The Franklin Square Museum is a portal to the past, with hundreds of artifacts that date back to the community’s beginnings.
Since the museum opened last spring, the Franklin Square Historical Society has only offered private tours to local schools and society members, but starting next month, members of the public will be able to stop in to see
After several rounds of blistering public hearings and politically pressurized back-andforths, the temporary redistricting commission’s efforts to explore how new district lines should be drawn for the Town of Hempstead ended last Friday with its final recommendation.
ence. “I think in both cases there is a common thread we are seeing, and that is the idea of keeping communities whole and making them more compact.”
The move was met with a sharp uproar from the small crowd, dashing expectations for a final green light for a map.
the hamlet’s rich history on full display.
Starting Feb. 5, the museum will be open to the community on the first Sunday of every month from 2 to 4 p.m., said Bill Youngfert, treasurer of the historical society.
“In the past, we took phone calls and appointments, and I would be here waiting for people,” Youngfert said. “It worked, but there were many times when I’d be sitting here waiting, and no one would show up — we’re all volun -
teers, so the board decided at our last board meeting that we should set up a time we’ll be open and anybody can come in.”
The museum has been in the works for over two decades. When the historical society was founded in 1976, it began collecting hundreds of donations, which included everything from German antiques to local veterans’ military uniforms to vintage classroom desks to family
After weighing the options, between the preliminary map pitched by the Town of Hempstead or alternatives by local civic and law groups, the three-member commission officially urged Town of Hempstead lawmakers to produce a final map that keeps communities of interest intact. Still, it stopped short of putting forward an actual map for the town to consider.
MIMI PIERRE-JoHNSoNMimi PierreJohnson, the founder of the Elmont Cultural Center, said she felt the commission had turned a corner by formally acknowledging the faults of the Town of Hempstead’s preliminary map, but then did not deliver on a solid recommendation.
“Our hopes (were) snatched by the fact that they refused to stand behind one of the proposed alternative maps and tweak it as needed,” PierreJohnson said. “The resolution is not enough to satisfy everything the public raised a concern to.”
“We really sat, each one of us, and it truly was a hearing: we listened,” commission Chairman Gary Hudes told the audi-
Since day one of the redistricting process, the concerns raised by residents and stake -
The resolution is not enough to satisfy everything the public raised a concern to.
Founder, Elmont Cultural Center
If there was a common theme in Anthony D’Esposito’s career, it would be progression.
From police officer to New York Police Department detective. An 18-year-old volunteer firefighter to fire chief. And now Hempstead town councilman to congressman, the 40-year-old Island Park native describes looking back at his journey as a surreal experience.
“One of the first weeks of orientation, walking out of the Capitol building for the first time, walking down those steps and looking back you — it definitely makes you think, ‘How did I get here?’” D’Esposito said.
The congressman does not forget where he comes from, and who supported him along the way. Through his volunteerism and public service, he has made lifelong friends who never shy away from cheering him on. D’Esposito’s official in-district swearing in attracted hundreds of his loved ones, fellow elected officials, law enforcement colleagues and neighbors.
To the country, he is a U.S. congressman. But to the small, close-knit community of Island Park, D’Esposito is “still the same guy,” he said. He credits his experience as a first responder for shaping the person he is today.
“I’m not a lifelong politician,” D’Esposito said. “I’m someone that has had that real life experience — so much, if not all, of my adult life has really been centered around public service and the public safety world.”
He joined the NYPD in 2006, becoming a highly decorated detective with more than 600 arrests under his
belt. He described working in some of the most violent communities — not just in New York, but across the nation.
D’Esposito pays homage to his law enforcement background with his signature logo of a police badge with an outline of Long Island in the center, and “NY-4” written on the bottom, for his congressional district.
“When creating our brand and what we are about, I don’t think anything really sums me up more than that shield,” D’Esposito said. “I’m proud to have worn the uniform.”
The Island Park Fire Department was known as a central location to “everything and anything that went on” in the neighborhood. As soon as he turned 18, D’Esposito signed on as a volunteer. By 2009, he was the fire department’s chief — one of the youngest to have been elected at the time. He was also the first person to run a second term as chief, and later ran for third assistant chief.
D’Esposito has proven his ability to move up the ranks and make his mark in the communities he served. Once he reached what he describes as “the pinnacle,” his first thought was not to slow down, but see what he could try next.
He was appointed to the Hempstead Town Board in 2016, taking over the seat formerly held by Anthony Santino. During his tenure, D’Esposito embedded himself in the community, established himself as an accessible figure day and night, and was even willing to work with those on the other side of the aisle.
At his congressional swearing-in ceremony — where former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D’Amato led the oath — D’Esposito made it clear his arm is extended to everyone and anyone who wants to help deliver for his constituents.
REP. ANTHONY D’Esposito stands to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at his in-district swearing in ceremony at the David S. Mack Center for Training & Intelligence. D’Esposito is off to a quick start representing the 4th Congressional District, ready to try out his brand of bipartisanship in Washington.
“I think the qualities of a good leader are making sure you’re at the forefront, being humble, always learning new things,” D’Esposito said. “But most importantly, you have the willingness to work and never mind getting your hands dirty.”
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Gotham Avenue School elementary students honored the late Dr. King during an Elmont Union Free School District Board of Education meeting on Jan. 10.
Administrators, parents, principals and faculty sat in the audience while select fifth grade students from Breanna Washington’s class gave a presentation on the
importance of MLK Day. These fifth graders included Breanna Abrams, Solana Boccasini, Simon Gordon and Kevin Sanon.
After listening to a portion of King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, the students shared facts about his life and civil rights mission. After educating the audience, first grader students took to the stage to sing “Lift Every
The Community League of Garden City South have chosen the winners of their 6th annual Holiday Decorating contest in Franklin Square School District #17.
Last month, residents and business owners were tasked with decking their homes and storefronts in any winter holiday-theme of their choice.
The grand prize for merchants was awarded to Tony’s Tacos at 677 Hemp-
stead Turnpike in Franklin Square. The prize is a free one-week quarter page advertisement in the Franklin Square/Elmont Herald newspaper.
The residential winner was Claudio and Maria Ciminera for their display at their home at 18 Munson Ave. in West Hempstead. They received a gift basket courtesy of the Community League of Garden City South, Inc.
–Ana BorrutoVoice and Sing,” which is a hymn first written as a poem in 1900 by James Weldon Johnson. The young performers also sang Steve Wonder’s rendition of “Happy Birthday.”
The students received a standing ovation at the end of their performances.
heirlooms.
As the collection grew, the next step was to find a place to store and showcase it. With permission from the Town of Hempstead, the historical society designed a museum in 2000, and built it on Naple Avenue, near Rath Park.
Paul van Wie, the hamlet’s historian and a former president of the historical society, grew up in town and got to know many local families. As a student, he began collecting historical items, some from people who had lived in Franklin Square in the 1800s.
“I think that this museum is one of the few museum that has been built on Long Island in a community from scratch in recent times,” van Wie said. “The people of Franklin Square have been very, very generous in making donations of objects — every resident who has come into the museum has been so happy, proud and impressed.”
Van Wie added that historical society members raised all the money for the building themselves. They began collecting money in 1993, and donors who contributed a certain amount were promised a plaque with their name on the wall when the museum was finished.
A donor tree with 300 “leaves” is now on display inside. The historical society plans to review all of its donor records so it can begin to add the names of its supporters.
In the meantime, the society continues to offer tours and activities for students from district schools. It has a close relationship with the district and Superintendent Jared Bloom, Youngfert said. He and some of the other members are former teachers, so their tours are often youthand education-oriented.
Nancy Youngfert, the society’s president, said that elementary school kids are
often astounded when they walk in. Recently, she said, more than 20 first-graders from the John Street School visited. They explored every hands-on station, and had plenty of questions, Nancy recalled. They poked their fingers into a rotary phone, ground coffee beans in the kitchen to bring home to their parents, made paper dolls and pretended to deposit money in an old-fashioned bank set-up.
“Everything was fascinating to them — their eyes went wide,” Nancy said. “It was wonderful pandemonium.”
Even some of the adults who stop by the museum can’t help but feel a wave of nostalgia. For example, van Wie said that those who attended the old Monroe Street School will remember the chandeliers that hung from the auditorium ceiling. Those 100-year-old light fixtures now have a new home in the museum.
In addition to offering more tours in the future, the historical society is hoping to build an educational room that can be used for classes and presentations. Bill Youngfert said the group has estimated the cost,
but hasn’t yet hired an architect to do any planning.
Being able to welcome the public, however, will be a huge step in the right direction. “It’s going to be great for generations
of Franklin Square people,” van Wie said. “It’s going to (lead to) a lot of good education in the community, and a lot of local pride. It’s going to maintain the village’s identity.”
Ask most people if they’ve done their estate planning and a common answer is, “Yes, I have a will.” However, estate planning is not just a plan for death. It’s a plan for life that addresses what happens if you become disabled. About half of us will eventually becoming disabled. You can choose ahead of time who will be in charge of your affairs if you become disabled through a power of attorney, health care proxy, and a trust.
A will cannot provide for disability. A will tells the world where you want your assets to go when you die. A will is probated, which means proven, in court, and becomes a public document. Those without their own living trust plan, with their personal choices for who will be in charge if they become disabled, risk getting the state’s plan of guardianship proceedings where the court chooses who will handle your affairs if you become disabled.
Probate court proceedings can go smoothly but they may also be complicated, such as having a special needs child or disinheriting a child. Also, if you own property
in another state, a trust makes more sense than a will because you may deed the out-of-state property into the name of your trust, and avoid both a New York probate and a probate in the other state.
Having a will as an estate plan does nothing to protect your assets from long-term care expenses for either care at home or in a nursing facility. Without a trust to protect your assets from long-term care costs, by the time you pass there may be no assets left for your heirs.
Trusts can also protect inheritances from children’s divorces, lawsuits and creditors and pass those assets by blood instead of by marriage. In today’s world, a “simple will” often does more harm than good by giving the client a false sense of security that their affairs are arranged.
Elder law estate planning addresses the issues mentioned above, plus many more, including funeral and burial instructions, organ donation, and final instructions to the family.
t he people of Franklin Square have been very, very generous in making donations of objects.
paul Van Wie Museum historian
After a school wide screening of the film “Akeelah and the Bee,” Sewanhaka High School got into the spelling bee spirit.
On Jan. 13, Sewanhaka High seventh and eighth graders participated in a spelling bee competition. Individual classroom spelling bees were distributed and the top 20 spellers of each grade level were chosen to compete in the final round.
Taiwo Olusemire, seventh grader, and Sarina Jubaer, eighth grader, won first place in the spelling bee for their respective grades.
Both students will be competing in the Long Island/ Westchester Regional Spelling Bee at Half Hollow Hills High School East on March 24.
–Ana Borruto
Caylee DeMeo has already established herself as one of the greatest players in Carey girls’ basketball history. Now, in her final season, can she again lead the Seahawks back to the playoffs and possibly beyond?
aN all-CoNFeReNCe seleCtioN last season as a sophomore when he averaged 10 points per game and played a role in the Spartans’ deep run in the Class A playoffs, Obukwelu has picked up where he left off. On Jan. 16, his layup at the buzzer gave Valley Stream North a 50-40 victory at Bethpage and capped a 16-point performance. It was the 13th time in 15 games he’s scored in double figures this season.
thursday, Jan. 26
Boys Basketball: Mepham at Calhoun 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Elmont at Kennedy 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 27
Boys Basketball: Garden City at Sewanhaka 5 p.m.
Boys Basketball: MacArthur at New Hyde Park 5 p.m.
Girls Basketball: Lawrence at V.S. South 5 p.m.
Girls Basketball: Kennedy at Elmont 5 p.m.
Wrestling: Oceanside at Lynbrook 5:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Long Beach at Jericho 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball: V.S. North at Lynbrook 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball: V.S. South at Lawrence 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Carey at Hewlett 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Floral Park at Wantagh 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball: Calhoun at Mepham 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball: New Hyde Park at MacArthur 7 p.m.
saturday, Jan. 28
Wrestling: South Side Tournament 9:30 a.m.
Girls Basketball: Hewlett at Carey 11:45 a.m.
Boys Basketball: Freeport at Massapequa 12 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Westbury at East Meadow 12 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Seaford at West Hempstead 12 p.m.
Girls Basketball: West Hempstead at Seaford 12 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Oceanside at Baldwin 4 p.m.
DeMeo is poised for another All-County selection and Conference Player of the Year honor thanks to her 24-point scoring average. She was instrumental in helping Carey snap an eight-year playoff drought a year ago and the team is set up nicely for another postseason appearance next month thanks to a 7-8 record and, more importantly, a 3-2 mark in Conference A3 play with five division games remaining.
On Jan. 7, DeMeo became just the fourth female Seahawk to reach 1,000 career points when she netted her 27th of 28 points in a 67-36 win over Glen Cove. She has scored at least 20 points in 13 of her 15 starts this season, including games of 34 and 30.
“She’s just a special athlete,” Carey head coach Anthony Turco said. “We were 1-5 [in the conference] last year going into the last five games and we got on her back and she really willed us to get into the playoffs last year. The 1,000 points are important, but I think the five-game winning streak at the end of the year and knocking off Garden City the last game of the season to get into the playoffs was, I think, the pinnacle of her career.”
Carey started the season 0-3 before recovering to win four in a row in midDecember. The Seahawks eked out a 53-51 win over Great Neck South to begin the run on Dec. 8, but Turco felt the 59-49 comeback victory at Hewlett 12 days later was more significant because it came against a conference opponent.
January has also been unkind to the team with three losses in four tries before a 66-50 non-league victory over Friends Academy on the 17th that gave the Seahawks some positive vibes entering their nine-day break before the stretch run.
Leila Paz has formed a formidable 1-2 punch with DeMeo and continues to make tremendous strides in her sophomore year.
She is averaging over 14 points, including a career-high 31 in a 67-57 win over St. Dominic on Dec. 29, and has impressed Turco with her improved mid-range jumper and being the “ultimate teammate”.
“I can’t be more proud of what she’s turned into,” Turco said.
But if the Seahawks want to be a playoff threat, they may need to find a consistent tertiary top scorer. The third-highest scoring average belongs to sophomore Mikayla De Paolo at 5.3 points and junior
“I need 6-8 points from everybody else that contributes,” Turco said. “That’s Alessandra, that’s Mikayla, that’s Brianna [Suarez-Oubina], that’s Val. If I get 6-8 points from those four or five girls, that’s 34-36 points on top of the other two.”
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That age-old conundrum for young job seekers — to get your first job you need experience — remains a hurdle for many. Teens and young adults in the Town of Hempstead, however, have an advantage.
Thanks to a number of programs offered through the HempsteadWorks Career Center, young adults up to 24 years old can get help finding that first job, especially the one that ultimately leads to a career with a sustainable living wage.
In fact, the amount of assistance offered through the HempsteadWorks’ youth programs is indicative of just how far career counselors go to help younger job seekers — and those with less than stellar backgrounds — obtain work.
“For some of them, this is their first time working,” said youth services coordinator Myesha Arvon. “That’s pretty exciting.”
Arvon has helped Hempstead young adults find sustainable, interesting jobs for 20 years. Adults she helped as teens return with their children seeking advice.
And a big part of that ability to establish deep, longterm relationships with people is Arvon’s own experience. She herself struggled with employment as a young person. Her authenticity when speaking to others in a similar position is just one reason she can’t even come close to approximating how many she has helped over the years.
The program’s main goal is to provide young adults a genuine opportunity to establish a career, Arvon said — regardless of their background. HempsteadWorks helps many teens and young adults who struggle with myriad issues.
Those barriers are often significant: teen pregnancy, homelessness, economic disadvantages, criminal justice
issues, to name just a few.
“The biggest piece they’re missing is that support,” Arvon said. “I become that support. Whatever it is that they’re coming in dealing with, they can talk to me because I’ve dealt with it, and I’m never going to sugarcoat anything.”
When she first meets someone looking for help. Arvon performs an informal assessment. She finds out what type of people they are friends with, and if they’re living at home or not —all to determine what services they need.
“Even before I find out why they’re here, I speak to them and get them to open up,” Arvon said. “Just them
coming here is huge. Just literally walking in the door. It’s all about that first step.”
Nene Alameda, a business services representative at HempsteadWorks who oversees many of the office’s programs, said youth services is especially important to Hempstead because the program improves lives.
“The change is not just that individual,” Alameda said. “It’s generational change. If we change one person, we can change the trajectory of not only their life, but their future children.”
The summer youth employment program is a six-week paid work experience for those between 16 and 20 who are either Hempstead town residents, or live in Long Beach. They also have to meet low-income criteria.
HempsteadWorks offers both out-of-school and inschool programs for young people — an especially important helping 14- and 15-year-olds.
The youth services branch of HempsteadWorks provides academic tutoring, career exploration sessions and more for teens who may not have a concrete concept of their future.
“We start by just giving them tools they need to succeed,” Arvon said. “They may not necessarily need a job immediately, so we break it down to them that these are the different careers available. It gets them thinking about jobs they may not have ever thought about.”
While the programs and support are designed to give teens and young adults the greatest chance of success, ultimately, each individual must work for their own future. At some point, Arvon says, she must step back.
“Some people ask me, ‘How do you not get involved in their personal life?’” Arvon said. “That’s where my boundary comes in. I can help you to a certain point. I can give you guidance. I can tell you what I think would be best.
“But ultimately, you’re going to have to make that decision. And some don’t make the right decision.”
Catholic Schools Week is upon us — Jan. 29-Feb. 4 — with the goal of raising the awareness of Catholic schools as an outstanding educational option.
The week is set aside to promote the unique nature of the Catholic schools in each community. Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses and open houses to thank parishioners, to welcome visitors and to introduce new families to the benefits of a Catholic education. It frequently kicks off with a Mass and open house on the first Sunday (Jan. 29), and a series of events designed to recognize the contributions of students, parents and faculty during the course of the week. Many schools offer additional open houses and opportunities to visit during the week as well.
Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation. In addition to the internal events (teacher and parent recognition events, school ‘spirit’ days, special assemblies, etc) it is also a week where the schools open their doors to the families of their Parish/Parishes they serve, and to the general public who might be considering the benefits of a Catholic education.
As a family considering a Catholic education, how do I learn more?
Catholic Schools Week features Open Houses at the schools where parents and students can visit the school(s) they think they might be interested in and get a tour of the
facility, be introduced to the teachers, meet some of the current families and children and generally learn about the academic, spiritual, social and physical development programs.
As a prospective family, do I have an ‘assigned school’?
One of the first differences you will notice about Catholic school is that you get to select the school that you believe your children will be most successful in. There is no direct ‘assignment’ based on where you live and most school districts provide busing to the school of your choice within a 15-mile radius.
Is there a difference in tuition to attend a different school?
Long Island’s Catholic Elementary schools set their own tuitions, so they vary slightly, but there is no penalty for choosing a school outside of your Parish or town if you are a parishioner in the Diocese. The system of schools is an asset here on Long Island for all of the families of the Diocese and for all of the families of Long Island
What should parents look for during their visit?
Many parents of current students tell us that their decision was emotional and based
on a feeling of warmth and caring they got during their visit. Others are more analytical and make direct comparisons based on the results on standardized test scores and high school admittance history. Regardless of how you make your decision, the schools are ‘open books’ during this week, providing whatever information prospective families desire to support their decision.
When parents select Catholic elementary school, what are the most frequently cited reasons?
The reasons that are most frequently mentioned are: academic excellence, the reinforcement of the values lived at home, Catholic religious identity, a safe, nurturing environment for learning, more individualized attention to each student’s learning needs, an outstanding extracurricular program and the level of partnership established with parents.
Will attending Catholic elementary schools help my child get into a prestigious Catholic high school?
Attending a Catholic elementary school isn’t the only way to get into a Catholic high school, but it is still the best way. The Catholic high schools are open to all students and typically have a very significant number of
students from a public school background. Students qualify for Catholic high school through a test for 8th graders that is administered in October of each year. Typically the students from Catholic elementary schools are best prepared for the academic rigor, the integrated program of faith and values, and the service orientation of the high schools.
Virtually all of the students from Catholic elementary school (99 percent) are admitted to a Catholic high school with the vast majority getting into the school that is their first choice. You can learn more about the high school entrance exam, and about the Catholic High Schools at chsee.org.
The schools are welcoming places to everyone without regard to race, religion or national origin. A religion class is a requirement, students participate in Liturgies, and faith is an integrated part of daily activities, but many schools have a significant population of students who attend because of the quality of the education alone.
How can I learn more or choose the school(s) I would like to visit?
There is a resource for families on the Internet that provides a very complete picture of the Catholic elementary school experience. It features an interactive map that is your guide to each of Long island’s distinctive Catholic schools, and that lets you view the geographic options for your children at licatholicelementaryschools.org.
Catholic Schools Week is upon us — Jan. 29-Feb. 4 — with the goal of raising the awareness of Catholic schools as an outstanding educational option.
Choosing a Catholic education
Strong spiritual guidance is an essential part of daily activities at Long Island’s Catholic schools, creating a special sense of community among children, families, teachers, and the local parish, which reinforces moral values and an abiding respect for others. Resourceful instructors use powerful spiritual teachings and realworld experiences to bring these values to life for children, while our smaller classes allow for more personalized and productive interaction between students and teachers.
Catholic school students apply the moral and spiritual lessons they learn in the real world by participating in charitable community initiatives throughout the year and by responding every day to others in a respectful and helpful manner. This spirit of caring and community in our students helps to give them the enduring moral foundation to become active, contributing members of society.
A strong Catholic identity as taught in Long Island’s Catholic schools matters. These schools are uniquely empowered to help children in some very important ways. Catholic schools:
√ Help socialize children in a positive way.
√ Reinforce the positive values that you live in your family.
√ Reassure children that they are safe and loved, and that God loves them.
√ Teach children that their value is not based on how others see them.
√ Feature teachers who are models of the faith.
Choosing and committing to the right Catholic school for your child can be daunting. While visiting the open houses offered systemwide during Catholic Schools Week is an excellent way to discern Catholic school possibilities for your child, there are also many ways to research school options from the comfort of your home and at a time of your choosing.
The 35 Catholic elementary schools on Long Island provide a strong, well-rounded education for students from nursery through eighth grade. You will find welcoming early childhood centers and rigorous middle school programs. As evidenced by the Morning Star Initiative’s four pillars, you will see that each school is robustly Catholic, academically excellent, safe and supportive, and here to stay. At the same time, each school has its own special charism that you can learn more about when you visit a school or speak to a school representative. Our administrators and faculty are looking forward to welcoming you and your family!
During Catholic Schools Week each school will be hosting an open house, where families are welcome to visit, learn more about the school, and meet administrators and faculty.
During each open house, information about the school’s academic, extended day, and extracurricular programs will be shared as well as how you can register your child.
You can also learn more about the open houses by visiting https://lischools.org.
Of course, you can always contact any of the Catholic elementary schools to learn more.
To get started, visit https://lischools.org. Here you can briefly learn about each school and then directly access each school’s website. You will also be able to make appointments for personal tours and request information online!
You can also visit each school’s Facebook and Instagram social media pages to learn about the wonderful experiences available.
Once you’ve narrowed down your list of prospective schools, you are encouraged to reach out to each school directly. The principals are waiting for your call. They are happy to answer any questions you have. If you are unable to attend the open house or would like a more personalized tour, be sure to set one up with the school. This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know more about each school. Following your tour, please do not hesitate to follow up with each school with any additional questions you may have.
If you are concerned about affordability, you are encouraged to apply for tuition assistance through the Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation. Since 2005, the Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation has provided over $27 million in tuition assistance to nearly 22,000 students from kindergarten through eighth grade. Visit https://thfny.com to learn more.
holders circle back to a single theme: District lines should be redrawn to have a more balanced demographic representation of up to three “minority-majority” districts and compact historically and culturally whole communities. This is something all five alternative maps from the Elmont Cultural Center and Legal Defense Fund ensure.
Commission members Dorothy Brazley, Albert D’Agostino and Hudes admitted that not a single proposed map addresses all the issues the community has put forth, but claimed the recommendation was enough to communicate the gist of everyone’s concerns.
As it stands, the current map produced by Skyline Demographic Consultants Inc., the map consultants for the Town of Hempstead, ensures that the town’s 22 villages, with the exception of the Village of Hempstead, remain whole in accordance with the municipal home rule law. And communities such as East Meadow, Franklin Square, North Valley Stream, Baldwin, Uniondale and Woodmere each contain portions of two council districts, while West Hempstead contains portions of three districts.
Critics, however, raised doubts about the map’s compliance with federal and state voting rights protections — specifically the Voting Rights Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York.
Legal experts Michael Pernick of the Legal Defense Fund, civil rights attorney Frederick Brewington, Randolph McLaughlin and LatinoJustice PRLDEF argued that the splitting of the Black and Latino community in Elmont and Valley Stream into two separate majority-white districts dilutes minority voting power.
Skyline proposal is problem-
“Over 38 percent of the population in the Town of Hempstead is Black or Latino, but this demographic can only elect the candidate of their choice in one out of the six districts,” the law professionals stated in their letter.
Pernick and Brewington warned that if Hempstead finalizes the current map
as it stands, it could expose the town to costly litigation at the taxpayers’ expense.
The town attorney confirmed that members of the public could voice their concerns at the next Town Board meeting, which was scheduled for Tuesday, after the Herald went to press, but did not confirm when the town will vote on a finalized map.
“The
atic in that it splits Hempstead and Uniondale, Baldwin, East Meadow, Franklin Square, West Hempstead and North Valley Stream. It fails to keep the communities of North Valley Stream and Elmont together and fails to put the communities of Merrick and North Merrick into a single district. It is not sufficiently compact and compactness is an important redistricting criteria under the home rule message.”
Immerse yourself in Vincent Van Gogh’s world. For those haven’t yet, now’s the time. The popular art exhibition, which fi rst came to the attention of the New York metro area in various incarnations in 2021, now makes its way to Long Island.
Friends of the Brothers visit the area with their dynamic tribute to the Allman Brothers Band. Their powerful celebration of the Allman Brothers, featuring musicians closely associated with the original band, continues the brotherhood with passion, committed to the ideals of every night being special and unique. Their firsthand experience with the Allman Brothers Band and their deep knowledge of the repertoire, its roots and heritage allows them to play with an unrivaled depth. They honor the music, while playing the tunes as if they were their own. Hear songs from every stage of the Allman Brothers’ career, backed by these inspirational, veteran players, including drummers Dave Diamond (Zen Tricksters, Bob Weir, Robert Randolph) and Lee Finkelstein (Tower of Power, Blues Brothers), bassist Craig Privett (Half Step) and keyboardist Mike Katzman (Leslie Mendelsohn, The Electrix).
Friday, Jan. 27, 8 p.m. $33, $28. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
“Beyond Van Gogh” arrives at Samanea New York — the retail/ entertainment complex that was formerly the site of the Mall at the Source — in Westbury on Feb. 3. This latest Van Gogh showcase was created by French-Canadian visual designer Mathieu St-Arnaud — executive creative director and founder of Montreal’s Normal Studio — with his team of multimedia specialists and artists. Their pairing of digital technology with the artworks enhances light and hues, allowing spectators to completely immerse themselves in the images, accompanied by a lively soundtrack.
• Feb. 3 - April 2
• Tuesday-Thursday, Sunday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
• Tickets start at $45.99 adult; $29.99 ages 5-15; available at VanGoghLongIsland.com
• Samanea New York 1500 Old Country Road, Westbury
It’s a look at Van Gogh’s art — freed from its frames you might say — that puts the observer front and center, incorporating both still and moving art. Some 300 masterpieces — including, of course, such classics as “The Starry Night,” “Sunflowers” and “Café Terrace at Night” — come alive, appear and disappear, flowing across multiple surfaces, the minutiae of details enveloping visitors’ heightened senses. The show is projected on every surface around you, making you feel as though you have stepped directly into a Van Gogh painting.
Occupying more than 300 square feet, the intent of “Beyond Van Gogh” is to represent the full scope of the artist’s creative life.
“We are telling a narrative,” says art historian Fanny Curtat, who consulted on the project. “There’s a natural and chronological progression in Van Gogh’s work that resonates strongly with the core of this show, which was to go beyond the darkness of Van Gogh’s legend. We all know that he’s famous for cutting his ear and his mental health issues. But out of the darkness he turned to light and beauty. Our focus is on the sheer power of the work itself. There’s an irony to the fact that Van Gogh tends to be remembered for the darkness of his life when most of his work is filled with bright colors and beauty.”
The evolution of his creative output comes though as visitors
experience the images, moving from one room to another. The Education Room leads into the unique Waterfall Room that flows into the Immersive Experience Room. The paintings appear on projection-swathed walls, inviting guests to fully involve themselves in the incredible detail of his work and be enveloped in his ever-shifting, swirling and colorful flowers, cafes and stunning landscapes. And, hearing the artist’s own dreams, thoughts and words set to a symphonic score completes the experience.
“It is so clear when you look at his whole production, that he goes from darkness to light,” Curtat adds. “His work centered on joy, and you’ll see a sense of purpose. He goes from darker shades, when he starts to paint, to a brighter palette. Then when he gets to Paris and sees the Impressionists there’s an explosion of vibrant colors. And when he gets to the south of France he really develops his own style, which is so easily identifiable.”
The 19th century meets 21st century in this compelling artistic journey.
Mike DelGuidice and his band always give it their all, especially when playing Billy Joel’s iconic songs. DelGuidice leads his band, Big Shot, in a rousing concert that highlights the Piano Man’s decades of hits. Like his idol, DelGuidice has become one of the area’s most celebrated performers, balancing his schedule between performing with Big Shot and touring with Joel. DelGuidice, as with Joel, grew up mastering several instruments including bass guitar, guitar, piano, and drums. He’s renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge of the Joel catalog, which caught the attention of Joel himself, who ultimately brought him on stage with him. DelGuidice and his band pack hit after chart-topping hit in a high energy show that’s always a crowd pleaser.
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3-4, 8 p.m. $60, $40, $30, $25, $20. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY. com.
Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture” live, via Zoom, Thursday, Feb. 23, 1 p.m. She’ll discuss the current exhibition, “The Big Picture: Photography Now.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program. Register at least 24 hours in advance to receive the program Zoom link. Also Feb. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
Andy Falco
of the
bluegrass band The Infamous Stringdusters, visit the Landmark stage with their tribute to Jerry Garcia, Saturday, Jan. 28, 8 p.m. Inspired by their love of the music of Jerry Garcia, the duo branches off on their own for occasional tours to celebrate Garcia’s timeless songs. While their musical influences run the gamut, the bandmates are bound to Garcia and share that passion with their fans. $36, $31. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
Beginning in January, the Franklin Square Public Library, 19 Lincoln Road, offers literacy classes through Literacy Nassau every Thursday night from 6 to 9 p.m. until March 30. Registration must be done through Literacy Nassau. For registration information, visit LiteracyNassau.org or call (516) 867-3580.
Bring the family to Long Island Children’s Museum for a Lunar New Year celebration, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28-29, 12-4 p.m. Enjoy dance performances including the traditional Lion Dance, folk dances, and Peking opera; view artisan demonstrations of Tai Chi martial arts, sugar painting, dough sculpting and calligraphy; make your own Riddle Lantern, a tradition that goes all the way back to the Han Dynasty; explore music from the sounds of the ancient Chinese instrument guzheng to traditional and contemporary songs; also make a Rabbit Lantern to celebrate the year of the rabbit; play Jegichagi to honor the Korean Lunar New Year known as “Seollal,” and make your own Jegi to play with; among other activities. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM. org.
Chazz Palminteri returns to Long Island with his one-man version of “A Bronx Tale,” Sunday, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m. His autobiographical coming-ofage story, which became a movie and then found its way to Broadway, tells of a young New Yorker torn between the temptations of organized crime and the values of his hardworking father. $99.50, $89.50, $79.50, $59.50, $49.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster. com or ParamountNY.com.
Get into the Eagles’ groove when the tribute band visits
The Paramount stage, Thursday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m. With special guest Fleetwood Macked. This authentic recreation features individual bandmates taking on the persona of the original Eagles members.
$39.50, $29.50, $19.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 7453000 or Ticktmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.
The Central Nassau County Rotary Club and Foundation is holding a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 26, 9 a.m., at Venus Restaurant, 546 Hempstead Ave. in West Hempstead. All are invited to attend. For more information, visit CentralNassauCountyRotary. club.
A board of trustees meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m., at Elmont Memorial Library, 700 Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont. Attendees will be in Meeting Room 2. For more information, contact (516) 354-5280 x 223 or email reference@elmontlibrary.org.
The Franklin Square Library Board of Trustees will hold a public meeting, Monday, Jan. 30,7-9 p.m. The agenda will be posted at FranklinSquarePL.org.
The Town of Hempstead and New York Riptide lacrosse team host Family Day and Lacrosse Clinic events at Nassau Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale, on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2 p.m. New York Riptide players will lead a lacrosse clinic in the afternoon for kids ages six to 13 and guests can attend a game against the Buffalo Bandits at 7:30 p.m. Registration is $37 for both events and the clinic is limited to 50 registered participants. For more information, email Lonnie Werner at lonnwer@ hempsteadny.gov. To purchase tickets, visit bit.ly/tohclinic23.
Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.
Photography’s ascent in the art world is an international phenomenon. Nassau County Museum of Art’s star-studded exhibition spans the historical roots of the medium. View works by Ansel Adams and his generation and the thrilling, large-format color works of such contemporary masters as Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, James Casebere and Gregory Crewdson, among others. From the documentary to the painterly, images bear witness to the times. On view through March 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
Chris Barron, Spin Doctors frontman, performs, Friday, Jan. 27, at My Father’s Place supper club. An accomplished guitar player, master songwriter, and virtuoso singer, his solo show is compelling, full of storytelling and raw musical power that is poignant, extremely amusing, and utterly satisfying. Doors open at 6 p.m., concert is at 8 p.m. The Metropolitan, 3 Pratt Blvd., Glen Cove. For tickets/information, visit MyFathersPlace.com or call (516) 580-0887.
By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com
Anyone who’s taken a ride-hailing service like Uber likely knows all about surge pricing — too much demand, not enough drivers equal higher rates.
If it works for getting around, why can’t it work for electricity? At least that’s what the Long Island Power Authority is thinking, introducing a plan it says could modernize electricity rates by making it cheaper for homes to use power when there’s the least demand on the grid.
It’s called the time-of-day rate — something LIPA hopes to roll out next year. It offers one rate for times when demand is high, but lower rates for periods when not so many people are using electricity.
The new system, according to LIPA, could mean eight out of every 10 customers will pay the same or even less on the new system without making a single change on how or when they use electricity.
“Starting in 2024, the time-of-day rate will become the standard rate,” said Justin Bell, LIPA’s vice president of public policy and regulatory affairs. “Our goal is that most of our customers will go on a time-of-day rate. We’re also going to be transitioning our existing customers, but
The Long Island Power Authority wants to implement a time-of-day rate program beginning next year as a way to encourage customers to spread out their electrical usage throughout the day and night.
It’s intended to make rates cheaper during off-peak hours like from 6 a.m., to 3 p.m., and again from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. A ‘super off-peak’ schedule would run from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
they will also have the option to choose the regular flat rate.”
The name of the program — “time-ofday” — says it all.
“For the standard offering, there’s going to be two prices,” Bell said. “There will be one peak price from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, and then all other hours will be a lower price.”
There also will still be a flat rate, which is the same structure customers already pay today, But then there is a third option, Bell added, with what’s being called a “super off-peak period,” which will provide a rate for electricity
Peak times would run weekdays from 3 to 7 p.m., except on federal holidays. Customers not sure about the new system could try it with LIPA’s 12-month ‘bill protection guarantee.’ If an electric bill is higher on the time-of-day and super off-peak rate than it would’ve been on a flat rate at the end of 12 months, LIPA will refund the difference.
–Ben Fiebertused when demand is lowest — typically between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
The new structure could ultimately save money, Bell said, simply by making small changes in their daily routine. For instance, someone could save $4 each month simply by doing their laundry late at night. They can save another $43 by charging their electric car when most others are asleep.
These are rates that not only benefit customers, Bell said, but also the environment.
“The peak period is one of the most carbon-intensive times in terms of ener-
gy production,” he said. “So, by getting folks to use more electricity at other times and less at the peak time, we can reduce the carbon that we generate in the power grid, and it also lowers our future investment needs.”
Some of the moves are coming ahead of an impending state law that requires New York to generate 70 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2030, and to actually zero-out power sector emissions by 2040.
Achieving that will likely require some major capital investments from utilities like LIPA, but it’s one way, Bell said, Long Island can stay ahead of the game.
“If we are able to avoid putting all of that new demand on the peak, then we can save everybody a lot of money by avoiding expensive infrastructure upgrades to our transmission and distribution system,” he said.
LIPA has scheduled a pair of public hearings on Tuesday, Feb. 21, and will accept written public comments until Monday, Feb. 27 by emailing todpubliccomments@lipower.org. When and where the meetings will be held have not yet been announced.
The LIPA board could approve the new rate plan during its March 29 meeting in Uniondale.
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BOWA Carpet Cleaning
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Imperial Cesspool Cleaning Co Cesspool Pros
CHIMNEY CLEANING SERVICES: All Access Chimney & Fireplace Inc
Augie’s Chimney Sweeping B&P Chimney Co.
CLEANING SERVICE: Merry Maids of Nassau County, NY
Molly Maid of Central Nassau County
The Organized Guy, Inc.
EGRESS COMPANY: Jenson Brothers
Long Island Egress Pros
Vulcan Basement Waterproofing
ELECTRICAL COMPANY:
Duffy Electric
Premier Electric & Design Inc
Top Class Electric
ELECTRICIAN: Duffy Electric
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King Quality Construction Inc.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS
Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 2/1/23 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:
THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED
STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 97/23. FRANKLIN SQUARE - Town of Hempstead Housing Authority, Variances, height, exceeds number of stories, construct 4-story building higher than permitted (proposed re-development of 104 unit senior housing), variance in off-street parking., E/s Dead End of Martha Pl., 285.4’ E/o Lucille Ave., a/k/a 1170 Martha Pl. (S.E.Q.R. determination not made)
ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.
This notice is only for new cases in Franklin Square within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals
The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it.
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Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and Other Relief duly entered on November 3, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 2, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 182 Hendrickson Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 32, Block 354 and Lot 117.
Approximate amount of judgment is $503,411.44 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 000322/2012. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.
Joseph Juliano, Esq., Referee
Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. File No. 181564-1 136847
NOTICE OF SALE
accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-073852-F00 74411 136441
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, FVI, INC. IN TRUST FOR MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE CAPITAL HOLDING LLC, Plaintiff, vs. DWAYNE A. SAMUELS A/K/A DWAYNE SAMUELS, ET AL., Defendant(s).
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE ASSET BACKED SECURITIES CORPORATION HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES AMQ 2006-HE7 ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES AMQ 2006-HE7, Plaintiff, vs. JANET BARNES, ET AL., Defendant(s).
the same intersects the corner of the easterly side of Litchfield Avenue and the northerly side of Langdon Street, being a plot 50 feet by 100 feet by 50 feet by 100 feet by 50 feet. D/S/B/L: 35/35/313.
REFEREE WILL ACCEPT ONLY BANK OR CERTIFIED CHECK FOR DEPOSIT REQUIRED FROM PURCHASER.
The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine.
John G. Kennedy, Esq., Referee
Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 170782-2 136847
LEGAL NOTICE
NO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 15 feet west opposite the north west curbline of Colonial Road, west for a distance of 21 feet.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF AND WITH RESPECT TO AJAX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2018-B, MORTGAGEBACKED NOTES, Plaintiff, vs. MARGOT O’BRADY A/K/A MARGARET O’BRADY A/K/A MARGOT HOWIE, ET AL., Defendant(s).
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, D/B/A Christiana Trust as trustee for PNPMS Trust II, Plaintiff AGAINST Raymond Crossfield, Joan Burgess Crossfield a/k/a Joan Burgess-Crossfield a/k/a Joan A. Burgess, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 03, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on February 2, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 161 King Street, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 32, BLOCK: 688, LOT: 20. Approximate amount of judgment $687,765.93 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #000629/2017. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in
Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on October 27, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 9, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 2330 Dutch Broadway, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 32, Block 719 and Lot 20. Approximate amount of judgment is $1,136,596.96 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 002371/2017. The property is also being sold subject to a potential strict foreclosure. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.
Russell S. Burman, Esq., Referee
Greenspoon Marder, 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022, Attorneys for Plaintiff 136599
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on December 17, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on February 21, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 746 Meacham Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 0032, Block 00699-00 and Lot 00031. Approximate amount of judgment is $620,821.14 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 1699/2015. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.
Lawrence Weinreich, Esq., Referee Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff. 136736
SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU CARRINGTON
MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff -againstCATHERINE SERVA, MARYANN SERVA, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated April 19, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 21, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in Franklin Square near Elmont, in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, N.Y., bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the North side of Langdon Street, where
All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction.
Said premises known as 1250 LANGDON STREET, ELMONT, NY Approximate amount of lien $221,076.04 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.
Index Number 001871/2016.
ALAN GERSON, ESQ., Referee Kosterich & Skeete, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 707 Westchester Ave, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10604 {* Elmont Herald*} 136720
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SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-5, Plaintiffagainst- FANEEZA ALLIE, SHAMEER ALLIE, BEEBEE ALLIE, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated February 10, 2020 and entered on February 11, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 17, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as Section: 32 Block: 475 Lots: 38, 39 and 40.
The Foreclosure Sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s COVID-19 Policies and Foreclosure Auction Rules.
All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction.
If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.
Said premises known as 1580 ROSALIND AVENUE, ELMONT, NY Approximate amount of lien $817,142.86 plus interest & costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.
Index Number 609385/2019.
LISA SINGER, ESQ., Referee DRUCKMAN LAW GROUP PLLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 242 Drexel Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590 For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. {* Elmont Herald*} 136694
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: DinaMe Pet Care Services, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 11/07/2022.
NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to:142 Opal Street, Elmont, NY 11003
Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Licul Lighting, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 11/06/2022.
FRANKLIN SQUARE SHERWOOD AVENUE (TH 605/22) East SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 20 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Turnpike, south for a distance of 110 feet.
SHERWOOD AVENUE (TH 605/22) West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Hempstead Turnpike, south for a distance of 35 feet.
SHERWOOD AVENUE (TH 605/22) West SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 35 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Turnpike, south for a distance of 80 feet.
GOLDENROD AVENUE (TH 582/22) West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Washington Street, south for a distance of 40 feet.
GOLDENROD AVENUE (TH 582/22) East SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Washington Street, south for a distance of 40 feet.
NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. GHISLAINE AUGUSTIN, ET AL., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on July 10, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on February 28, 2023 at 3:30 p.m., premises known as 110 Terrace Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 32, Block 451 and Lots 28 & 29. Approximate amount of judgment is $458,198.13 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #602578/2018. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side Steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.
NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: 507 N. 12th St. New Hyde Park, NY, 11040
Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 136483
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on The 7th day of February, 2023, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 202-1 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at the following locations: BALDWIN
HARRISON AVENUE (TH 591/22) East SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 30 feet south opposite the south west curbline of Bixby Drive south, then south for a distance of 102 feet.
BELLEROSE TERRACE
SUPERIOR ROAD (TH 603/22) North SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the west curbline of Colonial Road, west for a distance of 35 feet.
SUPERIOR ROAD (TH 603/22) South Side -
WASHINGTON STREET (TH 582/22) South SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the west curbline of Goldenrod Avenue, west for a distance of 25 feet.
POPPY AVENUE (TH 582/22) East Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the north curbline of Washington Avenue, north for a distance of 25 feet.
(NR) ISLAND PARK NEW YORK AVENUE (TH 606/22) West SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 180 feet south of the south curbline of Saratoga Blvd., south for a distance of 22 feet then east for a distance of 26 feet.
MERRICK MEADOWBROOK ROAD (TH 269/22) West SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 40 feet north of the north curbline of Bridge Street, north for a distance of 20 feet.
WANTAGH WANDER LANE (TH 575/22) North SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 150 feet south west of the south curbline of Wisteria Lane, then west for a distance of 63 feet.
WANTAGH AVENUE (TH 604/22) East SideNO STOPPING HERE TO the north curbline of Edgerton Avenue, north for a distance of 72 feet.
WEST HEMPSTEAD HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNERstarting - from the south curbline of Hempstead Avenue, south for a
distance of 40 feet.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting from a point 40 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Gardens Drive, south for a distance of 280 feet.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) West Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME - starting at a point 320 feet south of the south curbline f Hempstead Avenue, south for a distance of 362 feet.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point 361 feet opposite the north curbline of Chestnut Street, then north, then east, then north to a point 682 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Avenue.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME - starting at a point 27 feet opposite the north of the north curbline of Chestnut Street, north for a distance of 334 feet.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point 105 feet opposite the south curbline of Lincoln Avenue, then north to the south curbline of Chestnut Street.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) East Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME - starting at the south curbline of Cedar Street, south to the north curbline of Maple Street.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) East Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point 361 feet north of the north curbline of Cedar Street, north for a distance of 184 feet.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) South Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point 906 north of the north curbline of Cedar Street, east for a distance of 114 feet.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) East Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME - starting at a point 666 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Avenue, south then west for a distance of 207 feet.
CHESTNUT STREET (TH 593/22) North SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Woodfield Road, west for a distance of 40 feet.
CHESTNUT STREET (TH 593/22) South SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Woodfield Road, west for a distance of 35 feet.
WOODMERE HARTWELL PLACE (TH 595/22) East SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 2 feet north of a point opposite the north curbline of
Cedar Lane then south for a distance of 64 feet.
EDWARD AVENUE (TH 611/22) West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting form the south curbline of Peninsula Boulevard, south for a distance of 50 feet.
EDWARD AVENUE (TH 611/22) East SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Peninsula Boulevard, south for a distance of 50 feet.
ALSO, to REPEAL from Section 202-1 “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” from the following locations:
BALDWIN HARRISON AVENUEEast Side - NO PARKINGstarting at a point 91 feet south of apoint opposite the south curbline of Bixby drive (southern section) south for a distance of 42 feet.
(Adopted 11/13/51)
FRANKLIN SQUARE GOLDENROD AVENUE (TH 55/84) West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Washington Street, south for a distance of 25 feet.
(Adopted 7/24/84)
GOLDENROD AVENUE (TH 55/84) East SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Washington Street, south for a distance of 25 feet.
(Adopted 7/24/84)
WEST HEMPSTEAD HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 514/78) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting from the south curbline of Hempstead Avenue, south for a distance of 314 feet.
(Adopted 1/16/79)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE - West SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEStarting at the south curbline of Hempstead Avenue, south for a distance of 740 feet.
Adopted 1/5/65)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 21/05) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point opposite the south curbline of Cedar Street, north for a distance of 1050 feet.
(Adopted 4/5/05)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 21/05) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point opposite the south curbline of Cedar Street, south to a point opposite the south curbline of Maple Street.
(Adopted 4/5/05)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 469/03) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point 10 feet south of the south curbline of Lincoln Avenue, south for a distance of 124 feet.
(Adopted 12/2/03)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 281/07) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point opposite the south
curbline of Chestnut Street, south to a point opposite the south curbline of Lincoln Avenue.
(Adopted 2/5/08)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE - East Side - NO PARKING - starting at the south curbline of Cedar Street, south to the north curbline of Maple Street.
(Adopted 11/17/64)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 21/05) East SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 424 feet north of the north curbline of Cedar Street, north for a distance of 114 feet.
(Adopted 4/5/05)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE - East Side - NO STOPPING - starting at a point 300 feet north of the north curbline of Cedar Street, north for a distance of 272.
(Adopted 12/10/63)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 212/06) South Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point 884 feet north of the north curbline of Cedar Street, east for a distance of 124 feet.
(Adopted 9/5/06)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE - South SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 768 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Avenue, then south west for distance of 96 feet.
(Adopted 9/24/63)
CHESTNUT STREET (TH 277/84) North Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Woodfield Road, west for a distance of 20 feet.
(Adopted 10/16/84)
CHESTNUT STREET (TH 277/84) South Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Woodfield Road, west for a distance of 20 feet.
(Adopted 10/16/84)
WOODMERE HARTWELL PLACE (TH 759/69) East Side - NO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point opposite a point 2 feet north of the north curbline of Cedar Lane, south for a distance of 20 feet.
(Adopted 5/5/70)
EDWARD AVENUE (TH 418/99) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the south curbline of Peninsula Boulevard, south for a distance of 30 feet.
(Adopted 5/23/00)
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.
Dated: January 24, 2023 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 136855
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 7th day of February, 2023, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 197-13 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF SCHOOLS” at the following locations:
FRANKLIN SQUARE WASHINGTON STREET (TH 582/22) South SideNO STOPPING 8 AM TO 4 PM SCHOOL DAYSstarting from the west curbline of Daffodil Avenue, east to a point 25 feet west of the west curbline of Goldenrod Avenue.
GOLDENROD AVENUE (TH 582/22) East SideNO STOPPING 8 AM TO 4 PM SCHOOL DAYSstarting at a point 25 feet north of the north curbline of Washington Street, north for a distance of 38 feet.
GOLDENROD AVENUE (TH 582/22) West SideNO STOPPING 8 AM TO 4 PM SCHOOL DAYSstarting at a point 25 feet north of the north curbline of Washington Street, north for a distance of 68 feet.
ALSO, to REPEAL from Section 197-13 “TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF SCHOOLS” from the following locations:
FRANKLIN SQUARE WASHINGTON STREETSouth Side - NO STOPPING 8 AM TO 4 PM SCHOOL DAYS- starting at the east curbline of Daffodil Avenue, east to the west curbline of Goldenrod Avenue.
(Adopted 3/13/62)
WANTAGH SAND HILL ROAD - North Side - NO STOPPING BETWEEN SIGNS 8 AM TO 4PM SCHOOL DAYSstarting at a point opposite the east curbline of Wayside Lane, west for a distance of 70 feet.
(Adopted 11/24/59)
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.
Dated: January 24, 2023
Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 136857
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking on Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion. Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 7th day of February, 2023, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the adoption of a resolution setting aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons at the following locations:
BELLMORE FARMERS AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 258 feet south of the south curbline of Merrick Road, south for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-579/22)
INWOOD MAPLE ROAD - north side, starting at a point 16 feet east of east curbline of Elm Road, east for a a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-576/22)
OCEANSIDE CORNWELL PLACE - east side, starting at a point 112 feet north of the north curbline of Foxhurst Road, north for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-599/22)
ROOSEVELT EAST CENTENNIAL AVENUE - north side, starting at a point 272 feet east of the east curbline of Babylon Turnpike, east for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-608/22)
WILLIAM STREET - north side, starting at a point 185 feet west of the west curbline of Rose Avenue, west for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-592/22)
UNIONDALE NEWPORT ROAD - east side, starting at a point 450 feet north of the north curbline of Braxton Street, north for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-586/22)
WEST HEMPSTEAD BALDWIN DRIVE - south side, starting at a point 40 feet east of the east curbline of Dogwood Avenue, east for a distance of 22 feet.
(TH-594/22) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons:
ELMONT LITCHFIELD AVENUEeast side, starting at a point 103 feet south of the south curbline of Bruce Street, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-194/20 - 9/22/20) (TH-131(B)/22)
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard in person on said
proposal at the time and place aforesaid.
Dated: January 24, 2023 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 136859
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PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, pursuant to Article 7 of the Public Officers Law, the Board of Fire Commissioners of the ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT, will hold all of its public monthly meetings of the Board on the SECOND, and FOURTH Wednesdays of each month at the District Office, 100 School Street, Elmont, New York, and such meetings will be convened at 7:00 P.M. Additional meetings/cancellations will be published according to law.
DATED: January 9, 2023
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT ATTEST: FRANCES ANDINO DISTRICT SECRETARY 136853
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that commencing on February 21st, 2023, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 16th, 2023 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property.
Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six-month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.
Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax
Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucount yny.gov/526/CountyTreasurer
Should the Treasurer determine that an inperson auction shall be held, same will commence on the 21st day of February 2023 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer.
A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucount yny.gov/527/Annual-TaxLien-Sale
A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 08th, 2023.
Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audiotape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715.
Dated: January 25, 2023
THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, NewYork
Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.
However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.
The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant
to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership.
The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed.
The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.
The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by
the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.
Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.
2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates.
3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid.
4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited.
Dated: January 25, 2023
THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York 136839
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NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX NO.: 610776/2019
D/O/F: August 7, 2019
SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS
Premises: 32 CERENZIA BOULEVARD, ELMONT, NY 11003
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF POPLAR ABS INC. MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-4, Plaintiff, -againstTHYCESLYN FREEMAN, SAMONIE E. LEWIS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; COUNTY OF NASSAU; CAVEL ELLIOTT A/K/A CAVEL MCKENZIE AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF HORACE ELLIOT; ZOYA ELLIOTT AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF HORACE ELLIOT; SANDRA ELLIOT if living, and if she be dead, respective heirsat-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming, under by or through said defendants who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in and to the premises described, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; COLEEN ELLIOTT if living, and if she be dead, respective heirs-atlaw, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having of claiming, under by or through said defendants who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in and to the premises described, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; MARCIA ELLIOTT if living, and if she be dead, respective heirs-atlaw, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administers, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming, under by or through said defendants who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in and to the premises described, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff;
Unknown heirs at law of HORACE ELLIOTT if living, and if he be dead, respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming, under by or through said defendants who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in and to the premises described, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff;
DEON JONES, Defendants.
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); the United States of America may appear or answer within 60 day of service hereof; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon.
David P. Sullivan, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated November 7, 2022 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office.
THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a mortgage recorded in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on August 19, 2005 in Liber 29262, Page 851, covering premises k/a Section 32, Block 672, Lot 00001.
NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME
If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.
Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.
Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.
DATED: December 7, 2022 New York, New York Michael C. Manniello, Esq. HILL WALLACK LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 261 Madison Avenue 9th Floor, Suite 940 New York, NY 10016 Phone: 929-504-7005 Email: mmanniello@hillwallack.c om #99971 136593
SUREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX NO.: 607833/2022 DATE FILED: 06/16/2022
SUMMONS L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Plaintiff, -againstARTHUR BEZMAN and STEVEN BEZMAN, if they be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER; CHRISTIANA TRUST AS CUSTODIAN, “JOHN DOE through “JOHN DOE #12”, the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiffs attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Stuart Rabinowitz, the former president of Hofstra University, has joined the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America board, bringing an extensive background of education, business and law into his new role.
Rabinowitz is a senior counsel to Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone in Mineola after 50 years at Hofstra, that began as a law professor in 1972, and rising to law school dean in 1989. Rabinowitz was appointed president of Hofstra in 2001.
During his time there, Rabinowitz created several new schools, including the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, as well as the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science. He also brought Hofstra to the national stage as host of three different presidential
debates in 2008, 2012 and 2016 — the only university to ever do so.
Before joining Hofstra, Rabinowitz worked at Rosenman & Colin, as well as an associate law professor at this alma mater, Columbia Law School.
He currently serves on the Long Island Association board, and is co-vice chair of the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council. He’s also a member of the New York State commission of Continuing Legal Education.
Stuart RabinowitzThe Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is a national non-profit with a mission of providing support, services and education to individuals, families and caregivers affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. It also funds research for better treatment, and a cure.
For more information, visit AlzFdn.org.
After being missing for almost two weeks, a developmentally disabled woman who spent the holidays in Elmont with her family is now home safe.
Samantha Denise Primus, 46, was reported missing by the Nassau County Police Department on Dec. 23 and was last seen at her sister’s home on Savoy Avenue. Primus is deaf, non-verbal and has limited sign language abilities.
According to the St. Lucia Consulate in New York, the Primus family received word from the Nassau County Police Department on Dec. 29 that Samantha had been found in
Queens a few hours after disappeared and taken by NYFD medics to Queens Hospital Medical Center.
She was discharged some time later and went missing again. The family organized a large-scale search party that looked throughout the city’s five boroughs for Samantha.
On Jan. 14, she was located by her sister riding the one train in lower Manhattan and taken to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital for a medical evaluation.
Alisah Mehboob, 15, has been missing since the late afternoon on Jan. 13, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
The young girl was last seen leaving Sewanhaka High School wearing black sweatpants and a white hooded sweatshirt.
Mehboob is Asian, has black hair and brown eyes. She is five-foot-tall and approximately 110 pounds, detectives said.
Those with any information about Mehboob’s whereabouts are urged to contact the Nassau County Police Department Missing Person Squad at (516) 573-7347.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. David P. Sullivan, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered January 10, 2023 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office.
THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a tax lien and to recover the amount of the tax lien
and all of the interest, penalties, additions and expenses there on to premises known as Section 32, Block 425, Lot 125.
Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property.
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A. Yes. As with any construction, you should always be concerned, or at least educated enough to be confident, about what others are doing to your home. Never take for granted that the people you hire just know it all. Nobody knows it all, and with the internet, it’s possible to see examples to answer your question. The funny thing is that I went to the internet to see if anything has changed with tile adhesives and best materials before answering your question. What I found were a number of different how-to videos, and nearly every one of them left out important information. People only tell you what they know.
There are multiple steps to installing wall and floor tile, and ceiling tile installation is similar, with the exception that a few more steps are required. The backing material attached to your ceiling joist structure, referred to as the substrate, must be non-porous and not typical sheetrock (gypsum board), because sheetrock is laminated with a facing of paper that will saturate and peel off. Most internet videos didn’t mention that. I’ve seen entire walls, covered with tiles, suddenly drop to the floor, sometimes years after installation, ending up in a messy heap.
The structure must be rigid, and not moving as you described. Not one of the videos questioned whether the structure or backing material was correct for the job. In the building codes, the amount of floor sag, called deflection, can’t be more than a half-inch over the entire length of the structure. If you have floor movement, the floor must first be calculated and stiffened before the substrate boards are added. The “experts” seemed to take that for granted. Maybe because it is perceived that it would cost too much to know by hiring someone qualified to figure that out.
If the structure isn’t stiffened correctly, movement will potentially loosen tiles and, aided by gravity, those ceiling tiles can fall. The substrate I recommend is a cement board, fiberglass reinforced (to lighten the load). There are several available. The most common are Wonderboard or Durrock. These boards have slightly rough surfaces to receive mastic which will be applied, and adhere well by increased surface “teeth” texture.
The mastic, as described by manufacturers, should be a lightweight, “no sag” adhesive. Not one mastic manufacturer I investigated even mentioned ceilings in their directions or warranty, for obvious reasons. So have the structure evaluated and continue to ask questions before you start. Good luck!
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Is there anyone on stage — and can I see hands? — who is unwilling tonight to pledge your support to the eventual nominee of the Republican Party, and pledge to not run an independent campaign against that person?”
That was a question that Bret Baier, of Fox News, asked 10 presidentially hopeful Republicans at a debate in August 2015. On the stage, only one person raised his hand — Donald Trump. The rest is history. Trump won the 2016 primary, and we didn’t have to endure an election in which Trump ran as a third-party candidate after losing. But we could be approaching that scenario soon.
similar phenomenon with Roosevelt. They also had something in common that’s even more important for an election: a dedicated following that was loyal to them over any party. Both have been described as presidents who had “cults of personality.” Trump’s is apparent every day. I have yet to see a truck drive by with 20 bumper stickers and two flags praising President Biden. Roosevelt’s still manifests to this day in some ways. When talking politics, you can say “Teddy” and everyone knows who you’re talking about.
MICHAEL MALASZCZYKI imagine that if televised debates existed in 1912, then former President Theodore Roosevelt would have had a similar response to that question. Roosevelt was running against his successor, William Howard Taft — whom he had handpicked, but with whose results as president Roosevelt was disappointed.
What did Teddy Roosevelt and Donald Trump have in common? Ego. It’s hard for anyone to get a word in edgewise with Trump, and historical accounts suggest a
Of course, Roosevelt and Trump are complete opposites on the political spectrum. Teddy was seen as a progressive leader for his time, while Trump is considered right wing. But as former presidents with ambitions of returning to the White House, the similarities between Roosevelt, in 1912, and Trump, in 2023, can’t be ignored.
Trump’s path to next year’s nomination is questionable — many Republicans have made it clear that they want nothing more to do with him. Ever since the candidates he backed performed poorly in November’s midterms, Trump’s lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in polls has shrunk. Even more concerning for Trump is that these are multi-candidate
polls in which he holds a plurality. If other candidates drop out and throw their weight behind DeSantis, Trump is in trouble.
But given his apparent inability to concede fair elections, it’s difficult to imagine Trump bowing out of the race and endorsing DeSantis against Biden. A more feasible scenario is Trump running as a thirdparty candidate.
That would be great news for Biden.
In 1912, Taft won the Republican nomination over Roosevelt, but refusing to concede, Roosevelt ran under the banner of the Bull Moose Party.
The result? The quiet, reserved Democratic nominee, Woodrow Wilson, swept the election. Despite winning only 41 percent of the popular vote, Wilson received 435 electoral votes and carried 40 states. Roosevelt finished second, with 88 electoral votes. Taft won only eight.
Taft’s and Roosevelt’s votes combined would have crushed Wilson. But the Republicans couldn’t unite, and the Democrat pulled off a landslide.
The parallels with 2024 aren’t all the same. There was a Republican incumbent in 1912; next year it will be a Democrat. And views on the issues were different then than they are now. Economically,
Wilson would be to the left of Bernie Sanders, but socially, he’d be to the right of Marjorie Taylor Greene.
But the parallels are too significant to ignore — most notably, the Roosevelt and Trump diehard voters. And Taft was a respected leader who had once been seen as the heir to Roosevelt’s legacy. DeSantis is a well-known governor who is seen by many as a successor to Trump as the leader of his movement. Wilson may have been lacking in adoring fans, but he had the votes to win — like Biden may.
Republicans in 1912 couldn’t rally around the winner of their primary because one candidate with an ego refused to lose. And if the vote for speaker of the House 111 years later showed us anything, it’s that the divisions in today’s Republican Party over Donald Trump consist of a lot more than personal disagreements. In a three-way, Biden-DeSantis-Trump scenario, only Biden, and a unified Democratic Party, stand to gain.
Republicans are not one party right now. No promises have been made on their end to ensure that Biden won’t coast to victory. Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Republicans had better get it together, and fast, or they’ll be “Woodrow Wilsoned” by Biden in 2024.
Michael Malaszczyk is a Herald reporter covering Wantagh and Seaford. Comments about this column? mmalaszczyk@ liherald.com.
Who am I? Ask Siri. I don’t know where she ends and I begin.
When my iPhone alarm went off at 6:30 this morning, it was to remind me I needed to hustle to my dentist appointment at 8 a.m. Getting dragged out of a deep sleep was especially painful because my wake-up music is “My Shot,” from “Hamilton.”
es and our tastes. I hear you saying, “But we were the ones who decided to buy the phone or the Fitbit or the Alexa,” and that is true. But I believe we humans have been naïve, vulnerable and unprepared for the seductive intrusion of technology into every moment of our waking hours.
line popped up, which told me that to read more about a titillating news story, I needed to click the message.
dle purchases, I suppose.
RANDI KREISS
Lin Manuel Miranda’s repetitive assertion to thumping music is singularly irritating. But I clicked the wrong music alarm button three years ago, and inertia has kept it in place. So I shut off the phone and moved into my day.
A half-hour later, a “reminder” popped on my phone to take my thyroid meds and my vitamins. It was only 7 a.m., and I’d already been told what to do twice by my techno masters. Slowly but inexorably, we are relinquishing free will and allowing technology to determine our decisions and our actions, our exercise habits, our purchas-
Take me. The alarm was just the beginning. After I obediently took my meds, I saw a reminder pop up to take the chicken out of the freezer for dinner. I also had several “sticky notes” on my phone to call the dog groomer, prepare for a book group, set up a service call for the car and try calling JetBlue one more time to follow up on a refund. In pre-tech days, I would have these reminders on a piece of paper (remember when Post-its were so cool?), but responding to a pop-up feels like it’s in control, not me. Old-school notes on paper are just quieter.
In the time I’ve been writing this, I got a notification from Open Table to confirm a reservation. It told me that I must press 1 to confirm. I obeyed. Then, from an entirely different source, a shocking head-
Because I almost bought a sweater from Bloomingdale’s a year ago, the store keeps telling me I “forgot” an item in my cart. It’s a technological nudge that distracts me in the moment and makes me think about the sweater, thus hijacking my attention.
This happens all day.
I don’t wear a smartwatch or tracking device because I don’t want another boss in my life. Nevertheless, my iPhone has started telling me how many steps I take. I don’t care. I don’t want to know, and I don’t want to get locked into obsessively quantifying my exercise.
At some point in my day, I will get a message from one or another of my apps, advising me that I need to change my password because somewhere in the Ethernet there has been a “breach.” It suggests that I add three security questions and a “rescue” email.
Then up pops a text advising me which books to purchase next, based on my Kin-
I downloaded the app Calm some time ago to learn meditation techniques for a more relaxing sleep experience. Now the word is out, and other apps are messaging me, offering bedtime stories read by boring narrators guaranteed to induce a good snooze. Every action on the phone or computer opens a door to thousands of other intrusions.
If I buy a pair of jeans online, I am hounded by competing clothing companies that want my business. Press here, click here, send us your email for a 10 percent discount. Send us your phone number for a freebie.
I was with a friend for a planned interlude of just sitting around and reading our books in my house. We would have companionable silence, sip our coffee and be at peace. Except that she has a thingie on her smartwatch that buzzes and tells her to get up and walk every 20 minutes. And she does. It’s probably good for her circulation, but it’s definitely bad for her sense of free will.
Slowly, we are giving ourselves over to technology and giving up personhood, frogs in water slowly coming to a boil.
Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
M y phone has started telling me how many steps I take. I don’t care.
Will Donald Trump repeat Teddy Roosevelt’s third-party misadventure?
January is National Blood Donor Month, first established a half-century ago. And it’s a good thing that declaration stuck, because blood is often in short supply, as it is today, even in our post-pandemic world.
And January is the worst month when it comes to blood shortages. That’s probably because people are busy in November and December, preparing for, and then enjoying, the holidays, with little time to donate blood. Then, what follows those family gatherings and parties with friends are often colds and the flu — and Covid-19 — all of which keep people home, and far away from making muchneeded blood donations.
There was an uptick in Covid infections at this time last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s too early to tell how this month will shake out, but because the current strain — kraken — is highly contagious, the CDC predicts that as people attend gatherings inside during the winter months, more people will get sick.
Recent months have also seen outbreaks of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Although it’s more serious among infants and older adults, anyone can get RSV, and doctors are finding that people
To the Editor:
Re last week’s editorial, “We don’t need Albany’s concrete fist in Nassau”: Well, perhaps we do. We are told, “It’s not that our local government officials don’t want affordable housing.” Yet is it not those very entities that established and maintain the conditions that have driven 300,000 people from New York in a single year, and have proposed nothing to slow the continuing daily average of 820 departures?
The thousands willing to move into Nassau would benefit from the application of some goad, prod, or spur of any kind to overcome Nassau County’s inertia in dealing with our problem of too little middle/working class housing.
of all ages do.
Why is donating blood so important? Because every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood or platelets, according to the American Red Cross. And roughly 29,000 units of red blood cells, 5,000 units of platelets and 6,500 units of plasma are needed every day.
Because blood and platelets cannot be manufactured, donors are needed. And often. Add to this the fact that red blood cells expire after 42 days, and platelets must be used within a week.
But don’t get lost in the numbers. Donating even once produces a pint of blood, which the Red Cross counts as three units. That can help save three lives — or one life, of someone who is seriously injured. Car accident victims can require as much as 100 units of blood, and those fighting cancer and blood diseases need even more.
What peopless may not realize is that donating blood can benefit donors beyond just feeling good that they’ve made a difference. It offers a mini-physical, because part of the process includes the taking of vital signs, which might uncover conditions like high blood pressure or even a heart arrhythmia.
Doctors say that donating blood regu-
larly reduces cardiovascular risk factors and is linked to lower blood pressure and minimizing the chance of a heart attack. How? If the donor’s hemoglobin is too high while blood is being drawn, doing so will help reduce the “viscosity” of the blood, which causes blood clots, heart attacks and strokes.
There aren’t many requirements to join the fight to save lives, other than being healthy. According to the New York Blood Center, candidates must be at least 16 years old and not have donated blood within the past 56 days. Those younger than 18 must have a signed permission slip from a parent or guardian. People older than 75 can donate, too, with a letter confirming sound health from a doctor.
And those who have had Covid can donate if they have been symptom-free, and have not tested positive, for two weeks.
Find out how you can donate today by contacting the New York Blood Center, at NYBC.org. You can also schedule a donation at (800) 933-2566.
January is when we celebrate those who donate blood and platelets. But giving the gift of life is something all of us can do all year long.
BRIAN KEllY RockvilleCentre
To the Editor:
Dear 3rd House District of New York: CNN reports, “Two New Jersey veterans say
when I was growing up, it was hard not to notice the numbers tattooed on her wrist. Children are often very observant, and I was curious about what they meant.
My grandmother Judith Mandel grew up in a small town called Hatvan, a few miles outside Budapest, Hungary. She was an ordinary girl, but she learned quickly that her heritage made her different when her classmates began to taunt her for being Jewish.
Following German forces’ annexation of Austria in 1938, they set their sights on Hungary, and they invaded in March 1944. A few weeks later, my great-grandmother Ilona Kalman and my grandmother were forced into a ghetto at a sugar factory.
Judith was 16 when she and her mother were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp, in occupied Poland, that June. When they arrived, Judith was separated from her mother and forced to work in the camp, while my great-grandmother was put to death in the gas chamber.
My grandmother would survive, but
not before being put to work at the Krakow-Plaszow, Seeshaupt and Dachau camps. When she was liberated by American troops from Dachau in May 1945, she weighed 45 pounds.
After the war, she married Ernest Mandel, and in 1948 they emigrated to the United States. They settled in the Bronx and raised three daughters.
Having witnessed the atrocities of the Holocaust, my grandmother had a difficult time adjusting to her new life. For many years she was afraid to plug things into electrical sockets because of her experience with electrified fences, and would overfeed her first-born daughter, my mother, so she wouldn’t starve. She struggled to learn English.
Her story had a profound impact on me. When I was a child, she often told me about her experiences. She took me to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. I learned that being Jewish was part of my identity, and that while we lived in a country that was founded on the principal of freedom from religious persecution, this wasn’t the case in other parts of the world.
That’s why it is so important to remember the Holocaust, as we will this Friday,
now-Congressman George Santos promised to raise funds for lifesaving surgery for one of their dogs in 2016, then became elusive and took off with the money.” This is what you elected to Congress? Really? The guy steals money from a homeless veteran’s dog, which has a tumor?
I think this, above all else, tells us about the values of the wealthy. No humanity. No compassion. No concern for anything beyond their own income and comfort.
I would strongly recommend that you voters in the 3rd District get yourselves a copy of “A Tale of Two Cities” and read it cover to cover. And I would strongly recommend you recall this clown. He has no business being in D.C. Or anywhere else, for that matter.
PATRICK NORTHWAY Traverse City, MichiganTo the Editor: Re “Long Island’s energy
future: vision vs. mirage” (Jan. 12-18): I have to vehemently disagree with the authors’ statement that “heat pumps and Long Island are a match made in heaven.” I purchased heating pumps at the recommendation of Green Team Long Island, and took part in the state loan program. I seriously regret my decision, because the heating pumps don’t work as promised.
Basically, they blow cool air throughout my living room, creating a draft that I never had before. They are so ineffective that I dress in layers and need a blanket to cover my legs when I sit at my dining room table. I have to look for a corner of the living room where these ridiculous pumps aren’t blowing. If I don’t want them to blow cool air, then I have to turn them down so low that it’s like having no heat at all.
Combating climate change should be our number one priority, but the products that are being promoted and sold need to work before they are put on the market.
which is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is important never to forget the 6 million lives lost simply because of their religious, ethnic, gender or genetic differences, because history has a wicked way of repeating itself.
Over the past year alone, there has been so much hateful rhetoric on Long Island. The pamphlets of antisemitic literature being circulated across our communities, and the reports of those harmed for their beliefs, are enough to make many of us sick.
While I’m thankful that I live in a nation where, for the most part, we embrace one another’s differences, it is important to remember, and understand, why the Holocaust happened, in order to prevent anything like it from ever happening again. That is why it is so important to teach children about it — so we, and they, never forget what took place. Books like “Number the Stars,” by Lois Lowry, and “Daniel’s Story,” by Carol Matas, shouldn’t be deemed too “controversial,” because their subject matter is the human condition.
Banning literature — as the Nazis did generations ago — will only open a path to more of the kind of prejudice that can poison our society.
This has already happened in one
Texas school district, where, in 2021, teachers were advised to include reading that offered “opposing” views on controversial topics. What makes this so despicable isn’t just the fact that when it comes to the Holocaust, there are no reasonable opposing views, because any literature that denies that it happened is itself hate speech — but also that people have become so sensitive that they believe there has to be an alternative to accounts of violence and death to educate others about real events in history.
That is why it is so important to teach children about the Holocaust. We must never forget the lessons the world learned. Yes, the Holocaust showed us the worst of humanity, but banning its honest examination in the classroom will only perpetuate the type of ignorance that allowed such horror to happen in the first place.
We must continue to encourage this chapter of history to be a part of our children’s education. They deserve to know the unfiltered truth, so they will never be taken in by the false rhetoric that has been perpetuated by Holocaust deniers.
My grandmother’s struggle, and that of so many others who came here seeking refuge from persecution, cannot have been for nothing.
Daniel Offner is the senior editor of the Rockville Centre Herald. Comments? doffner@liherald.com.
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o n Friday the world will reflect on the horror, and I’ll honor my grandmother.
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