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State seeks modifications to Belmont project Community reacts at hearing

By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

After more than a year of construction on the UBS Arena, state officials are proposing changes in the scope of the Belmont Park redevelopment project.

Under proposals for the redevelopment project announced late last month by Empire State Development, the state agency that promotes development, the ViRginia project’s “retail vil- Elmont l a g e ” wo u l d b e reduced in size, 25,000 square feet of it would be moved from a site north of Hempstead Turnpike to one south of the turnpike, and parking beneath the retail village would be replaced by a freestanding, six-story, above-ground parking structure.

The size of the retail village would be reduced by 85,000 square feet, according to a November memo about the changes on the Empire State Development website, with 10,000 square feet of retail, din-

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in a ‘Barbie’ world Members of Elmont Strong and the Zeta Phi Beta sorority handed out 100 Black and brown dolls, like the one seen here, to local families on Dec. 27. Story, more photos, Page 7.

A new law for a new year

State passes bill protecting undocumented immigrants

By Melissa Koenig and Ronny Reyes mkoenig@liherald.com

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents can no longer arrest undocumented immigrants attending or leaving state and city courts without a warrant, under the newly passed Protect Our Courts Act, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law on Dec. 15.

The law requires ICE agents

to present “sufficient evidence” for an arrest at a courthouse, which the State Office of Court Administration would review.

The legislation was introduced in the State Senate in 2018

by Brad Hoylman, a Democrat from Manhattan, and in the Assembly by Michaelle Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, to protect undocumented immigrants attending state or city court proceedings as witnesses or parties, or as family members of others

involved.

“Everyone has a constitutional right to due process,” Solages said, noting that people who were trying to participate in the legal system were being arrested and deported. In 2017, she said, deportation officers tried to arrest a woman in a Queens courthouse who was believed to be the victim of human trafficking.

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ing and entertainment facilities on the north lot, and 340,000 square feet on the south lot. The village would be accessible at Belmont Park’s Gates 5 and 14, and would have a drop-off location and staging area for rideshare vehicles.

There would be a service yard for trucks and emergency vehicles on the north, west and east sides of the retail village, one segment of which aMato would connect to a new restrictedaccess entrance for emergency vehicles at the intersection of 109th Avenue and Wellington Road (see map, Page 3). At the south end of the retail village, a short, twoway, east-west roadway would connect Belmont Park Road with the north- and southbound ramps of the Cross Island Parkway at Exit 26A. To better serve the shoppers at the retail village, as well as concertgoers and Islanders fans attending games at the UBS Arena, state officials are also

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FRANKLIN SQUARE/ELMONT HERALD — January 7, 2021 Source:■Empire■State■Developent,■Illustration■by■Christina■Daly/Herald

A mAp of the■Belmont■Park■redevelopment■project,■with■the■proposed■modifications■in■place.

State proposes changes to Belmont project continuED from front proposing the creation of the aboveground parking structure, with 1,500 parking spaces. Parking would be free for shoppers, and others who would need to pay would do so at designated pay stations. The parking structure would be accessible from the northbound Cross Island at Exit 26A, but those traveling southbound would have to use Exit 26B and head east on Hempstead Turnpike to Gate 14.

Construction on the facility may increase noise levels near Wellington Road and Hathaway Avenue in Elmont for more than 19 months. The site would be visible on Huntley Road and all other residential streets in Elmont along Hempstead Turnpike, but views would be obstructed by a proposed 10-foot-tall wall with 12-foot-tall trees and landscaping on the side facing the neighborhood.

Finally, state officials are proposing adding a hydrogen fuel cell station for the shuttle buses that would transport guests around the park and to and from the Elmont Long Island Rail Road Station, and are considering moving the eastbound platform of the station 125 feet west and extending a barrier blocking motorists’ views of Floral Park residents’

backyards by 55 feet, due to the location of existing utilities.

The proposed modifications would have no “new or significant environmental impact,” Doug McPherson, Empire State Development’s director of real estate and planning, said at a public hearing on the proposed changes on Dec. 21.

The parking structure would also be safer for Elmont residents, Andrew Sapienza, of Elmont, said at the hearing, and would allow Islanders fans to once again tailgate before games. It would also be more environmentally friendly than “digging a hole in the ground” for parking, added Evan Minogue, of Floral Park, and the proposed wall would allow for more privacy, according to Dan Krupa, of New Hyde Park.

Several other residents, however, expressed their concerns with the proposed changes. Judy Sanford Guise said she watched the Green Acres Mall being built in 1960, and was now “watching it die” as more people shop online. “If people aren’t going to Green Acres to shop, why would they go to Belmont?” she asked. “I’m really confused as to why people think we need another shopping area” at a time when “small businesses need help.”

Others also said that they felt their

concerns were not being taken into consideration. Virginia Amato noted that Elmont residents have told ESD officials “a million times” that they opposed the construction of a parking structure at the site, and now, she said, “We really feel like we’re being kicked to the curb.”

Lori Halop, of the Belmont Park Community Coalition, agreed, saying that while the proposed parking structure may look nice, “we know people are still going to park on the streets.” “There needs to be more conversation,” Halop added.

Rachelle Lewis, a co-founder of Elmont Strong, agreed. She said the state has promised to make many improvements to the community, including the renovation of Elmont Road Park, but residents have not heard any progress reports on these projects. Lewis suggested that ESD officials create a monthly newsletter informing the public of its progress.

State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages said that no changes should be made without consulting with Elmont residents first, and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky said that “Elmont residents should be at the forefront” of the project.

Empire State Development is accepting public comments on the proposed changes until Jan. 20. They can be submitted to BelmontOutreach@ESD.NY.gov.

ESD’s proposals ■■ Reducing■the■size■of■the■retail■village■ to■ just■ 350,000■ gross■ square■ feet,■ 25,000■ of■ which■ would■ be■ relocated■ from■ Site■A,■ north■ of■ Hempstead■Turnpike,■to■Site■B,■south■of■the■turnpike.

■■ Replacing■ the■ proposed■ parking■ beneath■the■retail■village■on■Site■B■with■ a■ six-story,■ freestanding,■ above-ground■ parking■structure.

■■ Substituting■the■proposed■landscaping■ berm■ separating■ the■ sites■ from■ Elmont■ neighborhoods■ with■ a■ 10-foot■ wall■surrounded■by■plantings■and■landscaping■along■the■eastern■perimeter■of■ Site■B. ■■ Adding■a■hydrogen■fuel■cell■technology■option■for■on-site■shuttle■buses.

■■ Shifting■ the■ eastern■ platform■ of■ the■ Elmont■Long■Island■Rail■Road■station■to■ the■west■and■extending■the■length■of■a■ visual■barrier■at■the■station.

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stole■ a■ delivered■ package■ from■ his■ doorstep■on■Evans■Avenue■in■Elmont.

■■ A■victim■reports■that■on■Dec.■25■at■ 1:30■ p.m.,■ an■ unknown■ male■ suspect■ stole■ assorted■ merchandise■ from■ the■ Citgo■ gas■ station■ on■ Linden■ Boulevard.

Arrests

■■ A■victim■reports■that■on■Dec.■28■at■ 1:39■ p.m.,■ an■ unknown■ male■ suspect■

■■ A■ 61-year-old■ Elmont■ man■ was■ arrested■on■Dec.■30■at■3■p.m.■for■shoplifting■ from■ the■ Stop■ and■ Shop■ on■ Cherry■Valley■Avenue■in■West■Hempstead.

Suspects wanted in Elmont robbery Nassau■ County■ police■ are■ searching■for■two■men■who■allegedly■robbed■ the■ Bolla■ Market■ on■ Linden■ Boulevard■in■Elmont■on■Dec.■25.

According■ to■ Nassau■ County■ police,■ the■ two■ suspects■ entered■ the■ store■at■around■8:40■a.m.■on■Christmas■ Day■ and■ grabbed■ four■ cases■ of ■ beer■ each,■before■exiting■the■building■without■ paying.■ An■ employee■ then■ followed■the■suspects■into■the■parking■lot■ where■they■were■loading■the■cases■of ■ beer■into■a■GMC■Yukon,■police■report,■ and■ one■ of ■ the■ suspects■ threatened■ the■employee■by■saying■he■had■a■gun.■

The■ employee■ then■ returned■ to■ the■ store■ and■ called■ 911,■ as■ the■ suspects■ fled■southbound■on■Elmont■Road.

The■ suspects■ are■ described■ as■ sixfoot-tall■ black■ males■ who■ were■ about■ 200■ pounds■ each.■ They■ both■ wore■ black■clothing■and■black■masks,■police■ said.

Detectives■ are■ now■ asking■ anyone■ with■ information■ about■ this■ crime■ to■ call■ the■ Nassau■ County■ Crime■ Stoppers■ at■ (800)■ 422-TIPS.■ All■ callers■ will■ remain■anonymous.

Courtesy Nassau County Police Department

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New law protects undocumented immigrants conTinued from fronT increased■ 1,200■ percent■ since■ President■ Trump■ took■ office■ in■ 2017,■ according■ to■ a■ report■ from■ the■ Immigration■ Defense■ Project.■As■a■result,■the■report■stated,■75■percent■ of ■ the■ 225■ legal■ services■ it■ surveyed■ in■ New■ York■ State■ reported■ that■ their■ clients■ had■ expressed■a■fear■of ■going■to■court■because■of ■ ICE,■ and■ 29■ percent■ had■ clients■ who■ refused■ to■appear.

Additionally,■the■report■said,■a■fear■of ■ICE■ resulted■in■67■percent■of ■abuse■victims■deciding■ not■ to■ seek■ help■ from■ the■ courts,■ and■ 46■ percent■ saying■ they■ were■ afraid■ to■ serve■ as■ witnesses.■ Legal■ services■ that■ worked■ with■ tenants,■meanwhile,■reported■that■56■percent■ of ■ their■ clients■ were■ afraid■ to■ file■ housing■ complaints■ because■ of ■ ICE’s■ presence■ at■ the■ courts.

In■2018,■immigration■lawyer■Elise■Damas,■ of ■ Hempstead’s■ Central■ American■ Refugee■ Center,■told■the■Herald■that■one■of ■her■clients■ refused■to■go■to■court■to■pick■up■some■papers■ without■her■by■his■side.■He■wanted■to■pick■up■ a■ certificate■ of ■ disposition■ at■ the■ Town■ of ■ Hempstead■ courthouse,■ which■ does■ not■ require■ legal■ representation,■ but■ he■ pleaded■ for■a■lawyer■to■go■with■him■anyway.■“He■said,■ ‘No■ I■ can’t■ go■ by■ myself ■ because■ I■ hear■ they’re■arresting■everyone,’”■Damas■recounted.

Although■ a■ majority■ of ■ courthouse■ arrests■ have■ taken■ place■ in■ New■ York■ City,■ according■ to■ the■ report,■ there■ were■ seven■ arrests■ at■ courthouses■ on■ Long■ Island■ in■ 2018,■when■ICE■was■arresting■many■undocumented■ immigrants■ outside■ courthouses.■ The■ report■ described■ ICE■ agents■ wearing■ civilian■clothing■and■driving■unmarked■cars■ when■they■made■arrests.

“We■have■stood■in■hallways■as■ICE■agents■ have■ physically■ separated■ us■ from■ our■ clients,■ thrown■ our■ clients■ to■ the■ ground,■ ignored■ our■ clients’■ rights,■ ignored■ our■ request■for■voluntary■surrender,■and■refused■ to■ show■ us■ warrants■ about■ where■ they■ are■ taking■ our■ clients,”■ the■ IDP■ report■ reads,■ adding■ that■ its■ officials■ have■ also■ seen■ ICE■ agents■pressuring■courthouse■staff ■to■supply■ them■ with■ information,■ to■ give■ them■ access■ to■ nonpublic■ areas■ of ■ courthouses■ and■ to■ adjust■court■schedules■to■facilitate■arrests.

New■ York■ ICE■ Public■ Affairs■ Officer■ Rachael■Yong■Yow■explained■that■ICE’s■step-

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The ProTecT our courTs Act was introduced in the State Assembly by Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages. up■of ■courthouse■arrests■was■not■part■of ■any■ new■ policy,■ and■ ensured■ the■ safety■ of ■ ICE■ agents■ because■ “individuals■ entering■ courthouses■are■typically■screened■by■law■enforcement■ personnel■ …■ for■ weapons■ and■ other■ contraband.”■ She■ added■ that■ courthouse■ arrests■ were■ necessary■ in■ jurisdictions■ like■ New■York■City■that■fail■to■cooperate■with■ICE■ in■ the■ transfer■ of ■ undocumented■ immigrants.■ICE■states■on■its■website■that■the■rise■ of ■ sanctuary■ cities■ was■ the■ primary■ reason■ why■courthouse■arrests■have■increased.

Since■the■bill■was■introduced■in■the■State■ Legislature,■though,■Washington■and■Colorado■ have■ passed■ similar■ legislation■ barring■ ICE■ officials■ from■ making■ warrantless■ arrests■in■courts,■and■over■the■summer,■New■ York■ State■ Attorney■ General■ Letitia■ James■ won■a■lawsuit■against■the■Trump■administration■ for■ its■ policy■ of ■ making■ ICE■ arrests■ at■ state■courthouses.■That■decision■is■now■being■ appealed.

But■ José■ Chappa,■ senior■ policy■ associate■ for■ the■ Immigration■ Defense■ Project,■ said■ that■ with■ the■ recent■ passage■ of ■ the■ Protect■ Our■Courts■Act,■“we’re■hoping■that■when■the■ new■ year■ starts,■ this■ will■ not■ be■ an■ issue■ in■ New■York■state.”

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Actor from Elmont writes new film script

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FRANKLIN SQUARE/ELMONT HERALD — January 7, 2021

By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

McGregory Frederique’s dream of playing professional football was derailed in 2017, when a truck slammed into his car, and he suffered injuries to his legs, face and head. He could not play the sport for months, and as he was recovering, he saw an advertisement for a casting agency. For a dollar, the ad said, the agency would offer him full use of its services for a week.

He tried it out, and has since been cast in hundreds of roles, earning several awards along the way. Now, at the age of 34, Frederique is trying something new — screenwriting.

“As an actor, your mind starts to expand,” and you want to try different aspects of the filmmaking process, Frederique, of Elmont, said.

He started writing a script entitled “R.E.G.R.E.T,” about a couple’s relationship issues. In the script, Jessica always seems to put her husband, Will, first, but Will always seems to prioritize everything else over his wife. “We really have people out there that act like this,” Frederique said, and when he read it over, he said, he realized that it was actually pretty good.

So, he sent it to a screenwriter who got a television show picked up from Warner Bros., figuring, “in L.A., they don’t sugarcoat anything,” and he agreed that the script was worthwhile.

Photos courtesy McGregory Frederique

“R.e.g.R.e.T,” a new film by Elmont-native McGregory Frederique will be screened at film festivals throughout Long Island this summer.

“It’s so raw and realistic,” said Jaysalee Salcedo, who Frederique hired to assistant direct the film. She saw the script on a Facebook group for aspiring directors, and decided to message Frederique, telling him that she would love to be involved.

She felt a “really strong connection” to

the Jessica character, she said, because she was in a similar situation. “It relates to a lot of people who have been in relationships where their partner doesn’t have their best interest at heart,” Salcedo said.

Frederique and Salcedo are going to start auditioning actors for the film virtu-

ally in April, and invite those they like to an in-person audition in May. They will then start filming in June, after which Frederique will premiere “R.E.G.R.E.T” at film festivals throughout Long Island.

“This movie is going to be something new to screens,” Salcedo said, with Frederique adding, “It’s going to be mind-blowing.”

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Federal gov’t stalling offshore wind farms the federal governMent is holding up construction of offshore wind farms between Long Island and New Jersey because the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has yet to assign the final leasing grounds for them, as it was supposed to have done two years ago. Above, a view of the nation’s only offshore wind farm, off the coast of Rhode Island.

By Madeline arMstrong The final leasing grounds for offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island were supposed to have been designated in early 2019 so lease auctions could be held, but nearly two years later, they have not yet been assigned, slowing New York’s bid to acquire 70 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2030.

Assignment of New York Bight Offshore Wind Energy Areas, located between Long Island and New Jersey, has been indefinitely postponed without explanation, angering local elected leaders like U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democrat from Garden City and a wind energy proponent.

The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, a division of the Department of the Interior, oversees assignment of offshore wind leasing grounds. Rice, who represents the 4th Congressional District, covering a wide swath of Nassau County’s South Shore, recently wrote to DOI Secretary David Ber nhardt to express her outrage that designation of the WEAs continued to be delayed.

She was joined by other elected leaders, including Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove who represents the 3rdCongressional District, and who was formerly Nassau’s county executive, as well as Rep. Jerrold Nadler of the 10th District and Rep. Tom Reed of the 23rd District. The representatives asked that the BOEM assign the WEAs so lease auctions could be held. To date, they have not received a response from either the BOEM or the DOI. That has local environmental advocates concerned and dismayed, as offshore wind does not emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere the way fossil fuel power plants that burn oil, natural gas and coal do, and so wind energy is not a cause of climate change, the slow heating of the Earth over time. Global warming is considered a particular threat to Long Island because it causes sea levels to rise and hurricanes to grow bigger.

“If we’re really going to fight climate change and transition to renewable energy, offshore wind has to play a key role,” said Adrienne Esposito, executive director of the Farmingdale-based Citizens Campaign for the Environment. “It is not a luxury item. It is a necessity.”

Esposito said she supports Rice’s letter.

“We really need a congressional representative to get involved, take action and support wind farms,” Esposito said.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, a state agency that promotes energy efficiency and renewable power, is also calling on BOEM to designate the final WEAs. “Our progress in catalyzing this gamechanging industry is limited without additional lease areas in the New York Bight — a needed solution only BOEM has the authority to execute,” read a NYSERDA statement. “We urge BOEM to issue final Wind Energy Areas for the New York Bight.”

When contacted, BOEM gave the following statement: “BOEM continues to

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Courtesy National Renewable Energy Laboratory

this Map, froM the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, shows the potential wind energy that would be captured off the coast of Long Island. work with our government agencies and our stakeholders to assess how future offshore wind development could affect other ocean uses with the goal of reducing potential conflicts.” The BOEM said it was assessing possible conflicts, but it did not specify what they might be.

Esposito said she believes the federal government has been stalling the assignment process to assist the oil and gas industries. President Trump “has been clear he does not support wind,” she said, “and wants to continue advancing the exploration and development of oil and guess industries.”

Rice said Trump has never supported wind farms and has worked to stall other

renewable energy projects in New York.

In July 2019, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, legally requiring New York to obtain 70 percent of its energy supply from renewable sources such as wind, solar and geothermal.

According to Joe Martens, director of the New York Offshore Wind Alliance, a coalition of advocacy groups that support wind power, 27 percent of New York’s energy currently comes from renewable sources. “We have a long way to go in 10 years,” said Martens, “and offshore wind is one of the ways that we can make the transition.”

There are currently three projects proposed in the New York Bight, two of which — Sunrise Wind and Empire Wind — have begun the regulatory review and permitting processes, and have the potential to power hundreds of thousands of homes and bring in hundreds of millions of dollars, even billions, for the local economy. “As New York continues to build back its economy from the [Covid-19] pandemic,” read a NYSERDA statement, “offshore wind provides a massive opportunity to stimulate billions of dollars in investments and create thousands of family-sustaining jobs.”

The New York Bight wind farms would create about 32,000 jobs annually, Martens said. “I think this is a great opportunity for a whole new generation of workers,” said Roger Clayman, executive director of the Long Island Federation of Labor. “Our labor movement was not always environmentally sensitive, but the fact is we’re all on the front lines of climate change.”

When the Wind Energy Areas might be designated is unclear. “I don’t know if anybody could [know] unless they had a crystal ball,” Esposito said. Martens said that 6,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy would need to be generated by 2030 to help New York reach its goal of 70 percent renewable energy by that year.

Development of a single wind farm takes years. That is why it is crucial, the experts said, to designate the WEAs so leases can be assigned, and the years-long regulatory review process and construction can begin.

“I will openly concede that it will be a challenge,” Martens said, “but in New York anyways, we’re required to do it.”

Esposito urged Long Islanders to “speak up and speak out in favor of wind energy.” “Having a voice matters,” she said, “and we can’t stay silent and hope that things change.”

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What’s up next door and around the corner

Photos courtesy Xeny Odamet

MeMBers of Zeta Phi Beta and Elmont Strong doled out Black and brown dolls to community members at the Elmont Road Park on Dec. 27.

Local organizations hand out Black dolls

By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

‘Twas two days after Christmas when all through Elmont Road Park, families lined up in coats, hats and scarves hoping for their chance to get Black dolls from the Zeta Phi Beta and Elmont Strong’s stall.

It was the post-collegiate sorority’s inaugural Black and brown doll giveaway, organized by Xeny Odame, a member of both organizations, to provide local children of African descent with dolls that look like them for Kwanzaa.

As part of the week-long holiday celebrating African harvest festival traditions, she explained, it is customary to exchange handmade or African-inspired gifts, so the 100 dolls the organizations handed out on Dec. 27 came with handmade plaques saying, “I am brave/ I am strong/ I am smart/ I am beautiful.”

“I wanted to bring cheer to young girls of African descent,” after living through the pandemic, Odame said, which has affected communities of color at higher rates than white communities.

According to the American Psychological Association, one in 1,000 Black individuals in America has died from the coronavirus, and African Americans accounted

for 52 percent of Covid-19 cases and 58 percent of deaths. The Centers for Disease Control attributes these high Covid rates to discrimination; lack of health care access; educational, income and wealth gaps; crowded living conditions; and the fact that people from minority-majority communities are disproportionately represented in essential work settings, such as heath care facilities, farms, factories, grocery stores and public transportation.

Providing Black children with Black dolls, however, improves their attitudes toward Black people, studies show, and boost their self-esteem.

“I think it’s important for all children to have diverse representation,” said Gretchen Rodney, president of the Rho Omega Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta, adding that “fun and beauty come in all shades” and the sorority let anyone who showed up at the event get one of the 100 dolls, which represented the sorority’s 100th anniversary.

The event was originally going to be held in the spring, Odame said, but she had to adjust the program due to the pandemic, and she and members of the Elmont Strong community group postponed it to Kwanzaa, when they

soMe sorority MeMBers decorated their cars for Kwanzaa. decorated their cars and handed out sweet treats to the families.

They ran out of the dolls pretty

quickly, Rodney said, but are planning on handing out more next year.

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Herald Inside LI talks vaccines at webinar

By Nicole AlciNdor nalcindor@liherald.com

Last year, nearly 350,000 Americans died of Covid-19 — and more than 3.2 million total — making 2020 the deadliest year in U.S. history, according to the Associated Press. Help, though, is on the way.

In the weeks leading up to the New Year, the federal Food and Drug Administration approved two vaccines — the first by Pfizer-BioNTech and the second by Moderna —which have gone to health-care workers and will also go to residents of long-term care facilities during the early stages of distribution.

On Dec. 23, Herald Inside LI held a Zoom webinar featuring three doctors, all of whom recently received a first shot of vaccination, to discuss their experiences and what people can expect in the coming months.

“I urge people to take the vaccine because Covid-19 is a horrific disaster to human life,” said Dr. Aaron Glatt, chairman of the Department of Medicine, chief of infectious diseases and the hospital epidemiologist at Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside. “We want to go back to hugging and seeing people, and the way we will do this is through the Covid-19 vaccines. The goal is to vaccinate everyone.”

Webinar attendees were encouraged to submit their questions for the panelists. One viewer asked if the vaccine could hurt fertility.

“There were some cases of women who got pregnant after getting the vaccine; however, there is zero evidence that the vaccine can cause infertility,” Glatt said. “I would tell a pregnant woman that it’s a personal decision if she wants to take the vaccine, but if she chooses to get the vaccine, she might be protecting herself more, as well as protecting others and [her] baby. [She] might even give [her] baby antibodies against the virus.”

Another viewer wondered whether people of color were more likely to experience side effects from the vaccine or lower efficacy.

“There were about 40,000 people of color that were represented in the experimental trials for these two vaccines,” said Dr. Zenobia Brown, vice president and medical director of population health at Northwell Health Solutions. “We have proven that the vaccines are safe for people in minority groups.”

Brown and Glatt agreed that although the PfizerBioNTech and Moderna vaccines were proven 95 percent effective in experimental trials, after people receive them, there is still a chance that they can contract the

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HerAld iNside li recently held a Zoom webinar featuring three doctors to answer viewers’ questions about the new Covid-19 vaccines. virus and spread it to others.

“When I get my second dose of the vaccine, I won’t become Superman. I don’t know how to play the piano now, and I won’t magically know how to play the piano after the second dose,” Glatt said. “We still need to be careful, and we still have to wear masks and social distance.”

“I cannot stress this enough: Social distance and wear masks, even if you get the vaccine,” Brown said. “My biggest fear is that people will not want the vaccine. I look forward to the day when more and more people will want to take the vaccines.”

For Dr. Nicolas Hernandez, the academic hospitalist at Northwell Plainview Hospital and another panelist, taking the vaccine was a decision that he made to protect his family, his patients and himself.

“I was scared when they gave me the Pfizer vaccine, but I’ve been a patient with Covid-19, I’ve had family

Herald Inside LI to host local college webinar With the Covid-19 infection rate rising during a second wave, many Long Island parents were concerned about the health and safety of their college-aged children who lived in university dorms during the fall semester.

In the coming weeks, before the spring semester begins, parents will have to choose whether to send their children back to school to live in campus dorms or off-campus apartments, or whether they should live at home and attend local schools.

Local colleges are accepting students on rolling admission to accommodate those who decide at the last minute to stay home for the spring semester. Many parents, though, are wrestling with

choosing the best options for their children.

Herald Inside LI will host a free live Zoom webinar, sponsored by Molloy College, on Thursday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m., to discuss staying local for college. The webinar will feature college advisers, counselors and college students, who will share their thoughts on staying home this spring.

To register, go to LIHerald.com/StayingLocal. To sponsor a webinar or for more information, contact Amy Amato at aamato@richnerlive.com or (516) 5694000 ext. 224. For questions, email insideli@liherald.com.

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members that have had Covid-19, and I take care of patients with Covid-19, so I wanted to do my part,” Hernandez said, while adding that his only reaction to the first shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was temporary fatigue and soreness. “As a family physician, I recommend that all immunocompromised people should get the vaccine, and even if you are not up for the vaccine, still do your part.”

This webinar was the final episode of the first season of Herald Inside LI. To watch the recording of this episode and all others, go to LIHerald.com/Recordings and subscribe to the Herald Inside LI YouTube channel.

The next Herald Inside LI episode will take place on Thursday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. and will feature college advisers and counselors discussing students staying local for upcoming spring semester, rather than going away to school. To register, go to LIHerald.com/StayingLocal.

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Make dog biscuits

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Visit the Franklin Square Library’s webite during the month of January to learn how to make dog biscuits, which will be donated to a local shelter for community service credit. Participants must snap a photo of themselves making the dog biscuits with the Baking Caoch video and their finished product.

They can then drop them off at the library to be donated or can donate them to a local shelter themselves.

However, if a participant donates the cookies themselves, they must snap a photo of them dropping the biscuits off at the shelter. Please send those photos to ebach@franklinsquarepl.org

Teenagers in grades six and up can learn the fundamentals of HTML, the standard markup language, to create basic web pages and web applications in a Zoom class from the Franklin Square Public Library on Jan. 13 at 4 p.m. Registration is required.

Friday, Jan. 15 Draw Martin Luther King Jr. Teenagers in grades seven through 12 can watch a video to learn how to draw Martin Luther King Jr. from the Elmont Memorial Library’s website on Jan. 15.

Registration is required.

Beware the kraken Children in first through fifth grade can discover interesting facts about the giant squid with the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum and create their own giant squid from items around the house in a pre-recorded program available on the Franklin Square library’s website under “Children’s Special Programs.”

Learn about the narwhal The Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum will tell children in first through fifth grade all about narwhals and how their tusks inspired legends of unicornsin a pre-recorded program that will be available on the Franklin Square library’s website under “Children’s Special Programs.”

Friday, Jan. 8 Make llama art Teenagers in grades seven through 12 can pick up a craft kit of materials from the Elmont Memorial Library and learn how to make a llama craft on Jan. 8.

Registration is required.

Saturday, Jan. 9 Explore Rome, virtually Miss traveling? Can’t wait to take a

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Give some blood The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2718 is hosting a blood drive on Jan. 12 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 68 Lincoln Road in Franklin Square. Donors must wear a mask or face covering and cannot be experiencing Covid-19 symptoms for 14 days before giving blood or test positive for the virus. trip somewhere? Join Todd Schlitt from the Elmont Memorial Library on Jan. 9 at 10 a.m. to learn how to use Google Earth to explore Rome. Registration is required, and a link will be emailed to all participants before the program.

Monday, Jan. 11

Square Public Library on Jan. 11 at 4 p.m. Registration is required, and all registrants will receive a Zoom link to the program.

Tuesday, Jan. 12 Elmont PTSA fundraiser

Teenagers in grades seven through 12 can follow along with a meditation class that promotes relaxation and reduces stress on Jan. 11 on the Elmont Memorial Library’s website. Registration is required.

Visit the Moe’s Southwest Grill, at 710 Franklin Ave. in Franklin Square, on Jan. 12 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and tell the cashier you are there for the Elmont Memorial High School Parent Teacher Student Association fundraiser, so that 35 percent of your sale goes back to the PTSA.

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Blood drive

Children in kindergarten through second-grade can compete in a wacky, live game show from the Franklin

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2718 in Franklin Square is hosting a blood drive on Jan. 12 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Reiki meditation

Donors must wear a mask or face covering and cannot be experiencing Covid-19 symptoms for 14 days before giving blood or test positive for the virus. All donors will have their temperatures taken, and will be rewarded with a free pair of socks. To set up an appointment, call (516) 478 - 5262.

Elmont Board of Ed. meeting The Elmont Board of Education will hold its next public meeting on Jan. 12 at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom.

Wednesday, Jan. 13 Make sock snowmen Children in kindergarten through sixthgrade can make a snowman out of socks and supplies from the Franklin Square library on Jan. 13. Participants

The St. Francis Hospital Outreach bus will be parked at the Elmont Memorial Library parking lot on Jan. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to provide residents 18 and older with a blood pressure check and a simple blood test for cholesterol and diabetes. The staff will also provide patient education and referrals, and will offer free flu shots. No registration or appointment is required.

HAvinG An EvEnT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest.

All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to mkoenig@liherald.com

The Elmont Family Health Center is offering free Covid tests on Mondays and Wednesdays The state has passed legislation halting evictions.

Local restaurant owners can apply for a grant from the County Legislature.

The Franklin Square Pharmacy is offering rapid Covid tests by walk-in or appointment.

For breaking news, visit www.liherald.com.

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Stefania Spallino, a sophomore at H. Frank Carey High School, earned third place in a photography content organized by the Long Island branch of the American Association of Teachers of Italian.

In honor of Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month, which is observed in October, the AATI held a competition calling for photographs representing Italian influence in New York.

Spallino was recognized for her photograph of St. Francesca Xavier Cabrini statue in Manh a t t a n , wh i c h h o n o r s t h e woman who helped Italian immigrants upon their arrival from Italy.

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Stefania Spallino earned third-place in a photography contest organized by the Long Island branch of the American Association of Teachers of Italian.

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Shazman Shahid and Epiphany Hill are Elmont Memorial High School’s valedictorian and salutation, respectively.

EMHS announces top two seniors Elmont Memorial High School has announced that Shazman Shahid and Epiphany Hill are the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the Class of 2021.

Shahid has a weighted Grade Point Average of 103.4, and has been enrolled in multiple honors and Advanced Placement courses during his time at the high school. He was named an AP Scholar with Distinction this year, and is a member of the National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Social Studies Honor Society and World Language Honor Society. He is also president of the Key Club, and used his

computer programming skills to create a website for the organization. Additionally, Shahid participates in the Newspaper Club and Senior Mathletes.

Hill, meanwhile, has a weighted GPA of 101.9, and is particularly interested in business and technology, which led her to receive the Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology from the University of Rochester. Hill is also involved in the school’s Teaching Acceptance with Kindness, serving as a role model for younger students, and spends her free time volunteering in the community.

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LIJ-V.S. welcomes new medical director during pandemic

FRANKLIN SQUARE/ELMONT HERALD — January 7, 2021

By Peter Belfiore pbelfiore@liherald.com

Dr. Corey Karlin-Zysman was associate medical director at Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Medical Center, in New Hyde Park, when the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit New York in March.

At the time, she said, LIJ was among the hardest-hit hospitals in the country, treating more than 900 patients at a medical center designed for 589. Her responsibilities were manifold, including helping to manage an increasingly overwhelming caseload and ensuring medical staff safety while balancing the various care regimens of patients suffering from a disease with many unknowns.

“I couldn’t help but be forced to become specialized, coming from a place hit as hard as we were,” Karlin-Zysman, 44, recalled.

Colleagues said she played an integral role in getting the team through the crisis. “LIJ probably went through the most difficult time it has ever gone through, and she was part of the leadership team that really got LIJ Medical Center through, and had us come out stronger on the other side,” Dr. Nancy Kwon, vice chairwoman of emergency medicine at the hospital, said.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better teammate,” said the cen ter’s medical director, Dr. Richard Schwarz, recalling the long weeks that the two worked to keep the hospital and staff from buckling under the pressure.

Now, Karlin-Zysman is helping to lead LIJ in Valley Stream as medical director, moving to Northwell’s sister hospital at a time when coronavirus cases are starting to surge.

Kwon said her colleague is ready, noting, “I think she’s very prepared, she’s peerless, she has great flexibility, and she’s ready to step up to the most difficult of challenges, as evidenced by everything she’s done so far in her career and during the pandemic.”

“She’ll do wonderfully,” Schwarz said.

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liJ Valley Stream has a new medical director, Dr. Corey Karlin-Zysman, who brings 14 years of experience working in the Northwell Health network at its neighboring LIJ Medical Center. She joined the hospital as the coronavirus begins to surge again on Long Island. great asset and a joy to work with. She’s more than ready for this position.”

While Karlin-Zysman now manages the staff and procedures for a multi-million-dollar medical facility, she said it all began when she was given the opportunity to dissect a frog in second grade. She grew up in Islip. Her teacher one day announced the school had extra frogs to dissect. The only requirement was that the students needed to bring their own jars to hold the specimens. Worried there would be too many takers, she brought one from home the next day. She was the only one to take up the offer.

“For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a doctor,” she said.

“It started from more of a place of scientific curiosity, and as I got older, I think I started to round it out and see it from more of a people place. How cool is it to be able to fix someone, to make them better?”

She studied pre-medicine at Stanford University in California and received her

Karlin-ZySman SPecialiZeS in hospital medicine, managing the logistics of treatments using medication in a hospital. She said she hopes to make the most of that experience in her new role.

medical degree from the Stony Brook University School of Medicine in 2003.

While completing her residency at Brown University in 2006, her parents called to see if she could find a job closer to home on Long Island. They missed her.

“I cold-called LIJ Medical Center, interviewed and got the job on the spot,” Karlin-Zysman recalled. She has worked there ever since, and has “never looked back,” she said.

Although she never anticipated working in a leadership role as a doctor, specializing in a fledgling area of study known as hospital medicine — which focuses on the logistics of medicinal treatment in a hospital — within six months of working at the medical center she was made associate site director of hospital medicine, and has continued to work her way up since.

Leadership in the medical field, KarlinZysman said, is a radically different experience than working as a doctor. “When you’re a doctor, you’re a bit of an independent operator,” she explained. “It’s you and your patient, and that’s your world, that’s your bubble.”

When managing a hospital, however, “You have to expand outside that bubble,” she said, and bridge various disciplines, whether it be those of different department heads, nurse managers and business-finance executives, to keep the operation running smoothly.

While it’s not for everyone, Karlin-Zysman said she finds it rewarding. “What I like is being someone who is there to help you achieve your goals,” she said. “How can I help you meet them, what processes and workflows can I help you create and what resources can I get you?

“I can speak doctor and translate that to administrators, finance people and nursing,” she continued, “and be that essential go-between and find the mutual win.”

“She’s an amazing leader, an outstanding leader,” Kwon said, adding that that while Karlin-Zysman is often open to input from her team members, she knows when to make a final decision. The two

have worked together since she came on in 2013 as associate chairwoman of emergency medicine at LIJ Medical Center.

“She tries to look at things from all sides,” Kwon said. “It’s very bittersweet because she’s leaving us, but we know she’s the type of person who stays in touch, and we know we can all pick up the phone and ask for help even though she’s at a different hospital.”

In a letter to the LIJ Valley Stream staff, Executive Director David Seligman thanked the outgoing medical director, Dr. Joseph Marino, for his service to the hospital and welcomed Karlin-Zysman. Marino had served in the role since 2010, and is becoming Northwell’s senior vice president for anesthesia services.

“Throughout her tenure at Northwell, Corey has continually been recognized for clinical, teaching and research excellence,” Seligman said, listing a number of her accolades. “. . . In her new role, Corey will oversee and drive clinical quality and efficiency improvements while partnering with our team to propel innovation, programmatic development and a patientcentered culture at LIJ Valley Stream.”

In addition to tackling the coronavirus, which Karlin-Zysman said Northwell is more equipped to handle this time around, she said she looks forward to leveraging her expertise in hospital medicine to further improve efficiency at the Valley Stream hospital.

And in a field in which women are typically underrepresented in leadership roles — according to a 2020 report from McKinsey & Co., an industry consultancy firm, women comprise 30 percent of medical corporate leadership, despite greater parity in other areas of medicine — Karlin-Zysman said she is proud to serve as a role-model for others.

Married, with two young children and living in Great Neck, she said that managing her home and work life has come with its own set of challenges, but it was important for her to push through.

“It’s a difficult balance to strike,” she said, “but if you want it, you can achieve it.”

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Madeleine Paul died on Dec. 10 at the in with her magnetic force. Most of her age of 71. stories were told through the combination She was a compassionate of words and songs about real person who loved her family life situations of people she and friends. She was a strong, knew, family history and determined and fiercely indeevents she had experienced. pendent woman. A pillar of She would spend hours sitting strength, she wasn’t afraid of with family and friends laughanyone or anything. She ing and telling stories. derived a great deal of satisPaul was a powerful prayfaction from caring for others. ing woman and often encourShe had a powerful maternal aged those she loved by saying instinct, which made her a “pran kouraj” or singing a Madeleine Paul mother figure to many. line from one of her favorite Paul loved her country of church songs “Pran kouraj pa birth, Haiti, and her hometown, Trasayel. febli o, min bondye nou ka-p vini o.”

She carried with her a sense of pride and She is survived by her sisters, Marcelle respect for Haitian history, and she valued Paul Labaze, Marie Closene Paul, Gerta her cultural and familial traditions.

Paul, Gabrielle Paul, Meliane Paul Carne She was a vivid storyteller, and spoke to and Resilia Denis; and brothers, Jeanthe heart of her listeners by drawing them Charles Paul and Alceus Nelson.

Madeleine Paul

St. Francis Heart Center opens at Mercy Medical Center Catholic Health Services is expanding its award-winning St. Francis Heart Center cardiovascular program with new interventional services at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre.

Led by a team of world-renowned interventional cardiologists from St. Francis Hospital, this center at Mercy gives residents along Nassau County’s south shore access to lifesaving procedures such as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This procedure uses a catheter to place a stent to open the heart’s blood vessels that have been narrowed by plaque buildup.

St. Francis Heart Center at Mercy hospital will also enhance the existing diagnostic catheterization program, offering immediate cardiac care to patients who present at the hospital with a heart attack or other significant cardiac issue. St. Francis Heart Center doctors will have the ability to perform an intervention to open the artery through stenting when disease is discovered during a diagnostic catheterization. The capability to restore blood flow and save the heart muscle for patients within 90 minutes is critical.

“Launching St. Francis Heart Center at Mercy e x p a n d s a c c e s s t o o u r renowned cardiac care that consists of top-ranked physicians and medical teams,” said St. Francis Hospital President Charles L. Lucore, MD, MBA. “As the only hospital on Long Island to have a 5-Star CMS rating and the only one to be designated in the New York Metro area as a Top General Hospital by The Leapfrog Group, expanding our nationally ranked cardiac programs further enhances our vision of providing exceptional patient care, in the communities we serve.”

The St. Francis Heart Center at Mercy team will be backed by the St. Francis Hospital cardiothoracic surgeons, anesthesiologists, perfusionists and others who have expertise in all types of heart surgery. This includes coronary artery bypass surgery to the

newest, minimally invasive valve procedures, including surgical techniques designed to treat cer tain cardiac a r r hy t h m i a s, o r i r re g u l a r h e a r t rhythms.

“Timely diagnosis and treatment of patients experiencing heart problems is vital to successful outcomes,” said CHS and St. Francis Hospital Chairman of Cardiology Richard Shlofmitz, MD. “St. Francis Heart Center at Mercy puts the quality of St. Francis Hospital closer to home for a large number of residents who will now have quick and easy access to exceptional cardiac care that will save lives.”

St. Francis Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country

by U.S. News & World Report (2020–21), currently ranked nationally in four adult specialties: Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Geriatrics and Pulmonology & Lung Surgery. The St. Francis nursing staff, who are leading the training and expansion of the program at Mercy, have earned the prestigious Magnet® designation for excellence in nursing care, an honor awarded three consecutive times.

Only about 8 percent of hospitals in the U.S. meet the high standards of Magnet®, which is achieved through a rigorous evaluation that includes extensive interviews and review of nursing services, clinical outcomes, and patient care and satisfaction.

The expanded St. Francis Heart Center cardiac services at Mercy joins St. Francis Heart Center at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip. St. Francis Heart Center will be further expanded to offer cardiac services at St. Joseph Hospital in Bethpage in 2021, with the opening of a new cardiac catheterization lab.

More information on the cardiology services offered at CHS may be obtained by visiting CHSLI.org/cardiac-care or call 888-HEART-NY. Courtesy Catholic Health Services; compiled by Jill Nossa

Sharrol L. Martin Sharrol L. Martin died on Dec. 12 at the age of 47.

She was born on June 28, 1973 to a proud, strong and courageous mother, Cynthia Martin, in New York City, and was the youngest of five children.

Martin attended P.S. 124, Linden 192 Junior High School and Andrew Jackson High School. She received an associate degree in English from Hunter College, and started her professional career working at Verizon, for merly known as NYNEX, where she worked as a clerk in the payroll department.

She later followed her passion for helping people by embarking in the nursing field working at Dominican Village Long Island Assisted Living Community. She enjoyed bringing laughter and joy to many residents Sharrol placed in her care.

Martin married Robert Brown on Feb. 5, 2004, and was the proud and doting mother of Meshach and Sasha.

She was a true fashionista with her many stylish outfits and numerous hats for all occasions. She had a loving heart and giving spirit, always having her friends’ and family’s backs no matter what. She epitomized the term ride or die.

If you needed something she got it for you even when she didn’t have it herself. She gave friendly advice and always listened to your concerns.

Martin also enjoyed a good party and Rum Punch, which she made and called “It’sgood Punch.” She also enjoyed her brother Sam’s jerk chicken. Family and friendships were what she lived for. She was always planning the next family gettogether before the current one had ended. If there wasn’t a holiday or birthday coming up, she would insist on having a barbecue.

Martin was a member of The Angelic Voices for Christ, which won the 1987 McDonald’s GospelFest and produce an album. They performed at many events in many states. They even went to perform in Japan.

She continued her love of singing with the Interfaith Choir of Newburgh and Newburgh People’s Chorus. She was a God-fearing woman.

She attended Prince of Peace L. Martin Lutheran Church before finding a church home at Immanuel Church.

Martin is survived by her husband, Robert Brown; son, Meshach Brown; daughter, Sasha Brown; and siblings Roger (Shereen Isaacs Reynolds), Samuel (Yolanda Anderson), Tem and Arica (Edens Kebreau).

Monetary donations in lieu of flowers can be sent to Roger Reynolds, on Zelle at Myrum224@aol.com or on Cash App at $Aoneluv.

Maria Imbriano fee with her family and Maria Imbriano, a loving friends, and will be rememmother, died on Dec. 11 at the age of 81. bered for her devotion in sponShe was born in Italy on soring family members and April 19, 1939 to Rosa and bringing them o the U.S. Antonio Basso, and arrived in Imbriano is survived by the United States in the spring her children, Angela Imbriaof 1962, at the age of 22. She no, Alessandro Imbriano and married Domenico Imbriano Rosemarie Imbriano; her on Aug. 22, 1963, and they daughter-in-law, Carla ImbriaMaria Imbriano raised three children together. no; and granddaughters Alex She enjoyed cooking and drinking cof- Jolie and Mila.

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Q. We have a problem we’re trying to resolve with the height and shape of our roof. We hired an architect after we hired a designer. The architect insists he will not draw our plans so we can have a tall attic. We want to be able to use the attic for extra bedrooms and a playroom. With our growing family, the extra space is essential. Every time we asked to have the plans changed, the architect intimidated us with his version of regulations, which our designer says we should be able to do. Now we’re in construction and this is our last chance. What should we do, build what we want, which we’ve seen others do, or give in?

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A. You picked a bad time in the process to propose a change. I have experienced this ongoing type of problem, and usually ended up taking the clients and their designer to meet with the building officials who uphold their community’s laws, zoning and building regulations.

The first problem here is that you seem to be getonte eeper ting bad advice from your designer, because the state code specifically prohibits the use of an attic as living space above the second floor, unless your community and state authorities review and both authorities agree that the use is safe. You would also need to sprinkler the interiors of the house and have a safe means to escape to an area no more than 12 feet below the top floor.

Studies have shown that only five out of 100 people survived a fire in the top level above the second story in a wood-framed one- or two-family residence; 95 out of 100 died.

If your architect is experienced in your particular community, one of more than 70 jurisdictions in your county, each with their own zoning board and rules, you should take his advice. Your community has previously not approved attics as living space, and no licensed professional who is doing their job will support the idea of putting you or your children’s lives in jeopardy. Either take the architect’s advice and proceed, speak directly to your building official, stop the job while you apply for a local zoning variance and state variance decisions (which could take up to a year) and then proceed.

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t’s now nearly a year since the Trump administration learned that a deadly virus was making its way into our country. During that period, the White House and many governors have engaged in a political wrestling match over who was responsible for leading the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.

While you may not like the conclusion, it is clear that President Trump never took this crisis seriously, and is even less concerned now that his tenure is about to end.

It may be an uphill battle, but JERRY President-elect Joe Biden has made it kREMER clear that he is willing to aggressively step into that battle on Jan. 20, because the next six to nine months will determine whether the pandemic is beaten. There are two good reasons why there has to be a field general leading the fight. America can’t afford for this dark cloud to linger indefinitely because of the economic damage we have experienced. Moreover, what if there is another pandemic, caused by one

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Prior to the election, the president predicted that there would be many millions of vaccinations before the end of the year.

To date, fewer than three million people have been inoculated, and only 11 million doses have been distributed around the country. The slow rate of inoculations is due to the fact that many states are staggering under the weight of testing costs and the needs of responders. Local governments and health care institutions have been on their own for 10 months after being told by Washington that the virus was a state-by-state problem.

Biden has pledged to get inoculation numbers up to one million a day. That is comforting, but health care professionals estimate that even at that rate, it would take over a year to vaccinate every American. And to reach that pace, the federal government will have to take some draconian measures.

The Defense Production Act dates back to the Korean War. It gives the president the power to force companies to drop their private customers and produce what the country needs. Trump claimed he used

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the act to get General Motors to build more respirators, but GM claimed it came forward on its own to build them. The president didn’t aggressively use the act, for fear of offending his conservative base, which opposes government intervention.

Why is there a need for use of the act now? When you have a mass anti-virus campaign, you need more than a vaccine. The big pharma companies are spending billions of dollars to keep up with their competition and protect their stockholders. In addition to the vaccines, you need cotton swabs, syringes, packing materials, dry ice and other supplies, and those products aren’t manufactured by big pharma. That’s where the federal government comes in. Using the act, manufacturers can be forced to produce the goods that are needed to get a complete program in place.

While Biden is preparing to take on the vaccine program, the pandemic is exploding in numerous states that have a shortage of hospital gowns, masks and gloves and can’t cover the costs of doctors, nurses and other first responders. Bipartisan

ven ramping up to a million inoculations a day may not be enough.

Covid relief legislation finally signed last week by the president will inject some new money into the efforts of local organizations, but it won’t make up for the costs they have been incurring since last March.

The world is keeping a close eye on our national effort, and many friendly countries are trying to figure out why we’ve done such a terrible job of combating the virus. But our enemies are also keeping a close eye on our tragedy. In his latest book, “Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World,” author and CNN host Fareed Zakaria claims that our enemies could create another health crisis in our country in as little as 24 hours. Are we capable of handling another one? You know the answer to that question.

The weeks and months ahead will determine how long America will suffer and how well we will heal. Happily, the incoming administration is prepared to pick up the ball dropped by the outgoing one.

Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column?

JKremer@liherald.com.

Saving our sanity and our souls through books

reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The person who never reads lives only one.”

— George R.R. Martin

It nearly killed me. One of my grandkids said they “hate” books. They don’t read books except when one is assigned in school.

Given the options of smartphones, TV and computers, they don’t ever crack the cover of a novel or nonfiction adventure, even during RandI quarantine, when there’s so little to kREIss do.

Oddly, this kid gets good grades and likes school, which seems counterintuitive, because I can’t imagine anyone becoming an educated person in the world without reading books. It’s not like I haven’t tried. I have gifted and suggested books pitched toward this particular teen’s interests. I’ve read the same books they are assigned in class so we can talk about them. I keep tossing out lines and getting no bites.

My hope is that this child just hasn’t found the right books yet to get their attention. I know a few people who

became enthusiastic readers in adulthood. I wish that for this young person I love.

Granted, I was a book nerd from the time I could put eyes on paper. I remember, in first grade, begging my father for some money so I could buy books. It was like falling in love. My first loves were “Half Magic,”

by Edgar Eager, and “The Boxcar Children,” by Gertrude Chandler Warner.

If feels lame even to be defending reading when it seems so self-evident that through books we fire up our imaginations, we live other lives and we timetravel to places beyond our reach. We find comfort in finding common ground with writers. It is a bias, but I do believe that life is only halflived without books.

As part of my own life, I have led book groups for the past 20 years, and this year will do so again. For the first time, our group will be Zoomed, and so it’s open to anyone who contacts the Longboat Key Education Center (941383-8811, (charity@longboatkeyeducationcenter.com) wishing to sign up. We meet at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays, and began this week with the first of eight short books in eight weeks.

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I want to share my reading list because I call my class “Literary Gems,” and these are. We begin with “Hamnet,”

by Maggie O’Farrell. William Shakespeare had a son, Hamnet, who died when he was 11. Four years later, the bard wrote “Hamlet.” From these thin facts, O’Farrell weaves a rich story of grief and life in the throes of a plague.

Our second book is “We Have Always Lived in this Castle,” by Shirley Jackson. Murder, mayhem and the especially delicious brand of British madness abound in this story by the author of the most famous short story in the world, “The Lottery.” Next, we’ll read “The Boy in the Field,” by Margot Livesay, a luminous psychological thriller. Our last book for January is “Writers and Lovers,” by Lily King, a gorgeously written, rather ordinary story of a young woman finding her way, told with extraordinary beauty.

In February, we’ll read “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” by Ocean Vuong. This debut novel by a Vietnamese-American writer was described as “permanently stunning” by Ron Charles of The Washington Post. It is an original and exquisite amalgam of memoir,

or many of us, talking about them is as much fun as reading them.

letters and poetry. Next, we read “The Disappearing Earth,” by Julia Phillips, comprising an astonishing cast of characters, an unspeakable crime, all set in Kamchatka, on the Siberian peninsula.

Our third book next month is “Trust Exercise,” by Susan Choi, a brilliant send-up of students enthralled with themselves in an artsy university setting. The language is pitch-perfect. Our last selection is “Last Train to Key West,” by Chanel Cleeton. It is 1935, and a ferocious hurricane is barreling towards the Florida Keys. A helluva story of three women caught up in a story of murder, betrayal and salvation.

For many of us “bookies,” talking about the novels and nonfiction works is as much fun as reading them, like a delicious dessert after a remarkable meal.

So I hope some readers can join the book group. But no matter what, wherever you are at this moment, sheltering in place, working from home or venturing out, I want to share these special books with the hope that you connect with the authors and find solace and peace and joy in that connection.

Reading? The past year, when so much was lost, books brought joy into to my life. As the new year begins, they are the untapped treasure of 2021.

Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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et’s say it like it was: 2020 was miserable. It was a horrid year for us all. Everyone — everyone — was affected to one degree or another by the coronavirus pandemic, which washed over us like a merciless tidal wave, leaving fear, anxiety and death in its wake.

The speed at which the virus swept across the land was stunning, leaving us feeling helpless against a viral invader.

Nearly 4,700 people have died of Covid19 in Nassau and Suffolk counties — and an estimated 25,000 in New York City — since the coronavirus broke out in the greater metropolitan area in March, bringing grief to hundreds of thousands of lives here.

On top of those terrible — and terrifying — statistics, Long Island lost more than 100,000 private-sector jobs from November 2019 to November 2020, an 8.8 percent decline, according to the New York State Department of Labor. The biggest losses came in hospitality, 35,800 jobs; education and health services, 23,600; trade, transportation and utilities, 15,000; professional and business services, 10,000; and manufacturing, 8,000.

There is help available, however. If you are feeling anxious, depressed or suicidal, regardless of the reason, you can — you should — check out the state Office of Mental Health website, where you will find numerous resources to turn to for help.

There you will find the NY Thankful project, for which you are asked to write messages about all that you are thankful for. The very act of writing down all that is good in your life, it seems, helps relieve stress and anxiety. We suggest that you try it — if not on a state website, then on your own.

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letters ESD is operating in the dark To the Editor: As Parkhurst residents usher in the new year, they must again confront the bitter pill served by Empire State Development, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state elected officials whose signatures serve to usurp local zoning ordinances. And yes, we call out the local elected officials who surrender to the state’s big-footed approach to this majority minority community, because they, too, are in lockstep with the actions of the state and big donors to the political class.

The Belmont Park redevelopment project is steaming ahead despite overwhelming objections to it. Eric Alexander, director of Vision Long Island noted in a recent Facebook post, “Belmont Park needed some form of development no doubt. The form and shape of it ended up being decided by pretty much anyone but the neighboring communities of Elmont and Floral Park

that your mental health is connected to everyone else’s. What the coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated, in certain terms, is that we are all interconnected in a larger societal web. So — please — seek help if you need it.

If you make any New Year’s resolution, let it be that you will take care of yourself in 2021 — both your physical and mental well-being.

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s 2020 came to a close, the coronavirus surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death in the U.S. — a sobering reminder of the toll the virus continues to take.

We have learned a lot about Covid-19 over the past 10 months. Importantly, we know now that it isn’t just a lung and respiratory issue, as was thought early on. It is a systemic inflammatory disease that may affect many organs in the body, and when it comes to the heart, it can JeFFrey t. be especially serious. kuvin Covid-19 infection certainly does not affect everyone’s heart, but it turns out that you don’t even need to have significant symptoms to have heart-related issues.

The most direct, and at times the most complicated, impact of the virus on the heart is muscle inflammation, a condition called myocarditis. This can result in a variety of cardiac issues, including

muscle weakness and rhythm disturbances.

It is well known that other viruses — as well as some medications, chemotherapies and other medical conditions — can also affect the heart in similar ways.

In addition to direct toxic effects on the heart muscle, Covid-19 may cause blood clots, which can impact the heart, lungs and the brain, resulting in heart attacks, pulmonary emboli and stroke. We learn more every day, but it remains unclear whether traditional approaches to heart disease are applicable to patients with long-term complications of the coronavirus, like heart damage.

While many patients are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, others may become very ill, and some even succumb to the disease. We don’t know the exact number of Covid-19 patients with myocarditis, because some patients may have cardiac involvement without even knowing it.

Some of the symptoms of myocarditis include chest pain; shortness of breath; heart palpitations or irregular heartbeat;

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hronic heart conditions are showing up after even mild cases.

Letters [and] with minimal community benefits.”

Alexander continued, “The public hearings had 110 speakers against to 9 in favor, the public comment cards and letters were like 5000 negatives to 30 positives. The SEQRA document was incomplete and traffic mitigation was minimal.”

Yet four days before Christmas, on the winter solstice — the longest and darkest night of the year — ESD held a “comment only hearing” for an unwelcomed expansion to the unwelcomed Belmont Park project. For Elmont residents, the winter solstice wasn’t merely an astrological event, it was the night ESD dimmed the lights on the future of Elmont, the gateway to Nassau County.

The initial Belmont Park redevelopment proposal — the one that received an almost 99 percent negative response from the Belmont Park community — included babble about tax relief, park renovations, traffic mitigation, berms, soundproof windows and air conditioners for residents, etc. Instead, we see mission creep, baitand-switch and slick talk from Marion Phillips, third vice president of community relations: ■ A “shut your trap” $100 million waste of a Bellerose Terrace train station and taxpayer dollars; ■ A PILOT plot hatched before the project expansion, and thus far nonexistent; ■ A 10-foot-high wall that infringes on the air rights of the residents in the area; ■ A 60-foot-high parking structure;

lightheadedness, dizzy spells or loss of consciousness, and extremity swelling.

The lingering effects of Covid-19 on the heart, particularly myocarditis, have been a hot topic in the sports community.

Several college and pro athletes with the virus have done the right thing by staying off the field this season — not only because of the risk of virus transmission, but because their doctors saw evidence of myocarditis on an MRI. The heart needs time to heal. We know that active inflammation of the heart can cause serious problems, even in highly trained athletes. And, during recovery, athletes should refrain from heavy exertion until they are assessed by a cardiologist.

And if an athlete can get asymptomatic, or subclinical, effects of the heart, so can we all.

Given new and emerging data, the exact risks and treatment protocols for Covid-related cardiac issues remain unclear. Who should undergo MRI testing of the heart — the best way to detect myocarditis — is a question that has not

been definitively answered.

As things stand now, a coronavirus infection alone does not warrant an extensive cardiac evaluation. If, however, patients are highly symptomatic and have abnormalities in specific laboratory tests, like electrocardiograms or echocardiograms, then highly specialized tests, like MRIs, might be warranted.

As the pandemic continues, as at all other times, it is important to recognize cardiac warning signs, which can be very similar to Covid symptoms.

Addressing cardiac risk factors, including cholesterol, blood sugar levels, blood pressure, sleep hygiene and obesity — is always prudent. In addition to improving quality and quantity of life, it is widely recognized that controlling cardiac risk factors can affect the course of Covid-19.

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Jeffrey T. Kuvin, M.D., is the de Roulet professor and chair of the Department of Cardiology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell. He is the senior vice president of cardiology for Northwell Health’s Central and Eastern regions, chair of the Department of Cardiology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital, and co-director of the Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital.

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■ A recharge station for transportation vehicles to and from the “new” Bellerose Terrace train station masqueraded as an “Elmont commuter rail station.”

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The solstice didn’t provide enough darkness for ESD and their enablers to hide their skullduggery from “woke” Elmont residents.

We, the members of the Parkhurst Civic Association and the Belmont Park Community Coalition, reiterate all of our prior objections to the project dating back to its inception, and now including the proposed expansions.

ESD has extended the comment period for the proposed expansion to 5 p.m. on Jan. 20. Use it as you see fit. Via mail: 633 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017. Via email: belmontoutreach@esd.ny.gov.

AUBREY PhILLIPS President-elect, Parkhurst Civic Association

Give Trump his due To the Editor: Re Carolann Perez’s letter to the editor, “how did we almost re-elect Donald Trump?” (Dec. 17-23): The writer said that Randi Kreiss was “brave enough” to have written about President Trump. On the contrary, Kreiss took every low pot shot at Trump that she could come up with, yet virtually denied him any credit whatsoever for his achievements, which were

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significant and many. And this is coming from someone who recognizes Trump’s failures and personality flaws.

Remember when Trump, early on, restricted travel between the U.S. and China, and President-elect Biden called him a racist and xenophobe? Yet soon after, Biden criticized Trump for not having taken this action sooner. What hypocrisy!

Would people have voted for Biden if the media had reported more thoroughly on the hunter Biden scandal and its potential implications for the presidentelect? This was an election the true outcome of which we will likely never know with certainty.

ROBERT RUBALSKY East Rockaway

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