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Town denies assisted living facility plan same time a little sad that OJC may not be able to remain in the community,” Lipton said. “But Whether it was because of there are other options.” traffic, environmental, parking Marc Weissman, an attorney or other concerns, many com- who lives in Oceanside and advomunity members said they cated against the sale, said resibreathed a sigh of dents were open to relief when the the OJC developing Hempstead Town the land, but would Board voted on have preferred oneMarch 9 against a family homes to be proposed three-stobuilt there. He said ry, 119-room assistthe area was ed-living facility at already often the site of the snarled with traffic Oceanside Jewish without such a Center. facility, and noted “We were very that the homes happy,” said Joyce MARty SALzBeRg within 25 feet of Lipton, who lives Oceanside the planned facility near where the prowould have had a posed facility three-story buildwould have been built. “The ing in their backyards. neighbors were very happy.” After the vote, Weissman Charles Weinraub, a real expressed satisf action. “I estate investor, planned to pur- thought that the residents of chase 24,000 square feet of the Oceanside were heard,” he said. 40,000-square-foot property from Many residents said they the OJC, which has struggled were frustrated that OJC adminwith declining membership for istrators did not communicate years and had sought to ease the their plans for the sale with the burden with the sale. Weinraub surrounding community. Calls to planned to build the facility on the OJC requesting comment the property, but after dozens of were not returned at press time. residents opposed it, the board Weinraub also did not return denied the project, 7-0. “I was thrilled and at the Continued on page 8

By MIke SMoLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

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If they came in with a rightsized project, the community would support it.

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oCeANSIDe ReSIDeNt DeBBIe Cino, far left, her daughter, Alexis, and her brother, Joe Cino, manage three sharing tables, and invite anyone facing hardships to take what they need.

A community of caring

O’side sharing tables help those in need By MIke SMoLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

Every day when Debbie Cino comes home from work, there are several boxes waiting outside her Oceanside house. They represent a community of caring: Dozens of residents have come together to help stock the “sharing tables” outside her home, on which food, toiletries, diapers and other items are available to those in search of help. “It’s really for whoever is

in need,” Cino said. “The motto of the sharing table is take what you need and leave what you can, if you can.” Cino got involved in the effort after her brother, Joe Cino, learned about the sharing table movement sweeping the country and wanted to start his own. Joe, who lives in Massapequa and owns Cino Hot Bagels in Oceanside, called his sister about creating a table, and she offered to put one out at her house. Nearly two months ago, they

started soliciting donations on social media and through Joe’s business, and the next thing they knew, community members had donated 23 boxes of supplies on the first day of the collection. Dozens upon dozens of boxes made their way to Debbie’s doorstep in the ensuing days. So she set up a tent in her driveway at 314 Bedell St., under which three tables are set up — two for food, one for toiletries and other items — Continued on page 8

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LIRR reverses schedule cuts amid concerns msmollins@liherald.com

Oceanside resident Dennis Herman said he was frustrated when the Long Island Rail Road’s amended schedule caused his commute from Oceanside to Brooklyn to take longer than usual, and that he felt unsafe on crowded trains. “Every car was full and it was standing room only,” Herman said. “People were sitting next to each other and someone sat down next to me an inch away, which to my mind was a super spreader event.” Herman has mostly been working from home since the beginning of the pandemic, aside from the few times he drove into his office, where he works as an attorney in Brooklyn. Because he is over 65, Herman said, he has been very careful about adhering to social distancing and other guidelines from health experts. On March 8, he returned to his office for the first time on a weekday, but said the number of trains going from Oceanside to Brooklyn were limited amid planned LIRR service cuts, and he had to take a crowded train from Baldwin instead. “I felt very unsafe on the railroad,” he added. Herman was one of many commuters who expressed their displeasure with LIRR cuts and over feeling unsafe on crowded trains. In response, the LIRR announced plans to amend its schedule. “We heard our customers’ concerns

about our new schedule loud and clear,” LIRR President Phillip Eng said in a statement. “As a result, we will restore our previous timetable on March 29. In the meantime, we will continue to strategically add additional trains and lengthen trains to meet evolving ridership levels. We continue to monitor seating availability with unprecedented clarity thanks to new technology.” LIRR ridership had decreased rapidly at the height of the pandemic and continued to decline in the months following, but Eng said with Covid-19 cases declining and the vaccine being made more readily available, he anticipates more riders returning to trains as New York gets closer to reopening. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach and member of the Senate Transportation Committee, was among those pushing the LIRR to reverse its schedule cuts, and he expressed his satisfaction after it was complete. “The MTA’s decision to reverse cuts on the LIRR and restore normal service by the month’s end will provide Long Islanders with the sane, safe and dignified commutes they deserve,” he said in a statement. “This victory for riders happened because we worked together to make our voices heard. I will continue to fight for LIRR riders and hold the MTA accountable — our region’s recovery demands a high level of confidence in our public transit system, and with that confidence now shaken, the time to improve the railroad’s quality is now.”

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With Schedule cutS causing lengthy rides and crowded trains for Long Island Rail Road commuters, many riders complained, leading to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority deciding to return to its regular schedule.

O’side student provides youth with necessities the care packageS contain many items, including healthy snacks and themed toys and school supplies.

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Oceanside High School junior Leah Koeppel and her friends Sara Zacharia and Ally Ferber, of Calhoun High School, have partnered with youth led nonprofit Balance Boxes to provide local children with care packages containing healthy snacks and monthly themed toys and school supplies. On March 13, the three girls and more than a dozen of their fellow students gathered in the OHS cafeteria, assembling a chapter record 250 boxes and packing them with dinosaur, winter, princess and foodie-themed snacks and toys to send to Long Island Head Start. The student volunteers broke into smaller groups and methodically assembled and packed the cardboard boxes. Koeppel’s aunt told her last June about an organization called Balance Boxes that was formed in Illinois in response to the pandemic. Balance Boxes is a youth led registered non-profit organization that sends themed gift boxes with items such as books, games, toys and school supplies to students in low-income communities. Koeppel got in contact with the organization, which was looking to grow nation-wide, and formed the New York chapter in July. Zacharia and Ferber, childhood friends of Koeppel’s, reached out to her that same month and they have been hard at work since. The three high schoolers have used their social media savvy to contact businesses and charities that could help provide the goods needed to put the boxes together. “We probably [direct messaged] about 100 companies a day,” Koeppel said. Their persistence has paid off, as the girls were able to get a Home Depot store to donate the cardboard boxes that the girls pack monthly. It has also helped them

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oceanSide high School junior Leah Koeppel partnered with some friends and the non-profit Balance Boxes to provide local children with care packages. spread their outreach to help communities in Suffolk County through Long Island Head Start. Additionally, the contents of each box come from excess toys, food and games donated by organizations Koeppel, Zacharia and Ferber have contacted via social media. In addition to the school supplies shipped in each box

is an informational flyer instructing recipients how to contact a tutoring nonprofit group called “Learn to Be” that schedules virtual tutoring sessions for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. “We think it’s really important to give kids a variety of different things to do,” Ferber said. Though the organization was started in direct response to the pandemic, the girls said they are confident that their work and the work of Balance Boxes at large will continue once it has passed. Koeppel cited the fact that the organization has 23 chapters stateside and another 23 internationally as example of the incredible need being experienced. All three girls said they plan to continue their work through their senior year and into college so they can continue to spread outreach across the country.

MSSN vaccinates Stop & Shop employees Mount Sinain South Nassau hospital in Oceanside recently launched another partnership with Nassau County to vaccinate eligible essential workers. On Friday, nearly 100 Stop & Shop grocery store employees received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by appointment between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the hospital’s Vaccination Center on Merrick

nearly 100 stop & Shop employees were vaccinated at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital’s Vaccination Center in Rockville Centre on Friday. Stefanie Shuman, a public relations manager for Stop & Shop stores on Long Island, was among them.

Road in Rockville Centre. Scheduling, processing and administration of the vaccinations were completed by MSSN nursing and allied medical staff, while the vaccine doses were provided by the county’s Department of Health. Courtesy MSSN; compiled by Mike Smollins

nohemy alfaro, a front-end specialist for Stop & Shop, below, got inoculated.

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community update Thursday, March 18 Family Baking Program: Irish Soda Bread Join the Island Park Library virtually for the family baking program with a special St. Patrick’s Day treat, Irish soda bread. Video will be available starting March 8, and kits will also be available with all the ingredients you will need. You must register in order to receive a kit. The kit costs $3. The library will call you when the kits are available for pick up. One kit per family. Visit islandparklibrary.org to find the link to the virtual video.

Monday, March 22 Grab & Go Craft This week’s craft is a kite Stop by the Island Park Library to pick up a craft. You can also call the library or email iplchildrens@islandparklibrary.org to arrange a pick up time.

Island Park Board of Education The Island Park Public Schools Board of Education will host its next board meeting at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Orens MIddle School, 150 Trafalgar Blvd. It will also be streamed online. For information on how to live stream or phone in, visit www.ips.k12.ny.us.

Wednesday, March 24 Oceanside Board of Education The Oceanside Board of Education will host its next public meeting at the School No. 6 auditorium at 7:30 p.m. It will also be held virtually on YouTube. To submit questions, email mbarbella@ oceansideschools.org under the Subject Line “Public Meeting” before 5 p.m. the day of the board meeting. The board is also hosting a special meeting on March 3, which will be its third budget workshop.

Saturday, March 27 Saturday Vinyasa Yoga with Dot Scott Start your weekend off on the right foot

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A sight to see Members of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce and local elected officials gathered for a ribbon cutting at Frame Bar Co., an optometrist that recently opened at 2894 Long Beach Road. and grab a mat and some blocks (use whatever you can around the house for support) and join the Oceanside Library for an online session with Dorothy Scott from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. For more information and the virtual link, visit oceansidelibrary.com.

Thursday, April 1 Sanitation Meeting Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 will host its next board meeting at 7 p.m. at sanitation headquarters, 90 Mott Street, in Oceanside. It will also stream on the district’s YouTube channel.

Thursday, April 15 Village of Island Park Board Meeting The Village of Island Park hosts its monthly board meeting at 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 127 Long Beach Road. For more information or the agenda,

visit villageofislandpark.com.

Saturday, April 24 Drug Take Back Day The Oceanside SAFE Coalition, along with the Oceanside School District and Fourth Precinct of the Nassau County Police Department, will conduct a prescription and over-the-counter drug take back day from noon to 2 p.m. at the front circle of Oceanside High School, 3160 Skillman Ave. The event will enable residents to safely dispose of unused, unwanted or expired medications. The drop-off aims to protect the environment and keep families safe while providing a simple and convenient way to do so. All returns are anonymous. Remove the label on any prescription medicines.

Sunday, April 25 Elvis Performance

Steve Mitchell, a member of the International Elvis Impersonator Hall of fame, will perform from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Oceanside Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, 407 Weidner Ave. Buffet includes chicken, shrimp, eggplant and tortellini alfredo, and there will also be wine, beer and soda, as well as a cash bar. Event is $0 per person and there will be raffles. For more information, call Debbie at (516) 978-7549. Must wear a mask and practice social distancing.

Sunday, May 23 Pig Roast The Oceanside Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary invites you to come pig out from 1 to 5 p.m. a the post, 407 Weidner Ave. Masks and social distancing are required. Pig roast also includes chicken, baked beans and salads. $35 per person. Must make reservations before May 15. Beer wine and soda are included, and ther will be a cash bar. For more information, call Debbie at (516) 978-7549.

This month’s library baking program features a St. Patty’s theme. The Island Park school board meets March 22. The Oceanside school board meets March 24. Oceanside residents have created a sharing table for those in need. MSSN has begun vaccinating select essential workers by appointment.

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O’side sharing tables help those who are struggling ContinueD from front page and those who have been affected by the pandemic or have faced any other hardships are invited to take what they need. The tables are open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. Joe and Debbie also created an Oceanside sharing table group on Facebook. “I try and help people on a general basis,” Joe said. “… I’m pretty fortunate myself, so I try to help the people that are less fortunate. It makes me feel good.” Since Debbie and Joe started their collection two months ago, neighbors and complete strangers have dropped things off on Debbie’s porch — peanut butter and jelly, bread, cereal, pasta, sauce, shampoo, soap, toilet paper, diapers and more. They have also sent her money through the cash transfer app Venmo, and she set up an Amazon link they can use to buy items for the cause. They have accumulated so fast that Debbie had to install two racks in her garage just to store it all. In all, she said, they have received more than $700 in cash donations and over $1,000 in food. “It’s amazing — you come home sometimes and the table’s completely empty,” she said. “The community has really come together to really help, and it’s a really great feeling.” She organizes the items on the table each morning, and when she’s at work managing a surgery center, which she requested not to mention by name, Joe

Courtesy Debbie Cino

Debbie Cino saiD her family has collected more than $700 in cash and over $1,000 worth of food since they set up their sharing tables less than six weeks ago. comes by and replenishes whatever is needed. Debbie’s daughter, Alexis, also helps out when she isn’t attending classes at Fordham University. The Cinos said the idea for a sharing table came from Mary Kate Tischler, a Seaford resident who started the first one on Long Island. Tischler said she found

out about the movement in a magazine article, and a few weeks later, she and her daughter, Ruby, 6, started a sharing table of their own. With handmade signs to alert the community and through word of mouth and social media, it was an instant success. Now sharing tables can be seen around

Nassau and Suffolk counties as well as upstate, and they have been reported as far west as California. Tischler noted that while many of the table creators are women, Joe was one of three men who contacted her. She said he was excited about helping others, and dropped bags of pre-packaged bagels from his business at various tables — and even bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket, which he planned to share with all the tables if he won. “They’ve done a really great job,” Tischler said of the Cinos. “They have a whole lot of extra supplies and have gotten a lot of donations. It’s really great. I think it shows that people are good-hearted, and it was really reaffirming for me.” Tischler said she recently formed a partnership with the alumni association at Binghamton University, and the college is sending an email to 90,000 alumni nationwide to see if they’re interested in creating their own tables, so she is confident the giving tradition will expand in the future. The Cinos said they were glad to be a part of it and to give back to those in need. “During the pandemic, a lot of people lost their jobs, they’re unemployed and you don’t realize how many people are in need,” Debbie said. “I honestly couldn’t do it without the help of the community, and it’s nice to know that you can give back and really help people.”

Town board nixes assisted-living facility plan ContinueD from front page calls or emails seeking comment about the results of the vote and whether he planned to appeal or work out a deal for another project. The March 9 hearing was open to inperson and virtual attendees as developers sought to rezone the southern half of the Brower Avenue property. It marked the second hearing after several residents spoke for or against the project in February. At a Feb. 23 meeting, William Bonesso, an attorney who represents Weinraub and Madalay Holdings, spoke in favor of the project, citing a lack of assisted living facilities in the area. “Long Island is an aging community,” he said. “We are in need of senior housing and assisted living facilities.” Bonesso did not return a request for comment after the vote. Had the development been approved, the northern half of the property would have remained the OJC, a center for religious services with a nursery school, but its catering hall would have been lost as part of the conversion. The center sought to divide the property amid declining membership, which only worsened in light of the coronavirus pandemic. I n S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 9 , We i n r a u b announced that he sought to develop one of five projects: a 120-unit apartment building, a 120-unit senior housing complex, an assisted living facility, storage

units or a medical office, before settling on the assisted living project. More than 100 Oceanside residents gathered in October 2019 to discuss their opposition to the project, and their sentiment intensified up to the town vote. In a joint statement, Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Councilman Anthony D’Esposito explained that they denied the plan because of resident outcry. “When residents speak up about issues impacting the suburban character of their neighborhoods, we take their opinions seriously,” they said. “. . . These residents raised an array of valid objections, including the potential for a significant increase in traffic and congestion within this residential community that is within close proximity to schools. Neighbors also expressed worries about the development’s lack of sufficient parking, as well as blocked sight lines that impede on the character of this beloved neighborhood.” After the vote, Dave Dedonna, who lives less than a mile from the OJC, said he was pleased. “I was thrilled, absolutely thrilled,” he said. “It was satisfying because usually it doesn’t go that way, from what I see, so it was good.” A resident named Brett, who requested not to give his last name because of his job in federal law enforcement, lives about 25 feet away from the OJC, on Sylvan Court, and said he and many residents were “shocked” when they saw the size

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a Developer’s plan to convert part of the Oceanside Jewish Center property into a 119-room assisted-living facility was voted down by the Hempstead Town Board, 7-0, on March 9. and scope of the project that developers sought to build. When the 7-0 vote was cast, he said, he was happy. “When you heard that, as a resident, that was great, and I think everybody had a smile on their face,” he said. “As a community, we don’t mind them building something here. Build private houses, build something nice. Not something that’s going to affect the com-

munity in a negative way.” Marty Salzberg echoed many of the other residents’ sentiments, adding that she hoped the OJC could find another way to survive. “I was shocked,” she said of the vote. “I was stunned. My jaw dropped. We were very surprised, and it’s the sort of thing where if they came in with a right-sized project, the community would support it.”

NCPD’s chief of support talks historic promotion For the first time in Nassau Police Department history, a Black woman has been promoted to the position of chief of support. Lorna Atmore, a 25-year member of NCPD, was promoted to the chief support position on Feb. 25. She succeeds Chief Ronald Walsh, who recently left to serve as Long Beach police commissioner. Atmore is now commander of the Support Division, one of the department’s largest units that includes the 911 center, information technology and the upcoming police body camera program. With the new position, Atmore is fifth in line for command of the department. “I really appreciate the support of Commissioner Patrick Ryder and County Executive Laura Curran for their confidence in my abilities,” Atmore said. “I’m just really excited to step into the role and hopefully do a good job.” Ryder said she is well qualified for her new role. “The promotion of Assistant Chief Lorna Atmore to three-star chief of support was an easy decision, as she is known to be one of the most dedicated and intelligent professionals in the executive ranks,” Ryder said in a statement. “I have great confidence in her ability to get the job done and to

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LoRnA ATMoRE, THE first Black woman to be named Nassau Police Department’s chief of support, joined Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, left, and County Executive Laura Curran, right, on Feb. 25. serve the residents in Nassau County.” Curran said that she was pleased to promote Atmore to her new role. “I’m proud of the efforts Nassau continues to make to ensure our law enforcement reflects the rich diversity of our communities – especially for positions of leadership,” Curran said in a state-

ment. “Chief Atmore’s dedication to the department and her command experience have defined her as a true professional, a leader and a trailblazer.” Atmore began in the force as an officer and eventually rose to sergeant in the 3rd Precinct. She also led the 7th Precinct’s Detective Squad and was

later promoted to captain, inspector and deputy commanding officer in the 4th Precinct, before being promoted to deputy chief of the support division. Family members who were in the New York City Police Department inspired her initial interest in a law enforcement career. “I really thought the job wouldn’t be a fit for me at first, but my cousins assured me that I would enjoy the job and to give it a chance,” she said. “I took their word for it, and by the time I got done with the police academy, I was in love with the job.” Atmore noted she wants to inspire young people of color who might be interested in a law enforcement career. “I hope that young people look up and see myself and other people of color in prominent positions and see what we’ve accomplished so they can visualize themselves as future leaders in law enforcement,” she said. “I think that we represent these opportunities that exist that young people may not know about.” Atmore added that she hopes in the future that more people of color are promoted to prominent law enforcement posts. “I understand and appreciate the excitement of my promotion and its uniqueness,” she said. “In my mind, I’m hoping that in the next five to 10 years that promotions like this will be more commonplace.”

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hen I came back from maternity leave on Feb. 18, 2020, everybody was talking about the coronavirus and thought it was going to be like another flu. No one thought it was going to be that bad. Within a couple of days, things started rapidly changing and we saw unit by unit change to Covid units. My staff houses oncology patients, but all of a sudden, my floor had 38 Covid patients, and it was just tough, especially being a manger, at those times. Everyone was scared, everyone was nervous. We didn’t know what we were going to bring back to our families, and we worked in personal protective equipment all day long. It was like nothing I ever thought I’d experience in my lifetime. My staff and I quickly adapted to changes and supported the patients as best as we knew

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how. We used iPads to communicate with families to give them some closure and be able to see their family. A lot of people left here without seeing their families, and it was really sad. Some days, it’s still surreal to me. I think that for my staff, a lot of us are still processing what we’re going through. We’ve remained a Covid unit since last March. We haven’t gone back. It’s been a very emotional time, because as a leader, you’re never taught how to manage during a pandemic. You’re managing your entire staff and trying to emotionally get them through this. You have to be strong for them. It was definitely a growing experience for me as a leader.

started as the chairman at Mercy just three months prior to the onset of the Covid pandemic. So, it was really a learning challenge. Every day, we saw people critically ill, people dying in far of excess of what we would normally see in the emergency department on a daily basis, which was extremely challenging. I have four small children, and my wife and I always worried about bringing it home to them. Luckily, I only had a very mild case of it. I was one of the people who apparently had Covid at some point and didn’t even know I had it. So, I’m happy I didn’t bring it home to them. I’m happy that I did well and that those members of my team and the hospital staff that got it for the most part did well, as well. That’s probably the thing I’m most grateful for

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at this point. Our team remained intact. People really didn’t get sick from the emergency department staff, and everyone’s back doing their jobs and helping the community. We treated a lot of people. A lot of people went home, and a lot of people ended up doing well in the end. It was the toll of the ones that didn’t make it that really weighed on everyone. But we’re seeing far less people severely ill or dying from Covid at this point. The atmosphere has really been far less hectic since May. As of now, things are getting much closer to back to normal.

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uring the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic, in February and March of last year, I worked every single day, at the Center for Cardiovascular Health in Long Beach. We were seeing a lot of patients every single day. A lot of the patients, if they did not have it, they thought they might have it because they were exposed to it. In May and June, things calmed down somewhat. But then this past November, December and January, things got worse again. We were seeing lots and lots of patients. My stress level was very high. My patients’ stress level was very high. The same for my family. What we are seeing these days are fewer people with symptoms, and people are not as sick as they were in the past. We are also seeing very few flu cases. That is because

people are masked and observing social distancing. These last few weeks, even people we thought might die, people who were overweight, were elderly and with other health problems, survived. A lot of that has to do with awareness of the pandemic situation and observing the Covid regulations. How did this change my life? It affected me. IYou couldn’t socialize with friends or with family in the way you might like to. It all took away the focus of the things you would like to do. But then I realized that not being able to go to sporting events is not the end of the world. The important thing is spending time at home with your family.

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e worked with the Memorial Presbyterian Church to roll out the [vaccine] distribution to Roosevelt and the surrounding communities it services — Hempstead, Freeport, Baldwin and Uniondale. These communities of color have been disproportionately affected by Covid. We’re working to ensure the communities have an equal opportunity for health and wellness. It’s part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s mandate to see that the vaccine is equally distributed to residents, and we want to help focus on our communities of color who have had the highest infection rates. We had about 250 sign up for this distribution event. The church helped call and reach out to members of the communities who were eligible for the vaccine. This time

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we worked together with the [Memorial] Presbyterian Church to provide services for the community during the pandemic. Last year, we were able to set up a rapid Covid-19 testing site at the church. That’s something we’ve with several churches and other community groups throughout the county and Long Island. Partnerships like these are important to combat the spread of Covid and serve these communities of color. I’m thankful to the Memorial Presbyterian Church for working with us again so that we can deliver these vaccines to the people who need them most, and we’ll be working with them and others to continue distributing more vaccinations as they come.

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

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ere at St. John's Episcopal Hospital, we were inundated with critically ill patients last spring. We expanded the intensive care unit and turned many other areas, such as the clinic and recovery room, into inpatient areas. We all worked very hard to save the lives of each and every patient, but unfortunately many patients did not recover. This was a great source of sadness and frustration to me and my colleagues. At the same time, as the program director of our internal medicine residency, I was very proud of our residents, who gave of themselves day and night to battle illness and save lives. Their devotion and dedication was superhuman. And I was so proud that we were joined on the front lines by residents from

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Gov. Andrew CuoMo approved the $439 million Bay Park Conveyance Project on March 4. Construction will begin in the spring and is expected to last three years.

Cuomo approves $439M conveyance project By Mike SMollinS msmollins@liherald.com

Construction on the $439 million Bay Park Conveyance Project is set to begin in the spring after Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved it on March 4. With the significant milestone completed, Western Bay Constructors Joint Venture was selected as the design-build contractor for the project. The plan is to reroute treated effluent, or sewage, from the Bay Park Water Reclamation Facility to the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control plant by way of a 100-year-old pipe under Sunrise Highway. “This ambitious project will be critical in advancing our sustained efforts to reduce water pollution and restore water quality in our coastal communities,” Cuomo said in a statement. “For decades, Long Island’s coastal habitats have suffered from nitrogen pollution. We have been working diligently with our local partners to address this environmental threat, and by advancing the Bay Park Conveyance Project, we are taking further action to protect the Western Bays and the surrounding communities by increasing their resilience to future flooding. The BPCP is a partnership between the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation and the Nassau County Department of Public Works. It is slated to take three years to complete and once finished, it will divert as much as 75 million gallons of treated water per day and up to 90 percent of the nitrogen loading from Reynolds Channel and the Western Bays each year. This, in turn, will improve the resiliency and quality of life in the waterways. Construction is set to begin this spring. “The revitalization of the Western Bays will significantly improve our environment and provide greater storm resiliency,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said in a statement. “By investing in Nassau’s environment, we are not only creating jobs and spurring economic development, but protecting

homeowners by restoring the critical marshlands that serve as vital buffers during storms.” With Wester n Bays Constructors Joint Venture designing and building the project, it saves costs and shortens the construction schedules. Other alternatives for the project could have cost up to $600 million and taken nearly a decade to construct. The DEC is managing the design-build contractor, and upon completion, the Nassau DPW will own and operate the new facilities. The contract was approved by the Nassau County Legislature in November, and then approved by the county’s Finance Control Board, comptroller, and Curran. The DEC then signed the contract and submitted it to the state attorney general and comptroller for final approval. The design-build team is tasked with creating a pump station at Bay Park, relining the Sunrise Highway aqueduct, building the pipeline from Bay Park to Sunrise and from Sunrise to the connection at the Cedar Creek outfall. Built in 1949, the Bay Park plant serves more than a half-million Nassau residents and discharges an average of 52 million gallons of treated effluent into the Western Bays each day, damaging some 10,000 acres of water and tidal marshland. The nitrogen contained in effluent causes seaweed to grow to unnatural lengths, robbing the waterways of the dissolved oxygen needed to sustain marine life. The nitrogen-rich effluent accelerates algae growth, and as the algae breaks apart in the tides, it rots, robbing marine life of dissolved oxygen, causing “dead zones.” State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, lauded the approval of the project. “For decades, the Western Bays have been polluted with treated effluent and nitrogen, harming our environment and quality-of-life,” he said in a statement. “This project will protect our communities from flooding, purify our water, and bolster our local ecological vitality — and I was proud to work with my partners in government to get it done.”

To mark National Library Week, April 4 to 11, Nassau and Suffolk Counties will take part in the annual Long Island Reads promotion to build a literary community. Participants will read “The Vanishing Half ” by Brit Bennett, and join in talks and other functions. Bennett will make an appearance at a free online event to discuss the novel on Sunday, April 11 at 2 p.m. via Crowdast. She is the recipient of the Long Island Reads Selection Award for 2021. A Stanford University graduate, Bennett earned her master’s in fine arts in fiction from the University of Michigan. She teaches in the creative writing and literature program at Stony Brook University in Southhampton. “The Vanishing Half,” tells the story of two inseparable twin sisters, Stella and Desiree, who ultimately become separated because of race. The book is considered a read for people of all ages, diving deep into societal issues of family, race and unbreakable bonds. Welled received by the literary world, the novel earned a New York Times bestseller title, was selected as a Good Morning America Book Club book and as Best Book of 2020 by the NYT, The Washing

Post, National Public Radio and others. Copies of “The Vanishing Half ” are available for borrowing in many formats in all Long Island libraries and for purchase through Book Revue in Huntington and its website: https://www.bookrevue. com/signed-vanishing-half. Book purchasers will receive a bookplate signed by the author. Public libraries across Long Island will also be hosting other book-related virtual programs in celebration of the Long Island Reads 2021 Selection, “The Vanishing Half.” Free tickets are available now through Nassau and Suffolk public libraries and on https://longislandreads.wordpress. com. Ticket holders will receive an email link to the Crowdcast webinar event prior to the program. For more information on the event, contact Long Island Reads co-chairs Janet Schneider at jschneider@peninsulapublic.org or Mara Zonderman at maraz@westhamptonlibrary.org. —Hailey Gise

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O’side man arrested after alleged assault of 80-year-old man By Mike SMollinS msmollins@liherald.com

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Adding $2.5 Million to the New York state budget to help poverty-stricken Holocaust survivors is the goal of a petition campaign being led by the UJA-Federation of New York.

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The Department of Environmental Conservation has invited public comment about a proposed remedy to address contamination related to the former Gulf Oil Terminal at Industrial Place in Oceanside. The site falls within the state’s Superfund Program, and the DEC is accepting public comment about the site through March 29. Soil and groundwater tests in previous years indicate that the soil in the western and southern portions of the site contains volatile organic compounds at concentrations above allowable levels. Groundwater contamination has been found predominantly in the northeastern, central and southern areas of the site. The site operated from 1932 until the 1990s as a petroleum storage termi-

nal. It held a dozen large storage tanks, three of them underground, all holding fuel oil, kerosene and gasoline, as well as a number of smaller tanks that were used to service the site and its vehicles. Four of the large above-ground tanks were demolished before 2000, and the rest were reportedly demolished in 2003. The site has undergone extensive investigation and remediation since the late 1990s under the state’s Brownfield Cleanup Program. The major contaminant at the Oceanside site, a state report said, is trichloroethylene, or TCE, a manmade, chlorinated solvent used primarily to remove grease from metal parts and textiles. To view a factsheet about the site, visit on.ny.gov/3rHgOgJ. To learn how to provide feedback, visit on.ny. gov/3vbYbDU.

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UJA petitions to help Holocaust survivors By JeFFReY BeSSen jbessen@liherald.com

Among the many items in the proposed $103.4 billion New York state budget is money for case management services and the UJA-Federation of New York is campaigning for an additional $2.5 million to aid Holocaust survivors. There are 40,000 survivors living across the state and 40 percent of them live in or near poverty, according to the UJA, a New York-based social services organization that bills itself as the “world’s largest local philanthropy.” The UJA added that during the coronavirus pandemic elderly Holocaust survivors, living with advanced age and health issues, have faced increased risk of illness and many remain stuck in their homes, unable to shop for food and other items or gather with friends and possibly family. In the Five Towns, nearly 25 percent of the Holocaust survivors that the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC have in its programs lives at or near the poverty level, according to Associate Executive Director Cathy Byrne, who oversees the older adult and special needs programs. “Our Holocaust survivors continue to teach us the meaning of courage, commitment, tolerance and resilience,” said Gural JCC CEO Aaron Rosenfeld. “It is our honor and duty to ensure they are cared for, celebrated and that their life lessons are retold to each successive generation. That has been integral to the mission of the Gural JCC for the past 40 years and will continue to be for the next 40 years.” In February, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat who represents the Five Towns, joined with State Sens. Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck) and Diane Savino (D-Staten Island) in writing letter that urged the added money should be included in the budget for fiscal 2022.

“It is imperative that we look after our community’s Holocaust survivors and ensure that they can live out their lives with dignity,” Kaminsky said. “That is why I am pushing for the Legislature and governor to include $2.5 million in funding in this year’s state budget for care, services and resources for survivors. After all they have experienced — and following a year of isolation during the pandemic — that is the least we can do for them.” Assemblywoman Melisa Miller (R-Atlantic Beach) said she is also supporting the uptick as well. “I have written to the Speaker and governor requesting this funding for Holocaust survivors,” Miller said. Money for food and meal delivery; emergency cash for rent, medicine, and other basic needs; and virtual programming to alleviate the isolation of homebound survivors, along with helping thousands of survivors secure the vaccine and meet pressing needs exacerbated by the pandemic, are efforts that the UJA noted it has done throughout the pandemic. Saying that more is needed, the UJA highlighted that the extra $2.5 million would pay for mental health services, legal services, emergency cash assistance, Covid-compliant transportation to doctor’s appointments and vaccine appointments, Covid-compliant programming to keep survivors socially engaged and connected and specialized care for trauma survivors. The New York state budget is legally required to be approved by April 1. The UJA is encouraging people to urge their state legislative leaders to ensure sufficient funding is available to care for New York’s Holocaust survivors, and to “never abandon and never forget,” those in need. Go to https://bit.ly/3lceo7K to sign the UJA’s petition to support the organization’s campaign.

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

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

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

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

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

Fragments: surviving a season of loss

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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