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Bynoe joins tenant protest By REINE BETHANY rbethany@liherald.com
Tim Baker/Herald
The Rev. Arthur Mackey Jr., organizer Darinel Velasquez and Legislator Siela Bynoe, in white, rallied with Fulton Manor tenants.
Though the protesting tenants of Fulton Manor, at 590600 Fulton Ave. in Hempstead, have won a year’s freeze on rent increases and prevented their gas from being turned off, they aren’t finished rallying. They want promises from their landlord, Karen Singh, that those who complain about poor conditions won’t be subjected to intimidation, that ConTinueD on pAge 15
Uniondale Knights are building themselves a new home By BRANDON CRUZ bcruz@liherald.com
The Uniondale school district has reached an agreement with Triton Construction and H2M Architects to build a new stateof-the-art track and artificialturf field at Uniondale High School. For student athletes and the community at large, the replacement of a grass field that has been in use since 1949 will represent a dramatic f acilities upgrade. The $3.85 million project is one of the last being funded by a $158 million bond that was approved by voters in 2018, and included major allocations for
building expansions, new facilities, renovations and other upgrades throughout the district — including a renovated high school science wing, upgraded and modernized gyms, new libraries, and new locker and weight rooms. This bond was approved after a larger one, for $199 million, was voted down in 2017. Construction is now underway and will continue through the start of the school year, so the Knights football team will host all of its home games at Cantiague Park, in Hicksville. The soccer teams join football on the new turf next year. District Superintendent M o n i q u e D a r r i s aw - A k i l
explained that many students, parents and members of the district have been pushing for what they think their community deserves, and have offered their input on everything from what kinds of facilities the district should have to where they should have them, how to prioritize funding for expansion, and “anything else that they think is in the best interest of the children,” she said. “The community has been a part of this every step of the way,” Dar risaw-Akil said. “We’re here to represent the entire community that has been pushing for this, fighting for it and paying for it for all these years.”
Peter Cardone, the district’s athletic director, said that students were “overjoyed at the announcement of the new field,” and that the project would boost not only their participation in athletics, but also the excitement and support of the community that supports them — and would, in turn, have a lasting effect on students’ development.
“When you give students the facilities to excel, they will bring pride and positivity to the community,” Cardone said, “and the effects of this will be monumental.” Other improvements coming this school year to the district include a new tennis court and new bleachers at the high school, to complement the new ConTinueD on pAge 14