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Honoring a president with a bookstore BY LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com

Courtesy Steve Israel

FORMER CONGRESSMAN STEVE Israel is opening Theodore’s Books in November.

Former Congressman Steve Israel is taking advantage of a positive outcome of the coronavirus pandemic to fulfill a dream he has had since he left office in 2017. He’s opening a bookstore. Even before Covid, bookstores had fallen on hard times because of the growth of big-box stores and the availability of online books, Israel said. But because of Covid, small independent bookstores are experiencing a resurgence. “People now want to get out of their homes and walk around, but they don’t want to go into a mall,” he explained. “They need something to pass the time, and there’s only so much bingewatching you can do on TV.” The former congressman’s new bookstore, Theodore’s Books, which Israel, 63, said is named after President Theodore Roosevelt, will open on or about Nov. 18 in Oyster Bay. Located CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

First Oyster Bay Day moves forward in the hamlet BY LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com

The cancellation of the Oyster Festival in April was a disappointment to many. Another opportunity on a much smaller scale, Oyster Bay Day, will take place on Saturday in the hamlet, which was when the Oyster Festival was scheduled. The Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Oyster Bay partnered to make Oyster Bay Day, a street fair, possible. Residents and visitors can explore the hamlet’s many offerings, which will include a kids’ zone, in a family-

friendly event from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Oyster Fest, as the larger event is known, is sponsored by the Rotary Club each year. The weekend-long event usually draws 150,000 to 250,000 people, most from outside Oyster Bay. It was canceled in 2020 and again this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. There was another reason, too. The organizer, Jim Fuccio, died of a Covid-related illness last December, and Mel Warren died in August of a stroke. He organized the craft portion of the festival, a big undertaking.

ust in the past few months, we’ve seen several new businesses open and are looking forward to another half dozen in the coming weeks. RAVIN CHETRAM

OBEN Chamber of Commerce, vice president And Walter Imperatore, who worked tirelessly on the event,

retired and moved to Florida. But Beverly Zemco, the festival’s co-president, said there was much discussion among Rotarians before they decided to cancel. “We had to make a decision this year in February, because the festival takes so much planning to organize,” Zemco said. “The [coronavirus] variant was

prevalent, and gaining speed then. We’re in a cocoon here in Oyster Bay, with not a lot of cases. We didn’t want to tip the apple cart.” The Rotary Club is also supporting Oyster Bay Day, Zemco said, adding that she hoped it would attract residents and benCONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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Oyster Bay Town Board candidates sound off

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BY LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com

Three seats are up for grabs on the Oyster Bay Town Board this election. Three incumbents hope to be reelected and are working hard to convince voters to give them another shot. Although the challengers have no political experience, they say it’s an advantage, because they can offer a fresh perspective. It will be up to voters who will represent them on the Town Board when they go to the polls on Nov. 2. We asked the candidates a few questions to assist voters in making their decisions.

Oyster Bay Herald: As we come out of the coronavirus pandemic, how can you help the community? Tom Hand: I believe it is most important to foster a stronger climate for economic growth and job creation. My top priority is to hold the line on property taxes, while ensuring federal grant funds are best used to put people back to work. To help connect job seekers with employers, I am working with our career center to bring services to our residents. We help residents with job re-training, resume writing and offer free job fairs to help people find meaningful employment. To further help those in need, I continue to work with non-profit organizations to collect food for the hungry and blood donations for local hospitals. Louis Imbroto: As chairman of the town's Quality of Life Taskforce, it was particularly important to me to make sure we did all we could to help local business owners survive the impacts of the pandemic. I cut red tape to allow for outdoor-dining opportunities during the pandemic and urged the state to ease restrictions on our local businesses. I fought to keep schools open and to keep important traditions like graduation ceremonies. Earlier this year, we opened a salivabased Covid-testing site, the first of its kind locally, to provide a convenient and safe location for residents to get tested. I've worked to help residents reenter the workforce or find gainful employment through our Workforce Career Center. I also partnered with local food banks to host numerous food drives and donation events and have held blood drives to help replenish blood banks. Michele Johnson: We joined with restaurant owners in the hamlet to urge the state to allow them to reopen. We cut the red tape and extended outdoor dining opportunities. We fought to keep schools open and provided space and resources for graduation ceremonies. I have maintained these efforts throughout the height of the pandemic and they continue today. Understanding that many have been negatively impacted in terms of employment during these unprecedented times, I worked with my colleagues to bring greater awareness to our Workforce Career Center. I am proud that we offer hundreds of potential courses free of charge to residents seeking employment opportunities,

Tom Hand (Incumbent)

Louis Imbroto (Incumbent)

Michele Johnson (Incumbent)

Party: Republican

Age: 61

Age: 37

Age: 47

Lives in: Massapequa Park

Lives in: Bethpage

Lives in: Locust Valley

Career: Executive at FedEx

Career: Litigation attorney in private practice

Career: Attorney

Political experience: Oyster Bay Town Councilman since 2017

Political experience: Town councilman since 2017

Political experience: Town councilwoman since 2013

Nicky Kaur (Challenger)

Remma Rasool (Challenger)

Lisa Reinhardt (Challenger)

Party: Democrat

Age: 52

Age: 42

Age: 51

Lives in: Hicksville

Lives in: Brookville

Lives in: Hicksville

Career: Corporate executive

Career: Business consultant

Career: Executive assistant

Political experience: None

Political experience: Activist and organizer

Political experience: None

as well as resume services. To further help those in need, I worked to partner with local food banks to collect donations, initiated various collection drives for those in need — including pets, toys and books — as well as numerous blood drives to host regular collections during this time of need. Nicky Kaur: Since the damage has been vast [from the coronavirus], there are still many things that need to done to help the community to get on their feet and let the economy become more nor-

mal. We need to find ways to assist the community and local business for it to be able to run and sustain. We should be able to assist them with the basics, PPE and whatever else is needed so that they don't need to spend their monies on those. They should be able to concentrate on getting hired help to keep things moving. And the local community should support local businesses such as restaurant and other local businesses. People still need to be made aware that in order to avoid serious sickness, they should get vaccinated, still maintain

social distancing and be mindful of how they act in social surroundings. Seek the local community to donate or contribute to those more in need where possible. And the help is not only in the means of food and clothing but spending time with the elderly, who feel lost without much human interactions. Help them get around or run chores for them. Remma Rasool: We have to declare an emergency for our small businesses in Oyster Bay. As an entrepreneur myself, I CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

Sharing ways to move forward in the hamlet

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Lisa Reinhardt: Coming out of Covid, I have noticed the need for more assistance for the small business owners of Oyster Bay. I would expand the resources curr e n t l y o f f e r e d by t h e t o w n t o include assistance in researching grants and any existing federal, state and regional programs for the small business owners in the hamlet. I would also seek to create more events for them, perhaps multiple events yearround. For example, before a holiday, give local small businesses year-round opportunities to showcase their products and services in indoor spaces as we head into fall and winter. These measures would result in more robust, direct assistance so owners can keep their businesses running without risking their families' basic needs. Though many have been successful thus far in keeping their shops and restaurants open, as we go into the fall and winter seasons, they may have to pivot once again, meaning hiring staff, extra expenditures to keep indoor dining safe or looking for shop space to rent instead of a booth at an outdoor market. Looking for grants and presenting small businesses' goods and services in indoor venues can assist our neighbors and keep business in Oyster Bay.

Herald: What are the two most important issues that need addressing in the hamlet? What ideas do you have to solve them? Hand: Many small businesses in the hamlet of Oyster Bay suffered economic hardships during the Covid-19 restrictions placed on them by New York state government. Unfortunately, many long-time

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Imbroto: I want to continue our efforts in water preservation and the protection of our harbor. I also want to continue to sustain and maintain our investments in parks, roadways and our general infrastructure. Over the past two years, we've made numerous improvements to local parks and playgrounds. I want to see those improvements continue, and I also want to help local businesses further work through the pandemic. So many small business owners were negatively impacted over the past year and a half and are having trouble getting back on their feet. While we've worked with them to help navigate through the many restrictions placed on them by New York state, additional challenges remain. I want to help these small business owners obtain available grant monies to keep them afloat, while bolstering our local economy. I have been working to obtain grant funding to help local chambers of com-

merce assist small businesses and drive shoppers to our downtown. I also plan to proactively seek grant monies for improvements to the hamlet, including areas around our waterfront and the area surrounding the train station. Johnson: One of the issues personally dear to me is the preservation of our water quality and continued enhancement of our beautiful harbor. Just a few years ago, I initiated the construction of our own shellfish hatchery at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park, which initially resulted in the growth of a few hundred thousand baby oysters and clams. These efforts have now expanded to the seeding of more than 10 million clams and oysters this year alone, and I plan to expand those efforts even more. We are also looking into expanding our hatchery to even further efforts of increasing water quality. Oyster Bay's downtown is also the target of the town's recent application to New York state for a potential grant, helping to bring further revitalization to the community and improve traffic flow, parking capacity, enhanced walkability and bicycle-sharing system. If successful in grant acquisition, I would continue efforts to collect community input to put together a cohesive overall vision for the revitalization for the downtown. Kaur: The two most important issues are corruption and infrastructure. Corruption is a waste of taxpayers’ money. The community as a whole is at a disadvantage as they can't benefit from all of the services that may be available. Corruption brings in inequality amongst people. To correct this, we need government that is for all people. We want people to move into our town and corruption hinders that; then who wins? Secondly, improvement in the infrastructure is needed. Starting with our roads, which are in a terrible state, [the town] lacks parking spaces at the train

stations and is not clean. We need funding to improve our roads. We live in one of the richest counites, however, our roads don't reflect that. My belief is that the funds are there but are not utilized in the right way. This is the very reason, corruption, needs to be removed. If we are not using pay-to-play rules, we can use those resources to the advantages of the community at large. Rasool: The two most important issues are our infrastructure and our ways of communication with our local government and town. We need to bring Oyster Bay into this century and digitize. Reinhardt: Infrastructure is a basic necessity that has not been prioritized in Oyster Bay. We need to put residents' money where it's needed — toward paving our roads. Current residents deserve quality roads for the taxes we pay; we don't have them. We should also look to attract people to our hamlet, whether for recreation or to shop, eat or open a business. For residents to navigate safely throughout Oyster Bay and to enable visitors to come to visit and vacation, we need safe, reliable roads to travel. We also need to partner with entities such as the MTA to keep the railroad parking lots safe and clean. Open lines of communication are key. There is a need for code enforcement. The town passes laws and has a town code. Let's enforce it for everyone. For example, there have been numerous complaints in the last few years regarding nighttime activities in Theodore Roosevelt Park — late night noise, defacing of property. Let's expand safety patrols so we can catch troublemakers before property is damaged. Getting caught and facing consequences may have the effect of discouraging others and bring back a sense of community and responsibility to our town.

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personally know the struggles that Covid brought to small business. The last few months I have been at our Main Street market, meeting with local business owners. We need to bring in new ideas to revitalize our Main Street and bring in new customers. We also have to take a real look at our roads and parking and make sure that our infrastructure can handle more outside business in a way that is fair to all.

businesses closed their doors forever. It is now critical for government to help fill these storefronts by fostering a better economic climate and by making infrastructure improvements that attract people to our downtown. I am working to provide federal funds to the Chamber of Commerce to attract shoppers to our downtown. I would also like to see federal money used to improve Fireman's Field near the train station. The Town Board also submitted a grant application to New York state for downtown revitalization funds that could be used to beautify storefronts, improve traffic flow, create pedestrian pathways, bike paths, a bicycle-sharing system and trolley service — all designed to connect the Oyster Bay Harbor waterfront to the plethora of historical, cultural and recreational assets of the community. Oyster Bay Harbor was recently awarded as one of best harbor's in the nation. To ensure we keep this designation, I believe it is important to increase our shellfish hatchery operations in Oyster Bay. Each shellfish filters up to 50 gallons of water a day, helping to purify our waters and improve our environment. I want to expand these efforts by increasing the size of our hatchery operation.

Theodore’s Books coming to the hamlet next month at 17 Audrey Ave., it will offer a selection of bestsellers, new releases and children’s books — similar to most bookstores. But where it will differ is Israel’s plan to offer an abundant selection of history and current-events books, as well as many on Roosevelt and the Revolutionary War. Israel, who lives in Oyster Bay Cove, served in the House of Representatives for 16 years. He is an author himself, having published two novels of political satire, which will also be for sale. “Oyster Bay needs a bookstore,” he said, “a place you can feel a book, smell the ink on the page and talk about a book with people who gather to share their love of literature.” Theodore’s Books is next to Oyster Bay Yoga. Amy Garvey, the owner, is a lifelong resident who pays close attention to the businesses that open in the hamlet. “I’m thrilled that we’ll have something there that will bring in the community,” Garvey said. “I love bookstores. A few of us were chatting about it this morning.” Israel is an avid reader, and opening a bookstore was an idea he’d had for a long time. “For most of my adult life I’ve wanted to own and operate a community bookstore,” he said. “Wherever I went as a congressman, my staff had instructions to let me know where the local bookstore was.” When he came home from Washington four years ago, however, there were too many vacant storefronts. He worried that

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THEODORE’S BOOKS IS in the heart of the hamlet, on Audrey Avenue, across the street from Town Hall. there wouldn’t be enough foot traffic to support a bookstore. But things have changed. “Oyster Bay has experienced a renaissance,” Israel said, adding that many new businesses have opened, or will soon. “Now the downtown is flourishing.”

He began to investigate available spaces a month ago. When shown the 1,538-square-foot empty space on Audrey Avenue, he said, he immediately fell in love with the location. Two weeks later he signed a lease. But Israel wants to do more than open

a business. He’s planning to partner with local merchants and nonprofits, where he will feature author talks and book signings. His store will be too small to accommodate the crowds that he envisions at such events, he said, so why not encourage his customers to experience what the hamlet has to offer? “I spoke to the owner of the Homestead and asked if we can use the back room — the Roosevelt room,” Israel said with a smile, referring to the South Street restaurant. “We want to be a community partner, and over the next few weeks I plan on expanding this partnership.” Scott Shaffer, who works in Town Hall, said he was thrilled to hear that a bookstore would be opening across the street. Shaffer said he reads to his 3-year-old daughter, Savannah, often. “I have to go all the way to Barnes & Noble in Garden City every time I want to buy a new book,” said Shaffer, of Glen Head. “I like going to bookstores, but it takes me a half hour or more, depending on traffic. This would be 10 minutes from my house.” Israel said he was happy he would be filling a void for the hamlet, where there hasn’t been a bookstore for over a decade. “Once I was flying with the president on Air Force One, and now I’m crawling in the basement on Audrey Avenue, looking for utility hookups,” he said. “This is a labor of love.”

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COMMUNITY UPDATE Friday, Oct. 15

Thursday, Oct. 21

Free Skin Cancer Screenings

Movie Showing: “Saving Mr. Banks”

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. by appointment only, get a free skin cancer screening from Dr. Eve Lupenko at Glen Cove Ferry Terminal,73 Garvies Point Road in Glen Cove. Call Lisa at (516) 3648200 and mention that you would like to participate in the free screening.

Begining at 2 p.m. at the Oyster Bay East Norwich Library community room, enjoy a movie at the library. When P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Walt Disney’s desire to bring her beloved character, Mary Poppins to the motion picture screen, Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario’s concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During her stay in California, Travers’ reflects back on her difficult childhood in 1906 Australia. Additional showtime at 6:30 p.m. For more information visit oysterbaylibrary.org.

Movie at the Library Gold Coast Public Library Annex, 50 Railroad Ave., Glen Head, 2 to 4 p.m. Watch “Here Today” (2021) at the library. When a veteran comedy writer (Billy Crystal) meets a New York street singer (Tiffany Haddish), they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.

Live Concert - Christopher Moll Singer/songwriter Christopher Moll will perform his original songs, songs that have inspired him through the years and a handful of broadway tunes. On both Friday and Saturday at 7:30, at the Glenwood Life Center, located at 71 Grove Street in Glenwood Landing. This fundraising event will benefit the North Shore Village Theatre and will kickstart their efforts to return to their programming and to move closer to having their own performance space in downtown Glen Cove. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased online at nsvillagetheater. com.

Saturday, Oct. 16 Deep Roots Farmers Market 100 Garvies Point Road, Glen Cove, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The weekly farmers market offers a selection of locally grown vegetables and eggs, fresh baked bread, honey, seafood and more.

Author Presentation and Book Signing Nathaniel Philbrick will be discussing and signing copies of his newest book, “Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy,” at Oyster Bay’s Raynham Hall Museum,

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Sunday, Oct. 17 Creep down the Creek: Spooky Kayack tour Begining at 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, join Shore Thing Rentals at 128 Shore Rd, Glen Cove, for a kayack tour down into the depths of the spooky Glen Cove Creek. Admission is $30 and proceeds will benefit the Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor and Sea Cliff Arts Council.

Monday, Oct. 18 Start a Business on a Budget Begining at 7 p.m. Learn the basics of setting up a business: legal entity structures, paying taxes, keeping financial records, insurance, developing a business plan, marketing basics, and financing a business, sponsored by the Bayville Library. This is a virtual event. Register at bayvillefreelibrary.org.

Tuesday, Oct. 19 A Look at 70 Years of TV News Beginning at 7 p.m. this presentation, led by Brian Rose, will look at these sweeping changes and examine the impact — both good and bad — of television journalism over the last seven decades. This is a virtual event; register

How to Start a Business on a Small Budget Begining at 7 p.m. Learn the basics of setting up a business: legal entity structures, paying taxes, keeping financial records, insurance, developing a business plan, marketing Basics, and financing a business. This is a virtual event. Register at bayvillefreelibrary.org.

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Wednesday, Oct. 20 Gothic Ghost Tales by Candlelight Begining at 7 p.m. at American Legion post #336 located at 190 Glen Head Road, Glen Head. Rita Parisi from Waterfall Productions will present Gothic Ghost Tales by Candlelight, a theatrical storytelling event. Be chilled and thrilled as you listen to a trio of ghost tales adapted from short stories written by Agatha Christie, Rose MacCaulay and Virginia Layefsky.

Girls Rising Fundraisr From 5 to 7 p.m., 20 percent of proceeds on orders placed at McDonald’s at 193 Glen Street in Glen Cove will benefit the Sea Cliff-based nonprofit.

The Glen Cove Senior Center Rose Shoppe Boutique is open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Oyster Bay Town Board will meet on Oct. 19, at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. The L.V. Boaard of Education will meet on Oct. 19,at 7:30 in the middle school/high school auditorium. The North Shore Board of Education will meet next on Oct. 21. Sea Cliff United Methodist Church’s thrift store is now open on Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

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started in Julyalong 1970.with My two older he hospital, the Town brothers, Richie and Bobby, had joined of Hempstead, created this project, thethe fire department, I followed footsteps. It Vaxmobile, toand bring vaccinesintotheir different was a good organization, and weWe were to communities in Nassau County. are there several serve the people of Wantagh. There was a lot LPNs, and of all of them, they chose me to be to there — for it was a whole other social ando interpreter the like Hispanic community. group to attend to.assure you that more than Every day I can was wasSpanisha past 50Ito 60lieutenant, percent of captain, patients Iare president of Company 1, and I was chiefinfrom speaking. Many of the Hispanics work 1982 to 1989. restaurants and other places in which they I worked School cannot take in a Wantagh day off toElementary get a vaccine. I keep and High School almost 23 years, and I got pestering them toforbring people. For example, to knowcame a lot up of people in the They a cook to me, and weschools. gave him the would also see me on the rescue truck. I was vaccine. When I asked him if he knows anyone always them, and I worked else, hearound broughtforme his whole kitchen,for likethe 20 schools men. until I retired. All of a sudden, came into theinpandemic. Hispanics live inwe fear; many live the Ishadows, retired inand 2018, but I would always only in that Vaxmobilecome have

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Oyster Bay is reminding residential property owners that it is essential to notify the Town Receiver of Taxes, Jeffrey Pravato, upon satisfying their mortgage. The town is also encouraging residents who recently purchased a home, condominium, co-op unit, or recently refinanced, to be sure that notification in writing is sent to Pravato’s office as well. When writing, property owners should include the legal property description, including the school district, section, block and lot numbers, as well as the name and address to whom tax bills should be DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS:

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TOWN OF OYSTER Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino, center, announced the partnership between the town and the Chamber of Commerce to host Oyster Bay Day on Saturday. Saladino was joined by, from left, Receiver of Taxes Jeff Pravado, Town Clerk Richard LaMarca, Councilman Lou Imbroto, chamber Vice President Ravin Chetram and member Laura Escobar. months, we’ve seen several new businesses open and are looking forward to another half dozen in the coming weeks,” he said. “With all that has gone on in the last year and a half, we, the chamber, are happy and proud to be a part of the progress in helping with the growth of businesses and the community to a point even bigger and better than it was pre-pandemic.” The town got involved when the chamber reached out to Town Clerk Richard

LaMarca, who has volunteered for years at the Oyster Fest, helping the Rotary with the setup. LaMarca spoke to Saladino, who thought the street fair was a great idea. The event will follow the Supervisor’s 5K, a popular race that traditionally winds through the hamlet on the Saturday morning before the Oyster Fest begins. Some 30 businesses are taking part. There will be live music by School of Rock, and activities for children on lower Audrey

Avenue. They can decorate pumpkins in a pumpkin patch, explore their creative side in a chalk zone, and take part in several interactive activities. There will be an Italian ices truck, and the Shucking Truck will offer a raw food bar that will include oysters and clams. There’s even an opportunity to try ax throwing. Local businesses need this event, Schlotter said. He’s hoping for a big turnout.

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death rates are higher than those for any other cancer, besides lung cancer. ■ Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women. In 2021, it’s estimated that about 30% of newly diagnosed cancers in women will be breast cancers. Breast cancer became the most common cancer globally as of 2021, accounting for 12% of all new annual cancer cases worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. There is a great deal more information at these sites to decipher everything from the impact of age, geographic location, ethnicity and race on breast cancer – but the bottom line? Too many cases. Too many deaths. And even if it’s repetitive, it bears repeating. Continue to conduct self-exams, get an annual mammography (if applicable), and provide charitable contribution to end this dreaded disease. We can either list all the names or honor those who have passed or those who are survivors by taking action. Though it has been especially challenging to encourage people to seek checkups and screenings during this pandemic, vigilance is key and there can’t be any excuses, even with Covid-19. Lauren Lev is an East Meadow resident.

ON THE ROAD WITH A TAKEOUT QUEEN

The latest takeout in town makes me think of Little Red Riding Hood’s mother. When she packed a basket of goodies for Red Riding Hood to bring to her grandma, what was in it? If only she’d packed the takeout I found around town, the Big Bad Wolf would have eaten it instead of grandma. So, what would a modern-day basket of goodies look like? I’d say it would be filled with takeout from these top shops. ■■ Cardinali■ Italian■ Bakery■ &■ Market■ (96 South St., Oyster Bay) This wonderland CATHI of Italian goodies just opened. One side of the shop is filled with freshly baked Italian breads, pastries, cookies and cakes. The other side is an Italian market stocked with only the finest quality products. You’ll find sauces, olive oils, jams, a huge assortment of specialty meats and cheeses, truffle potato chips, and so much more. Part owner Giulia Milana told me, “The personal-sized frozen pizza is one of the most unbelievable pies I’ve ever had. It’s so easy to make. Pop it in the oven for about 10 minutes and it tastes like you just made fresh pizza by yourself.” ■■ Chocolicious■ Chocolatier■ (74 Birch Hill Rd., Locust Valley) One bite of the new, monster-sized chocolate peanut butter cups will send you to chocolate heaven. There are eight variations on dark or light chocolate cups filled with peanut butter and glorious goos. I chose the darkchocolate-chip-s’more-peanut butter version. I’m definitely going back for the one filled with strawberry jam. The diverse Halloween chocolates are ready to roll, too. Swallow a skull made with white, dark or light chocolate. Halloween “smash cakes” are another goodie. A huge cupcake comes with a tiny mallet. Smash the cupcake and find Halloween candy inside.

■■ CO-CO■ Confections■ &■ Coffee■ (365 Glen Cove Ave., Sea Cliff) Here’s one for a goodie basket: a maple latte bourbon pecan pie truffle. Chocolate store owner/ wizard, Terrence Kenniff, just designed this masterpiece by snuggling pecans, pralines, bourbon, ganache and graham crackers inside a truffle. Halloween mummies are also back (pretzel rods with crisscrossed drizzles of white chocolate), along with blue booberry ghosts. Coming for Thanksgiving: Oreo stuffed chocolate turkeys. ■■ Christina’s■ Epicure (1015 Oyster Bay Rd., East Norwich) Store made containers of “Skinny To Go” TUROW meals are “grab and go” entrees made with flavorful, lower calorie ingredients. I found two new versions: a black bean, tofu and sweet potato meal, and a “fajita.” I chose the fajita since it can be warmed up in a flash or eaten cold. It’s a hearty helping of cauliflower, tri-colored peppers, red onion, black beans and brown rice (but not too much). The herbs and spices really do their job because I never missed bread, cheese or sour cream. ■■ Ocean (333 Bayville Ave., Bayville) On the fall menu, I tried the ratatouille stuffed acorn squash. It tastes like autumn. The vegetables and spices blend with such warmth, and the acorn squash shell is a complimentary host. Cauliflower chili is also new, as are the fall specialty drinks. My pumpkin pina colada had the perfect hint of pumpkin. There are caramel apple sangrias, pumpkin martinis, and more. So, there you have it. Goodie baskets no big bad wolf could resist. See you next month! The Takeout Queen is now on Facebook. Search for Oyster Bay Herald Guardian, Sea Cliff/Glen Head Herald Gazette or Glen Cove Herald Gazette.

McDonald’s to support Girls Rising The Sea Cliff-based nonprofit Girls Rising will partner with McDonald’s in Glen Cove to raise funds this month. When orders are placed from the restaurant on Wednesday, Oct. 20, between 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., McDonald’s will donate 20 percent of its proceeds to the not-for-profit. Girls Rising was founded by allfemale rock band Antigone Rising. Members include Cathy Henderson, Kristen Ellis- Henderson and Nini Camps. Their mission is to inspire girls to work hard toward achieving their dreams, to encourage them to pursue careers in the Science, Tech-

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nology, Engineering, Arts and Math fields, and for girls and women to be empowered to find great success in fields that are traditionally male dominated. “We are grateful to McDonald’s in Glen Cove for this generous opportunity to raise funds for Girls Rising,” Ellis-Henderson said. “We recognize and appreciate the great work they do to help better our community.” McDonald’s is located at 193 Glen Street in Glen Cove. Diners are invited to eat indoors or place orders at the drive-through.

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LEGAL NOTICE AVISO LEGAL DISTRITO DE AGUA JERICHO POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO a los votantes calificados y registrados del DISTRICTO DE AGUA DE JERICHO en el pueblo de Oyster Bay, Condado de Nassau, Estado de New York, que una elección “Drive-through” dentro de dicho Distrito en la seda de la Junta de Comisionados del Agua de dicho Distrito en el Storage Barn ubicado en 125 Convent Road, Syosset, Long Island, Nueva York, el Martes, 14 de diciembre de 2021 entre la una (1:00) en punto de la tarde y nueve (9:00) P.M. En punto con el propósito de la elección de un Comisionado de Agua para dicho Distrito por un periodo de tres (3) años a partir del 1 de enero de 2022 y hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2024. Dicha elección se convoca de conformidad con la Sección 212, Articulo 13 de la Ley Municipal del Estado de Nueva York, según enmendada. Para tener derecho a votar por el Comisionado del Distrito de Mejora, cada votante debe estar registrado para votar en la Ciudad bajo un registro permanente desde la dirección desde la que desea votar. Además, dicho votante deberá haber residido en el Distrito del Agua durante al menos treinta (30) días después de la elección y ser ciudadano de los Estados Unidos, de dieciocho (18) años o más. De conformidad con las disposiciones y requisitos de la Subdivisión 20 de la Sección 215 del Artículo 13 de la Ley del Pueblo del Estado de Nueva York, según enmendada, los candidatos para el cargo de Comisionado de Agua deberán presentar sus nombres y nominaciones en forma de petición ante el Secretario del Junta de Comisionados del Agua del Distrito del Agua de Jericó en su sede en 125 Convent Road, Syosset, Nueva York, a más tardar al cierre de las actividades a las 4:00 p.m. el viernes 12 de noviembre de 2021 y que tales peticiones de nominación deben ser suscritas por al menos

veinticinco (25) votantes registrados del Distrito de Agua de Jericho Visite y revise el sitio web del distrito para obtener instrucciones de elección “Drive-through” en https://www.jerichowater .org para obtener detalles adicionales para mantener seguros a los votantes y trabajadores electorales durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Por orden de la Junta de Comisionados de Agua del Distrito de Agua de Jericho. JAMES ASMUS Secretario Dated:Syosset, New York October 15, 2021 127905

LEGAL NOTICE JERICHO WATER DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the qualified and registered voters of the JERICHO WATER DISTRICT in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, that a “Drivethrough” election will be held within said District at the headquarters of the Board of Water Commissioners of said District in the Storage Barn located at 125 Convent Road, Syosset, Long Island, New York, on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 between the hours of one (1:00) o’clock P.M. and nine (9:00) o’clock P.M. for the purpose of the election of a Water Commissioner for the said District for a term of three (3) years beginning January 1, 2022 and expiring December 31, 2024. Said election is called pursuant to Section 212, Article 13 of the Town Law of the State of New York, as amended. To be entitled to vote for Improvement District Commissioner, every voter must be registered to vote in the Town under permanent registration from the address from which he/she wishes to vote. Further, said voter shall have been a resident in the Water District for at least thirty (30) days next preceding the election and be a citizen of the United States, eighteen (18) years or over in age. Pursuant to the provisions and requirements of Subdivision 20 of Section 215 of Article 13 of the Town Law of the State of New York, as amended,

candidates for the office of Water Commissioner shall file their names and nominations in petition form with the Secretary of the Board of Water Commissioners of the Jericho Water District at its headquarters at 125 Convent Road, Syosset, New York no later than the close of business at 4:00 p.m. on or before Friday, November 12, 2021 and that such nomination petitions must be subscribed by at least twenty-five (25) registered voters of the Jericho Water District. Please visit and review the District’s Website for “Drive-through” Election instructions at https://www.jerichowater .org for additional details to keep voters and poll workers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Order of the Board of Water Commissioners of the Jericho Water District. JAMES ASMUS Secretary Dated:Syosset, New York October 15, 2021 127904

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ong Island recently lost its last Sears, that once ubiquitous powerhouse retailer that sold a range of goods, from sturdy jeans to solidly built power tools and refrigerators. Started in 1893 as a mail-order catalog to peddle watches to farmers, Sears built a favorable reputation through much of the 20th century as a mainstay of America’s burgeoning middle class. By the time I was born in 1967, Sears was the world’s largest retailer, serving as an anchor tenant at malls across the land. Construction on Sears Tower in SCOTT Chicago — which became the world’s BRINTON tallest skyscraper, at 1,450 feet — began in 1969 and was completed four years later. Called Willis Tower these days, it’s now the world’s 12th tallest building. Sears once boasted locations throughout Long Island, including in Valley Stream, New Hyde Park, Garden City and Hicksville. The final holdout was at the Sunrise Mall in Massapequa, where about a third of the storefronts are vacant, Newsday recently reported. My childhood is inextricably linked to Sears. Every year in August, my parents, both teachers, brought my brother and me to

Sears at the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, in Suffolk County, to buy school clothes. I knew then that summer’s carefree days were fading, and classes would soon begin. It was always a big deal to make the trip from our home in then rural Yaphank to the mall, which, growing up in farm country, seemed to me like the epitome of modernity. At Sears, clothes were always purchased first. Then my mom and dad would spend time in the tools section. They were also artists with a two-story stone studio behind our house, where they kept all their carving instruments, always bought from Sears. After Sears, it was on to next-door Friendly’s for lunch or dinner. I ordered the same meal every time — the fried clams platter, followed by mint chocolate chip ice cream. Then we’d stop at the camping goods store to buy scouting equipment, the bookstore for art and children’s books, and the pet store for dog’s toys and treats. We followed nearly the same routine every trip to the mall. It was a family outing. More than that, it was a cultural experience shared by so many millions of middle-class Americans. To a kid growing up surrounded by forest and field, the mall — Sears in particular — represented the height of civilization. It seems strange to write this all these

years later, as we watch the slow death of the once mighty Sears. At its peak in the early 1970s, the company employed 350,000 people. When Kmart purchased Sears in 2004, Wall Street hedge fund manager Edward Lampert was appointed CEO of the new Sears Holdings Corporation. Over the next decade, the company’s revenue dropped precipitously, and 175,000 workers lost their jobs. Fewer than 50 Sears stores remain today. Sears gave us a number of iconic American brands, including Kenmore Appliances, Craftsman Tools, Allstate Insurance and the Discover Card. From 1908 to 1940, Sears even sold kits enabling people to construct their own homes. Today some 70,000 to 75,000 of these houses, most in the Northeast and Midwest, dot the land, according to a 2016 Popular Mechanics article. Kits started at $450. Today many of these homes sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. In so many ways, through so many decades, Sears was an innovator, a paragon of American capitalism that helped define the American landscape, even the American psyche. Sears was the go-to store for our everaspirational middle class. What the heck happened? Apparently, Walmart happened, then Amazon. Sam Walton founded Wal-Mart Stores in 1962 as a discount chain. By 1990 it had become the world’s largest retailer.

hat the heck happened to the legendary retailer? Walmart and Amazon.

Walmart has never been about the shopping experience, about shared cultural identity, the way Sears and other such retailers once were. It has always been about selling goods at the lowest prices. With middle-class wages starting to stagnate in the early 1970s, shopping was no longer a pleasure-seeking experience for many, but an existential crisis. From 1973 to 2013, the typical American worker’s productivity rose 74.4 percent, but that same worker’s hourly compensation increased a paltry 9.2 percent, or a quarter percent per year — hardly enough to keep pace with inflation, which was out of control in the 1970s and early ’80s, peaking at 12 to 13 percent per year before starting to decline in the mid-1980s and averaging 2 to 3 percent per year since 1993. If you’re wondering why Americans abandoned Sears and other mall mainstays in favor of Walmart and, later, Amazon, it can all be summed up in a single word — price. No doubt, Sears executives made their blunders. At some point, the retailer stopped innovating. The Sears that I first strolled through as a child was pretty much the same Sears that my wife and I shopped in for appliances when we bought our Merrick home in 2002. Economic forces beyond the company’s control, though, were largely to blame. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

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ome octopuses probably could score better than I did on an SAT. It’s hard to figure, though, since they can’t hold a pen or read the questions, but that’s just me being humancentric. Scientists have discovered that cephalopods, octopuses in particular, are super smart and seemingly capable of what we humans call feelings. If you saw the Netflix documentary “My Octopus Friend,” you get it. A diver forms a relationship with an octopus that swims to him whenever he scuba dives and RANDI actually cuddles her KREISS body against him. It is a powerful account of crossspecies attachment. In one memorable study, hidden cameras in a marine lab caught an octopus climbing out of his tank at night to crawl into a neighboring tank where he could dine on starfish. The big brains couldn’t figure out why the starfish were disappearing until they checked out the lab’s videotape. Today is World Octopus Day, which coincided with me turning the last page on a love-

ly read, “The Brilliant Abyss,” by Helen Scales. (And yes, her last name is also a happy coincidence.) She studies life in the vast deep oceans around the world, focusing on creatures that live 3,000 to 7,000 feet below, in the freezing, murky darkness that has been a mystery up until recent years. Her book and World Octopus Day remind us of yet another natural resource we are about to squander. Scales mentions the deep-sea fish known as orange roughy, which has become quite popular in recent years. The real name of the fish is slimehead, which was a no-go. So the name was changed, and the fish, which live at extreme depths, are now being caught by the mega-tons with new technology. Scales agrees that orange roughy is delicious, but she points out that the fish live to some 200 years. They have thrived in the black world 5,000 feet below unharmed until now. The entree on your dinner plate could have hatched 50 years before the Civil War. According to Scales, the trawlers have nets and weights that crash into the underwater mountain ranges that are loaded with coral and destroy the outcroppings in the process. Some of those corals have been alive for millennia. She says that submersibles

have collected samples from the deepest parts of the oceans that reveal new life forms, even new bacteria, which may hold revolutionary cancer-fighting properties. We need to find out before it’s gone. Swimming through the abyss are giant octopi, some growing to 20 feet across. They have been found as deep as 5,000 feet. At the same depths, whale carcasses have been found, covered in blankets of red, furry worms. The oddities and miraculous discoveries abound. Naturally, human beings are about to sink the ship. Scales talks about the emergence of underwater mining. Technology has permitted mining for metals at ever-greater depths. Giant ocean-going machines have begun to dig up the bottom of our seabeds, disturbing animals and coral and minerals that have lain there for hundreds and perhaps thousands of years. Only now are environmental groups beginning to take action against these mining operations. The first day that the first human dropped a line into the ocean was a bad day for marine wildlife. Nearly every species is under pressure from overfishing, even as fishing technology is improving, making it possible to kill tons of fish at a time. Giant

espite our degradation of its home, an octopus cuddles with a familiar scuba diver.

net fishing creates collateral damage for tons of innocent victims, the turtles and dolphins and other species that are caught up in the nets. In the 1900s, humans killed more than twice the number of sperm whales that remain alive today. We used up what was within reach and now we are digging at increasing depths. Swimming below, a mile under the surface, are creatures like zombie worms and vampire squid, nine-foot tube worms, phosphorescent jellyfish, and awesome red feather worms without guts of any kind that carry their own harem of dwarf males waiting to fertilize their eggs. Some of the deepsea gossamer jellies disintegrate as soon as they hit the air; they have only been seen through the tiny viewing windows of submersibles. These precious life forms swim among singular geological formations like hydrothermal vents in the bottom of the oceans. We’ve gone a long way toward fouling up outer space with junk, and we are equally irresponsible in the trashing of our oceans. One of the groups that are trying to preserve the seas around us is oceanconservancy.org. The deep deep is still somewhat pristine, but the giant mining rigs are on their way. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Elegy for Sears — and, perhaps, mall culture

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olumbus Day has been celebrated in the United States since 1971, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation proclaiming it a federal holiday. For years, the holiday has been controversial. It is a source of pride for many ItalianAmericans who commemorate the global reach of Italy’s most celebrated explorer. At the same time, for many others, particularly Native Americans, Columbus’s arrival in the New World in 1492 represents the beginning of centuries of enslavement and war. On Oct. 8, President Biden became the first U.S. president to also proclaim Columbus Day, on Oct. 11 this year, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which began in 1992 as a celebration of native cultures — and a counter-narrative to Columbus’s legendary exploits. For years, American schoolchildren have been taught the Christopher Columbus poem, which begins: In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He had three ships and left from Spain; He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain.

crew of about 90 enslaved six natives of the island, according to history.com. They went on to enslave many others, and to force untold numbers of natives to convert to Christianity through extreme cruelty. The Columbus poem mentions none of this, leaving schoolchildren with only a partial image of the explorer. Long Island was no different than the rest of what became the United States. Native Americans had inhabited the Island for millennia, whaling and fishing for subsistence and sharing a common Algonquian language. Once there were 13 Algonquin tribes spread across the 118-mile-long island, according to the Matinecock Tribal Nation of Long Island. From west to east, they were the: ■ Canarsies ■ Rockaways ■ Matinecocks ■ Merricks ■ Nissequogues ■ Massapeques ■ Secatogues ■ Setaukets ■ Unkechaugs

He sailed by night; he sailed by day; He used the stars to find his way.

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A compass also helped him know How to find the way to go.

■ Manhasetts (which were actually on the very east end of the North Fork, not on Nassau County’s North Shore)

Columbus, as is widely taught, had originally sailed west from Spain, thinking he could arrive in India to trade in spices. He could have, except North America was in the way. He first landed on an unknown island in the Caribbean. The Columbus poem states: Indians, Indians!” Columbus cried; His heart was filled with joyful pride.”

■ Shinnecocks

■ Montauketts Dutch and British colonialists settled on Long Island in the 17th and 18th centuries, chasing most of the Native American tribes from the lands they believed they would peacefully share with the Europeans. Many of the natives were brutalized

If only that were true. On his very first day in the New World, Columbus and his

LETTERS Remembering our fallen heroes To the Editor: On the 20th anniversary of troops first being deployed to Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency and local veterans gathered to break ground on a new war memorial to commemorate the members of the military who bravely served our country in Afghanistan and Iraq. The new monument will be located at Veterans Memorial Park in Eisenhower Park, and will be the first on Long Island, and one of the first in New York state, dedicated to these wars, honoring the 7,000 service members who perished in those

and placed in indentured servitude, spending the rest of their lives enslaved. By 1670, most area Native Americans were gone, according to Newsday’s history project, Long Island Our Story. Today Native Americans remain here in small numbers, primarily concentrated on the Shinnecock Indian Nation reservation, in the Town of Southampton, and the Posspatuck reservation, in the Town of Brookhaven. The Posspatuck reservation has yet to receive federal recognition. The Shinnecock Nation didn’t receive that recognition until 2010, after a 32-year battle to obtain it. Federal recognition allows the nation to operate independently from state and local governments and to build a casino on its reservation. In February this year, it proposed doing just that. About 600 Native Americans live on the 1,200-acre Shinnecock reservation, while another roughly 600 tribal members live off it, and 200 call the 55-acre Posspatuck reservation home. When the Dutch arrived here, there were several thousand Native Americans in the Island’s 13 tribes. Before Europeans’ arrival on Long Island, Native Americans had inhabited it for 11,000 years — more than 550 generations — primarily living in peace. It was a largely unspoiled wilderness; the native peoples had long lived lightly on the land. This is the history that has so rarely been taught in Long Island schools. The decimation of Indigenous peoples has so often been thought of in terms of westward expansion of the United States — the battles for lands across the Midwest and West. How easily we forget that Native Americans were exploited here as early as two centuries before territorial expansion under manifest destiny in the 19th century. This, however, is the history that should be taught, so we might, as Long Islanders, understand why we must fully support the Native Americans who remain here today.

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he race to the progressive left is under way in New York state, with word that New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is forming an “exploratory committee” and may launch a Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Kathy Hochul. No serious politician launches an exploratory committee to ponder whether to run. Williams is running. In case you’ve lost track of his political pedigree, he is a founding member of the Progressive CoaliRONALD J. tion. One revealsnapshot of ROSENBERG ing his ideology dates from last year, when he told NY1 that he would seek to block the city’s budget because it didn’t go far enough to defund the New York City Police Department. As a progressive, Williams practices what he preaches. His decision to run a primary against Hochul has enormous implications. It not only means he is making a move on

the governor’s mansion, but it also triggers a series of decisions and events that could crater New York’s future. Hochul will feel the need to move even further left, Attorney General Letitia James will now consider whether she will enter the primary contest, and moderate New Yorkers are going to look far more closely at what the Republican Party has to offer. While James is keeping her own counsel regarding a primary move on Hochul, she has dropped hints at public speaking opportunities in Manhattan that she is seriously considering the race. More insightful, however, is her sudden uptick in appearances on Long Island, a voter-rich target, where she has recently been a keynoter at the Museum of American Armor in Old Bethpage and County Executive Laura Curran’s gunbuyback news conference. If James were to become governor, even more New York City progressives would emerge in Albany’s version of musical chairs, as former gubernatorial primary candidate Zephyr Teachout has now signaled her intent to run for attor-

oters may end up looking far more closely at what Republicans have to offer.

LETTERS conflicts. Over the past two decades, 2.5 million men and women have volunteered to serve our great nation and protect our freedoms — many of whom did not make it home. All those Americans deserve our deepest gratitude and recognition for their service to our country, and with this memorial, we finally honor the next generation of Americans who have chosen to serve. Thank you to the Nassau County Council Veterans of Foreign Wars, Heroes Among Us and other organizations for partnering with the county to make this monument a reality. The monument will honor those who served and those who perished in battle, but it will also be a tribute to the 30,000 post-9/11 veterans who have died by suicide. The Council Veterans of Foreign Wars will raise funds for the monument, design it and install it. A rendering of the monument was created by 23-year-old Maia Fernandez, of Franklin Square. LAURA CURRAN Nassau County executive

Re-elevaluating our transit needs To the Editor: David defeated Goliath when Gov. Kathy Hochul recently put on hold the

ney general if a vacancy were to open. To put things in context, the Progressive Change Committee proclaims Teachout as “one of us” on its website, and back in 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Teachout’s failed run for attorney general. In a state where the population north of the Harlem River is relatively small and New York City teeters on de facto de Blasio socialism, no candidate can take Long Island’s massive voting bloc for granted, which could very well make the difference in whether Hochul, Williams or James is able to defeat the Republican gubernatorial candidate. For the moment, that GOP standard bearer is Long Island’s own Lee Zeldin. Yet much could happen to the current frontrunner between now and his party’s nominating convention. His recent announcement that he is currently in remission from leukemia is a dramatic reminder that life can intrude on candidacies. This much is clear: The state’s business community, which depends on a stable, safe and rational environment in

which to employ tens of millions of people, would develop the dry heaves if a progressive candidate were to become New York’s next governor. Progressives’ unequivocal anti-business manifesto, which ran Amazon’s proposed headquarters out of Queens, was a clear message to every CEO, entrepreneur and employer. It is no longer a question of Republican or Democrat. Williams’s potential decision to run for governor defines a very clear ideological abyss that will have moderates, and the business community as a whole, contemplating their future as New Yorkers. One can hope that there is truth to the axiom that American politics has always been about pendulum swings, but with a statewide political party that made the closing of Rikers Island and defunding the police stated policy, it might be time for Long Island to consider that aspirational dream of becoming the 51st state. Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosenberg Calica & Birney in 1999.

FRAMEWORK by Christina Daly

LaGuardia Air Train project, to the dismay of all the pay-to-play special interests, such as construction contractors and unions, that made political contributions in recent years to then Gov. Andrew Cuomo, hoping for a piece of the $2 billion initiative. Since Cuomo failed to deliver, will they now ask him for refunds from the $18 million campaign re-election fund that he no longer needs? In our new Covid-19 world, the Port Authority, New York City Transit subway and bus, and Long Island and Metro North Rail Roads all have had to re-evaluate anticipated future ridership growth projections. Who has seen the updated anticipated ridership figures for the Air Train? Were there really going to be 9,000 daily riders? Is there an independent cost-benefit analysis to justify the cost of this project? Who would go to an LIRR Station, wait for a train, change at Jamaica, then Woodside for a Port Washington train to Mets Willets Point to reach the Air Train? Most would drive, take a car service, Uber or taxi, which would be faster and more convenient. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

Egrets in Oak Neck Break — Bayville

CORRECTIONS Due to an editing error, Jerry Kremer’s column in the Sept. 23-29 issue, “What’s next for two sharp, young county executives?” mistakenly stated that the combined population of Nassau and Suffolk counties is larger than that of 37 states. The two counties’ combined population of just over 2.83 million is larger than that of only 15 states, according to census.gov.

In re: “No tax increase in proposed town budget” [Oct. 8-14], we should have said that the Town of Oyster Bay hasn’t been on the fiscal stress list for two years

OYSTER BAY HERALD — October 15, 2021

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Local Real Estate Update SOLD

4 C a r l y l e D r i ve , G l e n C ove , N Y

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4 6 Po r te r P l a ce, G l en Cove

3 37 C a r p e n te r Ave n u e, Sea C l i ff, N Y

M LS # 3 3 0 9 1 87. L P $ 1 , 3 9 9,0 0 0.

M LS # 3 3 1 2 63 1 . L P $ 1 ,0 9 9,0 0 0.

M LS # 3 2 9 5 6 14. L P $ 8 2 9,0 0 0.

Janine Fakiris, c.516.492.1480 Giselle Dimasi, c.516.459.7667

Kathy Wallach, c.516.353.4318

SOLD

PENDING SALE

7 J effe rso n S t re e t , G l e n Cove, N Y

6 0 6 B re to n Way, U p p e r Leve l , G l en Cove, N Y

3 Ta n g l ewo o d L a n e, Sea C l i ff, N Y

M LS # 3 3 07 7 1 5. L P $ 69 9,0 0 0.

M LS # 3 3 27 11 1 . L P $ 4 29,0 0 0.

M LS # 3 3 3 3 9 0 8. L P $ 1 , 1 9 9,0 0 0.

Giselle Dimasi, c.516.459.7667 Janine Fakiris, c.516.492.1480

Kathy Wallach, c.516.353.4318

37 G l e n Ave n u e, Sea C l i ff, N Y

3 4 Fo rest Ave n u e, G l e n Cove, N Y

PENDING SALE

3 E l l e n Co u r t , G l e n H ea d , N Y M LS # 3 3 3 92 5 1 . L P $ 9 9 9,0 0 0.

M LS # 3 3 3738 4. $ 9 9 8,00 0.

Giselle Dimasi, c.516.459.7667 Janine Fakiris, c.516.492.1480

Sheila Wenger, c.516.507.9303

M LS # 3 3 373 8 4. $ 975,0 0 0. Com m e rc ia l S pa ce. John Magnani, c.917.821.8587 Sheila Wenger, c.516.507.9303

8 4 8 t h Ave n u e, Sea Cl i ff, N Y

6 Da n i e l Dr i ve, G l e n Cove, N Y

3 2 E d w a r d s S t r e e t # 2 A , Ro s l y n H e i g h t s , N Y

M LS # 3 3 4 9 4 16. $ 8 3 9,0 0 0.

M LS # 3 3 3 4 18 0. $ 59 9,00 0. Giselle Dimasi, c.516.459.7667 Janine Fakiris, c.516.492.1480

Damian Ross, c.516.369.5868

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M LS # 3 2473 89. $ 2 69,0 0 0.

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October 15, 2021 — OYSTER BAY HERALD