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I.P. takes step toward storm resiliency will include an overhaul of the village’s storm drainage system and municipal bulkheads. It is As part of an ongoing attempt funded by the Federal Emergency to mitigate storm damage village- Management Agency and adminwide, the Island Park Department istered by the state Division of of Public Works installed a tidal Homeland Security and Emerflex valve at Suffolk and Warwick gency Services. roads, near Harbor Isle Bridge, The overall project will feature on Sept. 17. an upgraded T h e va l ve i s municipal storm designed to help drainage system, keep bay water out including 42,000 feet of the storm drain of new storm sewsystem, which is a ers, tidal gates, subvital step toward surface storm storm resiliency, water retention and according to Mayor 2,000 feet of upgradMichael McGinty. ed bulkheading. “We are moving Phase 1 of the forward with our project was comdrainage improvepleted in the summent project to mitof 2016 for $1.8 MiCHAEl MCgiNTy mer igate the flooding million, and Phase issues in the vil- Mayor, Island Park 2, for which FEMA lage,” he said. “At awarded the village present, we are $5 million, began in installing a tidal October 2018. The flex valve as a pilot second phase is 60 project toward that goal. Our goal percent into the design and engiis to complete the emergency neering stage and is set for commanagement center resiliency pletion at the end of 2020. The hardening project that will projects fall under FEMA’s Hazrestore our Emergency Manage- ard Mitigation Grant Program, ment Center.” which enables officials to focus The project comes as Island on increasing the state’s storm Park continues a three-part, $40 million mitigation project, which Continued on page 9

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RoBERT TiMpERio, of E.W. Howell, warmed up his swing at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital’s annual golf outing on Sept. 14.

Mount Sinai South Nassau scores big with golf outing By BRiANA BoNfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com

Mount Sinai South Nassau raised more than $280,000 for the Oceanside hospital’s Covid-19 relief fund at its 36th annual golf outing on Sept. 14. The sold-out event, a socially distanced affair, honored MSSN’s entire 3,565-person staff, which cared for patients during the worst of the coronavirus outbreak in the spring.

“It was truly a great day, in recognition and celebration of our dedicated and courageous health care professionals,” said Richard J. Murphy, the hospital’s president and CEO. “I commend our golf committee for organizing an outstanding event, and thank our sponsors for their generous and steadfast support.” The golf outing’s co-chairs, Rockville Centre residents Tony Cancellieri and Jeff Greenfield, led a 40-person committee of volunteers in

organizing the event, which was more challenging than the past 35 years. “We wanted to try to make people feel comfortable coming to the outing,” Cancellieri said. “And boy, did we hit a home run. It was a wonderful outing.” The event attracted 280 golfers, despite the strict healthy and safety protocols. There was no barbecue, as in past years, but instead a graband-go breakfast and a grilled lunch. Four separate golf sesContinued on page 3

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want to be known as a resource amongst other clinicians, serving as someone they can look to for guidance and education. Touro has helped me tremendously along my educational journey, enabling me to feel comfortable in my own skin, helping me to become a confident leader and challenging me to never accept anything but the highest standard of achievement.” After graduation, Lupowitz planned to return to Champion Sports Medicine in Bir mingham, Alabama, where he enrolled in a six-month fellowship. During that time, he will work with the American Sports Medicine Institute at Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center. Courtesy Touro College; compiled by Mike Smollins

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residents of Jeju find New York Times bestselling author Lisa See will themselves caught between pay a virtual visit to the warring empires. Oceanside Library on Oct. Mi-ja is the daughter of 8 at 7 p.m. a Japanese collaborator. See is the author of Young-sook was born into such titles as “The Island a long line of haenyeo and of Sea Women,” “The Tea will inherit her mother’s Girl of Hummingbird position leading the divers Lane,” “Snow Flower and in their village. Little do the Secret Fan” and more. the two friends know that Her book “Dreams of Joy” forces outside their control debuted at No. 1. will push their friendship Courtesy Oceanside Library to the breaking point. “The Island of Sea Author LisA see will Women” takes place over See will discuss her visit the Oceanside Library book over Zoom on behalf many decades, beginning during a period of Japa- on Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. of the library. To join the nese colonialism in the Zoom meeting, visit zoom. 1930s and ‘40s, followed by us/j/95421041955 World War II, the Korean War, through the era of cell phones and wetsuits for the Courtesy Oceanside Library; compiled by women divers. Throughout this time, the Mike Smollins

Hospital hosts 36th annual golf outing conTinued from fronT page sions were held at the Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor and the Rockaway Hunting Club in Lawrence — a morning and afternoon session at each location. “We were very pleased with the turnout and the community’s continued support for the hospital, especially during this challenging time,” said Cancellieri, who is vice chairman of the hospital’s board of directors. “After the long lockdown, many of our players were eager to get out on the course, and we demonstrated that you can have a safe outing if you put in place the proper procedures.” Cancellieri also noted that it was only fitting to honor the hospital staff this year. Long Island’s south shore was among the areas hardest hit by Covid-19. MSSN has treated more than 1,400 Covid19 patients. Hospital beds surged to more than 500 during the peak in April. Now, the hospital has transitioned back to nearnormal operations, with cleaning and

safety measures in place. The outing celebrated MSSN employees and raised money for the hospital’s Covid-19 fund, as the pandemic has brought on numerous extra expenses. In the past eight to ten years, the golf outing had raised money for the hospital’s upgraded emergency department and exceeded the goal of $10 million. The event’s major sponsors were LEB Electric Ltd.; Signature Bank; Jeffrey Frisch; Long Beach Nursing & Rehabilitation; Neurological Surgery, PC; Parking Systems; Park Strategies, LLC; Professional Maintenance of LI; Ropes & Gray, LLP and Squad Security Inc. Joe Calderone, MSSN’s senior vice president of corporate communications, said that beyond raising money, the show of support at the event was encouraging. “We didn’t really know how many people would participate,” he said. “It helps the morale of everybody here to know that the community supports them.”

Tim maTejka, execuTive director of development at MSSN, above left, and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Adhi Sharma attended the outing.

AdAm GlAss, of Advance2000, was among the golfers at the event.

michael Sapraicone, preSidenT and CEO of Squad Security, took aim at the Seawane Club’s 16th green with a golf ball cannon launcher.

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TimoThy driScoll, juSTice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, far left; Tony Cancellieri, vice chairman of MSSN’s board of directors; Joe Calderone, MSSN’s senior vice president of corporate communications; and Michael Sapraicone, president and CEO of Squad Security, enjoyed the hospital’s 36th annual golf outing.

Hastava Insurance, Whitmore Agency partner Hastava Insurance Agency, a family-operated Island Park company owned by Michael Hastava, which has provided close to 100 years of service to families, businesses and communities on Long Island, has entered into a partnership agreement with James C. Metzger’s Whitmore Agency, a leading insurance services and estate planning company in the New York metropolitan area headquartered in Garden City. Hastava has been named managing director of Whitmore’s commercial lines division. The collaboration between the Whitmore and Hastava firms will provide the clients of both organizations with access to a broader range of expertise, opportunities, services and products to support personal and commercial financial protection, growth and estate planning. Hastava Insurance’s services include the conventional home, auto, boat and umbrella insurance coverage, along with unique coverage options for sports vehicles (RVs, ATVs, off-road and personal watercraft), contractors and special events. Hastava also maintains automotive industry expertise. In collaboration with Metzger, Hastava is developing a comprehensive program that supports the unique insurance requirements of mechanics, body shops and gas stations. Hastava Insurance also features expertise in flood insurance, which is an evolving sub-specialty that increasingly affects Long Island communities. The agency’s offices were damaged during Superstorm Sandy and the lessons learned in its aftermath, according to Hastava, will ensure continuity of services for clients affected by future weather-related events. “My father’s Uncle Rudolph started this business during the 1930s,” Hastava said. “The home and business environments were much different back then. The average price for a new home was $4,000, gas was just 10 cents a gallon and the average family earned just over $1,700 a year. It was a time without computers, internet and cell

phones. A manual typewriter was Uncle Rudy’s most important piece of office equipment.” A lot has changed over 90 years, but the most important feature of the Hastava family business always has remained the same. “He understood the importance of a handshake,” Hastava said, “being available when clients needed him and doing business with integrity. There’s no substitute for personal service.” The Hastava and Whitmore business models dovetail when it comes to personal service. When Metzger entered the industry more than 30 years ago, he immediately indicated and has continued to practice a distinctive philosophy — “I promise to make insurance personal.” The collaboration between the Whitmore and Hastava firms creates a new team of creative insurance and risk management advisors to provide expertise in handling the complex insurance needs of individuals, companies and nonprofits. “The proud Hastava family brand, established here on Long Island close to a century ago, will offer unique and fresh perspectives for all of us at Whitmore,” Metzger said. “This partnership will deliver broader insurance business expertise that immediately will benefit our mutual clients.” Metzger is a former three-sport athlete at Half Hollow Hills East High School in Dix Hills and a lacrosse AllAmerican at Hofstra University. In the community, he champions athletic, education and many additional Long Island, New York City and New Jersey programs, including Hempstead PAL Lacrosse, Boys & Girls Club of Newark and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island. Hastava also has been involved in various community programs on Long Island, served a decade as a trustee for the Island Park School District Board of Education and will become engaged with Whitmore’s community programs throughout the New York Metropolitan Area.

Hospital offers free flu shots for seniors Mount Sinai South Nassau will offer flu vaccinations to senior citizens at no charge on three dates in October. The free flu shots will be available at Mount Sinai South Nassau, at 1 Healthy Way in Oceanside. To make an appointment, residents can call the NY Department of Community Education at (516) 377-5333. Appointments will be available on a first come, first served basis on the following dates:

Oct. 7, from 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Oct. 14, from 2 to 5 p.m. Participants must confirm that this is their first and only flu vaccination of the year to receive the shot. Additionally, the insurance of participants who are insured will be billed, if applicable. Uninsured patrons are welcome. The free flu shot clinic is co-sponsored by Mount Sinai South Nassau and State

Sen. Todd Kaminsky. “This year, it’s more important than ever to proactively get your flu shot as we face the official intersection of flu season and the coronavirus pandemic,” Kaminsky said. “I’m grateful to Mount Sinai for being a great community partner.” Courtesy Office of State Sen. Todd Kaminsky; compiled by Briana Bonfiglio.

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Advocates seek justice for Breonna Taylor By Briana Bonfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com

Black women were front and center at the latest Black Lives Matter protest outside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on Sept. 24. The protest primarily sought justice for 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was fatally shot by a Louisville police officer in March. Officer Brett Hankinson was indicted on Sept. 23 on three counts of wanton endangerment for bullets that flew into a neighboring apartment. There were no charges in relation to Taylor’s death. One protester held a sign that read, “They charged the bullets that missed.” Others said, “Jail killer cops,” “Shut down racism and white supremacy” and “No justice no peace.” Another said “Defund the police” on the front and “Refund social services” on the back. Several local advocacy groups banded together to organize the rally, including the Long Island chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, LI United to Transform Policing and Community Safety, Nassau County Democratic Socialists of America, Long Island Black Alliance, NY02 Indivisible, Long Island Activists and Young Long Island for Justice. The protest began around 5:15 p.m. and led into a march about two hours later, after several Black Long Islanders spoke emotionally at the microphone. Nia Adams, a Long Island organizer, said she took the death of Taylor “very personally” — “the last 24 hours have been very hard for me,” she said. “The lesson that we are hearing out of Louisville is it is OK to break into a Black woman’s home,” she continued, “it is OK to murder a Black woman in her sleep, and it is OK to then attempt to slander and criminalize a Black woman after her death, and you will not be held accountable.” She added that Taylor’s death is not an isolated incident. “This is a culture that needs to change,” she said. “We need to … divest [from police departments] and reinvest in community solutions — into health care, housing and education. These are the things that matter. These are the things that keep us safe.” Shanequa Levin, founder of Women’s Diversity Network and member of LI United to Transform Policing and Community Safety, said she is “tired of having to give my kids ‘the talk,’” referring to the conversations Black parents have with their children to “teach them how to behave differently” when approached by a police officer. “I can’t take my Black skin off,” she said, shouting. “I can’t do that. I’m Black every damn day, and you see that as a threat.” Couple Devon Toney and Latoya Bazmore, community organizers from Brentwood, spoke about their own alleged experiences with police brutality. They said that they were beaten by Suffolk County police officers on the evening of Aug. 30 while hosting a barbecue at Ross Memorial Park in Brentwood for home-

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Many held signs in support of Black community members feeling hurt by the persistence of police brutality cases across the country.

shanequa levin, founder of Women’s Diversity Network and member of LI United to Transform Policing and Community Safety, vented her frustrations about how Black people are viewed in the United States. less, addicted and mentally ill community members. “I’m still traumatized by what went on that night,” Bazmore said, adding that she often sees people who are on the streets struggling being “brutalized by police.” Protest organizers made several demands, including dropping charges made against Toney that night; charging, arresting and convicting “all killer cops”; divesting from Nassau County police; reinvesting in community safety programs; and providing slavery reparations for Black citizens. Throughout the protest, the crowd took part in call-and-response chants, such as “Say her name, Breonna Taylor,” “When Black lives are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back” and “The people united, will never be defeated.” “All I want us to do is continue what we doing,” Bazmore said. “Don’t ever lose the fight in you.”

PeoPle of all ages, but mostly young people in their 20s and 30s, gathered outside a Nassau County legislative building in Mineola to protest the lack of charges against Louisville police officers for the death of Breonna Taylor. nia adaMs, a racial justice advocate on Long Island, spoke candidly about how the Breonna Taylor case has affected her emotionally.

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Coaches talk high school, college sports delays By Briana Bonfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com

High school and college sports coaches on the latest Herald Inside LI webinar discussed how Covid-19 has affected their programs — including new recruiting methods, alternatives to competitive gameplay and staying positive through it all. The virtual panel was live-streamed on Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. and produced by RichnerLive, a division of Richner Communications Inc., publisher of Herald Community Newspapers. Herald Inside LI is a webinar series that aims to educate the community about navigating different aspects of life during the coronavirus pandemic. Local athletic coaches and officials joined the most recent conversation, including Chuck Priore, head football coach at Stony Brook University; Danielle Santos Atkinson, head women’s basketball coach at Hofstra University; Michael Rubino, head football coach and athletic director at Valley Stream Central High School; and David Viegas, director of health, phys. ed. and athletics in the Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District. Tony Bellissimo, sports editor of Herald Community Newspapers, offered opening remarks about the delay of fall sports because of Covid-19. “This has serious effects on schools and student-athletes,” he said, “especially the student-athletes in high school with an eye on playing at the next level.” Skye Ostreicher, of RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, moderated the event and asked the panelists questions — first, about their reactions to the delay of high school and college sports. “It tears me apart to not see our kids and be at their games,” Viegas said, “but I think the focus had to be on getting us back into school, and now that we’re there, staying there, staying open.” The other panelists agreed that though it must have been a tough decision for university officials to make, health and safety must be the top priority. “We need to make the most out of it and figure out how to move this process forward,” Priore said. A big concern among high school athletes is losing game time that could be recorded and sent to college coaches, or

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CloCkwise from top left: David Viegas, director of health, physical education and athletics at Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District; Skye Ostreicher, Herald Inside LI moderator; Michael Rubino, head football coach and athletic director at Valley Stream Central High School; Danielle Santos Atkinson, head women’s basketball coach at Hofstra Universit;y and Chuck Priore, head football coach at Stony Brook University discussed how Covid-19 has impacted the college sports recruiting process on Sept. 23. that recruiters could attend to watch them play. However, the panelists each gave advice to those student-athletes looking to continue their sport in college. “We have learned different ways of recruiting and outreach,” Priore noted. This means using online platforms to connect with colleges, rather than in-person meetings, tours or visits with college officials at competitions. Both Priore and Atkinson said they use social media to learn more about prospective players. They also said that they would accept videos of players demonstrating their skills, even if they are not in a game and are recorded by a friend or family member. College tours are also available virtually, Priore noted, as well as a wealth of information about the schools. Now that

prospective student-athletes are diving deeper into Stony Brook’s online information, “I honestly think the kids that we’re recruiting are benefitting from knowing Stony Brook better,” he said. Priore added that being able to hop on a Zoom call for recruiting purposes has been advantageous for his football players looking to enter professional leagues. “Today, we had 32 NFL teams on a Zoom call with [our athletics officials], showcasing our kids,” he said. “We’ve never had 32 NFL teams visit our campus, so our kids got more exposure this year than they normally would.” For high school students, Atkinson encouraged Zoom calls for getting to know potential teammates and coaches at colleges. “They’re able to get on a call and

come face to face with our academic adviser, strength coach and student-athletes, which was a great change,” she said, “because that’s one of the most important things — who are the people that I’m going to be surrounded by during my time in college?” Rubino said that Twitter is a great place for high school students to present themselves to coaches, as well, by adding information about the student’s academics and sports background. “It’s about marketing yourself in the best possible light,” he said. “Let [coaches] know what class you are and make it as easy as possible for them to recruit you.” Although games are not being played, college student-athletes have already begun training in small groups within their teams, while following health and safety protocols, with practices on the horizon. The college coaches noted that during the shutdown, not all the players had access to a gym to continue conditioning before playing. Thus, they are still getting all players on the same page before they start playing in January. “We had to stay in small groups as a football program, social distance and wear masks indoors,” Priore said. “From a training standpoint, our kids have really benefited.” High school student-athletes, however, are mostly still waiting to practice with their teams. Coaches are formulating plans to make this happen in the future. The panelists noted that without competitive sports in the fall, there is plenty of time to focus on academics, as well as maintain relationships with college officials to get recruited. “It’s not canceled; it’s just postponed,” Viegas said. “They’ll get their opportunity; they just have to be patient.” The panelists acknowledged that for student-athletes, many of whom have played every year since they were young, the change in plans could be overwhelming. Atkinson encouraged coaches and parents to discuss mental health with their student-athletes and to shed a positive light on the situation. “Everyone is just trying to stay positive, follow the rules, wear your mask,” Rubino said, “and then hopefully in the next few weeks, we’ll start to see some high schools generate plans where we can follow [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] guidelines and get [teams] back together a little bit.”

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resiliency. During Hurricane Sandy, Island Park was inundated with six to eight feet of seawater, which flooded many homes and businesses in the village and caused the schools, the firehouse, places of worship and Village Hall to close for weeks. The first stage of the project involved the exploration and cleaning of the storm drains around the elementary school and Suffolk Road. The main delays for the project’s second phase stemmed from a FEMAmandated cost-benefit analysis that village officials needed to provide to the DHSES before moving forward, which included documentation proving why the project was necessary, with paperwork sent back and forth between village officials and the DHSES. McGinty said that, once completed, the projects would go a long way toward revitalizing and protecting Island Park. “Our shared goals will ensure Island Park’s renaissance, recovery and revitalization,” McGinty said. “Island Parkers are tough. Together, nothing can stop our progress.” Courtesy Village of Island Park

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the island park Department of Public Works recently began installing a tidal flex valve to help with storm resiliency in the village. Above, from left, were Trustee Michael Gagliardi, Mayor Michael McGinty, Trustees Barbara Volpe Ried and Joseph Annarella, DPW employee Philip Scura, DPW Superintendent Franco Mollo and DPW employee William Boyce.

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Town launches PPE initiative for businesses Standing alongside small business owners in Bellmore’s downtown business district on Bedford Avenue, Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin and members of the Town Board announced a new initiative aimed at helping local businesses. The personal protective equipment kit program will provide 6,000 kits to qualifying businesses. Each kit comes fully equipped with the basic necessities needed to follow appropriate Covid-19 protocols. The kits include: ■ One contactless infrared digital thermometer. ■ Five face shields. ■ Eight boxes of 50 three-ply masks. ■ 100 pairs each of powder-free and vinyl gloves. ■ Two gallons of spray-pump hand sanitizer. ■ One canister containing 1,500 sanitizing wipes. The kits are available free of charge and while supplies last. Businesses in need are encouraged to apply online at hempsteadny.gov/ppe-giveaway as soon as possible. Qualifying businesses will be provided with a date, time and location for pickup. All small businesses, including those in incorporated villages and unincorporated communities within the Town of Hempstead, are eligible to apply for the PPE program. The initiative was made possible through the federal CARES Act, which provided $133 million in funding to the town to distribute economic relief grants to alleviate adverse effects that have arisen due to the pandemic. “I’d like to thank [U.S. Sen. Charles] Schumer for his part in securing the funding for the initiatives that have now helped tens of thousands of Hempstead residents,” Clavin said. “The Town of Hempstead is strong and

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Town officials gaThered outside Gennaro Jewelers in Bellmore to announce the launch of a new initiative aimed at helping local businesses keep employees and patrons safe during the pandemic. resilient, and that is due to the men and women that make up America’s largest township. We will get through this pandemic together as we remain committed to providing the aid needed to reopen and restore services to our residents and businesses. The town will continue to do what it can support our residents, our businesses and our community.” “Business owners were hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Town of Hempstead is doing its part to help them recover so they can continue to serve their communities,” Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby said. “The 6,000 free PPE kits will go a long way toward getting town residents back to work and our economy run-

ning again,” said Councilman Anthony D’Esposito. Visit hempsteadny.gov/ppe-giveaway to learn more about the program or apply for a PPE kit. Information regarding eligibility to apply is provided on the website. Note: When applying for PPE kits, applicants will be asked to enter their employer identification number. The application is available in both English and Spanish. For more information about the town’s response to the coronavirus crisis, visit https://hempsteadny.gov/. Provided by the Town of Hempstead; compiled by Alyssa Seidman

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Survey shows nationwide lack of Holocaust knowledge In the wake of the release of a nationwide survey last week showing a troubling lack of basic Holocaust knowledge among adults under 40, Senator Todd Kaminsky urged the passage of his bill (S6648), which would require instruction regarding symbols of hate, including the swastika and the noose, for New York students in grades 6 through 12. The survey, conducted by the Claims Conference, was touted as the first 50-state survey of Holocaust knowledge among millennials and Generation Z. “Statistics like this are shocking and

emphasize a clear gap in education, when we could be using that exact tool to tackle the larger problem of rising hate crimes in New York,” said Kaminsky. “This is exactly why New York needs to pass my bill requiring our children be taught the meaning of the swastika and other symbols of hate. By educating students on these symbols, we encourage a dialogue on why hate crimes are on the rise and prevent a repeat of the tragic history of the Holocaust.” Survey results showed that many respondents were unclear about the basic

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facts of the Holocaust. Sixty-three percent of those surveyed did not know that 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, and over half of those thought the death toll was fewer than 2 million. Over 40,000 concentration camps and ghettos were established during World War II, but nearly half of U.S. respondents could not name a single one. Most staggering, the survey revealed that 1 in 10 respondents reported having never heard the word “Holocaust” before. As the number of hate crimes have skyrocketed across New York State and

throughout our nation, it is crucial that students are educated on the meaning and significance of how these hateful symbols are used to generate fear in our communities across the state. Kaminsky’s bill will ensure that students will receive the proper education on these symbols of hate. By teaching our future generations of students why these symbols of hate made a great impact to individuals in Germany will reduce the amount of hate crimes committed throughout the state of New York and across our nation.

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Between balancing her personal life, helping with her grandchildren and caring for her elderly mother, Christine Leder said she was relieved to turn to the Oceansidebased Seniors Helping Seniors for support. The company provides non-medical help for seniors across the western part of Nassau County by providing those in their 80s and 90s with a non-medical aide close to their age range to offer companionship and support. “The thing that drew me was that it was seniors helping seniors,” Leder, a Rockville Centre resident, said. “It’s been a very nice experience, and I hope it continues this way.” Leder said her mother, Joan Rohrs, has been involved in the program for nearly four years and has enjoyed it. Her aide takes her to physical therapy and doctor’s appointments, to the hairdresser, the bookstore, other appointments and out to lunch. They typically spend a half-day together a few times a week. Stuart Berr, who has owned the company since March 2012, said he aims to hire people who have spare time and can understand and connect with the people they are helping. “As a companion, they’re being like anyone else, like a neighbor down the street,” he said. “It really depends upon the client’s needs entirely. It’s a personalized service. You’re helping them get in the car, you’re going at their speed.” The aides usually go to the client’s home or assisted living facility, and are also available to take them out to various places. He said the goal is for aides to become like family members. In past cases, aides have taken their companions to Broadway shows, grocery shopping, parks, beaches and many other places. They are also

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SeniorS Helping SeniorS in Oceanside pairs at-home aides with senior companions to help them with their needs. Above, volunteer Avarlon Bobb, left, and Franklin Square resident Eleanor Gensh. available to work on household chores such as taking out the garbage, doing laundry and cooking, and can also remind their companions to take their medication. The company now has about 20 employees who usually work

one case at a time. The company also introduced a new telecommunications technology, which helps aides and their companions maintain relationships that are not in-person through monitoring, providing social engagement and responding to health events at a distance by using sensors or medical management devices. Berr said there is a pendant that seniors can wear around their wrists that they can use to communicate to an aide without being in the same place as them. It can also connect them to a doctor in real-time and help avoid any unnecessary in-person visits with their aide amid the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s peace of mind and for their overall safety,” Berr said. “With Seniors Helping Seniors, the idea is for them to live independently and safely with dignity and respect.” With the pandemic causing many seniors to feel reluctant to go into an assisted living facility, Berr said, the pendant option can help them remain at home and still feel safe. The virus has also caused the company to make some adjustments, as anyone with Covid-19 symptoms or who is returning from virus hot spots must quarantine and are advised not to work until a negative test is shown. Hand washing, social distancing and mask wearing have also been implemented. So far, he said, only one employee has tested positive for the virus and she chose to step away from the job for two months. As far as matching aides and seniors, Berr said, he tries to provide a personal touch and find the right fit the first time so that no hiccups are experienced. “You want someone that feels like part of the family and is there for years,” he said. “I find people who have time and find it rewarding.” To learn more, visit seniorcarerockvillecentre.com, or email stuartbshs@aol.com.

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hree years ago, Austin Glickman of Long Beach, a New York City police officer, started the organization Law Enforcement Officers Weekend, dedicated to taking the families of officers killed or injured in the line of duty on free weekends to Lake George and Long Beach. When the Covid-19 pandemic began spreading in March, Glickman started another effort, to provide hot food to officers in New York, New Jersey and Maryland who were working shifts to help protect the public against the disease. His Law Enforcement Officers Being Law Enforcement Officers delivered over 4,000 meals. The food was donated by restaurants in the three states. Glickman, who grew up in Long Beach and graduated from Long Beach High School, will on Oct. 17 lead his annual Ride for Remembrance, a motorcycle drive from Point Lookout to Heckscher Park in East Islip. The drive, open to the public, is to remember those who died of Covid-19, suicide or any type of illness. Anyone wishing to participate must register at www.leoweekend.com. Law Enforcement Officers Weekend was unable to take families to Lake George this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But it did take three families to Long Beach the weekend of July 30 to Aug.2. The families stayed at the Allegria Hotel, enjoyed water sports and a barbecue. Glickman got the idea for the weekend getaways while he was still a cadet at the Police Academy in 2014.

have been with the fire department for years now, and luckily, I have the support of my family behind me. I have my wonderful husband of 35 years, and four children — three of them are fire responders themselves. I also have the support of a wonderful fire department. As a first responder in my local fire department, I have seen the Covid-19 breakout firsthand. Upon arrival to the hospital, we are greeted with a very long line and hospital personnel donned in their own [Personal Protective Equipment] and the patient on a stretcher looking around, scared, because their loved ones cannot be with them in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. Loved ones are scared because they cannot sit with the patient in the hospital. This has had such an impact on me because I would see families crying because they don’t know what is going to happen to their loved one; I would see the nurses and doctors and [physician assistants] just burnt that they would be near tears themselves and that would shake me to my core. It has had a lasting effect on me, but there was one time during the height of the virus, I took a patient to the hospital about 3 o’clock in the morning, and I was able to just walk in. I released my patient to the hospital, and while I was making up the bed, I was standing next to the nurses’ station and the nurses were sitting there, and they were just laughing. That made my night and my whole next day.

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he coronavirus brought with it trying times in our village, the greater metropolitan area and across the globe. Many of us have felt a mixture of emotions over the past several months as our way of living has dramatically transformed. We were supported by front-line workers and first responders ensuring the safety of our communities and by the essential workers keeping the basics of our economy functioning. Lynbrook is home to many of these workers, and I join with all our residents in thanking them for all that they have done and continue to do. At the height of the pandemic, we also did our part here at Village Hall to ensure continuity of services while activating modified working arrangements in accordance with guidance from our federal and state partners. Our public works, fire, police, and various other departments made the necessary accommodations to maintain operations in a safe and sound manner, while ensuring most services can continue operating remotely or online. We have continued to engage with our local business community and have looked at ways to support them by fast-tracking certain accommodations, such as outdoor dining. Despite the obvious health and economic impacts this crisis had on our village and across our country, I have never been more proud to call Lynbrook home. Every day, I am amazed at the outpouring of support our residents have for each other.

he Farmers Market runs every year [since 2012], from the week after the Fourth of July until the end of October. We buy the produce from local farms out east. We provide summer jobs and career training to local kids. It’s a win-win for the community, for our farmers and our youth. We didn’t know if we’d be able to run the market this year, but we decided to open this year on a hope and a prayer. Because of the pandemic, we changed things up and decided to do a drive-through market. Customers line up in the parking lot while our young workers take down their orders and do the shopping for them. We’ve had long lines, of course, but people are still willing to wait for the fresh food. And the youth have done a great job adjusting to all the new protocols. They’ve taken workshops on Covid safety. They even got certified by Nassau County after completing a six-hour course on contact tracing. We hire those between 14 to 22 years old. A lot of times, this is the first job they get. The goal of this program is to prepare our youths for the workforce. We teach them all we can, give them letters of recommendation and serve as references — anything we can do to help them. This Halloween, if the county’s infection rates continue to drop, we’re hoping to host a trunk-or-treat event for the local kids. We do everything we can to make sure our communities benefit...This isn’t just a farmers market. This is a community.

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County activists honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg rally attendees on a cool Sunday grieved the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, while showing resistance towards a 2020 Supreme Court nomination that would replace her.

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On a chilly and somber Sunday, the front of the State Supreme Court in Garden City became a place to grieve the late 27-year associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died at 87 on Sept. 18. Jude Schanzer, 67, an East Meadow Library employee from Freeport, said the passing of Ginsburg was the only occasion that could have brought her out to such an event on a day that also happened to be during Rosh Hashanah. “I don’t know why I took Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death so personally, but I did,” Schanzer said. “Part of it is because I’m Jewish… I got two stones and I laid them in the corner, because that’s what we do. Stones are everlasting.” After the ceremony, she placed stones by the nearby flagpole as well. “She’s a woman,” Schanzer said. “She’s a woman with children. She was the premier jurist. She’s Jewish. And she deserves respect. Now we’re going to continue her fight.” Part of the fight is to prevent a Supreme Court nominee by President Trump before the election is decided. Voting in the upcoming election, encouraging friends and family to vote and joining social justice groups like Indivisible Nassau County, Nassau Now, Together We Will – Long Island and Women’s Diversity Network, which were among the organizations to host the Sunday demonstration, are just some of the strategies activists are using in the fight to prevent a third Supreme Court justice nominated by Trump. Jaime Jordan, a Rockville Centre resident with Nassau County Indivisible, called on demonstration attendees to call, tweet and email U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer to ask him to unite the Senate in blocking a nominee. “Ruth Bader Ginsburg is obviously a legend, and we have to honor her dying wish,” Jordan said. “We cannot give the president a chance to install another Supreme Court justice who will likely decide the outcome of the election and ultimately the future of democracy.” She added that she has Schumer’s contacts saved on her phone. “We need him to unify his caucus and just say no to this nominee,” Jordan said. She told the crowd that she could have been home helping prepare Sunday dinner, but came to fight for an America that she believes would be better for her children. Holly Simon, 13, of Port Washington, was also there to work toward a better future, she said. “Ruth Bader Ginsburg was famous for her dissents,” she said. “I’m a girl, and I’m told that I just have to put up with the way things are, and I’m not going to anymore.” Holly said she will not accept a future in which she cannot breathe because of climate change or have an abortion in a country where one in six women have experienced a rape or rape attempt, according to the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network. “I’m here because Ruth Bader Gins-

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Jude sChanzer, of Freeport, said the only occasion that could have brought her out during Rosh Hashanah was the passing of Bader Ginsburg. BruCe levy held an upside-down American flag at a rally in front of the Supreme Court of the State of New York building in Garden City after the passing of Bader Ginsburg.

burg is a real inspiration to me and to so many people I know,” Holly said. “She was a blessing, and I’m so glad we have her. We’re all here because we need to continue her fight.” Katie Hangley, Holly’s mother, said she was proud to raise a thoughtful girl. “She knows what’s going on in the world and she’s going to speak up about it.”

stones were plaCed in front of the Supreme Court building to honor Bader Ginsburg, who was Jewish. Placing stones, a Jewish custom, is symbolic for keeping one’s soul down in this world. holly simon, 13, of Port Washington, said Bader Ginsburg inspired her to resist the status quo on gender inequality.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Beach Kids Daycare, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 6/22/20. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to:234 Long Beach Road, Island Park, NY 11558 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 122832 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE INDEX NO. 611056/2019 Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 165 NASSAU LANE ISLAND PARK, NY 11558 District: Section: 43 Block: 50 Lot: 307 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU ___________________ ___________________ ___________ N A T I O N S T A R MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES LOPEZ; JENNIFER LOPEZ if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff ; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

___________________ ___________________ ___________ To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $328,652.00 and interest, recorded on October 19, 2009, at Liber M 34280 Page 724, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York, covering premises known as 165 NASSAU LANE ISLAND PARK, NY 11558. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: January 20, 2020

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX NO.: 000519/2015 D/O/F:3/19/2020 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Premises Address: 3061 Xavier court Oceanside, NY 11572 WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE FOR UPLAND MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A, Plaintiff againstDAVID SHEA AS POSSIBLE HEIR AT LAW AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F. MURRAY; PATRICIA MURRAY AS POSSIBLE HEIR AT LAW AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F. MURRAY; MARGARET MATHIAS A/K/A MARGARET A. MATHIAS AS POSSIBLE HEIR AT LAW AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F. MURRAY; MICHAEL COLICCI AS POSSIBLE HEIR AT LAW AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F. MURRAY; MICHAELA SACCOCCIO AS POSSIBLE HEIR AT LAW AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN FL. MURRAY; DOROTHY GUERTIN AS POSSIBLE HEIR AT LAW AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURAY A/K/A JOHN F. MURRAY; CHRISTINE MAHIAS AS POSSIBLE HEIR AT LAW AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F. MURRAY; MAUREEN ALLARD AS POSSIBLE HEIR AT LAW AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F. MURRAY; KATE LI DANZIG AS POSSIBLE HEIR AT LAW AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAYA/K/A JOHN F. MURRAY; KRISTINE JANKOWSKI AS POSSIBLE HEIR AT LAW AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F. MURRAY; KATHLEEN SHEA AS POSSIBLE HEIR AT LAW AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F. MURRAY; NORMAN W. MATHIAS AS POSSIBLE HEIR AT LAW AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F. MURRAY; “JOHN DOE 1-50” AND “JANE DOE 1-50”, intending to be the unknown heirs,

distributes, devisees, grantees, trustees, lienors, creditors, and assignees of the estate of John Murray a/ka John F. Murray who was born in 1949 and died on March 22, 2010, a resident of the Hempstead, NY, and their successors in interest if any of the aforesaid defendants be deceased, their respective heirs at law, next of kin, and successors, in interest of the aforesaid classes of person, if they or any of them be dead, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff; NYS DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATE OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, “JOHN DOES” AND “JANE DOES”, the last two names being fictitious, said parties intended being tenants or occupants, if any, having or claiming an interest in, or lien upon the premises described in the complaint, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorneys within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Thomas A. Adams, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered March 5, 2020 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a mortgage recorded in said Clerk’s office on January 29, 2014 in Liber M39481, Page 560, covering premises k/a 3061 Xavier Court, Oceanside, NY 11572 a/k/a Section 54, Block 221, Lot 17. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage

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company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court. a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOUR MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The following notice is intended only for the defendants who are owners of the premises sought to be foreclosed or who are liable upon the debt for which the mortgage stands as security. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE AWARE: (1) that debt collectors, in accordance with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. S 1692 et seq., are prohibited from engaging in abusive, deceptive, an unfair debt collection efforts, including, but not limited to: i. the use or threat of violence; ii. the use of obscene or profane language; and iii. repeated phone calls made with the intent to annoy, abuse, or harass. (2) If a creditor or debt collector receives a money judgment against you in court, state and federal laws may prevent

the following types of income from being taken to pay the debt: 1. Supplemental security income, (SSI); 2. S o c i a l security; 3. P u b l i c assistance (welfare); 4. S p o u s a l support, maintenance (alimony) or child support; 5. Unemployment benefits; 6. Disability benefits; 7. Workers’ compensation benefits; 8. Public or private pensions; 9. Veterans’ benefits; 10. F e d e r a l student loans, federal student grants, and federal work study funds; and 11. N i n e t y percent of your wages or salary earned in the last sixty days. TO THE DEFENDANTS: MARGARET Me MATHIAS A/K/A MARGARET MATHIAS AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F MURRAY; CHRISTINE MATHIAS AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F MURRAY; MAUREEN ALLARD AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F MURRAY; KATE DI DANZIG AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F MURRAY; DAVID SHEA AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F MURRAY; KRISTINE JANKOWSKI AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F MURRAY; KATHLEEN SHEA AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTE OF THE

ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F MURRAY; NORMAN MATHIAS AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN MURRAY A/K/A JOHN F MURRAY; “JOHN DOE 1-50” and “JANE DOE 1-50”, intending to be the unknown heirs, distributes, devisees, grantees, trustees, lienors, creditors, and assignees of the estate of John Murray a/k/a John F. Murray who was born in 1949 and died on March 22, 2010, a resident of the Hempstead, NY, and their successors in interest if any of the aforesaid defendants be deceased, their respective heirs at law, next of kin, and successors, in interest of the aforesaid classes of person, if they or any of them be dead, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff; NYS DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICAINTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, “JOHN DOES” and “JANE DOES”, the last two names being fictitious, said parties intended being tenants or occupants, if any, having or claiming an interest in, or lien upon the premises described in the complaint: If you have obtained an order of discharge from the Bankruptcy court, which includes this debt, and you have not reaffirmed your liability for this debt, this law firm is not alleging that you have any personal liability for this debt and does not seek a money judgment against you. Even if a discharge has been obtained, this lawsuit to foreclose the mortgage will continue and we will

seek a judgment authorizing the sale of the mortgaged premises Dated: 3/19/2020 Sandy J. Stolar, Esq., Esq. THE MARGOLIN & WEINREB LAW GROUP, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 165 Eileen way, suite 101 Syosset, New York 11791 516-921-3838 #98623 123014

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y soul is aching. As the Covid-19 death toll surpassed 200,000 last week, we mourned Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of America’s greatest daughters — an incredible mind with a voracious appetite for learning, a fearless, indomitable advocate for women’s rights and, quite simply, a good and decent human being, with an oldschool sense of politeness that enabled her to deliver a penetrating verbal jab without personal insult. Her death at age 87 came only two months after the sCoTT passing of U.S. Rep. BRinTon John Lewis, who was 80. Together they represented a particular brand of leadership: strength obtained not through bullying, but through the depth of their moral conviction, their sense of justice and their commitment to telling the truth under all circumstances. Each helped create a more equal society and a more perfect union, though they would likely say their work was far from over at their deaths. That would explain why they continued working through the pain of terrible illness. Surely they will go down in the annals of history as truly monumental figures. Their lives should serve as models for our own.

Lewis spoke of “good trouble,” agitating not simply for the sake of agitating, but to move the “arc of the moral universe,” as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called it, further toward justice. For both Lewis and Ginsburg, advocacy meant always speaking their minds, telling the truth as they saw it, without reservation, no matter the reaction, and the reaction was often harsh, brutal even. Lewis was beaten more than once during the 1960s civil rights movement for marching peacefully. Both were ridiculed, mocked. Yet always they maintained their composure. For both, a deep and abiding religious faith — Ginsburg, Judaism, and Lewis, Christianity — informed their responses. They showed love and understanding toward even the most vehement of their detractors. Lesser leaders might have thought of their critics as enemies, but not Ginsburg and Lewis. To them, their detractors were people who needed persuading, and they held out the hope that, with enough time and patience, those critics might realize the error of their ways. The nation could learn a lesson or three from Ginsburg and Lewis. For decades, our political system has become increasingly partisan, to the point that people hate others without ever having met them, for no reason other than they belong to another

political party. As a society, we no longer take the time to reflect on the possible merits of one another’s positions. We assume hostile intent. That must end. I know that’s a big ask in the middle of the most contentious presidential race in memory, but we should, at least, try, if only to honor the memories of Ginsburg and Lewis. That doesn’t mean we cannot disagree with one another’s positions. That doesn’t mean we cannot criticize candidates’ policy platforms, or their records. We can. We should. There is no greater exercise of one’s civil liberties than to speak and write freely, as is one’s First Amendment right. We should, however, train our slings and arrows on policies and practices, not on people. All liberals are not communists, any more than all conservatives are corporate raiders and robber barons. We should never throw around such invective in our political discourse. We should, like Ginsburg and Lewis, assume that those on the other side of the political aisle love their country, too, until proven otherwise. And we should be prepared to forgive those who trespass against us. I was reminded of this last week. I recently wrote a column titled, “A maddening take of two presidencies,” criticizing President Trump’s response to the corona-

he nation could learn a lesson or three from Ruth Bader Ginsburg and John Lewis.

virus pandemic and comparing it with President Obama’s approach to battling the H1N1 flu pandemic early in his first term, noting that Trump admittedly lied to the American people about the deadliness of the Covid-19 virus, while in a speech at the start of H1N1, Obama laid out the facts, calmly and truthfully. Five letters from Trump supporters came fast and furious, with three asking why I hate America, and one, as expected, calling me a communist. Three were unsigned. Their vociferous nature shouldn’t have surprised me given how heated the presidential race is, but it did. I was inclined to cry, not at the letters themselves, but at the state of our politics. I thought, my goodness, these writers have no idea who I am — the proud son of a World War II Navy veteran, a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer who taught English and American democracy for two years in the Republic of Bulgaria, a formerly communist nation, and an Eagle Scout who learned right from wrong at the earliest of ages. As a Peace Corps volunteer, I swore allegiance to the U.S. Constitution in the garden of the American ambassador’s stately residence in Sofia, Bulgaria, in August 1991. That sacred document guided me then, and it guides me now as a journalist. 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.

The porch: not just a place, but a place in time

early 50 years ago, we bought our house in Woodmere because it had a back porch. The seller was very clever. She whisked us through the front of the house and straight out to the porch, where she was sipping coffee and reading a book, as pink and white magnolia blossoms tapped against the screens. It was love at first sight. Our porch is our summer place. The pine walls let in the first chill Randi winds of autumn, kReiss so our porch season is limited. The limitation adds to its charm, since we begin thinking in April about the many dinners we will enjoy alfresco once summer comes. It is my favorite room in the house. Although we have perfectly good beds and couches inside, a porch nap, with the overhead fan stirring the air, is dreamy. These warm autumn mornings, I drink my Bustelo brew and read the newspapers in my back porch, looking

out at the garden and listening to the birds and thinking how lucky I am to have a place that brings me such peace. Sitting out there moves me out of the house and into the day, quietly, the way I like to begin. From the porch I can barely see any other homes; the privacy is complete. When I sit out there, I notice things. Last week I saw cardinals sweeping back and forth across the yard and watched, day after day, until I spotted their nest nearby. I see other things, too, that aren’t there anymore, like my little kids screaming and jumping in and out of a kiddie pool. In recent years, community developers have started building new “old-fashioned” towns in an effort to recreate one of the most precious pieces of Americana — the small, hometown neighborhood. The new communities have clean, narrow streets, variety in the home styles, built-in green space and — most important — ample porches. The builders might as well save their money. Architects may erect nostalgic wraparound porches in darling Disneyesque communities, but there undoubtedly

will be more Pelotons than rockers on those porches, and more cellphones and TV’s than pitchers of lemonade. There is such a thing as porch culture, and I advocate strict adherence to its traditions. You simply cannot fake an oldtime porch. Our porch has no TV and no electric light. In the evening, if we have dinner there, we experience the gradual fading of the day. We light candles. This has led to a remarkable phenomenon, which I refer to as porch therapy. In the glow of the candles, as the sun fades and the moon rises, people who sit in our porch are given to personal revelation. The mood invites intimacy, and we have heard, and told, our share of secrets. The essence of porch culture was captured eloquently in an old favorite novel, “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood” by Rebecca Wells. She writes of four girls growing up in Louisiana in the late 1930s and early ’40s, and at one point she talks about their porch life: “An afternoon of iced tea and idleness. Those Ya-Yas aren’t going anywhere . . . They are lazy together. This is comfort.

n new ‘oldfashioned’ towns, more Pelotons than rockers on the porches.

This is joy . . . Not one wears a watch. This porch time is not planned. Not penciled into a DayRunner. . . . People took porches and porch time for granted back then. Everybody had porches; they were nothing special. An outdoor room halfway between the world of the street and the world of home. . . . And in the evening when the sun went down, the fireflies would light up over by the camellias, and that little nimbus of light would lull the Ya-Yas even deeper into porch reveries. Reveries that would linger in their bodies even as they aged.” According to the website This Old House, “In American literature, the porch is a stage where the symbolism is often as thick as the summer air — a transitional space between the cocoon of home and the cacophony of the outside world.” Another perfect example is the porch in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” For me, an ideal summer day begins with breakfast on the porch, includes a spell of reading and inevitably a nap, and then dinner with cicadas chirping their song into the twilight. Here we are in October, and that song feels ever more precious. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

OCEANSIDE/ISLAND PARK HERALD — October 1, 2020

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e have to wonder what President Trump has against giving people more time to fill out the U.S. census, particularly given that it must be tallied amid the global coronavirus pandemic, making inperson interviews difficult, if not dangerous. But Trump apparently wants the census over with sooner rather than later. The census was scheduled to end on Oct. 31, but in August, the U.S. Census Bureau suddenly reduced the time frame by a month. Last Thursday, however, U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh, in northern California, issued an injunction requiring the Census Bureau to continue tallying people through the end of October, according to NPR. The Trump administration filed an appeal in federal court Friday.

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Koh said that the administration’s shortened census time frame was likely to produce errors in the count. We agree. We say this: Complete the census ASAP. No one, regardless of status, should be afraid to fill out it out. Federal law prohibits the Census Bureau from sharing any information it collects with any other government agency. Its sole purpose is to count the number of people living in each state to apportion the correct number of U.S. representatives to the states and allocate the proper amount of federal funding to them. According to the Census Bureau, you should be counted where you were living and sleeping most of the time as of April 1. If you’re responding for your home, count everyone who lives and sleeps there

most of the time. That includes children, foster children, roommates, and any family members or friends who are living with you, even temporarily. If someone is staying with you because of the pandemic, however, they should be counted where they usually live. This includes college students, who should still be counted at school. If they live in student housing, the college will count them. If they live off campus, they should respond for their off-campus addresses. Completing the census takes no more than 10 minutes, and you can do so securely online at www.2020census.gov. To reach the U.S. Census Bureau for help, call (844) 330-2020 for English speakers and (844) 4682020 for Spanish speakers. Representatives are available daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Restoring tax fairness for Long Islanders

n December 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, pushed by President Trump throughout his first year in office. The act limited the deduction for state and local taxes — previously unlimited — to $10,000. That section of the legislation alone cost middle-class taxpayers on Long Island and other hightax areas thousands of dollars, and in some cases, more than that. Thanks to intrepid reporting by The New York Times, we now know what Trump paid in federal income taxes that year — $750. The year he was elected, he also paid $750. For 10 years before that, he paid nothing. That is to say, while Trump was hurriedly ramming through a tax measure with little public debate, he was benefiting from a vast array of tax loopholes and what can only be described as schemes to

evade paying his fair share of federal income taxes. Ask yourself how much you paid in federal income taxes those two years — likely thousands more, if not tens of thousands more, than the president. We have editorialized on the fundamental unfairness of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act before — and we will continue doing so until it is addressed. Essentially, the measure forces taxpayers on Long Island and in other high-tax areas to pay taxes on the state and local taxes they have already paid. The deduction was originally enacted to ensure that taxpayers would not be charged twice. The act also nixed deductions for unreimbursed employee expenses, tax preparation fees and other miscellaneous deductions, according to the Tax Policy Center at the Urban Institute and Brookings Insti-

letters Worried about bail reform To the Editor: Each day, as I scroll through the news on Facebook or Twitter, I am stunned by the incessant rioting and chaos across the country, but I am especially concerned about how it has impacted New York state. In fact, The New York Times recently reported that the murder rate has increased 30 percent in New York City over last year. In my opinion, the increase in crime has occurred because of bail reform in New York. The original intent of this bill was to create a fairer criminal justice system, but because of its careless authorship, all it has accomplished is a drastic increase in criminal behavior, because hundreds of suspected criminals have been released from jail and can continue their lawless behavior. As a result, New York residents, especially in cities,

tution. In short, the act eliminated some of the only deductions that middle-class Long Islanders had depended on in the past, while the president employed a litany of deductions available only to the rich — the rich who, we might add, sustained business losses. Congress should have already rescinded the poorly considered SALT provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but it hasn’t. Democratic representatives like Tom Suozzi, in Glen Cove, and even Republican ones like Peter King, in Seaford, who is retiring at the end of the year, have spoken out, calling for a restoration of the SALT deduction. Ensuring that happens, however, will apparently require a fully Democratic Congress and a Democrat in the White House.

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ecently, a unique mobile rally and car parade commemorated the 33rd anniversary of the closure of Willowbrook Psychiatric Hospital on Staten Island. Opened in 1947, Willowbrook was, by today’s standards, a horrific institution that warehoused people with developmental disabilities, mental illnesses or any other condition that made them look, act or learn differently. For those unfortunate enough to have been born with or develop a disability or mental illness during that era, placement at Willowbrook HaRVeY a life of weisenBeRG meant neglect, abuse and horrifying, inhumane conditions. I have my own personal horror story of how mentally disabled people are treated. When I married Ellen, she had a son, Ricky, who could not speak or cry and who is now blind. I married Ellen because of the love she had for Ricky, who eventu-

ally had to be placed in a special school, Wassaic, in upstate New York. That broke our hearts. A few weeks after we left Ricky there, we went back to visit him. He had lost half his body weight, was wearing four diapers and had a black tongue. We took him to a pediatrician, who cried when he saw Ricky’s condition. He was later placed in another facility, where he was put in a steaming hot tub and scalded. Ricky is now 62 and living in a group home, where I visit him often. But I can never forget his wretched treatment, or what it did to him — and to all the members of his family, who love him. The unconditional love for a developmentally disabled child is like no other love imaginable. Thankfully, we have evolved far from that unenlightened time, and have become a more empathetic human race. On Long Island alone, there are about 5,000 people with developmental disabilities living in smaller group homes and

he fight for this often forgotten population of special people continues today.

LetteRs now live in fear for their safety and their lives. What really concerns me, however, is that both State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin and Sen. Todd Kaminsky voted for the bail reform bill, which has driven the drastic increase in crime. I am a Democrat, and I voted for these individuals, but I will not vote for them again in the upcoming election because they have kowtowed to their party’s reckless progressive agenda, which has prioritized the rights of recidivists while jeopardizing the safety of law-abiding, taxpaying residents. On Nov. 3, by voting for Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick and Victoria Johnson, we would have a chance to rectify the incumbents’ irresponsible decisions. This is a critical election for the residents of this state, inasmuch as it may literally be a matter of life or death for our families and loved ones. REGINA A. ROCHFORD, ED.D. Malverne

Trump perpetuates unfair housing To the Editor: The Discriminatory Effects Standard (commonly known as Disparate Impact) of the federal Fair Housing Act prohibits unjustified policies or practices that have a disproportionate adverse effect (disparate impact) on protected class members, even if those policies or practices were not motivated by a discriminatory intent. The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development states that the

receiving care that far exceeds anything we could have hoped for in the past. But these changes didn’t come about by accident. The strides forward in the treatment of our special children and adults came only after a lengthy, wellfought battle, beginning with a recognition of this population as human, deserving of basic considerations. That fight continues today. Organizations and individuals have taken on the challenging role of caring for and housing people with developmental disabilities who can no longer be cared for at home. It is the state’s responsibility to adequately fund those organizations and to ensure that these vulnerable people are cared for and protected, and have some quality of life. Over the past several years, it has seemed as if state funding for this priority has been anything but a priority. Caregivers who choose a career in nurturing and providing basic care to our special people are so underpaid that they are

new rule “. . . still recognizes disparate impact as a viable theory of discrimination.” But it carefully and thoroughly sets such a high bar for plaintiffs seeking to use a disparate impact claim that, in reality, with this new rule, the Discriminatory Effects Standard is effectively neutered. Thus, HUD has taken another disgraceful and mean-spirited step to dismantle fair housing protections. When this new rule was first proposed last year, ERASE Racism and other civil rights advocates warned that it would likely sanction discrimination and perpetuate racial segregation. The final rule is even more damaging than we thought. The new rule dramatically shifts the burden of proof to the plaintiff in housing discrimination cases and makes it much harder to bring cases to court. It aids defendants by neither requiring nor encouraging data collection. How convenient. No data, no proof. Perpetuating segregation has been removed from the text as a component of the Discriminatory Effects definition. Long Island is still one of the most racially segregated metropolitan regions in the country. That fact should not surprise anyone. Real estate agents and brokers recently testified at a joint hearing of three State Senate committees that they had not discriminated based on race against prospective homebuyers of color, despite undercover videotapes capturing discriminatory actions against people of color. ERASE Racism’s own lawsuits captured similar behaviors, in which white people were shown apartments and encouraged to apply, while black people were not, and were thus denied housing.

forced to work second jobs. What has happened to the progress we made and the empathy we gained? We are living in a time when fast-food workers are paid more than those who bathe, feed and dress those who can’t do it for themselves. If this trend continues unchanged, we will certainly slip back to a time that we must vow never to return to. Willowbrook closed in 1987 — not that long ago, and certainly well past the time when we all should have known better about what gives us our humanity and how it is inextricably tied to how we treat the most vulnerable among us. If you agree with this and understand this message, please let your voice be heard by making sure Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to make our special people a priority in the state budget. We all know times are tough and spending is tight. But we simply can’t afford to return to one of our darkest hours. Cuomo can be contacted at https://www.governor. ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form, or by phone at (518) 474-8390. Harvey Weisenberg, a longtime resident of Long Beach, served in the State Assembly from 1989 to 2014.

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Disparate Impact is one of the few tools available to combat systemic racism that is perpetuated by governments and businesses. HUD’s new rule on Disparate Impact is a major step backward in fighting housing discrimination. It removes an important standard that has been used in key cases on Long Island and across the nation to combat residential discrimination. In a famous housing discrimination case in Huntington, for instance, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld use

of the Disparate Impact standard. A recent federal District Court ruling in Garden City showed that the use of exclusionary zoning ordinances reinforced residential segregation. With this new rule, the Trump administration is substantially undermining fair housing. It is depriving opponents of housing discrimination of an important and vital tool. ELAINE GROSS President, ERASE Racism

OCEANSIDE/ISLAND PARK HERALD — October 1, 2020

Cuomo needs to fund the developmentally disabled

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October 1, 2020 — OCEANSIDE/ISLAND PARK HERALD