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Tensions run high over masks in 13 parents over optional mask use in schools. During the public comment At a special meeting last period, Vincent Caposio, a DisThursday, the Valley Stream Dis- trict 13 parent and proponent of trict 13 Board of Education voted the choice movement, proposed to lift the district’s that the board vote indoor masking on making masks requirements once optional once the the statewide mask governor’s mandate mandate expires or ends. is struck down in “I don’t think court, with no furthat’s a crazy ther action needed request . . .,” Caposio by the board. said. “Can we vote G o v. Kathy now as many other Hochul’s mask-wearschool districts have ing directive, which done in Nassau applies to businessCounty? . . . Please, es, stores and someone make a schools, will remain motion to vote that in effect until the when the mask manstate’s appeal of a date is over from the State Supreme Court state, we can go back ruling striking down MIlAgRos to being optional.” the mandate is Trustee Gerardo decided. The state VICENTE Cavaliere made the has until March 2 to Trustee, motion, which file court papers. passed 5-1, with one District 13 The meeting was abstention, by Trustconvened to discuss ee Anthony Bonelli. changes to the school’s reopen- Trustee Milagros Vicente cast ing plans. But the board’s goal of the dissenting vote. talking through practical adjustAs to her reason, Vicente ments to the school’s public said, “My vote does not necessarhealth procedures made back in ily mean I will not, later on, say September instead turned the [masks] should be optional. Howtide on an ongoing debate among Continued on page 14

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THE INITIAl pHAsE of the search for a new Valley Stream Central High School District superintendent began Jan. 31, and will wind down Feb. 18.

Central looks for schools chief Search firm has history of controversial picks By JUAN lAsso jlasso@liherald.com

The Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education has enlisted the help of a national educational leadership consulting firm, Chicago-based Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, to lead the search for the district’s next schools superintendent. The search began Jan. 31 and will wind down in May or June. The firm has picked many successful superintendents, but some recommended by HYA have been dogged by accusations of abruptly resigning, underperforming

in academics, spending excessively, leaving a district in fiscal distress and sexually harassing employees. The Central Board of Education referred all Herald questions about the superintendent recruitment process to the search firm. The Herald could not reach Dr. Susan Guiney, the firm’s main associate working on the district’s search, for comment. Here are some of the firm’s past recommendations:

Rockville Centre Rockville Centre Schools recently worked with HYA to

conduct a lengthy, intensive superintendent search to replace the long-serving Dr. William Johnson. The board chose June Chang, former superintendent of Summit Public Schools in New Jersey, with high expectations for him. But just over a year into his five-year tenure from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2025, Chang resigned on Nov. 19 last year, according to the Herald, a decision that left many in the community stunned. Chang cited reasons related to “family issues” in a Newsday article. Continued on page 12

he board is being pressured to make a decision, and we haven’t heard from everybody in the community.

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Girl Scout second cadet Vanessa Herrera, 13, of Girl Scout Troop 2259 delivered about 150 bags of toys that offer sensory stimulation for kids to the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library on January 2. The community service project was part of ear ning her Silver Award. With her younger brother David in mind, who was three at the start of the pandemic and is now six, she decided to help children within his brother’s age demographic. Because children were missing out on the inperson programs at the library that Herrera enjoyed as a kid due to Covid-19 c o n c e r n s, s h e decided to donate to famil i e s t oy s t h at their childrenwould normallyhave access to at the library during storytimes led by Children’s Librarian Jaclyn Ku n z , b e t t e r k n ow n t o t h e kids as Ms. K. T h e p ro j e c t was a year and a half in the making. Herrera had to advocate for herself to r e c e ive d o n a vaneSSa tions, sent out streams of Herrera emails, tracked Girl Scout Troop all her progress, 2259 and will soon be delivering a presentation of her work to her fellow scouts in her troop. The hard work paid off when after soliciting donations, she got a reply back from toy suppliers including Amazon Oriental Trading and Make Sure Learning whom agreed to send toys. “I grew up loving to read. I still read to this day, and I love to play with toys. It’s a staple part of who I am and how I grew up,” Herrera said, further stating that the project is very personal to her. The supplies will be distributed to regular online viewers of Ms. K’s ReadAloud and Toddlers, Tots, and Tykes Storytime and will also be available for pickup to interested parents. For toddlers, the items will help with early developmental skills and language breakdown. Kunz said that when she does the stories, songs, and rhymes, she uses rhythm instruments like shakers or tossing beanbags because it helps with early literacy skills including phonological awareness. “The sounds that different words make when you make a sound [or] when you’re singing, helps kids break down language and helps

here’s a lot I want to do right now… it’s great to see people who are my brother’s age that is happy with toys I would be happy with if I was that age, so I’m definitely going to continue doing things like this in the future.

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MeliSSa Herrera, vaneSSa’S mother, with her daughter Vanessa presenting Children’s Librarian Jaclyn Kunz and Library Director Maime Eng with the donated bags.

Ms. K’s read-aloud Storytime ■ Tuesday Feb 15, at 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. ■ Thursday Feb 17, at 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. ■ Tuesday Feb 22, at 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. ■ Thursday Feb 24, at 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Girl ScouT vaneSSa Herrera in the Children’s Room of the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library with gift bags full of enrichment items for toddlers and younger children. them learn to read,” Kunz said. “Playing is a child’s work.” Library Director Maime Eng explained how the storytime experience has changed for children after the pandemic. “When the children came to the library prior to the pandemic, the Children’s Librarian would distribute a scarf to each child and ask them to wave it at an appropriate time during a story. During the pandemic, this was not possible, but with the toy kits at home, the children will have a more enriched experience” during virtual storytime. With many parents still cautious about in-person activities at the library

for one of the most vulnerable populations, Kunz explained how Herrera’s contribution will add excitement to the virtual programs. “To give them something like this, I think it gives families and kids a little boost to know that you’re thinking of them, we’re thinking of them… that we can say, we thought of you, or the community thought of you.” Herrera said the experience taught her many important lessons such as learning how to better manage time and how to be proactive. With her Silver Award secured, Herrera is already thinking of other community projects she would like to do and encourages her

other scout companions to do the same. What’s more, she’s now brainstorming what to do for her Gold Award: a three to four-year-long undertaking that will involve more community involvement and leave a lasting mark on Valley Stream. “There’s a lot I want to do right now…It’s great to see people who are my brother’s age happy with toys I would be happy with if I was that age, so I’m definitely going to continue doing things like this in the future,” she said. It’s not the first time the Girl Scouts lent their creative leadership and support to the library. At the beginning of the pandemic, Girl Scouts taught a series of Saturday and Sunday STEM classes. For residents who are interested in getting involved at the library, Kunz encourages visitors to “spread the word about our programs and activities… because we’ve been struggling with foot traffic. And if anyone has ideas for projects like this or other ideas, we always want to hear it.”

Students honor Chinese Lunar New Year roBert W. carBonaro student, Nigel with his Family Heritage Project on China.

By Karina Kovac kkovac@liherald.com

BrooKlyn avenue student next to Happy New Year decoration.

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this information with their classmates, including the languages spoken, climate, family traditions, native recipes, and other interesting facts about their family’s cultural background. The Brooklyn Avenue School students enjoyed creating decorations as they celebrated the Year of the Tiger. They learned about the traditional music and symbols of the Lunar New Year and that the Year of the Tiger represents courage, strength, and resilience. While most often referred to as the

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On Tuesday, February 1, Valley Stream School District 24 celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year, also commonly referred to as the Spring Festival. Each of the schools in the district incorporated lessons and activities emphasizing the rich Chinese culture and traditions of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. “It’s awesome to see all three schools in the district acknowledge Lunar New Year,” said Dr. Don Sturz, Superintendent of Valley Stream School District 24. “Diversity is one of the many strengths in our district and engaging our students in different cultural holidays is one of the many ways we endeavor to teach respect, understanding, and inclusiveness.” Students in William L. Buck Elementary School celebrated the Lunar New Year by creating folded paper lanterns, tigers, and dragons in their art class. Students also participated in a Lunar New Year parade featuring the dragon masks that they created. The lanterns are said to symbolize people letting go of their past selves and creating new ones in the new year. Robert W. Carbonaro School students celebrated by participating in a Family Heritage Project. Students interviewed family members at home to gather information about their heritage and shared

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District 13 celebrates Lunar New Year

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By Karina Kovac kkovac@liherald.com

In celebration of the Lunar New Year which started February 1, students across Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen immersed themselves in classroom activities to learn more about the culturally significant holiday. “Lunar New Year was a celebratory day for all the schools in our district,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Judith LaRocca. “Holidays are an excellent opportunity for students to learn about cultures, beliefs, traditions, and values.” The Howell Road Elementary School students celebrated the Lunar New Year by reading “Sam and The Lucky Money” by Karen Chinn. The book is about how the main character Sam decides to use the customary lucky money he receives for the Chinese New Year. Each student at Howell Road were given a traditional lucky red envelope and a pair of red chopsticks. The red envelope given out symbolizes good luck, prosperity and happiness in the new year, with the color red itself meaning fortune and joy. Students at Willow Road Elementary School learned all about the Lunar New Year by creating a class dragon made from 2D shapes. The elementary students participated in a parade of power-

Wheeler avenue elementary student in his traditional costume. ful dragons modeled after the traditional dragon dances performed during the Lunar New Year celebrations around the world. The mythical dragon has long been the most important symbol of power, strngth, and good luck in China. James A. Dever students folded paper animals, crafted Chinese dragons and drew symbolic Chinese drawings by watching video tutorials on their school laptops. The Chinese dragon is a symbol

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Dever elementary School students creating their paper lanterns. of China and an important part of their culture. Wheeler Avenue Elementary School students celebrated the Lunar New Year by creating dancing Chinese dragons, watching videos about the Lunar New Year, and studying Chinese characters. One of the students at

Wheeler dressed in his beautifully vibrant red traditional Chinese attire and shared his family traditions for the New Year with his classmates.

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speak on the origins of the name “Valley Stream” based on the geology of the area. To join at the appropriate time visit www.zoom.us, click “Join a Meeting” and enter the information: Meeting ID: 828 4199 8009 Passcode: valley. For a direct link to the meeting visit the News Feed at www.vsvny.org/historical. For more information contact vshistorical@gmail. com or call 516-872-4159.

Christmas Tree Mulch Pick-Up The Village of Valley Stream has Recycled Discarded Christmas Trees and it offering free mulch for pickup to village residence. Take as Much as You Want while suplies last! Bring a Bucket and a Shovel! Pickup is at three locations: Firemen’s Field Parking Lot, Barrett Park Front Entrance Cedar St. Between Boden Ave., and Sayre PI. A map of these locations is on the village website. For more information call (516) 825-8494.

Thursday, Feb. 17 Ms. K’s Read-Aloud Snuggle up and join Henry Waldinger Memorial Library Children’s Librarian Ms. K as she reads chapters from a book selected by the children. If you’d like to join, this 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. virtual program please send an e-mail to kidsroomvs@nassaulibrary.org.

Friday, Feb. 11 Teen Mystery Bag Challenge Teens will meet at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library for a Mystery Bag Challenge to build projects using only what they get in their bags! Registration required: https://forms. gle/14aQZqXRYLG8NAvz8 and the event lasts from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. in the Children’s Room. Send an email to VSteens@nassaulibrary.org for questions.

Black History Month Story Time Join Assemblywoman Michealle Solages at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library as she reads stories by black authors. Children have the oppurtunity to attend two sessions - one taking place from 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. and a second from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. The child will receive a Certificate of Merit from the Assemblywoman shortly after the program. Be sure to register each child separately. Select one session only. Follow this like to register: https:// forms.gle/ijHs6XU4YxzFd5r2A.

Saturday, Feb. 12 Can We Talk Saturday’s Come hang out at an small business Pop Up and mixer. The night starting at 6 p.m. will have high demand retail products as well as a cannibis treats exhibit. A open forum discussion with

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The Geology of Valley Stream A Zoom lecture brought to you by the Valley Stream Historical Society on Feb. 16, “The Geology of Valley Stream” will be held virtually starting at 7:30 p.m. and taught by Gilbert Hanson. the “The Problem Is Me Podcast“ will also be occuring. Tickets are $10 and the event takes place at 117 Rockaway Ave, 117 Rockaway Avenue, Valley Stream.

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This virtual workshop will cover Microsoft Word Basics. Topic to be covered this session is “What Is on the Insert Tab 3?” If you would like to join this Henry Waldinger Memorial Library class from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., send an e-mail to hwmlcontact@hotmail. com so that the library can send the Zoom information to you to attend.

Checkmate Entertainment and Joe Show Presents a Pre-Valentine’s Day Soiree. Come celebrate Valentines with Karaoke and Comedy. Doors open at 8 p.m. with Karaoke and comedy starting at 9:30 p.m. Complimentary champagne upon entrance and complimentary wine during show. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Tickets are $20 and the event takes place at 1041 Elmont Rd, Valley Stream.

Learn to Code - STEM Activities Interested in coding? Henry Waldinger Memorial Library teen volunteer Sawaira will explore different coding

Sunday, Feb. 13 American Legion Post 854 Meeting The Andrew Fatscher Post 854 is having their monthly meeting starting at 7 p.m. The event will take place at 51 Roosevelt Ave, Valley Stream, NY 11582.

Wednesday, Feb. 16 The Geology of Valley Stream A Zoom lecture brought to you by the Valley Stream Historical Society. “The Geology of Valley Stream” will be held virtually starting at 7:30 p.m. and taught by Gilbert Hanson, a distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Geosciences at Stony Brook Unversity. Hanson will

The whole family can join the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library for virtual bingo over Zoom from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Fill out this form and the library will send you a link to your bingo cards. https://forms.gle/ f8CVWm9TS4QaHjsn8. Requests for Zoom info less than an hour before the program may not be seen.

HAVING AN EVENT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to jlasso@liherald.com

Anaiz Hair & Beauty Salon is doing Valentine’s day weekend discounts on Feb. 12,13,14 call 516-647-9365. The VFW is looking for vendors for the March 27 Craft Fair, contact Nick at 516-916-0688. The Village of Valley Stream Mayor Fare Helpline number is 855-996-2967. Danse Xpressions is starting their 16 week Winter/Spring In-Person Class Sessions, call 516-825-1920. Orville Richard Burrell the reggae singer better known as “Shaggy” lives in Valley Stream.

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an example of the fake letters being sent out to residence that are not sanctioned by Nassau County Fire Commission or Valley Stream Fire Department.

Fire Department warns of fake funding letters By Karina Kovac kkovac@liherald.com

Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department is warning residents of fake funding letters soliciting donations for the Fire Department’s fund drive. The department posted online examples of the falsified document next to the legitimate sponsorship flyer sanctioned by Nassau County Fire Commission and Valley Stream Fire Department. These fake mailings asked residence for a suggested ten-dollar donation. It is

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not known how many residents mailed in money or disclosed their personal banking information to the scammers. The Fire Department asks residents to double check their mail to ensure any VSFD letters have the official department letterhead. According to a fire department offiicla: “If you have any questions regarding the validity of a fund drive letter you receive, please send us a message. If you are inclined to donate to our fund drive, please visit our department website www.valleystreamfd.org,”

VS district 24 alerts parents of busing service deadline kkovac@liherald.com

As per Education Law, Section 3635, district 24 must legally provide transportation for district children in grades K-6 attending private and parochial schools. These requests must be submitted to the Transportation Department of Valley Stream School District Twenty-Four at 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11581 prior to April 1, for the school year beginning September 2022. Transportation can only be provided if the following requirements are met: Kindergarten children must be five (5) years of age as of December 1 to meet qualifications. The distance from home to school is not less than two miles and not more than fifteen. The parents must submit a writ-

ten request for transportation each year and include their child’s name, date of birth, grade and school. In addition, all applications must be accompanied by two proofs of residency consisting of an original utility bill and an original lease, deed, or tax receipt. The application must also include a photo ID of the parent/guardian. For those specifically kindergarten age, a copy of your child’s birth certificate must also accompany the application request. If your child qualifies for transportation, be sure that your request is submitted on time because applications received after April 1 will not be considered. The only exception is for new residents who are required by law to apply within 30 days after establishing residence in the District.

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GAMES tO wAtch thursday, Feb. 10

Girls Basketball: Carle Place at Malverne .............5:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: Lawrence at Lynbrook.................6:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: Baldwin at Plainview ...................6:45 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 11

Girls Basketball: Garden City at Carey...................4:45 p.m. Girls Basketball: Plainedge at V.S. South.................... 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Glen Cove at Sewanhaka ................ 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Roslyn at Elmont .................................. 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: West Hemp at Malverne ..................5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball: East Meadow at V.S. Central ...........6:45 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Malverne at West Hemp. ...........6:45 p.m. Girls Basketball: Jericho at Mepham. ............................ 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: V.S. North at South Side...................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: New Hyde Park at MacArthur ............... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Manhasset at Kennedy ........................ 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: Wantagh at Island Trees ........................ 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 12 Girls Basketball: V.S. Central at East Meadow ............... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Hempstead at Freeport ...................... 12 p.m. Girls Basketball: Carle Place at East Rockaway........... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Syosset at Oceanside ........................ 12 p.m.

Valley Stream Central’s girls’ basketball team lost a hard-fought battle against Westbury on Feb. 1, as the Eagles fell short by the score of 43-39. Despite the unfortunate ending, the girls put up a terrific fight and made it a closer game than anyone would have expected following a tough first half. Considering its past battles in the last week or so, including a victory over Hicksville 24 hours earlier, Valley Stream Central head coach Malyssa Thorngren said depth was a factor. “We have a short bench,” Thorngren said. “Tonight, I think we had 8. We had a tough matchup last night but I think that’s the issue is we were gassed.” Despite the fatigue, the team was able to lock in well enough to make the game interesting. In the first half, neither team was able to find much rhythm offensively, which is reinforced by the fact that the Eagles only scored 15 points in the first half. Part of this was due to the box and one defense placed on star player senior Ariana Haughton by Westbury. She still had 7 points and demonstrated impressive playmaking capabilities, but the immense full-court defensive attention placed on her kept the ball out of her hands frequently. With Westbury intentionally scheming Haughton out of certain half-court and full court sets, this specific game conditions gave ample opportunities for other Valley Stream Central players to step up and compensate. Senior guard Jhanelle Small did a great job letting Westbury’s defense come to her, as most of her 11 points came from wide open three pointers that propelled the Eagles’ fourth-quarter run that kept the game in striking distance Seniors Faizah Munawar and sophomores Faizat Shekoni each chipped in with 8 points each. The Eagles (2-7 in conference games) did an admirable job defensively and on the boards, but their main detraction was their inability to contain Westbury guard Kirina Azemar, who had 26 points and essentially took them game over down the

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SENIOr JhANEllE SMAll led Valley Stream Central with 11 points on Feb. 2 but it was unable to overcome a tough first half and fell to Westbury, 43-39. stretch. The Eagles should be commended for how hard they fought to stay in this game when there were certain junctures where a close game looked unattainable, but ultimately Azemar’s ability to initiate offense was too much to withstand. COVID-related obstacles have kept Central from operating at full strength more often than not. “We’ve been in and out with everything going on,” Thorngren said. “I think this year we’ve played two games with our full complement of players. Between COVID and people being

quarantined we have not strung together any number of games where we’ve had our full complement of players.” In the 51-38 victory over Hicksville on Jan. 31, Haughton hit for 19 points and Munawar added 9. Thorngren said: “We are finally starting to make some improvements because are finally getting kids at practices and the games. If we could have strung this together earlier, I think we would have progressed a little better but it is just the type of season it’s been.”

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Town of Hempstead and Nassau County officials — and some South Shore residents — are up in arms over a zoning proposal in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2022-23 state budget. Dozens of elected officials gathered outside an East Meadow home on Feb. 3 to voice their opposition to “Section AA” of the proposed spending plan, which would effectively eliminate single-family zoning across the state, allowing single-family homes to be turned into Accessory Dwelling Units or apartments by converting basements, garages and attics into separate dwellings. At last week’s news conference, officials detailed what they saw as the potentially negative impacts of the proposal: an increase in traffic, a strain on resources and infrastructure, and overcrowding in public schools. “It’s an attack on the suburbs — it’s an attack on the suburban way of living,” County Executive Bruce Blakeman said. “… This is a power grab by New York City politicians, and we’re not going to take it.” The officials called on residents to contact Hochul’s office and make their objections clear. A Feb. 4 letter to the governor signed by the Hempstead Town Board requested that she remove the provision from the spending plan. “We do not need New York State meddling in the local zoning affairs of the Town of Hempstead, or any community within Nassau County,” the letter reads. “Our town Building Department, Board of Appeals and Town Board — working with other municipal departments — have enforced local building codes and zoning laws for generations.” Town Councilman Chris Carini, whose district includes parts of Wantagh and Seaford, said in a state-

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HeMpstead toWn supervisor Don Clavin spoke of the problems he and other elected officials see with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s zoning proposal in the state budget. ment that the proposal would “destroy” residents’ suburban way of life. “The Governor and Albany leadership are hiding this legislation in the budget, just like what was done with bail reform,” Carini wrote. “This proposal is nothing short of a smash and grab to gain control of local zoning laws. We must not allow the Governor to force her will on our local zoning! Local issues should be decided locally!” Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin said at the news conference said the provision was “sneaky” and “a true attack on suburbia.” “The governor is attempting to basically mandatorily require anybody who wants it to

put an accessory unit on their house,” Clavin said. “. . . We are not standing for it.” County Legislator Steve Rhoads, who represents portions of Wantagh and Seaford, expressed similar sentiments. Hochul’s proposal, Rhoads said, was subtlety written into the budget, making it difficult to remove unless the entire spending plan is rejected. “We have legal two-family homes now, but they’re not paying twice the amount of taxes, but they are twice the amount of services,” Rhoads said. “So now you extrapoContinued on page 15

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Central superintendent search under way continued from front page John O’Shea, president of the Rockville Centre board, spoke with the Herald, noting he was “completely caught off guard” by Chang’s decision. “We’re very disappointed. We spent a lot of time picking him out and recruiting him and had high hopes for him to stay at least for the five years’ worth of his original contract,” O’Shea said. “It’s disappointing to be put into a place where we have to start that search all over again.” The board conducted another search, this time with the firm School Leadership LLC, to find a new superintendent.

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In Minneapolis, the Rochester Public Schools Board of Education hired HYA to find a school chief in 2015. The firm closed in on a handful of short-list candidates, eventually selecting a superintendent who had been ousted from his previous job in Holyoke, Mass., for widespread academic underperformance. The board later cut off negotiations a day after a district attorney in Massachusetts uncovered abuses occurring at a Holyoke school during the superintendent’s tenure. A report from The Boston Globe claimed that staff working in a program for emotionally disabled youth had subjected students to acts of physical and psychological abuse, including locking students in unlit closets, slamming them against walls and slapping them. Ted Blaesing, an HYA senior associate, told Yahoo! News that the allegations had not been made during the initial vetting process and were eventually dropped against the superintendent. Cancellation of the employment offer, however, left the district with another lengthy search that cost $200,000, according to the Star Tribune. The Minneapolis district paid HYA roughly half of the firm’s initial $80,000 contract and tur ned to a different search firm and consultant.

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Then, there was a superintendent of Des Plaines Elementary District 62 in Illinois, who served for one year in 2016. He resigned after allegations that he had sexually harassed five female employees, but not before collecting the remainder of his pay for the year — $127,000, according to the Chicago Tribune. During the vetting process, HYA was reportedly unaware that the superintendent had resigned from a previous role as assistant superintendent in Wisconsin when he came under fire from the district because nude photos were found on his district computer. In Highland Park, Ill., the superintendent of Township High School District 113, who was hired in January 2015 upon recommendation by HYA, resigned months before the start of her term in July after allegations surfaced that her husband had cyberbullied parents,

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In 2008, Metro Schools in Nashville, Tenn., brought in HYA. Of the three short-listed candidates whom the firm chose, one had left his Fresno, Calif., district in financial turmoil in 2004, according to the Tennessean. Nashville schools hired another candidate. But in 2015, the Nashville schools again rehired HYA and, among its list of finalists, the firm recommended a candidate who had left his position as the Kansas City Board of Education superintendent with only 30 days’ notice after making sweeping promises to transform the district, according to The New York Times. He left to take a more lucrative job from billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad to head a new Michigan program overseeing underperforming schools in Detroit, the Kansas City Star reported. The case raised alarm among Nashville school board members and teachers union leaders, questioning the firm’s vetting process and demanding a partial refund of money spent on the firm. After the fallout, the finalist for the position turned down the job offer, and the board was forced to conduct another search with a different firm.

LIJ Valley Stream nurse earns top award To Jyothis Joy, being a nurse is about more than tending to the illnesses and injuries of patients – instead, nursing is about “healing” human beings. Joy, a medical and surgical unit nurse at Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital, was recently named a winner of the Daisy Award, a prestigious distinction in nursing awarded to nurses who exhibit exceptional compassion toward patients. “As a nurse, we have the opportunity to heal the mind, soul, heart and body of our patients,” Joy said, explaining her approach to nursing. While nurses are typically nominated for the Daisy Award by colleagues, Joy, the first nurse to at the Valley Stream hospital to win the award, was nominated by 27 of her patients. She humbly credited this fact to her patientcentered approach. “It just makes me feel like I’m in this for a reason,” Joy said. “Nursing is my calling, and I am made for this.” Joy, who has lived in Franklin Square since 2010 and began working at LIJ Valley Stream in 2008, works on a floor of the hospital’s medical surgical unit. Although she has treated Covid-19 patients, Joy was nominated for the award by patients she treated more recently, after the height of the pandemic. A typical day at the hospital for Joy, which spans between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., involves providing patients with medication and aiding doctors. But the most important part of her day-to-day job, Joy said, is spending time with patients. “Nursing is not just bedside nursing,” she said, explaining that she focuses on making patients feel seen and cared for. “They don’t think about the medications… your presence makes the patients more happy,” Joy said. “They may forget your name, but they will never forget

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cal personnel to the patient” the importance of high-quality nursing care cannot be overstated, according to Pando, because “they’re the ones in the room and at the bedside almost 24/7.” For a nurse like Joy to receive this award is proof of her living out the meaning of high-quality nursing care, which is about compassion, constantly assessing the patient’s needs, coordinating the after-hospital care, and contributing to a culture of dignity and respect among patients and co-workers. “A constant attention by a good nurse is maybe just as important as a major surgery by a surgeon,” Joy said, stressing the importance she places on deeply caring for patients. “You hold every patient’s hand and make them comfortable,” she added, describing her attentiveness to each patient’s wellbeing. Joy said spending time with patients is the most rewarding part of her job. “Nursing is more than just working on the bedside, you impact people in many ways,” she said. Unlike doctors, Joy said, nurses spend hours alongside patients. “We are with them the whole day, so we can see their pain, their soul, we can see more than any other disciplines in the hospital. Joy said her attentiveness to patients during these hours stems from the maxim of the golden rule: “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” She said her Catholic faith, which she was introduced to in India, where she was raised, drives her passion for caring for patients. Joy served as a mentor to her sisters in law, Treesa Joseph and Anupa Kisho, who are also nurses at LIJ Valley Stream Hospital. “They’re so happy for me,” Joy said of Joseph’s and Kisho’s reaction to her winning the Daisy Award. “She is the nurse preceptor[a senior nurse mentor] for most of the [young nurses] because she’s that good,” said fellow nurse and sister-in-law Treesa Joseph.

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District makes masks optional after mandate continued from front page ever, at this moment, the board is being pressured to make a decision, and we haven’t heard from everybody in the community. We’ve gotten letters that people want masks, and we also got people that don’t want masks. As an elected official, I think it’s important that we hear more from the community before I base my decision on pressure from one group.” That pressure rose to a fever pitch at the last board meeting on Jan. 25 when a group of parents refused to wear masks during the meeting — at which masks were required — in protest of what they said was a legally dubious health requirement imposed on their children. A day before, on Jan. 24, Nassau County State Supreme Court Judge Thomas Rademaker had struck down the state’s mask order as unconstitutional, but the state swiftly submitted an appeal, and a stay was put in place while the appeal makes its way through the courts. Parents, nevertheless, seized on Rademaker’s ruling, which allowed students to, at least for a day, attend school without masks, if they chose to do so. At the Jan. 25 meeting, Caposio said, “My kid went to school without a mask, and no one said anything at all. She went to school with no mask all day…The parents are asking you to join numerous other school boards who already voted to restore parental choice…” “I asked the principals [Jan. 25] to not put children in a position where they would have to choose between the [directives] of their teacher or family member,” Superintendent Dr. Judith LaRocca said. “We follow the advice that we had at the time, and today with the stay, the mask mandate remains in place, and tomorrow, we will have masks.”

“Will my child be denied an education tomorrow if she doesn’t wear a mask?” Gina Cotrone asked. The question ignited a heated back and forth between parents, trustees and the superintendent, revealing a growing culture war over masks. Some parents of the choice movement are pushing a narrative of victimized families trying to take their personal rights back. Meanwhile, other parents, recognizing the need for the school board to follow statewide, evidenced-back health and safety measures, urged the board to stay the course. The superintendent assured parents that school officials would never deny a child’s right to an education, but a child without a mask would be sent home, according to policy. A few parents could be heard heckling and goading board members to act to make masks optional, even though the board insisted on waiting for further instruction from the state, leading to last Thursday’s special meeting. While tensions have cooled since then, and with the board having taken an impromptu vote on the question of mask-wearing, other parents were unsettled at what seemed to be the board yielding to pushback by a vocal minority of parents without first hearing enough community input. “I noticed that masking was not on tonight’s agenda, so I’m asking since this was not put forth on the community, that a motion to reconsider this decision be put forth,” said parent Evelyn Pineiro, noting that the board should consider those children in families who are not eligible to be vaccinated before safeguards are dropped. The motion to reconsider was proposed by trustee Vicente and struck down.

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ronmental ecosystem, not to mention the late that throughout the entirety of the overwhelming impact on our already county, where every single-family home stressed school systems. Congested oncan now be a two-family home. Imagine street parking will be a nightmare. I urge everyone to immediately how congested everything reach out to the governor and will become.” your state representatives to Village of Valley Stream express your opposition to ur Mayor Edwin Fare joined this attack on our suburban local leaders in their opposipopulation way of life here in Valley tion against the provision. Stream.” “By allowing an explosion of could double in Lawrence Levy, dean of additional housing in our vila blink of an eye Hofstra’s National Center for lage, the state would put ValSuburban Studies, said the ley Stream at enormous risk and the potential provision could help solve the for fire and public safety region’s affordable-housing for disaster is real. emergencies. Our population crisis. “It’s easy to undercould double in a blink of an stand why the folks running eye and the potential for Edwin FARE the county, towns and villages disaster is very real,” said Mayor, don’t want Albany telling Fare. Village of Valley them what to do,” Levy said, The mayor also touched “but the potential law reflects Stream upon how the zoning change the frustration [of] advocates could place extra stress on for more and better affordable the various departments throughout the village: “[The zoning housing. This could be one of the soluchange] places an added burden on our tions to the lack of affordable places to fire and public safety departments. We live, and an opportunity for homeowners also have to consider the strain on sanita- to get a little more revenue to defray the tion, traffic, utilities, sewer systems, high cost of property taxes.”

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Town Board received $300,000 in new grant funding from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to support the Town of Hempstead’s Shellfish Restoration Program – a project designed to enhance the health of the township’s marine ecosystems through the restoration of oyster beds. The landmark conservation project will see the addition of Eastern Oyster beds to Town of Hempstead managed portions of Jamaica Bay off the coast of Inwood, with the goal of creating a selfsustaining population of the species in the near future. The presence of “ecosystem engineers” like Eastern Oysters have been noted by researchers to provide a host of benefits to the environments they are found in, including filtering and removing algae along with other suspended sediments, enhancing the filtration and clarity of the water column, and supporting the development of crustacean and fish populations. “The Town of Hempstead is home to a wide array of unique and diverse ecosystems, and we take our obligation to safeguard these environments extremely seriously,” said Sup. Don Clavin. “I am excited for the opportunity to continue our township’s conservation

efforts through the implementation of these beneficial oyster beds.” The multi-year effort at bolstering the local oyster population will be undertaken by staff from the Town of Hempstead Department of Conservation & Waterways with support from the Billion Oyster Project and the Hudson River Foundation who will assist in the monitoring and deployment of the reefs. “The Town of Hempstead has a long history of environmental stewardship, and I am ecstatic that we are continuing that tradition,” said Senior Councilmember Dorothy Goosby. The project, expected to take place over a five-year period, is part of a larger effort by various conservation stakeholder groups to form a network of selfsustaining oyster beds throughout the Jamaica Bay area – a key component in New York waterway revitalization efforts. Councilmember Christopher Carini added, “Hempstead Town’s coastal location provides the township with a wealth of diversity when it comes to aquatic wildlife, and I am proud to join my colleagues on the Town Board in recommitting ourselves to supporting their ongoing enhancement.”

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A. Recently, influences have changed the thinking on allowed height. Hurricane Sandy’s flooding caused New York to promote house lifting in flood zones. Influence also came from the Federal Emergency Management agency, which, in essence, is a publicly funded insurance company, covering people in areas where regular onte eeper home insurance companies avoid the risk of insuring. The incentive to lift or build higher is to avoid huge flood insurance cost increases by building above flood levels, with the lowest level only allowed to be for a garage and storage, not living space. By making the first livable floor higher, above the flood level, insurance rates are kept lower. People have shown me that their rates went from $500 to $5,000 a year, increasing annually since Sandy in 2012. Some homes are much higher than codes and incentives intended, due to misinterpretation of reasons to build higher and misrepresentation in the review process. For example, a home’s first floor is no longer a first floor if it’s higher than 6 feet above the ground. Over 6 feet high, the floor level automatically becomes a second floor, meaning the next floor above is a third floor, which requires zoning board approval, interior sprinklers, escape terraces and wind strengthening. I’ve seen home plans misrepresented as being two stories by not correctly showing the floor level heights or describing a second floor as a first floor, the next floor as a second floor that is really a third floor and even where a fourth floor is shown as a mezzanine or roof level balcony. There’s a small country town in Tuscany, in central Italy, San Gimignano, that is famous for its skyline of towers that people built on their homes during medieval times. As the story goes, one prominent homeowner built a tall tower to watch for potential attackers. His neighbor jealously built a tower a little higher, and, not to be outdone, several adjacent homeowners began building towers higher and higher than one another. History repeats itself. Thirty feet from the ground or the center of the road is your maximum roof height. The safety code intends to protect people from perishing in fires. The first code chapter addresses wind resistance, since the taller you build, the more turbulence from adjacent buildings and wind destruction, not just to your building but also to adjacent buildings. With the 75-mph gusts of wind we’ve been known to have, wind, like flooding, is a real concern. Manhattan towers aren’t wood and nails for a reason. Decisions to build higher have to take community safety and appearance into account, and until recently, they did.

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many of my colleagues, in particular Tony Bellissimo, Lori Berger, Jeff Bessen, Karen Bloom, Rhonda Glickman, Jim Harmon, Laura Lane, Jeff Lipton, John O’Connell, Tony Rifilato and Mike Smollins. Most of all, I must thank my lovely wife, Katerina, and my two amazing (adult) kids, Alexandra and Andrew. When I first took the job, I didn’t intend to stay so long. Mentored by two of Long Island’s best community journalists, Leatrice Spanierman and Randi Kreiss, I quickly learned the critical role that hyperlocal reporting plays in our society, and I fell in love with the work. I will forever be grateful for all they taught me. One of my first Herald investigative series, in the mid-1990s, was on a park that was supposed to have been built at the Five Towns Community Center in North Lawrence, but had not been. I was in the office of Jonathan Davis, then the center’s executive director, for another story when I spotted a set of blueprints on a table. Curious, I asked about them, and Davis explained that they were for a park that should have been built in the center’s back field. Nassau County had promised to construct it 20 years earlier, but never did. Davis explained that North Lawrence, a community of color, had no real park where kids might play. I hit the local streets, talk-

ing to teenagers about the need for such a play area. The story ran on the front page and quickly caught the attention of Tom Gulotta, then the county executive. I’ll never forget the call from Dave Vieser, his press secretary, who said that Gulotta had read my stories on the lack of a park and wanted to build one at the 5TCC, which he did. As a recently returned Peace Corps volunteer looking to do good for the world, I was hooked on this journalism thing. Many more stories — 4,000 — and investigative series — 25 — followed over the years. One series, on plans to demolish the 300-year-old Hewlett House, also in the mid-1990s, grabbed the attention of Bruce Blakeman, who was then the County Legislature’s presiding officer and is now the county executive. He had an idea to preserve the white-shingled farmhouse, on a bend in the road across the street from Hewlett High School, as a breast cancer resource center. It has been the home of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition for more than two decades. My greatest reporting challenge was a 44-part series I undertook from 2001 to 2003, examining the health and environmental threats posed by Freeport Electric’s 30-yearold Power Plant No. 2, which sits on the edge of Emory Creek in Freeport, just west of the Meadowbrook Parkway. I met some of

rom entrylevel reporter to leading the team over 28 eventful years.

the best people I know while reporting that story — civic activists Joe Kralovich and Bob Young, then State Sen. Charles Fuschillo and then Long Island Power Authority Chairman Richard Kessel. The lengths they went to to shut down the plant, with no pollution controls, and replace it with a modern, clean-burning natural-gas model cannot be understated. I run at the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick at least a couple of days a week. The plant is visible from most points on the preserve’s west side, and looking out on it, I marvel at the good that was done by a group of about 300 concerned citizens, who worked tirelessly to ensure that the diesel plant never spewed its acrid exhaust into local neighborhoods again. At the height of the George Floyd protests in June 2020, I was covering a protest in Merrick when I shot a Twitter video of 7-year-old Wynta-Amor Rogers. Nearly instantly, it went viral, garnering more than 23 million views in seven days. I was shocked, but it showed the power of streetlevel reporting to connect with people worldwide. One thing I know: Local journalism does indeed matter. Scott Brinton is the Heralds’ departing executive editor, set to become a full-time professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

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o wonder I’m feeling full. In the past year I consumed 23 pounds of pizza. That’s an average figure, of course, according to PMQ, the largest pizza industry media company, but it feels about right to me. Between the freezing cold, the isolation and the dreaded question, “What’s for dinner?” we’re all busting out of our pants. Forget Covid; we’re going to eat ourselves to death. Especially during the pandemic, pizza has been the go-to food for ordering in, since it RANDI moves from the KREISS superheated baking oven into the box and then onto our plates untouched by human hands. I do believe I ate more pizza between 2020 and 2022 than in the five years before. It not only felt safe but, in a happy coincidence, it tasted delicious and comforting and indulgent. When you’re contemplating a possible early demise from a fearsome plague, I say bring on the pizza pie. On Wednesday we celebrated National Pizza Day, a tribute to this perfect food com-

prising bread, cheese and dozens of toppings that may include pepperoni, peppers, mushrooms, onions, sausage and eggplant. I refuse to mention outlier toppings like pineapple or clams, which honestly are a sacrilege, a violation of the single food that is on everyone’s last-meal list. Someone I know has asked his family to slip a pizza into his own box when the time comes, so he will have nourishment for his journey to the great beyond. Hey, the ancient Egyptians did it. There is no exaggerating the popularity of pizza in our culture. At this pivotal time in America, when people cannot and will not agree to take proven, lifesaving vaccines, when they cannot decide whether to read a book or burn it, when they refuse to wear masks that will keep them safe from a deadly virus, when, ladies and gentlemen, America is basically coming apart at the seams, behold the pizza. In all its round deliciousness, it pulls us together, completing the circle of life. National Pizza Day helps us appreciate that this humble food may be the last thing holding us together. I have never encountered a human being who disliked pizza.

And we all claim rights to its origins. The common wisdom is that it came to us from Italy, possibly as early as the time of the Romans, when people ate panis foccacious, the beta version of modern-day focaccia and the precursor to pizza. According to Wikipedia, Persians were baking flatbreads with cheese and dates on top as early as the sixth century B.C. In Ancient Greece, citizens made a flatbread called plakous that was flavored with toppings like herbs, onion, cheese and garlic. Some have suggested that the origins of modern pizza can be traced to pizzarelle, Passover cookies eaten by Roman Jews after they returned from the synagogue on that holiday. Israeli leader Abba Eban famously wrote, “Some scholars think pizza was first made more than 2,000 years ago when Roman soldiers added cheese and olive oil to matzah.” Nice try, Mr. Eban, but no way. Pizza comes our way from Naples. It was always the basic food of the poor in southern Italy, and it was there that people first discovered the delights of adding tomatoes to the flatbread they baked. It was only a matter of time until someone thought to slice some

t is, after all, something whose greatness we can all agree on. But please, no pineapple.

nice mozzarella on top. Today it’s the big chains that do the booming pizza business, bouncing back nicely from Covid lockdowns and accommodating the situation with advanced delivery options. Privately owned pizza places are also climbing out of the pandemic slump with more business and much higher prices. A pizza that sold for $1.50 in 1950 can go for $25 today, depending on the toppings. In Naples, people eat pizza for breakfast, lunch and dinner, which seems like a fine idea to me. It first came to America in the early 1900s. In 1943, Chicago deep-dish pie was created, a misguided attempt to improve on the original. Today, some folks prefer “healthy” pizza, with kale and cauliflower crusts. Totally unacceptable. It is a fine thing to open that cardboard box and slide out a greasy slice. We can agree on this, right? And no frozen pizza, no bagel pizza, no flatbread pizza or any other adulteration will suffice. In addition, and for all time, let’s agree that the best pizza topping is pepperoni, made from mysterious cured pork and a random mix of spices. Tell me that bright red color doesn’t scream “health food.” Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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s part of a five-year, $25 billion plan to increase New York state’s stock of affordable housing, Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed legislation on Jan. 5 to permit accessory “dwelling units,” more commonly known as accessory apartments, across the state. Nassau’s new county executive, Republican Bruce Blakeman, held a news conference last week outside an East Meadow home, surrounded by a cadre of likeminded GOP leaders, to denounce Hochul’s proposal, saying it threatens to “destroy” suburbia and turn the county “into the sixth borough of New York City.” U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat who plans to challenge Hochul in the gubernatorial primary, also came out against the proposal, calling it “radical.” Both acted as if accessory apartments exist nowhere on Long Island. Funny thing is, there are many towns across the Island that allow them. In fact, most of Suffolk County permits them — and we haven’t heard folks out there complain that these housing units are wreaking havoc on their suburban way of life, whatever that might mean. According to a 2017 map developed by the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center, using data supplied by the Long Island Index, accessory apartments are allowed in these Suffolk towns: Babylon, Brookhaven, East Hampton, Huntington, Islip, Riverhead, Shelter Island and Southold. They are allowed on a limited basis in Southampton, and Smithtown permits them for family members and domestic staff. Only about a dozen tiny villages across Suffolk prohibit them.

letters Rail lines need barriers To the Editor: The tragedy of Michelle Go, the young woman who was fatally pushed in front of a moving train in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority system last month, was preventable. The most basic protections for commuters — platform doors and barriers — are both much needed and long overdue at the busiest Long Island Rail Road and Metro North stations throughout the system. I recently traveled from Metro North in Westchester to the LIRR station in Syosset to call on the MTA to step up and protect LIRR and Metro North passengers and install barriers before anyone else is injured or killed. Preventing tragedies like the death of Michelle Go ought to be the top priority of New York public servants. As the MTA receives an infusion of new funds from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and

Different government agencies manage permitting for accessory apartments. In Babylon, it’s the Accessory Apartment Review Board; in Huntington, the Accessory Apartment Bureau; in Islip and Southold, the boards of zoning appeals; in Brookhaven, East Hampton, Riverhead and Shelter Island, the building departments. “Affordable accessory apartments” have been allowed in East Hampton in one form or another since 1984, but in 2016, the town loosened its zoning laws, allowing an even greater number of them. Strangely, it seems, local governments in Suffolk have embraced the notion of accessory apartments, while in Nassau, most of our local governments have either allowed them in limited circumstances only or banned them outright. Why? Let’s begin with why they’re so popular in Suffolk. According to a 2017 study by the Long Island Index — “Home Remedies, Accessory Apartments on Long Island: Lessons Learned,” by former Newsday reporter Elizabeth Moore — if just 10 percent of the Island’s single-family homes had legal accessory apartments, that could help solve our housing crisis by increasing the stock of safe, affordable apartments available to young people and older adults. “Accessory apartments have proven their worth as the most affordable type of rental housing in the region,” the Index stated. “They can be easily accommodated because they don’t require large infusions of capital, new roads, new sewers or expansion of the electrical grid. Instead, existing neighborhoods absorb the rentalseeking population like a sponge, while

stabilizing finances for tax-strapped homeowners. They also provide affordable housing that is blended throughout the community rather than clustered, and having a resident homeowner usually means that they are better maintained than rentals with absentee owners.” Long Islanders pay among the highest taxes in the country, which are most likely to destroy the Island’s suburban way of life, not accessory apartments. High taxes, coupled with high mortgage and rental costs, have been driving young people out of the region to less costly parts of the country since the 1990s, and even earlier than that. They are also forcing older adults — retirees on fixed incomes — out of their homes. Accessory apartments are a low-cost alternative for young people looking to strike out on their own. Many young people from around the country, even the globe, come to Long Island to study at our prestigious universities, but too many never stay past graduation because they simply can’t afford to live here. That’s a shame, because our region could use their talents as we strive to become one of the nation’s high-tech corridors. Accessory apartments also give older adults, particularly those on fixed incomes, a way to offset their high property-tax burden, allowing them to stay put. Talk about a win-win. Yet politicians like Blakeman and Suozzi eschew them because, some worry, accessory apartments might add a few extra cars to our blocks and a few extra kids to our schools. We encourage them to rethink their positions, considering all of the facts at hand.

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uring my time as an elected official, I was frequently asked whether being a state legislator was one of the toughest public jobs. My position was very demanding, but being a village mayor or a school board president is right up there in the ranks of jobs closest to the people. A state legislator will meet constituents at supermarkets, community events and many other places on weekends, but your mayor or school board official is confronted by the public on a 24/7 JerrY basis. The follow-up kremer question was, what job has the potential to get the most done in the shortest amount of time? I always went with county executive. I have interacted with eight people who have held that job, dating back to the late A. Holly Patterson. Some of the executives were go-getters, and were effective at getting the job done. Others were caretakers, focused on serving out their terms and collecting a pension.

The new county executive, Bruce Blakeman, will have an opportunity to make his own history, because the county faces so many challenges. The coronavirus pandemic has taken a great toll on small businesses in Nassau County, and too many innocent people have died. Our health challenges are not over, and the statistics prove it. Blakeman, whom I have known and respected for many years, will face a number of new headaches in addition to the Covid fallout, and here are just a few. There is no doubt that at the top of the list is the archaic way that homes and businesses are assessed. Blakeman’s predecessor, Laura Curran, did the best she could with a temporary plan, but the system needs a permanent solution, and to date the challenge has proven unsolvable. Next in line are the Mitchel Field property and the Nassau Coliseum. The land surrounding the arena is extremely valuable. There have been numerous discussions about the development of that property, but nothing has been finalized. The opening of the UBS arena at Belmont Park may have made the Coliseum obso-

he Coliseum complex, assessments and mass transportation, to name three.

Letters Jobs Act, I am calling on our local transportation leaders to find the political will to do the right thing. Last week, the State Legislature approved new congressional districts that added portions of the Metro North to the district I hope to represent. In Congress, I would work to make sure even more resources are available to the MTA, LIRR and Metro North to protect the hardworking men and women who rely on the system to get them to and from work without incidents like what happened to Michelle Go. What happened to her should never happen to another New Yorker — and installing barriers would see to that. JOSH LAFAzAN Woodbury Lafazan is a Nassau County legislator running for the 3rd Congressional District seat.

Train station needs more seating To the Editor: Manhattan State Senators Brad Hoylman and Robert Jackson, Assemblyman Richard Gottfried,

lete, but some fresh thinking could make it a viable public asset. Young people are desperate to remain on Long Island, but most developers focus on luxury housing with high-end prices. The Mitchel Field land could be the solution, a way to keep hundreds of our youth on the Island. The county’s mass transportation needs a fresh look. Any bus system has to be reexamined periodically to determine whether it is accommodating the workers who need to travel from distant points to get to their jobs. Bus operators want only profitable routes, but sometimes buses have to go where the jobs are, and that takes some imagination, and comes at a cost. To assume that the current bus system is perfect would be a mistake. An objective look at the operation is in order even if it steps on some toes. A look at the county’s day care program goes hand in hand with getting people to work. A potential job windfall for the region is waiting to be unleashed. At this moment, Amazon and other tech companies are buying numerous properties, planning to turn them into training sites

for delivery jobs. At the same time, they are gobbling up large office buildings in the five boroughs, creating high-paying positions for engineers and technicians. Why not have a sit-down with these companies to get them to expand their footprint in Nassau County, beyond package services? We have great rail service and a quality of life that you don’t get in the city. Thanks to President Biden’s infrastructure law, communities all over the country will be eligible for funding to improve roads and bridges. Our county has hundreds of miles of roadway that could use upgrade, whether in technology or maintenance. An updated infrastructure plan could merit fresh federal dollars and make our communities safer. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The list of things we need to get done is endless, and beyond the reach of just one person. But there are plenty of opportunities for Blakeman to write a positive chapter in our county’s history book. 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.

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Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, New York City Council Member Erik Bottcher and U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler sent Amtrak a letter requesting that additional seating be installed in the $1.6 billion Penn Station Moynihan Train Hall. There is currently only very limited seating in a small waiting area for ticketed passengers. Just as bad, there is no seating for Long Island Rail Road riders waiting on the $300 million West Concourse level for arriving trains. There are also no restroom facilities adjacent to the West Concourse. When there are periodic delays in service due to signal or other problems in either the Hudson or East River tunnels, thousands of LIRR and New Jersey Transit commuters must stand for long periods. Adding adequate seating would be inexpensive and easy to accomplish. It would go a long way toward attracting more riders to return to the rails following the coronavirus pandemic. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.

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