Long Beach Herald 12-01-2022

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‘Why don’t we play football on Thanksgiving?’

By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

On Thanksgiving morning, some of the mem bers of Long Beach High School’s class of 1972, who are now in their late 60s, did what they’ve been doing on the holiday for the last half-century: They gathered to play touch football.

They came from across the metropolitan area — none of them live in Long Beach anymore — to play at the Lindell Elementary School field.

On a bright, sunny morning, about a dozen alumni gathered at the field. They brought along their now grown children and grandchildren. The only year they skipped playing was 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic raged, but they had a reunion on the beach that summer — in Long Beach, of course.

“None of us live in Long Beach full-time any more,” said Scott Podell, now a professor of den

Proposal to prohibit political meetings at library rejected

By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com

Meetings of the Long Beach Public Library board of trustees are usually devoid of drama, but Monday night’s session became heated over a controversial pro posal to prohibit political candi dates from using a meeting room starting 60 days before an elec tion.

After spirited discussion, the board voted down the proposal, 3-2.

The issue arose after Ari Brown, a Republican who was running for the seat in the Assembly’s 20th District, which encompasses Long Beach and

the Five Towns, hosted a meeting at the library on Sept. 13 on the best ways to prevent scams.

Brown, who was initially voted into the Assembly in a spe cial election in April, defeated the Democratic Assembly candi date, Mike DeLury, of Long Beach, in November. Brown also held a meet-and-greet at the library on Oct. 4, with library Director Tara Lannen-Stanton.

Brown’s Sept. 13 meeting caused a stir in Long Beach, and as a result, the library board pre sented a provision to its public meeting room policy. It stated: “Sixty days prior to an election date, no candidate running for

office for his/her party or sup port at such election shall be per mitted to utilize meeting rooms or hold sponsored programs. Campaigning for or against a candidate for his/her party is also prohibited.”

Long Beach resident Robert Saminsky was particularly vocal, saying he believed the pro vision violated the First Amend ment, which prohibits the gov ernment from curtailing citi zens’ freedom of speech.

“I want to point out that the library has opened up rooms to the public for public discourse and action, and has such created a protected area where free

speech is guaranteed,” Samin sky said to the board. “With this provision, it runs counter to that. I beg you to consider what you’re doing here, as it will have ramifications and reverbera tions well beyond what’s going on here.”

Barry Yomtov, another resi dent who opposed the provision, said he did not “understand how

the board can enforce this.” He said that if the provision passed, the library should investigate who AARP supports in elections, because the organization hosts a number of events in the facili ty’s meeting rooms.

The issue was complicated by the fact that Brown also gave the library $5,000, in the form of a

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GARy BlUMENFElD, A member of the Long Beach High School class of 1972, who took part in the Thanksgivingmorning touch football game.

Pressure after state issues marijuana licenses

By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

The state’s decision to issue licenses to seven applicants to operate retail marijua na dispensaries on Long Island may put further pressure on the Long Beach City Council to opt into New York’s program to allow the sale of cannabis, according to one city council member. The city has opted out.

The state’s cannabis control board approved seven licenses for Long Island businesses Nov. 21, under New York’s first conditional licensing program, which is aimed at giving priority to people in New York who were impacted by past marijua na laws now seen as unfair. State regula tors said people of color in New York State were more likely to be arrested for possession of marijuana than white peo ple, even though both whites and people of color used marijuana at the same rate.

In all, 36 licenses were issued state wide.

The state intends to issue more licens es in the future, but the conditional licens es will not be issued again.

The businesses granted the license will be able to start delivering product to their customers within a few weeks.

“This is just the start,” said Tremaine Wright, chairman of the state’s Cannabis Control Board, which issued the licenses.

“We will continue to work to build an industry that is open to anyone who

wants to participate.”

At the end of December, the Long Beach City Council voted unanimously to opt out of the New York state marijuana program. Long Beach and other munici palities had to decide by Dec. 31 whether they wanted to opt out of the programs. But they still have the right to opt in at a later date, if they wish. If a municipality had opted in, the decision is permanent.

Council members have not indicated how they might vote in the future. But Roy Lester, who took his seat on the coun

cil in January, said there is likely to be another hearing on the matter.

“There’s always pressure on this issue because there’s a lot of money involved,” Lester said earlier this week. But, he added, “There are a lot of questions, such as how many people will be required to manage a store. We’re still waiting for more information.”

Long Beach City Manager Donna Gayden said in a statement, “We are pleased to see the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) beginning to provide

additional clarity around the rules and regulations that will govern the sale of recreational marijuana”.

“We are working to set up a meeting with the OCM and will continue to evalu ate whether the City will opt in to permit ting the sale of recreational marijuana,” she added.

Beryl Solomon-Jackowitz of Long Beach, who runs an e-commerce business called Poplar, which sells a variety of hemp-based products, has said at recent city council meetings that Long Beach could realize as much as $6 million in rev enue from the sale of marijuana over the next five years.

She said earlier this week that the state’s decision to issue the licenses, and the State Liquor Authority’s suspension of the license of the Seabreeze Deli on Long Beach’s West End after an undercov er police officer was sold THC gummies, shold prompt the city council to opt into the program.

‘This is all a wake-up call to Long Beach,” she said. She said she feared com munities nearby Long Beach will opt-in and the city will lose the revenue.

Judy Vining, executive director of Long Beach AWARE, a local organization dedicated to preventing substance abuse among young people, disputed SolomonJackowitz’s figures regarding revenue. She said states that have legalized the sale have failed to produce the revenue they believed they would receive.

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CouNCIl MEMBER Roy Lester said here is likely to be a hearing on whether Long Beach should opt-in to allow the retail sale of marijuana.

Weisenberg donates $38,000 to Ukraine

Harvey Weisenberg has a history of helping those in need - people, business es and even entire towns. Now, he’s helping an entire country.

Weisenberg, 88, who served as a New York State assembly for nearly 25 years and was a Long Bach police officer and teacher in the city’s schools, is known widely as Mr. Long Beach, particularly for his philanthropic activities.

With the help of residents and some others, a donation of $38,000 was made to the aid of Ukrainian residents, including $35,000 of Weisenberg’s own money.

“The Russian army wasn’t just invading and attacking Ukraine, they were attacking women and children,” Weisenberg said. “I couldn’t just stand by and watch that happen.”

So, Weisenberg had an idea: collect $1 from every Long Beach resident and end the money to help the Ukrainian residents. Long Beach has a population of roughly 35,000. With some simple math, that would come out to about $35,000.

Pretty soon, Weisenberg was walk ing down the street or in the supermarket and people would come up to him, offer ing him money. It started to become diffi cult to keep track of so he had to stop accepting money from “the great people of Long Beach,” he said. He donated the rest of the money. .

To get the money to Ukraine, he gave the money to local Ukrainian churches, which were able to help move the money. The churches include the Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church in Linden hurst and St. Michael’s Ukrainian Ortho dox Church and Cultural Center in

Uniondale.

In a letter, St. Michael’s thanked him for his donation, saying. “On behalf of the Ukrainian people… thank you for your advocacy and generous donation of $38,000 to support the people of Ukraine in the time of our ongoing fight for the free world and democratic values.”

Weisenberg started receiving letters, photos and messages on social media from some of the churches, residents and hospitals his money helped in Ukraine. His money was used for medical supplies, food, water and the rebuilding of some of he destruction.

One of the letters was from Zoreslava Liulchak, the director of the Dzherelo Children’s Rehabilitation Centre in Lviv.

“Let this letter express our sincere respect and gratitude for your solidarity with Ukraine. We are sad that the reason for our acquaintance is so tragic, but we believe this is only the beginning of our

friendship.”

Wesienberg said he never expected to hear back but doing so touched his heart.

“God gave me a mission,” he said. “And that mission is to help people.”

Grants used to educate those with disabilities

The Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center has been awarded the “Next Big Idea” grant from the Butler Endowment Fund through UJA-Federation of New York to begin a Teaching Assistant Development Pro gram. This new and innovative program will teach adults with disabilities the skills to work in early childhood class rooms and school-age childcare programs.

The curriculum will consist of classes taught by staff from the Child Care Coun cil of Nassau County, in subjects such as child development, health and safety, supervision, and age-appropriate activi ties. Students will also be given intern ships in childcare settings run by the Friedberg JCC and their partners. The goal is for individuals to learn to work with children in a supportive environ ment with curriculum and job placement adapted to their abilities.

“We believe that this program will lead to paid employment in child care pro grams.. This is something that is severely needed in Long Island,” said Marcy Hall erman, Friedberg JCC Senior Program Director. For more information about the TADP, those interested can contact Jose Saint-Louis, Teaching Assistant Develop

the Barry and Florence Friedberg

ment Program Coordinator at tjsaint-lou is@friedbergjcc.org or (516) 299-6527.

The Jack Fanning Memorial Founda tion “Angels for Autism” fund has award ed the Friedberg JCC with a grant to pro

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“Sex Education is a topic that is not taught to many individuals with disabili ties. As a result, they do not understand how their bodies work, and they are at a much greater risk of being taken advan tage of than other people their age. Hav ing the ability to offer these classes to members of our community will give them accurate information and skills for making healthy decisions about sexuali ty,” said Marcy Hallerman, Friedberg JCC Senior Program Director. For more infor mation about this program, contact Marcy Hallerman at mhallerman@fried bergjcc.org or (516) 634-4173.

vide sexuality classes to adults with Autism and other developmental delays. The funding will allow for individuals to enroll in the Elevatus Sexuality Educator and Trainer course.

For more than 60 years, the Friedberg JCC has been a foundation of the South Shore community, providing social and educational programs, plus vitally needed services for individuals of all ages. Locat ed in Oceanside with additional Early Childhood Centers in Long Beach, Lyn brook and Merrick, the JCC operates pro grams for new mothers/new babies, day care, nursery school, after school activi ties, summer camps, teen programs, adult activities, special needs programs, holi day events and cultural activities.

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Brendan Carpenter

Courtesy Harvey Weisenberg

With the use of some of Weisenberg’s donation, Ukrainian residents were able to have access to much more food.

Brendan Carpenter/Herald Longtime Long Beach resident Harvey Weisenberg donated $38,000 to help Ukrainian residents in their time of war.

Jewish Community Center has been awarded two grants that will assist adults with disabilities.

Strong opinions on both sides of library issue

state grant made available to all Assembly members. Board Secretary Gemma Tansey said that without such a limitation, it appears that “he or she may be trying to buy his way into us” and trying to secure votes. Tan sey, who was the most adamant supporter of the provision, had an energetic exchange with Trustee Robin Donovan, who strongly opposed it, and said that “most politicians give the library money.”

“I love the libraries,” Brown said on Monday, adding, of the state grant, “I got $25,000 to divide to all the libraries in my district, so I gave them each $5,000. I made a pledge to have good relationships with all of them. The event I had was well attended, and I never talk poli tics at any of those events.”

Nonetheless, Brown added, “If they ever do make a rule like that, I’d surely abide by it.”

“This is supposed to be a safe place where everyone can come to the library to hear someone’s viewpoints, and then have the same opportunities to hear another person’s viewpoints,” Donovan said. “It’s a public meeting room policy. Everyone should be invited to use the

room, whether it’s 60 days, 61 days before. This is supposed to be a library for the community.”

Donovan added that the library was open to other candidates who were running for office, not just Brown.

“When, in the history of this library, have you prohib ited people from coming here 60 days before an election,” he added, addressing his fellow trustees, “when you want the residents to learn about views and what the candi dates are going to do for the community?”

Before the board voted on the provision, Trustee Sam Pinto said that “it doesn’t make a difference as long as they’re not being partisan. … They’re just offering informa tion based on their elected office that they’re currently sitting in, which is much dif ferent than having partisan ship politics taking place in the library.”

The provision was rejected, with only Tansey and board President Mary Ellen Guarini voting “yes.” Pinto and board vice president Anita LaSpina voted “no,” and Donovan voted “absolutely not.”

Christina Daly/Herald file

The Library board of trustees meeting became animated during a discussion of political candidates’ use of meeting rooms.

Lianne Webb, Natalia Suaza take home crowns

Baldwin, Valley Stream contestants win at Miss Long Island pageant

By daniEL oFFnER doffner@liherald.com

Lianne Webb and Natalia Suaza stood out from among dozens of contestants from across Nassau and Suffolk counties, crowned winners of Miss Long Island and Miss Teen Long Island.

The two young women from Baldwin and Valley Stream were among those who gathered at the Madison Theatre at Molloy College on Nov. 20, selected by a panel of judges based on their talents, drive, beauty and compassion.

Before stepping on stage, Suaza said that she set out to complete the New York City Marathon as a way to take herself out of her comfort zone and face her fears head-on.

Upon her coronation as the new Miss Teen Long Island, Sauza says she plans to work with Long Island communities, spreading her message of cancer aware ness.

“With my title, I hope to partner with the Center for Hope at Northwell Hospi tal and the Calvary Hospital,” she said.

Having lost her father when she was just 9, these organizations helped pro vide Suaza an opportunity to talk about him — just as they helped others with loved ones who have passed, and to try and live the lives that they would’ve wanted them to live. Suaza also praised their free summer camp that was offered for her and her siblings.

“This really impacted my life and made me as strong as I am today,” she said.

Leanne Baum, executive director of the Miss Long Island pageants, said that over the next year, both of the winners will make guest appearances to promote their platform.

Webb’s platform aims to promote advocacy for children. She works as a

behavioral therapist with Achieve Beyond, where she works with students with autism. She’s also a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island.

By promoting these different causes across Long Island, the goal is for the pageant winners to become role models for change in the world. This year, for example, all of the pageant contestants came together before the big night to help collect food for Island Harvest, Baum said. In fact, they ended up with more than 400 pounds of food for Long Island’s largest food bank.

Both Webb and Sauza now move on to compete for Miss New York USA and Miss Teen New York USA next August.

Some of the runners-up from this year’s Miss Long Island competition include Jenna Hofmann of West Islip, Alexandra Ali of Commack, Alliyah St. Omer of North Baldwin, and Michelle Lent of Glen Cove.

The Miss Teen Long Island competi tion runners-up include Emily Hall and Valarie Goorahoo of Valley Stream, Rudra Patel of Farmingdale, and Kyra Smith of East Hampton.

Miss Long isLand Teen 2023 Natalia Suaza, from Valley Stream, joined by Miss Long Island Pageants executive director Leanne Baum, and Miss Long Island 2023 Lianne Webb, from Baldwin.

ThE 2022 Miss Teen Long Island winner Jessica Fuentes crowns her successor, Natalia Suaza, of Valley Stream.

ThE 2022 Miss Long Island winner Nadgeena Jerome crowns fellow Baldwin native and 2023 Miss Long Island winner Lianne Webb.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

Miss Long isLand contestants hit the stage at the Madison Theatre in their glorious gowns, showing their best for judges Matthew James Graziano, Yasmeen Gumbs, Amy Amato of RichnerLive, Peter Andolina and Edson Estime

Holiday Market starts Friday at Plaza

Long Beach’s first-ever holi day market, called “Light Up Long Beach,” begins at 3 pm, Friday, Dec. 2, and continues on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays, throughout the month, at Kennedy Plaza, across from City Hall.

At different times and days, there will be more than 60 ven dors selling foods, and holiday gifts. There will also be musical performances, artistic activities for children, and an appearance by Santa Klaus. Benoir of Arts in the Plaza and Studio Noir will arrange the music.

The activities will take place under a heated tent covering Kennedy Plaza. The City of Long Beach is helping coordi nate the event, which is orga nized by LI Greenmarket Inc., a non-profit.

There are Farmer’s Markets at Kennedy Plaza during the spring, summer and fall sea sons, but this will be the first during the Christmas-Hanuk kah-Kwanza holidays. There will be more vendors than at Farmer’s Markets.

At 6 pm Friday, the City of Long Beach will hold its annual tree-lighting ceremony.

Caroline Bert/Herald file photo Long Beach’s hoLiday Market is a first for the city, which is helping to organize the event, which is to include more than 60 venors, at Kennedy Plaza.

The firsT annuaL Long Beach Holiday Market will open up Friday, the same day the Christmas Tree is lit up and lights make the plaza glow. Herald file photo

seat to House floor

By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

He was an obscure candidate from Island Park who went up against a Republican powerhouse — and won.

His name was Al D’Amato, who would go on to serve 18 years in the U.S. Senate before being upended himself by Chuck Schumer in 1998. D’Amato’s early political career in Island Park involved him running village elec tions, which helped him get his feet wet before heading to Congress.

Now, four decades later, voters have sent another Island Park resident to Washington as Anthony D’Esposito makes his way to the floor of the House of Representatives, in congressional seat he flipped from Democrat to Republican.

“I don’t think that coming from a small community prepares you to be in politics,” D’Esposito said, after defeating Laura Gillen in the November election. “I think it opens your eyes to what community is all about.”

But getting involved on a local level in the fire depart ment, Kiwanis, chamber of commerce or a civic group is “really what opens people’s eyes to further public ser vice” — paralleling how the Hempstead town council man got his start.

Mentioning D’Amato’s influence during his victory speech election night, D’Esposito says he’s pleased to be adding to the village’s story.

“That’s a piece of history, especially coming from a small tight-knit community,” he said. “It’s a place where I was born, raised, called home. The fact that we’ve sent two members of our little village to represent us in Washington, D.C. I think is pretty cool.”

On Long Island, those within the Town of Hempstead have wondered who will fill his empty seat on the town board. D’Esposito still has a month or so left before he

has to pack up and head to Capitol Hill, but says he’ll “figure that out when the time comes.”

He spent his first week in Washington undergoing ori entation, and hopes when it comes time to join commit tees, he’ll find himself on homeland security, and trans portation and infrastructure.

Worried about the state of people’s pocketbooks as well as their quality of life, D’Esposito says nothing has

changed his campaign promises since winning.

“The duration of this campaign, the message has been the same,” D’Esposito said. “And people are con cerned about things that affect their pockets. They’re concerned about crime, and they want someone to repre sent them that’s willing to cross party lines and work with others in order to deliver for our communities.”

But then again, he’s already posting negative com ments on social media about some Democratic col leagues like U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. D’Esposito says their track records leave much to be desired.

“When it comes to Nancy Pelosi, the fact that we can all ask ourselves, ‘Are we better off today than we were two years ago when Joe Biden took office?’ And she’s been nothing but a rubber stamp for the Biden adminis tration,” he said. “And I think a lot of the issues that we’re dealing with on Long Island are issues that are reflective of the administration.”

So, which Democrats will D’Esposito work with?

“People that are there to deliver for the communities that they represent,” he said. “Not just be a loud mouth piece and looking for headlines on Twitter and CNN.”

Sitting down as a delegation after Thanksgiving, D’Esposito says he’s looking forward to making America safer, the economy stronger, and energy greener. But his first focus will be eliminating the cap on state and local taxes, otherwise known as a SALT cap.

“For me, what’s most important is delivering change to Long Island,” D’Esposito said. “Working hard to repeal the SALT cap, so that we can bring tax relief to commu nities here in New York — some of the individuals who pay the highest taxes in the nation. So, there’s a lot of work to do.

“But I look forward to getting to D.C. again, rolling up my sleeves, and getting to work.”

Courtesy Anthony D’Esposito

By the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building sits freshly elected Anthony D’Esposito, a Republican from Island Park, getting ready for his first day in Congress.

Holiday lights to soon illuminate Long Beach

The holidays are right around the cor ner, with lights, music and smiles coming right along with them. To mark the start of the holiday season, the City of Long Beach hosts holiday lightings at Kennedy Plaza to illuminate the city’s sky.

The first of the lightings is the annual Christmas Tree ceremony this Friday, Dec. 2 at 5:30 pm. Along with the tree, the Long Beach High School Holiday Band will play holiday favorites and singers from the CenterPoint Church and the Long Beach Carolers will sing songs. There will also be free hot chocolate, cook ies and a visit from Santa.

Last year, the boardwalk was also lit-up with nautical holiday lights along its’ entirety to bring the holidays to the beach, literally.

Christmas isn’t the only holiday in December though, as Chanukah also draw a large crowd to Kennedy Plaza. The Beaches Jewish Community and the City of Long Beach will be holding the annual grand lighting of the menorah on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 5 pm. Members of the Long Beach Synagogues will then continue to light the menorah each night of Chanu kah in Kennedy Plaza.

Free hot potato latkes, jelly donuts and hot coffee will be available for the lighting.

Regardless of religion or which holi day is celebrated, holiday lights will be sure to bring holiday joy and colors to the city, starting Friday.

Christina Daly/Herald file photo

Residents always fill up Kennedy Plaza each year to see the Christmas Tree lighting, marking the start of the holiday season.

The Empire Wind offshore wind project, located off the southern coast of Long Island, will generate 2.1 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy, enough to power more than 1M homes, an important contributor to New York’s climate action goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 85% by 2050. The project is under development by Equinor, one of the world’s largest offshore wind developers, in partnership with bp.

The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the project November 18, opening a 60-day public comment period, which ends at 11:59 p.m. ET, January 17, 2023.

How to Attend and Comment

Attend a Public Meeting (all meetings are virtual): Register at https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/stateactivities/empire-wind

• Wednesday, December 7, 2022; 5:00 PM ET

• Tuesday, December 13, 2022; 5:00 PM ET

• Thursday, December 15, 2022; 1:00 PM ET

Comment Online: Search for Docket No. BOEM-2022-0053 at http://www.regulations.gov, select “Comment” below the document link, enter your comment and then select “Submit.”

Comment via Postal Mail: Send written comments to Empire Wind COP DEIS, Program Chief, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166

STEPPING OUT

‘First Couple’ of ‘Up, Up and Away’ with Marilyn McCoo Billy Davis Jr.

By Mary Malloy

It’s easy to see why seven-time Grammy winners Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., have been married for 53 years. A dynamic duo on and off the stage, the former members of the 196070s group The 5th Dimension have an easy way of sharing the conversation, finishing each other’s sentences, and endearingly calling each other “baby.” They are in true harmony — and headed to Tilles Center for the Performing Arts for “Up, Up and Away! A Musical Fable,” with special guest The Next Dimension, on Saturday.

As two of the lead vocalists with one of the top pop-R&B-soul-jazz groups of the era, their popular classics — among them “Up, Up and Away,” “Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” “One Less Bell to Answer” and “Stoned Soul Picnic” — live on. Graced with McCoo’s three-octave vocal range, the group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2002, and have stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the St. Louis Walk of Fame.

After a decade with The 5th Dimension, McCoo and Davis decided to step away in 1975 to establish themselves as a duo. They had immediate success with the single “You Don’t Have to Be a Star (To Be In My Show)” which hit No. 1 on the charts and earned them a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. They have since enjoyed enduring success through the years as recording artists, performers and authors. Throughout their career, this showbiz couple has been honored with seven Grammy Awards and earned 15 gold and three platinum records, as well as enjoyed starring roles on television and the Broadway stage.

• Sat., Dec. 3, 8 p.m.

• Tilles Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall, LIU Post, 720 Northern Blvd. Brookville

• Tickets are available at TillesCenter.org, or by calling the box office at (516) 299-3100

Their many endeavors go beyond their musical achievements. They also have a movie coming out during the holidays, “The Waltons Thanksgiving,” on the CW network. “It’s family-oriented, and it’s so perfect for this time of year,” McCoo says. “It’s nice for people to remember the warmth and love and excitement that comes from family.”

From East to West

“We are so looking forward to being in New York,” says McCoo, who, with Davis, calls California home. “We’ve visited, but we haven’t done a show there in quite a while. We truly always enjoy coming back … Long Island is such a pretty area, and we’re very excited.”

“We love New York, we have a history with New York,” Davis adds.

“Up, Up and Away” is a journey and musical celebration of their iconic music. The concert also includes tributes to fellow music legends including The Beatles (McCoo and Davis’ contemporaries) and The 5th Dimension’s original lineup.

They will perform some songs from their newest CD, “Blackbird: Lennon-McCartney Icons,” a celebration of The Beatles’ timeless music. The album covers 10 Beatles classics and solos. “It’s so relevant,” Davis says about the title track. “It fits in with things that are happening today. The young people are very concerned with what was going on in the world.”

And what about their own iconic songs as the “First Couple” of Pop & Soul?

“Of course, we’ll enjoy doing many of our hits,” says Davis. “They wouldn’t let us off the stage if we didn’t!”

Tony Danza

The actor-entertainer croons the classics in his cabaret turn. In ‘Standards & Stories,’ he performs a selection of his favorite standards from the Great American Songbook, plus selections from Jason Robert Brown’s score for ‘Honeymoon in Vegas,’ while interweaving stories about his life and personal connection to the music. Danza combines timeless music with wit, charm, storytelling, and a dash of soft shoe and ukulele, in this evening of glorious songs and personal storytelling, backed by a four-piece band. Perhaps best known for his starring roles on two of TV’s most cherished and long-running series, “Taxi” and “Who’s The Boss,” Danza has also established himself as a song and dance man, and received rave reviews for his performance in the Broadway musical comedy ‘Honeymoon In Vegas.’

Friday, Dec. 2, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $62. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post campus, Route 25A, Brookville. (516) 2993100 or TillesCenter.org.

Judy Collins: Holidays & His

The iconic legend lends her voice to holiday standards along with her classic hit songs as only she can. Collins performs holiday classics, along with songs from her latest album ‘Spellbound’ — her 55th album and first complete album of originals — and beloved songs culled from her six-decade career. Collins is as creatively vigorous as ever, writing, touring worldwide, and nurturing fresh talent. She is a modern-day Renaissance woman who is also an accomplished painter, filmmaker, record label head, musical mentor, and an in-demand keynote speaker for mental health and suicide prevention. She continues to create music of hope and healing that lights up the world and speaks to the heart.

Saturday, Dec. 3, 8 p.m. $70, $65, $60. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

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Courtesy Darren Stone/Jon Carrasco

Photos: Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., honored with multiple Grammy awards numerous gold and platinum records, return to the concert stage with their iconic hits — and some surprise selections.

THE SCENE

On stage

Plaza Theatrical continues its season with “Grumpy Old Men: The Musical,” Thursday, Dec. 1, 2 p.m; Friday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 3, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 4, 2:30 p.m.

Based on the beloved 1993 film, which starred Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and AnnMargret, this stage adaptation captures the lovably crotchety characters through humor, great songs, and the affectionate depiction of a small town that feels like home to everyone. It’s performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $49, $45 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Pop-Up Eats

Legally Blonde: The Musical

The ultimate Broadway tribute to girl power arrives at Tilles Center, Saturday, Dec. 10, 4 and 8 p.m. Elle Woods, is ready to prove who’s in charge (again) in this ultimate Broadway tribute to girl power, on the LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Based on the beloved movie, the musical follows Elle’s transformation as she tackles stereotypes, sexism, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams, and proves that

can be both ‘legally blonde’ and the smartest person in the room. Tickets are $89, $69, $59, $49; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

The Cabana Restaurant will be having their weekly Pop-Up Eats in their parking lot on Monday, Dec. 5. Different vendors will serve up delicious bites and the bar will be open as well. Pop-Up Eats starts at 4 pm and no reservations are necessary. For more information and to find out participating vendors, visit TheCabanaLBNY.com.

Art talk

Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, PhD, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss “Photography: Beauty and Truth,” in a session that examines the intensely emotional approach to photography taken by many of the greats, including Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans, and the analytic, formal path of the Bechers, Struth, Hofer and many Contemporary artists. Participation is limited; registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Toy Drive

Bright Eye Brewery will be hosting the Long Beach Nursing and Rehab toy drive on Thursday, Dec. 8. Everyone who brings in and donated an unwrapped gift will receive a $5 beer coupon. The drive will run from 7 to 9:30 pm. For more information, call (516) 5435736.

Holiday fun

Visit the streets of 19th century London during the darkest days of the year, in this adaption of the classic “A Christmas Carol,” with the Experiential Theater Company, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 1,-2 10:15 a.m and noon; Saturday, Dec. 3, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 4, 2 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 7, 10:15 a.m. and noon, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage. Meet the Cratchit family, Mr. Scrooge, and the ghosts of past, present and future in this interactive show that weaves together music, humor, puppetry and collaboration. Celebrate the change of seasons through this beloved literary tale. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.

Grand Menorah Lighting

Celebrate Chanukah with the Beaches Jewish Community and the City of Long Beach at the lighting of the Menorah on Sunday, Dec. 18. There will also be the Great Chocolate Gelt Drop, hot potato latkes, jelly donuts and hot coffee. The lighting will commence at 6 p.m. in Kennedy Plaza. For more information, visit LongBeachNY. gov or call (516) 574-3905.

Happy Hanukkah

Get ready for Hanukkah by learning all about dreidels, at Long Island Children’s Museum, Saturday, Dec. 3, 1-3 p.m.

Discover the game’s history and rules, and decorate your own dreidel to take home, at the drop-in program. Visit the museum on Museum Row,

Electric Light Parade

The City of Long Beach and the Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Electric Light Parade, Saturday, Dec. 10. Antique cars, fire trucks, floats and bicycles will be wrapped in Christmas lights for the festive holiday parade. Restaurants will be offering specials and kids activities after the parade. The parade will begin on Ohio Avenue and will head down Beech Street to Grand Boulevard. Parking will be available at the Long Beach Catholic School. Starting time is TBD. For more information, visit LongBeachNY.gov.

Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.

On exhibit

Photography’s ascent in the art world is an international phenomenon. Nassau County Museum of Art’s star-studded exhibition spans the historical roots of the medium. View works by Ansel Adams and his generation and the thrilling, large-format color works of such contemporary masters as Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, James Casebere and Gregory Crewdson, among others. From the documentary to the painterly, images bear witness to the times. On view through March 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Matinee time

Join crafty Jack Frost on a magical, musical winter adventure, in Plaza Theatrical’s production of “Jack Frost,” Saturday, Dec. 3, 11 a.m. Also Dec. 17. The story, narrated by a groundhog name Pardon-Me-Pete, tells us about the immortal winter sprite, who falls in love with a human girl named Elisa after rescuing her. Tickets are $15. Bring the kids to the Plaza stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Giving a helping hand to those in need

By Karina KoVac kkovac@liherald.com

Imagine trying to comb your hair or tie your shoes without arms. Ride a bicy cle or swim with no legs.

That’s the daily battle of some 2 mil lion people in this country who have had an amputation or were born with a limb difference. And it’s a battle Oceanside prosthetist Robert Schulman has endeav ored to resolve by giving a hand — quite literally — to those in need with his non profit Limb Kind Foundation.

And he’s getting help from a group of gifted students at Oceanside Elementary School No. 3 known as Project Extra. In fact, the students have raised enough money for 8-year-old Sadie McGill — who has a limb difference — to participate in this year’s “Show Your Shine” competi tion, hosted by Limb Kind.

The competition features participants from all walks of life with limb differenc es strutting their stuff on the runway.

Schulman started his nonprofit some five years ago after seeing the devastating physical affects of the earthquake that struck Haiti had on the children there. He’d already spent decades in the busi ness at that point, but what he saw on his screen moved him to action, expanding his yearly reach to places like Ethiopia, Kenya and the Philippines to bring what are otherwise cost-prohibitive prosthetics to those who need the most.

In fact, a simply prosthetic in some of these countries costs enough to feed a family. For a year.

It’s not inexpensive back here at home, either, with prosthetics typically ranging between $10,000 and $15,000, or more.

Schulman likens it to a recipe he’d like to share with everyone.

“I have this knowledge of how to make something that’s well-needed around the

world,” he said. “When I went to Haiti, I really noticed the need for these prosthe ses. And it just felt terrible. Like, here, I have this recipe on how to make some thing very well-needed.”

Schulman actively visits local schools to show kids that those with limb differ ences are no different than themselves.

“Every school that we get to do is won derful because, truly, most of these kids have never seen anyone with limb loss inperson,” he said. “They hadn’t seen the prosthesis in-person,” so it normalizes it more.

And for those like Sadie, where this was her first in-person experience talking about her condition, Schulman says it can inspire her, too.

“These children — whether it’s limb difference or limb loss — they’re used to being stared at,” he said. “It’s hard because people stare at them like they’re an oddity. So, when we do events like this, it allows people to be empowered. But it also teaches all the other people here that they’re just a kid, just like everyone else. They’re no different.”

Because of Project Extra’s fundraising efforts, when “Show Your Shine” take place Jan. 21, Sadie’s expenses for the day of her modeling debut will be paid for. This includes limo bus transportation, lunch, hair and makeup appointments, and anything else associated with the event.

Meeting her peers who helped make it possible allowed a chance for Sadie to answer some of their burning questions about her daily routines. In return, it gave Sadie an opportunity to challenge them to step into her place trying everyday tasks without the use of their appendages.

Sadie told the students she had openheart surgery while still an infant to help

Karina Kovac/Herald

StudentS from oceanSide Elementary School No. 3 had a thoughtful discussion about how differences don’t define an individual with Sadie McGill, 8. She was joined by members of the Limb Kind Foundation, with Jill Smith and founder Robert Schulman.

Robert Schulman proves we’re all the same

correct a genetic condition. But that doesn’t stop her from doing what she loves — like Irish step dancing, draw ing, and playing modified sports.

Representation matters, says Sta sia Scocta, Sadie’s mother. She remembered a time growing up where there weren’t a lot of people she knew of with differences. Scocta has shown Sadie the way of navigate life and make it easier.

“She can see and mimic me,” Scoc ta said, “which I think will make her ability to be independent easier.”

Project Extra coordinator Stacy Greenfield said the goal of bringing Sadie was a way to increase aware ness among her students when it comes to others who might be a little different. Even better, Sadie had a chance to interact with a smaller group of students, rather than poten tially become overwhelmed with a large crowd.

“The program is based on research

Surf For all spends a day with horses

Millennial History

by Steve Jackson

Slept through high school history class? Want to learn more about the American icons Harriet Tubman, Chief Joseph and George Washington? How about the Russian naval o cer who saved the world from nuclear annihilation? Steve Jackson, a former Long Beach School District history teacher and coach, has written a traditional history book that tells the story of the American nation from its inception to its current status, including modern day threats that imperil the survival of this great land. Promoted on LinkedIn and recently endorsed by 5-time NY Times bestselling author Brian Kilmeade of Fox News Channel (pictured), Millennial History is available on Amazon.com. And catch updated blogs at www.millennialhistory.com/SteveJackson.

Courtesy Surf For All

Long Beach’s Surf For All and co-founder Cliff Skudin had a visit with HorseAbility last month, allowing special needs kids to meet with horses and ponies.

Public Notices

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 Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 12/7/22 at 9:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED

STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 799/22. - 803/22. LIDO

BEACH - David & Cynthia Rosenberg, Variances, rear yards, maintain two (2) decks both attached to dwelling; Special exception to maintain 2nd accessory structure (shed) with more than required side & rear yard setbacks; Special exception to maintain 3rd accessory structure (shed) exceeding horizontal maximum, with less than required rear yard setback & more than required side yard setback.; Special exception to maintain 4th accessory structure (cabana) with less than required side & rear yard setbacks, higher & larger than permitted & exceeding horizontal maximum; Variance, rear yard, maintain a/c unit on wood platform attached to detached garage., N/E cor. Hazzard Rd. & Blackheath Rd., a/k/a 149 Hazzard Rd. 804/22. - 805/22. POINT

LOOKOUT - Audrey Binkhorst, Variance, lot area occupied, construct addition attached to dwelling; Variance, lot area occupied, construct detached garage with attached shed and outdoor shower., E/s Mineola Ave., 120’ N/o Beech St., a/k/a 88 Mineola Ave.

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED

STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 811/22. POINT LOOKOUT - Barbara Milone, Variances, lot area occupied, rear yard, maintain porch, 1st floor addition and outdoor shower, all attached to dwelling; Variance side yard, maintain a/c unit, attached to dwelling., W/s Bellmore Ave., 235’ N/o Beech St., a/k/a 89 Bellmore Ave.

ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in Lido Beach and Point Lookout within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns

and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it.

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. CIVIL PROCESS SERVICES, Pltf. vs. KATHLEEN O’LEARY, et al, Defts. Index #1903/2017. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered February 22, 2019, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on December 13, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 350 East Market Street, Long Beach, NY 11561 a/k/a Section 59, Block 138, Lot 26, Group Lots 26-27. Approx. amt. of judgment is $6,012.11 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing, cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

JEFFREY W. HALBREICH, Referee, BRONSTER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf. 156 West 56th Street, Ste. 902, New York, NY. File No. 307668.006- #99810 135320

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST PHILIP LEVI, JOY LEVI, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered December 19, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on December 13, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1767 BAY

BOULEVARD, ATLANTIC BEACH, NY 11509. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Atlantic Beach, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SBL #: 58-65-5, 58-65-6, 58-65-7, 58-65-8, 58-65-53, 58-65-54, 58-65-55, 58-65-56, 58-65-61, 58-65-64. Approximate amount of judgment $1,596,469.73 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #006575/2009. The aforementione d auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Jane Shrenkel, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 00-145324 73856 135237

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: CARPENTER INK LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 01/06/2022. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: 88 Troy Avenue East Atlantic Beach, New York 11561.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 135399

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SOS K9 TRAINING, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 11/16/22 NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to:95 East Fulton Street, Long Beach, NY 11561

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 135612

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to N.Y. Election Law Article 17, Title 2, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York, and N.Y. Public Officers Law Article 7, the Open Meetings Law, public hearings will be held by the Town of Hempstead Temporary Redistricting Commission in the Nathan L. H. Bennett Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, New York, on December 13, 2022 at 10:30am, to receive input regarding the reapportionment and composition of the Town of Hempstead’s councilmanic districts to be used beginning with the Town election of 2023.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard and give input at the times and place aforesaid.

Dated:Hempstead, New York

November 15, 2022 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK.

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor 135671

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 606278/2022 COUNTY OF NASSAU LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, vs. DANIEL ANGEL, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; TOM KORNOBIS; RACHEL ALI,

“JOHN DOE #3” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last ten names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 345 EAST HUDSON STREET, LONG BEACH, NY 11561

Section: 59, Block: 136, Lot: 61 & 62

To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $512,820.00 and interest, recorded on August 24, 2020, in Book VI-44480 at Page 513, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 345 EAST HUDSON STREET, LONG BEACH, NY 11561.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a

default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated:August 31, 2022 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Eric S. Sheidlower, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 135296

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“JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 23 VINTON STREET LONG BEACH, NY 11561

Section: 59, Block: 225, Lot: 66 & 67

To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State.

your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated:November 15, 2022

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Eric S. Sheidlower, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 135298

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 609244/2022 COUNTY OF NASSAU

MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC Plaintiff, vs. KAREN S. ROBERTSON, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $675,000.00 and interest, recorded on April 20, 2011, in Liber M 35963 at Page 382, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 23 VINTON STREET, LONG BEACH, NY 11561.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose

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LEGAL NOTICE Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU Action to Foreclose a Mortgage INDEX #: 607196/2022

ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC., Plaintiff, vs. MARTIN SCHWARTZ IF LIVING, AND IF HE/SHE BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, CLAIMING, OR WHO MAY CLAIM TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN, OR GENERAL OR SPECIFIC LIEN UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THIS ACTION; SUCH UNKNOWN PERSONS BEING HEREIN GENERALLY DESCRIBED AND INTENDED TO BE INCLUDED IN WIFE, WIDOW, HUSBAND, WIDOWER, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DESCENDANTS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, LIENORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF SUCH DECEASED, ANY AND ALL PERSONS DERIVING INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON, OR TITLE TO SAID REAL PROPERTY BY, THROUGH OR UNDER THEM, OR EITHER OF THEM, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE WIVES, WIDOWS, HUSBANDS, WIDOWERS, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DESCENDANTS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, LIENORS, AND ASSIGNS, ALL OF

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WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES, EXCEPT AS STATED, ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, NEW YORK

STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE SURF EAST CONDOMINIUM, NASSAU COUNTY CLERK, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

O/B/O THE IRS JOHN DOE (Those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mortgaged premises.), Defendant(s).

MORTGAGED PREMISES: 650 Shore Road, Apt. 2T Long Beach, NY 11561 AKA 650 Shore Road, Unit 35, Long Beach, NY 11561 To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days aft er the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Nassau. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the

Mortgaged Premises. TO Martin Schwartz Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. David P. Sullivan of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated the Seventh day of November, 2022 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, in the City of Mineola. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by Martin Schwartz dated the May 3, 2018, to secure the sum of $156,200.00 and recorded at Book 42852, Page 832 in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk, on the May 23, 2018.

The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed November 12, 2020 and recorded on November 19, 2020, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book 44746, Page 104.

The property in question is described as follows: 650 Shore Road, Apt. 2T, Long Beach, NY 11561

AKA 650 Shore Road, Unit 35, Long Beach, NY 11561 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW

REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT

AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVIC E ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or the Foreclosure Relief Hotline 1-800-269-0990 or visit the department’s website at WWW.DFS.NY.GOV.

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO STAY IN YOUR HOME DURING THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME UNLESS AND UNTIL YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD AT AUCTION PURSUANT TO A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE. REGARDLES S OF WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO REMAIN IN YOUR HOME, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PAY PROPERTY TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress.

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Yossi Held Had the football, far left.

MicHael eitingon, in cap, Mitchell Held and Scott Podell, lifelong friends who played in the first game on Thanksgiving 1972.

Members of Class of ’72 gather for annual game

tistry at New York University’s College of Dentistry, who lives in Wayne, New Jersey. “This is a tradition. We’re like brothers. If it weren’t for this, we would be sleeping (on Thanksgiving morning) until 11 a.m.”

In 1989, Podell recalled, there was a snowstorm on Thanksgiving. “We played anyway,” he said.

None of them played for the LBHS football team way back then. But many had known each other since grade school, or even earlier. The idea for the touch foot ball games was hatched in the fall of 1972, when many of them returned to Long Beach from college for the Thanksgiving holiday, according to Podell.

They met at Nolan’s, one of Long Beach’s oldest bars, on Park Avenue, for a reunion. They were all college freshmen, and hadn’t seen one another in months. Podell recalled there was much talk about how each liked their respective colleges.

“Then someone said, ‘Why don’t we play football on Thanksgiving morn ing?’” Podell recounted. It was a great game, he said, adding, “We made a pledge to play every Thanksgiving. If you asked me then how long it would last, I would have said maybe five years.”

But instead of petering out, as Podell thought, the game has grown, with mem bers of the class of ’72 now bringing their offspring. Mike Eitingon, 68, who now lives in Wantagh, has been bringing his son, Josh, 35, for years. Josh scored a touchdown in last week’s game.

Podell said that Sheldon Friedman, who lives in North Carolina but has a vacation home in Long Beach, is one of

the core people in the group, but was unable to make this year’s game.

Over 20 years ago, Friedman recruited Gordon Purdie, when both were teachers at Oceanside Middle School. Podell said that some who played against Purdie joked that he was a ringer, because he was a professional lacrosse player. Origi nally from Australia, he now coaches the men’s lacrosse team at Adelphi Universi ty, and lives in Lynbrook. Purdie played professionally for the New York Saints, which played at the Nassau Coliseum from 1989 to 2004. They became defunct in 2006.

As usual, Purdie came with his son, Gordon Jr., 26. “He first came as a baby in a pram,” Purdie said. “This is a bond rooted in a football game.”

The game had an audi ence of friends and relatives. Among them was Shayna Held, 32, of Woodmere, who is dating Podell’s son, Aaron.

“It’s the cutest thing,” Held said as she sat watching the play.

And play they did. The older men and the younger men tossed the pigskin around for over an hour, lightly touching one another with two hands. The teams changed positions after touchdowns were scored.

“They have rejuvenated the youth,” said Podell’s wife, Adrienne. “Both my sons are playing,” she added, referring to Aaron and Jake.

After the game, there were plans for a lunch at the Laurel Diner, another tradi tion.

Who won the game? No one really knew, and no one cared. One thing they did know, and cared about: They will be back next year.

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The challenges for the Long Island Four

Once upon a time, there was a group known as the Long Island Nine. They were the nine Republican state sena tors who wielded enormous power in Albany. We now have a new group of seven Republican senators, but the spotlight is shifting to a new Long Island Four: the newly elected Republi can members of Congress, who will have enor mous influence due to the fact that the Republi cans in the House of Representa tives will be gov erning with such a small margin.

JERRY KREMER

The Long Island Four are Representatives Andrew Garbari no, Anthony D’Esposito, George Santos and Nick LaLota. On almost any issue where a critical vote is needed, those four must support the needs of the lead ership, and that’s where the headaches begin. Sometimes what your leadership wants could be a vote that would do enormous damage back at home. I know from personal experience as a state leg islator that bucking the leaders isn’t

easy, but you aren’t elected just to do what the bosses want.

Santos was the first of the four to make a public statement about the House’s mission in 2023. He made it clear that he was “not interested in a Congress that spent all of its time investigating the enemy,” and wanted to be a part of productive actions. Santos and his colleagues will be tested very early in the new session, when the far-right wing proposes the impeachment of President Biden and investigations into the business activities of his son Hunter.

The next test will be whether to shut down the federal government to appease a group that would like to cut back on entitlements such as Medicare and Social Security. That will be fol lowed by resolutions to strip certain Democrats of their committee assign ments to get even for last year’s actions against Congresswoman Marjorie Tay lor Greene of Georgia. I could go on, but that’s just a taste of what is likely to happen early on in their tenure.

Most Long Island voters are just like any other rational voters. They want government to work, and are generally

tired of partisan bickering. Inflation is an issue that hurts voters of all parties, and Congress must be prepared to take action that will heal our economy. Last month’s election taught Washington pol iticians that there is overwhelming sup port for a woman’s right, in consultation with her doctor, to decide whether she should have an abor tion. Women in the four local congressional dis tricts expect their voices to be heard, and that promis es to be another dilemma for the Long Island Four.

To add to these new members’ potential politi cal challenges is the fact that most of them received substantial funding from the Republican Congressional Cam paign Committee. Without that money, a couple of them might never have made it to Washington. How do you vote on an issue that hurts your district but is a priority of the party leadership? That headache reminds me of the old Tip O’Neill reminder that “all politics is local.”

Of course, there’s a positive side to being a member of the majority. With the backing of your party leaders, you can get grants for programs and proj

ects that will make the voters happy. You also get sufficient staff to be able to han dle the thousands of requests for help from your constituents. One of the cru cial things that help candidates get reelected is good constituent service. There are numerous cases of members of Congress losing their seats because they ignored the day-to-day demands of their voters.

Representing our suburban congres sional districts shapes up as an enor mous challenge. Long Island is a very informed and progressive region. There are no secrets about how our represen tatives vote on contentious issues, and bad votes will be part of the debate when they seek re-election. Local voters have many issues they care about at the federal level, and they won’t be bashful about demanding action. As one who served almost a lifetime in public office, I wish the Long Island Four the best of luck as they embark on their new chal lenge. They will need a lot more than luck to stay in office.

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 Strat egies, a business development and legis lative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Being vulnerable, a new holiday ritual

Can we settle in and be real?

No, not everyone is having a better time than you. No, you aren’t the only one who wishes you’d passed on the second slice of coconut custard pie. Yes, we’ve said it before, but that doesn’t make it any less true: Families coming together for holi days are a movable feast of food and family history, old gripes and edgy new connections.

And, yes, the coronavirus pan demic and politi cal fractiousness will take seats at our tables this year.

Ph.D. researcher-scientist who’s a pro fessor at the Universities of Texas and Houston. She says she has studied cour age, vulnerability, shame and empathy for the past few decades. She says she is a storyteller. She has a Netflix docu mentary out, several books that hit bestseller lists and podcasts galore. She has a unique style propelled by wit and infused with intel ligence. She tells us we need to be vulnerable. She tells us that when we’re willing to be vulnerable, we connect with people in more genuine ways.

nabes. So smart, so funny and so authentic. I identified with her immedi ately when she told a story of her daughter going to a prom. Her date picks her up in his pickup truck. The girl is dazzled; the guy is strutting. All Brown can think is, “They’re going to crash.” I get that. She was willing to share that tendency to cat astrophize, which as a mother, I own.

I know it all sounds like stuff we know, but try her podcast or her Netflix doc umentary and see for your self.

ly can learn from my experience.

So, to be more vulnerable, I shared some truths with my daughter I haven’t thought to mention in 45 years. I initiat ed a few risky talks with my son. I told stories on myself to the teenage grand kids, not the usual morality tales I prof fer but the real stuff, the dumb stuff, the mistakes that I was lucky to survive. I told them I pretty much stayed within my own no-risk zone all my life, and I know I should have stepped out, and I hope I still may.

RANDI KREISS

So give your self a break. With Thanksgiving just behind us and this month’s Hanukkah/Christmas/New Year’s Eve trifecta ahead, we need to treat our selves with care. We’ve all been through a meat grinder. It’s OK if the fruitcake isn’t homemade. It’s fine if the gift-giv ing isn’t a whirlwind of gimme-gimmegimme.

To strike a vulnerable note myself, these ideas didn’t come to me just like that. Lately I have been watching and reading Brené Brown, the MSW and

“I believe that you must walk through vulnerabili ty to get to courage, there fore … embrace the suck,” Brown says. “I try to be grateful every day, and my motto right now is ‘courage over comfort.’”

Vulnerability might look like shar ing something about yourself you might tend to hold back, or telling somebody they have hurt you in some way, or stepping out of your comfort zone to try some new adventure or job or social group. Brown talks a lot about vulnerability, and how it makes us so much more approachable.

She’s an influencer who has the creds to influence, unlike so many wan

I brought all my new found wisdom (not that much) to the Thanksgiving table, and now call on myself to be vulnerable and tell you most of the truth of my own holiday experience with the whole family.

The mélange included kids, grand kids (all teens), ex-wives, new partners, airplane travel, car trips, weather, secrets, trying to squeeze 75 years of life lessons into words of wisdom for the grandkids, not because I should or because they want to hear it but because that is who I am. I need to teach, to hope that my words land in fertile ground and set roots, so my fami

This isn’t a recipe, but I noticed that when I opened up a bit with an honest personal story, so did others. Not every one, but the teenagers did let a crack of light into the mysterious interior of their adolescent lives.

It feels like a challenge with a big payoff. I’m going to keep reading Brené Brown. I’m pushing myself, and it feels right.

Try it for Hanukkah and Christmas and New Year’s. Talk to strangers at the party. Invite someone for dinner. Actu ally go to the shelter to deliver food. Find a way to find warmth after this long winter apart.

The best of times and the most chal lenging times lie in the holiday weeks ahead.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

A popular author suggests it, so I gave it my best shot at the family gathering.

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Remembering for those who no longer can

Where were you when Kennedy was shot?”

Many of us remem ber asking that, or being asked. That question has since been supplanted by ones like “Where were you when the Challenger explod ed?” or “Where were you on Sept. 11?”

But those singular tragedies were hardly the first to dominate our everyday lives on such a massive scale. That is a tragedy remembered for decades with its own question: “Where were you when Pearl Harbor was bombed?”

Yet there are very few people left who can answer that. Not surprising, since the stunning attack that officially brought the United States into World War II happened over 80 years ago. Without those living witnesses, however, we risk the possibility that the attack, the war itself, and atrocities like the Holocaust will become mere footnotes in history.

And that’s simply not acceptable.

This was the time of what NBC anchor Tom Brokaw coined the Greatest Generation. People who lived through the suffering of the Great Depression, only to find themselves fighting for something greater: freedom. Not for Americans, but for people on a global scale. We fought to destroy fascism as well as its key components, totalitarian ism and authoritarianism, as well as hate.

Not that we were perfect in doing so —

far from it. But if anything good came from that period, it was the fact that our global society at least took some signifi cant steps forward.

Conflict has been a part of human his tory, but never on the scale we saw in World War II. Never in the numbers of people lost. The outright attempted geno cide of an entire religious ethnicity. We have to take time to remember because, as Winston Churchill said, “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

Part of that education comes from exploring what happened at Pearl Har bor — a place thousands of miles away, practically across an ocean, on a group of islands that, at the time, were merely an American territory. The attack killed 2,403 U.S. personnel and destroyed or damaged 19 ships — nearly half of them battleships.

By the time World War II ended in 1945, American deaths would reach near ly 420,000, while globally, 15 million sol diers and 45 million civilians would lose their lives.

The pain from that war — and World War I, “the Great War,” before it — was felt for generations, to the point where governments worked as hard as they could not to let any other conflict balloon to such a global scale. But memories fade, hastened by the loss of those who experienced that suffering firsthand.

Now we live in a time when fears of a

worldwide conflict are stronger than they have been in decades. It’s not just political polarization, but also what has become a broader tolerance of intoler ance and outright hate — something that can never be allowed to normalize, whether it’s antisemitism, racism, sex ism or homophobia. Attacking where someone is from, how they worship — or if they worship — or even how they iden tify gender-wise.

History is fading, and with it its les sons. And we can’t let that happen. That’s why Dec. 7 is so important. Or Jan. 27 — International Holocaust Remembrance Day — as well as spring’s Yom Hashoah. Because you can’t even begin to talk about loss during this peri od without talking about the 6 million Jews who were killed — a third of Jews worldwide. Or the 2 million ethnic Poles. Or 500,000 Roma. Or thousands more who were gay, or who were political or religious prisoners.

The late Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survi vor himself, once said, “To forget a Holo caust is to kill twice.” And that can be applied to any tragedy we try to forget.

Next week, we have a chance to remember on the 81st anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. There might be few left to ask where they were when this tragedy took place, but remember ing means we’re learning. And learning gives us a fighting chance to never repeat those horrors again.

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O’Connell sure didn’t pull any punches

To the Editor:

Don’t you love freedom of the press? That basic right enables people like John O’Connell, former executive edi tor of the Heralds, to blatantly cast aspersions on public figures without including specific evidence to support his claims.

In his op-ed last week, “I’ll take the GOP agenda — without Trump — any day,” O’Connell refers to Hillary Clin ton as a “backstabbing, secretive, supercilious, lying, characterless cypher.” While I don’t love Hillary, I question what purpose such unsup ported name-calling achieves, except perhaps to justify why O’Connell opted to vote for Trump, despite his “unap pealing, obnoxious,” “insufferable” and “bullying” behavior.

O’Connell goes on to blast our sit ting president, vice president, trans portation secretary and governor,

‘Energy efficient’ may become a contradiction in terms

Hearings are getting under way on a proposal to socialize energy on Long Island. It would make the Long Island Power Authori ty the region’s sole entity responsible for keeping our lights on. Its structure would replicate virtually every government agency, bureau or department that you have cursed as inept, incompetent or indifferent.

The hearings, by a special com mission, are the result of legisla tion signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul. It directs the review of a plan to convert the existing public-pri vate partnership that manages our electrical grid to one that would, in essence, make the governor ultimately responsible for its operation and mainte nance.

To set the stage for these hearings, you need to understand that LIPA currently owns most of the Long Island electrical grid, including the bulk of our power plants. It has an incentive contract with PSEG Long Island, which actually runs the system. If PSEG does well and hits certain performance criteria, it is finan cially compensated. If it fails, it will take a financial bath. This is the essence of

why capitalism is always better, and why it provides for more-efficient creation and distribution of goods and services than any government-controlled or socialized economy.

What is instructive about this forced march to complete govern ment control is that these hearings were mandated by law to be held by the end of September, but are just beginning now. The govern ment commission couldn’t even get its act together to hold them on time. Good thing it isn’t responsible for directing our electrical future.

Oh, wait. It is.

James Hanley, a fellow with the Empire Center for Public Policy, is a seasoned observer of Albany’s political stinkpot. “It’s hard to predict what will come of this proposal,” Hanley has written. “Public power (left wing) advocates clearly want to eliminate any role for a private utility in operating LIPA’s grid. They don’t have any evidence that LIPA could improve upon PSEG’s management; they seem to think the word `public’ is a magical incantation that will make everything better.”

In truth, it makes everything worse. An example? Which delivery service is more reliable, the government controlled U.S. mail, or the privately owned Federal Express? The answer is obvious.

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among others, again without a logical explanation. He cites the GOP agenda, familiar to most of us. However, he does not mention the many Americans who suffer from a housing shortage, food insecurity, climate change, or a lack of adequate gun control. He also exhibits no concern for the recent increase in racist, antisemitic and homophobic violence against fellow human beings. Will these people merely be casualties of war as the GOP tries to stifle the voic es of its opposition? Surely a nation as great as ours must be able to find a way to achieve compromise so that the needs and safety of so many of its citizens are not ignored.

PAm SInGER Malverne

Trump’s ‘great’ accomplishments?

To the Editor:

John O’Connell asserted in his nov.

24-30 column that he doesn’t like Donald Trump, but that the former president accomplished “great things.”

What in the world would those “great things” be?

His disrespect for the country’s courts and its diplomatic and intelli gence services? His refusal to accept the results of an election? Deepening politi cal divisions and encouraging racial bigotry?

O’Connell’s column derides potential Democratic candidates for president and vice president, but omits any men tion of the many GOP members of Con gress who have gone along with Trump’s lies about a rigged election. n or is there any mention of Trump’s attempt to defy the will of American voters by backing a coup.

O’Connell even claims there is a “GOP agenda.” And what would that be? more stunts such as votes to end Obam acare?

Hanley has identified the ideological underpinnings of this power grab. It has little to do with the efficiency, innovation and accountability demanded of PSEG Long Island under a strict don’t-screw-up contract with LIPA. Rather, it is about a progressive agenda of grow ing government whenever it can, assuming authority over infrastructure that it has no competence running and operating costs it has no interest in cutting.

What makes this power play particularly toxic is that LIPA had been tasked with running the grid before. It failed, miserably, when Superstorm Sandy came ashore a decade ago. As a result, then Gov. Andrew Cuomo required LIPA to engage private industry in running the grid, and to use financial incentives and penalties that are employed in the real world. Hav ing had such a raving success with cash less bail, today’s progressive powerbro kers seem quite content to ignore those lessons, and now seek the keys to the power grid.

How would that work? For starters, the people currently working for PSEG would probably be asked to transfer their skills and expertise to LIPA, a government enti ty. As LIPA employees, they would be given salaries, benefits and pensions that you and I would pay for. The LIPA man

agement structure would balloon with executives making six-figure salaries. There would be no financial incentives for any of them to work smarter, better, more efficiently.

Compare that with a recent J.D. Power survey that found dissatisfaction with PSEG Long Island among businesses on the Island. That could mean a financial hit for the utility management company, because its compensation is directly tied to customer opinions of its performance. Were LIPA in charge, and faced with such a report, its response would undoubtedly be “Feh,” for there would be no account ability under a socialized structure. That would be good news for those who feast on political patronage, because one suspects someone’s brother-in-law would be in charge of consumer complaints.

We can assume that it will be Hochul’s decision as to whether Long Island’s power goes progressive. She needs to, but probably doesn’t, appreciate, or care, that if that’s the future of LIPA, her office number will be on speed dial for 2.7 mil lion Long Islanders the next time a hurri cane takes down the grid. And if last month’s elections proved anything, it’s that those LIPA customers vote.

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 Rosen berg Calica & Birney in 1999.

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