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Tinyes tribute unveiled Murdered teen remembered in Grant Park memorial By JeFFReY BeSSeN jbessen@liherald.com
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KellY TiNYeS, a Valley Stream resident who attended Woodmere Middle School, was murdered in 1989, at age 13.
Family members, friends and elected officials gathered in Nassau County’s Grant Park in Hewlett last Saturday to unveil a memorial plaque and bricks in memory of Kelly Tinyes, a 13-year-old Woodmere Middle School student from Valley Stream who was murdered by Robert Golub in 1989. Childhood friends of Tinyes began the Forever Young Kelly Brick Campaign last year as a positive way to remember their friend. The memorial has an
area of concrete near the park’s entrance with engraved bricks, benches and recreational tables. Grant Park was known to be Tinyes’s favorite. Friends said that in the winter of 1989, they spent most Friday nights there, hanging out and ice skating. “It was a beautiful day celebrating a beautiful soul that was taken from us way too soon,” Mindy Nirenberg said. “Her memory will never be forgotten, and we are so happy to help to make sure of that by c re at i n g t h i s p e r m a n e n t Continued on page 7
Valley Stream superintendent is suspended indefinitely By JUaN laSSo jlasso@liherald.com
At a special meeting June 29, the Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education voted to suspend Superintendent Dr. William Heidenreich for up to 90 days with pay, followed by a suspension without pay for the indefinite future. The board also appointed Dr. Wayne Loper as acting superintendent from July 1 to June 30, 2022, and named Emmanuel Glasu acting assistant superintendent for finance and operations starting Aug. 1. Last Dec. 9, the school board voted in a split decision to grant
Heidenreich a medical leave of absence. Four days before that decision, the New York Post had published an article detailing how Heidenreich, in a series of texts and voice messages sent to Orange Fitness Theory in Merrick, where he lives, threatened to infect gym-goers and staff members with the coronavirus after receiving notifications that the gym would soon unfreeze his membership. At the time, Heidenreich was self-isolating after he had come in contact with someone who had tested positive for Covid-19, but he subsequently tested negative. “I’m demanding that you free ze my membership for
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ur children deserve better than to have their leader say such disturbing remarks. laURiel oRSaNo-MoRaleS another month,” Heidenreich said in one voice message obtained by the Post. “If you don’t, I’m going to cough all over everyone.” In another message, he said, “I’m happy to come in there and spread the disease and cough all
over everyone.” In response to Heidenreich’s comments, the gym reportedly notified Nassau County police, but decided to cancel his membership rather than press charges, the Post also reported. “I was definitely surprised when I first heard the story,” said Anthony Cruz, a rising junior at New York University
who graduated from Valley Stream Central High School in 2019. During his time as a student leader at the high school, Cruz served as the first student liaison to the Board of Education for all of the high schools in Valley Stream, a position he created. He recalled working closely with Heidenreich. Continued on page 4
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Nassau will protect seniors from extreme heat rtraverso@liherald.com
Valley Stream, Franklin Square, Elmont and other areas of Nassau County are taking steps to protect elderly residents and other vulnerable populations from the dangers of extreme heat this summer. Extreme heat, defined as “Summertime temperatures that are substantially hotter and/or more humid than expected or typical for a specific region” by a report conducted by the New York State Department of Health on the effect of high temperatures on vulnerable populations, is on the rise in the county. The report, titled “Heat and Health Profile Report: Nassau County,” found that summertime temperatures in New York state “Have been increasing for [the] past several decades and are predicted to continue to increase along with more frequent and intense [extreme heat events] over the next century.” The report stresses that high temperatures and exposure to extreme heat can lead to adverse health effects in vulnerable populations such as young children, outdoor workers and socioeconomically disadvantaged people. The elderly are especially at risk, as the Environmental Protection Agency has found that since 1999, people 65 years and older have been several times more likely to die of heat-related cardiovascular disease than the general population. “Direct impacts of extreme heat on health include heat-related illness (heat cramps, heat exhaustion, or heat stroke) and even death,” the state Department Of Health report stated. “Exposure to extreme heat can also exacerbate pre-existing conditions like cardiovascular, respiratory and
renal diseases.” People with chronic medical conditions are at high risk for heatrelated illnesses and should avoid exposure to high temperatures. Common symptoms of heat-related illnesses include headache, dizziness, fatigue, anxiety, nausea, vomiting and low pulse rate, as well as cold, pale and clammy skin, or hot, flushed dry skin, the report added, noting that July is consistently the hottest month of the year in New York. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky emphasized the real-world impact of rising temperatures on Nassau County residents. “The high temperatures and humidity that have been affecting our region is no small matter,” said Kaminsky, who chairs the Senate’s Environmental Conservation Committee and is also a member of the Health Committee, “and it’s extremely important that Nassau residents — especially our senior citizens — take extra care to stay cool. “Whether that’s at home or at cooling centers, the danger of heat-related illnesses is a very real concern as climate change continues to cause hotter summers,” Kaminsky added. “I encourage all residents to take the necessary steps to stay safe this summer.” Earlier this month, Nassau County opened three cooling centers to the public, and offered these tips for residents to protect themselves and others during extreme heat: ■ Check on relatives and friends, especially the elderly. ■ Increase time spent in an air-conditioned environment. ■ Drink fluids, especially water. Avoid
a RepoRt ConduCted by the state Department of Health mapped areas of extreme heat vulnerability across Nassau County.
beverages that contain alcohol. ■ Take cool baths. ■ Individuals especially at risk, such as the elderly or those with chronic illnesses, should refrain from physical activity, avoid being alone, keep their sleeping area well ventilated and avoid falling asleep in a hot room. ■ Eat light but nutritious foods. ■ Avoid the sun at the hottest times of the day. ■ Wear a hat and light, loose-fitting clothing. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, heat is the top weather-related killer in the U.S. despite the fact that most
heat-related deaths can be prevented through outreach and intervention. Some 11,000 Americans have died from heat-related causes since 1979, according to the EPA’s analysis of death certificates. “With the temperature set to rise, the combination of heat and humidity can become unbearable and dangerous for many of our residents,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said. “I encourage all residents to take precautions and visit one of our cooling centers if they need relief from the heat.” The cooling center at the Elmont Senior Center is open to the public, and the addresses and contact information of other Nassau County cooling centers can be found at https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/weather/cooling/.
County opioid lawsuit: ‘the first signs of real accountability’ By MalloRy Wilson mwilson@liherald.com
Nassau County has established a revenue fund to help end opioid abuse, officials announced last week. The Special Revenue Fund will bring Nassau County “one step closer to ending the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic,” County Legislator Rose Marie Walker, who chairs the Legislature’s Health Committee, said in a press release. The funds will be directed toward educational programs to help addicts, Walker said. “We want to send a clear message to the residents of Nassau County that we are committed to doing everything in our power to take on these drugs that have ruined our communities, broken up families, and continue to put our children in harm’s way,” she said. According to Daniel Schrafel, the communications director for the Legislature’s Democratic caucus, the county is set to receive approximately $15.3 million of a $230 million settlement with the state by pharmaceutical manufacturer and distributor John & Johnson, which has been accused of helping to fuel the opioid crisis in New York. With the settlement, Johnson & Johnson avoided going to trial with several other opioid manufacturers.
In a statement on its website, Johnson & these funds will be used to prevent any Johnson said that the settlement was not an future devastation,” she said. Opioid deaths on Long Island increased admission of guilt, and that “the money given will provide New York, and all by 77 percent from 2013 to 2017, from 358 to 617, according to the New Yorkinvolved, funding to help based Fiscal Policy Institute, a address any and all opioidnonprofit research and educarelated issues.” The company tion organization. A 2019 FPI said it had discontinued makreport stated that New York ing prescription pain medicastate had 1,681 deaths caused tions in the U.S. by opioids in 2013. By 2017, that Last month, a class-action number had grown to 3,224 — a lawsuit filed by Nassau and 92 percent increase in only Suffolk counties and state four years. Attor ney General Letitia The lawsuit originally listed James convened in court in smaller pharmacies, like CVS, Central Islip for opening stateRite Aid, Walmart and Walments. The lawsuit accuses greens. Before the trial’s openpharmaceutical giants including arguments, however, those ing Teva Pharmaceuticals, smaller distributors had setAmerisource Bergen, McKestled. son Corp, Endo PharmaceutiIn 2019, Purdue Pharma cals, Allegan Finance and Car- lauRa CuRRan filed for bankruptcy. The cases dinal Health of feeding the opi- County executive against Purdue, Mallinckrodt, oid epidemic. James referred and Rochester Drug Cooperato it as “the nation’s most extensive lawsuit” to hold manufactures tive are now moving separately though U.S. Bankruptcy Court, according to a press and distributors accountable. “While no amount of money will ever release from the attorney general’s office. “For far too long, opioid manufacturers compensate for the thousands who lost their lives or became addicted to opioids have flooded communities with powerful across our state or provide solace to the and addictive narcotics with impunity, and countless families torn apart by this crisis, the lethal addiction crisis that it spawned
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continues to devastate families in Nassau County and across the nation,” County Legislator Josh Lafazan said. “That is why it’s so fitting for Nassau County to use these funds to deliver life-saving treatment and recovery resources to all who seek them. I strongly support any effort that will maximize the benefits derived from these funds.” State Sen. Kevin Thomas said, “Drug manufacturers and distributors continuously chose to put profits over human lives, creating and prolonging this public health crisis,” Thomas said. “After years of struggle and anguish, we are finally seeing the first signs of real accountability for the pharmaceutical industry’s role in the crisis.” “Nassau County is paying a painful price to heal the damage caused by the opioid epidemic,” County Executive Laura Curran said in a news release. “We must ensure that any settlement money is used to support mental health and addiction programs in an effort to help residents and families who have been affected by substance abuse.” While there is still work that needs to be done, Thomas said the settlement would “save countless lives across the nation, and deliver crucial funding to strengthen opioid prevention, treatment and education efforts across New York.”
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Valley Stream board suspends superintendent hold, especially during a global pandemic. “He was my first contact whenever there That incident did not represent Valley was a student issue or if there was some- Stream well. The superintendent is seen as a leader for the school district not only for the thing that Dr. Heidenreich wanted to presday-to-day operations, but also ent to the board that involved a reflecting the tone and vision of student voice, so we had a good the district.” back and forth,” Cruz said. “DefQuestions linger over what initely for a long period of time, the current suspension could I looked up to him.” mean for Heidenreich’s role as a After the incident, Heidenpublic-school administrator. reich apologized last Dec. 6 in Even more uncertain is the an email to the Central High impact that his absence will School District community, sayhave on the future of the Cening that he had “acted inapprotral High School District. As the priately,” adding, “My family district prepares for the upcomhas recently been addressing a ing academic year, Cruz has set difficult and traumatic issue. his eyes on the opportunities However, there is no excuse for and challenges that lie ahead for my comments.” his home community. The gesture was met with “I think that Valley Stream immediate backlash from paris uniquely situated to become ents calling either for Heidenone of the best school districts reich to resign or the board to in the state of New York. I think terminate his contract. the suspension of Dr. HeidenOn the same day of his apoloreich was the right call,” Cruz gy, Lauriel Orsano-Morales, of said. “Going forward, Valley Franklin Square, circulated a Stream needs a strong visionary petition calling on Heidenreich leader who can lead with the to resign, saying, “Our children progressive vision of the disdeserve better than to have their Anthony Cruz trict. And involvement from the leader say such disturbing community with the district remarks.” The petition has collected nearly becomes so much more important in a year 600 signatures. like this one that Valley Stream is about to “I remember signing that petition,” Cruz experience.” said. “I felt that the incident did not align with the values that a school leader should continued from front page
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Saturday, July 24
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Children in grades K through 6 are welcome to attend at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library from 4 to 4:40 p.m. This program is weather-permitting, so we will contact you via the contact information you provide in the event of cancellation, and you will be able to join the Zoom program on Saturday, July 17, 2021. To register, visit www.valleystreamlibrary.org.
The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library wil be offering an introductory coding class via Zoom for children grades 3-6. To register, please contact Library Director Ms. Eng at hwmlcontact@hotmail.com.
Monday, August 2 Valley Stream’s Board of Trustees Work Session
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The session will take place from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Village Hall Auditorium.
From 6 to 6:45 p.m. at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library children K-6 and adults join for Bingo on the library lawn. Pack a snack or your dinner and bring chairs or a blanket to sit on. Registration required, visit www.valleystreamlibrary.org.
Tuesday, August 31 Board of Education Business Meeting
Saturday, July 17 Adult: BBQ adventures with David Tillery of RMD food adventure At the Elmont Public Library, in the library parking lot, participants will join together for a day of BBQ demonstrations and sampling. Registration is required. Elmont Library Cardholder only. Limited space. Contact: adult reference; (516) 354-5280 EXT. 223 reference@elmontlibrary.org.
Friday, July 16 Valley Stream Summer Concert Series - Tribe Classic Rock, Motown & Disco Starting at 8 p.m., the village will host its concert series at the Village Bandshell on the Village Green. For more information, contact (516) 825-857.
Monday, July 19 Valley Stream Board of Trustees meeting The meeting will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Villag Hall Auditorium.
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Attend events at the library Every week, the Valley Stream Herald publishes events happening at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library. Meet your neighbors by registering for events at www.valleystreamlibrary.org Ms. K’s Read-Aloud Snuggle up and join Children’s Librarian Ms. K as she reads chapters from a book selected by the children until the book is finished. For more information, call Ms. K at 516-825-6422 or email kidsroomvs@nassaulibrary.org.
Tuesday, July 20 Valley Stream’s Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting The meeting will take place from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. in the Village Hall Auditorium.
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Valley Stream Summer Concert Series - Rusty Spur
Outdoor Toddlers, Tots and Tykes
Starting at 8 p.m., the village will host its concert series at the Village Bandshell on the Village Green. For more information, contact (516) 825-8571.
Thursday, July 22 Farmer’s Market From 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the pool parking lot of Arthur J Hendrickson Park, vendors will be selling fresh produce, homemade baked good, and more. For more information, contact (516) 825-8571.
For children birth to age 3 with parent or caregiver. Event will be held on the grass in front of the main entrance to the Henry Waldinger Library. Please bring a chair or blanket for you and your child to sit on. Social distancing is required and although we are outside, masks are required for adults and children over 2 years old if you get up and leave your sitting area. This program is weather-permitting, so the library will contact you via the contact information you provide in the event of cancellation. To register, visit www.valleystreamlibrary.org.
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Go to www.vsvny.org to receive the link to view the Valley Stream Road Show online. The Valley Stream pool is offering full pool membership packages to village and CHSD residents. Pool season began June 12. See the village website for opening times and pool concert dates. Go to www.vsvny.org to view 2021 village outdoor summer fitness options. The village’s classic car show and outdoor dining on Rockaway continue throughout the summer.
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Kelly Tinyes memorial unveiled in Grant Park Within a month, police arrested 21-year-old bodybuilder Robert Golub, memorial.” who lived in the house, after a bloody The Forever Young Kelly Brick Camhandprint was discovered on the basepaign teamed up with the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools Endowment Fund ment doorway. After a nearly yearlong to raise the needed money. The endow- trial, Golub was convicted of secondment fund, an independent organization degree murder and sentenced to 25 of alumni, families and friends who years to life in prison. He remains incarsupport public school activities and pro- cerated, despite multiple parole hearings. grams in the Hewlett-WoodGolub later admitted to mere School District, then the killing, saying it was applied the money to the accidental. Dubbed the “Hell project and worked with the on Horton Road” murder, N a s s a u C o u n t y Pa rk s the case attracted national Department on construcattention for its brutality, tion. and was significant in that it Endowment fund board was one of the first cases in member David Friedman mindy the United States to rely on said the memorial had been nirenberg DNA evidence to secure a the subject of discussion for conviction. almost a year, and noted that Remembering those who the fund’s past working relationship with the Parks Department are killed is important, County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said. He helped move the process along. “It looks beautiful. Jen and Mindy noted that convicts like Golub receive worked so hard,” he said, adding that attention as they remain alive in prison the Parks Department was responsive, and come up for parole. “We always have to remember our and he was pleased County Executive Laura Curran and Police Commissioner victims and give them a voice,” he said, Patrick Ryder attended the Saturday adding that when a homicide in Nassau event. Jen, who declined to use her last occurs, the detectives investigating the case “marry the family,” speaking with name, is another childhood friend of members on the anniversary of the Tinyes. On March 3, 1989, Tinyes was babysit- loved one’s death and checking on them. “What [the friends and family] did, ting her younger brother, Richard, at their Valley Stream home when she got they did the right thing with this memoa phone call from a man who said his rial,” Ryder said, noting that the Tinyes name was John. Kelly told Richard that family was struggling after Richie she was heading to a friend’s for a little Tinyes, Kelly’s father, died last Septemwhile. She never returned. Roughly 24 ber of Covid-19. “It gives everybody a lithours later, she was found dead in a tle bit of healing. You never get closure, but you get healing.” neighbor’s basement. continued from front page
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Hempstead to host Mobile Town Hall dates
To help maintain the reading skills learned by children during the past school year, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat who repr e s e n t s t h e F iv e Towns, implemented his annual literacy program to help foster independent learning. The program allows children of all ages to participate Wikimedia Commons and gives them the o p p o r t u n i t y t o Children Can maintain their reading skills by taking part in s t r e n g t h e n t h e i r State Sen. Todd Kaminsky’s ‘Tails and Tales’ summer program. reading skills. The theme for this year’s read over the summer become stronger program is “Tails and Tales.” If stu- and more focused students in the years dents read three age-appropriate books that follow, indicating that the knowland keep a journal during the summer, edge gained from independent reading they are eligible to receive a certificate persists long throughout childhood. I’m excited to see what our kids will learn of achievement from Kaminsky. “Our summer reading program fos- this summer as part of the summer ters an appreciation towards learning reading program.” To register, go to kaminsky.nysenate. and encourages children to invest time in their studies throughout the sum- gov. For more information, call (516) mer months,” Kaminsky said in a news 766-8383. release. –Jeffrey Bessen “Studies show that children who
The Town of Hempstead’s Mobile Town Hall will be appearing at locations throughout the the 4th Councilmanic District in the coming weeks, according to town officials. This one-on-one service, “Around the Town with Anthony,” will give residents the chance to meet with Councilman Anthony D’Esposito to discuss their issues. “Hempstead Town is committed to bringing government to residents,” Supervisor Don Clavin said. “I’m grateful that Councilman D’Esposito is availing himself and his knowledgeable staff to assist residents with town-related issues. In addition, staff from Town Clerk Kate Murray’s office will also be on hand to assist residents with questions specifically related to the town clerk’s office.” “Being accessible to residents is my priority as your Hempstead Town councilman,” D’Esposito said. “Visit me at one of these many convenient Mobile Town Hall locations to discuss problems or ask questions on Hempstead Town matters of concern.” The Mobile Town Hall will visit nine locations throughout the 4th Council District, and staff members will join with D’Esposito to assist residents with answers and questions related to town government, including permits and applications, veterans information, senior pro-
grams and services, tax exemption information and referrals on non-town related concerns. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the Mobile Town Hall will be at the following locations and dates: ■ Tuesday, July 20, South Hempstead Fire Department, 555 May St., Hempstead. ■ Thursday, July 22, Shell Creek Park, 30 Vanderbilt Ave., Island Park. ■ Wednesday, July 28, Malverne Library, 61 Thomas Place, Malverne. ■ Thursday, July 29, Hewlett Point Park, 130 Hewlett Point Ave., East Rockaway. ■ Tuesday, Aug. 3, Oceanside Park, 3800 Mahlon Brower Drive, Oceanside. ■ Thursday, Aug. 5, Parking Field H6, Franklin Avenue and East Broadway, Hewlett. ■ Tuesday, Aug. 10, Parking Field W-3, Irving Place and Central Avenue, Woodmere. ■ Thursday, Aug. 12, Lynbrook Public Library, 56 Eldert St., Lynbrook. ■ Tuesday, Aug. 17, Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre.
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On the morning of June 22, Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital celebrated the groundbreaking for its J-Wing on its Oceanside campus. The wing will serve as the cornerstone of hospital’s $400 million capital expansion to increase health-care services. The $130 million, four-story, 100,000- square-foot J-Wing is projected to open in 2023. The chairman of Mount Sinai’s board of directors, Joe Fennessy, said the board re-evaluated old plans for the facility, updating the infrastructure to match the evolving trends in health care. “We began to re-imagine what this hospital should be, and we realized to best serve the needs of our community, we had to be something different,” Fennessy said. “And that’s an entity that really focuses on more advanced and tertiary type services.” The expansion wing will feature larger operating rooms that can fit the state-of-the-art equipment needed for advanced cardiac surgery. The ground floor of the J-Wing will expand the emergency department by 12,000 square feet. Combined with the renovations currently being done on the existing department, the improved ED is designed to serve 80,000 patients a year, which will more than double the current 36,000. One person who was excited to see the proposed expansion of the emergency department was Rockville Centre resident Larry Ferazani. In December 2019, the cardiac emergency team conducted life-saving surgery on Ferazani after tests in the emergency room revealed he had had a heart attack. “If I was not in this emergency room with this team of incredible folks, I would not be here today,” Ferazani said. “I do feel like an expecting father, and you’re all my cousins and family here today,” said Andrew Triolo, the
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 42-2021 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held July 1, 2021, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 42-2021, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 42-2021, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations. Dated: July 1, 2021 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 126722
LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 1st day of July, 2021 bearing Index Number 21-000355, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, NY grants me the right to assume the name of Keith Prince Rolando Estrada. The city and state of my present address are Valley Stream, NY; the month and year of my birth are May, 1988; the place of my birth is Brooklyn, New York; my present name is Keith Rolando Estrada II. 126748 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 22nd day of June, 2021, bearing Index
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EDWARD A. TEPPER and (Action in Partition) MAUREEN M. TEPPER Plaintiffs, INQUIRY AS TO CREDITORS -againstHon. James P. McCormack, COLLEEN KEARNS ACCARDI and Justice, Supreme Court JOHN DOE #1, JOHN DOE #2, and JOHN DOE #3, the names being fictitious and intended to be occupants Index Number 607265/2020 of the Property, if any, whose identities are presently unknown to the Plaintiffs, Property: 85 Carl Street Defendants. Valley Stream, NY 11580 -------------------------------X TO ALL CREDITORS WHO HAVE LIENS ON THE UNDIVIDED SHARE OR INTEREST OF ANY PARTY: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that each and every person whether a party or not a party to the above entitled action who, at the date of the order appointing the undersigned Referee, being the date of March 30, 2021, had a lien upon any undivided share or interest of a party in the property hereinafter described, is required to appear before the undersigned Referee at the law offices of Russell C. Burcheri, Esq., P.C., located at 1305 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160, Garden City, New York 11530, on or before August 18, 2021 at 10:00 in the forenoon of that day or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, to prove such lien and the true amount due or to become due be reason thereof. The property described in the Complaint is as follows: 85 Carl Street Valley Stream, New York 11580. Dated: June 24, 2021 Evan Van Leer-Greenberg, Esq., Referee 11 Broadway, Suite 1054 New York, NY 10004 (212) 962-1596 126482
If Woodmere resident Jacob Steinmetz, who was drafted 77th by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round of the 2021 First-Year Player Draft on July 12, was writing his own story, he said he would not shy away from the obvious story lead. “It was what I was working toward and if it was going to happen, I knew it was going to be a thing,” Steinmetz said on being the first Orthodox Jew drafted by professional baseball. “To me, all my hard work paid off and it’s a great feeling when you put the work into something and you succeed.” The success he credits to his parents and all his coaches along the way. His father, Elliot is coach of the Yeshiva University men’s basketball team. He has guided them to a 36-1 record and national rankings the past two seasons, and the Division III Sweet 16 in 2020 before all sports was shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. When colle ge and major league baseball scouts watched the 6-6, 220pound Steinmetz pitch they saw a young man not yet 18 whipping a fastball toward home plate at upwards of 96 mph and dropping a curve that has a snap. That talent has brought the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School graduate to playing professional baseball. The draft as conducted this year in conjunction with major league baseball’s All-Star festivities. Steinmetz, who initially committed to play baseball for Fordham University at the NCAA Division I level, honed his skills at the Elev8 Academy in Delray Beach, Fla., this past spring. Now, the young man who turns 18 on July 19, will head to Arizona to sign a pro contract and begin what baseball oriented movie called “life’s first profession.” In 2012, when Jacob was 9, The Jew-
ish Star newspaper wrote an article on the Orthodox Jewish boy, who not only was a budding superstar, but a person that Karen Green who wrote the article showed, “determination and was goal oriented without compromising his principles,” who also possessed “adaptability, while adhering to his priorities.” Steinmetz remembered the story and said he was looking at it as he spoke to a Herald reporter. Saying that his younger self “wasn’t even thinking about it,” meaning playing professional baseball, “that it was just a dream,” Steinmetz feels like he is the same person just older. Richard Kahn, the current treasurer of the Hewlett-Woodmere Little League, coached Steinmetz at the lower levels of the youth league and remembers him as coachable. “He was always a good ballplayer, always smart, knew what to do and was a team leader,” said Kahn, who had an earlier glimpse of what a future major league ballplayer looked like as Pete Falcone, who pitched for the Giants, Cardinals, Mets and Braves, was on Kahn’s Little League team in 1963. “He was very conscientious and definitely a pleasure to coach,” Kahn said about Steinmetz. When Stein played on the Long Island Chargers as a youngster and the Long Island Titans as a teenager, the teams accommodated Steinmetz’s religious obligations where games, except for tournaments, were not scheduled on Shabbos. Such accommodations are harder to come by in pro ball, but Steinmetz said that will be “something between me and the team. “I’ll keep doing what I do, walking to games on those days.” He describes the pre- and post-draft time as “crazy” and “overwhelmingly.” “I’m definitely exited to have gone through it,” Steinmetz said, adding that he looks forward to beginning this phase of his life.
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Jacob Steinmetz drafted by the Diamondbacks
WoodmERE RESidENt JacoB Steinmetz was drafted in the third round of the 2021 FirstYear Player Draft on July 12. Above, pitching at the Elev8 Academy in Delray Beach, Fla., this past spring.
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his charming ranch located in the heart of Valley Stream has 4 bedrooms,1 full bath with radiant heated floors through-out. It features an eat-inkitchen, formal dining room, living room and den/ family room. It has a beautiful fenced in yard and boasts a detached garage.This home has it all. It won't last. $499,000
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The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry. To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to sbrinton@liherald.com Liquor & Wine Store - Rockville Centre Includes Receiving, Shelf Restocking, Floor Sales And Checkout. $14.00 To Start, Negotiable With Previous Experience. Must Be Available For Evening & Day Shifts, Weekdays & Weekends. Must Have Good Math Skills, Neat Appearance And Be A Good Communicator. Call 516-766-0050 To Set An Interview Or Email Resume To: village156@yahoo.com
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1 Bed | 1 Bath | List Price $330,000 Very large 1 Bedroom 1 Bath Co-Op in mint condition! This exceptional unit is on the 2nd floor with fantastic views and only one flight up. Tons of updates with pre-war old world charm. New Kitchen and Bathroom. Large Living Room/Formal Dining Room. Large Master Bedroom. Hardwood floors with original inlays throughout. Great closets. The grounds are park-like and spectacular manicured to perfection. Karen Elefante is a real estate agent affiliated with Compass. Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by equal housing opportunity laws.
REAL ESTATE Open Houses EAST ROCKAWAY BA 54 Rose Lane, NEW!PROPERTY LOVERS DELIGHT! 3 BR, 2.5 Bth Split on Over 1/2 Acre Parklike Property in Waverly Park Area.Updtd EIK, Den/Fpl/Vaulted Ceiling, FDR & Mstr Ste/Updtd Bth & Sitting Rm. 2 Car Gar. SD#20...$999,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 HEWLETT 1610 Hilary Ct, , REDUCED! Beautifully Gut Renovated 4600 Sq Ft Colonial in Cul de Sac.5 BR,3.5 Bth with Full Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Att Gar. SD#20. Tax Grivance Filed.....$1,279,999 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 HEWLETT HARBOR105 Lake Dr, OPEN HOUSE By Appt,REDUCED & MOTIVATED! Spectaular Waterfront Prop With Golf Course Views. 4 BR, 4.5 Bth 4500 sq Ft Contemporary w/ Open Layout & Soaring Ceilings, 2 Car Gar, New Bulkhead, SD#14..$1,725,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299
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40 Heron Dr, BA, 10,000 Sq Ft Waterfront Property, Acre of Parklike Grounds Tucked away in Cul de Sac. 5 BR, 5.5 Bth Contemporary. Soaring Ceilings. IG Pool, Hot Tub. 285' Vinyl Bulkhead Raised & Redone. Dock. 3 Car Garage ............................................................REDUCED!! $3,999,000 OWA_GotClutter_BW_Bold Sunday, August 02, 2020 11:31:01 AM
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1610 Hilary Ct, BA, Beautifully Gut Renovated 4600 Sq Ft Colonial in Cul de Sac. 5 BR, 3.5 Bth with Full Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Att Gar. SD#20. Tax Grievance Filed ......................................................... REDUCED! $1,279,999
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NEW EXCLUSIVE! 5 BR, 2 Bth Col on O/S Property. Updtd EIKs. 3 BR Main Level, 2 Upstairs with OSE. SD#14. Possible M/D with Proper Permits. Near All ............................................................................................ $799,000
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admiration for schoolteachers when it comes to the patience they must have in dealing with all the different personalities they must reach and try to shape into responsible members of our communities. Not only do people learn differently, they also communicate differently, and choose what to communicate based on varyonte eeper ing degrees of what’s in it for them. I sometimes wonder if it was a good thing that my parents instilled that “honesty is the best policy” because of the number of people who didn’t want to hear the truth, tell the truth or communicate the truth. Many have stated to me in their daily business dealings that what they don’t know won’t hurt them, but eventually it actually can hurt them. I started writing this column after all the times I witnessed people who were being misled or out-andout “burned” as consumers. Sadly, the truth hurts, and I’ve also often tried to warn people that they probably won’t get away with things they thought they could sneak by officials. Some people are trusting, but many are willing to take their chances, and they move on to work with others willing to happily misguide them. As I have done many times in my career, I drive by projects where I told the owners they wouldn’t get all that they wanted, and as expected, the built project is missing the building parts that never would have passed. One client, for example, insisted they owned the waterway behind their home and could build over it. The section of the home that would have protruded out over the waterway was never built when the rest of the home was constructed. It was no surprise, just a disappointment, because they didn’t want to hear the truth, and whoever did the planning led them down a garden path to a dead end. When this happened, I wonder if they had a lot of aggravation, or simply accepted the truth and moved on. Now you will need to select someone you can trust to warn you of pitfalls, verify by calling code officials, and possibly do things in phases that may cost more than doing it all together. Good luck!
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ntil recently, I had never thought deeply how radical my parents were when I was a child. I’m not sure they realized it at the time. In 1972, when I was 5, they put me on a big yellow school bus whose primary route wound through Gordon Heights, in Suffolk County, a nearly all-Black neighborhood that was developed by Louis Fife in the 1920s. I was one of a handful of white children on the route. Two years later, my younger brother joined me on the bus. Growing up in the tiny country SCoTT hamlet of Yaphank, a nearly BRINToN all-white community, I had no notion of the frighteningly seismic socio-political events that were breaking out across the country at the time, including an anti-desegregation movement that swept the nation, roiling cities from Boston to Los Angeles and too many points in between, including the Village of Malverne. “This place was a virtual war zone in the late 1960s and early ’70s, where you had people standing in picket lines ready to kill each other over issues of integration,” then Malverne Schools Superintendent James Hunderfund told the Herald in 2019. “There was a sense of separatism, and
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that was prevalent in other places, but it was rampant here.” In Boston alone, 40 anti-desegregation riots and protests broke out between 1974, the year I turned 7, and 1988, when I was a junior and senior in college. Much of the sound and fury was stirred by a group called Restore Our Alienated Rights, or ROAR, led by its chair, Louise Day Hicks, who claimed she was defending white neighborhoods by pushing back against court-ordered desegregation school busing plans. Yet my parents put me on that bus, appearing unworried, as if there were nothing out of the ordinary in this seemingly simple act of parenthood. All these years later, I’m happy and proud they did. It is why, in large part, I grew up to be an antiracist, one who works to eliminate racism in American society through words and actions. I came to this realization when I recently read Ibram X. Kendi’s immeasurably hopeful book, “How to Be an Antiracist” (One World, 2019). In this compact 238-page text, which is one part instruction manual on how to live a life free of racial prejudice and one part personal remembrance and reflection, Kendi, 38, a journalist and university professor, dissects, point by point, the many and varied forms of bigotry while laying out his vision for a socially
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just society in which all people, regardless of skin color, can achieve equality and happiness. “If we ignore the odds and fight to create an antiracist world, then we give humanity a chance to one day survive, a chance to live in communion, a chance to be forever free,” Kendi writes. It isn’t surprising that my parents put me on that bus. My father, the son of Christian missionaries, grew up in Africa, in the Congo. One of only a handful of white children in his village — the others were his siblings — he spoke Lunda, a Bantu language, before English. He was steeped in African art and culture and mysticism. As an adult, he was a music teacher and visual artist, and African sounds and design concepts played a central role in his work throughout his life. He spoke of Africa only in the fondest terms, regaling family and friends with often humorous stories of life in the jungle. My maternal grandfather was a drycleaner who set up shop in a Black neighborhood in Bellport, also in Suffolk, and I spent many afternoons behind his counter, playing hide-and-seek with my brother between the clothes racks. Grandpa, whose parents emigrated from Italy, greeted customers as though they were old friends, no matter their color. Kendi grew up in Queens, and he
bram X. Kendi’s immeasurably hopeful book made me think of my parents.
reserves some of his best writing for the chapters describing his childhood. You can see and feel the streets he describes with a certain melodic beat, like a rap. “We certainly weren’t imitating anything on the Ave — to the contrary,” he writes. “The wider culture was avidly imitating and appropriating from us; our music and fashion and language were transforming the so-called mainstream . . . Fresh baggy jeans sagging down. Fresh button-down shirts or designer sweatshirts in the winter under our bubble coats. Fresh T’s or sports jerseys in the summer above our baggy jean shorts. Dangling chains shining like our smiles. Piercings and tattoos and bold colors told the mainstream world just how little we wanted to imitate them.” In this beautiful book, we see a Black child come of age in a nation that is perpetually seeking to define him, cordon him off, suppress him, but we also see this child grow into a man who overcomes the odds, and who confronts not only the racism that is pervasive throughout our society, but within him — yes, he admits, a Black person can be a racist. Only by confronting racism in all its forms can we find peace. “How to Be an Antiracist” does just that. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.
Searching the heavens for common ground
just booked a reservation to see the next full solar eclipse. Call me an optimist; I expect to be there. Save the date: April 8, 2024. You can see it in all its glorious totality from Mazatlán, Mexico, along a narrow diagonal path that enters the United States near San Antonio and moves across the country to Maine and Canada. I am embarrassed to say I missed the last big eclipse, in 2017, because I couldn’t find anyone who wanted to go to Nashville with me, where the viewing was expected to be RANDI superb. I mean, KREISS how shortsighted was that? I am in awe of astronomical phenomena, and that was possibly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I didn’t go, even though I had a hotel booked. Failure of what? Energy? Determination? I did see a sliver of the eclipse from my home in Woodmere, along with my mail carrier, who was stopped in his tracks, looking skyward through a sun filter. Very meh experience, eclipse-wise.
The world has turned since then. When the pandemic began and we were all shut down and shut inside for long periods of time, I started looking upward and outward for comfort and inspiration. I set up my Celestron telescope and learned how to use it properly. One dark night, I saw the surface of the full moon, with craters and geographical features I hadn’t seen before. Last Dec. 21, I saw the convergence of Jupiter and Saturn and could distinguish the rings of Jupiter in the telescope. As the pandemic wore on and wore me down, I found a real freedom in the night sky, observing the constellations we all know. I watched the International Space Station fly by. I downloaded the NASA website so I could try to spot other space objects floating around overhead. One app visualized my own night sky at any given moment, based on my location as communicated through my phone. This may sound elementary to those well schooled in astronomy, but across the span of my educational experience, astronomy remains a black hole. I have a passion and interest to learn what I can, but I feel
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frustrated by how difficult the discipline is. I’m a word person, and astronomy is all about math and physics and chemistry. Still, I’m determined to learn what is within my reach. Speaking of black holes, I’ve read the simplest descriptions of the phenomenon over and over, and yet I don’t get it, or the concept of an expanding universe, or gravitational waves, or dying stars. So I let that go. I absorb what I can. I look at the night sky and know for certain that we are an infinitesimally small piece of the universe, and that other worlds and other beings are possible. I know that our daily gripes and strife and political conflicts are nothing in the cosmos. Whatever our thinking, our alliances and our behaviors, we have in common this minuscule life raft called Earth, and we don’t have it for long. Contemplating the galaxies that stretch for millions of light years in all directions makes me think we can do better with this transitory gift of life. End of lecture. I am comforted by gazing upward, and I wish the same for you. As part of my galactic journey, I just
missed the last big eclipse, but I’m planning to be looking up at the next one.
read “The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy’s Vanishing Explorers,” by astronomer Emily Levesque. It was much more fun than Stephen Hawking’s “A Brief History of Time,” which was pretty much a black hole to me, not that I can visualize “a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing — [not even] light, can escape from it.” (Wikipedia) Levesque has traveled to every far-flung spot on earth to book “observation time” on the most advanced telescopes in the world, which are always perched on remote, dark-sky mountaintops. She shares her adventures at the observatories in Chile, where the lively tarantulas almost took the fun out of the moment. She talks about the freezing cold at the Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii, and the time a colleague thought he had discovered a new planet that turned out to be energy coming from a nearby microwave where someone was heating soup. She evokes the gorgeousness of the heavens and the privilege of being among those who roam the stars. Read the book. It’s a great escape into a world most of us don’t know. Then think about the Great Eclipse of April 2024. Save the date. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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During a heat wave
The American Red Cross first aid app offers emergency-response information in simple, easy-to-follow steps. Available for iPhone and Android devices, the free app gives you instant access to the information you need to handle the most common first aid emergencies. It also features videos, interactive quizzes and straightforward advice.
■ Never leave children or pets alone in enclosed vehicles.
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■ Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of fluids, even if you don’t feel thirsty. Avoid drinks with caffeine or alcohol. ■ Avoid extreme temperature changes. ■ Wear loose-fitting, lightweight, lightcolored clothing. Avoid dark colors, because they absorb the sun’s rays. ■ Slow down, stay indoors and avoid strenuous exercise during the hottest part of the day, usually in the afternoon, between 2 and 5 p.m. ■ Postpone outdoor games and activities. ■ Use a buddy system when working in excessive heat. Take frequent breaks if you must work outdoors. ■ Check on family, friends and neighbors who don’t have air conditioning, who spend much of their time alone or who are more likely to be affected by the heat. ■ Check on your pets often to ensure that they aren’t suffering in the heat.
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letters Yes, Audubon needs a name change To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s column “Audubon Society confronts its racist namesake — sort of ” (July 1-7): I salute Brinton for his thorough analysis and ounce of bravery coming through in the Herald’s opinion pages. I think that his suggestion to change the name of the Audubon Society is proportionate, timely and overdue. I have a feeling that he will face a great deal of opposition, name-calling and resentment from political bodies and individuals, but I am with him all the way. AMNoN TISHLER Bellmore
Getting back into the city To the Editor: I look forward every week to reading Randi
The best way to safely enjoy the water is to learn how to swim. Enroll your family in age-appropriate Red Cross water-orientation and learn-to-swim courses. Basic water safety rules are part of these classes. You’ll learn how to tell if a swimmer is in distress or drowning, and how and when to call for emergency help. You’ll also learn how to help someone in trouble in the water while keeping yourself safe. To find classes for you and your family, contact your local aquatic facility.
Water safety tips
A Red Cross water safety poll released in 2013 showed that nearly half of Americans said they had had an experience in which they were afraid they might drown, yet more than half planned to engage in activities that would put them at risk of drowning over the summer. Members of the Aquatic Sub-Council, part of the Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council, have developed the Circle of Drowning Prevention and Chain of Drowning Survival protocols to raise
awareness of the most important steps swimmers can take to reduce the number of preventable drownings. The Circle of Drowning Prevention shows the layers of protection that can help prevent potential drownings: ■ Pay close and constant attention to children you are supervising in or near water. ■ Fence in pools and spas with adequate barriers, including four-sided fencing. ■ Learn swimming and water-survival skills. ■ Make sure children, inexperienced swimmers and boaters wear U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets, and always swim in areas watched by lifeguards. The Chain of Drowning Survival illustrates the steps you should take when you spot someone in distress in the water: ■ Recognize the signs of a struggling swimmer, and shout for help. ■ Rescue and remove the person from the water without putting yourself in danger. ■ Call emergency medical services. ■ Begin rescue breathing or cardiopulmonary resuscitation if necessary, and use an automated external defibrillator, or AED, if available. ■ Transfer care to advanced life support if needed. For more, go to liherald.com/summersafety.
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une was National Homeownership Month. For many, homeownership is a part of the American dream that is proving to be increasingly difficult to attain. Long Island home prices have hit historic highs for the second year in a row, reinforcing a 2019 report from New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli that found that nearly 40 percent of Long Island homeowners could not afford their homes. Homeownership should not be a luxury few can afford. Long Island’s niCoLe JeAn skyrocketing prices and a CHristiAn home longstanding history of redlining and housing discrimination make homeownership even more challenging for Black people and other people of color. This nature of division was a deliberate choice, and is built into the foundation of Long Island. In 2019, Newsday’s “Long Island Divided” explored the stark segregation and injustices on the Island, noting that 90 percent of Black residents live in just 62 of its 291 communities. Long Island’s racist past did not happen in a vacuum. The state and federal governments had an equal role in instituting racist housing policies. The Federal Housing Administration was a significant player in ensuring that Black Americans stayed out of white suburbs. Communities across the country were developed with the help of the FHA on the condition
that homes would not be sold to AfricanAmericans. Levittown was one of these communities, and it remains nearly allwhite today. Strategic segregation across Long Island set a precedent for the housing bubbles that we see today. Affordable housing on Long Island is often segregated in its own “community” or “development,” becoming a cluster lacking the integration or diversity that is the strength of any suburban community. There is also a stigma attached to the term “affordable housing,” which have been code words to refer to people of non-white descent or of lesser economic means. Yet another difficulty of homeownership on Long Island is a lack of standardized funding from New York state that would ensure affordability. The affordable housing resources that do exist are parceled out in a nonstructured way to local municipalities and some wellknown nonprofits, both of which operate using a business model that favors “profit” or “project completion” over sustained affordability that diversifies communities. Not only is homeownership on Long Island prohibitively expensive, but communities of color are often not afforded the same resources that are allocated to predominantly white, affluent communities. Ideally, all Americans would have equitable access to affordable homes, good education systems and other resources that allow communities to thrive. It is obscene that this is not the standard or even the norm in the U.S., let alone here
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on Long Island, home to “America’s first suburb.” In a proclamation during National Homeownership Month, President Biden said the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development would “advance affordable and sustainable homeownership” throughout the country and break the deep-rooted barriers that have prevented so many people of color in the U.S. from becoming homeowners. These barriers, alongside the economic hardships created by the coronavirus pandemic, are keeping many from the opportunity of homeownership. The Uniondale Community Land Trust is working hard to provide this resource in its community. Instead of creating a separate neighborhood of affordable housing, in Uniondale the goal is to integrate affordable housing within the existing neighborhood. With 225 community land trusts across the country, this affordable housing model allows residents to renovate and sell homes at lower-than-market prices while retaining ownership of their land
ffordable housing’ have been code words to refer to people of nonwhite descent.
through 99-year ground leases. This model helps create permanent affordable housing and gives community members agency over how their towns can grow and thrive. U-CLT is working diligently to build a project pipeline to provide homeownership opportunities for families making 60 to 80 percent of the area median income. As of 2020, the AMI in Nassau County was $126,600. The goal is to help provide fair, equitable housing here. Having access to stable, quality, affordable housing helps people become part of diverse communities, find and keep jobs, lead healthier lives, and take better care of their children. There is no question that opportunities to own homes make a serious positive impact in people’s lives. Creating sustainable, affordable housing is an excellent way to ensure that all can become homeowners in their lifetimes. Homeownership does not need to be unattainable. Current homeowners should be able to afford their homes. Providing people and communities with the resources they need to flourish must be a priority everywhere. Nicole Jean Christian is executive director of Uniondale Community Land Trust. To learn more about its efforts, go to www.uclt.org or email info@u-clt.org.
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Letters Kreiss’s column in the Herald, and enjoyed none more than “Five-day tour of the Big Apple’s thrills and chills” (July 1-7), about her trip to Manhattan with her daughter and grandchild. I totally relate, having recently ventured back into Manhattan, most recently visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MOMA. I hope Randi caught the Alice Neel exhibit at the Met. I was unfamiliar with Neel, but wow, what a creative and gifted artist — from her earlier work of Communist party leaders, to motherhood, to people of color, to the architecture of her beloved Harlem and so much more. And, of course, all the wonderful art at MOMA. Sadly, somehow we missed Van Gogh and Calder, but will definitely go back sometime soon. But I have tickets to immersive Van Gogh, which I’m really looking forward to. Living in Long Beach — and really, anyplace on the Island — it can at times seem, if you let it, like a chore to go into Manhattan, but once there, I quickly realize everything I love and have missed
about the city. There’s nothing quite like that energy, and it feels so great to see it coming back. I just love walking around, taking in the sights and sounds. The streets seem to be as busy as ever. And once theater reopens, I believe Manhattan will be back 100 percent. Thanks to Randi for her oh-so-relatable columns, putting into words much of what I’ve felt, thought and experienced during Covid. LORRAINe CIeRI Long Beach
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