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Vol. 9, No. 15

LEGISLATORS WRITE TO A.G. PAGE 8

FLOWER HILL OKS YEARLY BUDGET

FATE OF MARIJUANA IN NASSAU UNCLEAR

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Morning accident shuts down LIE BY R O S E W E L D ON Two people died when a Boar’s Head box truck crashed into an overpass on the eastbound side of the Long Island Expressway early Monday in North Hills, the Nassau County Police Department said. Around 5:05 a.m., a box truck with Boar’s Head branding was traveling on the LIE near exit 36 when it left the roadway and struck the overpass for Shelter Rock Road. In addition to police, the 3rd and 5th companies of the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department, as well as the department’s ambulance unit, responded to the scene. The driver and passenger of the box truck, both male, were pronounced dead at the scene by police medics. Their names and places of origin have not yet been revealed. The crash closed the expressway’s eastbound side between the New Hyde Park Road and Shelter Rock Road exits for sevContinued on Page 32

PHOTO BY ROSE WELDON

Shayna Blumenfeld of Port Washington, center, and friends with a few of the blue pinwheels they placed at the Mary Jane Davies Green on April 2. The pinwheels were placed in honor of the seventh birthday of Kyra Franchetti of Manhasset, who was killed in a murder-suicide at 2 years old, and also recognizes National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April.

Port teen leads pinwheel planting in parks to honor Manhasset’s Franchetti BY R O S E W E L D ON

what would have been the seventh birthday of a Manhasset A Port Washington teen- girl. Shayna Blumenfeld, an ager led the charge with a local nonprofit to promote National eighth-grade student at Weber Child Abuse Prevention Month Middle School and youth ambasin North Hempstead parks last sador for the child safety advoweek, and to commemorate cacy group Kyra’s Champions, led the group in planting 744 blue pinwheels at the Mary Jane Davies Green in Manhasset and Blumenfeld Family Park in Port Washington. The idea combines

the blue ribbon that represented child abuse with the modern Pinwheels for Prevention campaign headed by Prevent Child Abuse America. Blumenfeld became involved with the organization when she heard Kyra’s Champions founder Jacqueline Franchetti of Manhasset speak last year, spurred on by an interest in politics. “We connected over the summer,” Blumenfeld said. “I got

to hear her talk at Zoom meetings and I thought she was really, really incredible.” Franchetti then recruited Blumenfeld to co-chair the event. As part of her role, Blumenfeld attended planning meetings with the Town of North Hempstead, assembled and sent packets of pinwheels across the state, and even staked out the parks ahead of time. Pinwheels were planted last Continued on Page 42

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Half of adults in Nassau get a shot County boasts highest rate in state BY R OB E RT PELAEZ

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The Village of Flower Hill’s Board of Trustees approved the 2021-22 budget at a meeting this week.

Flower Hill trustees OK 2021-22 budget $4.3 million plan passes unanimously BY R O S E W E L D ON

The Village of Flower Hill Board of Trustees has approved a $4.3 million budget for the next fiscal year. A hearing and vote on the matter were conducted at the trustees’ meeting on Monday over Zoom. Mayor Brian Herrington noted in remarks before the budget presentation that this was the first year that the village’s Finance Committee was assisted by a nontrustee resident, Jeremy Shao, and thanked him as well as members of the village staﬀ for assisting with constructing a post-COVID budget. “[Everyone involved was]

very helpful as we figured out how to come back from COVID and readjust the budget, back to a normal level, as well as think through some larger infrastructure projects that we have been holding oﬀ on due to COVID,” Herrington said. “So thank you to everybody.” The village’s budget for 2021-22 totaled $4,324,254, an increase of over $411,000 from last year’s $3,912,943. Herrington said the increase partially came from restoring items cut from the 2020-21 budget. “Last year we had to change quickly. We didn’t know what the impacts of COVID-19 would be,” Herrington said. “And so this year we’re restoring a lot

of those cuts that we made and are delivering a balanced budget while restoring those cuts As with any full year budget plan we’re making our best predictions as to what the costs are going to be for the next 12 months and we’re going to manage to this budget.” He added that a “strong” real estate market and a construction market that continued to come to the village for knock-down and building permits meant that he “expect[ed] revenues to recover.” The budget’s biggest pieces include $738,808 for the village’s highway system, $730,355 for fire prevention and Continued on Page 32

As eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine was expanded to any New Yorker at least 16 years old on Tuesday, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced that half of the county’s adult population had received at least one inoculation as of Wednesday. The county currently has the highest percentage of residents, 40 percent, who have received at least one dose of the vaccine in counties throughout the state with a population greater than 400,000, state figures show. A total of 54 percent of the county’s adult population has received at least one shot, according to state figures. “The County has been leading the State in vaccinations and we will continue to move full speed ahead to get our residents protected against this deadly virus,” Curran said. “The vaccine is our passport back to normal and we have been building up infrastructure as both supply and eligibly increase.” On Tuesday, Curran at-

tended the first day of a twoday pop-up vaccination event at Temple Beth-El in Great Neck, with 500 Nassau residents receiving inoculations on Tuesday and another 500 on Wednesday. The pop-up vaccination site was a combined partnership of the state and Northwell Health. “The opening of vaccine eligibility to all residents marks a new chapter in our battle to end the pandemic. Simply put, the vaccine will give us the freedom to return to our normal lives,” Curran said. “With additional demand incoming, Nassau is ready to swiftly administer shots in the arms of residents as quickly as supply allows us.” Village of Great Neck Mayor Pedram Bral said he was “extremely proud” of the event and praised village Clerk-Treasurer Abraham Cohan, Director of Public Aﬀairs Karen Gree, and Deputy Clerk Bryan Rivera for their work in registering eligible people prior to the pop-up site opening on Tuesday. “I know that Abraham and Bryan were on the phone until Continued on Page 32

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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran attended the kickoff to a pop-up vaccination site at Temple Beth-El in Great Neck on Tuesday.

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Dolphin dies after Manhasset Bay rescue Marine police too late to save underweight animal trapped in shallow water BY R O S E W E L D ON Members of several fire departments and the Nassau County Police Department’s Marine Bureau could not save a dolphin trapped in shallow water in Manhasset Bay last week. On March 30, a 911 call reported that a dolphin was trapped in a muddy area of the bay just off Plandome Heights. Officers from the Marine Bureau and the nearby 6th Squad responded, determining that it was stuck due to low tide. Four officers and a civilian then placed the dolphin on a kayak and walked it approximately 300 feet through kneedeep mud to an open area of water, then placed the dolphin in the water and made their way back to shore. The water was deep enough for the mammal to

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Officers and a civilian transport a dolphin to deeper waters in Manhasset Bay.

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Heights resident, fashion exec dies at 83 Marvin Lord went from teenage bellhop to CEO for several clothing companies BY R O S E WELDON Marvin Lord, a prominent fashion executive and Roslyn Heights resident, has died at age 83. A 55-year resident of the Heights area, Lord died following a bout with kidney failure, according to his son, Michael. Lord began his work life as a teenage bellhop at the Pines Hotel in the Catskill Mountains and later served in the U.S. Army as a cook. He also attended Long Island University, now LIU-Brookville, and played basketball during his time there. He began his professional career in his mid20s, rising up the ranks at

Oxford Industries in various executive positions that culminated as president of the Holbrook Group men’s division and CEO of the Crystal Brands youth wear division. While at Oxford, Lord also worked to secure and manage the licenses for Polo by Ralph Lauren boys’ wear and and Robert Stock men’s wear, among others. All told, he worked at Oxford for over 20 years. Lord later served for three years as chief operating oﬃcer of Sanyo Fashion House and another three as chief executive oﬃcer of Maternity Resources Inc. He then spent 14 years as executive vice president of the market research firm E.A. Hughes and Co. before retiring in 2010 to spend time with family and pursue

personal interests. An avid tennis player, Lord was an active member of the Racquet Club at Old Westbury and Shelter Rock Tennis Club for many years, and he often attended the U.S. Open, perched in his box labeled “Marvin Lord and Friends, C195.” He is survived by his wife, Joan, of 59 years; his children Elisa (Steven) and Michael (Amanda); four grandchildren, Nicole, Alex, Matthew and Jordan; two brothers, Lenny and Barry (Joyce); and many nieces and nephews, according to his son. “He was a great family man and a fun friend who will be deeply missed,” Michael Lord said in a statement to Blank Slate Media.

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Marijuana’s future in Nassau still hazy Cities, towns, villages can opt out of legislation that legalizes recreational weed in N.Y. BY R O S E WELDON

New York State may have legalized the adult use of cannabis, but its future on the North Shore and in Nassau County as a whole is unclear. Under legislation passed last week, cities, towns and villages may opt out of allowing adult-use cannabis retail dispensaries or on-site consumption licenses by passing a local law by December 31, or nine months after the eﬀective date of the legislation, but will not be able to opt out of adult-use legalization. New Yorkers can now possess and smoke marijuana if they are over the age of 21, but the establishment of an Oﬃce of Cannabis Management and a comprehensive regulatory PHOTO COURTESY OF NASSAU COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY framework means that sales are expected to begin someWhat the legalization of adult-use marijuana means in Nassau County time in 2022. The state remains unclear. claims that tax collections

from the adult-use cannabis program are projected to reach $350 million annually and that the new industry could create 30,000 to 60,000 jobs across the state. “For generations, too many New Yorkers have been unfairly penalized for the use and sale of adultuse cannabis, arbitrarily arrested and jailed with harsh mandatory minimum sentences. After years of tireless advocacy and extraordinarily hard work, that time is coming to an end in New York State,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said last week before signing the legislation. “Legalizing adult-use cannabis isn’t just about creating a new market that will provide jobs and benefit the economy – it’s also about justice for long-marginalized communities and ensuring those who’ve been unfairly penalized in the past will now get a chance to benefit.” The villages of North

Hills and Manorhaven have already passed legislation barring marijuana, but neither law mentions retail dispensaries or on-site consumption licenses and would have to be altered or see new legislation passed. In 2019, Nassau County legislators voted unanimously to opt out of the sale or use of recreational marijuana if the state legalizes it, but that legislation does not mention dispensaries or licenses either. County Executive Laura Curran said at the time that she was in favor of opting out. “Over the past several months I have personally received input from community leaders, school leaders, village oﬃcials and health-care professionals as well,” Curran said at her 2019 State of the County address. “So, tonight I am announcing that I will not support recreational marijuana sales in Nassau County.”

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Legislators call for police oversight 3 minority caucus members ask A.G. to set up independent office to review misconduct BY R OB E RT PELAEZ

Three legislators from Nassau County’s minority caucus have sent a letter to state Attorney General Letitia James asking her to establish an independent oﬃce to monitor misconduct in the Nassau County Police Department. Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams (D-Freeport), Legislator Siela Bynoe (D-Westbury) and Legislator Carrié Solages (D-Lawrence) all signed a letter sent March 26 after the County Legislature approved a revised 424-page plan to reform and reinvent policing put forward by County Executive Laura Curran on March 22. The plan, approved 16-3, was submitted in accordance with an executive order that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed in mid-June, in the wake of George Floyd’s death, that required each police agency to devise a plan to “reinvent and modernize police strategies” by April 1. Abrahams, Bynoe and Solages, the three opposing votes on the legislation, said the plan failed to incorporate a civilian complaint review board or inspector general

Police Department. The legislators proposed to have a regional branch of the office focus solely on any misconduct in the department. “In the absence of targeted state resources, Nassau County’s approach appears destined to result in a level of third-party oversight which will prove inadequate to meet the needs and expectations of the community,” the letter said. Bynoe, in an interview with Blank Slate Media, noted that Suffolk County and the Town of Hempstead use third-party entities to monitor police misconduct and said Nassau should have the same measures in place. PHOTO BY ROSE WELDON “We have also learned of allegations of misconduct as fiduciaThe Nassau County Legislature approved plans for reform at ries for the county,” she said. “As the county’s Police Department on March 22. we settle lawsuits, it has become clear to us that we need to have to investigate allegations of police comprehensive performance re- the most resourced and indepenview to identify at-risk officers dent review process employed.” misconduct. Efforts to reach a representaBynoe also said she wanted who could be eligible for interventive from James’ office for comthe plan to enhance its Early In- tion. As of now, the county relies on ment were unavailing. tervention System, which deals Curran and Nassau County with departmental intervention the state Law Department’s Law for at-risk officers. Bynoe said the Enforcement Misconduct Investi- Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder department should implement a gative Office for oversight of the praised law enforcement officials

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Friends Academy names new A.D. L.I. native Diana Parente will take reigns as Glen Cove school’s athletic director in July BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z

Long Island native Diana Parente has been named athletic director for the Friends Academy in Glen Cove. Parente, who currently serves as the athletic director at the Flint Hill School in Virginia, is a former soccer player for St. Anthony’s High School. She also played soccer for the Albertson Club and Northport Soccer leagues. “As a native Long Islander I have always known that Friends Academy is a special place,” Parente said. “I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to work and contribute to the school and athletic community.” Parente played soccer at Syracuse University in upstate New York. After college, she became an American history teacher for middle and high schoolers, seeing athletics as an “extension of the classroom.” Parente touted the Quaker school’s values of equity, integrity and community as a reason to come back to Long Island. “While I have never worked at a Quaker school before, I have always PHOTO COURTESY OF FRIENDS ACADEMY empathized with the importance of Quakerism in my teaching curriculum Long Island native Diana Parente was named as the new athletic director for the because of the foundational role Quakerism plays in American social justice,” Friends Academy school in March.

Parente said. She also served as deputy director of the Public Schools Athletic League in New York City and then as executive director of the District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association for the public schools. Working with those organizations resulted in expanded budgets and cultivating relationships with prominent athletics organizations including FC Barcelona and the Washington Football Team. Parente was also the first director of Title IX operations for New York City’s Board of Education, being a key figure in bringing the city’s public schools into compliance with rules barring gender discrimination in school athletics. Parente, her husband, Adam, and their 4-year-old son, Colton, will live on campus during her tenure as the athletics director, school oﬃcials said. She will oﬃcially begin on July 1. Last month, four Friends Academy athletes were named to Newsday’s Top 100 Long Island Athletes, including three seniors (Billy Daal and Alex Douglas for boys basketball and Adrienne Coleman for field hockey) and one junior (Marco Derlly for boys soccer).

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Roslyn contractor fined $135K by OSHA Upper Brookville trench collapse overseen by biz led to two deaths BY R O S E W E L D ON The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has imposed a six-figure penalty on a Roslyn-based contractor after a 2020 trench collapse killed two workers. Superstructure, foundation and concrete company RC Structures Inc. of Roslyn will pay $135,612 in penalties after a 30-foot-deep trench in Oyster Bay collapsed, leading to the deaths of Deniz Dos Santos Almeida, 57, and Max Antonio Turcios, 46, both of New Jersey. The collapse happened on Jan. 28, 2020, at a site on Wolver Hollow Road, where the company was installing septic rings. Following a January 2020 investigation, OSHA found that the company did not provide a protective system to prevent a trench collapse and did not remove the employees from the trench after a competent person employed by the company had identified a cave-in hazard. OSHA also found the trench lacked an adequate ladder or other safe means of exit and that the company allowed stacked concrete and excavated materials to be stored at the trench’s edge. In addition, employees working adjacent to and beneath an operating excavator lacked head protection, exposing them to

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A Roslyn contractor has been fined over $135,000 following a trench collapse on Wolver Hollow Road in Upper Brookville. hazards. OSHA cited RC Structures for willful and serious violations in July, and the company contested its citations to the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, according to Kevin

Sullivan, OSHA Long Island area director. “A trench can collapse suddenly and with great force, crushing and burying workers in an instant,” Sullivan said. “Amid such dangerous conditions, employers must follow all excavation safety requirements

and remove employees to prevent tragedies like this.” RC Structures agreed to pay the penalties and certify that it will no longer dig excavations. The agreement also commits the company to develop an excavation safety checklist to identify hazards and protective measures for work in excavations; engage a qualified professional safety and health consultant to conduct at least one on-site assessment of excavation safety while employees are performing work in an excavation; and provide company-wide training on ladder safety and hardhat use to its employees. Efforts to reach the company for comment were unavailing. OSHA’s Long Island area office conducted the inspection, and trial attorney Molly J. Theobald of the regional office of the solicitor in New York negotiated the settlement agreement. “No settlement can undo the collapse and its consequences, but it obligates this employer to corrective actions to enhance safe work in excavations and prevent future collapses, injuries and deaths,” regional Solicitor of Labor Jeffrey S. Rogoff said of the case. “The U.S. Department of Labor is committed to enforcing workplace safety laws and achieving settlements designed to prevent hazards from recurring.”

LIRR expansion project on pause BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Officials from 3rd Track Constructors, the company working on expanding the Long Island Rail Road, announced that work will be temporarily halted to review safety protocols. “Work on the LIRR Expansion Project is currently on a temporary hold, as we undergo a rigorous review of our safety protocols and procedures,” 3rd Track officials said in a statement last Thursday. “Since no construction activities are currently scheduled for the beginning of April, our typical monthly construction look-ahead will be issued later in the month.” Officials did not disclose how long the pause on the construction of adding a third track on the Long Island Rail Road’s Main Line will be. The pause follows several incidents involving workplace injuries at the railroad’s Mineola station. An ironworker was in critical condition after being electrocuted while working on the

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Expansion on the Long Island Rail Road has been temporarily paused so that 3rd Track Constructors can review safety protocols. third track project at the Mineola station in mid-March, ac-

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curred when crews were erecting a pedestrian bridge above the railroad tracks. Oﬃcials said the crane that the workers were using came into contact with high-voltage wires. Janno Lieber, the president of the authority’s construction and development, said the agency was investigating the incident. “The contact with the high voltage line created an arc to the bridge that seriously injured a female ironworker who was on the structure at the time,” Lieber said. “She was immediately rushed to the hospital and is in critical condition. Our thoughts and prayers are with her, her family, and our crews, and we will continue to do everything we can to support them.” Anthony Simon, who heads up the SMART Transportation Union 824, which represents the ironworkers, told news outlets he was concerned about workplace safety after the incident. “We are calling for a safety stand-down and to get legisContinued on Page 21

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Hearing on anti-Asian incidents scheduled County Legislature, police to discuss hate crime response options BY R OB E RT PELAEZ The Nassau County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee was to hold a hearing this week on anti-Asian incidents and the state of preparedness of the Police Department. Presiding Oﬃcer Rich Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) said anti-Asian incidents will not be tolerated in the county and cited the importance of having places of worship remain safe and secure. “We have scheduled a Public Safety hearing to ensure that the NCPD is proactively acting to prevent hate crimes and protect our residents, houses of worship and businesses,” Nicolello said. “It is important to send a message to every community in Nassau County that hatred, violence and discrimination will not be tolerated, and that our law enforcement is working tirelessly to keep you safe.” The hearing on Thursday came after growing anti-Asian Continued on Page 33

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End wait for body cameras in Nassau Video from police body cameras has provided Minneapolis prosecutors with powerful evidence against former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. The videos capture Minneapolis police as they confronted Floyd and Chauvin later placed his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, not stopping even when Floyd had no pulse. “Please! Please! Please!” Floyd screams between sobs. “Mama! Mama! Mama!”“Mom, I love you,” he says at one point, and then: “Please. I can’t breathe.” “His voice becomes quieter and quieter as he loses consciousness,” according to an account in The New York Times. The evidence certainly tells a different story than what Minneapolis police said during a news conference held the night Floyd died when they described his death as a “medical incident.” So consider this: if a similar incident took place in Nassau County, the body camera evidence would likely not exist. Why? Because Nassau County is one of the nation’s three largest police forces that do not widely equip their officers with body cameras. The reason given for not requiring body cameras by county departments and elected officials is the cost of implementation. But this makes little sense in a county that spent nearly $900 million for its Police Department and more than $153 million for its Sheriff ’s Department out of a $3.56 billion county budget in 2020. And whose officers are among the best compensated in

the country. Not to mention the 47 other counties – most less affluent than Nassau – that have widely equipped their officers with body cameras. County Republicans long ago formed an alliance in which police received those generous compensation packages and relatively lax supervision and GOP officials received campaign contributions and endorsements. The PBA’s giving has grown to include Democrats, but the GOP continues to receive the largest share of the union’s support. In 2015, 22 police unions, including the Nassau County PBA, endorsed Republican district attorney candidate Kate Murray, who had zero experience as a prosecutor over Madeline Singas, a career prosecutor then serving as acting DA. Murray, now the Hempstead town clerk, called the endorsements “uniquely meaningful” because many of the members of the unions had known Singas for more than a decade. And what was the reason given by the PBA? Nassau County PBA President James Carver said Singas’ promotion of efforts to prosecute police officers in the county made it harder for him to believe the unions could establish a strong working relationship with her. This is not a lone incident on Long Island. In a speech in Suffolk County in 2017, President Donald Trump took a break from discussing gang violence and illegal immigration to give the law enforcement officers gathered for his remarks some advice on how to treat suspects.

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“When you guys put somebody in the car and you’re protecting their head, you know, the way you put their hand over?” Trump said in a Washington Post account, miming the physical motion of an officer shielding a suspect’s head to keep it from bumping against the squad car. “Like, don’t hit their head, and they just killed somebody — don’t hit their head,” Trump continued. “I said, you can take the hand away, OK?” A group of uniform officers standing behind Trump applauded, and, when he turned to face them, some smiled and appeared to chuckle. Suffolk County police quickly distanced the department from Trump’s comments, saying they would not accept this treatment of people in custody. But the Suffolk PBA, like New York City’s PBA, endorsed Trump in the 2020 election. Not exactly the message people concerned with the un-

equal treatment of Blacks wanted to hear. A recent Newsday investigation of Nassau and Suffolk police also raised questions about whether the word of Suffolk and Nassau police could be trusted in arrest reports. In four cases in which the paper performed an in-depth investigation, it found civilian video captured scenes involving police officers and the people they arrested that contradicted what the police officers wrote in their arrest records. “Based on the judgments of independent criminal justice experts, the findings include evidence that officers jailed citizens without cause and used unjustified force exposing taxpayers to lawsuit liabilities totaling more than $4.6 million so far,” Newsday reported. Nassau Republican officials also leaped to the defense of police following the call for police reforms across the country led by Black Lives Matter following the

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release of a civilian’s video showing the murder of Floyd. They joined with New York City unions to support “Back the Blue” events to express support for the police. “The Blue Ribbon campaign is in response to the attempt by extreme groups to vilify allpolice for the actions of a tiny few,” Presiding Oﬃcer Rich Nicoello (R-New Hyde Park) said in an interview with Blank Slate Media. “It is intended to show our men and women in law enforcement that we as a county and community appreciate the professionalism, dedication and courage of the overwhelming majority of men and women in blue.” We have previously noted that Nicolello has yet to acknowledge Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in which 140 police officers who displayed courage and professionalism were injured, one died and two others later committed suicide. Continued on Page 34

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Rich targeted to fund Albany’s spending frenzy

hortly after Gov. Andrew Cuomo closed down New York’s economy in March 2020, he whined that the state’s budget deficits in 2020 and 2021 could be $12 billion to $14 billion due to declining tax revenues. Well, what did he expect? After all, hundreds of thousands of people were laid oﬀ, tens of thousands of small businesses closed (many forever) and tourism came to a halt. Sales taxes from restaurants alone were down over $2 billion in 2020. In addition, people fleeing New York City caused rental apartment vacancies to increase to 5 percent in January 2021 vs. 2 percent a year earlier. As for commercial real estate, with huge numbers of white-collar workers operating remotely from home, scores of companies downsized their office space as leases expired. In Manhattan, new leases dropped 70 percent in 2020 and the vacancy rate hit 13 percent —the highest level in 24 years. As a result, State Comptrol-

ler Tom DiNapoli reported a 10 percent drop in billable assessed commercial property taxes. This phenomenon, DiNapoli noted, is the biggest decline in the recorded history of New York commercial real estate. Even Mayor Bill de Blasio had to step out of his ideological bubble and recognize this growing problem. In his budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2021, he has projected a $2.5 billion drop in commercial real estate tax collections. And that number is probably too low. It should be noted, that Gov. Cuomo exaggerated when he claimed that deficits could hit $12 billion to $14 billion. Because Cuomo did not factor in $6 billion in reserves that could be tapped in extraordinary times, the deficits would be in the range of $6 billion to $7 billion. No doubt Cuomo threw out inflated numbers to pressure the Feds for plenty of stimulus aid. (Getting north of $12 billion in one-shot dollars would balance the budget for the fiscal year

GEORGE J. MARLIN On The Right that ended March 31 and the budget for the next fiscal year, which is coincidentally an election year. In March, Cuomo lucked out. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was able to procure $12.6 billion in unrestricted funding, permitting Cuomo to announce there was no need for tax increases or spending cuts. But that good news fell on deaf ears in Albany. Spending $177 billion in the 2020-2021 fiscal year — which is twice the expense budget of Florida, with

22.2 million people vs. our 19.3 million — is too little for the Legislature’s Democratic majority. Leftists are calling for a 22 percent spending increase to be funded by higher taxes on the so-called rich that include: raising the millionaires tax to 9.85 percent for incomes over $1 million, growing to 11.85 percent for people earning more than $25 million annually; increasing the estate tax from 16.5 percent to 20 percent; a 1 percent capital gains tax on people earning more than $1 million annually; a tax on New York City second homes. Nicole Gelinas of the Manhattan Institute has pointed out that these proposed taxes on “a single filer with $1 million in income would see a 23 percent state tax hike . A filer making $10 million would see a 48 percent hike .” Combined state and New York City income taxes for a millionaire would hit an astounding 15.75 percent. Adding the expected increase in federal income tax rates to 40 percent

means a person’s total payout would be 55.75 percent. Sadly, a letter to Albany officials signed by 250 business leaders that employ 1.5 million people warning that “ultimately these new taxes may trigger a major loss of economic activity and revenues as companies are pressured to relocate operations to where the talent wants to live and work” has been ignored. And since the top 1 percent of taxpayers — about 60,000 filers — pay 43 percent of the state’s personal income tax, if only 5,000 move out, New York’s tax base could be wrecked. As I write this column on Saturday, April 3, New York missed the March 31 deadline to pass a budget. Hence, the fiscal picture is very fluid. But Cuomo, weakened by the nursing home scandal, may surrender to the radicals to maintain his lease on the governor’s mansion. If the “soak-the-rich” ideology prevails, New York will not be able to sustain its spending spree and will hit a state of fiscal despair once the one-shot federal stimulus money runs dry.

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‘Moms don’t have time to’ — waste! “Moms Don’t Have Time To” A Quarantine Anthology Edited by Zibby Owens $24.99 Skyhorse Publishing A friend handed me this book (OK, left it in my mailbox) and asked if I could read it and give my opinion. Considering the title — a cheeky “Moms Don’t Have Time To” — I was sorely tempted to reply, “Golly, I don’t have time to!” But I had to admit that compared with the millions of moms across America who’ve had to manage their kids being home from school, plus try to keep a job, plus do all the things that usually come with being “Mom!” — I, with my empty nest, probably did have time to read one book. I confess I am mightily curious how anybody has handled all that. When I had two boys at home, they were all I could manage — and that was without a pandemic. So I took a peek. Luckily, the book is a collection of very short pieces, so I managed to get through quite a bit.

But I am still no wiser about how anyone has managed this pandemic. In fact, the woman who put this book together — Zibby Owens — must be some kind of Supermom: “Before COVID-19 hit, I thought I was busy. I was recording five podcasts a week, mostly in person at home. That meant reading/skimming five books a week, preparing, researching. (That seems easy now.) As the virus neared, I packed up my family, grabbed our important documents and made plans to leave. Admittedly, I was fortunate to have a place to escape to outside of the city while so many others didn’t have that option — and still don’t.” She goes on. “As soon as I got the kids, then ages 5 through 12, firmly situated in our shelter for the coronavirus, lovies on the pillowcases, devices charged, I got to work. What could I do?” Phew! That’s work enough for any mortal woman, but not for Zibby. She added five Instagram Live author talks to her week: “Suddenly I was a booker,

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A Look on the Lighter Side researcher, producer and anchor of a morning talk show, all by myself. Plus I still had my podcasts to prepare for. And the kids were waiting for me to play Monopoly. Or paint. Or find that one page of homework that they desperately needed. And could my daughter dye her hair blue? What?!?” But “It still wasn’t enough.” She launched another Instagram Live show, weekly with her husband (who we learn elsewhere did all the cooking); started a

weekly Virtual Book Club with authors; wrote articles; went on TV; and eventually launched the magazine “We Found Time,” with pieces by various authors, which eventually turned into this book. Zibby’s constant refrain is “It shouldn’t have been me” doing all this, keeping the literary world alive apparently singlehanded. “It shouldn’t have been me. But it was.” I cannot think of any universe in which this woman and I could be friends. I’m sure I’d be invisible to her anyway, moving faster than light as she clearly does. She’d probably just trip over my slow-moving body. But then I realized that I don’t have to like her. I hear Ernest Hemingway was a cantankerous old coot, but we still like his work. The question is do I like her book? Do I find it useful? Would it help me through a pandemic? The verdict is mixed. There were definitely good tips in Gretchen Rubin’s piece, “Read More Books.” She advised us to “Quit reading” any book that be-

comes a hard slog. “Life is short. When I stop reading a book I’m not enjoying, I have more time to read the books I do enjoy.” I enjoyed the mother-daughter act of Jewell Parker Rhodes and Kelly McWilliams as they combed all of literature for good mother-daughter relationships. (“Parable of the Talents,” “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Ella Enchanted” all made the cut.) And there were two helpful pieces on the life — and death — of book groups. But too many times I wondered why some essays were included. For example, Janice Kaplan recently published a charming work on women geniuses, but here she writes about visiting her son in Japan. The middle seat? On a crowded airliner? How does this help me through a pandemic? In sum, this was an interesting book, but I’d give it only one of my two thumbs-up. In practical terms, I’d say get it electronically or wait for the paperback. Because life’s too short — and so is money!

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E A R T H M AT T E R S

A brief history of Long Island Sound, Part 2

s the railroads and automobiles made Long Island more accessible in the early 1900s, farms and forests gave way to suburban development. The population began to climb. In 1920 Nassau County had 126,000 residents, which became 1.5 million by 1970. Suffolk County increased by a million in the same time frame. This increase was also occurring in Westchester and communities along the Connecticut shoreAs homes and businesses replaced natural areas this dramatically altered the flow of sediments, pollutants and nitrogen to the Sound. Plants and soil that once absorbed rainfall and snow melt were replaced with impervious surfaces, buildings and pavement. Runoff was directed into streets and then into an extensive system of pipes to the nearest waterbody, streams, ponds, bays and harbors. Shorelines were hardened and vegetative buffers removed to allow homeowners more expansive views.

This was a double whammy, pouring runoﬀ polluted with everything on lawns, streets and other surfaces into surface waters and depriving our sole source aquifer of recharge.Along with the increasing suburbs came the obsession with a perfect green lawn. Lawn Guyland put down more nitrogen in the form of fertilizer than agricultural counties upstate. In the case of nitrogen, a necessary element for growth and life more is not a good thing.Another source of nitrogen is human sewage. Treated sewage — and millions of gallons of freshwater- are discharged into bays every day. Ninety percent of the unsewered areas in Nassau County are along the North Shore; Kings Point, Manhasset, the Plandomes, Sands Point, Glen Head, Lattingtown, Mill Neck, and Bayville, mainly discharge into cesspools which are essentially poop injection pits. Suﬀolk County is 70 percent unsewered.Unlimited growth is not a good thing. Like a cancer, massive amounts of nitrogen cause al-

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gae blooms. As the algae dies and decomposes, this process extracts oxygen from the water causing a condition called Hypoxia. Just like land dwellers, organisms that live underwater also require oxygen. Hypoxic conditions lead to fish kills, particularly in the western Sound which gets less infusion of oxygen-rich waters from the ocean. It is a late-summer event, typically occurring in August and SeptemberScientists were aware of increasing low oxygen events as early as the 1950’s, but it wasn’t until 1985 that NOAA authorized a study of the Sound. In 1987 Congress created the National Estuary Program as part of the Clean Water Act. The Sound was chosen as one of the 28 estuaries of national significance, with the program being overseen by the EPA. The EPA created the Long Island Sound Study

oﬃce and a bi-state Management Committee. A Citizen’s Advisory Committee (CAC) was established in 1988, open to stakeholders and interested parties. The early LISS often saw power struggles between environmentalists and developers. While this positive step of creating the LISS was taking place, the Sound had reached a tipping point. In 1987 and 1989 massive kills of fish, lobsters, clams and other creatures took place due to severe hypoxic conditions.With this impetus, the LISS began work on a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan which was published in 1994. Recognizing nitrogen as a major culprit in the degrading of the Sound, it established Total Maximum Daily Loads which would require significant reductions in nitrogen output from the over 80 plants discharging into the Sound, with New York City the 900-pound gorilla at the western narrows. The estimates for upgrading ran into billions. Funding was a critical issue for municipalities. It seemed like an impossible task. But over time, with community and political will to invest in the health of the Sound, the reduction goal came closer. In 2017 NYC, with a billion-dollar investment, reached the target of 58 percent reduction. The CCMP was not just about nitrogen but also set goals for protecting natural lands, restoring salt marsh-

es, and developing a deeper understanding of the intricate workings of the Sound. The LISS and the CAC were not resting on their laurels. in 2015 a new CCMP was developed and published. Many goals of the original CCMP had been achieved but 20 years of science and practical experience had led to deeper understanding and to new targets. Progress can be measured in many ways. Sewage treatment plants around the Sound have been upgraded. Suﬀolk and Nassau County are working on the thorny issue of septic systems. The return of osprey and eagles reflects an abundance of healthy fish stocks.There are still challenges to face. Climate change with rising sea level and water temperatures are already impacting the Sound. The temperature has been implicated as a factor in hypoxia. Coldwater creatures like northern lobster and winter flounder may not find the warmer waters survivable. Sea level rise threatens to buffer salt marshes as does continued development. But progress has been made and the return of whales, dolphins and seals to the western Sound speaks of that change.Learn More:Know your septic system http://www.getpumpedli.org/This Fine Piece of Water by Tom AndersonThe Long Island Sound Study: https://longislandsoundstudy.net/

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Biden’s infrastructure plan makes sense

resident Joe Biden laid out a bold vision, a blueprint for rebuilding America after decades of decline by the tax-cutting-obsessed, trickle-down economics, “starve-the-beast” Republicans. “If we act now, in 50 years, people are going to look back and say this was the moment that America won the future,” Biden declared. The $1.9 trillion “American Jobs Plan” Biden is proposing would rebuild 20,000 miles of highways, roads and main streets, replace the 10 most economically significant but dangerous bridges and the worst 10,000 smaller bridges, invest in high-speed trains; replace all lead pipes carrying drinking water; bring down the cost of internet and expand broadband to under-served communities; and produce, preserve and ret-

rofit 2 million homes and commercial buildings to be resilient against climate change; while hastening transition to clean renewable energy. Add to that bringing back America’s investment in R&D, now at less than 1 percent, to 2 percent of GDP level that had made the USA a technological leader and global juggernaut. Government spending on space exploration, for example, has resulted in 2000 commercial products that benefit all of society and created new industries and jobs – GPS, computer chips, video conferencing, even food processing. Oh yes, and the other, “soft” infrastructure that greases the wheels of commerce and productivity: investing in education, child care and care-giving, and addressing the impacts of systemic racism in housing,

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education and economic development. Sounds pretty radical, indeed! McConnell calls this a Democratic wish list. (Reminder: 81 million people voted for Biden’s agenda, a significant majority; McConnell used to say, when convenient to his purpose, “elections have conse-

quences.”). But there are also consequences of going from first to 13th in among industrialized countries in infrastructure investment – in lives and livelihoods, technological innovation and economic growth. Decades of declining public investment has left roads, bridges, rail, and transit systems with a trillion-dollar backlog of needed repairs. More than 35,000 people die in traﬃc crashes on US roads each year and millions more are seriously, often permanently injured; delays caused by traﬃc congestion alone cost the economy $160 billion per year. “With each $5,000 investment replacing a line, that can mean up to $22,000 in healthcare costs saved — a chance to protect our children, help them learn and thrive,” Biden said. And then there are the costs

of rebuilding after climate catastrophes, amounting to $100 billion a year. Infrastructure spending is an investment in the future – just like purchasing a home by taking out a mortgage (and interest rates are at historic lows). This one-time capital investment would be spent over 8 years time (so actually less annual spending, amortized, than we spend on Defense in what is supposed to be a “peacetime” budget). Biden said he would use the federal government’s purchasing power to require products to be made in the US and assist the shift to electric vehicles by purchasing electric vehicles for government fleets, building 500,000 charging stations and giving rebates or incentives to consumers. Continued on Page 20

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OUT OF LEFT FIELD

The pursuit of happiness sought by Jefferson

fter the horrors of this pandemic year, we all deserve a chance for “the pursuit of happiness.” Fortunately, America’s esteemed social philosopher, Thomas Jefferson, endorses our entitlement and he provides pathways to pleasures. Most folks know that Jefferson amended John Locke’s “life, liberty and property” by substituting “and the pursuit of happiness” for the last word. Jefferson’s added phrase has profound significance that is too seldom recognized. Even Yuval Noah Harari, in his dazzling 2018 volume, “Homo Deus,” underestimates Jefferson’s commitments to individual and collective happiness. While Harari explores many significant dimensions of happiness, he misses three key Jefferson components: 1.) When Jefferson used the word “pursuit,” he was not referring (as Harari indicates) to “seeking” happiness. Instead, as scholars have shown by reference to the Oxford English Dictionary, in the 18th century the word “pursuit” meant the “practice,” as a person in the “pursuit of medicine or the pursuit of law” – engaged in the

actual practice of those professions.). So Jefferson meant that citizens had a right to practice and experience happiness. 2.) For kinds of happiness, it is worth exploring Harari’s lists. A second key point for Jefferson, however, was that he rejected the view that humans had original sin or a disposition to bad conduct. Like Rousseau and Locke he believed that people were shaped by a variety of experiences that could lead to good or bad conduct (chief among these were family, societal mores, laws, significant others, education). Consequently, Jefferson has often been described as an early American “Romantic,” believing individuals were primarily inclined to good values. Jefferson wrote and spoke often of “benevolence” – a commitment to a virtuous life for oneself and a caring response to others in society. 3.) In addition to this “popularization of the Enlightenment” (for the many in America, not the aristocratic elite of the Old World, Jefferson believed the government could play a hugely significant role in expanding benevolence and “res publica,” the public good. He shared the optimism of his pals Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas

MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO Out of Left Field Paine, who in “Common Sense” wrote, “We have it in our power to begin the world anew; the birthday of a new world is at hand.” With the “people as the constituent power,” Americans could develop the most advanced (though not perfect) society in the history of the world, as described by Alexis de Tocqueville in “Democracy in America.”Among the key components of the practice of happiness for Jeﬀerson were a) education; b) economic security; c) political fairness; d) open discourse; and e) willingness to make changes. Too often it is overlooked that Jeﬀerson was the philosopher of the American “common schools,”

where boys and girls (race limited then, but with public tax support) could strive to “enlighten the public at large” – a broadly informed citizenry was essential for good government and a good society. Jefferson added a merit dimension to leadership which he referred to as the “natural aristocracy.” The brightest male students, regardless of family status or wealth, would advance through the higher rungs of academic learning based on tests and merit, hence producing a leadership in America that was knowledge-based not merely socially privileged. The overall well-being of this achieving society depended on economic security. Seldom have Jefferson – or other key American leaders — been recognized for the importance of economic support for democracy, independence, and social justice. When I was a graduate student at Columbia, I directly encountered this major issue in discussions with my remarkable professor, Richard Hofstadter. He had written a chapter that described Jefferson as “The Aristocrat as Democrat,” emphasizing that Jefferson always advocated that American voters should be

landowners (usually stipulating owning 50 acres of land). Hofstadter was correct in that repeated citation; many American leaders endorsed the British view that owning land was like holding stock in a company; it situated one on real property to be a stakeholder in society. What was neglected about Jefferson, which Hofstadter paid me the credit of acknowledging, is that Jefferson argued if people did not have 50 acres of land the government should give them the land. Thus, there was an early Jefferson emphasis on economic sufficiency for happiness, for a good society and for a governmental role to provide assistance. I conclude here with two additional key Jefferson views: 1) when he made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, he nearly doubled the size of the United States, and he referred to it as “the Empire for Liberty” (this set the stage for Lincoln’s extraordinary Homestead Act of 1862, with free land for millions of Americans of all races). Next time, I will also consider Jefferson’s role as one of the greatest practitioners of “epistolary friendship and romance,” – a most creative path to happiness.

THE BACK ROAD

‘It’s what he should have done’ with Floyd

s I was watching the first days of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police oﬃcer who is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, I was riveted by the eyewitness testimony of Darnella Frazier, 18, and her younger cousin, 9, whose name was withheld; and, then by three adult witnesses ages 27, 33 and 61. Ms. Frazier, 17 at the time of the incident, used a mobile phone to film Derek Chauvin kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, ostensibly squeezing his last breath out of him. She was accompanied by her then 8-year-old cousin. They had come to the location to buy snacks from Cup Foods, a Minneapolis corner store. At one point in her testimony Ms. Frazier, her voice quivering, stated that George Floyd, “a Black man”, could have been her father or any one of her brothers, cousins or friends. She added that ever since that fateful day she has spent countless nights apologizing to George Floyd for not doing

more to save him and regretting that she had not taken physical action to save his life. “But,” she added, “it’s not what I should have done. It’s what he [Chauvin] should have done.” On the stand, her young cousin spoke softly, sadly stating how she was feeling as she observed Mr. Chauvin kneeling on Mr. Floyd’s neck: “I was sad and kinda mad…it felt like he was stopping his breathing and it was kinda hurting him.” Their despondency was shared by three older eyewitnesses. Genevieve Hansen, 27, an off-duty EMT with the local fire department, offered emergency assistance and was told to back off by one of the four police officers, the only one who was not kneeling on Mr. Floyd. Donald Williams, 33, a mixed martial artist was caught on video desperately exhorting Mr. Chauvin to ease up pressure from Floyd’s neck. His pleas were ignored. Both Hansen and Williams wept during their testimony. Williams said, “I believe I witnessed a murder.”

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Charles McMillian, 61, one of the first people to see George Floyd arrested broke down sobbing while prosecutors played a video of Mr. Floyd calling out to his mother – “Mama they’re killing me. My body is breaking down.” In the midst of his heart-wrenching testimony, Mr. McMillian, a concerned citizen who had the courage to repeatedly urge a prone and handcuﬀed Mr. Floyd to get up and get into the police car, took oﬀ his glasses on the stand, wiped his eyes and said

through his tears, “I feel helpless.” After watching trial testimony, Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson wondered, perhaps reflecting the feelings of the eyewitnesses, “How could anyone treat a fellow human being with such little regard for his life? After he stopped moving — after he stopped breathing — Floyd obviously posed no threat to anyone, let alone to the heavily armed police oﬃcers who surrounded his inert body.” He continued, “To me, it looks like a brutal demonstration of who has power and who does not.” It is clear to any observer that the five witnesses who took the stand early in the trial were reliving the traumatic event as if it was happening all over again. Ms. Frazier begs Mr. Floyd for his forgiveness. Mr. Williams believes he has witnessed a murder. Bystander McMillian and EMT Hanson feel helpless. And, a 9-year-girl who was just hoping for a tasty snack feels “sad and kinda mad” all over again. Each of them were compelled to relive the experience as well as the se-

vere emotional distress and physical reaction to the 9 minutes and 29 seconds that Derek Chauvin kneeled on a handcuﬀed George Floyd’s neck. At the same time that Mr. Floyd’s family is left without a son, husband, father, brother, uncle and cousin, these eyewitnesses to violence are also left to live with the emptiness, frustration, rage and trauma of an incomprehensible death. These eyewitnesses are suffering from posttraumatic stress that can profoundly aﬀect their day-to-day lives. They need and deserve the public understanding and emotional support to cope with the underserved guilt and regret they feel, and the nightmares and memories of the horrific death they witnessed and recall repeatedly. The one thing that can help their healing, perhaps even more than sympathy or counseling or absolution, despite doing all they could, is justice; for, as Darnella Frazier concluded, “it’s not what I should have done. It’s what he [Chauvin] should have done.”

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ALL THINGS POLITICAL

Albany’s proposed tax hikes myopic

ince the beginning of the Trump presidency, the federal government entered a new reality where budget deficits don’t matter. Ironic, since Republicans claim to be the party of smaller government spending. Then, with the pandemic bearing down, newly elected President Joe Biden injected the economy with an additional $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package. We ought to give thanks to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who has exceeded expectations and showered New York with more than $100 billion of it. And this doesn’t include what New York will receive from Biden’s proposed $2.3 trillion infrastructure bill. Yet in spite of this incredible largess, the New York State Legislature believes it’s prudent to dramatically raise taxes and make the ultra-wealthy pay their “fair share.” The problem with raising state tax rates is that many of New York’s ultra-wealthy no longer want to live in the highest taxed state in the nation and are moving out. Accord-

ing to a Dec. 23 USA Today article, from 2019 to 2020 New York lost 126,355 residents while Florida gained 241,246. It’s no secret that it’s cheaper to live in Florida, and that’s why ultra-wealthy New Yorkers are moving there. Former New York residents get to keep about one-eighth more of their income in Florida. New York State Legislators, under the formerly strong arm of Gov. Cuomo, used to have their budget submitted by the annual April 1 deadline. Now that Cuomo is fighting for his political life under a slew of sexual harassment allegations, the Legislature intends to push the currently late budget far to the left with unprecedented tax hikes. Some of the proposals to raise taxes include: a top tax bracket jumping from 8.82 percent to 11.85 percent (which will be the highest of any state except California); a new capital gains tax of 1 percent on incomes above $1 million; a second-home tax on mansions and pied-a-terres; an estate

ADAM HABER All Things Political tax boost from 16 percent to 20 percent (tying New York for highest in the nation); and a slew of other taxes projected to raise an additional $7 billion. The gap between the rich and the poor is obscene and getting worse, but it’s the federal government which should be closing the wealth gap, not the states. When states like New York attempt to foster income equity with higher taxes, rich residents just leave. In my opinion, the easiest way to look at how bad the additional

proposed NYS taxes are is to compare them to Amazon’s business model. Every New Yorker claims they want to shop local and support small businesses, but the truth is most residents will search to find the lowest possible price, even if it means supporting an out-of-state business vs. one just down the street. The rich are doing the same with taxes by shopping cheaper costs of living and tax rates and moving to places that have them. Any NYS Legislator who doesn’t get this is myopic and the capital drain from New York will only accelerate with higher state tax proposals. Raising taxes while governments don’t run efficiently is akin to adding more water to a leaky bucket. Yes, in the short term there will be more water, but over time it will leak out the bottom. Instead, I’d like to see elected officials do the hard work of creating a government that runs efficiently. I’ve spent over a decade working and volunteering in several different capacities for

local municipalities. As a former insider, I can assure you government can do much better. For example, there are still a plethora of NYS municipalities who haven’t refinanced their debt (just as you would your mortgage). The Wall Street Journal reported last month that New York City spends $447,377 to incarcerate one person for a year, and it’s projected the federal government will lose $7.5 trillion to tax cheats over the next decade. And Blue Cross Blue Shield estimates that health care fraud, which includes Medicaid and Medicare, costs about $230 billion a year. Every business owner knows this simple truth: if you can’t raise prices, the best way to raise profits is to run more eﬃciently. The same should hold true for government. If the NYS Legislature doesn’t heed this guiding principle, tax hikes will push wealthy New Yorkers to leave and cause the rest of us to pay more to keep the wheels of government turning.

OUR TOWN

Is April really the cruelest month?

ach season has its holiday. Winter has Xmas, fall has Thanksgiving and summer has the Fourth of July. But the best season is spring and with it comes Passover and Easter. We barely give a thought to what each means, but we can surmise that if a holiday has been celebrated for the last 2,500 years, it is jam packed with meaning. So let us take some time to see what can be learned by analyzing our favorite springtime holiday. The word Easter comes from the name “Easter,” the goddess of spring for the Anglo-Saxons. As a religious practice, Easter was first associated with the Old Testament story of Passover where the Jews were able to escape slavery in Egypt by making an exodus into freedom. Christians converted this holiday into the celebration of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, death and resurrection on Easter Sunday, giving proof to the idea that he was God. But let’s face facts. We now live in a secular world and Easter has more to do with bunnies, bonnets and jelly beans than with worship. Easter baskets, tasty jelly beans, Peeps, pretty eggs and a variety of chocolate bunnies taste great, but

in addition they suggest the ageless concept of rebirth and renewal. These spring holidays derive from the seasonal cycle in which spring swallows up and defeats winter. Our seasons have been with us for hundreds of thousands of years and April has long been considered “the cruelest of months, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memories and desire.” At least that’s how T.S. Eliot felt. Each year spring does battle with winter and each year spring triumphs and gives mankind the hope of growth. Trees get taller each spring and our kids move up another grade. And adults also try desperately to improve their position, their social standing and their bank accounts. As we observe nature’s triumph each spring, we all try to do the same, modeling ourselves after April. The hope for transcendence has not been lost on our best writers. Goethe’s “Faust” begins with the demon Mephisto up in heaven having an urbane chat with God and describes man as a cricket who keeps jumping up only to fall down to Earth again and again. He then makes a bet with God. He tells God “go ahead, pick your best man and

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I will show you how I can ruin him. I will always succeed in pulling him back into the swamp. So much for your concept of the transcendent human.” In Samuel Beckett’s play “The Lost Ones,” Becket describes mankind as living in a gigantic trash can with most of us milling around on the bottom but with some brave souls queuing up in front of ladders that lead up the walls in order to find an escape on the very top. P.S. No one escapes. It has been suggested that the possibility of spiritual transcendence in the modern world decreases over time. The presence of YouTube, TikTok and Twinkies makes it tough for a soul to find

transcendence. As a sport psychologist and psychoanalyst, I spend all my days helping athletes in their eﬀorts to transcend their neurosis in order to get to the top of the heap. They sacrifice, push themselves to the brink, train six hours a day and generally suﬀer greatly in order to climb Jacob’s Ladder to become top dog and get beyond their negative or false self. But over the many years I have worked with athletes I have discovered that no amount of training, talent or technique can get them to the next level until a special something occurs within them. One can label this as insight, an epiphany, the acquisition of confidence or a new self-image, but whatever you call it, you must have it in order to get to the top. And we may be able to use religion as a good metaphor here. Judaism and Christianity have called this element God’s breath, the wind, the Holy Spirit or faith. In the Holy Trinity it’s referred to as the Holy Ghost. It is an energy and in secular terms, it is the belief in self that transcends the coach, the player, the talent, the training and the past. It is the arrival of an unshakable belief in one’s self. It is the moment when athletes find faith

in themselves. This is why trophies are given. They serve as memory aides to help the athlete to recall his or her power. Finding this holy spirit is akin to what the athlete calls confidence. To arrive at the holy place of the zone may take more than 40 days of wandering in the desert. It can take 40 months of sitting in the oﬃce and talking about how the past can destroy the present. But when the burning bush is finally seen or when the white dove arrives, it is a day to rejoice. So is it true that April is the cruelest of months? I think April is the kindest of months. James Joyce said it far better than T.S. Eliot when he had Molly Bloom say in “Ulysses:” “O and the sea the sea crimson sometimes like fire and the glorious sunsets and the fig trees in the Alameda gardens yes and all the queer little streets and pink and blue and yellow houses and the rose gardens and the jessamine and geraniums and cactuses and Gibraltar ” Spring is the time of Easter, the time of Passover and the time of growth. It is also a time to rejoice in all we have been given and all that is to come this year. Letters Continued on Page 27

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into undeserved communities and marginalized people (unlike prior infrastructure investments which disadvantaged minorities). When you think about it, would be the more rational and productive way of addressing the controversial call for reparations due after centuries of systemic racism; it would redress such generational inequity as government mandated red-lining and housing discrimination (the approach Senator Elizabeth Warren proposed). “It’s the largest American jobs investment since World War Two. It will create millions of jobs, good-paying jobs,” Biden declared. “It will grow the economy, make us more competitive around the world, promote our national security interests, and put us in a position to win the global competition with China in the upcoming years. Is it big? Yes. Is it bold? Yes. And we can get it done.” The infrastructure plan goes beyond rebuilding sustainable roads and bridges, putting 19 million people to work and redressing systemic inequities: the United States is embroiled in a galactic battle of Democracy v. Autocracy. “There’s a lot of autocrats in the world who think the reason why they’re going to win is democracies can’t reach consensus any longer; autocracies do. That’s what competition between America and China and the rest of the world is all about. It’s a basic question: Can democracies still deliver for their people? Can they get a majority? I believe we can. I believe we must.” Biden noted that China’s leader Xi Jinping had remarked, “You’ve always said, Mr. President, that you can define America in one word: possibilities.” “That’s who we are,” Biden said. “In America, anything is possible We just have to imagine again.”

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READERS WRITE

No Republicans in Biden’s diverse cabinet

omeone was missing at President Joe Biden’s first cabinet meeting held on April 1. Remember his campaign promise that he would unite America again and appoint the most diverse cabinet and administration in history, representing the gorgeous American mosaic? Now into the fourth month of his

administration, he has yet to appoint any Republicans. There are several thousand cabinet, sub-cabinet, agency administrators and others who will be appointed by the White House to serve at the pleasure of the president. Republicans continue to represent a significant portion of America. Why has he failed to appoint any to serve in his

Cabinet and administration? Mr. Biden has failed in following up on this public commitment on this issue. Even former Democratic President Barack Obama appointed Ray LaHood — Republican congressman from Illinois as his secretary of Transportation. Actions speak louder than words. His call for bringing America together

appears to just be campaign rhetoric. Biden practices to the victor belongs the spoils. Quid pro quo is alive and well in the White House under his watch. It is business as usual at the expense of taxpayers. Larry Penner Great Neck

The evil of wokeness in America today

n Palm Sunday, I went to my church for the first time in a year. Its congregation is 99 percent white, but three years ago we hired a Black minister to lead our church. At the moment, he is on leave to assist an ailing relative and our interim minister is also Black. His wife just happens to be a physician. Both of these men live in and use our Brick Manse on church property right in the middle of the town with no complaints from their neighbors about the arrangement. They were welcomed warmly. As I sat there in church, I looked over to our choir director who is of Asian descent and at the substitute choir. Two of the singers are Black women with beautiful voicesthat sound like angels and they often assist us during holidays when our regular choir members are in attendance. I thought to myself, where is the “systemic racism” that is being blamed on the entire race of white Americans day after day? The term was coined by Stokely Carmichael and Charles Hamilton in 1967 in their work entitled “Black Power The Politics of Liberation.” Racial discrimination is against the law in America and certainly great strides have been made since 1967. Opportunity is here in America wait-

ing for people of all races to accomplish great things. People of diﬀerent races are living side by side and working together all over this country in harmony just like those in church on Sunday, but the left is doing everything it can to divide and alienate American citizens because a united America is a strong America and can resist their poison more eﬀectively. Anti-white propaganda is being peddled by Woke leftists day after day, in our schools with critical race theory. White supremacy is to blame for all problems and white privilege is invented by the radical left to cause division and foster hate for our country and all it stands for. Racism is rampant on the left, the very thing they accuse others of is at their very core. It is their excuse for everything, every failure, even climate change. It is laughable. They continue to tell minorities that they can’t make it in America because of racism and it is one of the biggest lies perpetrated on the public in my lifetime.There are successful Black Americans all over this country like our ministers, doctors, lawyers, nurses. I could go on and on. During last summer’s unrest, I saw Black mayors of cities, Black police chiefs, teachers, district attorneys and many more with power of their own. Systemic racism is alive at Harvard where they discriminate against Asian

and white applicants because of their skin color. It is alive in Oakland, Calif., where poor whites are being denied a $500 monthly stipend because of their skin color. It is only for poor Blacks. Now that is racism. We now have “woke,” immature, anti-American bullies telling us what pronouns we can use, telling children in one school that they should not refer to their parents with the names “mother” and “father,” denying that sex can be identified at birth, insisting that people can change their sex and then trying to force the general population to accept this lie and even demanding that children should be permitted to begin life-altering treatments to start transformation before they even know what sex is all about. Gender dysphoria is a serious emotional problem and many who have it at a young age grow to feel comfortable with their sexuality as they mature. If an adult decides to go through the diﬃcult bodily transformation, then so be it as long as they do not trample on the rights to safety, privacy and fairness in sports for women. Then we have the cancel culture bullies who decide to punish those whose opinions may diﬀer from theirs, the “woke Mafia.” They do not break your legs, they just get you fired, boycott your

business or do some other evil deed to punish your audacity for having your own thoughts and ideas. This is all going to end badly if it continues for all of us. This is not Americanism, it is communism. ____ In response to Alvin Goldberg’s rude comment about my letter in the Williston Times: My objection to the ERA and concerns about forcing medical professionals to perform procedures that go against their religious beliefs has nothing to do with your response about a bill in Tennessee and what it proposes about fathers getting veto powers over abortions. Talk about straying into the weeds. You are a typical lefty. When you have no good argument to use against a diﬀering opinion, you resort to name calling. In this case, I was called dumb and stupid. Quoting Einstein is supposed to make you appear to be an intellect when all it does is reflect on your inability to speak for yourself with any eloquence. You were unable to refute any statement of mine with a cogent argument because you do not have one. Gayle Palmer Williston Park

Blasted for Nonsense complaint about cabinet cannabis B vote

y lamenting the lack of Republicans in Biden’s administration, letter writer Larry Penner (April 5) is engaging in precisely the type of demagoguery he accuses Biden of. First, I don’t care if the person is Republican or Democrat; I care that (s)he is qualified for the position. Second, prior to the presidennna Kaplan, in pandering to your tial election there were nine parties with select supporters and contributors ballot status in New York state. Thanks to (we know who they are) you have relatively recently passed legislation, that betrayed the will of the majority number has been reduced to four. Why isn’t of your constituents by voting against the the author lamenting the demise of five parlegalization of recreational cannabis. ties with ballot status? Why isn’t he lamentThis lifetime Democrat and once pub- ing none of them being appointed, especiallic oﬃce holder and Democratic committee ly given that the author in the past has taken member will do everything in his power to decidedly Libertarian positions? Third, the ensure that you will not be re-elected. author mentioning Obama’s pick for Transportation secretary being a Republican is reDonald S. Hecht ally a subtle criticism of Pete Buttigieg being Port Washington picked for the job. Yet in an opinion piece

published in the Jewish Voice on Christmas Day, the author’s lament is not that Buttigieg is a Democrat but that he lacks experience to manage thousands of employees. Which is it? Fourth, instead of moaning and whining and being a “keyboard warrior” (his right under the First Amendment), why doesn’t the author run for oﬃce? Federal law prohibits me from running for partisan paid office, but I can run for unpaid party position. I gathered 10 signatures for district leader and a few Saturdays ago spent three hours at County HQ putting petitions together. My mother in New Mexico attends meetings of the Dona Ana County Democrats, was just appointed chair of Mesquite Democrats, and until about seven years ago when macular degeneration, which is fortunately under arrest, took some of her vision worked as a poll worker. I disagree virulently with her politics but admire tremendously

the fact that at 88 she is doing something. What does the author do other than writing sometimes fact-devoid, conflicting opinion pieces that tell us about TANSTAAFL or H. Wellington Wimpy or “why not ..,” many of which (in my opinion) are nothing more than a temporary satisfaction of his never ending desire to see his name in print? Has the author run for district leader, state committee, party chair? Has he explored running for state Assembly or state Senate rather than engaging in never-ending complaining about Andrew Cuomo or the MTA? And why isn’t the author giving kudos to Buttigieg for approving an environmental review that is the first step towards the congestion pricing the author, an alleged transportation advocate, has been relentlessly advocating? Nat Weiner Bronx

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Town votes New Northwell neurosurgery chair on dog tethering The Town of North Hempstead Town unanimously approved an amendment to Chapter 14 of the Town Code at the March 18 Town Board meeting. Chapter 14 addresses the outside tethering of dogs. The amendment includes prohibiting individuals from tethering a dog outside during specific weather conditions including extreme heat and cold. “Dogs are dependent on humans to protect and care for them,” said North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth. “Our goal is to ensure that dogs in the Town of North Hempstead are treated kindly and in a humane way, especially when outdoors.” The law adjusts temperatures in which dogs cannot be tethered outdoors. This prohibits confining a dog outdoors when the temperature is below 35 degrees Fahrenheit and above 85 degrees Fahrenheit for a period of 30 minutes or more. For the complete updated law, please visit: www.northhempsteadny.gov/Proposed-Local-Laws

Northwell Health has announced the appointment of nationally renowned spinal surgeon Dr. Daniel M. Sciubba, as the health system’s senior vice president of neurosurgery and chair of neurosurgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. In addition, Dr. Sciubba will serve as the chair, department of neurosurgery at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center and as co-director, with Dr. Souhel Najjar of Northwell Health’s Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery. He succeeds Dr. Raj K. Narayan, who after 12 years as chair will transition to chair emeritus. Sciubba comes to Northwell from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where he served as professor of neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, oncology, radiation oncology and molecular radiation sciences. A distinguished expert in complex spinal conditions, Dr. Sciubba also served as JHU’s director of spinal tumor and deformity surgery, as well as director of the multidisciplinary spinal oncology board and clinic. “After an extensive national search, we are delighted to appoint Dr. Sciubba to lead the health system’s neurosurgery service line,” said Dr. Lawrence Smith, executive vice president and physician-

Daniel M. Sciubba, MD in-chief for Northwell Health and dean of the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. “We thank Dr. Narayan for his steadfast leadership over the past 12 years in which he created a nationally-recognized multidisciplinary team of neurosurgeons and neurointensivists, and also helped build an extremely competitive residency program. We are confident that Dr. Sciubba will continue to strengthen the health system’s neurosurgery services throughout Northwell. Dr. Sciubba possesses the leadership qualities, academic and research credentials, advanced clinical skillset, and overall commitment to excellence that are necessary to lead Northwell’s neurosurgical program in the next era of its development.”

Sciubba received his medical degree from the College of Physicians & Surgeons at Columbia University, and is soon to receive a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. His post-doctoral training included a residency in neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital and two complex spine fellowships at JHU and Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia, Penn. He also completed a research fellowship in neuro-oncology at the National Institutes of Health/Hopkins. Sciubba was inducted into the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence in 2015, an honor representing the highest clinical distinction at Johns Hopkins University. A highly regarded researcher, Sciubba has authored over 500 peer-reviewed papers, has edited three books, and has received grants from multiple foundations, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He has received numerous awards for his published work, recently including the 2020 Outstanding Paper Award from The Spine Journal; the 2019 Top Paper Award from the Annals of Translational Medicine; and the 2019 Editor’s Choice Paper by World Neurosurgery. Dr. Sciubba also serves on the editorial board of several prominent neurosurgery and spine journals.

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Tax hike on rich that will be counterproductive

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o here is why these functional Democratic illiterates in the state Assembly and state Senate, in the long run, have killed the golden goose: the size of my client base, and that of my colleagues is far more than anecdotal to say that in addition to the many who we must now service in Palm Beach, Austin, Asheville and elsewhere — will have much more company. The very wealthy — the $5 million and over earners will absolutely not pay usury to New York for the privilege of criminally insane and homeless on the street, emasculation of police, filth, ultra-wokeness and all the detritus with which leftists endow us. As Dennis Prager has often said — “they create nothing; they only destroy everything.” In addition — this time — since they ensnared those earning $1 million (that’s under $480K after fed-city-state-

Social Security deductions, here’s the latest: Those earners have second homes out East and up North. They will reduce their tax load — they will be documenting their days in NYC, avoiding the statutory ensnarement — staying out on NYC over 180 days a year, with proof. They will rid themselves of the 4 percent NYC tax. Net loss to the City/ State: 3 percent! Not everyone is an idiot. And my firm avoids the new corporate tax — and already saves the shareholders $100 million per year — we are headquartered in Nashville as of three years ago. Kathy Wylde, CEO of the NYC partnership warns of an acceleration of headquartering elsewhere for many N.Y.-based corporations. Jeﬀrey Wiesenfeld Great Neck

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Child services agency tees it up for kids With spring now in full bloom, plans are underway for JAFCO, a Floridabased child services agency, to hold its first JAFCO Long Island Golf Classic on Monday, May 10 at Meadow Brook Club in Jericho. A not-for profit organization, JAFCO, which stands for Jewish Adoption and Family Care Options, serves abused and neglected children as well as those with developmental disabilities. The group recently surpassed 25 years as a social service organization, from its more humble beginnings as a small foster care and adoption agency, founded in 1992. While JAFCO’s original mission was to fill an unmet need in the Jewish community, JAFCO leaders view it as their privilege to help all children and families in need, regardless of faith or heritage

JAFCO provides a wide range of high-quality services, including foster care, adoption, family preservation, independent living and help for developmental disabilities with programs on campuses in south Florida, and in the northeast as FamilyMatters, a JAFCO Support Network. JAFCO two Florida campuses include its exemplary Children’s Village and its Children’s Abilities Center, which is the first of its type in the United States to offer family support, therapy, child enrichment and respite, all under one roof. JAFCO recently expanded its services to form FamilyMatters, a JAFCO Support Network, to serve children and families in greater Philadelphia and southern New Jersey. Awareness of JAFCO has grown due to the diligent eﬀorts of a Long Island-based chapter that has

evolved over time. The long-range goal of JAFCO’s Long Island group is to establish a local JAFCO office. Volunteers from JAFCO’s Long Island grassroots support group have worked for more than a decade to create awareness and establish a viable presence in the New York area. These volunteers held small gatherings to show what the organization could offer children in need. Increased local interest in JAFCO helped its local “Fun in the Sun” program grow into an annual summer event. What promises to become an even larger support effort is the JAFCO Long Island Golf Classic, designed to support crucial services for children. Sponsorship and other donation opportunities for the golf tournament are available to make the JAFCO Long Island Golf Classic a successful event.

Event Chairs are Randi & Michael Feldstein, Amy and Jeﬀ Levy and Susan and Ted Tashlik. To learn more and to reserve a spot to play golf, please visit www.FamilyMattersNetwor.org/ events. The JAFCO Long Island Golf Classic event committee includes: Rebecca and Michael Altman, Nori and Lewis Elson, Joan and Peter Feldman, Kim and Dennis Floam, Jeanne & Marc Goldman, Carly & Josh Halegua, Pearl & Nathan Halegua, Wendy and Jeﬀ Maurer, Ronna and Michael Niederman, Stacey and Bill Spitalnick, Jocelyn and Jared Wasserman and Dorine & Robert Wulwick. For more information, contact Events Manager, Melanie Foldes, at 267-637-0210 or Melanie@JAFCO.org.

Clark Garden featured on AAA’s Best in N.E. The Town of North Hempstead’s Clark Botanic Garden was recently featured on AAA magazine’s list of Best Botanic Gardens in the Northeast. Other botanic gardens on the list include those in Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. “We are so proud that Clark is included on the list of the top gardens to visit this spring,” said North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth. “There so much to see at Clark Botanic Garden. We invite our residents to visit and explore the garden with their

families. It is a great way to adhere to social distancing guidelines and enjoy some sun and fresh air.” Featuring more than 12-acres of planted, well-manicured grounds, Clark Botanic Garden, located at 193 I.U. Willets Road in Albertson is as perfect place to enjoy the spring weather. Beginning in April, the garden will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Dogs are not permitted in the garden. Visitors are reminded to maintain social distancing guidelines and wear face masks while at the park.

Clark Botanic Garden in Albertson.

Town announces Women’s Roll of Honor As part of Women’s History Month, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Town Clerk Wayne Wink announced the honorees for the 28th Annual May W. Newburger Women’s Roll of Honor. Until the pandemic, the Women’s Roll of Honor was celebrated as a breakfast event at Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington. That tradition will continue when it is safe again to do so, with potential plans for late spring or early summer. Event chairperson Wayne Wink said, “I am proud to honor these outstanding women for their incredible service to North Hempstead. Each of these women reflects the best that our communities have to oﬀer and we are proud to honor them for their work.” “We are proud to continue our tradition of celebrating all of these exceptional women who have made our community a better place to live,” said North Hemstead Town Supervisor Bosworth. “It is our honor to induct yet another extraordinary class to our

Women’s Roll of Honor.” Since 1994, North Hempstead has held the Women’s Roll of Honor breakfast to honor women who have made a contribution to their community or have accomplished a significant achievement

through public or private eﬀorts. The Women’s Roll of Honor is named after the late May W. Newburger who served as North Hempstead Supervisor from 1994-2003. The Town of North Hempstead re-

Honorees from the 2019 Women’s Roll of Honor.

cently premiered a video celebrating the 2020 Women’s Roll of Honor recipients in recognition of Women’s History Month. The 2020 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Town honored recipients in a safe, socially distant manner. Residents can watch the program on channel 18 or 63 on Cablevision and channel 46 on Verizon FIOS or by visiting: www.mynhtv. com. For future updates or information, please visit the Town’s website or contact the 311 Call Center. The 2021 Honorees: Margaret Ballantyne-Mannion, Mineola; Kira Bryant, Westbury; Traci Caines, Westbury; Lynn Capuano, Port Washington; Ellen Fox, Sands Point; Carolina Guardado, Westbury; Diane Harragan, Manhasset; Ann Marie Hradek, Albertson; Farhana Islam, New Hyde Park; Dianne Karl, Williston Park; Pam O’Connell, Port Washington; Rosa Stein, Manhasset; Ann Tountas, Manhasset Hills

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Business&RealEstate

Rising home prices fuel N.Y. exodus Unless your head is in the sand as a homeowner or a tenant, you have read or experienced the increases that have taken place in the cost of ownership. Even as a tenant you have seen increases over the years that either made you wake up and do whatever was necessary to leave your rental to buy or you were fortunate enough to earn, save and have the money to become an owner. However, so many have decided over the years to leave New York state (especially over the last year from the Covid-19 pandemic) for more safer and reasonable locales where either rentals are much much less or where you could purchase at a price that was more manageable and didn’t stress your pocketbook out or leave you up at night figuring out how to aﬀord your home. It’s called having a life and living a life more comfortably than what you previously had. It makes total sense to me. Some of us are more fortunate than others as to where we can stay and be around our children and grandchildren. If it weren’t for this insidious virus, I am quite sure our real estate market would not have been as robust from all the city

dwellers’ exodus, which surely added to the insane and artificial increase in prices in 2020. Because of this it has caused the normal cycle in the adjustment of prices to temporarily be put on hold while the inevitable just might be down the road, staring us in the face. It’s been a real two-edged sword, the sad passing of more than 554,000 people on the one side but on the positive side for all those who bought or own a home. The writing has been on the wall for years and those leaving to look for greener, more aﬀordable pastures will not stop, unless the word aﬀordability comes into the picture. I am a bit unsure as to how this pressing issue can be solved. I am going to segue a bit for a reason. I remember when Tom DiNapoli came up my driveway when he was an assemblyman and we got into a discussion about politics. There was an opening on the Independent line for Town of North Hempstead supervisor back in the late ’80s. So I thought, why not, I was always open to challenges, but little did I know about politics. So I ran on the Independent line for town supervisor (my wife was not very happy, as I had very young

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch

children at the time as well as a business). I ran against John Kiernan, Ben Zwirn and a right to lifer whose name escapes me. I spoke on Channel 12 when Melba Toliver interviewed all of us as well as in front of a group of citizens in a church in Manhasset. I realized at the time that Independents just don’t win elections but I thought the experience would be helpful. The one thing I will never forget and the point of this story was discussing the cost of living in Nassau County and about the brain drain that was slowly happening and would continue to happen as the price of real estate kept increasing in bubble territory and then crashed!

Anyway the main reason for the story was 34 years ago things were changing for those who wanted to stay on Long Island but really couldn’t afford it. So now today it’s déjà vue and I believe much worse than back then when I bought a home in Kings Point for $407,000! Then I sold it for $695,000 to the still current homeowners and I was only living there for 18 months. Now that same home is probably $1.8 million to $2.2 million. The point I am trying to put forth is that somewhere over the next few years as current demand subsides due to even higher prices or increases in interest rates, our inventory will increase substantially as more people put their homes for sale to get the top price. I am not sure how much more interest rates will increase, which will cause a substantial increase in U.S. debt payments and will cause a major rift to our economic foundation and who knows what else. The brain drain as well as those families and individuals trying to have a more aﬀordable existence will continue to shift to other states, reducing our workforce. If things don’t adjust, I fear that our market will be comprised of and only

be aﬀordable to just those owners and tenants at the higher end of the income spectrum. Lastly, the final nail in the coffin is starting with the higher overdose of taxes for new construction and the beginning of the five-year phase-in of our new real estate taxes for existing homes. I hope and pray for everyone’s sake that some cutting edge ideas leading to reasonable solutions will stem the tsunami that is just around the corner. Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has 39 years of experience in the Real Estate industry and 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). For a “FREE” 15 minute consultation, a value analysis of your home, or to answer any of your questions or concerns he can be reached by cell: (516) 647-4289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com Just email or snail mail (regular mail) him with your ideas or suggestions on future columns with your name, email and cell number and he will call or email you back.

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Recent Real Estate Sales in

Manhasset

17 Claridge Circle, Manhasset

330 Ryder Road, Manhasset

4 bd, ba, Sold on: 1/14/21, Sold Price: $1,560,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Manhasset

4 bd, 3 ba, Sold on: 12/23/20, Sold Price: $1,360,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Manhasset

49 Normandy Lane, Manhasset

50 Westgate Blvd, Manhasset

4 bd, 2 ba, Sold on: 1/8/21, Sold Price: $1,205,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Manhasset

5 bd, 5 ba, Sold on: 3/4/21, Sold Price: $2,100,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Manhasset

Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in Manhasset by a variety of real estate agencies. This information about the home and the photos were obtained through the Zillow.com. The homes are presented solely based on the fact that they were recently sold in Manhasset and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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Boar’s Head box truck overturns F. Hill OKs 2021-22 budget

Continued from Page 1 eral hours. Police said an investigation is ongoing. A spokeswoman for Boar’s Head told Newsday that the truck belonged to Top Shelf Provisions, an independent authorized purveyor based in Northport. Nobody at the company could be reached, Newsday reported.

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A Boar’s Head box truck hit the overpass for Shelter Rock Road on the Long Island Expressway, killing its driver and passenger, according to the Nassau County Police Department.

Nassau leads state in vaccinations Continued from Page 2 the wee hours of the night registering people both nights, so kudos to you guys,” Bral said Tuesday. “We were able to distribute 500 vaccines in about five hours, which is record time in our county.” Three teenagers at the Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park were among the first to receive the vac-

cine in the newly expanded eligibility on Tuesday, including 16-year-old Hanna Riva Goldberg of Great Neck. “Being vaccinated will make it so much easier for our youngsters to get back to their normal lives,” said Dr. Sophia Jan, chief of general pediatrics at the medical center. “Not only will they be able to get back to school and their social

activities, but the important things like hugging their parents and visiting their grandparents ... We can start thinking about these things again.” According to state figures, nearly 550,000 Nassau County residents had received at least one vaccination dose, with more than 357,000 receiving their full series of shots as of Wednesday.

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Continued from Page 2 control, and $487,000 for employee benefits, with the latter seeing an increase of $13,000 from last year. Herrington said that the village’s largest anticipated expense increase would come from changes to its garbage contract. “We’re anticipating a 36 percent increase in that contract based oﬀ of what we’ve seen out in the marketplace and discussions with diﬀerent folks within the industry,” Herrington said. “You won’t see that directly in the sanitation line. We spread that out among our contingency budget too, as well, so we can dial that in as we get those bids back.” The village trustees, including the recently elected Max Frankel, then voted unanimously to pass the budget. The trustees will next meet on Monday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. over Zoom.

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Hearing to be held on anti-Asian incidents Continued from Page 13 incidents throughout the nation, most recently, shootings in three massage parlors in the Atlanta area that left eight people dead, including six Asian women. Estimates show 10 percent of the county’s population is composed of Asian-Americans. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) backed a new federal bill, the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, that would provide the U.S. Department of Justice with more resources to investigate hate crimes. “I stand with our neighbors and friends from the Asian-American community to announce my backing of a federal bill that would give the DOJ more tools, and locals more help, to stem this tide of intolerance, investigate hate crimes – in every corner or place they might occur—and ease the worry across the city and Long Island,” Schumer said. Oﬃcials said more than 3,800 antiAsian incidents were reported across the nation in 2020. There was also a 149 percent increase in anti-Asian hate

crimes in the 16 largest cities throughout the U.S. in 2020, officials said. In Nassau County, the Great Neck school district was the subject of a letter from nearly 40 parents reporting that younger students of Asian descent had been asked if they ate bats and were called “COVID-19 spreaders” by other students. District Superintendent Teresa Prendergast said at the time that no anti-Asian incidents had occurred on school grounds. Local officials and community leaders led by Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan (I-Woodbury) attended a “Stand Up to Hate” rally with hundreds of people to condemn increases in bias incidents and violence against Asian-Americans in the age of COVID-19 in mid-March. Lafazan’s office coordinated the event, held on the front steps of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building, with Gordon Zhang, president of the Long Island Chinese American Association, and Farrah Mozawalla, executive director of Nassau County’s Office of Asian American Affairs.

“It’s on all of us to speak out in a loud, unified and categorical voice to demand an end to this violence,” Lafazan said during the rally. The rally was attended by elected leaders, including Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove), multiple members of the New York Senate and Assembly, North Hempstead Town Clerk Wayne Wink and Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum (D-Great Neck). “Nassau County is standing together against the rising tide of anti-Asian hate,” Curran said. “Although there have been no reported hate crimes targeting Asian-Americans in Nassau, the attacks we’re seeing in our state are alarming and unacceptable. Now and always there is no home for hate in Nassau.” “The steady stream of hateful rhetoric linking Asian-Americans with COVID-19 and the ensuing number of antiAsian hate crimes is abhorrent,” Suozzi said. “It is incumbent upon all of us to do everything in our power to call out and reject xenophobia and racism each

and every time it rears its ugly head. We must always ensure that hate will never win.” “The recent wave of hate crimes across the country, particularly against the Asian-American community, must stop,” DiNapoli said. “We must speak out against any form of hate and discrimination directed toward our fellow Americans and New Yorkers. Our neighbors must know we have their backs, and we won’t tolerate any violence or threats of violence or intimidation against anyone.” Community leaders like Tracey Edwards, Long Island regional director of the NAACP; Dr. Isma Chaudhry, spokesperson and past president of the Islamic Center of Long Island; Eric Post, Long Island regional director of the American Jewish Committee; Andrea Bolender, chair of the board of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County; and Dr. Asiah Mason, CEO of the Mill Neck Family of Organizations, which provided American Sign Language interpreters for the event; also spoke.

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Police oversight office in Nassau Continued from Page 8 beneficial for oﬃcers and the community. According to the plan, RedLand Strategies, a company that specializes in emergency management for municipalities, will be the adviser for the initiative. The county will formally begin the process of selecting a vendor for the cameras once the Police Department works with the county’s Shared Services Department to identify best practices for body cameras. Bynoe and community activists said just hav-

ing body cameras is not enough of an accountability measure for oﬃcers. Bynoe referred to the filmed incident of George Floyd’s death with a Minneapolis police oﬃcer’s knee on the back of his neck. “One of the common themes we kept hearing from the county’s administration was that we were all happy with the plans because of the body cameras,” Bynoe said. “We wanted to illustrate the point that body cameras were not the start and finish of this reform plan.”

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Body cameras long overdue Continued from Page 14 We would like to agree with Nicolello that “the overwhelming majority of men and women in blue” are dedicated professionals who show courage in carrying out their job. But like President Reagan agreeing to a nuclear treaty with Russia, we want to trust and verify. One obvious answer is body cameras. The adoption of the technology around the nation has shown the devices provide many benefits, including proof of police doing their jobs well. Or not. The cameras provide accountability for police and encourage good behavior, the same as the highway patrolman on a busy roadway. They also create greater confidence and support in communities where that does not often exist. This, along with the removal of police who commit wrongdoing, would do more to support police than any Blue Ribbon campaign. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, a Democrat, has proposed the widespread use of body cameras in a reform plan sent to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and in a proposed contract with po-

lice. Incredibly, the contract called for police to receive an extra $3,000 for wearing body cameras. In the year 2021, body cameras are essential equipment for police like badges and guns and should not justify a stipend. But at least we appear headed in the right direction. We do not fault the PBA for asking for the stipend or the outsize compensation packages officers have received over the years in a county that cannot afford them. The job of a union is to negotiate on behalf of its members and get the best deal possible – help we’d like to see more American workers have. In Nassau as in other jurisdictions across the country, a legitimate question has been raised as to whether police unions have too much power. But ultimately it’s up to public officials, representing the best interests of county residents, to tell union members no when their demands are not justified or cannot be afforded. Or when they need to be subject to greater accountability. It is long past time for Nassau County police to be wearing body cameras. For their sake and ours.

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Port teen leads Kyra’s Champions display Continued from Page 1 Friday, with a setup at Blumenfeld Park in the morning and at the Davies Green in the afternoon. Blumenfeld recruited neighbors, friends, community members and classmates on their final day of spring break to take hourly shifts installing the pinwheels at each park. “This is an event for kids by kids, and I really wanted it that way,” Franchetti said in a phone interview. “It was very important to me that we did it that way. It’s National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and this should be an event with heavy involvement from children.” In the summer of 2016, Franchetti’s daughter Kyra was killed by her father at his home in Fairfax, Virginia, while on an unsupervised, court-sanctioned visit. The sleeping 2-year-old was shot twice in the back before her father set the house on fire and shot himself to death. Franchetti, who had experienced physical and verbal abuse from Kyra’s father and left him when she became pregnant, had been embroiled in a yearslong custody dispute with him at the time in Nassau County’s Family Court system, and founded Kyra’s Champions to pursue legislation and ensure that what happened to Kyra wouldn’t happen to any other child. Since then, Franchetti has obtained the passage of a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives which calls for hearings on the practices of Family Courts, says that evidence of abuse can only be submitted by an approved feepaid professional and that states should have clear standards for the professionals, among other things; and testified before the New York State Assembly, with a bill named for Kyra introduced in the chamber in February. The number of pinwheels placed at each park, 744, not only represent Kyra and the other 18 children in New York state who have been murdered by their father or mother while going through a child custody case, divorce or separation, but 725 children whose deaths are said to have been hidden by Child Protective Services. Also meaningful were the locations, with Kyra having frequently played at Blumenfeld Park and the Davies Green

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Shayna Blumenfeld of Port Washington places blue pinwheels in Blumenfeld Family Park on April 2. with her mother. In addition to the plantings in parks, Kyra’s Champions oﬀered bundle of seven pinwheels for $28 for community members to place around their homes during April in support of child abuse prevention. Over 150 of these bundles were sold, Blumenfeld said, including to public figures like state Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti (D-Manorhaven), North Hempstead Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte (D-Port Washington) and Port Washington Superintendent of Schools Michael Hynes, among others. Local businesses like Herb & Olive Marketa, Bach 2 Rock, Blue Moon Martial Arts, Asset Based Consulting and Port Jeﬀerson-based Sea Creations, plus public institutions like Weber Middle School

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and the Manhasset Public Library, also displayed the pinwheels. Additional donation of services came from Printstation NY in New Hyde Park, which created signs for each park, and from local photographers Carin Forman, Kim-Ly Moynihan, Natalie Labib and Susan Auriemma, with Auriemma taking drone videos of the Manhasset display. The response has been overwhelming, Franchetti says. “You drive around town and you see the pinwheels on people’s lawns,” Franchetti said. “It’s absolutely incredible to see how involved the community has gotten, and how much support we have from the community, which I’m forever thankful for.” “Shayna’s running the show, and I’m incredibly thankful for her involvement,”

Franchetti added. “She has been absolutely fantastic. It has been an incredible partnership, and the teamwork has been absolutely outstanding.” With Blumenfeld leading the charge, Franchetti chose not to attend the event due to its proximity to Kyra’s birthday. Nevertheless, she said the beauty of the event cannot be overstated. “This was a beautiful, amazing way to honor and celebrate her and her legacy,” Franchetti said. “Kyra’s legacy will only continue because of the community and their involvement and their support. And I’m forever thankful for that.” The blue pinwheel displays in Blumenfeld Park and the Mary Jane Davies Green will remain up until Saturday.

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Herricks senior Reflections finalists honored as a leader named in Herricks Herricks High School senior, Roshni Varkey was selected by the Oﬃce of State Senator Anna Kaplan to be honored for how she has enhanced and promoted the positive image of African Americans in the schools and community. Each year, Senator Kaplan hosts a Black History Month celebration that highlights contributions of African Americans in the community. The event includes recognition of deserving high school seniors who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in doing so. Roshni was nominated by Racial Literacy teacher Pascale Gabriel. Through her involvement in this course, Roshni learned about racial discrimination, housing inequity and racial divides, and explored ways to mit-

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igate these problems and implement change. She and two other members of the class cofounded the Black Student Union, which was introduced this school year and features meetings that consist of presentations and group discussions. Roshni serves as treasurer and was

involved in the group’s Black History Month initiatives. “I’ve always navigated toward fighting injustice from a young age,” Roshni said. “We felt it was time to start the club and that it would be good for the community.” Roshni has also helped advocate for greater diversity in the curriculum. Last summer, she met with members of the English Department and suggested more books by authors of color. She also encouraged the Social Studies Department to include more Black history topics. “Roshni is an insightful young woman who cares deeply about issues surrounding racial justice and equity,” Ms. Gabriel said. “I was pleased to nominate her and am very proud.”

Two Herricks High School students have been named Nassau Region finalists in the PTA Reflections Program. Alyssa Samuels was recognized for her musical composition, “The Battle to Establish Ethos,” Isabella Schneiderman was honored for her choreographed contemporary dance piece, “I Was Here.” Their work has advanced to the New York State PTA for further judging with the prospect of reaching the national level and earning additional distinctions. According to the National PTA Reflections Program, the theme for 20202021 is“I Matter Because .” Entrants submitted their completed works of art in categories of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts.

Isabella has choreographed in the past, and last year won the New York State Award of Excellence and was named a National Finalist in the Reflections Contest. She has been dancing since age two and performs with two companies outside of school. Alyssa learned to compose in ninth grade through the school’s STAC

program and has continued to create new pieces since then. She is a vocalist and has been reading music since the third grade. A Tri-M member and NYSSMA participant, she also plays the viola and more recently, learned the piano to further complement her work. She has won other recognitions, including a scholarship to the USTAN summer camp for the arts.

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