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HERALD PERSON OF THE YEAR Monique DarriSaw-akil

‘She has turned the school district around’ By BRANDON CRUZ

Looking back at All-County honors for Aniyah Jackson. Page 6

Residents throughout Uniondale will tell you that the community, once grappling with educational challenges that seemed insurmountable, has undergone a remarkable transformation under the leadership of the Uniondale Herald Beacon’s inaugural Person of the Year, Monique Darrisaw-Akil, the superintendent of the Uniondale School District. The district’s successful turnaround under Darrisaw-Akil’s leadership goes far beyond positive the statistics that track student improvement. Since her tenure began in the summer of 2022, the Darrisaw-Akil name has become synonymous with revitalization, progress, and a renewed sense of he came hope across the community. “She has really turned the Uniondale into the school district around,” Pearl Jacobs, a community leader and the president of district and the Nostrand Gardens Civic Associacarved out a tion, said. “Uniondale is an example of path for us to how a district can be turned around be successful. and succeed in minority communities with the right attention, investments and resources available to students.” MARK McCAW Jacobs attributes this success to principal, Uniondale Darrisaw-Akil’s plans for the district High School and her determination to see her students succeed. “She pours confidence into the children, letting them know that they can succeed the same as any other student in Nassau County,” Jacobs said. “She has opened a lot of doors that were previously closed for many of our students.” Before Darrisaw-Akil took over, Uniondale faced myriad challenges, from lagging graduation rates and below-average proficiency scores to outdated infrastructure. She has orchestrated a massive cultural and educational shift, adding additional student resources and revamping students’ learning process across the district. Through Darrisaw-Akil’s “strategic plan” to increase student achievement, and with it students’ access to more rigorous academic opportunities, Uniondale has raised its graduation rate from 79 percent in 2020 to 87 percent this year. College admission numbers have also soared, with the doors to higher education opening for hundreds of students who may not have dreamed of going beyond high school. Not only are 84 percent of June’s graduates attending college — a dramatic increase from just 67 percent in 2021 — but 44 percent are doing so at

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four-year universities, which is the highest percentage in years, according to state and district data. “One of the first things we did when I got here was revamp our college and career room,” Darrisaw-Akil explained, “and staffed it with qualified, experienced and passionate counselors who have been very beneficial to many of our first-gen students in navigating the really intimidating process” of applying to college. “It’s really about the entire experience,” she added. “Having someone who knows the students, believes in them, supports them and lets them know that no question is a silly one, and in just a short time, we’ve seen that the types of colleges our kids are going to has changed.” Besides boosting the graduation and college attendance rates, Darrisaw-Akil has made it a priority to build up the district’s long underutilized Advanced Placement program, which has now become a cornerstone of Uniondale’s academic excellence. The district offers 21 AP courses, which have attracted a surge of student interest, with 521 students now enrolled in them, almost doubling the enrollment in 2021. “This is really important,” Darrisaw-Akil said, “because the data across New York state shows that students of color have Continued on page 2

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less access to AP courses in comparison to other students, and we know that Advanced Placement achievement is one of the gateways to getting into more elite colleges.” The superintendent has also overseen the expansion of the district science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, program, emphasizing the involvement of younger students in hands-on scientific learning experiences. “When I think about where the jobs are in the future, and when I think about how automation is going to impact the workforce, we want to make sure that our students aren’t left behind, but we also want to make sure they’re leading the way,” Darrisaw-Akil said. “It’s a really important equity issue that more Black and Latino students see themselves as leaders in technology, science and engineering, since we know that we’re underrepresented in those areas, and so we have to break down those barriers.” And the district’s turnaround doesn’t end there. Uniondale has also worked to reduce the number of students who are chronically absent; implemented free after-school child care for elementary students, to help working parents; added summer programs to give students the chance to continue expanding their education; and offers them opportunities to learn skills like entrepreneurship, gardening and cooking. Darrisaw-Akil has also focused on improving the district’s aging infrastructure throughout the district, which led to widespread construction this summer. “She’s a visionary,” Uniondale High School prin-

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Monique Darrisaw-Akil, superintendent of the Uniondale school district, applauded seniors who earned AP Capstone Diplomas in June. Darrisaw-Akil is the Herald’s Person of the Year.

cipal Mark McCaw said. “She came into the district and carved out a path for us to be successful. She cares about the kids, and makes sure that everybody has an opportunity to learn and be successful, no matter who you are.” Other changes that Darrisaw-Akil has helped bring to the district include social initiatives — backpack drives to make sure every student starts the school year properly equipped; collaborating with community leaders to help keep students on the right track when they’re not in school; creating a district wide app for streamlined communication with parents; and others

aimed at keeping students engaged in school and out of trouble. Born and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Darrisaw-Akil — who earned a doctorate in education from Seton Hall — knew from an early age she wanted to be involved into education, and help students who look like her access the resources and opportunities she knew would make a difference in their lives during and after their school years. “It goes back to being a student and being aware of the disparities between our schools and how they looked, and the activities, programs and services they had to offer, versus what other schools in other neighborhoods had to offer,” Darrisaw-Akil said. “I would often ask, ‘Why are there so many inequalities in our education system, when all of us should have the same equal experience and access to resources?’” She went on to say that her goal when she was growing up was to work in communities like Uniondale, where there are opportunities for growth, and she would be able to work to close those gaps. “For me, it’s about addressing inequities and disparities in education,” she said. “I think schools have to be the place where America fulfills its promise.” Although she said she was happy with the progress the district has made, she made it clear that her work is far from done. “We’re going to be doubling down on our students, because we know our kids are smart, they’re resilient and they’re talented,” Darrisaw-Akil said. “We want them to learn how to struggle — with a lot of support — and we want to remove barriers so that all kids can have those kinds of opportunities.”

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A new day, a new Uniondale Herald Beacon

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On May 18, something special came to Uniondale. The paper you knew and loved for years — the Uniondale Beacon — officially transformed into the Uniondale Herald Beacon. Bringing you all the news — good and bad, but mostly good — this wonderful community so richly deserves. The Uniondale Herald Beacon is part of a family-owned group of newspapers under the Richner Communications Inc. umbrella known as Herald Community Newspapers. Michael Hinman, the executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers, welcomed readers to the first edition back in May, sharing how the company has brought hometown news to communities just like Uniondale across Long Island since 1924. “And while too many villages, cities, towns and hamlets across the county are sadly losing newspapers, we’re proud to buck that trend,” Hinman said, “bringing much-needed hyperlocal coverage of Uniondale with its very own paper, and a new website to go with it: LIHerald.com/uniondale.” “But we can’t be the best local news source for you without your help,” Hinman said back in that first issue. “We want to hear what isn’t getting covered in Uniondale. We want to hear your news tips. We want to share stories about the people who make a positive impact, and make Uniondale the amazing community it is.” And boy did the community step up. Reporter Brandon Cruz joined editor Reine Bethany to kick it all off with a story about STRONG Youth, a group that has been on the forefront of eradicating young people’s involvement in gangs and gun violence on Long Island. Short for Struggling to Reunite Our New Generation, STRONG is not just a group to its executive director, Rahsmia Zatar. It’s a family. “You don’t get discharged from a family,” Zatar said. “That’s what we aim to build, a sense of family. And that’s how they see us.” In June, Brandon shared the news that Jessica Ellerbe had become Nassau County’s first woman fire chief, as she took over the Uniondale Fire Department. Chief Ellerbe was inspired to pursue a career in civic service thanks to her father, a Uniondale firefighter himself, Leonard Ellerbe. “When I finally turned 13, I loved it,” she said — so much, she joined the department herself as a junior firefighter. “My dad was the adviser for the juniors, and it was the coolest thing ever. I just knew this was something that I wanted to do.” In July, Uniondale officially got its own community center, located at 925 Jerusalem Ave. It was constructed as part of the 2017 Community Benefits Agreement — a contract between real estate developer Engel Burman, Nassau University Medical Center, and the Uniondale community itself. “Nothing happens here without the

center,” said David Greaves, the neighborhood center president who first proposed the very community benefits agreement in 2008 that led to the creation of the new Uniondale facility. One of Greaves’ proudest features is the center’s “diverse history library,” which he described as a cultural archive and information center that celebrates Black, Hispanic and the cultures of other minorities, so people of various backgrounds can have a better understanding of each other. “This will celebrate not just Blacks and Hispanics, this will celebrate all races,” he said. “And especially since the community is so mixed with Haitians and West Indians and so on, I want to do more for a level of that under-

standing.” And don’t forget the great public schools in and around Uniondale where, last fall, we learned 49 students from Uniondale High School were recognized for successfully completing Advanced Placement courses. Another couple-dozen or so participated in the two-year AP Capstone Diploma program. “We proudly recognize the achievements of students who participated in the AP Capstone Diploma program,” district superintendent Monique Darrisaw-Akil said. “Our AP Capstone students and teachers displayed exceptional dedication to this impactful, multiacademic-year program where they got to explore their passions through scholarly research.”

In the pages that follow, you can see — and read — all about some of the great news from Uniondale over the last several months. The people. The events. The acts of kindness. And especially our heroes. And as we wrap up 2023, we’re already looking forward to 2024. Just like we shared in May, don’t let us miss a single moment. Reach out, tell us what’s happening. And who knows, maybe we’ll even put a story together. Brandon Cruz can be reached directly at bcruz@liherald.com. Or give him a call — he wants to hear from you —at (516) 569-4000, Ext. 319. You can also reach editor Reine Bethany by email at rbethany@liherald.com. Happy New Year from all of us!

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In a groundbreaking turn of events, the bargaining committee representing The 32BJ Service Employees International Union — one of the largest and most influential labor unions on the East Coast, whose members services buildings including Roosevelt Field Mall, Nassau Community College, the Nassau Coliseum and a slew of other commercial properties in Nassau and Suffolk counties — has reached a tentative agreement with roughly 85 contractors spanning across the Tri-State, successfully averting a potential strike that was unanimously approved by union members two week ago at the RXR plaza in Uniondale. The approved strike was set to start Jan. 1 if no contract was agreed upon by Dec. 31, the day the existing contract expires. Now, the new agreement will instead come into tentative effect on Jan. 1, paving the way for this deal to go into full effect once members vote to ratify the agreement at a series of in-person meetings — if they vote to approve it, that is. But that does not seem to be a concern for union members, who seemed thrilled at the new terms of the upcoming contract, including those who once called the contractors previous offers “an insult.” “I could not be prouder to have played a role in winning such a historic contract,” said Ederle Vaughan, a member of the union’s bargaining committee, and a cleaner at the Prudential Center in Newark. “We have won the acknowledgment that essential workers like us need and deserve after all that we have been through over the past four years.” The tentative agreement includes

much of what the workers have been asking for during negotiations, including an average of 4 percent wage increases in each of the next four years across the board for every cleaner, a 19 percent pay increase for Long Island cleaners, expanded access to pensions, added protections against workforce reduction, improved language protecting workers against sexual harassment and assault, better benefits and healthcare and even got Juneteenth included as a paid holiday — a far cry away from two weeks ago when the contractors and union were “far apart” in terms of a deal. The union members believe that by sticking together, standing up to the contractors for what they deserve, and showing their strength in numbers are what made this deal possible and ultimately led to this major win for Long Island’s custodial workers. “In my 33 years as a cleaner on Long Island and union member, I have seen and learned a lot about what our union can do, but this contract redefined what we can do when we unite and fight,” said Arnelje Escobar, another member of the bargaining committee and a cleaner at 300 Broad Hollow Road in Melville. “We are more convinced than ever that together, our united forces have given us what we deserve, and it has been very gratifying to be a part of this committee and these negotiations. It was a long process, but in the end, we emerged with a historic 19 percent increase in pay for Long Island cleaners. That’s a difference that will change lives.” Nick Grello, the lawyer representing the cleaning contractors in the negotiations, had not responded to the Herald’s requests for comment by press time.

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Defense set tone for Knights. Jahiem Foote was a key twoway starter for the Knights, who had an up-and-down season this fall and finished 4-4 and out of the playoffs.

Strong finish for Uniondale girls’ track. Senior Aniyah Jackson earned All-County honors in the long jump and helped the Knights to a fourth-place finish in Class AAA May 19.

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Uniondale tops nemesis Freeport. Junior Anne Louis Jean helped visiting Uniondale rally from a tough beginning to defeat Freeport in four sets Sept. 21.

Uniondale earns conference crown. Jadan Gomez scored both goals Oct. 19 as the Knights capped an 11-win regular season with a shutout victory over Baldwin.

Protest against Sands at the legislative building. Community activist Mary-Ellen Kreye took the microphone at a protest rally the day before the county legislature voted on transferring the lease for the undeveloped Hub land to Sands New York. The rally, which blanketed the steps of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building, was organized by Say No to the Casino Civic Association in opposition to building a casino on the Hub land.

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STRONG breaks the youth-to-prison pipeline. The Uniondale-based organization helps young people avoid the pitfalls of violence and provides a support system to save them from ending up behind bars, for less than it would cost to jail them. Engaging youth in activities helps establish their sense of family and belonging, according to STRONG leader Rahsmia Zatar.

Mary Bediako re-elected as school board president. This year’s school board elections resulted in Olga Moreno-Hernandez, left, losing to incumbent Trustee Mary Bediako, who was re-elected as president.

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Juan Carlos Tavarez awarded for Teacher Appreciation Month. Juan Carlos Tavarez, a music teacher who was awarded by the Uniondale School District for Teacher Appreciation month this May, conducting a chorus lesson at Walnut Street Elementary, where he teaches.

Sands New York gains lease for Hub development. Proponents on both sides of the casino issue made their cases the day of the Nassau County Legislature vote on transferring the lease for the 72-acre Hub site to Sands New York. The proposed integrated resort would have hotels, performance venues, and a casino. After hours of hearings, the legislature voted to give Sands the lease.

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Troop 1570 honors the fallen. Uniondale’s Girl Scouts marched in the Memorial Day parade and laid a veterans' wreath in Uniondale Park. In the front row are Amena Noel and Brielle Noel. Behind them are co-troop leader Tanya Barons, Claudette Edwards and troop leader Theudia Chambers.

A distinguished new fire chief. Uniondale newest fire chief, Jessica Ellerbe, is a groundbreaker: she is the first female fire chief in the history of the Uniondale Fire Department.

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Uniondale’s Adrian Goodwin publishes children’s book. Adrian Goodwin combined her 18 years in the New York City Police Department with mothering her 8-year-old twins, and wrote, 'Twins in the City: Let’s Learn about Police Officers.'

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A proud Uniondale Fire Department leads Memorial Day. The Uniondale Fire Department organizes Uniondale’s annual Memorial Day parade and the memorial program in Uniondale Park.

Come in Unity. DJ Kevin Davis spun the tunes and got the crowd rocking in Uniondale Park at the first ComeInUnity Day since 2019. The yearly event is organized by Uniondale’s Heeling Soles, a local nonprofit dedicated to fostering a sense of togetherness and promoting positive community engagement by giving away shoes to the homeless and others in need. Uniondale High School’s Graduation. Uniondale’s class of 2023 Valedictorian, Triston Mohamed, gave his graduation speech. Mohamed is currently attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT.

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Uniondale School Board reorganizes and announces new initiatives. District Clerk Susan Camille Trenkle is sworn in by acting state supreme court justice Darlene Harris — a 1983 graduate of Uniondale High School.

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Charmise Desiré appointed to high positions on education boards. Charmise Desiré made Uniondale proud when she undertook two positions of overarching educational responsibility.

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Troop 1570 partners with Nu-Finmen for swim workshop. For the second year in a row, Uniondale Girl Scout Troop 1570 partnered with Nu-Finmen Swimming to offer a clinic on aquatic safety at Kennedy Memorial Park in Hempstead. “It’s minorities inside of urban communities that experience the most drownings,” Trotman said.

Uniondale Summer Arts academy is fullspectrum. The visual arts classes in Uniondale’s Summer Arts Academy were taught by Whitney Kovar, standing at left, and assistant Sheila Halliburton, standing at right. More than 100 scholars participated in visual arts, theater, dance, and music courses during July and early August.

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Rides, side shows, and a full circus: Empire Fair at the Coliseum. With colorful lights, swirling rides, two tent shows, and an exotic petting zoo, the Empire State Fair set up by the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale invited families in for a full program of entertainment.

Uniondale Community Council campers go marine. Children participating in the Uniondale Community Council Summer Camp learned how marine animals survive during a day of educational fun at the Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center, hosted by Jones Beach State Park and NY Sea Grant.

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Uniondale breaks ground for state-of-the-art athletic field. Uniondale School Board president Mary Bediako and superintendent Monique Darrisaw-Akil together clasped a shovel at the groundbreaking for Uniondale High School’s new artificial-turf football field and state-of-theart track. Triton Construction and H2M architects will build the new facility, replacing the 49-year-old grass field.

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Serving the community. Uniondale School Board Trustee Adelina Blanco-Harvey, who is of Salvadoran heritage, received citations for community service joined by her mother and her daughters, Mia Harvey and Stephanie Conde, at the Salvadoran-American Day festival at Hempstead Town Hall.

Uplifting gospel concert at John J. Byrne Center. With John Weiss on keyboard, the New Voices of God Choir performed at a gospel concert organized by Pastor Larry McCord of New Birth Christian Ministries, which meets at the John J. Byrne Community Center’s 800 Jerusalem Ave., location. Sandi Webster McCord, left, Sonia Russell, and Pastor Larry contributed to the concert’s roster of gospel artists.

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National Night Out at Cornelius Court School. The 40th anniversary of National Night Out, the yearly outreach event to strengthen the relationship between police and the community, took place at Cornelius Court Elementary School. Nassau County police officers and Legislator Kevan Abrahams partnered with Uniondale’s school district, library, and fire department as well as Glory House Recovery to hand out free pizza and participate in family-fun activities. A creative and unusual school supplies giveaway. Monique DarrisawAkil, second from left, organized a traveling backpack and school supplies giveaway with the school board, school staff and students from the Uniondale chapter of My Brother’s Keeper.

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Uniondale schools celebrate Hispanic Heritage with Soccer Jamboree. Coach Cohn Nelson, who has rung the Uniondale Police Activity League for over 20 years and is now the Uniondale High boys’ soccer coach, worked with children at the third annual Soccer Jamboree. The event celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with soccer, food, and music.

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Uniondale’s Valerie McFadden participates in Day of National Remembrance. Valerie McFadden, a longtime teacher’s aide at Uniondale High School, for 23 years has posted photo montages on social media to comfort the families of young victims, reading over 200 names at this year's ceremony.

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Danie Henry represents Uniondale High School on a national stage. Uniondale High School junior, Danie Henry, represented the Uniondale School District by speaking at the annual Washington Journalism and Media Conference, funded by George Mason University.

A celebration of the life of Xavier Parris. Julian Desiré, left, and Rollin Bell were among the basketball enthusiasts who donated to the Mr. Uniondale: in Memory of Xavier Parris Scholarship Fund when they registered to play in the 3-on-3 tournament at Bernard Brown Park. His parents, Empress and Terrance Henderson, and brother Solomon established the scholarship to benefit scholars of the Uniondale School district.

Offering opportunities for students to excel. Seniors from Uniondale High School participated in the Back to School College Academy to help empower its scholars to achieve their potential.

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Cradle of Aviation Museum welcomes F-14 Tomcat. Dignitaries, veterans and restoration volunteers gathered to celebrate the addition of 'Felix,' an F14 Tomcat fighter plane, to a permanent home with the museum. 'Long Islanders were essential in the design, construction and flight-testing of this legend,' said Northrop Grumman official Vic Beck.

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Northern Parkway celebrates 100 years. Uniondale education board trustee Addie Blanco-Harvey, superintendent Monique Darrisaw-Akil, Assemblywoman Taylor Darling and school board yrustee Charmise Desiré gave a victory flourish at the 100th anniversary of Northern Parkway Elementary School.

50th anniversary of hip-hop celebrated in Hempstead. The Sugar Hill Gang’s hits shook the Hempstead High auditorium last Friday as Ethiopian King, left, HenDogg, center, and Master Gee, with DJ T-Dynasty at the soundboard, rolled 50 years of hip-hop into one powerful. Uniondale was the root of one of hip-hop’s bestknown figures, Busta Rhymes.

Walkability audit gives hope for a safer Jerusalem Avenue. Eric Alexander, Elissa Kyle and Larry Lin of Vision Long Island led a walkability audit down Jerusalem Avenue in Uniondale. The audit, sponsored in part by Legislator Siela Bynoe, supplied information about ways to make Jerusalem Avenue much safer for traffic and pedestrians.

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A fabulous young Uniondale chef on national television. Uniondale High graduate and career chef Donya Taylor competed on season 22 of Hell’s Kitchen, battling it out with 17 other chefs for a chance to win $250,000 and earn a top spot at one of Chef Gordon Ramsey’s restaurants.

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Uniondale ghouls all out this Halloween. Faculty and students alike participated in dressing up for Halloween at the high school.

Uniondale Community Council’s 32nd Annual Cookout. Despite two cancellations by drenching rain, friends and supporters of the Uniondale Community Council came out enthusiastically for the organization’s 32nd Annual Cookout at the John J. Byrne Community Center. From left, Mary-Ellen Kreye, Olena Nicks, Legislator Siela Bynoe, Lorraine Danser, Julia Ross, and Kathleen Lyons.

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Kevin Rivera receives Good Samaritan award. Kevin Rivera, formerly of Uniondale, saved seven members of a family from a house fire in Syosset. He received a Good Samaritan award from the American Red Cross and a citation from U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito.

Hofstra rakes lawns. Mary-Rose Waldron has lived at her house on Bedford Avenue for 55 years. She has benefited from Shake-A-Rake since its inception in 2009. 'Every year it becomes more important to me as I get older and have less energy and stamina,' Waldron said.

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Uniondale invites community leaders into school for collaborative session. Monique Darrisaw-Akil giving a presentation to community leaders on their impact and stressing collaboration between them and the district to further the youth.

The Hempstead Plains: Uniondale’s historical ecology jewel. Environmental science professor Steven Finkelstein, far right, perched on the safety rail edging the patch of prairie that roofs the Hempstead Plains Research and Education Center, teaching a high school class. Sitting at the southern edge of Nassau Community College, the center offers hands-on classes that fulfill New York State Science Learning Standards.

8th annual STEM Conference hosted by the Girl Scouts of Nassau County and Hofstra University. The Girl Scouts’ future scientists mixing up ingredients to make a personalized Estée Lader lip gloss.

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Rhythm of the Knight rocks the house. The Uniondale marching band, Pure Gold, performed at Percussion Night, which was held at Uniondale High School. The event, a college scholarship fundraiser, invited percussion bands from Wyandanch, Brentwood and Brooklyn.

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Toys-for-Tots collects over 100,000 toys this year. Despite bad weather. Kasper Domanski and Sandra Lesniewski, who came all the way from West Babylon to donate, giving away multiple bags full of freshly purchased toys from Target.

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Santa Claus visits Uniondale and hands out presents early! Nevin Gomez, 26, brought his nephew, Noah, 8, to meet Santa Claus at the John J. Byrne Community Center.

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Bynoe announces Senate run. Nassau County Legislator Siela Bynoe is ready to take her public service work from Mineola to Albany, announcing her candidacy this month for the State Senate in a race that’s expected to put her head-to-head with Assemblywoman Taylor Darling in the Democratic primary.

Uniondale continues to lead the way in the education revolution. California Avenue Elementary School technology experts helping younger learners through a coding maze. The Uniondale school district has explained that they believe that by providing students with these hands-on experiences, it will instill not only very beneficial technical skills, but also help students foster a genuine love for the sciences — ensuring that future generations are well-versed in the language of technology and prepared for the challenges and opportunities of an ever-changing and increasingly digital world.

Uniondale Library hosts Miho Nobuzane and her quartet. Miho Nobuzane on piano, and Benjamin Willis on bass, rocking out together during the holiday-themed concert at the Uniondale public library.

McDonald's honors Uniondale resident. Uniondale’s own, Arelis Genao, opening her letterman jacket that was gifted to her by McDonald's and designed by Kendall Hurns.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR CARLSBAD FUNDING MORTGAGE TRUST, Plaintiff AGAINST SATURIN THOMAS, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 13, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 11, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 727 BECK STREET, UNIONDALE (T/O HEMPSTEAD), NY 11553. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 50, Block 132, Lot 38-40. Approximate amount of judgment $309,661.82 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #008552/2016. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Joy S. Bunch, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 16-001926 78445 143535 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, GITSIT SOLUTIONS LLC FKA KONDAUR CAPITAL CORPORATION, Plaintiff, vs. JOSE A. PACHECO A/K/A JOSE PACHECO, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Amending Caption, Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on December 20, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 18, 2024 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 327 Maple Avenue, Uniondale, NY 11553. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of

land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 34, Block 502 and Lots 504-506 & 701. Approximate amount of judgment is $758,849.20 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 614230/2018. Cash will not be accepted. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale. Janine T. Lynam, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 143751

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-BC4, V. HAZEL E. SHAMBERGER, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 7, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-BC4 is the Plaintiff and HAZEL E. SHAMBERGER, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on January 16, 2024 at 2:30PM, premises known as 504 DECATUR STREET, UNIONDALE, NY 11553: Section 50, Block 122, Lot 104, 242, 243, 680 & 681: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 605953/2018. Nicholas Ferrar, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 143761

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. BEVERLY A. GIBBS, et al, Defts. Index #613853/2022. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered August 2, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on January 16, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 55, Block 494, Lot 12-14. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. MARK RICCIARDI, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY. #100939 143747 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF THE TRUMAN 2021 SC9 TITLE TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. JACY L. CAMPBELL, AS PURPORTED ADMINISTRATOR AND HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF WINSTON CAMPBELL A/K/A WINSTON W. CAMPBELL A/K/A WINSTON WASHINGTON CAMPBELL, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on October 27, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 17, 2024 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 1090 Fayette Street, Uniondale, NY 11553. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Hempstead, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 50, Block 346 and Lots 17 and 18. Approximate amount of

judgment is $217,832.61 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #612060/2022. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale. Russell S. Burman, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 221028-2 143749

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Mortgage Assets Management, LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Solomon Lightner, Individually and on behalf of the Estate of Bernice Lightner; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 11, 2023 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 24, 2024 at 2:30PM, premises known as 36 Conlon Road, Roosevelt, NY 11575. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 55 Block 549 Lot 34. Approximate amount of judgment $609,777.50 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 008609/2014. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” George P. Esernio, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: November 29, 2023 143903

catches burglar in the act In the wee hours of Sunday, Dec. 10, a security camera at Liberty Tax Services at 536 Uniondale Ave. caught an image of a man suspected as having smashed the front-door glass and stolen $800. The footage shows that at 2:50 a.m., a man threw a large red paver stone through the front entry door, creating a shattered opening wide enough to step through and ransack the office. By the time Nassau County Police officers responded to the burglary alarm, the man had exited the building through a side door. The police officers cleared the building and started canvassing the area. The security camera footage shows a young man, 20-30 years old, possibly His-

panic. His thin build was covered by a black hooded sweatshirt, a dark-colored sleeveless vest, blue jeans, and black sneakers. He wore a baseball cap. After leaving the Liberty Tax building, the young man ran northbound on Uniondale Avenue. He was later seen at a gas station on the corner of Uniondale Avenue and Hempstead Boulevard, and subsequently walked westbound on Hempstead Boulevard. Nassau County detectives request that anyone with information on the identity of the suspected burglar should call the First Squad at (516) 573-6153, or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous. — Reine Bethany

Pedestrian seriously injured in Uniondale accident on Tuesday An accident at 7:25 p.m. on Tuesday at Maple Avenue and Front Street in Uniondale left a 60-year-old pedestrian hospitalized with head and leg trauma. The operator of the gray 2001 Mercury that struck the pedestrian drove quickly away. First Squad detectives of the Nassau County Police Department came to the accident scene in response to a 911 call. They found the pedestrian on the ground, bleeding heavily from the right side of his face. He was taken to an area hospital.

A witness to the accident described the Mercury to the NCPD officers, and said it had extensive windshield damage. Within hours, the First Squad detectives had found and arrested 68-year-old Robert Hauswald. Hauswald gave his address as 820 Front Street, Hempstead, which is the address of Island Assisted Living and is eight blocks west of the accident scene. Hauswald was charged with leaving the scene of an accident. — Reine Bethany

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 9th day of January, 2024, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Chapter 202 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to

INCLUDE “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at the following location: OCEANSIDE FOXDALE AVENUE (TH 524/23) East Side Section 202-13 NO PARKING 7AM TO 2PM EXCEPT SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 185 feet south of the south curbline of Bedell Street, south for a distance of 74 feet. ALSO, to REPEAL from Chapter 202 “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking from the following locations: LEVITTOWN JOHN STREET (TH 388/87)

West Side Section 202-23 NO PARKING 8AM TO 5PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point opposite the north curbline of Roxbury Lane, south for a distance of 72 feet. (Adopted 9/15/87) UNIONDALE ARMOND STREET (TH 130/67) East Side Section 201-12 NO PARKING 7PM TO 7AM starting at a point opposite the northwest intersection of Walter Street and Armond Street, north to its termination. (Adopted 5/9/67) RMOND STREET (TH 130/67) West Side -

NO PARKING 7PM TO 7AM - starting at a north curbline of Walter Street, north to its termination. (Adopted 5/9/67) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: December 5, 2023 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 144021

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HeraLd editoriaL Small businesses need us, and we need them

ur world is seemingly dominated by the twists and turns of the nation’s largest corporations, where billions of dollars are constantly at play, and millions of jobs on the table. Because of that, it’s easy to overlook the businesses that aren’t trading on the New York Stock Exchange, or that may not have a lot to spend on marketing and branding — where the owner knows every employee, and every employee knows her. These are our small businesses — our mom-and-pop businesses. And while they might not be the Apples or the Disneys of the world, they remain vital to our communities, and our very lives. There are 90,000 businesses on Long Island, according to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, and a vast majority of them employ fewer than 50 people. Many might not be household names beyond their immediate neighborhoods, but where they are known, they are important. Yet with each passing year, our society pulls further away from the small businesses that we so cherish and pushes further into the realm of the megacorporations. Not that there isn’t a place for the conglomerates — it’s just best that they don’t devour too much of our economic base. Small businesses account for 44 percent of U.S. economic activity, according

ates new economies where once there was nothing.” And that should be the definitive conclusion to this discussion, but sadly, it’s not. While it’s nearly impossible to find anyone who would consciously choose a large company over a hometown business, it still happens all the time. Many times, it’s because we simply don’t think about the impact of ordering something from Amazon, or ordering a pizza from a chain rather than a local pizzeria. More often than not, it comes down to cost — more often than not, it’s cheaper to head to Home Depot than to a local hardware store. Or to the 7-Eleven instead of the family-owned bodega on the corner. There is a place for the Home Depots and the 7-Elevens in our communities — but just not at the cost of local business. And it’s important to keep that in mind when we choose where we spend our money. One of the biggest spending periods of the year is coming up after Thanksgiving, and there will be so many businesses chasing after us, hoping to receive the dollars we’re looking to spend. But let’s make every effort we can to keep those dollar right here in our communities. “Shop Local” isn’t just a slogan — it’s key to keeping our communities thriving. And it ensures that our small businesses will never be overlooked.

Letters Does Congressman D’Esposito want to solve the border crisis? To the Editor: U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s partisan column last week, “The Biden border crisis comes home to New York,” blaming President Biden, Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams for the influx of migrants at our border, exemplifies the dysfunction of the House of Representatives. It’s up to Congress to work across the aisle and introduce laws that have a chance of passing. But the Republicans don’t really want sensible immigration laws, because they want to scare people into voting for them. Any fool can see that D’Esposito is intentionally introducing legislation that he knows will never be enacted just so he can say, “See, the Republicans are trying to keep you safe, while the Democrats want an open border.” Keep an eye out for a tax-paid mailer that will mention yet another bill that will never become law. D’Esposito conveniently failed to mention that he refused to support Biden’s comprehensive aid plan, which would not only give $14.3 billion in aid to Israel, but also direct $14 billion to boost the number of border agents, increase staffing for

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to a report from the federal Small Business Administration just ahead of the coronavirus pandemic, and their share of the nation’s gross domestic progress is slowly, but surely, shrinking. Between 1998 and 2014, the small business share of GDP dropped from 48 percent to 43.5. Small business GDP itself is growing — but just under 1.5 percent a year, as compared to the 2.5 percent of larger businesses. A lot of that shifting began after the 2008 recession, and continued as big-box stores grew dramatically, as did online retailers like Amazon. That’s a primary reason why organizations like the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce — which represents more than 50 chambers of commerce in the county, and more than 10,000 businesses — are so keen to promote “Shop Local.” Small businesses need us, and we need them. Small businesses provide more jobs and more opportunities to people in their communities, corporate recruiter Martin Rowinski wrote in Forbes magazine last year. “Successful small businesses put money back into their local community through paychecks and taxes, which can support the creation of new small businesses, and improve local public services,” Rowinski wrote. “No matter how small it starts — one, two, five, 10 employees — within that town, the city or the county, your small business cre-

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processing asylum cases and install new machines at the border that detect fentanyl. D’Esposito also failed to mention that 93 percent of fentanyl coming over our border is smuggled by U.S. citizens coming through legal entries. So if D’Esposito wants to find real solutions to the fentanyl LoNg BEAch

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epidemic, why wouldn’t he vote to pass Biden’s aid package, which would do just that? D’Esposito’s solution to New York City’s rising costs of sheltering migrants is to defund the effort. Please tell me how that makes sense. One of the major reasons why

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Opinion columns We publish three columns every week. Columns represent the views of the writers themselves, not of the Herald. Each writer works independently and chooses his or her own subjects. Among our regular contributors are former congressman Peter King, Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor Michael Hinman, and the Nassau Herald’s former executive editor, Randi Kreiss. We also feature columns by prominent political figures, including former Assemblyman Jerry Kremer, who is now a consultant. And we regularly invite guest columnists to offer their views.

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I alsotogave special preserved, along withour respect In November Instead we emerged united.stormWe owe the aU.S. pose would affirm resi- for those sports field or a tal firms using AI more to enhance hello to my sister, Barbara, aof Seaford High diedright and their family members, who 2002, a commemoit detection to our nation, and all whoconservawere Department Homeland dents’ to privacy from poorly maintained who systems or those to bolster graduate who put so much were at the intelligence dinner, as they have been at so rative was thatwe dayshould , not to absolutely divide against Security , AIeffort toolsinto withmakmali- murdered artificial tools, road.plaza The major tion efforts, be ing the dinner acious success. commemorations over the years. constructed at the entrance to Seaford here many ourselves, but rather to do all we can to to intent have created and allocate new resources consequences aggressively courting those companies The student scholarship winners were thoseCounty sitting at my table were High School, dedicated to— the alumni who recapture the here. unity we had then, and 100,000 computer-generated toAmong the Nassau Police almost always set up shop very impressive,fake as were Honorary Steve Camppersonand members of lost their lives: New Yorkextra City Fire Depart- Monsignor forget that weunacceptable are still the greatest nudethe images of women neverHowever, Department to train construction it is that our Patriot Award recipients. Longtime Seathe family. Camp, ment Battalion Chief Tom Haskell, FDNY nation on earth. As the hundreds Seawithout their consent or nelHaskell and collaborate withnow the pastor costs for taxpayers government currently lacks anof adequate ford High officials Tom Condon and Ray offederal St. Patrick’s Parish in Huntington, was Firefighter Tim Haskell, — New York City ford residents proudly at the concluJosHUa knowledge. More troubling officials to enforce add to the understanding of AIsang and the tools that strong leadership priest at St. William the Abbot in Seaford Buckley, who played Police Officer John Perryaffordability , Robert Sliwak sion the Patriot Award Dinner, let usfrom all yet, an AI tool kit was utiright. crisis a that areofneeded to best protect residents LaFaZan roles into forming thetext Memorial Committee in September 2001. He officiated at funerand Michael Wittenstein.we are facing. proclaim, “God Bless America!”Prilized generate depicting the sexual proudly As new AI technology continues to its abuses. The Artificial Intelligence and have continued their efforts to this for victims of grow the attacks, and with his Each year on Sept. 11, more 1,000 exploitation of children. proliferate and in sophistication Butthan where reac- als vacy Act I am seeking to propose would day, spoke movingly , andfor then led everyone Peter and concern thatcan did compreso much people attend a memorialtive at the plaza — is compassion King isthe a former congressman, and It is long past time our government even beyond what humans government represent first step of many in thea anget emotional and spirited rendition of tohend, help not only laws the victims’ families, but last year, undaunted by a driving rain. former of thetoward House Committee on serious about protecting the privaneither nor lawmakers’ under- into becoming very dangerous relates to the right chair direction, a balance between America.” Seafordof community as well. have kept “God Since 2002, developments Patriot Award in scholarships Security. cy ofBless its citizenry . In my estimation, there Homeland standing this new landscape remarkable the world of the innovation and privacy. is no longer time left to wait. up — and we’re already beginning to see artificial intelligence. Experts are warnLet me be clear: This proposal is not ing that the consequences of government the consequences. Joshua Lafazan represents Nassau Counbirthed of hostility toward AI as a whole, Take the scammer who uses AI to falling too far behind in terms of rules ty’s 18th Legislative District.

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Nassau must take a proactive approach to regulating AI

e need to rekindle the sense of unity we had in the days after 9/11. hat’s why I’m seeking to propose the Artificial Intelligence Privacy Act.

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rarely accelerated new discoveries or the hen you meet chimps, U.S. Some 850 live in laboratories. About Randi is on a brief leave. advancement of human health.” you meet individual 250 chimps are in accredited zoos, 600 in enough support inprivate return.hands, The funding forThe report added, “The majority of our restaurantspersonalities. closed or cut hours is When a sanctuaries, and 250 in This column was originally York’s Alzheimer’s because they arebaby unable tolooks find at staff. We NIH-owned chimpanzees should be desigchimp suchNew as carnivals and low-endDisease zoos. Communipublished June 11-17, 2015. ty Assistance AlzCAP, areit’s at just record unemployment. Although nated for retirement and transferred to Chimpanzees areProgram, one of theor four great which you, likelow a human baby. We have a support groups, Biden brought inflation down lower than the federal sanctuary system.” apes,offers alongcare with consultations, gorillas, bonobos and responsibility to them.” educational programs any other prices at cussion at a dinner table this week, the We are the only develorangutans. But chimps are and other services, –Jane industrialized Goodall, animalnation, right activist has stagnant for years, while the numthe grocery stores will still be high as long reaction of my friends — all kind, welloped country in the world closer tobeen humans in their of they caregivers who asChimpanzee our farmersstories are unable find shots, workers. DNAber that continues to use chimthan are to any of need these services inviteto cheap informed people — was complete lack of panzees in invasive experigrow, especially since 2020. But of course, D’Esposito to mentheirhas apecontinued brethren. to They jokes and fails memoconcern for or interest in chimpanzees, ments. A number of counI have seen the have care-giving struggle firsttion that Hochul passed that will know how to use tools, ries of aJ. bill Fredd abused or otherwise. They trotted out the tries, including Australia, opposable and can My grandma has hand thumbs for five years. Muggs (a regular allow migrants to work in New York after old argument about it being OK to experithe European Union, Japan learn sign language. “The Today ment on animals so people can live better Alzheimer’s, andThey my mother is her caregiv30 days instead of a on 180-day wait. Her proand New Zealand, have passer. theMy “mirror” rec-balance caring for my Show”), butemployers, the lives. They said they just couldn’t care mothertest, must gram matches migrants with banned the use of all great ognizing themselves in doing the same for my true story these This about what happens to chimpanzees. They grandmother while filling 1,300 jobs on Long Islandofalone. apes in experiments. reflective glass, and they areshe does this while primates in mod-giving asked where I would draw the line. OK to autistic brother. And will get migrants out of shelters, What got me thinking self-aware; ern times both famiexperiment on dogs? Rats? Fruit flies? trying express to deal grief, with the other demands of them the ability to provide foristheir about the shameful legacy depression joy;not andalone play — there are many shamefulReal and solutions tragI do draw a line. No experimentation on her life.and She’s lies while they seek asylum. of abuse of chimpanzees jokesofonthese one another. ic. The continuing any higher-functioning animal that is sen“sandwich caregivers” with simito real problems. was the news in April of a decades, aniabuse of tient, but self-aware and capable of emotlarfor stories. It these is imperative that New York What D’Esposito should be chimpandoing is initi- Yet RANDI lawsuit filed by the Nonhumalssupport have been usednot foronly because it will mitizees in research, ing feelings and socialization. I can be OK them, ating a similar program on the federal KREISS man Rights Project seeking research in thefinancial, U.S., by the and Newthat. YorkBut no, with experimenting on mice and rats and gate their emotional and physical level. Other countries doajust status for two chimpanzees, National Institutes of Health anditby medistate fruit flies and other lower life forms. struggles, but also because will be less“personhood” of because then he won’t be lawsuit able toarguscare his Hercules and Leo, now being held at Stony cal schools and pharmaceutical ing the “personWe don’t have the moral right to experia financial burden for the compastate than nursvoters into thinking that criminal migrants Brook University. nies.ing This research hood” of chimps, demand focused ment on chimpanzees. The systematic torhome care. rests on the presumpare traveling 2,000 milesour from the border to tion that as higher we havewith the Alzheim-If the apes are freed, they will go to attention action. ture of chimps, once considered Taking carebeings, of someone Merrickand just so they can steal deodorant Chimp Haven, a sanctuary for retired and righter’s to subject other living creatures One to Chimpanzees share 95 to 98 percent of “research” and now discredited by the is extremely expensive. study from CVS. rehabilitated chimpanzees in Florida. painfound and suffering improve owncaregivers our DNA. They are native to Africa and NIH as inhumane and ineffectual, must that 47 to percent of our family CLAUDIA BORECkY According to a spokesman, NhRP is not health andcut longevity . their food, transportation they are endangered, with only 180,000 to stop. Please join me in supporting Jane have back on President, Bellmore Merrick Democratic Club seeking personhood for apes so they can The irony that in 2011, 300,000 remaining. Fifty years ago, there Goodall’s work to save and rehabilitate andawful health careisexpenses to the pay for a loved Merrick roam the streets. It is seeking only one National of Sciences concluded, were probably a million chimpanzees chimpanzees. Go to janegoodall.org, one’sAcademy care. Also, many caregivers struggle specific right: the right to one’s bodily “Most current biomedical research useas of depresroaming Africa. Deforestation, poaching where you can learn, donate or volunteer. with mental health issues, such freedom, the freedom not to be taken and chimpanzees is not necessary .” In addiand some people’s taste for bush meat sion, and often don’t have the financial kept involuntarily for any purpose. tion,resources a 2013 NIHtoreport confirmed, have depleted the population. Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be take care of their own physical When I brought this subject up for dis“Research Nearly 2,000 chimpanzees live in the reached at randik3@aol.com. health.involving chimpanzees has New York can do better in supporting people who take on this vital role. Please To the Editor: join me in calling on our state senators and November is National Family Caregivers Assembly members to increase funding for Month. In New York, 546,000 family caregiv- AlzCAP. ers are providing care worth over $19 bilHELENA MILLER lion to their loved ones with dementia. Visiting Hallgrimskirkja, its country’s largest church — Reykjavik, Iceland Though these caregivers create significant Volunteer Advocate, Alzheimer’s Association Oyster Bay savings for the state, they are not getting

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