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Meeting need for day care Academic Munchkins marks 25th anniversary amid pandemic him. Within months, I saw a noticeable difference in my son’s speech, and his confidence was When Valley Streamer Suriya higher in social situations.” Wilkins first took her then Many parents like Wilkins 18-month-old son, Carter, to Aca- say that day-care centers such as demic Munchkins pre-school Academic Munchkins — which and day-care center in Valley recently celebrated its 25th anniStream in 2017, he ve r s a r y — h ave was shy, she said, changed their chiland struggled to dren’s lives for the interact with other better, and a number children. of them described Now, after attendthe school’s founder ing the pre-school and owner, Vivian for three years, Stein, as one of the 4-year-old Carter main reasons their talks more with his children could peers and family, attend school during reads sentences, the pandemic while spells words and they were at work. identifies numbers, “Vivian knew my and he is no longer kids by name, and I as shy as he was. trusted her with “My son used to how to work with be attached to my ViViAN STEiN them,” said Valley hip, his speech was Owner, S t re a m re s i d e n t stagnant, and he Academic Munchkins Donn Mckie, who was terrified of anyhas two children one but me,” who previously Wilkins recalled. “After I dis- attended Academic Munchkins. cussed my son’s speech struggles “Vivian is loving, caring and with the teaching staff at Aca- always sympathetic.” demic Munchkins, they immedi“My daughter preferred being ately began to sound out words at the school to being at home, for him more slowly, and and she never wanted to come they narrated what they were doing whenever they spoke to Continued on page 3
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TEEN jAzz STudENTS practiced at Danse Xpression’s studio space on South Central Avenue. Struggling after its closure during the coronavirus pandemic, the school is asking for help.
Here, too, hope for another 25 V.S.’s Danse Xpressions battles to stay afloat By PETER BElFioRE pbelfiore@liherald.com
In late February, Valley Stream dance studio Danse Xpressions celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding at a Lutheran Church in Queens, and shortly afterward, staff members and the parents of students met to discuss plans for a gala to celebrate the center, which has been located in Valley Stream for a decade and a half. By the next day, however,
word had begun to spread about the coronavirus pandemic, the studio’s co-owner and founder Jessica St. VilUlysse recalled, and “life changed.” Danse Xpressions has been closed since, and in late July, St. Vil-Ulysse, along with her two sisters and studio cofounders launched a GoFundMe campaign to help keep the business afloat. “It’s a blow to us in a lot of ways,” she said. “We haven’t been able to serve the commu-
nity, our students can’t get the exercise they need or want, and it’s difficult because we haven’t been able to pay our bills and provide what we want to provide.” The campaign is so far $5,000 short of its $15,000 goal. Danse Xpressions started as a Saturday youth program at the Epiphany Lutheran Church in Laurelton. At the time, the church, St. VilUlysse said, was looking to Continued on page 10
eeping my school open throughout the pandemic has been a challenge, and we’ve lost a lot of students.
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Local day care struggles despite need “In the beginning of March, the Centers for Disease Control [and Prevenhome,” said Valley Stream resident Shantion] only allowed children of front-line non Turner, who has two children, Wesley, 6, and Evelyn, 4. “They have a won- workers or essential workers to attend derful team at the school who challenge our school, and now there’s a limited my kids to grow, and they prepared my number of children allowed per classroom,” Stein said. “It wasn’t just the cost son for kindergarten.” But just as the pandemic has forced that affected us, but it was more of the fear that many had of getting the virus, parents to re-evalwhich kept more uate child care as children from lockdown restricreturning.” tions and remote Although she learning compliavoided layof fs, cate their ability five of her staff to work, Academmembers took ic Munchkins has leaves of absence also struggled because they worunder a variety of ried about concoronavirus-relattracting the virus. ed challenges. Three have since “It’s very excitreturned as teaching that my school ers, and she has made it to 25 expects the other years, and watchtwo to come back ing the children in the coming grow and mature months. a s we e d u c a t e At the same t h e m ove r t h e Courtesy Vivian Stein time, the financial years is a wonder- mAny pArents report that their children hardship brought ful experience,” are thriving after attending Academic on by the pandemStein said. “Going Munchkins, but the center has struggled duric has forced some through a paning the coronavirus pandemic. parents to recondemic and keepsider sending ing my school open throughout the pandemic has been their children to pre-school or day care, a challenge, and we’ve lost a lot of stu- despite their need to continue working. dents, but slowly those students are com- Without universal pre-K programs on Long Island, many schools are privately ing back to school.” With half as many students attending run. For Wilkins, a single mother who Academic Munchkins as before the pandemic — the center is down from 60 to 30 works full-time for Apple and attends children — Stein said she had to com- school full-time, sending Carter to school during the pandemic has been pensate by using more than $10,000 of her own money to continue running the tough. “I wasn’t working for five months school. continued from front page
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About 30 students now attend Academic Munchkins, a pre-school and day-care center in Valley Stream that recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. That is half the number of students the center saw before the pandemic erupted in March. because of the pandemic, and after a while I wanted to pull him out of school . . . I literally had to find money that I barely have to keep him in school,” she said. Local lawmakers, including State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, are pushing New York’s congressional delegation to include $50 billion in the next federal coronavirus relief package to help support child-care centers and defray education costs for parents. “Child care is expensive,” Wilkins said, “and I know this money would help me and many other struggling parents.” According to Solages, 30 percent of
New York’s child-care centers have closed because of the pandemic, and without federal aid, she warned, many more may be forced to shut down. “Child care is in a bad economic place, and if the federal government doesn’t provide this money, we’ll have to slash child-care programs,” she said at a July virtual meeting. “Without this money, things are only going to get worse, which will slowly kill Long Island and New York state.” “If we got the [federal] money, it would be a huge help,” Stein said. “My facility would benefit, and many parents would be able to get back to work.”
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AcAdemic munchkins owner Vivian Stein, far left, with Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages. Solages has been pushing New York’s congressional delegation to include $50 billion to address child-care costs in the next round of coronavirus stimulus funding.
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Agnes Marie Dowsett a resident of Valley Stream for more than 70 years, died on Aug. 8 at her daughter’s home in Bethesda, Md. She was 95. Born on Aug. 25, 1924 in Manhattan, Dowsett was the daughter of Frank and Anna Koudelka. She is predeceased by her husband Harry Dowsett, whom she married on Aug. 19, 1944, while he was serving in the U.S. Navy. Dowsett was known to love Valley Stream, where she had lived with her husband on North Corona Avenue in the home she and her husband purchased in 1948 and renovated themselves. Together they raised four children, and Dowsett worked as a dental assistant for Dr. Frank Korowitz, through which she accumulated a broad network of friends from both Valley Stream and the surrounding neighborhoods. In 2004 she moved into the Monica Village Senior Housing apartments, where she played bingo and took part in community activities with friends there while maintaining a voracious reading habit. Dowsett was an active member of the Blessed Sacrament Church parish community and attended St. Mary’s in
more recent years. She was known to be a loving person with a memorable sense of humor and pragmatic spirit in the face of challenge, touching everyone she met over the years and during her travels, according to family members. Dowsett was also known to keep in touch by phone and email with her children, nieces, nephews, cousins, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren spread across the United State and in Switzerland. A trip to visit her meant stopping by Mitchell’s Restaurant or Itgen’s ice cream parlor on Rockaway Avenue for a treat. In addition to her husband, Dowsett is predeceased by daughters Althea Krentsa and Lorraine Antonucci. She is survived by her daughter Donna Marie Dowsett-Coirolo and Harry James Dowsett; 13 grand children and eight great-grandchildren. She was buried at Calverton National Cemetery, and leaves warm and lasting memories in the hearts of family and the loved ones she touched through her lifetime. Compiled by Peter Belfiore
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graduated from South Side High School last year and attend the University of Chicago, where I study art and neuroscience. When the pandemic hit, the spring quarter moved to online courses, so I moved home to Rockville Centre in late March. I was constantly looking for ways to help out in the community, because our family was fortunate enough to be in a position to help. I started a project through Facebook called the Flower Project, where I sold 12-by-12-inch canvas paintings of flowers and donated the proceeds to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center’s food pantry. It raised about $500. I figured, if I could help in some small way, I’d be happy to do so. I then reached out to Patrick Morris, the director of the MLK Center, and discussed volunteering opportunities. I soon became the RaisingVoices artist in residence and began painting a mural and doing fun art activities with the campers. The activities break up their daily routine and get their creativity flowing. For the mural, I wanted to feature positive Black leaders, but wanted to avoid the civil rights leaders typically displayed. So I chose more contemporary figures from different walks of life. The mural includes LeBron James, Beyoncé, and Barack and Michelle Obama. Toward the end of the project, the campers showed more interest in the mural and wanted to help. So, I invited the campers to help out with the mural, one at a time, as I thought it would be a good way for them to leave their mark. All the feedback I’ve gotten has been positive, and I’ve really enjoyed the experience.
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Studio seeking help after ‘life changed’ students in tHe toddler gymnastics class with Sydney Balmir, a former student-teacher who went on to become a full-time instructor. Normally, the school offers classes for students aged 3 to adult, but has had to remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic.
continued from front page provide an activity for children and teenagers in the neighborhood. Over the years, the program increased in popularity and outgrew its church space, and as more and more children from outside the church community and nearby neighborhoods, including Elmont and Valley Stream, started joining, founders St. Vil-Ulysse, her sisters Patricia Neal and Florence Cruz and cousin Pascale Jerome sought their own space. The family opened a dedicated studio on South Central Avenue 15 years ago, and it has since become a major part of the community, its students having staged a number of performances at Valley Stream’s Community Fest, the village courthouse on Rockaway Avenue for Black History Month and elsewhere in nearby neighborhoods. When operating nor mally, Danse Xpressions offers lessons in ballet, tap, Afro-Caribbean dance, jazz, West African drum, hip hop, Zumba, gymnastics and pointe for students ranging in age from 3 years old to adults. St.Vil-Ulysse is a classically trained professional dancer, having received her bachelor’s in dance and mass communications from Lehman College and completed an independent study at the Alvin Ailey American Dance School. In addition to her work at the studio, she is a professor of dance at the Ailey School and a were just very supportive.” certified teaching artist with the New Upon entering high school, Gill was York City Department of Education. offered the chance to become a student“Dance has been such a benefit in my teacher at the studio, where she worked life,” she said. “It’s done so much for me, alongside instructors and helped them and I wanted to during classes. give back. For When helping a me, dance is how struggling stuI’m able to do it.” dent one day, she Studying said, she discovdance can teach ered how much discipline and she loved teachself-esteem, she ing. said, which can Now she benefit students teaches math at outside the stuTownsend Harris dio. Additionally, High School in Danse XpresQueens, and sions offers a stubefore the pandent-teacher prodemic taught g ram so high g ymnastics at school students Danse Xprescan try instrucsions for stution themselves, dents ages 7 to 12. as well as earn Inspiring and community sertouching the vice credits. lives of others “I’ve been able danse Xpressions students performed such as Gill to touch so many at a Black History Month event at Village Hall through dance l ive s t h r o u g h in 2018. The dance school turned 25 this has been a proud d a n c e, a n d I year. highlight for wanted to share S t . Vi l - U l y s s e. that with the kids in the community,” St. Vil-Ulysse That was, until now. “It’s been awesome,” she said. “It was an awesome experience said. Some students have even gone on to until Covid.” “It’s been really hard to see such an teach professionally themselves, such as Kayla Gill, of Valley Stream. Gill, now 23, important place to a lot of us struggling started attending the studio when she was at a time like this,” Gill said. “A lot of us 5 and said its family-like environment didn’t know that the last time we were at the studio might be the last time we would struck her and her parents. “The teachers pushed you to be your ever be there.” best, but they never made you feel bad if With the studio closed, Danse Xpresyou were struggling,” she said. “They sions switched to online classes. But with
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Hip Hop instructors, from left, Elyshebba Louis-Charles, Regina Previl and Clarice Cruz. The three came out of the school’s student-teacher program, which gives them the opportunities to gain teaching and mentorship experience. students and instructors alike yearning for tactile feedback from in-person instruction and coronavirus restrictions loosening in New York in June, St. VilUlysse tried to reopen the studio to classes. A survey sent out to parents, however, came back with only 30 percent of respondents feeling comfortable having their children return in person. “As a parent as well, I understand,” she said of the anxiety. “But it makes it diffi-
cult on our end to keep our doors open, because we can’t pay our staff and bills on 30 percent of revenue.” In the meantime, St.Vil-Ulysse plans to restart online classes in November, and she hopes, to hang on. “We’re grateful to have been able to touch so many children’s lives the last 25 years,” she said. “And we’d like to continue for another 25 years if we can.”
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Panelists on the latest Inside LI webinar gave crucial advice for homebuyers and sellers in a market that’s been heating up all summer. On Sept. 3, Inside LI, produced by RichnerLive, hosted its third virtual panel discussion on topics related to “new normals” in different aspects of life. It featured real estate experts who discussed Covid-19’s impact on the market and gave tips for buying and selling homes. The 45-minute webinar included panelists Steven Dubb, principal of The Beechwood Organization; Bryan Karp, real estate salesman at Coach Realtors; Annie Meneses, associate Broker at Signature Premier Properties; Joseph G. Milizio, attorney and managing partner of Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP; and Deirdre O’Connell, chief executive officer of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International.
Demand skyrocketing
Moderator Skye Ostreicher, of RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, first asked how long the panelists foresaw the high demand for homes continuing on Long Island. “Everything points to a hot market for the next several months,” Dubb said, “at least until there’s a vaccine and it’s safe to go to the city. I think that’s going to be a while.” O’Connell explained that because of the Covid-19 pandemic, people are spending more time at home and reassessing their lifestyles. For many who live in apartments in the five boroughs, that means fleeing east to buy a home with more space. “Housing isn’t just about a place to sleep anymore,” she said. “It’s a place to live, and then you add on the low interest rates, and it makes doing it more afford-
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thiS SPlit-level hoMe in Glen Cove is on the market for $839,000. able no matter what the price point.” Karp agreed, noting a large shift of people moving from Manhattan to the boroughs, from the boroughs to Nassau County and from Nassau to Suffolk counties. However, there is low supply for all that demand, the panelists agreed, because sellers may be uncomfortable having people tour their homes and risk spreading the virus. Realtors and real estate agents have taken this into account, and most house tours are by appointment only. The low supply and high demand is causing the most fast-paced market that some have ever seen, and there are often bidding wars for homes. “It is probably the best seller’s market that I’ve seen in many, many decades,” Karp said, “but we don’t have an unlimited time for this.”
Selling a home
So what should sellers who want to
take advantage of this hot market do? O’Connell noted that although there are bidding wars, that doesn’t mean sellers should slap a high price tag on their home “just because.” “While we are seeing bidding wars and over-asking, [buyers] are not going into that huge aspirational price point,” she said. “People still will pay market value and slightly over for homes that are in beautiful condition.” Karp advised sellers against doing any major renovations to the home before selling; because the market is moving so quickly, time is of the essence. “As long as you don’t have water pouring down in the kitchen, just sell it the way it is,” he said. “In this market, it’s about time. The quicker you can get to market, the better chance you have to scoop up as much equity as possible.” Meneses noted that in this fast-paced market, the process for sellers typically
takes two to three weeks.
Buying a home
For buyers, the experts emphasized working with a team of real estate professionals to help with all aspects of the purchase. This includes a local real estate agent and real estate attorney who know the ins and outs of the local market — “do not hire a litigation attorney, do not hire a divorce attorney,” Karp said. “You want someone who is knowledgeable about today’s market and what is OK and what is not OK.” Even after an offer is accepted, Milizio noted, there are still many problems that can arise in the contract phase. The purchase or sale of a home is the largest and most important transaction in most people’s lives, and its purpose isn’t merely transactional—it’s to create a home for a family,” he said. “What I would like to Continued on neXt page
Northwell invests $30M in Covid-19 testing the nation, Northwell Health recently purchased high-throughput diagnostic testing analyzers from Hologic, Roche and Abbott, as well as cartridge-type tests from Genmark, Cepheid, Diasorin, Biomeme and Abbott. Northwell also is using “best-in-class,” in-lab, wet antibody chemistry tests from Roche, Ortho, Abbott, EuroImmune, Diasorin and others. Northwell Labs currently processes about 7,000 molecular nucleic acid amplification tests and an additional 3,000 antibody tests per day, with the capacity for increased volume. Northwell Labs is also focused on eliminating false positives, which at this stage of the pandemic has the potential to close schools, by developing a two-step algorithm for retesting isolated positives versus clustered positives. “Most testing today is for screening purposes, so we need to mitigate the potential effects of sporadic false-positive results,” said Dr. James Crawford, senior vice president of laboratory services at Northwell. “These are more likely to occur now that the New York area positivity rate is below 1 percent.” Northwell Health Labs officials said they are committed to providing ongoing testing during the pandemic, no matter its length or severity. Anyone in need of a Covid-19 test can get one though Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care, Northwell Health Labs patient service center (with a doctor’s prescription) or via inhome testing through the LabFly app.
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Northwell Health Labs announced last week that it has increased its ability to ramp up the number of coronavirus tests it can conduct and reduce disruptions to its laboratory supply chain should a second coronavirus wave strike, this despite New York’s currently low Covid-19 infection rate. Northwell Health has spent more than $30 million since the beginning of the pandemic on Covid-19 testing equipment and lab supplies, including a variety of new automated machines this summer to ensure diagnostic and antibody testing could continue in the event of a new surge this fall or winter. The lab processes tests for 19 Northwell hospitals, 52 urgent care centers and more than 800 outpatient facilities — along with the needs of strategic partners — across Long Island, New York City and the Hudson Valley. “Our goal has been to deploy at scale as much testing as possible, as quickly as possible, so we were among the first labs to implement, validate and evaluate performance characteristics for most of these tests,” said Dr. Dwayne Breining, executive director of Northwell Health Labs. “Early in the pandemic, it was unclear which manufacturer would be able to supply quality testing at scale, so we ran with them all. As various supplychain issues have emerged, maintaining multiple testing platforms has been a successful mitigation strategy.” As one of the largest investors in Covid-19 testing by a hospital-based lab in
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Northwell health labs has made a multi-million-dollar investment in Covid-19 laboratory testing equipment and supplies, and continues to make that investment in the event of a second wave of infection this fall or winter.
Real-estate market heats up across Long Island continued from PreViouS Page impress upon buyers and sellers is to consult a real estate attorney at the beginning of the process, not the end, which ensures a smoother, quicker and often less costly process.” “We do need a team of professionals to support each other so we can give necessary advice to buyers,” Meneses added. “You don’t have an accepted offer until your contracts are fully executed.” During the virtual event, viewers sent in questions, which Ostreicher read to the panelists. One asked how low-income buyers could navigate the real estate market, especially those who might be unemployed during the pandemic. Panelists agreed that the market is heating up in all areas, from upstate New York to Shelter Island, at all price points, including as low as $200,000. However, some buyers have chosen to wait out this period of low inventory so they have more options, Meneses noted. Meneses also said there are new down-payment system programs available for those with a tight budget. Ultimately, it’s an exciting time for the real estate industry, the panelists said. Though they lost about three months of business in the spring, this change in the market has allowed them to bounce back quickly. “The opportunity is now, the opportunity is in front of us,” Karp said. “It will probably run another six months.” To watch a recording of this webinar, visit richnerlive.com/insideli-realestate. To suggest a topic for a future Inside LI webinar, send an email to insideli@liherald.com.
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A. There’s always a reason why planning takes longer than you thought. People regularly ask how long plans will take. The response is (for the little bit you onte eeper described) three to four months, typically. It can take a little less time if you make decisions easily and meet regularly, or a lot longer if you need more time to decide. Permits may take another two or three months (or more). You can write a contract with time frames, and some clients do, but those are best-case scenarios, with many issues that cause delays being beyond your control or the architect’s, like a hurricane, an economic downturn — or a pandemic. Also, building codes change every three years, and new standards can change expectations. Some codes become more lenient, others more strict. While energy codes just ratcheted up (causing much greater expense), stair riser height requirements are now less. Zoning issues also change, as they have recently in your jurisdiction. While all this is happening, you may be consulting with relatives, friends and contractors who’ve “heard” you could do something that you really no longer can. Time that should be spent designing the project is then taken to undo decisions influenced by those who don’t know the facts, the structure or the law. Add to the mix that the interpretation from one official may be different from another, leading you to wonder, who do you listen to? I could fill a book with all the reasons why construction projects are delayed. Pressuring yourself or those around you usually makes the project more painful, and a less successful outcome more likely. It’s fair to expect that plans be done in an understood time frame, with regular progress meetings every two to three weeks. Consider that construction is way up, meaning it will take longer to satisfy every customer. Patience is a must. You can get things done in a “reasonable” time, with contingencies for sick time, holidays, vacations, weather — those things called “life” that get in the way. It just takes an honest relationship between you and those you deal with. Look at their track record before you hire and give them dates to work to. Make decisions and pick out appliances, materials and colors while waiting at each stage. Just remember, changes cause the biggest delays. Know what you want and stick to it. Good luck!
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This Sept. 11, we mourn more deeply than ever
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or those who lived in the New York metropolitan area when the World Trade Center was attacked by terrorists, Sept. 11 is a day that will “live in infamy,” to quote President Franklin D. Roosevelt — a time of somber reflection, remembering the thousands of dead and recalling the anxiety and fear we felt that horrifying day. On 9/11, we learned, or were reminded, that an azure sky could suddenly turn black, as smoke billowed across the Manhattan skyline from the burning twin towers — a literal and metaphorical representation of the times that followed. We learned, or were reminded, that good people could die inexplicably — that they might vanish in a smoldering mass of concrete and steel, covered in fine, white dust that we later learned was highly toxic to breathe. Some 2,977 people were killed at the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon and in a Shanksville, Pa., field, as airliners crashed out of the sky. Another 40,000 people — many of them first responders — now suffer from 9/11-related illnesses because of the air they breathed that day and in the days and weeks afterward, with hundreds dying of rare cancers caused by exposure to the witches’ brew of poisonous fumes and particles at ground zero. Nearly two decades have passed, but for anyone who was in New York at the time, the memory of it all is still raw. This year, though, 9/11 will be more solemn than at
any time in the past 19 years, with the knowledge that every three days, more Americans die of Covid-19 than were killed in the attacks. Much as 9/11 seemingly came out of nowhere, the coronavirus pandemic took us by surprise as well, in what can only be described as a sneak attack — in New York, we thought at first that the virus had spread from Asia to our West Coast, but we now know that it was brought to the metropolitan area from Asia via Europe earlier than believed. According to studies, it spread in our communities in February and perhaps as early as January, without our knowledge, and then exploded across the region in March and April. Thousands of cases arose without warning, overwhelming our hospitals and, as was the case on 9/11, causing widespread alarm and panic, leaving many people shellshocked and distraught. As it did after the attacks, our economy crashed, with businesses closing and the stock market plummeting. Many now wonder what the future will bring. We must remember this: 9/11 taught us not only that the world can be an unpredictable, dangerous place, but also that after a disaster, we can summon our better angels and find the strength to rebuild. We can foster a sense of community by working together to overcome our collective struggle. Sept. 11 was full of tragedy, but its aftermath was also full of hope, found in the heroic volunteerism that followed
the attacks. People reached out to comfort one another through humble acts of kindness. Friends looked out for friends, neighbors for neighbors, strangers for strangers. It was indeed the worst of times, but in many ways it was the best of times, as people’s seemingly unbounded capacity to care for one another, to love one another, shone through. The dark days that we are living through now are no different. We once again see the monumental heroism of our first responders. We see our shared grief turned into volunteer action. We see neighbors looking out for neighbors. We must pause to mourn the dead — the good people taken too soon by an insidious viral invader — but we also must see hope in our humanity, our innate desire to spread good that is too often suppressed by our workaday concerns, but that is unleashed during times of crisis such as this. Each life taken in the attacks and by the pandemic was precious — a light in the world that was extinguished seemingly without reason. That is why this Sept. 11, we must resolve to continue our fight against the coronavirus, to save every life we can. That means getting ahead of the virus by wearing masks, keeping six feet of social distance, washing our hands often and adhering to state reopening guidelines until science at last prevails and a vaccine is discovered.
letters Backs the incumbents To the Editor: In this hyper-sensitive time, I commend the Village of Valley Stream for sensibly keeping voting out of our schools and consolidating it to a couple of sites where sanitary conditions can be maintained. This election, I’m sticking with the incumbent village trustees, who are good men and have the true interests of all Valley Streamers at heart: John Tufarelli and Sean Wright. PAT BuRkE Valley Stream
Randi’s too generous in praise of ‘peace plan’ To the Editor: Re Randi kreiss’s column “kudos for peace plan, but the prez still needs to go” (Aug. 20-26): kreiss praises the announcement of the completion of a recent “peace initiative” by the governments of the
united States, Israel and the united Arab Emirates. She credits President Trump, Jared kushner, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed with supporting a “path toward peaceful coex-
istence” between Arab countries and Israel. It should be pointed out that the united Arab Emirates has never been at war with Israel, and before this recent ag reement — exchanging recognition of Israel for what may
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s the new school year begins, students, teachers and parents are understandably focused on the immediate issue of how schools are reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. But the pandemic doesn’t let us off the hook. Long Island’s schools are highly segregated and becoming more so, and it is time that we addressed that, too. Long Island is one of the 10 most segregated metropolitan regions in the nation, and the problem is on the rise. As ERASE Racism revealed in 2017, dramatically more eLAine Black and Latinx Gross students on Long Island attended segregated schools then than 12 years earlier. Underlying that segregation is structural racism — the historical and ongoing racial discrimination, segregation and marginalization of African-Americans, in particular, that is typically instigated or sanctioned by government. In this case, it is perpetuated by the fact that Long Island’s two counties have 124 school districts. That fragmentation is not justified by educational priorities; it
is terribly inefficient and wasteful. It simply mirrors Long Island’s segregated residential jurisdictions. As we, as a nation, continue this year’s remarkable public discussion of race in the wake of the tragic killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, we need to come together and plan to end the segregation that has defined Long Island schools for so long. Fortunately, there are steps that we can take, and Long Islanders are already leading the way. ERASE Racism’s Student Task Force, which consists of 47 high school students from 20 school districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties, convenes monthly in an effort to deepen its understanding of structural racism and to develop ways to reduce it in Long Island schools. While it is an extracurricular activity, the students’ insights into how to make curricula more culturally responsive have attracted national attention. The Student Task Force’s members were invited this summer to create and present six culturally responsive virtual lesson plans in the prestigious, four-day Reimagining Education Summer Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. Three of the students were fea-
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istance learning is actually an extraordinary way to bring students together.
Letters be only a temporary suspension of Israel’s plans to annex the West Bank — there was already important covert cooperation between the governments of Israel and the UAE. The UAE’s air and missile defense systems are manufactured in Israel and are probably even controlled from there. After the announcement of the agreement, Kushner mentioned that the deal made it more likely that the UAE would receive the F-35 jets the country is hoping to buy directly from the U.S. This deal seems more of a cynical business deal than a peace accord. It also furthers the military alliance between the U.S., Israel and the UAE against Iran. The trilateral deal between the two Middle East nations and the U.S. is actually an impediment to real peace in the region, as were the Trump administration’s deci-
tured in a sold-out plenary session, titled “Rewriting L.I. Curriculum: Structural Racism,” watched by 1,000 educators nationwide. Before the pandemic, the task force met in person. Its members now convene on Zoom and, in doing so, highlight another opportunity: using distance learning as a vehicle for integration. While distance learning is being implemented by individual school districts, it provides an extraordinary mechanism for bringing together students from across school districts. Students from multiple districts can study together without being constrained by the geographic jurisdictions imposed on them by previous generations and their prejudices. Students might come together, for instance, to take Advanced Placement courses or International Baccalaureate classes. They could broaden their understanding by sharing insights with students from other backgrounds. They would enhance their education by benefiting from a variety of perspectives. In that context and more broadly, new curricula should be developed that are culturally responsive, reflecting the
Elaine Gross is president of ERASE Racism, the regional civil rights organization based on Long Island.
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sions to move our embassy to Jerusalem and to support the continued building and expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. It isn’t surprising that the Palestinian National Authority has denounced this most recent development and recalled its ambassador to the UAE. Making self-serving deals with anti-democratic, repressive, absolute monarchies isn’t the way to peace in the Middle East. Unless there’s real justice for the Palestinian people with agreements that restore full rights and sovereignty to them, no true and abiding peace will ever come to Israel and Palestine. JIM BROWN Island Park Brown is secretary of the Green Party of Nassau County.
CorreCtion The biographical notes at the end of Senior Editor Timothy Denton’s column last week, “A safe return to class should be the
diversity of race, ethnicities and cultures in our nation and our region. Fortunately, the State Education Department has already developed a “Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework,” into which ERASE Racism had input. It helps educators create student-centered learning environments that affirm diversity, while preparing students for rigorous, independent learning and elevating historically marginalized voices, among other goals. To tackle structural racism in education on Long Island, there must also be engaged faculty, and this is another asset to build on. Over the past three years, 87 Long Island educators from 15 school districts and 37 schools have been named Rauch Foundation Fellows, and have been sponsored to attend the Reimagining Education Summer Institute at Teachers College. There they focused on teaching and learning in racially diverse schools and demonstrated a commitment on which Long Island can build. Long Island has a long way to go to eradicate the structural racism in its educational system, but it has resources to draw from, including student and faculty leaders pointing the way.
goal,” misidentified the Heralds that Denton edits. They are the Seaford and Watagh Herald Citizens, not the Herald Gazettes.
Summer comes to an unofficial end — Jones Beach
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The economy needs emergency attention now
hree-quarters of a year into 2020, let’s all pray that the end of Covid19 is mercifully within view. Great progress is being made on fasttracking a vaccine, and once it is readily available, mass immunizations can begin, hopefully putting this scourge behind us. Let’s hope, too, that the nation can make some real progress in race relations. Everyone should want peace in our minority communities, with better relations between police and the public they are sworn to serve. But even after Covid-19 is defeated and law and jusAlfonse tice advanced, D’AMATo there will remain a huge challenge to America’s leaders. Despite the mainstream media’s fixation on the pandemic and the unrest across our cities, the long-term test we will face is creating a broad-based and sustainable economic recovery. Make no mistake, it’s the economy that New Yorkers are especially worried about. A recent poll listed it as their No. 1 concern. That’s not surprising, given that the latest unemployment rate for New York was 16 percent, compared with 10.5 percent for the rest of the country. In New York City the jobless rate was a stagger-
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ing 20 percent. These are deep-recession unemployment numbers that will strain our state’s economy for the foreseeable future. And they hurt our poorest minority communities most. How do we climb out of this economic hole? The first rule should be not to dig ourselves deeper into it. At the height of the greatest recession since the 1930s, economists of all political stripes generally agree that this isn’t the time to slap big new taxes on struggling taxpayers and businesses. Instead, over the past few months, Congress and President Trump — along with the Federal Reserve — have pumped several trillion dollars into the economy to keep Americans afloat. That prevented the economy from falling into a second Great Depression. There’s broad-based agreement in Washington that more economic assistance will be needed to see the nation through the next few financial quarters. The president has indicated that he would support it, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has repeatedly signaled he is ready to negotiate a realistic package with Democratic congressional leaders. This could pump another trillion dollars into the economy, including more help for ordinary Americans to pay for rent and food, and additional assistance to
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struggling small businesses to keep their doors open and provide desperately needed jobs. For the rest of this year and into 2021, avoiding mass evictions and further losses of small businesses along with their jobs should be priority No. 1. Americans will also have to decide, on Election Day, what type of economic policies they want to see in Washington for the next four years. Before the pandemic struck, the Trump administration’s lower taxes and regulatory relief had helped produce the highest employment and the best economy in decades. Minorities and women had been especially helped by the rising economic tide. If in 2021 we take a step back to higher taxes, more burdensome business regulations and pie-in-the-sky boondoggles like the Green New Deal, our economy could end up hobbled for years. If you want to see what damage such heavy-handed energy regulation can do, look to California, where radical green-energy policies have left the state without adequate electrical power to keep the lights on. Rolling brownouts like those that plague thirdworld countries have become common across California. Take that ill-considered approach nationwide and the current recession could last until the end of this decade, or
here should be more help for people to pay for rent and food, and for small businesses.
beyond. Raising taxes, imposing economically stifling new business regulation and strangling our energy independence with bans on new energy development would dramatically slow the economic recovery. What will be needed instead for the foreseeable future are economic incentives for businesses and individuals to spur growth. One promising incentive program I’d like to see more widely applied is the socalled Enterprise Zone initiative devised by South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott. This program has broad bipartisan support. It targets tax relief to job-creating investments in some of our nation’s most economically distressed areas, helping lift hard-pressed communities. It should be expanded to cover more of those communities with broader investment incentives, especially for new manufacturing jobs. Right here on Long Island there are pockets of economic distress that could significantly benefit from an Enterprise Zone program. And leaders in Albany should consider adding state tax incentives in these zones as well to amplify the benefit. Because the economy needs emergency attention now. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.
Deliver the letter. The sooner, the better.
eet at the mailbox, we told our kids when they walked up the block to wait for the school bus. Those were the elementary school years when the yellow bus hauled them off to Franklin and then Hewlett Elementary School in the Five Towns. Of course you met at the mailbox, the ubiquitous blue mailbox, whatever your community and your particular RAnDi adventure that day. kReiss Those were the days, actually until very recently, when mailboxes were just there, as part of the landscape, a reminder of a service that delivered letters despite the climate, political or meteorological. My husband grew up in Lawrence, and he remembers getting mail delivery twice a day. Those were the days before mail sorters and USPS websites, and before mail-in voting became a controversial issue. With the acceleration of technology and advanced security measures, much has been lost, particularly the reassuring
notion we grew up with that the postal service was a dependable agency, not a victim of political infighting and a target of misinformation campaigns. Are mailboxes being carted away in the middle of the night to discourage voting? Is the postmaster general a decent CEO or a tool of a rogue administration? The world we live in is muddied with many disturbing questions. I am setting that aside and thinking today of the romance of mailboxes, which changed to brilliant blue in 1971 from red, white and blue. My first real letter exchange was with a pen pal I had in Israel. I still remember her name, Giza Shalev, and we wrote back and forth for a few years beginning when I was 10. It was the most thrilling and exotic connection in my life. I have love letters, and I have written love letters, and there isn’t a text or email that can compare to the ink on the paper and the intimacy of the handwriting from the person you love. I may have married my husband because of a love letter he wrote to me when we were seniors at Lawrence High School. He said he didn’t
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understand his feelings, but he knew he couldn’t resist the “chemistry” between us. The guy wasn’t a writer, but this was real poetry. I still have that handwritten letter, which was delivered by our mailman in 1964. For one year of my life, my senior year in high school, the mail was the focus of all my ambitions. I deposited my college applications in the blue box, and received my answers in our front-door mail slot. How do we decide what to keep? I have a box of letters from other Lawrence High School friends from our first year away at college. Oh my, the drama and depression and yearning for home and for love and for what we had together before we opened our lives to a world away from best friends and yes, lovers. Everything came in the mail, from college grades to teacher’s licenses to job acceptance letters. My husband got his draft notice in the mail in 1967. I got my teacher’s license, and then, later, I branched out and sent freelance articles to newspapers and magazines and got my acceptances by mail.
hope these blue boxes continue to dot the land, and that we support the USPS.
One of the most significant letters I wrote was one to my Uncle Sidney, who was estranged from my family because my mother didn’t welcome his beautiful young wife. He declined the invitation to my wedding. But Uncle Sid had been my loving, funny uncle who took me to the Rockaway boardwalk to play Skeeball. I wrote to him — part supplication, part guilt, mostly loving memories — and begged him to come. He wrote back that he would, and he did. What was your best letter ever? Was there a letter that changed your life? When we married and had kids, there were impossibly worrisome camp letters referencing weird rashes and black snakes lurking in the freezing lake. Later, there were letters from our son’s bike trip in Denmark and our daughter’s long-haul hike in New Zealand. Eventually, sadly, email and texting supplanted personal letter writing. Still, I hope the big blue boxes continue to dot the landscape. I hope mail carriers and postal workers are supported in their work. And I hope every single person who needs to vote by mail can have his or her voice and choice heard. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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