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“Each year, the purchasing ernment officials — including Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach power of the aid we receive, and East Rockaway Mayor Gor- just like anyone here can attest, gets smaller and smalldon Fox — on the steps of er,” Murray said.

Rockville Centre “T hat’s why it’s Village Hall for the important for all launch of a stateof us, as leaders in wide campaign to municipal governurg e Gov. Kathy ment from New Hochul and state York state, to stand lawmakers to together and increase unredemand the state stricted aid to citmeet the moment ies and villages for and deliver more the first time in 15 funding.” years.

KAtHy M. SHEEHAN AIM Albany Mayor At a news conAlbany mayor and Kathy M. Sheehan, ference on Feb. 22, the president of Mayor Francis X. NYCOM president NYCOM, said that Murray, the immethe hard-ear ned income tax diate past president of NYCOM, said that the fight to dollars the state collects are deliver more state funding via supposed to help ensure that the Aid and Incentives for local gover nments have the Municipalities pro g ram is necessary funding to address “unfor tunately, a constant t h e ch a l l e n g e s t h e y f a c e, including aging sewage and theme” for local governments.

Funding for AIM in the 2025 water infrastructure and needfiscal year is currently budget- ed improvements in police and ed at $715 million — the same fire services.

“And those challenges have as it has been for the past decade and a half. Municipal

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Students test strength — and appetites — at Sports Night Dressed in blue, the East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School freshmen had the power of class pride coursing though their hands as they went up against the seniors in a tug-of-war on Feb. 28. This event was part of Rock Rivalry’s Sports Night, when all four high school classes competed in a pie-eating contest, cage volleyball, basketball relay races and more. Story, more photos, Page 10.

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Through surviving the Holocaust and years of antisemitism in his home country Greece, Asher Matathias shared his story of resilience to students at Lynbrook High School.

The school hosted Human Relations Day on Feb. 15.

Several speakers talked to the students, delivering different messages. Matathias wanted the students to remember to be selfless to others.

“I told the students that I hope you aren’t only nice on human rights day and then the next day you go back to being not nice,” Matathias said. “I told them to be nice every day and to give back to others.”

Matathias, who was blessed to have a Greek family protect him during WW2, wanted to convey to the students that if they cannot give back in a material form, then give back with kindness.

“Don’t forget to be kind and do not scapegoat immigrants and refugees and minorities of AshER MATAThIAs all kinds of people,” Matathias said.

Speaker at Human Matathias’ mother was Relations Day pregnant with Matathias in December of 1943 when the Germans began rounding up Jews in Salonika, Greece.

Matathias’s father moved out of Salonika with his mother, which is how they survived from being captured by the Germans. In the mountains, Matathias and his parents found refuge among a couple, who were friends with Matathias’ father.

“The couple went to my parents and said, ‘we heard what happened to your people in Salonika. Come with us. We will hide you in the mountains.’” Matathias said.

When Matathias’ mother was ready to give birth to him in December of 1943, a midwife was summoned from a neighboring village. She traveled a long way in the snow, completing her task by delivering a healthy, but undernourished, baby boy. Matathias stayed in the cave until the spring of 1944, when he and his parents were liberated, but the issue of anti-semitism did not go away.

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Asher Matathias spoke to Lynbrook High School students on Human Relations Day last month about his personal experiences in the Holocaust. is the most anti-semitic country in Europe,” Matathias said.

Matathias noted that part of the reason for this was how it wasn’t until 1965 when the Vatican Council declared that the Jews were not responsible for Jesus’ crusifixtion. However, the idea that the Jews were responsible was embedded in Greek Christian orthodox culture. Matathias recalled how Greek residents would gather in front of his home on crusifixion day to taunt him and his family.

“Out of the Holocaust and the supsequent earthquakes that we suffered in the 50s, America came to the rescue and said ‘do you want us to help you rebuild your lives in Greece or do you want to come to America?’,” Matathias said. “And out of that tragedy, we are Americans (since 1956).”

The lesson he taught the students last month with his stories was to be proud of who you are and to confront the naysayers. Some of the naysayers that Matathias said he experiences in America are Holocaust deniers or people who minimize the impact that

Asher Matathias’ parents, Nina and Jacob Matathias, at their wedding on September 6, 1942. the Holocaust had on the Jewish population.

“George Santayana said that he or she who does not learn form history is condemned to repeat it,” Matathias said. “And the strange thing is that every new generation thinks that they will avoid the pitfalls of the previous generation, only to find that repeated up the road.”

Matathias’ goal at Lynbrook High School last month was to remind the students of the tragedy that happened during WW2 with a personal anecdote. As this was his second year speaking during Human Relations Day, Matathias hopes to be able to do this again next year, teaching a new generation of kids to be kind to one another.

News briefs Lynbrook Restorative Therapy rings in the Lunar New Year To celebrate the Lunar New Year, four senior dancers from the Chinese Center of Long Island visited Lynbrook Restorative Therapy & Nursing on Feb. 9 for a special sword dancing performance for the facility’s residents.

The dancers dressed up in cultural gowns for the performance and created paper lanter n crafts with residents

Staff at Lynbrook Restorative Therapy and Nursing with dancers from the Chinese Center of Long Island celebrating the Lunar New Year.

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The Lunar New Year is a 15-day celebration marked with cultural dances, ceremonies and crafts.

Celebrating the start of the lunisolar calendar and the beginning of spring, 2024 is the year of the dragon, signifying authority, abundance and good fortune.

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A dominant scoring performance from Emma Poland was not enough to fulfill East Rockaway’s quest at a county championship.

The 6-0 forward tallied 22 points in last Friday’s Nassau County Class B girls’ basketball finals against top-seeded Carle Place to keep the Rocks within striking distance before the Frogs pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 47-35 win.

“They had no answer for her in the post and we were really trying to get it into her,” said fifth-year East Rockaway girls basketball head coach Cheri Poland moments after the Rocks’ season-ending defeat at Farmingdale State College.

“The girls stuck to the game plan and unfortunately we fell short.”

Poland registered 14 points in the first half to help East Rockaway rally from an early seven-point deficit head into halftime tied 21-21. A Poland basket late in the second quarter gave East Rockaway what proved to be its final lead of the game at 21-19.

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Place in the third quarter paced by four points apiece from Poland and sophomore guard Maya Motherway to head into the fourth quarter trailing 31-29.

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East Rockaway (13-9) split its two previous meetings with Care Place including a 54-53 overtime win on Jan. 4 in which Poland had 26 points and 17 rebounds. Carle Place won the regular season rematch, 55-42 on Feb. 1 which led to Frogs earning the top seed for the Class B playoffs.

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Leary, who scored 31 and 37 points in the two regular-season meetings with East Rockaway, was limited to 16 on Friday.

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Projects, pros honored at REAL Awards Long Island’s most prolific real estate leaders highlighted at annual event

By Parker Schug The diverse Long Island real estate scene includes industry experts from every niche specialty from construction and design, to insurance and sales. And the best of the best were honored last week as part of Herald Community Newspapers and RichnerLive’s third annual Real Estate Achievement and Leadership Awards, or REAL Awards.

“It’s a relatively small island, but a lot of things are happening,” said Chris Kelly, the marketing vice president at Tritec Real Estate Co. Held at The Heritage Club at Bethpage, this year’s awards once again honored many leaders in the space who have been in the game for decades, as well as up-and-coming professionals — all with successful projects and happy clients to show for their work.

Antoinette Biordi, four-time Emmy Award-winning anchor and reporter for News 12, handed out a number of awards split into nearly 30 categories that included Broker of the Year, Construction Group of the Year, and the top residential and commercial broker.

Sara Gore, real estate saleswoman and four-time Emmy Award-winning television host for “Open House” and “New York Live” on NBC, was a keynote speaker and recipient of the special “Trailblazer” award.

“I’ve been in this business for a long time,” Gore said. ”But now to be on the other side of things — and be on the real estate side and really feel like I’ve solidified my place, my stake in this industry — it feels really good to be a part of it.

“I’m so proud to be included within this group of professionals that are here tonight.”

Mel Pulatani and son Dan of MP Construction D — a general contracting company specializing in luxury residential and sophisticated commercial projects — were given the Father & Son Power Team special award.

“I mean it’s obviously an honor to be honored at this event,” Dan Pulatani said. “But I have to give all credit to my father. He’s the real reason we’re here.

He’s the guy that makes the dream happen. I’m lucky and honored to be his partner every day.”

Eric Alexander, executive director of Vision Long Island, accepted the NotFor-Profit special award.

“The theme of our work is connecting to local communities,” Alexander said.

“And that’s how real estate development is successful: When they work with local communities. It means a lot when a number of the other honorees, too, are connected to local communities. I’m in great company.”

Steven Krieger, chief executive of B2K Development, was selected as Power Developer of the Year.

“Hard work leads to luck,” Krieger said. “I’ve been so lucky to meet so many great people in this business.”

Beth Donner, founder of Melvillebased Beth Donner Design, was honored

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The ballroom filled with guests ready for the ceremony to begin.

Sara Gore, host of Open House NYC, was the keynote speaker for the evening.

Mark Stumer of Mojo Stumer Associates.

Eric Alexander of Vision Long Island.

Kelly Heck accepts on behalf of Tritec.

Beth Donner with her crystal award.

Christopher Robinson of R&M Engineering.

with the Interior Designer of the Year special award. Christopher Robinson, president of R&M Engineering, accepted the engineering special award, while also celebrating 25 years in the business.

Elisabetta Coschignano, of the Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz Coschignano law

firm, was among those honored in the commercial real estate category.

“I pride myself on being prepared in the Long Island real estate world, and especially as it relates to zoning and land use,” Coschignano said.

Connie Pinilla, principal agent for the

Connie Pinilla Team at Compass, received the brokers’ award in the residential category for her 21 practicing years.

“I love real estate,” Pinilla said. “It makes me feel on top of the world.”

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Honorees Marco Scarda, left, Daniel Scarda, Chuck Merritt and Cara Cronin at RichnerLive REAL Awards last week.

Honorees Justin Breslin and Elisabetta Coschignano.

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Students rival against each other at yearly event

By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com

For the 88th year, the freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior classes put their brains and brawn to the test at Rock Rivalry.

The annual event started on Feb. 8 with a Quiz Bowl and then a week later, students went head to head in a series of volleyball matches. Last Wednesday was Sports Night where parents and fellow students watched all four classes compete in different games. By the end of the night, the seniors were victorious, beating the other classes.

“Sports Night is a competition amongst all four classes from grades 9 to 12,” Alycia Fahrenkrug, East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School alumni and cohost of Rock Rivalry. “And it consists of relay races, cage volleyball, pie eating contest, relay sack race, scooter race, a marble puzzle relay, and it was about an hour and a half.”

By around 7:30 p.m., Sports Night was over and from first to fourth place was the seniors, juniors, freshmen, and sophomores. Fahrenkrug noted that the freshman won tug-of-war and the pie-eating contest.

“The freshmen actually usually don’t win this many events,” Fahrenkrug said. “And everyone was perfect at the event. We had no issues with sportsmanship and it was just a really good night.”

Hugh Howard, East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School alumni and co-host of Rock Rivalry, explained that after the competitions, the skills and achievement students participated in a relay with the classes.

Howard and Fahrenkrug both participated in Rock Rivalry when they were students. Howard is from the class of 1983 and Fahrenkrug is from the class of 2011. In 2020, Fahrenkrug took over hosting the event and then in 2023, Howard joined her.

“In 1936 when Rock Rivalry started, it was a

fundraiser specifically for girls to raise money for girls sports,” Fahrenkrug said.

Now, 88 years later, the event showcases the talent of about 150-200 students in East Rockaway. The event is split up into four parts, which are the Quiz Bowl, volleyball, Sports Night, and Entrance Night which is a 30 minute play that each class puts on.

“Friday night (Entrance Night) is broken up into four parts also,” Howard said. “So first is the 30 minute skit, then they make a refreshment stand which could go about 16 feet high, they also paint a 12 foot by 15 foot mural, which relates to the theme of each class and then they also put together four art pieces from sculptures, to paintings, to carvings.”

The theme for the senior class is Rock and Roll, the theme for the juniors is Candyland, the theme for the sophomores is Egypt, and the theme for the freshman class is the Gold Rush in the 1850s.

“I think the important part about this event is that it brings the classes together,” Howard said.

“And kids that normally don’t participate in clubs or sports, it gives them a chance to come out and do something with their class. Whether it’s the Quiz Bowl, whether it’s volleyball, whether it’s the paintings, it gives all kids a chance to participate and do something.”

Fahrenkrug mentioned that students’ careers were shaped by Rock Rivalry. She had alumnus talk to her about how they went into the world of makeup or construction because of the event.

“I have friends from high school that if it wasn’t for Rock Rivalry, I would have never known them,” Fahrenkrug said. “There’s such a camaraderie and there’s so much history with this event and traditions like these are not easy to come by anymore.”

The final event of Rock Rivalry will take place at the East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School on March 8 at 7 p.m. with alumnus judging the various activities that will be taking place.

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Senior Sophia Ramireza competing in the Over Under Relay Race at Rock Rivalry’s Sports Night.

The seniors celebrating their win at Sports Night as the DJ announced the points awarded to all the students.

Students competing in the pie-eating contest.

Juniors, in light blue, versus the freshman, in dark blue, playing Cage Volleyball.

All four classes competing in the Scooter Relay Race.

AIM funding has not increased in 15 years only grown, not shrunk,” Sheehan said.

“Many years ago, AIM was frozen, and for cities like Albany, it was actually reduced. In fact, the less quote-unquote dependent a municipality was on AIM, the more they were cut.”

Sheehan added that funding for AIM is down roughly 9 percent since the 2009 fiscal year. Meanwhile, the state has continued to increase funding for education and counties.

“We’re doing more with less because that state aid has not grown,” she said.

“So when you get that property tax bill, and you worry about being taxed out of your home, one of those causes is the fact that this funding, this sharing of revenue, has stalled and decreased, and it impacts our ability to do all the things that you expect us to do.”

NYCOM Executive Director Barbara Van Epps said that local governments find themselves at a crossroads, because the demand for essential services is rising, while the ability to fund them has not increased as rapidly.

“If we can’t provide those services, either those services are going to be cut or we’re going to have to turn back to our taxpayers in order to fund them, and that’s something we do not want to do,” Van Epps said. “We do not want to raise property taxes. We are subject to a property tax cap. We have a constitu-

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Lynbrook mayor alan Beach, top center, and east rockaway mayor gordon fox on the steps of rockville Centre Village Hall with more than 20 elected officials from across Long island, who rallied for more state funding for the aid and incentives for municipalities program. rockville Centre mayor francis murray spoke. tional tax limit. We are restricted in that sense.”

Decades ago, she explained, the state realized that it needed to help local governments provide these services, so it created a revenue-sharing program.

The program was intended to share the revenue of the progressive personal income tax as it grew so that local governments wouldn’t need to rely solely on property and sales taxes.

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the state took and it worked,” Van Epps said. “It worked for a long time. But unfortunately, AIM was created in 2006.

That is the latest iteration of revenue sharing, when in fact it is not revenue sharing at all. There is no formula.

There is no percentage. There is no maximum amount of funding that we are guaranteed year in and year out.”

She said that after speaking with state legislators, NYCOM was told it needed to make some noise to let legislators and the public know about the importance of funding the AIM program.

“You want New York state to be more affordable?” Van Epps said. “You want New York state to be safer? Well, guess what, that’s what local governments want too. So let’s work together to achieve those goals. That’s what we need to do. But we cannot be successful unless the state of New York is willing to invest in us and support the local governments that do what we do to help our communities every day.”

S h e e h a n a d d e d t h at wh i l e t h e amount taxpayers have given to the state has increased every year, the aid given back to its communities has shrunk.

“This is your money that is sitting in New York state’s capital, and we want it back,” Sheehan said. “We want it for our communities.”

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Fed Bank leader says Long Island is recovering

By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@liherald.com

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John Williams, right, president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, joined Long Island Association president and chief executive Matthew Cohen for a discussion on Long Island’s economy during a visit to the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale last week. numbers are falling from the 40-year high experienced just a couple years ago to levels considered far more stable.

Williams visited with the LIA as part of an overall Long Island tour that included stops in Suffolk County as well as at Hofstra University. Although monetary policy itself is decided on Capitol Hill and the White House, the Reserve Bank of New York is where the nation’s monetary policy is implemented as part of the larger Fed. Williams visited Long Island at a time when the economy here has stabilized, according to LIA president and chief executive Matthew Cohen.

“Our gross domestic product is $200 billion,” Cohen said. “About 45 percent of adults have a college degree — which is higher, actually, in both New York City, and the state as a whole. And, as a region, we have a low unem-

ployment rate.”

That’s pretty significant for a region that is larger than 15 states. Which is why it’s important businesses on Long Island work together, Cohen added, to lead the rest of the nation in the ongoing recovery.

“We need to work together — everyone in this room, everyone in our region — to create new good-paying jobs to support the growth of both legacy sectors and these emerging industries,” he said. It’s also important to “cultivate entrepreneurship so that the next Apple can be built here.”

Over the decades, Long Island and the country has proven to itself it can weather a number of storms. But the economy is ever-changing, Williams said, and the pandemic proved it’s important to strengthen the country’s financial infrastructure.

“It’s kind of a recognition of our limits to that resiliency,” Williams said. “Supply chains have become extremely complex.

“That’s one of the lessons — that when you have extreme movements in demand supply … things can crack in that system. People are recognizing that, in terms of businesses, of having more resiliency.”

Williams can’t make predictions of what the economy will bring, but can say the world we live in now is already different, and will continue changing as we move forward. Like the movement of more and more people to continue working from home, or maintaining hybrid work environments where they may only be in the office a couple times a week.

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We’ve heard a lot about the economy in the years coming out of the coronavirus pandemic — and those conversations will only get louder as we head into what is expected to be a rather contentious presidential election.

But when it comes to the economy on Long Island — at least for now, it’s rebounding. At least according to the man whose collection of gold in Manhattan far exceeds what’s found in Fort Knox.

John Williams, president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, paid the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale a visit last week, sharing the state of the economy with members of the Long Island Association. And there’s plenty to talk about.

“As business leaders, you all know all too well the impacts the pandemic had on our communities in our economy,” Williams said “In many way, Long Island’s economy mirrors New York City’s, and both were hit especially hard in 2020. In fact, much harder than what we saw in the rest of the country.”

Inflation was rampant, the job outlook was unstable, and the supply chain was struggling to regain its once super-efficient form.

But an important milestone was reached last year, Williams said: total employment numbers returned to what they were before the pandemic.

“Last year was also a turning point for the U.S. economy overall,” Williams said. “The economy grew far faster than anyone expected a year ago, boosted by increases in the labor force and productivity.”

The fact that the financial market has held for the past two years also is significant, Williams said, since that’s the longest stretch in five decades.

And although inflation continues to be a concern, at least as far as personal consumption expenditures go,

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Students in the Sources of Strength program at Lynbrook High School at the Feb. 7 board of education meeting presenting their mission. Assistant Principal Bryan Garcia introduced the group.

Lynbrook students unveil Sources of Strength Students from Lynbrook High School showed their Owl pride on Feb. 7, as they unveiled a new student-led program, Sources of Strength, to board of education trustees. Their goal, students shared, is to be a valuable resource to their peers who need a listening ear.

The students who formed Sources of Strength stepped up to be a part of something larger than any individual with the intent to ensure the physical and emotional well-being of their fellow students. As peer leaders, students identify signs of when someone is in need and know how to react to those signs. In their first month, Sources of Strength members posted positive stories about mentors and friends throughout the building and visited health classes to share their mission.

They also displayed a video featuring interviews with Lynbrook High School students, who were asked what makes them feel welcome and embraced in the community. Students in the program received training on mental health promotion and prevention of bullying and other adverse outcomes from professionals at Sources of Strength, an international organization.

The creation of the program at Lynbrook High School is made possible by the support of the Ryan Patrick O’Shea Foundation.

— Ben Fiebert

Aidan Pearsall, a sophomore at Lynbrook High School, sharing the goal of Sources of Strength with board trustees.

In the case of more snow, Lynbrook Care has you covered The volunteer committee recruited new neighbors to help shovel snow

By NICOLE FORMISANO nformisano@liherald.com

It’s looking like spring has finally sprung — but Lynbrook is not entirely out of the woods yet. With another month or so of snow potential, it’s good to know that no matter what Mother Nature has in store, Lynbrook Cares is ready to go.

“It was rewarding to help out people in our town, and to improve our neighborhood” Thomas Gallagher, 17, said.

“It was also a really nice way to meet some of my neighbors who I otherwise wouldn’t meet.”

Laura Ryder, town councilwoman, founded the Lynbrook Cares Committee during her time as a village trustee.

Together, the committee’s volunteers help dozens of local veterans and seniors with home maintenance, espe-

cially during heavy snow.

Trustee Michael Habert has since taken over the snow-related aspects of the operation. He coordinates a team of active volunteers, and has recruited four men with snow blowers to their ranks.

What started as a small operation has expanded into a small ar my — more than thirty neighbors are signed up to help their neighbors around Lynbrook if some extra snow is in the cards.

Two of those people are Dan Gallagher and his son, Thomas. They teamed up with another father-son duo, Frank and Luke Pignaterro, to help during the heavy snow Lynbrook saw on Feb. 13.

“At the end of the day, you realize you’ve helped so many people that really needed it,” Thomas said. “They needed to get out of the house safely, and be

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Dan said it was a great moment for him as a father to watch his son do acts of kindness for his community. The second day, Thomas even did it himself, without Dan being there.

But that’s just the kind of thing a tight-knit neighborhood like Lynbrook does, Dan said.

“Because it’s kind of a small com-

munity, kind of packed in close together,” Dan said, adding that there’s always a great turnout for community events in Gries Park, or for sports games — he and his son have both made many friends through the Lynbrook Titans sports program.

“The organization is really good on the local level. I think all that stuff adds up.”

“There’s a lot of older people in Lynbrook, and it would be great if we can even expand the program,” he added.

“If we can get the word out, and get some more people on the list and get some more kids involved, and get the organization built up, that’d be even better.”

For those interested in joining the Lynbrook Cares team of volunteers, call the community chest at (516) 5998300.

Students dress in purple for P.S. I Love You Day On purple hearts, students wrote a message of kindness and crafted a bracelet to be sent to a peer.

In the halls, large purple hearts adorned the walls featuring positive words added by students. Lower grades envisioned a kind act and illustrated the scenario.

The celebration of P.S. I Love You Day returns to Lynbrook schools each year to bring awareness to the importance of mental health and decrease bullying.

— Ben Fiebert

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Waverly Park Elementary School in the Lynbrook School District was a sea of purple on Feb. 9, as the community promoted positivity and peace in recognition of P.S. I Love You Day. The goal of P.S. I Love You Day, celebrated every year in Lynbrook schools, is to emphasize the importance of being kind to one another, embrace differences, and lift each other up. While wearing purple to signify their mission, Waverly Park students and staff spread the love through several initiatives throughout the day.

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Students at Waverly Park Elementary School promoting peace and positivity for P.S. I Love You Day on Feb. 9.

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Family members, loved ones, building administrators, and fellow teachers gathered at the meeting to honor the night’s retirees.

Each retiree will conclude their exceptionally dedicated service to their respective buildings at the end of the school year in June.

Retirees included Nannette Boylan, who served for 19 years as a teacher at both Marion Street Elementary School and the Kindergarten Center; Maureen Montgomery, who served for 33 years as an Elementary and Mathematics Academic Intervention Services teacher; Mollie Traversa, who served for 30 years as a teacher at Marion Street; Lisa Soethout, who served for 34 years at West End Elementary School; and Deborah Story, who served for 30 years as a teacher at Waverly Park Elementary School.

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Electeds want to ‘pump brakes’ on electric buses

By CHARLES SHAW cshaw@liherald.com

A number of state electeds are calling on the governor to slow down her plans to make school buses electric by 2035 — something they say could have a devastating impact on district finances.

Some like state Sen. Steve Rhoads and state Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick joined Assemblyman John Mikulin and other officials handling fire and safety at schools at the Levittown Public School bus yard in Wantagh last week hoping they can convince Gov. Kathy Hochul to extend the deadline for that mandate deeper into the future to ensure it’s affordability for communities like those in Nassau County.

“There’s nothing magical about this New York state school bus mandate,” Rhoads said.

Citing the main character from the popular children’s television animated series “The Magic School Bus,” Rhoads said “even Ms. Frizzle herself would agree that this burdensome mandate takes chances, makes mistakes, and gets messy.”

The state’s current budget mandates all school buses must have no environmental impact through emissions by 2035, with districts only allowed to purchase electric school buses by mid-2027.

The idea, according to Hochul, is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85 percent by 2050. The state’s environmental conservation department blames the transportation sector overall as one of New York’s largest sources of emissions, which contributes to climate change impacts such as increased heat waves, sea level rise and flooding.

“Old school buses are putting children’s health at risk, spewing toxic fumes and pollutants into the air that are proven to have negative health impacts,” Hochul’s office said, in a statement. “After New York vot-

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A number of local elected — like state Sen. Steve Rhoads, state Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick and Assemblyman John Mikulin — joined fire and safety as well as school officials in the Wantagh bus yard that serves Levittown Public Schools to ‘pump the brakes’ on a statewide transition to electric school buses. ers approved an Environmental Bond Act that allocated $500 million for zero-emission school buses, Gov. Hochul is working with communities across New York to allocate these funds and ensure they are fully utilized.”

But Rhoads says the mandate does not account for the logistical and financial challenges that school districts, bus companies and power companies will face in implementing the plan. A new, full-sized electric bus costs as much as $450,000 — triple the price of a conventional.

With some 45,000 school buses on the road in the state, Rhoads says the full conversion by 2035 would cost in the neighborhood of $20 billion.

The Levittown school district — with a fleet of 80 buses — is in the beginning stages of the mandate.

Superintendent Todd Winch said it would cost the district as much as $32 million to replace their fleet, and will purchase its first electric bus this year.

“We don’t replace a whole fleet for maybe 20 years, but now they’re asking us to replace the whole fleet from 2027 to 2035,” Winch said. “Now you’re talking about a very short time period to replace the whole fleet, which would be very, very difficult.”

In addition, the Levittown bus yard would require 40 charging stations, each one costing between $30,000 and $50,000, Winch added.

The state has offered to help, but Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick said the $500 million offered would only cover a little more than 1,200 buses. The rest would have to paid for by local taxpayers — and that’s not even including infrastructure and charging stations.

“Where’s the rest of that money coming from?” the state senator asked. “You, from the taxpayers, because that’s what the school districts will be forced to do to meet this mandate.”

But the current high costs associated with electric buses are expected to come down over time, Hochul said. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority announced last September it believes the price of an electric school bus should be on-par with a gasoline-powered bus as early as 2027 thanks to advances in battery technology, more manufacturing, as well as lower fuel and maintenance expenses.

Rhoads calls Hochul’s mandate a rushed plan.

“We all want to see a greener future,” he said. “There is no question about that. But we have to make sure that if our goal is providing affordable, safe, and reliable transportation to our students, we have to make sure we have a plan which gets us to that future, but still accomplishes that primary goal.”

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All roads lead back to Lynbrook it seems. Certainly for Joe Gatto.

He’s stepped away from his comfort zone — “The Impractical Jokers” — to the dismay of many folks. His loyal cadre of fans came to know him from the popular improvisational hidden camera show, which he hosted with his buddies Brian “Q” Quinn, James “Murr” Murray, and Sal Vulcano, for nine seasons.

Fans were certainly disappointed when he moved on from Q, Murr and Sal in 2021 to focus on co-parenting his two kids, Milana and Remington (now 9 and 7).

But you needn’t fret. Gatto is doing just fine — as is “Jokers,” now in its 10th season.

Since leaving his pals to carry on “Jokers” without him, the jokes certainly continue as Gatto’s taken his energy — and his comedic talents — to the stand-up circuit.

His tour, “Joe Gatto’s Night of Comedy,” arrives Friday at The Paramount in Huntington. Minus his friends, fans get an hour of Gatto, as he riffs on life, his family, and probably even his dogs.

“I’m extremely proud of this hour of comedy I’ve put together, and am so excited to film it at the first theater I performed on this tour back in February 2023,” Gatto says. “It also happens to be one of my favorite theaters, too, which is nice since it’s in my ‘hometown’ of Long • Friday, March 8, 7 Island.” and 9:30 p.m.

Of course, there were • $59.75, $39.75, $29.75 some nerves involved in • Tickets available at going solo.

Ticketmaster.com or “After my time with ParamountNY.com ‘Jokers,’ I needed to figure • The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., out the next step in my Huntington career,” Gatto reflects.

“I needed to figure out different ways to make people laugh because that’s what I love to do. Stand-up presented itself as a way to do that. My agents and managers were like, ‘Why don’t you give stand-up a shot?’”

And so he did, on a winter’s evening in a small club in Appleton, Wisconsin, in January 2022, for a brief 35 minutes.

“I enjoyed it right from the get-go,” he says. “It quickly graduated into an hour show, and I moved up to theaters.

Fans were coming out, and we’re having a great time. Telling stories of my life and thinking about different ways that I could express myself to get people to know me a bit better has been a really fun journey.”

Gatto readily admits it’s been a learning experience.

“It was a different format that I wasn’t necessarily versed in, so I was a little nervous,” he says. “The biggest thing for me was I had never performed live before. For 20 years, I was part of an ensemble, stand-up being its own art was a thing I needed to adapt to. I quickly took to it.

“The challenge of writing the hour, curating it, and thinking of what stories I want to tell and how to tell them and punch up the jokes, was fun to do.”

Everyone’s in on the fun right along with him.

“I’ve always been pretty open on ‘The Impractical Jokers,’”

he says. “I was always myself. I didn’t play a character, so when people watched it, they really to got to know the sense of me, my personality. Even a lot of my personal life was Photo by Jonathan in that show as well. People who Thorpe come to my show know me already from that. But here I get to tell different stories. I talk about parenting, I’ve got lots of stories of my kids, also the craziness of animal rescue with my dogs, growing up with my crazy Italian mother on Staten Island, and of course, my friends, the Jokers.

There’s no shortage of stories.”

Oh yes, about those dogs.

There are nine of them in the Gatto household, all older rescues.

“It’s like a pack mentality,” he says, laughing, insisting Courtesy Joe Gatto his four-legged companions ily, loving fam of pastry and “pretty much follow the house Joe lives his life by a code s. dog his and — is nol rules.” his wife, two children, can Eventually the Gattos realized they couldn’t rescue every dog in need. Hence their nonprofit Gatto Pups & Friends, which facilitates adoptions for mainly senior and disabled dogs, opened in Glen Head in November 2022.

“We wanted to do it in our neighborhood,” he says. “We love being around here.

We found a cool space for the storefront, right across the street from one of our favorite places for lunch. It just all aligned.”

Although firmly ensconced in Glen Head, the South Shore still calls out to him.

Gatto frequently visits Lynbrook, where he lived between 2014 and 2017, and where his sister still resides.

His family ties bring him frequently back to visit.

“I love Lynbrook,” he says.“I had such a great experience there. There’s always something special about your first home.”

Plus, “Vincent’s is still one of my favorite pizzerias,” he adds.

You’ll even find him hanging out at Lynbrook’s Regal, taking in a movie with his niece and nephew.

“I go there all the time with them,” he shares. “They’re movie buffs like me, and that’s our go-to movie theater.”

In fact, a film may be in his future.

“I’m doing pretty good, enjoying my ride right now,” Gatto says. “But I’ve always wanted to write and direct film. That’s actually why I got into entertainment. So that’s what I’m focusing on now. That’s what’s left on the bucket list, along with always creating and thinking of new ways to make people smile.”

And as for his outing at The Paramount, it’s being filmed for a comedy special.

“I’ve been working to two years on the thing,” he says, “so I don’t it want it to just go away.”

And there’s always the possibility of another collaboration with his “Jokers” buddies.

“I never un-united with them,” he says. “They’re still my friends. We’re just not ‘friends from work’ anymore. I love creating with those guys, so who knows what the future holds.”

Janeane Garofalo

The comedian-actress, who reigns as the queen of the alt-comedy scene, is eager to speak her mind when she visits here with her latest stand-up tour. Considered by many as an American institution since she first burst on the scene in 1992, the outspoken activist has plenty to say, in her own inimitable comedic style. Known for her incisive cynical sense of humor, the SNL alum has branched out into film and television, including ‘The Truth About Cats and Dogs,’ ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ and ‘Ratatouille,’ among her memorable roles. Garofalo’s informed opinions and unflinching honesty on topics ranging from everyday life to pop culture inspire laughs and strike a chord with audiences everywhere. Often a lightning rod for controversy, Garofalo finds a way to get her point across with her trademark sense of humor.

Known and respected worldwide, Garofalo was also instrumental in the successful launching of the first liberal radio network, Air America Radio, where she hosted her own talk show, ‘The Majority Report.’

Friday, March 8, 8 p.m. $33, $28.

Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. Tickets available at LandmarkOnMainStreet.org or (516) 767-6444.

‘Greatest Show On Earth’

The circus is back. The iconic Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey spectacle returns after a hiatus, re-imagined as a 360-degree experience that brings fans into the action. Packed with explosive excitement, ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’ begins and ends with a bang. Lauren Irving, Alex Stickels and Jan Damm join forces as Aria, Stix and Nick Nack, who serve as its soul, rhythm and funny bone.

The trio, appearing as show guides, encounter never-before-seen stunts, acrobatic displays, and comedic acts along the way. An international cast of 75 performers take on a variety of enthralling circus acts, including new stunts like the Triangular Highwire, led by the Lopez Family, sixth-generation circus artists hailing from Mexico and Chile. There are also comic clowning, extreme sports, and acrobatic aerial feats — all enhanced with original music.

Friday through Sunday, March 8-10, times vary. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com, or Ringling. com. UBS Arena, 2400 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont.

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When virtuoso Irish playing jumps the pond running through the wide open fields of Bluegrass and Americana, JigJam is born. This Offaly and Tipperary-born band has started the Irish invasion of Americana with a brand new band member from Glasgow injecting the magic of Scottish folk music. The lads bring their foot-stomping sound to the Landmark stage, for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration, Saturday, March 16, at 8 p.m. Described as ‘The best Irish band in bluegrass’ and ‘sparkling, infectious’ these gents have been hailed as ‘Ireland’s answer to New Grass Revival’. Founding members from Offaly Jamie McKeogh (lead singer and guitar) and Daithi Melia (5 string banjo and Dobro) were joined by Tipperary-born Gavin Strappe (mandolin and tenor banjo) in 2016. They’ve since added Glasgow native Danny Hunter (fiddle) to make up this iGrass (Irish Bluegrass) quartet. They’ve been hailed as “Ireland’s answer to New Grass Revival,” with a sound that has its roots in Irish music and Irish immigration. iGrass and JigJam is what happens when the Irish find their prodigal son. $38.14-$49.48. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. Tickets available at LandmarkOnMainStreet.org or (516) 767-6444.

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Inspired by L. Frank Baum’s stories, this clever adaptation puts the audience front and center, literally, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday, March 8, 10:15 a.m. and noon, Sunday, March 10, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, March 13-14,10:15 a.m. and noon. Kids become cast members, singing dancing, and acting on stage alongside the professional cast.

One of our most interactive shows at LICM Theater, this production received rave reviews in its prior run. Going beyond the traditional telling of the Oz stories, “Journey to Oz” uses personal journal entries and historic newspaper headlines to bring the history of author L. Frank Baum and illustrator W.W. Denslow to life. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion take the audience with them on this lively, playful trip down the yellow brick road. $10 with museum admission ($8 members), $14 theater only.

Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Converse, collaborate and create at Family Saturdays at Nassau County Museum of Art, Saturday, March 9, noon-3 p.m. Get inspired by the art and objects in the galleries and then join educators at the Manes Center to explore and discover different materials to create your own original artwork.

Kids and their adult partners connect while talking about and making art together. A new project is featured every week. $20 adult, $10 child. Registration required. 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Board of Education Meeting Whether you’re a student, parent or taxpayer, stop by the Lynbrook Board of Education meeting to stay up to date on what the school district is up to. The Board of Education next meets, Wednesday, March 13, 7:30 p.m., in the cafeteria of Lynbrook High School. 9 Union Ave.

Village meeting Keep up to date with the goings-on in Lynbrook at the monthly meeting with Mayor Alan Beach and the board of trustees, Monday March 11, 7 p.m., at Village Hall. 1 Columbus Drive in Lynbrook.

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Empire Safety Council offers another session at Lynbrook Library, Saturday, March, 9, 10:15 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

Participation in this six-hour course gives you a reduction of insurance fees for three years and can reduce points.

Registration is required.

The fee for the class is $33 per person, and must be paid the day of the class by cash, check or money order payable to Empire Safety Council. Class size is limited. 56 Eldert St. Visit LynbrookLibrary.org or call (516) 599-8630 for more.

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Bird walk Best of Broadway Adelphi University Performing Arts students celebrate the music of Broadway during their semi-annual Best of Broadway concert, Sunday, March 10, 4 p.m.

The theme of this season’s concert is a royal one, paying tribute to the kings, queens, “Aladdin,” “Camelot, “ “Six,” “Frozen,” “Anastasia,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Cinderella,” and more. $30, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 877-4000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.

Having an event?

See some birds with the South Shore Audubon Society. All are welcome to join members for another in its series of bird walks, at Massapequa Lake, Sunday, March 10, starting at 9 a.m. Massapequa Lake is at the south end of Massapequa Preserve, between Lakeshore Boulevard and Ocean Avenue.

Use street parking on the westbound side of Merrick Road.

Walk leaders, other birders and nature enthusiasts are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. Bring binoculars.

The group will meet at the gazebo. To register, text your name and contact information to (516) 467-9498. No walk if rain or snow. Text regarding questionable weather.

For more information, visit SSAudubon.org.

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.

Icon and superstar Whitney Houston, has left a lasting legacy that is celebrated an exhilarating spectacle. “Queen of the Night, A Musical Tribute to Whitney Houston,” Saturday, March 9, 8 p.m., at NYCB Theatre at Westbury. An exhilarating tribute to Houston’s remarkable musical repertoire, the electrifying production, which premiered on London’s West End, honors her timeless songs with sensational vocalists and a full live band.

Named after the swaggering hard rock single from “The Bodyguard” soundtrack, the show celebrates 30 years of hits sung by the superstar, from “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and “Saving All My Love for You” to “How Will I Know,” “Greatest Love of All” and, of course, “I Will Always Love You.” With the accompaniment of a dynamic band, backing vocalists and dancers, “Queen of the Night” fully conveys the essence and persona of Houston in a captivating production has been described as “a powerhouse performance that delivers on every level.” NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. Tickets available at LiveNation.com or call (516) 2475200.

On exhibit Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Our Gilded Age,” examines the appearances and the realities of an era that mirrors our own in many ways. Like the nation’s economy, American art and literature flourished during the Gilded Age. The art of John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, Louis Comfort Tiffany and others adorned palatial residences designed by Stanford White and Ogden Codman Jr., architect of the museum’s own quintessential Gilded Age mansion.

Drawing heavily upon the local literary history of Long Island, including William Cullen Bryant, Mark Twain (who named the Gilded Age), Walt Whitman, Edith Wharton and others, the exhibition will include paintings, fashion, decorative arts including period silver and china, photographs, manuscripts, first editions and other historic memorabilia. The “Upstairs, Downstairs” approach to the life of a country house brings to life not only the storied conspicuous consumption for which the Gilded Age was infamous, but also the real lives of these many individuals who maintained the palatial estates where that lifestyle was enjoyed. On view through March 10.

Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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Take a meditative Forest Bathing walk, led by certified guide Linda Lombardo, Sunday, March 10, 2-4 p.m.

Based on the Japanese tradition of Shinrin-Yoku, a wellness practice developed in the 1980s, the walk, on the grounds of the former summer residence of Howard Gould and later Daniel and Florence Guggenheim, inspires mindful connections with the natural elements of the woods for a range of healthful benefits. $40, $35.

Registration required. Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Road. For information, visit SandsPointPreserveConservancy. org or call (516) 571-7901.

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF VILLAGE TREASURER’S SALE FOR TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE IN THE VILLAGE OF LYNBROOK, NEW YORK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Real Property Tax Law, the Village Law of the State of New York, the Village Code of the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, and pursuant to a Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lynbrook, Nassau County, New York, adopted at a meeting held on the 22nd day of January, 2024, the Treasurer of said Village will sell pursuant to Village Code §222-27(B) to the Village of Lynbrook, in the manner prescribed by law, on the 14th day of March 2024 at 10:00 A.M., each of the following parcels of real estate upon which Village taxes remain unpaid as will be sufficient to discharge the taxes, interest and charges thereon which may be due at the time of the sale.

Such interest in real estate will be sold subject to any unpaid assessment thereon levied by said Village and any unpaid lien purchased and held by said Village, and all liens on property included in this sale are sold subject to the provisions of any federal or state law.

The following is a list of lots, pieces and parcels of real estate to be sold, and the total amount of the taxes, interest and charges thereon: PARCEL_ID LOCATION BILL_BALANCE 1-2-5 48 LAKEVIEW AVE 5,393.73 1-8-2 95 LAKEVIEW AVE 5,770.57 1-8-4 7 LAFAYETTE AVE 5,406.64 1-8-20 408 VINCENT AVE 4,645.20 2-6-22A 60 DRIVING PARK AVE 7,071.46 2-7-4 11 CLIFFORD ST 1,916.97 2-10-1 49 DRIVING PARK AVE 6,297.12 2-10-3 59 DRIVING PARK AVE 3,172.42 2-11-1 76 DRIVING PARK AVE 2,497.43 4-7-2 318 VINCENT AVE 5,347.27 4-9-12 110 HEMPSTEAD AVE 7,768.36 5-3-9 69 CHRISTABEL ST 5,084.00 6-3-18 121 OAK ST 2,384.48 6-4-1 118 OAK ST 4,774.26 7-2-9 266 EARLE AVE 2,622.93 7-3-19 278 VINCENT AVE 3,237.90 8-1-19 248 DENTON AVE 3,451.26 8-2-2 21 ROLLING ST 6,155.16 8-5-5.6 81 CHARLES ST 2,738.27 8-7-13 62 LYNBROOK AVE 6,839.16 9-2-8 9 REMSEN ST 4,774.26 9-2-12A LYNBROOK AVE 599.18 9-5-11 48 WASHINGTON AVE 5,484.07 10-3-4A 180 OCEAN AVE 2,489.89 10-4-2 12 CHARLES ST 3,187.70 10-4-24 52 MADISON ST 5,006.56 10-4-25 56 MADISON ST 4,800.07 12-3-12 33 PARK PL 6,219.69 12-3-13 35 PARK PL 5,187.24 13-2-1&2 40 ROCKLYN AVE 52,235.89 14-3-3A 307 SUNRISE HWY 3,161.06 15-6-6 72 SHIPHERD AVE 2,405.18 16-5-33 122 ROCKLYN AVE 2,735.89 17-4-201 8 HAMPTON RD 5,890.33 20-3-4 54 ROBERTSON RD 5,458.26 20-5-12 85 VINCENT PL 76.62 21-1-1&2 710 MERRICK RD 8,800.81 21-2-16.17 616 -620 MERRICK RD 7,178.73 24-2-4 11 ATLANTIC AVE 7,555.24 24-2-5A 15 ATLANTIC AVE 35,128.23 24-3-20L STATION PLAZA 799.33 26-1-38 43 WRIGHT AVE 3,791.24 26-2-15 65 WRIGHT AVE 5,393.73 28-7-3&4 152 -154 SCRANTON AVE 2,003.95 28-9-11 65 BIXLEY HEATH 2,873.94 29-4-1D.103104 42 GARDEN DR 3,359.76 30-1-1 803 SUNRISE HWY 7,053.22 30-1-6 1 OLIVE PL 5,094.32 32-1-8 220 PICCADILLY DOWNS 3,689.72 32-3-2 160 TOTTENHAM RD 7,407.00 32-5-4 187 WESTMINSTER RD 5,768.51

32-7-1 169 BIXLEY HEATH 32-7-6 185 BIXLEY HEATH 32-8-2 232 PICCADILLY DOWNS 32-10-6 225 BIXLEY HEATH 33-1-61 327 PENINSULA BLVD 33-1-70 363 PENINSULA BLVD 34-1-18 90 OAKLAND AVE 34-1-45 12 OAKLAND AVE 34-2-6 15 NEW ST 34-2-1C 20 OLIVE PL 34-3-1 288 -290 BROADWAY 36-2-12A 133 UNION PL 37-1-11 21 HARRISON AVE 37-2-2 219 ATLANTIC AVE 37-3-9 130 SPENCER AVE 38-2-3 56 NORTHUMBERLAND GATE 38-3-6A 366 PICCADILLY DOWNS 38-4-406 79 COVENTRY GARDENS 39-1-7A PENINSULA BLVD 39-2-3 33 FARNUM ST 39-2-6 10 HOLLYWOOD AVE 39-3-11 6 CATALPA AVE 39-7-105 477 PENINSULA BLVD 39-8-3 11 DOROTHY PL 40-1-49 4 EVERETT ST 41-2-1 36 BIRCH ST 41-3-21 14 STARKS PL 41-3-24 8 STARKS PL 41-4-8 9 STARKS PL 41-4-14 23 STARKS PL 41-4-21.12A 570 BROADWAY APT 12A 41-4-21.23A 570 BROADWAY APT 23A 41-4-22A.10A 596 BROADWAY APT 10A 41-4-22A.12A 596 BROADWAY APT 12A 41-4-22A.21B 596 BROADWAY APT 21B 42-8-16 18 SUNSET AVE 43-4-3 3 SAMUEL PL 44-3-9 54 MARION ST 45-1-28 9 DURLAND RD 46-4-1 248 UNION AVE 47-1-4 260 WHITEHALL ST 47-3-9.10 1 GRAND AVE 47-4-13A 2 WINTHROP ST 49-1-12 412 WHITEHALL ST 50-2-8 3 HAWTHORNE ST 51-1-1C 91 FENIMORE ST 51-7-5.5A 85 EDWARD ST 52-1-1 58 WHITEHALL ST 52-6-210 41 DAWES AVE 53-1-301.4 296 HENDRICKSON AVE 54-2-30 3 BURTIS ST 54-2-32 11 BURTIS ST 55-1-3 7 KELSEY PL 55-2-2 28 GREEN AVE 55-5-9 77 CENTRAL AVE 55-10-5 73 DAVISON AVE 56-1-3 108 BURTIS ST 56-1-26 35 CONCORD ST 56-1-3A 110 BURTIS ST 56-4-2 33 WILSON AVE 56-6-1 42 TAFT AVE 57-5-12 35 NIEMAN AVE 57-5-18E 455 MERRICK RD 57-5-18F 459 MERRICK RD 58-4-7 17 PRESIDENT ST 59-1-15 104 DAVISON AVE 59-4-9 58 SMITH ST 60-1-7 11 SUMMIT AVE 60-2-21.20A 181 WALNUT ST 60-4-7 178 WALNUT ST 60-4-23 85 HEMPSTEAD AVE 61-1-2 61 FOWLER AVE 61-2-27 27 -29 BLAKE AVE

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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JOHN GIORDANO, VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR

LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village Board of the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, Monday, the 11th day of March 2024 at 7:00 P.M., will conduct a Public Hearing under Village Code #212-1.1 at which time the Board will take proof of the unreasonably dangerous condition of sidewalks, curbs, etc. contiguous to the properties set forth below and will determine whether said conditions must be repaired by the owner(s) of said properties or, upon failure to so repair, that the Village will do so with the cost thereof to be assessed against said properties: House Number and Street Section, Block and Lot 41 Sherman Street 59-04-19A 73 Lakeview Avenue 01-05-12 430 Whitehall Street 49-01-16 33 Farnum Street 39-02-03 105 Pearsall Avenue 55-04-03

By Order of the Board of Trustees John Giordano, Village Administrator Lynbrook, New York 145269 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

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7,587.68 3,589.31 4,781.60 3,514.01 6,361.65 2,559.66 7,303.76 5,471.16 7,601.62 3,961.43 17,783.11 6,995.31 5,858.33 9,962.31 2,419.61 3,607.51 2,073.23 3,062.20 87.75 5,646.68 7,228.57 5,690.56 6,832.71 6,555.23 9,788.56 6,555.23 5,109.81 5,187.24 5,645.39 4,825.88 1,058.65 1,058.65 765.22 485.21 822.58 592.85 2,447.23 7,561.87 2,798.01 3,068.14 2,748.44 3,074.75 4,387.10 5,084.00 2,464.17 3,137.50 163.05 803.12 4,154.79 1,315.56 3,426.16 3,063.45 3,024.55 3,877.97 1,907.56 5,484.07 2,258.97 2,282.57 4,510.51 2,698.24 3,026.84 4,152.82 4,028.58 4,279.59 2,397.03 3,375.33 6,013.20 5,677.66 8,400.73 6,413.27 1,638.46 2,767.26 3,338.31

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LEGAL NOTICE CITATION SURROGATE’S COURT, NASSAU COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO:Joy Taylor Scott Taylor Susan Lowenstam Jasper Surety Grassi & Co. Attorney General of the State of New York and any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and next-of-

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF EAST ROCKAWAY PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Article 14, Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York, and a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, Nassau County, duly adopted at the Regular Meeting of such Board held on February 5, 2024, I, the undersigned Treasurer of the said Village, will sell at Public Auction in the manner provided by law on the 20th day of March, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. in the Public Meeting Room of the Board of Trustees in the Village Hall, 376 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, New York, so much of each of the following parcels of real estate upon which Village Taxes for the year 2023/24 remain unpaid as will be sufficient to discharge the tax, fees, interest and charges which may be due thereon at the time of such sale and shall conduct the same from day to day until the sale is completed.

The Purchaser or Purchasers at such Tax Sale will be required to pay the amount of their respective bids to the undersigned Treasurer within ten (10) days after the sale pursuant to the provisions the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York.

The following is a statement of the real estate hereinbefore mentioned as shown and described on the Official Tax Map of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, New York, duly adopted, approved and filed as provided by law, a copy of which is on file and available for inspection in the Office of the Village Clerk of said Village upon which taxes are unpaid together with the amount of tax, fees, interest and charges to March 20th, 2024.

NAME OF OWNER OR OCCUPANT AS IT APPEARS ON ASSESSMENT ROLL SEC. 81 ROWE AVE 1 361 ATLANTIC AVE 10 141 OCEANVIEW RD 12 3 PAYNE CIRCLE 13 318 WAVERLY AVE 13C 41 ARNOLD COURT 13C 83 ARNOLD COURT 13C 2 EMMET AVE 14C 13 ACORN RD 14C 25 ACORN RD 14C 153 MAIN ST 15 25 DAVIS ST 15 35 LAWSON AVE 15 65 PHIPPS AVENUE 19 53 DURLAND ROAD 2 76 WAVERLY AVE 2 9 PROSPECT AVE 20 42 BULAIRE ROAD 21 46 CATHAY ROAD 21 135 BAISLEY AVE 22 63 FRANKLIN ST 22 59 DART ST 22 100 FRANKLIN ST 22 95 MAIN ST 23 10 CAMMERER AVE 23 39 ALICE COURT 23 15 MAIN ST 25 BORDERING LOT 25 115 ALTHOUSE AVE 25 4 MORTON AVENUE 25 76 FRONT ST 25 78 FRONT ST 25 84 FRONT ST 25 40 FIRST AVE 26 5 WATERVIEW ST 26 61 THIRD AVE 26 6 FIFTH AVENUE 26 96 WILLIAMSON ST 26 1 SEVENTH AVE 26 7 DEAN STREET 3 43 MILL RIVER AVE 6 70 JARVIS PLACE 6 174 WAVERLY AVE 7 15 JUDITH COURT 7 78 JUDITH COURT 7 245 WAVERLY AVE 7 10 MURDOCK ROAD 8 2 SALEM ROAD 8 94 GRANT AVE 9

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AS IT APPEARS ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP BLOCK

LOT(s)

3 3 3 3 5 5 5 1 2 2 2 3 3 6 1 3 4 235 236 11 12 2 8 2 3 5 1 3 5 8 9 9 8 1 13 2 5 8 8 1 11 5 114 114 114 243 1 5 3

13 12 5 225 101 208 215 5 17 23 11 13 15 1 27 7 3 9 6 7 2A 2 32 2 8 4 18A 1 4 118 1 2 3 13-A 11 6 101 3 4A 6 11 114 20 25 104 12AA 10 8 219

AMOUNT OF TAX, FEES, INTEREST AND CHARGES THE VILLAGE BY:

$1,882.05 $2,109.12 $1,915.36 $1,949.60 $6,300.70 $5,049.64 $2,247.17 $2,888.03 $4,749.43 $2,511.25 $1,887.61 $623.67 $803.17 $3,230.89 $1,286.60 $69,474.41 $2,009.53 $4,075.59 $4,532.17 $2,370.99 $2,094.88 $3,251.83 $1,792.64 $2,825.85 $1,106.67 $2,372.89 $122.29 $118.49 $506.59 $1,521.20 $2,713.43 $890.89 $4,615.88 $2,818.06 $323.96 $1,622.97 $5,386.37 $1,385.52 $279.47 $213.62 $3,295.59 $491.36 $2,205.91 $975.28 $2,322.49 $2,340.07 $1,598.92 $2,686.80 $1,893.16

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, NY Theresa E. Gaffney Village Clerk-Treasurer Dated: February 29, 2023 March 7, 2023 March 14, 2023 1248684 kin of the said Arthur Irving Goldfeder, deceased, and if any of the said distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained

A petition having been duly filed by Nassau County Public Administrator, who is domiciled at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York 11501, United States.

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on MARCH 27, 2024, at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon

of that day, why the account of Nassau County Public Administrator, a summary of which has been served herewith, as Administrator of the estate of Arthur Irving Goldfeder, should not be judicially settled.

[X] Further relief sought (if any): 1.

Releasing and discharging the Petitioner from all liability, responsibility, and accountability as to all

matters set forth in the account of proceedings; 2.

Allowing the commissions of the Petitioner in the amount of $ 36,596.06 pursuant to SCPA 2307(1) and the reasonable and necessary expenses of the office in the amount of $ 11,038.42 pursuant to SCPA 1207(4); 3.

Fixing and determining the attorney’s fees and disbursements of Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC attorney for petitioner in the amount of $ 65,271.42, of which $ 14,271.42 has been paid and $ 51,000.00 is unpaid; 4.

Fixing and determining the accounting fees of Grassi & Co, CPA’s, PC in the amount of $11,250.00, of which $ 5,250.00 has been paid and $ 6,000.00 is unpaid; 5.

Releasing and discharging the surety; 6.

And why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the New York State Comptroller on account for the unknown next of kin of Arthur Irving Goldfeder, decedent should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship; 7.

Granting such other and further relief as to the Court is just and proper.

Dated, Attested, and Sealed, FEBRUARY 7, 2024 Seal HON. HON. MARGARET C. REILLY Margaret C. Reilly, Surrogate s/ Debra Keller Leimbach Debra Keller Leimbach, Chief Clerk Richard T. Kerins, Esq. Attorney Name Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC Firm (516) 538-1111 Telephone 254 Nassau Blvd. , Garden City South, New York 11530 Address NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you, and you or your attorney may request a copy of the full account from the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, COUNTY ACQUISITIONS LLC, Plaintiff, vs. AMJAD QURESHI, IF LIVING, AND IF HE/SHE BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on September 5, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 26, 2024 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 1 Olive Place, Lynbrook, NY 11563. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Lynbrook, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 42, Block 13001 and Lots 91-92.

Approximate amount of judgment is $61,821.79 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 608033/2022.

This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, 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, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Ronald J. Ferraro, Esq., Referee Robert Bichoupan, P.C., 175 East Shore Road, Suite 270, Great Neck, New York 11023, Attorneys for Plaintiff 144987 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE Garda Holdings, L.L.C. formed the corporation filing the Articles of Organization with the Department of State Secretary of State (“SS”) on September 9, 2023.

The corporate office is located in Nassau County.

SS shall be served with service of process and mail same upon Garda Holdings, L.L.C. located at 23 Carol Street, Lynbrook, New York 11563, for lawful purposes.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook will hold a Public Hearing to consider the amendment of Section 252-58 of the Lynbrook Village Code to amend section 252-58(C)(l) which will restrict the parking of campers, mobile homes, motor homes, recreational vehicles, trailers, shipping containers, buses or boats; and under SEQRA Regulations, to determine whether the proposed use would constitute a significant negative impact on the environment; said Public Hearing will be held at 7:00 PM March 11, 2024 at the Village Hall, One Columbus Drive, Lynbrook, New York.

All interested persons will be heard during the Public Hearing at the time and place aforementioned.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JOHN GIORDANO, VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR LYNBROOK, NEW YORK DATED: FEBRUARY 20, 2024 145120

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY CV XXVIII, LLC, Plaintiff against AMJAD QURESHI, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., 20 Commerce Drive, Suite 230, Cranford, NJ 07016 and 1131 Route 55, Suite 1, Lagrangeville, NY 12540.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered November 9, 2016, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM. Premises known as 1 Olive Place, Lynbrook, NY 11563. Sec 42 Block 13001 Lot 91&92. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Lynbrook, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Approximate

Amount of Judgment is $681,400.38 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 002561/2015.

During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Peter Kramer, Esq., Referee File # 350.000003-1 (516) 510-4020 145150

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX # 613616/2023 Property: 139 Locust Street, Valley Stream, New York 11581 Supplemental Summons with Notice of Action to Foreclose a Mortgage UMB Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as legal title trustee for LVS Title Trust XIII, Plaintiff(s), against Unknown heirs at law of Compton I Wilson Jr., and if they be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally 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; Louanne V. Wilson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, The People of the State of New York, The United States of America, and “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 being foreclosed herein, Defendant(s). WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: 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 summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within 20 days after the service of this summons exclusive of the day of service or within 30 days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner 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 hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME I f 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 your mortgage company will not stop this 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. Sheldon May & Associates, P.C. by Ted Eric May, Esq., Attorneys for Plaintiff. 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, New York 11570. Phone: 516-763-3200. File # 39393 145088

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West End Elementary School students’ research on influential leaders for Black History Month is shared with the rest of the building daily throughout February.

Photos courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools

Students stepped up for Black History Month at West End Elementary School Students took the lead on Black History Month recognitions throughout the month of February at West End Elementary School.

Each day, volunteers shared the history behind influential Black leaders with the entire building. To prepare for the month, students studied a black leader and wrote about their achievements and the ways they have been influential.

Each morning on the loudspeaker, students shared their subject’s history.

Every grade throughout the building listened in to learn something new about a wide range of individuals, from Harriet Tubman to Serena and Venus Williams.

— Ben Fiebert

Gianna Luongo and Keshawn Vilsaint stepped up to the loudspeaker to share facts about their researched subject on Feb. 12.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE Malverne Union Free School District Malverne, New York Legal Notice PUBLICATION PRINTING SERVICES SFB Notice is hereby given that separate bids, submitted in sealed envelopes for the PUBLICATION PRINTING SERVICES SFB will be received on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at 12:30 p.m., 301 Wicks Lane, the Malverne Administration Building.

Sealed bids are to be addressed to the attention of Christopher Caputo, Assistant Superintendent for Business, Malverne Union Free School District, 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, New York 11565.

All bids must be submitted to the Assistant Superintendent, on or before the date and time of opening in sealed envelopes, bearing on the outside the name and address of the bidder and the title of the bid in the lower left-hand corner.

To obtain the bid please e-mail, dfecht@malverneschools.

org.

The Board of Education reserves the right to award all or a part of this bid or to reject all bids or to make awards which are in the best interest of the school district.

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024

By Order of the Board of Education Malverne Union Free School District 145258

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice Safeguard Self Storage #190114 located at 499 Ocean Ave. East Rockaway NY 11518 intends to hold a sale of the property stored in the below listed Storage Spaces. The public sale shall occur as an online auction via www.storageauctions.co m on 3/25/2024 at 11:00AM. Unless listed below, the contents

consist of household goods and furnishings.

Denis C Motherway unit #3407. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice.

See manager for details.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff AGAINST GEORGE R. ERCOLE JR A/K/A GEORGE ERCOLE, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered December 4, 2017, 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 April 9, 2024 at 2:30PM, premises known as 169 SPENCER AVENUE, LYNBROOK, NY 11563.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village

of East Rockaway, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 38, Block 441, Lot 232.

Approximate amount of judgment $367,743.07 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #008271/2009.

The aforementioned 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”. Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 18-002974 79436 145239 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

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Open Houses EAST ROCKAWAY BA 62 Bulaire Rd, , NEW TO MARKET! Move Right Into This 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Exp Ranch in Waverly Park Area of SD#20(Lynbrook). Open Floor Plan. LR w/Fpl, DR, Gran/Wood EIK Plus Family Rm w/ Vaulted Ceiling. Upper Level Has Huge Skylit Recreation Rm, BR, Bth & W/D. Beautifully Lanscaped Oversized Prop W/ Trex Deck for Entertaining. Multi Car Drvewy...$899,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 515-238-4299

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H EW L ET T 1 39 0 B ROA DWAY # 117 , OPEN HOUSE BY APPT, NEW TO MARKET! Move Right Into This Beautiful JR 4 Coop Apt in Luxurious Hewlett Townhouse.

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Gar Pkg. Near Shops, LIRR & Houses of Worship....$359,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

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Q. We are suing our contractor and need some advice. A year ago, we finished our second-floor addon and first-floor kitchen and rear family room remodel by opening up walls to join them. Everything seemed fine until it rained the first time. The windows began to leak at the bottom, and then around the tops and sides. Our new sliding glass door did the same.

The basement flooded, and we are not in a flood area.

Then the air-conditioning company said somebody disconnected the ducts, and when we opened the ceilings, more water poured down. The house is now filled with mold, which we clean with bleach where we can get to it, but we couldn’t move out and have two small children under age 4.

Although we have many questions and hired an attorney, we’re wondering whether we should hire an architect to go over all the problems and identify them, with remedies, or hire one of the contractors who said they could fix the problems, or wait until the lawsuit is finished to make it possible for a jury to see the damage. The job architect, whom we never met, has now had their license revoked for the next two years, but we wouldn’t go to them, anyway.

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HEWLETT Bay PaRK 190 Meadowview Ave, BA, Ever Dream of Living in A Castle? This 8000 Sq Ft Mansion is Full of Character. Amazing Architectural Details, Soaring Ceilings, Stained Glass Windows. 5 BR, 6.55 Bths. Sprawling 1.3 Acre Prop with IG Gunite Pool. SD#14. Near All. Must See This Unique Home! ............................................................REDUCED $2,700,000

HEWLETT 1267 Peninsula Blvd, BA, 5 BR, 2 Bath Exp Cape in SD#14 (Hewlett Woodmere) Living Room, FDR & Updtd Gran/Wood EIK w/ Vaulted Ceiling.

2 Main Flr BRs & Updtd Bth. Upper Level 3 BRs & Updtd Bth. 1.5 Car Det Gar Plus 4/5 Car Drivewy. Priv Yd w/ Deck. HW Flrs, Gas Ht. Near Shops, LIRR, Trans & Houses of Worship .................................................. $599,000 1534 Broadway #213, BA, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! Move Right Into This 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Condo in Prestigious Jonathan Hall with Doorman & Elevator. Spacious Corner Unit. Updtd Gran/Wood Kit, LR & DR. Washer/ Dryer in Unit. Gar Pkg. Loads of Closets. Terrace Faces Back. Easy Ranch Style Living. Convenient to Shops, LIRR & Houses of Worship .... $649,000

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1390 Broadway #117, BA, NEW TO MARKET! Move Right Into This Beautiful JR 4 Coop Apt in Luxurious Hewlett Townhouse. Huge LR & DR, Ren Kit w/ Wood Cab/Quartz Counters/ Stainless St Appl.Encl Terrace Overlooking Garden can Be Rm. Spac BR w/ En Suite Bath. W/D in Apt. 24 Hr Drmn, Elevator, Valet Pkg, Priv Storage. Redone IG Comm Pool. Gar Pkg. Near Shops, LIRR & Houses of Worship ................................ $359,000

VaLLEy STREaM 155 Gibson Blvd, BA, RENTAL! 2 BR Apt on Second Floor of 2 Family House. Updated Gran/Wood EIK & Bath. Spacious LR/DR. One Pkg Spot.

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HEWLETT: BA 1267 Peninsula Blvd, 5 BR, 2 Bath Exp Cape in SD#14(Hewlett Woodmere)Living Room, FDR & Updtd Gran/Wood EIK w/ Vaulted Ceiling. 2 Main Flr BRs & Updtd Bth. Upper Level 3 BRs & Updtd Bth. 1.5 Car Det Gar Plus 4/5 Car Drivewy. Priv Yd w/ Deck.HW Flrs, Gas Ht. Near Shops, LIRR, Trans & Houses of Worship...$599,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 HEWLETT BAY PARK: BA 190 Meadowview Ave, , Ever Dream of Living in A Castle? This 8000 Sq Ft Mansion is Full of Character. Amazing Architectural Details, Soaring Ceilings, Stained Glass Windows.

5 BR, 6.55 Bths. Sprawling 1.3 Acre Prop with IG Gunite Pool. SD#14.Near All. Must See This Unique Home!.REDUCED!!.$2,700,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas elliman 516-238-4299

Open Houses VALLEY STREAM BA, 155 Gibson Blvd RENTAL! 2 BR Apt on Second Floor of 2 Family House. Updated Gran/Wood EIK & Bath. Spacious LR/DR. One Pkg Spot.

SD#14. Near LIRR & Shops...$2,700 per month Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman RE, 515-238-4228

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A. Ugh! This is more common than you would think. It starts with not having the architect working for you and instead working for the contractor. I can guess that the contractor was contacted first, and you hired them to get their architect and provide plans. That was your first mistake.

Next, people are lazy, expecting that anyone onte eeper they hire knows all the best techniques to build and knows all the rules, codes and laws. That was mistake number two.

Even though you hire people, you should have gone over critical details, especially about waterproofing and structural techniques on the plans, to make sure that the building owner looks for those steps to be carried out. You, the building owner, I always say, are the “eyes and ears” on the job, since the architect often isn’t there at critical times, when waterproofing membranes and materials are joined.

Mistake number three was not doing a water test with a garden hose when the finish siding, windows roofing, etc., had been applied. Simulating rain by pointing a hose skyward so that the water cascades down — not a direct fire-hose hit — tells you right away if something is failing.

You’re going to need a licensed expert — an architect or an engineer — to work with your attorney. Document everything with videos during simulated or storm events to show the water coming in and whatever other failures, such as leaking and disconnected air ducts, and hire people who can do the job correctly as soon as you can. You need to have a healthy home for your family, and a lawsuit could take years while you possibly get sick from the mold and the chlorine you’re breathing. Good luck!

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rowing up in Island Park, I was always acutely aware of how lucky I was to be surrounded by beautiful beaches, bountiful waterways and stunning coastlines. Preserving Nassau County’s coastal environs has been a main priority of my tenure in public office, and I am proud to represent so many community partners who share in that goal. Indeed, the pristine nature of our South Shore was recently threatened by a largescale offshore AnTHonY wind turbine proposed D’EsposiTo project

by Equinor, but thanks to unified community opposition, this dubious plan appears to have stalled — for now.

The growing national push to advance offshore wind energy has clearly reached Long Island, and while Equinor’s plan was defeated due to the corporation’s failure to properly liaise with local stakeholders, there will certainly be other developers attempting their own offshore wind projects mov-

ing forward.

Now more than ever, it is vital that our communities make their voices heard on any projects that would impact our coastline, which is why I am proud to announce that I have been made a co-chair of the Congressional Offshore Wind Caucus. This bipartisan panel provides members of Congress from across the country a forum to discuss the growing utilization of offshore wind energy, compare notes on offshore wind projects being advanced, and strategize on how best to approach future development questions. What’s more, my leadership role in the caucus also provides neighbors in the 4th District with an enhanced voice when the panel communicates with turbine developers — ensuring that the thoughts, concerns and opinions of South Shore residents are made known.

Those residents have recently seen firsthand the difficulties that stem from a corporate entity outright ignoring the concerns of community stakeholders when developing a large-scale project.

Indeed, Equinor failed to engage with

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residents of the Long Beach barrier island, Island Park, Oceanside and beyond during the development of its Empire Wind 2 offshore wind turbine plan. This lack of engagement justifiably led to distrust among community members, and fueled the successful grass-roots campaign to quash the project.

Like my neighbors along the South Shore, over the course of several meetings, Equinor representatives failed to provide me with adequate information on the long-term environmental impacts of the project or outline a proper plan to support the communities that would have hosted facets of Empire Wind 2 — which is why I fought to stop the project from moving forward.

Now that Equinor appears to have realized the error of its ways and pulled back from its offshore wind plan, we have seen growing interest from several other developers seeking to take Equinor’s place. As the selection process plays out and companies vie for a chance to develop offshore wind energy in Nassau County, it is vital that stakeholders have a say in project advance-

e’ve seen interest from other developers seeking to take Equinor’s place.

ment, residents’ wishes are respected, and local communities’ bests interests are advanced. If a company can articulate a vision for an offshore wind energy project that safeguards our environment, incorporates robust stakeholder feedback into the development process, benefits the community, and creates good union jobs, I believe it is beneficial for the public to hear them out and approach the plan with an open mind. I intend to utilize my position on the Congressional Offshore Wind Caucus to hold corporate developers accountable by demanding full transparency on any proposed projects that come before the community.

I will continue to utilize all the tools at my disposal to advocate for the best interests of South Shore neighbors and ensure that our communities are not negatively impacted by overdevelopment. My position as co-chair of the bipartisan caucus will give our community a stronger voice in that arena, and ensure that any proposed plans include real benefits for the South Shore. Long gone are the days when developers like Equinor thought they could simply muscle their way past community opposition. We won’t allow it.

Anthony D’Esposito represents the 4th Congressional District.

For Democrats, Suozzi’s victory is nothing to brag about

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emocrats were understandably elated when former Democratic Congressman Tom Suozzi won the special election in New York’s 3rd Congressional District on Feb. 13, but they shouldn’t be popping any champagne. In truth, Suozzi’s victory over the Republicans’ candidate, Mazi Melesa Pilip, was a lot closer than it should have been.

Suozzi won just under 54 percent of the vote.

Doesn’t that seem a little low? After all, he’s a former mayor of Glen Cove, a former Nassau County MATTHEW executive, and a ADARiCHEV former three-term representative of the district in Congress. Pilip, meanwhile, is a sophomore county legislator.

An alarming sign for me is the money spent by each campaign for each vote. Suozzi spent $2.36 million and won roughly 91,300 votes, meaning he spent almost $26 per vote. In comparison, Pilip spent just $714,000 and won roughly 78,200 votes, or just over $9 per vote.

That means that Pilip needed on average one-third the cash to bring her vot-

ers out to the polls. That indicates to me that Pilip’s voters were more excited and zealous. Suozzi, on the other hand, had to fight to bring Democrats out.

If Pilip and Suozzi had had the same fundraising numbers, and the cash-pervote numbers held, Pilip would have garnered over three times her vote total.

Even if we halved Suozzi’s advantage (to make the comparison a bit more realistic), Pilip still might have won, with over 58.5 percent of the vote, if she’d spent as much money as Suozzi.

To top it off, state Democrats are going to get another chance to draw district lines this year, meaning that Suozzi is almost certainly going to be redistricted into a safer, more heavily Democratic district. Why sink millions into an election that you most likely would have won more easily in nine months?

I read the election results this way: A Democratic political veteran with high name recognition and a 3-to-1 fundraising advantage won an election with the second-worst margin he’s won his House seat with, against a neophyte opponent no one had ever heard of, whom he probably would have more easily defeated in nine months.

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So, Democrats, is this your grand victory?

Aside from that lingering question, Suozzi ran a good campaign. He attacked Pilip where he needed to and worked hard in just the couple of months that he had, barnstorming through the district. He held a large event in my native Westbury, which I appreciate. The difficult fight he had, and the difficult fight many Nassau Democrats have, was beyond his control.

For one thing, the political landscape on Long Island is shifting against Democrats. For years in Nassau County, the number of new voters registering as Democrats outpaced those registering as Republicans, but that is changing. In the towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay and the City of Glen Cove, which account for most of the population of the 3rd District, voter registration data for the past year confirms that the ratio of Democrats to Republicans is shrinking.

Area Democrats have also been suffering from guilt by association. The Nassau GOP has successfully associated local Democrats with their more leftleaning colleagues in New York City.

The Long Islanders are branded with

e spent nearly three times as much campaign money as Pilip for each vote.

negative labels like “radical” and “socialist,” or worse, “radical socialist.”

Finally, local Democrats continue to be hammered on bail reform, affordable housing and crime. These attacks are nonsense, but they stick because there is no apparatus in place to respond.

None of this is Suozzi’s fault. Rather, the problem lies squarely with the Nassau and state Democratic committees, which have poor fundraising operations, abysmal organizing capacity, and virtually nonexistent communication with voters.

The party is failing to recruit new members, and cannot adequately defend its candidates, let alone go on the offensive. The state Democratic Party continues to fail candidates like Suozzi and the voters that make their existence possible.

That’s why I don’t consider Suozzi’s victory any kind of Democratic renaissance. His hard-fought win doesn’t portend more party wins in Nassau, because a successful two-month campaign can’t fix a state Democratic Party that has lost almost every position of power on Long Island in the past eight years.

Matthew Adarichev is a public policy major at Hofstra University, a political activist and an aspiring journalist whose work has appeared in the Hofstra Chronicle and the Anton Media Group.

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Our coalition cares deeply about our local communities as well as the future of New York’s free press. However, market forces are making it nearly impossible for us to survive. So, together, we are sounding the alarm bell for our leaders in Albany to hear.

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letters Bruce Blakeman bans trans athletes To the Editor: Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s recent signing of an executive order banning transgender girls from playing sports in county facilities was a disingenuous performance to ingratiate himself with the cruel anti-LGBTQ movement. These kinds of orders and bans do more harm than good, setting a dangerous tone that can send the message that hateful acts against the LGBTQ community are justified. Nex Benedict, the non-binary 16-year-old from Oklahoma who died last month after an altercation in a high school girls’ bathroom, comes to mind.

Sadly, by targeting transgender young people, Blakeman chose to use his executive power to sacrifice a very vulnerable group, already struggling for acceptance and facing far greater rates of depression and suicide than their peers, for his own political gain. Instead of doing something to help the transgender community in Nassau

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News organizations are incentivized to actually add jobs, returning reporters to many of the state’s newsrooms, which are becoming increasingly desolate.

Importantly, the bill is also contentneutral, meaning that any legitimate local news outlet — left, right or inbetween — can benefit from this bill.

The objectivity of the bill’s eligibility requirements means the legislation cannot be weaponized to penalize news organizations critical of government officials.

As New York loses talented journalists, lawmakers must act to ensure the industry is allowed not only to survive, but also to thrive. Only local news outlets — with boots-on-the-ground journalists — can deliver the hyperlocal updates and investigations necessary to sustain a community’s civic and financial wellbeing.

Imagine no stories about the village or town board meeting, or the school budget debate. No pictures of your granddaughter’s first soccer goal. No obituary of your friendly (and eccentric) neighbor. No investigative reporting to hold public officials to account. And no trusted institution to convene the community around a family in need.

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ew York state’s recent mandate to electrify all school buses is a fantasyland, progressive step toward a not-so-green future.

Beneath the surface, there are glaring issues that threaten the feasibility of this ambitious initiative. While the intentions seem commendable, the lack of infrastructure, exorbitant costs, and practical challenges in certain regions cast a shadow over the state’s commitment to a cleaner environment.

This historic untested and unproven legislaARI tion aims for all new school bus BROWN purchases to be zero-emission by 2027, and would require that all buses in operation are electric by 2035. The budget includes next to no funding to help districts implement this transition, dedicating a paltry $500 million of the $20 billion that bus electrification would require.

Whichever side of the aisle you’re on when it comes to clean energy, we can all certainly agree that there must be the means to pay for this social experiment, and a methodology to ensure that the system will actually work — and here lies the problem. The state’s decision to

mandate bus electrification without addressing the critical issue of infrastructure is a classic case of putting the cart before the horse. The electrical grid, already strained in some areas, will face an unprecedented load with the addition of electric school buses, leading to potential power outages and system failures.

The financial burden of this mandate is another elephant in the room. Electric school buses cost nearly four times as much as conventional buses — roughly $450,000 per vehicle — which would put immense pressure on school districts already grappling with budget constraints. The mandate is an unfunded directive, forcing schools to divert resources from other essential needs, such as classroom supplies, teacher salaries and extracurricular activities.

While electric buses may be a viable option for urban areas with shorter bus routes, the practicality diminishes in rural upstate regions. Some of those areas require buses with a range exceeding 150 miles to shuttle students effectively. The current EV technology falls short, making it clear that a one-size-fitsall approach is impractical. That would leave school districts in remote areas grappling with the dilemma of compromising on buses’ range by eliminating

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athletics and other programs.

Another challenge arises during the frigid winter months, when battery storage and capacity are significantly diminished. In upstate New York, where temperatures can plunge to extreme lows, the effectiveness of electric buses becomes questionable — actually, it’s not questionable; the technology just doesn’t work. Students in these regions could face delayed or canceled bus service due to the weather’s effect on battery performance. The concerns about the reliability of electric buses in areas with harsh winters are real: They would put our children at risk.

And while electric vehicles are often championed as a cleaner alternative to gasoline-powered vehicles, there is a dark side to their production that is frequently overlooked. The extraction of key materials essential for EV batteries, such as cobalt and lithium, involves intensive mining, leading to environmental degradation. It is widely acknowledged that the Democratic Republic of Congo, a major supplier of cobalt, uses unethical mining practices and child slave labor. The mining industry’s environmental toll, coupled with the exploitation of vulnerable communities, raises ethical questions about the true environ-

pstate, where temperatures can plunge, EVs sometimes just don’t work.

LetteRs County, he decided to put them at further risk.

Blakeman claims that “boys” are bullying their way onto girls’ teams, but he’s the real bully here.

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It was obvious why Republicans chose Pilip To the Editor: I read the Herald’s coverage of the special election between Tom Suozzi and Mazi Pilip. You didn’t mention that Pilip was a registered Democrat when she ran against Suozzi. She didn’t change her party affiliation until a few days ago.

Right from the beginning, Pilip didn’t want to take many questions from the press, and showed she didn’t know very much about the issues. The Republicans had her run because she was pretty, black, and Jewish, with an interesting background.

MYRoN MARINBACH Lynbrook

Immigrants make our economy stronger To the Editor: It’s time to cut through the noise and tell the

truth about immigration: our economy and community is stronger because of it. Some leaders would have us think it’s a zero-sum game when our country takes in immigrants, but that’s not true at all.

The nonpartisan Cong ressional Budget office estimates that the U.S. economy will grow by an extra $7 trillion over the next 10 years thanks to immigrants!

But we don’t have to wait for the future to see how they are strengthening the economy. In 2021, immigrants paid $524.7 billion in taxes.

That’s money that helps fuel our nation’s schools, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security programs. Immigrants help support our communities as consumers and taxpayers.

Don’t believe it? Even former President Donald Trump’s appointed Federal Reserve chair, Jerome H. Powell, recognized the massive contributions immigrants make in an interview on “60 Minutes,” saying, “A big part of the story of the labor market coming back into better balance is immigration returning to levels that were more typical of the pre-pandemic era.”

So let’s give credit where credit is due, stop the anti-immigrant rhetoric and end the zerosum mindset. Immigration truly is essential for our economic growth and our communities’ prosperity.

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mental impact of EVs, highlighting the need for a more holistic assessment of the supply chain.

The safety concerns associated with electric vehicles extend beyond their production. EVs are known to catch fire, and fighting those fires is uniquely challenging. The lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles are extremely difficult to extinguish once ignited, and firefighters often struggle to control such fires.

This poses a risk not only to vehicle occupants — our students — but also to first responders, bystanders and the environment.

Perhaps Gov. Kathy Hochul, known for her commitment to renewable energy, could consider attaching one of her beloved wind turbines to each school bus to help power it. While that might sound like a whimsical suggestion, it underscores the lunacy of such legislation, which is being used as a diversion tactic while other real problems abound — problems like crime and the illegal migrant crisis. The governor wants us to waste our energy discussing fairy-tale ideas such as electric buses and windmills, all the while diverting needed education and security funding to illegal immigrants who have never paid a dime into our tax base.

Governor, it’s time to pump the brakes on this unfunded mandate.

Ari Brown represents the 20th Assembly District.

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