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High mark for student athletes West Hempstead athletics receive academic excellence By ANThoNY FAVIllA Intern

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West Hempstead Secondary School was named a 2025-26 School of Excellence by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association in recognition of its student-athletes’ academic achievements.

West Hempstead Secondary School has been named a school of excellence by New York State Public High School Athletic Association for the athletic program’s academic success. Twenty of the high school’s varsity programs in the 2025-26 school year met the eligibility requirements, and the school was one of 237 in the state to receive the honor. To qualify, 75 percent of a school’s varsity teams must earn a NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete Team Award, which requires that at least three-quarters of a team’s roster carry grade point averages of 90 or above. For West Hempstead Superintendent of Schools Dan Rehman, the award isn’t just about the athletes. “Being named a School of Excellence by NYSPHSAA is a tribute to our students, coaches and staff, who consistently represent West Hempstead with sportsmanship and CoNtiNuEd oN PAgE 7

Anonymous gift doubles legion fundraiser earnings By AlYSSA R. GRIFFIN agriffin@liherald.com

The Empire State Walk may be over, but the donations are far from finished. Fo l l ow i n g D o n P u p ke ’s return home to Malverne after walking more than 750 miles, the equivalent of the distance from Buffalo to Montauk, an anonymous donor has nearly doubled the fundraiser’s total to $60,000. In July, Pupke, 66, set out from Buffalo on a 36-day journey across New York to raise money for American Legion Post 44 in Malverne (“One step at a time for American Legion

Post 44,” July 30). His initial goal was $25,000, but his walk ultimately surpassed it, raising $30,000. Pupke finished the trek Aug. 7, but the fundraising continued. “People love to be involved in a cause that’s a really good cause,” he said, “and people understand in Malverne that the Malverne American Legion is an important part of the village.” Pupke had thought about making the cross-state walk for years before deciding to use the challenge as a fundraiser for the legion. The idea took shape after he volunteered as a poll worker at the legion hall during

the 2024 presidential election and saw some of the improvements the building needed. His connection to Post 44, however, goes back a generation. Pupke’s parents met at a high school dance there before g r a d u a t i n g f r o m Va l l e y Stream Central High School in 1949. Years later, he joined the organization as the son of a veteran, giving the building he set out to support a personal connection to his family’s history. The post has long served as a gathering place in Malverne, hosting meetings, community events and elections. Pupke’s fundraising effort combined

that community history with his own longtime connection to the village. Donations for the American Legion continued to come in following his walk, because he had also built a social media presence on Facebook. Each day he recorded a video update about his journey while providing a history lesson about the

communities on his route. “People related to the history portion a great deal, and they enjoyed it,” he said. “People enjoy history and love to know about the history of the places where they live.” With the walk finished, Pupke continued making historical videos for an audience CoNtiNuEd oN PAgE 13

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Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick seeks new Senate term By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com

State Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick is seeking re-election to the 9th District, making public safety, affordability and support for volunteer firefighters central issues in her campaign. Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, a lifelong Malverne resident, an attorney, a CPA, a small-business owner and a mother of four, was elected to the Senate in 2022 after serving as a Malverne village trustee, deputy mayor, fire commissioner and police commissioner. “I think that experience prepared me very well for being state senator,” she said. Her experience in local government, CanzoneriFitzpatrick said, shaped her approach to Albany, where, as a Republican, she serves in the minority. “Being a strong advocate for the district you represent is very, very important,” she said. “What’s good for upstate is not necessarily good for Long Island, and vice versa.” Public safety remains one of Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick’s top priorities. She continues to advocate for changes in New York’s bail laws, saying judges should have more discretion when determining whether defendants should be held. “The first bill I introduced when I was a new senator was giving judges discretion to set bail,” she said. “We have a duly elected judge, and you have handcuffed him” by not allowing him to use his judgment. Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick also said the state must continue to invest in police departments. “We need to continue to support our men and women in blue,” she said. “Continuing to fund police departments with the equipment and the technology that they need is extremely important.” She pointed to Nassau County’s public safety record as a model that could be replicated elsewhere. “Nassau

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State Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick is running for re-election to continue representing the 9th District. County is the exception,” she said. “We are the safest county in America, and that does not happen by accident. It happens because our county executive has funded the police.” Affordability is another major concern for Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, who said that New York’s spending and utility costs are placing increasing pressure on families and businesses. “We’re in an affordability crisis,” she said. “We cannot keep up with that kind of spending. We need to get a handle on spending.” The state, she said, should begin by eliminating

waste and examining programs that are no longer effective. “I believe it has to start from the top down,” she said. “We have to root out waste, fraud and abuse at our top level to bring down our budget.” Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick also wants greater state support for volunteer firefighters, whom she described as essential to communities across New York. “Volunteer firemen protect us throughout the state,” she said. “The state could never afford to provide fire protection if they had to pay those individuals.” She criticized the state for providing just $20 million for volunteer firefighters while allocating similar amounts to other programs. “Our firemen deserve more funding than they got,” she said. “They’re out there; they’re volunteers. They do training, they go to calls, they deserve our support.” Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick said she frequently hears from local fire departments about the need for capital funding and newer equipment. “They need the equipment needed to go fight these fires,” she said. “Those individuals are making sacrifices, and we need to support them.” If re-elected, she said she intends to continue advocating for the district while working across party lines. “I do believe it’s an honor to be in this position,” she said. “My duty is to keep my public safe, and to advocate for what the needs of the district are.”

Vider, her challenger, wants a stronger voice By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com

Lisa Vider, a 48-year-old Hewlett resident, business owner, health care administrator, wife and mother of three, is challenging Republican State Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick for the 9th Senate District seat, emphasizing affordable health care, affordability and combating antisemitism. Vider, a Democrat and an Orthodox Jewish woman, said that years of advocating for her community and working in health care prompted her to seek the office. She recalled meeting with an Albany lawmaker who told her that being in the minority limited what he could accomplish. “I was frustrated,” she said. “I looked around in my community, and I realized that I’m being represented by two people in the minority, both in the Assembly and the Senate.” Vider said she believes he believes the district needs a stronger voice in Albany who can bring state resources back to Long Island. “I just felt it was the time now to do something,” she said. “That’s why I decided to do what I’m doing and run for office.” Affordable health care is one of Vider’s central campaign issues. Drawing on her professional experience, she said the state needs to make health care easier to understand and less expensive for families. “People shouldn’t have to choose between paying their bills and putting food on the table,” she said. “Health care is expensive. We need to make it more affordable.” Vider said she would seek greater competition

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Lisa Vider, of Hewlett, a business owner and health care administrator, is the Democratic candidate. among health insurers and fewer regulations, which she believes drive up costs. “We need to open up the state lines to bring more competition, so families can have alternatives to getting health care,” she said.

She also emphasized the challenges seniors face navigating the health care system. “A senior shouldn’t have to have a degree to be able to maneuver it,” she said. “You shouldn’t have to be in health care for 30 years to comprehend” the system. Affordability, more broadly, is another of her major priorities. Vider said that residents need relief from the costs of property taxes and other expenses, while communities need additional state funding. “We need to make things more affordable,” she said. “We need resources coming from the state.” Vider said she wants to bring additional funding to the district for schools, roads, libraries, police and first responders. “Other areas have advocates that are bringing money to the schools, for the roads, for the police, for the first responders,” she said. “We need a voice in Albany to do that.” Public safety is also important to Vider. “Our police and our first responders need their supplies,” she said. “They need to have support.” Combating antisemitism and other forms of hate is Vider’s third major campaign priority. Education, she said, should begin with children, including teaching them how to recognize and report hateful content online and in schools. “There’s so much antisemitism and so much hate across all communities,” she said. “We need to educate.” Bringing communities together, she added, could help combat hatred and division. “At the end of the day, we all want the same things,” she said. “We want to be safe. We want to raise our children. We want to be able to afford to live in our homes.”

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Rockin’ Rams running back Tristen Rose rushed for 173 yards and scored four touchdowns in West Hempstead Secondary School’s 32-21 homecoming victory over Elmont.

Rockin’ Rams roll into a homecoming victory Rain fell throughout the afternoon, but there was no shortage of Ram Pride at West Hempstead Secondary School’s homecoming football game on Sept. 28. The combined West Hempstead/East Rockaway varsity football team celebrated its first homecoming as the Rockin’ Rams with a 32-21 victory over Elmont, earning its first win of the season in front of a West Hempstead home crowd. The homecoming celebration was originally scheduled for Sept. 26 but was postponed because of the nor’easter. Despite the wet weather and change in schedule, the West Hempstead community turned out to support the Rams. Leading the way on the field was running back Tristen Rose, who rushed for 173 yards and four touchdowns to help secure the victory. The rain continued throughout the game, but so did the activity in the stands and along the sidelines. West Hempstead’s cheerleaders and marching band performed throughout the afternoon, bringing school spirit to the rescheduled homecoming celebration. For West Hempstead Secondary School, the afternoon marked more than the football team’s first victory of the season. Students, families and community members gathered for the school’s homecoming traditions while also marking the first West Hempstead homecoming for the newly combined Rockin’ Rams. The team will look to build on the victory as it moves through the remainder of the season. –Alyssa R. Griffin

West Hempstead cheerleaders brought school spirit to the sidelines during the Rockin’ Rams’ rainy homecoming game.

The Rockin’ Rams took on their first West Hempstead-based game following the teams merger with East Rockaway.

The Rockin’ Rams celebrated their first West Hempstead homecoming with a 32-21 victory over Elmont.

West Hempstead cheerleaders performed throughout the rainy homecoming game, helping keep the crowd energized.

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pay me later.” In this case, you can spend the money on the less-costly wood, and then spend more money on re-treating the wood and repairs. As for the steel beams being replaced, it should be understood that steel is more compact for its strength, and the equivalent ability to span longer distances with wood requires much more wood, and it will more than likely be taller, meaning the beams will extend lower. The synthetic decking materials are a much better choice, and the ones that are recycled resin-based, without the wood component parts in their composition, are at the top of the list of low maintenance, deterioration and replacement that you have with wood mixtures and wood deck materials. I have seen the difference many times over the years, including the landing deck in my own yard. I originally built it out of cedar, which was supposed to be resistant to insects and, if stained properly, would last a long time, or so I thought. After just four years, the wood posts and the properly stained decking had become distorted with warping, twisting and some end rotting. I replaced the materials with synthetic decking and rails, and after 26 years, it’s still in great condition. This problem of not factoring in the cost of maintenance, accessibility and the increase in material costs over time has often led to much greater expense in the life of buildings. You have to question yourself as to which is more affordable, the continued maintenance or initial cost. Remember that the people you are speaking to will do either system, wood or synthetic, because for them it’s a current job that they will leave behind and that you have to live with. Good luck! © 2026 Monte Leeper. Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.

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T h e Fa l l Fa m i ly Fe s t iva l h a s returned to Malverne for its third year. Offering activities for the whole family, the event will take place each weekend in October at Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s. Similar to previous years, this year’s festival features hayrides, an expanded pumpkin patch, chickens, a bounce house, a children’s obstacle course and food trucks with live music secured by Andy Shaffer of Homebrew Music. “It is really exciting because we’ve really gotten into a flow with it,” farm operations manager Michael D’Angelo said. “It’s kind of whimsical and special, and just knowing that they have that farm and this kind of resource in their backyard is what we want them to take away.” The festival offers families a more convenient option in terms of travel and price when it comes to pumpkin picking this fall. D’Angelo said the farm’s smaller, more intimate setting gives families the opportunity to spend several hours enjoying activities without the large crowds or lengthy drives often associated with bigger attractions. “Being able to pick pumpkins in a real pumpkin patch that has the vines growing around you, it’s just a very unique experience,” he said. “We just

want to make sure that we’re that open community space for everyone.” For the first time, the festival is a ticketed event, with admission covering nearly all activities at the farm except food, drinks and pumpkins. “It’s a really fun time because not only do our regular customers and community come and support us, but this is kind of the time where they bring their friends, and we see a lot of new faces,” store and events manager Sara Santora said. “It’s a really nice time where all the staff and community are coming together at the end of the year and just enjoying the farm one last time.” As Crossroads’ way of closing out its season with a celebration, the festival also gives the farm an opportunity to remind residents of its nonprofit mission to provide fresh, locally grown produce and educational opportunities for the community. “We get to share the joy that is Crossroads Farm,” she said. “We are just trying to keep it going for the community and provide organic, fresh produce for the community and be able to provide amazing educational programs.” All proceeds from the Fall Family Festival go directly toward farm operations that help keep Crossroads running year after year. For more information on Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s, visit XRoads-

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Malverne rallies to top Lynbrook By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

dYLaN parchMENT HEWLETT Senior FOOTBALL IT WAS A RECORD-SETTING performance for Parchment Sept. 28 as the Bulldogs rolled to a 40-13 victory over Carle Place in a Nassau Conference III?IV crossover matchup. He set a program single-game record with five touchdowns, finishing with 252 yards on only 12 carries. His scoring runs covered 63, 29, 45, 65 and 6 yards as Hewlett upped its record to 2-1. In the opener, he scored four touchdowns on the ground in a 29-22 win over Division.

games to watch Friday, Oct. 9 Football: Carey at Calhoun ..................................3 p.m. Football: Baldwin at Jericho.................................6 p.m. Field Hockey: Sewanhaka at Baldwin ..................5 p.m. Girls Soccer: Wantagh at North Shore..................5 p.m. Girls Soccer: Oceanside at MacArthur .................5 p.m. Girls Soccer: Kennedy at East Meadow ...............5 p.m. Girls Volleyball: Malverne at West Hemp...............5 p.m. Boys Soccer: North Shore at Seaford ..................5 p.m. Football: Malverne at Island Trees........................6 p.m. Football: Sewanhaka at Hewlett ..........................6 p.m. Football: Floral Park at Lynbrook .........................6 p.m. Football: Elmont at Plainedge.........................6:30 p.m. Football: Freeport at Farmingdale ...................6:30 p.m. Football: North Shore at ERock/WHemp......... 6:30 p.m Girls Spccer: Plainedge at Lynbrook ...............7:15 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 10 Girls Soccer: Elmont at Uniondale .....................10 a.m. Girls Soccer: South Side at Carey......................10 a.m. Field Hockey: Garden City at Clarke ...................10 a.m. Football: Garden City at Mepham ...................1:30 p.m. Football: Kennedy at V.S. Central ....................1:30 p.m. Football: Long Beach at New Hyde Park .........1:30 p.m. Football: Lawrence at V.S. South .....................1:30 p.m. Football: Oceanside at Massapequa ...................2 p.m.

Without a kicker and trailing visiting Lynbrook by two points late in the fourth quarter of last Friday night’s Nassau Conference IV football showdown, Malverne’s only route to the win column was through the end zone. And with a large dose of their threepronged ground attack of quarterback Isaiah Smith and tailbacks Jayden Johnson and Jamir Houston, the Mules snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in front of a large home crowd. Smith capped a 10-play, 73-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown run with 59 seconds remaining to put Malverne ahead and iced the 22-10 win with a 55-yard interception return for a touchdown just before the final horn. “It feels really good to be back here and winning games,” said Smith, a senior who played at Christ the King last year. “Even if we lost, I wouldn’t have shed a tear knowing we left everything on the field,” he added. “Everything starts with the O-line. Those guys knew it was crunch time and gave us the push up front we needed.” Smith rushed for 139 yards on 20 carries and scored twice on the ground to go with his pick-6. Johnson had 61 yards rushing; Houston added 33 yards rushing and led the defense with 11 tackles and also blocked a field goal as the Mules improved to 3-1. “We want to play smash-mouth football,” Malverne head coach Kito Lockwood said. “We knew Lynbrook would be a big test. They’ve got tough kids and are well-coached. They had us down twice but our guys stuck together and pulled together to get the win.” Junior Thomas Potash scored the lone touchdown for the Owls (2-2), who got a 25-yard field goal from senior Phillip Dzieciolowski with 48 seconds left in the third quarter to take a 10-8 lead after they trailed at the half by one. “We had some opportunities we didn’t take advantage of and they came back to haunt us,” Lynbrook head coach Dave Yaker said. “You have to convert v

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Isaiah Smith, right, who scored all three of the Mules’ touchdowns in last Friday night’s 22-10 win, had a grip on Lynbrook’s Mark Chojnacki. plays to beat good teams. Malverne has a lot of weapons and they’re physical and athletic. We didn’t do all the little things it takes to win.” Junior Elias Vandoros had a firstquarter interception that set up the Potash touchdown as the Owls struck first to lead 7-0. It stayed that way until 3:47 remained in the half when Smith scored on an 18-yard touchdown run and added the two-point conversion for an 8-7 Malverne lead. After Lynbrook regained the lead, the Mules had their ensuing possession

stall at midfield early in the fourth quarter. The next time they got the ball back, 6:20 remained and it was go-time. Anchored by senior Brian Major, an offensive line that includes Leelyn Green, Axel Perez, Kamally Grace and Brandon Gonzalez, playing his first game at center, went to work. “We trust 5 [Smith], 10 [Johnson] and 8 [Houston] to make plays and we’re just trying to give them as much space as possible,” Major said. “We want a home playoff game. That’s one of our goals, but it’s one step at a time.”

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pride,” Rehman said. “It’s a proud moment for our entire community.” According to the association’s website, this is the fifth time — and the second consecutive year — that the high school has received the award. For Principal Joseph Pumo, it is a result of the high expectations that the school, parents and coaches have for its student to excel academically as well as athletically. “It’s about communication and putting systems in place to make sure that coaches are aware of how their student athletes are doing in the classrooms,” Pumo said. “It starts with high expectations, and then communication between the coaches, the teachers and the families.” Pumo added that he hopes students recognize how important it is to put academics first, and how vital it is for them to prioritize their education while managing their time. “It’s a testament to the work that the teachers and coaches are doing with the students to really prioritize that they are student athletes,” he said, “and the importance of maintaining your studies is paramount compared to being able to compete in interscholastic athletics.” Other area high schools, including Malverne and Lynbrook, also qualified for the award this year. NYSPHSAA’s School of Excellence program began in 2016. According to its website, athletes who average 90 or higher in their schoolwork receive pins for the honor. Dawn Sachs, director of physical education, health and athletics for the West Hempstead school district, said she considers the honor a group accomplishment, and hopes the student athletes’ classmates will be inspired by their accomplishments.

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twenty of West Hempstead’s varsity programs met the scholarly eligibility requirements. “It’s important to see that we do have student athletes that are committed to doing both and succeeding in both,” Sachs said, “while they also continue to grow as people.” She also would like to see the program reach even higher levels. If all of a high school’s teams have average GPAs of at least 90, the school meets the require-

ments for the School of Distinction designation. Only 118 schools in the state qualified for that distinction this past school year. “I’m 100 percent, 100 percent of the time,” Sachs said, “so I think striving to get all of our teams to be recognized for having these types of successes is probably where I’d like to build upon next.”

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Colleen Connaughton seeks seat in 19th A.D. By ALYSSA R. GRIFFIN agriffin@liherald.com

Colleen Connaughton, of Garden City, a former journalist, is Assemblyman Ed Ra’s Democratic challenger in the 19th Assembly District. Her campaign is focused on health care, education, affordability, infrastructure and reducing political polarization. Connaughton, 61, was born and raised in Queens in a working-class union family. She earned an undergraduate degree at Long Island University, and studied political science and international public affairs as a graduate student at Columbia. She spent nearly two decades as a journalist for Reuters, working primarily in television. Her work took her to Europe, Asia and Africa, where she covered wars, politics and social issues and interviewing international leaders. “I think my experience in other countries gives me a very unique position to go into somewhere like Albany and call them out a little bit on what they’re doing there,” Connaughton said. Education is one of her priorities. Technology, she said, should support education rather than replace traditional learning, particularly for younger students. Connaughton supports a greater emphasis on handwriting, recess, mental health and reading books, and believes schools should reconsider how extensively they use artificial intelligence and other technology in classrooms. “They only have a very short period to build their brains and to build the neural pathways they need as the foundation for the rest of their long lives,” she said of students. Health care is another focus. Connaughton said her experience living abroad influenced her views of the American health care system. She supports reducing costs and expanding access, including exploring

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Colleen Connaughton, of Garden City, a former journalist, is the Democratic candidate in the 19th Assembly District. broader government-supported health care. She also expressed concerns about the influence of the health care and pharmaceutical industries on public policy. “I think we need grown-up politicians who are not beholden to special interests,” she said. Affordability and housing are issues Connaughton has also focused on, and, she said, residents have raised concerns about both during her campaign. Younger people are struggling to afford homes on Long

Island, she said, and residents want to preserve the suburban character and safety of their communities. Connaughton identified infrastructure and energy as two more major priorities. She supports modernizing electrical infrastructure, expanding renewable energy and improving transportation systems. Her exposure to infrastructure and technology in other countries, she said, has provided examples that could spur ideas for New York. Throughout her campaign, she has attended civic meetings, street fairs and community events across the district. Residents have raised concerns, she said, about housing, traffic, overcrowding, public safety and the future of Long Island. Connaughton describes herself as a supporter of law enforcement, and said that public safety remains an important concern for families across Long Island. She also describes herself as “purple,” saying she is willing to consider and address concerns raised by both political parties. Connaughton said her campaign is motivated by concerns about future generations and a desire to bring her experience in journalism, international affairs and community life into public service. “I really care about the future of our country, our children and what we’re passing on to the next generation,” she said.

Ra campaigns for re-election to the Assembly By ALYSSA R. GRIFFIN agriffin@liherald.com

State Assemblyman Ed Ra is seeking re-election in the 19th Assembly District, emphasizing education, infrastructure, affordability and community issues in his campaign for another term in Albany. Ra, 44, a Republican who was first elected in 2010, became leader of the Assembly’s minority conference in February. His role, he said, involves working with organizations and residents to address their concerns through legislation and other work in Albany. “The Assembly is really a great intersection of public service, which I love, and public policy,” Ra said. He added that he regularly works with civic associations, school districts, libraries and fire departments. He also helps organizations pursue grants, equipment and other resources. Among his priorities is the state’s energy policy. New York, Ra said, needs a broader mix of energy sources and additional supply to address costs. He also wants to continue focusing on education, especially special education and career and technical education. He highlighted the Henry Viscardi School, which serves students with disabilities, as an institution he has helped fund. He also pointed to an increase in the BOCES salary cap as an effort that could help school districts send students to career and technical programs. When it comes to special education, however, Ra said, the state’s school aid formula does not adequately account for the range of needs among students in those programs, and he believes changes are needed.

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Assemblyman Ed Ra is seeking re-election in the 19th Assembly District, focusing his campaign on education, infrastructure, affordability and community issues. Infrastructure remains a priority as well, particularly the replacement of lead service lines. More residents, he said, are learning they may be responsible for replacing portions of lead service lines between

their curbs and their homes, which can be costly. While campaigning, Ra said that residents have raised concerns about taxes, the cost of living and public safety. His office also helps them navigate local issues like traffic by connecting them with the appropriate officials. Affordability remains crucial, especially for seniors and first-time homebuyers, Ra said. He pointed to previous work increasing the income threshold for the senior property-tax exemption, as well as a proposal for an exemption for first-time homebuyers. Ra has also prioritized veterans’ mental health and homelessness, particularly among younger veterans. Veterans’ organizations, he said, need help with capital improvements such as roofs and parking lots. “All those organizations are going to be gone if they don’t find a way to get the young veterans engaged with them,” he said. Although Ra serves in the Assembly minority, he said his relationships with colleagues across party lines have given him a chance to work on issues including child care, education and senior tax policy. “I reject the premise that, ‘Oh, you’re a Republican, you can’t get anything done,’” he said. “I have the relationships and respect of my colleagues who work on issues and get things done despite being in the minority party.” His experience and relationships in Albany, Ra said, are part of what he brings to the campaign. “I feel like I’m very well respected on the Democratic side of the aisle,” he said. “It’s about getting the thing done and working with colleagues on the other side of the aisle.”

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Families and visitors gathered in downtown Malverne on Oct. 3 for the annual Fall Festival and Car Show, featuring classic cars, live entertainment, and local businesses.

Fall Festival rolls into village for another year The Malverne Chamber of Commerce brought residents and visitors together Oct. 3 for the village’s annual Fall Festival and Car Show, featuring classic cars, live entertainment, children’s activities and local businesses. The free festival ran from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with the 33rd annual classic car show filling Hempstead Avenue with a variety of vehicles. A DJ provided music throughout the event, while the 10-piece band Vinyl Revival performed on Church Street. Families also had plenty to do throughout the afternoon. A kids’ fun zone featured nine inflatables, including a 46-foot Halloween-themed obstacle course, a 27-foot rock wall and slide, a wrecking ball and a sweeper. Activities were also available for younger children. New this year was a touch-atruck attraction, which gave children and families an up-close look at local municipal and emergency vehicles, including a fire truck, police car and dump truck. The festival also highlighted Malverne businesses and community organizations. Food and beverages were available from local vendors, including Antonio’s Italian American Deli and Harvest House Tavern, while the Malverne Boy Scout troop also participated. This year marked the first time the Malverne Chamber independently took the reins of the longtime village tradition. –Alyssa R. Griffin

Malverne Chamber members Lisa Durand, left, Maria Casini and Dr. Evelyn Heredia celebrated another glorious fall festival in the village.

Myron Marinbach and Fanny Li got a closer look at a beautiful ‘71 Corvette Stingray convertible.

Luisa Vargas with her daughter Victoria Londono and niece Anna Londono, both 2 1/2 years old, enjoyed some fresh corn together.

Antonio Bove kept the Antonio’s/Uva Rosa line moving during the festival.

Town unveils tax-freeze spending proposal jgillego@liherald.com

Town of Hempstead Supervisor John Ferretti unveiled a proposed $591.7 million budget for 2027 that he said would freeze town taxes while maintaining municipal services, funding infrastructure improvements and preserving a $5 million tax cut enacted earlier this year. The proposal follows a 2026 budget that reduced general fund taxes by 18 percent. Ferretti noted that the proposed tax-freeze budget comes as Hempstead faces rising costs, including the overall 3.4 percent increase in the consumer price index over the past year. Other increases have also impacted the town, such as a 23 percent increase in utility costs and pension costs rising 10 percent over the past two years. “It is on us as elected leaders to demand accountability, boost efficiency, and ensure smart budgeting within governmental operations,” Ferretti said on Sept. 30. “Families should not be left to shoulder burdens that should be addressed through responsible governance.” The proposed budget aims to maintain all town services and programs while addressing rising operating costs, public safety needs and infrastructure improvements. Ferretti said that it prioritizes affordability for residents amid rising living expenses across New York.

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Hempstead Town Supervisor John Ferretti, center, unveiled a nearly $592 million budget for 2027, noting that it maintains all of the town’s programs and services. Brian Devine, the town’s communications director, said the tentative budget projects the use of $30 million in reserves. Devine emphasized that the figure is only a projection, and that the final amount would not be known until the town closes its books for 2027. “It is entirely possible that the town will use no reserves at all in our 2027 budget due to strong fiscally conservative management,” he said. Devine pointed to the town’s most recent audited financial statements for

the 2025 budget as an example. That spending plan projected $22.9 million in reserve use, but the town ended the year with a $20 million surplus. Joseph Scianablo, the Democratic candidate challenging Ferretti for supervisor, released an analysis of the proposed budget, identifying what he described as concerns with projected revenue, fund transfers and reserve use. Scianablo said he identified $26.75 million in miscellaneous revenue, an increase of $24.25 million from 2026, a

$17 million part-town transfer to the Highway Department and proposed use of fund balances that need further explanation. “Without reliable, recurring revenue, today’s tax freeze can become tomorrow’s tax hike,” he said, adding that if elected, he would require documented revenue sources, realistic cost estimates and a multiyear financial plan. Scianablo also said he would protect essential services while reviewing contracts and spending for savings, pursuing outside funding through a proposed Grant Capture Unit and prioritizing preventive maintenance. He called for greater transparency through quarterly budget updates and clearer explanations of revenue and fund-balance use. While Scianablo outlined his plans to preserve essential services, the town currently provides a wide range of services to residents, including sanitation, water, highway maintenance, parks and senior enrichment programs. Town spending accounts for about four cents of every property tax dollar. For residents living in incorporated villages, the town’s share is even lower, less than one cent per dollar. The proposed spending plan would also maintain a municipal workforce at its lowest level in more than a decade. “The 2027 tax-freeze budget keeps more of your money where it belongs,” Ferretti said.

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Moshe Hill runs again for County Legislature By ALYSSA R. GRIFFIN agriffin@liherald.com

Moshe Hill is the Republican candidate for the Nassau County Legislature in the 5th District, seeking the seat after previously running for the Legislature while continuing his involvement in his hometown of West Hempstead. Born and raised there, Hill, 40, returned in 2017 with his family after moving away in 2010. Since his return, he has become involved in community and political organizations including NORPAC, a pro-Israel advocacy organization. He has also worked as a political analyst, writing for newspapers and other publications while appearing on radio and other media. “I think I would be the best representative for the needs in the Nassau County Legislature,” Hill said. Hill currently works in the inspector department for the Nassau County Board of Elections, assisting with computers, reports and election staffing. He worked at B&H Electronics for 11 years, as a business analyst and project manager. That experience, he said, taught him how to connect stakeholders, communicate effectively and coordinate projects. Hill also said he learned from his 2025 campaign for the Legislature. This time around, he said, he is focused on expanding his outreach while maintaining many of the same priorities. Among those priorities are infrastructure, taxes, public safety and quality-of-life issues. Hill wants to keep county taxes from increasing while improving roads, traffic signals and other infrastructure, he said. “We need to make sure that we stay the safest county in the country,” he said. Hill pointed to the installation of a traffic signal at

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West Hempstead resident Moshe Hill is seeking the Legislature’s 5th District seat, campaigning on public safety, infrastructure, taxes and quality-of-life issues. Woodfield Road and Linden Street, in West Hempstead, as a community improvement he advocated for. The intersection, he said, had a history of serious accidents, which concerned him because his mother regularly crossed those streets while commuting to work. Antisemitism is another focus for Hill. While online rhetoric remains a concern, he said, he has

seen less antisemitic activity on county streets than he did after Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. He said he wants to continue speaking with school districts about offering educational discussions on antisemitism and the history of conflicts involving Jewish communities. Hill has also been involved in community efforts involving the former Capri Motor Inn and cleanups at Halls Pond Park. Those efforts, he said, reflect his focus on quality-of-life concerns in West Hempstead and surrounding communities. On the subject of development, Hill said he supports balancing new housing with maintaining suburban neighborhoods. He identified the Nassau Coliseum property as an opportunity for business, technology, aviation and, potentially, housing, while acknowledging concerns about infrastructure and congestion that could accompany development. If he is not elected, Hill said, he plans to continue his involvement in NORPAC, and to maintain his relationships with government officials and other local organizations. But, he said, “If you’re looking to keep your streets safe, keep your taxes low, if you want to make sure that your infrastructure is holding up and see improvements around your community, then I’m the best person for that.”

Olena Nicks campaigns to hold District 5 seat By ALYSSA R. GRIFFIN agriffin@liherald.com

Nassau County Legislator Olena Nicks is seeking re-election to represent District 5, with a campaign focusing on public safety, affordable housing and constituent services. First elected to the Legislature in a special election for what was then the 2nd District in February 2025, Nicks, 34, won election to the newly reapportioned District 5 last November, and began her first full term representing the district in January. A Uniondale native, Nicks served on the Uniondale Public Library board for seven years. Her community service began years ago, with the Uniondale Fire Department, where she is now a second lieutenant. She is also a member of the Uniondale Community Land Trust board, and has worked on two completed affordable housing projects. Professionally, Nicks is a finance and contracts research analyst, helping with government grant funding, budgets and contracts. Her decision to enter public service was influenced by community programs and opportunities she benefited from while growing up in Uniondale. She said she wants future generations to have similar access to these resources. Since she began representing the district, Nicks has focused on connecting with the communities she serves. She has attended community celebrations and worked with organizations addressing antisemitism. Focusing on public safety, Nicks has raised concerns about traffic and challenges for pedestrians

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County Legislator Olena Nicks is seeking re-election in District 5 with a campaign focusing on public safety, affordable housing and constituent services. along Hempstead Avenue and near schools. She has met with residents, and plans to work with school districts on traffic concerns and safety for students and

staff. When it comes to housing affordability, Nicks has worked with the Uniondale community land trust and housing organizations while advocating for homeownership opportunities. She has held property-tax grievance workshops, and said she wants to work with developers to encourage housing that better reflects local incomes. Libraries are a priority for Nicks as well, because of her previous experience as a trustee. She has helped secure funding for the Uniondale facility, which has faced flooding and infrastructure issues. The Hempstead and West Hempstead libraries, she said, have also submitted applications for capital funding. “Libraries, to me, are very special,” she said. “They’re one of the few places that you can still go today and not have to spend a dollar.” Nicks has also identified traffic safety and homelessness as challenges in the 5th District. She has worked with the county Department of Public Works on dangerous roads and infrastructure needs, and has maintained communication with the Department of Social Services about homelessness. Nicks said she intends to remain active and accessible regardless of the election results. Her campaign has emphasized community visibility, providing information to residents and helping constituents navigate county services. “I continue to work with my colleagues as best as possible,” she said. “I think using my voice and really working across the aisle as best as possible is how I’ve overcome and how I’m going to continue to overcome.”

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that had grown to more than 3,000 followers. He has since visited numerous sites while sharing their history with his audience. Last month, he met the man who would become the anonymous donor, a prominent Army veteran, when he walked into a restaurant and struck up a conversation with him. “I met a man who happened to be a very wealthy man, who is charitable, and we fell into a conversation,” he said. “I told him about the walk that I did and he asked me how much money I raised, and he looked at me and said, ‘I will match that.’” The additional contribution extended the impact of

a fundraiser that had already received support from residents, longtime friends and others who followed Pupke’s journey. Shortly afterward, the Legion received a $30,000 check in the mail. Finance officer Donald Brady said the combined donations will help the organization restore its nearly 100-year-old building with several planned improvement projects, including repairs to the kitchen, the men’s and women’s bathrooms and the basement. “He decided to do this great, tremendous effort,” Brady said of Pupke. “Now that we do have significant funds, we can go ahead and plan some of those

improvements to the post.” Pupke’s fundraising effort also continued his long involvement in Malverne. A village resident for over three decades, he has served as deputy mayor, police commissioner and fire commissioner and has coached Little League baseball and lacrosse. His Aug. 7 return to Malverne drew dozens of residents to Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s, where members of Post 44, village officials and the Malverne Fire Department gathered to welcome him home. The celebration marked the end of his physical journey, but the additional donations in the weeks that followed extended the fundraiser’s impact.

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the Village of malverne welcomed don pupke, center, home after his 36-day journey raising money for american Legion post 44 on aug. 7.

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STEPPING OUT A blast from the ‘80s

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Suburban kid, theatrical force: Joe Iconis thrives in the spotlight.

Two worlds, one voice Joe Iconis reconncts with his roots in an intimate showcase of his music and singular stage presence

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oe Iconis returns to Long Island for a dynamic homecoming. The Tony-nominated writer, performer and Garden City native is set to perform his solo concert, “Joe Iconis: Live on Long Island,” on Oct. 16-17. He’ll bring the songs, stories and theatrical sensibility that have defined his career to East Rockaway’s Strongbox Theater. For the writer behind Broadway’s “Be More Chill,” the occasion is both a long-overdue local debut and an opportunity to reconnect with the place that helped shape the songwriter and performer he would become. “I can’t believe it has taken me this long,” Iconis says of bringing an entire concert of his own material back here. Although he has made occasional appearances in the area, including debuting a new musical in Babylon, he had never performed a proper solo concert on his home turf. The opportunity came together almost spontaneously after he became aware of the new Strongbox Theater and he knew it would be a good fit. The significance of performing on Long Island goes beyond geography. “Long Island is just kind of baked into who I am as a person,” Iconis says. Growing up in Garden City, which he calls “the ultimate suburban area,” he was surrounded by a large Italian family and the particular social dynamics of suburban life. Those experiences, he says, helped shape both his worldview and the people who populate his writing in musicals such as “The Black Suits” and “Love in Hate Nation.” “I write a lot about suburban characters and suburban ennui, as well as people who feel just outside of something,” Iconis relates. For him, that feeling is particularly connected to “being just outside of the city, so close that you can touch it, but not quite there.” The proximity to Manhattan was another formative part of his childhood. Iconis was able

to see theater frequently and became fascinated by the city and its creative energy. At the same time, he came to recognize that Long Island could feel like its own universe. That tension between the familiar world of the suburbs and Courtesy Stephanie Wessels the seemingly limitless possibilities of New York became part of Iconis’ artistic DNA. Yet the younger Iconis might never have imagined that he would one day be performing his own songs in front of an audience. “He would blush!” Iconis says when asked what his aspiring songwriter self from Garden City would think of his current career. “I was never someone who identified as a performer.” As a child, he participated in theater because it was a way to be a part of the environment he loved, but remembers being terrified onstage.Eventually his songwriting pushed him toward performing. “I became a performer out of necessity when I got to grad school. “It was like, ‘I’m writing these songs, I have to be able to perform the songs, so I should try to get better at doing that.’” Developing his craft as a writer also helped him find greater confidence as a performer, which is regularly exhibited at popular concerts at 54 Below and around the U.S. “Finding my voice allowed me to start feeling comfortable in my own body and I started getting comfortable on stage,” he says. The Strongbox concert will offer audiences a glimpse at what is next for Iconis. He is currently writing an original musical inspired by Robert Altman, set in one weekend in the New York theater world in 1982. Other projects include “The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical,” which has already been presented in several locations and is now moving toward New York. The exchange of energy between himself and his live audiences has also given Iconis the unusual experience of learning that his work has affected people he has never met. “It’s so strange to me to think that there are people whom I don’t know, who listen to my stuff and it does something for them,” he says. Iconis wants his concerts to appeal not only to theater devotees, but to people who may not consider themselves musical-theater fans. “I hope that the evening opens people up to different ideas to what musical theater can be and what it is,” he says. The thought of returning home carries a certain vulnerability for an artist who has spent so much of his career writing about outsiders and people searching for where they belong. “My artistic home feels like it’s New York City,” he says. “I can’t escape it.” But Long Island remains an essential part of that story. “[Both places] are different parts of me.” Now those two worlds will meet on a Long Island stage. And perhaps, for two nights, the distance between Long Island and the city that inspired so much of his work will disappear entirely. Visit strongboxtheater.com to purchase tickets for Joe Iconis: Live on Long Island.

Tease that hair, dig out the neon and get ready to party like it’s 1985. Jessie’s Girl is back with their wildly entertaining “Back to the Eighties” concert experience — a high-energy blast of pop, rock and pure ‘80s nostalgia. The New York City-based band features top rock and pop musicians and four powerhouse vocalists who transform into the era’s biggest icons, complete with signature looks, choreography and plenty of attitude. Expect hits from the decade’s biggest stars, delivered with the kind of over-the-top production that makes Jessie’s Girl a concert — and a party — rolled into one. Add audience participation, colorful costumes, props, bubbles and a blizzard of confetti, and you’ve got an all-out throwback celebration that keeps the crowd singing, dancing and reaching for those neon leg warmers.

Friday, Oct 9, 8 p.m. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com or paramountny.com. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington.

Melissa Errico The Broadway star and acclaimed jazz vocalist Melissa Errico brings her celebrated album “I Can Dream, Can’t I?” to the stage with longtime collaborator pianist Tedd Firth, bassist David Finck and drummer Eric Halvorson. “I thought I was making an album of old songs,” she says.”Then the songs began telling me what they were really about: all the ingenious ways we reach for someone we love. I’ve spent my life finding stories inside music. This evening brings together Cole Porter’s wit, Duke Ellington’s tenderness and Joni Mitchell’s wondering heart, with laughter, longing and a beautiful illusions along the way.”

Friday, Oct 9, 8 p.m. $86, $79, $67. Tickets available at landmarkonmainstreet.org. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington.

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Ready, Set, Mahj!

CALENDAR • Where: 65 Wright Ave., Malverne • Time: 3-4 p.m., through Oct. 18 • Contact: (516) 599-1269

Learn to play Mahjongg at Grami Caffe!

• Where: 22A Church St, Malverne • Time: Weekly, 6:30-9:30 p.m. • Contact: (516) 852-2764

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• Where: Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City • Time: 7:30 p.m. • Contact: adelphi.edu/pac or call (516) 877-4000

‘When It Happens to You’

Adelphi University Performing Arts Center welcomes acclaimed English actresses Amanda Abbington (Sherlock) and Rosie Day (Outlander) in a staging of Tawni O’Dell’s play based on her memoir. It captures the unquantifiable damage her daughter suffered following a brutal sexual assault. Blending humor with unflinching honesty, the play explores the question: “How does a normal, happy family recover from a trauma of this size and scale?” The production has received rave reviews offBroadway and in London. This is a very special production that is not to be missed. Proceeds from this show benefit a charitable organization supporting survivors of sexual assault and violence.

OCT

Lakeview Fall Clean Up

Clean up Lakeview with the civic association at the Lakeview LIRR Station.

• Where: Corner of Woodfield Road and Eagle Avenue, West Hempstead • Time: 9:30 a.m. • Contact: concerns.lakeview@ gmail.com

Christie Jones: Art & Science — Underwater Ecosystems

Bring the family to Long Island Children’s Museum to learn about current Artists’ Corner artist Christie Jones. What happens when art and science come together? In this hands-on STEAM workshop, kids explore how artists can transform natural materials into colorful, eco-friendly paint while learning about the amazing underwater world of oysters. Discover how oysters help clean our coastal waters, create habitat for marine life, and support healthy ecosystems. Participants will make their own paint using natural pigments and create a vibrant underwater ecosystem painting inspired by Long Island’s bays. Everyone will

OCT

Daughtry 20 Years Unplugged

Experience Daughtry’s catalogue in a stripped-back acoustic setting, reframing the songs that have soundtracked arenas, rock radio milestones, and some of the most defining moments of the band’s career. The band’s music takes on a different meaning in more raw and immediate space, where the weight of a lyric, the scrape of a guitar string, and the quiet before a chorus can hit as hard as the full-band impact. Their lastest tour follows the release of “Shock To The System,” the complete edition of Daughtry’s two-part project via Big Machine Rock. The collection brings together “Shock To The System” (Part One) “Shock To The System” (Part Two) along with additional live recordings that capture the force and connection of the band’s latest era. Across tracks including “Artificial,” “Pieces,” “The Bottom,” and “Antidote,” Daughtry continue to channel grief, change, confrontation, and selfreclamation into some of their heaviest and most emotionally direct work to date. For an artist whose songs have always lived at the intersection of power and vulnerability, 20 Years Unplugged sees Daughtry • Where: The Paramount, 370 strip down some of their biggest and most meaningful tracks, distilling them to their New York Ave., Huntington purest form and bringing fans closer to the songs, the stories, and the unmistakable • Time: 8 p.m. voice that have carried the band from one of the biggest rock debuts of the century • Contact: ticketmaster.com through two decades of connection, evolution, and success. or paramountny.com leave with a finished artwork and a new appreciation for the connections between creativity, science, and the environment • Where: 11 Davis Ave., Garden City • Time: Varied times • Contact: licm.org or (516) 224-5800

OCT

Community Yard Sale

Join the West Hempstead Secondary School’s PTSA’s Commnity Yard Sale on the football field. • Where: 400 Nassau Blvd, West Hempstead • Time: 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. • Contact: Anjali Mathai – (917) 776-6310

American Chamber Ensemble in concert

The acclaimed American Chamber Ensemble, celebrating its 61st Anniversary, returns to Hofstra University. The program includes music for various combinations of piano, clarinet and strings, with performances by ACE core members, faculty members, former students and current ACE student winner Roberto Oquendo. They’ll present works by Bernstein, contemporary composer Paul Basler, Amy Beach, Florence

Price, Stephen Foster and others. Special guests are soprano Tammy Hensrud, the Sayville Chorale, Karen DiMartino conducting, cellist Deborah Sepe and Roberto Oquendo, French horn. Free; donations are gratefully received.

• Where: Harold Walker Memorial Park, 1085 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre • Time: 7 p.m. • Contact: concerns.lakeview@ gmail.com

• Where: Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, California Ave., Hempstead • Time: 3 p.m. • Contact: (631) 242-5684 or (516) 586-3433

Long Island Children’s Museum welcomes families to learn about the Indigenous of Long Island and the craft of making a Mishoon, a dugout canoe created by slowly burning and carving a tree trunk.

Old Westbury Gardens invites everyone to join members of the Astronomical Society of Long Island for an evening of guided stargazing and nighttime skywatching. Learn about the stars, planets, and seasonal constellations visible overhead while experienced observers help you navigate the night sky through telescopes and shared knowledge. Gates open 30 minutes before observing begins, allowing guests time to settle in and take in the twilight transition before the sky comes alive. Bring your curiosity and enjoy a relaxed, awe-filled evening under the stars. Free with admission.

• Where: 11 Davis Ave., Garden City • Time: 11 a.m. and noon • Contact: licm.org or (516) 224-5800

• Where: 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury • Time: 8:15-10 p.m. • Contact: oldwestburygardens. org or call (516) 333-0048

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Lakeview Civic Association meets The Civic Association holds their next meeting.

Stargazers

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OLL Parish Bazaar

Come out and celebrate the annual Parish Bazaar at Our Lady of Lourdes.

‘Uncle Vlad’s Pumpkin Patch: The Vladuation’

Long Island Children’s Museum welcomes families to share in the museum’s Halloween theatrical tradition. Uncle Vlad’s nephew Chad is getting ready to graduate from Boo-niversity, but needs to pass his final horror merit badge tests. Join Uncle Vlad, Gargamel the Rat, Great Aunt Margarine, Johnny Bones, and the whole spooky crew in a celebration of the pumpkin patch’s youngest bat. The Vlad team returns to the stage with another original production, now in its fifth year. Each year presents a different story with some familiar and some new kooky faces. $5 with museum admission, $10 theater only. • Where: 11 Davis Ave., Garden City • Time: 11 a. m. and 1 p.m., also Oct. 18, Oct. 24-25 and Oct. 31 • Contact: licm.org or (516) 224-5800

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‘The Elephant Man!

Plaza Theatrical Productions stages the historical drama a gripping true story of resilience, dignity and the search for acceptance. It is based on the life of John Merrick, who lived in London during the latter part of the nineteenth century. A horribly deformed young man — the victim of rare skin and bone diseases — he becomes the star freak attraction in traveling sideshows. Found abandoned and helpless, he is admitted to London’s prestigious Whitechapel Hospital. Under the care of celebrated young physician Frederick Treves, Merrick is introduced to London society and slowly evolves from an object of pity to an urbane and witty favorite of the aristocracy and literati, only to be denied his ultimate dream — to become a man like any other. 49.50, $45 seniors. • Where: Elmont Memorial Library, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont • Time: 7:30 p.m.; also Oct. 25, 2 p.m. • Contact: PlazaTheatrical.com or call (516) 599-6870

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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Nassau, PHH Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff, vs. Alicia Nickens as Heir at Law and Next of Kin of Chapman Cooper, Jr. a/k/a Chatman Cooper, Beneficiary Under the Last Will and Testament of Etheleen Russ a/k/a Etheleen Cooper Russ, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report, Appoint Successor Referee for Sale, and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on March 5, 2026, 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 November 10, 2026at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 1067 Tyler Road, West Hempstead, NY 11552. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 35, Block 246 and Lots 794, 795, 796, 875. Approximate amount of judgment is $610,048.04 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #002027/2015. Leslie Lowenstein, Esq., Referee Greenspoon Marder, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2200, New York, NY 10105, Attorneys for Plaintiff LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Nassau, MCLP Asset Company, Inc., Plaintiff, vs. Edgard Araya a/k/a Edgar Araya, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee's Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 23, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau

front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on November 10, 2026at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 185 Fairlawn Avenue, West Hempstead, NY 11552. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 35, Block 361 and Lots 175, 176, 274. Approximate amount of judgment is $914,305.55 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #614112/2023. Cash will not be accepted. Andrew K. Preston, Esq., Referee Knuckles & Manfro, LLP, 120 White Plains Road, Suite 215, Tarrytown, New York 10591, Attorneys for Plaintiff

LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ARCHITECTURAL & SITE PLAN REVIEW BOARD HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL & SITE PLAN REVIEW of the Inc. Village of Malverne will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at the Malverne Village Hall, 99 Church Street, Malverne, New York 11565 on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 6:15 pm to hear the following cases: Gabriele Casella 28 Clifford Ct.; Residential "B" District Building Permit Application #2026-0622 Proposes to construct new two story single family dwelling over finished basement with full bathroom; front porch; and outside basement entrance. Michael Dubon 141 Wright Ave.; Residential "B" District Building Permit Application #2026-0599 Proposes to construct new second floor addition over existing one story areas. All interested parties should appear at the above time and place. The Architectural & Site Plan Review Board Meeting will be preceded by a work session of the Board of Trustees. BY ORDER OF THE

Trustees. BY ORDER OF THE MALVERNE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INC. VILLAGE OF MALVERNE Jill Valli, Village Clerk Dated: October 1, 2026

LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. ADA Prop, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 2/28/2017. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as an agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: 42 1st Street, Garden City, NY 11530 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 162607 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the Inc. Village of Malverne will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at Malverne Village Hall, 99 Church Street, Malverne, New York 11565 on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 6:00 PM to hear the following cases: Gabriele Casella 28 Clifford Ct.; Residential "B" District Building Permit Application #2026-0638 Proposes to install outside basement entrance. All interested parties should appear at the above time and place. BY ORDER OF THE MALVERNE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INC. VILLAGE OF MALVERNE Jill Valli, Village Clerk Dated: October 1, 2026 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST KEVIN D. WILLIAMS, TERRELL STALEY, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered July 28, 2025, 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 October 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 274 Coventry Road, West Hempstead, NY 11552. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the

certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Lakeview in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 35 Block 514 and Lot 17. Approximate amount of judgment $672,939.98 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #604974/2023. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. Scott H. Siller, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 23-001125 91273 162424 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. JOAN MORRIS, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on August 24, 2023 and an Order Appointing Successor Referee entered on October 29, 2024, 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 October 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 77 Alden Court, Malverne, NY 11565. 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 Malverne, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 38, Block 20 and Lot 474. Approximate amount of judgment is $754,838.70 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #003452/2014. Brian J. Davis, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 254708-1 162327

LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

The Town of Hempstead, in partnership with Long Island Cares and PSEG Long Island, will host a Farmers Market for seniors on Oct. 9 at the Sands at Lido Beach. Hempstead’s Town Council said the market will provide senior citizens, ages 55 and older, with free, locally grown fresh produce. “Long Island Cares and the Har ry Chapin Food Bank have been a leader in tackling food insecurity, addressing the root causes of hunger and feeding people in need for over 45 Courtesy Metro years,” Town Supervisor John Ferretti said. “We’re Seniors in the Town of Hempstead can shop for free proud to partner with them produce at an upcoming market on Oct. 9. on a program that will connect our town’s seniors with farm-fresh duce at this brand-new event.” The Sands at Lido Beach is at 710 produce.” “Long Island Cares is proud to join Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach. For more the Town of Hempstead and PSEG Long information, residents can call Long Island to serve Hempstead seniors,” Island Cares at (631) 582-3663 or email Robert LaBarbera, Long Island Cares’ outreachCCE@licares.org. “Through the Department of Senior vice president for procurement & supply chain oversight said. “We all have had a Enrichment, the Town of Hempstead long-time commitment to serving has provided our Town’s senior citizens seniors and Long Island Cares is always with a plethora of activities, transportaready to provide them with the most tion to our senior centers and programs, as well as outreach services throughout nutritious foods available.” The Free Farmers Market for Seniors the year,” Ferretti said. “Whether it is will be held outdoors, rain or shine, the senior flu vaccine program, a spefrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. cial birthday celebration at a local “Supporting our senior residents and senior center or the popular senior sumhelping them thrive is a key part of mer beach program at Lido Beach, we PSEG Long Island’s effort to improve are here to help residents live their goldthe communities where we live and en age years to their fullest. I thank work,” said Michael Presti, PSEG Long Long Island Cares and PSEG Long Island’s director of Customer Experi- Island for collaborating to bring this ence and Marketing. “We are proud to free farmers market to the Town of partner with Long Island Cares and the Hempstead.” Town of Hempstead to provide Hemp–Jordan Vallone stead seniors with healthy, fresh pro-

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PUBLIC NOTICES SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff - against - ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF LEROY FLOWERS, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on December 1, 2025. 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 the 29th day of October, 2026 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town

erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, at West Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Premises known as 846 Bradley Street, West Hempstead, (Town of Hempstead) NY 11552. (Section: 35, Block: 430, Lot: 6 and 7) Approximate amount of lien $348,906.93 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 601550/2023. Christine M. Grillo, Esq., Referee. Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618 Tel. 585/760-8218 For sale

NY 14618 Tel. 585/760-8218 For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 Dated: August 31, 2026 During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of 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. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19

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. 162544 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Graced Goodness LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/17/2026 Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to 84 Morris Avenue Malverne, Ny 11565. Purpose: any lawful act.

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ecently I had the chance to attend a tribute to Howie Rose at CitiField, honoring his almost four decades as the iconic voice of the Mets. Rosemary and I have enjoyed a friendship with Rose and his wife, Barbara, over the years, and Howie invited us to the ceremony. Being a loving grandmother, Rosemary deferred to our grandson Jack, who’s a dedicated Mets — and Howie Rose — fan. Rose is a great guy who represents the very best of what New York baseball should be all about. Baseball games have always been a great outlet for me, a place to relax and enjoy rooting for my favorite team, in good years and bad. When I was a kid growing up in Queens, that team was the Brooklyn Dodgers, and those seasons were all good, until they weren’t. When team owner Walter O’Malley hijacked the Dodgers to Los Angeles in 1957, it left a

glaring void among many New York neighborhood-type fans who could never identify with the pinstriped Yankees. That void was filled beyond expectations when the Mets came into being in 1962, and quickly developed a devoted fan base. I attended countless games at Shea Stadium, and Rose personified that new breed of fan, who lived and died with the Mets. His dream was to be an announcer for the Mets. When he achieved that goal, first as a pregame broadcaster and then as a knowledgeable, highly skilled play-by-play announcer, he was still very much the neighborhood guy, the enthusiastic fan from the upper deck. He truly was the voice of the Mets. Rose’s declaration “Put it in the books!” after every Mets win has become part of New York baseball lore. He was also a longtime announcer for the NHL’s Rangers and Islanders. His cry “Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!” after Stephane Matteau’s double-overtime, sudden-death goal against the Philadel-

phia Flyers won the Eastern Conference Championship for the Rangers in 1994, is also part of New York sports history. After all his years behind the microphone and his successful recovery from major cancer surgery, Rose announced that he would retire at the end of this season. To pay tribute to him, the Mets designated Sept. 20 Howie Rose Day at CitiField, and planned to honor him in a pregame ceremony on the field. It turned out to be the Mets’ last home game, and the final Mets game Rose would announce. Unfortunately, the day was dark and rainy, which forced the cancellation of the pregame festivities. The Mets decided to reschedule the ceremony on next season’s Opening Day weekend, but went ahead with an indoor celebration for Rose and his invited guests in the owner’s suite on the 20th. That was a win-win for Howie, Barbara and their two very accomplished daughters, Alyssa and Chelsea, because so many friends and notable people attended to show their strong friendship for him. Among the many in attendance were

he voice of the Mets, still the neighborhood guy, has put ’em in the books.

Art Shamsky and Cleon Jones, from the 1969 World Series champion Miracle Mets; Ron Darling, Lee Mazzilli and Howard Johnson, from the 1986 championship team; John Franco, from the 2000 National League champion squad; Terry Collins, from the 2015 National League champs; former New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, now the Mets’ senior vice president for security; and Mets owner Steve Cohen. It was baseball and New York at its best. No one spoke about themselves. It was all about Rose, his love of baseball and the fans and how he is such a lasting part of baseball, and New York. It was an honor to be there. What has always impressed me the most about Rose is his genuineness. Whenever Rosemary and I went to dinner with Howie and Barbara, we had no advance thought of what we would discuss that evening, but we would end up talking into the night, being among the last to leave wherever we were. Thank you, Howie and Barbara. You’re great friends. Put it in the books! Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.

The Republicans keep dropping easy passes

s we approach the November elections, a lot of words have popped into my mind. One of them is foolish, and another is stupid. I can easily apply those words to what has happened in politics that has made so many people angry. The gripes come from both sides of the aisle. But there’s a sports term that best describes what the Trump administration has been doing. Those words are unforced error. In football, if a receiver simply drops a pass, that’s an unforced error. In politics, it means a selfinflicted wound that could easily have been avoided. Come Nov. 3, I think those words will best define what will happen and why it will happen. While it’s true that the party in power tends to lose off-year elections, there have been too many unforced errors that will hurt the Republican Party. In 1992, James Carville, then a strategist in Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign, came up with the now famous

catch phrase “It’s the economy, stupid,” which cost President George H.W. Bush his job. Decades later, it did the same to President Joe Biden, who told America that things were just fine and the country was in good shape. And now President Trump calls affordability a “hoax,” which everyone, including his most loyal supporters, knows isn’t true. The war against Iran was supposed to last a few days, and is now in its seventh month. I think if I had been a fly on the wall when the decision was made to start bombing Iran, I might have heard the generals warn Trump that doing so would have more downsides than upsides. I love America, but the wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan didn’t go well, and a fight with a crazy enemy like Iran was a big gamble. The proof of how badly it’s gone is the sky-high price of gasoline and, especially, diesel fuel. The blockage of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz has created a worldwide fuel shortage that has been costly for American consumers and damaged our credibility. It is noble to go after any enemy that

sponsors terrorism, but this “little excursion,” as Trump once described our latest war, has badly damaged the party in power. The next unforced error is the tariff war. I know the president loves tariffs, but using them to pick on our friends and help our enemies is bad politics. Why fight with Canada when you could end the war in Ukraine with high tariffs on Russia? The president can deny it all he wants, but consumers are paying for tariffs on almost every item on store shelves, and the price increases are hurting people big time. Every president has the right to pick whomever he wants to be in his cabinet. Trump has made quite a few controversial appointments, but none have been more costly to him than Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and “War Department” Secretary Pete Hegseth. Kennedy has caused the administration a great deal of grief with his anti-vaccine policies. As of last week, there had been 3,659 confirmed measles cases in the United States this year. That marks the highest annual case count in the U.S. since mea-

’s been one unforced error for another for the party, with big losses looming Nov. 3.

sles was declared eliminated in 2000. Kennedy has denied all of the press claims about a measles epidemic, and chooses advisers based on their antimeasles policies. Hegseth has made many enemies for the administration with his firing of a number of career military officials. In many of those cases, the ousted officials were women or Black. His handling of the issues aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has alienated countless members of the military. There have been reports of at least eight suicide attempts by members of the ship’s crew because it was deployed far longer than normal. Sadly, for those elected officials who have performed well in office, one unforced error after another will make it more difficult to get voter support. There’s no doubt, however, that the state of the economy is the biggest of all of the administration’s errors, and it’s highly likely that, once again, James Carville will be proven right on Nov. 3. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He currently chairs the Capitol Insight Group, a government relations firm. Comments? jkremer@liherald.com.

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Storm warning: Long Island should take stock

wo weeks ago, a storm with no name sat off our coast for three days and reminded us how little it takes. It was a September nor’easter, the kind of system older Long Islanders might once have shrugged off as just a wet, windy weekend. This one sent wind gusts past 80 miles per hour in Montauk and pushed as much as two feet of water into coastal streets with a near-fullmoon tide. Freeport residents raced to move their vehicles before high tide, and some Long Islanders paddled kayaks down roads they normally drive to work. The Long Beach Branch of the LIRR went dark. Nearly 112,000 residents lost power at some point. And we got off easy. The storm stayed offshore. If it had tracked a few dozen miles closer, we would be writing a very different editorial. Some things went right, and they deserve recognition. Anyone who lived through Tropical Storm Isaias in 2020 remembers hundreds of thousands of households in the dark and an outagereporting system that collapsed when people needed it most. This time, PSEG had more than 850 workers in the field, plus nearly 300 brought in from off the island. Most customers had power restored in short order. Village crews, volunteer firefighters and highway departments worked

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through the night clearing roads and pumping streets. Those men and women earned our thanks. A fall storm that never made landfall is yet another wakeup call to the South Shore’s vulnerabilities that we have known about since Hurricane Sandy: low-lying roads that flood with every strong tide, storm drains that back up instead of draining, aging bulkheads, and a single rail branch that cuts off a barrier-island city whenever Reynolds Channel rises. Which brings us to our elected officials. In the days after a storm, Long Island’s politicians are everywhere: touring flooded streets, standing beside downed trees, promising action. Their concern is real. But the photo opportunity is the easy part. The money that would have kept those streets dry is won or lost months earlier, in budget negotiations in Albany, in committee rooms in Washington, and in the unglamorous back-and-forth with federal agencies over which projects get funded first. That’s where our representatives need to be fighting, all year long. Resilience funding doesn’t go to the region that suffered most. It goes to the region whose delegation shows up, makes the case relentlessly and doesn’t let the issue drop when the skies clear. Long Island’s members of Congress, state legislators and county officials should treat flood mitigation, drainage,

bulkhead replacement and grid hardening as a standing priority, not a talking point that surfaces every time the water rises and fades once it recedes. Voters can hold them to it. With Election Day weeks away, candidates for Congress, the State Legislature and local office will be knocking on doors and filling mailboxes. Ask them, specifically, what they plan to do about flooding and the power grid. Which projects will they fight for? How will they get them funded? What have they already delivered? A candidate who can answer in detail has been doing the work. One who can only talk about the last storm probably hasn’t. Long Islanders would like to see results on the ground: raised roadways and upgraded drainage in the neighborhoods that flood first, bulkheads that are replaced before they fail, and hardened transit infrastructure that doesn’t shut down every time the tide runs high. Local governments have homework, too. Residents shouldn’t learn that their street floods by finding their car underwater. The next storm may have a name. It may track closer to shore, or arrive when the moon and tides line up worse. The nor’easter gave us a warning at a relatively low price. Our leaders’ job is to make sure we heeded that warning, and that work starts now, in the quiet months, long before anyone needs a kayak.

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here’s something remarkable happening in New York and across the American economy: Entrepreneurship is booming, and artificial intelligence is driving it. A recent Gusto survey found that 60 percent of founders used A.I. to start their businesses last year, and 50 percent said it made the process significantly faster or cheaper. That’s monumental for New York’s Black community, where new technology is helping clear economic hurdles that have held back Black entrepreneurship. Our community has long struggled against barriers to the capital, resources, technology and opportunity needed to grow. A.I. is changing that equation, paving the way to economic independence and wealth creation for historically underrepresented Black entrepreneurs. New York should embrace that opportunity wholeheartedly. Starting a business once required major upfront investment: a location, staff, a website and cash on hand to fund it. Today an entrepreneur can use A.I. to help develop a website, market a product and handle logistics, all while work-

ing from home. Despite claims that A.I. will hollow out New York’s workplaces, it is instead making it possible for more people to become entrepreneurs, and helping small businesses accomplish more with fewer resources. As Entrepreneur recently reported, applications from one-person firms increased by more than 20 percent between early 2025 and mid-2026, as A.I.-powered tools increasingly allow individuals to accomplish work that once required entire teams. The priority shouldn’t be undoing that progress. It should be making sure underserved and minority communities have the opportunity to share in it. These benefits aren’t limited to startups; A.I. is a genuinely powerful tool for our neighborhood businesses, too. Whether you’re a restaurant owner, a contractor, a retailer or the head of a community nonprofit, the technology can help manage customers, analyze budgets and streamline operations. A.I. helps level the playing field, making capabilities once reserved for giant corporations available to the smallest storefronts and startups. Small businesses are already putting these tools to good use. A recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey found

that A.I. adoption among small and medium-sized businesses has more than doubled since 2023. The tech is helping people become more efficient and develop new capabilities — and the more widely available innovative A.I. tools become, the better off small businesses, operating on tight margins or with limited access to capital, will be. Black entrepreneurs are already recognizing that potential. Recent research from the Urban Institute found that Black-owned businesses are more likely to use or test A.I., and more likely to view the technology as “highly important” to their companies. Researchers also noted that A.I. adoption could “increase the productivity of small businesses and significantly cut costs, improving competitiveness and reducing barriers to entry.” Nonetheless, we should not assume that these benefits will reach every neighborhood equally. If access to A.I. tools, training and capital becomes uneven, our communities could miss one of the greatest economic opportunities of this generation. We can’t let that happen. New York must embrace A.I. innovation and ensure that no one misses out on the unique advantages the technology provides. New Yorkers need practical opportunities to build A.I. skills, while

he Urban Institute has found that they’re using it and benefiting from it.

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neighborhood businesses need access to the investment, infrastructure and expertise required to put those tools to work. Our leaders should recognize that widening access to innovation is an economic opportunity, not a threat. The stakes extend beyond our own communities. Countries like China are rapidly closing the gap with the United States on A.I. If we make it harder for American innovators to develop and adopt these tools here at home, competitors like China will be more than happy to fill the void. That’s why city and state officials should focus on making A.I. adoption easier, fostering collaboration and education and removing unnecessary barriers. The more hurdles are erected against A.I. innovation, the fewer opportunities minority-owned businesses will have to get ahead. If, instead, we equip businesses with the A.I. tools they need to grow, local mom-and-pop shops will reap the benefits, and our neighborhoods will thrive. A.I. is already expanding opportunities for Black entrepreneurs and business owners. New York must ensure that every community can participate, compete and flourish in our modern A.I. economy. Phil Andrews is president of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce and founding president of the New York City Minority Small Business Chamber of Commerce.

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