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Variance hearing for Mangrove parcel is delayed gets reviewed by outside engineering firms to put new eyes on it to make sure it’s totally co-comA public hearing on a vari- plaint and structurally sound ance that a developer is seeking before I even start my review,” to build a $95 million, 201-unit Stanton said. apartment complex at the former Last month, Lynbrook Mayor Mangrove Feather factory has Alan Beach said he hoped the been delayed, and the project can- structure would be demolished not move forward by the end of this until they are month, but that is no approved. longer possible. He The Garden Citydid not say why the based Breslin Realty hearing was delayed. was to appear before If approved, conthe State Department struction is expected of State’s variance to take two to two board in Hauppauge and a half years to Feb. 10, but the sescomplete. sion was postponed Breslin received by a month. approval from village Lynbrook Buildofficials last June to ing Department raze the old factory, Superintendent which sits across Brian Stanton from the Lynbrook explained that under Long Island Rail s t at e c o d e, F i re BRIAN STANTON Road station and has Department access Lynbrook Building been vacant for more roads must be 26 feet than a decade, and Department wide, but Breslin is bu i l d a ro u g h ly seeking board 278,000-square-foot, approval for an access point at transit-oriented development Saperstein Plaza that is 25 feet, 1 with 55 studios, 111 one-bedroom inch. If approved, Stanton said, and 35 two-bedroom apartments. there would be several more steps “We’re all looking forward to before the building could be razed bringing life back to our downand apartments built. “A project of this magnitude CONTINUED ON PAGE 17
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THE LYNBROOK SCHOOL District honored those who give back to the community by volunteering in the PTA with a Founders’ Day celebration Feb. 1.
Honoring those who give back Lynbrook hosts PTA Founders’ Day event By JULIA SWERDIN lyn-ereditor@liherald.com
For more than 110 years, February has been the month to remember the Parent Teachers Association’s founders and celebrate local PTA leaders, and the Lynbrook school community came together Feb. 1 to do just that. Lynbrook School District PTAs recognize Founders’ Day each year by honoring those who have made selfless contributions to the schools
and community. Founders’ Day commemorates the day in 1897 when 2,000 people established the National Congress of Mothers, which was later known as the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, and eventually the PTA, to promote the welfare of children in the home, school and community. The Lynbrook Council of PTAs organized a ceremony to recognize this year’s honorees in the Lynbrook High School gymnasium.
Honorees re presented PTAs from each district schools and the Lynbrook Special Education PTA. T his year’s honorees included Laura Murray, Lisa Soethout, Michael Berrios, Meredith Celentano, Maria Lopez, Marie Sarro-Pizarro, J o s e p h B e y r e r, R e n e e Jaworowski, Amanda Cioffi, Ivy A. Reilly, Nicole Aroksaar, Robert Lovergine, Keri Kelleher Walsh, James Saitta and Mary Beth Stalter. Among the CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
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MARION STREET ELEMENTARY School third-grader Howad Lin and his father, Rudolph Lin, recently provided a Chinese New Year lesson.
Students celebrate the Chinese New Year
Marion Street Elementary School third-grader Howard Lin recently gave his peers in Andrea Schorr’s class a taste of the various celebrations associated with the Chinese New Year through a special presentation on Feb. 1 with the help of his father, Rudolph Lin. Howard shared with his classmates the traditions his family experiences annually when the Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, occurs. Families traditionally clean and decorate their houses with red lanterns and banners and gather for a big feast on New Year’s Eve. Howard also explained that sweet snacks are eaten to usher in a smooth and sweet New Year. Howard and his father also handed out cards and paper lanterns for the class to make. Courtesy Lynbrook School District; compiled by Mike Smollins
HOWARD HANDED OUT cards to his peers, above. THE CHINESE NEW Year marks a special occasion for the Lin family. HOWARD BROUGHT IN paper lanterns for his peers.
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CRIME WATCH Arrests ■ On Jan. 24 at 8:15 p.m., John Rossi, 60, of Elmont, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of stolen property stemming from an incident on Reyam Road in May 2021. ■ At 12:33 a.m. on Jan. 25, Jaswinder Singh, 28, of Richmond Hill, Queens, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance
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EXPANDED CHILD TAX CREDIT FOR 2021 ONLY The new law increases the amount of the Child Tax Credit, makes it available for 17-yearold dependents, makes it fully refundable and makes it possible for families to receive up to half of it, in advance, during the last half of 2021. Moreover, families can get the credit, even if they have little or no income from a job, business or other source. Currently, the credit is worth up to $2,000 per eligible child. The new law increases it to as much as $3,000 per child for dependents ages 6 through 17, and $3,600 for dependents ages 5 and under. The maximum credit is available to taxpayers with a modified AGI of: • $75,000 or less for singles, • $112,500 or less for heads of household and • $150,000 or less for married couples filing ajoint return and qualified widows and widowers. Above these income thresholds, the extra amount above the original $2,000 credit - either $1,000 or $1,600 per child - is reduced by $50 for every $1,000 in modified AGI. Also, the credit is fully refundable for 2021. Before this year, the refundable portion was limited to $1,400 per child.
Grand larceny ■ An account manager at DB Group, on 300 Merrick Road, reported on Jan. 26 at 12:23 p.m. that between Jan. 24 and 26, an unknown person cashed four unauthorized checks from the business. The total loss was $11,720, and Lynbrook detectives are investigating the incidents. ■ On Jan. 26 at 6:10 p.m., a resident on Wood Street notified police that an unknown person used his debit card to make several unauthorized purchases. The total loss was $720. ■ At 12:10 p.m. on Jan. 27, a Horton Avenue resident reported that someone claiming to be a member of the Indianapolis Police Department contacted him by telephone throughout December and January, threatening to arrest him unless he electronically sent money via Cash App and Money Gram. The resident sent the individual thousands of dollars before realizing the calls were fraudulent. Lynbrook detectives are investigating the incident.
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Officials support police officers during gathering By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
Members of the Lynbrook village board of trustees and Lynbrook Police Department donated a tree to the Hewlett House during its event on Sunday in support of law enforcement officers. Hewlett House Courtesy Village of Lynbrook Director Geri Bar- MEMBERS OF THE Lynbrook village board donated a wishing tree ish organized the to Hewlett House Director Geri Barish. Taking part were, from left, event in support of Trustee Robert Boccio, Deputy Mayor Michael Hawxhurst, Trustee Officer Jason Rivera, 22, who died on Ann Marie Reardon, Barrish, Mayor Alan Beach, Lynbrook Police the job after being Chief Brian Paladino and Trustee Laura Ryder. shot in Harlem on blue ribbons on as a show of solidarity for Jan. 21, and Officer Wilbert Mora, 27, who was shot by the police officers across the state. The Lynsame gunman and succumbed to his inju- brook mayor thanked Barish for hosting the event, and noted that he had a cousin ry on Jan. 25. Rivera died on Jan. 21 just hours after who worked as an NYPD officer and died in the line of duty from a gunshot wound being shot by Lashawn McNeil, 47, who on Sept. 10, 2004. opened fire on him and Mora after coming “Without rules, there’s chaos,” Beach out from behind a bedroom door and surtold the Herald after the event. “Without prising the officers as they walked down a law enforcement, there’s chaos. We need narrow hallway in his Harlem apartment. our police.” McNeil was shot by a third officer, rookie Attendees also included Lynbrook Sumit Sulan, and died on Jan. 24. Rivera Police Chief Brian Paladino, Nassau became one of the youngest NYPD offi- County Police Commissioner Patrick cers to die in the line of duty. Ryder, Suffolk County Police CommissionIn response, the Hewlett House hosted er Rodney Harrison, Nassau County Execan event to honor their lives and show utive Bruce Blakeman, Nassau County support for local law enforcement. Mayors Comptroller Elaine Phillips, Hempstead and law enforcement officers from several Town Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby and villages and towns in Nassau and Suffolk Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, a counties attended the event, including former NYPD detective. Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach and East The Lynbrook High School Student Rockaway Mayor Bruno Romano. Government Association was also planBeach and the Lynbrook board donated ning on showing support for police offia tree to the house, which Barish will cers at LHS on Wednesday at 11 a.m., after encourage community members to place the Herald went to press.
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Each year, the Lynbrook Science Research Program competes in the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium by submitting six student research papers. This year, four of the six authors were chosen to advance as semifinalists. The semifinalists were selected based on their exceptional research papers and the results of their experiments. The semifinalists presented their projects to a panel of expert judges to compete for a spot in the national JSHS competition on Feb. 6. The four senior research semi finalists who moved on in the competition are Elizabeth DiFiore, Kate Dooling, Collin Lung and Manaka Ogura. DiFiore’s project is titled “Determining the Effect on Suburbanization on the Proximity and Abundance of Invasive Species in the Guggenheim Preserve Using Historical Documents and the Quadrat Method.” It tested the impact of suburbanization — defined by increased levels of human population and settlements — on the species of the Guggenheim preserve in Port Washington. Since invasive species can be harmful to natural ecosystems, DiFiore wanted to test how an increase in suburbanization throughout Long Island was affecting the species. She completed her research over the summer in the Hofstra University geology lab. “I never thought I would win anything
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THE FOUR MEMBERS of Lynbrook High School who reached the semifinals of the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium were, from left, Kate Dooling, Manaka Ogura, Elizabeth DiFiore and Collin Lung. or even qualify with my project,” she said. “I worked on my project not to win, but because I love conducting science research and making an impact on the world, no matter how small. It feels nice to be recognized for my hard work, and I am excited to compete in JSHS.” Dooling’s project is titled “Identifying Correlations Between Diurnal Preference and Polymorphisms in Per2 and Per3
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The East Rockaway Grist Mill Committee and the Village of East Rockaway are seeking vendors for the 52nd annual Huckleberry Frolic on Saturday June 11 (rain date scheduled for June 18). It begins at 10 a.m. with a parade leading to Memorial Park, and includes a variety of entertainment, food trucks, vendors, rides, a petting zoo, a pet photo contest and more. Anyone interested in becoming a vendor can call Village Hall at (516) 887-6300. Details and applications are also available on the event’s website, villageofeastrockaway.org (click “Home” then “52nd annual Huckleberry Frolic).
Chi Gong with Marianna Farina Join the Lynbrook Public Library for Chi Gong with Marianna Farina at 10:30 a.m. Chi Gong is an ancient Chinese meditative practice which uses slow graceful movements and breathing techniques.
Monday, March 7 East Rockaway Village Board The East Rockaway mayor and village board will host its next meeting at 7 p.m. at 376 Atlantic Ave.. Vist villageofeastrockaway.net or call (516) 8876300 for more information.
VFW Thrift Shop in East Rockaway Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3350 in East Rockaway has launched its Veterans’ Thrift Shop. The post is at 164 Main St. Due to the pandemic, the store’s schedule varies, but members are trying to open daily, including Sundays. For thrift shop information and hall rentals, call the post at (516) 887-8170, and ask for Pat, Gary, Tony or Gene.
Flag Disposal in East Rockaway When a flag is worn, tattered, ripped or soiled beyond repair, it is no longer fit to serve as a symbol of our country and should be retired and disposed of properly. There are worn flag depository’s located at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3350, 164 Main St, American Legion Post 958, 71 Main St. and Village Hall, 376 Atlantic Ave., all in East Rockaway. .
Lynbrook Kiwanis Club The Lynbrook Kiwanis Club meets twice each month. Meetings are on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Lynbrook Library, 56 Eldert St., and the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at Savino’s Restaurant and Wine Bar, 88 Atlantic Ave.
Mental Health Support Group The National Alliance on Mental Illness Queens/Nassau is starting a whole family support group for families and family members with mental health concerns.
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Kiwanis Club meetings The Lynbrook Kiwanis Club meets twice each month. Meetings are on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Lynbrook Library, 56 Eldert St., and the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at Savino’s Restaurant and Wine Bar, 88 Atlantic Ave. The group will meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, virtually, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The first session is Jan. 25. To register or get more information, contact dsills@namiqn.org.
Thursday, Feb. 10 Valentine’s Craft Childern ages 3 to 5 can join the Lynbrook Public Library at 1:30 p.m. to make a Valentine’s Day craft. For more information, call (516) 599-8630 or visit lynbrooklibrary.org.
Saturday, Feb. 12 Defensive Driving Course The Empire Safety Council hosts a
defensive driving course at the Lynbrook Public Library from 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Refreshing your driving skills could reduce your auto insurance costs. This course gives the benefit of receiving 10 percent off auto insurance each year for up to three years and may reduce up to four points off driving records. Registration is required and must be done in person at the library. $30 fee per person,
Tuesday, Feb. 15 East Rockaway Board of Education The East Rockaway Board of Education will host its next meeting at 7 p.m. at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School, 443 Ocean Ave. Live stream
recordings will be posted at eastrockawayschools.org.
Lynbrook Village Board The Lynbrook mayor and village board of trustees will host its next meeting at Village Hall, 1 Columbus Drive, at 7 p.m. It will also be streamed virtually. Visit lynbrookvillage.net or call (516) 599-8300 for more information.
Wednesday, Feb. 16 Book Discussion The East Rockaway Library will host a book discussion at 1 p.m.. Titles are available at the circulation desk in large print and regular print, and it will be available for download on the Libby
Make a Valentine’s Day craft at the Lynbrook Library on Feb. 10. Lynbrook Library hosts a defensive driving course on Feb. 12. The East Rockaway school board meets on Feb. 15. The Lynbrook village board meets on Feb. 15. The East Rockaway library hosts a book discussion on Feb. 16.
The Lynbrook Board of Education will host its next meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Lynbrook High School, 9 Union Ave., Lynbrook. Virtual meetings can be found at lynbrookschools.org.
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Longtime East Rockaway resident pharmaceutical company. Upon retiring Carole Anne (Fuchs) Fahey died on Jan. Fahey moved to Fort Pierce, Fla., where 27 at Novant Health Hospital in Hunters- her parents, William and Florence, called ville, N.C., surrounded by her family. She home from the early 1980s to 2012. She lovingly helped care for both of her parwas 78. Fahey was born to William Fuchs and ents until they died. In addition to being a devoted caregivFlorence May (Hughes) Fuchs on Dec. 16, 1943, at Jamaica Hospital in Queens. Her er, she also volunteered at Harbor Branch family eventually moved to Long Island, Oceanographic Institute Foundation in settling in East Rockaway in 1956. She Vero Beach, Fla, researching clams and mussels, and taking a once-ingraduated from East Rockaa-lifetime trip to the Galapaway High School in 1960 and gos Islands to further explore then earned a degree in math her passion for all things ocefrom Queens College. While anic. During her retirement, tackling motherly duties, she Fahey enjoyed traveling with also earned a master’s degree her family and Carla, volunin computer science from teering, walking to the jetty Rensselaer Polytechnic Instievery morning with Julie and tute in 1983. Donna, serving as the commoThough she was the quiet, dore of the Fort Pierce Yacht strong and silent type, Club, being an active member Fahey’s kindness and generof MOAA (Military Officers osity of spirit and deeds Carole Anne Association of America) and spoke for her, even when her (Fuchs) Fahey being the best cat mom to her words were soft-spoken. She cats, Frick and Frack. She did met her future husband, Edward, in Mineola, and they got married all this while serving as a loving caregivon April 30, 1966. Ed had previously er to her parents, who died in 2009 and joined the U.S. Navy, and the couple trans- 2012. Fahey is survived by her children, ferred to various ports of call, including Vigrinia, Florida and the U.S. Submarine Maureen Fahey (Robert Dietz), of Middle Base in Groton, Conn. They shared a love Haddam, Conn., Edward Fahey (Laresa), of travelling the world, boating, friends of Mooresville, NC; his sister, Sharyn (Fuchs) Krudis (Joseph); brother William and family up until Ed’s death in 2002. Fahey was chided as a “smarty pants” Fuchs (Karen), of Merrick.; granddaughand “goody two-shoes” by her sister, ters Kelsey (Davis) Hollis and Lindsay which proved to be right on the money as Fahey; and step grandchildren Elizabeth she took up a career at Republic Aviation and Rachel Dietz and Devin, Regan and and NASA, where she worked on the Aiden Brown. Additionally, she leaves Apollo mission. She also co-authored two behind many loving nieces and nephews books on computer programming. She and special friends she held near to her took time off from her career to raise her heart. Fahey’s wake is scheduled for Feb. 11 children, Maureen and Ed, who were grateful because, as a Navy wife, Fahey from 4 to 7 p.m. at Donza Funeral Home, took on the roles of mom and dad while 333 Atlantic Ave., in East Rockaway. Her funeral Mass is set for Feb. 12 at 10;30 Ed was out to sea. As her children got older, she jumped a.m. at St. Raymond’s Church, 263 Atlanback into the workforce, landing a job tic Ave., in East Rockaway. In lieu of flowwith Electric Boat in Connecticut as a ers, gifts in her memory may be made to computer programmer. She and Ed’s trav- the Alzheimer’s Association, at alz.org, els later took them to Illinois, where she or Susan G. Komen for the Cure, at worked as a statistical engineer for a komen.org.
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Town Board received $300,000 in new grant funding from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to support the Town of Hempstead’s Shellfish Restoration Program – a project designed to enhance the health of the township’s marine ecosystems through the restoration of oyster beds. The landmark conservation project will see the addition of Eastern Oyster beds to Town of Hempstead managed portions of Jamaica Bay off the coast of Inwood, with the goal of creating a self-sustaining population of the species in the near future. The presence of “ecosystem engineers” like Eastern Oysters have been noted by researchers to provide a host of benefits to the environments they are found in, including filtering and removing algae along with other suspended sediments, enhancing the filtration and clarity of the water column, and supporting the development of crustacean and fish populations. “The Town of Hempstead is home to a wide array of unique and diverse ecosystems, and we take our obligation to safeguard these environments extremely seriously,” said Sup. Don Clavin. “I am excited for the opportunity to continue our township’s conserva-
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East Rockaway falls to Malverne By JAMIE deJONG sports@liherald.com
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Clarke Senior Wrestling SORIANO IS SEEKING a third Nassau County championship and is ranked No. 1 at 138 pounds heading into this Saturday’s big stage. A five-year member of Clarke’s varsity, he’s a two-time AllState finisher headed to Drexel University, a D1 program. So far this season, he’s won 30 of 31 matches and three tournaments, the Battle at the Beach, Sprig Gardner and Dan Whickham. He was named Most Outstanding Wrestler in all three events.
GAMES TO WATCH Thursday, Feb. 10
Girls Basketball: Carle Place at Malverne .............5:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: Lawrence at Lynbrook.................6:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: Baldwin at Plainview ...................6:45 p.m.
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Girls Basketball: Garden City at Carey...................4:45 p.m. Girls Basketball: Plainedge at V.S. South.................... 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Glen Cove at Sewanhaka ................ 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Roslyn at Elmont .................................. 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: West Hemp at Malverne ..................5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball: East Meadow at V.S. Central ...........6:45 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Malverne at West Hemp. ...........6:45 p.m. Girls Basketball: Jericho at Mepham. ............................ 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: V.S. North at South Side...................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: New Hyde Park at MacArthur ............... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Manhasset at Kennedy ........................ 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: Wantagh at Island Trees ........................ 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 12 Girls Basketball: V.S. Central at East Meadow ............... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Hempstead at Freeport ...................... 12 p.m. Girls Basketball: Carle Place at East Rockaway........... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Syosset at Oceanside ........................ 12 p.m.
Malverne’s boys’ basketball team notched an impressive win against East Rockaway last Friday by the score of 74-41. Malverne, a serious contender for the Nassau Class B championship, demonstrated how well it can utilize its strengths to its advantage. Mules assistant coach Walter Aksionoff thought the game was a potential learning experience for some of the players who haven’t had particularly large roles this season. “Trey Robinson just dominated a little bit,” Aksionoff stated. “I was able to get in some of my guys who haven’t been playing a lot. They have to see what it takes to be on the court.” The Mules more or less won this game on the boards, as they did a great job of capitalizing on the inherent height difference between the two rosters. Robinson, fellow senior DeAndre Blagrove and junior Joshua Croom all finished with double digits rebounds. Robinson was able to score seemingly at will, as his game-high 34 points came mostly from put backs off of offensive rebound and mid-range jumpers. Blagrove also was a force on the offensive end, as he had 17 points and 13 rebounds, overpowering defenders at time with size alone. Malverne is in an enviable position currently, as the Mules currently hold a 14-2 overall record and are assured a No. 1 or 2 seed in the playoffs. Certain factors seem promising in regard to the Mules’ potential postseason run. “We’ve got to get rest and heal with our 3 games coming up,” Aksionoff stated. “I think we are sitting good as of now. I’d like to think that we are going to be in second place but we’ll find out. Luckily, I think we are peaking at the right time so that will help us. Malverne will close its regular season out with games against Locust Valley, Carle Place, and then will finish off with West Hempstead. For East Rockaway, the differential in size seemed to be the central catalyst for the disappointing loss. There were certain
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EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR Tyler Hyland elevated for two of his team co-leading 13 points in last Friday’s defeat to visiting Malverne. plays where no amount off hustle or heart could compensate for the differentials in stature. Still, the team did not quit and never let up at any juncture off the game. There were periods where it seemed that the game could have gotten out of hand, but the team managed to keep the game competitive until the Mules pulled away late. “My team doesn’t quit,” East Rockaway head coach Paul Collins stated. “I’m very proud of them for never giving up. I
think we were down 26 and one point and they brought it back to 17 so I’m proud of them for that. We just have to clean up some small things and we’ll be more successful.” Junior Tyler Hyland and senior Aidan Green led the Rocks in scoring with 13 points apiece. The duo was also responsible for all 3 of the converted 3-point attempts for the Rocks. Senior Joseph Giammona contributed 8 points, and was perfect from the foul line on 6 attempts.
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An orchestral ode to Black History Month The South Shore Symphony continues its 2021-22 season — its 30th anniversary season — this month at its home at the Madison Theatre on the Molloy College campus. Musical Director Scott Jackson Wiley leads his orchestra in a lively performance saluting Black History Month on Saturday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m. The program features Florence Price’s “Symphony No. 1 in E minor.” Born in Little Rock, Ark. in 1887, Price received many accolades throughout her career. Her criticallyacclaimed Symphony No. 1 was the first symphony by an African-American female composer to be performed by a major American orchestra, in 1933. Described by critics as a “tour-de-force,” each movement of this symphony reflects her African heritage. The evening also includes Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 61, with virtuoso violinist Wen Qian as soloist. Qian has been hailed by China Daily as “one of China’s most promising young violinists.” A first violinist with the Metropolitan Orchestra since 1997, she serves as the acting Assistant Concertmaster as well as violin professor at Mannes College of Music. The 2022 schedule will include a return to St. Agnes Cathedral in June, featuring organist Michael Bower playing Saint
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VIOLINIST WEN QIAN will perform with the South Shore Symphony on Saturday.
NEWS BRIEF Web series for adults seeking higher education The office of Nassau County Leg. Kevan M. Abrahams is partnering with SUNY, the Long Island Educational Opportunity Commission and Nassau BOCES to present “It’s Time,” a sevenweek webinar series focused on delivering advice for adults who are returning to college, pursuing higher education for the very first time, or seeking to advance their careers. Each weekly installment of “It’s Time” will deliver expert guidance that is geared toward adults who are exploring new careers, entering vocational or workplace training programs, beginning a degree program, returning to school to finish a degree, or adding credentials to an existing degree. The first episode of this seven-week series airs on Zoom and Facebook Live at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, and will continue to air every Tuesday till April 12. Residents who are interested in participating in this webinar series can register at https://app.nassaucountyny.gov/
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Saens’ Organ Symphony. Follow the orchestra on Facebook or email sssymphony@optonline.net to be notified of other upcoming events. Tickets are available online at www.madisontheatreny.org or by calling the box office at (516) 3234444. Audiences must follow Madison Theatre protocols pertaining to masks and vaccination.
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chess and much more. The physical fitness programs offer an array of creative and fun ways to exercise and enhance the body and mind, offering classes like “Pound Fitness,” a musically inspired way of intense movement through weighted drumsticks. Through meditation, exercise, and even aquatic workouts, residents can optimize their health and fitness journey through the services offered. Aside from physical activities, the Town of Hempstead also offers a variety of cultural arts programs that can assist in perfecting a craft or finding a new hobby. From oil painting to salsa dancing, there are programs for residents of an array of ages and interests. For all residents interested in the cultural arts programs, registration began on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 9 a.m. at hempsteadtownparks.com. “We are committed to promoting health and wellness here at the Town of Hempstead,” Clavin concluded. “We will continue to offer and expand our seasonal activities for residents throughout America’s largest township for many years to come.”
Music to Lift Our Spirits
Florence Price Symphony No 1 The South Shore Symphony Orchestra, under the musical direction and baton of Scott Jackson Wiley, will be performing in Madison Theatre in Rockville Centre on Saturday, February 12th at 7:30 pm. The performance will include Symphony No 1 in E minor by the American composer Florence Price. The composer was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1887 and during her career won many accolades. Price’s First Symphony won critical acclaim and became the first symphony by an African-American female composer to be performed by a major American orchestra in 1933. Florence Price Symphony Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major op.No 61 1 The composer in Little Rock, in 1887asand during virtuoso violinist was Wenborn Qian hailed byArkansas China Daily “one of herChina’s career won many accolades.young Price’sviolinists. First Symphony won critical most promising ” Ms. Qian hasacclaim been andabecame the first with symphony by an African-American female composer first violinist the Metropolitan Orchestra since 1997, to be performed by a major American orchestra in 1933. where she continues to serve as the acting Assistant Concertmaster, as well as violin professor at Mannes College of Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major op. 61 Music at the New School University. Violinist Wen Qian has been a first violinist with the Metropolitan
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The Town of Hempstead invites residents to be a part of 2022 winter festivities filled with sports, arts and crafts, and dance. Town Officials encouraged residents to sign up this winter to participate in the array of cultural arts programs and recreation fitness the Town of Hempstead has to offer. Physical fitness program registration began on Tuesday, Jan. 25th at 9 a.m. at hempsteadtownparks.com. Each activity will include 12 weekly lessons that are packed with informative techniques and tips pertaining to the class of your choosing. “Particularly during these times, it’s even more crucial to enhance physical and mental health,” Supervisor Donald Clavin said. “With many readily available programs at Hempstead Town, residents can find a variety of options that can help them on their health and fitness journeys.” From as young as 5 years old, the youth programs presented by the town are among the finest in the state. The Town of Hempstead is enriched with countless sports and programs from tennis to selfdefense, hula hoop fitness to competitive
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STUDENTS AT MARION Street Elementary School participated in the Valentine’s for Vets program, in which they created Valentine’s Day cards for former servicemen and women.
Students create valentine’s for vets Students at Marion Street Elementary School recently made Valentine’s Day cards for veterans as part of a school wide Valentine’s for Veterans event organized by the Student Council. Students created hundreds of Valentine’s Day cards for local veterans in nursing homes and hospitals to take part in the “Valentine’s for Vets” pro-
gram, which is organized by Assemblywoman Judy Griffin. Students and staff showed their appreciation for the veterans by creating cards thanking them for their service and sending warm Valentine’s Day wishes. Courtesy Lynbrook School District; compimled by Mike Smollins
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When you awaken, what are the first words that spill out of your mouth? ■ For Jef f, it’s “Oh, crap, I’m so tired!” ■ For Sophia, it’s “I’ve got so much to do.” ■ For Aiden, it’s “Damn, I don’ t want to get uuuup!” This is no way to greet the day! If you begin your morning as they do, let me ask you a few questions:
Yup, when you awaken, the first things you say to yourself will help you build or tear down your selfconfidence and resolve. So how about starting your day on the right track with motivating messages that get you going, kee p you going and encoura g e you to feel good about yourself. I f yo u ’ re t h i n k i n g , but what would I say to myself, here are ten ideas:
But who doesn’t make them? That’s how we learn!
Getting stressed over what’s happening is optional, not obligatory.
■ Singing out loud beats screaming out loud! T hen break into your favorite song.
As you can see, I’m a firm believer in motivating yourself with positive, inspiring, light self-talk. If you feel squeamish about saying things out loud, know there’s a world of difference between that scruffy guy on the street yelling into a megaphone that the world’s about to end and you telling yourself any of the above statements or “Okey dokey little pokey, time to wake up. A new day awaits!”
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■ How do you think you’d feel, if despite still being tired, you began your day with an upbeat “good morning?”
■ I’m strong; I’m resilient. I can do whatever I set my mind to.
■ Or said something positive to yourself, like “You can do it!”
■ Once I get going, it’ll be easier. So let me get going!
■ Or said something that would bring a smile to your face as you see that weary face in the mirror, like “You look like you just arrived from outer space -- have you?”
■ Yup, I’m aware of a problem I’ve got to deal with. But that doesn’t mean I can’t do it.
■ Of course, I can’t do it all. But I can begin to do something instead of just bemoaning my fate! ■ No wor rying for today! I’ ll take action instead of wor rying about the problem. ■ I need to get stuf f done today. But I don’t need to do everything perfectly. Some things don’t even need to be done well; they just need to get done.
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■ When I’m upset about someone not listening to me, I know it’s time for me to listen to me. ■ I will maintain my cool today!
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Lynbrook PTA honors dedicated members CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE 15 honorees, 14 Life Membership Awards and one Distinguished Service Award were given out. Laura Murray, the Council of PTA’s copresident, received the Honorary Life Membership award from the West End Elementary School PTA. She has filled many volunteer roles at the school over the years, including as its Kindergarten Center liaison, recording and corresponding secretary, and representative on the Compact and Curriculum Committee. Lauren Bowler, who presented Murray with the honor, noted that she “always makes sure to advocate for what is best for children and parents.” Whether it is organizing food sales, back-to-school picnics, class parties or fundraisers, Murray often works to foster a school atmosphere of “inclusion and fairness,” Bowler said. Social studies teacher Joseph Beyrer was awarded Honorary Life Membership by the North Middle School PTA for his “love for education and love for the Lynbrook community,” said presenter Tina Gerbi. Beyrer has taught sixth- and seventh-grade social studies, as well as mock trial, CSI and great books elective courses, sports medicine and CPR. He now splits his time between the middle and high schools, teaching Participation in Government at LHS. Many Lynbrook students also know Beyrer as the girls’ cross-country and winter and spring track team coach for
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A POSTER OF the 15 honorees. the past 18 years. In 2019, he was awarded the Nassau County Coach of the Year, and his teams have won 23 championships in his time as coach. Beyrer recently became curator of the LHS Athletic Hall of Fame and the district’s equipment manager. Additionally, he started the giving tree at North Middle, a project that spreads Christmas cheer to underserved children and families around the holidays.
Council of PTAs Treasurer Mary Beth Stalter received the final honor of the night, the Distinguished Service Award, for her “outstanding contributions to the welfare of Lynbrook students and to the PTA Association,” presenter Joanna Santoli said. The honor is given to an individual who has previously received an Honorary Life Membership and continues to devote him or herself to the community. Stalter has served as PTA president at
Marion Street and LHS; vice president of PTA membership at South Middle School and LHS; treasurer for the Grace Play School, Marion Street, South Middle, LHS, the PTA Council, Lynbrook Hoops Club and the Lynbrook East Rockaway Soccer Club; and Kindergarten Center liaison; among other roles. She has made notable volunteer contributions to multiple organizations, including the Headstrong Foundation, Mondays at Racines, the SIBS Foundation, the Dig Pink Foundation, Hoops for Hope and the Nassau Suffolk Autism Society. Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Stalter has worked especially hard to organize fundraisers and events for LHS students, including the “Pave a Path” Scholarship Campaign that raised nearly $100,000 for graduating students. “It has been a pleasure to volunteer alongside Mary Beth,” Stalter’s friend and fellow honoree Nicole Aroksaar said. “She is a true force to be reckoned with ... Mary Beth’s constant hard work and care for the Lynbrook students make her most deserving of this highly distinguished honor.” Stalter’s son, Dylan, is a LHS senior, and he spoke highly of his mother’s dedication to Lynbrook schools. “I’m very proud of my mom,” he said. “She’s always doing whatever she can to get involved in the community, so she deserves this award.”
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town and to our local businesses,” Beach said last month, “and getting the pandemic in the rearview mirror.” The Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency approved a 30-year payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, agreement for the project in November. Under the PILOT, the annual tax rate would be frozen at about $185,000 for three years, then jump to $200,000 in year four and to more than $1 million by the 15th year. After 30 years, taxes would rise to $1.8 million. The building’s first two floors would house a parking garage, with 205 parking spaces for residents. Amenities would include a retail café, clubroom, concierge, rooftop terrace with grill, lounge, party room and dog run. Experts have estimated that the complex would add six to 19 children to the district — a figure that would be kept relatively low because most of the apartments would be studios and one-bedrooms, without sufficient room for families. Several village administrations have pushed to see the site developed, but it took many years to persuade the owner, Barry Singer, to sell the property. David Orwasher, Breslin’s chief development officer, who said in November that he thought the site was an ideal spot for apartments because of its proximity to the LIRR station and downtown shops and restaurants. Breslin negotiated with Colliers International’s Jordan Baruch and Matthew Kucker, who brokered the deal. “We’re very mindful of being good neighbors, good corporate citizens and contributing to the vitality of the area,” Breslin said. “The taxes will probably go up over time seven- to 10-fold. It will be a significant, significant revenue generator.”
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A PUBLIC HEARING to review a fire access variance for a $95 million, $201-unit apartment complex, to be built on the site of the Mangrove Feather factory, has been postponed to March 10.
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Three defendants in OHS senior’s stabbing plead guilty
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Three of the seven Long Beach defendants in the trial over the 2019 stabbing of Ocean-side High School student Khaseen Morris pleaded guilty to felony charges of second-degree gang assault and misdemeanor assault on Jan. 31. Long Beach residents Sean Merritt, Marquis Stephens Jr. and Javonte Neals, each 20, made their pleas at Nassau County Court in Mineola. The three will be sentenced on April 11 by Nassau Supervising Judge Teresa Corrigan. Corrigan said that Stephens would be sentenced to a year in jail,
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and Merritt and Neals would receive 60 days and five years’ probation because of their plea deals. All three will be granted youthful offender status, which seals the youth offender record and does not have to be reported on any applications for college or work as a criminal conviction. This came despite heavy opposition from Nassau District Attorney Anne Donnelly’s office. Morris was 16 on Sept. 16, 2019, when his stabbing, in the parking lot of a strip mall on Brower Avenue, was broadcast over Snapchat. Charges remained pending for four other Long Beach boys and Morris’s alleged killer, Tyler Flach, 21, from Lido Beach.
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TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD Supervisor Don Clavin discussed the criticisms he and the other officials have toward Gov. Kathy Hochul’s zoning proposal in the New York state budget.
Town, county officials: Say no to ADUs By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com
Hempstead Town and Nassau County officials — and some South Shore residents — are up in arms over a zoning proposal within Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 20222023 New York state budget. Dozens of officials gathered outside of an East Meadow home Feb. 3 to advocate against “Section AA” of the proposed budget, which would effectively eliminate single-family zoning across New York state. If the budget is approved, the provision would allow single-family homes to be turned into Accessory Dwelling Units or apartments across New York state. This would allow basement, garage or attic apartments in single-family homes to be constructed on the property. Officials indicated that the provision could result in an increase in traffic, a strain on resources and infrastructure, and overcrowding in public schools. “It’s an attack on the suburbs, it’s an attack on the suburban way of living,” County Executive Bruce Blakeman said at the conference. “...This is a power grab by New York City politicians and we’re not going to take it.” Officials also called on residents to contact Gov. Hochul’s office and reject the proposal. A Feb. 4 letter to Gov. Hochul signed by the Town of Hempstead Town Board requested Gov. Hochul entirely remove the provision from the state budget. The letter reads: “We do not need New York State meddling in the local zoning affairs of the Town of Hempstead, or any community with Nassau County. Our town Building Department, Board of
Appeals and Town Board – working with other municipal departments – have enforced local building codes and zoning laws for generations.” Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin at the conference said the provision was “sneaky,” and “a true attack on suburbia.” “The governor is attempting to basically mandatorily require anybody who wants it to put an accessory unit on their house,” Clavin said. “...We are not standing for it.” Lawrence Levy, dean of Hofstra’s National Center for Suburban Studies, said the provision could serve as a solution to the affordable housing crisis. “It's easy to understand why the folks running the county, towns and villages don’t want Albany telling them what to do but the potential law reflects the frustration with advocates for more and better affordable housing,” Levy said. “This could be one of the solutions to the lack of affordable places to live and an opportunity for homeowners to get a little more revenue to defray the high cost of property taxes.” Others disagree with the politician's push against the provision. Lisa Tyson, director of the Long Island Progressive Coalition, said in a statement that Blakeman and the rest of the officials against this provision are “dragging Long Island back to the 1950s.” “They want to keep Long Island wealthy and white, at the expense of everyone else,” Tyson said in a statement. “Everyone knows there is an affordable rental housing crisis on Long Island.” If the budget is approved by the legislature, the provision would take effect April 1 of this year.
Bevon Campbell III spent many holidays with his Mercy Hospital family: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve/Day. This month, after spending over four months (133 days) in the facility’s Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Bevon went home just in time for Valentine’s Day with his true loves: his mom and dad. Bevon was born at the Rockville Centre hospital on Sept. 21 at 27 weeks and weighed 2 pounds, 3 ounces. His mom, Camille, of Jamaica, Queens, suffered from preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome, a pregnancy complication that affects the blood and liver, and treatment usually requires delivery of the baby. Upon leaving, Bevon weighed a healthy 9 pounds. The team members that cared for Bevon over the past four months included Dr. Swarna Devarajan, director of neonatology; Dr. Jordana Hannam, attending neonatologist, Dr. Baraa Allaf, chair of maternalfetal medicine; Dr. Godwin Onyeike, OBGYN; the bevy of nurses and techs, and much more.
BEVON CAMPBELL III on his discharge day from the Mercy NICU on Feb. 1.
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Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on October 30, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 1, 2022 at 2:30 PM premises known as 9 Pearsall Ave, Lynbrook, NY 11563. Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 37, Block 260 and Lot 5. Approximate amount of judgment $799,902.73 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #006434/2009. Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 129326
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Q. A few homes in my neighborhood are much taller. What are the rules for how tall a house can be — like how many floors, and what’s legal? I mostly see only two stories, but the new ones are at least three stories. Is this a new thing that you can build taller? Was it just traditional to only build two stories until now?
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A. Recently, influences have changed the thinking on allowed height. Hurricane Sandy’s flooding caused New York to promote house lifting in flood zones. Influence also came from the Federal Emergency Management agency, which, in essence, is a publicly funded insurance company, covering people in areas where regular onte eeper home insurance companies avoid the risk of insuring. The incentive to lift or build higher is to avoid huge flood insurance cost increases by building above flood levels, with the lowest level only allowed to be for a garage and storage, not living space. By making the first livable floor higher, above the flood level, insurance rates are kept lower. People have shown me that their rates went from $500 to $5,000 a year, increasing annually since Sandy in 2012. Some homes are much higher than codes and incentives intended, due to misinterpretation of reasons to build higher and misrepresentation in the review process. For example, a home’s first floor is no longer a first floor if it’s higher than 6 feet above the ground. Over 6 feet high, the floor level automatically becomes a second floor, meaning the next floor above is a third floor, which requires zoning board approval, interior sprinklers, escape terraces and wind strengthening. I’ve seen home plans misrepresented as being two stories by not correctly showing the floor level heights or describing a second floor as a first floor, the next floor as a second floor that is really a third floor and even where a fourth floor is shown as a mezzanine or roof level balcony. There’s a small country town in Tuscany, in central Italy, San Gimignano, that is famous for its skyline of towers that people built on their homes during medieval times. As the story goes, one prominent homeowner built a tall tower to watch for potential attackers. His neighbor jealously built a tower a little higher, and, not to be outdone, several adjacent homeowners began building towers higher and higher than one another. History repeats itself. Thirty feet from the ground or the center of the road is your maximum roof height. The safety code intends to protect people from perishing in fires. The first code chapter addresses wind resistance, since the taller you build, the more turbulence from adjacent buildings and wind destruction, not just to your building but also to adjacent buildings. With the 75-mph gusts of wind we’ve been known to have, wind, like flooding, is a real concern. Manhattan towers aren’t wood and nails for a reason. Decisions to build higher have to take community safety and appearance into account, and until recently, they did.
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N WOOdMERE 39 Valley Lane N, BA, FIRST TIME ON THE Market! Updated 5 Bedroom, 4 Bth Arlington Colonial. 3300 Sq ft, This home Features an Entry Foyer, Step Down Living Room, Formal Dining Room, Family Rm w/ Fpl & Quartz/ Wood EIK. 4 Bedrooms on Upper Level Include Master suite w/ Vaulted Ceiling, Skylit Bth w/ Jacuzzi, Terrace & WIC. Full Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Att Gar. SD#14 ....................................................... $1,279,000
HEWLETT 1534 Broadway #103, BA, BRAND NEW GUT RENOVATION! Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bth Condo in Luxurious Jonathan Hall. LR/ DR Opens Into Large Gran/Wood EIK w/ Island & Stainless Steel Appl. Laundry Rm, & Pantry. Mstr Ste Boasts New Bath & Huge Walk in Closet. Terrace Facing into Courtyard. Doorman Bldg with Elevator. Indoor Garage Pkg & Storage ........................... $850,000 156 E Rockaway Rd, BA, Rental of a Renovated 2 Bedroom, 1.5 Bth Apt with Spacious Gourmet Kitchen Use of Patio & Outdoor Space .................................................................................... $3,200
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his will be my last Herald column, at least for a while. After 28 wondrous and wonderful years, I am leaving the Herald Community Newspapers on Friday. It is a bittersweet moment. I am moving on to focus on my teaching at Hofstra University, where I will be fulltime this spring and undertake a long-term research project. I am honored, excited and humbled — my two research partners are both Fulbright Scholars. I have taught at Hofstra for 13 years, and it is where I belong at this moment in my life. SCOTT Serving as the Heralds’ executive BRINTON editor for the past five-plus years has been the honor of a lifetime, particularly over the past two, as I have had the privilege to lead an incredibly talented team of journalists, some veterans and many early-career reporters, through the coronavirus pandemic, which, thankfully, mercifully, appears to be abating. I began with the Herald as an entry-level reporter three months after completing Peace Corps service in Bulgaria, and have remained with the company ever since. I must thank my publishers, Cliff and Stuart Richner, for all their support and kindness through the years. I must also thank so
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many of my colleagues, in particular Tony Bellissimo, Lori Berger, Jeff Bessen, Karen Bloom, Rhonda Glickman, Jim Harmon, Laura Lane, Jeff Lipton, John O’Connell, Tony Rifilato and Mike Smollins. Most of all, I must thank my lovely wife, Katerina, and my two amazing (adult) kids, Alexandra and Andrew. When I first took the job, I didn’t intend to stay so long. Mentored by two of Long Island’s best community journalists, Leatrice Spanierman and Randi Kreiss, I quickly learned the critical role that hyperlocal reporting plays in our society, and I fell in love with the work. I will forever be grateful for all they taught me. One of my first Herald investigative series, in the mid-1990s, was on a park that was supposed to have been built at the Five Towns Community Center in North Lawrence, but had not been. I was in the office of Jonathan Davis, then the center’s executive director, for another story when I spotted a set of blueprints on a table. Curious, I asked about them, and Davis explained that they were for a park that should have been built in the center’s back field. Nassau County had promised to construct it 20 years earlier, but never did. Davis explained that North Lawrence, a community of color, had no real park where kids might play. I hit the local streets, talk-
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ing to teenagers about the need for such a play area. The story ran on the front page and quickly caught the attention of Tom Gulotta, then the county executive. I’ll never forget the call from Dave Vieser, his press secretary, who said that Gulotta had read my stories on the lack of a park and wanted to build one at the 5TCC, which he did. As a recently returned Peace Corps volunteer looking to do good for the world, I was hooked on this journalism thing. Many more stories — 4,000 — and investigative series — 25 — followed over the years. One series, on plans to demolish the 300-year-old Hewlett House, also in the mid-1990s, grabbed the attention of Bruce Blakeman, who was then the County Legislature’s presiding officer and is now the county executive. He had an idea to preserve the white-shingled farmhouse, on a bend in the road across the street from Hewlett High School, as a breast cancer resource center. It has been the home of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition for more than two decades. My greatest reporting challenge was a 44-part series I undertook from 2001 to 2003, examining the health and environmental threats posed by Freeport Electric’s 30-yearold Power Plant No. 2, which sits on the edge of Emory Creek in Freeport, just west of the Meadowbrook Parkway. I met some of
rom entrylevel reporter to leading the team over 28 eventful years.
the best people I know while reporting that story — civic activists Joe Kralovich and Bob Young, then State Sen. Charles Fuschillo and then Long Island Power Authority Chairman Richard Kessel. The lengths they went to to shut down the plant, with no pollution controls, and replace it with a modern, clean-burning natural-gas model cannot be understated. I run at the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick at least a couple of days a week. The plant is visible from most points on the preserve’s west side, and looking out on it, I marvel at the good that was done by a group of about 300 concerned citizens, who worked tirelessly to ensure that the diesel plant never spewed its acrid exhaust into local neighborhoods again. At the height of the George Floyd protests in June 2020, I was covering a protest in Merrick when I shot a Twitter video of 7-year-old Wynta-Amor Rogers. Nearly instantly, it went viral, garnering more than 23 million views in seven days. I was shocked, but it showed the power of streetlevel reporting to connect with people worldwide. One thing I know: Local journalism does indeed matter. Scott Brinton is the Heralds’ departing executive editor, set to become a full-time professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.
Grab a slice of life at your nearest pizzeria
o wonder I’m feeling full. In the past year I consumed 23 pounds of pizza. That’s an average figure, of course, according to PMQ, the largest pizza industry media company, but it feels about right to me. Between the freezing cold, the isolation and the dreaded question, “What’s for dinner?” we’re all busting out of our pants. Forget Covid; we’re going to eat ourselves to death. Especially during the pandemic, pizza has been the go-to food for ordering in, since it RANDI moves from the KREISS superheated baking oven into the box and then onto our plates untouched by human hands. I do believe I ate more pizza between 2020 and 2022 than in the five years before. It not only felt safe but, in a happy coincidence, it tasted delicious and comforting and indulgent. When you’re contemplating a possible early demise from a fearsome plague, I say bring on the pizza pie. On Wednesday we celebrated National Pizza Day, a tribute to this perfect food com-
prising bread, cheese and dozens of toppings that may include pepperoni, peppers, mushrooms, onions, sausage and eggplant. I refuse to mention outlier toppings like pineapple or clams, which honestly are a sacrilege, a violation of the single food that is on everyone’s last-meal list. Someone I know has asked his family to slip a pizza into his own box when the time comes, so he will have nourishment for his journey to the great beyond. Hey, the ancient Egyptians did it. There is no exaggerating the popularity of pizza in our culture. At this pivotal time in America, when people cannot and will not agree to take proven, lifesaving vaccines, when they cannot decide whether to read a book or burn it, when they refuse to wear masks that will keep them safe from a deadly virus, when, ladies and gentlemen, America is basically coming apart at the seams, behold the pizza. In all its round deliciousness, it pulls us together, completing the circle of life. National Pizza Day helps us appreciate that this humble food may be the last thing holding us together. I have never encountered a human being who disliked pizza.
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And we all claim rights to its origins. The common wisdom is that it came to us from Italy, possibly as early as the time of the Romans, when people ate panis foccacious, the beta version of modern-day focaccia and the precursor to pizza. According to Wikipedia, Persians were baking flatbreads with cheese and dates on top as early as the sixth century B.C. In Ancient Greece, citizens made a flatbread called plakous that was flavored with toppings like herbs, onion, cheese and garlic. Some have suggested that the origins of modern pizza can be traced to pizzarelle, Passover cookies eaten by Roman Jews after they returned from the synagogue on that holiday. Israeli leader Abba Eban famously wrote, “Some scholars think pizza was first made more than 2,000 years ago when Roman soldiers added cheese and olive oil to matzah.” Nice try, Mr. Eban, but no way. Pizza comes our way from Naples. It was always the basic food of the poor in southern Italy, and it was there that people first discovered the delights of adding tomatoes to the flatbread they baked. It was only a matter of time until someone thought to slice some
t is, after all, something whose greatness we can all agree on. But please, no pineapple.
nice mozzarella on top. Today it’s the big chains that do the booming pizza business, bouncing back nicely from Covid lockdowns and accommodating the situation with advanced delivery options. Privately owned pizza places are also climbing out of the pandemic slump with more business and much higher prices. A pizza that sold for $1.50 in 1950 can go for $25 today, depending on the toppings. In Naples, people eat pizza for breakfast, lunch and dinner, which seems like a fine idea to me. It first came to America in the early 1900s. In 1943, Chicago deep-dish pie was created, a misguided attempt to improve on the original. Today, some folks prefer “healthy” pizza, with kale and cauliflower crusts. Totally unacceptable. It is a fine thing to open that cardboard box and slide out a greasy slice. We can agree on this, right? And no frozen pizza, no bagel pizza, no flatbread pizza or any other adulteration will suffice. In addition, and for all time, let’s agree that the best pizza topping is pepperoni, made from mysterious cured pork and a random mix of spices. Tell me that bright red color doesn’t scream “health food.” Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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s part of a five-year, $25 billion plan to increase New York state’s stock of affordable housing, Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed legislation on Jan. 5 to permit accessory “dwelling units,” more commonly known as accessory apartments, across the state. Nassau’s new county executive, Republican Bruce Blakeman, held a news conference last week outside an East Meadow home, surrounded by a cadre of likeminded GOP leaders, to denounce Hochul’s proposal, saying it threatens to “destroy” suburbia and turn the county “into the sixth borough of New York City.” U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat who plans to challenge Hochul in the gubernatorial primary, also came out against the proposal, calling it “radical.” Both acted as if accessory apartments exist nowhere on Long Island. Funny thing is, there are many towns across the Island that allow them. In fact, most of Suffolk County permits them — and we haven’t heard folks out there complain that these housing units are wreaking havoc on their suburban way of life, whatever that might mean. According to a 2017 map developed by the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center, using data supplied by the Long Island Index, accessory apartments are allowed in these Suffolk towns: Babylon, Brookhaven, East Hampton, Huntington, Islip, Riverhead, Shelter Island and Southold. They are allowed on a limited basis in Southampton, and Smithtown permits them for family members and domestic staff. Only about a dozen tiny villages across Suffolk prohibit them.
LETTERS Rail lines need barriers To the Editor: The tragedy of Michelle Go, the young woman who was fatally pushed in front of a moving train in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority system last month, was preventable. The most basic protections for commuters — platform doors and barriers — are both much needed and long overdue at the busiest Long Island Rail Road and Metro North stations throughout the system. I recently traveled from Metro North in Westchester to the LIRR station in Syosset to call on the MTA to step up and protect LIRR and Metro North passengers and install barriers before anyone else is injured or killed. Preventing tragedies like the death of Michelle Go ought to be the top priority of New York public servants. As the MTA receives an infusion of new funds from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and
Different government agencies manage permitting for accessory apartments. In Babylon, it’s the Accessory Apartment Review Board; in Huntington, the Accessory Apartment Bureau; in Islip and Southold, the boards of zoning appeals; in Brookhaven, East Hampton, Riverhead and Shelter Island, the building departments. “Affordable accessory apartments” have been allowed in East Hampton in one form or another since 1984, but in 2016, the town loosened its zoning laws, allowing an even greater number of them. Strangely, it seems, local governments in Suffolk have embraced the notion of accessory apartments, while in Nassau, most of our local governments have either allowed them in limited circumstances only or banned them outright. Why? Let’s begin with why they’re so popular in Suffolk. According to a 2017 study by the Long Island Index — “Home Remedies, Accessory Apartments on Long Island: Lessons Learned,” by former Newsday reporter Elizabeth Moore — if just 10 percent of the Island’s single-family homes had legal accessory apartments, that could help solve our housing crisis by increasing the stock of safe, affordable apartments available to young people and older adults. “Accessory apartments have proven their worth as the most affordable type of rental housing in the region,” the Index stated. “They can be easily accommodated because they don’t require large infusions of capital, new roads, new sewers or expansion of the electrical grid. Instead, existing neighborhoods absorb the rentalseeking population like a sponge, while
stabilizing finances for tax-strapped homeowners. They also provide affordable housing that is blended throughout the community rather than clustered, and having a resident homeowner usually means that they are better maintained than rentals with absentee owners.” Long Islanders pay among the highest taxes in the country, which are most likely to destroy the Island’s suburban way of life, not accessory apartments. High taxes, coupled with high mortgage and rental costs, have been driving young people out of the region to less costly parts of the country since the 1990s, and even earlier than that. They are also forcing older adults — retirees on fixed incomes — out of their homes. Accessory apartments are a low-cost alternative for young people looking to strike out on their own. Many young people from around the country, even the globe, come to Long Island to study at our prestigious universities, but too many never stay past graduation because they simply can’t afford to live here. That’s a shame, because our region could use their talents as we strive to become one of the nation’s high-tech corridors. Accessory apartments also give older adults, particularly those on fixed incomes, a way to offset their high property-tax burden, allowing them to stay put. Talk about a win-win. Yet politicians like Blakeman and Suozzi eschew them because, some worry, accessory apartments might add a few extra cars to our blocks and a few extra kids to our schools. We encourage them to rethink their positions, considering all of the facts at hand.
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uring my time as an elected official, I was frequently asked whether being a state legislator was one of the toughest public jobs. My position was very demanding, but being a village mayor or a school board president is right up there in the ranks of jobs closest to the people. A state legislator will meet constituents at supermarkets, community events and many other places on weekends, but your mayor or school board official is confronted by the public on a 24/7 JERRY basis. The follow-up KREMER question was, what job has the potential to get the most done in the shortest amount of time? I always went with county executive. I have interacted with eight people who have held that job, dating back to the late A. Holly Patterson. Some of the executives were go-getters, and were effective at getting the job done. Others were caretakers, focused on serving out their terms and collecting a pension.
The new county executive, Bruce Blakeman, will have an opportunity to make his own history, because the county faces so many challenges. The coronavirus pandemic has taken a great toll on small businesses in Nassau County, and too many innocent people have died. Our health challenges are not over, and the statistics prove it. Blakeman, whom I have known and respected for many years, will face a number of new headaches in addition to the Covid fallout, and here are just a few. There is no doubt that at the top of the list is the archaic way that homes and businesses are assessed. Blakeman’s predecessor, Laura Curran, did the best she could with a temporary plan, but the system needs a permanent solution, and to date the challenge has proven unsolvable. Next in line are the Mitchel Field property and the Nassau Coliseum. The land surrounding the arena is extremely valuable. There have been numerous discussions about the development of that property, but nothing has been finalized. The opening of the UBS arena at Belmont Park may have made the Coliseum obso-
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LETTERS Jobs Act, I am calling on our local transportation leaders to find the political will to do the right thing. Last week, the State Legislature approved new congressional districts that added portions of the Metro North to the district I hope to represent. In Congress, I would work to make sure even more resources are available to the MTA, LIRR and Metro North to protect the hardworking men and women who rely on the system to get them to and from work without incidents like what happened to Michelle Go. What happened to her should never happen to another New Yorker — and installing barriers would see to that. JOSH LAFAZAN Woodbury Lafazan is a Nassau County legislator running for the 3rd Congressional District seat.
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lete, but some fresh thinking could make it a viable public asset. Young people are desperate to remain on Long Island, but most developers focus on luxury housing with high-end prices. The Mitchel Field land could be the solution, a way to keep hundreds of our youth on the Island. The county’s mass transportation needs a fresh look. Any bus system has to be reexamined periodically to determine whether it is accommodating the workers who need to travel from distant points to get to their jobs. Bus operators want only profitable routes, but sometimes buses have to go where the jobs are, and that takes some imagination, and comes at a cost. To assume that the current bus system is perfect would be a mistake. An objective look at the operation is in order even if it steps on some toes. A look at the county’s day care program goes hand in hand with getting people to work. A potential job windfall for the region is waiting to be unleashed. At this moment, Amazon and other tech companies are buying numerous properties, planning to turn them into training sites
for delivery jobs. At the same time, they are gobbling up large office buildings in the five boroughs, creating high-paying positions for engineers and technicians. Why not have a sit-down with these companies to get them to expand their footprint in Nassau County, beyond package services? We have great rail service and a quality of life that you don’t get in the city. Thanks to President Biden’s infrastructure law, communities all over the country will be eligible for funding to improve roads and bridges. Our county has hundreds of miles of roadway that could use upgrade, whether in technology or maintenance. An updated infrastructure plan could merit fresh federal dollars and make our communities safer. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The list of things we need to get done is endless, and beyond the reach of just one person. But there are plenty of opportunities for Blakeman to write a positive chapter in our county’s history book. 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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Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, New York City Council Member Erik Bottcher and U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler sent Amtrak a letter requesting that additional seating be installed in the $1.6 billion Penn Station Moynihan Train Hall. There is currently only very limited seating in a small waiting area for ticketed passengers. Just as bad, there is no seating for Long Island Rail Road riders waiting on the $300 million West Concourse level for arriving trains. There are also no restroom facilities adjacent to the West Concourse. When there are periodic delays in service due to signal or other problems in either the Hudson or East River tunnels, thousands of LIRR and New Jersey Transit commuters must stand for long periods. Adding adequate seating would be inexpensive and easy to accomplish. It would go a long way toward attracting more riders to return to the rails following the coronavirus pandemic. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.
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