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Funeral home marks 75th anniversary be business-like across from the family,” James said. “We try to be personal.” Over the past 75 years, the The Liebers strive to personEdward F. Lieber Funeral Home alize every funeral service, helphas tended to the deceased with ing families grieve together, care and comforted families who fondly remember, process, and have grieved their reckon with loss losses. The business fully and intimately. was founded in 1947 “Each funeral is by Edward Lieber, a different,” James retur ning World said. “Each person is War II veteran who different. And we try had served as a and tailor it to what medic. they like. We always As the coronavitell the family to rus pandemic has bring things in that unfolded, death has they’d like to put been an unrelenting, around the chapel. If outsized presence, the person liked a n d t h e h o m e ’s sports or painting or funeral service whatever their hobdirector and owner, JAMEs lIEBER bies were, we put James Lieber, 63, Director, [mementos] around and his son, Kyle 32, to make it more like Edward’s son and Lieber Funeral their home. It’s supgrandson, deal with Home posed to be a celedeath up close, day bration of a person’s to day. Paul Lieber, life. You make it an 69, is James’s partner, his broth- easier situation for people to er and Kyle’s uncle. The profes- grief.” sion isn’t for everyone, James Kyle said he believes that acknowledges, but they are there when it comes to helping faminot simply as caretakers of the lies through the grieving prodeceased, but to provide a space cess, the little things count the of compassion and comfort for most. “We’ve had a full motorcythe living. cle in the room with the “We don’t want to just sit and Continued on page 5
By JUAN lAsso jlasso@liherald.com
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IN GoV. KAthY Hochul’s proposed 2022-23 state budget, one provision would mandate that municipalities allow accessory dwelling units on owner-occupied lots in residential zones.
A battle is brewing over zoning Hochul’s housing proposal sparks backlash By JUAN lAsso jlasso@liherald.com
Local leaders from Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester and Queens are protesting Gov. Kathy Hochul’s new zoning p r o p o s a l , wh i c h wo u l d require local governments to allow owners of single-family homes to add accessory dwelling units by converting basements, garages and attics into separate residences. The provision, outlined in Hochul’s 2022-23 state budget, would direct local municipalities to adopt local laws allowing for these units, known as ADUs, and make it harder for
local government to block their development. Officials and critics argue that the measure would take considerable zoning power away from local governing boards. At a news conference earlier this month, County Executive Bruce Blakeman said, “It’s an attack on the suburbs — it’s an attack on the suburban way of living… This is a power grab from New York City politicians, and we’re not taking it.” Local leaders pointed out the potential detriment an expansion of ADUs may have on residential neighborhoods, including an increase in traf-
fic, a strain on resources and infrastructure, overcrowding of public schools and overdevelopment. Valley Stream Mayor Edwin Fare expressed his concerns on social media, urging residents to make their objections heard in Albany. “By allowing an explosion of additional housing in our village, the state would put Valley Stream at enormous risk for fire and public safety emergencies,” the mayor said. “Our population could double in a blink of an eye, and the potential for disaster is very Continued on page 16
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