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APRIl 30 - MAY 6, 2020
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BAll FIEldS ACRoSS Long Island, including one at Hewlett High School, above, will not be used after spring sports were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
It’s game over for spring athletes Five Towns players react to cancellation of the 2020 season amid a pandemic By ToNY BEllISSIMo and JEFFREY BESSEN tbellissimo@liherald.com, jbessen@liherald.com
The meets, games and matches of spring will not be played, after any hopes for even a modified season were dashed on April 21, when health and safety concerns focused on the coronavirus pandemic led athletic administrators and school superintendents in Nassau and Suffolk counties to announce the cancellation of the high school sports season. The student-athletes who play badminton, baseball and
lacrosse and run track will lose a year of not only playing a sport they love, but also the camaraderie of being on team. “It really meant a lot more than playing a game,” said Hewlett High School senior Anthony Isayev, a center fielder on the varsity baseball team. “It’s being with the same guys — it’s more like a brotherhood.” Considered a top ballplayer by those in the know, Isayev stole 20 bases last season and had a .400 on-base percentage. Though he loves being on the diamond, his most vivid memories, he said, are of what happened after
the games. “Last year [in] our last game, we lost to Seaford in the second round [of the Nassau Class A playoffs], and it was amazing to see how the seniors reacted — and to think that was my last chance to compete,” Isayev said, adding that the last year’s end-ofseason dinner was a “great environment.” Lawrence High senior Sofia Maravilla played volleyball in the fall, but will not get to play badminton this season. “For me, it especially made me sad not to be with my teammates and people who are like family,” she said
of her reaction when she learned of the cancellation. “It’s upsetting not going on that court and working as a team.” Ryan May said he is the only Hewlett High senior who will continue his lacrosse career in college, having earned an academic scholarship to Muhlen-
berg College in Allentown, Pa. May received the Bulldogs’ Unsung Hero Award as a sophomore, and was an All-County Honorable Mention last season as an attacker. He was also an All-Conference football player last fall, playing wide receiver Continued on page 17
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Lawrence schools staff layoffs stir up union anger jbessen@liherald.com
After the Lawrence School District laid off and furloughed employees as of April 15, a firestorm of anger followed led by the Lawrence Teachers Association and Teamsters Local 237, the union that represents the aides, assistants, cleaners, monitors and nurses who are no longer working. Lori Skonberg, president of the LTA, first sent a letter to the school district’s Assistant Superintendent of Operations and Business Jeremy Feder in opposition to the layoffs which included 80 school aides and 22 full-time employees. Five employees were furloughed. “The LTA vehemently opposes the district’s decision to fire 102 employees in the wake of the current pandemic,” Skonberg wrote. “These are people who served the Lawrence community for many years, people who now face a loss of income and health care benefits at the worst possible time.” Schools across New York state have been closed since mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Skonberg also asked Feder nine questions ranging from whether the employees were laid off to help pay for the $200,000 worth of Chromebooks that were bought because of the increased need as the district moved to remote learning to the possibility that the layoffs violate the governor’s executive orders that districts were required to have non-essential staff either work from home or take leave without having to use personal, sick or vacation time and the employees were entitled
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LaYiNg oFF 102 Lawrence School District employees has raised the ire of the Lawrence Teachers Association and Local 237. Above, Lawrence High School. to remain on the payroll and do not have the authority to furlough or layoff staff through May 15, per the governor’s extension of New York on Pause. “Over the years, much has been said about Lawrence employees being a part of a ‘family,’” Skonberg wrote. “In times of trouble, family members help each other. Would you say that the district’s decision to fire these workers lay bare their true feelings towards their employees?” Skonberg said she is yet to receive a response. Following up on the claim that the furloughs and layoffs violated the executive orders, the LTA sent a letter to State Attorney General Letitia James. “It is my strongest desire that you investigate the
district’s actions, and should you find my allegations to be accurate, require the district to make all 107 fired or furloughed whole again, at least through May 15, and perhaps even further, should Governor Cuomo issue more executive orders extending the date further,” Skonberg wrote. The attorney general is yet to respond. “Under the advice of our attorney we don’t believe that is an accurate statement,” Lawrence Superintendent Dr. Ann Pedersen said, referring to the LTA’s claim that the school district violated the executive orders. A portion of Executive Order 202.4 reads: “Any local government or political subdivision shall, effective March 17, 2020,
allow non-essential personnel as determined by the local government, to be able to work from home or take leave without charging accruals, except for those personnel essential to the locality’s response to the Covid-19 emergency.” Ben Carenza, deputy Long Island director of Local 237, also sent a letter to Pedersen. “The district’s reliance on ‘unanticipated costs’ and spending related to technology in the media, is spurious at best,” Carenza wrote. “The salaries and benefits belonging to the terminated employees were already budgeted for the year.” Pedersen noted that the laid off and furloughed employees cost the district $365,000. “Because of the anticipated revenue loss and all indications are that we will lose revenue for this year and next and our focus is always preserving the programs for the kids,” she said. Board of Education President Murray Forman strongly defended the decision and noted that budget cuts of at least 20 percent are coming, based on what Cuomo has said. “We truly believe the interests in terms of the kids is to husband the resources of the district to be in the best position to maintain programs,” Forman said, adding that fortunately that right now there are enhanced government unemployment benefits to soften the sting of being unemployed. “Programs are driven by employees. These are unprecedented times. In the long-term we fully expect to restore virtually all the employees when things are more normalized.”
Generous donations feed a food need during pandemic By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com
From television to Broadway (the one in Hewlett), generous donations of food have helped to feed families in the Five Towns and New York City. Individuals such as photographer and Atlantic Beach resident Jodi Applebaum, who has been keeping busy taking free front porch portraits of families, has also donated to help the volunteers at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence – Sarah Hayes, Byron Alvarado and Sasha Young – to distribute meals nearly every day. “Everybody is pitching in,” Young said, adding that fellow Inwood resident Atasha Mays Fredericks has also contributed to the food collection. Food has also come through Cedarhurstbased Rock and Wrap It Up! as CEO and founder Syd Mandelbaum and his wife, Diane, continually deliver food to the Community Center that originates from several sources, including Monday’s delivery of 250 meals from the CBS television productions of the “Good Fight and “Evil.” “We have received food from the two shows the last three seasons,” Syd said outside the Community Center on April 27. Three days earlier 250 meals from the TV shows were donated to the Woodycrest United Methodist Church in the Bronx. On April 28, 250 meals were given to the United Methodist Church in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn.
ThE doNaTEd Food stockpiled on tables in the Five Towns Community Center lobby. “Everything went very smoothly today,” Lynn Powers of CBS said about the Bronx delivery. “The rain held up until after we finished. Had some good volunteers including my son and daughter. Were able to give away all 250 boxed meals and bottle water.” Rock and Wrap It Up! has partnered with the Community Center since 1999, Syd said, bringing food and other needed items. “I am bringing 20 meals to members of my American Legion post, they’re all over 70, he said on Monday. Looking much more like the Hunts Point food market, the center’s lobby is full of tables piled with food. Donations have also come from the Bagelry in Cedarhurst, Trader Joes in Hewlett and Walls bakery, also in Hewlett.
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Rock aNd WRap It Up!’s Syd Mandelbaum and Sasha Young collect the meals donated from CBS productions on April 27.
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obituary Inwood native Marie Caronia dies at 84 By MatthEW FERREMi
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Near the end of a typical Jewish wedding the groom stomps on a glass with his foot as a punctuation mark of the celebration, unfortunately for Cedarhurst Village Justice Andrew Goldsmith it was the Nassau County Fire Marshal who punctuated the completion of the April 22 ceremony on the front lawn of Goldsmith’s West Broadway house, also in Cedarhurst. Goldsmith, a lifelong Cedarhurst resident, was issued a summons on April 22 by the Nassau County Fire Marshal for “willful violations of the public health laws 12B,” the public gathering regulations put in place by New York state because of the coronavirus pandemic. The violation is punishable by a maximum fine of $10,000. What was supposed to be a small family wedding that could be viewed on the video conference platform Zoom became a gathering of at least 100 people, according police and fire marshal officials at the scene. “I had spoken to Mr. Goldsmith a week and half before and I told him he could keep it to the happy couple and both sets of parents, and everyone should wear masks,” Assistant Chief Fire Marshal Michael Uttaro said. “Unfortunately, the situation evidently was on the front lawn with 100 people. We did allow the nuptials to go on before the police and fire marshal broke up the crowd.” The crowd included neighbors, onlookers and people who wanted the gathering dispersed, Uttaro said. Goldsmith had emailed a wedding invitation that the ceremony was going to take place that Wednesday at 3 p.m. “I received the email to join the Wednesday Zoom broadcast and it was very specific that no one attend,” Cedarhurst Mayor Benjamin Weinstock said. The invitation
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CEdaRhuRSt VillagE JuStiCE Andrew Goldsmith was issued a summons in violation of the public gathering regulations put in place because of the coronavirus outbreak. explicitly noted: “Please do not congregate on the sidewalk as we are strictly adhering to guidelines set by the Nassau County fire marshal’s office.” Weinstock said that Goldsmith’s daughter, a doctor, was supposed to have the wedding at the Sands in Atlantic Beach before the Covid-19 health crisis. “Andy being an upstanding lifetime [village] resident, I’ll assume he’ll handle it with the way all people deal with violations,” Weinstock said. Uttaro said that since the governor’s executive orders on public gatherings went into effect the fire marshal’s office has fielded some 2,000 complaints and issued 20 appearance tickets. “We are not heavy handed but we can’t allow blatant violations go,” he said. “We hope people heed the message.”
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To her family and friends, Marie Caronia was an iconic figure in the Inwood community. The lifelong Inwood resident Caronia died on March 28 from the coronavirus, she was 84. Bor n one day after Christmas in 1935, Caronia served her home community by working at the Five Towns Community Center for the majority of her life. She began her career at the Community Center in 1968 in what was known at the time as the Trade School. Caronia worked with the center’s Before MaRiE and After School program for elementary school children for roughly 50 years. Caronia’s daughter, Sharyn Dalone, discussed the impact her mother had on the Community Center “During her long tenure at the Community Center, my mother touched the lives of many families and made a tremendous impact on the fabric of our community,” Dalone said. “She worked with multiple generations of people and became an iconic figure within
our community, being recognized by grandparents, parents and children that she had worked with over the years.” Former Inwood residents shared their memories of Caronia. Angela Giovanniello said that Caronia was influential. “Marie’s dedication and hard work in our community will never be forgotten,” Giovanniello said. “Her beautiful spirit blessed the Five Towns Community Center in so many ways. We were so lucky to have her for so many years.” Five Towns Community Center executive director Brent Hill shared his thoughts on Caronia. Facebook “She will forever be a CaRoNia part of our family at the Five Towns Community Center,” he said. “Our legacy of supporting families with quality care for their children will continue in her memory.” Caronia is survived by her three children: Susan M. Martillotti, Sharyn M. Dalone and Phillip A. Caronia and three grandchildren: Thomas and Jill Martillotti, Anthony Caronia and Katrina Caronia. She is predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Ralph, in 2004.
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Letter from Covid-19 victim’s wife to the governor
Dear Governor Cuomo, I am writing to share the story of my husband, William Mantell, who died from Covid-related pneumonia on April 17. Bill was a health care worker on the front lines. He wasn’t a nurse or physician working in a hospital, but a pharmacist at a small community pharmacy that he owned for 31 years, in Rochdale Village, N.Y. As you know, retail pharmacies are deemed essential businesses by New York state and are expected to remain open. Bill did as he was instructed. His exposure to the public was not optional, and he kept his pharmacy running to serve his patients and community. Within the first week of this crisis, he sold out of hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, disinfectant sprays, masks, gloves, alcohol, thermometers and Tylenol.
There were no cleaning supplies left on the shelves, and it was becoming nearly impossible to replenish those items. Not only did Bill have limited product to sell to his patients and customers, but also there were very few supplies to clean the pharmacy with, and he had zero personal protective equipment to keep himself and his employees safe. Bill was running a small business, and he wasn’t in a position to quickly install plastic barriers at cash registers and other protective measures throughout the store that large corporate pharmacies had the resources to do.
In the beginning of this crisis, I was glued to the news. I heard news stories about the nurses and physicians in hospitals who were begging for PPE to protect themselves. I listened to your news conferences in which you asked President Trump for help obtaining equipment and PPE for those on the front lines in hospitals. I don’t recall the push for PPE for the workers on the front lines who were not in hospitals: the retail pharmacists, delivery people, grocery store employees and workers in essential factories. If New York state was having difficulty procuring these items, how were small businesses supposed to? I feel like my husband was left to fend for himself. If Bill had the PPE earlier, would it have changed his outcome? I want to bring to your attention the difficulty Bill went through to try to have a Covid-19 test scheduled. He called the testing hotline on March 28 and was told someone would get back to him within two days. Two days later he called again and was reassured he was “still on the list.” Three and a half weeks later, on April 22, the New York State Department of Health called to schedule a test. This was five days after he died. Is it acceptable to have a person who is sick wait almost a month for a test? Why wasn’t his personal physician allowed to order a test? How did those waiting on lines at the drive-through sites have their tests scheduled? If Bill had been tested and treated earlier, would it have changed
his outcome? It was extremely difficult for my family and me (and I am sure for every other family who has a sick loved one) to know that Bill was in the hospital suffering alone, with no family or friends by his side to support him. I understand the reasons why, and I understand that the nurses have such a high patient load that they are often unable to extend the extra human elements they normally give those in their care. I know Bill was anxious, scared and exhausted trying to take care of his needs on his own. If even one family member was allowed at their own risk, gowned from head to toe, to be there with him, to ensure that he laid on his stomach, did his breathing exercises, helped with the side effects caused by his medications and let him know that he wasn’t alone, would it have changed his outcome? My story is one of nearly 17,000 in New York state. I am helpless in a time when there is so much uncertainty in the world. I have lost my best friend, and my daughters have lost their father. I am calling on you, Governor Cuomo, to continue leading our state through this challenging time. Small businesses on the front lines need PPE to safely serve people during this pandemic, and our loved ones need someone by their side to fight and survive. In loving memory of my husband Bill, Carole Mantell
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Food bank partners with county to feed 1,000 families in need amid the pandemic By BRIAN STIEGLITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com
“No one should have to question where their next meal is coming from,” wrote Nassau County Executive Laura Curran in a Facebook post on April 23. Her sentiment echoes the goal of Island Harvest Food Bank, with which the county recently partnered to distribute food at nine local sites. In Curran’s social media post, she announced the county had joined with the Bethpage-based food bank to provide enough meals to feed roughly 1,000 families in one day. This continues Island Harvest’s efforts to help the growing number of Long Island residents who were furloughed or lost their jobs because of business closures or stagnations. The food bank first launched an emergency response program on March 9 to help residents who were financially impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. This included its Emergency Contingency Business Plan to put in place specific measures to ensure the health and safety of its staff members, volunteers, clients and food. Through its emergency response plan, the organization has purchased 50 percent more food than it usually does. Staff members surveyed 124 school districts and identified 32 that needed support providing meals to students. For such districts, staff members and volunteers created pop-up, drive-through food distribution centers. It ran a mobile food pantry to distribute food to about 300 nonprofits, and delivered food to roughly 1,700 people who could not leave their homes, including seniors, veterans and the immunocompromised.
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Editor’s note: Carole Mantell recently lost her husband, Bill, to Covid-19. He was a pharmacist, working on the front lines. Carol wrote to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, urging him to provide protective equipment to essential employees like him to protect them from the virus. “I needed to write a letter to Governor Cuomo regarding our family’s experience with Covid-19,” she said. “I want this to be a call to action to make changes in how this terrible disease is being handled.” The Mantells lived for many years in Rockville Centre before moving four years ago to East Meadow. Here is Carole’s letter to the governor:
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North Shore Animal League still fostering adoptions By Jennifer Corr jcorr@liherald.com
Tanner Callicutt of Manhattan had thought about getting a puppy for some time, but house-training one seemed daunting given his busy schedule as an actor and a restaurant host. So when New York state shut down to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in mid-March, Callicutt thought, “‘When am I going to have six weeks of undivided attention to devote to training him and making sure that he’s house-broken?” In December, Callicutt’s friend, Will Ganss, went through North Shore Animal League America, a no-kill animal rescue center in Port Washington, to get a puppy. He noticed the amount of love a shelter pet can give, so he decided to go with North Shore Animal League for his new puppy. Callicutt is not the only one to take advantage of the stay-at-home order to train and get to know a new pet. “There are a lot, a lot of people who are inquiring about adopting animals,” Diane Johnson, North Shore Animal League’s vice president of shelter Operations, said. “Basically, all of the animals that we have on our website, someone has asked about, which is great because a lot of them are long-term animals that have been here a little bit longer.” Because the animal rescue can no longer allow walkins, potential adoptees can look for adoptable cats and dogs on the organization’s website, www.animalleague. org. On the website, Callicut found a lab-mix puppy named Otis. “I saw his picture online and immediately fell in love,” Callicut said. Callicutt then contacted North Shore Animal League and was able to filled out his adoption application over the phone and made an appointment. On April 3, he sat down with Otis at the rescue. “By the end of it, I was like ‘Yeah, he’s mine,’” he said. “I want to take him home.” Johnson said now is a good time to adopt a pet. “People are home and they have the time to devote to an animal,” she said. “This is a great time for training and spending time with them. We had an outpouring, before this happened, of people who wanted to foster. So we have 40 animals in foster homes that are getting attention 24/7 rather than being here.” Fostering has been the alternative option, Johnson said, for pets whose owners died from Covid-19. She said there were two cases that the shelter handled. In one, the animal was supposed to be housed at the shelter, but at the
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Tanner CalliCuTT adopTed his lab-mix puppy, Otis, from North Shore Animal League America in Port Washington. last minute a relative stepped up to take the animal in. In another, a neighbor of an individual took in the animal as a foster pet. The neighbor is now working independently to have the animal adopted. “Rather than the animal coming to the shelter, where it’s new for them, and it’s scary, they’re with a foster in a safe and loving environment,” Johnson said. North Shore Animal League could not name the foster owners for privacy reasons. For animals that do currently live at the shelter, staff members and volunteers have provided care for them too. Adoptable dogs are walked three to four times a day and are able to go outside and play. Volunteers have also been taking them to the beach. “Our front line has been unwavering,” Johnson said. “We’ve been here from the start. Our staff and volunteers are still here providing care and enrichment for the ani-
mals, and you can’t ask for more than that. Our staff is so dependable when it comes to the animals.” Also dependable, Johnson said, has been the emergency veterinary service provided by North Shore Animal League’s Pet Health Centers, which are now doing a curbside service for which the animal is brought in and the owner stays in the car. “Veterinary medicine has been deemed an essential service, so we have remained open to some degree,” Dr. Mark Verdino, a veterinarian with North Shore Animal League, said. “We have, at this point, closed what we would consider non-critical services. So we’re not doing annual exams for the most part. We’re not doing elective procedures, like if a dog needs dental cleaning...” Verdino and his team have also worked to inform the public on the relationship between Covid-19 and companion animals. As of April 22, only two companion animals had tested positive for Covid-19, and the chances of humans spreading the disease to animals are low, officials said. “There have been, globally, very few cases where they have tested animals in the home of Covid patients and they have gotten positive tests,” Verdino said. “Does that mean they are infected, or does that mean they are just picking it up on the test? That’s what we really don’t know.” As of now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that those who are sick with Covid19 stay isolated from their pets, along with anyone else in their household. The CDC has also recommended keeping pets away from situations in which they could interact with other animals and humans outside the household. However, Verdino said, people should not be paranoid. He has heard of cases in other shelters and rescues in which people have tried to drop off their pets out of fear they could contract or spread coronavirus, or that owner would be unable to care for the pet if quarantined. This is has not happened at North Shore Animal League to date, however, he said. “What we’re trying to do is tamper that paranoia out a little bit,” Verdino said. “Again, there’s no evidence that companion animals are playing any roles whatsoever in the transmission of this disease.” Go to North Shore Animal League’s website at animalleague.org to browse adoptable pets and contact (516) 8837575 to become a pre-approved adopter. Adoptions are done by appointment. The organization is also accepting donations.
Commemorating the Holocaust amid the pandemic
HERALD COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS — April 30, 2020
when Jewish residents battled Nazi forces for nearly a month that April and May. German soldiers crushed the 27-day resisDespite not being able commemorate tance, yet it remains a symbol of Jewish Holocaust Remembrance in person courage. This year, Yom HaShoah was because of the coronavirus pandemic, the April 21. Marion & Aaron Gural JCC and the UJABorn in 1927 in Brzeziny, Poland, IgielsFederation of New York ki’s life dramatically changed found a way to have a Holoas a 12-year-old when the caust survivor share his story. Nazis captured his hometown North Woodmere resident in 1941. “In a matter of just and Gural JCC member Berthree days, the Ger mans nie Igielski, 93, recalled his occupied our town,” Igielski story on April 21 on how he said. “I was in eight concenalways looks for the positive tration camps during the in people. Cathy Byrne, the Holocaust and it was very difJCC’s associate executive ficult seeing people dying director for older adults and right next to me.” special needs, hosted the disIgielski was liberated from cussion that was presented Auschwitz in May of 1945 and on the Zoom video conference noted that despite all the horBERnIE platform. ror he witnessed during the “Today on Yom HaShoah, IgIElskI Holocaust, he always tries to we must always remember to Holocaust survivor see the good in people. “I stand up and speak against don’t believe in hate,” he said. hatred,” Byrne said. “We also “If you can look in the mirror must remember to share our survivors’ and love yourself, then you cannot hate.” stories even in the face of these unpreceAfter liberation, Igielski spent more dented times.” Yom HaShoah is Hebrew than three years in Germany, living with for Holocaust Memorial Day. a German family. He moved to the U.S. in The day is commemorated in the Unit- 1948 and served in the Army during the ed States and Israel on a day correspond- Korean War. ing to the 27th day of Nisan on the “The memory of the Holocaust is fadHebrew calendar. It marks the anniversa- ing as the survivors offering firsthand ry of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943, accounts are in their 80s, 90s and older,”
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HolocAusT suRvIvoR BERnIE Igielski spoke at the joint Gural JCC UJA-Federation of New York remembrance event held on Zoom amid the Covid-19 outbreak. UJA-Federation of New York CEO Eric Goldstein said before Igielski spoke. “The need to remember to truly ensure never again has taken on an obligation to never abandon the survivors around us.” Sharing his experiences with others, including fellow Holocaust survivors is
what Igielski said still gives him life. “I kept all the bad memories to myself as I thought it was something I had to deal with on my own,” he said. “Since I started coming to the JCC, speaking with other survivors gives me hope for tomorrow. I miss seeing them all right now.”
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Hempstead adds tax-collection sites for May By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com
The Town of Hempstead has set up three drive-thru tax-collection booths at points across the town, including one in front of Rock Hall, the stately, two-story 1767 mansion in Lawrence. Supervisor Don Clavin and Tax Receiver Jeanine Driscoll came there Thursday to announce the new collection locations, which are intended to reduce traffic at the main collection office in Hempstead and reduce the risk of Covid19 infection for taxpayers and town employees. The main collection office is at 200 North Franklin St., Hempstead. Rock Hall is at 199 Broadway in Lawrence. The two other new drive-thru sites are: ■ Echo Park, 399 Nassau Blvd., West Hempstead. ■ Seamans Neck Park, 2700 S. Seamans Neck Road, Seaford. The next tax-collection deadline is June 1, said town spokesman Mike Caputo. The main drive-thru collection office in Hempstead will open May 1. The other three will open May 18 and remain open through June 1. All sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays, except for Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, when they will be closed. The sites only accept tax payments by check or money order. “During this pandemic, we want to do everything that we can to reduce the
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town SuperviSor DonalD Clavin and Tax Receiver Jeanine Driscoll came to Rock Hall in Lawrence to announce three additional drive-thru sites where town residents can pay their taxes. The sites will open May 18 and will remain open through June 1. stress and anxiety for our taxpayers,” said Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman, who joined Clavin and Driscoll at Town Hall for the announcement. “The establishment of additional drive-thru payment offices in communities some distance from the tax office in Hempstead will provide greater convenience for taxpayers who wish to pay their school taxes
in person.” “Thousands of our residents prefer to pay their property taxes in person,” Driscoll said. “These drive-thru payment offices will accommodate our constituents in a safer manner.” By executive order on Monday, Governor Cuomo pushed back the payment deadline for second-half 2019-20 school
taxes by three weeks to June 1. The deadline was previously May 11. Clavin said he was pleased the governor delayed the payment, a move that he had called for to provide taxpayer relief for those suffering amid the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to the booths, property owners may pay their tax bills by credit or debit card or electronic check (e-check) online or by telephone. To pay online, visit the Receiver’s Online Payment Portal at https://hempsteadny.gov/view-pay-tax-bills-online. To pay by telephone, call (833) 378-1236 and follow the prompts. Payments by credit card, debit card and e-check will incur a service fee, charged by eGov Strategies, the company that processes the transactions. Hempstead Town receives no portion of the service fees, officials noted. To pay by mail, checks should be made payable to “Jeanine C. Driscoll, Receiver of Taxes,” signed and dated. Numerical and written amounts should agree, and school district, section, block and lot numbers should be written on the check. Payment stubs should be enclosed with checks or money orders and sent to: Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes, 200 North Franklin St., Hempstead, N.Y. 11550. Payments submitted by mail must have a U.S. Postal Service postmark dated no later than June 1 to avoid penalty. Taxpayers who need help with property-tax matters should email the Hempstead Town Receiver’s Office at tohtaxquestions@tohmail.org or call (516) 812-3600.
Study: 1 in 6 L.I. residents infected by Covid-19 By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com
An estimated 16.7 percent of residents on Long Island, in Nassau and Suffolk counties, have been infected by the coronavirus. That translates to 1 in 6 people. That’s according to a random statewide survey of 3,000 people conducted by New York state health officials, Governor Cuomo said Thursday. Nassau and Suffolk had the second-highest infection rate after New York City in the state, according to Cuomo. The five boroughs of the city had an infection rate of 21.2 percent, or about 1 in 5 people. Statewide, the rate averaged 13.9 percent, or 1 in 7 people. That figure, however, was heavily skewed by the downstate totals. Outside of New York City and its surrounding counties, the infection rate was 3.6 percent, or 1 in 28 people, Cuomo said. The antibody tests were conducted in public, at places like supermarkets and box stores, he said. Thae infection rate was disproportionately high among African-Americans and Latinos, for whom the infection rate averaged 23 percent. Among Asians, it was 11.7 percent, and whites, 9 percent.
According to the study, some 2.7 million New Yorkers have been infected by Covid-19, which translates to a death rate of .5 percent. The death rate, however, does not accurately portray the toll the pandemic has taken on New York, the governor said, noting that 15,500 people have died in hospitals and nursing homes to date. That figure is expected to rise when at-home deaths are accounted for. Additionally, the governor said, the coronavirus may have been in the United States, and New York, longer than thought, according to a new Northeastern University study. That means people may have died of the disease as early as January, but it was unknown at the time those people had the coronavirus. Conducting the study was critical to developing the state’s plans to reopen the economy, the governor said. He spoke of a regional approach to reopening, based on the infection rate seen in different parts of the state. “The facts should dictate the action,” he said, speaking of the regional approach. He noted, however, that reopening must be wellcoordianted throughout the state to prevent any one region from being overwhelmed by people from other regions whose areas have not yet opened.
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roughly 1 in 6 Nassau County residents have been infected by the coronavirus, according to a new study undertaken by New York state, Governor Cuomo said Thursday.
Covid-19 outpatient care facility opens in Lawrence jbessen@liherald.com
To help battle the coronavirus in the hard-hit Five Towns, Northwell Health has opened a temporary outpatient center at Sh’or Yoshuv Institute in Lawrence that will care for recovering patients, patients who are ill and able to walk, and mildly ill patients. There was a “soft opening,” officials said on April 22. Along with Northwell Health’s support, the facility was helped by community donations. It will serve as an assessment center and bridge to home for recovering patients. Covid-19 testing is also being perfor med. It will be staffed by Northwell Health physicians and clinical volunteers recruited by Hatzolah Air, a nonprofit emergency response service. The site will be managed by Northwell and is serving southeast Queens as well. “We are pleased to have been invited to partner with the community to fulfill the medical needs of the region as the nature and scale of the Covid-19 pandemic evolves,” Michael Goldberg, executive director of Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, said in a news release. “This temporary clinical facility, run in concert with Hatzolah Air, is a unique way to provide routine care to local residents, avoiding the
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HEaltH caRE woRkERS at the Sh’or Yoshuv Institute in Lawrence hat is being used as temporary outpatient care facility. need for hospital emergency care.” As is the case at hospitals, visitation is restricted to reduce the risk of spreading the virus, and patients to the Lawrence site must come alone to ensure the safety of staff and fellow patients. Ini-
tially, the center is expected to serve 20 to 25 patients a day, officials said. Staff will wear personal protective equipment when meeting with patients, practice regular hand hygiene, clean equipment and disinfect the site. The
center will remain open as needed, officials said. “We’re thankful that the worst did not come to pass and that the facility we developed can be used to heal those most impacted by this pandemic,” said Rabbi Boruch Bender, founder and president of Achiezer, said in the same release. Achiezer, a Lawrence-based community resource center, has been at the forefront of assisting the community with Covid-19-related issues. “We appreciate the ongoing support offered by Northwell Health, their frontline clinicians and those clinicians from our community who volunteered to work in the facility,” Bender said. Sh’or Yoshuv Institute, which is temporarily closed, is a Haredi yeshiva founded in 1967 by Rabbi Shlomo Freifeld in Far Rockaway. The school moved to Lawrence in 2003. Haredi Judaism is known for its adherence to a strict interpretation of Jewish law and values, in contrast to contemporary practices. The center is at 1 CedarLawn Ave. and will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information or to make an appointment, call (718) 316-6868. For the latest health information and Covid-19 updates, visit www.northwell. edu/coronavirus-covid-19.
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RaphaEl lEvi, 10, left, and Sarah Levi, 8, do their virtual workout at home. some of his instructors and students visited Japan to hone their martial arts skills and attended an international seminar in Tokyo. “It is also very motivating on a personal level to keep in shape knowing that you might have to fight anyone from any of the over 100 countries in attendance,” he said. David Stern and his daughter, Arielle,
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The need to be active is vital in normal circumstances and now with a majority of people confined to their homes because of the coronavirus pandemic quarantining, it is more necessary than ever to get up and move. Warren Levi Martial Arts, a dojo in Cedarhurst, is moving its workouts online during the Covid-19 health crisis. Levi and his staff found teaching in the virtual world requires much more planning. Adapting quickly, he says that they have been successful and received compliments from the students and their parents. “[I’m] using a fighting spirit and my years of karate training to help us tackle the hardship which we are experiencing to over come the altered reality of daily life, so as to adapt to these difficult times,” said Levi, who has a degree in physical education, a 7th degree black belt and world karate champion multiple times. He is known as a “shihan” which is Japanese for master instructor. The online workouts, which have had a global reach, are designed with the goal to keep everyone physically active. Levi said there has been surge in enrollment from local students to across the U.S. and countries such as Canada, Israel and South Africa. Before the pandemic struck, Levi and
side of Covid.” Lexi Koss and her two daughters take part in the virtually training. She said she appreciates the manner in which Levi and the other senseis (teachers) have adapted to the online workouts. “My girls and love Warren Levi Martial arts virtual karate,” she said, “it’s keeping us fit and very focused while we can’t come to the real dojo.” Levi said that is the type of impact he wants to make with his members, adding that, “Martial arts and fitness is a fantastic outlet for kids to not only be active but learn a discipline. They also learn about the Japanese culture for example how to bow to show respect. Bowing for karate students when greeting is normal without a handshake. They learn to count and respond in Japanese.” There are Zoom classes for all ages and levels. It includes a free weekly fitness class for all elementary children, karate training techniques, instructional lessons on the Facebook member- only page, examining and testing of students and the awarding of virtual belts, weekly fun challenges, kicking drills, water bottle punching drills and more. The family special for all family members of the house is two weeks for $19.99 and includes a free family introductory lesson and one uniform. To join, call (516) 569-0808 or go to www.warrenlevikarate.com.
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The WanTagh ParkWay bike trail from Cedar Creek County Park to Jones Beach State Park is one of a handful of such trails in Nassau County. At left and above, riders on the trail last Saturday.
Cycling, social-distancing style Nassau County has fewer than 50 miles of bike trails, compared to New York City, which has 450, and Suffok County, which has 370. So Nassau residents have long had a hard time finding a place to ride freely, unconcerned about the presence of cars. With the Covid-19 pandemic hitting, and people unable to work out at their gyms, many are turning to cycling for their regular dose of exercise. What happens, however, when so many people must make do with a relatively small number of bike trails? Are they able to abide by current social-distancing requirements when riding? Heralds Executive Editor Scott Brinton rode the Wantagh Park bike trail from Cedar Creek County Park to Jones Beach State Park Saturday to find out, and for the most part, he found, cyclists, runners and inline skaters were keeping a safe distance — at least six feet apart. On this page you will find his photos from his 10-mile round-trip. For more photos, see liherald.com.
a number of roller bladers and cyclists, left and top right, wore masks as they made their way to and from Jones Beach, while also keeping a safe distance from those around them. The neW york State Parks Department, center, warned park-goers at Jones Beach to stay at least six feet away from others. CyClisTs on The trail at Jones Beach, right.
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Bill Crandall and Michael Perrotta met as children at the playground and knew each other for at least 60 years, Crandall said, so after Perrotta, 70, died on April 23 from Covid-19, Crandall took to the Five Towns Area History group page to remember his lifelong friend. Crandall wrote that Perrotta, Hewlett High School class of 1967, was a star running back for the Bulldogs varsity football team, and that Perrotta managed Woodmere’s public tennis courts during the summers when he attended college. “Maybe you had a beer with him at the Hewlett Inn,” Crandall posted. “In any case, we’ve lost one of our great ones. What a guy! R.I.P. Michael.❤️” The Hewlett Inn was on Broadway, “one block from the Hewlett Long Island Rail Road station and the Hewlett firehouse,” Crandall told the Herald.“Michael and I first met because we lived on the same neighborhood block in the Gibson section of Valley Stream,” said Crandall, now an East Rockaway resident. Perrotta became a distinguished attorney with a successful legal practice in Huntington that focused on real estate and personal injury litigation for more than 40 years. He earned his law degree with honors from St. John’s University School of Law in 1976, where he was a member of the Law Review. Perrotta received multiple awards and ratings of excellence as a top-rated lawyer in litigation, ethical standards and legal ability. After Crandall posted on the Five Towns Area History group page at least 80 people responded with either condolences or their memories of Perrotta. “I will admit to a few beers at the Hewlett Inn with Michael, as well as spending many hours together as teammates on the field, RIP Mike,” Bob Whitney wrote. “He was in my English class. He was always laughing and fun-loving as captured in this photo(above). RIP, Michael,”
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Creating Brie to Bagels for heath care workers Lawrence resident Taylor Roslyn, a junior at the Ramaz Upper School in Manhattan, has taken to baking to help feed frontline health care workers by making dozens of matzo bries during Passover vacation she took her Brie to Bagels creations to Mt. Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside. Roslyn, 16, is an honors student and aspiring chemical engineer, who is has a full day of learning through Zoom and virtually practicing and performing with the Ramaz chamber choir. With her lengthy school commute eliminated because of coronavirus pandemic she geared up in a used safety mask made from old plaster and oil paint projects and delivered the food to what was described as an “appreciative hospital staff.” She has since prepared and donated dozens of pancakes and French toast. Roslyn is contacting local bagel shops for donations and other volunteers to grow Brie to Bagels. For information if you wo u l d l i k e t o d o n a t e o r h e l p, email briestobagels@gmail.com. To view the Ramaz choir, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VacNbPCkZj4). –Jeffrey Bessen
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ceLebrating russeLL Friedman’s birthday were from left Larry Kogan, Marti Kogan, Kristie Heim, Jaden Johnson and Debbie Webster, Friedman’s sister-in-law who organized the celebration.
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Cars lined up from the corner of Causeway down Barrett Road in Lawrence as family and friends came out on April 23 to wish their relative and friend Russell Friedman a happy birthday on that Thursday. The social distancing party because of the Covid-19 pandemic included posters and balloons Friedman, who turned 63, is the founding partner of the Russell Friedman Law Group, a legal practice that
focuses on no fault regulations, arbitration and litigation for hospitals and medical professionals. He earned his law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1983 and attained a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Buffalo three years earlier. Debbie Webster, Friedman’s sisterin-law who organized the celebration said: “We are having a celebration for my brother-in-law’s birthday because life does exist and we are a family.”
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County Executive Laura Curran delivered a 23-minute address last Thursday night that was at once hopeful, but stark in its assessment of the psychic and monetary toll the coronavirus pandemic has inflicted on Nassau. Without state and federal funding to aid in recovery, Nassau is facing a $300 million budget deficit, Curran, a Democrat from Baldwin, noted. “We need state and federal support,” she said. Sales taxes, the county executive said, are expected to fall 10 percent. “Let’s do all we can to make sure we’re not shortchanged on federal funding when we need it most,” she said, adding that the county would take a “methodical approach to restoring our economy while preventing another outbreak.” Nor mally, a State of the County address is delivered before a room full of lawmakers and dignitaries. This time, Curran was alone in the ceremonial room of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola in order to maintain social distancing. Curran called on the federal government to rescind the cap on the federal income tax deduction for state and local taxes, which has cost many Long Islanders thousands of dollars annually. President Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act limited the deduction to $10,000 when previously it was unlimited. She pledged the county would not raise property taxes, despite the looming budget gap, and she said the county would protect the jobs of its current workers. At the same time, though, she said Nassau was instituting a hiring freeze and mandating all department heads to immediately develop cost-reduction plans. She also said development of the Hub — the economic zone in the center of the
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naSSau ExEcutivE Laura Curran delivered a 23-minute State of the County address Thursday night in which she spoke of a possible $300 million budget deficit, while she pledged not to raise taxes. county surrounding Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum — would play a critical role in helping to restore the economy locally. The Hub is slated for a series of commercial and residential development projects totaling $1.5 billion. Covid-19 testing on a wide scale will be key to jumpstarting the economy, she said, as people need to feel safe returning to work. First responders and medical workers would be first to be tested. She also said the county has set up testing centers in the hardest-hit communities, like Freeport and Hempstead, and will soon establish one in Elmont. She said underlying conditions like diabetes and hypertension are exacerbating the death toll in minority communities. Curran ran through the list of programs Nassau has undertaken to address the crisis. She also offered high praise for the county’s workers. “You are showing
up, and you are getting the job done,” she said. “This crisis has revealed the heroes already among us,” she said. Curran also took a moment to recognize “the price we have paid in precious lives,” naming a number of prominent Nassau residents who have died of Covid-19. To their families and loved ones, she said, “We mourn and grieve with you.” With the county interconnected with New York City, and the international travel that streams through its major airports, “The virus was destined to come here” to Nassau, Curran said. County Legislator Steve Rhoads, who represents the 19th District, offered the response on behalf of the Legislature’s Republican majority. The county’s 1.4 million residents are “in a fight we have never been in before, and we are winning,” he said, adding, “Each of our lives
has been touched on a personal level.” “Jobless claims continue to grow,” he said, but he noted, people’s expenses remain, “even though the paycheck has stopped.” Rhoads, a Republican from Bellmore, said the GOP majority was pleased Governor Cuomo delayed school tax collections to June 1, but was disappointed that the delay was not longer. On Monday, the Legislature had voted to push back the collection to June 10. Curran, however, said the Legislature lacked the authority to do so, arguing only the governor had that power. This fall, residents will receive their first property-tax bills under the new assessment system, Rhoads noted. Roughly 52 percent of residents are expected to see an increase in their bills, while 48 percent will have their taxes lowered. The new system is based on current fair market values of properties, after the previous county executive, Ed Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, had frozen the rolls for a decade. During that period, thousands of homeowners filed for reductions in their taxes called certiorari, and in most cases won the reductions. That caused taxes to spike for those who did not file certiorari, many of whom were in low-income neighborhoods. In effect, it created an unequal taxation system. A number of residents have complained of errors in the new system over the past year. Rhoads said the GOP majority was committed to doing all it could to “mute the negative” of the new reassessment, though he did not offer a specific plan for doing so, saying Republican legislators would work toward a “fair, accurate assessment system.” He also said the Republican majority was “committed to working with the county executive” to ensure critical services continue without a tax increase.
MSSN releases 600th Covid-19 patient Doctors, nurses and other medical personnel lined the halls at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside and applauded the healthy release of its 600th coronavirus patient in a celebration last Friday. Bianca Jimenez, 19, of Rockaway Beach, Queens, said she had a sinking feeling that she had Covid-19 when she began exhibiting the symptoms. She suffered through the dry cough, loss of sense of taste and smell, dizziness, trouble breathing and fever, which were all in line with the disease she had heard about on the news. “I kept hearing people were dying from this,” said Jimenez, an accounting major at Manhattan Community College, according to a news release from the hospital. An inhaler prescribed by her pediatrician failed to ease Jimenez’s breathing problems. The next day,
she visited a local urgent care center, and her fears were realized when she learned she had double pneumonia and had been infected with the virus. “I was really scared,” she said. “But I thought, ‘I’m young and healthy. I’ll get through this.’” On April 20, she was admitted to MSSN, where doctors brought down her 104-degree temperature and treated her with antibiotics, oxygen and breathing therapies. Four days later, she recovered and became the milestone 600th coronavirus patient to go home after being treated. “I’m very excited to get home, and so glad I got through this,” Jimenez said. To watch the celebration of her release, visit MSSN’s Facebook post, or find it on YouTube. Courtesy Mount Sinai South Nassau; compiled by Mike Smollins
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LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR 2020 DRAINAGE I M P R OV E M E N T PROGRAM NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed Bids for 2020 Drainage Improvement Program will be received by the Village Clerk’s office, located at The Village Hall of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor, 449 Pepperidge Road, Hewlett Harbor, New York 11557 until 12:00 p.m. (Noon) Local Time, on May 15, 2020, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. The Contract Documents, consisting of Notice to Bidders, Instructions to Bidders, Bid, Bid Bond, Agreement, General C o n d i t i o n s , Supplementary Conditions, Payment Bond, Performance Bond, Drawings, Division 1, Specifications and Addenda may be examined at the following location: D&B Engineers and Architects, P.C. 330 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury, NY 11797-2015 All bidders must obtain a set of the Contract Documents. Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at the office of D&B Engineers and Architects, P.C. for the sum of $50.00 for each set of documents, paid by check made payable to the Inc. Village of Hewlett Harbor. Each Bid must be accompanied by a certified or bank cashier’s check made payable to the Village of Hewlett Harbor, (Village) or a Bid Bond issued by a surety licensed to conduct business in the state where the Project is located and having a Best Rating of A- or better from A.M. Best Company and named in the current list of “Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies” as published in Circular 570 (amended) by the Financial Management Service, Surety Bond Branch, U.S. Department of the Treasury, in an amount not less than five percent of the amount of the Bid submitted. The list may be ordered from the Government Printing Office Bookstore, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 110, New York, NY 10278, (212) 264-3825. Each Bidder must complete and submit with his/her bid the “Iranian Investment Activities Certification” provided in the Bid Form in compliance with General Municipal Law 103-g, Iranian Energy Sector Divestment.
Each Bidder must complete and submit with his/her Bid the “Certification of Compliance with New York State Labor Law Section Two Hundred One-G” provided in the Bid Form regarding the implementation of a written policy addressing sexual harassment prevention in the workplace. The Bidder to whom the Village proposes to award the Contract will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds and the necessary insurance certificates as prescribed in the General Conditions and the Supplementary Conditions upon the execution of the Agreement. Bidders are required to execute a non-collusive bidding certification required by Section 103-d of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York. The attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to the conditions of employment to be observed and the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contracts. Bidders are also required to comply with the antidiscrimination provisions of Sections 290-301 of the Executive Law of the State of New York. This project is being financed with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (“CDBG-DR”) funds administered by the NYS Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (“GOSR”). Attention of bidders is particularly called to Section 3 (Housing and Development Act of 1968) requirements, M/WBE goals, Federal labor standards, Federal and State prevailing wage rates, online reporting requirements using Elation Systems, Inc. and other requirements included in the GOSR Supplementary Conditions for Contracts. See Instructions to Bidders for additional Information. The Vendor is required to submit a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) plan with their proposal or risk their proposal being rejected as non-compliant. The Vendor will have an opportunity to modify this plan prior to executing a contract offered as a result of their proposal. Any contract or contracts awarded under this invitation for bids are expected to be funded in part by an Appropriations Act grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Neither
the United States nor any of its departments, agencies or employees is or will be a party to this invitation for bids or any resulting contract. This procurement will be subject to regulations contained in 40 CFR PART 200.” The Village reserves the right to reject any or all of the Bids received, to readvertise for Bids, to abandon the project, to waive any or all informalities in any Bid received and to accept any proposal which the Village decides to be for the best interest of the Village. After Bids are received but before it is awarded, there will be a pre-bid meeting between the Village, the potential contract awardees and the Governor’s Office of Stormwater Recovery (GOSR), at a date and time to be determined. After the issuance of the Notice of Award and the Contact signing, a preconstruction meeting will be held at Village Hall of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor, 449 Pepperidge Road, Hewlett Harbor, New York 11557 on a date and time to be determined. THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR By: Michael Ryder, Village Clerk Date: April 6, 2020 121575
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LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF HEWLETT NECK LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF COLLECTION OF TAXES TAKE NOTICE that I the undersigned Clerk of the Village of Hewlett Neck have received the tax roll and Warrant for the collection of taxes for the forthcoming fiscal year, June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021 and that I will attend to my office from June 1st to July 1st, from 9 o’clock in the morning until 4 o’clock in the afternoon, excepting Saturdays, Sundays and holidays for the purpose of receiving such taxes; during which period taxes may be paid to me without additional charge. Checks for the payment of taxes will be received at the Village Office, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York 11557. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that on all such taxes remaining unpaid after July 1, 2020 five per centum (5%) will be added for the first month, Thereafter, the rate will be that percentage determined by the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance of the State of New York and will be added for each month or fraction thereof thereafter until paid.
MICHELLE BLANDINO VILLAGE CLERK Inc. Village of Hewlett Neck Dated: May 1, 2020 121659
LEGAL NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT (FONSI) AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS AND FINAL NOTICE AND PUBLIC EXPLANATION OF A PROPOSED ACTIVITY IN A FLOODPLAIN AND WETLAND FIVE TOWNS DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS: VILLAGE OF CEDARHURST PUMP STATION PROJECT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK APRIL 30, 2020 Name of Responsible Entity and Recipient: New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), 38-40 State Street, Hampton Plaza, Albany, NY 12207, in cooperation with the New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC), of the same address. Contact: James McAllister, Certifying Environmental Officer, Bureau of Environmental Review and Assessment Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery 500 BiCounty Boulevard, Suite 300, Farmingdale, NY 11735 (646) 256-9485. The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR), an office of HCR’s HTFC, is responsible for the direct administration of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program in New York State. Pursuant to 24 CFR part 58 and 24 CFR part 55, this combined Notice of Finding of No Significant Impacts, Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds (FONSI/NOIRROF) and Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a floodplain and wetlands satisfies three separate procedural requirements for project activities proposed to be undertaken by HCR. Project Description: The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR), an office of HCR’s HTFC, is responsible for the direct administration of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program in New York State. GOSR proposes to provide $3,237,000.00 in funding to Nassau County for the Cedarhurst Pump Station Project. Nassau County is proposing construction of a new stormwater pump station with associated appurtenances including pumps, motor control
center, storm drainage pipe, juncture chamber, storm drainage manholes, heating and ventilation and standby power. The Proposed Project will also include the installation of two stormwater quality improvement devices, a check valve and a fence around the subject property. The new Cedarhurst pump station would be constructed on a 0.04-acre portion of the overall 9.20-acre Villageowned property, which currently consists of a vacant lot with grass coverage, a few trees, and underground infrastructure associated with the existing Nassau County drainage system. The purpose of the Proposed Project is to control stormwater flow during and after extreme weather events by creating new infrastructure to remove flood water from affected roadways and out of the community. PUBLIC EXPLANATION OF A PROPOSED ACTIVITY IN A 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN AND WETLAND The Proposed Project is located in the 100-year floodplain (SFHA Zone AE) and within a NYSDEC Mapped Tidal Wetland Adjacent Area. Since the action will include new construction in a floodplain and wetland adjacent area, Executive Orders 11990 and 11988 require that the project not be supported if there are practicable alternatives to development in floodplain and new construction in wetlands. The Proposed Activity would result in temporary impacts to less than 0.1 acre of previously disturbed 100-Year Floodplain and Tidal Wetland Adjacent Area. A total of 0.04 acres of permanent impacts would occur to the 100-Year Floodplain and Tidal Wetland Adjacent Area from the construction and placement of the new pump station. GOSR has evaluated the alternatives to the Proposed Project activities in the floodplain and wetlands and has determined that the proposed activities must take place in the floodplain and wetland adjacent area. The area of construction for the pump house has already been previously disturbed. The primary alternative for the current proposed action is the “No Action” alternative. Not undertaking the Proposed Action would not be consistent with the goals and objectives of the 5 Towns New York Rising C o m m u n i t y Reconstruction Plan, in which it is a featured project that would improve storm water conveyance through the existing system while increasing flood flow capacity. The No Action Alternative would result
in future severe flooding of adjacent commercial and residential properties and will cost the Village of Cedarhurst significantly more money in damages over time. Without a new pump station, Peninsula Boulevard, vehicular traffic, emergency response, and the surrounding properties would continue to be impacted by flooding. Potential adverse impacts from construction would be temporary (less than eight months) and mitigated through a detailed construction staging plan developed in partnership with the appropriate municipalities to minimize disturbance throughout the construction period. Work proposed as part of the Project will not disturb or modify the floodplain and appropriate state and federal permits will be obtained prior to construction to protect the adjacent canal. Applicable permits from the NYSDEC and the USACOE will be acquired before work is commenced. The Applicant will be bound by any permit stipulations or mitigation measures listed in permits acquired for this project This is to give notice that the GOSR has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988 and Executive Order 11990 in accordance with U.S. HUD regulations under 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C - Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management, to determine the potential effects that its activity in the floodplain and wetlands would have on the human environment. An early public notice of proposed activity within the 100-year floodplain was published by the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery on November 7, 2019, in the Nassau Herald. No comments were received. A draft Floodplain Management Plan (8-step process) documenting compliance with Executive Orders 11988 and 11990 as well as floodplain and wetland maps have been prepared for this project and are available for review at: http://www.stormrecover y.ny.gov/environmentaldocs. FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT An Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Proposed Project has been prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and HUD environmental review regulations at 24 CFR Part 58. The EA is incorporated by reference into this FONSI. Subject to public comments, no further review of the Proposed Project is anticipated. HCR has determined that the EA
for the project identified herein complies with the requirements of HUD environmental review regulations at 24 CFR Part 58. HCR has determined that the Proposed Project will have no significant impact on the human environment and therefore does not require the preparation of an environmental impact statement under NEPA. Public Review: Public viewing of the EA and Floodplain Management & Protection of Wetland Determination Documents area available online at http://stormrecovery.ny.g ov/environmental-docs and can also be made available in hard copy by contacting James McAllister at (646) 256-9485. Further information may be requested by writing to the above address, e m a i l i n g NYSCDBG_DR_ER@nyshc r.org or by calling (631) 465-9677. This combined notice is being sent to individuals and groups known to be interested in these activities, local news media, appropriate local, state and federal agencies, the regional office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency having jurisdiction, and to the HUD Field Office, and is being published in a newspaper of general circulation in the affected community. Public Comments on the Proposed Activity within a Floodplain and Wetland, FONSI and/or NOIRROF: Any individual, group or agency may submit written comments on the Proposed Project. The public is hereby advised to specify in their comments which “notice” their comments address. Comments should be submitted via email, in the proper format, on or before May 15, 2020 at NYSCDBG_DR_ER@nyshc r.org. Written comments may also be submitted at the following address, or by mail, in the proper format, to be received on or before May 15, 2020: Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery, 25 Beaver Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10004. All comments must be received on or before 5pm on May 15, 2020 or they will not be considered. If modifications result from public comment, these will be made prior to proceeding with the expenditure of funds. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS AND CERTIFICATION On or about May 18, 2020, the HCR certifying officer will submit a request and certification to HUD for the release of CDBG-DR funds as
authorized by related laws and policies for the purpose of implementing this part of the New York CDBG-DR program. HCR certifies to HUD that James McAllister, in his capacity as Certifying Officer, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the U.S. federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows GOSR to use CDBG-DR program funds. Objection to Release of Funds: HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and GOSR’s certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later). Potential objectors may contact HUD or the GOSR Certifying Officer to verify the actual last day of the objection period. The only permissible grounds for objections claiming a responsible entity’s non-compliance with 24 CFR Part 58 are: (a) Certification was not executed by HCR’s Certifying Officer; (b) the responsible entity has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the responsible entity or has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before release of funds and approval of environmental certification; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58) and shall be addressed to Tennille Smith Parker, Director, Disaster Recovery and Special Issues Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, Phone: (202) 402-4649. James McAllister, Certifying Officer 121664 LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF HEWLETT BAY PARK PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Trustees of the Inc. Village of Hewlett Bay Park will hold a public hearing via Zoom on Monday, May 18, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. in relation to the Village’s Storm Water Management Program.
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HERALD COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS — April 30, 2020 Courtesy Sofia Maravilla Courtesy Ryan May
Hewlett HigH ScHool lacrosse player Ryan May on the attack in a game against Lynbrook last season.
lawrence HigH ScHool senior and badminton player Sofia Maravilla prepared to serve in a match last season.
A silent high school sports season ing moving on to either Pace University or Quinnipiac. and safety. “Knowing that we won’t have Senior “I was upset because it was expected, Day and be recognized for all the hard but it feels different when you hear the wok the last three years on varsity is devnews officially,” May said. “I just felt very astating,” May said. “No team dinner, no unlucky not being able to experience my more Saturday practices. I’m lucky to senior year with all my friends — he same have four more years to play in college.” guys I’ve played The Section VIII with since I was 9 athletics conference years old.” Their g ove r n s N a s s a u most recent gatherCounty, and Section ing was on March XI, Suffolk County. 13. “For the safety for All three athletes our student athletes, maintained as much Section VIII has of their training made the difficult regimens as they decision to cancel could, in the hope spring sports for our that there might be a high schools and season. Isayev middle schools,” Pat jogged and did pushPizzarelli, executive ups, pull-ups and sitdirector of Nassau u p s . M a r av i l l a County athletics, worked out every said. “Long Island is day, and May did one of the areas likewise, saying he most affected by this took 200 shots per terrible pandemic, day to stay ready. so both Section VIII “I wasn’t planand Section XI have ning on playing in made this very difficollege — maybe cult decision.” Pizzaplaying club baserelli is a former athball,” said Isayev, letic director for the adding that he wantLawrence School ed to thank all the District. J. Heck/Herald high school coaches Administrators Hewlett HigH ScHool center fielder for their dedication in both counties met to their players. “I Anthony Isayev won’t have any more at over the course of won’t have that sea- bats this season. two days last week, s o n f l o w, t h a t and agreed that it rhythm having at bats. The next time I see was important to act quickly. Even if publive pitching I’ll be playing at Fairfield lic school buildings were to reopen later University.” this spring, no sporting events will be “Volleyball was an option, [but] as of held. Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo now I’m not playing sports at college,” extended New York state’s stay-at-home said Maravilla, adding that badminton policies through May 15, meaning that could also be an option, depending on school buildings will be closed until at what college she attends. She plans on least that date. starting nursing studies at Nassau Com“It’s very sad for the seniors, but we’re munity College this fall, and is consider- dealing with life and death,” Pizzarelli continued from front page
said. “We have to safeguard our students and communities. We waited as long as we possibly could to make this heartbreaking decision.” Nassau County’s Athletic Council, which includes superintendents, princi-
pals and school and sports officials, met on April 20, and was unanimous in its decision to cancel the season. District athletic directors met the following day, and agreed.
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At the said time and place, all interested persons may be heard with respect to the foregoing matter by emailing Village Hall at villages3@optimum.net to request meeting information attendance via Zoom Any person who may have a disability which would inhibit attendance at or participation in the meeting should notify the Village Clerk at least three business days prior to the meeting, so that reasonable efforts may be made to facilitate such attendance and participation. All relevant documents may be inspected at the office of the Village Clerk, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York, during regular business hours. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Michelle Blandino, VILLAGE CLERK DATED: April 24, 2020 121656
At the said time and place, all interested persons may be heard with respect to the foregoing matter by emailing Village Hall at villages3@optimum.net to request meeting information attendance via Zoom Any person who may have a disability which would inhibit attendance at or participation in the meeting should notify the Village Clerk at least three business days prior to the meeting, so that reasonable efforts may be made to facilitate such attendance and participation. All relevant documents may be inspected at the office of the Village Clerk, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York, during regular business hours. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Michelle Blandino, VILLAGE CLERK DATED: April 24, 2020 121658
LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF HEWLETT NECK PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Trustees of the Inc. Village of Hewlett Neck will hold a public hearing via Zoom on Monday, May 18, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in relation to the Village’s Storm Water Management Program.
LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF WOODSBURGH PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Trustees of the Inc. Village of WOODSBURGH will hold a public hearing on May 18, 2020 at 8:00 PM. in relation to Phase II of the Village’s Storm Water Management Program. If the meeting
cannot be held in person, it will be conducted via Zoom. Please contact the village clerk at villages3@optimimum.ne t to obtain necessary information to attend the meeting. At the said time and place, all interested persons may be heard with respect to the foregoing matter. Any person who may have a disability which would inhibit attendance at or participation in the meeting should notify the Village Clerk at least three business days prior to the meeting, so that reasonable efforts may be made to facilitate such attendance and participation. All relevant documents may be inspected at the office of the Village Clerk, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York, during regular business hours. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MICHELLE BLANDINO, VILLAGE CLERK DATED: April 24, 2020 121657
LEGAL NOTICE SANITARY DISTRICT NO. 14 TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK In response to continued public health concerns related to the coronavirus/COVID-19 and to protect the health and well-being of our
voters and other election participants, please take notice that the annual election of this District for commissioner(s) scheduled for May 20, 2020 has been rescheduled by Resolution enacted on April 20, 2020 by unanimous vote of the Board of Commissioners, providing for the annual election to be adjourned to and to be held on September 10, 2020 to ensure that all qualified voters shall have the same rights and opportunities to actively participate in the annual election as they would have had if the annual election had been held on May 20, 2020 as originally intended to be scheduled. By Order of the Board Of Commissioners Sanitary District No. 14 Town of Hempstead, New York Secretary Dated:April 29, 2020 121665
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A. Well, not being a moth, I don’t know the threshold for when I could fly back to continue munching on that wool sweater, but the sap-producing odor of cedar does diminish after seven to 10 years. Also, for anyone who has ever actually smelled mothballs, I wonder how you got their little legs apart. I think the former owner must have had a really bad experience with moths and/or lost a lot of clothing to them. The natural smell of cedar diminishes over time, as the oils in the wood dissipate into the air. In a closed space it may take longer, but the natural moth-repelling scent comes from the cutting of the wood and exposing the sap in the fibers. After you remove the cedar panels from the former closet and set up a new space, the cedar smell can be revived by lightly sanding the wood, which could have saved investing in mothballs altogether. Mothballs are toxic to most pets, and although people think they can kill animals that intrude into attics or basements, they’re not recommended for this purpose. Mothballs, made from poisonous naphthalene or para-dicloro-benzene, not only are noxious smelling, but can cause serious illness to any animal, including humans. The more noticeable effects are eye and skin irritation, headaches, nausea and breathing problems, with nose and throat irritation that can cause continuous, unrelenting coughing. If you’re around the mothballs in that closet long enough, you may develop liver and kidney damage as the body struggles to deal with filtering the toxin. The best and safest way to protect natural-fiber clothing, which is what moths and silverfish are after, is to store the garments in tightly closed containers that moths can’t pry open. Since I’ve never seen a moth flying around with a crowbar, this should be easy to do, and much safer than the toxic solutions previous generations used. I once measured a home to produce renovation drawings, and it had a large walk-in cedar closet. I was in that room for less than two minutes when I began to feel an extreme headache and coughing, so I know that it doesn’t take much to become ill from the scent. With so many container types and shapes available, I recommend the less toxic method to store clothing. Good luck.
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s we suffer through pandemicmandated home confinement, the media becomes more and more important to us each day. We follow it for information, for comfort, for life-saving advice and for ways to keep us from having nervous breakdowns. In every time of crisis, some figures emerge that either capture our attention or stand out because of their impact on our lives, one way or another. President Trump and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have commanded the continuous attention of us JeRRY New Yorkers, kReMeR because both have our fate in their hands in different ways. Obviously, the president has a major role at the national level, and as a state, we look to the governor. Both have traveled bumpy roads, but as time now shows, there are more differences between the two than similarities. Knowing both men fairly well, I think back over the years on how each followed a chosen path to get to where they are
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today: in our face on a daily basis. The political world and the business world are like two different planets, and they presented different challenges to Cuomo and Trump. The president was born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth, and the governor came from a family of modest means. They’re both from Queens. Trump struggled over the years to prove that he wasn’t just his father’s son, and Cuomo had an uphill fight to prove that he was a worthy heir to the Cuomo family name. When Trump made a lot of mistakes in the real estate business, he turned to his lawyers and family to bail him out. Andrew Cuomo had a brilliant mentor in his father, and made only one political mistake, which was his misguided decision to challenge State Comptroller Carl McCall for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2002. Those headaches briefly held both Trump and Cuomo back from their goals to get to the top of their respective mountains, but not for long. After their setbacks, each one decided that he would keep pushing, and nothing would get in the way. Trump was determined to
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emerge from his financial failures and make the world believe he was a business genius. With the smart use of public relations and a lot of lucky breaks, he became a household name thanks to the wildly popular television series “The Apprentice.” And, over the years, he managed to put his name on countless buildings and projects. Cuomo didn’t have the benefit of a money machine behind him, but he always had a fierce determination to win, and understood the political world a lot more than any adversary. Time heals all wounds — even political ones — and in 2006, he decided to run for attorney general. He ran a highly professional office, and proved that he was his own man. Four years later, he turned his attention to mounting a campaign for governor, and, now in his third term, he has emerged as a national figure. So today, Trump and Cuomo are in the spotlight at the same time, and the differences between them have emerged for all to see. The president has his bully pulpit, with his nightly TV coronavirus brief-
governor and a president share the spotlight, but in very different ways.
ings. At the same time, however, Cuomo has become a national celebrity with his daily briefings. The president holds forth in two-hour sessions laced with insults of the media and repeated insistence on being thanked for everything he has or hasn’t done. Cuomo presents facts and statistics, and gives viewers the feeling that he really cares about who lives or dies. There are 49 other governors, but at this point Cuomo leads the pack. There is no doubt Trump believes that his daily pronouncements will help his re-election chances. But there is such a thing as too much exposure, and too much of the same wears on the average voter. On the other hand, Cuomo’s daily sessions have attracted a legion of new followers, and his prominence may play an important role in his political life years from now. Unplanned as it was, the competition between the two guys from Queens has been a clear win for Cuomo. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
Having the ‘best words’ never mattered more
am reading so many good words these days, but sadly, none of them are coming from the president. That’s a shame, because throughout history, words have inspired people to resist tyranny, to slog through depressions and to find their better selves in times of crisis. What leaps to mind? “We have nothing to fear but fear itself,” or “Give me liberty or give me death” or “No taxation without representation.” Sober and inspiring, right? Last week, I’m pretty sure I heard Donald Trump RAndi spewing nonsense kReiss about ultraviolet light and disinfectants curing Covid-19. He said he was just putting it out there; he was just thinking out loud. What’s the harm? The terrible harm is that he is a font of abysmal ignorance, and his advice is taken to heart by many people who believe what he says because he is, unfortunately, the president of the United States. I know some of you read these words and want to remind me of the
respect due a president. I say to that: Respect is earned. Trump has trampled every opportunity to speak truth to the American people, to support the scientists who are on the front lines and to create an organized federal response to this pandemic. His lying has always been disturbing, but now it has become lethal. If you believe what he says and you also hope to live a full life, just check with your doctor before you inject any disinfectant. Two weeks ago, Trump used the word “liberate” to rally the know-nothings who see social distancing, a proven life-saving strategy, as some kind of infringement of their right to go back to work or out to the local bar. That particular word, “liberate,” was intentionally used to foment protest among Trump’s base. New York Times columnist Tom Friedman said it with his own excellent prose: “Think about the use of that word. We were not in jail! We were not doing something wrong! We were doing what our president, governor, mayor and national epidemic experts told us to do: behave responsibly and shelter in place . . . Trump was cynically trying to curry
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favor with his base by implying that the Democratic governors … were unfairly locking people up. Is there anything more irresponsible that this president could do?” That was before Doctor Trump started free-associating about disinfectants and ultraviolet light. Fortunately, the best words are also being offered by thinkers and writers who choose to lift us up. Mindfulness expert Jack Kornfield wrote in the Times magazine: “The feeling that we have so little control over how death could touch us in this instance — that’s what a lot of these current anxieties come down to, right? We’re worried about ourselves or the ones we love dying from Covid-19 . . . It’s wild that we have our personalities and our bodies and full lives and families and then, poof, they’re gone. We look for a story . . . What I know from 50 years of meditation and doing hospice work is that we’re not just this body. You are made of spirit. And the spirit makes it so that even if people have died, we’re still profoundly connected to them in love. In that sense, they haven’t exactly died. They are in us, not
hose words are coming from thinkers and writers who choose to lift us up.
only in our hearts but also somehow in our very being. Knowing this doesn’t take away the power of that grief to shake us to our roots, but it lets us know something bigger than all of that: Who I am is not just this body. We are consciousness.” Seeing the beauty in Kornfield’s words gives me faith that we will also understand this time more fully when our fiction writers begin using this global pandemic as grist for the literary mill. Writer Sloane Crosley reminds us that things are moving too quickly now to have any perspective, but with the advantage of time, we may find ourselves reading another “Don Quixote” or “The Grapes of Wrath” or “The Plague,” all inspired by historic tragedies. Time is the critical ingredient. As Crosley said in a Times article, the sensational, get-it-while-it’s-hot treatment of world events often disappoints. Fiction writers, she said, are only now getting World War I right, which may be a bit of an exaggeration. We can only hope that our best writers are busy taking notes so that someday they can summon their own best words to explain this crazy time to the rest of us. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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side from the slings and arrows thrown more sparingly than usual by President Trump, the nearly two-month-long coronavirus crisis has been largely free of the bitter partisan politics that have roiled our nation in recent years. Until last week, that is. Yes, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, perhaps unsurprisingly, went there even now, as families across the country have been reeling amid a steadily mounting Covid-19 death toll. After offering desperately needed financial relief to small businesses, Congress began debating whether to fund states whose annual budgets have been decimated because of the coronavirus. McConnell’s pathetic response: Fund yourselves or declare bankruptcy, saying he would have no more “blue state bailouts.” That clearly angered Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who for weeks had called on Congress to fund the states, noting that New York is staring down a historically high $10 billion to $15 billion gap in its budget. Without federal intervention, New York
How to write your U.s. representative Go to these websites to reach your local congressional representatives: ■ U.S. Rep. Peter King, 2nd District, peteking.house.gov. ■ U.S. Rep. Thomas Suozzi, 3rd District, suozzi.house.gov. ■ U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, 4th District, kathleenrice.house.gov. ■ U.S. Sen. Char les Schumer, schumer.senate.gov. ■ U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, gillibrand.senate.gov. might be forced to cut 20 percent of aid for essential services like fire, police, hospitals and schools. Such cuts would mean steep, across-theboard staffing cuts, Cuomo warned, but
there would be no choice. With income tax collections halted at the moment and sales taxes bottoming out, the state is now essentially broke, when only two months ago it was solvent. Cuomo fired back at McConnell, arguing that, year after year, New York contributes more than any other state than it receives in federal aid. Meanwhile, McConnell’s home state of Kentucky is among the states that contributes the least to the federal coffers, but among those that take the most in aid. “Just give me my money back, Senator,” Cuomo implored McConnell. If Congress were to refuse to fund the states to make their budgets whole again, then “you will see a collapse of this national economy,” Cuomo said. We urge New Yorkers to write to their congressional representatives to show support for swift action to fund the states and avoid an economic catastrophe of even greater proportions than we have already seen. Local representatives’ websites are listed in the box.
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ith most people confined to their homes by the coronavirus pandemic and itching to get out into open space, it becomes abundantly clear that Nassau County is lacking when it comes to bike trails. The county has fewer than 50 miles of bike trails, compared with New York City, which has 450, and Suffolk County, which has 370. So Nassau residents have long had a hard time finding a place to ride freely, unconcerned about the presence of cars. Now, as the weather (finally) warms, and with people unable to work out at their gyms, many are turning to cycling for exercise. But too many are forced to ride on
streets, unprotected from the vehicles around them. True, there are fewer cars on the roads, but it’s still much safer to ride on trails, away from traffic. It’s also better for motorists. Many drivers now find themselves navigating among pedestrians, runners, cyclists, inline skaters and skateboarders. What cyclists need are safe places to ride, removed from suburban streets. Historically, Nassau lawmakers have not seen the importance of bike trails, as those in New York City and Suffolk County have. The thinking has been, people drive, so why bother with bike trails? Those trails give people a place to exercise and enjoy themselves in a safe setting. That’s all the reasoning needed. The coro-
letters A phased reopening To the Editor: As we look to the months that lie ahead, we must ask the question: How can we build back better? There is no returning to yesterday — there is only moving forward. In the months ahead, employers will need to rethink how workplaces can be safer. Our health care system
will have to become harder and more resilient. Our technology must improve. This pandemic has altered New York, and we have been through hell, but we must learn the lessons of this crisis in order to reimagine a better society. Last Sunday, I outlined a phased plan to safely reopen New York at the appropriate time, taking a regional approach. Phase One will be to
navirus crisis only further illustrates how important they are. The five-mile-long Wantagh Parkway bike trail, which leads down to Jones Beach, was crowded last weekend, but most users managed to keep a safe distance from one another (see story inside). It is one of just a handful of bike trails in the county. The only other major trail loops for 10 miles around the Hub, in the center of the county. New York state has committed to a 10-mile, $16.2 million extension of the existing three-mile-long Ocean Parkway bike trail, itself an extension of the Wantagh Parkway trail. Let’s hope, given the current economic crisis, the state is still able to build it.
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mid a global pandemic, colleges nationwide have indefinitely shifted classes online. With students no longer using campus facilities and resources, they have created petitions and filed class-action lawsuits calling for tuition reduction and reimbursement. This discontent arises against the backdrop of a turbulent economy, historically high tuition costs and record levels of student loan debt. Now is the time to take definitive action on higher education reform to best position our next generaoLiver tion of students. roberts But the current mainstream reform proposals — like free college and debt cancellation — engender uncompromising, hyperpartisan reactions, which inevitably lead to inaction. If we truly want to improve our higher education system, we must pursue a bipartisan approach that reduces tuition costs and student loan debt, expands college opportunities for high school students, and requires no increase in taxes. Currently, there is only one proposal that adequately fulfills these goals: Degree-in-Three reform. It calls for tran-
sitioning the college system away from the traditional four-year degree model to three-year degrees. Tuition would be reduced by 25 percent, students would have fewer loans and interest to pay back, more could afford college degrees, and they could seek employment and start earning salaries a year earlier. According to Paul Weinstein, director of graduate programs at John Hopkins University, colleges could eliminate a year by shifting to a trimester system, adding a winter term, removing redundant class requirements, focusing on early declarations of majors, offering crossover master’s classes for students pursuing graduate degrees, and accepting more A.P. credit equivalents. One criticism of Degree-in-Three reform is that reducing the length of a college career could potentially compromise the quality of education. But many universities — more than 30, according to Weinstein — already offer three-year degree programs. In addition, most colleges now allow students to substitute internship experience for classroom credit, and some even allow internships to fulfill a full semester’s worth of credit. So colleges could eliminate a year by creating formal summer internship programs-for-credit that buttress classroom
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egreein-Three reform presents a bipartisan solution to a divisive issue.
Letters reopen low-risk construction and manufacturing businesses in parts of the state that have experienced a 14-day decline in the hospitalization rate. Phase Two will open certain industries based on priority and risk level. (Businesses considered “more essential,” with inherent low risks of infection in the workplace and to customers, will be prioritized.) Officials are closely monitoring the hospitalization rate, the infection rate and other key health indicators, and will make adjustments to the plan based on this crucial data. There will be a two-week waiting period in between phases of this plan, to monitor the effect. This will help ensure that the hospitalization and infection rates do not increase as some workers begin to return to work. Businesses and industries will create plans that include new measures to protect employees and consumers. The physical workplace will have to be reimagined to be safer, and businesses must implement processes that reduce the risk of infection. The state is consulting with local leaders in each region and industry to formulate these plans. Multi-state coordination is key, especially in downstate New York,
instruction. With colleges already recognizing the interchangeable nature of classroom instruction and internship experience, students earning employment opportunities and gaining real-world experience earlier could hardly be viewed as compromising their education and development. And with incoming freshmen now face uncertain economic futures, maximizing work experience through internships could best prepare them for, and significantly improve their competitiveness in, future job markets. Underscoring its bipartisan political appeal, Degreein-Three reform wouldn’t require a single dollar of additional taxes, and would deliver wide-ranging economic benefits. With lower tuition costs, less student loan debt and an additional year of salary, the improved financial posture of college graduates would enable greater economic investment on their part — the purchase of cars and homes. Entering the workforce one year earlier, college graduates would also bolster our Social Security System through additional payroll taxes. Further, by allowing students to graduate in three years, colleges could open up more seats in their incoming classes, which would mean more opportunities
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for high school students to attend competitive colleges and pursue their desired career paths. By doing so, colleges would be able to offset any potential profit losses from the transition to three-year degrees. We foll for life Degree-in-Three reform presents a bipartisan solution to a divisive national us from In e issue. Republicans have long proposed reducing the government’s role in admin- emerge istering loans in favor of private-sector lending, while Democrats have advanced free college and debt cancellation. Given these opposing approaches, bipartisan action would seem highly unlikely. But Degree-in-Three Reform caters to both parties’ interests, while still preserving the opportunity for each party to tout its preferred solutions to the problems it sees with the college system. With a three-year degree model, college tuition and loan debt would decrease, and more students would be able to attend college, making Democrats happy. And those benefits would accrue without raising taxes, and reduce government’s role in adminis- ways. O tering student loans, which would please major state, w Republicans. travele In the meantime, Degree-in-Three shows, reform would have already cut tuition costs by 25 percent, reduced student loan betwee Kno debt and delivered wide-ranging macroback ov economic benefits. a chose Oliver Roberts, who lives in Massapequa, is a second-year student at Harvard Law School. Comments about this column? Oroberts@jd21.law.harvard.edu.
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where the outbreak has been more severe. We will work with neighboring states to ensure safe and consistent policies. Downstate, special attention will be taken to ensure the safety of low-income communities. Last Saturday, the total number of hospitalizations fell to 13,839 — returning to the level of March 31. This is a positive trend, but it is still far higher than we would like to see. I am very saddened to say we lost 367 New Yorkers that day, down from 437 the previous day. Every day, this is the worst, most devastating news that I must give to New Yorkers. The state’s essential workers were to be honored with an air show on Tuesday. The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds were set to fly over the metropolitan area as a tribute to all the workers on the front lines of this pandemic. “This is our way of showing that we are all in this together and that America’s spirit will prevail,” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein and Navy Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday noted in a joint statement.
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