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HERALD PERSON OF THE YEAR JOOSOO KIM

A ‘light’ and a ‘true good-doer’ Joosoo Kim is a proud immigrant, a busy PTA member, a business leader, and a pillar of the community. By Juan Lasso

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When it comes to drastic life changes, Joosoo Kim initiated one early on. Before she became a mother of three and a beacon of community positivity and leadership in Valley Stream, she was a 20-year-old who came to the United States alone from South Korea to study English. She decided to leave her homeland behind because she believed this country offered what she wanted: an opportunity to succeed if she worked hard enough. Kim, 54, has worked hard, and succeeded in more ways than one — not only as a leading real estate agent and an admired local business leader, but also for making a wide range of contributions to the village for decades, enriching its alley public life in the process. The Herald is proud to name her its 2023 Person of Stream is the Year. lucky to have “When my number two was born, Joosoo, and I’m we needed more space and a safe place for them to run around,” Kim said. lucky to have “We looked around at different parts, and stumbled on Valley Stream by total her as a friend. accident.” She’s family — Joosoo and her husband, K.C. Kilkenny, were both working as school- the family you teachers at the time, and the ease of choose. access to the schools in the village, the public library, and the parks made quite CHRISTINA an impression on them. They have lived RENDON here ever since. Central/Memorial As someone with a strong personal- PTSA ity, Kim confessed that she struggled early on to discover who she was. She has learned to embrace something of a patchwork of identities that make her who she is, from her immigrant roots and her South Korean heritage to her patriotism for the United States. She long ago vowed to build her life on a solid foundation of serving others, and she has put her talent and energy to great use in Valley Stream, benefiting scores of causes and organizations with her business acumen and infectious cheer. “I can’t split myself in fives, but I do involve myself in activities that resonate personally with me,” Kim said. She has been active in the Valley Stream Civilian Patrol, and the Crochet Club. She has leapt at opportunities to help the village’s Beautification Committee collect litter on local streets. More recently, Kim has helped David Sabatino, the deputy village treasurer for planning and economic development,

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review grant applications to support projects aimed at “bringing back the downtown’s economy.” She also counts herself among a handful of Community Fest committee members, who organize the village’s biggest showcase of business and community organizations on Rockaway Avenue each year. Kim’s sincerity and her delight in others, regardless of where they come from or how they look, is almost palpable. And she shares her abundant passion for education. “She was an integral part of starting the Book Fair in Memorial Junior High School as a member of the Valley Stream Central/Memorial PTSA,” PTSA member Christina Rendon said. “She’s always looking to give back to the kids. “She’d be there all day and all night, setting up the Book Fair and devoting her time to other PTSA events and fundraisers,” Rendon added. “She just brings so much fun and energy to any venue, and is always thankful for everything.” And Kim doesn’t shirk from helping others in crisis. When resident Qumyka Howell pulled into her street on February 25, 2019 only to see her house consumed by flames, a distraught Kim joined Dawn Tortora-Morici, a fellow friend and local Continued on page 2 Courtesy Joosoo Kim

Chamber of Commerce President Sasan Shavanson presents Joosoo Kim with the Businessperson of the Year award. She is also the Herald's Person of the Year.

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Joosoo Kim 'just brings so much fun and energy' This ray of positivity and dedicated service delights in helping others Continued from front

teacher, to raise funds for the family. “We lost all of our possessions, our personal belongings,” Howell said. “We lost everything. It means so much to know that my community cares about me. It just reminds me that Valley Stream is one of the best places for families.” In her commitment to staying plugged into the village scene, Kim wields her personal Facebook page with exuberance, using it to inform her readers about community events, rooting for volunteer groups and giving gleeful shout-outs to other worthwhile causes and businesses. “Kim is just a light, and she’s always looking for the positive side of things,” Rendon said. “And she doesn’t judge anyone at all, and wants others to be happy. A true good-doer.” “When people tell me that I’m a ‘community person,’ I tell them that I do what I do for selfish reasons,” Kim says. “I enjoy doing it. It makes me feel better about who I am.” It’s hard to discern where Kim’s business persona ends and her private life begins. For Kim, they are inextricably linked. By all accounts, she serves her

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Joosoo Kim, who is originally from South Korea, is a successful real estate agent and a member of the Chamber of Commerce board of directors.

real estate customers the way she serves her community, with integrity and care. She was a relative novice roughly a decade ago, with little revenue coming in for the first two years, but Kim has become a standout real estate agent. She serves on the board of directors of the Long Island Board of Realtors for

2023-24 and the New York State Board of Realtors for three years, and contributes her expertise to several committees, including the New York State Association of Realtors Fair Housing, Equal Housing and Standard Practices committees. Her involvement exemplifies her

Kim is an active member of the Central/Memorial PTSA, and served as the emcee at its fall festival this year, revving up the crowd with her contagiously cheerful spirit.

dedication to promoting fair and equitable housing practices. And it has garnered the respect of her local business colleagues, who named her the Chamber of Commerce 2023 Businessperson of the Year. “Valley Stream is lucky to have Joosoo,” Rendon said. “And I’m lucky to have her as a friend. She’s family — the family you choose.”

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

William L. Buck School in Valley Stream District 24 hosted its first Family Forum of the school year with a night of diversity, unity, and delicious rice dishes. In alignment with December’s “One School, One Book” initiative, students engaged with Norah Dooley’s “Everybody Cooks Rice.” Families of students in grades three through six were invited to participate in a delightful feast featuring their favorite rice dishes, fostering a sense of community, celebration, and connection. “Our first family forum of the year showcased diversity and culture through the versatility of rice in cuisines across the world,” said Superintendent Unal Karakas. “I had the pleasure of witnessing our families coming together, not only to share their rice dishes but also to proudly showcase their unique cultural heritage. It fills us with pride to see our students and their families enjoying such a delightful evening, fostering unity while celebrating the richness of diversity and culture.” Each family contributed a traditional rice dish, resulting in a diverse and flavorful lineup. Attendees had the opportunity to savor rice dishes from different corners of the globe while fostering meaningful connections with their classmates and neighbors. This event underscores the district’s commitment to family engagement. Valley Stream 24 continues to host family forums aimed at bringing families together, offering support to students, and fostering a sense of community where they can learn from one another. –Juan Lasso

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To celebrate diversity through cuisine, each family member contributed a rice dish reflecting their heritage.

Wheeler kids donate fur-bulous dog toys Wheeler Avenue Elementary School’s Kindness Club, a student-led initiative focused on promoting acts of kindness and compassion, has undertaken a heartwarming project to benefit the local animal shelter. The club members have repurposed old t-shirts by cutting and braiding them into dog toys, which they will be donating this holiday season. Under the guidance of their teacher advisor, Sabrina Galeotaflore the members spent several weeks collecting old t-shirts from the school community. They then transformed these discarded garments into colorful and durable dog toys through a process of cutting and braiding. The students demonstrated creativity and teamwork as they worked together to repurpose the t-shirts into something useful and meaningful. “We wanted to find a way to help the animals in our community, especially during the holiday season when they may need some extra love and care,” said Galeotafiore. “By repurposing old t-shirts into dog toys, we hope to bring joy to the animals at the local shelter and show them they are loved.” The Kindness Club, consisting of dedicated students from various grade levels, aims to make a positive impact on the community by engaging in acts of kindness and spreading joy. This project not only promotes recycling and sustainability but also provides comfort and entertainment for the animals at the local animal shelter. –Juan Lasso

Wheeler Avenue Elementary School’s Kindness Club creating dog toys to donate to the local animal shelter.

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At Central, the salon is open for business. Like most high school students, these 33 juniors and seniors from across the district rise early for their morning classes, but instead of sitting through your average course subjects they are learning hair coloring, nail enhancement and skin care.

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V.S. District 24 kindergarten registration is here. It’s that time of year again. Kindergarten registration is open for families at Valley Stream District 24 to enroll for the 2022 to 2023 school year starting on February 1.

Speak Hope fundraises for mental health. It was an intimate soiree of dinner, dancing, and good music at the Speak Hope Foundation’s 2nd Annual Gala at the Coral House in Baldwin aimed at raising funds to help uninsured individuals and disadvantaged communities in and around Valley Stream pay for mental health treatments.

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American Paralympian visits District 24 schools. He’s been on Nike and Sports Illustrated features and viewed on news outlets like ABCNews and 20/20. But nowadays, Rohan Murphy has been elevated to the national spotlight for his work off the competition stage as a highly sought-after motivational youth speakers.

Destroyed Blockbuster kiosk returns, better than before. Alfonso reached out to Bauman, sharing the story behind their lending library box and their grief over its ensuing loss in the hope the company could find another beatup box they can purchase at a discount. Instead, Bauman and Go Plastics gave them a big surprise.

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Local officials and pantries jump-start village hunger relief. Three years later, when asked whether pantries are breathing easier with the troubles of the pandemic largely behind them, food relief coordinators flatly say no. If anything, demand has intensified.

V.S. gymnast is a member of history-making HBCU team. A Valley Stream graduate is part of the first gymnastics team from a historically Black college or university to compete at the NCAA level.

William Buck’s Career Day shows kids the ropes. In honor of career and technical education month, William L. Buck Elementary School hosted its second annual Career Day with a theme of “Sweet Success.” Led by the school’s student council, the day started off with opening remarks by council members who then served as escorts for each of the invited guest speakers.

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Memorial’s Room 107 takes on new role. Room 107 at Memorial Junior High School was once a place where students piled in from a crowded hallway for health class. Now it’s a place to remember a teacher who taught there for 42 years, a decade after her death.

These young sisters’ vision? Helping kids in the hospital. Bubbly 12-year-old Gabriella Vernov introduced herself and her little sister Sarina as the founders of Glow4Kids. The organization is aimed at gifting handmade, individually unique, and kid-approved beaded bracelets to kids suffering from cancer in the United States and abroad.

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Girl Scouts fundraise for victims in Syria, Turkey. The crowd of men and children streaming into the Masjid Hamza mosque in Valley Stream gathered along a spot sectioned off for Friday afternoon prayer at the back parking lot on Feb. 24. Without the need for any instruction, congregants lined up along the communal prayer mats in rows and knelt in silence.

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At 24, search for new superintendent is on. The Valley Stream District 24 Board of Education has recruited the help of an educational consulting firm, District Wise Search Consultants, to lead the search for the district’s next superintendent following the retirement of Superintendent Don Sturz by close of the school year.

V.S. author’s debut children’s book is an ode to fathers. Growing up in Valley Stream, Devon Felix would often observe his father on his days off from work, getting into trouble around the house over little, silly things. He jotted down what he saw, and now Felix has written a children’s book about it.

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Ed Fare rolls to re-election with United Community Party. Residents went to the polls to cast their votes for mayor, two village trustees and a village justice in the village general election — and they’ve spoken. As of press time, unofficial election results show a win for Mayor Edwin Fare, as he retains an office he has held for over a decade.

Mayoral candidates clash over village spending, budget. Candidates made their last pitch to voters ahead of the big day, showcasing their stands on a range of tough issues while promoting their distinct vision for the future. Figuring most prominently in the debate for mayor is the village’s projected financial state over the next four years.

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Solages honors champions of the community. What do a Valley Stream library director, a hometown artist, and a community advocate — who is also something of a social media whiz — have in common? They are united by a common conviction: to use their voice to better the lives of those around them and to give a platform for those who otherwise wouldn’t have one.

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Buck visits the Long Island Children’s Museum. Expanding a child’s creativity and increasing their social engagement skills are important parts of setting a student up for success, according to district officials. To that end, Valley Stream 24’s William L. Buck Elementary kindergarten students paid a visit to the Long Island Children’s Museum in Garden City.

V.S. Fire Department welcomes its new chiefs. The Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department held a private swearing in ceremony to welcome a newly elected chief and his assistants.

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Mail-order ducklings found in V.S. The Easter season brings many traditional symbols and traditions — eggs, candy, bunnies, ducklings, flowers, and more. Recently, though, one of those symbols has been more of an issue than a holiday delight.

Village CTown back in business. In a downtown business district dense with nail spas, barbershops, delis, and restaurants, a supermarket trumpeted its grand reopening on Rockaway Avenue.

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Forest Road turns up the fun for pep rally. It was a day of school spirit and camaraderie at Forest Road Elementary School in Valley Stream District 30 as students cheered and danced for their annual pep rally.

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Brooklyn Avenue caps Autism Awareness Month. In honor of National Autism Awareness Month, Valley Stream 24’s Brooklyn Avenue Elementary School students welcomed Luna, a special service dog from Therapy Dogs of Long Island.

LIJVS tackles ‘period poverty’. It’s a dilemma faced by countless women when they are menstruating. They need access to sanitary pads and tampons to get through their periods, but because of cost their menstrual needs go uncared for.

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West Merrick Road grows greener with newly planted trees. Amid a season of new growth, trees — more than two dozen of them — were planted along the stretch of West Merrick Road between North Central Avenue and Shaw Avenue.

Shaw rocked by principal’s plan to depart. Shaw Avenue Principal Christopher Colarossi resigns and steps away from Valley Stream District 30, bringing an abrupt end to a more than three-year run.

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Amid pandemic, dance studio reinvented itself. The financial disruption fueled by the pandemic burdened businesses across many industries, particularly in the arts and culture sector. That’s something Anayo Michel, owner of Layla’s Dance & Drum, knows all too well.

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Clear Stream students lead food donation initiative. Students at Clear Stream Avenue School in Valley Stream District 30 led the charge in collecting food for those in need as part of a district wide effort.

North High promgoers get a big sendoff. All gowned up and dressed to impress, Valley Stream North High School students grabbed their dates for the school’s annual prom held this year at the Jericho Terrace banquet hall in Mineola.

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At 13, students take a trip to Crossroads Farm. They are back at it again for another season. Valley Stream 13 students went to check out Crossroads Farm to learn the ins and outs of sustainable agriculture. They toured the farm to learn about agriculture and animals, and the life cycle of honeybees.

Black-owned businesses host Juneteenth fest. The line of display tables, manned by mostly Black-owned businesses from throughout the area, started on Roosevelt Avenue and bent east around the commercial lot of businesses tucked between South Franklin Avenue and 1st Street to celebrate Juneteenth.

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VSN runs on all cylinders. Senior middle hitter Danny Kosior, right, was one of unbeaten Valley Stream North’s leaders on and off the court.

Flag football a hit in Valley Stream. Jazlene Narvarez is an aggressive defender who emerged as a main offensive contributor as well for Valley Stream’s inaugural flag football team.

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VSC nets 13 wins, playoff berth. Rhianna Miller had a teamleading 134 kills during the regular season while forming a lethal outside hitter combination with Kennedy Carreras.

VSN sweeps Class AA track championships. Senior Melissa Innocent was All-County in three events to help lead the Spartans to a fourth consecutive county championship May 23.

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Independence Day fireworks display captivates crowd. The annual Valley Stream Fourth of July celebration last weekend gave the community an opportunity to dance, eat and celebrate.

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Anne Mahoney, devoted volunteer leader, dies. Anne Elizabeth Hubbs Mahoney, a Valley Stream resident for more than seventy- five years, passed away peacefully at her home on June 19, 2023. She was 99.

MJHS Social Justice Club walks for justice. Members of Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School’s Students Committed to Social Justice Club held their annual Justice Walk on June 5.

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Residents grumble over water rate hike. Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, along with several community advocates gathered in Valley Stream to urge the state Department of Public Service to deny Liberty Utilities’ petition for a 35 percent increase of New York’s water rate.

Splash off to summer at village park pool. On a summer day that is as long and hot as it is beautiful, you likely don’t need much convincing to spend time cooling off by your backyard pool. But for village residents, a trip to the community pool is the next best thing.

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V.S. 13 art teacher is educator of the year. The New York State Art Teachers Association recently named Janis Boremski as the recipient of the New York State Educator of the Year Award. Boremski is an art educator at James A. Dever Elementary School and the Fine Arts Coordinator of Valley Stream 13.

V.S. Central High holds Summer Bridge Program. The Valley Stream Central High School District kicked off its Summer Bridge Program this July for incoming 7th-grade students to acclimate themselves to junior high school life.

Girl Scout answers water pollution problem with rain gardens. Nine-year-old Yusuf Dungas, alongside five other kids, eagerly sat down to a crafts project at the Waldinger Memorial Library’s Children’s Room. At their fingertips were pipe cleaners, cotton balls, pom-poms, and an aluminum loaf: the raw materials

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South High welcomes new principal, Matthew Swinson. Matthew Swinson has been named principal of Valley Stream South High School for the upcoming school year, succeeding Maureen Henry who announced her retirement after a 16-year run.

LIRR set to ratchet up the price of rides next month. Late summer Long Island Rail Road riders were faced with a modest uptick — roughly 4.3 percent — in the price of their weekly and monthly tickets.

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Neighborhood reckons with an increase in violence. Elizabeth Rios told her two kids to stay quiet and hunker down as she heard the sound of gunfire outside her Ocean Avenue home.

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Village brings Hispanic cultures together. Valley Stream trumpeted the arrival of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a celebration that spotlights the rich range of cultures and histories of Hispanic Americans in the United States.

Village marks 22 years since Sept. 11 terror attacks. A split sky — with clouds casting a gray shroud, threatening rain, on one side, and on the other a near-cloudless light blue — hung over the solemn crowd that gathered around the village’s 9/11 memorial monument at Arthur J. Hendrickson Park, at this somber commemoration.

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At 30, a century of learning, second to none. Valley Stream District 30’s current and former school administrators, students, principals, and faculty celebrated the district and Clear Stream Avenue School’s 100th-year anniversary on Sept. 6.

County exec steps up school safety measures. Bruce Blakeman and Patrick Ryder stood on the steps of Valley Stream Central High School, holding up a backpack. Filled with emergency response gear to deal with everything from school shootings to drug overdoses, these backpacks have been placed in every county police vehicle.

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Lions lend a financial hand to charities. The Valley Stream Lions Club handed ceremonial giant checks, bestowing thousands of dollars, to two local service organizations to financially support them in their mission to uplift and benefit the community.

Valley Stream’s first female Eagle Scouts make history. Boy Scouts Gabriella Burke and Blair Graham, of the all-female Boy Scout Troop 99 in Valley Stream were recognized as the first two girls in the village to attain the elite rank of Eagle Scout.

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Actor David ‘Ducky’ McCallum dies. Actor David McCallum, famed for his roles in the television shows “Man from U.N.C.L.E.” and “NCIS” had long-term Five Towns ties as he was married to Katherine Carpenter, daughter of Margaret Carpenter, a nearly lifelong resident of Lawrence.

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Valley Stream clubs struggle to find volunteers. Volunteer organizations are the touchstone of Valley Stream, but the number of volunteers serving the community appears to be dwindling.

V.S. 24 car wash fundraiser a big success. Sixth-grade students at Brooklyn Avenue School recently raised over $1,200 through a car wash they hosted at Arthur J. Hendrickson Park.

Valley Stream 30 installs L.E.D stop signs. Valley Stream District 30 partnered with Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin to have new L.E.D stop signs placed at the corner of Forest Road and Brook Road.

VALLEY STREAM HERALD — December 28, 2023

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Danny the ‘Teletón Kid’ needs support. By most measures, Valley Stream Central High School senior Danny Paz is much like any other 17-year-old. He is shy around new people. But that shyness disappears when he becomes Danny the “Teletón Kid,” advocating on behalf of his Children’s Rehabilitation Institute TeletónUSA.

Courtesy Valley Stream District 13

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Dever delivers multisensory playground. James A. Dever Elementary School announced the completion of a new multisensory playground to welcome children of all abilities to play, learn, and grow together.

Courtesy JooSoo Kim

Solages, incumbents sweep Valley Stream elections Tuesday. Voters across Long Island went to the polls to cast their ballots, and Carrié Solages picked up a decisive victory over his Republican opponent, Sheharyar Ali, retaining his seat in the Nassau County Legislature, which he has held for more than a decade.

JooSoo Kim is Chamber Person of the Year. The Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce has officially recognized realtor JooSoo Kim as their 2023 Business Person of the Year.

Village pays tribute to veterans at ceremony. Residents came out, with patriotic spirit to spare, in recognizing the valiant efforts of the nation’s veterans during its annual Veterans Day ceremony at the Village Bandshell.

Christina Casillo/Herald

Courtesy JooSoo Kim

Four years of free school meals for all. At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, students in public schools across the state, including Valley Stream, received breakfasts and hot lunches at no charge, but the pandemic emergency benefits were never meant to last.

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V.S. 24 faces off against Harlem wizards. More than 300 students and staff from the Valley Stream District 24 came together with families to partake in the excitement of a Harlem Wizards PTA Fundraiser basketball game at Valley Stream Central High School.

Lifelong V.S. educator heads curriculum and instruction. Jennifer DiMaio was named superintendent for curriculum and instruction for the Valley Stream Central High School District on Sept. 15, succeeding Christian Bowen, who resigned from the district in August.

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An early-reading specialist is Willow Road’s new principal. Cindy Gervasi was named principal of Valley Stream District 13’s Willow Road Elementary School on Oct. 13. She succeeded Rosalie Ambrosio, who announced her retirement earilier this year.

Village yearly Winterfest shines bright. Valley Stream families felt the festive spirits soar at the village of Valley Stream’s annual holiday Winterfest event kick off. Through the side village pool entrance, residents trekked through a grand display of twinkling lights draped around trees lining the brightly lit path to the Community Center parking lot.

VALLEY STREAM HERALD — December 28, 2023

Courtesy Valley Stream District 24

December 28, 2023 — VALLEY STREAM HERALD

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST, Plaintiff against JOSHUA PINTO A/K/A JOSHUA S. PINTO, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA BRAVO A/K/A GLORIA S. BRAVO A/K/A GLORIA STELLA BRAVO, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., 20 Commerce Drive, Suite 230, Cranford, NJ 07016 and 1131 Route 55, Suite 1, Lagrangeville, NY 12540. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered May 5, 2023, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM. Premises known as 114 Pershing Ave, Valley Stream, NY 11580. Sec 409 Block 6 Lot 107 and 108. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $423,619.20 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 005636/2013. During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” John M. Brickman, Esq., Referee File # NY202000000828-1 143634

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR NAAC 2007-2, Plaintiff AGAINST SOLANGE ASSOULINE, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 18, 2014, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 10, 2024 at 2:30PM, premises known as 39 LAUREL HILL DRIVE, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11581. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 39, Block: 510, Lot: 10. Approximate amount of judgment $521,660.81 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #006327/2009. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. George Esernio, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 00-145113 78342 143531 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff AGAINST TYREK MCEACHIN, JASMINE MCEACHIN, NIASIA MCEACHIN, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 26, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 8, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 87 Gold Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Rosedale, Town of Hempstead, County of

Nassau and State of New York, Section: 37 Block: 413 Lot: 582. Approximate amount of judgment $821,954.59 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #600906/2020. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Harold F. Damm, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 21-001000 78281 143526

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff against VARICK FLORES, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered November 10, 2016, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 17, 2024 at 3:15 PM. Premises known as 42 Cedar Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580. Sec 37 Block 00537-00 Lot 00014. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $492,185.78 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 009285/2011. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the

Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Richard L. Farley, Esq., Referee File # CARN262 143757

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC., Plaintiff AGAINST KELVIN GALLOWAY, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 1, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 16, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 29 Clinton Avenue, Inwood, NY 11096. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 40, Block 63, Lot 196. Approximate amount of judgment $650,851.82 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #611961/2019. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Jane Shrenkel, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 20-003157 78549 143707 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWALT, INC. ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-60T1 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-60T1, Plaintiff -against- RENU KUMAR, RAVI KUMAR, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated June 4, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County

Supreme Court “Rain or Shine” located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on January 18, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of Ethel Street, distant 80.68 feet westerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of Ethel Street with the westerly side of Jane Place; RUNNING THENCE South West 166.57 feet; THENCE North West 86.32 feet; THENCE North East 151.50 feet; THENCE North West 2.12 feet; THENCE South East 40 feet. Said premises known as 82 ETHEL STREET, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580 Approximate amount of lien $797,438.51 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 013769/2009. ELLEN DURST, ESQ., Referee Pincus Law Group, PLLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556 {* VAL STRM H*} 143703 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN BROTHERSSTRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST-SAIL 2005-3, Plaintiff, Against LILLIANA VELASQUEZ, RICHIE VASQUEZ, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 09/30/2008, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 1/22/2024 at 2:30 pm, premises known as 158 Cochran Place, Valley Stream, New York 11581, And Described As Follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village Of Valley Stream, Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York. Section 39 Block 479 Lot 26

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $444,277.42 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 021795/07 If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. This Auction will be held rain or shine. Jane Shrenkel, Esq., Referee. SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Dated: 10/25/23 File Number: 32665 SH 143897 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff AGAINST MICHAEL BERESFORD, TERIA BERESFORD, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered May 2, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 23, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 53 EAST VALLEY STREAM BOULEVARD AKA 53 VALLEY STREAM BOULEVARD, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 37, Block 074, Lot 15 & 16. Approximate amount of judgment $415,331.68 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #617977/2019. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Peter V.

Christiansen, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 19-005661 78440 143834 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-2. ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-2, Plaintiff AGAINST ROLAND KATWAROO, CHANDRADAI KATWAROO, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 24, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 23, 2024 at 2:30PM, premises known as 86 FLETCHER AVENUE, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Valley Stream, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 37, Block 169, Lot 5, 6, 7. Approximate amount of judgment $272,870.67 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #002574/2016. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. William Boccio, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 17-002896 78479 143821 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR LBCABANA SERIES IV TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. CATHERINE MCAULIFFE, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on November 8, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps

on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 23, 2024 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 27 Carl Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 37, Block 614 and Lot 6. Approximate amount of judgment is $153,336.96 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 611460/2022. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale. Ronald J. Ferraro, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff Firm File No.: 212801-2 143893 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking On Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 9th day of January, 2024, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the adoption of a resolution setting aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons at the following locations: ELMONT HANCOCK STREET - north side, starting at a point 207 feet west of the west curbline of Landau Avenue, west for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-537/23) WEST HEMPSTEAD GUILDFORD COURT north side, starting at a point 36 feet west of the west curbline of Nassau Boulevard, west for a distance of 20 feet (TH-550/23) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons: ELMONT

Howell hosts whimsical Winter Wonderland

VALLEY STREAM HERALD — December 28, 2023

The Howell Road Elementary School PTA in Valley Stream Thirteen recently hosted a spectacular Winter Wonderland event, bringing joy and holiday cheer to students and families in the community. The event was a resounding success with attendees enjoying a wide range of festive activities and treats. “We are thrilled with the overwhelming success of our Winter Wonderland thanks to our dedicated PTA,” said Frank Huplosky, Principal of Howell Road Elementary School. “Our PTA exemplifies the strong sense of community and dedication to providing enriching experiences for our students and families.” The Winter Wonderland event kicked off with a delicious breakfast, where students and their families gathered together to fuel up for a day of fun-filled activities. The aroma of freshly brewed hot chocolate filled the air, warming everyone’s hearts on the chilly winter morning. Activities during the day included a crafts station that offered the school’s young artists the opportunity to bring their imaginative ideas to life. Another highlight event was the face painting booth and toilet paper snowman contest. The contest sparked friendly competition and showcased the community’s creativity and teamwork. To top it all off, Santa Claus made a special appearance at the Winter Wonderland event. Students eagerly lined up to meet and greet the jolly old man in the red suit, sharing their holiday wishes and capturing precious memories with Santa. Courtesy Valley Stream District 13

–Juan Lasso

Santa Claus made a special appearance at Howell’s Winter Wonderland event.

E-ZPass is running at Atlantic Beach Bridge By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

The Atlantic Beach Bridge E-ZPass system is “up and running, full force,” according to Samuel Nahmias, chairman of the Nassau County Bridge Authority’s board. As of Dec. 13, E-ZPass is being accepted in all toll lanes, as opposed to the previous, cash-only system, convenience is the keyword, Nahmias said. In 362 days from initial planning, the E-ZPass installation was complete, an electronic toll collection system allowing prepayments and discounted rates, used in 18 states across the country, according to NY.gov. Raymond Webb, executive director of NCBA, said the previous system was insufficient. In the first day of operation with the E-ZPass system, the bridge saw a 50 percent drop in cash being used. “The customers are satisfied, we’re getting a log of claps and two thumbs

up,” Webb said. Nahmias said the new system will also allow the NCBA to monitor traffic patterns. Atlantic Beach, as well as Lido Beach, Long Beach and Point Lookout residents can register their vehicles with E-ZPass through the bridge authority site NCBAABB.com or at the bridge authority at 160 Beach 2nd Street in Lawrence allowing them a $2.50 rate when crossing the bridge or $162.50 annually for unlimited access. Nassau County residents can register their vehicle for $199 annually and nonNassau residents can register for $349 annually. Non-Atlantic Beach, Lido Beach, Long Beach and Point Lookout residents will be billed $3 by using their E-ZPass to cross, or $4 cash. Nahmias said the toll increase was due to the need for necessary updates. He added that under the previous board, many capital improvement projects were deferred in order to keep tolls at a

certain level, but now are more costly due to inflation. Cutting staff to 19 from 29, Nahmias added, will also generate cost savings. Atlantic Beach resident, Bar ry Ringelheim said he still has questions. “I’m willing to accept the higher fare, but for some reason, there are people who would like to know where the money’s going and why the increase,” he said. “Is EZ-Pass accepting money from this, did the bridge pay from it or did EZ-Pass pay for it if they’re going to be the ones collecting money?” Beth Garnett, also an Atlantic Beach resident, does not drive but uses Uber to go to medical appointments and is penalized by the toll increase, she said, being that she cannot register a vehicle under the system. “I don’t want to pay $8 to come and go

from my house,” Garnett said. “It’s grossly excessive, it’s controlling people’s lives to such an extent it’s absurd.” Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages supports the change, he said. “I had trouble with the fact that it was a cash toll and the fact that there could be the opportunity of misappropriation of funds,” he said. The NCBA holds an official grand opening of the new system at the administration building at 11 a.m. on Dec. 20. “We just want to acknowledge everyone’s hard work and perseverance, we want to mark it as a milestone in Atlantic Beach history, it should make everyone’s lives a lot easier,” Webb said. Have an opinion on EZ-Pass at the Atlantic Beach Bridge? Send letter to jbessen@ liherald.com.

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EMPORIA AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 208 feet south of the south curbline of Rosalind Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH- 545/13 - 4/08/14) (TH-531/23) FRANKLIN SQUARE FENWORTH BOULEVARD - north side, starting at a point 19 feet east of a

point opposite the east curbline of Harrison Street, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-321/23 - 9/06/23) (TH-321B/23) (NR)VALLEY STREAM FRANK STREET - east side, starting at a point of 125 feet north of the north curbline of Oliver Avenue, north for a

distance of 20 feet. (TH-643/14 - 3/10/15) (TH-526/23) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: December 5, 2023 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF

HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 144024

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The E-ZPass system has changed the long time cash-only tollbooths at the Atlantic Beach Bridge. New rates and registration procedures come as a result.

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A. Front steps are part of what I refer to as the presentation to passersby of your home’s appearance, so if that is a concern to you, the steps should be a reflection of the rest of the architecture, compatible and presentable. There is no code limitation on the material being nonflammable, so you can use wood. I’m not a big fan of onte eeper front steps made of wood, unless the rest of the house is of the same material. Even though I know there are many reasons to build out of wood, such as more lightweight construction, utilizing smaller foundation piers instead of larger concrete spread footings, and because the construction costs less, consider appearance and durability. Wood is more difficult and costly to maintain. If you plan to use synthetic decking, a durable composite material, and polyvinyl or composite railings, again, consider cost and durability. The understructure, made of treated lumber, will never last as long as concrete, and the finish materials don’t take the abuse of moving washing machines, refrigerators and other large appliances in by way of your front door. The front door, by code, is required to be a minimum of three feet wide and is often the only door that is wide enough to get the large and heavy boxes into the house. I speak from experience when I say that delivery people aren’t always as careful as you’d want them to be, and the nosing on my concrete paver block is now chipped and in need of replacement because of the new refrigerator we received. I watched them bang the box onto the step as the container was lifted, and even though I gritted my teeth, there was nothing to be done. Imagine what your beautiful wood or composite wood will look like the first time someone makes that heavy front-door package delivery. Also, clearing snow and ice from the steps is going to pose problems if you use the edge of a shovel to scrape or chip the ice and snow. I know that people say that nobody uses their front door, and that’s a terrific choice, but not practical, since I can’t imagine that all the uninvited people, like the postal worker, the delivery person, random solicitors and occasional guests, will enter through the side or garage door. And keep in mind that if you use wood, the fasteners should be hidden, and not top-face-nailed or screwed. With over 200 types of fasteners for this specific purpose, don’t let anybody tell you this can’t be done. Good luck!

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ur world is seemingly dominated by the twists and turns of the nation’s largest corporations, where billions of dollars are constantly at play, and millions of jobs on the table. Because of that, it’s easy to overlook the businesses that aren’t trading on the New York Stock Exchange, or that may not have a lot to spend on marketing and branding — where the owner knows every employee, and every employee knows her. These are our small businesses — our mom-and-pop businesses. And while they might not be the Apples or the Disneys of the world, they remain vital to our communities, and our very lives. There are 90,000 businesses on Long Island, according to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, and a vast majority of them employ fewer than 50 people. Many might not be household names beyond their immediate neighborhoods, but where they are known, they are important. Yet with each passing year, our society pulls further away from the small businesses that we so cherish and pushes further into the realm of the megacorporations. Not that there isn’t a place for the conglomerates — it’s just best that they don’t devour too much of our economic base. Small businesses account for 44 percent of U.S. economic activity, according

ates new economies where once there was nothing.” And that should be the definitive conclusion to this discussion, but sadly, it’s not. While it’s nearly impossible to find anyone who would consciously choose a large company over a hometown business, it still happens all the time. Many times, it’s because we simply don’t think about the impact of ordering something from Amazon, or ordering a pizza from a chain rather than a local pizzeria. More often than not, it comes down to cost — more often than not, it’s cheaper to head to Home Depot than to a local hardware store. Or to the 7-Eleven instead of the family-owned bodega on the corner. There is a place for the Home Depots and the 7-Elevens in our communities — but just not at the cost of local business. And it’s important to keep that in mind when we choose where we spend our money. One of the biggest spending periods of the year is coming up after Thanksgiving, and there will be so many businesses chasing after us, hoping to receive the dollars we’re looking to spend. But let’s make every effort we can to keep those dollar right here in our communities. “Shop Local” isn’t just a slogan — it’s key to keeping our communities thriving. And it ensures that our small businesses will never be overlooked.

Letters Does Congressman D’Esposito want to solve the border crisis? To the Editor: U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s partisan column last week, “The Biden border crisis comes home to New York,” blaming President Biden, Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams for the influx of migrants at our border, exemplifies the dysfunction of the House of Representatives. It’s up to Congress to work across the aisle and introduce laws that have a chance of passing. But the Republicans don’t really want sensible immigration laws, because they want to scare people into voting for them. Any fool can see that D’Esposito is intentionally introducing legislation that he knows will never be enacted just so he can say, “See, the Republicans are trying to keep you safe, while the Democrats want an open border.” Keep an eye out for a tax-paid mailer that will mention yet another bill that will never become law. D’Esposito conveniently failed to mention that he refused to support Biden’s comprehensive aid plan, which would not only give $14.3 billion in aid to Israel, but also direct $14 billion to boost the number of border agents, increase staffing for

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to a report from the federal Small Business Administration just ahead of the coronavirus pandemic, and their share of the nation’s gross domestic progress is slowly, but surely, shrinking. Between 1998 and 2014, the small business share of GDP dropped from 48 percent to 43.5. Small business GDP itself is growing — but just under 1.5 percent a year, as compared to the 2.5 percent of larger businesses. A lot of that shifting began after the 2008 recession, and continued as big-box stores grew dramatically, as did online retailers like Amazon. That’s a primary reason why organizations like the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce — which represents more than 50 chambers of commerce in the county, and more than 10,000 businesses — are so keen to promote “Shop Local.” Small businesses need us, and we need them. Small businesses provide more jobs and more opportunities to people in their communities, corporate recruiter Martin Rowinski wrote in Forbes magazine last year. “Successful small businesses put money back into their local community through paychecks and taxes, which can support the creation of new small businesses, and improve local public services,” Rowinski wrote. “No matter how small it starts — one, two, five, 10 employees — within that town, the city or the county, your small business cre-

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processing asylum cases and install new machines at the border that detect fentanyl. D’Esposito also failed to mention that 93 percent of fentanyl coming over our border is smuggled by U.S. citizens coming through legal entries. So if D’Esposito wants to find real solutions to the fentanyl LoNg BEAch

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epidemic, why wouldn’t he vote to pass Biden’s aid package, which would do just that? D’Esposito’s solution to New York City’s rising costs of sheltering migrants is to defund the effort. Please tell me how that makes sense. One of the major reasons why

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At this dinner, true patriotism was on vivid display

All these good, hardworking people Tom and Tim Haskell were heroic totaling more than $235,000 have been ecently I attended the annual gathered to show their unfailing dedicaFDNY members, as was their brother, Patriot Award Dinner hosted by given to 112 Seaford High seniors who Ken, who survived that day, and has dedireflect the values of the graduates who the Seaford High School 9/11 tion and commitment to their community cated so much to the Memorial Committee and country more than two decades after died on 9/11. Honorary Patriot Awards Memorial Committee. This as its president. With Ken at the table were America’s darkest hour exemplify patrioevent, and other 9/11 programs in Seaford, have been presented to 59 people who selfhis mother, Maureen; his wife, Genene; lessly service the Seaford community. tism at its best. are administered by the Memorial Comtheir sons Kenny and Ryan; District students make mittee, which was created in the afterAs I left that night, I thought about how Ken’s sister, Dawn; and field trips to the 9/11 Memomath of the Sept. 11 attacks, with the comwonderful it would be if the spirit of selfTom’s widow, Barbara. rial at ground zero. mitment to “always remember.” less dedication and commitment that has endured clone the voiceNo of family a family member so This year’s dinner and protections herewas will be nothing t is a commonly held frustration of or the tech sector — one contains the Communities these Seaford residents stillthat demonstrate more than the Haskells. they can fake a hostage situation and held at Crest Hollow Counacrossthat Long Island short of catastrophic. could once again predominate ourwe must Long Island residents our govcutting-edge new companiesin that Somehow theirthe spirit in Woodbury . As heed this warnextort a ransom. Consider cyberbully divided were devastated by try Club If the sense ofwe unity Nassau County must ernments seem to always be behind attractcountry to our.region so that canand — therewhy was I’m a large 9/11. to None, howevrespect had in the days, who uses AIremains to cloneas thestrong imageasofever an indiing. That’s seeking to propose the curve, as opposed ahead of it. always, securethat ourAmericans tax base and stop Long as doesscenarios the spiritthat of the turnout, more than 300 peoer, has more weeks andexodus monthsofafter the attacks vidual and create never new legislation called the Artificial IntelIsland’s talented youngcould profesQuite regularly we hear the been phrase otheregregiously 9/11 families. The mood in the room consistent or wide- ple. existed. Or, most , take those somehow ligence Privacy Act. Researchers are sionals. be re-established. If we could uttered that government “must become Seeing so many neigh-AI to workIn a mix ofthe energy and of in its dedi- was together where we agree, bad actors who exploit exploring viability fact, weon asissues a county would be wise proactive rather thanranging reactive.” bors, friends and other explic- try respect. There was the enercation to preservfind common ground where we discreate and distribute making it a misdemeanor totowelcome pioneering tech companies As a lawmaker, I often hear this comfamiliar faces, I was gyoffense of people who have been the memory and do soinrespectfully it sexual images ofpleased women agree to clone someone’s specializing AI to solve, always some of the plaint when someoneing is describing a and reassured working two decades to and legacy of municthat remembering we areproblems. Americans. and children.by the numvoice orfor image using artifiworld’s mostthat pressing If there dilapidated pETER ber ofData young people whothe ensure that the memories day and its victims The terrorists attacked usfor on preven9/11 corroborates cial intelligence without are health care who firms using AI ipal building, a were there weren’t yet and legacy of that day are than Seaford. could destroyofusdisease, or break spirit. cause for who concern here. their consent. The bill I prodeteriorating tive not detection orour environmenKING born on Sept. 11,According 2001. I alsotogave special preserved, along withour respect In November Instead we emerged united.stormWe owe the aU.S. pose would affirm resi- for those sports field or a tal firms using AI more to enhance hello to my sister, Barbara, aof Seaford High diedright and their family members, who 2002, a commemoit detection to our nation, and all whoconservawere Department Homeland dents’ to privacy from poorly maintained who systems or those to bolster graduate who put so much were at the intelligence dinner, as they have been at so rative was thatwe dayshould , not to absolutely divide against Security , AIeffort toolsinto withmakmali- murdered artificial tools, road.plaza The major tion efforts, be ing the dinner acious success. commemorations over the years. constructed at the entrance to Seaford here many ourselves, but rather to do all we can to to intent have created and allocate new resources consequences aggressively courting those companies The student scholarship winners were thoseCounty sitting at my table were High School, dedicated to— the alumni who recapture the here. unity we had then, and 100,000 computer-generated toAmong the Nassau Police almost always set up shop very impressive,fake as were Honorary Steve Camppersonand members of lost their lives: New Yorkextra City Fire Depart- Monsignor forget that weunacceptable are still the greatest nudethe images of women neverHowever, Department to train construction it is that our Patriot Award recipients. Longtime Seathe family. Camp, ment Battalion Chief Tom Haskell, FDNY nation on earth. As the hundreds Seawithout their consent or nelHaskell and collaborate withnow the pastor costs for taxpayers government currently lacks anof adequate ford High officials Tom Condon and Ray offederal St. Patrick’s Parish in Huntington, was Firefighter Tim Haskell, — New York City ford residents proudly at the concluJosHUa knowledge. More troubling officials to enforce add to the understanding of AIsang and the tools that strong leadership priest at St. William the Abbot in Seaford Buckley, who played Police Officer John Perryaffordability , Robert Sliwak sion the Patriot Award Dinner, let usfrom all yet, an AI tool kit was utiright. crisis a that areofneeded to best protect residents LaFaZan roles into forming thetext Memorial Committee in September 2001. He officiated at funerand Michael Wittenstein.we are facing. proclaim, “God Bless America!”Prilized generate depicting the sexual proudly As new AI technology continues to its abuses. The Artificial Intelligence and have continued their efforts to this for victims of grow the attacks, and with his Each year on Sept. 11, more 1,000 exploitation of children. proliferate and in sophistication Butthan where reac- als vacy Act I am seeking to propose would day, spoke movingly , andfor then led everyone Peter and concern thatcan did compreso much people attend a memorialtive at the plaza — is compassion King isthe a former congressman, and It is long past time our government even beyond what humans government represent first step of many in thea anget emotional and spirited rendition of tohend, help not only laws the victims’ families, but last year, undaunted by a driving rain. former of thetoward House Committee on serious about protecting the privaneither nor lawmakers’ under- into becoming very dangerous relates to the right chair direction, a balance between America.” Seafordof community as well. have kept “God Since 2002, developments Patriot Award in scholarships Security. cy ofBless its citizenry . In my estimation, there Homeland standing this new landscape remarkable the world of the innovation and privacy. is no longer time left to wait. up — and we’re already beginning to see artificial intelligence. Experts are warnLet me be clear: This proposal is not ing that the consequences of government the consequences. Joshua Lafazan represents Nassau Counbirthed of hostility toward AI as a whole, Take the scammer who uses AI to falling too far behind in terms of rules ty’s 18th Legislative District.

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Nassau must take a proactive approach to regulating AI

e need to rekindle the sense of unity we had in the days after 9/11. hat’s why I’m seeking to propose the Artificial Intelligence Privacy Act.

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Chimps face N.Y. court test of ‘personhood’ Letters

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rarely accelerated new discoveries or the hen you meet chimps, U.S. Some 850 live in laboratories. About Randi is on a brief leave. advancement of human health.” you meet individual 250 chimps are in accredited zoos, 600 in enough support inprivate return.hands, The funding forThe report added, “The majority of our restaurantspersonalities. closed or cut hours is When a sanctuaries, and 250 in This column was originally York’s Alzheimer’s because they arebaby unable tolooks find at staff. We NIH-owned chimpanzees should be desigchimp suchNew as carnivals and low-endDisease zoos. Communipublished June 11-17, 2015. ty Assistance AlzCAP, areit’s at just record unemployment. Although nated for retirement and transferred to Chimpanzees areProgram, one of theor four great which you, likelow a human baby. We have a support groups, Biden brought inflation down lower than the federal sanctuary system.” apes,offers alongcare with consultations, gorillas, bonobos and responsibility to them.” educational programs any other prices at cussion at a dinner table this week, the We are the only develorangutans. But chimps are and other services, –Jane industrialized Goodall, animalnation, right activist has stagnant for years, while the numthe grocery stores will still be high as long reaction of my friends — all kind, welloped country in the world closer tobeen humans in their of they caregivers who asChimpanzee our farmersstories are unable find shots, workers. DNAber that continues to use chimthan are to any of need these services inviteto cheap informed people — was complete lack of panzees in invasive experigrow, especially since 2020. But of course, D’Esposito to mentheirhas apecontinued brethren. to They jokes and fails memoconcern for or interest in chimpanzees, ments. A number of counI have seen the have care-giving struggle firsttion that Hochul passed that will know how to use tools, ries of aJ. bill Fredd abused or otherwise. They trotted out the tries, including Australia, opposable and can My grandma has hand thumbs for five years. Muggs (a regular allow migrants to work in New York after old argument about it being OK to experithe European Union, Japan learn sign language. “The Today ment on animals so people can live better Alzheimer’s, andThey my mother is her caregiv30 days instead of a on 180-day wait. Her proand New Zealand, have passer. theMy “mirror” rec-balance caring for my Show”), butemployers, the lives. They said they just couldn’t care mothertest, must gram matches migrants with banned the use of all great ognizing themselves in doing the same for my true story these This about what happens to chimpanzees. They grandmother while filling 1,300 jobs on Long Islandofalone. apes in experiments. reflective glass, and they areshe does this while primates in mod-giving asked where I would draw the line. OK to autistic brother. And will get migrants out of shelters, What got me thinking self-aware; ern times both famiexperiment on dogs? Rats? Fruit flies? trying express to deal grief, with the other demands of them the ability to provide foristheir about the shameful legacy depression joy;not andalone play — there are many shamefulReal and solutions tragI do draw a line. No experimentation on her life.and She’s lies while they seek asylum. of abuse of chimpanzees jokesofonthese one another. ic. The continuing any higher-functioning animal that is sen“sandwich caregivers” with simito real problems. was the news in April of a decades, aniabuse of tient, but self-aware and capable of emotlarfor stories. It these is imperative that New York What D’Esposito should be chimpandoing is initi- Yet RANDI lawsuit filed by the Nonhumalssupport have been usednot foronly because it will mitizees in research, ing feelings and socialization. I can be OK them, ating a similar program on the federal KREISS man Rights Project seeking research in thefinancial, U.S., by the and Newthat. YorkBut no, with experimenting on mice and rats and gate their emotional and physical level. Other countries doajust status for two chimpanzees, National Institutes of Health anditby medistate fruit flies and other lower life forms. struggles, but also because will be less“personhood” of because then he won’t be lawsuit able toarguscare his Hercules and Leo, now being held at Stony cal schools and pharmaceutical ing the “personWe don’t have the moral right to experia financial burden for the compastate than nursvoters into thinking that criminal migrants Brook University. nies.ing This research hood” of chimps, demand focused ment on chimpanzees. The systematic torhome care. rests on the presumpare traveling 2,000 milesour from the border to tion that as higher we havewith the Alzheim-If the apes are freed, they will go to attention action. ture of chimps, once considered Taking carebeings, of someone Merrickand just so they can steal deodorant Chimp Haven, a sanctuary for retired and righter’s to subject other living creatures One to Chimpanzees share 95 to 98 percent of “research” and now discredited by the is extremely expensive. study from CVS. rehabilitated chimpanzees in Florida. painfound and suffering improve owncaregivers our DNA. They are native to Africa and NIH as inhumane and ineffectual, must that 47 to percent of our family CLAUDIA BORECkY According to a spokesman, NhRP is not health andcut longevity . their food, transportation they are endangered, with only 180,000 to stop. Please join me in supporting Jane have back on President, Bellmore Merrick Democratic Club seeking personhood for apes so they can The irony that in 2011, 300,000 remaining. Fifty years ago, there Goodall’s work to save and rehabilitate andawful health careisexpenses to the pay for a loved Merrick roam the streets. It is seeking only one National of Sciences concluded, were probably a million chimpanzees chimpanzees. Go to janegoodall.org, one’sAcademy care. Also, many caregivers struggle specific right: the right to one’s bodily “Most current biomedical research useas of depresroaming Africa. Deforestation, poaching where you can learn, donate or volunteer. with mental health issues, such freedom, the freedom not to be taken and chimpanzees is not necessary .” In addiand some people’s taste for bush meat sion, and often don’t have the financial kept involuntarily for any purpose. tion,resources a 2013 NIHtoreport confirmed, have depleted the population. Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be take care of their own physical When I brought this subject up for dis“Research Nearly 2,000 chimpanzees live in the reached at randik3@aol.com. health.involving chimpanzees has New York can do better in supporting people who take on this vital role. Please To the Editor: join me in calling on our state senators and November is National Family Caregivers Assembly members to increase funding for Month. In New York, 546,000 family caregiv- AlzCAP. ers are providing care worth over $19 bilHELENA MILLER lion to their loved ones with dementia. Visiting Hallgrimskirkja, its country’s largest church — Reykjavik, Iceland Though these caregivers create significant Volunteer Advocate, Alzheimer’s Association Oyster Bay savings for the state, they are not getting

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