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A veteran’s ‘story of hope’ Naval Academy professor to compete in Ms. Veteran America online in October. The women are competing to become the next ambassador for Final Yvonne Armstrong was deal- Salute, a nonprofit that provides ing with adversity of all kinds homeless women veterans, and when she enlisted in the Navy in their children, with safe hous2003 as a mess ing. management spe“This isn’t a cialist. At age 23, traditional pagArmstrong was eant, where you divorced with a get a crown and a child, her mother sash and you’re had died from a reco gnized for heart attack and having a pretty she was homeface,” Armstrong less. said. “T his is “I was also boots on the saddled with stuground, collectdent loan debt, ing food, sorting taxes, child care clothes, raising costs and workmoney and lobbying three jobs,” ing with ConCourtesy Yvonne Armstrong Ar mstrong, of gress for women West Hempstead, YVoNNe ArmSTroNG, 40, veterans just like recalled. “But my is an economics professor myself. When f a i t h a n d m y at the U.S. Naval Academy other women see child ke pt me in Annapolis, Md. me, I want them going. Looking at to see a story of my son, I knew hope.” that I had to make it and that I Armstrong, a native of Dalcouldn’t afford to fail.” las, was stationed at the Naval Now 40, Armstrong, a single Air Station Joint Reserve Base mother with two sons, is an eco- in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2003, nomics professor at the U.S. and completed basic training at Naval Academy in Annapolis, Recruit Training Command Md. She is also among 24 contes- Great Lakes, in Illinois, the foltants in this year’s Ms. Veteran America, which will be held Continued on page 4
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A socially distanced celebration West Hempstead High School National Honor Society member Matthew Friedman, left, was presented with his diploma by Principal James DeTommaso during the school’s 66th annual graduation ceremony last Saturday. More photos, Page 3.
W.H. Jewish educators take part in summit on distance learning By NAkeem GrANT ngrant@liherald.com
As teachers face the possibility of beginning a new school year in virtual classrooms and once again dealing with the challenges of distance learning, nearly 100 teachers from Jewish schools in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Florida and Arizona gathered for a two-week online summit last month. Teachers and administrators
from the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, in West Hempstead, were among the educators who discussed the critical issues impacting their students following a disruptive spring semester. “It’s important to have a community of learners, and the summit’s main goal was to be able to exchange ideas in a safe and collaborative environment,” said Barbara Deutsch, HANC’s associate principal.
The virtual summit was hosted by Hidden Sparks, a nonprofit dedicated to training teachers and providing them with the tools to support struggling students in mainstream Jewish schools. Participants heard from mainstream and specialeducation specialists as well as Hidden Sparks coaches on how to make virtual classrooms as engaging as possible for all stuContinued on page 10
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West Hempstead HigH School’s class of 2020 tossed their mortarboards during their annual graduation ceremony last Saturday.
WHHS holds two-day graduation ceremony Keeping up social-distancing protocols, West Hempstead High School held a two-day graduation ceremony at the school’s football field last weekend. Four separate graduations were held to limit the amount of graduates at each ceremony. West Hempstead Schools Superintendent Daniel Rehman said that while this year was a “long, strange trip,” he commended the class of 2020 for showing “Ram Resolve” during the pandemic. Rehman added that “Ram Resolve” will be the theme of the 2020-21 school year. –Nakeem Grant
West Hempstead scHools Superintendent Daniel Rehman recognized the graduates for showing “Ram Resolve,” above. parents WatcHed tHe ceremony from the bleachers, above right. silver cord recipient Haim Lee, took a selfie during the ceremony, far right. valedictorian runako miot, left, salutatorian Sabrina Manuel and class co-presidents Victoria Tudisco and Kristine Romero spoke at all four of the graduation ceremonies.
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Ms. Veteran America hopeful from W.H. continued from front page lowing year. She continued her training at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Global Maritime and Transportation School in King’s Point, N.Y. She earned a bachelor’s degree at Northwood University in Texas, in 2005, and a master’s at Erasmus University in the Netherlands in 2006. She moved from the Netherlands to West Hempstead in 2006. She was inspired to share her story, she said, when she learned about Final Salute’s founder, Maj. Jas Boothe, who was also a single mother who overcame homelessness. “At the time, I thought that I was the only person going through this,” Armstrong recalled. “When I discovered that our stories seemed to mirror each other, how could I not compete? I’m at a point in my career where I’m able to give back.” Armstrong said that she and her twin sister, Charlotte, had regularly attended the food pantry at Christ Alive Church in East Meadow when she was an active duty service member. Because of her experiences, she said, she hoped to be inspiration for other women veterans who might be going through the same thing. “I feel like the best advocates are people that can empathize and connect with others,” Armstrong said. “I want people to lt. yvoNNe see me and say, ‘If she can pull herself out of poverty, then so armStroNg West Hempstead can I.’” Armstrong held numerous positions in the Navy before becoming a professor at the academy last year. As one of only two Black professors there, she said, her voice quickly became important on campus following events such as the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. While she and other faculty and midshipmen were home during the pandemic, debates about race relations sparked among veterans on social media. About 7 percent of midshipmen are Black, she said. “This is a pivotal point in the [Department of Defense] history, and in the Naval Academy’s history,” Armstrong said. “I come from the segregated South, and I went to a segregated school district in Dallas. This is a time for me to use my voice and share my wisdom.” As a volunteer, she has been a public speaker and mentor for nonprofits such as the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps, the Navy League and the Girls Scouts of America. “As long as I’ve known her, she is someone who has always been altruistic,” said Charlotte, who also lives in West Hempstead. “Whether it’s helping those who are less fortunate or mentoring the youth, she’s always found ways to help others.”
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U.S. Naval academy Lt. Yvonne Armstrong with her sons Christian, center, and Zion. While volunteering has been a part of Yvonne’s life for years, her sister added, she has never sought attention for the work she has done. “She’s a woman that doesn’t call attention to her greatness,” Charlotte said. Armstrong’s oldest son, Zion, became a Naval Academy midshipman two years ago. Getting to see her work firsthand on campus, Zion said, his mother will make an excellent contestant in Ms. Veterans America. “I feel like she’s doing this for all the right reasons, which is to help the homeless veteran population,” Zion, 20, said. “She’s Superwoman, to be honest,
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More than 45 protesters marched from Baldwin High School to Nassau County Executive Laura Curran’s house in Baldwin on July 23 to denounce police violence and systemic racism.
County exeCutive Laura Curran’s daughters and husband, John, watched protest organizers speak outside their house. Those involved with LI Peaceful Protest visit many different neighborhoods, Motamedian said, noting that Baldwin is a “diverse” community. “Sometimes we go to predominantly white neighborhoods to disrupt,” he explained, “and we go to diverse or predominantly Black neighborhoods to lift up the Black community.” The protesters stood or sat cross-legged in the street outside Curran’s house as Tuosto listed demands to effect change. “Ms. Curran, the first thing that you can do is, you need instill diversity within your Police Department,” Tuosto said. “Secondly, we need some transparency in what’s going on in these [Police And Community Trust] meetings,” he continued, referring to a recently launched county initiative called PACT that aims to build trust, transparency and dialogue between police and community activists. “That’s supposed to be restoring relationships. We need to know exactly what is going on behind closed doors and what you are doing to make change.” Third, he asked that Curran rescind the new protocol that requires protesters to inform police of protest routes at least a day before. “You see, because she made the PACT thing that made it seem like she was really
with protesters. Then a week or two later, she puts out this quick law — rushes and makes an announcement, right, and says protesters can’t do X, Y and Z; they have to follow these guidelines. . . . You know it’s unconstitutional and unjust.” Tuosto said Black people have been pacified with “just words” for many years, citing white people who say, “Well, you’ve had a Black president,” instances of people
painting “Black Lives Matter” on streets, the Village of Hempstead renaming Main Street “Black Lives Matter Way” and Nassau County’s creation of the PACT initiative. “Black people, my fellow brothers and sisters, we have been given symbolic victories over and over,” Tuosto said. “You see, we need real, actual, definitive change.” The crowd applauded. He also called for body cameras to be placed on each officer and for police to be held accountable by an outside source, “because we cannot have anymore police policing police.” Curran’s husband, John, stood outside the house and watched the protesters speak. Curran’s daughters set up a table offering bottles of water, hand sanitizer and voter registration materials. John declined to comment. Curran did not respond to requests for comment as of press time Monday. “This is why we’re here,” Tuosto said. “This is why we bring it to your neighborhood — because you can’t turn us off like you would turn off on the TV if you see a protester. You can’t go to another social media page when you see a link of a video that you don’t like. We’re here, we’re present. You cannot run away from us.”
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Terrel Tuosto, a 28-year-old from West Hempstead, recalled how he and his brother were arrested by Nassau County police in East Meadow earlier this month while peacefully protesting police violence and systemic racism. “My brother was grabbed, hit in the face and thrown into a police cruiser,” he said. Police “started surrounding me. One officer stood in front of me . . . he’s walking in front of me, stops short and bumps back into me so that it could look like I initiated contact with him. They threw me to the ground, planted their knee on my back and on my neck, and arrested me.” Tuosto, a protest organizer with the group LI Peaceful Protest, recounted the incident via bullhorn in front of a crowd outside Nassau County Executive Laura Curran’s house in Baldwin on July 23. Tuosto, Michael Motamedian, a 20-year-old protest organizer from East Meadow, and more than 45 people marched in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement from Baldwin High School to Curran’s house. More than a dozen police surrounded protesters in marked and unmarked cars. They escorted the protesters through the streets, slowly driving in front of and behind them, simultaneously announcing through what sounded like an automated voice via bullhorn that they would arrest people if they did not move off the street and stop blocking traffic. “Ladies and gentlemen, you are obstructing vehicular traffic. If you refuse to move, you are subject to arrest. I am ordering you to immediately leave this roadway. If you do so voluntarily, no charges will be lodged against you. If you do not comply, you will be arrested immediately.” Protesters chanted “Black Lives Matter!” to drown out the sound, as well as, “When the Black community’s under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!” Nassau County police said no arrests were made at the protest. Police, including officials from the 1st Precinct, whose officers responded to the demonstration, did not respond to requests for comment as of press time Monday. Tuosto and Motamedian helped plan the protest, which led down Grand Avenue to DeMott and Berkeley avenues. The day before, the pair were arrested in Suffolk County for alleged reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct when they had just begun a peaceful protest. “As soon as it started, not even a minute in, these black cars pulled up from all different directions and grabbed him,” said Sebastian Lauer, a Commack resident who attended both the Suffolk County and Baldwin protests. Officers heavily outnumbered the group, Lauer said, and detained three people while refusing to answer why they were being detained. “Many of the officers were not wearing masks while making the arrests and physical contact with protesters. It’s worth noting they arrested them directly parallel to a crosswalk three yards away while we all crossed the street at the beginning of the event.”
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RCI to premiere three publications in August Richner Communications Inc., publisher of Herald Community Newspapers, is launching three new monthly publications in August to help local businesses get the word out about all they do — Living Large and LI Prime/ Long Island’s Prime Focus. Living Large, which will launch Aug. 14, is a broadsheet — the width and length of The New York Times — offering an oversized tablet for display advertising. It will be mailed to 10,000 homes and businesses in each of the five communities where it is published, and will be printed with bright white covers. For advertisers, covers are nearly sold out. LI Prime and Long Island Prime Focus are RCI’s new monthly shopping and specialty guides. Each month, LI Prime will promote local stores, restaurants, real estate agencies and doctors’ offices. Long Island’s Prime Focus will feature a guide focused on the best deals and businesses in a specific area of interest, such as back to school, real estate, home improvement and dining, with the premiere issue highlighting health and fitness. LI Prime and Long Island’s Prime Focus will be found in one, magazinesize publication — flip over the book to move from LI Prime to Long Island’s Prime Focus, and vice versa. The publications are set to launch this week. When mailed, the new publications will go to virtually every home in the Five Towns, Lynbrook-East Rockaway, Oceanside-Island Park, Rockville Centre and Valley Stream. For more information on these publications, call Rhonda Glickman, RCI vice president of sales, at (516) 569-4000, ext. 250, or email her at rglickman@liherald. com, or call Lori Berger, sales manager for digital and specialty products, at (516) 569-4000, ext. 228, or email her at lberger@liherald.com. “I’m so excited to be launching three new products,” Glickman said. “Living Large is a spectacular broadsheet publication priced so that even the smallest business can afford to advertise. It’s big and beautiful and mailed to your home. Seeing your ad on a large space only enhances its beauty.” “A very special feature of both new publications,” Berger said, “is that they are both being mailed to over 10,000 homes and businesses monthly in all of the communities we are launching these publications. This gives so many residents and community leaders the opportunity to peruse these informative new publications.” Ellen Reynolds, RCI’s classified advertising manager, said she was giving out samples of the new publications in Oceanside this past weekend, and local shop owners were interested. “But it was the customers,” Reynolds said, “who were also fasinated. They seemed truly excited they would get three new publications each month with local ads delivered to their homes through the mail. “One customer couldn’t get over how beautiful Living Large was and didn’t believe me that they would be getting a publication the size of The New York
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Hot off tHe presses at RCI’s Garden City headquarters, clockwise, from left, Living Large is one of the company’s three newest publications — a broadsheet the size of The New York Times that will provide plenty of room for advertising. RHonda Glickman, Rci’s vice president of sales, at home in Lynbrook with LI Prime and Long Island’s Prime Focus, a two-sided publication. ellen Reynolds, Rci’s classified sales manager, showed off the new publications at her home in Freeport. loRi BeRGeR, Rci’s sales manager for digital and specialty products, with the new Living Large publication in her backyard in Wantagh.
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L.I. Democratic lawmakers seek stimulus talks By ScoTT BrinTon
the HEROES Act. Without more such aid, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has warned, New York would likely have to cut 20 percent of U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice and Rep. Tom Suozzi on July state aid for police, schools and hospitals, at a time when 29 called on Republican senators to work with the Democosts are increasing because of the Covid-19 crisis. A 20 heroeS Act: Health and Economic Recovery cratically led House of Representatives to pass another percent cut, local officials have said, would be devastatOmnibus Emergency Solutions Act round of economic stimulus, only two days before a $600 ing, potentially resulting in mass layoffs. additional weekly payment that the unemployed had Suozzi said aid to state and local governments must be heALS Act: Health, Economic Assistance, received in recent months was set to expire. included as part of any additional stimulus package. As The two, along with Matt Cartwright, a Democrat far as Democrats are concerned, he said, it’s a “non-negoLiability Protection and Schools from Erie, Pa., excoriated Senate Majority Leader Mitch tiable” point. McConnell, saying he was stonewalling a deal to infuse Suozzi pushed back against an argument that McConfurther aid into the American economy, at a time when nell has made numerous times: that stimulus money Many people are not returning to work because of Covid-19 cases were surging across the South, West and local shutdowns of the economy, she said, noting a sister unequally benefits so-called “blue states,” or Democraticperhaps now the Midwest. who is out of work in California. “She wants to [work], majority states. He noted that New York annually pays Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, and Suozzi, a but she can’t,” Rice said. tens of billions more in federal taxes than it receives Democrat from Glen Cove, held a virtual back in aid and projects. Meanwhile, McConWithout further stimulus, news conference with Cartwright to help nell’s home state of Kentucky each year Rice warned, “there are going to apply pressure to Republican senators to receives tens of billions more than it sends to be millions of families across negotiate an aid package with Democrats. Washington. this country who cannot pay Coronavirus deaths surpassed 150,000 the Cartwright said the senate majority leadtheir rent.” day before the conference. er appears more “interested in protecting She noted gyms and bowling On May 15, the House passed its $3 trillion corporations” than he does in providing aid alleys remained shut down in HEROES Act, which would extend unemto average Americans. And, in fact, the New York. ployment benefits, including the weekly $600 HEALS Act would give companies, universiWithout additional aid, Cartpayment. Meanwhile, the Senate on July 27 ties and hospitals a five-year liability shield wright said, “we could slide into unveiled its $1 trillion HEALS Act, which against coronavirus-related damages. a great depression.” would reduce the $600 weekly payment to The White House, the three Congress McConnell, Suozzi said, will Kathleen rice Tom Suozzi $200. Now the two chambers must agree on a members said, is bypassing the Senate to only “respond to political presunified bill before it can go to President negotiate directly with House Speaker Nancy sure,” and he added that presTrump for his signature. Pelosi, noting Treasury Secretary Steve sure must come from Republican At press time on Aug. 3, the two sides had entered ten- governors, mayors and town supervisors. Mnunchin’s recent talks with the speaker. tative talks, but did not appear close to reaching an McConnell has said the HEALS Act is a starting point As of press time, the Republican bill contained no agreement. The only measure that the two chambers had new aid to state and local governments — it would only in what will likely be prolonged negotiations. “The agreed on was a $1,200 stimulus check for Americans allow them to use an existing $150 billion funding pool in American people need more help,” McConnell has said. who meet certain income requirements. a more flexible way, giving them the ability to use the “They need it to be comprehensive and carefully taiRice refuted a Republican position that people would money to close their budget gaps, according to The Wash- lored, and that is what the Senate majority has assemrather stay home than work because of the additional ington Post. Meanwhile, Democrats were seeking more bled … Every bill has to start somewhere, and this is the $600 payment, calling the argument “garbage.” than $1 trillion in aid to state and local governments in starting place.”
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American Red Cross needs hurricane volunteers The American Red Cross in Greater New York is seeking up to a thousand volunteers to be part of its inaugural Hurricane Season Reserve Corps, a new, trained group of team members ready to support affected communities in the event of a major disaster in the region. This large number of reserve volunteers is needed because of the added constraints caused by Covid-19 and the projected intensity of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which will run through Nov. 30, peaking in August and September. “The coronavirus pandemic will make it challenging to deploy trained disaster volunteers from other parts of the country should an emergency occur. In light of this, the Red Cross is asking you to be ready to help your community,” said Susan Rounds, interim CEO of the American Red Cross in Greater New York. “Train now to be a Red Cross volunteer and answer the call to help if the need arises here in our region.” For more information, go to redcross. org/volunteertoday. Scroll down to find the Shelter and Disaster Health Services roles, which comprise the Hurricane Season Reserve Corps. The greater New York region includes New York City, Long Island, Rockland and Westchester counties, and Greenwich, Conn. Positions are available across New Jersey and New York state as well.
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The AmericAn red Cross in Greater New York needs up to a thousand volunteers to help staff its shelters in the event of a hurricane. There is a special need for volunteers to support sheltering efforts. To help keep people safe during the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the Red Cross has put in place additional precautions and developed special training for its workforce. The Red Cross needs volunteers to help staff shelter reception, registration, feeding, dor-
mitory, information collection and other vital tasks. Associate and supervisory positions are available. All necessary training (minimum three hours) is provided virtually. In the event of a disaster mobilization individual shifts for this role are 12 hours. If you are a nurse, doctor, paramedic,
emergency medical technician or physician’s assistant with a current and unencumbered license, the Red Cross needs your support. Volunteers are needed in shelters to help assess people’s health. Daily observation and health screening for Covid-19-like illness among shelter residents may also be required. Nurses supervise all clinical tasks. Roles are also available for certified nursing assistants, certified home health aides, student nurses and medical students. The Red Cross needs volunteers who can provide care as delegated by a licensed nurse in shelters. This could include assisting with activities of daily living, personal assistance services, providing health education and helping to replace medications, durable medical equipment or consumable medical supplies. All necessary training (minimum five hours) is provided virtually. In the event of a disaster mobilization, individual shifts for these roles are 12 hours. Be sure to review the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance for people who are at higher risk for severe illness, consult your health care provider and follow local guidance. The Red Cross’s top priority is the health and safety of its employees, volunteers and the people whom it serves, agency officials said.
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Jewish educators gain new learning tools continued from front page dents when they return this fall. “They put together so many amazing resources in such a very short time,” Deutsch said. As an administrator, Deutsch said, she was tasked with finding the quickest and most effective ways to keep students engaged during the lockdown. Many of the teachers at HANC, she said, had to learn how to use programs such as Zoom in a matter of days. “You had to suddenly rethink everything that you do, which was challenging, to say the least,” said Eve Baruch, a Hebrew language and resource room teacher at HANC. “You couldn’t even catch your breath, but we learned as we went along.” Baruch, who teaches grades three through five, said the summit offered ways to help children share their thoughts and feelings on what they have experienced during the pandemic. Workshops focused on the best ways to foster social and emotional learning connections with students, even when teachers and students aren’t together in a classroom. “One of the most important lessons emerging from this pandemic is the critical importance of classrooms that are socially and emotionally attuned,” Hidden Sparks Executive Director Debbie Niderberg said in a news release. “Though our teachers did a fantastic job pivoting in the spring, students have experienced loss, anxiety and disorientation, and teachers
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Teachers and adminisTraTors from the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, in West Hempstead, were among the educators who took part in a summit on distance learning. will have to be equipped first and foremost with how to welcome students back in the fall — either onsite or remote — and how to support them.” One of the activities from the summit that Baruch plans to implement in September is the heart map, in which students draw a heart and divide it into different sections — for people they care about, their thoughts during the pandemic and their hopes for a post-pandemic world. “I thought was very profound,” she said. “Creating something like that would
certainly give teachers a glimpse into each child’s world, but it’s also a springboard for discussion.” HANC general studies teacher Nancy Greenberg said that like many of the educators who took part in the summit, she felt like a student. Greenberg, like other teachers, said that while the idea of socioemotional development is not new, it will become more pertinent due to the pandemic’s effects on students. “Their lives have been disrupted, and they don’t have their normal routines
because of the pandemic,” she said. “They’re coming to school with a myriad of emotions. With social distancing guidelines in place, school’s definitely going to look different than ever before.” One of the programs introduced at the summit that stood out to Greenberg was the metaphorical idea of windows and mirrors used during reading activities. With windows, students can view another person’s identity and experience through characters in a story, Greenberg explained, and use mirrors to relate to characters’ experiences. “We were given so many methods that can build that sense of relationship and community,” Greenberg said, “but they encouraged us to just try one thing at a time. This program shifted my mindset to give me the confidence that I can do this no matter what school looks like.” Baruch noted that regardless of how students and teachers return to school, the students coming back in September will be completely different from those they last saw in March. She said that the Hidden Sparks summit equipped her with all the necessary tools to handle her new students. “Every child in some way has experienced a very difficult time,” Baruch said. “Whether it’s through art or through writing, we have to take time to have our students share what they went through. We have to find ways to help them to open up [so] that we can move forward as a whole.”
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Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman hosted a Black Equity Roundtable discussion via Zoom on July 21 for which he invited panelists, including Baldwin Civic Association Economic Development Chair Kim Malone, local elected officials and experts, to discuss racial equity gaps on Long Island. The discussion touched on gaps that exist in wealth and are furthered by disparities in income, unemployment, educational attainment and homeownership. The talk was livestreamed via Facebook Live and garnered more than 3,000 views. “We all know that while Long Island has a very special place in history as America’s first suburb, Long Island also has a very troubled history of systemic inequality,” Schnirman said, noting the findings of his office’s 2020 report titled “Black Economic Equity Update.” “In one year alone, Long Island’s economy could have been $24 billion stronger if racial gaps in income did not exist. That is a staggering, staggering number that shows that it is not just the right thing to do to close these gaps, but it is in everybody’s financial interest to do that.” The report highlighted that, if the gaps were closed, Black income on Long Island would grow by $4.5 billion.
“Not only would this close the income gap, but the increased economic benefit would mitigate the tax burden for county residents overall,” Schirnman said. “A rising tide lifts all boats, right?” Malone and other panelists said they have experienced or witnessed some of the gaps discussed in the report firsthand. She also said she hoped the report would lead to lasting change. “I think that what meant the most to me is the fact that it’s now coming from a government official who is presenting the information in a formal way, in a way that is difficult to refute,” she said. “In a way that’s difficult for someone to say that these inequities are based upon any kind of inherent deficiencies in any one particular group, but rather that they date back to a cumulative effect of a number of factors that we have been able to see in that report.” According to the Federal Reserve Bank, Schnirman’s report reads, the median household net worth of a white family is nearly 10 times the net worth of a Black family. In Nassau County, Black residents are more likely to experience unemployment and be underpaid. They are less likely to own a home, attain a bachelor’s degree and take part in Nassau’s procurement process, through which the county purchases goods and services from outside vendors.
The racial economic gap, it reads, is a threat to the county’s long-term financial success because demographic trends suggest Long Island will become a majorityminority area within the next 15 years. From the perspective of the Baldwin Civic Association, Malone said, members would have to look at the key points of the report and think about ways to bring people together within the Baldwin community and then get together with legislators and other individuals to address each point. “We have a very active PTA in Baldwin and a very active school board that we can engage on the educational issues,” she continued. “. . . When it comes to education, it’s not just the things that you see here. It’s the fact that, for example, if our school district is changing, representation matters, and we need to see people in our school districts that look like the students, and that will help with some of the things that we’re talking about here.” Malone also recommended having conversations about the police force and the recent protests, although the suggestion was not explicitly discussed in the report. “It’s something that we need to talk about as well because it’s all intersecting.” She also touched on the economic development aspect, adding that individuals should address entrepreneurship issues to figure out how to reduce that
gap. “I want to see us specifically engage some of the organizations that already exist,” she said. “We don’t have to start from ground zero. We need to listen to what people have already said, and we need to put some things in action. I can commit from my perspective, my role in particular in the Baldwin Civic Association, to start doing that in my hometown.” “These conversations are so important,” said County Legislator Debra Mulé, a Democrat from Freeport who represents Baldwin. “We’re living in such an exciting time right now, where we’re seeing that we’re on the cusp of hopefully seeing real change. . . . As a legislator, we certainly have a big role in helping to reduce the gaps that we see.” “If we’re going to say, as a region, that Black Lives Matter,” Schirnman said, “then we need to put those values into action.” “The numbers show that it’s not just the right thing to do, but it’s the way to make all of us more prosperous,” he explained. “If we close that gap, that’s $24 billion more for our local economy, and that means that everybody else pays less taxes. So the way we look at it is that if we can’t convince people to do the right thing for the right reasons, let’s at least convince them to do the right thing for their own selfish reasons.”
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Eliminating scrimmages and one round of playoffs are the only changes so far in place for Nassau County football, which moved 2020 season kickoff plans to Saturday, Oct. 3 after the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced a monthlong delay for fall sports on July 16. If no alternative guidance is received from the NYSPHSAA COVID-19 Task Force, fall athletes will begin practicing Monday, Sept. 21, four weeks later than the original date of Aug. 24. For football, 10 practices are mandatory before games can be played. “I’m actually happy for the delay,” said Section VIII football coordinator Matt McLees, who noted keeping the regular season schedule intact was a priority. “I thought the news would have been worse,” he added. “I don’t think we are out of the woods yet though for the fall. But for now, we have hope.” The original opening date for games was Thursday, Sept. 17. Freeport (Conference I), Garden City (II), Plainedge (III) and Seaford (IV) are the defending county champions. All four are seeded No. 1 in their respective conferences for the upcoming season. Freeport, which has captured back-to-back Long Island Class I titles, opens at home against Uniondale. “The fact we’re even talking about having a season is pretty positive, but nobody knows anything for sure,” said Baldwin head coach Steve Carroll, whose 10thseeded Bruins are scheduled to open the Conference I campaign at home against Hicksville. “As a coach, I’d love to see a season happen as long as everyone can be safe doing it,” he added. Oceanside, seeded No. 2 behind Freeport, will host Hempstead in Week 1. East Meadow, back in the top conference after one season in II, travels to Massapequa. “As a state we’ve done a great job getting the Covid numbers down,” Oceanside head coach Rob Blount said. “I’m optimistic we can play in the fall, but I can also see them pushing things to 2021.” Garden City, which has won four straight county crowns, opens at New Hyde Park. MacArthur, the 2019 runners-
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Roosevelt at Lynbrook V.S. Central at South Side Lawrence at Seaford Baldwin at Oceanside MacArthur at Garden City East Rockaway at Malverne North Shore at Wantagh Garden City at Carey Oceanside at Freeport Wantagh at Seaford
up in Conference II, is seeded second and will visit Elmont in the opener. Other local Week 1 matchups in the conference has No. 3 Carey hosting No. 7 Sewanhaka, fourth-seeded South Side hosting No. 6 Valley Stream Central, No. 5 Mepham at home against No. 12 Kennedy, and No. 11 Calhoun visiting No. 10 Long Beach. “I’m glad the fall season is still a possibility,” said VSC head coach Mike Rubino, who conducts Zoom meetings with his players four days a week. “I’m happy New York State is letting the process play out and didn’t jump to any conclusions.” Plainedge, which nipped Freeport in the 2019 Rutgers Cup voting, kicks off at Division. Seaford opens at home against Cold Spring Harbor in a battle of the past two Conference IV champs. McLees said the regular season would conclude Saturday, Nov. 21, and the number of playoff teams in each of Nassau’s four conferences has been cut in half, from eight to four. The semifinals are scheduled for Nov. 26-28, followed by the county championship games Dec. 5-6. The L.I. title games will not be held.
Eight teams switch conferences
Of the eight programs taking on new conference rivals in 2020, half were part of Conference III a year ago. Runner-up South Side jumps to Conference II, while perennial powers Wantagh and Lawrence, along with North Shore, bounced to Conference IV. New to Conference III are Manhasset and Valley Stream South.
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The majority of Nassau’s junior varsity football games in 2018 kicked off Monday afternoons, but last year the action returned to traditional Saturday morn-
ings at the opposite location of that day’s varsity game. It’ll remain that way for 2020. Should any freshmen, sophomores or juniors not step on the JV field on a particular Saturday morning, they would be eligible to play in the varsity game. “There’s also a mechanism in place where if both schools agree to move the JV game to Monday afternoon, they can do so,” McLees said.
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U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice and Rep. Tom Suozzi on July 29 called on Republican senators to work with the Democratically led House of Representatives to pass another round of economic stimulus, only two days before a $600 additional weekly payment that the unemployed have received in recent months is set to expire. The two, along with Matt Cartwright, a Democrat from Erie, Pa., excoriated Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, saying he is stonewalling a deal to infuse further aid into the American economy, at a time when Covid-19 cases are surging across the South, West and perhaps now the Midwest. Coronavirus deaths surpassed 150,000 last month. Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, and Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove, held a virtual news conference with Cartwright to help apply pressure to Republican senators to negotiate an aid package with Democrats. On May 15, the House passed its $3 trillion HEROES Act, which would extend unemployment benefits, including the weekly $600 payment. Meanwhile, the Senate on Monday unveiled its $1 trillion HEALS Act, which would reduce the $600 weekly payment to $200. Now the two chambers must agree on a unified bill before it can go to President Trump for his signature. Rice refuted a Republican position that people would rather stay home than work because of the additional $600 payment. She called the argument “garbage.” Many people are not returning to work because of local shutdowns of the economy, she said, noting a sister who is out of work in California. “She wants to [work], but she can’t,” Rice said.
acronyms to know hEroES act: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act hEaLS act: Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools At press time, the only measure that the two chambers agreed on was a $1,200 stimulus check for Americans who meet certain income requirements. Without further stimulus, Rice warned, “there are going to be millions of families across this country who cannot pay their rent.” She noted gyms and bowling alleys remain shut down in New York. Without additional aid, Cartwright said, “we could slide into a great depression.” McConnell, Suozzi said, will only “respond to political pressure,” and he added that pressure must come from Republican governors, mayors and town supervisors. Currently, the Republican bill contains no new aid to state and local governments — it would only allow them to use an existing $150 billion funding pool in a more flexible way, giving them the ability to use the money to close their budget gaps, according to The Washington Post. Meanwhile, Democrats are seeking more than $1 trillion in aid to state and local governments in the HEROES Act. Without more such aid, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has
warned, New York would likely have to cut 20 percent of state aid for police, schools and hospitals, at a time when costs are increasing because of the Covid-19 crisis. A 20 percent cut, local officials have said, would be devastating, potentially resulting in mass layoffs. Suozzi said aid to state and local governments must be included as part of any additional stimulus package. As far as Democrats are concerned, he said, it’s a “nonnegotiable” point. Suozzi pushed back against an argument that McConnell has made numerous times: that stimulus money unequally benefits so-called “blue states,” or Democratic-majority states. He noted that New York annually pays tens of billions more in federal taxes than it receives back in aid and projects. Meanwhile, McConnell’s home state of Kentucky each year receives tens of billions more than it sends to Washington. Cartwright said the senate majority leader appears more “interested in protecting corporations” than he does in providing aid to average Americans. And, in fact, the HEALS Act would give companies, universities and hospitals a five-year liability shield against coronavirus-related damages. The White House, the three Congress members said, is bypassing the Senate to negotiate directly with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, noting Treasury Secretary Steve Mnunchin’s recent talks with the speaker. McConnell has said the HEALS Act is a starting point in what will likely be prolonged negotiations. “The American people need more help,” McConnell has said. “They need it to be comprehensive and carefully tailored, and that is what the Senate majority has assembled … Every bill has to start somewhere, and this is the starting place.”
MSSN to dedicate golf outing to its staff In recognition and celebration of its heroic response to the Covid-19 pandemic and patient surge, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s staff of 3,565 doctors, nurses and allied staff has been named the honoree of the hospital’s 36th annual golf outing, which will benefit the hospital’s Covid-19 Relief Fund. Revamped and rescheduled to Sept. 14, the outing will be held at two venues: The Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor and the Rockway Hunting Club in Lawrence. Golfing is permitted under state guidelines with the right safety precautions in place and the outing will adhere to the state Department of Health’s guidelines. A series of precautions will be in place to ensure the safety of golfers and to maintain social distancing, including one group per tee box and green; driveronly golf carts; no caddies and elimination of high-touch areas like sand bunker rakes. All participants will have the choice of a shotgun start at 8 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. at either club. “Our golf tournament is a widely anticipated event and a major fundraiser for the hospital,” MSSN President and CEO Richard Murphy said. “We are thrilled to announce the rescheduled date and offer our supporters an opportunity to safely enjoy a round of golf while honoring the heroic efforts of all the Mount Sinai South Nassau employ-
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Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital has postponed its annual golf outing to Sept. 14. In 2018, board member Lowell Frey followed the flight of his shot at the event. ees who answered the call of duty during the Covid-19 pandemic, which hit our community so hard. I invite golf lovers throughout Long Island to join us as we celebrate and thank the Mount Sinai South Nassau healthcare team.” The South Shore of Long Island has
been one of the hardest hit areas during the pandemic. MSSN surged capacity to more than 500 beds to care for the seriously ill patients who streamed into its Emergency Department during March, April and May. The full spectrum of the hospital’s clinical and administrative
departments was completely overhauled to execute delivery of specialized, critical medical care tailored specifically to the needs of more than 1,380 coronavirus patients it admitted and treated with serious and life-threatening illness. Anthony Cancellieri, the vice chairman of the hospital’s board of directors, and Jeffrey Greenfield, a member of its Advisory Board and managing member of the NGL Group, LLC insurance company, are the co-chairs of the golf outing, which raised nearly $600,000 in 2019, a new record for the annual outing. This year’s outing will be a more individually catered golfing experience that adheres to the current safety guidelines set by the state. There will be one foursome starting on each hole. While there will be enhanced food and beverages on the courses, there will be no formal dinner as there was in past years. The outing is spearheaded by a 40-member golf committee that includes leading local business and civic leaders and dozens of local businesses, who support the outing through their sponsorships. For more information about sponsorship packages, or to register, call (516) 377-5360 or email tmatejka@ snch.org. Courtesy Mount Sinai South Nassau; compiled by Mike Smollins
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ToH grants $2M to Northwell for Covid-19 testing TOwN Of HEmpSTEad Supervisor Donald Clavin announced that the town would give a $2 million grant to Northwell Health to set up 13 Covid-19 testing sites.
By RONNY REYES rreyes@liherald.com
The Hempstead Town Board unanimously voted to grant up to $2 million to Northwell Health on July 28 to establish 13 Covid-19 testing sites throughout the town, including in Elmont, the Five Towns, Freeport and Hempstead. Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald Clavin said the town had some of the hardest-hit communities on Long Island. The town received $133 million from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to combat Covid-19. The funding for Northwell Health is intended to prevent a second wave of the pandemic. “This is the most important thing we could be doing with the money we received,” Clavin said. “This collaboration will save lives.” “We are proud to partner with the Town of Hempstead to provide antibody and diagnostic Covid-19 testing and share prevention information, as this is an important step toward stopping the spread of coronavirus and preventing another deadly cycle of the pandemic from getting a foothold across New York state,” added Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health. Clavin and Senior Town Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby said that while the Town of Hempstead as a whole has been through tough times because of the pandemic, the virus has disproportionately affected low-income communities and communities of color in the town. The villages of Freeport, Hempstead and Valley Stream were the top three hardest-hit communities in the town, respectively. As of July 26, Hempstead had 2,351 confirmed cases, Valley Stream had 2,049 and Freeport had 1,734, according to the Nassau County Department of Health. The hamlet of Elmont had 1,405 confirmed cases as of July 26. Town officials said that while the 12 testing sites
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would be spread throughout the town, there would be a larger concentration of sites in the most affected communities. “My communities were hit the worst,” said Goosby, who represents the Village of Hempstead, Lakeview and Roosevelt, as well as parts of Freeport, Baldwin, Lynbrook, Rockville Centre and West Hempstead. “I’m grateful for this partnership with Northwell Health to help my fellow residents.” “Northwell Health was instrumental in saving Valley Stream,” added Councilman Bruce Blakeman, who represents Valley Stream, Lawrence, Inwood and portions of Cedarhurst, Elmont and Franklin Square. “Their facility at LIJ Valley Stream really stepped up for the community, so this partnership will be a great
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help to the Town of Hempstead.” Dowling said that at the height of the pandemic, Northwell Health was treating more than 17,000 patients at its facilities on Long Island and New York City. That number has dropped to 86 patients, and he hopes the number continues to decrease with the Town of Hempstead’s grant. “The ways to combat this is through more testing, social distancing and wearing masks,” Dowling said. “We’ve seen spikes in our states, and we need to make sure we don’t see it go up here. We’ll be sharing all our results with the local leadership in order to encourage the best practices and avoid a surge of cases here.”
Herald Community Newspapers congratulates Dylan McDonnell E a ch ye a r, H e r a l d C o m m u n i t y ferent categories, but chosen in the Newspapers congratulates high school category Most Likely to Cure Cancer. graduates in Nassau County by pub- He is described as strong, focused and lishing their names. This year, in an driven. “If you are afraid to try and afraid to succeed you caneffort to engage the community and create a sense of not make a difference in the togetherness and normalcy world, but I believe if I conduring an unconventional tinue to set my goals higher t i m e, we e n h a n c e d t h e than my reach and perseannual graduation issue, so vere, the sky is the limit,” that it would include more Dylan said. than listings. “I have always told and One new feature is demonstrated to my son Senior Superlative, which that you get what you work recognizes the many outfor not what you wish for,” standing graduates in our said Christine McDonnell, communities. Friends, famDylan’s mother. “He knows dylan mcdonnell ily, teachers and parents that life’s successes aren’t were encouraged to vote a magic; it takes hard work deserving senior to win in one of and dedication to turn the impossible many Senior Superlative categories, into possible and I couldn’t be prouder including Best Eyes, Best Athlete, of his accomplishments.” Most Likely to Succeed, Most Likely to The Herald thanks Presenting SponBecome a Politician, and more. Out of sor Molloy College for its generous this group of honored graduates, one support of our graduation supplement was selected to win a $500 VISA gift and welcomes the opportunity to surcard. That lucky person is Dylan prise a local family with this prize. McDonnell, who graduated from East Publisher Stuar t Richner and the Meadow High School. entire Herald team congratulate Dylan Dylan was nominated for a few dif- and his family.
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Open Houses EAST ROCKAWAY 101 Emmet Ave, NEW WATERFRONT! Rebuilt in 2010, 4 BR 3.5 Bth Split w/ Pool, Outdoor Kit & Deck. Open Layout. Private Mstr Ste, 2 Car Gar, SD#20..$1,250,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-429 HEWLETT HARBOR 236 Richards Lane, BA, 5 BR, 5.5 Bth Contemporary Home on an Acre Of Resortlike Prop with IG Pool. Open Floor Plan. Full Fin Bsmt. Main Flr Master. SD14...$1,699,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299
House For Sale HEWLETT BAY PARK 30 Heron Dr, Magnificent 8500 Sq Ft Waterfront Home on 2 Acre Resortlike Prop w/ Pool, Tennis/Sport Ct, New Landscaping w/ Waterfall & 3 BR Guest House w/ Kit, LR, Den. 300 Ft New Bulkhead and a 4 Car Heated Gararge. SD#14..$4,850,000 R o n n i e G e r b e r, D o u g l a s E l l i m a n 516-238-4299 MILL NECK: Ranch, Top Schools, 3 BRS, Den, 2.5 Bths, Large LR, 2 Car Garage, C A C , F b s m t . L o w Ta x . O w n e r . 718-465-3520 WOODMERE 8/9 11:30-1, 960 GREENFIELD Rd, BA,4 BR,3 Bth CH Col in Academy Area. Spac LR w/ Fpl, FDR , EIK & Fam Rm. Main Flr Br w/ Bth.Mstr Ste/Bth/ Off. Walk up Full Attic for Poss Expansion. Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Gar. SD#14. Near All..REDUCED $999,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman RE 516-238-4299
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Up against one-sizeHERALD fits-all zoning Q. Our architect showed something in our house
plans that our contractor refuses to do, and we need an opinion. For some reason, the architect wants the new floor for our new second story to be built in between our existing ceiling beams and not over it, like the contractor wants. He called it “jumping the box.” The architect says that if he put the new floor above the existing ceiling structure, the house would Ask The either be too high or our attic Architect would be too low to even use. We want to put our utilities there to save room in our basement, so the attic is very important. Does anyone really care if the house is 10 inches taller?
A. This is the age-old
dilemma of reality versus regulation. The architect onte eeper will never get your plans approved if he or she can’t show the height at the code-compliant level while also trying to find the solution to making sure you have a workable attic height for all the boiler and cooling equipment. The contactor could care less about the code if it can be avoided and wants to make the job simpler, easier, faster and more profitable by building over existing ceiling joists, which are generally too weak for people to furnish over or walk around on. Since the whole system is set up to never punish builders for defying the rules, and actually enables and encourages them to do so, you’ll go down a much longer, more frustrating road to complete your project. The real problem is that you’re in a community that has a one-size-fits-all set of zoning requirements that has not been adjusted to real-world conditions. While many municipalities have recognized that living space is much more expensive than it was two generations ago, when the rules were adopted, your town prefers to keep things the way they are and forces homeowners to spend more money and take many more months of added time to appeal to a zoning board over this simple and practical problem of 10 inches more height. Adding to the conflict, contactors often bypass the whole issue and ignore the plans, setting off a downward spiral when the stairs have to be longer and don’t fit, so rooms get moved back, the structure load paths change, floors sag, the house is higher, but the contractor doesn’t realize or possibly care that he or she has left you with a stunning problem that everyone else involved tries to solve. In the end, the contractor succeeds, the municipality gets more of the money you hoped would be spent on your project, your architect is thrown under the bus for trying to balance the permit process versus construction, and many people say, “If I’d known it would be this difficult, I would just as soon have moved to a place where the taxes are lower and there’s more freedom to do what I want.” If you find that place, let me know.
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he June New York state primary produced many shocking results. A number of entrenched incumbents were ousted, and a handful of progressive candidates managed to beat party-endorsed candidates. But stories calling the election results a major shift to the left by the Democratic Party are just plain false. The coronavirus pandemic has caused great turmoil in our daily lives. It also had a dramatic impact on the primary. On April 20, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order requirJeRRY ing the state kReMeR Board of Elections to send absentee ballot applications to all registered voters. That was a gift to every challenger. In a normal election year, citizens tend to be indifferent about the voting process. Most people won’t take the extra time to get an absentee ballot, even though they’re readily available on the internet. But thanks to the governor, every registered voter got an application to vote absentee, which resulted in millions of ballots, some of which are still
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being counted. For many years, incumbent elected leaders would ask their loyal supporters to fill out absentee ballots, while their opponents generally ignored this process. This time, with voters confined to their homes, the challengers mounted strong telephone campaigns, urging potential voters to send in their ballot requests. Many incumbents, distracted by their official duties or maybe just a little cocky, didn’t match the aggressiveness of their challengers. Another factor in the defeat of some current Democratic office holders was their opponents’ use of social media. Potential voters were housebound, spending a lot of time on their computers, and they were easier to reach by smart challengers. Many of the incumbents haven’t mastered this strategy, and were caught off guard by their challengers’ aggressive campaigning. Geography had a lot to do with some of the upsets. Districts that had been safe for incumbents have been changing rapidly. There has been a lot of movement into communities with available hous-
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ing, and overconfident politicians ignored those population shifts. One losing incumbent recently lamented, “I didn’t realize how much my district has changed.” Party leaders won’t admit that they are losing their influence, but neither political party has the clout that it had in the past. Once upon a time when the party endorsed a candidate, he or she was a sure winner. But in some of the districts where there were serious contests, the party leaders couldn’t deliver the votes. One result that has received a lot of media attention was the defeat of U.S. Rep. Elliot Engel, the current chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Engel held the 16th Congressional District seat for over 30 years, and obviously became overconfident, thanks to a history of weak opponents. During the height of the coronavirus crises, as he had over the years, Engel spent much of his time in Washington, and with a tough challenger, voters punished him for his absence. One race in which a progressive newcomer triumphed is a good example of what happens when there are too many
istracted by their official duties or perhaps just a little cocky, many incumbents didn’t match the aggressiveness of their challengers.
candidates running. In the 17th C.D., which covers a portion of Westchester and Rockland counties, the winner, Mondaire Jones, got 47 percent of the vote. Some seven other candidates got a total of 51 percent. Did the progressives dominate the primary day roster of winners? The answer is no. Twenty incumbents won their contests by wide margins. On Long Island, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi won 56 percent of the vote, compared with challenger Melanie D’Arrigo’s 32 percent. Incumbents who took their challengers seriously managed to hold on and win. This year’s primary holds many lessons for candidates. If you’re an incumbent, the moral of the story is that you’d better spend more time in your district and learn to master the challenges of the internet to survive. Like it or not, you’re an endangered species. As for challengers, hopefully there won’t soon be another coronavirus that will interfere with the electoral process, and you won’t get the same breaks. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
Double mitzvahs in a one-horse mountain town
f there is any topic guaranteed to irritate readers more than politics, it’s religion, but here goes a true story. In the innocent days before the plague of Covid-19, my daughter and son-in-law moved to a rural mountain town in the high Sierra of the American West. Let’s call it One Horse. There they settled into a life at one with nature, hiking the high trails, kayaking the rivers and camping in the Randi hills. kReiss Both of them are Jewish by birth, and embrace the practices and traditions that are meaningful for them. I have been at their home during Rosh Hashana, for example, and, after hunting down a brisket and other holiday goodies, we enjoyed a meal with the couple of other Jewish people who live within 20 or 30 miles. When the grandkids approached age 13, they said they wanted to pursue the education necessary to become bar and bat mitzvah, and officially be welcomed as adults in the Jewish community.
They did it their way, even if it wasn’t entirely kosher. A family friend, Rabbi Eddie, who went to Lawrence High School with me, suggested a b’nai mitzvah, conducting one service for both kids, even though my granddaughter would be a little younger than the traditional 13, and my grandson would be a little older. It seemed practical. In the beginning, my daughter drove the kids to a synagogue an hour and a half away for their lessons, but that quickly became a nightmare of snowstorms and exhaustion. Rabbi Eddie suggested going virtual. So my daughter contacted Rabbi Anna, who married her and her husband 18 years ago in another mountain town in Vermont. Honestly, it was meant to be. Rabbi Anna, a sunbeam of a woman, took on the education of the grandkids and met with them online over the past year, teaching, singing, listening and imparting to them the ethics and values associated with living an honorable life. She taught them the connection between being a good Jew and being a good human being in the world. The kids learned the Hebrew prayers, studied
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their Torah portions, and wrote their own speeches about what this rite of passage means to them. My mitzvah project with my grandson was to read and discuss “All American Boys,” by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. My granddaughter and I read “The Diary of Anne Frank.” In Plan A, the family was going to travel to One Horse in July to participate in the mitzvahs; even Rabbi Anna was ready to fly out for the celebration. The ceremony would take place down by the river, followed by a party on the banks, catered by local food trucks. Then the pandemic upset the plans, grounded all travelers and forced us into a Zoom version of the One Horse b’nai mitzvah. The grandkids were outstanding. They wore prayer shawls once worn by their grandfather and great-grandfather. Their accomplishment was impressive, considering just a year of study. I recited a prayer for peace. My husband said a blessing. The kids chanted in Hebrew, and for me, their young voices echoed other voices from ages ago. My granddaughter said in her speech that she had grown in many ways over
he kids chanted in Hebrew, and their young voices echoed others from ages ago.
this year, including physically, one and a half inches. My grandson said he hoped the Jewish presence in his town would lead to increased diversity and the welcoming of others. He said he was happy to share the occasion with his sister, noting that it is only since 1922 that women have been welcomed to become bat mitzvah in some Jewish communities. Sixty people Zoomed in, many curious friends who had no idea what to expect. The atmosphere was serious and respectful. The rest of us were family from around the country. Some raised their own silver prayer cups; some showed off gorgeous challahs they had baked. We watched the service, trying to read everyone’s expression, yearning for real contact, yet gratified that this technology allowed us to participate at all. The day seemed iconic of our moment in this time. We are all stressed by distance from those we love and too much isolation. But the losses are mitigated by the willingness of people to find creative compromise. Our grandkids were the first children to become bar and bat mitzvah in One Horse. An interesting, odd and, to us, magnificent distinction. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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letters In defense of Kreiss and Kremer To the Editor: Both Randi Kreiss and Jerry Kremer were criticized in recent letters to the editor for neglecting to criticize Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his decision to return Covid-19 patients to nursing homes while criticizing how President Trump has handled this crisis. The differences in how these two men have handled their responsibilities is important in understanding and appreciating why the resulting narratives might be different. This pandemic took everyone by surprise, although, presumably, the president had knowledge (or at least the means to have had knowledge) earlier than the rest of us. As it became clear what was happening, Cuomo acted, and communicated with New Yorkers through daily briefings. He spoke with truth about the virus, emphasizing facts over opinion, and was honest
poorest neighborhoods — often communities of color — straining local schools that struggle to keep up with services for many of the students in greatest need, perpetuating the cycle of poverty. Instead of seeking a solution, Trump is actively working to keep low-income residents — often people of color — out of the suburbs. What we need, however, is national leadership. Because of systemic racism, Black people were denied equal opportunities for safe and affordable public housing from the 1930s through the ’70s, especially in the suburbs, where the schools were better and the neighborhoods were safer. At the same time, Black people were often barred from buying homes in suburban neighborhoods, as was the case at first in Levittown after World War II. They were largely confined to inner cities or rural regions, without the most basic services, leaving them to fend for themselves. Instead of working to lift up all Americans, in particular those of color who have traditionally been marginalized, Trump is perpetuating a racist system whose roots date back to the Jim Crow Era, which lasted from the 1870s through the mid-1960s, when in many parts of the U.S. whites and Blacks remained separate, in unequal facilities. Trump also forgets — or denies — that the suburbs are no longer lily-white. They are rapidly becoming multi-racial, multiethnic and multi-cultural. Immigrants, often people of color, are increasingly moving to the suburbs. In fact, without those immigrants, the suburbs could be in deep trouble. In 2016, the Heralds undertook a year-
long investigative series titled “The Changing Face of Long Island.” Here’s what we wrote in our concluding editorial: “According to a 2015 report by the Fiscal Policy Institute, ‘New Americans on Long Island,’ immigrants now comprise 18 percent of the population and 23 percent of the workforce, accounting for 20 percent of the Island’s total economic output. “In total, there are some 526,000 foreignborn Long Islanders out of roughly 2.8 million people living in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Latin Americans make up the largest portion of the Island’s immigrant population, at 41 percent, but people come from throughout the world, including Africa, the Middle East and Asia. “There is much talk about how Long Islanders are leaving for elsewhere because of the high cost of living. The Island, however, actually saw a net gain in population because of immigration. Suffolk’s population remained largely unchanged between 2000 and 2012, while Nassau’s increased by roughly 78,500 people, according to census data.” Without the recent arrival of immigrants on Long Island, we could see steep drop-offs in locally owned businesses and the housing market. Trump should celebrate the new suburbia, not attempt to reignite tired old wars of words intended to divide people along racial and socioeconomic lines. Like it or not, Mr. President, the suburbs are not — thank goodness — what they used to be. He must recognize the new realities of the suburbs and offer sound solutions to ensure that all people, regardless of their backgrounds, are able to live out their “Suburban Lifestyle Dream.”
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o single moment in medicine produces more anxiety for patients than surgery. As doctors, we work tirelessly to establish the invaluable trust needed so that patients feel comfortable undergoing what often sound like scary procedures. The anxiety levels increase exponentially when patients are confronted with the dual concerns of cancer and Covid-19. It’s true that when the pandemic arrived in New York a few months ago, public health officials made the careful decision to cancel elective surgeries JeFFreY across the region, DreBiN including some cancer procedures. At a time when our region was preparing for a surge in Covid-19 cases and didn’t have enough testing to determine the spread of the virus, it was important to take steps to preserve our ability to care for those critical cases and limit the number of people walking into hospitals. A recent analysis of data from hospitals across the country showed that preventive cancer screenings have dropped between 86 and 94 percent due to the pan-
demic. But now it’s critical that patients feel confident to resume the care they need. We still have a lot to learn about Covid19 and how it will impact our country. But one thing we already know is how to safely provide surgery to patients who need it. And nowhere is that need greater than among patients battling cancer — which waits for no crisis or pandemic — because, for the vast majority of people who have the disease, it is a greater threat to their lives than the virus. At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where I work, we did not make the decision to postpone cancer surgeries lightly. Our surgeons assessed which patients needed surgery right away, who could postpone it without negatively impacting their wellbeing, and whether other treatments like chemotherapy or radiation might give equivalent results. Some cancer surgeries can be postponed safely for up to a few months, but studies suggest that it’s not safe to wait longer than that, because a cancer that’s curable might progress and become incurable. At MSK we never stopped performing essential surgeries, though we did postpone some cases for which it was safe to do so.
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As Covid-19 hospitalizations continue to fall across the region, all types of lifesaving cancer surgeries have been occurring for several months, and patients who had to abruptly postpone their surgeries are getting the care they need. At many hospitals around the metropolitan area, all patients are tested for Covid-19 before a hospitalization or a surgery. At my hospital, any patient who needs to be hospitalized overnight is tested every 72 hours, regardless of their initial Covid-19 status, for any changes in their results. And in the event that patients are infected, surgeons — bolstered by infectious-disease experts — are well equipped to minimize patients’ risks and are prepared to manage problems that may be virus-related. Evidence from our own institution suggests that the majority of patients who develop the virus within 30 days of a major surgical procedure do well and can usually recover as outpatients. The test detects the virus in people who are ill as well as those who are infected but do not have symptoms. Hospitals like mine are doing this extensive testing to help us avoid the risk of operating on someone who feels well but may
t’s critical that patients who have waited feel confident to resume the care they need.
Letters about what we would have to do to withstand the threat posed by the virus. The president, on the other hand and at the same time, dismissed it as a hoax or as a bad flu that would simply suddenly disappear. From March through June, Cuomo continued to plan and put procedures into place based on the available scientific and medical information and guidance. Mistakes were made, admitted to and corrected. During the same time period, Trump championed untested treatments contrary to medical and scientific advice. He also declined any responsibility for ensuring adequate numbers of supplies and equipment, leaving states to fend for themselves (and creating situations in which states were competing against one another for needed supplies). We now know this early resolve against a plan for federal intervention and testing was based on the political determination that the virus was most prevalent in “blue” states. The president and his supporters want to credit him for closing travel from China. Even that action, as necessary as it was, was too little, too late. For months he shunned the advice of medical experts on the benefits of face coverings, and even as the virus began to spread to “red” states, he provided venues for spread by holding large rallies. Now, with more than 150,000 deaths, he does not acknowledge his inaction, misinformation and absent leadership. Because he sidestepped his initial responsibility
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then develop Covid-19-related symptoms after surgery. Surgeries for patients with the virus are done in a separate operating room, and we have isolation procedures in place so that they are never in contact of prog beat pa with non-Covid patients. To protect against the virus, hospitals ries ca shift to know we have to test more than just patients. We’re also tracking the health are jus of our staff before they come to work, and test them as needed. For those who interact directly with patients, we perform weekly testing, and only those who test negative are allowed to report to work. Following state regulations, many hospitals are limiting visitors, but they’re using technology to keep patients connected with their loved ones. At MSK, we’re providing tablets and smartphones to people who don’t have devices to help facilitate those virtual connections while they’re receiving care. In many ways, a hospital is one of the to all r cleanest, safest places a vulnerable patient can be right now. I urge any New every c In a Yorker who may be afraid to get the care tend to you need to call your doctor. Your life proces could depend on it. time to Dr. Jeffrey Drebin is chair of the Depart- though ment of Surgery at Memorial Sloan Ket- intern every r tering Cancer Center, and specializes in treating cancers of the pancreas and liver. to vote lions o
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D’Amato was right about our greatest leaders To the Editor: Al D’Amato and I rarely see eye to eye on political issues, but I thought his July 16-22 column, “Let’s learn from America’s past, not destroy it,” was spot on. I am stunned that people are just discovering that most of our founding fathers were slave owners, and that later leaders held racist views that were prevalent in their time. First, you can only honestly evaluate people in the context of the times in which they lived. Further, you should only evaluate our presidents and leaders on the balance of their service to the nation. As D’Amato pointed out, Franklin Roosevelt interned the Japanese and failed to oppose segregation — but he also led the nation through the Depression and World War II. On balance, he thus was one of the handful of our nation’s most consequential presidents. Thanks to Al for a well-argued column. DORIS MEADOWS Glen Cove
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