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Friday, February 11, 2022
Vol. 10, No. 6
BANKING & FINANCE
ZELDIN, BLAKEMAN LEAD RENOVATED BACK THE BLUE RALLY LANDMARK REOPENS
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Dealer can’t sell ivory Scott Defrin loans figures to museum BY B R A N D ON DUFFY East Hills’ Scott Defrin, who owns European Decorative Arts Co. in Greenvale, has some of the most prized antiques on Long Island, but can’t display some of them in his store. In 2014, New York enacted a law which says “no person shall sell, offer for sale, purchase, trade barter or distribute an ivory article.” The law was passed to prevent the killing of ivory-bearing animals, such as elephants. Defrin said that the regulations, which prohibit the sale of objects with over 20% ivory in New York, have “been a hit for the antique community,” adding, “Ivory appears in so many objects throughout history.” According to the Wildlife Conservation Society, an estimated 96 elephants are killed each day in Africa, contributing to a 76 percent population decline since 2002. Defrin acknowledges that an elephant died for the antiques to Continued on Page 43
PHOTO COURTESY OF BRIAN DEVIN
Local officials throughout Nassau County denounced zoning plans rolled out by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
GOPers pan Hochul’s zoning plan County, town officials say additional dwelling units a threat to suburban living BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Nassau County officials last
Thursday denounced a statewide plan introduced by Gov. Kathy Hochul that would require local municipalities to allow residents to add a dwelling unit on single-family properties. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, Town of Hempstead Supervisor
Don Clavin and a handful of other local officials said Hochul’s plan will destroy Nassau’s suburban areas. Officials also claimed that permitting so-called accessory dwelling units could negatively impact the quality of life, electric and water supply, emergency services and other elements of life on Long Island.
“From overcrowding classrooms, endangering the safety of communities, straining public safety, sanitation, traffic, and utility resources to destroying the environment and increasing the carbon footprint, Gov. Hochul’s policy directly threatens L.I.’s quality of life and will turn our neighborhoods into the Continued on Page 42
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