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Hundreds of Long Islanders watched as New York Islanders players and elected officials plunged their shovels into a pile of dirt last September to mark the beginning of construction on the state’s nearly $2 billion Belmont Park redevelopment project. Now, a year later, that dirt patch is gone, and has been replaced with a large steel structure that for ms the outline of the Islanders’ new home. The 23,000-square-foot facility will house a 17,000seat arena for the hockey franchise. It will also feature

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the team’s four Stanley Cups on podiums that play game highlights when you press a button, and other Islanders memorabilia. “We’re taking the best features of Nassau Coliseum” while improving on the aspects that fans didn’t like about the “old Barn,” Jon Ledecky, co-owner of the team, said in an interview with the Herald after the second period of Sunday’s NHL playoff game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, adding that the Coliseum was “past its expiration date” by the mid-1990s. To that end, he said, the UBS Arena will have more seats in the lower bowl, so

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A new kind of school year in Franklin Square, Elmont

FRANKLIN SQUARE/ELMONT HERALD — Septemebr 17, 2020

By Melissa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

Students in Elmont and Franklin Square faced a new kind of school year last week, when they had to wear masks, fill out health surveys and log onto their computers and iPads to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Franklin Square pupils were the first to resume inperson and online classes on Sept. 8, with parents of students in kindergarten through sixth-grade opting to either send their child to school every day or participate in a “virtual academy.” Pre-schoolers, however, were assigned to two groups, and are attending school in person twice a week. When they are not in school, their teachers are giving them activities to complete, and one day a week, they are learning virtually. Parents were also able to send their children to the virtual day only, Superintendent Jared Bloom announced in August. Now, he said, “We’ve had a great opening,” and “our staff was excited to be welcoming students back.” The ch i l d re n , m e a nwhile, have been resilient, he said, and were able to adjust to the new routine quickly, as teachers try to figure out new ways to engage their students. “You see it in their eyes,” he said of the students, “they’re smiling.” Christian Khan Courtesy Dwayne Palmer even smiled when KenneDy WHaley Was all ready he returned home from his first day of for her first day of second-grade at fourth-grade, his the Dutch Broadway School. mother, Aleisha, said, and told her how everyone followed the rules. Lyndsey DeSarbo also said she was happy that her son, Damian Hogg, was able to see his friends again, and Chistina Mastroserio said her daughter, AvaMarie, was excited for her first day of kindergarten. She thanked the Franklin Square School District for making the transition “a little more calming for students and parents.” The district provided students with masks and lanyards, according to Nicole Martinez, and made sure that all the desks were placed six-feet apart. “As a nurse, I feel very confident that my children will be safe,” she said. “It’s very sad that school is different for us, but the kids’ experience has been great so far, and I am very happy to be a part of the Franklin Square School District during these times.” Not everyone was pleased with the changes, however. Gabrielle Mariano, whose daughter, Eva is participating in the fully-remote program, said her daughter’s firstgrade class has been combined with a second-grade class, and as a result, Eva only sees her teacher one and a half hours a day. Making the situation worse, she said, are the technological problems she has to help Eva with. “Eva’s first day, I had to go to school personally, and ring the front door bell, and ask the assistant principal to come out and show me what to do,” Mariano recounted. “The instructions were sent at all different times, and were very unclear.” Bloom said the district is still trying to work through some of the technological issues, and will continue to improve on its online program.

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Students in the Elmont Union Free School District, meanwhile, began their new year on Sept. 10.

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CHrisTian KHan, aBove, started fourth-grade in person on Sept. 8. sopHia Miguez sTarTeD first-grade and Gianna started fourth-grade at Polk Street School, left. Courtesy Erica Miguez

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Those in kindergarten through third-grade who have opted to attend school in person, are doing so on Mondays through Wednesdays, and students in fourth through sixth-grade are attending class in person on Thursdays and Fridays. Each class is also divided into two cohorts, with classroom teachers and special area teachers alternating between the two groups. On days the students are not in school, students are learning remotely. Any parent who did not want to send their child to school, however, was able to opt their child into a fully virtual learning program that mirrors the work being done in school, and preschool students and those in selfcontained special education classes have the opportuity to attend school in-person every day. Darren Whaley said that the decision to allow his daughter, Kennedy, to return to school at Dutch Broadway was “nerve-wracking and excruciating,” but conceded that he and Kennedy’s mom, Briyonna, believe they made the right decision “and have faith that the Dutch Broadway School staff have taken, and will take all reasonable measures to keep Kennedy and all the kids at

Dutch safe.” When he brought her to school on her first day of classes, he said the process was “orderly [and] the kids and accompanying parents were spaced out and socially distanced.”

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High school students also began their school year on Sept. 10, and are learning in person one day, and virtually the next. Anyone enrolled in the Life Skills or special education program, including the English Language Learners Program, however, can attend school in person every day, and any parent who did not feel comfortable sending their children to school could opt for a full remote learning program. That is what Elmont seventh-grade Samantha Sciammarella decided to do, saying that she thought her first day of middle school went well. “Through the wonderful efforts of Elmont’s educators and staff, she not only felt welcomed and positive about how this year will go,” her mother, Kelly, said, “but they also helped make remote learning simple, easy and fun.”

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North H.S. student tests positive for coronavirus, V.S. district says By Peter Belfiore pbelfiore@liherald.com

A student at Valley Stream North High School has tested positive for the coronavirus, Central High School District Schools Superintendent Dr. Bill Heidenreich announced on Friday in a letter to the school community. The student had attended school for one day — Sept. 3, the first day of the school year — and only individuals who came in direct contact with the student without safety protocols such as social distancing and a mask will be required to self-quarantine, Heidenreich said. It is the first student in Valley Stream reported to have tested positive for the virus since the beginning of school this year. As per district coronavirus procedures, the student will not be allowed to return to school for at least 14 days, or after the stu-

dent’s family provides a negative coronvirus test result to the district, Heidenreich said. Additionally, the Nassau County Department of Health will conduct a contact-tracing investigation, reaching out to anyone who may have had close contact with the student. The department has not recommended the high school be closed. The building, however, will undergo an additional round of deep cleaning during the weekend. The Central High School District has adopted a hybrid model of instruction in which the student body is broken up into two groups, which alternate between days spent in the classroom and learning remotely from home. Students in the district also have a full remote learning option. In-person classes at North are scheduled to resume as planned on Monday, according to the letter.

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A letter contAining false information about the government testing Covid-19 vaccinations on minorities has been circulating across the north shore.

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A shot rAng out when people were trying to leave a house party at the intersection of Leighton Road and Keswick Road on Sept. 6, according to Nassau County police.

Police search for man who fired a shot in Elmont Nassau County police are searching for two suspects involved in a shooting on Sept. 6. According to detectives, there was a disturbance between a few individuals leaving a house party near the intersection of Leighton Road and Keswick Road at around 2:15 a.m., and when one of the individuals, Suspect Two, tried to leave the area in a black or gray colored Jeep with Florida plates driven by Suspect One, Suspect One exited the vehicle holding a black and silver revolver at his side. Both suspects then entered the vehicle, and while heading south on Keswick Road towards Dutch Broadway, Suspect One fired one shot out of the driv-

er’s side window. There were no injuries or damages reported. Suspect One is described as a black male with a light complexion, who is between 35 to 40 years old, six-feet-two-inches and 180 pounds, with dreadlocks. He was wearing a white colored t-shirt at the time of the incident. Suspect Two, meanwhile, is described as a black male, between 37 and 40 years old, who was wearing an orange striped shirt at the time of the incident. Detectives request anyone with information about this crime call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 244 - TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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Kaplan warns of false information campaign A letter with the word ‘Warning’ across the top in bold black letters to make it appear officials has been found taped to the front doors of dozens of homes on the north shore of Nassau County, causing residents to become upset by both the false claims that the government is testing Covid-19 vaccinations on minorities and the potential motivation of the people who would choose to spread these falsehoods. “I’m absolutely disgusted that some coward would spend their time trying to scare parents with anonymous notes like this, full of lies and conspiracy theories,” said Sen.

Anna Kaplan, a Democrat from Great Neck who represents portions of Elmont and Franklin Square. “This is absolutely no excuse for spreading misinformation and fear here in our community, when Nassau residents are doing their best just to get by these incredibly challenging times.” Information about the incident has been shared with local and sstate authorities, as well as the Nassau County Police Department, and any resident with information about the incident is encouraged to contact Kaplan’s office at (516) 746 – 5924 or email Kaplan@nysenate.gov.

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Jeanne evans brought a picture of her brother, firefighter Bobby Evans, taken only a day or two before the attacks.

Franklin Square firefighters remember Sept. 11 by Melissa Koenig It was a solemn evening in Franklin Square last Sunday, when firefighters from the Franklin Square & Munson Fire Department and family members who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks gathered at Rath Park to commemorate that horrific day 19 years ago. “Today we memorialize those that have come before us,” said Captain John Novello, adding that it is our duty to teach younger generations about the fateful day and “what made this country great.” That day, many firefighters entered the burning towers in an attempt to save those trapped inside, although they knew they may not make it home to their families, which Chief Dominick Labianca said shows the true resolve of the human and American spirit. “Their spirit, devotion and legacy will never be forgotten,” he said. But this year’s ceremony differed from those held in years past. There was no one singing the national anthem, and the ceremony did not include a Town of Hempstead show mobile. Instead, clergy members, elected officials and dignitaries were stationed at the gazebo, and firefighters were in the fenced-in area surrounding the Sept. 11 monument. The chairs surrounding the monument were designated specifically for those who have lost a family member in the attacks. Everyone else had to stay behind the fence, and maintain social distancing. “No one expected our lives to change in March,” Novello said. “But that takes nothing away from the importance of this day.”

firefighters tooK off their caps and bowed their heads as Deacon Doug Ferreiro led a prayer, above. after Michael Kiefer’s name was read, family member Jack Foley placed a rose and saluted the memorial, left. franKlin square & Munson firefighter Erick Schmidt brought his 4-year-old son, Thomas, to the memorial, far left. chief DoMinicK labianca saluted his fellow firefighters during the national anthem, bottom.

Celebrating the High Holidays during the pandemic By Chaim BlaChman

ly in this story as a powerful display of Abraham’s devotion to God that has characterized His children ever since. The haftarah, meanwhile, tells of God’s eternal love for His people. The cantor’s repetition of the Amidah (Silent Prayer) is peppered with piyyutim, poetic prayers that express our prayerful wishes for the year and other themes of the day. For certain selections, those deemed especially powerful, the ark is opened. Many of these additions are meant to be said responsively, as a joint effort between the prayer leader and the congregation. Even without the added piyyutim, the Rosh Hashanah Musaf prayer is significantly longer than it is the rest of the year because its single middle blessing is divided into three additional blessings, each focusing on another one of the holiday’s

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case we blow the shofar only on the second day). The first 30 blasts of the shofar are When the novel coronavirus swept across the globe in the weeks before Pass- blown following the Torah reading during over, there was a frenzied panic as we pre- morning services, and as many as 70 addipared to celebrate the holiday alone, phys- tional are blown during, and immediately ically distant from our extended family after, the Musaf service, adding up to 100 blasts over the course of the Rosh Hashaand friends. Six months later, a lot has changed. nah morning services. For someone who cannot come to synaMany of us have begun to venture out (with masks, of course), and some synagogue, the shofar may be heard the rest of gogues have reopened (in a limited fash- the day. If you cannot make it out of your ion). Yet, for millions, the situation is home, please contact your closest Chabad center to see about arrangessentially the same, as they ing a “house call.” patiently bide their time The blowing of the shobefore they will once again far represents the trumpet mingle with others. blast that is sounded at a At the Elmont Jewish king’s coronation. Its plainCenter, at 500 Elmont Rd., tive cry also serves as a call we will hold our High Holito repentance. The shofar day Services on Sept 19 and itself recalls the Binding of 20, beginning at 10 a.m., I s a a c , a n e ve n t t h a t with strict adherence to the occurred on Rosh HashaCenters for Disease Connah in which a ram took trol’s guidance. Our servicIsaac’s place as an offering es are user-friendly, and we to God. welcome all those who have Much of the day is spent been recently tested or have in synagogue, where we antibodies. Please also wear pray that God grant all of your mask — it is a requireHis creations a sweet new ment in our synagogue. Chaim Blachman year. The evening and afternoon prayers are similar to Why Rosh hashanah is the prayers said on a regular holiday. important The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah However, the morning services are signifactually means “Head of the Year.” Just icantly longer. The holiday prayer book—called a like the head controls the body, our actions on Rosh Hashanah have a tremen- machzor—contains all the prayers and Torah readings for the entire day. The dous impact on the rest of the year. As we read in the Rosh Hashanah most significant addition is the shofar prayers, each year on this day “all inhab- blowing ceremony. However, there are itants of the world pass before God like a also other important elements of the flock of sheep,” and it is decreed in the prayer service that are unique to Rosh heavenly court “who shall live, and who Hashanah. For example, the Torah is read on both shall die ... who shall be impoverished and who shall be enriched; who shall fall mornings of Rosh Hashanah. On the first day, we read about Isaac’s birth and the and who shall rise.” It is a day of prayer, a time to ask the subsequent banishment of Hagar and IshAlmighty to grant us a year of peace, mael. It is followed by a haftarah reading prosperity and blessing. But it is also a about the birth of Samuel the Prophet. joyous day when we proclaim God is the Both readings contain the theme of prayers for children being answered, and King of the Universe. both of these births took place on Rosh Hashanah. The observances On the second morning, we read about The central observance of Rosh Hashanah is the sounding of the shofar, the Abraham’s near-sacrifice of his son Isaac. ram’s horn, on both days of the holiday As mentioned above, the shofar blowing (unless the first day in Shabbat, in which recalls the ram, which figures prominent-

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Town 9/11 ceremony honors Luis Alvarez By James Bernstein jbernstein@liherald.com

They gathered in the early-morning light Friday at the Hempstead Town Park at Lido Beach to honor those killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, and to salute the thousands of first responders who worked to save lives and to identify remains from the twin towers in the days, weeks and months after they were shattered by hijacked passenger jets. Spectators brought chairs, masks and coffee mugs and huddled against their vehicles in the parking lot as gray skies finally gave way to sunshine. They socially distanced, as requested by Town Supervisor Donald Clavin Jr. But the star of the 19th annual memorial service was a man who wasn’t even there — Luis G. Alvarez, a New York City bomb squad detective who worked on the pile, as ground zero was initially called. Alvarez, 53, died on June 29, 2019, a few weeks after delivering dramatic testimony to Congress that successfully extended the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. He died of complications of cancer linked to his work at ground zero. Luis’s brother, Phil, the keynote speaker at the ceremony in Lido Beach, said his brother “died in peace, knowing that the bill would probably pass.” “Thank you for never forgetting,” Phil Alvarez told the hushed crowd. “That’s what my brother would have wanted, that you would never forget.” His brother, he said, wasn’t a big talker, but when he talked, he made people either laugh or listen closely because he had something important to say. “There are a lot of Lou Alvarezes out there,” Phil said. “It was 19 years ago that my brother’s body began to die. But it was also when his soul began to live. He had a purpose in life, to warn others of the health dangers associated with working on the pile.” “Lou called me up one day and he said, ‘Bro, I got Stage Four.’” “I said, ‘What are we going to do?’” “He said, ‘We’re going to beat this bitch.’” And, Phil said, in many ways, his brother did. “He said, ‘I need to get in touch with my friends. I need to warn them about the health hazards.’” Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul came from her hometown of Buffalo to join the crowd in Lido. “These are truly extraordinary times,” Hochul said, referring to the coronavirus pandemic and the need to wear masks and separate. “But we will still gather,” she added. “This is where we need to be.” Hochul and Clavin later laid a new wreath at the Memorial Wall in the park. Luis Alvarez’s name was added to the wall. Clavin, who served as master of ceremonies, noted at the outset that 2020 “started as a normal year. Then, in March, everything changed for everybody. The sounds we heard all the time were sirens

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Phil alvarez, Brother of Sept. 11 first responder Luis Alvarez, who died of 9/11-related cancer in 2019, was the keynote speaker at the Town of Hempstead’s annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Point Lookout. To his right was Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, and to his left, Councilman Bruce Blakeman. of ambulances, taking people to hospitals. But that’s what first responders do.” The event was also marked by prayers by the Rev. Michael Duffy, of St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Center; Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky, of Yeshiva of the South Shore in Hewlett; and the Rev. Eric C. Mallette, of the Greater Second Baptist Church in Freeport. There were musical selections by the Gregorian Consortium of Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale. led by Director Alexander Basile. Mallette, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, said people were expecting a prayer. But, he said, he also wanted to make a statement, calling on the spectators to love their country and “support the USA. If anyone wants to leave this country, they can go. I guarantee, no one will stop them,” Mallette said to applause. Valerie Laupheimer, of Nor th Bellmore, was among the first to arrive at the park, at 6 a.m. On Sept. 11, 2001, she recalled, she was working for the credit-rating agency Moody’s, across the street from the twin towers. Laupheimer said she had heard a loud bang, but thought it was just part of the city’s usual background noise. Her sister, she said, worked a few floors above her, and called to tell her to look out the window. “I did see an explosion,” Laupheimer said. “But I didn’t know it was an airplane.” She learned that it was soon afterward. She left the building shortly after 9 a.m. and walked to the 59th Street Bridge, but couldn’t get through the crowds, so she walked to the Brooklyn Bridge. She got a lift home from Brooklyn, arriving at home after 7 p.m. “I was in disbelief,” Laupheimer said of the day, as she stood at the edge of the crowd in the park Friday morning. “I’m still so devastated. So many people went to work that day, as I did, and they didn’t come home.”

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County hosts socially distant 9/11 ceremony By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com

In a nearly 40-minute, socially distant ceremony last Friday morning, elected and appointed Nassau officials and families of local 9/11 victims paused to remember the 348 county residents who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. At the solemn ceremony, held under a steel-gray sky, seven family members of victims read all 348 names before a handful of attendees at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theater at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, near the county’s 9/11 memorial. County Executive Laura Curran of fered opening and closing remarks, and Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder was among the attendees. The Nassau County Police Department Pipe and Drum band performed “Amazing Grace”; the Rev. Kevin Smith, the county’s fire chaplain, offered the opening

prayer; and NCPD Chaplain Dov Schwartz gave the closing prayer. “This has been a hard year, to say the least,” Curran noted in an email to county residents a day before the ceremony. “But as we approach the 19th anniversary of Sept. 11, I am taking time to pause and remember the tragic events that left our community and our nation forever changed. The World Trade Center attack stole the lives of thousands. We lost family members, friends, neighbors and colleagues — and we lost a sense of safety that we once took for granted. “The heroic first responders who set their own safety aside to rescue others,” she continued, “showed immense courage, and we are forever grateful. We face a second tragedy as we remember those heroes who survived 9/11 but lost their battle with Covid-19 this year — a disease made worse for those who spent days or weeks breathing in the air at ground zero.” To watch a video of the ceremony, go to liherald.com.

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victoria DEvito, from left, Greg Hoffman, Diane Fairben and Geri Ainbinder were also among the readers at Nassau County’s socially distant 9/11 remebrance ceremony last Friday. Each lost family.

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SuSan HutcHinS waS among seven readers to recite the names of Nassau’s 348 9/11 victims at the county cderemony. Hutchins’s son Kevin Colbert, 25, of West Hempstead, died in the World Trade Center attacks. county ExEcutivE Laura Curran offered opening and closing remarks.

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Elmont civic groups seek to appeal construction decision continued from front included in a new arena, and designed it with their input. It will feature two backstage areas for musicians and other entertainers, as well as an underground loading dock for their equipment. The Oak View Group, lead developer of the project, is scheduled to make an announcement about the concert schedule when the arena opens in November 2021. “Our second team is music,” Ledecky said, saying the arena is “Made for music, built for hockey.” It was also designed with input from National Hockey League officials and players, he added, noting that he was very pleased with what he saw when he toured the construction site at the end of August. While there, he said, he wanted to ensure that the view from the back row would be just as good as from the front row, and that guests wouldn’t have to walk far to get to the arena from general parking. He recounted having to walk for 15 to 20 minutes to get to Shea Stadium from its general parking area when he was younger. “I was delighted to see the progress being made,” Ledecky said of his recent visit. Construction crews are now in the process of installing the roof, and Tim Leiweke, president of the Oak View Group, said he expected the roof to be two-thirds complete by the holiday season. “That’s the key to the whole project,” he said. From there, Leiweke explained, crews could start working on the electricity and plumbing, and putting up drywall, which, he said, would be a “massive” undertaking. Workers have already installed onethird of the raker beams to support the stadium seats, he said, and once that is completed, they will begin installing the stanchions and the seats. A new ice plant was delivered to the site on Aug. 17, with steel piping for the ice instead of the plastic piping at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Steel piping, Ledecky said, creates a smoother surface. “We’re ensuring the best quality hock-

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the islanders’ stanley Cups will be on display at the new arena. ey,” he said, with Leiweke adding that he understood the pressure of making the new arena the “heart and soul of New York” as part of a “massive effort to get New York back on its feet” when the coronavirus pandemic eventually fades. The redevelopment project is expected to generate some $25 billion in economic activity with the Islanders’ lease of the land. Developers also hope to fill 30 percent of the arena’s permanent jobs with workers who live in the area, and are investing $100 million in transit and infrastructure enhancements, including the first new Long Island Rail Road station in almost 50 years. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority started work on the new station on July 14, and has set up a “laydown” area for temporary storage and the assembly of construction equipment on the north side of Superior Road, in Floral Park. Crews have also begun digging holes for the platform footings, MTA officials said, and are building the platform

supports. Concrete has already been poured in some of those supports. Workers are expected to continue excavation and concrete placement for the platform footings on both the north and south sides of the track over the next few weeks, officials said, and will begin installing underground utilities soon. In the meantime, a group of Elmont civic leaders is continuing to appeal a State Supreme Court justice’s decision to allow construction on the project to continue. They filed a document in the New York State Supreme Court system in June stating their intention to appeal, just 27 days after Justice Roy Mahon dismissed their case. They are now awaiting a conference date. “We disagreed with the judge’s ruling,” Aubrey Phillips, vice president of the Parkhurst Civic Association, previously told the Herald. “We believe we have a very strong case.” In their original lawsuit, filed last year, the civic leaders claimed that Belmont

Park is public land, and thus cannot be sold to New York Arena Partners — a consortium comprising the Islanders, the Oak View Group and the Mets’ Wilpon family — under the state’s Public Trust Doctrine. They also alleged that state agencies violated the Urban Development Corporation Act, because Elmont does not have “substantial and persistent unemployment,” and included a number of Elmont residents’ concerns about the project — including traffic congestion on the Cross Island Parkway, the plan’s water demands and a proposal to install two 30,000-gallon propane tanks underground to heat the arena. In his 13-page decision, however, Mahon ruled that Empire State Development, the state agency tasked with promoting development in New York state, had adequately addressed each of the group’s concerns. “It was not required to consider every conceivable environmental impact, mitigating measure or alternative,” he wrote, “and it was not required to reach any particular result.” Mahon also explained that Belmont Park had never been considered public parkland, and the state did not therefore violate the Public Trust Doctrine. But Phillips disagreed, pointing to an 1892 U.S. Supreme Court decision that every state has permanent title to all lands within its borders, and holds those lands in a public trust. He also said that Elmont residents were already feeling the effects of the construction, with lower water pressure and reduced home values, and noted that the group will also file a claim in federal court that the development violates the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Leiweke declined to comment on these allegations, saying he would let them play out in court, but vowed that once the project is finished, “the neighborhood is going to fall in love with it.” “We don’t look at the past,” he said. “We look to the future.”

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There’s a 13th century piyyut (liturgical poem) called “Achot Ketana,” which means, “Little Sister.” Hazzan (Cantor) Abraham Girondi began, “The little sister — her prayers she prepares and proclaims her praises. O God, please, heal now her ailments. Let the year and its curses conclude!” And the final verse reads, “Let the year and its blessings begin!” What appropriate sentiments for this year! It’s not that I think anything will magically happen when Rosh Hashanah begins Friday evening, but there’s something about the change of the seasons, and the coming of a new year, that does give me hope for the future. The things that have been plaguing us such as Covid-19, racial tensions, climate change, anti-Semitism won’t suddenly disappear because the calendar changes. What can and does change is us, and the start of a new year is the perfect time to examine the role each of us plays in both the blessings and curses of life. During the month of Elul leading up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we engage in a process called heshbon hanefesh, which is translated as “an accounting–or an examination–of the soul.” The Hebrew word teshuva is usually translated as “repentance,” but it means so much more. Teshuva literally means “turning,” or “turn back/towards,” and with respect to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it means that we consider how we

can turn towards our authentic selves and towards God. How do we become the person we want to be, the one we’re truly meant to be? None of us was perfect, nor will we be. But we’ve learned that by following medical advice and government guidelines about social distancing, proper hygiene and wearing masks, we have the capability to help limit the spread of the coronavirus, which is no small feat. By attending peaceful walks and rallies, we showed our support for everyone in our communities; black, white and persons of color; Jews, Christians and Muslims. Rosh Hashanah is the “birthday” of humanity. According to Jewish tradition, the world itself came into being on the 25th day of Elul, and on the 6th day, shortly before Shabbat, Adam and Eve were created, ate the “forbidden fruit” and were expelled from the Garden of Eden. Midrash Vayikra Rabbah (a rabbinic teaching on the book of Leviticus) tells us, “The Holy One of Blessing said, ‘Adam, you are a precedent for your progeny. Just as you came before me for judgment and I absolved you, so shall your progeny come before Me for judgment and I will absolve them.’ When? On Rosh Hashanah, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month.” What I believe God wants most from us is to be our best selves and to live our best lives. May the coming year of 5781 bring us the blessings of health, happiness, prosperity and shalom.

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For years, Valley Streamer Munahil Sultana, 18, needed to cross the intersection where North Central Avenue meets the Southern State Parkway on her way to and from Elmont Memorial High School. The messy, six-way convergence of roads, including one entrance and two exit ramps for the parkway, is widely regarded as dangerous, and even for a veteran like Sultana, who crossed from her home on Arkansas Drive and headed north on Central, she recalled, “It was confusing, to say the least.” She is now a freshman in college in Pennsylvania. Wearing headphones was out of the question, she said, “because the cars can come out of nowhere,” and she noted that the section where North Central Avenue passes below the parkway often flooded, forcing her to call a taxi. Sultana is not alone. In 2014, 14-yearold Mohamed Tarek was walking home from a basketball game at EMHS when he was struck by a car while crossing the intersection, leaving him in a coma — and prompting the New York State Department of Transportation to consider studying the area around the parkway’s Exit 13 ramps. The study, however, languished until early 2019, when State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages and State Sen. John Brooks submitted legislation directing the department to study all the parkway’s entrance and exit ramps, not just those around Exit 13. With the results of that study pending, lawmakers say they are gearing up to lobby both state and Nassau County governments to include safety measures and reconstruction of the intersection in their respective capital plans. Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, said she expects results from the study in December, and she is pushing to have a complete redesign of the intersection included in the state’s five-year Depart-

ment of Transportation capital plan. A DOT spokesman, however, said a report of the study’s findings would be issued to state and local leaders in May 2021. The previous plan was adopted in April 2016. Like many top-dollar projects, such a major infrastructure overhaul could be pushed off as the state faces an historic budget crunch because of the coronavirus pandemic, Solages said. The state currently projects a $30 billion budget deficit without federal aid. Regardless, Solages said, “There shouldn’t be any excuses, because this is a matter of life or death.” Because the surrounding streets are county-owned, the traffic study legislation calls for collaboration between the county and state governments in reconstruction efforts. “We need a complete redesign, and that requires a financial investment from the state,” Solages said, noting that the county has provided shortterm solutions such as the posting of a crossing guard before and after school. Nassau Legislator Carrié Solages, a Democrat from Valley Stream, said that he has lobbied the county Department of Public Works and County Executive Laura Curran’s office to move forward with measures such as a left-turn signal on Stuart Avenue and a sidewalk on the southbound side of the Central Avenue underpass, and that budget line items were secured for such measures in the county’s capital plan. Much like the state, however, the coronavirus has brought unprecedented financial stress to the county, and Curran has vowed to avoid borrowing through the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, which Solages said he worries will lead to a scaling back of county infrastructure projects. Curran’s office did not respond to a request for comment. “It’s very dangerous,” Solages said. “I’ve sent numerous letters and took pictures. The county is fully aware of this . . . For God’s sake, if someone died there . . .”

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U.S. REp. KathlEEN Rice, left, joined Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, center, State Assemblywoman Taylor Darling and others to urge everyone to complete the 2020 census by Sept. 30.

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Local elected officials urged all Nassau County residents to complete the 2020 census at a news conference on Sept. 8 in Roosevelt. U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice said that while Nassau has a 71 percent response rate, the county’s communities of color continue to be undercounted. Freeport’s response rate was 54 percent; Elmont and Roosevelt, 53 percent; and the Village of Hempstead, 49 percent. “I cannot stress enough how critical it is that we get a complete and accurate count in the 2020 census for Long Island,” Rice said. “From hospitals and fire departments to Head Start and the National School Lunch Program, there are countless services and programs that have their funding levels set by census data. Even just a small undercount will cost Long Island much-needed funding.” The census is a snapshot of the U.S. population that determines how congressional seats are apportioned and how more than $675 billion in federal and state funds is allocated. Undercounts can lead to shifts in the U.S. House of Representatives, alter state legislative districts, city councils and school boards, and change how billions of dollars for social services and aid are sent. Rice said that a 1 percent difference could cost local governments and schools $110,000 in federal funding. To avoid inaccuracies and ensure that every person is counted, County Executive Laura Curran formed a Complete Count Committee last year, comprising more than 30 non-profit, labor, faith-based and community organizations to overcome barriers to a full count. “When it comes to the census, the stakes have never been higher for Nassau,” Curran said at the news conference. “This census is about more than just ensuring we finally get our fair share of federal government dollars when we need it most. This year’s census is a once-in-adecade opportunity for us to directly combat the inequities this crisis has laid bare.”

Curran referenced the fact that Covid19 hit hardest in communities of color, such as Hempstead, Freeport and Elmont, demonstrating how great the need for get federal aid is to help lift these communities out of inequality. “Every family in Nassau County counts and must be counted — now more than ever — to enable our recovery from Covid-19 and to catalyze a future of hope and opportunity for every family,” said Rebecca Sanin, president and CEO of the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island. “The continued disparities in response rates will magnify the unjust inequities that already exist across Nassau County,” Yet, despite the county’s efforts, communities of color are behind in the census count. Helen Dorado Alessi, executive director for the Long Beach Latino Civic Association, said one reason for the low response rate within the immigrant community is because President Trump pushed for a citizenship question to be included on the census form last year. The Supreme Court, however, denied the inclusion of such a question. Regardless, Dorado Alessi said, the census became a source of fear in the Latino immigrant community. “The fear is palpable for immigrant families on the South Shore,” she explained. “But we need to fill out the census. It only takes 10 minutes to impact the next 10 years in Nassau County.” Although Trump issued another executive order in July not to count undocumented immigrants in the final census count, the move has already faced opposition in the federal courts. Trump also ordered that the census end early, on Sept. 30, rather than on the original deadline of Oct. 31. The order is being challenged by several states, including in New York by State Attorney General Letitia James. To complete the 2020 census, visit my2020census.gov, or call (844) 330-2020 for English and (844) 468-2020 for Spanish. All answers are confidential.

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Elmont residents were able to get all the supplies their children would need for the new school year at the New Jerusalem Cathedral Inc.’s 10th annual “Backpack and Food Giveaway” on Sept. 5. It was sponsored by the church, Sen. Anna Kaplan’s office, Sen. Todd Kaminsky’s office, Northwell Health, Long Island Cares and the Nassau County Police Department. Local organizations and businesses — such as Vision Long Island, Ralph McDaniels/Video Music ox, the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and Queens-based Hosanna City of Refuge Church, also helped out with the efforts. “I think this is a wonderful thing they’ re doing,” said Elmont resident Patricia Young, who was there to pick up school

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“Take Down Drugs Program.” The NCPD Explorers program is a career education program for men and women between the ages of 14 and 21 who are considering a career in law enforcement. “The police department’s here for everyone in times of need,” said Explorer Aarshia Hukmani, with another explorer, Daniel Bellucci, adding, “Whenever they need us, we’re there.” Anything left over from the giveaway would be donated to local organizations, Danilo Archbold, the pastor of New Jerusalem Cathedral said, noting that he would work with Town Councilman Thomas Muscarella to determine which organizations would benefit the most from receiving these items. “Our kids have to go back to school,” Muscarella said. “We don’t want to lose this generation.”

daniel Bellucci handed Patricia Young some frisbees. several cars caMe around noon. nassau counTy police Department Explorer Ludovica Sophia Costanzo handed out supplies.

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teen jazz StudentS practiced at Danse Xpression’s studio space on South Central Avenue. Struggling after its closure during the coronavirus pandemic, the school is asking for help.

Valley Stream dance studio seeks help amid pandemic Some students have even gone on to teach professionally themselves, such as Kayla Gill, of Valley Stream. Gill, now 23, started attending the stuIn late February, Valley Stream dance studio dio when she was 5 and said its family-like enviDanse Xpressions celebrated the 25th anniversaronment struck her and her parents. ry of its founding at a Lutheran Church in “The teachers pushed you to be your best, but Queens, and shortly after staff members and the they never made you feel bad if you were strugparents of students held a meeting to discuss gling,” she said. “They were just very supportplans for a gala to celebrate the center, which ive.” has been located in Valley Stream for a decade Upon entering high school, Gill was offered and a half. the chance to become a student-teacher at the stuBy the next day, however, word had begun to dio, where she worked alongside instructors and spread about the coronavirus pandemic, the stuhelped them during classes. When helping a dio’s co-owner and founder Jessica St. Vil-Ulysse struggling student one day, she said, she discovrecalled, and “life changed.” ered how much she loved teaching. Danse Xpressions has been closed since, and Now she teaches math at Townsend Harris in late July, St. Vil-Ulysse, along with her two sisHigh School in Queens, and before the pandemic ters and studio co-founders launched a GoFuntaught gymnastics at Danse Xpressions for studeMe campaign to help keep the business afloat. dents ages 7 to 12. “It’s a blow to us in a lot of ways,” she said. Inspiring and touching the lives of others such “We haven’t been able to serve the community, as Gill through dance has been a proud highlight StudentS in the toddler gymnastics class with Sydney Balmir, a former stuour students can’t get the exercise they need or for St.Vil-Ulysse. That was, until now. “It’s been want, and it’s difficult because we haven’t been dent-teacher who went on to become a full-time instructor. Normally, the school awesome,” she said. “It was an awesome experiable to pay our bills and provide what we want to offers classes for students aged 3 to adult, but has had to remain closed durence until Covid.” ing the coronavirus pandemic. provide.” “It’s been really hard to see such an important The campaign is so far $5,000 short of its place to a lot of us struggling at a time like this,” drum, hip hop, Zumba, gymnastics and pointe for students $15,000 goal. Gill said. “A lot of us didn’t know that the last Danse Xpressions started as a Saturday youth program ranging in age from 3 years old to adults. time we were at the studio might be the last time we would St.Vil-Ulysse is a classically trained professional dancer, ever be there.” at the Epiphany Lutheran Church in Laurelton. At the time, the church, St. Vil-Ulysse said, was looking to provide having received her bachelor’s in dance and mass commuWith the studio closed, Danse Xpressions switched to nications from Lehman College and completed an indepen- online classes. But with students and instructors alike an activity for children and teenagers in the neighborhood. Over the years, the program increased in popularity and dent study at the Alvin Ailey American Dance School. In yearning for tactile feedback from in-person instruction outgrew its church space, and as more and more children addition to her work at the studio, she is a professor of and coronavirus restrictions loosening in New York in from outside the church community and nearby neighbor- dance at the Ailey School and a certified teaching artist June, St. Vil-Ulysse tried to reopen the studio to classes. A hoods, including Elmont and Valley Stream, started join- with the New York City Department of Education. survey sent out to parents, however, came back with only 30 “Dance has been such a benefit in my life,” she said. “It’s percent of respondents feeling comfortable having their ing, founders St. Vil-Ulysse, her sisters Patricia Neal and Florence Cruz and cousin Pascale Jerome sought their own done so much for me, and I wanted to give back. For me, children return in person. dance is how I’m able to do it.” space. “As a parent as well, I understand,” she said of the anxiStudying dance can teach discipline and self-esteem, she ety. “But it makes it difficult on our end to keep our doors The family opened a dedicated studio on South Central Avenue 15 years ago, and it has since become a major part said, which can benefit students outside the studio. Addi- open, because we can’t pay our staff and bills on 30 percent tionally, Danse Xpressions offers a student-teacher pro- of revenue.” of the community, its students having put on a number of performances at Valley Stream’s Community Fest, the vil- gram so high school students can try instruction themIn the meantime, St.Vil-Ulysse plans to restart online lage courthouse on Rockaway Avenue for Black History selves, as well as earn community service credits. classes in November, and she hopes, to hang on. “I’ve been able to touch so many lives through dance, Month and elsewhere in nearby neighborhoods. “We’re grateful to have been able to touch so many chilWhen operating normally, Danse Xpressions offers les- and I wanted to share that with the kids in the community,” dren’s lives the last 25 years,” she said. “And we’d like to sons in ballet, tap, Afro-Caribbean dance, jazz, West African St. Vil-Ulysse said. continue for another 25 years if we can.”

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News briefs

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Webinar addresses postponement of high school, college sports

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Comptroller releases annual wage report Currently, the hourly minimum for the county’s roughly 7,500 employees, is $16.76, or $30,412, annualized, for Nassau County Comptroller Jack employees not receiving health care Schnirman released his annual Living benefits; or $14.51 or $26,408 for Wage Law report, detailing the moni- employees who do receive such benetoring and enforcement of fits. The change represents living wage laws for county an increase of 35 and 24 employees and employees c e n t s, re s p e c t ive ly. T h e of the county’s vendors. health care benefit was calWorking with the Living culated at $2.25 per hour. Wage Advisory Board, the The median salary in re por t also detailed the Nassau County is $116,304, results of countywide agenaccording to datausa.io, a cy audits, examining comU. S . C e n s u s - b a s e d d a t a pliance with living wage source. law that revealed more than Schnirman also pointed 1,860 instances of underin the report to some of the payments, amounting to fallout from the Covid criJack Schnirman more than $1.4 million. sis. “Essential workers are Among the violations, the facing food insecurity as report cited instances of employees family members experience either illworking more than 80 hours a week ness or layoffs,” Schnirman said. And and being paid in cash. The report also where other workers have been furfound instances where employees were loughed or had their salaries reduced, not properly screened in line with the similar needs have arisen. state’s Criminal Justice Services Sex “We’ve seen a long period of wage Offender Registry. stagnation, in addition to One agency, not named the pay equity issues this in the report, underpaid 17 offices reported on before employees by more than the pandemic,” Schnirman $47,000, and a second agensaid. “Nassau County has cy avoided required payroll islands of prosperity, but deductions. by paying some the purchasing power of employees in cash. the middle class has been Calls to the Comptroli n a s t e a dy d e cl i n e fo r ler’s hotline — now also many years,” he said. fielding calls in Spanish — “For Nassau County to increased by more than 25 be prosperous, we need to John Durso p e rc e n t ye a r ove r ye a r, value people,” Schnirman Schnirman said. “A lot of said. “Valuing people — the increase is attributable to the valuing working families — is a critiintroduction of the Spanish-language cal part of growing our economy.” service,” he said. Much of the report’s findings were To report a suspected violation of livcollected in advance of the Covid-19 ing wage laws at a county agency or pandemic, chair man said, but the contractor, call (516) 571-WAGE (9243). virus has created Se habla español.

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Nassau and Suffolk counties have both opted to postpone high school sports until January of 2021, and many colleges have moved their fall sports to the spring, as well. With sports on pause, student-athletes — especially high school seniors — and parents are left not only disappointed, but also with many lingering questions. How will student-athletes demonstrate their performance to college scouts without games until January at the earliest? Will sports scholarships be in jeopardy? What other options do student-athletes, both in college and high school, have for maintaining their skill and physical activity? Herald Inside LI, a webinar series produced by RichnerLive, a division of Richner Communications Inc., publisher of Herald Community Newspapers, will explore these questions on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. Inside LI webinars aim to educate the community about navigating different aspects of life during the coronavirus pandemic. This live, 45-minute virtual event will feature local athletics coaches and officials, including:

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Drunk hunting law takes effect New York state’s drunk-hunting standard recently became stricter when legislation sponsored by State Sen. Anna M. Kaplan, a Democrat from Great Neck, took effect to decrease the amount of alcohol in a person’s system necessary to be considered to be intoxicated while hunting. “If you’re too drunk to drive a car or a boat, then you’re too drunk to pick up a gun and go hunting” Kaplan said. “This is a common-sense measure that corrects the law so that the standard for intoxication is the same whether you’re driving, boating or hunting.”

The bill, S.2417, amends the environmental conservation law to lower the blood alcohol content level at which an individual is deemed to be “hunting while intoxicated” from .10 to .08 to conform with current state laws on driving and boating while intoxicated. “If you’re drunk while handling a gun,” Kaplan noted, “you’re putting yourself at risk, and countless others nearby. This new law just makes sense to protect New Yorkers from a dangerous accident with a gun.” The law effect on Sept. 1.

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his beautiful home is landscaped to perfection! Just move right into this easy living lifestyle and start your day. This newly renovated three bedroom, two full bathroom home is located in SD#14 and is near all. The Bright and airy den looks into the backyard. The kitchen is great for entertaining and gracefully flows into the dining room. You will find gleaming hardwood floors throughout along with central air, attached garage that has ample parking. Call Nanci-sue Rosenthal for your private screening! 516-316-1030 or nrosenthal@coachrealtors.com

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Q. We bought a building that has three stores on the bottom and an attic above each store tall enough to stand in. The real estate rep said it was intended to be apartments that were just never built, and that it had “a lot of potential.” The building also has an easement driveway that goes to the back, for our property as well as the property next door and two houses behind. We were told that we could maximize the property by building over the Ask The driveway, since it’s part of Architect our property. How do we find out about these things? Our attorney suggested that you might know. A. Hopefully you bought the property for the rental income of just the three stores, because you can’t imagine that nobody else ever saw the onte eeper potential for the buildings in the past but just didn’t try to develop the property further. After rule No. 1 in real estate, which is “location, location, location,” comes rule No. 2, to develop the highest and best use of a property. Always maximize these two for the greatest return on investment, according to my real estate professor. If not, we were taught, then know when to walk away. One of the first things to evaluate, after the building and property condition, is the municipal zoning requirements, such as required parking based on use. Parking is the largest amount of space limitation, and can be the most challenging to investment return. Retail often requires space for one car per 200 square feet for onsite parking, plus driving aisles 23½ to 24 feet wide and a twoway driveway for entry and exit from the site. This takes a lot of space away from the building area. You can’t take street parking or municipal lots into account, because they’re shared by the public, but there may be a written decision in property records that grants a waiver of the off-street parking requirement if the same use is continuous. If you add or change a use, the waiver may not continue, and a new zoning case may need to be evaluated before a zoning board. Easements are the attorney’s job to juggle, since title and deed restrictions are part of land limitations set by local law and government legal decisions. I have rarely seen anyone be successful at building above an easement without expense that may be more than the value of the purpose. The attic space, if adapted to more retail or housing, opens up many more issues, such as space-consuming access stairs for entry and separate fire escape. Sprinklers, flame-retardant finishes, elevator, emergency lighting, alarms, strobes, control panels — the list is long. Always ask before you buy. The tough part before purchase is allowing the time it takes to get real answers. Every requirement is based on so many varying factors due to differing materials, building areas and uses. There will be a lot of number crunching and research to possibly reach your goal. Good luck!

© 2020 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.

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1 9 6 0 ' S V I N TAG E PA I N T I N G - R E D CAPE BULLFIGHTER by John DeKay. 45x35. Deep End Rich Colors. Frame Included. $285. 516-603-5800. BEHR'S CRIB- POSH. Neutral Colors. Converts To Teen Bed. Storage Space Drawer, 32" Armoire, Chest w/Hutch, Includes Base, Mattress and End Table. $600. 516-603-5800.

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onald Trump revealed his true self to The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward over the course of 18 interviews beginning last December, appearing coherent and well-informed — in matter-of-fact terms, for example, he noted as early as February that he knew the coronavirus was five times more deadly than the more “strenuous” strains of the flu. Trump could have acted decisively to stem the tide of disease that overwhelmed the U.S. But he didn’t. Many were unsure whether he could understand the gravity of the sCoTT illness or the sciBRinTon ence required to contain it. In April he suggested — seemingly seriously — that we might inject patients with disinfectant and irradiate them with ultraviolent light to kill the virus, prompting public health officials to issue urgent news releases cautioning people not to try this at home. Trump, to many, appeared to have lost his mind. As it turns out, we now know from Woodward’s interviews with the president that it was all performance art, a display of showmanship intended to obfuscate and deceive in the vain hope that Americans wouldn’t notice the rapidly rising Covid-19 death toll or unemployment rate.

Woodward recorded nearly all the interviews with Trump for his latest book, “Rage,” which was set to be published after press time. Snippets of the interviews were released for public consumption last week, and were aired on “60 Minutes” last Sunday. In them, Trump appears lucid, articulate, in command of the facts, without a hint of mental illness. That is the maddening part of this tale. At least if he were suffering from lunacy, like a latter-day King George III, then he might be excused for bungling the national strategy to contain the coronavirus. The interviews make clear, however, that Trump is perfectly sane. He claimed he lied to the American people about the deadliness of the coronavirus so as not to incite panic. Many pundits, however, pointed out that Trump has had little trouble stoking fear, even panic, on any number of issues — from immigration to public housing — when it suits his political aims. His 2016 election strategy was to engage in an all-out culture war to divide the country along entrenched political lines, and then win at the margins by picking up disaffected Democrats and right-leaning independents who, on occasion in the past, had voted for centrist Dems. It worked. To date, Trump has followed his 2016 playbook, sowing division wherever he can, including in the U.S.’s approach to the coro-

navirus. He knew as early as February that Covid-19 was an airborne disease, and yet he eschewed masks from the get-go, mocking former Vice President Joe Biden relentlessly for wearing one in public and never requiring their use at his mass rallies — which he continues to hold, despite local mandates forbidding such gatherings. That is, the nation’s chief law enforcement officer is flouting the laws he is sworn to uphold. The result: The U.S. was projected to surpass 200,000 coronavirus deaths this weekend. It is, by far, the world’s highest death toll — Brazil, the second highest, had 129,575 deaths as of Sept. 12. It should be noted that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has followed Trump’s coronavirus playbook, at times pretending the disease is relatively harmless, at others ignoring it and taking minimal action to contain it while claiming his administration is doing all it can to fight it. It needn’t have been this way. China, where Covid-19 originated, had 4,634 deaths as of last weekend; Germany, 9,421; Canada, 9,170; South Korea, 355; New Zealand, 24. Each of these nations acted quickly, according to a national plan, not our state-by-state, county-by-county, city-by-city hodgepodge of approaches, which have ranged from exceptional to downright dangerous. Trump had a national playbook that he could have — and should have — studied,

he nation’s chief law enforcement officer is flouting the laws he is sworn to uphold.

but he chose to ignore it. President Barack Obama left him a 68-page report titled, “Playbook for Early Response to High-Consequence Emerging Infectious Disease Threats and Biological Incidents,” developed by the National Security Council in 2016, according to “PBS NewsHour.” Obama was tested early in his presidency, in 2009, when the H1N1 flu raged across the globe, including in the U.S. On May 2 that year, he addressed the nation, and here, in part, according to White House transcripts, is what he said: “Over the last week, my administration has taken several precautions to address the challenge posed by the 2009 H1N1 flu virus. … “This is a new strain of the flu virus, and because we haven’t developed an immunity to it, it has more potential to cause us harm. Unlike the various strains of animal flu that have emerged in the past, it’s a flu that is spreading from human to human. This creates the potential for a pandemic, which is why we are acting quickly and aggressively.” Obama continued, remaining calm and truthful. H1N1 stayed with us for nearly two years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Roughly 12,500 Americans died of the disease during that time. If only Trump had followed his predecessor’s approach. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

You’d better believe it: We are in this together

ive years ago, I returned from a visit to my kids and grandkids, who live in a mountain town in northern California, and in this space I wrote, “I have come back from the future, and if you plan on going, better wear your fire-retardant underwear.” The tone of my comment is discordant now with news of the apocalyptic fires engulfing so much of California and Oregon. My California kids go to bed at night with their smartRanDi phones on; they kReiss and their children have “go bags” packed so they can evacuate if the alarm comes from their fire district. Their car is packed with nonperishable food and water and flame-retardant blankets. They don’t live far from towns that have burnt up in half an hour when winds pushed flames into their homes. The ashes from those fires are drifting our way. As a writer for a local newspaper, I have come to realize over the years that our connectedness as Americans and as human

beings supersedes our particular neighborhood interests. Everything is local. And everything local is global. In these chaotic times, we find ourselves on the same ship, heading for the rocks. Smoke from fires travels, viruses go airborne and political indiscretion is infectious; none of us is safe or immune. I live on the South Shore of Long Island, where we’ve been getting plenty of rain, with little chance of wildfires, but the California story is mine because I go to sleep at night worrying about my kids’ safety. The fire story is all of ours because we can imagine the fear of an alarm at night that sends children out into the unknown. If you’re reading this, chances are you live in New York state, where our infection rate from the coronavirus is below 1 percent. We’re in good shape at the moment, but Covid-19 is surging in other parts of the country. My Florida kids are in the thick of it, and their unfolding story is mine, too. Here we are sending, or are about to send, our children back to elementary and high school and universities across the

country. The college kids getting sick across the country are coming home to our towns and villages. What we also share as Americans is the discovery that our president could have kept us safer. A president who put people before politics, who elevated science and medicine, who could evince a modicum of empathy, could have saved tens of thousands of lives during this pandemic. Last week we heard tapes of journalist Bob Woodward’s interviews with President Trump. We heard the president say he knew how devastating the pandemic would be, but in his own words, he “played it down.” Five years ago, when I first wrote about the fires near my family out West, it was a big deal, because the schools had to close for two days due to smoke and unhealthy air quality. Fast-forward, and the kids have been out of school for five months because of Covid-19. There is an awful confluence of circumstances: People are battling a vicious pandemic in the midst of raging wildfires. None of it had to be this way. For three years before he decided to cover up the

y kids in California go to bed with their phones on and their ‘go bags’ packed.

threat of Covid-19 in America, Trump was scorching the earth in other ways, expanding mining and drilling, halting regulations on industries that pollute and refusing to accept the findings of scientists who have warned us that drought, fire and even pandemics are related to global warming and climate change. Professor Noah Diffenbaugh, the Kara J Foundation professor of Earth System Science and the Kimmelman Family Senior Fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, states that global warming, caused by air pollution created by human activity, is a major contributor to the baking heat searing so much of California. According to The Washington Post, “An international panel of leading climate scientists said in 2013 that the planet is warming at an accelerated pace, and found with 95 percent certainty that human activity is the cause. The past three decades have been the hottest on the planet since 1850.” In 2018, speaking with the BBC, President Trump said of climate change, “I don’t believe it.” Left or right, red or blue, we are in the same sinking boat. Can’t we at least agree to plug the holes? Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Fill out the census — the deadline is Sept. 30

lected leaders from across Nassau County are urging — even pleading with — residents to fill out the U.S. census if they have not already done so, and time is running out. The census count will end Sept. 30. The census was originally scheduled to wind down Oct. 31, but in August the U.S. Census Bureau suddenly reduced the time frame by a month. In August, however, four out of every 10 Americans had yet to file their census forms, according to National Public Radio. That has led to fears of severe undercounting, particularly in minority communities. That is why elected leaders across the county have held news conferences of late, encouraging residents to file their forms to ensure that the states have the correct number of U.S. representatives and that local governments receive all the federal aid they are rightly entitled to — both are based on population — and to assure residents of color, particularly recent immigrants, that they have nothing to fear from the census. Many immigrants reportedly fear that filing might jeopardize their status, particularly after President Trump pushed for inclusion of a citizenship question on the census form, a requirement that the Supreme Court shot down in July 2019. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, a Democrat from Baldwin, recently held a news conference in Roosevelt with U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democrat from Garden City. In August, Curran appeared at Glen Cove City Hall with U.S Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove. The census was the focus of both gatherings. Local leaders are right to be concerned.

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letters Thanks for the memories To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s column “The little bench in my backyard” (Sept. 3-9): It was very moving. This last year has been extremely difficult for so many. I can’t imagine how journalists like Brinton must feel, writing about the virus. The toll it has taken must be extraordinary. I don’t have a bench, but I have a small footstone that my son made when he was in kindergarten. It’s round and has small, colorful stones embedded in it. He glued those stones in carefully — his wonderful masterpiece. My son is now 21, living in North Carolina, attending college. Thank you to Brinton for sharing his memories. SARI BERKOWITz Glen Cove

What the Constitution says The U.S. Constitution mandates that the country count its population once every 10 years. The results are used to adjust or redraw electoral districts, based on where populations have increased or decreased. State legislatures or independent bipartisan commissions are responsible The Village of Freeport’s census response rate was 54 percent as of early this month; Elmont and Roosevelt, 53 percent; and the Village of Hempstead, 49 percent. This is indeed an urgent matter. Rice noted that a 1 percent undercount in the census could cost a local school district or government tens of thousands of dollars, if not hundreds of thousands, in federal aid per year. A severe undercount could cost millions. Overall, Nassau County’s response rate was solid at 73 percent, according to the most recent data, but even that number is concerning, given the amount of aid that could be sacrificed by an undercount of more than 25 percent. “When it comes to the census, the stakes have never been higher for Nassau,” Curran said at the Roosevelt news conference, addressing the coronavirus pandemic. “This census is about more than just ensuring we finally get our fair share of federal government dollars when we need it most. This year’s census is a once-in-a-decade opportunity for us to directly combat the inequities this crisis

for redrawing congressional districts. The U.S. Census Bureau provides states with population counts for this purpose. Everyone living the United States and its five territories is required by law to be counted in the census. Source: U.S. Census Bureau

has laid bare.” According to the Census Bureau, you should be counted where you were living and sleeping most of the time as of April 1. If you’re responding for your home, count everyone who lives and sleeps there most of the time. That includes children, foster children, roommates, and any family members or friends who are living with you, even temporarily. If someone is staying with you because of the pandemic, however, they should be counted where they usually live. This includes college students, who should still be counted at school. If they live in student housing, the college will count them. If they live off campus, they should respond for their off-campus addresses. Filling out the census takes no more than 10 minutes, and you can do so securely online at 2020census.gov. To reach the U.S. Census Bureau for help, call (844) 330-2020 for English speakers and (844) 468-2020 for Spanish speakers. Representatives are available daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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here has been much publicity about the failure of the U.S. Senate to agree on a new aid package for the states. The costs of dealing with the impact of the coronavirus have hit every government hard, but especially the northeastern states. Largely left out of the discussion, however, is the serious headache that Nassau County and New York’s 61 other counties face. Whether you are distant Cayuga County or Nassau, the story is the same. Sales tax revenues are down 20 percent in most areas, and state aid has been cut jerry by 15 percent. kremer Property tax collections have been delayed to help people with fixed or no income. In short, sometimes government closest to you suffers the most. As a former chair of the State Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee, I was curious, and took a deep look at Nassau’s finances and the impact of Covid-19, which mirror many other counties. County Executive Laura Curran has done a great job of managing the coun-

ty’s finances. When she was elected in 2017, she was saddled with a massive budget deficit and faced the possibility of a state takeover of the county’s finances. Her predecessor, Ed Mangano, had proposed a series of budgets with so-called one-shot revenues and lots of Band-Aids that were destined to fall apart. Most Nassau residents don’t know that it is one of only a few jurisdictions in the state that has a control board watching its every financial move. The Nassau Interim Finance Authority was established in 2000, and has a full-time staff. It was dormant until 2011, when the county was in desperate need of an outside monitor. The bond rating agencies advised county officials that they needed a series of modest tax increases to fill their budget hole. But political fear prevented it. Writing about something that’s not very sexy can be a challenge, but readers should understand how their government functions. Nassau County taxpayers wake up every morning expecting the police to control the streets, the highway workers to fill the potholes and the parks to be open for their enjoyment. All of these activities rely on there being

ounty Exec. Laura Curran has done a great job of managing Nassau’s finances.

LeTTers Appreciation for a refreshing op-ed To the Editor: I’d like to thank Scott Brinton for opening his nostalgic garden to his readers. It was a refreshing respite from all the political and pandemic-related news out there in the real world. Not only do his trees offer some protection against global warming, but in addition to his plethora of flowers, they add much beauty to our world. His ability to link such beauty to familial events in his life is a testament to the love he has for his family as well as to our earth. PAM SINgER Malverne

We need better street signs To the Editor: There was a long-overdue letter to the editor in the Aug. 20-26 issue, “Buildings need street addresses,” from Robert Rubalsky. Drivers become impediments to normal traffic flow while they search for locations that are not clearly marked with visible postal addresses. We have all been in this situation, either as the searcher or as the frustrated driver

enough money in the county treasury to pay for its workers and its facilities. The county currently faces a drop in revenue of $438 million, the result of all of the factors mentioned above. In simple terms, no business can survive for too long with losses of 25 percent or more. On Aug. 10, Curran announced a prudent plan to close this yawning budget gap. She proposed a series of budget cuts that would save $54 million. To offset the total of $438 million, she used all of her surplus funds, which included $103 million that local governments got in the CARES Act. Her proposal would produce $385 million in savings, which would erase the deficit. But there is one catch to this plan: The county owes NIFA a $75 million payment that is due in November. The County Legislature must approve the deferral of this payment, which would help avoid any serious tax increases. While the Legislature is controlled by the Republican Party, and Curran is a Democrat, I am convinced the Legislature will do the right thing and allow the payment to NIFA to be deferred for a year. If the county can’t balance its budget for

stuck in traffic behind one of these pilgrims in search of a destination. There are definite solutions, and at least one, the prominent display of a numerical address, is easy and inexpensive. These numbers are available in indoor or outdoor adhesive styles of many variations, and you don’t need to be a wizard or an acrobat to fasten them in place. go to your local hardware store or home center. If you want to be fancy, there are numbers in brass, chrome or black that fasten with screws, and require slightly more expertise to install. Another problem: Our street sign systems in the U.S. vary widely in the information provided and how it is displayed. Most signs are now reflective, and lettering size has been increased for visibility. One problem has been solved, but another one has been ignored, especially in New York. When you get to the correct intersection, which way do you turn to reach your destination? Short of using your gPS on every trip, you have a 50 percent chance of turning in the right or wrong direction. The answer is simple, and although I hate giving credit to California, that state has gotten it right. Just look at the street signs at the second-most-famous intersection of the country after 42nd Street and Broadway, Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles. Above or below the street name is a slightly smaller sign

the coming year, all taxpayers may suffer, and the NIFA board could impose drastic cuts in county services. The tale of Nassau’s finances is being repeated in community after community. Since March, our television screens have been filled with story after story about all the human hardship the virus has caused. The scenes of emergency workers treating suffering people have left us with images that we will never forget. The services that save lives have to be paid for, and in the end, the buck stops with local government officials. Sadly, the people who can help pay for the coronavirus fallout — members of the Senate — went home for and returned from a summer recess, and still they have taken no action. There will apparently be no additional unemployment benefits and no small-business relief. Assistance for local governments won’t happen. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reminds me of Nero, who fiddled while Rome burned. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

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with the numbers on that block. What a concept. Imagine getting to a corner and knowing immediately whether the numbers ascend or descend from that inter-

section in either direction. It’s an idea whose time has come. ERIC SPINNER New Hyde Park

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