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Vol. 94, No. 8

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Revitalization proposal to change Village of Great Neck officials to adjust law, not adopt it at next meeting following pushback

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Village of Great Neck trustees agreed to revise proposed zoning changes intended to revitalize Middle Neck Road and East Shore Road on Tuesday night, after more than four hours of sometimes heated debate.

Residents flooded Village Hall, armed with signs, flyers, mostly calling for the rejection of the revisions to the zoning code for fear of it adding five-story buildings, making the village too crowded, worsening traffic, and potentially harming both the school district and property values."

Originally the proposed zoning changes renamed the Middle Neck Road Multifamily Incentive Overlay District the Corridor Incentive Overlay District and extended it to part of East Shore Road, with the goal of encouraging positive commercial PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN development.

While the zoning underneath it would remain fundamentally the Several Great Neck area residents came armed with signs, flyers and comments to a same, the overlay district would Village of Great Neck board meeting on Tuesday, pushing back against a proposal that allow the Board of Trustees to would revamp the village’s overlay incentive zoning district. determine, on a case-by-case ba-

sis,"whether"to offer developers the opportunity to add an extra floor in some projects. It would serve as an incentive"to developers in exchange for a “community benefit,” such as affordable housing, commercial development or assisted living facility.

Peter Bee, who worked with the building department and VHB, the engineering firm serving as the village’s consultant on revitalization, said the law empowers the board to give some relief, but also caps them from going beyond a building height of four stories for ground floor commercial development and five stories for assisted living facilities and affordable housing.

Under the change, affordable housing and commercial uses would be “presumptive benefits.”

“So adoption of these changes would not entitle a developer to build a five-story building,” Bee said. “All that a developer could do is ask the Board of Trustees to be granted some limited relief from the existing restrictions as to use, placement and mass.”

Great Neck Mayor Pedram Bral said the proposal would not bring forth a wave of five-story buildings Continued on Page 56

Diverse housing petition strength overstated

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Great Neck Village Mayor Pe-

dram Bral has said at least once village to help justify revamping that 500 people signed a petition the village’s incentive zoning. calling for the Board of Trustees But the number of people to fight a “housing crisis” in the who signed the petition is actually closer to 400, according to a copy of the petition acquired by the Great Neck News. And of those signers, the Great Neck News identified 157 addresses outside the Village of Great Neck via

an analysis of property records and the village’s assessment roll.

More than half of the outside village signers –" 84 – could be identified as coming from Kings Point. Most of the others had addresses listed in Great Neck Plaza and Great Neck’s unincorporated areas, with a few also coming from Great Neck Estates and Kensington.

A handful of people could not be identified as being in or outside the village.

In 2010, the population of the Village of Great Neck was 9,989, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The bureau estimates that, as of 2017, there were 10,303 people in the village.

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A taste of France resonates in G.N.

Marie Blachére bakery and café draws out hundreds

PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN

The new bakery at 550 Middle Neck Road offers a wide array of French sweets, bread, and American fare.

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The talk of the town is French.

Marie Blachére, a French bakery and café with over 500 locations in France, opened its doors to fanfare at 550 Middle Neck Road in the Village of Great Neck last week, with hundreds flocking to the franchise’s first outlet in the United States since then.

Marie Blachére — the owner of the franchise, not the company itself — said that since the grand opening Feb. 12, they have heard “a lot of compliments” and waves of customers have kept them very busy.

“We have 500 bakeries in France and we have a lot of people come to [the ones in] France, but not like this here,” Blachére said, adding that things have been a little “crazy” but very good since the opening.

Kris Torkan of Villadom Corp, the landlord that owns the

building, said it was built as an incentive to get Marie Blachére to Great Neck and the franchise was given what he called “preferred rent.” Daniel Torkan and Richard Solomon brokered the deal, he said.

Incentive was also provided by Mayor Pedram Bral and the Board of Trustees with the design of the building and allowing for rooftop seating, Torkan said, and that without their “help and vision,” it wouldn’t have been possible.

“We were searching for a strong brand to come into the community,” Torkan said, noting that the franchise was voted as having the “best bread” in France for four years in a row.

And turnout certainly has been strong, Torkan said, with an average of 800 people per day lining up for an assortment of breads, pastries, sandwiches and pizza.!

“It is double what they expected to start,” he said.

Among the hundreds were Great Neck resident Corine Hai-

datov, who heard about Marie Blachére! on the Great Neck Mommies Facebook group, and her two sons. She said the outlet appears to offer not only a wide variety of attractive food, but also a much-needed place for people to come together.

“A lot of people are saying good things,” Haidatov said.

Great Neck Village Mayor Pedram Bral described the bakery’s opening as a product of negotiations, an example of the kind of businesses that can be drawn to the town when given the right incentives, and as “the most amazing development, I believe, in our peninsula.”

They were also able to “cut through red tape” and secure rooftop seating slated to be open sometime in the spring, Bral said.

“They said [the reception] was unmatched, they’re extremely happy, and I wanted to congratulate the people of Great Neck for supporting such an amazing store,” Bral said.

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Familiar faces in uncontested races Six villages to hold elections in March

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN All six Great Neck village elections taking place in March are uncontested, village clerks said, with only incumbents filing to run.

The filing deadline for candidates was Wednesday, Feb. 13.! Elections will take place Tues., March 18 — the third Tuesday of the month.

The six villages — Great Neck Plaza, !Great Neck Estates, Thomaston, Russell Gardens, Kensington and Saddle Rock — have a combined population of 15,337 people, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates for 2017.

Of these villages, Great Neck Plaza is the only one to pay its trustees, while Great Neck Estates is the only village with four-year terms. Every other elected village official serves two-year terms.

In Great Neck Plaza, which is home to more than 7,000 residents, Trustees Gerry Schneiderman and Lawrence Katz are running uncontested for their respective seats. They make $10,000 each in their positions and serve two-year terms.

Schneiderman has served

as trustee since 2000 and was the chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals from 1982 to 2000.! Katz, a certified public accountant and attorney who previously served three years on the village’s zoning Board of Appeals, has served since December 2012.

Great Neck Estates also has uncontested races, but for fouryear terms instead of two due a law approved last year. Mayor William Warner, Trustees Jeffrey Farkas and Ira Ganzfried, and Village Justice Harry Burstein are running uncontested. Their positions are unpaid.

Warner has served on the Board of Trustees since 2001 and began his first full term as mayor in 2017, following the resignation of former Mayor David Fox. Farkas was appointed to replace former Trustee Sidney Krugman in 2015 and currently serves as the deputy mayor of the village.

Thomaston Mayor Steven Weinberg, whose village is home to roughly 2,735 people, is running uncontested, as are Trustees Jill Monoson and Burton Weston. The positions are unpaid and their respective terms are two years each.

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Great Neck Estates Mayor William Warner, who is seeking a four-year term for mayor, is among a large field of uncontested candidates in March elections across the peninsula.

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Lurvey goes from counsel to council

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN As a child, Veronica Lurvey would always accompany her parents – who fled totalitarian Czechoslovakia in 1965 aboard a cargo ship – to the voting booth, helping pull down stubborn levers to cast a ballot.

Lurvey, who was born in Glen Cove, also distinctly recalled an exchange with her father, who was frustrated that trucks splashed muddy water against their VW Beetle as they drove around.

Lurvey asked why there wasn’t a regulation to prevent such mishaps. Her father said there was. She then asked why it wasn’t enforced – to which he said to write a letter.

“I think on some level I’ve always known how important it is to be involved,” Lurvey said in an interview Monday, “how important it is to a democracy for people to step up and do what’s right.”

Now Lurvey, a Kensington resident, is the newest North Hempstead councilwoman for District 4, which stretches from the tip of Kings Point to the eastern edge of Roslyn.

She officially took her seat on Jan. 29, succeeding Anna Kaplan, who was elected to the state Senate, and will face her own election in November.

Prior to being in public service, Lurvey worked at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP from 1994 to 2012 as a lawyer.

In that capacity, Lurvey said it involved the management of large energy and infrastructure projects, an array of “day-to-day changes,” and a rush to “get out 20 different packages reflecting the negotiations” between parties in various projects.

“I still had partners, nominally overseeing my work, but I was pretty much running deals and negotiating,” Lurvey said of the last few years of her work as counsel, which required high levels of collaboration. “In project finance, one of the reasons why I really like it is it’s not litigation, it’s not a zero-sum game.”

Lurvey said toward the end, she tried to make arrangements to spend more time with her two sons. But “each [arrangement] took me away from family way too much,” she said.

“My kids were getting older

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Veronica Lurvey said that if you told her six months ago she’d be sitting in Anna Kaplan’s old Town Council seat, she’d be very “surprised.” and my mother who was providing some of the childcare was also getting older,” Lurvey said. “And I felt like as they get older, you need to spend more time with them, and I was really missing them.”

Her sons were 10 and 8 years old when Lurvey decided to leave the practice. Today, they are 16 and 14 years old.

Lurey also served on the Parent Teacher Association of

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“It was almost my way of forcing the issue, forcing the move out of Skadden, because I knew that being a good PTA president would require a lot more time than I could give and I really wanted to be involved in the boys’ schooling,” Lurvey said. “It was really fulfilling.”

“Often PTA doesn’t make it onto a resume,” Lurvey also said of her role. “I find that having roots in the school and working within the school, even that constituency, all the different parents, gives you a lot of different skills which you can then apply in other places such as here.”

Lurvey said she and her family decided to move to Great Neck in 2012 because of everything it has to offer, such as “fantastic schools” and the parks.

But ironically, Lurvey said, the boys have not gone to the public schools. Her older son said his “Jewish education is not complete yet,” so they decided to enroll him in the Solomon Schechter School of Long Island in Williston Park.

Lurvey began volunteering in various capacities at Temple Israel of Great Neck before joining committees. This soon led to chairing committees, before she was elected vice president of programming for the temple more than two years ago.

Lurvey said she intends to serve out her term, which ends in June.

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Pope Francis honors D’Urso family

Recognized at Vatican City for role in protecting Jewish family during World War II

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN In 1944, 5-year-old Anthony D’Urso – today a state assemblyman living in Port Washington – was serving as a lookout, calling out to his mother whenever German soldiers approached as they hid a large Jewish family near rugged mountains in Italy.

D’Urso’s father, Giuseppe, had taken the family into hiding and moved them from place to place to shield them from the soldiers. Eventually, the Vatican would send a truck to the base of the mountain, rescuing the family’s patriarch and his wife.

Now, 75 years later, the Vatican has recognized D’Urso and his family’s heroism.

Pope Francis met with D’Urso and Michael Weinstock, the Great Neck lawyer who helped corroborate this story, in Vatican City last Wednesday, honoring the D’Urso family for saving a Jewish family from the Nazi regime and their heroism during World War II. “I am thrilled that my father is finally getting recognition,” D’Urso said. “He did the right

thing, when the rest of the world went crazy.”

D’Urso had tried to locate the family since 1988, in hopes of his own family being recognized as “Righteous Among the Nations” by Israel and Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial.

It proved difficult, however, as D’Urso had lost touch with the family in 1960s and was told they had died.

It was in 2017 that D’Urso asked Weinstock, a friend and Great Neck lawyer, to help track down the Jewish family and authenticate the story.

After meeting with the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, Weinstock came across a Holocaust diary in the National Archives of Italy written by a member of the Ascarelli family that confirmed what D’Urso’s family had done.

Weinstock then used Facebook to find the grandchildren of the survivors – who D’Urso then met at a synagogue in Naples in January 2018.

But, Weinstock said, he never could have guessed that helping D’Urso would lead to being recognized by the Pope himself.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL WEINSTOCK

Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso, pictured here with Great Neck lawyer Michael Weinstock and State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli of Great Neck, hands a bound copy of a diary that corroborates how D’Urso’s family protected a Jewish family during World War II to Pope Francis.

And now, bound copies of the diary that proved D’Urso’s stories are in his hands.

“I was just doing a mitzvah for a friend,” Weinstock said, describing the meeting as “very

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The New York Islanders will play their first-round playoff games at the Nassau Coliseum if they are to qualify.

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The New York Islanders may be taking their first shots for the Stanley Cup with a home team advantage at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the team’s historic home rink where they played 43 seasons before moving to the Barclays Center in 2015.

Responding to a push from Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman agreed!to hold the first-round home games at the Coliseum if the Islanders qualify for the playoffs.

The Islanders currently hold the No. 1!spot in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference.

Curran sent a letter to Bettman on Feb. 4 requesting he give the Islanders “a chance to make a bid for the Stanley Cup at the Nassau Coliseum.”

She announced his response to her Twitter stream on Feb. 15.

Curran attributed the team’s success this season to their return to the Coliseum, where they returned in December 2018 to play half of their games there this season.

The Islanders played the other half of their home games at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where they moved after leaving the Nassau Coliseum.

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Class-action lawsuit against county

Residents allege that non-white property owners were forced to bear property tax burden

BY T E R I W EST Three Nassau residents have filed a class-action lawsuit against the county on behalf of non-white property owners who they contend were forced to bear the property tax burden of wealthier, white communities due to county policies beginning in 2010.

Former County Executive Edward Mangano! froze the tax assessment roll in 2011. Two years ago, Newsday reported the move shifted the tax burden to lower-income communities! because individuals living in higher-income communities were the ones who primarily used the tax grievance process.

The county policy shift was “illegal, discriminatory conduct,” the lawsuit says. It seeks compensation of an amount that the court deems just.

“You can’t balance your books based on phony assessments and sticking it to the weakest citizens,” said David Bishop, an attorney representing the plaintiffs.

The issues at stake directly overlap with those of a 1997 lawsuit against Nassau County, the lawsuit says.

That case, Coleman v. Seldin, challenged the county over racial discrimination in its tax assessment. It led to

a consent decree, requiring Nassau to maintain an equitable tax assessment and a new county policy that required the tax assessment to be updated annually.

Compliance with that policy lapsed when Mangano, a Republican, was in office, Bishop said.

“The system got so out of whack and the taxes are so high in Nassau that doing the right thing, that making the system correct is politically unpalatable,” Bishop said. “It’s painful politically, so weak politicians like Mangano are tempted to do the wrong thing, and they did the wrong thing.”

Though the lawsuit does not designate how much the plaintiffs are seeking, the monetary damage is “enormous,” Bishop said, “and it speaks to the irresponsibility of the county.”

If the plaintiffs win, it should not bankrupt the county, he said. Lawsuits like this were bonded to be paid out over decades during his time in Suffolk County politics, he said.

Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) said he believes the lawsuit is a political tool for! Nassau Democrats to change the narrative around the reassessment currently tak-

ing place.

In his argument, Nicolello pointed to plaintiff Wayne Hall’s Democratic Party affiliation and the fact that the lawsuit does not demand a stay on the reassessment’s five-year phase-in as reasons that the legal action is “suspicious.”

He also said the firm representing the plaintiffs also represents county Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs, which Jacobs said is untrue.

He has no connection to Kirby McInerney, the law firm that represents the plaintiffs, Jacobs said, and does not know Bishop.

“I had no knowledge of the lawsuit before it was filed,” he added. “Nobody asked me about it, nobody presented the idea to me, I never thought about it. I had read it in the paper, I spoke to [County Executive] Laura Curran when I read about it in the paper. She had no knowledge of it, so I think [Nicolello]’s getting ahead of himself.”

The county executive’s office does not comment on pending litigation, a spokeswoman said.

Wayne Hall, one of the lawsuit’s plaintiff ’s and a former Village of Hempstead mayor, also rebutted Nicolello’s statements.

“It’s not a Democratic plot,” Hall said.! “They all colluded along with Mangano to shift the tax burden to senior citizens, disabled veterans and minority communities and they just have to pay for it. Pay for the wrongs that they did. So it’s not a Democratic plot.”

He had read about a woman who had a $2 million house and was paying taxes as if it was worth $1 million, Hall said, which was one reason he decided to engage in a lawsuit.

“I felt that there’s some kind of retribution that needs to be made for the wrongs that Mangano’s administration did,” he said.

The class-action lawsuit was filed Feb. 15, and it took about six months to prepare all 62 pages, said Bishop, a former Suffolk County legislator and Babylon! councilman. His firm, Kirby McInerney, which is based in New York City, specializes in class action lawsuits and is constantly scanning the news, he said.

What was happening in Nassau County was “an extraordinary situation that caught our attention,” he said.

The named plaintiffs besides Hall are Reina Hernandez and Floridalma Portillo. Both live in the Village of Hempstead, Bishop said.

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Sales tax eyed for villages hit by cuts

BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N A N D JED HENDRIXSON Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a proposal to give municipalities affected by cuts to the Aid and Incentives to Municipalities $59 million worth of funding through the implementation of an internet sales tax on Friday, roughly equivalent to how much they would lose under the proposed changes to AIM. The news follows mayors and local government campaigning for the reversal of the cuts, citing how critical they are to local governments providing an array of services while noting the aid is a very small part of the state budget.

Cuomo has proposed slashing more than $16 million in aid to villages and more than $42 million in aid to towns statewide.

Area villages would have lost $1 million, with only two of 29 retaining any funding, while North Hempstead was slated to lose $1.02 million and Hempstead would have lost almost $3.85 million.

“The original proposal only impacted localities receiving a relatively small amount of money, but I have been contacted by mayors and local officials who say in these tough times it would still be a challenge for them,” Cuomo said. “This is why we are revising the executive budget to use Internet sales tax revenue to make these impacted localities whole.”

The state plans to implement the internet sales tax sooner, starting June 1 rather than the originally planned Sept. 1, to fund the $59 million that would’ve been lost.

The tax is expected to generate $390 million in revenue.

But the move is, technically, not a reversal of the proposed cuts.

Instead, counties – including Nassau – would be re-

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Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, right, with state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins in Albany Monday. sponsible for divvying up sales tax revenue equivalent to what was lost to the villages and towns.

Peter Baynes, the executive director of the New York State Conference of Mayors, said this imposes a “new mandate on counties to make up” for the cut in aid and “will only further harm New York’s already overburdened taxpayers.”

“While we appreciate the fact that the Governor has acknowledged that the elimination of AIM funding would have serious implications for the State’s villages and towns, his ‘restoration’ of this $59 million is, in reality, a robbing of one property taxpayer to pay another,” Baynes said.

Baynes said he is optimistic, however, that legislators could restore the AIM funding and even increase it.

“I think because of the proposed elimination and the uproar it’s created throughout the state, I think state legislators have a greater appreciation now for AIM funding,” Baynes said.

If legislators were to stick with the governor’s proposal, Baynes said one of the difficulties would be creating a greater temptation for counties to reduce how much money they share.

“It diminishes the chance they’ll want to share any other portion of the sales tax if they do,” Baynes said.

“Nassau County and Suffolk County are two of the counties that are notoriously not generous with their sales tax.”

Floral Park Mayor Dominick Longobardi, whose village received $270,822 in state aid last year, described it as a “nice gesture,” but not a full restoration of the original AIM funding.

The law would leave it up to the county whether or not to deliver the revenue to the villages, Longobardi said.

“The reality is we’ve still got a very far way to go,” Longobardi said of the funding, adding that “we still have no idea where we stand.”

At a press conference last month, Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen had ordered the town’s 28 departments to cut five percent of discretionary spending to prepare for the town’s expected $3.8 million aid cut.

Consequently, Gillen said on Friday, the change is still good news.

“I want to thank Governor Cuomo for working with the Town and restoring $3.8 million dollars’ worth of vital funding for essential services that our residents rely on,” Gillen said. “Hempstead Town would have taken the biggest hit out of any other municipality in the state; therefore, restoration of this funding has been my top priority.”

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Park district hires three park laborers Great Neck park officials also move to purchase trucks, tout skating accomplishments

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The Great Neck Park District promoted three staffers to fulltime park laborers, touted a series of recent accomplishments and approved the purchase of two trucks at its Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday night.

Great Neck Park Superintendent Jason Marra said two retirements sparked the search for new full-time park laborers in filling the entry-level unionized positions, leading to the district to go through 24 applicants and rounds of interviews.

Marra said it was a “very tough decision” because of the quality of the applicants, but ultimately Zygmunt “Ziggy” Mazurkiewicz, Bradley Meier and Edgar Jiron were selected.

“I think between Ziggy, Edgar and Bradley, these are going to be three tremendous additions to our staff and is going to take the park district in the right direction going forward,” Marra said.

Mazurkiewitz has two and a half years of experience with the park district, a great deal of skills and knowledge in contracting and construction, Marra said. Mazurkiewitz also “took

the lead” on the creation of the “skybox” in the park district’s ice rink, he said.

Jiron, meanwhile, has been at the park district for nearly a decade. Marra said he has worked overnight at the tennis center, is an expert at construction, learns quick and keeps to himself to “make sure he gets the job done.”

As for Bradley, Marra said he has worked almost three decades as a part-time employee — amounting to well over 20,000 hours of service to the Park District.

“He’s been a staple at Allenwood Park, he’s always got positive comments about his customer service,” Marra said. “So we’re going to propose to the board that he’s also considered for the Park Laborer I position.”

The Board of Commissioners approved hiring all three, leading to a standing ovation from attendees, including other park district staff that came out to support them at the meeting.

With their hirings, the Great Neck Park District’s staff of fulltimers is now 48. The park district also employs hundreds of seasonal and part-time employees, which vary from season to season.

In unrelated park district business, commissioners also

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The Great Neck Park District Board of Commissioners voted to approve hiring Edgar Jiron, Zygmunt Mazurkiewicz and Bradley Meir for park laborer positions. approved the purchase of a Ford F-350 4×4 and a Ford F-350 4×4 crew cab, which can carry more people, for $83,432.44.

These purchases were outlined in the 2019 capital plan.

“This is all part of our fleet replenishment and we’re very close to coming full circle on that,” Marra said.

In other unrelated park district business, Marra also high-

lighted the park district’s performance at the 2019 Empire State Games, a statewide skating competition, at Lake Placid.

The district’s synchronized skate team, the Galaxies, won a silver medal. Additionally, Brooke Cenname was a junior ladies gold medalist, Rebecca Bernstein was an intermediate ladies gold medalist and Ava Goykberg took home bronze

in the high excel beginner free skate category.

Officials also highlighted the success of the park district’s second annual Lunar New Year celebration, which featured an array of performances.

“It was an incredible success. It was packed,” Commissioner Tina Stellato said. “Everyone was in good spirits. It was a great day.”

Northwell moves into Lake Success lab

BY T E R I W EST Northwell Health moved into a new laboratory in Lake Success Monday that will host nonemergency testing for Northwell’s hospitals and the health network’s partners.

It complements another new laboratory that opened in Little Neck earlier this month, which will do microbiology testing, said Dr. Dwayne Breining, executive director of Northwell labs.

The Lake Success laboratory is in a previously unused 101,000 square-foot-space at 450 Lakeville Road, which already hosts several other Northwell facilities, including the Center for Advanced PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTHWELL HEALTH Medicine and the Monter Cancer Center.

“When we first went in there Dr. Dwayne Breining, executive director of laboratory to scout the location when it was services at Northwell Health, at the new laboratory in Lake a completely unfinished space, we Success. It went live with patient testing Monday. were able to kind of throw footballs

around to each other and punt the footballs and not be able to hit the other side,” Breining said.

The new laboratory took about three years of construction and $59.6 million to complete, he said.

It includes two parallel automatic testing lines, which will allow testing to continue even if one breaks down, he said.

The company that manufactured the laboratory’s chemistry and hematology testing line told Northwell it is the largest such line in it has constructed in North America and the second largest in the world, Breining said.

“That big automated line is going to allow us to do more testing much more quickly than we’ve ever been able to do it before,” Breining said. “That is undoubtedly better for patient care. The faster that you can get the tests done that need to be done, the faster you can

get that info out to the clinicians.”

Automation also enables technicians to focus more on monitoring quality and accuracy, he said.

Northwell completes about 30 million tests annually,$ Breining said, 20 million of which are at core$ laboratories, or sites that perform non-urgent testing. It outgrew its old core laboratory about 10 years ago, he said, but continued operating there until the new labs were complete.

Northwell’s$new laboratory in Little Neck is in partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals, the city’s public health system.

It will have 210 employees, according to Northwell. Lake Success’ laboratory has about 520.

The building at 450 Lakeville Road was used for aeronautics equipment manufacturing$ during World War II and was later the original location of the United Nations, Breining said.

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Casting stones at NYC over Amazon

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mazon’s decision to abandon plans for a headquarters complex in Queens offers many lessons.

For starters, residents and elected officials should not be too vocal in expressing opposition to a company planning to bring 25,000 jobs to the area.

Even if the company will be getting $3 billion in tax incentives.

And the company does not have to go through usual#land-use review by the City Council for a 4-million-square-foot campus to be built#in a city neighborhood.

And the company’s CEO — the richest man in the country — gets to build his very own helipad on the campus.

And the company will not be paying any federal taxes on $11 billion in profits this year.

Loose lips sink large development projects. Especially in Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ world.

Amazon officials appeared to have been shocked by the fierce opposition to the deal from a vocal minority consisting mainly of city officials, progressive activists and union leaders.

Which appears to be an indication of the deferential treatment they usually receive from elected officials, their ignorance of New York or both. Seriously, surprise#at opposition to a development this size? In New York?

The deal offered to Amazon

by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, both Democrats, does demonstrate a real#problem with American capitalism and democracy these days: the loss#of a#level playing field.

Elected officials regularly extol the virtues and job-creation power of small businesses. But just look at who gets the extra goodies.

Amazon is far from alone in taking advantage of this. In fact, cities, counties and states across the county offer tax breaks and other incentives to usually wellestablished businesses to relocate to their locales or encourage development.

There are alternatives.

Want to reduce the cost of school or village taxes? Why not eliminate the tax breaks routinely given by the state Legislature to build luxury apartments and luxury offices in New York City?

Want to fill empty storefronts on Main Streets? Why not give breaks on property taxes to landlords located in business districts in which 5 percent or 10 percent of the storefronts are empty and require that the savings be passed onto tenants?

The tax breaks offered to Amazon seems to ignore just how Amazon made its money: out-competing many brick-and-mortar stores.

And, in the process, becoming a prime reason for empty storefronts on Main Streets.

In theory, there is nothing wrong with this.

Amazon developed a service that many American consumers wanted and was richly rewarded.

The problem is that Amazon now gets the type of preferential treatment we saw New York offer from virtually every government with which it does business.

This allows Amazon to drive stores out not by virtue of running a better business, but because of lower costs won by their political clout.

Amazon did have much to offer.

Their plan to hire 25,000 highly paid executives and tech workers could have transformed# Long

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Island City into a high-tech hub, indirectly created thousands of additional service jobs, put upward pressure on wages and generated more than $1 billion in additional revenue each year.

And it is not as if New York was alone in seeking to shower Amazon with incentives to bring jobs to their communities. More than 230 other localities were competing with New York for the honor.

And their decision to abandon their plans is a loss to New York’s economy.

But the question still needs to be asked: Should government subsidize individual businesses? And if so, how are they selected?

Most New Yorkers supported the Amazon deal, but some Democratic lawmakers argued that the tech giant did not deserve $3 billion in government incentives and expressed concerns about the rising costs of living in gentrifying neighborhoods. This includes several lawmakers who represent the area in which the headquarters was to be located.

This makes the response of some Nassau County officials, who blasted Democratic lawmakers opposed to the project, especially instructive and, to be polite, a little

rich.

“I’m horrified and appalled that a small faction of local officials sought to kill an effort that was certain to bring countless economic benefits to millions of New Yorkers, including many in the Town of Hempstead,” Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen said.

Gillen apparently forgot about the Lighthouse Project,#a $3.8 billion effort led by Charles Wang to redevelop the Nassau Hub and remake the Coliseum in part, to keep his hockey team, the New York Islanders here.

That plan effectively died in 2009 because of concerns about the scope of the project by the Hempstead Town Council. And the Islanders left for Brooklyn.

A plan by the Nassau County Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. to locate 1,000 video lottery terminals in Nassau County was also defeated. Twice. Once at the former Fortunoff site in Westbury and the second time at Belmont.

Unwanted traffic was the stated objection both times.

The state Legislature eventually bailed out Nassau County by transferring Nassau County’s authority to install 1,000 video slot machines to Aqueduct Racetrack. In Queens.

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More recently, the Town of North Hempstead has led the charge in Nassau County to restrict the location and number of medical marijuana facilities and, if its use is approved by the state Legislature, bar the sale of recreational marijuana stores.

In response to the opposition to one medical marijuana facility seeking to move to a retail location in Manhasset, the North Hempstead Town Council passed not one, not two, but three bills.

The first effectively shunted people with cancer, AIDs and other serious ailments to out-of-the-way locations in the town. The other two barred recreational sales in the town.

Presumably, those unable to purchase marijuana here will go to the closest place that does not bar its sale — Queens There are now new plans to develop the HUB and bring the Islanders back to Belmont. We hope that town and county officials have learned their lessons, as it appears, and they move the projects forward.

But they might consider withholding criticism of New York City officials until they show that they can do a better job in supporting business development here.

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ALL THINGS POLITICAL

Amazon debacle a costly lesson for N.Y.

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n Sept. 7, 2017, Amazon announced the search for a second headquarters to rival its main headquarters in Seattle. They posted a nationwide Request for Proposal, outlining information needed from applicants and a six-week submission deadline.

Amazon’s expansion plans made national headlines and attracted 238 proposals from across the USA and Canada. The whole country was agog chasing after this holy grail, as Amazon promised its new headquarters would bring 25,000 high-paying jobs.

In early November 2018, Amazon pivoted, and decided it would chose two locations instead of one, because their explosive need for experienced tech workers was too large for one location. On Nov. 13, 2018, Amazon chose New York City and Arlington County, Va. While Maryland offered $8.5 billion in subsidies, the highest of all applicants, with New Jersey also offering $7 billion, Amazon chose what it thought to be the two best cities for long-term growth.

New York City promised $3

billion in direct and conditional subsides, while Arlington County only had to pony up about a third of that.

If New York City offered less, would they have won the Amazon contest? Probably, however Amazon did an incredible job of pitting applicants against each other to extract the highest possible benefits.

Immediately after Amazon chose NYC, there was loud resistance from some of the progressive elected officials whose districts fall in and around the area where the headquarters would be located.

The reasons for pushback included: the need for promises to hire from within the existing community; questions about the quality of the jobs; the ability of workers to collectively bargain; concerns that the money would be better spent investing directly in functioning mass transit; issues of thriving schools and affordable housing; and finally, the feeling that we shouldn’t need to pay massive corporations to bring them to our community.

While these questions and concerns may be valid, there were several arguments in favor of

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All Things Political bringing Amazon to our community that they overlooked.

For starters, the explosion of new economic activity generated by 25,000 high-paying jobs, and the additional new industries and jobs that would have been created, were projected to bring $27 billion in new tax revenue.

This additional tax revenue could have been put in a lock box, dedicated to address many of the progressive political concerns, including new schools, job training and upgrading the beleaguered mass transit system.

I wonder how many of the

anti-Amazon protestors regularly order through Amazon’s website, as opposed to supporting higher priced local small businesses in their own communities? New York’s neighborhood grocery, book, clothing and electronic stores are all gone or dying because of e-commerce.

What is most disingenuous and not spoken about by the antiAmazon crew is the fact the New York politicians spent $10 billion last year on business incentives, more than any other state.

There was never any organized politicking in response to that spending. In 2017, New York handed $420 million in tax breaks to the entertainment industry to film in state. This was the highest expenditure in the nation. Where was the outcry against that?

What a disaster this has been.

Instead of a long-term plan that would keep the New York metro area, including Long Island, on a path to sustained growth, future businesses looking to relocate to our region received this message: “New York is closed for business.”

Many of the protesters aren’t old enough to remember the rough and tumble crime-ridden

New York City of the mid-1970s to the late 1980s.

With a drop of $2.3 billion in New York state tax revenue last year, declining population in New York at a rate faster than any other state, and a decrease in the financial sector’s influence, it isn’t hard to imagine a slow steady move toward mediocrity.

Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo and Hartford were once great cities in America, but they didn’t have the foresight to reinvent themselves to stave off loss of their prominent industries. NYC lost the garment industry to cheaper production in Asia with over 300,000 employees at its peak in 1950.

Now there are less than a tenth of that. Recent college grads want to go where the jobs are. Amazon represented a bright future for the region, even if job seekers weren’t considering employment there.

The harsh reality is the corporate tax incentive game is the fault of government. Businesses have caught on quickly that they can hold their local governments hostage, asking for tax incentives with a threat of leaving.

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A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Falling for rom com in spite of myself

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pparently, the medical mishap known as a “concussion” has hired a public relations firm to rehabilitate its image. How else to explain that it forms the major plot device in two separate romantic comedy films in less than a year?

In 2018’s “I Feel Pretty,” Amy Schumer hits her head falling off an exercise cycle, and wakes up convinced she is glamorous; romance ensues. (Reviewed here May 11, 2018: “Choosing truth over beauty, in films.”)

More recently, in “Isn’t it Romantic” — released last week, just in time for Valentine’s Day — Rebel Wilson’s cynical character Natalie sustains a severe head clonk while fighting against a New York City mugger to keep her purse. She wakes up to a new reality, where her apartment is huge, her wardrobe is amazing, and New York City smells like — could that be lavender?

She has insisted to all and sundry that she hates rom-coms,

from the “meet cute” to the makeover montage (“They’re no fun when nothing will fit you!”) to the slow-motion-run-to-stop-awedding.

So of course, having woken up in a “rom-com” world, she proceeds to endure every cliché that she’s always hated — making this film, in truth, the RomCom to End All Rom-Coms.

I enjoyed many things, from the film’s clever sense of humor to its gorgeous version of Manhattan to the joyously sung and choreographed Madonna and Whitney Houston dance numbers. (Another cliché — everyone in the scene somehow knows all the steps!)

But I did find myself worrying about the film’s star, Rebel Wilson (previously known for roles as Fat Amy from the “Pitch Perfect” movies, and Brynn from “Bridesmaids”).

She does a lot of falling down… apparently in real life as well as on film. In fact, she slipped and gave herself a for-

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A Look on the Lighter Side real concussion during this film’s production — not from any of the movie’s stunts, but simply walking up the dew-slick grass of a hill in the Hamptons, on her way to a rehearsal.

There is one time in her life when Wilson decided she didn’t want to be falling: when she found herself at the top of a very steep ski slope in Aspen, looking down. As she later explained to Jimmy Fallon, she was then in

the middle of filming another movie, so rather than risk breaking a limb, she insisted on being “MedEvac”ed off the mountain — flat on her back, on a sled.

She said one deciding factor, for her, was that she had lost all sensation in her left foot, due to a very tight boot.

I have been in her shoes — I mean, boots.

Many years ago, on winter break from college, I similarly got to the top of a ski lift, took one look downhill and said, “Nope, not for me!”

They told me it was the baby slope, but it certainly looked more like it merited the black diamond, “most difficult” designation.

It did not occur to me to ask to be MedEvac-ed. What did occur to me was to beg the ski-lift operator to let me take the return ride down.

No dice. So there I stood, at the top of death’s door, on skis I had barely learned to maneuver.

With my feet going numb.

I had learned one thing in

ski class, however. “Go limp,” the instructor had said. “If you’re going to fall, don’t try to control it. That’s how people hurt themselves. Just go limp.”

You know that inspirational saying about how “it’s not about how many times you fall, it’s how many times you get up”? That’s baloney. It’s the getting up that wears you out! I plowed my way down that mountain, backside first. I was cold, and wet, and exhausted, long before I reached the bottom. But at least I reached it in one piece.

To commemorate the experience, I bought myself a sweatshirt, complete with a black diamond logo and the words, “most difficult.” I was wearing it a few years later when I met the man who would in time become my husband. He took it to mean that I was an expert skier. What he eventually learned was that it was a description, not of any ski slope, but of me.

He can’t say he hadn’t been warned!

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A journey of a thousand miles....

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yours.

First. Find a group or at least a couple of like-minded individuals.

You can’t do it alone. No formalities are necessary; an exchange of contact info will do.

It all started in November 2015 when I met Bonnie Sager, the co-founder of Huntington CALM (Clean Alternative Landscaping Methods), at a fundraiser for Port Washington’s Grassroots Environmental Education.

With Sager I found an individual who had pushed her passion for the issue already a step further by mobilizing many health and environmental organizations to write letters of endorsement to restrict gas leaf blower use, including Mt. Sinai doctors, Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment, and Grassroots Environmental Education.

Second. Contact your elected officials to make them aware of the issue and ask for some time to present the issue. Tell others in your group to do the same. When you present, be professional and ready to answer all or at least most questions.

In January 2017 Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth invited Sager to present. Sager, joined by a couple of us, came well prepared with

f you have read some of my past Earth Matters columns, you are most likely aware of my passion for clean air and natural gardening practices.

So I am very excited to share some good news. The Town of North Hempstead has taken the first, but oh so important step on what we know to be a long journey.

At the board meeting on Jan. 29, the town board unanimously voted in favor of a gas leaf blower restriction for the three summer months, June 15 to Sept. 15, starting in 2020.

Yes, I know, that means one more summer of unnecessary air pollution and yes, it’s only three months. But the new legislation is just that first step which signals that our officials have started to pay more attention to air quality and public health.

And our landscaping professionals, who were closely involved in the process, are agreeing and are willing to change their practices. This is huge and wasn’t easy — it never is.

So for all of you who have that one issue they would like to tackle, here’s a recap of our journey that I hope can serve as road map for

JULIANE SAARY-LITTMAN Earth Matters facts on the negative health impacts of gas-powered equipment, especially that of gas-powered leaf blowers as they are still powered with outdated and ineffective twostroke engines.

She provided examples of restrictions that comparable municipalities had already put in place.

The Town decided to purchase some electric landscaping equipment for town park maintenance crews to test the effectiveness and durability of this cleaner alternative before proceeding.

Third. Don’t let the issue be forgotten. Have at least one passionate individual attend all Town

board meetings to reiterate the issue (with brevity) during the first 30 minutes of public comments.

In our case this was Alan. He attended so many Town board meetings that I am pretty sure the board knows him now by name.

Fourth. When your issue makes it on the Town board meeting agenda, all of you need to attend and speak up.

At the Town board meeting in September 2017, the board held a public hearing to consider the adoption of a local law amending chapter 38 of the town code of the Town of North Hempstead “… to restrict the use of gas-powered leaf blowers.”

The meeting generated an overflowing crowd with many representatives of the landscaping industry present. We found that very helpful as landscapers are the ones that are most affected by the negative health effects of the polluting equipment and will, therefore, profit the most from a reduction in usage.

Fifth. Ask the Town to create a committee for further discussion of the issue which might feel like the real first step as you now have the attention of your officials.

After listening to many speak-

ers the Town board decided to establish a Landscape Advisory Committee with representatives from all sides to gather input for a revised amendment. And in March 2018, after much follow-up and persistence from multiple people, we finally had our first committee meeting, followed a couple of months later by a demonstration of electric landscaping equipment.

And then another meeting to review the amended draft legislation, which includes provisions to regulate unlicensed landscapers and the restriction of gas-powered blowers during the summer.

It has taken over two years to get here and it will take another year for the law to go into effect.

But this is just the first step.

Following our Town’s example, other communities on Long Island are now looking into establishing similar restrictions due to health, environmental and quality of life issues.

We can only hope for a domino effect which will definitely have the right impact on Long Island’s air quality. Maybe we can improve from the current “F” to a “D”?

Have you ever noticed how quiet it is during the winter months?

Socialism is a failed political system

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n response to Dr. Hal Sobel’s letter dated Feb. 15, 2019 “Lack of understanding about socialism,” I have been troubled as to the political direction and future of our country from the time former President Obama first said, “It’s time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent.”

If Obama’s goal was to corrupt and weaponize the IRS, State Department, FBI and Justice Department, the establishment of a

society based on perceived victimization, lack of personal responsibility and identity politics (divide and conquer), and start this country on a path to a totalitarian state, he was a great success.

I quoted Churchill because he dealt with the ultimate socialist, Stalin. Thatcher who along with Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II freed the victims of Tehran and Yalta agreements with Stalin.

Dr. Sobel wrote, “Democratic Socialist countries believe in free elections and when the Socialists lose, they peacefully turn over power to the party which beat them.”

It is a shame that in over two years since the 2016 presidential election, the Democratic Socialists in this country have not accepted

the results of the last presidential election.

As for brainwashing, in the book “Stalin’s Secret Agents: The Subversion of Roosevelt’s Government” by Herbert Romerstein and M. Stanton Evan, “A KGB document called the Directorate RT Handbook informs us, for instance, that ‘active measures’ included ‘disinformation, denunciation, compromise’ and other species of deception.

‘Disinformation’ was in turn defined as ‘the overt presentation to the enemy of false information or specially prepared materials and documents in order to mislead him and induce him to make decisions and take actions which correspond to the interests of the Soviet Union….’” which seems to

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be the game plan being followed by the Main Stream Media (“Fake News”), Obama holdovers (anonymous leaking) and the Never Trumpers.

A reading of the above mentioned book along with “The Vanquished: Why the First World War Failed to End,” by Robert Gerwarth, and “Barack Obama’s Rules for Revolution: The Alinsky Model” by David Horowitz would help enlighten Dr. Sobel as to the root, danger and reality of the ultimate goal of Democratic Socialism which is totalitarian Marxism.

By benefits of Obamacare, is Dr. Sobel referring to if you like your plan, you can keep your plan and if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor, the promised $2,500 savings per policy, the $6,000 deductible for the “Bronze” plan or that its real purpose was to fail and force our country into a single payer system?

In conclusion, New York has already seen some of the changes in proposals brought forth by Elizabeth Warren and Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez.

New York State has run out of other people’s money, as those with a lot of money/rich are moving out of the state causing an unexpected budget deficit.

Alexandra Ocasio- Cortez’s celebration of the loss of 25,000 high-paying jobs that Amazon would have provided not to mention the loss of the $3 billion she thought she could spend immediately with the cancellation of the deal, but the additional loss of $27 billion in tax revenue that Amazon would have paid shows a lack of knowledge about attracting investment in major business areas like New York.

But let’s not forget Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez’s most recent proposal the “Green New Deal” with one of the major highlights of that deal, the high-speed rail system that would make air travel obsolete, already suffering a major setback with California’s progressive governor canceling#his state’s $77 billion high speed rail project.

Walter J. Jaworski New Hyde Park

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L.I. protests Trump’s fake emergency

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ome 55 Long Islanders assembled in front of the Nassau County Courthouse in Mineola on Presidents Day to protest the anti-President, the illegitimate occupier of the White House who has yet again fouled the office and undermined the Constitution and the Rule of Law in his personal quest to see just how much authoritarian rule he can muster to overcome his incompetence.

We were just one of more than 250 protests in 47 states that were held.

Just as Trump abused the claim of “national security” in order to usurp power to implement an otherwise unconstitutional Travel Ban and overturned ratified trade agreements (Canada, really!) and treaties (the Reaganera Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia), Trump now perverts “national emergency” in order to preempt Congress’ Article 1 power of the purse in pursuit of building his political and personal monument, the southern border wall.

And to do it, he would rob other projects, deemed worthy of appropriation by Congress: $2.5 billion in military narcotics funding and $3.6 billion in military construction necessary to cure the decrepit housing.

The very definition of “emergency” – and the clear intent when Congress passed it – was to enable a President to react to

immediate crises – a foreign attack, a natural disaster – when Congress could not have time to.

But after two years of Republican control of all branches – executive, legislative and judicial – and not getting the appropriation to build the wall that even Republicans recognized as wasteful and ineffective (when Trump nixed the Democrats’ offer of $25 billion in exchange for DACA), and then a 35-day government shutdown followed by weeks of deliberation in which the Congress deemed $1.4 billion sufficient for “border fencing,” now he insists there is a “national emergency.”

What is more accurate is that there is a humanitarian crisis solely of Trump and his thugs’ making, for which in a just world, he and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar II, and anyone else involved in conceiving and implementing the torturous “family separations” and “zero tolerance” policies would be tried, convicted and jailed for crimes against humanity.

But in pursuit of these human rights violations, Trump is also violating international and US law.

Those Trumpers who insist “why don’t they come in legally as my grandfather did?” should recognize that Trump has shut down what legal immigration system there was – in fact, it hasn’t functioned since Reagan,

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which is why there are an estimated 11 million undocumented people.

Instead of actually dealing with the immigration crisis – starting with reuniting parents with their children, implementing a program to properly vet and legalize the status of Dreamers and parents of American citizen children, the tens of thousands who have been in the U.S. legally for decades under the Temporary Protected Status programs, and those who have a legal claim to asylum – Trump has actually closed access through legal ports of entry, while declaring anyone who enters and then surrenders to border patrol, as having committed a crime, and therefore ineligible for asylum. That violates US and international law.

The absurdity of Trump’s unlawful assertion of “national

emergency” to build a wall is the fact that he would only have one year before it expired – and the $8 billion he is expropriating would hardly be sufficient.

Moreover, a wall takes tremendous amount of time to build, even if it would actually keep out drugs and gangs (which it won’t). Hardly a way to address an actual “emergency.”

Of course, Trump admitted as much when he betrayed his utter ineptitude when he declared the emergency when simultaneously declaring, “Of course I didn’t need to do this. But I’d rather do it much faster.” The money, he said, could be reallocated from the many “unimportant” projects – like disaster aid to Puerto Rico and California, or cutting funding for 9/11 victims.

In addition to the Democratic-controlled House advancing a resolution rescinding the declaration, and organizations like the ACLU bring suit, 16 states (including New York), led by California, are now suing Trump. “We’re going to try to halt the President from violating the Constitution, the separation of powers, from stealing money from Americans and states that has been allocated

by Congress, lawfully,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra stated.

Initially, there was a cheering thought that Trump’s precedent would enable a Democratic President (in just two years!) to

finally address real emergencies, circumventing the obstruction of the likes of Mitch McConnell – health care, climate change, gun violence, humanitarian crisis posed by Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy – that destroy tens of thousands of lives needlessly, tragically each year.

But then I realized that just as Trump’s sing-song description of how he expects to lose in the 9th circuit but expects to win at the Supreme Court, which going back to Bush has been stacked with “justices” who believe in a Unitary Executive (when a Republican is in office), that this same Supreme Court right-wing, Federalist Society majority, that would empower Trump’s “presidential discretion” today would beat back a national emergency claim by a Democratic president for these purposes, just as they contradicted the Constitution and precedent in Citizens United, Hobby Lobby, Heller, Bush v Gore.

“The [risk] is that we limit the president’s power to act when it really is necessary when it is not practical to bring the Congress into session on a moment’s notice,” said Congressman Adam Schiff, who chairs the House Intelligence committee. “But this president doesn’t care about future presidents. He only cares about himself. And in this case, he only cares about placating his conservative critics.”

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More to consider on Medicare for All

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ertram Drachtman’s letter in the issue of Feb. 15 does us all#a service by laying out some of the elements that must be considered in#discussions of the various proposals for universal health care#coverage.# However, although he cites the various components of the#nation’s total expenditures for healthcare and mentions some of the# financial considerations, he doesn’t delve into the details in a way# that would enable readers — or, for that matter, the legislators and#others who have to determine policy — to understand fully the#ramifications of such proposals as Medicare for All. What is fairly well known, as Drachtman points out, is the current# level of Medicare spending — $702 billion, or 15 percent of the total federal#budget, in 2017,

and he lists the various parts of the Medicare system# in meeting its responsibilities to its beneficiaries.# However, he#doesn’t incorporate in his letter the additional expenditures by other# payers, such as healthcare insurance coverage by businesses as an# employee benefit, private insurance, or outof-pocket payments by#individual payments.

At least as important to know as the amount of annual outlays, though,#is the aggregate source of financing.# It would be important to know,#for example, the total of annual Medicare premiums deducted from#monthly social security benefits; total premiums paid by businesses for#their employees; how much individuals pay for their private health#insurance policies; and how much is covered by federal, state, and local#governments

out of tax revenues for Medicaid and similar programs for# products and services provided to those who are otherwise unable to pay#the costs.

It has been widely reported that a Medicare for All program would cost#an estimated $32 trillion over the course of a decade — an enormous#amount intended by at least some of the authors of that estimate to#strike fear into the hearts of readers and encourage political#opposition.

To the best of my knowledge, however, those numbers fail to#take into account the amounts already paid into the current system, and#how much of that would be eliminated in a single-payer approach.# For# instance, how much would be saved by employers that would no longer need# to

provide coverage as an employee benefit — and how could it then be# ensured that the beneficiaries of those savings would be the employees# (in the form of higher wages) or American consumers (who’d see reduced#prices across the entire economy) rather than simply added to profits?# What might be the savings to the entire healthcare system if health#insurance companies were to become paying agents for the government# organizations rather than each maintaining its own marketing and sales#departments in order to compete for the profitable corporate clients?# And how much of the fearsome $32 trillion estimate is, in fact, already# covered under the existing system of Medicare and Medicaid and is thus# duplicative rather than representative of addi-

tional government# spending and hence suggesting higher taxes?

I readily confess that I have no answers to those questions.# In fact, I# actually tried, about a year ago, to find those factors and ran#up against several dead ends.# But it seems to me that, when our elected#representatives decide eventually to give serious thought to the future#of America’s healthcare policy in full recognition that just about# every other industrial nation offers comprehensive healthcare to its# residents, it behooves the legislatures at every relevant level to dig# out those details and fully inform the general public of the potential#costs, revenues, and net changes to the tax system that would be#entailed.

Robert Adler Port Washington

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Real reason why library director quit

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lthough I am not on the “inside” when it comes to the Great Neck Library and, in fact, regularly use a branch library instead of Main, I am very surprised that many people seem bewildered by the recent resignation of yet another library director. !

Why, they ask? Why not? I reply.

I have attended very few library board meetings over the years, but the ones I did attend made it crystal clear that the library is actually run by the board, not the director.

This appeared obvious in many interchanges between the director and board members, in the way meetings were conducted and the way the board often seemed dismissive of directors and their opinions if, indeed, they were even offered.

The actions of the board in recent years have made it clear to many residents that the board believes books are obsolete and should be dispensed with as much as possible. !

This was evidenced in their efforts to discard a huge number of books, including some that

turned out to be very valuable, and were taken free from Great Neck House by patrons and then later sold, all books that were rescued from being discarded by Rebecca Gilliar. !

Many of those books, of course, were also taken by residents, read and treasured, but are no longer available to the many regular patrons who like to read and, in many cases, actually paid for these books with their taxes. !

The recent decision to put up more bookshelves and get some books to fill them from storage, due to complaints, does not make up for this huge loss.

Sometimes I think that the library board does not know that the word “library” comes from the Latin “liber,” which oddly enough, means “book.” ! I recently learned that the reference librarians are being moved to the lower level at Main — but why not? !

They were trained to work with books (although, of course, they do a lot more than that) and are clearly in the way of modernization as the library moves to become about everything but

books. !

In short, the Great Neck Library is pretty much a laughing stock to other Long Island libraries, including Queens, although it seems they can’t quite figure it all out. !

In those libraries, the director is — well — the person who is actually in charge and directs the library activities. ! In many cases, that person holds the job for a very long number of years, strange but true. !

The board acts in concert with the director, but usually follows her or his direction since, after all, the director is the one who has a degree in library science, has spent many years working in a library on a dayto-day basis and actually knows all the library employees, what they are doing, how they feel and what they need, and ideally, also knows the patrons and their needs and interests. ! In other words, you could say the director is very similar to a “boss” you might find in any office, but in our library, that concept has somehow been thrown out.

When I was a child in Great Neck, Joe Covino was the library

director for many years. Covino was almost always right there on the library floor, talking to patrons, recommending books, discussing what they were reading or just having a friendly chat. !

He was clearly in charge, did an outstanding job and many of us who grew up here remember him with fondness and respect, and for instilling in us a lifelong love for books. !What happened?

So to those of you who are still wondering, it is very probable that so many Great Neck library directors have either left of their own volition or been fired because they did not expect and do not like not being the actual director of the library, the job they thought and probably were told they were being hired to do. !

I do not often attend board meetings and the library staff does not discuss anything to do with how the library is run with patrons, so I have no “inside” information, but library professionals in this area all seem to know what most of our residents apparently don’t know: our library director is not in charge of the library and, at some point, often rather early in her or his taking

on the job, decides it is enough and either elects to leave and go elsewhere or is tossed out for disobedience and bad behavior.

Therefore, it is my belief, and that of other local libraries I have asked, that the library board is meant to serve the director and the community, not impose their will on them. They are meant to follow the lead of the director and library patrons, not vice versa. !And of course, in an ideal situation, work together to create and maintain the best library they can for their community.

I’m just guessing, so if I’m wrong, apologies to all. ! That’s how it looks to me and a number of people I have spoken with over many years. !

If the facts are otherwise, I hope someone will explain. !Until now, it seems that the majority of Great Neck residents who use and care about our library are puzzled, worried and concerned and, of course, have the right to know exactly what is going on.!

Diane Coffield Great Neck

Medicare for All not a realistic system

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ven in “socialist” countries like Sweden and Denmark, people pay 14 to 15 percent of healthcare out of pocket. Canada doesn’t cover prescription drugs, with private insurance picking up 13 percent of the country’s health bills.

Medicare for All would cost the federal government $32.6 trillion over its first 10 years, an increase of $6.65 trillion over current spending over a decade. !

To make this plan work, there would have to be draconian cuts to providers and unrealistic savings on administrative and prescription drug costs. It would require high tax increases to be financed. One possible plan starts with an 8.4 percent hike in payroll taxes, sharply higher income tax rates and more.

Sally Pipes, writing in Investor Business Daily on Aug. 8, 2018, says “to control costs, the government would inevitably ration care. Patients would face long wait times, just as they do in the single-payers systems of Canada and the United Kingdom.”

About 10 percent of Britons

pay for private insurance on top of their government-sponsored coverage in older to get around these waits.

Bureaucrats could declare some treatments off-limits-perhaps because of their price, or perhaps because they thought a person was too sick or too old to benefit. Pipes writes that currently, the United Kingdom denies certain surgeries to smokers and obese people.

The U.S. is famous for overspending on health care, according to Yoni Blumberg writing @ YoniBlum on March 22, 2018.

Our nation spent 17.8 percent of its GDP on healthcare in 2016. Meanwhile, the average spending of 11 high-income countries assessed in a new report Canada, Germany, Australia, the U.K., Japan, Sweden, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Denmark, and the U.S., published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, was only 11.5 percent.

We spent nearly double what the others spent.

According to researchers at the Harvard Chan School, what

sets the U.S.!apart may be inflated prices across the board.

“In the U.S., the report points out, drugs are more expensive, doctors get paid more, hospital services and diagnostic tests cost more, and a lot more money goes to planning, regulating and managing medical services at the administrative level.”

The report challenges popular beliefs about why healthcare spending is so high.

Suggested high utilization rates are not so and various procedures such as knee and hip replacements and different types of heart surgeries are not much different than other countries. We actually seem to go to the doctor less often and spend fewer days in the hospital after being admitted.

The real difference between the American healthcare system and systems abroad is pricing.

Specialists, nurses, and primary care doctors all earn significantly more in the U.S. compared to other countries.

General physicians in America make an average of $218,173 dollars in 2016 which was double the generalists in the other

countries, where pay ranged from! $86,607 in Sweden to $154,126 in Germany.

That might be a problem for some here with several children in private school and tuition being what it is. Administrative costs in the U.S. are about 8 percent of national health expenditures while they are one to three percent elsewhere.

As for the drug market, the U.S. spent! ! $1,443 per capita on pharmaceuticals. The average pharmaceutical spending of all 11 countries came to $749 per capita with Switzerland following the U.S. at $939. The mean payment for an MRI in the U.s. was $1,145 compared to $350 in Australia and $461 in the Netherlands.

The report goes on to say, “Higher spending in some areas could make sense.” Investing in pharmaceuticals, for instance, is believed to lead to innovation. Indeed in 2016, “the U.S. accounted for 57 percent of total global production of new chemical entities.”

Investors Business Daily (Oct. 22, 2018)! had an article saying “Obamacare was designed to fail so Democrats could push ‘single

payer.’ This was called conspiracy mongering. But guess what,” Obamacare is failing and Democrats are now pushing Medicare for All “as the solution.”

Bills now in the House and Senate would outlaw private health insurance including all employer-provided plans, individually purchased insurance, and every single union plan.

There would be no copays or deductibles on anything from doctor visits, surgery and drugs to longterm care, dental and vision. Only cosmetic surgery would not be covered. No other country in the world does that.

Our health care system could use some adjustments but overall, it is, in my opinion very good.

More people need to be given coverage, generic drugs should be more available when the patents on the original drug expire, and other changes to make lower price products from reliable manufacturers available.

Bertram Drachtman Great Neck Letters Continued on Page 61

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Public transit key to future: Kaiman Ex supervisor calls for investment

BY J E D HENDRIXSON

PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTHWELL HEALTH

A rendering of Northwell’s proposed surgical pavilion for Manhasset.

Greentree sues town over Northwell pavilion Alleges zoning appeals board decision is unlawful

BY T E R I W EST Greentree Foundation has filed suit with the Town of North Hempstead after the Board of Zoning Appeals found that Northwell Health’s proposed seven-floor surgical pavilion would not have a significant negative environmental impact and granted the hospital system structural variances.

The lawsuit, filed Jan. 23, is an Article 78 proceeding, meaning it is seeking to overturn the Board of Zoning Appeals’ decisions on the $325 million project. Northwell Health is also named in the suit.

Greentree, a philanthropic nonprofit organization, has objected to plans presented by Northwell Health to build the pavilion, which would be visible from its Manhasset property, a green 409-acre space originally owned by the Whitney family. The property is now used for workshops and retreats, including meetings of United Nations leaders.

The foundation property is located behind Northwell’s North Shore University Hospital, the site which the surgical pavilion would join.

The Board of Zoning Appeals variances that Greentree is challenging were approved Dec. 28.

They allow for the pavilion to be closer to Community Drive and Northwell’s property line than town zoning law would typically permit, non-employee parking spaces to be slightly smaller than standard, the parking area to have an additional level and no surrounding landscaping because it would be connected to another building, and overall 673 fewer parking spaces than required.

In its Dec. 28 decision, the board also concluded that the structure “will not result in any significant adverse environmental impacts” based on an assessment conducted by an outside party in 2017.

The Greentree lawsuit calls the Board of Zoning Appeals’ actions “arbitrary and capricious.”

The board violated the state Environmental Quality Review Act procedure, it says, which requires parties to identify all relevant areas of concern, thoroughly analyze each area and elaborate on its final decision in writing with proper sup-

porting documentation.

The board also violated Town of North Hempstead law in its determination that the need for a particular variance was “moot,” the lawsuit says.

To do so legally, it would have needed to make an appeal to the town’s building department, Greentree contends.

The variance deemed “moot” involved the maximum height allowed for buildings.

In another violation, the Board of Zoning Appeals “improperly considered information submitted after the [July 18] public hearing without affording the public an opportunity to rebut or comment on the information,” the lawsuit says.

Several of the documents submitted after the hearing that the lawsuit cites were letters and emails from Northwell.

“Considering our good-faith efforts to address local concerns, it is disappointing to learn of Greentree’s legal challenge to this essential health investment for the community, especially since the project has already adhered to so many important local and state governmental requirements,” said Northwell Health spokeswoman Jason Molinet.

Both the town and Greentree Foundation declined to comment on the issue, saying they could not comment on pending litigation.

The surgical pavilion project would be very near the border of Greentree’s property, but trees and vegetation would create a buffer, said Derek Anderson, North Shore University Hospital’s associate executive director of hospital operations, in July.

Repeated concerns in the lawsuit include the project’s impact on the aesthetics of the Greentree property and its groundwater. The estate has four vernal ponds with wildlife such as spotted salamanders and wood frogs as well as forestry with “a significant population of wood thrush, migratory and non-migratory birds,” the lawsuit says.

Northwell’s plans for the surgical pavilion include 15 operating rooms, 44 intensive care unit beds and two floors allowing for the addition of more of those beds in the future.

There is a town hearing on the Northwell pavilion tentatively scheduled for Feb. 28.

Speakers and state senators alike talked about the importance of an efficient and comprehensive public transportation system for the future of Long Island at a crowded climate change hearing Friday in Mineola.

Suffolk County Deputy Executive and former North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman said that modernizing public transportation is crucial to cutting down Long Island’s greenhouse gas emissions generated by motorists.

Citizens Campaign for the Environment Executive Director Adrienne Esposito said the MTA, the parent of the Long Island Rail Road, “has a transit monopoly on the island, but has not been able to make it” a viable alternative for many commuters.

In 2014, New York was the ninth highest producer of carbon dioxide emissions nationally at 170 million metric tons, according to the EPA. A 2016 figure from the department attributed 28 percent of emissions to transportation.

Long Island’s bus and train systems are out of date and not marketed as a realistic choice of transportation for commuters who prefer their cars, according to Esposito.

Kaiman called for assistance from the state to incentivize the use of public transportation. The inadequate system that now exists, he said, results in hundreds of thousands of residents driving

their own vehicles all over the island and increased greenhouse gas emissions.

Turning to the broader issue of climate change, Kaiman said the island has been subject to plenty of extreme weather events as a result of climate change like Superstorm Sandy, wildfires in the Pine Barrens and the hottest summers on record in recent years.

Kaiman also previously served as an adviser to Gov. Andrew Cuomo following the devastation that Superstorm Sandy delivered to Long Island’s shores.

“We no longer have the luxury of debating whether or not climate change is happening,” Kaiman said.# The three hearings, the first Feb. 12 in Albany and the second Feb. 14 in New York City, are a part of an effort to gauge public opinion on a# proposed state bill dubbed the “Climate and Community Protection Act,” which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the use of renewable energy resources in the state.

“With inaction in Washington, it is critical for us to take the bold steps necessary to protect our planet,” state Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach), chairman of the Environmental# Conservation Committee, said. “These hearings are a critical step to determining how New York can lead in the fight against climate change.”

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PHOTO BY JED HENDRIXSON

The crowded hearing room at the Nassau County Legislature.

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Slain NYPD detective honored by county

BY J E D H E N D R I X S ON Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen have ordered all flags at county and town buildings to half-staff following the shooting death of NYPD detective Brian Simonsen.

“Our hearts are heavy from the loss of Detective Simonsen, and our prayers go out to his family,” Curran said in a statement. “This tragedy is yet another reminder of the danger every police officer confronts daily in order to keep us all safe. We must never forget the sacrifices the men and women in uniform make for us all.”

Simonsen, 42, was fatally wounded by friendly fire Tuesday evening while responding to a report of an armed robbery at a T-Mobile store in Richmond Hill, Queens, police commissioner James O’Neill said at a press conference.

Simonsen was a 19-year veteran of the department.

“Make no mistake about it, friendly fire aside, it is"because of the actions of

the suspect"that"Detective Simonsen is dead,” O’Neill said.

“We are deeply saddened by the heartbreaking events that unfolded Tuesday night in Queens,” Gillen said.

“The loss of NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen has left an unmistakable scar on countless people in our region and is a tragic reminder of the constant dangers that men and women in uniform face.”

Christopher Ransom, 27, brandished a fake gun during the attempted robbery, which initiated a 42-bullet shootout with officers, according to police. Ransom was shot eight times and another officer, Sgt. Matthew Gorman, was shot once, police said. Both are currently in stable condition according to an update from police.

Ransom is being charged with"murder, aggravated manslaughter, robbery, assault and menacing according to the New York Post.

Flags at all county and town buildings have been directed to remain at half-staff until Simonsen’s"interment on Feb. 20.

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Nassau officials blast Amazon decision

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Nassau County officials blasted Amazon’s decision to not locate a headquarters in Long Island City in response to local opposition on Thursday, describing the move as one that cost Long Islanders valuable, high-paying jobs.

“On behalf of all of Nassau County, I want to express deep disappointment in Amazon’s decision to cancel its planned move to Queens,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said in a statement. “Long Island was poised to reap enormous benefits from the move, which would have brought a flood of new high-wage jobs, business development, and muchneeded tax revenue to the entire decision.”

New York politicians like Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio had tried luring Amazon, which planned to create a new headquarters in Long Island City, with offers of tax breaks and incentives totaling $3 billion.

Amazon anticipated that its move would have created at least 25,000 jobs with an average salary of $150,000 over 10 years, while Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office

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New York was one of 20 locations on Amazon’s shortlist for their second headquarters. expected the move would generate $27 billion in tax revenue.

But many activists and some politicians representing the area also criticized the deal, expressing alarm about gentrification, the size of the tax breaks for such a large company, and the potential impact on local home values, traf-

fic and schools.

Some were also critical about how the deal was negotiated without the input of those who would be immediately impacted.

“Like a petulant child, Amazon insists on getting its way or takes its ball and leaves,” state Sen. Michael Gianaris, a critic

of the deal and deputy majority leader of the New York State Senate, told the New York Times. “The only thing that happened here is that a community that was going to be profoundly affected by their presence started asking questions.”

In a statement, Amazon said

“the commitment to build a new headquarters requires positive, collaborative relationships with state and local officials who will be supportive over the long term.”

“While polls show that 70 percent of New Yorkers support our plans an investment, a number of state and local politicians have made it clear that they oppose our presence and will not work with us to build the type of relationships that are required to go forward with the project we and many others envisioned in Long Island City,” the company said.

About 56 percent of state voters supported offering incentives to attract Amazon, according to a Siena College poll conducted Feb. 4 to Feb. 7.

Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen said Amazon “would have been a game-changer for surrounding communities” and implored the company to “reconsider its decision,” as most New Yorkers want the company here and “the rewards would be considerably more worthwhile than moving to less populous parts of the country.”

“Hempstead Town, located approximately 15 miles away from Long Island City, would have Continued on Page 76

Celebrating signing Racial wealth disparity of Child Victims Act in Nassau: comptroller

BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N Gary Greenberg, who survived sexual abuse as a child and went on to found the Fighting for Children PAC to advocate for reform, said that since 1967, he had sworn to himself that he and other survivors “would see justice one day.”

That day came with the signing of the

Child Victims Act last Thursday, 42 years later.

“The 7-year-old Gary Greenberg whose soul was murdered and taken away from him by a real-life monster so many years ago was vindicated today, as predators in New York have been put on notice: Your days of terrorizing New York’s Continued on Page 76

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Nassau County is projected to be majority-minority within the next 15 years, reflecting a rate much quicker than the rest of the country, as recorded in a report released by the Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman’s office last Wednesday.

The Black Economic Equity report also outlines the key variables of the county’s racial economic gap.

The report reveals a 17 percent gap in the attainment of bachelor’s degrees between white and black students.

The white population of Nassau County is 5 percent more likely to receive a high school diploma than their black counterparts.

In 2002, Nassau County formed the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise program with part of its mission to level the playing field in county contracting.

Currently, there are 162 active registrants in the program which represents a PHOTO COURTESY OF FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN PAC significant drop from the 977 registrants throughout the history of the program.

The report states that of the county’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Child Victims Act into law on Thursday.

top 20 awarded capital contracts only two were awarded to a minority or women-owned# business, and both of those businesses were owned by white women.

Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 Survey of Business Owners list 12,370 black-owned business in Nassau County and 44,392 owned by minorities.

Income inequality in Nassau County has expanded in recent years, according to the comptroller’s report.

Data shows that the median household income for black households in Nassau County is $88,107 while white households earn $107,465 on average.

Median hourly earnings between white men and black men in 2015 were $21 and $15 respectively. White women were recorded as earning $17 an hour on average with black women earning $13.

Along with PolicyLink, the Urban League of Long Island reported missed economic activity because of the racial income gap on Long Island. The groups estimated that if the gap was closed the Long Island economy would have been $24 billion stronger in 2014.

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Officials call for tax exemption parity Nicolello, Ra, Clavin, others say seniors in Nassau County get poor deal compared to NYC B Y J E S S I C A PA R K S Elaine Licari, a resident of Floral Park living on the Nassau County side of the village, does not qualify for a senior tax exemption on her property taxes because her income is over the maximum allowable limit.

But, if she lived on the other side of her block, which is in New York City, she would be well within the range to receive the exemption.

New York City seniors can qualify!for the senior tax exemption despite earning 75 percent more than their Nassau County counterparts, who are no longer eligible if they receive over $37,399.

The income eligibility limit for New York City seniors to receive the exemption is $58,399, an increase that was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2017.

At a gathering of Republican Nassau County officials held symbolically at the border of Queens in Floral Park on Friday, Hempstead Tax Receiver Don Clavin, state Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square), Nassau County Legislator Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park), Hempstead Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman and Floral Park Mayor Dominick Longobardi called for parity between the Nas-

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Town of Hempstead Tax Receiver Donald Clavin, state Assemblyman Ed Ra, Town of Hempstead Councilman Bruce Blakeman, Nassau County Legislator Richard Nicolello, Floral Park Mayor Dominick Longobardi, and Floral Park resident Elaine Licari held a press conference calling for parity with New York City’s senior tax exemption. sau and New York City senior tax exemption brackets.

Clavin said Nassau County seniors often have to choose between living near their families and taxes.

The tax receiver recently announced his bid for the Hempstead supervisor seat on Tuesday. He will be running against Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen,

who is the first Democratic Hempstead supervisor in over a century.

Licari said that she could have moved down South and “bought a house for a song and lived off the rest of the money for the rest of my life in great comfort” but she wanted to be near her family.

“Senior citizens, many of whom are living on a fixed income,

unfortunately, have to contend with rising costs as they struggle to live in a county with the highest taxes in the nation,” Clavin said.

He!said he expects that many more of those same senior citizens could see their property taxes skyrocket as a result of the county’s property tax reassessment.

Clavin teamed up with Ra,

who introduced a bill to the state Assembly to grant Nassau County’s senior citizens and people with disabilities the same tax exemption bracket as residents of New York City.

The bill includes a provision under which local municipalities could opt-in to the proposed senior tax exemption and empowers localities to adjust the maximum income cap to meet their budgetary requirements.

Ra said that like many other laws, the income bracket for the property tax exemption has not been adjusted in years while costsof-living have continued to rise.

Nicolello and Blakeman announced that they would fight for the enactment of the legislation at the town and county levels.

Licari said she used to be eligible for the senior tax break but not anymore.

“I did before but now they are requiring your tax returns, etc., so I do get more than $37,000,” she said.

She said her doctor said she needs a hearing aid that will cost about $5,500 which she doesn’t have the funds for.

If the proposed legislation is passed, she said that is the first thing she would spend her tax savings on.

Trump associate sells Sands Pt. home

BY J E S S I C A PA R K S Felix Sater, a former Sands Point resident! tied to President Donald Trump’s efforts to build a hotel in Moscow during the 2016 election campaign, sold his Sands Point home for just over $2 million on Feb. 8, according to property records.

The ranch-style home was put on the market in 2017 for around $2.5 million.

Sater’s former home, sitting on 2 acres, features two outdoor brick patios and a pool. On its single floor, there are 10 rooms, of those four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms.

Sater moved to Los Angeles in February 2018 where he shipped his Porsche and met regularly with two Buzzfeed reporters in an effort to clear his name from the ongoing Trump investigation.

Sater has been identified by multiple media outlets as “Individual-2” in Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller’s court filings.

The real estate mogul has been accused of working closely with former Trump attorney Michael D. Cohen in an attempt to broker! a deal! for! a Trump Tower in Moscow, a longtime real estate interest of Trump’s.

Cohen originally testified that communications between!him and Sater re-

garding the!deal halted in January 2016 but later confirmed that they continued through June! 2016, after Trump had been declared the! Republican! candidate for the presidency.

One of Trump’s lawyers, former Mayor Rudolph Guiliani, recently said the attempts by Trump to build a tower in Moscow continued until the end of the election campaign.

Sater migrated to the U.S. as a Jewish refugee from the Soviet Union at the age of 7. He attended Pace University until he dropped out at 18.

From there, he worked on Wall Street until the age of 25 when a bar fight in which he slashed a man’s face with a broken glass cost him his license.

Sater then formed a company that claimed to buy and sell stock on the NASDAQ. Instead, Sater was running a “pump and dump” scheme where his company inflated stock prices and sold them off once investors started buying, according to court documents.

He pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering and was then enlisted by the FBI in 1998 as an informant where he “provided crucial intelligence information and assistance to numerous U.S. national security, intelligence and law

enforcement agency,” according to a statement he provided to the House Intelligence Committee in December 2017.

In 2003, Sater joined Bayrock Group LLC, a luxury mortgage firm whose home office was on the 24th floor of Trump Tower in Manhattan,! two floors below the office of who the tower was named after and who Sater began to broker deals for, according to news reports.

Sater told the Los Angeles Times in an interview that he “was building Trump Towers by day and hunting Bin Laden at night.”

He is known locally for his work with the Chabad of Port Washington and has been a recipient of the organization’s “Man of the Year” award on at least one occasion.

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Felix Sater’s Sands Point home was sold for just over $2 million.

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Protesters call for Trump’s wall justification

BY J E S S I C A PA R K S Protests were heard across the country on President’s Day against President Donald Trump’s claim of a national emergency to justify his use of money appropriated for oth-

er uses by Congress to build a wall along the southern border with one of those places the Nassau County Courthouse in Mineola.

Some 55 protesters gathered Monday for a protest called “The True National Emergency is the

Trump Presidency,” with signs that read “No one is above the law” and “Arrest Trump for Crimes against Humanity.”

Another sign said: “I like presidents who weren’t helped by foreign enemies and aren’t supported

by domestic ones. But that’s just me… 625 days ’til Election Day 2020.”

According to a post from MoveOn, a grassroots civic action group that organized the event, there were 277 protests across 48

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Protesters gathered outside of the Nassau County Courthouse in Mineola on Monday calling for President Donald Trump’s justification for a national emergency.

states with at least 50,000 attendees.

There were two others demonstrations on Long Island, one in Port Jefferson and the other in Bridgehampton.

Trump declared a national emergency last Friday in order to secure additional funding for his campaign promise of a border wall to keep illegal immigrants from entering the country.

He said he would spend billions of dollars more on barriers at the border than what Congress granted. Trump had been seeking $5.7 billion for the wall, but received no specifically designated funds from Congress after agreeing to a compromise to avoid another government shutdown over the issue.

By announcing a state of emergency, the president may be able to control federal spending and bypass Congress, but he is facing serious legal challenges.

In his televised announcement, he said that he did not need to declare a national announcement but wants! to complete the project sooner.

Sixteen states, including New York, recently filed a lawsuit declaring the national emergency unconstitutional.

In the lawsuit, the State of California et. al. v. Trump et. al., the plaintiffs argue that they are protecting their residents by preventing the redirection of funding that many states need to fight the drug epidemic,! or for military construction and law enforcement initiatives to an unnecessary border wall.

Linda Mangano’s ‘no-show job’ addressed

BY J E D HENDRIXSON Prosecutors presented witnesses this week to support their contention that Linda Mangano had a”no-show job” working for Harendra Singh as a marketing consultant, according to Newsday.

Linda is charged with five counts, including lying to the FBI, obstruction of justice and conspiracy in a retrial of charges brought against her and her husband, former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano.

Ed Mangano is charged with seven counts including bribery, extortion and wire fraud.

Prosecutors attempted to shed light on Linda’s $100,000 per year marketing job with ex

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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, as seen leaving the federal courthouse in Central Islip last year. restauranter-turned-government witness Singh, which they argued was a bribe to Ed, accord-

ing to Newsday.

John Stevens, the owner of Bullfrog Communications, the

company responsible for much of Singh’s restaurant marketing work from mid-2010, testified this week that while his firm handled promotions and menu designs for Singh, Linda was non-existent, according to Newsday.

Defense attorneys have pointed out in court several times that having a no-show job is not a crime, Newsday reported.

Stevens added that no marketing and design work was attributed to Linda and that he only spoke with her once, regarding a newspaper advertisement, and that he had no idea she worked for Singh, according to Newsday.

Prosecutors allege that Singh, who is awaiting sentencing and testifying in exchange

for leniency, bribed Edward Mangano with perks, like Linda’s job, that also included free travel and meals, luxury chairs and home improvements, according to Newsday.

A second witness, Jan Guarino of Guarino Graphics, provided similar testimony, stating that she worked on revamping menus for one of Singh’s restaurants in East Meadow and that over the course of a year she never met Linda after nearly two dozen meetings with Singh’s team, according to Newsday.

Guarino conceded in crossexamination! that she had no idea what went on in Singh’s business in the years prior and thereafter and that he still ower her about $2,000, according to Newsday.

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OUR TOWN

Grace, gratitude and grandeur at open If you love tennis and/or hate winter then you have every reason to smile because now in Nassau County we are witness to ‘the little tennis tournament that could.”

Under the able leadership of tournament director Peter Lebedevs of Australia and GF Sports, the New York Open has completed its second year at the NYCB Live Nassau Coliseum.

The event opens with David Sickman’s United Sports Publications group running the New York Tennis Expo on the Saturday leading up to this event.

Because it is there that lines of adoring fans get to have their photos taken with former world number one Andy Roddick.

As I watched Andy patiently smile his way through an hour’s worth of photo ops I wondered if he was naturally a generous person or whether he was all aglow because soon he would be returning home to see his wife Brooklyn Decker, the model turned actress turned wife.

GF Sports are investing large dollars to make this fledgling New York Open a success

and my guess is that they will succeed. The Coliseum knows how to put on a show and the announcers in combo with all the lights and music give the event a professional air but the charm of the tennis tournament is found in its newness.

One does not get to see the big three, Federer, Nadal and Djokovic but instead, you get to discover the next generation of stars that are about to emerge.

I got to speak with Stevie Johnson who is ranked 34th in the world and listened as he described the difference between the big three and all the rest on tour.

He said “Basically Federer is like all of us on tour but he does everything just a little bit better. In addition, you have to fight against his aura or the idea that everyone in the stadium including his opponent expects him to win.”

I attended the doubles finals on Sunday, Feb. 17 and got to see the team of Kevin Krawietz/Andreas Mies defeat Santiago Gonzales/Aisam-Ui-Haq Qureshi.

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The Kraweitz/Mies team was like a juggernaut/ playing with confidence and grace and ease.

Doubles is different from singles in that it is fast paced and requires an instinctively quick net game. They were both dressed in matching in cheerful orange outfits and it seemed to me that they knew they would win.

The joy of watching tennis in person is the sound that the ball makes when hit. A distinctive smack each time it hits the racket. And the greater joy I got to experience after the match

was having the privilege as part of the press to sit with these two young champions as they began to digest exactly what they had done.

It was the first ATP tournament either had won and they both had a glow of disbelief about them. They were asked a series of question from the press which included luminaries like Jeff Williams of Newsday and Mies and Krawietz comments were filled with gratitude and humility which is often seen with first-time winners.

All those years of hard work, travel and training had at long last paid off.

As a sports psychologist I"have worked with many professional athletes who have won something big and then remark to me in a tragic tone “Gee, I thought that I would feel differently about things after my win.”

On the way home I silently prayed to myself that both Andreas Mies and Kevin Krawietz would feel nothing but pride and happiness for having broken through with a big win at a

big setting.

There is a vivid and discrete sweetness in watching a first-time winner break into the next level and fulfill a long-held dream. And this is also how I felt about the tournament itself.

Here we were in the second year of New York Open with some of the world’s greatest tennis stars deciding to come to Nassau County and play for big money in an arena that Billy Joel, The Who and Elton John had played in.

An additional draw for the players is that we are so close to New York City and Broadway to provide the athletes with high-level entertainment on off nights.

I would not be too surprised in the future if this “little tournament that could” manages to attract the big three in tennis to join in the fun but until then I congratulate Peter Lebedevs and all those young stars for warming up February in New York.

And as George Gershwin once wrote “Who could ask for anything more.”

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Growing up to be children

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he Sands Point Preserve Conservancy will present a magical exhibit of sumptuous, colorful illustrations by noted British artist George H. Lewis and quotes drawn from the forthcoming book, “The Boy and the Boy King,” co-created by Lewis and A.D. Lubow. The collection will be on view from March 1 through May 31, daily from 12 to 5 p.m., in Castle Gould’s newly refurbished Great Hall.

The exhibit, May We All Grow Up to be Children, consists of more than 25 works that touch upon the value of friendship, art, spirituality, nature, and childhood imagination, providing a delightful and meaningful experience for the entire family. The exhibit also features a series of thoughtprovoking questions about the nature of friendship and adventure, which, together with the dreamlike illustrations, inspire discussion between adults and children.

According to Jane Curley, curator of the acclaimed New York

Historical Society exhibitions, Eloise at the Museum and Madeline in New York: The Art of Ludwig Bemelmans, “Too often, our sense of wonder is dimmed — or doomed — before we reach adulthood. Arthur and Bun-Bun in ‘The Boy and the Boy King’ make a brilliant case for why we need to cultivate wonder in our lives, today more than ever.”

Sands Point Preserve Managing Director Beth Horn said, “The Conservancy continuously develops programming that enhances living, learning, wellness, and the arts in our community. May We All Grow Up to be Children — which encompasses all of these themes — is a fitting inaugural art exhibit for Castle Gould’s massive Great Hall. We hope that it will be the first of many.”

Previously the court painter to the Sultan of Oman, Lewis is an internationally acclaimed British artist. His diverse artistic practice includes paintings, portraits, photography, sculpture, writing, and

music. His work has been collected by presidents, heads of state, CEOs, spiritual leaders, and other public figures worldwide. Lewis is a gross national happiness ambassador of the Kingdom of Bhutan and is currently artist in residence at Steinway & Sons.

Lubow is an advertising agency president and creative director, a children’s book writer, a composer of choral music and a lyricist of popular songs. His company, AD Lubow, is a communications agency with clients in the arts, higher education and environmental and social causes, including Columbia University, American Ballet Theatre, The Nature Conservancy and Pope Francis’s historic visit to New York.

The exhibit is free with admission to the preserve. For more information, call 516-304-5076 or visit www.sandspointpreserve. org. To view a video about the exhibition, go to www.sandspointpreserveconservancy.org/cultural-events/exhibitions.

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Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury Info & Tickets: 516-247-5211 • thetheatreatwestbury.com

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Where: Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington Info & Tickets: 631-423-7611 • cinemaartscentre.org

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Where: Barnes and Noble, Country Glen Center, 91 Old Country Road, Carle Place Info: 516-741-9850 • barnesandnoble.com

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Kelly Clarkson: Meaning of Life Tour

Gold Coast International Film Festival

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WORKING WOMAN BOW TIE SQUIRE CINEMAS 115 MIDDLE NECK ROAD, GREAT NECK

Thursday, March 7 at 7 p.m.

The winner of the first season of “American Idol” and one of today’s biggest pop stars, Kelly Clarkson will perform early hits like “Because of You,” “Miss Independent” and “A Moment Like This,” along with songs from her new album, Meaning of Life, and be joined on stage by fellow songstresses Kelsea Ballerini and Brynn Cartelli.

Where: NYCB Live, Home of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale Info & Tickets: 516-231-4848 or 800-745-3000 • nycblive.com Orna, (Liron Ben Shlush) is the mother of three young children with a husband struggling to start his own restaurant. To help support her family Orna returns to the workplace, landing a job with a former army superior, Benny (Menashe Noy) who is now a successful real estate developer. While Orna embraces her new position and tries to balance its demands with her home life, she begins to experience escalating sexual harassment from her boss. Her rapid rise through the ranks and her increasing financial success seem to parallel a pattern of predatory behavior which ultimately brings her career and marital relationship to the brink. This timely and devastating story is expertly told by long time feminist filmmaker Michal Aviad.

Visit goldcoastfilmfestival.org or call 516-829-2570 for tickets.

Tickets $15/$10 for members when purchased in advance, $20 at the door.

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Where: Sands Point Preserve Conservancy Castle Gould’s Great Hall, 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point Info: 516-571-7901 or sandspointpreserveconservancy.org

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Friday, March 1, 10:30 a.m., and Saturday, March 2, 2 p.m.

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Where: Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville| Info & Tickets: 516-299-3100 or tillescenter.org

Irish Dancers Sunday, March 3, 1 p.m.

Children of all ages will enjoy a performance of Irish dancing by teachers and students from the Mulvihill-Lynch Studio of Irish Dance, known internationally as champions on the competitive circuit.

Where: Walt Whitman Birthplace, 246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station Info: 631-427-5240 or waltwhitman.org

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Sunday, March 3, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Families can taste, purchase and indulge in all things chocolate, along with baked goods, specialty foods, cheeses, craft sodas, wines, hard ciders, coffees, teas and more. There will also be entertainment and activities for all ages.

Where: Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Garden City Info: 516-572-4111 or cradleofaviation.org

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Sunday, March 3, 3 p.m.

Rock out, Disney style, with The Little Mermen, New York City’s favorite Disney cover band. Founded by singer-songwriter Alexis Babini, the Mermen bring Disney-fueled nostalgia and singalongs to a generation that grew up on Disney... and never “let it go.”

Where: Landmark on Main Street, Jeanne Rimsky Theater, 232 Main St., Port Washington Info & Tickets: 516-767-1384 or landmarkonmainstreet.org

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15th Annual Town of North Hempstead Polar Plunge Saturday, March 2, 2019 North Hempstead Beach Park—Pt. Washington

Check-in 10- 11:30am PLUNGE at NOON

Last year over 400 plungers braved the chilly water while hundreds of spectators watched on. Help raise money for the athletes of Special Olympics New York by asking your friends, family, co-workers, etc. to support you in taking the PLUNGE! Every Plunger that raises $150 receives an official Plunge sweatshirt….. raise more money and receive more great prizes! Whether you plunge or support a Plunger, come join us on March 2nd!

How do I get started?

Log onto www.polarplungeNY.org/northhempstead where you can start a team, join a team or join as an individual. Set up your Personal Plunge Page and you are on your way to “Freezin’ for a Reason!”

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Special Olympics New York has 66,835 athletes & unified partners training and competing year-round in 22 Olympics-style sports. Our athletes and their families or caregivers are NEVER CHARGED to participate!

Sign up today!! www.polarplungeNY.org/northhempstead @NHPolarPlunge

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Traditional Irish 2 L.I. talents advance music by Dervish in Big Break contest Worldwide favorite Dervish will bring traditional Irish music to Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 1.

For more than 25 years, the six-member group has impressed audiences around the globe with their live performances and 12 studio and live albums.

Dervish is made up of some of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians and is fronted by Cathy Jordan, one of the country’s best-known singers. The group has been described by the BBC as “an icon of Irish music,” has played at festivals from Rock in Rio to Glastonbury in England and has toured with Ireland’s president.

Dervish frequently tours throughout the U.S., where their concerts are often sold-out, as well as in Europe, Asia, South America and Australia. They have been on the same bill as such artists as James Brown, Neil Young, Sting and Iron Maiden.

All six members of Dervish are steeped in the musical traditions of counties Sligo and Leitrim in Ireland’s Northwest. Shane Mitchell (accordion), Liam Kelly (flute/whistle), Brian McDonagh

(mandola/mandolin) and Michael Holmes (bouzouki) are original members from the group’s earliest days in 1989. Singer Jordan, who also is a bodhran (drum) player, joined in 1991, and Tom Morrow (fiddle) became part of the group in 1998.

Dervish’s new album, The Great Irish Songbook, will be released in April and the group will be performing some selections from it during their Adelphi appearance.

Dervish’s March 1 show will begin at 8 p.m. on the Westermann Stage in the Adelphi PAC Concert Hall, 1 South Ave. in Garden City.

Tickets start at $35, with discounts available to seniors, students and alumni.

Information is available at the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-8774000, or via email: boxoffice@adelphi. edu. Regular office hours are Tuesday through Friday, from 1 to 6 p.m., and the box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances. Ticket sales and additional information are available at pac.adelphi.edu.

The Your Big Break talent competition’s first knockout round was held on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Gold Coast Arts Center in Great Neck, and featured eight local aspiring musicians. At the end, only two advanced to the next round. Lindenhurst resident Arizona Lindsey was one of two performers, along with Massapequa’s Jackie Romeo, who will move on to the second knockout round at the Arts Center on Saturday, March 23 at 8 p.m.

Lindsey, 22, is a country pop singer and songwriter who gave a passionate vocal performance with heartfelt and powerful lyrics. She is also a mental health advocate who strives to de-stigmatize mental health issues through her music and through intimate conversations with her fan base. She recently released a single and accompanying music video, “The Desired Way,” that tackles topics such as grief and loss, sharing ways to help those who may be grieving.

Last July, Lindsey’s debut album, The Castle You Built Me, struck a chord with the public by selling out the album’s release show held at a local theater. The album has since been on sale in areas across the U.S., Australia, and Japan. In the summer of 2017, Lindsey went on tour, performing at venues around Long Island, in Manhattan, New Jersey, the Hudson Valley region, and Nashville.

Massapequa’s Romeo, 15, whose musical genre includes soul, pop, and rhythm and blues, has been singing since childhood, but she has gotten serious with her music over the last two years.

She has performed with Long Island native, singer, songwriter, producer, and actress Debbie Gibson and her Electric Youth Workshop. She has also sung the national anthem for the Town of Oyster Bay’s summer music in the parks concerts.

Romeo, who showcases her talent on her own YouTube channel, is no stranger to competition, having won her middle school’s talent competition, which was

covered by WBLI radio. She is excited about competing in Your Big Break and looks forward to the next round.

Your Big Break is presented by the Gold Coast Arts Center, Love Revolution Org, and the Rick Eberle Agency. Now in its seventh year, Your Big Break contestants get the chance to perform before music business insiders while competing for great prizes, hoping to get that “big break” to propel their careers to the next level.

Among the prizes contestants compete for include the chance to open for national acts at Revolution Bar & Music Hall in Amityville; recording time at The Loft Sound Studio in Syosset; public relations and social media campaign consultation with the Rick Eberle Agency; musical equipment from All Music Inc. and ZOOM North America; a feature on ReverbNation.com; and a feature article in Good Times Magazine.

The Gold Coast Arts Center is located at 113 Middle Neck Road in Great Neck. Tickets are on sale online for $15, $10 for students by visiting http://bit. ly/2GHnZRz. Tickets purchased at the door are $20 (subject to availability).

For more information, go to www. goldcoastarts.org.

Acclaimed historian to speak at Emanuel Prof. Ralph Buultjens will be the guest in the pulpit at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck on Friday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. He will give a talk, “America in the World: A New Journey?”

Buultjens is a professor at New York University and former Nehru professor and professorial fellow at the University of Cambridge (U.K.). He is also on the faculty of New School University and is affiliated with several educational institutions abroad.

A well-known media commentator who has been featured on CNN, ABC, BBC and other networks,"Buultjens is regularly

broadcast in several countries and is a consultant and advisor to the United Nations.

Among his publications are ten books, including “Windows on India,” “The Decline of Democracy: Essays on An Endangered Political Species,” “Rebuilding the Temple: Tradition and Change in Modern Asia,” “Politics and History: Lessons for Today” and “China After Mao: Death of a Revolution,” as well as several hundred articles, monographs and essays.

Buultjens’ numerous awards include the Toynbee Prize for the Social Sciences, the French Order of Arts and Letters, several awards from India and other Asian

countries, and many honorary degrees.

He has been chairman of the International Development Forum and the Society of Asian Affairs. He is continuing editor of the Boston Book Review, and he writes a syndicated column on international political economy.

Buultjens’ talk will be preceded by a brief service and followed by an audience Q&A and refreshments. All members of the community are invited to attend this free event.

Temple Emanuel of Great Neck is located at 150 Hicks Lane. For further information, call 516-482-5701.

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UNFORGETTABLE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES ALL YEAR LONG

GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 MIDDLE NECK ROAD, GREAT NECK, NY 11021

WEDNESDAY, FEB 27TH | 7:30pm

TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH | 11:30am

WORKING WOMAN

MAKING MEMORIES WITH MOVIES

To help support her family Orna returns to the workplace. Her rapid rise through the ranks seem to parallel a pattern of predatory behavior from her boss, which brings her career and marital relationship to the brink.

This timely story is expertly told by long time feminist filmmaker Michal Aviad.

SATURDAY, MARCH 16TH | 10:00am

YOUTH FILM DAY ‘19 Youth Film Day is a free program designed for emerging filmmakers in grades 7-12. Produced

by Hofstra University and GCIFF, student filmmakers are invited to participate in a day full of film activities, panels, workshops, and special giveaways. Participants will have the opportunity to submit their own short films for awards and feedback.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13TH | 7:30pm

THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT

‘Making Memories’ is a series of special programs designed for people living with memory loss and their caregivers at The Gold Coast Arts Center. During the Making Memories at the Movies events, individuals of all ages will enjoy clips of classic films followed by guided conversation and reminiscence.

In dogged rebellion of the corporate world and in hopes of striking it rich, two cousins set out to scheme the New York Stock Exchange. The Hummingbird Project is a tragicomedy about financial hustlers by Academy Award–nominated director Kim Nguyen. A thrilling contemporary portrait of a David vs. Goliath mission. Starring: Salma Hayek, Jesse Eisenberg, and Alexander Skarsgård.

SUNDAY, MARCH 23RD | 8:00pm

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3RD | 7:30pm

YOUR BIG BREAK: KNOCKOUT ROUND 2

WILD PRAIRIE ROSE (REELABAILITIES)

Finalists chosen from over 1,000 submissions take the stage in the second round of competition!

Help us find Long Island’s next big act and enjoy an evening of the best new local talent! Performances are at the Gold Coast Arts Center theater.

In 1952, Rose Miller returns to her rural hometown to care for her ailing mother. When Rose decides to embark on a filmmaking project in her local community, she is enchanted by a local man who is deaf, and must decide if she has the courage to follow her heart.

APRIL VACATION ARTS REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! - APRIL 22-26, 2019 - REGISTER NOW!

WHEN SHCOOL IS CLOSED - THE ARTS CENTER IS OPEN!

Choose your own dates and schedule your Pre-K through 8th grade children for a fun, exciting and active day while school is closed!

Experience sessions in Art, Music, Chess, and Acting, taught by experienced teachers.

GOLDCOASTARTS.ORG | 516-829-2570 | VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR A COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES & EVENTS!

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Empowering women, Author Sullivan to girls with book club speak at JCC in April One World Girl’s intergenerational book club will host a discussion of Michelle Obama’s bestselling book, “Becoming,” on Sunday, March 10, 17 and 24, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., at the Manhasset Public Library. The book club is open to women and girls 12 and older.

“Becoming” is the former First Lady’s memoir published in 2018. Described by Obama as a deeply personal experience, the book reveals details about her roots and how she found her voice, as well as her time in the White House, her pub-

lic health campaign, and her role as a mother.

Over the three meetings, the group will read excerpts from the book and use Obama’s story to empower women and girls to be leaders in the community and the world.

The Manhasset Public Library is located at 30 Onderdonk Ave. For more information, contact Lesley Mazzotta at lesleym@oneworldgirl.org. To register for the events, go to: https://owgbecoming.eventbrite.com.

Sid Jacobson JCC’s Irene & Ronald Cohen Spotlight Speaker series will host Mark Sullivan, the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of “Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel,” on Tuesday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rubenstein Auditorium at SJJCC. “We are thrilled to be hosting an accomplished author like Mark Sullivan,” says Elyse Ingber, director of visual and performing arts at Sid Jacobson JCC. “The story he tells in ‘Beneath a Scarlet Sky’ is a truly courageous and touching one that many of our members feel a direct connection with.”

Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, “Beneath a Scarlet Sky” is a riveting tale of one man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours. Novelist James Patterson hailed it as, “An incredible story, beautifully written, and a fine and noble book.” Pascal Pictures acquired the rights to turn the novel into a TV mini-series.

“This event is an opportunity to hear

directly from the author about his experience of writing, the research that went into it, and the reviews and reactions received from readers,” says Ingber.

Sullivan is the acclaimed author of 18 novels, five of which are part of the New York Times bestselling “Private” series, co-written with Patterson. He has received numerous awards for his writing, including the WHSmith Fresh Talent Award.

Sullivan’s works have been named a New York Times Notable Book and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year.

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Belmont Park opens season with beer tasting This year’s Spring Craft Beer Festival will be held on Saturday, April 27 to coincide with the opening weekend of Belmont Park Racetrack. Local and national craft breweries will be in attendance, pouring samples of their finest brews — more than 100 beers in all.

New this year, festival ticketholders can enjoy live horse racing from the new location of the beer

festival, trackside, at the final turn of the homestretch. Tickets for the festival are on sale now at the event website, www.SpringCraftBeerFestival.com. Tickets for this event are limited since a sell-out is expected. The event is for those 21 years and over.

“This could very well be our very best Spring Craft Beer Fest yet,” said Andy Calimano, owner of event producer, Starfish Junction.

“Not only will attendees be able to grab samples of some amazing beers, but they’ll be able to watch live horseracing from the best seat in the house, trackside, along the homestretch of the final turn. Betting windows will be open as well for those who are interested. This is a unique experience, different from our previous fests, tickets will go fast for this special event.”

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drop of the racetrack will be a variety of breweries — local favorites like Blue Point Brewing Co. (Patchogue), Long Ireland Beer Company (Riverhead), and Gun Hill Brewing Company (Bronx); national brands like Sam Adams (Boston) and Ballast Point Brewing Company (San Diego); and international, well-respected brands like Guinness (Ireland). Food trucks will be selling a variety of

delicious items that pair well with beer, including cheesesteaks, empanadas, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, brick oven pizza, and more.

The Spring Craft Beer Festival will offer two ticket options for beer lovers, VIP ($75), from 12:30 to 5 p.m., and general admission ($50), from 1:30 to 5 p.m. — each includes unlimited two-ounce beer tastings.

The VIP ticket experience includes a souvenir glass taster plus a bonus hour-early admission to meet and greet brewers and try specialty beers only served during this session and in the designated VIP area. A limited number of tickets will be sold. Food will be available for purchase from a variety of local food trucks. Designated driver tickets are also available for $12 each. No one under 21, including designated drivers, will be admitted and photo ID is required for entry. Parking is $3 per car.

Belmont Park Racetrack, home of the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown, is located at 2150 Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont. Tickets and information for the beer festival is available at www.SpringCraftBeerFestival. com. The event is sponsored in part by www.LIBeerEvents.com, Long Island’s local beer calendar.

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Every body needs pilates to be fit

BY D AV I D W O L K Boutique fitness has taken on many forms of recent from cycling to rowing to HIIT, or high-intensity interval training.

But which one is right for you?!The answer is whichever one makes you feel better.

The psychology behind exercise is extremely important.! You are not going to continue to see and feel results if you are not enjoying the fitness. Finding the right form of fitness for you basically boils down to the one you most look forward to and have fun doing.

Pilates is a form of fitness that anyone can do.!It’s for an individual looking to build strength, increase flexibility and improve range of motion.

In this day and age, with so many of us sitting at our computers all day, driving in our cars and hunched over our smartphones for too many hours, our improper body mechanics in hyperflexion, we are at risk of lower back pain.

Pilates corrects this by exercising and lengthening the muscles that help lend support and strengthen the core.

It can also help improve your golf game, hone your tennis serve or just tone your entire body. Pilates is a true workout in every sense of the word.

As you gain core strength, improve your flexibility, and enhance the mindbody connection and coordination, the

benefits ripple through your daily experience. This form of exercise creates a balanced life, with sustained energy through your whole day.

Pilates workouts are safe for any population, regardless of your current level of fitness. It is low-impact and utilizes slow and controlled movements.! Those suffering from osteoporosis, arthritis, post-surgical operations, or simple “wear and tear” from years

of sports and training will also benefit greatly from Pilates.

Different from yoga, where the body is placed in unique and unorthodox positions and held for extended periods of time, Pilates mimics movements we do in everyday life.! From lifting items off the floor!to carrying groceries from the car to even sitting in a chair at a computer, Pilates movements make these everyday activities more seamless.

One of the major concentrations of Pilates is balance with the support of good stability. This is crucial in preventing injuries and in aiding recovery.

Without incorporating these fundamentals, injuries are more likely to occur. In order to get the strength and tone that is ultimately desired, exercises, stretches and everyday motions are worked through with the correct muscle balance.

When the body is balanced, working out becomes more efficient and goals are achieved quicker. Strengthening your deeper muscles along with your smaller supporting muscles improves posture and rids the body of the lower back pain.

Pilates allows a person to work out without creating further stress to imbalances.

Allowing everyone to customize their workout to their own level and desired goals is simply what Pilates does.

No different than playing a musical instrument or learning to speak a language, Pilates is a craft that clients must practice to get better at.

As Joseph Pilates said, “You will feel better in ten sessions, look better in twenty sessions, and have a completely new body in thirty sessions.”

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Strategies to control appetite H unger can be a formidable foe, especially for people attempting to lose weight.

When hunger strikes, various appetite-control strategies can help people avoid overeating or eating during those times when boredom is more to blame than an empty belly.

Eat slowly. When a person eats, a series of signals are sent to the brain from digestive hormones secreted by the gastrointestinal tract. These signals produce a feeling of pleasure and satiety in the brain, but it can take awhile for the brain to receive them.

By chewing slowly, people can give the signals more time to reach their brains, potentially preventing them from overeating.

Choose the right snacks. The right snacks can make it easier to eat more slowly. Instead of reaching for potato chips or pretzels, both of which can be eaten quickly and picked up by the handful, choose snacks that are both healthy and require

a little work. Carrots dipped in hummus or baked tortilla chips with low-fat salsa or bean dip are low-calorie snacks that also require some work between bites. The time it takes to dip between bites affords more time for the digestive tract to release signals to the brain that you’re full.

Reach for fiber first. Another way to conquer hunger without overeating is to reach for fiber before eating other parts of your meal. Vegetables are rich in fiber, but since veggies are often served as side dishes, many people tend to eat them only after they’ve eaten their main courses. That can contribute to overeating. Fiber fills you up, so by eating the high-fiber portions of your meal first, you’re less likely to overeat before your brain receives the signals that your stomach is full. Consider eating vegetables as an appetizer or, if the entire meal is served at once, clear your plate of vegetables

before diving into the main course or other side dishes.

Drink water. Perhaps the best, and least expensive, way to control appetite and ensure you don’t overeat is to drink more water. A 2010 study funded by the Institute for Public Health and Water Research that included 48 adults between the ages of 55 and 75 found that people who drank two eight-ounce glasses of water right before a meal consumed 75 to 90 fewer calories during the ensuing meal than study participants who did not consume water prior to their meals. Over the course of 12 weeks, participants who drank water before meals three times per day lost roughly five pounds more than those who did not increase their water intake.

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Explore the benefits of HIIT HIIT is an acronym for High Intensity Interval Training. The

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A typical HIIT training sessions lasts about 30 minutes. Workouts are

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HIIT workouts can be effective at boosting metabolism and helping people burn calories faster. They also help to develop physical endurance. The science behind the workouts has to do with EPOC, or excess post-exercise oxygen consumption. The fitness lifestyle resource Daily Burn says that HIIT will help burn more fat and calories than regular steady workouts because EPOC is an oxygen shortage in the body that occurs during the intense portions of the HIIT workouts.

During recovery, the body will ask for more oxygen, creating an afterburn and a metabolic disturbance. The fitness guide Fitness Blender states that the intense training will result in the body burning calories at a higher rate for up to 48 to 72 hours after exercising.

People may see greater results by doing HIIT workouts three times a week for half of the duration than they would if they were performing more typical workouts more frequently.

For those whose schedules are already jam-packed, HIIT can be a more efficient way of exercising.

HIIT requires a strong baseline fitness level, so beginners or those who have been out of the gym for some time are urged to start slowly. Also, since HIIT causes high demand on the heart and respiratory systems, so it’s essential to discuss the regimen with a doctor to find out if HIIT is a smart choice depending on your medical history.

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Understanding depression

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any people periodically have bad days when they just seem to be in a bad mood. When a bad mood isn’t short-lived, this might be a potential indicator of depression.

Depression is a common mental disorder that, according to the World Health Organization, affects more than 300 million people across the globe. The WHO notes that despite the fact that there are known and highly effective treatments for depression, fewer than half of those suffering from depression receive such treatments.

Furthermore, in many countries, fewer than 10 percent of people with depression receive treatment.

Learning about depression and how to recognize its symptoms may compel people battling it to seek treatment for this very common and treatable disorder.

Why do I have depression?

Everyone has a bad day here or there, but people with depression may wonder why theirs are more than just a bad day. The WHO notes that depression is a byproduct of a complex interaction of social, psychological and biological factors. Exposure to adverse life events, such as unemployment, the death of a loved one or psychological trauma, can increase peoples’ risk of developing depression.

Depression also may be caused by physical conditions. The WHO says cardiovascular disease can lead to depression.

What are the symptoms of depression?

The Mayo Clinic notes that one in 10 people whose depression goes untreated commit suicide. That only highlights the importance of recognizing the symptoms of depression and acting once any have been identified or suspected. Symptoms can include: • Difficulty concentrating, remembering details and making decisions • Fatigue • Feelings of guilt, worthlessness and helplessness • Pessimism and hopelessness • Insomnia, early-morning wakefulness or sleeping too much • Irritability • Restlessness • Loss of interest in things once deemed pleasurable, including sex • Overeating or appetite loss • Aches, pains, headaches, or cramps that won’t go away • Digestive problems that don’t get better, even with treatment • Persistent sad, anxious or “empty” feelings • Suicidal thoughts or attempts Anyone who has exhibited any of the aforementioned symptoms or even those who haven’t but suspect they might be suffering from depression should visit a physician immediately.

The WHO notes there are a variety of treatments available to people who have been diagnosed with depression, and doctors will determine which might be the best for each patient. To make that determination, doctors may inquire about the duration and severity of symptoms as well as family history and whether or not the patient has a history of drug or alcohol abuse.

Depression is a common mental disorder that too often goes undiagnosed. Seeking help the moment symptoms are detected or suspected can help people overcome the disorder.

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A Sunday afternoon Adelphi ensemble to of classical music perform in Great River Adelphi Department of Music distinguished faculty members and friends will present “Music for a Sunday Afternoon” at Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center on Sunday, March 3. The recital features performances of Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K.478, and Dvorak’s Piano Quintet in A Major, Op.81. Faculty members to perform include Karen Faust Baer (piano), Anne-Marie Bedney (viola), Andy Bhasin (violin), Philip Carter (violin), and Deborah Sepe (cello).

The two works on this program were considered, at the times of their composition and into the current day, to be among the finest in their forms. Mozart’s Piano Quartet in G Minor, composed in 1785, was considered too difficult to be performed by amateur musicians. In the hands of skilled musicians, the work takes on a sublime beauty, and this work, along with Mozart’s second piano quartet, became immensely popular and paved the way for other major composers to write in this form.

A century later, in 1888, Dvorak’s Piano Quintet in A Major, Op.81 was premiered. This work is recognized as a masterpiece. Dvorak, well-known for incorporating folk music into his compositions, created original melodies in an authentic

folk music style for this quintet. At the premiere of the work, critic Josef Bohuslav Foerster said, “The piece encapsulates what we have come to expect from Dvorak: a wonderful sound and numerous intriguing and original instrumental effects.”

The musicians on the stage for this performance have earned degrees from the finest institutions, including The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, New York University, Mannes College of Music, and Stony Brook University. Their collective experiences include performances on the stages of Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, various Broadway theaters, and Radio City Music Hall, as well as with artists such as Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, and Julie Andrews.

“Music for a Sunday Afternoon” will begin at 4 p.m. on the Westermann Stage in Adelphi’s PAC Concert Hall.

Tickets are $20, with discounts available to seniors, students, alumni, and staff.

Information is available at the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-8774000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu. Regular office hours are Tuesday through Friday, from 1 to 6 p.m., and the box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances. Ticket sales and additional information are available online.

The acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will be in concert, performing music for flute, harp and strings, on March 10 at 2 p.m. at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum’s Upper Carriage House, 440 Montauk Highway in Great River.

Repertoire for this concert will be Arnold Bax’s Quintet, Concerto No. 6

by J. C. Bach, Vivaldi’s Double Cello Concerto and contemporary composer Joel Lambdin’s Abstract 1. Performers will be Sally Shorrock on flute, Karen Lindquist on harp, Bradley Bosenbeck on violin, Veronica Salas on viola and Bernard Tamosaitison cello.

Canta Libre was founded in 2002 by flutist Shorrock to foster the performance and enjoyment of musical litera-

ture specifically written for flute, harp and strings. They have been acclaimed by audiences throughout the Northeast, with regular performances in Connecticut, Westchester and Long Island. They were featured at The American Harp Society 50th Anniversary National Conference, and have appeared at Lincoln Center, on WNYC at The Green Space, The Music Festival of the Hamptons, Barge Music, Concerts at One at Trinity Church in Manhattan, WLIW TV, National Public Radio of Long Island, and The Brooklyn Public Library. For more information, go to www.cantalibre.org.

This concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 631-224-5420 or visit www.bayardcuttingarboretum.com.

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One World Girl at Broadway’s ‘Prom’ Join One World Girl, a non-profit that unites girls to be changemakers in the world, on Saturday, March 9, from 2 to 7 p.m., at Broadway’s “The Prom.”

The day’s festivities will start with a matinee showing of the upbeat new musical from the creators of “The Book of Mormon” and “Mean Girls.”

This will be followed by a post-show dinner and group conversation on

the important lessons of love, nonjudgment and courage to stand up for what’s right in the midst of prejudice and intolerance. Here you can share your own stories and explore how to live with boldness and authenticity while finding concrete ways to make positive change in the fight for equality and acceptance for all.

Tickets are priced at $105 per person for the show, dinner and conver-

sation. The event is appropriate for boys and girls, ages 12 and up.

For more information or to register, contact Lesley Mazzotta at lesleym@oneworldgirl.org or 917-6234554.

One World Girl’s empowerment day at “The Prom” is in partnership with The Congregational Church of Manhasset and the local Gay Straight Alliance.

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LIU Post hosts ‘Wild Party’ - a play

BY JA DA B U T L E R Post Theatre Company’s production of “Wild Party,” the musical, explores the hardships of love. Set in the 1920s, “Wild Party” tells the story of a vaudeville dancer named Queenie, played by LIU Post sophomore musical theater major Madison Hansmeyer, and her violent lover, a vaudeville clown named Burrs, played by sophomore musical theater major Michael Krebs. When their relationship becomes too much for Queenie to handle, she decides to “throw a party to end all parties” and make a change in her life. Jealousy, violence, love and hate are themes that arise throughout the wild night.

The show comes together with a “swing vibe” under the direction of New York City director Scott Ebersold, music director Kerry Prep, and choreographer Brad Landers. Though set in the 1920s, the themes and scenarios transcend time. “Wild party deals with a relationship that has gone terribly wrong, and in the course of the evening Queenie needs to make a choice about what she wants to do with the rest of her life,” Ebersold said.

The cast rehearsing around the piano Ebersold doesn’t want the audience to feel out of place in the 1928 setting. “I wanted to make it very immediate for a modern audience, so we have the audience on two sides of the set, and they can see each other through the set so you are always looking at someone from your own time and world while you’re watching the play,” he said. He wanted 1928 to feel real and visceral and “in your face,” which is why the cast comes out into the audience and interacts with them throughout

the show.

The story goes deeper than what is on the surface. The actors want the audience to understand the reality of some relationships, even in modern times.

Hansmeyer, who plays Queenie, said the show is more relevant than ever. “(We want to show) that women always have a choice, and that people always have a choice, and that a relationship can get messy no matter what year it is,” she said. “I think it’s important for people to

DIrector Scott Ebersold talking about make up with Michael Krebs (Burrs)

take away how important every choice can be, no matter how small it feels in a moment, and that it’s never too late to get out of something.”

Krebs, who plays Burrs, described his character as the “villain” of the show. “He’s the person who has a devil on his shoulder constantly. While he’s in a relationship with Queenie, he’s very abusive over her, controlling. He doesn’t have a sense of his personality, and with that he sort of drives her away,” Krebs said.

It’s difficult for Krebs to portray an abusive half of a relationship, something he’s never had to experience in himself.

“As such an aggressive and abusive person (Burrs) is, to try to portray that as truthfully as you can is definitely really hard, definitely taxing on me. But at the end of the day, when you trust that other person you’re working with, everything sort of works out,” he said.

There’s a love square that goes on in the show between Queenie, Burrs, Black and Kate.

Black, played by sophomore musical theater major Gabriel Amato, is a sly, smooth-talking man from Chicago who comes to New York and ends up at Queenie’s party. Throughout the play, Queenie falls in love

with Black, and that’s where the trouble begins.

Kate, played by Anna Gwaltney, a junior musical theater major, is a prostitute and the “wild child” of the group. “She’s loud, bold and brassy and is the ‘life of the party’ as she says so herself,” Gwaltney said.

But Kate has an inner conflict that makes her one of the most relatable characters, according to Gwaltney. “The truth is that she is very lonely and desperately wants to be loved by anyone she can find, and she takes an interest in Burrs,” she said. On the surface, Kate is positive and bold, but there is a moment in the show where the audience can see what goes on inside her mind. “It’s really just a front. I think that resonates with a lot of people,” Gwaltney said.

Amato believes there are many lessons to take away from the show. “I hope (the audience) takes away the right way to love someone, the wrong way to love someone, and the fun way to love someone,” he said.

“There’s a lot of variations of relationships and human interaction. It can get raunchy, it can get deadly, and it can get really heartfelt.”

“Wild Party” will run for two weeks in the Little Theater Mainstage on the LIU Post campus in Brookville, starting Friday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m.

There will also be performances on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28 to Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 3 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for senior citizens, and $10 for students and PTC members.

Tickets can be purchased at the box office or online at tix55. com.

This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here

by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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Democrats announce local candidates

BY J E S S I C A PA R K S

Many familiar faces will return as Democratic candidates in the county and town elections on the North Shore this year, Nassau County Democratic Committee Chairman Jay Jacobs announced last Wednesday at the Cradle of Aviation.

One new face, however, is Mariann Dalimonte, who will be running as the Democratic candidate for councilwoman of the Town of North Hempstead’s 6th District. The seat is currently held by two-term Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio.

The 6th District covers Port Washington, Flower Hill, the Plandomes and Munsey Park.

Dalimonte is well-known in her hometown of Port Washington, where she is the executive director of the Greater Port Washington Business Improvement District, an organization that has provided grants to a number of area businesses.

She said she plans to continue working with the Business Improvement District through the election but will resign Dec. 31 if she is voted into office.

Dalimonte said she wants to facilitate strong community engagement across the 6th District when she is elected.

Whether it is setting up walks from the Town Dock to Port Washington Boulevard or coffee meetups, she pledged to make herself available to hear from people within the community.

“I want everyone to feel a part of the process,” Dalimonte said.

Some of her goals if elected are to keep taxes low while continuing to maintain town services as well as finding ways to streamline the town’s building permit process.

She is also interested in working with Nassau County on how the Town of North Hempstead can receive a higher portion of the fees for parking tickets issued within the town’s boundaries. She estimates that the Town of North Hempstead currently gets about $30 on an $85 parking ticket.

Dalimonte said she plans to lead with a team mentality.

She said a motto she heard from her husband describes the way she wants to lead: “Team, Together everyone#achieves more.”

In the Port Washington community, Dalimonte has served as the president of the Schreiber HSA, an organization dedicated to developing a closer relationship between homes and school.

She serves on the board of the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce and recently joined the board of the Port Washington Senior Center.

She is involved with Pride in Port and volunteers with the football and lacrosse booster clubs.

Her public service has been extensively recognized with Dalimonte chosen as Pride in Port’s community honoree in September 2018, honored by the Port Chamber of Commerce in 2012 as well as being named an honoree for#May W. Newburger Women’s Roll of Honor in 2017.

Dalimonte said that since her candidacy has been announced she has received an outpouring of support.

“The support has been overwhelming and I really appre-

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NASSAU COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.

Nassau County Democratic Committee Chairman Jay Jacobs announced the democratic candidates for this year’s town and county elections. ciate it,” she said.

North Hempstead Democratic Committee Chairman John Ryan described Dalimonte as “the perfect combination” because of her compassion and her drive.

He said Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Port Washington Democratic Club think she is a great choice for the seat.

Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D-Glen Cove) will be returning to the ballot to represent Nassau County’s 11th Legislative District for her fifth term.

The 11th District consists of Port Washington, Flower Hill, eastern Roslyn and Glen Cove.

She is a lifelong resident of Glen Cove, where she served on the City Council before seeking the legislature seat. As a legislator, she sits on the Rules Committee, Veterans and Senior Affairs Committee and Towns, Villages and Cities Committee and is a ranking member of the Public Safety and the Health and Social Services committees.

The most recent piece of legislation she has introduced would require a maximum spending amount for county contracts as opposed to the currently required minimum spending amount.

The proposed resolution limits the expenditure of a county contract to $100,000 and to a term of one year. This would aid in monitoring the amount of tax money spent on the county’s contractors.

Another Glen Cove native, recently appointed North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey has been tapped to run as the Democratic candidate for her first fouryear term. She was appointed to represent North Hempstead’s 4th District comprising all of Great Neck, most of Manhasset and eastern Roslyn.

The district was previously represented by state Sen. Anna

Kaplan (D-Great Neck), who defeated former state Sen. Elaine Phillips (R-Flower Hill) for the seat in November 2018.

Now a resident of Great Neck, Lurvey is the founder and former co-president of the Northshore Action Committee, a community organization that works for the betterment of the Great Neck peninsula.

Lurvey and Dalimonte’s fellow Democratic candidates running in the Town of North Hempstead are North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, who is seeking her fourth two-year term; Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman, who is running for his second four-year term; and North Hempstead Councilman Peter J. Zuckerman, who has his hat in the ring for his second four-year term.

Former Floral Park Mayor Tom Tweedy will be running for the councilman seat as a Democrat in the Town of Hempstead’s 2nd District. The area includes Garden City and portions of East Meadow, Elmont, Floral Park, Franklin Square, Hempstead, New Hyde Park, Valley Stream, Uniondale, West Hempstead and Westbury.

When running for mayor of Floral Park, Tweedy was affiliated with the Republican Party. At a news conference where he announced his bid for the council seat, Tweedy said:#“The party of Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt has become a morass of patronage, nepotism and cronyism.”

Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen and Hempstead Town Clerk Sylvia Cabana are the Democratic candidates running for re-election in Hempstead.

No candidates had been designated for the 3rd and 5th Districts at the time of publication.

Gillen, the first Democratic Hempstead supervisor in over a century, is running for her second two-year term.

Mal Nathan will return to run against Legislator Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park), who is the presiding officer of the Legislature and to whom Nathan lost the election in 2015 and 2017.

They will face-off for the 9th District, which includes New Hyde Park, Garden City Park, Mineola, the Willistons, Albertson, Roslyn Estates, Munsey Park and the Plandomes.

Nathan, of Williston Park, underwent open heart surgery during his previous attempt at office. This will be his third run for the seat.

Nathan currently serves as the Town of North Hempstead’s chief bay constable.

Barbara Hafner is running for Legislator Vincent Muscarella’s 8th District, which encompasses West Hempstead, Franklin Square, Stewart Manor and parts of Floral Park and Bellerose.

Hafner is a sixth-grade teacher at the George Washington School in West Hempstead.

Democrats joining her on the ticket for re-election in the Nassau County Legislature include Legislator Josh Lafazan (D-Woodbury), running for his second two-year term; Legislator Ellen Birnbaum (D-Great Neck), seeking re-election for her fourth two-year term; and Legislator Arnold Drucker (DPlainview), who is seeking his second re-election.

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Payless ShoeSource closing all its stores

BY J E D HENDRIXSON Payless ShoeSource, the latest large-chain retailer to face the reality of a changing market, will begin liquidation sales ahead of closing 2,100 locations nationwide including three in the Town of North Hempstead.

Payless stores are currently operating in New Hyde Park, Garden City Park and Port Washington#North. Liquidation sales at the stores have begun and all stores are expected to

remain open until the end of March and possibly remain in operation until May, according to a Payless spokesperson.

The company will also wind down its online operations as part of the U.S. liquidations.

Payless franchise operations and Latin American stores will remain open for business as usual, according to a spokesperson.

Founded in 1956 and based out of Topeka, Kan., Payless operates 3,600 locations in 40 countries worldwide, employing over 18,000 employees, according to the company website.

The popular discount-shoe franchise previously filed for bankruptcy in April 2017 following a decline in sales, shutting down 500 locations before a process of reorganization.

Payless is the most recent victim of a so-called retail apocalypse, brought on by a decrease in shopping at brick and mortar stores and the continued success of online shopping.

Other major American stores that have filed bankruptcy in the last few years include Sears, Toys ‘R’ Us, Radioshack and Brookstone, among others.

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The Payless ShoeSource location in New Hyde Park.

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Village to revisit revitalization

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NYU Winthrop Hospital announced today that it will be opening a medical school program.

Tuition-free med school at Winthrop

BY J E D HENDRIXSON A tuition-free medical school focused on training primary care doctors has received approval to open at NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola.

New York University announced Tuesday that the three-year medical school plans to bring in its first recruiting class of students this July and focus on training primary care physicians.

“What distinguishes NYU is its capacity for boldness and innovation,” NYU President Andrew Hamilton said in a statement. “This new medical school is emblematic of that.”

The program will offer full-tuition scholarships to all students in its MD degree program regardless of merit or financial need.

“By offering an exceptional educational experience, it will enable us to develop a new generation of medical leaders in primary care, an area of medicine where there is a pressing need,” Hamilton added.

An April 2018" report by the Association of American Medical Colleges detailed how the nation could see a shortage of up to 120,000 physicians by 2030, which would have a widespread impact on patient care.

The new school will join Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Hofstra’s Zucker School of Medicine and"New York Institute of Technology’s College of Osteopathic Medicine as the only medical schools on Long Island.

The program received pre-

liminary accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education," the nation’s accrediting body for educational programs at schools of medicine Feb. 12." Final approval from the state Education"Department is pending but expected later this spring.

In December, the proposed school was awarded $1 million in state aid as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s annual Regional Economic Development Council competition, which awarded a total of $68.3 million to 103 projects on Long Island.

NYU Long Island School of Medicine will serve as NYU’s second medical school and will be an accelerated threeyear MD program focused on primary care.

“There is a growing trend towards a flexible, accelerated MD curriculum for students who know early on the area of medicine in which they wish to specialize,” Dr. Steven Shelov, founding Dean of the NYU Long Island School of Medicine, said. “We’ve worked closely with the LCME to develop a comprehensive and rigorous program that meets the needs of today’s students, and we look forward to collaborating further on the next steps in establishing the new medical school.”

The medical school at NYU Winthrop would accept 24 students for its first class in the summer of 2019, with additional slots opening up in subsequent years, eventually accommodating 40 students in each of its three classes, according to the school.

Continued from Page 1 and instead aims to build on what the village has. He also said that the village, if it were to get $12 per square foot of commercial space added, could see up to $300,000 of extra revenue while shifting some tax burden off of residential property owners.

“That is not chump change in our village,” Bral said.

But many residents had honed in on the scope of the proposed changes, particularly with the inclusion of East Shore Road, and also said the conclusion drawn by VHB’s traffic study – namely, that there’d be no adverse impact to traffic there – was far from believable.

Susan Lopatkin, the mayor of the neighboring village of Kensington, said she understands the amount of effort that goes into rezoning and applauded the village for its effort. But Lopatkin said that both she and Thomaston Mayor Steven Weinberg believe there will be an adverse traffic impact for East Shore Road and more should be done to find the sources of the congestion.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a traffic study in my 11 years [as mayor] that’s said there’d be an adverse impact,” Lopatkin said.

Kris Torkan, a Great Neck developer and head of Villadom Corp, said the village is “one of the nicest” on Long Island and that everyone “wants to live here.”

But nobody wants to come and do business as “the stores and main street are all dilapidated,” he said, so the zone change is needed."

“I really think it’s a fantastic proposal, but it needs a lot of fine-tuning,” Torkan said of VHB’s plans, also noting his support for revitalizing Middle Neck Road.

“My humble opinion and, forgive me, the proposal is too aggressive

PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN

Residents raised alarms about the possible impact of VHB’s proposed zoning changes could have on schools and the community. for taking Middle Neck Road and East Shore Road at the same time into consideration.”

But many also raised fears about the potential that more students than projected by VHB could have to be absorbed by already pressed school facilities, compromising the quality of the school district they moved to the Great Neck area for.

Additionally many residents like James Wu, a 10-year resident who said he moved to the village from Flushing to “get away from overdevelopment,” said the changes could spark a wave of developments that threaten Great Neck’s quality of life.

“Now, as a principle, as a resident, I don’t think our ambition as a community should be to maximize our infrastructure, to put as many houses and as many stores in our community as possible. That isn’t really why we live here,” Wu said. “We live here because we want to live in a community where we can be comfortable, where we

can raise our children, where we can visit our grandparents, where we can be happy and live good lives.”

There was also debate on whether or not there were currently enough assisted-living options and if they were needed.

Some residents also raised concerns about transparency and called for an extension of the public hearing so everyone could be heard.

The full hearing and other comments can be found on the Village of Great Neck Facebook page. " Village officials ultimately decided to adjourn the meeting to March 5 and directed Bee’s office to create amended legislation in wake of the concerns about fivestory buildings, increased traffic, East Shore Road and “a number of other issues that were raised.”

Bee advised trustees that the revised legislation would essentially have to go through a new public hearing process, meaning they’d have to put out public notice again, have another assessment for environmental purposes, and then re-route the proposal “back to the Nassau County Planning Commission.”

Bee said it’s unlikely that the new law could be crafted in the next four days so 10 days of public notice can be given in time for March 5.

Trustees also floated ideas on how to reach out to the community about the changes and the March 5 meeting.

“I wouldn’t tell them not to come, I would say to come but with the understanding [of this],” Trustee Annie Mendelson said.

In unrelated business, village trustees also approved a six-month moratorium on small residential subdivisions within the village so they could study the issue.

At the G.N. Park District

Great Neck House Classes A new session of classes, for adults and children, will begin at Great Neck House the week of Feb. 26 and run through the week of June 4. Non-resident fees apply. Check out the classes we offer and register online at www.gnparks.org or come to Great Neck House, 14 Arrandale Avenue. For more info call (516) 482-0355.

Nature Program: Birding Basics for Beginners Sunday, Feb. 24, 12:30 p.m., this indoor presentation at Great Neck House will introduce adults to birds and their adaptations. You will be provided with information on where to go and what to get to learn more.

A short optional bird walk, following the presentation, will be offered (binoculars helpful). Register online gnparks.org or call (516) 482-0355. Children under 16 may not attend.

Movie at Great Neck House A Private War (2018), directed by Matthew Heineman and starring Rosamund Pike, Greg Wise and Alexandra Moen, can be seen at Great Neck House on Friday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23 at 5 and 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to

the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless. It is rated R and runs 1h 50min. Park card required for admission to Great Neck House.

Sunday @ 3 Enjoy the Sunday @ 3 concert featuring The Clusters, a Doo Wop-type group, on Sunday March 3, 3 p.m. at Great Neck House. With original 1958 bass singer, Joey Gugliotta, the band plays oldies and doo wop hits from the ‘50s through the ‘80s. The band recently re-formed with former members of the Platters, the Valentinos and the Del Larks. Bring your park card for admission to Great Neck House.

Winter Swim Program Winter Swim programs for children, ages 3 and up, continue at the Great Neck North Middle School every Saturday afternoon between 12 and 4 p.m. It is never too late to register. Session 3 begins Saturday March 2 and runs through May 12. Non-resident fee applies. Call (516) 487-2975, Ext. 112 for more information.

Defensive Driving Classes at Great Neck House Great Neck House offers Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Classes on the first Saturday of every month. There will be a class on Saturday, March 2 from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. To sign up for a class or for more information, call Great Neck House at 482-0355.

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Zucker attracts swarm for L.I. Brain Bee Once again, PlainviewOld Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School (POBJFK) has been awarded head of the hive following a third consecutive win at the annual Long Island Brain Bee, a regional high school science competition held on Feb. 11 at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell that tests knowledge of the brain and nervous system.!

This year’s competitor pool included 51 students representing 25 high schools in Nassau and Suffolk counties, double the number of participants since the medical school revitalized the contest in 2017.

“It is my first time competing in the Brain Bee. My [science] teacher encouraged me to enter, and I also have in interest in the brain, so I decided to enter,” said winner, Breanna Huang-Ouyang, a junior at POBJFK who has earned a trip to compete at the USA Regional Brain Bee Championship at Penn State University in April.

“I hope to pursue medicine and neuroscience research in the future.”

Second place was captured

by POBJFK classmate! Kreena

Totala!while returning competitor, Sachem North High School senior Amy DeLury, finished in third.

“I was hoping to win in my final year of the contest,” said DeLury who was among the top three finishers in 2017 and 2018, “but it’s a gigantic learning experience, I’m happy to be part of it.”

The first leg of a nationwide competition, the LI Brain Bee is one of many local one-day contests that take place in communities throughout the U.S. In New York, it includes Long Island, New York City and Westchester County. The top finishers from these competitions advance to the national Brain Bee and vie for a chance to match wits on a worldwide stage at the International Brain Bee Championship. The goal of the event is to expose young scholars to the study of the brain and motivate early career interest in the fields of neuroscience research and clinical sciences.

“Many students who took part in our earlier competitions are now in college and majoring in neuroscience, it’s gratifying,” said Zeinab Nassrallah! assistant professor of

PHOTO COURTESY OF DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

LI Brain Bee 2019 top three, from left, Kreena Totala, Breena Huang-Ouyang and Amy DeLury. science education at Zucker School of Medicine and Brain Bee co-coordinator with Jessica Santangelo assistant professor of biology at Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

“It’s especially wonderful to see so many young women participating in the contest and eager to learn more about opportunities in science and medicine,” said Santangelo.

The LI Brain Bee consists of

three rounds of competition: a multiple-choice exam on brain facts, a laboratory demonstration, and a test to identify anatomical functions and structures in real human brain specimens.

Contestants also participate in a charades-style round in which they identify brain disorders, treatments, and diagnostic tools based on skits performed by Zucker School of Medicine students. Preparation for the Brain

Bee requires study of Brain Facts, a contest primer published by the Society for Neuroscience. !In addition to testing, students learn about the importance of scientific discovery to advance understanding of the brain and the treatment of neurological disorders in a talk given by Zucker associate professor of neurology and science education, Joel N.H. Stern, who is co-director of the autoimmune brain disorder research program at Northwell Health’s Lenox Hill Hospital. Competitors also viewed scientific posters detailing graduate and undergraduate neuroscience investigations followed by a medical student presentation on brain imaging.!

“The high level of intelligence, energy, and enthusiasm of these students at such a young age is inspiring,” said Dr. Lawrence Smith, dean of the Zucker School of Medicine who joined the event festivities. “The future of medicine and science is very bright.”

For more information about the Long Island Brain Bee, visit medicine.hofsta.edu.

Gold Coast an Imagine finalist

D’Urso lends hand at home, abroad Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso recently attended a fundraiser held for Dr. Edwin Moreano’s foundation. Moreano is a plastic surgeon who founded the Medical Mission Middle of the World Foundation and, since 1999, has traveled to low-income areas of the world providing free reconstructive surgeries to children who were born with deformities or suf-

fered burns.

D’Urso, in turn, told Moreano about his missions. He has been going to Haiti since the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake that destroyed many homes and killed thousands. During his many missions, he built an orphanage, a school and provided school supplies for the children.

D’Urso is also known for his humanitarian work in Africa.

The Gold Coast Arts Center is among four finalists in the Arts & Culture category in the 7th Annual Long Island Imagine Awards.

The Long Island Imagine Awards was created to offer formal acknowledgment to some of Long Island’s most effective and innovative nonprofit organizations. Last year’s event attracted over 400 attendees from the nonprofit and business communities, and an even larger crowd is anticipated this year.

The winners will be announced live at the awards gala at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury on Tuesday, April 30. Nominated organizations, their constituents and prominent members of Long Island’s business community are expected to attend.

More than 170 entries were submitted for consideration in five categories, including Innovation, Leadership Excellence, Rising Star, Social Impact and Arts & Culture.

“The Gold Coast Arts Center was established to make the arts accessible to all members of the community, but it has exceeded

our expectations,” said Regina Gil, founder and executive director. “We have been very responsive to the area’s ever-changing demographics, size, needs, and demands. We offer programming that reaches approximately 100,000 people annually; including more than 4,000 people from 170 unique zip codes who attended our 2018 Gold Coast International Film Festival. We are Nassau County’s only independent multi-arts non-profit center.”

In 2017, the Gold Coast Arts Center launched a series of free programs designed for people living with dementia and their care partners called Making Memories Through The Arts. Individuals of all ages enjoy clips of classic films or live musical performances followed by guided conversation and reminiscence. Recognizing that the arts have the power to

spark memories and create emotional connections, the series has been attended by close to 1,000 patrons since its inception. If selected, the Gold Coast Arts Center will use the $5,000 award provided by the awards program to help grow the Making Memories Through the Arts initiative.

Finalists were chosen by Long Island’s business professionals during preliminary judging.

Members of the awards’ distinguished judging panel selected the Imagine Awards winners from among the finalists during final judging.

“Being named a finalist in The Long Island Imagine Awards is an important achievement,” said Ken Cerini, founder of the Long Island Imagine Awards. “It means that the organization has been identified as a leader on Long Island, exhibiting impactful and innovative operations. Congratulations to all of the finalists on their achievement.”

Details about Long Island Imagine Awards and the list of finalists in all categories are available at www.ceriniandassociates. com/imagine-awards.

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Art therapy at Parker Jewish

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The Chaminade High School boy’s varsity basketball team.

O’Connell scores 1,000th point Chaminade Varsity Basketball Point Guard Michael O’Connell scored his 1000 career point against St. Mary.

The last basketball player to score 1000 points for Cham-

inade was Thomas O’Connell, Michael’s brother.

Michael !and Thomas are both products of both the St. Aidan’s CYO and the Mineola PAL youth programs.

Andre Zileron, age 87, is a long-term care resident at Parker Jewish Institute. Zileron began working as a jeweler in Haiti when he was 12 years old. His skills increased over the years, and he worked in gold, silver and ivory, as well as crafting precious pieces with diamonds, semi-precious stones and cubic zirconia.

Over the decades, Zileron became one of Haiti’s master jewelers and a successful businessman — so successful that he was able to send his two sons, one daughter, and several grandchildren to live in the United States. His son even opened a local boutique to sell his father’s jewelry.

Zileron, who speaks only Creole and was born in Haiti, arrived in the U.S. after the Haitian earthquake in 2013.

Thrown to the floor and trapped by debris for three days, Haitian rescuers finally discovered!Zileron and brought him to a makeshift hospital. However, his family in the U.S. would have none of this; they immediately made calls and arranged for his flight north and admission to Parker in 2013 for rehabilitation.

As Zileron’s health im-

proved at Parker, he began looking for something to do.

Although he could no longer practice his jeweler’s art, he was introduced for the first time to the art of painting at Parker. According to Alycia D’avino, Parker’s assistant director of therapeutic recreation, “Andre never painted before, but he showed an interest so we got him started in art therapy class a year ago.

Painting got his creative juices flowing again, and now we can’t stop him,” she said.!Zileron was named Parker’s January 2019 “Artist of the Month.”

Michael Rosenblut, Parker president and CEO, noted that studies show older adults in skilled nursing facilities benefit

from creative activities like art.

“Art projects give one a sense of accomplishment, purpose and self-esteem. In Andre’s case, however, Parker’s art therapy program has turned a master jeweler into a master artist,” Rosenblut said.

Some of Zileron’s paintings will be submitted for the LeadingAge New York Art Competition. Parker is co-sponsoring an exhibition of his work, paintings by other Parker residents and from other skilled nursing facilities, in collaboration with LeadingAge New York, which represents nursing homes from throughout the state. The date of Parker’s exhibition will be announced shortly.

ROA Jewish, LGBTQ event

D’Urso attends Cuomo’s talk Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso recently joined the Long Island Association for a special presentation by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on plans for New York state and the region. The event was held at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.

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Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso recently attended Reach Out America’s Jewish and LGBTQ event, held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Manhasset. He had the opportunity to speak with Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in Manhattan, the country’s largest and best known LGBTQ synagogue.

D’Urso expressed his great appreciation for the lifetime of work that Rabbi Kleinbaum has accomplished, focusing on the needs of the LGBQT community.

“You’ve been helping LGBTQ people long before it was popular and I admire you for that,” D’Urso told her.

Judea talk on ‘Comparative Judaism’ Temple Judea of Manhasset will present a three-session seminar, “Comparative Judaism”. In each session, Rabbi Chizner of Temple Judea will ask probing questions to his colleague in order to reveal the unique qualities of that branch of Judaism.!!In addition, Rabbi Chizner will share the Reform Jewish view in comparison. Finally, each session will conclude with time for Q and A. The rabbis who will be participating in

each session are: Rabbi Howard Stecker of Temple Israel of! Great Neck (Conservative)! Tuesday, March 12 at 7:30 PM Cantor Eric Schulmiller of the Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore,!Wednesday, April 10 at 7:30 PM Rabbi Yaakov Reiter of Chabad of Roslyn (Orthodox),! Wednesday, May 15 at 7:30 PM

“Everything you wanted to know about Reform Judaism, Conservative Judaism, Reconstructionist Judaism, and Orthodox Judaism – but were afraid to ask.”!!

There is no fee for this seminar.!!All are invited.!

Reservations are required : (516) 6218049!!or www.temple-judea.com 333 Searingtown Road, Manhasset (off exit 36 on LIE)

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Hard Hats With Heart II

Free dental care, Donald Duck Passes Dental Care has been working with North Hempstead residents and the surrounding communities for over 40 years. For the second year in a row, during National Children’s Dental Health Month, they wanted to give back to the community by teaming up with the Head Start Program in Manhasset and give the children a day of free dentistry.

It wasn’t just about giving smiles to the children and their families, it was educating them and getting involved.

Dr. Harvey Passes allowed the children to have a day of dentistry without worry or stress by using entertainment and making himself sound like Donald Duck to distract the children as they were seated in the dental chair.

When the children were asked about their visit, one

child stated “This is really cool.

And this is the best thing that has ever happened.” Passes Dental Care provided a service to the children that is needed and was entertaining for the children. Between dancing in the waiting room to baby shark with the staff and being educated on their oral health, the children left the dental office with a memorable experience.

Since February celebrates National Children’s Dental Health Month, Passes Dental Care and the Head Start Program couldn’t have found a more fun and inspiring way to do that.

“We look forward to working with (them) again in the future. It’s always a pleasure,” said Passes Dental Care.

“We’re happy to continue getting feedback that the kids are enjoying brushing their teeth.”

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The American Heart Association is excited to announce that it will once again host its Hard Hats With Heart event on March 28. The second annual event will be held at Ferguson Showroom in Greenvale from 6 p.m. to!9 p.m.

According to the American Heart Association, adults in the construction industry have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease compared to all industries. The construction industry also has a higher obesity and smoking prevalence compared to all industries.

Be a part of something big along with premiere construction, real estate, engineering, and architecture companies

who are joining the region’s top corporate partners in support of the American Heart Association.

Special thank you goes to Long Island Life Is Why sponsors Bradley & Parker, Petro

Home Services and South Nassau Community Hospital/Mt. Sinai. For sponsorship or ticket information about the Hard Hats With Heart event visit LIHardHats.Heart.org.

Donation helps food bank Island Harvest Food Bank has received a $15,000 donation from New York & Atlantic Railway to assist the food bank with its collection and distribution efforts in Nassau and Suffolk counties according to Randi Shubin Dresner, president and CEO, Island Harvest Food Bank.

In addition to the contribution, NYAR’s employees have committed to volunteer their time assisting at Island Harvest Food Bank’s Hauppauge distribution center with such activities as sorting and packing food and personal care products to be distributed among the food bank’s member agencies across Long Island.

Glendale-based NYAR operates freight trains on the lines owned by Long Island Rail Road and transports a range of commodities critical to the region’s economy including lumber, paper, building materials, plastic, aggregates, recyclables, and food and beverage products.

“Island Harvest Food Bank is at the forefront in the fight against hunger and food insecurity on Long Island,” said James Bonner, president, NYAR. “We are constantly impressed by the countless ways in which they help children, seniors, veterans and working families who often

don’t have access to regular, nutritious meals, and we’re pleased to partner with them to help our neighbors in need.”

“NYAR’s support of what we do exemplifies the spirit of a good corporate citizen, and we are happy to have them joining us in the fight against hunger on Long Island,” said Shubin Dresner. “On behalf of the 300,000 Long Islanders whose lives we touch each day, we are grateful for NYAR’s caring, compassion, and generosity.”

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Northwell Health ‘Outpaces the Impossible’ Thanks to the generosity of 72,000 donors to Northwell Health’s “Outpacing the Impossible” campaign, which publicly launched last October, the nonprofit has surpassed the halfway point toward its $1 billion goal.

To date, Northwell’s campaign – its first system-wide, comprehensive fundraising campaign to propel innovations to advance health care – has raised more than $522 million, and includes all funds given by individual donors, corporations and foundations since the campaign’s inception in January of 2016.

“Donor support helps save lives,” said Michael Dowling, Northwell Health’s president and CEO. “We are setting the pace that will propel us into a healthier, better future. Support for Northwell helps us grow, discover and define the highest standards of care for everyone.”!

A record $21 million to support Northwell’s burgeoning endowment program was raised during the last weeks of December 2018. Endowments provide continued financial resources for designated positions and programs. Endowment dollars are invested and pay out a percentage of the value each year, which will sustain key leadership and

faculty positions within Northwell’s research, education and clinical programs. The original gift and any investment returns above the payout amount each year help endowments to grow over time and provide continuous support in perpetuity.

“In an ever-evolving healthcare environment, we rely on philanthropic support to drive innovative research, help educate

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the future generations of health care professionals and ensure excellent clinical care,” said Brian Lally, Northwell’s senior vice president and chief development officer. “Endowment support drives this vision and helps us sustain our mission to continually innovate to improve health care.”

The!campaign supports capital projects, improves hospitals

and clinical programs, advances research and funds endowment for teaching and research initiatives. It spurs donor support and engagement and in 2018, helped Northwell raise $133 million in gifts for its hospitals and programs – nearly $40 million of which came in the two months following the public launch of the Outpacing the Impossible campaign.

More people than ever before supported Northwell in 2018 – 30 percent more than 2017. Among them, 16,000 are new supporters of the organization, through Cohen Children’s Medical Center, and more than 5,000 Northwell employees contributed over $1 million to support a variety of initiatives across the health system. Since the campaign’s inception, nearly 6,000 Northwell employees – including 99 percent of Northwell’s leadership – have given close to $8 million.

Additionally, many of Northwell’s 2018 signature events – including the Northwell Health Walk, Feinstein Institute Summer Concert and the Constellation Gala, as well as regional hospital fundraising events – broke fundraising records and saw significant increases in donor support.

“More donors than ever are supporting Northwell Health and we can’t thank them enough for helping us to reach this milestone. Their belief in our mission inspires us. Every gift to the campaign accelerates potential cures,” Lally added. “Philanthropy is critical to Northwell Health, and helps us to take better care of more people.”

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Opponents ignoring facts on immigration

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he letter by John Messina (Feb. 15) could serve as Exhibit A in a case for significantly enhancing critical thinking training and reasoned argument skills in our education system.

In the letter, Messina claims, with no evidence, that undocumented immigrants (a group he denigrated with the derogatory label “illegals”) contribute to the murder rate.

Let’s begin with the facts, information very easily obtained in the modern era using Internet search tools.

Statistics published by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, has shown that undocumented immigrants commit far fewer murders than native-born citizens, and fewer crimes overall.

Numerous other state-level analyses have supported the findings from the Cato Institute report. This cuts down the central premise of his argument since if we accept his position we should be most concerned with those born in this country.

But the real lesson is in how Messina crafts his argument, in which he violates at least three rules of reasoned argument.

First, he argues his position by assuming its central premise is true, an argument

that could be restated as “illegal immigrants commit murders.”

This is called “begging the question,” and it is a known error in reasoning because the truth of the conclusion is assumed and stated by the arguer rather than assembled through evidence. This error in reasoning is also known as circular reasoning.

Second, Messina presents a non sequitur, which is defined by assuming that this (illegal immigration) causes that (increased murder rate).! This fallacy makes plain that the arguer is seeking to support a claim without evidence.

Third, in making his points about the dangers undocumented immigrants pose in our communities, Messina points out that they number between 20 and 30 million residents of the country.

This follows with the leading question of “how many Americans will be killed in the future by some of them?”

The inference arising from this rhetorical device is illustrative of the ad ignoratum error, the premise of which is that because we don’t know how many undocumented immigrants might commit a crime, it must be true a real and significant danger. Problematic for Messina’s argument is that the

same claim could just as easily be stated about native-born citizens and with more force, which as the data cited here show, pose a far greater risk to the public than undocumented immigrants.

To be clear, the intent in this letter is not to attack Messina, lest I myself fall into the trap of an ad hominem, another violation of standards for arguing a position.

However, the argument presented by Messina represents a common problem in the position of those seeking to restrict immigration or expunge the country of undocumented immigrants.

Our country’s chief executive, Donald Trump, has stated without fact several of the points raised in Messina’s letter. And this raises my broader point: as of this writing, on Feb. 17, according to the public poll aggregator 538.com, approximately 41.8 percent of the public approves of Trump.

If the public was better educated in the basic tenets of reasonable argument, not to mention the ability to ferret out falsehoods, then a man like Trump could not possibly have approval levels at this level nor stood even a modest chance of being nominated let alone occupy the highest office in the land.

The best medicine to combat the falsehoods spouted daily from the White House is a robust education system where our citizens learn how to appraise information, engage in properly reasoned arguments, and then participate in citizen activism where our leaders reflect a similar value in reasonable discourse, regardless of party affiliation.

The importance of this cannot be overstated, for the falsehoods and lack of reason from our elected officials has a significant impact on policies implemented that affect us all. Until the public is armed with better tools for reasoned discourse, we will be faced with persistent forcefully stated, yet manifestly incorrect, positions that in turn can be terribly damaging to the republic.

For, in the end, referring to the aforementioned data from the Cato Institute, the group that commits the fewest crimes are… legal immigrants. This suggests that one potent remedy to Messina’s concerns, and the concerns of others like him, is to provide a clear and straightforward path to citizenship.

Dean McKay Port Washington!

Illegal immigration a threat to safety, culture

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here is one sentence that I would like to address that appeared in your op-ed column today, 2/14/19.!

“Nor is there any question in our minds that there is no crisis along our southern border or that the wall Mexico was supposed to pay for will not stop drugs or reduce crime. We also believe that the wall represents an appeal to people’s racial prejudices.”

I hardly know where to start. Let me begin by stating that, although I am a lifelong Republican, I did not vote for Donald Trump. His behavior during the campaign was so childish and rude that I wrote in the name of another primary candidate from the GOP slate.!

That being said, not everything that Trump does is on the wrong side of an issue and on this is one he is correct, in my mind, which I dare say, is certainly equal to yours.!

Long before he was a candidate, I have read about the number of illegals sneaking into our country and I resent the intrusion and the financial drain on the American citizens.!

I follow the laws of this country and I expect others to do the same.! If you don’t think that thousands of people pouring into this country month after month with barely a dime in their pockets, needing to be fed, clothed, housed and medically treated by the American public is not a

crisis then I would say you care very little about your fellow citizens. They are working their behinds off to keep their heads above water.!

Then, there are those who have lost their lives to people who are here illegally and I dare say that if your children, wife or mother, etc., was one of them, your benevolent attitude would be greatly subdued.

You, like all lefties, want to make a racial thing out of it.! Do you really think that if Sweden was to the south of us that we would welcome people sneaking in here with open arms?! The issues would be the same.! They are breaking the law and they need to enter this country the legal way.!

I have read articles over the years,

written by ranchers and farmers, whose properties border Mexico and many tell of their experiences with drug cartels cutting across their land, driving through fences and delivering their drugs that way.! Not all drugs come through legitimate ports of entry.!

What amazes me the most is that you can see this all happening right before your eyes and that you have no respect for the safety, culture and well-being of your own countrymen.! Drugs, crime and illegal immigration may never be stopped but much could be done to diminish all of it if the will is there. !!

Gayle Palmer Williston Park

Right thing on minimum legal sales for tobacco

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ov. Cuomo’s inclusion of tobacco prevention measures in the New York state 2019 proposed budget aims to protect our youth from the ill effects of tobacco use.

As a volunteer with the American Heart Association, I’m proud that we have long advocated for anti-tobacco measures. We are glad to see that the proposed budget includes! raising the minimum legal sales age for tobacco products to 21.

We applaud the governor’s proposed

statewide action. Tobacco 21 has already passed local legislation in both Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, and expansion of this legislation statewide will enhance sparing youth the potentially deadly effects of a lifelong smoking habit.

While the tobacco industry has done a good job marketing these products to youth through candy flavors and the false idea that they don’t contain nicotine, the truth is, most contain the same amount of nicotine as a pack of cigarettes.

Adolescent brains aren’t fully developed until age 25, giving nicotine an incredibly impactful influence on cognitive functions, including the area of the brain related to addiction.

Importantly, we know that Tobacco 21 will be successful. A 2015 study from the Institute of Medicine shows that passing a T21 law can stop young adults from picking up their first cigarette. It also makes it harder for high school students to purchase tobacco and pass it on to younger friends.

Smoking is a leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke, and the leading cause of preventable death. Simply put, tobacco control measures that reduce smoking rates will save lives throughout our state.

Dr. Russell Schiff President, Long Island American Heart Association board of directors and director, Ambulatory Pediatric Cardiology Northwell Health !

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READERS WRITE

Behind ferry launch deadline extension

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here is more to the Federal Highway Administration approving the city of Glen Cove yet another time extension before having to pay back $16.6 million in grant funding.! “Glen Cove ferry launch deadline extended” (Jessica Parks — Feb. 8).!

These dollars were approved in 2003 for construction of a new ferry terminal. It was to support a new ferry service from Glen Cove to the downtown Manhattan financial district which has yet to start.!

Based upon my previous 31 years experience in management of Federal Transit Administration capital grants for similar ferry capital projects, it should have taken several years to complete construction of any ferry terminal.! Three years later, ferry service should have been up and running by 2006.!!

Federal grants include basic project descriptions, milestones and budgets.! Recipients are required to submit periodic progress reports and explanations for delays.! Federal investments should reach beneficial use and

be in transit service within a reasonable time period.!

Based upon language in any Master Grant Agreement, between the federal! agency and recipient, is a clause which would provide the right to ask for their money back if the investment is not used for its intended purpose.!

Waiting 17 years until 2020 to see if this might happen is a clear example of waste, fraud and abuse of federal tax dollars.!

My agency would have been obligated to ask Glen Cove to return any unspent funds, repay the balance of expended funds and return them to the treasury.!

Perhaps my old colleagues in the Federal Highway Administration were subject to undue influence by other federal elected officials on behalf of Glen Cove.! Were they made “an offer they couldn’t refuse” to keep the grant open and give Glen Cove more time under yet another recovery schedule to complete the project?!

A cat has nine lives and Glen Cove used them all up long ago. How disappointing

that the Federal Highway Administration issued yet another time extension to May 2020 for initiation of permanent ferry service.! If federal employees do not do their duty as stewards of the taxpayers’ funds, the Federal Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General surely would have.

It is naive to believe that local residents would pay a premium fare estimated to be $45 or more.! This would be significantly higher than what the LIRR would charge for a similar trip into Manhattan including a transfer to the NYC Transit subway.!!A 2017 city survey of people who rode a special summer ferry to help LIRR passengers avoid “summer of hell” construction at Penn Station found that only 12 percent were willing to pay as much as! $40 to $45 for round-trip ferry service.

A 2015 city survey of potential ferry commuters found that 75 percent would pay no more than $25.! ! Previous attempts of private operators have failed due to insufficient ridership.!

There is no reason why this

would not continue.! It is obvious that any private operator who bids on providing service starting in 2020 will be looking for millions in subsidies.! !

How much money is Glen Cove, Nassau County and Albany prepared to provide in operating assistance to make this new service financially viable for a private operator?! Past private ferry operators have come and gone. They could not financially survive on farebox revenue alone without!government subsidy.

MTA LIRR, Nassau Inter County Express bus, NYC Transit bus, subway and commuter rail along with NYC DOT Staten Island Ferry and NYC Economic Development Corporation private ferry operators are subsidized by a combination of city, state and federal assistance for both capital and operating costs.!

New ferry service from Glen Cove to Manhattan will require similar subsidies if it is to get off the ground and survive.! The only way for this service to be potentially viable is adding more stops.! Including interme-

diate stops in Queens including Bayside, College Point, Flushing Marina, LaGuardia Airport and Long Island City.! These additional stops would add more travel time.! It could, however, generate significant additional riders resulting in a more financially viable operation.!!

Even the MTA LIRR $11.8 billion East Side Access to Grand Central Terminal may be completed and running in less time. Would past and current Glen Cove mayors tolerate a similar boondoggle if it was 100 percent locally funded managed by their own Department of Public Works?! I doubt that they would be reelected by local constituents.

Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation historian, advocate and writer who previously worked 31 years for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office) ".

Don’t mess with good thing in VGN

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alloween came early this year in the Village of Great Neck. Plenty of tricks — few treats for tax-paying residents. The mayor’s consultants, VHB of Hauppauge, are forecasting a 17 percent population increase (approximately 1,700 people) over the next 10 years.

Contrast that number to the average growth pattern of 3 percent since 2010. In what alternative universe is 17 percent growth to our village perceived as a community benefit? This magnitude of growth will sure destroy our quality of life, as we know it.

Meanwhile, Mayor Bral has happily coined the phrase, community benefit, and he uses it — frequently. Be forewarned.

According to the 107-page VHB document, required reading for all village residents, the phrase, community benefit gives the mayor carte blanche to approve all development as he sees fit.

Heavens to Betsy! Are you worried yet? You should be.

Despite the planned development of 16 new build-

ings on Middle Neck Road and seven new buildings on East Shore Road, not to mention the planned construction taking place simultaneously by other Great Neck villages, VHB consultants are projecting the following: No impact to traffic on Middle Neck Road No impact to traffic on East Shore Road No impact to noise pollution No impact on air quality No impact to water resources No impact on available parking No problem absorbing 84 additional children in the Great Neck public schools (I believe this figure is grossly understated.)

When an elected official of an upscale Long Island community makes the monumental decision, on his own, with a silent board and scant resident input, to refashion the community into the next Brooklyn or Queens, how can any intuitive man or woman accept that as a community benefit?

Still, this mayor admonishes us, “People need to look at it (the proposed plan) with an open mind.”

Message received, Mayor Bral. The plans you envision for our village will ultimately destroy the community and the quality of life residents come to expect. Why do you suppose so many residents have relocated here from their place of origin — Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx?

On a related matter, it appears the mayor is regretting his earlier decision to allow subdivisions to reign our residential streets.

Anyone familiar with 35 Croydon Ave. subdivision knows all too well, that these monstrosities mock area residents every day with their absurdly close proximity — clearly out of proportion for the single parcel of land it occupies.

Mayor Bral is now proposing a six-month moratorium on residential sub-divisions because now, he says (according to the Great Neck News) they are an eyesore. Oops! Will there

be a subsequent oops moment when the mayor recognizes that his plan to urbanize our village is yet another disastrous and costly mistake?

Singles and young married couples (who have saved a bit of money) have made Long Island their destination precisely for its contrast to dense, vertical housing, noise, air pollution and congestion.

A diverse population of young couples and older couples embrace the quality of life we enjoy here. That’s why the Town of North Hempstead’s Project Independence was created and is so successful.

Our elders are happily aging in their own homes or at least, in their own community, without the stress of moving away.

The Senior Center is now the Social Center. And Grace Avenue Park is a quiet oasis for the young at heart of all ages.

Besides, no Long Island realtor I know advertises a listing by declaring the property is located in an urban jungle, on a noisy, crowded, dirty street.

Edna Mashaal, Andi Levine

and, Mindy Greenberg, who represent but a few of Great Neck’s prestigious realtors must be scarfing down pints of Ben & Jerry’s at your plan to destroy the community they earn an enviable living from.

Perhaps, Mayor Bral, you are the one who needs to pack your bags and flee. Don’t spoil it for the rest of us who respect Great Neck. Young working couples, who scrimp and save and struggle, have been happily residing, for generations, in the many housing options Great Neck Plaza has to offer. Residency in Great Neck is now and will always be a privilege — it is never an entitlement. !No petition required.

Join your fellow concerned residents at the public hearing (to discuss re-zoning) on Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m., at Village Hall (61 Baker Hill Road). If you can’t attend, written remarks will be accepted by the close of business day on the 19th.

Judy Shore Rosenthal Great Neck

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Stand by local Immigrants not the problem law enforcement M

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YPD Detective Brian Simonsen was killed in friendly fire along with Sgt. Matthew Gorman who was wounded while responding to a robbery in Richmond Hill.

The suspect, Christopher Ransom, had 25 prior arrests, was wounded and is charged with many felony counts including murder.

Here was a hero cop who did what had to be done and it cost him his life. As Police Commissioner James O’Neill said, “Make no mistake about it, friendly fire aside, it is because of the actions of the suspect that Detective Simonsen

is dead.”

That is so very sad, a good and dedicated cop died because of the actions of another.

He was loved and respected by family, friends, neighbors, fellow officers and especially the community he served in the 102nd Precinct as reported.

As such my heartfelt prayers go out to all who are mourning at this time. Remember this too: Let’s salute all those thousands of dedicated men and women police officers who put their lives on the line every day. God bless you all.

Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Mineola

No to ‘urban’ feel Village of G.N.

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his Tuesday, Feb. 19, the future of the Village of Great Neck will be hanging in the balance.## Mayor Pedram Bral has proposed a major change to the zoning of both Middle Neck Road and East Shore Road, allowing for five-story apartment houses, or perhaps even higher ones, on these roads.

This will create an urban environment and will create overcrowding on our roads and in our schools. Along East Shore Road, the water view of current residents will be blocked.

It is of utmost importance that the residents of the Village of Great Neck, as well as other residents of the peninsula,

come forward on Tuesday evening to voice your objections to this plan.

Many of us do see the need for changes, but they should not include relaxing the height and setback limits of our buildings.

The meeting officially begins at 7:30 p.m., but I urge you to come early.

On Feb. 5, the room was overflowing, with many people standing in the lobby of the Village Hall.#If you can’t come, send in a letter immediately to jgill@greatneckvillage.org.# A deadline of Tuesday, Feb. 19 for letters#has been set by the mayor.

Amy Glass Great Neck

y point, Mr. Messina, was that the mass shootings are done

by U.S.# citizens. You state “it is almost impossible to determine in advance,# who these killers will be.”

The same can be said for someone here# illegally or are you actually implying that, be-

cause there are# supposedly 10 to 20 million people here illegally, they are,#therefore, more likely to become murderers?

That’s poppycock.

The easy# access to guns is the problem in this country (see the latest in#Illinois).# And don’t you dare to presume how I would feel if a loved

one were# killed. My feelings would be devastation, anger and grief no matter who pulled the trigger. # I don’t need pity from someone like you.

Mary Ellen Scherer New Hyde Park

Don’t allow Dejana residences

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t has been a long fight for residents throughout Port who have shown up by the hundreds at BZA and BOT meetings, written letters, signed petitions and spoken out overwhelmingly against the Manorhaven boards allowing the out-of-code Dejana apartments to be built and to forever open the door to changing the character and quality of life in Port.

The spirit and intent of preserving a historic seaside residential community and maintaining the future viability of

Port would provably not be observed by the granting of these variances.

Rather, resident after resident objected that these significant out-of-code variances would do permanent harm to the community and be an injustice to its safety and welfare, it’s quality and way of life, and an affront to all the residents Manorhaven officials should serve.# As residents chanted in unison at the BZA members, “build to code” and “abide by the code,” this resident fight has

come down to one simple premise, the common good of all vs. what’s good for one.# On Feb. 19, five BZA members will vote. Whose voice will these five people,#all appointed

by Mayor Avena,#listen to — the thousands of residents who live here and call Port their home or the one builder who doesn’t and wants to profit from it?

The decent and honest and right choice is easy… living with the wrong one is not.

Lucretia Steele Port Washington

Dems don’t need ex GOPers

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n your Feb. 15 issue, you reported that former Floral Park Mayor Thomas Tweedy had decided to seek the Democratic nomination for Hempstead town councilman representing the 2nd District.

Tweedy, a registered Republican, is apparently following in the footsteps of George Maragos, the former Nassau County comptroller, who left the GOP to run against Laura Curran in the Democratic primary for county executive in 2017.

I, for one, am sick of Republican politicians, like Tweedy and Maragos, who feel that they

have a better chance of primarying their way onto the Democratic ballot line than competing in their own party’s primary.

Based on the Feb. 15 article, it’s not clear just what values Tweedy purports to share with rank-and-file Democratic voters in his town council district.# Merely expressing dissatisfaction with the current state of the Republican party or promising to “restore integrity” to town government does not a Democrat make.

Further, his shortsighted, unyielding opposition to the Long Island Rail Road’s third-

track project, while he served as Floral Park mayor, raises serious questions on how effective an advocate he’d actually be for residents of the 2nd District.

In the interests of full disclosure, I am not a resident of the Town of Hempstead, so who gets the Democratic nomination in this race is not up to me.# However, I do urge local Democrats with skin in the game to put forward a real Democrat to oppose Tweedy.

Don’t let your ballot line be hijacked.

Matthew Zeidman New Hyde Park

ALL THINGS POLITICAL

Amazon debacle a very costly lesson for N.Y. Continued from Page 15 New York and New Jersey offer incentives to each other’s businesses. The same happens with Nassau and Suffolk, as incentives are offered for companies to stay in place with little

actual new job creation and tax dollars are squandered.

Amazon represented an opportunity to break free from that ludicrous cycle and we blew it.

One thing elected officials can do to fix the tax incentive

mess and work together to attract new capital, including corporations from overseas, is to sign a non-aggression pact.

No town, county, city or state in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut should offer any

tax break to any business located within their borders.

This would focus resources on attracting out-of-region talent, instead of a corporate headquarters moving from Manhattan to Jersey City or visa versa.

Tax incentives should be aimed at net new jobs to a region. Otherwise, we are on a race to nowhere. The loss of Amazon and all the commerce it would have brought to the region, is the reality check.

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Business&RealEstate

Staying or going or leaving this spring?

Periodically, I traverse our long island roads and head to Lowes, Home Depot, Consumers, Ikea, and furniture stores, like Raymour and Flanigan, Seigermans (where I had bought furniture 25 years ago) Bob’s Discount Furniture and Ikea over the course of about 10 days.

I had created my own survey made up of questions, such as to what people were purchasing and why, their budgets for upgrades and improvements, how long they have been in their homes, and at what point they might consider selling or either downsizing or upgrading in purchasing their next home; as well as at what point or timeline they had in mind when they might considering retiring and either staying in New York or leaving to other warmer destinations altogether.

My pertinent and probing questions gave rise to not only why they were doing those upgrades and improvements, but did they believe that what they were doing would garner a greater return?

The answers were varied, but consistent in the fact that besides answering my basic improvement questions and thoughts of downsizing or up-

grading to a larger home; one of their major concerns they conveyed to me, had to do with when they were going to retire, if at all and if it would be as comfortable as their parents had been experiencing.

The fact that they were planning to work longer into their senior years or were already doing so, proved to me that a majority, either didn’t save enough for an anticipated longer retirement period, based on current statistics or they just wanted to keep active and working and be healthy (getting out of the house, so as to not deal with their wives and I heard the same response from women too about their husbands).

This reduced conflicts when they were out working and it was also more enlightening and fulfilling as one retired contractor told me at a Home Depot.

He said, “I’m somewhat comfortable because my wife was a tier one teacher and had retired with a hefty pension and that he wanted to continue, if just for the other side benefits and perks; although his wife had medical and dental benefits for both of them.

We also had more to talk about in the evenings. We are

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch

all paying for those excellent benefits in our school taxes, which are some of the highest in our nation. He appeared to me to be somewhat comfortable financially as my questions kept probing as tactfully as possible, to know why he kept working.

Keeping busy and earning additional income, while collecting social security (do you know that each year from 65 to 70 that you do not take your Social Security, the system provides you with an overall 8 percent bump above your normal benefit, each year that you delay collecting.

So while the system can pay out, you would receive a

total benefit of 140 percent of what you would have received if you began collecting at 65.

But then you would have to live to approximately 80, to be ahead of the game.

In this fashion, it enabled him, to keep active and have a more productive life and have a purpose in getting up each morning as he did in his own business for over 35 years.

Working for a major corporation enabled him and his wife to save additional money enhancing their retirement years.

The upgrades and improvements were for their personal enjoyment and benefit and had less to do with selling their home. Years ago there was an article in Newsday about the “graying of Long Island” and it is obvious, that those that have not left and decided to stay because they love Long Island and New York, are growing older and more gray or white-haired!

They are the fortunate ones that have enough savings and investment income to be comfortable financially; but a portion of those I spoke to spend four to six months in the southern states of North or South Caroline, Georgia or the most favorite, Florida.

However, adding to the still

low housing inventory today was the fact that many stay put because their children are nearby. However, their response to me would be, “I am not selling and we will let our children decide to sell or to rent out our home, when we are gone!

I have experienced this situation with several customers, who asked me whether to sell or to fix, upgrade and then just rent for positive cash flow.

My answer in certain instances was, absolutely.

Since they are not growing anymore, the investment value is number one in my book and its’ value doesn’t change as suddenly and drastically and react to bad news as the stock market always does.

Now, many Brokers and agents may not want to agree with me or follow my path; but if you were a CFP (certified financial planner), wouldn’t it be your legal duty to advise and consult your clients to receive the best return on their money?

Well, that is how we work in guiding parents and children to realize the best return on their housing investment, based on the risk tolerance and determining whether or not they want to be in the landlord game. However, one must ascertain what capital gains, if any would have to be paid when selling your parent’s home, depending on what type of trust or will your parents had.

We believe “paying it forward” and giving more in consulting our client sellers, investors, purchasers and renters will always come back to us in a positive way and that’s the only way we work to benefit our homeowners and consumers.

Philip A. Raices is the owner of Turn Key Real Estate in Great Neck. He is a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also a Certified International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S.) He can be reached by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com or by Cell, (516) 647-4289 to answer any of your questions. To search for property, see what your home is worth or homes that have sold in your area, go to: WWW.Li-RealEstate.Com or we can provide you a free CMA (Comparative Market Analysis) absolutely “free” without obligation and no strings attached!

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Recent Real Estate Sales in Great Neck Great Neck Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $836,500 Demographics near Great Neck, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

City 10,143 7,535 38 3 81,778 39,915

County 1,361,350 4,744 41.3 3 98,401 42,949

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55 Rose Avenue, Great Neck Sold Price: $945,000 Date: 12/03/2018 3 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 78x100 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $12,627 MLS# 3065874

6-8 Wooley’s Lane, Great Neck Sold Price: $180,000 Date: 01/02/2019 1 beds, 1 Full baths Style: Co-Op # of Families: 1 Schools: Great Neck MLS# 2970700

1 Genevieve Place, Great Neck Sold Price: $855,000 Date: 01/30/2019 3 beds, 2 Full baths Style: Ranch # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 81x100 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $15,521 MLS# 3075298

32 Elliot Road, Great Neck Sold Price: $910,000 Date: 02/05/2019 3 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 70x100 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $15,322 MLS# 3065232

Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in Great Neck by a variety of real estate agencies. The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes are presented based solely on the fact that they were recently sold in Great Neck and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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Housing petition strength overstated

Continued from Page 1 Meanwhile, a change.org petition started on Saturday by the Northshore Asian Civic Association calling on the board to reject the proposed changes and extend the hearing period, garnered 750 signatures within a day. By early Tuesday afternoon, it had over 1,100 signers.

At the Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday night, Rebecca Davoudian, a secretary for the Great Neck Citizens Advisory Committee for the revitalization of Middle Neck Road and East Shore Road, said a change.org petition formed the same day and has already garnered almost 700 signatures.

The petitions do not have a public list of signatures, so the Great Neck News could not independently verify how many signers reside within or outside the Village of Great Neck.

“Many of us moved to Great Neck because we love the quality of the school district, the diversity of the community and the charming of small town life,” the petition states. “While we agree revitalization and capital investment is critical to the long term success of VGN, we do not feel the proposed zoning change is the solution.”

At the Jan. 15 Board of Trustees meeting, Bral said the village hired VHB, an engineering firm, more than a year ago as a consultant to come up with ways to revitalize the Middle Neck Road corridor because of the petition filed in 2017 and concerns about the area’s businesses.

“The reason we are doing this, and I’m going to say a very brief statement, why we started even looking at this, was because we got a petition of about 500 people asking for some changes to provide a more diverse resi-

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Support for more diverse housing in the Village of Great Neck may’ve been overstated, an analysis of the petition suggests. dential space,” Bral said at the time. “Also, since I became the mayor, and even before I was the mayor, there were always complaints about the empty stores, the business corridor not being kept properly, all the stores are closing, and everyone was asking for a way for us to intervene and come up with ways of making the village more friendly, more accessible to different age groups to younger to older.”

Changes to the village’s incentive overlay district, which would include portions of Middle Neck Road and East Shore Road, have not yet been approved as of Feb. 18.

But the proposed amendments aim to encourage development by allowing for incentives to be given to developers — say, an extra floor of height —#in exchange for something that would be a “community benefit” like affordable housing or public access to the Manhasset Bay waterfront on a case-by-case basis by the Board of Trustees.

“The whole idea of incentive zoning is to bring the developers and the landlords on the negotiating table and we can say this is what the village needs and this is what we’re willing to give them.

They’re not getting anything as of right.”

Pedram Bral GREAT NECK VILLAGE MAYOR

Rebecca Rosenblatt Gilliar, a civic activist, along with other residents, conducted an analysis of the petition independently of the Great Neck News after obtaining the petition via a FOIL request.

Gilliar’s analysis found similar numbers, with 151 of the

petition’s 399 signers — someone may have signed twice — identified as residing outside the village. Most signers are not registered to vote, almost all of the surnames appeared to be of Iranian descent, and nearly 40 percent reside outside the village, Gilliar said.

“The intent of the petition was to confirm the mayor’s assertion that our village needs apartment buildings five stories high,” Gilliar said, “but it turns out the petition does not speak for those of us who actually live here in this village.”

Gilliar also noted that “the mayor had obviously not had the petition vetted, as would be done in any of the other villages.”

The petition itself claims “the Village of Great Neck is currently facing a crisis with our young adults and young families moving out of the village at an alarming rate.” It goes on to say that the “aging population and mass exodus” of young, educated people will negatively affect taxes, schools, home values and the village’s growth.

It then says that “this dire situation is due to the limited options available of purchasable housing that is appealing to the younger generation” and that “the existing stock of detached single-family homes and apartment buildings in the village” is “no longer desirable to a large segment of the millennial generation.”

The petition also says “as taxpayers, we respectfully demand that the [Board of Trustees] find policy solutions to encourage alternative forms of purchasable housing options in the village that are aimed at the next generation of Great Neck homeowners.”

The document recommends that “specifically, the BOT should

encourage a reasonable amount of denser development, such as condominiums, that provide a greater range of housing choices at a greater range of price points than the existing stock of available housing.”

Robert Barbach, the former building superintendent who is now a consultant to the village’s building department, said the village did not vet the petition and took the petition “at its face” because it has been “a recurring comment” that properties have become more expensive and young adults have found it difficult to live there.

“It’s representative, even if it’s not people who are residents of the village. It’s people who would like to be residents of the village,” Barbach said. “… That’s really the key here – that people would like to come and live in our village and they’re finding that the entry point is sometimes just so difficult.”

Asked about the petition and how less than 300 Great Neck village residents signed on, Bral said that he “can’t imagine that we can get a majority of them signing a petition,” and that the diverse citizens advisory committee solicited a lot of feedback from residents.

Bral also said that when the village started the “revitalization” process, “it wasn’t necessarily to address the lack of housing.” Rather, he said, it came from talks “about how the business corridor needs a facelift” and what can be done to accomplish that.

“The whole idea of incentive zoning is to bring the developers and the landlords on the negotiating table and we can say this is what the village needs and this is what we’re willing to give them.”

Bral said. “They’re not getting anything as of right.”

Familiar faces in uncontested races Local Dem Continued from Page 2 Weinberg, an attorney, became acting mayor in September 2014 after Mayor Bob Stern resigned, and officially became mayor about a month later. He has been serving in that capacity since.

Jill Monoson, an attorney with the Great Neck firm Kestenbaum & Mark, began serving as a trustee in January 2015. Prior to that, she was a village justice from 1999 to 2009.

Weston, meanwhile, was elected in 2017 after Trustee Gary Noren decided not to seek re-election.

In Russell Gardens, population 878, David Miller, currently the acting mayor, is uncontested in his bid for mayor. This follows the retirement of longtime Mayor Steven Kirschner, who has moved out of the village, in January.

Russell Gardens Trustees Jane Krakauer, who has served since 2009 and Martin Adickman, who has served since 2003, are also running uncontested for two-year terms.

Meanwhile in Kensington, home to an estimated 1,131 people, Trustees Darren Kaplan, who is also deputy mayor, and Alina Hendler are both running uncontested for two-year terms.

In Saddle Rock, with an estimated 728, residents, Mayor Dan Levy and Trustees Mark Collins and David Schwartz, currently serving as the deputy mayor, are uncontested in their respective bids.

Levy, a ophthalmologist in private practice, was elected to be the mayor of Saddle Rock after the death of Leonard Samansky in 2011.#He also served on the Board of Zoning and Appeals, on the Board of Trustees and as the village’s commissioner of parks and recreation, according to his biography on the village website.

Schwartz has served as trustee since 2011, while Collins has been on the Board of Trustees since 2005.

The villages of Great Neck, Kings Point and Lake Success, hold their respective elections in June.

candidates announced Continued from Page 55 islator Judith Jacobs’ sudden death in 2016.

County legislators elected in 2019 will be in office during the redrawing of the county’s legislative districts, which will be conducted after the 2020 census. Republicans held a majority of the seats in the Legislature during the most recent redistricting in 2013.

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A taste of France resonates in G.N. Continued from Page 2 “I hope we can continue revitalizing Middle Neck Road the right way with proper businesses and smart development.”

Products made from traditional French-inspired recipes are baked and prepared on site in front of customers with the ingredients mostly sourced from U.S. food producers.

Among its menu items are artisanal breads, baguette sandwiches, French sweets and a mix of American fare and beverages like macchiato, cappucino, latte, house coffee and cold brews.

While not fully kosher, the bakery does not use shellfish or lobster products.

“New Yorkers have sophisticated taste when it comes to food, especially their breads and pastries.

They want high qual-

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Marie Blachére’s pastries are baked on site and showcased for customers. ity, authentic, fresh food made from only the best ingredients,” Christophe Besnard, the international business development coordinator, said late last year when the bakery’s opening was announced.

“That is what Marie Blachére stands for and that

is what our reputation is built on.”

Sisters Nora and MaryAnn Kelly of Flushing, who found out about the opening in a newspaper and came there for the first time Feb. 19, said they believe Marié Blachére of Great Neck has

“great opportunity.”

“Finding a bakery, a real kind of bakery, is very difficult,” Nora said, “so I think people will be attracted.”

Maria D’Amelio, a Great Neck resident since 1974, may be one of those people.

Marie Blachére is open for business at 550 Middle Neck Road.

She said she had made three visits to the bakery this week, the last time for a tart – and it probably won’t be the last.

“I’m here for more,” D’Amelia said with a laugh, “so I think that I’m going to get a lot of weight as long as they’re

here.”

The business can be reached at" (516) 4870864. Its hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Anyone considering working at Marie Blachére is encouraged to stop by in person with a resumé.

Improved public transit key: Kaiman Continued from Page 20 bon-neutral by 2050, including emissions from cars, public transportation, homes and office building heating.

A conference room on the second floor of the Nassau County Legislature was packed with scientists, local officials and advocates for renewable energy resources.

Many who spoke commended the panel of senators and assembly representatives that hosted the hearing for taking climate change seriously.

“Thank you for hosting a hearing on climate change on Long Island,” Esposito said to rousing applause from the room.

The hearings and the proposed bill gives residents hope and faith for a better tomorrow in working collaboratively to face the greatest challenge of our generation, Es-

posito said."

The bill has been long supported by the state’s Democratic majority Assembly, but did not advance further in a Republican-controlled state senate. In" November," Democrats seized control of both houses and since then the bill has gained traction.

The bill is not the only option, however.

In Cuomo’s State of the State address last month, he pledged to require 100 percent of the state’s electric generated from public utilities to come from renewable energy resources by 2040.

Cuomo’s pledge follows the state Public Service Commission’s Clean Energy Standard plan, which requires 50 percent of New York’s electricity to be produced from renewable energy sources like wind and solar by 2030 and will implement an aggres-

sive phase-in schedule over the next several years, according to the governor’s website.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, greenhouse gas emissions from the production of electricity accounted for 28 percent of total emissions in 2016 nationally.

Esposito said she believes that aspects of both plans can be merged.

Setting a date for total emissions to eventually reach zero is prudent and important, according to Esposito. Other issues, she added, include"educating the public on the benefits of action and dispelling myths regarding renewable energy resources, as well as devising an effective plan for public transportation on the island.

Climate change is very real and will make transitioning to renewable energy dif-

ficult, according to Paul Shepson, dean of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University.

“It is a real threat to our society, our infrastructure and to the natural world and addressing this problem is one of the great challenges of the 21st century,” Shepson said."

Asked by Kaminsky how serious an issue climate change is on a scale of one to 10, Shepson replied 10 and called it an “insidious, slow” problem. Moving toward renewable energy will be a decades-long, future investment, but will create new “green” jobs, he said.

“It will require investment, political will, hard work, determination and innovation,” Shepson said."

Lurvey goes from counsel to council

Continued from Page 3 found North Shore Action, a community action group, in early 2017 and served as its co-president. The organization has organized rallies against gun violence, hosted community forums, and worked on issues like pedestrian safety and the environment.

“I am working with North Shore Action, but I have, after a lot of serious thinking about it, decided to step down as co-president,” Lurvey said.

“It was not an easy decision to make,” Lurvey added.

“I think that my involvement with North Shore Action and organizations like this will put me in closer touch with some of the concerns that the residents have, so I think that it will be a benefit.”

She said there are ongoing issues like replacing trees lost in Manhasset Valley Park and Whitney Pond

Park due to Superstorm Sandy, problems with commuter parking lots and managing capital projects.

“Just because there’s been a change in who represents District 4, this shouldn’t mean that these projects don’t get finished,” Lurvey said. “They need to continue.”

Lurvey also said the town has received a grant to update the 1999 Water Quality Improvement Plan for Manhasset Bay. “So I’ll be working with the Manhasset Bay Protection Committee to help identify major pollution sources and to develop recommendations and ways to manage pollution,” Lurvey said.

Lurvey said it has been “quite a whirlwind” adjusting to the new position.

Her office is still relatively bare bones, too —"but

she does have a piece of paper from a recent environmental community meeting, hosted by Temple Beth-El Rabbi Tara Feldman. It has one Hebrew word on it: tikvah.

“It means hope and that’s the name I chose for myself when I converted to Judaism about 17 years ago,” Lurvey said. “And Rabbi Feldman was saying that the tikvah has a letter here, which I believe was a kaf, and it has a line that she was explaining was a connecting line and hope connects us all.”

“So I thought that was a very nice thing to put up in my office,” Lurvey said. “I have a lot more decorating to do.”

There will be a swearing-in ceremony for Lurvey on Thursday, Feb. 28, at Town Hall in Manhasset at 5 p.m.

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Recently, students from the St. Francis Prep art department were again named winners in the National Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards.

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards have grown to be the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition initiative for creative teens, and the largest source of scholarships for young artists and writers. Students from across the nation submitted over 250,000 works of art and writing to the Scholastic Art Competition. Winners are recognized at the regional level and celebrated in exhibitions and ceremonies at The New School and the world-renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art. Prep’s winners this year are: Gold Keys 1. Kasper Bielecki — Gold Key 2. Jinghong Chen — Gold Key and Honorable Mention 3. Yejin Kim — 4 Gold Keys, 2 Honorable Mentions, 4 Silver keys 4. Allison Lau — 2 Gold Keys 5. Charlize Ruiz — Gold Key Silver Keys and Honorable Mentions 1. Joshua Balina — Honorable Mention 2. Zhamia Nunez-Simon — Honorable Mention 3. Matthew Stabiner — Honorable Mention 4. Dongtianyi Zhao — Honorable Mention and Silver key 5. Shulin Song — Honorable Mention 6. Jessica Lee — Honorable Mention 7. Dian Wang — Silver Key 8. Victoria Reshetnikov — Silver Key and Honorable Mention On Feb. 11, at the Walt Whitman Birthplace and Museum, St. Francis Prep freshman Valerie Franchitti and junior Nicole Kardum competed in the New York City regionals for Poetry Out Loud.

Both of them did a spectacular job.

Kardum was able to go the distance and win runner-up. She will be going on to the New York state regional at F.I.T. on March 8, with a chance to go on to the nationals in April.

This is the 5th time in just 11 years that Prep has had a winner go to the state regionals — more than any other high school in the state.

Poetry Out Loud encourages students to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life. Since 2005, Poetry Out Loud has grown to reach more than 3 million students and 50,000 teachers from 10,000 schools in every state, Washington, DC, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

On Feb. 3, four Prep seniors in the science research program were selected as semi-finalists in the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. Vincent Smedile, Alex SooHoo, Chris Tuffy, and Katie Zahner went to present their research. Smedile was awarded third place in the Earth and Space Sciences Category.

SooHoo came in first place in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Category and will go on to present as one of twelve regional finalists on Feb. 23.

According to senior SooHoo, he was “speechless” when he found out, and there was “a lot of euphoria.” He didn’t even expect to make it to the second round. For SooHoo, it was “humbling,” as he spent three years on his project that focuses on dementia. He hopes to make nationals, and that his research will have some benefit for those who suffer with the disease.

Prep senior, David Murtha, has been named a National Merit finalist. Last October, Murtha was one of nearly 2 million students who took the PSAT. Of those, 16,000 were designated as semi-finalists.

Murtha has demonstrated distinguished performance, and high potential for future academic accomplishment.

For Murtha, he was “pretty excited” when he found out. For him, it’s not just the scholarships he will receive, but the official recognition. His dream school is MIT, and he hopes to major in biology, or pre-medical studies.

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Kliger Weiss Infosystems, Inc. in Greenvale, New York is seeking Java Dvlp’s to design & dvlp systems by utilizing various Java technologies. No travel; no telecom. Mail resumes to Kliger Weiss Infosystems, Inc. Attn: HR 2200 Northern Blvd. Ste 102, Greenvale, NY 11548 $18/hour. Part-time Front Desk Reception and light Administrative work. 9:15am-2:15pm M-F is ideal, but VERY Flexible. Perfect for a professional desiring maximum flexibility in their schedule. Opportunity for growth and advancement.

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Mineola Home Improvement Co. Sat., 9am to 5pm / Sun., 12pm to 4pm Seeking friendly, responsible, dependable Indiv. Answer phones, greet customers & write messages.

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FT CAREGIVER and MOTHER ASSISTANT NEEDED: Looking for someone who is honest, caring, responsible and willing to learn about diabetes in order to care for a Type 1 diabetic 6 year boy. Primary responsibilities are cooking meals, running errands, homework and light house keeping. This is Monday thru Friday 7am-6:30pm. This person will have to be comfortable administering medicine and needs to be a driver.Please call 516-9786842 for more information.

GARDEN CITY LAW FIRM seeking a full-time receptionist Monday through Friday 9am-5pm. Excellent phone skills, light filing and typing, and knowledge of Microsoft Word a must. Email resume to: cherylberkowitz@laurinoandlaurino.com Starting immediately

PART TIME MEDICAL ASST/ TECHNICIAN needed for a local Ophthalmology office. Fast paced medical practice. On the job training provided. Experience with Word & Excel would be helpful. Please email your resume and cover letter to:Office_mgr@drjindra.com SITTER /AFTER SCHOOL & HOUSEHOLD HELP Weekdays 2:30-7:00pm 20 hours weekly +/Requires local driving Position entails school pick-up & care for 5 year old boy in Garden City. Homework, meals, light cleaning & household assistance. Looking for a warm, responsible, reliable & flexible local candidate. Must be comfortable with dogs. We consider this individual as an extension of our family and are looking for a great fit. If you are experienced & hard working, please get in touch. 917-319-7495

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• Training provided to obtain your commercial drivers license WE OFFER: • Flexible hours • 401K plans with • BIG BUS: $20.73 hr. Benefit rate matching funds • BIG BUS: $22.73 hr. *Non-Benefit rate • Health & Life insurance • Emergency family • VAN: $17.96 hr. Benefit rate leave • Safety and attendance • VAN: $19.96 hr. *Non-Benefit rate bonus twice a year *available after 90 days RETIREES WELCOME!

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AIDE/CARE GIVER: CARING, EFFICIENT, RELIABLE Available Weekends. SaturdayMonday morning to care for your sick or elderly loved one. Cooking, light housework, personal grooming, administer medications. 14 years experience. Just ended 7 years with previous patient.

References available.Please Call 516-448-0502 CARE GIVER: NEED A COMPANION or nursing assistant for your loved ones at home or in a health care facility? Call 516-410-9943 for a NY State certified nursing assistant with excellent references !

CAREGIVER AVAILABLE Experienced woman seeks full time position to care for your sick or elderly loved one. Live in. Very reliable, non driver, references available. Call May 516-292-2662 COMPANION AVAILABLE Available full time/ part time. Looking for someone to take care of your elderly parents in the comfort of your own home for peace and tranquility? 18 yrs. experience, references, driver w/ reliable vehicle. Please call 516-410-1892 or 917-244-3714 EXCELLENT HOME HEALTH AIDE Striving to make elderly comfortable in their own surroundings. Seeking FT/PT position. Flexible hours.

Have worked with many prominent people. Excellent references. Driver w/ car. Will do errands, doctor appts, housework, light cooking. Call Lorna 347-425-2804 HOME HEALTH CARE AIDE Irish trained woman with 10 years experience and excellent checkable references available. Honest and reliable.

Licensed driver with own transportation. Please call 516-383-7150 HOMECARE ATTENDANT European lady, Garden City resident, experienced, looking for full time live in position or part time 4-5/hr day. Excellent references.

Own transportation. Call Jeanette (516)741-6347 or 516-510-7271 NANNY AVAILABLE My KIND, PATIENT AND WONDERFUL NANNY who has cared for my children from birth is seeking employment. Legal in the USA with a clean driver’s license. Please call Rebecca 917-374-2447

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Thank you for your mercy to me and mine. Amen. This prayer must be said for three days and after three days your request will be granted.

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Grateful thanks. (L.B.) PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Holy Spirit thou who made me see everything and showed me the way to reach my ideals. Thou who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me, and thou who art in all instances of my life with me. I thank thee for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great material desire may be, I want to be with thee and my loved ones in Your perpetual glory.

Thank You for your love towards me and my loved ones. Pray this prayer for 3 consecutive days. After 3rd day your wish will be granted no matter how difficult it may be. Promise to publish this dialogue as soon as your favor has been granted. (L.B.)

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COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/ DEMOLITION SERVICE: Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential/ Commercial. Bonded/Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125 DISH TV $59.99 for 190 Channels $14.95 High Speed Internet. Free Installations, Smart HD DVR Included, Free Voice Remote. Some restrictions apply.

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Nassau pols blast Amazon decision to quit Queens Continued from Page 22 benefited greatly from Amazon’s planned development and job creation package,” Gillen said. “I’m horrified and appalled that a small faction of local officials sought to kill an effort that was certain to bring countless economic benefits to millions of New Yorkers, including many in the Town of Hempstead.”

Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) said he was “very disappointed” in Amazon’s decision, but said Nassau County

could still reap some benefits.

“I have asked [Amazon CEO] Jeff Bezos to move Amazon to Nassau County, where we have a highly skilled workforce, diverse housing options and sustainable infrastructure,” Nicolello said. “The high paying jobs and economic boost that Amazin brings will help Nassau County residents and businesses and make this County more affordable to those who can’t afford New York State’s high taxes.”

Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove), who represents the North Shore in the U.S.

House of Representatives, said “New York needs an attitude adjustment” and called Amazon’s decision “a huge loss for New York and Long Island.”

“When you are from Michigan, you do not attack the automakers; when you are from Iowa, you do not attack the corn industry; and when you are from California, you do not attack Silicon Valley,” Suozzi said. “Yet, in New York we are very cavalier and short-sighted in attacking these job creators and state revenue generators.”

Anna Kaplan, who represents the

North Shore in the New York State Senate and chairs its commerce, economic development and small business committee, said the loss “will have a devastating impact.”

“There should be no celebration in a loss of opportunity for New Yorkers, nor celebration in the loss of economic activity which would have gone a long way towards providing the improvements to local infrastructure we sorely need,” Kaplan said.

“We can’t afford to let perfection be the enemy of progress, nor allow politics to rise above the people’s best interest.”

Advocates celebrate signing of Child Victims Act Continued from Page 22 children are over,” Greenberg said. “Now, thanks to this historic legislation, we will root out systemic abuse, bring abusers to justice and issue the most widespread set of protections for children that this state has ever seen.”

The Fighting for Children PAC, also known as Protect NY Kids, was formed in 2016 and became one of the leading advocacy groups lobbying for the passage of the Child Victims Act. The New York Child Victims Act, sponsored by state Sen. Brad Hoylman, a Democrat, and state Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan), was signed into law last Thursday, after more than a decade fighting for the specific bill.

Now, survivors will have until they are 55 years old to file civil lawsuits and a deadline of 28 years old to file criminal charges. It also creates a one-year window for survivors to re-introduce claims that go beyond the statute of limitations.

“For years, survivors of child sexual abuse looked to Albany for justice and for years, their pleas went unanswered,” Hoylman said. “No longer.”

Between 2008 and 2018, the law was passed in the state Assembly six times but never even reached the floor of the state Senate for a vote until this year, when Democrats took control of the upper chamber.

Democrats running for New York State Senate, including Anna Kaplan,

who was elected to represent District 7 on the North Shore of Nassau County in November, had also honed in on the issue both in rallies and debates.

Brian Toale, a Child Victims Act advocate who said he was abused at Chaminade High School about four decades ago, described the law’s signing as a step “towards justice” and “exposing those who have managed to stay in the shadows.”

“Many people really need help, they really need compensation and for those people this is great,” Toale said. “But it’s also the whole idea of justice, about being heard, about being seen, [taking on] powerful interests putting their welfare ahead of the people they were supposed

to be protecting.”

Now the next step is educating people about the law and getting the information out, Toale said.

Connie Altamirano, another survivor and childhood victims rights advocate who partnered frequently with the Fighting for Children PAC, also said this is just the beginning.

“This victory, while significant for survivors and future generations of children, is only the beginning for New York,” Altamirano said. “We need more broad protections for kids, including removing the statute of limitations completely and setting up mandatory programs for education and prevention. This battle is far from over.”

Comptroller releases race disparity report

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Continued from Page 22 A credit profile of Long Island by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found when analyzing credit metrics that is it one of the highest performing regions in the country.

However, a deeper look into specific communities found that 18 on Long Island were the lowest performing in the nation. Those communities are in areas that have large black populations.

Glen Cove and Old Westbury were listed among the worst in the nation for credit access issues. Freeport and Uniondale among the worst for high revolving credit, meaning high credit card balances.

Freeport and Uniondale were also among the worst for credit access and debit management issues.

“Our report shows the challenges are clear and the impacts are widespread,” Schnirman said. “Nassau County’s economy is weakened when entire communities experience economic inequity.”

As of 2016, there was 155,583 black residents in the county representing 11 percent of the population.

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TAX LIEN SALE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF KINGS POINT NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR UNPAID VILLAGE TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2018 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, pursuant to the provisions of the Village Law and the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York and a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Kings Point, Nassau County, New York, the Treasurer of the said Village will sell at public auction in the manner provided by law on the 4th day of March, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at the Village Hall, 32 Steppingstone Lane, Kings Point, New York, so much of each of the following parcels of real estate upon which Village taxes remain unpaid for the year of 2018, as will be sufficient to discharge the tax, fees, interest and charges which may be due thereon respectively at the time of such sale and continue the same from day to day until the said sale shall be completed. The Village of Kings Point reserves the right to except certain parcels, to the extent of all, from such sale, including, but not limited to parcels, of property on which the Village of Kings Point owns and holds one or more unredeemed certificates of tax sale.

The following is a list of the real estate to be sold for unpaid taxes for the year 2018 with a statement of the amount of all charges thereon March 04, 2019, the description of the properties being those on the Tax Map of the Village of Kings Point:

Name of Owners as It appears On Assessment Roll

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Nassimiha, Elly Hu, Ruiming Hughes, John & Amy Grayson, Susan Broadlawn Harbour Assoc.

Shor, Doris LLC, 39 Remsen Road LLC, 26 Source Realty LLC, 26 Source Realty Khalily, Edna Koshkii, Hamid Hassid, Babak Klein, Meir & Nelly Aryeh, Hezghia Aryeh, Hezghia Aryeh, Hezghia 19 Gilbert LLC Kassapidis, Anastassios & Bessie Van Halem, Channah Lauria, Toni Samimi, Ghangir & Helen 37 Broadlawn LLC Ghassomians Siuni, Maggie Malik, Hosneara Broadlawn Harbour Assoc.

Investments LLC Moinian Shirin Moinian, Shirin Moinian, Shirin Holdings LLC, HQY Wong, Sai-Kee Zeng, Zheng Hakimian, Omid Neman, Dan Herbil Holding Co.

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Taxes Including Penalties/Interest $7,668.91 $7,183.41 $10,277.74 $7,394.69 $39.61 $11,070.02 $13,909.06 $7,746.82 $112.25 $8,363.04 $4,797.74 $338.92 $1,936.70 $237.69 $55.03 $171.66 $5,526.21 $9,652.71 $6,910.51 $308.11 $13,090.36 $9,639.50 $19,118.36 $27,289.92 $721.86 $9,331.39 $198.07 $858.31 $26,123.50 $1,191.51 $7,878.86 $22.01 $7,460.71 $7,335.27 $55.03

Total: $234,015.49 Dated: February 05, 2019 Gomie Persaud, Village of Kings Point Village Clerk/Treasurer

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Village School students honored On Feb. 11, Village School students were recognized by the Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education for contributing to the quality of life at their high school.

Award recipients with their area of achievement are: Jordan Sieden, Rookie of the Year; Annabella De Ceglie, Most Improved; Britney Trachtenberg, Academic Performance; Daniel Reilly, Community Service; and Julia Jaeger, Quintessential Student (not pictured).

Joining them are Board of Education President Barbara Berkowitz, Vice President Donald Ashkenase, and Trustees Donna Peirez, Rebecca Sassouni, and Jeffrey Shi. Also present were Superin-

tendent Teresa Prendergast, Assistant Superintendents Stephen Lando and Joseph Hickey, Village School Principal Stephen Goldberg, and Village School faculty Jeffrey Bernstein, Lisa DiRosa-Coen, Ronni Graf, Cindy Pavlic, Lauren Sullivan, Megan Wilvert, and Samuel Yellis.

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G.N. bank donates coats Metropolitan Commercial Bank’s Great Neck banking center recently donated 77 coats to Long Island Cares as the Bank wrapped up its annual Give the Gift of Warmth Holiday Coat Drive.

Since December, the teams from Metropolitan Commercial Bank’s four Manhattan banking centers, its Brooklyn banking center and the Great Neck banking center have been donating and collecting from bank customers and local residents new and slightly used coats for those in need of extra warmth this winter.

In total, Metropolitan Commercial Bank collected 377 across all six banking centers—

with the coats collected at its Manhattan and Boro Park locations being donated to New York Cares. The Bank continues to seek partnerships with com-

munity organizations that help better the lives of individuals and families in the neighborhoods the Bank serves.

English, TASC prep classes If you are an adult and want to learn English or improve your English-language skills, or if you want to earn a high school equivalency diploma, the Great Neck Public Schools Adult Learning Center offers a variety of classes during the day and evening designed to meet your needs.

A range of English-language classes are offered, from beginning literacy to advanced ENL (English as a New Language). In preparation for the TASC (Test Assessing Secondary Completion, formerly known as GED) examination, classes are available to improve math, reading, science, social studies, and writing

skills. Once enrolled, students may also take elective classes such as Conversational English, Crossroads Café, and Citizenship, to name a few.

Registration for Trimester III classes must be done in person at the Adult Learning Center on Tuesday, March 5, Wednesday, March 6, or Thursday, March 7 from 9 a.m.–noon, or from 6:30–9:30 p.m. Preference will be given to Great Neck residents and returning Adult Learning Center students. Please allow two hours to complete the registration process.

The non-refundable processing fee for classes is $50 for those who live or work in

Great Neck (proof of residency or employment is required), and $100 for nonresidents.

Payment, at time of registration, can be made in cash, credit card, check, or money order (payable to Great Neck Public Schools).

The Adult Learning Center is located at 105 Clover Drive in Great Neck. For more information, please refer to the Community Education catalog, phone the Adult Learning Center at (516) 441-4950, or visit http://www.greatneck. k12.ny.us/alc.

Katz discusses district initiatives Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Commissioner Patty Katz recently visited members of the Great Neck Synagogue to discuss the numerous projects and initiatives happening at the wastewater treatment center.

The presentation was part of the District’s ongoing mission to provide the community with a deeper understanding of District operations through presentations and tours to local students, elected officials, environmental advocates and broader community groups.

Katz provided attendees a look into the District’s extensive cost-saving measures, services and its current infrastructure projects—including updates to the three anaerobic digesters, construction of a grease receiving station and addition of a third microturbine. The District is constantly working to find innovative ways to keep taxes low while

protecting the environment.

For additional information and updates about the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District, please call the office at 516-482-0238 or visit the website at www.gnwpcd.net.

The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District (GNWPCD) is a commissioner-run Special Improvement District within the Town of North Hempstead. The GNWPCD has provided sewage services for the Great Neck area since 1914, and currently serves more than 25,000 residents and businesses in the villages of Great Neck, Saddle Rock, Kensington, and those parts of Thomaston and Great Neck Plaza east of Middle Neck Road; as well as all unincorporated areas north of the Long Island Rail Road and a part of Manhasset. The GNWPCD’s mission is to protect the bay, the environment and the health of our society.

Great Neck strong in Science Olympiads A Science Olympiad team from South High School won first place at the Nassau West Regional competition and will advance to the State competition in March.

The regional Science Olympiad competition, held on Feb. 2 at Kellenberg Memorial High School, featured 39 teams from western Nassau County. A total of five teams from the Great Neck Public Schools participated in the event – two teams from North High School and three teams from South High School – and four of the Great Neck teams placed in the top 10 overall.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREAT NECK PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Five Science Olympiad teams from the Great Neck schools competed in a regional competition. Four of the five were among the top 10.

Members of the first-place team from South High who will

advance to the States are: Jooha Gha, Bradley He, Zhen (Tom)

Huang, Katherine Hui, Veronica Khim, Michael Lu, Somya

Pathak, Joelle Siong Sin, Ethan Wang, Jennifer Wang, Anthony Zhan, Allison Zhang, Kallista Zhuang.

This is the third consecutive year that a Science Olympiad team from South High has won the Nassau West Regional competition and advanced to the States.

Congratulations to all the Great Neck high school students who participated in the regional competition. Science Olympiad teams are coached by science teachers from their respective schools: Randy Appell at North High, and Dr. James Truglio and Nicole Spinelli at South High.

80 The Great Neck News, Friday, February 22, 2019

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