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F.S., Elmont reeling from tropical storm By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

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Tree liMBs fell on a resident’s truck on Washington Street during the storm.

Ben Vega needs to keep his cat’s insulin cold, but he struggled to do so after his power went out during Tropical Storm Isaias last week. He kept his essential items in a cooler with ice because “there isn’t much else to do,” he said, and “with the pandemic situation . . . it makes it harder to go to a family member’s house to ride it out.” “It has been difficult so far,” Vega told the Herald on Aug. 6, after three days without electricity, adding that he lost a

great deal of food during the outage. He tried many times to contact PSEG via its automated systems and social media, and received a message on Thursday saying that power would not be restored to his area until Saturday. “I know it’s an overwhelming task with weather, but PSEG took over for LIPA after the Sandy fiasco,” Vega said. “They had plenty of time to improve on that. Their communications with customers like me is horrible.” Nearly 50,000 Long Island Continued on page 3

Curtains close at Franklin Square movie theater Owners struggle to find new tenants for landmark building amid pandemic By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

The Franklin Square movie theater will not reopen when Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifts all restrictions on businesses, a sign on its door says. “I’m disappointed that this particular building is closing,” said Katherine Tarascio, who filed an application in October 2018 to designate the Art Deco building a historic landmark. The Town of Hempstead’s Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved the appli-

cation in February 2019, and the Town Board passed a resolution last October officially designating it as a landmark. Then, at the end of November, Jasmin Frankel and Jay Levinson signed a lease for the theater, and took over its operations shortly thereafter. At the time, they told the Herald that they wanted to make it more familyfriendly, with $5 tickets on Tuesdays and discounted tickets for seniors on Thursdays. Tickets would only cost a maximum of $8, Frankel previously said, and the theater would host events for

local schools and camps. But after months of not paying rent during the coronavirus pandemic, Frankel and Levinson were forced to shut down the operation, according to Chris Browne, an attorney representing property owner Nauman Hussain. Their last day was July 29. “They saw no path back to prosperity,” Browne said. Frankel and Levinson could not be reached for comment as the Herald went to press. Movie theaters across New York have been closed since March, when Cuomo ordered all

non-essential businesses to cease operations. They were originally set to reopen in Phase 4 of the state’s reopening protocols, but at the end of June, Cuomo removed movie theaters, malls and gyms from the list of businesses that could reopen, citing an increase in Covid-19 infection

rates in other states. The Franklin Square theater has earned no revenue since it closed, according to Charles Procasi, who ran its promotions and marketing department. Now, Browne said, he and Hussain are struggling to find Continued on page 11

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A tree cAme down on a power line near the Wesley United Methodist Church, blocking part of Fenworth Boulevard.

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customers remained without power on Monday morning, according to the PSEG website, with more than 150 affected in the Franklin Square-Elmont area. The utility posted a message on its website the night prior, saying, “The backbone of the system — transmission lines and substations — has been restored, and we are hard at work restoring the distribution system that serves our neighborhoods. The damage to many of these circuits is extensive, and as these individual damage spots are assessed, estimated restoration times will be refined.” LIPA officials said on Aug. 6 that they had hired an outside company to review PSEG’s response to Isaias, and a group of state senators called on the attorney general’s office to conduct another investigation. In a letter to Attorney General Letitia James on Aug. 5, they wrote that their offices had “been inundated with complaints from constituents who have been unable to report their outages to PSEG-LI — both via its text-in system, as well as its phone lines.” “This colossal communications collapse is unacceptable to hardworking PSEG-LI ratepayers, many of whom were seeking to report the dangerous situations created by downed power lines and live wires,” the letter — signed by Senators Todd Kaminsky, John Brooks, Anna Kaplan, Kevin Thomas, James Gaughran and Monica Martinez — stated, noting that the “communication breakdown” placed critical-care patients at risk because they might rely on electricity to power life-support machines or to refrigerate their medicine. “It is unconscionable,” the letter continued, “that our utilities’ communications services left Long Islanders without the ability to report dangerous situations or make informed decisions around restoration times, especially during a pandem-

ic when many residents are working from home and may face further economic hardships from an extended power outage.” Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, said in a statement that the utility had enough time to formulate a response plan before the storm. “This has been a disappointing experience with PSEG,” she said. “We need answers in regards to what went wrong, and how they will improve moving forward.” Isaias rolled through Nassau County on Aug. 4 with sustained winds in the 30 to 50mph range — with some gusts in excess of 70 miles per hour. It shut down Long Island Rail Road service throughout the afternoon, and tore down more than 1,000 trees and some 338 electric and phone wires. In Franklin Square, Angela Pedone said she was fortunate she went to the bank during the storm, because when she returned to her house on Washington Street, she found her next-door neighbor’s tree had fallen into her driveway. “Thank God I wasn’t home,” she said, “because I have a new car, and it’s a lease.” Her neighbors removed the limbs from her driveway and cut them up into smaller chunks by the next morning, when, she said, several neighbors drove by to assess the storm’s damage. “Nobody got hurt,” she told passersby, “so we’re lucky.” Elsewhere, streets were blocked off or partially obstructed by downed trees and limbs. Anyone trying to turn onto Fenworth Boulevard from Dogwood Avenue quickly realized they had to turn around because a portion of the road, near Wesley United Methodist Church, was roped off so PSEG-Long Island crews could remove a tree caught in a power line.

StreetS were blocked off in the Franklin SquareWest Hempstead area. iSAiAS uprooted A tree on Margaret Street in Franklin Square. limbS were down at Elmont Memorial High School. The Elmont Fire Department also received many calls after the storm, according to Commissioner Ralph Esposito, with power outages reported throughout the area. “These guys went above and beyond,” Esposito said of Elmont’s firefighters. “Everyone from the janitors to the chiefs was working.” He added that he is proud to live in Elmont, where he offered to store food for his neighbors whose electricity went out. “We’re one family in our community,” he said. “It’s a beautiful thing.” Scott Brinton contributed to this story.

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Veteran to run for 19th Assembly District Retired Lt. Col., Gary Port, of West Hempstead, announced his candidacy for the seat in the 19th District of the State Assembly. Port, a Democrat, will challenge the Republican incumbent, Ed Ra. Port, who has lived in West Hempstead for 26 years, strongly believes that community service should never stop, which is why he seeks to represent his neighborhood in the State Assembly. Port said that as a homeowner and a father of four children, he understands the issues that Nassau County faces. He said that he has a personal stake in quality of life issues such as affordability, the poor placement of airline routes and the construction of the Long Island Rail Road’s third track. If elected, Port said that he would be dedicated to working with his community to find common-sense solutions to

these important issues. “I have spent my entire life defending our nation and its ideals of democracy, liberty and equality,” Port said in a news release. “This election is the most important one in my lifetime. This community needs real leadership from their Assemblymember. I will be an advocate for every veteran in New York, I will fight for gender equality in the workplace, I will be an ally for the LGBTQ+ community, and I will bring back more funding from Albany for much needed infrastructure projects.” Port also pledged to work with the state legislature to combat the financial burdens most Long Islanders are facing such as debt from student loans. Most of all, Port seeks to preserve Long Island for generations to come and ensure that every resident’s rights are protected and respected. Port was an Assistant Professor at

Hofstra University who created their award-winning free Veteran’s Legal Service Clinic. He served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve for 28 years, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He is also the founder of his own law firm, Port and Sava, which specializes in assisting service members, veterans and their families. Active in the community, Port is a founding member of the West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce. He also coached West Hempstead Little League and Softball, is a Scoutmaster and prior District Committee person for the Boy Scouts, Commander of American Legion Post 81 and past chairman of the Nassau County Bar Veteran’s Law Committee. The 19th District encompasses Mineola, New Hyde Park, Garden City, Carle Place, Brookville, Franklin Square and West Hempstead.

Party affiliation:■Democrat Age:■58 Hometown:■West■Hempstead Profession:■Lawyer,■formerly■in■the■ U.S.■Army Education:■Bachelor’s■degree,■New■ York■University;■law■degree,■Brooklyn■ Law■School. Family:■Married■with■four■children.

County comptroller releases dismal mid-year report By TIMOTHY DENTON tdenton@liherald.com

Nassau County Comptroller released his mid-year report on the state of the county’s finances, along with his department’s projections for the year’s remaining two quarters, and the results were every bit as bleak as expected. According to mid-year financial projections, the county will end the current fiscal year with a $340.4 million operating deficit and an ending unassigned fund balance deficit of $227.1 million in the primary operating funds, under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). This compares to a $145.3 million operating surplus and an ending unassigned fund balance of $112.2 million at the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The county finished FY 2019 strongly and 2020 promised to be another year of rebuilding. The mid-year financial projections underscore the county’s current unprecedented and daunting fiscal outlook. W h e n t h e c o m p t ro l l e r ’s o f f i c e released its preliminary estimates of the financial impact of the Covid-19

virus in May, projected sales tax losses were between $160 million and $320 million. However, “The numbers illustrate what we have all been witnessing: The pandemic has been an unprecedented gut punch to our local economy and county finances,” Schnirman said in a statement accompanying the full report. “As we look ahead to the second half of 2020, the looming questions we must ask are: how can we improve the trajectory; how bad can it get; and what if there’s another shutdown?” The answers to those questions will determine the size of any eventual deficit, Schnirman said. Additionally, elected officials at all levels are asking what help, if any, they might expect to receive from the federal government. The county finished FY 2019 with an unassigned fund balance of $112.2 million. This represented a substantial recovery from the negative $68.8 million newly elected County Executive Laura Curran inherited on assuming office in January 2018. “With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and related shutdown, the posi-

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Positive “opportunity” Negative “risk” key key drivers drivers ■■Payroll■ and■ fringe■ savings:■+$71.0■ million. ■■Federal■aid:■+$30.0■million. ■■Social■services:■+$15.5■million. ■■Debt■service:■+$13.9■million ■■Local■government■assistance:■$13.2■ million ■■Total:■143.6■million tive gain that the County experienced in 2019 may potentially be erased in 2020,” Schnirman cautioned. And the county should expect further losses, particularly if a second shutdown or slowdown occurs. Schnir man emphasized that the county is on track to save an estimated $143.6 million through payroll and fringe savings; a $30 million grant from

■■Sales■Tax■Revenue:■-$238.8■million ■■Departmental■ Revenue:■-$65.3■ million ■■State■aid:■-$52.0■million ■■Fines■and■forfeitures:■-$43.0■million ■■OTB■lottery■terminals:■-$15.2■million ■■Rents■and■recoveries:■-$13.0■million ■■Total■$427.3■million the federal government; and savings in social services. He cautioned that these cost savings must be seen against potential revenue shortfalls totaling as much as $526.8 million. The loss of sales tax revenue is the largest single driver of the deficit. The county expects to lose nearly $240 million, with potential losses of as much as $360 million.

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Elected leaders call for PSEG reimbursements U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democrat reimbursements for spoiled food, medfrom Garden City who is up for re-elec- ication or other perishable items to tion this year, and Nassau County customers who have experienced proExecutive Laura Curran, a Democrat longed outages in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias. from Baldwin, are calling “More than 400,000 cuson PSEG-Long Island to tomers lost power in the refund the previous month’s after math of this stor m. utility bill and reimburse W h i l e m a n y h a d p owe r for spoiled food, medicarestored within the first 24 tion, or other perishable hours, more than 140,000 items for customers who customers were still left endured power outages lastwithout electricity over 24 ing over 24 hours. More hours later. PSEG’s website than 400,000 Long Islanders has repeatedly crashed and lost power in Tropical calls and texts from customS t o r m I s a i a s, a n d s o m e Kathleen Rice ers have gone unanswered. 35,000 were still without “A prolonged power outpower on Sunday. age is difficult under normal circumIn a letter to Daniel Eichhor n, stances, but in the midst of the coronaPSEG-LI’s president and chief operatvirus pandemic, it can be disastrous. ing officer, Rice and Curran wrote: Families have stored food in their “Dear Mr. Eichhorn: refrigerators to limit trips to the gro“We write to you today to urge cery store, and these items have now PSEG-Long Island to offer refunds on had to be discarded. Access to electricthe previous month’s utility bill and ity, especially the internet, is critically

important to Long Island residents at this time. New Yorkers working from home depend on consistent and reliable utility services. Not only is it vital to have air conditioning available during the hottest month of the year, but also inter net access is a necessity to clock in for work and to visit with doctors from the safety of one’s home. “Because of these hardships, we urge you to offer our constituents who have endured outa g es lasting Laura more than 24 hours financial relief in the form of a refund on past bills. At least one of your local competitors, Con Edison, is offering reimbursements for spoiled food, medication or other perishable commercial merchandise. Taking these steps immediately would show compassion to a region that is still recovering from past storms and an

unprecedented health crisis and could be facing more storms this hurricane season. “When PSEG-Long Island took over from the Long Island Power Authority in 2014, our constituents were promised better service, better communication and more accountability. After the failures we have witnessed from your handling of Isaias, we sincerely urge you to provide Long Island residents with financial relief. We thank you in advance Curran for your consideration and prompt response. Sincerely, Kathleen Rice Member of Congress Laura Curran Nassau County Executive

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PSEG-LI’s lackluster performance was frustrating Editor’s note: Clavin is the Town of Hempstead supervisor. Few things are more frustrating that PSEG-Long Island’s bungled efforts to restore power to its customers in a timely manner. Perhaps the only thing more maddening than the utility’s lackluster energy restoration efforts has been the electric provider’s unmitigated failure to furnish accurate information to customers and the company’s inability to simply answer phone calls from power-deprived customers. Adding insult to injury, nothing has better demonstrated PSEG-LI’s misunderstanding of how it dropped the ball last week than an Aug. 6 “To our customers” email sent by PSEG President and CEO Ralph Izzo. All evidence to the contrary, the utility’s chief executive claims to understand the importance of power in supporting family lifestyles and the urgency associated with an energy provider’s accuracy when communicating with customers. In that message, Izzo neglects to recognize that PSEG-LI’s greatest shortcoming last week was in frustrating customers’ ability to communicate with the utility. In fact, more than long restoration times and inaccurate estimated times of restoration, Long Island customers were most angered by their inability to contact the company in any way dur-

ing the storm to report that power was out. T his, despite re peated emails and text messages from PSEG ahead of the storm assuring customers of the company’s preparedness to deal with upcoming weather and reminding them that they could report outages by calling a particular telephone number, sending a text message to the company, filing a report through the PSEG app or the company website. None of those methods worked. As a result, customers tur ned to other authorities, none of which could reasonably be thought to have any way of getting the power back on or tellDon i n g c a l l e r s wh e n t h a t might happen. Switchboards exploded at local police departments and at county, town and village offices across Long Island. When those efforts proved unproductive, residents tur ned to social media, where they learned – many for the first time – that they were not the only ones who could not get through. Nobody without power could be sure that PSEG-LI even knew that they were in the dark. If they had entered the Federal Witness Protection Program, PSEG-LI customer service representatives would not have been harder to reach.

In his Aug. 6 email, Izzo pointed out that Isaias was one of the most powerful storms to strike the Northeast in years, which is true. However, it was precisely this type of storm that PSEG was hired to handle. One need only think back to National Grid’s post-Sandy failures to recall that it was the Long Island Power Authority’s dissatisfact i o n w i t h t h at p e r fo rmance that led to the management contract’s transfer to PSEG. Izzo pointed out, “At its peak, more than 1.7 million homes and businesses lost power across Long Island and New Jersey – including 420,000 PSEG Long Island customers.” Clavin W hy a re we b e i n g linked to New Jersey? Is it because an af filiate of PSEG-LI services the Garden State? That’s the company’s problem – not ours. In fact, at the time the company was being considered for the LIPA contract, it argued that the availability of crews in nearby New Jersey would enhance PSEG’s emergency response capabilities on Long Island. It apparently never occurred to management that geography made it likely that both areas would someday be affected by the same storm. In his email, Izzo wanted us to know, “PSEG-Long Island under-

stands how critical it is to share accurate and timely infor mation with our customers.” If that’s true, it’s hard to understand why a host on talk station WLIR (107.1 FM – Hampton Bays) was left on Wednesday wondering why the promised call from a PSEG-LI spokesman didn’t come during his show. It’s also hard to accept Izzo’s claim of understanding the importance of sharing information that is accurate and timely when, as of this writing, the energy provider’s communication systems were still replying to many customers with error messages, and the PSEG outage map appeared under a banner that read, “Map Data May Contain Inaccuracies.” Finally, Izzo wrote about reports of tor nadoes “and wind gusts topping 100 mph in some places” as a cause of PSEG’s post-storm troubles. No tornadoes or 100 mph winds were experienced in PSEG-LI’s service territory, so that claim is dishonest. PSEG-LI has been fortunate that, until this week, its stewardship of the Long Island electric system has occurred under mostly blue skies. The first real test of its professionalism under pressure came with Isaias. The test came, and PSEG failed. The utility failed to restore power in a timely fashion, it failed to provide accurate and useful communications to its customers, and it even failed to answer the phones.

Franklin Square protest becomes contentious

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By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

A Black Lives Matter protest in Franklin Square became contentious on Aug. 5, when police officers threatened to arrest demonstrators — and even this reporter — for “obstructing pedestrian traffic” and stepping into the street. Nearly two dozen protestors marched down Hempstead Turnpike that evening, flanked by police officers. When they reached Pacific Avenue, Ron George, a Franklin Square native who organized the demonstration with the Long Island Peaceful Protest group, stopped the group to talk to residents about his experience growing up there. He recounted how he was once the only Black student at the John Street School, and how, when he was younger, residents would say that he was only skilled at basketball because of the color of his skin. Franklin Square is 70 percent white, and only 2.3 percent Black or African American, according to the United States Census Bureau, while neighboring Elmont is 20 percent white and 47.8 percent Black. “It seems like they’re trying to have us separated,” George told the residents sitting outside their homes that night, adding that he would like to see more Black students attend the John Street School. “We’re not here for any hassle,” he said, “we’re here for love.” But when another resident started heckling the group, George took it upon himself to confront him. That’s when one of the police trucks started playing an automated message telling the protestors that they were “obstructing pedestrian traffic” while standing on the sidewalk, and ordered them to “immediately move.” If they did so voluntarily, the message said, “no charges will be brought against you,” but if the protestors did not comply, “you will be arrested immediately.” To underscore this point, the officer who played the message gave George three seconds to keep walking. “That doesn’t make any sense,” George said in retrospect. “All I wanted to do was open dialogue.” That was not the only time the police threatened to arrest people that night, however. An officer told a protestor a short time later that he “could not do that” when he allegedly put up a middle finger at passersby, and when I tried to get a picture of the protestors standing next to me on Hempstead Turnpike, I put my left foot in the street to get a better angle, but one of the officers came up to me and told me that if I stepped off the sidewalk “one more time,” I would be arrested. I was wearing my press badge at the time, holding my camera in my hands, with my reporter’s notebook tucked under my arm. The Nassau County Police Department did not respond to a request for comment as of press time. “This is just another example of the Nassau County police trying to stop us,” Mike Motamedian, another organizer, said of the threats, vowing to keep protesting. “It’s very important to keep com-

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ing outside, keep educating yourselves and keep fighting,” he told the crowd. Black Lives Matter protests have taken place across the country since a police officer in Minnesota knelt on George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, killing him in May. But, George said, “The only problem we have in this world is people who don’t know how to speak” about these injustices, adding that he organized the protest in Franklin Square to “change the hearts of the people.” It attracted residents from across Long Island. Yasmille Edouard, of West Hempstead, for example, said she decided to attend the protest that night because she did not have Internet following Tropical Storm Isaias, and figured “why not do something good” and support Black Lives Matter, and Ebony Thompson, of Baldwin, said “there’s a lot of work that can be done on Long Island.” Franklin Square resident Jack Cronin added that “This is where we’re going to see the most change,” and Jesse Capozzi said, “I think everyone who organizes these protests is doing good work.”

Protestors Marched around Franklin Square on Aug. 5. ron george, left, spoke to residents about his experience growing up in Franklin Square. a Police officer threatened to arrest this reporter for taking the below photo of protestors on Hempstead Turnpike. saro deMirjian, a Franklin Square native, said he would stand by his Black friends.

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A dozen of Lou Corradino’s friends and colleagues held a car parade in honor of his retirement from Richner Communications Inc. on Aug. 6. Mask wearing and social distancing were musts.

A beloved RCI figure is moving on

Printing Manager Lou Corradino retires after two decades with company ciation to Lou for his time and dedication to Richner Communications,” RCI President Stuart Richner said. Richner Communications Inc., par- “‘Upstairs Lou,’ as he’s known, has ent company of the Herald Community made a positive impact on our company Newspapers, bade farewell to Lou Cor- while becoming a loyal friend and colleague to all of us radino, its director at Richner, as well of commercial as our commercial printing, who print clients. retired last week “We will certainafter two decades. ly miss Lou’s printAnd, as is the cusing expertise and t o m t h e s e d ay s, knowledge,” Richmany of his ner continued, friends and col“and his uncanny leagues at the comability to juggle pany held a car many balls at the parade for him in same time without front of his Commissing a beat or a mack home on deadline. What I’ll Aug. 6. miss most, howevThe soft-spoken er, is having Lou as father, grandfather a colleague and and great-grandfafriend.” ther, whose passion Corradino plans for his work was to spend more time exceeded only by corrAdino wAS rci’S commercial with his wife, his love for his fam- printing manager for two decades. Marie, and their ily, the Yankees and family — and they the Giants, will be have a lot of family, including three missed by all at RCI. Corradino was one of RCI’s unsung daughters, two sons, and many grandheroes, a behind-the-scenes manager children and great-grandchildren. “Lou is the consummate printing prowho ensured that the company’s presses hummed along according to tight, near- fessional,” said Michael Bologna, RCI’s ly 24-hour-a-day schedules. He oversaw a vice president of operations. “I rememstaff of press operators, mail distribu- ber at his interview thinking how lucky tors, binders and drivers, and worked we were to have found him. The last 20 with RCI’s commercial printing and years have gone by in a flash. Along mailing clients, including other publish- with our customers, we’ll miss having ers, hospitals, schools, municipalities, Lou and his incredible talents in our nonprofit organizations and corpora- stead. His are some pretty big shoes to fill. I wish him well.” tions throughout the tristate region. Rhonda Glickman, RCI’s vice presi“I’d like to express my sincere appre-

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corrAdino with rci President Stuart Richner, left, and, Michael Bologna, vice president of operations, right. dent of advertising sales, said she had been through a great deal with Corradino, including the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, which upended business operations across Long Island, and a catastrophic fire at RCI’s Lawrence office in 2004, which forced the company to move to an abandoned manufacturing plant in West Hempstead for two years while a new office and printing plant was built in Garden City. “No matter what, Lou always got it done,” Glickman said. “The papers always got out, and he always got it done with his kind and quiet nature. He was a terrific colleague, and I’ll miss him. Best of luck to him.” Heralds Sports Editor Tony Bellissi-

mo worked with Corradino for 12 years. “He’s a wealth of information and a tremendous problem solver,” Bellissimo said. “I’ll miss popping into his office to talk sports, but our conversations will no doubt continue by phone.” This reporter would like to thank Corradino for all his encouragement over the past 20 years. He often remarked on how great the Herald papers looked and how interesting the stories were, and he would always remind me of our mission — that people buy newspapers for the stories inside — even at the car parade last week. So, from all of us at RCI, thank you, Lou, for your outstanding service to the company.

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Elmont H.S. officials review district’s proposal Governor allows schools to open in the fall By Melissa Koenig and Karen BlooM mkoenig@liherald.com

Elmont Memorial High School parents had the opportunity to ask administrators questions about the Sewanhaka Central High School District’s reopening plan at a virtual Parent Teacher Student Association meeting on Saturday. During the two and a half hour-long conversation, Principal Kevin Doughterty and assistant principals Brian Burke and Paul Naraine went over the plan with nearly 200 parents. It includes half of the student body learning in-school one day and virtually the next, while the other half does the opposite. Any student enrolled in the Life Skills or special education programs could attend school in person every day, and any parent who does not feel comfortable sending their child to school could opt for a full remote program with district teachers. Parents can choose to have their child learn remotely at any time during the school year, Dougherty said, but would not be able to switch from remote learning to inperson learning until the following semester. The remote program would use Google Meets, he noted, and would comprise live instruction, as well as some recorded instruction, independent work, projectbased activities and research-based work

Students who do go to school, meanwhile, would have to fill out a survey on their iPads every morning certifying that they do not have any Covid-19 symptoms, in which case the screen would turn a certain color. They would then present the screen to their bus drivers and school officials outside of each of the four entrances to the high school. If their screens are not displaying the proper color of the day, Dougherty said, they “will be turned away.” Additionally, any student coming from a program at Sewanhaka High School must have their temperature taken before they enter Elmont Memorial. The school would also look different, he said, with one-way hallways and up and down staircases. Students would not be allowed to access their lockers, and only those in ninth through 12-grade would switch classes throughout the day. Seventh and eighth graders would stay in one classroom, with the teachers changing, and lunches delivered. Clubs would be conducted virtually, and low-risk sports would begin on Sept. 21. “It’s going to feel very strange,” Dougherty said of the school year, adding that district officials are relying on parents to not send their child to school if he or she is sick. The proposal still has to be approved

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elMont MeMorial HigH School Assistant Principal Brian Burke answered parent’s questions at a virtual Parent Teacher Student Association on Saturday. by State Education Department officials, but last Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that school districts throughout the state would be allowed to reopen in the fall. He said he based his decision on low infection rates recorded in every region. “Everywhere in the state, every region is below the threshold that we established,” he said during a conference call with reporters. “If there’s a spike in the

infection rate, if there’s a matter of concern in the infection rate, we can revisit.” Cuomo added that New York is in “the best situation in the country right now,” and said, “if anyone can open schools, we can open schools.” The State Education Department is leaving the specifics of how to reopen New York’s 749 school districts to the districts themselves, and all of their plans were due on July 31. Under the Elmont Union Free School District’s plans, kindergarteners through third-graders would attend class in-person Mondays through Wednesdays, and fourth- through sixth-graders would attend class in person on Thursdays and Fridays. The classes would then be divided into two cohorts, with classroom teachers and special-area teachers alternating between the two groups. On days they are not in school, Elmont students would complete reinforcement materials, and would meet with teachers virtually. The Franklin Square School District, however, is proposing a full return to school with a virtual learning option for kindergarteners through sixth-graders. Its district officials are planning to hold several question and answer sessions on Aug. 12, Aug. 17 and Aug. 19. The link to these discussions will be posted on the district website.

Elmont School District releases re-opening plans By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

Elmont school officials are proposing a hybrid learning model for the 2020- 21 school year, under which kindergarten through third-grade students would attend class in-person Mondays through Wednesdays, and fourth through sixth-graders would attend class in-person on Thursdays and Fridays. On days they are not in school, students would learn remotely. Under the district’s plans, which Superintendent Kenneth Rosner released to the public on Aug. 3, each class would be divided into two cohorts, with classroom teachers and special-area teachers alternating between the two group. Classroom teachers would teach one group literacy, math, science and social studies, while specialarea teachers, intervention specialists and other faculty that provide supervision and instruction would work with the other group. When they are not in school, the students would complete reinforcement materials, and would meet with teachers virtually. Pre-school students and those in selfcontained special education classes, meanwhile, would attend school in-person every day, and any parent who does not want to send their child to school can fill out a form enrolling their child in a full virtual learning program that “would mirror” the work being done in school, according to Rosner. If the State Education Department

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tHe average classrooM in the Elmont Union Free School District would accommodate 13 students with social distancing measures in place. doesn’t approve this plan, however, Elmont school officials have also created a second proposal, under which preschoolers through second-graders would attend school in-person for half a day three times a week, and students in third through sixth-graders would attend school for half a day twice a week. The classes would again be divided into two groups, with classroom teachers working with one cohort, while the other learns remotely. Special area and intervention support would be “infused into classroom instruction in a co-teacher model” under the plan,

and enrichment activities, special-emotional learning and other mindfulness activities would be embedded in all instruction. “Everything is on the table,” Rosner said in a Zoom meeting with district parents about the plan last Monday, adding, “We have to do what we have to, to get children back in the classroom.” The average classroom in the school district could only accommodate 13 students with social-distancing measures in place, he explained, and all staff and student would be required to wear a mask

when social distancing is not possible, unless they are unable to medically tolerate one. To ensure compliance with this rule, the district has ordered two cloth masks for every staff member, and the disposable ones for all students to last 180 days. The schools would also be sanitized with electrostatic disinfectant sprayers — which use a specialized solution that is combined with air and atomized by an electrode to adhere to surfaces and objects — every day after school, and high-touch surfaces would be sanitized throughout the day. Additionally, the district installed partitions between urinals, mounted hand sanitizing stations in classrooms that do not have sinks, and touchless sinks to all bathrooms. Hallway and bathroom monitors would make sure that students wash their hands and keep a safe distance from one another, and, Rosner said, he would encourage teachers to schedule hand washing times for their students. “Our sleeves will be rolled up, our masks will be on, and we will be in the buildings everyday to make sure thee protocols are being followed,” he said, noting that the district would have to return to a full remote program if Long Island’s coronavirus infection rate rises above 9 percent. That is why, he told parents, “We’re all in this together,” asking them not to send their children to school if they are sick. Anyone with questions about these plans is encouraged to send an email to September2020@ElmontSchool.org.

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Jasmin Frankel and Jay Levinson took over the movie theater last November, but were forced to shut it down amid the coronavirus pandemic.

new tenants. There is no parking lot for the property on Hempstead Turnpike, he noted, and said movie theaters are “economically difficult to run.” Bow Tie Cinemas took over the theater’s operations in 2013 but ended its lease early, according to Browne. Then, he said, he and Hussain tried to make it work with Frankel and Levinson, but they reasoned that if Bow Tie, one of the largest movie theater chains in the country, couldn’t prosper at the location, the venture would be futile for a smaller operation. The theater’s landmark status, Browne said, doesn’t help. It prevents developers from making any alterations to the exterior of the building, unless they are “made consistent with the materials and style of the architectural period of which said building or structure is characteristic.” As a result, Browne said, the building will always resemble a movie theater. “I just don’t see how you’re getting a movie theater back in there,” he said, but he added that he and Hussain would work with the community “to find a viable tenant.” The theater was constructed in 1933 by Abraham Schwartz, who built, owned and operated a number of theaters in New York City and Long Island. It is now believed to be the only Art Deco movie theater left in the Town of Hempstead, and the original brickwork, including the repeated decorative arch motif at the top of the building, can still be seen, Tarascio has pointed out at public hearings. The arch motif is also reminiscent of Egyptian Revival architecture, Sarah Kautz, director of the Society for the Preservation of Long Island, has explained. Egyptian Revival architecture sprang up around the same time as Art Deco, and they were often mixed together.

The Town Board was unanimous in approving the theater’s landmark status, but Browne disagreed with the decision, saying that the theater was not unique enough to be a landmark, and has been altered too many times since it was built. He filed a lawsuit in Nassau County Supreme Court in December, seeking to overturn the Town Board’s vote, arguing that its resolution was “procedurally defective” because it failed to hold its hearing within 90 days of the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s ruling, as required by the town code, and because the Town Board failed to issue or adopt any findings to support its determination. Additionally, Browne claimed, the evidence presented to the Town Board was “wholly insufficient to support its decision.” In response, town officials argued that the 90-day time limit is “directory rather than mandatory,” and that if Browne could not prove that the delay of the public hearing was due to “substantial prejudice,” the resolution could not be annulled. Finally, the town said, the board does not have to adopt formal findings if the public record provides a “sufficient rational basis” for adoption. Justice Jeffrey Brown wound up siding with the town in his decision on June 16, noting that the verbiage of the town code supports the claim that the 90-day time limit is a suggestion, and that the record from the public hearings supported the town’s resolution. “Further,” Brown wrote, “in light of the record evidence, the possibility that Board members held preconceived personal opinions is insufficient to infer that the decision was arbitrary or capricious or without a rational basis.” Browne is now seeking to appeal the decision. Tarascio, meanwhile, said she hoped the town would erect a landmark sign at the site soon.

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Budgetary reductions ■ Salary for a .4 orchestra teacher: $40,000 ■ Language teacher extra-help stipends: $10,000 ■ Classroom equipment and furniture: $50,000

■ Textbook purchases: $55,000 ■ Prekindergarten: $105,000 ■ Summer recreation program: $108,369 ■ Employee retirement: $85,000 ■ Teachers retirement: $100,000 ■ Health insurance: $276,749

In revote, Elementary District 13 passes 2020-21 spending plan By Peter Belfiore Courtesy Garry Karbiner

troPical Storm iSaiaS caused damage at the Covid-19 testing site at Jones Beach on Aug. 4, leaving it closed for two days.

Covid-19 testing resumes at Jones Beach after Isaias By J.D. freDa jfreda@liherald.com

The Covid-19 testing site at Jones Beach State Park reopened last Thursday after sustaining significant damage during Tropical Storm Isaias. Isaias, which hit the area with a short, sharp blast of high winds and driving rain, left hundreds of thousands of Long Islanders without power, in addition to the damage at the area’s first drive-through testing site. The severe winds caused the site’s tents to collapse, and the facility was closed last Wednesday because of the damage. The site, under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Health, reopened on Aug. 6 at 10 a.m. for those with appointments. Seaford State Sen. John Brooks visited the testing site Friday. “Everything is restored here,” Brooks said. “The equipment was not damaged, just the tents.” The site closed on Tuesday in preparation for the storm, ensuring its medical equipment remained intact. Officials quickly reconstructed the tents for use

on Thursday. Since its reopening, the Jones Beach test site has seen roughly a hundred patients a day. This is slightly less than half of the mobile lab’s typical daily capacity. Although the site was closed for only a full day after the storm, no information was available at press time as to when Wednesday appointments would be rescheduled Brooks has also said he received statistics pointing to a positive testing rate of 2 percent at the site, an increase from recent months. The rate of infection has ticked up since July Fourth weekend. Nassau County statistics showed an infection rate of less 1 percent at the site. As of Aug. 7, Nassau County had 43,655 confirmed positive cases, while Suffolk had 43,786 confirmed cases. Combined, the two counties make up 20.8 percent of the state’s total. Seaford, Wantagh and North Wantagh had a total of roughly 750 positive cases, with a slight increase in the past seven days. The two hamlets combine for an average of 16.62 cases for every 1,000 residents.

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Voters passed Valley Stream Elementary School District 13’s revised 2020-21 spending plan on July 28, after narrowly rejecting its original budget in June. The vote was 949-783. The revised budget will make roughly $880,000 in cuts, including more than $400,000 in teacher and employee retirement and health insurance spending, $108,000 in the summer recre at i o n p ro g r a m a n d $105,000 in pre-kindergarten. It also holds off on equipment, textbook and classroom furniture purchases as well as the hiring of two part-time instrucChristina Daly/Herald tors. DiStrict 13 PaSSeD its revised spending plan on July Voting was done in per28, after voters rejected the original budget proposal in son, and while turnout was June. higher than in previous years — last year, the district spending plan passed appreciate the community support for narrowly, 584-532 — it was down from the the budget, and we’ll move forward in a original vote, which was carried out chief- positive direction to ensure that we ly through mail-in ballots and saw a maintain the quality public education record count of 1,353 votes for and 1,522 that we provide in Valley Stream 13.” against the budget. It was one of three Had the revised spending plan failed school spending plans on Long Island that to pass, the district would have been were rejected this year. required to adopt a contingency budget Board of Education trustee challeng- with a tax freeze and across-the-board ers Anthony Bonelli and Bill Freda had cuts in expenditures, except those “conmade district spending a centerpiece in sidered essential to maintain an educatheir unsuccessful bids for seats on the tional program, preserve property and board, arguing that the year-to-year ensure the health and safety of students increase in the original $55.3 million and staff,” according to State Education budget — roughly $2.2 million, or 4.2 Department guidelines. percent — was too much, given the Gerard Antoine, the district’s assisfinancial hardship caused by the coro- tant superintendent for business, navirus pandemic. Property taxes were warned that adopting a contingency set to increase 1.99 percent, which fell budget would have severely impacted within the limits of state tax-cap restric- district prog ramming. “The worst tions. Totaling $54.4 million, the revised implication for us under a contingency plan increases spending 2.51 percent budget is that we are unable to provide and taxes nearly 1 percent. our after-school clubs,” he said, such as The results were certified on July 29. chorus, band, book club, Student Coun“I want to thank the public, on behalf cil and more. Even the purchase of of the superintendent’s office and the equipment such as art supplies, paper Board of Education, for their support in and pencils might have been in jeopardy. the proposed budget revote for the 2020- The revised budget, Antoine said, does 2021 school year,” Superintendent Dr. not affect instruction. Constance Evelyn said. “We really

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t’s becoming more apparent each day that the Unites States will not return to any semblance of normalcy until there is a working vaccine for Covid19. In the meantime, we must face the reality that providing essential services to keep our economy going is job No. 1. Our health care workers are our first line of defense against the pandemic. People who grow and transport our food, as well as the grocery store workers who stock the shelves, are critical. Our police, firefighters, sanitation workers, transit operators and other local alfonse government workd’amaTo ers who provide basic services are keeping America running. Add to this list of essential employees the teachers and school administrators, bus drivers and school workers who will soon be asked to take our children back into school. We are more fortunate in New York than many other states, because the pandemic here seems to have abated to the point at which carefully reopening our schools is possible. It will mean taking extra precautions to maintain the

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can’t say I have a perfect track record with the recipes I publish. In fact, here’s an excerpt from a letter to the editor published many years ago. The note, from a Rockville Centre reader, said: “Randi Kreiss’ recipe sent me to the hospital with chest pains. After spending four hours at the emergency room and $70 the next day at my family doctor, I was told I had gas from all those veggies in the soup (which did not taste so great, RandI anyway).” kReIss I don’t know if the old gasbag is still with us, and I’m sorry she suffered chest pains, but I don’t think her issues had to do with my soup. My soup-making skills are considerable, and I’m in the process of compiling the recipes into a book for my kids and grandkids. My granddaughter Sabrina is particularly keen on cooking, and has already added her own culinary flourishes to my vegetarian tortilla soup. I say why mess with perfection, but she felt it needed some queso blanco. Anyway, she’s been pressing me for

health of students, teachers and other school workers, including measures that will add considerably to school budgets. The recent debate in Washington about the next round of federal pandemic relief has centered almost exclusively on helping the unemployed with a continued $600-per-week federal unemployment insurance subsidy. No one can argue that the 30 million unemployed Americans receiving this aid aren’t in need of assistance. They are out of work through no fault of their own. But it’s important to understand that this generous benefit adds up to $18 billion per week. That money is being borrowed by the U.S. Treasury, and will eventually have to be paid back to those who are loaning it to the federal government. And for many workers, their unemployment payments — including state and federal benefits — now exceed the weekly wages they were earning before losing their jobs. It is not unreasonable to ask that this benefit be adjusted to a more realistic and fiscally sustainable level. That doesn’t mean that the federal government should retreat on providing relief to Americans. Billions of dollars are needed to support

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the safe reopening of our schools. And billions more should go to helping states and local governments provide the essential services that would be drastically reduced without federal assistance. A fair way to assist states and local governments would be for Washington to help them make up for the sales tax revenue they’ve lost due to the pandemic. These sales tax losses are fairly straightforward to calculate. And since every state collects sales taxes, federal aid making up these losses could be fairly distributed across the country. Red states and blue states would benefit equitably. Another area where more federal aid is needed is for small businesses. Many received aid under the Payroll Protection Act, which extended them loans and grants to help keep their workers employed. Giving these businesses an additional lifeline so they can continue to stay open and provide jobs is a good investment. Economists of all stripes tell us that if these businesses were allowed to sink, many would never come back. The loss to the economy would be enormous. Finally, our hospitals and other medical facilities have been badly wounded by

he postCovid-19 business landscape will be altered for years to come.

the Covid-19 crisis, as almost all other hospital admissions and doctor’s visits dried up these past few months. They should get the extra help they need to continue to provide quality health care. And it’s not too early to begin to think about what the economic future will look like once the virus is defeated. The business landscape will be altered for years to come. The real estate industry may see wrenching change if offices remain empty after the pandemic fades. Malls may never recover the business they’ve lost to online sales. We can expect what amounts to a national reorganization of our economy, with many old and respected businesses failing and many new ones struggling to emerge. Let’s not lose our sense of hope and optimism. The American spirit is boundless. We’ve learned some hard lessons, including that we must bring critical manufacturing home rather than depending on the rest of the world to provide essential medicines and products. The promising race to develop a Covid19 vaccine by our scientists shows that with a concerted effort, even the seemingly impossible can be made possible. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

Top-secret recipe revealed my family chicken soup recipe. It is special. I know every cook in every family makes the best chicken soup, but mine is outstanding. If there were a New York State Fair entry for chicken soup, I would win. I’m not claiming that in the age of Covid-19 it has unusual medicinal properties, but you can judge for yourself. It may not be hydroxychloroquine or bleach shots, but it’s a real comfort, spiritually and physically. Because Sabrina was so persistent, and because she also has a wicked sense of humor, I recently sent her the plans for my Manhattan Project of chicken soups. This was never meant to be published in a newspaper; it was meant to pass from kitchenwarm grandma hands to upturned fingers. It’s a kind of promise-to-keep, whispered mother to child. But in the interest of public health, here goes:

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thinking Kosher was tastier. My mother said it was because of all the salt. Invite your chicken into the pot. (Give him a good scrubbing first, using no soap. It’s soup!)

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Dear Sabrina, OK, OK this is the recipe: Find a chicken and a huge pot. Now maybe this chicken has it all together, or maybe he comes in eighths. Could be a pullet or a broiler; equal opportunity here. Could be Kosher or not. I was brought up

Gather: 3 32-oz. cartons of any good organic chicken broth Bunch fresh parsley (well washed) 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon 1/2 cup pearl barley (rinsed and strained) 5 stalks of celery 2 turnips, peeled, sliced and diced 2 parsnips, peeled, sliced and diced 6 carrots or a bag of cut-

up carrots 2 medium sweet onions, chopped 10-oz. bag frozen mixed vegetables (no sauce or butter!) Salt, pepper, a nearly infinitesimal amount of rosemary . . . no, that’s too much . . . such a heavy hand. Now here’s the hard part: Put everything into a huge pot. Cover. Turn up the heat and simmer for an hour and 10. That should soften the toughest old bird. I call it the RBG method. The after part:

Lift the chicken out of the pot. He will not come willingly. And he may fool you by pretending to fall apart. And he may actually fall apart. Round up all his body parts and put them in a separate bowl. Choices here: You can shred the chicken into the soup and dispose of the bones, or you can eat the chicken as an entirely separate experience. Boiled chicken with something — anything — is quite yummy if you give it a chance. You can also cut the boiled chicken into salad or stuff in a taco or toss into a smoothie. (I’m kidding.) Find your soup blender stick and puree just the right amount of time. Depends on whether you like soupy soup, or thick puree, or recognizable pieces, or just vegetables and soup, in which case you won’t need the soup blender at all. You decide. Personally, I like a few seconds of blending, while letting the vegetables keep their identities intact. If you call and visit me, I’ll give you my matzo ball recipe. If you call and visit me often, I’ll give you my matzo ball recipe with all the ingredients. May you enjoy this recipe, and may it nourish all the people you love. Grandma Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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To bury the power lines, or not?

ropical Storm Isaias marched up the Eastern Seaboard Aug. 4 with 70-mph winds that snapped trees in half or ripped them out of the ground, often sending them crashing onto power lines, leaving 420,000 Long Island ratepayers without electricity. PSEG-Long Island had promised to respond faster to restore power than its predecessor, the Long Island Power Authority. As of last Saturday morning, 60,000 Long Islanders were still without electricity, however, and thousands were expected to remain that way through Monday — nearly a week after the storm. As Isaias blew through, communications between customers and PSEG-LI rapidly broke down, with people unable to send messages about lost power, despite the $1 billion in taxpayer and ratepayer funds that the utility had invested in upgrading its communications and smartmeter networks in recent years. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, plans to hold hearings on the response to Isaias by utilities across the state, including the communications response by PSEG-LI, Altice and Verizon. The question is, what will come of those hearings? Will we vent our anger, and let that be the end of it? Will we seek another utility company to manage Long Island’s electrical system, as we did after Hurricane Sandy in 2012-13? Or will we work toward a more durable solution, one that considers the long-term effects of repeated tropical storms and hurricanes on an

island that juts 118 miles into the Atlantic Ocean, and one that hardens our infrastructure so we never again have to suffer the crippling damage that Isaias, and so many storms before, have left in their wakes? We can upgrade the communications network all we want, but as last week’s storm made clear, that effort would likely prove futile. If $1 billion wasn’t enough to fix the communications system well enough to respond to a tropical storm, then what amount would be needed to prepare for a Category 4 hurricane — with wind speeds double that of Isaias and a million people trying to message PSEG-LI all at once? One possible solution would be to bury the electric and cable wires, ensuring that they would remain stable and protected in hurricanes, tropical storms, ice storms and run-of-the-mill thunderstorms. The trouble is, burying lines is a massive undertaking that would require an investment of billions of dollars. Still, we should at least study it. Consider a small case study. During Isaias, a tree came down on Merrick Road in Merrick, near the Meadowbrook Parkway, cutting power to a .36-mile-long commerce zone just to the east. Within that small business district are two supermarkets, 11 restaurants, a frozen yogurt shop and an ice cream parlor, which had to throw out hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of food that had gone bad or melted because refrigeration

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letters Put power lines underground To the Editor: Consumers want cheap electricity. As a result, utility companies have been unable to charge the appropriate rates to allow for capital improvements to upgrade the existing power grid and substations, and burying more power lines. Residents living in low-density neighborhoods want to keep the price of homes low by accepting aboveground power lines rather than burying them. After Tropical Storm Isaias, with limited crews, it was impossible to reach everyone within 24 hours with such a catastrophic loss of power impacting so many customers at once. I would gladly pay to cover costs for burying my power lines to ensure more reliable delivery. Unfortunately, this wouldn’t work unless my neighbors also agreed to do the same. Decades ago, elected officials attacked the Long Island Lighting Company for being overpriced and inefficient. They promised that creation of the Long Island Power Authority would solve all our problems. Having lived in Great Neck from the 1960s to now, I don’t recall LILCO being anywhere as bad as today’s generation of elected leader claim LIPA was. Voters deserve a rebate from the elected officials who committed consumer fraud by

was lost — in the case of one pizzeria alone, $50,000 worth, on top of the business it lost during the two days it had no power. There are 22 other businesses on this strip, ranging from a clothing shop to a gas station, a dry cleaner, a ballet studio and an insurance agency, as well as offices for a cosmetic surgeon, an attorney, a veterinarian and a pediatric dentist. Now, project all the lost goods and services in this commerce zone across Long Island, and you begin to understand the enormity of the economic hit that comes with even a relatively small-scale storm like Isaias. When we speak of storm damage, we generally talk about the price of repairs. Rarely do we consider the cost of business interruptions. This clearly needs greater deliberation. Burying lines, at an estimated cost of $1 million per mile, would undoubtedly raise electricity rates, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Spreading the project over decades, however, could mitigate the increase, while ensuring that future generations needn’t suffer as we have. Anaheim, Calif., is burying all its lines over 50 years, necessitating a 4 percent customer surcharge — or $4 per month for every $100 of electric use — while the cable TV companies must pay to bury their lines. The program began in 1990. With the climate crisis threatening to bring bigger hurricanes in the future, now, not later, is the time to act.

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PPE. You’ll see people with masks, face ease in the U.S. each year. About 1,000 ly, a potential resurgence of preventable n the midst of a pandemic, the last t’s b died. And that’s 1,000 too many. infections resulting from missed vaccines thing we need is another outbreak of that shields, gowns and gloves, which protect Now that we’re in the recovery phase is also very real. a highly contagious infection like to an them — but also protect you. in New York, the risk — to young and old One year ago this month, a measles measles. Unfortunately, the diligent ther From the waiting room to the medical — of contracting Covid-19 is much lower outbreak in New York caused a 30-year rooms, frequently touched and trafficked 19. In the work of stopping the spread of Covid-19 than at any point during this crisis. Not high in cases of the highly contagious illareas are regularly cleaned and disinfect- reality t has, for many parents, meant falling only are there fewer patients, but the ness — which still kills hundreds of thoukeep our behind on having their children routinely ed. Some organizations, like Northwell physical spaces are now safer, with measands of people per year globally. That vaccinated. Health, are using ultraviolet light technol- Our h sures in place to protect any patient who outbreak occurred because in some comogy to create an additional level of disin- line of d Individually, missing one vaccine shot enters a doctor’s munities we have fection. may not seem like a big deal, office. seen the number So, health care offices are but immunization schedules That starts with of people vaccinatsafe, and you shouldn’t be were developed after decades limiting the numed dip below safe afraid to see your pediatriof study, and the sheer number of patients. levels, threatening cian. Vaccinations have ber of missed trips to pediatriOnce in the office, our hard-fought cians during the coronavirus changed the game on so many people remain six herd immunity, crisis has meant a drastic fallillnesses, saving millions of feet apart — six which protects the off in childhood immunizalives. But that progress can beach balls of entire community. tions across the country. unwind, and it can do so space. To avoid When that immuIn fact, the Centers for Disquickly — as it is right now in overcrowding, nity declines, ease Control and Prevention other parts of the world. JosHUa DaVID CHarLes families are somethere’s a greater reports 250,000 fewer doses of Health care’s mission is to roCker FaGan sCHLeIen times asked to call risk for the infecmeasles-containing immunipromote and protect the genfrom their cars tion to spread. zations ordered from March 23 eral well-being of the commuwhen they arrive Last year it was to May 16 than during the nity. We need parents’ help. We and wait to be called in. just the measles we had to worry about. running same time period in 2019. And it’s not just can solve this problem together and Frequently, pediatric offices have desAdd t measles. There were also about 2.5 million Today it’s every vaccine-preventable illensure that we protect the entire herd. ignated mornings for visits from those ness, because if kids aren’t coming in for fewer doses of all routine non-influenza The time is now. Please don’t wait until the teach one vaccine, they’re not coming in for any. who are well and afternoons for “sick visvaccines. Across Cohen Children’s Mediwe have another outbreak on our hands. bus driv its,” which is another way of assuring the And yes, wash those hands. Measles is our main concern, because of soon be cal Center’s 18 pediatric offices, we saw a how rapidly it spreads and how it can lead health and protection of those visiting the into scho 45 percent drop in all vaccinations for office. Everyone over age 2 must be to dehydration, pneumonia and encephachildren of all ages in that same period. Dr. Joshua Rocker is the chief of pediatric York tha masked, and is screened upon entry with litis, or swelling of the brain. But we also The good news is that you and your emergency medicine at Cohen Children’s pandem a symptom checklist. You will be asked if worry about Haemophilus influenzae child can catch up. Pediatricians across Medical Center. Dr. David Fagan is the cen- the poin you have a fever, any symptoms and any Type b, a major contributor to meningitis our scho the country have worked overtime to creter’s vice chair of pediatric ambulatory known exposure to Covid-19, and based on administration. Dr. Charles Schleien is and bacteremia, when the bacteria ing extra ate safe environments, cleaning protocols those answers, you’ll be managed and spreads throughout the blood. Before the and strategies to minimize the risk of senior vice president and chair of pediatric moved within the office appropriately. Hib vaccination, about 20,000 children Covid infection. Fear of contracting the services at Northwell Health. Health care providers are dressed in full younger than 5 developed severe Hib disvirus is understandable, but unfortunate-

Letters selling us a false bill of goods. LARRY PENNER Great Neck

A guest column was short on insight To the Editor: Re Robert A. Scott’s op-ed column, “Of course Black lives matter!” (July 2-8): Scott addressed the removal of President Woodrow Wilson’s name at Princeton University because of his racist views and policies. I say well and good, but wouldn’t the same reasoning apply to Franklin Roosevelt’s internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, and be worthy of similar response? Scott went on to characterize the Native American and Black man at the sides of Teddy’s Roosevelt’s statue at the American Museum of Natural History as representing “colonial expansion and racial discrimination.” Really? Does Scott truly believe that these figures were included in such negative context, rather than representing progress from backwardness and deprivation into a more hopeful future? Scott wrote that Black lives matter because “they were being eliminated by police violence.” Not only was this claim false, is that the only reason, for him, that

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Black lives should matter? That the kind of officer who killed George Floyd could get into law enforcement at all shows a failure in the vetting and training process, with such officers representing only a small part of law enforcement. For Scott to even imply that “police violence” is primarily responsible for Black deaths is absurd. Incredibly, he contends that “Black people are killed in their homes and suburban neighborhoods by white police.” Is he blind to the realities of drive-by shootings, of revenge killings, of assaults, robberies, murders and rapes of innocent Black people — infants, the young, the old — by those who live in these very communities? How many more such crimes, of the most horrific nature, have been reported since his article was published only weeks ago? Why does Scott attribute “failing schools” as the cause of Black social woes? Many of those who have participated in looting and arson are school-aged minors from minority communities. Would Scott dispute that lack of proper guidance and disciplining at home contributes to educational and social deficiencies? He should consider the dedicated students and teachers in these schools, and how their pursuits are impacted by the criminal and antisocial miscreants among them. ROBERT RUBALSkY East Rockaway

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