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Serving Elmont’s children Gateway Youth Outreach returns with in-person summer camp engaged in productive and healthy pursuits.” “I thought I was staying for a Thirty-two years ago, Gate- year,” Boyle recalled of becomway Youth Outreach Executive ing the executive director in Director Patrick Boyle imagined 1989. “I was going to fix the place his time there might amount to a up a little bit and get out. But I o n e - ye a r s t i n t . fell in love with Today, Boyle is Elmont. I thought it leading the organiwas the g reatest zation to a new community, and I post-coronavirus still do. I think the pandemic era of racial diversity in providing services Elmont is excellent. I for the Elmont see a lot of potential community. in the community.” For merly part T h i s s u m m e r, of the Long Island PATRiCk BoYle after a departure YMCA, Gateway from in-person proExecutive director, Youth Outreach gramming necessiwas formed in 1983 Gateway Youth tated by social disto provide a wide Outreach tancing protocols range of services amid the coronavifor “at-risk” sturus pandemic, Gateway has dents in Elmont. Now it offers resumed in-person summer proprogramming for residents of gramming at Covert Avenue EleElmont, Franklin Square, North mentary School for more than Valley Stream, Floral Park, 100 Elmont students. South Floral Park, New Hyde The program runs from 9:30 Park and Stewart Manor. “GYO’s a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays, goal is youth development and and provides students with free preventing adverse behavior,” lunches as well as a variety of the organization’s online mis- indoor and outdoor activities. sion statement reads. “In addi- Boyle credited gover nment tion, GYO enhances the commu- grants as well as funding from nity’s efforts to provide an envi- foundations and banks for helpronment where adolescents can ing GYO return to in-person prodevelop self-awareness while Continued on page 11

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The elmoNT CARdiNAlS Sports Club was among the community groups that took part in the inaugural Unity in the Community Day parade last Saturday.

Unity in the Community Day succeeds despite a setback By holdeN VelASCo At the height of the Black Lives Matter movement last year, and as the rhetoric of the presidential campaign heated up, unity was hard to come by. Across t h e c o u n t r y, d i v i s i o n became more evident in a turbulent time. But communities such as Elmont sought to find ways promote positive discussion among disparate groups, and that’s what took place during its inaugural Unity in the Community Day last Saturday at Dutch Broadway Park. M a n y o r g a n i z a t i o n s, including Church of the Harvest, Men of Elmont and Elmont Strong, marched alongside members of both the police and fire departments. Arm in arm, commu-

nity members aimed to show others the true meaning of unity. The daylong event attracted a crowd of roughly 150. “This is what Nassau is all about,” County Executive Laura Cur ran said. “The first Unity in the Community parade brought together the Elmont community and the Nassau County Police Department for a day of fun, food and networking with local organizations.” The day promised attendees plenty of fun, in the form of raffles, musical performances, miniature golf and home-cooked hamburgers and hot dogs. Many agreed that the event gave them a much-needed sense of community. The original plan was for

the event to be held at Elmont Memorial High School. Raymond Ramos, one of its organizers, was left scrambling to regroup with fellow coordinators after finding out that a permit had been denied at the last minute. The Town of North Hempstead eventually gave the organizers a permit to use Dutch Broadway Park. “The Sewanhaka Central High School District can confirm it received a permit request to host the Unity in the Community Day event,” Sewanhaka Superintendent James Grossane said in a statement. “However, the org anizer for the event failed to fully comply with all the requirements to secure the permit in time. Continued on page 12

think the racial diversity in Elmont is excellent.

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Girls lacrosse players, above left, were excited to kick off another season with the town’s Lacrosse Academy at Rath Park in Franklin Square on July 13. The boys were also geared up for some lacrosse this summer.

Lacrosse Academy program underway for children in Franklin Square With a staff of outstanding coaches, the Lacrosse Academy will travel throughout the township conducting weekly clinics, one-on-one training and small group lessons. The Lacrosse Academy is open to Town of Hempstead residents only. For information on all Town of Hemp-

stead Lacrosse Academy programs, including one-on-one and small group instruction, contact academy director, Tim Murray, at (516) 801-5613. Signup for weekly sessions is underway and is conducted online only. Go to hempsteadtown. com/parks to create an online TOH account and to register and pay for class.

If you need assistance creating an account or registering for a class, contact Victor Sparaccio at (516) 292-9000, ext. 7245. Courtesy Town of Hempstead; compiled by Nakeem Grant

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GOP DA candidate takes aim at Kaminsky jbernstein@liherald.com

opposite: He added more money for dangerous criminals who pose a threat Long Island cops and strengthened our to society.” In an interview earlier this week, criminal laws. Todd is the right choice for the next Nassau County district Donnelly said the bail reform bill — even amended — remains an issue. attorney. I’m thrilled to support him.” The bail refor m bill was a major “The loss of a judge’s discretion is issue last year when Kaminsky ran for major,” she said. She said some people charged with serious re-election against Republicrimes are still released can Victoria Johnson, who without bail. “They put a centered her campaign on Band-Aid on it,” she said of the matter. Johnson, in the the amended law. view of political analysts, Donnelly said she was fared better than expected, running to “help strengthgar nering about 60,000 votes, compared to 68,000 en” the D.A.’s office, where for Kaminsky. she has worked for more Donnelly noted that she than three decades. She worked with federal prosesaid, if elected, she would cutors to convict a “por n beef up the office’s cyberdoctor” who filmed and security unit and crackann Donnelly forcibly touched patients. down on gangs in the counAnd the prosecutor also ty. was involved in a Long Beach drug Rich Orsillo, a Kaminsky campaign wiretap case, which resulted in the spokesman, said, “Todd Kaminsky is a conviction of seven individuals, mak- fearless prosecutor who has put vioing the community safer from drug lent criminals behind bars and led the dealing. convictions of cor rupt politicians “I’m delighted to be a candidate for from both parties—and his record is Nassau district attor ney,” Donnelly second to none. As district attorney, he said. “I have dedicated my career to will continue to protect Long Islanders keeping the public safe and prosecut- and be a tireless champion for Nassau ing those who commit crimes. I want County, delivering again and again for to be the district attorney in order to our families without being beholden to protect Nassau County residents from party bosses.”

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It’s OK to not be OK “It’s OK to not be OK and it’s OK to talk about it,” claimed Naomi Osaka who’s putting her mental health first! “There are people who can help, and there’s usually light at the end of the tunnel.” Yes, indeed Naomi. If a four-time grand slam singles tennis champion can speak about how she needed to withdraw from the French Open because of mental health concerns, we all can. Yet, in busy, bustling medical offices, when patients seek to speak to their physicians about their mental health symptoms, they typically get 10 minutes max to do so. Thus, it’s no surprise that the doctor whips out the prescription pad as a solution to patients complaining about feeling depressed, anxious, or stressed. Though psychotropic drugs may indeed help, I wish that physicians would prescribe a minimum of 6 visits with a psychologist before prescribing meds. Yes, I am a psychologist, but my wish is not self-serving. It’s designed to benefit the patient. Here’s why: It’s the rare doctor who has the time or inclination to delve into anything other than surface questions about emotional symptoms. Deeper

questions such as, ■ What do you believe is contributing to your high level of stress? ■ What do you say to yourself when you’re feeling anxious?

and over six million kids are prescribed these drugs to control their behavior or emotions. 6 million: something eerie about that number! Still, the skyrocketing use of drugs continues. If they’re ineffective, as they often are, the dosage is increased or yet another medication is prescribed until patients (some as young as 4-years-old) are on a cocktail of drugs that doctors hope will improve their mood, curb their outbursts, or focus their attention. Should drugs be prescribed as the first or only apadin treatment offered to adults and kids? NO! Patients need to learn the necessary skills to work through their stress, depression, anxiety! Before you gamble with the long-term effects of drugs, the skills of a psychologist, family therapist, learning specialist, nutritionist, and sleep consultant should be utilized. After all, we’re dealing with the brain, a precious, sensitive organ. And

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a r e g l o s s e d ove r, i f addressed at all. Yet, such questions shed light on a person’s overall emotional make-up and life situation. Not only do psyinda chologists have the time to ask such in-depth questions, they also have the training, expertise, desire to listen to and teach their patients how to move beyond their negativity or feelings of hopelessness. I’m not against psychotropic medication, but I’m strongly against the use of these drugs as the first or only treatment. And yet, over 40 million adults in this country take psychotropic meds,

if it’s a kid’s brain, it’s still developing. The long-term impact of meds on the developing brain isn’t understood very well at this time. We shouldn’t solely rely on research from drug companies to give us the answers. Some companies have reported only studies which indicate that their meds are effective. This is not science; it is propaganda, which doesn’t help physicians make the best treatment decisions. So, let us remember, as Naomi Osaka said, it’s OK to not be OK. But we don’t need to stay that way. Instead, we must learn the skills that will alleviate our stress, depression and anxiety. Then, utilize those skills. And open the medicine cabinet only if we absolutely need to. ©2021 Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach and author, specializes in helping people overcome procrastination and debilitating anxiety and fear. Contact her at DrSapadin@aol.com. Visit her websites: www.BeatProcrastinationCoach. com and www.PsychWisdom.com.

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nated by the GOP for the race. In her first news release last week, Donnelly, of Garden City, blasted her Anne Donnelly, a career prosecutor opponent as “a political opportunist who last week was named the Nassau who has spent his time in Albany writRepublican’s nominee for county dis- ing get out of jail free laws to tur n trict attorney, wasted no time calling loose more dangerous inmates onto out what she sees as her our streets.” opponent’s chief vulneraShe also charged that he b i l i t y : S t a t e S e n . To d d is a “career opportunist Kaminsky, she says, is the who has worked to tur n author of the ”get out of loose dangerous criminals jail free laws.” into our neighborhoods.” Kaminsky, a Long Beach Nassau GOP Chair man Democrat who has served Joseph Cairo Jr. said in a in the State Senate since statement that “the choice 2016, was a supporter two for district attor ney this years ago of the controveryear is clear. Republicans sial bail reform legislation, have put forth a candidate which allowed suspects in wh o h a s d e d i c a t e d h e r todd Kaminsky some type of crimes to be career to keeping the pubreleased from jail without lic safe and putting dangerbail. The bill was amended last year to ous criminals behind bars.” give judges more discretion to assign Nassau Democratic Party Chairbail for violent and other crimes. Now, m a n J ay J a c o b s, i n a n n o u n c i n g more than 20 crimes are once again Kaminsky’s nomination in late June, “bail eligible.” Kaminsky backed the noted that the state senator was a fedchanges to the law, which was original- eral prosecutor. ly passed through the state budget. “Senator Todd Kaminsky is a fearNonetheless, Donnelly, a 32-year less former federal prosecutor who has career prosecutor who is currently put Long Islanders’ safety first his deputy chief of the Organized Crime entire career,” Jacobs said in a stateand Rackets Bureau, took aim at ment. “When fringe groups were cryKaminsky, only days after being nomi- ing ‘defund the police,’ Todd did the

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Remembered as the ‘go-to guy’ Longtime Elmont Fire Department firefighter Thomas Winters dies at 55 By Nakeem GraNt ngrant@liherald.com

There has been an outpouring of condolences from neighboring fire and police departments over the past week after Malverne Police Department Sgt. Thomas Winters died suddenly of an unknown cause on July 3. He was 55. Winters was a police officer in Malverne for 21 years. Before joining the department, he worked with the New York City Police Department’s Housing Bureau for 13 years, serving as a delegate for Police Service Area 9 in Ravenswood, Queens. Winters’s dedication to protecting the rights of the officers he worked with shaped his future as president of the Malverne Police Benevolent Association, a position he held for the past decade. “Thomas Winters was one of the best police officers we had in this department,” Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett said. “He was intelligent, he was always friendly and above all, he was a consummate professional. Any job Tommy was given, he [gave] his all, and he always made sure to protect and serve the members of his community.” Winters was also a lifelong member of the Elmont Fire Department’s Truck Co. No. 1. Another of his passions was Lynbrook Roller Hockey, in which he served as a coach, board member, friend and mentor for several years. “As anyone who ever had the pleasure of crossing paths with Tommy will attest to, Tom was the go-to guy when things needed to get done,” the Malverne P.D. stated in a news release. “There was never a task too large or too menial for Tommy to tackle, and he did so without any fanfare or complaining.” Malverne resident Regina Rochford recalled an incident on a hot summer day when she saw Winters helping an elderly woman with a child when her car became disabled. He immediately placed them in his air-conditioned police cruiser and brought them cold drinks from Nordon Drugs on Hempstead Avenue. “Although I doubt he realized I was watching, I immediately noticed what a kind soul he was,” Rochford recounted. “I hope and pray that others are as kind and generous to his family as he was to our

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the GardeN City Fire Department raised a flag to honor Winters earlier this month. SGt. thomaS WiNterS worked in the Malverne Police Department for 21 years. village.” In 2017, Winters and Officer Brian Schmidt helped a woman who was in labor at her home on Atlas Avenue give birth to her son. “In many ways, he was truly the heart of the Malverne Police Department,” Corbett said. Winters was an avid New York Rangers fan, golfer and boater, but his biggest joy in life was his family. His wife, Julie, two sons, Brian and Christopher, and two daughters, Megan and Kelsey, were the light of his life, as described by the Police Department. Although he was known by many as a private person, Winters kept his colleagues up to date on his children’s lives.

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Corbett said that in recent years, during the swearings-in of young Malverne police officers, he would challenge each of them to become the next Thomas Winters. “No one will ever be able to fill the shoes that Tommy has left behind, but those officers became little brothers to him,” Corbett said. “He looked out for them and showed them how to do the job appropriately. To the entire Winters family, please know that this village is behind you and with you not just in the early days, but for the years to come.” The Police Department and the PBA created a GoFundMe page on July 7 to assist the family with funeral and burial costs. Winters’s funeral took place at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre on July 14. ________

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emanuel Baptist church turns 93 The Rev. Ralph Taylor, of Emanuel Baptist Church of Elmont, center, received a legislative resolution from state officials as the church celebrated its 93rd anniversary on July 11. Taylor was joined by State Sen. Anna Kaplan, left, and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky.

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The Jones Beach vaccination site had a limited number of patrons earlier this month. The state-operated site ceased operation on July 19.

State-run vaccination sites close The mass vaccination site at Jones Beach — along with three other New York state sites — officially shut down earlier this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced. The Wantagh vaccination site ceased operations on July 19. The makeshift sites at the Conference and Event Center Niagara Falls, Plattsburgh International Airport and SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica also closed their doors this week. The closure comes roughly one month after Gov. Cuomo announced restrictions would be lifted for residents as 70 percent of New Yorkers had received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. In a news brief last week, Cuomo stated that additional sites will demobilize as part of the effort to downscale and prioritize local vaccination efforts. “We are continuing to target communities that have lower vaccination rates and using every tool at our disposal to make the vaccine accessible to every New Yorker,” Gov. Cuomo said in a news brief. In Nassau County, at least 80 percent of adults have received their first jab. According to the State Department of Health, Nassau has the highest percentage of adults with at least one dose among all Counties in the state with a population

greater than 200,000. Approximately 2,109 Wantagh residents and 1,818 Seaford residents have tested positive for Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, according to data from the Nassau County Department of Information Technology. As the contagious variants of the coronavirus emerge, like the Delta variant, County Executive Laura Curran said she encourages residents to get vaccinated. “This virus has not disappeared,” Curran said in a news brief. “Getting vaccinated remains the single best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from getting sick or dying from Covid. The County is keeping a vigilant eye on the numbers and external developments, and we continue to encourage eligible residents who haven’t gotten their shots yet to roll up their sleeves.” When the Jones Beach site first opened in mid-January, doses were limited and some residents struggled to schedule an appointment. The Herald previously reported that vaccines were often administered the day they arrived at the Wantagh site. However, as vaccines became available in the area, appointments became more accessible.

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n intriguing finding emerged from a RAND Corp. survey on Americans and working conditions. It turned out that 40 percent of employees 65 and older previously retired, but something lured them back. In some cases, financial troubles might have been the cause. But often the reason is that people neglect an important component in their retirement planning. They don’t think about what they will do with their extra time, or how they will give their life the meaning and purpose work provided, says Patti Hart, co-author with her husband, Milledge, of “The Resolutionist: Welcome to the AntiRetirement Movement.” “Money is certainly important, but it’s not the only thing that determines whether your retirement is a success,” she says.“It may be that you are financially ready to retire, but are a long way from being emotionally ready.” Know your catalysts. Identify milestones or signs that will let you know you are ready to embark on a new post-work life, Milledge Hart says. Yes, that could be when you’ve accumulated a certain amount of savings. But it might also be related to when your spouse quits their job, or when your children graduate college and head out on their own. “Knowing your catalysts can mean the differ-

ence between successfully transitioning to a fulfilled life after your career is over, or boomeranging back to the full-time workforce simply because you didn’t know why you quit to begin with,” he says. Plan ahead to avoid separation anxiety from work. For many people, moving from the excitement and fulfillment of a career to the quietness of retirement is too much, Patti Hart says. They develop a form of “separation anxiety,” longing for their old way of life rather than venturing boldly into the new one. “You need to make a plan for what you want to do in your new post-career life so you aren’t floundering when you get there,” she says. Get comfortable with the uncomfortable. At work, people are thrown into uncomfortable situations and have no choice but to face them head on. In retirement, it’s easier to avoid discomfort, but doing so diminishes your confidence, and you miss out on opportunities for personal growth and fun, Milledge Hart says. “It would seem counterintuitive to think that being uncomfortable brings happiness, but it does,” he says. “Go at life as if it’s an adventure — because it is. When you accomplish something you didn’t think you could, you get a jolt of endorphins that drives you to your next challenge.”

Learn to be your own best friend. Even when people want to try a new hobby or activity, they sometimes are afraid to do it alone.“In retirement, you might not have the social network you once did,” Patti Hart says.“You may long for a good friend you can rely on.” But if you think about it, she says, you already have that friend — yourself. So as you prepare for retirement, be ready to go solo on occasion.

“Don’t convince yourself that you are going to be destined to a life of watching evening game shows and baking, unless of course that is what you love to do,” Milledge Hart says.“Nothing is off limits, so reach for the stars. Look forward rather than backward, and embrace the new you.” Above photo: A happy retirement is about so much more than having enough money to pay your bills.

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Hitchcock Film Discussions: Rebecca with Phil Harwood

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The Elmont Public Library invites residents to this special film discussion at 2 p.m. Patrons will have time to view the film on their own and come together for a post-film discussion in-person only. Registration is required.

This virtual live performance with the Elmont Public Library will start at 12:30 p.m. Registration is required. Virtual registration is open to everyone. A link will be emailed before program begins.

Online ProgramWhale Tails Tin Can Wind Chimes Recycle some tin cans from dinner and make a wind chime with the Franklin Square Library at 7 p.m. All participants need are some empty, washed tin cans, acrylic paint and mod podge. The library will supply a template for the Tails and some washers. Participants need a valid email address to sign up for the craft, and they will receive the invitation a couple of days before the program. Participants will receive an email when the supplies are ready to be picked up.

Friday, July 30 Online Program-History and Horticulture: Old Westbury Gardens and the High Line Did you know that Old Westbury Gardens and its mansion were built in exchange for the acceptance of a marriage proposal? Or that there’s a graveyard on its grounds? Or that if 500 New Yorkers hadn’t died, there’s a good chance The Highline Park wouldn’t exist today? Join garden writer Jessica Damiano and the Franklin Square Library as she explores the fascinating history behind these two gardens, and discover the beautiful plant selections that make them stand out, at 7 p.m. Registration is required.

Saturday, July 31 Harry Potter TRIVIA with Theresa Maritato Register with the Elmont Public Library by emailing Theresa Maritato at theresaowens8@gmail.com on Friday, July 30 with the subject line “ELMONT/ HARRY POTTER.” All questions will

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be Harry Potter related and will be emailed to participants on July 31 and they will have until 11:50 p.m. to play. Everyone who plays will be eligible to win a $25 Amazon gift card, regardless of score.

TECH TIME with Todd Schlitt The Elmont Public Library will hold Tech Time from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Sunday, August 1 Adult Pet Tails Don’t let the kids have all the fun this summer. Here’s a program for adults at the Franklin Square Library to work with the Summer Reading Theme: Tails and Tales. Submit a story or memory of your favorite pet, along with a photo. The library will put them all in binder for everyone to enjoy and vote for their favorite story. The lucky winner will get a Pet gift card. Stories and photos are due by August 20.

Monday, August 2 Online Program-History and Horticulture: Of Plants and Presidents Which president lied to his wife in an attempt to prevent her from planting vegetables at the White House? Which first lady misappropriated funds from the gardener’s budget to pay for fine china? And which administration brought sheep onto the grounds in order to save on mowing expenses? Join garden writer Jessica Damiano and the Franklin Square Library on an eye-opening and inspiring historical tour of the White House gardens at 2 p.m., from the founding of our nation to the present day.

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virtually for some fun at this hilarious afternoon with Mark Brier and two very special guest comedians at 12:30 p.m. Registration is required. Virtual registration is open to everyone. A link will be emailed before program begins.

Online Program-Movies with Mark Log on to a hoopla account (everyone with a Franklin Square Library card can get one) and watch “Another Round” a 2021 Best International Film and an Oscar-winning movie, some time before August 4. Participants can also interloan the DVD. On August 4, join Mark for a go-to-meeting discussion on the film. Another Round: four friends, all teachers at various stages of middle age, are stuck in a rut. Unable to share their passions either at school or at home, they embark on an audacious experiment from an obscure philosopher: to see if a constant level of alcohol in their blood will help them find greater freedom and happiness.

Register with the Elmont Public Library by emailing Theresa Martitato at theresaowens8@gmail.com on Friday, August 6 with the subject line “ELMONT/ SCHITT’S CREEK” All questions will be holiday related and will be emailed to participants on August 7 and they will have until 11:50 p.m. to play. Everyone who plays will be eligible to win a $25 Amazon gift card, regardless of score.

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The Elmont Baptist Church celebrated its 93rd anniversary in July. Elmont plans for its Unity in the Community Day to become an annual event. The Elmont Public Library will host a movie discussion in August. The Franklin Square Library will feature an adult summer reading program on Sunday. Send your letter to the editor to Nakeem Grant, at ngrant@liherald.com.

‘The perfect storm’ for youth programs gramming, and expressed gratitude to State Senators Todd Kaminsky and Anna Kaplan for securing the state funds. “Both Senator Kaminsky and Senator Kaplan were instrumental in helping us get those grants,” he said. “The children of Elmont deserve every opportunity for a bright future, and safe, high-quality after-school programming is an important tool to uplift our kids and help them to learn, grow and thrive,” Kaplan said. “That’s why I fought for Gateway Youth Outreach to get the funding they need.” Kaminsky, who worked with Kaplan to secure the funding, emphasized the need for the services the organization provides. “Ensuring that there’s a safe space for our kids to learn, play and thrive is essential,” he said. “I’m proud to have fought for and secured state funding for Gateway Youth Outreach, which, for the past four decades, has played an integral role in the Elmont community cultivating the next generation.” Needless to say, the coronavirus pandemic has had an economic impact on Gateway’s programming. “Right now, it’s really hurting us,” Boyle said. “Covid impacted us in a program sense: We had to go from in-person programming, which we, of course, couldn’t do anymore, to virtual programming, which was even more expensive to do than . . . person-to-per-

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executive director Patrick Boyle began working at Gateway Youth Outreach in 1989 and has not stopped. son.” Before the pandemic, GYO offered an after-school program that provided 800 students in four elementary and middle schools — Gotham Avenue, Covert Ave-

nue, Dutch Broadway and Clara H. Carlson — with homework assistance, snacks, guest speakers and more for three hours every day of the school year. The program cost a student $3 per day, or $450 per year.

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“$450 to keep your kid safe every day for $3 per day — I think that’s a good deal,” Boyle said, adding that he would like to expand the program to more local schools, but funding issues prevent it. He emphasized the importance for students of in-person programs like Gateway’s. “I don’t care how good of a teacher you are — when everybody is on computers, you can’t get everybody’s attention,” He said. “They’re not all going to do well.” The last day of summer programming at Covert Avenue is Thursday. Boyle said that his goal for the rest of the summer is to stay committed to pandemic protocols and to prevent students and workers from contracting the virus amid the increase in cases. Heading into the school year, another goal for GYO is to get its after-school programming back on track, he said. “Parents are clamoring for it,” Boyle said. “They love having [their children] with us because we’re inexpensive, they’re having fun, and we get the kids’ homework done. It’s a perfect storm. I’m really proud of what we do.”

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dutch Broadway elementary School’s PTA also marched in the parade.

Community leaders hope to improve ‘unity’ parade continued from front Our fields are a great source of pride and are available for use by community organizations who apply and meet all requirements set forth in our policies.” “My wish is to move forward,” Ramos told the Herald. “Our event was a successful one, despite the many challeng es. T he community was happy to raymond see the event happen, [and] we look forward to a Elmont bigger and better one next year.” Ramos has already begun asking

participants how the event can be improved. He used Google Form to solicit attendees’ suggestions for additions to next year’s event. Some of the most common were about getting local businesses involved. Other suggestions included holding a barbeque, small workshops and sporting events to get both adults and children involved. ramos “My hope is that we can come to the table and discuss it and move forward,” Ramos said, “so that the event can continue and that everyone can take part.”

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Longtime bicyclist Arne Johnson, 72, said that his cycling speed has slowed with his age. And as a member of Huntington Bicycle Club, Johnson said he struggled to keep up with the younger, faster members in the group. So when the Huntington resident purchased his first electric bike, it was a “lifechanging experience,” he said. Johnson said he began looking into e-bikes a few years ago after he suffered injuries which prevented him from cycling. He purchased his first e-bike from Brands Cycles and Fitness in Wantagh in September 2018. E-bike sales at Brands have at least doubled since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, said owner Gary Sirota. That follows a national trend: according to the World Economic Forum, electric bike sales in the U.S. have increased by 145 percent since 2019. “A lot of people took up cycling as a hobby during the pandemic and stuck with it after,” Sirota said. On March 21, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York bike shops could remain open during the statewide closure order under Executive Order 202.6. Sales have also increased at other local bike shops, including Merrick Bicycles in Merrick. Owner Dan Yuricic, who also co-owns

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JohnSon poSed outSide Jones Beach near the welcome sign with his e-bike in September 2019. Long Beach Bicycles, said that when gyms and recreational facilities closed during the pandemic, many people turned to bike riding for exercise, since bike shops were open deemed essential, he said. Yuricic said many of those cyclists have now switched to electric bikes. “E-bike allow people to travel further distances, carry things on their bikes, combat winds, get up higher hills ... it makes it easier for certain members of bicycle clubs to keep up with the rest of their groups,” Yuricic said, “especially in the

case that those members are older than the rest and have less stamina.” While some electric bikes only have a throttle, meaning the bike can be operated without pedaling, others, like Johnson’s, are pedal-assist bikes. “[They] allow you to work out as much or as little as you want to,” Johnson said. “You can get a different level of assistance from the bike’s motor depending on which level you choose and how hard you pedal. On level one, you’ll do the most work and you’ll get the minimal help from the

motor.” Sirota said that the majority of his e-bike customers ride for recreational and exercise purposes. However, many Long Islanders use bicycles to commute to work so they don’t have to worry about finding space to park their vehicles, he said – or worry about breaking a sweat. “Bicycles are a great and healthy way to travel to work,” he said, “but the problem is that you are bound to break a sweat. With e-bikes, you can get to your destination comfortably, without sweating.” Electric bicycles are also efficient for long hiking or camping trips, Johnson said, who noted that he once rode his e-bike from Huntington to the Hamptons. “With e-bikes, you can make self-sustained trips by simply carrying your battery charger with you and finding an outlet to charge your bike’s battery at night,” he said, “you can even bring a bag full of your clothes with you because the motor makes it easy to carry extra weight.” Although electric bike sales have increased, Yuricic said, they will never replace regular bikes. Sirota said he feels similarly. “Regular bicycles will never go out of style,” Sirota said, who prefers to ride a regular bike. “Whether it’s younger children cruising around, adults exercising or going for joy rides, or even cyclists who compete in contests, everyone cycles for different reasons…so it’s nice to have a variety of different types of bikes to choose from.”

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ny forward movement in aviation, or in space exploration, is usually greeted by cheers. As should be the case. But often, first come the skeptics who ask whether it was worth it all. Or the doubters who say it never happened. Or even, sadly, those who shrug their shoulders and say, “So what?” When the bicycle-makers Wilbur and Orville Wright successfully flew their singleengine, box-like airplane on a chilly December morning in 1903 jAmES from the mosquitomarshes BERNStEIN infested of Kitty Hawk, N.C. — the first motorized heavierthan-air vehicle ever to leave the earth — only four local newspapers showed up to cover the event. There were even disbelievers that the 12-second flight ever happened. The U.S. government turned the brothers down, with a form letter, saying it had no interest in their invention. An editorial in a Paris newspaper sniffed, “The Wrights have flown or they have not flown. They possess a machine

or they do not possess one. They are in fact either fliers or liars. It is difficult to fly . . . It is easy to say, ‘We have flown.’” The press and the public ultimately came to recognize the significance of the Wrights’ first flight. But it took time. So, too, now, there has been considerable scoffing at and bad-mouthing of the recent flights to the edge of space by the billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson. Social media has been filled with denunciations: Bezos and Branson could have used the multimillions they spent on their ventures feeding half the world’s population. They could have brought global warming under control. They could have cured Covid. All these things are absolutely worthy goals and need to be done. But they will not be done by one man, or two. They will take global efforts by teams of scientists, researchers, scholars and all of us. Bezos and Branson had another goal in mind, one that is also worthy. Their flights were a brief few minutes, and they reached about 60 miles high, the edge of space. But on May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, flew for only 15 minutes in his Freedom 7 space capsule, and reached an altitude of

101 miles before splashing down in the Atlantic. But in what is really a wink of an eye — eight years and two months later — Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon, in July 1969. The Apollo moon program certainly got the world cheering, but in the decades since, the view of its technological feats has soured. I have heard many deride it as little more than a propaganda tool, with a number of people looking back on it with a yawn. But the view of our blue and white planet from space alone was worth every penny. We got a perception of just how enormous “out there” is, how tiny we really are, and how we need to preserve this beautiful planet of ours. But technology from the Apollo program also gave us better water-purification systems, breathing masks used by firefighters around the world, solar panels, cordless devices like power tools, a path to developing miniaturized computers, advanced cameras, thermal blankets for keeping the sick warm and yes, moon rocks to gaze upon in museums. It’s easy to call Bezos and Branson thrill-seekers who have little better to do

ezos and Branson are scoffed at, but so were two brothers at Kitty Hawk.

with their time or money. Neither man is perfect. Bezos could certainly improve working conditions at his Amazon plants around the country, and he didn’t help himself when he “thanked” his employees for making his voyage possible. He used company stock to finance his trip, and his employees had no say in the matter. But I also see the two men as dreamers, like the Wright brothers and all of the Apollo astronauts. Each step forward in aviation, or space, gets us a little closer to where our DNA as human beings pushes us to be: out there. The Wrights were the step to commercial airplanes. The airplanes took us to Apollo. Apollo took us to the moon. The moon is now seen as a landing stop on the way to Mars and beyond. This progress cannot be stopped. Since our earliest days on Earth, we have looked skyward and asked, What’s up there? Wilbur Wright put it this way: “The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air.” Let’s keep looking. James Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald.

Caught in the tangled lines of big fishing

watched the Netflix documentary “Seaspiracy” last week, and I may never eat fish again. The 90-minute exposé on commercial fishing, produced by Ali Tabrizi, a 27-year-old environmentalist and filmmaker, reveals a fishing mega-industry that is poisoning our oceans, overfishing across the globe, unintentionally slaughtering thousands of dolphins and turtles in miles-long fishing nets (known as walls of death) and peddling farmed fish that is contaminated to unsuspecting RANDI consumers. The KREISS documentary presents disturbing video evidence of practices like the mass killing of dolphins and whales in Japan, where some fishermen see the mammals as competition for their industry. Tabrizi interviews fishermen as well as leaders of various organizations devoted to the preservation of sea life and healthy oceans. He draws viewers to the conclusion that there is no such thing as “sustainable” fish catches, and no such thing as “dolphin safe tuna,” despite the labels and the claims of the fishing industry. He

interviews men who say they were kept as slaves on huge fishing vessels, processing shrimp in their holds, with the threat of being thrown overboard if they protested. The documentary shows thousands of miles of fishing lines and nets stuck together in vast seas of garbage floating across the Pacific Ocean. My own history with fishing and eating fish is at odds with the disturbing elements of the exposé. Having lived most of my life on the coast of Long Island, I fished Reynolds Channel, in Atlantic Beach and Long Beach, from the time I was 4. As a kid, I went out with my dad and my Uncle Herbie in a wooden rowboat with an outboard motor, and I always landed the biggest flounder. “Big as a doormat,” my dad would say. And I usually caught it on a simple dropline. Part of the fun was the other stuff we caught and threw back, the blowfish and spider crabs and the occasional eel. The bays were full and rich with wildlife. My dad cleaned the fish at the dock, and we ate what we caught. Who thought about it? Decades later, wanderlust led my own family to summers in Montana. There we learned to fly fish, and we ambled along

the big rivers: the Bitterroot, the Gallatin, the Blackfoot, the Yellowstone and the Ruby. Summer after summer we caught and released rainbow and brown trout lurking in the deep, still pools of those pristine rivers. This morning, I read in The New York Times: “Montana’s Famed Trout Under Threat as Drought Intensifies.” Which leads to questions about what is precipitating the devastating heat and drought across the West, and how overfishing, air pollution, industrial waste and food production contribute to the climate change that is affecting life on Earth? I’m worried that my favorite salmon recipes, made with farmraised salmon, may include a few surprise ingredients like arsenic, PCBs, DDT and mercury. When I open a can of tuna, “Seaspiracy” claims, even the “Dolphin Safe” label can be unreliable. The Guardian newspaper challenges some of “Seaspiracy’s” claims, saying that several fishing industry leaders were quoted “out of context.” The newspaper reports that there are viable groups working hard to create “sustainable’ sources of fish. It challenges the “Seaspiracy” claim that our oceans could be completely empty

ow do we eat healthy and still preserve the planet’s natural resources?

by 2048, saying that finding may be dated. I checked out the websites of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and learned that there are hundreds of endangered fish on their lists, fish dying out because of overfishing or disappearing habitats. Among them is the Atlantic salmon. So, as a salmon eater, my choice is wild-caught Pacific salmon or farm-raised salmon, which seems to have issues not only with contaminants but with the farms themselves, which release huge amounts of waste into the oceans. And if someone claims a farmed fish source to be environmentally conscientious and the fish safe to eat, how to know for sure? Please watch “Seaspiracy” for yourself. Read the rebuttals to the documentary on the BBC and Guardian websites. The questions for all of us are, how do we eat healthy and still preserve the natural resources of our planet? How do we create reliable oversight groups so that we can believe their reports of sustainable fish sources and healthy fishing protocols? Right now, the fishing industry is largely self-reporting, and that raises issues. As citizens of the Earth, our menu choices are fraught. Suddenly, a simple tuna sandwich creates an ethical dilemma. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Let’s keep our eyes on the skies

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The time is right for offshore wind

lans to construct a wind farm in the ocean 15 miles south of Jones Beach will undoubtedly be met with opposition. The Long Island Commercial Fishing Association has already weighed in against the project, saying it could disturb vital fishing grounds. There will likely be others to follow during a two-year environmental review. We mustn’t allow not-in-my-backyard protestations to scuttle such a project again, though. In 2007, plans for a 40-turbine wind farm off Jones Beach, 10 years in the making, were killed largely because of NIMBYist opposition by a small but vocal group called Save Jones Beach. Long Island Power Authority officials claimed the project would cost too much, but studies showed it would have raised ratepayers’ monthly bills by a mere $2.50. Polling at the time showed Long Islanders overwhelmingly supported the wind farm, despite the rate increase. That’s because most folks understood then, and understand now, that we desperately need renewable energy sources like wind, solar and geothermal to reduce our reliance on dirty fossil fuels such as coal, oil and even natural gas in order to stave off the worst effects of the climate crisis. Yes, the Earth is heating up beyond the bounds of predictable climactic cycles, and we’re responsible for throwing the world’s mean temperature range out of whack. Power plants, factories, and cars and trucks send more than 40 billion metric tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide — the chief of driver of climate change —

letters Get vaccinated if you haven’t been To the Editor: New Yorkers across the state continue to fight Covid-19 by getting vaccinated, but we need to get even more shots in arms to put this virus behind us for good. I urge everyone who hasn’t gotten their shot yet to do so immediately. The vaccine is widely available and taking it is easy, safe and free. As of last week, the percentage of New Yorkers testing positive for the virus was up, at 1.86 percent. The seven-day average was 1.66 percent. New patient hospitalizations, patients in intensive care units, patients in ICUs with intubation and deaths were all up. All state mass-vaccination sites are open to eligible New Yorkers for walk-in vaccination on a first-come, first-served basis. Those who would prefer to schedule an appointment at a state-run site can do so on the Am I Eligible App or by calling (833) NYS-4-VAX.

into the atmosphere every year. Since the Industrial Revolution began in 1750, humans have released 2,000 billion metric tons, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That is, we have released enough carbon into the atmosphere to substantially alter its composition and set in a motion the climate crisis that we now face. The question is, what will we do to stop it? Will we bravely seek new, clean forms of energy, or will we keep our heads buried in the sands of our pristine beaches until they’re all underwater? Yes, the climate crisis is raising sea levels and increasing the strength of hurricanes and tropical storms, while also causing wrenching drought in parts of the world — including the American Southwest — that have traditionally been rain-deprived. You only need look to the abnormally scorching temperatures we have seen across the West this year — and the out-ofcontrol wildfires that have resulted — to understand the magnitude of the crisis that we face. Climatologists tell us that the climate crisis is no longer a future projection. It is here and now, and we are only starting to feel its terrible effects. We are not powerless, however. Just as human ingenuity got us into this crisis, it can get us out of it. Building offshore wind farms around Long Island — considered the “Saudi Arabia of wind” — would be a step in the right direction. It’s only natural that the Long Island Commercial Fishing Association would worry about the potential effects of wind

farms on traditional fishing grounds. It’s shortsighted, however, to think only in the present. Warmer ocean waters caused by the climate crisis could wipe out twothirds of all fish species around the globe, according to the World Economic Forum. At the same time, fish — and birds — exist in a narrow temperature range to which they have spent millennia adapting. Change the mean annual temperature over long periods of time, and the fish and birds begin migrating north to cooler regions. In the near future, in other words, there may not be a Long Island fishing industry to speak of unless we act now. Over the next two years, we also may hear that wind farms kill birds that fly through them. That’s true. All forms of energy production, though, kill wildlife. Blowing apart mountains to extract coal certainly does. Oil spills in the ocean certainly do. For goodness’ sake, nuclear power plants kill billions of fish and fish larvae annually by sucking them from rivers and oceans through their cooling systems. The National Audubon Society estimates that we could lose two-thirds of all bird species to climate change. That’s why the society supports wind farms, including offshore wind farms, even though we may lose thousands of birds to them. If you’re really worried about birds, though, keep your house cat inside. Outdoor house cats kill some 2.4 billion birds in the U.S. and Canada every year, according to the American Bird Conservancy.

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ere’s a quick note to United Airlines. You know that deal you recently announced with Boom Supersonic that has you placing options to purchase 15 Overture aircraft, the still-tobe-built supersonic transport planes? If United, or any of Boom’s aeronautical engineers, have an institutional memory, they’ll recall that the firstgeneration Concorde SST died, in part, because of the ferocious opposition from those in the Five Towns living beneath ronALD J. final approach to F. Kennedy rosenberg John International Airport. That lesson needs to be heard in Tokyo, because Japan Airlines has secured 20 options for Overture, and Virgin Atlantic has announced that it is studying a supersonic airliner of its own. Let’s be clear. If your airliner can’t fly into Kennedy, you aren’t flying anywhere. Regardless of what technology you apply, whether its electric-powered engines or supersonic delta wings, the economics of any airliner depend on landing rights at JFK. The surrounding communities are

seasoned veterans of the jet noise war, and they know how to respond effectively based on their experiences with the deltawinged Concorde SST. In addition to a loud “double bang” sonic wave that assaulted people on the ground whenever the Concorde exceeded the speed of sound, its engines were considerably louder than those powering 747s and DC-10s of that era. Those jumbo jets arrive over the Five Towns far more slowly and far more quietly than the SST. The latest generation of aviation companies proposing to build a 21st-century SST has the advantage of working with research, technology, composite materials and supercomputers that were unavailable to Concorde designers back in the 1960s. Current plans suggest a design that incorporates an unusually long nose meant to contour a shock wave, wings designed to bounce a sonic boom up into the air and engines cloaked, in part, by twin vertical tails. Airlines also have a better appreciation of the economics of supersonic travel in an era of deregulation, when they have a far tougher and more competitive business model than the two European airlines that flew the Concorde across the Atlantic.

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Engineers say they fully appreciate that there is a point at which decibel readings for supersonic flight go off the chart and into the realm of community and Congressional opposition. They believe their prototype SST will offer a muted “thump” when it needs to fly over land in excess of Mach 1. While there has been an effort since 2018 to restart American SST research, Congress and the Federal Aviation Administration have yet to set new SST noise standards, which means, for the moment, that the industry is chasing a moving and subjective regulation. As fabrication of SST aircraft moves forward, the industry should consider simultaneously launching a community outreach and educational program focusing on what their SST will and will not do that would begin to engage Long Islanders. They should share their science, for example, with village mayors and civic leaders, particularly those in the Five Towns; host a community open house at Hempstead Town Hall; display their design concepts at the Lawrence High School science fair; host an informational briefing for Nassau County elected officials at the Cradle of Aviation; create a web site that details the thou-

he new model may give off a thump rather than a bang when it exceeds Mach 1.

sands of hours of wind tunnel testing, computer modeling and concept designs; coordinate efforts with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs JFK; and offer a virtual online tour of the engineering centers where their first SST is being designed. Boom Supersonic and its competitors, such as Lockheed Martin, need to appreciate that it is no longer sufficient to be the most innovative kid in the air. New technology, like new public infrastructure, now comes with a mandatory strategy to engage those who will be most impacted by it. But a neighborhood outreach program will not address the issue facing Cedarhurst, Lawrence, Inwood, and other communities on the South Shore that daily absorb the sights and sounds of intense air traffic. We know Long Island isn’t the center of the commercial aviation universe, but persuading New Yorkers living near JFK that a new and vastly improved SST will not harm their quality of life will be essential to the long-term viability of an SST that few of us will ever fly. Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He is currently with the law firm he founded in 1999, Rosenberg Calica & Birney, in Garden City.

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People may also contact their local health department, pharmacy, doctor or hospital to schedule an appointment where vaccines are available, or visit vaccines.gov to find information on appointments near them. The Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboard is available to update New Yorkers on the distribution of vaccines. The state Department of Health requires vaccinating facilities to report all vaccine administration data within 24 hours, and the data on the dashboard is updated daily to reflect current metrics in the state’s vaccination effort. GOV. ANDREW CUOMO

Transit agencies must settle dispute To the Editor: After seven months, New Jersey Transit and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority have been unable to agree on how to split $14.5 billion of CARES Act Covid-19 relief funds from Washington administered by the Federal Transit Administration. The MTA anticipated receiving $4 billion out of the second and $6.5 billion out of the third round of funding. This disagreement impacts other non-MTA transit operators. Until New York and New Jersey agree on a split of funding, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (FTA-sanctioned Metropolitan Planning Organization) will be unable to complete its funding request for its membership. This will mean that NICE Bus, City of Long Beach, Suffolk County Transit and Town of Huntington bus will be unable to access their share of funding. These smaller agencies do not have the same ability to borrow money

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as the MTA does. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and other elected officials should ask Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state Department of Transportation, the MTA chairman and board members to resolve this dispute as soon as possible. Local bus operators such as NICE Bus do not deserve to be adversely impacted financially by this impasse between the two largest transit

agencies in America. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

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