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A battle is shaping up between a group of residents and one of Long Beach’s largest developers over his ambitious plans for a half-centuryold piece of property in the city’s well-kept Eastholme section. The fight was set to take center stage Thursday night, wh e n d eve l o p e r C h a rl e s Mayeri, of Great Neck, was scheduled to appear before the Long Beach Zoning Board of Appeals. On its face, the meeting may
sound like a yawner. Mayeri is seeking to overturn a decision last June by the city building commissioner, Scott Kemins, who issued a stop-work order prohibiting the developer from continuing to construct two driveways at 355 E. Beach St., a Georgian-style two-family home that Mayeri bought for $879,000 at an estate sale. Building inspectors arrived on June 11, but the driveways had been completed the day before. Mayeri has not been asked to remove them. The property had been owned for near 50 years by the late Larry and Hope Fischer.
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NeIGHBoRS GAtHeReD outSIDe a house at 355 E. Beach St. to discuss their next moves in an effort to block what they believe will be a subdivision of the property. If Mayeri is unsuccessful in overturning Kemins’s decision, he is expected to ultimately seek a variance for the finished driveways. He is arguing that Kemins misinterpreted city building codes when he issued the stop-work order. But what has members of the Block Alliance Association, a grouo of Eastholme resi-
dents, particularly upset is that they believe Mayeri ultimately may want to subdivide the property and build another house on it. Jessica Rone, an association member who lives near the Mayeri property, and other members say they are certain the developer plans to subdivide. Mayeri could not be reached
for comment. His attorney, Albert D’Agostino, did not return calls seeking comment. Association members note that Mayeri appeared before the ZBA in October 2020 and requested that the property be subdivided so that he could demolish the existing garage and build a new two-family Continued on page 12
L.B. uncovers over $600,000 in unspent community funds By JAMeS BeRNSteIN jbernstein@liherald.com
The City of Long Beach has disclosed that it has uncovered $658,667 in unspent funds that were intended for community development programs between 2014 and 2018. The federal funds come to the city through Nassau County, and are earmarked for such things as park improvements, roads and other city facilities. The disclosure came at a recent City Council meeting, as the council was preparing to file for a new round of community development funds for the 48th year.
In the U.S., community development programs date back to the late 1960s, and are administered by the federal department of Housing and Urban Development. Funds from the federal government are distributed to local municipalities, and are used for housing and publicworks projects and for expanding economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents. The $658,667 was authorized by the county, but went unused. The City Council was unable to immediately explain why the money was not spent. In an email to the Herald earlier this week, the city wrote,
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ment to identify funds unspent by previous administrations and ensure they are properly deployed to the benefit of our residents. “As we restore the county’s confidence in our ability to effectively invest these funds,” Gayden continued, “we hope to see the allotment dedicated to Long Beach increase.”
Between 2014 and 2018 — the years the money went unspent — the city manager was Jack Schnirman. In an unrelated matter, Long Beach in 2020 filed a $2.4 million lawsuit, alleging fraud, conspiracy and breach of duty, against Schnirman, who was then Nassau County comptroller, and RobContinued on page 12
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long Beach high School students (l-r) Sammie Fales as Wednesday, Max Rosenzweig as Pugsley, Patrick O’Neill as Gomez and Ava Lithgow as Morticia. ava lithgow aS Morticia and Patrick O’Neill as Gomez doing the Tango as other members of The Addams Family watched. noah roBinSon perFormed as Uncle Fester and members of the Long Beach Cast of “The Addams Family”
Long Beach High School recently presented “The Addams Family,” a musical comedy about the kooky, upside-down world of the quirky family. The show featured 31 actors, 34 musicians and a backstage crew of students in grades 9-12. Students performed three performances to a live audience on March 10, 11 and 12. This year’s production was a twoact show, a comical feast that embraced the wackiness of everything about the family and each character in the Addams family. The show started in the Addams Family graveyard with the entire cast singing “When You’re an Addams.”
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There will be a youth advisory board meeting in the program room of the public library from 4:30 to 5 pm.
Preschool Yoga The public library will have a preschool yoga session in the program room from 3 to 3:30 pm.
Long Beach Soup Kitchen The Long Beach Soup Kitchen, 140 West Pine Street, is open 6 days a week 11:15 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. They offer Hot and Cold Meals TO GO. They offer a full pantry with canned goods and fresh produce. Mondays and Thursdays. All are welcome.
Kiwanis Fundraiser Jetty Bar and Grill and Kiwanis International will have a camp fundraiser with guest bartenders Colette Morales and Ingrid Dodd from NY Fit Fest, James Lynch and Leah Tozer from the Chamber of Commerce, Matt Crosta from L.B. Clean Up and Denise Ford from 6 to 9 pm.
Meet The City Manager City Manager Donna M. Gayden will be holding “Meet The City Manager” virtual chat sessions. These meetings are an opportunity for residents to engage in a one-to-one dialogue with the City Manager; ask questions, or express ideas on how to enhance the quality of life in our community. The virtual meetings will take place on Tuesdays from 2-4 p.m. Please call the City Manger’s Office to make an appointment at (516) 431-7202 or email citymanager@longbeachny.gov. Information on how to meet.
Friday, March 25 Irish Heritage Shabbat There will be an Irish Shabbat with a performance from the Hagen-Cavanagh School of Irish Dance at Temple Emanu-El fstarting at 7:30 pm.
Comedy Night The Beach House will have a comedy night featuring Mark Normand from 7 to 10 pm.
Saturday, Mar. 26 Parent Cafe The Long Island Community Foundation will have a parent cafe session for parents and caregivers to relax, reflect and talk about the joys and challenges of raising a family in the auditorium of
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Jetty Bar and Grill and Kiwanis International will have a camp fundraiser with guest bartenders Colette Morales and Ingrid Dodd from NY Fit Fest, James Lynch and Leah Tozer from the Chamber of Commerce, Matt Crosta from L.B. Clean Up and Denise Ford from 6 to 9 pm.
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Sunday, March 27 Historical Society Art Show The historical society will have an art show at the museum at 226 West Penn St. from 12 to 5 pm.
Encanto Dinner Beginnings restaurant will have an Encanto character dinner from 5:00 pm to 6 pm.
Monday, March 28 Gentle Yoga The public library will have a gentle yoga session in the program room and on zoom from 10 to 11 am.
Writers’ Circle The public library will have a writers’ circle meeting on zoom from 11 am to 1 pm.
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have partnered with NY Project Hope to offer a free, anonymous counseling session to anyone affected by Covid19 in the first floor lobby of the public library from 10 am to noon.
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The public library will have a low-impact cardio class in the auditorium and on zoom from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.
The public library will have an “Ask the Tech Guy” session for residents to ask any technology-related question in the second floor lobby from 2 to 3 pm.
Teen Poetry Club
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Wednesday, Mar. 30 Coping with Covid-19
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“Surfing Samurai” meets Islanders owner By Brendan Carpenter bcarpenter@liherald.com
John Ledecky, owner of the New York Islanders, had heard of the “Surfing Samurai,” and he wanted to arrange a meeting. What Ledecky heard was that Dylan Hronec, the “Samurai,” who despite a life-long battle with cerebral palsy, is a Class A surfer who has ear ned such a cool title. H r o n e c, 2 9 , has been surfing t h e w ave s i n Long Beach with Surf for All for 1 1 ye a r s. H i s dylan HroneC friends and fellow surfers know Islanders fan him a the “Surfing Samurai.” “It was a day that I will never forget for the rest of my life,” Hronec said. Ledecky decided to honor Surf for All for the team’s Community Spotlight during their March 13 game. Along with the organization being highlighted on social media, they ran the 50/50 raffle table for more than half the game. Fans would come over to learn more about the group and to buy raffle tickets. Over $20,000 was raised from the raf-
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Does developer want to subdivide? continued from front page house with two driveways. The original house, association members said, would remain standing. In 2020, Mayeri sought to overcome a Long Beach moratorium on the construction of two-family homes and the demolition of existing buildings to enable subdivides. The ZBA turned him down. Although the issue of subdividing was not on the agenda for Thursday night, association members said they saw Mayeri’s plans as a slow escalation toward his ultimate goal. “This is his second attempt” at subdividing, Rone said. “This is an aggressive move.” The association opposes subdividing property, saying it increases density, raises costs for the school district as new children enroll, and puts added strain on sewers, roads, and fire and police services. “If we were just looking out for ourselves, we would benefit from a brand new house,” Rone said. But subdividing[, she added, would bring problems for the entire neighborhood. Shaen Begleiter, another association member who lives nearby, said that the former owners maintained the two-story house and its grounds in magnificent style, with a colorful and rich garden. “We believe the current property is a great asset,” Begleiter said. “Subdividing it is an overkill. We would like
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Developer Charles Mayeri built driveways at a home on East Beech Street before Long Beach’s building commissioner issued a stop-work order. rios and Kemins. But, Rone said, little was accomplished. “Everyone left frustrated,” she said. John McNally, a city spokesman, said the issue is now before the zoning board, and declined further comment.
some semblance of respect for the community.” Lawsuits are expected to be filed by whichever side loses before the ZBA. The association members met in September with City Manager Donna Gayden, Corporation Counsel Rich Ber-
ert Agostisi, the city’s former acting city manager and counsel. The city alleged that the two had received overpayments when they left city employ. Schnirman repaid the city about $53,000. He was city manager from 2012 to 2018, when he was elected to the comptroller’s office. He did not seek re-election in November. Attempts to reach Schnirman for comment were unsuccessful. Of the disclosure at the City Council meetDonna Gayden ing, Councilman Roy Lester said, “Nobody was happy when they heard about it.” James Hodge, a community activist and former board chairman of the Martin Luther King Center, said that repeated changes in city community development personnel had led to funds being unspent. “As an advocate and a community representative,” Hodge said, “I ask that they do what needs to be done to fix this.”
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Cedarhurst’s David Lobl runs for Assembly By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com
No stranger to politics Cedarhurst resident David Lobl, who previously lived in Far Rockaway, is the Democratic candidate running to replace Atlantic Beach resident Melissa “Missy” Miller in the 20th Assembly District. Lobl’s opponent is fellow Cedarhurst resident Ari Brown, a longtime village trustee and the current deputy mayor. Miller is now representing the Third Councilmatic District on the Town of Hempstead board. She replaced fellow Republican Bruce Blakeman, now the Nassau County executive. Lobl, 37, moved into Cedarhurst two years ago and is a government relations consultant with his own Cedarhurstbased firm Asher Strategies LLC. Previously he worked with Kasirer LLC, a top-rated government relations firm. In addition, Lobl was a special assistant to Gov. Andrew Cuomo from 2012 to 2018. “I think essentially the only way to make a difference in our community is to be a Democrat in the Assembly,” he said. “Being a member of the majority you can accomplish your goals in the state Assembly.” Saying that is philosophy is to work
with “anyone and anybody,” Lobl aims to fix the bail reform law, support tougher measures for hate crimes, deliver as much Covid relief for businesses in the district and fight for equal funding for private schools. He has worked to have private schools receive more money for STEM( science, technology, engineering and math) education. “If you are convicted of a violent crime you should be in jail, if you are convicted of a hate crime you should be in jail, if convicted of a crime with a firearm you should be in jail and if you are convicted of domestic abuse you should be in jail,” he said, “judges should have David discretion.” Lobl noted that a portion of people are still victims of Hurricane Sandy, many remain harmed by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and he aims to help them all. He supports suspension of the gas tax in Nassau County as well as statewide and will look to bring back money for local infrastructure noting the cracked sidewalks of his hometown village. “David Lobl is committed to keeping
us safe, committed to educating our children, and as a Democrat elected to the Democratically controlled Assembly, David unlike his opponent, will address our district’s needs,” Five Towns Democratic Club President Michael Turi wrote in an email. Lobl and Brown have also had their scrapes. In 2016, Brown, along with five other members of the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency, resigned after the seven-member board approved a PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) for a Valley Stream business that raised residents taxes by hundreds of dollars to offset the tax break. Lobl Brown noted that a state comptroller’s audit eventually supported the IDA’s due diligence. “The comptroller’s audit vindicated the IDA, while pointing out the shortcomings of a local taxing jurisdiction,” he said, referring to the school district. Two years later, Lobl was identified as the person who approved what was considered an incendiary flier that suggested Cuomo’s primary election opponent, actress Cynthia Nixon was anti-
Semitic and pro Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, the movement that stumps for colleges and governments to halt doing business with Israel. Saying he was focused on this election, Lobl said, “no comment.” Early voting begins March 28 and ends April 5. The Nassau County Board of Elections, 240 Old Country Road, Mineola; Long Beach City Hall, 1 West Chester Street, Long Beach; and Lawrence Yacht & Country Club, 101 Causeway, Lawrence are the early voting sites.
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Classes for inspirational “doodle” lesson By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com
Ilene Fox, a second-grade teacher at Norman J. Levy Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick, never expected her husband, Allan, to die last December. Allan always had a knack for art and music, and last summer he published a book called “Doodles Volume One,” on the power of inspirational doodling, hoping to spread a positive message through simple drawings. Now, just a few months after Allan’s death, Fox, who lives in Long Beach, is using what she learned from her husband and spreading that message in the Merrick Union Free School District, with the hope that her students are motivated and inspired by doodling. Allan was a human resources executive for 40 years, Ilene explained, and he retired just eight months before he died. They had met in 2016, and married in October of 2020 — a second marriage for both of them. “It was definitely a tragic loss for so many,” Fox said of her husband’s death. “His mission was always to spread peace, love and kindness — and I can still do that. I can do that with my kids.” Allan lived in Long Beach for many years, and was well known there, especially in the arts community. He was a board member of the Long Beach Arts Council, Ilene said, and he founded a company called Realize Harmony. Its mission was to share music, art and ideas. “He has music on Spotify and streaming services — he did animations and voice-overs,” Ilene said. “But he had all
these inspirational doodles, to inspire book,” Scavelli recalled. “It was sort of a people to be kind . . . They’re really moti- magical relationship. When he died, I was devastated for her. vational — they get people “When I started learning thinking.” more of what Allan did, I Because Allan had created just wanted to bring it into a book from his doodles, my classroom,” Scavelli Ilene said, she knew that its added. “I’m very into fairmessage could become a lesness and kindness. I saw son for her students. She Ilene had made a doodle censhared the book with them, ter in her classroom, and I and afterward they created just had this idea that maybe their own inspiration doowe could do a Zoom lesson dles modeled after those in together, because it went the book. along with my beliefs and “Some of the doodles in what I teach in my class.” the book are a little more About two weeks ago, the adult,” Ilene explained. “But two teachers’ classes met on they’re all about just making Zoom, and together the stuyourself better and making dents learned about Allan, the world better. JODi ScAVELLi his message, and inspiration“The kids really got into Third-grade teacher al doodling. “It was really it,” she added of the lesson. beautiful, the way it went “They did these amazing doodles.” Some of their creations were through Zoom, both classes working simple messages, such as “Spread Your together and sharing the screen,” Fox Wings,” “Be Confident” and “Teach Kindness.” Fox’s lesson was soon no longer limited to Lakeside. A colleague, Jodi Scavelli, who teaches third grade at the Roland A. Chatterton School in Merrick, saw Fox’s lesson and knew it would have an impact on her students as well. Scavelli told the Herald that she met Fox at an in-service course they took about 18 years ago. Though they had seen each other only a handful of times since they met, they were friends on Facebook, Scavelli said, and she was happy for Ilene when she met Allan. “She wrote so many nice things about him and their relationship on Face-
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said. “As a way to tribute my husband, it was really great for me to see. He wanted to make sure people were living authentically, living with kindness and living with love.” “It’s a big thing — this message to get out there,” Scavelli added. “He left her with this amazing stuff to carry on, and not everyone is going to have that.” There are so many “other ways to experience Allan Fox,” his wife said. He created a Linktree for all his sites, and anyone can visit linktr.ee/realizeharmony/, to see his Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and more. His book is available for purchase on Amazon. “I know that this is something bigger than just in Merrick,” Fox said of her husband’s work. “I never wrote an obituary, because I tribute him every day. He would be so proud of the kids doing all this work — they came up with words that had such meaning to them, and I know it would mean something to him too.”
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 3/30/22 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 244/22. LIDO BEACH Alex Hamaty, Install pool in front yards setbacks on Fairway Rd. & Hazzard Rd. & with less than required setback on Hazzard Rd.; Erect 6’ high fence larger than pool installation area & forward of dwelling on Fairway Rd. & Hazzard Rd. which may
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iN thE MERRick Union Free School District, students in Jodi Scavelli’s and Ilene Fox’s classes, top and above, learned how to create inspirational doodles. The classes met on Zoom earlier this month.
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The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry. To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@riverdalepress.com
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‘We trusted our contractor . . .’
Q. We enlarged our kitchen into our garage, taking out walls. We now have this great open space we use constantly with our two small children, and thought we were finally done, but the building inspector informed us that we had only one inspection, not all that we needed, and he can’t sign off on our permit until our architect gives him letters for each thing left un-inspected, like insulation, beams, electrical work and plumbing. We trusted our contractor, who has done work for friends and family, to get all the inspections, but apparently he never did. He told us he did, then made a false excuse that the inspectors weren’t coming into homes because of the pandemic, which the inspector said wasn’t true. So now we’re stuck, Ask The since the inspector wants Architect proof that the work follows the plans, and says that the architect should give him letters with his signature and official seal. Either that or we will need to have the contractor, who isn’t returning calls, open the walls and ceilings to prove the work was done. We dread this happening and wonder if there isn’t some onte eeper other way. What can we do?
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A. Maybe someday there will be an easy way to see through walls. What you describe is so common that building authorities should come up with a better way to hold the contractor legally responsible instead of turning to the architect. A contractor’s most important tool is the phone. Your contractor could have avoided all of this. If the architect wasn’t called and didn’t see the work, it is fraud to write the letter your inspector is suggesting. You may need to open areas for either the inspector or the architect, or both, to see examples of critical points. What I often advise is that homeowners take lots of pictures of work. When taking pictures, it’s helpful to stand far enough away to see the relationship of where it is located relative to the surrounding building. I regularly see pictures so close up that I can’t tell anything about where the subject of the picture is located. So take a picture farther away, then walk closer, take another picture, then close up, where details can be examined. Each view allows a look at connections, which are extremely important, and then the conditions close up, of materials and joining techniques, such as a lack of bolts or nails. Foundations should show, progressively, an empty pit with a tape measure held to show the depth of the excavation, then width. The plumbing work must be handled by a licensed plumber, who must get the final plumbing inspection and plumbing inspector signoff. The electrician must do the same with the electrical work, and final electrical certification from a private agency. Neither your architect nor the building inspector does this. Bad reviews may get your contractor to comply, open up and repair the work if he won’t answer the phone, but you will get through this. Good luck!
© 2022 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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t must be cold comfort to former Nassau County Executive Laura Curran that a recent media analysis reports that Nassau County Republican voter registration is down. She must also be disturbed that defeated Democratic district attorney candidate Todd Kaminsky won’t stand for re-election as a state senator, after he was a contributing cause of the Democrats’ loss in the last county election due to his support for state Democrats’ dangerous “no bail” law. And that news ronaLd J. probably doesn’t well with rosenberG resonate North Hempstead’s Wayne Wink, who lost the supervisor’s race to a Republican, Jennifer DeSena, a challenger who didn’t have anywhere near Wink’s name recognition in what has been a Democratic stronghold for generations. More astounding was the election of Mazi Melesa Pilip in Nassau’s 10th Legislative District, in Great Neck. This was the first time since the County Legislature was created that a Republican won a seat in the Great Neck peninsula. What this all means is that political labels, affiliations and registrations are less important than what candidates actually stand for on the issues most important to the electorate. The Nassau Repub-
lican Party stood firm on its commonsense principles during the last election cycle and spoke to voters in clear declarative language. Crime, taxes, reassessment, government lockdowns and personal choice were among the principles that most appealed to Nassau voters across the political spectrum. Nassau Republican Chairman Joseph Cairo oversaw extremely successful campaigns that focused on those issues rather than poring over spreadsheets and computer analytics tracking past voter trends. The unprecedented results speak for themselves. What does that mean for this year’s gubernatorial race? Polls suggest that Gov. Kathy Hochul may not be the sure winner that Democratic operatives are claiming she is. One recent poll should give her considerable pause, because it found that 65 percent of New York’s electorate believes the state is headed in the wrong direction. Her reception at a recent Rangers game, where the boos overpowered the public address announcer, may have been one of the more dramatic impromptu focus group responses in recent memory. Hochul has harnessed herself to a progressive movement that continues to celebrate cashless bail at a time when violent crime has surged — when staff are being attacked with knives at the Museum of Modern Art, commuters are being pushed
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Letters ber of Ukrainian Catholic communities and churches in Nassau and Suffolk counties, in Hempstead (St. Vladimir’s), Lindenhurst (Holy Family) and Riverhead (St. John the Baptist), as well as the Ukrainian Basilian Order of Fathers and Brothers at St. Josaphat’s Monastery in Glen Cove. As this history unfolds before us, Brinton’s perspective and observations can continue to help Herald readers understand these connections, and other local, faith-based communities that are suffering and striving for a cessation of hostilities. Certainly readers are paying close attention to this conflict, and will be doing all we can to shore up Ukraine’s fledgling democracy so that it can eventually emergence from this crucible. As people of goodwill across Long Island and around the world pray for peace and search for ways to assist the innocent civilian victims of the vicious Russian assault, Brinton’s concise yet evocative journalism helps us find common ground and hope. JAY KORTH Lynbrook
in front of subways and retail stores are closing because they can’t withstand the repeat shoplifters. What this means is that U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin could win the governor’s mansion in the very blue state of New York. In the poll that found so many New Yorkers pessimistic about the state’s direction, over half of the respondents also said they want a return of checks and balances in Albany, where progressives control the political agenda. Hochul, fearful of a primary challenge from an empowered left, believes she needs to cater to that revolutionary force if she is to survive beyond November. But New York Post columnist Bob McManus opines that the governor’s problem is more institutional. He draws comparisons of her accidental ascent to power to that of Gov. David Paterson, who took over for the disgraced Eliot Spitzer. McManus writes that Paterson “never caught traction” with either voters or legislative leaders. Hochul recently discovered just how politically malignant the progressive agenda can be when she endorsed “auxiliary housing units.” The proposal would have allowed multi-family dwellings in single-family neighborhoods, which would destroy suburbs across the state. Even her normally Democratic loyalists on Long Island quickly separated them-
selves from this destructive idea, and Hochul ruefully retreated — but like a tin can attached to a puppy’s tail, it will follow her into the autumn election cycle. Which is one more reason Zeldin is a challenger with a genuine chance to win. He comes from Long Island, which is must-win geography for any statewide candidate. It’s a voter-rich environment, and Zeldin not only knows it well, but, just as important, has the support of two savvy GOP chairmen, Joe Cairo in Nassau and Jesse Garcia in Suffolk County. Zeldin is looking to leverage strong pockets of support to energize his campaign on the Island while introducing himself to upstate Republican primary voters. He will also look to connect with disaffected voters in the five boroughs who have seen progressives enfranchise non-citizens with the right to vote. Zeldin’s advisers say he is following Alfonse D’Amato’s successful 1980s playbook by creating political building blocks one endorsement at a time. Zeldin has conservatives’ endorsement and is now heading for the GOP nomination. He is doing it at a time when taxes, crime and that progressive agenda, which is at odds with Republicans and the vast majority of non-affiliated voters, are creating a demand for change and balance. Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosenberg Calica & Birney in 1999.
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Remembering a local literary legend To the Editor: March 12 marked the 100th birthday of novelist, poet, Beat Generation member and Northport resident Jack Kerouac. It made me reread one of his best works, “On the Road.” Kerouc’s writing reminds me of the more adventurous spirit of youth. Sadly, as we get older, with more responsibilities and less free time, there are fewer journeys to take, but the ideals of Jack Kerouac continue to live in all of us. LARRY PENNER Great Neck
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f you have children or grandchildren, you likely think about them all the time. You imagine them smiling and laughing while running outside or playing on a swing set, or indoors, mastering the latest video game. One place we never imagine them? Cold and hungry on the street. Alone. Unsafe. Terrified. Yet 1.6 million children, teens and young adults across the country end up on the streets each year, according to the True Colors Fund. And 40 percent of them — 640,000 — identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer. Our society has made admirable progress when it comes to the LGBTQ community. It’s been nearly 50 years since the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. In many places across the U.S., it’s illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity. And marriage equality has been the law of the land since 2015. All of that might give us the impression that homophobia is a shame of the past. But tragically, it’s very much alive today. And it especially affects the transgender community, where someone is four times more likely to be the victim of rape, sexual assault — or really, any assault — than their cisgender counterpart, according to a UCLA School of Law study conducted not decades ago, but just last year. And with what appears to be a solid
letters Finding common ground amid war To the Editor: Thanks to Scott Brinton for writing the heartfelt and informative column “War in Eastern Europe reverberates on Long Island” in the March 3-9 Herald. He captured the humanitarian essence of this tragedy and placed its global implications in our local context. Like Brinton and so many others who are appalled by the horrific scenes of death and destruction, my heart bleeds for the people of Ukraine, who are truly admirable and deserving of our support. During a time of such anxiety, bewilderment and frustration, it was quite important and much appreciated that Brinton conveyed how many Long Islanders have ties to Eastern Europe generally and Ukraine specifically, noting the Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox churches in East Meadow, Uniondale and Sea Cliff. Although I was previously unaware, I have since learned there are also a num-
conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court, a number of states are passing laws their legislators hope will not just walk back many of the measures that have opened the door to equality over the past decade, but run them back at full speed. One prime example is Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill, championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. If you haven’t heard of the legislation, it might be because few actually refer to it by its name. Instead, it’s deridingly known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. It’s a super-vague bill that would prohibit schools from teaching kids from kindergarten through third grade about sexual orientation or gender identity that is “not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate . . . in accordance with state standards.” What is appropriate? What are the standards? They aren’t defined, which means they mean whatever whoever in power wants them to mean. DeSantis, who is expected to sign the bill into law, has defended it, saying that children at that age are too young to learn about sex. As if being LGBTQ is only about that. Sexuality and gender identity are about so many more aspects of life than sexual relations. Seeing something as abnormal is a learned behavior, not an inherent one. And there is a chance that many children will sit in classrooms with fellow students who have LGBTQ parents, if not go
home to LGBTQ parents themselves. A 2019 U.S. Census study found that 292,000 children in this country have a parent living with a same-sex partner or spouse. But for DeSantis — and Republicans like him — the fear is that diversity somehow leads to moral corruption. And Florida isn’t alone, by the way. CNN’s Giselle Rhoden has found more than 150 anti-LGBT bills floating around the legislatures of more than 30 states. No similar proposals have found their way to Albany, but that doesn't mean we shouldn’t fight this cruelty everywhere else. Not everyone is born meeting the high societal standards set for us, like being heterosexual and identifying with the gender assigned at birth. But we should celebrate diversity, not fear it. There are some great services — especially close to home — that can help those working through sexuality and gender identity issues. One that comes to mind immediately is Pride for Youth from the Long Island Crisis Center. From social activities for pre-teens with Camp PFY to Friday coffeehouse gatherings for older kids, and help services through its TransAction group in Bellmore, there's something for everyone. And they provide 24/7 support, too, for those in crisis or feeling suicidal, at (516) 679-1111. And we must not let DeSantis and others like him march us back to the societal Dark Ages.
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aving been a player and observer in the political world for many decades, I’ve gotten used to surprises. I recall endorsing then New York City Mayor Ed Koch for governor, and seeing him lose to Mario Cuomo in the primary. I worked hard to help Eliot Spitzer to become the state’s attorney general and governor, and then his political career imploded overnight. My latest puzzlement is what’s going on with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi. JERRY There is no doubt that Cuomo KREMER has gone through a very difficult time. Having to resign as governor in the middle of your third term is surely a sad experience. It would seem that the most logical next step would be to take a long vacation and start planning some meaningful activities outside of politics. Regrettably, that isn’t the case, which makes the Cuomo saga totally unpredictable. Instead of decompressing, Cuomo is
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spending some of his $16 million war chest on television advertisements telling the world that he was wronged and hinting at some kind of political comeback. His argument for exoneration is that no criminal charges were brought against him in connection with the complaints made by a number of women. But it is an accepted fact in the halls of Albany that had he not resigned, the Assembly was poised to begin impeachment proceedings against him, which would probably have resulted in a finding of guilt by the State Senate. The deadline for filing petitions to run for statewide office is April 1. It’s always possible that since he has lots of money to spend, Cuomo could find a way to get on the ballot or try to run as an independent candidate. Public sentiment about his record in office shows that he is appreciated for his many accomplishments, but the majority of those polled aren’t in favor of his running for office again. Those polls, if accurate, should send him the message that for now, it’s time to retire, but Cuomo doesn’t follow a predictable path. Almost every week I meet people who
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tell me that he got a raw deal, but I also meet voters who say they had enough of Cuomo, and would never support him again. If you polled the Assembly or the Senate on how their members felt about his possible return to public life, it would be hard to find anyone who was in favor of a Cuomo candidacy. Many describe him as a bully, and want no part of his dream to return to power. Many of the big political contributors have gone in a different direction, and are now writing big checks to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s campaign. But will Cuomo decide to run again? It’s anybody’s guess. Suozzi’s decision to run for governor set off another political guessing game. Despite the fact that his congressional district has been realigned, most observers agree that he could run for re-election and win. Suozzi began the year with $3 million in the bank and strong name recognition, thanks to his congressional activities. But instead of seeking a new term, he has chosen to run against Hochul, who has a reported $22 million on hand and is prepared to spend every penny of it in a
ne may be plotting a comeback, and the other may not want to be in the minority.
primary contest. Some people think Suozzi’s decision to run for statewide office is based on the likelihood that the Democratic Party’s House majority may be lost in November. Nonetheless, he has calculated that he can run a credible campaign. There isn’t much logic in politics, but it’s logical to conclude that with another challenger in the primary contest, Suozzi would have to pull off a major miracle to upset a sitting female governor. Stranger things have happened in this business, but you have to consider his race more than a long shot. In the weeks and months ahead, we’ll see whether Cuomo can make some kind of political comeback with the odds stacked against him, and whether Suozzi has a secret plan to win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, despite no signs, to date, of what that plan might be. But it’s the unpredictability of politics that makes the Cuomo and Suozzi sagas so interesting. 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.
We need to memorialize this pandemic
s the sun sails northward and we stand in the doorway known as spring, between a stark winter and a hopeful-looking summer, there is a passion to embrace life again after years of pandemic constraints. First, though, we have unfinished emotional business. As individuals and as a country, we must find a way to memorialize this loss in our lives. Now that the pandemic seems to be abating, we need to think about how we RANDI want to keep alive KREISS the memory of those who died of Covid-19 these past two years. So many closed their eyes without saying goodbye, so many took a last breath with very little comfort from loved ones and very little comforting ritual for the community of friends left behind. According to NPR, Marked By Covid, a grass-roots group, is advocating for a national day of remembrance to honor those who died. The group supports the idea of an annual event, stating that the pandemic, which touched us all, should
not be a footnote to the history of our time on earth. Janeth Nuñez del Prado, a New Mexico resident who was interviewed by NPR, was waiting for her father to visit from Bolivia when she got word that he died of the virus, alone in a hospital, on a ventilator. “It really interrupts the grieving process,” Nuñez del Prado said. “We have these rituals for a reason, because they help us heal. And in the absence of that, it’s just really, really hard.” Nuñez del Prado, a social worker and trauma therapist, is now channeling her grief into lobbying for a national Covid Memorial Day on the first Monday of March each year, as well as trying to build memorials in cities all over the country. “I know that a key to healing from trauma is to hold space, to feel what you need to feel,” she said, “and to do this in community.” She is working with Marked by Covid to support plans for a memorial. Trauma is an overused word, but there has been suffering everywhere during the past two years, and memorials would be appropriate and significant. The survivors of the Spanish flu pan-
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demic of 1918 did not look back. Once it was over, they never wanted to think about it again, and so the losses were never fully acknowledged and the healing never completed. According to Nancy Bristow, author of “American Pandemic: The Lost World of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic,” doctors didn’t want to think about the loss, because it reminded them of the limitations of “modern” science. Survivors couldn’t bear to think of the awful contagion, the bodies piled outside hospitals in our big cities. And our government, under President Woodrow Wilson, didn’t want to think about the pandemic, because it drew attention away from support for World War I — which helped spread infections around the world. No one really wanted to talk or write about what it was like to live through the flu. Newspaper articles about it didn’t describe the personal stories of those who died or survived, says J. Alex Navarro, assistant director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan and one of the editors in chief of “The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919: A Digital Encyclopedia.”
erhaps a day on the calendar when we stop and hold our loved ones in our hearts.
“It’s striking to me,” Navarro says. “I’ve read . . . probably thousands of newspaper articles on influenza from all these cities throughout the pandemic, and I can list off the ones that stand out, that talk about the personal tragedies of common folk, because they’re just so few and far between.” Fifty million people died around the world, and some 650,000 Americans perished here at home. Covid-19 is blowing right past those numbers, as we approach 1 million dead in America in just these two years. Everything in its own season. We have suffered and we have lost, and we have grieved. And still it is not over. But now is the time to begin planning how to best remember this pandemic. There were the patients, and the doctors who served at their own peril, and all the scientists who produced extraordinarily effective vaccines with unprecedented speed. I like the idea of a day on the calendar when we stop and hold our loved ones in our hearts. We need to remember so that we can prepare ourselves for future pandemics. We need to remember so that we can honor the people who died too soon, and heal the emotional scars of isolation and anxiety. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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