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BEST OF THE NORTH MANHASSET VILLAGES STATE LAUNCHES PORTAL SHORE WINNERS TO VOTE TUESDAY FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS PAGES 27-70

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Hirsch offered to end mayoral campaign: email

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MOVIN’ ON UP

Trustee sought dropping of charges, firing of village officials in exchange

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planned for the spring.

Herrington, who took office Flower Hill Trustee and may- after the death of Mayor Robert oral candidate Kate Hirsch said McNamara in April, is running for in an email to Mayor Brian Her- mayor under the Flower Hill Party rington, her opponent, that she banner, with incumbents Deputy would cease her campaign if vil- Mayor Randall Rosenbaum and lage staff members were fired and Trustee Gary Lewandowski on his harassment charges against her slate. McNamara, who was running for a trustee were dropped. position under The email, prothe same party See additional vided to Blank Slate label at the time Media by Herrington, coverage on of his death, will was sent July 8, just PAGE 2 remain on the balover two months belot under the rules fore the village elecof an executive tion being held on order, and the party has said that Tuesday.

“In a good faith effort to re- resident Claire Dorfman would be solve the litigation I recently com- appointed should he win.

Under the Liberty Party banmenced (and other costly legal matters currently pending) please ner, Hirsch, who has been a consider this an Offer to Compro- trustee for three years, is running for mayor, with residents Diane mise,” Hirsch wrote in the email.

The message is the latest in Turner, Jay Silverman and Jeffrey a nine-month election cycle that Greilsheimer rounding out her has following the rescheduling slate. of the village elections, originally Continued on Page 83

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Outgoing sixth grade students at Shelter Rock Elementary School in Manhasset were celebrated last week with COVID-19 precautions in place. Three promotion ceremonies took place, where sixth-graders were honored as they prepare to move on to Manhasset Secondary School.

Schreiber teachers walk out just before first day

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Washington district’s teachers’ union said it did not sanction.

Joy Grasso-Krebs, a science Just days before the first day of school, teachers at Sch- teacher at Schreiber and an reiber High School walked officer in the Port Washington out of a staff training day on Teachers Association (PWTA), Friday, an action that the Port said in a videotaped statement

on the day of the walkout that staff members were “frustrated, anxious and scared for their health and safety.”

“We worry about the health and safety of our students Continued on Page 82

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Family recalls N. Hills patriarch Cancer-stricken doctor died of COVID

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The Village of Flower Hill is considering giving planning board powers to the Board of Trustees.

Corruption claims from Hirsch in F. Hill

In the months following the death of her father, podiatrist and North Hills resident Neil G. Blatt, from the coronavirus, Stefani Cohen and her family received letters from his patients recalling his professional expertise, hope and good humor.

“The outpouring of love in patient letters to our family has been overwhelming,” Cohen said. “While we are saddened to have lost our beloved father, it is such an incredible feeling to know how much he meant to people and the impact he made on their lives.”

Blatt died of COVID-19 complications in April at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, while also fighting colon cancer, diagnosed two years earlier. He was

74.

A 1966 graduate of Brooklyn College and a 1970 graduate of the New York College of Podiatric Medicine, Blatt established his private practice in 1971, eventually having offices in Woodside and Bayside, Queens.

In 1993 he became the podiatrist on staff at the Bethpagebased Adults and Children With Learning Disabilities, a not-for-profit agency that supports the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

The doctor was also a diplomate with the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine, a fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine, and held memberships in profesContinued on Page 95

Trustee alleges hospital, village working together

BY R O S E W E L D ON The Village of Flower Hill Board of Trustees heard arguments Tuesday night over a proposal to transfer planning board powers to the trustees, but the strongest voice against the idea came from one of its own members.

Trustee Kate Hirsch said she was completely opposed to the idea even though the trustees voted to disband the Planning Board last year.

The hearing took place months after Hirsch, a practicing attorney, filed an Article 78 petition, which seeks to compel a government agency or official to refrain from doing something it should not do. She alleged that village officials were work-

ing with St. Francis Hospital to assist in expansions into residential areas in one example of what she called in her petition “an unchecked monopoly in the Village for decades.”

In a July filing, Hirsch claimed that Ronnie Shatzkamer, the village’s administrator, refused to turn over documents requested by Hirsch in a series of Freedom of Information Law requests, and that she was aided in this by village officials, including village Attorney Jeffrey Blinkoff, and officials from St. Francis Hospital.

“Respondents’ refusal to turn over public documents is part of a wider plan by Shatzkamer, with the assistance and/or acquiescence of the Village and its elected and/or appointed officials (including Blinkoff), to conceal her

own self-dealing,” Hirsch wrote in her petition.

The trustee further alleged that “Shatzkamer and the village secretly have been working with St. Francis Hospital and its legal counsel (Harris Beach, PLLC partners Jack Martins and Thomas Garry) to allow the hospital to expand its facilities into the residential part of the village.”

Hirsch cited a statement former state Sen. Jack Martins made at the village’s March board meeting that the hospital was in discussions with property owners on Oaktree Lane to acquire their properties at 150% of their market value.

“Presumably knowing that an expansion such as this would have immediate and very sigContinued on Page 93

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Neil Blatt, a podiatrist and North Hills resident of 23 years, died of the COVID-19 while fighting stage 4 colon cancer.

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Manhasset villages to vote Tuesday Mayor, trustee races in Flower Hill among major twice-delayed elections

BY R O S E W E L D ON Five villages in the Manhasset area will hold elections on Tuesday, with two having contested races.

The village elections were originally scheduled for March 18, but were postponed due to the coronavirus by an executive order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

FLOWER HILL In Flower Hill, the mayor’s seat and three spots on the Board of Trustees are contested for the first time in several years.

Mayor Brian Herrington, who took office after the death of Mayor Robert McNamara in April, is running for mayor under the Flower Hill Party banner, with incumbents Deputy Mayor Randall Rosenbaum and Trustee Gary Lewandowski on his slate.

McNamara, who was running for a trustee position under the same party at the time of his death, will remain on the ballot under the rules of the executive order, which call for candidates on the ballots to remain unchanged. The Flower Hill Party

Hirsch then filed an ethics complaint against Flower Hill’s chief election officer, village Administrator Ronnie Shatzkamer, alleging that she was assisting the Flower Hill Party in its campaign, with both Shatzkamer and Herrington denying the allegations.

Flower Hill’s election will take place from noon to 9 p.m., with residents voting at Village Hall at 1 Bonnie Heights Road in Manhasset.

PLANDOME In the Village of Plandome, residents Robert Broderick and James Corcoran are running for a pair of two-year seats being vacated by Trustee Andrew Bartels and Deputy Mayor Ray Herbert.

Resident John Kurkjian is PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE LIBERTY PARTY AND THE FLOWER HILL PARTY running for a one-year seat being vacated by Trustee Gregory Flower Hill Trustee Kate Kate Hirsch (left) of the Liberty Party is challenging Mayor Brian Westfall. All are running unopHarrington of the Flower Hill Party for mayor posed. Voting will take place at Plandome Village Hall, 65 South has announced its intention to Hirsch is running for mayor, with er Hill Party’s petition with the Drive in Plandome, from noon to place resident Claire Dorfman in residents Diane Turner, Jay Sil- aim of having it thrown out, only 9 p.m.

PLANDOME HEIGHTS the seat should McNamara win. verman and Jeffrey Greilsheimer for the Nassau County Board of To the southwest, PlandUnder the Liberty Party rounding out her slate.

Elections to rule in the party’s banner, three-year Trustee Kate Hirsch challenged the Flow- favor.

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Area seniors make National Merit semis 13 students in Manhasset, 16 in Port Washington, 9 in Herricks named in competition

BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Eighty-three high school seniors from the North Shore were named as National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists on Wednesday.

They were among approximately 16,000 semifinalists across the nation and will have an opportunity to compete for around 7,600 scholarships valued at more than $30 million.

The Great Neck area accounted for most of the North Shore’s total, with 29 semifinalists attending North and South high schools.

Yuna Ahn, Ryan Y. Cho, Lukas H. Gandras, Kevin Gao, Bradley Y. He, Brandon R. Huang, Ethan L. Jiang, Juny Kim, Kathryn Lee, Rini Lee, Albert Li, Zhu Liu, Grace Y. Luo, David Mo, Daniel D. Moon, Elliot Y. Shi, Nicholas Y. Su, Nicholas E. Tung, David Y. Wang, Mia J. Wang and Anthony Zhan from South High were all named semifinalists.

Jonathan Hakimi, Albert Jan, Mikaela A. Lipp, Alice Liu, Adam B. Sanders, Gracie R. Tropp-Levy, Lauren Yu and Michelle Zeng from North High were also named semifinalists.

Port Washington’s Schreiber High School had 16 seniors on the list, the second most of any North Shore area.

Shayne L. Bersin, Isaac M. Goldstein,

Principal Ira Pernick said. “These students are a wonderful reminder that despite the radical changes in their lives, and our world, success is still possible. Congratulations to all semifinalists.”

Mir Zayid Alam, Ava J. Balacek, Joshua M. De Leeuw, Taylor G. Fox, Ben Glauner, Noemie S. Gomes-Jourdan, Ethan J. Horowitz, Sanjna Kedia, Sarah B. Kim, Michael A. Raybetz, Gwendolyn A. Seto, Emma Wang and Eric H. Wang were the 13 students from Manhasset High School on the list.

“We are extremely proud of our 13 students who have been named National Merit Semifinalists,” Manhasset School Superintendent Vincent Butera said. “This accomplishment exemplifies their hard work and dedication, and we wish them much luck as they progress in the competition. I would also like to acknowledge our district teaching staff, who continue PHOTO FROM THE GREAT NECK PUBLIC SCHOOLS to provide an engaging and challenging curriculum that supports our students’ success.”

Of the 29 Great Neck students named National Merit semifinalists, 21 were From Herricks High School, Jane from Great Neck South High School.

Chung, Jay Chung, Abhinav Goyal, Preethi Krishnamoorthy, Samuel Leung, SaRyan D. Kessler, Mia R. Kurta, Jimin Lee, represent Schreiber on the list.

“It is refreshing and inspiring to note mantha S. Moy, Kyle Pinzon, Rhea D. RasNoah Loewy, Rajen N. Parekh, Samantha R. Radinsky, Daniel P. Ruskin, Alexandra that even during these unique, difficult quinha and David D. Zhang were named B. Salzman, Jacob T. Schorr, Nathaniel A. and unnerving times our Schreiber stu- semifinalists.

Khushi H. Shah was New Hyde Park Senders, Gavin G. Shaub, Jeffrey Sung, dents still find a way to achieve at the Continued on Page 26 Erik Tang and Avery A. VonRoeschlaub highest of levels,” Screiber High School

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State opens portal for absentee ballots Cuomo says online site to allow people concerned about COVID-19 to cast their votes

BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the launch of an absentee ballot portal that allows residents to directly request an absentee ballot for the general election on Nov. 3.

Cuomo said the implementation of the ballot portal would allow any voter concerned about being exposed to COVID-19 to receive an absentee ballot.

“In line with the sweeping reforms we have implemented to make it easier for New Yorkers to exercise their right to vote, today we launch the online portal through which every registered voter concerned about COVID-19 can obtain an absentee ballot,” Cuomo said. “Voting is the cornerstone of democracy and we want each and every voter to feel safe and secure in the exercise of voting.”

Cuomo also issued an executive order to support and increase New Yorkers’ right to vote. The order required county boards of elections to take “concrete steps” to inform voters on modified election information such as dates, polling places and ballot registration affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

“This election is going to be one of the most critical in modern history,” Cuomo said on Sept. 1. “It will be contro-

by Sept. 8, send staffing plans and needs to the state Board of Elections by Sept.

20, adopting a uniform clarified envelope for absentee ballots, and to count votes faster. Local boards are also required to reconcile affidavit and absentee ballots by 48 hours after elections.

Cuomo signed three bills in late August to allow better voting access in the November election.

“The federal administration has ordered an unprecedented attack on the U.S. Postal Service and with COVID-19 threatening our ability to have safe, inperson voting, these measures are critical to ensuring a successful and fair election PHOTO COURTESY OF at one of the most important moments WIKIMEDIA COMMONS in our nation’s history,” Cuomo said in a statement. “These actions will further Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the break down barriers to democracy and will make it easier for all New Yorkers to creation of a virtual portal for New Yorkers to apply for absentee ballots. exercise their right to vote this November.”

The first of the three bills gives votversial. You already hear the statements ers the right to request an absentee ballot questioning the vote, and the accuracy due to risk of illness to themselves or othof the vote, and mail-in ballots. We want ers, including COVID-19.

The second bill authorizes voters to make sure that every vote is counted; every voice is heard and that it’s fair and to request absentee ballots immediately, adding almost seven weeks to the right and accurate.”

County board of elections must send amount of time a voter has to vote by mail outlining all the deadlines for voters absentee ballot. This legislation elimi-

nates a provision that prevented voters from requesting absentee ballots until 30 days before Election Day. The last of the three bills ensure that all absentee ballots postmarked on or before Election Day on Nov. 3 or received by the Board of Elections without a postmark on the day after the election will be counted. Ballots with a postmark demonstrating that they were mailed on or before Election Day will be counted if received by Nov. 10. The legislation also amends election law to allow the Board of Elections to count all absentee ballots that have a time stamp showing they were delivered to the board the day after the election but lack a dated postmark.

“Voting access is one of the core foundations of our democracy,” Senate Majority Leader Andrea StewartCousins (D-Yonkers) said in a statement.

“With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we must ensure that no New Yorkers feel pressured to put their health and well-being at risk to exercise their Constitutional right to vote. I thank the bill sponsors for advancing this legislation, and my Senate Democratic Majority colleagues for their ongoing commitment to empower New York voters and Governor Cuomo for signing these bills.”

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Dorfman could nab trustee seat in F. Hill Party says resident would be installed should late mayor win Tuesday election

BY R O S E W E L D ON The Flower Hill Party announced last Thursday that should the late Mayor Robert McNamara win a trustee race on Tuesday, resident Claire Dorfman will be appointed to take the seat.

McNamara died in April, after an executive order by Gov. Andrew Cuomo rescheduled village elections from the spring to the fall. Under the order, McNamara remains on the ballot for trustee.

“It is unfortunate that state law requires Bob to remain on the ballot even though he has passed away,” Mayor Brian Herrington of the Flower Hill Party said in a statement. “Residents can pay one final tribute to Bob and his dedication to our Village by electing him back to the Board of Trustees one last time.”

Herrington went on to say that should McNamara be elected to the trustee seat, resident Claire Dorfman would be appointed in his place.

A resident of the Manhasset area of Flower Hill, Dorfman

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The Flower Hill Party has announced that should the late Mayor Robert McNamara win an election for trustee on Tuesday, resident Claire Dorfman, pictured, will be appointed in his place.

received her Bachelor of Arts in Communications at Adelphi University and an M.B.A. from Cornell University.

Dorfman began her career as press secretary and chief of staff for downstate members of the New York state Senate. She then took public and government affairs roles at Cablevision (now Altice) and Madison Square Garden before settling into her current position at JPMorgan Chase, where she manages state and local government relations for the Northeast.

Dorfman lives in Flower Hill with her husband, Shane, and their three children and is an active volunteer at Salem Elementary School in the Port Washington school district, where her children are students. She began her involvement with the village as a citizen member of Flower Hill’s Sustainability Committee, where she works with sitting Trustees Jay Beber and Frank Genese.

“Claire is a proven leader and has been engaged with the Village assisting on our Sustainability Committee. She is

dedicated to our vision of fiscal responsibility, modernizing the Village, enhancing safety, and improving communications,” said Herrington.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to give back to my community by serving on the Board of Trustees,” Dorfman said in a statement. “I want to thank Mayor Herrington and his team for giving me the opportunity if Bob McNamara is to win the seat. I hope residents will vote for Bob so I have the chance to serve them. The Flower Hill Party is a collaborative group that has a bold vision for our Village. They have admirably led the Village through the pandemic and storm recovery, I am excited to join them in continuing to build the best Village in New York State.”

Deputy Mayor Randall Rosenbaum and Trustee Gary Lewandowski are also running to retain their seats on the Flower Hill Party slate. Running for trustee seats on the rival Liberty Party slate are residents Diane Turner, Jay Silverman and Jeffrey Greilsheimer.

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Northwell invests $30M in testing System announces plans to ramp up volume across New York as state rates stay low

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Northwell Health Labs has announced a $30 million investment to increase coronavirus testing throughout the state, despite low positivity rates in New York over the past month.

The investment, according to Northwell officials, will be used to fund multiple testing platforms to increase hospitals’ ability to ramp up volume and mitigate supply chain disruptions if a second wave of the virus were to strike.

“Our goal has been to deploy at scale as much testing as possible, as quickly as possible, so we were among the first labs to implement, validate and evaluate performance characteristics for most of these tests,” Dwatne Breining, executive director of Northwell Health Labs, said. “Early in the pandemic, it was unclear which manufacturer would be able to supply quality testing at scale, so we ran with them all. As various supply chain issues have emerged, maintaining multiple testing platforms has been a successful mitigation strategy.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTHWELL HEALTH Northwell recently also purchased high-throughput diagnostic testing analyzers and cartridge-type tests. The com- A Northwell Health labs technologist inserts specimens into a diagnostic testing machine. pany is also using in-lab “wet” antibody Tha lab processes tests for North- the battle with the virus. chemistry tests. As of today, the health lecular nucleic acid amplification tests In March, Northwell Health’s rewell’s 19 hospitals, 52 urgent care cencare system processes around 7,000 mo- along with 3,000 antibody tests daily. ters and more than 800 outpatient facili- search branch rolled out three clinical ties throughout Long Island, New York trials in the ongoing efforts to combat the disease. The research was conducted City and the Hudson Valley region.

Northwell labs are focused on elimi- jointly by Northwell’s Feinstein Institutes nating false positive results for the virus, for Medical Research in conjunction with which have the chance to become much three biopharmaceutical companies: Gilmore impactful regarding the closure ead Sciences, Regeneron Pharmaceutiof classrooms and schools. This is being cals and Sanofi.

In May, Northwell expanded its corodone by developing a two-step algorithm for retesting isolated positives compared navirus testing to churches throughout Long Island, New York City and Westto clustered positives.

“Most testing today is for screening chester County. In less than a month, purposes, so we need to mitigate the po- Northwell administered more than tential effects of sporadic false-positive 23,000 antibody and diagnostic tests at results,” James Crawford, senior vice 24 churches located in primarily minority president of Northwell’s laboratory ser- communities.

Results have shown that the prevavices, said. “These are more likely to occur now that the New York area positivity lence of the coronavirus is disproporWe offer Service Protection Plans on tionately higher in Hispanic and Africanrate is below 1 percent.”

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Officials stress importance of census Many services and programs have budgets set based on census data: Rice

BY R OB E RT PELAEZ U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (DGarden City), Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and other Long Island officials emphasized the importance of Nassau residents being counted in the 2020 census during a Tuesday news conference.

“I cannot stress enough how critical it is that we get a complete and accurate count in the 2020 census for Long Island,” Rice said. “From hospitals and fire departments to Head Start and the National School Lunch Program, there are countless services and programs that have their funding levels set by census data.”

“This census is about more than just ensuring we finally get our fair share of federal government dollars when we need it most,” Curran said. “This year’s census is a once-in-a-decade opportunity for us to directly combat the inequities this crisis has laid bare.”

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U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) stressed the importance of everyone being counted in the 2020 census on Tuesday.

Curran and Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman said in August that they want to reassure residents that participating in the census is safe and secure, and stressed the importance of the count now, more

than ever, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Curran said in a telephone interview that she has called on the county’s offices of Hispanic, Asian and minority affairs and created a committee of local of-

ficials and community members to raise awareness about the census.

“A lot of their responsibilities include reaching out to communities, helping people how to fill out forms online or over the phone, telling their friends, and helping spread information on the importance of being counted, especially for this year,” Curran said.

Last year, Curran launched an initiative to spread awareness about the census, headlined by the formation of Nassau’s Complete Count Committee. The committee comprised more than 30 nonprofit, labor and faithbased groups. Schnirman is a co-chair of the committee and spoke on how the comptroller’s office plays a role in creating awareness of the census.

“The census ultimately decides how federal funds are given to us, and the comptroller’s office directly deals with the county’s financial state,” Schnirman said in a separate phone interview. “There is so much

money riding on this for Nassau County and all of Long Island.

This affects our roads, our health care, our schools, a lot of necessities people may not realize.”

Schnirman noted that New York is a “donor state,” which means it sends more funds to the federal government than it receives in aid. Schnirman cited Curran and her counterpart, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, for their support for making information about the census easily accessible for residents.

He also touted the work of North Hempstead Councilwoman Viviana Russell, a co-chair of the committee, for her work. “[Russell] has been such a phenomenal partner to work with over the past year and a half,” Schnirman said. “The Health and Welfare Council of Long Island has also been extremely supportive and active in their efforts to publicize this information and spread the word about how important this year’s census is.”

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Herricks teens found virtual summer camp

BY E LL I OT W E L D Four Herricks High School students took the struggle of staying home to heart earlier this summer.

With parents looking for a way to entertain their children and high schoolers looking for ways to stay connected, Namit Kapoor, Naman Kapoor, Jacqueline Manetta and Akshal Shah founded a virtual summer camp, Herricks Camp Connected.

One hundred thirty-one of their peers signed up to be volunteer “counselors” at the camp and 142 younger children grades K-5 attended the virtual events in groups broken down by age.

Counselors and students met through Zoom each day from 11 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and broke the sessions down into sections such as academics, athletics, games, music and art. For athletics, which Namit Kapoor said was phased out eventually because it was not one of the more popular categories, participants would play games such as “horse,” and bring their Zoom device outside to a basketball hoop to play a round of

PHOTO COURTESY OF NAMIT KAPOOR

From left to right, Jacqueline Manetta, Namit Kapoor, Akshal Shah and Naman Kapoor, founders of Herricks Camp Connected. the game.

Other activities included things like the online trivia

game Kahoot, which can be played by dozens of people at a time through a mobile app, and

games of counselor-organized “jeopardy.”

Namit Kapoor said an assis-

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Roslyn resident hit with fraud, bribery charges

BY R O S E W E L D ON A hedge fund founder and Roslyn resident is facing federal charges over an alleged scheme to profit off the bankruptcy of luxury retailer Neiman Marcus.

Daniel Kamensky, the founder and principal of Marble Ridge Capital, was charged last Thursday with securities

fraud, wire fraud, extortion and bribery in connection with bankruptcy, and obstruction of justice by the Manhattanbased U.S. attorney’s office of the Southern District of New York, according to a statement from the office.

“Kamensky’s alleged criminal acts occurred in connection with his scheme to pressure a rival bidder to abandon its

higher bid for assets in connection with Neiman Marcus’s bankruptcy proceedings so that Marble Ridge could obtain those assets for a lower price,” the statement read.

“Kamensky then attempted to persuade the rival bidder to cover up the scheme.”

The attorney’s office said that Kamensky’s fund Marble Ridge, which specializes in

investments in distressed situations, including bankruptcies, and had assets under management of more than $1 billion as of early 2020, was appointed to a committee on unsecured creditors for Neiman Marcus shortly after the retailer declared bankruptcy in May. “During the bankruptcy process, the committee had negotiated with the owners

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Actions speak louder than Where is accusations in Flower Hill: trustee the Liberty

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his is my fifth year as a trustee in the Village of Flower Hill and will be my last, as I am not running for re-election. During those years, Trustee meetings were interesting, gratifying and for the most part quite enjoyable.

Seven people, all duly elected by our residents, unpaid civil servants volunteering, working together to make our village better. That certainly isn’t the case anymore. Kate Hirsch, a candidate for mayor, chooses to make every meeting, every action this board takes, contentious.

I can’t count the number of suggestions made by fellow trustees over the course of the time I’ve spent on this board.

All given freely to make this village a better place to live. Kate holds her suggestions and uses them as campaign promises, implying she is the only one who cares about what goes on in our Village.

At the beginning of her campaign, Kate petitioned the Nassau County Board of Elections to decertify the Flower Hill Party’s nomination petitions. It was quickly dismissed by the bipartisan Board of Elections. She requested countless documents and countless hours of our staff ’s time trying to substantiate vague conspiracy theories. The staff had to stop their

regular village business of serving you to accommodate her.

Kate sued the village, then offered to withdraw her suit and stop campaigning if we fired several people, terminated pending investigations and paid her legal expenses. I can’t give you any opinion on the legality of what she suggested, but I certainly think it was unethical. She eventually dropped the suit. The reports by multiple Village employees of Kate’s harassment required that the Village hire legal counsel. This resulted in a recommendation that she be admonished, complete anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training, and review and comply with the Village’s non-discrimination and antiharassment policy. Her response in a letter to residents was to minimize the event and blame the board for wasting money to investigate. To be clear, it was her actions that cost the Village residents thousands of dollars in legal fees no matter how she chooses to spin it.

I know Kate wants to be the mayor and I support the free election process, but you have to earn that position, something she has yet to accomplish.

Her entire campaign is about looking for something negative the present board has or hasn’t accomplished. The same

board that she voted with over 99 percent of the time before she started campaigning. Running a Village is about collaboration not condemnation.

Kate’s running mates, to the best of my knowledge have never attended a Board of Trustees meeting, a minimum prerequisite for any candidate. Their names don’t even appear on her campaign signs. I watched as Brian, Gary, and Randall worked with our residents and staff during the pandemic, the power outage and storm recovery but where were they?

Look, I get it. The Village of Flower Hill is in great shape, a very desirable place to live. Our mayor, Brian Herrington, and the Budget Committee created a budget that during the worst of times allowed us to keep taxes level and services consistent. Kate’s only chance to be mayor is to make what is something obviously good into something bad. In my opinion what she is doing runs counter to the definition of public service.

Brian Herrington, and the entire Flower Hill Party line deserve, your vote, and I could not be more certain that Kate Hirsch and the Liberty Party does not.

Party?

I find it very disturbing that none of the members of Kate Hirsch’s Liberty Party who are running for trustee have attended a single Flower Hill Board of Trustee meeting. Not in person, not on a very easy to attend web call, nothing.

They were all absent during the recent Tropical Storm Isaias, when the current board was out helping neighbors, reporting outages to PSEG and assisting wherever they could.

Why would you trust a group of inexperienced people who just think they can walk into a job without any understanding of current village affairs or other relevant experience? It also speaks volumes for mayoral candidate Kate Hirsch, who would choose to run with these disinterested people.

Vote for the entire Flower Hill Party, Line A: Mayor Brian Herrington, Randall Rosenbaum, Gary Lewandowski and Bob McNamara (Claire Dorfman).

Jay Beber Flower Hill

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Herrington has demonstrated skills for mayor

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his election season there is one clear choice for mayor in the Village of Flower Hill.

Brian Herrington has demonstrated the skill necessary to manage our village. Most recently he was a tireless advo-

cate for our community in the fight against PSEG’s unfortunate response to the storm.

His daily updates were informative and accurate helping all of us understand the reality we were facing. He was out multiple times a day survey-

ing the Village and constantly working with our other elected officials.

In addition, Mr. Herrington continues to competently respond to the COVID-19 crisis and has already instituted long term management practices

like a road scoring program that will allow the Village to better plan and manage the budget.

I also appreciate Brian’s honesty and commitment to making Flower Hill the best it can be for all residents. I hope

my fellow Flower Hill voters join me in voting for Brian Herrington and his Flower Hill Party team of candidates on election day.

Ted Post Manhasset

Vote for late mayor in Flower Hill election

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want to thank the entire Flower Hill community for your support of my family this spring when my husband, Bob McNamara, the mayor of Flower Hill, passed away. Bob was dedicated to making our village the

best in New York state. I am asking everyone to memorialize Bob in one more way by voting for Row A for the Flower Hill Party team on Sept. 15: Brian Herrington, Gary Lewandowski and Randall Rosenbaum as well as

Bob. Since Bob cannot be taken off the ballot, voting for him ensures that a dedicated and experienced team will be leading Flower Hill, as Claire Dorfman will be appointed to fill his position.

I have seen firsthand how

these volunteers care about our community and have the character to lead in trying times of Covid-19, tropical storm damage, social distancing and more. The American flags placed around on holidays should inspire a vote for

Brian Herrington and the Flower Hill Party team, including Bob McNamara, on Sept. 15.

Thank you again.

Ginny McNamara Flower Hill

F. Hill Party harassing my mother

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n open letter to Mayor Herrington: Over the past months your Flower Hill Party has waged one of the most dishonest and immoral campaigns in New York state.

You and your cohorts, not only comprising the fellow members of your ticket but also political insiders and out of village interests who have funneled thousands of dollars into your campaign, have engaged in an organized harassment campaign against my mom and village trustee Kate Hirsch.

Trustee Hirsch initially entered the race under the Lib-

erty Party banner because she felt that her ideas were ignored by her fellow members of the board. Her ideas like cutting costs through voluntary attrition were flat out ignored and she was even belittled on several occasions for daring to question what work was done during hours billed by contractors.

The first signals that you were running a dirty campaign were in the form of petty measures. Members of the Flower Hill Party stole Liberty Party yard signs off of residents’ yards, and a former Flower Hill Party official attempted to intimidate Trustee Hirsch into dropping out

of the race by using an anonymous email under the name “Lucifer.”

Once Trustee Hirsch entered a complaint to the Nassau County Board of Elections regarding the validity of the Flower Hill Party’s signatures to appear on the ballot, you showed the full extent to which you were willing to stoop to win a village election. You weaponized the village administration against her, having the village administrator withhold damning evidence until hours after Trustee Hirsch’s complaint was denied.

After Trustee Hirsch had the gall to lodge a complaint about this,

you opened a politically motivated retaliatory investigation against her for harassment. Now $30,000 of taxpayer money later, no evidence of harassment from Trustee Hirsch was found and yet you still continue to attack her character.

My mom is the strongest person that I know, but it’s clear that your constant attacks and smears have taken a toll on her. Your viciousness in attacking someone who simply questions your status quo exposes your fragility as a leader. That is why I call upon you to publicly apologize to my mom and the residents of Flower Hill. This

is not a big ask considering that you have relentlessly harassed Trustee Hirsch using the office of Mayor of Flower Hill. Be a man and own up to your misconduct.

Even if you choose to ignore this letter and independent of the results of the Sept.

15 election, Trustee Hirsch has undoubtedly won the moral victory. At the end of the day, my mom can look her son in the eyes and say that she was honest and fought for the residents of Flower Hill rather than outside special interests. Can you?

Karl Hirsch Flower Hill

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OUR VIEWS

House party should have consequences

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oslyn High School Principal Scott Andrews had it exactly right last week when he slammed a seniors party attended by more than 100 students “gathered in large groups, not wearing masks, and sharing beverages.”

“This is both devastating and disrespectful to each other and every one of our administrators and teachers and staff who have done everything humanly possible to safely open our schools this fall,” Andrews said. “The district has spent a lot of time and a lot of money to pave the way for the return of our students, and events such as these jeopardize not just our schools but our entire community.”

Andrews went on to say that if similar behavior were to occur during the year from the senior class, the district would not hold traditional events and “parents should expect school closings to be an inevitability.”

He also said Roslyn School Superintendent Allison Brown had been made aware of the behavior and is “evaluating the circumstances as actions have consequences.”

We hope those consequences match the seriousness of the students’ actions.

More than 6.4 million people have been infected by COVID-19 in the United States with the death toll at more than 190,000. So far.

A recent study found that 400,000 people in this country could die by the end of this year as scientists raise alarms of a second wave mixed in with the flu.

We are all too familiar with the toll taken by COVID-19 in Nassau County and the rest of New York state. As of Sept. 1, more than 44,761 people have been infected

and 2,198 people have died.

After leading the nation in deaths and infections, New York state now has among the lowest rates of infection in the country.

How? First by shutting down – a measure that forced the closing of schools and devastated local businesses. Then by ensuring that people wore masks and practiced social distancing.

Exactly what the more than 100 students didn’t do.

So what should the Roslyn school district do?

The first thing is to identify everyone who was at the party.

This, incredibly, should not be too difficult as pictures of the gathering were “posted all over social media,” according to Andrews.

Students who have been identified should be expected to name other students attending the party – with any student who fails to cooperate facing additional “consequences.”

Taking a hard line, Northeastern University expelled 11 firstyear students last week – and did not refund tuition payments of up to $36,500 – after they were found together in a hotel room in Boston.

We think this is too severe, but perhaps a two-week suspension requiring the students to be quarantined is in order.

Besides, it is hard to imagine that any teacher, administrator or school worker wants to be exposed to the students who attended the party.

Nor would we expect the parents of students who didn’t attend the party to want their children in the same classroom as a partygoer – or even his siblings.

So perhaps the quarantine order should apply to the siblings of

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students who attended the party for the same reason.

Sounds extreme? A wedding in upstate New York has already been linked to more than 100 infections and three deaths.

Outbreaks on college campuses in the first weeks of school have already forced schools to cancel inperson learning for the first semester, including the State University of New York in Oneonta.

How would parents feel if, as Andrews warned, in-person learning came to an end.

We know that remote learning is not nearly as good for college students and worse for high school, middle school and elementary school students. We also know that not permitting in-person learning can take a very heavy toll on family finances, often forcing one parent to stop working.

As Andrews said, actions have consequences and we are in the midst of a pandemic.

The investigation into the identity of the partygoers also should not stop with the students.

The owners of the home in which the party was held must also be identified as well as any other adults who might have attended the party.

REPORTERS Rose Weldon, Robert Pelaez, Elliot Weld

Were the owners of the home aware of the party? Did they participate in the party’s planning?

And what should be the consequences if they did?

Owners face legal liability if someone drinks to excess at their home and then gets into an auto accident.

Shouldn’t someone who hosts a party in which more than 100 teens are exposed to COVID-19, and then their families, face similar consequences? We might get that answer in a civil action.

We recognize that there are many adults in this country who believe that wearing a mask and social distancing violates their personal freedom and is unnecessary.

The evening news is often full of these images.

Sadly, this effort has been led by a president of the United States who has repeatedly minimized the threat of COVID-19, promoted crazy remedies such as injecting bleach and mocked those who wear masks.

This was on full display at President Donald Trump’s acceptance speech at the Republican convention just a week or so before the house party.

In a nationally broadcast

speech, Trump spoke before more than 1,000 people on the White House lawn seated within six inches of each other, most of whom did not wear masks.

To which we note that the United States with 4 percent of the world’s population has had 24 percent of the deaths due to COVID-19.

We also remember when the rate of infection and death was at its peak in Nassau County.

There will be some who say that we should go easy on the partygoers because they are young.

Which is true.

But they are not that much younger than soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy, waded through rice paddies in Vietnam, served in Iraq and Afghanistan or survived the Holocaust. Some of whom may live in Roslyn.

We understand times have changed. But is it really too much to ask high school seniors living in an affluent suburb like Roslyn during a pandemic to follow social protocols that will keep them, their family and the community safe?

Actions should have consequences. This would be a good lesson for the Roslyn students to learn.

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ON THE RIGHT

Many Cuomo job investments have failed

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ince Gov. Andrew Cuomo took office in January 2011, he has invested billions of taxpayers’ dollars into business ventures and so-called job-creating projects.

Regrettably, most of those investments have been flops.

Remember Start-Up NY? Cuomo spent over $50 million on television and radio commercials to promote that program, which grants ten years of no taxes to approved technology companies that locate in zones near state and city university campuses.

The return on the $50 million investment was awful. Between 2013 and 2016 only 408 had been created at a cost of $122,549 per position. (The dismal results may explain why we have not heard much of Start-Up NY in recent years.)

But that’s not the only failed program.

An investigative report released in June 2017 by the Gannett newspaper chain revealed that $13 billion in tax incentives, granted by state and local job programs during Cuomo’s tenure in office, had seriously underperformed and lacked transparency

on how that money had been spent.

The report noted, for example, that Cuomo’s Regional Economic Councils had pledged $4.4 billion to 530 projects between 2011 and 2017, but few had job creation targets, and there were potential conflicts of interest.

It gets worse.

In August, the office of State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released an oversight audit of select high-technology projects funded by New York’s Empire State Development Corporation to determine if taxpayer money “is effectively spent and is producing the intended results.”

Formerly known as the Urban Development Corporation, EDC is the primary state agency responsible for coordinating, monitoring and funding the billions of dollars of investments in private companies that are expected to create jobs and spur economic growth in financially depressed parts of New York.

The audit, which covered the period Jan. 1, 2013 through April 30, 2019, focused on a number of expensive high-profile projects, including the “Buffalo

GEORGE J. MARLIN On The Right Billion” initiative.

The auditors concluded: • Initial project assessments lacked sufficient detail, such as reviews of the financial viability of beneficiary companies and cost-benefit analyses to assess the overall benefits of the projects, to justify the use of state funds.

• There is a lack of consistent and rigorous performance and evaluation standards for measuring whether programs and projects attain their intended goals.

• Public progress reports provide limited and conflicting information on high-tech proj-

ects’ progress, making it difficult to determine their current statuses.

And despite the billions expended, the projects have not created the promised number of new jobs.

The largest state investment (I use that term loosely) was $995 million in the four “Buffalo Billion” high-tech projects: the RiverBend Tesla project, the Buffalo IT Hut (IBM), the Medical Innovation and Commercialization Hub, and the Buffalo Institute for Genomics.

The biggest piece of change, $791 million, went to the RiverBend Tesla project, which—surprise, surprise—is not meeting expectations.

EDC’s own benchmark for such projects is $30 in benefits for every $1 spent. As for the RiverBend project, EDC expects the economic benefit per $1.00 spent will be a paltry $0.54.

How pathetic is that?

The audit points out that when the RiverBend project was expanded in 2014, the governor boasted 5,000 jobs would be created.

As those job numbers failed to materialize, however, the state

agreements with RiverBend were amended to adjust the employment targets. The amendments reduced “the number of jobs required to be located at the RiverBend facility, as well as making it unclear what and where the remaining jobs will be.”

In other words, Cuomo’s “Buffalo Billion” investment, which he boasted would “create thousands of jobs and spur investments in new investment and economic activity” in Western New York has stalled.

In fact, despite the state’s investment of $995 million, Western New York experienced between 2011 and 2017 a 2.1 percent decline in advanced manufacturing jobs and a 2.6 percent decline in Life Sciences jobs.

How sad is that?

Time and again New York politicians have squandered taxpayer money in dubious corporate investments.

When will Albany pols learn that their job is not to be stock pickers, but to reduce taxes and regulations to attract private investors willing to risk their money to spur job creating economic activity in the Empire State?

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Sailing the tides of time to a different world

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urfing the channels for something to watch, you can wash up on some interesting shores. The other night, I found myself watching something called “1900 Island” on New Jersey Public Television.

Originally produced by Welsh TV in 2018, it depicts four British families who chose, of their own free will, to spend a month living in a long-abandoned fishing village on an island off the coast of Wales.

They agreed to live there for one month as if it were the year 1900.

I have always been fascinated by what we can learn from historical sources. For example, while visiting Colonial Williamsburg many years ago, I noticed that the re-enactors pushed every piece of a house’s furniture to the wall, every sundown, only to set everything back up again every morning.

I thought it was ridiculous for the colonists to have made so

much work for themselves — until our next blackout back home as I tripped over furniture and stepped on Legos in the dark.

But this time it’s different.

Now, when my actual life consists of trying to stretch grocery shipments until the next one can arrive — who will get to that last of the tomatoes first, me or the mold? — it is with pandemic-sharpened interest that I watch these folks.

And I had more than the usual empathy for the father of five who was literally weak from hunger —dropping a barrel of a cargo shipment — because he had let his wife and children have the last of the food. I took notes on how the families learned to stretch their vegetable allotment into soup, even as I was horrified that it took all day to make a loaf of bread.

I got angrier with one teenage girl than her own mother did after the girl watched Mom

JUDY EPSTEIN

A Look on the Lighter Side struggle all day to clean clothes with chips of soap, galvanized tub and water from the pump — but who, when asked to pitch in and do some herself, replied that she still “didn’t know how.”

Her father (still hungry) commented that in the real 1900, she’d have been turned out as one too many mouths to feed if she didn’t earn her keep.

One reason food grew so scarce was that an Atlantic

storm was raging, making it unsafe for the men to go fishing — especially in the vintage sailing ship that had supplied the village with mackerel in 1900.

But either I fell asleep, or they sailed through a time warp, because all of a sudden I’m looking at the captain and crew of a spic-and-span modern luxury yacht. Only instead of being off the coast of Wales, we seem to be in the Mediterranean. We are “Below Deck Mediterranean,” in fact — a Bravo cable show, part of an apparently never-ending series — complete with captain, crew, and ultra-wealthy clients.

Clearly much has changed in the century I slept through, but one thing has not: there is still a young woman who is very indignant at having to do the laundry! She is the third steward in the crew, and thinks she should be No. 2. “But this is your job,” the captain tells her. “There should be no piles of dirty laundry on the floor!”

What’s her problem, I think? She has washing machines, electricity, probably soap in convenient pods. She doesn’t know how good she has it!

Back in 1900, the women try their hand at digging for mussels on the beach, and eventually find enough of them to sell. I don’t envy any of them because at least when the lights go off here in Port Washington, we still have indoor bathroom fixtures.

But then the Welsh neighbors all go to a tavern-… eating, drinking and singing together by candlelight… and I suddenly feel a pang of envy.

“So, Judy, if you had to choose, which would it be?

Running water? Or eating and drinking with friends at a tavern?”

That’s a good question.

“I’ll have to get back to you on that.”

And that’s what it’s come to here in the year 2020.

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A world now filled with small numbers

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umbers are amusing creatures and never are what they seem. Ask a man turning 50 how old he feels and he will say “old,’ but ask a man of 70 to describe the 50-year-old and he will tell you “he’s a youngster.”As I age I have learned one true thing. A oneminute task will take 10 minutes and a 10-minute task usually takes about an hour and God forbid if you have a task that is estimated to take one day: You will still be at it on Day 10.The COVID pandemic has had an interesting impact on numbers as well. Since we are no longer able to attend events with large numbers of people, theaters, schools, sporting events, churches and synagogues have become essentially off limits. So what impact if any does this restriction have on humans? Actors are out of work and athletes must struggle to feel

Numbers have many meanings

the juice of competition without the roar of the crowds urging them on.But what about the spectator when we no longer get to immerse ourselves in the crowd experience? The urge to congregate may be one of the prime reasons for all these street demonstrations. It gives the participants a chance to meet and greet.I once did a piece where I described the difference between watching the U.S. Tennis Open at home vs. attending the matches in person. My conclusion was that there was no way to compare the two experiences.

Watching on television allows you to see the players up close and to hear each and every grunt and groan, thanks to zoom lens and high-definition mikes. Going to the stadium in the flesh gives you no such views. In fact, you can barely see the athletes from those seats way up in the sky above the court.

DR. TOM FERRARO Our Town

Instead you become immersed in the crowd experience itself. In a way the crowd is the show rather than the players.Now you might be surprised to hear that good old Marshal McLuhan had much to say about the power of being with large numbers of people. McLuhan is that genius from Canada who coined the phrase “the medium is the message.” In fact, he wrote a whole chapter on numbers in his book “Understanding Media.” He suggested that humans love and even crave the experience of being in large groups and pointed out that increased levels of privacy, isolationism, unique points of view and work specialization was

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slowly producing a full-scale sense of fragmentation. Durkheim’s concept of anomie described the same problem as did Jean Paul Sartre and all the existentialists.So as we settle into a world of full on isolation and where “one is the loneliest number that you ever heard,” let us pay homage to the world of small numbers.Small numbers are ubiquitous and are the language of science. I had hoped to major in mathematics until I took my first calculus class in college and got a 36 on the final exam. I quickly changed to psychology.Numbers are more a part of our lives then we realize. When I say “57 Varieties,” you know I am referring to Heinz ketchup though how they came up with 57 types of ketchup is beyond me.Then we have “7 Up”, the good old-fashioned “5 and 10 store” and “7-Eleven.”

Business seems to love the number “99” as in $5.99 rather the $6.00.

Soccer fans love the number “10,” which is Messi’s number. Baseball has cherished the numbers “7” for Mickey Mantle, “8” for Yogi Berra and “42” for Jackie Robinson.

Some numbers are out and out bad news. The number 13 is a nasty number and this may stem back

to a Norse myth where the thirteen god came to town and spoiled the party. And Judas had the 13th seat at the Last Supper. Four is considered bad luck in Japan and Korea.

Religion seems to be fond of the number three as in the Holy Trinity. The artist Francis Bacon loved to make triptychs and who doesn’t love the sights of adorable triplets.

Someday we shall all be able to immerse ourselves in among the madding crowd at a 2,500-seat Broadway theater or a golf event where 45,000 screaming fans shout out their love, but until that time we must settle for smaller integers to dwell upon.I take considerable comfort in being able to write this column on a Sunday afternoon smack in the middle of a three-day weekend. You see this is Labor Day weekend, so I have one more whole day to get up late, to have coffee and even to take a nap on a Monday afternoon. The pleasure of getting lost in a crowd will have to wait for a while. We must settle for the hope that we will have a few more three-day weekends coming up soon. Triplets, triptychs and three-day weekends, three seems to be a good number to favor for the time being.

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COVID changes way we look at work, family

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ovid-19 has ripped away convention and the status quo, forcing innovation and adaption to how we do things — most profoundly, how people work, not to mention where they work and who they work for — as one in six small businesses shutter forever. Some 3.7 million jobs are expected never to return, and industries see more consolidation.

The need to “start over” has laid bare many issues, including racial and gender injustice as we as economic inequality, prompting elected leaders including Gov. Cuomo and Vice President Biden to embrace the theme, “Build Back Better.”

One of the issues that rocks the economic status quo to its core is the need to work from home because of lockdowns. It has prompted an exodus from New York City and San Francisco and renewed interest, indeed renewal (and higher home values) of Suburbia. The ramifications: real estate rental rates for apartments and office

space have been reduced, while many landlords and property owners face economic ruin because renters are unable to pay the rent.

There is actual worry that 37 percent of jobs will permanently shift to work from home – causing office building landlords (Trump Organization!) and property owners to panic and employers to fear loss of control over their workers.

The workplace is being remade and is not likely to return to the old model. In the first place, there is no longer an excuse not to honor the pleas of women since the 1960s for more flexibility in their work to better accommodate child-bearing and child-rearing. One of the enforcements of the “glass ceiling” has been women’s inability to justify the expense (including Social Security!) of nannies who basically cost more than their take-home pay; the lack of available, affordable, quality child care; and also the strong desire to be at home in these all-impor-

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tant first two years of a child’s life. Many women, of course, did not have the option of staying home, but many who veered off the career track were permanently derailed. And this has kept many women from fulfilling their potential contribution to the workplace and society, as well as limited their accumulated capital and resources, even the amount of pension or Social Security they collect.

Some economists have actually expressed concern about

the share of work-at-home. But what they are really concerned about is a shift in resources – away from commuting and business travel toward leisure travel; away from office parks and downtown restaurants and stores, and into suburban and rural village Main Streets. The time and expense not spent in commuting, office outfits and live-in nannies will go toward discretionary spending, college and retirement funds and home improvement (Home Depot and Lowes are going gangbusters).

What we buy will change – outdoor and sports equipment, for example. It may well hurt mass transit, but help sales of automobiles (preferably electric vehicles), scooters and bicycles.

Work from home is part of a whole menu of changes in the power dynamic of the employeremployee relationship. Indeed, there is no reason why workplaces are not more accommodating for workers’ home-life needs (flex-work, job-sharing, workfrom-home). In a word, Presi-

dent Trump would like workers to be more like indentured servants, unable to demand better conditions (hence the absolution from liability for employers to provide PPE and safe work conditions). And unions now account for only about one third of the workforce, in large part because of the anti-union efforts of Republicans (helped by a rightwing Supreme Court), because in olden days, unions were overwhelmingly Democratic (only the police unions, it seems, are Republican — wonder why that is).

It also goes to why Trump and the Republicans are so dogged about keeping health care tied to employment, why they fight raising the minimum wage and repealed Obamaera overtime rules, and why the Trump administration has turned OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration), the National Labor Relations Board and the Labor Department from promoting the Continued on Page 87

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Availability of town records during pandemic

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uring these unprecedented and uncertain times, the Town of North Hempstead has strived to maintain the continuity of government.

The Town Clerk’s office is fully operational as we continue to issue various license types, including vital records such as birth, death, and marriage certificates. Although our office is open to the public, residents are encouraged to interact with our office by mail and by telephone.

In the event that you need to come in person, we recommend you make an appointment before coming directly to Town Hall II. This will allow us to limit the number of people to ensure health and safety, as well as minimize any unanticipated wait times for you.

You can easily contact the Town’s Call Center by dialing 311 from your home phone or 516869-6311 from any other phone with any questions regarding any of the functions of the Town Clerk.

Registrar’s OfficeThe Office of the Registrar handles vital re-

cords, including births, deaths, and marriage certificates in the Town of North Hempstead.

Effective January 2020, the Town of North Hempstead started processing vital records for Winthrop Hospital which were previously handled by the Village of Mineola.

Those seeking copies of a birth certificate, death record or marriage certificate are highly encouraged to make these requests by mail. Should you require a document immediately due to extraordinary circumstances, residents should call the office first and make arrangements to pick up.For those who wish to get betrothed, the Town Clerk’s Office continues to process applications for couples seeking marriage licenses or domestic partnerships.

These services are available by appointment only.

In order to accommodate the high number of couples who are looking to make marriage licenses during this crisis time, we have extended evening hours until 7:00 p.m. every Wednesday during the month of September.

For a list of requirements for

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North Hempstead Town Clerk obtaining a marriage license or domestic partnership, please refer to the Town Clerk’s webpage.

And as designated Marriage Officer for the Town, I am happy to report that this pandemic has not, in any way, slowed down the number of marriage ceremonies that we have performed in the past several months.

Various License TypesThe Town Clerk’s Office remains the hub around which Town business revolves. We continue to oversee applications for license types such as taxi drivers, tow trucks,

peddlers, second hand dealers, garbage disposal, clothing donation bins, block parties, parades and filming to name just a few.

Our office is also responsible for the licensing of all dogs in the Town. New York State hunting and fishing licenses can also be made in our office. For any of these services, residents are again encouraged to send in applications by mail. In the event that you need to come to the office, please make sure to make an appointment before coming in person.

Passport ProcessingThe U.S. Department of State has only recently resumed processing applications for the general public.

Passport processing at the Town Clerk’s Office is available by appointment only. Applications are being accepted for new applicants only, including those with previous passports expired for more than five years.

The Town Clerk’s Office is not assisting with renewals at this time. Photo services are available for a small fee. Please refer to the State Department website for an accurate list of passport fees,

the necessary documentation required and to print the DS-11 new passport application. Applicants must complete the application in its entirety prior to arriving at our office.

It generally takes 6-8 weeks for the State Department to process and mail the applicant their passport. At this time, there are no expedited services available.

Those with emergency circumstances should contact the New York regional passport office located in New York City.As we anxiously wait for normalcy to return, the Town and the Town Clerk’s Office has made every effort to maintain the continuity of government while adhering to social distance guidelines and other safety measures.

The safety of our residents and our workforce has always been our highest priority. My office is committed to delivering the best quality services that our residents are entitled to and deserve.For more information about any of our initiatives, please dial 311 from any phone in the Town of North Hempstead or call (516) 869-7633.

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Fraternities shape values for young brothers

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raternities: Part I Becoming a brother in a college fraternity has long been considered a path to friendship bonding that could last a lifetime. Now in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, how much has changed?

Recently, The New York Times has featured several front page stories with disparaging views of college frats. To what extent have the negatives of those associations outweighed the positives – in the past and the present?

I offer some comments from the perspective of a person who joined a major, national fraternity at the age of 17 and who has observed them as a college teacher since 1957.

A key aspect of fraternity appeal has not been deeply appreciated by the teenagers who join them. How many young males are attuned to their sense of identity? As the recently deceased Gail Sheehy emphasized in “Passages” – this is “a process of becoming, not a fixed state of being.”

Of course, we all begin to develop a sense of self from family, school and communities, but as Sheehy emphasized, late

adolescent years can be trying times as one moves toward “the predictable crises of adult lives.”

Most young males (females, too?) not surprisingly, are unmindful of Socrates’ injunction that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” In my college courses on family history, more than a few male students have remarked, “The examined life is not so hot either.”

So during one of life’s major transitions, young men leave home and take residence in a frat house, where they extend the shaping of their values, their sense of selves and how they relate to others.

Major features of recent criticisms of fraternities have also been evident in the past: racial and social discrimination, excessive drinking and partying, and sexist conduct. As a freshman fraternity pledge I still vividly recall a time when we and the brothers, seated at three long tables in our high ceiling dining room, watched as two upperclass men had a drinking contest (probably more severe because it followed eating a full meal).

Standing behind a small table, Joe and Gus, each with

MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO Out of Left Field a full bottle of tequila in front of him filled a shot glass with the liquor. Then with a mutual toast, they downed the shot with one gulp.

They continued that process as the brothers gave cheers to one or the other. I don’t remember how many shots of tequila they downed, but this I do vividly recall: the goal was to see which brother would collapse first and fall to the floor.

As a person who was only a moderate drinker (after all, my immigrant family not only made its own wine, but also had a still to produce hard liquor), I had a sense of the danger in this competition. But, like others, I re-

mained a bystander (though not a cheerleader). No one sought to intervene to halt the “game.”

Both brothers began to get wobbly and their voices slurred as they downed more shots to the rising tide of cheering. After a relatively short time, with both brothers wobbling, Gus collapsed and fell to the floor.

He and Joe could have died. Now, we have seen that young frat men have been dying from excessive drinking, sometimes a part of “Hell Week” rituals. Where are the interveners among the brothers? Where were they during my years at the college frat?

When I entered college in 1953, drinking was legal for 18-year-olds. My major national fraternity chapter, like others, had a tradition of always having a keg of beer tapped-in, located in our basement party space.

Because the beer was available and most of us had drinking experience before coming to college, boozing was demystified, and most brothers exercised restraint, drinking only on party weekends. However, I vividly recall more than a few members who drank every day, who became college alcoholics

and who died early.

Where were the interveners for them then? Who intervenes now, not only about excess (and illegal) drinking, but about party gatherings that risk spreading the Covid-19 virus? Part of the criticism by The Times as well as actions by university officials reflect a lack of social responsibility by young men in approaches to virus protocols. More than a few fraternities have been suspended.

The pandemic has caused a range of distresses for people of all ages. The recent book, “Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other” (by Sherry Turkle) takes a 2020 approach to a continuing problem of achieving psychological and emotional well- being.

World Suicide Prevention Day this year (Sept. 10) sadly brings a reminder that in surveys more than 20 percent of college students say they have contemplated suicide.In continuing a weighing of both negatives and positives of fraternities, my next column will focus on their role in addressing what Suzanne Gordon describes as “intimacy anorexia.”

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Seaver’s Time for indoor dining in NYC memory N will live on

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t was with most sadness to read that Tom Seaver has died at age 75 from dementia.

As a life long Mets fan, I remember the amazing Mets winning the World Series in 1969 with Tom Seaver as their pitcher.

I felt it was a most proud moment for myself and others. Tom Seaver truly gave Queens and New York a reason to believe in our miracle METS. As was said by Commissioner Rob Manfred,” Tom Seaver one of the greatest pitchers of all time.”

Well, I totally agree! Baseball will remember Tom Seaver for all time. As such my heartfelt prayers go out to Tom Seaver’s family, friends and fans.

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ew York City restaurants continue to suffer as a result of COVID-19.

Take out, delivery and outdoor dining can only go so far.

As the weather gets colder, outdoor dinning will no longer be viable. Several days ago, New Jersey joined Long Island, Westchester, the rest of New York State and Connecticut in permitting indoor dining.

There has been no spike in COVID-19 cases as a result of indoor dining in any of these locations. More New Yorkers will join those already traveling to adjacent counties and states beyond the City Line to dine indoors.

In the meantime, over 300,000 NYC residents whose livelihood depends on restaurants remaining open are out of work.

This includes bartenders, waiters, busboys, cooks and cashiers.

Wholesale market food sellers, distributors, delivers, linen suppliers are also at a loss. There are also construction contractors and their employees who may renovate or build a new restaurant.

It is ironic that both NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo claim to be advocates and friends for working and middle-class New Yorkers. It is pure class

warfare by de Blasio to claim that only wealthy people can afford to dine out.

Millions of working and middle-class people pre COVID-19 would eat out several days per week. Yet these are the same people Cuomo and de Blasio continue to deny the opportunity to go back to work.

As each week goes by, hundreds more restaurants — small, medium and large will permanently close their doors. After six months, it is becoming more and more difficult to remain in business with no income coming in.

Here is a simple common-sense plan to begin the reopening process for indoor restaurant dining.

Follow the New Jersey model and allow any NYC restaurants to reopen on Oct. 1st at 25 percent capacity. There are many potential customers from Great Neck and other communities in Nassau County along with Westchester, Rockland, northwest Connecticut and northern New Jersey who would also look forward to returning and patronizing NYC diners and restaurants.

Have them follow common sense health protocols. Wait four weeks. If there is no significant spike in COVID-19 cases, allow them to go to 33 percent indoor ca-

pacity on Nov. 1.

Again, if there is no significant spike in COVID-19 cases, allow them to go to 50 percent on Dec. 1st. This coincides with the holiday season which should encourage indoor dining. Pause at 50 percent until such time as we survive any potential flu outbreak.

Once we have the widespread distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, we can then proceed to permit 67 percent, 75 percent and finally 100 percent capacity over a shorter time period.

There has always been a downturn in business for restaurants during the winter.

Cold weather or snow keeps people indoors. Bring back the diners old Early Bird Specials between 3 and 6 p.m. to attract additional customers. Offer discounts on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday which tend to be slower days.

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Roslyn resident hit with federal charges Continued from Page 11 ney’s office said. “In July 2020, Kamensky was negotiating with the Committee for Marble Ridge to offer 20 cents per share to purchase the MYT Securities from any unsecured creditor who preferred to receive cash, rather than MYT Securities, as part of that settlement.”

Attorneys said that on July 31, Kamensky learned that a diversified financial services company, identified in court proceedings as “the investment bank” and headquartered in New York City, had informed the committee that it was interested in bidding between 30 and 40 cents per share, higher than Kamensky’s bid, to purchase MYT Securities from any unsecured creditor who was interested in receiving cash.

“That afternoon, Kamensky sent messages to a senior trader at the investment bank telling him not to place a bid, and followed those messages up with a phone call with IB Employee-1 and a senior analyst of the investment bank,” the office said. “During that call, Kamensky asserted that Marble Ridge should have the exclusive right to purchase MYT Securities, and threatened to use his official role as co-chair of the committee to prevent the investment bank from acquiring the MYT Securities. Kamensky also stated that Marble Ridge had been a client of the investment bank in the past but that if the investment bank moved forward with its bid, then Marble Ridge would cease doing business with the investment bank.”

The unnamed bank then decided to not make a bid to purchase the MYT securities, and informed the legal adviser to the committee of its decision, and would tell a legal adviser that the decision was made because Kamensky, a client of the bank, had asked the bank not to, according to federal attorneys.

“Later that evening, Kamensky contacted [the employee of the bank] and attempted to influence what [the employee] would tell others, including the committee and law enforcement, about Kamensky’s attempt to block the Investment Bank’s bid for MYT Securities,” federal prosecutors said. “Kamensky said at the outset of the call, in substance, “this conversation never happened.”

Federal prosecutors said that during the call, Kamensky allegedly asked the bank employee to falsely say that the employee had been mistaken and that Kamensky had actually suggested that the bank bid only if it were serious.

“Do you understand … I can go to jail?” Kamensky is quoted as saying. “I pray you tell them that it was a huge misunderstanding, okay, and I’m going to invite you to bid and be part of the process But I’m telling you; this is going to the

U.S. Attorney’s Office. This is going to go to the court [I]f you’re going to continue to tell them what you just told me, I’m going to jail, okay? Because they’re going to say that I abused my position as a fiduciary, which I probably did, right? Maybe I should go to jail. But I’m asking you not to put me in jail.”

Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said in a statement that Kamensky had “disregarded his fiduciary responsibility” in his actions.

“As alleged, Daniel Kamensky disregarded his fiduciary responsibility to unsecured creditors of Neiman Marcus – and broke the law – when he attempted to coerce a competitor to withdraw a higher bid for assets of the bankruptcy estate,” Strauss said. “As further alleged, acknowledging the illegality of his actions, Kamensky then attempted to obstruct an investigation by trying to persuade the competitor to change his account of the coercion, telling the competitor that otherwise ‘this is going to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.’ As today’s charges show, Kamensky was right about that.”

“As alleged, Kamensky intentionally violated his fiduciary duty as a member of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Neiman Marcus bankruptcy by preventing the sale of securities to an investment bank so he could acquire the same securities at a significantly lower price for his own fund,” FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge William F. Sweeney said. “In a conversation with an employee of the investment bank, Kamensky went as far as to say, ‘Maybe I should go to jail.’ Today, we’ve removed the ‘maybe,’ and forced him to answer for his conduct.”

The U.S. attorney’s office said Marble Ridge resigned from the committee handling the Neiman Marcus bankruptcy and has advised its investors that it intends to begin winding down operations and returning investor capital. Marble Ridge Capital had no comment when reached.

Kamensky was previously a partner at Paulson & Co., and prior to that held roles at Lehman Brothers, Barclays Capital and as an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. He was previously honored as the recipient of the Jewish National Fund’s Theodore Herzl Leadership Award in 2017, having helped to found the organization’s Finance for Israel group, and is a former member of the board of trustees for the Schechter School of Long Island, which in 2019 named him a guest of honor at its annual gala. Efforts to reach both organizations for comment were unavailing.

The FBI’s investigation into the case is ongoing.

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Resident pleads guilty to embezzling $6M Roslyn’s Leslie Scharf to be sentenced in October after stealing from employer Shoplet

BY R O S E W E L D ON A Roslyn resident has pleaded guilty to embezzling $6 million from his employers, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. announced last Thursday that attorney Leslie Scharf of Roslyn had pleaded guilty in New York State Supreme Court to one count of grand larceny for stealing from his employer, Ellison Systems Inc., operating as Shoplet, an online office supplies retailer.

Between approximately May 2013 and June 2019, Scharf, 52, a licensed New York attorney, was employed as the general counsel and senior vice president of business development for Ellison Systems, where one of his responsibilities was to serve as the exclusive manager of Shoplet’s PayPal accounts.

“During this time period, Scharf abused his position as a legal advisor when he embezzled almost $6 million from

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Leslie Scharf of Roslyn has pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $6 million from his employer Shoplet.

Shoplet by diverting the money from his employer’s PayPal accounts into his own personal PayPal accounts,” the DA’s office said in a statement. “From there, Scharf transferred the stolen funds into various bank accounts in his name.”

Scharf then spent the money he had embezzled from Shoplet on extravagant personal expenses, “such as travel, high-end designer shopping, and purchases of a BMW and a Porsche.”

“For years, Leslie Scharf exploited his position as general counsel and the exclusive manager of his employer’s PayPal accounts to funnel nearly $6 million into his personal PayPal accounts,” Vance said in a statement. “Although the massive amount stolen sets this case apart from recent prosecutions of unscrupulous attorneys, the pattern is familiar – the defendant moved the stolen fortune into multiple bank accounts and used it to fund a life of luxury.”

On his LinkedIn page, Scharf

is listed as a graduate of Roslyn High School, a 1990 alumnus of the George Washington University’s School of Business, and as receiving his Juris Doctor from the Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in 1993.

He is also said to have worked as an attorney at the firms of Certilman, Balin, Adler and Hyman, and Brown, Rudnick, Berlack and Israels before joining Ellison Systems as its general counsel and senior vice president of business development at the same time in 2006.

Scharf is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 8 to between three and nine years in prison, as well as restitution in the amount of $757,645.61, in addition to Scharf’s interest in his family home, representing the remaining funds and assets from his theft, totaling $1.4 million to $1.5 million.

Assistant District Attorneys Natallia Krauchuk and Daniel J. Koevary handled the prosecution of the case.

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‘Taste Nassau Now’ campaign launched County officials introduce push to aid restaurants amid effects of COVID-19 pandemic

BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Nassau County officials launched another initiative to aid restaurants and downtown areas in the county by publicizing eateries to residents in areas where indoor dining is not yet permitted.

The initiative, called the “Taste Nassau Now” campaign, advertises the businesses with flyers and social media promotions with the hashtag #TasteNassauNow and the slogan “Dine where it’s fine ... In Nassau, L.I.” County Executive Laura Curran made the announcement last week outside Colbeh, a kosher Mediterranean restaurant in Great Neck. Curran said the initiative was created to “attract new restaurant-goers right across the border, in many cases, right here into Nassau County.”

Last month, Curran and other Long Island officials announced the Downtown Travel Pass. The pass is a free, contactless phone application that sends its users offers and promotional codes for some of Nassau’s downtown areas that were greatly impacted by the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus, ranging from Great Neck to Farmingdale.

Residents are able to sign up for free, contactless mobile offerings by visiting www.discoverlongisland.com/deals. A link is sent to the participant’s mobile phone, which opens a “virtual passport” and directs the participant to add an icon to the home screen, easily accessible at any time.

A participant ready to redeem a pass can hand the phone over at the checkout counter to access a deal, promotion or special offer.

The new free mobile travel pass was designed to boost economic recovery efforts in the region through incentivized marketing efforts ranging from small businesses to general at-

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County Executive Laura Curran announced Nassau’s “Taste Nassau Now” initative to aid eateries last week. tractions.

Curran joined with her Suffolk counterpart, Steve Bellone, Nassau Industrial Development Agency Chairman Richard Kessel and other business development leaders on Long Island to make the announcement.

“Embracing and growing Nassau’s vibrant, walkable downtown communities near transit and housing has been

a priority of my administration since day one,” Curran said. “Following our COVID-19 frontline response, my priority focused on boosting the recovery of our small businesses and revival of these once bustling, beloved Main Street communities – the heartbeat of our local economy.”

“The small businesses that make up our charming down-

towns are the lifeblood of our communities and a top priority during these unprecedented times,” Kessel said. “We are excited to collaborate with Discover Long Island to launch this new Downtown Deals Travel Pass that will provide an economic boost to our local businesses.”

Curran has been trying to aid small businesses and

downtown areas, opening main streets for outdoor dining in early June, after the first phase of reopening began. The open streets program created a fast track for municipalities to get approval from the county to close county-operated roads so restaurants can provide outdoor dining and increase curbside pickup options.

Last year, Curran introduced funding for transit-oriented development projects for qualified municipalities throughout Nassau. The funding was part of the federal Community Development Block Grant program received by the county each year, according to a news release from Curran’s office, and is meant to “support project costs and promote development that maximizes the amount of residential, business, and public open space within walking distance of public transportation.”

The county allocated $1 million for the initiative and intended to fund at least three projects before the pandemic hit. The maximum award for a municipality would total $400,000.

“I want to encourage businesses and residents to sign up for the new free Downtown Deals Travel Pass and explore downtown districts throughout Long Island,” Curran said. “Not only will you find fantastic ways to enjoy a staycation but you will be supporting the businesses that employ so many of our neighbors, family, and friends.”

Curran stressed the importance of supporting local businesses throughout the county, especially with the looming $384 million deficit Nassau faces this year due to the pandemic. A report by Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman in late June anticipated the county’s sales tax revenue could decrease by as much as $417 million this year, and more than $601 million in 2021 if a second wave of the virus were to hit.

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BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z This year’s Nassau County Living Wage Report, released by Comptroller Jack Schnirman last week, identified 72 employees throughout the county who received underpaid wages and uncompensated time off worth more than $56,000 in 2019.

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With the COVID-19 pandemic leading some to worry about social distancing and virus transmission at the polls for the general election on Nov. 3, some North Shore residents may find it best to apply for an absentee ballot.

Can I cast an absentee ballot?

Voters can cast an absentee ballot if they are: Absent from their home county.

Unable to appear at the polls due to temporary or permanent illness or disability (temporary illness includes being unable to appear due to risk of contracting or spreading a communicable disease like COVID-19).

Unable to appear because they are the primary caregiver of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled.

A resident or patient of a Veterans Health Administration hospital.

Detained in jail awaiting grand jury action or confined in prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony.

When is the deadline to apply?

Voters must apply online, postmark, email or fax a completed appli-

cation or letter request for the general election absentee ballot no later than Oct. 27, seven days before the election, and may apply in-person up to the day before the election.

Voters may also file an application at any time before the deadlines, but ballots will be mailed out beginning on or about Sept. 18.

How do I apply for an absentee ballot?

Voters may send a mail, email or fax request, or go in person, to the Nassau County Board of Elections with a filled out version of the New York State absentee ballot application form, available at elections.ny.gov/votingabsentee.html or vote.org/absenteeballot/.

Once it is filled out, where can I return my ballot?

After a voter receives and marks his or her ballot, the ballot can be returned by a number of ways: Put it in the mail, ensuring it receives a postmark no later than Nov. 3.

Take it to the county Board of Elections Office no later than Nov. 3.

Take it to an early voting poll site between Oct. 24 and Nov. 1.

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Manhasset author honors parents in series

BY E LL I OT W E L D Manhasset’s Pauli Rose Libsohn had never considered the idea of writing a play until an offer came in June 2019 to write a one-act play for a contest hosted by the public access television station in Lake Success.

The contest was eventually canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the offer produced Libsohn’s seventh book, “The Ballet With Encores.”

The play is about a chance encounter her parents had as young lovers after not having seen each other for a num-

ber of years. It was pieced together by Libsohn from poetry her late mother, Mitzi, had written years before.

Libsohn said at first writing a play seemed like a daunting task.

“I sat down and I said ‘how am I ever going to write a play?’ I started and I didn’t know what to do but I said to myself, this is really a poetic story and then I realized that I could take the lines of my mother’s poetry and create dialogue,” Libsohn said.

Aside from the play, the book contains the story of a wooden box that Libsohn originally encountered as a

child and was told had been brought over from Russia in the 1890s. She rediscovered it last year in storage and found that her mother had filled it with poetry and correspondence between her and Libsohn’s father. Those notes are published in the book as well.

Libsohn said part of the reason she wanted them published was to give a glimpse into what relationships were like in the past and show that the way people interact has changed drastically over time.

“Nobody communicates like peo-

ple long ago used to. They don’t write poems, they don’t write letters today.

People really adored one another, they took time to fall in love whereas today you don’t find that,” Libsohn said. “It’s fast sex all the way, there’s no courtship and no romance.”

Libsohn said the prevalence of social media in today’s interactions has changed the way people communicate and their ability to spell and write.

Libsohn had originally thought the series on her parents would be over after her last book came out, but with Continued on Page 87

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Northwell named among best in LGBTQ care Northwell Health has been recognized as one of the nation’s top health systems – and No. 1 in New York State – by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2020 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), which measures inclusiveness of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community at large.

Twenty Northwell Health hospitals – 27 facilities in all – have been designated a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality, according to newly released findings from the LGBTQ watchdog organization. Just three health systems in the nation have more rated facilities than Northwell. The HEI also acknowledged the additional pressures felt by health systems in 2020 as health care faced a global pandemic and addressed the social justice movement.

“At Northwell Health we have built a culture of care that puts our patients first and are dedicated to providing culturally sensitive, respectful and humanistic care to our diverse communities,” said Dr. Jennifer H Mieres, chief diversity and inclusion officer and senior vice president of the health system’s Center for Equity of Care. “We offer personalized, compassionate health care to each and every person inclusive of members of our community who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer. It is a great privilege – and a great responsibility – as we continue our call to action to re-ignite humanism in health care. We are honored to be recognized by the HRC Healthcare Equal-

ity Index for the past seven years.”

The HEI is a national benchmarking tool that evaluates health care facilities by examining patient, visitation and employment policies. The 13th annual survey saw Northwell facilities score high marks from among more than 1,700 facilities nationwide that either actively participated or were independently researched by the HEI. Twenty Northwell hospitals were honored: Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park, Glen Cove Hospital, Huntington Hospital, Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson, Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, LIJ Forest Hills, LIJ Valley Stream, Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat, North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, Northern

Westchester Hospital in Mt. Kisco, Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, Plainview Hospital, Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, South Oaks Hospital in Amityville, Staten Island University Hospital (North and South campuses), Syosset Hospital, Zucker Hillside Hospital in New Hyde Park. In addition, the Center for Transgender Care in Great Neck, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in Manhasset, Lenox Health Greenwich Village, Orzac Center for Rehabilitation and Stern Family for Rehabilitation each earned the designation.

“Northwell is committed to ensuring the health and wellness of all of our patients and communities served,” said Michael Wright, vice president for Diversity and Health Equity

at Northwell. “We provide a welcoming and inclusive environment for our LGBTQIA+ community. We are delighted to be partnering with LGBTQIA+ organizations and communities on our journey to health equity.”

Northwell’s commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community focuses on respect and inclusion such as asking for proper pronoun identification as part of the health care record and offering a host of services highlighted by the Gerald J. Friedman Transgender Health and Wellness Program at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, the Northwell Health Center for Transgender Care and employment and career development services at Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, Queens. The Northwell Health Physician Partners LGBTQ Transgender Health Program in New Hyde Park opened in June.

“This is an esteemed honor for our health system to not only continue to participate, but to receive the designation as a national LGBTQ leader by the Healthcare Equality Index,” said Edward Fraser, vice president of Community Relations at Northwell. “We stayed focused to maintain our Leadership status and add on new sites through the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that Northwell’s commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community continues to grow.”

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Ian C. Bailey, Anteng Chen, Ryan Padala and Anthony R. Remick were the four seniors from Garden City High School named semifinalists.

Chaminade High School and the Wheatley School each had two seniors named to the semifinalist list.

John Roderick O. Cervantes and Callum P. Smith made up Chaminade’s

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Lucia G. Martin was the lone representative from North Shore High School on the list.

Of the 16,000 semifinalists, around 15,000 are expected to advance to finalist status. Selection committees then begin choosing National Merit scholarship winners, with the first scholarships to be formally awarded in March.

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P.O. Box 312, Roslyn Heights, 11577 over50fair.com 516-621-1446 The 11th annual Over 50 Fair is a virtual charity conference with 10 fun and educational classes for adults age 50+ taking place via Zoom on September 12 and 13 from 12-4PM. All money raised benefits The INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network). Please visit www.Over50Fair.com/2020-event for more information. Plan to join us!

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The Art Guild

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NYCB Theatre at Westbury 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury, 11590 thetheatreatwestbury.com 516-247-5200

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Port Washington

You can find it all on our Main Street – three dozen eateries, neighborhood stores including several that have been in the same family for 100 years, the train station, a waterfront park with summer concerts, a Town Dock with a nautical museum, fishing, kayaking, boat rentals, a renowned theater and an award winning public library!

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Nassau County Museum of Art

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P.O. Box 312, Roslyn Heights, 11577 allkidsfair.com 516-621-1446 The 10th annual All Kids Fair will be a virtual expo showcasing local products and services for families plus fun classes for the kids taking place online on November 8 from 11AM–4PM. Please visit www.

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Clark Botanic Gardens

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Mineola Memorial Library

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RUNNER UP

Port Washington Public Library

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77 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 516-354-1100 The family and crew at Nuzzi auto collision would like to thank our extended family of customers and friends for their loyalty to us over our past 55 years of being in business. We thank you again so very much.

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Albert Zolezzi Inc. Auto Body and Collision Repair 432 Willis Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 516-248-8716

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American Car Wash

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East Hills Chevrolet

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North Coast Subaru

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Rallye Motors

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North Bay Cadillac

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Best Bartender FIRST PLACE

Charlie @ Cipollini

2110 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, 11030 Pollrestaurants.com 516-627-7172

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Best Bar Food

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Margarita’s Café of Port Washington

75 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 thewildgooseli.com 516-441-5505

97 Manorhaven Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 margaritascafe.com 516-570-2949 RUNNER UP

Memories Bar and Grill

121 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 memoriesbarandgrill.com 516-248-0695

Best Beer Selection Still Partners

225 Sea Cliff Avenue, Sea Cliff, 11579 stillpartners.com 516-200-9229

541 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 sullivansquay.com 516-883-3122

Best Appetizer

Lake Success Wines and Spirits

RUNNER UP

RUNNER UP

1305 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn, 11576 pollrestaurants.com 516-621-1200

FIRST PLACE

1560 Union Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 516-216-5437

Total Wine and More

Margarita’s Café of Port Washington

97 Manorhaven Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 margaritascafe.com 516-570-2949 RUNNER UP

Best Cigar Shop

Besito Mexican Restaurant of Roslyn

FIRST PLACE

Matador Cigars

38 Lincoln Avenue, Roslyn Heights, 11577 matadorcigars.com 516-626-4966 RUNNER UP

Best Happy Hour Margarita’s Café of Port Washington

RUNNER UP

Waterzooi

97 Manorhaven Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 margaritascafe.com 516-570-2949

RUNNER UP

Murph’s

1305 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn, 11576 pollrestaurants.com 516-621-1200

Hendrick’s Tavern

FIRST PLACE

935 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, 11010 murphsrestaurantbar.com 516-358-0548 RUNNER UP

Ale’ Port Bar and Grill

611 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 aleportbarandgrill.com 516-708-1264

1029 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 waterzooi.com 516-472-7484

Best Asian (not Japanese/Sushi) FIRST PLACE

Pearl East

Best Wine Selection

1191 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, 11030 pearleastli.com 516-365-9898

Black Tie Liquors

RUNNER UP

FIRST PLACE

Bottle Buys

Margarita’s Café of Port Washington

113A Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 restaurantlola.com 516-466-5666

Best Sports Bar

Best Martini

97 Manorhaven Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 margaritascafe.com 516-570-2949

FIRST PLACE

Lola

1516 Old Northern Blvd, Roslyn, 11576 besitomexican.com 516-484-3001 FIRST PLACE

FIRST PLACE

Hendrick’s Tavern

112 Shore Road, Port Washington, 11050 blacktiewine.net 516-767-9000

Maxis Cigar Lounge

749 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, 11010 maxiscigarlounge.com 516-505-1489

226 Jericho Turnpike, Floral Park, 11001 crabtreesrestaurant.com 516-326-7769

Best Liquor Store

FIRST PLACE

Sullivan’s Quay Restaurant & Bar

Margarita’s Café of Port Washington

97 Manorhaven Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 margaritascafe.com 516-570-2949

Best Margarita

RUNNER UP

RUNNER UP

Crabtree’s

1230 Old Country Road, Suite A, Westbury, 11590 westburyfinewine.com 516-357-0090

FIRST PLACE

Best Singles Spot FIRST PLACE

The Wild Goose

FIRST PLACE

East Shore Wok

73 East Shore Road, Manhasset, 11030 eastshorewoktogo.com 516-365-8617

RUNNER UP

Best Bagel Shop

350 Glen Head Road, Glen Head, 11545 bottlebuys.com 516-676-8400

FIRST PLACE

Hand Rolled Bagels

Food & Drink

930 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 hrbagels.com 516-352-1313

FIRST PLACE

RUNNER UP

Best American Restaurant Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers

Bagel Mentch 176 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 bagelmentch.com 516-487-2243

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Best Bakery

RUNNER UP

Marie Blachere

226 Jericho Turnpike, Floral Park, 11001 crabtreesrestaurant.com 516-326-7769

FIRST PLACE

550 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11023 marieblachereus.com 516-487-0864 Thank you for voting us #1 Bakery in the 2020 “Best of the North Shore”. Our Traditional French Bakery & Cafe serves high quality breads, pastries, tarts, sandwiches and more for the best prices in town. Let the aromas of our freshly baked goods welcome you to our bakery. Dine in our bakery, patio or newly opened rooftop. We cater too!

RUNNER UP

Gourmet Bake Shop

775 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 gourmetbakeshop.com 516-354-3930

Best Breakfast

Crabtree’s

Best Butcher FIRST PLACE

Pellegrini’s Prime Meats, Fish and Catering

104 Covert Avenue, Stewart Manor, 11530 pellegriniprimemeats.com 516-775-8666 Pellegrini’s Prime Meats, Fish & Catering has been around for more than five decades. Owners Baldo and Albert know what it takes to serve prime cuts of meat. Our excellent customer service and staff’s eye for detail set us apart from other butcheries in the area. We have also preserved the feel of an old-fashioned meat shop. From fish and meat to ground beef, we’ve got you covered.

Thank you for voting us the Best Butcher!

FIRST PLACE

RUNNER UP

138 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 516-877-1370

541 Willis Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 ceriellofinefoods.com 516-747-0277

Mineola Diner

RUNNER UP

Old Westbury Diner

4 Glen Cove Road, Old Westbury, 11568 516-246-9201

Best Brunch

FIRST PLACE

Rothchilds Coffee & Kitchen

76 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 rothchildskitchen.com 516-482-0434 Thank you all so much for your amazing support and wonderful friendship! We are humbled by the honors, but the winning categories we treasure most are; “Best Clients, Best Community, and Best Friends.” Looking forward to the ongoing privilege of serving you all.

Ceriello Fine Foods

Best Candy Store FIRST PLACE

Bobb Howard’s General Store

581 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, 11040 bobbhowardsgeneralstore.com 516-488-7996 Eileen and Ronnie, the owners of Bobb Howard’s General Store, are a couple of baby boomers who grew up on Long Island playing hopscotch and hide-and-seek, stickball and stoopball, flipping baseball cards and jacks, and playing hit the penny and spin the bottle…The store has over 1400 retro candies and toys and ships “packages of memories” all over the country. They create party favors and centerpieces in every price range, plan corporate events, weddings, bar mitzvahs,

and showers, and they are famous for milestone birthday gifts, “perfect grandkid presents”, and fun stocking stuffers for kids and “kids at heart”…

Eileen and Ronnie love being able to put a smile on someone’s face, even if it’s with a nickel piece of bubblegum! AND, always free popcorn for your ride home…Smiles available Monday-Saturday, 7:30am –5pm.

RUNNER UP

RUNNER UP

1191 Northern Boulevard, Manhasset, 11030 pearleastli.com 516-365-9898

Lazar’s Chocolate

72 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 lazarschocolate.com 516-829-5785

Best Caterer

FIRST PLACE

Culinary Architect Catering

28 Chestnut Street, Greenvale, 11548 culinaryarchitect.com 516-484-7431 Since 1983 Culinary Architect Catering® has been creating private, corporate & promotional events in the Tri-State area. Alexandra Troy, owner/chef studied at The CIA, Lucas-Carton in Paris, and with Wolfang Puck. Culinary Architect Catering® is acclaimed by The New Yorker, New York, Vogue Magazine, Newsday, The Daily News & The New York Times, as well as national TV. Again, Culinary Architect Catering® is proud to be chosen Best Caterer by readers of The Island Now publications.

RUNNER UP

Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers

Temple Israel of Great Neck 108 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, 11023 tign.org 516-482-7800

Best Chinese Take-out FIRST PLACE

Pearl East

RUNNER UP

East Shore Wok

73 East Shore Road, Manhasset, 11030 eastshorewoktogo.com 516-365-8617

Best Coffee/Tea Shop FIRST PLACE

Great Neck Diner

14 Grace Avenue, Great Neck, 11021 greatneckdiner.com 516-466-0678 RUNNER UP

For Five Coffee Roasters 292 Plandome Road, Manhasset, 11030 forfivecoffee.com 516-918-9488

Best Deli

FIRST PLACE

Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers

140 Wheatley Plaza, Greenvale, 11548 bensdeli.net 516-621-3340

140 Wheatley Plaza, Greenvale, 11548 bensdeli.net 516-621-3340

Best Catering Facility

RUNNER UP

FIRST PLACE

The Inn at New Hyde Park 214 Jericho Tpke., New Hyde Park, 11040 theinnatnhp.com 516-354-7797

Dominick’s Italian-American Deli 401 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, 11040 dominicksdelinhp.com 516-746-2116

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Best Diner

RUNNER UP

RUNNER UP

Great Neck Diner

35 Covert Avenue, Floral Park, 11001 516-488-8841

1526 Union Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 redmangousa.com 516-216-5534

Righthouse Seafood

FIRST PLACE

14 Grace Avenue, Great Neck, 11021 greatneckdiner.com 516-466-0678

Best French Fries FIRST PLACE

Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant

RUNNER UP

Omega Diner

1809 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, 11040 omegadiner.net 516-354-4666

140 Wheatley Plaza, Greenvale, 11548 bensdeli.net 516-621-3340

RUNNER UP

RUNNER UP

TR’S Great American Restaurant

Williston Townhouse Diner 112 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 willistondiner.com 516-746-2539

17 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 trspub.com 516-294-1680

Best Family Restaurant

Best French Restaurant

FIRST PLACE

Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant

FIRST PLACE

La P’tite Framboise

140 Wheatley Plaza, Greenvale, 11548 bensdeli.net 516-621-3340

294 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 laptiteframboise.com 516-767-7164

RUNNER UP

RUNNER UP

Jonathan’s Restaurant

2499 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 jonathansrestaurant.net 516-742-7300

Best Fish Market

Bar Frites

400 Wheatley Plaza, Greenvale, 11548 pollrestaurants.com 516-484-7500

Best Frozen Yogurt

FIRST PLACE

FIRST PLACE

Marine Fishery

521 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11023 516-487-3145 Marine Fishery has been in business for over 100 years. Charles Fravola, chief fish monger continues the tradition by going to the market daily and personally choosing the freshest and highest quality fish and seafood available. Come try our large selection of fish, seafood and prepared foods.

16 Handles Great Neck

40 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 16handles.com 516-858-0405 RUNNER UP

16 Handles Port Washington

1005 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 16handles.com 516-439-4715

Red Mango New Hyde Park

Best Gourmet Shop FIRST PLACE

North Shore Farms

190 Glen Cove Avenue, Glen Cove, 11542 northshorefarms.com 516-609-0303 RUNNER UP

Iavarone Bros.

1538 Union Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 ibfoods.com 516-488-5600

Best Greek Restaurant FIRST PLACE

The Greek Place

2144 Jericho Turnpike, Garden City Park, 11040 thegreekplacegcp.com 516-673-4545 RUNNER UP

Pita Park

146 Tulip Avenue, Floral Park, 11001 pitapark.com 516-775-7482

Best Hamburgers

RUNNER UP

Smashburger New Hyde Park

1608 Marcus Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 smashburger.com 516-233-1844

Best Healthy Eatery FIRST PLACE

bee-ORGANIC

4 Bond Street, Great Neck, 11021 bee-organic.com 516-570-0915 RUNNER UP

Wild Fig

1085 Northern Blvd., Roslyn, 11576 mywildfig.com 516-918-9700

Best Ice Cream Shop FIRST PLACE

Hildebrandt’s

84 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 hildebrandtsrestaurant.com 516-741-0608 RUNNER UP

Haagen Dazs

85 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 516-487-6400

Best Indian Restaurant

FIRST PLACE

Rothchilds Coffee & Kitchen

76 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 rothchildskitchen.com 516-482-0434 Thank you all so much for your amazing support and wonderful friendship! We are humbled by the honors, but the winning categories we treasure most are; “Best Clients, Best Community, and Best Friends.” Looking forward to the ongoing privilege of serving you all.

FIRST PLACE

Diwan

37 Shore Road, Port Washington, 11050 diwanrestaurants.com 516-439-4200 RUNNER UP

Akbar

2 South Street, Garden City, 11530 theakbar.com 516-357-8300

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Best Italian Restaurant (non-pizzeria) FIRST PLACE

La Parma of Williston Park 707 Willis Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 laparma.com 516-294-6610 RUNNER UP

Anthony’s Lucky Duck

9 Nassau Blvd., Garden City South, 11530 theluckyduck.com 516-485-4848

Best Japanese Restaurant FIRST PLACE

Soku Asian Fusion

36 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 sokuasianfusion.com 516-482-1923 RUNNER UP

Sushi Republic

3365 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 sushirepublicny.com 516-747-3377

Best Mediterranean Restaurant FIRST PLACE

Rothchilds Coffee & Kitchen

76 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 rothchildskitchen.com 516-482-0434 Thank you all so much for your amazing support and wonderful friendship!

We are humbled by the honors, but the winning categories we treasure most are; “Best Clients, Best Community, and Best Friends” Looking forward to the ongoing privilege of serving you all.

RUNNER UP

Ayhan’s Mediterranean Marketplace Cafe

293 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 ayhansmarketplace.com 516-767-1400

Best Poke

FIRST PLACE

Chen’s Poke Bowl Mineola 106 Old Country Road, Mineola, 11501 chenspokenj.com 516-815-8888 RUNNER UP

Culinary Architect Catering 28 Chestnut Street, Greenvale, 11548 culinaryarchitect.com 516-484-7431

Best Private Dining Room FIRST PLACE

Umberto’s

633 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 umbertosfamily.com 516-437-7698 RUNNER UP

Colbeh

75 N. Station Plaza, Great Neck, 11021 colbeh.com 516-466-8181

Best Pub Food FIRST PLACE

Trinity

190 Jericho Turnpike, Floral Park, 11001 trinityrestaurant.com 516-358-5584

550 Plandome Road, Manhasset, 11030 publicansmanhasset.com 516-627-7722

Best Ribs

FIRST PLACE

Smok-Haus

7 12th Street, Garden City, 11530 smok-haus.com 516-400-7100 RUNNER UP

Best Salad

Besito Mexican Restaurant of Roslyn 1516 Old Northern Blvd, Roslyn, 11576 besitomexican.com 516-484-3001

Best Middle Eastern Restaurant

FIRST PLACE

Rothchilds Coffee & Kitchen

76 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 rothchildskitchen.com 516-482-0434 Thank you all so much for your amazing support and wonderful friendship!

We are humbled by the honors, but the winning categories we treasure most are; “Best Clients, Best Community, and Best Friends.” Looking forward to the ongoing privilege of serving you all.

FIRST PLACE

RUNNER UP

Colbeh

Luigi’s Pizzeria

75 N. Station Plaza, Great Neck, 11021 colbeh.com 516-466-8181

526 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 icraveluigis.com 516-294-7400

RUNNER UP

Best Sandwich

Ayhan’s Mediterranean Marketplace Cafe

293 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 ayhansmarketplace.com 516-767-1400

Best Pizza

FIRST PLACE

Umberto’s Pizzeria and Restaurant

633 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 originalumbertos.com 516-437-7698

FIRST PLACE

Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant 140 Wheatley Plaza, Greenvale, 11548 bensdeli.net 516-621-3340 RUNNER UP

Ardito’s Italian American Deli 160 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 arditoscateringli.com 516-746-3912

Best Seafood Restaurant

RUNNER UP

FIRST PLACE

628 Willis Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 ginosofwillistonpark.com 516-746-2860

226 Jericho Turnpike, Floral Park, 11001 crabtreesrestaurant.com 516-326-7769

Gino’s Pizzeria Williston Park

Shelley Scotto shelley.scotto@compass.com 516.816.7428 www.shelleyscotto.com

Biscuits & Barbeque

Margarita’s Café

RUNNER UP

Founding agent of Compass North Shore.

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Best Mexican Restaurant 38 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 margaritascafe.com 516-493-9045

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RUNNER UP

106 East 2nd Street, Mineola, 11501 Biscuitsandbarbeque.com 516-493-9797

FIRST PLACE

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Best Seafood Restaurant

Best Wings

The Jolly Fisherman & Steak House

Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza Great Neck

RUNNER UP

25 Main Street, Roslyn, 11576 jollyfishermanrestaurant.com 516-621-0055

Best Steakhouse FIRST PLACE

The Harrison

86 S Tyson Avenue, Floral Park, 11001 theharrisonfp.com 516-775-2682 RUNNER UP

Bryant and Cooper Steak House 2 Middle Neck Road, Roslyn, 11576 pollrestaurantscom 516-627-7270

Best Thai Restaurant

FIRST PLACE

420 Northern Boulevard, Great Neck, 11021 acfp.com 516-482-0400 RUNNER UP

Wings Plus

18 Haven Avenue, Port Washington, 11050 wingsplus.menufy.com 516-767-9647

Health, Wellness & Beauty Tricia M. Amico, L.A.c.

Best Adult Day Care

1 Dakota Drive, Suite 312, Lake Success, 11042 prohealthcare.com 516-608-2898

Best Vegan Spot

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Best Aesthetician

FIRST PLACE

4 Bond Street, Great Neck, 11021 bee-organic.com 516-570-0915 RUNNER UP

Skinny Pizza

211 Mineola Avenue, Roslyn Heights, 11577 skinnypizza.com 516-686-6180

Best Barber Shop Castle Barber

Dr. Robert Corriel

16 Maple Drive, Great Neck, 11021 516-829-3782 RUNNER UP

Perfection Barbershop

Best Alternative Medical Practice

174 I U Willets Road, Albertson, 11507 perfectionbarbershop.com 516-495-0009

FIRST PLACE

Dr. Leon Schwechter

2200 Northern Blvd., Suite 133, East Hills, 11548 aimgrouppc.com 516-352-8100

FIRST PLACE

Grace Drazal, Aesthetic Medical Studio

1025 Northern Blvd., Suite 304, Roslyn, 11576 drdonnageffner.com 516-304-5995 FIRST PLACE

Dr. Ping Zhang, D.O.M., L.A.c

Parker Jewish

Best Audiologist

Dr. Donna Geffner

RUNNER UP

FIRST PLACE

117 Post Avenue, Westbury, 11590 thebristal.com 516-333-9828

RUNNER UP

1 Dakota Drive, Suite 312,Lake Success, 11042 prohealthcare.com 516-608-2898

319 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 516-883-9307

The Bristal Assisted Living at Westbury

1163 Willis Avenue, Albertson, 11507 audiologistny.com 516-484-0811

Dr. David Wertheim

FIRST PLACE

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Advanced Hearing Center

FIRST PLACE

RUNNER UP

214 Jericho Turnpike, Floral Park, 11001 glowthainy.com 516-437-4552

FIRST PLACE

Best Allergist

Best Acupuncturist

43 Glen Cove Road, Greenvale, 11548 sarinthaicuisine.com 516-484-5873

Glow Thai & Japanese Restaurant

RUNNER UP

1500 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn, 11576 redhotsspa.com 516-484-8267

147 Bengeyfield Drive, East Williston, 11596 516-445-2907

RUNNER UP

Best Assisted Living Facility

The Spa at Red Hots

FIRST PLACE

Sarin Thai

aesthetician at Aesthetic Medical Studio in Great Neck and has been working with Dr Mattone for 15 years. She was classically trained in Eastern European facial tradition by Georgette Klinger. Grace performs customized facials for all skin types from acne to anti-aging. We also offer microdermabrasion, chemical peels, micro-needling, laser hair removal, InvisiLift and more. Grace is your elegant ambassador to healthy glowing beautiful youthful skin.

8 Bond Street, Suite 200, Great Neck, 11021 aestheticmedicalstudio.com 516-482-2424 This is the second year Grace Drazal has been voted Best Aesthetician. She is a licensed medical

RUNNER UP

Dr. Anita Sadaty

55 Bryant Avenue, Roslyn, 11576 drsadaty.com 516-801-1313

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Best Botox Practice

RUNNER UP

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Dr. Kelly Mattone, Aesthetic Medical Studio

100 Port Washington Blvd., Roslyn, 11576 516-390-9640

1000 Northern Blvd., Suite 370, Great Neck, 11021 sassonplasticsurgery.com 516-487-5017

50 Glen Cove Road, Greenvale, 11548 walkindermatology.com 516-621-1982

FIRST PLACE

Dr. Stephen Mezzafonte

8 Bond Street, Suite 200, Great Neck, 11021 aestheticmedicalstudio.com 516-482-2424 No wonder Dr Mattone has been voted Best Botox Practice 2 years in a row. She has been injecting Botox for 30 years, since the FDA approved its use in medicine (1989). Her expertise started in 1990 with therapeutic Botox injections in children with medical conditions. In 2000 as Botox applications transitioned from therapeutic to aesthetic, so did Dr Mattone’s medical practice. She opened her cosmetic practice, Aesthetic Medical Studio in Great Neck where she personally performs all Botox injections and offers state of the art non-surgical cosmetic procedures.

Best Chiropractor

RUNNER UP

Dr. Stephen Pruden

FIRST PLACE

516 Chiropractic

486 Willis Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 516chiropractic.com 516-226-0338 Dr. Nicholas Amico, of 516 Chiropractic, is an integrated chiropractor that promotes active maintenance and rehabilitation, keeping you healthy and active by treating injuries before they affect your mobility. He specializes in treating athletes, both professional and casual, as well as those striving to live an active, pain free life.

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55 Bryant Avenue, Suite 2, Roslyn, 11576 drpruden.com 516-626-3965

Long Island Plastic Surgical Group/Deep Med Spa

2200 Northern Blvd., Suite 201, East Hills, 11548 deepbluemedspa.com 516-231-8887

Best Cosmetic Dentist FIRST PLACE

Best Boxing Gym

Dr. Harvey Passes, Passes Dental Care

FIRST PLACE

415 Northern Boulevard, Great Neck, 11021 passesdentalcare.com 877-678-3418

Bout Boxing

17 Lumber Drive, Suite 10, Roslyn, 11576 boutboxingusa.com 516-801-4769

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Dr. Anton Feldman

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29 Barstow Road, Great Neck, 11021 nydentalpartners.com 516-441-5300

UFC Gym Long Island

2020 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 ufcgym.com 516-784-4072

Best Cosmetic Surgeon

Best Cardiologist

FIRST PLACE

Dr. Burt Greenberg

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Dr. Adina Pascaru

1000 Northern Blvd., Suite 360, Great Neck, 11021 516-829-6660

833 Northern Blvd., Suite 270, Great Neck, 11021 greenbergplasticsurgeryny.com 516-466-6600

Dr. H. Sasson

Walk-in Dermatology

Best Day Spa

Best Ear/Nose/Throat

Dr. Kelly Mattone, Aesthetic Medical Studio

Dr. Josh Werber

FIRST PLACE

8 Bond Street, Suite 200, Great Neck, 11021 aestheticmedicalstudio.com 516-482-2424 Aesthetic Medical Studio, Where Science Creates Beauty is a private, personal non-surgical cosmetic practice in Great Neck. Dr. Kelly Mattone’s unique artistic inside out approach to beauty allows her to erase years from your face, sculpt inches off your body as well as regrow your hair naturally, without surgery or downtime. She will keep you looking good and feeling younger from your head to your toes while defying your age, the mirror, and a trip to the plastic surgeon’s office.

Dr. Mattone offers private complimentary consultations while adhering to CDC guidelines.

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The Spa at Red Hots

1500 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn, 11576 redhotsspa.com 516-484-8267

Best Dermatologist FIRST PLACE

Bodian Dermatology

11 Grace Avenue, Great Neck, 11021 bodianderm.net 516-482-2882 Bodian Dermatology has been treating all skin diseases in children, teens, and adults for over 50 years. We combine the latest Medical, Cosmetic, Laser and Spa treatments to offer you the best opportunity for healthy, youthful and beautiful skin.

Relax and experience the difference!

FIRST PLACE

833 Northern Blvd., Suite 260, Great Neck, 11021 greatneckent.com 516-829-3466 RUNNER UP

Dr. Moghaddassi Maseih 134 Mineola Blvd., #201, Mineola, 11501 mineolahear.com 516-294-9363

Best Ear Piercing Studio FIRST PLACE

Tori’s Place Ear Piercing Studio

10 Willowdale Avenue, Port Washington, 11050 torisplace.com 516-767-7672 RUNNER UP

Bodian Dermatology 11 Grace Avenue, Great Neck, 11021 bodianderm.net 516-482-2882

Best Endocrinologist FIRST PLACE

Dr. Kenneth Hershon, North Shore Diabetes and Endocrine Assoc.

3003 New Hyde Park Road, Suite 201, New Hyde Park, 11042 nsdea.com 516-327-0850

Turning Dreams Into Reality Thank you for voting Northern Contracting the Best Contractor on the North Shore for the 6th YEAR in a row!

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40 Sintsink Drive East, Port Washington, New York (516) 767-HOME (4663) • www.northerncontracting.com Known for our fine craftsmanship, attention to every detail, and excellent customer service.

Whatever the project you are dreaming of...large or small, Northern will turn your dream into reality!

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Alyce Tucker Committed to Honesty, Integrity and Respect and Committed To You. There for you beginning to end and EVERY STEP in between.

Allow me to GUIDE YOU with your real estate needs.

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This achievement is the result of a commitment to Professionalism, Enthusiasm and Dedication to customer service.

Dedicated to luxury real estate

ALYCE TUCKER Real Estate Salesperson Coldwell Banker Realty East Hills Regional Office C: 516.456.9333 | O: 516.621.4336 | 120 Glen Cove Road, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 ColdwellBankerHomes.com AlyceTucker.com Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor agents and are not employees of the Company. Š2019 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Owned by a subsidiary of NRT LLC Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC

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Best Endocrinologist

Best General Dentist

Dr. Rachel Fetner

Passes Dental Care

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29 Barstow Road, Great Neck, 11021 516-482-0347

Best Fitness Facility FIRST PLACE

A+ Martial Arts

148 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 aplusmartialartsllc.com 516-236-3601 Get active with our world class martial arts program designed for kids and adults. Our staff are World Champion competitors who are passionate about teaching. Our students learn listening skills, respect, and focus! Adult kick boxing is a fun way to burn calories! Book your free trial today!

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D-Fine Fitness

1 Albertson Avenue, Albertson, 11507 d-finefitness.com 516-484-6300

Best Gastroenterologist FIRST PLACE

Dr. Gregory M. Ackert 1983 Marcus Avenue, Suite E124, Lake Success, 11542 liccpc.com 516-627-2121 FIRST PLACE

Dr. Ian Storch

2001 Marcus Avenue, Suite E 240, New Hyde Park, 11042 bestgidoc.com 516-673-4801

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415 Northern Boulevard, Great Neck, 11021 passesdentalcare.com 877-678-3418

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chsli.org 631-465-6000

Safe Care Home Care Agency

Best Hearing Aid Store FIRST PLACE

1621A Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 safecareagency.com 516-354-0649

29 Barstow Road, Great Neck, 11021 nydentalpartners.com 516-441-5300

1163 Willis Avenue, Albertson, 11507 audiologistny.com 516-484-0811

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Best Hair Salon

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1979 Marcus Avenue, Suite 210, Lake Success, 11042 7dayhomecare.com 516-622-2330

Dr. Anton Feldman

FIRST PLACE

Salon Ruby Rubin

29A Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 rubyrubin.com 516-482-7829 RUNNER UP

Hairsay Salon

2409 Jericho Turnpike, Garden City Park, 11040 hairsay.com 516-742-4247

Best Health Food Store FIRST PLACE

Whole Foods Manhasset

Advanced Hearing Center

191 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 ilovehearing.com 516-588-6471

FIRST PLACE

Carl Ruoff, D.O.

FIRST PLACE

70 Glen Cove Road, Suite 306, Roslyn Heights, 11577 516-621-7720

300 Community Drive, Manhasset, 11030 northwell.edu 516-562-0100

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Northwell Health/ North Shore University Hospital

RUNNER UP

270-05 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 northwell.edu 718-470-7000

123 E Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 516-621-3323

Best Internist

Best Hospital

FIRST PLACE

Organic Peak

7 Day Home Care

I Love Hearing Inc.

2101 Northern Boulevard, Manhasset, 11030 wholefoodsmarket.com 516-869-8900

Dr. William Klein

1000 Northern Boulevard, Suite #230, Great Neck, 11020 healthbridgeinfo.com 516-627-4433

Long Island Jewish Medical Center/ Northwell Health

Best Laser Treatment FIRST PLACE

Bodian Dermatology

11 Grace Avenue, Great Neck, 11021 bodianderm.net 516-482-2882

Best Health System

RUNNER UP

Northwell Health

100 Port Washington Boulevard, Roslyn, 11576 stfrancisheartcenter.chsli.org 516-562-6000

FIRST PLACE

192 East Shore Road, Great Neck, 11023 516-487-4500

northwell.edu 888-321-DOCS

Caution To All Parents:

Catholic Health Services of Long Island

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Dr. Nathan Schulman

Best In-Home Elder Care Service

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Your children may experience an overwhelming desire to dance, smile, laugh and/or scream upon entering our store. At this point, they may promise to do anything for you and may appear to behave like perfect little angels. We cannot be held responsible if you give into them in any way, especially if YOU are dancing, smiling. laughing and/or screaming louder than they are!

St. Francis Hospital The Heart Center

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The Laser Place

157 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 queenshairremoval.com 718-507-1921

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Bonomos Turkish Taffy, Dubble Bubble, BB Bats, & Fruit Stripe Gum? Zotz, Nik-L-Nips, Regal Crown Cherry Sours & Necco Wafers?…

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Best Massage Clinic/Studio

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Nicole Nahmias, LMT, Bodies Kneaded for Therapeutic Massage

611 Northern Blvd, Suite 150, Great Neck, 11021 516-325-7000

FIRST PLACE

8 Bond Street, Suite 401, Great Neck, 11021 massagetherapyofgreatneck.com 516-498-1912 Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m grateful serving the community for 20(+) years as your neighborhood massage therapist.

I truly love what I do and I put my all into every massage. I go the extra mile and I offer the extra attention to each individual client so that they will receive a unique and healing, therapeutic massage experience. I am also a certified Hypnotherapy Consultant.

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The Spa at Red Hots

Dr. Noah Rosen

Best Nutritionist FIRST PLACE

Eleana Kaidanian, RD, CDN, CPT-WFS

5 Hillturn Lane, Roslyn Heights, 11577 linutritionist.com 516-581-2217 RUNNER UP

Laura Burak

15 Bryant Avenue, Roslyn, 11576 lauraburaknutrition.com 516-699-8405

Best OB/GYN

1500 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn, 11576 redhotsspa.com 516-484-8267

FIRST PLACE

Dr. Wendy Fried

3111 New Hyde Park Road, North Hills, 11040 northernobgynpc.com 516-365-6100

Best Nail Salon FIRST PLACE

Ahava Nail Spa

57 Mineola Avenue, Roslyn Heights, 11577 516-801-2060 We are honored to be chosen Best Nail Spa. Thank you to all of our customers for choosing us and for your loyalty. We provide a clean and safe environment adhering to all safety protocols.

Please visit us for all of your spa needs: Mani, Pedi, Massage, Individual Eyelashes, and Waxing.

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Dr. Eileen Krim

250 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 saloneco.net 516-427-5100 FIRST PLACE

Dr. Abraham Glasman

170 Great Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 neurolongisland.com 516-487-4464

76 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 katims.com 516-767-2106

2800 Marcus Avenue, #200, New Hyde Park, 11040 castleconnolly.com 516-622-6150 RUNNER UP

Dr. Wallace Chan

2200 Northern Blvd., Suite 111, East Hills, 11548 516-352-7500

Best Ophthalmologist FIRST PLACE

Dr. Allison Angelilli

2001 Marcus Avenue, Suite 286W, Lake Success, 11042 ocli.net 516-358-2300 Dr. Angelilli is proud to provide her patients with state-of-the-art Ophthalmic care specializing in the medical and surgical management of glaucoma and laser cataract surgery. She takes great pride in providing compassionate, warm and skillful care, and is honored to be voted best Ophthalmologist.

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Best Occupational Therapy

Best Optician

55 Northern Blvd., #103, Great Neck, 11021 amgot.com 516-466-9300 AMG Occupational Therapy is proud to be serving our community since 2004! AMG OT is now accepting new patients. Most insurance accepted.

Call 917-453-3200 today. Pediatrics, adults and geriatric populations treated. We promote social distancing as well as all PPE precautions.

Best Neurologist

Dr. Marc Citron

Dr. Jules Winokur

AMG Occupational Therapy, P.C.

Salon ECO

RUNNER UP

FIRST PLACE

488 Great Neck Road, Suite 201, Great Neck, 11021 516-482-6747

FIRST PLACE

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Best Oncology Specialist

600 Northern Blvd., Suite 218, Great Neck, 11021 516-470-2020 FIRST PLACE

Focal Point Optical

2453 Jericho Turnpike, Garden City Park, 11040 focalpointgcp.com 516-746-3836 Focal Point Optical is family run and operated in Garden City Park since 1988 with the same caring and professional staff. Fred Rapps is a board certified optician for more than 41 years and never disappoints in his eyewear expertise and craftsmanship. We always strive to be the best in service and professionalism. We thank you very much for voting us Best Optician and Optometrist for 2020!

Dr. Sanford Katims

Best Optometrist FIRST PLACE

Dr. Alice Mann

2453 Jericho Turnpike, Garden City Park, 11040 focalpointgcp.com 516-746-3836 Dr. Alice Mann is proud to accept this honor for the 4th year in a row! She has been with Focal Point Optical since her graduation from optometry school at Suny College where she was first in her class. Dr. Mann provides comprehensive eye examinations including glaucoma and cataract screenings.

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Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island 1355 Northern Blvd., Suite 300, Manhasset, 11030 ocli.net 516-627-3232

Best Orthodontist FIRST PLACE

Great Neck Orthodontics

1000 Northern Boulevard, Suite 300, Great Neck, 11021 greatneckortho.com 516-466-0146 Dr. Ellis and Dr. Doug are honored that for SIX CONSECUTIVE YEARS our patients have voted us the best orthodontic practice on the North Shore.

We are thrilled that our patients recognize that at Great Neck Orthodontics we put patients and their families first, with our personalized care and state of the art technology. We would love to assess your Orthodontic needs with a complimentary consultation. Come in and see why we were voted number one!

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Thank Yor for voting us #1 Best Insurance Agency 2020!

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Congratulations to!"#$ !"#$%&'()*+(,%*-.&/(-0&-%&1#02-)) %&!'(&&(&)!"#$!Best Real Estate Agency of the North Shore* Scout Residential Team: The Founding Agent Team of Compass in Roslyn.

The Scout Residential Team at Compass brings a full suite of expertise and services to buyers and sellers across the Nassau County area. These seasoned agents deliver step-by-step assistance, helping you sell your property for the highest possible price and under the best terms.They are experts in their respective local communities where they are working and raising their own families.

When you work with The Scout Residential Team at Compass, you receive a customized listing strategy and marketing plan, making their clients and their properties truly stand out.

Work with Scout to buy or sell your next home!

Give us a call: 516.200.1098

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Congratulations to !"#$%&"'()*$%! "#!$%##%#&!the Best Realtor of the North Shore' With almost 20 years of experience, Melanie has emerged as one of the most successful and highly esteemed real estate agents on Long Island. Having closed on almost $150 million of transactions in her career, there are few agents with Melanie’s record of accomplishments.

Melanie’s clients have described her as hardworking, driven, caring, and knowledgeable. Her attention to detail is truly second to none.

Work with Melanie to buy or sell your next home!

Give her a call: 516.319.1623

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Best Orthodontist RUNNER UP

Dr. Robert Panzer

23 Bond Street, Great Neck, 11021 robertpanzerdds.com 516-487-7475

Best Orthopedist

years in a row. From dental implants to periodontal surgery, he takes pride in delivering the best care possible using only the best technology, and newest pain free techniques. Your health and smile are our top priorities. Call us for an appointment at (516) 487-8240 RUNNER UP

825 Northern Blvd., Suite 201, Great Neck, 11021 516-773-7500

233 East Shore Road, Suite 104, Great Neck, 11023 nsliperio.com 516-289-9312

RUNNER UP

Dr. Jonathan Danoff 611 Northern Blvd., Suite 200, Great Neck, 11021 hipandkneedoctor.com 516-723-2663

Dr. Edwin Ginsberg, DMD

Best Personal Trainer FIRST PLACE

Ashley Davis, A+ Martial Arts

Best Pain Management FIRST PLACE

Dr. Carole W. Agin 3 Delaware Drive, Suite 205, Lake Success, 11042 516-622-6105 RUNNER UP

St. Francis Pain Associates

2200 Northern Boulevard, Suite 120, Greenvale, 11548 stfrancisheartcenter.chsli.org 516-563-7910

Best Periodontist FIRST PLACE

Dr. Demetrios Tsiokos, DDS

233 East Shore Road, Suite 108, Great Neck, 11023 dtperiodontics.com 516-487-8240 We would like to thank our patients for voting Dr. Tsiokos Best Periodontist 4

New Grace Pharmacy 10 Grace Avenue, Great Neck, 11021 516-472-7688

Best Physical Therapist FIRST PLACE

FIRST PLACE

Dr. Barry Simonson

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148 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 aplusmartialartsllc.com 516-236-3601 Get active with our world class martial arts program designed for kids and adults. Our staff are World Champion competitors who are passionate about teaching. Our students learn listening skills, respect, and focus! Adult kick boxing is a fun way to burn calories!

Book your free trial today!

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Ray Messina, Taecole Tae Kwon Do & Fitness 900 Willis Avenue, Albertson, 11507 taecoletkd.com 516-739-7699

Best Pharmacy

Christina @ Panetta Physical Therapy

55 Bryant Avenue, 2nd Floor, Roslyn, 11576 panettapt.com 631-665-6040 At Panetta Physical Therapy, we help active long islanders get out of pain and back to doing what they love without surgeries, medications or injections.

We specialize in diagnostic ultrasound testing so we can see inside your joint to further understand and track the cause of one’s problem.

RUNNER UP

Stephen Trama @ STARS, Northwell Health Spine Center

66 Powerhouse Road, Suite 304, Roslyn, 11576 spine11.com 516-218-4562

Best Pilates Studio FIRST PLACE

Harmonious Pilates 1025 Northern Blvd., Suite 93, Roslyn, 11576 harmoniouspilates.com 516-365-8228 RUNNER UP

FIRST PLACE

Harbor Hill Pharmacy

310 Glen Cove Road, East Hills, 11577 harborhillpharmacy.com 516-621-1185

Body N Sync

358 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 bodynsync.net 516-883-0606

Best Podiatrist

Best Rehab Center

Dr. David Sands, DPM

AMG Occupational Therapy, P.C.

FIRST PLACE

560 Northern Boulevard, Suite 210, Great Neck, 11021 sandspodiatry.com 516-482-8826 We are honored to have won Best of North Shore Podiatry again and want to thank all who voted for us. Our greatest joy is watching our patients leave the office pain free. As always, we ask you to please put your feet in my hands.

RUNNER UP

Dr. Michael Pliskin, North Shore Podiatry Associates

75 South Middle Neck Road, Suite LB, Great Neck, 11021 northshorefoot.com 516-487-8107

Best Radiologist FIRST PLACE

Jericho Specialty Imaging

1510 Jericho Turnpike, #1, New Hyde Park, 11040 jerichosi.com 516-216-5341 At JSI, we are dedicated to making the MRI, Ultrasound, EKG & X-Ray experiences as stress free as possible — for patients and physicians alike. When you’re looking for an imaging facility that you can depend on for patient comfort, fast turnaround and advanced technology… look no further than JSI – where your image comes first.

FIRST PLACE

55 Northern Blvd., #103, Great Neck, 11021 amgot.com 516-466-9300 AMG Occupational Therapy is proud to be serving our community since 2004! AMG OT is now accepting new patients. Most insurance accepted. Call 917-453-3200 today. Pediatrics, adults and geriatric populations treated. We promote social distancing as well as all PPE precautions.

RUNNER UP

Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 375 E Bay Drive, Long Beach, 11561 Longbeachnrc.com 516-897-1000

Best Senior Living FIRST PLACE

The Atria at Roslyn Harbor

100 Landing Road, Roslyn, 11576 atriaseniorliving.com 516-399-1382 RUNNER UP

Atria Cutter Mill

96 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck, 11021 atriaseniorliving.com 516-299-6566

Best Tattoo Artist/ Best Tattoo Shop

RUNNER UP

FIRST PLACE

907 Northern Blvd., Great Neck, 11021 zprad.com 516-288-3074

1610 Old Country Road, Westbury, 11590 larktattoo.com 516-794-5844

Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology

Lark Tattoo

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Flowers Say It All…

City Line Florist has been family owned and operated for 3 generations.

Maria, Dean, Bill, Julia, and staff are dedicated to help you with any and all of your floral needs local and out of town.

It is our pleasure to assist you in making any occasion a special one.

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We are honored to be voted #1 Best Florist for North Shore 2020 for the 3rd Consecutive Year!

Best Tattoo Artist/ Best Tattoo Shop RUNNER UP

Olga Lucia Permanent Cosmetics 1129 Northern Boulevard, Suite 301, Manhasset, 11030 permanentcosmeticsbyolga.com 516-627-0722

Best Therapist FIRST PLACE

Erica Rubrum, LMFT 50 Bryant Avenue, Roslyn, 11576 516-621-1698 RUNNER UP

Karen Miller, Ph.D.

1157 Willis Avenue, Suite 1, Albertson, 11507 karensmiller.com 516-669-0032

Best Urgent Care Facility

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City MD Urgent Care

415 Northern Boulevard, Great Neck, 11021 citymd.com 516-829-2273

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Serving the Community for Over 60 Years

1640 Hillside Ave. New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (516) 354-9037 www.citylinefloristnhp.com

Open Mon.-Sat. 8:30am to 6:00pm.

Closed Sunday

RUNNER UP

ProHealth Urgent Care of Roslyn

250 S Service Road, Roslyn Heights, 11577 prohealthcare.com 516-399-2311

Best Vascular/Vein Care FIRST PLACE

Dr. Peter Patetsios

900 Northern Blvd., Suite 140, Great Neck, 11021 nyvascularsurgeon.com 516-570-6818 RUNNER UP

North Shore Vein Center

1 Hollow Lane, Suite 210, Lake Success, 11042 longislandvein.com 516-231-1934

Best Vitamin Store

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Jack Gayson Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc.

131 Roosevelt Avenue, Mineola, 11501 gaysonplumbing.com 516-248-4105 Family owned and operated, since 1983, we service all your plumbing and heating needs.

We offer Service Protection Plans on your gas heating equipment . Our professionals will fix your problem right the first time. We’re not happy till you are! Check us out on the web at www. gaysonplumbing.com RUNNER UP

Mel Modern Systems

15 Munson Street, Port Washington, 11050 516-944-6666

Best Alarm Company FIRST PLACE

Slomin’s

125 Lauman Lane, Hicksville, 11801 slomins.com 800-252-7663 FIRST PLACE

All Island Security, Inc.

100 E Old Country Road, Mineola, 11501 allislandsecurity.com 800-695-4484

Best Appliance Store FIRST PLACE

PC Richard & Son

713 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 pcrichard.com 516-488-0400 RUNNER UP

Alper’s True Value Hardware 81 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 alpershardware.com 516-767-0508

Best Architect FIRST PLACE

Hierarchy Architecture and Design

RUNNER UP

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2101 Northern Boulevard, Manhasset, 11030 wholefoodsmarket.com 516-869-8900

17 Ravine Road, Great Neck, 11023 guilorarchitects.com 516-482-6777

Best Waxing Salon

Best Carpet, Flooring Store

Aesthetic Medical Studio

Harry Katz Carpet One Floor and Home

72N Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 naturesremedypharmacy.com 516-268-0762

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Best Air Conditioning Company

Nature’s Remedy Pharmacy

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Whole Foods

FIRST PLACE

8 Bond Street, Suite 200, Great Neck, 11021 aestheticmedicalstudio.com 516-482-2424 RUNNER UP

Sonia’s Waxing Plus

396 Willis Avenue, Roslyn Heights, 11577 soniaswaxingplus.com 516-801-1492

Best Yoga Studio FIRST PLACE

Glen Cove Yoga

50 Glen Street, Glen Cove, 11542 glencoveyoga.com 516-277-1770 RUNNER UP

Om Sweet Om Yoga

12 Irma Avenue, Port Washington, 11050 omsweetomyoga.com 516-944-9642

7 Gaynor Avenue, Manhasset, 11030 hierarchyarchitecture.com 516-627-7007

Guilor Architects

FIRST PLACE

450 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 harrykatzcarpetone.com 516-746-1458 Harry Katz Carpet One wants to thank our customers for voting us Best of North Shore. Our 3rd generation family business has served the community for over 88 years. We are very excited to now offer our customers a one-stop shopping experience. We have recently added Kitchens and Baths, Window Treatment and Serta Mattresses to our fabulous, updated showroom. Honesty and integrity define us. That’s our promise to you.

RUNNER UP

Campbell’s Carpet Service, Inc. 413 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 campbells-carpet.com 516-883-8509

For your latest community news, visit us at www.theislandnow.com

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Best Diner and Best Coffee Shop

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Best Contractor

Best Marble, Granite and Tile Store

RUNNER UP

40 Sintsink Drive East, Port Washington, 11050 northerncontracting.com 516-767-4663 We would like to thank all our customers for voting Northern Contracting in the “Best of the North Shore 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020”. Northern Contracting has been in business for over 26 years.

We are located in Port Washington, New York and have become known for our fine craftsmanship, attention to every detail, and excellent customer service. Whatever the project you are dreaming of…… large or small, Northern will turn your dream into reality! Visit us at Northerncontracting.com

FIRST PLACE

100 Denton Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 tfobrien.com 516-488-1800

RUNNER UP

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Northern Contracting

Renaissance Marble Works 29 Denton Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 renaissancemarbleworks.com 516-326-3288

10 S 17th Street, New Hyde Park, 11040 516-354-1127

RUNNER UP

FIRST PLACE

2150 Jericho Turnpike, Garden City Park, 11040 raimarble.com 516-877-7032

Best Hardware Store

Costello’s Ace Hardware of Garden City

106 Second Street, Mineola, 11501 kjkenny.com 516-746-7611

2323 Jericho Turnpike, Garden City Park, 11040 acehardware.com 516-280-7885

RUNNER UP

Albertson Electric, Inc.

Best Heating Company

901 Willis Avenue, Albertson, 11507 albertsonelectricny.com 516-621-3999

FIRST PLACE

Best Garden Store/Nursery FIRST PLACE

Hicks Nurseries, Inc.

100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury, 11590 hicksnurseries.com 516-334-0066 RUNNER UP

Venezia’s Garden Center 110 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 veneziagardencenter.com 516-742-5934

131 Roosevelt Avenue, Mineola, 11501 gaysonplumbing.com 516-248-4105 Family owned and operated, since 1983, we service all your plumbing and heating needs.

We offer Service Protection Plans on your gas heating equipment . Our professionals will fix your problem right the first time. We’re not happy till you are! Check us out on the web at www. gaysonplumbing.com

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Best Home Organizer Jane’s Addiction Organization

26 Tara Drive, Roslyn, 11576 in-two-design.com 917-856-7988 The goal on every project is to provide our clients with inventive solutions, a custom design plan and exceptional customer service. We give our clients that “wow” moment that only a well-designed space can produce. Whether the design incorporates all new products, incorporates what you own or a combination of the two, the result will always surpass expectations. Thank you for this honor for the second year in a row.

Port Washington, 11050 janesorganization.com 917-592-0054 RUNNER UP

California Closets

25 Northern Boulevard, Greenvale, 11548 californiaclosets.com 516-217-6671

Best Home Painter FIRST PLACE

All American Painting

75 Ashwood Road, Port Washington, 11050 516-944-9676

Keith Baltimore, Baltimore Design Group

RUNNER UP

35 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 baltimoredesigncenter.com 516-944-2400

Jose Garcia Pereira Painting Mineola, 11501 516-361-6634

Best Home Furnishing Store FIRST PLACE

Baltimore Design Center

Jack Gayson Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc.

75 Old Shore Road, Port Washington, 11050 homegoods.com 516-767-4590

FIRST PLACE

RUNNER UP

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K.J. Kenny Inc.

Best Home Decorator In Two Design

RAI Design

81 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 alpershardware.com 516-767-0508

Best Electrician

Home Goods Port Washington

FIRST PLACE

Alper’s True Value Hardware

Golden Hammer Home Improvements

RUNNER UP

T. F. O’Brien Cooling and Heating

35 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 baltimoredesigncenter.com 516-944-2400 Baltimore Design Group, established by Keith Baltimore, is a widely acclaimed interior design firm with a distinguished worldwide portfolio of luxury residential and commercial work.

Baltimore’s highly discerning and loyal clientele turn to him for his talent, expertise, and aesthetic.

Visit Keith’s retail showroom frequently for his carefully curated and exciting selection of fine home furnishings and decorative accessories.

Best Home Theater and Audio Store FIRST PLACE

Audio Breakthroughs 1534 Northern Boulevard, Manhasset, 11030 audio1975.com 516-627-7333 RUNNER UP

Long Island Sound and Cinema

7 Northern Blvd., Greenvale, 11548 lisoundandcinema.com 516-26-9090

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Thank You to our Valued Customers for voting us #1 Best of North Shore Jewelry Store for 2020!

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Doctor available for exams, contact lens fittings, dry & red eyes, glaucoma & cataract evaluation. Exams are comprehensive and appointments are recommended at our safe and sanitized facility.

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Best Kitchen and Bath

Best Mortgage Company

FIRST PLACE

Eli Custom Cabinetry

Contour Mortgage

1300 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 sherwin-williams.com 516-326-4305

Service Protection Plans on your gas heating equipment . Our professionals will fix your problem right the first time. We’re not happy till you are!

Check us out on the web at www.gaysonplumbing. com.

FIRST PLACE

RUNNER UP

FIRST PLACE

18 Lumber Road, Roslyn, 11576 elicabinetry.com 516-944-9254 RUNNER UP

Atus Kitchen & Bath

2099 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 atuskitchen.com 516-326-2866

Sherwin-Williams Paint Store

FIRST PLACE

990 Stewart Avenue, Suite 660, Garden City, 11530 Contourmortgage.com 516-927-7141

Willis Paint and Design Center 35 Mineola Avenue, Roslyn Heights, 11577 paintplaceny.com 516-621-3772

Best Moving Company FIRST PLACE

A&J Moving & Storage, Inc.

100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury, 11590 hicksnurseries.com 516-334-0066

114 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 ajmoving.com 516-741-2657 Thank you for voting A & J Moving & Storage the Best moving company in 2020 and 3 of the last 4 years! As we reach our 50th year we appreciate the confidence that all of our loyal customers have in us and will strive to be better in the next 50.

RUNNER UP

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Best Landscaper FIRST PLACE

Hicks Nurseries, Inc.

Roma Horticulture

400 Great Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 romahorticulture.com 516-498-9414

Best Locksmith FIRST PLACE

Able Lock Shop

1100 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 ablelockshop.com 516-352-8316 Proudly Serving the North Shore and all of Long Island for over 77 years. Our Customer service and professionalism is second to none. At your place or ours you can count on Able Lock Shop to satisfy all your lock, key, safe and security needs!

Give us a call today at 888-LOK-OUTS RUNNER UP

Randy’s Hardware and Variety Center

326 Roslyn Road, Roslyn Heights, 11577 randyslocksmith.com 516-621-2227

RUNNER UP

Aboff’s Glen Cove

101 5th Avenue, Garden City Park, 11040 movingahead.com 516-746-0404

Best Oil Company FIRST PLACE

201 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 willistonplumbing.com 516-746-3353

Best Pool Store and Supply

3 Brewster Street, Glen Cove, 11542 aboffs.com 516-671-6598

FIRST PLACE

CPC Pools

Best Pest Services FIRST PLACE

Mac Termite and Pest Control

P.O. Box 431, Williston Park, 11596 mactermitepestcontrol.com 516-746-2624 MAC Termite & Pest Control would like to thank all of our loyal customers for this extreme honor. We would not be where we are today without you. We appreciate your continued support during these most difficult times. We are all in this together.

Stay safe, and thank you once again for this incredible honor.

Moving Ahead Moving & Storage

Williston Plumbing and Heating

1200 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 cpcpoolsinc.biz 516-767-0146 RUNNER UP

Lessner Pools

6 Manorhaven Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 lessnerpools.com 516-767-2244

Best Real Estate Agency FIRST PLACE

RUNNER UP

The Scout Residential Team at Compass, Roslyn

RUNNER UP

100 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 parkwaypestservices.com 914-902-5983

RUNNER UP

220 Columbus Parkway, Mineola, 11501

Best Plumbing and Heating

Slomin’s

125 Lauman Lane, Hicksville, 11801 slomins.com 516-932-7000

Parkway Pest Services

Hygrade Fuel, Inc.

FIRST PLACE

Best Paint Store

Jack Gayson Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc.

FIRST PLACE

Alper’s True Value Hardware 81 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 alpershardware.com 516-767-0508

131 Roosevelt Avenue, Mineola, 11501 gaysonplumbing.com 516-248-4105 Family owned and operated, since 1983, we service all your plumbing and heating needs. We offer

69 Roslyn Road, Roslyn, 11576 scoutresidential.com 516-200-1098

Douglas Elliman Roslyn

1528 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn, 11576 elliman.com 516-621-3555

For your latest community news, visit us at www.theislandnow.com

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Best Real Estate Attorney

RUNNER UP

Matthew DiTrapani, Esq. of Kaplan, Kapland & DiTrapani, LLC

397 Duffy Avenue, Hicksville, 11801 hicksvilleministorageny.com 516-935-2809

FIRST PLACE

6901 Jericho Turnpike, Syosset, 11791 kaplanrealestatelawyers.com 516-801-6363 Matthew DiTrapani, Esq. is a partner in the lawfirm of Kaplan, Kaplan & DiTrapani, LLP, a full service lawfirm that represents clients in real estate, estate planning, business transactions, foreclosure and personal injury. Matthew concentrates his area of practice to real estate law and has proudly been servicing all of New York State, primary the North Shore of Long Island since 2004.

RUNNER UP

Jamie Heiberger Harrison, H&A Attorneys at Law

475 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 hapclaw.com 212-532-0500

Best Realtor

FIRST PLACE

Melanie Cogan, The Scout Residential Team at Compass, Roslyn

Hicksville Mini Storage

Best Window Treatment Company FIRST PLACE

Harry Katz Carpet One Floor and Home

450 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 harrykatzcarpetone.com 516-746-1458 Harry Katz Carpet One wants to thank our customers for voting us Best of North Shore. Our 3rd generation family business has served the community for over 88 years. We are very excited to now offer our customers a one-stop shopping experience. We have recently added Kitchens and Baths, Window Treatment and Serta Mattresses to our fabulous, updated showroom. Honesty and integrity define us. That’s our promise to you.

Best Baseball Club FIRST PLACE

Long Island Astros New Hyde Park liastros.com

RUNNER UP

Long Island Storm Sports Academy

7 Terminal Road, West Hempstead, 11552 stormsportsacademy.com 516-481-2255

Best Children’s Library FIRST PLACE

Great Neck Public Library 159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, 11023 greatnecklibrary.org 516-466-8055 RUNNER UP

Hillside Public Library

RUNNER UP

155 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, 11040 hillsidelibrary.info 516-355-7850

107 Manorhaven Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 516-767-0051

Best College or University

Renga Brothers

FIRST PLACE

69 Roslyn Road, Roslyn, 11576 scoutresidential.com 516-319-1623

Kids

RUNNER UP

Best After School Program

1 South Avenue, Garden City, 11530 adelphi.edu 800-233-5744

Temple Israel Great Neck

RUNNER UP

Susan Cherney, Douglas Elliman 1528 Old Northern Boulevard, Roslyn, 11576 susancherney.elliman.com 516-629-2236

Best Roofer

FIRST PLACE

Blake Windows, Siding & Roofing 29 Patton Boulevard, New Hyde Park, 11040 blakewsr.com 516-488-4858 RUNNER UP

Wendel Home Center

49 East Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 wendelhome.com 516-746-0460

FIRST PLACE

108 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, 11023 tign.org 516-482-7800 RUNNER UP

Great Neck Park District

65 Arrandale Avenue, Great Neck, 11024 gnparks.org 516-487-4673

Best Allergist FIRST PLACE

Dr. David Wertheim

Best Self Storage

1 Dakota Drive, Suite 312,Lake Success, 11042 prohealthcare.com 516-608-2898

Westy Self Storage

RUNNER UP

FIRST PLACE

2400 Marcus Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 westy.com 516-327-5000 Westy offers affordable state-of-the-art storage solutions for individuals and businesses. Westy was founded in 1990 and since then the superior quality of their buildings has revolutionized the selfstorage industry. Among Westy’s family of customers are homeowners, apartment dwellers, professionals, businesses, retailers, and people who consider their Westy room an extension of their home or office.

Westy spans the tri-state area with 14 centers; 2 conveniently located on Long Island in Lake Success and East Northport. Westy Storage Centers are open seven days a week. For more information visit www.westy.com or call (516) 327-5000.

Adelphi University

NYIT

Northern Blvd., PO Box 8000, Old Westbury, 11568 nyit.edu 516-686-1000

Best College Planning and Counseling FIRST PLACE

College Connection

collegeconnect.info 516-345-8766 College Matching, Admission Strategies, Application Enhancement, Essay Development, Scholarship & Financial Aid Sourcing. Free Telephone Consultation. Virtual Sessions.

RUNNER UP

Pinnacle College Consultants

Dr. Gary Weinstock

Roslyn Heights, 11577 pinnaclecollegeconsultants.com 516-484-0629

Best Art School

Best Dance Studio/ Instruction

1000 Northern Blvd., Suite 250, Great Neck, 11021 516-487-1073 FIRST PLACE

The Art Guild

FIRST PLACE

RUNNER UP

15C Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 mossadanceacademy.com 516-326-2377 Thank you to all of the MOSSA fans for voting for us as we’ve become North Shore’s Best Dancing School of the year for the third row in a year! We will continue to inspire you with the best staff and the best dance classes Long Island has to offer!

200 Port Washington Boulevard, Manhasset, 11030 theartguild.org 516-304-5797

New Color Arts Academy

15 Great Neck Road, Suite 10, Great Neck, 11021 newcolorarts.com 516-466-8898

MOSSA Dance Academy

FIRST PLACE

ConfiDanZe and Fitness

634 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 confidanze.com 516-472-0922 Thank you to all of our devoted participants and fans who voted for us this year! This is truly an honor. Our line-up of classes is better than ever!

We are so blessed to be able to be a part of such an amazing community of people. At ConfiDanZe, we are family and the studio is our happy place!

We offer classes for kids ages 2 and up all the way to adults. Some of our classes include Zumba, Hip Hop Fusion, Bootcamp, Strength Training, Cheer, Breakdance, Cardio Dance and much more.

Please check out our website at www.confidanze. com or email us for more information at confidanze@gmail.com.

RUNNER UP

Moves and Motions School of Dance

47 Manhasset Avenue, Manhasset, 11030 movesandmotionsdance.com 516-869-1600

Best Dining with Kids FIRST PLACE

Great Neck Diner

14 Grace Avenue, Great Neck, 11021 greatneckdiner.com 516-466-0678 RUNNER UP

Benihana Restaurant 2105 Northern Blvd., Manhasset benihana.com 516-627-3400

Best Gymnastics Studio FIRST PLACE

Cherry Lane Gymnastics Center

1 Lowell Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 cherrylanegym.com 516-775-2828 We at Cherry Lane Gymnastics would like to express our sincerest thanks to you, our loyal customers, for voting us BEST OF THE NORTH SHORE for the 6th straight year. In these trying times, we are humbled by your generosity and thankful to have you all as part of the Cherry Lane family. Because of you, we have been able to reopen with a modified schedule for student safety.

Give us a call: 516-775-2828. THANK YOU! RUNNER UP

North Shore Gymnastics Center

102 Harbor Road, Port Washington, 11050 northshoregymnasticsli.com 516-767-7600

Best Haircuts FIRST PLACE

Salon Ruby Rubin

29A Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 rubyrubin.com 516-482-7829

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Best Haircuts

Best Learning Center

Best Music School

Castle Barber

Mathnasium Great Neck

Music Institute of Long Island

RUNNER UP

16 Maple Drive, Great Neck, 11021 516-829-3782

Best High School Spirit FIRST PLACE

Great Neck Public Schools

FIRST PLACE

11 Great Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 mathnasium.com 516-482-6284 FIRST PLACE

Mathnasium Port Washington

345 Lakeville Road, Great Neck, 11020 greatneck.k12.ny.us 516-441-4000

938 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 mathnasium.com 516-400-6284

RUNNER UP

FIRST PLACE

Mineola High School

10 Armstrong Road, Garden City Park, 11040 mineola.k12.ny.us 516-237-2600

Best High School Sports FIRST PLACE

Great Neck Public Schools 345 Lakeville Road, Great Neck, 11020 greatneck.k12.ny.us 516-441-4000 RUNNER UP

Mineola High School

10 Armstrong Road, Garden City Park, 11040 mineola.k12.ny.us 516-237-2600

Best Intramural League FIRST PLACE

Mineola Athletic Association

P O Box 585, Mineola, 11501 Mineolaathletics.org RUNNER UP

Port Washington Soccer Club portsoccerclub.com

Mathnasium New Hyde Park 810 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 mathnasium.com 516-268-6060 RUNNER UP

Lindamood-Bell Learning Center

500 N Broadway, #149, Jericho, 11753 lindamoodbell.com 516-625-5133

Best Martial Arts Studio FIRST PLACE

A+ Martial Arts

148 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 aplusmartialartsllc.com 516-236-3601 Get active with our world class martial arts program designed for kids and adults. Our staff are World Champion competitors who are passionate about teaching. Our students learn listening skills, respect, and focus! Adult kick boxing is a fun way to burn calories! Book your free trial today RUNNER UP

Taecole Tae Kwon Do & Fitness 900 Willis Avenue, Albertson, 11507 taecoletkd.com 516-739-7699

FIRST PLACE

90 Plandome Road, Manhasset, 11030 milimusic.com 516-627-7052 We are now in our 31st year, as “New York’s Premier Music School.” Thank you to all of our readers, supporters and families for voting MILI as “The Best Music School!” in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. We were also voted Best of Long Island 2018. MILI educates, develops & creates the next generation of outstanding musicians & music lovers! Our program includes teaching ALL STRINGS, WINDS, BRASS, PIANO, GUITAR & VOICE. Methods taught are - Traditional, Suzuki & ABRSM for ages 3 years - Adult, Beginners – Adult, Advanced. MILI also offers Chamber Music, Theory, Sight Reading, NYSSMA and College Preparation. Students perform eight times annually at Steinway Hall, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and for charities. Music Institute is known for its caring, family environment, music competition winners & Outstanding Faculty.

RUNNER UP

School of Rock

911-915 Willis Avenue, Albertson, 11507 schoolofrock.com 516-767-2262

Best Occupational Therapist FIRST PLACE

Panetta Physical Therapy 55 Bryant Avenue, 2nd Floor, Roslyn, 11576 panettapt.com 631-665-6040 At Panetta Physical Therapy, we help active long islanders get out of pain and back to doing what they love without surgeries, medications or injections. We specialize in diagnostic ultrasound testing so we can see inside your joint to further understand and track the cause of one’s problem.

RUNNER UP

KIDZ Therapy Services 300 Garden City Plaza, Suite 350, Garden City, 11530 kidztherapy.com 516-747-9030

Best Orthodontist FIRST PLACE

Great Neck Orthodontics

1000 Northern Boulevard, Suite 300, Great Neck, 11021 greatneckortho.com 516-466-0146 Dr. Ellis and Dr. Doug are honored that for SIX CONSECUTIVE YEARS our patients have voted us the best orthodontic practice on the North Shore.

We are thrilled that our patients recognize that at Great Neck Orthodontics we put patients and their families first, with our personalized care and state of the art technology. We would love to assess your Orthodontic needs with a complimentary consultation. Come in and see why we were voted number one!

RUNNER UP Dr. Robert Panzer 23 Bond Street, Great Neck, 11021 robertpanzerdds.com 516-487-7475

Best Party Place FIRST PLACE

Long Island Childrens’ Museum

11 Davis Avenue, Garden City, 11530 licm.org 516-224-5800 RUNNER UP

Pump It Up

225 Community Drive, Suite 250, Great Neck, 11021 pumpitupparty.com 516-466-7867

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Best Pediatric Dentist

RUNNER UP

Maccaro Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry

2 I U Willets Road, Roslyn, 11576 buckleycountryday.com 516-627-1910

FIRST PLACE

99 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 maccarosmiles.com 516-564-2528 FIRST PLACE

Tiny Sparkles Pediatric Dentistry

164 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 tinysparkles.com 516-888-9789 Dr. Angie Chin is a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist who specializes in providing oral health care to infants, children, adolescents and individuals with special needs. Her practice philosophy is centered on promoting preventive care and to helping parents and children develop a healthy and happy dental home.

RUNNER UP

Buckley Country Day School

Best Public School FIRST PLACE

Elizabeth M. Baker Elementary School

69 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck, 11023 greatneck.k12.ny.us 516-441-4100

New Hyde Park Memorial High School

500 Leonard Blvd., New Hyde Park, 11040 sewanhakaschools.org 516-488-9500

Best Religious School FIRST PLACE

RUNNER UP

400 North Service Road, Great Neck, 11020 nsha.org 516-487-2424

Little Smiles of Port Washington – A Dental 365 Company

North Shore Hebrew Academy High School

RUNNER UP

Temple Israel of Great Neck

308 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 godental365.com 516-944-3400

108 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, 11023 tign.org 516-482-7800

Best Pediatrician

Best Soccer Club

Happy and Healthy Pediatrics

Port Washington Soccer Club

FIRST PLACE

FIRST PLACE

77 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 175, Mineola, 11501 happyandhealthypediatrics.com 516-216-5910

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RUNNER UP

Dr. Victor Turow

833 Northern Boulevard,, Suite 140, Great Neck, 11021 516-504-0606

Best Preschool FIRST PLACE

Gloria Dei Nursery School and Pre-K

600 New Hyde Park Road, New Hyde Park, 11040 gloriadeipreschoolnewhydepark.com 516-354-0096 Gloria Dei Nursery and Pre-K is honored to accept this award for the 4th year in a row. Our warm, loving staff and environment ensures each child receives a quality early childhood experience.

Our 47 years of service to the community are a testimony of faith and dedication. We would like to thank all those who voted.

Tina Ciaccio Sikiric, MA, CCC-SLP

400 North Service Road, Great Neck, 11020 nshahs.org 516-487-2424 RUNNER UP

Sara Ortiz, Meadow Drive Elementary School 25 Meadow Drive, Albertson, 11507 mineola.k12.ny.us 516-237-2400

Best Private School FIRST PLACE

North Shore Hebrew Academy 400 North Service Road, Great Neck, 11020 nsha.org 516-487-2424

With years of experience, quality workmanship, and satisfied customers, MAC Termite & Pest Control is your choice for Pest Control services and prevention in the Nassau/Suffolk, and metro areas.

(516) 746-2624 WWW.MACTERMITEPESTCONTROL.COM

Thank You To Our Valued Customers For Voting Us #1 Best Fur Store for 2020!

Best Sports Camp FIRST PLACE

Great Neck Park District

65 Arrandale Avenue, Great Neck, 11024 gnparks.org 516-487-4673 RUNNER UP

Unlimited Sports Action

30 Beechwood Avenue, Port Washington, 11050 unlimitedsportsaction.com 516-767-7675

Best Summer Camp 108 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, 11023 tign.org 516-482-7800 Temple Israel’s summer camp program allows preschoolers to learn important life skills while enjoying the thrill of play. Every day a loving staff guides them through singing, arts and crafts, playground activities and more. The perfect place for a young child to laugh, run and create under safe, caring supervision.

Rabbi Dr. Noam Weinberg, North Shore Hebrew Academy

There's no job too big or small for MAC Termite & Pest Control Inc., providing unmatchable service to residential and commercial properties with respect.

444 Community Drive. Suite 302, Manhasset, 11030 516-850-2133

108 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, 11023 tign.org 516-482-7800

FIRST PLACE

MAC Termite & Pest Control Inc. is the premier source for Pest Control services in the Nassau, Suffolk County and surrounding areas with full Pest Control services, management, and prevention. The New York State Certified Technicians of MAC Termite & Pest Control Inc. can handle it all, from dealing with the tiniest of insects such as Bed Bugs to the larger pests such as Raccoons, we respond with professionalism and concern.

FIRST PLACE

FIRST PLACE

Best Principal

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Best Speech Pathologist

RUNNER UP

Temple Israel of Great Neck

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RUNNER UP

Kiddsmiles PLLC

1201 Northern Blvd., Suite 102, Manhasset, 11030 kiddsmiles.com 516-365-5439

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Thank You to our valued customers for voting us Best of the North Shore #1 Termmite and Pest Control Company!

Temple Israel of Great Neck

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RUNNER UP

Pierce Country Day Camp Mineola Avenue, Roslyn, 11576 piercecamps.com 516-621-2211

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TsontosFurs.com

224 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola M-F 10-6, Sat. 10-5, | Evenings by Appointment

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Best Teacher

RUNNER UP

Avi Siegel, Temple Israel Great Neck

300 Willis Avenue, Mineola, 11501 willishobbies.com 516-746-3944

Willis Hobbies

FIRST PLACE

108 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, 11023 tign.org 516-482-7800 Avi Siegel has served as teacher, counselor, guide, and mentor to over 1,000 young adults.

He has created a sanctuary program that brings SESL, NVC, and LGBTQ education to his students.

Avi’s model of relational Judaism focuses on creating spaces that transform content learning into personal growth and discovery.

RUNNER UP

Jason D’Agostino, My Spectrum School

11 Sintsink Drive East, Port Washington, 11050 myspectrumschool.com 516-883-8035

Best Toy Store

Best Tutor Service FIRST PLACE

Mathnasium Great Neck 11 Great Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 mathnasium.com 516-482-6284 RUNNER UP

Port Tutoring

933 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington, 11050 porttutoring.com 516-767-1342

Pets

Best Groomer FIRST PLACE

Spock and Elvis

FIRST PLACE

Bobb Howard’s General Store and Auto Repair

581 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, 11040 bobbhowardsgeneralstore.com 516-354-9564 Eileen and Ronnie, the owners of Bobb Howard’s General Store, are a couple of baby boomers who grew up on Long Island playing hopscotch and hideand-seek, stickball and stoopball, flipping baseball cards and jacks, and playing hit the penny and spin the bottle…The store has over 1400 retro candies and toys and ships “packages of memories” all over the country. They create party favors and centerpieces in every price range, plan corporate events, weddings, bar mitzvahs, and showers, and they are famous for milestone birthday gifts, “perfect grandkid presents”, and fun stocking stuffers for kids and “kids at heart”… Eileen and Ronnie love being able to put a smile on someone’s face, even if it’s with a nickel piece of bubblegum! AND, always free popcorn for your ride home…Smiles available Monday-Saturday, 7:30am – 5pm.

27 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 spockelvis.com 516-466-3701 Spock & Elvis was established in 2002 by husband and wife team of Brian & Shannon. Since then, they have catered to hundreds of dog & cat clients, providing them with pampering grooming services, daycare or boarding options, and specialty products not found in ordinary pet shops.

Give them a try and see for yourself!

RUNNER UP

Manhasset Animal Hospital

41 Plandome Road, Manhasset, 11030 webdrdoolittle.com 516-627-0057

Best Animal Hospital FIRST PLACE

Manhasset Animal Hospital

41 Plandome Road, Manhasset, 11030 webdrdoolittle.com 516-627-0057

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RUNNER UP

V*E*T*S New Hyde Park Animal Hospital

FIRST PLACE

Manhasset Animal Hospital

615 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 301vets.com 516-352-7007

41 Plandome Road, Manhasset, 11030 webdrdoolittle.com 516-627-0057

Best Dog Walker

RUNNER UP

FIRST PLACE

V*E*T*S New Hyde Park Animal Hospital

Manhasset Animal Hospital

41 Plandome Road, Manhasset, 11030 webdrdoolittle.com 516-627-0057

615 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 301vets.com 516-352-7007

RUNNER UP

Services

Laura Abrahamsen Port Washington, 11050 instagram.com/gooddoglady (516) 528-6637

Best Accounting Firm FIRST PLACE

Joseph L. Gil, CPA, P.C.

Best Pet Sitting/Boarding

44 South Bayles Avenue, Suite 206, Port Washington, 11050 jgilcpa.com 516-767-2760

FIRST PLACE

Manhasset Animal Hospital 41 Plandome Road, Manhasset, 11030 webdrdoolittle.com 516-627-0057

RUNNER UP

Rooney, Schmidt & Associates

RUNNER UP

Spock and Elvis

27 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 spockelvis.com 516-466-3701

101 Hillside Avenue, Suite B, Williston Park, 11596 rooneyschmidt.com 516-742-5680

Best Pet Store

Best Bank Branch

The Left Paw

Citibank

FIRST PLACE

FIRST PLACE

111 Great Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 online.citi.com 516-331-5268

411 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 theleftpaw.com 516-305-4220 RUNNER UP

RUNNER UP

27 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 spockelvis.com 516-466-3701

1600 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 bankofamerica.com 516-328-7262

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• UV light in HVAC system • H-13 True HEPA air filters • Daily temperature checks for staff and patients • COVID-13 screening for patients

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Making Smiles Happen One Child at a Time

516-888-9789 www.tinysparkles.com

164 Main St., Port Washington, NY 11050

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Best Chamber of Commerce

RUNNER UP

Roslyn Chamber of Commerce

214 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 innatnhp.com 516-354-7797

FIRST PLACE

P.O. Box 35, Roslyn, 11576 roslynchamber.org 516-777-0756

The Inn at New Hyde Park

Best Divorce Lawyer FIRST PLACE

Randi Milgram, Mejias, Milgrim, Alvarado & Lindo, P.C.

RUNNER UP

Great Neck Chamber of Commerce

1 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, 11542 mylongislandlawyers.com 516-333-7777

P.O. Box 220432, Great Neck, 11022 greatneckchamber.org 516-487-2000

Best Dry Cleaners

Best Charity

FIRST PLACE

Tres Bon Dry Cleaners

FIRST PLACE

Ronald McDonald House of Long Island

267-07 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 rmhcnym.org 516-775-5683 RUNNER UP

Life’s WORC

1501 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, 11530 lifesworc.org 516-741-9000

1085 Willis Avenue, Albertson, 11507 tresbondrycleaners.com 516-621-6635 We’d like to thank all of our wonderful customers for voting us Best Dry Cleaner of the North Shore for the SIXTH year in a row! We’re sincerely flattered, and we promise to continue enhancing our quality and service for you! We hope you and your family have remained healthy throughout these difficult times. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you over the many years!

RUNNER UP

Best Commercial Real Estate Broker

Butler Cleaners

352 East Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 butlerfrenchdrycleaner.com 516-742-4838

FIRST PLACE

Bradley Diamond, Lee Associates

1575 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, 11030 516-606-4656

Best Corporate Venue FIRST PLACE

The Inn at Great Neck

30 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck, 11021 innatgreatneck.com 516-773-2000

Best Financial Advisor FIRST PLACE

Rooney, Schmidt & Associates 101 Hillside Avenue, Suite B, Williston Park, 11596 rooneyschmidt.com 516-742-5680 At Rooney, Schmidt & Associates, we pride ourselves on the meticulous attention paid in the preparation of all types of tax returns including Individual, Corporate and Partnership, Sales and

Payroll, Trusts and Estate. We also provide assistance with Business Start Up, Small Business Accounting Services and Representation before the IRS and State/Local Authorities.

RUNNER UP

Gino Carollo, Citi Retail Banking

1353 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, 11030 online.citi.com 516-331-5269

Best Firehouse FIRST PLACE

Great Neck Vigilant Engine & Hook & Ladder Co., Inc.

83 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck, 11021 vigilantfd.com 516-487-1086 The Great Neck Vigilant Engine & Hook & Ladder Company provides fire, rescue, and emergency medical services to the residents of Great Neck who live north of the railroad tracks. We protect a resident population of nearly 30,000 and respond to approximately 350 fire/rescue calls and 2000 EMS calls annually.

RUNNER UP

Carle Place Fire Department 460 Broadway, Carle Place, 11514 carleplacefire.org 516-334-8888

Best Funeral Home FIRST PLACE

Riverside-Nassau North Chapel 55 North Station Plaza, Great Neck, 11021 dignitymemorial.com 516-487-9600 RUNNER UP

Roslyn Heights Funeral Home 75 Mineola Avenue, Roslyn Heights, 11577 roslynheightsfh.com 516-621-4545

Best Hotel/Motel FIRST PLACE

Inn at Great Neck

30 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck, 11021 Innatgreatneck.com 516-773-2000 RUNNER UP

The Mansion at Glen Cove 200 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, 11542 themansionatglencove.com 516-671-6400

Best Insurance Agency FIRST PLACE

Keats Insurance Agency

485 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 keatsagency.com 516-354-4849 We are honored to be voted first place for the 6th year in a row. There’s good reason to do your insurance business at one of the Keats Insurance Agencies. They’re smart, fast, caring and well educated. They look to understand what you need and then figure how to get it for you in the most cost effective way. Once you’re a client, they care for you like no other. They reach out each year to you to make sure all is okay. When a loss occurs, they are one of the first calls you get in an effort to make the claim process easy and less inconvenient. And finally, they value your time and your business by being responsive. KA is an award winning, insurance agency with offices on Long Island, upstate NY, Atlanta Georgia and on the west coast of Florida.

RUNNER UP

Nicholas Stavola, Allstate Insurance

139 Tulip Avenue, Floral Park, 11010 516-354-3111

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Best Law Firm/Lawyer

Best Printer

Law Office of Cohen & Jaffe, LLP

Sir Speedy Great Neck

FIRST PLACE

2001 Marcus Avenue, W295, Lake Success, 11042 cohenjaffe.com 516-358-6900 When you place your trust in Cohen & Jaffe, you’ll learn that we are not like other personal injury law firms. We operate under a system that centers on the needs and best interests of our clients. We’re here to help you, work for you and fight for you.

RUNNER UP

Burton Weston, Garfunkel, Wild P.C. Attorneys at Law

111 Great Neck Road, Suite 600, Great Neck, 11021 garfunkelwild.com 516-393-2200

Best Limousine/Taxi Service FIRST PLACE

Friendly Limo Great Neck 106 Steamboat Road, Great Neck, 11024 friendlylimo.net 516-466-0066

RUNNER UP

Delux Transportation Services 62 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 deluxtransportation.com 516-883-1900

Best Photographer FIRST PLACE

Joel Harris Photography Mineola, 11501 joelharrisphotography.com 516-319-4465 RUNNER UP

Great Neck Photographers 100 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 greatneckphotographers.com 516-466-8600

FIRST PLACE

81 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck, 11021 sirspeedy.com 516-829-5300 RUNNER UP

Sir Speedy Mineola

250 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 sirspeedy.com 516-742-3362

Best Public Relations Firm FIRST PLACE

Zimmerman/Edelson, Inc.

5 Bond Street, Great Neck, 11021 zimmed.com 516-829-8374 ZE Creative Communications (ZECC) has more than 30 years experience working with municipalities, nonprofits, developers, corporations, and the education and energy sectors throughout the tristate region. The ZECC team comprises a dynamic blend of seasoned leaders and enterprising young minds with diverse experience. ZECC’s reputation has been built on its success in providing clients with a strategically focused, comprehensive and integrated approach to communications, leveraging public relations, marketing, traditional and digital advertising, and novel communication platforms.

RUNNER UP

Corbett Public Relations, Inc. 111 South Tyson Avenue, Floral Park, 11001 corbettpr.com 516-775-0435

Best Seamstress/Tailor FIRST PLACE

Nancy Sinoway Design and Expert Alterations Port Washington, 11050 Nancysinoway.com 516-883-7397

Nancy Sinoway Design is a full-service design and alterations studio. Our specialty and first love have always been special occasion. However, we also share 45 years expertise and creativity in alterations, denim re-design and upcycling old fur coats into something current for our changing lives of today. Making women look and feel beautiful is our main goal for their everyday lives. Studio works exclusively by appointment only-516-8837397. Call us, we would love to hear from you.

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RUNNER UP

Mitchell Beckerman, CPA 65 Forest Row, Great Neck, 11024 516-487-8387

Best Travel Agency FIRST PLACE

Dream Vacations

Best Shoe Repair

53 Vista Hill Road, Great Neck, 11021 cthongpahusatcha.dreamvacations.com 917-887-7140 Dream Vacations – KT Getaways in Great Neck is honored to be recognized for the second year in a row as the Best Travel Agency in North Shore.

Owned by Charlie Thongpahusatcha, Dream Vacations - KT Getaways (www.ktgetaways.com) creates seamless vacation experiences for its clients, offering personalized service and best value.

Tony’s Shoe Repair

RUNNER UP

RUNNER UP

1010 Northern Blvd., Great Neck, 11021 courtyardtvl.com 800-437-9685

RUNNER UP

My Daughter’s Wedding III 140A Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 mydaughtersweddingthree.com 516-773-7778

FIRST PLACE

423 Plandome Road, Manhasset, 11030 516-627-3389

Roslyn Heights Shoe Repair 80 Mineola Avenue, Roslyn Heights, 11577 516-621

Best Tax Preparation Service FIRST PLACE

Rooney, Schmidt & Associates

101 Hillside Avenue, Suite B, Williston Park, 11596 rooneyschmidt.com 516-742-5680 At Rooney, Schmidt & Associates, we pride ourselves on the meticulous attention paid in the preparation of all types of tax returns including Individual, Corporate and Partnership, Sales and Payroll, Trusts and Estate. We also provide assistance with Business Start Up, Small Business Accounting Services and Representation before the IRS and State/Local Authorities.

Courtyard Travel

Fashion & Clothing/Shopping Best Antique Store FIRST PLACE

Wilson’s Dock 128 Shore Road, Glen Cove, 11542 wilsonsdrydock.com 516-662-2821 Wilson’s has Cool Old Stuff that takes you back to time’s past while a resource of collectibles, furniture and artifacts for your boat, home or as gifts.

We also feature Kikkerland goods and the work of local artisans. Wilson’s Dry Dock ThursdaySunday 12-6pm 128 Shore Road Glen Cove, NY 516-662-2821. Thank you for choosing us the Best Antique Store.

ALL NASSAU BUSINESSES ARE WINNERS Nassau County businesses – small and large – are innovative, creative and resilient. Together, we are emerging from these unprecedented times smarter and stronger than ever.

Let’s get back to business!

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Best Antique Store

Best Florist

RUNNER UP

Best Jewelry Store

FIRST PLACE

The Coin Galleries of Oyster Bay

City Line Florist

1640 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 citylinefloristnhp.com 516-354-9037 City Line Florist has been family owned and operated for 4 generations. We have been serving the community for over 61 years! Maria, Dean, Bill, Julia, and staff are dedicated to help you with any and all of your floral needs. It is our pleasure to assist you in making any occasion a special one.

We are honored to be voted the #1 Best Florist for North Shore 2020.

90 South Street, Oyster Bay, 11771 coingalleriesofoysterbay.com 516-922-0222

Best Craft/Hobby Store FIRST PLACE

The Knitting Place

191 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 theknittingplaceny.com 516-944-9276

RUNNER UP

New Hyde Park Florist

RUNNER UP

1213 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 newhydeparkflorist.com 516-327-4700

Knit Long Island

1353 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn, 11576 knitlongisland.com 516-625-5648

Best Eyeglass Store

2449 Jericho Turnpike, Garden City Park, 11040 herricksjewelers.com 516-742-4590

Best Shoe Store

RUNNER UP

FIRST PLACE

Gelber & Mundy

DSW Manhasset Center

5 Bond Street, Great Neck, 11021 gelbermundy.com 516-482-1585

1400 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, 11030 stores.dsw.com 516-504-3170

RUNNER UP

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London Jewelers

Eric Comfort Shoes

2046 Northern Boulevard, Manhasset, 11030 londonjewelers.com 516-627-7475

426 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 ericshoes.zoeysite.com 516-877-2002

Best Music Store

Best Supermarket

Catalano’s Music Center

Shop Rite New Hyde Park

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Tsontos Furs

1007 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 516-488-2522

2335 New Hyde Park Road, New Hyde Park, 11042 shoprite.com 516-352-1603

2453 Jericho Turnpike, Garden City Park, 11040 focalpointgcp.com 516-746-3836 Focal Point Optical is family run and operated in Garden City Park since 1988 with the same caring and professional staff. Fred Rapps is a board certified optician for more than 41 years and never disappoints in his eyewear expertise and craftsmanship. We always strive to be the best in service and professionalism. We thank you very much for voting us Best Optician and Optometrist for 2020!

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1441 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 cheaperpeepers.biz 516-502-4552

1697 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, 11030 fursbysuperior.com 516-365-4123

Cheaper Peepers

1350 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, 11030 michaels.com 516-627-2875

Herricks Jewelers

Best Fur Store 224 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 tsontosfurs.com 516-746-5500 We want to thank all of our customers for voting us the Best Fur Shop on the North Shore!!!

Specializing in custom and ready-made furs, leathers and outerwear as well as the latest trends in fur accessories since 1947, their extensive selection covers all things trendy and casual to traditional and classic. Our attentive staff guides our customers without pressure for a wonderful shopping experience. Our full-service fur salon offers on premise cold storage as well as alterations, repairs and remodeling of your older garments into something new and fresh.

Focal Point Optical

Michael’s Manhasset

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Superior Furs

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Laconia Music Center

Best Market

410 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 laconiamusiccenter.com 516-352-4070

3350 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 bestmarket.com 516-742-9100

Best Picture Frame Store

Best Tween Fashion

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Mantra Framing

Lester’s of Greenvale

64 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 mantraframing.com 516-747-9110 Mantra framing, specializing in conservation framing since 1997. Located in the heart of Williston Park, our framers are highly skilled in all areas, from jerseys, pop culture and sports memorabilia, mirrors, diplomas and needlepoint, to family and pet portraits. Come down to our showroom to see our unique moldings and samples of our work.

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Bluetique

25 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 bluetique.com 516-734-1002

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Best Women’s Clothing Store FIRST PLACE

Steven Dann Great Neck

81 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 stevendann.com 516-466-2071 STEVENDANN launched in 2005 quickly became the one –stop shop for style conscious consumers around the world. As founder and Creative Director, Dann’s boutique concept showcases his brilliant sense of style, impeccable eye and eclectic merchandising techniques. Designers and fashion houses alike took notice. Valentino, Giuseppe Zanotti and Casadei are known to produce one of a kind originals exclusively for STEVENDANN Boutiques. Focusing on editorially driven accessories he believes in as opposed to mass market items available everywhere is a key piece to his retail strategy.

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Alice and Olivia

2042 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, 11030 aliceandolivia.com 516-472-2687

Sports & Recreation

Best Bicycle Store FIRST PLACE

Mineola Bicycle, Fitness & Mower

475 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 mineolabicycleandpowerequipment.com 516-742-5253 Thank you for voting Mineola Bicycle the Best Bicycle Shop four years in a row! We appreciate all of our loyal customers and have strived to offer the best customer service for the past 85 years!

Come see why people say we’re the best!

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7 Northern Blvd., Greenvale, 11548 brickwell.com 516-439-5553

403 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 carefreeboats.com 516-405-3931

Brickwell Cycling & Multisports

Best Boat Rentals

Long Island Boat Rentals

Long Island Boat Rentals

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Inspiration Wharf, 403 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 liboatrentals.com 516-761-0840 Chosen by celebrities, our power and sailboat charters on 37’ to 65’ yachts have USCG captains to assure a first-class experience! With options for catering and each excursion is customized for “the time of your life”! Destinations include Statue of Liberty, West Point, Citi-Field and beyond.

Events including engagements, weddings, birthdays or just sight-seeing for out-of-town guests!

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The Angler Fleet

Inspiration Wharf, 405 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 theangler.com 718-659-8181

Trent Jones Sr. designed 6730-yard, par 72 golf course. We offer premier event planning, swimming pool and tennis courts, as well as many other amenities. We invite you to join our family.

Carefree Boat Club of Port Washington

Best Boat Charters

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Village Club of Sands Point

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Inspiration Wharf, 403 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 liboatrentals.com 516-761-0840 Using only high-quality powerboats, our fullservice approach will provide “special memories on-the-water”. Drive yourself or experience cruising “CaptainStyle”, with a USCG licensed captain at the helm. Now enjoy unlimited boating with Carefree Boat Club. Whether it is swimming, fishing, entertaining or sightseeing NY Harbor, we will get you “on-the-water”.

Freedom Boat Club

10 Matinecock Avenue, Port Washington, 11050 freedomboatclub.com 516-699-8420

Best Bowling Alley

Long Island Boat Rentals

Herrill Lanes

1 Thayer Lane, Sands Point, 11050 villageclub.org 516-944-7400 The invitation is yours to discover membership in our family-friendly private club. We are conveniently located in the Village of Sands Point overlooking the beautiful Hempstead Harbor. Join us on a tour, experience our community spirit and enjoy the surroundings of this former Guggenheim estate.

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Deepdale Golf Club

300 LIE North Service Road, Manhasset, 11030 deepdalegolfclub.com 516-627-7880

Best Driving Range

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Inspiration Wharf, 403 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 liboatrentals.com 516-761-0840 We believe safe boating can only be taught with actual experience. Our USPowerBoating certified instructors developed a curriculum and on-the-water training exercises so you become a confident, safe boater. Our semi-private classes give you the skills, knowledge and hands-on experience required to rent our 21’-27’ powerboats and have many great days on the water.

465 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, 11040 Herrilllanes.com 516-741-8022

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Spring Rock Golf Center

377 Denton Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 springrockgolf.com 516-739-0167 We are happy to serve our community and are grateful for your continued patronage.

We will continue to strive to create a safe and fun environment for all of our valued customers.

Best Golf Course FIRST PLACE

Best Country Club

Harbor Links Golf Course

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North Hills Country Club

200 LIE North Service Road, Manhasset, 11030 northhillscc.com 516-627-9100 At North Hills Country Club, enjoy five-star service, from our exquisite cuisine to our Robert

1 Fairway Drive, Port Washington, 11050 harborlinks.com 516-767-4816

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Best Golf Course

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Christopher Morley Park Golf

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Clinton G Martin Pool

Best Park

Best Swim Instruction

Great Neck Stepping Stone Park

Sid Jacobson JCC

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38 Stepping Stone Lane, Great Neck, 11024 gnparks.org 516-487-9228 Steppingstone Park, with 12.8 acres, overlooking L. I. Sound, includes a Marina, launching ramp, mooring facilities and Sailing School. Other amenities: party room, playground, Indoor Playscape, Parkwood Summer Camp, picnic tables, snack shop, spray pad, wading pool and butterfly garden.

Summer concert series featured weekends through Labor Day. Residents only, with park pass, may enter.

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1 West End Avenue, Oyster Bay, 11771 thewaterfrontcenter.org 516-922-7245

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The Park at East Hills

209 Harbor Hill Road, East Hills, 11576 villageofeasthills.org 516-484-9800

Best Tennis Facility FIRST PLACE

Port Washington Tennis Academy

Best Pool/Waterpark

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Roger Fay Williston Park Pool

500 Searingtown Road, Roslyn, 11576 cmttennis.com 516-214-1900

270 Broad Street, Williston Park, 11596 villageofwillistonpark.org 516-741-3733 The Roger Fay Williston Park Pool has been proudly serving Williston Parkers and residents of the surrounding communities since 1963. Open each year from Father’s Day weekend to Labor Day, we are committed to creating a fun and relaxing environment for friends and families of all ages. Through the hard work of our employees and the enthusiasm and support of our patrons, we are able to accomplish this goal every summer.

Each Labor Day, we find ourselves eagerly looking forward to the next pool season.

The Waterfront Center

Weddings

100 Harbor Road, Port Washington, 11050 pwta.com 516-883-6425

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Eisenhower Park

Merrick and Stewart Avenue, East Meadow, 11554 nassaucountyny.gov

learned quickly. Add water sports equipment to your boat rental, Carefree Boat Club rental or learn water sports with a captained rental for the ultimate adventure.

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Long Island Boat Rentals

Inspiration Wharf, 403 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 liboatrentals.com 516-761-0840 The thrill of water-tubing, water-skiing, wakeboarding and foiling are fun options for your day of boating. Tubing is the easiest to master but wakeboarding is a fun challenge and can be

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Best Bridal Dress Store Nancy Sinoway Design and Expert Alterations

Port Washington, 11050 nancysinoway.com 516-883-7397 Nancy Sinoway Design is a full-service design and alterations studio. Our specialty and first love have always been special occasion. We share 45 years’ expertise in the Bridal Industry. Our Studio and staff also offer a wealth of knowledge lovingly to our clients during this exciting and emotional time in their lives. Making Brides look and feel beautiful is our main goal for their special day. Studio works exclusively by appointment only-516-8837397. Call us, we would love to hear from you.

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The Wedding Plaza

216 Jericho Turnpike, Floral Park, 11001 theweddingplaza.com 516-962-2059

Best Event Planner FIRST PLACE

Emanuel Entertainment Services Great Neck, 11021 Emanuelentertainment.com 516-840-9370

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Best Favors/Invitations FIRST PLACE

K C Graphics

25 Cuttermill Plaza, Great Neck, 11021 516-466-2434

Best Men’s Formal Wear Store FIRST PLACE

Foresto Tuxedo

309 Willis Avenue, Mineola, 11501 forestotuxedo.com 516-746-1410 RUNNER UP

Victor Talbots

47 Glen Cove Road, Greenvale, 11548 victortalbots.com 516-625-1787

Best Party and Event Rentals FIRST PLACE

Unique Entertainment, Inc. 427 Willis Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 Unique-ent.com 516-248-45

Best Wedding Cakes FIRST PLACE

Culinary Architect Catering

28 Chestnut Street, Greenvale, 11548 culinaryarchitect.com 516-484-7431 Since 1983 Culinary Architect Catering® has been creating memorable wedding cakes and specialty cakes. Each cake is designed by owner/ chef, Alexandra Troy and executed by a corps of experienced bakers. Whether you would like an impressive tiered cake, naked cake, vegan, gluten free, or diabetic cake, Culinary Architect Catering® will make your cake unique, delicious and memorable. See their exquisite cakes in numerous Bridal Publications, Instagram and Facebook.

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Best Wedding DJ

Best Wedding Reception Site

Best Women’s Eveningwear

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Unique Entertainment, Inc.

Temple Israel of Great Neck

Nancy Sinoway Design and Expert Alterations

45 Glen Cove Road, Greenvale, 11548 miekaboutique.com 516-200-5501

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427 Willis Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 Unique-ent.com 516-248-4500

108 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, 11023 tign.org 516-482-7800

Best Wedding Florist

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The Inn at New Hyde Park

City Line Florist

1640 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 citylinefloristnhp.com 516-354-9037 City Line Florist has been family owned and operated for 4 generations. We have been serving the community for over 61 years! Maria, Dean, Bill, Julia, and staff are dedicated to help you with any and all of your floral needs. It is our pleasure to assist you in making any occasion a special one.

We are honored to be voted the #1 Best Florist for North Shore 2020.

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Artistry In Flowers

50 Glen Cove Road, Roslyn Heights, 11577 artistryflowersltd.com 516-200-1716 RUNNER UP

East Williston Florist

79 East Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 eastwillistonflorist.net 516-742-9129

214 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, 11040 theinnatnhp.com 516-354-7797

Best Wedding Rehearsal Dinner FIRST PLACE

Culinary Architect Catering

28 Chestnut Street, Greenvale, 11548 culinaryarchitect.com 516-484-7431 Since 1983 Culinary Architect Catering® has been creating memorable rehearsal dinners in clients’ homes and their affiliated unique venues including Mansions, Museums & Yachts. Alexandra Troy, owner/chef studied at The CIA, Lucas-Carton in Paris, and with Wolfang Puck. Culinary Architect Catering® is acclaimed by numerous Bridal Publications and Ms. Troy has appeared on national TV as a Bridal expert.

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Port Washington, 11050 nancysinoway.com 516-883-7397 Nancy Sinoway Design is a full-service design and alterations studio. Our specialty and first love have always been special occasion. We share 45 years’ expertise on custom design and alterations for EVENING WEAR and Bridal. Our Studio and staff offer a wealth of knowledge lovingly to our clients during this exciting and emotional time in their lives. Making women look and feel beautiful is our main goal for their special occasion. Studio works exclusively by appointment only-516-883-7397. Call us, we would love to hear from you.

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Best Wedding Photographer FIRST PLACE

Twelfth Night Photography

Colbeh

75 N. Station Plaza, Great Neck, 11021 colbeh.com 516-466-8181

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Joel Harris Photography Mineola, 11501 joelharrisphotography.com 516-319-4465

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In 2019, according to the release, the comptroller’s office and County Executive Laura Curran signed new living wage rules that allow the county to review the parent company and subsidiaries of a vendor with a county contract to ensure no contractor can evade paying the living wage.

Schnirman said the advisory board has met regularly throughout the year despite the difficulties presented by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Schnirman also announced that the advisory board will host a virtual food drive to highlight the work of local organizations like Island Harvest and Long Island Cares that support those who have difficulties purchasing food on a regular basis.

“These essential workers kept our region operating day after day when many of us were quarantined at home, and we owe them a debt of gratitude for all they do,” Schnirman said. “To honor their heroic contributions to our region’s struggle with COVID-19, and in recognition that many of these critical workers struggle with food insecurity, this food drive initiative is in support of them.”

“As a Board, our commitment to supporting all of Nassau County’s workers extends beyond just what’s written in statute and we will be hosting a food drive to support those who are facing food insecurity,” John Durso, the Living Wage Advisory Board chairman, said. “We appreciate the Nassau County Comptroller’s Office, the organizations and unions that comprise our Board and all those who will be donating over the next few weeks.”

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Why I’m voting for Anna Kaplan this fall

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fter serving as a North Hempstead town council member, Anna Kaplan was elected to the New York State Senate in 2018 as the representative for New York’s Seventh District.

She represents me in Great Neck and has a district than spans through Roslyn, Port Washington, Westbury, and Mineola.

In just her first term, filled with challenges no one could have anticipated, she has been an incredibly active representative who deserves to be re-elected and is poised to do even more in her second term.

Considering the tumult caused by the pandemic, Sen. Kaplan’s first term might be best evaluated through the lens of what she did before the outbreak and what she has done since. Still, the common thread throughout her entire term has been that she has been focused on delivering for her constituents.

In her first year in office, Sen. Kaplan played a pivotal role to ensure the passage of the Reproductive Health Act, crucial gun safety

measures, and she sponsored antihate crimes legislation. Each broke new ground.

One of Sen. Kaplan’s first votes as our representative was in support of the Reproductive Health Act, which codified Roe v. Wade as New York State law.

Prior to its passage, abortion was regulated by our state’s criminal code and, despite our state’s perceived political leanings in national elections, a Republican majority in our State Senate had blocked the bill’s passage for over a decade.

The new measure makes abortion legal for up to 24 weeks and permits the same after that period if the mother’s health or life is at risk or if the fetus is not viable.

Similarly active on issues related to gun safety, Anna focused her efforts on a number of legislative actions aimed to keep our community safe.

One specific accomplishment championed by Senator Kaplan was accomplished through her work to help make the Red Flag

Law the law of the land in our state. The legislation sets a balance between one’s right to bear arms, and the risks posed when guns get into the wrong hands.

Sen. Kaplan championed the measure, which sets up a process where a concerned family member or school official can petition a civil court to remove firearms from individuals who pose a serious threat to themselves or others.

The policy recognizes that in many tragedies, such as the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, those closest to an assailant may have advance notice of the threat they may pose.

Sen. Kaplan also served as the lead sponsor on two Senate bills to add hate crime awareness education to our school. Undoubtedly personally moved by her own history as a Jewish refugee from Iran, the legislation will focus on a variety of different forms of discrimination.

The bill specifically focuses on combatting antisemitism at a time when it is especially needed

in our state following a year when a man was murdered by a knifewielding assailant who broke into a synagogue in Monsey, Jews were regularly attacked on the streets in Brooklyn, and Nazi graffiti was found on multiple instances in public places throughout Nassau County.

Shifting to her action since the start of the pandemic, Sen. Kaplan has been laser-focused during a time when we have needed our public officials most. At the height of the pandemic, her office published COVID-related updates daily, providing easily digestible information for her constituents to take the necessary precautions to keep themselves and their families safe.

She has also been especially active in supporting our state’s economic recovery. Serving as the Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business, she has designed a number of smart policies aimed at supporting the staples of our local economy these past few months.

The variety of bills she has introduced include providing sales tax exemptions for the purchase of PPE, extending business interruption insurance coverage, and permitting small businesses to make contributions into tax-deferred savings accounts for later withdrawal without tax consequences to invest in their employees during times of economic hardship. These sorts of specifically tailored actions are exactly what is needed from our elected representatives.

Sen. Kaplan’s dedication to serving her constituents and ability to act on behalf of our needs have been clear throughout her first term. She approaches her responsibilities as a public servant very seriously, and with the experiences and seniority she has gained, will be able to build on her successes in a second term.

I am proudly supporting Sen. Anna Kaplan for re-election and I hope you will too.

Peter Fishkind Great Neck

Katz team will revive Great Neck Plaza

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reat Neck Plaza is dying.

A once vibrant village is slowly becoming a ghost town. Let me tell you why.

It is difficult to drive into the village because the flawed “trafficcalming” projects have created gridlock and delays. Once you get there, and if you are fortunate enough to find a place to park, you face the danger of being a pedestrian.

If you don’t get hit by a car driven by an aggressive driver, you risk tripping and falling on the dangerous brick sidewalks which are

booby traps for potential broken bones!

Landlords are taking losses on empty stores, causing merchants to face higher rents. “For Rent” signs are overtaking the business district.

This is the legacy of an administration which has left a wound on our village that will not heal. Now they want to cover it with a new bandage from the same old package.

Ted Rosen and Pam Marksheid are ineffective and obsolete.

Their decades of “experience” are bringing forth cries for substantive

change.

Let me be clear. When I had dealings with Rosen, he never once returned a call or responded to an email. And do not forget that, on multiple occasions, both Ted and Pam voted against their constituents when we needed them. For example, they chose Tulip’s illegal nightclub over residents’ quality of life, allowing drunk and disorderly patrons to wreak havoc on our neighborhood. And they refused to follow through on a sorely needed residential garage under the post office that had already been ap-

proved. Instead, they gave us a beautification project with a vanity park that no one wanted or needed.

When Ted and Pam didn’t like that we called them out for actions that disenfranchised their residents, they continually tried to make my wife and me scapegoats by manipulating facts and blaming us for their inadequacies and ineptitude. If the Rosen team is elected, they’ll do it again. We need an administration who will work for their constituents, not for themselves!

A government needs proac-

tive leaders with energy and drive to identify problems and find solutions to them. The Katz team will revive Great Neck Plaza because they not only have the necessary skills to do so, but also because they care!

Write in your votes for Leonard Katz, Marnie Ives and Robert Farajollah on Sept. 15. They will give our village the sorely needed transfusion that will save its life.

And they will be there for US! Leo Pfeifer Village of Great Neck Plaza

Trump apologist on the wrong track

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n response to Joan Swirsky’s comments in her letter, “Democratic Convention Failed to Impress” in the Aug. 28 issue of the Great Neck News: Joan, what flavor of Kool-Aid did you drink?

I asked this question because I find it incredible that any sentient being could believe the rubbish that’s promulgated on Fox News, which from your article you are probably a devoted viewer of.

“Communism vs. Freedom.”

Give me a break. Donald Trump, has done about as much as any human being to subvert the Constitution, destroy the rule of law, and suppress free speech includ-

ing supporting and even pardoning convicted criminals who, in the notso-good-old days would have been convicted of treason for aiding and abetting the Russians (or Communists, as they used to be known).

He’s alienated and isolated the USA from our allies, including NATO. All of this serves to strengthen Vladimir Putin’s (remember him…head of a Communist country and the former head of the KGB) efforts to destroy democracy and establish a stronger foothold in Europe.

Are you not aware that Donald Trump admires and looks up to Vladimir Putin? You refer to chaos and anarchy if the Democrats are

elected, but you forget that this is going on NOW in those “Democratic-run cities” under Donald Trump’s rule as president. You seemed to forget that “socialists” made it possible for you to enjoy the benefits of Medicare and Social Security.

One of Donald Trump’s goals, as it was George W. Bush”s aim, is to privatize Social Security. And, if you think that he cares about Israel and the Jews, guess again. His favorite night-time book, was Mein Kampf, not the Talmud. And this little game that he’s rigged with his good friend, Netanyahu (Israel making kissy face with the United Arab Emirates) will be just a very

short-lived, feel-good moment. It’s just another manipulation of ignorant, gullible people.

You support a liar, a person who has physically assaulted women and bragged about it, a person who has put children in cages, a person who has pretty much violated every rule of human decency, including his close friendship with Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein , a known and convicted sex offender and trafficker of under-age girls.

Well, this may all be OK with you because thanks to Donald Trump you: 1) may not pay your fair share

of federal income taxes, what with his tax breaks for the wealthy and only for the wealthy; 2) see ignorance and bigotry elevated to a level of a national ethos; 3) see every small-minded, mean-spirited belief that you have validated.

If you want to return to McCarthyism, I don’t. We are on the verge of losing our democracy, and if you aide and abet those who are responsible for doing so, you, too, will reap the rewards of that catastrophic outcome.

Phyllis Schalet Great Neck

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This is a time in our country to be scared

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here are over 180,000 people who have died in the United States due to the coronavirus.

Assume each person who died had loved ones and friends who cared about them. Assume each of those people who died had 10 people who fell into that category. Thus, those 180,000 people, based upon that factor of 10, had 1.8 million people who were concerned about them and they were also scared, especially

when it came to their own lives.

Over 6 million people in the United States have contracted this coronavirus. Using that same factor of 10 means that 60 million people are worried and scared about that disease. How many millions of others of the 328 million people in the United States who have not contracted the disease are worried and scared? The key word is “scared”.

Is Donald Trump scared?

Has anyone close to him been

affected by the disease? Has he lost any loved ones? Does he care about anyone other than himself?

Based upon his actions of usually not wearing a mask or ignoring the six feet rule, especially during his speeches, such as at the White House lawn during the Republican convention, it doesn’t seem to matter to him. He’s above all that. He’s the president.

Numbers also don’t seem to matter to him, that is unless it ap-

plies to voter fraud. How significant to him is the 180,000 number that’s still climbing? It’s more than three times the 58,300 Americans killed or missing during the Vietnam War. In our upcoming election, our difference of opinions about the economy, law and order, racial equality, possible voter fraud and Russian intervention don’t matter if we’re dead. Who cares if the coronavirus came from China? It’s now on American soil and

it has been here for more than six months. How many more Americans will the coronavirus kill?

Mr. President! Do your job or get the hell out.

Trump is into bottom lines and the only real bottom line in this situation is death! There are only two questions that he must answer. Is he scared? If not, is he a human being?

Alvin H. Goldberg Great Neck

Trump notches another Some thoughts economic failure about color

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ne of the most effective policy planks “President” Trump ran on was the trade deficit, specifically, the one we had with China.

People responded viscerally to his tirades, with Trump claiming we were “raped,” our trade negotiators were “weak” and we had to get “tough and smart.” This crude, simplistic and hateful characterization resonated well with Trump’s base, which mirrors his primitive traits.

Trump then embarked on a policy of bluster and name-calling in preparation for negotiations. And while negotiations dragged on for a “Phase One” deal, the Chinese rolled Trump at every turn and played him for a rube.

The man who said “trade wars are good and easy to win” now has to face the fact that the trade deficit with China is almost exactly where it was the day he took office, and the policy path itself laid waste to farmers (who we had to bail out with taxpayer dollars) steel plants (because Mr. Trump didn’t understand the finer points of supply chain dynamics and raised the cost of raw materials for them) the fishing industry, (the Chinese took their business to Canada) and tariffs, which he tripled, and which The Great Man himself keeps insisting to this day the Chinese pay for what is in fact, a tax on American end users.

And the result of “Phase One?” The Chinese are throwing Trump around like a rag

doll.

We were supposed to hit $100 billion of exports, but commitments from China are not even half that. Mr. Trump insisted in an interview that “China was more than living up to its commitments,” which you can take as seriously as his pledges of marital fidelity.

But for Mr. Trump and his sycophants, every hour brings a new utterance of idiotic fabulism, ready for consumption.

How did this happen? Partially it’s because of the “Only I can fix it” mentality, whereupon Trump fancied he could bang the table, intimidate the Chinese, and simply bypass internationally recognized protocols that have been in place for decades.

A lifelong bully and bloviator, he treated ally and enemy alike with contempt, accusing them of taking advantage of us gullible trusting Americans.

The old barstool complaints about the expense of our global defense commitments resonated with the Boomers, who still think we didn’t win World World II enough, and everyone still owed us a favor.

The nostalgia for American manufacturing also played well with a segment of the population who are riven with simmering resentment. Trump would “bring manufacturing jobs back,” but anyone who actually manufactures a product knew that couldn’t be true.

Manufacturing seeks low production costs just as water seeks its own level, and that can manifest itself not only in

lower-cost labor but also in automation, which has exacted as big a cost on jobs as has globalization. I spent the first 20 years of my working life in manufacturing, and while I laughed at every promise Trump made, I was horrified how readily an ignorant segment of the population readily believed him.

I will never understand the romance Americans maintain for the factory floor.

I have to remind people that Billy Joel wrote the song “Allentown” in 1982. For 40 years, we’ve been mourning the death of the factory, and its symbolism has outweighed its importance for ages now.

The same is true of another industry Trump promised to save, coal mining. The industry is down to its last 50,000 employees, driven out of business by cheap natural gas and the massive expansion of wind and solar power generation. You can’t overcome these trends by insulting them.

We can add this to the long list of economic failures by this administration. Whether it was job growth, GDP, trade, and worst of all, the near-total obliteration of our defenses against pandemic outbreaks, Mr. Trump has brought the nation to economic ruin, and could never match the record of his predecessor even if the pandemic never happened.

And remarkably, millions still believe the opposite.

Donald Davret Roslyn

Some thoughts about color Some say the world will end in fire/Some say in ice./ From what I’ve tasted of desire/ I hold with those who favor fire./ But if it had to perish twice?/ I think I know enough of hate/ To say that for destruction ice/ Is also great/ And would suffice. “Fire and Ice,” by Robert Frost I read an article that labeled states “Red,” and “Blue,” when I came to the comment blog I stopped to think— some asked how can anyone live in such a blue place?

Equally toxic vitriol condemned red.

I think the mindset is oxymoronic, clearly false, un-American, and goes against the individual and freedom.

It belies a type of chattel slavery with blinders on; at its core is lock-step division that leaves no room for debate and avoids the complexities of which we’re all part, as if some want to sow the seeds that reap civil war only this time opposing sides are not blue and gray.

You’d be wrong to think some things were settled long ago, everything changes yet remains the same… and the manner of reporting stokes the flames.

Relations have always strained over rights.

For religious freedom then to break from a king.

For Native Americans, slaves, immigrants, minorities.

State’s rights or Federal rights.

What side to take in two world wars.

What to do about women’s rights, McCarthy’s red scare, the Vietnam War—What about for blacks, people of color, and broader civil rights—What to do about the top 1%, 10%, poor whites and the middle class?

I say this is how it is.

We don’t have to agree and respect each other— that would be a really welcome change of pace.

We go to work, school, play sports.

We celebrate birthdays, weddings, family, life, honor veterans.

We sing beautifully in churches, temples and mosques beneath the arched vault of sky above this land.

We treasure our unique richness and work together.

To our great fortune we live here.

Stephen Cipot Garden City Park

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Barnwell’s experience, makeup right for justice

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teve Barnwell, is without a doubt, qualified to hold the office of Mineola Village Justice, having spent the better part of the last three years in a courtroom in one facet or anoth-

er. Beyond his professional qualifications, we believe that his character, vision, and his reputation of being compassionate, fair and level-headed, make him the right choice.

My husband, John O’Shea, picked

Judge Barnwell to serve with him as his associate village justice, and I know he would be proud to have him as his successor.

I, Kathleen O’Shea, and my family, steadfastly support Judge Barnwell and the

New Line Party for election, and I’m asking you to support them as well on Sept. 15.

Kathleen O’Shea Mineola

Elect Barnwell as Mineola village justice

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would like to offermy strong endorsementofJudgeStevenBarnwell in the upcoming electionfor Mineola Village Justice. I have had the opportunity to utilize Mr. Barnwell’slegal servicesover the past 15 years. As a result of our interactions a number of skillshavebecome very apparent.

Judge Barnwell possesses the rare ability to efficiently and effectively distill complex situations down to the core. This allows for an accurate assessment of the relevant issues but, more importantly, a comprehensive and insightful solution.

As a senior executive in the Healthcare

Industry, I understand the value of these skills which can’t be taught from a textbook. It is honed and developed with years of experience in dealing with complex issues and complex people. Judge Barnwell possesses the skills, knowledge, experience, compassion, tenacity, to be an outstanding

judge.

I think the people of Mineola would be very well served in electing Judge Barnwell to the position of Village Justice.

Joseph Franolich Mineola

Judge Fairgrieve knows the law, community

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e are writing to request that the Mineola Community support the election of Judge Scott Fairgrieve for the position of Mineola Village Justice.

Judge Scott Fairgrieve has served 20 years in the Nassau County District

Court, during which time he has authored more than published legal 300 decisions. He has earned the reputation of being fair and thorough. Before becoming a district court judge he practiced law as a private practitioner for 24 years.

Sport Psychology Dr. Tom Ferraro

has specialized in sport psychology for 20 years and works in the fields of golf, tennis, soccer, baseball, football, wrestling, lacrosse, figure skating, gymnastics, softball, fencing and more. He has helped professional teams, Olympians and elite young athletes learn how to manage the intense pressure of competitive sports. He appears on both TV and radio and has sport psychology columns in 5 different newspapers and has been featured in The New York Times, Wall street Journal and the London Times. Golf Digest includes him in their list of top mental game gurus in America. For a consultation see below: Williston Park Professional Center 2 Hillside Ave, Suite E. Williston Park NY 11596 (building parallel to E. Williston railroad station)

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Judge Fairgrieve must retire as a Nassau County District Court Judge because the New York State Constitution sets age limits on sitting full-time judges.

There is no age limit for the part-time position of Mineola Village Justice.

Scott has been extremely dedicated to the Mineola Community and the legal profession since we have known him for over 35 years. Examples include: Acting county court judge since 2010Adjunct professor of business law at LIU PostBoard member and speaker chairman of the County Seat Kiwanis-

Co-chairperson of the Mineola Bicycle Safety DayTrustee of the Nassau County Historical Society and Mineola Historical SocietyPublic Speaking Advocate on the dangers of intoxicated driving, speeding, using fake I.D.s, etc.Served 12 years as Mineola Village trustee Please vote for Judge Scott Fairgrieve on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at Mineola Village Hall between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.

Pat and Tom Genovese Mineola

Support Barnwell for Mineola bench

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teve Barnwell is a neighbor of ours for 24 years. We find him to be an outstanding individual who will a be fair-minded, levelheaded village justice. He has a strong work ethic and is well respected by the Mineola village staff. We support Steve

for the position of village justice. Please vote New Line Party on September 15th.

Judge Richard “Dick” O’Callaghan (retired) and Marguerite O’Callaghan Mineola

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Has COVID impacted your credit scores I hope that all my readers and friends had an amazing, fun, and enjoyable Labor Day Weekend with that amazing perfect weather!I have noticed since resuming my business on June 10 that there are many that have had their credit scores affected by the pandemic because of I hope all my readers had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend with family lack of income to pay their most important credit card bills, mortgages, and even Dr and hospital bills.

Most companies, if you ask, have allowed hardship and deferral programs for a multitude of families and individuals who have not been able to come up with the monies to pay their bills. Fair Isaac and Company (F.I.C.O.) is the sole monopolizing company that determines your credit scores when receiving information from the 3 major credit reporting agencies, Experian, Trans Union, and Equifax.

They receive the reports of your payment and credit profile history information from all your credit card companies, banks, mortgage companies, major retailers who issue credit cards, car loans and leases etc. that is reported

and deciphered creating your credit scores and credit profile determining your credit risk as a borrower. Credit scores can range from 350 to 800 as a perfect score and can go and I have read up to 900, which I have never seen on anyone’s credit history. However, lately with respect to hospital bills, Judgments, and liens that have been watered down or removed Fair Isaac and Company as of June 2020 are now going to provide lower and more accurate credit scores, especially lowering those with scores of 600 or less separating and widening the gap between those that have attained superior credit and those that do not. However, medical debts using FICO’s profile 9, didn’t consider unpaid medical bills as an item affecting one’s credit. So as of 2018, credit reporting agencies were no longer going to include any medical collections on your credit report up to the first 90 days, until your medical debt was at least 180 days past due. Another point: even if your medical bill does go into collections, the latest credit scoring formulas from FICO and Vantage Score wouldn’t penalize you

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch

as much for having past-due healthcare bills. However, the FICO scores needed for FHA (Federal Housing Authority) guaranteed loans today went from a required 580 score to a 680 score as Covid-19 has changed the present employment perimeters and business environment, making job security somewhat a thing of the past. Banks have increased the risk factors and are more risk-averse than ever before because of the decreased demand and income in a certain business, such as restaurants, airlines, and the hotel hospitality sectors and don’t know really have a handle on whose job or business might be gone in 6-12 months or

reduced wages might occur from the impact of the ongoing pandemic. So, unfortunately, those who would have normally qualified in the past can no longer hope to get into even their first starter home let alone their dream home today with the current and very strict and prohibitive lending requirements. Moreover, even refinancing your mortgage will also follow the same scenario and extra costs, I have seen up to 15% and/or points and surcharges that will be added for those who may qualify, but are on the cusp of having poor, fair, or good credit scores. Banks and lending institutions are truly in control of many potential borrowers who are at their mercy and at the same time will be making a major boatload of extra money to cover themselves in the event of a default leading to a foreclosure or short sale. So, unfortunately, there will be a slew of renters flooding the market over the foreseeable future and rental investment property should do quite well and the R.O.I (return on investment) will be excellent depending on the time of purchase. It will be very crucial to crunch

the numbers right up front and know in advance how well-positioned your credit is.

Also doing your research and homework to know what the rental market and comparable rents are in the area where you are purchasing so you will have a very clear picture as to whether or not the income will pay all your expenses.

Lastly, whether there will be at least a 4-6% bare minimum profit in the beginning after all your expenses are paid, will be a crucial factor in analyzing what to purchase. The lending institution will be very conservative too since it is an investment property and not your primary residence and will usually only consider 75% of your rental income and with a 25% loss factor for the time that the property would and could be potentially empty in between current and future tenants. Banks are no longer sticking their necks out and taking any risks when lending and will want you to have 6-12 months of available monies in the bank in the event you will need to pay the mortgage when you are short on rental income. We can offer a consultation and sound advice about fixing or increasing your FICO credit profile and scores on Experian, Trans Union, and Equifax as well ways that you can improve it yourself, or as they say DYI (do it yourself) as well as also provide some information on investment properties or anything else related to selling, purchasing, renting or leasing residential or commercial properties. So call me at your convenience on the number listed below.

Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also as a Certified International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S).

Just email or snail mail (regular mail) him with your ideas and suggestions on future columns with your name, email, and cell number and he will call or email you back. For a consultation, he can be reached by cell: (516) 647-4289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com to answer any of your questions or concerns.

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Teachers in the Port Washington school district organized a walkout last Friday afternoon.

Schreiber High teachers walk out Continued from Page 1 who are going to be walking through that school,” Grasso-Krebs said. “We are anxious about implementing livestream and the security of the livestream, and there are so many issues that have been imposed upon us, we just don’t feel prepared.”

In a statement posted to Facebook on Monday, the teachers union said that it had not sanctioned the walkout, but said that the union “absolutely” had concerns about returning to school.

“The PWTA has shared their current concerns about re-entering schools with the district and the school board and are continuing to have conversations with the district,” the organization said. “We have requested the engineering report (ventilation) and requested ventilation walkthroughs. Hand washing and hand sanitizing equipment remain a concern.

We have witnessed the custodial staff work tirelessly to get schools ready with safety measures. Progress continues to be made in all of the buildings. Many classrooms received their HEPA filtration devices and desk shields were set up in many of the elementary schools.”

The union did express worries about

livestreaming, which is being implemented in all of the district’s schools.

“Livestreaming remains a major concern for teachers,” the organization said. “Cameras have been set up in many classrooms and we have attended a brief training. The teachers need additional support and training in this area as the procedure for connecting is still unclear.

The PWTA is continuing to discuss the concerns about live-streaming with the district.”

Additionally, the union said, it was “continuing to discuss improvements to the district’s plan,” and the union believed that testing staff and students “should, at a minimum, be voluntary,” but it was prepared to be focused on the first day of school.

“Teachers’ priority on the first day is to teach our students the new safety protocols and focus on our students in the classroom,” the union said. “We ask for patience from those students and families at home as we navigate the new technologies.”

The walkout came little more than a week after a protest by parents of students at Guggenheim Elementary School, Manorhaven Elementary School, John

J. Daly Elementary School, John Philip Sousa Elementary School and South Salem Elementary School.

After learning that their children would not have the option of a five-day in-person schedule for the school year, the parents held a demonstration outside the district offices and sent the administration a petition with over 1,000 signatures claiming that medical evidence supported a return to full-time classes.

Shortly afterward, the district announced that it had restructured the elementary plan so that students would be phased in over the month of September, with full-time classes projected to begin in October.

During the protest, district Superintendent Michael Hynes had said that the choice to not include an option for fulltime in-person instruction for elementary schools came after the union expressed concerns about the faculty’s return.

In another statement posted on Facebook, the union said that “the belief of some community members that teachers are to blame for the uncertainty surrounding the district’s re-opening has been distressing,” that there had been threats against union leadership on so-

cial media, and that the president, Port Enrichment Program instructor Regina McLean, woke up to find her car vandalized at her home.

Efforts to reach Hynes were unavailing.

“We know this year is going to be challenging for every one – for our students, our families and the staff,” the PWTA said. “Concerns like these are not unique to Port Washington. Many other districts have similar issues and concerns.

This year will require flexibility, problem solving and patience on everyone’s part.

We deeply believe that the only way to make this year the best it can be is through partnership with our administration and our community.”

“We are here to work for our students, we are here to work for our district,” Grasso-Krebs said. “But we need to be heard and we need to be supported.”

Efforts to reach the teachers union for further comment were unavailing.

The district began classes on Tuesday, with parents of all students given the choice of remote or hybrid learning plans. As noted, the district says elementary students can return for full-time inperson classes by October.

Northwell invests $30 million in testing Continued from Page 8 city and Long Island.

Northwell has also extended its outreach to other parts of the nation where the virus remains a threat.

In late July, nurses Kristine Chan, Anjanette Rosario, Shiney Paul and Timothy Verhey from North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and Lau-

ren Ann Henry from Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park traveled to Houston, Texas, to extend a helping hand.

“We came down here together as a team,” Paul said. “Back in New York, we were hit very hard by COVID-19 at the beginning. We felt it was our time to give back to the communities that

are going through this now. It’s been an honor to work with Gov. Cuomo’s team and my co-workers.”

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on June 16 that New York state had established two church testing sites in Houston. The locations, Cuomo said, were in “highly-impacted minority communities” and have the capacity

for conducting up to 1,000 tests per day.

An initial 20 health care workers and public health experts were sent to Houston to facilitate and oversee the operation before the five nurses took their talents to a state that had seen a sharp rise in confirmed cases.

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Hirsch offered to drop campaign: email

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An email from Flower Hill Trustee and mayoral candidate Kate Hirsch to Mayor Brian Herrington offering to cease her campaign in exchange for firing two village staff members, ending any investigations and paying her legal costs.

Continued from Page 1 February saw Hirsch challenge the Flower Hill Party’s petition to have it thrown out, only for the Nassau County Board of Elections to rule in the party’s favor. Hirsch then filed an ethics complaint against Flower Hill’s chief election officer, village Administrator Ronnie Shatzkamer, alleging that she was assisting the Flower Hill Party in its campaign, with both Shatzkamer and Herrington denying the allegations.

It was following this that the village announced that harassment claims had been filed against Hirsch, and last week the rest of the village board voted to admonish Hirsch following an investigation into the claims.

In addition, Hirsch filed an Article 78 proceeding against the village over efforts to dismantle the Planning Board.

The investigation and Article 78 case are indirectly mentioned in the message as part of Hirsch’s proposed terms for the deal, which consist of Herrington removing Shatzkamer from her role as village administrator or from any other employment by the village; that he would terminate the village’s contract with the Roslyn-based law firm Leventhal Mullaney & Blinkoff, whose partner Jeffrey Blinkoff serves as the village’s attorney; that the village would pay $6,000 to cover her legal fees; and that any ongoing investigations against Hirsch be terminated or concluded.

A parenthetical addition to the last term states that Herrington would agree “not to allow any further frivolous investigations to be instigated.”

In exchange, Hirsch proposed that she would withdraw her ethics complaint for election interference, drop her Article 78 case and “cease all campaign activity leading to the Sept. 15, 2020 election.”

The message closes by stating that the offer would be valid until July 15.

“If I have not heard from you by [July 15], I will assume you are not interested and we will press forward in all respects,” Hirsch wrote.

“I think this was a completely inappropriate offer that was looking for us to tamper with an independent harassment investigation, fire employees, and compensate her for expenses related to a lawsuit she had just filed in return for her ending her campaign and ethics complaints,” Herrington wrote in an email accompanying the document.

“In my 30 years litigating cases I have never had an adversary disclose confidential and privileged communications — until Brian Herrington did so,” Hirsch wrote in a statement to Blank Slate Media. “He acknowledges the communication was made in a separate case but then speciously attempts to tie it to the bogus investigation of me he conducted using over $30,000 in taxpayer funds. It is not a secret athat I think the Village Administrator and Village Attorney both should be removed from office as I have an ethics complaint pending against both of them and the current mayor. Brian Herrington is a man of no principles and does not have the moral character needed to be a leader. He is a lobbyist and a political hack who is beholden to special interests. I have no interest in his attempt to create issues where none exist.”

Herrington responded in another statement sent to Blank Slate Media.

“Just because someone declares something confidential does not make it so,” Herrington said. “I shared this publicly available email because I believe

Herricks teens found virtual camp Continued from Page 11 sent emails praising the camp. During the last week, the organizers sent out a feedback form to parents and received mostly positive responses.

“A lot of people said ‘this was a great way for me to get away from my child for a bit’ because you’re at home surrounded by the same people all the time, it’s a good way for parents to destress and for kids to be entertained for a bit,” Shah said.

The parents and younger children weren’t the only ones benefiting though. Naman Kapoor said he gained leadership skills from his time organiz-

ing the camp. Shah said for him, the gains were in time management and communicational skills.

Shah said that the work to organize the camp was considerable, but in the end was worth the trouble.

“I would open my camera every morning to turn on all the Zoom classes and would see the smiling faces on all these little kids, they were all so cute and they’re all so excited to be there and see their friends after such a long time and just sensing their happiness through the screens made everything worth it,” Shah said.

Namit Kapoor said the highlights of

his summers in the past have been attending summer camps and being able to give some semblance of that experience to other children was rewarding.

On top of that, it was a relief for the high schoolers to have a place to interact after the pandemic shut down schools and athletics in March.

“Kids from our high school could just talk to each other and teach together after not communicating in such a long time and now everyone can finally have a place to spend time together and have fun,” Naman Kapoor said.

the public has a right to know the truth.

We have a hard working, one-hundredpercent volunteer Board of Trustees that is only motivated by what is in the best interest of the residents of Flower Hill.

Enough is enough. The public has seen me manage this village from crisis to crisis, they have the facts and they can decide for themselves what true leadership is.”

Villages to vote Tuesday Continued from Page 3 ome Heights Mayor Kenneth C. Riscica is running unopposed for his position, as are Trustees Silva Ferman, Alvin Solomon and Dianne Sheehan. Voting will take place at Plandome’s Village Hall, 65 South Drive in Plandome, from noon to 9 p.m.

PLANDOME MANOR Plandome Manor Trustees Antonio DeSousa and Patricia O’Neill are also uncontested in their races. Voting will take place at Village Hall at 55 Manhasset Ave. from noon to 9 p.m.

MUNSEY PARK The Village of Munsey Park will hold at-large elections for two trustee spots. Trustee Anthony Sabino is running to retain his seat against residents Regina Im, Gregory LiCalzi and John Dellaquila, with the top two finishers winning seats.

Trustee Jennifer Noone did not seek re-election. Voting will take place at Village Hall at 1777 Northern Blvd. in Munsey Park from noon to 9 p.m.

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Rice, Curran push 2020 census count Continued from Page 10 Rebecca Sanin, president and CEO of the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island, said concerns about cybersecurity and leaking of information have been raised by residents throughout the island.

“The continued disparities in response rates will magnify the unjust inequities that already exist across Nassau County,” Sanin said. “The national anti-immigration sentiment is one of the biggest barriers to an accurate count.

Every family in Nassau County counts and must be counted – now more than ever – to enable our recovery from COVID-19 and to catalyze a future of hope and opportunity for every family.”

Curran said she wanted to reassure people that the census data will strictly be used for statistical purposes for federal matters such as funding and congressional representation.

“Not only is this process helping the communities people live in, but it is actually a felony for the Census Bureau to share this information,” Curran said.

According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 65.7 percent of Nassau County residents had responded to the census as of May 22, the highest percentage collected from any county in the state. Curran noted the efforts by the county and residents to ensure they are counted in the census.

According to census data, more than 316,000 people, or roughly 23 percent of the county’s population, reside in “hard-to-count communities” such as Lakeview, Elmont, Hempstead, Valley Stream, Uniondale and others. The Village of Hempstead, Curran said during a June news conference, had a 47 percent response rate, which could still be improved ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline for selfresponses.

The county’s minority population reached 38 percent in 2016, an increase from 30 percent in 2005, according to figures provided by Schnirman. Census data also showed that the county has roughly 112,000 foreign-born nonresidents, roughly 8.3 percent of the population.

“When it comes to the census, the stakes have never been higher for Nassau,” Curran said. “I’m renewing our push to encourage every resident who calls Nassau home to complete the count. This census is about more than just ensuring we finally get our fair share of federal government dollars when we need it most.”

“Even just a small undercount will cost Long Island much-needed funding,” Rice said. “So please, fill out the census if you have not yet done so, and help us get the word out by encouraging your friends and family to do so as well before the September 30 deadline.”

For more information on the census and how to be counted, visit the county’s website at https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/4710/Census-2020.

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Author’s final book on parents Continued from Page 25 the discovery of the wooden box and her playwriting debut, she decided a seventh book was in order, but this will be the last one.

Her focus has now shifted, because memories of her childhood and relationship with her parents have inspired her to begin writing children’s books. The first three of these books are stories written by her mother that she adapted for children. She expects them to be published in October.

She is also working on a series of seven books based on a title character named “Penelope” that are based on her experiences. She expects them to come out in late spring. Libsohn grew up in Fresh Meadows and Great Neck.

Since beginning her writing

career in 2014, Libsohn has written about and adapted her parents’ writings, poetry and essays on Shakespeare. She said her parents were close and she recalls a time when she was at C.W. Post College (now known as Long Island University-Post) when she received an assignment to write a poem.

Not knowing what to do, she brought the assignment home to her mother, who had been an English major at Queens College.

Libsohn wrote the poem “Imitation of a Poem” with the help of her mother.

From there, she said, she and her mother began an almost daily tradition of sitting at the kitchen table and writing poems together.

That tradition lasted about 35 years.

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North Shore author Pauli Rose Libsohn recently released her seventh book.

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COVID-19 changes our world Continued from Page 17 interests of workers to promoting employers. As for jobs creation, Trump is taking credit for ObamaBiden innovations, including apprenticeships and partnerships between corporations and schools, Opportunity Zones (Obama called it “Promise Zones”) and calling a partial restoration of jobs jobs “creation.”

On Labor Day, Biden showed how he would restore the progressive track for all workers and correct the systemic injustices that have kept women and minorities back: Build worker power, raise wages and secure stronger benefits.

Encourage, not only defend, union organizing and collective bargaining. Raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour, end tipped minimum wage and sub-minimum wage for

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NYU Winthrop named leader in LGBTQ care NYU Winthrop Hospital, part of NYU Langone Health, today announced that it has been awarded the “LGBTQ Health Care Equality Leader” designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

HRC is the education arm of America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. To be awarded the designation, healthcare facilities must concretely demonstrate initiatives that go far beyond the basics when it comes to adopting policies and practices in LGBTQ care.

“We have a dedication to creating and providing high quality, culturally competent, inclusive healthcare to all our patients, visitors, and employees,” said Valerie Terzano, vice president for Nursing and Patient Care Services at NYU Winthrop Hospital. “By reducing barriers to quality care, we

NYU Winthrop, which is located in Mineola. ensure that our patients and their families feel welcome, safe, and valued at NYU Winthrop Hospital.”

NYU Winthrop Hospital’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee is continually seeking enhancements to patient care. Hospital neuropsy-

chologist Carole Filangieri who cochairs the committee along with Valerie Terzano, said that upcoming initiatives include lunch-andlearns on LGBTQ+ care, which will be open to all hospital staff.

Additionally, NYU Long Island School of Medicine is developing

a two-week elective focusing on LGBTQ+ patient care across the lifespan. That elective will be for third-year medical students in order to train culturally competent, inclusive primary care physicians.

Every year, HRC recognizes healthcare facilities for their dedication and commitment to LGBTQ inclusion, with evaluations based on participation in the Healthcare Equality Index. Healthcare organizations that receive an overall score of 100 are awarded the “LGBTQ Health Care Equality Leader” designation. In addition to NYU Winthrop Hospital, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital and NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital also earned this esteemed designation.

The 2020 awards were announced in the 12th edition of the HEI. “The healthcare facilities participating in the HRC Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index are not only on the front lines of the CO-

VID-19 pandemic, they are also making it clear from their participation in the HEI that they stand on the side of fairness and are committed to providing inclusive care to their LGBTQ patients,” said HRC President Alphonso David.

“In addition, many have made strong statements on racial justice and equity and are engaging in efforts to address racial inequities in their institutions and their communities.”

Among noteworthy progress reflected in the 2020 HEI: • 99 percent of HEI participants documented that they include both “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” in their patient non-discrimination policy— and in their employment nondiscrimination policy.

• 92 percent of the participants met the HEI’s training requirements, completing more than 150,000 hours of staff training in LGBTQ patient-centered care.

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Hirsch alleges corruption in Flower Hill Continued from Page 2 nificant detrimental effects on neighboring properties and the Village as a whole and would likely be met with significant opposition, St. Francis and its counsel orchestrated with Shatzkamer to lay the foundation for the expansion before going public with the plan, omitting pertinent and relevant facts,” the petition continued.

Hirsch also noted that the village board voted to abolish the Planning Board in April 2019, shortly after a time when her evidence states then-Mayor Robert McNamara had visited a new administrator at St. Francis.

Hirsch wrote that on learning of the plan, she served seven FOIL requests on the village which “sought production of all documents relating to St. Francis Hospital and its contemplated expansion as well as documents relating to the abolishment of the Village Planning Board, which [Hirsch] believes was done to pave the way for the expansion.”

“In response to the one request relating to the Planning Board, Shatzkamer produced four records,” Hirsch wrote. “In response to each of the six separate and distinct FOILs pertaining to St. Francis, Shatzkamer’s response was the same: ‘No such records exist.’ In a follow up email Shatzkamer acknowledged that she took notes at a meeting with St. Francis and the village but claimed she could not find them; she did not specifically identify to which request the notes would be responsive ... Knowing that records exist, [Hirsch] appealed Shatzkamer’s response and in a decision presumably written by Blinkoff and signed by the current mayor Brian Herrington, the Village endorsed Shatzkamer’s response

and denied [Hirsch’s] appeal while simultaneously producing a trove of emails which confirmed that multiple meetings were had between the Village and St. Francis.”

“Notwithstanding the production of some documents by Herrington, the facts will show that Shatzkamer has violated her duties as the Flower Hill [Records Access Officer] to produce documents that [Hirsch] reasonably believes exist,” Hirsch wrote.

During the same period, Hirsch said, she received emails from an address identified as “Lucifer” that threatened to report her to the New York Bar Association and have her disbarred, with a later investigation conducted by Hirsch allegedly finding that the sender was resident Howard Miller, a former member of the village’s Planning Board. Miller said in a phone interview he was not informed of any investigation and would not comment further.

Shatzkamer said in an interview that all of Hirsch’s “allegations and accusations against me are untrue.”

“She filed a request for documents back in July, I turned over everything I had with St. Francis and shared information on other meetings on other topics,” Shatzkamer said. “Her assertion of a conspiracy is a political invention and is patently false.”

The administrator noted the discontinuing of the article, and said that “if there were anything truthful in it, we would be in court right now.”

Efforts to reach the Catholic Health Services of Long Island, whose system St. Francis is part of, were acknowledged but no response was immediately given.

Hirsch said in a statement

to Blank Slate Media that she was considering refiling the article, which was discontinued on July 22, and that the statute of limitations runs out in October.

The law in question is Local Law K-2020, proposed but not voted on, which would transfer the powers of the Planning Board to the Board of Trustees.

It would further and completely abolish the Planning Board in an addendum to last year’s action.

Before the board heard from the public on the proposal in a meeting held over Zoom on Tuesday night, Hirsch continued to voice strong opposition, summarizing her Article 78 action and explaining she had received counsel from the New York Conference of Mayors against abolishing the board.

“I’m 100 percent opposed to ratifying the action of transferring Planning Board powers to the Board of Trustees,” Hirsch said. “And I urge my fellow board members to reject this resolution, as it is not in the best interest of our residents, which is what we were elected to do.”

Trustee Frank Genese responded by saying that none of the “theory” was true.

“I guess maybe I’m stupid because I probably don’t know anything about this so-called secret deal,” Genese said. “You laid nothing on the table other than saying that there’s something suspicious going on. I’d like to know what it is.”

“There’s nothing going on, and you know that,” Genese said later. “There’s this huge conspiracy, which you by the way imply we’re all involved in, which is a pretty serious accusation. So I, and I’m sure everybody on the phone right now, would love to hear what this is.”

In a comment to Blank Slate Media on the day following the

meeting, Herrington assailed the accusation against McNamara.

“The fact that Kate would stoop to accusing deceased Mayor McNamara, who cannot defend himself, of corruption is abhorrent,” Herrington said.

“Kate came to last night’s meeting and did not share one fact to support her case. That was because they do not exist. I have been transparent and posted to our website my communications with St. Francis’ CEO so everyone would know the facts about their communications with this Village. I would never jeopardize this village by selling out to any special interest. In addition, as was confirmed by the Village Attorney last night, the Planning Board would never have had jurisdiction over an application by the hospital because that power has always resided with the Trustees. This conspiracy theory is just nonsense.”

During the public comment section, Miller spoke in support of abolishing the Planning Board.

“I completely agree with the proposal on the table to ratify this,” Miller said. “Because we [the Planning Board] didn’t do much, we rarely were called to the table, we were underinformed at best. Most members barely met the requirements for continuing education through NYCOM. And so giving this to the board who already has enough on their plate, and is informed about what’s going on in the village and understands the residents’ concern, I think is a fair and appropriate way to plan for the future, anticipate needs, and not give any more incremental layers of government that we don’t need to spend money on consistent with many comments that have been made

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about how this village spends money. I personally think it’s incredibly fiscally prudent not to have another layer.”

Rhoda Becker, another former Planning Board member who said that she was a past planning commissioner for the Town of North Hempstead, said she was against the proposal.

“It should be a way of presenting problems,” Becker said.

“I would like to go and reform it ... And I would like to have it for future needs so that we don’t end up with moratoriums and stop progress when we should advance forward.”

Resident Robert Sideman voiced agreement with Becker, desiring a planning board to have “checks and balances” against the Board of Trustees.

“Currently, many villages in Nassau County and throughout New York State have a planning commission,” Sideman said. “The reason why they do amongst many others is that there is a fundamental foundation of democracy we all live in that ... checks and balances are critical.” Resident Jolie Pataki said she was undecided on the matter and didn’t feel she was informed enough on the issue, but that she desired transparency.

“I’m very concerned about actual transparency, I’m very concerned about, you know, not feeling I can trust people who are in a position to make decisions that affect my life,” Pataki said. “But, you know, I, I’m really not sure how I feel on this particular issue.”

Flower Hill’s Board of Trustees will next meet on Monday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m., with no further information on livestreaming yet provided.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Meeting date set for Republican Club Albertson-Roslyn Heights Republican Club Monthly Meeting will be tentatively Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Albertson VFW,

Post 5253, 155 Searingtown Rd., Albertson. This will be our “Meet the Candidates” night.

Our guest speakers will

be Ragini Srivastava, Candidate for state Assembly, Dave Franklin, Candidate for state Senate and George Santos, candidate for Congress.

All Republicans are welcome to join us at our meetings!!! You do not have to be from the Albertson or Roslyn Heights area.

To confirm our meeting, contact us by email at ALBERTSONREPUBLICANCLUB@ GMAIL.COM or find us on Facebook

Remote high holiday service at Temple Judea The Board and Ritual Committee of Temple Judea have decided this year in light of the current pandemic circumstances to hold High Holiday services remotely for the over 750 people expected to attend.

Rabbi Todd Chizner and Cantor Deborah Jacobson will be leading the services. Because of the restrictions of the pandemic, all members and guests will observe the traditions, prayers and blessings from their homes virtually.We will also be holding an inperson drive-in program on the second day of Rosh Hashanah.

Professional technical support has been engaged to assist in making the services as mean-

ingful as possible.

Throughout the long history of the Jewish people, their ability to adapt to adverse circumstances while holding on to what is most important accounts for their enduring vitality and relevance. This is truly a time of challenge to keep the spirit and significance of the High Holy Days.

For more information about dates and times, the Temple office can be reached to (516) 6218049 or www.temple-judea.com.

Tempe Judea is located at 333 Searingtown Road, Manhasset (exit 36N on the LIE). New members are welcome and the first year of membership is free.

Rabbi Todd Chizner and Cantor Deborah Jacobson

New location for Shofar in the Park Dear Neighbors and Manhasset Residents, With the High Holidays fast approaching and our current reality still an unusual one, we at Chabad have been planning innovative ways to be able to offer High Holiday Services to the Manhasset Jewish community that would be both meaningful and safe.

We put out an ad in the Manhasset Times inviting anyone that would like to join us at the Plandome Park for a Shofar blowing and Tashlich program (traditionally performed near a body of water.)

We had erroneously thought that this was fine as we were simply gathering in a town park for a brief program and were unaware of the need to obtain permission from the Town and the Village of Plandome Heights. This was an honest mistake; we had absolutely no intention of circumventing the system and sincerely apologize for this error. I would like to thank Mayor Riscica for his understanding and support.

I am pleased to share that we found an alternate location for the program; it will take place at the Manhasset Valley

Park. I would like to extend a special thanks to the Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Rachel Brinn, for working closely with us to find this location.

The Shofar Blowing & Tashlich Program will take place on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 4:00 p.m. at the Manhasset Valley Park (across Macy’s). The program will last approximately 20 minutes and will provide an opportunity for an in-person high holiday experience, for those who do not want to participate in a lengthy service this year.

The space will allow for plenty of room for social distancing, and masks will be required, so all can feel safe to join. All are welcome, but pre-registration is a must. Please register at: chabadmanhasset.com/register. *** In addition to the Shofar & Tashlich program, we are offering a one hour, outdoor prayer service on both Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur, 9/19, 9/20, and 9/28, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. The service will take place in an open tent at a private residence in Manhasset, with the following safety precautions in

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Rabbi Mendel Paltiel of the Chabad of Manhasset with his wife, Sarale, and daughter Chayale. place: Mask wearing, 6’ social distancing, and temperature check prior to entry. This is a FREE service that we are offering exclusively to Manhasset residents.

I will personally lead the services, and will be joined by a visiting cantor. The service will provide an in-person “shul” experience that many don’t want to miss out on this year and will be easy to follow and enjoyable. Our services will be a blend of English and Hebrew prayers, with explanations and

transliteration, allowing all to take part. Expect to experience meaningful, inspiring services, in a relaxed and joyous atmosphere, regardless of your background, affiliation or level of Jewish knowledge or observance. Chabad is home for every Jew! Pre-registration is required.

Please register at: chabadanhasset.com/register.

Address will be emailed to you upon registration.

If you are more comfortable spending the High Holidays in

the privacy of your home this year, feel free to reach out to us and we will be glad to deliver to you a High Holiday prayer book on loan for the Holidays, along with a resourceful guide on how to celebrate meaningful High Holidays at home. Contact us at: info@chabadmanhasset. comor 516.984.0701 to arrange this.

My wife Sarale and I would like to thank the wonderful community of Manhasset for the warm reception we’ve received.

Since moving to Manhasset 12 months ago, we’ve had the opportunity of meeting people of all faiths, who have been so welcoming and gracious. We feel blessed to be part of such a wonderful community, and we hope to continue to make our contribution to this community, offering the Chabad signature style “Judaism with a Smile”, making the traditional teachings of our faith accessible in a totally accepting and non judgmental fashion.

We wish the entire community SHANA TOVA, Happy New Year for 5781!

Submitted by Rabbi Mendel Paltiel, Chabad of Manhasset

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C O M MCUONM I TMYU N &I T SY C HNOEOWLS N E W S

Sons & Daughters of Italy announce awards Order Sons & Daughters of Italy in America John Michael Marino Foundation Inc., Port Washington announced its high school graduating Class of 2020 Scholarships, Awards, and Local Charities Awards recipients.

Paul D. Schreiber High School graduates John Alexander, Benjamin Gallucci, and Grace Livio were recipients of

scholarships.

The Private John Michael Marino Memorial Award was presented to Paul D. Schreiber High School graduate Julie Cavallaro. Julie is also the recipient of The Grand Lodge of New York Foundation, Inc., District III Daughters & Sons of Italian Heritage Lodge No.2428 In Memory of Nicola Fiscina Scholarship.

Dante Medals for Excellence in the Study of the Italian Language were awarded to Paul D. Schreiber High School graduate Jack Fridman and Roslyn High School graduates Antonio Giammarino Jr. and Giulianna Cirrincione.

Paul D. Schreiber HIgh School graduate Chiara Carmen Maddison received the Ital-

ian Studies Award. The Gilda & Tony DiStefano Scholarship in Memory of Maria Bianco was awarded to Raul Lopez of the Henry Viscardi School.Local Charities Awards were presented to American Cancer Society Port Washington Relay for Life, Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society, Landmark on Main Street, Long Island Youth for Christ, Our

Family recalls N. Hills patriarch Continued from Page 2 sional organizations like the American Podiatric Medical Association, New York Podiatric Medical Society and the Queens County Podiatric Medical Association.

Later in his career, Blatt also worked in the podiatry arm of the Charles Evans Center, a medical care chain with locations in Bethpage, Glen Cove and Hauppauge, and his daughters said he was anticipating a return to the center at

the time of his death.

Following his death, letters the family received depicted Blatt as having an innate concern for his fellow men and women, which was not limited to his professional practice.

“He was just as likely to help out family members and neighbors,” Cohen said.

Her sister, Jessica Smith, added that their father had often performed “simple acts of kindness, whether he knew them

or not.

“He would assist someone stuck on the side of the road or dig cars out of snowdrifts,” Smith said. “At home growing up, our kitchen table was Dad’s makeshift doctor’s chair for when any kid in the neighborhood got hurt.”

“He was the ultimate caregiver,” Cohen added. “Dad was always looking to help others. It could have been a stranger on the street who needed someone to

Lady of Fatima Church and Outreach, Poppy’s Special Friends, Port Counseling Center, Port Washington Fire Department — Fire Medics, Port Washington Library, Port Washington Manhasset Chapter of CancerCare, Port Youth Activities, St. Paul’s Benevolent Educational Foundation, and St. Peter of Alcantara Church and Outreach.

hold their groceries, or a person needing directions. You name it, he wanted to help, and he did.”

According to his daughters, even when quarantined with the COVID-19 virus, Blatt quipped that he was OK with being home because “he got to look at his Maxine every day,” referring to the woman whom he met as a teenager and was married to for 52 years.

In addition to his wife and two daughters, Blatt, who was buried at Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, is survived by two grandchildren, Alexandra and Ryan, whom he often called his “best medicine.”

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

WILLIAM J ALLSBROOK Jr.

“William “William, liam you were always my hero. hero I wanted to be just like you, but I didn't play football or basketball like 'The Will', just didn't have your touch. I enjoyed watching you and was always proud to be your brother. Never does a day go by that I do not think of you. What would it be like to be able to call you. I have told my daughters about you letting me drive Mom and Dad’s new car around Tarboro although I was only 14 years old. October 2, 1970, Daddy’s birthday and the day that changed my life. You were my hero before Nam and you are still and one day I hope to walk with you again. I Love you. Mike”

Help us find a photo for every name on The Wall Each name on The Wall represents a family who was forever changed by their loss.

Help us find photos for the Wall of Faces to ensure that those who sacrificed all in Vietnam are never forgotten.

Vist www.VVMF.org/Faces to learn more

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