Nassau Herald 02-23-2023

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Neighbors support sale of No. 5 school

By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

After a robust campaign by the Community Coalition of the Five Towns, voters in the Lawrence school district overwhelmingly approved the sale of the former Number Five School building, in Cedarhurst, to the Shulamith School for Girls in a referendum on Feb. 16.

The final vote tally was 1,605 to 142. Shulamith, which has been leasing the 97,000-square-foot building on Cedarhurst Avenue for the past eight years, is expected pay the school district $12.5 million. The school was built in 1929, and sits on 2.5 acres.

“We are very excited about winning the referendum, and the tremendous support that we saw from the community,” Dov Hertz, a member of Shulamith’s board of directors, said. “It has been the

Assemblyman Brown calls state test questions antisemitic

By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

Assemblyman Ari Brown considers two questions on a New York state Regents exam anti-Semitic, and wants an investigation.

“These are questions that deserve to be answered,” Brown stated in a news release. “And I am calling on Inspector General [Lucy] Lang to investigate them immediately to see that justice is served and we have answers.”

The questions are from the Global History and Geography Regents II exam, which asks students about the creation of the State of Israel. For the questions

Brown focused on, students are presented with three images of maps, and asked about changes in Israel’s territorial borders in 1947, 1949 and 2017. The first question asks, “Which historical event most directly influenced the development of the 1947 plan shown on Map A?”

The correct answer, according to the test, is the Holocaust.

The second question asks, “Which group benefitted the most from the changes shown on these maps? According to the test, the correct answer is Zionists and Jewish immigrants.

“It’s an abhorrent reality that antisemitism still exists in any

facet of society,” Brown said in the release.

“But to see it in publicly funded academia at so many levels, including in K-12 schools, is reprehensible,” he continued. “Not only are these Regents’ questions inaccurate, but they are highly offensive to the Jewish

population as a whole who have shed blood throughout history for their very right to exist.”

Rabbi Steven Graber, of Temple Hillel in North Woodmere, said he was unaware of the test question, but after learning of it, he said he was left wondering about the background of people who are asking it.

“Are the people asking these

questions history professionals?” Graber asked. “How do they interpret Black history? How do they interpret Hispanic American history? I wonder what they do with all the other cultures that they teach or don’t teach.”

On Feb. 2, nine members of New York’s congressional dele-

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lAwRENCE SCHool DiSTRiCT voters approved the sale of the Number Five School in a referendum last week. The Shulamith School will buy the building. Above, a Shulamith high school class in 2017 in Rabbi Ya’akov Trump’s classroom. Continued on page 7

iwonder what they do with all the other cultures.

RABBi STEVE GRABER Temple Hillel

Hempstead approves ‘discriminatory’ maps

By ANA BORRUTO aborruto@liherald.com

They were angry, expressing those feelings as shame on the Hempstead Town Board. They are the group that has attended meeting after meeting, hoping to get some voice into how town board district lines would be redrawn, only to end up disappointed.

It was an unsurprising end, but one that resulted in boos.

“That’s nice, ladies and gentlemen,” Town Supervisor Don Clavin said, with unmistakable sarcasm. “That’s very polite of you.”

They had pushed for what they considered to be better representation on the town board — providing more opportunities for Hempstead’s growing minority populations to serve in elected positions through the creation of “minority-majority” districts. If they had passed, districts would be created where ethnic minorities were, in fact, the voting majority.

But none of them came to pass. Most surprisingly, with the help of Deputy Town Supervisor Dorothy Goosby — who notably challenged what she called Hempstead’s discriminatory at-large voting system in 1988 — who remained silent throughout the redistricting process, only to finally vote yes to the new map.

“In this moment in time, we are reinventing the same revisionist, segregationist history that has kept so many people behind,” said Mida Mereday of Baldwin. “Our voices have not been heard all this time — it’s not going to be anything different.”

Since the beginning of the Hempstead redistricting discussions, the concerns raised by opponents to the initial town-drawn maps has not changed: District lines should be redrawn to have a more balanced demographic representation.

some heat from the crowd gathered to discuss redistricting with claims he failed to listen to their concerns. Many of them had pushed for at least three ‘minority-majority’ districts, with the hopes of creating a town board that reflects the people living there.

But under the guidance of the Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders law firm as well as redistricting expert Sean Trende, the Town Board released a redistricting map proposal last month they said took into account public comments as well as the views of the redistricting commission — who recommended the board keep communities intact.

However, some doubted these intentions. When looking at the final map, attendees said there are communities still in danger of “packing” and “cracking,” such as Elmont, Uniondale, North Bellmore and Baldwin.

These methods fall under partisan gerrymandering — giving one side an advantage in a single district but no others, or simply breaking up voter blocs so a particular type of candidate can’t get enough support to win.

“The New York state constitution (says) the district shall not be drawn to discourage competition, or for the purpose of favoring or disfavoring incumbents or any other particular candidates or parties,” said Terry Bain, a former immigration judge from Rockville Centre. “It looks to me like this proposal may violate this spirit, as well as the letter of our state constitution.”

If Hempstead finalizes this current map, it could expose the town to costly litigation — all at taxpayer expense. Especially since a number of people in the audience who oppose the new map say they are willing to take the matter to court.

Dan Oppenheimer, a Hempstead village resident, says it’s interesting the final redistricting map was adopted while one of the six council district seats — formerly occupied by now U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito — remains vacant.

As the vacancy approaches two months, some are anticipating the Hempstead town board will continue its ages-old tradition of appointing someone to fill the seat. These vacancies are often created when a council member runs successfully for another position. Recent appointments by the board to the town council include Thomas Muscarella, Melissa Miller and Dennis Dunne.

Clavin’s response to this practice when questioned about it was only that the board plans to “comply with Town of Hempstead law.”

“This is not something to do with voting representation when you have a history, year in and year out, of appointing rather than allowing for votes,” Oppenheimer told Clavin. “You are bypassing the electoral system that the districts are supposed to address.”

Ana Borruto/Herald HEMPSTEAD TOWN SUPERVISOR Donald Clavin faced

Cedarhurst board denies 68 Washington Ave. project

By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

The Cedarhurst Zoning Board showed the proposal for a 17-unit development on Washington Avenue no love as it unanimously denied the application at a Valentine’s Day meeting.

“Based on testimony evidence submitted to date,” Zoning Board member Meir Krengel said. “The board is not inclined to approve the application as is.”

Cedarhurst businessman and developer Samuel Nahmias was seeking a variance for a multi-family development in a single-family home zone. Attorney William Bonesso is representing Nahmias in the case.

Before the final vote, the board allowed Nahmias to revise his application and resubmit. Bonesso spoke briefly with Nahmias who said he was not prepared to modify his application at this time.

“We believe the evidence in testimony supports the application,” Bonesso said in his final remarks before the vote. “We have expert justification of not only our own but expert testimony of the village’s own traffic expert that this would not create a traffic hazard.”

Many residents at the last meeting in November, expressed their concerns about the proposed project because of the negative impact it would bring to Washington Avenue, which homes, the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns & Rockaway and the Lawrence-Cedarhurst

firehouse.

“A project of this magnitude at this location at the present time is just about the worst idea ever,” said Cedarhurst resident Rena Saffra.

“I’m a little surprised at the request of this point to reduce the application,” Bonnesso told the Herald after the denial. “Certainly the board had an opportunity to bring that up if they were concerned about that in the last hearing.”

Community neighbors were ecstatic. Washington Avenue resident Michael Hatten called the decision historic.

“I’m extremely gratified by the deci-

sion of the zoning board to unanimously reject this use variance application,” he said. “Furthermore, I am hoping this will affirm single-family dwellings not be replaced by multifamily complexes.”

In January, Hatten created a petition on change.org to protest the development. More than 200 people added their names.

Bonesso said the Zoning Board denied approval because the project is not popular, and that is not justification for an approval or a denial.

“I’m not surprised of the community opposition,” he told the Herald. “I knew

that was there but I believe we made the necessary legal proofs to establish the case but it’s obviously up to the board to make a determination.”

When asked what would happen after the Valentine’s Day shocker, Bonesso said Nahmias is entitled to appeal the case or come up with another proposed development on the property. A decision on how to proceed is yet to be made, Bonesso said.

Have an opinion on the Washington Avenue decision? Send letter to jbessen@liherald.com.

Armed guards: not yet in Five Towns’ schools

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

Across Long Island, strengthening school security has become more common. In response to nationwide gun violence at schools, schools have taken the measure of adding armed security. The use of armed guards in schools has long been a controversial topic and schools in the Five Towns aren’t thrilled about the idea of any armed security on school grounds.

“Right now, it is not our intention to have armed guards,” said Murray Forman, president of the Lawrence school district Board of Education. “Any possibility of armed guards would be dictated by facts and circumstances in the future. We’re generally aware of what’s going on and it’s just not our intention right now, to change our security protocols to include armed guards.”

Forman did not go into details on Lawrence’s security but expressed confidence in the existing conditions.

“We believe that we have a robust and comprehensive security plan, and we spend enormous resources providing a safe environment both through our guards at the school as well as continuous in-service and training for all our staff to ensure maximum security,” he said.

The added security is, in part, a response to recent school shootings across the country including the Feb. 13,

mass shooting on the campus of Michigan State University that left three students killed and five others injured. The elementary school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where a gunman shot and killed 19 students and two teachers last year and the Parkland, Florida, shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 people

dead and 17 others injured in 2018.

Recently schools have made the decision to have armed security present on school grounds. Guards will now be patrolling outside South Huntington schools and the Smithtown Central school district announced its plans to hire armed guards to be stationed outside its schools, joining several other Island dis-

tricts. Bullying prevention is often cited as an approach to school shooting prevention and support for improving mental health screening and treatment could receive increased attention as a push back to the addition of armed security.

Hebrew Academy of Long Beach Lower School Principal Richard Altabe declined to comment on security matters of the school or the topic of armed security on school grounds. Hewlett-Woodmere school district spokeswoman Barbara Giese did not share specifics but said that the district will continue to explore updated security options.

“The safety and security of our students, staff, and visitors are of the utmost importance to us and we take this responsibility very seriously,” Giese said. “We continue to invest in the most updated systems to remain at the forefront of school security.”

Several Island districts which use armed security include Hauppauge, Miller Place, Montauk, , Mount Sinai and West Babylon. Massapequa is the only district in Nassau County to hire armed guards to staff its schools in response to the school shootings across the country. The security measure has been considered by several county school districts including Lynbrook.

Have an opinion on whether schools should have armed guard? Send letter to jbessen@liherald.com.

Hernesto Galdamez/Herald MOMENTS BEfORE THE zone meeting, board members prepare to discuss the proposed 17-apartment development at the Feb. 14 meeting. From left were Michael Bleiberg, Yoel Goldfeder, Meir Krengel, Jared Clark and David Shteierman.

Herald file photo

HEwLETT-wOODMERE ScHOOL DISTRIcT similar to other districts and schools in the Five Towns is eschewing having armed guards for now. Above, the Woodmere Education Center.

Martin Kaye performs for Hindi’s Libraries

A rockin’ good time was had at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre as internationally-known and Broadway star Martin Kaye performed a show as a benefit for Hindi’s Libraries on Feb. 15 at the East Rockaway synagogue.

Kaye, who has performed in hundreds of countries and on cruise ships, played Jerry Lee Lewis in “Million Dollar Quartet” both on Broadway and to the West End (London) and Las Vegas shows. Drummer Michael Vetter Jr., guitarist Chris Jusino and bassist Ryan Slavonic accompanied him.

Kaye and Leslie Gang, a co-founder of Hindi’s Libraries, met 15 years ago and formed a long-lasting friendship. This was the charity’s first-ever benefit concert having to wait through the Covid pan-

demic. The event also included a cocktailmaking demonstration, a VIP meet and greet with Kaye and Miss America Pageant second-place finisher Taryn Delanie Smith spoke about Hindi’s Libraries.

Hindi’s Libraries was founded in August 2018 as a tribute to Hindi Krinsky, a teacher at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, by her husband, Dovid Kanarfogel and Gang after Krinsky died at 32 after complications from Crohn’s disease that same year. Since its inception, Hindi’s Libraries has collected 400,000 books and partnered with more than 750 organizations worldwide, spanning all 50 states and across the globe.

—Jeffrey Bessen

martin Kaye, miChael Vetter Jr., Chris Jusino and Ryan Slavonic pump out the music at the Feb. 15 show in East Rockaway. miss ameriCa runner-up Taryn Delanie Smith advocated on behalf of Hindi’s Libraries.

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Christopher riCe-thomson, Chris Jusino, Dovid Kanarfogel Martin Kaye, Leslie Gang, Ryan Slavonic and Micheal Vetter Jr. connect at the concert at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre.

St. John's receives $3 million for mental health

By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

Before becoming a congressman, Gregory Meeks lived right across the street from St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway. The Democratic representative returned to the hospital that is very special to him with a $3 million check for mental health and behavioral services.

During his two-day tour across the Fifth Congressional District, Meeks presented community project checks for the $16.3 million in federal funding to seven recipients. Last December, Meeks voted in favor of the 2023 omnibus government-funding package that would deliver $1.7 trillion in New York Communities.

His last stop was St. John’s on Feb. 15. “He (Meeks) has always been supportive,” said Gerald Walsh, chief executive of St. Johns Gerald Walsh said. “Always been someone we can count on.”

When determining where the funds would best be used, Walsh asked the community of Far Rockaway what services they thought should be modernized. He said about 70 percent of the time, they said an increase in the hospital’s behavioral health services.

“It’s extremely important that we pay attention to the behavioral health needs of our patient and community,” Walsh said. “Especially coming off the pandemic.”

When speaking with Walsh and learning how he determined where the money would go towards, Meeks applauded Walsh while addressing those in attendance for listening to the community’s

needs.

“When determining what needed to be done,” Meeks said. “He went out to where? The community. To find out what services St. John’s can further provide

that would help members of this community.”

Last renovated in the 1950s, the Behavioral Health Equity Renovation Project would renovate the current behavioral unit to create a more modern in-patient unit.

Behavioral health vice president Terri Coyle said the money would allow them to have a state-of-the-art facility for patients and their families.

“These funds will be used to create a more open space for therapeutic groups,” she said. “Family visitation, modernizing the patient’s rooms and allow the design for our first comfort room.”

A comfort room helps enhance individual strengths and improves the oneon-one connection between patient and provider.

When walking into the hospital, it unlocks a memory of Meeks that was difficult to think or speak about.

“I can’t help but think anytime I walk into St. John’s because this was the last place where my mother was,” Meeks said. “It’s somewhat emotional for me personally. To know she received the kind of services she needed as she gave her last breath on earth, that for me and my family is very important.”

The design phase for the new facility began last year in October and demolition and construction will start in April and completion is expected in December.

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REp. GREGORy MEEkS presented a $3 million check for mental health and behavioral Services at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital on Feb. 15.

Connecting trails from Manhattan to Montauk

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

Stretching some 175 miles, the Long Island Greenway is intended to serve walkers and cyclists alike on a trail beginning in Manhattan and terminating on the east end of Montauk.

The brainchild of the nonprofit Trust for Public Land, the trail would connect parks, trail and other public land within communities, allowing people to bike, jog or walk for leisure. And, in many cases, could even become a green means to commute to work.

Construction is set to begin next year, focusing on a 25-mile stretch between Eisenhower Park in East Meadow and Brentwood State Park.

“The abundance of beautiful parklands, trails and natural open spaces are one of the aspects that make our island such a desirable place to live,” John Cameron, Long Island Regional Planning Council chair, said in a release. “The Long Island Greenway will connect our communities and enable Long Islanders to better enjoy an active lifestyle.”

Carter Strickland, the Trust for Public Land state director, presented details about the project’s progress to the planning council last week. That includes a trail linking 26 parks, 46 train stations and 60 bus routes through a combination of off-road and on-road connections among more than two-dozen communities. It’s estimated to draw roughly 34 million visitors annually.

“Some of the benefits of ending in these existing parks — or beginning — is that they have bathrooms, they have parking areas, we can minimize that need to build anything new,” Strickland said. “Along the themes of making the most of our existing assets, that’s the whole vision.”

Throughout this 25-mile stretch, there are more than 130,000 residents who would find access. More than a

dozen parks can be accessed by the trail, and another 36 schools and universities are within a mile.

One of the benefits of the trail overall, Strickland says, include a safer area for pedestrians and bikers to traverse.

“Long Island, unfortunately, kind of leads the state in terms of pedestrians killed or injured,” he said. “The statewide average is a third or a quarter of the amounts in Nassau and Suffolk, and it’s a public health crisis. We’ve got to address it.”

Increased physical activity is another reason to sup-

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port this trail.

“We know that in our day and age, obesity, chronic diseases are problematic,” Strickland said. “It’s what kind of plagues us. To prevent that, one of the best ways is to create recreational infrastructure, increase walking, or biking physical activities. It doesn’t always have to be superrigorous.

“If we weave it into our lives, it’ll make us healthier, and overall reduce health care costs.”

The route aims to include the Nassau Hub, Belmont Park, and others throughout the island. The greenway would be the Long Island leg of New York state’s 750-mile Empire Trail that connects New York City to areas like Buffalo, Albany and Plattsburgh.

The plan is funded through a combination of private and taxpayer support. Now, the trust is applying for a federal grant to pay for the second phase of the trail between Riverhead and Montauk — approximately 50 miles.

They hope to get a grant under President Biden’s infrastructure law and its Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity program. With the support of the planning council, Strickland sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation showing its support for grant money to help with the design stage of the next leg.

“The benefits of hike and bike trail networks are welldocumented,” the letter, signed by Cameron, stated. “Trails create more livable communities through the revitalization of downtown areas and creation of transportation alternatives, improve public health by increasing access to recreational opportunities, and represent a meaningful equity investment in providing safe infrastructure to diminish reliance on private vehicle ownership.”

The trust hopes to be construction-ready for the second phase by 2025.

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THE LONG ISLAND Greenway, a 175-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail, aims to get people more active within nature and their communities. The first phase of construction — connecting Eisenhower Park to Brentwood State Park — is set to start next year.

Community coalition support aided Shulamith

home for the Shulamith Elementary School for the last seven to eight years, and this was really an existential moment in Shulamith’s history.”

Josh Justic, a Lawrence resident who is president of the grassroots Community Coalition of the Five Towns, issued a statement to the Herald about the referendum. “The CC5T would like to thank everyone who came out to vote and create a landslide victory in the fight against overdevelopment,” Justic said. “This vote proves that when residents have a choice, they stand against high-density apartment buildings and the urban blight that it creates.”

The coalition ran ads in local media and on social media in support of the sale.

A decade ago, the coalition was instrumental in spearheading opposition to the proposed $12.5 million sale of the former Number Six School, in Woodmere, to Simone Development, which planned to lease it to Mount Sinai Hospital to create a 60-doctor, 30-speciality medical care center. The Number Six School was eventually sold to the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach after the coalition and other community members supported a 2014 refer-

endum.

The Lawrence district has sold four buildings since 1980, including the Number Three School, in Cedarhurst, which became the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School, and, in 2007, the Number One School, in Lawrence, which is now the upscale Regency condominium complex.

The least agreement between Shulamith, a girlsonly Jewish school, and the Lawrence district began at $500,000 per year in 2015 and grew to $600,000 this school year.

The community coalition’s vice president, Avi Pinto, said he was ecstatic about the result of the referendum — and excited on behalf of the girls who go to school in the building. “I’m very happy Shulamith gets to stay,” Pinto said. “There are a lot of kids that depend on that school.”

Shulamith has an early-childhood school, a lower division and middle school that are housed in Cedarhurst. The high school is in a building on Franklin Place in Woodmere, the former site of a New York Sports Club.

Hertz said the girls were excited when they heard the results of the vote. On the school’s website, a video showed

Shulamith students thanking those who voted by saying, “Thank you for giving Shulamith a home!”

The Lawrence district is expected to use the proceeds from the sale to undertake a $60 million to $80 million makeover of Lawrence High School, which will include new sidewalks, a new heating and air-conditioning system and flood protec-

tion walls. The balance of the money will come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of it funding for projects to repair damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

“Through this vote, everyone enabled the Number Five School to continue to be a home for education,” Justic said, “and a wonderful asset to our community.”

Jeffrey Bessen/Herald file

The former Number Five School, in the Lawrence school district, will be sold to the Shulamith School for Girls.

There are a lot of kids that depend on that school.

Avi PiNTo Vice president, Community Coalition of the Five Towns

Hewlett swims to county championship

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

Hewlett dominated relays and produced top three finishers in eight other events on the way to capturing its first Nassau County boys’ swimming championship since the 1991-92 season on Feb. 11 at the Aquatic Center in East Meadow.

Leading the effort for the well-rounded Bulldogs was junior Jonah Kirschbaum, who captured the 50-yard freestyle (21.38 seconds) title, anchored two winning relays (200 medley and 400 freestyle), and finished runner-up in the 100 freestyle.

Sophomores David Kushnirsky (100 breaststroke champion), Ethan Nus (second in 200 individual medley, third in 100 butterfly) and Ethan Silver (second in 200 freestyle, third in 500 freestyle) were also among the key figures.

“You need to have a deep team and you need to perform

well on both days [of the meet] to win a county championship,” Hewlett coach Gregg Solnick said. “It’s really exciting. The kids are going to be walking around with smiles on their faces for a long time and it’s something they’ll never forget.”

The Bulldogs, who placed fourth in the county last season, amassed 395 points to hold off Syosset, which had 362. Jericho was third with 312.

“Jericho jumped out to a big lead after the diving and at certain points we were also trailing

Syosset,” Solnick said. “I’m not exactly sure which event got us into the lead, but going into the last event [400 freestyle relay] we just needed to avoid a disqualification to win. My message to those [four] kids was to have safe starts.”

Nus, Silver, Kirschbaum and senior Ethan Golduber iced the title in style, winning the relay with a time of 3 minutes, 12.39 seconds.

Hewlett, which compiled a regular-season dual meet record of 8-2, totaled 138 points in three relays. Golduber led off the winning medley relay with the backstroke, followed by Kushnirsky (breaststroke), Nus (butterfly) and Kirschbaum (freestyle.) The second-place 200 free relay was comprised of Kushnirsky, Silver and seniors Ryan Shapiro and Jacob Kogan. Shapiro also finished sixth in the 100 fly and 10th in the 200 freestyle.

The Bulldogs’ depth was on display throughout the meet,

Solnick said. Some prime examples included the 200 IM, with Nus (1:56.33) runner-up, Kushnirsky seventh and sophomore Jason Shapiro at 13, and the 100 freestyle with Kirshbaum, the school record holder in the event, getting second in 47.04, Golduber 11th and Kogan 14th.

Golduber placed second in the 100 backstroke (52.20) and is the school record holder in the event.

Kushnirsky rebroke his own school record in the 100 breaststroke (57.36) and is ranked No. 2 in the state in the event.

The state meet is March 3-4 at Ithaca College. In addition to Kushnirsky, Kirschbaum, Nus, Silver, Golduber, Kogan and Ryan Shapiro will look to close the campaign with one more big splash.

“High school swimming is a team sport,” said Solnick, who has coached the Bulldogs for more than 25 seasons. “Everyone on the roster plays an important role.”

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When Does a Trust Make Sense

By now most people know that trusts avoid probate which is required with a will -if there are “probatable” assets, in other words those in your name alone. While many assets can be set up to avoid probate by putting joint owners on or by naming beneficiaries, titles to real estate in New York may not have beneficiaries and there are tax and liability reasons for not naming joint owners on real estate. As a result, real property generally goes through probate.

Other reasons to use trusts, besides avoiding probate for the home, are as follows:

1. Out-of-State Property. New York residents who own property in another state face two probates, one in New York and another in the other state. However, you may transfer both properties into your New York trust and avoid the “multiple probate problem”.

2. Trusts Are Private. Unlike wills, trusts are not filed in court, so there is no public record of how much you had, who you left

it to, where they live, and who you left out.

3. Special Needs Children. If you leave assets to a special needs child in a will, the court will appoint a lawyer to represent the special needs child which will require your estate to pay two lawyers and significantly delay the proceedings.

4. Keeping Your Assets in the Bloodline. Wills generally leave assets to your children and have no provisions for what happens after they get the inheritance. As a result, when your child dies, assets often go to inlaws and their families. Trusts can provide that your assets will stay in your bloodline for generations to come.

5. Protecting Assets from Long-Term Care Costs. Wills take effect on death and offer no long-term care asset protection. Often, the cost of care ends up leaving nothing for the heirs at death. Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts not only avoid probate, but also protect assets from being lost to longterm care costs.

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FOr ThE FIrST time in more than 30 years, Hewlett captured the Nassau County boys’ swimming championship.

Vets can get free emergency mental health care

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

Suicides among military veterans have been in decline over the past couple years, but today, a former soldier still takes his or her life every 85 minutes on average.

But now, veterans deemed to be in “acute suicidal crisis” can receive free emergency mental health services, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. That’s help that includes up to 30 days of in-patient care, and three months outpatient.

Veterans can find that help at any VA or non-VA health care facility at no cost. They don’t even need to be enrolled in the VA system to use this benefit.

Part of the Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care and Treatment — or COMPACT — Act of 2020, the new rule allows veterans discharged after more than two years of service under conditions other than dishonorable are eligible for the care, which will either be paid for or reimbursed by the VA. The expanded care is meant to, “help prevent veteran suicide by guaranteeing no cost, world-class care to veterans in times of crisis,” according to a news release.

“Free or not free, the priority is getting them health care,” Pete Wenninger, immediate past commander of the East Meadow American Legion Post 1082, said. “The being burdened with a cost is not going to be helpful to them, but it is critical that when a veteran needs mental health, that they get it.”

The policy will provide, pay for, or reimburse for treatment of those who qualify for emergency suicide care, transportation costs, and follow-up care at a facility. It will also help veterans by making appropriate referrals while determining eligibility for other VA services and benefits.

“I think it was a great move,” said Ralph Esposito, director of the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency.

“These kids coming home today from Iraq, Iran and everything, they got problems. And they’re hurting.”

The policy will also apply to former members of the armed forces, including reserve members, who served “more than 100 days under a combat exclusion or in support of a contingency operation.” It’s also open to those discharged under conditions other than dishonorable, who were the victim of sexual assault, sexual battery, or sexual harassment while serving.

“The need is more and more, that’s why the government — I believe — started this program,” Esposito said. “They see it. It’s happening all over. And we’re doing all we can to get them out.”

At the Nassau VSA in East Meadow, vets needing mental help are sent to speak with counselors that are right there for them, Esposito said. There’s also a food pantry if they’re hungry, and where they can pick up other supplies as well.

“It’s heartbreaking because they’re young,” he said.

A NEW FEDERAL policy will allow veterans in ‘acute suicidal crisis’ to receive free mental health care, including in-patient care for up to 30 days, and outpatient care for up to three months.

“It’s a big thing, but I’m really happy that they did this and that we have this program going.”

According to the National Veteran Suicide Prevention annual report, there were 6,146 veteran suicides in 2020 — down 5 percent from the year before, and “lower than each prior year since 2006.”

“Veterans have a hard time dealing with the military experience,” said Frank Salamino, quartermaster for the East Meadow Veterans of Foreign War Post 2736. “They have a very hard time. I know myself firsthand.

The new program is a step in the right direction for veteran care, Salamino added, but more needs to be done. Starting with talking to veterans before they leave the service about what they’re thinking and what they need.

And when they do get home and look for medical care from the government, appointments are hard to come by — oftentimes spread out with months in between.

“It took me a long time to get some help,” Salamino said.

Neil Miller/Herald file

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STEPPING OUT

By Karen Bloom

Pigeon is here. Elephant and Piggie, Knuffle Bunny, too. Families will have “Mo” fun at Long Children’s Museum, with “The Pigeon Comes to Long Island! A Mo Willems Exhibit,” which encourages all to step inside Willems’ imagination.

This being the children’s museum, of course, the traveling exhibit — co-organized by Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art — is fully hands-on — inspired by the art and characters of the beloved children’s author.

“We know our audience, families, finds these books really appealing,” says Ashley Niver, the museum’s director of education. “Kids really relate to these characters, their feelings and how they work through their conflicts. The characters are playful and curious and the kids identify and respond to them.”

• Now through May 14, Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• $17 museum admission, $16 seniors 65 and older; additional fees for theater programming

• View the LICM events calendar at LICM.org for additional information or call (516) 224-5800

The Hot Sardines

The band brings their distinctive sound to the Landmark stage. Emerging a decade ago from the underground parties of Brooklyn to touring worldwide and recording a string of albums that’s racked up more than 60 million streams across digital platforms, the Hot Sardines’ own “potent and assured” (The New York Times), “simply phenomenal” (The Times of London) brand of reinvigorated classic jazz landed them at the center of a whirlwind. Their unique recipe blends hot jazz and sultry standards from the ’20s, ’30s, and ’40s, rich New Orleans sounds, a dash of ’40s Paris flavor, and vibrant musical surprises. It’s all steeped in salty stride piano and the music Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt and Fats Waller used to make. The result is straight-up footstomping jazz. Their name says it all: their iconic ‘hot’ styling will paint a vibrant picture with smoky sounds and audiences revel in the steamy, swanky influence of their art form.

Saturday, March 6, 8 p.m. $60, $50, $46. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

• Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City.

The familiar characters immediately get an enthusiastic response — including best friend duo Elephant and Piggie, faithful companion Knuffle Bunny, and The Pigeon, that wily city bird best known for his antics in “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” Activities showcase Willems’ whimsy and humor, giving families opportunities to make art-inspired by Willems and learn about the rich social and emotional lives of the author’s characters. Illustrations, including sketches and other preliminary materials, are also on display.

At the heart of it all, the exhibit is designed to instill a love of reading.

“Mo Willems’ books are frequently the starting point for a child to understand the power of choice they hold in what to read and reread,” vice president for program and visitor experience Aimee Terzulli explains. “Willems creates characters that get children invested in wanting to spend more time with them as they choose to read more of his popular stories.”

The many components are approachable, even for the youngest kids. Highlights include:

• A bus station where kids can put on a bus driver costume and “drive around” the exhibit space.

• Kids can have hilarious conversations in the voices of Elephant, Gerald and Piggie at the “Elephone” double-sided phone booth.

• Use the hot dog launcher to launch foam hot dogs at The Pigeon and play the plinko game to give Duckling a cookie. “So silly and fun,” Niver adds. “Kids get a kick out of the hot dogs flying through the air.”

• Explore the laundromat and uncover Knuffle Bunny and other surprises among the clothes.

• Dress up Naked Mole Rat and send him down the runway for a one-of-a-kind fashion show.

• Work with the “lightbox” to try out illustration techniques that Willems uses for his books.

As always, related programming enhances the exhibit experience. The museum theater is especially active at the moment, with performances of Willem’s newest show “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!” (through March 25), followed by the return of the always-popular “Elephant & Piggie’s “We are in a Play!” (April 23 to June 3).

‘The Rocketman Show’

Remember when rock was young? You sure will at this tribute show. Rus Anderson, Elton John’s official body double for his Farewell Yellow Brick Road world tour launch, recreates an early Elton concert complete with colorful and flamboyant costumes actually worn by Elton himself. Enjoy a nostalgic night of Elton’s greatest hits, wildest outfits and outrageous stage antics. Anderson recreates the magic and live persona of a young Elton like no other. Storming around the stage with a fun-loving sense of flamboyance; part diva, part soccer player, killer vocalist, fierce piano player, all rock ‘n roller. His painstaking attention to detail includes wearing outlandish and spectacular costumes, including Elton’s iconic boots, glasses and jumpsuits from 1973, as well as a sparkly Swarovski tuxedo from 1984.

Friday, March 17, 8 p.m. $60, $45, Saturday, March 18, 8 p.m. $65, $45, $35, $30. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

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Photos courtesy Long Island Children’s Museum Everyone enjoys Mo fun Each element in the gallery relates to specific books in the Mo Willems collection.

Art talk

THE SCENE

Brandon ‘Taz’ Niederauer

March 6

The young guitar sensation visits the Landmark stage, Saturday, March 6, 8 p.m. Nineteenyear-old Brandon Niederauer, nicknamed “Taz” for his ferocious guitar playing, is living proof that dreams really do come true. Having performed in some of the most legendary venues with many of the most prominent musicians ofof our time, he has already earned himself quite the reputation. It all started at eight years old, when he watched the movie “School of Rock.” From then on, his guitar rarely left his hands. Just four years later, Brandon was cast in the principal role of guitarist “Zack Mooneyham” in the Tony Award-nominated Broadway production of “School of Rock the Musical.” And he never looked back. $30, $25. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Feb. 26

Meet Yong Yangliang when he visits Nassau County Museum of Art, Sunday, Feb. 26, 3 p.m. What a journey it has been for this famous artist, from Shanghai to the Metropolitan Museum to his new studio in Roslyn. His lyrical, dreamy work is also a journey in time, back to the fabled era of Tang dynasty literature and ink painting, the inspiration for the masterwork on view. Join him for a conversation on art, poetry and Asian aesthetics today and in ancient times. Participation is limited; registration required. $20 non-members. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Absolute Adele

Vocalist Jennifer Cella, who performs with the TransSiberian Orchestra, returns to her alma mater, Nassau Community College, with a tribute to Adele, Saturday, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Mainstage Theatre, Garden City. Tickets are available through the NCC online box office at Nassau. BookTix.com/seating.php. For information, visit NCC.edu or call (516) 572-7676.

Musical revue

Plaza Theatrical continues its season with “Bette, Babs & Beyond!,” a showstopping tribute to the legendary ladies of music, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2:30 p.m. Celebrate the stories and songs of pop music’s most iconic women including Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand, Cher, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Janis Joplin, and more. It’s performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. $40, $35 seniors. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Wisdom and Lessons

The Gural JCC presents a new series with Michal Horowitz, Wisdom and Lessons from Mishlei and Koheles on Tuesdays, March 21 (zoom only), April 18 and May 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at 207 Grove Ave., Cedarhurst. Series $50, $15 per class. To register, email rachayle. deutsch@guraljcc.org or call (516) 569-6733 ext. 222.

Family Hamantash

Celebrate Purim the Chabad of Hewlett’s Family Hamantash Bake, Sunday, Feb. 26, 11 a.m. to noon, at 24 Everit Ave., Hewlett. Sign up at JewishHewlett.com.

Woodsburgh Village

The Village of Woodsburgh holds its monthly meeting, Monday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m., at Village Hall, 30 Piermont Ave., Hewlett.

Yemina Mizrachi

Voyage

The Journey tribute band visits

In-person Game Time

Play canasta, mah jongg and Scrabble in the Bentley Room of Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence, Monday, Feb. 27, 2-4:30 p.m. Seating is limited and is first come, first seated. Masks recommended.

Feb. 26

Yemina Mizrachi, considered one of the most sought after speakers on Judaism and women’s empowerment, is headed to the Five Towns, Sunday, Feb. 26, 8:30 p.m., for a communitywide event at Aish Kodesh, 894 Woodmere Place, Woodmere. Limited seating. For tickets, go to AishKodesh.org/sparks. This week only 20 percent discount with code EARLY20OFF.

Having an event?

The Paramount, Saturday, Feb. 25, 8 p.m. The popular band takes everyone back to the ‘80’s when Journey’s timeless music ruled the airwaves. Hailed by fans and critics alike as the world’s top Journey tribute band, this group performs their music with chilling accuracy.

Fronted by Hugo — a dead ringer for Steve Perry, both visually and vocally — he continues to delight fans with his miraculous resemblance, exact mannerisms and identical voice to Perry. Fans agree that Voyage delivers an experience to the original Steve Perryfronted lineup. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

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.

Family theater

The beloved fairy tale springs to life in a delightful musical romp, presented Plaza Theatrical Productions, Friday, Feb. 24, 11 a.m.; Sunday, Feb. 26, noon. All the ingredients that have made this story a perennial favorite are here, including Cinderella, a zany Godmother, a trip to the royal ball, and a glass slipper. Tickets are $16. Visit the Plaza stage at The Showplace at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. For information/tickets, go to PlazaTheatrical.com or call (516) 599-6870.

‘Linked’

The final two shows of the Torah Academy for Girls Machon Sarah High School’s production of “Linked,” Sunday, Feb. 26, 1 and 7:30 p.m., at Lawrence High School, 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst. For tickets, go to ShowClix.com/event/ mshs-linked.

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) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

On stage

Mo Willems’ popular The Pigeon comes alive on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2425, 2 p.m.; Thursday, March 2, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Pigeon is eager to try anything, with the audience part of the action. $9 with museum admission, $12 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.

and Geography

Regents is one of four exams high school students must take to earn a high school Regents diploma. The other three are math, science and English Language Arts. At right, a Lawrence High School student working on the math Regents in 2014.

Test questions are created by ‘diverse’ group of teachers

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gation sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul and Education Commissioner Betty Rosa, urging them to launch an investigation into the creation of the questions. U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, who represents the Five Towns, was part of the group that sent the letter.

“The inclusion of the anti-Semitic question in the New York State Regents Exam in Global History and Geography is unsettling, and demonstrates a startling

STATE OF NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

CASE 22-T-0346 - Application of Empire Offshore Wind LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the Construction of Approximately 12 Miles of Transmission Lines from the Boundary of New York State Territorial Waters to a Point of Interconnection in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County.

NOTICE INVITING PUBLIC COMMENT AND ANNOUNCING PUBLIC STATEMENT HEARINGS

(Issued February 10, 2023)

Public comment is sought regarding a request by Empire Offshore Wind LLC (EOW) to construct, operate and maintain the New York portion of the transmission facilities required to interconnect EOW’s proposed Empire Wind 2 Offshore Wind Generating Facility, to be located within the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management designated Renewable Energy Lease Area OCS-A 0512, to a Point of Interconnection with the New York State Transmission System, located at an expansion of the Barrett 138-kilovolt (kV) Substation located in Oceanside in the Town of Hempstead, New York (the NY Project). The NY Project includes several components: three three-core 230-kV high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) submarine export cables located within an approximately 7.7-nautical mile (nm) submarine export cable corridor from the boundary of New York State waters three nms offshore to the cable landfall; a cable landfall in the City of Long Beach; three 230-kV onshore export cable circuits, each with three single-core HVAC onshore export cables within an approximately 1.5-mile-long onshore export cable corridor from the cable landfall to the onshore substation; an onshore substation in the Village of Island Park, within the Town of Hempstead, which will step up the voltage to 345-kV for the onshore interconnection cables; and, up to three 345-kV interconnection cable circuits, each with three single-core HVAC interconnection cables within an approximately 1.7-mile-long interconnection cable corridor from the onshore substation to the point of interconnection.

Under New York State Law, the Commission may adopt or reject EOW’s proposal, in whole or part, or modify it. In doing so, the Commission will consider input from the participating parties and the general public. Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) are presiding over the gathering of public comments and all evidence related to the NY Project. As indicated in this Notice, public statement hearings will be held to obtain comments from the public concerning EOW’s proposal.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that virtual public statement hearings will be held before ALJs Ashley Moreno and Lindsey Overton as follows:

Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Event Number: 2339 722 2371

Password: Mar9-1pm

Phone-Only Access: (518)549-0500

Access Code: 2339 722 2371

Time: 5:00 p.m.

Event Number: 2330 951 2704

Password: Mar9-5pm

Phone-Only Access: (518)549-0500

Access Code: 2330 951 2704

Those wishing to comment on any aspect of this proceeding will have the opportunity to make a statement on the record at the virtual public statement hearings. Any person wishing to provide a public statement on the record at the hearings must pre-register to do so by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.

To pre-register and provide a statement electronically:

Participants who would like to provide a statement and will log in to a hearing electronically must pre-register by the date and time indicated above by visiting www.webex.com , where they should click “Join” at the top right-hand corner of the screen, enter the event number listed above, and provide all requested information.

When logging in on the date and time of the hearing, participants will be asked to “select audio system.” It is recommended that participants opt to have the system “call me” or “call using computer.” The “call me” option will require participants to enter their phone numbers.

To pre-register and provide a statement by phone:

Any participant who is not able to log in to a hearing electronically may participate by phone. Call-in participants wishing to make a statement must pre-register by the date and time indicated above by calling 1-800-342-3330, where they should follow prompts to the appropriate hearing and provide the following information: first and last names, address, and phone number.

On the day and time of the hearing, all call-in participants should dial 518-549-0500 and enter the access code listed above to join the hearing.

The public statement hearings will be held open until everyone who has registered to speak has been heard or other reasonable arrangements to submit comments into the record have been made. Reasonable time limits may be set for each speaker as necessary to afford all registered speakers an opportunity to be heard. It is recommended that lengthy comments be submitted in writing and summarized for oral presentation. A verbatim transcript of the public statement hearings will be made for inclusion in the record of this case.

Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should call the Department of Public Service’s Human Resources Management Office at 518-474-2520 as soon as possible. TDD users may request a sign language interpreter by placing a call through the New York Relay Service at 711. Individuals with difficulty understanding or reading English are encouraged to call the Department at 1-800-342-3377 for free language assistance services regarding this notice.

Other Ways to Comment:

For those who cannot attend or prefer not to speak at the public statement hearings, there are several other ways to provide your comments to the Commission. Comments should refer to “Case 22-T-0346.” Although comments will be accepted throughout the pendency of this proceeding, they are requested by March 24, 2023.

Internet or Mail: Go to www.dps.ny.gov, click on “File Search” (located under the heading “Commission Files”), enter “22-T-0346” in the “Search by Case Number” field, and then click on the “Post Comments” box located at the top of the page.

Alternatively, comments may be mailed to the Hon. Michelle L. Phillips, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350. All written comments will become part of the record considered by the Commission and may be accessed on the Department of Public Service website by searching the case number, as described above, and clicking on the “Public Comments” tab.

Toll-Free Opinion Line: You may call the Commission’s Opinion Line at 1-800-335-2120. This number is set up to take comments about pending cases from in-State callers 24-hours a day. These comments are not transcribed verbatim, but a summary is provided to the Commission.

(SIGNED) MICHELLE L. PHILLIPS, Secretary

lack of oversight by the New York State Education Department in reviewing their testing materials,” D’Esposito said in a statement to the Herald. “Sadly, proponents of anti-Semitism continue to use all tools at their disposal to advance their hate-filled ideology as is evidenced by the anti-Israel verbiage included in this winter’s statewide Global History and Geography test.”

In response to the letter, the State Education Department said that a diverse group of state social studies teachers prepare, select and review the exam questions to ensure that they meet the learning standards.

Hochul signed a Holocaust education bill last year that requires state schools to review their teaching methods and to teach students the true history of the Holocaust.

“Sadly, it was only last year that we passed a law requiring the state to study the efficacy of Holocaust teachings in our schools,” Brown said in the release. “Demonstrating that we have miles to go on tolerance and equality.”

Research conducted by the Anti-Defamation League last fall found that 21 percent of young adults — those between ages 18 to 30 — believe more anti-Israel statements than older adults. And according to the ADL, belief in antisemitic tropes — misrepresentations or fabrications that are defamatory toward Judaism — has risen nearly 25 percent since 2019.

Brown, who is also the deputy mayor of Cedarhurst, said at press time that he had not heard from Lang about a possible investigation into the origin of the Regents questions.

Have an opinion about disputed questions on the Global History Regents? Send a letter to jbessen@liherald.com.

CedarhursT depuTy Mayor Ari Brown is calling on state Inspector General Lucy Lang to look into the provenance of two questions on the Global History Regents.

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LEGAL NOTICE

RESOLUTION # 2 - 2023

BUILDING DEPARTMENT COST OF CONSTRUCTION FEE INCREASE

WHEREAS the Mayor and the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor have determined that to promote the responsible and continued maintenance of the real property within the Village; and

WHEREAS to better equip the Village’s Building Department in efforts to control development within the Village and to enhance the aesthetic quality specific to the Village does hereby RESOLVE:

RESOLVED, that the cost of construction per square foot as used by the Building Department to calculate the building permit fees due and owing from each applicant, shall be as follows:

For all construction and/or renovations under three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00), the cost shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00) per square foot; and For all construction and/or renovations over three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00), the cost shall be four hundred dollars ($400.00) per square foot

WHEREFORE, this RESOLUTION, hereby adopted on March 9th. before a duly constituted meeting of the Board of Trustees shall be immediately effective and promptly recorded in the Office of the Village Clark, and made a part of the record.

HON. MARK WEISS, Mayor

Inc. Village of Hewlett Harbor

Motion by:

Seconded by:

Vote: Mark Weiss, Mayor AYE NAY

Len Oppenheimer, Deputy Mayor AYE NAY

Ken Kornblau, Trustee AYE NAY

Tom Cohen, Trustee AYE NAY

Gil Bruh, Trustee AYE NAY 137520

LEGAL NOTICE

VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR

NOTICE OF VILLAGE ELECTION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 15-104(3)(a) of the Election Law, notice is hereby given that the Village of Hewlett Harbor shall hold the Annual Village Election for the designated Village offices on Election Day, Tuesday, June 20, 2023 between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at Village Hall, 449 Pepperidge Road, Hewlett Harbor, New York 11557.

Trustee Term: (2) Two Years

Trustee Term: (2) Two Years

NICOLE GIACOPELLI

Deputy Village Clerk

Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York

February 20, 2023

PUEBLO DE HEWLETT HARBOR AVISO DE ELECCIÓN DE PUEBLO

TENGA EN CUENTA que, de conformidad con la Sección 15-104 (3) (a) de la Ley Electoral, se notifica que la Aldea de Hewlett Harbor celebrará la Elección Anual de la Aldea para las oficinas designadas de la Aldea El Dia Martes 20 de Junio, 2023 entre las 12:00 p.m. y las 9:00 p.m. en Village Hall, 449 Pepperidge Road, Hewlett Harbor, New York 11557.

Fideicomisario del pueblo Plazo: (2) Dos años

Fideicomisario del pueblo Plazo: (2) Dos años

NICOLE GIACOPELLI

Secretaria adjunto de la aldea

Fecha: Hewlett Harbor, New York 20 de Febrero 2023

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION

OF LIMITED LIABILITY

COMPANY. NAME: PGC Systems, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 01/30/23. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: 66 Lindenbergh Street, Locust Valley, NY 11560

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

137061

March, 2023 at 2:00 PM.

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Premises known as 517 11th Street, Cedarhurst, NY 11516.

(Section: 39, Block: 290, Lot: 57) Approximate amount of lien $1,001,229.89 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 010427/2012. Richard T. Kerins, Esq., Referee. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff

420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, NY 10170 Tel. 347/286-7409

For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832

Dated: December 27, 2022

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

side of Bayview Avenue; being a plot 60 feet by 119 feet by 60 feet by 119 feet. Section: 40 Block: 57 Lot: 47

All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction.

Said premises known as

40 ST. GEORGE PLACE, INWOOD, NY Approximate amount of lien $616,116.31 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

Index Number 18592/2007.

GEORGE ESERNIO, ESQ., Referee McGovern & Amodio, LLC

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff

2 William Street, Suite 306, White Plains, NY 10601

{* NASSAU HER*} 136992

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that a license, number (“Pending” ) for (beer, cider, liquor and/or wine) has been applied for by the undersigned to sell (beer, cider, liquor and/or wine) at retail in a (restaurant) under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 550 Central Avenue Cedarhurst, NY 11516, Village of Cedarhurst, Nassau County for on premises consumption. DAS Family Corp. d/b/a

Five Fifty 137440

LEGAL NOTICE

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU ACTION TO FORECLOSE A TAX LIEN INDEX NO.:

taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property. NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: February 2, 2023. Joseph Ehrenreich, Attorney for Plaintiff, 366 North Broadway, Suite 410, Jericho, NY 11753, 516-942-4215. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of HON. DAVID P. SULLIVAN of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated January 31, 2023. Such order and the Complaint in this action are filed in the office of the Nassau County Clerk, in Mineola, NY. The object of this action is to foreclose a tax lien on the premises identified above.

137162

LEGAL NOTICE

the southerly side of Broadway; RUNNING THENCE Westerly on a line at right angles to Washington Avenue, 217.81 feet to land formerly belonging to the heirs of Gilbert Craft, deceased, at a point 210.7 feet southerly from Broadway as measured along said formerly of Craft; THENCE Southerly along said Craft’s land, 150.20 feet; THENCE Easterly, 225 feet 46 feet to Washington Avenue at a point 150 feet southerly from the point or place of BEGINNING; THENCE Northerly along Washington Avenue, 150 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Section:

41 Block: 87 Lot: 23

All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction. Said premises known as 15 WASHINGTON AVENUE, LAWRENCE, NY Approximate amount of lien $626,230.81 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

Index Number 1482/2017.

LAURIE HORZ, ESQ., Referee Law Office of Mark L. Cortegiano, Esq. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 65-12 69th Place, Middle Village, NY 11379 {* NASSAU HER*} 137166

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 3-2023

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

LOCAL LAW NO. 6-2023

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held January 24, 2023, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 6-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 6-2023, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations.

Dated: January 10, 2023

Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.

Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 137511

Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS

of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available a t 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.

137499

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

LOCAL LAW NO. 2-2023

LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC.,

ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-OC3, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OC3, Plaintiff - against - BIBI SHERIFFA ALI, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on July 21, 2017.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 2nd day of

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not in its Individual Capacity but solely in its Capacity as Owner Trustee of Matawin Ventures Trust Series 2017-4, Plaintiffagainst- VETA GLENN, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated December 19, 2022 and entered on December 20, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on March 2, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at Inwood, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of St. George Place, distant 378.28 feet southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the easterly side of St. George Place with the southerly

605742/2022, ELM CAPITAL LLC, Plaintiff, vs. MARVIN IRA SAUERHOFF, Trustee under the FLORENCE PENKIN irrevocable trust, dated September 4, 2012, if said trustee be living, if said trustee be dead, the successor trustee(s) of such trust and the beneficiaries of such trust (which successor trustee(s) and beneficiaries are unknown to plaintiff), PREMISES SUBJECT TO TAX LIEN: 566 Leheigh Ln., Woodmere, NY, SBL# 39, 606, 15. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiff s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service, and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, Plaintiffagainst- BENJAMIN RINGEL, YAEL RINGEL, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated January 25, 2019 and entered on January 28, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on March 23, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lawrence in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Washington Avenue (Craft Avenue), distant 177.80 feet southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Westerly side of Washington Avenue and

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held January 10, 2023, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 3-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 3-2023, amending Section 197-5 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include “ARTERIAL STOPS” at various locations.

Dated: January 10, 2023

Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.

Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 137507

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 3/1/23 at 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 PM 166/23. INWOODYeshiva Kol Torah, Variances, lot area occupied, front yard setback on Bayswater Blvd., side yard, rear yard; Variance in off-street parking to maintain 2 (two) detached classroom trailers in conjunction with existing synagogue., N/E cor. Bayswater Blvd. & Elm Rd., a/k/a 44 Bayswater Blvd. S.E.Q.R. determination not made 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 cases in Inwood within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held January 10, 2023, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 2-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 2-2023, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations.

Dated: January 10, 2023 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 137506

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, March 9, 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

February 17, 2023 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR MICHAEL RYDER VILLAGE CLERK 137515

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Q. We’re in a quandary about insulation. Our house was built in 1948, and isn’t insulated well. We decided to add a master bedroom and kitchen extension and insulate as much as we can. Our building plans examiner wants something called a ResCheck from our architect, and wants to know how much of the house we’re going to do. We only want to tell them about the additions, even though we want to do our attic and the whole exterior from the outside, if we can. We understand that if we tell the plans examiner about the rest of the house, they can make us do a more expensive energy analysis, which we don’t think is necessary. Also, our contractor wants to only insulate the attic floor, but the architect said that the latest energy code requires us to insulate the roof and not the attic floor. Can you advise?

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A. Last week I described the ResCheck energy analysis to show the designed heat loss that architects and engineers are required to prepare for most renovations, and the more expanded Home Energy Rating System that is prepared by a certified engineer for projects that constitute over 50 percent of the home area or value.

From what you’ve described, your contractor just wants to do whatever they want, and although the approved construction plans are supposed to be binding and the contractor must abide by them, this doesn’t happen as often as you would expect. Many times, the contractor waits to see whether the building official will notice that the plans weren’t followed, and the contractor then seems enabled to do whatever they want to when their work passes, anyway.

Since the owner usually just wants to get the job done the cheapest way possible, the building designer, who was held to a higher standard by a plans examiner than the contractor, is left to wonder why so much effort went into the energy analysis in the first place. When the plans require changing to match what the contractor did and what the inspector passed, the owner often uses the “m” word, for mistake, to describe to the architect why the plan changes should be done for free. Basically, the process becomes muddled in a power struggle, when the real intention was to protect the owner from expensive utility bills for the rest of their life in their home and to cut waste.

The reason for the attic rafters to be insulated instead of the attic floor is because many people have cooled air-conditioning ducts running through hot attics. Somebody figured out that this makes no sense, and that insulating the attic to be part of the air-conditioned space, at about 75 to 80 degrees instead of 120 to 130 degrees, just makes more sense. The latest energy codes require an incredible R-49, which is more than a foot-thick insulation, unless a “parts” method is broken down and identified, piece by piece, in the ResCheck previously described. Good luck!

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Is creativity a thing of the past?

Human civilization has developed side by side with technology — some may say, in competition with it. Technological innovations have diminished the need for workers in jobs requiring physical labor, efficient repetition or mass production, because such skills are easily replaceable.

Artificial intelligence is a leap forward in such technology that is no longer a dream of science fiction movies. Rather, it is a reality that threatens to change the way we interact with the world. AI recognizes our faces when we unlock our iPhones, gives us movie recommendations on our favorite streaming services, and now, with the creation of ChatGPT, AI is a student’s dream come true: It can write essays.

Historically, the replacement of humans with machines isn’t an uncommon occurrence. And now I can’t help

but ask, is creativity, too, a thing of the past?

Before machines, there were skills valued as attributes that couldn’t be replicated. During the Industrial Revolution, however, the skill of sewing a dress — and later, in the second Industrial Revolution, the ability to put a tire on a car — became devalued, because they were no longer abilities unique to humans. A “skilled” worker wasn’t enough; machines were just as “skilled,” and technology had raised the standard.

In more recent times, the achievements of NASA’s “human computers,” whose intellect put a man on the moon, no longer compare to the mathematical and computational power of the smartphones we hold in our hands. Even intelligence seems to be replaceable. Now a computer claims to generate creativity, jeopardizing the jobs of those with abilities like programming and writing. If your talent is something that a computer can do, it’s not good enough.

As a student with access to techno-

logical resources that simplify everything from conducting research to learning a language, I suppose I should embrace technological advancement. But quite frankly, I’m tired of it. For one thing, my dependence on the newest gadgets and gizmos has limited my practical abilities. I don’t know how to search through a library to conduct a research project. I find it difficult to study without online aids. And I can’t even hand in an assignment without internet access to Google Classroom.

Is it too much to ask to be able to turn in an essay without worrying that a teacher will question whether it was written by a robot?

I fear that technology has not only limited our independence in our daily activities, but has also undermined the values of hard work and self-achievement. My high school offers an introductory class called Writing Lab, giving ninth-graders a year of individualized instruction on how to craft a concise and engaging essay. But ChatGPT knows how to write an introduction, a thesis

and three body paragraphs — with citations in MLA format — in less than a minute, which is more than some freshmen can do by the end of the year.

The potential uses of ChatGPT raise a host of philosophical questions. If, supposedly, technology’s completion of creative tasks is as effortless as its mastery of physical labor, does this suggest that creativity isn’t a distinctly human quality? And that creativity itself is synthetic, predictable and reproducible?

I worry about what effect this will have on my own future. Will there come a day when years devoted to academic achievement will be devalued in an instant? And, even scarier, is every hour that I devote to my love of writing now worth no more than a two-minute chatbot query?

To ease my concerns, I imagine that we can learn to live in cooperation with technology, not in competition with it. The true value of progress lies in our use of the tools at our disposal to enhance, not replace, human achievement. Let’s remember that technology is our puppet. We are still its masters.

Thirteenth letter to my grandchildren

Hey, sweeties, Can it be that you are now 20, 18, 16 and 14?

Do you read the paper?? Are you catching this online? Or is this exercise something I do to feel connected with all of you, geographically scattered, but emotionally the pulsing blips on my grandma radar?

Stay with me. This is a big ask, and a big confession.

Authentic, uncomplicated love is a precious thing, and when I think of each of you, every single day, singing or sad, dancing, skiing, studying, making videos, shooting hoops, finding friends, making trouble, growing into your own skins, what I feel is that … uncomplicated love.

From time to time over the years, I’ve dedicated columns to you. The moments seemed to demand it. I imagine readers understand the impulse to put a pin in history for the next generation as we live our lives.

In 2008 I wrote a celebratory column etching in memory the election of

Barack Obama. Of course, you were only 5, 3 and 1. One of you hadn’t been born yet. You had no way to know how profoundly that election changed history.

Then I wrote in 2012. I was worrying about President Obama’s re-election. He was running again Mitt Romney, but Romney was a decent man, and the stakes didn’t feel like life and death. I wrote to you about the Arab Spring and concerns about the economy, but all in all, things were OK.

In 2017, my letter to you described the shocking political tragedy of Donald Trump’s election and all the ways it threatened our freedom, our democracy and our sense of right and wrong. It turned out worse than I imagined. Trump’s ascension cleaved America in half, and we are still in bitter conflict. By then you were 14, 12, 10 and 8.

In the next election, 2024, two of you will vote.

I start with the political because the personal we share day to day, with calls and texts and intuition and telepathy. My worries aren’t so much for each of you, but for all of us, collectively.

Since that 2017 letter, you’ve survived a global pandemic that killed more than

a million people in our country. One million. We closed your schools, subjected you to constant Covid tests, and canceled your sports, your proms and your college dreams. The pandemic threatened your health, confined you to your rooms and compromised your life for over two years.

We were scared, and we didn’t have any defense against a virus that could kill so many people so quickly.

I say this to acknowledge what you suffered, your disappointment and your pain in all that was lost. We can’t change the catastrophe that was Covid-19. The four of you, and millions of other kids, got through it, day after boring day, and I am in awe of your resilience and strength. How do you trust the world again? We read that anxiety and stress are epidemic among teens.

So this is your time, and your challenge.

The story of hope is written in our history. Teenagers have survived and healed and triumphed and lived brilliant lives after world wars, genocide and national disasters. Today in Ukraine, teens are fighting for their

lives. Every day in our high schools, teenagers must summon courage just to attend class in a gun-crazed society.

We have let you down with our disregard for our planet. We have allowed fakery to displace truth in our communications. We have sent clowns to Congress.

For those of us who believe in a free and fair and healthy America, our backs are to the wall. Across the country, women’s rights have been upended. In Florida, which is ground zero for racism and division, a state college won’t host an art display called Embracing Our Differences because it depicts racial and gender diversity. And Pensacola Christian College canceled a performance by an a cappella group because one of the singers is gay.

This is another pandemic, of bigotry and fear.

You kids have survived a historic global catastrophe. Give it its due, get the help to get yourselves healthy again, and then do the work that will make America healthy again. We can only move forward, and many of us are here to help. As I said, it’s a big ask, but I have faith in each of you and the energy of your rising generation.

Love, Grandma

Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

RANDI KREISS

The four of you, and millions of other kids, got through the pandemic, and I am in awe.

Ilana Greenberg, of Valley Stream, is a sophomore at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, in Great Neck.

Technology has left us clueless in a real library, and now there’s ChatGPT.

IlANA GREENbERG

HERALD

Teddy Roosevelt: a president who defied labels

Monday was Presidents Day, a holiday that, unless you work in a bank or the government or a school, you might have missed.

At the federal level, the holiday marks the birthday of George Washington, who was born Feb. 22, 1732. It’s observed on the third Monday of February, and is intended to honor not only Washington, but all the presidents — whether you liked them or not.

It’s easy to label many of our presidents. Washington, of course, was the “father of the country.” Abraham Lincoln was a liberator and a unifier — even if it took a war to make that happen. James Madison was a father, too — considered the “father of the Constitution.”

While many commanders in chief would find their way to Long Island for various reasons, none have a connection to our home like Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th president, who spent the last 30 years of his life at his beloved Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay.

Although he was born in New York City, the Roosevelt family had a long association with Long Island, like many wealthy families in the city at the time. Teddy, however, came to love 150 acres or so of land on Cove Neck — just north of Oyster Bay Cove — that he bought just before he entered politics in 1880, when he was just 22.

He would spend upward of $500,000 in today’s money to build a 22-room mansion he had intended to call Leeholm, after his wife, Alice. But she died before the house was finished, and Teddy would

letters

Randi takes on George Santos

To the Editor:

Thanks to Randi Kreiss for her column last week, “Minx or madman: the George Santos story,” on the enigmatic nut job, George Santos, or whatever his name may be.

I worry for our kids and grandkids and the future of America. Just what is warping our brains? It started with the vast wasteland of TV for us baby boomers, and continues with portable devices/social media.

And why do 99.9 percent of the cuckoos surface in the Republican Party?

As I write, I’m babysitting for our newest grandson, who’s 2½. How to teach him the difference between good and evil, right and wrong? Is there hope? And is “Paw Patrol” a safe venue to begin his adventures?

Thank you, Randi, for your contributions each week. They’re a ray of hope, sanity and humor in a chaotic landscape.

remarry. Instead of naming it in honor of future First Lady Edie Carow, Teddy instead named it Sagamore Hill, an Algonquin word for “chief.”

Labeling Roosevelt is no easy task. When he first stepped into the White House as president in 1901, following the assassination of William McKinley, he was a Republican. Yet he was also described as “progressive” — something many Republicans today would consider an insult.

T.R. was certainly a conservative — for the environment, that is. In just a few years, he doubled the amount of forests protected by the federal government. He did so much that Congress limited the power the president had to designate national forests.

Teddy, however, was also an imperialist. “Speak softly, and carry a big stick — you will go far” summed up his approach to international diplomacy of coming in peace, but if things don’t go your way, be ready to back it up with might.

While we see the United States as a military superpower today, at the beginning of the 20th century it was not. European powers counted their soldiers in the millions. America? In the tens of thousands. It wouldn’t be until the U.S. entry into World War I — in the final two years of Roosevelt’s life — that President Woodrow Wilson would commit billions of dollars to build what he called a million-man army.

Even with a small military, Teddy was committed to supporting the Monroe Doctrine, which treated any European influence on the politics of the Americas

as a hostile act against the United States. Roosevelt used the doctrine not only to kick Spain out of Cuba, but also to construct the Panama Canal. The Monroe Doctrine had never been popular in other countries of the Americas, but it never bothered Teddy.

He was a fan of diversity, but only to a point. During the Spanish-American War, his Rough Riders took men from all walks of life. And T.R. appointed more African Americans to federal government positions than all the presidents before him — combined.

But Roosevelt made it clear that once you were an American, you were an American. That hyphens should be left at the door, fearing it would permit the United States to become a “tangle of squabbling nationalities.”

These are just some examples of where Teddy’s policies and philosophy conflicted with both major political parties of today. Then again, a lot has changed in the 120-plus years since he was in the White House, and where we draw the lines in 2023 is much different from where they were drawn in the sand in 1901.

No matter his philosophy, his triumphs — even his flaws — we can’t deny that Teddy Roosevelt was very much his own man, and because of that, was also a great president. The United States is a better place today because of his leadership.

Here’s hoping you didn’t overlook Presidents Day, and miss how special Roosevelt’s role was, especially right here in our own backyard.

It’s time for our energy to go public m

ost Long Islanders are rightly confused about who is responsible for our ever-rising electricity bills. On TV we see PSEG commercials. On the streets we see PSEG trucks. We get our electric bills from PSEG. Yet there is also the Long Island Power Authority, as well as National Grid. Who does what? And how does this add up to unnecessarily high electric bills?

Long Island has a unique way of providing electricity to customers.

The Long Island Power Authority, which most people know little about, owns the wires and substations. But this public authority hires private companies like PSEG to actually run the system. Nor does LIPA own any power plants. It purchases the electricity we use mostly from National Grid, the same company that sells natural gas on Long Island.

LIPA was created by New York state after the Long Island Lighting Company almost bankrupted ratepayers with its

failed Shoreham nuclear power plant. LIPA brought in another for-profit utility, KeySpan, to manage and operate the system. KeySpan was later bought out by National Grid. Still with me?

After National Grid badly mismanaged the preparation for and aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, it was replaced by PSEG, a New Jersey-based utility. PSEG’s own management performance proved so terrible during Hurricane Isaias, in 2020, that LIPA sued it for “corporate mismanagement, misfeasance, incompetence and indifference.” The suit was withdrawn only after a new LIPA-PSEG contract was renegotiated last spring, imposing more controls over PSEG for the remaining three years of the agreement, through 2025.

Three for-profit utilities — LILCO, KeySpan/National Grid and PSEG — have made lots of money off Long Island ratepayers. Even though LIPA pays PSEG an $80-million-per-year management fee, LIPA has faced continual frustration. Most recently, PSEG has been taken to task for its dismal customer satisfaction

Letters

The polarization began many years before Clinton and Trump

To the Editor:

Re Peter King’s column last week, “How political extremism became the norm”: Mr. King’s answer goes astray from the start, using Yeats too broadly. “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold…” applies to only one party. With Mr. King’s 28 years of experience in Congress, he must remember that the major turning point toward extremism was House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s intentional and explicit radicalism.

“This war,” Gingrich said, “has to be fought with a scale and a duration and a savagery that is only true of civil wars,” and he referred to Democrats as “ thugs,” “crooks” and “traitors.” Thus, Clinton-Trump in 2016 was the fruit, not the root, of our current polarization.

Mr. King is also surely aware of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s trajectory from Tea Party aggression through Freedom Caucus ideology to the “further rejection of tradition and civility” the current House displays. Mr. King’s call for the “sane forces on both sides to step forward” is disingenuous, because the sane Republicans have been culled. Mr. King, being among the sane, should volunteer his

counsel to any others he can find.

BRIAN KELLY Rockville Centre

Go easy on the coffee, East Side LIRR riders

To the Editor:

Re Juan Lasso’s story “Full LIRR service to East Side finally coming” in last week’s issue: Not when it comes to critical ridership amenities.

Remember the long lines commuters faced in the Seventh Avenue Penn Station LIRR restrooms? At the new $12.6 billion LIRR East Side Access Grand Central Madison terminal, nothing has changed. There are only two men’s restrooms, with a total of 18 urinals and 13 toilets; two women’s restrooms, with a total of 25 toilets; one lactation room; and two single-capacity gender-neutral bathrooms. If you have to go, you’d better have a strong bladder to make it from the upper- or lower-level platforms and mezzanine to a restroom on the Madison Concourse level.

LARRY PENNER Great

ratings. LIPA board members past and present have voiced serious questions about continuing to “outsource” our electrical system.

State legislators from Long Island, working with ratepayers, community groups and the Reimagine LIPA campaign, created after Isaias, lobbied for the establishment of a state legislative commission to chart a future for LIPA without PSEG. The Legislative Commission on the Future of LIPA, created last spring, has been tasked with coming up with a plan for 2025 that would allow LIPA to run the electrical system directly, saving ratepayers lots of money.

This is neither a radical nor a fanciful idea. Nonprofit, publicly owned electric systems are common. In some of the most conservative states in the nation, like Nebraska and Mississippi, virtually every community is served by a nonprofit utility. These public power systems are a matter of civic pride and customer satisfaction. Like water service, electric power works best when not run by private interests.

Hundreds of businesses on Long Island

have long sought the low-cost electricity made available by the New York Power Authority, the state’s nonprofit power supplier. The communities of Freeport and Rockville Centre have nonprofit municipal electric systems, and enjoy rates that are as much as 40 percent lower than what the rest of us PSEG customers pay.

How do they do it? They eliminate as much profit-making as possible from the cost of electricity. Getting rid of high salaries at PSEG and profits for its shareholders would mean major saving for ratepayers. Public ownership, through LIPA, of renewable electricity sources would dramatically reduce the cost of that electricity.

Eliminating the profit from the production of electricity is a sure-fire way of lowering rates. And it’s a tried-and-true idea. The New York Power Authority has been providing cheap electricity for over 60 years. LIPA and Long Island ratepayers need the same opportunity. Now is the time to move forward on the full municipalization of LIPA.

Fred Harrison, a retired history teacher at Calhoun High School in Merrick, is a ratepayer advocate working with Food and Water Watch, which is part of the Reimagine LIPA campaign.

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An iconic image memorialized at Eisenhower Park — East Meadow

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Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who served as a director in the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office of Operations and Program Management.

F or-profit utilities have made too much money off Long Island customers.

Fred Harrison

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