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A slow start for local pharmacies Bad weather, logistical hurdles delay vaccine distribution By PEtER BElFioRE

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the wonders you’ll find in your own backyard One-year-old Karitas Farrell took a chilly, snowy stroll with her family through Valley Stream State Park on Sunday.

Valley Streamers reflect on Black culture, racism By NiColE AlCiNdoR nalcindor@liherald.com

With Black History Month winding down, Black Valley Streamers reflected on the significance of Black culture in America and their own experiences with racism. Trisha Brown, 43, said that

in the past she has been told, “We didn’t expect you to be very eloquent in speech,” or that she sounded white, a common racist micro-aggression against Black people. “When white people have assumed that I’m trying to be white just because I use proper grammar, it was racist, because

what does that say about the way all Black people speak?” Brown said. “Even with my past traumatic experiences with racism, I move about freely and comfortably as a Black person in society because Black people have been a source of great creativity and ingenuity Continued on page 15

The first 100 doses of coronavirus vaccine arrived at Valley Stream Pharmacy in the first week of February, and 100 more came the second week, according to owner and manag- though: By Monday, Elcheikh reported that he had received er Azzam Elcheikh. But in the third week, the 100 vaccines for first doses and batch of inoculations — anoth- another 100 for people who had er 100 — that Elcheikh had already been inoculated. He said he expected another shiprequested from ment later in the N ew Yo rk s t at e week to make up never came. Severe for the backlog. winter storms Now comes the across much of the continuing chalMidwest, he said, lenge of schedulsnarled deliveries ing appointments. for much of the Unlike CVS and country, including Walgreens, which his small Rockaare contracted by way Avenue pharthe state and federmacy and medical- MARk PEtER al governments to supplies shop, deal- WEjCHERt distribute vacing a setback to the cines, and began nationwide vacci- Pharmacist, Valley Stream RX Inc. doing so the secnation effort. ond week of Febru“The previous Pharmacy ary, Elcheikh must week I did 100, and request doses the week after I did 100, but I’m still waiting, directly from the state each b e c a u s e t h e y ’ r e d e l ay e d week. He has so far asked for 100 because of the storm,” he said, noting that there was a state- doses a week, which he said was about what he believed wide shortage of the vaccines. It would be only temporary, Continued on page 5

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

-Compiled by Peter Belfiore

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Seventh-graderS at South decorated their hallway with well-wishes to the school’s class of 2021.

South students spread love to upperclassmen

Photos courtesy Central High School District

South ItalIan language class seniors wrote free style letters to Juliet from Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet.” the letterS were then mailed to the Juliet Club in Verona, Italy.

Seventh-grade students at South High School shared their love with the Class of 2021. Students wrote notes of appreciation to each senior on paper hearts and then used the write-ups to decorate their hallway for Valentine’s Day.

Memorial students craft Valentine’s cards for hospital patients Memorial Junior High School’s seventh-grade class council teamed up to participate in a community service activity. Led by advisers Ms. Amanda Milano and Ms. Ally Panos, remote and in-person stu-

dents created Valentine’s Day cards to bring smiles to hospital patients. The cards were then dropped off to NYU Langone Health NYU Langone Hospital — Long Island.

South seniors write letters to Juliet Courtesy Central High School District

MeMorIal Seventh-graderS teaMed up to make Valentine’s Day cards for patients at NYU Langone Health NYU Langone Hospital — Long Island.

South High School Italian seniors celebrated Valentine’s Day by writing free style letters to Juliet from William Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet.” After writing their letters, they were then emailed to the Juliet Club in Verona, Italy. Secretaries of the cultural organization receive and respond to letters from people throughout the world. The students are excited to receive their responses from one of “Juliet’s secretaries.”

VALLEY STREAM HERALD — February 25, 2021

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Solages introduces inheritance tax bill

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Courtesy Thomas Colgan/ Valley Stream Fire Department

Valley Stream firefighterS responded to a house fire at the intersection of Miller Place and Lutz Drive on Feb. 14.

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Valley Stream Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages and State Senator Jabari Brisport last week introduced the Heirs Tax to the Assembly and State Senate respectively as part of the Invest In Our New York Act, a legislative package intended to rebuild New York’s economy and end tax breaks for the wealthiest New Yorkers. At present, New Yorkers can gain up to $5 million each year through inheritance, and pay no taxes on the sum. As a result, wealthy New Yorkers inherit multi-million dollar estates as tax-free income, while their working neighbors are taxed on earned income. This bill would replace the current estate tax with a tax on the unearned income accumulated by heirs of inheritances, raising up to and estimated $8 billion in annual revenue. Only amounts in excess of $250,000 of the top 1 percent of inheritances would be affected. “It’s time for each of us to do our part in building back a better and more equitable New York. We must invest in New Yorkers who make up the foundations of our society and economy. Highincome New Yorkers must contribute their fair share to ensure our middle and low-income families recover from the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, and chairwoman of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus. “Working with Senator Brisport and the Invest in our New York Coalition, we have introduced legislation to reform the inheritance and estate tax. Revenue generated can rebuild New York’s economy, prevent cuts to our schools and essential services, as well as finally begin the long journey back to true wealth equity in our state.” “At a time when working-class people are fighting just to survive, New York’s most privileged dynasties are living more lavishly than ever off of vast sums of inherited wealth,” Brisport, a Democrat from Brooklyn said. “I am proud to be introducing the Heirs Tax with Senator Sanders because it

michaelle Solages has never been more urgent that we require New York’s ultra-rich to pay equitable taxes on the fortunes they are handed.” “The economic deck is stacked against working New Yorkers. If enorm o u s i n c o m e i n e q u a l i t y w a s n’ t enough, the richest among us can hoard their fortunes by passing down tax-free inheritances — actively detracting from the public good and calcifying generational cycles of wealth and poverty.” said Invest In Our New York Campaign Manager Rebecca Bailin. “The Heirs Tax is a long overdue correction to this loophole. Taken together with the five other bills in the Invest in our New York Act, it’s a clear solution to ending tax breaks on the wealthiest New Yorkers and funding the housing, food access and healthcare that all New Yorkers deserve.” -Compiled by Peter Belfiore

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authorized to deliver coronavirus vaccines in nine states. New York is not one of them. “We want to get into it,” he said of the vaccine. “We have a physician authorized to do it.” Wejchert was critical of the rollout. “It’s all politics,” he said, noting that he originally believed his pharmacy would receive vaccines by the end of the second week of February. “They haven’t figured out how to get it down to us yet.” Still, he said he looks forward to the day when his shop will be able to provide them. “I like doing vaccines,” he said. “. . . The sense of touch has a strong calming effect. They know they’re not going to die tomorrow.”

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VALLEY STREAM HERALD — February 25, 2021

Valley Stream Pharmacy owner and manager Azzam Elcheikh said his shop has received around 100 coronavirus vaccines a week. He hopes to hire additional staff and increase that number.

continued From Front would match demand and the shop’s capacity to inoculate. Any unused doses must be reported to the state after seven days, he said. But demand has far outstripped his initial expectations. He inoculates only the 65-and-older crowd, but since announcing his shop would carry the vaccines, Elcheikh said he has received about 50 calls a day requesting appointments, and it reached the point that he was forced to change his answering machine to direct people seeking coronavirus vaccines to the pharmacy website, where they can enroll in a list, thus freeing up the phone lines for people seeking regular prescriptions. Appointments are given on a firstcome, first-served basis. Elcheikh said he hoped to hire extra help to administer vaccines and increase distribution, but with the new shipments in, he said it’s been challenge to follow up and schedule appointments with people who have applied for a shot through his site. “It’s hard with scheduling,” he said, noting the logistical challenges of contacting an older population. “These are elderly people.” So far, he believes he has the only locally owned pharmacy in Valley Stream currently providing vaccines against Covid-19. He would appear to be correct. In a survey of pharmacies in the neighborhood, workers at Crescent Pharmacy on Central Avenue said they do not provide immunizations, while Dale Drugs on West Merrick Road and Valley Pharmacy on Roosevelt Avenue are attempting to sign up for distribution through the state. At Valley Stream RX Inc. Pharmacy, also on Rockaway, pharmacist Mark Peter Wejchert said the distributer that his shop uses for pharmaceuticals is only

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events and activities

community update Thursday, Feb. 25

Tuesday, March. 23

Alphabet soup - K is for koala

Valley Stream District 13 BOE Meeting

At Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, children ages three to five with a caregiver will join together for stories and a craft over Zoom at 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Participants should bring something to storytime that starts with the letter J. Craft materials will be provided by the library and available for contactless curbside pickup. Registration is required. Register here: https://forms. gle/Yjt2g9PiNpVweSGeA. Contact: children’s librarian, Ms. Kunz; kidsroomvs@ nassaulibrary.org.

The meeting will take place at 8 p.m. live streamed on their website. Email the district clerk at: mrosamilia@valleystream13.com for more information.

Wednesday, March. 24 Valley Stream District 24 BOE Meeting At 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., the school board meeting will take place live streamed on Facebook. Contact the district clerk, Jennifer Biscardi at (516) 434-2825 for more information about location.

Ms. K’s read-aloud At Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, children from kindergarten to sixth grade will join children’s Librarian, Ms. K, as she reads chapters from a book selected by the children over Zoom at 4 to 4:45 p.m. To join, send an email to kidsroomvs@nassaulibrary.org or message the library on Facebook to receive Zoom information.

Wednesday, April. 14 Valley Stream District 30 SEPTA General Meeting Courtesy Pixabay.com

Friday, Feb. 26

Saturday Stories - Snow

Teen trivia kahoot

The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library will have children ages two to five with a caregiver join together over Zoom for snow stories, songs, activities and crafts on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m.

At Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, teens will participate in trivia over Zoom and kahoot at 4 to 4:45 p.m. Participants will need two devices for the program. Contact teen librarian, Ms. Kenney at; vsteens@nassaulibrary.org to register and receive Zoom information.

Saturday, Feb. 27 Saturday stories - snow At Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, children ages two to five with a caregiver will join together over Zoom for snow stories, songs, activities and crafts at 11 to 11:45 am. Program materials will be provided by the library and available for contactless pickup. Registration is required to receive Zoom information. Register here: https://forms. gle/2Q6SDNrCF8eRnSyf9.

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Tuesday, March. 9

2020 babies meet-up

Village of Valley Stream’s Board of Zoning & Appeals

Valley Stream Central High School District BOE Meeting

The meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. at Valley Stream Village Hall in the auditorium located at 123 South Central Avenue in Valley Stream. For questions contact Jennifer Piazza at (516) 592-5142 Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

At 8 p.m., watch the school board meeting over Zoom, unless otherwise stated on the district webiste. For Zoom information, refer to the district website under announcements. For more information contact the District Clerk at (516) 872-5628.

At Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, parents that had babies in 2020 will join together over Zoom with their babies for storytime and activities for parents/caregivers of 2020 babies at 11 to 11:45 a.m. Participants will have the opportunity to meet fellow parents/ caregivers who also welcomed a new addition during the pandemic. Fill out registration form here: https://forms. gle/mmYECCZA6QCZoLfx5. Contact: Children’s Librarian; Ms. Kunz at kidsroomvs@nassaulibrary.org.

Tween author chat with Charise Mericle Harper At Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, children in grades five to eight will join at 4 p.m. to meet and chat with Charise Mericle Harper, author of So Embarrassing: Awkward Moments and How to Get Through Them and many other books. Registration: https://forms.gle/ RStsVQT1jNu5idcQ7.

Monday, March. 15 Valley Stream village board of trustees meeting

This regular meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the Village Hall auditorium located at 123 South Central Avenue in Valley Stream. For further information, see the village board of trustees meeting schedule on the village website.

The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Additional information concerning meeting dates and times can be obtained by contacting Ms. Janet Carson, Clerk of the Board, at (516) 4343600, EXT. 5222.

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Alneta Nance, Dorothy Gurley and Shelia Powell made history at Long Island’s Jewish Valley Stream Hospital, each celebrating over 50 years working at the same facility. Valley Stream was featured on the Feb. 15 episode of Jeopardy. The Village website said they are working with NCPD to resolve rising issues with traffic violations. Paw It Forward Pet Pantry is in need of donations. To send a donation visit; https://www.paypal.com/ pools/c/8oYepAQFeo. On the week of Feb. 29 to March 2 the village will be collecting plastic, metal and glass.

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Alzheimer’s group funding NYU research The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, headed by former New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., of Merrick, has awarded a $250,000 grant to NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola to expand and accelerate research that it is conducting to uncover the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease, with the goal of developing new treatments and slowing the progression of the disease. This AFA award follows a $100,000 grant in 2019 that began the cutting-edge research project. The NYU Langone clinicians and scientists are seeking to approximate brain behavior by reprogramming human cells derived from Alzheimer’s patients. Based on genetic information collected through voluntary blood donations from many patients, the team can distinguish where Alzheimer’s neurons diverge from healthy neurons, and from there take corrective action. This allows the team to then non-invasively explore the potential development of new treatments. The study is led by Dr. Allison Reiss, head of the Inflammation Laboratory at the Biomedical Research Institute at NYU Langone Hospital and associate professor of Medicine at NYU Long Island School of Medicine. Reiss is also a member of AFA’s Medical, Scientific and Memory Screening Advisory Board. “This new funding allows us to quicken the pace of our work and include participants with only mild cognitive impairment, allowing us to study subtle changes in the composition and metabolism of neurons before advanced Alzheimer’s has taken hold,” Reiss said. “The brain is the body’s most inaccessible and complex organ, making it extraordinarily challenging for scientists to develop new treatments and cures for Alzheimer’s,” Fuschillo said. “This grant enables the NYU Langone Health team to

Courtesy Alzheimer’s Foundation of America

The Alzheimer’s FoundATion of American recently awarded NYU Langone in Mineola a $250,000 grant to conduct research into the causes of and treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Above, Dr. Allison Reiss, head of the Inflammation Laboratory at the Biomedical Research Institute at NYU Langone Hospital. expand the number of participants, perform additional cutting-edge work and accelerate the pace of this very promising research study. The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is very pleased to make this investment in hope.” “Having cared for a loved one with Alzheimer’s, I know the impact this disease has on families and how desperately new treatments are needed,” said AFA founder and Chairman Bert Brodsky. “We’re hopeful that NYU Langone’s research can make a game-changing scientific breakthrough that will improve the lives of families affected by this terrible disease.” Reiss and her team have been gathering blood samples from individuals liv-

ing with Alzheimer’s, as well as those without the disease. From each blood sample, the research team isolates exosomes that originated in the patient’s brain. Exosomes are small particles shed from every cell, including neurons in the brain. These extracellular pieces, or vesicles, derived from brain neurons carry key genetic information. Researchers are investigating the differences in this genetic information between healthy people and those with Alzheimer’s. The aim is to use the information gained to reprogram Alzheimer’s neurons to behave more like those in healthy people. The research team is also testing a number of drugs for possible repurposing and use in Alzheimer’s disease, as

well as seeking new gene-editing approaches to treatments. The new grant will allow the study to expand the participant pool to include those with mild cognitive impairment. By comparing this group to the original pool of participants who have already progressed to full-blown Alzheimer’s, the earliest deviations from normal can be captured. The study is also being expanded to include first-degree relatives of individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease. Additionally, the grant will allow the team to accelerate the project by using more complex tools to analyze the effectiveness of novel treatments to restore cellular and mitochondrial function. Reiss is joined by Dr. Aaron Pinkhasov, chairman of psychiatry, and Dr. Irving Gomolin, chief of geriatrics, at NYU Langone on Long Island; Dr. Joshua De Leon, associate professor of clinical medicine at the NYU Long Island School of Medicine; and Dr. Lora Kasselman, assistant professor of foundations of medicine, and Dr. Thomas Wisniewski, the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman professor of the NYU Alzheimer’s Disease Center. According to Reiss, in the last two decades, only a handful of medicines were approved to treat Alzheimer’s disease, while the vast majority of clinical trials were halted. Trials typically rely on research first conducted on mice or using spinal fluid, and those often fail to replicate the complex neurological activity in the human brain. That contrasts with research to find cures for cancers of the liver, lungs and other vital organs, where it is increasingly common for pieces of tissue to be extracted for biopsies—and for profiling of cancer cells—to develop with optimal treatment regimens. To give to AFA, go to alzfdn.org/ donate.

Inside LI to host Black History Month webinar By nicole Alcindor nalcindor@liherald.com

In honor of Black History Month, Herald Inside LI will host a webinar featuring Black leaders on Long Island on Feb. 25 at 9:30 a.m. S p e a ke r s w i l l i n cl u d e P h i l Andrews, president of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce Inc.; Regina Armstrong, superintendent of the Hempstead School District; Frederick Brewington, owner, principal, civil rights lawyer and community activist at the Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington; Margo Cargill, CEO of Titanium Linx Consulting Inc.; and Daniel Lloyd, vice president of the of Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, and founder and president of Minority Millennials Inc. The speakers will by Zoom discuss their industries and the culture of

today’s workplaces. They will also discuss how communities have adapted to social justice and racial equity issues, as well as provide insight on how leaders can best harness their influence to impact Long Island. To register to watch the webinar on the scheduled date or receive a recording of the event, go to LIHerald.com/BlackHistoryMonth. To sponsor a webinar or for more information, contact Amy Amato at aamato@richnerlive.com or call (516) 569-4000, ext. 224.

herAld inside li will host a webinar featuring Black leaders on Long Island on Feb. 25 at 9:30 a.m.

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By Peter Belfiore pbelfiore@liherald.com

Valley Stream village officials unveiled street signs for the newly renamed Birch Way on Wednesday, Feb. 17. The change is intended to resolve years of delivery and emergency services mix-ups between a handful of identical addresses in the village and Mill Brook section of the neighborhood. Originally called Birch Lane, the village decided to rename the stretch of street between Cochran Place and Helen Court after complaints from residents that packages and mail were being wrongly delivered to a Birch Lane roughly a mile northeast in Mill Brook, which, while part of Valley Stream and within the same zip code, falls under Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. Mayor Ed Fare said it had never been an issue in the 95 years since the village’s inception. That was until two families with identical last names moved into the same addresses on both streets. With no differentiating information, Post Office and emergency dispatcher mix-ups became frequent. As a result, the Vasquez family at 19 Birch Lane suffered serious and frequent mix-ups. Edgardo Vasquez reported instances in which ambulances called for his 88-year-old mother, who lives with him and his family, arrived at the wrong destination, and an occasion when a doctor’s letter notifying his sister of possibly troubling mammogram test results arrived three months late after having been delivered to the wrong address. Medications too, were going to the wrong place. “It’s been a problem since day one,” Vasquez told the village board at a work session on Dec. 7, when trustees proposed a vote on the name change. “We’ve lived her three years, and we’re ready to move out because we can’t handle it anymore.” Others on the street reported similar issues, although not as severe. Fifteen Birch Lane resident Frank Palacios recounted an instance over the past summer when fire trucks arrived at his home, mistaking his for the address in Mill Brook. Mail and package mix-ups occurred, “all the time,” he said, and described the ritual in which residents from their respective Birch Lane addresses were forced to travel to each-others homes to pick them up. “It’s an annoyance because you’re paying for your packages to get delivered to your house, and now you have to get in your car and go pick up your stuff,” he said. “If there was an emergency, those minutes could be life or death.” Although it only affects nine homes, Mayor Ed Fare said the logistics of changing a street name are challenging, with village maps, GPS, Post Office and emergency dispatcher records having to be altered. Village Attorney Michael Hopkins said notifying affected homeowner of what they would need to do was particularly

challenging. Credit card, financial, identification and home records would all have to be updated. Reaching out to them, Hopkins Explained, was only made more difficult by the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s been nearly impossible with Covid-19 getting in touch with people,” he said. As a result, the process took nearly a year, but on Jan. 11 the board voted to make the name-change official.

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VALLEY STREAM HERALD — February 25, 2021

Village unveils new street signs after address mix-ups

Mayor ed fare, from left, Tom McAleer director of community and economic development, neighbor Frank Palacios and village DPW workers unveiled the street sign for the newly renamed Birch Way.

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Baby, it’s cold outside Embrace the season — indoors and out

his winter season, like so much during the pandemic, is very different as Covid-19 is still very much a threat and we’re trying to do our part to stop the spread and stay healthy. The good news is that wintertime offers many opportunities to have some family fun — even during the pandemic. More good news? Masks to keep you safe from the virus keep your face warm in the winter too! Here is another piece of good news: with vaccinations now underway, the likelihood of a more normal winter next year is high. Keeping kids busy and focused during the pandemicinduced isolation has definitely taken its toll on all of us. It was burden enough when the weather was nice, but now that we’ve been thrust into our new normal of freezing temperatures, frequent snowstorms, etc., our quarantine life seems more challenging than ever. So while that family getaway most likely is cancelled this year, there are still plenty of ways to beat the winter blahs. Yes, family activities are a must right now — even getting outside. Go for a hike! Get your family — and doggo if applicable — and hit a trail or even the beach. Experience the unique appeal of the beach in wibter. Discover a new board game. Families can bond over the discovery and learning of board games. Newer-age games like The Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, and Carrcasonne offer fresh strategy. But classics like Monopoly and Candy Land are always winners. Complete a puzzle. Jigsaw puzzles are a great family/ team building exercise. Work as a team on one aspect of the puzzle, or assign a unique part of the puzzle to each family member. Reenact a favorite movie. With a quick search online, you should be able to find the script to a family favorite movie or favorite scene. Cast family members into their favorite roles and watch the movie magic unfold in your living room. Bake a new recipe. Find a new holiday recipe and bake it together. It is a great way to teach new skills, reinforce math skills, and start a family tradition. Also, since baking has elements of chemistry, there is an added academic component that is the proverbial — and literal — icing on the cake. Feed the birds. While plants sit dormant in winter, birds are still active, providing a great opportunity to aid our feathered friends. Kids can have fun making a simple birdfeeder, or buy one that sticks right to your window for up-close viewing. Put on a performance. Maybe you all learn the same dance, act out a short play, or have a family talent show. Distant relatives will be thrilled to tune in to a live steam and you’ll create a memory that will last a lifetime (especially if it is recorded!) Solve a (fictional) murder. For families with older children, you can spice up the traditional family game night with a murder mystery game. Get into the spirit of the whodunit with costumes and accessories, character backstories, and food or decorations to match the storyline. A quick online search will provide ideas to get you started. Make caring cards. Your family can create hand-made cards that you can mail or drop off to a local nursing home, senior center, hospital, police/fire station, schools, etc. People will appreciate the cards, especially during the pandemic. If you send the cards to schools, teachers will love the support, especially this year! Campout in the living room. This winter everyone could use a change-of-scene. Why not turn your living room into a bedroom and have a family campout? Create tents with sheets draped over furniture. Make sure to bring some books and read under the tents with flashlights! Make a list of new recipes to try. Designate one night of the week to test out each recipe. Each family could be in charge of one of the recipes.

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Do a room makeover. Or even just rearrange the furniture, in the kid's rooms or playroom so they can have a change of scenery without leaving home Research a new outdoor spot. Explore it and plan a day around it and enjoy the adventure! Go through clothes and toys and donate to those in need. It will feel good to clean out your closets and help others Host a virtual Bingo night via Zoom. Invite friends or family to join in. Offer prizes you can mail to the winners. Build a snow fort or a snowperson. Weather allowing of course! Add to the fun by having hot chocolate outside under the stars. Set out chairs at least six feet apart and invite the neighbors. Research places to volunteer. Helping others will help lift your spirits. Many non-profit organizations are open to having volunteers safely either remotely or inperson. Contact some of your favorite local organizations and ask them how your family can help. Host a neighborhood food drive. Food pantries now need pantry donations as demand has increased significantly during the pandemic. Post flyers around the neighborhood or put them in mailboxes. Set a goal — maybe one can for each day of winter? Contact your food pantry of choice to find out if they have specific needs and when you can drop off the donations. Art night! Choose one night (or day) each week to create something amazing together. It could be a large banner with an inspirational message, vision boards, placemats displaying the holiday cards you received this year, a magnificent centerpiece using items from nature — anything goes! Learn a new sport together. This might be cross country skiing, snowshoeing, skating, speed walking, weight lifting, gymnastics, running, or anything that your family is interested in exploring. Staying active this winter will be important for your physical and mental health. n

Above photo: Winter can be a tough time of the year, even under the best of circumstances. Thanks to the chilly temperatures and lack of sunlight, many people deal with the winter blues on an annual basis — and that was before we ever heard the phrase “social distancing.” With a little creativity (and even a few extra layers), you might even find new reasons to love the wintertime!

If it wasn’t for your grade school children, you may have never heard of the term STEM learning. Initiated by the National Science Foundation, STEM education stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. While the geezers in the back (ahem, that’s us!) played with Barbies and G.I. Joes, this emphasis on instilling an attitude of curiosity and inquiry for children of a young age is quite highly regarded. As parents, we should be introducing our children to the scientific method, a systematic and logical approach used to answer a question or solve a problem. This lets our children see the world from a different perspective and gives them the desire to learn how things in the world actually work, and why they are the way they are. STEM games for kids are a great way to have a kid or teen's mind practice different ways to solve problems, thinking through each step like a game of checkers. Here are some creative ideas. Galaxy Rocket Ship Recommended ages: 3 and older MagnaTiles has turned into a household brand, so its partnership with CreateOn just seems like a natural fit. With the Galaxy Rocket Ship, your child can unlock a world of learning about planets and the solar system. Side one builds a rocket ship, while side two includes all the planets of the solar system, two versions of the sun, the moon, and an astronaut. Botley 2.0 Recommended ages: 5 and older If you’re tired of having your kids sit in front of a screen (I’m talking to you, remote learning), then Botley 2.0 is a great choice. It lets kids enjoy educational, screen-free STEM fun with handson coding and critical thinking without the need for a phone or tablet. Children will code their way through obstacle courses with simple sequences and explore ways to code through colors and movements. Kodable Recommended ages: 5 and older Kodable is a STEM curriculum that allows kids as young as kindergarten to learn coding basics. The award-winning learnto-code program provides easy-to-follow lessons and games that can be done at home. With Kodable, kids through fifth grade have the opportunity to think like a programmer and grow to learn how to write JavaScript. Shashibo Recommended ages: 7 and older Tap into a child’s imagination with Shashibo, which is just as interesting as the name suggests. The shape-shifting box (that sort of resembles origami?) transforms into more than 70 shapes. If you have the opportunity to get more than one, your child will be able to combine several cubes to build even larger shapes, sculptures, and structions. n Above photo: STEM toys help your child dabble in critical scientific fields in a fun way, building mental bridges to move them ahead of the crowd faster.

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Residents, officials team up to collect help for locals Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages partnered with community leaders Gabriella Hart and Linda Bindra to collect hundreds of books, toys, games, articles of clothing and household items to benefit struggling Legislative District 3 families. Books collected through the drive were given to the Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County so that they can be distributed to Head Start programs throughout the County. Clothing and household items were donated to Reverend Edy Bichotte of the Bethany French Baptist

Church in Elmont to be distributed to community members in need. “As we emerge from difficult times and build a solid foundation for our future, efforts to support the education and overall well-being of children and families in our community is especially important,” Solages said. “I am thankful for the generosity shown by community leaders like Gabriella and Linda and the giving spirit that made this drive such a great success.” -Compiled by Peter Belfiore

Memorial Junior High School counselor Laura Mesa has been nominated for the National Life Group LifeChanger of the Year Award for 2021. Mesa was nominated by Robert Rotunda, executive director for the New York State School Counselor Association. She has been a guidance counselor in the district for the past 17 years and is known for her dynamic sense of professionalism and innate caring nature. In addition to her role as school counselor, Mesa also helped found the ASPIRA Leadership Development Club at Memorial and is currently its acting adviser. This club is intended to inspire students to become involved within the community and helps them develop self-confidence and team building skills. Her nomination opens up the chance for the Central High School District to win cash prizes. To boost her chances district residents can post comments through the following link: http://app.lifechangeroftheyear. com/nomination_detail.cfm?No minationID=6323&NominationYe ar=2020&SchoolState=NY.

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ConTinued from fronT throughout American history, and there is a richness and authenticity to Black culture that I am proud of.” Brown said she was proud to celebrate Black History Month because she can reflect on her great-great-grandfather, who brought himself out of slavery, and recount stories she has been told about her great-grandmother, who attended college to earn her master’s degree in the 1930s. “ I t w a s i m p r e s s ive t h a t t h e y achieved that, and this motivates me to know that if they pushed that hard for achievements during a time when it was harder to achieve, I can too,” she said. “I’ve never questioned my beauty, because my grandparents and parents taught me to be proud to stand out, and I have always loved my beautiful tan and brown glow.” Brown said, however, that celebrations of Black history shouldn’t be confined to one month. Courtesy Qumyka Howell “On the one hand, I think it’s a Valley sTream residenT Qumyka moment to highlight the many contributions that Black people have afforded Howell said she has always been proud to our country; however, It brings to mind be Black. that for the 11 other months, Black people, who make up a great fabric of the history of America, are considered an great to know that I come from a group ‘other,’” she said. “And oftentimes, tele- of people that have always strived for vision will depict the Black experience excellence,” she said. “My Blackness as one that is met with merely trauma, can’t be defined in one word, because but Black History Month reminds us it’s multifaceted. Being Black is somet h i n g t h a t I l ive a n d that trauma is not the bulk breathe, and it is my identiof every Black person’s life ty.” experiences. As a Black perAlthough Howell son, for every traumatic declined to share specific experience with racism that instances of racism that I’ve had, I’ve gone through her family has faced, she many more positive did acknowledge that somemoments that make me times her children are proud to be me.” Trisha Brown treated differently at school Qumyka Howell, 43, also for what she believes is the said she has always been Valley Stream color of their skin, but proud to be Black. Her strives to motivate them. father and mother took For the past eight months, she has pride in their Blackness, Howell said, and she intends to pass that on to her overseen the Valley Stream Community Book Club, which, while open to anyone own sons. “I try to exemplify greatness, and it’s in the community, is intended to

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dr. ChrisTan akaeze said that for him, Black History Month is a time to pay tribute to people who struggled with discrimination in the past.

Valley sTreamer dr. Nana Akaeze said she believed that being Black is beautiful.

explore literature from a diversity of authors. “Oftentimes me and my boys will watch Black motivational speakers talking about their power and influence because it helps them to understand that they can achieve great things too,” she said. “When you use inspiring Black literature, it can motivate your children and other Black people by giving them a sense of pride and hope that this is what people that look like them were able to accomplish.” Valley Streamers Dr. Christan Akaeze, 54, and his wife, Dr. Nana Akaeze, 45, said they both experienced racism in the hiring process as educators, but were both eventually able to find jobs as professors at the University of the People, an online college based in California. They both said that this month gives them a chance to reflect on

the achievements of many Black activists who helped promote equity. “Black History Month is a time to pay tribute to Black people before us who struggled with discrimination, and to be thankful that as Black people we now have the freedom to vote and to be voted into position because of those people who fought for our rights,” Christian said. “Racism, for me, has been louder and more blaring in the last five years, and this is why every day should be a celebration for Black people.” “Everything about being Black is beautiful,” Nana said. “We are tough. I am proud to be a Black woman. There are things that are harder for us than other non-marginalized groups, but we have shown over the years that we can withstand anything and come out stronger and resilient.”

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A. Your floor is expanding, and the ridges at the seams are rising, because the floor has nowhere else to expand to. This problem is common, and was caused by the floor being limited from expanding because the cabinets and island, along with heavy furniture placed over the finished floor, keep the floor from expanding when the heat onte eeper is on. Wetting the floor to clean it also causes expansion, and should be limited or not done with water at all. Solving this problem is easier said than done. Basically, anywhere the floor is unable to move defeats the purpose, and only by freeing up the floor will the problem work itself out. There’s a simple wall molding that our ancestors used that seems to be generally forgotten. Even though I include this detail in most of the drawings I prepare, I rarely see this last little strip of molding being installed. What the molding does is act like a gap cover, since properly installed flooring has a quarter- to halfinch gap at the edges of the floor, including around a fixed island and around the room’s perimeter. The whole perimeter will need to be cut so the trim molding will need to be added, unless the vertical trim board has been installed with a space, in which case the flooring has to be able to float (slide back and forth) under the vertical wallboard trim. Our ancestors were very observant of nature, and skilled finish carpenters passed along their knowledge of the way materials behave. I worked for a finish carpenter while in high school, and learned that molding and trim weren’t just a finishing touch, but also a necessity to hide the places where materials needed room to expand and contract, at ceilings, floors, stairs and doors. Miracle materials have come along since then that were supposed to change the industry, like plastic moldings that are more temperature stable, but nature never disappoints. Natural or not, materials all have to work together, whether it’s the way they react to moisture, sunlight, heat or cold. You’re going to need to get the contractor to organize the flooring installer and the finish carpenter to coordinate cutting the floor, and either install the shoe molding or space the vertical trim baseboard so the floor moves and adjusts underneath, even at the island and kitchen cabinet bases. Hopefully, the flooring was installed over a moisture-proof expansion membrane. Then enjoy your floor.

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A year later, lessons learned from the pandemic

he coronavirus pandemic reached Long Island a year ago next week, at first bringing a handful of cases before it dug in and exploded, wreaking havoc. We failed to see it coming until it was too late. We failed to imagine its destructive power. Nassau County’s first reported case was a 42-year-old Uniondale man who worked at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre and was treated at NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola, now NYU Langone. His case was reported last March 3. Three days later, Uniondale Schools Superintendent Dr. William Lloyd said in a statement, “The district has been in close contact with Nassau County and New York state health officials, and we have been told that at the current time, there is no reason to take any additional precautionary or preventive measures than those we already have in place.” By mid-March, schools had shut down. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran gave the order to close them for two weeks. Students didn’t return to their school buildings until September, learning, as best as they could, virtually, using new and unfamiliar online platforms like Zoom and Google Classroom. Businesses shuttered, some never to return. Hospitals — and the brave women and men who staff them — were quickly overwhelmed by the coronavirus caseload. So were funeral homes. Death, it seemed, was everywhere. And so here we are, a year later, battered and bruised, many of us filled with

anxiety because of a job loss, economic issues or simply the uncertainty that the coronavirus has brought to all of our lives. “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,” the saying goes. After a full year of coping with a relentless disease, watching too many family members and friends fall prey to it, we are tired, ready for this nightmare to be over. We need to feel normal again. We are wiser, however. Our children are learning, albeit at a slower pace than they did. We are more forgiving of students if they miss a homework assignment or fail an exam. We don’t require them, to the degree that we did, to take the seemingly unending battery of state tests they were subjected to for years. Even the SAT is no longer sacrosanct, with a growing number of colleges becoming SAT-optional. Maybe that’s how it should have been all along. Perhaps our expectations were unrealistic. Long before the pandemic, young people complained, like no generation before, of the anxiety they were feeling. Maybe we should have listened more closely, understood better. If we come out of the pandemic with more realistic expectations of our children — and the desire to let them be kids at least part of the time — then some good will have come from this hell that we have collectively experienced. Maybe — just maybe — we will have learned that children’s feelings matter more in the end than their grades. At the same time, the pandemic

leTTers O’Connell was ‘right on the mark’ To the Editor: John O’Connell’s column in the Feb. 4-10 issue, “Agree with me or shut up,” was right on the mark. I have liberal relatives who still blame President Trump for all our woes, and it’s very difficult to have a reasonable conversation with them, on any subject, because they will always bring up the topic of politics. Many thanks to O’Connell for speaking up for many of us. PAT KING Merrick

It was worthy of framing To the Editor: Reading “Agree with me or shut up” was a profound breath of fresh air. Thank you, John O’Connell, for your thoughts. I’m going to frame this article as proof that there are still good people

exposed, like never before, the wide disparities in educational opportunities for children from different communities, based largely on race and socioeconomic forces beyond their control. We should commit, like never before, to closing these gaps so all children are given equal opportunity to learn. When you’ve had so much taken from you, you start to reassess all that you are. How much does owning the biggest house on the block or the shiniest car really matter? When you’re on a ventilator fighting for your life, not at all. We also learned that we’re highly adaptable creatures. Countless businesses have carried on virtually, leaving their owners wondering why they hadn’t tried going remote earlier. It saves time and effort. It also saves gasoline and, thus, money. And, as we have learned, it might be a way of saving the planet — less travel by car means less greenhouse gases sent into our atmosphere, which could help slow the climate crisis, the biggest of the crises facing humanity. We shouldn’t look back and beat ourselves up. We didn’t know better. We do now, though. The question is, when we are past the pandemic, who will we become? Will we revert to our old ways or adopt our newfound practices? We are likely to achieve herd immunity within the next year through a combination of inoculation and infection. Now is a good time to start planning for that day, and to decide how we will live in the years after these difficult days.

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applaud the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent guidance update recommending that people who are fully vaccinated not be confined to quarantine after exposure to a case of Covid-19. Becoming fully vaccinated provides many with a sense of liberation, but it also comes with a deep social responsibility. According to published research, full vaccination — defined as two weeks after the second dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine — virtually eliminates a person’s Lawrence e. chance of dying the strains of eisenstein from the virus we are currently likely to encounter. The vaccines provide excellent protection for most people from even contracting it. Nonetheless, a small percentage of vaccinated people will still come down with Covid-19. And researchers continue to study whether someone who has been vaccinated can transmit the virus to others. While I think they will ultimately find at least some protection against transmission, we can’t yet quantify the risk. Until we have these answers, vaccinated people must assume the responsibility of ensur-

ing they don’t inadvertently spread the virus. Our knowledge of Covid-19 is expanding rapidly, and science should guide our policymaking. The new CDC guidance is important not because it’s a get-out-of-jail-free card — it isn’t — but because of the accompanying explanation. The agency didn’t just issue a blanket statement that vaccinated people don’t need to quarantine after exposure; rather, it gave an important medical explanation. It acknowledged that the risk/ benefit ratio, a cherished tenet in medical evaluation, shifts after people are vaccinated. They aren’t completely free of the possibility of contracting or transmitting disease, but the odds of doing so change. We should acknowledge and even celebrate the fact that vaccinated people are highly unlikely to die of the current predominant strains of Covid-19. But we don’t yet know how long the post-vaccination protection lasts, so the CDC set the quarantine-free policy at 90 days — a period supported by science — as long as people have no symptoms following their exposure. The other side of the equation is benefits. There are important psychological, economic, sociological and health-related benefits to keeping people active, produc-

tive and out of quarantine, and there are profound impacts of keeping them in quarantine. The CDC concluded that although there is some risk of vaccinated people contracting and spreading the virus, the risks of forcing them to quarantine outweigh the benefits. I fully support this analysis. Quarantine, the taking away of someone’s freedom in the interest of protecting the public’s health, must be ordered responsibly. A careful evaluation of the risk/ benefit ratio is the correct way for public health policymakers to proceed. I believe the next step should be a lifting of the domestic travel quarantine for New Yorkers who are fully vaccinated. If we are no longer quarantining fully vaccinated people with a known exposure, why would we take away their freedom just because they’ve traveled — including those with no known exposures? Using good science, we might find that some locations have more dangerous variants. In those cases, quarantine might become necessary, even for fully vaccinated travelers. I get asked all the time when I think we will return to life as we knew it before the pandemic. We aren’t going to just flip a switch, and parts of our new normal might be here to stay. I for one will always

eep in mind that parts of our new normal — like masks — may be here to stay.

Letters that are willing to stand up and speak whole truths. ANThONY ChrIsOsTOMO East Meadow

Doesn’t O’Connell care about facts? To the Editor: My response to John O’Connell’s column is, wow! Just wow! O’Connell complains that “the individual’s right to freely express ideas . . . true or not . . . or [not] reliably sourced at all” should be allowed to flow freely. really? And he dares call himself a journalist? The reason that “the percentage of those who don’t trust the media at all went up five points in one year” is because of the absolute outright lies the radical right has fomented on sites like Parler. Thank God big tech stopped that slander. The big lie that the election was “stolen” is exactly what led to the insurrection on Jan. 6. O’Connell says “half the country is vexed by the prospect of a Biden-harris administration unchecked by the house and senate.” Well, more than half the country was obviously vexed by a Trump-Pence administration whose lies were retold on far-right extremist outlets and went unchecked by the house and senate. Thus,

wear a mask on a plane, because the benefit of not getting sick with Covid-19, influenza or any respiratory virus that could ruin my vacation far outweighs the tiny cost of wearing that mask. To get back to life as we knew it will require a stepwise series of policy decisions based on benefit outweighing risk, each getting us closer to that light at the end of the tunnel. We don’t have all the answers regarding Covid-19 transmission or variants yet. Until we do, County Executive Laura Curran and I continue to remind residents that it is vital for fully vaccinated people to strike a balance between the activities that become relatively safer following vaccination (reflected in the CDC’s new policy) and the necessary social responsibility for vaccinated people to continue taking protective measures. They should protect themselves and their communities by wearing masks, social distancing, and staying home and getting tested when they feel ill. Fully vaccinated people should be comforted, even liberated by the knowledge they will surely survive even if they catch Covid-19. They can enjoy that luxury while protecting their neighbors and loved ones until everyone experiences the exuberance of immunity. Dr. Lawrence E. Eisenstein is the Nassau County commissioner of health.

Framework by Christina Fraser

more than half the country voted for truth over lies, and sane governing over the anarchy brought on by the MAGA rioters and the radically dangerous right. Elections do have consequences, and the people, individuals expressing their individualism, have spoken. so John, take your right-wing group think and weep into your pillow for the next four years as most of America has been forced to for the past four years. LEE PAsTOrE Seaford

Newspapers aren’t the enemy To the Editor: Now that our nation’s truest “enemy of the people” — Donald J. Trump — is no longer president, I would like to contrast his labeling newspapers and other modern media the “enemy of the people” with what a better, wiser president — Thomas Jefferson — said in 1787 about the press of his era: “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” rIChArD sIEGELMAN Plainview

For a dog named Charlie, a playground coated in white — Bayville

VALLEY STREAM HERALD — February 25, 2021

So now that you’re vaccinated . . .

February 25, 2021 — VALLEY STREAM HERALD

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How do you know I’m from Lawn Guyland?

was in Ryann’s Wines in East Meadow around the holidays, standing at the checkout, when a fellow customer, a man in his 70s, called out to a 20-something employee from across the store. “Where’s yuh bittuhz?” the man inquired loudly. Befuddled, the young man asked for clarification. “Excuse me?” I immediately knew what the gentleman was looking for, and probably where he could find it. But rather than clear up the situation, I NICK stood silent. “Yuh bittuhz … bitBuglIoNe tuhz,” the older man exclaimed, growing a bit frustrated. I should have told the kid what the guy was looking for, but I was enjoying the confusion. After another few moments, the light bulb finally went on in the clerk’s head. “Oh, bittERS,” he said, directing the man to the correct aisle. I walked out of the store with a halfsmile, because that brief interaction highlighted a notion that has been turning around in my mind for some time: Younger Long Islanders don’t “tawk” like we

older folks anymore. I don’t have anything beyond anecdotal evidence of this linguistic shift, but I’m positive it’s been happening for some time. Ten years ago, I married Jill and became stepdad to Nicolas and Jake. At the time the boys were 6 and 4, respectively. I remember how much it frustrated me that they said the word “orange” wrong. They pronounced it “OR-enge.” It sounded like nails on a chalkboard to me, and I’d correct them over and over, “It’s not ‘OR-enge,’ it’s ‘ARE-inge,’” I’d tell them. “Say it like ya from New Yawk.” I wondered where they picked up this mispronunciation. Had they spent time in Florida before coming into my life? No, that wasn’t it. Their dad grew up just a few minutes east of me, and he “tawked” just like I do. In a few years, Jill and I had Adriana and then Elia and, as soon as they were able to talk, they started saying stuff wrong. It was “wah-ter,” not “wah-tuh” and “hot dahg,” not “hot dawg.” My friends noticed the same thing with their kids, and you might have, too. If not, try this. Have your kids say talk, daughter, call and coffee, and see if you notice a difference.

My interest was piqued after the liquor store encounter, so I set out to find some answers. I contacted Hofstra University to see if they could hook me up with a linguistics professor who could shed some light on the subject. They put me in touch with Ilona Pierce, an associate professor in the Department of Drama and Dance. It seemed like a curious choice, but Pierce seemed to know her stuff when it came to the “Lawn Guyland” accent. It’s part of her job to teach budding Long Island actors how to ditch their accent for a more “neutral American” one. “I’m not a linguist, but I do spend most of my time listening to the speech of young actors — from Long Island, but also from all over the country and the world,” she said. First off, Pierce set me straight on a point of contention. Despite what some locals claim, there is absolutely no difference between the Long Island and the New York City accent. Ours has its roots in New York City, Pierce explained, and it spread out as New Yawk— sorry, New Yorkers moved out to the suburbs. Second, she confirmed that the Long Island accent is absolutely evolving. “I hear way fewer t-h sounds changed to t/d,” she said. “In the Long Island accent

s soon as our kids were able to talk, they started saying stuff wrong.

of the 20th century, you’d hear ‘wit’ for ‘with’ or ‘dis’ and ‘dat’ for ‘this’ and ‘that.’” She also said kids aren’t dropping r’s for a’s anymore (turning “ever” into “eva,” for instance) and they have adopted a more “general American” pronunciation of words like “Harry, Gary and marry.” Case in point: my daughter Adriana is currently reading the classic “Hairy” Potter series. So, what the heck is going on? Well, according to Pierce, accents just naturally evolve over time. Nowadays, people relocate more easily and frequently and, as they move, they bring their sounds with them, she said. That made sense to me. The more I thought about it, I realized that I didn’t speak exactly like Grandma and Grandpa Buglione did. They came from Brooklyn and didn’t boil water, they “berled” it. They used the “terlit,” not the toilet. And if they knew a guy named Earl, they probably would’ve called him “Oil.” But I never spoke that way. It wasn’t all bad news, though. Pierce said she still hears kids calling dogs “dawgs,” and some of them still drink “cawfee.” Maybe there’s hope for the Long Island accent after awl. Nick Buglione is a teacher, freelance journalist and former editor of the East Meadow Herald.

A governor bruised by a pandemic mistake

admired Gov. Mario Cuomo so much that I actually bought an old CD of his speeches some years ago, and I actually listened to them. So I am educated in the successes and rhetorical and political skills of the Cuomo boys. But what to say about Gov. Andrew Cuomo in light of recent headlines? As a longtime supporter who watched his rise through the razor wire of New York politics, I have to say, Governor, you let us down. According to The New York Times, the Cuomo RANDI administration KReISS did not fully disclose the staggering numbers of Covid-19 nursing home deaths in New York City last spring. The allegation is that the horrific death toll — 15,000 and counting — was, in part, the result of the governor’s order to move Covid patients who had been hospitalized back to nursing homes and long-term care facilities. The nursing homes weren’t equipped to handle pandemic disease, and they didn’t have sufficient protective gear for their staff. A cascading series of flawed policy

and thinking led to increased infections and deaths. Remember: Last March 5, Cuomo announced that cases of Covid-19 had doubled overnight from 11 to 22 statewide. By April 1, there were 83,000 reported cases. By May 1, New York state was nearing 375,000 cases. By late spring, Covid patients were swamping New York hospitals. Refrigerator trucks converted to mobile morgues stood outside some medical centers. The search for more personal protective equipment and ventilators was desperate, and in that context, Cuomo made the decision to move Covid patients from hospitals back to nursing homes. There were many possible reasons for that decision, from suggested political advantage to the prospect of hospitals having to triage care for all the incoming patients, to conflicting advice from medical experts on how to move forward. The result was that many thousands of nursing home residents died, almost always alone, almost always without saying goodbye to their loved ones whose grief is now compounded by anger. The people who took care of them, from the

nurses to the aides to the custodians who washed the floors, also died from the virus as it surged through the facilities. In recent statements, Cuomo has said that the policy was a mistake, and that there should have been more transparency when reporting the nursing home fatalities. He said the total of deaths reported was “delayed,” but he didn’t say that was intentional or self-protective. He said there was a “void.” There were many missteps in the early days of the pandemic. Supplies were scarce, and doctors and scientists who are usually in their comfort zone treating disease were shocked by the ferocity of the virus, even in the best hospitals in New York. There was no federal leadership. President Trump played the governors, had them begging for ventilators and masks that he dispensed grudgingly and for which he demanded obeisance. Cuomo’s nursing home policy was among the many mistakes that were made in those months. It follows that whenever Cuomo realized that the hospital-to-nursing-homepolicy was a mistake, he should have said so, fully and publicly. Waiting, delaying,

uomo rose to the occasion in those first months. He inspired us. He also let us down.

hiding the real numbers or whatever was done to avoid revealing the full truth was wrong. Attempting to cover up the tragedy, if that’s what was done, only compounded thousands of families’ pain. Cuomo is also the leader who sat before the cameras and the press every single morning for months and talked us through the wrenching changes in our lives brought about by the pandemic. He was steady and confident and told us we could get through it. He reminded us that we were “New York tough,” and we believed him. Governor, you rose to the occasion in those first months and provided steady leadership that helped us stay anchored in our lives. You did it while fighting a novel disease that was crushing the city, and you did it without significant support from the federal government. You inspired us, you kept the city going, you were a rock. I will never forget your 11 a.m. fireside chats. You also let us down. No thinking citizen of this state or country expects simple, black-and-white solutions to problems or leaders who are perfect. But we do expect you to tell us the truth, even when it hurts us. Even when it hurts you. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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