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NCPD rolls out tower plan Elmont water tower repairs still on schedule for early summer By RoBERt tRAVERso rtraverso@liherald.com
Courtesy Caron Cox
MEMBERs oF tHE Leading Ladies at the high school’s 2019 Homecoming.
H.S. club empowers women Leading Ladies group focuses on community service, female camaraderie By RoBERt tRAVERso rtraverso@liherald.com
When the pandemic forced Elmont Memorial High School to move student activities online, the Leading Ladies, a student organization dedicated to female empowerment, held true to its values of camaraderie and strength by continuing to hold events remotely and expanding its online reach. “Our mission is to empower the ladies with life skills,
education and guidance that will prepare them to lead wellrounded, balanced lives, in a world that does not always support women, and being the best version of themselves,” said Caron Cox, the high school’s pupil personnel services chairperson and Leading Ladies leader. The Leading Ladies club works to empower young women, which is necessary and often unaddressed in today’s society, Cox said. “The importance of knowing who
you are and knowing your worth oftentimes in young women is something that is not discussed as much as it should be,” Cox added. Par t of this mission involves organizing conferences and events for members of the club around topics that students involved in the Leading Ladies are passionate about. “Experts leading in their respective fields,” Cox said, attend the group’s empowerContinued on page 3
The Nassau County Police Department is planning to build a 200-foot tower to house police equipment currently mounted on the Elmont water tower, which has delayed the water tower’s repairs, originally scheduled to begin last year, according to a statement released by County Legislator Carrié Solages. Solages met with the police department and the Water Authority of Western Nassau County, which oversees the water tower, on Jan. 22. Elmont residents began calling for repairs to the water tower in the fall of 2020. Dwayne Palmer, who has lived in Elmont since 1996 and has led the effort, said in a previous Herald story that the tower’s north side looked “disgusting” and “dilapidated.” Palmer and Elmont residents have cited decreasing home values, as well as high taxes and water bills, as reasons to repair the tower. After the NCPD pledged to remove its antennas and other equipment from the structure by spring 2021, Palmer contacted the water authority in October, having noticed that it had not been removed. The authority
informed him that the NCPD had requested an additional nine to 12 months to remove the equipment. The antennas are key to the police department’s operations, and must be relocated before the repairs to the tower begin. “The water tower hosts vital NCPD communication equipment and an on-site generator to ensure police, ambulance and other emergency radios remain operational at all times,” Solages explained. Solages was told by the NCPD that the minimum height necessary for the equipment to function properly is 150 feet. The police department originally planned to move the equipment to another tall structure. “Over the past several months, NCPD officials have worked to find a location to house the equipment,” Solages said, “but, unfortunately, no existing sites provided the height for the range the equipment needs.” The water tower repairs were rescheduled for May to July of this year when the police department requested more time to remove the equipment. If the new tower is built in time and the new equipment is functional, Continued on page 9
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StudentS at the Leading Ladies’ Wrap Party last December.
Group expands virtual presence during pandemic be a part of something that’s bigger than themselves.” ment conferences, which began in 2018, to Colleen Brown, a special education mentor members of the club and field teacher at the high school and Leading their questions. In the past, authors, Ladies leader, said students enjoy engagbankers and other experts have spoken to ing in self-expression with their peers. students about a wide range of topics, “We’ve seen that there is such a great such as financial literacy and leadership. need for the kids to have this platform,” The experts share “words of wisdom and Brown said. “They look forward to comadvice” with the students, said Valencia ing every week, they tell their friends Butler, a math teacher at the high school about it . . . the girls appreciate the space and Leading Ladies leader. and platform to express Cox said that the most themselves,” she added. recent conference, held Brown said that this platonline, expanded the club’s form offered by Leading virtual presence. At the Ladies to students is event, held on Zoom, sturequired nationwide for dents were able to interview female empowerment to five experts who work in difblossom. “There is a need ferent fields, including for having a platform like Juanita Holmes, the first this on a macrolevel in a Black woman to lead the society like this where Patrol Bureau of the NYPD. women do not have a platThe society-wide switch form to express themselves to online events amid the or a sisterhood to express pandemic has led the Lead- Valencia Butler themselves,” she said. ing Ladies to create new Math teacher, Elmont Butler said the close bond ways of expressing their Memorial High School shared by members of the message of female empowLeading Ladies allows stuerment. Recently, the club dents to express themselves created an Instagram page deeply. “The girls are appreciative of havand hosted a two-part series of podcasts ing camaraderie among their female focused on sexual harassment. peers,” she said. “They get insight among “We try to make sure activities are cen- themselves and can talk about things tered around self-esteem, value and asser- among themselves that they may not be tiveness and being able to assert yourself able to talk about at home with their parwhen needed,” Cox said. ents or even sometimes some of their The leaders of the Leading Ladies club close friends,” Butler said. said students are proud to be part of the Taking part in community service is organization. also a key aspect of being a member of “They are proud of it, it enhances the Leading Ladies, and the importance their level of pride to be a Leading Lady,” of community service is a topic the club’s Cox said. “They are excited sometimes to leadership stresses.
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the group during a 2019 trip to the New York branch of the Federal Reserve. “The experiences that they get not only from seeing it but from being part of the giveback . . . they get to see the importance of the reach back, which is something we hope to instill in them so they, too, can give back to others as they move on in their life,” Cox said. “Community service is one thing we want them to leave with,” Butler added. “They need to have a love for themselves so they can show their love to other people through community service.” The Leading Ladies also holds collaborative events with the Men of Elmont, a male empowerment group at the high school, to “enhance the male-female interactions in schools,” Cox said. While the Leading Ladies do collaborate with the Men of Elmont, Cox said the
group’s core goal is creating female empowerment. “Understanding that you have value and your value isn’t under shadowed or overshadowed by a man,” Cox said, is a major element of the group’s message. Cox said female unity is essential to the message of the Leading Ladies. “Being able to fix someone else’s crown and not having to let the world know that you did it… it’s about sisterhood, and it’s about being able to know that you have someone you can lean on when oftentimes you can feel alone,” she explained. Brown summarized the three key elements of the Leading Ladies: “Self-love, confidence, lifting each other up through fellowship and sisterhood.”
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When you awaken, what are the first words that spill out of your mouth? ■ For Jeff, it’s “Oh, crap, I’m so tired!”
■ Sure I’ve made some mistakes. But who doesn’t make them? That’s how we learn!
■ For Sophia, it’s “I’ve got so much to do.”
■ Singing out loud beats screaming out loud! Then break into your favorite song.
■ For Aiden, it’s “Damn, I don’t want to get uuuup!”
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This is no way to greet the day! If you begin your morning as they do, let me ask you a few questions:
FlORAl PARk-BEllEROSE SCHOOl Student Council members, from left, Mickey Cherney, ■ How do you think you’d Kayla Bowley, Emma Vlassis, Molly Murphy, Juliet Oelkers and Emma Croon.
Students at Floral Park-Bellerose School hold ‘Souper Bowl’ event A ‘Souper Bowl’ fundraiser, which encouraged students to bring in cans of soup to be donated to a local charity, was held at the Floral Park-Bellerose School between Jan. 24 and Jan. 28. The event, hosted by the school’s student council, allowed students to secure
one point for their grade level per every can of soup donated. The second grade and fifth grade levels at the school were tied with most points and were crowned “Champions of the Souper Bowl,” the Floral Park-Bellerose school district said in a statement.
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As you can see, I’m a firm believer in motivating yourself with positive, inspiring, light self-talk. If you feel squeamish about saying things out loud, know there’s a world of difference between that scruffy guy on the street yelling into a megaphone that the world’s about to end and you telling yourself any of the above statements or “Okey dokey little pokey, time to wake up. A new day awaits!”
■ I’m strong; I’m resilient. I can do whatever I set my mind to.
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In 1979, a team of historical society members salvaged parts of two tellers cages, two marble and glass banking tables as well as accessories from the old banking room of the Franklin Square National Bank, which was operational during the early 20th century.
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Pieces of F.S. bank preserved at museum tables were disassembled and stored in the basement of the school. Ultimately, they were moved to Washington Street School and reassembled. They were later disassembled again when the space required by the school increased. The various pieces were finally moved to the Franklin Square Museum in stages, beginning in early 2019. “The banking tables are each supported by two black marble legs; the marble displaying white streaks. There are brass ornaments on the end sides of each leg. The glass table tops rest on metal foundations which provided space for deposit slips and other paperwork,” said van Wie, detailing the artifacts. “The tables feature brass lamps and include ink wells. Each table is just over three feet high and the glass tops measure sixty-one inches long and thirty-two inches wide,” he added. “These tables, which have journeyed across Franklin Square, are a centerpeice of the Society’s historically significant Franklin Square National Bank collection. They assist in illustrating an important chapter in the history of American banking,” van Wie said. The Franklin Square Historical Society invites all residents of Franklin Square to join the society and receive its monthly newsletter. Check the society’s website, https://www.fshistoricalsociety. org, for updates on the opening of its museum to the public, and email society trustee Bill Youngfert at BYoungfert@aol. com to schedule a tour of the museum.
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Parts of two tellers cages, two marble and glass banking tables and various matching accessories used during the early 20th century at the former Franklin Square National Bank were salvaged during renovations in 1979 of the successor European American Bank, and today are housed at the Franklin Square Museum. Retained from the Franklin Square National Bank’s banking room, dating from 1929 to 1939, the marble tellers cages and banking tables were slated for destruction amid the remodeling of the European American Bank. But the bank allowed the Franklin Square Historical Society to save these remnants of Franklin Square history. “The bank thoughtfully permitted the Historical Society to remove the architectural elements and furnishings from the banking room on a weekend in 1979,” a statement shared by Franklin Square Historical Society President Paul van Wie said. A team of historical society members led by then vice-president William Capoziello salvaged parts of the tellers cages and marble and glass banking tables as well as accessories such as lamps, wall display units, and waste baskets that were removed and reconstructed in the museum and later relocated to John Street School. The statement called the operation a “complex” and “challenging” task. Later, when the museum needed to vacate John Street School, the cages and
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community update Thursday, Feb. 10 ai Chi/Chi Gong with Joseph Panico Join Elmont Memorial Library and Joseph Panico at 1 p.m. for an in-person tai chi/ chi gong class, which consists of breathing and movement exercises that aim to reduce stress as well as increase flexibility. Registration ends one hour before class begins. Contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 x 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org to register.
Poetry Workshop with Dr. Linda Opyr Join Dr. Linda Opyr, Poet Laureate of Nassau County and the author of six collections of poetry, in person at Elmont Memorial Library between 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in meeting room 2 for a poetry workshop. Participants in this workshop will have the opportunity to write poetry and share what they’ve written. Bring paper and a pen and the desire to expand your knowledge and enjoyment of writing good poems. Registration is required. Space is limited. To register, contact adult reference at (516) 3545280 X 223 or via email at reference@ elmontlibrary.org.
Evening Book Title Swap with Natalie Join Elmont Memorial Librarians for a virtual book swap at 7 p.m. as they share their favorite book titles. Patrons are encouraged to also share their favorite reads with the group. To register, contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org.
Online program: Can a franchise be a better alternative than a start-up? Join the Franklin Square Library between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. for a virtual program that will analyze the the pros and cons of franchises. Topics covered include: Comparison to starting a business from scratch, overview of franchise industry, explanation of franchising arrangements, funding, tools to help select the right franchise, steps on evaluating. Register online at the library’s website, https://www.franklinsquarepl.org/.
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Celebrate Black History Month through music
Hempstead-born drummer Napoleon Revels-Bey, who has performed in the past with Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, is performing jazz at the Elmont Library Theater on Friday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 11 Senior Chat Join Elmont Memorial Library for senior chat with seniors from the community every Friday morning in meeting room 1 at 10 a.m. Participate or just listen to casual discussions on special interests, concerns, and other topics that happen to come up. To register, contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org.
Live Performance: Around the World in Story and Song with Eranga & Prianga Join Eranga and Prianga at 12:30 p.m. in the Elmont Library Theater to hear songs from all over the world as well as Broadway favorites. Registration is not required. This event is FREE and open to the public. Limited seating. First-comefirst-seated. Masks are required for all INPERSON programs, regardless of vaccination status. For more information, contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X
223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org.
Live Performance – Celebrate Black History Month: Nu Mo Swing with Napoleon Revels-Bey, Golden Drum Series Enjoy an afternoon at this lively jazz concert featuring all your jazz favorites at the Elmont Library Theater at 2 p.m. featuring Napoleon Revels-Bey. Also featuring Marcus Presiani on Piano, Bryan Carrot on Vibraphone, Brett Benteler on Bass and Iman Pascall on Steel Pan. Registration is not required. This event is FREE and open to the public. Limited seating. First-comefirst-seated. Masks are required for all INPERSON programs, regardless of vaccination status. For more information, contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org.
Sunday, Feb. 13 Live Performance – Celebrate Black
History Month: Valentine’s Performance with Simply Magic Enjoy classic hit love songs and dance music at 2 p.m. in the Elmont Library Theater performed by Simply Magic. Registration is not required. This event is FREE and open to the public. Limited seating. First-come-first-seated. Masks are required for all IN-PERSON programs, regardless of vaccination status. For more information, contact adult reference at (516) 354-5280 X 223 or via email at reference@elmontlibrary.org.
Monday, Feb. 14 AARP Tax Help
Join the Franklin Square Public Library and AARP Volunteers between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the community room for help with your 2021 taxes. Registration is IN PERSON only at the Library. You must pick up an INTAKE PACKET and have it filled out and ready before your appointment. Requirements: You MUST have an appointment, made in person at the Library; Social Security Card or IRS ITIN for all parties on the return; Photo
ID - Driver’s license is preferred; Copy of last two years’ Tax Returns; All Tax related income documents: W-2’s, SSA-1099, All 1099-Rs, All Interest and Dividend Statements (1099INT and 1099DIV); All Capital Gain/Loss Information (Brokerage statement); Economic Impact Payment information (Stimulus Payments); If itemizing, all medical expenses, taxes paid, charitable donations, mortgage interest paid (1098); Completion of Intake/ Interview Sheet (given when you make appointment); Signed Form 1446 (at appointment time). Please be advised you will be doing a quick interview with a tax preparer to go over all your documents, but must leave the room while your return is completed and Quality Reviewed. You will be called back to go over the return, and if all is acceptable, sign the return, receive your copy and leave. Your return will be electronically filed at the end of that day. Please make sure you have your cell phone so we can call you with any issues or to inform you of the completion of your return. For more information, visit the library’s website at https://www. franklinsquarepl.org/.
Online Program: Zumba Join Kristen of the Franklin Square Public Library for a virtual Zumba workout between 5:45 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
HAViNG AN EVENT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to rtraverso@liherald.com
In 1650, Christopher and Thomas Foster purchased the land that would become Elmont. Franklin Square was once the largest town in the United States without a railroad. The current boundaries of Elmont were set in 1898, when Nassau County was established. In 1852, Louis Schroerer built a hotel near newly paved Hempstead-Jamaica Turnpike in F.S. During the mid-1800s, Catholic and Jewish farmers moved west to what is now Elmont.
New 200-foot tower to hold NCPD antennas the current equipment on the Elmont water tower will be removed by the Mayto-July deadline, Solages, who has worked with residents on the issue since 2020, said. Solages, who had previously expressed concerns about the NCPD’s removal of equipment, sounded optimistic about the new plan. “While the timeline is longer than many of us want,” he said, “I’m hopeful that we can begin moving forward.” “I have concerns, but this seems like a good plan,” Palmer said, explaining that he fears further delays, potentially created by cold weather and permit issues, to the installment of the new tower, and therefore to water tower repairs. He said he supported the plan if it could be implemented without delays. The last repairs to the Elmont water tower were made in 1996. Michael Tierney, superintendent of the Water Authority of Western Nassau County, said the agency was prepared to begin work on the tower as soon as the NCPD’s equipment is removed.
In 2007, when it was first mounted to the tower, the WAWNC and the NCPD signed a memorandum of understanding that bound the police department to remove the equipment in the future if the tower needed repairs, Tierney said. He stressed that the NCPD had not denied its responsibility to remove the equipment, but he said there was a “lack of communication” about doing so last summer. Tierney confirmed that the licensing for the equipment had expired, and that the water authority had terminated its agreement with the NCPD last summer. “We made the [2007] agreement because we felt it was good for the community,” Tierney said. But, he added, “We were pretty much getting nothing back from them” last summer. “We ran into a snag with regard to timeliness.” The NCPD had not responded to requests for comment at press time. Palmer said that residents are supportive of the new plan, but will not accept further delays. “It’s understandable,” he said of the plan, “but we cannot wait.”
A water tower timeline ■ 1996: The last known repairs were made to the Elmont water tower, which at the time was under the control of the Jamaica Water Supply Company. ■ 2020: Dwayne Palmer, an Elmont resident leading the effort to have the water tower repaired, grew concerned about its decaying appearance. ■ July 2020: Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages wrote a letter to the Water Authority of Western Nassau County, asking for renovations of the tower. ■ September 2020: Elmont residents protested the lack of renovations. ■ Early 2021: WAWNC told Palmer that Nassau County Police Department antennas mounted on the tower needed to be removed in order for work to begin, and that they would be removed by spring. ■ February 2021: The NCPD was notified by the WAWNC of the request to remove the antennas. ■ November 2021: The NCPD told the WAWNC that it needed nine to 12 months to remove them. ■ December 2021: WAWNC Superintendent Michael Tierney told Palmer that the expected date of the antennas’ removal was now May to July 2022, and that work on the tower would commence afterward. ■ Late 2021 to early 2022: The NCPD said it was searching for a local structure tall enough to house antennas and equipment currently housed on the water tower. ■ January: Solages said he had met with both WAWNC and NCPD, and the NCPD said it had ordered new parts and equipment for a 200-foot tower. Once it is built, water tower repairs are planned to begin by early summer.
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GAMEs TO wATch Thursday, Feb. 10
Girls Basketball: Carle Place at Malverne .............5:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: Lawrence at Lynbrook.................6:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: Baldwin at Plainview ...................6:45 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 11
Girls Basketball: Garden City at Carey...................4:45 p.m. Girls Basketball: Plainedge at V.S. South.................... 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Glen Cove at Sewanhaka ................ 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Roslyn at Elmont .................................. 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: West Hemp at Malverne ..................5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball: East Meadow at V.S. Central ...........6:45 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Malverne at West Hemp. ...........6:45 p.m. Girls Basketball: Jericho at Mepham. ............................ 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: V.S. North at South Side...................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: New Hyde Park at MacArthur ............... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Manhasset at Kennedy ........................ 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: Wantagh at Island Trees ........................ 7 p.m.
saturday, Feb. 12 Girls Basketball: V.S. Central at East Meadow ............... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Hempstead at Freeport ...................... 12 p.m. Girls Basketball: Carle Place at East Rockaway........... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Syosset at Oceanside ........................ 12 p.m.
As trap games go, it seemed at the time a standard enough story line: Hard-luck Carey girls’ basketball team stuns visiting, first-place Calhoun in a late-season 69-60 league ambush. For the then-Nassau Conference A2-leading Colts, the Jan. 22 upset meant only that they’d dropped into a first-place tie with Garden City; and for those following Carey, the spirited win, however uplifting, looked to be little more than a moral victory – an eloquent epitaph, perhaps, to a season all but dashed by COVID. But as the league has since learned, the Seahawks live. And so, remarkably, do their postseason hopes, as fourth-place Carey (7-10, 5-6 A2) heads into its last two, likely must-win, regular-season games riding a season-high four-game win streak – which started with its signature win over now-second-place Calhoun. “It’s been a weird year,” said Carey head coach Anthony Turco, whose club recently returned to full strength after a weekslong stretch in which as many as six Seahawks players sat out at once due to COVID-19 protocols. “It’s hard to get a flow with kids in quarantine for 10 days, but we finally started coming together. In [the Calhoun] game, we knew they might be looking past us. They ended up playing tough, but we matched them, played a complete game for four quarters. That’s something we hadn’t done in a while.” All-County point guard Caylee DeMeo’s performance was not so irregular – just a little a gaudier than usual, as the Carey junior dropped a season-high 35 points on Calhoun, leading all scorers in the Seahawks victory. DeMeo, for a second straight season, is the league’s leading scorer (22.0 points per game) and ranks eighth in Nassau, while averaging 29.5 points across Carey’s ongoing winning streak. “Caylee’s shown a lot of pride,” said Turco, whose club travels to fifth-place Roslyn (7-10, 4-6 A2) Feb. 8 and hosts firstplace Garden City (13-4, 10-1 A2) in the teams’ regular-season finale Feb. 11.
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JUNIOR KATE MARcINO has been doing her part for the surging Seahawks and scored 9 points in their 60-41 victory over Sewanhaka on Feb. 1. “Throughout everything, she’s just refused to let us become door mats. That’s made everyone around her better. A lot of our girls have been stepping up.” One such girl is Carey freshman Liela Paz, second on the Seahawks with 10.6 ppg. A 16-point night in a win at Plainview-JFK marked Paz’s permanent exodus from Carey’s bench on Dec. 11. “It was only a matter of time before Liela became a major contributor,” said Turco. “She’s worked to become a team player. She and Caylee have worked hard at getting everyone better on the court.”
Paz’s 13 3-pointers rank third on the Seahawks, behind junior Kate Marcino’s 17 and DeMeo’s 32. Marcino, a first yearstarting forward, has averaged 7.4 ppg in partial action, just ahead of junior guard and Carey co-captain Rose Castronovo’s 6.3 ppg. “When we step on the court now, we know something can happen,” said Turco, whose team with two closing wins – or two Roslyn losses – would clinch its first playoff berth since 2014-15. “We know we’ve got to win out to get in. It’s been a fun run. Hopefully we keep going.”
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To Jyothis Joy, being a nurse is about more than tending to the illnesses and injuries of patients – instead, nursing is about “healing” human beings. Joy, a medical and surgical unit nurse at Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital, was recently named a winner of the Daisy Award, a prestigious distinction in nursing awarded to nurses who exhibit exceptional compassion toward patients. “As a nurse, we have the opportunity to heal the mind, soul, heart and body of our patients,” Joy said, explaining her approach to nursing. While nurses are typically nominated for the Daisy Award by colleagues, Joy, the first nurse to at the Valley Stream hospital to win the award, was nominated by 27 of her patients. She humbly credited this fact to her patient-centered approach. “It just makes me feel like I’m in this for a reason,” Joy said. “Nursing is my calling, and I am made for this.” Joy, who has lived in Franklin Square since 2010 and began working at LIJ Valley Stream in 2008, works on a floor of the hospital’s medical surgical unit. Although she has treated Covid-19 patients, Joy was nominated for the award by patients she treated more recently, after the height of
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Joy with heR sisters in law, Treesa Joseph and Anupa Kisho, fellow nurses at the hospital. the pandemic. A typical day at the hospital for Joy, which spans between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., involves providing patients with medication and aiding doctors. But the most important part of her dayto-day job, Joy said, is spending time with patients. “Nursing is not just bedside nursing,” she said, explaining that she focuses on making patients feel seen and cared for. “They don’t think about the medica-
tions… your presence makes the patients more happy,” Joy said. “They may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel,” she added. “We put some signage around the hospital encouraging our patients to recognize and thank their nurses with DAISY material from their foundation,” said LIJ Valley Stream hospital’s Chief Nursing Officer Terry Pando said. “Joy had twenty-seven nominations in an approximately
six-to-eight-week period of time. No other nurse in the hospital received that amount of recognition from her patients, and it was always mentioned how caring she was, how she took her time with the patients and educated the patients,” Pando said. Considering that a nurse is the “closest frontline medical personnel to the patient” the importance of high-quality nursing care cannot be overstated, according to Pando, because “they’re the ones in the room and at the bedside almost 24/7.” For a nurse like Joy to receive this award is proof of her living out the meaning of high-quality nursing care, which is about compassion, constantly assessing the patient’s needs, coordinating the after-hospital care, and contributing to a culture of dignity and respect among patients and co-workers. “A constant attention by a good nurse is maybe just as important as a major surgery by a surgeon,” Joy said, stressing the importance she places on deeply caring for patients. “You hold every patient’s hand and make them comfortable,” she added, describing her attentiveness to each patient’s wellbeing. Joy said spending time with patients is the most rewarding part of her job. “Nursing is more than just working on the bedside, you impact
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Joy prioritizes ‘constant attention,’ care for patients Continued from previous page people in many ways,” she said. Unlike doctors, Joy said, nurses spend hours alongside patients. “We are with them the whole day, so we can see their pain, their soul, we can see more than any other disciplines in the hospital. Joy said her attentiveness to patients during these hours stems from the maxim of the golden rule: “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” She said her Catholic faith, which she was introduced to in India, where she was raised, drives her passion for caring for patients. Joy served as a mentor to her sisters in law, Treesa Joseph and Anupa Kisho, who are also nurses at LIJ Valley Stream Hospital. “They’re so happy for me,” Joy said of Joseph’s and Kisho’s reaction to her winning the Daisy Award. “She is the nurse preceptor[a senior nurse mentor] for most of the [young nurses] because she’s that good,” said fellow nurse and sister-in-law Treesa Joseph. “She was my preceptor for a few days when I joined. From that time till now, I admire her not only as a good nurse but as a good manager and mentor, helping to mentor the nurses and managing the floor while taking care of patients.” Joseph, who graduated from nursing in India and who faced a steep learning curve transitioning to an American health system, relied on Joy’s example to help her come into her own as a nursing professional. The award also marks a major mile-
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Jyothis Joy, a nurse at LIJ Valley Stream Hospital, received the Daisy Award, a prestigious nursing distinction. She moved to the U.S. from India in 2007, became a nurse at LIJ Valley Stream Hospital in 2008. stone for the hospital in its larger journey toward a higher standard of nursing excellence and the tall expectations set for the hospital as a whole. “We’re in a culture of striving for excellence. You just set expectations and prepare the staff and make them always aware [of those standards].” With their first DAISY winner, Pando confirmed that LIJ plans to submit nurs-
ing nominations for the DAISY award on a quarterly basis. She hopes this recognition will add fuel to a bigger goal the nursing team has set their sights on: to join seven other Northwell Health hospitals in achieving MAGNET status, a nationwide recognition said to be the gold standard in nursing care and innovation. Originally from India, Joy’s path to LIJ
Valley Stream Hospital began when she would spend hours in the hospital with her grandmother in India, who suffered from heart failure and was frequently hospitalized. As a young child, she spent hours watching nurses and doctors care for her grandmother. Joy’s grandmother, who viewed nursing as a respected career, urged her to pursue a career in nursing. “My passion for nursing was definitely influenced by my grandmother,” she said. Joy, who turns 40 on April 4, received a bachelor’s degree at an Indian university in 2004 and worked in India for two years as a cardio thoracic nurse, inspired by her aunt and another sister in law who became RNs. She moved to the U.S. in 2007 with her husband, and once she received a state nursing license she began working at LIJ Valley Stream Hospital. Since then, Joy has never looked back. Through her emphasis on caring deeply for patients, Joy said she has changed for the better as an individual. A nurse, she said, is “A person who is strong enough to tolerate anything and soft enough to understand anyone.” But to Joy, winning the Daisy Award served not as proof of her success, but rather as a reminder of what she sees as her duty as a nurse: “To me this award means I need to continue to work hard,” she said. “I strive to give the best care possible to all our patients at LIJ Valley Stream Hospital.”
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The Board of Education with Superintendent Dr. Jared Bloom and (front row, from left) crossing guards Nina Caracciolo, Linda Dibello, Daniella Defalco, Doreen Sabatino and Mary Sorbara.
Franklin Square staff celebrated at meeting Multiple staff members at Washington Street School were honored by the Franklin Square Union Free School District Board of Education at a monthly board meeting on Feb. 2. “For their diligent dedication to the safety of all students, the district’s crossing guards were honored with Certificates of Appreciation,” the district said in a statement. Nina Caracciolo, Linda Dibello, Daniella Defalco, Doreen Sabatino and Mary Sorbara were the crossing guards honored on Feb. 2. The board also granted tenure in the area of special education to John Street
School teacher Lorie Tesoriere. “She is a devoted and passionate special education teacher of our intensive support program,” Principal Thomas Riccobono said, according to the statement. “She is committed to each student’s social and emotional well-being and growth.” Social workers Rosa Carino and Christina Luca presented on the district’s social and emotional learning initiatives at the meeting, which then turned to the students in attendance. Each student spoke about the staff member they selected to receive a “round of applause” certificate from the school.
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Town secures $300,000 state grant toward Shellfish Restoration Program Town Board received $300,000 in new grant funding from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to support the Town of Hempstead’s Shellfish Restoration Program – a project designed to enhance the health of the township’s marine ecosystems through the restoration of oyster beds. The landmark conservation project will see the addition of Eastern Oyster beds to Town of Hempstead managed portions of Jamaica Bay off the coast of Inwood, with the goal of creating a self-sustaining population of the species in the near future. The presence of “ecosystem engineers” like Eastern Oysters have been noted by researchers to provide a host of benefits to the environments they are found in, including filtering and removing algae along with other suspended sediments, enhancing the filtration and clarity of the water column, and supporting the development of crustacean and fish populations. “The Town of Hempstead is home to a wide array of unique and diverse ecosystems, and we take our obligation to safeguard these environments extremely seriously,” said Sup. Don Clavin. “I am excited for the opportunity to continue our township’s con-
servation efforts through the implementation of these beneficial oyster beds.” The multi-year effort at bolstering the local oyster population will be undertaken by staff from the Town of Hempstead Department of Conservation & Waterways with support from the Billion Oyster Project and the Hudson River Foundation who will assist in the monitoring and deployment of the reefs. “The Town of Hempstead has a long history of environmental stewardship, and I am ecstatic that we are continuing that tradition,” said Senior Councilmember Dorothy Goosby. The project, expected to take place over a five-year period, is part of a larger effort by various conservation stakeholder groups to form a network of self-sustaining oyster beds throughout the Jamaica Bay area – a key component in New York waterway revitalization efforts. Councilmember Christopher Carini added, “Hempstead Town’s coastal location provides the township with a wealth of diversity when it comes to aquatic wildlife, and I am proud to join my colleagues on the Town Board in recommitting ourselves to supporting their ongoing enhancement.”
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LEGAL NOTICE 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 Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 2/16/22 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 148/22. ELMONT - Frantz Alcide, Renewal of grant to maintain 2-family dwelling with lot area variance., S/W cor. Kirkman Ave. & Kiefer Ave., a/k/a 318 Kirkman Ave. N.C.P.C. Local determination. 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 Elmont 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/ 871/Hearing---021620222 The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 524/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. 129511 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 6-2022 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held January 25, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 6-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 6-2022, amending
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LEGAL NOTICE Separate sealed proposals for used iPads will be received by the Board of Education of the Elmont Union Free School District of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, at the Elmont Road School, located at 135 Elmont Road, Elmont, New York, at which place said bids will be publicly opened and read, at the time and date specified, for the furnishing of the following: BID OPENING DATE OPENING TIME RFP-#19-21/22 2/17/22 10:00 AM Request for Proposal forms may be secured at Elmont UFSD Business Office between the hours of 8:45 AM and 3:45 PM on weekdays beginning 2/10/22. A signed original proposal must be received by Diane Tool, Business Office, Elmont Union Free School District, 135 Elmont Road, Elmont, NY 11003 by 10:00 AM on February 17th, 2022. The outside of the envelope must be clearly marked “RFP – USED IPADS.” Any proposals after that time will be returned to sender. If you should require additional information or have any questions, please e-mail Fernando De Bartolo at fdebartolo@elmontschool s.org. Mr. De Bartolo will respond to concerns raised as soon as practical. Responses to questions/inquiries will be provided to all parties in writing by FAX or e-mail. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities in said bids, and/or to accept the bid which seems most favorable to the interests of the School District. By Order of the Board of Education Date: February 10, 2022 Diana Delahanty District Clerk 129498 PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com
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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 AND THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN OTHER LOCATIONS, WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY, SET ASIDE AS PARKING SPACES FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS. WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 87-2022, adopted January 11, 2022, a public hearing was duly held on the 25th day of January, 2022, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of 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, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set 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; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons: ELMONT ESTELLE AVENUE - south side, starting at a point 15 feet east of the east curbline of Stone Street, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-554/21) EMPORIA AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 197 feet south of the south curbline of Atherton Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-576/21) GARDEN CITY SOUTH YALE ROAD - east side, starting at a point 132 feet of the north of the north curbline of Princeton Avenue, north for a distance of 16 feet. TH-577/21) ROOSEVELT CEDAR STREET - south side, starting at a point 320 feet east of the east curbline of Brookside Avenue, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-558/21) UNIONDALE MARVIN AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 77 feet south of the south curbline of Gerald Street, south for a distance of 20
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Oceanside resident takes over communications for BOCES Oceanside resident Angela Marshall was appointed as the new Executive Manager for Communications for the Nassau BOCES Board of Education on Friday. She takes over the agency’s communications office and will serve on the district’s superintendent’s extended cabinet. “Ms. Marshall’s work with the district superintendent is exemplary,” District Superintendent Dr. Robert Dillon said in a release. “She always goes above and beyond,” said Nassau BOCES Board President Angela Susan Bergtraum. “She more than deserves this promotion. Marshall heads up many special projects and is responsible for overseeing internal and external communications, crisis communications, branding, government relations and strategic planning. She will also act as the agency’s public
information officer. “During her time at Nassau BOCES, Ms. Marshall has proven to be an outstanding communicator and an asset to the agency,” Dillon added. “Her work continues to be excellent.” Marshall joined BOCES in 2007 as a system specialist for communications. She is the Northeast Regional Vice President of the National School Public Relations Association and received the 2018 Communicator of the Year award from the New York School Marshall Public Relations (NYSPRA). She served as NYSPRA President from 2015 to 2017. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from SUNY Old Westbury and a master’s degree in communications from New York Institute of Technology.
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A. Recently, influences have changed the thinking on allowed height. Hurricane Sandy’s flooding caused New York to promote house lifting in flood zones. Influence also came from the Federal Emergency Management agency, which, in essence, is a publicly funded insurance company, covering people in areas where regular onte eeper home insurance companies avoid the risk of insuring. The incentive to lift or build higher is to avoid huge flood insurance cost increases by building above flood levels, with the lowest level only allowed to be for a garage and storage, not living space. By making the first livable floor higher, above the flood level, insurance rates are kept lower. People have shown me that their rates went from $500 to $5,000 a year, increasing annually since Sandy in 2012. Some homes are much higher than codes and incentives intended, due to misinterpretation of reasons to build higher and misrepresentation in the review process. For example, a home’s first floor is no longer a first floor if it’s higher than 6 feet above the ground. Over 6 feet high, the floor level automatically becomes a second floor, meaning the next floor above is a third floor, which requires zoning board approval, interior sprinklers, escape terraces and wind strengthening. I’ve seen home plans misrepresented as being two stories by not correctly showing the floor level heights or describing a second floor as a first floor, the next floor as a second floor that is really a third floor and even where a fourth floor is shown as a mezzanine or roof level balcony. There’s a small country town in Tuscany, in central Italy, San Gimignano, that is famous for its skyline of towers that people built on their homes during medieval times. As the story goes, one prominent homeowner built a tall tower to watch for potential attackers. His neighbor jealously built a tower a little higher, and, not to be outdone, several adjacent homeowners began building towers higher and higher than one another. History repeats itself. Thirty feet from the ground or the center of the road is your maximum roof height. The safety code intends to protect people from perishing in fires. The first code chapter addresses wind resistance, since the taller you build, the more turbulence from adjacent buildings and wind destruction, not just to your building but also to adjacent buildings. With the 75-mph gusts of wind we’ve been known to have, wind, like flooding, is a real concern. Manhattan towers aren’t wood and nails for a reason. Decisions to build higher have to take community safety and appearance into account, and until recently, they did.
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N WOOdMERE 39 Valley Lane N, BA, FIRST TIME ON THE Market! Updated 5 Bedroom, 4 Bth Arlington Colonial. 3300 Sq ft, This home Features an Entry Foyer, Step Down Living Room, Formal Dining Room, Family Rm w/ Fpl & Quartz/ Wood EIK. 4 Bedrooms on Upper Level Include Master suite w/ Vaulted Ceiling, Skylit Bth w/ Jacuzzi, Terrace & WIC. Full Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Att Gar. SD#14 ....................................................... $1,279,000
HEWLETT 1534 Broadway #103, BA, BRAND NEW GUT RENOVATION! Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bth Condo in Luxurious Jonathan Hall. LR/ DR Opens Into Large Gran/Wood EIK w/ Island & Stainless Steel Appl. Laundry Rm, & Pantry. Mstr Ste Boasts New Bath & Huge Walk in Closet. Terrace Facing into Courtyard. Doorman Bldg with Elevator. Indoor Garage Pkg & Storage ........................... $850,000 156 E Rockaway Rd, BA, Rental of a Renovated 2 Bedroom, 1.5 Bth Apt with Spacious Gourmet Kitchen Use of Patio & Outdoor Space .................................................................................... $3,200
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his will be my last Herald column, at least for a while. After 28 wondrous and wonderful years, I am leaving the Herald Community Newspapers on Friday. It is a bittersweet moment. I am moving on to focus on my teaching at Hofstra University, where I will be fulltime this spring and undertake a long-term research project. I am honored, excited and humbled — my two research partners are both Fulbright Scholars. I have taught at Hofstra for 13 years, and it is where I belong at this moment in my life. ScoTT Serving as the Heralds’ executive bRINToN editor for the past five-plus years has been the honor of a lifetime, particularly over the past two, as I have had the privilege to lead an incredibly talented team of journalists, some veterans and many early-career reporters, through the coronavirus pandemic, which, thankfully, mercifully, appears to be abating. I began with the Herald as an entry-level reporter three months after completing Peace Corps service in Bulgaria, and have remained with the company ever since. I must thank my publishers, Cliff and Stuart Richner, for all their support and kindness through the years. I must also thank so
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many of my colleagues, in particular Tony Bellissimo, Lori Berger, Jeff Bessen, Karen Bloom, Rhonda Glickman, Jim Harmon, Laura Lane, Jeff Lipton, John O’Connell, Tony Rifilato and Mike Smollins. Most of all, I must thank my lovely wife, Katerina, and my two amazing (adult) kids, Alexandra and Andrew. When I first took the job, I didn’t intend to stay so long. Mentored by two of Long Island’s best community journalists, Leatrice Spanierman and Randi Kreiss, I quickly learned the critical role that hyperlocal reporting plays in our society, and I fell in love with the work. I will forever be grateful for all they taught me. One of my first Herald investigative series, in the mid-1990s, was on a park that was supposed to have been built at the Five Towns Community Center in North Lawrence, but had not been. I was in the office of Jonathan Davis, then the center’s executive director, for another story when I spotted a set of blueprints on a table. Curious, I asked about them, and Davis explained that they were for a park that should have been built in the center’s back field. Nassau County had promised to construct it 20 years earlier, but never did. Davis explained that North Lawrence, a community of color, had no real park where kids might play. I hit the local streets, talk-
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ing to teenagers about the need for such a play area. The story ran on the front page and quickly caught the attention of Tom Gulotta, then the county executive. I’ll never forget the call from Dave Vieser, his press secretary, who said that Gulotta had read my stories on the lack of a park and wanted to build one at the 5TCC, which he did. As a recently returned Peace Corps volunteer looking to do good for the world, I was hooked on this journalism thing. Many more stories — 4,000 — and investigative series — 25 — followed over the years. One series, on plans to demolish the 300-year-old Hewlett House, also in the mid-1990s, grabbed the attention of Bruce Blakeman, who was then the County Legislature’s presiding officer and is now the county executive. He had an idea to preserve the white-shingled farmhouse, on a bend in the road across the street from Hewlett High School, as a breast cancer resource center. It has been the home of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition for more than two decades. My greatest reporting challenge was a 44-part series I undertook from 2001 to 2003, examining the health and environmental threats posed by Freeport Electric’s 30-yearold Power Plant No. 2, which sits on the edge of Emory Creek in Freeport, just west of the Meadowbrook Parkway. I met some of
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the best people I know while reporting that story — civic activists Joe Kralovich and Bob Young, then State Sen. Charles Fuschillo and then Long Island Power Authority Chairman Richard Kessel. The lengths they went to to shut down the plant, with no pollution controls, and replace it with a modern, clean-burning natural-gas model cannot be understated. I run at the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick at least a couple of days a week. The plant is visible from most points on the preserve’s west side, and looking out on it, I marvel at the good that was done by a group of about 300 concerned citizens, who worked tirelessly to ensure that the diesel plant never spewed its acrid exhaust into local neighborhoods again. At the height of the George Floyd protests in June 2020, I was covering a protest in Merrick when I shot a Twitter video of 7-year-old Wynta-Amor Rogers. Nearly instantly, it went viral, garnering more than 23 million views in seven days. I was shocked, but it showed the power of streetlevel reporting to connect with people worldwide. One thing I know: Local journalism does indeed matter. Scott Brinton is the Heralds’ departing executive editor, set to become a full-time professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.
Grab a slice of life at your nearest pizzeria
o wonder I’m feeling full. In the past year I consumed 23 pounds of pizza. That’s an average figure, of course, according to PMQ, the largest pizza industry media company, but it feels about right to me. Between the freezing cold, the isolation and the dreaded question, “What’s for dinner?” we’re all busting out of our pants. Forget Covid; we’re going to eat ourselves to death. Especially during the pandemic, pizza has been the go-to food for ordering in, since it RANDI moves from the KREISS superheated baking oven into the box and then onto our plates untouched by human hands. I do believe I ate more pizza between 2020 and 2022 than in the five years before. It not only felt safe but, in a happy coincidence, it tasted delicious and comforting and indulgent. When you’re contemplating a possible early demise from a fearsome plague, I say bring on the pizza pie. On Wednesday we celebrated National Pizza Day, a tribute to this perfect food com-
prising bread, cheese and dozens of toppings that may include pepperoni, peppers, mushrooms, onions, sausage and eggplant. I refuse to mention outlier toppings like pineapple or clams, which honestly are a sacrilege, a violation of the single food that is on everyone’s last-meal list. Someone I know has asked his family to slip a pizza into his own box when the time comes, so he will have nourishment for his journey to the great beyond. Hey, the ancient Egyptians did it. There is no exaggerating the popularity of pizza in our culture. At this pivotal time in America, when people cannot and will not agree to take proven, lifesaving vaccines, when they cannot decide whether to read a book or burn it, when they refuse to wear masks that will keep them safe from a deadly virus, when, ladies and gentlemen, America is basically coming apart at the seams, behold the pizza. In all its round deliciousness, it pulls us together, completing the circle of life. National Pizza Day helps us appreciate that this humble food may be the last thing holding us together. I have never encountered a human being who disliked pizza.
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And we all claim rights to its origins. The common wisdom is that it came to us from Italy, possibly as early as the time of the Romans, when people ate panis foccacious, the beta version of modern-day focaccia and the precursor to pizza. According to Wikipedia, Persians were baking flatbreads with cheese and dates on top as early as the sixth century B.C. In Ancient Greece, citizens made a flatbread called plakous that was flavored with toppings like herbs, onion, cheese and garlic. Some have suggested that the origins of modern pizza can be traced to pizzarelle, Passover cookies eaten by Roman Jews after they returned from the synagogue on that holiday. Israeli leader Abba Eban famously wrote, “Some scholars think pizza was first made more than 2,000 years ago when Roman soldiers added cheese and olive oil to matzah.” Nice try, Mr. Eban, but no way. Pizza comes our way from Naples. It was always the basic food of the poor in southern Italy, and it was there that people first discovered the delights of adding tomatoes to the flatbread they baked. It was only a matter of time until someone thought to slice some
t is, after all, something whose greatness we can all agree on. But please, no pineapple.
nice mozzarella on top. Today it’s the big chains that do the booming pizza business, bouncing back nicely from Covid lockdowns and accommodating the situation with advanced delivery options. Privately owned pizza places are also climbing out of the pandemic slump with more business and much higher prices. A pizza that sold for $1.50 in 1950 can go for $25 today, depending on the toppings. In Naples, people eat pizza for breakfast, lunch and dinner, which seems like a fine idea to me. It first came to America in the early 1900s. In 1943, Chicago deep-dish pie was created, a misguided attempt to improve on the original. Today, some folks prefer “healthy” pizza, with kale and cauliflower crusts. Totally unacceptable. It is a fine thing to open that cardboard box and slide out a greasy slice. We can agree on this, right? And no frozen pizza, no bagel pizza, no flatbread pizza or any other adulteration will suffice. In addition, and for all time, let’s agree that the best pizza topping is pepperoni, made from mysterious cured pork and a random mix of spices. Tell me that bright red color doesn’t scream “health food.” Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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s part of a five-year, $25 billion plan to increase New York state’s stock of affordable housing, Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed legislation on Jan. 5 to permit accessory “dwelling units,” more commonly known as accessory apartments, across the state. Nassau’s new county executive, Republican Bruce Blakeman, held a news conference last week outside an East Meadow home, surrounded by a cadre of likeminded GOP leaders, to denounce Hochul’s proposal, saying it threatens to “destroy” suburbia and turn the county “into the sixth borough of New York City.” U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat who plans to challenge Hochul in the gubernatorial primary, also came out against the proposal, calling it “radical.” Both acted as if accessory apartments exist nowhere on Long Island. Funny thing is, there are many towns across the Island that allow them. In fact, most of Suffolk County permits them — and we haven’t heard folks out there complain that these housing units are wreaking havoc on their suburban way of life, whatever that might mean. According to a 2017 map developed by the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center, using data supplied by the Long Island Index, accessory apartments are allowed in these Suffolk towns: Babylon, Brookhaven, East Hampton, Huntington, Islip, Riverhead, Shelter Island and Southold. They are allowed on a limited basis in Southampton, and Smithtown permits them for family members and domestic staff. Only about a dozen tiny villages across Suffolk prohibit them.
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letters Rail lines need barriers To the Editor: The tragedy of Michelle Go, the young woman who was fatally pushed in front of a moving train in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority system last month, was preventable. The most basic protections for commuters — platform doors and barriers — are both much needed and long overdue at the busiest Long Island Rail Road and Metro North stations throughout the system. I recently traveled from Metro North in Westchester to the LIRR station in Syosset to call on the MTA to step up and protect LIRR and Metro North passengers and install barriers before anyone else is injured or killed. Preventing tragedies like the death of Michelle Go ought to be the top priority of New York public servants. As the MTA receives an infusion of new funds from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and
Different government agencies manage permitting for accessory apartments. In Babylon, it’s the Accessory Apartment Review Board; in Huntington, the Accessory Apartment Bureau; in Islip and Southold, the boards of zoning appeals; in Brookhaven, East Hampton, Riverhead and Shelter Island, the building departments. “Affordable accessory apartments” have been allowed in East Hampton in one form or another since 1984, but in 2016, the town loosened its zoning laws, allowing an even greater number of them. Strangely, it seems, local governments in Suffolk have embraced the notion of accessory apartments, while in Nassau, most of our local governments have either allowed them in limited circumstances only or banned them outright. Why? Let’s begin with why they’re so popular in Suffolk. According to a 2017 study by the Long Island Index — “Home Remedies, Accessory Apartments on Long Island: Lessons Learned,” by former Newsday reporter Elizabeth Moore — if just 10 percent of the Island’s single-family homes had legal accessory apartments, that could help solve our housing crisis by increasing the stock of safe, affordable apartments available to young people and older adults. “Accessory apartments have proven their worth as the most affordable type of rental housing in the region,” the Index stated. “They can be easily accommodated because they don’t require large infusions of capital, new roads, new sewers or expansion of the electrical grid. Instead, existing neighborhoods absorb the rentalseeking population like a sponge, while
stabilizing finances for tax-strapped homeowners. They also provide affordable housing that is blended throughout the community rather than clustered, and having a resident homeowner usually means that they are better maintained than rentals with absentee owners.” Long Islanders pay among the highest taxes in the country, which are most likely to destroy the Island’s suburban way of life, not accessory apartments. High taxes, coupled with high mortgage and rental costs, have been driving young people out of the region to less costly parts of the country since the 1990s, and even earlier than that. They are also forcing older adults — retirees on fixed incomes — out of their homes. Accessory apartments are a low-cost alternative for young people looking to strike out on their own. Many young people from around the country, even the globe, come to Long Island to study at our prestigious universities, but too many never stay past graduation because they simply can’t afford to live here. That’s a shame, because our region could use their talents as we strive to become one of the nation’s high-tech corridors. Accessory apartments also give older adults, particularly those on fixed incomes, a way to offset their high property-tax burden, allowing them to stay put. Talk about a win-win. Yet politicians like Blakeman and Suozzi eschew them because, some worry, accessory apartments might add a few extra cars to our blocks and a few extra kids to our schools. We encourage them to rethink their positions, considering all of the facts at hand.
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uring my time as an elected official, I was frequently asked whether being a state legislator was one of the toughest public jobs. My position was very demanding, but being a village mayor or a school board president is right up there in the ranks of jobs closest to the people. A state legislator will meet constituents at supermarkets, community events and many other places on weekends, but your mayor or school board official is confronted by the public on a 24/7 JerrY basis. The follow-up kremer question was, what job has the potential to get the most done in the shortest amount of time? I always went with county executive. I have interacted with eight people who have held that job, dating back to the late A. Holly Patterson. Some of the executives were go-getters, and were effective at getting the job done. Others were caretakers, focused on serving out their terms and collecting a pension.
The new county executive, Bruce Blakeman, will have an opportunity to make his own history, because the county faces so many challenges. The coronavirus pandemic has taken a great toll on small businesses in Nassau County, and too many innocent people have died. Our health challenges are not over, and the statistics prove it. Blakeman, whom I have known and respected for many years, will face a number of new headaches in addition to the Covid fallout, and here are just a few. There is no doubt that at the top of the list is the archaic way that homes and businesses are assessed. Blakeman’s predecessor, Laura Curran, did the best she could with a temporary plan, but the system needs a permanent solution, and to date the challenge has proven unsolvable. Next in line are the Mitchel Field property and the Nassau Coliseum. The land surrounding the arena is extremely valuable. There have been numerous discussions about the development of that property, but nothing has been finalized. The opening of the UBS arena at Belmont Park may have made the Coliseum obso-
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Letters Jobs Act, I am calling on our local transportation leaders to find the political will to do the right thing. Last week, the State Legislature approved new congressional districts that added portions of the Metro North to the district I hope to represent. In Congress, I would work to make sure even more resources are available to the MTA, LIRR and Metro North to protect the hardworking men and women who rely on the system to get them to and from work without incidents like what happened to Michelle Go. What happened to her should never happen to another New Yorker — and installing barriers would see to that. JOSH LAFAzAN Woodbury Lafazan is a Nassau County legislator running for the 3rd Congressional District seat.
Train station needs more seating To the Editor: Manhattan State Senators Brad Hoylman and Robert Jackson, Assemblyman Richard Gottfried,
lete, but some fresh thinking could make it a viable public asset. Young people are desperate to remain on Long Island, but most developers focus on luxury housing with high-end prices. The Mitchel Field land could be the solution, a way to keep hundreds of our youth on the Island. The county’s mass transportation needs a fresh look. Any bus system has to be reexamined periodically to determine whether it is accommodating the workers who need to travel from distant points to get to their jobs. Bus operators want only profitable routes, but sometimes buses have to go where the jobs are, and that takes some imagination, and comes at a cost. To assume that the current bus system is perfect would be a mistake. An objective look at the operation is in order even if it steps on some toes. A look at the county’s day care program goes hand in hand with getting people to work. A potential job windfall for the region is waiting to be unleashed. At this moment, Amazon and other tech companies are buying numerous properties, planning to turn them into training sites
for delivery jobs. At the same time, they are gobbling up large office buildings in the five boroughs, creating high-paying positions for engineers and technicians. Why not have a sit-down with these companies to get them to expand their footprint in Nassau County, beyond package services? We have great rail service and a quality of life that you don’t get in the city. Thanks to President Biden’s infrastructure law, communities all over the country will be eligible for funding to improve roads and bridges. Our county has hundreds of miles of roadway that could use upgrade, whether in technology or maintenance. An updated infrastructure plan could merit fresh federal dollars and make our communities safer. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The list of things we need to get done is endless, and beyond the reach of just one person. But there are plenty of opportunities for Blakeman to write a positive chapter in our county’s history book. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
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Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, New York City Council Member Erik Bottcher and U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler sent Amtrak a letter requesting that additional seating be installed in the $1.6 billion Penn Station Moynihan Train Hall. There is currently only very limited seating in a small waiting area for ticketed passengers. Just as bad, there is no seating for Long Island Rail Road riders waiting on the $300 million West Concourse level for arriving trains. There are also no restroom facilities adjacent to the West Concourse. When there are periodic delays in service due to signal or other problems in either the Hudson or East River tunnels, thousands of LIRR and New Jersey Transit commuters must stand for long periods. Adding adequate seating would be inexpensive and easy to accomplish. It would go a long way toward attracting more riders to return to the rails following the coronavirus pandemic. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.
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