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Senior housing redevelopment sparks outrage

By ANA BoRRUTo aborruto@liherald.com

A plan by the Town of Hempstead to modernize Dogwood Terrace — an affordable senior housing complex in Franklin Square — is quickly gaining opposition from neighbors, who are calling it a “monstrosity.”

expanding the low-cost housing development from two to four stories, while retaining the 104 units to accommodate town residents who are 55 and older. The existing two-story complex sits at a dead-end on Martha Place, behind the Stop & Shop on Franklin Avenue.

Students at Grace Lutheran School in Franklin Square made Valentine’s Day cards for local veterans.

Town officials announced at the beginning of the month that the 104-unit complex, at 1178 Martha Place, would receive a much-needed upgrade, but neighboring homeowners are voicing objections as they are learning more details about the redevelopment project.

The Town of Hempstead Housing Authority has proposed

Dick Petersen, a longtime resident of Emma Place in Franklin Square, who lives close to the apartment complex, said if the town moves ahead with the project, it would be a “monstrosity” in the neighborhood.

“It’s like putting a size 12 shoe on a size 6 foot — it just doesn’t fit,” Petersen said. “We moved out here to get away from Continued on page 14

‘Discriminatory’ maps approved by Town of Hempstead

By ANA BoRRUTo aborruto@liherald.com

They were angry, expressing those feelings as shame on the Hempstead Town Board. They are the group that has attended meeting after meeting, hoping to get some voice into how town board district lines would be redrawn, only to end up disappointed.

It was an unsurprising end, but one that resulted in boos.

“That’s nice, ladies and gentlemen,” Town Supervisor Don Clavin said, with unmistakable sarcasm. “That’s very polite of you.”

They had pushed for what

they considered to be better representation on the town board — providing more opportunities for Hempstead’s growing minority populations to serve in elected positions through the creation of majority-minority districts. If they had passed, districts would be created where ethnic minorities were, in fact, the voting majority.

But none of them came to pass. Most surprisingly, with the help of Deputy Town Supervisor Dorothy Goosby — who notably challenged what she called Hempstead’s discriminatory atlarge voting system in 1988 — who remained silent throughout the redistricting process, only to

Baldwin. “Our voices have not been heard all this time — it’s not going to be anything different.”

Since the beginning of the Hempstead redistricting discussions, the concerns raised by opponents to the initial towndrawn maps has not changed: District lines should be redrawn to have a more balanced demo-

finally vote yes to the new map.

“In this moment in time, we are reinventing the same revisionist, segregationist history that has kept so many people behind,” said Mida Mereday of

graphic representation.

But under the guidance of the Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders law firm as well as redistricting expert Sean Trende, the Town Board released a redistricting map proposal last month they said took into account public comments as well as the views of the redistricting

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W e are reinventing the same revisionist, segregationist history that has kept so many people behind.

MidA MEREdAY

Baldwin resident

Study says be wary eating freshwater fish

By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

Hempstead Lake in Hempstead State Lake Park is home to some of Nassau County’s best freshwater fishing. Unfortunately, a new study claims that eating one serving of fish from these lakes and ponds could be the health equivalent of drinking polluted water for an entire month.

For anglers willing to take a short drive, there’s Twin Lakes Preserve, Mill Pond, and Forest City Park Pond. Slightly to the east, there is Massapequa Lake.

Many local lakes have a naturally reproducing population of fish like largemouth bass, bluegill, pickerel, crappie, eels, and catfish. Additionally, some of them — like Upper Twin Pond and Hempstead Lake — are stocked with trout by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in the spring and fall to add something extra for anglers.

While it is illegal to keep largemouth bass in Nassau County, no such restrictions exist for the other species.

There were already known health risks of eating fish from local lakes. The state Department of Health has an advisory on their website warning of the chemical chlordane in the fish. For all of the aforementioned lakes, children under 15 and women under 50 are advised not to eat any of the fish. For all other age groups, the department recommends a four meal per month limit.

But these already risky-to-eat fish are potentially even more dangerous than these current recommendations.

ScienceDirect published a seven-year study claiming that, nationwide, freshwater fish are heavily contaminated with per-and polyfluorinated substances, also known as PFAs and “potentially forever” chemicals.

PFAs are used in jet fuel, firefighting foam, industrial discharge, and certain household products. Due to this use, they have seeped into the water supply and contaminated fish over a period of many years. Across rivers and streams nationwide, the median level of PFAs was 9,500 nanograms per kilogram. It was even higher in the Great Lakes, at 11,800 nanograms per kilogram.

Numerous studies have linked PFAs to cancer in humans.

For Nassau County freshwater ponds, this study

Michael Malaszczyk/Herald WAntAgH’S UppEr tWIn Pond is the most fished freshwater spot in Nassau County, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation. A new study suggests eating fish from a lake like this could be very dangerous to one’s health.

comes on top of the state’s preexisting warnings about hazardous chemicals in fish.

Many catches in the local waters can be viewed on social media sites such as Fishbrain and Facebook. A quick look indicates that most anglers practice catch-andrelease, but many posts in the Facebook group “Long Island Bass Anglers” discuss the “bucket brigades” coming to local waters. According to these posts, the bucket brigades are large groups of anglers who show up with buckets and keep everything they catch, with disregard for rules such as the stocked trout limit and the illegality of keeping largemouth bass.

News brief

Eating freshwater fish

Just one serving of freshwater fish could be as dangerous as drinking heavily polluted water for a month, according to a study that can be found at tinyurl. com/freshwater0117. This comes in addition to the state’s previous warning about eating fish from local waters, which can be found at tinyurl.com/freshwaterhazards.

— Michael Malaszczyk

D’Esposito to chair emergency preparedness subcommittee

Congressman Anthony D’Esposito was selected to serve as chairman of the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology of the House of Representatives.

The subcommittee falls under the Homeland Security Committee and includes emergency preparedness/ response, crisis mitigation, resiliency and recovery efforts; private sector preparedness integration; interoperability and emergency communications; DHS grant programs; and high-consequence biological and chemical threat preparedness.

D’Esposito was selected to chair the subcommittee due to his career as both an NYPD detective and volunteer fire chief. As an NYPD Detective, D’Esposito was responsible for making over 600 arrests, and helped foil organized criminal activities. While serving as chief of the Island

Park Fire Department, D’Esposito led the volunteer organization through the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy – a storm that led to one of the largest disaster response efforts undertaken in New York State in recent memory.

The subcommittee has oversight duties covering the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Office of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, the Science and Technology Directorate, and the Office of Health Security.

“The power to conduct oversight should never be taken lightly and must be used to ensure transparency in our federal bureaucracy,” said D’Esposito. “I look forward to advocating on behalf of my Long Island neighbors and making sure our Nation’s public servants are always working to advance the interests of the American people.”

CongrESSMAn AntHonY D’ESpoSIto serves on three House committees, which includes Homeland Security, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Home Adminstration. He was chosen for this Emergency Management and Technology subcommittee because of his experience as a first responder.

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Community strongly considers filing lawsuit

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commission — who recommended the board keep communities intact.

However, some doubted these intentions. When looking at the final map, attendees said there are communities still in danger of “packing” and “cracking,” such as Elmont, Uniondale, North Bellmore and Baldwin.

These methods fall under partisan gerrymandering — giving one side an advantage in a single district but no others, or simply breaking up voter blocs so a particular type of candidate can’t get enough support to win.

“The New York state constitution (says) the district shall not be drawn to discourage competition, or for the purpose of favoring or disfavoring incumbents or any other particular candidates or parties,” said Terry Bain, a former immigration judge from Rockville Centre. “It looks to me like this proposal may violate this spirit, as well as the letter of our state constitution.”

If Hempstead finalizes this current map, it could expose the town to costly litigation — all at taxpayer expense. Especially since a number of people in the audience who oppose the new map say they are willing to take the matter to court.

Hempstead’s town track record with communities of color hasn’t been exactly stellar. For example, between 1922 and 1969, Nassau County required voters to present a literacy certificate, creating a

disproportionate impact on Black voters — many who were never taught how to read and write.

Hempstead town officials required this proof until 1971, several years after Congress outlawed such tests.

Then, in 1988, Goosby filed a class-action lawsuit against the Hempstead town board for what she described as its discriminatory at-large voting system, which serves majority populations, and more often-than-not leaving minorities out in the cold.

A federal judge ruled the town’s method of voting-at-large as discriminatory in 1997, violating the Voting Rights Act. Three years later, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the town’s appeals, forcing a special election for all board seats in 2000.

people filled tHe observer area, holding

Dan Oppenheimer, a Hempstead village resident, says it’s interesting the final redistricting map was adopted while one of the six council district seats — formerly occupied by now U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito — remains vacant.

kept whole. Town officials were getting ready to approve a new map

district lines for local elected officials — a map many of them opposed.

As the vacancy approaches two months, some are anticipating the Hempstead town board will continue its agesold tradition of appointing someone to fill the seat. These vacancies are often

When Does a Trust Make Sense

By now most people know that trusts avoid probate which is required with a will -if there are “probatable” assets, in other words those in your name alone. While many assets can be set up to avoid probate by putting joint owners on or by naming beneficiaries, titles to real estate in New York may not have beneficiaries and there are tax and liability reasons for not naming joint owners on real estate. As a result, real property generally goes through probate.

Other reasons to use trusts, besides avoiding probate for the home, are as follows:

1. Out-of-State Property. New York residents who own property in another state face two probates, one in New York and another in the other state. However, you may transfer both properties into your New York trust and avoid the “multiple probate problem”.

2. Trusts Are Private. Unlike wills, trusts are not filed in court, so there is no public record of how much you had, who you left

it to, where they live, and who you left out.

3. Special Needs Children. If you leave assets to a special needs child in a will, the court will appoint a lawyer to represent the special needs child which will require your estate to pay two lawyers and significantly delay the proceedings.

4. Keeping Your Assets in the Bloodline. Wills generally leave assets to your children and have no provisions for what happens after they get the inheritance. As a result, when your child dies, assets often go to inlaws and their families. Trusts can provide that your assets will stay in your bloodline for generations to come.

5. Protecting Assets from Long-Term Care Costs. Wills take effect on death and offer no long-term care asset protection. Often, the cost of care ends up leaving nothing for the heirs at death. Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts not only avoid probate, but also protect assets from being lost to longterm

created when a council member runs successfully for another position. Recent appointments by the board to the town council include Thomas Muscarella, Melissa Miller and Dennis Dunne.

Clavin’s response to this practice when questioned about it was only that the board plans to “comply with Town of

Hempstead law.”

“This is not something to do with voting representation when you have a history, year in and year out, of appointing rather than allowing for votes,” Oppenheimer told Clavin. “You are bypassing the electoral system that the districts are supposed to address.”

above left, faced some heat from the crowd gathered to discuss redistricting with claims he failed to listen to their concerns. Many of them had pushed for at least three majority-minority districts, with the hopes of creating a town board that reflects the people

Hempstead town supervisor Donald Clavin,

Photos by Ana Borruto/Herald

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Celebrating eternal love on Valentine’s Day

It was a lovely occasion at the Coral House in Baldwin on Feb. 14 as more than 30 couples in Nassau County decided to renew their wedding vows on Valentine’s Day.

Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray officiated each wedding vow renewal ceremony, as well as two weddings.

Some couples celebrated decades of love, including Franklin Square residents Tom and Maureen Hickey who have been married for 73 years.

Elmont residents Daniel and Linda Keough also renewed their marital oath to one another with a Valentine’s Day ceremony. The couple has been married for 20 years.

Residents interested in obtaining their marriage license or scheduling a wedding ceremony should call the Office of the Town Clerk at (516) 8123014 or visit hempsteadny.gov/marriage.

— Ana Borruto

marriage by renewing their vows at the Coral House on Valentine’s Day. tom, right, and Maureen Hickey, middle, of Franklin Square are a true testimony of everlasting love. They renewed their vows on Valentine’s Day after 73 years of marriage.

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Photos courtesy Town of Hempstead Elmont rEsidEnts daniEl, right, and Linda Keough, middle, celebrated 20

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Elmont fends off scrappy Calhoun, 46-43

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

A pair of defensive stops over the final 15 seconds of regulation allowed third-seeded Elmont to escape with a 46-43 home victory over No. 14 Calhoun last Friday evening in a Nassau Class A boys’ basketball playoff matchup.

Clinging to a one-point lead in the waning seconds, the Spartans forced two turnovers before junior Cassius Moore sank a pair of free throws with 1.4 seconds remaining for the final margin. The Colts, who overcame a 9-point deficit late in the third quarter to grab the lead in the fourth, had a desperation heave fall short at the buzzer.

“Calhoun played hard and tough and is a lot better than a 14-seed,” Elmont head coach Ryan Straub said. “We created plenty of good looks but didn’t get many shots to fall. At the end of the day, we’re happy to be moving on.”

Moore (13 points), senior Joshua Phifer (12) and junior Gemere Frias-Walsh (11) all scored in double figures to lead the Spartans (15-6), who advance to face district rival Sewanhaka, the No. 6 seed, in the quarterfinals. Elmont defeated the Indians twice during the regular season by a combined 47 points. “We know how tough it is to beat a team three times,” Straub said.

Seniors Sean DiPaola (game-high 16 points), PJ Kakalos (13) and Matt Kalfas (11) reached double digits for the Colts (12-10), who knocked off Long Beach in an outbracket playoff game two days earlier.

“It’s a difficult loss,” Calhoun head coach Jay Kreutz-

berger said. “The guys competed at an extraordinary high level and demonstrated a mental toughness that you need

on the road in the playoffs.

“Points were hard to come by and we battled back a couple of times,” he added. “We made it a point to drive strong to the rim on those last two possessions and came up just a little short.”

A back-and-forth first half featured seven lead changes and concluded with Elmont clinging to a 25-24 lead. Calhoun was 1-for-7 from the foul line in the first half and finished 2-for-10. The Spartans were slightly better and had nearly double the trips, going 11-for-19.

“They’re free but you’ve got to make them,” Kreutzberger said of the free-throw opportunities.

The Spartans scored the first eight points of the second half to build the largest lead for either team at 33-24. Phifer hit consecutive baskets out of the break to jumpstart the spurt.

The Colts were scoreless through the first 6:07 of the third quarter before DiPaola, who was held to a single basket in the first half, took over. He hit four field goals sandwiched around a Phifer trey and Calhoun closed within 36-32 heading into the fourth.

It was tied at 36 with 4:37 left when Kalfas committed his fifth foul on a basket by Elmont junior big man Osagie Ekhator. The three-point play put the hosts ahead 39-36, but DiPaola answered with a pair of baskets to give the Colts their first lead since the second quarter — 40-39 — with 2:55 to go.

A Frias-Walsh bucket gave Elmont the lead back for good, and Moore’s clutch three-pointer made it 44-40 with 1:48 remaining.

Youthful Sewanhaka makes a big statement

By MARC BERMAN sports@liherald.com

Two eighth-grade starters and a sophomore added up to surprising success for the Sewanhaka girls’ basketball team. Its season ended in the second round of the county tournament last Saturday to juggernaut Lynbrook, 61-30, but not before head coach Alex Soupios’ group did the 2022-23 season proud.

After qualifying for the playoffs following a 12-10 record and 6-6 in Conference A2, Sewanhaka beat Clarke, 41-25, in the first round Feb. 16 in rallying from a 6-point halftime deficit.

“If you told me I’d start two eighth graders and a sophomore and not just get in the playoffs but win a playoff game and end up playing one of top teams in county, I’d would’ve taken that in a second,’’ Soupios said. “I feel very grateful these girls worked as hard as they did and put themselves in this position.

“They’ve come long way since November. We gained a lot of confidence and experience that will make us a stronger team in the future.’’

Soupios is in his 17th season at Sewanhaka and won the Long Island championship in 2019

when the club went to the state final four. But this year he really wasn’t sure what might happen after coming off a dreadful 3-15 season in which Covid-19 ravaged the roster.

But eighth graders Nayeli Rivera and Alexi Stewart – and their most improved player in sophomore Janiya Grant - made mostly good things happen. The Indians reeled off six straight wins to start the season and wound up fourth in rugged A2.

An outside shooter, Stewart averaged 9.8 points. Rivera, playing the toughest position for a young player in point guard, recorded 8.7 points, 4 assists 6 rebounds. They each received All-County Honorable Mention.

“She controlled the pace of the team and broke the pressure,’’ Soupios said of Rivera. “They both got invaluable experience.’

Yet when discussing the season, Soupios gets even more revved up talking about Grant, a 5-10 volleyball player who considered basketball an afterthought. She used to go to open gyms in 8th grade to tag along with her older sister, Kyla, who played on varsity. Janiya joined the team as a freshman but barely played in 2021-22.

She has now changed her trajectory and has a probable AllCounty future after earning AllConference this winter. Her best performance was against Kennedy when she put up 17 points and 10 rebounds on Jan. 18.

“She’s got unlimited athleticism,’’ Soupios said. “She just needed to learn how to play the game. Last year she didn’t get in for us. She’s learned the game, especially her footwork, and I started her.

“The sky is the limit,’’ Soupios added. “I can’t wait to see the next couple of years with Janiya Grant.’’

Another standout was co-captain center Jada Brown, who moves on after a graceful senior season, erasing last year’s sickly campaign. In particular, Brown did well against mighty Lynbrook in breaking the press and keeping it close through the first quarter when the Indians trailed by 6.

Lynbrook scored 29 points in the second period to blow open the game.

Mekayla Moreau was the other notable senior on this team that has bountiful potential in 2023-24. Add backup sophomore point guard Thalia Fowler, an adept ballhandler, and there’s no

telling how special next season can become.

“We were young but had a good season nonetheless,’’ Brown said. “Being in the playoffs was a

tribute to our hard work. I’m glad I experienced the playoffs and I’m excited to see how my team does next year and in the future.’’

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can get free

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

Suicides among military veterans have been in decline over the past couple years, but today, a former soldier still takes his or her life every 85 minutes on average.

But now, veterans deemed to be in “acute suicidal crisis” can receive free emergency mental health services, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. That’s help that includes up to 30 days of in-patient care, and three months outpatient.

Veterans can find that help at any VA or non-VA health care facility at no cost. They don’t even need to be enrolled in the VA system to use this benefit.

Part of the Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care and Treatment — or COMPACT — Act of 2020, the new rule allows veterans discharged after more than two years of service under conditions other than dishonorable are eligible for the care, which will either be paid for or reimbursed by the VA. The expanded care is meant to, “help prevent veteran suicide by guaranteeing no cost, world-class care to veterans in times of crisis,” according to a news release.

“Free or not free, the priority is getting them health care,” Pete Wenninger, immediate past commander of the East Meadow American Legion Post 1082, said. “The being burdened with a cost is not going to be helpful to them, but it is critical that when a veteran needs mental health, that they get it.”

The policy will provide, pay for, or reimburse for treatment of those who qualify for emergency suicide care, transportation costs, and follow-up care at a facility. It will also help veterans by making appropriate referrals while determining eligibility for other VA services and benefits.

“I think it was a great move,” said Ralph Esposito, director of the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency.

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A NEW FEDERAL policy will allow veterans in ‘acute suicidal crisis’ to receive free mental health care, including in-patient care for up to 30 days, and outpatient care for up to three months.

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“These kids coming home today from Iraq, Iran and everything, they got problems. And they’re hurting.”

The policy will also apply to former members of the armed forces, including reserve members, who served “more than 100 days under a combat exclusion or in support of a contingency operation.” It’s also open to those discharged under conditions other than dishonorable, who were the victim of sexual assault, sexual battery, or sexual harassment while serving.

“The need is more and more, that’s why the government — I believe — started this program,” Esposito said. “They see it. It’s happening all over. And we’re doing all we can to get them out.”

At the Nassau VSA in East Meadow, vets needing mental help are sent to speak with counselors that are right there for them, Esposito said. There’s also a food pantry if they’re hungry, and where they can pick up other supplies as well.

“It’s heartbreaking because they’re young,” he said.

“It’s a big thing, but I’m really happy that they did this and that we have this program going.”

According to the National Veteran Suicide Prevention annual report, there were 6,146 veteran suicides in 2020 — down 5 percent from the year before, and “lower than each prior year since 2006.”

“Veterans have a hard time dealing with the military experience,” said Frank Salamino, quartermaster for the East Meadow Veterans of Foreign War Post 2736. “They have a very hard time. I know myself firsthand.

The new program is a step in the right direction for veteran care, Salamino added, but more needs to be done. Starting with talking to veterans before they leave the service about what they’re thinking and what they need.

And when they do get home and look for medical care from the government, appointments are hard to come by — oftentimes spread out with months in between.

“It took me a long time to get some help,” Salamino said.

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New York State Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick joined several Long Island state senators last week in attacking Governor Kathy Hochul’s housing plan. Hochul’s plan would dramatically increase housing on Long Island, and throughout the state.

Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, who represents the 9th Senate District — which encompasses Lynbrook, Malverne, East Rockaway and other communities — said Hochul’s plan would negatively impact smaller Nassau County communities.

“Many Nassau residents fled from overdevelopment and unchecked urbanism in New York City and elsewhere,” Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick said in a release.

According to Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, the governor’s plan would result in new construction of more than 1 million residential units in the areas around Long Island Railroad stations in Nassau County.

Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick and other state senators bemoaned the governor’s proposal for usurping local zoning ordinances.

“Our municipalities should retain the right to decide how their neighborhoods look, and this proposal would strip them of their autonomy to oppose high density housing and predatory development,” Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick said. “Edicts and commands from above have no place in a society that is meant to be governed by the democratic process.”

State senators from Long Island also decried the impact these proposed housing units would have on local school districts. The state senators said the Hochul’s proposal does not indicate how the 54 public school districts in Nassau County would be able to accommodate the influx of children. In addition, state senators said there was nothing to address the increase in traffic.

“Our school districts are already overcrowded, our infrastructure needs improvement, and the bottom line is that Nassau residents simply do not want this,” Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick said. “I will vehemently oppose this budget so long as this policy of forcible rezoning remains part of it.”

The governor’s $227 billion budget included several proposals to increase the number of housing units available in New York. These proposals, if adopted, would strip local governments of the ability to control growth and zoning.

–Mark Nolan

Young students of Polk Avenue School and Grace Lutheran School in Franklin Square put their hearts into a special craft for a good cause.

Valentines for Veterans is a program that was first instituted in 2001 and each year, students create their own Valentine’s Day cards to send to veterans at local hospitals. Many of the veterans do not have families, so the children create these cards to show their appreciation for them and their service to the nation.

Hempstead Town Councilwoman Melissa Miller visited both schools on Feb. 9 to collect the Valentines for Veterans.

— Ana Borruto

Each studEnt crEatEd their own American flag-themed Valentine’s Day card with messages of gratitude for veterans at Long Island hospitals.

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Connecting trails from Manhattan to Montauk

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

Stretching some 175 miles, the Long Island Greenway is intended to serve walkers and cyclists alike on a trail beginning in Manhattan and terminating on the east end of Montauk.

The brainchild of the nonprofit Trust for Public Land, the trail would connect parks, trail and other public land within communities, allowing people to bike, jog or walk for leisure. And, in many cases, could even become a green means to commute to work.

Construction is set to begin next year, focusing on a 25-mile stretch between Eisenhower Park in East Meadow and Brentwood State Park.

“The abundance of beautiful parklands, trails and natural open spaces are one of the aspects that make our island such a desirable place to live,” John Cameron, Long Island Regional Planning Council chair, said in a release. “The Long Island Greenway will connect our communities and enable Long Islanders to better enjoy an active lifestyle.”

Carter Strickland, the Trust for Public Land state director, presented details about the project’s progress to the planning council last week. That includes a trail linking 26 parks, 46 train stations and 60 bus routes through a combination of off-road and on-road connections among more than two-dozen communities. It’s estimated to draw roughly 34 million visitors annually.

“Some of the benefits of ending in these existing parks — or beginning — is that they have bathrooms, they have parking areas, we can minimize that need to build anything new,” Strickland said. “Along the themes of making the most of our existing assets, that’s the whole vision.”

Throughout this 25-mile stretch, there are more than 130,000 residents who would find access. More than a

dozen parks can be accessed by the trail, and another 36 schools and universities are within a mile.

One of the benefits of the trail overall, Strickland says, include a safer area for pedestrians and bikers to traverse.

“Long Island, unfortunately, kind of leads the state in terms of pedestrians killed or injured,” he said. “The statewide average is a third or a quarter of the amounts in Nassau and Suffolk, and it’s a public health crisis. We’ve got to address it.”

Increased physical activity is another reason to sup-

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port this trail.

“We know that in our day and age, obesity, chronic diseases are problematic,” Strickland said. “It’s what kind of plagues us. To prevent that, one of the best ways is to create recreational infrastructure, increase walking, or biking physical activities. It doesn’t always have to be superrigorous.

“If we weave it into our lives, it’ll make us healthier, and overall reduce health care costs.”

The route aims to include the Nassau Hub, Belmont Park, and others throughout the island. The greenway would be the Long Island leg of New York state’s 750-mile Empire Trail that connects New York City to areas like Buffalo, Albany and Plattsburgh.

The plan is funded through a combination of private and taxpayer support. Now, the trust is applying for a federal grant to pay for the second phase of the trail between Riverhead and Montauk — approximately 50 miles.

They hope to get a grant under President Biden’s infrastructure law and its Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity program. With the support of the planning council, Strickland sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation showing its support for grant money to help with the design stage of the next leg.

“The benefits of hike and bike trail networks are welldocumented,” the letter, signed by Cameron, stated. “Trails create more livable communities through the revitalization of downtown areas and creation of transportation alternatives, improve public health by increasing access to recreational opportunities, and represent a meaningful equity investment in providing safe infrastructure to diminish reliance on private vehicle ownership.”

The trust hopes to be construction-ready for the second phase by 2025.

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THE LONG ISLAND Greenway, a 175-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail, aims to get people more active within nature and their communities. The first phase of construction — connecting Eisenhower Park to Brentwood State Park — is set to start next year.

STEPPING OUT

The Hot Sardines

Pigeon is here. Elephant and Piggie, Knuffle Bunny, too. Families will have “Mo” fun at Long Children’s Museum, with “The Pigeon Comes to Long Island! A Mo Willems Exhibit,” which encourages all to step inside Willems’ imagination.

This being the children’s museum, of course, the traveling exhibit — co-organized by Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art — is fully hands-on — inspired by the art and characters of the beloved children’s author.

“We know our audience, families, finds these books really appealing,” says Ashley Niver, the museum’s director of education. “Kids really relate to these characters, their feelings and how they work through their conflicts. The characters are playful and curious and the kids identify and respond to them.”

• Now through May 14, Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• $17 museum admission, $16 seniors 65 and older; additional fees for theater programming

• View the LICM events calendar at LICM.org for additional information or call (516) 224-5800

The band brings their distinctive sound to the Landmark stage. Emerging a decade ago from the underground parties of Brooklyn to touring worldwide and recording a string of albums that’s racked up more than 60 million streams across digital platforms, the Hot Sardines’ own “potent and assured” (The New York Times), “simply phenomenal” (The Times of London) brand of reinvigorated classic jazz landed them at the center of a whirlwind. Their unique recipe blends hot jazz and sultry standards from the ’20s, ’30s, and ’40s, rich New Orleans sounds, a dash of ’40s Paris flavor, and vibrant musical surprises. It’s all steeped in salty stride piano and the music Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt and Fats Waller used to make. The result is straight-up footstomping jazz. Their name says it all: their iconic ‘hot’ styling will paint a vibrant picture with smoky sounds and audiences revel in the steamy, swanky influence of their art form.

Saturday, March 6, 8 p.m. $60, $50, $46. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

• Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City.

The familiar characters immediately get an enthusiastic response — including best friend duo Elephant and Piggie, faithful companion Knuffle Bunny, and The Pigeon, that wily city bird best known for his antics in “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” Activities showcase Willems’ whimsy and humor, giving families opportunities to make art-inspired by Willems and learn about the rich social and emotional lives of the author’s characters. Illustrations, including sketches and other preliminary materials, are also on display.

At the heart of it all, the exhibit is designed to instill a love of reading.

“Mo Willems’ books are frequently the starting point for a child to understand the power of choice they hold in what to read and reread,” vice president for program and visitor experience Aimee Terzulli explains. “Willems creates characters that get children invested in wanting to spend more time with them as they choose to read more of his popular stories.”

The many components are approachable, even for the youngest kids. Highlights include:

• A bus station where kids can put on a bus driver costume and “drive around” the exhibit space.

• Kids can have hilarious conversations in the voices of Elephant, Gerald and Piggie at the “Elephone” double-sided phone booth.

• Use the hot dog launcher to launch foam hot dogs at The Pigeon and play the plinko game to give Duckling a cookie. “So silly and fun,” Niver adds. “Kids get a kick out of the hot dogs flying through the air.”

• Explore the laundromat and uncover Knuffle Bunny and other surprises among the clothes.

• Dress up Naked Mole Rat and send him down the runway for a one-of-a-kind fashion show.

• Work with the “lightbox” to try out illustration techniques that Willems uses for his books.

As always, related programming enhances the exhibit experience. The museum theater is especially active at the moment, with performances of Willem’s newest show “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!” (through March 25), followed by the return of the always-popular “Elephant & Piggie’s “We are in a Play!” (April 23 to June 3).

‘The Rocketman Show’

Remember when rock was young? You sure will at this tribute show. Rus Anderson, Elton John’s official body double for his Farewell Yellow Brick Road world tour launch, recreates an early Elton concert complete with colorful and flamboyant costumes actually worn by Elton himself. Enjoy a nostalgic night of Elton’s greatest hits, wildest outfits and outrageous stage antics. Anderson recreates the magic and live persona of a young Elton like no other. Storming around the stage with a fun-loving sense of flamboyance; part diva, part soccer player, killer vocalist, fierce piano player, all rock ‘n roller. His painstaking attention to detail includes wearing outlandish and spectacular costumes, including Elton’s iconic boots, glasses and jumpsuits from 1973, as well as a sparkly Swarovski tuxedo from 1984.

Friday, March 17, 8 p.m. $60, $45, Saturday, March 18, 8 p.m. $65, $45, $35, $30. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

WHeRe WHen

By Karen Bloom

Photos courtesy Long Island Children’s Museum

Everyone enjoys Mo fun Each element in the gallery relates to specific books in the Mo Willems collection.

THE SCENE

Feb. 26

Art talk

Meet Yong Yangliang when he visits Nassau County Museum of Art, Sunday, Feb. 26, 3 p.m. What a journey it has been for this famous artist, from Shanghai to the Metropolitan Museum to his new studio in Roslyn. His lyrical, dreamy work is also a journey in time, back to the fabled era of Tang dynasty literature and ink painting, the inspiration for the masterwork on view. Join him for a conversation on art, poetry and Asian aesthetics. Registration required. $20 non-members. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Absolute Adele

March 6

Brandon ‘Taz’ Niederauer

The young guitar sensation visits the Landmark stage, Saturday, March 6, 8 p.m. Nineteenyear-old Brandon Niederauer, nicknamed “Taz” for his ferocious guitar playing, is living proof that dreams really do come true. Having performed in some of the most legendary venues with many of the most prominent musicians ofof our time, he has already earned himself quite the reputation. It all started at eight years old, when he watched the movie “School of Rock.” From then on, his guitar rarely left his hands. Just four years later, Brandon was cast in the principal role of guitarist “Zack Mooneyham” in the Tony Award-nominated Broadway production of “School of Rock the Musical.” And he never looked back. $30, $25. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main

Vocalist Jennifer Cella, who performs with the TransSiberian Orchestra, returns to her alma mater, Nassau Community College, with a tribute to Adele, Saturday, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Mainstage Theatre, Garden City. Tickets are available through the NCC online box office at Nassau. BookTix.com/seating.php. For information, visit NCC.edu or

Musical revue

Plaza Theatrical continues its season with “Bette, Babs & Beyond!,” a showstopping tribute to the legendary ladies of music, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2:30 p.m. Celebrate the stories and songs of pop music’s most iconic women including Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand, Cher, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Janis Joplin, and more. It’s performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $40, $35 seniors. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

E-cycling and Shredding Event

Individuals looking to get rid of outdated and unwanted electronics can bring items to Town Park Point Lookout, 1300 Lido Blvd, for recycling, Sunday, March 5, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Personal documents will also be shredded. For more information, contact the Town of Hempstead Sanitation Department at (516)378-4210.

‘Melancholy Play’

See Sarah Ruhl’s contemporary and quirky comedy, performed by Adelphi University’s Department of Theatre students, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, March 1, 6:30 p.m., Thursday and Friday, March 2-3, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 4, 2 and 5 p.m.; Sunday, March 5, 2 p.m. The play, directed by Adelphi alumna Shoshanah

Tarkow, follows Tilly whose sorrow is so appealing that no one can resist falling in love with her. $25; discounts available to seniors, students, alumni and employees. Adelphi University

Performing Arts Center, Black Box Theatre,1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 877-4000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.

Hempstead Town Board Meeting

The Hempstead Town Board holds a public meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m., at the Nathan L.H. Bennett Pavilion at Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street.

School Budget

Presentation

Sewanhaka Central High School

District Board of Education discusses the school budget, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 8 to 10 p.m. The meeting will be held at Sewanhaka High School, 500 Tulip Ave., in Floral Park.

Voyage

The Journey tribute band visits The Paramount, Saturday, Feb. 25, 8 p.m. The popular band takes everyone back to the ‘80’s when Journey’s timeless music ruled the airwaves. Hailed by fans and critics alike as the world’s top Journey tribute band, this group performs their music with chilling accuracy. Fronted by Hugo — a dead ringer for Steve Perry, both visually and vocally — he continues to delight fans with his miraculous resemblance, exact mannerisms and identical voice to Steve. Fans agree that Voyage delivers an experience to the original Steve Perryfronted lineup. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

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On stage

Mo Willems’ popular character

The Pigeon comes alive on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24-25, 2 p.m.; Thursday, March 2, 10:15 a.m. and noonm. Pigeon is eager to try anything, with the audience part of the action. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.

Black Expo

The Hempstead Branch of the NAACP celebrates Black History Month Monday, Feb. 27, 5-9 p.m., at Kennedy Memorial Park, 335 Greenwich St., Hempstead With music, culture fashion, and refreshments.

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.

On exhibit

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.

Family theater

The beloved fairy tale springs to life in a delightful musical romp, presented Plaza Theatrical Productions, Friday, Feb. 24, 11 a.m.; Sunday, Feb. 26, noon. All the ingredients that have made this

Neighbors say the project doesn’t belong in community

that.”

Under the plan, the complex’s studio apartments would be converted into onebedroom apartments, with each unit being enlarged from about 100 to 677 square feet. To avoid flooding from the small creek nearby, the entire building would be raised, town officials said.

In addition, elevators would be installed to improve accessibility, and parking on the property would be doubled from roughly 50 to 88 spots. The site’s senior recreation center — which touts activities such as shuffleboard, physical fitness classes and holiday-themed parties — would also undergo renovations, town officials said.

“It’s fine about the renovation, I think the seniors deserve it,” Melina Stiruzzieri, a resident of Lucille Avenue, near Dogwood Terrace, said. “Just not a fourstory (building) — I think when you build a four-story like that, you should be in a more commercial area.”

Construction is slated to begin later this year and could take up to 18 months to complete, officials said. During construction, those who live at the facility could move to another senior center of their choice or live with family members while they wait for the project to be completed. Tenants would not be responsible for moving expenses and labor, since housing authority officials said they would take care of those costs.

Homeowners expressed concerns about the impact construction would have on the neighborhood, and some said they believe the projected timeline is unrealistic and could take longer than 18 months to build.

“(When) trucks drive past, every house is going to be dealing with debris from these trucks, and it’s going to be a lot of it,” Mike Rutigliano, a Lucille Avenue homeowner, said. “This is going to be an all-day thing going on for months.”

The current Dogwood Terrace apartments were built in the early 1970s.

Petersen said he hosted the first meeting at his home with members of the Housing Authority and other residents to discuss the original project. They agreed on a twostory complex that would fit in with the rest of neighborhood.

Roughly 40 years later, Petersen said the Housing Authority is not living up to this promise with the new proposal.

During a recent Town of Hempstead Board of Appeals’ meeting, Petersen pleaded with the board not to “destroy the beautiful community” by approving the redevelopment.

“(Dogwood Terrace) has been very functional in that capacity for years,” he said. “If there is work to be done, let’s take the money, rebuild, refurbish and reequip for the seniors with the housing we have.”

Rutigliano said only a few dozen residents received a letter from the town alerting them about the proposal, but he said he believes the project would impact much more than the Dogwood Terrace area.

“This affects every town on Long Island and everybody in the Town of Hempstead because if they are allowed to do this, they are setting a precedent that (anyone) can build higher,” Rutigliano said.

Lisa DelliPizzi, a real estate agent and Franklin Square resident for 18 years, said this is not the first time the community has come together to voice their disapproval for a project. Last year, nearly 700 Franklin Square residents opposed a plan to build a three-story storage unit behind Valley Caterers, at 600 Franklin Ave.

She said she fears if the Dogwood Terrace modernization project is approved, it could open up more doors to unwanted development in Franklin Square.

“If they go higher than two stories, they will give an opportunity for anybody to make an application to build something that’s going to ruin the entire town,” she said. “They’re going to make a huge mistake.”

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The DogwooD Terrace senior apartment complex, operated by the Town of Hempstead Housing Authority, has not undergone renovations since it was built in the 1970s. The town proposes to remake the property into a modernized, four-story, affordable senior housing development.

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Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU

DEUTSCHE BANK

NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS

TRUST MORTGAGE LOAN

ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES

2007-MLN1, V. MARK FRASER, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 7, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK

NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS

TRUST MORTGAGE LOAN

ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES

2007-MLN1 is the Plaintiff and MARK FRASER, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction

RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY

SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on March 7, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 10 ELMONT RD, ELMONT, NY 11003: Section 32, Block 361, Lot 105:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS

THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF ELMONT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 006602/2013. Richard L. Farley, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 137028

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., V.

JEFFREY DELUCA, NASSAU COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE OF ELI CURTIS JR., ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated November 2, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. is the Plaintiff and JEFFREY DELUCA, NASSAU COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE OF ELI CURTIS JR., ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on March 7, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 2114 OAKWOOD PLACE, ELMONT, NY 11003: Section 32, Block 631, Lot 146: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT ELMONT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 000388/2015. Douglas J. Good, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 137030

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. NASSAU COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR AS LIMITED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF EUGENIO

Pursuant to a Corrected Order of Reference and Default Judgment duly entered on October 9, 2019, an Order Confirming Referee’s Report and Granting Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on January 21, 2021 and an Order for Extension of Time to Conduct Foreclosure Sale and Appoint Newspaper duly entered on December 14, 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 March 7, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 827 Catalpa Drive, Franklin Square, NY 11010. 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 35, Block 523 and Lot 69. Approximate amount of judgment is $477,192.15 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 001354/2015. 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.

John L. Juliano, Esq., Referee Greenspoon Marder, 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022, Attorneys for Plaintiff

137025

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

The Bank of New York Mellon, f/k/a The Bank of New York as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Trustee for Asset Backed Funding Corporation, AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2005-HE1, Plaintiff AGAINST Enide St. Louis and Jacqueline St. Preux a/k/a Jacqueline St. Preux; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 21, 2022 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 8, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 44 Village Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected,

situate, lying and being at Elmont, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 32 Block 666 Lot 19. Approximate amount of judgment

$626,505.65 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 003482/2011. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Eugene Gamache, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff

175 Mile Crossing Boulevard

Rochester, New York

14624

(877) 430-4792

Dated: January 10, 2023

137023

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 610576/2021 COUNTY OF NASSAU

THE MONEY SOURCE, INC.

Plaintiff, vs. ROBERT A. GUARINO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VINCENZA GUARINO; KATHLEEN MCCLELLAN AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VINCENZA GUARINO; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF VINCENZA GUARINO, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; “JOHN

DOE” (REFUSED NAME)

AS JOHN DOE #1; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME)

AS JOHN DOE #2; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME)

AS JOHN DOE #3, “JOHN DOE #4” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last nine 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.

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 594 FENWORTH BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY 11010 Section: 35, Block: 191, Lot: 153

To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $750,000.00 and interest, recorded on September 29, 2016, in Liber M, Vol 41553 at Page 527, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 594 FENWORTH BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY 11010.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NASSAU

County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

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 the mortgage company will not stop the 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:January 25, 2022

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff

Aric H. Peymann, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 137225

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF THE NEW RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2020-NPL2, Plaintiff, vs. SOLEDAD MURILLO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LUIS G. DUQUE, ET AL., Defendant (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on April 15, 2022 and Order

Appointing Substitute Referee entered on June 10, 2022 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, on the north side steps, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York on March 10, 2023 at 2:00

P.M., premises known as 934 SOUTHERN DRIVE, FRANKLIN SQUARE, NEW YORK 11010. 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: 35, Block: 523, Lot: 31. Approximate amount of judgment is $1,367,382.97 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 012492/2012.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Referee. For Sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

PETER KRAMER, Esq., Referee Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 137227

TRUST 2013-1, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff -againstNORMAN RUSSELL; KIMBERLY SUTHERLAND a/k/a KIMARLEY SUTHERLAND; LOUIS RUSSO MARVIN RUSSELL, et al Defendant(s).

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, V.

STUART J. ZABLOW. AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 7, 2017, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION is the Plaintiff and STUART J. ZABLOW is the Defendant. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on March 14, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1494 ROSSER AVE, ELMONT, NY 11003: Section 32, Block 503, Lot 34 and 35:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT ELMONT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 013461/2013. Ellen Durst, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated September 25, 2017 and entered on October 4, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court “Rain or Shine” located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on March 13th, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point on the southeasterly side of Diamond Street, distant 44.98 feet northeasterly as measured along the southeasterly side of Diamond Street from the extreme easterly end of the arc connecting the northeasterly side of Emily Avenue with the southeasterly side of Diamond Street; being a plot 53.28 feet by 99.19 feet by 72 feet by 99.89 feet. S/B/L 32-684-20

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 125 DIAMOND STREET, ELMONT, NY Approximate amount of lien $452,889.04 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

Index Number 16272/2010.

JANE P. SHRENKEL, ESQ., Referee Kosterich & Skeete, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 707 Westchester Ave, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10604 {* Elmont Herald*} 137164

Public Notices

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on February 22, 2019.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 16, 2023 at 2:00 PM premises known as 1 Catherine Court, Elmont, NY 11003.

Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for the Tenth Judicial District, Nassau County, and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 32, Block C02 and Lot 0016. Approximate amount of judgment $861,722.42 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #008051/2014.

Salvatore Puccio, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747

137328

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 Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 3/1/23 at 9:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 137/23. FRANKLIN SQUARE - Franklin Plaza LLC, Renewal of grant to maintain one doublefaced, illuminated monument sign, setback 9’ from property line., E/s New Hyde Park Rd., 83.04’ N/o Washington St., a/k/a 179 New Hyde Park

155/23. FRANKLIN

SQUARE - Alphy Mattathil, Variances, lot area occupied, construct one story addition attached to dwelling and with more than required rear yard encroachment., S/s Princeton Rd., 620’ W/o Eton Rd., a/k/a 835 Princeton Rd.

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED

STARTING AT 2:00 PM

164/23. FRANKLIN

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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LEGAL NOTICE

CASE NO.21527

RESOLUTION NO.118-2023

Adopted: January 24, 2023

Councilmember Muscarella offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND 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.

OCEANSIDE SARATOGA STREET - east side, starting at a point 197 feet south of the south curbline of New York Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-554/22)

ROOSEVELT ELMWOOD AVENUEsouth side, starting at a point 168 feet west of the west curbline of Willet Place, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-560/22)

DELISLE AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 173 feet south of the south curbline of Elizabeth Street, south for a distance of 40 feet.

(TH-564/22)

MONROE AVENUEsouth side, starting at a point 312 feet west of the west curbline of St. Francis Street, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-567/22)

; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once in a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead, and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting.

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:

EAST MEADOW WILSON LANE - west side, starting at a point 60 feet south of the south curbline of 5th Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-559/22)

FRANKLIN SQUARE HOFFMAN STREET - west side, starting at a point 29 feet south of the south curbline of Gabriel Avenue, south for a distance of 17 feet.

(TH-545/22)

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, DITECH FINANCIAL LLC

F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff, vs. WILIAN A. PORTILLO and ROBER W. PALMA, ET AL., Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on November 30, 2017, and an Order Appointing Substitute Referee entered August 19, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, North Side steps, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501 on March 27, 2023 at 2:00 P.M., premises known as 30 HARRIET AVENUE, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 34, Block: 254, Lot: 360 & 361. Approximate amount of judgment is $562,316.60 plus interest and costs.

Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 32, Block 399 and Lot 83, 84, 85. Approximate amount of judgment $940,245.40 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #005280/2015. Philip Debellis, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 137449

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Plaintiff

LEGAL

NOTICE NOTICE

OF SALE

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

LOCAL LAW NO. 1-2023

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 10, 2023 , by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 1-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 1-2023, amending Chapter 202 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “REGULATIONS & RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at various locations.

Dated: January 10, 2023

Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER

BOARD OF

OF THE TOWN

THE TOWN OF

HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk

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SQUARE - Matthew Silberzweig & Benedetto Bianco, Variances, subdivision of lot, lot area, front yards setbacks on Tulip Ave. & Lexington Ave., construct dwellingLot B (demolish existing dwelling)., S/E cor. Tulip Ave. & Lexington Ave., a/k/a 1045 Tulip Ave. 165/23. FRANKLIN SQUARE - Matthew Silberzweig & Benedetto Bianco, Variances, subdivision of lot, lot area, construct dwelling (Lot A)., E/s Lexington Ave., 50’ S/o Tulip Ave. 105/23. ELMONTFrancesco LoVerde, Variances, lot area occupied, rear yard, construct dwelling with garage (Supplemental to Case # 428/06)., E/s Oakley Ave., 325’ S/o Sun Ave., a/k/a 167 Oakley Ave.

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 & 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/ 509/Board-of-Appeals

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No.109-2023, adopted January 10, 2023, a public hearing was duly held on the 24th day of January, 2023, 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

237th STREET - west side, starting at a point 163 feet south of the south curbline of 115th Terrace, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-563/22)

The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember Goosby and adopted upon roll call as follows:

AYES: FIVE (5)

NOES: NONE (0) 137514

LEGAL NOTICE

CASE NO.21527

RESOLUTION NO.5-2023

Adopted: January 10, 2023

Councilmember Muscarella offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND 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. 1493-2022, adopted December 6th, 2022, a public hearing was duly held on the 10th day of January, 2023, 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

MERRICK LITTLE WHALENECK ROAD - east side, starting at a point 173 feet north the north curbline of Linden Place, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-547/22)

BENSON LANE - south side, starting at a point 258 feet west of the west curbline of Kees Place, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-199(C)/22) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside a parking spaces for physically handicapped persons:

GARDEN CITY SOUTH WELLINGTON ROAD SOUTH - east side, starting at a point 25 feet south of the south curbline of Terrace Avenue, south for a distance of 22 feet.

(TH-111/95 - 6/06/95)

(TH-552/22) ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once in a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead, and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting. The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember Goosby and adopted upon roll call as follows:

AYES: FIVE (5)

NOES: NONE (0) 137509

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 021801/2008. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Referee.

BRIAN J. DAVIS, Esq., Referee Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff

137476

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU US BANK NA, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Plaintiff, AGAINST ERROL JAMES AKA ERROL A. JAMES AKA ERROL A.T. JAMES, et al.

Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on June 13, 2022.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 23, 2023 at 2:00 PM premises known as 136 Heathcote Road AKA 136 Heathcote, Elmont, NY 11003.

AGAINST Henry Barreto; Vincent Cecere a/k/a Vincent A. Cecere; Danielle Cecere; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered October 26, 2022 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 28, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 275 Ribbon Street, Franklin Square, NY 11010. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in Franklin Square, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section: 35 Block: 564 Lot: 28. Approximate amount of judgment $620,919.88 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 616876/2019. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed

Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee

LOGS Legal Group LLP

f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff

175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: February 6, 2023 137458

Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., Pltf. vs. MICHELE SPANO, FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, Defts. Index #003111/13. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered January 5, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on March 29, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 396 Bly Court, Franklin Square, NY a/k/a Section 35, Block 485, Lot 23. Said property lying and being at Franklin Square, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of NY known and designated as and by the Lot No. 23 in Block 485 on a certain map entitled “Map of Glen Oaks Homes, Inc., Section 1, located at Franklin Square, Nassau County, New York, surveyed August 1945, William E. DeBruin, Civil Engineer, Hempstead, N.Y.” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on March 21, 1946 as Map No. 4307. Approx. amt. of judgment is $ 595,190.20 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

ANTHONY RATTOBALLI, Referee. HILL WALLACK LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 261 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor, Ste. 940-941, New York, NY. File No. 20292-1431- #100100 137472

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME:

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The reason for the attic rafters to be insulated instead of the attic floor is because many people have cooled air-conditioning ducts running through hot attics. Somebody figured out that this makes no sense, and that insulating the attic to be part of the air-conditioned space, at about 75 to 80 degrees instead of 120 to 130 degrees, just makes more sense. The latest energy codes require an incredible R-49, which is more than a foot-thick insulation, unless a “parts” method is broken down and identified, piece by piece, in the ResCheck previously described. Good luck!

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Is creativity a thing of the past?

Human civilization has developed side by side with technology — some may say, in competition with it. Technological innovations have diminished the need for workers in jobs requiring physical labor, efficient repetition or mass production, because such skills are easily replaceable.

Artificial intelligence is a leap forward in such technology that is no longer a dream of science fiction movies. Rather, it is a reality that threatens to change the way we interact with the world. AI recognizes our faces when we unlock our iPhones, gives us movie recommendations on our favorite streaming services, and now, with the creation of ChatGPT, AI is a student’s dream come true: It can write essays.

Historically, the replacement of humans with machines isn’t an uncommon occurrence. And now I can’t help

but ask, is creativity, too, a thing of the past?

Before machines, there were skills valued as attributes that couldn’t be replicated. During the Industrial Revolution, however, the skill of sewing a dress — and later, in the second Industrial Revolution, the ability to put a tire on a car — became devalued, because they were no longer abilities unique to humans. A “skilled” worker wasn’t enough; machines were just as “skilled,” and technology had raised the standard.

In more recent times, the achievements of NASA’s “human computers,” whose intellect put a man on the moon, no longer compare to the mathematical and computational power of the smartphones we hold in our hands. Even intelligence seems to be replaceable. Now a computer claims to generate creativity, jeopardizing the jobs of those with abilities like programming and writing. If your talent is something that a computer can do, it’s not good enough.

As a student with access to techno-

logical resources that simplify everything from conducting research to learning a language, I suppose I should embrace technological advancement. But quite frankly, I’m tired of it. For one thing, my dependence on the newest gadgets and gizmos has limited my practical abilities. I don’t know how to search through a library to conduct a research project.

I find it difficult to study without online aids. And I can’t even hand in an assignment without internet access to Google Classroom. Is it too much to ask to be able to turn in an essay without worrying that a teacher will question whether it was written by a robot?

I fear that technology has not only limited our independence in our daily activities, but has also undermined the values of hard work and self-achievement. My high school offers an introductory class called Writing Lab, giving ninth-graders a year of individualized instruction on how to craft a concise and engaging essay. But ChatGPT knows how to write an introduction, a thesis

and three body paragraphs — with citations in MLA format — in less than a minute, which is more than some freshmen can do by the end of the year.

The potential uses of ChatGPT raise a host of philosophical questions. If, supposedly, technology’s completion of creative tasks is as effortless as its mastery of physical labor, does this suggest that creativity isn’t a distinctly human quality? And that creativity itself is synthetic, predictable and reproducible?

I worry about what effect this will have on my own future. Will there come a day when years devoted to academic achievement will be devalued in an instant? And, even scarier, is every hour that I devote to my love of writing now worth no more than a two-minute chatbot query?

To ease my concerns, I imagine that we can learn to live in cooperation with technology, not in competition with it. The true value of progress lies in our use of the tools at our disposal to enhance, not replace, human achievement. Let’s remember that technology is our puppet. We are still its masters.

Thirteenth letter to my grandchildren

Hey, sweeties, Can it be that you are now 20, 18, 16 and 14?

Do you read the paper?? Are you catching this online? Or is this exercise something I do to feel connected with all of you, geographically scattered, but emotionally the pulsing blips on my grandma radar?

Stay with me. This is a big ask, and a big confession.

Authentic, uncomplicated love is a precious thing, and when I think of each of you, every single day, singing or sad, dancing, skiing, studying, making videos, shooting hoops, finding friends, making trouble, growing into your own skins, what I feel is that … uncomplicated love.

From time to time over the years, I’ve dedicated columns to you. The moments seemed to demand it. I imagine readers understand the impulse to put a pin in history for the next generation as we live our lives.

In 2008 I wrote a celebratory column etching in memory the election of

Barack Obama. Of course, you were only 5, 3 and 1. One of you hadn’t been born yet. You had no way to know how profoundly that election changed history.

Then I wrote in 2012. I was worrying about President Obama’s re-election. He was running again Mitt Romney, but Romney was a decent man, and the stakes didn’t feel like life and death. I wrote to you about the Arab Spring and concerns about the economy, but all in all, things were OK.

In 2017, my letter to you described the shocking political tragedy of Donald Trump’s election and all the ways it threatened our freedom, our democracy and our sense of right and wrong. It turned out worse than I imagined. Trump’s ascension cleaved America in half, and we are still in bitter conflict. By then you were 14, 12, 10 and 8.

In the next election, 2024, two of you will vote.

I start with the political because the personal we share day to day, with calls and texts and intuition and telepathy. My worries aren’t so much for each of you, but for all of us, collectively.

Since that 2017 letter, you’ve survived a global pandemic that killed more than

a million people in our country. One million. We closed your schools, subjected you to constant Covid tests, and canceled your sports, your proms and your college dreams. The pandemic threatened your health, confined you to your rooms and compromised your life for over two years.

We were scared, and we didn’t have any defense against a virus that could kill so many people so quickly.

I say this to acknowledge what you suffered, your disappointment and your pain in all that was lost. We can’t change the catastrophe that was Covid-19. The four of you, and millions of other kids, got through it, day after boring day, and I am in awe of your resilience and strength. How do you trust the world again? We read that anxiety and stress are epidemic among teens.

So this is your time, and your challenge.

The story of hope is written in our history. Teenagers have survived and healed and triumphed and lived brilliant lives after world wars, genocide and national disasters. Today in Ukraine, teens are fighting for their

lives. Every day in our high schools, teenagers must summon courage just to attend class in a gun-crazed society.

We have let you down with our disregard for our planet. We have allowed fakery to displace truth in our communications. We have sent clowns to Congress.

For those of us who believe in a free and fair and healthy America, our backs are to the wall. Across the country, women’s rights have been upended. In Florida, which is ground zero for racism and division, a state college won’t host an art display called Embracing Our Differences because it depicts racial and gender diversity. And Pensacola Christian College canceled a performance by an a cappella group because one of the singers is gay.

This is another pandemic, of bigotry and fear.

You kids have survived a historic global catastrophe. Give it its due, get the help to get yourselves healthy again, and then do the work that will make America healthy again. We can only move forward, and many of us are here to help. As I said, it’s a big ask, but I have faith in each of you and the energy of your rising generation.

Love, Grandma

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

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The four of you, and millions of other kids, got through the pandemic, and I am in awe.

Ilana Greenberg, of Valley Stream, is a sophomore at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, in Great Neck.

Technology has left us clueless in a real library, and now there’s ChatGPT.

IlANA GREENbERG

Teddy Roosevelt: a president who defied labels

Monday was Presidents Day, a holiday that, unless you work in a bank or the government or a school, you might have missed.

At the federal level, the holiday marks the birthday of George Washington, who was born Feb. 22, 1732. It’s observed on the third Monday of February, and is intended to honor not only Washington, but all the presidents — whether you liked them or not.

It’s easy to label many of our presidents. Washington, of course, was the “father of the country.” Abraham Lincoln was a liberator and a unifier — even if it took a war to make that happen. James Madison was a father, too — considered the “father of the Constitution.”

While many commanders in chief would find their way to Long Island for various reasons, none have a connection to our home like Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th president, who spent the last 30 years of his life at his beloved Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay.

Although he was born in New York City, the Roosevelt family had a long association with Long Island, like many wealthy families in the city at the time. Teddy, however, came to love 150 acres or so of land on Cove Neck — just north of Oyster Bay Cove — that he bought just before he entered politics in 1880, when he was just 22.

He would spend upward of $500,000 in today’s money to build a 22-room mansion he had intended to call Leeholm, after his wife, Alice. But she died before the house was finished, and Teddy would

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Randi takes on George Santos

To the Editor:

Thanks to Randi Kreiss for her column last week, “Minx or madman: the George Santos story,” on the enigmatic nut job, George Santos, or whatever his name may be.

I worry for our kids and grandkids and the future of America. Just what is warping our brains? It started with the vast wasteland of TV for us baby boomers, and continues with portable devices/social media.

And why do 99.9 percent of the cuckoos surface in the Republican Party?

As I write, I’m babysitting for our newest grandson, who’s 2½. How to teach him the difference between good and evil, right and wrong? Is there hope? And is “Paw Patrol” a safe venue to begin his adventures?

Thank you, Randi, for your contributions each week. They’re a ray of hope, sanity and humor in a chaotic landscape.

remarry. Instead of naming it in honor of future First Lady Edie Carow, Teddy instead named it Sagamore Hill, an Algonquin word for “chief.”

Labeling Roosevelt is no easy task. When he first stepped into the White House as president in 1901, following the assassination of William McKinley, he was a Republican. Yet he was also described as “progressive” — something many Republicans today would consider an insult.

T.R. was certainly a conservative — for the environment, that is. In just a few years, he doubled the amount of forests protected by the federal government. He did so much that Congress limited the power the president had to designate national forests.

Teddy, however, was also an imperialist. “Speak softly, and carry a big stick — you will go far” summed up his approach to international diplomacy of coming in peace, but if things don’t go your way, be ready to back it up with might.

While we see the United States as a military superpower today, at the beginning of the 20th century it was not. European powers counted their soldiers in the millions. America? In the tens of thousands. It wouldn’t be until the U.S. entry into World War I — in the final two years of Roosevelt’s life — that President Woodrow Wilson would commit billions of dollars to build what he called a million-man army.

Even with a small military, Teddy was committed to supporting the Monroe Doctrine, which treated any European influence on the politics of the Americas

as a hostile act against the United States. Roosevelt used the doctrine not only to kick Spain out of Cuba, but also to construct the Panama Canal. The Monroe Doctrine had never been popular in other countries of the Americas, but it never bothered Teddy.

He was a fan of diversity, but only to a point. During the Spanish-American War, his Rough Riders took men from all walks of life. And T.R. appointed more African Americans to federal government positions than all the presidents before him — combined.

But Roosevelt made it clear that once you were an American, you were an American. That hyphens should be left at the door, fearing it would permit the United States to become a “tangle of squabbling nationalities.”

These are just some examples of where Teddy’s policies and philosophy conflicted with both major political parties of today. Then again, a lot has changed in the 120-plus years since he was in the White House, and where we draw the lines in 2023 is much different from where they were drawn in the sand in 1901.

No matter his philosophy, his triumphs — even his flaws — we can’t deny that Teddy Roosevelt was very much his own man, and because of that, was also a great president. The United States is a better place today because of his leadership.

Here’s hoping you didn’t overlook Presidents Day, and miss how special Roosevelt’s role was, especially right here in our own backyard.

It’s time for our energy to go public m

ost Long Islanders are rightly confused about who is responsible for our ever-rising electricity bills. On TV we see PSEG commercials. On the streets we see PSEG trucks. We get our electric bills from PSEG. Yet there is also the Long Island Power Authority, as well as National Grid. Who does what? And how does this add up to unnecessarily high electric bills?

Long Island has a unique way of providing electricity to customers.

The Long Island Power Authority, which most people know little about, owns the wires and substations. But this public authority hires private companies like PSEG to actually run the system. Nor does LIPA own any power plants. It purchases the electricity we use mostly from National Grid, the same company that sells natural gas on Long Island.

LIPA was created by New York state after the Long Island Lighting Company almost bankrupted ratepayers with its

failed Shoreham nuclear power plant. LIPA brought in another for-profit utility, KeySpan, to manage and operate the system. KeySpan was later bought out by National Grid. Still with me?

After National Grid badly mismanaged the preparation for and aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, it was replaced by PSEG, a New Jersey-based utility. PSEG’s own management performance proved so terrible during Hurricane Isaias, in 2020, that LIPA sued it for “corporate mismanagement, misfeasance, incompetence and indifference.” The suit was withdrawn only after a new LIPA-PSEG contract was renegotiated last spring, imposing more controls over PSEG for the remaining three years of the agreement, through 2025.

Three for-profit utilities — LILCO, KeySpan/National Grid and PSEG — have made lots of money off Long Island ratepayers. Even though LIPA pays PSEG an $80-million-per-year management fee, LIPA has faced continual frustration. Most recently, PSEG has been taken to task for its dismal customer satisfaction

Letters

The polarization began many years before Clinton and Trump

To the Editor:

Re Peter King’s column last week, “How political extremism became the norm”: Mr. King’s answer goes astray from the start, using Yeats too broadly. “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold…” applies to only one party. With Mr. King’s 28 years of experience in Congress, he must remember that the major turning point toward extremism was House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s intentional and explicit radicalism.

“This war,” Gingrich said, “has to be fought with a scale and a duration and a savagery that is only true of civil wars,” and he referred to Democrats as “ thugs,” “crooks” and “traitors.” Thus, Clinton-Trump in 2016 was the fruit, not the root, of our current polarization.

Mr. King is also surely aware of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s trajectory from Tea Party aggression through Freedom Caucus ideology to the “further rejection of tradition and civility” the current House displays. Mr. King’s call for the “sane forces on both sides to step forward” is disingenuous, because the sane Republicans have been culled. Mr. King, being among the sane, should volunteer his

counsel to any others he can find.

BRIAN KELLY Rockville Centre

Go easy on the coffee, East Side LIRR riders

To the Editor: Re Juan Lasso’s story “Full LIRR service to East Side finally coming” in last week’s issue: Not when it comes to critical ridership amenities. Remember the long lines commuters faced in the Seventh Avenue Penn Station LIRR restrooms? At the new $12.6 billion LIRR East Side Access Grand Central Madison terminal, nothing has changed. There are only two men’s restrooms, with a total of 18 urinals and 13 toilets; two women’s restrooms, with a total of 25 toilets; one lactation room; and two single-capacity gender-neutral bathrooms. If you have to go, you’d better have a strong bladder to make it from the upper- or lower-level platforms and mezzanine to a restroom on the Madison Concourse level.

ratings. LIPA board members past and present have voiced serious questions about continuing to “outsource” our electrical system.

State legislators from Long Island, working with ratepayers, community groups and the Reimagine LIPA campaign, created after Isaias, lobbied for the establishment of a state legislative commission to chart a future for LIPA without PSEG. The Legislative Commission on the Future of LIPA, created last spring, has been tasked with coming up with a plan for 2025 that would allow LIPA to run the electrical system directly, saving ratepayers lots of money.

This is neither a radical nor a fanciful idea. Nonprofit, publicly owned electric systems are common. In some of the most conservative states in the nation, like Nebraska and Mississippi, virtually every community is served by a nonprofit utility. These public power systems are a matter of civic pride and customer satisfaction. Like water service, electric power works best when not run by private interests.

Hundreds of businesses on Long Island

have long sought the low-cost electricity made available by the New York Power Authority, the state’s nonprofit power supplier. The communities of Freeport and Rockville Centre have nonprofit municipal electric systems, and enjoy rates that are as much as 40 percent lower than what the rest of us PSEG customers pay.

How do they do it? They eliminate as much profit-making as possible from the cost of electricity. Getting rid of high salaries at PSEG and profits for its shareholders would mean major saving for ratepayers. Public ownership, through LIPA, of renewable electricity sources would dramatically reduce the cost of that electricity.

Eliminating the profit from the production of electricity is a sure-fire way of lowering rates. And it’s a tried-and-true idea. The New York Power Authority has been providing cheap electricity for over 60 years. LIPA and Long Island ratepayers need the same opportunity. Now is the time to move forward on the full municipalization of LIPA.

Fred Harrison, a retired history teacher at Calhoun High School in Merrick, is a ratepayer advocate working with Food and Water Watch, which is part of the Reimagine LIPA campaign.

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Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who served as a director in the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office of Operations and Program Management.

For-profit utilities have made too much money off Long Island customers.

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