Cohen’s named 2nd best in state

Children’s hospital ranked by U.S. News

BY BRANDON DUFFY

Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park was named one of the best children’s hospitals in the state for the 17th year in a row.

The hospital ranked second on U.S. News & World Report’s list of best hospitals for children in New York, only behind New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell.

Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital in Manhattan, part of the NYU Langone network, earned the top spot in New York for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery care while being named the fifth-best children’s hospital in the state. Hassenfeld Children’s also earned a top-15 national ranking for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery.

“Once again, Cohen Children’s Medical Center has achieved high rankings for the groundbreaking work being done by our team members in a variety of specialties,” Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling said in a statement. “We understand how stressful a hospital stay can be – not only for our young patients but for their families. For this reason, every member of this hospital’s staff works together to provide a comforting and healing environment for the children and the people who love them.”

Cohen Children’s also earned top50 national rankings for nephrology, cancer, pediatric pulmonology, pediatric urology, neurology, neonatology, pediatric diabetes and gastroenterology, according to the news outlet. The hospital also tied for seventh best children’s hospital in the mid-Atlantic region, which includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

Honors and accolades, specifically from U.S. News & World Report, were named in a recent suit filed by Langone against Northwell in June.

Langone, which has a hospital in Mineola, alleges Northwell, intentionally copied their “unique” color and font in multiple forms of advertising–including billboards and digital ads–to exploit their reputation.

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BY KARINA KOVAC

Michael Mazzei, 83, had a vision 50 years ago when he signed a 99year lease on the Best & Co. department store in Manhasset.

His ambitious goal was to transform the space into a “department store of beauty,” with comprehensive services beyond what a salon typically offers.

Today, Mazzei looks back on the dream that became a reality, nuBest Salon and Spa, which officially opened on June 19, 1973, coincidentally Mazzei’s birthday.

With a team of over 100 hairstylists, colorists, nail technicians, and aestheticians, the salon is still a thriv- ing hub of beauty and self-care, catering to thousands of clients a week in a bustling 20,000-square-foot space.

“Celebrating nuBest’s 50th anniversary feels like a dream,” said Mazzei, “I am so proud of what my family and I have been able to achieve with nuBest. We have created a community for our clients with the help of nuBest’s highly trained and extremely talented staff.”

In 1973, the salon offered more than beauty services. It was a shopping destination for clothing, which provided customers with purchasing options and a unique experience. Over the years, Mazzei has continued to redefine what a salon is and put his creativity into product development.

The journey of Mazzei into the hair business began with his actual trip to America. As an Italian immigrant, he arrived in Queens at the age of 14 and started working in a soda shop. Through his uncle, who was a barber, Mazzei discovered his interest in hair and decided to pursue formal training in cosmetology.

Continuing Mazzei’s legacy now is his family. His son, Jamie, and his cousins Vincent Cascio and Christian Fleres, have taken on the day-to-day operations of the business. And most recently, the business has reached its third generation, with Jamie’s son Marco, 19, following in his family’s footsteps working as his father’s assistant and paving his own way as a future hairdresser.

One of the main elements that set nuBest apart besides its services, is its commitment to nurturing talent, Mazzei said. He implemented a comContinued on Page 36

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