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‘Excessive’ noise returns Jet sounds increase after months of quieter skies in Malverne By NAkEEM GrANt ngrant@liherald.com

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remembering a loving father Residents lined up in front of Stop & Shop on Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead last Sunday for a car parade to remember the store’s manager, Ray Wishropp, who was killed on April 20. More photos, Page 3.

Malvernites enjoyed months of quieter skies during the coron av i r u s p a n d e m i c, wh i ch brought about a drastic decline in the number of jets roaring overhead. In recent months, however, those all-too-familiar sounds have returned. Malvernite Larry Hoppenhauer, the New York Community Aviation Roundtable’s corresponding secretary, said that the group had discussed the issue with the expectation that jet noise would increase as travel restrictions were loosened. “NYCAR has been pushing

for a ‘build back better’ prog ram,” Hoppenhauer said. “Basically, that effort has been falling on deaf ears with the Port Authority and the [Federal Aviation Administration].” Hoppenhauer said he had hoped the FAA would take advantage of the quieter months to discuss new strategies for combating jet noise. He said that Veda Simmons, the FAA’s regional noise ombudsman for New York, has regularly attended the group’s roundtable meetings, but he had hoped she would do more to bring the issues back to the FAA. “From my perspective, the Continued on page 5

Meet West Hempstead’s Board of Education candidates By NAkEEM GrANt ngrant@liherald.com

Three candidates are running for two open Board of Education seats in the West Hempstead School District’s May 11 election. The Herald sent brief questionnaires to the candidates, and their answers have been edited for brevity and clarity. Incumbent Andrea Shinsato is running for re-election, and is being challenged by Barbara Hafner. Shinsato, the board’s vice president, said she was running again with the hope of pushing for more collaborative efforts between the district and

colleges and universities. She said she would specifically like to focus on mental health awareness and strengthening the district’s partnerships with Syracuse University, Adelphi University and Nassau Community College. “I believe that we need to continue to push our expectations and challenge our students and teachers to reach out of their comfort zones,” Shinsato said. “By continuing to focus on a desire to improve our academic standings and opportunities, the district can keep up the forward momentum we started a few years ago.” Shinsato also said she was

want to make sure students in our district get the most from our schools.

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excited to help the district establish a pre-kindergarten center at the Chestnut Street School, with construction expected to start this month. She noted that, if re-elected, she would be the only trustee with children who attend district schools.

“The current board is made up of a diverse representation of our community,” Shinsato said. “If I were not re-elected, there would be no parent representation on the school board. I believe this representation is important because as a parent, my children and I are directly affected by the decisions made by the Board of Education.”

A r e t i r e d t e a c h e r wh o worked in the West Hempstead School District for 25 years, Hafner said she chose to run because she believes that the voices of parents, teachers and district residents are not being heard. “I believe I can learn something new every day, and I Continued on page 4

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Parade organizers and family members of Ray Wishropp gathered at West Hempstead’s Stop & Shop last Sunday for a car parade.

Car parade held to honor Ray Wishropp Dozens of cars filled more than half of the parking lot at the National Wholesale Liquidators site in West Hempstead in preparation for a heartfelt car parade last Sunday. Residents, accompanied by the West Hempstead Fire Department, the Nassau County Police Department, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Local 338 members, among other groups, drove down Hempstead Turnpike to the Stop & Shop at Cherry Valley Avenue to remember Ray Wishropp, 49, the store’s manager who was killed on April 20. At around 11:30 a.m., 31-year-old Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, of Hempstead, allegedly walked into the West Hempstead Stop & Shop with a .380 caliber pistol, and shot and killed him, while wounding two others. The car parade came days after Wishropp’s funeral on April 28. Wishropp was a father of seven children, including two daughters who attend Valley Stream South High School. –Nakeem Grant

several cars drove down Hempstead Turnpike to honor Wishropp, above. retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Local 338 workers also showed their support, near left. WishroPP’s Parents read a citation from State Sen. Todd Kaminsky’s office, far left.

Budget vote, trustee election set for May 11 cOntinuEd FrOm FrOnt pAgE believe in asking questions,” she said. “I hear questions about some of the practices of our district, yet I do not hear the members of the Board of Education questioning those practices.” Hafner, who declined to give her age, said she would aim to improve accountability, communication and transparency in the district if elected. She said she also hoped to p ro m o t e m o re community involvement throughout the year, and not just during budg et season. “Years ago, we had a Strategic Planning Committee where the barbara entire community was invited to hafner p a r t i c i p at e i n West Hempstead the planning and vision of our school district,” Hafner recalled. “Many people actively participated in school planning. We’re a diverse community. I would like to embrace our diversity and bring people together to learn and grow from each other. Community involvement is the key to successful schools.” Candidate Kurt Rockensies is running unopposed for the seat of Trustee Tony Katrakazis, who chose not to seek re-election. Rockensies, the deputy commissioner of occupational resources for the Town of Hempstead, said that his experience in managing federal grants and budgets would be an asset to the board. “Some of the best decisions I made when I attended West Hempstead [High School] were taking business courses that earned college credits,” Rockensies said. “I want to make sure students in our district get the most from our schools.” This year’s budget vote and trustee election are taking place at West Hempstead Middle School, at 450 Nassau Blvd., on May 11 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

would like to embrace our diversity and bring people together to learn and grow from each other.

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This year’s budgeT vote and trustee election are taking place at West Hempstead Middle School, at 450 Nassau Blvd., on May 11 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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Jet noise has returned in recent months FAA is too big to be accountable to anybody,” Hoppenhauer said. “The Federal Aviation Administration’s community engagement officer attends the New York Community Area Roundtable in a technical and advisory c ap a c i t y, ” t h e FAA said in a statement to the Herald, referring to Simmons. “Through this position, the FAA works with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the NYCAR to elAine miller inform the public and engage with Malverne the community to ensure the agency gives meaningful consideration to community concerns and views. As part of this process, the CEO has facilitated numerous briefings on the subject of aircraft noise to the NYCAR. The briefings have included overviews of air traffic procedures, the environmental review process and FAA’s aviation noise research.” Overall, New York saw the largest loss of air travel in the country during the pandemic, with an 86 percent drop in flights, according to a report by Airlines For America, an industry trade organiza-

e knew the plane noise would return at some point.

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to submit a noise complaint Visit the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s website, aircraftnoise.panynj.gov/submit-anoise-complaint/, and fill out the noise complaint form, or call the airplane noise hotline, (800) 225-1071. tion. Despite this, local groups such as the Nassau County Aviation Committee have continued to push for change. Elaine Miller, of Malverne, a committee cofounder, said that she still files noise complaints by way of Airnoise, a handheld device that is activated by pressing what looks like a clicker. The button automatically locates the nearest aircraft, and registers a complaint with the appropriate airport. “We haven’t really stopped our work,” Miller said. “We’re still working closely with our local and federal executives on this issue. We knew the plane noise would return at some point, so we never relinquished our duties. This has to be an issue that’s on the forefront.” Miller said her group was hopeful for advocacy from state lawmakers. State

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After months of quieter skies, jet noise has returned to communities on the South Shore, including Malverne. Sen. Jim Gaughran and Assemblywoman Judy Griffin introduced in their respective houses bills S966 and A2140, which called on the state Department of Environmental Conservation and the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the health impact of runway use at JFK and LaGuardia airports on resi-

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on a recent Thursday at the Nassau County Police Academy in North Massapequa, recruits practiced arresting a suspect during a felony car stop, in which the vehicle that was pulled over had reportedly been used in a crime.

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An arresting lesson in N.C. police work By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com

Part three in a photo series on the Nassau County Police Academy. A Signal 15 comes in over the radio: A stolen vehicle used in a felony — perhaps a bank robbery, maybe a kidnapping — has been pulled over. Officers must quickly assess the situation: Is the vehicle occupant armed? Hostile? Ready to run? With so many unknowns, officers are trained to follow step-by-step procedures to take the suspect into custody without a fight. The objective of this high-stakes, potentially deadly scenario is to “keep everyone safe,” Officer Arthur Zanelli, a Nassau County Police Academy instructor, said on a recent Thursday, just before academy recruits ran through a mock felony car stop. “You want [the suspect] to have his day in court.” De-escalation, talking a suspect through the car stop with specific instructions that leave no room for error, is the key to everyone walking away unharmed, according to Zanelli. The recruits practiced talking suspects through a stop, instructing them precisely how and when to leave their vehicle. There were four recruits in two police cruisers, whose objective was to bring in two suspects in a single vehicle, one of whom ran off, while the other stayed and was captured. It was a mock exercise, but the nervous tension was palpable as of ficers approached the vehicle, their dummy guns drawn. Communications is key in this scenario, Zanelli said, and the recruits called out to one another throughout the exercise. Once a suspect is handcuffed, then the Continued on neXt page

officerS practiced drawing their guns. The objective, police academy instructors said, is to avoid firing a weapon, to ensure that police, the public and the suspect all stay safe. officer arthur Zanelli, above ran recruits through their paces during the mock exercise. officerS muSt give suspects step-by-step instructions on how to proceed when exiting a vehicle during a felony car stop.

Recruits practice to make the perfect arrest detective work begins. Who is this person? Did he or she commit the felony in question? It might very well not be the bad guy, Zanelli noted. It could, for example, be a relative who had nothing to do with the crime in

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question, but that person must be treated as a suspect until proven otherwise. The felony car stop, he noted, is among the most dangerous scenarios that a police officer might encounter in the field.

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County undertakes campaign to plant 500 trees On April 30 — Arbor Day — a 93-yearold Uniondale resident named Ernest Catanese joined Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and New York State Sen. Kevin Thomas to kick off the new Nassau County Tree-Planting Campaign. The location was the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Park in Uniondale. Curran started the day’s ceremony by thanking Catanese, saying, “Ernest Catanese and his wife are really the reason this park is here.” In 2009, Catanese and his wife, Marie, won a five-year fight to turn the trashy northwest corner of Uniondale Avenue and Nassau Road into the flowering little park. The pretty, well-maintained space is only one of many civic projects that the couple had taken part in since moving to Uniondale in 1955. Marie died in 2019. On Arbor Day, after thanking Catanese, Curran outlined the campaign, which aims to plant 500 trees in Nassau County during 2021. “As we speak right now,” she said, “of those 500 trees, we already have 207 in the ground. We expect to have 233 in the ground by the end of today, and by the end of Tuesday, 270.” Evergreens will be planted in the fall. Each new tree, Curran said, will yield “three to five times their initial cost in benefit to the community, so it’s not just

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State Sen. Kevin Thomas, Ernest Catanese, and County Executive Laura Curran shoveled earth around a newly planted magnolia tree in Uniondale last Friday. an environmental issue, it’s also an economic issue.” Thomas spoke to the meaning of Arbor Day, saying it “calls attention to the increased importance of reforestation, not only in our national forests, but also

in commercial forests, rain forests and wetlands around the world.” Catanese took the microphone briefly to say, “When I grew up in Manhattan, I had to walk three blocks to see a tree, so this is really great. My wife deserves

every accolade . . . She was an endless worker on this.” Tree Advisory Board Chairman Lawrence Fernandez further explained the planting campaign: “We’re studying and putting together recommendations for trees that will grow in narrow sidewalk areas.” Trees die, he said, “because they’re living in a space that’s too small, or if they happen to do well, they break the sidewalk.” As part of the campaign, tree experts are inspecting locations around Nassau to deter mine which types of trees will best fit different surroundings. For sunny MLK Jr. Peace Park, the board chose a Southern magnolia, native to King’s home state of Georgia. “This is a hardy Southern tree,” Curran said, “and I think it will carry forward that spirit of perseverance that is embodied by the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” Paul Gibson, president of the Uniondale Community Land Trust, was asked by Curran to add a few words. The UCLT rehabilitates blighted homes to create affordable housing, and said Gibson, “We preserve the trees that we can, and if we can’t, we plant new ones.” The day’s ceremony concluded with Curran, Thomas and Catanese shoveling dirt into the prepared pit where the magnolia sat, its buds full with the promise of blossoms to come.

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events and activities

Ongoing Movies at the Malverne Cinema The Malverne Cinema is now available for private rentals only.

Farmers Market at Crossroads Crossroads Farm’s weekly farmers markets will be held each Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

W. Hempstead Lions Club Annual High School Senior Scholarship This scholarship is open to all high school seniors that are residents in West Hempstead. There will be one winner of a $500 scholarship from the West Hempstead Lions Club. In 250-500 words, tell the Lions Club your plans for higher education, what community service you have provided to others in the West Hempstead community and how it has impacted you personally to serve others. Along with your essay include: name, address, phone number and email address. The essay is due (must be post marked by May 27. Mail it to: West Hempstead Lions Club, PO Box 204, West Hempstead, N.Y. 11552

Thursday, May 6 Intermediate Spanish Join Claudia for a virtual intermediate Spanish class from 4 to 6 p.m. Contact Pia Ramirez at (516) 481-6591 ext. 11 or email canaria@whplibrary.org.

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West Hempstead names top 25 students West Hempstead High School recently announced the top 25 of the class of 2021. These students earned this distinction based on their scholarly achievements and dedication. Additionally, Michael Sheehan was named valedictorian and Nicholas Solar is the salutatorian. with the West Hempstead Library at 10 a.m. Geared towards infants to five years old, but all are welcome. A valid email address must be provided to be granted access to this program. A Zoom link will be sent to each registrant at some point before the program starts. West Hempstead Library.

Mosaic Purse Craft for Kids

Join Miss Samantha for some readalouds with the West Hempstead Library at 6:30 p.m. Geared towards grades one to five, but all are welcome. A valid email address must be provided to be granted access to this program. A Zoom link will be sent to each registrant at some point before the program starts.

The Malverne Library welcomes children of all ages to create a great Mother’s Day gift in live, interactive Zoom program from 5 to 6 pm. Children in grades kindergarten and up can create a charming purse using mosaics, gems, paint and glue with Miss Doris from Library Arts. All materials will be provided and can be picked up in advance. Registration is required, $7 materials fee. Call (516) 599-0750 ext. 303 or email malvernekids@malvernelibrary.org to register and schedule a time to pick up the materials.

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Spring Scavenger Hunt for Kids Hop on over to the Malverne Library to see how many ducks, bunnies and lambs you can find hidden throughout the library. Find them all and win a prize. For children of all ages.

Tuesday, May 11 Virtual STEM experiment Join Miss Samantha for a science experiment with the West Hempstead Library at 6:30 p.m. Geared towards grades one to five, but all are welcome. Past experiments are available to view on the children’s page of the library’s website. A valid email address must be provided to be granted access to this program. A Zoom link will be sent to each registrant at some point before the program starts.

Zoom All-level Gentle Yoga Classes Join Juliana for a series of four virtual yoga classes with the Malverne Library this month. This class, from 10 to 11 a.m., is suitable for all levels of yoga practice. It can be done sitting on a chair or on a floor mat. Juliana is a certified yoga instructor and gives alternative suggestions for doing the yoga postures if participants have any movement restrictions or pain. The cost for four classes is $16 to be paid in cash. To find out more or to register, call the Malverne Library and ask for Cathy. Those interested must register to receive the Zoom link.

Wednesday, May 12 Virtual Jumanji Storytime & Activity Join Miss Kristin for a read-aloud of “Jumanji” by Chris Van Allsburg at 6:30 p.m., and then complete a paintby-sticker animal activity afterwards Registrants will be contacted to pick up their sticker card, closer to the date of the program. Geared towards children

in grades one to five. A valid email address must be provided to be granted access to this program. A Zoom link will be sent to each registrant at some point before the program starts.

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Libraries in Malverne, West Hempstead and Lakeview will be closed on Mother’s Day. The West Hempstead School District’s budget vote/election will take place on May 11. The Malverne School District’s budget vote/election will take place on May 18. The West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce held its monthly meeting virtually on May 5. The Malverne Public Library will have a series four yoga classes this month, starting on May 11.

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West HeMpstead HigH School senior Godlee Sainvilus, second from right, was recently selected for the Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum exhibit. She was joined by Dr. Nichelle Rivers, the district’s director of fine, performing & culinary arts, far left, art teacher Cassie Ross and Principal James DeTommaso.

W.H. teen recognized for stellar artwork West Hempstead High School senior Godlee Sainvilus was recently selected for the Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum exhibit. As the only juried exhibition on Long Island, Long Island’s Best offers high school students the unique opportunity to show their work in a museum.

Each year, students in grades 9-12 are invited to create a work of art inspired by a piece shown in the museum. Hundreds of works of art are submitted from schools across Nassau and Suffolk and about 80 are chosen for display in the exhibition. Sainvilus created a mixedmedia piece through the use of

photography and paint. At the moment, photography is her favorite vehicle for her art. “There is such a gratification in taking the perfect photo,” Sainvilus said in a news release. “My favorite things to photograph are nature, especially the moon, but I’m also hoping to photograph more people in the future.”

Sainvilus and her work will be recognized in a virtual ceremony on May 1 and the exhibition is open for viewing from April 17-May 23. Courtesy West Hempstead School District; compiled by Nakeem Grant

Downing School takes learning outdoors Malverne’s Maurice W. Downing Primary School students have enjoyed its new outdoor garden classroom as they explored what has grown and took part in a rock coloring assignment. The PTA kicked off an outdoor classroom in the garden area for students to explore and learn in the fresh air with their teachers. The garden classroom consists of a custom trex platform deck, tables with benches, Leland cypress privacy trees, free-standing paint and chalk boards, potting table and more. Students will use them when it is their turn to explore the garden area for the week. Courtesy Malverne School District; compiled by Nakeem Grant

Malverne’s Maurice W. Downing students took part in a rock-coloring assignment in the new outdoor garden classroom.

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My amazing sister, Eva Jones, RN, is the exemplary model of a nurse who is compassionate, caring and expertly skilled. With 35 years of dialysis experience, working for both major national dialysis companies, Davita and Fresinius, Eva offers the ultimate level of competence, bringing heart and kindness to ensure her patients’ smoothest and most comfortable sessions three times per week. They feel her love and confidence and are glad Eva’s in charge. Through pandemic Eva worked in a Covid-only outpatient dialysis clinic every day, sometimes up to 105 hours in a twoweek period, perpetually short staffed because other staff called out. She opened the clinic at 4 a.m., leaving at 10 or 11 p.m. Think about that. When a situation lands in your lap and you step up to the plate to do what is necessary, that’s an extraordinary person with a conscience. Thank God for nurse angels like Eva Jones!

Kayla Rein is my hero, my nurse, You may consider me biased because Kayla is my granddaughter. She worked tirelessly, 12 hour overnight ER shifts throughout the height of the pandemic and continues to do so today! I was there for her offering moral support along the way. Little did I know I, myself, would become an ER admittance in mid-January — due to a DVT. I witnessed first-hand the arduous, hard-working nursing staff. Needless to say, I was the “lucky” one, having granddaughter to attend to my unexpected needs. Thank God for our outstanding nurses and all other health care workers who routinely go above and beyond — day in and day out! — Virginia Rein-Biehl, Oceanside

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Phyllis Imbriano was honored by Tiegerman Schools at their gala on March 25. Phyllis has worked with Tiegerman for 21 years; as the school Nurse at Tiegerman Preschool, Elementary School, UPK and A.L.L. for Kids, also serving as the full-time nurse at Glen Cove Preschool/ Elementary School. Among the many tributes to Phyllis: “When my daughter Grace was younger, she attended Tiegerman Elementary School. Nurse Phyllis took great care of her and the other students. As a parent of a special needs child, you are always anxious when you get a call from the school! The first thing Nurse Phyllis would say is,“Grace is fine. I am calling about...”. I loved how aware she was and I can imagine she had the same sensitivity for the other students. I never worried about my child in school because I knew how supportive Nurse Phyllis and the staff were.”

Healthcare heroes don’t just touch the lives of their patients, but also the lives of their loved ones. From the perspective of a family member and also a future wife, we are amazed at the dedication, commitment and sacrifice Ross Rieman has devoted to saving lives, not only in the emergency room as a nurse practitioner at both Northwell LIJ and Northwell Forest Hills, but also as a volunteer (Second Assistant Chief) in the Woodmere Fire Department. In a hospital located at the epicenter of the pandemic, Ross tirelessly attended to Covid-19 patients in an overflowing emergency room without regard to his own welfare. He took extra shifts when his dedicated colleagues were ill with Covid-19. When not treating patients, Ross served his community through the fire department, ensuring that people who experienced Covid-19 symptoms received the care they needed. Ross is the epitome of what a true healthcare hero represents.

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NYU Langone Winthrop Hospital Jennifer Ryan, my wife, was a true a beacon of selflessness and compassion throughout the grimmest days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Jennifer provided outstanding to patients afflicted with Covid-19 in a homecare setting. The courageous, compassionate care delivered by Jennifer and her homecare colleagues was instrumental in reserving local hospital capacity and resources for the most critically ill patients at the apex of the pandemic. I salute and commend these true American heroes! — Brendan Ryan, North Merrick

My mother, Mary Stillwagon (BSN-BC, MS, Lac.), retired from a 40+-year tenure at Glen Cove Hospital Northwell Health in May 2020. She started her healthcare journey in the ICU at Glen Cove Hospital and continued her career there up until last year, amidst the pandemic. Mary also went on to receive her Masters in Science and became a Licensed Acupuncturist in 2005, all while working full time at the hospital. What nurses do for the world is truly amazing. Mom worked hard and sacrificed to ensure the comfort, care and treatment of each patient she oversaw. She treated countless patients, worked alongside hundreds of other healthcare professionals and always did it with grace, relentless dedication, and love in her heart. On behalf of our family, her friends, and associates, Thank You, Mary. Your retirement is well deserved! Now it’s time for us to take care of you. — Laura Stillwagon, Glen Cove

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South Shore University Hospital I am so proud of the selflessness and dedication my daughter, Priti Chohan, BSN, MBA, RN, Patient Care Services Manager at South Shore University Hospital, has shown throughout the pandemic. She has stepped in countless times to assist her team on the front-line, maintaining order in such a hectic environment, and sacrificing time on the personal and familial front to give to caring for those affected. Most importantly, she has given her time to support her team, who were exposed to the virus and on the front-line daily. Healthcare is truly a special calling, deeply rooted in compassion and empathy Therefore, I would like to extend my gratitude to all the courageous essential workers who have helped to support our community throughout this tumultuous time. — Sudesh Chohan, Huntington

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Mount Sinai Hospital Susan Atwell is a special person in my life. She is a registered nurse, RN BsN, who works in the PACU (Recovery) Department of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. She has been the most dedicated and determined nurse for her patients for the past 11 years at Mount Sinai Hospital. She began her nursing career 36 years ago with that same determination to help others in need, and it has only grown stronger through the years. In addition, Susan, who lives in Woodmere, is a devoted mother of three incredible children, Robert, Christine and Matthew. She raised them by herself while holding a fulltime nursing job. She is the happy grandmother of an adorable 1-year-old little guy, Daniel, too! Susan is my real hometown hero. I am very privileged to be her friend. — Donna Shulman, Hewlett

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s a nurse in the Population Health Department of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, Kerinth Afflick follows up with patients after they are discharged from the hospital and helps to make sure they are getting and taking their medications and they are making and getting to their follow up visits to doctors. “When you first become a nurse you are so young, and a little ignorant,” said Afflick, who will admit to being in her early 50s. She has been a nurse for 28 years. “You learn. You learn patience, learn to listen, listen to problems and follow up. You become a psychiatrist as the patients need someone to speak with and you become a great listener.” There was one patient, she said who was undocumented that Afflick assisted to ensure they were aware and used all the resources available to them for more than two years.

There are some other patients who, because of the coronavirus pandemic, are alone. “One patient didn’t use our pharmacy (St. John’s has an in-house pharmacy), they were isolated because of Covid,” she said. “They tried to rely on CVS and we called CVS and asked them to please deliver the meds.” Which was done. Afflick said for her being a nurse is about giving back. “It’s not about the thank you so much as making sure that [the patients] are OK."

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’ve been a registered nurse for just over a year, I entered the field after many years as a short story writer, translator, teacher, even a bartender. Originally from Louisville Ky., I met my girlfriend and moved to Manhattan about 10 years ago. I entered an accelerated nursing program at Mount Sinai about 18 months ago — before Covid happened — but recognized this capacity for being a nurse about 10 years ago by caring for my dying father. So, I got my license in February 2020, Covid happened, and we moved out here. My girlfriend has a home in Locust Valley. That means I’m new to nursing and at 45, working in what has essentially become a Covid ward, keeping up with younger nurses. I don't know if that’s good luck or bad, however, with the experience and expectations of someone at my stage in life, it wasn’t a shock. Anyhow we

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eing an emergency room nurse Sarah Avis said is like “trying to thrive in controlled chaos. You have zero patient info, teamwork is critical and you trying to find the missing piece of a puzzle.” When Avis, 34, was young her mother was very ill. “I like how there was people to help in my mother’s time of need,” she said, explaining why when she went to college she chose nursing as her profession. Now eight years in, Avis views the role of nurse as multifaceted. “It means just being there through an extreme time and making someone as comfortable as possible and being someone they can trust,” she said, “especially during Covid. Families are limited. We play the role of caregiver, friend, family member. It can be hard. As a nurse you are supposed to have an emotional barrier. We see so much certain

trauma and a lot of grief, it’s emotional. As a nurse you also want to be there. It is very challenging.” Recently, Avis witnessed “a young life lose. “It was extremely emotional,” she said, describing how a family member sank to the floor. There was hugging to console this person and more family handholding and hugging. Sometimes just being a presence is very challenging for a very busy ER.” St. John’s emergency department serves nearly 49,000 patients annually.

don't choose the time for things. As a Covid ward there are peaks and troughs. It’s busy, it's chaotic, but we make our way through it. Now that there are protocols and we've been vaccinated, the world’s gotten used to a new normal. But people are sick, hundreds are dying, every day. Becoming a nurse, I’ve learned we're all human. Our time on earth is precious and finite. And I’ve learned that it’s possible to be removed, dispassionate, but remain passionate about treating people with humanity.

always wanted to be a nurse. My uncle was a physician, so growing up I used to go into work with him and see him taking care of all the patients. At 14-years-old I was a candy striper, later I volunteered in a local hospital feeding babies, and then I went and started as a PCA. And through that, I put myself through nursing school. My first job was at an Ob-Gyn office and there were a lot of young women there with teen pregnancies in the community I was working in, and I just really took a passion to it. So, I grew in it and became a part of the Nassau County Perinatal Service Network, where we focus on the underserved communities to make sure they have easy access to prenatal care. Covid hit our population very hard. A lot of our patients are living in multi-family

households, and Covid just ran rampant. A lot of them don’t have access to healthcare, so we really made sure we advocated for them. Through a grant, we were able to provide our patients with PPE. We were also able to provide our patients with food. A lot of patients were out of work because of Covid, so there was no food for their families. Not only do we treat the patient, but we treat the family. We watch the children grow and then they have kids again and they trust us and want to come back to us.

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e had always known that nurses were heroes; the women and men who offered us a modicum of comfort at our darkest hours while quietly monitoring our heart rate, blood pressure and medications prescribed by our doctors. They watched over us, soothed our pain with a smile. We never really knew, however, what heroes they were until the coronavirus pandemic struck Long Island in March last year, sending already tired hospital staffs into overdrive. Nurses were at the very front lines of the crisis, and the physical and mental toll that they endured was unimaginable to most. Nurses were, of course, accustomed to death. It is part of medicine. No amount of training, however, could have prepared them for the onslaught of Covid-19 cases that they would see between March and June 2020 — or the rapidly rising death toll. With family and friends barred from entering hospitals during this grave period, nurses were often the very last people that the dying saw before they took their last breaths. 2020 and 2021 have very much been a battle for survival, and our nurses have fought it valiantly. Many of them have been infected with Covid-19 themselves. Some have died. We cannot thank our nurses enough for all that they did for us last year, but we should try. In this photo essay by Herald Photo Editor Christina Daly, we make the attempt, showing you, our readers, some of the faces who carried on through all the confusion and fear and heartache to protect and preserve life. For more photos, see liherald.com.

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3: At Northwell Health LIJ Hospital in Valley Stream, nu educator Savita Amin reviewed notes with nurses De Pellitteri, Christine Luongo and Emily John, of the Pa Services Unit.

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5: At Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, nurses Jeanne Colamussi and Claire Odayan, nurse manager Meghan Clark, and nurses Bincy Mathew and Jennifer Okoye celebrated their profession. 6: Nurse Mary Sloane held a newborn in the Mercy Hospital Maternity Unit.

shortly after, with her family still in the parking lot. Asha said the experience made her cherish her time with her family. 10: Chris Frasco, left, and, Frank Masi, nurses at NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola.

7: Curtis King, a transporter, at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside. 8: Nurse April Dones, of the Maternity Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Mount Sinai South Nasau, was all smiles behind her mask recently. 9: Nurse Asha Ali, of NYU Langone Hospital, spoke of a 40-year-old patient who arrived at her unit struggling to breathe. The patient grasped her hand and told her, “You are you my angel.” The patient died of Covid-19

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CARMEN COX Lynbrook Restorative Therapy & Nursing

started off in banking, but switched to nursing because I love taking care of people. Today, nursing is very challenging due to the pandemic. At the beginning, during spring 2020, we nurses were in-service constantly, getting educated by our supervisors about Covid-19. That’s what pulled us through. On the job, we wear a mask, goggles, surgical headwear, and a disposable gown. Every time we leave a patient’s room, we discard the mask and gown, and wash the goggles. It’s uncomfortable, but to fight the virus, we have to start with our first-line workers for the protection of the residents. Our staff members are all tested for Covid-19 twice a week, in a little unit that does the nasal swabbing here on site. Not having family members of patients visiting the facility makes our job a lot easier,

Emergency Nurse, Long Island Jewish Valley Stream because we have to control interaction from the outside. But we do help our patients communicate with loved ones virtually. The virtual chats are scheduled with our recreation person. A nurse or aide can hold a cell phone so a patient can speak using FaceTime. We can also have the family members visit on-site, but not inside the facility. They stand in the entrance foyer between the double glass doors. The inner glass door is locked and the resident is brought down to sit on the inside. Then they talk with their loved ones on cell phones while smiling at them through the glass. We are trained to let our residents know what’s going on, but to keep them comfortable, and to give them respect and dignity at all times. Remember, this is their home.

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have a brother with Down syndrome so I was kind of a nurse even in my childhood, and I kind of grew up with him, favoring caring for people with a personal touch. I went to nursing school and graduated in 1987, during the AIDs epidemic. I graduated from St. Vincent’s School of Nursing, and worked in the East Village where the AIDs epidemic was really fired up, so I had seen a lot of death and dying back in the 1980s. I thought I’d never see it again. And then Covid came. The first wave was very heavy in our Emergency Department, but we pulled through. The Northwell Health system quickly got it together, and we were very organized. We have a tiny Emergency Department, and as the volume increased we transferred out to the North Shore facilities. The wisdom that I brought having had been

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JOEMELLE KHAN

Emergency Department, Mount Sinai South Nassau

Nassau University Medical Center

chose to become a nurse because I wanted to work in the medical field and be at the bedside caring for patients. Growing up, I was inspired by the nurses I met and saw first-hand how they took care of people, not only physically, but also emotionally. The nursing profession means teamwork. I am beyond lucky to work in an area that has incredible teamwork. I would not be able to provide the best care without the help of our amazing patient care technicians and unit clerks, also amazing doctors and physician assistants who have taught me so much over the years. I have been an Emergency Department nurse at MSSN for nearly 10 years, also a member of the ED’s Unit Based Council and ED Trauma Committee for more than five years. We are always working on creating new ways to provide excellent nursing care for our patients. The nursing profession has taught me a

lot about life. I enjoy helping people and find myself helping others inside and outside of the hospital. I see first-hand how fragile life can be, so I try to keep a positive mindset and take care of myself physically and emotionally. We never know what is going to come through those ED doors and we must be prepared for anything and everything. We laugh together and we cry together. We lift each other up when we are feeling down or scared and celebrate the happy moments with each other. Nursing has always been a profession that is challenging yet rewarding. Emergency nursing is typically fast-paced and can be stressful. When the Covid-19 pandemic arrived in March 2020, we were challenged in ways we had never imagined. Our team came together — we cared for our patients, we cared for their family members and we cared for each other.

through something terrible like this before was that I knew I had to dress in the full PPE, the personal protective gear. Back in the 1980s we didn’t know it was sexually transmitted so we were wearing all sorts of hats and gowns and face masks. So I guess that was the little bit of wisdom there that I had. I also gave a little support to the newer nurses, letting them know that we’re going to get through this. But it was also very overwhelming for myself. People were coming into triage and they could barely say their name, and then they would just drop dead in front of you. It was very scary. We did the best we could with what we had. But even when it got overwhelming you still had to stop and give that extra personal touch, whether it was giving my phone charger to them so they could try and call a family member.

’m from Harlem and lived in Queens near Valley Stream. My first degree was in finance, but when my father went into a hospital with a stroke it struck me that hospital workers had good intentions, but there was not enough help, and I was drawn to nursing. It helps that I come from a family with a lot of doctors and nurses in it, so I asked a lot of questions, did some research, and seven years ago became a licensed nurse. For me nursing is a great field if you are the kind of person who cares. The money’s good, you can go anywhere in the country and you can help a person just by holding their hand. I worked at the Nassau County Correctional facility, and then two years ago I came to work at the Emergency Room at Nassau University Medical Center. We get it all. Helicopters come in and out, drownings, stabbings, shootings,

car accidents. In the last year Covid took over. That was challenging in part because I took the pandemic personally. My cousin, Marilyn Howard, a mentor to me, was the first school nurse in New York City to die of Covid. Emergency room work has made me an even more compassionate person. You need a tough exterior, but still care. But I have plenty of support for that at home. My wife is also a nurse. We talk to each other about all these issues.

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Director of Nursing, Lynbrook Restorative Therapy & Nursing

Medical/Surgical/ Oncology Unit, Mount Sinai South Nassau

’ve been in long-term care nursing for 28 years, and Director of Nursing for 15 years. I consider being a nurse as a calling. It requires dedication and compassion because, while we take care of patients' and residents’ physical needs, we must also address their emotional and spiritual needs. During this pandemic, our dedication to our profession was put to the test. We could not stay home from work to avoid the deadly virus. Some of us isolated ourselves from our families for fear of exposing them. Many of us got Covid and some died. As the Director of Nursing, I had to care for my staff. They feared catching Covid and infecting their own families. I ensured that they were educated and had enough PPE, encouraged them, cried with them when they were emotionally drained, and sometimes bought them food or sewed masks for them.

For our residents, I crocheted hats and scarves during the winter, which made them smile. When nursing homes were closed to visitation, nurses brought phones and tablets to Covid-positive patients so that their families could say goodbye to them. I once held a patients’ hand as she took her last breath and told her son who lived in another state that she died peacefully. One day I had to “sneak in” a priest to administer a patient’s last rites. Now our facility is Covid-free. We have passed several inspections and continue to follow all infection control guidelines from the CDC and the New York State Department of Health. We have vaccinated most of our employees and residents, and hope the public will do the same so this pandemic will end soon.

hen I was in high school, my dad was sick and in and out of the hospital. I had to help my mom take care of him, and that’s when I decided to take up nursing in college. The nursing profession is a calling. It is indeed a tough and stressful job. You need to have a certain virtue to become a good nurse. We call those virtues “TLC,” tender, loving care. It requires a lot of patience and dedication. Even if you are an experienced nurse, you don’t assume that you know everything. Every day is a continuous learning process. I’ve learned a lot in two decades of being a nurse. It’s made me stronger, resilient and appreciative of those people around me, such as my friends, family and co-workers, as well as my patients and their families. When the pandemic started, our floor was turned into one of the Covid-19 units. I was so scared. I’ve never been in this kind of

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overwhelming situation in my entire career. I was physically, mentally and emotionally drained. There was a time when one of my patients could barely breathe, and I remember him saying, “Help me. Help me. I feel like I’m drowning.” As I waited for the rapid response team, I held his hand and encouraged him. I felt hopeless and prayed for him. I was his only support. It was also devastating when some of my co-workers got sick with Covid, including my husband, who is also an employee at the hospital. Our unit has remained the Covid floor for the hospital, but this year has been more manageable. I’m proud and privileged that I am a part of the process. Nursing is tough, but when you think of the lives you have touched, the lives you saved, it’s such a wonderful feeling. It’s priceless.

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’ve been a nurse for 33 years, first at St. Vincent in Manhasset on a ventilator floor, labor and delivery, post-partum care and in the emergency room at Glen Cove the last decade. I know it’s a cliché, but I think nursing found me. I was an average student in high school and didn’t have a lot of confidence. That all changed in nursing school. I felt like this was where I needed to be. The book part’s a large component, but taking care of people is not something you learn in a book. It comes from having empathy for others, understanding that it’s not just people, it’s somebody else’s mother, somebody’s child. This whole last year has been difficult. It’s the first time I felt I don’t know if I can make it. I have another eight years and I hope I can get through it. We’re not a trauma hospital, but an emergency room sees everything, and beginning

last March Covid is all we saw. It was scary at first — new information every day about PPE, about treatment. But we got better at it. And the community support was really special, like a parade. Maybe the parade’s moved on, but we’re still here doing the work. Still, nursing is an excellent career, so many kinds of jobs. It doesn’t have to be all high drama. Financially it’s great, you can’t be outsourced. There will always be a place for nurses.

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y job as a Certified Nursing Assistant is really a story about my dad. After my father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, my sister took him in, but he would do unpredictable things like leaving the house unannounced. Within a short time after we put him in a nursing home, he was totally different. When I visited him, he would say, “I ain’t givin’ no trouble,” and I could tell he was getting good care. About a year after he entered the nursing home, I decided to help others like the home helped my father, and I became a CNA. My job is hands-on. I bathe the patients, feed them, take them to the bathroom, talk to them, and learn the little things that help them feel calm. My work takes dedication because, when people can’t do self-care anymore, they go through a kind of depression. They miss their families. They may have underlying medical

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Nassau University Medical Center

was a medical assistant for 20 years in a family practice office in Seaford. When my daughter went to college I decided to go back to school to be a nurse. Everyone thought I was a nurse, anyhow. I managed to get my degree and 15 years ago, became a regular staff nurse at NUMC’s pediatric unit. I just got this position as assistant nurse manager at the end of January. I love going to work. It's a job that I wouldn’t mind being at forever. In a pediatric unit, we get a little bit of everything. I also float to the nursery, neo-natal. So, I’ve gotten to see a variety of patients, newborn to age 21. When I was a medical assistant I dealt with adults, but in pediatrics you’re dealing with the parents too, making sure they’re knowledgeable ofwhat’s going on with their child. When Covid hit there was so much we didn’t

conditions. We have to be very patient and sensitive. We approach each one individually and build bonds, step by step. When the pandemic began, everyone’s heart was bleeding for our patients. Families couldn’t visit in person anymore. Patients coming back from the hospital had to be isolated for Covid testing. But the patients understood because they watched the news, and they respected our explanations. They wanted their families to be safe, so they accepted window-side visits, video chats, and phone calls. These protocols are still in effect at this time. The nurses and CNAs have had to work extra hard to give the patients what they need. It’s been trying, but because we know our patients so well, everyone has adapted.

know. I took out my sewing machine and made caps and masks for whoever needed them. The load was so heavy, we were stressed out, but we had to put that aside. But the pandemic also put us in the public eye in an incredible way. Recently I pulled into a gas station in my scrubs and a man at another pump, a total stranger, shouted out, “Thank you!” That’s the kind of thing that makes you feel appreciated as a nurse.

worked in the airline industry in human resource management and I had a sister that worked here (Mercy Hospital) as a nurses’ aide. My sister was diagnosed with cancer while she was an employee here, and she had a tough battle for seven years. She was an employee here, a patient here, and she passed away here. After she passed away, I made the decision to become a nurse. And going to nursing school, I knew that I only wanted to work at Mercy because I felt that it was paying back for what I felt they did really well for my sister. I started nursing school in 2005 when I was 39, and I came straight here in 2008 and I’ve been here ever since. My mother went into nursing at the age of 40, so I think that let me know that no matter what the age, if you want to change, you can change. When Covid hit, my patient was the first

patient on the floor to get it. For me I think it was just trying to do the best that you can to keep your patients OK. And Covid was an eyeopener as far as seeing how fast a patient can decline, unfortunately. I think for most nurses, when you go into nursing you don’t go into it looking for someone to praise you for what you do or sacrifice. You do it because it’s something in your heart.

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BEHIND EVERY LIFE WE SAVED, THERE WAS A TEAM OF DEDICATED NURSES. THANK YOU.

We are pleased that the Year of the Nurse has been extended from 2020 through 2021 in recognition of your hard work, bravery, and commitment to save lives. Thank you. This Nurses Week, we thank you for showing up, stepping up, and putting our patients before yourselves during this pandemic. Behind every life we saved, there was an extraordinary team of dedicated nurses.

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF VILLAGE TREASURER’S SALE FOR TAX LIENS ON REAL PROPERTY IN THE INC. VILLAGE OF MALVERNE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE That pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Real Property Tax Law and the Village Law of the State of New York and pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Malverne, Nassau County, New York adopted at a meeting held on the 15th day of April 2021, the undersigned as Treasurer of said Village will sell at public auction in the manner prescribed by law, on the 13th day of May, 2021 at 11:00 o’clock in the forenoon of that day and on succeeding days, in the Courtroom of the Village Hall, 99 Church Street, Malverne, New York, as much of 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 such sale. Such 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 and sold subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act. Each purchaser at such tax sale shall pay the amount of his/her bid to the Village Treasurer within ten (10) days after the sale, and upon such payment the Treasurer shall give to the purchaser a certificate in writing describing the real property purchase and the sum paid therefore. THE NAME(S) OF THE OWNER(S) SHOWN ON THIS LIST MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE THE NAME(S) OF THE PERSON(S) OWNING THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME OF THIS ADVERTISMENT. SUCH NAME(S) HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM THE 2020/2021 ASSESSMENT ROLLS AND MAY DIFFER FROM THE NAMES OF THE OWNERS AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. The following is a list of lots, pieces, and parcels of real estate to be sold and the total amount of taxes, interest, and charges thereon. PUBLIC NOTICE OF VILLAGE TREASURER’S SALE FOR TAX LIENS ON REAL PROPERTY IN THE INC. VILLAGE OF MALVERNE, NY FISCAL YEAR 2020/2021 Name/Address 2274 DAVIS STREET LLC 36 MAPLE ST MALVERNE, NY 11565 NOEL, MAX & NIKITA 88 WOLF AVE MALVERNE, NY 11565 BARRETTA MARCO 80 NORWOOD AVE MALVERNE, NY 11565 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA 361 OCEAN AVE MALVERNE, NY 11565 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA 361 OCEAN AVE MALVERNE, NY 11565 DAMIS SHELLA 323 OCEAN AVE MALVERNE, NY 11565 TRANCHINA, MILDRED 16 ATLAS COURT MALVERNE, NY 11565 INGENITO S 82 MCINTOSH COURT MALVERNE, NY 11565 ANGRAND FAMILY TRUST 30 CORAL COURT MALVERNE, NY 11565 HSBC BANK, TRUSTEE WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURIT 251 FOSTER AVE MALVERNE, NY 11565 GREENBLATT JACK & RUTH 141 BROADWAY MALVERNE, NY 11565 JAGMOHAN JAILALL FAMILY 84 FRANKLIN AVE MALVERNE, NY 11565 OTTO FAMILY TRUST 217 HEMPSTEAD AVE MALVERNE, NY 11565 AE DEVELOPMENT, LLC 1 GIANNA COURT MALVERNE, NY 11565 AE DEVELOPMENT, LLC 2 GIANNA COURT MALVERNE, NY 11565 AE DEVELOPMENT, LLC 3 GIANNA COURT MALVERNE, NY 11565 AE DEVELOPMENT, LLC 4 GIANNA COURT MALVERNE, NY 11565 AE DEVELOPMENT, LLC 5 GIANNA COURT MALVERNE, NY 11565 AE DEVELOPMENT, LLC 6 GIANNA COURT MALVERNE, NY 11565 CAPODANNO, LUIGI CAPODANNO, PHILOMENA 76 TILROSE AVE MALVERNE, NY 11565 MALACHITE HOUSING LLC 120 HANSON PLACE MALVERNE, NY 11565 LOUBRIEL PHYLLIS 175 WRIGHT AVE MALVERNE, NY 11565 GRASS STEPHAN LIFE ESTATE GRASS MIRIAM L. 163 WRIGHT AVE MALVERNE, NY 11565 MATTHEW, GEORGE & MAMIE 125 WICKS LANE MALVERNE, NY 11565

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Charges $130.00

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$4,080.90

$571.33

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$7,250

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$6,376.04

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$ 110

$ 83.13

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$6,750

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$714.16

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$3,910.37

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$6,312

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$5,050

$3,816.39

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$ 30

$ 22.67

$ 3.17

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$ 155.84

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317

$6,332

$ 6,005.15

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$912.75

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KERNOCHAN PROPERTIES, LLC 38 C/O JOSEPH LYNCH 12 CATHY COURT MALVERNE, NY 11565 Inc Village of Malverne Averil Smith, Village Clerk/Treasurer Dated: April 22, 2021 1131086 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ARCHITECTURAL & SITE PLAN REVIEW BOARD HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL & SITE PLAN REVIEW of the Inc. Village of Malverne will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at the Malverne Village Hall, 99 Church Street, Malverne, New York 11565 on Thursday, May 20th, 2021 at 7:45 pm to hear the following cases: Indranie Mangra 96 Horton Street; Residential “A” District Building Permit Application No.: 2020-0880 Proposes to construct a new 2414 gross sq. ft. single-family two-story dwelling over full finished basement for habitable space. Cornwell Equities, LLC; 293 Hempstead Avenue, Malverne, NY 301-307 Hempstead Avenue; Business District Sign Awning Permit Application No.: 2021-0353 Tenant (Antonio’s Delicatessen) proposes to install a new 17’-4” wide x 5’-0” high x 3’-0” deep fabric awning with lettering over existing awning frame at 307 Hempstead Avenue. Alexander & Samantha Smith 111 Malverne Avenue; Residential “B” District Building Permit Application No.: 2021-0127 Proposes to construct a 583 sq. ft. second story rear addition. Lauren Dunn LoRusso 33 Alnwick Road; Residential “C” District Building Permit Application No.: 2021-0190 Proposes to construct a 70 sq. ft. second story rear dormer for threepiece bathroom. The Architectural & Site Plan Review Board Meeting will be immediately followed by a work session of the Board of Trustees. BY ORDER OF THE MALVERNE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INC. VILLAGE OF MALVERNE Averil Smith, Village Clerk April 29, 2021 125805

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the Inc. Village of Malverne will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at the MALVERNE VILLAGE HALL, 99 Church Street, Malverne, New York 11565 on Thursday, May 20th, 2021 at 7:30 PM to hear the following cases: Indranie Mangra 96 Horton Street, Malverne, NY; Residential “A” District Building Permit Application No. 2020-0880/Special Exception Application No. 2020-0685 Proposes to construct an exterior basement bulkhead stairway. All interested parties should appear at the above time and place. BY ORDER OF THE MALVERNE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INC. VILLAGE OF MALVERNE Averil Smith, Village Clerk Dated: April 29, 2021 125806 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, May 20,2021 at 7:30 PM prevailing time, at the Malverne Village Hall, 99 Church Street, Malverne, NY 11565 for the purpose of discussing the Village of Malverne’s Annual Stormwater Management and Erosion Plan. All interested persons will be heard at the above mentioned place and time. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Inc. Village of Malverne Averil Smith Village ClerkTreasurer Dated: April 30, 2021 125801

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that SEALED PROPOSALS for: WHWD2101 District Wide Security Upgrades H2M Project No.: WHWD2101 will be received by the Board of Commissioners of the West Hempstead Water District (Owner) at the office of the Water District, 575 Birch Street, West Hempstead, New York 11552, until 4:00 p.m., Prevailing Time on Wednesday, May 26, and will be publicly opened and read aloud during the virtual meeting of the Board of Commissioners at 5:00 p.m. Due to the current COVID19 precautions, the bid opening will not be open to the public for in person attendance, and instead will be recorded and live streamed during the meeting of the Board of Commissioners. For bidders who wish to have access to the meeting either through conference call or web link, please contact the West Hempstead Water District at (516)483-1180 to request the conference call number, access code, or access to the web link. Requests to attend will be accepted up to one hour before the bid opening. Complete sets of Hard Copy Bidding Documents may be obtained from REV, 330 Route 17A, Suite #2, Goshen, New York 10924, Tel: 1-877-272-0216, upon depositing the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each combined set of documents. Checks or money orders shall be made payable to H2M architects + engineers. Plan deposit is refundable in accordance with the terms in the Information for Bidders to all submitting bids. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs.

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As a convenience to the Contractor, Digital Bidding Documents may be obtained from the following website: www.h2mprojects.com as an online download for a non-refundable fee of Forty-Nine Dollars ($49.00), paid by credit card. Please note REV and www.h2mprojects.com are the designated locations and means for distributing and obtaining all bid package information. All bidders are urged to register to ensure receipt of all necessary information, including bid addenda. All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at www.h2mprojects.com. Plan holders who have paid for hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use, and coordinate directly with REV for hard copies of addenda to be issued. There will be no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda. Each proposal submitted must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, made payable to the West Hempstead Water District, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, as a commitment by the bidder that, if its bid is accepted, it will enter into a contract to perform the work and will execute such further security as may be required for the faithful performance of the contract. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informalities and to accept such bid which, in the opinion of the Owner, is in the best interests of the Owner. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WEST HEMPSTEAD WATER DISTRICT C. John Sparacio, Chairman Kenneth P. Wenthen, Jr., Secretary Joseph M. Marando, Treasurer DATED: May 6, 2021 125807 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

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covered the Bellmore-JFK High School Homecoming parade in the fall of 2004, photographing the revelers and floats as they headed from the Bellmore Long Island Rail Road station off Sunrise Highway to the Bellmore Avenue school. It was a sunny day, full of carefree teenagers. I could never have imagined then that day would haunt me still. All journalists who’ve been in the profession a while have stories they can’t shake. You might think you SCoTT had locked them away at the back BRINToN of your brain, but they reappear without warning, leaving you in a state of disbelief or sadness or anger. Thinking back on that Homecoming parade leaves me feeling all three. Covering the recent West Hempstead Stop & Shop shooting, in which 49-yearold Ray Wishropp, a father of seven from Valley Stream, was killed and two others were injured, sent the memories of that parade streaming back. That day, I snapped photos of Carol Kestenbaum, a 17-year-old JFK senior, as she drove the Homecoming king and queen in her white convertible. A little

more than two years later, Kestenbaum was shot dead while studying education at the University of Arizona. She had warned a friend that the young man she was dating seemed unhinged. The 22-year-old found out about the warning, killed Kestenbaum and her best friend, Nicole Schiffman, another Kennedy High graduate who was studying journalism at the University of Maryland, and then took his own life. Schiffman had come for the weekend to celebrate Kestenbaum’s 20th birthday. They were among the tens of thousands of Americans who have died in a perpetual cycle of gun violence in this nation. I held back tears when I covered their funerals on a cold winter day in 2007. They were buried side by side at New Montefiore Cemetery in West Babylon. I knew Carol’s mother, Rita Kestenbaum. In 1999, she won a seat on the Hempstead Town Board. She lost it in the next election, but remained active in local politics for years after that. At the JFK Homecoming parade, she walked behind her daughter’s car from the train station to the school, beaming with pride. Her daughter was the first person I knew to die of gun violence. Her death leaves me feeling unsettled to this day, understanding how suddenly and sense-

lessly a life can be taken in this country. Wishropp was a Stop & Shop manager. Nassau County police said his alleged killer, a 31-year-old Hempstead man, had sought a transfer to another supermarket. When he didn’t get it, he left the store, but returned 40 minutes later and started shooting. I’m a runner. Last Saturday, I ran to the top of the giant hill at the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick, where there’s a human sun clock dedicated to Carol Kestenbaum. You stand in the middle of the circle, where a rectangular stone block forms the centerpiece of this hallowed ground. The 12 months are marked on it. On a sunny day, if you stand on the month you’re in and raise your hand straight to the sky, your shadow will point to a number from one to 12, giving you the approximate time of day. “The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time,” reads the plaque in honor of Kestenbaum. I sat enjoying the 63-degree weather on a sunny, windless day. The azure sky stretched out before me, with wispy cirrus clouds high above. I could hear the creaky windmill to my left spinning, its moving blades forming a frenetic shadow on the seashell-coated path before me. In a grassy patch to my right, a family — a mother and father, their children and the

he deadly Stop & Shop shooting took me back to a Bellmore Homecoming.

kids’ grandparents — had spread out a blanket to sit and talk and laugh. It all felt so normal, peaceful, a world away from the chaos of gun violence that had erupted at the West Hempstead Stop & Shop April 20 and in Arizona all those years ago. Kestenbaum, who wanted to become a teacher, would have loved the sound of children at play, I imagined. Then a loud shot rang out, I believe from the gun range just across the Meadowbrook Parkway in Freeport, piercing the quietude, an eerie reminder that guns are never far away in America. As I ran down the hill to head home, I heard three more pops of a gun in rapidfire succession. Then again, and again. The shots continued as I ran out of the park. I had heard them many times before while at the preserve, but had never paid much attention to them. Now I wanted them to just go away, never to be heard again. I only wish our elected leaders at the federal and state levels might sit in Carol Kestenbaum’s circle, soaking up the normalcy of everyday life and imagining this young light of the world extinguished in a heartbeat. How would they vote on gun-control legislation then? Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.

Why are young girls mean to one another?

ime-travel with me. The year was 1957. We had just moved to Cedarhurst from Queens, and it was the first day of class at Number Three School on Broadway. I slid into my chair in Mrs. Haggerty’s sixth-grade classroom, and knew I would fall out of the same chair, dead, in a minute if I couldn’t get away from the stares and whispers of the other girls. After a few minutes of mounting distress, I burst into tears, thus condemning myself to an entire school year of teasRANDI ing and ostracism KREISS and bullying. You can’t cry. It just feeds the frenzy. In 1957 there was no counseling, no help, just day after day of preteen hell. I was actually one of the few, possibly the only, sixth-grader in America to get the “black spot” from a clique of girls in the class. Do you know your “Treasure Island”? The pirates passed a piece of paper with a black spot on it to someone about to be killed. So, did It make it better that I was the target of a literary group of

mean girls? When I opened the folded-up note left on my desk and saw the black spot, I knew I was doomed. I wasn’t your regulation kid. I couldn’t help that. The other girls were consumed with “American Bandstand,” a daily live TV dance show out of Philly. They followed that program, and the real-life teens who appeared on the show, with a devotion I could neither fathom nor fake. I just wanted to come home after school, cut up a few oranges and retreat to my room with a book. Reading “Gone With the Wind,” I consumed a small grove. Eventually I made friends and kept friends and got married and had children and then grandchildren. What is a troubling issue in my granddaughters’ lives? Mean girl power plays, cliques and the popularity drama humming beneath the radar of most parents and teachers. Girls are still forming exclusive groups in elementary and junior and senior high school; they are still finding someone to be “it”; they are still causing other girls enormous emotional stress and anxiety. And it is mostly girls. Boys interact in entirely different ways. Of course, there

are bullies and guys’ cliques, but girls seem to deploy meanness in more creative and devastating ways. I asked a few of my friends if they remember if they were mean girls in school, and every one of us recalled whether we were in the cool, mean group or with the uncool outsiders. And everyone who copped to being mean acknowledged that they knew it was wrong, but they were afraid that if they didn’t join the power clique, they would become a target. Pretty savage equation, isn’t it? Meanness equals survival. In the decades since I survived the black spot, psychologists, educators and parents have studied the relationships among young girls and defined the behaviors and the interactions. But the meanness still exists in the whispers and the pacts to leave someone out and the comments on someone’s unacceptable clothes or habits or affect. There are attempts at discussion groups and sensitization groups and psychological services in the schools, but the toxic comments have leapt to the internet, where it is so much easier to target a classmate, anonymously and persistently.

hen I opened the note and saw the black spot, I knew I was doomed.

“Mean Girls,” the show and the movie, was hilarious, intuitive and sharp in its send-up of the popular girls who reigned supreme at a typical American high school. The production, which was, first of all, entertainment, glossed over the real pain young girls feel as victims of a meangirl power surge. Rosalind Wiseman, author of “Queen Bees and Wannabes,” urges parents to look at their own behavior, how they talk about neighbors or friends and the capacity they model for accepting people into their circle. Other suggestions she offers: Stay engaged with your child. Realize it isn’t only other kids who are the mean girls. Contact the school and calmly convey your concerns. Band together with other parents to discuss the issues. I’m not sure what to say to my own granddaughters. Perhaps remind them to keep talking to the trusted adults in their lives. Perhaps remind them that they are surviving a once-in-a-generation pandemic with courage and grace, and they can survive this, too. Look at me. I got the black spot 64 years ago and I’m still here. I don’t even remember the names of the girls who tried to ruin my sixth-grade life. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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e’re steadily getting there — herd immunity, when a minimum of 60 to 70 percent of Americans will be vaccinated against Covid-19. As of press time this week, about 34 percent of New Yorkers had been fully vaccinated, a number roughly equal to the national percentage. That’s good, but not necessarily great. Here’s why: Officials at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the vaccination rate has slowed in recent weeks, and if the percentage of inoculated Americans continues to drop each week, we may be unable to reach herd immunity by summer’s end. That would be bad. So much of what we held dear during pre-pandemic times — the ability to work and earning a living, visit family members and friends, take in a ball game or concert — hangs in the balance. Mercifully, we have seen a major drop in the number of infections across New York state over the past month. That trend, officials said, is due in large part to widespread vaccination of New Yorkers. It also may partly be a function of the slowing spread of the virus as warmer weather sets in. Officials had predicted that winter would bring the highest levels of infection and death, and it certainly did, peaking on Jan. 8, when the U.S. saw 259,564 new Covid-19 cases. Following that peak, health officials said, we would see a decrease in cases, with summer predicted to bring the low-

Walk in or schedule an appointment All New York state mass vaccination sites are now open to eligible New Yorkers ages 16 and over for walk-in vaccinations on a first-come, first-served basis. Walk-in appointments are reserved for first doses only, with second doses to be scheduled automatically after administration of the initial shot. All vaccine providers are encouraged to allow walkin appointments for those eligible. People who would prefer to schedule est levels of infection since the pandemic erupted here in March of last year. Already we have seen the overall infection rate across the state fall below 2 percent, with only the Finger Lakes and western New York seeing rates slightly above that figure. The infection rates in the Capital Region and Southern Tier have already fallen below 1 percent, with Long Island not far behind, at 1.4 percent. All of this, of course, is excellent news. But will it lead to vaccine complacency, with unvaccinated New Yorkers falsely believing that the virus is gone for good, leading them to think they don’t need the shot? To be clear, even if we see the positivity rate drop below 1 percent — as it did last summer — the virus will not be gone unless we reach herd immunity. Unless a substantial majority of the

an appointment at a state-run mass vaccination site can do so on the Am I Eligible app or by calling (833) 6974829. They may also contact their local health department, pharmacy, doctor or hospital to schedule an appointment where vaccines are available, or visit vaccinefinder.org to find information on vaccine appointments near them. Source: Office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo

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n West Hempstead, we encourage residents to approve the proposed $68.9 million 2021-22 school budget. It is 5.72 percent larger than the current spending plan, and would maintain all academic programs, athletics and co-curricular activities. The budget would enable the district to undertake numerous facility upgrades, including safety and security improvements, and to create a pre-kindergarten center at the Chestnut Street School and a media center at the high school. It would also expand collegecredit offerings along with science, research and socio-emotional learning programs. The Herald also endorses incumbent Board of Education Trustee Andrea Shinsato and candidate Kurt Rockensies. Shinsato is running for re-election against challenger Barbara Hafner,

When and where to vote Voting will take place Tuesday, May 11, at West Hempstead Middle School, 450 Nassau Blvd., from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. while Rockensies is running unopposed. In her years on the board, Shinsato has supported students and teachers at all grade levels. An active member of numerous PTA and PTSA committees and a volunteer in the community, she has a comprehensive understanding of

the school district’s needs. More important, she has addressed those needs with the board, and we strongly believe that she will continue to do so if reelected. Rockensies would be the youngest trustee on the board, at age 27, and we believe his fresh ideas would only add to the board’s diverse voices. An alumnus of West Hempstead High School and a lifelong resident, Rockensies seems to have the determination to further the district’s growth. We liked Hafner, as she has long been a familiar face at board meetings and community events. She had some good ideas about helping to improve relations between the board and the school community, and we encourage her to remain involved in district affairs. But we’re confident that Shinsato will continue to strengthen those relationships.

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t was recently reported that a group of Rockville Centre parents accused a high school social studies teacher of criticizing police during class, and wanted her to be reprimanded. The district superintendent, without referring to the specific incident, wrote to parents, “Lessons and activities that create divisiveness or that marginalize anyone have no place in our schools.” The teacher did not attack police officers or call for police departments to be defunded. To aLan engage students in a discussion sinGer about police actions after the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, she shared statistics about police killings of Black men. The superintendent is right that no lessons should marginalize a racial, ethnic or religious group, but it had better be OK to “marginalize” neo-Nazis and white nationalism. If the superintendent’s policy were implemented, that would mean eliminating from discussion any controversial issue that might challenge students to think, like women’s reproductive rights, racism in American society, climate change denial or citizenship opportunities for Deferred Action

for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, recipients. It would allow a small group of parents to censor the curriculum, intimidate teachers into silence and cripple students’ education. The irony is that the Rockville Centre teacher was following guidelines outlined in the New York state social studies framework. An essential component of social studies education is teaching students to “respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives; synthesize comments, claims and evidence made on all sides of an issue, and resolve contradictions when possible; and determine what additional information or research is required to deepen the investigation or complete the task.” The Rev. Dr, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at South Side High School in March 1968. Would he be banned today because his ideas on racism, militarism and poverty would make certain parents uncomfortable? Other cases involving teachers’ rights and responsibilities have recently been in the news. In San Clemente, Calif., a fourth-grade teacher was investigated after she took part in the Jan. 6 protest at the Capitol in Washington. She was temporarily suspended, and then reinstated after an investigation found no evidence that she acted illegally in Washington or

that she brought her political views into the classroom. I think her conspiracytheory politics are crazy, but she has the right to be a teacher. The same principles that protect her also protect the teacher in Rockville Centre. The Oneonta City School District upstate has a somewhat different issue that officials there are trying to sort out. Former students reported that a middle school social studies teacher gave them the finger and screamed obscenities when he drove by residents protesting the police shooting of a young African-American man. This case is difficult, because the teacher was acting, no matter how reprehensibly, as a private citizen. The district is now investigating him to determine whether there is evidence that his political views creep into his teaching, with students reporting that in lessons on the Civil War, he denied slavery played any role. If the accusations about his teaching are substantiated, he is directly contradicting the state framework that reads, “Westward expansion, the industrialization of the North and the increase of slavery in the South contributed to the growth of sectionalism. Constitutional conflicts between advocates of states’ rights and supporters of federal power increased tensions in the nation;

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attempts to compromise ultimately failed to keep the nation together, leading to the Civil War.” In a joint statement, the president of the local chapter of the NAACP and a school board vice president said, “We are disheartened to hear of the allegations that an Oneonta City School District teacher drove by the demonstration in Muller Plaza on Sunday, yelling obscenities and flipping off the crowd . . . While people have the right to disagree with the demonstrators, it is important that those who work for the OCSD remember that while they are entitled to their opinions, they represent the district, and their actions reflect on their competency in the classroom.” The teacher is entitled to due process, but it appears he should have been investigated a long time ago. School administrators need to examine his lesson plans and monitor his teaching. If the district finds that racism not only shapes his politics, which is his right, but also affects how he teaches, he should be removed from the classroom, and the state should suspend his teaching certification. Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies.

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To the Editor: Eliana Fernandez unfortunately undermines her own opinion piece supporting DACA recipients when she argues that those who “have been caught up in the legal system” should still be entitled to a pathway to citizenship. Perhaps if she’s only referring to those with misdemeanors, one could still agree with her, but if she’s also defending those DACA recipients who have committed felonies in their time here, that’s a different story altogether. We have enough violent criminals who were born here; we don’t need any additional violent offenders from elsewhere. I support those DACA recipients who have studied, worked and raised families here without breaking our laws. Ms. Fernandez should not weaken her cause by supporting violent criminals and if she does not support this segment of the DACA population, she should make that clear.

To the Editor: Last week, the statewide Covid-19 positivity rate dropped to 1.49 percent, falling below 1.5 percent for the first time since Oct. 28. Every single day, New York state is moving forward in the race between the infection rate and the vaccination rate. More New Yorkers are getting vaccinated and hospitalizations are declining, which is good news, but we need New Yorkers to stay vigilant to ensure that we don’t lose any of the progress that we have made. Washing hands, wearing masks and staying socially distant are critical behaviors that each of us can practice, individually and in our communities, to slow the spread. In the meantime, New York is continuing to make the vaccine more accessible, and opening more pop-up sites. Spring is here, and we’re making progress, but there is a way to go before we reach the light at the end of the tunnel.

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