Long Beach Herald 09-17-2020

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City must spend $3M on payouts result of its messy finances, a situation that has worsened in recent years. Long Beach’s financial strugThe latest bond authorization gles came into sharp focus at a touched off a lively discussion virtual City Council meeting among council members, who Tuesday night, when the city defended the borrowing as an comptroller said that the munici- unfortunate necessity, and Roy pality would likely spend $3 mil- Lester, a former president of the lion next year and Long Beach Board every year “for the of Education and a foreseeable future” frequent critic of o n p ay m e n t s t o some of the city’s employees leaving policies. their jobs. Lester, a bankThe city has no ruptcy attorney in rainy-day fund, and Long Beach, asked so has had to resort what the city’s proMikE DEluRy t o b o r row i n g t o jections were for the make the separation City councilman next fiscal year. payments. Whether Reznik, who joined it will have to borthe administration row the money again next year 14 months ago, said Long Beach or in the years afterward will would likely spend around $3 depend on how its finances million for separation payments. shape up. “That seems to have been the Comptroller Inna Reznik trend for the last few years,” offered her forecast for future Reznik said. “That has been, on spending after the council unani- average, about $3 million.” She mously approved $2.7 million in added that such spending would borrowing to make separation continue, and that if the city borpayments to about 40 people. rowed again in the future, it As recently as May, the city would again seek five-year notes. issued a bond for $4.7 million for Several council members another batch of separation pay- reluctantly defended the pracments. Wall Street bond-rating tice. “We didn’t start this proagencies have lowered the city’s ratings several notches as a Continued on page 3

By JaMES BERNSTEiN jbernstein@lbherald.com

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She couldn’t mask her excitement Ellie, like many other children in the Long Beach School District, returned to school last week.

City, MLK Center seek accord

Facility remains closed amid pandemic restrictions By JaMES BERNSTEiN jbernstein@liherald.com

Schoolchildren and seniors alike remain bar red from entering the Martin Luther King Center while the center and Long Beach officials try to resolve a number of safety and other issues that have kept the facility closed to the public since the coronavirus pandemic shut it down in March. The center, on Riverside

Boulevard, provides educational and recreational activities to children and adults yearround. But since the pandemic took hold six months ago, the public has not been allowed inside the building. The center, in conjunction with the Long Beach school district, still provides food to those in need, but it must be distributed outdoors. Administrative workers are allowed inside, but are subject

to temperature checks and must adhere to other pandemic safety regulations, such as sanitizing and social distancing. In order to continue operating, the center must have a plan to control the spread of the coronavirus, and in order to maintain any contracts it has with Nassau County, it must have a physical location, which it has, but must get a Continued on page 3

Missing summer, even with Covid, storms said Laura Shockley, who owns a yoga studio in Point Lookout, and has been holding classes on the beach because of the Melisa DeLury, who is studying for her pandemic. She said what many on the bardoctorate at George Mason University in rier beach deeply believe: “We need to Fairfax, Va., spent the Labor Day week- soak up the surf, the sand, and the water end, quarantining at the home of her because we never know what lies ahead.” father, Michael DeLury, a member of the The days. Shockley said, “have been Long Beach City Council. turned upside down.” That is how the Summer of “It is up to us to define 2020 has been for many — when summer ends,” Shockquarantining from the coroley said. navirus pandemic, sheltering Officially summer ends from tropical storms or lookTuesday Sept. 22. But the City ing to escape heat waves. of Long Beach, has said lifeCan anyone miss such a melissa guards will remain on duty summer? during weekends these last Delury On the boardwalk on few weeks of September. Labor Day Weekend, many Long Beach Deacon Thomas J. Evrard echoed the sentiments of of Our Lady of Peace Parish Resident DeLury. “I like summer,” the in Lynbrook, was enjoying a 31-year-old post-grad student warm Sunday on the boardsaid, after attending a ceremony held by walk in Long Beach. He said he rememlifeguards at National Boulevard. “I’m sad bered “that horrible storm,” Hurricane it’s over.” But, as she acknowledged, “it Isaias that knocked out power to hundreds was a weird summer.” of thousands on Long Island when it hit DeLury will return to the Washington, July 28. Evrard says that while he will D.C, area soon and, as she and others said, miss summer, “I’m in step with the sealook forward to fall and its red, brown and sons. Life continues” after summer. orange leaves, its pumpkins and hayrides Evrard and Cliff Skudin, whose family that are just ahead. runs surf shops and classes on the barrier The point, many said in interviews on island, said the beach serves as a refuge the boardwalk, is that those with sand in and a haven for residents, who want to fortheir shoes love their beach, no matter get the turmoil around them in their daily what the season has brought. lives. “This needs to be the endless summer,” “We are so blessed to have our outdoor

melissa Delury anD Deacon Evrard enjoyed the final unofficial weekend of summer.

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t was a weird summer.

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environment,” Skudin said. “The sand sanitizes. The ocean provides safety.” To James McLoughlin, who has been a Long Beach lifeguard for 30 years, the end of summer is bittersweet. “I have a twinkle in one eye, but a tear in the other,” McLoughlin said of the passing of the summer season. “Another summer season is gone, and we have winter hanging over us like a guillotine. Given all

that went on, the beach was a safe haven for many of us.”. Standing on a ramp near the beach, Geri Licurse, who has lived in Long Beach for 25 years, took a long look at the ocean before her. “I’m always sorry to see summer go,” she said, “even one like this. There’s no summer I would ever want to see go away, Summers are always special in Long Beach.”

The Long Beach City Council L’Shana Tovah Wishing the Community a Sweet New Year

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MLK Center remains closed to the public green light for its Covid plan. Long Beach officials said the plan is mandated by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reopening protocols for buildings that serve the public in New York state. John McNally, executive assistant to Long Beach City Manager Donna Gayden, said this week that the center had recently forwarded a draft safety plan to the city, which officials were studying. James Hodge, the chairman of the center’s board of directors, said that some 300 people of all ages had been using the facility during a typical week before the pandemic. They included children coming for tutoring programs, in which computers were available to them. “I feel horrible,” Hodge said earlier this week. “I had to tell kids they couldn’t come into the center. I never had to tell kids that they couldn’t come in to do their homework. That’s how I did my homework, by coming to the center.” “We’re very hopeful we can resolve these issues,” Hodge said. “Our goal is to work with whoever we can. The city has always been a major partner of ours.” The center and the city are also working on getting the center a lease agreement. McNally said the center has not had a lease “at least” since the mid-1990s, and the facility has not been paying rent. Hodge said that its lease expired in the mid-’90s, and it has been trying

the Long Beach City Council met Tuesday night, and heard a sobering forecast from Inna Reznik about payouts.

to secure a new one. “We have vigorously tried to get a long-term lease, but it has never come to fruition,” he said. “They’re saying we haven’t been paying rent, but we don’t have a lease.” Funding for the center from Nassau County, McNally said, is dependent on the center’s having a lease. “We approached them about a lease in late July,” he said. The center, Hodge said, wants to confer with outside counsel before any further discussions with the city about a lease. Kyle Rose-Louder, deputy Nassau County executive for youth services, wrote in an email that the county currently has a $180,000 youth services contract with the MLK Center. The county’s “standard practice,” Rose-Louder explained, is that youth-serving nonprofits “must have a physical location,” thought that doesn’t necessarily require a lease. “The contract must demonstrate [a facility’s] ability to safely serve 100 youths in a physical location that they either own, rent or have been granted permission to be in,” she said. The MLK Center has been beset by problems in the past few months. Long Beach and Nassau County building and fire officials found that an alarm system was not working and had to be repaired, forcing center employees to serve food outdoors. The system has since been fixed, but food distribution has been unable to move back inside because of the pandemic.

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Martin Luther King Center Chairman James Hodge planned talks with the city on reopening the center to the public. It has been closed since the coronavirus pandemic ramped up in March. The shutdown has kept some 300 people, including children, from using the facility.

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cess,” Councilman Mike Delury said. “This started in budgets before this council took office.” The financial team assembled by City Manager Donna Gayden, Delury said, has put together a five-year plan for Long Beach’s finances. “There’s no quick fix to this,” he said. “I do not like debt. But with this management team, we will get through this. I just don’t know when. Once it’s done and satisfied, I will be happy to hand over the reins.” Lester responded that each city administration blamed previous ones for Long Beach’s financial struggles. “They always say it’s the other guys,” he said. Council Vice President Karen McInnis said that investigations several years ago resulted in a “payout scandal,” and

that the city was trying to avoid similar problems in the future. The payouts resulted in one of the most embarrassing chapters in the city’s recent history, with investigations by state and federal law-enforcement agencies as well as the Nassau County district attorney’s office. In early 2019, Long Beach filed suit against former City Managers Jack Schnirman and Rob Agostisi, seeking to reclaim $2.4 million in what the city claimed were illegal payouts. Schnirman is now the Nassau County comptroller. His office has denied any wrongdoing on his part. City Council President John Bendo said that the continuing borrowing “is why the city is working with a longrange plan — so we don’t have to keep borrowing.”

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Weisenberg dedicates clock to LBPD “Be proud of who you are and what you do,” said former police officer, assemblyman and lifeguard Harvey Weisenberg as he recently dedicated a clock in front of the Long Island Rail Road station to the Long Beach police officers who risk their lives daily. He also urged governments around the country to support law enforcement officers, who take an oath to protect life and property.

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events and activities

community update Ongoing Library Board Meeting The Long Beach Public Library Board of Trustees meets at the library, 111 W. Park Ave., on the third Monday of every month. For more information contact info@longbeachlibrary.org.

Farmers Market The Kennedy Plaza Farmers Market will be held in front of City Hall, 1 W. Chester St. It will be open Saturdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, visit ligreenmarket.org.

Thursday, Sept. 17 Welcome Back Football! Football is back! To celebrate the return of the NFL, get ready to take a virtual trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame! Football fans will love discovering the incredible history of the New York Giants and the New York Jets in this program presented by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Discover fun trivia about the team stadiums, famous moments, top players, the history of the team, and so much more. They will also discuss the games and noteworthy events from week 1, along with previewing the Thursday Night game and the week 2 match-ups!The virtual event will take place from 11 a.m. 12 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Bilingual Story Time with Mr. George Join Mr. George and Mr. Logan in this Bilingual Storytime featuring books, music and puppets! For children ages 2-5. The virtual event will take place from 10:30-11 a.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

$avings $olutions $eries: METHODS FOR BUDGET TRACKING Can’t save money? Long Beach Library’s brandnew Saving Solutions series is designed to help you manage your money and maximize your dollars and “sense.” The virtual event will take place from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Library Board of Trustees Meeting All are welcome to join this virtual meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. Please check this space on the day of the meeting for the link to join. The virtual event will take place from 1-2 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www. longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Friday, Sept. 18 Friday Movie Discussion: East Side Sushi Join library staff for our Friday Movie Discussion! This week’s selection is East Side Sushi (2015, 107 mins), which is available on Kanopy with your library card. The virtual event will take place from 1-2 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Chair Yoga The essence of yoga is to serve, love, give, purify, meditate, and realize. This virtual Chair Yoga class will focus on a full-body practice from head to toe and will help strengthen your nervous system and reduce stress and stiffness. Kathleen Regan has been practicing yoga since 1993. She is certified in Hatha/Raja Yoga and is a certified Kundalini instructor. Please wear comfortable clothing. The virtual event will take place from 9-10 a.m on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www. longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Saturday, Sept. 19 Yoga for Health & Peace This advanced beginner Hatha yoga class is designed to strengthen and lengthen your muscles and free your mind. Instructor Stephanie Durso will guide you into each pose and provide alignment cues for holding the pose and breathing deeply. The virtual event will take place from 10-11 a.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

ing for a full-body workout. We will target multiple muscle groups, from your arms and abs to your calves and thighs. The virtual event will take place from 9-10:30 a.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Long Beach Writers’ Circle If you’re a writer and want to join other local writers serious about the craft, then come join the Long Beach Library’s Writers’ Circle on Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 22

Wednesday, Sept. 23 Cardio-Barre-Stretch If you’ve never tried a barre workout before, get ready to stretch and tone like never before! Fitness instructor Barbara Weinberg presents this full-body workout combining barre-based sculpting, no-impact cardio, and stretching. Beginners welcome. No barre required. Bring a chair, a mat, and optional weights. The virtual event will take place from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Lunch & Learn:What’s All the HOOPLA?

Parent Survival Chat Put the kids to bed and come unwind and chat with Nicole and Jeannine, librarians and parents trying to navigate life at home with kids, work, and life...six feet apart. We’re hoping you need this as much as we do! Wine welcome. The virtual event will take place from 9-10 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Low-Impact Cardio with Lori If you’ve been sedentary all day, get your blood flowing with Lori Rozell, a certified group fitness instructor. Beginners are welcome in this lowimpact cardio class which includes ab strengthening. Light weights are optional for a full-body workout, or you can also use water bottles or other household items if you prefer. The virtual event will take place from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www. longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Parent Survival Chat Put the kids to bed and come unwind and chat with Nicole and Jeannine, librarians and parents trying to navigate life at home with kids, work, and life...six feet apart. We’re hoping you need this as much as we do! Wine welcome. The virtual event will take place from 9-10 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Monday, Sept. 21 Strength Training & Ab Conditioning with Pat Cappeto

Learn new things at lunch with Long Beach Library’s 30-minute “Lunch & Learn” series. We’ll feature a new topic each month, and you can learn something new on your lunch break. The virtual event will take place from 12:30-1 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www. longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Ask the Tech Guy Do you have questions about privacy or freedom of information? Have you heard of Malware and Ransomware but want to know more? Join Long Beach Library’s Tech Guy for a talk every Wednesday at 2pm on all things tech! We’ll discuss how to avoid digital scams, what companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Zoom are up to, and so much more. The virtual event will take place from 2-3 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Thursday, Sept. 24 Moving Dance Rhythms Move and groove to your favorite tunes from the 1950s through the 1970s, including Motown classics and Latin hits in this new class from Lisa Wisel, a board-certified Dance/Movement Therapist. Designed to activate, integrate, and heal the body and mind, this class is open to all, whether you’re seated in your chair or singing on your feet! Beginners welcome. The virtual event will take place from 1-2 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

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Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, wake up call, the noise that stirs you, and the start of the period known as the much like a car horn startles you into High Holy Days, begins on Friday eve- action. There are indeed numerous posning at sunset. Interestingly, in the sible explanations. However, this year, I Torah, the Hebrew Bible, the holiday was am drawn to one of the ways the Jewish Mystics came to understand the hidden simply called, “Yom Teruah, the Day of lesson of blowing the shofar. the Shofar Blast.” To the Kabbalists, it was all about The ram’s horn, which is blown to make the sacred sounds, is clearly the breath. Humankind began when the Creemblem, and arguably the most essential ator blew a breath of life into Adam and Eve. All the required shofar blasts- called component, of the celebration. Many explanations have been prof- Tekiah, Shevarim, and Teruah - can only fered about the symbolism and meaning be made by forcing air through the wind instrument, literally breathof the shofar. Some sages ing into it. suggested we examine the Since March, how many places in the holy text that have struggled to breathe on mention a ram’s horn to disventilators? Think of the cern its deeper message. number of protests that The very first reference is in were sparked by a man Genesis when Abraham was whose last words included, ab o u t t o s a c r i f i c e h i s “I can’t breathe?” beloved son Isaac. It is almost impossible to As an angel stops Abrarecount how many natural ham, we are told that a ram disasters have occurred in gets caught as his horn is recent months that have tangled up in a thicket. The necessitated first respondanimal gets substituted for ers to work through exhausIsaac. Hence, we are taught abbi tion, to a point where they that the shofar represents continuity and a hopeful ack aneRhaft were “out of breath.” Fires are raging on the future. Because Isaac lives, West coast of our country, he has a son himself, Jacob, causing many to flee their who in tur n fathers the homes gasping for air. And, the valiant twelve tribes of Israel. Later in Exodus, there are various women and men fighting the conflagraverses that dramatically describe the tions have to deal with smoke filling announcing of the Ten Commandments their lungs, compromising their ability from atop Mount Sinai. There was light- to breathe. This year let the shofar inspires us to ning, thunder, and the sound of a shofar blast prior to God declaring the Deca- seriously ponder each breath we are granted, about how it is a gift each time logue. The shofar then calls to mind the need we inhale and exhale. Each of us is to reconnect oneself to the principles given a finite number of breaths over and ideals of a moral and righteous life. our lifetime. What will we do with our lives to To hear the shofar is to hear the voice of make life better for all people in need, to heaven. Sounds from this type of trumpet make our earth a place where everyone were also utilized by the wandering Jews can breathe a little easier, free from any in the desert to signal when to break obstruction. May the ancient sounds of the shofar, camp, and at times when to assemble for battle. Therefore, when we hear the sho- caused by the strong flow of oxygen, far blasts during our services they make serve as an aural and awesome reminder us remember to march forward boldly, to resolve to do the right thing with unafraid to contend with our past bad every breath we take. habits and to bravely seek self-improveRabbi Jack Zanerhaft is the religious leadment and betterment for others. Commentators often talked about the er at Temple Emanu-El of Long beach. impact of the shofar sound, acting as a

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WATER MAIN FLUSHING NOTICE Each year, New York American Water flushes the water mains in its distribution system. This essential part of our system maintenance program helps us to provide you with high-quality water service. When crews are in the area, customers may experience a drop in water pressure or discolored water. If this happens, simply let your water run until it is clear. Customers are also encouraged to check for discolored water before doing laundry. Any changes due to weather will be posted on our website at newyorkamwater.com (on the home page, click on Alerts Notifications). NOTE: No flushing will be conducted in observance of Sukkot (Oct. 2–Oct. 9), Columbus Day (Oct. 12), and Veterans Day (Nov. 11)

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

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

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

FireFighters stood atoP the town’s 9/11 Memorial Wall before the ceremony. town oF hemPstead Supervisor Don Clavin, right, and Alvarez laid a wreath with Lt. Gov. Kathy Hocul at the Memorial Wall.

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

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

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

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

News brief Veteran correspondent joins LIU’s Global Service Institute

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

Rita Cosby, the renowned Emmy- the Institute to even higher levels.” The Global Service Institute’s Honwinning TV host, veteran correspondent and best-selling author, has joined orary Advisory Board comprises chamLong Island University as chairwoman pion boxer Evander Holyfield, Super of its Global Service Institute. Cosby Bowl champion Joe Theismann, “King of the High Wire” Nik Walwill lead the institute’s edulenda, Grammy-winning cational initiatives to s i n g e r D i o n n e Wa r inspire a commitment to wick, Emmy-winning volunteerism and elevate actress Susan Lucci, Roc the importance and power Nation President of Busiof service. ness Operations and StrateDuring the coronavirus gy Brett Yormark, Oscarpandemic, university offinominated Actor Gary cials said, the need for volSinise, best-selling author unteers to assist drasticalNelson DeMille, astroly depleted nonprofit organaut Buzz Aldrin, NATO nizations, so the need for Supreme Allied Commandt h e m h a s n eve r b e e n rita coSBy e r G e n e r a l We s l e y greater. Global Service C l a rk , M i c h a e l Re a Through engagement Institute chair gan, business executive programs, conferences, and D-Day veteran Maurice internships, scholarships and fellowships, the nonpartisan insti- “Hank” Greenberg, America’s first tute aims to develop character, prepar- female Four-Star Gen. Ann Duning and inspiring students and others woody, Medal of Honor recipient Col. to help find solutions to complex world- Jack Jacobs, founder of EarthX Tramwide challenges and seek personal or mell Crow, celebrity chef Robert Irvine, professional lives dedicated to service, public relations executive Ken Sunshine and others. according to LIU officials. The LIU Global Service Institute “The Global Service Institute established LIU as a premier destination for will kick off the fall 2020 semester with developing values-driven global citi- the “Headliners of Service” monthly zens who will impact their communi- virtual speakers series, which will featies,” LIU President Dr. Kimberly R. ture live conversations with Susan Cline said. “With her global experience Eisenhower, Housing and Urban Develexploring critical headlines and life- opment Secretary Ben Carson and Forlong dedication to service, Rita Cosby mer Israeli Prime Minister Ehud is an exemplary leader who will elevate Olmert.

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Vietnam vet, LBHS grad Raymond Evers, 74, born on April 14, 1946 passed away on September 5, 2020. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Elba; sister, Maxine; two sons: Daniel, of Plant City, FL, Raymond (wife Andrea), of Senoia, GA; 6 grandchildren, Daniel, Raymond, Adrian Emily, Tiffany, Dillon, and Annaston; great grandchildren, Ryleigh, Charlotte, and Raymond Thatcher. Raymond is preceded in death by his mother Marjorie French and father Dan Evers.

Raymond was a 1964 graduate of Long Beach High School. After graduation from Long Beach High School, Raymond joined the United States Military. He served first in the United States Navy and then the United States Coast Guard. A veteran of the Vietnam War, it was during his tenure in the United States Coast Guard that Raymond reached the rank of Chief Petty Officer. Raymond retired from the United States Coast Guard in 2008.

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

Stony Brook University ■ Danielle Santos Atkinson, Women’s Basketball Head Coach, Hofstra University ■ Michael Rubino, Football Head Coach and Athletic Director, Valley Stream Central High School ■ David Viegas, Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics, Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District Skye Ostreicher, of RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, will moderate this conversation and deliver questions for the panelists. We invite you to be a part of this virtual discussion by signing up here: liherald.com/ insideli. Herald Inside LI will offer a series of free webinars in the coming weeks and months to help inform people about the salient issues surrounding the Covid-19 crisis to empower them to make smart decisions for themselves and their families. To sponsor a webinar or for more information, contact Amy Amato at aamato@richnerlive.com or (516) 5694000, ext. 224.

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s Freeport began its reopening process after months of quarantine due to Covid-19, special care was put into reinforcing safety and health regulations in the Nautical Mile to allow the businesses and restaurants there to bounce back while combating the spread of coronavirus. Freeport Police Officer Boris HerreraBarillas was among the officers assigned to the Special Enforcement Team, who spend most of their time on the Mile, ensuring that social distancing is being followed and that everyone is wearing a mask. The officers carry around spare masks to give out to residents and non-residents alike. Herrera-Barillas is a five-year veteran of the Freeport Police Department who enjoys building a positive relationship between the department and the local community. One of his favorite programs is the Freeport Adopt-a-Cop program, which he benefited from, himself, back in the fourth grade at the New Visions Elementary School. Herrera-Barillas recalled the impact that meeting the officers back then had on him, which inspired him to become a Freeport police officer. Now he’s dedicated his time to speaking to local students and joining them on class field trips. He also works with Detective Patrick Franzone, a previous Hometown Hero, and the Freeport Police Benevolent Association during its annual Toys-for-Tots holiday drive.

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he two words “front-line worker” are now a household term synonymous with medical workers; however, despite the common mission and responsibilities as medical workers, we must now juggle multiple roles that intertwine our personal and work life. Each of us is unique in our perspectives, but we must be similar to how we treat each patient. I have been employed as a respiratory therapist for 40 years; 20 of those years I have been employed with Mount Sinai South Nassau. Having experienced my share of epidemics in addition to some particularly challenging cases, I have had to develop within myself a sense of security, a false one, that I could handle any medical situation. That is how I felt, until Covid-19 knocked on our door. The magnitude of cases was extreme and exponential. Not only did patients come in unsure whether they would return home, but the front-line workers, like myself, faced that same peril. It became clear early on that what medical intervention we provided alone would not be enough for our patients. I knew my faith would also be tested, but as it did in the past, that faith would carry me every minute, every hour of every day. Covid-19 has changed my perception of our job completely. I constantly feared that my lack of Covid-19 knowledge, just like my fellow medical workers’, would make me a victim of the virus. Despite learning about other pandemics during past education seminars and conferences, I never imagined the stark reality.

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Crime watCh ■■ William■ M.■ Byr us,■ 27,■ of ■ East■ Setauket■ was■ arrested■ on■ Sept.■ 12■ in■ Oceanside■ and■ charged■ with■ Vehicle■ assault■ with■ a■ previous■ conviction,■ assault-recklessly■causing■serious■injury■ to■ another■ person■ by■ means■ of ■ a■ deadly■ weapon,■ DWAI■ drugs/alcohol■ with■ prior,■ DWAI■ drugs■ with■ a■ prior■ conviction,■and■operating■a■motor■vehicle■with■a■suspended■license.■ ■■ Jennifer■C.■Hinchy,■24,■of ■East■Meadow■ was■ arrested■ on■ Sept.■ 8■ at■ the■ 400■ block■of ■East■Park■Avenue■and■charged■ with■ unlawful■ possession■ of ■ marijuana.■ operating■ a■ motor■ vehicle■ with■ a■ suspended■ license,■ no■ license,■ illegal■ signaling,■and■speeding.■ ■■ Tayshaun■ L.■ Wilson,■ 35,■ of ■ Freeport■ was■ arrested■ on■ Sept.■ 5■ at■ East■ Park■ Avenue■and■Long■Beach■Boulevard■and■ charged■with■no■license,■failure■to■obey■ traffic■ device,■ and■ operating■ a■ motor■ vehicle■with■a■suspended■license.■■ ■■ Joseph■ Sirc■ Jr.,■ 53,■ of ■ Long■ Beach■ was■arrested■on■Sept.■1■at■the■300■block■

of ■ Walnut■ Street■ and■ charged■ with■ assault-■ recklessly■ causing■ physical■ injury,■menacing■with■a■weapon,■criminal■ mischief ■ with■ intent■ to■ damage■ property,■ and■ criminal■ possession■ of ■ a■ weapon■with■intent■to■use.

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■■ Kyle■ George■ Kubelle,■ 20,■ of ■ Long■ Beach■was■arrested■on■Sept.■1■at■Riverside■ Boulevard■ and■ East■ Park■ Avenue■ and■ charged■ with■ unlawful■ possession■ of ■marijuana■and■DWI.■ ■■ Jessu■ L.■ Daniel,■ 40,■ of ■ Roslyn■ Heights■ was■ arrested■ on■ Aug.■ 30■ at■ the■ unit■ block■ of ■ West■ Broadway■ and■ charged■with■disorderly■conduct.■■ ■■ Christian■ T.■ Argueta,■ 24,■ of ■ Hempstead■was■arrested■on■Aug.■30■at■the■100■ block■ of ■ Walnut■ Street■ and■ charged■ with■DWI,■aggravated■DWI,■operating■a■ motor■vehicle■with■blood■alcohol■.08■of ■ 1%,■and■a■one-way■violation.■ ■■ Erick■ G.■ Ramos■ Gonzales,■ 24,■ of ■ Freeport■ was■ arrested■ on■ Aug.■ 27■ at■ West■ Park■ Avenue■ and■ Wisconsin■ Street■ and■ charged■ with■ operating■ a■ motor■vehicle■with■a■revoked■license.

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COMPANION-AIDE AVAILABLE FOR EMPLOYMENT. Experienced In Meal Prep., Light Housekeeping, Grocery Shopping/ Errands. Available Full-Time Or PartT i m e. C u r r e n t Ly n b r o o k R e fe r e n c e Available. Own Transportation. Call Althea 917-318-7558

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OPEN HOUSES BY APPT SUNdAY, 9/20/2020 WOOdMERE 78 Burton Ave, BA, NEW TO MARKET! 5 B R, 4.5 Bth Col in Great Old Woodmere, Large EIK, FDR, LR/Fpl, Den, Office, Full Bsmt, 2 Car Gar. Near All, SD#14 .... $939,000 960 Greenfield Rd, BA, 4 BR, 3 Bth CH Col in Academy Area. Spac LR / Fpl, FDR, EIK, Fam Rm. Main Flr Br w/ Bth. Mstr Ste/Bth/ Off. Walk up Full Attic for Poss Expansion. Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Gar. SD#14. Near All .............................. HUGE REDUCTION! $889,000 HEWLETT HARBOR 268 Channon Rd, BA, NEW! Move Right Into This Updated 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Col on Parklike Property in SD#20. Full Bsmt w/ Hi ceiling. 2 Car Gar. SD#20. Won’t Last! ...... $879,000 357 Pepperidge Rd, BA, NEW! Beautifully Renovated 5 BR, 4.5 Bth Split on Resortlike Prop with IG Pool in SD#20. Low Taxes! ........................................................$1,275,000 3 Payne Circle, BA, 5 BR, 3.5 Bth Spacious Split on Beautiful Street in Cul de Sac. State of the Art EIK, 2 Dens, Bsmt, & 2 Car Gar. SD#20 ................................ $1,190,000 236 Richards Lane, BA, 5 BR, 5.5 Bth Contemporary, Acre Of Resortlike, IGP. Open Floor Plan. Full Fin Bsmt. Main Flr Master. SD14 .........................REDUCED! 1,599,000 1290 Seawane Dr, BA, WATERFRONT! MACY CHANNEL! Build Your Dream Home on this 1.25 Acre Property in Prime Location...................................................... $1,799,000 HEWLETT BAY PARK NEW TO MARKET! 7 BR, 4.55 Bth Stately & Grand Colonial Tucked away in Cul De Sac on Over an Acre of Parklike Property. SD#14 .................................................$2,250,000 159 Meadowview Ave, BA, Stately 5200 Sq Ft Colonial Featuring 6 BR, 6.55 Bths on Acre Of Resortlike, IGP, Tennis Ct, Outdoor Kit. FBsmt, 2 Car Gar, Fabulous Location in SD#14..................................................................................... REDUCED!! $2,699,000 30 Heron Dr, BA, Magnificent 8500 Sq Ft Waterfront Home on 2 Acre Resortlike Prop w/ Pool, Tennis/Sport Ct, New Landscaping w/ Waterfall & 3 BR Guest House w/ Kit, LR, Den. 300 Ft New Bulkhead. 4 Car Htd Gar. SD#14 .............. REDUCED! $4,690,000 90 Anchorage Rd, BA, Over an Acre of PRIME WATERFRONT Macy Channel, 135' Bulkhead, Open Layout, Main Flr Mstr Ste, Potential for Expansion .............$1,999,000 WOOdSBURgH 891 Keene Lane, BA, Magnificently Renovated While Retaining Charm, Stone Cottage. 3 BR, 2.5 Bth with Tremendous Potential for Expansion. Brand New Mstr Bth. Over 1/2 Acre, Near All ........................................ REDUCED & MOTIVATED!! $999,000 EAST ROCKAWAY 1 Thompson Dr, BA, NEW! 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Exp Ranch w/Open Layout in Waverly Park Area. Updtd EIK. O/S Prop w/Deck. Att Gar. SD#20 ......................................... $599,000 62 Bulaire Rd, BA, NEW! Renovated 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Exp Ranch with Open Floor Plan on Oversized Prop. Gran/Wood EIK, LR/Fpl, FDR, Vaulted Ceiling in Den. SD#20 ... $725,000 101 Emmet Ave, BA, WATERFRONT! Rebuilt in 2010, 4 BR 3.5 Bth Split w/ Pool, Outdoor Kit & Deck. Open Layout. Private Mstr Ste, 2 Car Gar, SD#20 ........$1,250,000

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Near the Pacific coast, with the haze of wildfires in the distance — Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif.

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

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

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A maddening tale of two presidencies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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