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Trustees scrap legislation for Middle Neck Rd.

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Great Neck board to seek more community input on revitalization

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The Village of Great Neck Board of Trustees scrapped a proposed change to the zoning code aimed at helping the Middle Neck Road and East Shore Road corridors on Tuesday, following a period of intense opposition from residents at meetings.

Essentially the proposal would have expanded an incentive overlay district and would have allowed the Board of Trustees, on a case by case basis, to give developers an incentive – say, an extra floor – in exchange for something of benefit like affordable housing or improved waterfront access.

The change also would have made assisted living facilities a permitted use under the zoning code.

Village officials had argued the proposal would help spark much needed commercial development and bring in revenue.

Many residents expressed con-

cern about the proposal though, saying that supplemental studies understated the impact the changes could have on traffic, population density and other issues. They also said it tried to take on too much by incorporating East Shore Road.

“And the legislation is dead,” Mayor Pedram Bral said. “Congratulations.”

Trustees agreed with the decision to scrap the legislation, saying that more community input would be beneficial to the revitalization process.

Civic activists described the decision as a victory for residents.

“Though the plan was headlined as revitalization, it should have been called high-rise hell,” Rebecca Rosenblatt Gilliar said after the meeting. “An obituary for the plan would say it filled not one storefront and would have overburdened our water supply.”

James Wu, who spoke at previous meetings against the plan, said it amounted to spot zoning – or apContinued on Page 69

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State Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck) and others are pushing for a tax credit to help property owners adversely impacted by the reassessment of properties in Nassau County. See story on page 10.

Great Neck cyclist struck and killed in Lake Success

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David Schlichting, 66, a veteran cyclist, was traveling A bicyclist from Great Neck east on the Long Island Exwas killed Sunday morning in a pressway south service road hit-and-run, police said, after a between Exits 33 and 34, acdriver struck him in Lake Suc- cording to Nassau County po-

lice, in the vicinity of Great Neck South High School when he was struck by an older model minivan.

Schlichting, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown from Continued on Page 57

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The Great Neck News, Friday, March 22, 2019

Great Neck leaders talk revitalization

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Pair of Estates businesses closing

Peninsula figures discuss issues at mayor’s home MK Nemati, Yanni’s Furs in final days

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More than two dozen local leaders were invited by Great Neck Village Mayor Pedram Bral to his residence to discuss revitalization last Thursday in an effort to spark unity, input and understanding among the peninsula’s movers and shakers.

The meeting drew mayors from around the Great Neck peninsula, business leaders, the school board president, Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and representatives from various communities, according to attendees.

Bral said the gathering came about because he wanted to talk about unity in the community, addressing some questions and concerns regarding revitalization and how the village aims to tackle a resurgence.

“We discussed some ideas and we’re going to follow up,” Bral said. “We’re going to have more meetings.”

The discussion comes as the Village of Great Neck mulls how to address commercial vacancies on portions of Middle Neck Road and East Shore Road, including possible changes to an incentive overlay district to encourage development and widen the tax base.

Officials have faced concerns from residents over the proposal, who worry that additional development could worsen traffic and add more large buildings, and that studies understate the possible impact a change in the zoning code could bring.

Great Neck Plaza Mayor Jean Celender, one of the meeting attendees, said the revitalization of downtowns is something many municipalities are struggling with. It is not only a question of empty storefronts, she said, but the cost of living,

Two Great Neck Estates businesses on Middle Neck Road are in their final days, business representatives said last week, with neither store disclosing plans to relocate elsewhere.

Yanni’s Furs, near the entrance to Great Neck Estates, and# M.K. Nemati, a women’s retail store with high-end clothing imported from Italy and France, have signs posted saying that their stores are closing.

A representative for Yanni’s Furs said last Friday the owners are “pretty much closing up shop,” and have notified customers through phone calls and letters and suggested another furrier for them to use.

“It’s unfortunate for Great Neck,” he said. “It’s not just us, it’s a lot of places.”

Khosrow Nemati, the owner of M.K. Nemati, said last Thursday that after running the business for 16 years, it is too expensive for him now. Nemati said the rent alone is $5,000 per month, and there is very

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Middle Neck Road having the right types of housing and how to attract young people. “[It’s] why we’re looking at new zoning and coming up with ways in which our downtowns can remain vibrant and thriving,” Celender said.

Barbara Berkowitz, the president of the Great Neck school board, said some people raised questions about traffic on Middle Neck Road and East Shore Road.

She said they spoke about medians, how some areas narrow to one lane of traffic, spots where plantings obscure views, the timing of lights on East Shore Road, and what should be done about the left turn area by the Equinox.

Bral said Nassau County may provide some help to study the traffic issue.

“It was very spur of the moment and a get-together of community leaders to inform them about what was happening and some people had comments,” Berkowitz said.

There was also a suggestion that North Hempstead set up a committee with representatives from several groups throughout

Great Neck, Berkowitz said.

A group called Great Neck Now! sought to revitalize Middle Neck Road during the administration of Jon Kaiman.

Hooshang Nematzadeh, a Kings Point trustee and Great Neck Chamber of Commerce member, said many ideas and questions came up. But everyone agreed that steps must be taken to address commercial vacancies and help revitalize downtowns, he said.

“Everyone at least accepts the fact that something has to be done,” Nematzadeh said.

“Something drastic.”

Impressed by the combined clout and influence of the crowd, Nematzadeh said, “I’ve never seen a gathering like that. Everybody that had something to do with the peninsula was there.”

Dennis Grossman, the president of the Great Neck Chamber of Commerce, said the meeting was a “positive step to pull things together” and possibly the start of something larger.

“I thought it was an excellent idea, a good meeting, and a good chance for people to say hello,” Grossman said. “And at least it starts a dialogue.”

little foot traffic to show for it – a problem he feels many businesses face.

“I feel like I’m a slaver,” said Nemati, a 30-year resident of Great Neck. “It’s not good.”

Nemati said he sees larger issues in Great Neck, with restaurants and nail salons among the dominant openings and businesses struggling to stay open long. There also seems to be a benefit for landlords who can keep spaces vacant and deduct losses from their taxes, he said.

The result is a great deal of lost potential and declining real estate values, Nemati said.

“It’s a big, big tragedy,” Nemati said.

He said he is likely to retire once the store closes.

Atta Aminzadeh, the owner of the Casa Bella furniture and upholstery store next door, said he is facing similar issues. People buy everything online and nobody shops locally, he said, “especially in Great Neck.”

“The business is almost dead,” Aminzadeh said.

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M K Nemati will be closing up shop after about 16 years in business.

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Great Neck Library’s new STEM lab offers unique technologies, opportunities to patrons

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN If you’ve ever wanted to say hello to a dinosaur, play with robots or dabble in art, the Great Neck Library’s newest laboratory might be able to help.

The library system’s science, technology, engineering and math lab, funded by a $50,000 Nassau County grant, is open to the public after a ribbon cutting last week.

The project had been in the works since at least 2016, according to a community revitalization program project application filed by county Legislator Ellen Birnbaum (D-Great Neck).

After the grant came through in summer 2018, the Main Library transformed an old office area into a space of new tech.

“I think that our mission is along the lines of providing the most cutting edge and traditional services to a diverse community … and having this kind of equipment enables us to do this,” Adam Hinz, the youth services coordinator, said in an interview last Thursday.

Dozens of people saw a showcase of new technology at the ribbon cutting and afterward, ranging from coding laptops fitted with circuits to laser cutters, 3D printers and virtual reality equipment.

There are Maker Bot 3D printers, for example, where patrons have been con-

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Adam Hinz and Christopher Van Wickler show off some of the objects created in the library’s new STEM lab. structing dice and other small objects. The Cricut electronic cutting machines, paired with laptops that allow patrons to create their own designs, have also been hard at work creating nametags and cards.

The library’s laser cutter and engraver, meanwhile, works with nearly all materials except PVC, or polyvinyl chloride, Hinz said. This gives patrons the opportunity to engrave wood, mirrors, glass, leather and pizza dough – yes, administrators tested this – and even make cus-

tom jigsaw puzzles.

“We’re just scratching the surface,” Hinz said. “There’s going to be so much.”

The lab also utilizes Oculus Go and Oculus Rift, virtual reality equipment which will allow people to be submersed in both passive and interactive virtual environments by way of a headset.

The programs offer many possibilities, like venturing to a museum to meet a live dinosaur and playing with a floating robot companion, which can simulate ev-

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“What you’re seeing is a lot more realistic because you don’t have a disconnect from what you’re visually perceiving,” Christopher Van Wickler, the emerging technologies librarian, said of the Oculus Rift.

The lab is also home to littleBits coding kits, where children can learn to code and build games and artistic software, and several Sphero bots, which can have programs written for them using an app.

Van Wickler said the library plans to use these little coding robots for a game of mini-golf May 11, when people have to get them into holes – minus the golf club, of course.

“We’ll be running a course where anyone can use the Spheros as the ball – no golf club,” Van Wickler said. “You’ll code them to tell them what to do or maybe if it’s grandma or grandpa not comfortable coding it, they can use it as a remote control car.”

The library plans to build on the STEM lab, Hinz said. One item librarians are already looking into is a 360 VR camera, which could allow people to record fully dimensional scenes. This could let them create virtual tours of landmarks like the Stepping Stones Lighthouse and Saddle Rock Grist Mill for people who Continued on Page 57

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Suozzi talks safety net, anti-Semitism U.S. rep for North Shore fields questions at town hall at Temple Beth-El in Great Neck

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN

U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) discussed a litany of issues before a crowded town hall at Temple Beth-El of Great Neck on Monday night, emphasizing the importance of starting discussions and solving problems despite division in the country.

Suozzi, who represents the 3rd Congressional District spanning the North Shore, was asked about a variety of issues, including health care, anti-Semitism in the Democratic Party and climate change. He also spoke about immigration, his thoughts on the Democrats running for president, and the cost of living.

“My focus right now is the middle class,” Suozzi said, noting that wages have not increased for most despite the rise of GDP, wealth and productivity.

Some audience members pushed Suozzi to support a “Medicare for All” program, a single-payer health care system they argue would be able to cover all Americans. They also described quality health care as a “human right” that is currently difficult for

ing that it’s “just a matter of getting the votes.”

Some people also raised concerns about anti-Semitism in the Democratic Party in the wake of controversial comments from “ believe climate Rep. Ilhan Omar, including a sugchange is real. I gestion that American support for believe it’s going to Israel is fueled by donations from the American Israel Public Affairs get worse and worse Committee, the pro-Israel lobbyand worse unless we ing group.

Suozzi said he believes most try to do something to members of the Democratic Party do support Israel and the Jewish deal with it.” people, but that anti-Semitism is Tom Suozzi real and appears to be growing in U.S. REP. (D-GLEN COVE) the United States and around the world in general.

“We have to be very vigilant.

PHOTO BY KAREN RUBIN/NEWS-PHOTOS-FEATURES.COM quire a president running – and This is very dangerous,” Suozzi said. “It’s more than just talk, but winning – on the issue.

Rep. Tom Suozzi attended a town hall at Temple Beth-El in Suozzi was also asked about talk is a big part of it and we have Great Neck on Monday night, discussing a wide range of the safety net and how, over the to be very, very clear and very issues. years, politicians have said Medic- bold when speaking out against aid, Medicare and Social Security anti-Semitism, even when it’s asked if they would be willing to are going broke but they don’t members of our own party, which many people to obtain.

Suozzi said he agreed that give up their own insurance. seem to be doing anything about I did and will continue to do.”

Suozzi said people should fo- it. Specifically, one man asked health care is a human right and Suozzi was also asked if that many people appear to sup- cus on other areas of health care, why the cap for paying into Social he would support HR 763, the port “Medicare for All.” But many which is a very complicated issue, Security hasn’t been raised.

Energy Innovation and Carbon people are satisfied with their and improving the Affordable “Everybody’s afraid to do Dividend Act, a bill that would eshealth care, he said, and that sup- Care Act, rather than slogans. something that will be perceived sentially require companies to pay “We need to mend it, not end as raising taxes,” Suozzi said, addport declines when people are Continued on Page 58 it,” Suozzi said.

Suozzi also said support for Medicare for All is going to re-

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Station renovations divide library board Trustees disagree on future of fixes for branch library; ultimately approve cost estimates

BY S A R A H IBRAHIM The Great Neck Library Board of Trustees approved the furniture cost estimate and the construction and design cost estimate and review for the library’s Station Branch at a meeting Tuesday night.

The conversation was initiated by Vice President Weihua Yan, who questioned the need to take on multiple projects at this time due to the recent departure of Library Director Denise Corcoran.

Yan said the board was short staffed and suggested “we postpone any new projects and focus on finding a new director and making sure the house is in order.” This included delaying the renovations for the Station Branch until further notice.

Treasurer Josie Pizer suggested putting off the discussion for the night and picking it back up at the next meeting.

“I certainly think we need to continue to move forward and get things done,” Pizer said.

Secretary Barry Smith disagreed with Yan.

“If we slow this down we are talking about extremely long delays and there is no real reason in my opinion to do that,” Miller said.

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Great Neck Library Board President Rebecca Miller presided over a meeting that focused on the delayed renovations of the Station Branch library.

“The library is not just one person; the library is an entity of the community that goes on … it is very important that we forge ahead,” Smith said.

President Rebecca Miller agreed with Pizer and Smith.

She said the agenda items “are incremental steps towards a plan that’s been in motion for a very long time, and are all towards clarification in regards to costs that are actual rather than just plans.”

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Miller also said in regard to the Station Branch renovation that “this is a commitment that we made a long time ago … to take steps to abandon that without thoughtful consideration of the actual cost and impact, which this motion will illuminate for us seems like a breach in the trust of our community.”

Yan said he believed that there were “more important

projects that the library can do other than the Station Library renovation” and added that he wants the library to focus on its programs and how to best serve the community rather than the physical appearance.

Assistant Treasurer Chelsea Sassouni said “the library’s premier value to our community is a physical place where people can go … Books and programs are very important, but I believe the physical space is actually of the upmost importance … It is very important that it is a great physical space and a space people want to come to.”

Pizer said there is money available for all the renovations which have been talked about.

“Thinking that if we do one we cannot do the other or many others is a mistake,” Pizer said.

When Miller asked for the vote, Pizer, Smith and Sassouni approved the furniture cost estimate and the construction and design cost estimate and review while Yan and Scott Sontag voted against it.

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Lafazan offers marijuana opt-out bill Proposal precedes decision by Gov. Cuomo to withdraw legalization plan from state budget

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Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan filed a bill for the county to opt out of the sale of marijuana Monday, the same day that the marijuana task force he jointly led with Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder recommended such a measure.

County Executive Laura Curran announced her support for an opt-out last week in her “State of the County” address.

Lafazan’s bill calls for the prohibition of the growth, sale and marketing of recreational marijuana. It would also outlaw public consumption of the drug for recreational use.

It cites threats mentioned in the new report, including those to public health and safety and financial costs associated with them.

“Our task force came to one important conclusion: at the height of a public health crisis, in which more than 160,000 Americans are losing their lives annually to drug and alcohol use, now is not the time for Nassau County to allow for legalized cultivation, sale, distribution or marketing of recreational cannabis products,” Lafazan, who does not have a party affiliation, said in a news release.

Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello" (R-New Hyde Park) said the county will definitely opt out, even though the

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Nassa County Executive Laura Curran and members of the county’s marijuana task force announced its recommendation for the county to opt-out of the sale of marijuana at a press conference Monday. state will likely not pass marijuana legalization measures with the state budget, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo speculated last week.

“We will be taking up an opt-out bill in April,” Nicolello said. “Without any sort of legislation that allows us to opt out at this point, it’s sort of just a general statement that we’d like to opt out so we’d like

to make it clear to the powers that be that we are strongly for opting out.”

The primary safety threats that the task force’s report mentions are robberies and burglaries and vehicle accidents.

The report cites the Denver Police Department, which analyzed crime in relation to cannabis and found that while at

first it increased, it then stabilized. Fiftynine percent of those crimes in 2017 were burglaries.

Fatal traffic accidents in which drivers tested positive for marijuana increased by 153 percent after legalization, the county report says, citing a 2018 report produced by the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice. While police measure blood-alcohol content to evaluate driver impairment associated with alcohol consumption, there is no similar strategy for marijuana, the report says.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo included a legalized adult-use marijuana program in his state budget proposal, but told reporters Tuesday that he was removing it from the budget. He had previously said that discussions in the state Senate and Assembly were causing delays and that it would likely proceed as a separate bill.

The marijuana program outlined in the budget proposal provided counties and cities with populations of at least 100,000 the opportunity to opt out of marijuana sales.

It also made it illegal to burn cannabis in a public place.

Early last week, Cuomo said he is not confident that the marijuana program will make it into the budget because state lawmakers need more time with it.

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Dems propose reassessment offset Proposal by state senators would use tax credits to help offset increases for 8 years

BY J ES S I C A PA R K S A proposal from the state Senate would provide a tax credit to qualifying Nassau County residents whose property taxes will rise due to the reassessment.

The eligibility requirements for the program brought forth by Long Island Democrats match the criteria for the STAR program, which limits annual household income to $500,000 in order to qualify.

The plan would work in conjunction! with Nassau County Executive Laura Curran’s taxpayer protection plan, which spreads property tax increases from the reassessment over a five-year period instead of taxpayers experiencing a large increase in one year.

In the first year of the plan, taxpayers would receive a tax credit that amounts to their full property tax increase from the reassessment with the credit value gradually decreasing over the next six years. The program would provide relief for Nassau taxpayers for a pePHOTO COURTESY OF THE NEW YORK STATE SENATE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY riod of seven years.

The last two years of the Long Island politicians gather in support of a Senate bill that Reassessment Relief Credit will would provide a tax credit to county residents hit hard by the provide relief after homeowners are fully phased into their reasessment.

full tax amount after the reassessment if the taxpayer protection plan passes.

The taxpayer protection plan has been included in the budget proposal of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state Senate and the Assembly, signaling its expected passage into law.

Qualifying homeowners would receive a check from the state.

Upon passage through the Senate, a local law would need to be authorized by Nassau County to opt into the state program.

The county would provide the state with 25 percent of the program’s cost through sales tax revenue.

“The high cost of property taxes is one of the biggest challenges facing Nassau County families right now, and I have heard from so many of my constituents, particularly those on a fixed income, that the impact of another tax increase could be absolutely devastating, especially with the federal government’s restrictions on the [state and local tax] deduction,” state Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck) said in a statement.

To be enacted the law would need to be included with the budget adopted by the state

Senate, Assembly and Cuomo.

There have been some reservations in the Assembly on the program’s price tag, which is expected to amount to $200 million of state funds.

The county will foot another $70 million toward the plan, which proposes the state pay $3 for every dollar spent by the county.

State Assemblyman Chuck Lavine (D-Glen Cove) said in an interview with Blank Slate Media that he has some concerns about state spending in a year when state tax revenues are expected to fall by $2 billion.

Assembly members are reviewing the concept with their chamber’s analysts, economists and counsel, Lavine said. “We want to make sure we are doing everything to protect our taxpayers.”

The proposal is included in the state Senate’s recent budget resolution along with other initiatives that include an increase to school aid, restoring the Aid and Incentives to Municipalities program that provides funding to qualifying towns and villages and additional money allocated towards the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program.

Town keeps straight Aaa bond rating

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN When it comes to bond ratings, the Town of North Hempstead seems to be a straight A municipality.

The town has once again maintained its Aaa bond rating and stable financial outlook from bond rater Moody’s Investors Service, the agency announced last week. !It is the highest rating a municipality can reach.

The Aaa rating was first awarded to the Town of North Hempstead on March 16, 2017, following a years-long uptick in its bond rating from A1 in 2002. The Aaa rating was reaffirmed in September 2017, March 2018 and September 2018.

“This fourth consecutive affirmation of our Aaa rating by Moody’s reflects the hard work by this administration and its finance team to keep the town on a solid financial footing,” Comptroller Tania Orenstein said.!

Moody’s assigned the rating to the town’s $19.3 million of public improve-

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Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, pictured here at a previous meeting, credited the Aaa bond rating to conservative budgeting and “focused” efforts by her financial team.

ment serial bonds, which will fund various capital projects.

Moody’s said its conclusions are based the town’s conservative fiscal management practices, which will continue to support operations and its strong financial position, large and wealthy tax base and a manageable debt burden.

A better bond rating translates to lower interest costs for borrowing money.

“I am extremely pleased to see the town’s fiscally conservative practices and management of the town’s budget be recognized, once again, by Moody’s Investors Service with a Aaa rating,” Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said.

“The town’s Aaa rating will continue to translate into savings for our hardworking taxpayers.”

Of Nassau County’s three towns, it has consistently retained the highest bond rating. The Town of Hempstead currently maintains a Aa2 rating from Moody’s, while Standard & Poor’s assigned the Town of Oyster Bay a BBBrating.

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In conversation at Temple Emanuel of G.N.

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Judge Jack B. Weinstein and Jill Wine-Banks.

Robert Zimmerman, Jason Johnson and Errol Louis.

Some of the people who came out to hear Jill Wine-Banks and Jason Johnson in conversation.

Rabbi Robert Widom offers welcomes and introductions.

Morty Zimmerman and Jill Wine-Banks.

Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks and political analyst Jason Johnson discussed the investigations into President Donald Trump, the mass shooting in New Zealand and other topics at Temple Emanuel in Great Neck on Sunday. Errol Louis, the political anchor of NY1 News, moderated the conversation.

Errol Louis moderates the discussion between Jill Wine-Banks and Jason Johnson.

Sephora opening store in Lake Success

BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N Sephora will bring two more stores to Long Island this year, the company announced on Monday, including one in Lake Success and another in Oceanside.

The move is part of a larger expansion for Sephora, a multinational chain that sells an array of personal care and beauty products, across the United States.

The company says it plans to open 35 new locations in 2019 in 32 cities, following five years of retail growth.

The exact locations and opening dates were not disclosed.

The addition of a Sephora in Lake Success, however, will make it one of two locations on the North Shore and among

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Sephora, as seen here in the Eastview Mall in Rochester, plans to extend its footprint.

only a handful on Long Island.

Sephora’s locations on Long Island include the Americana Manhasset on Northern Boulevard, Roosevelt Field Shopping Center in Garden City, the Walt Whitman Shops of South Huntington, Bay Shore’s Westfield South Shore shopping mall, and the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove.

“At Sephora, we are constantly working to further enhance, personalize and simplify the omnichannel experience for our clients, so the connection between the physical and digital is virtually seamless and highly customized at every touchpoint,” Mary Beth Laughton, the executive vice president of omni retail for Sephora, said in a statement.

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Uncontested incumbents re-elected Out of six Great Neck villages with elections, only one draws out more than 100 voters

Great Neck Plaza

Great Neck Estates

IRA GANZFRIED

JEFFREY FARKAS

WILLIAM WARNER

DARREN KAPLAN

DAVID MILLER

DAVID D. SCHWARTZ

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN It was business as usual across six of Great Neck’s nine villages on Tuesday, with a handful of voters re-electing incumbent trustees, mayors and justices in uncontested races.

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

Of these villages, Great Neck Estates

NEIL FINKSTON

JANE KRAKAUER

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Thomaston

Saddle Rock

DAN LEVY

LAWRENCE KATZ

Russell Gardens

Kensington

ALINA HENDLER

GERALD SCHNEIDERMAN

MARK W. COLLINS

is the only village with four-year terms.

Every other elected village official serves a two-year term.

The Village of Saddle Rock, home to an estimated 728 residents, saw the highest turnout, with 122 people casting ballots. Mayor Dan Levy received 122 votes, while Trustee David Schwartz received 105 votes and Trustee Mark Collins got 106.

In the Village of Great Neck Plaza, home to around 7,000 people according to the Census Bureau, Trustee Gerry Schneiderman received 60 votes and Trustee Lawrence Katz got 63 votes. Village Jus-

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tice Neil Finkston secured 69 votes.

Of these six villages, only Great Neck Plaza pays its trustees. Schneiderman and Katz receive $10,000 per year in compensation.

Great Neck Estates, home to an estimated 2,881 people, re-elected William Warner as mayor with 61 votes, Ira Ganzfried as trustee with 63 votes, Deputy Mayor Jeffrey Farkas as trustee with 60 votes and Harry Burstein as village justice with 60 votes. There was one write-in vote for mayor and trustee.

In Russell Gardens, population 878, David Miller was elected mayor with 74

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votes, succeeding longtime mayor Steven Kirschner following his retirement. Trustees Martin Adickman and Jane Krakauer secured 78 and 75 votes, respectively.

Thomaston, home to roughly 2,735 people, re-elected Steven Weinberg as mayor with 25 votes, and Trustees Jill Monoson and Burton Weston with 25 and 26 votes each.

Voters in Kensington, home to 1,131 people, re-elected Trustees Darren Kaplan and Alina Hendler with 26 votes each.

The villages of Great Neck, Kings Point and Lake Success hold their elections in June.

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Retiring O.W. prez mulls run for office The Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III to step down in January after 20 years at SUNY school

BY T E R I W EST The Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, SUNY Old Westbury’s president, will retire from his post at the university next January, he announced last week, and as he moves on from the job he has held for nearly 20 years he said a potential run for political office is on his mind.

“I think I have the zeal still,” he said.

“I may be able to run a city like New York.

Or I like the United States Senate. Maybe something will happen there.”

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“ he cost of a liberal arts education for all of us is way too high, and that’s why I’m proud to be a part of the state university system because I think that we provide access and affordability to students without regard to their wealth or their influence,” Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III SUNY OLD WESTBURY’S PRESIDENT

During his tenure, the university has seen new buildings – including a student union – pop up on campus, deepened investments in facilities and the expansion of academic departments. It has all been paired with an enrollment increase of more than 50 percent.

Total enrollment now sits around 5,000, with 300 of those students engaged in graduate programs. That is the largest graduate class since the four-year college enrolled an initial group of 19 in 2004.

Now that Butts has outlived the average university president’s tenure about three times over, it’s time to bring in some new blood to lead the university, he said.

In addition to leading SUNY Old Westbury, Butts is a pastor at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church and chairs the board of directors for the Abyssinian Development Corp., whose mission is uplifting and rebuilding the city’s historic black neighborhood. Throughout his career, he has advocated on behalf of communities of color.

“I have had plenty of opportunity to run for office and I never did, but now who knows,” said Butts, who is 69. “Maybe something’s going to happen.”# For now, though, he said his postretirement plans are to teach at the university, a place that he said represents the opportunity the State University of New York system offers for students of all backgrounds to obtain a meaningful

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SUNY Old Westbury President the Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III with former university President John D. Maguire in 2011. education.

When he became SUNY Old Westbury’s president in September 1999, its mission was in place but the campus was in terrible physical condition, he said.

“The school was disrespected by the state system,” Butts said. “SUNY had not invested in the school at all, and it was certainly not highly regarded. And that’s an understatement.”

The university’s Faculty Senate chairman, Andrew Mattson, who had been teaching at SUNY Old Westbury for several years before Butts’ arrival, said the faculty was unsure of what to expect from Butts, who had never been an academic administrator.

“When someone new comes in, you can be a little nervous that they will change the direction of the college,” Mattson said. “We have a real commitment to social justice and diversity and those can be just words, but for President Butts he really is an ethical person who has a commitment to social justice and diversity.”

Butts’ presence on the campus provided stability for students and their parents looking for someone to defend their education, the president said. It also awakened Albany, and even Washington, D.C., to the school’s needs, he said.

“I spent a lot of time talking to key people,” Butts said. “For instance, a dear friend and supporter was William Jefferson Clinton, the president.”

Butts has a presence that elicits attention and respect, both Mattson and Alumni Association President Lionel Chitty said.

“When you first see him, you get this air of prestige, but once you start talking to him he’s a real person,” Chitty said.

He dresses sharply and can move a room with his words, Mattson said. His experience as a minister allowed Butts to

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bring solace to the campus during difficult times, such as the 9/11 attacks, he said.

“I will readily confess that I think my being president of SUNY Old Westbury in terms of providing a sense of confidence, stability, integrity was real,” Butts said.

“And I think the students as well as some of the students’ parents felt that was very important.”

Butts said he was optimistic about the future of the university.

“It’s a magical place, and I think it will become even stronger and continue to create leaders for the real world,” he said.

That wealthy individuals used bribes to gain admission to elite colleges for their children was not news to him, he said, but was a reminder of why he values the university he presides over.

It’s a place that welcomes individuals from low-income households and students ready to earn a degree later in life, he said.

“The cost of a liberal arts education for all of us is way too high, and that’s why I’m proud to be a part of the state university system because I think that we provide access and affordability to students without regard to their wealth or their influence,” Butts said.

Without Butts at its helm, SUNY Old Westbury won’t be quite the same, Chitty said.

“It will be a new era,” he said. “I hope we get someone who’s at least as half as good as he is.”

SCHOOL NEWS

South Middle Olympiad team gets to states Three Science Olympiad teams from the Great Neck Public Schools competed against 40 other middle school teams at the Regional Middle School Science Olympiad competition in Levittown on Feb. 9. Forty-five students from GNPS participated in the event, with one team representing North Middle School and two teams representing South Middle School.

A team from South Middle was a top finisher at the regional competition and is invited to the New York State competition in Syracuse in April. The South Middle team members who will advance to the States are Angela Bai, Luke Cha, Brayden Chien, Siddharth Gilra, Ian Lee, Sebastian Lennox, Kan Heng (Martin) Lin, Harvey Long, Eric Pei, Lillian Wang, Rachel Woo, Joy Yang, Yifei You, Yifan You, and Richard Zhuang.

At the regional event, students competed in more than 20 different challenges that require knowledge and skills in science, engineering, and technology. In addition to points, medals were awarded to the top competitors in each challenge, such as Anatomy and Physiology, Battery Buggy, Circuit Lab, Disease Detectives, Fossils, Roller Coaster, and Thermody-

namics.

North Middle’s Science Olympiad team earned six medals, including first place in the Duct Tape challenge. Advisors for the North Middle Science Olympiad team are Donna Plante, Earth science teacher at North Middle, and Zehava Vitberg, Earth science teacher/ North Middle science department chair.

South Middle’s Science Olympiad team that will advance to the State competition earned 30 medals, including first place in the Solar System challenge. The second team from South Middle earned six medals. Advisors for the South Middle Science Olympiad teams are Randy Lane, technology teacher at South Middle, and Dr. Doris Stanick, Earth science teacher at South Middle.

According to Tobias Hatten, science department chair at South Middle, the Science Olympiad is one of the most challenging academic competitions due to the depth and breadth of disciplines involved. “The Olympiad requires teams to work together in over 20 events that range from building a battery-powered car to identifying reptiles and their evolution,” Hatten said. “It makes STEM education a team sport.”

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ith a ferocity seldom seen, Nassau Republican and Democrat elected officials are working to ensure that the nearly 50 percent of property owners who have been underpaying their property taxes for the past eight years will continue to do so for at least five more years — and perhaps forever.

Republican County legislators kicked things off at a press conference last week with a continued assault on the# professionally administered reassessment of county property taxes initiated by Nassau County Executive Laura Curran.

The reassessment, the first in eight years, is supervised by the first certified supervisor in that time span, who is working on a countywide reassessment that would ensure everyone pays their fair share of property taxes.

The Republicans’ latest gambit was to propose a countywide referendum on whether or not to replace the# current system using an assessor appointed by the county executive with one who is elected.

This is a bad idea that Nassau County has already tried. It failed and in 2008 Nassau County voters decided to make the position a county appointee.

The call for a referendum stands little chance of becoming a reality since it would require 13 votes in the county Legislature and Republicans only hold 11 seats.

But it does raise the question of exactly who the Republicans think would be a better choice than David Moog, an assessment professional picked by Curran.

In the last race for district attorney, the Republican County Party nominated Kate Murray, the

outgoing Town of Hempstead supervisor who had zero experience in criminal law.

Murray, who lost her race to Madeline Singas, has since been a beneficiary of the Nassau Republican Party job placement service and is now running for Hempstead town clerk. Could a bid for county assessor be far off?

And if she won, would anyone be surprised if things returned to their current state where half the county residents are underpaying their taxes and half are overpaying their taxes? We think not.

After all, the Nassau Legislature’s presiding officer, Richard Nicolello, and his fellow Republicans sat by silently during Ed Mangano’s eight years as county executive when property taxes were frozen, an uncertified county assessor oversaw the department and staffing fell to half its required level.

A study by Newsday found that during this time $2.2 billion in taxes were shifted away from wealthier – and older and whiter – property owners who challenged their assessments to generally less affluent, less white, younger property owners who didn’t challenge their assessments.

In pressing for an elected assessor, Nicolello even cited a review highlighting 80 funded vacancies in the Assessment Department. This is gall on a galactic level.

Most, if not all, of the vacancies, occurred during Mangano’s administration when Nicolello and his fellow Republicans did nothing.

In fact, both Republicans and Democrats helped make matters worse by urging taxpayers to challenge their taxes# – often with the

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help of firms specializing in challenges that lined the officials’ campaign coffers.

It is also probably no coincidence that the Republican legislators held their press conference three days after a federal jury convicted their former standard bearer of bribery, honest services wire fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice.

The referendum may be nothing but a ploy, but it did serve to divert attention from the corruption of the Mangano administration that the Republican legislators supported for so long.

Yes, there have been some stumbles in the county reassessment. But after eight years without a certified assessor, no system for reassessing property and no staff to do it there were bound to be some blunders.# And the problems can be fixed and the errors corrected.

What the Republicans’ real fear appears to be is that Curran and Moog will get the assessment right.

The Republicans are not alone – at least in the short term.

Curran joined Nicolello and other Republicans legislators in supporting a phasing in of reassessment changes over five years.

As a matter of fairness, this makes no senses. As a matter of politics, it appears to be irresistible.

Elected officials on both sides of the political aisle apparently feel that people who will challenge their assessment to get a tax break are more likely to vote and contribute money to political campaigns than people who don’t challenge their taxes and end up paying more.

Especially, when they now face a steep increase in their property taxes.

Not to be outdone by the Republican County legislators, state Senate Democrats stepped in last week with their own terrible idea that — we hope — has no chance of getting approved.

They announced they had included a tax credit to partly offset the tax hikes triggered by the countywide reassessment and to ensure that no homeowner would pay the full hike for seven years.

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Can you imagine an Assembly member from Buffalo or the Bronx leaping at the chance to use his or her constituents’ money to cushion the blow of rich Nassau County residents, who have been underpaying their taxes for the past eight years because of the county’s incompetence, corruption or both in designing an assessment system that helped pay for school systems that spend as much as $35,000 a student?

Neither can we.

And why would the Democratic state senators, Republican legislators and Curran only be concerned about the people who benefited from the county’s dysfunctional assessment system – those who have been underpaying their taxes?

What about the people who have been overpaying their taxes?

Why no concern for them? They are the victims of this mess. Why is no one trying to offer compensation to them?

Politics would be the most generous answer we could offer.

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KREMER’S CORNER

It’s time for a political timeout F or the past two months, we have been bombarded with announcement after announcement by presidential candidates hoping to dazzle us with their credentials. Even with 13 new potential Democratic nominees to date, the declarations keep coming.

Some of the would-be presidents choose a late night television show for their big moment. Others make their bid at a planned outdoor rally with all the trappings.

The latest person to jump in is former Congressman Beto O’Rourke, whose claim to fame is that he raised $80 million in contributions in a losing battle with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Are there more coming? As they say down South, you can bet the ranch that they are coming.

Many of the questions I get are along the line of “who do you think would be the best person to challenge Donald Trump?” My answer is, “call me in either October or November.”

If you start to sift through the field, you will find that at least six of them all stand for the

same thing.

Even though Sen. Bernie Sanders may be the left-wing frontrunner, almost every one of his pledges is being used by at least four or five candidates including Senators Gillibrand, Booker, Warren and Harris.

By late this year, only one of two of those senators will be in the hunt as sooner or later they will fail for lack of money and inability to build up a following.

I am not in the betting business, but I anticipate that the first casualty in the race to the White House will be Kirsten Gillibrand.

Even though she has strong dollar support from businesses in Texas, she is weighed down by lots of other issues. The recent revelation that a member of her staff was harassing other members has to hurt.

Rather than fire that employee when the accusations surfaced, she kept him on and made a hollow gesture of expressing her sympathy to the woman who was driven out by the pressures.

In addition, it is no accident that no member of the New York congressional delegation has de-

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clined to endorse her. The junior senator has never endeared herself to her colleagues and almost all of them are turned off by her lack of collegiality.

When you look at the everexpanding field of candidates it reminds you of the 2016 avalanche of Republican candidates that eventually faded away in favor of the current president.

They will all get a chance to stand on a public stage and display their talents in the presence of their competitors, but one-by-

one they will drop out when the money runs dry and their campaign ideas fall flat.

A well respected political analyst recently commented that there has to be a defining moment which will propel one of the group to the front and no one knows when that moment will come.

Years ago, in the midst of the Republican primary fight for president, Ronald Reagan had that moment in New Hampshire when he declared that “I am paying for that microphone and it’s my time to do the talking.”

No doubt one of the current crops may have that soundbite or incident that defines their candidacy.

If you look at the current roster most of them lean to the left.

Candidates such as Amy Klobuchar, Kamala Harris, Jay Inslee and former Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper are occupying the center lane of politics but no doubt will soon be joined by former Vice President Joe Biden.

Once Joe Biden is in the contest it will provide an interesting contrast. Think Beto O’Rourke

and Joe Biden jockeying for the middle of the road.

The young dynamic former Congress member and the seasoned public official who is known and liked by leaders throughout the world. Biden will have to deal with a history of support for issues that today are controversial. O’Rourke may be charismatic and aggressive, but no one knows where he stands on all of the current issues.

If you can remember back to 2012 and 2016, candidate Hillary Clinton ran advertisements asking who would you trust to answer the White House phone at 3 a.m.?

Up to this point, not one of the announced candidates has stressed their foreign affairs credentials and spoken out about any international issues. Of all the potential Democratic nominees, only Biden has the capability to stand tall in a moment of international tension. Surprisingly, none of the other Democratic hopefuls have claimed to have any foreign policy experience.

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A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Sparks of joy? Or sparking creativity?

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was beginning to panic. I had been neatening papers since noon of the day before, and both I and my home were looking, if anything, even more disorganized and disheveled than when I’d begun. My in-laws were stopping by for dinner tonight, and I needed the place to look decent.

“What would Marie Kondo say?” my husband asked, from his end of the haystack which had once been the dining room table.

His piles were neater, but no less problematic than mine.

He was baiting me. “She’d say put all the papers into one gigantic pile on the floor,” I began.

“And set them on fire?”

“No. She’d probably say take each one in my hand and ask myself if it ‘sparks joy’. Which would give me a welter of paper cuts.

AND take all of my next lifetime to get through. We definitely do not have that kind of time!”

“So how about we just throw it all out?”

“No!” I howled in distress.

“We can’t do that because some-

where in here is the best version of my entry into that poetry contest but the computer died rather than save; and a letter from my Mom about her childhood; and…”

“Don’t worry, I understand.

So what about this for Plan B: we shovel everything into these boxes I bought for just this occasion?

Then we stack it all in the back room.”

“Where — not on the treadmill? How will you get your exercise?”

“I think we’ll get more than enough just stacking the boxes,” he said.

I took an empty box back to my desk. I was sitting down, trying to get my arms around a particularly unruly stack of papers, when suddenly, something slid out of the pile and landed in my lap. It was a book.

If Marie Kondo is harsh on papers, that’s nothing compared to her attitude about books.

“She never says to get rid of all your books!” my husband says in disbelief. “After all, she’s made millions from writing two.”

JUDY EPSTEIN

A Look on the Lighter Side “You’re right. She says something even worse: if something in a book speaks to you, she says to just tear out that page and keep it.”

My husband didn’t believe me till I showed him this quote: “Realizing that what I really wanted to keep was not the book but certain information or specific words… I finally decided to rip the relevant page out of the book. This only took five minutes per book and I managed to get rid of 40 books

and keep the words that I liked.”

Tear out a page and throw the rest of the book away? You can’t even give it away after that! I honestly think I’d prefer someone who respects a book at least enough to burn it.

I have an idea for Marie Kondo: Every word she likes is already in the dictionary. So just keep one of those, and give all her other books, safely intact, to someone who knows how to value them.

Someone like me.

I looked down at the book in my lap. It was “Messy,” by Tim Harford. The book’s subtitle said it all: “The power of disorder to transform our lives.”

Here, thanks to my decluttering, was the perfect antidote to Marie Kondo’s madness!

Harford believes that messiness is a powerful source of creativity. In this book, he documents how it works its magic in one field after another — in music, in advertising, in business — even at MIT’s Building 20, whose “squat, ugly, sprawling structure” and confusing, labyrinthine hallways

forced physicists, artists, model railroad enthusiasts and linguists all to get lost, bump into each other and talk.

Building 20 was home to such innovations as the first commercial atomic clock, radar systems that won World War II, an early particle accelerator, Edgerton’s stop-motion photos, the first arcade-style video game… and at least nine Nobel laureates.

Harford says that people or books or ideas that “bump into” each other can spark questions, creating entire fields of inquiry that might not have started any other way.

Hmm. Sparks, indeed.

My husband finished boxing up the papers, and together we made a lovely neat stack next to the treadmill. Then — it killed me to do it, but — I tore a page out of Kondo’s book to use as a bookmark in my copy of “Messy.”

Together, they will remind me to value the sparks of creativity over the “sparks” and “joys” of neatness — as soon as dinner with the in-laws is over.

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KIDS F IRST

Victims of college admissions scandal

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very media outlet from Twitter and Facebook to CNN and the New York Times is abuzz with the latest scoop on the college admissions cheating scam.

It’s not surprising that a scandal of this magnitude is big news, but when you add in the fact that well-known celebrities have participated and have even been arrested — well, it’s no wonder that the media and the public are less focused on possible cuts to social security than on this latest frenzy.

Most stories have concentrated on how wealthy parents from Hollywood and beyond used their money and power to have admission tests taken on behalf of their children.

These parents also used an intermediary who created a fake charity to bribe college coaches and other school officials so their kids could apply to schools as recruited athletes, despite the fact that they had little or no athletic ability.

In short, corrupt means were used by parents to gain

college admittance to select schools, including some of the most competitive in the nation.

While the stories are largely focused on the parents — especially the famous ones — little has been said about how their actions impact their offspring.

As someone who has spent his entire career working with children and their families, I’m left to wonder: Is there redemption for the student beneficiaries of their parents’ nefarious actions?

It has been presumed, in most if not all cases, that the students were unaware that their parents made payoffs to the schools.

Regardless, there are profound implications for the students that might include them wondering if they have disappointed their parents or failed to live up to their expectations.

I have always been a firm believer that all young people on their path to adulthood are faced with two burning questions: “Will I ever fit in?” and

ANDREW MALEKOFF Kids First

“Will I ever be any good at anything?”

The first question suggests the need for belonging and the second the need for mastery.

Psychiatrist and author Victor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor, spoke about individuals having “the means to live, but no meaning to live for.”

What meaning will the young people that were dishonestly admitted into leading colleges have to live for as the truth really sinks in? How long

before a Twitter-storm buries them as they come face-to-face with the reality that everyone belongs on campus but them?

According to Frankl, meaning can be found by being authentic in your interactions with others; giving something back to the world; and changing one’s attitude when faced with a circumstance that you cannot change.

Beyond the bullying of electronic finger pointing, for the young people who were the recipients of the parents’ corrupt largesse, where do they go from here? And, why should we care about them?

I believe we should care because there are lessons to be learned for any child that uncovers and discovers family secrets that leave them wondering what is real in one’s life.

I am going to take a leap to say that the students who gained false admittance to colleges will become demoralized as reality sinks in. Demoralization may include feelings of hopelessness and worthless-

ness, as well as a sense of alienation and inability to cope.

These kids will need help in developing a reality-based sense of mastery consistent with some experiences of success in the real world.

Rather than seeing them as only privileged and spoiled rich kids, we should root for them to transcend this adversity, which is admittedly not the same as child growing up amid poverty and violence.

Still, we should pull for their lives to find a new and better trajectory than might have emerged from the corrupt actions of their parents.

We all benefit from all our kids’ success.

Andrew Malekoff is the Executive Director of North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, which provides comprehensive mental health services for children from birth through 24 and their families. To find out more, call (516) 626-1971 or visit www.northshorechildguidance.org.

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Lesson in wireless radiation issues

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or many of us, the word “radiation” conjures up images of nuclear power plants, medical X-rays or even the iconic yellow-and-black warning signs that identified airraid shelters back in the 1960s. It’s a scary word – one that we’ve all been taught means inherent danger.

And so it’s somewhat surprising that we are so accepting of radiation when it comes to the wireless devices that permeate our modern lives.

All of our mobile phones emit some level of radiation (radio frequency microwave radiation), as do wireless utility meters, wireless baby monitors, tablets, laptops and, of course, the ubiquitous wireless routers and antennas that send and receive the signals that tether us to the digital world.

For more than three decades, our government agencies have maintained that the radiation from all these wireless devices is completely harmless. It’s non-ionizing radiation, they say, incapable of having any effect on us other than a potential thermal effect – the

burning of our skin if we get too close to a powerful antenna.

In fact, our current federal human exposure guidelines, established in 1996, are based on research conducted in the 1980s on such thermal effects. They are not at all relevant to today’s nearconstant exposures in our homes, our schools, places of business and all means of transportation, nor do they recognize the robust and growing body of research on wireless radiation.

Back in the 1960s, the U.S. and Russia were both conducting extensive experiments on the health impacts of wireless microwave radiation on military personnel, and what they found (and documented) was worrisome.

These studies, some classified until just recently, were among the first to show neurological and cognitive harm.

More than 50 years later, we have thousands of independent, peer-reviewed scientific studies documenting biological harm from exposure to RF microwave radiation, even at levels far below those long-outdated government stan-

unprecedented growth of the telecoms, including the expansion of wireless technology into schools, where even our very youngest children are being exposed for hours and hours to RF microwave radiation in their classrooms every day.

This is a very, very inconvenient situation for educators and parents alike.

Over the past decade, the tech industry has been very generous in helping to equip American classPATTI WOOD rooms with routers, laptops, tabEarth Matters lets and software, all dependent on wireless technology. It’s been a nadards. tional effort, making sure our kids One example is a recent 10- have the tools and skills they need year, $30-million-dollar study by to compete in the world. the National Toxicology Program There is nothing wrong with of our National Institutes of Health technology in schools. #The interthat corroborated what hundreds net offers students a vast resource of other studies have shown: clear of potential enrichment and learnevidence that long-term exposure ing. to wireless radiation increases the Software programs can reinrisk of several cancers, particularly force concepts, test skills and promalignancies of the heart, brain vide valuable feedback to teachers and adrenal gland. about a student’s progress. And Unless you are looking for it, besides, many modern businesses this information has been well depend on technology to function, hidden from the American public.# and their future employees need to And so, we have experienced the understand how to make that tech-

nology work.

But what is the long-term impact for a student sitting in a classroom with a powerful router and twenty-five tablets or laptops all transmitting and receiving data (and emitting radiation) several hours each day?

One thing we know from the research: most children are unlikely to suffer immediate symptoms of exposure, although some will experience headaches, nausea, dizziness, confusion or “mental fog.”

But the fact that children in school classrooms are not exhibiting overt signs of serious illness should not be interpreted as a sign that everything is OK. #More serious long-term illness can take years to manifest itself, by which time the child has long since left the classroom where the problem may have had its origins.

The alarming fact is that our school classrooms are some of the “hottest” hot spots for wireless radiation and we need to make some adjustments in our approach to technology in the educational setting.

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FROM THE DESK OF JACK SCHNIRMAN

Make Nassau count in 2020 census

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ommunities across Nassau County are changing fast. The demographic profile our office developed highlighted new challenges the County faces so that we can deliver the right services in the right way to everyone in Nassau."

According to research from several different organizations, in 15 years, Nassau County is on track to become a majorityminority County. This is a nationwide trend, but here in Nassau it’s happening faster.

We have a much different population than the post-WWII suburban developments that sprouted up across Long Island, like Levittown. They were built to cater to the needs of largely single income families headed by young professionals.

One only needs to look around to see that Nassau County has changed dramatically. We are

older and more diverse."

These changes don’t happen seamlessly, as our recent report on Black Economic Equity showed. We put together reports like these not to point fingers but to turn conversations into action.

Because action is needed.

Research highlighted by Policy Link and UrbanLeague of Long Island shows that the Long Island economy could have been nearly $24 billion stronger in 2014 if racial gaps in income were eliminated."

And as the county ages and the size of Nassau’s senior citizen population grows, our young people are leaving Long Island for perceived greener pastures with more affordable housing options and transit-oriented, walkable downtown communities that better suit their lifestyles."

This “brain drain” has real impacts — without foreign immi-

JACK SCHNIRMAN

Nassau County Comptroller gration, Nassau would have lost population in recent years.

A shrinking population would negatively impact the economy and make it even harder for young people to rent or purchase a home; start a family; and spend their earnings to live, work, and play in the county.

While educated young people leave, there’s an influx of immigrant groups reshaping local communities.

Nassau County’s minority population reached 38 percent in 2016, up from 30% in 2005.

South Asian, Caribbean, and Central American groups are bringing their unique cultures to communities from Great Neck to Elmont to Hicksville. And as our population changes, our needs change as well."

Nassau County has dramatically changed since the last decade, and we have a huge opportunity with the 2020 Census to make sure that we get our fair share of funding to support a population that is changing every day.

The Census will provide real challenges as more than 300,000 of Nassau County’s population live in communities that are

“Hard to Count.” Some of the hardest-to-count populations include young children, communities of color, and low-income households.

With Nassau County becoming more diverse and harder to count for the Census, we must make sure we get a complete, accurate count so we receive the funding needed to provide the services everyone in Nassau relies on.

The planning has already started with the Nassau Complete Count Committee, a collaboration between government, nonprofits, and community groups to make sure we can fully capture the incredible changes that have happened in Nassau County.

Working together, we will ensure everyone is counted, that we effectively plan for the future, and that we continue delivering the best services to our residents.

VIEW POINT

Cuomo holds budget hostage to tax cap

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ov. Andrew Cuomo has said he won’t sign the state budget unless it makes permanent the property tax cap.

“The highest tax in the state is the property tax and it is a killer,” Gov. Cuomo said. “We want to reduce economic pressure on families by making sure government is not aggravating the problem with increased expenses. We’re going to cut your state income tax and we’re going to cap your property taxes so you know it’s not going higher than 2 percent. And I will tell you this as sure as I am before you today: if we do not have the permanent property tax cap in that state budget, this hand will never sign that state budget until it’s in there.”

From the very beginning, I have objected to this trampling off local control with an arbitrary and unreasonable constraint designed to hamstring and ultimately destroy local governments.

Cuomo’s original intent was to force school districts and other local governments to cannibalize their reserve funds; the second was to force consolidation and dissolution of local governments and the third was to use local taxes as the bogeyman, so politicians could appear to be on the side of taxpayers.

Of course the property tax is the largest state tax and of course, school taxes are the largest component. Something has to be the “largest.”

What should be? But local property taxes are spent where they are used, and local people have the greatest ability to participate in spending decisions. In fact, school and library taxes are the only taxes we taxpayers directly vote.

What the property tax cap does, though, is remove local control. Communities should have the right to decide if they want to improve their schools or parks.

The property tax cap which basically keeps the annual increase to 2 percent or the rate of inflation whichever is less says: we don’t want any growth or improvement or new investment in your community.

We want the status quo, and if that means deterioration, so be it. (Little known fact: the property tax cap incentivizes bonding because the debt service isn’t counted toward the cap.)

Somehow, and fairly ingeniously I think, the Great Neck Public School district has managed to continue to be among the best in the country and still average only 1.8 percent increase in the tax levy since the property tax

KAREN RUBIN View Point

cap was implemented in 2012, despite increasing enrollments and unfunded state mandates.

This year, though, through the complicated formula, the school district could have raised taxes by 4.09 percent and still fall within the cap, is only seeking 1.94 percent increase.

But here’s the thing: it is a lie that New York State’s property taxes are the highest in the nation; or that Nassau County’s taxes are the highest.

According to a survey by Wallethub, a financial services company, New York State ranks 8th (not first) in property taxes. New York ranks 43rd in its real estate tax rate, at 1.68 percent.

You know which states have

higher rates? Nebraska (1.80), Texas (1.83), Vermont (1.83), Wisconsin (1.94), Connecticut (2.07), New Hampshire (2.20), Illinois (2.31), and New Jersey (2.44) (See the study: https:// wallethub.com/edu/states-withthe-highest-and-lowest-propertytaxes/11585/) Even so, do you want to be Alabama, which is No. 2 for lowest taxes, where the median home value is $132,000 and the tax is $558 (0.42 percent), or Louisiana," No. 3, where the median home value is $152,900 and median tax is $795 (0.52 percent)?

Louisiana ranks 51st in health care, Alabama is 48th.

USA Today ranks New York’s public education 9th: “Between 2003 and 2015, the achievement gap between eighth graders living in poverty and their wealthier peers narrowed by the largest amount of all states…Annual public school funding totals $18,665 per pupil in New York, the third highest expenditure of all states.” Alabama ranks 43rd in education (14th lowest in public school spending at $10,142); Louisiana is 46th, Mississippi is 48th.

Yes, total taxes are high: New Yorkers spend 17.07 percent of income on taxes, second highest after Connecticut (17.65 percent).

But New York State is spending billions on a 21st century infrastructure and racing toward 50:50 clean, renewable energy by 2030. This is where I want to live.

So do 20 million others, a number that is increasing, even as unemployment rates are at the lowest ever and the number of jobs is at an all-time high.

We pay a lot in taxes because our incomes and our housing values are higher, what is more, we get more for our money, making for a higher quality of life.

The states that don’t charge an appropriate amount of state and local taxes – that is related to the cost of providing services and public investment – depend on federal handouts.

New York is one of 11 states that send more money to the federal government than it gets back, in fact, the No. 1 donor state, sending $36-$48 billion more to the federal government than it gets back. Alabama is 4th “most federally dependent state”; Louisiana is 10th. Not coincidentally, the 11 Donor States vote blue.

(Here’s an idea: New York should do what tenants do in a landlord dispute and put that $36 billion into escrow until the SALT deductibility issue is fixed.)

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READERS WRITE

My gratitude for Trump continues

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n January 2019, the Roslyn Times published a letter of mine that expressed my gratitude to Donald Trump for being our president. I gave 27 reasons. Here are 21 more.

Trump intends to remove our troops from Syria. One sticking point is that the Kurds, who fought as our allies, are persecuted by the Turks. There is a fear that if we were to totally withdraw, the Turks would proceed to annihilate the Kurds.

Trump publicly made it clear to President Erdogan that he would destroy the Turkish economy if the Kurds were attacked.

During the government shutdown, Trump grounded Nancy Pelosi from using military aircraft to travel. He demanded Pelosi stay at her government post just as Trump had been doing.

Partial repeal of the warped Dodd-Frank bill. Passed in response to the 2008 financial crisis, this bill was supposed to make the financial system more stable. While the small and midsized local banks had nothing to do with the crisis, they were squashed by this legislation. The large, money center banks that were over-leveraged during the crisis became even more dominant after the legislation. This bill was so bad that 17 Democratic senators voted with the

Republican majority to amend it.

I attended a lecture by Harvey Kushner, a world-renowned cybersecurity expert. Obama ended cybersecurity cooperation with Poland, which was our intelligence beachhead to Russia.

Russia and China are the biggest violators of computer network security. Trump has restored the cooperation.

Invited the Covington high school kids to the White House after they were aggressively confronted by Black Hebrews and a native American. They were just innocently waiting for a bus.

Generously refused to take his presidential salary.

According to NBC news, Trump’s fortune has dropped by about $1 billion since he became president. Forbes Magazine confirmed it. Yet Trump continues on — more for our benefit than his.

Declared a National Health Emergency regarding opioid addiction, which claimed an unbelievable 70,000 American lives last year. He made Chinesemade Fentanyl part of the trade negotiations.

Trump met with Angel parents. These are parents who had family members murdered by illegal immigrants. Pelosi reportedly declined to meet with them.

While the numbers are controversial, illegal aliens are esti-

mated to murder or kill a couple of thousand Americans a year.

Some cases are outright murder.

They also have a disproportionately higher vehicular homicide rate. Trump is the only politician to speak to this carnage.

Josh Bernstein cited the fact that 85 individuals have been fired, retired, or have resigned from the Dept. of Justice, the FBI, or the CIA. Some names are well known. These individuals were trying to undermine the Trump presidency from the inside.

David Malpass was appointed to the World Bank. He is a very capable free market economist.

Trump ordered a raid on Islamberg, NY. This is a selfsegregated, Muslim-only colony that was found to have violated federal law with a huge weapon cache and bomb-making materials.

Of dozens of economic indicators, the most important one is productivity. That indicator will determine if your standard of living is rising. Under Obama, productivity actually went negative for the first time. It is now rising under Trump due to regulatory relief. Small businesses are the largest drivers of productivity increases. Trump’s tax reform and regulation reduction benefit these small companies

the most.

In California, our progressive superiors insisted on building a 560-mile-long, bullet train despite the outrage when the project was originally introduced. The critics said the project was an economic boondoggle. The train is 14 years behind schedule, double the original cost projection, and in desperation, had its length reduced to 160 miles. Under Trump, the Dept. of Transportation will not supply any new grants. It also intends to claw back $2.5 billion of federal funds due to the fact that California did not materially comply with the terms of the original reward.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau harassed payday lenders during the Obama administration. Their dictatorial intention was designed to eliminate the industry. Low- income people need this alternative because they cannot get bank credit. Under Trump’s leadership, the most onerous of regulations damaging the industry are being rescinded.

Forbade the return of the woman who left the United States and subsequently swore an oath to ISIS. Obama’s 2012 Jobs Act allowed “emerging growth companies” with less than $1 billion in revenue to file for SEC

registration confidentiality. This was a good start. Trump now expanded it to companies of all sizes.

His tax reform bill would allow for repatriation of corporate cash sitting in overseas banks.

This could amount to $2 trillion.

By allowing a special, one-time low rate, these funds can go to finance the expansion and creation of business enterprises.

Supported the “Born Alive” bill, which was unfortunately defeated by the Senate, that would insist that children who survive an abortion be treated medically just as any other newborn child. It took 60 votes to pass it but, with only three exceptions, all the Democrats voted against it. Now the child can be left on the table to die. What was that about Schumer telling us that he wants to protect the “most vulnerable?”

A recent youtube video showed a violent, unprovoked attack on a Trump supporter at the University of California at Berkeley. Trump has stated his intention to withhold federal funds from any university that does not show respect for free speech.

More to come.

Dr. Wayne Roth Roslyn Heights

Life, death and times of Otto Warmier

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ith the 24-hour news cycle, you may have already forgotten who Otto Warmier is. To refresh your memory, he was a college student traveling abroad who in December 2015 visited North Korea. There, he was accused of stealing a propaganda poster from his hotel room. For this insignificant crime, he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with hard labor. In March 2016, he suffered a severe neurological injury that put him in a comatose state. After 17 months in captivity, Warmier returned to the United States, but died on June 19, 2017.

Going back to 2013, Kim Jung-un, the North Korean dictator, had called President Trump a “rogue” and a “dotard.” Later, he would say that

our president was “mentally deranged” and a “gangster.”

But this name-calling was to change abruptly. When the two leaders met face-to-face, this is how one Canadian journalist described it: “President Donald Trump shook his hand for 13 long seconds, patted him on the back and led him down a rich red carpet.” Trump declared himself honored. The “bromance” had begun. The picture of the two world leaders standing in front of American and North Korean flags elevated the Asian dictator in the eyes of the world.

Why would an American president deign to praise a violator of human rights when in 2018 the North Korean government was held liable in a U.S. federal court for Warmier’s torture and death.

In 2019, Trump said, without equivocation, he accepted Kim Jung-un’s explanation that he was not responsible for Warmier’s death. It has been pointed out that in a dictatorship like North Korea, nothing could transpire without Kim’s knowledge. So, again, the logical question: What was Trump thinking?

I am on record as believing that Trump has severe mental problems. Mental healthcare professionals have called him a casebook narcissist, but I will go one step further. He admires dictators. Why? Because he aspires to be one. A look at his relationship with Putin and Kim substantiate this. Examine his relationship with Abdel Fattah al Sisi, the Egyptian strongman. Al Sisi is responsible for extra-judicial killings, detention of tens of

thousands and the disappearance of hundreds. Yet, Trump tells us that he is “a fantastic guy.” Finally, recall Trump’s statements about John McCain. Trump’s tells us that his heroes don’t get captured.

This is all of a piece.

Trump tries to govern America the way he ran his business enterprises. Tom Steyer repeatedly calls for his impeachment. Bill Maher believes that if Trump loses the presidential election in 2020, he will not go quietly. I don’t concur with this bleak assessment, but I worry about Trump’s dictatorial tendencies. Fortunately, our Constitution calls for co-equal branches of government and we still have a free press. Each and every one of us must be vigilant so that after the 2020 election there is a peaceful transition

of power.

I think it only fitting that this letter end with the words of Cindy and Fred Warmier (Otto’s parents). “We have been respectful during this summit process. Now we must speak out. Kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son Otto.

Kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity. No excuses or lavish praise can change that.”

President Trump invited the Warmiers to attend his State of the Union address.

They were used as “props.” I doubt if Trump will get their votes in 2020.

Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck Letters Continued on Page 52

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Coming up at the G.N. Park District Sunday @ 3 at Great Neck House Great Neck House presents the next Sunday @ 3 concert on Sunday, March 24 at 3 p.m.

Featured will be the acousticfolk husband and wife team, the Levins. This harmony-driven duo are known for their peaceinfused songwriting and have won many awards at National Folk Competitions. Bring your park card for admission to Great Neck House.

Weekend Movie at Great Neck House: “Incredibles 2” (2018) The animated film, “Incredibles 2” (2018), directed

by Brad Bird and starring Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter and Sarah Vowell, is playing at Great Neck House on Friday, March 22 at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 23 at 5 and 8 p.m., and Sunday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m.

“The Incredibles” hero family

takes on a new mission, which involves a change in family role.

Mr. Incredible must manage the house while his wife goes out to save the world. It is rated PG and runs 1h 58min. Park card

required for admission to Great Neck House.

Nature Program: Just-AHike On Sunday, March 24, 11 a.m., join a moderately-paced

hike in Kings Point Park. There will be no formal instruction so you will be able to relax and socialize. Meet at the Redbrook Road entrance, in the first lot.

Register online at gnparks.org or call 516-482-0355. Children under 16 may not attend.

“Spiral Into Spring” Ice Skating Competition On Sunday, March 24, head to the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink to cheer on ice skaters during the “Spiral Into Spring” competition. It begins at 9 a.m. and runs through 1:30 p.m. All are welcome to observe.

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, April 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

To sign up for a class or for more information, call Great Neck

House at 516-482-0355.

Great Neck Park District Job Fair 2019 Attend the Park District Job Fair on Tuesday, April 16 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Great Neck House, 14 Arrandale Ave. You will find many seasonal/parttime jobs available throughout the Park District including Parkwood Pool, Indoor/Outdoor Tennis, Camps, Recreation, Marina/Sailing staff, Summer Performing Arts, Parks, Security, Office/Clerical. Pick-up an application, schedule an interview or have one on-the-spot.

Everyone over the age of 16, with a wide range of schedules, is welcome to apply. The Great Neck Park District is an equal opportunity employer. For more information call 516-482-0355.

‘The Gondoliers’ comes to G.N. The ardent song of a Venetian gondolier will be heard over Great Neck when the Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island premieres its 2019 production of the classic Savoy opera, “The Gondoliers” at the Great Neck Library on Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m.

Directed by Gayden Wren, with music directed by Helen Kim, “The Gondoliers” is the most effortlessly beautiful of the Gilbert & Sullivan operas, with a typically zany plot about a pair of gondoliers whose carefree life is disrupted when it turns out that one of them is the long-lost king of Barataria — but nobody can tell which one of them.

The score for “The Gondoliers” is packed with famous songs, including the pining ballad “Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes,” the rattling patter song “In Enterprise of Martial Kind,” the ingenious argument quartet “In a Contemplative Fashion” and the bouncy “Rising Early in the Morning.” The opera is a merry farce that’s as funny now as it was a century ago. It’s guaranteed fun for the whole family.

The cast includes more than a dozen of the com-

pany’s finest singers and dancers, more than meeting the challenge of “The Gondoliers,” which famously contains two of everything: two tenors, two sopranos, two patter baritones, two basses and so on.

Vincenzo Fiorito and Henry Horstmann play the supposed brothers Marco and Giuseppe, with Kara Vertucci and Victoria Isernia as their wives, Tessa and Gianetta. Ben Salers and Terry Hochler play the Duke and Duchess of Plaza Toro, with Lauren Delucia as their daughter Casilda and David Sterling as the drummer boy Luiz. Christian Jurak plays the sinister Don Alhambra, with Jordan Breslow as Antonio, Robert Del Monte as Giorgio, Patricia Gallagher as Giulia, Delaney Page as Vittoria, and Mary DeMarco Lee as Luiz’s mother, Inez.

“The Gondoliers is unlike any other Gilbert & Sullivan opera,” Wren said. “It’s almost two operas rolled into one, as a group of Spaniards — led by the fearsome Grand Inquisitor, Don Alhambra — run around trying to sort out the plot while a group of Italians just want to relax, flirt, sing a few songs and enjoy themselves.

The whole thing comes together at the end, but until

then literally nobody really understands what’s going on. Except, of course, the audience, who can count on a great time from beginning to end.”

The Great Neck Library is located at 159 Bayview Ave. in Great Neck. Admission is free. For further information, call 516-466-8055 or visit www.greatnecklibrary.org.

Lurvey visits treatment facility in G.N. The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District recently welcomed newly appointed Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey to its stateof-the-art wastewater treatment facility. Lurvey represents the town’s 4th District which encompasses a portion of the district’s service area and its headquarters located at 236 E Shore Road.

During Lurvey’s visit, Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Commissioner Patty Katz, Commissioner Jerry Landsberg, Commissioner Steve Reiter and Superintendent Christopher Murphy discussed the functional operations of the facility and the investment in cost-saving, environmentally-friendly infrastructure,

which earned the district the 2018 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Environmental Excellence Award.

The district, alongside Lurvey, a former partner of the district’s “Shed the Meds” events in her previous capacity with North Shore Action, will continue to work toward decisions aimed at lessening the burden for taxpayers while protecting the environment for future generations.

For additional information and updates about the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District, visit the website at www.gnwpcd.net to sign up for email newsletters or call the office at 516-482-0238.

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Christchurch attack ripples reach NHP

BY M AY L A N S T U D A R T The terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, that left 50 people dead last Friday isn’t just another mass shooting to the Muslim community of New Hyde Park. It’s a wakeup call, community members said, that it could have happened to them.

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Houria Abdelrehem BELLEROSE RESIDENT

PHOTO COURTESY OF AYA ABDELREHEM

Imam Ibad Wali of the Hillside Islamic Center said the shooting was the last straw and he will make his mosque safer. He said he will hire an armed guard and is seeking permits from the town to construct additional exits.

He has been encouraging congregants with a background in security to join the Nassau County Police Department’s auxiliary unit to help" protect the community and wants to have a congregant carry a concealed weapon.

Women at the mosque said they feel particularly exposed due to their traditional use of the religious head scarf called the hijab. Bellerose resident Houria Abdelrehem and another congregant said they are often looked down upon or cursed at in public, sometimes in front of

Hunter College freshman and Bellmore resident Aya Abdelrehem, 18, sips coffee at a local shop. their children.

Though" Abdelrehem said she finds comfort in her religion and doesn’t return the hatred, her daughter Aya said she lives in fear of being attacked.

“The fact that this happened to them made me think that it could have been us, it could have happened to anyone else that we loved,” Aya"Abdelrehem said over speakerphone after her mother sought her input.

“These people went out to pray, to do an act of wor-

ship and do something they do all the time, every single week, and that could’ve been my father or could’ve been me, anyone I love, and just the idea of that left me so traumatized,” she said.

Aya Abdelrehem, an 18-year-old freshman at Hunter College, said it was even more upsetting when a senator in New Zealand “said that it was Muslim people’s fault for being Muslims in New Zealand in the first place.”

Queensland Sen. Fraser Anning condemned the attack in a statement last Friday but took the opportunity to point to Muslims as well. “I am utterly opposed to any form of violence within our community, and I totally condemn the actions of the gunman,” Anning said. “However, whilst this kind of violent vigilantism can never be justified, what it highlights is the growing fear within our community, both in Australia and New Zealand, of the increasing Muslim presence.”

President Donald Trump condemned the shooting but stopped short of calling it a terrorist attack. He told the White House press corps last Friday that he does not believe white nationalism is a growing global threat. “I don’t really. I think it’s a small group of people that have very, very serious problems. It’s certainly a terrible thing.”

Aya"Abdelrehem said hearing this type of rhetoric from government officials makes her feel vulnerable.

“Hearing news like that made us feel like maybe the government isn’t on our side as much as we thought they were,” she said.

In New Hyde Park, meanwhile, the Christchurch shooting has forced Imam Ibad Wali to take actions he has been thinking about since the January 2017 Continued on Page 69

COMMUNITY & SCHOOL NEWS

CYO basketball players shine PHOTO BY JESSICA PARKS

Brandon Ray, the regional director of external and legislative affairs for AT&T, discussed how the company wanted to work with local governments,

Town amends telecom laws

BY J ES S I C A PA R K S The North Hempstead Town Board approved amendments to the telecommunications law at Tuesday’s meeting that address the installation of cell nodes on the town’s rights of way.

Cell nodes are being installed across the country to facilitate the incoming 5G network, which is expected to be faster and more cost-effective than its predecessor.

“The federal law and regulations require us to allow

these kinds of developments,” North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said.

“The town desires to attain as much authority and flexibility with regard to installing wireless telecommunications facilities within the town’s rights of way.”

She said she has written a letter to the town’s federal representatives requesting that they urge Congress and the Federal Communications Commission to update the applicable laws to allow smaller municipalities to have a voice Continued on Page 58

On Saturday, March 9, two Great Neck fifth grade boys CYO basketball teams faced off against each other in the St. Aloysius gym to see who would advance to the third round of the playoffs. Everyone in attendance would agree that the game was a thrilling match to watch. With multiple lead changes and a comeback from a deficit of as much as eight points by the team coached by David Ohebshalom, it was only fitting that the game would go to overtime tied at 31.

Before the start of the overtime period, coaches Peter Chang and David Ohebshalom walked over to each other and embraced for a moment, congratulating each other on a job well done and wishing each other luck. This grand gesture did not go unnoticed by Jon Sobolewski, veteran CYO coach, who commented that “this was the best moment of the season for him to see two respectable coaches bring out the best in the kids by setting an example themselves.” Unfortunately, only one team could advance and the team coached by Chang won the game 35-33 in overtime.

The remarkable thing is what happened the following day, when the advancing

Great Neck St. Aloysius team would play its next playoff game against an undefeated St. Catherine team from Franklin Square.

The boys from David Ohebshalom’s team, who had lost the game the day before, some shedding tears, were back in the gym with their coach. This time it was to root for the team and players that had just knocked them out of the playoffs.

Also in the crowd was another Great Neck fifth grade CYO coach, Jason Pinsky, with some of his players who had lost earlier in the playoffs. With thunderous chants of defense and deafening cheers whenever Great Neck scored, the crowd willed the remaining Great Neck team to overcome a five-point deficit and eventually win the game, 28-21. The Great Neck 5th grade team coached by Chang now advances to the Final Four.

Sports are supposed to bring out the best in our players and community in a fun and participatory way. In a country that is becoming more divided and less cordial, what was demonstrated by coaches Chang, Ohebshalom, Pinsky and their players this weekend should be a lesson for others to learn. When we see each other as community, we all are winners.

The Great Neck CYO travel basketball program, led by sports coordinator, Sal Bonavolonta, has been in existence for over 30 years. The program continually produces winning teams years after year. More importantly, it teaches our young men and women the importance of character and work ethic and instills in them the love of the game. Many of the kids that participate in CYO continue to play basketball on their middle school and high school teams.

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Feb. home sales price lower than Jan. Stays even with previous year while pending sales increase 10 percent from previous month

BY J E S S I C A PA R K S Nassau County’s median price for sold homes in February remained on pace with the year-earlier results, but the number of pending sales last month jumped nearly 10 percent from January.

Multiple Listing Service Long Island’s real estate market report listed the median price for sold properties in February as $505,000, reflecting no change from the same month last year.

Compared with January home prices, the median price of sold homes was 3.8 percent lower in February.

Pending sales count was an area that also saw no change when comparing last month to February 2018 with 966 homes soon to close.

According to the report, February’s pending home sales was the only area that increased from January, with almost 10 percent more pending sales recorded.

Sold property counts in February were 2.4 percent lower than in January with 764 sold homes. There were 783 homes sold in February 2018.

The number of sold properties in February marked a 17 percent drop from the month before, which recorded 931 sold homes.

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The new home overlooks Manhasset Bay. The median price for pending sales in February was $500,000, an increase of 0.1 percent from the same month a year earlier when the median price was $499,500.

The median price for pending sales has remained stagnant since January.

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Prospective home buyers in Nassau County had 4,888 houses to choose from in February.

While Nassau County recorded similar figures for February on a year-toyear basis, neighboring Suffolk County had a 7 percent increase in the median

price for sold homes from February 2018.

Suffolk’s median price for sold homes in February was $380,000, compared with $355,000 for the same month last year.

But the increase in price was met with a 3 percent drop in home sales in Suffolk with February’s sold home count at 976 compared with 1,005 last year.

The median price for sold homes across Long Island, which also includes statistics for Queens, was recorded as $455,500 in February. This reflects a 6 percent increase from February 2018, when the median price for sold homes was listed as $430,000.

There were 2,306 closed home sales on Long Island in February, which marked a 4 percent drop from February 2018, when 2,404 homes were sold.

The number of closed sales in February plummeted 17.5 percent from the month of January, when there were 2,795 homes sold.

Those who were moving onto or within Long Island had 15,588 homes to choose from in February, over 1,500 more options than they had at the same time last year.

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Rice endorses Beto O’Rourke 1st representative to back former Texas congressman in Democratic presidential primary

BY J ES S I C A PA R K S U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice was quick to jump on the Beto bandwagon.

Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, tweeted support for former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke shortly after he announced last Thursday that he is running for president. She was the first Congress member to endorse the candidate.

O’Rourke lost a Senate election in November, but drew national attention due to his youthful appeal and how close he came to victory in a Republican stronghold.

“He’s honest, authentic and has the courage of his convictions and a bold vision for our future,” Rice posted on the social media site. “Most importantly, he’ll build a movement that will rise above the toxic division PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN in our politics and unite this country.”

Rep. Kathleen Rice pictured in a sit down interview with Blank Slate Media.

Not only did the presi-

dential hopeful receive an endorsement from Rice on his first day, but he! also raised more than $6.1 million toward his campaign, according to a tweet from O’Rourke’s communications director, Chris Evans.

“Without a dime from PACs, corporations or special interests,” Evans said.

In O’Rourke’s video announcing his presidential bid, the El Paso Democrat discusses universal health care, paths to citizenship and criminal justice reform.

“The interconnected crises in our economy, our democracy and our climate have never been greater,” he said. “And they will either consume us or they will afford us the greatest opportunity to unleash the genius of the United States of America.”

O’Rourke lost the Senate election to the incumebent, Ted Cruz, a Republican, by about 2.5 percentage points, or 215,000 votes.

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Relive glory of 1969 Miracle Mets

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alling all Mets fans. To coincide with the start of Major League Baseball season, there will be two upcoming events to mark the publication of “After the Miracle: The Lasting Brotherhood of the ’69 Mets.”

This inside account of the iconic team who were consistently in last place until they turned it all around in just one season is told by ’69 Mets outfielder Art Shamsky, Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, and other teammates as they reminisce about what happened then and where they are today.

A right fielder for the ’69 Mets, Shamsky stayed in touch with his former teammates over the years. He hoped to get together with star pitcher Seaver, who won the Cy Young award as best pitcher in the league in 1969 and went on to become the first Met elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, but Seaver was ailing and could not travel.

So Shamsky organized a visit to see Seaver in California, accompanied by the team’s No. 2 pitcher, Jerry Koosman, outfielder Ron Swoboda, and shortstop Bud Harrelson. Together they recalled the highlights of that amazing season and what changed the Mets’ fortunes in 1969.

The result is “After the Miracle,” a book Shamsky wrote with the help of sportswriter Erik Sherman that every Mets fan — and every baseball fan — should own. Shamsky will discuss and sign copies of “After the Miracle” at Turn of the Corkscrew Books and Wine on Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m., and at Book Revue!on Thursday, April 25 at 7 p.m.

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gan in 1962 and the team finished in last place nearly every year. When the 1969 season began, fans weren’t expecting much from the “lovable losers.” But as the season progressed, the Mets inched closer to first place and then eventually clinched the National League pennant. They were underdogs against the formidable Baltimore Orioles, but beat them in five games to become world champions. No one had predicted it. In fact, fans could hardly believe it happened. Suddenly they were the “Miracle Mets.”

Now 50 years later, Long Island fans can relive this glorious victory by attending one of Shamsky’s events. !Turn of the Corkscrew Books and Wine is located at! 110 N. Park Ave. in!Rockville Centre and!Book Revue is at!313 New York Ave. in!Huntington.

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1964: The Tribute Friday, March 29 at 8 p.m.

1964 recreates an early ‘60s live Beatles concert with period instruments, clothing, hairstyles, and on-stage banter with an accuracy that is unmatched, earning the four-man group the distinction of being called the “best Beatles’ tribute on Earth” from Rolling Stone magazine.

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

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Don Quixote — Russian National Ballet

Saturday, March 30 at 8 p.m.

In his library, the old nobleman Don Quixote sits over his books, which tell him of distant times of knighthood. Soon he believes himself called to knightly deeds and sails forth into the world to seek adventures. The story goes on a comical quest for love, honor, and dignity brought to life by the Russian National Ballet.

Where: Madison Theatre at Molloy College 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre Info & Tickets: 516-323-4444 • madisontheatreny.org

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Tuesday, April 2 at 7 p.m. (Book Revue) and Friday, April 5 at 7 p.m. (Barnes and Noble) Join one of these evenings with former starting pitcher for the New York Mets and Emmy-nominated broadcaster Ron Darling as he speaks about and signs copies of his new memoir, “108 Stitches: Loose Threads, Ripping Yarns, and the Darndest Characters from My Time in the Game.”

Where: Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington Info: 631-271-1442 • bookrevue.com Barnes and Noble, 91 Old Country Road, Carle Place Info: 516-741-9850 • barnesandnoble.com

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GCAC Film Screening: ‘Wild Prairie Rose’

Wednesday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m.

Set in the 1950s, this film tells the story of a woman named Rose who must return home to care for her ailing mother. Back home, she befriends a deaf man, who teaches her the many ways to communicate. In coming home, Rose discovers herself, finds love, and learns to appreciate the life she left behind.

Where: Bow Tie Squire Cinemas, 115 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck Info & Tickets: 516-829-2570 • goldcoastarts.org

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in the Kitchen: April Fool’s Kids “NOT”chos Friday, March 29, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m

On Fridays, little chefs ages 3 to 5 use real cooking tools (with help from adults) to make easy, yummy, kid-friendly snacks from start to finish. This week, they will make April Fool’s “NOT”chos while they gain experience measuring ingredients, following directions and building their vocabulary.

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Where: Turn of the Corkscrew Books and Wine, 110 N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre Info: 516-764-6000 or turnofthecorkscrew.com

ushcart Players presents ‘Stone Soup and Other Stories’

‘The Dr.CatSeuss’ in the Hat’

Presented by Pushcart Players, “Stone Soup and Other Stories” celebrates the joy of reading and instills an appreciation of folk tales in hungry young readers in grades pre-K through 5.

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

Everyone’s favorite cat comes to mischievous life in this theatrical adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic. From the moment his tall, red-and-white-striped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know they are in for an amazing adventure.

Where: Madison Theatre at Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave. Rockville Centre. • Info & Tickets: 516-323-4444 or madisontheatreny.org

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Film celebration of Walt Whitman’s 200th 2019 marks the 200th birthday of a great American poet and one of Long Island’s most beloved native sons, Walt Whitman. To celebrate the occasion, the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington is partnering with the Walt Whitman Birthplace to present a film about Whitman, “Beautiful Dreamers”!(Canada, 1992; 105 Mins.; English | Dir. John Kent Harrison).

The free screening will take place at the Cinema Arts Centre on Sunday, March 24 at 11 a.m.! Following the screening, there will be a discussion with Cynthia Shor, executive director of the Walt Whitman Birthplace.

Rip Torn stars as Whitman in this portrait of the legendary poet’s support of Canadian doctor Maurice Bucke, who scandalized the medical establishment by treating his developmentally challenged patients as human beings.

“Beautiful Dreamers! tells the story

of the friendship between Whitman and Bucke, a superintendent of the asylum in London, Ontario. Whitman’s own brother was mentally disabled, and he admired Bucke’s progressive ideas about the care of the mentally ill.

With Whitman’s help, Bucke replaced the asylum’s coercive methods of care with “moral treatments,” such as exercise, music and conversation, much to the chagrin of the mainstream medical establishment.!

Walt Whitman Birthplace Association is Walt Whitman’s voice today, celebrating the poet’s vision of democracy, diversity, and creativity. Their programs and exhibits educate the public on Whitman’s life and times, explore his contribution to our nation’s rich cultural heritage, and inspire young poets and writers.

To register for this free screening, go to www.cinemaartscentre.org.

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38th annual short Comic Demetri Martin film concert at Molloy at The Paramount Asbury Shorts USA will presents its nationally recognized touring exhibition,!“The 38th Short Film Concert,” at the Madison Theatre at Molloy College on Friday, April 5, with the first film screening at 7:30 p.m.

Asbury’s short film concerts feature the best in comedy, drama and animation without promoting competition. Screening classic shorts from the past combined with new international festival winners, Asbury Shorts USA provides a rare opportunity for the public to see world-class films on a real cinema screen as opposed to on YouTube or smartphones. The show has received critical acclaim, with Academy Award-nominated director Jason Reitman (“Juno,” “Up in the Air,” “Thank You for Smoking”)!calling Asbury Shorts, “The best short film show I’ve ever seen.”

Highlights of the April 5th lineup include director Amy Nicholson’s documentary “Pickle.” The film examines the complicated relationships humans have with their pets in a film of unexpected warmth and mirth.

Also showing is “Alternative Math” from Dallas-based director David Maddox, winner of three Best of Show domestic film festival awards. The film focuses on a dedicated public grammar school teacher who has a tough time with new attitudes in education. ! Her stubbornness to defend her subjects leads to

a riot and national debate.

Sure to delight audiences is “The Caption,” the humorous and surprising tale of a frustrated cartoon caption writer whose work is almost always rejected, a situation that starts to affect his marriage.

This showcase of major award winning short films is recommended everyone ages 16 and over. Tickets are $18 for general admission.

What began in a church basement in Westbury in 1980 has grown to become a nationally touring presentation of the world’s best independent short films. Asbury Shorts Concerts have been presented at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Royal Festival Hall in London, Lakeshore Theater in Chicago, the Osprey Art Centre in Nova Scotia, Alamo Drafthouse in Dallas, the Directors Guild Theater in Manhattan, the Vero Beach Museum of Art in Florida, the AERO Theatre in Los Angeles, Summer Stage in Central Park and the Leminske Theater in Berlin, among others.

For more information about Asbury Shorts, go to!www.asburyshortsconcerts. com or call 718-510-6929.

The Madison Theatre at Molloy College is located at 1000 Hempstead Ave. in Rockville Centre. For reservations and show information go to: www.madisontheatreny.org or call 516-323-4444.

The Paramount will welcome comedian Demetri Martin who’s on his!Wandering Mind Tour on! Saturday, March 23 at 7 p.m.

Martin started doing stand-up comedy in New York City before working as a staff writer at “Late Night with Conan O’Brien.” He soon became a regular performer on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.”

In 2003, Martin won the Perrier Award at the International Fringe Festival for his first one-man show, If I. He won the Barry Award at Australia’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2006 for his third one-man show, Dr. Earnest Parrot Presents Demetri Martin.

Martin has released two standup comedy albums and three hour-long

standup comedy specials, including his latest for Netflix in 2015 titled “Demetri Martin Live (at the time).” He created and starred in his own television series for Comedy Central called “Important Things with Demetri Martin.”

Martin has appeared in several feature films and television shows, including Ang Lee’s “Taking Woodstock” and Showtime’s “House of Lies.” Martin’s first two books, “This Is a Book by Demetri Martin” and “Point Your Face at This,” are both New York Times bestsellers.

Martin’s fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, Playboy and Esquire.

He recently wrote and directed his first feature film, titled “Dean,” which he is currently editing.

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‘The Addams Family’ Long Island Guitar comes to Port temple Festival returns The Community Synagogue Theater Company will present the musical comedy, “The Addams Family” on April 4!through 7 at the Landmark Theater on Main Street in Port Washington. Performances will be held Thursday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The!world of Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Wednesday, Pugsley, Grandma and Lurch come to life in this new story, based on characters created by cartoonist Charles Addams and featured in a TV show and movies. ! In the musical, the Addams family is put to the test when daughter Wednesday falls in love with a normal boy, who brings his normal family, the Beinekes, to a dinner at the Addams’ home that will change their lives forever.

Directed by Tom Rocco, with musical

direction by Bryson Baumgartel and choreography by Maggie Golder, The Community Synagogue Theater Company boasts a cast and crew that spans from Manhattan to Huntington. Several of the cast members are local to Port Washington, including!Spencer Cohen!as Lurch, Jill Eisenberg! as Morticia,! Jeff Grossman! as Mal Beineke, Caryn Ronis as Grandma, Joel Ronis as Uncle Fester, Holly Simon as Pugsley and Schreiber High School student, Eden Franco, in the role of Wednesday.! The ancestors include the Chernosky and Zlotoff families.! And we cannot forget the one that makes it all happen, the incredible stage manager Jane Ronis.

Tickets are available online at www. commsyn.org or can be purchased by emailing theatercompany@commsyn. org.

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Barry Avrich’s gripping new documentary tells the fascinating story of Ben Ferencz—the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor and lifelong advocate of “law not war.” After witnessing Nazi concentration camps shortly after liberation, Ferencz became lead prosecutor in the Einsatzgruppen case at Nuremberg, which has been called the biggest murder trial in history. He was 27 years old and it was his first trial. All 22 Nazi officials tried for murdering over a million people were convicted. Ferencz went on to advocate for restitution for Jewish victims of the Holocaust and later for the establishment of the International Criminal Court. His fight for justice for victims of atrocity crimes continues today.

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The 27th annual Long Island Guitar Festival, recognized for the high caliber of the exceptionally talented musicians it draws from the classical and jazz guitar worlds, will take place April 9 through 14 at the Tilles Center’s Krasnoff Theater on the LIU Post campus of Long Island University.

“The ‘Long Island’ in the festival title clearly refers to its location and origins, rather than to its scope,” wrote The New York Times in 2014.

Founded in 1993 by Harris Becker, director of guitar studies in the Department of Music of the School of Performing Arts at LIU, this premier event provides a unique opportunity to hear worldclass artists in person, as well as watch them teach master classes, conduct workshops and perform in concert.

The festival also features the sixth annual National High School Guitar Competition and High School Guitar Ensembles’ Showcases. Sharing Becker’s vision is former LIU student and Assistant Festival Director James Erickson, a talented instrumentalist who’s a member of the Artesian Guitar Quartet that includes Becker.

“The 2019 festival is honored to be featuring the U.S. debut of acclaimed guitarist Laura Snowden, who was selected by Julian Bream to give the Julian Bream

Trust concerts at Wigmore Hall,” said Becker, adding that she also performed at the Royal Albert Hall and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre at the invitation of guitarist John Williams.

“Laura was the first guitarist to graduate from the world-renowned Yehudi Menuhin School in London, where classical guitar tuition was funded by a generous gift from the Rolling Stones.”

Other artists scheduled to appear at this “eclectic and international festival” include Eduardo Fernandez from Uruguay, who won first prize in the Andrés Segovia International competition in Mallorca, Spain; David Leisner, whom American Record Guide called “among the finest guitarists of all time;” multitalented Robert Trent, who plays modern guitar, Renaissance lute, archlute and 19th-century instruments, and whose “sweet, crystalline sound” was praised by The Philadelphia Inquirer for his ability “to plumb the emotional depths of each work;” Jérôme Ducharme of Quebec, whose musical career took off after he won first prize at the 2005 Guitar Foundation of America International Competition; jazz guitar virtuoso Mark Marino; and Becker, who has performed extensively both as a soloist and chamber musician in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America and Asia. Besides

his ongoing work at LIU, Becker is the co-founder and artistic director of the summer music festival in rural Quebec, “Songe d’été en musique.”

The National High School Classical Guitar Competition is open to residents of all 50 states who are attending a public or private high school through the date of the competition finals. Applicants may not be represented by professional management. The competition will be limited to the first 30 applicants who submit all required materials to the Long Island Guitar Festival by Feb. 21. Competition rules and guidelines, as well as a full list of performers and concert schedules, are available at www.liu.edu/gfest.

Festival sponsors include the D’Addario Foundation, Augustine Foundation, Savarez, Murphy’s Music, LIU’s John P. McGrath Fund, and dedicated individuals.

The Long Island Guitar Festival represents Long Island University’s ongoing commitment to reach out to the arts community here and abroad and continue its established tradition of excellence in guitar performance and pedagogy.

“We provide beautiful music, promote great artistry and connect professional musicians with students, amateurs and the general public,” said Becker. “It is truly something special.”

Tickets for individual concerts are available at the Tilles Center box office (516-299-3100) or online at the Tilles Center web site (https://tillescenter. org ). An all-event pass, which costs $150, can be purchased only through the LIU Post Department of Music.

Individual concert tickets cost $25 per person ($20 for students and seniors). High School Guitar Ensemble concert tickets cost $15 ($10 for students and seniors). The Emerging Artist concert costs $15 ($10 for students and seniors). Tickets to audit master classes are $10.

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Exercise and aging: How to work out safely after 50 In an ideal world, people young and old exercise each day. But as men and women age, finding time to work out is not so easy.

Commitments to work and family often take precedence over daily exercise.

As a result, many people 50 and over might not have exercised regularly or at all in many years. But as children grow up or even move out, people facing down their golden years are often compelled to get back in the gym. That’s a wise decision that can increase a person’s chances of being healthy and happy in retirement. But before beginning a new exercise regimen, men and women over 50 should take heed of the following safety tips to ensure their efforts are not derailed by accident or injury.

Speak with your physician. The National Institute on Aging notes that even people with chronic condi-

tions such as heart disease, diabetes or arthritis can be physically active.

However, anyone with such a condition and even those who don’t fall into those categories should consult with their physicians and receive a full physical before exercising. Such a consultation and checkup can shed light on any unknown issues, and physicians can offer advice on how to safely manage any problems that may arise.

Begin with low-intensity exercises.

Even if you feel great and have maintained a healthy weight, don’t push yourself too hard at the start. Your body needs time to adjust to physical activity, so choose low-intensity exercises like walking and light strength training so your muscles, tendons and ligaments can adjust. Initially, exercise every other day so your body has ample time to recover between workouts.

Choose the right places to exercise outdoors. Exercising outside provides the best of both worlds for many people, providing a chance to get healthy all while enjoying the great outdoors. When exercising outdoors, choose areas that are not remote and where others can see you and offer help if you suffer an injury or have an accident. Boardwalks, public parks and outdoor gyms are safer places to work out than wooded areas or other places well off the beaten path.

Stay hydrated. The NIA notes that many people lose their sense of thirst as they age. But just because you aren’t thirsty does not mean you don’t need water, especially while exercising. Water regulates body temperature and lubricates the joints, thereby decreasing your risk of injury during exercise.

Exercising after 50 can help people live healthy well into retirement. But caution must be exercised when aging men and women return to exercise after a long break.

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The exact cause of glaucoma is not known. For some reason, the passages that normally allow fluid within your eye become clogged or blocked. Fluid within your eye builds up and increases pressure on the optic nerve. The nerve fibers and blood vessels in the optic nerve are easily damaged by this pressure, resulting in vision loss. An injury, infection or tumor in or around the eye can also cause the pressure to rise. People who have glaucoma with normal eye pressure likely have poor blood flow to the optic nerve.

Who gets glaucoma?

Glaucoma most frequently occurs in individuals over the age of 40. In some families, the disease is hereditary. It is estimated that over 2 million Americans have glaucoma, and this number is expected to rise as the U.S. population ages.

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Pros and cons of joint replacement surgery

To people outside the medical field, joint replacement surgery might sound like a solution that’s considered only after all other options have been exhausted. But joint replacement surgery has become very common, even though some studies have suggested certain procedures are being performed unnecessarily.

A 2014 study published in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatology found that

one-third of patients who undergo knee replacement surgery may not be appropriate candidates for the procedure because their symptoms are not severe enough to merit aggressive intervention like surgery.

The decision to undergo surgery is always a patient’s to make. Weighing some pros and cons of joint replacement surgery can help patients make the most informed decisions possible.

Pros The Cleveland Clinic notes that many patients who have undergone joint replacement surgeries have experienced dramatic improvement within a relatively short time after undergoing the surgery. Much of that improvement is related to pain, which for many people becomes overwhelming prior to surgery.

Another benefit to joint replacement surgery is the recovery time. For example, the Cleveland Clinic notes that patients who have knee replacement surgery are usually standing and even moving the joint the day after their surgeries. Within six weeks, those same patients are typically walking comfortably with very little support. While each patient is different, any fears that joint replacement surgery will require patients to be immobile for months after surgery are unwarranted.

Joint replacement surgery also can be a long-term solution, whereas the alternatives might not be. The Cleveland Clinic says that roughly 85 percent of knee implants will last 20 years, and that life expectancy figures to grow as technology advances.

Cons As beneficial as joint replacement surgery can be, it’s not without downsides. Cost is one such disadvantage. How much a patient pays for the surgery depends on his or her coverage, but AARP notes that the average knee replacement surgery costs $31,000. Such costs can be prohibitive for aging men and women who are no longer working.

Another potential disadvantage to going under the knife, especially for those who are borderline candidates for replacement surgeries, is the likelihood that surgery won’t have a significant impact on quality of life.

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Geriatric psychiatry provides support through aging

Many positive changes come with aging. Financial independence, freedom to pursue hobbies and more time to spend with loved ones are some such benefits.

But as men and women age, they also must give consideration to those changes few consider until they’re happening. Retirement, loss of a spouse, distance from family, downsizing, and fears of illness must be given their due attention so aging adults can get the assistance they need when they need it. Geriatric psychiatrists can fill the gaps where others cannot.

The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry defines the profession as a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy with special training in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders that may occur in older adults. These disorders may include, but are not limited to, dementia, depression,

anxiety, late life addiction disorders, and schizophrenia. Although geriatric psychiatrists can treat these and more, they also may help adults navigate emotional, physical and social needs that come with getting older.

The AAGP estimates that the rate of mental illness among older adults will double over the next 10 years from what it was in 2000. Many of the people treated will need assistance with symptoms of dementia. The organization Alzheimer’s Disease International indicates there are more than 9.9 million new cases of dementia each year worldwide.

Geriatric psychiatrists can provide specialized care to this unique demographic. Geriatric psychiatrists often focus on prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of mental and emotional disorders in the elderly, says the American Psychiatric Association, an advocate

Geriatric psychiatrists are tuned into the unique needs of aging men and women. for improvement of psychiatric care for elderly patients. Geriatric psychiatrists understand how medication dosage and therapy treatments may need to be customized as one ages. These psychiatrics also can consult with experts in neurology and primary care physicians when there are symptoms across various fields, which may be the case when patients are experiencing memory

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38 SENIOR LIVING • Blank Slate Media Newspapers, Friday, March 22, 2019 Exchange keys. Make sure everyone in the support network has keys to seniors’ homes. In so doing, support networks are increasing the chances that someone will be able to reach potentially vulnerable seniors if the primary contacts are incapable of doing so.

Emergency preparedness tips for seniors

Let others know where emergency supplies are kept. Everyone should have emergency supplies in their homes.

Seniors should not take it for granted that such supplies can be easily found if they become incapacitated during a storm.

Make sure such information can be easily accessed during a storm by emailing it to your support network and/or posting the information in a convenient location in your home, such as on the refrigerator.

Natural disasters can strike at any time, and when they do, the damage is often considerable. According to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, between 2005 and 2014 natural disasters caused $1.4 trillion in damage across the globe, affecting 1.7 billion people along the way.

Another way to prevent tragedy related to natural disasters is to develop an emergency preparedness plan before the next storm strikes. That’s important for everyone, but especially so for seniors, many of whom live with mobility issues that can compromise their ability to escape the eye of oncoming storms.

Various preventive measures can protect people and their homes from the potentially devastating impact of natural disasters. For example, oceanfront communities may be able to decrease property damage by exacting certain measures, such as building homes on stilts.

In recognition of the potential problems seniors face when natural disasters strike, the American Red Cross of-

fers the following tips to seniors and their families so aging men and women can make it through such situations safe and sound.

Make arrangements to contact loved ones. Prior to an emergency, seniors and their support network should make arrangements to make immediate contact once a disaster strikes.

Determine who will make initial contact and how that contact will be made (i.e., via phone, text message, social media, etc.), as well as who will be responsible for providing assistance if necessary.

Such a plan lets everyone within the support network know their precise responsibilities, which limits confusion in the sometimes hectic hours and days after disaster strikes.

Share your evacuation plans. In the wake of recent disasters, many communities that did not previously feel vulnerable to natural disasters have devised evacuation plans for residents. Seniors should share these plans with their support networks. Doing so makes it easier for relatives to find you if you must evacuate your home before help arrives.

Share important medical information.

Seniors should share medical information, such as healthcare providers and a list of the medications they’re taking. This can make things easier for emergency responders to successfully treat people who become incapacitated during storms.

Emergency preparedness strategies save lives. More information about how seniors can prepare for emergencies is available at www.redcross.org.

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40 SENIOR LIVING • Blank Slate Media Newspapers, Friday, March 22, 2019

How to travel even if you have limited mobility Many people dream of traveling the world in retirement. Such dreams come true every day. But many more retirees or people nearing retirement fear that their dreams of seeing the world won’t be possible due to mobility issues beyond their control. Thankfully, such fears are largely unwarranted.

Various conditions can affect men and women’s mobility. Many such issues tend to arise after age 50, prompting many people to believe their post-retirement travel plans will never come to fruition. Conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD; and heart disease may make it hard for people to travel. But that difficulty doesn’t mean aging men and women should resign themselves to a sedentary lifestyle. Though they might require a little extra effort before boarding a plane for parts unknown, the following are a handful of ways that aging men and women with limited mobility can reap the rewards of traveling.

Contact airlines or other transportation companies if you require special accommodations. The U.S. Department of Transportation notes that passengers are generally not required to provide advanced notice for disability-related accommodations. However, it makes sense to provide such notice anyway. By doing so, men and women with limited mobility can ensure they will have adequate assistance during their trips. When made aware of passengers’ mobility issues, airlines or other travel companies may arrange for wheelchairs to be available at the gates or train platforms so passengers can easily make connecting flights and trains.

In addition, advance notice gives companies a chance to provide seating accommodations that can make for a more enjoyable trip.

Contact security agencies.

Security is part of modern travel, so travelers, especially those traveling by air, should expect to go through security checkpoints during their trips. Travelers with limited mobility should contact the security agencies in their home country as well as those in any country they plan to visit to get an idea of what they can expect.

Knowing these guidelines in advance can help people with limited mobility determine if they should arrive extra early so they can make it through security checkpoints in time to make their flights or trains.

Contact hotels directly. Each country has its own laws regarding how to accommodate people with physical disabilities or mobility issues, so don’t leave things to chance. Before booking a hotel room abroad, travelers with limited mobility should contact the hotel directly to confirm that it can accommodate their needs.

Men and women with limited mobility can still enjoy the wonders of travel, even if it requires some extra effort before embarking on their trips.

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Matisyahu to play at The Paramount Matthew Paul Miller,! known by his Hebrew and stage name Matisyahu (“Gift of God”), is a Jewish-American reggae singer, rapper, beatboxer and alternative rock musician.

When Matisyahu first started touring to packed clubs more than 11 years ago, it was prior to the release of the now gold record, Live at Stubbs, and prior to that record’s single, “King without a Crown,” reaching No. 1 on alternative rock radio charts.

Matisyahu’s performances were a raw expression of his spirituality at that time and were supported by musicians who played a foundation of roots reggae augmented by the energy of a rock trio.

Fans latched on quickly for a variety of reasons, but in August of 2005, just months after the release of Live at Stubbs, Matisyahu found himself on stage at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts

Festival with the de facto leader of improvisational rock and roll, Phish’s frontman Trey Anastasio.

Many early fans of Matisyahu remember that moment clearly, not because of the songs he played in front of the 80,000 person crowd, but because of his seemingly unfettered confidence in helping lead Anastasio! and his band through an improvisational display of beat boxing and lyrical gymnastics during the two songs performed.

It may have been unrefined, but Matisyahu’s passion for full band improvisation was laid bare and can be experienced live when he takes the stage at The Paramount on Sunday, March 24 at 8 p.m.

For tickets to the show, visit www. paramountny.com.

The Paramount is located at 370 New York Ave. in Huntington.

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Ensemble celebrates women composers The American Chamber Ensemble, celebrating its 53rd anniversary, will present Celebrating Women Composers — From the 19th Century till Today on Sunday, April 7 at 3 p.m. at Hofstra University’s Monroe Lecture Center Theater on California Avenue in Hempstead. The concert is presented by the University’s music department.

Celebrating the contributions of women to the art of composition, selections for this concert will be: Germaine Tailleferre’s Calme et Sans Lenteur for violin, cello and piano; songs by Nadia Boulanger, as well as her Three Pieces for cello and piano; Rebecca Clarke’s Tiger, Tiger for soprano and piano and her Two Pieces for violin and cello; Libby Larsen’s Songs Without Words for clarinet and piano; two songs from Joelle Wallach’s Meow Mix for soprano and piano; Lili Boulanger’s Cortege and Nocturne for violin and piano; and Amy Beach’s Ah, Love But a Day for soprano, violin and piano and her Trio for violin, cello and piano.

Performers will include American Chamber Ensemble members, pianist Marilyn Lehman, soprano Tammy Hensrud, violinists Eriko Sato and Deborah

Wong, and cellist Chris Finckel. Special guest will be Hofstra ACE Award recipient, clarinetist Julianna Pierdomenico.

Tickets are $20 general admission and $15 for senior citizens (over 65) or matriculated, non-Hofstra students with IDs and can be purchased at the Hofstra University box office. Children are free with a paying adult. For ticket informa-

tion, call 516-463-6644 or visit https:// tkt.xosn.com//tickets/.

Directed by Marilyn Lehman, the American Chamber Ensemble was founded in 1965 by pianist Blanche Abram and clarinetist Naomi Drucker. The ensemble explores the great chamber music literature for clarinet and piano in combination with strings, woodwinds and voice

and presents performances featuring world-class artists.

The American Chamber Ensemble consists of the finest freelance musicians in the New York area and has been cited by critics for their superb presentations of chamber masterworks. Their latest CDs on Elysium are American Clarinet Treasures, featuring core members of ACE performing works by George Kleinsinger, Virgil Thomson, Daniel Gregory Mason, Elliott Carter, Douglas Moore and Gary Schocker, with guest artist Stanley Drucker and The American Chamber Ensemble Plays Peter Schickele, which features five of this modern master’s most important chamber works.

The American Chamber Ensemble’s concert season is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the New York state Legislature and by private contributions.

For the latest American Chamber Ensemble concert listings, updates and information, log on to www.americanchamberensemble.com or follow ACE on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ pages/American-Chamber-Ensemble/150032171984.

Chamber music concert amongst stars The Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will perform Angels in Flight, Distant Light, music for flute, clarinet, harp and strings on Saturday, March 23 at 6 p.m.

The concert will take place at the Vanderbilt Museum’s Charles and Helen Reichert Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road in Centerport.

Repertoire for this special concert celebrating the spring equinox will be contemporary American works for seven players, including Joel Lambdin’s Abstract No. 1, Joseph Russo’s Distant Light and Gary Schocker’s Cherry Blossoms, along with contemporary Canadian composer Marjan Mozetich’s Angels in Flight and Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro.

The 147-seat planetarium’s 60-foot dome and advanced Konica Minolta projection system with full-dome video and surround-sound creates an exciting, immersive audience experience.

Performers will be Canta Libre members Sally Shorrock, flute, Karen Lindquist, harp, Bradley Bosenbeck, violin, Veronica Salas, viola and Bernard Tamosaitis, cello, with special guests Cherry Yeung, violin and Alex Morano, clarinet.

Tickets for the concert are $20 online, $25 at the door, and $15 for children 15 and younger. For more information, call 631-854-5579 or visit www.47321.blackbaudhosting.com/47321/Canta-LibreConcert-23Mar2019.

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4 G.N. ensembles win regional contest

Four chamber music ensembles from the Great Neck Public Schools were selected as winners of the Long Island regional high school chamber music competition, part of the 2019 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Young Musicians Program.

As winners of the regional competition, the four ensembles—one trio from North High School and three ensembles from South High School—were invited to per-

form at the Third Annual Long Island Regional Young Musicians Concert on Feb. 6 at the Tilles Center.

The chamber ensemble from North High featured Bob Qian (clarinet), Joshua Rothbaum (clarinet), and Frederick Sion (bass clarinet) performing River Music

by Sarah Hersh. Composer Sarah Hersh is a graduate of North High School.

The three chamber ensembles from South High were:

Samuel Levine (flute), Eli Goldberger (clarinet), and Benjamin Rossen (piano) performing Tarantelle, Op. 6 for Flute, Clarinet and Piano by Camille Saint-Saëns; Eli Goldberger (clarinet), Nicholas Langel (cello), and Benjamin Rossen (piano) performing Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano in A minor, Op. 114 by Johannes Brahms; and Daniella Brancato (soprano), Christiana Claus (flute), Nicholas Langel (cello), and Benjamin Rossen (piano) performing Chanson Madécasses for Soprano, Flute, Cello and Piano by Maurice Ravel.

The Young Musicians Program is a competition for advanced high school musicians offered by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. High school student chamber music ensembles are invited to submit applications with audio or video recordings through their school music department to be considered for participation.

Ensembles from the Long Island Regional Concert are eligible for an invitation to the Young Musicians Concert at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.

The North High chamber music program is coordinated by Joseph Rutkowski, instrumental music teacher, and Pamela Levy, performing and fine arts department chair/ vocal teacher. The South High chamber music program is coordinated by Michael Schwartz, performing arts department chair/instrumental teacher, and Janine Robinson, vocal teacher.

‘A Night at the Opera’ at North The North High School Department of Performing and Fine Arts is pleased to present “A Night at the Opera” on Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the school, 35 Polo Road.

“A Night at the Opera” is the inaugural opera production at North High. The production will feature scenes from Don Giovanni, sung in Italian with supertitles. It will be performed on the stage “in the round,” with piano accompaniment.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students. To reserve tickets, please contact Dr. Pamela Levy, department chair for performing and fine arts, at (516) 441-4740.

North students recognized Sixty-four North High School students were recently recognized by the Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education for contributing to the quality of life at their school.

The students are: Leah Ahdoot, Maor Amar, Vanessa Anderson, Nicole Aziz, Michael Babumba, Daniella Balakhane, Jason Beeferman, Hila Bessalely, Riley Boker, Samuel Calto, Ashley Chaman, Alan Chau, Daniel Chitsaz, Emily Cohen, Lior Cole, Rayna Cooke, Valerie Davoodzadeh, Charlize Dilmanian, Jonathan Erfanian, Nilesh Ganguli, Aaron Geula, Sophie Hadjibay, Laura Hakakian, Natascha Hakim, Noah Hakim, Giselle Hakimi, Lily Hakimian, Scott Hakimian, Yoel Hawa, Nicole Hirsch, Allison Hope, Daniel Itzkowitz, Chloe Kalimian, Shi-In Kim, Claire Kivelowitz, Daniele Lee, Shannon Liu, Limor Makhani, Molli Mamiye, Sari

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Bergen at G.N. temple Erich Bergen, the star of “Madam Secretary” on TV, “Waitress” on Broadway and “Jersey Boys” on stage and screen, will share his story through song on Sunday, April 7 at 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 4:30 p.m.) at Temple Beth-El of Great Neck, located at 5 Old Mill Road in Great Neck. Tickets are $75 at www. greatneckbroadway.com.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Aviation expert honored Workshop for

Bill McShane of Babylon and Sheltair Aviation’s Vice President for Business Development, is joined by his wife MaryEllen and living historians portraying FDR and Winston Churchill during ceremonies at the Museum of American Armor that honored his leadership in supporting the Jones Beach Air Show through the company’s facility at Republic Airport.

In accepting his award McShane noted, “It takes a team of dedicated professionals to support an air show that demands the best from every one to ensure success. I accept this award on behalf of everyone at Sheltair who puts in 110 percent every day.”

Before an audience of some 270 people, master of ceremonies Greg Cergol of WNBC-TV, stated, “What you see in the air is the result of a strictly choreographed show on the ground. Departures for aircraft participating in the air show are scheduled to the minute. That means pre-flight, fuel-

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ing, ground movements — all of it requires professionals who know their jobs and do them really well. Fifteen years ago Bill McShane told air show organizers looking at Republic as their base of operations,`Yes. We can do that.’! Today Bill remains one of the most respected and admired executives in general aviation. While his professional accomplishments are many, he is

being singled out tonight because he is one of the reasons why the air show… soars.”

The Museum of American Armor is a New York State chartered, 501 C 3, not for profit museum located at 1303 Round Swamp Road, inside Old Bethpage Village Restoration, in Old Bethpage. ! It is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Colleges once considered “safety” schools have become “reach.” The application process, seemingly simple back in the day, is now overwhelming.

And the cost of college, well, let’s just say that arm and leg may not cover it. What’s a high school student (or parent) to do?

On Wednesday, April 17 at 7:15 p.m., the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island will play host to a free college planning workshop, where high school students and their parents will get the inside scoop on how to choose the “best” colleges, the dos and don’ts of the application and admissions process, writing persuasive essays, and navi-

gating the maze of financial aid and scholarships.

Seth Bykofsky of College Connection, a.k.a, The College Whisperer, will offer insight and advice to the college-bound, while calming the frayed nerves of moms and dads, bringing his passion, aptitude, common sense and funny bone to the masses yearning to apply, be admitted to, and pay for their colleges of choice.

The Ethical Humanist Society is located at 38 Old Country Road, Garden City. Register for this free college planning forum at www.CollegeConnect.info, or call 516-3458766 for more information.

Cooking For a Cure diabetes research fundraiser After sixteen years and more than $1 million raised for diabetes research, Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D-Glen Cove) and her fellow committee members are working harder than ever to make each event more successful than the one before.

For the first 15 years, the event was held at The View in Glen Cove. Because attendance for the fundraiser has grown over the years, it was moved to the Crescent Beach Club in Bayville.

This year’s 16th Annual “Cooking For a Cure” fundraising event will take place on Monday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m.

The event committee unanimously decided that it was high time to honor The View Restaurant’s owner and chef Jeanine DiMenna for hosting the event for so many years at such a huge discount and for going the extra mile to always make it extra special.

“We could not have raised nearly as much money as we have over the years without Jeanine’s incredible generosity and outstanding professionalism,” DeRiggi-Whitton said.

“Between her work with the DRI and how much she has volunteered her cooking talent for other worthy causes, she is very deserving of this honor.”

DiMenna also went above and beyond to help when she was a chef at Page One Restaurant before taking over at The View.

The event will feature a martini tasting bar, a cooking demonstration by chef Bryan Naylor, music by Chris Kinnear and Andy Aledort, and silent auction and raffle prizes. Tickets are $100 per person and sponsorships are still available.

The committee wishes to thank sponsors Bruce and Roberta Waller, The Peter & Jeri Dejana Family Foundation, Wendy Waller and Gail Waller for their exceptional generosity.

For the past 15 years, Delia

and Rebecca Castronovo have co-chaired this event. This year, they welcome a third co-chair, Wendy Waller.

“Wendy is such an amazing volunteer,” DeRiggi-Whitton added. “Rebecca and I are so grateful that she joined us as cochairs.”

DRI leads the world in curefocused research. The research behind their BioHub, a bioengineered “mini organ” that mimics the function of the native pancreas, has seen great success in clinical trials. For more information about the “Cooking For a Cure” event or DRI’s work, contact Dierdre Hector at 212888-2217 or dhector@drif.org.

New engagement, camp directors at JCC The Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center recently welcomed a new director of Jewish Engagement and Innovation at its! Ruth And Saul Weinberger Center For Jewish Life + Learning, Robin Gossett. Gossett is a formidable Jewish educator who spent the majority of her career as a teacher at Solomon Schechter School of Queens and then as the founding Director of Eisner Day Camp, which she ran from 1991 through 2015.! From

2010 to 2019, Gossett worked as a Jewish educator within the Reform Temple of Forest Hills and then at Temple Beth El of Great Neck. At the JCC, Robin will spearhead all Jewish Life + Learning efforts including weekly events like Taste of Torah, along with celebrations such as Purim.

Sid Jacobson also welcomed! a new assistant director of Camp Jacobson, Adam Grundfast. Grundfast’s has had a lifelong involvement in camp. Most

recently, he worked for two years at Camp Pontiac in Copake overseeing a group of middle schoolaged boys, supervising campers across campus-wide activities, and in the training and development of camp counselors. Before that, Grundfast worked across sales and marketing, in the training and development of camp counselors, and as a camp supervisor for five years at Pierce Day Camp in Roslyn. At Camp Jacobson, Grundfast will assist Paul Is-

serles, Camp Jacobson Director, in the creation and implementation of strategic planning along

with the overall program development and supervision of daily operations.!

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Garden City Bird Sanctuary

5th Annual L.I. Yarn Crawl After four successful years, 10 yarn shops from Port Washington to East Hampton will be participating in the fifth annual Long Island Yarn Crawl on April 4 through 7. Over the course of four days, yarn crafters — knitters, crocheters, weavers and spinners — are invited to participate in this self-guided tour of our Long Island yarn shops, which will have extended hours and specials throughout the weekend.

It is a wonderful opportunity for crafters to explore what our local fiber community has to offer and meet up with other local yarn enthusiasts.

Participants are invited to either pick up their Long Island Yarn Crawl passport from a participating shop or download and print a copy from the Yarn Crawl’s website, www.longislandyarncrawl.com. Present the passport at each location to receive a stamp as they “crawl” from shop to shop.

Crawlers who collect stamps from all 10 stores will be entered to win one of several amazing prizes: the grand prize of a $100 gift card to each of the participating stores; the second prize, over $400 of yarn donated by Gold Sponsor and local yarn distributor, Knitting Fever, Inc. Participants who submit a passport with fewer than 10 stamps will still be entered in a separate drawing, so that anyone who joins even part of the crawl can still win a prize. Further prizes will be announced as the Yarn Crawl approaches.

Special edition Long Island Yarn Crawl bags can be purchased at participating shops, or are available as a free gift with a $40 minimum purchase (while supplies last). Visitors to each store can enter a door prize drawing, with no minimum purchase. Each store has specials planned for the Crawl weekend. Details will be made available closer to the Yarn

Crawl weekend on www.longislandyarncrawl.com," Facebook, and Instagram.

This year’s Yarn Crawl features shops from all over Nassau and Suffolk counties, including"Altman’s Needlearts in Mattituck," Black Sheep Knitworks in East Hampton," Knit in Roslyn, The Knitted Purl in Oyster Bay, Knitting Cove & Yarn Shop in Port Jefferson, The Knitting Garden in Huntington, The Knitting Place in Port Washington, The Knitting Store in Oceanside, Long Island Yarn & Farm in Yaphank and Sew What’s New & Yarn Too! in Islip.

A special thanks goes out to Long Island’s only yarn distributor, Knitting Fever, Inc. (http://knittingfever.com/), for supporting this event as the Gold Sponsor.

This year, the Long Island Yarn Crawl is continuing their tradition of encouraging participants to give back to the local community by partnering with local organizations looking for handcrafted items.

They are collecting items on behalf of the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island and have asked for knitted or crocheted hats and blankets of any size, from infant to adult.

Yarn crafters of all backgrounds are invited to explore Long Island’s rich fiber community during the yarn crawl weekend and make connections with fellow crafters. The different offerings and events at each shop are sure to provide crafting inspiration and ideas to all. It will be a wonderful Long Island celebration for yarn enthusiasts and is sure to be an event to remember.

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Did you know that in the heart of Garden City there are nine acres of land that have no houses, no stores and no apartments… only vacant land.

This rare and special place is the Garden City Bird Sanctuary. Located at just south of the LIRR main line across from 181 Tanners Pond Road in Garden City, this unique space can make life better for you, your friends and fellow residents of Nassau County.

The mission of the"Garden City Bird Sanctuary is to manage a full functioning nature refuge for birds through the use of native plants and trees. In addition, they encourage educational endeavors and promote community service programs.

The Sanctuary was certified as an official Backyard Wildlife Habitat site by the National Wildlife Federation, based on being able to provide the four basic habitat elements needed for wildlife to thrive: food, water, cover and places to raise baby birds.

For more than 20 years, the Garden City Bird Sanctuary has been active in an effort to improve the environment and educate local residents on the meaning of environmental stewardship in our community.

The Sanctuary has also received numerous environmental awards and grants including one for Outstanding Ecological Program.

You and your family can

visit any weekend during the warmer weather at no charge.

Opening day this year is April 27 when their annual yard sale event will take place The sanctuary is a great place to walk and enjoy nature without the commute, helping to balance the hectic lives we lead here in Nassau County by reducing stress and getting some exercise.

The Sanctuary receives no government funding from the village of Garden City, Nassau County or the state of New Yprk. They are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization totally run by volunteers and admission is free.

So pay a visit to this special place in your neighborhood.

Go Red luncheon draws 900 A crowd of more than 900 Long Islanders attended the 18th Annual Long Island Go Red For Women Luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 27." The sea of red could be seen throughout all the rooms at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury."

This year’s Luncheon honored the employees of Voxx International Corporation and Asia Lee and Dr. Stephen Greenberg of Greenberg Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology. Kathy Munsch received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.

The honorees are committed to raising support and creating awareness about heart disease and stroke especially, as it pertains to women." Maria Grasso, senior executive vice president, chief operating officer and corporate secretary of Flushing Financial Corporation and Flushing Bank was"chair of the luncheon. Guests also heard from Yvonne Fleming, who received the first heart transplant on Long Island. Tamsen Fadal

from PIX 11 emceed the event.

The American Heart Association’s 18th Annual Go Red For Women Luncheon combined an elegant luncheon reception, incredible auction and networking opportunities. The luncheon featured educational breakout sessions presented by recognized and credentialed healthcare professionals, providing women with information, resources and hope to take action and live a longer, stronger life.

The 2019 American Heart

Association Go Red for Women Luncheon is nationally sponsored by CVS Health, Bradley & Parker, Petro Home Services and South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, the flagship hospital of Mt. Sinai Health, and Long Island Life Is Why Sponsors.

For information about the 2020 Go Red For Women Luncheon, sponsorship opportunities, or other questions, call 516-962-0811 or visit longislandgoredluncheon.heart.org.

Clark Garden aux meeting The Clark Botanic Garden Auxilary of The Fanny Dwight Clark Memorial Garden, Inc., invites local members of the community to join their open meeting on Wednesday, April 3, 7 p.m., at Clark House located at Clark Botanic Garden, 193 I.U. Willets Road in Albertson.

After a brief business meeting, Mary Callanan of Three Castles Gardens, Inc., will discuss what has been happening in the Long Island food scene.

She has been involved with many stakeholders over the past 15 years, addressing all things re-

lated to local production, water quality, economic development and social and educational programming.

Callanan’s mission is supporting local conscientious farmers and fostering small growers managing patio gardens to large community gardens.

Don’t miss this informative talk on the exciting evolution happening right here on Long Island, an opportunity for a new and rewarding experience.

Refreshments will be served. RSVP to cbgauxiliary@gmail.com.

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SNL skit shows lack of sensitivity

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t has just come to my attention that cast member Pete Davidson of “Saturday Night Live” Weekend Update segment said, “If you support the Catholic Church, isn’t that the same thing as being a R. Kelly fan?”

As a Catholic and as grand knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus Council No. 5911 in Douglaston, I find this statement most appalling. The Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens have called this “a disgraceful and an offensive skit” and has

requested a public apology as an insult to all Catholics. Well, I totally agree.

The church has had problems with sexual abuse by priests, addressed the problem and has tried to help victims.

And the comparison with the

singer R. Kelly who is under a 10-count indictment with abuse of minors is a comparison that hurts many victims.

The Brooklyn-Queens Diocese is dedicated to helping sexual abuse victims and seeing to it that clergy abuse never hap-

pens again. For “SNL” to have such a lack of insensitivity by writers, producers and the cast around this painful issue in my opinion is quite disturbing.

Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Mineola

Don’t misinterpret First Amendment

I

t always amazes me how some can stand for the law of the land, and others can bend the law to suit their own viewpoints.

Dr. Hal Sobel does that quite adeptly when he admonishes President Trump for calling out the press for the ‘fake news’ constantly streaming on TV and the internet. Yes, the press is supposed to be a watchdog, but that doesn’t give it license to create its own facts.

Only moments after he lifted

his hand from the Bible following his Oath of Office, the media accused him of removing the bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the Oval Office – fake news! These attacks continue to this day!

Our previous president used his office to create covert investigations of any person, agency or group who publicly disagreed with him.

How many not-for-profit groups were investigated by the IRS at his behest simply for call-

ing attention to his left-leaning policies? Did the press question when a fairly tidy sum was covertly flown into Iran to pay off the mullahs?

Our president is tasked with protecting us and enforcing the rule of law. When there is an invasion of our southern border by migrants in such massive numbers as we have seen, and the number keeps climbing, our president asks for funding to build a fence, wall or barrier to stop the infiltration of guns, drugs and il-

legals into our country.

Does Dr. Sobel find it strange that former presidents Clinton & Obama, and our esteemed senators Schumer and Pelosi, all voiced the need for a barrier, that is, until Donald Trump wanted it.

How conveniently it was denied. And the media continues to push the resist and desist rhetoric for which it has become so well known. No, these folks can’t have it both ways.

It’s time for the media to wake up.

Reporters should be delivering facts, not opinion. They’re free to feel any way they wish, but to speak falsehoods is not consistent with our First Amendment.

Sure, they are entitled to their opinions, and they are certainly entitled to speak them, but deliver the news and comments from a factual basis. Then they’ll be true to our Constitution.

Eric Spinner New Hyde Park

Why not lower all the people’s taxes?

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ichard Nicolello, the presiding leader of the Nassau Assembly, has been holding meetings throughout the county to alleviate residents’ fears regarding property tax reassessments. # Reassessment just rearranges the deck chairs on the Titanic, however.

The real issue is burdensome, confiscatory taxation and this year will be especially gruesome for some unfortunate Nassau residents as they face the double burden of reassessment and SALT.# As a result, we will continue to see our neighbors, young people and elderly taxed

out of their homes — forced to abandon family and friends of a lifetime.

Nassau, Rockland and Westchester counties are the highest taxed counties in the nation because New York state politicians have passed laws that mandate lavish benefits and automatic salary increases, also known as annual step increases, on public sector employees. Every few years, local lawmakers get a chance to follow up by negotiating# generous union contracts which simply sweeten the pot.

Both state and local elected officials have passed laws and negotiated contracts which

include generous salaries, 20 years to retirement, overtime pension padding, guaranteed pensions, automatic salary step increases, permanent job security and lifetime medical benefits.

Nassau County paid public sector employee payouts of $1.04 billion in 2017. Our politicians have given us the $698,650 police captain, the $593,044 police sergeant, the $154,309 golf course attendant, the $153,621 clerk-typist, the $152,764.43 social services coordinator, just to name a few.# In exchange for all the goodies, public sector unions contribute generously to political cam-

paigns, providing the grease for re-election. When some local lawmakers sit down to negotiate new union contracts with public sector union bosses, they all sit on the same side of# the table. The taxpayer has no seat at the negotiating table.

Since public sector unionized employees receive statemandated benefits and automatic step salary increases of 2 to 4 percent annually, why do local politicians negotiate labor contracts which only serve to further increase salaries and benefits?# Since the state cannot or will not reform, it is up to our local officials to end the cor-

ruption by freezing public sector union contracts, which have given us the $698,650 police captain and made us the laughing stock of the nation.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran’s cry of reassessment “fairness” is juvenile, insulting and an effort to# obfuscate the truth. The truth is there is nothing fair about pushing people out of their homes and separating families.

Her “fairness” argument begs the question: “Why not lower all the people’s taxes?”

Laurann Pandelakis Manhasset

It’s time for a political timeout Continued from Page 15 Considering that President Trump has alienated almost all of our foreign friends and kissed up to numerous dictators, sooner or later foreign policy will be a front-and-center issue.

While we are waiting for the field to narrow or expand, it is worth talking about money. Sanders was enormously successful in raising money three years ago and enjoyed a big boost in funding right after his recent announcement.

Behind him are Elizabeth Warren and Harris.

No doubt Biden will be able to raise funds from big corporations but that may not be enough to carry him to victory.

We are living in new times and for now, the small-dollar do-

nor has helped make or break all candidates. This race to the White House will cost at least $1 billion dollars and most of that money arrives when the donors think it is a sure thing.

So, for now, I urge you political junkies to change the TV

channels away from 24/7 politics and spend your time watching some of the good movies that are available. Anyone who tells you that their candidate is a sure thing may be using some illegal substance.

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MTA on time doesn’t mean on time

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he answers to “LIRR officials questioned on performance” (Janelle Clausen; March 8)" sounded like revisionist transit historians." Here is what they neglected to mention."

Claiming that on time performance is improving was misleading." " Any train arriving within 100 feet of a Penn Station platform within five minutes and 59 seconds is considered “on time.”"

For many LIRR commuters who have to arrive on time, their bosses would not be happy. The LIRR definition of “on time” is like a teacher giving students a passing grade by rigging the results.

Ongoing cancellation and combining of trains due to problems in the East River tunnels and other portions of the LIRR system will continue for years to come. Amtrak will not initiate decades overdue major repairs of the East River tunnels until 2025 (two years after East Side Access to Grand Central Terminal begins)."

This work may not be completed until 2032." Until this work is over, it will be impos-

sible to guarantee reliable uninterrupted service."

The LIRR should not be proud of the Federal Rail Road Administration approval of the request for yet another twoyear extension until Dec. 31, 2020 to finish Positive Train Control." (They missed prior dates of 2015 and 2018.)"

Finishing by 2020 may not be possible given ongoing problems with the contractor. The LIRR has known since 2010 that this is needed. Complete means PTC is up and running 24/7 on all LIRR branches and service areas."

Needing another two-year extension to 2020 is an admission of failure." PTC should have been the number one priority for the LIRR over the past nine years, even if it meant diverting resources from other capital improvement projects."

Safety should be number one for commuters.

It is incorrect to claim that completion of the $387 million Ronkonkoma LIRR double tracking electrification project was finished 15 months ahead of schedule.""

Double tracking from" Farmingda-

le"to"Ronkonkoma"was part of the original scope of work for electrification of the"Ronkonkoma branch. "It was completed in December 1987." " To save the project due to insufficient funding, double tracking was dropped in favor of single track electrification and passing sidings. " The project was not completed 15 months early, but rather 31 years late. " As part of the project, there is also no reopened Republic Airport LIRR Station, which has been promised for decades Estimates for construction of the Main Line Third Track have grown from $600 million (2005), $1.5 billion (2016),"$2 billion (2017) and $2.6 billion (2018).""There is only $1.95 billion available under the MTA $32 billion 20152019 Five Year Capital Plan.""

What was the justification for the most recent $600 million project cost increase in less than one year? The additional $600 million will have to found in the next MTA 20202024 Five Year Capital Plan.

The final cost could be even higher when completed by the end of 2022. Who will

pay for any potential construction contract change orders due to unforeseen site conditions, changes in scope or additional unforeseen expenses?

The total direct cost for MTA LIRR East Side Access to Grand Central Terminal has grown from $3.5 billion in 1999 over time to $4.3, $6.3, $8.4, $10.2 and today $11.2 billion (plus $600 million more in financing costs)."

I predict $12 to $13 billion in direct costs when completed." This does not include $4 billion more for indirect costs known as “readiness projects” carried offline from the official project budget."

This includes $2.6 billion Main Line Third Track, $450 million Jamaica Capacity, $387 million Ronkonkoma Double Track, $120 million Ronkonkoma Yard Expansion and $44 million Great Neck Pocket Track."

This is just a few projects needed to support direct implementation of East Side Access.""Based upon past history, the final cost could go up"again over time by a $1 billion or"more."

The promised opening ser-

vice date has slipped on numerous occasions from 2009 to" December 2022." Don’t be surprised if this ends up in 2023.""

A detailed project risk assessment by the Federal Transit Administration independent engineer as part of the FTAMTA 2016 amended Full Funding Grant Agreement predicted a final cost of $12 billion." " A cat has nine lives and" several of these major LIRR" projects have" already used up all of them." When it comes to completion of East Side Access and other major capital improvements, the 1960s’ LIRR motto, “Line of the Dashing Dan,” should be changed to “Line of the Slow Moving Sloth.”""

Larry Penner (Larry Penner is a transportation historian, advocate and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office."

This included the development, review, approval and oversight for grants supporting billions in capital projects and programs on behalf of the MTA and LIRR.)

Town anti-BDS legislation misguided

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his letter is in reference to the existing Town of North Hempstead ’s ordinance" prohibiting business with any entity that boycotts, sanctions, or prohibits investment in Israel.

This ordinance deceptively regulates such actions as antSemitism. " In reality, it is a dangerous restriction on the right to use boycotts to advocate for human rights. While it claims to target discrimination, there is no question that the resolution is intended to penalize the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement for Palestinian human rights.

This restriction on our liberty is not necessary.

Contractors are already required to certify that they will not discriminate; including antSemitism. The resolution is redundant.

Under the First Amendment, the right to engage in peaceful boycotts for political

purposes is protected as a form of free speech.

The town cannot make someone give up that right as a condition of contracting. Our representatives should be in the business of protecting rights rather than creating blacklists to penalize and intimidate those seeking to exercise their rights.

In our current national political climate, it is imperative that it be made clear that the First Amendment right to the freedom of association and expression is a critical component of our democracy that must remain protected.

This town ordinance restricts and abridges our freedom of expression and association.

This ordinance makes false claims about the boycott.

The boycott is not discriminatory; it targets policies, not people. The boycott, divest and sanction movement is “anchored in the Universal Decla-

ration of Human Rights.

It is a human rights, nonsectarian, inclusive movement that rejects all forms of racism, including anti-Semitism”. Boycott does not target people based on religion, ethnicity or national origin, it targets injustices and human rights violations.

This ordinance is harmful and dangerous in that it actually protects discrimination. It seeks to penalize opposition to correct and justifiable discrimination. This ordinance denigrates the history of the civil rights movement.

It flies in the face of the Montgomery bus boycott, the farm workers boycott movements, South African Apartheid

and directly violates the Bill of Rights protecting our liberties.

If this law had been in place at the time of South African apartheid, it would have penalized those who engaged in the boycott of apartheid. " Nationwide the right to boycott is supported by over 100 organizations.

The National Council of Churches, representing 38 Christian faith groups, 100,000 congregations and 40 million people, have called for “an end to the current wave of legislative efforts to penalize the use of nonviolent economic measures to influence policies in Israel” which by United Nations resolutions have been con-

demned as anti-humanitarian.

"It is with misplaced political pretensions that the Town of North Hempstead, a subdivision of Nassau County, again a subdivision of New York State should engage in matters belonging and pertaining to the national foreign policy of the United States.

The continuance of this misplaced town anti-boycott ordinance is not only is a disservice to the constitutional and civil rights of its residents but additionally provides a contrivance serving to obfuscate and hinder the resolution of the actual problems. !James Ansel Port Washington

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READERS WRITE

Overhaul pretrial Baseball, Obama and Trump bail system now I

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ight now, we have a historic opportunity to overhaul a racist and regressive pretrial system that is responsible for jailing tens of thousands of people who have not been convicted of any crime and damaging the lives of countless black, brown, and low-income New Yorkers.

In an age of accountability, it is time to take account of the immorality of imprisoning people whose only crime is their poverty and lack of privilege in a system designed to protect the wealthy and powerful.

Current bail, discovery, and speedy trial laws give immense power to prosecutors, allowing them to drive forward plea deals, convictions and case outcomes, and that is why the state District Attorney’s Association is pushing to water down these bills.

As a person of faith and a representative of Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Jus-

tice, my call for pretrial reforms in New York is grounded in the words of the Torah, which commands, “You shall not render an unfair decision: do not favor the poor or show deference to the rich; judge your kinsman fairly” (Leviticus, 19:15).

We will not stand for partial reforms that reinforce criminalization and racism in the system. I call on state Sen. Anna Kaplan to listen to your constituents, the people of conscience who helped elect you to represent us and the rights of the voiceless and oppressed among us, to follow the lead of progressive legislators championing these bills — not the disingenuous dog-whistle calls for watered-down, regressive proposals from law and order groups like the District Attorneys Association of New York.

Jeanette Walowitz Great Neck

Omar unfit for Foreign Affairs

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ongresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) doesn’t belong on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Anyone who cannot tell the difference between a U.S. policy stand supporting Israel, the only democratic state in the Middle East, and an expression

of “allegiance” to Israel cannot serve on that committee.

In her view it’s OK to support Israel, except if you are Jewish. Then it’s called “dual loyalty.” Hello.

Clara Rucker Floral Park

Time for bail and discovery reform

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want to urge state Sen. Anna Kaplan to vote to overturn the regressive and unfair pretrial system that incarcerates tens of thousands who have not been convicted of any crime.

Those who are economically able can pay the bail. If you are poor you are imprisoned. Is it moral to punish poverty? Bail reform is absolutely necessary.

It is important to guarantee an accused person a speedy trial and for their attorneys access to all evidence.

All people regardless of race, religion, education or social position are entitled to equal treatment from our justice system.

Judith Ludwig Levine Great Neck

t’s heartbreaking to hear the medical news about the former Mets great pitcher Tom Seaver. He was a great starting pitcher. I won’t go into his stats, but the bottom line is that Mr. Seaver is a Hall of Famer.

In 1969, when the Mets won the World Series, he had a record of 25 wins with only 7 losses and won the first of his three Cy Young Awards. Of the 35 games he started that year, he had 18 complete games. For the other 17 games, a relief pitcher like Tug McGraw finished the game and thus saved it for Mr. Seaver.

But what is the definition of a save? There are three ways for a relief pitcher to get a save and they are as follows: 1. If McGraw entered the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitched for

at least one inning.

2. He entered the game, regardless of the score, with the potential tying run either on base, at bat, or on deck.

3. He pitched for at least three innings.

Let’s say Seaver pitched 7 innings and left the game with a lead of 6-0. McGraw relieved, pitched the final 2 innings and the Mets ended up scoring 2 more runs that resulted in an 8-0 victory. Seaver gets the win and according to the rules, McGraw does not get the save.

But what has all this got to do with Obama and Trump?

Obama became president in 2008, during the worst recession caused by the mortgage crisis that began in December 2007.

During Obama’s eight-year presidency, his policies helped turn the economy around sub-

stantially. Trump came in as a reliever in 2017, long after the recession had ended, and continued this turnaround.

Ask any baseball statistician and they would tell you that according to the rules, Obama should be credited with the win and since Obama’s turnaround was so great before Trump took over, Trump probably should not even be credited with a save.

Unfortunately, changing the rules is an integral part of Trump’s game.

If Trump keeps playing his game, it might be hard to save our country. Let’s make America sane again.

Since 1776, our country has been great. Why change a good thing?

Alvin H. Goldberg Great Neck

Trump, truth and justice

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s a child in the 1950s, I watched the television show “Superman.”!

The show’s introduction always assured viewers that “Superman… fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American way.”

We children of the 1950s knew that Superman was a fictional character.!

However, the closest comparison that we could imagine as the individual most invested with the responsibility! to preserve! truth, justice and the American way for America would be the president of the United States.

However, our current president seems bent on upheaving much of what many Americans! have perceived traditionally as truth, justice and the American way.!

According to the Washington Post, as of March 3, it seems Trump had made over 9,000 false! or misleading claims during his first 773 days in office (so much for the president fighting! a never-ending battle for truth).

Some recent news reports have suggested that Trump dangled pardons to some!of his prior associates who were convicted of crimes (so much for the president fighting! a neverending battle for justice).

While watching and listening to the first 20 minutes of

Trump’s speech given at CPAC conference! on March 2, I observed his strutting back and forth across the stage in much the same manner!as a European dictator who rose to power in the 1930s.!Is this the American way?

In the first 25 minutes of his CPAC speech to conservatives, Trump used varying degrees of expletives,! including at least four minor expletives and one major expletive that had to be bleeped!on news channels.! Is this the American way?

N.B. As I have stated before, if a school principal used pottymouth expletives at a public conference! (e.g., Trump’s minor or major expletives at the recent CPAC conference), it is likely that principal!would face a prompt firing/removal.

Within the first half hour of his CPAC speech, Trump referred to U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff! as “Shifty Shiff,”!again employing his disturbing use of placing denigrating labels on folks by whom he appears threatened! (e.g., Lyin’ Ted for Sen. Ted Cruz, Little Marco for Sen. Marco Rubio, and Crazy Bernie for Bernie Sanders…!just to list a few).! Is this the American way?

Recently someone started to speak a rhyme to me that began,!“Trumpty Dumpty sat on a wall…”! I immediately stopped that individual from continu-

ing! the rhyme by interrupting and saying that whatever one thinks of Trump, he is still the president…! and we must respect the office… that is the American way.

According to a recently released Breitbart News interview with the president, Trump apparently said,! “I can tell you I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of the Bikers for Trump —!I have the tough people, but they don’t play it tough — until they go to a certain point, and then!it would be very bad, very bad.”! If Trump made this thuggish statement,! it would seem he is suggesting violence in what appears to be a passiveaggressive manner. Is this the American way?

Although many may argue that the 1950s was a much different time than 2019,! the basic concepts of truth, justice and the American way are timeless…!at least in my opinion.

Truth, justice, and the American way are all based on the concept of civility in a civilized nation. Potty-mouth cursing, lying/misleading, and possibly flouting the criminal justice system,! in my opinion, are not facets of the American way.!

Superman, where are you?!

Kathy Rittel East Williston

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Why not to have For Sale By Owner One must be very aware & cognizant when selling property on your own, as some are currently doing, in and around Nassau, Suffolk and Queens.

It is extremely important to have the necessary information to sell your home on your own, for those who are trying to accomplish this arduous and many times stressful and complicated task.

However, as you will read my column, generally, you probably won’t save the commission, which I understand is your main reason for trying to sell on your own.

However read the following to be much more informed: 1. Homeowners that try to sell on their own have no way of qualifying their purchasers by asking them the three most important questions. a. What is your verifiable income? b. What are your credit scores?"c."Do you have a commitment letter from a lending institution?

There is a 45-60 day period that you as a homeowner will have to wait and keep your fingers cross in hoping that your potential buyer, receives an accurate appraisal, and then a written mortgage commitment without any conditions.

Sometimes the appraisal might be less than the selling price, and then negotiations might begin, once again; since the bank works for the buyer and not you!

2. When doing an open house, you have no way of pre-qualifying your buyers (for income, credit, debt/income ratio, etc.) when they walk through and whether they are even qualified for a mortgage.

Are they tire kickers, shopping or casing your home to take something from your home while they are there or another day, when you are out shopping?

Lastly, if you were to call back those buyers for feedback, what position do you think they would feel you were in, strong or weak (motivated to sell)?

3. Buyers who know you are selling on your own have already subtracted the brokers commission that you would have normally paid.

At the end of the transaction, for sale by owners historically receive a price that is generally 8 percent below what the top realtors are able, as per the National Association of Realtors surveys revealed in past years. So you don’t save money, when you are selling on your own. Brokerages don’t charge a commission, they do their

best to earn their fees!

4. What would you rather be doing on your weekend, playing tennis, golf, swimming or be with your grandchildren on a Saturday or Sunday or sitting at your house waiting for “supposed qualified buyers?”

5. Most critical and crucial is how you are going to market and merchandise your home. Are you going to take or hire a professional photographer to take photos and videos? Do you know which local and culturally diverse publications to place ads, which will have the potential to capture different and varied audience.

Believe or not there are those that don’t go on the internet as often or have access to it and who still pick up and read their hometown newspapers. There will always be a place for a local paper, providing local news about the towns as well as what real estate is on the market for sale.

Besides advertising in local publications to create a local buzz, your property also needs to be on the internet locally and globally, so you will maximize your exposure.

Moreover, having a presence on social media is also critical eg. on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Yelp, ActiveRain, Zillow, Trulia and many other sites; this will also enhance the ability for more people

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch

to view your property. If you don’t have the proper exposure you will not grab enough eyeballs to market your home to. It’s a numbers game and hiring the right Broker is critical to providing the best marketing and their associated platforms to get it done in the quickest and most efficient time with the least amount of stress and hassles for the homeowners!

6. Your work really begins again, after there is an agreed and accepted as follows: a. Home inspection by the buyer and hoping that everything is ok with your home and if not, the buyer will come back and renegotiate the sale price. b. Going to contract and waiting for a written Mortgage commitment and hoping they your

purchasers will receive a written commitment. c. Dealing with yours and the purchaser’s attorney and the countless phone calls that will occur, fine-tuning your contract; while being the “go-between” and preventing issues that might blow up your sale, that is what a qualified and credible Broker does, among many others items on his or her checklist to get to the closing table. c.) Final walkthru by the purchaser There are so many things and issues that can and do pop up and then have to be solved. Our position is to relieve you of all the hassles and complications to handle all of those obstacles that homeowners face and experience while selling on their own.

A knowledgeable broker should provide you “free of charge” with, “no strings attached” “without any obligation or commitment” a comparative market analysis.

They should research and spend all the necessary time and effort to provide you with an accurate picture as to the value of your home and at what price to list it for when placing it on the market for sale.

Your agent should provide a carefully prepared report of 10-30

plus pages of currently available homes, also under contract, sold, as well as expired (overpriced) and withdrawn and released homes and past market activity comparing your home with other similar homes. The analysis enables you to easily compare the features of your property with others and to determine the best pricing strategy for today’s current market.

They can discuss the results and determine the best pricing for your specific home.

Lastly, some of us truly earn our fees by providing and performing our valuable, expert and professional services, “Before, During & After the Sale”c to dig and search for that one elusive, qualified purchaser, who “ falls in love” with your home, as you once did too.

Philp A. Raices is the owner/ Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 Great Neck.

He has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute and a Certified International Property Specialist. Receive regular “free” updates of sold homes in your area and a “free” Comparative Market Analysis” of what your home would sell for in today’s market or search on: WWW.Li-RealEstate.Com He can be reached by email, Phil@ TurnKeyRealEstate.Com or by cell: (516) 647-4289.

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Recent Real Estate Sales in Great Neck Great Neck Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $800,000 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

41 Beverly Road, Great Neck Sold Price: $2,100,000 Date: 02/15/2019 7 beds, 6 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $34,624 MLS# 3072265

8 Brookbridge Road, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,275,000 Date: 12/27/2018 4 beds, 2 Full/2 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 75x100 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $14,397 MLS# 3057850

10 Radcliff Drive, Great Neck Sold Price: $830,000 Date: 02/21/2019 3 beds, 1 Full/1 Half baths Style: Hi Ranch # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 60x100 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $13,803 MLS# 3075115

28 Strathmore Road, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,260,000 Date: 02/14/2019 5 beds, 3 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 75x102 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $21,017 MLS# 3029115

Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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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Suzanne Silva, a former chief operating officer for WinthropUniversity Hospital Employees Federal Credit Union in Mineola, pleaded guilty to embezzling $465,172 from the credit union.

Plea in $465K theft

BY T E R I W EST The former chief operating officer of Winthrop University Hospital Federal Credit Union pleaded guilty last Wednesday to stealing more than $465,000 from the union and now faces up to 30 years in prison.# Suzanne Silva, 35, of Carle Place used funds stolen from the Mineola-based credit union for vacations in the Caribbean and Mexico as well as digital purchases on Amazon and Etsy, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of New York.

She embezzled a total of $465,172.

The scheme took place between March 2011 and June 2018. Silva transferred the funds from the federal credit union’s account to her own and accounts in the names of relatives.

“Today’s guilty plea sends the message that those who engage in such criminal conduct will be caught and prosecuted,” U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue said last Wednesday.

In addition to a prison sentence, Silva faces a fine of up to $1 million and restitution of the stolen funds.

The credit union terminated Silva’s employment last June, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. She was arrested on embezzlement charges in September.

“She was suspended and subsequently resigned as a result of the investigation by federal authorities for the alleged embezzlement of funds from the credit union,” NYU Winthrop Hospital spokesman J. Edmund Keating in a statement.

“Forensic accountants who were brought in to investigate the alleged misappropriation of funds concluded that no employee funds were affected and that the monies that were taken came exclusively from credit union assets.”

Silva’s scheme did not hurt member assets or credit union operations, he said.

NYU Winthrop Hospital sponsors the credit union, but they are separate entities.

Continued from Page 1 the bike and suffered head trauma, police said. He was then taken to North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, where he was pronounced dead about half an hour later, police said.

Lake Success Police Sgt. Patrick McGorman said the bike Schlichting rode was “clearly destroyed” and sitting next to a telephone pole when he arrived.

A witness to the accident also stopped at the scene, made the call and spoke with police, he said, before video footage from Great Neck South High School’s security team confirmed her account.

It was unclear if the driver was speeding based on the video footage, but Schlichting was riding his bike closer to the edge of the roadway, wearing a helmet #and taking all the right safety precautions, McGorman said.

“It appears this bicyclist was doing what he should have been doing,” McGorman said. “He is purely the victim of this hit-andrun incident.”

The driver left the scene, which McGorman noted is a serious felony.

Schlichting was an active and generous cyclist, according to Bike New York, a nonprofit organization that promotes cycling. He was active in producing the Five Boro Bike Tour from its inception in the 1970s, according to the group, and biked to his airline job at John F. Kennedy Airport for many years.

“Dave was one of the most disciplined bike riders we know,” Bike New York President and CEO Ken Podziba said. “His tragic death shows no matter how experienced and careful a bike rider is, cyclists in the New

Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that fatally struck a bicyclist by Great Neck South High School.

York area will continue to die and be hurt until governments at all levels take street and road safety seriously enough to build networks of protected bike lanes, design streets to operate at safe speeds and get problem drivers out from behind the wheel,” Steve Vaccaro, an attorney with the firm Vaccaro & White, which represents injured cyclists and accident victims, said Schlichting was an important part of the cycling community in New York City and a consistently safe cyclist. He was also a very “even tempered,” tall and soft spoken man who got joy from volunteering, Vaccaro said.

“He was one of the best ambassadors for cycling that we could have in our cycling community because he was a kind, respectful, gentle person who just had a love of the activity and the sport,” Vaccaro said.

Vaccaro also emphasized that drivers must be aware of their surroundings, as well as

the fact that cyclists have equal rights to the roadways.

“I hope that somehow it comes through that this should be a teaching moment for everyone to be aware of everything that’s going on around them, 360 degrees, when they’re driving,” Vaccaro said.

Drivers struck more than 3,700 people on Nassau County roads who were walking or biking from 2014 through 2016, according to a report by the TriState Transportation Campaign, a nonprofit advocacy group focused on reducing dependence on cars.

The investigation was ongoing and detectives asked anyone with information about the crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

A funeral service for Schlichting was held on Wednesday morning at St. Aloysius Church in Great Neck.

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can’t experience them, Hinz said.

“We really want to use a lot of this to partner with the community in different ways,” he said.

Ultimately, Hinz said, the STEM lab provides a lot of unique opportunities for patrons both basic and advanced, whether it’s learning how to use an iPad or program games.

“It gives people an opportunity to try and experience things that they normally wouldn’t have in their own homes. It provides an opportunity for us to

give all types of new programming,” Hinz said. “And I would say we’ve been showing off all this high-end tech, but as part of having this room in a central location, we’re able to offer a lot of basic technology services that there have been a lot of demand for.”

Birnbaum, who pushed for the STEM lab in 2016, also recommended people drop by.

“Whether by exploring new scenes through virtual reality goggles or utilizing the 3D printers to create usable and decorative items, this state-of-the-art facility will allow people of all ages to interact with emerging

technologies,” Birnbaum said. “I encourage everyone to visit the STEM lab and take advantage of the wide variety of educational and recreational opportunities it presents.”

Registration for courses and workshops with the STEM lab, which start April 1, can be done online, in person or by calling 516-466-8055, ext. 230, starting March 25.

Topics include introduction to computers, applications, Google, smartphones, Microsoft Office, coding, 3D printing and design, digital painting and laser engraving.

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Guilty plea for murder of LIU athlete

BY T E R I W EST In 2005, one of LIU Post’s star basketball players was killed in a shooting after spending the evening at a club in Long Beach, and the case went without an arrest for 12 years.

In February 2017, however, through combined county and federal efforts, street gang member Jaime Rivera was charged with murder, and last Thursday he pleaded guilty in federal court to killing Tafare Berryman, a 6-foot-6 player from Brooklyn.

Rivera, 34, will be sentenced Nov. 13 and faces up to life in prison. The Freeport resident belongs to the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation gang and is the son of a police officer, prosecutors said.

Berryman was 22 at the time of his death.

“He’s just a very first-class kid,” Berryman’s LIU Post coach, Tom Galeazzi, said in 2005, according to Newsday. “People gravitated to him because he had such an infectious smile. He was just an upbeat kid, and every day was a great day for him.”

FBI and Drug Enforcement

gang at the time that he shot the student, according to the officials.

The day of the murder, Rivera, fellow gang members, Berryman and other LIU Post students were at La Mansion, a club in North Long Beach, according to court filings and the presentation at the guilty plea proceeding.

An altercation between members of the gang and a student occurred in the club, where the students were celebrating a fashion show, and continued in the parking lot.

Berryman was not involved in the fracas and was leaving with a friend when his companion was hit in the head with a PHOTO COURTESY OF LIU POST bottle. They drove away, but Berryman’s friend, who was driving, soon pulled over due to Tafare Berryman attended LIU Post. Last Thursday, Jaime Rivera pleaded guilty to his his wound. murder.

Rivera, under the impression “Nearly 14 years ago, an in- that Berryman and his friend Administration officials along forcement put pressure on the with Nassau County Police Com- Latin Kings to reveal Rivera’s nocent young man lost his life to had been part of the gang brawl missioner Patrick Ryder and whereabouts, Newsday report- senseless gang violence,”" Dono- in the parking lot, drove up and ghue said. “Like his family, we do shot Berryman, according to ofRichard Donoghue,"the U.S. at- ed. ficials.

Efforts to reach Rivera’s pub- not forget.” torney for the Eastern District, Before it was solved, the Rivera mistakenly thought announced the plea. The DEA lic defenders, Randi Chavis and joined the case because Rivera Mia Eisner-Grynberg, were un- Berryman had been involved in case appeared on “America’s an earlier altercation with his Most Wanted.” was a heroin addict and law en- availing.

Suozzi talks safety net, anti-Semitism Continued from Page 4 a monthly dividend to homes that are affected by carbon emissions.

Suozzi said he plans to look into the bill, before highlighting that he is a member of the Climate Solutions Caucus and Republicans are starting to “come around” on the issue of climate change.

He also said that there was a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act that the Department of Defense consider climate change as part of defense strategy, as storms can disrupt the world, bases could be underwater and in the future the biggest wars will likely be over water.

“I believe climate change is real,” Suozzi said. “I believe it’s going to get worse and worse and worse unless we try to do something to deal with it.”

One audience member also asked about illegal immigration and the possibility of having ICE officers in the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Suozzi said that the discussion on immigration should start with the concept of “all men and women are created equal.”

While he is all for securing the borders and deporting those who commit serious crimes, he said most undocumented people are just overstaying their visas and that

there are 1.9 million so-called Dreamers –"people who were brought to the country illegally as children – who deserve a pathway to citizenship.

He also said that those with temporary protected status should have a pathway to permanent residency.

Suozzi was also asked about the prospect of impeaching President Donald Trump. He said he doesn’t support impeachment at this time, suggesting the appearance of partisanship could actually help Trump, barring something significant coming from special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.

Town amends telecom laws Continued from Page 20 on telecommunications development.

Chief Deputy Town Attorney Michael Kelly then discussed the additions to the resolution since the last public hearing.

Among the updates Kelly mentioned were a requirement to notify residents of a public hearing on a cell node who live within 350 feet of the right of way rather than only the residents along the right of way."Cell nodes would also be

subject to random radiation and frequency emission testing, and the distance that a cell node must be from a school was increased to 350 feet from 200.

Other provisions include requiring cell nodes to be at least 1,500 feet from one another, and requiring that they not interfere with access to public health or safety equipment, and not obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic or public use of the right of way. If mounted in the ground they cannot be installed"adjacent

to the front of the home.

When mounted on a rightof-way structure, the town restricts wireless network antennas from extending further than two feet from the top or from being mounted less than 12 feet from the ground.

When installed on a street light pole in a residential zoning district, the antenna cannot extend further than two feet from the top of the pole.

All telecommunications equipment must be colored to be

“If you want to beat the president, you’ve got to beat him at the polls,” Suozzi said.

Asked about his thoughts on the Democratic field and what he’s looking for from a candidate, Suozzi said he is looking for someone experienced who is visionary, able to talk to all Americans and be a leader.

“I’m looking for somebody that can give a vision for the future that is dramatic,” Suozzi said. “I think that if the Democrats are going to win, we’re going to need the whole team.”

consistent with the structure it is attached to or other objects surrounding it.

Bosworth said that while the board is guided by the federal guidelines, it is making the town’s telecommunications law as protective as possible.

Brandon Ray, the regional director for external and legislative affairs of AT&T, said during public comment that the company wanted to work with local municipalities regarding amendments and changes to find what is best for everybody.

He said that while some people have concerns, a lot of people want to see wireless coverage strengthened.

He submitted a research poll that AT&T and a third party agency conducted in September which he said found that 90 percent of participants believe it is important for local governments to attract high-speed internet solutions.

“I want to make sure we can find the best opportunity for both the government and the industry as a whole,” Ray said.

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Lafazan introduces marijuana opt-out bill Continued from Page 8 “The rate of progress does not suggest it’s going to happen,” he said.

The state released its own assessment of the impact of regulated marijuana last July, which concluded that the pros of legalization outweigh the cons when it comes to health, safety, criminal justice and economic benefits.

The county’s task force included seven subcommittees: public health, treatment and recovery, taxation and finance, education, small business impact, community impact and legislation and regulation. Each crafted its own report that is included at the end of the overall report.

In addition to health risks, the county’s report speculates on financial chal-

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lenges the county might face if it introduces the sale of marijuana, including the need for new police officer certifications and new police dogs that are trained to detect marijuana.

It does not speculate on potential tax revenue, beyond outlining the tax program included in Cuomo’s proposed budget.

The Taxation and Finance Subcommittee report, however, says that there would be “little, if any, net tangible economic or other benefit.”

“It is clear that the amount of revenue that the county would get does not approach what the costs would be: the increased law enforcement costs,” Nicolello said.

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A lesson in wireless radiation issue Continued from Page 16 Ethernet connections, which used to be the way computers in school classrooms were connected, are generally faster, more secure, and while perhaps not as convenient as wireless tablets and laptops, come with no health risks whatsoever.

We need to re-wire our class-

rooms, and I am not alone when it comes to this conclusion – the teachers union in New York, NYSUT, created a resolution in 2017 on the hazards of wireless radiation emission, promoting hard wired computers and a long list of best practices to reduce exposures.

It’s hard, really hard, to step back from this technology. It’s fun,

it’s trendy, kids and parents love it.

Perhaps it’s because people don’t know that their devices are emitting harmful radiation?! Like DDT, asbestos, tobacco, hormone replacement therapy and Vioxx, the science does eventually catch up!

We have a huge responsibility to our children and everyone

else’s children, to do what we can to protect them from harm of all kinds, including RF microwave radiation in school classrooms.

And right now, some parents in our local schools are struggling with whether to allow their kids to continue going to school and who never imagined that they would be considering homeschooling as an

option.

The wireless classroom probably seemed like a good idea at the time, but now that we know its potential impact on our children’s health, it’s time to find the safest way to bring technology into our classrooms.

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Cuomo holds budget hostage to tax cap Continued from Page 17 According to State Comptroller Tom Dinapoli, the SALT deduction cap has driven down tax receipts by $2.3 billion, as wealthiest New Yorkers choose other places for primary residency.

But we shouldn’t be punishing our localities because of the criminality of Republicans to use the tax code as a political weapon.

The tax cap also is a political weapon.

The larger objective is to force villages to consolidate into towns, towns into counties, school districts into larger school districts.

But the fallacy in that is all that it saves is a few administrative positions.

Villages and school districts already have cooperative purchasing, mutual aid; school districts even cooperate on transportation where feasible. Our school district spends 4 percent of its budget on administration, the lion’s share,

75 percent, on instruction. (To see where your schools spend every penny, come to Great Neck South High School this Saturday at 9:30 am for the line-by-line budget review.)

But just as Cuomo and the Congress members decry Trump’s disparity in federal spending for blue states versus red states and the attack on the state’s ability to raise revenue and spend, it is the same thing with local spending: there is gigantic disparity in the

level of state aid to school districts, with the result that New York City only has to raise 50 percent of its school budget from property taxes, while Great Neck, which gets just 4 percent from state aid, has to raise 95 percent through property taxes.

Here’s another measure: Roosevelt, with 3,270 enrolled students, gets $53 million in state aid; Great Neck, with 6,399 enrolled students, gets $10 million – the difference made up from property

taxes. That’s just the way it is.

The state boasts that since 2012, the tax cap has “saved” taxpayers $24.4 billion statewide – that works out to $1,000 per capita, divided by seven years, or $142 a year. I’m not sure that’s worth giving up local control.

The responsibility for determining if our elected representatives are properly handling our tax appropriations is on the community, not an arbitrarily selected cap enshrined in law.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Dolls aid memory care unit residents A caring daughter’s love is bringing comfort and joy to her mom and fellow residents at Parker Jewish Institute in New Hyde Park. The story began when Cassandra Ottaviano, 34, of Bellmore visited her mother “Marge” (Margaret) Karris in early February 2019. Harris, at 68 years old, was admitted to Parker in August 2018 with a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s disease.

Ottaviano had been in touch with Parker’s Caregiver Support Initiative, while her mother lived alone with home care in a Suffolk apartment. Karris participated in their Caregiver Respite Day Program for a short while.

But at some point, she needed placement. Ottaviano was told about options, given emotional support, counseling and suggestions about long-term care, and ultimately support through the process of placing her mother.

Fast forward. During her February visit, Ottaviano had her 3-year-old son Mathew give a baby doll to Karris. But after returning from lunch, Karris’ doll was gone, and another resident was found cradling the doll

like it was her own baby.

“I didn’t have the heart to take that doll away and give it back to my mom,” Ottaviano said. That’s when she got the idea to collect dolls for residents on Parker’s 8th floor Memory Care Unit.

Ottaviano’s brother Peter helped with the fund-raising drive. She posted an appeal on her Facebook page, on the Long Island Preschool and Elementary Moms Group page, and a few Bellmore Civic pages. She called it her Dolls for Alzheimer’s Valentine’s Day Fund-raiser.

“It would mean so much if you could show your support and consider donating a new doll to residents like my mom who have Alzheimer’s. There are dozens of residents who could benefit from your generosity,” her appeal said. Ottaviano also asked fellow parishioners from Centerpoint Church of Massapequa to donate. As a result, nearly 50 dolls soon arrived at her Bellmore home.

When she visited Parker on Feb. 23, she brought her baby dolls and with staff approval, asked several residents if they’d

like one.

“Their reactions brought tears of joy to my eyes,” Ottaviano said. “Several residents began cradling the life-sized dolls, talking to them and making cooing sounds, as if they were

their own babies. We saw a lot of smiles that day.”

Michael N. Rosenblut, Parker’s president and CEO, welcomed the effort.

“We commend efforts like Cassandra’s. Therapy dolls are

a helpful, non-pharmaceutical way to calm and soothe seniors with Alzheimer’s and other dementias,” he said. “Gifting a soft, life-sized baby doll to some residents in our Memory Care Unit can bring them back to a time in their lives when they had a sense of purpose, joy and comfort.”

Evidence drawn from baby doll therapy research suggests it can help some people with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s or other dementias.

After giving out dolls at Parker, Ottaviano, her husband Phil and her brother Peter, distributed the rest at local nursing homes. They plan another drive for Mother’s Day in the spring.

If you’d like to donate, they need new and ethnically diverse dolls. Please contact her ASAP at: Cassandra.Karris@gmail. com.

Contact: Lina Scacco, (718) 289-2212, or lscacco@parkerinstitute.org.

Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation 271-11 76th Ave. New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (718) 289-2212

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The following is a list of the real estate to be sold for unpaid taxes for the year 2018-2019 with a statement of the amount of all charges thereon April 05, 2019, the description of the properties being those on the Tax Map of the County of Nassau:

Name of Owner as it Appears on Assessment Roll Silverstein, Robert Torah Ohr Hebrew Academy Soleiman Zadeh, Joseph Nir Leemor Global Vision Developme LLC Desai Ninad/Mala Rabbanifar Saadat & Soosan Woodhill Development Corp.

JJJ Assets LLC Alacbro Associates LLC King Developers Group LLC Chanchalashvili, Michael & Marg Zarifpour, Morris Nagers LLC Nazmiyal,Yaara Raship V M 100 Croyden FN LLC LI Vision Development LLC Haghnazari Shahrouz Kashani, Mordechai Bell Gerta/Jones Aline Eldadzz LCC Kashani, Mordechai Livian, Kourosh Bartco Holding MJM Development GN LLC Molla Parvis Mary M Livian, Lawrence & Angela 7 Ellard Avenue LLC Wykowski, Henry, T Banilivy, Mansour Hematian, Rami and Angela Bruce R Lieberan & Co Sung Eun Kim Kenny Development Corp JM Pine Hollow RealtyLLC

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Dated: March 12, 2019 Joe Gill, Village Clerk-Treasurer,Village of Great Neck

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VILLAGE OF LAKE SUCCESS, NEW YORK NOTICE OF TAX SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant of Section 1452 of the Real Property Tax Law and a resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lake Success on February 11, 2019, I, Patrick E. Farrell, Administrator/Treasurer of the said Village of Lake Success will sell at public auction in the manner provided by law on the 4th day of April, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in the forenoon at the Village Office, 318 Lakeville Road, New York, so much of each of the following parcels of real estate upon which Village taxes remain unpaid for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2019, 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 following is a list of the real estate to be sold for unpaid taxes for the fiscal year of 2018 with a statement of the amount of all charges thereon to April 30, 2019:

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Dated: March 22, 2019 March 29, 2019

LOT 19 2 4 18 55A 22

OWNER Benhour Mahfar W.H.W. Property Inc. Chin, Harry & Julia Xie, Huiyu Friedner, Howard & Amy Wang, Wenfen

TOTAL DUE $8,719.53 $9,277.79 $13,493.21 $16,472.49 $748.82 $10,010.99 GNN #1505977 3/22, 3/29/2019

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G.N. scraps zoning proposal Continued from Page 1 plying zoning to specific parcels of land – that would have created problems.

“The community has ideas that are positive: an animal conservation center, miniature golf, more green space, not a traffic nightmare from an assisted living center that would jam up our suburban streets,” Wu said. “The mayor realized we discovered with our research this plan resembled spot zoning rather than community re-zoning.”

Bral said that Nassau County is conducting studies and gathering data about the traffic on Middle Neck Road. He also said he is looking to have more hearings in more of a town hall setting, as well as focus groups.

The first of these meetings will take place on Monday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Great Neck House. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran will attend, Bral said.

In unrelated business, the village approved a $272,073 ambulance contract with Vigilant Fire Company.

Trustees also set a public hearing date of April 2 to

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Great Neck Village Mayor Pedram Bral at Tuesday night’s meeting. discuss the village’s proposed budget. The preliminary budget was to be available in Village Hall and online this week, according to Joe Gill, the village clerk-treasurer.

‘It could have been us’ in NHP Continued from Page 20 mass shooting in the Quebec City Islamic cultural center in Canada and the October 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, where collectively 17 people died.

“We want to create an exit onto 2nd Street so that we can close this driveway and make it into one central entry point and we’re looking into hiring a fulltime security guard carrying a gun to protect the entrance,” Iman Ibad said. “We are also looking into having our community participate in the auxiliary program in the Nassau Police Department.”

Iman Ibad is also talking with Nassau police to see if a member of the clergy or a certified congregant could be allowed to carry a concealed weapon to protect the congregation.

“Unfortunately, it may be unorthodox, but seeing how events are unfolding, we are concerned for our community,” he said.

Nassau Police Detective Lt. Richard LeBrun said since the New Zealand attack, Nassau police have increased patrolling around all mosques in Nassau County and other places of worship.

At the Hillside Islamic Center, one woman, a resident of Floral Park who asked that her identity be withheld, is also on high alert.

“It’s scary, you feel like you can get hit anytime, like it could’ve been me.”

Like Houria Abdelrehem, she said she" experiences hatred while going about her daily routine.

The woman said typically after a major terrorist attack, people are either very rude to her or much nicer than before. “You feel

sad, you feel like some people don’t want you around,” she said.

“Whenever these terrorist attacks happen, you start thinking.”

On Monday, Houria" Abdelrehem was grocery shopping with her son and found herself being followed by a woman who was being rude and hit her twice with a shopping cart. After some back and forth, Houria’s son helped the woman carry her things to the car and placed them in the trunk. Houria said the woman was thankful and complimentary of her son, to which she asked, “what were you thinking in the beginning?” Houria said the woman answered that “because you had a head scarf I thought terrorism.”

Houria" Abdelrehem said she is faithful and tends to remain calm because “everything that happens to me was written before I was born.” But some people haven’t been as lucky as Houria and some hate crimes end in death.

Hate crimes reported in the U.S. increased by 17 percent in 2017, according to the FBI. The FBI defines a hate crime as a criminal offense motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender or gender identity. The FBI has not yet released its hate crime report for 2018.

Meanwhile, the civil rights organization Southern Poverty Law Center found that hate groups have increased by 30 percent in the last four years, with a 7 percent increase in 2018 alone, according to the organization’s annual Year in Hate and Extremism report.

Aya" Abdelrehem said many

of her friends have" experienced physical and verbal attacks. She has heard stories of friends having their hijabs torn off, being called names, pushed and shoved.

“In all honesty I do feel very unsafe,” she said. “I am upset that when I go to prayer I have to have some sort of security or something. Mosques and places of worship are known to be open and available to anyone of all walks of life, religions and cultures, and the fact that we have to sit there and have security guards and someone to validate whether or not you’re able to go in the mosque is so scary.”

Imam Ibad said he has received an outpouring of support from members of the local Jewish community who remember his outreach during last year’s Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. He said Rabbi Todd Chizner"of Temple of Judea in Manhasset and Rabbi" Meir Feldman of Temple Beth-El in Great Neck texted their condolences and solidarity.

The clerics are organizing an interfaith solidarity event that was to be held on Wednesday or Thursday to bring together all faiths.

Aya" Abdelrehem acknowledged that despite hatred, there are people who are going out of their way to support Muslims like her. She said Hunter College faculty members have extended office hours, other religious groups and some public officials" have publicly shown their support, and she is happy to see her non-Muslim friends come up to her asking if her family is safe.

“In the meantime, it’s not like I could change the world or anything, but for now I’ll be lying low,” she said.

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Epidemic of attention deficit disorder There is currently a raging debate about attention deficit disorder with some saying that this childhood disorder is being over-diagnosed and over-medicated. I find it hard to believe that all those teachers, pediatricians and child psychiatrists are somehow wrong and misguided.

The diagnosis is made when the child shows extremes of carelessness with homework, inability to sustain attention, lack of willingness to listen, poor organization, a dislike of tasks which require sustained attention and forgetfulness.

Some exhibit fidgetiness, poor impulsive control and a bad temper.

This disorder was first described in 1902 by Sir George Still, the father of British pediatrics, with some children displaying restlessness, impulsivity and inattention and was referred to as “minimal brain damage syndrome.” By 1937, Rhode Island psychiatrist Charles Bradley published a report showing that amphetamine treatment had a positive effect on both restlessness and concentration in children and a variety of psychostimulants have been used since then, including Ritalin, Adderall and Concerta.

This disorder is now said to affect anywhere between 5 percent to 11 percent of the children in America and as many as 4 percent of adults. The NIH and CDC both consider this to be one of the most common behavioral disorders of childhood and furthermore there has been a 42 percent increase in this diagnosis between 2003 and 2011. The diagnosis is made more often with boys than girls.

Dr. Eugene Arnold, a child psychiatrist and professor at Ohio State University, offers the most persuasive explanation of the recent increases in ADHD. "He says greater awareness, modern-day stress and lack of structured discipline are the three primary reasons for the increase. He believes that environmental pollutants, fast food additives, lack of exercise and early childhood experiences also contribute to the rise in attention deficits both in kids and adults.

Cures: The medical field often favors a combination of psychostimulants coupled with parent training and behavior modification. Of course, the key is to make sure one does not over-medicate the child. I recall when I was in my graduate training at an early childhood treatment center, one little boy was so over-medicated he would spend the day lying face down on the grass in a nearzombie-like state. Psychostimulants can be effective, but must

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be carefully prescribed with follow-up sessions to titrate the doses.

The use of behavior modification and token economies also have some useful impact in that they get the parents to attend to the desired behaviors and provide reinforcement.

One thing I have noticed about some inattentive and impulsive kids who are socially disruptive or class clowns is that they are often gifted and underachieving.

Many years ago, I worked

Back in the good old days when parents had time for their kids

in an early childhood learning center in Suffolk County and a teacher asked me to test one of her 4-year-old preschool kids who was hyperactive and uncooperative. I remember how that 4-year-old came into my office, sat down on the little chair I had for him, crossed his legs and calmly asked, “Well, doctor, what would you like to talk about?” After testing, I discovered he had an IQ of 136, which is in the extremely gifted range.

This was a kid who was understimulated, bored to death and was disruptive in order to pass the time.

Arnold was right to suggest that there are numerous factors causing the current epidemic of attention deficit disorders.

It doesn’t take a genius to understand that we now live in an age where an unremitting flood of information comes at us and that most kids, as well as adults, are now addicted to this and that it taxes our mental processes and distracts us.

In addition, thanks to this economy, nearly all families have both parents who work and this, of course, leaves the children alone and unsupervised. It was once a quaint proposition to suggest all that could be made up for with “quality time,” but research has since proven that to be untrue.

Kids are unable to hide most emotional turmoil because they have yet to develop defensive strategies to cope or compensate. So the result is that they express their emotional disturbance with behaviors like hyperactivity, anger, impulsivity or withdrawal into daydreaming and inattention.

Of course, there is need for medical interventions and also

for behavior modification, but the obvious truth is that hyperactive, inattentive and underachieving kids will need help in order to understand the actual causes of their problems.

In fact, children are in many ways needier than adults and what they need is the one thing that is in very short supply. What they need is time given by adults. That is one reason sports are so valuable. Kids get to spend time with adults who teach them rules. All kids crave loving adult supervision, guidance, solace and rules to live by.

The reason that the bestselling book, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” became an instant success back in 2011 was because it upheld the idea that strict, demanding, academically oriented, involved parenting was the way to go. But when parents are away working all day long, who has the super human energy to do that? Good question. But that question is the one that must be answered before we will see an end to this epidemic of attention deficit disorder.

Kids need help in controlling diet, sleep patterns, homework time and more. And the tragedy here is that when these things go off track, the social consequences become yet another issue, which lowers selfesteem, produces anger and need for self-medication. Not a pretty picture.

The solution is to give them time to discuss all this. One of the many secrets I have learned as a psychotherapist is that typically kids appreciate, value and enjoy the work of the so- called “talking cure” that is provided in my office or, as the famous ad once said, “Mikey likes it!”

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Airing on GNPS TV – March 18 edition Programs currently airing on Great Neck Public Schools Television (GNPS/ TV) are: Focus on Education, District Spotlight, North Middle Cultural Heritage Celebration and Talent Show, and Student Filmmakers Showcase.

GNPS/TV programs are available on demand, 24/7, on the school district website at www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/ tv. Programs can also be viewed in the incorporated villages of Great Neck on Optimum Channel 75 and on Verizon Fios Channel 32. Airing times in program descriptions below are for Optimum and Verizon viewing.

Focus on Education Focus on Education is an ongoing series hosted by Superintendent of Schools Teresa Prendergast, highlighting what’s new and interesting in the district. This

episode features an interview!with!two new elementary! assistant principals: Michelle Bell from the John F. Kennedy School, and Sara Goldberg from Saddle Rock School. Focus on Education airs at 8 a.m., 12 p.m., 4 p.m., 8 p.m.

District Spotlight District Spotlight is a program in a lively, magazine-format that highlights the wonderful events that take place throughout the Great Neck school!community. This edition features activities from across the district, including: a very special art project at! Saddle Rock School; a look behind the scenes!at HTV and Blazers Live, the school morning news shows of South Middle School!and North Middle School; highlights from the South High School musical, “A Little Night Music”; South Middle’s Danc-

ing Classrooms culminating event;! and more! District Spotlight airs at 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and 9 p.m.

North Middle Cultural Heritage Celebration and Talent Show The North Middle Cultural Heritage Celebration and Talent Show features wonderful songs, dances, and performances that celebrate the cultural diversity of the school. The program was filmed during the annual school-wide event on Jan 24, where North Middle faculty and families shared foods and activities from their heritage, followed by a variety of student performances. North Middle Cultural Heritage Celebration and Talent Show airs at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m.

Student Filmmakers Showcase Student Filmmakers Showcase!high-

lights short films produced, edited, and directed by middle and high school students.!The!showcase!offers a variety of films and styles. The program is hosted by!Robert Zahn, district!director of!educational television and broadcast media. South High Spotlight airs at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m., and 11 p.m.

GNPS/TV Programming GNPS/TV programming reflects the offerings of the Great Neck Public Schools and the achievements of its students and staff. Programs are studentproduced.

For further information, please contact Robert Zahn, district director of educational television and broadcast media, by e-mail at rzahn@greatneck.k12.ny.us, and by phone at (516) 441-4676.

24 from G.N. vie for Merit

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North High School’s Finalists are congratulated by Principal Daniel Holtzman.

Twenty-four seniors from Great Neck North and South High Schools have advanced to Finalists (from Semifinalists) in the prestigious 2019 National Merit Scholarship Competition.

They are now among more than 15,000 students who will be considered for some 7,500 Merit Scholarship awards that will be announced in coming months.

John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School Finalists are: Yoel Hawa, Isobelle Lim, Isabella Mirro, Joshua Rothbaum, and Lucien Wostenholme.

William A. Shine-Great Neck South High School Finalists are: Yinuo Chen, Annie Dai, Emily Gao, Julia Gorenstein, Hannah Kareff, Nicholas Langel, Samuel Levine, Jay Lin, Joshua Liu, Daniel Lu, Kathleen Lu, Richard Miller, Anthony Pei, Ethan Wang, George Wang, Jennifer Wang, Trinity Wang, William Yan, and Eric Yang.

PSAT scores for these students were among the highest in the state and their scores on a second examination were

South High School’s Finalists are congratulated by Principal Christopher Gitz. as good or better. Having demonstrated exemplary academic performance throughout high school, these students were fully endorsed and recommended

by their high school principals.

Each student also furnished biographical data and a self-description of interests, activities, accomplishments, and goals.

S. High fencing teams capture titles

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South High School’s fencing teams are champions.

The fencing program at South High School has concluded their most successful season in school history. This winter season, for the first time ever, both the boys and girls varsity sports team each won the Nassau County Championship in the same sport.

“Winning a County Championship is no easy feat. It requires practice, skill, and a willingness to never quit,” says Joshua Baravarian, coach of the boys varsity team at South High.

This winter season, both the boys and girls fencing teams at South finished the regular season undefeated (13-0 and 140, respectively), earned the Large School Division Championship title, advanced to become the Regular Season Champions, and ultimately won the Nassau County Championship title.

The boys team was lead by senior captain and two-time All-Long Island selection Kevin Feng, and the foil trio of Gabriel Magidson, David Wang, and Kevin Zhang.

The girls team was led by senior captain Muen (Mary) Ye, who is the 2019 Nassau County Saber Individual Champion and a two-time All-Long Island selection, as well as Mei Lin (Mandy) Li, who also took a gold medal at the Nassau County Individual Championships and posted an impressive 34-0 record this season.

The Great Neck South boys varsity fencing team is coached by Joshua Baravarian, who teaches at South High. The Great Neck South girls varsity fencing team by is coached by Nassau County 2019 Coach of the Year Catie Sagevick, who teaches at South Middle School.

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