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MAY 19 - 25, 2022
ElECtioN WiNNErS
Vincent Caposio District 13 trustee
John Maier
Milagros Vicente
District 24 trustee
District 13 trustee
Markus Wilson
Kimberly Wheeler
Valley Stream Union school District 13
Total budget: $58.545 million. Passed, 956-674
District 24 trustee
Valley Stream Union school District 13 candidates
District 24 trustee
Milagros Vicente beat Michael Morin 960-481, while Vincent Caposio defeated Bill Freda 1,032-423.
Valley Stream Union school District 24 budget Tim Baker/Herald
trAffiC At thE intersection of Stuart and Central avenues, looking toward the entrance and exit ramps of the Southern State Parkway’s Exit 13.
$20 million earmarked for upgrade of Exit 13 ramps By JUAN lASSo jlasso@liherald.com
“It’s a nightmare.” That’s how resident Nayyer Zubair, and several others, described navigating the fast-moving traffic on the six-way convergence of roads at Exit 13 of the Southern State Parkway. Locals have long been concerned about the notorious intersection on the south side of the parkway, where Central and Stuart avenues meet the Southern State’s one entrance and two exit ramps. W h i l e o f f i c i a l s h ave
deployed short-term fixes like a crossing guard and a pedestrian crosswalk to reduce the danger on the roadways and sidewalks, accidents have continued to happen. And talks by state and local lawmakers about making improvements at the interchange have dragged on for years, with no major overhaul in sight. Late last month, however, State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, obtained $20 million in federal funding to reconfigure the Exit 13
ramps as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s five-year, $32.8 billion State Department of Transportation capital plan. The plan to redesign the parkway’s ramps is a major step forward for residents in what has proven to be a long, drawn-out fight for change. Many local and state leaders first became aware of the dangers of the interchange nearly a decade ago, on Dec. 3, 2013. That night, Mohamed Tarek, a 14-year-old Elmont High School student, was Continued on page 3
Total: $33.978 million. Passed, 454-265
Valley Stream Union school District 24 candidates John Maier beat Cristina Arroyo 576-291. Markus Wilson bested Megan Fleming 586-248. Kimberly Wheeler slipped past Cynthia Nunez 540-298 for Nunez.
Valley Stream Union school District 30 candidates Sandra Okafor ran unopposed
Valley Stream Union school District 30 budget Total: $41.83 million. Passed, 266-135
Valley Stream Central high School District budget Total: $138.49 million. Passed, 1,721-1,143
— Juan Lasso