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Big night for Nassau GOP
All local Republican incumbents keep their posts By SCOTT BrINTON sbrinton@liherald.com
As midnight approached on election night, Republicans in Nassau County-wide races were inching toward a GOP sweep. As the Herald went to press, Bruce Blakeman, the Republican Town of Hempstead councilman, had surged past incumbent Democrat Laura Curran in the race for county executive, with 92 percent of precincts reporting. At press time, an official winner had not been declared, but Blakeman had 52 percent of the vote to Curran’s 47 percent. Close to 20,000 absentee ballots remained to be counted, however. What was certain: Republican Anne Donnelly, a 32-year career prosecutor in the Nassau district attorney’s office, was declared the winner in the contest for D.A. Donnelly defeated State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, garnering 60 percent of the vote. Republican Elaine Phillips, a for mer state senator, was declared the winner in the race for county comptroller, besting
to record his conversations with Cincinelli. “I can’t believe I allowed Oceanside resident and for- myself to get in that place, that mer New York City police offi- dark place,” Cincinelli said at cer Valerie Cincinelli was sen- her sentencing. “I said horrible tenced to 48 months in prison things, but every word that last Friday for obstructing a came out of my mouth was grand jury investigation into a lies.” 2019 murder-for-hire Cincinelli pleadplot to kill her ed guilty to the estranged husband, obstruction of jusIsiah Carvalho, and tice charge this past the 13-year-old April. She was daughter of her exa l l e g e d t o h av e boyfriend, John destroyed smar tDiRubba. phones and deleted Cincinelli, 37, iPhone photos to was arrested in May interfere with the 2019 and pleaded investigations. not guilty to two U. S . D i s t r i c t charges of murder ValErIE Judge Sandra for hire and one Feuerstein denied count of obstruc- CINCINEllI Cincinelli’s request tion of justice. The Former NYPD officer for bond in 2019, citplot began in Februing a “lack of imary 2019, when Cinpulse control and cinelli asked DiRubremorse.” Prosecuba to hire a hit man to kill Car- tors said the former officer was valho and DiRubba’s daughter, angry about having to share according to the FBI. Ultimate- her NYPD pension with Carvally, DiRubba changed his mind, ho in their pending divorce, notified authorities and worked and jealous of DiRubba’s with them in the ensuing inves- daughter because of the time tigation. she spent with her father. DiRubba continued with the Having already served 30 plot under the direction of investigators, and wore a wire Continued on page 15
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rEpuBlICaN ChallENGEr BruCE Blakeman appeared poised to defeat incumbent Nassau County Executive Laura Curran. Democrat Ryan Cronin. And Republican Maureen O’Connell appeared headed to victory over Democrat Justin Brown in the voting for county clerk. Incumbent Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin also appeared headed to an easy victory over Democrat Jason Abelove at press time, nearly
doubling Abelove’s vote total. Republican incumbents for Town Council and County Legislature who serve Oceanside and Island Park also remained well ahead of their challengers. Councilman Anthony D’Esposito garnered 68 percent of the vote, and Legislator Denise Ford, 69 percent.
ElEcTion RESUlTS office
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Winner
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county executive
Bruce Blakeman (undeclared) – 52% Laura Curran (d) – 47%
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anne donnelly (R) – 60%
todd Kaminsky (d) – 40%
comptroller
elaine phillips (R) – 61%
Ryan Cronin (d) – 39%
4th Legislative district
denise Ford (R) – 69%
Claudia Lovas (d) – 31%
5th Legislative district
debra Mule (d) – 59%
Brian Mcevoy (R) – 41%
7th Legislative district
Howard Kopel (R) – 70%
Lisa daniels (d) – 30%
town of hempstead supervisor don Clavin (R) – 66%
Jason abelove (d) – 34%
town 4th council district anthony d’esposito (R) – 68% aaron Meyer (d) – 32%
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Oceanside magician hosts charity event
America’s Got Talent Alum Eric Wilzig hosts Halloween magic show with wife, Eliana By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com
On Halloween, Oceanside was treated to a few tricks by local magician Eric Wilzig in front of his home on East Lexington Avenue. On a stage constructed in his driveway, Wilzig and his wife and performing partner Eliana WIlzig, 27, put on a show filled with illusions, humor and even a death-defying stunt for his neighbors. The duo put on three shows on Sunday, capping off the day with an evening production that saw show-goers pack their driveway and neighbors’ front lawns. The free event accepted donations for the Leukemia and EriC Wilzig Lymphoma Socimagician/illusionist ety, where all of the funds raised will go. WIlzig said he was inspired to work with that charity because he has had family members battle the diseases. Wilzig was excited to bring his grand act to the suburbs, especially his escape act while suspended in the air in a strait jacket between jagged, metal jaws that crash together violently mere seconds after his escape. “It’s certainly scary. I’ve been getting out of strait jackets since I was 5 years old,” Eric said. “My parents weren’t super-thrilled.” The Wilzigs and their team worked from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. assembling the stage and performing the three shows. “It’s hours and hours of set up, but once you
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see everyone show up and the reaction, it’s well worth it,” Eliana said. The show came together quickly, with the Wilzigs only announcing the shows on Friday because of concern whether it would rain. Neighbor Jason Strumwasser helped to get the word out about the shows and welcomed people to his front lawn across from the stage to watch each show. “This is what we needed after Covid,” Strumwasser said. “After 20 months of craziness, this was a nice way to kind of feel normal again.” WIlzig, 29, said magic entered his life when he was 5 and his father bought him a coin trick kit. He came up with his show’s name – The Extreme Magic of Eric – when he was 12, capturing the tone
of the gasp-inducing production, which sees the Woodmere native emulate David Copperfield, Criss Angel and Harry Houdini’s escape acts. Eric and Eliana perform magic fulltime, including appearances on “America’s Got Talent” and “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” headline acts at Madison Square Garden and Caesars Hotel and Casino, and international shows in Europe, Canada and the Caribbean. During the pandemic, they have done mostly virtual shows. The Wilzigs moved to Oceanside in late 2018 not long before they were married. Eric did a magic trick to get Eliana’s phone number while she was visiting New York from her native Israel.
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The EGP Oceanside, a local gastro pub held its fifth annual Fall Fest Oct.11. The festival benefits an Oceanside family in need. The Fall Fest brought the community together with live music, food, kids’ activities and a pumpkin patch. The event has also given back to a local family, as it serves as a fundraiser at which EGP picks an Oceanside family or community member to help support. EGP General Manager Brianna O’Hagan spoke about the events of the day. “Everything went great. It was probably our most successful year yet turnout-wise,” O’Hagan said. “We had T-shirts, we did raffles, and that was a great source of income, and we had people donate directly as well. This year was our fifth year doing it. Last year, because of Covid, it wouldn’t have been possible with all the protocols, and so we skipped last year.” This year EGP owner Tim O’Hagan and the rest of EGP staff selected the Murray family to help support. The family includes Danielle and Sean Murray and their three children Liam,14, Siobhan,12, and Eamon,10. Danielle is a New York state court officer, and Sean serves in the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department in the Air Fire and Rescue Unit. Danielle Murray was diagnosed with breast cancer in March and underwent a bilateral mastectomy in May. Sean Murray was diagnosed with testicular
Oceanside Kids had a blast in the pumpkin patch. cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment. O’Hagan spoke about dedicating the Fall Fest to the Murray family. “They’re family friends, regulars at the restaurant, and we knew of the parents being sick, and it was good to give back to them,” he said. Liam battles Type 1 diabetes. The Murrays are advocates for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and Liam’s team — Liam’s Leprechauns — has helped raise money and increase awareness. Balloons were donated by Maria’s Touch Events and Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony D’Esposito donated pumpkins to the event. “We were lucky that D’esposito donated all the pumpkins, we were able to make a good amount of money off of them,” O’Hagan said. The band TriState Ale House also performed on the evening.
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The Oceanside Safe Coalition and 4th Precinct represetnatives gathered at the front circle of the Oceanside High School and collected hundreds of pills and other medications as part of their annual Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. The Oceanside Safe Coalition holds the Drug Take-back Day twice a year, and last year more than 225 pounds of prescription medications was disposed of. Officers gathered both prescription and over-the-counter medications from community residents who brought them in. Fourth Precinct representatives safely disposed of the medications. “It encourages people to clean out their
medicine cabinets and not keep everything in the house where the kids could get it,” Safe Coalition Project Coordinator Alison Eriksen said. “People wait for this throughout the year. As long it’s not illicit drugs, anyone can drop off whatever they want.” The coalition spread the news about the event through several outlets, including social media, the Oceanside Moms Group and the Oceanside Safe Coalition website. The event attempted to raise awareness about the hazardous effects of prescription drugs and the need to dispose of them in an organized manner. The drug take-back was free and anonymous. This year the community gave in nearly 60 pounds of medication to be disposed of. Drug take-back events take place in communities across the Island.
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to Win at Work & Life to help you advance in your career. Zoom link available on the Oceanside Library website. Starts at 7 p.m.
NAMI Support Group The NAMI Queens/ Nassau National Alliance on Mental Illness)is offering a support group for family members of persons with mental health concerns, free of charge, beginning July 6. The group will meet, virtually, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the first and third Tuesday of each month. To register or get information, e-mail, dsills@namiqn.org.
IP Library Board of Trustees Meeting The monthly meeting of the Island Park Library Board of Trustees is open to the public. Starts at 7:30 p.m.
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Sunday, Nov. 21
Make Beary Happy Fall Magnets. Craft kits can be picked up at the Oceanside Library. Register by calling 516-7662360 or email jprogram@oceansidelibrary.com.
Temple Avodah Sisterhood Fall Thrift Sale Come to the Temple Avodah Annex for the best bargains around on new and gently used fashions and accessories. Masks required. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 4 10 Can Challenge Join the Do Something Movement to help reduce waste in our landfills by recycling. For every 10 cans or plastic bottles recycled, submit a copy of your receipt to bmickowski@oceansidelibrary.com or to the @olnyteens Instagram. Earn one hour of community service for each ten cans! Goes from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Play Hooray Molly Mouse stars in this creative, funfilled program for toddlers and beyond at the Oceanside Library. Register by calling 516-766-2360 or emailing jprogram@ oceanside.com. Starts at 10 a.m.
Literacy Nassau This class is for English language learners. Register online at www.LiteracyNassau.org. The Oceanside Library hosts this event in-person at meeting room 3. Starts at 10 a.m.
Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes -- Tax Collection The Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes will be at the Oceanside Public Library to collect 2021/2022 school taxes from parents from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Masks required.
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Oceanside Magician thrills Eric Wilzig and his wife Eliana put on a death-defying show for neighbors on E. Lexington Ave. on Halloween. Virtual Chair Yoga Marianne Bochilo leads a relaxing session of online chair yoga. Zoom link available on the Oceanside library website. Event starts at 11 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 6 Saturday Vinyasa Yoga with Dot Scott Join Dorothy Scott for a relaxing class that encompasses basic yoga poses which focus on lengthening the body’s muscles. Zoom link available on the Oceanside Library website. Starts at 9:30 a.m.
Pokemon Club For ages 9 and up. Email iplinfo@islandparklibrary.org to join the battle with your friends in the legendary card game. Starts at 10 a.m.
Monday, Nov. 8 Mah-Jongg The Island Park Library hosts this Chinese tile game. All participants must be vaccinated and show proof of vaccination. Masks not required. Sign up at the library front desk. Starts 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 9 Fit and Fabulous The Oceanside Library hosts this virtual exercise program from instructor Helene Just to increase strength, tone, balance, and stamina. Zoom link available on the library website. Starts at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 10
TIme for Tots Come to the Oceanside Library to learn pre-school readiness skills in this educational class. Register by calling the Youth Services Department at 516-766-2360 or email jprogram@oceansidelibrary.com. Registration begins Nov. 1. Starts at 11 a.m.
Simply Stronger Personal trainer Marilyn Bunger teaches a low-impact exercise class at the Island Park Library. This class is a hybrid program with some participants meeting on library and others on Zoom. Starts at 11 a.m.
Virtual Writing Workshop Join media executive and author Deborah Burns as she shares wisdom from her latest book: Authorize It! Think Like a Writer
The NAMI mental health support group meets twice a month. The Island Park Library has a Take & Make DIY all week. Jessie’s on the Water hosts live music Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. AARP’s Cars and Coffee meets Nov. 7 at 9 a.m. at 3118 Lawson Blvd. Oceanside Jewish Center hosts its HOPE group on Nov. 3 at 7 p.m.
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Six weeks after Oceanside rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat Westbury, the Sailors found themselves in a deeper hole against the Green Dragons in last Sunday’s Nassau Class AA boys’ soccer semifinal matchup at Mitchel Athletic Complex. Down by three early in the second half, second-seeded Oceanside struck twice in the 49th minute and fought like crazy to get the equalizer but it never materialized in a season-ending 4-2 defeat. Edison Arias Velasquez sealed No. 3 Westbury’s first trip to the county championship game with an insurance goal with 1:39 remaining. It was his second goal of the day and team-leading 12th of the season. The Green Dragons (11-4-1), who fell 4-2 at Oceanside on Sept. 21 after holding a 2-0 lead, were cruising in the rematch after Velasquez’s first goal gave them a 3-0 advantage less than seven minutes into the second half. Jeffrey Moran and Edwin Escobar tallied in the first half. However, the Sailors (10-2-4) lifted themselves up quickly and in the blink of an eye it was 3-2. They scored two goals in 26 seconds. Senior David Acker and junior Ethan Recchia both popped in their sixth goals of the campaign and gave Oceanside newfound hope with more than 31 minutes still on the clock. “It’s not easy to pick yourself up from three goals down, but I kept reminding the guys of the day we rallied against Westbury,” Sailors coach Patrick Turk said. “We just had to relax and play. We got ourselves right back in it and kept pushing. We had their goalie looking nervous. We just couldn’t get one more.” Westbury upped its unbeaten streak to 10 games (9-0-1) and advanced to face No. 5 Uniondale for the county title. Oceanside reached the semis on the strength of a convincing 3-0 victory over No. 7 Hicksville at home on Oct. 27. Working behind a defense comprised of Chris Evans, Dean Rodriguez, Jake Christel and Owen Joyce, junior goalkeeper Scott Campuzano (8 saves) posted a third straight shutout. Campuzano combined with junior Jacob Raphan on two others. Acker, senior Ryan Profitlich and junior Dan Santos had the goals, and senior Chris Evans a pair of assists.
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VeRsatile jUNioR DaN Santos played an integral role all over thei field for the Sailors and ranked among their leading scorers with six goals. Campuzano and Raphan, who saw action late in last Sunday’s semifinal after Campuzano suffered from back spasms, combined for shutouts against East Meadow (6-0 win) and Syosset (scoreless draw) down the stretch of the regular season. The Sailors lost their second conference game of the season to Baldwin but then went unbeaten in their next 11. They fin-
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MeMbers of oceanside Brownie Troop 1277 recently took part in a book drive with Hindi’s Libraries.
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Hindi’s Libraries has been partnering with several community service groups in Nassau County to collect new and gently used books for the organization. Last weekend, leaders from Oceanside Junior Troop 2558 and West Hempstead-Franklin Square Brownie Troop 1277 dropped off more than 1,500 books. “As a mom and an English teacher, I know how important it is to make books available to everyone. Hindi’s Libraries pro-
Corey Daniel, who graduated from Ocean High School Castleton in 2013, didn’t think he’d ever be back. But he recently visited for a Day 5 discussion and demonstration of his business, Gold Star Events. Day 5 refers to the six-day cycle that schools use to build time into students’ schedules for special classes such as art, music, phys. ed., and at Castleton, exploration of careers and other topics. It was a win-win since Corey is also looking for part-time help. Courtesy of Oceanside Schoolst For students who are interested, corey daniel, a Castleton graduate from 2013 it could turn into a career. Corey became interested in who now operates his own entertainment business, being a DJ in middle school. He far right, looked on as his sub-contractor, Mason, used money saved from mowing demonstrated the DJ equipment for Oceanside High lawns in his neighborhood to School Castleton students. buy equipment and started to network his way into jobs. Two ensure a smooth and successful event. years after graduating from high school, “I knew that I was given an opportunity he established his own business, which to be there [at Castleton], and I thought I has expanded from providing music to would like to give other students an opporoverall event production. Corey often tunity to pursue something that interests works with other individuals and compa- them the way I did,” Corey said. nies for different aspects of an event. One Corey explained to students how the sub-contractor might operate a photo business works and demonstrated the booth, another could be the DJ, and Corey equipment that he brought with him. would be the master of ceremonies, over- Career Exploration teacher Stephanie seeing all aspects of the entertainment to Matina arranged the visit.
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Students at Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School and Lincoln Orens Middle School received important fire safety lessons throughout the day on Oct. 8, when members of the Island Park Fire Departmentvisitedbothbuildings. The local firefighters demonstrated several safety lessons and showed studentsthewaythattheyenteradangerous areabystayinglowtothegroundtoavoid
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smoke. They displayed their equipment and engaged students in conversations about what to do in an emergency. They explainedthepurposeof smokedetectors and other safety devices, and reviewed stepsthatcanhelppeoplefindassistance if they are in danger. The older students werealreadyfamiliarwiththestop,drop, androllguidelines,andafewdemonstrated the steps for the presenters and classmates. Pre-K and kindergarten children hadtheopportunitytotourthefiretrucks andambulances.
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The island parK Fire Department spoke to young students about fire safety, left. local FireFighTers displayed their equipment to students, above.
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Continued from front page months and received seven months’ credit for good behavior, Cincinelli avo i d e d t h e 60-month prison term that prosecutors sought. As part of her plea deal, prosecutors dropped two murder-forhire charges that each carried up to 10 years. U.S. District Cour t Ju d g e Jo a n n a Seybert presided over the case.
former nYpd offiCer Valerie Cincinelli received a 48-month sentence in an alleged murderfor-hire plot against her estranged husband. Courtesy Robert Stridiron
News brief A Thanksgiving food drive to benefit Long Island families need is ongoing until Nov. 19. Suggested donations include turkeys, canned goods, instant potatoes and other sides and fixings. The drive is being hosted by Assemblywoman Judy Griffin. Donations can be dropped off at Griffin’s district office, 74 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For more infor mation, call (516) 3618216, or emails g r i f f i n j @ nya s sembly.gov. —Mike Smollins
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 11/10/21 at 9:30 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 630/21. - 633/21. NR ISLAND PARK - Julia Litchock, Variances, lot area occupied, rear yard, maintain 1-story addition attached to dwelling; Variances, lot area occupied, side yard, rear yard, maintain deck attached to dwelling; Variance, lot area occupied, maintain gazebo; Variance, lot area occupied, maintain 2nd accessory structure (shed), special exception for shed exceeding horizontal maximum., W/s Washington Ave., 145’ N/o Kent Blvd., a/k/a 233 Washington Ave. N.C.P.C. Local determination. THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 653/21. OCEANSIDE Michelle & Kevin Vikse, Variance, rear yard, construct 2nd story addition attached to dwelling., N/W cor. Terrell Ave. & Glenwood Ct., a/k/a 2662 Terrell Ave. N.C.P.C. Local determination. 1368/21. 1373/21. OCEANSIDE - Sunrise Development, Inc., Variances, height, exceeds number of stories, construct 3-story assisted living facility; variance in off-street parking; Install retaining wall with fence above varying in height from 6’ to 8’ & install two 9’ high arbors; Special exception to install pergola; Install sign attached to retaining wall not permitted & setback 17’ from Terrell Ave.; Install 2nd detached monument sign setback 14’ from Atlantic Ave.; Install 3rd detached monument sign setback 14’ from Atlantic Ave., N/W cor. Atlantic Ave. &
Terrell Ave. S.E.Q.R. determination not made. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in Island Park and Oceanside within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ hearings/107-hearing-1110-2021 The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ board-of-appeals/livestreaming-video. Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 128226
LEGAL NOTICE BARNUM ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT 4125 Austin Blvd ISLAND PARK, NEW YORK 11558 NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF BARNUM ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT, ISLAND PARK, NEW YORK There will be a Regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Barnum Island Fire District as follows: DATE: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 TIME: 7:30 PM LOCATION: Barnum Island Fire District 4125 Austin Blvd, Island Park, NY 11558 128222 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 18th day of October 2021, bearing Index No. 613101/2021, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 240 Old Country Rd, Mineola, NY 11501 grants, grants LAMBRAKIS A. LAMBROU A/K/A LAMBRAKIS LAMBROU to assume the name LAMBRAKIS AGGIE LAMBROU. Present
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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX NO.: 611869/2020 DATED FILED: 10/26/2020 SUMMONS DB TL HOLDCO 2018 LLC, Plaintiff, -againstJUANITA JIMINEZ, if she be living, if she be dead, her respective heirs-atlaw, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, or through JUANITA JIN’INEZ, if she be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER; CHRISTIANA TRUST, AS CUSTODIAN FOR GSRAN-Z LLC, “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, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to
you within the State of New York), and in case of 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. David P. Sullivan, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated October 21, 2021 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a tax lien and to recover the amount of the tax lien and all of the interest, penalties, additions and expenses thereon to premises known as District 31, Section 43, Block 109, Lots 13-14. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER w1TH THE COURT. Dated: October 25, 2020 LEVY & LEVY Attorneys for Plaintiff 12 Tulip Drive Great Neck, NY 11021 (516) 487-6655 BY: JOSHUA LEVY, ESQ. #98986 128093
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Q. We just bought a house and want to add to it. We talked to our village inspector, and he said we have limitations because the house is in a flood area. We want to add a two-story addition to the house if we can avoid raising it. What do you suggest, and how can we avoid lifting the house, which we think will make our plans unaffordable?
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A. You probably should have asked this question before the purchase, not after. In general, the Federal Emergency Management Agency requirement is that the building must be mitigated, made resilient to the potential of flooding, if either the dollar amount or area to be added on or worked on exceeds 50 percent of the existing buildonte eeper ing. That was what the official was telling you. People are often in denial about the extremes they will need to go through, and think this issue is negotiable. Buying a house in a flood zone with the intention of making major changes or additions isn’t a good idea if you aren’t prepared for the expense of major lifting to get the habitable level at least 2 feet above the base flood level for the zone the house is in. When I meet with people who are proposing to do any kind of major work in a flood zone, I often have to deal with seeing the disappointment in their faces followed by the discussion of how their project is either going to be the exception or nowhere near the threshold of where a house would need to be lifted. People buying in a flood zone need to be made aware before purchase that they may as well be ready for the possibility of an eventual lift of the entire home. The basement is required to be filled so that the area below the house can drain by gravity with special flood vents. If you weren’t prepared for these expenses, then you’re going to have to make a hard decision. It’s possible to do less work and phase things in over time so you don’t meet the 50 percent threshold, doing part of your master plan now, more in a year or two, etc. But don’t do anything without discussion and agreement with the building official who will be in a position to decide whether the amount of work isn’t exceeding the threshold, and what waiting time must be taken before filing for a permit for the next phase. This isn’t necessarily the “spirit” of the regulation, but some municipalities will work with you to help out so you don’t go broke trying to meet your needs. Understand that safety and survival of an extreme storm condition are still a primary intention of how your home should be designed and approved. Without all this effort, we would all be paying the price to rescue people, paying in taxes over and over. Good luck!
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must confess that the older I get, the more time I spend thinking about all of the crises our country has endured in my lifetime. I was a young boy when America was going through the horrors of World War II. As I progressed from career to career, the nation had to deal with wars in Korea and Vietnam and the tragedy of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. All of these events had one thing in common. The people of America were totally united and determined to fight our enemies. JERRY I think of those challenging KREMER days and contrast them with the nation’s response to the coronavirus disaster. If you look at a national map showing the vaccination rates of the states, it looks almost identical to a political map highlighting the red states and blue states. With a few exceptions, the states populated by a majority of registered Republicans have the lowest rate of vaccinations, in contrast to states dominated by Democrats.
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If you look at states like New York, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire and New Jersey, the vaccination rates are in the 66 to 70 percent range. Most of the time those states support Democratic candidates over their Republican challengers. In sharp contrast, states such as Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, West Virginia, Mississippi and Alaska are in the 40 per cent range. All of those states are considered solidly Republican. While crowded hospital intensive-care units are a distant memory for New Yorkers, people are dying in record numbers in red states for the sake of partisan politics. Not a day goes by without a story about some red state governor screaming about vaccine mandates and telling his or her citizens that it is their choice whether to get vaccinated or not for Covid protection. The irony of the state resistance to vaccinations is that all of their schoolchildren have been required to get a series of vaccinations in order to attend their local schools. I contrast the craziness of these grandstanding politicians with stories from across the Atlantic Ocean. Recent
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reports from overseas highlight the fact that many of those countries are far ahead of the U.S. in vaccinating their residents. Portugal is a good example, because their vaccination rates tell an interesting story. According to the Wall Street Journal, close to 100 percent of people over age 50 in Portugal have received at least one vaccine dose. For those between ages 25 and 49, the rate is 95 percent. To date, 89 percent of the entire population of 10 million has had at least one dose. And Portugal’s high numbers are surpassed by the United Arab Emirates, which exerts strong control over its residents. The owner of a souvenir shop in Lisbon, Portugal, stated the best case for why our red states should be pushing for their people to be vaccinated. “I need tourists,” said Paula Margues. “Otherwise I have no business.” Places like Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota and Alaska need tourism to keep their economies stable, and they spend millions each year to attract visitors. Instead of pushing for a healthy populace, their leaders spend most of their days battling federal mandates and looking for
artisan bickering over a vaccine will be recorded as a low point in our history.
ways to attract the approval of former President Donald Trump. There is another ironic twist to the red state resistance to vaccinations. Most of the people who are dying of Covid are also their favored voters. While the overall death numbers are small in comparison with the Eastern states, red state governors are allowing their people to suffer needlessly because of government inaction and the numerous false claims of anti-vaccine groups. This is pure government malpractice. I hope that in the not-too-distant future, the coronavirus pandemic will become nothing but a memory. But the partisan bickering over a life-or-death solution will be recorded as one of the bleakest times in the history of our country. Our citizens have every right to stand up for their personal beliefs, but not at the expense of millions of people whose lives were lost because politics got in the way. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
What to do before the winter snow flies
inter is coming, meteorologically, astronomically, politically and “Game of Throne”-y. Let us embrace this brief, bridge season between fall and early winter, when the weather is transitioning and the clouds are gathering. We could exhaust ourselves with political knife fights or try to figure out how our Great American Democracy came to hinge on the advice and consent of a fractious group of legislators, but we have all winter for that. RANDI We still have KREISS November and early December. There is practical stuff to consider during these weeks. I don’t feel like watering my annuals anymore, being lazy and more inclined to let them wither and die, but I feel guilty. How many more days do they have to enjoy their favorite activity, photosynthesis? So although they are ragged and quite pathetic, I douse them once in a while as an end-of-life gesture. It’s pretty much each living thing on
its own. The trees and big bushes had better be hardy enough to withstand a tough winter, because we don’t believe in coddling the plant life with fertilizer or plastic protection from the elements. We do close the windows in our porch and throw covers over the outdoor grill and chairs, but that’s about it in the way of preparation. Come the first cold snap, we’ll turn on the heat. For now, however, on good days the windows are open, and fresh air blows through the house. I feel a certain urgency to get out and do some of the activities I put off because, after all, we had “all summer.” So, come along and cash in on these warmenough days. Head for the boardwalk or the park for a brisk walk; before too long, we’ll be walking against the chilly winds of late November and December. Before too long, we’ll need hats and gloves to venture outside. Get out of town. I like the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where I can walk around the area where my great-grandparents began their life in America. The city beckons, with its pedestrian-friend-
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ly districts and communities, and now is the time to go and walk, from the High Line to Battery Park. You can almost pretend that Covid doesn’t exist if you stay outside and dine at food stands. You can almost pretend that “surge” and “spike” and “antivax” aren’t part of the lexicon. In a few weeks, our city streets will become wind tunnels, inhospitable to the daytripper. Another perfect fall destination is the East End, to visit the vineyards and the corn mazes and experience the last perfect days on the beach. The crowds are gone and the restaurants are still open. Or head north a bit and pick apples. When my kids were young, that was probably our favorite fall activity. Recently my husband and I went back to one of the orchards we knew, and it had become overcrowded and commercial. But there are still growers who allow picking, and it’s worth a ride to wander through an orchard, pick a bag or a bushel and head home to make applesauce or cakes and pies. This is the moment. Soon the apples will be done
ash in on these warm-enough days before we break out the hats and gloves.
and it will be too cold to wander anywhere north of Westchester. Back home again, it’s time to plant bulbs for next spring. This is much more than guaranteeing a bit of color next May and June. It feels like an investment in the future, a declaration that come what may in January and February, we know the seasons will turn again, the sun will drift further north and the tulips will bloom. I think of it as an act of faith. In the same way, I spend some of these days preparing soup and packing it away in containers for the cold nights when I may not feel like cooking. Maybe that’s a little bit squirrely of me, storing food away for the hard times, but it feels good to do so. Kids are in school, beach clubs are closed and the days are getting shorter. Still, we have this autumn interlude. With all the tumult in the world, these few days seem like a metaphor for grasping what is good in our lives when we can, because we can. Something about knowing this time is finite propels me out the door and into the ebbing light. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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Setting the record straight on county policing
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our years ago, as the race for Nassau County executive between then Legislator Laura Curran, a Democrat, and then State Sen. Jack Martins, a Republican, was heating up, the state Republican Party attempted an all-too-common GOP political tactic: It tried to paint Democrats as weak on crime, saying Curran would allow the notorious El Salvadoran gang MS-13 to run wild across the county. The GOP did so in a last-minute mailer that showed three shirtless, tattooed Hispanic men grimacing angrily. The flier, mailed to homes across Nassau, read, “Meet your new neighbors. Laura Curran will roll out the welcome mat for violent gangs like MS-13.” The flier, which was inherently racist, came at a time when fears of MS-13 were running high after young Hispanic men, hacked to death with machetes by the gang, were found buried in the woods in Baldwin, Freeport, Merrick and Massapequa. It was a low blow that played to voters’ basest fears. And it was wrong. Voters saw past the Republicans’ attempt to win by any means possible, electing Curran, and MS-13 never overran Nassau, as predicted. In fact, we’ve heard little of the gang since a series of high-profile arrests of numerous gang leaders. Thankfully, we had had, as of press time Monday, relatively little of such political chicanery. Curran’s opponent this time around, Town of Hempstead Councilman Bruce Blakeman, was laserfocused on lambasting Curran over the county’s property-tax reassessment, and said relatively little about crime. During an endorsement interview with the Herald editorial board leading up to the election, however, Blakeman tried to make it sound as though Nassau was not, in fact, the “safest county in America” two years in a row, as judged by U.S. News & World Report. There had been an explosion of crime during the coronavirus pandemic, he said, that was not factored into the magazine’s rankings. He ticked off a list of recent violent crimes, wondering why they had not garnered greater media attention. That got us thinking: Is Nassau really as safe as the magazine says it is? Curran made public safety a cornerstone of her campaign, and regularly touted the U.S. News assessment. Nassau, we found, is indeed a very safe place to live. We could not undertake the county-by-county assessment that the magazine did. We did, however, look into the crime statistics for 2020 and 2021, Nassau County Police Department precinct by precinct. And, we are pleased to report, crime — particularly violent crime — has
Violent crime in Nassau County Precinct
Rapes 2020-21
Murders 2020-21
1st Precinct 2nd Precinct 3rd Precinct 4th Precinct 5th Precinct 6th Precinct 7th Precinct 8th Precinct
6 1 6 2 6 0 1 3
5 0 2 0 3 1 0 6
Source: Nassau County Police Department
been astonishingly low here the past two years. Nassau’s murder rate was 1.22 per 100,000 people in 2020. The nationwide average was, by comparison, 7.8 per 100,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is not to say there is no violent crime here. This is not the Mayberry of “The Andy Griffith Show.” This is one of the country’s most densely populated counties — with nearly 1.35 million people — outside the largest city in the nation, so we expect to see crime. We cannot dispute the claim, though, that Nassau is either the safest or one of the safest large counties in the country. At press time, we had no idea who would win the county executive’s seat. The Herald endorsed Curran this year, as we did four years ago. Unlike 2017, she had a record to run on this time, and when it came to policing, she made the grade. So, win or lose, we should thank her for her continual support for the men and women
in blue who patrol our streets and keep us safe. Blakeman attempted to link Curran to the movement to defund police. In no way, however, did she ever promote a plan that would reduce funding for our police force. Quite the opposite. Throughout her first four years in office, she touted a singular message: She unequivocally supported the NCPD. At the same time, she was able to win a concession from police, who agreed, finally, to wear body cameras in exchange for an annual stipend. It was an important win for police accountability. We now encourage whoever wins the county executive’s seat to seek greater diversity in the police ranks. The latest class of police cadets to go through the academy this year, while more diverse than past classes, was still largely white. That must change as Nassau’s demographics change. We hope and trust that it will. If it does not, residents must demand reform.
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he United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, began last Sunday and will run through Nov. 12. Participants will include more than 190 government representatives and business leaders who are expected to discuss efforts to ensure that countries and companies live up to climatechange agreements made at the 2015 Paris climate conference. Former Secretary of State John Kerry, now the special presidential envoy for climate change, is ALAn heading the U.S. delegation, which sinGer includes several members of President Biden’s cabinet. Biden, who is also scheduled to attend, reportedly plans to call on nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius — a still-devastating number. Long Islanders should pay close attention to this conference, because climate change will likely have a profound effect here, given that it’s causing sea levels to rise, and we live on an island. Unfortunately, the Biden administration has so far been unable to pass its ambitious climate agenda in the Senate. Climate villains include Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, of West Virginia, and virtually every Republican in the Senate
and House. Manchin’s political career is funded largely by fossil fuel companies, and he owns millions of dollars in coal company stock. He is trying to force the Biden administration to drop renewableenergy subsidies from the federal budget. American corporations often claim they are good environmental citizens. According to Alberto Carrillo Pineda of the Science Based Targets initiative, however, “You can look at a company’s website and see their sustainability report and it will look great, but then when you look at what is behind it, you’ll see there is not a lot of substance behind those commitments, or the commitments are not comprehensive enough.” A recently released report by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project highlights how the short-term hunt for profit and market manipulation make U.S. finance one of the world’s biggest climate villains. While countries, including the U.S., are plagued by drought, forest fires and hurricanes because of climate change, the secretive private equity industry has invested more than a trillion dollars during the last decade in fossil-fuel companies. Virtually singlehandedly, the industry keeps some of the worst-polluting oil wells, natural gasleaking towers and coal-burning power plants pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Three of the corporate players high-
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apitalists pollute and warm the earth, but socialist countries don’t do much better.
LeTTers East Side Access is a year from completion To the Editor: I recently joined Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials to take a special Long Island Rail Road test train to Grand Central Terminal, giving the public one of the first looks at the new 350,000-square-foot East Side Access passenger terminal there. This is the largest new train terminal to be built in the United States since the 1950s and the first expansion of the LIRR in more than 100 years. Together with the LIRR third-track project, the new connection will add 50 percent to the LIRR’s capacity into Manhattan, with up to 24 trains per hour, and cut travel time for Queens and Long Island commuters traveling to the East Side by 40 minutes per day. It will also reduce crowding on commuter rail at Penn Station and on the subway by dispersing commuters and allowing passengers to go directly to Grand Central Ter minal from destinations across Queens and Long Island. The new com-
lighted in the Private Equity Stakeholder Project report are the Blackstone Group, KKR & Co. and the Carlyle Group/NGP Energy Capital. Blackstone is the world’s largest “alternative” asset manager. While its ClearGen subsidy is committed to promoting “sustainable-energy infrastructure,” Blackstone invests in 25 fossil-fuel companies. Among its recent acquisitions is the pipeline company Tallgrass Energy, which is developing an “oil export terminal in Louisiana that would emit more than 500,000 tons of greenhouse gases annually.” Tallgrass is also responsible for releasing thousands of gallons of oilfield wastewater contaminating North Dakota farmland. And Blackstone is notorious for investing heavily “in polluting plants located in proximity to communities of color.” KKR plans to partner with the renewable energy consulting firm Crossover Energy Partners to develop solar and wind power projects. However, it also partners with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company to produce and distribute petroleum products, and is expanding natural-gas fracking projects in Wyoming. Overall, KKR invests in 28 fossilfuel companies. The Carlyle Group/NGP Energy Capital plans to invest in Amp Solar Group, “a Canadian-based global energy transition platform,” but it is also investing in expanding oil production in Colombia and Ghana. Overall, it
holds assets in 68 fossil-fuel companies. While capitalists pollute the Earth and speed up global warming, nominally socialist countries like China aren’t doing much better, and belong on the climate villains list. China’s leader, Xi Jinping, promises that it will start reducing greenhouse gases by 2030, and will be carbon neutral by 2060. Meantime, it is increasing coal production and the use of coal-fired power plants. The plants receive tax deductions and are greenlighted for bank loans. The list of climate villains must also include Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Libya, Argentina, Colombia and Brazil, all nations that are expected to attend the Glasgow conference. Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, Aramco, the world’s leading oil producer, recently announced plans to increase its production by at least a million barrels a day by the 2030s. Stateowned oil companies in the other countries are also planning to increase production. The UAE was the first Persian Gulf country to pledge net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Meanwhile, it is investing more than $100 billion in new oil and gas projects. Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AlanJSinger1.
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muter rail route and concourse will officially open in December 2022. The East Side Access concourse is a model for modern transportation systems as we look to the post-pandemic future. This is yet another example of New York leading the way as we recover from the pandemic, and I look forward to the East Side Access concourse and route fully opening. GOV. KATHY HOCHUL
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At the car show, a custom ’63 Chevy Nova — Cedarhurst
OCEANSIDE/ISLAND PARK HERALD — November 4, 2021
The list of climate villains is long — and growing longer
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