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Edition Graduation Keepsake
June 22, 2023
UNIONDALE _____________
HERALD BEACON
GRADUATES the C L A S S
OF 2023
the best and brightest
Academy dons caps and gowns
Not forgetting, but still hoping
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Street vendors say cops are not being fair clean and sanitary food service operations. But it’s not just police receivThere are a lot of street ven- ing calls about vendors. So is dors in Uniondale — at least Pearl Jacobs. The same business according to the Nassau County owners have reached out to the Police Department. Nostrand Gardens Civic AssociaBut are they safe? Do they tion president expressing conhinder traffic? Are cer ns about how pedestrians in any many street vendors danger? Are the venthere are. dors creating unfair “I receive calls … competition? several times a day,” T hose are the Jacobs said, “and it’s kinds of calls law not that the people enforcement reare calling me ceives practically against the street every day, primarily vendors. They’ re from business owntalking about health ers reporting venand safety and overdors setting up sight.” stands near their Despite the pers t o re f ro n t s. T h e mit requirement, department, howevvendors can easily er, seeks to strike a set up shop without balance between them. supporting business“Last week I saw es and ensuring ven- DANNy PEREZ signs that said ‘seadors operate lawfulfood,’ and thought street vendor ly. there was a new seaFo o d v e n d o r s food spot open,” must obtain permits and follow Jacobs said. “But I turned the guidelines, according to the corner, looked around, and there county health department, such was someone there with a giant as wearing disposable gloves or cooler selling fish. We can’t have using suitable utensils to handle that.” all ready-to-eat food. They also But “safety” is usually a word need to wear a clean apron over thrown around too much to street clothes, and maintain Continued on page 8
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PRotEstERs FRom thE LoNg Island Progressive Coalition, the Working Families Party, and Nassau Democratic Socialists of America come together before heading into the Nassau County Rent Guidelines Board hearing to voice their opinions about proposed increases to rent-stabilized apartment leases in Nassau County.
Tenants to landlords: Don’t raise our rents again this year By BRANDoN CRUZ bcruz@liherald.com
They don’t just want to pause rent increases in rent-stabilized apartments in Nassau County. They want to go back to 2021, before the Nassau County Rent Guidelines Board allowed 2 percent increases on one-year leases, and 3.5 percent on two-year leases. Those tenants, along with politicians supporting them, banded together at Hempstead Town Hall last week to issue those demands, which were set for a final vote on Wednesday, after the Herald Beacon’s publication deadline. The rent guidelines board is responsible for imposing rent caps on rent-stabilized apart-
ments in the county, a quarter of which are in Hempstead. Rent stabilization was implemented in 1962 to help prevent the displacement of low- and middle-income residents from excessive rent increases in an effort to provide affordable housing. Buildings offering rent-stabilized units are typically larger properties built before 1974 that are privately owned and operated. “Democracy is a participation sport, and it’s essential that people go out and voice their concern,” Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages said. Last week’s demonstrations were organized by the Long Island Progressive Coalition, the Continued on page 8
hey lie because they think we don’t know anything, that we don’t know the law. That we don’t know our rights.