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He’s served Malverne for 30 years Oliva continued volunteering for one last year in the New York City Auxillary before his wife, Malverne resident Bob Oliva, lifelong Malverne resident Lisa chief of the Malverne Police Oliva, suggested he join the MalReserve, has been involved with verne reserve — an easier comthe volunteer-based organization mute than the Bronx and a safer for 30 of the 64 years that the area to volunteer. unit has been in existence. Oliva Since Oliva has been with the was honored for his service with Malverne reserve, he recruited two citations and a more than half of plaque at the Feb. 2 the current 38-pervillage board meetson crew, Malverne ing. Mayor Keith Corbett T h e M a l ve r n e said. Olivia credits Po l i c e Re s e r ve, his recruitment sucfounded in 1958, cess to the reserve serves as auxiliary unit’s reputation. force to the Mal“A lot of people verne Police Departtell me they hear ment. The police BoB oliVA about Malver ne, reserve patrols the Malverne Police how nice it is and village on weekends how the reserves are Reserve to help deter crime, so much better provides standby equipped,” than during village court sessions many city auxiliaries, Oliva said. and works as security for special “For instance, I have about four events in the village. people now who came from the Oliva, a Brooklyn native, [N.Y.] city auxiliary to Malverne. joined the New York City Auxil- You take a precinct in, say iary Police Department in the Queens, they only have one car. I 1980s, where he was a member mean, we have six vehicles! We for 12 years, and was the com- supply everything — uniforms, manding officer of the Harbor everything — the whole atmoUnit on Randall’s Island for a sphere is so much nicer and it’s portion of that time. safer here.” He added that many After moving to Malverne people have expressed an interfrom New York City 31 years ago, Continued on page 13
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SiNcE 2020, MANY Malverne residents have called for renaming Lindner Place, named after Paul Lindner, a high-ranking figure in the New York Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s and a village founding father.
New names suggested for Lindner Place
Committee plans to submit proposal by March By RoBERt tRAVERSo rtraverso@liherald.com
Nearly two years after community members created an online petition calling for the renaming of Lindner Place, a street in Malverne named after Paul Lindner, a major figure in the early history of the village and a prominent member of the Ku Klux Klan, residents of Malverne and Lakeview have begun voting on potential new names for the street.
As of last Sunday, the online petition calling for the name change had amassed over 5,600 signatures. Additionally, more than 130 people had proposed new names for the street on an online form created by a group called the Lindner Place Renaming Committee. The debate over whether to re n a m e t h e s t re e t w a s addressed at a Malverne village board meeting on Feb. 2, when a representative of the committee updated the board
on the online proposals. Mayor Keith Corbett said he planned to work with village trustees and residents to resolve the debate. “We’re looking forward to working together to see this through,” Corbett said. “We just need honest brokers from both sides to have open communication and make sure we do what’s best for the residents in this village.” The Renaming Committee, Continued on page 12
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MAYOR KEITH CORBETT announcing Malverne Mel’s prognostication at the 27th annual Groundhog Day Celebration.
Malverne Mel predicts six more weeks of winter MALVERNE MEL WHISPERED his prediction for six more weeks of winter through Mayor Keith Corbett’s blow horn.
By LISA MARGARIA lmargaria@liherald.com
The first two days of February were eventful in the Village of Malverne, as the Malverne Cinema held a Groundhog Day celebration on Feb. 1, and the village held its 27th annual celebration a day later at Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s, where Malverne Mel, the village groundhog, saw his shadow, prognosticating six more weeks of winter. Residents enjoyed a variety of sweet treats and hot cocoa at the event sponsored by Crossroads Farm, Malverne Civic Association, Angelo’s Pizza, Scooop Ice Cream and the Malverne Department of Public Works. Mel’s prognostication was livestreamed on Malverne TV. Mayor Keith Corbett opened the cheery event with remarks, thanked residents for attending and recognized Deputy Mayor Perry Cuocci, village Trustees Timothy Sullivan, Patricia Fitzpatrick and Carl Prizzi, Deputy Village Clerk Jill Valli, County Legislator Bill Gaylor (R-Lynbrook) and others. Corbett announced the winners of the Groundhog Day poster contest and thanked all who submitted entries from the Grace Lutheran School, Maurice W. Downing Primary School and Lady of Lourdes School, all in Malverne, Davison Avenue Intermediate School in Lynbrook, and James A. Dever Elementary in Valley Stream. Village officials wore top hats in true Groundhog Day spirit. Many children
MALVERNE MEL SAW his shadow on the grounds of Crossroads Farm. cheered in favor of a longer winter, while the adults in attendance preferred an early spring. Corbett listened to Mel through his blow horn and translated Mel’s prediction for the crowd to hear. Repeating Mel’s proclamation, Corbett announced: “I, Mayor Corbett, would witness Malverne Mel, who prognosticated to me that upon looking for his shadow, it could surely be seen.” “More winter!” a Malverne resident shouted from the crowd, riling up more cheers. The Banjo Rascals, a Nassau County-based live music group, followed the prognostication with “Winter Wonderland.” Malverne resident Meredith Forte said she was happy about Mel’s prediction
“because I love playing in the snow,” adding that she enjoys sledding and throwing snowballs. Forte’s grandmother, Linda Forte, said that she has been to Malverne’s Groundhog Day celebration nearly 10 times. “We try to come every year,” she said. “We brought my kids when they were younger — now all my grandkids. It’s good. It’s a really nice thing to do here in town.” The village also came together on the evening of Feb. 1 to support the Malverne Cinema, the local mom-and-pop theater operated by Henry and Anne Stampfel since 1990. Because of the rise in popularity of streaming services and ongoing Covid precautions, many theaters are not as busy as they used to be. Because of this,
Malverne resident Doris Aresta helped promote the cinema’s Groundhog Day celebration through Facebook. “We are always grateful for Doris Aresta for helping us out with this,” Henry said, extending his thanks to the Malverne Chamber of Commerce and the rest of the local community. Nearly 100 residents showed up to support the theater, which featured three movies — Groundhog Day, Animal House and Dirty Dancing — as well as special guests groundhogs Stella and Harley. Through changing times, the theater has “been able to hang on,” Henry said. “I’m hoping we get through this. I’m hoping people will recognize it’s important to come back to the theater.”
What are your first words of the day? ■ Singing out loud beats screaming out loud! Then break into your favorite song.
■ For Jeff, it’s “Oh, crap, I’m so tired!” ■ For Sophia, it’s “I’ve got so much to do.”
■ Of course, I can’t do it all. But I can begin to do something instead of just bemoaning my fate!
■ For Aiden, it’s “Damn, I don’t want to get uuuup!”
■ No worrying for today! I’ll take action instead of worrying about the problem.
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■ When I’m upset about someone not listening to me, I know it’s time for me to listen to me.
■ Or said something positive to yourself, like “You can do it!” ■ Or said something that would bring a smile to your face as you see that weary face in the mirror, like “You look like you just arrived from outer space -- have you?”
■ I need to get stuff done today. But I don’t need to do everything perfectly. Some things don’t even need to be done well; they just need to get done.
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■ I will maintain my cool today! Getting stressed over what’s happening is optional, not obligatory.
Yup, when you awaken, the first things you say to yourself will help you build or tear down your self-confidence and resolve. So how about starting your day on the right track with motivating messages that get you going, keep you going and encourage you to feel good about yourself. If you’re thinking, but what would I say to myself, here are ten ideas:
As you can see, I’m a firm believer in motivating yourself with positive, inspiring, light self-talk. If you feel squeamish about saying things out loud, know there’s a world of difference between that scruffy guy on the street yelling into a megaphone that the world’s about to end and you telling yourself any of the above statements or “Okey dokey little pokey, time to wake up. A new day awaits!”
■ I’m strong; I’m resilient. I can do whatever I set my mind to.
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■ Once I get going, it’ll be easier. So let me get going!
Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach and author, specializes in helping people overcome procrastination and debilitating anxiety and fear. Contact her at DrSapadin@aol.com. Visit her websites: www.BeatProcrastinationCoach.com and www.PsychWisdom.com.
■ Yup, I’m aware of a problem I’ve got to deal with. But that doesn’t mean I can’t do it. ■ Sure I’ve made some mistakes. But who
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The villages of West Hempstead and Malverne are buzzing with excitement as they prepare for Valentine’s day, just a few days away. A number of local businesses are offering special promotions and lovethemed products for the occasion, the community’s libraries have crafting programs scheduled and schools are planning lessons on the holiday’s origin. Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. The holiday originated as a Christian feast day honoring early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and, through later folk traditions, has become a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world. The Malverne Free Library offered kids a drop-in craft event on Feb. 7, where participants were able to make their own teddy bear magnets. On Valentine’s Day, the library will have a grab and go painting activity, full of confetti hearts, a canvas and black paint, available in the Teen Zone at the library while supplies last. The West Hempstead Public Library hosted a no-sew felt craft program, where kids were able to construct their own heart cozies to take home and keep their toasty beverages warm. On Valentine’s day, the West Hempstead Library is offering a program in
which teens can go on a “blind date” with a book. All day, visitors of the library can “speed date” by reading snippets about the books, choosing one or more, then checking them out at the circulation desk. Also on the 14th, the library is hosting a program beginning at 7 p.m. in which Ehris and Velya from the Grounded Goodwife, a mother-daughter herbalist duo, will guide attendees through making their very own holistic love potions. Called “Freyja’s Love Liqueur,” after Freyja, the Norse goddess in charge of love, beauty, fertility, battle and death, this herbal love liqueur is warm, spicy and sweet with a hint of tartness. Registrants can pick up the provided ingredients and recipe for the potion on Feb. 10 at West Hempstead Library. Little Enrico’s Pizzeria in Franklin Square is offering a limited time Nutella heart-shaped pizza with fresh bananas and strawberries. This desert style pizza will be available all day on Valentine’s day by special request via phone at (516) 2165800 or by ordering online at littleenricospizzeria.com. West Hempstead-based bakery Beth’s Bake Shoppe is offering a number of Valentine’s Day-themed treats, like handfrosted sugar cookies, donuts with heartshaped holes and curated gift-boxes, all available for pre-order for guaranteed availability by Feb. 13. Orders can be sent to bethsbakeshoppeny@gmail.com or via instant message on the shop’s Facebook page, @bethsbakeshoppeNY.
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chance to respond. Attendees learn from each other, share experiences and wisdom, and clarify goals and values. The conversations aim to foster deeper knowledge and understanding as we talk about money, improving society and all topics that arise. Have a topic you’d like to discuss? Join the conversation and share it with the group. Registrants will receive a copy of Sandy’s book, “7 Keys to Love.” Registration is required with an email address. A class link will be emailed to participants. Register online at the library’s website, https://www.whplibrary.org/
Gentle Chair Yoga with Juliana Sign up for a gentle chair yoga class with Malverne Public Library instructor Juliana beginning Feb. 8. Juliana presents all levels of yoga by adapting poses for your safety and physical fitness. The four sessions begin on Feb. 8 and will run through Mar. 1. Classes are in person. All four classes cost $16 in exact cash, to be paid at registration. You will need to fill out a waiver form at registration. Please note that this is a popular class, and the library has limited space due to Covid distancing and the physical distance needed for yoga practice. We also require masks for the safety of all. Contact Catherine Wellikoff at (516) 599-0750 or via email at cwellikoff@nassaulibrary.org for more information or to register.
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STEM Activity Join the West Hempstead Public Library and Miss Samantha between 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the community room to make Glow-in-the-Dark Slime! Geared towards children in grades 1-5, but all are welcome. Prior registrants from the canceled January 11 class have been moved to this class. New registrants should add their children to the waitlist if this class is full. Past experiments are available for viewing by visiting Miss Samantha’s STEM Experiments on our Children’s Room Page. Register online at the library’s website, https://www. whplibrary.org/
Sunday, Feb. 6 Virtual Sleight of Hand Magic Workshop Join magician Ari Bisk at 3 p.m. for a virtual magic show through the West Hempstead Public Library. At this event, learn beginner magic tricks and secrets. If possible, please have a deck of cards available. This event is geared towards children in grades 1-5. Please be sure to provide a valid e-mail address, when registering. Zoom link will be sent closer to the program date. Register online at the library’s website, https://www. whplibrary.org/.
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Mark Valentine’s Day with craft at Malverne library Maurice W. Downing School Principal Ed Tallon greeted Student Council members during the annual Community Heroes Breakfast on Valentine’s Day 2020, which honored local heroes. This year, visit the Malverne Public Library all day on Feb. 14 to create a Heart Tree Painting.
Monday, Feb. 14 AARP Tax Prep Session Join the Malverne Public Library for an AARP Tax Prep Session between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. You must sign up in person to receive required IRS information. Bring your documents to the tax preparers and return later to sign your completed tax return and take back your documents. In most circumstances your tax return will be e-filed for you. Otherwise you will mail in your completed tax return. Please read all of the information about what you must bring with you. If you are missing anything you will have to reschedule your tax prep appointment. Masks and distancing will be required in the building for everyone’s safety. Contact Catherine Wellikoff at (516) 599-0750 or via email at cwellikoff@nassaulibrary.org for
more information or to register.
Join the Malverne Public Library any time on Monday, Feb. 14 to create a Heart Tree Painting will confetti hearts, canvas and black paint. This activity is available at the Teen Zone. Contact teens@malvernelibrary.org for more information, or visit the library’s website at https://www.malvernelibrary.org/
gives you access to Marilyn’s recorded videos 24/7 for 13 sessions from October to December and costs $30. Your registration will not be approved until payment is received. Once your payment is received, you will be sent a link to join the class. Please make your check payable to WHPL and mail to West Hempstead Public Library. Register online at the library’s website, https://www.whplibrary.org/.
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Join the West Hempstead Public Library and Marilyn Bunger between 9:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. for another installment of Bunger’s virtual exercise and strength training class via Zoom. Registration is required. The class is held weekly and
Join the West Hempstead Public Library and Sandy Hindren for a virtual conversation circle between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Chat with friends and neighbors as those who attend pose questions or topics and give everyone a
Join the West Hempstead Public Library and Joe Cilmi between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. for a yoga class via Zoom. Registration is required. This class costs $30 and is weekly and gives you access to 12 of Joe’s recorded videos 24/7. Your registration will NOT be approved until payment is received. Once your payment is received, you will be sent a link to join the class. Please make your check payable to WHPL and mail to West Hempstead Public Library Attn: Programs, 500 Hempstead Avenue, West Hempstead, NY 11552. Include on the check: Your name, address, phone number and the name of the class. Register online at the library’s website, https://www.whplibrary.org/.
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Western settlements in Malverne can be dated back to farming families from the 1700s. Lindner Place is named after Paul Lindner, a major figure of early Malverne and KKK member. A group of residents plan to submit a proposal to the village in March to rename Lindner Pl. Music critic and author Anthony Carl Tommasini was raised in Malverne. Lucien Laurin, the award-winning horse trainer and Belmont Stakes champion, lived in W.H.
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The pre-kindergarten center at Chestnut Street School officially opened on Jan. 31, according to a statement released by the West Hempstead Union Free School District. The center, which underwent months of construction and preparation before officially opening late last month, was funded by the district’s 2020-21 budget. Administrators, school board members and Chestnut Street Principal Faith Tripp greeted pre-K students at the center on Jan. 31 and helped student setlle in. “Students engaged in numerous morning activities that included going over the days of the week, months in a year and the weather outside,” the district said in the statement, adding that students also danced and took part in singalongs as part of their morning activities. “The district is excited to take another step in its educational journey toward providing programs for all West Hempstead students,” the district added in the statement.
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GAMES TO WATCH Thursday, Feb. 10
Girls Basketball: Carle Place at Malverne .............5:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: Lawrence at Lynbrook.................6:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: Baldwin at Plainview ...................6:45 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 11
Girls Basketball: Garden City at Carey...................4:45 p.m. Girls Basketball: Plainedge at V.S. South.................... 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Glen Cove at Sewanhaka ................ 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Roslyn at Elmont .................................. 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: West Hemp at Malverne ..................5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball: East Meadow at V.S. Central ...........6:45 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Malverne at West Hemp. ...........6:45 p.m. Girls Basketball: Jericho at Mepham. ............................ 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: V.S. North at South Side...................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: New Hyde Park at MacArthur ............... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Manhasset at Kennedy ........................ 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: Wantagh at Island Trees ........................ 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 12 Girls Basketball: V.S. Central at East Meadow ............... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Hempstead at Freeport ...................... 12 p.m. Girls Basketball: Carle Place at East Rockaway........... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Syosset at Oceanside ........................ 12 p.m.
Malverne’s boys’ basketball team notched an impressive win against East Rockaway last Friday by the score of 74-41. Malverne, a serious contender for the Nassau Class B championship, demonstrated how well it can utilize its strengths to its advantage. Mules assistant coach Walter Aksionoff thought the game was a potential learning experience for some of the players who haven’t had particularly large roles this season. “Trey Robinson just dominated a little bit,” Aksionoff stated. “I was able to get in some of my guys who haven’t been playing a lot. They have to see what it takes to be on the court.” The Mules more or less won this game on the boards, as they did a great job of capitalizing on the inherent height difference between the two rosters. Robinson, fellow senior DeAndre Blagrove and junior Joshua Croom all finished with double digits rebounds. Robinson was able to score seemingly at will, as his game-high 34 points came mostly from put backs off of offensive rebound and mid-range jumpers. Blagrove also was a force on the offensive end, as he had 17 points and 13 rebounds, overpowering defenders at time with size alone. Malverne is in an enviable position currently, as the Mules currently hold a 14-2 overall record and are assured a No. 1 or 2 seed in the playoffs. Certain factors seem promising in regard to the Mules’ potential postseason run. “We’ve got to get rest and heal with our 3 games coming up,” Aksionoff stated. “I think we are sitting good as of now. I’d like to think that we are going to be in second place but we’ll find out. Luckily, I think we are peaking at the right time so that will help us. Malverne will close its regular season out with games against Locust Valley, Carle Place, and then will finish off with West Hempstead. For East Rockaway, the differential in size seemed to be the central catalyst for the disappointing loss. There were certain
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SOPHOMORE GUARD CHAD Wesley contributed 10 points as Malverne stayed hot last Friday with a decisive victory at East Rockaway. plays where no amount off hustle or heart could compensate for the differentials in stature. Still, the team did not quit and never let up at any juncture off the game. There were periods where it seemed that the game could have gotten out of hand, but the team managed to keep the game competitive until the Mules pulled away late. “My team doesn’t quit,” East Rockaway head coach Paul Collins stated. “I’m very proud of them for never giving up. I
think we were down 26 and one point and they brought it back to 17 so I’m proud of them for that. We just have to clean up some small things and we’ll be more successful.” Junior Tyler Hyland and senior Aidan Green led the Rocks in scoring with 13 points apiece. The duo was also responsible for all 3 of the converted 3-point attempts for the Rocks. Senior Joseph Giammona contributed 8 points, and was perfect from the foul line on 6 attempts.
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HERALD SCHOOLS Downing first-graders look to the future — 2033 Maurice W. Downing School first-graders created their own time capsules Feb. 2, with students filling their capsule with information about their favorite things in 2022. Students also included goals of what they would be like to have accomplished as high school seniors in 2033, when the capsules will be opened. All their items were put into capsules and sealed shut. They will open their capsules on March 3, 2033, when the participating students are in 12th grade.
FIRST-GRADERS AT MAURICE W. Downing School created their own time capsules for their future selves, which will open in 2033. Courtesy Malverne Union Free School District
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Malverne street is named after KKK leader continued from front page comprising 33 individuals and organizations, plans to draft a proposal and introduce it to the village board next month. In the meantime, voting on the top three to five potential new names, collected since Jan. 20, was set to begin on Wednesday. Created by lifelong Malvernite T.J. Magno in July 2020, the petition calls for the street to be renamed Cherry Lane, after Elizabeth Carol Cherry, an educator in Malverne schools for over 30 years. The debate over the street’s name began after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 and the subsequent protests across the country, including in Malverne and Lakeview. The protests brought renewed focus on statues and streets named after those known to have held racist beliefs — or, in Lindner’s case, associated with white supremacist organizations. When the Malverne School District became the first New York school district ordered to desegregate in 1966, it had three elementary schools, Woodfield Road, Davison Avenue and Lindner Place. The Lindner Place school later became the Maurice W. Downing Primary School. Lindner was a leader of the Ku Klux Klan chapter in Nassau County and a prominent Klan figure in New York. Born to German immigrants in 1877, he played a large role in the village’s development. He ran a successful farm, and owned the land where Grace Lutheran Church is today. He owned more than just his farmland, and sold most of the land that was purchased by the Amsterdam Development Co. to create what would become the Village of Malverne. He also served as president of the Malverne Bank from 1926 to 1931, becoming a respected figure in the community despite his open affiliation with the KKK. “People wanted him to run for what was the equivalent of mayor at the time,” Village Historian David Weinstein said in a previ-
ous Herald story. “He donated a lot to the village.” In the KKK, Lindner held the title of Great Titan of the New York State Klan. He led Klan demonstrations and activities that attracted thousands of Long Islanders when the organization worked to spread fear among the populations it targeted. While many community members support renaming Lindner Place, others have expressed concerns about taking this step. The June 2020 petition acknowledges that some residents fear “renaming would erase the contributions Lindner made to the community.” “We are talking about renaming a street in the village of a known KKK clansman and grand knight,” Lori Lang, a resident and a real estate agent, said in a statement shared via email. “It was not named after him as an honor. He owned the original land. When looking at history, it is important to look at the facts of the case at hand and not bring other irrelevant facts into it or cloud our judgements with emotions or politics.” Lang added that a strong case for renaming the street includes what is nearby: “This street name is even more egregious because an elementary school sits on it — a school that educates kindergarten through 2nd graders each and every day,” she said of the Downing School. According to the petition, Lindner held an “unabashed role” in the Klan, acting as Exalted Cyclops, and “presided over cross burnings, led recruiting efforts, and organized a Klan march in Freeport that had over 2,000 supporters.” “Moving forward from Lindner Place, a street named to honor the legacy of a KKK leader, would help Malverne, Lakeview, and students at Downing come together in the name of equality and justice,” Magno wrote in the petition. For further information about how and when to vote on potential new names for the street, visit the “I Love Malverne” Facebook group.
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A New York Times article from 1924 identified Lindner as the leader of a procession of Klan members at a funeral.
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est in joining the Malverne reserve. Oliva said that he wants the squad in proximity to the village. Corbett, Executive Malverne reserve Officer Chris Shishko and Malverne reserve Chaplain Andy Chernoff feted Oliva for his 30 years of service. Oliva’s family, friends and some reserve members gathered for the brief celebration. T h e m ayo r andy recognized Oliva’s dedication to chernoff helping the vilMalverne Reserve lage. He noted officer that Oliva started in Malverne’s reserve as an officer and rose through the ranks to his current position as chief for nearly the past seven years. “The village of Malverne benefits greatly from the dedication and hard work of community-minded residents, who volunteer their time and talent to sustain success and progress of the village and its citizens,” Corbett said. Shishko presented a plaque on behalf of the village, its police department and its reserve. The plaque thanked Oliva for his law enforcement service — totaling
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Malverne Police reserve Chief Bob Oliva (fifth from right), his family, friends and members of the reserve at the Feb. 2 village board meeting. from the Town of Hempstead. “Because you’ve been undaunting in your service to the residents of the state of New York and the Village of Malverne and New York City,” Chernoff said. “So, congratulations. Thank you for being the leader that you are.”
After all this time Oliva said he remains steadfast to his duty because: “It’s something I really enjoy doing — helping the community. I live here and I just enjoy doing it, and I have a great bunch of people who work for me too, and that makes it so much easier for me.”
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Villages recognize Black History Month By ANNEMARIE DURKIN adurkin@liherald.com
The villages of Malverne and West Hempstead are holdi n g a nu m b e r o f events this month in observance of Black History Month in February, celebrating contributions made by African-Americans, which often go overlooked. T h e Tow n o f Hempstead is hosting a celebration of African-American history, culture and heritage in honor of Black HisChristina Daly/Herald File Photo tory Month during a WEST HEMPSTEAD HIGH School continued a number of annuvirtual event on Feb. 26. Beginning at 6 p.m. al traditions celebrating Black History Month this month, Senior Councilwoman including a virtual Black History museum. Dorothy Goosby will ies and World Cultures Club is preparing re c o g n i z e s eve r a l Black town residents who have demon- for their yearly Black History Month celestrated leadership and dedication to the bration, in which African-American histown, in addition to recognizing Black tory is celebrated through student perfortown employees with over 25 years of ser- mances of music, dance, poetry and art presentations. The club’s performances vice as well. Goosby will also discuss the impor- will begin at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16 at the MHS tance of this year’s theme for celebra- Performing Arts Center. The Malverne School District held its tions, “Black Health and Wellness,” in the context of Covid-19, breast cancer and annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celeother essential health information. The bration Jan. 27 at the middle school, event features music, dancing, storytell- where Director of Special Education ing and a tribute to Harriet Tubman in Meredyth Martini and Davison Avenue recognition of her 200th birthday, and will Intermediate School social worker Marbe streamed on the Town of Hempstead tine Laventure were celebrated as this year’s Humanitarian Award recipients. Facebook and YouTube pages. Both Malverne and West Hempstead Both Martini and Laventure were honschool districts are catering lessons and ored with this recognition due to their presentations toward educating students efforts that reflect King’s mission and on the importance and significance of their commitment to unlock possibilities for Malverne students. Black History Month. Martini has received several recogniAn annual tradition at West Hempstead High School for Black History tions, including by the NAACP Lakeview Month continued this February, when stu- branch for “Changing the Lives of Childents created a museum featuring several dren,” and was also honored by the African-Americans in U.S. history and branch for her outstanding and dedicated service. She also received the PDK their notable accomplishments. “ The focus at West Hempstead is to Friends of Education award from Stony provide students with an opportunity to Brook University, the Administrator of have a voice in what and how they are the Year Award from the Council of learning,” West Hempstead High School Administrators and Supervisors and was Principal Joe Pumo said. “This is espe- a NYCASE Special Education Adminiscially true for our Black History Month trator of the Year finalist. Laventure, who is a 2002 Malverne Virtual Museum project.” Students selected an African-Ameri- graduate, has been a social worker for can individual they were interested in the past 13 years and joined the Malresearching and then presented their con- verne staff six years ago. In her role, she tribution and impact on American histo- offers individual and group counseling ry virtually in a “museum” format, avail- for students to give social and emotional lessons in addition to organizing guest able to view on the district’s website. Pumo said the West Hempstead High speakers and presentations. Laventure student body also expressed a desire to also runs the school’s socialization continue learning about African-Ameri- group, “Chatter Club,” and the communican History, which led to the creation of a ty service group, “Special Forces.” She is new social studies elective course avail- a mental health advocate and has lobbied able for the first time this school year. The for mental health rights and funding in high school also welcomed their new Afri- Albany, and is currently a doctoral candican-American Culture Club, which met date at Tulane University, focusing her research on adolescent trauma and suifor the first time just last week. The Malverne High School Black Stud- cide prevention.
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Town secures $300,000 New York state grant Town Board received $300,000 in new grant funding from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to support the Town of Hempstead’s Shellfish Restoration Program – a project designed to enhance the health of the township’s marine ecosystems through the restoration of oyster beds. The landmark conservation project will see the addition of Eastern Oyster beds to Town of Hempstead managed portions of Jamaica Bay off the coast of Inwood, with the goal of creating a selfsustaining population of the species in the near future. The presence of “ecosystem engineers” like Eastern Oysters have been noted by researchers to provide a host of benefits to the environments they are found in, including filtering and removing algae along with other suspended sediments, enhancing the filtration and clarity of the water column, and supporting the development of crustacean and fish populations. “The Town of Hempstead is home to a wide array of unique and diverse ecosystems, and we take our obligation to safeguard these environments extremely seri-
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A. Recently, influences have changed the thinking on allowed height. Hurricane Sandy’s flooding caused New York to promote house lifting in flood zones. Influence also came from the Federal Emergency Management agency, which, in essence, is a publicly funded insurance company, covering people in areas where regular onte eeper home insurance companies avoid the risk of insuring. The incentive to lift or build higher is to avoid huge flood insurance cost increases by building above flood levels, with the lowest level only allowed to be for a garage and storage, not living space. By making the first livable floor higher, above the flood level, insurance rates are kept lower. People have shown me that their rates went from $500 to $5,000 a year, increasing annually since Sandy in 2012. Some homes are much higher than codes and incentives intended, due to misinterpretation of reasons to build higher and misrepresentation in the review process. For example, a home’s first floor is no longer a first floor if it’s higher than 6 feet above the ground. Over 6 feet high, the floor level automatically becomes a second floor, meaning the next floor above is a third floor, which requires zoning board approval, interior sprinklers, escape terraces and wind strengthening. I’ve seen home plans misrepresented as being two stories by not correctly showing the floor level heights or describing a second floor as a first floor, the next floor as a second floor that is really a third floor and even where a fourth floor is shown as a mezzanine or roof level balcony. There’s a small country town in Tuscany, in central Italy, San Gimignano, that is famous for its skyline of towers that people built on their homes during medieval times. As the story goes, one prominent homeowner built a tall tower to watch for potential attackers. His neighbor jealously built a tower a little higher, and, not to be outdone, several adjacent homeowners began building towers higher and higher than one another. History repeats itself. Thirty feet from the ground or the center of the road is your maximum roof height. The safety code intends to protect people from perishing in fires. The first code chapter addresses wind resistance, since the taller you build, the more turbulence from adjacent buildings and wind destruction, not just to your building but also to adjacent buildings. With the 75-mph gusts of wind we’ve been known to have, wind, like flooding, is a real concern. Manhattan towers aren’t wood and nails for a reason. Decisions to build higher have to take community safety and appearance into account, and until recently, they did.
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his will be my last Herald column, at least for a while. After 28 wondrous and wonderful years, I am leaving the Herald Community Newspapers on Friday. It is a bittersweet moment. I am moving on to focus on my teaching at Hofstra University, where I will be fulltime this spring and undertake a long-term research project. I am honored, excited and humbled — my two research partners are both Fulbright Scholars. I have taught at Hofstra for 13 years, and it is where I belong at this moment in my life. SCOTT Serving as the Heralds’ executive BRINTON editor for the past five-plus years has been the honor of a lifetime, particularly over the past two, as I have had the privilege to lead an incredibly talented team of journalists, some veterans and many early-career reporters, through the coronavirus pandemic, which, thankfully, mercifully, appears to be abating. I began with the Herald as an entry-level reporter three months after completing Peace Corps service in Bulgaria, and have remained with the company ever since. I must thank my publishers, Cliff and Stuart Richner, for all their support and kindness through the years. I must also thank so
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many of my colleagues, in particular Tony Bellissimo, Lori Berger, Jeff Bessen, Karen Bloom, Rhonda Glickman, Jim Harmon, Laura Lane, Jeff Lipton, John O’Connell, Tony Rifilato and Mike Smollins. Most of all, I must thank my lovely wife, Katerina, and my two amazing (adult) kids, Alexandra and Andrew. When I first took the job, I didn’t intend to stay so long. Mentored by two of Long Island’s best community journalists, Leatrice Spanierman and Randi Kreiss, I quickly learned the critical role that hyperlocal reporting plays in our society, and I fell in love with the work. I will forever be grateful for all they taught me. One of my first Herald investigative series, in the mid-1990s, was on a park that was supposed to have been built at the Five Towns Community Center in North Lawrence, but had not been. I was in the office of Jonathan Davis, then the center’s executive director, for another story when I spotted a set of blueprints on a table. Curious, I asked about them, and Davis explained that they were for a park that should have been built in the center’s back field. Nassau County had promised to construct it 20 years earlier, but never did. Davis explained that North Lawrence, a community of color, had no real park where kids might play. I hit the local streets, talk-
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ing to teenagers about the need for such a play area. The story ran on the front page and quickly caught the attention of Tom Gulotta, then the county executive. I’ll never forget the call from Dave Vieser, his press secretary, who said that Gulotta had read my stories on the lack of a park and wanted to build one at the 5TCC, which he did. As a recently returned Peace Corps volunteer looking to do good for the world, I was hooked on this journalism thing. Many more stories — 4,000 — and investigative series — 25 — followed over the years. One series, on plans to demolish the 300-year-old Hewlett House, also in the mid-1990s, grabbed the attention of Bruce Blakeman, who was then the County Legislature’s presiding officer and is now the county executive. He had an idea to preserve the white-shingled farmhouse, on a bend in the road across the street from Hewlett High School, as a breast cancer resource center. It has been the home of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition for more than two decades. My greatest reporting challenge was a 44-part series I undertook from 2001 to 2003, examining the health and environmental threats posed by Freeport Electric’s 30-yearold Power Plant No. 2, which sits on the edge of Emory Creek in Freeport, just west of the Meadowbrook Parkway. I met some of
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the best people I know while reporting that story — civic activists Joe Kralovich and Bob Young, then State Sen. Charles Fuschillo and then Long Island Power Authority Chairman Richard Kessel. The lengths they went to to shut down the plant, with no pollution controls, and replace it with a modern, clean-burning natural-gas model cannot be understated. I run at the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick at least a couple of days a week. The plant is visible from most points on the preserve’s west side, and looking out on it, I marvel at the good that was done by a group of about 300 concerned citizens, who worked tirelessly to ensure that the diesel plant never spewed its acrid exhaust into local neighborhoods again. At the height of the George Floyd protests in June 2020, I was covering a protest in Merrick when I shot a Twitter video of 7-year-old Wynta-Amor Rogers. Nearly instantly, it went viral, garnering more than 23 million views in seven days. I was shocked, but it showed the power of streetlevel reporting to connect with people worldwide. One thing I know: Local journalism does indeed matter. Scott Brinton is the Heralds’ departing executive editor, set to become a full-time professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.
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o wonder I’m feeling full. In the past year I consumed 23 pounds of pizza. That’s an average figure, of course, according to PMQ, the largest pizza industry media company, but it feels about right to me. Between the freezing cold, the isolation and the dreaded question, “What’s for dinner?” we’re all busting out of our pants. Forget Covid; we’re going to eat ourselves to death. Especially during the pandemic, pizza has been the go-to food for ordering in, since it RANDI moves from the KREISS superheated baking oven into the box and then onto our plates untouched by human hands. I do believe I ate more pizza between 2020 and 2022 than in the five years before. It not only felt safe but, in a happy coincidence, it tasted delicious and comforting and indulgent. When you’re contemplating a possible early demise from a fearsome plague, I say bring on the pizza pie. On Wednesday we celebrated National Pizza Day, a tribute to this perfect food com-
prising bread, cheese and dozens of toppings that may include pepperoni, peppers, mushrooms, onions, sausage and eggplant. I refuse to mention outlier toppings like pineapple or clams, which honestly are a sacrilege, a violation of the single food that is on everyone’s last-meal list. Someone I know has asked his family to slip a pizza into his own box when the time comes, so he will have nourishment for his journey to the great beyond. Hey, the ancient Egyptians did it. There is no exaggerating the popularity of pizza in our culture. At this pivotal time in America, when people cannot and will not agree to take proven, lifesaving vaccines, when they cannot decide whether to read a book or burn it, when they refuse to wear masks that will keep them safe from a deadly virus, when, ladies and gentlemen, America is basically coming apart at the seams, behold the pizza. In all its round deliciousness, it pulls us together, completing the circle of life. National Pizza Day helps us appreciate that this humble food may be the last thing holding us together. I have never encountered a human being who disliked pizza.
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And we all claim rights to its origins. The common wisdom is that it came to us from Italy, possibly as early as the time of the Romans, when people ate panis foccacious, the beta version of modern-day focaccia and the precursor to pizza. According to Wikipedia, Persians were baking flatbreads with cheese and dates on top as early as the sixth century B.C. In Ancient Greece, citizens made a flatbread called plakous that was flavored with toppings like herbs, onion, cheese and garlic. Some have suggested that the origins of modern pizza can be traced to pizzarelle, Passover cookies eaten by Roman Jews after they returned from the synagogue on that holiday. Israeli leader Abba Eban famously wrote, “Some scholars think pizza was first made more than 2,000 years ago when Roman soldiers added cheese and olive oil to matzah.” Nice try, Mr. Eban, but no way. Pizza comes our way from Naples. It was always the basic food of the poor in southern Italy, and it was there that people first discovered the delights of adding tomatoes to the flatbread they baked. It was only a matter of time until someone thought to slice some
t is, after all, something whose greatness we can all agree on. But please, no pineapple.
nice mozzarella on top. Today it’s the big chains that do the booming pizza business, bouncing back nicely from Covid lockdowns and accommodating the situation with advanced delivery options. Privately owned pizza places are also climbing out of the pandemic slump with more business and much higher prices. A pizza that sold for $1.50 in 1950 can go for $25 today, depending on the toppings. In Naples, people eat pizza for breakfast, lunch and dinner, which seems like a fine idea to me. It first came to America in the early 1900s. In 1943, Chicago deep-dish pie was created, a misguided attempt to improve on the original. Today, some folks prefer “healthy” pizza, with kale and cauliflower crusts. Totally unacceptable. It is a fine thing to open that cardboard box and slide out a greasy slice. We can agree on this, right? And no frozen pizza, no bagel pizza, no flatbread pizza or any other adulteration will suffice. In addition, and for all time, let’s agree that the best pizza topping is pepperoni, made from mysterious cured pork and a random mix of spices. Tell me that bright red color doesn’t scream “health food.” Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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s part of a five-year, $25 billion plan to increase New York state’s stock of affordable housing, Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed legislation on Jan. 5 to permit accessory “dwelling units,” more commonly known as accessory apartments, across the state. Nassau’s new county executive, Republican Bruce Blakeman, held a news conference last week outside an East Meadow home, surrounded by a cadre of likeminded GOP leaders, to denounce Hochul’s proposal, saying it threatens to “destroy” suburbia and turn the county “into the sixth borough of New York City.” U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat who plans to challenge Hochul in the gubernatorial primary, also came out against the proposal, calling it “radical.” Both acted as if accessory apartments exist nowhere on Long Island. Funny thing is, there are many towns across the Island that allow them. In fact, most of Suffolk County permits them — and we haven’t heard folks out there complain that these housing units are wreaking havoc on their suburban way of life, whatever that might mean. According to a 2017 map developed by the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center, using data supplied by the Long Island Index, accessory apartments are allowed in these Suffolk towns: Babylon, Brookhaven, East Hampton, Huntington, Islip, Riverhead, Shelter Island and Southold. They are allowed on a limited basis in Southampton, and Smithtown permits them for family members and domestic staff. Only about a dozen tiny villages across Suffolk prohibit them.
LETTERS Rail lines need barriers To the Editor: The tragedy of Michelle Go, the young woman who was fatally pushed in front of a moving train in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority system last month, was preventable. The most basic protections for commuters — platform doors and barriers — are both much needed and long overdue at the busiest Long Island Rail Road and Metro North stations throughout the system. I recently traveled from Metro North in Westchester to the LIRR station in Syosset to call on the MTA to step up and protect LIRR and Metro North passengers and install barriers before anyone else is injured or killed. Preventing tragedies like the death of Michelle Go ought to be the top priority of New York public servants. As the MTA receives an infusion of new funds from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and
Different government agencies manage permitting for accessory apartments. In Babylon, it’s the Accessory Apartment Review Board; in Huntington, the Accessory Apartment Bureau; in Islip and Southold, the boards of zoning appeals; in Brookhaven, East Hampton, Riverhead and Shelter Island, the building departments. “Affordable accessory apartments” have been allowed in East Hampton in one form or another since 1984, but in 2016, the town loosened its zoning laws, allowing an even greater number of them. Strangely, it seems, local governments in Suffolk have embraced the notion of accessory apartments, while in Nassau, most of our local governments have either allowed them in limited circumstances only or banned them outright. Why? Let’s begin with why they’re so popular in Suffolk. According to a 2017 study by the Long Island Index — “Home Remedies, Accessory Apartments on Long Island: Lessons Learned,” by former Newsday reporter Elizabeth Moore — if just 10 percent of the Island’s single-family homes had legal accessory apartments, that could help solve our housing crisis by increasing the stock of safe, affordable apartments available to young people and older adults. “Accessory apartments have proven their worth as the most affordable type of rental housing in the region,” the Index stated. “They can be easily accommodated because they don’t require large infusions of capital, new roads, new sewers or expansion of the electrical grid. Instead, existing neighborhoods absorb the rentalseeking population like a sponge, while
stabilizing finances for tax-strapped homeowners. They also provide affordable housing that is blended throughout the community rather than clustered, and having a resident homeowner usually means that they are better maintained than rentals with absentee owners.” Long Islanders pay among the highest taxes in the country, which are most likely to destroy the Island’s suburban way of life, not accessory apartments. High taxes, coupled with high mortgage and rental costs, have been driving young people out of the region to less costly parts of the country since the 1990s, and even earlier than that. They are also forcing older adults — retirees on fixed incomes — out of their homes. Accessory apartments are a low-cost alternative for young people looking to strike out on their own. Many young people from around the country, even the globe, come to Long Island to study at our prestigious universities, but too many never stay past graduation because they simply can’t afford to live here. That’s a shame, because our region could use their talents as we strive to become one of the nation’s high-tech corridors. Accessory apartments also give older adults, particularly those on fixed incomes, a way to offset their high property-tax burden, allowing them to stay put. Talk about a win-win. Yet politicians like Blakeman and Suozzi eschew them because, some worry, accessory apartments might add a few extra cars to our blocks and a few extra kids to our schools. We encourage them to rethink their positions, considering all of the facts at hand.
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uring my time as an elected official, I was frequently asked whether being a state legislator was one of the toughest public jobs. My position was very demanding, but being a village mayor or a school board president is right up there in the ranks of jobs closest to the people. A state legislator will meet constituents at supermarkets, community events and many other places on weekends, but your mayor or school board official is confronted by the public on a 24/7 JERRY basis. The follow-up KREMER question was, what job has the potential to get the most done in the shortest amount of time? I always went with county executive. I have interacted with eight people who have held that job, dating back to the late A. Holly Patterson. Some of the executives were go-getters, and were effective at getting the job done. Others were caretakers, focused on serving out their terms and collecting a pension.
The new county executive, Bruce Blakeman, will have an opportunity to make his own history, because the county faces so many challenges. The coronavirus pandemic has taken a great toll on small businesses in Nassau County, and too many innocent people have died. Our health challenges are not over, and the statistics prove it. Blakeman, whom I have known and respected for many years, will face a number of new headaches in addition to the Covid fallout, and here are just a few. There is no doubt that at the top of the list is the archaic way that homes and businesses are assessed. Blakeman’s predecessor, Laura Curran, did the best she could with a temporary plan, but the system needs a permanent solution, and to date the challenge has proven unsolvable. Next in line are the Mitchel Field property and the Nassau Coliseum. The land surrounding the arena is extremely valuable. There have been numerous discussions about the development of that property, but nothing has been finalized. The opening of the UBS arena at Belmont Park may have made the Coliseum obso-
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he Coliseum complex, assessments and mass transportation, to name three.
LETTERS Jobs Act, I am calling on our local transportation leaders to find the political will to do the right thing. Last week, the State Legislature approved new congressional districts that added portions of the Metro North to the district I hope to represent. In Congress, I would work to make sure even more resources are available to the MTA, LIRR and Metro North to protect the hardworking men and women who rely on the system to get them to and from work without incidents like what happened to Michelle Go. What happened to her should never happen to another New Yorker — and installing barriers would see to that. JOSH LAFAZAN Woodbury Lafazan is a Nassau County legislator running for the 3rd Congressional District seat.
Train station needs more seating To the Editor: Manhattan State Senators Brad Hoylman and Robert Jackson, Assemblyman Richard Gottfried,
lete, but some fresh thinking could make it a viable public asset. Young people are desperate to remain on Long Island, but most developers focus on luxury housing with high-end prices. The Mitchel Field land could be the solution, a way to keep hundreds of our youth on the Island. The county’s mass transportation needs a fresh look. Any bus system has to be reexamined periodically to determine whether it is accommodating the workers who need to travel from distant points to get to their jobs. Bus operators want only profitable routes, but sometimes buses have to go where the jobs are, and that takes some imagination, and comes at a cost. To assume that the current bus system is perfect would be a mistake. An objective look at the operation is in order even if it steps on some toes. A look at the county’s day care program goes hand in hand with getting people to work. A potential job windfall for the region is waiting to be unleashed. At this moment, Amazon and other tech companies are buying numerous properties, planning to turn them into training sites
for delivery jobs. At the same time, they are gobbling up large office buildings in the five boroughs, creating high-paying positions for engineers and technicians. Why not have a sit-down with these companies to get them to expand their footprint in Nassau County, beyond package services? We have great rail service and a quality of life that you don’t get in the city. Thanks to President Biden’s infrastructure law, communities all over the country will be eligible for funding to improve roads and bridges. Our county has hundreds of miles of roadway that could use upgrade, whether in technology or maintenance. An updated infrastructure plan could merit fresh federal dollars and make our communities safer. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The list of things we need to get done is endless, and beyond the reach of just one person. But there are plenty of opportunities for Blakeman to write a positive chapter in our county’s history book. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
FRAMEWORK by Christina Daly
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, New York City Council Member Erik Bottcher and U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler sent Amtrak a letter requesting that additional seating be installed in the $1.6 billion Penn Station Moynihan Train Hall. There is currently only very limited seating in a small waiting area for ticketed passengers. Just as bad, there is no seating for Long Island Rail Road riders waiting on the $300 million West Concourse level for arriving trains. There are also no restroom facilities adjacent to the West Concourse. When there are periodic delays in service due to signal or other problems in either the Hudson or East River tunnels, thousands of LIRR and New Jersey Transit commuters must stand for long periods. Adding adequate seating would be inexpensive and easy to accomplish. It would go a long way toward attracting more riders to return to the rails following the coronavirus pandemic. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.
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