Rallying in support of the 5TCC
By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.comIn response to a request for proposal sent out by Nassau County on Jan. 2, Five Towns Community Center, workers, volunteers and community members joined forces last Friday in support of the 115-yearold community resource and to pressure the county to renew the center’s lease, which expires next year.
“We’re not going anywhere,” Executive Director K. Brent Hill told the hundreds of protesters who gathered outside the center.
“We are going to fight until the
Planning for Hewlett-Woodmere school district’s future
By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com
The Hewlett-Woodmere school district unveiled an $18.3 million capital project on Jan. 17, with the aim of renovating Hewlett High School and Woodmere Middle School.
“We’re at the point where we’ve developed the scope of the project,” Superintendent Ralph Marino said at a presentation at the Hewlett firehouse. “We’re look-
ing for community feedback.”
The school district is planning to upgrade the science rooms in both schools, redesign the high school auditorium and replace the artificial-turf field at the high school. A public vote, which is required to approve the project, has been scheduled for May 16.
“Several of the science rooms at Woodmere Middle School received partial renovations and upgrades in summer 2012,” Kim Parahus, the district’s director of
facilities and operations, wrote in an email. “Hewlett High School’s science labs were last renovated in 2004.”
The redesign of the high school auditorium is expected to include a new lobby entrance as well as balcony seating and new flooring, doors and paint. The facility has not undergone any major renovations since new seating was installed 19 years ago, Parahus said, although the sound system was replaced several years ago.
In addition to the new turf field, a new
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walkway leading to the field will be built, and the tennis courts will be resurfaced.
“We’re getting to that point where the ... field is reaching its life expectancy” of eight to 10 years, Marino said. The grass field was converted to synthetic turf in 2003, which was last upgraded in July 2011.
Building aid from the state will help fund the project. Districts are assigned a building aid ratio based on their property
Hochul’s affordable housing plan alarms Curran
By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com
People have left New York in droves this past decade, and Brian Curran is ready to put that trend at an end.
But doing so could mean finding some common ground between the Assemblyman and Gov. Kathy Hochul, who have some different ideas on affordable housing.
During her State of the State address earlier this month, Hochul introduced a plan that would build 800,000 new homes over the next 10 years across the state. Affordable homes.
Curran agrees with Hochul that the lack of affordable housing is a major contributor to the mass fleeing of residents to other states, but fixing it is another story.
“The governor talked about migration of people out of New York right off the bat at the State of the State address,” Curran said. “This alarm has been sounded for the better part of the decade. But now, as even the governor noted, you can’t ignore it anymore.”
Curran returned to his Assembly seat earlier this month, after winning the November election against Judy Griffin in November — who had ousted him just four years before. Curran had first won his Assembly seat in 2010 after spending three years as mayor of Lynbrook.
Nearly 300,000 people left New York between July 2020 and July 2021, according to census data. Although New York City’s
population jumped by 700,000 to 8.8 million over the last decade, the pandemic wiped away much of those gains, Curran said, through the aftermath of inflation, higher taxes, and even higher rent.
It’s the rent that Hochul is focused on the most, citing the Population Reference Bureau claims that more than half of New York renters are “rent-burdened” — meaning they pay more than 30 percent of their income on rent.
That, the governor says, is the secondhighest rate in the nation.
Rent is bad, Curran said, but it’s something else that’s much more in the government’s control that is chasing people away.
“I think, very simply, the reason why people are leaving is because of high taxes,” the Assemblyman said. “Unfortunately, nowhere in Hochul’s State of the State did she ever talk about presenting a proposal in cutting taxes.”
And even Hochul’s proposal is missing some key variables.
“There are factors that you must consider before building these affordable homes,” Curran said. “Factors like how density affects the communities must be considered.”
Hochul’s proposal includes designating a half-mile radius around train lines like the Long Island Rail Road as fast-tracked property for higher-density — and, hopefully, more cost-effective — homes. While the governor wants local municipalities to take charge to implement such a plan, she
has threatened to remove obstacles to development from the state level if local governments drag their feet.
Yet, such a plan could “over densify” communities, Curran said, which will make them lose their “Nassau County character.”
Curran also worries about what this means for local governments.
“She appears to be advocating for taking away the authority of local municipalities — including the villages of Lynbrook,
Freeport, the Town of Hempstead, West Hempstead, Baldwin and Valley Stream,” Curran said. “Think about what this halfmile radius will do. On the Malverne line, there are all residential houses up and down the line. However, there is no dead space in that area to build.”
Maintaining that local autonomy is something Curran says he’ll fight for.
“The governor believes that she can come in here and tell the people of Malverne, Rockville Centre, Lynbrook, Baldwin and Freeport to just accept these drastic changes,” he said. “I think that’s for elected officials and residents in those areas to figure out how they want to go about creating affordable housing.”
And there are some good ideas already here, Curran said. For example? Lynbrook. The village worked on the site of the old Mangrove Feather factory on Broadway to help develop it into a $95 million, 201-unit transit-oriented apartment complex. It was part of negotiations that went on between the developer — Breslin Realty — and the village for years.
No matter what plans ultimately come out of Albany to address the state’s — and region’s — out-migration, Curran hopes they don’t become singularly focused.
“We should do everything we can to drive down the costs of living in New York,” he said. “But the creation of all these units isn’t necessarily going to lower the overall costs of people living in these communities in the first place.”
Officials criticize Lawrence resident assault plea deal
By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.comA plea deal that will have the ringleader of a physical attack on Lawrence resident Joey Borgen serving only six months in jail was strongly criticized by Jewish leaders, including Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.
Borgen was assaulted and peppersprayed by men in Times Square on May 20, 2021. Police reported the men made antisemitic remarks during the attack. One of the men involved in the assault of Borgen, Waseem Awawdeh, is due back in court on Jan. 26. He is expected to accept the plea deal, which allows him to plead guilty to attempted assault in the second degree as a hate crime. The felony charge comes with a sentence of six months of jail time and five years of probation.
Blakeman is hoping Bragg will withdraw the deal and warned of repercussions of a potential accepted plea deal.
“We are appealing to Alvin Bragg to reconsider and retract the offer of a misdemeanor for Waseem Awawdeh,” Blakeman said at the Jan. 19 news conference in Mineola. “We’re with people from the Jewish community, and every community speaking out and saying that justice must be done. Otherwise, these crimes will repeat themselves.”
A spokesman for Bragg disputed the claim made by Blakeman that Awawdeh
was the ringleader of the attack on Borgen and noted that two other individuals involved in the attack face prison sentences of up to 15 years.
“Antisemitic hate has no place in Manhattan and the Office is requiring felony hate crime pleas and incarceration for three men charged in connection to this despicable attack,” the spokesman said. “Our Hate Crimes Unit made these appropriately strong recommendations following a thorough inves-
tigation that illuminated facts, evidence, and varying levels of culpability among this group of individuals.”
Bragg’s office offered additional rationale as to why the plea deal was offered. According to a spokesperson, Awawdeh is charged with striking the victim four times with his crutch and did not pepper spray, kick, or punch Borgen or initiate the attack. Awawdeh was the sixth person to join the attack and left before it was over. Awawdeh
also has no past criminal convictions.
Former Assemblyman, Dov Hikind blasted the district attorney’s decision amid what he claimed, comes amidst rising levels of hate crimes.
“There has been an outbreak of Jewish hatred in this country and in the New York area, like we’ve never seen before in history,” Hikind said.” We’ve never witnessed what we are witnessing now. Jews are being attacked on a regular basis. It is unbelievable what is going on.”
Rabbi Axelrod from Young Israel of Woodmere, expressed his disappointment in the proposed plea deal by the district attorney and referenced how days after Borgen was attacked, thousands came out in the middle of the Covid crisis to rally in Andrew J. Parise Park in Cedarhurst to call out antisemitism and to seek justice to show support for Jewish people around the world.
“Never did we imagine that he would suffer a second injustice by having a DA, go ahead and charge it as a misdemeanor with a very insignificant punishment,” Axelrod said.
In a video message played at the Thursday news conference Borgen said: “This past year and a half since the attack has been a major whirlwind and it’s times like these, when things are really getting tough, that the support of the community and the larger Jewish as a whole really means the world to me, to get through all these tough times.”
Warehouse to fill Inwood site, vacant since 1987
By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.comAfter years of vacancy, 175 Roger Ave. in Inwood is expected to be transformed into modern warehouse space of 60,000-square-feet by 2024.
Inwood 175, LLC and AJM Capital II, LLC have submitted a final engineering report for review by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation, which states that cleanup requirements have been achieved to fully protect public health and the environment for the proposed site use. The property was designated as a brownfield site by the DEC and designated for cleanup. A brownfield site is a contaminated property.
Vacant since 1987, the nearly 5-acre site was developed with a 155,000-square-foot one-story warehouse building built in three stages from 1954 through 1967. The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation, along with the state’s Department of Health, determined that the site posed a significant threat to public health after it was discovered that Rockaway Metal Products Inc., a sheet metal fabrication factory, which occupied the site from 1971 to 1987 disposed of hazardous products on-site and arsenic, lead and cadmium were found by the federal Environmental Protection Agency in 1992.
“I’m happy, the previous building was there in disrepair for decades,” said David Hance, president of the Inwood Civic Association. “All things considered, it’s a net positive for the community. The spot became a dumping ground because it was a large, vacant property in disrepair. It was just a nuisance to the homeowners of the properties that surrounded the space.”
Action has been completed to address the contamination related to 175 Roger Ave. under the state’s Brownfield Cleanup Program. Cleanup activities were performed by Inwood 175, LLC, and AJM Capital II, LLC
with oversight provided by the DEC.
Nassau County’s Department of Real Estate had owned the land and building since 1995. The site was an eyesore for the community and in April 2017, the County Legislature approved borrowing $2.1 million to demolish the building. Inwood 175 LLC and AJM Capital II LLC bought the property from Nassau County in 2017.
The property is zoned for warehousing and has been approved for a new warehouse of 60,000 square feet. The developer does not have a client or a tenant for the space as of yet as it has yet to be built but the new building will be fully developed and landscaped as soon as the spring
of 2024.
Nearby residents received a letter from the DEC saying that the property went through the remedial process and is now contamination free. The DEC will issue a certificate of completion addressing the completed cleanup. After this Inwood 175 LLC and AJM Capital II LLC will be able to redevelop the site and will be eligible for tax credits to offset a portion of the costs of performing cleanup activities and for the redevelopment of the site.
“Several people were happy that something is finally going to be happening with the space because the place, in its current state, is an eyesore,” Hance said.
Club means
By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.comFive Lawrence High School students aim to continue the school’s DECA Club success at the state competition and earn spots in the international competition.
Under the direction of Mark Albin, seniors Tyler Bowers and Ryan Dorestal, junior Macario Flores, senior Emma Urgen and junior Ariana Watson, research, write and then present an idea that could be produced, sold and used in the business world.
DECA was founded in 1946 and originally known as the Distributive Education Clubs of America, the nonprofit Reston, Va.based group aims to prepare high school and college students — budding leaders and entrepreneurs — for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management.
“I feel good about them,” Albin said, about is unusually smaller team of students. He has guided DECA at Lawrence for the past 18 years. Albin is also a STEAM careers and consumer science teacher.
At times there were as many as 25 students in the club. Albin noted that the Covid pandemic interrupted the club’s momentum. This year is the first since 2019 that the state and international competitions will take place in-person. The hope is the club’s numbers will rebound with the return of live conferences and contests.
The club is leaner but no less brimming with good ideas. The only partnership in the group, Flores and Watson, both juniors, have collaborated on a proposed start-up business called ESB that looks to produce a bio-diesel fuel for renewable energy for places impacted by harmful algae plumes.
“We researched the science behind producing the bio-diesel and we’ve looked up fuel consumption in different places in the world, and we’ve tried to target the places most affected,” said Watson, whose interest in business is fueled by her father, Vittorio, who has managed businesses and is running his own business FamIn.
“I’ve learned that I like being an active part that can work together collaboratively on projects,” said Watson, who has been involved with DECA for two years. “I’ve had a lot of fun researching the topic because I’m interested in science and engineering.”
Flores and Watson share several classes together and discuss the project then or through FaceTime or Zoom.
“We did the easier and more manageable
parts by ourselves,” said Flores, adding that he joined DECA to take part in outside competitions to raise his skill level. “For the concept, the proposal and how much money and investments we want we worked on that together. We checked in on each other to make sure we were on the same page.”
Time management is one thing both said they could improve on now and for next school year’s DECA project.
“I think I have a future in entrepreneurship,” Flores said, “because I like the process of making a presentation and having to win people over. The more I do it, it gets easier. I just feel accomplished that I did that.”
Tourism marketing section and created an app to be used in place of paper tickets at amusement parks. In case people lose their phones, the app will also be on a rental iPad available through the park.
Lawrence high’s DEca success
the 17 years that Mark Albin had led the Lawrence High School DECA Club there have been five international finalists. Two finished in fourth place and three were 11th overall in the world. Four students have captured first place at the state competitions.
Mark AlbinSpurred by wanting to improve his business acumen and a suggestion by his brother Eugene, Bowers joined DECA last school year. He is working in the Hospitality and
“This definitely boosted my confidence a lot and also made me think a lot,” Bowers said, adding that creating the presentation and presenting it raised his faith in his abilities.
“Talking to people a lot, which is a life skill which everyone needs, helped me a lot.
Encouraged by Bowers, Dorestal joined DECA in his last year of high school to be involved in an extracurricular activity and remain busy.
“I really didn’t think too much of it before because I wasn’t really interested in the business sector because I wanted to major in architecture, ”Dorestal said. “But I want-
ed to give it a try because he said it would give me people skills, and I’m going to need that when talking to clients.”
His DECA project for professional selling is a website and software that aims to increase employee accountability through workplace and remote monitoring, chatting, messaging and video conferences.
An affinity for buildings and a talent for drawing attracted Dorestal to architecture. Saying that he could improve on his public speaking he earned peer endorsements from Urgen, who said he is a “very convincing” speaker and Watson who added he is good at physics.
“I do think we should be a bit more sustainable because climate change is real problem,” Dorestal said, noting his architectural vision. “Innovate with new material and building techniques, so we can have a better building that sustains a better future for our children.”
Urgen returned to DECA this school after a two-year hiatus. She worked with her brother Ilia in her freshman year.
“I didn’t know much about DECA, I sort of tagged along,” Urgen said. “I decided to join DECA again just because I was taking just one business class at school, the Virtual Enterprise class that made me want to broaden my business knowledge.” Virtual Enterprise is where students create a virtual business, do presentations and take part in competitions similar to DECA.
Previously with her brother she wrote a paper and did a presentation. This time around Urgen said she wants her sales presentation to be less scripted and more based on her knowledge.
“I think in business there is a different combination of skills,” Urgen said, noting, the accounting, math, presentation and verbal talents required to succeed. “I think I’m good in each category. I don’t want to limit my skills to one specialization.”
Bowers, Dorestal and Urgen have yet to decide on a college, but have set their sights on studying business management, accounting and architecture and business administration, respectively.
After the December regional, Albin is looking forward to taking his small and talented team to the state competition in Rochester from March 8 to 10. The international competition is April 22 to 25 in Orlando.
“These are life skills they are learning,” he said.
Hewlett’s Emily Austin is Miss Universe judge
Hewlett’ Harbor’s Emily Austin took a break from sports journalism and was judge for a day at Miss Universe. She was on the selection committee for the 71st Competition in New Orleans on Jan. 14.
“I’m really honored to be one of the committee members this year,” Austin said. “I think it’s because of my activism and humanitarian work that they admired me.”
Austin, a 21-year old sports journalist, social media influencer and media consultant for the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nation has more than 1 million followers on Instagram.
During quarantine, while being a student at Hofstra University, she would reach out to professional athletes on Instagram to appear on her vlog “Daily Vibes with Emily Austin.” New York Knicks player Mitchell Robinson would appear on her show.
The annual international beauty pageant celebrates women of all cultures, backgrounds and religion bringing in contestants from over 80 countries. The selection committee included 11 people with members who are actresses, musicians and previous Miss Universe winners.
— Hernesto GaldamezSteinmetz hits career milestone
Yeshiva University men’s basketball coach Elliot Steinmetz, who lives in Woodmere, hit a milestone recording 150 career wins with the Maccabees after a 94-68 win over SUNY Old Westbury on Dec. 8.
Steinmetz, a former Y.U. basketball player, transformed the Macs into a Division III powerhouse that from Nov. 19, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2021 won 50 consecutive games. The winning streak catapulted the team up the national rankings, including holding the top slot for five weeks in 2021.
Steinmetz, who took the reins in 2014, guided the men’s hoops program to its first Skyline Conference championship and NCAA tournament berth in the 2017-2018 season. When Covid halted the 20190-2020 season, the Macs had reached the D-3 Sweet Sixteen.
This season, the team is playing tough but after losing Player of the Year Ryan Turell and steady star Gabriel Leifer, a Lawrence native, Y.U. is 9-8 overall and 6-2 in confer-
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ence play. The Maccabees’ next game is at home in the Max Stern Athletic Center against Maritime College on Jan. 25.
— Jeffrey Bessen Jeffrey Bessen/Herald file Yeshiva UniversitY men’s basketball coach Elliot Steinmetz, right, won his game with the Maccabees last month. Lawrence native Gabriel Leifer cut the net after Y.U. captured the Skyline Conference title last year.spotlight athlete
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Lawrence seeks return to form
By toNY BellissiMo tbellissimo@liherald.comHitting the restart button since the holiday break hasn’t produced the same results for Lawrence boys’ basketball, which lost for the fourth time in six January games last Friday night, 67-50, at Conference A5 rival Clarke.
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thursday, Jan. 26
Boys Basketball: Mepham at Calhoun 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Elmont at Kennedy 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 27
Boys Basketball: Garden City at Sewanhaka 5 p.m.
Boys Basketball: MacArthur at New Hyde Park 5 p.m.
Girls Basketball: Lawrence at V.S. South 5 p.m.
Girls Basketball: Kennedy at Elmont 5 p.m.
Wrestling: Oceanside at Lynbrook 5:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Long Beach at Jericho 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball: V.S. North at Lynbrook 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball: V.S. South at Lawrence 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Carey at Hewlett 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Floral Park at Wantagh 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball: Calhoun at Mepham 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball: New Hyde Park at MacArthur 7 p.m.
saturday, Jan. 28
Wrestling: South Side Tournament 9:30 a.m.
Girls Basketball: Hewlett at Carey 11:45 a.m.
Boys Basketball: Freeport at Massapequa 12 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Westbury at East Meadow 12 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Seaford at West Hempstead 12 p.m.
Girls Basketball: West Hempstead at Seaford 12 p.m.
Boys Basketball: Oceanside at Baldwin 4 p.m.
“The score is a little deceptive, but a loss is a loss,” Lawrence head coach Lou Robinson said. “We fell behind 12-1 and were chasing the scoreboard all night. We did what we set out to do which was stop their top two kids from beating us. To Clarke’s credit, others stepped up.”
The Golden Tornadoes (5-3 in A5, 9-6 overall) played without senior Tyler Bowers, who had a conflict with a track meet, and were led by senior Dexter Robinson’s 20 points and junior Avery Folawiyo’s 17. Clarke’s James DeSimone matched Robinson’s total and the upstart Rams got 18 from Jack Hollywood, who averages about half that number, and a season-high 10 from Alex Kouyoudjian.
“DeSimone got his share but I thought we did a really good job containing him and [Tammyson] Emile,” coach Robinson said. “We spent an hour at practice working on beating Clarke’s press. We didn’t execute perfectly, but we also didn’t struggle with it. It did force us into taking some quick shots I’d rather not see us take.”
The Golden Tornadoes, who defeated the Rams in the first meeting 58-51, slipped into third place in the conference but still appear in excellent shape to secure a spot in the Class A playoffs.
“It was a big game for second place and a better seed, but it’s not like we can’t jump up and we only need one more win to make the playoffs,” coach Robinson said. “We have to work hard to get results. We’ve been inconsistent and need to find our way back how we were playing prior to the holiday break.
“We had no games over break and struggled to have a full practice with everyone there,” he added. “We’ve had moments, but we haven’t played a particularly strong game in January yet.”
With testing week here, Lawrence has only one more opportunity to close the
month with a bang. It hosts Valley Stream South this Friday at 7 p.m. “We have another week off to recharge,” coach Robinson said. “Testing week isn’t easy on the kids.”
Dexter Robinson leads the offense averaging a shade over 14 points per game and has been a rebounding machine as of late. “Dexter’s our top scorer but there’s a nice balance,” the coach noted. “We have a bunch of guys averaging at least 6 points and three in double figures.”
Bowers and Folawiyo are averaging 11
and 10.5 points, respectively, and sophomore Nahmire Young posted some strong games in December. Folawiyo has become more comfortable by the day at point guard, the coach said.
The efforts of Robinson and senior big man Marquez Martin, who usually gets first call off the bench, is crucial to the team’s success. Martin is averaging 8.5 rebounds per game.
“We’d like to get this next one for many reasons,” coach Robinson said.
Changing
By MARK NOLAN mnolan@liherald.com
That age-old conundrum for young job seekers — to get your first job you need experience — remains a hurdle for many. Teens and young adults in the Town of Hempstead, however, have an advantage.
Thanks to a number of programs offered through the HempsteadWorks Career Center, young adults up to 24 years old can get help finding that first job, especially the one that ultimately leads to a career with a sustainable living wage.
In fact, the amount of assistance offered through the HempsteadWorks’ youth programs is indicative of just how far career counselors go to help younger job seekers — and those with less than stellar backgrounds — obtain work.
“For some of them, this is their first time working,” said youth services coordinator Myesha Arvon. “That’s pretty exciting.”
Arvon has helped Hempstead young adults find sustainable, interesting jobs for 20 years. Adults she helped as teens return with their children seeking advice.
And a big part of that ability to establish deep, longterm relationships with people is Arvon’s own experience. issues, to name just a few.
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coming here is huge. Just literally walking in the door. It’s all about that first step.”
Nene Alameda, a business services representative at HempsteadWorks who oversees many of the office’s programs, said youth services is especially important to Hempstead because the program improves lives.
“The change is not just that individual,” Alameda said. “It’s generational change. If we change one person, we can change the trajectory of not only their life, but their future children.”
The summer youth employment program is a six-week paid work experience for those between 16 and 20 who are either Hempstead town residents, or live in Long Beach. They also have to meet low-income criteria.
HempsteadWorks offers both out-of-school and inschool programs for young people — an especially important helping 14- and 15-year-olds.
The youth services branch of HempsteadWorks provides academic tutoring, career exploration sessions and more for teens who may not have a concrete concept of their future.
“The biggest piece they’re missing is that support,” Arvon said. “I become that support. Whatever it is that they’re coming in dealing with, they can talk to me because I’ve dealt with it, and I’m never going to sugarcoat
When she first meets someone looking for help. Arvon performs an informal assessment. She finds out what type of people they are friends with, and if they’re living at home or not —all to determine what services they need.
“Even before I find out why they’re here, I speak to them and get them to open up,” Arvon said. “Just them
“We start by just giving them tools they need to succeed,” Arvon said. “They may not necessarily need a job immediately, so we break it down to them that these are the different careers available. It gets them thinking about jobs they may not have ever thought about.”
While the programs and support are designed to give teens and young adults the greatest chance of success, ultimately, each individual must work for their own future. At some point, Arvon says, she must step back.
“Some people ask me, ‘How do you not get involved in their personal life?’” Arvon said. “That’s where my boundary comes in. I can help you to a certain point. I can give you guidance. I can tell you what I think would be best.
“But ultimately, you’re going to have to make that decision. And some don’t make the right decision.”
From cop to Congress: D’Esposito settles into D.C.
By ANA BORRUTO aborruto@liherald.comIf there was a common theme in Anthony D’Esposito’s career, it would be progression.
From police officer to New York Police Department detective. An 18-year-old volunteer firefighter to fire chief. And now Hempstead town councilman to congressman, the 40-year-old Island Park native describes looking back at his journey as a surreal experience.
“One of the first weeks of orientation, walking out of the Capitol building for the first time, walking down those steps and looking back you — it definitely makes you think, ‘How did I get here?’” D’Esposito said.
The congressman does not forget where he comes from, and who supported him along the way. Through his volunteerism and public service, he has made lifelong friends who never shy away from cheering him on. D’Esposito’s official in-district swearing in attracted hundreds of his loved ones, fellow elected officials, law enforcement colleagues and neighbors.
To the country, he is a U.S. congressman. But to the small, close-knit community of Island Park, D’Esposito is “still the same guy,” he said. He credits his experience as a first responder for shaping the person he is today.
“I’m not a lifelong politician,” D’Esposito said. “I’m someone that has had that real life experience — so much, if not all, of my adult life has really been centered around public service and the public safety world.”
He joined the NYPD in 2006, becoming a highly decorated detective with more than 600 arrests under his
belt. He described working in some of the most violent communities — not just in New York, but across the nation.
D’Esposito pays homage to his law enforcement background with his signature logo of a police badge with an outline of Long Island in the center, and “NY-4” written on the bottom, for his congressional district.
“When creating our brand and what we are about, I don’t think anything really sums me up more than that shield,” D’Esposito said. “I’m proud to have worn the uniform.”
The Island Park Fire Department was known as a central location to “everything and anything that went on” in the neighborhood. As soon as he turned 18, D’Esposito signed on as a volunteer. By 2009, he was the fire department’s chief — one of the youngest to have been elected at the time. He was also the first person to run a second term as chief, and later ran for third assistant chief.
D’Esposito has proven his ability to move up the ranks and make his mark in the communities he served. Once he reached what he describes as “the pinnacle,” his first thought was not to slow down, but see what he could try next.
He was appointed to the Hempstead Town Board in 2016, taking over the seat formerly held by Anthony Santino. During his tenure, D’Esposito embedded himself in the community, established himself as an accessible figure day and night, and was even willing to work with those on the other side of the aisle.
At his congressional swearing-in ceremony — where former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D’Amato led the oath — D’Esposito made it clear his arm is extended to everyone and anyone who wants to help deliver for his constituents.
U.S. REP. ANTHONY D’Esposito stands to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at his in-district swearing in ceremony at the David S. Mack Center for Training & Intelligence.
D’Esposito is off to a quick start representing the 4th Congressional District, ready to try out his brand of bipartisanship in Washington.
“I think the qualities of a good leader are making sure you’re at the forefront, being humble, always learning new things,” D’Esposito said. “But most importantly, you have the willingness to work and never mind getting your hands dirty.”
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County claims center has not met its obligations
very end.”
The center’s 50-year lease with the county is set to expire in July 2024. Many employees were led to believe that County Executive Bruce Blakeman would resign the agreement, but the county has not yet offered the center a renewal. According to the RFP, the county is seeking people or entities to lease the Lawrence Avenue property to provide youthoriented activities and services.
“It’s a shame that they want to take the last thing away from the black and brown communities,” said Barbara Thompson, who works with the Rev. Gregory Stanislau at St. John Baptist Church in Inwood. “They serve everyone regardless of race and color. This should not be done, and the county is trying to get rid of this building, and the people that want to take this building do not serve the community.”
Joe Billingsley, who has lived in Inwood since the 1970s, said the community center played a major role in many young lives. “It helped get the youths off the street,” he said. “They had summer job programs, school help, child care and different activities. It is a vital (part) of the community.” Billingsley said he brought his children to the center when they were young.
Dwayne Daniel voiced his appreciation for the center for keeping him off
the streets and out of trouble. “This is all we have left,” he said. “If they take this away, we have nothing.”
Jackson Mondesir has volunteered at the center for three years, tutoring children in the after-school program. “After school, I would come here to work and watch over the kids,” he said, “to see how people work with each other and communicate. It’s a fun-loving environment.”
When he learned that the county was seeking alternate proposals, Mondesir said, he was concerned about the people he has built relationships with. “I was shocked and worried,” he said. “I felt panic, because I don’t want them to take this away, because it is very beneficial for me and everyone here in the community.”
County officials said the expiration of the current lease would trigger the need for another tenant. “In order to meet the needs of the community, an RFP is being issued now so that other entities will have the opportunity to respond,” Chris Boyle, a spokesman for Blakeman, said.
Boyle added that as a county tenant, the center has “failed to live up to their obligations, which is problematic.” Exactly what Boyle meant remained unclear this week.
“County Executive Blakeman is committed to improving the property and providing quality programs for the community without burdening taxpayers,” Boyle said.
Hill told the Herald that he had been contacted by several community members who said they were disappointed by the county’s response, and have described it as “despicable,” “disgusting” and “insulting.”
“The community came out to show their support because, in fact, we provide crucial services,” Hill said. “The county has not expressed to us any obligations not being met. We are certainly willing to meet with the county executive or his representatives to address any concerns they may have.”
Some neighbors expressed their desire to fight for the center, while others expressed doubt that they would lose one of their most valuable community resources. Stanislau, of St. John Baptist, encouraged the crowd to block out any doubts, and not to go down without a fight.
“It is up to us to continue to put the pressure on those who have the power and say ‘enough is enough’,” Stanislau said. “Everyone counts, regardless of
status and economics. Everyone counts. That is what’s important.”
The protest, organized by Sasha Young, the founder and director of Gammy’s Pantry, which operates at the community center, said she was thankful for the show of support. The pantry is a free resource for people who are in need.
“You can see that we can come together on a day or two notice,” Young told the crowd outside the center. “We did not want to stop traffic and cause inconvenience. But losing the center is a big inconvenience to all of us.” She added: “We’re in this together. It doesn’t just affect me, it affects all of us.”
Gwynn Campell, president of the community center’s board, said that there would be town hall meetings soon to address the center’s future. The first one was scheduled for Wednesday, after the Herald went to press, at the center.
Have an opinion on the Five Towns Community Center’s future? Send a letter to jbessen@liherald.com.
Catholic Schools
Catholic Schools Week is upon us — Jan. 29-Feb. 4 — with the goal of raising the awareness of Catholic schools as an outstanding educational option.
The week is set aside to promote the unique nature of the Catholic schools in each community. Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses and open houses to thank parishioners, to welcome visitors and to introduce new families to the benefits of a Catholic education. It frequently kicks off with a Mass and open house on the first Sunday (Jan. 29), and a series of events designed to recognize the contributions of students, parents and faculty during the course of the week. Many schools offer additional open houses and opportunities to visit during the week as well.
Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation. In addition to the internal events (teacher and parent recognition events, school ‘spirit’ days, special assemblies, etc) it is also a week where the schools open their doors to the families of their Parish/Parishes they serve, and to the general public who might be considering the benefits of a Catholic education.
As a family considering a Catholic education, how do I learn more?
Catholic Schools Week features Open Houses at the schools where parents and students can visit the school(s) they think they might be interested in and get a tour of the
a Catholic
facility, be introduced to the teachers, meet some of the current families and children and generally learn about the academic, spiritual, social and physical development programs.
As a prospective family, do I have an ‘assigned school’?
One of the first differences you will notice about Catholic school is that you get to select the school that you believe your children will be most successful in. There is no direct ‘assignment’ based on where you live and most school districts provide busing to the school of your choice within a 15-mile radius.
Is there a difference in tuition to attend a different school?
Long Island’s Catholic Elementary schools set their own tuitions, so they vary slightly, but there is no penalty for choosing a school outside of your Parish or town if you are a parishioner in the Diocese. The system of schools is an asset here on Long Island for all of the families of the Diocese and for all of the families of Long Island
What should parents look for during their visit?
Many parents of current students tell us that their decision was emotional and based
on a feeling of warmth and caring they got during their visit. Others are more analytical and make direct comparisons based on the results on standardized test scores and high school admittance history. Regardless of how you make your decision, the schools are ‘open books’ during this week, providing whatever information prospective families desire to support their decision.
When parents select Catholic elementary school, what are the most frequently cited reasons?
The reasons that are most frequently mentioned are: academic excellence, the reinforcement of the values lived at home, Catholic religious identity, a safe, nurturing environment for learning, more individualized attention to each student’s learning needs, an outstanding extracurricular program and the level of partnership established with parents.
Will attending Catholic elementary schools help my child get into a prestigious Catholic high school?
Attending a Catholic elementary school isn’t the only way to get into a Catholic high school, but it is still the best way. The Catholic high schools are open to all students and typically have a very significant number of
students from a public school background. Students qualify for Catholic high school through a test for 8th graders that is administered in October of each year. Typically the students from Catholic elementary schools are best prepared for the academic rigor, the integrated program of faith and values, and the service orientation of the high schools. Virtually all of the students from Catholic elementary school (99 percent) are admitted to a Catholic high school with the vast majority getting into the school that is their first choice. You can learn more about the high school entrance exam, and about the Catholic High Schools at chsee.org.
Are non-Catholics welcome in the schools?
The schools are welcoming places to everyone without regard to race, religion or national origin. A religion class is a requirement, students participate in Liturgies, and faith is an integrated part of daily activities, but many schools have a significant population of students who attend because of the quality of the education alone.
How can I learn more or choose the school(s) I would like to visit?
There is a resource for families on the Internet that provides a very complete picture of the Catholic elementary school experience. It features an interactive map that is your guide to each of Long island’s distinctive Catholic schools, and that lets you view the geographic options for your children at licatholicelementaryschools.org.
Catholic Schools Week is upon us — Jan. 29-Feb. 4 — with the goal of raising the awareness of Catholic schools as an outstanding educational option.
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The right choice
Determining what’s best for your child
Choosing and committing to the right Catholic school for your child can be daunting. While visiting the open houses offered systemwide during Catholic Schools Week is an excellent way to discern Catholic school possibilities for your child, there are also many ways to research school options from the comfort of your home and at a time of your choosing.
The 35 Catholic elementary schools on Long Island provide a strong, well-rounded education for students from nursery through eighth grade. You will find welcoming early childhood centers and rigorous middle school programs. As evidenced by the Morning Star Initiative’s four pillars, you will see that each school is robustly Catholic, academically excellent, safe and supportive, and here to stay. At the same time, each school has its own special charism that you can learn more about when you visit a school or speak to a school representative. Our administrators and faculty are looking forward to welcoming you and your family!
Start with an open house
During Catholic Schools Week each school will be hosting an open house, where families are welcome to visit, learn more about the school, and meet administrators and faculty.
During each open house, information about the school’s academic, extended day, and extracurricular programs will be shared as well as how you can register your child.
You can also learn more about the open houses by visiting https://lischools.org.
Of course, you can always contact any of the Catholic elementary schools to learn more.
To get started, visit https://lischools.org. Here you can briefly learn about each school and then directly access each school’s website. You will also be able to make appointments for personal tours and request information online!
You can also visit each school’s Facebook and Instagram social media pages to learn about the wonderful experiences available.
Get to know the schools
Once you’ve narrowed down your list of prospective schools, you are encouraged to reach out to each school directly. The principals are waiting for your call. They are happy to answer any questions you have. If you are unable to attend the open house or would like a more personalized tour, be sure to set one up with the school. This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know more about each school. Following your tour, please do not hesitate to follow up with each school with any additional questions you may have.
If you are concerned about affordability, you are encouraged to apply for tuition assistance through the Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation. Since 2005, the Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation has provided over $27 million in tuition assistance to nearly 22,000 students from kindergarten through eighth grade. Visit https://thfny.com to learn more.
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Lawrence Civic Association has a new leader for revival
By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.comWhen Lawrence village mayor, Alex Edelman, and Village Administrator Ron Goldman sought a new leader for the Lawrence Civic Association, they approached Judi Bernstein to consider taking leadership.
Bernstein instead suggested that they have a meeting hosted by the civic association and call it its “revival” to discuss
overdevelopment in the area. Both of them agreed with her idea. That meeting will take place on Feb. 1.
“It lost its way,” Bernstein said on the association suddenly phasing out. “The neighborhood has changed.”
The association was founded over 90 years ago to represent the people who live in the community. A Lawrence resident for more than 20 years, Bernstein has become an active member of the association, advocating against overdevelopment across the Five Towns, including the Pearsall Project in Cedarhurst and the transit-oriented development near the Inwood Long Island Rail Road station that would add apartment housing near the train station.
“The people in the area are upset about the thoughts of more construction for apartment housing,” past president, Jacqueline Handel, said. “Which will bring in more people, more cars and more congestion in the area.”
Handel, a Lawrence resident for more than 70 years, served as president after succeeding Paris Popack, who is now a village trustee. The civic association has long considered itself an advocate for the village residents and Lawrence.
The Town of Hempstead halted development of the transit development unanimously approving a six-month moratorium on the development. The moratorium expires in April.
Another concern is the recent push by Gov. Kathy Hochul to have 800,000 home built statewide over the next decade and her fight against what she called restrictive land policies; policies that many local Long Island leaders support. Under Hochul’s proposal 14,340 new homes would be required to be built in three years.
Bernstein was responsible for encouraging residents to voice their views on projects in the area at a meeting held last August at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club. More than 500 community members were in attendance.
“I think it’s wonderful,” Handel said about Bernstein taking leadership. “She is a wonderful person to follow me.”
To publicize the Feb. 1 meeting at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club, Bernstein is using flyers and social media. The meeting will focus on an update on overdevelopment in the Five Towns.
Representatives from Hempstead Town Supervisor’s Donald Clavin’s office are expected to attend the February meeting.
“It’s important that the Town of Hempstead know we mean business,” Bernstein said on the importance of the continuation of the association. “That’s with the job of the Lawrence Civic Association to speak for the people who live in the village, although we have a mayor who speaks for us as well but the people themselves have us as well.”
Future meetings will focus on safety, meeting the mayor and village employees.
“We’ll come up with other topics along the way,” Bernstein said.
Public to vote on $18.3 million school project in May
value. The district’s building aid ratio is 46.4 percent, so $8.9 million in state aid will be available for the project, leaving a net cost of $9.4 million.
“Building aid is received as part of the overall (annual) state aid package,” Marie Donnelly, assistant superintendent of finance and personnel, explained in an email. “Once the projects are completed and final cost reports filed with the state, we would be eligible for building aid over a 15-year period.”
Over a period of time, aid is paid based on the type of project — 15 years for renovations.
The schools are a valuable community resource, Marino said, and in addition to providing students with the latest equipment and technology, updating the buildings helps attract new families to the district.
“One of the district’s goals is to provide our students with access to the most modern facilities and equipment to maximize their educational experiences and remain competitive in academics, the arts and athletics,” he said in an email.
“As a parent, I feel it is important for sustaining the district’s infrastructure,” Hewlett resident Sahar Saeed, who has three children in the district, in eighth, sixth and fifth grades, said of the planned renovations. “It improves the teaching-learning environment and reconfiguration of existing spaces, and (adds) some more.”
Saeed added, however, that she was concerned about how the construction might affect district students’ education. “The scope and the schedule of the renovation is something that I think some parents would be concerned about,” she said. “I don’t want my children to not have access to facilities because they are not operational.”
Marino said that if voters approve the project, the district will develop a timeline and construction schedule in order to minimize the impact on students, staff and community members.
Have an opinion on the proposed capital projects? Send a letter to jbessen@liherald. com.
In Wills We Trusted
Ask most people if they’ve done their estate planning and a common answer is, “Yes, I have a will.” However, estate planning is not just a plan for death. It’s a plan for life that addresses what happens if you become disabled. About half of us will eventually becoming disabled. You can choose ahead of time who will be in charge of your affairs if you become disabled through a power of attorney, health care proxy, and a trust.
A will cannot provide for disability. A will tells the world where you want your assets to go when you die. A will is probated, which means proven, in court, and becomes a public document. Those without their own living trust plan, with their personal choices for who will be in charge if they become disabled, risk getting the state’s plan of guardianship proceedings where the court chooses who will handle your affairs if you become disabled.
Probate court proceedings can go smoothly but they may also be complicated, such as having a special needs child or disinheriting a child. Also, if you own property
in another state, a trust makes more sense than a will because you may deed the out-of-state property into the name of your trust, and avoid both a New York probate and a probate in the other state.
Having a will as an estate plan does nothing to protect your assets from long-term care expenses for either care at home or in a nursing facility. Without a trust to protect your assets from long-term care costs, by the time you pass there may be no assets left for your heirs.
Trusts can also protect inheritances from children’s divorces, lawsuits and creditors and pass those assets by blood instead of by marriage. In today’s world, a “simple will” often does more harm than good by giving the client a false sense of security that their affairs are arranged.
Elder law estate planning addresses the issues mentioned above, plus many more, including funeral and burial instructions, organ donation, and final instructions to the family.
one of the district’s goals is to provide our students with access to the most modern facilities and equipment to maximize their educational experiences.
ralph MarIno superintendent, Hewlett-Woodmere
STEPPING OUT
Friends of the Brothers
It’s time to go, go
Inside the paintings
Bymmerse yourself in Vincent Van Gogh’s world. For those haven’t yet, now’s the time. The popular art exhibition, which fi rst came to the attention of the New York metro area in various incarnations in 2021, now makes its way to Long Island.
Friends of the Brothers visit the area with their dynamic tribute to the Allman Brothers Band. Their powerful celebration of the Allman Brothers, featuring musicians closely associated with the original band, continues the brotherhood with passion, committed to the ideals of every night being special and unique. Their firsthand experience with the Allman Brothers Band and their deep knowledge of the repertoire, its roots and heritage allows them to play with an unrivaled depth. They honor the music, while playing the tunes as if they were their own. Hear songs from every stage of the Allman Brothers’ career, backed by these inspirational, veteran players, including drummers Dave Diamond (Zen Tricksters, Bob Weir, Robert Randolph) and Lee Finkelstein (Tower of Power, Blues Brothers), bassist Craig Privett (Half Step) and keyboardist Mike Katzman (Leslie Mendelsohn, The Electrix).
Friday, Jan. 27, 8 p.m. $33, $28. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
• Feb. 3 - April 2
• Tuesday-Thursday, Sunday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
• Tickets start at $45.99 adult; $29.99 ages 5-15; available at VanGoghLongIsland.com
• Samanea New York
“Beyond Van Gogh” arrives at Samanea New York — the retail/ entertainment complex that was formerly the site of the Mall at the Source — in Westbury on Feb. 3. This latest Van Gogh showcase was created by French-Canadian visual designer Mathieu St-Arnaud — executive creative director and founder of Montreal’s Normal Studio — with his team of multimedia specialists and artists. Their pairing of digital technology with the artworks enhances light and hues, allowing spectators to completely immerse themselves in the images, accompanied by a lively soundtrack.
1500 Old Country Road, Westbury
It’s a look at Van Gogh’s art — freed from its frames you might say — that puts the observer front and center, incorporating both still and moving art. Some 300 masterpieces — including, of course, such classics as “The Starry Night,” “Sunflowers” and “Café Terrace at Night” — come alive, appear and disappear, flowing across multiple surfaces, the minutiae of details enveloping visitors’ heightened senses. The show is projected on every surface around you, making you feel as though you have stepped directly into a Van Gogh painting.
Occupying more than 300 square feet, the intent of “Beyond Van Gogh” is to represent the full scope of the artist’s creative life.
“We are telling a narrative,” says art historian Fanny Curtat, who consulted on the project. “There’s a natural and chronological progression in Van Gogh’s work that resonates strongly with the core of this show, which was to go beyond the darkness of Van Gogh’s legend. We all know that he’s famous for cutting his ear and his mental health issues. But out of the darkness he turned to light and beauty. Our focus is on the sheer power of the work itself. There’s an irony to the fact that Van Gogh tends to be remembered for the darkness of his life when most of his work is filled with bright colors and beauty.”
The evolution of his creative output comes though as visitors
experience the images, moving from one room to another. The Education Room leads into the unique Waterfall Room that flows into the Immersive Experience Room. The paintings appear on projection-swathed walls, inviting guests to fully involve themselves in the incredible detail of his work and be enveloped in his ever-shifting, swirling and colorful flowers, cafes and stunning landscapes. And, hearing the artist’s own dreams, thoughts and words set to a symphonic score completes the experience.
“It is so clear when you look at his whole production, that he goes from darkness to light,” Curtat adds. “His work centered on joy, and you’ll see a sense of purpose. He goes from darker shades, when he starts to paint, to a brighter palette. Then when he gets to Paris and sees the Impressionists there’s an explosion of vibrant colors. And when he gets to the south of France he really develops his own style, which is so easily identifiable.”
The 19th century meets 21st century in this compelling artistic journey.
Mike DelGuidice and Big Shot
Mike DelGuidice and his band always give it their all, especially when playing Billy Joel’s iconic songs. DelGuidice leads his band, Big Shot, in a rousing concert that highlights the Piano Man’s decades of hits. Like his idol, DelGuidice has become one of the area’s most celebrated performers, balancing his schedule between performing with Big Shot and touring with Joel. DelGuidice, as with Joel, grew up mastering several instruments including bass guitar, guitar, piano, and drums. He’s renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge of the Joel catalog, which caught the attention of Joel himself, who ultimately brought him on stage with him. DelGuidice and his band pack hit after chart-topping hit in a high energy show that’s always a crowd pleaser.
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3-4, 8 p.m. $60, $40, $30, $25, $20. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY. com.
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Feb. 23
Art talk
Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture” live, via Zoom, Thursday, Feb. 23, 1 p.m. She’ll discuss the current exhibition, “The Big Picture: Photography Now.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program. Register at least 24 hours in advance to receive the program Zoom link. Also Feb. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
Community Shabbat
Andy Falco and Travis Book
Lunar New Year
Jan. 27
Jan. 28
Andy Falco and Travis Book, members of the Grammy award-winning bluegrass band The Infamous Stringdusters, visit the Landmark stage with their tribute to Jerry Garcia, Saturday, Jan. 28, 8 p.m. Inspired by their love of the music of Jerry Garcia, the duo branches off on their own for occasional tours to celebrate Garcia’s timeless songs. While their musical influences run the gamut, the bandmates are bound to Garcia and share that passion with their fans. $36, $31. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
Celebrate Shabbat with the Chabad of Hewlett at the group’s community dinner on Friday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m., at 24 Everit Ave., Hewlett. Four-course meal with open bar, music and stories. $45 per adult, $38 per child. Reserve seats at JewishHewlett.com.
Bring the family to Long Island Children’s Museumfor a Lunar New Year celebration, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28-29, 12-4 p.m. Enjoy dance performances including the traditional Lion Dance, folk dances, and Peking opera; view live artisan demonstrations of Tai Chi martial arts, sugar painting, dough sculpting and calligraphy; make your own Riddle Lantern, a tradition that goes all the way back to the Han Dynasty; explore music from the sounds of the ancient Chinese instrument guzheng to traditional and contemporary songs; also make a Rabbit Lantern to celebrate the year of the rabbit; play Jegichagi to honor the Korean Lunar New Year known as “Seollal,” and make your own Jegi to play with; among other activities. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.
The Best of the Eagles
Get into the Eagles’ groove when the tribute band visits The Paramount stage, Thursday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m. With special guest Fleetwood Macked. This authentic recreation features individual bandmates taking on the persona of the original Eagles members. $39.50, $29.50, $19.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticktmaster.com or ParamountNY. com.
Five Towns on Ice
Bring a kosher canned food item to support the Gural JCC’s food pantry and skate for free on Sunday, Jan. 29, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Grant Park, at the intersection of Broadway and Sheridan Avenue, Hewlett. Enter to win a $100 gift card to Play It Again Sports.
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Jan. 29
His ‘Bronx tale’
Chazz Palminteri returns to Long Island with his one-man version of “A Bronx Tale,” Sunday, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m. His autobiographical coming-ofage story, which became a movie and then found its way to Broadway, tell of a young New Yorker torn between the temptations of organized crime and the values of his hardworking father. $99.50, $89.50, $79.50, $59.50, $49.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster. com or ParamountNY.com.
Grievance Seminar
Nassau County Assessment Review Commission representatives answer questions online, Thursday, Feb. 2 at noon. To log in, go to NassauCountyNygov/ld7 on Leg. Howard Kopel’s website or contact (516) 571-6207 or hkopel@nassaucountyny.gov.
Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.
In-person Game Time
Play canasta, mah jongg and Scrabble in the Bentley Room of Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence, Monday, Jan. 23, 2-4:30 p.m. Seating is limited and is first come, first seated. Masks recommended.
On exhibit
Photography’s ascent in the art world is an international phenomenon. Nassau County Museum of Art’s star-studded exhibition spans the historical roots of the medium. View works by Ansel Adams and his generation and the thrilling, large-format color works of such contemporary masters as Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, James Casebere and Gregory Crewdson, among others. From the documentary to the painterly, images bear witness to the times.
On view through March 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive. Roslyn Harbor. (516) 4849337 or NassauMuseum.org.
Stuart Marcus
Stuart Marcus performs songs that will warm your heart on a cold day, Thursday, Jan. 26, 1 p.m., at the Center for Adult Life Enrichment, 37 East Rockaway Road, Hewlett. Please register. Call (516) 374-4747.
In concert
Chris Barron, Spin Doctors frontman, performs, Friday, Jan. 27, at My Father’s Place supper club. An accomplished guitar player, master songwriter, and virtuoso singer, his solo show is compelling, full of storytelling and raw musical power that is poignant, extremely amusing, and utterly satisfying. Doors open at 6 p.m., concert is at 8 p.m. The Metropolitan, 3 Pratt Blvd., Glen Cove. For tickets/ information, visit MyFathersPlace. com or call (516) 580-0887.
Reclamation District
The Greater Atlantic Beach Water Reclamation District will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 2150 Bay Blvd., Atlantic Beach at 5 p.m.
‘The Woman King’
Inspired by events that happened in the Kingdom of Dahomey, a powerful African state in the 18th and 19th centuries, “The Woman King” will be shown on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 2 and 7 p.m., at Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. Rated PG-13, it runs 2 hours, 15 minutes, and stars Viola Davis and John Boyega.
LIPA rolls out plan to lower electric bills
Customers could get a break depending on when they use power
By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com
Anyone who’s taken a ride-hailing service like Uber likely knows all about surge pricing — too much demand, not enough drivers equal higher rates.
If it works for getting around, why can’t it work for electricity? At least that’s what the Long Island Power Authority is thinking, introducing a plan it says could modernize electricity rates by making it cheaper for homes to use power when there’s the least demand on the grid.
It’s called the time-of-day rate — something LIPA hopes to roll out next year. It offers one rate for times when demand is high, but lower rates for periods when not so many people are using electricity.
The new system, according to LIPA, could mean eight out of every 10 customers will pay the same or even less on the new system without making a single change on how or when they use electricity.
“Starting in 2024, the time-of-day rate will become the standard rate,” said Justin Bell, LIPA’s vice president of public policy and regulatory affairs. “Our goal is that most of our customers will go on a time-of-day rate. We’re also going to be transitioning our existing customers, but
How time-of-day rates would work
The Long Island Power Authority wants to implement a time-of-day rate program beginning next year as a way to encourage customers to spread out their electrical usage throughout the day and night.
It’s intended to make rates cheaper during off-peak hours like from 6 a.m., to 3 p.m., and again from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. A ‘super off-peak’ schedule would run from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
they will also have the option to choose the regular flat rate.”
The name of the program — “time-ofday” — says it all.
“For the standard offering, there’s going to be two prices,” Bell said. “There will be one peak price from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, and then all other hours will be a lower price.”
There also will still be a flat rate, which is the same structure customers already pay today, But then there is a third option, Bell added, with what’s being called a “super off-peak period,” which will provide a rate for electricity
Peak times would run weekdays from 3 to 7 p.m., except on federal holidays. Customers not sure about the new system could try it with LIPA’s 12-month ‘bill protection guarantee.’ If an electric bill is higher on the time-of-day and super off-peak rate than it would’ve been on a flat rate at the end of 12 months, LIPA will refund the difference.
–Ben Fiebertused when demand is lowest — typically between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
The new structure could ultimately save money, Bell said, simply by making small changes in their daily routine. For instance, someone could save $4 each month simply by doing their laundry late at night. They can save another $43 by charging their electric car when most others are asleep.
These are rates that not only benefit customers, Bell said, but also the environment.
“The peak period is one of the most carbon-intensive times in terms of ener-
gy production,” he said. “So, by getting folks to use more electricity at other times and less at the peak time, we can reduce the carbon that we generate in the power grid, and it also lowers our future investment needs.”
Some of the moves are coming ahead of an impending state law that requires New York to generate 70 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2030, and to actually zero-out power sector emissions by 2040.
Achieving that will likely require some major capital investments from utilities like LIPA, but it’s one way, Bell said, Long Island can stay ahead of the game.
“If we are able to avoid putting all of that new demand on the peak, then we can save everybody a lot of money by avoiding expensive infrastructure upgrades to our transmission and distribution system,” he said.
LIPA has scheduled a pair of public hearings on Tuesday, Feb. 21, and will accept written public comments until Monday, Feb. 27 by emailing todpubliccomments@lipower.org. When and where the meetings will be held have not yet been announced.
The LIPA board could approve the new rate plan during its March 29 meeting in Uniondale.
BASEMENT SERVICES:
Complete Basement Systems
Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing
Vulcan Basement Waterproofing
CARPET CLEANING COMPANY: All Clean Carpet, Inc.
All Pro Carpet Cleaning, Inc.
BOWA Carpet Cleaning
GK Carpet Cleaning, Inc.
CESSPOOL SERVICE: Help Cesspool & Sewer
Imperial Cesspool Cleaning Co Cesspool Pros
CHIMNEY CLEANING SERVICES: All Access Chimney & Fireplace Inc
Augie’s Chimney Sweeping B&P Chimney Co.
CLEANING SERVICE: Merry Maids of Nassau County, NY
Molly Maid of Central Nassau County
The Organized Guy, Inc.
EGRESS COMPANY: Jenson Brothers
Long Island Egress Pros
Vulcan Basement Waterproofing
ELECTRICAL COMPANY:
Duffy Electric
Premier Electric & Design Inc
Top Class Electric
ELECTRICIAN: Duffy Electric
E.H. Haines Electric
Premier Electric & Design Inc
HOME & HOME SERVICES
PEST CONTROL COMPANY: A&C Pest Management
Arrow Exterminating Company, Inc.
Knockout Pest Control
Jetmore Fireplace and Barbeque Center
PLUMBER: Chivalry Plumbing & Heating Charles Krull & Son, Inc.
Plumb Pro Plumbing & Heating Corp
POOL STORE & SUPPLY: Big Becks Pools & Pavers
Brothers 3 Pools
Leslie’s
ROOFING COMPANY: A1 Roofing
Gibraltar Home Improvements
King Quality Construction Inc.
Engel Burman
Y-NOT Home Improvement Corporation
HOME CONTRACTOR/REPAIR/
REMODELING COMPANY: Gibraltar Home Improvements OZ General Contracting Co Inc.
RSM Building
HOME SECURITY: ADT Security Services Budd-Morgan Alarm Co Inc
Central Tech
INTERIOR DESIGN: Liv Interiors NY
Marilyn H. Rose Interiors Marlaina Teich Designs
KITCHEN & BATH: OZ General Contracting Co Inc. Tony DiStefano Landscape Garden Center
SIDING COMPANY: King Quality Construction Inc. Lanzello
Unified Home Remodeling
SOLAR COMPANY: EmPower Solar
Harvest Power LLC | Solar Panel Installation
SUNation Energy
STONE/MASONRY: Barry Bros Landscape Design LLC
Casoria & Sons Masonry & Landscape Designs Paschette Landscape Design
SWIMMING POOL BUILDER:
Big Becks Pools & Pavers
Haven Pools
South Shore Pools Inc
TREE SERVICE COMPANY: All Island Tree Service Corp
Francisco’s Tree Service
T & M Greencare Inc
UPHOLSTERY:
A & B Upholstery
East Meadow Upholsterers
Tony’s Decorating-Upholstering Hewlett
WINDOWS COMPANY:
King Quality Construction Inc.
Unified Home Remodeling
Window World of Long Island WindowRama
Men On The Move Moving & Self Storage
Public Notices
AVISO DE ELECCIÓN ANUAL
POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA que en la elección general de la Villa que se llevará a cabo en la Villa de Lawrence el 20 de junio de 2023, se ocuparán los siguientes cargos por los términos indicados: Oficina Termino
Fideicomisario Dos (2) Años Fideicomisario Dos (2) años
Las personas elegibles que deseen votar en dicha elección deben estar registradas en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau al menos diez días antes de dicha elección.
Ronald Goldman, Administrador de la Villa de Lawrence RESOLUCIÓN QUE DESIGNA EL LUGAR Y EL HORARIO DE LAS VOTACIONES POR
CUANTO, de conformidad con la Ley Electoral, la Junta de Fideicomisarios debe designar el lugar de las votaciones para las elecciones de la Villa que se llevarán a cabo el 20 de junio de 2023, y el horario de elección, AHORA, POR LO TANTO, SE RESUELVE, que el lugar de votación para la elección de la Villa que se llevará a cabo el 20 de junio de 2023 será el Lawrence Yacht & Country Club, 101 Causeway, Lawrence, Nueva York, y además
SE RESUELVE, que el horario de dicha elección de Villa será de 7 am a 9 pm inclusive. 136898
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at the general Village election to be held in the Village of Lawrence on June 20, 2023, the following offices are to be filled for the terms indicated:
Office Term Trustee Two (2) Years Trustee Two (2) Years Eligible persons wishing to vote in the said election must be registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections at least ten days prior to the said election.
Ronald Goldman, Village Administrator Village of Lawrence RESOLUTION DESIGNATING POLLING PLACE AND HOURS
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Election Law, the Board of Trustees is required, to designate the polling place for the village election to be held on June 20, 2023, and the hours of election, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the polling place for the Village election to be held on June 20, 2023 shall be the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club, 101 Causeway, Lawrence, New York, and it is further RESOLVED, that the hours of the said Village election shall be from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., inclusive.
136896
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS
Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 2/1/23 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:
THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 96/23. WOODMERERebecca Sternberger & Robert Reiss, Variance, side yard, maintain a/c unit attached to dwelling., S/s Cherry St., 58.95’ W/o Prospect St., a/k/a 187 Cherry St.
ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new
2023, at 7:00PM, Eastern Standard Time, for the purpose of holding the Village’s regular monthly meeting.
An agenda for the meeting will be made available to the public on the Village Website.
All residents wishing to attend via Zoom can visit www.hewlettharbor.org for instructions. Residents wishing to speak via Zoom or in person must notify the Village Clerk in advance.
Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York January 20, 2023
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR MICHAEL RYDER VILLAGE CLERK 136894
LEGAL NOTICE
INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor will hold a public hearing via ZOOM on February 2, 2023 at 7:00pm. All residents and professionals wishing to attend are directed to contact Village Hall at 516-374-3806 for further ZOOM information/instruction or visit our website at www.hewlettharbor.org. All interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard on the following application for variance relief: Mr. Lemuel Santana 20 Thixton Drive Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557. Is requesting to build a new one family dwelling.
requesting a 45% lot coverage. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: the maximum permitted front yard surface coverage shall not exceed 23%.
Applicant is requesting a 35.3% front yard surface coverage.
Continuation…Mr. Igor Kanfer 1298 Auerbach Avenue Hewlett harbor, NY 11557, is requesting to maintain rear yard pavers. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code 145-19. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted building lot coverage in a residential “B” district is 30%. Applicant is requesting a 59.2% lot coverage.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
STEVEN GOLD, CHAIRMAN ZONING BOARD
MICHAEL RYDER Village Clerk Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York January 3, 2023 136780
LEGAL NOTICE
SURROGATE’S COURTNASSAU COUNTY SUPPLEMENTAL PROBATE CITATION
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent File No. 2022-2225
[ X ] Letters Testamentary issue to Kimberly Weinberger
[ ] Letters of Trusteeship issue to__________________ [ ] Letters of Administration c.t.a. issue to__________________ [ ] Further relief sought(if any):________________ Dated, Attested, and Sealed, 01/13/23 (Seal)
HON. MARGARET C. REILLY Surrogate Debra Keller Leimbach, Chief Clerk
This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.
Name of Attorney: Timothy W. Lewis Esq. Address: T.W. Lewis &Co., LLC. 260 Madison Avenue 17 FL, New York, NY 10016 Phone No. 212-785-7600
A TRUE COPY OF THE WILL OFFERED FOR PROBATE MUST BE ATTACHED TO THIS CITATION
A TRUE COPY OF THE WILL OFFERED FOR PROBATE MUST BE ATTACHED TO THIS CITATION
LEGAL NOTICE INC PUEBLO DE WOODSBURGH AVISO DE ELECCIÓN ANUAL TENGA EN CUENTA que en las elecciones generales de la aldea que se celebrarán en la aldea de WOODSBURGH el 20 de junio de 2023, se llenarán los siguientes cargos en los términos indicados:Village Un (1) Alcalde, por un período de dos (2) años Dos (2) fideicomisarios, por períodos de dos (2) años cada uno Las personas elegibles que deseen votar en dicha elección deben registrarse en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau al menos diez días antes de dicha elección. Clerk Michelle Blandino January 27, 2023 136900
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LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR HARBORVIEW MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-9, V. VEEDEL WENTWORTH, ET AL.
NOTICE OF SALE
SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 136778
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. ELM LIMITED, LLC., Pltf. vs. ITZHAK HERSHKO, et al, Defts. Index #608671/2019. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered March 23, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 28, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 39, Block 344, Lot 222.
Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law.
Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale.
JEFFREY W. HALBREICH, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99999 136916
sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 136920
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 7th day of February, 2023, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Chapter 202 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at the following location: WOODMERE Section 202-17
cases in Woodmere within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 136864
PUBLIC
LEGAL NOTICE
INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR
NOTICE OF MONTHLY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hewlett Harbor will meet in both public and via Zoom on Thursday, February 9,
Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning code Ordinances 145-19. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 30%. Applicant is requesting a 55% lot coverage. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: the maximum permitted front yard surface coverage shall not exceed 23%.
Applicant is requesting a 62% front yard surface coverage. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: no side yard shall have a width that is less than 15’. Applicant is requesting a 13’6” side yard setback. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: Two side yards are required to maintain a minimum aggregate width of 35’. Applicant is requesting a 32’ side yard aggregate.
Ben & Zvi Ben-Yosef 1304 Harbor Road Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557. Is requesting to install a front yard pervious driveway. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning code Ordinances 145-19.
Village zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 30%. Applicant is
TO: Robert Michael Shapiro Jr. and any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and next-ofkin of the said Robert Shapiro, deceased, and if any of the said above distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained.
GREETINGS
A petition having been duly filed by Kimberly Weinberger, residing at 3170 Keystone Road Northbrook, IL 60062
YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on March 1, 2023, at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Robert Shapiro, lately domiciled at 386 Mulry Lane, Lawrence , NY 11559 admitting to probate a Will dated September 27, 2013 a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Robert Shapiro, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that
Note: 22 N.Y.C.R.R. 207.7 (c): Proof of Service shall be filed on or before the second day preceding the return date.
In computing such period of two days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays shall not be taken into account. 136821
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LEGAL NOTICE INC VILLAGE OF WOODSBURGH NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at the general village election to be held in the Village of WOODSBURGH on June 20, 2023, the following offices are to be filled for the terms indicated:
One (1) Mayor, for a term of two (2) years
Two (2) Trustees, for terms of two (2) years each
Eligible persons wishing to vote in the said election must be registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections at least ten days prior to the said election.
Michelle Blandino, Village Clerk
January 27, 2023 136899
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated September 13, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR HARBORVIEW MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-9 is the Plaintiff and VEEDEL WENTWORTH, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on February 21, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 34 AVE A, INWOOD, NY 11096: Section 40, Block 157, Lot 8: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INWOOD, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 004905/2008. Jane P. Shrenkel, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF
LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., V. JEAN LEONETTI, ET AL.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated November 14, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. is the Plaintiff and JEAN LEONETTI, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on February 28, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 53 BERWICK ROAD, HEWLETT, NY 11557: Section 39, Block 440, Lot 40:
ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT HEWLETT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 617153/2018. Maria Sideris, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure
EDWARD AVENUE (TH 611/22) West SideNO PARKING SATURDAYS & HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 50 feet south of the south curbline of Peninsula Boulevard, south to a point 30 feet north of the north curbline of Emerson Street.
ALSO, to REPEAL from Chapter 202 “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking from the following location: WOODMERE EDWARD AVENUE (TH 418/99) West SideSection 202-17 NO PARKING SATURDAYS & HOLIDAYSstarting at a point 30 feet south of the south curbline of Peninsula Boulevard, south to a point 30 feet north of the north curbline of Emerson Street.
(Adopted 5/23/99)
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.
Dated: January 24, 2023 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 136854
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public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on The 7th day of February, 2023, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 202-1 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at the following locations:
BALDWIN
HARRISON AVENUE (TH 591/22) East Side -
NO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 30 feet south opposite the south west curbline of Bixby Drive south, then south for a distance of 102 feet.
BELLEROSE TERRACE
SUPERIOR ROAD (TH 603/22) North SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the west curbline of Colonial Road, west for a distance of 35 feet.
SUPERIOR ROAD (TH 603/22) South SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 15 feet west opposite the north west curbline of Colonial Road, west for a distance of 21 feet.
FRANKLIN SQUARE
SHERWOOD AVENUE (TH 605/22) East Side -
NO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 20 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Turnpike, south for a distance of 110 feet.
SHERWOOD AVENUE (TH 605/22) West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Hempstead Turnpike, south for a distance of 35 feet.
SHERWOOD AVENUE (TH 605/22) West SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 35 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Turnpike, south for a distance of 80 feet.
GOLDENROD AVENUE (TH 582/22) West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Washington Street, south for a distance of 40 feet.
GOLDENROD AVENUE (TH 582/22) East SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Washington Street, south for a distance of 40 feet.
WASHINGTON STREET (TH 582/22) South SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the west curbline of Goldenrod Avenue, west for a distance of 25 feet.
POPPY AVENUE (TH 582/22) East Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the north curbline of Washington Avenue, north for a distance of 25 feet.
(NR) ISLAND PARK NEW YORK AVENUE (TH 606/22) West SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 180 feet south of the south
curbline of Saratoga Blvd., south for a distance of 22 feet then east for a distance of 26 feet.
MERRICK MEADOWBROOK ROAD (TH 269/22) West SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 40 feet north of the north curbline of Bridge Street, north for a distance of 20 feet.
WANTAGH WANDER LANE (TH 575/22) North SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 150 feet south west of the south curbline of Wisteria Lane, then west for a distance of 63 feet.
WANTAGH AVENUE (TH 604/22) East SideNO STOPPING HERE TO the north curbline of Edgerton Avenue, north for a distance of 72 feet.
WEST HEMPSTEAD HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNERstarting - from the south curbline of Hempstead Avenue, south for a distance of 40 feet.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting from a point 40 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Gardens Drive, south for a distance of 280 feet.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) West Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME - starting at a point 320 feet south of the south curbline f Hempstead Avenue, south for a distance of 362 feet.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point 361 feet opposite the north curbline of Chestnut Street, then north, then east, then north to a point 682 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Avenue.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME - starting at a point 27 feet opposite the north of the north curbline of Chestnut Street, north for a distance of 334 feet.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point 105 feet opposite the south curbline of Lincoln Avenue, then north to the south curbline of Chestnut Street.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) East Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME - starting at the south curbline of Cedar Street, south to the north curbline of Maple Street.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) East Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point 361 feet north of the north curbline of Cedar Street, north for a distance of 184 feet.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) South
Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point 906 north of the north curbline of Cedar Street, east for a distance of 114 feet.
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 580/22) East Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME - starting at a point 666 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Avenue, south then west for a distance of 207 feet.
CHESTNUT STREET (TH 593/22) North SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Woodfield Road, west for a distance of 40 feet.
CHESTNUT STREET (TH 593/22) South SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Woodfield Road, west for a distance of 35 feet.
WOODMERE HARTWELL PLACE (TH 595/22) East SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 2 feet north of a point opposite the north curbline of Cedar Lane then south for a distance of 64 feet.
EDWARD AVENUE (TH 611/22) West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting form the south curbline of Peninsula Boulevard, south for a distance of 50 feet.
EDWARD AVENUE (TH 611/22) East SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Peninsula Boulevard, south for a distance of 50 feet.
ALSO, to REPEAL from Section 202-1 “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” from the following locations:
BALDWIN
HARRISON AVENUEEast Side - NO PARKINGstarting at a point 91 feet south of apoint opposite the south curbline of Bixby drive (southern section) south for a distance of 42 feet.
(Adopted 11/13/51)
FRANKLIN SQUARE GOLDENROD AVENUE (TH 55/84) West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Washington Street, south for a distance of 25 feet.
(Adopted 7/24/84)
GOLDENROD AVENUE (TH 55/84) East SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Washington Street, south for a distance of 25 feet.
(Adopted 7/24/84)
WEST HEMPSTEAD HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 514/78) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting from the south curbline of Hempstead Avenue, south for a distance of 314 feet.
(Adopted 1/16/79)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE - West SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEStarting at the south curbline of Hempstead
Avenue, south for a distance of 740 feet.
Adopted 1/5/65)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 21/05) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point opposite the south curbline of Cedar Street, north for a distance of 1050 feet.
(Adopted 4/5/05)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 21/05) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point opposite the south curbline of Cedar Street, south to a point opposite the south curbline of Maple Street.
(Adopted 4/5/05)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 469/03) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point 10 feet south of the south curbline of Lincoln Avenue, south for a distance of 124 feet.
(Adopted 12/2/03)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 281/07) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point opposite the south curbline of Chestnut Street, south to a point opposite the south curbline of Lincoln Avenue.
(Adopted 2/5/08)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE - East Side - NO PARKING - starting at the south curbline of Cedar Street, south to the north curbline of Maple Street.
(Adopted 11/17/64)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 21/05) East Side-
NO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 424 feet north of the north curbline of Cedar Street, north for a distance of 114 feet.
(Adopted 4/5/05)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE - East Side - NO STOPPING - starting at a point 300 feet north of the north curbline of Cedar Street, north for a distance of 272.
(Adopted 12/10/63)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE (TH 212/06) South Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point 884 feet north of the north curbline of Cedar Street, east for a distance of 124 feet.
(Adopted 9/5/06)
HEMPSTEAD GARDENS DRIVE - South SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 768 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Avenue, then south west for distance of 96 feet.
(Adopted 9/24/63)
CHESTNUT STREET (TH 277/84) North Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Woodfield Road, west for a distance of 20 feet.
(Adopted 10/16/84)
CHESTNUT STREET (TH 277/84) South Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Woodfield Road, west for a distance of 20 feet.
(Adopted 10/16/84)
WOODMERE HARTWELL PLACE (TH
759/69) East Side - NO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point opposite a point 2 feet north of the north curbline of Cedar Lane, south for a distance of 20 feet.
(Adopted 5/5/70)
EDWARD AVENUE (TH 418/99) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the south curbline of Peninsula Boulevard, south for a distance of 30 feet.
(Adopted 5/23/00)
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.
Dated: January 24, 2023 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD
DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 136855
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking on Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion. Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 7th day of February, 2023, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the adoption of a resolution setting aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons at the following locations:
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FARMERS AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 258 feet south of the south curbline of Merrick Road, south for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-579/22)
INWOOD MAPLE ROAD - north side, starting at a point 16 feet east of east curbline of Elm Road, east for a a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-576/22)
OCEANSIDE
CORNWELL PLACE - east side, starting at a point 112 feet north of the north curbline of Foxhurst Road, north for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-599/22)
ROOSEVELT
EAST CENTENNIAL AVENUE - north side, starting at a point 272 feet east of the east curbline of Babylon Turnpike, east for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-608/22)
WILLIAM STREET - north side, starting at a point 185 feet west of the west curbline of Rose Avenue, west for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-592/22)
UNIONDALE NEWPORT ROAD - east side, starting at a point 450 feet north of the north curbline of Braxton Street, north for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-586/22)
WEST HEMPSTEAD BALDWIN DRIVE - south side, starting at a point 40 feet east of the east curbline of Dogwood Avenue, east for a distance of 22 feet.
(TH-594/22) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons: ELMONT LITCHFIELD AVENUEeast side, starting at a point 103 feet south of the south curbline of Bruce Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-194/20 - 9/22/20) (TH-131(B)/22)
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard in person on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.
Dated: January 24, 2023 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 136859
LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF LAWRENCE Notice of meeting to hear complaints Grievance Day Please take notice that the assessment roll of the Incorporated Village of Lawrence for the year 2023 has been prepared and filed with the Village Clerk pursuant to Section 1406, Subdivision 1 of the Real Property Tax Law, where it may be seen and examined by any person at all times during business hours starting February 1, 2023 until February 21, 2023 (the third Tuesday in February) and on the 21st day of February, the Board of Trustees will hold a meeting pursuant to Section 1408 Subdivision 1 of the Real Property Tax Law at the Village Hall, 196 Central Ave, Lawrence, NY between the hours of 12 PM and 4 PM for the purpose of hearing and determining complaints in relation thereto and the application of any person aggrieved thereby.
Lina Fusco Deputy Clerk Treasurer
Dated: January 20, 2023 136872
LEGAL
NOTICE WOODMERE FIRE DISTRICT MEETINGS FOR 2023
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Woodmere Fire District in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, will hold a
Meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners on the following evenings in 2023 commencing at 7:00 p.m.:
Thursday 1/26/23 Thursday 2/16/23
Thursday 3/16/23 Thursday 4/20/23 Thursday 5/18/23
Thursday 6/15/23
Thursday 7/20/23
Thursday 8/17/23
Thursday 9/21/23
Tuesday 10/17/23 (Budget meeting)
Thursday 10/19/23 Thursday 11/16/23 Thursday 12/21/23
The meetings will be held at the Fire District Headquarters located at 20 Irving Place Woodmere, NY 11598 in the main meeting room.
All meetings of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Woodmere Fire District are open to the public.
This notice is being publicized and posted in accordance with the provisions of Section 104 of the Public Officers Law of the State of New York.
By order of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Woodmere Fire District.
Dated: Woodmere, New York January 17, 2023
David Haller, Secretary, Woodmere Fire District 136890
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that commencing on February 21st, 2023, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 16th, 2023 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property.
Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six-month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.
Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be
conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucount yny.gov/526/CountyTreasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an inperson auction shall be held, same will commence on the 21st day of February 2023 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer.
A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucount yny.gov/527/Annual-TaxLien-Sale
A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 08th, 2023.
Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audiotape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715.
Dated: January 25, 2023
THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURERMineola, NewYork
TERMS OF SALE
Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.
However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.
The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful
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bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership.
The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed.
The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The
Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.
The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of
Community Center’s Hill honored with MLK award
By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com
Mount Sinai South Nassau presented the Mount Sinai South Nassau Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Service Award to Brent Hill, executive director of the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence on Jan. 18.
Along with the Community Center, Hill also runs after-school programs for more than 200 children from Lawrence schools and the Franklin Early Childhood Center, Hewlett and Ogden Elementary schools in the HewlettWoodmere school district.
the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.
Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.
2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation,
communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates.
3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid.
4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited.
Dated: January 25, 2023
THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York 136839
LEGAL NOTICE
By resolution dated the 12th day of January, 2023 the Inwood Fire District has approved a resolution subject to permissive referendum to withdraw up to $7,500 from its Capital Reserve Fund for Radio, Technology and Equipment Purchases to be put towards the purchase of snow removal equipment. Petitions for a referendum must be submitted by the secretary of the Inwood Fire District no later than thirty (30) days after the publication of this notice. 136891
LEGAL NOTICE
RESOLUTION #1 - 2023
CREDIT CARD
ACCEPTANCE
WHEREAS, the Village of Hewlett Harbor would like to provide its customers with convenient options for making payments; and WHEREAS, the Village of Hewlett Harbor, believes many customers would take advantage of the ability to make payments via credit card; and WHEREAS, this matter is authorized by the New York State Comptroller Office, and WHEREAS, State Statute requires that the decision to accept credit card payments for any particular type of obligation be made by the governing body of the local government; and WHEREAS, State Statute allows that the amount of service fee be limited to the amount of the costs incurred by the Village in connection with the credit card acceptance, such fees shall be paid by the payor to the processor for all moneys owed to the Village of Hewlett Harbor; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Village of Hewlett Harbor hereby authorizes the acceptance of credit cards for the payment of all money owed to the Village of Hewlett Harbor.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village of Hewlett Harbor hereby authorizes the acceptance of credit cards for the payment of all money owed to the Village of Hewlett Harbor such as permit fees, rents, taxes, interest or other charges through its website.
MARK WEISS, Mayor Motion By: Seconded By: Roll Call: Mayor Weiss: Deputy Mayor Oppenheimer: Trustee Kornblau: Trustee Cohen: Trustee Bruh: 136892
“Mr. Hill is an example of selflessness, humility, and servitude,” said Dr. Adhi Sharma, president at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital. “The Five Towns Community Center he runs is a beacon of hope and opportunity for those in need in the Five Towns, especially those who benefit from the after-school programs, housing programs, immigration status programs, health care, and job training.”
Hill, who lives in Lawrence, has served as the executive director Community Center since 2019. He has been a nonprofit professional for three decades previously holding leadership roles with the YMCA of Philadelphia and the MediaYouth Center, also in Pennsylvania.
“When I worked for the YMCA in Philadelphia where we took kids to different countries including Columbia, South America, and Haiti for service trips,” Hill said. “I went on numerous HBCU college tours with young people. I’ve always been a part of youth advocacy and when I moved here from Philadelphia, someone introduced me to the center and it was another opportunity.” HBCU stands for historically Black colleges and universities.
Hill has a passion for community advocacy and youth development which follows the footprints of his father, basketball Hall of Famer Sonny Hill, and his mother a writer, and Big Brother/Big Sister advocate Edith Hughes-Hill.
“My father played for the ABA, but he’s in the Hall of Fame for his community service work,” Hill said.
Sonny Hill started the nonprofit organization, the Sonny Hill Community Involvement League, the same year King was assassinated, 1968.
“He started a nonprofit for studentathletes at the time, and it’s just grown from there to include educational programs and service programs, and a lot of folks who went to the NBA and went on to be coaches in the NBA and college all went to his program,” Hill said. I’ve always been a part of com -
munities.”
Mount Sinai South Nassau Dr. Jason D’Cruz first met Hill when the hospital partnered with the town of Hempstead and opened the first drivethru Covid testing operation at the Community Center in the fall of 2020 at the height of the pandemic..
“Residents were struggling to gain access to testing and stay Covid free and from that moment we established a strong partnership with Brent,” D’Cruz said.
“Brent welcomed us to expand healthcare screenings and other services in the community. He never stopped advocating for the community. The Community Center is a beacon to those in need in the Five Towns. We look forward to continuing to serve the community and expanding our partnership for many years to come.”
Hill urged those in attendance to reach out to elected officials and the county executive’s office as the Community Center is in danger of losing its lease this summer. The lease expires in 2024 and the county may not be renewing the lease.
“The center has been in its location for 115 years,” Hill said. “The county built the building in the 70s and gave us a 50-year lease, which is up in July of 2024. “We are a vital institution
and it is very necessary that we continue our great work.”Sue Grieco/Herald K. BRENt HILL accepted the Mount Sinai South Nassau MLK service award for the work he has done at as executive director of the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence. K. BRENt HILL has long been an advocate for youth services and quoted words from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King after accepting the award from Mount Sinai South Nassau.
the Community Center is a beacon to those in need in the Five Towns.
DR. JAsoN D’CRuz Mount Sinai South Nassau
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A. Yes. As with any construction, you should always be concerned, or at least educated enough to be confident, about what others are doing to your home. Never take for granted that the people you hire just know it all. Nobody knows it all, and with the internet, it’s possible to see examples to answer your question. The funny thing is that I went to the internet to see if anything has changed with tile adhesives and best materials before answering your question. What I found were a number of different how-to videos, and nearly every one of them left out important information. People only tell you what they know.
There are multiple steps to installing wall and floor tile, and ceiling tile installation is similar, with the exception that a few more steps are required. The backing material attached to your ceiling joist structure, referred to as the substrate, must be non-porous and not typical sheetrock (gypsum board), because sheetrock is laminated with a facing of paper that will saturate and peel off. Most internet videos didn’t mention that. I’ve seen entire walls, covered with tiles, suddenly drop to the floor, sometimes years after installation, ending up in a messy heap.
The structure must be rigid, and not moving as you described. Not one of the videos questioned whether the structure or backing material was correct for the job. In the building codes, the amount of floor sag, called deflection, can’t be more than a half-inch over the entire length of the structure. If you have floor movement, the floor must first be calculated and stiffened before the substrate boards are added. The “experts” seemed to take that for granted. Maybe because it is perceived that it would cost too much to know by hiring someone qualified to figure that out.
If the structure isn’t stiffened correctly, movement will potentially loosen tiles and, aided by gravity, those ceiling tiles can fall. The substrate I recommend is a cement board, fiberglass reinforced (to lighten the load). There are several available. The most common are Wonderboard or Durrock. These boards have slightly rough surfaces to receive mastic which will be applied, and adhere well by increased surface “teeth” texture.
The mastic, as described by manufacturers, should be a lightweight, “no sag” adhesive. Not one mastic manufacturer I investigated even mentioned ceilings in their directions or warranty, for obvious reasons. So have the structure evaluated and continue to ask questions before you start. Good luck!
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The 2024 election: 1912 all over again?
Is there anyone on stage — and can I see hands? — who is unwilling tonight to pledge your support to the eventual nominee of the Republican Party, and pledge to not run an independent campaign against that person?”
That was a question that Bret Baier, of Fox News, asked 10 presidentially hopeful Republicans at a debate in August 2015. On the stage, only one person raised his hand — Donald Trump. The rest is history. Trump won the 2016 primary, and we didn’t have to endure an election in which Trump ran as a third-party candidate after losing. But we could be approaching that scenario soon.
similar phenomenon with Roosevelt. They also had something in common that’s even more important for an election: a dedicated following that was loyal to them over any party. Both have been described as presidents who had “cults of personality.” Trump’s is apparent every day. I have yet to see a truck drive by with 20 bumper stickers and two flags praising President Biden. Roosevelt’s still manifests to this day in some ways. When talking politics, you can say “Teddy” and everyone knows who you’re talking about.
MICHAEL MALASZCZYKI imagine that if televised debates existed in 1912, then former President Theodore Roosevelt would have had a similar response to that question. Roosevelt was running against his successor, William Howard Taft — whom he had handpicked, but with whose results as president Roosevelt was disappointed.
What did Teddy Roosevelt and Donald Trump have in common? Ego. It’s hard for anyone to get a word in edgewise with Trump, and historical accounts suggest a
Of course, Roosevelt and Trump are complete opposites on the political spectrum. Teddy was seen as a progressive leader for his time, while Trump is considered right wing. But as former presidents with ambitions of returning to the White House, the similarities between Roosevelt, in 1912, and Trump, in 2023, can’t be ignored.
Trump’s path to next year’s nomination is questionable — many Republicans have made it clear that they want nothing more to do with him. Ever since the candidates he backed performed poorly in November’s midterms, Trump’s lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in polls has shrunk. Even more concerning for Trump is that these are multi-candidate
polls in which he holds a plurality. If other candidates drop out and throw their weight behind DeSantis, Trump is in trouble.
But given his apparent inability to concede fair elections, it’s difficult to imagine Trump bowing out of the race and endorsing DeSantis against Biden. A more feasible scenario is Trump running as a thirdparty candidate.
That would be great news for Biden.
In 1912, Taft won the Republican nomination over Roosevelt, but refusing to concede, Roosevelt ran under the banner of the Bull Moose Party.
The result? The quiet, reserved Democratic nominee, Woodrow Wilson, swept the election. Despite winning only 41 percent of the popular vote, Wilson received 435 electoral votes and carried 40 states. Roosevelt finished second, with 88 electoral votes. Taft won only eight.
Taft’s and Roosevelt’s votes combined would have crushed Wilson. But the Republicans couldn’t unite, and the Democrat pulled off a landslide.
The parallels with 2024 aren’t all the same. There was a Republican incumbent in 1912; next year it will be a Democrat. And views on the issues were different then than they are now. Economically,
Wilson would be to the left of Bernie Sanders, but socially, he’d be to the right of Marjorie Taylor Greene.
But the parallels are too significant to ignore — most notably, the Roosevelt and Trump diehard voters. And Taft was a respected leader who had once been seen as the heir to Roosevelt’s legacy. DeSantis is a well-known governor who is seen by many as a successor to Trump as the leader of his movement. Wilson may have been lacking in adoring fans, but he had the votes to win — like Biden may.
Republicans in 1912 couldn’t rally around the winner of their primary because one candidate with an ego refused to lose. And if the vote for speaker of the House 111 years later showed us anything, it’s that the divisions in today’s Republican Party over Donald Trump consist of a lot more than personal disagreements. In a three-way, Biden-DeSantis-Trump scenario, only Biden, and a unified Democratic Party, stand to gain.
Republicans are not one party right now. No promises have been made on their end to ensure that Biden won’t coast to victory. Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Republicans had better get it together, and fast, or they’ll be “Woodrow Wilsoned” by Biden in 2024.
Michael Malaszczyk is a Herald reporter covering Wantagh and Seaford. Comments about this column? mmalaszczyk@ liherald.com.
A.I. is sucking the life out of us
Who am I? Ask Siri. I don’t know where she ends and I begin.
When my iPhone alarm went off at 6:30 this morning, it was to remind me I needed to hustle to my dentist appointment at 8 a.m. Getting dragged out of a deep sleep was especially painful because my wake-up music is “My Shot,” from “Hamilton.”
es and our tastes. I hear you saying, “But we were the ones who decided to buy the phone or the Fitbit or the Alexa,” and that is true. But I believe we humans have been naïve, vulnerable and unprepared for the seductive intrusion of technology into every moment of our waking hours.
line popped up, which told me that to read more about a titillating news story, I needed to click the message.
dle purchases, I suppose.
RANDI KREISS
Lin Manuel Miranda’s repetitive assertion to thumping music is singularly irritating. But I clicked the wrong music alarm button three years ago, and inertia has kept it in place. So I shut off the phone and moved into my day.
A half-hour later, a “reminder” popped on my phone to take my thyroid meds and my vitamins. It was only 7 a.m., and I’d already been told what to do twice by my techno masters. Slowly but inexorably, we are relinquishing free will and allowing technology to determine our decisions and our actions, our exercise habits, our purchas-
Take me. The alarm was just the beginning. After I obediently took my meds, I saw a reminder pop up to take the chicken out of the freezer for dinner. I also had several “sticky notes” on my phone to call the dog groomer, prepare for a book group, set up a service call for the car and try calling JetBlue one more time to follow up on a refund. In pre-tech days, I would have these reminders on a piece of paper (remember when Post-its were so cool?), but responding to a pop-up feels like it’s in control, not me. Old-school notes on paper are just quieter.
In the time I’ve been writing this, I got a notification from Open Table to confirm a reservation. It told me that I must press 1 to confirm. I obeyed. Then, from an entirely different source, a shocking head-
Because I almost bought a sweater from Bloomingdale’s a year ago, the store keeps telling me I “forgot” an item in my cart. It’s a technological nudge that distracts me in the moment and makes me think about the sweater, thus hijacking my attention.
This happens all day.
I don’t wear a smartwatch or tracking device because I don’t want another boss in my life. Nevertheless, my iPhone has started telling me how many steps I take. I don’t care. I don’t want to know, and I don’t want to get locked into obsessively quantifying my exercise.
At some point in my day, I will get a message from one or another of my apps, advising me that I need to change my password because somewhere in the Ethernet there has been a “breach.” It suggests that I add three security questions and a “rescue” email.
Then up pops a text advising me which books to purchase next, based on my Kin-
I downloaded the app Calm some time ago to learn meditation techniques for a more relaxing sleep experience. Now the word is out, and other apps are messaging me, offering bedtime stories read by boring narrators guaranteed to induce a good snooze. Every action on the phone or computer opens a door to thousands of other intrusions.
If I buy a pair of jeans online, I am hounded by competing clothing companies that want my business. Press here, click here, send us your email for a 10 percent discount. Send us your phone number for a freebie.
I was with a friend for a planned interlude of just sitting around and reading our books in my house. We would have companionable silence, sip our coffee and be at peace. Except that she has a thingie on her smartwatch that buzzes and tells her to get up and walk every 20 minutes. And she does. It’s probably good for her circulation, but it’s definitely bad for her sense of free will.
Slowly, we are giving ourselves over to technology and giving up personhood, frogs in water slowly coming to a boil.
Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
M y phone has
started telling me how many steps I take. I don’t care.
Will Donald Trump repeat Teddy Roosevelt’s third-party misadventure?
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Donating blood benefits others — and you
January is National Blood Donor Month, first established a half-century ago. And it’s a good thing that declaration stuck, because blood is often in short supply, as it is today, even in our post-pandemic world.
And January is the worst month when it comes to blood shortages. That’s probably because people are busy in November and December, preparing for, and then enjoying, the holidays, with little time to donate blood. Then, what follows those family gatherings and parties with friends are often colds and the flu — and Covid-19 — all of which keep people home, and far away from making muchneeded blood donations.
There was an uptick in Covid infections at this time last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s too early to tell how this month will shake out, but because the current strain — kraken — is highly contagious, the CDC predicts that as people attend gatherings inside during the winter months, more people will get sick.
Recent months have also seen outbreaks of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Although it’s more serious among infants and older adults, anyone can get RSV, and doctors are finding that people
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If not Albany, who will deliver affordable housing?
To the Editor:
Re last week’s editorial, “We don’t need Albany’s concrete fist in Nassau”: Well, perhaps we do. We are told, “It’s not that our local government officials don’t want affordable housing.” Yet is it not those very entities that established and maintain the conditions that have driven 300,000 people from New York in a single year, and have proposed nothing to slow the continuing daily average of 820 departures?
The thousands willing to move into Nassau would benefit from the application of some goad, prod, or spur of any kind to overcome Nassau County’s inertia in dealing with our problem of too little middle/working class housing.
of all ages do.
Why is donating blood so important? Because every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood or platelets, according to the American Red Cross. And roughly 29,000 units of red blood cells, 5,000 units of platelets and 6,500 units of plasma are needed every day.
Because blood and platelets cannot be manufactured, donors are needed. And often. Add to this the fact that red blood cells expire after 42 days, and platelets must be used within a week.
But don’t get lost in the numbers. Donating even once produces a pint of blood, which the Red Cross counts as three units. That can help save three lives — or one life, of someone who is seriously injured. Car accident victims can require as much as 100 units of blood, and those fighting cancer and blood diseases need even more.
What peopless may not realize is that donating blood can benefit donors beyond just feeling good that they’ve made a difference. It offers a mini-physical, because part of the process includes the taking of vital signs, which might uncover conditions like high blood pressure or even a heart arrhythmia.
Doctors say that donating blood regu-
larly reduces cardiovascular risk factors and is linked to lower blood pressure and minimizing the chance of a heart attack. How? If the donor’s hemoglobin is too high while blood is being drawn, doing so will help reduce the “viscosity” of the blood, which causes blood clots, heart attacks and strokes.
There aren’t many requirements to join the fight to save lives, other than being healthy. According to the New York Blood Center, candidates must be at least 16 years old and not have donated blood within the past 56 days. Those younger than 18 must have a signed permission slip from a parent or guardian. People older than 75 can donate, too, with a letter confirming sound health from a doctor.
And those who have had Covid can donate if they have been symptom-free, and have not tested positive, for two weeks.
Find out how you can donate today by contacting the New York Blood Center, at NYBC.org. You can also schedule a donation at (800) 933-2566.
January is when we celebrate those who donate blood and platelets. But giving the gift of life is something all of us can do all year long.
BRIAN KEllY RockvilleCentre
Where did you find this guy?
To the Editor:
Dear 3rd House District of New York: CNN reports, “Two New Jersey veterans say
We must remember — and teach — the Holocaust
when I was growing up, it was hard not to notice the numbers tattooed on her wrist. Children are often very observant, and I was curious about what they meant.
My grandmother Judith Mandel grew up in a small town called Hatvan, a few miles outside Budapest, Hungary. She was an ordinary girl, but she learned quickly that her heritage made her different when her classmates began to taunt her for being Jewish.
Following German forces’ annexation of Austria in 1938, they set their sights on Hungary, and they invaded in March 1944. A few weeks later, my great-grandmother Ilona Kalman and my grandmother were forced into a ghetto at a sugar factory.
Judith was 16 when she and her mother were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp, in occupied Poland, that June. When they arrived, Judith was separated from her mother and forced to work in the camp, while my great-grandmother was put to death in the gas chamber.
My grandmother would survive, but
not before being put to work at the Krakow-Plaszow, Seeshaupt and Dachau camps. When she was liberated by American troops from Dachau in May 1945, she weighed 45 pounds.
After the war, she married Ernest Mandel, and in 1948 they emigrated to the United States. They settled in the Bronx and raised three daughters.
Having witnessed the atrocities of the Holocaust, my grandmother had a difficult time adjusting to her new life. For many years she was afraid to plug things into electrical sockets because of her experience with electrified fences, and would overfeed her first-born daughter, my mother, so she wouldn’t starve. She struggled to learn English.
Her story had a profound impact on me. When I was a child, she often told me about her experiences. She took me to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. I learned that being Jewish was part of my identity, and that while we lived in a country that was founded on the principal of freedom from religious persecution, this wasn’t the case in other parts of the world.
That’s why it is so important to remember the Holocaust, as we will this Friday,
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now-Congressman George Santos promised to raise funds for lifesaving surgery for one of their dogs in 2016, then became elusive and took off with the money.” This is what you elected to Congress?
Really? The guy steals money from a homeless veteran’s dog, which has a tumor?
I think this, above all else, tells us about the values of the wealthy. No humanity. No compassion. No concern for anything beyond their own income and comfort.
I would strongly recommend that you voters in the 3rd District get yourselves a copy of “A Tale of Two Cities” and read it cover to cover. And I would strongly recommend you recall this clown. He has no business being in D.C. Or anywhere else, for that matter.
PATRICK NORTHWAY Traverse City, MichiganHeat pumps?
No, thanks.
To the Editor: Re “Long Island’s energy
future: vision vs. mirage” (Jan. 12-18): I have to vehemently disagree with the authors’ statement that “heat pumps and Long Island are a match made in heaven.” I purchased heating pumps at the recommendation of Green Team Long Island, and took part in the state loan program. I seriously regret my decision, because the heating pumps don’t work as promised.
Basically, they blow cool air throughout my living room, creating a draft that I never had before. They are so ineffective that I dress in layers and need a blanket to cover my legs when I sit at my dining room table. I have to look for a corner of the living room where these ridiculous pumps aren’t blowing. If I don’t want them to blow cool air, then I have to turn them down so low that it’s like having no heat at all.
Combating climate change should be our number one priority, but the products that are being promoted and sold need to work before they are put on the market.
LISA GOLDBERG Oceansidewhich is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is important never to forget the 6 million lives lost simply because of their religious, ethnic, gender or genetic differences, because history has a wicked way of repeating itself.
Over the past year alone, there has been so much hateful rhetoric on Long Island. The pamphlets of antisemitic literature being circulated across our communities, and the reports of those harmed for their beliefs, are enough to make many of us sick.
While I’m thankful that I live in a nation where, for the most part, we embrace one another’s differences, it is important to remember, and understand, why the Holocaust happened, in order to prevent anything like it from ever happening again. That is why it is so important to teach children about it — so we, and they, never forget what took place. Books like “Number the Stars,” by Lois Lowry, and “Daniel’s Story,” by Carol Matas, shouldn’t be deemed too “controversial,” because their subject matter is the human condition.
Banning literature — as the Nazis did generations ago — will only open a path to more of the kind of prejudice that can poison our society.
This has already happened in one
Framework by Tim Baker
Texas school district, where, in 2021, teachers were advised to include reading that offered “opposing” views on controversial topics. What makes this so despicable isn’t just the fact that when it comes to the Holocaust, there are no reasonable opposing views, because any literature that denies that it happened is itself hate speech — but also that people have become so sensitive that they believe there has to be an alternative to accounts of violence and death to educate others about real events in history.
That is why it is so important to teach children about the Holocaust. We must never forget the lessons the world learned. Yes, the Holocaust showed us the worst of humanity, but banning its honest examination in the classroom will only perpetuate the type of ignorance that allowed such horror to happen in the first place.
We must continue to encourage this chapter of history to be a part of our children’s education. They deserve to know the unfiltered truth, so they will never be taken in by the false rhetoric that has been perpetuated by Holocaust deniers.
My grandmother’s struggle, and that of so many others who came here seeking refuge from persecution, cannot have been for nothing.
Daniel Offner is the senior editor of the Rockville Centre Herald. Comments? doffner@liherald.com.
o n Friday the world will reflect on the horror, and I’ll honor my grandmother.DanieL
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