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Making a ‘noble’ effort Food donation pickup service expands to West Hempstead ring to the homeless shelter and church in Baldwin, both of which operate food pantries. ngrant@liherald.com, mkoenig@liherald.com, bdownes@liherald.com “They want to help the comm u n i t y, ” M i s k i e w i c z , 2 4 , As a social work graduate explained, “but they’re afraid to intern at the Baldwin Public leave the house.” Library, Molly Miskiewicz In addition, she collected noticed that many residents thousands of dollars were struggling to for the food banks in get food during the Baldwin in just a few coronavirus panweeks. “It’s truly demic, and decided incredible to see the to help. community come Miskiewicz, of together like this,” West Hempstead, Miskiewicz said. posted on social “The best of humanmedia in mid-March ity is truly shining that she could come during this dark to people’s homes to time.” pick up any food N ow, s h e h a s they would like to expanded her efforts donate to local food mattHew to her own commupantries. They nity of West Hempwouldn’t have to miskiewicZ stead and its surleave their homes, West Hempstead rounding neighborshe explained, and hoods. She planned she would wear perto work with three sonal protective equipment food pantries in Hempstead and when she picked up the dona- the Mercy First facility in West tions from people’s front yards. Hempstead, but before she Within a week, Miskiewicz’s reached out to them, she said, inbox was flooded with messages she wanted to make sure she from Baldwin residents offering would get enough support from to donate, and she has since Franklin Square, Garden City, made “more trips to Bethany West Hempstead and Hempstead House and St. Christopher’s than I could count,” she said, referContinued on page 2

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west HemPstead BrotHers Tiandre, left, and Terrel Tuosto led a protest in East Meadow on June 16, marching through the same area where both had been arrested on June 12.

Brothers hope for change

Racism and police reform are themes of protests By BriaN stieGlitZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

Protesters, led by West Hempstead brothers Terrel and Tiandre Tuosto, were back in East Meadow on June 16. The protest was held in the same place where three men, including the Tuostos, were arrested and charged with disorderly contact at a similar protest four days earlier. One of the June 12 arrests was captured in a video that showed officers throwing Ter-

rel to the ground and pinning him to the pavement before handcuffing him. Tiandre was arrested shortly before the video was taken. Now the video is being investigated by the Nassau County Police Department’s Internal Affairs unit. On June 16, the brothers were back at the East Meadow Mall parking lot with a group of roughly 100 demonstrators protesting systemic racism and police brutality. The g roup marched for four

hours, heading east on Hempstead Turnpike, then north on Car man Avenue, east on Hearth Lane and north on Friends Lane, which circles back to Hearth Lane. From there, protesters headed west on Hearth, south on Carman and west on Hempstead Turnpike, back to the mall. Terrel, 28, recalled facing racism for the first time when he was 8 and a boy on the playground threw a ball at his Continued on page 3

’m very excited to see how much further we can take our operation.

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continued from front page residents. In a flier she distributed, Miskiewicz wrote that people in these neighborhoods are “considerably generous,” and noted that “times are difficult for everyone.” Her brothers, Matthew and Michael, have supported her philanthropic efforts. Matthew, who helped Molly organize the services, said that her efforts made him a proud older brother. “It’s incredible to see so many people reaching out with donation after donation to help people they will likely never know,” said Matthew, 26. “While 2020 has been a rough year, taking part in something that has such a meaningful impact on so many people has made this year a lot less difficult. Molly’s efforts are truly noble, and I’m very excited to see how much further we can take our operation.” Michael, 23, supported her sister Courtesy Molly Miskiewicz by helping to collect and drop off donations. The family dining room michael miskiewicz helpeD his sister, Molly, is filled with boxes and bags of dona- unpack donations from her car on June 26. tions set to be delivered to different pantries, much to Michael’s surHealth Collaborative, a consortium of the prise. region’s hospitals and health networks, “The great thing about this is that peo- nearly 24 percent of adults — roughly 1 in ple don’t have to leave their house to show 4 — faced food insecurity. their generosity,” he said. “The way this The Long Island Health Collaborative has kind of accelerated in a short period agency defines food-insecure households of time, I don’t see it slowing down any as those that are “uncertain of having or time soon.” Michael added that he hoped unable to acquire enough food to meet the the food pickup service would expand needs of all their members.” across Long Island. Miskiewicz collects nonperishable According to 2018 statistics from the goods — including cereal, pasta, canned U.S. Department of Agriculture, more goods, rice and nonperishable milk prodthan 10 percent of households in New ucts. To schedule a pickup, please call or York are food insecure, and in Nassau text her at (516) 672-8607 or email molCounty the problem is even more pro- lymiskiewicz@mail.adelphi.com. Volunnounced: According to the Long Island teer opportunities are also available.

Douglas Tuman victorious in 4th C.D. primary race are local issues that the community cares about,” Tuman said. “Now, in light of Covid-19 and the George Floyd tragedy, Douglas Tuman (R-West Hempstead) my priority is to rebuild our economy and defeated Cindy Grosz in the come back stronger, safer and 4th Congressional District more united than ever before. Republican primary race, My priority now is to get with 74 percent of the vote. things back to normal.” Tuman, 39, is now set to The 4th district includes challenge U.S. Rep. Kathleen Elmont Baldwin, Bellmore, Rice in November. An attorEast Rockaway, East Meadow, ney who is also the Town of the Five Towns, Lynbrook, Hempstead’s engineering Floral Park, Franklin Square, commissioner, Tuman told Garden City, Hempstead, the Herald that among his Atlantic Beach, Long Beach, goals, if elected, would be to Malverne, Freeport, Merrick, Douglas tuman improve infrastructure — Mineola, Carle Place, New such as damaged roads and Hyde Park, Oceanside, Rockmass transit — in the 4th disville Centre, Roosevelt, Uniontrict. dale, Wantagh, West Hempstead, West“These are not national issues. These bury and parts of Valley Stream.

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continued from front page face and called him a “Hershey’s Kiss.” When he told the principal, he recalled, she said she knew the boy and his family and that he would never do that. “I’ll never forget it,” Terrel recounted. “It made me feel like I’d never have anyone on my side.” Terrel is biracial. He never knew his white mother’s family because they disowned her when she married a black man, he said. Even indirect acts of racism made an impression on him as a child, when he would get looks from strangers. “Little by little I would stand up for myself,” he said, adding that this was the first time he had protested with the Black Lives Matter movement. The first protest he and Tiandre organized was on June 4, when 500 people marched onto the Southern State Parkway in North Merrick and shut it down for about two hours. “When I’m usually in segregated neighborhoods like that, I feel uncomfortable, like people are watching me and monitoring me,” Terrel said. “But that night, it felt like I finally had people backing me.” The decision to move onto the parkway was spontaneous, Terrel said, adding that the group did it to draw attention and amplify the protests’ message. That night, he said, police worked with them to make sure everyone was safe. But eight days later, in East Meadow, he said, “everything was different.” At the protest the Tuosto brothers led in Merrick on June 4, both sides of the street were cordoned off for the march. But in East Meadow, demonstrators were permitted to march only on one side of Hempstead Turnpike. Furthermore, Terrel said, it was the first time police officers drove alongside them and rows of officers marched next to them, pushing back those who veered off the route. After the Tuostos were arrested, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and County Executive Laura Curran defended the officers’ actions in a joint statement that read, “It became necessary” to make the arrests for “the demonstrators’ safety.” Police added that they were charged with deviating from the route and inhibiting traffic. But, Terrel said, there was no conversation about a designated route prior to the march. “It seemed orchestrated — like they were looking for a reason to arrest us,” he said. “If they say they want to keep us safe, than why isn’t there a dialogue?” On June 16, all of Hempstead Turnpike was sectioned off, and the march led into areas that Terrel said they could not go four days earlier.

An approving uncle

“I’ve never seen them so passionate and proud,” said the brothers’ uncle Brandon Felton, 45, of East Meadow, who has been joining them at the protests. Felton was born in Brooklyn, moved to Hempstead when he was 7 and Uniondale when he was 12, the same year his mother died. He described his upbring-

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This proTesT, on June 16 in East Meadow, was one of many the Tuosto brothers have organized across Nassau County. MArchers chAnTed The names of black men and women who were killed by police, including George Floyd. The proTesT included families with children and people of many races, ages and backgrounds. ing as tough after that, and said he ran into trouble with the law throughout his adolescence. Now, he lives in East Meadow, where he is raising seven sons and four daughters. “They’re your typical Honor Roll kids in A.P. classes who do volunteer work and are active in the community,” Felton said. His hope for his children, he said, is that they won’t have to face the struggles he did growing up. But he still has worries about their interactions with police. He has had numerous talks with them about what they should do if they get pulled over by police while driving. “I tell them to get the names of the officers,” he said, “keep their hands on the wheel, don’t look them in the eyes too long, don’t say much . . . because once [police] put on the blue suit, they’re conditioned a certain way, even if they’re black. And there are good cops who are wonderful people, but how can you be when you see these horrible things happening and turn a blind eye to it?” Terrel said that he and Tiandre hope

to continue organizing protests, under the name LI Peaceful Protests, and hope to eventually turn their passion into a nonprofit that spreads awareness about systemic racism and police brutality. “We’re looking to build up our community,” Terrel said, “and open the eyes of people in white neighborhoods who may disagree with us.” He added that education is one of the most immediate benefits of the protests. Residents of predominantly white c ommunities across Long Island, he said, “have the luxury of pushing racism to the back of their mind because it doesn’t affect them. We’re able to get out into these communities and open up a dialogue.”

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Bill aiding volunteer firefighters signed into law By Matthew FerreMi mferremi@liherald.com

A legislation introduced by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky that protects the benefits of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The bill was passed by state assembly and senate on May 27 and was signed by Cuomo on June 18. The bill was co-sponsored by Kaminsky, who represents many South Shore volunteer fire departments and Assemblyman Fred Thiele (I-Sag Harbor), will protect the Length of Service Award Program. The program provides pension benefits to volunteer firefighters who certain milestones. richard Bopp reach “Throughout this pandemic, Chief, our brave volunteer firefighters and emergency medical Malverne Fire responders have been on the Department front lines day in and day out,” Kaminsky said, “protecting our communities while risking their lives to save ours. Now our volunteer firefighters and EMTs across the state who have been forced to stay home will have their benefits protected. “ The ongoing coronavirus pandemic restrictions has affected volunteer firefighters and their efforts to attain the required 50 points per year through responding to calls, taking part in training and being on call to be eligible for New York state’s length of service award program that serves as a pension fund for the firefighters.

hank you to Senator Kaminsky for working with first responders to get this bill passed.

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Volunteer Fire departMents across New York state, including the Malverne Fire Department will benefit from the newly signed legislation that will protect the Length Of Service Award Program. Fire officials said that because of the restrictions many fire department members are not meeting the requirements, adding that the quarantining and near shutdown of the New York metropolitan area has rendered the options to gain LOSAP points impractical. Malverne Fire Department Chief Richard Bopp noted that volunteer firefighters should be able to maintain their benefits despite the pandemic. “Our hardworking firefighters and EMTs have been putting their lives on the line everyday and should not be worried about losing

their hard-earned LOSAP benefits due to the [coronavirus] pandemic,” Bopp said. “Thank you to Senator Kaminsky for working with first responders to get this bill passed.” Kaminsky added that he would continue to advocate for first responders during the pandemic. “I applaud the Governor for signing this bill into law,” he said. “I will continue to do all I can to support our local volunteer first responders throughout this pandemic and beyond.”

Fifth Precinct police search for shooter in Lakeview

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Nassau County police are investigating a shooting that occurred in Lakeview on June 22 at 6:50 a.m. Fifth Precinct police responded to the vicinity of Eagle Avenue and Hempstead Gardens Drive for gunshots fired. When police officers arrived, they found a 39-year-old man lying on Eagle Avenue with a single gunshot wound in his back. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital in a Nassau County

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Celebrating Pride amid a pandemic PFY officials talk acceptance, progress and the need for change By Victoria caruso aseidman@liherald.com

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As this year’s Pride Month came to a close this week, LGBTQ+ rights activists across Long Island reflected on the community’s progress and shortcomings in creating a safer, more welcoming Long Island for people of all identities. “Pride Month has always been about taking a moment to hit pause,” said Aiden Kaplan, a services manager at PFY, a Bellmore-based LGBTQ+ organization. Formally known as Pride For Youth, the nonprofit has been helping to transform the region into a more inclusive and accessible environment for those with non-heterosexual and/or non-cisgender identities. It provides free HIV and STI testing, counseling, support groups and programs for members of the LGBTQ+ community, as well as educational workshops at local middle and high schools. “It’s a safe place,” said Christian Milan, a 23-year-old client and peer navigator at PFY. Milan gained the confidence to start his drag career at the center’s bimonthly drag competition, Drag Factor. “There are so many youths who view PFY as the only space where they can go to feel affirmed and accepted,” Kaplan said. “Our goal is to create an all-encompassing space where you can access lifesaving services, [a] community and culture and feel celebrated for those things.”

Although the pandemic has forced Gay Straight Alliance clubs to temporarily disband and PFY in Bellmore to close its physical doors, support for LGBTQ+-identifying individuals remains. Popular PFY programs, like Coffee House, continue to provide a comfortable environment for LGBTQ+ youth to connect virtually. The organization also launched Long Island’s LGBTQ+ Covid-19 relief program in April, which provides assistance with employment, housing, technology, at-home HIV testing, free condom delivery and case management services. In a 2015 report by the New York State LGBT Health and Human Services Needs Assessment, LGBTQ+-identifying Long Islanders most frequently reported a lack of psychological support groups and health professionals who specialize in LGBTQ+ issues. With these barriers in mind, PFY’s program was “designed to make sure that LGBTQ+ individuals are not at a higher risk during the Covid-19 Crisis,” Kaplan said.

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Administrators at the Long Island Crisis Center founded PFY in 1993, at a time when LGBTQ+ services were virtually nonexistent on Long Island. In the late 80s, the center’s hotline experienced an uptick in calls from people who identified as LGBTQ+, but there were no resources to be shared. During this time, incidents of homophobia went unchecked in Bellmore-Merrick schools. Records from Uncovering the Past, a program at John F. Kennedy High School, showed an incident from the ’70s at Shore Road Elementary in which a third-grader, Richie Jackson, was harassed for choosing choir as an elective. The phys.-ed. teacher told the children in his class to “jump on the faggot,” and stood by while a group of boys piled on Jackson and made him cry. The incident was never addressed. In 2007, Kaplan began his female-tomale gender transition while attending Grand Avenue Middle School; the process continued into his time at Mepham High School. As the schools’ first openly transgender student, Kaplan said the faculty made an effort to ensure he was respected, though, given the time period, he was still unable to use his bathroom of choice. Now, as a PFY facilitator for the Central High School District, Kaplan has seen firsthand the progress the schools have made over the last decade. “They have actively been trying to recognize

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christian MiLan’s draG persona, Aphrodite, has become a symbol of PFY, where he works as a peer navigator to educate LGBTQ+ youth on sexual health and identity. that this isn’t just one student anymore,” he said. “This is possibly hundreds of students who are coming out, who need support, and schools need to make sure that they’re affirmed.” Graduating Calhoun High School senior Noah Marchuck, who is gay, is the former president of the school’s Gay Straight Alliance. “Bellmore-Merrick has come a long way with LGBTQ+ acceptance, but I think a stigma does still exist,” he said. “At Calhoun, the atmosphere is very accepting, and every faculty member embodies that; however, I’ve [had] a good deal of people call me hurtful things regarding my sexuality, both to my face and behind my back.” Christina Dimitriou, the faculty adviser for Mepham’s GSA, said her students occasionally hear offensive language targeted at the LGBTQ+ community, such as when the club handed out rainbow-colored ribbons for national Coming Out Day. “GSA is not just about getting together and having a safe space, but about us going out into the Mepham community and normalizing these things so that these derogatory terms trickle away,” she said.

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In the wake of George Floyd’s death — which sparked thousands to turn out for Black Lives Matter protests in Merrick and Bellmore — LGBTQ+ rights activists are also thinking about racerelated problems on Long Island. Among 291 communities, the majority of Long Island’s Black residents live in just 11 neighborhoods, making the region one of the most segregated places in the nation. “I think Pride this year is unique. It’s a time for us to remember our roots and look at other communities that are having their fight right now, and relate their experiences to where we were 50 years ago,” Kaplan said. “It’s an opportunity for [our] community to stand in line with another movement and say we know what it’s like to face injustice.” Recognizing that Mepham is in a community made up of 85.7 percent white residents and only 1.45 percent black residents — with similar demographics in Merrick — Dimitriou agreed that change is needed, and that starts with education. “We don’t have members in the club that are people of color, but we absolutely address these things, whether I send

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PFY is a division of the Long Island Crisis Center. out an article or share a book,” Dimitriou said. Marchuck urged residents to use their platforms to educate one another about the susceptibility of Black LGBTQ+ individuals, and “donate to organizations that focus on Black LGBTQ+ people,” such as “The Trevor Project” or “The Center for Black Equality.” “We have a long way to go.” Milan said. “Long Island has been so systematically separated for so long now, but I think that now, especially with the Black Lives Matter movement, people are starting to understand.”

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Belmont Stakes go on — despite pandemic By VisVajit sriramrajan The Belmont Stakes looked a little different to fans and the larger horseracing community this year, as industry officials had to alter their operations due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. “Our biggest challenge over the past 90 days has been keeping people safe,” said Terry Finley, the president and CEO of West Point Thoroughbreds, a Saratoga Springs-based racing consultant. “Tragically, we had one death on the backstretch and some others tested positive for the virus, but we have over a thousand people who work on the backstretch every day, and everyone was well taken care of.” Other companies, however, did not fare as well, he said, noting that he was grateful the Stakes went well despite pandemic-related risks. Fans were not allowed to attend the Stakes on June 20 — when bay horse Tiz The Law, jockeyed by Manuel Franco, crossed the finish line to become the first New York-bred horse to win the race since 1882 — and the race was shortened from 1.5 to 1.125 miles. “Fortunately for us, the pandemic didn’t affect Tiz The Law’s performance,” said Jack Knowlton, operating manager of Sackatoga Stable, which owns the horse. “It has made life much more difficult for the team at the stable, though. We haven’t had the opportunity to be at the race to see our horse run in person.” He added that the team is hopeful they can see Tiz The Law in action again at Churchill Downs, where the 146th Kentucky Derby was rescheduled for Sept. 5. Subsequently, the Preakness, the third leg of the Triple Crown, was rescheduled to Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The pandemic even affected the coverage of the event. Adam Coglianese, the lead track photographer for the New York Racing Association said, noting, “The experience leading up to the race was a little quieter

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tiz the Law crossed the finish line first at the Belmont Stakes on June 20, becoming the first New York-bred horse to win since 1882. than normal, but we still photographed the horses in the morning and set up our cameras around the track like we usually would to produce images for the trainers.” He added that the lack of a physical audience meant that he and his staff had to focus more of their photography on the horses and the track. “We all maintained social distancing,” he noted, “but otherwise there were no significant challenges.” The race was broadcasted on NBC. With 3.4 million

people watching, it marked the lowest recorded viewership for any broadcasted Belmont Stakes and for any opening leg of the Triple Crown. “The Belmont Stakes provided sports fans across the country with world-class entertainment during these challenging times,” said Patrick McKenna, the communications director for NYRA, calling the race unique but successful this year, and congratulating Tiz The Law for his win.

Northwell opens L.I.’s first LGBTQ transgender center Northwell Health has opened Long Island’s first center in New Hyde Park dedicated to transgender care, providing an array of services to serve the LGBTQIA+ community. The $850,000, 3,000-square-foot office opened in June in observance of Pride Month, giving the program first established in 2016 a physical home. The Northwell Health Physician Partners LGBTQ Transgender Health Program, at 410 Lakeville Road, features four exam rooms, eight offices/ consultation rooms and two genderneutral restrooms. The center is staffed by a medical director, a primary care physician, psychiatrist, senior psychologist, nurse practitioner and two transhealth navigators. The program offers services for endocrinology (adult and pediatric), plastic surgery, adolescent medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and otolaryngology. “We understand that there are thousands of individuals living on Long Island who identify as transgender, gender nonconforming and non-binary. This is an underserved community that has specific health care needs,” said Dr. David Rosenthal, medical director of the Center for Transgender Care at

Northwell Health. “The goals of this center are to bring together multiple clinical services at Northwell to serve the needs of the transgender community, educate health care professionals about transgender health, perform cutting-edge research and work with the health system to address infrastructure to meet the needs of the transgender community.” The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has ranked Northwell Health as the No. 3 health system in the nation and first in New York state based on the number of facilities designated a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality, according to its 2019 Healthcare Equality Index. “Northwell Health’s mission to break down barriers and achieve health equity is evidenced in numerous programs and initiatives, including the health system’s ongoing investment into transgender health,” said Dr. Thomas McGinn, senior vice president and deputy physician-in-chief at Northwell Health. “Discrimination in all its forms must be eradicated.” Northwell’s commitment to continuing medical education also includes the launch of a cultural competency mod-

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ule that educates physicians to the special needs an LGBTQIA+ patient might have, Rosenthal said. The program is funded by the New York State Department of Health and is organized in collaboration with Northwell’s Center for

Equity of Care. For more information about Northwell Health’s LGBTQIA+ services or to make an appointment, go to: https:// www.northwell.edu/doctors-and-care/ lgbtqia-services.

Flags stand tall at Hall’s Pond Park the park with flags, continuing their tradition. From the gazebo to the greeting sign, the entire park is now decorated with American flags. –Nakeem Grant

Flags were placed throughout the park in June.

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Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital officials announced that its 36th annual golf tournament was rescheduled to Sept. 14 at the Seawane Country Club in Hewlett and the Rockaway Hunting Club in Lawrence. “We are thrilled to announce the rescheduled date of this year’s golf outing,” MSSN officials said in a letter, “and to offer an opportunity to get outside and safely enjoy a round of golf while honoring the heroic efforts of all the Mount Sinai South Nassau employees who answered the call of duty during the Covid-19 pandemic, which hit our community so hard.” The outing will have an 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. shotgun start at both courses, and will adhere to social distancing guidelines, with one foursome starting on each hole. There will also be increased food and beverages throughout the courses as the annual awards dinner had to be canceled. Further guidelines include remote and contactless registration for each guest, each player being provided their own cart, which will be sanitized between rounds, above-ground cups so players don’t have to touch the pin and high-touch areas have been eliminated, such as rakes in the bunkers. The hospital lost millions of dollars during the pandemic when elective surgeries and other procedures were postponed for months, and the golf outing is one of its biggest fundraisers of the year.

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T h e We s t H e m p s t e a d Community Support Association usually places American flags throughout the Hall’s Pond Park in time for the community’s annual Memorial Day parade. However, this year’s parade was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Volunteers gathered at the park last month to fill

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Restaurants reopen in Malverne, W.H. Our tOwN Grille’s outdoor diner was filled with customers in Malverne on June 19.

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Residents in Malverne and West Hempstead were out and about during the weeks since restaurants reopened last month. Residents were allowed to dine outdoors at restaurants since Long Island entered Phase Two on June 10. “It’s wonderful. We frequent Connolly Station often, so it’s nice to be back out,” said Malvernite Mary Markey. Markey, who dined outdoors at Connolly Station in Malverne with her brother, Peter, and their mother, Mary Sr., said she was not afraid to return to restaurants. Peter said that with the weather getting better, it is hard to resist going outdoors. “A lot of people are tired of being locked indoors,” Peter said. “Curbside service doesn’t give you the same experience as physically being at a restaurant, so I’m glad that we’re finally able to eat at restaurants again.” Connolly Station owner Jerry Hughes said that while his restaurant opened with many safety restrictions, his business is fortunate to have an outdoor patio. He also said that residents’ support is what helped to keep the doors open over the past three months. “Our customers have done a lot to try to keep all of our small business open,” Hughes said. “A lot of people told us that we’re here for you and they appreciate the place itself. They really stepped up when we needed them the most.” Hughes added that the Malverne Chamber of Commerce’s efforts to support servers who rely on tips helped to sustain his staff. While Hughes remains optimistic for the future, he said it would be a while before things get back to normal in the village. “I think most owners know that,” Hughes said, “but I just hope that most owners will come back when this is all over. I think a lot of them will not be able to come back, but as of now we’re one of the lucky places that sees a good future.” Our Town Grille owner Jerry Carter also said that having support from residents helped to keep his business afloat. His restaurant was one of several businesses in the village that provided curbside service during the pandemic. “It’s been heavenly, because we have been busy every day since we reopened,” Carter said. “We have been open for takeout, but you don’t know what you’re going to get. Now that we’ve reopened, it’s been incredible.” Peter Papazaharias, owner of Venus Restaurant in West Hempstead, said that as business slowed down, bills increased during the lockdown. After reopening outdoor dining at their restaurant for nearly a month, he said that things have slowly returned to normal. “It means a lot for us to finally reopen,” Papazaharias said. “Having people come back to our restaurant is helping us to survive and to pay the bills. People are still afraid, and over here, we have older residents, so I understand their concern. I would like for our customers to know that they shouldn’t be afraid to come out.”

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West Hempstead resident Dennis McNamara said he’s regularly dined at Venus Restaurant for years. McNamara, who lived in the community for more than 30 years, also said that he was excited for the restaurant to reopen its table service on June 24. “I was so happy that they were able to provide takeout while they were in lockdown,” McNamara said. “I’m looking forward to good food and good company, because they’re all very nice people here.”

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Howard T. Herber Middle School in Malver ne announced its two students who are leading the way fo r i t s e i g h t h grade class. The class may not formally meet for the usual pomp and Raya Harrison circumstance this year, but its valedictorian Kazuri Harris and salutatorian Raya Harrison will still lead the class into its freshman year at Malverne High School. Kazuri’s strengths lie not only in her intelligence, but in her ability to connect with others. A member of the National Junior Honor Society, she will graduate from HTH with an overall average of 98.75. Kazuri has found a love for performance and has been a soloist with the Select Choir, as well as earned a lead role in the musical production of “The Lion King.” Kazuri has been able to combine her ability for asking questions and her love of performance by taking part in mock trial. A very creative and expressive indi-

vidual, Kazuri also has a passion for writing. R ay a i s a n energetic and meticulous stud e n t . Wi t h a n average of 98.26, she has managed to perfectly balance academics Kazuri Harri with extracurricular activities. Raya is a member of the National Junior Honor Society, the Community Service Club and Athletes Assisting Athletes. She has amassed more than 73 hours of community service. When Raya isn’t focusing on her academics or service to others, she likes to be creative. She plays flute in the HTH band, is a member of the Jazz Band and Select Choir, and is an active member of the drama club, appearing in the musicals “The Wizard of Oz” and “The Lion King.” Outside of school, Raya attends dance classes and participates in martial arts. Courtesy Malverne School District; compiled by Nakeem Grant

Malverne High School Principal Dr. Vincent Romano recognized the class of 2020’s valedictorian Hannah Hardeo and salutatorian Halle Akaeze during a virtual conference call in Halle Akaeze April. H av i n g a l s o served as valedictorian for eighth grade moving up from Howard T. Herber Middle School four years ago, Hardeo is no stranger to being at the top of her class. With a strong desire to achieve, she has taken the most challenging courses, including Advanced Placement calculus, A.P. capstone research and A.P. chemistry. She was also recognized as an A.P. Scholar with Distinction for her achievements on such exams. Hardeo is also a member of the Book Club, Foreign Language Club, Honors Club, National Honor Society, Robotics Club and varsity tennis team. Hardeo also served as treasurer of the Girls Club and section leader for the award-winning Pride of Malverne Marching Band. In addition, she volunteers two hours a week at a senior living center, where she assists with hand therapy exercises. She will graduate with a weighted GPA of 104.59 and a regents diploma with advanced designation with honors and mastery in math, as well as an A.P. capstone diploma. Hardeo will attend Johns

Hopkins University as a biology major this fall. In addition to b e i n g a n A . P. scholar with distinction, Akaeze’s many accolades include being a Long Island Arts Council poetry Hannah Hardeo finalist and an NAACP Act-So Painting competition silver medal finalist. She earned an honorable mention in the Scholastic Art & Writing Regional Awards. She takes part in numerous extracurricular activities, including the Black Studies/World Cultures Club, Community Service Club, Foreign Language Club, Girls Club, GSA Club and Robotics Club. Akaeze has also served as the team captain for the varsity tennis team and is a member of the Tri-M National Honor Society. She will graduate with a regents diploma with advanced designation with honors and mastery in math and science and an A.P. capstone diploma. While she has not yet finalized her decision to attend a specific school, Akaeze is considering Harvard-Berklee Dual Degree Program, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, Stanford, Brown and Cornell. Courtesy Malverne School District; compiled by Nakeem Grant

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Top scholars named at Sacred Heart Academy Sacred Heart Academy named Maggie Maier and Margaret O’Connell as co-valedictorians for the class of 2020. Michela Giura was named as Sacred Heart’s cosalutatorian. Maier, of Atlantic Beach, was a student at Long Beach Catholic before she attended Sacred Heart Academy. An accomplished student athlete at Sacred Heart, Maier had an outstanding cross country and track and field career at the school as she was named a two-time AllLong Island runner for cross country and captain for the varsity cross country/ track and field teams. Maier will continue her cross country and track and field career at the University of Pennsylvania this fall. Her major is undecided. A Rockville Centre resident, O’Connell attended St. Agnes Cathedral School before she arrived to Sacred Heart. O’Connell is a National Merit Commend-

ed Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society, the Math Honor Society and the Science Honor Society. O’Connell will study civil engineering at the University of Notre Dame this fall. Giura, of New Hyde Park, attended New Hyde Park Memorial before she arrived to SHA. Giura was the co-captain for the varsity track and field team and was named the Most Valuable Runner. Giura also played soccer as an all-conference goalkeeper and received the Most Improved Award at the 2019 Fall Sports Awards Dinner at Sacred Heart. Giura is an Advanced Placement scholar and National Merit Commended scholar. Giura will study accounting at the University of Notre Dame this fall. Courtesy Sacred Heart Academy; compiled by Nakeem Grant

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here’s an old saying (with many variations): “Beware what you wish for, because you might just get it.” That fits the current rush to judgment against police forces across America. Calls to reform the police have been replaced by demands to “defund” or even “abolish” the police by the most radical political elements. In Seattle, that’s led to the outrageous abdication of responsibility by elected state and local officials, who cowered before a mob that took over a whole city neighborhood. alfonse The occupiers d’amaTo of the city’s Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone stormed a local police headquarters and forcibly expelled the officers stationed there. They set up barricades and have established their own tumultuous version of an open society. no cops, no discernible rules of behavior. The result: a spiraling decline into lawlessness and disorder. Armed thugs roam the zone, dispensing their own version of justice. Fueled by drugs and alcohol, this has inevitably led to late-night shooting, and at least one death. But Seattle’s mayor and Washington’s governor have sat on

their hands, making apologies for the mob. No one should make excuses for bad cops or accept criminal behavior from those sworn to protect us. Police forces do need to reform, to be much better trained, to opt for de-escalation rather than confrontation. Bad cops should be weeded out and expelled from their forces. Police must win the trust of communities they serve, not see themselves as occupying forces, especially in communities of color. But just imagine what will happen if police withdraw from patrolling highcrime neighborhoods. Think crime will magically go down? Think the killing will stop? Think again, because the summer killing season has already entered full swing in a number of America’s cities. In Minneapolis, where the tragic death of George Floyd sparked a national awakening to the need to stop inexcusable police violence, recent murders of young black men have brought the tragedy full circle. But most of these murders weren’t committed by police. They were committed by criminals. In Chicago, the death toll has been staggering. More than 250 people have been murdered so far this year. At the current death rate, Chicago could exceed last year’s 510 murders.

Recently the New York City Police Department unilaterally declared a withdrawal from undercover policing aimed at the most violent drug gangs. The law-abiding citizens of areas where those thugs roam can only hide — they can’t run from their neighborhoods. Unlike New York’s wealthy, who can and will abandon the city for safer environs if the level of crime returns to that of the bad old days, those who live in its poorest neighborhoods will be trapped amid the violence and death. They’ll absorb the brunt of the drive-by shootings, the stray bullets, the revenge killings. We may forget that at the height of the last crime wave, New York was terrorized by a high of over 2,600 murders in a single year. Last year there were just over 300 murders. That’s 2,300 fewer dead, fewer funerals, fewer grieving parents, widows and orphans. Good policing had a lot to do with that dramatic drop in deaths. Constructive police engagement in communities plagued by high crime helped reduce the death toll. That’s why it’s all the more damnable that a few terrible cops have defamed the reputation of their police brothers and sisters, and damaged relationships between police and minority communities. This damage must be repaired. Our

e need to offer more, not less, support for better law enforcement.

police forces must not retreat from our most vulnerable communities. They must not lose heart or commitment to the tough work they signed up for. We need to offer more, not less, support for better law enforcement, especially to encourage positive community engagement. If that means creating specialized teams of social workers, medics, mental health professionals and others to help police respond to the calls they get, so be it. So many 911 calls today are domesticabuse calls, child-abuse calls, drug- and alcohol-abuse calls. They require more than law enforcement intervention. They require all the skills the public sector and the community can muster. I certainly get it that policing needs to change and grow to serve our modern and all too often dysfunctional society. We should look at policing with eyes wide open. Let’s figure out what works and follow it. Let’s make public safety a No. 1 priority. Let’s not throw in the towel on better policing, safer communities and fewer deaths, especially in our minority communities, which suffer the worst from criminal violence. Because black lives matter. Every single one. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

Marriage in the time of Covid-19

esterday morning, my partner, my husband of 52 years, my onetime Lawrence High School sweetheart, turned his head on the pillow and whispered: “What are you making for dinner tonight?” My eyes weren’t open yet, but I whispered back, “Grilled scallops over buckwheat noodles and yakitori vegetables.” We sighed. I opened my eyes and got rolling. There were scallops to defrost. This is life for us during the coronavirus pandemic. Do you enjoy irony? All I ever wanted was for Randi him to retire so we kReiss could spend more time together. This winter he retired. Three days later, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, the world took a timeout, and here we are, with more togetherness than human beings were ever designed for. True, when we married on July 3,1968, we promised to stick together through the usual storms that blow through lives, but this? It definitely requires a codicil.

We are rigorously avoiding outside social contact, and not dining out or bringing in food. What that means for me is that I have cooked three meals a day for these many weeks since the pandemic hit. As I heard my husband confide to a friend on the phone, “I’m so lucky she’s a good cook.” How priorities change. Believe me, when we were 21 his mind wasn’t on my chicken fricassee. He’s thrilled with my meals, and I’m happy to slice and dice and sauté and bake, because what else is there to do in this crazy time? It’s a simple equation. Our marital quid pro quo: I prepare a complex seafood and rice dish with saffron and exotic mushrooms. We sit down together and enjoy. It works particularly well because he is happy to share the work by cleaning up. But . . . but . . . how did this get to be our lives? At least once a day I have a moment of being totally flabbergasted at the surreal turn of events. When we got married, who could have imagined that in our 52nd year together, we’d be isolated in semi-quarantine? Who could have envisioned all these hours and days and weeks spent alone after lifetimes

of individual careers and outside friendships that nourished our lives and created healthy separation? Everyone is writing their own survival manual during the pandemic, especially because the federal government’s leadership has been so inadequate, so late and so confused. My kids are raising teenagers who no longer go to school or get to hang out with friends. My nieces and nephews are entertaining their toddlers all day and welcoming newborns. Some friends are living through all of this on their own. Others are going to work and keeping as safe as possible, whatever that means. For me, the first month was the worst, when I realized this wasn’t going to be a two-week deal, when I realized how vulnerable we are as over-65 seniors, when I saw the medical experts doing quiet battle with the federal government. I did what I could for myself, meditating and yoga and talking to friends on the phone. My husband and I carved out space for ourselves within our home, separating for some part of each day. Still, there are moments that feel close to panic. How will we get through this time

ho could have imagined that in our 52nd year together, we’d be in quarantine?

of not seeing our children and grandchildren? How will young people make sense of this in the arc of their lives? Here at home base, the journey is fraught. From another room, I can hear my husband preparing his hourly glass of water, violently shaking ice for what seems like 20 minutes, creating an avalanche of sound that shakes the dishes in the cupboard. I hear it from upstairs. Hell, you could hear it from another state. You wouldn’t think that would make you want to kill someone, but you’d be wrong. It’s the little things that drive you mad. But then, somehow, things settle. We find the light. We never had breakfast together because he went to work before 7. Now we do. Yes, it’s true he does get testy when I leave crumbs from my toast on the table, but we’re coping. We have faith in us. When we got married that July 3 in Woodmere, we promised to stick together. As fragile as life has become, as much as we’ve changed, grown apart and together again, I’m still in. We got married on that date so we’d always have the Fourth of July to celebrate. Alas, no fireworks this year, but I do have a nice whole snapper marinating in the fridge. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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hile commenting on the chants and signs proclaiming “Black Lives Matter,” a white colleague said, “All lives matter.” Yes, I replied, all lives matter, but we need to be reminded that black lives matter because it is black lives that are being eliminated by police violence. And we know only about those killed by bullets and bullies. What about the others who are “killed” behind closed doors and by Covid-19, toxic water, lead paint, failing schools, a privatized prison roBert a. system and job sCott discrimination, among other ills visited upon black people. I asked my colleague if he ever worried when his son goes to a mall with friends. Imagine you’re black, I said. Would you be concerned then, since we know that black people are harassed more often than whites and are killed in their homes and suburban neighbor-

hoods by white police. How many times have we heard of black professionals being mistaken for maintenance staff ? How often have we read about black students being asked why they’re in a university lounge, as if they don’t belong there? We hear the protests of the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and so many others, but do we hear the cries of anguish of those who suffer the malignancy of daily slights and sights? The slights of having one’s name questioned because it seems foreign. The sights of statues honoring generals who wanted to maintain the slave system. To solve a problem or cure an addiction, we must first name it and frame it. We must own up to it, even if it takes time. We must acknowledge it and understand its causes and effects. This is true of racism in all its guises, whether individual or institutional. I was fortunate to grow up in Mount Vernon, N.Y., where I had black friends in every grade of school. Even in college, although it was majority white, I had black friends — even one who today is a raving libertarian. But even with these experiences, I have to remind myself of white supremacy, of the many ways in

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which I have been advantaged in life, despite the fact that my mother died when I was 9 and my father went bankrupt due to the medical bills. We were poor but white, and even that gave us advantages. Racism is endemic. We must speak out against it, not in a patronizing way but as a patriotic act. For if we do not correct our nation’s original sin, this country whose ideals I admire will soon perish from its rotten core. The sin of slavery and the dehumanization of black people was codified in our Constitution, written into law, condoned by churches and confirmed by courts. Through theology, political protocols, economic priorities and educational practices, black individuals, families and communities have been disadvantaged in American society. These are the sources of white supremacy and relative wealth. It’s time for white people to acknowledge these injustices. It’s time for white Americans to acknowledge the justification for affirmative action. It’s time for white Americans to care about equal access to health care, education, job opportunities and justice for all Americans without regard for race, gender or background. To care about others is to care about the ideals on which this coun-

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try was founded, even when those ideals were flawed in execution. These ideals are stated as, “We the people” — not some people — “in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Jus- judgme tice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide Americ Call for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of replace Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do “abolis ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” This is a promise to pursue these ideals, not of perfection at the time of writing, but if we do not maintain this pursuit after more than two centuries of trying in fits and starts, we will surely perish as a nation. To affirm that these ideals apply to all Americans, black, white and other, is a form of reparation worth standing up for, a major but easy first step. Then they can become an action agenda for university and business leaders, elected officials and community activists to ensure voting rights as well as basic human rights. If we do not support our neighbors, wheth- storme er near or far — if we do not affirm that, forcibly yes, black lives matter — we will certain- there. T ly find that the center, the core, will not establi of an o hold. rules o The Robert A. Scott is president emeritus of lessnes Adelphi University. the zon justice has ine and at and Wa

A cross-continental reader checks in To the Editor: I moved to Merrick in 1950 and graduated from Mepham High in 1961. My wife and I lived in Merrick for 38 years before moving to Seattle in 2007. When we moved, we placed a full-page letter in what was then Merrick Life to say goodbye and explain that we were leaving not because of any fault of the town, but rather to seek a new life in new circumstances. Our three children had gone to school and grown to adulthood in Merrick, and all graduated from Calhoun High School. We have stayed close to our former friends and neighbors there, have returned to visit many times and continue to subscribe to the Herald in order to stay current with what’s happening there. (If you have read the papers, though, you’ll note that we have plenty of news in Seattle also!) I wanted to let you know that Randi Kreiss’s column “Thank you very much, but I prefer to remain alive” (June 18-24) was a remarkable piece of writing, and encapsulated and so aptly described what is taking place. My wife and I send Kreiss our best wishes and hope she continues to stir the pot with such wonderful prose.

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