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VEtERAnS AnD AttEnDEES stood at attention during the Jewish War Veterans Post 652’s ceremony marking the 125th anniversary of the national organization. They faced an empty chair, signifying the men and women lost in the line of duty.

Vets gather at Eisenhower for JWV 125th anniversary By AnDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

A turbulent, frigid wind blew down Monday on the Veterans Memorial in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, where veterans gathered to mark the 125th anniversary of the Jewish War Veterans, but the men stood tall. The ceremony was organized by Merrick JWV Post 652 Commander Gary Glick, of Bellmore, to recognize the milestone for the national

organization, which is among the longest running veterans service organizations in the country. In front of the veterans who gathered was an empty chair, signifying those who were lost in combat. “This chair is our way of symbolizing the fact that members of our profession of arms are missing from our midst,” said Eric Spinner, a JWV member who helped organize and led the event. “They are commonly referred

to as POWs or MIAs. We call them brothers. They are unable to be with us this day, so we remember them.” Glick has made it his personal mission to connect with veterans, many of whom are isolated throughout the county, and make them aware of benefits and services for which they are eligible. He recently worked to schedule veterans’ Covid-19 vaccine appointments. Last week, Nassau County Continued on page 3

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Nassau CouNty LegisLator Steve Rhoads, left, presented JWV Post 652 Commander Gary Glick and member Eric Spinner with a citation.

JWV celebrates 125 years at Eisenhower Park CoNtiNued from froNt page Executive Laura Curran announced a partnership with Nassau University Medical Center and the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency to distribute vaccines to the county’s more than 45,000 veterans. The VSA will coordinate registration for eligible veterans, and appointments will take place at NUMC in East Meadow. For more information and to make an appointment, call the Nassau VSA at (516) 572-6565. “We want to make sure that those who protected us are protected,” Curran said. “It really amazes me. You all served and did your duty for the United States of America,” said Ralph Esposito, director of the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency. “I am proud — and I mean proud — be the director of the VSA each and every day. I want to thank you all for the service you made.” “One of the things I’ve come to appreciate is how much organizations like the Jewish War Veterans continue to serve the people of the United States, particularly here in Nassau County,” Legislator Steve Rhoads, of Bellmore, said. “What you do today is just as important as what you did in the fields of battle in service to our country.” “By serving your country as veterans, you couldn’t have demonstrated a more patriotic way of showing your love for this country that you call your home,” said U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, of Glen Cove, who gave the JWV Post 652 a commemorative plaque. “You make it stronger and better because of the sacrifices you have made.” “All war veterans have become my brothers and sisters,” Glick said. For assistance with veterans’ benefits and services, the Jewish War Veterans Post 652 can be contacted at jwvpost652@ yahoo.com or via the website run by Spinner, we-are-vets.us.

BerNard rader, aBove left, a 97-year-old World War II veteran, attended the ceremony. gLiCk, aBove right, a Bellmore resident, said he hopes to attract more veterans through the 125th anniversary recognition. JWv memBer eriC Spinner, left, led the ceremony amid brisk conditions.

Little league craze stays in Bellmore-Merrick By KATE NALEPINSKI agarcia@liherald.com

Spring may stir up feelings of new beginnings and warmer weather for some, but many Bellmore-Merrick residents associate the season with one thing: Little League. “North Bellmore and Bellmore are huge baseball [hamlets],” North Bellmore North Merrick Little League president Craig Kute said. “The tightest-knit groups of kids know each other from baseball.” The Covid-19 pandemic threw a curveball into the typical spring baseball season last year, and local leagues were forced to wait until July 2020 to resume the game. The season started back up last week, and despite the new normal, some leagues have seen a spike in player enrollment. This season, nearly 700 children will play with the North Bellmore North Merrick Little League team and about 900 kids will compete with the Merrick Bellmore league. Kute said that’s an increase of about 100 registrations in the north league since last year. He believes the hike is because baseball is naturally a safer sport – compared to high-risk sports, like wrestling or football. “I think with baseball, you can still play together without playing on top of each other,” Kute, of North Bellmore, said. “Over the past few years, I think, the momentum for Little League has risen,” Nick Ippoliti, president of the Merrick Bellmore Little League, said. “Out here, it’s a pretty competitive league – it’s just good, quality baseball from age 7 and up.” Since July, both leagues have followed New York State and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Coaches and players in the dugout wear masks. The Bellmore Merrick league has implemented a symptom tracker app for parents to use prior to practices and games, while the north league has limited the number of maximum players gathered in the dugout. The start of the Little League season is no game in North Bellmore and North Merrick: in years past,

team members have paraded down Jer usalem Avenue, headed to Gunther Field in North Bellmore, Kute said. Community members and players’ parents would line the streets, waving and cheering at the players. Although the community parade has been canceled, Kute said he hopes the summer will offer an opportunity to host the activities. Zach Goldstein of Mer rick, founder of Pro Diamond Baseball who works closely with both local leagues, said the continued enrollment could be because baseball and softball are safe sports. “It’s a game where, especially in our Covid times, you’re able to maintain social distance,” Goldstein said. “It’s like one of the only sports where you’re naturally socially distanced.” The local leagues, which typically welcome boys and girls ages 4 to 12, can help reduce anxiety for students by helping them form social relationships prior to their entry to middle school, Kute said. “With Bellmore Merrick, you have two communities that all feed into Grand Avenue [Middle School], and that’s a big transition for kids,” Kute said. “If it wasn’t for baseball, they would only know their small group of friends that they have in school, they may not even know kids from the surrounding area. It kind of expands their horizons.” Goldstein, who played professionally with the Long Island Ducks and is currently working in an elementary school to receive his Master’s Degree in Physical Education from Adelphi University, said Little League serves as a health distraction for children from the current circumstances. “I think sports are a great way to bring normalcy back. When you’re playing or watching a sport, you don’t worry about what’s going on in the real world,” Goldstein said. “You’re just focused on the game. For these kids, this is an opportunity to relax and play with their friends.” This summer, Pro Diamond Baseball will host a series of half-day summer camp programs throughout July for kids ages 7 to 12 years old.

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Five members of the Long Island State Senate delegation — all Democrats — Friday signed a statement calling on Governor Cuomo, a Democrat, to step aside while a series of sexual harassment accusations against him are investigated. Among them are Senators John Brooks, of Seaford; James Gaughran, of Northport; Todd Kaminsky, of Long Beach; Anna Kaplan, of Great Neck; and Kevin Thomas, of Levittown. Meanwhile, Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, a Democrat from Rockville Centre, has called on the governor to resign. The Senate statement reads: “The recent allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against the governor are beyond troubling and describe a disturbing pattern of behavior that also now includes a potentially criminal act. “The gravity of these claims makes it clear to us that the governor cannot lead the state while faithfully responding to multiple investigations. This is especially true in light of the impending state budget deadline, the need to continue guiding the state through the pandemic and the fragility of the state’s economic recovery. “The New York State Constitution demands that if the governor is ‘unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor, the lieutenant-governor shall act as the governor until the inability shall cease.’ We call on the governor to step aside, at least until such time that the attorney general’s investigation is complete. We are confident that the lieutenant governor will ably serve the people of New York.” U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, who represents the South Shore’s 4th District, was among the first lawmakers

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ParK avenue eleMentary School kindergartners filled bottles with 100 of the same object, including candy, Goldfish and marshmallows. FiFth graders at Park Avenue, joined by teacher Melissa Danowski, envisioned themselves at 100-year-olds.

With 100 days of school complete, students throughout the North Bellmore School District celebrated the accomplishment on Feb. 25. For kindergartners, it was one of their first milestones on the roughly 2,300-day journey to graduation in 2033. Students in Jennie Kuhn’s class at Martin Avenue Elementary School took advantage of the sunny weather by going outside for a special game. Children paired up for a snowball toss – paper snowballs – as each student threw it to a classmate standing several feet away and holding a large basket. The goal was to get 10 snowballs, each worth 10 points, in the basket to score 100 points. Every student filled a plastic bottle with 100 of a certain object, then placed that bottle in a paper bag. They had to give clues to help their classmates guess the mystery object. Children also did 100 exercises in groups of 10. First graders in Mary Carrea’s class created portraits of themselves at 100 years old, and wrote about where they want to live, what they would eat and what they would do at that age. At Park Avenue Elementary School, kindergartners in Melissa Reime’s and Anne Griffin’s classes dressed up to look like they were 100 years old. They took 100 steps to see how far in the building they could go, read books about the 100th day and discovered different things they could do in 100 seconds. Fifth graders, who were actually celebrating their 1,000th day of school since the start of kindergarten, also joined in the fun. They, too, dressed up as 100-year-olds and wrote bucket lists of items they would want to accomplish before turning 100. Courtesy North Bellmore School District.

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Soup to Nuts adjusts practices in pandemic Continued from front pAge donated that week. Additionally, volunteers set up tables outside in an area resembling a supermarket to allow guests to take grocery items that they need. Merokean Barbara Kammarada helped assemble many of the bagged meals for Soup to Nuts in coordination with a group of her friends from throughout Bellmore and Merrick. She affectionately refers to the 17 women as the “Curves Group,” as they met at the now shuttered Curves fitness facility in Merrick 18 years ago. In Kammarada’s backyard, the group formed a socially distant and sanitary assembly line several times throughout the past year to craft sandwiches and other meals. Before Christmas, they also donated more than 10 trays of pasta to the kitchen. Kammarada and her friends are constantly “brainstorming” new ideas, she said, such as their upcoming plan to donate meals of chicken with sides for Easter to Soup to Nuts. “This way, we can all help out and any one of us can feel good about it,” Kammarada said. “People want to help.” “This whole year has taught me how important it is to do things like this to help others,” Merrick resident Robin Deissler, a friend of Kammarada and volunteer at Soup to Nuts, said. “So many people have been affected.” Kammarada’s off-site meal preparation is part of the “re-imagined” operations at Soup to Nuts, Hart said. “People are starting to realize what they can do at home,” she added. “Before, these tables all were set, people were coming, taking and eating, and they were socializing until 1 o’clock,” said volunteer and coordinator Armineh Sevadjian, of Wantagh, who has worked with the pantry for about eight years. “Then we say, ‘OK, it’s time to go, we have to clean up.’” She and fellow volunteer Barbara Curreri, of Freeport, who has also worked with the pantry for eight years, explained how, before the pandemic, trays of hot food were put out and guests were offered “seven-course meals.” Curreri said she hopes to restart the in-person dining experience in the fall, if it’s safe. “All of the funds and goods contributed go entirely to community resi-

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Angel lobello And Maggie Streater bagged donated food. dents in need,” Greenfield said, adding that the guests include low-income families, day laborers, homeless people and anyone else who shows up. Like its volunteers, donations towards Soup to Nuts come from across the South Shore: Tomato & Basil Pizzeria in Merrick donates food through Kammarada’s group three times a week, Island Harvest provides boxes of food, and more donations come from other local shops, including Bagel Boss in Baldwin, Trader Joe’s in Merrick, Fehn’s Cake and Cookie Shop in Seaford, Gala Foods Supermarkets in Freeport, Edible Arrangements in Bellmore and Associated Supermarket in Rockville Centre. Local churches, schools, Girl and Boy Scout troops, and individuals also donate what they can to the community. About 15 volunteers — the kitchen is completely staffed by volunteers — come in on a given day to help out. “It’s just been absolutely amazing, and it’s sad — it’s bittersweet — but at the same time we’re so happy to be open,” Hart said, “and to be able to give as much as we can possibly give for a very local organization.”

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food items were set up supermarketstyle for guests to take.

Volunteers Assembled sAndwiChes for guests. others CArried boxes of food into the soup kitchen on Monday. bArbArA Curreri, of Freeport, far left, manned a table outside the church.

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NCPD’s chief of support talks historic promotion

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For the first time in Nassau Police Department history, a Black woman has been promoted to the position of chief of support. Lorna Atmore, a 25-year member of NCPD, was promoted to the chief support position on Feb. 25. She succeeds Chief Ronald Walsh, who recently left to serve as Long Beach police commissioner. Atmore is now commander of the Support Division, one of the department’s

largest units that includes the 911 center, information technology and the upcoming police body camera program. With the new position, Atmore is fifth in line for command of the department. “I really appreciate the support of Commissioner Patrick Ryder and County Executive Laura Curran for their confidence in my abilities,” Atmore said. “I’m just really excited to step into the role and hopefully do a good job.” Ryder said she is well qualified for her new role. “The promotion of Assistant Chief Lorna Atmore to three-star chief of support was an easy decision, as she is known to be one of the most dedicated and intelligent professionals in the executive ranks,” Ryder said in a statement. “I have great confidence in her ability to get the job done and to serve the residents in Nassau County.” Curran said that she was pleased to promote Atmore to her new role. “I’m proud of the efforts Nassau continues to make to ensure our law enforcement reflects the rich diversity of our communities – especially for positions of leadership,” Curran said in a statement. “Chief Atmore’s dedication to the department and her command experience have defined her as a true professional, a leader and a trailblazer.” Atmore began in the force as an officer and eventually rose to sergeant in the 3rd Precinct. She also led the 7th Precinct’s Detective Squad and was later promoted to captain, inspector and deputy commanding officer in the 4th Precinct, before being promoted to deputy chief of the support division. Family members who were in the New York City Police Department inspired her initial interest in a law enforcement career. “I really thought the job wouldn’t be a fit for me at first, but my cousins assured me that I would enjoy the job and to give it a chance,” she said. “I took their word for it, and by the time I got done with the police academy, I was in love with the job.” Atmore noted she wants to inspire young people of color who might be interested in a law enforcement career. “I hope that young people look up and see myself and other people of color in prominent positions and see what we’ve accomplished so they can visualize themselves as future leaders in law enforcement,” she said. “I think that we represent these opportunities that exist that young people may not know about.” Atmore added that she hopes in the future that more people of color are promoted to prominent law enforcement posts. “I understand and appreciate the excitement of my promotion and its uniqueness,” she said. “In my mind, I’m hoping that in the next five to 10 years that promotions like this will be more commonplace.”

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with patients as a dentist. They take their masks off, of course, when they come into the chair, but we just have everything clean, sterile and sanitized, and we just work from there. Everything seems to be working out well. I luckily have been open the whole year —I never really had to close down; I was always open, the whole time. I've been working here in the same office for 46 years, and I'm very happy to keep serving the community and doing what I can.

imply speaking, things slowed down quite a bit. I stayed open, and a lot of people didn't want to come. But anyone who had an emergency or anyone who wanted to come was certainly welcome here. Things are still a little slow, but we're starting to get back to ourselves. We follow the same safety procedures as most other doctor offices — we always sterilize. There hasn't been much of a problem of people getting infected in dental offices. We always took safety measures before it, too, so we're a little more careful; we take care to make sure everything is clean and sterile and disinfected. Everyone wears a mask when they come in and sit in the waiting room, and that's about it. There's no extra fear there when dealing

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n the beginning of the pandemic, it was a little scary because even us doctors didn’t know what was going on and what to expect. We would have patients come in who looked fine and would say that they didn’t have a sense of smell or taste. We didn’t have an ability to test them back then. The biggest thing was when we knew how to identify people who had the virus. We started wearing masks very early on. When we were told we could go virtual, we had no method of doing that. We had never considered it before. I learned how to use Doxy. My sister-in-law told me about it. Doxy ended up being easy and worked perfectly. But the physical exam was limited this way, like I couldn’t take anyone’s blood pressure. Three months later we opened up again. We

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’ve been practicing physical therapy for 33 years, and we have multiple locations, with the main one in Wantagh on Sunrise Highway. We’re in a multi-specialty office that’s grown over the years. When the pandemic first hit, the bulk of our patients came in for more serious issues like strokes and recovery from big surgeries. We weren’t seeing as [many] people coming in for sprains or strains. We mostly treat orthopedic and neurological issues. During the beginning of the pandemic, it was harder for our patients who couldn’t get out. Most of our patients are elderly, and we have a lot of specialized equipment for them. We participated in telehealth, which was more for those elderly patients and those with other risk factors. A good portion continue to

rely on telehealth, but some can’t because of the nature of their rehabilitation. We have specific tools and lasers for deep-tissue laser therapy, and there are patients who need that for effected treatment so we provided it to them. They need to be in person to use the equipment here that they can’t get at home. But when we could, we work with patients on building a home program. We made due the best we could with what we had. We stayed open through the entire pandemic nobody missed out on things they needed. Our staff, our physical therapists, our assistants — they’re all hometown heroes. There are a lot of people who go unnoticed and unmentioned who stuck to their job and did what they needed to do. They deserve credit for that, especially in the beginning when there were so many unknowns.

here are a lot of ways the pandemic changed our practice. Firstly, we needed to make changes for the safety of our staff and patients and to make everyone feel comfortable and protected from the virus. We installed plastic barriers in between each work station. Patients can no longer wait in the waiting room and must stay in their car until we call them in. If they’re worried about being exposed to Covid-19, we will see them at their car. We do Covid-19 testing in patients' cars and swab them there and then call them to give their results. Another thing we incorporated is the ability to have virtual visits. We could talk to them virtually and give them a general consultation and diagnosis if they feel sick. We also see patients in the pediatric unit of Winthrop [now NYU Langone], but we weren’t

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Two administrators in the North Bellmore School District will be taking on new positions for the 2021-2022 school year. Martin Avenue Elementary School Principal Leyna Malone will move to the district office as the executive director of pupil personnel services and special education. Replacing Malone as principal of Martin Avenue will be James O’Brien, the current assistant principal of Saw Mill Road School. Malone came to the district in 2015 as Saw Mill Road’s assistant principal before moving on to Martin Avenue a year later. Prior to that, she was a teacher in New York City.

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Martin avenue eleMentary School Principal Leyna Malone will become the new executive director of pupil personnel services and special education for the North Bellmore School District in July.

same learning opportunity and maintain North Bellmore’s strong reputation as an inclusive school district. “We deliver an incredible special education program here in North Bellmore,” she said “I’m really looking forward to having an impact on education throughout the district.” O’Brien returns to the school where he attended kindergarten. He said he looks to continue the legacy of Malone and her predecessors in building a strong school community and fostering a nurturing environment for students.

“I’m excited to work with the staff, the parents and especially the students,” he said. “I look forward to building relationships with the entire Martin Avenue School community.” O’Brien is in his 20th year in the district. He was hired in 2001 – the same year that Martin Avenue reopened – as a sixth grade teacher at Saw Mill Road after student teaching there. In January 2019, he became Saw Mill’s assistant principal. O’Brien said that in that role, he was able to see the school community from a more global view and

better understand the synergy that is created to provide students with great learning experiences. After two decades, he will leave with many treasured memories and a fondness for the Saw Mill Road community. He wants to bring his knowledge as a classroom teacher and his ability to forge relationships to “enrich the vibrant community that is Martin Avenue School.” Courtesy North Bellmore School District.

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Saw Mill road Elementary School Assistant Principal James O’Brien will become principal of Martin Avenue Elementary School for the 2021-2022 school year.

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March 18, 2021 — MERRICK HERALD

MECA prepares to reopen after long hiatus LoCAL fAmILIEs hAvE enjoyed MECA’s amenities for the past 60 years. Dozens gathered in the pool in 2019, before the pandemic forced MECA to close for the 2020 season.

By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

The Merrick Estates Civic Association’s community center — featuring a private pool, play areas, beach volleyball court and soon, a renovated basketball court — is the go-to spot for many families throughout Bellmore and Merrick. Last year, however, MECA remained closed for the summer season due to the coronavirus. “We contemplated opening, being that we were outdoors,” said Scott Kohen, president of the civic association, “but we felt it was in the best interest of our families, our members and the community that we were not going to take a chance on it.” This year, MECA is gearing up to open once again, with safety in mind. Sanitation stations, one-way traffic at the entrances, temperature checks and disinfected lounge chairs and bathrooms will be present. MECA is also limiting membership — “at least for now,” Kohen said — so families can comfortably sit in separate groups. While closed, MECA still incurred expenses from insurance, rent and utilities, bringing a “major financial hit” in 2020, Kohen said. “We are a non-profit, but we pay all of our bills,” Kohen said. “We can’t continue to remain closed for year after year. We’re OK for now, but if we were to remain closed for another year, that would be an issue.”

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Kohen wanted to keep the MECA family “close-knit” during the off-season, he said, so he established online charities for members to contribute towards. They raised more than $6,200, which funded personal protective equipment for the Merrick School District, NYU Winthrop Hospital and the Long Island Jewish Medical Center. MECA’s reopening will also feature an upgrade to their basketball court, with newly painted lines and new hoops, thanks to a partnership with a local busi-

ness. Greystone Properties, a real estate company owned by Merrick resident Jaclyn Lerner that serves a wide span of Long Island, is co-sponsoring the construction of the new court. “We’re a family-owned real estate brokerage,” Lerner said. “MECA serves people from Merrick and beyond — we wanted to support that.” New homeowners that purchase properties through Greystone will also receive a membership discount for MECA. “It’s a win-win for everybody,” Kohen

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A NEW LIDL supermarket is opening this week in Merrick at 1686 Merrick Road.

New Lidl supermarket coming to Merrick The new Lidl Food Market sign already stands above the storefront that was originally Best Market on Merrick Road in Merrick. The new grocery store was set to open on Wednesday, after the Herald went to press. Bellmore and Merrick residents have been abuzz about the new Lidl, which has more than 10,000 other locations across 32 countries. The store will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day starting this week. Employees of new Lidl stores in Nassau and Suffolk counties, including part-

time workers, will receive full medical benefits, according to a statement from the company. Lidl also raised the starting minimum wage for Long Island store associates to $15 per hour, as opposed to the required $12 minimum on Long Island. And with every two new Lidl members, the company is donating a dollar to the Seaford-based nonprofit, the John Theissen Children’s Foundation. “We appreciate all the support we have received across Long Island as we prepare to open our first Lidl food markets in the

region,” said Johannes Fieber, the president and chief executive officials of the U.S. branch of Lidl, which is headquartered in Germany, before their East Meadow location opened last year. “Our teams are working hard to get ready and cannot wait to introduce shoppers to Lidl’s award-winning shopping experience.” For more information, visit www.Lidl. com. Follow the Herald for coverage on Lidl’s opening in Merrick. •

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said. “We want to provide a place for the community to come together.” Kohen added that he hopes MECA’s traditions of big summer barbecues, guest entertainment and outside food vendors can continue soon. “I think [MECA] brings the community together, and it can revitalize friendships and relationships between families and their kids,” Kohen said. “They’re on lockdown right now, and now they have a chance to all come together to a safe place.”

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: ANXIOUS MOODS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 7/30/20. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to:1063 Little Whaleneck Road, Merrick, NY, 11566 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 124636

LEGAL NOTICE REVISED NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND TRUSTEE ELECTION OF THE NORTH MERRICK PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of the North Merrick Public Library (the “Library”), Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York on, April 6, 2021, at 7:15 PM at the Library, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York, for the purpose of discussing expenditures contained in the Library’s proposed budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in the Library, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the Library for the fiscal year 2021-22 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District. 2. To elect one (1) member of the Library Board of Trustees for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2021, and expiring on June 30, 2026 to succeed William Pezzulo, whose term expires on June 30, 2021. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of such budget or statement may be accessed on the Library’s website or obtained by any resident of the District upon request between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. beginning March 30,2021, except Sunday or holidays, at the Library Director’s office, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York and the Principal’s office in each of the following school buildings during school hours: Camp Avenue School, Harold D. Fayette School, and Old Mill School. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Library Board of Trustees shall be

filed with the Clerk of the North Merrick School District (the “District”), Harold D. Fayette School, 1957 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY, not later than March 22, 2021, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least twenty five (25) qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required, and no person shall be entitled to vote at the meeting whose name does not appear on the register of the School District prepared thereof. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of conducting a registration of all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Education Law § 2014 at the Library, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. to add any additional names to the Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the Clerk of the District; completed applications must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on April 13, 2021 if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or by 4:00 p.m. on April 19, 2021 if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the Clerk of the District not later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District commencing with the issuance of such absentee ballot, as well as the list of registered voters, in the office of the Clerk of the District on each of the five days prior to the election, excluding Sunday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays, and on Saturday, April 17, 2021 by appointment, and at the polling place on the day set for the election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that

Military voters who are qualified voters of the district who and are not registered must apply to register as a qualified voter by contacting the District Clerk at 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY 11566 or by email jlong@nmerrick.org or fax sent to (516)282-1822. The military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the registration application by mail, facsimile or electronic mail. The application to register must be received no later than 5:00 P.M. on the twenty-sixth (26th) day before the election, AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may apply for a military ballot. A military ballot application may be requested from the District Clerk and must be returned, in person or by mail to the Office of the District Clerk at 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY 11566 not later than 5:00P.M. on the twenty-sixth (26th) day before the election. A military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the military ballot application by mail, facsimile transmission, or email Military ballots must be received by the District Clerk(1) before the close of the polls on April 20, 2021 and showing a cancellation mark of the U.S. postal service, or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt of another agency of the U.S government or (2) by 5:00 P.M. on the date set for the election and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereof, with a date which is ascertained not be later than the day before the election. Irrespective of the preferred mode of transmission, the military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person, A list of all persons to whom military ballots shall have been issues will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk during regular office hours until the day of the election. Dated: North Merrick, New York January 28, 2021 By Order of the BOARD OF TRUSTEES NORTH MERRICK PUBLIC LIBRARY North Merrick, New York Susan Santa, Director 124863

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DE LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE NORTH MERRICK POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que el 6 de abril de 2021 a las 7:15 p. m. la Junta de Fideicomisarios llevará a cabo una Audiencia Pública de la Biblioteca pública de North Merrick (la “Biblioteca”), pueblo de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en la Biblioteca, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, con el objetivo de analizar los gastos que se incluyen en el presupuesto propuesto de la Biblioteca para el año fiscal 2021-2022. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que dicho Voto sobre el presupuesto y dicha elección se realizarán el martes 20 de abril de 2021 en la Biblioteca, en 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, entre las 10:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., para votar mediante una máquina de votación sobre los siguientes asuntos: 1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual de la Biblioteca para el año fiscal 2021-2022 y autorizar la parte requerida de este a ser recaudada con impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a tributación del Distrito. 2. Elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca para un período de cinco (5) años, desde el 1 de julio de 2021 hasta el 30 de junio de 2026, para suceder a William Pezzulo, cuyo mandato finaliza el 30 de junio de 2021. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se puede acceder a una copia de dicho presupuesto o dicha declaración a través del sitio web de la Biblioteca o los residentes del Distrito la pueden obtener bajo solicitud entre las 10:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m. desde el 30 de marzo de 2021, salvo los domingos o feriados, en la oficina de la Directora de la Biblioteca, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, y en la oficina del Rector en cada uno de los siguientes edificios escolares durante el horario escolar: Camp Avenue School, Harold D. Fayette School y Old Mill School. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes para nominar candidatos para la oficina de miembros de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca se deberán presentar ante la Secretaría del distrito escolar North Merrick (el “Distrito”), Harold D. Fayette School, 1957 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY, antes del 22 de marzo de 2021, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 5:00

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The coronavirus pandemic came to Long Island the first week in March last year. With no clear end in sight to the pandemic, many Long Islanders now wonder what the future of the Island will look like moving forward. To shed light on many pandemic-related questions and concerns that Long Islanders are pondering, Herald Inside LI will host a free live webinar over Zoom on Thursday, March 18. Starting at 6 p.m., the webinar, titled “The Virus and the Vaccine: One Year Later,” will feature Nassau County Executive Laura Curran; Jennifer Cona, a partner at Cona Elder Law; Dr. Larry Eisenstein, Nassau County Department of Health commissioner; and Dr. Aaron Glatt, chairman of the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai South Nassau. The panelists will discuss the past year and next steps to deal with the pandemic in the near future. Panelists will also discuss infection rates, variants, scheduling testing and vaccine appointments, and

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p. m. Cada solicitud deberá dirigirse a la Secretaría del Distrito, firmarse por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito, se deberá indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, así como también el nombre y la residencia del candidato, y deberá describir la vacante específica para la que se nomina al candidato. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se requiere el registro personal de votantes y ninguna persona tendrá el derecho de votar en la reunión si su nombre no aparece en el registro del Distrito escolar en el que se preparó. La Junta de Registros se reunirá el miércoles 14 de abril de 2021, entre las 4:00 p. m. y las 8:00 p. m, en la Biblioteca, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, con el fin de realizar un registro de todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la Ley de Educación § 2014, para añadir al Registro todo nombre adicional, siempre y cuando en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registros se haya conocido o probado a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registros que tienen derecho a votar a partir de entonces en tal elección para la que se preparó el registro. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de voto por ausencia se podrán obtener en la Secretaría del Distrito

durante el horario escolar. Las solicitudes completadas deben recibirse antes de las 4:00 p. m del 13 de abril de 2021 si se debe enviar por correo la boleta electoral al votante o antes de las 4:00 p. m. de 19 de abril de 2021 si se debe entregar la boleta electoral personalmente al votante. La Secretaría del Distrito debe recibir los votos por ausencia antes de las 5:00 p. m. del martes 20 de abril de 2021. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, a partir de la emisión de tales boletas electorales por ausencia, estará disponible una lista de personas para las que se emitieron boletas electorales por ausencia a fin de que los votantes calificados del Distrito la inspeccionen, así como también la lista de votantes inscritos, en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito en cada uno de los cinco días previos a la elección, sin incluir el domingo, en días de semana entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., el sábado 17 de abril de 2021 con cita y en el lugar de votación en el día establecido para la elección. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito y que no estén inscritos deben solicitar inscribirse como votantes calificados poniéndose en contacto con la Secretaría del Distrito sita en 1057

Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY 11566, por correo electrónico a jlong@nmerrick.org o por fax al (516)282-1822. El votante militar puede indicar su preferencia de recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, fax o correo electrónico. La solicitud de inscripción se debe recibir antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día vigésimo sexto (26) previo a la elección. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar podrán solicitar una boleta electoral militar. La solicitud de boleta electoral militar puede pedirse en la Secretaría del Distrito y debe devolverse, en persona o por correo, a la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito en 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY 11566 antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día vigésimo sexto (26) previo a la elección. El votante militar puede indicar su preferencia de recibir la solicitud de boleta electoral militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico. La Secretaría del Distrito (1) debe recibir las boletas electorales militares antes del día de cierre de la votación, el 20 de abril de 2021. Las boletas, además, deben tener una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o un endoso

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year ago, we faced many new challenges as the coronavirus threw the world into a panic. Many unanswered questions made us fearful of both the known and the unknown. Despite this heightened level of stress, we adjusted, and new approaches to cope with the pandemic arose. We Zoomed from room to room, and country to country, without having to pack our bags or experience jet lag. We found a new dress code for our virtual meetings: ROBERT mullet outfits with “business on GOLDMAN the top, party on the bottom,” and made sure to turn off the cat filter. Masks became more than just a protective measure: They became a fashion statement, or an advertisement or promotion for a business, product or cause. For some of us, reality TV became an escape: Joe Exotic was anointed the “Tiger King,” as the mystery of who killed Carole Baskin’s husband still lingers. Speaking of lingering, some of us put on the pandemic

pounds as we binged on series and food. All of the changes emerging from the pandemic are linked to our human need to stay connected during times of adversity. Fads are an expression of belongingness. Sadly, the social deprivation that we all experienced left a hole in this fundamental human need for contact and connectedness. As we had to increasingly remain socially distant, our need for emotional connectedness grew stronger. As an attorney and practicing psychologist, I witnessed firsthand how many of my attorney colleagues reported on social media feeling stressed. This was a shocker, as attorneys are known for being loath to admit they struggle. I felt a call to action, and started offering resiliency training over Zoom to my fellow attorneys. Little did I know that this group would offer me support as I mourned the passing of my father during the pandemic, when public gathering was prohibited. The Virtual Lawyers Lounge continues to be relevant, and is more than 500 members strong. The pandemic was a rare event in which human distress was universal, as

we learned early on that Covid-19 does not discriminate. Our common experience of living through the pandemic created a space for empathy across the world, even if we couldn’t give a hug or wipe a tear for those who needed it the most. The buzzword born out of our universal experience is resilience: the ability to overcome adversity. By our evolutionary nature, resilience is tied to our need to survive. We survived by finding new ways to connect. These new ways should not be forgotten, but rather incorporated into our “new normal,” whatever that is. Now, as the vaccines roll out and the new world opens up, questions stoke our fears. Is the new world safe? What will the new normal look like? This anxiety is the reality for adults and children who were abruptly thrown into a new lifestyle, without any mental or emotional buffers. For example, the child who will awaken from his Covid-19 slumber of gaming and return to a classroom setting where he will barely recognize his classmates through the mask-covered mouths and protective Plexiglas that separates them from one another.

ow, as the vaccines roll out, new questions stoke our fears. Is the new world safe?

As we venture into the new normal, I envision a world of hope and reprioritized values. For a resilient march to this new normal, we must acknowledge that much of what we believe in having control over is just an illusion; we need to remain present in all that we do and appreciate the temporary nature of all circumstances. When the inevitable, unpredictable event happens, embracing it with optimism, fortitude and courage helps us through the rough patch and aids us as we move forward to where we want to be. Most important, in the resilient march to the new normal, we must never forget the need and value of hugging one another, rebuilding our personal connections, wiping away a tear and offering an approving smile that may be seen with or without a mask. As of this writing, 2.65 million people across the world have died because of the coronavirus. In honoring those we lost and keeping alive the lessons learned, we must become more vigilant about tending to our health, physically and mentally. Dr. Robert Goldman is the chief psychologist and co-CEO of TLC Virtual Resiliency and an adjunct professor at Hofstra University and St. Joseph’s College. Learn more at tlcvirtualresiliency.com.

Fragments: surviving a season of loss

didn’t tune in to the news at all yesterday, and that was a happy change from one year ago, when I couldn’t not watch, but when I did watch, the grim predictions from epidemiologists, juxtaposed with the misinformation coming from the White House, had me worried sick. Doctors told us to wear masks, stay at home, close schools and avoid contact even with our parents and children and grandchildren. At the same time, the president rolled out his RANDI no-big-deal mesKREISS sage. He promised that the coronavirus would just go away. Yet people were dying, and refrigerator morgue trucks were parked on New York City streets. For me, not trusting our highest elected officials to keep us safe in the face of a historic pandemic was psychologically destabilizing. The message was: You’re on your own. We did what we had to do. No kids, no supermarkets, no friends and no communal events of any kind.

Now, one year later, I don’t need to hear the news because I trust that the government is going about its business, fighting the best fight it can against the virus. What does this pandemic anniversary mean to us? My husband and I are just past two weeks since our second vaccine. I think we’ll be fine, but there is a definite process to reemerging and rebooting a full life. With the second jab, it isn’t as if this dreadful year gets erased. Just a glance in the mirror reminds me that I’m not the same person I was last March. I made a joke in a column last year about my own personal silver lining as my hair turned gray. Now it’s even more so, and very long, a kind of metaphor about time and change and a new acceptance of mortality. I’m thinking about my friends of the heart who died over the past year, Marlene and Marty and Don. I mention their names to write them into my world and honor their memory. They didn’t all die of Covid-19, but they left this world too

soon and without the comforting rituals of traditional funerals and visiting among family and friends after the loss. Letting them go is more difficult because there was no way to say a real goodbye or hold the hands of their loved ones. My husband has photos of these buddies pasted on a full wall in his office, like the man without a country, yearning for “home.” Living through this year, with plenty of food and access to the Internet and the ability to work online, reminded me that good fortune shines on only some people. More than 530,000 of us died, many because they had to go to work, or lived in large family groups or couldn’t figure out the byzantine vaccine rollout protocols. I don’t know their names, but I want to carry them with me into the post-pandemic world, with a kind of “never forget” mantra. They shouldn’t just disappear. In the beginning I was Zooming with the grandkids pretty often, and then less often, and then we had hardly anything to share because we weren’t doing anything all day. I thought from the begin-

ven friends who died of something other than Covid were deprived of comforting rituals.

ning that the teenagers suffered most from the isolation and emotional vacuum that can follow months of down time with no other kids around. I have faith in their resilience, though, and history teaches us that young people have survived other deprivations, especially during wartime. We ventured out the other evening for the very first time, to sit in an outside tented area of a restaurant. It wasn’t perfect. It felt strange to wait for food, and I was impatient. I realize I have to give this new normal some time. One year after the pandemic began surging across America and the world, my freezer is still packed. I have more toilet paper than I need. I remember some of my parents’ behaviors, which I called a Depression-era mentality, and I know we have adopted some slightly irrational habits as a result of our anxiety during the worst days of Covid-19. I expect all of this will evolve as our faith in the future — any future — is restored. I would like to live long enough to read the great books that will surely be written about this year, especially the fiction, which so often touches the most profound truths. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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assau County got some very good news last week after passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan: The county will receive $397.7 million in federal aid to pay for expenses after it fell into a deep budget hole caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19 has not only killed more than 530,000 people in the United States, but also has ravaged the finances of our state and local governments and school districts. States and counties — which depend heavily on sales taxes for funding — were particularly hard hit over the past year. People haven’t been shopping at local businesses the way they did before the pandemic, in part because many fear contracting the virus in public, and many simply haven’t the money to shop. We hope and trust that the ARP will be a vital shot in the arm to reignite the economy, both here in New York and across the country. It is certainly giving local elected leaders the opportunity to breathe easier, knowing they won’t have to lay off essential workers, including police officers and emergency medical technicians. In total, New York state will receive $12.6 billion in aid, which will be used to mitigate the spread of the virus and enhance the vaccination effort, as well as balance the state’s budget so it, too, can avoid layoffs. School districts will also benefit from the funding allocation.

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letters Stimulus bill delivers relief To the Editor: Congressional passage of the most recent stimulus bill, called the American Rescue Plan, is great news for all Americans, regardless of your politics. Beyond delivering much-needed relief to people struggling to make ends meet, this bill also provides the bold federal investment necessary to accelerate vaccine distribution, ensure that schools fully reopen and support struggling small businesses, like our restaurants. I am especially pleased that this bill funds local governments like Nassau County, particularly as we continue to hold the front line in our fight to defeat the coronavirus once and for all. LAURA CURRAN Nassau County executive

Cuomo should step aside To the Editor: The recent allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against Gov. Andrew Cuomo are

No doubt, the ARP is far-reaching. We should all be thankful that state and local governments will be made whole after a historically devastating year. Leaving them to fend for themselves — essentially the plan of Republican leaders like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — could have, and likely would have, been disastrous. Mass layoffs of front-line workers would have meant a double whammy for the nation: We would have lost not only many people entrusted with protecting our safety during the pandemic, but also their spending power and tax dollars. The first round of federal pandemic aid provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES, was a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus bill, passed last March, that provided aid to states and, in a more limited way, local governments, as well as loans to businesses. It saved tens of thousands of businesses, especially small ones, and many, many lives, in particular through vaccine research. The trouble was this: Any aid that state and local governments accepted could be used only to fund coronavirus mitigation efforts. There was no aid to those governments to continue operations while the economy was tanking last spring. State and local elected leaders pleaded — practically begged — for greater aid beyond funding for coronavirus mitigation, but the Republican-controlled Senate and President Trump would not budge.

The second round of aid, a hotly contested bill signed late last year, provided $900 billion, again without unrestricted aid to state and local governments. With this third round of federal aid, we are seeing the load lifted for state and local elected leaders. At the same time, the American Rescue Plan will increase funding for vaccination programs, and provide $1,400 in direct aid to a majority of working families and individuals and greater funding for small businesses. Yes, we continue to add to America’s debt — a debt that will one day have to be repaid. U.S. debt now stands at $27 trillion — or 128 percent of our gross domestic product. Only 10 years ago, we worried that our debt had surpassed 90 percent of GDP. So yes, we will have to cut back in the future. Now, however, is not the time. In the here and now, we must focus on economic recovery, and the only way to lift ourselves out of our current fiscal quagmire and jump-start spending is through federal aid. Going forward, we will have to work harder than ever — and we will have to do so together, united as one country, Republicans and Democrats. And we will have to innovate, which means we will have to focus more than ever on providing educational resources not only to our children, but to people of all ages. As a nation, we will survive, but we will have to do a lot better than we did in 2020.

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uring the coronavirus pandemic, many of us have needed to get outside, and have rediscovered the joy of walking or riding a bike to see friends and exercise. Should this trend continue — and record bike sales suggest that it will — then New Yorkers will be healthier, traffic will be less congested and air quality will improve. But for walking and biking to be realistic options for most people, we first need to invest in safe and adequate infrastructure, just as we have Carter done for every mode of striCkLanD other transportation. This is a critical public safety issue for Long Island. Today, our roads are too risky — Nassau and Suffolk counties were ranked second and third most dangerous in the state, as measured by the number of fatalities, personal injuries and property damage resulting from traf-

fic crashes. In fact, in 2019, Long Island accounted for over a quarter of all bicycle fatalities in New York. Too many lives have been lost because of dangerous roads. Safe places to bike and walk are also part of a holistic economic recovery. Civic leaders seeking to attract and retain young professionals with amenities comparable to any major city and to solidify a strong “sense of place” across the Island have already invested in revitalizing downtowns with walkable communities and affordable multi-family housing. The missing commercial part of that mix may follow even faster than expected now, as many people who have worked from home for more than a year question the value of long commutes. In fact, the large redevelopment areas proposed for Long Island are mixed use, with the intention of creating live-work-play communities — and future residents and workers will look for recreational opportunities and better connections to parks.

afe places to bike and walk are an important part of a solid economic recovery.

Letters beyond troubling, and describe a disturbing pattern of behavior that also now includes a potentially criminal act. The gravity of these claims makes it clear to us that the governor cannot lead the state while faithfully responding to multiple investigations. This is especially true in light of the impending state budget deadline, the need to continue guiding the state through the coronavirus pandemic and the fragility of the state’s economic recovery. The New York State Constitution demands that if the governor is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office of Governor, the Lieutenant-Governor shall act as the Governor until the inability shall cease.” We call on the Cuomo to step aside, at least until such time that the state attorney general’s investigation is complete. We are confident that the lieutenant governor would ably serve the people of New York. JoHN BRookS, JAMES GAuGHRAN, Todd kAMINSkY, ANNA kAPLAN and kEvIN THoMAS New York state senators

Was the chopper really necessary? To the Editor: Was it really essential for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to travel from Albany via helicopter to visit the round-the-clock Covid-19 vaccination center at the Javits Convention Center recently? The event was little more than a career politician’s photo op.

The good news is that both Nassau and Suffolk counties have started to invest in safe biking and walking trails. There are first-class bike paths in Eisenhower Park and Bethpage State Park, as well as several trail systems in parks and a few northsouth trails. What is missing is a main artery to tie this all together, much as the Long Island Expressway did for an earlier generation that wanted to drive their cars to the post-war suburbs. A proposed Long Island Greenway would provide this connectivity and jumpstart a true network of trails for point-to-point travel across the Island. Stretching 175 miles from Manhattan to Montauk, the greenway would be a multi-purpose trail that would be mostly off-road along power lines, connecting downtown redevelopment areas such as Innovation Park and the Nassau Hub, 26 parks and 46 train stations. It would make walking and biking safe for people on Long Island and a real option for exercising, visiting friends, even picking up gro-

ceries. And it would be good for downtown business as well: Trail users spend about $250,000 per mile annually on trailrelated local businesses, according to a 2012 study by the Rails to Trails Conservancy. This project could be shovel-ready and provide jobs in the near term while setting the foundation for Long Island’s success over the long term. The state has already built the Empire State Trail from Buffalo to New York City, and has invested in preliminary engineering studies to extend it across Long Island. According to a study released recently by New Yorkers for Clean Water and Jobs, 65,000 jobs could be created by the $3 billion New York State Environmental Bond Act, which would support projects like the Long Island Greenway. We need those jobs now to help our economic recovery, and those investments would pay back health and economic dividends for years. Long Islanders should call on their elected officials to support investments in park infrastructure. Carter Strickland is the New York state director for the Trust for Public Land.

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Why couldn’t Cuomo ride Amtrak from Albany to Manhattan? upon arrival, it would have been a quick five-minute walk through the $1.6 billion Moynihan Train Hall to the Javits Convention Center. Perhaps Cuomo didn’t want to rub shoulders with constituents while riding Amtrak and walking to his news conference. He might have also run into reporters, who were banned from the Javits Center event. They might have asked some embarrassing questions dealing with his ongoing nursing home and sexual harassment scandals. The day before his visit, u.S. Representatives Carolyn Maloney, Jerry Nadler and Nydia velazques, along with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, conducted a news conference at the Manhattan 30th Street Heliport. They called for the elimination of non-essential helicopter rides, like the one that Cuomo took. Before he became president, Joe Biden was known as “Amtrak Joe.” He regularly commuted from his delaware home to Washington, d.C., via Amtrak for decades. Why couldn’t Cuomo emulate Biden? Forget the helicopter trips to and from Albany to the Big Apple. Lead by example. He should show his support for transit just like Biden and become “Amtrak Andrew.” LARRY PENNER Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.

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