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School district reverses course Elmont students to return to full in-person classes ativity, we are confident that we can now safely accommodate all students in grades K-6 for five For a month now, students full days of instruction per who have opted for the Elmont week, while still maintaining a Union Free School District’s safe and socially-distant envihybrid lear ning ronment.” program have been The district attending school in originally proposed person two or three the hybrid model days a week, for the school year depending on their to comply with grade, while learnsocial-distancing ing remotely on the mandates. In July, two or three other Rosner told parents days. But starting that the average Monday, those stuclassroom would dents — nearly KENNETh RosNER be able to accom1,800 of them — Superintendent, modate only 13 stuwill begin attend- Elmont School District dents with those ing school in perguidelines in place, s o n eve r y d ay, so district officials Superintendent Kenneth Rosner decided to divide each regular announced in a letter to parents class, which could exceed 20 stuon Sept. 22. dents in years passed, into two “As I promised to you during cohorts, with classroom teachers the many summer Zoom ses- and special-area teachers altersions,” Rosner wrote, “our goal nating between the two groups. would be to examine all possible Students in kindergarten avenues for eventually increas- through third grade have been ing in-person student atten- attending school in person Mondance, while still following the day through Wednesday since most recent guidance from the classes began on Sept. 10, while Centers for Disease Control, fourth- through sixth-graders New York State Department of have attended in person on Health and the Nassau County Thursdays and Fridays. On days Health Department. Through careful planning and some creContinued on page 9
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ViCToRia, VERNEll aNd Desiree Nelson attended the water tower protest on Sept. 21.
‘No paint, no peace’
Elmont residents demand water tower repairs By MElissa KoENig mkoenig@liherald.com
On Sept. 21, a small crowd of Elmont residents led a new chant — “No paint, no peace!” — as they gathered in front of the Elmont water tower for a rally calling for repairs to be made to the structure. The tower has not been repaired since the 1990s, when it was under the control of the Jamaica Water Supply Company, Joe Corbisiero, the director of plant operations for the Water Authority of
Western Nassau County, previously told the Herald, and it is now rusted, with blue paint chips falling into residents’ yards. “Our water tower has become an eyesore, and gives the impression of blight in a community with an average median [income] of $100,000 per household,” Dwayne Palmer wrote in a letter to County Legislator Carrié Solages in July, after asking the water authority several times to repair it. He added that the tower is one of the
first structures people see when they enter Nassau County from Queens, and “leaves the impression that Elmont is a community that is uncared for.” Michael Tierney, superintendent of the water authority, also said there is “no argument that [the water tower] needs a full rehabilitation” at a board of directors meeting after the protest. But repairs to the water tower, which were originally scheduled to be made in 2021, Continued on page 4
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Created in 2012, the New York 22nd Assembly District encompasses the neighborhoods of Floral Park, Elmont and Valley Stream as well as portions of Franklin Square, Lynbrook and Garden City. Members of the New York State Assembly serve two-year terms. In 2020 Nicholas Zacchea, a Republican from Floral Park, is challenging incumbent Michaelle Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, who is seeking re-election to her fifth term in office. Zacchea looks to leverage his decades of experience as a federal auditor and economic consultant in the Assembly, while Solages has focused on issues such as childcare, and pushed for legislation to achieve greater parity in healthcare within disadvantaged communities, where infant mortality rates are higher. The Herald asked questions of each candidate about issues pertinent to their district.
Herald: With a $14.5 billion estimated state
budget deficit looming, and with federal coronavirus aid uncertain, what measures would you be willing to pursue to plug that hole in the state’s finances?
Michaelle Solages
Nicholas Zacchea
Hometown: Elmont
Hometown: Floral Park
Age: 35
Age: Undisclosed
Party: Democrat
Party: Republican
Highest level of education Bachelor of science.
Highest level of education Ph.D in economic science
Professional experience: Assemblymember
Professional experience: Auditor, U.S. Government Accountability Office, U.S. Department of Energy; auditing consultant.
Michaelle Solages: Even as working-class
and impoverished residents continue to suffer from the health and economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, corporate entities are seeing an increase in their wealth and profits. We cannot simply “budget cut” our way out of this crisis. We must look at closing tax loopholes and raising revenue from corporations.
Nicholas Zacchea: Spending more than one receives in income is always a problem, as is not having a cache of fiscal reserves for unanticipated expenditures. Both contribute to deficits and are evidence of bad budgeting and bad financial management. I have spent years assessing the manner in which federal, state and local governments, both here in the U.S. and in more than 20 countries, manage the money entrusted to them. Fraud, waste and abuse was always a recurring determination. Increasing taxes and eliminating essential services is never an answer but one that bureaucrats always seem to defer to. I’ve lived in countries where that was tried, and it doesn’t work. The short answer is to hold accountable those that are entrusted to collect taxes and provide essential services by making certain that every financial transaction, every tax dollar collected and spent, and every service delivered is made completely transparent. Moreover, that transparency must be made public by independent, non-partisan and professional oversight. Governments the world over with wellmanaged systems of accountability, transparency and oversight tend to have better economic indicators than those who do not. Plugging a hole in New York State’s finances should begin by eliminating fraud, waste and abuse through an effective system of
accountability, transparency and oversight.
Herald: With remote learning continuing,
how can the government help financially distressed or working parents who might be struggling to care for their children during the day when they would normally be at school?
Solages: Employees can only perform effec-
tively when they have a plan for educating and safeguarding their children. While some families can hire outside resources to help during the day, a vast majority of families cannot afford to hire additional assistance to help their children with distance learning. I have submitted legislation that will expand our current paid family leave policies to be more inclusive of families that are adapting to the virtual learning model.
Zacchea: I must begin by suggesting that
this situation, hopefully, is temporary, but also a wake-up call to be prepared for other such incidents. The government, both federal and state, must help working parents. My advisory team and I have begun to assess a number of possible solutions. A solution that is now being discussed is the possibility of initiating a state-sanctioned and managed cadre of state licensed home educational assistants, who are vetted individuals trained provide educational assistance as well as basic child care for children whose parents must leave the home to work one or more days a week. The cost of engaging a licensed home educational assistant would be borne by either the parent, their employer or by the
state. If the cost is to be borne by the parent or their employer, a minor change in the state tax law would allow that cost to be considered a tax credit for the parents or their employers. A tax credit would allow parents or their employers to claim monies spent on a assistant to take care of their children while they are at work, and reduces taxes owed dollar for dollar. This kind of program must be studied and tested before it could be considered feasible.
Herald: This year has seen a historic conversation about race and policing in America. What kinds of reforms do you see as necessary to address issues of systemic racism and police brutality? Solages: Millions of Americans are saying
enough is enough. This past June, the New York State Legislature enacted a comprehensive legislative package that will promote transparency and begin the process of rebuilding the trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
Zacchea: Addressing racism requires that our national narrative not detail the inglorious nature of our American history but instead extol its majestic promises. It also requires that the narrative emphasize the dignity of all people and the benefits that inure when all humankind is treated equally and with respect. Racism exists and law enforcement officers sometimes behave inappropriately. However, there are literally millions of daily interactions between citizens of different persuasions that are civil, legal and
courteous. Statistically, behavior influenced by racism is rare. I have read studies that too quickly conclude that disparities between white and non-white populations in areas like health care, education, housing and employment are racially inspired. Yes, acts of racism do occur, but the root cause of these disparities must be identified, not conveniently labeled as racism. During my career I investigated deteriorating government-financed housing in New York City, and my team found that the root cause was not systematic racism but malfeasance and wholesale fraud. Acts of police misconduct are not routine, but the reporting of solitary acts are. We must not find ourselves enveloped in a phantasmagoria that convinces us that law enforcement officers are predators. I have worked with law enforcement officers in the U.S. and abroad. As with all professionals, improvements can always be made in the way they carry out their responsibilities. A carefully designed and well-structured system needs to be put in place that would include enhanced recruiting techniques, specialized training, closer supervision by well-trained managers, fair compensation programs and improved working conditions. Such a system would be a good start for improving and maintaining the quality of the service our law enforcement professionals provide.
Herald: Why do you see yourself as suited to represent the 22nd Assembly District in Albany?
Solages: With your trust, I will work tire-
lessly on your behalf to help address the challenges our district faces and to inspire lasting and meaningful change in our community. I look forward to continuing my advocacy for improved health benefits, government reform, and our work to strengthen public schools to ensure all children receive the educational services they need to reach their full potential.
Zacchea: I will bring to Albany and to the constituents of District 22 a lifetime of government financial management experience. The primary focus of my professional activities has been to support legislative duties for both houses of Congress. In serving, I garnered a lifetime of experience auditing, investigating, studying and advising governments at the federal, state and local levels both here and abroad. My service also required me to examine the ways in which government contractors, subcontractors and grantees discharged their agreed-on responsibilities. An essential component of my work was ferreting out fraud, waste and abuse. I know government, I know the problems governments face. I know how government should work and I know how to remedy the many problems that governments face. I know the legislative process and what that process needs to function effectively. Note: Answers have been edited and shortened for brevity. For the complete text visit liherald. com
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Concerns delay water tower repairs, officials say
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conTinued from fronT have been delayed until 2023 or 2024 due to legislation that requires water districts to remove 1,4-dioxane and perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, from the drinking water supply. These chemicals are considered potential carcinogens, and have been found in high levels in water authority wells. The system has six wells with levels of dioxane that exceed the 1-part-per-billion standard, and 11 wells with levels of PFAS above the 10-parts-per-trillion standard, water authority Chairman John Ryan explained in a letter to Solages on July 10, which will ultimately cost an estimated $90 million to mitigate. The utility has already spent $6 million on PFAS treatments in Elmont, Tierney said, and has invested a total of $67 million in the community. “The treatment side has been taking a lot of our capital funds,” Corbisiero told the Herald. Repairs to the water tower, meanwhile, will cost $3.5 million to $4 million, because the authority will have to harden the rest of the system, protect the site and ensure that there is an adequate water supply to take the tank offline for about 15 months — a difficult task when the water authority also has to take other wells offline to remove chemicals. “This is a big job,” Tierney said. “It’s not as simple as painting it.” Still, Elmont residents want to know when they can expect routine maintenance. Members of a group called Elmont Strong — formed in June to “restore, protect and conserve” the community and “make change happen through beautification, public relations efforts and opportunities for continuous community involvement” — organized the rally and created a Change.org petition two weeks ago, acknowledging that they understand that there are water treatment mandates, but adding that “waiting three years to clean and paint the Elmont water tower is unacceptable” and “we want safe drinking water and a painted tower that says ‘Elmont’ now.” The petition had more
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than 1,000 signatures as of last Friday. In a letter to Tierney on Sept. 16, Solages wrote that residents do not understand why maintenance has not been done in Elmont, while it has been completed in other communities. In addition to Elmont and sections of Franklin Square, the water authority serves Bellerose, Floral Park, New Hyde Park, Stewart Manor, South Floral Park and parts of Garden City. “Residents believe that it is unacceptable that the Elmont community has been paying for upgrades and repairs to equipment and water towers in other areas, while they are now being told to wait an additional three to four years for scheduled upgrades and maintenance to be completed in Elmont,” Solages wrote, asking Tierney why “other communities have seen upgrades during that time, while Elmont has seen none.” At last week’s rally, a gathering of nearly two dozen protesters, Allison Baffi said she lived in Franklin Square not too long ago, and didn’t realize how bad the condition of Elmont’s water tower was, which a friend, Jada Fernandez, said was unhealthy for the water stored inside. “Elmont deserves better,” Fernandez said as protesters chanted “No Flint here!,” a reference to Flint, Mich., where lead from aging pipes leached into the water, poisoning over 100,000 residents. In Nassau County, the Health Depart-
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The elmonT waTer tower has been rusting for years, and blue paint chips are falling off. allison Baffi and Jada Fernandez, above left, said the water tower needs to be repaired.
ment inspects all water distribution tanks twice a year. Meanwhile, State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, a Democrat from Elmont who attended the rally, said that area residents pay some of the highest water bills in the region, and that the repairs to the water tower are simply routine maintenance. “They’re not doing what they should be doing,” Solages said of the water
rachelle lewis, lefT, led the crowd in chants. authority, adding that the tower’s condition has “become a dangerous situation.” Tierney later agreed to meet with Palmer and the other members of Elmont Strong, and said at the board meeting that water authority officials would start drafting plans for the repairs. Once they are approved by the county Health Department and the utility has enough wells available to begin the work, Tierney said, “We will get on this project.”
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Advocates seek justice for Breonna Taylor By Briana Bonfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com
Black women were front and center at the latest Black Lives Matter protest outside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on Sept. 24. The protest primarily sought justice for 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was fatally shot by a Louisville police officer in March. Officer Brett Hankinson was indicted on Sept. 23 on three counts of wanton endangerment for bullets that flew into a neighboring apartment. There were no charges in relation to Taylor’s death. One protester held a sign that read, “They charged the bullets that missed.” Others said, “Jail killer cops,” “Shut down racism and white supremacy” and “No justice no peace.” Another said “Defund the police” on the front and “Refund social services” on the back. Several local advocacy groups banded together to organize the rally, including the Long Island chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, LI United to Transform Policing and Community Safety, Nassau County Democratic Socialists of America, Long Island Black Alliance, NY02 Indivisible, Long Island Activists and Young Long Island for Justice. The protest began around 5:15 p.m. and led into a march about two hours later, after several Black Long Islanders spoke emotionally at the microphone. Nia Adams, a Long Island organizer, said she took the death of Taylor “very personally” — “the last 24 hours have been very hard for me,” she said. “The lesson that we are hearing out of Louisville is it is OK to break into a Black woman’s home,” she continued, “it is OK to murder a Black woman in her sleep, and it is OK to then attempt to slander and criminalize a Black woman after her death, and you will not be held accountable.” She added that Taylor’s death is not an isolated incident. “This is a culture that needs to change,” she said. “We need to … divest [from police departments] and reinvest in community solutions — into health care, housing and education. These are the things that matter. These are the things that keep us safe.” Shanequa Levin, founder of Women’s Diversity Network and member of LI United to Transform Policing and Community Safety, said she is “tired of having to give my kids ‘the talk,’” referring to the conversations Black parents have with their children to “teach them how to behave differently” when approached by a police officer. “I can’t take my Black skin off,” she said, shouting. “I can’t do that. I’m Black every damn day, and you see that as a threat.” Couple Devon Toney and Latoya Bazmore, community organizers from Brentwood, spoke about their own alleged experiences with police brutality. They said that they were beaten by Suffolk County police officers on the evening of Aug. 30 while hosting a barbecue at Ross Memorial Park in Brentwood for home-
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Many held signs in support of Black community members feeling hurt by the persistence of police brutality cases across the country.
shanequa levin, founder of Women’s Diversity Network and member of LI United to Transform Policing and Community Safety, vented her frustrations about how Black people are viewed in the United States. less, addicted and mentally ill community members. “I’m still traumatized by what went on that night,” Bazmore said, adding that she often sees people who are on the streets struggling being “brutalized by police.” Protest organizers made several demands, including dropping charges made against Toney that night; charging, arresting and convicting “all killer cops”; divesting from Nassau County police; reinvesting in community safety programs; and providing slavery reparations for Black citizens. Throughout the protest, the crowd took part in call-and-response chants, such as “Say her name, Breonna Taylor,” “When Black lives are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back” and “The people united, will never be defeated.” “All I want us to do is continue what we doing,” Bazmore said. “Don’t ever lose the fight in you.”
PeoPle of all ages, but mostly young people in their 20s and 30s, gathered outside a Nassau County legislative building in Mineola to protest the lack of charges against Louisville police officers for the death of Breonna Taylor. nia adaMs, a racial justice advocate on Long Island, spoke candidly about how the Breonna Taylor case has affected her emotionally.
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Coaches talk high school, college sports delays By Briana Bonfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com
High school and college sports coaches on the latest Herald Inside LI webinar discussed how Covid-19 has affected their programs — including new recruiting methods, alternatives to competitive gameplay and staying positive through it all. The virtual panel was live-streamed on Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. and produced by RichnerLive, a division of Richner Communications Inc., publisher of Herald Community Newspapers. Herald Inside LI is a webinar series that aims to educate the community about navigating different aspects of life during the coronavirus pandemic. Local athletic coaches and officials joined the most recent conversation, including Chuck Priore, head football coach at Stony Brook University; Danielle Santos Atkinson, head women’s basketball coach at Hofstra University; Michael Rubino, head football coach and athletic director at Valley Stream Central High School; and David Viegas, director of health, phys. ed. and athletics in the Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District. Tony Bellissimo, sports editor of Herald Community Newspapers, offered opening remarks about the delay of fall sports because of Covid-19. “This has serious effects on schools and student-athletes,” he said, “especially the student-athletes in high school with an eye on playing at the next level.” Skye Ostreicher, of RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, moderated the event and asked the panelists questions — first, about their reactions to the delay of high school and college sports. “It tears me apart to not see our kids and be at their games,” Viegas said, “but I think the focus had to be on getting us back into school, and now that we’re there, staying there, staying open.” The other panelists agreed that though it must have been a tough decision for university officials to make, health and safety must be the top priority. “We need to make the most out of it and figure out how to move this process forward,” Priore said. A big concern among high school athletes is losing game time that could be recorded and sent to college coaches, or
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CloCkwise from top left: David Viegas, director of health, physical education and athletics at Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District; Skye Ostreicher, Herald Inside LI moderator; Michael Rubino, head football coach and athletic director at Valley Stream Central High School; Danielle Santos Atkinson, head women’s basketball coach at Hofstra Universit;y and Chuck Priore, head football coach at Stony Brook University discussed how Covid-19 has impacted the college sports recruiting process on Sept. 23. that recruiters could attend to watch them play. However, the panelists each gave advice to those student-athletes looking to continue their sport in college. “We have learned different ways of recruiting and outreach,” Priore noted. This means using online platforms to connect with colleges, rather than in-person meetings, tours or visits with college officials at competitions. Both Priore and Atkinson said they use social media to learn more about prospective players. They also said that they would accept videos of players demonstrating their skills, even if they are not in a game and are recorded by a friend or family member. College tours are also available virtually, Priore noted, as well as a wealth of information about the schools. Now that
prospective student-athletes are diving deeper into Stony Brook’s online information, “I honestly think the kids that we’re recruiting are benefitting from knowing Stony Brook better,” he said. Priore added that being able to hop on a Zoom call for recruiting purposes has been advantageous for his football players looking to enter professional leagues. “Today, we had 32 NFL teams on a Zoom call with [our athletics officials], showcasing our kids,” he said. “We’ve never had 32 NFL teams visit our campus, so our kids got more exposure this year than they normally would.” For high school students, Atkinson encouraged Zoom calls for getting to know potential teammates and coaches at colleges. “They’re able to get on a call and
come face to face with our academic adviser, strength coach and student-athletes, which was a great change,” she said, “because that’s one of the most important things — who are the people that I’m going to be surrounded by during my time in college?” Rubino said that Twitter is a great place for high school students to present themselves to coaches, as well, by adding information about the student’s academics and sports background. “It’s about marketing yourself in the best possible light,” he said. “Let [coaches] know what class you are and make it as easy as possible for them to recruit you.” Although games are not being played, college student-athletes have already begun training in small groups within their teams, while following health and safety protocols, with practices on the horizon. The college coaches noted that during the shutdown, not all the players had access to a gym to continue conditioning before playing. Thus, they are still getting all players on the same page before they start playing in January. “We had to stay in small groups as a football program, social distance and wear masks indoors,” Priore said. “From a training standpoint, our kids have really benefited.” High school student-athletes, however, are mostly still waiting to practice with their teams. Coaches are formulating plans to make this happen in the future. The panelists noted that without competitive sports in the fall, there is plenty of time to focus on academics, as well as maintain relationships with college officials to get recruited. “It’s not canceled; it’s just postponed,” Viegas said. “They’ll get their opportunity; they just have to be patient.” The panelists acknowledged that for student-athletes, many of whom have played every year since they were young, the change in plans could be overwhelming. Atkinson encouraged coaches and parents to discuss mental health with their student-athletes and to shed a positive light on the situation. “Everyone is just trying to stay positive, follow the rules, wear your mask,” Rubino said, “and then hopefully in the next few weeks, we’ll start to see some high schools generate plans where we can follow [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] guidelines and get [teams] back together a little bit.”
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conTinued from fronT and Leandro Lopes said she had to make special arrangements in they were not in school, the stuSeptember. dents worked at home and met She had to recruit her mother with teachers virtually. to pick her daughter up from Under the new plan, the disschool and watch her until either trict will collapse some hybrid Leandro Lopez or her husband classes that had only five or six got home from work, because the students, Rosner explained to Gateway Youth Outreach afterthe Herald, while also ensuring school program was canceled this that classes remain small, with year. And on virtual days, her sisdesks six feet apart. ter-in-law had to watch her Students will continue to daughter while she was working. have lunch delivered to their But now, with the five-day-aclassrooms, Rosner said, and the week in-person plan — which classes will continue to be dividLeandro Lopez said she has ed, with one cohort learning advocated for “all along” — she core curriculum from the classsaid she hoped it would be “easy room teacher before lunch and sailing.” receiving specialized instruc“We will see how the transiCourtesy Elmont Union Free School District tion — enrichment activities, tion goes,” she said, “and hopefulThe disTricT released a sample schedule for full-time in-person learning. guided reading, writing assignly all stays safe.” ments and project-based learnThe district reported that one sacrificing any safety measures,” Rosner dren in kindergarten and fourth grade ing assignments — in their staff member at the Clara H. Carlson classrooms in the afternoon, and the said, adding, “We are proud of what we’re in the district, wrote in a message to the School tested positive for Covid-19 on Herald, “and the new superintendent doing for all Elmont children.” other cohort doing the opposite. Marie Leandro Lopez said that her has done a great job stepping up to the Sept 19, and had to quarantine for 14 Rosner planned to hold a virtual meeting with parents to discuss the new second-grade daughter “loves going to plate to ensure our children are receiv- days, as did any student or staff memplans on Tuesday, after the Herald went school in person,” and Monique Hardial ing the best education possible in these ber that had been in contact with the employee. Those students and staff to press, and noted that the change said she applauded the district for unprecedented times.” Still, both mothers said, they had members were contacted by the Nassau would only affect students enrolled in adhering to social-distancing guidelines the hybrid program. The fully remote pro- “while also recognizing the importance some problems with the hybrid pro- County Health Department, Rosner gram over the past month. Hardial said said, and the teacher would not be gram, however, he said, would also be of children to be in school learning.” “I am 100 perent satisfied with the it was “almost impossible” to help her allowed back into the school building enhanced with additional teachers. “Our plan now closely mirrors 98 per- quality of learning that took place vir- kindergartner with the technology for until he or she provided the district cent of the plans on Long Island, without tually as well,” Hardial, who has chil- virtual learning while also working, with a negative test result.
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Ed Ra, Gary Port vie for District 19 seat
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By Nakeem GraNt ngrant@liherald.com
The race for the 19th Assembly District began mid-August when challenger Gary Port announced his candidacy to run against incumbent Edward Ra, who is running for a sixth term. The Herald asked Ra and Port questions focusing on issues vital to the residents of the 19th A.D., which encompasses West Hempstead, Glen Head and parts of Franklin Square.
Herald: Jet noise has been an ongoing
issue for Nassau County residents on the South Shore. What can be done at the state assembly level to address this issue?
Port: I live on the South Shore, and I con-
Herald: With many businesses still struggling from the effects of the pandemic, what changes would you make to support business owners?
Ed Ra Incumbent
Gary Port: The state has a new loan pro-
gram called the New York Forward Loan Fund, which has supported small businesses during the pandemic. NYFLF aims to assist businesses with 20 employees or fewer. That covers about 90 percent of businesses in the state, so it’s a big program. It needs as much funding and support as it can get, so I would increase funding for it, and I’d make the application process easier so that small businesses can get approved as quickly as possible. We also need to make sure that we keep the program running for as long as we need to. At the federal level, the Paycheck Protection Program, which provided millions of Americans with vital stimulus checks, has already expired because Senate Republicans didn’t want to extend it. The program was a lifeline for thousands of Long Islanders, but the GOP would rather let small businesses go out of business than give them a modest sum of money. We can’t do that at the state level. I would extend the program for as long as it takes to get every small business back on its feet.
ed ra: Our local small businesses have
been hit hard by this pandemic and I have worked with my colleagues in the Assembly Republican Conference to propose measures to help our small businesses get back on their feet and help promote our local downtowns. I have introduced legislation which would allow local business groups and nonprofits to access funds that have been previously appropriated to promote state programs such as STARTUP New York. These entities could apply for grants to promote local business districts and the importance of local sales tax revenue, which will benefit our counties who have lost significant sales tax revenue as a result of Covid-19 shutdowns. We also proposed a “Small Business Emergency Recovery Act,” which would result in an investment of $890 million in our small businesses by redirecting economic development funds including tax credits that largely benefit major corporations and repurposing them for small business relief. There are also pending rent relief measures we could take to aid both commercial tenants and commercial landlords as many of them locally are small businesses themselves. Lastly, I would change the regulatory and
Gary Port Challenger
Hometown: Franklin Square
Hometown: West Hempstead
age: 38
age: 58
Party: Republican
Party: Democrat
Professional experience: NYS Assembly: 2011-Present; Deputy Town Attorney, Town of Hempstead: 2008-10
Professional experience: Lawyer, formerly in the U.S. Army
education: Bachelor’s degree, Loyola College; law degree, St. John’s University Family: Married enforcement approach that has been taken. When shutdowns first occurred in March the focus was on what was “essential,” but guidance was unclear and at times inconsistent. With continuing restrictions, there must be an emphasis on what can be done safely and enforcement of health and safety protocols should be about worker and customer safety, not a “got ya” approach for businesses who have suffered great losses.
Herald: What adjustments would you
push for in the state’s bail reform law?
Port: The bail reform is only a big topic because the Republicans are lying about it. Ed Ra and the Nassau GOP are trying to get the public to bail with imprisonment after conviction. If an individual is held for bail, that does not mean they are guilty. They have not even been tried yet. Bail exists just to secure a person for trial. But the bail system is unfair — the poor and working class can’t afford bail while the upper middle class and rich get to go home. The poor, meanwhile, rot in jail awaiting trial, and if they are acquitted, they get nothing back for the wreckage of their lives. The GOP push the false narrative that a person at liberty while awaiting trial is “a revolving door.” They want to imprison people on suspicion of committing a crime. This is contrary to the American system of innocent until proven guilty. The Republicans want it to be guilty until proven innocent, if you are poor. It is definitely true that there are violent offenders out there, and we need to keep a close
education: Bachelor’s degree, New York University; law degree, Brooklyn Law School Family: Married with four children
watch on them in order to protect our communities. However, they are a miniscule percentage of the people being held without trial. The vast majority are nonviolent, and are not getting justice. I would keep bail in place for violent felonies, but keep it abolished for everything else.
ra: The changes made in this year’s state budget were a start, but they barely addressed the low-hanging fruit. For instance, last year in consultation with New York City Special Narcotics Prosecutor, I drafted legislation to make the most serious narcotics offenses bail eligible again as the bail reform act had left only the most serious charge of “Operating as a Major Drug Trafficker” as bail eligible. We proposed adding first- and seconddegree possession and sale offenses to the list of “qualifying offenses.” These are serious A-I and A-II felonies and are used in cases where drug rings are moving large quantities of narcotics like fentanyl and heroin. Only the first-degree charges were added back under the changes made that took effect in August. In addition to specific charges, the biggest thing that remains lacking is true judicial discretion. If the goal is to reduce the level to which a defendant’s financial situation is the main determining factor in their ability to await trial free from jail, I think the best way to do that is to allow judges to evaluate the defendant in front of them based on the seriousness of the offense whether they are likely to return to future court appearances or pose a danger to the community if they are freed. I also think
stantly get woken up in the middle of the night by planes taking off from JFK Airport. The noise pollution poses a serious health risk, particularly for the elderly. State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin has done some excellent work on the issue. Her district is adjacent to ours, which covers Malverne and a good portion of West Hempstead. She introduced a bill last year, which would have authorized the state’s Department of Transportation and the Department of Environmental Conservation to conduct a joint study on how the JFK and LaGuardia runways impact the health of nearby residents. The bill passed the Assembly and the Senate, but was vetoed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Why he would veto common-sense legislation like that is beyond me. But she’ll introduce it again next session, and if I’m up there with her, I’ll be a primary sponsor of it. I’ll pressure the governor to sign it this time. We’ll get the study done, look at its results and move forward from there. I’ll introduce bills, based on the recommendations of the study, that will be designed to keep air traffic away from the South Shore.
ra: This has been an issue for many
years now and while regulating our airspace is primarily under the jurisdiction of the federal government, we have had some legislative successes. I wrote the bill that resulted in a federal Part 150 study being conducted on the LaGuardia and JFK airports. While this data has been helpful further federal action is needed to reduce the aircraft noise threshold from 65 DNL to 55 DNL which is what is used in much of the world and would better reflect the impact air traffic has on the south shore of Nassau County. I also worked with advocates to draft legislation being carried by State Assemblyman Ron Kim, my colleague from Queens, which would allow a different metric known as CNEL to be utilized. This standard gives larger weight to overnight flights could better trigger action to mitigate the noise concerns over Long Island and is used in California. In addition, in June, the Assembly once again passed a bill I cosponsored that would direct the New York State Department of Health to conduct a study on the health impacts of JFK and LaGuardia Airports. Although the governor vetoed similar legislation last year, we are hopeful that the governor will look more favorably upon it if the Senate passes it before the end of the year. This has been a major priority of Plane Sense 4 Long Island, which has brought together federal, state and local officials and concerned community members to work on airplane noise issues.
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Two Sewanhaka h.S. students participating in the district’s remote learning program have tested positive for the coronavirus. The third is a student in H. Frank Carey’s hybrid program.
Three high school students test positive for Covid-19 By MeliSSa koenig mkoenig@liherald.com
Three students in the Sewanhaka Central High School District have tested positive for the coronavirus, Superintendent James Grossane announced on Sept. 25. Two students at Sewanhaka High School, who are participating in the district’s remote learning program, and one student at H. Frank Carey High School, who is participating in the hybrid learning program, have tested positive, Grossane said in a post on the district’s website. The student at H. Frank Carey, he noted, has been in quarantine and will not be able to return to the building until completing the required quarantine period. The Department of Health will also
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conduct contact tracing and notify any individuals who need to quarantine, and the building was cleaned and disinfected last Friday. The district did not need to take any action on the cases at Sewanhaka, however, Department of Health officials told Grossane, who said that it “has also advised the district that our practice of maintaining six feet of social distance, and requiring the wearing of masks is a best practice against the spread of the virus in our buildings.” “We are extremely proud of our students throughout the district,” Grossane said, “and they have done an outstanding job with social distancing, hygiene, mask wearing and acting in a responsible manner.”
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he year 2020 has been like nothing any of us have experienced before. In March, we were getting ready to host our annual St. Patrick’s Day Party when the scope of the Covid-19 crisis began to become apparent. Something that was a problem in other far-off places became a major problem here in New York. The planes stopped flying, and people retreated to their homes. Terms and phrases like “flatten the curve,” “social distancing” and “cover your face” became part of everyday life. The good news, however, is that through the combined efforts of residents, New York went from being the epicenter of the virus to the state with the lowest infection rate in the nation. I am happy to report that none of our members got the virus. As we get back on our feet, we will do so with the goal of keeping our members and guests at Post 1087 safe. This fall, the post, at 233 Woodlawn Road in West Hempstead, will be a polling place from Oct. 24 to Nov. 3. For those who choose to, they can also request a ballot by mail. We thank you for all your support.
he pandemic has made me realize that I need to stay connected with people in different ways. I connect through Zoom meetings. We have also made a commitment to smaller groups of people meeting over Zoom. Groups of five to 15 people meet weekly. We have 120 small groups meeting outside of church services. It’s important that we are the church outside of the walls of the church building. It’s not about just being in a church building, but it’s about being the church outside in the world. There is a level of stress that goes along with leading a congregation through a pandemic. Navigating through difficult decisions like keeping people safe, staying connected and maintaining continuity with the congregation have not been easy. The pastoral sessions that I have with people have changed. I’m dealing with more people who are struggling with depression and anxiety. I tell them not to be too hard on themselves. I tell them not to live in secret pain and to get the help they need. A lot of people struggle with anxiety and depression, and it’s treatable. My advice to them is that they should first go to God through prayer and read their Bibles. They should never isolate themselves, and they should stay around people who can support them. They need to balance their lives, eat, sleep and make time for self-care. I think that the changes caused by the pandemic have exacerbated things people have been dealing with prior to the pandemic.
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Venturing Crew 2718 started “Operation Thank a Veteran” in March.
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During the height of the pandemic, members of Franklin Square’s Venturing Crew 2718 managed to provide nearly a dozen veterans with two meals a day for three days each week, and helped feed one veteran throughout the summer. But as people went back to work and children went back to school, the crew has received less and less money to buy these meals. “Like any other fundraiser, it’s hot in the beginning and then dries out,” Crew Leader Charlie Grippaldi said, and the group’s “Operation Thank a Veteran” fundraiser ran out of money in the first week of September. It was then that Rosario Trovato, a 98-year-old World War II veteran who also takes care of his 65-year-old mentally disbled daughter, personally called Grippaldi and told him how much he relied on that food from local delis such as Da Vinci Gourmet Market Deli, Tulip Caterers and Antonio’s Deli in Malverne. Veterans’ home health services were cut in half during the pandemic, while elderly veterans were stuck at home, and
Trovato did not want his home health care aides going shopping for him out of fear that they might catch the coronavirus and bring it home to him. But when he would go shopping himself, there would be nothing left on the shelves for him, he told Gina Centauro, co-founder of Rescuing Families, Inc. in April. “The pandemic has been hard on all of us,” Centauro posted on Facebook at the time, “but especially the elderly population.” So, when Trovato called Grippaldi and told him how important the food delivery service was, he said, he thought, “How do I not cook a meal for this guy?” He then decided to restart the crew’s fundraising efforts. The Venturing Crew, a program sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2718. They started their efforts in April, when Nicholas Talamo, president of the crew asked his fellow troop members to donate $10 to buy food for disabled veterans. “That’s what it’s all about,” Grippaldi said. “It’s about the vets, and helping people in need.” To donate to the efforts, visit www. Crew2718.com.
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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-M1, Plaintiff against LYSTRA M. RAMRATTAN AS HEIR AND ADMINISTRATRIX TO THE ESTATE OF SURDASH RAMRATTAN, RANDALL S. RAMRATTAN AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF SURDASH RAMRATTAN, LYSTRA M. RAMRATTAN AS GUARDIAN OF CHELSEA K. R. RAMRATTAN WHO IS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF SURDASH RAMRATTAN, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on January 10, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 27th day of October, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Franklin Square in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. Said premises known as 1069 Concord Street, Franklin Square, N.Y. 11010. (Section: 0033, Block: 00380-00, Lot: 00260). Approximate amount of lien $ 882,483.61 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 003792-15. Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 123176 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BROUGHAM FUND I TRUST, Plaintiff against ROBERT GERMAIN, COLLEEN GERMAIN, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on March 19, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 20th day of October, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. premises
described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, at Elmont, County of Nassau, known and designated as and by parts of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in Block 10 on a certain map entitled, “Map of Vanderveer Villa, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Said premises known as 271 Lehrer Avenue, Elmont, N.Y. 11003. (Section: 32, Block: 504, Lot: 105). Approximate amount of lien $ 551,934.71 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 008112-15. Carlo Manganillo, Esq., Referee. Stern & Eisenberg, PC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Woodbridge Corporate Plaza 485 B Route 1 South Suite 330 Iselin, NJ 08830 (732) 582-6344 123091
LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an order granted by the Supreme Court Nassau County, On 4th day of Sept, 2020, bearing Index Number 000352-20, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 240 Old County Road, Mineola, New York grants me the right to assume the name of Deiondre Jeremiah De’Jon McPherson. The city and state of my present address are Elmont NY the month and year of my birth are September, 2012; the place of my birth is Queens, NY; my present name is Deiondre Jeremiah De’Jon Spencer. 123275 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 31 day of August, 2020 bearing Index Number 455-20, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 240 Old country road, Mineola, NY grants me the right to assume the name of Monde Gerda Agenor. The city and state of my present address are Elmont, NY; the month and year of my birth are February, 1990; the place of my birth is Brooklyn, NY; my present name is Walmonde Gerda Agenor. 123277 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT ANNUAL BUDGET FOR 2021 WHEREAS, on the 23rd day of September, 2020, pursuant to Sections 105 and 181 of the Town Law, the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Elmont Fire District confirmed that the Annual Fire District Budget Hearing will be conducted with reference to the Annual Fire District Budget for fiscal year 2021 on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 commencing at 7:00 p.m. at the Fire District Building located at 100 School Street, Elmont, New York, and WHEREAS, the Board of Fire Commissioners is required to adopt a proposed budget at least 21 days before October 20, 2020 so that it is available for public inspection prior to the budget hearing. NOW, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Elmont Fire District has adopted a proposed Annual Fire District Budget for 2020 as of this date for purposes of discussion and review at the Budget Hearing to be held on October 20, 2020 and a copy of the proposed budget is available at the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Hempstead and at the office of the Elmont Fire District Secretary at 100 School Street, Elmont, New York where it may be inspected by any interested person during office hours. In addition, a copy of the proposed budget will be available on the night of the said hearing. NOW, therefore, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Elmont Fire District will hold the Annual Fire District Budget Hearing to be conducted with reference to the Annual Fire District Budget for fiscal year 2021 on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 commencing at 7:00 p.m. at the Fire District Building located at 100 School Street, Elmont, New York. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the aforesaid budget will be presented to the residents and taxpayers of the Elmont Fire District and to the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Elmont Fire District, for their respective consideration at this public hearing and for the purpose of considering the said budget and hearing all persons interested in the subject concerning same on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 commencing at 7:00 p.m. at the Fire District Building located at 100 School Street, Elmont, New York. Dated: September 23, 2020
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LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the regular meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Franklin Square & Munson Fire District scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, 2020 to be held at Fire District Headquarters, 833 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, New York, has been cancelled and rescheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 7:00 pm. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS FRANKLIN SQUARE & MUNSON FIRE DISTRICT Attest: Kerry Santina Fire District Secretary September 23, 2020 123296 LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, on the 23rd day of September, 2020, subject to permissive referendum as provided for by the Town Law. An extract of the resolution is as follows: THE ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT SHALL SELL A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 K PICKUP/COMMAND UNIT VEHICLE NO LONGER NECESSARY FOR THE DISTRICT’S USES AND PURPOSES VALUED AT MORE THAN TWENTY THOUSAND ($20,000.00) DOLLARS, THE VALUE OF WHICH WILL BE DETERMINED BY MARKET FORCES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS UNDER SECTION 176 SUBDIVISION 23 OF THE TOWN LAW. Sale of said vehicle is subject to permissive referendum as required under Section 176 subdivision 23 of the Town Law and in accordance with procedures for permissive referendums as described in the General Municipal Law. Dated: September 23, 2020 BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD ATTEST: FRANCES ANDINO Secretary RESOLUTION ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT SALE OF 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
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Franklin Square CiviC Association Treasurer Frank Culmone, Correspondence Secretary Adrienne McKenna, Membership and Recording Secretary MaryAnne Grey and President Katherine Tarascio worked with town officials to install banners at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike.
F.S.Civic installs banners celebrating local business By MeliSSa koenig mkoenig@liherald.com
Six banners promoting Franklin Square businesses and congratulating the Class of 2020 have been hanging up at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike for more than a month now, thanks to the work of the Franklin Square Civic Association. The board decided to create the banners in May, according to Treasurer Frank Culmone, as a way to encourage people to patronize local businesses that have had to shut down for several months under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “New York on Pause” order, while also showing their support for high school graduates who have had to face a difficult senior year. They had originally planned on installing the banners before H. Frank Carey students graduated at the end of July, but were unable to get them up with the town’s permission until the end of August. Still, Culmone said, Town of Hemp-
stead officials were very responsive to their idea, as the Civic Association had to get the town’s permission to install banners on the light poles, which are owned and operated by the Town of Hempstead, and get their approval for the designs. “These banners will certainly help attract neighbors to dine and shop in Franklin Square, while also recognizing our graduating students,” Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman said in a statement. Town Supervisor Donald X. Clavin also added that the banners “represent a sense of community and economic revival for Franklin Square businesses, shoppers and neighbors.” The Civic Association also hopes to work with other local organizations in the future to further enhance the community’s appearance. “The Franklin Square Civic Association hopes that these banners have heartened resident ng these uncertain times,” President Katherine Tarascio said, “and enhance the appearance of a small corner of our community.”
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1500 K PICKUP/COMMAND UNIT VEHICLE WHEREAS, the Board of Fire Commissioners of the ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT is vested with the authority to sell equipment owned by the District which it determines is no longer necessary for the uses and purposes of the District pursuant to Section 176 subdivision 23 of the Town Law; and WHEREAS, the Board has determined that a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 K Pickup/Command Unit Vehicle owned by the District is no longer necessary for its uses and purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Board has determined to sell such 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 K Pickup/Command Unit Vehicle is valued at greater than twenty thousand ($20,000.00) dollars in accordance with the authority vested in the Board of Fire Commissioners under Section 176 subdivision 23 of the Town Law. IT IS RESOLVED that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Fire Commissioners under Section 176 subdivision 23 of the Town Law, the ELMONT FIRE DISTRICT shall sell such 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 K Pickup/Command Unit
Vehicle whose actual value shall be determined by market forces. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution is subject to a permissive referendum as required under Section 176 subdivision 23 of the Town Law and in accordance with procedures for permissive referendums as described in the General Municipal Law. The adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote and upon roll call, the vote was as follows: Chairman ) Commissioner ) C o m m i s s i o n er )
AYES C o m m i s s i o n er ) C o m m i s s i o n er ) The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted. Dated: Elmont, New York September 23, 2020 123294
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Q. My father built a dormer on our house in the ’70s, and we want to sell the house but are being told that the permit didn’t include the bathroom or bedrooms. We decided to go with an expediter instead of an architect because it’s a simple thing, and we didn’t want to spend more or make it more complicated. The expediter says we won’t need the insulation information or window changes the architects said we need. What can we Ask The expect? Is this really simple, Architect or complicated?
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A. Sometimes trying to make things simpler makes things more complicated. Not filling in all the blanks means that if the blanks are ignored, just like a student with a half-answered test paper, you’re going to fail in onte eeper your objective, which is to get the permit, get the plumbing, electrical and final building inspections and get the final certificate of completion. Although you may think this involves just making a few calls, what it really involves, if done legally and correctly, is accurate measuring, drawing and code documentation. What does that mean, and why do you need all that? The original dormer permit, more correctly described as an “addition to the second floor,” was handled as an unoccupied shell (from the drawing you emailed me). That typical ploy was done to avoid paying taxes since it was considered storage by your town, which granted the permit, and your county, which taxes you for the character of the building. By not being habitable space, like bedrooms, it was believed that the taxes would be lower, which they may have been until the house was reassessed. Building officials, if they review your expediter’s documents consistently with their safety requirements for a habitable second floor in 2020, not the 1970s, will require that the window openings meet current, larger sizes. Had the addition been previously approved as habitable space, or if the reviewing plans examiner allows the windows under a code for existing buildings, you may be able to avoid putting in larger windows before you can get a sign-off and sell. In a quirky twist of logic, since the house plans don’t show any insulation, you may be required to meet the current New York State Energy Code, dictated by federal energy mandates. That means more insulation than would even fit in the small rafters — undersized, according to the current code, for the addition. You may be of the belief that an expediter, whom you believe will get this done more quickly and without meeting all the requirements, can get around all this, but they don’t, really. Expediters still need an architect’s or engineer’s signature and seal on plans, because expediters aren’t legally responsible if things are incorrect. Architects, unlike most other professions, are regularly circumvented, and nobody, officially or unofficially, says anything. Barbers no longer pull teeth instead of dentists. Would you do the same with lawyers, doctors or even airline pilots? Would you want to? Good luck!
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y soul is aching. As the Covid-19 death toll surpassed 200,000 last week, we mourned Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of America’s greatest daughters — an incredible mind with a voracious appetite for learning, a fearless, indomitable advocate for women’s rights and, quite simply, a good and decent human being, with an oldschool sense of politeness that enabled her to deliver a penetrating verbal jab without personal insult. Her death at age 87 came only two months after the sCoTT passing of U.S. Rep. BRinTon John Lewis, who was 80. Together they represented a particular brand of leadership: strength obtained not through bullying, but through the depth of their moral conviction, their sense of justice and their commitment to telling the truth under all circumstances. Each helped create a more equal society and a more perfect union, though they would likely say their work was far from over at their deaths. That would explain why they continued working through the pain of terrible illness. Surely they will go down in the annals of history as truly monumental figures. Their lives should serve as models for our own.
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Lewis spoke of “good trouble,” agitating not simply for the sake of agitating, but to move the “arc of the moral universe,” as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called it, further toward justice. For both Lewis and Ginsburg, advocacy meant always speaking their minds, telling the truth as they saw it, without reservation, no matter the reaction, and the reaction was often harsh, brutal even. Lewis was beaten more than once during the 1960s civil rights movement for marching peacefully. Both were ridiculed, mocked. Yet always they maintained their composure. For both, a deep and abiding religious faith — Ginsburg, Judaism, and Lewis, Christianity — informed their responses. They showed love and understanding toward even the most vehement of their detractors. Lesser leaders might have thought of their critics as enemies, but not Ginsburg and Lewis. To them, their detractors were people who needed persuading, and they held out the hope that, with enough time and patience, those critics might realize the error of their ways. The nation could learn a lesson or three from Ginsburg and Lewis. For decades, our political system has become increasingly partisan, to the point that people hate others without ever having met them, for no reason other than they belong to another
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political party. As a society, we no longer take the time to reflect on the possible merits of one another’s positions. We assume hostile intent. That must end. I know that’s a big ask in the middle of the most contentious presidential race in memory, but we should, at least, try, if only to honor the memories of Ginsburg and Lewis. That doesn’t mean we cannot disagree with one another’s positions. That doesn’t mean we cannot criticize candidates’ policy platforms, or their records. We can. We should. There is no greater exercise of one’s civil liberties than to speak and write freely, as is one’s First Amendment right. We should, however, train our slings and arrows on policies and practices, not on people. All liberals are not communists, any more than all conservatives are corporate raiders and robber barons. We should never throw around such invective in our political discourse. We should, like Ginsburg and Lewis, assume that those on the other side of the political aisle love their country, too, until proven otherwise. And we should be prepared to forgive those who trespass against us. I was reminded of this last week. I recently wrote a column titled, “A maddening take of two presidencies,” criticizing President Trump’s response to the corona-
he nation could learn a lesson or three from Ruth Bader Ginsburg and John Lewis.
virus pandemic and comparing it with President Obama’s approach to battling the H1N1 flu pandemic early in his first term, noting that Trump admittedly lied to the American people about the deadliness of the Covid-19 virus, while in a speech at the start of H1N1, Obama laid out the facts, calmly and truthfully. Five letters from Trump supporters came fast and furious, with three asking why I hate America, and one, as expected, calling me a communist. Three were unsigned. Their vociferous nature shouldn’t have surprised me given how heated the presidential race is, but it did. I was inclined to cry, not at the letters themselves, but at the state of our politics. I thought, my goodness, these writers have no idea who I am — the proud son of a World War II Navy veteran, a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer who taught English and American democracy for two years in the Republic of Bulgaria, a formerly communist nation, and an Eagle Scout who learned right from wrong at the earliest of ages. As a Peace Corps volunteer, I swore allegiance to the U.S. Constitution in the garden of the American ambassador’s stately residence in Sofia, Bulgaria, in August 1991. That sacred document guided me then, and it guides me now as a journalist. 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.
The porch: not just a place, but a place in time
early 50 years ago, we bought our house in Woodmere because it had a back porch. The seller was very clever. She whisked us through the front of the house and straight out to the porch, where she was sipping coffee and reading a book, as pink and white magnolia blossoms tapped against the screens. It was love at first sight. Our porch is our summer place. The pine walls let in the first chill Randi winds of autumn, kReiss so our porch season is limited. The limitation adds to its charm, since we begin thinking in April about the many dinners we will enjoy alfresco once summer comes. It is my favorite room in the house. Although we have perfectly good beds and couches inside, a porch nap, with the overhead fan stirring the air, is dreamy. These warm autumn mornings, I drink my Bustelo brew and read the newspapers in my back porch, looking
out at the garden and listening to the birds and thinking how lucky I am to have a place that brings me such peace. Sitting out there moves me out of the house and into the day, quietly, the way I like to begin. From the porch I can barely see any other homes; the privacy is complete. When I sit out there, I notice things. Last week I saw cardinals sweeping back and forth across the yard and watched, day after day, until I spotted their nest nearby. I see other things, too, that aren’t there anymore, like my little kids screaming and jumping in and out of a kiddie pool. In recent years, community developers have started building new “old-fashioned” towns in an effort to recreate one of the most precious pieces of Americana — the small, hometown neighborhood. The new communities have clean, narrow streets, variety in the home styles, built-in green space and — most important — ample porches. The builders might as well save their money. Architects may erect nostalgic wraparound porches in darling Disneyesque communities, but there undoubtedly
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will be more Pelotons than rockers on those porches, and more cellphones and TV’s than pitchers of lemonade. There is such a thing as porch culture, and I advocate strict adherence to its traditions. You simply cannot fake an oldtime porch. Our porch has no TV and no electric light. In the evening, if we have dinner there, we experience the gradual fading of the day. We light candles. This has led to a remarkable phenomenon, which I refer to as porch therapy. In the glow of the candles, as the sun fades and the moon rises, people who sit in our porch are given to personal revelation. The mood invites intimacy, and we have heard, and told, our share of secrets. The essence of porch culture was captured eloquently in an old favorite novel, “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood” by Rebecca Wells. She writes of four girls growing up in Louisiana in the late 1930s and early ’40s, and at one point she talks about their porch life: “An afternoon of iced tea and idleness. Those Ya-Yas aren’t going anywhere . . . They are lazy together. This is comfort.
n new ‘oldfashioned’ towns, more Pelotons than rockers on the porches.
This is joy . . . Not one wears a watch. This porch time is not planned. Not penciled into a DayRunner. . . . People took porches and porch time for granted back then. Everybody had porches; they were nothing special. An outdoor room halfway between the world of the street and the world of home. . . . And in the evening when the sun went down, the fireflies would light up over by the camellias, and that little nimbus of light would lull the Ya-Yas even deeper into porch reveries. Reveries that would linger in their bodies even as they aged.” According to the website This Old House, “In American literature, the porch is a stage where the symbolism is often as thick as the summer air — a transitional space between the cocoon of home and the cacophony of the outside world.” Another perfect example is the porch in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” For me, an ideal summer day begins with breakfast on the porch, includes a spell of reading and inevitably a nap, and then dinner with cicadas chirping their song into the twilight. Here we are in October, and that song feels ever more precious. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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Koh said that the administration’s shortened census time frame was likely to produce errors in the count. We agree. We say this: Complete the census ASAP. No one, regardless of status, should be afraid to fill out it out. Federal law prohibits the Census Bureau from sharing any information it collects with any other government agency. Its sole purpose is to count the number of people living in each state to apportion the correct number of U.S. representatives to the states and allocate the proper amount of federal funding to them. 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
Restoring tax fairness for Long Islanders
n December 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, pushed by President Trump throughout his first year in office. The act limited the deduction for state and local taxes — previously unlimited — to $10,000. That section of the legislation alone cost middle-class taxpayers on Long Island and other hightax areas thousands of dollars, and in some cases, more than that. Thanks to intrepid reporting by The New York Times, we now know what Trump paid in federal income taxes that year — $750. The year he was elected, he also paid $750. For 10 of 15 years before that, he paid nothing. That is to say, while Trump was hurriedly ramming through a tax measure with little public debate, he was benefiting from a vast array of loopholes to evade paying his fair share of federal income
taxes. Ask yourself how much you paid in federal income taxes those two years — likely thousands more, if not tens of thousands more. Should you not be entitled to a deduction as basic as the one previously offered for payment of state and local taxes? We have editorialized on the unfairness of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act before — and we will continue to until it is addressed. Essentially, the measure forces taxpayers on Long Island and in other high-tax areas to pay taxes on the state and local taxes they have already paid. The deduction was originally enacted to ensure that taxpayers would not be charged twice. The act also nixed deductions for unreimbursed employee expenses, tax preparation fees and other miscellaneous deductions, according to the Tax Policy Center
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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. Completing the census takes no more than 10 minutes, and you can do so securely online at www.2020census.gov. To reach the U.S. Census Bureau for help, call (844) 330-2020 for English speakers and (844) 4682020 for Spanish speakers. Representatives are available daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Worried about bail reform To the Editor: Each day, as I scroll through the news on Facebook or Twitter, I am stunned by the incessant rioting and chaos across the country, but I am especially concerned about how it has impacted New York state. In fact, The New York Times recently reported that the murder rate has increased 30 percent in New York City over last year. In my opinion, the increase in crime has occurred because of bail reform in New York. The original intent of this bill was to create a fairer criminal justice system, but because of its careless authorship, all it has accomplished is a drastic increase in criminal behavior, because hundreds of suspected criminals have been released from jail and can continue their lawless behavior. As a result, New York residents, especially in cities, now live in fear for their safety and their lives. What really con-
at the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution. In short, the act eliminated some of the only deductions that middle-class Long Islanders had depended on in the past, while the president employed a litany of deductions available only to the rich — the rich who, we might add, sustained business losses. Congress should have already rescinded the poorly considered SALT provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but it hasn’t. Democratic representatives like Tom Suozzi, in Glen Cove, and even members of the president’s own party like Republican Peter King, in Seaford, who is retiring at the end of the year, have spoken out, calling for a restoration of the SALT deduction. Ensuring that happens, however, will require sustained pressure on Congress and the White House.
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ecently, a unique mobile rally and car parade commemorated the 33rd anniversary of the closure of Willowbrook Psychiatric Hospital on Staten Island. Opened in 1947, Willowbrook was, by today’s standards, a horrific institution that warehoused people with developmental disabilities, mental illnesses or any other condition that made them look, act or learn differently. For those unfortunate enough to have been born with or develop a disability or mental illness during that era, placement at Willowbrook HaRVeY a life of weisenBeRG meant neglect, abuse and horrifying, inhumane conditions. I have my own personal horror story of how mentally disabled people are treated. When I married Ellen, she had a son, Ricky, who could not speak or cry and who is now blind. I married Ellen because of the love she had for Ricky, who eventu-
ally had to be placed in a special school, Wassaic, in upstate New York. That broke our hearts. A few weeks after we left Ricky there, we went back to visit him. He had lost half his body weight, was wearing four diapers and had a black tongue. We took him to a pediatrician, who cried when he saw Ricky’s condition. He was later placed in another facility, where he was put in a steaming hot tub and scalded. Ricky is now 62 and living in a group home, where I visit him often. But I can never forget his wretched treatment, or what it did to him — and to all the members of his family, who love him. The unconditional love for a developmentally disabled child is like no other love imaginable. Thankfully, we have evolved far from that unenlightened time, and have become a more empathetic human race. On Long Island alone, there are about 5,000 people with developmental disabilities living in smaller group homes and
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receiving care that far exceeds anything we could have hoped for in the past. But these changes didn’t come about by accident. The strides forward in the treatment of our special children and adults came only after a lengthy, wellfought battle, beginning with a recognition of this population as human, deserving of basic considerations. That fight continues today. Organizations and individuals have taken on the challenging role of caring for and housing people with developmental disabilities who can no longer be cared for at home. It is the state’s responsibility to adequately fund those organizations and to ensure that these vulnerable people are cared for and protected, and have some quality of life. Over the past several years, it has seemed as if state funding for this priority has been anything but a priority. Caregivers who choose a career in nurturing and providing basic care to our special people are so underpaid that they are
he fight for this often forgotten population of special people continues today.
LetteRs cerns me, however, is that both State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin and Sen. Todd Kaminsky voted for the bail reform bill, which has driven the drastic increase in crime. I am a Democrat, and I voted for these individuals, but I will not vote for them again in the upcoming election because they have kowtowed to their party’s reckless progressive agenda, which has prioritized the rights of recidivists while jeopardizing the safety of law-abiding, taxpaying residents. On Nov. 3, by voting for Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick and Victoria Johnson, we would have a chance to rectify the incumbents’ irresponsible decisions. This is a critical election for the residents of this state, inasmuch as it may literally be a matter of life or death for our families and loved ones. REGINA A. ROCHFORD, ED.D. Malverne
Trump perpetuates unfair housing To the Editor: The Discriminatory Effects Standard (commonly known as Disparate Impact) of the federal Fair Housing Act prohibits unjustified policies or practices that have a disproportionate adverse effect (disparate impact) on protected class members, even if those policies or practices were not motivated by a discriminatory intent. The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development states that the new rule “. . . still recognizes disparate impact as a viable theory of discrimination.” But it carefully and thoroughly sets such a high bar for plaintiffs seeking to use a disparate impact claim that, in reality, with this new rule, the Discriminatory Effects Standard is effectively neutered.
Thus, HUD has taken another disgraceful and mean-spirited step to dismantle fair housing protections. When this new rule was first proposed last year, ERASE Racism and other civil rights advocates warned that it would likely sanction discrimination and perpetuate racial segregation. The final rule is even more damaging than we thought. The new rule dramatically shifts the burden of proof to the plaintiff in housing discrimination cases and makes it much harder to bring cases to court. It aids defendants by neither requiring nor encouraging data collection. How convenient. No data, no proof. Perpetuating segregation has been removed from the text as a component of the Discriminatory Effects definition. Long Island is still one of the most racially segregated metropolitan regions in the country. That fact should not surprise anyone. Real estate agents and brokers recently testified at a joint hearing of three State Senate committees that they had not discriminated based on race against prospective homebuyers of color, despite undercover videotapes capturing discriminatory actions against people of color. ERASE Racism’s own lawsuits captured similar behaviors, in which white people were shown apartments and encouraged to apply, while black people were not, and were thus denied housing. Disparate Impact is one of the few tools available to combat systemic racism that is perpetuated by governments and businesses. HUD’s new rule on Disparate Impact is a major step backward in fighting housing discrimination. It removes an important standard that has been used in key cases on Long Island and across the nation to combat residential discrimination. In a famous housing discrimination case in Huntington, for instance, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld use of the Disparate Impact standard. A recent federal District Court ruling in Garden City showed that the use of exclusionary zoning ordinances reinforced
forced to work second jobs. What has happened to the progress we made and the empathy we gained? We are living in a time when fast-food workers are paid more than those who bathe, feed and dress those who can’t do it for themselves. If this trend continues unchanged, we will certainly slip back to a time that we must vow never to return to. Willowbrook closed in 1987 — not that long ago, and certainly well past the time when we all should have known better about what gives us our humanity and how it is inextricably tied to how we treat the most vulnerable among us. If you agree with this and understand this message, please let your voice be heard by making sure Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to make our special people a priority in the state budget. We all know times are tough and spending is tight. But we simply can’t afford to return to one of our darkest hours. Cuomo can be contacted at https://www.governor. ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form, or by phone at (518) 474-8390. Harvey Weisenberg, a longtime resident of Long Beach, served in the State Assembly from 1989 to 2014.
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residential segregation. With this new rule, the Trump administration is substantially undermining fair housing. It is depriving opponents of housing discrimination of an important and vital tool. ELAINE GROSS President, ERASE Racism
CLaRiFiCation The mentorship program described in the Sept. 24 article, “Elmont alumni give back,” is still a proposal. It has yet to be approved by the Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education.
FRANKLIN SQUARE/ELMONT HERALD — October 1, 2020
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