak, the holiest day of the Although houses of worship week in the Islamic faith. in East Meadow were permitted “People have gotten used to by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to joining in to prayers and other reopen as long ago programs on Zoom,” as June 6, religious Ahmad said, “so officials from across there wasn’t much different faiths have of a rush to come reported a similar back.” trend throughout And at Temple the summer: Many B ’ n a i To r a h , i n parishioners still Wantagh, to which prefer to worship many East Meadow from home. residents belong, all “I’m still services and prolivestreaming sergrams are still hostvices, because a lot e d re m o t e ly v i a of people aren’t comZoom, though the fortable going back ANThoNy office remains open yet,” said the Rev. f o r c l e r g y. “ We GIoRDANo Anthony Giordano, believe that at this of Calvary Lutheran Pastor, time, the Jewish valC h u r c h i n E a s t Calvary Lutheran ues of saving lives, Meadow. “And we’re Church preventing danger, finding that there and responsibility to are lot of people who our neighbors are attending now that weren’t demand that we maintain our going to services before.” distance as a religious communiHussain Ahmad, president of ty,” reads an explanation on the the Long Island Muslim Society, synagogue’s website. in East Meadow, shared a similar Giordano said that there are perspective. Although the varying reasons why Calvary mosque reduced its capacity parishioners have been tuning from 126 to 60, there are usually in to services on Zoom rather only about 15 people praying at a time. The biggest gathering the Continued on page 3

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Splash park to go to the dogs State Sen. Kevin Thomas, left, U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran came to Eisenhower Park last Friday to announce that guests could bring their dogs to its splash park on Sept. 13. Story, more photos, Page 5.

Principals welcome students back to school amid pandemic By BRIAN STIEGlITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

After a summer of preparation and planning, all nine schools in the East Meadow School District welcomed students back on Tuesday for the first time in nearly six months. While some students will attend classes on a hybrid schedule and others will continue to learn remotely, district officials have created a reopening plan

aimed at providing all of them with the same access to education. In anticipation of Tuesday, the district sent parents a video montage featuring welcoming messages from the principals of each school. Gregory Bottari, who heads Barnum Woods Middle School, began his message in front of the school on May Lane, saying, “This building has missed you.” “Many people say it’s impossi-

ble to pull off a year like this,” Bottari continued. “And I have to share with you, I have in my office a saying that says, ‘Impossible is an opinion.’ I truly believe that. Our kids will learn and thrive this year, and that’s a promise.” The district released its reopening plan on Aug. 7, though some components were still subject to change even as students entered their classrooms on Continued on page 3

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District officials optimistic about reopening Tuesday. For example, desks will be six feet apart, but only those in kindergarten through second-grade classrooms will be affixed with plastic guards for the time being. “It’s about getting kids back to school safely,” said Superintendent Kenneth Card, “and then evaluating and making whatever adaptations we need to make moving forward.” The district created a School Reopening Committee that included dozens of administrators, teachers, parents, nurses and police officers. Administrators also sent a survey to district parents, asking them about their concerns about and hopes for reopening. The district held four virtual meetings in late August, during which department officials and principals broke down specific changes and answered parents’ questions. “The physical education teachers have been working together to cerate a curriculum that’s following New York State Education [Department] regulations while still providing a safe and hopefully challenging and enjoyable program,” said Kristi Detor, the director of health and physical education. Phys. ed. classes will be held outside as long as weather permits, and activities will be designed to prevent sharing equipment. Students will be required to wear masks

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Some new protocolS in the East Meadow School District include plastic guards affixed to desks in kindergarten through second-grade classrooms. when they can’t maintain six feet of social distancing. Supplies will not be shared in science labs. Most labs will instead include a demonstration in which students will observe an experiment and take notes, said David Casamento, the assistant superintendent

for curriculum and instruction. To prevent socialization in hallways, middle and high school students will not have access to lockers, and will carry their backpacks with all their necessary supplies. Before students returned to classes in

person, staff members were trained in safety measures through an online learning platform called the Global Compliance Network. Students were to receive similar training this week from their teachers and school nurses. Students are required to wear masks all day, except when eating lunch and during periodic “mask breaks.” They will have their temperature taken each day and asked questions about their health, and will be sent home if their temperature is higher than 100 degrees. If a staff member or student comes within six feet of someone with Covid-19, he or she must tell a district official, who will report the information to the state Department of Health. The staff member or student will not be permitted on school property until OK’d by the health department, which could mean quarantining for 14 days. If anyone who has been exposed enters a building, it will be evacuated for up to three days and thoroughly cleaned. “Everything will not be perfect, but the beginning of each school year has its issues,” Board of Education President Matthew Melnick wrote in a Facebook post on Monday night. “It is our responsibility to be understanding. It is incumbent on us to be flexible. And most importantly, it is our obligation to make sure that we show the children the positives, not dwell on the negatives, and rather work to improve them.”

Many stick to livestreaming religous services continued from front page than attending in person. Some are older or have weaker immune systems, and others are former members of the church who no longer live locally and would not otherwise have the option to take part in Giordano’s services. “It’s a great way to feel connected to people who we wouldn’t see before,” he said. Giordano was diagnosed with Covid-19 in mid-March, and had symptoms including fever, muscle aches and exhaustion. He began recovering after about a week, but felt extreme fatigue for another month, and couldn’t focus on any activity for more than a few hours at a time before needing to lie down. Because he is Calvary’s only pastor, he had to shut down the church, offering worshippers no virtual alternatives, until late April. He began resuming activity by recording messages and sending them to parishioners. “I kept thinking we would all be together in a couple months,” he said. “I wasn’t thinking of long-term solutions.” By May, Giordano enlisted the help of a friend who is also a priest, and began holding services again over Zoom. Then, on June 13, the church reopened at 20 percent capacity, reducing its number of worshippers per service from 250 to roughly 50. Some of the new safety measures he put in place included a hand sanitizing station at the entrance of the sanctuary, with extra masks and gloves for those who didn’t bring their own. Instead of passing collection plates, guests can drop donations off as they leave. They still participate in the sign of peace, during which they would typically shake hands, hug and greet their neighbors, but now they simply wave. And guests still take part in Communion, but Giordano distributes it from a machine he calls the “Pez dispenser.” Purchased from a church-supply store, it allows the clergy to dispense wafers into parishioners’ hands without contact. “The church is a very warm, friendly place, and the lack of physical contact is disappointing, but it’s what we have to do to protect everyone,” Giordano said. “The love we have for each other and our community has not disappeared.”

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the long ISland Muslim Society, in East Meadow, has put in place a number of new protocols to keep parishioners safe. There is a tarp over the carpet, which members spray with disinfectant in between prayers. the rev. anthony Giordano, of Calvary Lutheran Church in East Meadow, reopened the santuary on June 13. At left, members handed out free meals during an event called Hope Day shortly before reopening. Courtesy Anthony Giordano

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Food Détente

I was a youngster when the Paris Peace Accords were held between North and South Vietnam. But my memory regarding a debate about the conference table hasn’t failed me. Wikipedia suggests that there were two camps of thought when it came to selecting the table the representatives would sit at: a circular one that was favored by the North Vietnamese and a rectangular one that was acceptable to the South Vietnamese. The North felt a circle would make all parties “appear to be ‘equal’ in importance” while the South felt “only a rectangle could show two distinct sides to the conflict.” Our home table is a rectangle. Fast forward to September 2020. It is a strategic meeting held in East Meadow filled with information and symbolism. One Lev comes to the table with a pen and paper. The other Lev arrives with a preliminary calendar and a bunch of recipes to parse out for the upcoming High Holy Day meals ahead. I’m the one with the pen and paper. There is two cups of water drawn to vanquish thirst in case this process goes long. There is a peace offering of small plastic bowls of red licorice while hosting the meeting. There is no ceremony or preliminaries. Things get tough in the negotiation almost immediately. Turkey or brisket? Who will make Aunt Rose’s noodle pud-

ding in time? How many dozens of eggs are too many? There is a grateful acknowledgement that we are very lucky to be buying and cooking foods to reflect our tradition in a very nontraditional time, so we fall into familiar debate, which makes things seem relatively normal. Methodically my husband assesses the recipes’ ingredients and checks our inventory. I’m separating the list to jot foods into paper quadrants of meat, dairy, vegetables/fruits and sugar/oils that would make the USDA proud. I assure my spouse that although he will not be available that morning, I am not afraid to go it alone at the food store, suggesting that as a college graduate I have the credentials to evaluate the quality of produce. The negotiations are going well. Suddenly my husband declares, “That’s all for now,” placing the recipes safely back on the top of the refrigerator. “Wow, that was easy,” I declare hoping the year to come will go as smooth. A contributing writer to the Herald since 2012, Lauren Lev is an East Meadow resident and a direct marketing/advertising executive who teaches marketing fundamentals as well as advertising and marketing communications courses at the Fashion Institute of Technology and SUNY Old Westbury.

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voLunteerS from the East Meadow Fire Department extracted one passenger from a car crash on Newbridge Road in East Meadow on Sept. 3.

EMFD rescues passenger from car crash By John J. o’Brien Sr. On Sept. 3 at 10:06 a.m., East Meadow Fire Department volunteers from Engine 3, Ladder 2, Heavy Rescue 6, and Rescues 4 and 5, were alerted to a motor vehicle accident on Newbridge Road at the entrance to the Clear Meadow Plaza. Under the direction of Ex Chief/Lieutenant Thomas Tergesen, EMFD joined with Nassau County’s Emergency Service Units and used their extrication tools to free one passenger. One person was transported to Nas-

sau University Medical Center by EMFD ambulance 6144, while another was transported by the NCPD ambulance, both with what was believed to be non life-threatening injuries. Due to the severity of the impact, the NUMC Trauma Team was requested for one patient to ensure the best of care for any additional injuries. John J. O’Brien is an active Ex Chief of the East Meadow Fire Department. He is the District Supervisor of the Jericho Fire District and has over 40 years of Dispatch and Supervisory experience.

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Although Nassau County’s splash parks will close after Labor Day, three will open again on Sunday, Sept. 13 and, this time, they’re going to the dogs. Guests could bring their dogs to Eisenhower Park, in East Meadow, Cow Meadow Park, in Freeport, and North Woodmere Park, in Valley Stream, for a free day of splashing and playing with their dogs and puppies. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced the county’s first event, dubbed the 2020 Water Bark, in front of Eisenhower Park’s splash park on Sept. 4. “We want to make sure that every creature that lives here could make the most of what Nassau County has to offer,” Curran said. There will be a session for small dogs from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., a session for medium-sized dogs from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and a session for large dogs from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. “It’s not just human beings that have been cooped up inside during the pandemic, pets have too,” said U.S. Congresswoman Kathleen Rice, who attended the news conference with her dog Pearl, who she adapted from the North Shore Animal League roughly a decade ago, and her sister’s dog Abbey. The county will be partnering with the North Shore Animal League America to host the event, which will also offer onsite adoptions. Curran and Rice were also with State Senator Kevin Thomas, who was at the news conference with Sirius, a Siberian husky he’s had for nine years. “Water Bark is a great opportunity for our residents and their pets to play, splash, and enjoy the last weeks of sum-

mer at our County’s beautiful parks,” he said. The three officials took turns cradling three newborn puppies that are up for adoption from the Port Washingtonbased agency. As Curran spoke, one of the puppies began to yelp into the microphone. “My new friend has a lot to say on the subject,” she said with a laugh. According to Curran, dog adoptions and sales have spike across the county since the pandemic hit. Similar to the housing market, she explained, there has been an increase in demand to take in pets and no shortage of supply. “As an increasing number of residents are turning to new furry friends for entertainment as the pandemic continues, we want to urge everyone to adopt — don’t shop,” she said. The adoption agency will have its Mobile Adoption Unit onsite at the event and allow attendees to meet puppies and dogs that are up for adoption. “These are difficult times we’re in and we all need a little companionship and love,” Rice said. The county will be waiving the “no dogs” policy at participating parks. Anyone participating must wear a mask and, to ensure social distancing, two guests are allowed per dog. All dogs must be on a leash when entering and exiting the facility. Entry is on a firstcome first serve basis. The water is not chlorinated at the splash parks participating. The adoption agency also announced the launch of its fourth Walk & Wag event, one of its biggest fundraisers, which will take place virtually through Oct. 31. To learn more about participating, visit https://bit.ly/3h1rJvy.

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MSSN nationally recognized for women’s health Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital announced that it is has been named a 2020 five-star recipient for four women’s health care categories, and also earned the Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award by Healthgrades. This is the eighth consecutive year that the medical facility has received the excellence award in gynecologic surgery. MSSN earned awards in the following women’s care service lines: ■ Five star for gynecologic procedures (eight years in a row) ■ Five star for hysterectomy (six years in a row) ■ Five star for caesarian section delivery ■ Five star for vaginal delivery “These awards are a result of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s steadfast commitment to providing high-quality, patient centered women’s healthcare services,” MSSN President and CEO Richard J. Murphy said. “Our team worked tirelessly this year to provide care during a pandemic and excelled to meet every challenge presented to them. I am extraordinarily proud of their efforts.” Based on comparison outcome data, the awards place MSSN among a select group of hospitals in the US — the top 5 percent of all hospitals evaluated for gynecologic procedures and the top 10 percent of hospitals evaluated for providing outstanding quality outcomes in gynecologic surgery. Patients have a lower chance of experiencing a complication when treated at hospitals receiving one or more of Healthgrades’ Women’s Care Specialty Excellence Awards than if they were treated in hospitals that were not recipients, according to Healthg rades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. To demonstrate the difference in quality and outcomes between hospitals receiving the excellence award from Healthgrades and those that did not, and to help consumers evaluate and compare hospitals’ performance in gynecologic surgery, Healthgrades analyzed all-payer state data for 16 states from 2016 through 2018. Healthgrades found that there is a

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Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside was recently named a 5-star award recipient in four women’s health care categories. significant variation in hospital quality between those that have received five stars and those that have not. The analysis found that patients treated in hospitals receiving the Healthgrades Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award, had, on average, a 46.7 percent lower risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital than if they were treated in hospitals that did not receive the award. It also revealed that if all hospitals in the analysis performed similarly to those receiving the award, complications could have potentially been avoided for 10,121 patients. “Our multi-disciplinary health care team of top physicians and nurses utilize the latest medical technologies and treatments to deliver standard-setting healthcare tailored to the specific needs of women,” said Dr. Alan Garely, the chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at MSSN and professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The hospital also has multiple accreditations, designations and awards for its

women’s health services, including accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers and Baby-Friendly Hospital designation. MSSN provides a range of women’s healthcare services, including breast health, obstetrics and gynecology, maternal fetal medicine, genetic counseling, women’s imaging, and gynecologic oncology. “This ranking is a testament to our commitment to provide high-quality care to women, from high-risk pregnancies and infertility to breast cancer and reproductive malignancies,” said Dr. Adhi Sharma, the hospital’s chief medical officer and executive vice president of clinical and professional affairs. “I commend our dynamic team of physicians, nurses and support staff who are committed to providing cutting-edge care to the women in our community.” The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology offers women access to specialized health care for optimum treatment of reproductive health conditions, from endometrial biopsies and colposcopies to gynecologic oncology. Its Women’s

Center for Pelvic Floor Disorders uses state-of-the-art technology administered by to diagnose and treat all-too-common conditions, such as incontinence and constipation, and MSSN is one of only a handful of locations in the country that offers this service. MSSN’s obstetricians use advanced medical technology at the Center for Maternal Fetal Medicine to provide the specialized care mothers, and unborn children may need to monitor and manage conditions that, if left untreated, could jeopardize the health and wellbeing of the child, mother or both. In the Center for New Beginnings, a team of experienced obstetricians, labor and delivery nurses and high-risk pregnancy specialists delivered 2,326 babies in 2019. In addition to advanced maternal-fetal medical technologies, the center features 26 private family/newborn rooms with first-class hotel-like accommodations, spacious labor and delivery rooms, and a 6-bed neonatal intensive care unit. Staffed by board-certified neonatologists, the NICU is equipped with the dedicated medical technologies that premature deliveries and newborns with developmental complications or conditions require. The center also has a dedicated state-of-the-art surgical suite for mothers needing a caesarean section delivery. The Center for Breast Health is accredited by the American College of Surgeon’s National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. NAPBC accreditation is granted only to those centers that have voluntarily committed to provide the best in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment and is able to comply with established NAPBC standards. “Hospital quality should be top of mind for consumers when they evaluate and compare hospital performance,” Healthgrades Chief Medical Officer Brad Bowman said. “Women who select a hospital with a five-star rating can feel confident in their choice knowing that these organizations are committed to providing exceptional women’s care to their patients.” Courtesy Mount Sinai South Nassau; compiled by Mike Smollins

MSSN earns high accolades The 2020 edition of the U.S. News & World Report’s annual hospital rankings has recognized Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside as “high performing” in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes and endocrinology, heart failure, orthopedics and urology. “Our ranking is a direct result of our ongoing commitment to excellence in patient-centered care and acknowledges our dedicated team of physicians, nurses and support staff, all of whom worked so tirelessly this year during the Covid-19 pandemic,” MSSN President and CEO Richard J. Murphy said. “Now more than ever, this recognition for our specialized care services is especially meaningful,

and I am tremendously proud of our team for earning this honor.” MSSN is the Long Island flagship hospital of the world-renowned Mount Sinai Health System. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 14 nationally by U.S. News & World Report. Its Department of Geriatrics earned the No. 1 spot in the nation in geriatrics, and five specialties are ranked among the nation’s elite hospitals: cardiology/heart surgery (No. 6); gastroenterology/GI surgery (No. 9); diabetes/endocrinology (No. 11); nephrology (No. 12); and neurology/neurosurgery (No. 12). New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, America’s oldest specialty hospital — celebrating its 200th anniver-

sary this year and one of the world’s leading facilities for the treatment of diseases of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat — was nationally ranked in ophthalmology at No. 11. Now in its 28th year, the U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings help guide patients who need a high level of care because they face particularly difficult surgery, a challenging condition or added risk because of other health problems or age. To produce the rankings, U.S. News evaluates data on nearly 5,000 hospitals in 16 adult specialties, nine adult procedures and conditions and 10 pediatric specialties. To be nationally ranked in a specialty, a hospital must excel in caring

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Panelists on the latest Inside LI webinar gave crucial advice for homebuyers and sellers in a market that’s been heating up all summer. On Sept. 3, Inside LI, produced by RichnerLive, hosted its third virtual panel discussion on topics related to “new normals” in different aspects of life. It featured real estate experts who discussed Covid-19’s impact on the market and gave tips for buying and selling homes. The 45-minute webinar included panelists Steven Dubb, principal of The Beechwood Organization; Bryan Karp, real estate salesman at Coach Realtors; Annie Meneses, associate Broker at Signature Premier Properties; Joseph G. Milizio, attorney and managing partner of Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP; and Deirdre O’Connell, chief executive officer of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International.

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Moderator Skye Ostreicher, of RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, first asked how long the panelists foresaw the high demand for homes continuing on Long Island. “Everything points to a hot market for the next several months,” Dubb said, “at least until there’s a vaccine and it’s safe to go to the city. I think that’s going to be a while.” O’Connell explained that because of the Covid-19 pandemic, people are spending more time at home and reassessing their lifestyles. For many who live in apartments in the five boroughs, that means fleeing east to buy a home with more space. “Housing isn’t just about a place to sleep anymore,” she said. “It’s a place to live, and then you add on the low interest rates, and it makes doing it more afford-

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thiS SPlit-level hoMe in Glen Cove is on the market for $839,000. able no matter what the price point.” Karp agreed, noting a large shift of people moving from Manhattan to the boroughs, from the boroughs to Nassau County and from Nassau to Suffolk counties. However, there is low supply for all that demand, the panelists agreed, because sellers may be uncomfortable having people tour their homes and risk spreading the virus. Realtors and real estate agents have taken this into account, and most house tours are by appointment only. The low supply and high demand is causing the most fast-paced market that some have ever seen, and there are often bidding wars for homes. “It is probably the best seller’s market that I’ve seen in many, many decades,” Karp said, “but we don’t have an unlimited time for this.”

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take advantage of this hot market do? O’Connell noted that although there are bidding wars, that doesn’t mean sellers should slap a high price tag on their home “just because.” “While we are seeing bidding wars and over-asking, [buyers] are not going into that huge aspirational price point,” she said. “People still will pay market value and slightly over for homes that are in beautiful condition.” Karp advised sellers against doing any major renovations to the home before selling; because the market is moving so quickly, time is of the essence. “As long as you don’t have water pouring down in the kitchen, just sell it the way it is,” he said. “In this market, it’s about time. The quicker you can get to market, the better chance you have to scoop up as much equity as possible.” Meneses noted that in this fast-paced market, the process for sellers typically

takes two to three weeks.

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For buyers, the experts emphasized working with a team of real estate professionals to help with all aspects of the purchase. This includes a local real estate agent and real estate attorney who know the ins and outs of the local market — “do not hire a litigation attorney, do not hire a divorce attorney,” Karp said. “You want someone who is knowledgeable about today’s market and what is OK and what is not OK.” Even after an offer is accepted, Milizio noted, there are still many problems that can arise in the contract phase. The purchase or sale of a home is the largest and most important transaction in most people’s lives, and its purpose isn’t merely transactional—it’s to create a home for a family,” he said. “What I would like to Continued on neXt page

Northwell invests $30M in Covid-19 testing the nation, Northwell Health recently purchased high-throughput diagnostic testing analyzers from Hologic, Roche and Abbott, as well as cartridge-type tests from Genmark, Cepheid, Diasorin, Biomeme and Abbott. Northwell also is using “best-in-class,” in-lab, wet antibody chemistry tests from Roche, Ortho, Abbott, EuroImmune, Diasorin and others. Northwell Labs currently processes about 7,000 molecular nucleic acid amplification tests and an additional 3,000 antibody tests per day, with the capacity for increased volume. Northwell Labs is also focused on eliminating false positives, which at this stage of the pandemic has the potential to close schools, by developing a two-step algorithm for retesting isolated positives versus clustered positives. “Most testing today is for screening purposes, so we need to mitigate the potential effects of sporadic false-positive results,” said Dr. James Crawford, senior vice president of laboratory services at Northwell. “These are more likely to occur now that the New York area positivity rate is below 1 percent.” Northwell Health Labs officials said they are committed to providing ongoing testing during the pandemic, no matter its length or severity. Anyone in need of a Covid-19 test can get one though Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care, Northwell Health Labs patient service center (with a doctor’s prescription) or via inhome testing through the LabFly app.

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Northwell Health Labs announced last week that it has increased its ability to ramp up the number of coronavirus tests it can conduct and reduce disruptions to its laboratory supply chain should a second coronavirus wave strike, this despite New York’s currently low Covid-19 infection rate. Northwell Health has spent more than $30 million since the beginning of the pandemic on Covid-19 testing equipment and lab supplies, including a variety of new automated machines this summer to ensure diagnostic and antibody testing could continue in the event of a new surge this fall or winter. The lab processes tests for 19 Northwell hospitals, 52 urgent care centers and more than 800 outpatient facilities — along with the needs of strategic partners — across Long Island, New York City and the Hudson Valley. “Our goal has been to deploy at scale as much testing as possible, as quickly as possible, so we were among the first labs to implement, validate and evaluate performance characteristics for most of these tests,” said Dr. Dwayne Breining, executive director of Northwell Health Labs. “Early in the pandemic, it was unclear which manufacturer would be able to supply quality testing at scale, so we ran with them all. As various supplychain issues have emerged, maintaining multiple testing platforms has been a successful mitigation strategy.” As one of the largest investors in Covid-19 testing by a hospital-based lab in

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Northwell health labs has made a multi-million-dollar investment in Covid-19 laboratory testing equipment and supplies, and continues to make that investment in the event of a second wave of infection this fall or winter.

Real-estate market heats up across Long Island continued from PreViouS Page impress upon buyers and sellers is to consult a real estate attorney at the beginning of the process, not the end, which ensures a smoother, quicker and often less costly process.” “We do need a team of professionals to support each other so we can give necessary advice to buyers,” Meneses added. “You don’t have an accepted offer until your contracts are fully executed.” During the virtual event, viewers sent in questions, which Ostreicher read to the panelists. One asked how low-income buyers could navigate the real estate market, especially those who might be unemployed during the pandemic. Panelists agreed that the market is heating up in all areas, from upstate New York to Shelter Island, at all price points, including as low as $200,000. However, some buyers have chosen to wait out this period of low inventory so they have more options, Meneses noted. Meneses also said there are new down-payment system programs available for those with a tight budget. Ultimately, it’s an exciting time for the real estate industry, the panelists said. Though they lost about three months of business in the spring, this change in the market has allowed them to bounce back quickly. “The opportunity is now, the opportunity is in front of us,” Karp said. “It will probably run another six months.” To watch a recording of this webinar, visit richnerlive.com/insideli-realestate. To suggest a topic for a future Inside LI webinar, send an email to insideli@liherald.com.

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This Sept. 11, we mourn more deeply than ever

or those who lived in the New York metropolitan area when the World Trade Center was attacked by terrorists, Sept. 11 is a day that will “live in infamy,” to quote President Franklin D. Roosevelt — a time of somber reflection, remembering the thousands of dead and recalling the anxiety and fear we felt that horrifying day. On 9/11, we learned, or were reminded, that an azure sky could suddenly turn black, as smoke billowed across the Manhattan skyline from the burning twin towers — a literal and metaphorical representation of the times that followed. We learned, or were reminded, that good people could die inexplicably — that they might vanish in a smoldering mass of concrete and steel, covered in fine, white dust that we later learned was highly toxic to breathe. Some 2,977 people were killed at the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon and in a Shanksville, Pa., field, as airliners crashed out of the sky. Another 40,000 people — many of them first responders — now suffer from 9/11-related illnesses because of the air they breathed that day and in the days and weeks afterward, with hundreds dying of rare cancers caused by exposure to the witches’ brew of poisonous fumes and particles at ground zero. Nearly two decades have passed, but for anyone who was in New York at the time, the memory of it all is still raw. This year, though, 9/11 will be more solemn than at

any time in the past 19 years, with the knowledge that every three days, more Americans die of Covid-19 than were killed in the attacks. Much as 9/11 seemingly came out of nowhere, the coronavirus pandemic took us by surprise as well, in what can only be described as a sneak attack — in New York, we thought at first that the virus had spread from Asia to our West Coast, but we now know that it was brought to the metropolitan area from Asia via Europe earlier than believed. According to studies, it spread in our communities in February and perhaps as early as January, without our knowledge, and then exploded across the region in March and April. Thousands of cases arose without warning, overwhelming our hospitals and, as was the case on 9/11, causing widespread alarm and panic, leaving many people shellshocked and distraught. As it did after the attacks, our economy crashed, with businesses closing and the stock market plummeting. Many now wonder what the future will bring. We must remember this: 9/11 taught us not only that the world can be an unpredictable, dangerous place, but also that after a disaster, we can summon our better angels and find the strength to rebuild. We can foster a sense of community by working together to overcome our collective struggle. Sept. 11 was full of tragedy, but its aftermath was also full of hope, found in the heroic volunteerism that followed

the attacks. People reached out to comfort one another through humble acts of kindness. Friends looked out for friends, neighbors for neighbors, strangers for strangers. It was indeed the worst of times, but in many ways it was the best of times, as people’s seemingly unbounded capacity to care for one another, to love one another, shone through. The dark days that we are living through now are no different. We once again see the monumental heroism of our first responders. We see our shared grief turned into volunteer action. We see neighbors looking out for neighbors. We must pause to mourn the dead — the good people taken too soon by an insidious viral invader — but we also must see hope in our humanity, our innate desire to spread good that is too often suppressed by our workaday concerns, but that is unleashed during times of crisis such as this. Each life taken in the attacks and by the pandemic was precious — a light in the world that was extinguished seemingly without reason. That is why this Sept. 11, we must resolve to continue our fight against the coronavirus, to save every life we can. That means getting ahead of the virus by wearing masks, keeping six feet of social distance, washing our hands often and adhering to state reopening guidelines until science at last prevails and a vaccine is discovered.

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letters Randi’s too generous in praise of ‘peace plan’ To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Kudos for peace plan, but the prez still needs to go” (Aug. 20-26): Kreiss praises the announcement of the completion of a recent “peace initiative” by the governments of the United States, Israel and the United Arab Emirates. She credits President Trump, Jared Kushner, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed with supporting a “path toward peaceful coexistence” between Arab countries and Israel. It should be pointed out that the United Arab Emirates has never been at war with Israel, and before this recent agreement — exchanging recognition of Israel for what may be only a temporary suspension of Israel’s plans to annex the West Bank — there was already important covert cooperation between the governments of Israel and the UAE. The UAE’s air and missile defense systems are manufactured in Israel and are probably even controlled from there. After the announcement of the agreement, Kushner mentioned that the deal made it more likely that the UAE would receive

the F-35 jets the country is hoping to buy directly from the U.S. This deal seems more of a cynical business deal than a peace accord. It also furthers the military alliance between the U.S., Israel and the UAE against Iran. The trilateral deal between the two Middle

East nations and the U.S. is actually an impediment to real peace in the region, as were the Trump administration’s decisions to move our embassy to Jerusalem and to support the continued building and expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. It isn’t surpris-

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s the new school year begins, students, teachers and parents are understandably focused on the immediate issue of how schools are reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. But the pandemic doesn’t let us off the hook. Long Island’s schools are highly segregated and becoming more so, and it is time that we addressed that, too. Long Island is one of the 10 most segregated metropolitan regions in the nation, and the problem is on the rise. As ERASE Racism revealed in 2017, dramatically more eLAine Black and Latinx Gross students on Long Island attended segregated schools then than 12 years earlier. Underlying that segregation is structural racism — the historical and ongoing racial discrimination, segregation and marginalization of African-Americans, in particular, that is typically instigated or sanctioned by government. In this case, it is perpetuated by the fact that Long Island’s two counties have 124 school districts. That fragmentation is not justified by educational priorities; it

is terribly inefficient and wasteful. It simply mirrors Long Island’s segregated residential jurisdictions. As we, as a nation, continue this year’s remarkable public discussion of race in the wake of the tragic killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, we need to come together and plan to end the segregation that has defined Long Island schools for so long. Fortunately, there are steps that we can take, and Long Islanders are already leading the way. ERASE Racism’s Student Task Force, which consists of 47 high school students from 20 school districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties, convenes monthly in an effort to deepen its understanding of structural racism and to develop ways to reduce it in Long Island schools. While it is an extracurricular activity, the students’ insights into how to make curricula more culturally responsive have attracted national attention. The Student Task Force’s members were invited this summer to create and present six culturally responsive virtual lesson plans in the prestigious, four-day Reimagining Education Summer Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. Three of the students were fea-

istance learning is actually an extraordinary way to bring students together.

Letters ing that the Palestinian National Authority has denounced this most recent development and recalled its ambassador to the UAE. Making self-serving deals with antidemocratic, repressive, absolute monarchies isn’t the way to peace in the Middle East. Unless there’s real justice for the Palestinian people with agreements that restore full rights and sovereignty to them, no true and abiding peace will ever come to Israel and Palestine. JIM BROWN Island Park Brown is secretary of the Green Party of Nassau County.

The MTA’s fiscal viability To the Editor: Financial viability, in dealing with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $12 billion deficit, is a fourway dance among fare-box revenue, City Hall, Albany and Washington. There are $12 billion worth of Federal Transit Administration funding projects and programs in active open grants. The MTA has never initiated and completed a forensic audit to determine unspent available balances. The FTA issued guid-

tured in a sold-out plenary session, titled “Rewriting L.I. Curriculum: Structural Racism,” watched by 1,000 educators nationwide. Before the pandemic, the task force met in person. Its members now convene on Zoom and, in doing so, highlight another opportunity: using distance learning as a vehicle for integration. While distance learning is being implemented by individual school districts, it provides an extraordinary mechanism for bringing together students from across school districts. Students from multiple districts can study together without being constrained by the geographic jurisdictions imposed on them by previous generations and their prejudices. Students might come together, for instance, to take Advanced Placement courses or International Baccalaureate classes. They could broaden their understanding by sharing insights with students from other backgrounds. They would enhance their education by benefiting from a variety of perspectives. In that context and more broadly, new curricula should be developed that are culturally responsive, reflecting the

diversity of race, ethnicities and cultures in our nation and our region. Fortunately, the State Education Department has already developed a “Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework,” into which ERASE Racism had input. It helps educators create student-centered learning environments that affirm diversity, while preparing students for rigorous, independent learning and elevating historically marginalized voices, among other goals. To tackle structural racism in education on Long Island, there must also be engaged faculty, and this is another asset to build on. Over the past three years, 87 Long Island educators from 15 school districts and 37 schools have been named Rauch Foundation Fellows, and have been sponsored to attend the Reimagining Education Summer Institute at Teachers College. There they focused on teaching and learning in racially diverse schools and demonstrated a commitment on which Long Island can build. Long Island has a long way to go to eradicate the structural racism in its educational system, but it has resources to draw from, including student and faculty leaders pointing the way. Elaine Gross is president of ERASE Racism, the regional civil rights organization based on Long Island.

FrAmework by Alyssa Seidman

ance on March 13 that gave all transit agencies, including the MTA, permission to reallocate federal funding from capital projects in existing grants to Covid-19 expenses. The FTA made available $1.4 billion worth of annual formula funding in 2020. It can program these funds toward Covid-19 expenses. The MTA has already received $3.9 billion in CARE Covid-19 funding. On Oct. 1, an additional $1.5 billion in 2021 funds will become available. (This assumes Congress completes passage of a transportation funding bill on time for a change and sends it to the president so he can sign it.) The MTA can program these funds to cover deficits as a result of the coronavirus. Riders and Washington have already done their part. City Hall and Albany must do likewise. LARRy PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office. His work included the development, review, approval and oversight of billions in dollars of capital projects and programs for the MTA, New York City Transit, Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Rail Road and MTA Bus, along with 30 other transit agencies in New York and New Jersey.

Summer comes to an unofficial end — Jones Beach

CorreCtion The biographical notes at the end of Senior Editor Timothy Denton’s column last week, “A safe return to class should be the goal,” misidentified the Heralds

that Denton edits. They are the Seaford and Watagh Herald Citizens, not the Herald Gazettes.

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Returning to Long Island’s segregated schools

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The economy needs emergency attention now

hree-quarters of a year into 2020, let’s all pray that the end of Covid19 is mercifully within view. Great progress is being made on fasttracking a vaccine, and once it is readily available, mass immunizations can begin, hopefully putting this scourge behind us. Let’s hope, too, that the nation can make some real progress in race relations. Everyone should want peace in our minority communities, with better relations between police and the public they are sworn to serve. But even after Covid-19 is defeated and law and jusAlfonse tice advanced, D’AMATo there will remain a huge challenge to America’s leaders. Despite the mainstream media’s fixation on the pandemic and the unrest across our cities, the long-term test we will face is creating a broad-based and sustainable economic recovery. Make no mistake, it’s the economy that New Yorkers are especially worried about. A recent poll listed it as their No. 1 concern. That’s not surprising, given that the latest unemployment rate for New York was 16 percent, compared with 10.5 percent for the rest of the country. In New York City the jobless rate was a stagger-

ing 20 percent. These are deep-recession unemployment numbers that will strain our state’s economy for the foreseeable future. And they hurt our poorest minority communities most. How do we climb out of this economic hole? The first rule should be not to dig ourselves deeper into it. At the height of the greatest recession since the 1930s, economists of all political stripes generally agree that this isn’t the time to slap big new taxes on struggling taxpayers and businesses. Instead, over the past few months, Congress and President Trump — along with the Federal Reserve — have pumped several trillion dollars into the economy to keep Americans afloat. That prevented the economy from falling into a second Great Depression. There’s broad-based agreement in Washington that more economic assistance will be needed to see the nation through the next few financial quarters. The president has indicated that he would support it, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has repeatedly signaled he is ready to negotiate a realistic package with Democratic congressional leaders. This could pump another trillion dollars into the economy, including more help for ordinary Americans to pay for rent and food, and additional assistance to

struggling small businesses to keep their doors open and provide desperately needed jobs. For the rest of this year and into 2021, avoiding mass evictions and further losses of small businesses along with their jobs should be priority No. 1. Americans will also have to decide, on Election Day, what type of economic policies they want to see in Washington for the next four years. Before the pandemic struck, the Trump administration’s lower taxes and regulatory relief had helped produce the highest employment and the best economy in decades. Minorities and women had been especially helped by the rising economic tide. If in 2021 we take a step back to higher taxes, more burdensome business regulations and pie-in-the-sky boondoggles like the Green New Deal, our economy could end up hobbled for years. If you want to see what damage such heavy-handed energy regulation can do, look to California, where radical green-energy policies have left the state without adequate electrical power to keep the lights on. Rolling brownouts like those that plague thirdworld countries have become common across California. Take that ill-considered approach nationwide and the current recession could last until the end of this decade, or

here should be more help for people to pay for rent and food, and for small businesses.

beyond. Raising taxes, imposing economically stifling new business regulation and strangling our energy independence with bans on new energy development would dramatically slow the economic recovery. What will be needed instead for the foreseeable future are economic incentives for businesses and individuals to spur growth. One promising incentive program I’d like to see more widely applied is the socalled Enterprise Zone initiative devised by South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott. This program has broad bipartisan support. It targets tax relief to job-creating investments in some of our nation’s most economically distressed areas, helping lift hard-pressed communities. It should be expanded to cover more of those communities with broader investment incentives, especially for new manufacturing jobs. Right here on Long Island there are pockets of economic distress that could significantly benefit from an Enterprise Zone program. And leaders in Albany should consider adding state tax incentives in these zones as well to amplify the benefit. Because the economy needs emergency attention now. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

Deliver the letter. The sooner, the better.

eet at the mailbox, we told our kids when they walked up the block to wait for the school bus. Those were the elementary school years when the yellow bus hauled them off to Franklin and then Hewlett Elementary School in the Five Towns. Of course you met at the mailbox, the ubiquitous blue mailbox, whatever your community and your particular RAnDi adventure that day. kReiss Those were the days, actually until very recently, when mailboxes were just there, as part of the landscape, a reminder of a service that delivered letters despite the climate, political or meteorological. My husband grew up in Lawrence, and he remembers getting mail delivery twice a day. Those were the days before mail sorters and USPS websites, and before mail-in voting became a controversial issue. With the acceleration of technology and advanced security measures, much has been lost, particularly the reassuring

notion we grew up with that the postal service was a dependable agency, not a victim of political infighting and a target of misinformation campaigns. Are mailboxes being carted away in the middle of the night to discourage voting? Is the postmaster general a decent CEO or a tool of a rogue administration? The world we live in is muddied with many disturbing questions. I am setting that aside and thinking today of the romance of mailboxes, which changed to brilliant blue in 1971 from red, white and blue. My first real letter exchange was with a pen pal I had in Israel. I still remember her name, Giza Shalev, and we wrote back and forth for a few years beginning when I was 10. It was the most thrilling and exotic connection in my life. I have love letters, and I have written love letters, and there isn’t a text or email that can compare to the ink on the paper and the intimacy of the handwriting from the person you love. I may have married my husband because of a love letter he wrote to me when we were seniors at Lawrence High School. He said he didn’t

understand his feelings, but he knew he couldn’t resist the “chemistry” between us. The guy wasn’t a writer, but this was real poetry. I still have that handwritten letter, which was delivered by our mailman in 1964. For one year of my life, my senior year in high school, the mail was the focus of all my ambitions. I deposited my college applications in the blue box, and received my answers in our front-door mail slot. How do we decide what to keep? I have a box of letters from other Lawrence High School friends from our first year away at college. Oh my, the drama and depression and yearning for home and for love and for what we had together before we opened our lives to a world away from best friends and yes, lovers. Everything came in the mail, from college grades to teacher’s licenses to job acceptance letters. My husband got his draft notice in the mail in 1967. I got my teacher’s license, and then, later, I branched out and sent freelance articles to newspapers and magazines and got my acceptances by mail.

hope these blue boxes continue to dot the land, and that we support the USPS.

One of the most significant letters I wrote was one to my Uncle Sidney, who was estranged from my family because my mother didn’t welcome his beautiful young wife. He declined the invitation to my wedding. But Uncle Sid had been my loving, funny uncle who took me to the Rockaway boardwalk to play Skeeball. I wrote to him — part supplication, part guilt, mostly loving memories — and begged him to come. He wrote back that he would, and he did. What was your best letter ever? Was there a letter that changed your life? When we married and had kids, there were impossibly worrisome camp letters referencing weird rashes and black snakes lurking in the freezing lake. Later, there were letters from our son’s bike trip in Denmark and our daughter’s long-haul hike in New Zealand. Eventually, sadly, email and texting supplanted personal letter writing. Still, I hope the big blue boxes continue to dot the landscape. I hope mail carriers and postal workers are supported in their work. And I hope every single person who needs to vote by mail can have his or her voice and choice heard. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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