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G.N. lawyer levels charges in announcing challenge to Suozzi BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN A Great Neck lawyer has accused Gerard Terry, the former North Hempstead Democratic Party chairman who is serving a prison term for tax evasion, of having propositioned him to have sex when he was a young political activist. The lawyer, Michael Weinstock, 47, who served as an assistant district attorney in Kings County for five years, made the allegations in a letter made available to Blank Slate Media and interviews. He made the claims in announcing that he would run against incumbent Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) for the Democratic nomination in the 3rd Congressional District. He said he was running in part over unhappiness with Suozzi’s backing of Terry. Weinstock alleged that the first instance happened in 1996,
when Terry allegedly said that as his mentor, “I want to spend lots of time with you. I want to take you on overnight trips and open doors for you,” and “I want to do things with you that you’ve never done before.” Another alleged instance came after Weinstock volunteered for a friend’s political campaign after he graduated from law school in 1998, he said, when he went into Terry’s office. “After a little chit chat, Terry grasped my forearm and told me, ‘I want to see more of you.’ I squirmed away and ran to the door,” Weinstock alleged. “While I was running to the elevator, Terry stood in the doorframe of his office, pointing his finger at me and shouting, ‘I remember who my friends are, Michael! You ask around!’” “When I was a prosecutor, I encouraged dozens of men and women to testify about sex Continued on Page 66
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A ribbon cutting for a newly restored building on Old Northern Boulevard. From left, Roslyn Lankmark Society Executive Director Jennifer Lister, Village of Roslyn Deputy Mayor Marshall Bernstein, Village of Roslyn Historic District Board Chairperson Anne Gronan, Jobco Realty & Construction President Michael Puntillo, PSEG’s John Keating, National Grid’s Lyle Sclair and VISION Long Island’s Eric Alexander. See story on page 2.
Kann, Schneider named valedictorian, salutatorian BY T E R I W EST Valedictorian Johanna Kann said she took the hardest courses available during her time at Roslyn High School, finding that they offered her the most complete explana-
tion of what she was learning about. Salutatorian Gemma Schneider spent high school diving into both the humanities and sciences. “I get really interested in whatever it is that I’m doing,” Schneider said. “It’s almost like
whatever I’m studying in at that exact moment is what I’m interested in and what I love.” Ending high school with the highest weighted GPAs in their class and the titles that accompany them were nice recContinued on Page 11
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Old 6th Precinct building restored Roslyn space ready for business BY T E R I W EST
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David Keefe (left) and Alan Littman are both running unopposed for spots on the East Williston Board of Education.
Roslyn residents to head to polls Tuesday School ballots feature budgets, ed board members B Y J E S S I C A P A R K S another three-year term. He is create state of the art facilities School trustee candidates seeking re-election in districts across Roslyn, the Willistons and Mineola are all running unopposed. Alan Littman and David Keefe both seek re-election to East Williston’s school board, Steven Litvack and Bruce Valauri both run unopposed in Roslyn, board President Julie Chin is facing no challengers in Herricks, and Cheryl Lampasona is running for her second term on the Mineola Board of Education. Voting will take place on Tuesday. Roslyn Union Free School District Litvack is an incumbent trustee who has been on the board for 10 and a half years. He is unopposed in his run for
the president of Jersey College in Teterboro, New Jersey. He said the board’s efforts toward fiscal responsibility and curriculum enhancement are sources of pride for him. “These accomplishments have occurred through strategic analysis that recognizes the importance of forward-thinking projects while understanding financial restraints that exist in today’s secondary educational environment,” he said. Valauri is a trustee running for re-election unopposed. He has served on the board for nine years. Valauri works as a prosthodontist, a specialist in dental prosthetics, such as teeth implants or dentures. “We continue to enhance our curriculum opportunities,
while remaining fiscally conscious and diligent,” he wrote in a candidate statement. “I am humbled by our Community’s confidence in my dedication and commitment.” Voting will be held at the Roslyn High School north gymnasium from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. where residents can also vote on the proposed $113.9 million school budget and $5.1 million budget for Bryant Library. The 2019-20 school budget is a 2.94 percent increase from the budget approved last year. If approved, the tax levy will be increased by 1.97 percent. Nearly 53 percent of the budget goes toward salaries and another 26.3 percent goes toward benefits. The Bryant Library budget Continued on Page 55
A space on Old Northern Boulevard formerly home to the Nassau County Police Department’s 6th Precinct has been completely restored after being left vacant for about a decade. The building is ready for new occupants, and welcoming business into the two-story brick site across from Soleil Furniture will enhance the Village of Roslyn, Deputy Mayor Marshall Bernstein said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Friday afternoon. “We’re in need of successful commercial ventures in the village and that’s what this will turn into,” he said. “We don’t like empty storefronts.” National Grid and PSEG Long Island supported the project by providing grants of just over $26,000 each as parts of revitalization programs the companies execute. Michael Puntillo, the president of Great Neck-based Jobco Realty & Construction, purchased the building about two years ago and said he plans to sign with a tenant in the next couple of weeks. “I’m just excited that I was able to restore the outside of this building and have beauti-
ful architecture in this historic downtown,” he said. When he bought the building through a bid with Nassau County, it was in total disrepair, he said. “It was a disaster,” Puntillo said. “It was mold-ridden. Leaks. It was truly blighted.” The building was constructed in the 1920s or ’30s, he said. In the 1950s it housed the 6th Precinct until the police station moved to Community Drive, he said. Nassau County then operated it as a senior citizen center beginning in the 1970s. But by the time Puntillo acquired it, the building had been vacant for about 10 years, he said. “Any downtown that you drive through and you see a blighted building, you’re not really likely to shop there or go to dinner,” said John Keating, PSEG’s manager of economic development. The location is now complete with energy-efficient materials, LED lighting and new heating, ventilation and air conditioning units. PSEG’s main street revitalization program has existed for about a year and a half and helps complete electrical systems for projects in business Continued on Page 55
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New downtown could surround Macy’s Brookfield Properties, department store unveil plan for Manhasset mixed-use development BY T E R I W EST Macy’s and international development company Brookfield Properties have designed plans for a mixed-use development on the department store’s Manhasset property that includes three apartment complexes, a fullservice hotel, an oďŹƒce building and additional retail and dining space, company oďŹƒcials told local community leaders last Wednesday. The mixed-use development, which they are calling Manhasset Square, is intended to be a new center for the community that enhances the area surrounding the department store. The project would cost over $400 million and require the Town of North Hempstead to approve a number of variances, Brookfield representatives said. Brookfield would be the owner and operator of all buildings except for Macy’s, which would remain the same size and in the same location. “There’s a place-making opportunity in Manhasset,â€? said Chase Martin, senior vice presi-
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Macy’s has been partnering with Brookfield Properties to transform its Manhasset property into a mixed-use development. dent for mixed-use development at Brookfield Properties. “We want to have that Main Street feel. A place where the community can meet.� The parties have been collaborating for nearly two years as Macy’s has been evaluating its properties across the country, ex-
ploring ways to bring the space around its stores to life, said Chris Erb, Macy’s vice president for real estate. “We’ve got a very robust online presence that we’re looking to strengthen over time, but it’s never going to overtake our brick-and-mortar business,�
Erb said. “We recognize we have work to do to continue to strengthen our brick-and-mortar presence and part of that is enlivening the environments around our stores.� The department store’s Manhasset location is one of the most successful in the country,
said Aanen Olsen, vice president for development at Brookfield Asset Management. It sits on a 28.3-acre site that Federated Department Stores, which owns Macy’s, purchased from the Whitneys in 1963. Much of the site is an asphalt parking lot. It borders the Terrace Manor neighborhood, Whitney Pond, Northern Boulevard and Community Drive. Nearby are the Greentree estate and North Shore University Hospital. The Macy’s property includes seven residentially zoned acres behind the department store, which it has no plans to develop, Olsen said. The design Macy’s and Brookfield developed includes 355 luxury rental apartments, 2,271 parking spaces, 72,000 square feet of oďŹƒce space and 73,400 square feet of retail. The bulk of the parking would be underground. Manhasset Square would generate $3.5 million in annual tax revenue, according to Brookfield. In coming months, BrookContinued on Page 13
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Clinton G. Martin Park’s pool reopened last summer in New Hyde Park after a year of renovations, completed under a more than $20 million contract with Wantagh-based Gramercy Group. Now, the Town of North Hempstead’s public works commissioner is alleging that aspects of the project remain incomplete, which Gramercy’s lawyer said is a ruse to withhold paying off debt the town racked up as the project finished last spring. Public Works Commissioner Paul DiMaria sent a letter May 8 to Gramercy Group informing it that the town plans to declare it in default because the project was not completed on time and offering the company an opportunity to respond with a May 15 deadline. The town is withholding $1.97 million from the contractor because of these claims, said the town’s communications director, Carole Troterre. In his letter, DiMaria presented a list of incomplete projects that he said had needed to be complete on April 24, 2018.
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Clinton G. Martin Park’s renovated pool is the centerpiece of a dispute between the Town of North Hempstead’s commissioner of public works and Gramercy Group. Three of them are what the town and Gramercy Group have come to refer to as the “big three,” Gramercy lawyer Michael McKenna said: domestic water piping, the pool’s overflow system and a sump that was not connected to a drain. Those are the only three projects that Gramercy Group agrees were not completed, and it is because the company was only told they would have to be completed
in a new format, contrary to the original contract, after the summer ended, the lawyer said. For the overflow system, the town only gave the company the new plans in February, he said. The town has yet to pay Gramercy Group $1.5 million for 25 change orders it issued to the company once the project was complete, he said. Those only came up at the very end of renovation. One was
an aesthetic issue with a planter at the entrance of the facility, McKenna said. “They told Gramercy take it out and it was over $50,000 to take it out, and this was told to them just prior to when the pool was supposed to be opened,” he said. Projects the town deems incomplete and the contract balance together tack on more than $1 million to the $1.5 million
owed for the change orders, the lawyer said. “Ironically all of these ‘big three’ only came up once the issues with funding came up, and we believe it’s far too convenient,” McKenna said. On Wednesday morning, McKenna said he was in the midst of preparing a lengthy letter disputing DiMaria’s, which he said was a false and unfair depiction of the situation. Gramercy Group expects to be paid for its work, its lawyer said. It is hoping for a public hearing in front of the Town Board so that this can be resolved. However, if the company is not paid, it plans to sue. “We believe that if this does get an opportunity for a public hearing in front of the Town Board … that the Town Board will understand, ‘OK, there’s more to this, let’s sit down and see if we can get this resolved,’” he said. “We just want a fair hearing to hear our side of the story.” The pool is still set to open on time this summer, Trottere said.
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GOP legislators seek ‘cashless bail’ changes BY J E S S I C A PA R K S Nassau County Republican legislators, union leaders and local advocates called last Thursday for the repeal or amendment of the state’s cashless bail reforms. Under the law, cash bail will be eliminated for all misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies. Police officers will also be required to issue a desk appearance instead of performing a custodial arrest for misdemeanors and Class E felonies. Brian Sullivan, president of the Nassau County Corrections Union, said these offenses include “many levels of arson, DWI, many levels of rape, burglary, possession of a weapon on school grounds, selling drugs on school property, stalking, reckless destruction of property, possession of child pornography, forcible touching and many drug crimes.” The law was included in the state budget passed April 1 and is expected to go into effect in January. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in his office’s budget release that this will ensure that about 90 percent of cases where people are charged but not yet convicted of a crime will remain out of jail before their day in court. Cuomo argued that the cash bail system unfairly burdened low-income populations who cannot afford to pay to be released from jail before trial. A March 26 tweet from the governor
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Showing road work, jurisdictions County unveils 2 websites to alert residents of upcoming construction, gov’t responsible BY J E S S I C A PA R K S Nassau County Executive Laura Curran launched two new websites last Wednesday: one outlines which roads have and will be repaved in the county and the other breaks down municipal ownership of roads. Both websites are interactive and were developed by the county’s Department of Public Works and I.T. Department to provide residents and local municipalities with a visual update on the county’s Road Resurfacing Program. As part of the county’s road program, the Department of Public Works expects to repave 200 lane miles of county roads, which represents a 177 percent increase over the amount of resurfacing work conducted in 2017. The resurfacing program is funded with $65 million from the county’s capital plan that was approved in April. “Investing in our infrastructure is a priority and with over 1,500 county-owned lane miles in
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Curran vetoes elected assessor law Nicolello says he will ask Legislature to override county exec to hold referendeum BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Nassau County Executive Laura Curran vetoed a law that would make the county assessor an elected position on Tuesday, suggesting the proposal would put the county assessment system and county finances at risk. The assessor referendum bill passed in the Legislature by a 10-7 vote in April, with two of the legislative body’s members absent due to a holiday. All votes against were by Democrats, while all votes in favor were from Republicans. Curran’s administration set out to unfreeze the assessment roll after taking office in 2018, before moving to reassess every parcel of land at a 0.10 percent level of assessment. The assessment rolls were frozen in 2011 by the Edward Mangano administration. People who grieved their taxes, contending they had overpaid, ended up essentially subsidized by people who did not, Curran, a Democrat, previously said. “I strongly oppose any effort
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cracy into one of the most vital services that the County provides – property assessment,” Curran said.
Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) quickly called on legislators to override
the executive’s veto, saying there have been several errors in the property reassessment process and a lack of transparency with residents. Republicans called for the resignation of County Assessor David Moog in late January, citing errors in tens of thousands of tax impact notices. “An elected assessor will give Nassau taxpayers greater accountability and transparency and will be responsive to the residents, unlike the appointed assessor,” Nicolello said. “Unfortunately, this county executive does not trust the people to make the decision. We do. Let the people decide.” A supermajority – two-thirds – of legislators would need to vote in favor of the legislation to override the county executive’s veto. This means one Democrat from the seven-member minority caucus would need to defect. “I am calling on members of the Minority to support the override to give the people the right to vote in a referendum as to whether Nassau should have an elected assessor,” Nicolello said.
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Kann, Schneider gear up for college Continued from Page 1 ognition for four years of hard work, they said. Roslyn’s school system provided a learning environment with smart, kind people who became dear friends, Kann said as she finishes up the school year before jumping to Chicago in the fall to attend Northwestern University. “I honestly just like the people,” she said of the schools. “It was a lot of people who were like-minded.” Both Kann and Schneider were involved in an array of extracurriculars both in and out of school. Serving as editor in chief of the high school’s newspaper allowed Schneider to help guide freshman participants, she said. Summers spent at a Stony Brook University research program first studying breast cancer and then orthopedic implants landed her a presenting gig at a conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Despite the six clubs she is a member of, five of which she holds leadership roles in, Schneider said she tries to get seven to eight hours of sleep ev-
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Roslyn valedictorian Johanna Kann, left, and salutatorian Gemma Schneider. ery night. “If I don’t get a lot of sleep the next day for me is just brutal,” she said. “It affects my mood. It affects everything.” Kann is the captain of the science olympiad team and the president of the science national honor society. She plays on
the varsity softball team and for the past two years had been attending German school to connect with her family’s roots. Her face on her first day of chemistry class was representative of her enthusiasm for the field, she said. “We were just going over
basic lab procedures and my teacher talks about how we’d be using the Bunsen burner in class and apparently my face got so excited that she had to stop the class to tell me to calm down,” Kann said. Attending Northwestern will allow her to major in both
chemical engineering and integrated sciences, she said. Schneider said she plans to further explore her interests while attending Harvard University. She is considering pursuing journalism or public policy. Emerging technology is currently a particular point of interest because of work she’s done in the ethics and government club she leads, she said. “We do a lot of cases that involve new technologies and their ethical ramifications and that something I’ve really loved,” Scheider said. The Roslyn Board of Education recognized Kann and Schneider at last Thursday’s meeting, and Principal Scott Andrews read statements the students’ teachers wrote about them. “If it were possible to harness the energy of her genuine personality and zest for life, then all of Manhattan could be powered,” one teacher wrote about Kann. “Johanna is undeniable intelligent, grounded and charismatic.” Kann’s grandmothers proudly watched.
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Good assessment news brings silence
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erhaps the most interesting thing about Newsday’s recent analysis of Nassau County’s property reassessment has been the response of public officials. Or lack thereof. The analysis found “that the new assessments are well within every major professional standard of accuracy and fairness.” One would have expected an outpouring of gratitude for a fix to a system that was anything but fair or accurate and under which half the county’s property owners overpaid their property taxes. According to the Newsday report, $2.7 billion in property taxes was shifted over the eight years in which no reassessment was done from people who challenged their property taxes to those who didn’t. The people who hadn’t challenged their property taxes – generally younger, less affluent and more likely to be members of a minority group – were assessed at a level 29.2 percent greater than those who did, Newsday reported. But Republican county legislators, who have repeatedly challenged the accuracy of the reassessment, said nothing following Newsday’s report. In fact, there is no indication that they have even given up on their idea of holding a referendum to make the county assessor an elected position rather than one appointed by the county executive. This raises a couple of questions. One is: Do Republican legislators actually want an accurate and fair assessment system? Republicans legislators have pointed to several miscues made in the rollout of the county’s reassessment system in calling for the referendum and the removal
of County Assessor David Moog, a certified assessor appointed by County Executive Laura Curran, a Democrat. But they said nothing during Republican County Executive Ed Mangano’s eight years in office when this mess developed. During this time, Mangano never appointed a certified assessor, allowed an exodus of professionals from the assessor’s office and never reassessed county property. A second question is: What information are Republican legislators relying on to make proposals about Moog and the county assessor’s office? And perhaps more importantly: Why is it left to a newspaper to conduct studies on the county’s assessment system and not the Legislature? Isn’t oversight of county assessments their job? This is not the first time the public has been forced to rely on Newsday for a meaningful study of the system that determines how much they pay in property taxes. Newsday presented the full scope of Nassau County’s broken reassessment system in 2017 in a story titled “Separate & Unequal: Nassau Tax Shift.” One might have thought that the Legislature would learn its lesson the first time and begin doing the type of study undertaken by Newsday to try to address the dysfunctional system created under Mangano while they silently watched. Curran deserves much credit for appointing a competent county assessor and quickly undertaking a countywide reassessment. This was more than a matter of fairness, though that should be enough.
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But thanks to a county assessment system in which property owners were actually encouraged to challenge their taxes, Nassau paid tens of millions of dollars to those who did each year. The new system does not prevent property owners from challenging their assessment and any assessment system will be imperfect. But the Newsday study shows that the reassessment will greatly reduce the number and amount of awards. This is not an unimportant situationfor a county, whose finances have been under state supervision since 2000 and has consistently struggled to balance its budget. Still, Curran has focused less on her success in fixing the broken assessment system than her proposed five-year phase-in of the assessment changes, which recently won approval in the state Legislature but still needs approval by the county Legislature. We’d like to think the county Legislature’s failure to approve the phase-in had to do with a newfound sense of fairness on their part.
After all, the five-year phasein means that the 50 percent of property owners who have been overpaying their property for the last eight years will continue to overpay their property taxes for the next few years. Just by smaller amounts. And the 50 percent of property owners who have been underpaying their taxes for the past eight years – who are generally older, whiter and more affluent – will continue to underpay their property taxes. Just by smaller amounts. This is like responding to a hurricane by having people who suffered storm damage make payments to people whose homes weren’t damaged. But we suspect the Republican legislators’ delay has more to do with exploiting the unhappiness of people who now have to pay more for political gain. Or perhaps they hope a lawsuit brought by four Sands Point residents to delay the reassessment will succeed? They lent strong support to that theory by announcing Tuesday they would attempt to override Curran’s veto of the proposed
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referendum. To add injury to injury, those overpaying their taxes often live in school districts that spend less per pupil than those underpaying their taxes. The lower spending per pupil, which usually means fewer services, hurts at least the perceived quality of a school district, according to Multiple Listing Services statistics compiled by Oxford Realty agent. And, in turn, it negatively affects the value of their homes. “The home values go directly up and down depending upon the perception of the quality of the school district,” Mitchell Pally, the CEO of the Long Island Builders Institute, told Blank Slate Media. And yet both Nassau County Democrats and Republicans have focused their efforts on easing the burden of those who have underpaid their taxes. Still, we must give credit where credit is due. Curran has taken the steps to fix the assessment system and property owners may pay what they really owe – eventually.
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KREMER’S CORNER
Congress is not chopped liver
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an you imagine how many schoolbook publishers are having sleepless nights because of the battle in Congress over its powers to issue subpoenas and get compliance? All these years it was the understanding of every child educated in America that there are three branches of government. They are the Executive (president), the Legislative (Congress) and the Judiciary (the courts.) With little or no warning to the book publishers and the rest of the world, President Donald Trump has told the House of Representatives that in his mind, they are chopped liver and he doesn’t have to pay attention to them at all. Even though the U.S. Constitution specifically states that there shall be three co-equal branches of government, the president has declared that since the House of Representatives is being run by Democrats, he doesn’t have to cooperate with them. To the average citizen try-
ing to take the 5:14 p.m. to Levittown, it may not matter how many branches of government there are, but eventually if the federal government collapses into a flurry of lawsuits and bickering, even the little guy will suffer. To start with, the House is the place where all of the funding for government operations begins. It is the only branch of the government that can propose taxes and has the ability to stop monies from being spent for hundreds of important government services. That’s one way the average citizen could be hurt. I don’t think there is one living constitutional scholar who believes that Trump can win this battle. Either house of Congress has the right to subpoena witnesses or documents. If people like Attorney General William Barr or Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin think they can defy either house, they are in for an unpleasant experience. You don’t have to believe me on this subject. Back in 1821,
JERRY KREMER Kremer’s Corner
the U.S. Supreme Court stated that without the power to hold people in contempt of Congress, the legislative branch would be “exposed to every indignity and interruption that rudeness, caprice, or even conspiracy may mediate against it.” It is established law that either house can commence contempt proceedings. Unlike the passage of a law, the two houses don’t have to approve
a contempt proceeding. Once a committee produces a contempt citation, it has to be debated by the full chamber. Even if there is a filibuster, sooner or later a majority can vote formally to hold someone in contempt. So even an imperial president can’t stop the process from moving along. Is contempt of Congress the equivalent of a parking ticket? Contempt of Congress is a federal misdemeanor, punishable by a $100,000 fine and up to one year in prison. Since 1975, 10 federal officials have been held in contempt. Among the big names who hold that honor are Henry Kissinger (1975), Joseph A. Califano, Jr. (1978), James Watt, (1982), William French Smith (1983) and Attorney General Janet Reno (1998). Once they were formally held in contempt, the White House gave in and provided either the documents or the witnesses needed to satisfy Congress. Let’s say that Mnuchin or Barr is held in contempt. And the president decides to appeal
their violation to the Supreme Court. That could happen, but if either side got a bad decision they would be sorry they ever tried that maneuver. Smart lawyers would tell their client that a Supreme Court decision could tie the hands of either the president or the Congress forever. So be careful what you wish for. Up to now, the president has portrayed the flurry of subpoenas as being a Democratic thing. But apparently, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Richard Burr, a Republican, still thinks that there are issues raised by the special prosecutor that must be resolved and has served a subpoena on Donald Trump Jr. So now, the legitimacy of the subpoenas is being tested by both political parties. I know the average voter doesn’t care very much about this congressional boxing bout with the president, but if we don’t have a Congress that is respected by any president, then we move closer to being a banana republic.
A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
Beware of living life in your chair
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ere we go again: another emergency bulletin warning us against sitting in chairs. If I had a calorie for every news flash about that… well, I’d have to take it sitting down. This particular fanatic is endocrinologist James Levine, who is — or at least was — director of Obesity Solutions at the Mayo clinic. I don’t know where he is now — probably wandering around trying to avoid chairs. (He’ll never be chairman of anything — that much seems certain.) Levine says he has developed an exercise-free way to exercise. He calls it Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis, or NEAT. At first blush, I must admit that a “non-exercise way to exercise” sounded irresistible: “Forget exercise,” says the expert. “Done!” says me. “We are moving away from the word ‘exercise,’” adds Barbara Brown, a researcher of physical activity at the University of
Utah. I am moving away from it, too — as fast as I can, which these days is at a rather sedate trot, but I’m doing the best I can. In fact, moving away from exercise may be the only exercise I’ll get all day. But at least I’ll enjoy it. First and foremost, says Levine, avoid chairs at work. This is important because if you’re not sitting in chairs, you’ll be doing something else. My response is, yes, we’ll be tripping over the unused chairs littering the walkway. Much safer to just sit on them. According to the write-up in the Washington Post, “Working Americans spend, on average, more than 40 percent of our waking hours in a chair.” It seems a pretty generous assumption that we’re all awake. But I digress. “The basic idea,” it goes on, “is to act like that constantly moving kid in the second grade who drove the teacher crazy: Throw a ball, pace while on the phone … do random under-the-
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A Look on the Lighter Side desk movements… and alternate between sitting and standing.” So now we’re ALL supposed to be that annoying kid? I’d rather be unemployed than try to think in an office full of such shenanigans. It’s all part of Levine’s idea that we don’t need to exercise to lose weight … as long as we fill our day with his harebrained schemes. “Let’s all become NEAT ambassadors,” he says. Sounds good till you get to
the details: For instance: you could trade in your electric coffee grinder and grind the beans by hand. Or move all the office trash cans away from the desks. If we do that, yes, there is a chance people will get up and walk over to the can. But there is a much greater chance that they will simply toss something, and miss, and keep right on going — expecting that somebody else will eventually bend over and pick it all up. Somebody who does not want the extra exercise. Then there’s making beds. “Make four or five beds in your day and you have 20 minutes’ worth of exercise.” Making four or five beds? What’s going on here? If there are four or five people in your house who are old enough for beds of their own, then they are old enough to make them, the lazy louts! You can also burn calories by scrubbing floors, moving furniture or “swiftly climbing four
flights of stairs” instead of taking the elevator. “A study shows that if you can do this in less than one minute, you have good functional heart capacity.” I’d say you’re either quick or you’re dead. But you don’t need a study to tell you that. I do think it’s odd that most of the tasks mentioned here sound like you’d be taking work away from some hotel’s housekeeping staff. By contrast, I don’t see Mr. Levine volunteering to “hand-wash a car” or “mow lawn with push mower”. But here’s the best part, the bit that — anywhere else — I would call the icing on the cake. The very same article that warns us all to stand up confesses that “despite the enthusiasm for standing desks, it turns out that standing is not much better than sitting.” I predict that if we wait long enough, we’ll find out this whole idea of exercise is a scam. And I’m willing to wait for that news while I’m sitting down. Even if it means I’m risking my life.
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VIEW POINT
Vote to support G.N.’s schools, libraries
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ducation has been appreciated as a singularly important ticket to upward mobility and the American Dream. No one has better appreciated this than the legions of immigrants who have come with virtually nothing to this country. It is not a coincidence that Great Neck, which has been a melting pot for successive waves of immigrant populations, has one of the oldest public school systems in the country, celebrating 200 years in 2018. It is also no coincidence that Great Neck’s public schools have consistently ranked among the best in the nation, that we have remarkably high graduation rates, that our graduates go on to success in college and career. Nor is it a coincidence that as a result of the excellence of our public schools, our housing values are among the highest in the county. Our investment in education, in our children, in our society, pays dividends in many ways. Politicians up and down the hierarchy try to attack taxes we pay, but this is the reality: because we are considered an affluent suburb, we get 4 percent of our school budget paid for through state aid (New
York City gets 50 percent of its operating budget paid for through state taxes). That means that 95 percent of our school budget – which includes a significant amount of funding, $4 million, for our students who attend private and parochial schools, as well as funding (recouped) for adult education ($3.7 million) and other programs) – is funded through property taxes. Indeed, 60-65 percent of our property taxes go to funding our public schools. So what? What should amount to 60 percent of property taxes? The reality is that our per pupil spending (and you can’t just take the budget total and divide by the number of enrolled K-12 students because it includes spending on programs including adult education, pre-K, summer recreation, and hefty amounts that go to support private and public school students), the salaries we pay our teachers are not disproportionately high. In fact, when you attend the multiple budget meetings, you appreciate just how every penny of spending is so carefully considered and apportioned, a tribute to our administrators and elected school board.
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On May 21, we are asked to vote to accept the tax levy for our public schools and libraries – it is the only tax that we actually vote on, and Cuomo has consistently ridden the bandwagon attacking school budgets as the cause of high property taxes. This year he won a permanent tax cap that limits the amount property taxes can be raised in a year to 2 percent or the CPI (whichever is less, though the formula sometimes allows higher increases; the tax cap was as low as 0.17 percent in 20167), thereby undermining local control over our schools and libraries.
But even before the tax cap was implemented, our Great Neck School Board kept tax increases below the 2 percent, and in many years, including this year, did not raise property taxes even to the level allowed under the tax cap. This is despite the fact that Great Neck is one of the few Long Island school districts that is seeing an increase in enrollment (the tax cap formula, remarkably, does not take into account increased enrollment). This year, through a fortuitous combination of circumstances – low mandated increases and higher than 2 percent cap – the school district could have increased its budget 4.09 percent, but is only seeking 1.94 percent increase to cover the $207,518,286 needed to be raised through the Real Property Tax ($24.6 million is coming from state aid and revenues and $2,295,568 from appropriated reserves). There were those of us who suggested the board increase its tax levy higher than the 1.94 percent because the budget becomes the benchmark for successive years. Who knows what next year will bring? But the board remained firm. But the answer was firm: the district does not raise a dollar more than it
needs that year. “The Administration and the Board have to balance the needs of our students with our fiscal responsibility to taxpayers,” Board President Barbara Berkowitz said. “We are especially mindful of the pressures on our taxpaying community.” Most public school systems have had to shed all but mandated programs the punitive formula of the tax cap. Our students, our community is immeasurably enriched by being able to continue to offer programs that enable every student discover and fulfill his or her own potential – STEAM, music, theater, sports, publications, club programs. “The Great Neck Public Schools provide a myriad of academic programs for students of all interests and abilities,” said Board Trustee Donna Peirez who is seeking reelection this year. “We are very proud to be able to offer these differentiated academic and extracurricular choices.” This budget and this board deserve our support. Vote Tuesday, May 21, 7 a.m.10 p.m., to adopt the school and library budgets and to re-elect Trustee Donna Peirez.
READERS WRITE
Letter revisiting Six-Day War is anti-Semitic
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t is with great sadness and concern that I find myself compelled to respond to an opinion piece which immediately struck me as glaringly anti-Semitic and dangerously ill-informed. The piece, authored by James Ansel, was titled “Revisiting the 1967 SixDay War” and published on April 26 in the Roslyn Times. To that end, my intention is to address the author’s claims, which I perceive to be malicious or incorrect, and juxtapose them with what I hope will be a fair treatment of the topic which rightly concerns him. Ansel begins by distinguishing the anti-Zionism which he defends from anti-Semitism on the grounds that “Zionism (is) a nationalistic rather than a religious movement.” The anti-Semitism that is inevitably, if not inherently, a tenant of his anti-Zionism is not threatening because it attacks believers for their theological claims. Rather, it attacks a specific group of people with a distinct national identity. I hope that Ansel is not so naïve as to think that the long history of hatred towards Jews is racism-free and due solely to the religious convictions they share. After lamenting Israel’s existence and baselessly insinuating
that the Jewish nation is “brutal and non-humanitarian,” Ansel makes the following assertion: “Due to the half a million settlers in the West Bank, a two-state solution is not workable.” While I support the establishment of a state of Palestine and share in his worry that the settlement movement is detrimental to that dream, the implication that it can only be achieved if the West Bank is cleansed of Jewish inhabitants is a frightening position which has been advanced far too often in human history. Moreover, I doubt Ansel thinks that the 1.5 million Arab citizens of Israel are an obstacle to peace. Contrary to Ansel’s rejection of the possibility of co-existence, I posit that no amount of border-drawing or erasing will be sufficient. Before any political solution can establish a sustainable peace, a cultural solution — whereby all those who love Israel/Palestine recognize their shared rights, homeland, and humanity — is needed. Ansel’s next vilifying statement calls Israel an “apartheid theocracy” and is defended largely by the recent “Nation-State Law.” I, too, believe the law to run counter to the democratic norms and egalitarian ideals on which Israel was
founded, and I also wish Israeli voters did not elect right-wing legislators. With that said, Israel is the opposite of an apartheid theocracy. Apartheid is the South Africa which had no black legislators or the Lebanon where Palestinians cannot be citizens and own property. Theocracy is the Saudi Arabia where women may not expose their hair or the Iran which hangs gays from cranes. In fact, no other country in the Middle East provides full political, social, and economic equality to all of its citizens regardless of race, religion, gender or sexuality. What follows strikes me as the most hurtful and untrue position of the piece. In contrast to the “indigenous Palestinian(s),” Israel’s Jews are described as “colonialist(s).” By no means do I mean to deny Israel/ Palestine as the homeland of the Palestinians, and to the extent that Israel rejects their history, it does a great injustice. Indeed, the right of Palestinians to exercise self-determination is no different than that of Jews. Rather, it is Ansel’s denial of the unbroken historical connection between Jews and their homeland that I find anti-Semitic. He writes, “Palestinians are blame free of the Holocaust, yet their homes and land continue to
be taken,” as if to imply that Israel is a white colonial enterprise which only exists because of the Holocaust. Why do most Jews not consider themselves indigenous to Europe? Have Europeans not made it clear that it is not the home of the Jews? I therefore ask Ansel to make his claim to the 60 percent of Israeli Jews who are of MiddleEastern ancestry or the Ethiopian Jews, who thinking they were the only Jews left on Earth, faced north as they prayed to return to their ancestral homeland. Ansel’s claim is an insult to the generations of Jews, who for thousands of years prayed for rain in the Land of Israel, followed its calendar, and debated the biblical laws of the harvest and jubilee years as they longed to return to Israel in redemption. I wish now to touch on Ansel’s treatment of the Six-Day War. He correctly notes that Israel fired the first shots of the conflict in a pre-emptive strike against Egypt, but the Six-Day War in which Israel captured the West Bank, Golan Heights, and Gaza Strip was unquestionably a defensive war. The misrepresentation of Israel as a belligerent conqueror is viciously inaccurate and anti-Semitic. Public broadcasts and secret battle plans
made it clear that the intention of the surrounding countries was to destroy the State of Israel. Personally, I am glad they did not. Finally, despite Ansel’s unsupported accusation that Israel is not a “reliable ally,” Israel has been and continues to be a valuable partner for the United States in combatting terrorism, fostering security, and aiding the developing world. Organizations like AIPAC — which, for transparency’s sake, I am involved with — represents a diverse group of Americans who advocate for a strong US-Israel relationship because it is in the best interest of both countries. Nonetheless, Ansel characterizes AIPAC as the agent of a foreign country using the age-old anti-Semitic narrative of Jews — who cannot possibly care about (insert country) — infiltrating and influencing its political system. And so, I ask Ansel and all my readers, do we defend the same rights for and apply the same standards to the Jewish people as all other peoples? When the answer is so clearly no, we do ourselves no favors by calling it anything other than what it is: anti-Semitism. Todd Warshawsky Roslyn
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Letter writer wrong on Israel, Palestine
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ames Ansel (The Port Washington Times, “Revisiting the 1967 Six-Day War,” April 26) is a man who has made a hobby of trying to be an activist for downtrodden people, or for people whom he perceives to be downtrodden. Pro-Palestinian propagandists, speaking at his church, apparently convinced him that the Palestinians are a downtrodden people and that they are suffering under the brutal domination of Israel. Unfortunately, Ansel’s knowledge and understanding about Judaism, Zionism, Islam and the history of the Middle East is so limited, that he consistently misinterprets events and history. He needs to be reminded that Jesus Christ, a Jew, was born in the Holy Land, 2018 years ago. Mary and Joseph were Jews, as were all of Jesus’ apostles. The temple that Jesus railed against was the Great Jewish Temple in Jerusalem and all of the priests that Jesus condemned were Jews. When Jesus gave sermons, he was speaking to assemblies of Jews. If any non -Jews lived in the Holy Land at that time, they were very few and far between. It is ridiculous for Ansel to claim that the Palestinians are the “indigenous inhabitants” of
the Holy Land. The Romans expelled the Jews from the Holy Land in 70 AD, when they destroyed the Great Temple in Jerusalem and ever since that time, Jews have prayed to God to be allowed to return to their Jerusalem. That prayer is as much a part of Judaism, as eating matzos is, during the Passover holiday. Ansel could not be more wrong when he states, without foundation, that Zionism is not part of the Jewish religion, but rather it’s just a secular, nationalistic movement. After the Romans and later, some minor rulers, Muslim Ottomans (Turks) controlled the Holy Land until 1917. During 1917 (World War I), the British pushed the Ottomans out of the Holy Land and also out of neighboring Syria. At that time, the Holy Land included what is now Jordan and Syria included what is now Lebanon. In order to gain the co-operation of both the Jews in Europe and in the Middle East and the Arabs during World War I, the British promised both homelands in the Middle East after the war was over. Both the Jews and the Arabs believed the British and the French. Both the Jews and the Arabs were to be disappointed. Jews in the Holy Land were always willing to live side by
side with Arab neighbors. The Arabs, however, were never willing to do that. The Arabs immediately rejected the British promise in 1917 of a homeland for the Jews. There is no record of a Jew killing an Arab before 1947/48, but there is a long record of Arabs murdering Jews in the Holy Land, beginning in the late 19th century (also, see Hebron 1929 for the mass killing of Jews by Arabs). Ansel claims that the Arabs, or the Palestinians, “are blame free of the Holocaust.” How wrong Ansel is about that. Mohammed Amin al-Husseini was the grand mufti of Palestine, before, during World War II and after that war. He was the highest ranking Palestinian Arab in the Holy Land. He and his thousands of Palestinian followers collaborated with the Fascist Italians and the Nazi Germans as much as they could during the war. The grand mufti made radio propaganda broadcasts for the Germans. During 1941, he traveled to Berlin to meet with Hitler and Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS. The grand mufti asked them when he and his Muslim followers should begin to slaughter all of the Jews in the Holy Land. Hitler told him to be patient and wait until the German
army had conquered Palestine. Then, Hitler told him, the grand mufti could lead the slaughter of Jews found anywhere in the Middle East. Ansel also doesn’t know that thousands of Muslims from the Balkans, mostly from Bosnia ,encouraged by the grand mufti, formed units and joined the German army. These Muslim units in the German army joined in the slaughter of Jews whenever they could. Ansel is right. Israel did stage pre-emptive airstrikes against Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan in early June 1967. Great military buildups by those Arab countries and also by Iraq indicated that those five Arab countries intended to attack Israel very soon. Israel, greatly outnumbered and greatly outgunned, had little choice but to attack first in an attempt to blunt the onslaught that was coming. Of course, the great powers at the UN, the Soviet Union, the U.S., Great Britain, France and China, could have ordered those five Arab countries that were about to attack Israel, not to do so, but none of those great powers was inclined to give that order. I wonder why? Ansel may imply that Israel started the Six Day War in an attempt to gain territory. Nothing could be further from the truth. Little Israel
fired the first shots of that war in an attempt to save itself from annihilation. Ansel fears the consequences of the United States supporting the survival of Israel. He fears that Israel could actually drag the United States into some war that is not in the U.S. interest. How more wrong can Ansel be about that? Israel is the only reliable land base that the United States has in the Middle East. At the moment, the United States is engaged in non-shooting wars with Iran, Syria, Russia and China in the Middle East. Israel is a permanent aircraft carrier for the United States in the region. Israel and the United States both need each other — very much. If Ansel will stop promoting BDS as a way to bring peace in the Middle East, I can give him a list of ethnic groups who really are downtrodden today and who really are in need of his efforts to help them secure a homeland for themselves, for their survival (e.g. the Tibetans, the Kurds, the Yazidi, the Baluchistans, the Hazaras, the Uzbeks, the Turkmen, the Basques, the Catalans, etc., etc., etc. Hank Ratner, Joel Katz Port Washington
Reflecting on our freedoms Kudos on left-turn
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s we are approaching Memorial Day, many things come to mind. First of all, let’s remember all those who gave their lives to protect our nation in all the conflicts since the American Revolution, when we fought for our freedom. Let us also salute all our brave men and women who are now serving today to protect these freedoms as they perform their duties in Afghanistan, in addition to being deployed in other parts of the world. What also comes to mind is the war against terrorism, which has changed our nation since the attack upon us on Sept. 11, 2001. It is something that must be rooted out. But also we must find the root causes so it will not take more lives. As Memorial Day nears, I find myself thinking about what it means to be an American. The answer is the pride in being in a country that allows us our
personal freedom and the ability to speak our minds. We may not have the best system, but it is still the greatest in the world. These freedoms does not come without a price. They come with great sacrifice and devotion to duty. Like former President John F. Kennedy said,” Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your county.” We have a great opportunity to do for others, which we can do by volunteering our time to various organizations and our local churches or temples, wherever there is a need. We should also volunteer our time and money to the political party of our choice. All this, I believe, will make America stronger. Remember, we are the people our forefathers spoke of, for America is all about us, “We the people,” and we need to get involved to truly make America better. So go out on Memorial Day and be part of all
that’s going on that day, including attending parades in our communities and cheering our servicemen and women and all those who serve in our communities like the EMS, firefighters and police officers as well as all others in law-in-enforcement, who protect us and also try to save lives. I served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam era, I am now grand knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus in Douglaston, a member of the Queens Village Republican club and a member of the American Legion Post #103 in Douglaston. I try to do what I can for others and hope others would do the same. Remember this also: Be all that you can be by serving your community, for you would be glad that you did. Finally, God bless you all and may God bless America. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Mineola
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have read your May 10 reporting on the Union Turnpike-New Hyde Park Road left-turn lane problem and the potential for finally bringing about a final solution to a situation that seems to have been with us forever. That being said, I feel that credit should be given to those who have actually got the ball rolling in earnest. First, to the Herald Courier whose clear, factual reporting on the situation gave both exposure and insight to its many New Hyde Park readers. Second, to Supervisor Judy Bosworth and county legislators Rich Nicolello and Ellen Birnbaum for joining in and doing their part. And third, but far from being least, is the Lakeville Estates Civic Association, whose bulldog-like determination in following through and putting pressure in the right
places made the difference. Let’s face it: Without the LakevilleEstate Civic Association’s involvement, the left turn lane fiasco would have remained with us at least until the Mets win the World Series again (obviously, not in any of our lifetimes). President Bill Cutrone and the board of the Lakeville Estates Civic Association have become an excellent example of how a civic association should be led and what a viable civic association can accomplish. As a long-term resident of New Hyde Park and a Lakeville Estate Civic Association member, I suggest anyone living in New Hyde Park should seriously consider joining the Lakeville Estate Civic Association. Jack Benigno New Hyde Park
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Unfair to link Felix Sater to Port Chabad
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have been a secular Jew and a member of the Port Washington Chabad for more than five years. Yes, Felix Sater has been a member there as well. And as a secular Jew, he was a contributing member donating a Torah in
his father’s memory. However, he like I was not active in policy or control. We both contributed based on our ability to give to our synagogue. Felix was a businessman who enjoyed lucrative deals just like other businessmen. None of his
dealings had anything to do with his contributions or infrequent participation in Chabad activities. The fact that your paper always includes his participation as a member of Chabad had nothing to do with our Jewish religion or our Chabad.
Must you always mention it as an add-on, almost indicating that Chabad had something to do with his dealings? You constantly point out his inclusion as though that was bad. I certainly hope that the national media’s linking him to
Chabad had nothing to do with the May 1 attack on the synagogue in California. Shame on You! Dr. Barry Jason Port Washington
Support Port schools, vote ‘yes’ on budget
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n May 21, you, as a Port Washington resident, have the opportunity to support the efforts that the Port Washington School District employs on a daily basis. You have the opportunity to control the destiny of the direction of your school district and the value of your property.
Vote ‘yes’ on Tuesday, May 21, to support the proposed budget for the Port Washington School District. This is a budget that truly addresses the needs of a growing enrollment within the tax cap and will continue to allow the school district to flourish. Our own involvement as par-
ents and volunteers in the school district has allowed us to witness the tireless efforts of both our administration and faculty to make sure that our curriculum is outstanding. We must vote yes to ensure that our teachers can continue to strive for excellence. The fiscally responsible school budget being put forth
this year is a budget that will allow the district to add much needed staff to our buildings while remaining within the tax cap. Quality education is paramount when choosing a place to call home. We are a community of families that expects and demands the very best from our teachers
and our children. Parents’ Council as well as all of our school HSAs and PTAs have voted to support this budget. Please join us and vote ‘yes’ on May 21. Meredith Steigman and Julie Epstein PW Parents’ Council Co-Presidents
Nadler wants to be judge, jury, executioner
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t is extremely disgraceful to see Congressman Jerry Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, slithering around the House chambers. The Mueller Report after two years, $30 million, countless subpoenas and witnesses has been concluded and presented to Congress with President Trump vindicated on collusion and obstruction charges. Nadler is a rank partisan of the worst type
and an absolute embarrassment. Nadler is a loathsome individual with a repulsive persona. Nadler has an extremely serious case of “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” In his case it has stopped his brain from functioning in a cognitive manner. Perhaps the only cure is to finally remove Nadler from his lifelong job of being a congressman. Nadler is obsessed with removing President Trump from office and will
stop at nothing in his quest. Nadler wants to be judge, jury and executioner. He is Captain Ahab obsessed with his battle with the whale. He is Tomas de Torquemada, inquisitor general of the Spanish Inquisition. On another level, he is a modernday version of tail gunner Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Who will be our Joseph Welch, special counsel for the U.S. Army, and bring an end to this Inquisition? Who
will be the person to finally say to Nadler, “Have you no decency?” Nadler and the rest of the Democrats will stop at nothing to destroy President Trump. It is time for them to accept the results of the 2016 presidential election. The attempted silent coup to overthrow a duly elected president by deep state operatives in Obama’s Justice Department and FBI has finally been defeated. It is now time for
Democrats to start doing their jobs and stop their never ending subpoenas and harassment of the president, his family, associates and businesses. Now, Congressman Nadler, pay attention. As \former President Barack Obama said, “Elections have consequences. We won, you lost, now get over it.” Jack Lipsky Great Neck
Nassau Hub project far from a reality
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he recent first meeting of the Nassau Hub Community Benefits Advisory Board (Janelle Clausen — April 26) reminded me of another milestone. This year represents the 14th anniversary of the ongoing proposed Nassau Hub planning efforts and study. Under several grants worth $10 million, most of these funds from the Federal Transit Administration have been spent on this study with no significant progress to date. Since 2005, Nassau County has conducted a series of ongo-
ing planning and environmental efforts to support a number of potential transportation improvements, such as Bus Rapid Transit, Light Rail or other options for the Nassau Hub. This might connect Roosevelt Field Mall, Hofstra University, Nassau Community College, Museum Row, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the county seat in Mineola, Garden City, Hempstead and Westbury. The cost for design, construction and implementation could be easily several hundred million dollars, depending upon the
transportation mode and route(s) selected. Some have estimated a total cost of $450 million. The New York State Department of Transportation maintains the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. Each Metropolitan Planning Organization for every urbanized area which is affiliated with NYSDOT maintains a local Transportation Improvement Program. This includes the Nassau-Suffolk Transportation Coordinating Committee. Both the STIP and TIP documents contain a complete inventory
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of potential transportation improvement projects, respective sponsoring agency and estimated cost. Both the MPO and NYSDOT maintain five-year short range and 20-year-long range lists of potential capital transportation improvement projects by recipient and operating agency. Is this project included on the TIP, STIP and long-range plans for future design, engineering and construction? If so, what year(s)? One potential source of funding is the Federal Transit Administration’s discretionary competitive New Starts program. This project is not included in the latest FTA March 2019 New Starts Report for upcoming federal fiscal year 2020. After 14 years of planning, the project not being admitted into the federal New Starts process is bad news. The first step to obtain permission to enter the
Project Development Phase of the FTA New Starts Program is just the start of a long multi-year process. The initial approval to enter the “project development” phase is only the first step, and the project still faces myriad hurdles. Completion of this work includes the FTA issuing an environmental finding, along with reaching agreements with the project sponsor, in this case Nassau County, concerning the proposed project budget, scope and milestones. This averages several years. This is followed by the project being given permission by the FTA to advance to the next stage known as “final engineering.” Progression of final design and engineering from 30 percent to 100 percent averages several more years. This could include Continued on Page 49
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Local students making college news Wesleyan University Andrew Jacono of Manhasset received the Herbert Lee Connelly Prize on May 8. The fund provides income to be awarded annually to a deserving undergraduate who demonstrates an interest in English literature and an unusual ability in nonfiction writing. Jacono, who attended Manhasset High School and is a member of the class of 2019, is majoring in English and French Studies. SUNY Oneonta Nicole Carnabuci of Mineola was one of 43 SUNY Oneonta students who earned a 2019 Senior Service Award recognizing commitment to volunteerism. Seniors who completed at least 350 hours of service through the college’s Center for Social Responsibility and Community ere recognized during a reception on May 10. The following students were celebrated as part of the Kente Graduation Recognition Ceremony:Nicole Carnabuci of Mineola,Roberto Vides of Port Washington andJalissa Sanchez of New Hyde Park. The annual ceremony recognizes the achievements of SUNY Oneonta’s diverse student population — African American, Latino, Asian and Native American students and non-AALANA students and allies. More than 700 students were award-
ed scholarships at the university’s annual scholarship dinner on April 4:Lauren Bascelli andOlivia Boniello of Williston Park;Katherine Dorman of Albertson;Michal Golos of Roslyn Heights,Pauline Bordonaro andKarlo Vlahek of Port Washington; andJalissa Sanchez of New Hyde Park. SUNY Oneonta’s scholarship funds total over $60 million and are the result of contributions from donors, corporations and foundations. It is the largest endowment among SUNY comprehensive fouryear colleges. New York Institute of Technology The following students were inducted into the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society:Michael Chamaidan a nursing major from New Hyde Park andIlaha Jalilova a life sciences major from Old Westbury. Students must have achieved high academic standards in the study of biology to qualify for membership in this national organization. Jatin Jain a computer science major from Old Westbury, has been granted NYIT’s Outstanding Graduate Student Award. This award honors a graduate student who has made a significant contribution to the NYIT community and inspires others to do the same. The following students were inducted into the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society:Shebin Tharakan andPatrick Ekladios of Albertson;Roxane
Ghadami of Roslyn Heights;Ilaha Jalilova of Old Westbury;Wassam Qayyum of Manhasset;Irma Bonilla andShahzab Shah of Port Washington;David Erfanian,Chelsea Livian andLaiba Khan of Great Neck; andChris Joseph andMilap Patel of New Hyde Park. Only students who achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher during their first year qualify for membership. Nicole Simoes of Carle Place,Celina Zapiti of Mineola andLydia Thomas of New Hyde Park were inductedinto the Alpha Eta Honor Society, the national scholastic honor society for allied health students. With the motto, “Together We Serve,” Alpha Eta promotes and recognizes significant scholarship, leadership, and contributions to the allied health professions. SUNY New Paltz William MacPhail of Port Washington helped lead the men’s volleyball team to its second title in four years. The SUNY New Paltz men’s volleyball team are the new Division III national champions, after taking down UC Santa Cruz in the tournament finals on April 27. Coastal Carolina University Taylor Taylor, a communication major from New Hyde Park, was a member of theHonors Class of 2019. Honors graduates complete a rigorous curriculum consisting of at least 24 credit hours of honors courses while maintaining
at least a cumulative GPA of 3.5. Each honors student also completes a final honors thesis or project which is presented in a public forum. Muhlenberg College The Muhlenberg College dance program showcased world-premiere works by seven world-class choreographers in its annual “Master Choreographers” concert in February. Emma Parente from East Williston was one of the understudy dancers who took part in “Master Choreographers.” University of the Cumberlands Neha Patel of Roslyn was one of 29 students honored in the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program during its annual White Coat Ceremony. The ceremony recognized students in the program who successfully completed their pre-clinical learning and will now enter 12 months of clinical studies. The Citadel Katherine Keller of East Williston graduated during the South Carolina Corps of Cadets commencement ceremony on May 4, earning a political science degree. The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Pervaiz Ansari of Williston Park was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Ansari was initiated at Long Island University.
Schumer sends off LIU Post graduates BY JA DA B U T L E R Students in the class of 2019 from LIU Post, LIU Brentwood and LIU Riverhead celebrated their graduation at the university’s 61st commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 10. The undergraduate ceremony was moved from the football field at Bethpage Federal Credit Union stadium indoors to the Pratt Recreation Center gymnasium due to warnings of inclement weather. The ceremony began with the academic procession lead by Grand Marshal Cara Gargano, theater professor and chair of the theater, dance, and arts management department. The invocation was delivered by Rabbi Yaakov Gruenstein, followed by a performance of the national anthem by 2019 graduate Rebecca Engel. This year’s co-valedictorian Gianna Boscarino, graduating summa cum laude, gave a moving speech to her fellow graduates about the steps that brought them to where they are today. “As we grow older, finding the time to celebrate the small
victories becomes harder to do. We aim high and we set ground rules for ourselves, and while of course this is not necessarily a bad thing, often times we become so focused on the bigger picture, that we forget to celebrate all the achievements we make along the way,” she said. Long Island University Board of Trustees chairman Eric Krasnoff was given an honorary degree as a doctor of business. Krasnoff was elected chairman of the board in 2014, and has served on the board since 1992. He also chairs the the university’s planning committee. The commencement keynote address was delivered by New York Senator Chuck Schumer. The congressman shared fond anecdotes of his challenges at Harvard, and how his path in life started with the freshman basketball team, but led him to pursue politics with the simple words, “Okay, I’ll do it.” Schumer encouraged the class of 2019 to take every opportunity that comes their way, as they may never know where it can lead. The conferring of degrees
began with Post’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, followed by the College of Management (school of business, school of computer science, innovation and management engineering, school of professional accountancy), the College of Education, Information and Technology, the College of Arts, Communications and Design, and the School of Health Professions and Nursing. Then the students from LIU Brentwood and LIU Riverhead received their diplomas. The class of 2019 was Post’s last class to graduate as green & gold Pioneers, as the Brooklyn and Post campuses will unite in fall 2019 as One LIU under Division One sports, changing the university’s colors on both campuses to a unified blue & gold with a new mascot of either a shark, falcon, or an eagle. Shanice Arthur, who graduated with a bachelors degree in psychology, said the change is odd. “It feels weird knowing (that) when I come back to visit that everything would have changed. No more green and gold, no more Pioneers. It’ll just feel really weird.” Arthur said
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she will miss her friends and teammates on the tennis team the most. She looks forward to pursuing a masters in forensic psychology, possibly at John Jay College. Anand Venigalla, who graduated summa cum laude and served as a student marshal, feels bittersweet. “I’m glad to be a part of the close of a tradition, and at the same time begin a new part of my life,” he said. Venigalla is taking a year off to travel, and eventually go for a masters or law degree. Turning the tassel from
right to left was more than just a symbol of transitioning from candidate to graduate; as the class of 2019 joins a network of thousands of LIU alumni, they leave behind the final legacy of the green & gold that has been a part of Post’s identity for 61 years. This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.
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NYIT welcomes new enrollment V.P. Henry C. “Hank” Foley, president of New York Institute of Technology, announced that Joseph Posillico has joined the university as vice president for enrollment management, effective May 1. Posillico has nearly 30 years of higher education experience in strategic enrollment management, student financial services, and recruitment and retention. “Joe brings an impressive track record of successful outcomes that will contribute to our continued goal of recruiting and retaining a talented, dynamic, and diverse student body,” said Foley. “I look forward to working with him and other members of the New York Tech leadership team to explore new avenues of opportunity, growth, and success for our community of makers, doers, innovators and healers.” Since 2016, Posillico has served as senior vice president for Caldwell University where he oversaw admissions, financial aid, marketing, communications,
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registrar, athletics, and facilities operations. He also served as acting president in June-July 2016, and vice president for enrollment management from February 2005 to December 2015. During his time
there, Caldwell experienced significant increases in undergraduate enrollment and first-year retention. Prior to joining Caldwell, Posillico held positions of increasing responsibility at Adelphi University for nearly 14 years, including the role of assistant vice president for enrollment management from 2001 to 2005. In this capacity, he directed strategic enrollment planning, marketing and advertising, budgeting, systems development, and staff training, and helped to increase freshman and transfer enrollment by 47 percent and 40 percent, respectively. At Adelphi he also served as director of university admissions and student financial services, assistant director of student financial services, and manager of financial reporting for student financial services. “I was drawn by the vision of Dr. Foley and the mission of NYIT. I was impressed by the academic programs, the quality of the offerings and the fact that
what students and parents desire most in a quality education truly exists here at NYIT,” said Posillico. Prior to entering the higher education space, Posillico served as a senior accountant at Deloitte and Touche where he supported a range of clients from notfor-profit to SEC-registered and Fortune 500 companies. He holds a bachelor’s degree from St. John’s University, a master’s degree from Adelphi University, and an Ed.D. from Northeastern University. He has authored numerous articles and is affiliated with multiple professional organizations centered on college admissions, counseling, and financial aid, including the National Association for College Admission Counseling, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, and National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Submitted by New York Institute of Technology
Roslyn High to compete in Union soldier grave health science competition dedication June 2 The first and only STEM/health science competition in the U.S., the NSPC Health Science Competition, will take place on Thursday, May 30 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Tilles Center at LIU Post, 720 Northern Boulevard in Greenvale, NY 11548.# This unique event will include over 300 students representing more than 200 teams from 38 Long Island high schools across Nassau and Suffolk Counties competing for over $80,000 in awards. Among the finalist teams participating are Roslyn High School. A complete list of all competing high schools is included further below. This groundbreaking competition is seeking judges with experience in health science and medical research to inspire and meet with the best, brightest youth teams in our region who will showcase and present their self-designed projects addressing and solving health-related challenges using science-based research. Sponsored by Neurological Surgery, P.C., one of the New York Metropolitan region’s premier neurosurgical groups, the competition is designed to promote student interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and healthcare careers. The program is managed by the Long Island-based not-for-profit Center for Science, Teaching & Learning (CSTL), whose mission is to encourage science-based learning and literacy through hands-on programs. “We are at a critical point in time as more healthcare and health science positions remain unfilled across the New York Region and the nation. Today, there are simply not enough qualified individuals available to fill these positions. The NSPC Health Science Competition was created to inspire young people to develop and use their skills to address health-related challenges.
Using science, research and innovation, they are creating projects that will be presented in May. As medical professionals, we see this competition as our way of generating interest and motivating young people to pursue health science careers,” said Dr. Michael Brisman of Neurological Surgery, P.C. “The interest in this competition has been significant with schools participating from across the Long Island region. The competition finals will be exciting and inspiring for those who are looking to study and eventually enter STEM careers,” commented International STEM Crusader Ray Ann Havasy of the Center for Science Teaching and Learning. “The financial support and leadership that the professionals of Neurological Surgery, P.C are providing complements CSTL’s mission of encouraging the next generation to expand their interests in health science studies as well as careers.” As competitors, students worked independently or as part of a team to create their projects. They will showcase their innovations and present to judges during the day-long competition, of which NYU Winthrop Hospital is a supporting sponsor. In addition to the $80,000 that will be awarded to the top teams, two non-score-based awards will be presented. For those interested in judging, please contact Kevin Sanders at (516) 764-0045 or Kevin@ cstl.org.# For more information about the NSPC Health Science Competition, please visit www. cstl.org, call (516) 764-0045 or e-mail NSPC@ cstl.org. Submitted by Neurological Surgery P.C. and Center for Science Teaching and Learning
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As has been previously reported, there was an unexpected discovery at Trinity Episcopal Church, Roslyn of the grave of John Codman Pollitz, Trinity parishioner and Civil War veteran. The grave was uncovered by workers who were renovating the floor of the church. It was decided to leave the grave undisturbed, and the new floor and carpet were installed above it. On June 2 at 11:00 am, Trinity Episcopal Church will be dedicating the final resting place of Pollitz in a ceremony following Sunday services. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will also conduct a ceremony with Union Army reenactors. There will be a new plaque presented to mark the spot on the floor, below which lies Pollitz’ grave. John Codman Pollitz’ family
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Mother Margaret Peckham Clark and the John Codman Pollitz grave. were longtime Roslyn residents, and John was the first Superintendent of the Sunday School. He was also active in fundraising for the original Trinity Episcopal Church, and as an enlisted man in the Union Army just before the Civil War, donated his accumulated
Army pay to Trinity’s congregation for the purchase of a new bell. Ironically, when Pollitz died at New Bern, North Carolina in 1863 at the age of 19, the bell tolled for the first time at his funeral. Submitted by Trinity Episcopal Church, Roslyn
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pop acts — Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Danny Kaye,” Parker recalled. “All that was informative, but when the Beatles, the Stones and all the beat groups arrived, we knew we had our own music. That was the beginning, when many kids got hold of musical instruments and took a real interest. We kids formed bands right away, but I’d just call them ‘dress up’ bands really, haircuts and all.” Those childhood days when Parker says he and his friends were “too lazy” to actually learn how to play music changed in the years to come after he quit school, left home and traveled to places from the Channel Islands to Gibraltar. “When I was about 18, I started to take the guitar and writing more seriously, but never had lessons. I just messed around until I very slowly began to get somewhere with it,” Parker said. “All the traveling I did exposed me to different people and therefore different types of music (that were) all very useful.” Parker eventually moved back home to England in 1972 and decided to pursue music as a career, making contact with people like fellow guitarist Noel Brown and band manager Dave Robinson that would lead him to his famed back-up band, the Rumour. “Dave Robinson had a small studio, and as soon as I met him he’d get me in there recording demos, but he was already overseeing the musicians who became the Rumour, my backing band,” Parker said. “He thought they’d be perfect to back me and apart from Noel Brown, who had more or less led me to Dave, I’d never been near musicians of that quality. It was a no-
brainer that we could work together.” Graham Parker and the Rumour got their start in London’s pub rock scene in the mid-‘70s, a time many consider the golden age of rock ‘n’ roll, that quickly landed the band its first record label. “No one I knew had heard of pub rock, including myself, and it was only after spending time with the Rumour that I began to learn of this rather obscure music scene,” Parker said. “Probably because of my backing band, I had immediate attention from certain areas of the music press, because they knew these musicians from previous incarnations. Of course, it was very exciting for me to find myself with a crack band and a record deal in no time flat, but I was already convinced that my songs deserved that attention.” These early songs from Parker and the Rumour’s first two albums released in 1976, Howlin’ Wind and Heat Treatment, were praised by critics and reflected Parker’s early music influences. “It’s not hard to hear a whole range of styles in that first album,” he said, “going back to some of the swing I would have heard on the radio when I was really young and the soul and R&B stylings that came later. It’s all in there.” The band went on to appear on the BBC network in 1977, placing it further into the rock music spotlight, but Parker took it all in stride as a burgeoning musician. “I don’t consider that I ever hit it ‘big,’” he said. “I just kind of crept around the edges of things attracting enough people who enjoyed the music. But each of the early records sold a bit more than the last
and the venues got to be theater-size and that was very satisfying.” The late ‘70s ushered in punk rock and while Parker is often included in that era, he chose to make his own mark and stay true to his music roots. “Looking back on punk, I see it now more as performance art,” he said. “There was some good work in it, more by luck than anything else. I’ve always felt like I was in a field of one, so I just carried on and continue to do the same, regardless of what else is going on.” 1979 saw the release of Parker and the Rumour’s fourth album, Squeezing Out Sparks, with notable songs like “Discovering Japan” and “Local Girls,” that have earned it inclusion in several of Rolling Stone’s all-time top album lists. As is the case with many rock bands that split up, Parker parted ways with the Rumour in 1980 and embarked on a solo career over the next three decades, producing a steady stream of albums and hits like “Wake Up (Next to You).” In recent years, he reunited with the Rumour to record two more albums in 2012 and 2015, before collaborating with the Goldtops on the 2018 release of Cloud Symbols. Given the album’s airy title and with songs like “Dreamin’” and “Is the Sun out Anywhere,” one might think the artist who delivered hard-hitting tracks over the years, particularly the retaliatory “Mercury Poisoning,” may have evolved into a mellower, more reflective musician, but Parker says otherwise about the creation of the album. Continued on Page 46
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Godfrey Townsend: Eric Clapton Tribute
Friday, May 24 at 8 p.m.
Guitarist and vocalist Godfrey Townsend and his band will perform a repertoire of music spanning over three decades of the much loved guitar legend Eric Clapton’s career — from the ‘60s rock anthem, “Sunshine of Your Love,” to 1996’s Grammy-winning “Change the World,” as well as all the classics along the way, including “Layla,” “I Shot the Sheriff,” “Lay Down Sally,” “Wonderful Tonight” and “Tears In Heaven.” Where: The Space at Westbury, 250 Post Ave., Westbury Info & Tickets: 516-283-5566 • thespaceatwestbury.com
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In a New Light: American Impressionism, 1870-1940
Saturday, May 25 through Sunday, Aug. 18 (check museum website for daily hours)
This exhibit offers a sweeping survey of American Impressionism, revealing the transformative influence of Impressionism on American art between the years of the Hudson River School — whose majestic landscapes influenced, and then gradually gave way to, French Impressionist–inspired works — and modernist trends of the early 20th century. Where: Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington Info: 631-351-3250 • heckscher.org
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’Heirloom Kitchen’ with Anna Francese Gass
Saturday, May 25, 3 to 5 p.m.
In “Heirloom Kitchen,” Anna Francese Gass brings together the stories and dishes of 40 women, all immigrants to the United States, whose heirloom recipes have helped shape the landscape of American food. Some of these women will be joining the author at this special, $35 ticketed event, which includes a copy of the book and a beverage (wine, beer, coffee, tea or soda) from the bookstore café. Where: Turn of the Corkscrew Books and Wine 110 N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre Info & Reservations: 516-764-6000 • turnofthecorkscrew.com rew com
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Memorial Day Weekend Fireworks and Commemoration
Saturday, May 25 at 6 p.m.
This year’s Memorial Day ceremony will feature a fireworks display, musical entertainment from the Chicago tribute band Beginnings, the LPs playing songs from the ‘70s and ‘80s, and then a DJ. During the ceremony, a student from Schreiber High School will sing the National Anthem and the Albertson Cub Scouts will perform the Pledge of Allegiance. Where: North Hempstead Beach Park 175 West Shore Road, Port Washington Info: 311 or 516-869-6311 northhempsteadny.gov
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Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
Thursday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m. The Jones Beach summer concert series gets started with rock legend Bob Seger performing all his greatest hits — from “Night Moves” and “Still the Same,” to “We’ve Got Tonight” and “Shame on the Moon,” to “Katmandu” and “Her Strut” — along with the Silver Bullet Band.
Where: Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater 895 Bay Parkway, Wantagh Info & Tickets: 866-558-8468 or 516-785-1600 • jonesbeach.com
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The Beach Boys: Summer Kickoff Show
Thursday, May 30 at 8 p.m. “Wouldn’t It be Nice” to hear the Beach Boys kick off summer? Long Islanders will get to do so, as the California surfer band plays crowd-pleasers like “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “I Get Around,” “Help Me Rhonda,” “California Girls” and the Grammy-nominated “Good Vibrations.” Where: The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington Info: 631-673-7300 paramountny.com
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Saturday, May 25, 1 to 3 p.m.
Families can celebrate Long Island’s rich history tied to the sea over the holiday weekend and enjoy the current exhibit, Heroines at the Helm. Kids can create a floating boat craft while supplies last. Where: The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor | Info: 631-367-3418 or cshwhalingmuseum.org
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Greta Van Fleet to Christian metal band open concert series at The Paramount Following last year’s stellar concert season, Forest Hills Stadium will kick off their 2019 concert series with one of the most buzzed-about new rock bands today, Greta Van Fleet, on Saturday, May 25 at 7 p.m. Greta Van Fleet is comprised of four young musicians, twin brothers Josh (on vocals) and Jake (on guitar) Kiszka, both 22, 19-year-old brother Sam (on bass/ keys), and longtime family friend Danny Wagner, also 19 (on drums). All are from the tiny Michigan hamlet of Frankenmuth, known for its family-style chicken dinners and the world’s largest Christmas store. The band’s name is taken fromone of the close-knit town’s elders. Greta Van Fleet’s last two years have been a wild ride of sold-out concerts in North American and Europe, glowing press, accolades from a slew of fellow artists, including Elton John, Nikki Sixx and Justin Bieber, and two No. 1 EPs. The band’s first full-length album, Anthem of the Peaceful Army, debuted in the fall. Its first track, “When the Curtain Falls,” took a mere three weeks to break into the Top 10 at Rock Radio. The song has since accumulated more than 18.5 million streams and four million-plus views on the track’s companion music video. The genesis of and creativity behind the band’s success has truly been a family affair. “When we were not even born yet, my father played us blues music and R&B,
soul music — all the good stuff,” says Sam. “Our parents had a lot of vinyl laying around,” recalls Josh, “so we grew up listening to that and really liked playing with the vinyl albums — putting them on the turntable and speeding them up and slowing them down. But, yeah, I really liked the blues and the soul and the funk — Wilson Pickett is the big one, and Joe Cocker, those kinds of things.” The Kiszka kids furthered their music education during winter ski trips to Michigan’s Yankee Springs, where family and friends would gather with instruments. Someone was playing something nearly every minute of the day, and Josh, Jake and Sam soaked it up with relish. “Every year was better than Christmas,” Josh said. “In the evenings or during the day, there was always music being made there, everybody getting together and experimenting with sounds, having lots of fun, making music.” It was Jake who turned that inspiration into Greta Van Fleet, drawing the idea from the likes of Cream, the Yardbirds, The Who and other ’60s British Invasion favorites. “We liked to see how the English bands had reinterpreted the blues, and we wanted to interpret it again,” he said. Jake gradually assembled his brothers into a band.Danny Wagner, a friend of Sam’s since kindergarten, became the last piece of the Greta Van Fleet puzzle, joining a year after the group started, after being a regular at the Kiszka house for jams and rehearsals. “We all have similar taste in music and that helps a lot,” Wagner notes. “But at the same time we have these little differences in what we like, and when it comes together it produces this sound. It’s got that classic kind of vibe but it has a lot of soul, a lot of energy, and that’s a huge part of it.” Greta Van Fleet’s shared message with their music is to spread “peace, love and unity,” and their collective goal is to have people walk out of their live shows feeling invigorated, energized and exhilarated, and to take that feeling out into the world. To buy tickets to the show, go to www. foresthillsstadium.com.
Established in southern California in 1983, multi-platinum crossover Christian metal band Stryper continues to share their positive message and energetic stage presence with a passionate following throughout the world. Since the band’s inception more than 30 years ago, the founding members have stayed true to their deepest convictions, turning from “the ways of the world” and following their hearts instead. “In the past 34 years, we’ve evolved into what we are now,” says vocalist and guitarist Michael Sweet. “This is what we always really wanted to be. I love the progression. The story of Stryper is that of an underdog. We seem to go against the grain with everything we do, and our fans tend to be the same — they’re good, hardworking people who believe in love, respect, and not conforming to the ways of the world.” The members of Stryper have proven themselves as metal stalwarts, leaving an indelible mark on the genre with each new release. With hits such as “Calling On You,” “Free,” “Honestly,” and “Always There For You,” Stryper’s album sales now exceed over 10 million worldwide. Add to that one of the most successful Christian rock albums ever, 1986’s multi-platinum To Hell With The Devil, and the unique distinction of being the first band in history to notch two songs in MTV’s Top 10 with “Free” and “Honestly.” The"band has managed to leave an enduring impression on pop culture, as well. Sweet spent months trending on-
line when he was identified as the doppelganger of 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz, who went on to discuss the comparison on an episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Several movies have paid homage to Stryper’s cultural significance, including Drew Barrymore’s “Whip It” and “Pain & Gain,” starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Since" returning from a 12-year hiatus in 2003, Stryper continues to release new music. Their 2015 full-length album, Fallen, reached No. 44 on the Billboard Top 200 and No. 2 on the Top Hard Music Albums chart. Their most recent, God Damn Evil, debuted in April of 2018. This" year saw Stryper back on the road, connecting with fans, new and old. The lineup still features three of the original members, including singer and songwriter Michael Sweet, his brother and drummer Robert Sweet, and guitarist Oz Fox. Recently, the group welcomed iconic bassist Perry Richardson, formerly of Firehouse, who has joined them on tour. ”We’re" excited about the next season of Stryper,” says Sweet. “We have the best fans in the world and the band is at the top of its game musically and spiritually. We look forward to seeing everyone on the road.” Stryper will bring their History Tour to The Paramount in Huntington on Sunday, May 19 at 8 p.m., along with special guest"Moriah Formica, a"top 20 contestant on season 13 of NBC’s “The Voice.” For tickets to the show, go to www. paramountny.com.
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Have fun at the prom regardless of the company you keep
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rom is a milestone steeped in tradition. Perhaps because of that, many teenagers put immense pressure on themselves to make sure that their prom experiences are perfect. Some of the stress that results from that desire for a perfect prom experience stems from who to take as a date. It’s a misconception that every person who intends to attend the prom must have a steady boyfriend or girlfriend. In fact, it’s perfectly acceptable, and even common, to attend prom without a date. The
latest research from YouGov, a data- and informationgathering site engaging communities, found that among Americans who went to prom, only around half (51 percent) went with a date. It’s possible to have a great time at the prom even if you attend without a date. Teenagers should feel confident and have fun whether they attend prom with a date, a friend, a group, or even alone. Here are some ways to maximize the fun. · Leave the expectations behind. Even though prom fever may not be as intense
as it was for generations past, teens may ultimately regret skipping their proms. Attend the prom with no expectations except mingling with classmates, having a bite to eat and making a few memories to share with others in the future. Prom can provide an early foray into feeling special by donning formal attire, a chance that, for teens, doesn’t come around all that often.
· Mingle as much as possible. Solo prom-goers have the benefit of being able to converse and move between different groups of people. This can inspire entertaining conversation throughout the night, and can even help students form stronger bonds with their friends. · Get up and dance. The DJ or the band will be playing, so grab a partner and get out on
the dance floor. Now is not the time to be self-conscious. Students who are going off to college or careers may not see their classmates often after prom night, so make the most of the night by cutting a rug. Attending prom can be a great experience whether teenagers have a date on their arm or attend alone.
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REAL ESTATE, BANKING & FINANCE Financing Your Future 4 Simple ways to save more for retirement
Dodging Debt
How young people can avoid the debt trap
Homeward Bound How to save up for your first home
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Trusts: A genuine estate planning tool? BY ST E P H E N J . SILVERBERG, ESQ. The Law Office of Stephen J. Silverberg, Esq.
The minute I celebrated my 60th birthday, my mailbox filled with invitations for workshops and dinners about Social Security, estate planning, elder law, and Medicaid planning. As a seasoned elder law attorney, I worry about people without the benefit of my legal knowledge: Are they frightened by these ads, which are often more about selling financial products than protecting seniors? Here are the top 10 things seniors need to know before creating a trust for the wrong reasons: 10. Unless your estate is worth more than $11.4 million ($22.8 million for a couple), don’t worry about heirs paying federal estate taxes. The New York state estate tax exemption is $5.74 million ($11.48 million for a couple). 9. If your estate is worth more than the current federal estate tax levels, you should find an attorney knowledgeable about tax planning for high net worth clients. 8. Under federal law, a living trust cannot protect you or your spouse from the costs of nursing care. Only trusts created by will can protect a surviving spouse. Medicaid planning and living trusts are incompatible. If anyone tells
you a living trust will give you Medicaid protection, call me and I’ll explain. 7. If you own your home jointly with your spouse, it has crucial creditor protections in place and is an exempt asset for Medicaid eligibility purposes. If you transfer it to a living trust, it loses both its creditor protection and Medicaid exempt status. Don’t put your house in a trust without first meeting with an experienced elder law attorney. 6. Trust-marketing companies want you to believe that probate is something to fear and to avoid. Real reasons to avoid probate include a childless person with relatives spread out across the
country, disinheriting a child, or a second marriage where there is no pre-nuptial agreement. In some states, the probate process is complex and micro-managed by the courts. For most people, especially those in Nassau or Suffolk Counties, probate is nothing to fear. Once the executor is appointed, there is no further court involvement. It is a process where a court decides that your will and estate plan comply with the law. That’s all. Medicaid and routine estate planning are not reasons to spend much money on avoiding probate. 5. Probate differs from estate administration, which you must do whether
you have a will or a trust. Assets must be valued, debts paid, and distributions made to your beneficiaries. The cost of preparing a living trust is usually higher than preparing a comparable will. 4. Hard sell seminars presented by professionals you do not know about complicated trusts you don’t understand are never a good idea. Ideally, families should work with an estate planning attorney who can help them plan for their futures and incapacity. 3. Many kinds of trusts serve a variety of purposes. There’s no such thing as a “one-size-fits-all” trust. An estate planning professional needs to first understand your entire situation before making a recommendation if you need a trust and what kind of trust you need. 2. Many attorneys will give you a free consultation to discuss your goals before you hire them to work on your estate plan. That gives you a chance to meet with them, see how they work, and make sure you are both suited for each other. 1. If a company solicits you with a hard sell, enjoy the dinner and walk away. Your estate plan, will, and legacy is too important to put at risk by a sales pitch. Stephen J. Silverberg, Esq. is a nationally known estate tax and elder law attorney. You can learn more about him at www.sjslawpc.com.
Herricks Teachers Receive Recognition
Amy Halpin
Herricks Teachers Receive Tenure
Joe Welsch
Minea Afework, Andres Baracaldo, Josephine C. Bruno, Leigh T. Candalino, Lyndsey R. DeSarbo, Kara L. Faherty, Deirdre Kenny, Andrea Kosofsky, Christina Macri, Carol Manning, Lisa Ann Meyer, Emily Vlachos Onesto, Lindsey H. Quenqua, Jessica Ras, Tabassum Syed, Danielle T. Valentini
Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA) recognized teachers in Herricks for their encouragement, sensitivity and compassion toward students. 2019 SEPTA Honorees:
Joseph Welsh, Physical Education Teacher, Middle School Lisa Parisi, Gemini Teacher, Denton Avenue Elementary School Michael Timms, Social Studies Teacher, High School Jean Karo, Speech/Language Teacher, Searingtown Elementary School Amy Halpin, Special Education Teacher, Center Street Elementary School
Herricks Teachers’ Association
Jean Karo
Lisa Parisi, left and Michael Timms, right
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How to save up for your first home
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ome ownership is a dream for people across the globe. Many people save for years before buying their first homes, squirreling away every dollar they can with the hopes they can one day become homeowners. But thanks to factors beyond their control, even the most devoted savers can sometimes feel like their dream of home ownership may never come true. According to the Pew Research Center, American workers’ paychecks are larger than they were 40 years ago, but their purchasing power is essentially the same. Things aren’t much different in Canada, where analysis from Statistics Canada and
the Bank of Canada has shown that, since 2015, wage growth in Canada has been weaker than in the United States. Various challenges can make it difficult to buy a home. However, some simple strategies can help prospective home buyers build their savings as they move closer to the day when they can call themselves “homeowners.” Determine where your money is going. If you’re finding it hard to grow your savings, audit your monthly expenses to determine where your money is going. Using exclusively debit or credit cards can simplify this process, as all you need to do is log into your accounts
and see how your money was spent over a given period. If you routinely use cash to pay for items, even just to buy coffee on the way to work, keep a notepad handy so you can jot down each expense. Do this for a month and then examine how you spent your money. Chances are you will see various ways to save, and you can then redirect that money into your savings account. Become a more savvy grocery shopper. Another great way to save more money is to alter something
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you already do each month: grocery shopping. If you haven’t already, sign up for discount clubs at your local grocer. This is a largely effortless way for shoppers, especially those buying food for families, to save considerable amounts of money. Shopping sales at competing grocery stores also can save money. Dine in more often. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that Americans spend, on average, 6 percent of their household budgets on food. However, the USDA
also notes that Americans spend 5 percent of their disposable income on dining out. If these figures mirror your spending habits, you can nearly cut your food spending in half by dining out less frequently. That might be a sacrifice for foodies, but it can get you that much closer to buying your own home. Saving enough money to purchase your first home is a worthy effort that can be made easier by employing a few budget-friendly strategies.
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4 simple ways to save more for retirement
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t’s never too early to begin saving for retirement. While millions of people have no doubt heard or read those very words before, surveys indicate that few people are taking that lesson to heart. A 2018 survey from Bankrate.com found that 20 percent of Americans don’t save any of their annual income. Things aren’t necessarily rosier in Canada, where the financial institution CIBC reports that 32 percent of people nearing or on the cusp of retiring have nothing saved for retirement. Saving for retirement
can seem impossible in households where every dollar counts. But the following are four simple ways to save more for retirement without making dramatic lifestyle changes.
1. Turn raises into retirement savings.
According to the WorldatWork 2018-2019 Salary Budget Survey: Top Level Results, salary budgets in the United States are projected to rise by an average of 3.2 percent in 2019, while those in Canada are expected to rise by 3 percent. Working professionals can save more
for retirement by converting some or all their raises into retirement savings. Pre-tax retirement accounts allow working professionals to put aside money before taxes are paid, so weekly paychecks will not be greatly affected if you choose to increase the percentage of your income you deposit into such accounts. Do this each time you receive a raise and your retirement savings will grow considerably.
2. Put bonuses to work.
Professionals who receive bonuses can speak to their employer and request that their retirement contribution rates be increased when bonuses are issued. Many 401(k) retirement plans allow workers to contribute
as much as 80 percent of their paychecks. While that’s not sustainable for most people every pay period, increasing your contribution rate dramatically when your bonus is issued is a great way to save more for retirement. Contribution rates can then be returned to normal the following pay period.
3. Downsize your home.
Empty nesters nearing retirement age may benefit by downsizing their homes. Doing so can reduce utility bills, property taxes and other expenses, and those savings can then be redirected into retirement accounts.
4. Reinvest tax returns.
Working professionals accustomed to receiving tax returns can use that money to catch up on their retirement savings. Rather than spending tax returns or depositing them into traditional savings accounts, reinvest them into a retirement account. Speak with a financial planner to help you figure out how to accomplish this goal. Even if it requires opening a new account, the longterm benefits or reinvesting returns are substantial. Saving for retirement is important, and it’s never too late or too early to start setting aside more money for your golden years.
How young people can avoid the debt trap R
ites of passage come in many forms. Some are religious ceremonies marking an important stage in a person’s spiritual life, while others are less ceremonial but still impactful. For many young people who are old enough to vote but not necessarily old enough to live completely independent of their parents, digging oneself out of debt is an early financial rite of passage. But youth and debt need not go hand in hand, even though statistics suggest otherwise. According to the Federal Reserve, student loan debt reached historical highs in the first quarter of 2018, surpassing $1.5 trillion for the first time ever. That figure is even more staggering when compared to figures from a decade ago, when
total student loan was about $600 billion. And it’s not just student loan debt that’s jeopardizing young people’s financial futures. Consumer debt compiled through the use of credit cards has long been a thorn in the sides of young adults, many of whom apply for credit cards before they fully understand the concept of credit, only to learn the hard way that swiping credit cards comes at an oftentimes steep cost. But while the young people of yesteryear might have landed in debt by using credit cards for nonessentials like a night out with friends, a recent survey from the professional services firm PwC found that young adults currently between the ages of 25 and 34 are more likely to buy day-to-day essentials with credit. In fact, 20 percent admitted to doing to so in the past six months, compared with just 6 percent of adults age 55 and over. That could be due to
a number of factors beyond young adults’ control, including low and stagnant wages, but it also might be a byproduct of young adults not knowing how to avoid debt. If it’s the latter, then young adults can try to employ the following strategies to avoid falling into the debt trap. Explore your repayment options. According to Student Debt Relief, a private company that looks to educate and empower consumers about student loan debt, the average college graduate in the class of 2016 had $37,172 in debt. That’s nearly $10,000 more debt than the average graduate from the class of 2011. Young adults struggling to repay their student loans can explore various options, including federal student loan repayment plans, such as the Pay As You Earn plan and the Income- Based plan. Each plan is different, but young adults should know that they have many repayment options. Avoid consumer debt. Interest rates on credit cards can be high,
especially for young people without lengthy credit histories. As a result, it’s best to only use such cards for emergencies and not to pay for nights out with friends or a new pair of shoes. Consumer debt that’s not paid off in full each month also can adversely affect young adults’ credit ratings, which can hurt them when they get older and look to buy their own homes or other big-ticket items.
Live at home. While many college graduates want to maintain their independence and live on their own after graduation, moving back in with mom and dad might be the most financially savvy move to make. Doing so allows young adults with jobs to begin building their nest eggs and can help them avoid having to use credit cards to meet their dayto-day needs. Debt ensnares many young adults. But there are ways for young people to avoid debt and pave the way for a bright financial future.
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Helpful tips for a budget-friendly prom
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rom is a momentous night in the lives of teenagers. Prom night is often described as a night teens will never forget, but it can be just as memorable to parents footing the bill for the festivities. A 2015 survey from Visa found that families spend in the neighborhood of $900 on prom. While costs fluctuate and may have risen or declined since then, parents can expect the cost of financing a teenager’s prom night to be several hundred dollars or more. Budgetconscious parents might be inclined to run and hide their wallets upon hearing such estimates, but there’s no need to apply for loans as prom night approaches. In fact,
there are several ways teens and their parents can enjoy prom without breaking the bank. · Borrow rather than buy. Whether you’re in the market for a dress or a tuxedo for prom night, don’t overlook the option to rent rather than buy. Prom night attire tends to be formal, and teens likely won’t need such attire again for years to come. By then, teens’ personal taste and general consumer preferences will likely have changed, rendering dresses and tuxedos one-night wonders. Renting a dress or tuxedo is more budget-friendly. · Travel in packs. Traveling to and from prom in style often means renting a limousine
for the night. This classic way to get about town on prom night can be expensive. Thumbtack, which connects local consumers with local businesses, notes that the average cost of renting a limousine is between $95 and $130 per hour, with many services requiring a minimum rental time of three hours. Splitting that cost with friends is budget-friendly and can make the night more fun. Many companies charge more per passenger, but traveling in packs is still less expensive than it would be for a couple to go it alone. · Accessorize with some help from mom and dad. Rather than buying new jewelry or other accessories for prom night, teenagers can borrow
such items from their parents. Ask dad if you can wear some special cuff links and spend time alongside mom going through her jewelry box for accessories like necklaces and earrings. This can save money and make the night more special for mom and dad.
Prom night can be memorable and expensive. Budget-conscious families can take steps to save money while still ensuring teenagers enjoy a night they will remember for the rest of their lives.
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Make good use of your final days as a student as graduation nears
raduation is the culmination of a lengthy journey students take in pursuit of their academic and professional goals. As graduation day draws near, it can be tempting for students to take their foot off the gas and spend their time having fun with their fellow students before everyone goes their separate ways. Such an attitude can derail years of hard work. Though the temptation of celebrating with friends may be hard to resist, the following are some ways prospective graduates can stay on course as graduation day draws near. · Maintain your academic focus. It can be easy to get caught up in upcoming celebrations and the next
chapter in your life, but students should stay the academic course until their final day in the classroom. Keeping grades up is important, as no one wants to put graduation at risk when it is so close . · Familiarize yourself with your school’s guidance office. Guidance counselors often provide information on coursework and future schooling options, but they can guide you in other ways as well. Some guidance offices double as career placement services, helping students prepare résumés, cover letters and portfolios. Some also help students with career assesments that can guide them as they look to begin their careers as professionals.
· Gather some references. The organizers behind the Sales Innovation Expo, a professional networking gathering, indicate that 85 percent of jobs are filled through networking. Begin talking with all of the people you can, particularly during internships or volunteer opportunities. Contact trusted confidantes, be it current or former supervisors and professors, to serve as references. · Have an idea of your next steps. It’s not necessary to have everything mapped out just yet, but you should have a good idea of whether you’re going on to more schooling, taking a vocational career tract, entering the workforce, or
even taking some time to travel. Create a road map on paper showing where you want to be and when. · Plan for some downtime. After all of this hard work and dedication, set some time aside after the graduation celebration to
recharge your batteries. Some time off can help you focus on the future when you’re rested and ready to approach new goals. Taking certain steps leading up to graduation can help you focus more readily on the future.
Tips for grad party planners
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raduation is a milestone moment worthy of celebration. Whether newly minted graduates will be pursuing further education after donning their caps and gowns or embarking on their lives as professionals, come commencement season, graduates and their families should pause to celebrate and recognize the hard work it took for grads to earn their degrees.
Graduation parties provide perfect opportunities for grads to unwind and celebrate their achievements. People tasked with planning such festivities can heed the following tips to make sure the party is one grads won’t soon forget. · Personalize the affair. Much like birthday parties, graduation parties are celebrating a particular guest of honor. As a result, planners should not hesitate to personalize graduation parties
so they reflect the grad who’s being honored. If the guest of honor just earned his or her law degree, order a cake in the shape of Lady Justice. Planners tasked with honoring college grads on their way to medical school can ask guests to don scrubs or white coats. Such personal touches can add fun to the festivities while still honoring the new grad. · Ask grads before devising the guest list. Since the day is all about the recent graduate,
let him or her provide input about the guest list. Some grads may be uncomfortable serving as the focal point of a large soirée, while others may prefer family gatherings or less formal affairs with only friends. The goal of the party is to celebrate the new graduate, so make sure they’re comfortable with who is in attendance. If grads choose a friend-heavy guest list, plan a dinner out with family on another night. · Invite teachers. Some graduates form strong bonds with teachers who helped them get through difficult coursework or provided invaluable advice during their academic careers. Make sure these people, who may include teachers past and
present, are invited to the party, and recognize their role in helping the guest of honor achieve his or her academic and professional goals. · Speak with other parents/ planners. Graduation season is a social time of year. Planners and parents can speak with one another to ensure that parties are not scheduled on the same day. This allows all graduates to enjoy their moment in the sun and ensures friends won’t miss the chance to celebrate one another’s accomplishments. Planners and parents can even coordinate parties together if graduates express a desire to do so.
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Holocaust survivor to share her story The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County will presentWhile There’s Life…,a poetry reading and book signing by Holocaust survivor, author and poet Ruth Minsky Sender on Sunday, May 19 at 3 p.m. The poems in the collection, “While There’s Life…: Poems from the Mittelsteine Labor Camp (1944-1945),” were written during Minsky Sender’s incarceration as prisoner No. 55082 in the Nazi slave labor camp in Mittelsteine, Germany.She endeavored to depict scenes from her own and other prisoners’ lives to give them courage and the will to continue living.As her mother, Nacha Minska, used to say:“While there’s life, there’s hope.”
MinskySender was born Rifkele Riva Minska to a Jewish family in Łodź, Poland.After the war, she and her family emigrated to the United States, settling on Long Island. Minsky Sender was a teacher of Jewish culture and history, specializing in the Holocaust.She has written four other books about her Holocaust experiences including “The Cage” (1986). The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center is located at Welwyn Preserve, 100 Crescent Beach Road in Glen Cove. There is a $10 suggested donation to attend the event.Light refreshments will be served. RSVP to 516-571-8040 or info@hmtcli.org.
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Money, power, politics, drugs, scandal, and fast cars. The incredible story of John DeLorean is the stuff of a Hollywood screenwriter’s dreams. But who was the real John DeLorean? To some, he was a renegade visionary who revolutionized the automobile industry. To others, he was the ultimate con man. For the first time, Framing John DeLorean recounts the extraordinary life and legend of the controversial automaker, tracing his meteoric rise through the ranks of General Motors, his obsessive quest to build a sports car that would conquer the world, and his shocking fall from grace on charges of cocaine trafficking. Interweaving a treasure trove of archival footage with dramatic vignettes starring Alec Baldwin, Framing John DeLorean is a gripping look at a man who gambled everything in his pursuit of the American Dream.
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Program to honor Whitman, Duncan Great Neck’s Dance Visions NY will present a program, “I hear America Singing, I see America Dancing,” on Sunday, June 9 at The Amsterdam at Harborside, 300 East Overlook in Port Washington. The program honors the 200th birthday of iconic American poet Walt Whitman and also the 141st birthday of dancer Isadora Duncan. Duncan considered Whitman her spiritual teacher. Ex-
cerpts from his poems will be illustrated by complementary Duncan repertory. The program will also honor the late Shirley Romaine, who helped to conceive it, and will include recordings of her reading some of the poems. If interested in attending the event, send an email to dancevisions.ny@gmail. For more information about this and additional Dance Visions NY programs, visit www.dancevisionsny.org.
Author to talk about T.R.’s Albany days Author Paul Grondahl will discuss his book, “I Rose Like a Rocket: The Political Education of Theodore Roosevelt,” aboutRoosevelt’s early political apprenticeship as legislator and governor in the state capital of Albany. The event, presented by The
Friends of Sagamore Hill, is on on Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m. The presentation is free and open to the public and will take place at the Christ Church Parish Hall, 61 East Main St. in Oyster Bay. Free refreshments will be served.
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Long journey of rock ’n’ roll icon Parker appeared in the 2012 Judd Apatow film, “This is 40,” performing with the Rumour upon their reunion. “’This is 40’ was a blast, every minute of it,” Parker said about his Hollywood experience. “Having my makeup done whilst sitting next to the likes of Albert Brooks and John Lithgow felt utterly surreal. What impressed me the most about all the actors in the movie was their tireless work ethic. People might think of Hollywood stars as having it easy, swanning around the place being vain, but everyone was up early in the morning and often finished well into the night, working hard to do the best job possible.” We finally asked the rock legend, now 68 and still going strong, who had Bruce Springsteen contribute to one of his albums, collaborated with musicians from Blondie to the B-52s, and recorded the songs of Pink Floyd and his beloved Beatles, what he considers the stand-out moment in his music career. “Hearing Bob Dylan introduce one of my songs, ‘Back to Schooldays,’ on his radio show, ‘Theme Time Radio,’ and saying nice things about it was fantastic, most certainly a high point,” he said. For tickets to see Graham Parker in concert, go to www.myfathersplace.com.
Continued from Page 25 “Cloud Symbols is a case of picking songs I was working on at the time and leaving other songs, often partially finished, out of the mix. After finishing about five songs that seemed to fit together, I crafted my writing towards a textural consistency. I didn’t think about being ‘mellower’ or ‘mature’ … I just wanted something that I’d like to listen to now, coming from me. I deliberately steered away from aggression. I don’t usually have that much discipline and was pleased with the result.” Now, with the Squeezing Out Sparks anniversary release, Parker is back on the road, playing these classic songs for old and new audiences from Berkeley, California, to his upcoming performance in Roslyn. “The tour has been flowing very well,” Parker said, with several sold-out shows. “I’ve played many songs from this album over the years so it’s normal for me, but I am leaning quite heavily on those songs for this tour.” In addition to his music, Parker has a number of other professional accomplishments. He wrote three books, recorded a Jack Kerouac audiobook, had a documentary film made about his life, and
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Section of Brinkerhoff Lane sought for parking
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ear Neighbors and Greater Manhasset Community: Please know that in November 2019 Kimco took a section of the east side of taxpayer- owned Brinkerhoff Lane right of way and converted for its own use an illegally installed curb cut and driveway apron — directly across the street from the St. Mary’s Elementary School and Church entrance on the west side of Brinkerhoff Lane. Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth emailed in response: “Thank you for your email letting me know your continued frustration with the situation on Brinkerhoff Lane. Please know that the town’s Building Department has assured me that this project is on the path to compliance. While I understand that things may not be moving as quickly as you would like, the town is adhering to the process that is outlined by the law. We will continue to ask Kimco to rectify this situation as quickly as they can, and we also encourage residents to do the same.“ She asked residents to email bosworthj@northhempsteadny. gov, copying the Greater Council of Manhasset Civic Association atinfo@manhassetcivic. org, as well astwest@theislandnow.com to voice my demand
that: (i) Brinkerhoff Lane be restored to its original full height curb-line state (driveway apron removed); (ii) Kimco close off all access to its commercial property from Brinkerhoff Lane by installing a solid iron fence attached to the south side of the garage façade and that it run contiguously to the southern end of its property line where it abuts Green Tree/Whitney Estate to comply with its (Kimco’s) promises and agreements made to the town to induce the town to permit the building of the King Kullen Supermarket some 14 or so years ago; (III) The town issue a cease and desist Order to Kimco and Manhasset Center precluding either, without regard to ownership, from any further violation of town codes and laws with specific reference to Brinkerhoff Lane and Terrace Manor; and (iv) That the property, currently known as Manhasset Center, be denied, in perpetuity, without regard to ownership, any and all ingress/egress to this commercial property from Brinkerhoff Lane and Terrace Manor, thereby shutting down any future contemplation of access. You can also call the Town’s 311 System, as well – please
make sure the 311 representative gives you a call-in reference number, which you can then provide to the Greater Council or Terrace Manor Civic Association. Ms. Bosworth’s carefully worded response is disconcerting in that (i) she refers to the matter as “this project” -– taking and converting taxpayerowned land by Kimco is not a “project” – it was a maneuver by Kimco that the town should have made immediate restoration to and billed Kimco for reimbursement; and (ii) her closing of “We will continue to ask Kimco to rectify this situation as quickly as they can, and we also encourage residents to do the same” is indicative that Kimco is about to or has already filed for permit/variance to use Brinkerhoff Lane right of way for ingress/egress to its commercial property from a residential neighborhood. The town wants to hear from the community at large as to how they feel about Kimco requesting use of Brinkerhoff Lane right of way for its commercial purposes, including that Terrace Manor will ultimately become Kimco’s commercial overflow parking lot. Here’s why: Brinkerhoff Lane is a taxpayer-owned street — the town
is supposed to hold, manage and protect taxpayer-owned property, which includes taxpayer-owned roadways. In November 2018, Kimco took Brinkerhoff Lane right of way and converted it for its own use by clear cutting two to three cherry blossom trees, installing a curb cut and driveway apron. Because the Kimco illegal curb cut and driveway apron line up perfectly with Kimco’s now double-wide cement pads on their own property at their parking garage south facade, thereby creating a driveway effect, one can only presume that Kimco did so for purposes of using them together as a means of ingress/egress to/from their commercial property by way of Terrace Manor/Brinkerhoff Lane. All Kimco needs to do at this juncture is remove the stairs on the southeast side of the parking garage and install a driveway ramp in the westbound direction to connect the garage and the parking lot to the double-wide cement pads they installed as well as the illegal curb cut and driveway apron on Brinkerhoff Lane right of way. Contrary to Kimco’s professions to the contrary, Kimco’s converting for its own use the curb line into a driveway apron can only be construed as being
by design, not accident. deliberate and meant to be permanent, not “temporary.” As I expressed to our new councilwoman, Veronica Lurvey, no one spends thousands of dollars to make temporary anything – on land they don’t even own – and then pays another thousands of dollars to demolish and restore. It just doesn’t happen that way.d. This will turn Terrace Manor’s streets into Kimco’s overflow commercial parking lot, increase traffic, make our neighborhood and streets unsafe, and potentially cause an uptick in crime in our community. Terrace Manor responded to the Greater Manhasset Community’s call for support against recreational marijuana – Terrace Manor now needs the Greater Manhasset Community to come to its aid against Kimco, and demand the town cause the full restoration of Brinkerhoff Lane Right of Way to its original contiguous full height curb line and force Kimco to honor its previous agreements with the town and reinstall the closed and secured iron fence that closed off all access to the commercial property from Brinkerhoff Lane and Terrace Manor. Cathrine Word Manhasset
Nassau Hub project far from a reality Continued from Page 18 review and approval by various village, town, county, state and federal permitting or regulatory agencies along with financial, user, operations and maintenance groups. How long would the Nassau County Interim Financial Review Board take before providing approval? Successful completion of the New Starts process results inthe federal government’s entering into a Full Funding Grant Agreement. This third step can average several more years. The FFGA is the legally binding commitment for providing federal funding.It
is also subject to congressional recommendation and presidential approval for inclusion of the project within future annual authorization and appropriation of funding under FTA New Starts budgets to finance the FFGA. There can be no Full Funding Grant Agreement without documentation that the local recipient’s (Nassau County) share is in place. How would Nassau County come up with $300 million to leverage $150 million in federal dollars assuming a total project cost of $450 million? Would Nassau County contribute $150 million and ask
Albany for $150 million resulting in a three-way, 33 percent county/state/federal cost-sharing agreement? Another potential funding source is the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Is this project being considered under the upcoming MTA Five Year 2020-2024 Five Year Capital Plan currently under development? Is it included within the MTA 2014-2034 Twenty Year Capital Needs Assessment document? Nassau County could request the MTA take over advancement of this project. This might include progression of
preliminary and final design, construction, operations and maintenance. Perhaps some of the future anticipated 10 percent of congestion pricing revenue ($1.5 billion share) promised to the Long Island Rail Road could be used toward paying for this project?. Based on the lack of any significant progress to date, Nassau County may be unable to obtain federal New Starts funding for the Nassau Hub Bus Rapid Transit projectuntil 2024. Who knows how many more years it would take before anyone can board the first vehicle
in passenger service. Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate who previously worked 31 years for the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office. This included the development, review, approval and oversight for over $600 million in grants to support Nassau County bus system and billions more for the MTA, NYC Transit, LIRR and Metro North Rail Road along with 30 other transit agencies in NY & NJ).
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Re-elect Beys to Kids advocates for Port BOE Port school boad O
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hen it comes to serving the Port Washington community as a Board of Education trustee, nothing is more important than experience and proven capability. Emily Beys deserves your vote. Beys is seeking a second term as our school district trustee. Over the last three years, shehas demonstrated, through her dedicated public service, that she understands the role of the school board. Emily served on all the board committees and, as chairperson of the Legislative Task Force, she has worked in collaboration with our elected
officials to meet the important goals of the district. She is a refreshing voice among candidates who demonstrates a capability to enhance educational opportunities in Port Washington. Beys’ leadership attributes are transcendent and timely in meeting the fiscal changes of balancing the cost of education with the taxpayer support needed to keep it at its best. Please join me in voting with confidence for Emily Beys to continue her outstanding representation on the Board of Education. Jean-Marie Posner Former school Board Trustee
Politicizing Trump’s mental health
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his week a letter writer stated the following: “Then (a previous letter writer) cites a letter that 37 mental health experts signed warning of Trump’s grave emotional stability (sic). He fails to mention that these experts were all Democrats. I’m sure that you could find 37 Republican mental health experts who say Trump
is not unstable. Once he finds these 37 I hope he will share the list. Unlike Republican politicians who seem to have a sellout gene — say Sens, Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz — I suspect there are no such Republican mental health experts. Robert D. Adams Great Neck
Activists running for Port ed board
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lease join me in voting for Emily Beys and Deborah AbramsonBrooks, two impressive activists who have collectively devoted their time, energy and passion to the students of the Port Washington School District for decades. As a current trustee on the BOE, Beys has distinguished herself as an ardent and fairminded champion of public education in Port. She came to the board after many years of involvement at the school level, bringing her broad view of the issues facing our district and a deep understanding of their im-
pact on the entire community. Abramson-Brooks has been a longtime advocate for the education of all children, serving on multiple task forces over the years, always putting “kids and community first.” I am confident that her background, dedication, and demonstrated commitment to education will make her an extremely effective BOE member. Please support these two outstanding candidates, and vote “yes” on May 21. Paula Whitman Port Washington
n May 21, Port Washington School District residents have the opportunity to elect two remarkable individuals to the Board of Education. Emily Beys and Deborah Brooks are passionate, tireless advocates for our children who will be ready to lead and succeed from day one. Emily Beys, who is running for her second term on the board, has been the driving force behind getting more funding for Port’s schools from the state of New York. As chair of the board’s Legislative Task Force, Emily lobbied for and helped Port schools
receive an additional $1 million in state aid. Emily has also been a leader in increasing transparency on the school board, helping to host community forums and reaching out to parent organizations for feedback in creating new policies. Deborah Brooks may be the most knowledgable, qualified person ever to run for the school board. For six years, Deb has been at the forefront of the whole child education movement, working with our federal, state, and local elected officials and education policy makers to fight unsound, unfunded education mandates that negatively
impact our children, our teachers and our schools. In addition, Deb has been a pioneer in the student data privacy protection movement, striving to guard our children’s personal information. If elected, Deb will ensure the educational stability of our children’s future and be a responsible fiscal guardian of our taxpayer dollars. I hope my friends and neighbors in Port will join me in voting yes for the school budget and for Emily Beys and Deborah Brooks to be on the Board of Education. Bill Bodkin Port Washington
Vote for Abramson-Brooks
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his is an exciting and hopeful time for families in the Port Washington School District. As we welcome a new superintendent who is highly regarded for his commitment to whole-child education and community engagement, we have the opportunity to vote for a Board of Education candidate who is well known for her dedication to these same goals. I am speaking of Deborah Abramson-Brooks. It’s hard to imagine a candidate more prepared for the Board of Education position
than Deborah, who is a passionate believer in public education and a leading voicefor thoughtful, student-centered educational policies. For more than six years, Deborah has worked tirelessly as an advocate for education reform, serving on multiple task forces and committees at the local, state, and federal levels. Through her activism, Deborah has gained in-depth knowledge of the pedagogical and developmental issues that shape education policy; the laws and mandates that af-
fect our district; and the pressing challenges that face our schools. Deborah’s passion — along with herwealth of knowledge and expertise — will be of tremendous value toour school board,our new superintendent, our students, and our whole community. On Tuesday, May 21, please join me in voting for the school budget and Deborah AbramsonBrooks. Kim Keiserman Port Washington
Plaza project hurts parking
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have always written letters about weighty matters such as the presidency, gun control and the war on women. I have avoided local issues because I am not particularly interested in them, although admittedly they are important. I thank Muriel Pfeifer for her very informative letter, which appeared in the May 3 paper, and Leo Pfeifer’s piece, which appeared on May 10. Each of them details how undemocratic local government can be. Muriel Pfeifer speaks of Mayor Jean Callendar’s “vanity park.” I could not agree more. We ignore local issues at our peril and do so until our ox is gored. When I moved to Great Neck about two decades ago, I understood that there were many amenities, such as the
beautiful parks, the pool complex and the free movies on the weekends. One minor amenity was the fact that in front of the main post office there were six mailboxes. One could drive around the island and deposit letters in any of the six without getting out of your car. Then three of the mailboxes were removed, leaving three. While annoyed, I said nothing. Then the supermarket opened with all the attendant problems delineated in the Pfeiffer letter. I found myself angered that a private enterprise was allowed to cause such congestion bringing traffic to a grinding halt. Now, I wish I had attended the public hearings and voiced my dissatisfaction (although if Mrs. Pfeifer is correct, my objections would have gone unheeded). When Mayor Cal-
lendar approved her renovation project, she did not consider the seniors (like myself) for whom walking is painful. Currently, due to construction, there are very few places to park one’s car. The people who work in the post office are aware of the problem but cannot do anything about it. I have tried to learn from my mistakes. I am reminded of Edmund Burke’s dictum that “the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” I am also aware that local elections are important. When Mayor Callendar is up for re-election, I will do everything in my power to work for her defeat. I hope you will too. Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck
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Shoddy window work at Port schools
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have had a chance to review some of the details for one of the projects from our $70 million construction bond for the Port Washington school district. In particular, I reviewed just the part dealing with refurbishing the projected windows. The bond was supposed to include replacing the windows. The decision was made (the right one) that it would be much more cost-effective if the windows were refurbished at a savings of several million dollars. The first question is where is the money that was saved? Was it spent elsewhere? Almost all public construction projects are normally listed with several services that contractors use to find out about jobs that are out for bid such as Dodge Reports etc. This project was not listed even though the district claimed it was. All other projects from our district were listed, but this was conveniently left off. No surprise that only one window contractor picked up the bid document and the district received only one bid. In my 50 years of public contracting, it is normal for an agency not to accept the bid if there is only one bidder. They usually give it out to bid again and get a lower price. More
bidders usually means a lower price. If a sole bid is accepted, the agency usually makes the contractor go through hoops to justify it and is used on small projects with special circumstances and is rare. There is usually a delay while the agency investigates why there was only one bid and whether it is costeffective to rebid it. Our school board rushed to award the project within days. The bid price was approximately $2 million. My professional estimate is the project should have been done for about $500,000. After some prodding, the district finally gave me the plans and specifications for this $2 million project. Our district was already called out by the New York state commissioner of education as giving the architect a sweetheart contract and paying him as much as $1.5 million more than the going rate. Between the architect and construction manager, they are probably getting north of an $8 million fee for this $79 million construction bond with change orders etc. Let’s look at the window refurbishment for the projected windows. It asked for replacing of all the hinges with Magnum series
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4000 hinges made by Window Repair Systems. This is a good hinge, but the manufacturer is not Window Repair Systems. Window Repair systems is a contractor, so making one contractor get the price from another contractor is not what I’d expect from our $8 million men and I question if this is some sort of bid rigging. The Magnum series is an all-metal hinge that would last for a long time. When I looked at the windows that were refurbished, the contractor used a hinge with plastic parts and which I believe is imported. The plastic parts failed previously on the hinges and that is the reason they must be replaced. Another component that had to be refurbished are the handles. Again the specifications were written specifying Window Repair Systems, which is not the manufacturer. Our $8 million men, it seems, didn’t think they should tell the contractor the amount or location of which handles to be changed. In fact, they left this up to the contractor. Does anybody else buy something and tell the vendor to ship any quantity they want? This from our $8 million men. When I looked at the completed project I looked at about
10 windows. Nine had broken handles and only one had the handle changed. The weatherstripping was all supposed to be changed to “Fin Seal” type. “Fin Seal” is not appropriate for projected windows. In fact, the contractor didn’t use Fin Seal but a vinyl or rubber extrusion which might be better but he used the lowest quality he could find. I don’t know any contractors who use this type without a hard back so it won’t come out easily. One window I opened showed the weatherstripping falling out already. If you look at the windows, you will see many pieces of insulated glass that has failed, which would have been easy and costeffective to change at the time. They were not touched. Our consultants missed this? The thermal break (the part between the inside and outside of the window) is for the most part failing and could have easily been addressed when this work was done. It was not. Our consultants missed this as well. I question whether our $8 million men even wrote these specifications or if whoever did even looked at the school first. When we do a project of this nature usually field testing is a
requirement to see if the windows are actually refurbished to an acceptable standard. It is hard to believe that our highly paid “expert” consultants never asked for field testing. My opinion is they will not pass. I can go on and on, but it’s obvious this project was not done the best way or cost-effectively. If the rest of the bond is done like this, I’d say the district is losing out on $20-$30 million. Instead of blaming state mandates, what about keeping your own house clean and efficient? Six of the schools were done at the same time with the same windows that all need refurbishment. Is this what we should expect? Our district is one of the few in its class with no elementary foreign language program. Wonder why we can’t afford it? Maybe it’s time for some board members to step down and let someone prepared to do the proper oversight take their place. Who on the board will stand up to our $8 million men and make them pay the district back? Richard Sussman Prior President Port Washington Union Free School District Board
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Luxury market softens, lower-end rises
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t now is evident that the inventory in the market for premium and luxury residences has been increasing over the last several years as noted in a most recent National Association of Realtors existing homes sales report on April 19. From March 2018 the inventory of premium and luxury homes is up 19.8 percent and the average days on the market is 47 days and longer. Also, price appreciation for those homes has decreased 5.7 percent since that time and is up barely 0.3 percent. So now this would be considered a buyer’s market for premium and luxury homes, as prices continue to decrease, potentially making for better deals. I have seen this in various high-end areas on Long Island and New York City. More important is the additional effect that the SALT tax (maximum $10,000 deduction on real estate, sales and local taxes on your income tax return) has had on prices on those high-end homes. I am wondering how many buyers have changed their attitude and gotten more conservative about their purchase price points and
maybe are trending down to lower priced homes (eliminating the 1 percent luxury tax on those homes sold at or above $1 million), homeowner associations, condos or even co-ops and creating greater demand at the lower level? On the other hand, inventory for starter and trade-up properties has for the most part, increased by just 2.4 percent during that same period and are only on the market for a mere 36 days. Price appreciation has decreased only 3.7 percent, but still is up 3.8 percent. The greatest demand is still very strong for those starter and trade-up homes and this is the reason that inventory has been very slow to increase. For as fast as those homes are put on the market and priced properly, they are snatched up by aggressive cash-ready and qualified buyers, who want to get out of their rentals to finally stop giving away their wealth, appreciation, future equity and tax deductions to their landlords. Even those trade-up buyers are out in full force and are looking and searching for homes to move up to larger
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spaces in possibly a better location and school district. Going forward over the next few years, I do not see the demand or price appreciation subsiding for those starter or trade-up homes. If for some reason interest rates increase once again (they are down from December 2018 and currently stand at or below 4 percent, depending on the buyer’s qualifications) or some long-term event occurs that causes the psychology of the market to change and make purchasers leave, enabling inventory to increase at a faster pace, I see the market demand continuing for those that can afford to make the plunge and
buy. Demand continues to rise with lower-than-normal inventory levels in the starter and trade-up home markets, which has caused prices to climb on a year-over-year basis for 85 consecutive months The good news is that the “American Dream” of ownership and that “white picket fence” is still alive and well going forward. Even the debt-burdened millennials truly desire to own their own home and from what I have read this past week, there are a few banks that will roll over some of their student loans into a home mortgage. However, every situation is different and there is no guarantee, but if you need assistance, call me and I will try to help you. However, my solution for some of those millennials is to either get another job or two or start a side business (as many who come to the United States do and for some within 5-10 years become millionaires). Unfortunately, there is sometimes great pain involved (meaning how much is required in time, effort, discipline, diligence and sacrifice one is willing to put in) in
getting ahead and really being where they want to be in today’s challenging and competitive work and business environment before the pleasure of homeownership. Is it worth it? I believe it is because what other way can you tell me that one can build their wealth independently, outside of your job, business, or family inheritance, assuming you have one? I would like to know my readers’ thoughts and ideas about our current market, so email me with your comments. Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 Great Neck. He has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute and a Certified International Property Specialist. Receive regular “free” updates of sold homes in your area and a “free” Comparative Market Analysis” of what your home would sell for in today’s market or search on: WWW. Li-RealEstate.Com If you would like to receive a digital copy or a printed copy of “Unlocking the Secrets of Real Estate’s New Market Reality
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Recent Real Estate Sales in Roslyn Roslyn Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $999,000 Demographics near Roslyn, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita
City 2,795 4,331 43.7 2.2 87,961 66,626
County 1,361,350 4,744 41.3 3 98,401 42,949
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59 Circle Lane, East Hills Sold Price: $1,150,000 Date: 02/27/2019 4 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: .23 acres Schools: Roslyn Total Taxes: $18,467 MLS# 3074445
85 Entrance Road, East Hills Sold Price: $672,500 Date: 11/27/2018 3 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 75x120 Schools: Roslyn Total Taxes: $12,508 MLS# 3069790
50 Walnut Drive, East Hills 231 Harbor Hill Road, East Hills Sold Price: $865,000 Date: 04/10/2019 3 beds, 3 Full baths Style: Ranch # of Families: 1 Lot Size: .52 Schools: Roslyn Total Taxes: $21,260 MLS# 3090288
Sold Price: $1,465,000 Date: 04/16/2019 4 beds, 4 Full baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 142x110 Schools: Roslyn Total Taxes: $25,866 MLS# 3074498
Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in Roslyn, Roslyn Heights and Old Westbury by a variety of real estate agencies. The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes are presented based solely on the fact that they were recently sold in Roslyn, Roslyn Heights and Old Westbury and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.
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Town seminar Catholic school scholarships on senior scams
North Hempstead recently hosted a senior scam seminar in conjunction with Nassau County and the Nassau County Police Department. The free seminar, which was held on May 6 at Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park, was presented by Nassau County police officers
Thomas Brown, Yolanda Turner and Jesse Cooper. The seminar illustrated different scams that target seniors, including phone scams, mail scams and home improvement scams. Council members Lee Seeman and Peter Zuckerman were in attendance.
The Department of Education center in Hicksville was red, green and white on Saturday at a ceremony awarding 25 students from Long Island Catholic schools scholarships from the Tri-State Italian-American Congress. “The scholarships were designed to assist deserving families with the cost of their annual tuition to attend a Catholic elementary school or Catholic high school,” said Loue Velle, president of the Tri-State Italian-American Congress. “We are proud to be able to assist families of Italian heritage with the education of their children.” The award ceremony was attended by Father Eric Fasano, vicar general of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, Dr. Kathleen Walsh, superintendent of schools for the Diocese, members of the Department of Education and proud family members of the recipients. A total of $25,000 in awards were given
to 25 families. Students receiving the awards were from 17 different elementary schools and one high school. Each was nominated by the principal of their respective school. “We are grateful to the members of the Tri-State Italian-American Congress for their generosity and ongoing support,” stated Superintendent Walsh. Formed in 1988, the TriState Italian-American Congress
is a non-profit organization that provides educational opportunities for Italian-American children and supports organizations and charities benefiting ItalianAmericans and other programs with similar goals. The Department of Education of the Diocese of Rockville Centre oversees the operation of 39 elementary schools and two high schools in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
JCC showcases dorm decor, essentials On May 19 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sid Jacobson JCC will host Home Away from Home: Dorm Decor and College Essentials Showcase. The pop-up showcase, in partnership with Blue-Prynt, will provide tips and solutions to make the transition to college an easy and joyful experience for both students and their parents. “SJJCC is excited to host the first of its kind pop-up college showcase event for students going off to college and their parents. Our collaboration with Blue-Prynt and Empty Quester promises to address the needs of families going through this important milestone and emo-
tionally charged life transition,” says Jodi Adler, director of the Irene & Ronald Cohen Center for Parent Engagement and Education. “We will have a host of experts on everything college related. It promises to be informative and fun.” Throughout the afternoon attendees will have the opportunity to have questions answered at a panel hosted by Donna Korren of Empty Quester, featuring Frances Lacefield, owner of Room 422; Sydney Steele, student and artist specializing in wall art; Norman Fried, an author, psychologist and professor; and Jill Madenberg, an author and college consultant.
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Attendees will also be able to tour the latest trends in dorm décor at a design showcase presented by the curated décor website Blue-Prynt, and to meet with local designers for college dorm room decorating tips. Products from merchants and curators including Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond, Bloomingdales, Dormify, Target, Wayfair, and more, will be showcased. To learn more about Home Away from Home or to register for the showcase, please visit sjjcc.org/homeawayfromhome or contact Adler at 516.484.1545 ext. 117 or jadler@sjjcc.org. Submitted by the Sid Jacobson JCC
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Ballots feature budgets, incumbents Continued from Page 2 totals $5.1 budget and keeps the amount to be raised by taxes stable at $5.06 million. The budget is a 0.3 percent increase from the current one. A proposition included with the budget seeks $457,014 in tax revenue so the school district can purchase two large buses and three vans. They will replace the oldest vehicles in the district’s fleet, Transportation Supervisor David Shoob said. Another proposition will allocate $7.4 million from the 2015 Construction Capital Reserve Fund for projects across four district schools. Harbor Hill School would have playground renovations, site work on the field and heating, ventilation and air condition system upgrades. Height School would have playground renovations and site work on the field. Roslyn Middle School’s interior and exterior doors would be modified. Roslyn High School would have renovations to science rooms, the girls locker room and the gym ceiling and lighting. Approved propositions will not affect residents’ school taxes. East Williston Board of Education Littman seeks re-election to his second term as East Williston school trustee. Though he is closing his first term on the school board, he has served on charitable boards for the last 30 years, including for the Boomer Esiason Foundation and Planned Parenthood. He is currently president of Rising Stars, a not-for-profit youth foundation that strives to help develop and enrich children’s lives. Littman said the foundation provides scholarships to 38 boys and girls to attend private schools and offers tutoring and test prep. Over his next term in East Williston, he said he hopes to continue working on changes to security and safety measures, as well as adding new school programs and making educational reforms. “We are continuously improving education offerings to our students and making sure that they’re coming to a very safe and secure environment,” Littman said in a previous interview. Littman said he is most proud of the board’s outreach to the Southeast Asian community. He said the school calendar now includes Diwali, Eid al-Fitr and the Lunar New Year as holidays in response to the changing demographics of the community. “I think that we have a really good
working board with excellent subcommittees,” he said. “We’ve accomplished quite a bit and I think that we have a lot more to do. It’s a lot of time and effort, but it’s rewarding and I deal with good people for one of the most important causes – to help kids.” A board decision Littman said he was particularly proud of was the appointment of Christine Dragone as the new principal of the Willets Road School. He said he believes she is the second female principal in the school district. Keefe is concluding his third term on the school board on which he has served since 2010 and has run unopposed every election season. He said in a past interview that he feels that the board is “in pretty good shape” and hopes to keep it heading in the direction it has been. “We think that we have personnel that are doing the job well,” Keefe said. “We are constantly striving to improve.” Keefe has served on a number of boards, including state and local committees. He taught in Hempstead for about 40 years, where he also served as the union president for 30 years, he said. He has been in education “one way or another” since at least the 1960s, Keefe said. Since his arrival on the board, he said he has made a “massive effort” to facilitate equal opportunity for students to take AP courses and expand opportunities in foreign language programs. “We’ve encouraged everyone to give it a shot,” said Keefe. He said he is proud of the “complete U-turn” the board has made in terms of bonding over his tenure. The board has worked to create a capital reserve instead of using bonds for large projects, which has saved the district money, Keefe said. “I’m running because I’ve been on a lot of boards and I know the way boards function,” he said. “I understand the public side versus the private side. I think it’s good for the community to have someone like me, someone that brings my unique outlook to the board.” Residents can vote for East Williston school trustees in Wheatley’s gymnasium as well as the proposed $61.6 million school budget. The budget is a 2.8 percent increase from the current budget and raises property taxes by 2.49 percent. Some budget highlights are the expansion of engineering courses at North Side and Willets Road schools, the installation of flat panel screens districtwide to
promote collaboration in the classroom and the addition of a social worker at Willets Road School. Along with the budget, taxpayers have the opportunity to vote on three propositions. One will allow the board to spend $1 million to reconstruct tennis courts at the Wheatley School and another will allocate $3.9 million for construction on Wheatley’s gymnasium, track and fields, Willets Road School fields, North Side Elementary School’s fields and basketball and baseball areas. Proposition 4 allows the board to fund a $6.5 million capital reserve account over the next seven years to pay for the reconstruction or improvement of the district’s fields, sites, parking lots, sidewalk, roadways, school roofs, HVAC improvements and installations, the improvement of egress and entrance ways and the renovation of instructional spaces. If approved, the propositions will be at no additional cost to taxpayers. Herricks Public Schools Chin is the sole candidate on the Herricks school district ballot. She is running unopposed for a third term. One of the main issues in the Herricks school district is the lack of a contract between teachers and the district for the past 10 months. Chin has said the board and the Herricks Teachers Association have engaged in negotiations and if re-elected one of her main priorities is to resolve the issue. “The big challenge now are the teacher contracts,” said Chin. “First and foremost this is high on our priority list, to try to have the contract in place.” The board president has supported efforts to begin the school day later and was a school board member when a new superintendent was selected. “I have always had a strong sense of civic duty,” said Chin. “I don’t feel that my work is quite done yet.” Residents of the Herricks school district can cast a ballot for school trustee at the Community Center Gym, where a vote on the district’s proposed $117.5 million budget will also take place. The proposed budget reflects a 2.75 percent increase from the current school budget and if approved school taxes will increase by 2.2 percent. Funding in the budget includes new math books for middle school students, flexible seating desks in all schools, robotics equipment, new Chromebooks and smartboard replacements and three new school buses among other enhancements.
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Herricks taxpayers also have two propositions to vote on. Proposition No. 2 will establish funding for a $10 million capital reserve account to be funded over a 10-year period. Proposition 3 will allow the district to spend $1.7 million to improve the drainage, sidewalk and asphalt at the high school and middle school. Neither proposition will affect the tax levy. Mineola Public Schools Lampasona seeks her second threeyear term on the Mineola school board. She ran for the seat vacated by former school board President Patricia Navarra in 2016. Prior to serving on the board, Lampasona served as co-president of the Hampton School PTA. She is a fourth-grade teacher in Woodside, Queens, and has been teaching for the past 15 years. Her favorite accomplishment on the school board has been voting for and passing full-day pre-kindergarten. She said she knows from personal experience how impactful this program will be. She said Mineola is now the only district in Nassau County to offer a free fullday program. “The youngest members of our school community, 3 and 4-year-olds, will be able to gain the knowledge from our expert teachers,” Lampasona said. In her next term, Lampasona said she looks forward to maintaining and growing school programs and preserving school facilities while staying within the tax cap. “I am excited to see where Mineola will go in the next three years and proud to be able to have a front-row seat,” she said in an email. Some of the programs she said she looks forward to expanding are dual language, fine arts and computer science. Residents in the Mineola school district can vote at Jackson Avenue and Meadow Drive schools, where voting on the proposed $99.95 million school budget will also be held. The 2019-20 school budget is a 1.79 percent increase from the current budget and includes a 1.97 percent increase in property tax revenue. Some of the budget’s highlights are the replacement of flooring and carpets across the district, the addition of a robotics room at Mineola High School, new furniture in 14 classrooms, the addition of full-day pre-kindergarten and a new math program for kindergarten to sixth grade.
involved in approving the design. “We really enjoyed the fact that it was going to be multi-use – either retail or office space – and that provides jobs, would open up a lot of opportunity for The purpose is to support projects eas where we don’t have to go in and tear the Village of Roslyn and keep with the Continued from Page 2 districts. that restore existing spaces rather than up the streets,” he said. streetscape and ambiance of the historic National Grid has had a “Cinderella starting from scratch, said Lyle Sclair, NaThe Roslyn Landmark Society wrote district,” said Jennifer Lister, executive Program” for more than 40 years. Grants tional Grid economic development repre- a letter of support for the project when it director of the Roslyn Landmark Society. support redevelopment in vacant spaces sentative. was seeking the PSEG grant and the Vilor for new developments. “We want to see development in ar- lage of Roslyn Historic District Board was
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Another soldier takes his place every 30 minutes and they have performed this duty repeatedly round the clock, night and day since 1937. It is impossible to watch this ritual without crying. We left the cemetery, crossed the Arlington Memorial Bridge and entered the National Mall which is a mile long park filled with towering American elm trees and all the famous national monuments. We first passed by the Lincoln Memorial designed like a Greek Doric temple where Martin Luther King Jr. made is famous “I Have a Dream” speech. We went to the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial where the names of the 58,230 American soldiers killed in Vietnam are etched on a long highly polished black granite wall. We eventually cabbed our way to the Jefferson Memorial to look at this Pantheon inspired beauty and had dinner at the Hamilton Restaurant with all those huge tropical bird paintings by abstract expressionist Hunt Slonen. On day two we ventured into the museums on the mall including the Hirschhorn and the I M Pei designed National Gallery of Art. The National Gallery is so large that it is impossible to see more than a fraction of its works which include all the greats including Warhol, Johns, Rauschenberg, Pollack, and Frankenthaler. We exited and made our way to the monolithic Kennedy Center with its three large concert halls and perfect acoustics to catch a free concert by an Italian classical guitarist. That was enough for me and I walked back to the hotel thinking about the magnificence of this city and what it says about America. It is said that one can see a nation’s character by observing its architecture. To see the Eiffel Tower is to under-
stand that France is all about feminine beauty. To look at Big Ben is to understand that Great Britain represents dignity and history. To look upon Sagrada Familia is to see that this Spain of Picasso and Gaudi and Miro is the land of creativity. The streets of Capri and Rome tell us that Italians love romance. And who is Washington D.C.? Its Washington Monument borrows the look of ancient Egyptian pyramids, the White House designed is by an Irishman, the Smithsonian is a medieval castle, the Lincoln Memorial is really a Greek temple, the wonder of its avenues are designed by the Frenchman Pierre L’Enfants, Watergate was designed by an Italian, its Capitol Building is modeled after the east front of the Louvre in Paris, and Union Station is inspired by the Arch of Constantine in Rome. America has borrowed heavily from every nation on earth and in doing so we have vastly improved on what we have been given. We have created a remarkably solid foundation that you can see both in the capitol’s architecture and in the American character. In Ronald Reagan farewell speech to the nation he said “ I’ve spoken of the Shining City all my political life…It was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger that oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here.” If you are looking for some hope and inspiration and to reacquaint yourself with our character take a trip to Washington and see for yourself who we are. You may come home feeling happy and proud to be an American.
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LRadler@courtsupportinc.com BOOKKEEPER Optec Communications, Inc., is located in Mineola, NY. Great opportunity for college students or experienced workers seeking part-time/full-time, minimum 25 hours/week. Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills; excellent clerical and writing skills; must be computer literate with knowledge of MS Word & Excel. Tasks will include invoicing, filing, bookkeeping, data entry, etc. Attention to detail is critical in this position. Applicants should have reliable transportation. Casual work environment. Qualified candidates should email your resume to: aleong@optec.net JOB OPPORTUNITY: $18.50 P/H NYC$15 P/H LI$14.50 P/H UPSTATE NYH. If you currently care for your relatives or friends who have Medicaid or Medicare, you may be eligible to start working for them as a personal assistant. No Certificates needed. 347-462-2610 or 347-565-6200
FRONT DESK RECEPTION and light administrative. Part time $18/ hr. 9:15am2:15pm M-F is ideal, but VERY flexible. Perfect for a professional desiring maxiumum flexibility in their schedule with days/hours. Join a very successful and growing coworking space in a beautiful, brand new, state of the art office located in Garden City. EMAIL your resume to: deborah.abiri@dbdrealty.com ATTN: The Space Full or Part Time Legal support company seeking detail-oriented individual for office assistant, flexible hours. Computer knowledge a must. Will train. Williston Park. Email resume to: LRadler@courtsupportinc.com GARDEN CITY REAL ESTATE OFFICE seeking Front Desk Receptionist available to work 9am5pm Saturdays and/or Sundays. Please call 516-307-9406 OFFICE CLERKLAW FIRM Garden City, NY Full-service law firm seeks Full Time Office Clerk. Responsibilities include: Conduct inventory of office supplies and replenish, sort incoming mail and distribute, compile, copy, sort, scan and file documents, various errands to courts, banks and post office. Knowledge of clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records. At least 1 year experience. Ability to use scanner, fax, copier and postal machine. Valid NYS Driver License. Send resume to: mjagnandan@albaneselegal. com PART-TIME BOOKKEEPER 8-10 hours per week for growing CPA firm. A/P, Payroll and knowledge of Quickbooks software required. Email resume to: Jen@avmdemars. com Fax resume to: 516-248-2515
SUMMER HELP NEEDED ! Garden City family seeking Garden City college or H.S. student for May /June through Aug/Sept M-T-Th-Fr to drive 2 children (middle school /high school age) to and from activities/local camp and have fun! Car available for use. Call or text 516-241-5368 for details
SITUATION WANTED A HOME HEALTH CARE AIDE Woman with 10 years experience and excellent checkable references available. Honest and reliable. Licensed driver with own transportation. Please call 516-383-7150 CERTIFIED HHA, PCA seeks weekday position Monday through Friday, or weekends, live in or live out. 17 years experience with Parkinsons, Alzheimers, dementia, cancer patients. References available upon request. Call Doreen 516-302-7564 CERTIFIED HOME CAREGIVER AVAILABLE: Full time or part time, Live out. Will also do light cleaning, meal preparation for patient. Happy to assist! Excellent references. Licensed driver w/own car. Call Maritza 516-472-8057 COMPANION AVAILABLE Available full time/ part time. Looking for someone to take care of your elderly parents in the comfort of your own home for peace and tranquility? 18 yrs. experience, references, driver w/ reliable vehicle. Please call 516-410-1892 or 917-244-3714
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▼ EMPLOYMENT, SITUATION WANTED, MARKETPLACE, AUTO MARKETPLACE INVITED ESTATE SALES BY TRACY JORDAN Looking to sell items from your home? Consider doing an Online Auction! Online Auctions reach more interested buyers than tag sales and can often sell for more than what you would make at an estate or tag sale. Invited Estate Sales by Tracy Jordan can do both! You can sell your items online reaching potential buyers locally or globally as well as hosting a private sale from your home! Let us guide you on what items to put in auction including furniture, housewares, decorative items, jewelry, collectibles, coins, artwork and anything else you may no longer want or need. Our services can help you to maximize your selling experience whether you are selling 1 item or 500 items. We are a one stop service for all your needs when you are moving or selling a property! Selling, donating, discarding and cleaning out services can be done to meet your time frame with minimal stress. Estate and Tag Sales Online Auctions Cleanout and Moving Services Home Staging Services Appraisals Contact for more info: info@ invitedsales.com or Call: 516-279-6378 to schedule a co sultation or receive more information. www.invitedsales.com KILL BED BUGS!! Buy Harris Sprays, Traps, Kits, Mattress Covers. DETECT, KILL, PREVENT. Available at hardware stores, Home Depot, homedepot.com
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OFFICE SPACE GARDEN CITY Windowed offices (2) and oversized workstations (2) available in suite of newly renovated and professionally designed offices of law firm located at 1305 Franklin Avenue, Garden City. Use of conference rooms, kitchen, copy, fax and receptionist services included. 5-10 minute walk to LIRR Mineola station and all courts and government buildings. Contact Connie Curatolo 516-739-1462
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516-972-5996 abrotter@gmail.com
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ATTORNEY STEPHANIE A. D’ANGELO, ESQ. Elder Law, Wills & Trusts Asset Preservation, Estate Planning, Probate & Estate Administration/Litigation 901 Stewart Ave, Ste 230 Garden City, NY 11530 516-222-1122 www.dangelolawassociates.com
BABYSITTER BABYSITTER AVAILABLE Need a Babysitter? Hi. My name is Kaitlyn. I am a Senior Honors student at Sacred Heart Academy. I live in Stewart Manor and I drive. I am great with kids and have had a lot of experience caring for them. I am free nights and weekends and tutor as well. I look forward to hearing from you! I can provide you with references. If you are interested please call or text me at 516-519-1475
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Michael Weinstock, a Great Neck attorney, is challenging Rep. Tom Suozzi. Congressman Suozzi continued to support his friend.” Weinstock said he has told people about his experience for a year, including Nassau County Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs and his local assemblyman, Anthony D’Urso, and also met with an FBI agent and a prosecutor about the incident. Weinstock said he “knew better than to go to a prosecutor” in Nassau County, citing Terry’s influence. He also said that prosecutors and police can only move forward with the evidence they have and that when it’s only in-person encounters, it amounts to a “he said, he said.” He also said that Suozzi either would have known his friend had made inappropriate sexual advances “and chose to look the other way” or did not do his due diligence “before writing a letter of support for a convicted felon.” Asked to respond in a phone call on Tuesday afternoon, Suozzi said he does not have a comment on the allegations, adding, “The bottom line is it’s much too early to be discussing politics and I wish him all the best.” Jacobs said that he and Weinstock spoke about a year ago. The alleged instances involving Terry arose in the context of Weinstock mulling a primary challenge against Suozzi, to whom he was “responding in anger,” Jacobs said. Jacobs said that to him, it didn’t make much sense for Weinstock to run against Suozzi over this because many others wrote
letters supporting Terry and he believes the alleged instances are not “something that’s spoken widely of.” “I know that Tom didn’t know him,” Jacobs said, referring to Weinstock. “I don’t know what Tom would have known about anybody else because I don’t think it’s something that’s widely spoken of” and had “nothing to do with his position as it was.” “I can’t say what’s known amongst Democrats,” Jacobs later said. “I can only say that I’ve heard from at least one other person that said Gerard made an advance. No one ever alleged that he touched him or anything other than make an advance toward them.” Weinstock served as a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician with Vigilant Fire Company for 12 years and five years as an assistant district attorney in the Special Victims Bureau, handling sexual abuse and domestic violence cases in Brooklyn. “I think being firefighter and a sex crime prosecutor are both ideal because they both demonstrate I’m on my game, I’m a hard worker, I’m able to find common ground very comfortably,” Weinstock said. He said he is running for Congress because “kvetching” – a Yiddish word meaning griping and complaining – “isn’t enough,” and that he wanted to give New Yorkers a representative that they could be proud of. Weinstock said that he “didn’t
grow up privileged” and found a family in his local fire department, which encouraged him to advance himself and go to law school. He then graduated from St. John’s Law School, was hired as an assistant district attorney, and asked to be assigned to the Special Victims Bureau. “Being a sex crimes prosecutor in Brooklyn tested me,” Weinstock said. “It’s a tough environment working with very tough people doing really really challenging work that’s important.” During that time, he was among the first responders on Sept. 11, 2001. Weinstock said that when he saw smoke pouring from the World Trade Center, he ran outside and waved down an ambulance. After that, he helped unload medical supplies. While his best friend, Jonathan Ielpi, a firefighter, was killed in the line of duty, Weinstock survived. Weinstock said he returned to Ground Zero multiple times and assisted fellow firefighters. Weinstock later founded his own general practice in Great Neck. He also used his skills as a lawyer to help reunite Assemblyman D’Urso with a Jewish family he and his parents helped rescue during the Holocaust. “If I get elected to represent New York in Congress, it would be a wonderful reminder to everybody of what a very special place New York is. And that alone is a significant accomplishment,” Weinstock said. “We live in the most special place in the world, but if you look at our elected leaders, you wouldn’t know it.” If elected, Weinstock would be the first openly gay person to represent New York City in Congress and first openly gay man serving in elected office on Long Island. The 3rd Congressional District stretches from eastern Queens through Huntington. In regards to political issues, Weinstock tried to strike a contrast with Suozzi. Weinstock said he is open to the concept of universal health care, for example, and would not accept any donations topping $2,800. Weinstock also said he is “not a big supporter of ICE,” citing his experience in Brooklyn where he said greater ICE involvement increased the reluctance of people to come forward or work with law enforcement. Asked about Suozzi’s longer government experience, such as his tenure as the mayor of Glen Cove and Nassau County executive, Weinstock said he does not view it as an advantage. “Running into burning buildings is kind of scary,” Weinstock said. “Running for office, not so much.”
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JCC to honor Cooper Grant funding info Sid Jacobson JCC’s annual Friendship Circle Luncheon, A Yellow Rose Event will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 11 a.m., at Old Westbury Golf & Country Club. This year’s luncheon will honor Roslyn native Barbara Cooper and feature entertainment from celebrated New York stage actor and stand-up comedian Mario Cantone, as well as Master of Ceremonies, Bernadette Castro. The annual luncheon raises funds to provide financial sustainability for the programs at Sid Jacobson JCC that improve the lives of those afflicted with dementia and other chronic conditions at any age or stage as well as providing support and education for their families. “Sid Jacobson JCC is a national leader in providing care for those suffering from chronic illnesses such as Alzheimer’s, dementia, and Parkinson’s,” says Connie Wasserman, associate executive director, Sid Jacobson JCC. “Our programs provide a structured, stimulating environment that encourages social, cognitive, and physical stimulation through a variety of group activities specifically designed for those with memory or functional impairment as a result of these
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North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board invite all local business owners to an informative session about consolidated grant funding hosted by the Empire State Development and the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council on Thursday, May 30 at 9 a.m. at Town Hall in Manhasset. Since 2011, the Long Island Region has been awarded $640 million dollars for 791 projects. Attend this informational session to learn about available grant fund-
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(Left to Right): Principal Robert Chambers, Council Member Viviana Russell, Town Clerk Wayne Wink and Ms. DiNicola with students from the Park Avenue Elementary Council Member Viviana Russell speaks to students. North Hempstead council member Viviana Russell and Town Clerk Wayne Wink attended an Earth Day Birthday celebration at the Park Avenue Elementary School in Westbury on April 18. At the event, they spoke to the children about the importance of Earth Day
and Russell read poems with an environmental theme. To celebrate Earth Day, the Town presented the school with a gift of books and plants. The students also enjoyed a musical performance by Tom San Fillipo, and together they sang “Happy Birthday” to the Earth.
Clark Garden fest welcomes spring Annual Helen Keller Walk North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, council member Peter Zuckerman, Town Clerk Wayne Wink and the Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman joined the hundreds of visitors to the Fourth Annual Clark Garden Spring Festival on May 4. The festival served as the kick off of spring with many family-oriented activities, including face painting, lawn games, educational programs, a live animal
show and musical entertainment from Tiger Rose. The National Circus Project’s fairies on stilts wandered the garden and visitors were also treated to science experiments from Mad Science. The festival also highlighted Clark Botanic Garden’s 50th Anniversary and had special events to commemorate the milestone, including nature walks and a giant birthday card for visitors to sign.
On Sunday, May 5, Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso helped kick off the annual Helen Keller Run/Walk held at the Sands Point Preserve. The run/walk benefits Helen Keller Services, which provides services for deaf-blind youth and adults. “The Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youths and Adults provides many services and much needed programs and resources to our deaf-blind population and I am proud to have them and their headquarters in my district,” said D’Urso.
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coming back.” “I love meeting new people and learning about the good work they are doing to support folks in their communities who need a little extra help,” said volunteer Susan M Eckert, IT Infrastructure and Operations at National Grid. “It was very inspiring.” This is the third time this year that National Grid has volunteered for the Guidance Center. “We are very proud of our partnership with National Grid,” said Lauren McGowan, director of development, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center. “Everyone is so generous with their time and talents. The volunteers all worked tirelessly to help make the Guidance Center’s Leeds Place office an attractive place for our clients to continue on their path to healing.” If your company would like to discuss opportunities to volunteer at the Guidance Center or support our mission in other ways, contact McGowan at 516-626-1971, ext. 320 or via email, LMcGowan@ northshorechildguidance.org.
Northwell rated No. 2 system for diversity Northwell Health has been named one of the nation’s top health systems for diversity, ranking second nationally and No. 1 in New York State, according to DiversityInc’s top Hospitals & Health Systems for Diversity list. New York State’s largest health system and employer, Northwell made the list for the seventh straight year, jumping up the rankings from No. 5 a year ago. DiversityInc’s extensive annual survey yields an empirically driven ranking based on talent results in the workforce and management, senior leadership accountability, talent programs, workplace practices, philanthropy and supplier diversity.
“America has gained strength from the generations of immigrants who have assimilated their cultural beliefs and unique skills into the fabric our country,” said Michael J. Dowling, Northwell Health’s president and CEO. “At Northwell, we also believe that our strength as an organization comes from the diversity of our employees and the communities we serve. This recognition is testament to our commitment.” This is the second such honor in recent months for Northwell Health, which was named a “Fortune” Best Workplace for Diversity. Northwell ranks 80th on the annual100 Best Workplaces for Diversity list, a partnership between “Fortune” and
Great Place to Work that measures how well organizations create inclusive cultures for women, different cultural andethnic communities, the LGBTQ community, older employees and workers with disabilities. DiversityInc’s recognition reaffirms Northwell’s approach to be representative and inclusive of all the communities the health system and its 68,000 employees serves. “Receiving this recognition validates Northwell Health’s commitment to integrating the tenets of diversity, inclusion and health equity into our health care delivery model and essential to customizing care to improve health outcomes,” said Dr. Jennifer H. Mieres, chief
diversity and inclusion officer and senior vice president of the health system’s Center for Equity of Care. “Providing culturallysensitive healthcare and fostering an inclusive workplace is integral to the partnership with our patients on the journey to improved health and wellness.” The latest DiversityInc rankings reflect new metrics tied to questions that connect talent programs and workplace practices to desired talent results. The analysis also addressed the intersectionality of race by analyzing women and men representation of each race/ethnicity separately, rather than combined.Northwell health also was ranked in the top 50 employers recognized for fostering an in-
clusive work place for members of the LGBT community. The 2019 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies event was held in Manhattan on May 7. “As a health care organization, we at Northwell health live our values – we are truly ourselves, and in doing so, seek to build trusted partnerships with our diverse patients and communities,” said Michael Wright, Northwell’s vice president of diversity and health equity. For more information about the Northwell Health diversity, inclusion and health equity strategy, please contact 516881-7000. Submitted Health
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