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No one saw the coronavirus pandemic coming.

No one expected it to last more than a handful of weeks. No one could have imagined the terrible death toll it would exact.

The past 17 months tested all of us beyond our limits. Valley Stream, however, remains strong.

The village is full of fighters. Now we understand just how resilient we, as a community, are.

Just as we saw in Superstorm Sandy's wake in 2012, neighbors have been helping neighbors Stuart throughout the Covid-19 crisis, delivering food Richner and medical supplies to vulnerable residents, providing meals for the jobless and just checking in on one another.

Thankfully, as of this writing in mid-August, some 80 percent of Nassau County residents had received at least their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccines, and the infection rate had dropped locally to around 3 percent. Let us hope and pray it remains at or falls below that level so people remain safe, and we can continue our successful reopening of the economy. That will depend on all of us doing our parts — most importantly, scheduling a vaccination appointment if you have not already made one.

Throughout the crisis, the Valley Stream Herald has provided invaluable news to the community, including information on institution closings, new safety protocols and, unfortunately, remembrances of lives lost. I want to thank our journalists for their commitment to the community. Our staff, categorized as essential workers by Governor Cuomo, have been out in the field regularly, even during the height of the pandemic, to ensure people who work and live in Valley Stream had access to the best and most up-to-date information.

Additionally, Richner Communications, the parent company of the Valley Stream Herald, was proud to provide hundreds of thousands of dollars in small business marketing grants to entrepreneurs across the South Shore, including many in the community. We know small businesses are the lifeblood of any community — especially Valley Stream — so we are hopeful these funds will help your favorite stores and restaurants get back on their feet.

In this edition of our annual community guide, we look at all that is wonderful about Valley Stream, at the same time that we examine what has changed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Living In Valley Stream is a special publication of the Valley Stream Herald, hometown newspaper of the village. Living In is published in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce, and we are honored to mark another year as the chamber's official publication.

We hope you find this issue of Living In Valley Stream useful and informative, and that you enjoy reading the Valley Stream Herald 52 weeks a year. Be well and be safe.

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Greetings from the MAYOR Dear Friends,

seasonal activities for all to enjoy.

Abounding in civic spirit, Valley t is my pleasure to extend greetStream is fortunate to have a uniquely ings on behalf of our entire Village dedicated group of citizens who donate Board, Deputy Mayor Dermond their time and talents to the betterThomas, Trustees John Tufarelli, Vincent ment of our community. Our village’s Grasso and Sean Wright, Village Justice volunteers include the members of the Virginia Clavin-Higgins and Village Clerk Historical Society, the brave men and James Hunter. women of the Fire Department, firstrate Auxiliary Police and Civilian Patrols, We have all been through many and organizations catering to residents months of trials and tribulations, and we of all ages, from our Youth Council to now welcome this latest edition of the Ed Fare our Silver Threads.

Valley Stream Guide. In Valley Stream, Our website at www.vsvny.org, we work hard to keep everyone safe, as well as our social media platforms, provide a while taking part in all aspects of village life. great way to keep informed of everything that Today, nearly 38,000 people live in Valley is going on around Valley Stream. The Mayor’s Stream. Although it is a mere 30 minutes away Helpline (1-855-99MAYOR) is another way for the from Midtown Manhattan, Valley Stream is truly public to let us know of any concerns. a beautiful suburban oasis, rich in recreational, As a lifelong Valley Streamer, I am proud to social and community character. We are home call this village my home. The entire Village to more than 100 acres of beautiful parkland, Board joins me in urging you to take advantage affording our residents lots of green open spaces. of all that is offered here!

From baseball and soccer fields to basketball, Sincerely, tennis and now pickle-ball courts, a miniature golf course and a popular state-of-the-art pool complex, recreational opportunities for all ages Mayor abound.

Our village staff works hard to provide great services so there is truly something for everyone in Valley Stream. The summer brings outdoor concerts and movies, the Barrett Camp program, now offering a full-day option, the Farmers Market and the wildly popular weekly car shows!

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Long Island Jewish Medical Center Welcomed New Medical Director

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r. Corey Karlin-Zysman has helped to lead the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Valley Stream as medical director since her appointment in December 2020, when she moved to LIJ at a time when coronavirus cases were starting to surge. Karlin-Zysman was associate medical director at LIJ’s sister hospital, Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Medical Center, in New Hyde Park, when the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit New York in March 2020.

At the time, she said, LIJ was among the hardest-hit hospitals in the country, treating more than 900 patients at a medical center designed for 589. Her responsibilities were manifold, including helping to manage an increasingly overwhelming caseload and ensuring medical staff safety while balancing the various care regimens of patients suffering from a disease with many unknowns.

“She’s an amazing leader, an outstanding leader,” said Dr. Nancy Kwon, vice chairwoman of emergency medicine at LIJ. Kwon added that that while Karlin-Zysman is often open to input from her team members, she knows when to make a

final decision. The two have worked together since she came on in 2013 as associate chairwoman of emergency medicine at LIJ Medical Center.

“She tries to look at things from all sides,” Kwon said. “It’s very bittersweet because she’s leaving us, but we know she’s the type of person who stays in touch, and we know we can all pick up the phone and ask for help even though she’s at a different hospital.”

In a letter to the LIJ Valley Stream staff, Executive Director David Seligman thanked the outgoing medical director, Dr. Joseph Marino, for his service to the hospital and welcomed Karlin-Zysman.

Marino had served in the role since 2010, and is becoming Northwell’s senior vice president for anesthesia services. In addition to tackling the coronavirus, which Karlin-Zysman said Northwell is more equipped to handle this time around, she said she looks forward to leveraging her expertise in hospital medicine to further improve efficiency at the Valley Stream hospital.

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Above Photo: Dr. Corey Karlin-Zysman, the Long Island Jewish Medical Center’s new medical director.

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FIRE Department Valley Stream Fire Department Headquarters 49 Rockaway Parkway Valley Stream 11580 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 38 Valley Stream 11582 Chief’s Office Phone: (516) 825 – 9225 Chief’s Office Fax: (516) 825-8830 Website: ValleyStreamFD.org Eugene O’Brien - Department Chief Patrick Scanlon - 1st Assistant Chief Courtesy Thomas Colgan/Valley Stream Fire Department

An early-morning blaze in February 2021 badly damaged a home on Lamberson Street and displaced the family living there. Valley Stream firefighters were on the scene battling the blaze.

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Breast Cancer Action Coalition 1 in 9: Hewlett House 86 East Rockaway Road Hewlett 11557 374-3190 (Programs for breast cancer patients and survivors)

Mercy Medical Center 1000 N. Village Ave. Rockville Centre 11571 705-2525 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 1101 Hempstead Turnpike Uniondale 11553 559-1000 Nassau University Medical Center 2201 Hempstead Turnpike East Meadow 11554 572-0123 North Shore University Hospital 300 Community Drive Manhasset 11030 562-0100 Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Valley Stream 900 Franklin Ave. Valley Stream 11580 256-6000 Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Medical Center 270-05 76th Ave. New Hyde Park 11040 (718) 470-7000 Northwell Health St. Joseph’s Hospital 4295 Hempstead Turnpike Bethpage 11714 579-6000 St. Francis Hospital 100 Port Washington Blvd.

Roslyn 11576 562-6000 St. John’s Episcopal Hospital 327 Beach 19th St. Far Rockaway 11691 (718) 869-7000 South Nassau Communities Hospital One Healthy Way Oceanside 11572 632-3000 South Nassau Urgent Care Center at Long Beach 325 E. Bay Drive Long Beach 11561 870-1010

SErvICES Winthrop University Hospital 259 First St., Mineola 11501 663-0333

Drugs, Alcohol Dependencies Alcoholics Anonymous 292-3045 Hotline: 292-3040 www.nassauny-aa.org Al-Anon and Alateen (For families and friends of alcoholics) 433-8003 Families Anonymous (800) 736-9805 Gam-Anon Hotline Gamblers Anonymous (877) 442-4248 LINK Center for Drug Info Inc. 185 Merrick Road, Suite 2D Lynbrook 11563 887-4848 L.I. Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence 1025 Old Country Road Mineola 11501 747-2606

For the Disabled ANCHOR (Answering the Needs of Citizens with Handicaps through Organized Recreation) 431-6946 Helen Keller Services for the Blind (516) 485-1234 Office for the Physically Challenged 60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd.

Uniondale 11553 227-7399

Mental Health Family and Children’s Association 129 Jackson St. Hempstead 11550 746-0350 Long Island Crisis Center 2740 Martin Ave., Suite 2 Bellmore 11710 826-0244 Hotline: 679-1111 (24-hour crisis hotline and suicide prevention services) Mental Health Association of Nassau County 16 Main St., Hempstead 11550 489-2322

South Shore Child Guidance Center 91 Guy Lombardo Ave. Freeport 11520 868-3030 (Outpatient services for children 18 and under)

Special Services AHRC Nassau 189 Wheatley Road Glen Head 11545 626-1000 HIV, AIDS, STD Hotline 800-462-6785 American Cancer Society (800) 227-2345 American Diabetes Association 534 Broadhollow Rd., Suite 10 Melville 11747 (631) 348-0422 www.diabetes.org American Heart Association 125 E. Bethpage Rd., Suite 100 Plainview 11803 777-8447

Nassau County Alliance for Addiction Services Hotline: 679-1111 Admin: 897-1330

Nassau County Department of Mental Health 60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd.

Suite 200, Uniondale 11553 227-7057

American Lung Association 700 Veterans Memorial Highway Hauppauge 11788 (212) 889-3370 www.alany.org

Northwell Health Project Outreach 600 Hempstead Turnpike, Suite 250 West Hempstead 11552 481-2890

South Nassau Communities Hospital Mental Health Counseling Center 2277 Grand Ave Baldwin, 11510 377-5000

Arthritis Foundation 150 Broadhollow Rd., Suite 222 Melville 11747 (631) 427-8272 www.arthritis.org

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Planned Parenthood 540 Fulton Ave. Hempstead 11550 750-2500 The Safe Center LI Against Domestic Violence 542-0404 - www.cadvnc.org

Urgent Care City MD (212) 772-3627 citymd.com Locations in: Lynbrook, Rockville Centre, Merrick, East Meadow and more

Radiology Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology 992-6437 (631) 992-6437 Locations in Lynbrook, Elmont, Merrick and more

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Mount Sinai South Nassau continues to serve community, breaks new ground

By Mike Smollins When faced with an “unprecedented” situation in April 2020 as coronavirus numbers reached their peak, 383, the staff at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital rose to the occasion and banded together to get through the difficult time. Now, staff is gearing up to continue the fight against the Delta variant.

While many lives were lost to the coronavirus, the hospital celebrated the release of hundreds of Covid-19 positive patients who were released with a clean bill of health. At a time when front-line workers were stretched thin, the Oceanside community and many others came together to show their support, donating food to the hospital’s staff daily throughout the pandemic.

With Covid-19 cases back on the rise and new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance announced on July 27, local hospitals are in full preparation mode. Dr. Adhi Sharma, chief medical officer at MSSN, recently discussed how people can protect themselves and their loved ones from the variant.

Sharma said that Mount Sinai has seen an increase over the last week in their Covid patient census. Where the hospital saw one to two cases a day in June, they saw eight between July 29 and 30.

Those new cases among patients have universally been seen in unvaccinated individuals.

“The challenge with Delta is that it is extremely transmissible,” Sharma said. “Even vaccinated individuals are getting Delta and we are seeing that in our staff.” Sharma added that most of the cases the hospital has seen has come from travel.

“We came out of the box, and we may have to go back in the box for a little bit,” he said. “That’s going to be challenging and I think we are going to see a lot of Covid cases as a result of that.”

Before, during and after the surge of the pandemic, MSSN was committed to delivering standardsetting, patient-centered health care. It is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 455 beds, more than 900 physicians and 3,000 employees.

The hospital is an acute-care, not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art care in cardiac, cancer, orthopedic, bariatric, pain management, mental health and emergency services. It is a designated Stroke Center, boasts Long Island’s first and only Gamma Knife® and Novalis Tx™ radiosurgery technologies for superior cancer care,

expert orthopedic services, and emergency and elective angioplasty. MSSN has been designated as an Accredited Bariatric Surgery Center by MBSAQIP and is also a recipient of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s “Get With The Guidelines®”-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite.

MSSN’s beautiful North Addition houses two 36bed medical surgical units, a 36-bed inpatient behavioral health unit and comprehensive maternity services center with 26 private postpartum rooms, spacious labor and delivery rooms and a neonatal intensive care unit.

The hospital’s Emergency Services department is one of the largest and most advanced on Nassau County’s South Shore. Designated a regional stroke center and Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons, the department houses 35 treatment rooms and specialty care, including a high-speed CT-scan and x-ray facility, pediatric emergency room and psychiatric emergency room.

MSSN is the only hospital on Nassau’s South Shore permitted to perform angioplasty in an emergency or an elective basis. In the event you or a loved one need angioplasty, it can be performed on the spot at the hospital’s Center for Cardiovascular Health, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

And services are expanding, as on June 22, MSSN celebrated the groundbreaking for its J-Wing on its Oceanside campus. The wing will serve as the cornerstone of hospital’s $400 million capital expansion to increase health-care services. Projected to open in 2023, the $130 million J-Wing will stand at four stories and 100,000 square feet.

The chairman of Mount Sinai’s board of directors, Joe Fennessy, said the board re-evaluated old plans for the facility, updating the infrastructure to match the evolving trends in health care. “We began to reimagine what this hospital should be, and we realized to best serve the needs of our community, we had to be something different,” he said.

For more information about MSSN and its services, call (877) 768-8462 or (516) 632-3000, or go to www.southnassau.org. We encourage you to “like” them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

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Board members and local officials broke ground on the future home of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s J-Wing on June 22.

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ounded in 1925, the Valley Stream Central High School District offers a variety of programs to prepare students for college. There are culinary, science research, performing arts and technical programs, along with SAT preparation classes and college workshops. There are also writing enrichment classes at the middle school and 23 Advanced Placement courses at the high schools.

There are about 4,600 students in four schools, with a professional staff of about 450 in the Valley Stream Central High School District, which is one of only three New York state districts that covers only grades seven to 12.

Central High School houses grades 10 to 12 and opened on Fletcher Avenue in 1929. Before that, students attended school on Wheeler Avenue. That building was torn down after the new high school was built.

High Schools Board of Education President: John Maier Vice President: Kenneth Cummings Trustees: Patricia Farrelll, Armando Hernandez, Lisa Pellicane, C. Sandra Okafor, Toni Pomerantz, Kelly Urena, Milagros Vicente, Markus Wilson District Clerk: Kristina Howley Business meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. at Memorial Junior High School.

Administrative Offices 1 Kent Road, Valley Stream 11580 (516) 872-5600 www.vschsd.org

Dr. Wayne Loper, acting superintendent Christian Bowen, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction Emmanuel Glasu, assistant superintendent for finance and operations Clifford Odell, assistant superintendent for personnel and administration Central High School (Grades 10-12) 135 Fletcher Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 561-4400 Principal: Dr. Joseph Pompilio Assistant principals: Robert

Memorial Junior High School is grades seven to nine. It opened in 1952 when Central High School became too crowded. A year later, North and South high schools were approved on the same referendum and built in identical styles. They opened in 1955 and are the two junior and senior high schools, serving grades seven to 12.

Students attend these schools after graduating from elementary districts 13, 24 or 30. The district’s nine-member Board of Education consists of three representatives from each elementary school district board and holds meetings that are open to the public.

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Above photo: Valley Stream North’s 4x100 relay finished first in Nassau Class AA in the spring of 2021 with, from left, Gabriela Mensah, Ariana Paul, Ava Cicilia and Danielle Phillip.

Milani, Matthew Pearson Memorial Junior High (Grades 7-9) 320 Fletcher Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 872-7700 Principal: Bret Strauss Assistant principals: John Squadrito, Garrhet Schneider Central/Memorial PTSA President: Anesia Panday North High School (Grades 7-12) 750 Herman Ave., Franklin Square 11010 (516) 564-5500 Principal: Rachel Green

Assistant principals: Robin Small, Jennifer Buonaspina PTSA Presidents: Sangeeta Pandit Spartan Club President: Anthony DiClemente South High School (Grades 7-12) 150 Jedwood Place, Valley Stream 11581 (516) 791-0300 Principal: Maureen Henry Assistant principals: Thomas Zervas, Jacquelin Allen PTSA President: Lilyan Laxton Parents Club Presidents: Debbie Wetterhahn, Katie Faithful

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Elementary District 13 among the very best

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alley Stream District 13 is the oldest and largest of Valley Stream’s elementary school districts. Its first wooden schoolhouse was built in 1858 after the New York State Legislature passed “An Act for the Establishment of Common Schools” in 1812. Before this building, District 13 students walked to nearby districts to attend school. The schoolhouse was replaced in 1872 and 1891; in 1905, the schoolhouse was built as a clapboard school.

The present Wheeler Avenue School was built in 1925. The James A. Dever School, then named Corona Avenue, was built in 1950, followed by Howell and Willow Road Schools in 1953.

There are about 2,200 students and 200 staff members in the four District 13 schools that serve grades kindergarten to six. Wheeler Avenue, James A. Dever, Howell Road and Willow Road run by the motto, “Where children come first.” The district encompasses part of the Village of Valley Stream, North Valley Stream, Malverne, Franklin Square and Elmont.

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Photo: Kindergarteners at the James A. Dever Elementary School learned fire safety in October with the help of the Valley Stream and Malverne fire departments.

District 13 Board of Education President: Frank Chiachiere Vice President: Jennifer Oliveri Trustees: Anthony Bonnelli, Gerardo Cavalieri, Patricia Farrell, Toni Pomerantz, Milagros Vicente District Clerk: MaryAnn Rosamilia Business meetings are the fourth Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. at the James A. Dever School, unless otherwise noted in the school calendar. Each school hosts one board meeting during the year.

Administrative Offices James A. Dever School (516) 568-6100 www.valleystream13.com Dr. Constance Evelyn, superintendent of schools

Gerard Antoine, assistant superintendent for business and human resources Judith LaRocca, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction Lisa Sells-Asch, assistant superintendent for special services Andrea DiMango, director of technology James A. Dever School (Grades K-6) 585 Corona Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 568-6120 Principal: Darren Gruen PTA Presidents: Antoinette Lorello, Shelisian Persaud Howell Road School (Grades K-6) 1475 Howell Road, Valley Stream 11580

(516) 568-6130 Principal: Frank Huplosky PTA Presidents: Stephanie Marquez, Nathalie Khan Wheeler Avenue School (Grades 1-6) 1 W. Wheeler Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 568-6140 Principal: John Frias PTA Presidents: Lisa Castillo, Maribel Canestro Willow Road School (Grades K-6) 880 Catalpa Drive, Franklin Square 11010 (516) 568-6640 Principal: Rosalie Ambrosio PTA Presidents: Vanessa DeFalco, Lauren Quinlan

Parochial Schools Holy Name of Mary R. C. School (Nursery, Pre K - 8) 90 South Grove St., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 825-4009 www.hnomschool.org Principal: Pamela Sanders Valley Stream Christian Academy (Grades K-12) 12 E. Fairview Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 823-0022 or 561-6122 www.vscacademy.org Superintedent: Leslie Fowley; Principal: Aimee Adams

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Elementary District 24 among the very best

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istrict 24 was formed in 1894 from sections of Hewlett-Woodmere District 14 and Valley Stream District 13. Its first schoolhouse, which was built around 1879, was replaced in 1896 and again in 1907 with the present Brooklyn Avenue School. The William L. Buck School opened in 1952, followed by the Robert W. Carbonaro School in 1954, then called Harbor Road School.

There are about 1,100 students and 220 professional staff members in the three elementary schools that serve kinderarten through sixth grade. The district prides itself on its students’ high academic achievements and scores on the New York state tests.

The district’s 20,000 residents have long supported the schools by approving the annual budget and getting involved.

In the 2019-20 school year, District 24 began adopting lessons around a new suite of interaction learning tools. Funded by a $75,000 state grant, the tools by Belgiumbased i3 Technologies are intended to move learning beyond traditional pen-and-paper correspondence, chalk and dry-erase boards.

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Photo: Markus Wilson was re-elected to the Valley Stream District 24 school board in 2021.

District 24 Board of Education President: Lisa Pellicane Vice president: John Maier, Trustees: Armando Hernandez, Melissa Herrera, Donna LaRocco, Kimberly Wheeler, Markus Wilson District Clerk: Jennifer Biscardi Business meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the William L. Buck School.

Administrative Offices (516) 256-0153 www.valleystreamdistrict24.org Dr. Don Sturz, superintendent of schools Jack Mitchell, director of finance and operations Dr. Lisa Conte, director of curriculum

Brooklyn Avenue School (Grades K-6) 24 Brooklyn Ave., Valley Stream 11581 (516) 434-2850 Principal: Dr. Scott Comis PTA President: Vivian Mendonis William L. Buck School (Grades K-6) 75 Horton Ave., Valley Stream 11581 (516) 434-2840 Principal: Johanne Grady PTA Presidents: Isabel DeMoura, Kathleen Dervin Robert W. Carbonaro School (Grades K-6) 50 Hungry Harbor Road, Valley Stream 11581 (516) 434-2860 Principal: Rosario Iacono PTA Presidents: Michele Tritschler, Shari Kaplan

Hewlett-Woodmere District 14 Administrative Offices 1 Johnson Place, Woodmere 11598 (516) 792-4800 www.hewlett-woodmere.net Ralph Marino, Jr., superintendent Board of Education President: Debra Sheinin Vice President: Cheryl May Trustees: Shari Amitrano, Melissa Gates, Mitchell Greebe, Judy Menashe, Francois Tenenbaum George W. Hewlett High School (Grades 9-12) 60 Everit Ave., Hewlett 11557 (516) 792-4001 Principal: William Galati

Woodmere Middle School (Grades 6-8) 1170 Peninsula Blvd., Hewlett 11557 (516) 792-4300 Principal: Al Bauer Franklin Early Childhood Center (Pre K-K) 1800 Henrietta Place, Hewlett 11557 (516) 792-4600 Principal: Lorraine Smyth Hewlett Elementary School (Grades 1-5) 1570 Broadway, Hewlett 11557 (516) 792-4500 Principal: Colleen O’Hara Ogden Elementary School (Grades 1-5) 875 Longview Ave., Valley Stream 11581 (516) 792-4700 Principal: Dina Anzalone

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Elementary District 30 among the very best

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istrict 30 was formed in 1923 from parts of Valley Stream School Districts 13 and 24, and Elmont District 16.

Clear Stream Avenue opened in 1924 and Shaw Avenue opened in 1951; Forest Road School opened in 1953, followed by the Washington Avenue School, which later closed.

The three schools in District 30 serve roughly 1,500 students in grades kindergarten to six. In 2012, Shaw Avenue was nominated by the New York State Education Department as a National Blue Ribbon School because of its achievement on the 2011 New York State state assessments. The education department has also designated each school in District 30 as a “Reward School.”

The three schools offer a variety of activities, such as performing arts programs, gifted and talented education, before- and after-school clubs, integrated technology projects and home-school connections.

Programs implemented in recent years included Latin for grades four to six, an elementary science program for third grade, lab write-up instruction for sixth grade and an integrated ELA/ social studies curriculum for all students.

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Photo: Shaw Avenue School second-grader Abigale Durgadeen made Johnny Squares with her class for Johnny Appleseed’s birthday in September 2020.

District 30 Board of Education President: Ingrid Wyllie-Dacon Vice President: Kelly Ureña Trustees: Kenneth Cummings, James Lavery, Sandra Okafor District Clerk: Janet Carson Business meetings are held the fourth Monday of each month at 8 p.m. in the Shaw Avenue School library.

Administrative Offices 175 N. Central Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 434-3600, www.valleystream30.com Dr. Nicholas Stirling, superintendent of schools Brian Phillips, assistant superintendent for business Jennifer Lewner, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction Nicole Schimpf, director of special services Susan Rodriguez, administrative director for 21st Century learning Christopher Malone, director of

facilities and operations Clear Stream Avenue School (Grades K-6) 60 Clear Stream Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 434-3550 Principal: John Singleton PTA Presidents: Kristen Morris, Raquel Cabrerra Forest Road School (Grades K-6) 16 Forest Road, Valley Stream 11581 (516) 434-3800 Principal: Erin Malone PTA President: Glenda Johnson Shaw Avenue School (Grades K-6) 99 Shaw Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 434-3700 Principal: Christopher Colarossi, Andrew Canlé PTA Presidents: Noemi Diaz, Shabeena Shakur

Nursery Schools Grace United Methodist Nursery School 21 S. Franklin Ave.,

Valley Stream 11580 (516) 825-2354 Director: Diane Panzarino gmns21@aol.com www.sites.google.com/site/ gmnsvs/ The Wooden Shoe Nursery School 1049 Hunter Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 285-6558 Director: Rosemarie Meyer www.thewoodenshoe.com mail@thewoodenshoe.com New Hope Lutheran Day School 60 Oliver Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 285-9782 Director: Samantha Bowrosen www.newhopelc.tripod.com newhopeluth@optonline.net Mother’s Care Day Care and Pre-K Center 865 Prescott St., North Valley Stream 11580 (516) 872-2826 Director: Annmarie Moreno

Academic Munchkins Nursery School 47 S. Central Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 256-0096 Director: Vivian Stein www.academicmunchkins.com Precious Spirit Childcare 50 Rose Ave., Valley Stream, 11580 (516) 341-7333 Director: Catherine Reyes Holy Trinity Nursery School 87 7th St., Valley Stream 11581 (516) 872-4702 Director: Sally Weiss nurseryschoolvalleystream.com Holy Name of Mary School 90 S. Grove St., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 825-4009 Principal: Pamela Sanders www.hnomschool.org

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etween the village’s website, Facebook page and community social media — plus, the Herald’s recently revamped news site that delivers breaking and in-depth, hyper-local news — Valley Stream has a strong online presence to keep community members up to date.

There is no shortage of opinions, ideas and a dash of discourse in the community, whether it’s politics or quality-of-life issues. We encourage you to check out our list of noteworthy, local online links that residents might find useful and interesting:

Your local Herald news Liherald.com/valleystream Facebook.com/vsherald Village of Valley Stream http://www.vsvny.org/ Schools http://www.valleystream13.com/ http://www.valleystreamschooldistrict24.org/ http://www.valleystream30.com/ http://www.vschsd.org/ Chamber http://valleystreamchamber.org/

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Anti-Litter Committee works to beautify village streets

By Jessica Semins

volunteers filled eight garbage bags with trash that had been tossed on the quipped with “nifty nabbers,” roadside, David Sabatino, the committ adds pride to tee’s village liaison, said. The group gloves and garbage bags, the community to met at Fletcher Avenue and West Mermembers of Valley Stream’s Anti-Litter Committee took to the see how beautiful it rick Road, and spread out in smaller groups as far as Hendrickson Avenue streets mid-June 2021 to help beaureally can be. in one direction and Rockaway Avenue tify the village. The Anti-Litter Comin the other. mittee was formed during the panKevin Waszak “We have so many streams here, demic last year as a sub-committee and they all collect storm water,” Saof the Beautification Committee.

Beautification batino said, noting that each piece of Volunteers meet monthly to identify Committee chair litter removed from a storm drain can problem areas and develop cleanup help improve the village’s appearance plans. The committee focuses on and the environment. “It’s a small impact, but it’s areas with the most trash. huge down the line.”

“It adds pride to the community to see how Residents interested in joining the village’s beautiful it really can be,” Kevin Waszak, the BeauBeautification Committee or any of its subcommittification Committee’s chair, said of the cleanup tees can e-mail vsbeautification@gmail.com for results. The committee’s efforts are having a more information. cumulative impact. At times during cleanup sessions, volunteers will join along the way. Spurred by the committee’s cleanups, residents sometimes organize their own.

JEssica Semins/Herald During the two-hour morning cleanup in June, Above photo: The anti-litter committee formed amid the pandemic.

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A classic car show comes to Valley Stream

By Juan Lasso

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oe Mazzioti has been a longtime Valley Stream resident, but 2021 was the first time he and his wife, Marisa Mazzioti, attended the Valley Stream Car Show to display their 1967 Plymouth GTX 426 Hemi for fellow car enthusiasts and residents to behold. The car, aside from its impressive size, mesmerizing deep black color and terrifying 500 horsepower, holds a lifetime of wild and cherished stories.

“We raced through Sunrise Highway with the bride in the car on the night of her wedding,” reminisced Joe Mazzioti. He and Marisa, now happy retirees from the racing scene, sat comfortably in their beach chairs on a recent steamy Friday afternoon next to their glamorous 54-year-old car — one among dozens of other head-spinning classics on display at the show.

The Village of Valley Stream event kicked off with lively Motown and ’50s music courtesy of John Piazza from ACE’S D.J., as residents and visitors strolled along the street, sidling up curiously to the cars, examining them like exotic specimens.

The line-up featured a variety of vehicles, each from different decades — heavy-hitting antique and classic cars like the Mazzioti’s 1967 Plymouth rubbed shoulders with modern luxury cars and everything in between.

The street soon buzzed with families, kids and visitors stopping by. Teens who, on any other day would be speeding away on their bikes on this busy commercial street, clutched their brakes

to get a closer look at the cars, smiling at their audacious size, impeccable polish and vibrant, unabashedly loud colors — bright cherry red, frigid blue, emerald green — like something from a fever dream.

“I like the idea that the public likes it,” said John Ogno, a Valley Stream resident, who showed his 1957 Thunderbird. John patiently waited out Hurricane Sandy to receive his car. It was a retirement gift to himself.

Along the street lined with barbershops, restaurants and beauty salons, business owners poked their heads out their storefront doors, while others sat outside on stools. Customers, behind window glass, kept their eyes fastened to the movement and color outside. Juan Carlos, hairstylist at the Mr. B’s Cuts barbershop, called on the members of the Breakfast Club, a motley crew of friends united by a shared love of fast cars, to show off their hot rides for the community.

“We’re here to show our support for our friend Carlos from Mr. B’s Cuts,” said Martin LaGrande, a Breakfast Club member.

Photos by Juan Lasso/Herald

Above left photo: The Breakfast Club, above — Martin LaGrande, George Franzese, Stewart Carfield, Juan Carlos, Baruch Moscovici, Yeri Slong and Derek Warner — were out in force at the Village of Valley Stream’s car show.

Above right photo: Souped-up muscle cars lined the streets of Valley Stream.

Bottom left photo: Marisa and Joe Mazzioti sat next to their car.

Bottom right photo: Valley Stream residents crowded Rockaway Avenue for the village’s Car Show.

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Bringing farm-fresh food to Valley Stream

By Juan Lasso

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n a quiet early Thursday morning, a handful of vans and trucks wheeled into one end of the Valley Stream pool parking lot.

In minutes, tents began to sprout in a section normally reserved for resident pool-goers’ cars.

And from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., it became the domain of farmers, artisans and vendors as they worked quickly to haul and unload their crates, baskets and bundles of homegrown, handpicked and handcrafted food and goods.

Now in its third year of operations at Hendrickson Park, the Valley Stream Farmers Market has become a place where visitors can find fresh, locally sourced foods — everything from homemade brittle to empanadas, vegetables, honey, wines, baked goods and deserts.

Unlike some overcrowded venues where people jostle with one another trying to snag the best-quality produce, customers can expect to find a relaxed atmosphere in an unassuming spot in the village.

The hope, however, as expressed by Joe Conneeli, who has worked for the event’s sponsor, the Long Island Growers Market, for seven years, is that the market will soon include more vendors and attract more people. He said he hopes the faithful patrons will attract droves of new ones to come and see the goods on display. “People are coming out of hibernation,” Conneeli said, noting that everything the LIGM does circles back to the customer.

And yet, in its short period of operation, the market has already become a staple morningrush quick stop for residents on their way to work. “The market is refreshing. It’s my sanctuary, and I’m supporting local businesses,” said Lynette Battle, a Valley Stream resident who

stops by every week en route to her job in Brooklyn to get some tasty, low-sugar, non-processed desserts for her co-workers at the Bevos Kitchen stand. “I spoil them,” she added.

“Our motto is, ‘Because you are what you eat,’” said Gracia Clery-Leonce, founder of the Bevos Kitchen. She combines her knowledge of biology and laboratory science with her childhood passion for preparing food others enjoy, crafting Caribbean-inspired delicacies that are “as close to natural as possible.”

Vincent James, 71, is an avid walker who likes to take a light jog around Hendrickson Park. He finishes his routine every time by getting his daily dose of coffee at Cano, a third-generation Colombian coffee-growing business. Miguel Angel Luis Cano and his cousin sell and package the coffee beans and make drinks from the beans grown and imported from their farms in Huela and Tolema.

The mainstay of the market is the vegetables cultivated by the Long Island Growers Market at its Orient Point farm on the North Fork. “It’s a labor of love,” said Sarah Terry, a vendor and a member of the family-owned farm, who helps to grow 50-odd varieties of vegetables that are always handpicked the day before they’re sent to the market.

“We love the interactions we have with the customers,” Terry said, adding that there is pride and excitement when she answers customers’ questions about the produce that she and a few other friendly, earth-worn hands manage from the farm to the stand.

The farmers market will be open every Thursday until Nov. 18.

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Valley Stream pool opens with a splash

By Jessica Semins

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he pool complex at Arthur J. Hendrickson Park opened for the season in June 2021 amid uncertainty whether Covid-19 regulations would be in place throughout the summer.

Within four days of its opening, however, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that 70 percent of New Yorkers had received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, lifting statewide restrictions. As a result, the pool resumed operating at full capacity.

“People come here for relaxation. It’s their staycation over here, and we’re happy when they’re happy — we want to make them happy,” Jimmy Fitanzo, the village’s recreation director, said of the reopening. “We see the kids jumping around, smiling, having a great time; it lets us . . . feel good that we’re able to give them that. After what everyone has been through, it’s very important.”

The pool sold the same season memberships that residents were accustomed to purchasing at pre-pandemic pricing. The village also offered a daily pool fee.

Fitanzo remarked that several other measures were reconsidered for the season because the state’s restrictions were lifted. Unlike the summer of 2020, chairs were supplied for use on the pool deck. Since the chairs were in storage last year, though, staffers had to clean and repair them.

While most of the social-distancing signs were removed, Fitanzo noted that sanitizing stations would remain in place throughout the complex.

Pool-goers were still required to wear masks when they entered the building, however.

“We all understand that the pandemic was a really dark part of everybody’s life. . . We want to try to lift that, and when people come to the pool, they start seeing things they’re accustomed to and not red signs and red lines,” he noted.

Pool officials also said they hoped to put diving boards back in place over the summer. Swim lessons, however, were on hold because of the limited number of lifeguards available to work.

“We need a certain number [of lifeguards] to keep everything open. That’s my only concern as we go through the summer,” said Joe Tagliaferro, the lifeguard captain, noting the pool was close to the minimum number of lifeguards needed. If a certain number of lifeguards were to call out sick, sections of the pool could close. “Hopefully, we can do some training this summer so we can get people ready for next year.”

Tagliaferro said the pool did not have lifeguard training last year because swim lessons were canceled owing to Covid-19 restrictions. Additionally, those who took lifeguard-training courses the previous year were unable to complete their certifications because Nassau County did not offer exams during the pandemic.

“It’s supply and demand right now. There’s not enough lifeguards for the amount needed to run the county,” Fitanzo said, explaining the lack of lifeguards was a countywide issue.

Tagliaferro and Fitanzo said the pool received positive feedback last year about the precautions that were taken, adding that many people said they felt comfortable at the pool during the pandemic.

“We love this pool,” said Melissa Peake, who went to the pool last summer with her family and was satisfied with the precautions that were taken, saying she planned to spend time there again this season. “It’s something nice to do — it’s very clean.”

The pool was open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Residents can learn more by visiting the pool’s website: https://www.vsvny.org/pool.

Photos by Christina Daly/Herald

Above photo: Valley Stream pool lifeguard Alexander Grygierczya keeping watch.

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WORSHIP Lutheran Church of Our Saviour 888 Rockaway Ave. Valley Stream 11581 (516) 825-5453 Pastor: The Rev. Alfred Thiagarijan pastoralfy@gmail.com Masjid Hamza Islamic Center of the South Shore 200 Stuart Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 285-8585 www.masjidhamza.com info@masjidhamza.com Courtesy Rev. Lawrence Onyegu

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Baha’i Center of Nassau County 11 W. Jamaica Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 887-0181 www.bahai.us Bahai.information.LI@gmail.com Bethlehem Assembly of God 12 E. Fairview Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 561-6150 Pastor: The Rev. Steven Milazzo www.bethlehemag.org info@bethlehemag.org Church of the Blessed Sacrament (Roman Catholic) 201 N. Central Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 568-1027 Pastor: The Rev. Lawrence Onyegu www.blessedsacramentvs.org blsrcc@blessedsacramentvs.org Chabad Outreach Center (Orthodox) 550 Rockaway Ave. Valley Stream 11581 (516) 825-5566 Rabbi: Yitzchak Goldshmid chabadofvalleystream.com Christian Science Society 77 Hicks St. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 825-9393 Contact: Barbara Myers Reading room open to public, 11 a.m. Sundays; 8:15 p.m. first

Monday of the month Gateway World Christian Center 502 N. Central Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 596-7222 Senior Pastor: Dr. Sunny Philip www.gatewaynyc.com info@gatewaynyc.com Grace United Methodist Church 21 S. Franklin Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 825-1182 Pastor: Gertrude V. Nation www.gracevsny.org Holy Name of Mary Church (Roman Catholic) 55 E. Jamaica Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (561) 825-1450 Pastor: The Rev. David Regan www.hnom.org Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 87 Seventh St. Valley Stream 11581 (516) 825-2903 www.holytrinityepiscopalvs.org information@holytrinity episcopalvs.org Jesucristo La Esperanza de la Familia 34 Locust St. Valley Stream 11581 (516) 792-2999 Pastors: Revs. Raul and Ivette Ruidiaz

New Covenant Baptist Church 215 N. Hillside Ave. Valley Stream 11580 Pastor: Hi S. Lee (516) 887-3700 New Hope Lutheran Church 60 Oliver Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 285-9782 Pastor: The Rev. Perucy Butiku www.mnys.org/locations/new-hoplutheran-church-valley-stream North Woodmere Jewish Center Congregation Ohr Torah 410 Hungry Harbor Road Valley Stream 11581 (516) 791-2130 Rabbi: Aryeh Dachs www.ohrtorah.org Olivet Baptist Church 34 Locust St. Valley Stream 11581 (516) 825-9462 Pastor: The Rev. Karen Pickler St. John’s United Methodist Church of Elmont 2105 Stuart Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 285-6003 Pastor: David Ball Temple Hillel (Conservative) 1000 Rosedale Road Valley Stream 11581 (516) 791-6344 Rabbi: Steven Graber rmarkowitz@templehillel.org Unity Church of Christianity 14 E. Mineola Ave.

Valley Stream 11580 (516) 825-1488 Pastor: The Rev. Charles Foley www.unityvalleystream.net info@unityvalleystream.net Valley Stream Baptist Church 1865 N. Central Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 285-7565 The Rev. Dr. Sherby Clarke www.valleystreambaptist church.com valleystreambaptistchurch@gmail Valley Stream Jewish Center (Conservative) 322 N. Corona Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 561-2308 Rabbi: Yechiel Buchband President: Bruce Wulwick, Shlomo Spritzer www.valleystreamjc.org Valley Stream Presbyterian Church 130 S. Central Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 561-0616 Pastor: The Rev. Kymberley Clemons-Jones www.valleystreampres.org valleystreampres@gmail.com Outreach Centers

Holy Name of Mary Parish Outreach 55 E. Jamaica Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 825-0177 Coordinator: Sister Margie Kelly https://hnomary.org/ hnmoutreach@verizon.net Blessed Sacrament Parish Outreach 201 N. Central Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 561-8969 Director: Judith Miccio House of Hope, Bethlehem Assembly of God 22 E. Fairview Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 887–1708 Director: Norma Pascualini www.bethlehemag.org/house-of-hope millerhoh@optimum.net

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Resurfacing Project in Valley Stream Wraps Up

By Jemima Denham

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fter spending more than a year advocating for major resurfacing in the Valley Stream area, Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages, a Democrat from Lawrence, finally saw success in the village-wide project in mid-June 2021.

The resurfacing project addressed road conditions on Mill Road, as well as the mile-long stretch on North Central Avenue between Hendrickson Avenue and the Southern State Parkway. Work in the area included minor curbing, additional Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant concrete ramps, top decks for draining and repaving. Solages remarked that the work follows months of complaints by Valley Stream residents regarding concerns about safety and the quality of the roads.

“By resurfacing this heavily traveled stretch of North Central Avenue, Nassau County is demonstrating its commitment to meeting the needs of Valley Stream residents and making our roads safer and more accessible for pedestrians and motorists alike,” said Solages in a public statement.

Solages also noted the significance of this project for the community as a whole.

“These roads are heavily used. Valley Stream is one of the most up-and-coming places for families to live, particularly Black families,” Solages said.

Solages’s legislative efforts were supported by

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and the leaders of Nassau County Department of Public Works. The completion of the resurfacing in Valley Stream is also part of the county’s capital plan for five major roadway resurfacing contracts, which continued despite fiscal restraints caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

With coronavirus restrictions easing in Nassau, traffic ticked up during the early summer months.

Chuck Forte, vice president and paving division manager of Posillico, the contracting company for this project, commented on the significance of the repaving in Valley Stream as part of the Nassau paving project.

“There is a lot of paving going on right now in Nassau County, so it all benefits the traveling public,” said Forte in an emailed statement. “The traffic has really increased post-pandemic because I think more people are currently driving rather than taking the trains. So dealing with increased traffic is always an issue.”

Forte added that Posillico worked six days a week and 9 to10 hour days to be able to complete the project in under two weeks.

Courtesy Carrié Solages

Above Photo: A road resurfacing project on Mill Road in Valley Stream.

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Sept. 11 hero honored with street renaming

By Matt Cudahy

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North Valley Stream street was renamed in the summer of 2021 in honor of a late New York City Police Department deputy chief who died as a result of his efforts at the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Vincent DeMarino, a longtime North Valley Stream resident, served with the NYPD for 27 years, including assisting with the search and rescue efforts at ground zero.

DeMarino died in December 2019 of a brain tumor, which he developed because of his exposure to the contaminated air in the days following 9/11.

He was 61.

To honor his legacy, Parkwold Drive South will now be known as Vincent DeMarino Way. The Town of Hempstead held a ceremony Aug. 5 to unveil the street sign.

Officers from the NYPD and the Nassau County Police Department attended the ceremony, along with family members, friends and local legislators.

NYPD’s Ceremonial Unit, Color Guard and Pipes and Drums performed as well.

“I see so many people here today, so many,” Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin said. “I believe that speaks volumes to who Vinny was.”

Clavin also stressed that while 9/11 was almost 20 years ago, the effects of that day still linger for the first responders and their families. More than 300 NYPD officers have died from 9/11-related illnesses.

“Though nearly 20 years have passed since Sept. 11, 2001, heroic first responders like Vincent DeMarino continue to tragically lose their lives as a result of cancers and other illnesses from working at the contaminated ground zero site,” Clavin said.

“We have to remember that it’s not just one day for some people. It’s every day. We should reflect on that.”

Photos by Matt Cudahy/Herald

Top photo: Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin handed a commemorative street sign, honoring NYPD 9/11 hero Vincent DeMarino, to his widow, Charlene. Vincent died of a brain tumor after working at ground zero after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Left photo: Vincent M. DeMarino speaking on behalf of his family.

Right photo: Deputy Chief Vincent DeMarino Way, in North Valley Stream.

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Village Board Of Trustees

Edwin A. Fare

Dermond Thomas

Mayor

Vincent Grasso

Deputy Mayor

Sean Wright

Trustee

Trustee

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Town of Hempstead Supervisor

Nassau County Executive

Nassau County Acting District Attorney

1550 Franklin Ave. Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-3131

262 Old Country Road, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-3800

Laura Curran (D)

Donald Clavin (R)

One Washington St., Hempstead N.Y. 11550 (516) 812-3296 donclavin@tohmail.org

Joyce A. Smith. (D)

Bruce Blakeman (R) One Washington Street Hempstead, N.Y. 11550 (516) 812-3523

Nassau County Legislator - District 3

Carrié Solages (D) 1550 Franklin Ave. Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-6203

Nassau County Legislator - District 6

William Gaylor (R) 1550 Franklin Ave. Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-6206

Trustee

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Nassau County Comptroller

Nassau County Clerk

United States Senator

240 Old Country Road Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-2664

757 3rd Ave., Suite 1702 New York, N.Y. 10017 (212) 486-4430 United States Senate 313 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-6542

Maureen O’Connell (R) Charles E. Schumer (D)

Jack Schnirman (D) 240 Old Country Road Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-2386 NCComptroller@ NassauCountyNY.gov

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John Tufarelli

Governor

Kathy Hochul (D)

State Attorney General

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Letitia James (D)

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United States Senator

Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D) 780 3rd Ave., Suite 2601 New York, N.Y. 10017 (212) 688-6262 United States Senate 478 Russell Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-4451

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State Comptroller

Thomas P. DiNapoli (D) 110 State St., Albany, N.Y. 12236 (518) 474-4044

State Senator - 9th District

Todd Kaminsky(D)

55 Front Street Rockville Centre, N.Y. 11570 (516) 766-8383 Albany, N.Y. 12247 (518) 455-3401 kaminsky@nysenate.gov

State Assemblywoman 22nd District

Michaelle Solages (D)

1690 Central Court Valley Stream, N.Y. 11580 (516) 599-2972 Legislative Office Building 827 Albany, N.Y. 12248 (518) 455-4465

United States Representative 4th District

Kathleen Rice (D)

200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 200 Garden City, N.Y. 11530 (516) 739-3008 1508 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5516

United States Representative 5th District

Gregory Meeks (D)

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County & Town Nassau County Nassau County is governed by an elected Legislature, which comprises members from 19 districts. It includes an independent budget director, who advises the Legislature on spending and revenue matters. Residents may submit petitions for proposed laws that legislators must consider. Legislators serve two-year terms.

The county executive — currently Democrat Laura Curran — serves a four-year term and is the chief administrator. Nassau also has an elected comptroller, currently Jack Schnirman; district attorney, Madeline Singas; and county clerk, Maureen O’Connell.

Nassau County Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building 1550 Franklin Ave., Mineola, N.Y. 11501 571-6000 www.nassaucountyny.gov Numbers to know Assessor’s Office ............571-1500 Assessment Review .......571-2391 Board of Elections ..........571-2411 Bus Information .............542-0100 Civil Service ....................572-1873 Community College .......572-7500 Consumer Affairs ...........571-2600 Coordinating Agency for Spanish Americans (CASA) .........572-0750 County Attorney .............571-3056 County Clerk ..................571-2664 County Comptroller .......571-2386 County Executive ...........571-3131 County Legislature .........571-6636 Department of Drug and Alcohol Addiction .......................227-7007 District Attorney .............571-3800 Economic Development .572-1915 Film Commission ...........572-0012 Fire Commission ............572-1000 Health Department ........227-9697 Housing & Intergov. Affairs ..............572-1915 Human Resources ..........571-4246 Human Rights Commission ...................571-3663 Investigations .................571-0533 Leg. Budget Review Office .................571-6296

Management and Budget Office .................571-4273 Medical Center ..............572-0123 Medical Examiner ..........572-6400 Mental Health ................227-7057 Minority Affairs ..............571-6174 Parks, Recreation, Museums .......................572-0200 Planning Commission ....571-5844 Physically Challenged.....227-7399 Probation Department ...571-5700 Public Works ..................571-9600 Purchasing Office ...........571-4200 Recreation ......................571-3090 Section 8 and Homeless 571-0360 Senior Citizen Affairs ......227-8900 Sheriff’s Department ......571-2113 Social Services Department....................227-8519 Traffic and Parking Violations .......................572-2700 Traffic Safety Board ........571-5032 Treasurer’s Office............571-2090 Veterans Services ...........572-8452 Volunteer Services ..........572-8452 Youth Board ...................227-7134

Town of Hempstead The Town of Hempstead, founded in 1644, is the largest township in the United States, encompassing 142 square miles, with a population of roughly 760,000 people. Within the town, there are 34 unincorporated areas and 22 incorporated villages, more than 65 parks and marinas, and 2,500 miles of roads.

Hempstead is overseen by a town supervisor — currently Republican Donald Clavin — and a six-member Town Council. The council members are elected from one of six districts. The supervisor has a two-year term, and the council members have four-year terms of office.

The supervisor is the chief executive officer of town government, presiding over all town board meetings and directing the legislative and administrative functions of that body. The supervisor also oversees the day-to-day operations of a municipal government of 24 major departments. As the town’s chief financial officer, the supervisor is responsible for the creation and the implementation of a town budget.

Council members are responsible for adopting the annual budget, amending the town code and the building zone ordinances, adopting all traffic regulations, and hearing applications for changes of zone and special exceptions to zoning codes.

Town Hall One Washington St., Hempstead, N.Y. 11550 489-5000 www.townofhempstead.org Numbers to know Supervisor Donald X. Clavin Jr. ........812-3260 Councilmembers Bruce Blakeman..............812-3523 Receiver of Taxes Jeanine C. Driscoll ..........538-1500 Town Clerk Kate Murray ...................812-3046 Town Attorney ...............489-5000 Animal Shelter ...............785-5220 3320 Beltagh Ave., Wantagh 11793 Civil Service Commission 489-5000 Comptroller ....................489-5000

Conservation and Waterways .....................431-9200 Highway Department .....489-5000 Housing Authority ..........485-9666 Occupational Resources .485-5000 Parks and Recreation .....292-9000 Planning and Economic Development .................538-7100 Public Safety ..................538-1900 Sanitation.......................378-4210 Special pick-up ...............378-8484 Program Info and Sanitation Inspectors.......................378-2200 Senior Enrichment ..........485-8100 Water department .........794-8300 24-hour emergency line ...............794-8181 Zoning Board of Appeals ......................489-5000

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Chamber Of COmmerCe

All addresses are in Valley Stream, N.Y. 11580 except where otherwise noted FunerAl hoMe edward F. lieber Funeral homes James Lieber 266 N. Central Avenue (516) 825-2900

AccountAbility/ Money coAch one tenth consulting Terry Peña (646) 298-8423

terryp@onetenthconsulting.com

info@lieberfuneralhome.com

AccountAnt Master tax Service Anthony Ippolito 203 Rockaway Avenue Valley Stream, NY 11580 (516) 256-7000

Furniture reFiniShing Quality refinishing ii llc Hafeez Khan 654 W. Merrick Road (516) 661-9743

ippolito_anthony@yahoo.com

Mastromarino & Associates Helene & John Mastromarino 107 S. Central Avenue Ste. 102 (516) 825-2827 hmastro1957@aol.com

tbA tax Services, inc.

Andrew Artusa 475 W. Merrick Road, Ste. 105 (516) 825-6685 taxes@tbataxny.com

AdvertiSing newSpAperS richner communications, valley Stream herald, living large, li prime Xpress coups Rhonda Glickman 2 Endo Blvd.

Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 569-4000 rglickman@liherald.com

AudiologiSt hearing center of long island Dr. Lawrence Cardano 46 Rockaway Ave (516) 872-8485 info@hearingcenterofli.com

Auto body repAir collision concepts Boris Klerer 459 West Merrick Road (516) 825-4433

boris@collisionconcepts.com

Finish line collision Michael Giacobbe 21 Railroad Avenue (516) 256-2666 Auto broker crown Auto leasing Arthur Sionov 396 Rockaway Avenue (718) 676-7272

Courtesy Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber’s cooperative banner program with the Village is on full display in the downtown.

Auto repAir J&r Auto repair Rigauld Celand 54 S. Central Avenue (516) 825-3294

event hAll celebs & Stars hall Sandra Clarke 175 E. Merrick Road (516) 459-9254

bAkery the best goodie bag inc.

Darlene J. Edwards 77 Roosevelt Avenue (516) 593-6069

dharry.tulshi@yahoo.com

celebsnstars@gmail.com

paramount construction corp.

Alex Rivero 12 W. Lincoln Avenue (516) 218-1000

bAnkS/credit unionS dime community bank Glenore Anderson 175 W. Merrick Road (516) 825-0140

alex@ar3.com

FitneSS inStructor perSonAl trAiner Strong Side Studios Darryl Granum (917) 586-5051

Jovia Financial Fcu Yogi Hariprasad 264 East Merrick Rd. (516) 561-0030

valleyhi1016@gmail.com

darleedward@aol.com

glenore.anderson@dime.com

yhariprasad@joviafinancial.com

beAuty SAlon believe hair Studio Lorna White 25 Rockaway Avenue (516) 341-7892

lwhite18424@yahoo.com

buSineSS ServiceS Zen business Ross Buhrdorf 702 San Antonio Street Austin, TX78701 (512) 814-6420 outreach@zenbusiness.com

civic ASSociAtion Mill brook civic Association Lee Feinman John C. Campbell P.O. Box 1312 (646) 734-4609

info@crownautoleasing.com

jccampbell@nixonpeabody.com

Auto deAler Mazda of valley Stream Joseph Vultaggio 676 W. Merrick Road (516) 285-0505

coMMunity event valley Stream community Fest Debbi Gyulay (516) 825-1741

joe@fordofqueens.com

conStruction hoMe renovAtion dt contractors Dharry Tulshi (646) 617-9262

valleystreamcc@gmail.com

valley home improvement Jose Solis P.O. Box 837 (516) 209-1234

counSeling Friends of bridge inc.

Kathy Bogle 5-11 Pflug Place (516) 825-4242

mnorton@emblemhealth.com

the new hope Mental health counseling Services Donald Sinkfield 17 W. Merrick Road (516) 459-2920 don@thenewhopemhcs.com

door SAleS & inStAllAtion regina door and design corp.

Michael J. Regina 75 Franklin Avenue (516) 561-0111

reginadoor@gmail.com

educAtion Skill building proactive threat Solutions Robert Hayes 672 Dogwood Ave., #345 Franklin Square, NY 11010 (516) 218-6234 rh@proactivethreatsolutions.org

darryl@strongsidestudios.com

FloriSt Flowers by reina dba depalma Florist inc Reina & Kevin Buckhout 146 Rockaway Ave (516) 825-3777 kbuck1@msn.com

Food pAntry house of hope pantry Norma Pascualini 22 E. Fairview Avenue (516) 887-1708 npascualini@bethlehemag.org

FrAternAl orgAniZAtion knights of columbus Father Carroll Council Mark Daley P.O. Box 1416 (516) 284-9129 Daleym212@gmail.com

Free lAncing plAtForM upwork Jessie Fadayel 2625 Augustine Drive, Ste. 601 Santa Clara, CA95054 (650) 439-0839 fadayel.assistant@gmail.com

Freight ForwArding brilliant globe logistics corp.

Laura Lee 159 N. Central Avenue (516) 599-2406

lauralee@brilliantgroupusa.com

qualityresto@yahoo.com

hoMe heAlth cAre Agency Sara Companion Services 201-09 East Merrick Road (516) 837-3388 x 708 Robertal@saracompanions.com

houSe oF worShip bethlehem Assembly of god Charlene Cameron 12 E. Fairview Avenue (516) 561-6150

ccameron@bethlehemag.org

hvAc Air design, inc.

James and Frank Padavan 331 W. Merrick Rd (516) 825-5066 airdesign@aol.com

inSurAnce FinAnciAl ServiceS global insurance & Financial consultants Hugh M. Edwards (516) 791-3666 hugh@globalinsconsulting.com

John d. richards, inc.

John A. DeGrace P.O. Box 903 (516) 647-1392 john@johndrichards.com

new york life insurance co.

Lauri LoQuercio (516) 507-4663

lloquercio@ftnylife.com

nicole eliopoulos insurance Agency inc.

Statefarm 157 DuBois Avenue (516) 825-0030 nicole@nicoleinsuresme.com

Junk reMovAl & hAul AwAy Montesol llc dba: island Junk Maritza Montemarano (917) 599-6855 islandjunk@outlook.com

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All addresses are in Valley Stream, N.Y. 11580 except where otherwise noted VehicLe conVersions Valley Van & sport utilities, inc.

Ron Siegel 622 W. Merrick Road (516) 561-1231

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Landscaping ace Landscaping services J.R. Reyes (516) 791-6241

aceland2005@yahoo.com

accounting@valleyvan.com

Laundromat Laundry drop Sal and Linda Pizzolo 33 S. Central Avenue (516) 250-6638

Youth organizations nassau county police activity League Annette Gray Ray Lajara P.O. Box 343 (917) 796-1938 (718) 427-0317

tnsbuild@yahoo.com lpizzolo@yahoo.com

Law Firm minerva & d'agostino, p.c.

Dominick Minerva 107 S. Central Ave (516) 872-7400

dminervajr@mindaglaw.com

ayg792@verizon.net

Courtesy Valley Stream Chamberof Commerce

An outdoor membership meeting at Pomodorino Rosso featured Mayor Ed Fare as speaker.

phYsicaL therapY

medicaL practice goal Family medical, pc Ogadinma McGeachy, MD 5 Sunrise Plaza, Ste. 103 (516) 758-7339

nY physical therapy & wellness Rachel Booth 153 E. Merrick Road (516) 495-3154

new York rehabilitative services Michael Nadata 214 E. Sunrise Highway (516) 239-0990

phYsicaL therapY & nursing FaciLitY Lynbrook restorative therapy & nursing Denise Walsh 243 Atlantic Avenue Lynbrook NY 11563 (516) 599-2744

omcgeachy@goalfamilymedical.com

mike@nyrehab.net

usha george, md, pc 134 S. Central Avenue (516) 825-6716

rachel@nyphysicaltherapy.net

ugeorgemd@gmail.com

dwalsh@ lynbrooktherapyandnursing.com

municipaLitY Village of Valley stream mayor's office Barbara DeGrace 123 South Central Avenue (516) 825-4200

paramount physical therapy Leigh-Ann Edison, DPT 11 Sunrise Plaza-Store 1 (516) 218-2555

bdegrace@vsvny.org

oFFice suppLies staples inc.

Frank Pantaliano 80 W. Sunrise Highway (516) 359-6993

frank.pantaliano@staples.com

orthodontics sipkin orthodontics Jennifer Sipkin, DDS,PC 978 Rockaway Avenue (516) 561-1881 info@sipkinorthodontics.com

paYment processing tristate pos Tom Chen 111 S. Franklin Ave., Ste. 563 (917) 936-1888

tom@tristatepos.com

Ledison@paramount-pt.com

printing & promotions doctor promo Regina Finkelstein (516) 867-8237

regina@doctorpromo.com

Lmn printing Noreen Carro 23 W. Merrick Road (516) 285-8526

noreen@LMNprinting.com

pubLic insurance adjuster emergency services company Lucy Viggiano P.O. Box 610 (516) 792-0437

emergencyservice1@gmail.com

paul guttman & co., inc.

Howard Guttman 140 Atlantic Ave., Unit 406 Oceanside, NY11572 (516) 524-5353 hguttmanpa@aol.com

radio station dynasty radio nY Kimberly Seaman (516) 669-1425 kim@dynastyradiony.com

reaL estate century 21 american homes Kevin Aburto (516) 359-7252

kaburto@c21amhomes.com

homesmart premier Living realty Joosoo Kim (347) 898-0304 realtorjoosoo@gmail.com

restaurants buffalo wild wings O’Neill Washington 6 Green Acres Common (516) 791-9453

owashington1@wingsbeersports.com

cajun green acre LLc hook and reel Shi Qiang Jiang 694 W. Sunrise Highway (516) 460-8411 valleystream@hookreel.com

mylk rivers café Mitzie Walcott 105 Rockaway Avenue (718) 807-1489 mitzshair@gmail.com

pomodorino rosso Carol Casone 47 Franklin Avenue (516) 812-6171 Info@pomodorinorosso.com

retaiL maLL green acres mall macerich Kelvia Payero-Brito Joe Floccari 2034 Green Acres Mall (718) 516-7360

Kelvia.payerobrito@macerich.com joe.floccari@macerich.com

retaiL print & ship Vs print and ship Sharlie Hawkins 205 Rockaway Avenue (516) 758-7800

info@vsprintandship.com

schooLs Valley stream central hs district One Kent Road (516) 872-5601

www.vschsd.org

Valley stream christian academy Aimee Adams 12 East Fairview Avenue (516) 561-6122 aadams@vscaschool.org

screen printing & embroiderY one in a million Sasan Shavanson 51 Franklin Avenue (516) 829-1111

info@oneinamillioninc.com

shaVed ice pelican’s snoballs of Valley stream Alycia Benjamin-Peebles 254 Rockaway Parkway (516) 882-4524 skin care & cosmetic onsuLtant mary kay Angela Ogurick (516) 561-1679 aogurick@gmail.com

Valley stream Youth council, inc.

Kenneth Heino P.O. Box 446 (516) 318-4317 kheino@nassaucountyny.gov

Valley stream chamber of commerce P.O. Box 1016 (516) 825-1741 www.valleystreamchamber.org

executiVe board president Dominick Minerva executive V.p.

Debbi Gyulay Vice president Lee Feinman V.p. emeritus Jules Rabin secretary Sandra Shanhai treasurer Glenore Anderson directors Kevin Aburto Charlene Cameron Tom Chen Mark Daley Barbara DeGrace Darryl Granum Yogi Hariprasad Kenneth Heino Joosoo Kim Boris Klerer Angela Ogurick Linda Pizzolo Sasan Shavanson Lucy Viggiano

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