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Applause and then a call for resignation GOP legislators press Mangano to step down as county executive Legislator Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park), the Legislature’s deputy Norma Gonsalves, the Nassau presiding oďŹƒcer. “We need to restore County Legislature’s Republican ma- the public’s faith in its elected oďŹƒjority leader, introduced County Ex- cials. ‌ We believe that for the good ecutive Edward Mangano’s annual of the county, of Nassau County, and State of the County address shortly the residents that we serve, that our after 1 p.m. on Monday in the newly county executive should step down.â€? Gonsalves, Nicolello and Legisrenovated Nassau Veterans Memolator Howard Kopel rial Coliseum, a major achievement of Hempstead Councilman (R-Valley Stream) — the Legislature’s top Mangano’s adminisAmbrosino arrested, fired three Republicans tration. — sent Mangano a Gonsalves and PAGE 70 letter Monday afterother Nassau legislanoon asking for his tors applauded Mangano, also a Republican, as he touted resignation “with great sorrow.â€? Six other Republican legislators the county’s economic growth and ďŹ nancial progress in the eight years joined their call, but three did not: Rose Marie Walker of Hicksville, the since he was elected. But three hours later, Gonsalves mother of Rob Walker, Mangano’s and eight other GOP legislators called chief deputy; Vincent Muscarella of for Mangano’s resignation outside West Hempstead; and Laura Schaefer his Mineola oďŹƒce — more than ďŹ ve of Westbury. The nine Republicans said they months after his indictment on fedgave Mangano the beneďŹ t of the eral corruption charges. “We need to lift the cloud that is doubt after he was charged in Octoabove our county government,â€? said Continued on Page 71
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Famed Mackay mansion may face demolition plicant’s late submission of documents, East Hills Mayor A hearing on an applica- Michael Koblenz said. “The applicant was not pretion to subdivide a lavish East Hills property, formerly owned pared and should have gotten by the famed Mackay family, them to us earlier,� Koblenz was postponed due to the ap- said of Steven and Wendy
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Water district plays NYIT selects down carcinogen report new president Points to compliance with state safety standards Henry Foley will take over June 1 BY M A X Z A H N
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Roslyn Water District Superintendent Richard J. Passariello played down the results of an environmental report that found the district’s water to have levels of a dangerous carcinogen, 1,4-Dioxane, above an Environmental Protection Agency cancer risk guideline. “The greatest challenge to Long Island’s sustainability and survivability is the protection of our drinking water supply,” said the report, released by the Farmingdale-based Citizens Campaign for the Environment. “The vulnerability of our underground water supply cannot be overstated and emerging contamination threats need to be fully explored and swiftly addressed.” Passariello said last Friday the district test results have found levels of the carcinogen at less than one part per billion. “We have very low levels in the Roslyn Water District,” Passariello said. The Roslyn Water District covers the villages of Roslyn, Roslyn Estates, Roslyn Harbor, East Hills, Flower Hill, North Hills and parts of Port Washington and the unincorporated areas of Albertson, Glenwood Landing, Greenvale and Roslyn Heights. The level of the carcinogen in district water exceeds the nonbinding EPA cancer risk guideline of 0.35 parts per billion but is far lower than the state Health Department’s generic standard of 50 parts per billion. “The facts are the facts,” Passariello said. “The current drinking standard is 50 parts per billion; we’re well below that.” Adrienne Esposito, the executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, said such thinking is “exactly the problem.”
The New York Institute of Technology announced last Friday the hiring of Henry C. “Hank” Foley, interim chancellor of the University of Missouri-Columbia, as NYIT’s fourth president. Foley will begin on June 1. “The board believes that Hank is the ideal choice to guide NYIT into the future,” said Kevin Silva, the chairman of NYIT’s Board of Trustees. “His impressive background in strategic planning, economic development and advanced research collaborations, program development, and enhanced funding exemplifies the leadership skills and qualities we sought.” The selection of Foley, 61, follows a seven-month national search for the successor to Edward Guiliano, who announced in September that he would step down after serving as president for 16 years, the college said in a statement. “I’m looking forward to starting a new chapter of my career, to leading NYIT and building on its success and reputation in higher education. I’m thrilled to be at the helm and to work with the board, faculty, staff, students and alumni to make NYIT even more recognized for its excellent value and outstanding outcomes, both inside and outside the classroom,” Foley said. As the interim chancellor of the University of Missouri-Columbia, Foley has overseen the $2.1 billion enterprise since November 2015, the NYIT statement said. Foley joined the University of Missouri System in 2013 as executive vice president for academic affairs, tasked with growing its academic and research expertise. He is a tenured professor of chemistry at the University of Missouri and a professor of chemical and biochemical engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technol-
“That water districts need a drinking water standard set by the state or the EPA,” she said. “There is not a specific standard for 1,4-Dioxane other than a generic standard. That doesn’t mean the generic standard is safe. In fact, we believe it to be unsafe.” Asked whether the generic standard was set too high, Passariello said that’s “not something we get into.” “The scientists at the EPA and the Health Department make that determination,” he said. “We just follow regulations and we’re in compliance with standards on 1,4-Dioxane.” The contaminant is regularly found in detergents, shampoos and other personal care products. It is also found in food products, Passariello said. The report said pollution from industrial activities is also a source of 1,4-Dioxane. “That’s something that needs to be looked into: the source of
where 1,4-Dioxane is coming from,” Passariello said. “We support the science going into the need to eliminate the source.” Esposito said statements focusing on the source of the carcinogen are “deflecting the problem.” “Yes, it’s ending up in our water because of past industrial discharge and current homeowner use,” she said. “It’s still the water company’s responsibility to filter it out, regardless of the source.” Esposito said Cuomo administration staff members as well as New York State Health Commissioner Howard A. Zucker “agreed if the EPA doesn’t set a national standard, the state will initiate that process.” As of February, the state has given the EPA three months to move forward. Otherwise, state officials will initiate the process of setting a standard of their own, Esposito said. “Once there’s a standard, that’s the law,” she added.
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Henry Foley, the new president of New York Institute of Technology. He will begin in June. ogy, the NYIT statement said. NYIT has three New York campuses: one in Old Westbury, one in Central Islip and one in Manhattan. Under Guiliano’s direction, the university has expanded beyond New York, developing accredited satellite campuses in Jonesboro, Arkansas; Vancouver, British Columbia; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and several cities in China. He is also credited with leading the university’s first long-term strategic plan, NYIT 2030. According to Newsday, the university plans to build its first on-campus housing in Old Westbury, which will host a 700-bed facility. Residential students now mostly live on the nearby campus of SUNY Old Westbury, under NYIT’s arrangement with that school, Newsday said. NYIT hired the firm Witt/Kieffer to assist with the search for Guiliano’s replacement, which has also involved members of the faculty and Board of Trustees. Rahmat Shoureshi, the NYIT provost and vice president of academic affairs, took over as the school’s interim president in January as the college sought a successor to Guiliano.
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Exhibit showcases designer’s life, work Nassau County Museum of Art features fashion icon, N.Y.C. socialite Halston BY M A X Z A H N Plans for the new Nassau County Museum of Art exhibit on Roy Halston Frowick, iconic fashion designer and New York socialite, came about, fittingly, at a Manhattan cocktail party. Artists and enthusiasts gathered for the launch of a documentary film project about the life of the designer, known as Halston. In attendance was Halston’s niece and longtime confidante, Lesley Frowick, who was approached by Karl Emil Willers, the museum’s director. “He came to me sheepishly saying would you do an exhibit, and I was coming to him with open arms saying this is my dream come true,” said Frowick, who inherited the Halston archive. Eleven months later, that dream came to fruition when the museum opened an exhibit of clothing, artwork and photographs devoted entirely to Halston, for which Frowick served as a guest curator. “Halston was one of the
Roy Halston Frowick greatest designers of the latter half of the 20th century,” Willers said. “He revolutionized fashion and design in so many ways. His was the new ideal of the American woman — the way she dressed and worked and lived in the post-war era.”
A friend of and collaborator with Andy Warhol, Halston designed hats and dresses for the likes of Jacqueline Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor and Liza Minnelli. Halston began his career in the early 1950s as a hat designer in Chicago, where he opened
“We do not have the exact hat that Jackie wore to inauguration because few were produced,” Willers said of the exhibit. But “the hat on view is the same hat from the Halston studio. One of the very few examples of that design in existence.” Halston expanded his work from hats to dresses and costumes, becoming a leading women’s clothing designer in the 1960s and ’70s. Halston and his celebrity companions were regular visitors to Studio 54 during its heyday from 1977 to 1979, when it was ground zero for the disco scene’s melding of music, nightlife and fashion, according to a statement from the museum. The exhibit covers eight PHOTO BY LESLEY FROWICK rooms, devoted to different milestones and artistic collaborations of Halston’s career. One room is devoted to the his own shop. Soon after, he moved to New York and worked licensing of Halston’s name and work. at the renowned Bergdorf hat s “Halston was one of very alon. In 1961, Halston designed first designers to license his a pillbox hat that Jacqueline name and produce many differKennedy wore at her husband’s ent products,” Willers said. presidential inauguration. Continued on Page 82
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Meadow Carting workers go on strike The labor action disrupts or delays garbage pickup in villages across the North Shore BY ST E P H E N ROMANO More than 65 workers from Meadow Carting Corp., a Westbury-based garbage company serving many North Shore municipalities, including the Town of North Hempstead, went on strike on Monday, seeking higher wages and better benefits. Town and village officials said the strike disrupted or delayed trash collection in municipalities across the North Shore. The workers, who are represented by the National Organization of Industrial Trade Unions, have been picketing Meadow’s main building at 581 Dickens St. in Westbury since Monday, when they rejected the company’s proposed contract. The last contract expired on Friday. “We’re out here to try and get better benefits and better pay,” said Marco Garcia, a Meadow employee for 11 years. “We haven’t gotten a raise in nine years.” Garcia said the Meadow management tells its workers, “If you don’t like it, here’s the door.”
ing workers said. It was not clear if Meadow has resumed pickup in all of its areas. Garbage was picked up on Monday but later than normal, a village official from Port Washington North said. Under the Town of North Hempstead’s contract with Meadow, garbage is picked up in Great Neck and New Cassel, but villages in the town have their own contracts with the carting company. “The town has been notified that Meadow Carting, which collects garbage for five of the town’s garbage districts, is exPHOTO BY STEPHEN ROMANO periencing a work stoppage by some of its workforce,” a town More than 65 Meadow Carting Workers protesting in front of Meadow’s building in Weststatement said. “As a result, bury. there have been disruptions in regular collections. Residents are Anthony E. Core, a lawyer a larger portion for health ben- want to get them back as soon as advised that your garbage collecpossible.” representing Meadow, did not efits. tion may be delayed as Meadow Jones would not disclose Carting works to complete their “We’re trying to get the emrespond to a request for comployer and attorney back to the how much workers earn, but routes.” ment. Gerard Jones, the president table as soon as we can to re- some employees said they take The town is providing upof the National Organization of solve this,” Jones said. “When home around $550 a week. dates on garbage pickup on its Meadow has hired nonunion website. Industrial Trade Unions, said the the workers are out of work, workers are fighting for $1 more they still have bills to pay, car workers to continue garbage Four Port Washington vilan hour and for Meadow to pay payments and insurance, and we pickup, village officials and strikContinued on Page 82
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Nassau Coliseum back in business Reopens after 20-month, $165M makeover to intended create ‘world-class venue’ BY ST E P H E N R OM A N O Nassau Coliseum, one of Long Island’s entertainment jewels, is back in business. Following a 20-month-long, $165 million renovation, local politicians, business leaders and the Coliseum’s management celebrated the opening of the redesigned venue with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday. Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, along with other county politicians and Bruce Ratner, the executive chairman of Forest City Ratner Companies, the developer of the venture, and other executives cut the ribbon of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, ushering in a new generation of sports, music and entertainment. Following the ribbon-cutting, Mangano and others spoke at a news conference on the arena’s floor, where he said, “This is a historic day in Nassau County.” “My administration is proud to have partnered with Nassau Events Center to jump-start previous efforts to transform the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum into a world-class venue,” Mangano said. “Together, we delivered a modern venue – at no cost to taxpayers – that makes all Long Islanders proud.” Billy Joel will kick off the first night
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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and other county officials cut the ribbon on the renovated Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale. of entertainment on Wednesday, 45 years after Three Dog Night opened the original venue in 1972. “Our goal was to create a space that reflected the tremendous sense of place that permeates Long Island, from the look of the building, to the taste of the food,”
Ratner said. “Our talented architectural and development team have succeeded beyond our dreams, creating a venue that is visually striking and wonderfully comfortable. We’re excited about the opening and look forward to the ongoing development of this entertainment destination.”
The arena’s exterior is enclosed with 4,700 aluminum fins, with the design paying homage to the area’s history — a dedication to the Spirit of St. Louis, the plane flown by Charles Lindbergh from a Long Island airport on the first trans-Atlantic flight. The venue’s 416,000-foot interior includes a redesigned main entrance, new seating, improved circulation, revamped bathrooms and concession stands and new space for VIP experiences. It also includes a new Blue Boom Beer Garden. The Coliseum’s management is also touting the arena’s improved fan experience with free high-speed Wi-Fi, phone service for all major carriers and a highdefinition LED scoreboard. “I am beyond proud to say we have collectively succeeded in delivering to Long Island the venue it has long deserved,” Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, said. “We have replicated the best aspects of Barclays Center, like its renowned customer service and culinary program, and infused it with the spirit of Long Island. The combination has yielded a premier venue with a first-class experience that will become a vital part of the fabric of the community.” Continued on Page 75
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County cops to focus on distracted drivers BY N O A H MANSKAR Nassau County police are stepping up traďŹƒc law enforcement to crack down on reckless and distracted driving, the 3rd Police Precinct commander said last Wednesday. Police have issued more traďŹƒc tickets in the ďŹ rst three months of this year compared with the same period in 2016, as Highway Patrol and beat oďŹƒcers try to emphasize road safety,
said Inspector Daniel Flanagan, who has led the 3rd Precinct since January. But there was an uptick in pedestrian deaths in February for the precinct, which stretches from Manorhaven south to East Garden City and from New Hyde Park east to New Cassel. “Pedestrian safety and motorist safety is our top priority,� Flanagan said at a public forum Wednesday night at Mineola High School. Several people in the
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Insp. Daniel Flanagan, commanding officer of Nassau County’s 3rd Police Precinct, speaks at Mineola High School last Wednesday, March 29.
crowd of about 70 raised concerns about speeding and traďŹƒc safety in their neighborhoods. Those worries are among the most common in the precinct, Flanagan said. Joseph Lloyd of Garden City Park said cars regularly speed through his neighborhood to avoid the stoplight at the intersection of Herricks Road and Jericho Turnpike. “Everybody’s ying, and the kids are trying to play in the summer or they’re at the bus stops in the afternoon,â€? Lloyd said. OďŹƒcers from the Police Department’s ProblemOriented Police unit, who address speciďŹ c community concerns, wrote down the intersections and roads about which residents complained. OďŹƒcers will also work with local oďŹƒcials to create “long-term solutionsâ€? on streets regularly used as Continued on Page 75
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Estates mayor-elect finds son dead Paul Peters’ son, Jaime, 37, died in his sleep the day before his father’s swearing-in BY M A X Z A H N The day before Roslyn Estates Mayorelect Paul Peters was set to lead his first meeting, he found his son dead. Jaime Peters, 37, of Manhasset, died of unknown causes in his sleep. Paul Peters did not attend the first Board of Trustees meeting of his tenure on Tuesday. It was instead led by outgoing Mayor Jeffrey Schwartzberg, who said he may remain in office for up to two additional months because Peters was dealing with personal issues. “Since [Peters] has not taken the oath, I will continue to serve as mayor,” Schwartzberg said. “It could be a week, could be a month, could be two months,” he added. He would not elaborate on the cause of Peters’ absence. But on Wednesday, after returning from the funeral home, Peters disclosed his son’s death on Monday morning. “I don’t know what I’m going to do,” he said in an interview. “I’m trying to make sense of it all.” Jaime Peters lived at a Manhasset home in which his father formerly resided. “Jeff was nice enough to take the meeting for me,” Peters said, referring to
old Sandy Siff, who at that time was reelected to the Board of Trustees with 15 write-in votes but stood by a prior decision to end his tenure as a trustee. With three new trustees as well as a change in its mayoralty, Roslyn Estates was among the most significantly altered village governments in the North Shore after the March 21 elections. Schwartzberg adjourned the scheduled public hearing on the budget due to the absence of Peters and Mendels. “The budget is a work in progress,” he said. The board then discussed plans to put out a request for bids on the village’s $800,000 road repair project, which will draw $600,000 from a bond and $200,000 from grants. The village will put out a legal notice about the bid request on April 10 and will Roslyn Estates Mayor-elect Paul Peters (left) being sworn in as a trustee assess bids on April 21, giving firms 10 last year by outgoing Mayor Jeffrey Schwartzberg. business days to submit their bids, Village Clerk-Treasurer Bryan Rivera said. ed trustee, was in attendance. Schwartzberg. Auerbach said the village could award Stephen Fox, who received 16 write- a bid by April 24. Newly elected Trustee Allan Mendels also did not attend the meeting on Tues- in votes to win the village’s third open Rivera said the repair work should day. Jeffrey Lindenbaum, the outgoing trustee seat, was also present. take six to eight weeks. Peters, formerly a trustee, ran undeputy mayor, served in his stead. “Our goal from day one was to get Asked how long Lindenbaum would opposed to replace Schwartzberg, who construction vehicles out of the village continue to serve, Schwartzberg said, “I chose not to seek re-election after serving by Memorial Day,” Schwartzberg said. “I three two-year terms. just don’t know.” don’t see that happening. We’re lucky to A year ago Peters replaced 73-year- have them out by the end of June.” Brett Auerbach, another newly elect-
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fter he served as a New York City police officer who helped pull a survivor from the debris of the World Trade Center and as fire chief of the Mineola Fire Department, no one would ever doubt the courage of Mineola Mayor Scott Strauss. Still, we are impressed by Strauss’ decision to buck most local officials and endorse the Long Island Rail Road’s project to add a third track to a 9.8-mile stretch between Floral Park and Hicksville. But Strauss’ decision to join seven other officials including the mayors of Westbury and Hicksville in backing the project last week reflected more than political courage. It also reflected good sense. Critics of the project led by the mayors of New Hyde Park, Floral Park and Garden City have expressed concerns that the project will cause traffic and noise problems and damage the quality of life in their communities. They also say project questions continue to remain unanswered. The concerns about traffic and noise problems are reasonable and should, and for the most part, have been addressed. But they are no reason not to move ahead with a project important to the economic well-being of all of Long Island. The project, which would be built within the existing LIRR right-of-way, would ease congestion in a bottleneck that carries 40 percent of the LIRR’s traffic, reducing delays and improving reliability for hundreds of thousands of commuters throughout Long Island. The project would also provide for: * The elimination of all seven
grade crossings in the project corridor, to improve safety, reduce traffic congestion and reduce noise from legally mandated train horns and gate bells * Station upgrades including longer, full-length platforms that reduce boarding time at stations * The installation of sound barrier walls to reduce noise for homes along the tracks * The addition of more than 2,000 new parking spots in the project corridor. These are long-term benefits that far outweigh the inconvenience and disruption to residents and businesses along the line. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who proposed the project last year, has clearly demonstrated a willingness to meet people concerned with the project more than half way to minimize the disruption caused by the project and compensate those adversely affected. That is more than we can say about some local officials, who have formed a “can’t-do chorus” that seems more interested in scuttling a project that improves Long Island’s entire transportation system and brings $2 billion in spending than minimizing that problems that such a large project would create. Yes, the project will bring some disruptions and some inconveniences for residents and businesses along the Main Line during the three to four years of construction. But that’s like a person with a bad hip refusing surgery because of the pain and rehab needed afterward. Is it really better to limp — or worse — for the rest of your life? Rather than giving a kneejerk answer, Strauss has evaluated both the pluses and the minuses of
the project. “The third track has a controversial history in Mineola,” Strauss said, referring to a more intrusive plan rejected 10 years ago. “But with the governor’s latest effort, we were invited to the table to help shape the plan in a way that benefits the village.” And Strauss — unlike some other officials — took advantage of the opportunity to help solve parking problems for Mineola commuters and downtown businesses. As part of the project, the
LIRR has agreed to build two parking garages near Mineola’s train station that a parking study recommended to reduce parking congestion and boost business downtown — saving the village millions of dollars. Strauss’ support coincides with transit-oriented housing developments in Mineola touted by experts to revitalize downtowns and increase housing and already showing benefits. Mineola has approved four apartment complexes since 2008. This is the kind of forward-
looking thinking needed by village officials. Two of the mayors who have led the opposition to the third track — Floral Park’s Thomas Tweedy and New Hyde Park’s Robert Lofaro — chose not to run for re-election and will soon be replaced. We hope their successors, along with many of the other critics, use the change in leadership to make a change in their villages’ approach as well. In Scott Strauss, they have a good example to follow.
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ALL THINGS POLITICAL
Pols blocking county ethics reform
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was a member of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority for a little under a year, stepping down in the spring of 2016 to run for state Senate. I was tired of seeing corruption first hand and wanted to go to Albany in part to try and enact ethics reform (unfortunately I lost a close race). Ethics reform was a hot topic last election cycle but somehow it wasn’t included as part of this year’s state budget. As a NIFA director I came up with several Nassau County ethics reforms right after the $12 million Abtech scandal involving former state Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos. Here is a list of my common sense reforms NIFA submitted to Nassau County Executive Mangano for review, that when approved by NIFA were to be stapled to the front of every county contract submitted for legislative approval: · List of political donations to county officials, county committees and local political clubs by a vendor · List of lobbyists and fees paid for service
· Disclosure of any relationship between vendors and any elected officials or County employees · List of all bidders/respondents to the request for proposal from low to high · If another vendor was chosen that did not provide the lowest bid, an explanation of the reason · A vendor “Business History Form” that must include the date of formation of the vendor There was tremendous pushback from the county executive’s office and most of these reforms were never approved. I couldn’t understand why since there had been a rash of corruption and residents at the time were clamoring for ethics reform. However, the recent arrest of Town of Hempstead Councilman Edward Ambrosino sheds some light. It turns out currently indicted and still serving Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, was using currently indicted and still serving Town of Hempstead Councilman Edward Ambrosino, as his special counsel.
ADAM HABER All Things Political It is no wonder two elected officials gaming the system refused to enact the very reforms that would stop them from committing crimes. I’d like to add another ethics reform to my list if Nassau legislators decide to enact new ethics legislation: If you are an elected official in Nassau County, you should not be allowed to work for another government agency as an attorney. When you include former indicted and convicted state Assembly leader Sheldon Silver in the mix, it’s clear that a good
portion of the corruption comes from attorneys who are elected officials, who also practice in government. As for the latest in the conga line of indicted Long Island politicians, Councilman Ambrosino seems to be the most brazen. Ambrosino is charged with scamming his law firm Ruskin Moscou Faltischek out of $800,000 of $1,300,000 in legal fees while being special counsel to the Nassau County IDA and the Nassau County Local Economic Assistance Corp. then not paying $250,000 federal taxes on income on it. Why the timesheets to confirm $1.3 million in legal fees from 2013-2015 weren’t reviewed by the county for accuracy before paying them is beyond me. Where were the checks and balances? There is no way he could have billed that many hours. At Ambrosino’s legal fee of the lesser of roughly $300 per hour or one tenth of 1 percent of transaction costs, $1.3 million billed over three years rep-
resents full time work. Unless Ambrosino went without sleep, he couldn’t have effectively attended Town of Hempstead board meetings, helped his constituents, gone to countless political functions, worked “of counsel” for Rivkin Radler, been special counsel for the Nassau County Executive, and billed full time hours as general counsel for the Nassau County IDA and the Nassau County Local Economic Assistance Corp. What is most upsetting, is the way all of the aforementioned indicted officials show up at events professing to fight for children, veterans and the disabled, while in actuality they are allegedly stealing from them by hiding income or benefitting from overpayment of contracts with taxpayer money. These allegedly stolen funds are taken from all taxpayers including the people who need them most. How many times must the taxpayer be defrauded before stronger ethics reforms are enacted?
KREMER’S CORNER
The gang that couldn’t shoot straight
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ecently one of the country’s best satirical writers, Jimmy Breslin passed away after a great career in journalism. His many columns and books showed a keen insight into how the world of politics works and the characters that inhabit that world. One of Jimmy’s most notable writings is “the Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight.” It is a perfect example to describe the House Republican members in Washington,D.C. Most politicians are so programmed that they go out of their way to avoid making mistakes. A mistake or two is permissible. Multiple missteps are taboo in a business where the voters have little patience for fools. From the antics of the House of Representatives, these past months it is clear that Speaker Paul Ryan is the leader of that gang. I have watched Mr. Ryan’s periodic press conferences with
a great deal of amusement. He loves Power Point presentations which make him sound like a Harvard professor. But when you add up the sum total of all of his words, he winds up saying nothing. My latest favorite is when he showed a chart that mentions the fact that 65 percent of the healthy people are paying for 35 percent of the sickly. In my mind that’s what insurance is, but somehow he thinks that the healthy should get a free ride. After watching the antics of the House members over the weeks, I now understand why John Boehner, the former Speaker, was relieved to resign and get away from that bunch of crazies. Eric Cantor, the former Majority Leader, lost a primary contest, but each and every day he must look at his old gang with great amusement. Somehow, Washington is a better place to be out of office, then in office, on top of making a lot of money as a consultant. The attempt to repeal the
JERRY KREMER Kremer’s Corner Affordable Care Act is a lesson in how government shouldn’t work. It is a cardinal rule in any legislature that you count the votes of your members carefully and slowly. When you know that some of your members will never vote for any program that spend a public dollar, it is folly to even think that they will change their votes.
The so-called Freedom Caucus is the best example. Once known as the Tea Party Caucus, they came to Washington with one goal and that was to destroy the federal government. Like the biblical Sampson, their goal is to bring down the house no matter who it falls on. If you listen to some of their statements on television, their only message is the word “no” and they won’t be caught voting for anything that helps people. Going into the days leading up to the ACA vote, Speaker Ryan bent over backwards to appease this small group of naysayers. He begged and pleaded. He brought them to the White House to meet a president that they have no affection for. Trump may nominally be a Republican but they were ready to defy him. Knowing that they are in safe districts, threats from the President mean nothing. So while Ryan was busy
wooing people who want no part of his agenda, another group, the moderates were left hanging onto a short tree limb. Can you imagine some moderate Republican voting for a bill that strips away things like maternity payments, coverage for serious illnesses and takes away coverage for those 25 year olds living at home? Once Ryan figured out that he couldn’t sway his far rightwingers he woke up to the fact that the saner members of his conference had left the ship for safer ground. Real leaders assume nothing and obviously Ryan isn’t a real leader. The actions of the House Intelligence Committee chair, who sold his soul to the White House, is just another example how politicians become irrelevant in times when we need relevant people. So the Republican House comedy continues with each passing hour. Too bad that the voters don’t think it’s funny.
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A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
Cheaters never win, but sometimes finish
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t happened at the worst possible time — a new friend’s book group. “So, Judy, what did you think of the novel?” she asked me. “About how it turned out? ” “Um….” I stalled for time. “I thought it was very, ah, interesting.” I had no idea what I thought. I had barely gotten through the first thirty pages. “Let me see,” I murmured, reaching for her copy, to sneak a peek at the ending.“Ah, yes. Well, I thought it was very well done.” That would have to do. If I uttered a criticism, someone might ask for my reasons, and I would have none! When will I learn? Friends keep inviting me to book groups, but I turn them down: “I have something already that night,” I say, or “I’m just so busy,” or even “I didn’t like that book.” They’re all lies, made up because I’m more ashamed of the real reason: I am a slow reader. And I’m tired of trying to hide it. Even without a book group, I sometimes cheat and skip to the end.
“You just couldn’t wait, could you?” That was my husband, about something else I was reading. “You skipped ahead to find out the killer?” “These authors take so darned long to get to the point! But how would you know if I’ve cheated?” “Because I left you a note between some pages, before the end…and you never found it!” “Maybe I did.” “I don’t think so…because I ended up with the chocolate bar all to myself.” “Darn! How many other books did you leave notes in?” I eyed the sizable stack of un-read books near my bed. “You’ll never know,” he said, licking his fingers. “I hate this! I can’t help my reading speed! It reminds me of college!” “Really? What happened in college?” “Give me that chocolate bar and I’ll tell you.” He broke me off a piece. “It’s just that every professor piled on the work as if they were your only class. There was no
JUDY EPSTEIN A Look on the Lighter Side way to read it all! You just had to learn to peek at the end, and write your paper, and hope you’d guessed right about everything in the middle.” “And did it work?” “Not in French class!” I gave a little shudder. “Somehow, I ended up in way too advanced a class, in French Lit. We were reading ‘Remembrance of Things Past,’ by Marcel Proust (in French, of course). So when we each had to report on a chapter, I picked Chapter One.” “Very clever. You got it over
with.” “Yes, I thought so …until the final exam That’s when I realized I was done for. We had to write a character sketch of someone in the novel; a plot analysis; or a short story of our own, ‘in the style of Proust.’ “Uh oh.” “And I had read nothing beyond Chapter One! Plot analysis was out. Likewise a character sketch.; the only “character” I had met, in my chapter, was a piece of cake.” “You mean, it was easy?” My husband was puzzled. “No, I mean literally, a little cake! The Narrator dips it into his tea and triggers a lifetime of flashbacks, forming a whole seven-book saga.. of which I knew nothing. “Oh. Bummer.” “Indeed. That left me writing a short story. Luckily, I had noticed one thing about Proust —he wrote a lot about water. So I scribbled a cheery little scene of farm boys playing at a watering hole, and handed it in. ‘When I got the booklet back, it was completely covered in
red ink. The only words I could make out were a sentence in French which meant, ‘See Me.’” It turns out that, besides a lot of spelling and grammar errors, I had made one crucial mistake. Instead of the verb “nager,” which means “to swim,” I had used “noyer,” which means “to drown.” “At first,” said my professor, “I thought perhaps it was your frightful handwriting. But you have these poor little boys drowning in the river…then laughing and playing…and drowning some more…and then they race each other, drowning all the way across the river, and all the way back. “Mademoiselle, I am forced to conclude: (his voice shook with his distress): You have learned nothing from my class, nothing of Proust, and nothing about French!” I ended up rewriting that paper three more times for him before he would let me have a passing grade. I did learn one thing, though: It would probably have been easier just to read the book.
PULSE OF THE PENINSULA
One man can save or destroy world
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es, it is possible for one person to hold the fate of the entire world in his hands. This is not a philosophical question, but should resonate today with erratic autocratic manchild leaders having the ability to set off a nuclear holocaust in an instant, or on an impulse. But it happened. And in that instant when the button could have been pushed – should have been pushed — on Sept 26,1983 — Stanislav Petrov, a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defense Forces and the duty officer that night in the Serpukhov-15 bunker outside Moscow, which housed the command center of the Soviet early warning satellite system, watched as one, then two, three, four, then five nuclear missiles were flying toward the Soviet Union from the United States, capable of killing 100 million Russians in a flash. With only 90 seconds until strike, then 60, then 30 seconds, protocol demanded he launch his missiles back at the United States. But he did not. And when they didn’t go off, the false alarm was confirmed. The incident had been a clas-
sified secret for 25 years, on pain of death or being sent to a gulag, but decades later, in revealing interviews documented in a movie, “The Man who Saved the World,” he revealed that in that moment, even if the missiles had turned out to be real, he could not bring himself to unleash a holocaust on 100 million Americans and not saved the 100 million Russians, inviting a retaliatory strike that would have killed 1 billion more and rendered planet Earth uninhabitable. nd the thing is, he wasn’t even supposed to be on duty that night. Another soldier, more mindlessly devoted to protocol, would have launched the missiles at the U.S.. As it was, Petrov paid the price: rather than being hailed a hero, he was chastised, left the military, lost his wife to cancer, and became a cantankerous drunk. I have never felt so terrified at the real possibility of extinction by out-of-control morons who have no business having such ultimate power. We no longer have President Obama, who made nuclear disarmament a mission, particularly controlling the loose nukes in the
KAREN RUBIN Pulse of the Peninsula Ukraine that could easily be acquired by terrorists (and who had to twist Republican arms to get the Senate to approve a New Start Treaty). Instead, the man in command is Donald Trump who has been cavalier about the notion of a nuclear missile striking Europe, who did not know what the nuclear triad or the Start Treaty are, who said he wants to beef up America’s nuclear arsenal (to the tippy top) rather than reduce it, and that other countries including Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia should have their own nuclear
weapons. His campaign benefactor, billionaire Robert Mercer (at whose bequest Trump installed Steve Bannon, KellyAnne Conway, Michael Flynn) believes that nuclear weapons do not pose a health or existential risk and that “outside of the immediate blast zones [of Hiroshima and Nagasaki], the radiation actually made Japanese citizens healthier,” writes Jane Mayer in “The Reclusive HedgeFund Tycoon Behind the Trump Presidency,” in the New Yorker. (http://www.newyorker.com/ magazine/2017/03/27/the-reclusive-hedge-fund-tycoon-behindthe-trump-presidency). Trump has actually acknowledged that he is more than willing to restart a nuclear arms race — and shift America’s resources away from such things as Meals on Wheels and school lunch toward that effort, as his budget “outline” evidences. Trump has done nothing to address Russia’s violation of a 30-year-old treaty that bans intermediate-range missiles based on land that has unnerved European allies. “An American decision to
withdraw from the treaty, known as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, or I.N.F., would be disastrous,” stated the New York Times in an editorial . This is why it is so vitally important to get to the root of the collusion between Trump’s campaign and inner circle advisers with Russian state actors — not just to win the presidency but in his domestic and foreign policies which serve Putin’s, not America’s, interests. Trump, an autocratic narcissist, willfully ignorant man-child is pitted against an equally moronic, narcissist, man-child who also controls a nuclear arsenal and has said he is more than willing to use it, in North Korea’s tyrant, Kim Jongun. Trump’s so-called Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson has already thrown down a gauntlet, saying the U.S. won’t bother with China intervening and “all options are on the table.” Trump is spoiling for an epic fight — bigger than Pearl Harbor, bigger than 9/11 — because, like all autocrats, he thinks it will give him that ultimate power and control. One man, indeed, can save the world. One man can destroy it.
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FROM THE DESK OF ELAINE PHILLIPS
Criminals focusing scams on seniors
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magine answering the phone and losing thousands of dollars in the blink of an eye. Unfortunately, too many seniors across Long Island are dealing with that nightmare scenario because they fell victim to scams. And it’s something we’re trying to stop. Seniors are often a con artist’s prime target. According to the FBI, there are a number of different reasons why; seniors are most likely to have a larger financial “nest egg” saved up, they tend to be polite and trusting and they’re less likely to report fraud. Unfortunately, the criminals who prey on seniors are as cunning as they are ruthless. They’ll impersonate government agents, pretend to be one
of your loved ones or pose as an organization trying to give you “free” services. No tactic is off-limits for them, including threats and intimidation. We’ve seen it first hand right here in our area. Someone pretending to be from the IRS stole $68,000 from an Elmont senior. The scammer told her she had a “tax debt” and threatened her with arrest if she didn’t pay immediately. She got scared, fell for the scheme and gave her money away. Sadly, she’s not alone. I’ve heard stories like this in every community I visit. The good news is there are a number of steps seniors can take to avoid becoming a victim.
ELAINE PHILLIPS State Senator Knowing them will help you be prepared to protect yourself and your finances if a scammer targets you. Together with consumer fraud prevention experts, I’ve been holding senior scam pre-
vention programs to teach residents about these safeguards, such as never giving out personal or financial information over the phone to an unsolicited caller, never wiring funds or using a money order to pay for a product or service and not being afraid to simply hang up the phone. More than 150 seniors have participated so far, and I’m pleased that they were able to benefit from this service. My office is continuing to bring these programs to each community, but understanding that not everyone is able to attend, I’ve posted a video on my website, phillips.nysenate.gov, which provides the information offered at these programs. This way, you can learn how to avoid falling victim to
scams, fraud and ID theft from the comfort of your own home, whenever it’s most convenient. I invite you to watch, learn about and share these important safety tips. For those who don’t have a computer, just contact my office and we will send you a free DVD copy. We can also provide you with informational brochures about consumer protection. And please, if you receive one of these scam calls, don’t stay silent. Report it to the state’s Division of Consumer Protection (1-800-697-1220), the state Attorney General’s Office (1-800771-7755) and/or the police so that they can take action and help warn others.
OUT OF LEFT FIELD
A special History Day on Long Island
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f course, every day is history day on Long Island. However, one of the lesser known distinctions of “America’s First Suburb” is the annual demonstration of remarkable historical analyses by Nassau and Suffolk students (several of them are pre-teens). For nearly four decades, Hofstra University has served our two counties by hosting and organizing Regional History Day competitions. The students who receive awards at Hofstra go to the state competitions at Cooperstown. From there, the best of the best strive for National recognition at the University of Maryland. Until three years ago, I had the privilege of directing this project for Hofstra. Now, I serve as one of more than a hundred judges to evaluate the competitors. Even with 60 years of teaching experiences, I continue to be dazzled by what our Long Island youngsters can do — both in terms of the creativity of their projects and the sophistication of their analyses. All credit to the present generation and their mentors.
They provide encouragement for our nation’s future because they are light years more advanced than I and my cohorts during the 1940s and 50s. Specificity regarding our current students and teachers will be the focus of my next column. Here, I want to say more about the History Day process and the challenges it poses. The annual challenge for organizing and conducting a day that now involves more than 1,000 people, warrants a “shout out” to folks who have enhanced our region and helped to launch our students. Months of planning and coordination are required; parents and children see almost nothing of this. At Hofstra’s apex is University Relations Vice-President Melissa Connolly, who has been a maestro in orchestrating talent on and off campus. Dr. John Staudt is Hofstra’s academic coordinator. He teaches social studies at The Wheatley School in Old Westbury; Hofstra is fortunate to engage him as a distinguished adjunct history professor. Connolly’s chief on-campus
MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO Out of Left Field event coordinator is the highly engaging Denise Deputy. History Day never would have begun without the initiatory leadership of Hofstra alumnus Richard Marks; he was Long Island’s catalyst for decades. To Richard’s everlasting credit, he recruited Robbie Harte, another Hofstra alumnus, to serve as chief judge and to manage most of the administrative tasks until Melissa’s office accepted those challenges. Hofstra and Long Island owe huge thanks to Robbie for how hard and how effectively she worked for decades. Richard was also highly suc-
cessful in attracting to Long Island History Day a person who is continually sought by other groups because of the brilliant and creative leadership she provides for Long Island. Susan Glaser may be a retired school librarian, but there is nothing “retiring” about the initiatives she has led to increase the numbers and quality of participation. If we made an athletic analogy, other groups would be trying to get Susan to “play out her option” at Hofstra so they could seek her talents for their groups. I want to emphasize here that neither Susan, founder Richard, or Chief Judge Emeritus Robbie have ever received any compensation for their many years’ of service to our region. They are quintessential models of folks who are willing to contribute their time, talent and energy for public good on Long Island. An extra bonus for all these years is that Susan’s husband Roy also serves every History Day as a volunteer (from 7:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., to say nothing of all Susan’s months of coordination). Credit also goes to teachers and community leaders who have been serving on the recently
expanded History Day Academic Advisory Committee. I will say more about them and about our exceptional students in my next column (many of them reside in the communities that are served by Blank Slate Media). For now, permit me to give a bit more information about National History Day (if you want more data or to explore how your student or school can be involved, go to the site: https://www.nhd.org/) Each year, National History Day has a theme that informs the competitions. For 2017, the theme was: “Taking a Stand in History.” Students compete in five categories: papers, documentaries, performance, websites, and tabletop exhibits. Except for papers, the other four categories can be either individual or group. Participants are divided into Junior (grades 6-8) and Senior (912) divisions. For information on students, teachers, winners and New York State finals, please check my next column.
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READERS WRITE
Civil rights victories belong to Republicans
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t is one thing for Dr. Hal Sobel to write, as he described in a former letter, a vanity column for his friends and family to read. But it is pure conceit for him to revise history that all of us can either fact-check with ease or have lived through ourselves, for instance when he writes that “liberals ended segregation and passed the Voting Rights Act.” The following are just a few of the inconvenient facts that leftists go out of their way to deny: • During the Civil War, it was Republicans –– despite fierce opposition from the Democrats –– who enacted the most significant amendments to our Constitution: the 13th to ban slavery, the 14th to protect all Americans regardless of skin color, and the 15th to extend voting rights to African-Americans. • Until well into the 20th century, every African-American member of Congress was a Republican; the same for nearly all state legislators and other elected officials. • In 1888, Republican
Senator Aaron Sargent introduced the “Susan B. Anthony” Amendment, affording women of all races the right to vote, but strong Democrat opposition to what would become the 19th Amendment delayed ratification until 1920. But that’s ancient history, you say. Okay, how about the 20th century? • In the 26 major civil rights votes after 1933, a majority of Democrats opposed the legislation in over 80% of their votes, while Republicans favored it in over 96% of their votes. • In May 1954, former Republican governor and GOP VP candidate Earl Warren, appointed Chief Justice by Republican President Eisenhower, wrote the Brown v. Board of Education landmark decision declaring that “separate but equal” is inherently unconstitutional. DDE’s administration drafted the 1957 Civil Rights Act and guided it to passage over a Democrat filibuster. • When President John F. Kennedy was senator from Mass., he failed to vote for the
1957 Civil Rights Act pushed by Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson. The act only passed with the help of Republicans. After JFK was president, he failed to suggest any new civil rights proposals in 1961 or 1962; opposed the 1963 March on Washington by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that was organized by A. Phillip Randolph, a black Republican; and through his brother Attorney General Robert Kennedy had Dr. King wiretapped and investigated by the FBI on suspicion of being a Communist. In 1963, JFK acted on the 1964 Civil Rights Act, but faced a filibuster by southern Democrats. The bill only succeeded because of Republican votes. • On Jan. 4, 1965, President Johnson’s 4,500-word Stateof-the-Union address devoted only 35 words to civil rights and not one word to voting rights. • In 1968, after riots broke out in Tennessee, Democrat. Sen. Robert Byrd, former Grand Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, called Dr. King a “trouble-
maker”… a few weeks later, Dr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968. • Republican President Nixon established the affirmative action program to counter the harm caused to blacks when Democrat Pres. Woodrow Wilson in 1912 kicked all of the blacks out of federal government jobs. • The Republican Leader in the Senate, Everett Dirksen (RIL), wrote the 1960 Civil Rights Act, and was most responsible for defeating the Democrat filibuster against the 1964 Civil Rights Act. That act passed the House of Representatives with 80 percent Republican support but only 61 percent of Democrats. In the Senate, 82 percent of Republicans supported the bill compared to 69% of Democrats. According to the past Chairman of the National Black Republican Association, Frances Rice, “From its founding in 1854 as the anti-slavery party until today, the Republican Party has championed freedom and civil rights for blacks [while] the Democrat Party has always been
the party of the four S’s: Slavery, Secession, Segregation and now Socialism.” Even in the ‘90s, Democrats blocked passage of a bill to renew the 1996 welfare reform law that was pushed by Republicans and vetoed twice by President Bill Clinton before he finally signed it. These are only a few of the cold hard tragic facts of Democrat/liberal/leftist/progressive history. Even today, Democrats are vehemently opposed to school choice while black children continue to languish –– and fail –– in a public-school system driven by tyrannical unions and their leftist lackeys, just as the racist policies of Democrats are solely responsible for the sky-high crime rates in the low-income neighborhoods they’ve been running for the past 60 years. So fantasize away, you leftists, but remember that empirical fact will always prevail over pretend history. Joan Swirsky Great Neck
Support Paralyzed Veterans of America
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would like to tell your readers of your newspaper about an organization that I am proud to support. It is called,” Paralyzed Veterans of America.” As a veteran of the United States Navy and had served in the Vietnam era, I applaud such
a important organization that helps our disabled veterans. It is a organization founded in 1946 by a group of veterans paralyzed in WW II. Paralyzed Veterans of America is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to serving former members of the U.S.
Armed Forces who suffered catastrophic paralysis as a result of spinal cord injury or disease. These brave men and women deserve our support having given their all preserving freedom and protecting what we all hold dear. And that is life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
as stated in the Constitution. For more information on how help you can help these very special people who were willing to serve and protect the freedoms we enjoy today, at great cost to themselves and their families. Please go to their website at
www.SupportVeterans.org. You can also show support for our veterans and all those still serving by flying the American flag on all patriotic holidays. For all this I say thank you. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Mineola
Cutting bus route will hurt residents in G.N.
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e: Op Ed 3/24: No gov funding of anti-Semitism The bill for no government funding of antiSemitism sounds like a great idea — until you think about it a bit. This bill, proudly sponsored by our state Sen. Phillips, strips funding from companies and
student organizations that engage in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. The bill is wrong and inconsistent in so many ways. 1. A boycott due to Israeli government policies is a far cry from anti-Semitism.
There are many Jews in Israel who disagree with the West Bank settlement policy. Presidents Bush, Clinton, and Carter were all against Israeli settlements. Are they anti-Semitic? When our country effectively boycotted Iran, for its nuclear de-
velopment work, were we antiMoslem? No — we were anti the policy. Result: Engagement or activity in the BDS is a protest against a government policy. The conclusion that it is an anti-Semitic act is simply not correct. 2. How does the government
determine that an entity is engaged in the BDS? It is difficult to measure not doing something — which is what a boycott is. If I decide to buy my oranges from Spain instead of Jaffa, am I boycotting Israel? No way to tell. Continued on Page 67
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Roslyn woman gives back to second home Town recognizes Madeline Yousefzadeh, who grew up in Iran, for community service BY M A X Z A H N As a Jewish girl growing up in Iran, Madeline Yousefzadeh didn’t encounter the discrimination she hears about from those in her home country today, she said. “I had a sheltered life,” said Yousefzadeh, who now lives in Roslyn Harbor. She was raised in the 1950s and 1960s, before Iran’s 1979 revolution brought Ayatollah Khomeini to power. Yousefzadeh, who came to the United States in 1969, said that disparity — between the Iran she remembers and the one she hears about — drives her to participate in community projects that improve the place she now calls home. “When I look at what’s happening in Iran, when I hear about women who don’t have that many rights and can’t do too many things, somehow I feel like giving back and my community work is my way of giving back to the United States.” Last Wednesday, that work was recognized by the Town of North Hempstead when Yousefzadeh was honored as one of 16 members of the 2017 May W. Newburger Women’s Honor Roll. “I am proud to honor these outstanding women for their indispensable service to North Hempstead,” said Wayne Wink, the town clerk. “Each of these women reflects the best that our communities have
Queens, where Yousefzadeh’s husband got a job. “Long Island was close; we have family in Long Island,” Yousefzadeh said. The couple moved to Roslyn in 1984, around which time Yousefzadeh began her career as a real estate broker. “I started real estate and within three weeks went to closing on an all-cash deal, and I sold a house,” she said. In her spare time, Yousefzadeh has worked for several community organizations, many through her synagogue, Beth Sholom, where she is an officer. “Through United Jewish Appeal we do what is called ‘the fourth week,’” she said. “What we do is help people who are on low incomes and live week to week with their paycheck. By the time it comes to the fourth week of the month, they sometimes don’t have money for food, they don’t have money for essentials. We are collecting for them; we give to them.” Yousefzadeh, a mother of three, also volunteers with the Iranian Mothers As(From l to r) North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Town sociation, a New York-based organization Councilman Peter Zuckerman, Women’s Honor Roll honoree Madeline that raises awareness about the Jewish Yousefzadeh and Town Clerk Wayne Wink. Iranian community. “There’s a satisfaction in giving back,” to offer and we are proud to honor them Missouri, while her husband finished a for their work.” doctorate in physics at the University of she said. “You work and it’s rewarding, After Yousefzadeh came to the United Missouri. too. You feel a sense of accomplishment, States, she spent three years in Columbia, The couple then moved to Bayside, a sense of not wasting time.”
Flower Hill approves $3.77M budget BY ST E P H E N R OM A N O The Village of Flower Hill on Monday approved a $3.77 million 2017-18 budget that calls for a 5.6 percent increase in spending. The budget, which was unanimously adopted at the Board of Trustees organizational meeting, will increase taxes by 0.21 percent. The 5.6 percent increase in spending amounts to $201,258. Mayor Bob McNamara called the financial plan “a good budget” and said he likes where the village stands financially. “I think we’re in very solid financial shape, and thank everyone who worked hard on this budget,” he said. The biggest increase in spending is in the highway department, which increased from $437,236 to $667,400 due to planned road work. The village will carry out $350,000 in road work over the next year to fix some of the problems caused by trucks doing construction on homes in the village, McNamara said. Code enforcement, fire prevention control and legal spending increased slightly, while spending for the building
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ply and get funding for it,” she said. Thursday’s event, held at Fresh Meadow Country Club, highlighted Camp Kehilla, a year-round program that allows special needs children to swim and participate in other activities like able campers. Children with special needs “can feel successful and not less than,” Wasserman said. “They can thrive.” Levy estimated that 40 or 50 additional children would be able to attend the camp on scholarship due to the fundraiser. Wasserman said staff members will apply for grants from the BASICS fund over the next two months. She plans to present the fund with a music and art therapy program for individuals with autism or Alzheimer’s disease. “Art therapy works for both populations,” she said. The event included food from restaurants like Trattoria di Meo, Nisen Sushi and 388 Restaurant & Lounge. After guests spent a couple hours eating and placing bids in the silent auction, they sat in a ballroom where Sid Jacobson staff described the programs funded by the event. The event’s final activity consisted of two stand-up comedy performances, including one by actor and comedian William Gardell, who played Mike Biggs on the show “Mike & Molly.” “The comedians go on, everyone laughs their head off and they go home,” Levy said.
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East Williston schools win Magna Award The National School Boards Association announced and honored the newest 2017 Magna Award honoree, the East Williston school district for The Wheatley School’s “In Pursuit of Excellence Dinner,” at its annual convention this last weekend in Denver, Colorado. According to the American School Board Journal, “The Magna Awards is a national recognition program that honors school board best practices and innovative programs that advance student learning. For more than 20 years, the Magna Awards panel of independent judges has reviewed programs that showcase school district leadership, creativity, and commitment to student achievement.” The In Pursuit of Excellence Dinner has recognized Wheatley students who may not have received recognition at an Academic Awards Night, but are deserving of recognition.
To address this “recognition gap,” the district created the “In Recognition of Excellence” honor a dozen years ago. Each year, recognition is given to ten students who have demonstrated outstanding service to school and community, demonstrated respect and concern for fellow students, and set high expectations for themselves as they have achieved their goals. The program is not necessarily about grades or classroom achievement; rather, it is about the students who have worked hard, helped others and made the school community a better place. Our In Recognition of Excellence program allows the district to positively define and celebrate values that matter to it most. A special feature of this event, which the families also attend, is having the “Pursuit of Excellence” students select three teachers, from each of the schools they at-
tended in the district, to be honored at the dinner as well. The district prides itself in the relationships created among faculty and students. In addition to teaching them in the classroom, many of our faculty serve as mentors, advisors, coaches or tutors. They help students work through problems and they support students in their outside endeavors. Through their interest and involvement in the students outside of the class, these faculty help the students find greater success within the classroom. For many students, the bonds formed with faculty are often the most impactful ones they will have during their school-age years. In identifying students who would otherwise not receive recognition, our “In Recognition of Excellence” program celebrates both the students and the faculty — both
current and retired. The highlight of the evening is when the students speak about the teachers they invited to the dinner. East Williston school board President Mark Kamberg and Wheatley School principal Sean Feeney were present to accept the Magna Award.
Herricks holds science fair On March 22, about 40 scientific explorations and discoveries were showcased at Herricks Middle School’s inaugural sixthgrade science fair. Students utilized the Google Classrooms platform to submit and organize their ideas, which was followed by the completion of their research and experiments. The science fair included a variety of student populations and involved a presentation component. Prior to the evening event, which was open to parents and other guests, students met with panels of educators who served as judges in the building’s library. They described the inspirations behind their topics, their hypotheses, observations, experi-
mentation processes and findings. Students selected topics based on their own interests, and as a result, a broad range of studies were shared. Categories ranged from biology to chemistry, from environmental science to physics. Students investigated plant growth, bacteria, medical conditions, chemical substances, the planets, space travel, colors, energy sources, light reflection, radio waves, electricity and more.
“I was happy with my results and I had fun doing this,” said Ankita Jha, whose project was called “Does the Material Affect Conduction of Radio Waves?” Ryan Samuel explored whether tumeric, a spice, is a good preservative. “I knew it had antibacterial and antifungal effects,” he said. Brian Kim and Rushil Saini collaborated on a comparison of solar power versus batteries. “We chose this because we heard a lot of debates between
batteries and solar power, and wanted to see which would be better overall,” Rushil said. Ayesha Patel researched “The Best Cookie.” “I like to bake and cook, and saw that there was a category for baking,” she said. The top three projects in each category were presented with awards, and John Jochym was named overall winner for his project, “The Porosity and Permeability of Different Sediments.” Congratulations to the other
winners, listed as follows: Biology First place: Joseph Collura Second place: Ryan Samuel Third place: Tanush Soni Chemistry First place: Kevin Jacob & Ashish Jalwan Second place: Hailey Ko Third place: Michael Zanetti Earth/space science First place: John Jochym Second place: Raj Patel Third place: Ricardo Wright Environmental science First place: Gavin Lee Second place: Sasha Bhatia Third place: Daniel An Physics First place: Thomas Zaid Second place: Jacob Abraham Third place: Jarod Chan
Finalists in global science fair Senior wins service award Mineola High School seniors Elizabeth Ryan and Erica Sze-Tu were chosen as finalists in the international science fair, ISWEEEP. The International Sustainable World Engineering, Energy, Environment Project draws hundreds of the brightest STEM-focused students in the world together each year to compete for more than $100,000 in awards and scholarships. The competition will include students from about 60 countries with projects exploring such topics as renewable energy, sustainable development and medical breakthroughs. Sze-Tu and Ryan were chosen for their project, “The Effect of Locomotive Emissions on Long Island Plant Diversity,” which also competed in the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair. The project, which the students have been working on together for the past two years, looks at the effects of diesel emissions on the biodiver-
Herricks High School senior Naeha Pathak has been honored with a President’s Volunteer Service Award in honor of her dedication to helping others and making a difference in the world. This award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country, was granted by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program on behalf of the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. sity on Long Island. Pathak spent several weeks In May, the pair will compete in Houston, Texas, with the other finalists in this 10th anni- volunteering in India at a hospital in New Delhi, as well as a rural versary competition for ISWEEEP. health clinic in a developing village area.
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This year differed in that every finalist was a woman and that most of the artists were soloists. The musicians, in addition to performing two songs of their choice, had to perform a George Michael song of the judges’ choice, and received mentoring. Tara Eberle-Drouin, a member of the band Iridesense and a judge since the inception of “Your Big Break,” said that judges consider originality, stage presence, charisma, interaction, overall musical ability and audience votes when determining a winner. And this year was more difficult than usual. “It was really hard to decide who the winner was going to be. I mean, there were just so many talented people and people that played instruments, had good stage presence, wrote their own songs,” Eberle-Drouin said. “Yeah, we had a tough time.” The judges chose between Julia Hayden
from Port Washington, Sydney Perruzza of Carle Place, Julia Lambert from Islip Terrace, Jaclyn Manfredi, Lydia Von Hof, 15, and Paris Yates, 21, a St. James native. “I feel like everybody here is so talented,” said Sydney Perruzza, who first competed at “Your Big Break” in 2015, before the winner was announced. “If anyone wins, it’s going to be great, regardless.” Julia Hayden echoed that sentiment, saying that any exposure for the finalists is good. “All the people who won got recognized last year in one way or another, they all got a chance, which I think is the most important thing,” Hayden said. “So I won’t be devastated if I don’t win — whoever wins definitely deserves it because there’s so much talent here tonight.”
The panel of judges ultimately chose Paris Yates, who sang two original songs, including one tackling domestic violence, and the required George Michael song. Julia Lambert was the runner-up. “I’m kind of just blown away,” Yates, a SUNY Purchase graduate, said a few minutes after winning. Before this, Yates primarily played in restaurants to make money, or “in bars with old men,” she joked, although Yates had performed in a few music festivals before. She said she always sang, did poetry and taught herself guitar. Yates is also the first musician in her family. “She’s it,” her mother and manager, Marie Yates, said with a smile.
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”Jekyll & Hyde” Friday, April 7 at 8 p.m. (ongoing through Sunday, April 30)
Based on the classic story by Robert Louis Stevenson and featuring a thrilling score of pop rock hits from multi-Grammy and Tony-nominated Frank Wildhorn and double Oscar and Grammy-winning Leslie Bricusse, “Jekyll & Hyde” has mesmerized audiences the world over. An evocative tale of two men—one a doctor, passionate and romantic, and the other, a terrifying madman—and the two women unaware of his dark secrets, the story unfolds in this gripping musical thriller resplendent with a sumptuous score, including the unforgettable, “This is the Moment,” “Someone Like You” and “A New Life.” Tickets from $71. Where: John W. Engeman Theater 250 Main Street, Northport Info & Tickets: (631)261-2900 • engemantheater.com
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Adult Workshop: Passover Floral Design
Saturday, April 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Floral arrangements have graced Westbury House since its completion in 1907. This long–standing tradition makes Old Westbury Gardens the ideal location to study home floral design. Taught by Scott Lucas, head grower and florist for Westbury House, this floral design workshop not only teaches students how to create stunning arrangements, it provides them with lifelong skills they can use for personal and professional endeavors. Participants will create a traditional arrangment through the use of a variety of textures and colors. Registration fee includes all materials. $50.00/$45.00 members. Registration required. Where: Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, Westbury Info: (516) 333-0048 • oldwestburygardens.org
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Taste of Flight Wine Expo Saturday, April 8, 6-10 p.m.
What goes great with wine? More wine!! Sample the best from wineries, enjoy some food and have an awesome good time. The event will feature more than 100 amazing wines to try. You must be at least 21-years-old to attend. Parking is free. Everyone who attends gets a free souvenir tasting glass. New this year—put on your dancing shoes and get ready to party with a DJ. Grab great photos with your friends in a free photo booth. Advance sale tickets: $40. Designated driver tickets: $20. Tickets at the door: $50. Where: The Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Garden City Info & Tickets: (516)572-4111 • cradleofaviation.org
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Sunday, April 9 at 7 p.m.
One Night of Queen performed by Gary Mullen & the Works is a spectacular live concert recreating the look, sound, pomp and showmanship of arguably the greatest rock band of all time. Hailed as the world’s premiere Queen tribute band, be prepared to hear them belt out cult classics, such as “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We are the Champions,” “Killer Queen,” and “You’re My Best Friend.” Premium $58, $53 Friends; Select $48, $43 Friends; Standard $38, $33 Friends Where: Landmark on Main Street, The Jeanne Rimsky Theater 232 Main Street, Port Washington Info & Tickets: (516) 767-1384 • Box Office: 516.767.6444 landmarkonmainstreet.org
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”Still Alice”—Science on Screen Tuesday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Join scientists and guest speakers from Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University for a deeply eye-opening exploration of Alzheimer’s disease highlighted by a screening of this drama that earned actress Julianne Moore an Academy Award for Best Actress in her role as a linguistics professor wrestling with the illness. Where: Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington Info: (631)423-7611 • cinemaartscentre.org
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”The Living DaVinci” Thursday, April 13, 7-8:30 p.m.
Leonardo DaVinci’s famous painting of “The Last Supper” comes to life, as each of Jesus’ twelve apostles enters the scene and tells his story. One-by-one, each takes his place at the table as DaVinci’s painting depicts. After Judas Iscariot has spoken, the stage darkens. When the lights come up, the actors are frozen, posed just as DaVinci portrayed them. It’s a breathtaking experience. Where: THE LIFE Lutheran Church, One Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury Info: (516) 333-3355 • Thelifeny.com
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Join Us For Holy Week Worship SUNDAY OF THE PASSION April 9th 9:45am – Procession of the Palms 10:00am – Worship with Holy Communion
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Saturday, April 8 through Tuesday, April 18 at various dates/times Explore 100 years of aviation with 75 air and space craft in eight exhibit galleries, take in a giant dome film or planetarium show, play your favorite classic games in the Retro Video Game Exhibit, take a spin on the historic Nunley’s Carousel, and participate in over a week’s worth of activities that include The Current Night Sky—Live Astronomy Programs (April 8-18, 12 p.m.), a 90th Anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s Transatlantic Flight Celebration (April 9-18, 12-4 p.m.), Hands-On Science Zone (April 11-13, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.) and Astronomy & Space Day (April 13, 12-4 p.m.).
Where: The Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Garden City Info: 516-572-4111 or cradleofaviation.org
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If artistic activities suit your fancy, families can enjoy the school break together with three days of art making and gallery tours inspired by the Halston designs currently on exhibit at the museum. A different project will be offered every day! For children of all ages and their families. Museum admission plus $10 per family materials fee. Reservations not needed.
Where: Nassau County Museum of Art, One Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor Info: 516-484-9337 or nassaumuseum.org
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Tuesday, April 11 through Saturday, April 15 at various dates/times If you prefer to be outside, Garvies Point Museum and Preserve will also be hosting a week-long series of events, including a Beginner’s Bird Watching Walk (April 11, 11 a.m.1 p.m.), a Spring Nature Walk (April 13, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.) and a Dinosaur Day (April 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.), along with many other craft activities and films.
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Thursday, April 13 and Friday, April 14 at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
End the week with a production of “Olive & Pearl,” specifically created by the dance and theater company, Treehouse Shakers, for young children ages 2-5. It is the story of a young girl, Olive, who is lovingly being raised by her Granny. The show is intimate; audiences sit within Olive and Pearl’s home, which is made out of a dome of soft felts, crocheted squares, and colorful fabrics. Throughout their day, Granny builds fires, warms tea, makes meals and has a comforting lap with safe arms to rock Olive to sleep. The characters play fairy house, go on an imaginary journey to the moon and learn the jig. Tickets: $9.
Where: Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City Info: 516-224-5800 or licm.org
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Adelphi to host Taylor 2 Dance Co. The Taylor 2 Dance Company will be returning to the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center to showcase the athleticism, humor and range of emotions found in Paul Taylor’s work on Saturday, April 8 at 8 p.m. The performance will take place in AUPAC’s Dance Theatre located at 1 South Ave. in Garden City. The program will feature four acclaimed Taylor dances: Images, Tracer, Profiles and his signature work, the exuberant Esplanade. Taylor established the Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company in 1993 to ensure that his works could be seen by audiences all over the world, unhindered by economic or technical limitations. Working with longtime colleague, Linda Hodes, he modeled Taylor 2 after the original six-member company he established in 1954. Taylor 2 is able to perform in smaller venues with more modest budgets than the larger Paul Taylor Dance Company without sacrificing any of the artistry that characterizes a Taylor performance. One of the most accomplished artists this nation has ever produced, Taylor continues to shape America’s indigenous art of modern dance as he has since becoming a professional dancer and pioneering choreographer in 1954. Having performed with Martha Graham’s company for several years, he uniquely bridges the legendary founders of modern dance — Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn,
Doris Humphrey and Ms. Graham — and the dance makers of the 21st century. Through his new initiative at Lincoln Center, Paul Taylor American Modern Dance, he is presenting great modern works of the past and outstanding works by today’s leading choreographers alongside his own vast and growing repertoire. And he is commissioning the next generation of dance makers to work with his renowned Company, thereby helping to ensure the future of the art form. As an integral part of his vision, these dances will be accompanied by live music, wherever possible, when so intended by the choreographer. Taylor taught dance at Adelphi University in 1962. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the university in 2008. AUPAC is one of Long Island’s premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds. Tickets are currently on sale and are priced at $35, with discounts available to seniors, students and alumni. Information is available at the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-877-4000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu. Regular box office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. The box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances.
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For information or to register: (516) 626-1971 ext. 309 or visit: www.northshorechildguidance.org/events
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THE CULINARY ARCHITECT
Roasted chicken for Passover, Easter I love to serve a juicy roasted chicken at my holiday table. Chicken is one of those foods that pleases just about everyone, especially if it is moist and tasty. After many tries at making roasted chicken, I have come up with the following foolproof recipe. It is perfect for both Passover or Easter celebrations. If I am celebrating Passover, I round out my meal with fresh, poached asparagus and a carrot Kugel, all harbingers of spring. When I am celebrating Easter, I make mashed potatoes instead of Kugel, but still serve asparagus and everyone is happy. The most wonderful thing about this chicken recipe is that the onions and shallots that the chicken is cooked on become a delicious side dish or caramelized onion relish— a delicious addition to any meal, and a wonderful bonus. When making the chicken for your holiday, be sure to allow “resting time” for the chicken, as this is the trick to making it so juicy. Whether you celebrate Passover or Easter, I know you will find this chicken a wonderful addition to cooking repertoire.
PASSOVER MENU (Serves 6) Culinary Architect’s Matzo Ball Soup* Culinary Architect’s Gefilte Fish with Homemade Horseradish* Juicy Roasted Chicken Steamed Asparagus* Carrot Kugel EASTER MENU (Serves 6) Culinary Architect’s Creamless Pea Soup* Juicy Roasted Chicken Steamed Asparagus* Mashed Potatoes *Recipe Not Given Juicy Holiday Roasted Chicken 1 5 to 7 lb. whole chicken, giblets removed, patted dry inside and out Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 medium yellow onions, sliced thinly 3 shallots, peeled and sliced thinly 1 tsp. finely chopped fresh herbs (optional)
proximately 1 hour, depending on the size of your chicken. 4. Transfer the chicken to a carving board and let rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the onions from the roasting pan and toss with the herbs, if you like. Carve the chicken and serve with the onions on the side.
ALEXANDRA TROY The Culinary Architect 1. Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 425 degrees. 2. Salt the chicken inside and out with about 1 1/2 tblsps. salt and 1 tsp. pepper. 3. Spread onions and shallots evenly in the bottom of a roasting pan or a large cast iron skillet. Put the chicken, breast side up, on the onions. Roast, stirring the onions halfway through. Cook until the meaty part of the thighs register 165 degrees on an instant-read-thermometer, ap-
Carrot Kugel 1 cup carrot, grated 1 cup apple, grated 1 sweet potato, grated 1/2 cup raisins, plumped 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup Matzah Meal 2 tsp. lemon juice 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 2 eggs 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 2. Combine all ingredients in a greased casserole. Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes. Mashed Potatoes 8 medium-size Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and quartered
6 tblsps. butter Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper 1/2 cup hot cream Tuffle Butter (optional) 1. Boil the potatoes. Drain and dry. Mash with a masher.* 2. Add the butter and mash again. Add the seasonings and hot cream and beat with a wooden spatula or spoon until light and thoroughly blended. 3. Reheat in a double boiler, over water, if necessary. Serve in a heated serving dish topped with a lump of softened butter or truffle butter if you wish. *If you prefer, you can use a electric mixer with a paddle attachment. Alexandra Troy is owner of Culinary Architect Catering, a 32 year-old Greenvale-based company, specializing in private, corporate and promotional parties. She lives in Manhasset with her husband and son.
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Paramount adds Beach party tribute Kevin James show to Jimmy Buffett The Paramount Comedy Series Presents: Kevin James will present its second show with James on Sunday, April 9 at 7 p.m. James is currently the star and executive producer of the sitcom “Kevin Can Wait” for Sony Television and CBS, which premiered in Sept. 2016. He recently starred in the feature “True Memoirs of an International Assassin” for Netflix that was released in November. James began his career as a stand-up on the Long Island comedy scene. After being discovered at the 1996 Montreal Comedy Festival, he signed a network development deal to create his own sitcom. “The King of Queens,” which premiered in 1998, ran for nine seasons on CBS with James starring and executive producing. It garnered him an Emmy nomination in 2006 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. The show concluded its run in 2007, but continues to air daily in syndication across the country and around the world. In 2001, James brought his stand-up
act to TV with “Sweat the Small Stuff,” a one-hour special for Comedy Central. In 2005, James and Ray Romano executive produced and starred in the HBO Sports special “Making the Cut: The Road to Pebble Beach,” a documentary about the Pebble Beach Pro Am Golf Tournament that was nominated for a Sports Emmy. James was the producer, co-writer, and star of the hit comedies “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 1 & 2,” “Zookeeper,” and “Here Comes The Boom.” He made his feature film debut in 2005 in Columbia Pictures’ “Hitch,” starring opposite Will Smith, and starred alongside Adam Sandler in “Pixels,” “Grown Ups,” “Grown Ups 2,” and “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.” In addition to his on-camera work, James’s voice has been featured in the animated films, “Barnyard for Nick Movies,” as well as “Monster House,” “Hotel Transylvania,” and its sequel for Sony Pictures Animation. The Paramount is located at 370 New York Ave. in Huntington. For more information and tickets, call 631-673-7300 or go to paramountny.com.
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The Paramount, in concert with TD Bank, will present “Cold Beer on a Friday Night! A Party with Zac Brown, Buffett & Chesney: Featuring Jimmy Kenny & The Pirate Beach Band” on Friday, April 7 at 8 p.m. The event is the ultimate beach party tribute to Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney and the Zac Brown Band, playing the best of their music, as well as country favorites, summer pop, reggae and tropical classics. The performance will feature Kenny as lead vocal and on acoustic guitar, Lady Colleen in lead and backup vocals, Louis Rios on lead guitar and backup vocals, Dan Prine on bass guitar, Yan Izquierdo on fiddle, Mike Vecchione on drums, and Frank Stainkamp
on piano, keyboards and backup vocals. These musicians have over 20 years of live playing experience and pride themselves in bringing the most authentic listening experience possible. Kenny’s concerts provide the soundtrack and atmosphere for endless summer fun. Since it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere, the audience can go coastal, get knee-deep with no shoes, and work on their margaritas while the band takes care of the tropical music. The Paramount is located at 370 New York Ave. in Huntington. For more information, call 631-6737300 or go to paramountny.com.
Jazz vocalist Cilla Owens at Adelphi Vocalist Cilla Owens has been called “as smooth as Nancy Wilson, as authoritative as Sarah Vaughan, and as informed as Carmen McRae” by JazzTimes. Now Owens and her Smooth Sailing Jazz Ensemble will present a celebration inspired by Ella Fitzgerald’s centennial year and the birthday of Billie Holiday, as well as the music of Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter, Duke Ellington, Thelonius Monk and other jazz icons, on Friday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. on the Westermann Stage, Concert Hall at Adelphi University Performing Arts Center. Owens’ credits include performances at Lincoln Center, the Blue Note, Symphony Space, Carnegie Hall, the Cornelia Street Café, the Iridium, and the Brooklyn Museum. She has performed in Germany and the Caribbean, as well as in the Annual Festival of Jewish Music in Krakow, Poland, and at the Blues to Bop Festival in Lugano, Switzerland, both as part of saxophonist Paul Shapiro’s Ribs and Brisket Revue. Owens was the guest soloist at The Sinatra Centennial Celebration with the Hunter Symphony and Jazz Ensemble featuring trombonist Ryan Keberle, under the direction of Reuben Blundell. For several years, she has directed the Hunter Jazz Vocal Workshop and the Jazzvox Ensemble. And for over a decade, she was a member of The Great Day Chorale, dedicated to the preservation of the Negro Spiritual, founded by the late musicologist Louvinia Pointer. She has continued this mission with Voices of Vision, which has appeared with Jacques D’Amboise’s National Dance Institute’s Event of the Year since 2015. Owens was the first Katowitz-Radin Artist in Residence for the Brooklyn Collection of the Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library in 2015, where she presented Lebendig in Brooklyn, which described the thriv-
ing Yiddish theater beyond Second Avenue, and Motown and Beyond, a tribute to the live performances at the Fox and Paramount Theaters. She has also enjoyed a long association with the popular Greek singer Gregory Maninakis and his Mikrokosmos ensemble, and has been a featured soloist in the Greek blues festival, Rebetiko. The Smooth Sailing Ensemble’s collective biography reads like a veritable Who’s Who in the music industry. Comprised of Mario Sprouse, Glafkos Kontemeniotis on piano, Brad Jones on bass, Tony Lewis, Vince Kazi McCoy on drums, Sly Scott, and Paul Shapiro on saxophone, they have performed and/or recorded with artists from all genres, including Sting, Bootsy Collins, Queen Latifah, Lou Reed, Jay-Z, B. B. King, Little Richard, Michael Jackson, King Swallow, Ansel Meditation, Cassandra Wilson, Sheryl Crow, David Byrne, Mercedes Hall, Mabel Lee, Ornette Coleman, Dizzy Gillespie, Cyndi Lauper, David Krakauer, Buddy Guy, Elvis Costello, and John Zorn. Three of the ensemble, Kontemeniotis, Scott, and Kazi McCoy, can be heard on Owens’ CD, “‘Tis What It Is.” Collectively these artists have toured practically every continent and crisscrossed the United States and Europe countless times. Owens is happy to be able to pull these hardworking musicians together for this special evening. ` AUPAC is located at 1 South Ave. in Garden City. Tickets are currently on sale and are priced at $30, with discounts available to seniors, students and alumni. Information is available at the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-8774000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu. Regular box office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. The box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances.
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Considerations for outdoor entertaining Remove toys, tools and debris. Be sure the grass is mowed and clippings are removed. Address any tripping hazards and make sure there is an easy path in and out of the party, as well as to the restrooms. Take inventory of tables and seating options and rent or buy extra seating if necessary.
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utdoor parties have a flair all their own. Entertaining outside means being able to enjoy the fresh air, sun and extra space that the great outdoors allows. Entertaining outdoors may include intimate barbecues with friends and weddings with hundreds of guests. While parks, yards, and gardens can make beautiful backdrops for parties, hosts still need to emphasize preparation when throwing an outdoor party.
Select and prepare the space Many homeowners host parties for friends and family in their backyards. Whereas other spaces, including parks, require the transport of food and other supplies, backyards offer the ultimate in convenience, allowing homeowners to cook foods in their kitchens and then carry items directly to the backyard. Backyards are not always set up or equipped for events, and preparation will be required to turn the yard into a partyworthy area. Plan a day for cleanup.
Every party host hopes for good weather when entertaining outside, but it is best to have a contingency plan in place just in case Mother Nature does not cooperate. Awnings and patio umbrellas can only do so much, and it may be necessary to install pop-up tents or stationary gazebos to protect guests from the elements. Think about renting tents from party supply companies, which usually will erect the tents and take them down after use. Even if the weather will be pleasant, have spots where guests can escape the sun. It can be uncomfortable and dangerous to sit in the sun for long periods of time.
Keep food temperatures consistent If you plan to offer buffet-style cuisine, arrange for serving dishes that will
keep foods hot or cold as needed. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition advises that it is important to keep foods safe when entertaining outside. Cold foods should be kept in coolers or served on beds of ice. Use hot chafing dishes to keep hot foods at a serving temperature at or above 140 F. Refrigerate or refreeze foods within two hours or after one hour if it is above 90 F outside.
Plan for insects Entertaining outdoors means sharing the space with insects and animals. Ants can be a nuisance, but wasps and bees can be harmful, particularly if a person is allergic. Use repellent candles around the entertaining space to keep bugs away. Make canisters of insect repellent available to guests. Home improvement centers sell bug traps to keep bees and other insects away from foods and people by using sweet lures. Netting on tents or a screened-in area also can keep guests comfortable. Partying outdoors can be convenient and fun. But hosts still must take steps to ensure their guests have a safe and enjoyable time.
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How to impress when hosting a business dinner
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osting a business dinner is both an honor and a responsibility. Employers typically entrust only their most valued employees with the responsibility of hosting a business dinner, and such opportunities are not to be taken lightly.
adds to both the excitement and the anxiety of hosting a business dinner. But even though hosting a business dinner may inspire a few butterflies to dance in your stomach, the following tips can ensure the night goes as smoothly as possible.
The desire to impress is there whether you’re hosting your first or fiftieth business dinner, but those with experience hosting existing or potential clients know that no two business dinners are ever the same. What works for one client won’t necessarily impress another, and the responsibility of impressing the clients falls on the host, which
• Know your client. Clients tend to have vastly different needs and personalities, so while the ambiance of one restaurant might appeal to some clients, that same atmosphere might not be so impressive to others. When choosing a restaurant, consider its ambiance and how well that matches up with the client you will be taking
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out to dinner. Some clients may prefer to make deals in more laid back locales, while others may prefer the five-star treatment. Taking the latter to an allyou-can-eat buffet will hurt your chances of making a deal, while the former may take your willingness to spend lavishly on a meal at a five-star restaurant as an indicator that your company spends lavishly and ultimately passes such spending off on its clients. Understanding your client’s personality should help you choose a restaurant that’s likely to impress. • Don’t go in blind. Unless a client requests a specific restaurant, try to choose a restaurant you have visited in the past. This is beneficial in a variety of ways. When visiting a restaurant you frequent, you’re in position to make recommendations with regard to the menu, and that insight can increase the chances that your client will enjoy his or her meal. When choosing a restaurant you’re familiar with, you’re also choosing one where you know the service is exceptional. If it wasn’t, you would not keep going back. No one wants a
business dinner to be overtaken by poor service, which, fairly or unfairly, will reflect negatively on you. • Avoid restaurants with gimmicks. Restaurants with gimmicks, such as those where the staff sings to customers celebrating a birthday, might be fun to visit with friends or family members, but such establishments are best avoided when hosting business dinners. Gimmicks can interrupt a meal and make it difficult to make any headway on a business deal, so stick to restaurants where you won’t be interrupted by celebratory staff members or drowned out by live music. • Don’t just show up. Nothing is more awkward or unprofessional than taking a client to dinner and being forced to wait for a table. If you can’t get a reservation at your preferred restaurant, then choose another establishment. Do not wing it and decide to wait for a table near the hostess or at the bar. • Avoid exotic restaurants. Unless your client requests a particular type of cuisine, avoid exotic restaurants with relatively
limited menus. Clients may have certain food allergies or aversions to particular types of food, so opt for a neutral restaurant with a menu that appeals to diners of various palates. If taking a client out for the second time and you remember the client mentioning a love of a particular cuisine, then the second dinner is a great time to indulge the client’s love of that unique or exotic cuisine, especially if it’s just the two of you. • Don’t overindulge. Overindulging, whether it’s eating too much or enjoying one too many glasses of wine, won’t impress the client. Resist the temptation to order the biggest steak on the menu and, if you choose to enjoy a cocktail, drink it slowly. A full stomach may make you drowsy and less attentive to your client, while a client will understandably question your judgement if you appear to be overindulging in alcohol. Hosting a business dinner is a significant responsibility not to be taken lightly. But hosts can employ a few simple strategies to calm their nerves and make sure the night goes smoothly.
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Trends you may see when dining out Digital kiosks: Desire an appetizer or want to reorder another beverage? You may not have to flag down your server to do so. Several restaurants have implemented tablet-based service at their tables. In addition to playing games or getting apprised on the latest specials, guests can order some menu items through table-mounted tablets. And if you’re in a rush for the check, swipe your credit card and pay the bill without waiting for your waiter to bring it over.
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Increase in craft foods: Greater emphasis is being placed on creating meals that look and taste good and are produced in eco- and communityfriendly ways. Craft foods are made in small batches from locally sourced ingredients, helping to create a symbiotic relationship between eateries, farmers, food manufacturers, and diners. Community tables: Make new friends while dining out by getting seated at community tables, which are no longer restricted to Japanese hibachi restaurants. These larger tables pair different diners together.
As crowds waiting in line for their favorite eateries begin to grow anew, restaurants have begun to implement new menus and dining styles in an attempt to attract a broader clientele. Many trends are catering to the younger, technology-driven customer.
Neurogastronomy: Many restaurants are employing neurogastronomy, or the science of manipulating perception of how foods taste by external factors. Everything from the colors of dishes to the sounds of music being piped in can affect your perception of taste.
Photo-ready foods: Diners are utilizing social media to share their menu choices with people all around the world. Scroll through anyone’s news feed and you’re likely to find photograph’s of last night’s entrée or an impressive dessert enjoyed during a night out with friends. Many restaurateurs understand that their latest culinary creation is likely to find its way onto social media, so a greater emphasis is being placed on plating — or making foods look better when first presented to diners.
Prepaid reservations: Today you can purchase just about anything in advance, from movie tickets to vacations. Soon you may be able to prepay for restaurant meals as well. Arrive at your reserved time and enjoy your meal. This trend is beneficial to restaurants because they are guaranteed revenue even if patrons do not show up. Trends in dining out can make meal experiences more unique. Expect some new changes at your favorite restaurants.
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Choosing the right restaurant for your dinner party were to have a party at home. Such a reality makes a dinner party at a local restaurant a lot less stressful for the hosts. There are a number of things to emphasize when looking for the right restaurant to host the next dinner party.
Getting together with family and friends for a good meal is a great opportunity to reconnect and share a few laughs. Though such gatherings have traditionally taken place at private homes, today’s busy adults are increasingly turning to restaurants to host their mini reunions. Restaurants don’t require hosts and guests to wash any dishes, and hosts won’t have to find time to clean their homes top to bottom like they would if they
PROXIMITY Whether entertaining family and friends or a business dinner, the restaurant where you will be gathering should be easily accessible to all people who plan to attend. A centrally located restaurant that’s only a short drive for guests and hosts alike is ideal, as it cuts back on the time people will spend driving to and from the restaurant. Try to accommodate those guests who don’t drive by choosing a restaurant that’s accessible via public transportation. PRICE Perhaps the only downside to hosting a dinner party
at a restaurant is that such gatherings tend to be more expensive than parties at private residences. Hosts should first determine who will be paying the bill. If everyone has agreed to pay their own portion of the bill, this gives you a little more flexibility when choosing a restaurant. If you, as the host, intend to pick up the tab for everyone, then you might want to find a nice restaurant with reasonably priced entrées. A five-star restaurant might break the bank, but you might be able to find a three- or four-star restaurant that’s still elegant and more affordable. If each guest intends to pay for his or her own meal, discuss with guests how much they would like to spend before making a reservation. Once you have an idea of what everyone is willing to spend, you can start to narrow down your options.
MENU The menu is an important thing for hosts to consider when choosing a restaurant for their next dinner party. Many men and women adhere to certain diets or lifestyles that restrict what they can and cannot eat, and you will want to find a restaurant that can cater to as many of your guests’ needs as possible. Discuss any dietary restrictions with your guests before you begin the process of finding a restaurant. If the responses are slow to come in, you can still go ahead with your search, but look for restaurants that offer vegetarian and glutenfree fare. When examining the menu, take into consideration any offerings for kids if any guests are planning to bring their children along. Kids tend to prefer chicken fingers and fries over filet mignon and baked potatoes, so the restaurant should have some menu items for young children if kids will be joining in the festivities.
ACCESSIBILITY When looking for a restaurant, try to find one that’s easily accessible for any older guests who might not get around as easily as they used to or any guests who might have a disability that requires handicap accessible seating and restrooms. Many restaurants can fill both of these needs, but it’s still up to hosts to ask in advance so all guests have a comfortable evening. The parking lot should not be too far away, but if it is, ask the restaurant manager if valet service is available for those guests who might prefer it. A dinner party at a restaurant with family, friends or even professional colleagues often makes for an enjoyable evening for guests and hosts alike. But hosts must consider several factors before ultimately choosing where they and their guests will dine.
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Make the most of al fresco dining Do your research before visiting. Drive or walk by a restaurant before dining there yourself. Check out how outdoor diners are treated and if the service is as prompt as it is indoors. Pay attention to foot and vehicle traffic near the tables to determine if the spot is conducive to eating. Too much noise or car exhaust can detract from the meal. Look for covered tables. It’s one thing to sit outside and enjoy some cool breezes. It’s quite another to spend an hour or more directly under the blazing sun. Dine at an establishment that has a gazebo, portico, overhang, or individual patio umbrellas at each table. This way you can be comfortable and avoid sunburn.
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hen the weather warms up, many people enjoy eating meals outside. Al fresco dining may be available at both highend restaurants and more intimate cafes.
Al fresco comes from the Italian term for “open air.” Restaurants have recognized the draw of outdoor seating and many have expanded their offerings. While many people need nothing more
Call ahead for seating. Because al fresco dining is so popular when the weather is warm, outdoor tables can fill up quickly. For those planning to sit outside, call the restaurant and reserve an outdoor spot. This way you will be guaranteed a table.
than an outdoor table and some nice weather to enjoy eating outside, there are some ways to make al fresco dining experiences as pleasant as possible.
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Dress appropriately for the weather. Plan ahead for al fresco dining by bringing some accessories along. A light jacket or sweater can keep you warm if a breeze picks up, and sunglasses are recommended in sunny conditions. A hat worn indoors may be a social faux pas, but it is acceptable to wear one outside to block the sun. Expand your dining options. Instead of traditional restaurants, try the offerings at food trucks, take-out places and other spots that serve food. Set up your meal at nearby picnic tables or another outdoor place and enjoy. Bring a friend or relax by yourself. Eating outdoors is entertaining with a friend or alone. If you are dining with a group, take your time and linger in the fresh air, enjoying the conversation. If you are dining alone, you can still relax and take your time with the meal. One hidden benefit of al fresco dining is that it provides you the opportunity to relax and watch the world go by.
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Dining D out when you’re on a diet
ining out at a restaurant is a treat for many people, while for others it’s a way of life. On-the-go professionals often find that dining out is simply more convenient than cooking at home. However, large portion sizes and dishes that tend to contain a lot of sodium and fat can make dining out less healthy than eating at home, which is a concern for those men and
women who want to shed a few pounds. But dining out does not have to be done at the expense of your waistline. The following are a few ways dieters can still enjoy their favorite restaurants without having to worry about their weight. • Order foods that are broiled, boiled or roasted. Foods that are broiled, boiled or roasted tend to be healthier
than foods cooked in other ways. When ordering your meal, ask that oils be used sparingly if not removed completely. When foods look somewhat greasy, dab them with a napkin in the same manner you might dab the grease from a slice of pizza. • Don’t fill up before your meal arrives. Once you have been seated, skip the unending bread basket, forgoing this free appetizer altogether or asking for raw vegetables instead. When fellow diners order potentially fattening appetizers, ask to have a side salad with low-fat dressing on the side instead. • Leave a little behind on your plate. Restaurant portions can be substantial, so don’t feel as if you need to finish your entire meal. You can always ask the waiter to pack up what you have left behind, or, when ordering, ask if the restaurant offers smaller portions at lower prices. • Skip the dips and dressings. Many condiments can add unwanted calories to a meal, making even a healthy entree a calorie-laden meal that’s best avoided. For example, a salad covered in creamy Caesar salad dressing can take away from the overall
nutritive value of the salad. Don’t be afraid to ask for substitutions or simply ask to have dressings put on the side so if you must indulge you can do so without going overboard. • Eat in the hours leading up to your dinner. Low-fat snacks eaten throughout the day will reduce the likelihood that you will overeat at the dinner table. Drink a tall glass of water and enjoy some lowcalorie fruit so you won’t be famished once you arrive at the restaurant. • Avoid buffet-style restaurants. Many people cannot help but overeat at buffet-style restaurants, where the size of a typical spread can make it hard for dieters to stay disciplined. If you must eat at a buffet-style restaurant, choose healthy fare like salad and steamed vegetables. • Look for a low-calorie menu. Many restaurants now supplement their existing menus with a menu of low-calorie fare for those customers who want to eat out but want to do so without abandoning their diets. When visiting a restaurant, stick to ordering from the low-calorie section of the menu. The food will likely be just as delicious, though not as dense or as large.
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BY RIKKI N. MASSAND Jim and Francine Doukas, the owners of Revel, a Franklin Avenue Restaurant, were recently awarded the 2016 Five-Star Diamond Award, a world-acclaimed award for restaurants and hotels presented by The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences. But while it’s a great award to have on the wall, it is especially meaningful that the Doukases are doubly committed to Garden City. Unlike some restaurateurs who open new businesses in their existing home base, the Doukas family invested in Garden City twice as much, opening up their restaurant days ahead of their 2013 move to Long Island. “It just happened to be at the same time, and it became an overwhelming experience. I was working 24/7 trying to get Revel off the ground and my wife was home unpacking and coordinating our moving trucks to set up the house. Looking back though, I can’t find the words to express just how proud I am to be both a resident and business owner in the Garden City community – I can’t thank our community enough for the amazing support they’ve given Revel and it’s been incredible,” Jim Doukas said. Driving to his old hometown, a mere 32 miles north across either the Whitestone or Throgs Neck Bridge and some highway distance, Doukas spoke with the News via telephone and reflected on the change with candor among Long Islanders who view Westchester County as “rural upstate New York” and vice versa, with Westchester residents considering Long Island to be the Hamptons. In three years Revel has become proof you don’t need to head east, west, or any direction but home in Garden City for a first class eatery.
Roots and a Restaurateur Career
The family tree of business leadership and the personal connection to serving the community through both high-quality food and atmosphere extends from Doukas’ father operating the well-known Omega Diner in New Hyde Park. His father also owned another diner in Westchester. Doukas had other designs in mind for his career when he completed his undergraduate degree from St. John’s University in 1981, as he had been accepted into the prestigious St. John’s Law School to start in fall. That summer his dad suffered a serious heart attack and the choice became foregoing law school to take the reins of business and help as his father recovered. “Se la vie, my life went in a different direction. I ended up working there (at Omega) and loving the business, soon enough I expanded into my own restaurants. I guess you can say it’s in the blood from my father to me, but I am very happy that I found my way in the restaurant business as opposed to law school,” he said. In 1993 Doukas opened Café Angelica on Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park, which is now Uncle Bacala’s on Jericho Turnpike in Garden City Park. Doukas says Revel is often portrayed as Garden City’s answer to a “trendy, sophisticated, upscale, Manhattan-ish look.” In 2014 USA Today referenced Revel as the “Best Nightlife on Long Island” with much homage paid to its interior, while Newsday
that same year named Revel the best Happy Hour on Long Island. “Revel is a culmination of many years in the restaurant business and foreseeing where the future trend is in this industry. Revel is an American restaurant with global influences – we happen to change our menu three times a year taking advantages of many seasonal vegetable and produce available, but we can do that with changes with who we are in our cuisines – we have influences of Asian, European, Mediterranean cuisines, South American cuisines, Cuban – we are constantly changing and adapting to keep our ideas fresh, bring out the best new products and dining experiences to our guests, and that’s going really well. Our customers always love when we put out our new menus because they always want to try new things and new ideas,” Doukas said.
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Farm-to-table and changing up the menu to reflect in-season specialties is one the most popular trends in the restaurant industry, rivaling perhaps only fast-casual chains. “Customers want to know what they are eating and what they’re putting in their bodies,” Doukas says. In the course of a given day Revel usually sees a transformation in its guest population. Starting with lunch hour, there’s the business group or a gathering of co-workers and friends out to eat that will generally have less time at the table. Then Happy Hour hits and workday professionals can enjoy Happy Hour. Dinnertime brings forward all comers from singles on dates to couples, families and larger gatherings. The night concludes with a younger crowd of professionals out for cocktails or dessert in a classy setting. The variety at Revel from foods to bar specials and the people that are served each day is a product of efforts to expand plus word-of-mouth exposure. For Doukas, seeing his restaurant become the go-to in Garden City for a broad range of dining experiences and get-togethers means that plans and dedication are working, starting with his co-leader’s influence. “We are fortunate that we can garner that wide range of clientele and offer them exceptional experiences. More importantly, I am very proud of our staff and our management and what we have achieved together – we are a team. First and foremost I give my wife Francine a lot of credit for Revel’s success. She has taken over event planning as our event coordinator, and we’ve seen a tremendous surge in hosting events both on-and-off premises. They range from bridal and baby showers to reunions, birthdays, weddings, corporate events and more. She’s been an integral part of this business and without her hard work and dedication I do not know where we’d be,” Doukas explains. He hopes that 2017 becomes a year for Revel to builds on its progress and extensions achieved to-date. The next phase of climbing the ladder in the New York restaurant business for Revel is visibility.
With a platform of awards in hand and reviews in major publications, Revel finds its role “by the people, for the people” on behalf of residents of Garden City. “An important part of sustaining growth is our local outreach and support from the community. We will consistently thank them for the support they have given to us and continue in providing great hospitality, great food and great service to our guests as one of the premier restaurants on Long Island,” Doukas said.
A vision for Community Leadership
Revel as a corporate citizen in the Village of Garden City has broken new ground, much like its award-winning cuisine and its décor. “We are known to be very supportive and generous to the local schools, foundations, and organizations. We always say yes at Revel; you ask us and we will always help and support the community. Last year we hosted and supported “Revel for Robotics” which was part of the Garden City Friends of S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering and math) as they initiated programs for the students of Garden City. It was an awesome event as we helped raise a lot of money and launch the program,” Doukas said. Revel’s location on Franklin Avenue, doors down from Asian Moon and a block south of Calogero’s Italian and across from Novita and Waterzooi Bistro is a prime place in the village. It’s also downstairs and a quick right from The Garden City News office at 821 Franklin, heading into the heart of the village with the municipal complex on Stewart Avenue and a stretch of businesses’ south across Stewart. The area serves as an extension of the village’s Seventh Street shopping and dining hub, although it’s a quiet alternative on summer Friday nights when the Promenades pack all of Seventh. Doukas is very satisfied with their spot. “The location is great, we have ample parking and it’s almost like a mini-Wall Street on Franklin Avenue with the many different banks and financial institutions, attorneys’ offices and all the Nassau County Courthouse and legislative offices. There is a lot of corporate support besides all our residential support so that is very helpful to all restaurants in the community, and the rest of the merchants as well,” he says. Revel’s aims are high but as with every success until now, hard work is the formula to start with. Doukas says “plaques on the wall are behind us” and Revel is looking forward with full focus. “We’re only as good as our last shift in the restaurant. Tomorrow is a new day to provide that hospitality, service and food. I am thankful for the support we’ve received from the Garden City community. It’s an honor and privilege to be both a resident and business owner in the community – I will never take that for granted. We have a passion for service in Garden City and I love the work we do. It puts a smile on my face when a guest leaves Revel and they’re truly happy with their meal and experience,” he said. The Garden City News, January 2017
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As fun as such planning can be, hosts must consider the needs of all who plan to attend before making any final decisions. The following are a few ways hosts can ensure everyone enjoys a night to remember for all the right reasons. • Consider finances. Dinner at the hottest restaurant in town might sound like a grand idea, but hosts must consider if such a feast is affordable for everyone on the invitation list. Hot new restaurants or established locales where reservations are hard to come by tend to be expensive, so hosts should make sure everyone can afford such hotspots before making any reservations. Peruse menus online when looking for a restaurant, paying particular attention to the average cost of an entrée at each restaurant you’re considering. When planning a dinner for an especially large party, call each restaurant to determine
if they offer limited menus to larger parties. Many restaurants do this for parties of 15 or more, charging a set price per person, and that price is not always less expensive than it would be to dine a la carte. When necessary, find a restaurant where the cost per person is within reason so no one feels like they need to skip the night out on the town due to financial constraints. • Choose a central location. Whether you’re getting together for a sit-down dinner or just drinks, choose a location that’s easily accessible for everyone on the guest list. Doing so increases the likelihood that guests will make it out. A location that’s near to all also allows both you and your guests to spend more time together and less time traveling. • Choose a location that’s accessible by public transportation. In addition to finding a central location, hosts also should look for a location with easy access to public transportation. This helps guests avoid sitting in traffic, and it’s also safe when nights out on the town will involve drinking alcohol, reducing the risk that you or your guests will get behind the wheel when it’s safer to take a subway, train or cab. • Consider the needs of every guest. When planning a night on the town,
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Celebrate the opening of this new exhibition. Tickets: $20 Non-Members / Members Free, (includes wine and cheese). Jack Kohl will perform live music in the Great Hall all evening. For more information, contact Jennifer, jlavella@plantingfields.org THE PARAMOUNT 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 www.paramountny.com Saturday, April 15 at 8 p.m. Frankie Ballard with Special Guest Levi Hummon Thursday, April 20 at 8 p.m. Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime “Herb & Legends Tour 2017” with Special Guest Oogee Wawa Friday, April 21 at 8 p.m. The Paramount Party Series Presents: Back to the Eighties Show with Jessie’s Girl Saturday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. Testament with Special Guests Sepultura, Pring & The Convalescence LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City 516-224-5800 • www.licm.org
Friday, April 7, 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Kids in the Kitchen Ages 3-5. Fee: $5 with museum admission ($4 LICM members) Monday, April 10 through Friday, April 14, 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Line Up for Willem de Kooning Ages 3 and up. Fee $3 with museum admission Monday, April 10 through Wednesday, April 12, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. “Red Riding Hood” — Return Engagement Ages 5 and up. Fee: $9 with museum admission ($7 LICM members) Tuesday, April 4 through Friday, April 7, 2:30-4 p.m. Sweet Little Snails Ages 3 and up. Free with museum admission Wednesday, April 5, 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Music & Movement Ages 5 and under. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members) Monday, April 10 through Friday, April 12, 1-4 p.m. Feathered Friends: Create your own spring bird Ages 3 and up. Free with museum admission Thursday, April 13 and Friday, April 14 at 11:30 a.m. Treehouse Shakers Present: “Olive & Pearl” (at 1:30 p.m. share your own family stories) Ages 2 and up. Fee $9 with museum admission ($7 LICM) MADISON THEATRE AT MOLLOY COLLEGE 1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday, 12- 8 p.m. through April 12 The Frank & Gertrude Kaiser Art Gallery at Malloy Presents... World War I: Image, Money and Propaganda—The Central Powers Saturday, April 8, 12-2 p.m. Office of Student Affairs at Molloy College Presents... Easter Eggstravaganzia: Celebrate spring, take pictures with the Easter bunny and join arts, crafts, games and an Easter egg hunt. At Public Square, Molloy College Adults free, $5 per child Saturday, April 8, 8 p.m. The Fifth Symphony of Gustav Mahler Saturday, April 22, 8 p.m. Peter White Sunday, April 23, 3 p.m. The Road to Oz: A Tribute to Harold Arlen Friday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. The Sixth Annual Asbury Short Films HUNTINGTON ARTS COUNCIL 213 Main Street, Huntington Thursday, April 20, 7-9 p.m. Want a Rock Star Brand? Registration: $10 members and DEC grant applicants/$15 non-members, $20 at the door NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn (516) 484-9338 www.nassaumuseum.org Ongoing through Sunday, July 9 Halston Style: The first comprehensive retrospective of the works of the American fashion designer Halston. Sponsored by “H Halston exclusively at Lord & Taylor,” the exhibition occupies the entire museum. Ongoing Sculpture Park Walking Trails
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Story Time & Craft: “Toto’s Story: My Amazing Adventures with Dorothy in Oz” BOOK REVUE 313 New York Avenue Huntington Tuesday, April 11 at 7 p.m. “Why They Stay” by Anne Michaud Wednesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. “Simon the Snail” by Shari Bitterman Tuesday, April 18 at 7 p.m. “Pinot, Pasta and Parties” by Dee Dee and Paul Sorvino THE ART GUILD 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset www.TheArtGuild.org Second Thursdays: April 9, 13 Sip & Sketch: Live model, no instruction, short and long poses. Bring a snack and/or beverage. Call or email to RSVP. Beginners, 1-4 p.m.; Intermediates, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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279 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor (631) 367-3418 • http://www.cshwhalingmuseum.org Children’s Events: Tuesday-Friday, April 10-14, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Whaler World Explorer Camp Grades K-3; Crew Leader: Grades 4-5; CITs 8th Grade & Up Tuesday, April 11 and Thursday, April 13, 2:304:30 p.m. Build-a-Boat Workshop Ages 4 and up. $5 Child. Adults regular $6 admission + $8 per hull. Members pay only $8 hull fee. Sunday, April 23,12-4 p.m. Sound Off! (Save LI Sound) All Ages. Free admission for all. Sponsored by a grant from the LI Sound Futures Fund) ADELPHI UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 1 South Avenue, Garden City (516)877-4000 • www.aupac.adelphi.edu Friday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. Cilla Owens Saturday, April 8 at 8 p.m. Taylor 2 Dance Company
Saturday, April 15 at 2 p.m. Camille Saint-Saens’ Samson et Dalila Wednesday, April 19 at 1 p.m. Lunchtime Recital Series: Bonnie McAlvin and Kristin Samadi GARVIES POINT MUSEUM AND PRESERVE 50 Barry Dr. in Glen Cove (516) 571-8010/11 • www.garviespointmuseum.com Tuesday, April 11 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Beginner’s Bird Watching Tuesday, April 11 at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Craft: Recycled Birdhouse Wednesday, April 12 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Pond Study Wednesday, April 12 at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Craft: Pond Critter Sand Art Thursday, April 13 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Spring Nature Walk Thursday, April 13 at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Craft: Fern and Leaf Prints with Film:
All About Plant Pollination BJ SPOKE GALLERY 229 Main Street, Huntington (631) 549-5106• www.bjspokegallery.com Ongoing exhibits through Sunday, April 30 “This and That” solo exhibit of artworks created by Bert Winsberg “IN ReT-ROspect” solo exhibit of artworks created by Kate Kelly The b.j. spoke Member Artists Group Show will showcase works of up to 20 artists Sunday, April 9, 2-5 p.m. Public Artist reception For more information, call 631-549-5106 or go to www.bjspokegallery.org Friday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. “Poets Aloud” To RSVP or for more information, contact Katherine Criss at katherinecriss@gmail.com Sundays, April 16 and 30 “Artist Circle” Discussion Group To RSVP or for more information, contact Katherine Criss at katherinecriss@gmail.com
Community Calendar LUTHERAN CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOR 12 Franklin Ave., Port Washington Saturday, April 1, 6-10 p.m. Pasta dinner and silent auction night. Tickets are $25/adult and $15/child under 12 and may be purchased at the door or by contacting the church office, 516-767-0603 or lcosoffice@ optimum.net. ST. ANDREW’S LUTHERAN CHURCH 30 Brookside Drive, Smithtown Saturday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. The Long Island Baroque Ensemble presents its annual concert in honor of the birthday of J.S. Bach. Works of Bach for Strings, Flute, Voice and Harpsichord. For more information, call 212-222-6795 CHRIST CHURCH OF OYSTER BAY 61 East Main Street, Oyster Bay Sunday, April 2 at 3 p.m. The Long Island Baroque Ensemble presents its annual concert in honor of the birthday of J.S. Bach. Works of Bach for Strings, Flute, Voice and Harpsichord. For more information, call 212-222-6795 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION AT SHELTER ROCK 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset (516) 627-6560 Sunday, April 2, 12-2 p.m. Climate Justice Festival: Join the lunch that is plant based, sustainable, and environmentally and animal friendly. Then visit booths to learn how local organizations are addressing climate change. Tuesday, April 4 at 7 p.m. Sex Over 50 Presented by Winterflower Regla Robinson: Put the spark back in your love life. Register online or with Sharyn Esposito at sesposito@uucsr.org Sunday, April 9 at 11 a.m. Annual Music Sunday: J.S. Bach Mass in B Minor, BWV 2323 Major Selections Performed by the UUCSR Choir, The Orchestra at Shelter Rock, in the context of a worship service.
Tuesday, April 11 at 5:30 p.m. Shelter Rock’s Passover Seder — Social Hall. $30 Members, $35 Non-Members, $15 Children (12 and under). Send your checks payable to UUCSR, marked “Seder” to Sharyn by Friday, April 7. Tuesday, April 18, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Spring Garden Preparation: Presented by Reese Michaels, Master Gardener Sunday, April 23 at 11 a.m. Earth Day Observance, 30 Days of Action Conclude/Earth Day Worship Service, 1-3 p.m. in RE Room 15 LWV PROGRAM ON WOMEN GAINING POLITICAL OFFICE Port Washington Public Library Lapham Meeting Room 1 Library Drive Port Washington, NY 11050. Wednesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. The League of Women Voters of Port Washington – Manhasset is sponsoring “The Political Glass Ceiling - Cracked but Not Shattered.” Four guest speakers will tackle topics that will include the challenges women face and the strategies they can use when running for political office. All are welcome. For more information, contact Allison White at (516) 944-7794. QUEENS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION At Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens Wednesday, April 5, 6-8 p.m. Panel Discussion: Money for Your Business— Come Meet the Leaders. No cost for the event, but a $10 donation is requested. RSVP required: http://conta.cc/2liEM3g or www.queensny.org/lenders REACH OUT AMERICA PRESENTS Thursday, April 6 at 6:45 p.m. Film Documentary: “The Waiting Room”: An American hospital’s struggle to care for a community of largely uninsured patients. At the Main Branch of the Great Neck Library,
159 Bayview Avenue Wednesday, April 12 at 12:30 p.m. Healthcare Now with Sheila Namm, who will shed light on our nation’s latest healthcare challenges. At the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset For more information, go to www.reachoutamerica.com NORTHWELL HEALTH PARKINSON’S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP At the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research 350 Community Drive, Manhasset Thursday, April 6, Wednesdays, June 14 and September 20 and November 15, 2:30-4 p.m. Light refreshments and snacks will be served. Complimentary valet will be provided. RSVP by calling 516-325-700 or email neuro@ northwell.edu WALT WHITMAN BIRTHPLACE HISTORIC SITE 246 Old Walt Whitman Road Huntington Station Friday, April 7 at 6 p.m. Walking with Whitman: Patricia Sears Jones Sunday, April 23 at 2 and 4 p.m. Walt Whitman Birthplace Presents the 2017 Long Island Poet of the Year: Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan Sunday, April 30 at 2 and 4 p.m. Walt Whitman Birthplace Presents the 2016 Champion of Literacy: Dana Gioia Friday, May 5 at 6 and 9 p.m. Walking with Whitman: Wendy Barker TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH ROSLYN CHILDCARE CENTER 1579 Northern Blvd., Roslyn Saturday, April 8 at 11 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt: This is a free event open to the public. Refreshments will be served. ST. PETER OF ALCANTARA CHURCH 1321 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington Saturday, April 8 Palm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5 p.m.
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Community Calendar cont’d Continued from Page 58 lowing a 7 p.m. service in the Chapel Tuesday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. “No Fuss” Second Night Seder Open to the public and sponsored by the Temple Israel of Great Neck’s Men’s Club $45 per adult; $25 per child For more information, call 516-482-7800 LONG ISLAND ROAD RUNNERS CLUB Eisenhower Park, 1899 Park Blvd., Westbury Sunday, April 16 Easter Bunny 5k There will also be 5k races and kids fun Wednesday nights during June, July and August, as well as a Santa 5k run in Dec. For more information, contact: Marie Brewer, 516-660-0247 or marie9105@aol.com OUR LADY OF VICTORY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 2 Floral Parkway, Floral Park Sunday, April 16 Easter Sunday mass times at 7:30, 9 and 10:30 a.m., 12 and 1:30 p.m. Chapel times at 9, 10 and 11 a.m., 12:30 and 2 p.m. EASTERN SUNDAY AT THE INN... WITH A SPECIAL APPEARANCE FROM THE EASTER BUNNY 214 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park Sunday, April 16 with four seatings at 12, 1, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Enjoy a delectable Easter Sunday brunch buffet, with a visit from the Easter bunny. Adults: $59 + tax (includes a glass of champagne); Kids 4-12 years: $25 + tax (children under 4, no charge). Unlimited juice, soda, coffee and tea. ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL Wednesday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. Free presentation from the National Alliance for Mental Illness: “Working to Pass NAMI-NYS’s Legislative Action Agenda” In the Sloman Auditorium 266th Street & 76th Avenue Glen Oaks For more information, call 516-326-0797 or visit www.namign.org STRIKES FOR TYKES: ANNUAL LAFFEY BOWL-A-THON FOR BABES At Dave and Buster’s, 1504 Old Country Road, Westbury Thursday, April 20 at 6 p.m. This annual fundraiser benefits Easter Seals New York and The Viscardi Center, two organizations that work tirelessly to improve the lives of children and adults with disabilities. For more informatio, contact Cathy Poturny at 516-626-1500 x390 or via email at cpoturny@ laffeyre.com ETHICAL HUMANIST SOCIETY OF LONG ISLAND 38 Old Country Road, Garden City Sunday, April 23 at 12:30 p.m. Free Workshop: The “New Normal”: This is a free workshop on how to cope with the changes in society since the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States conducted by Dr. Anne Klaeysen, leader of the New York Society for Ethical Culture. For more information, call 516-741-7304 or go to ehsli.org.
AMERICAN LEGION HALL 730 Willis Ave., Williston Park Sunday, April 23 at 2 p.m. (doors open at 1 p.m.) Grocery Bingo: A $10 donation entitles you to one bingo board, one set of specials, snacks, coffee and cake. Raffle prizes and a Chinese auction are also available. For more information, contact Ellen Randle at 516-270-3876 YOUNG ISRAEL OF NEW HYDE PARK 264-15 77th Ave., New Hyde Park Sunday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. “Elie Wiesel—A Tribute” Sponsorships: $18 Contact: Chuck Waxman, chuckwaxman1@ gmail.com TEMPLE BETH-EL 5 Old Mill Rd, Great Neck Sunday, April 23 at 10 a.m. Rabbi Jerome K. Davidson, D.D. and Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Beth-El will review “The Plot Against America” by Philip Roth Free continental breakfast provided by the Temple’s Club Chai prior to book review. For more information, call 516-487-0900 or visit www.tbegreatneck.org TEMPLE JUDEA OF MANHASSET 333 Searingtown Rd. Manhasset (516) 6218049 temple-judea.com Sunday, April 23 at 3 p.m. Exhibit: “Beyond the Holocaust: Life and Legacy of Hannah Kroner” A preliminary showing of the exhibit will be held Friday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. All are invited to attend Mondays and Tuesdays at 12 p.m. and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Three Days of Duplicate Bridge For more information, call 516-621-8049 or visit www.temple-judea.com ST. ALOYSIUS SOCIABLES OF GREAT NECK Wednesday, April 27 at 1 p.m. At Jonathan’s Restaurant 2499 Jericho Tpke., Garden City Park Cost: Price of meal Wednesday, May 3 at 12 p.m. At the Westbury Manor 1100 Jericho Tpke., Westbury Luncheon and Theatre Performance of My Fair Lady. $46 per person. Deadline is April 15 for reservations. For more information on either luncheon, call John Hyland, 516-482-3795 CENTER FOR THE WOMEN OF NEW YORK Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens Class cost: $10 donation per class Saturday, April 29 at 12 p.m. 30th Year Anniversary Celebration Luncheon At Douglaston Manor, 63-20 Commonwealth Blvd., Douglaston USMMA MEMORIAL CHAPEL 300 Steamboat Road, Kings Point Sunday, April 30 at 4 p.m. The Great Neck Choral Society presents one of Beethoven’s only two masses, his glorious Mass in C, as well as his Hallelujah from Mount of Olives and Brahms’ Schicksalslied ADELPHI NY STATEWIDE BREAST CANCER
HOTLINE & SUPPORT PROGRAM Alumni House, 1 South Ave., Garden City Monday, May 1, 6-8 p.m. Feel Better and Have More Energy: Intuitive eating skills that will help improve your nutrition after breast cancer presented by Hillary Sachs, MS, RD, CSO, CDN Monday, May 22, 6-8 p.m. Using Mindfulness and Meditation to Cope with Breast Cancer presented by Jacob Cooper, CH, LMSW, RMT For more information on both seminars, call 800-877-8077 ST. ALOYSIUS WOMEN’S AUXILIARY LUNCHEON Thursday, May 4 at 12 p.m. At The Swan Club, Glenwood Landing, 90 Glenwood Road, Roslyn Cost: $50 before April 27; $55 after that date Send check payable to St. Aloysius Church to St. Aloysius R.C. Church, 592 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, N.Y. 11023 For more information, call 516-482-2770 LET’S WALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH! Jones Beach, Parking Field #5, Wantaugh Saturday, May 6, 9:30 a.m. check-in; 11 a.m. start time Walk to change the face of mental illness. Sponsored by local NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) For more information, contact: Natasha Edwards, NAMIWalk Manager, 516-325-0428; namiwalksliqn@gmail.com or go to www. namiqn.org KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL 186 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola Saturday, May 6 from 4 to 8 p.m. Kentucky Derby Party: $15 per person THE LITTLE THEATER AT ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica Sunday, May 7 with performances at 10:30 a.m., and 12:30, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. 10th Annual Spring Concert: Features over 100 performances by children in the community, free general admission, and great family activity For tickets, call 718-454-0100 NORTHPORT CHORALE’S SPRING CONCERT At Northport High School, Laurel Hill Road, Northport Friday, May 12 at 8 p.m. Tickets available at the door: Adults $15, Seniors $12, Students $10 For more information, contact Debi at 631223-3789 or go to www.northportchorale.org PROJECT INDEPENDENCE SUPPORT & SOCIAL GROUP TRIVIA CHALLENGE Call 311 or (516) 869-6311 for more information. Last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. Havana Central Restaurant Roosevelt Field, Garden City. For more info, call (516) 676- 1976. SID JACOBSON JCC 300 Forest Drive, East Hills, 11548 www.sjjcc.org/jll. Fridays Shababa Fridays, 9:45-10:45 a.m. General Exercise Group for All cancer
Survivors, 12:30-1:15 p.m. Discussion Group for All Cancer Survivors, 1:15-2 p.m. Sundays Gentle Yoga for All Cancer Survivors, 9:3010:30 a.m. Mondays News Behind the News, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Eat, Chat, Move!, 12:15-1:45 p.m. Tuesdays Mah Jongg Clinic, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. Tuesday Lectures, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Swim Program for Strength & Wellness, 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Knitzvah: Knitting for a Cause, 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays Knitzvah: Knitting for a Cause, 12-2 p.m. Taste of Torah, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Thursdays Games Day, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Meditation, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 7, 12-4 p.m. Israelfest Community Celebration at North Hempstead Beach Park 175 W. Shore Road, Port Washington Celebrate Israel’s birthday and enjoy live music, rides, dancing, delicious food and everything from arts and crafts and kite making to henna tattooing and beach volleyball. THE ADELPHI NY STATEWIDE BREAST CANCER HOTLINE & SUPPORT PROGRAM At the Adelphi School of Social Work 1 South Ave., Garden City Support for Caregivers of People with Breast Cancer Mondays, 6-7:30 p.m. Young Women’s Support Group, Under 40 Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. All groups are facilitated by a social worker. Info.: 516-877-4314 or the Breast Cancer Hotline, 800-877-8077 PORT WASHINGTON SENIOR CENTER 80 Manorhaven Blvd., Port Washington Caregiver Support Group The first and third Tuesday of every month from 2-3 p.m. Info.: 311 or 516-869-6311 WINTHROP-UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 200 Old Country Road, Suite 250 Mineola, NY 11501 * Winthrop-University Hospital’s Department of Urology Free Support Group Quarterly meetings beginning Wednesday, March 8 At the Winthrop Wellness Pavillion 1300 Franklin Avenue, Garden City * Winthrop-University Hospital’s Department of Neuroscience Free Support Group/Huntington’s Disease Meetings held the second Monday of the month Winthrop’s Research & Academic Center 101 Mineola Blvd., Room G-013 * Winthrop-University Hospital’s Head and Neck Cancer Care Support Group Third Monday of the month, from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 1300 Franklin Avenue, Suite ML5, Garden City * Winthrop-University Hospital’s Free “Tobacco Cessation” Program Wednesdays, April 5, 12, 19 and 26 at 5 p.m. At the Winthrop Wellness Pavilion 1300 Franklin Avenue, Garden City For more information, call 1-866-WINTHROP (1-866-946-8476)
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Art Guild to host exhibit showcasing America The Art Guild is currently inviting the public to view a juried competition and exhibition entitled “AMERICA!” from Friday, April 7 to Sunday, May 7. The exhibit featured 58 works of art by 44 artists who were challenged to see more than just “Old Glory,” and celebrate the beauty and inspiration that our country offers — through still lifes, landscapes and portraits. The result is a collection of work that represents a wide variety of styles, mediums and interpretations of the theme from many talented artists, including Lana Ballot, Diane Bares, Doug Barnaby, Aleksander Betko, Leo Bliok, Anne Barash Breitstein, Aleta Crawford, Katherine Criss, Kathy D’AmatoSmith, Ivan Frisch, Jan Guarino, Lois Hellman, Susan Herbst, Shelley Holtzman, Ilene Isseks, Diane Kaufmann, Catherine Kim, Karen Kirshner, Randy Kraft, Bruce Laird, Malka Lohmann, Linda Louis, Eileen Madigan, E. Craig Marcin, Marion McManus, Len Mondeschein, Stephanie Navon-Jacobson, Terry-Ann Perine, Denis Ponsot, Annette Proimos, Doris Roberts, Jamie Sacher, Irene Sankari, Kendra Schieber, Gia Schifano, Jose Seligson, Ilene Silberstein, Barbara Stein, Bob Stuhmer, Ethel Taussig, Margo Vignola, and Theodora Zalva. The juror of awards for this exhibit is Howard Rose, who has been painting in oils for nearly 30 years and teaches privately, as well as at The Art League of Long Island and the National Art League in Douglaston. He has also given many workshops at The Art Guild. “It is an exciting journey to become an artist and see the world through an artist’s eye,” Rose says. “I love the challenge of turning an everyday scene into a successful and exciting painting.” The Art Guild’s home is Elderfields Preserve located at 200 Port Washington Blvd. in Manhasset. An artists’ reception and awards ceremony will be held on Friday, April 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. to kick off the exhibit. The Art Guild’s gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. or by appointment. Classes for children, high school students and adults run year-round. Classes that have new sessions starting in April include Get Sharp: Drawing for Beginners, Get Sharper: Drawing for Intermediates, and Life Drawing with Nude Model (non-instructional).
Sip & Sketch, a non-instructional drawing session with a live model, meets on the second Thursday evening of every month. Interested parties can RSVP for the next session on April 13. Two workshops, Alla Prima Oil Painting with Christine Lafuente (April 22-23) and Watercolor with Joyce Hicks (June 22-25),
are now open for registration. The spring session of children’s classes have just begun, and summer classes for children aged 5-18 are being planned. For more information, call 516-3045797 or visit www.TheArtGuild.org. The Art Guild of Port Washington, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization provid-
ing encouragement, education and a forum for the appreciation of the visual arts. The Art Guild strives to offer residents from local and neighboring communities an avenue to broaden their creative pursuits. It is an organization open to all people with a common goal to advance the visual arts.
Join us to sample the cuisine of the finest restaurants from Manhattan to Long Island Piccola Bussola Jericho Terrace Chris & Tony’s Piccolo’s Churrasqueira Bairrada Vinoco Heart of Portugal Jewel Trento
Uncle Bacala’s Memories Bar and Grill Vincent’s Clam Bar Andrea’s 25 Becco Rothmann’s Steakhouse Eric’s Italian Bistro That Meetball Place Empire Wines
Seasons 52 Gelato Kings Plum Tomato 388 Italian Restaurant The Roast Sandwich House Bo’s Kitchen & Bar Room South Edison Southern Wines Cardinali Bakery
Tickets and Information: www.NightOnTheTown.LLS.org or call 631.370.7550 $125 through 11:59PM on April 5th Door Price: $165
Evening Includes: Live Music by New York’s Most Dangerous Big Band Open Bar • Fantastic Auction Prizes • DJ All proceeds to benefit the leukemia & lymphoma society mission: To cure leukemia, lymphoma, hodgkin’s disease & myeloma and improve the quality of life of patients and their families
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Bryant Library YOUTH CODING WORKSHOP Friday, April 7, 3:45-5 p.m. Grades 4-8. Interested in coding? Join this exciting workshop that will teach kids the basics of website building. Students should bring their own laptop/iPade. If bringing an iPade, download the free ScratchJr.app. TODDLER STORY TIME Friday, April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 2-3 1/2 years. The goal is to provide a pleasant introductory experience to library story time. Parent or guardian must accompany the child. BRIDGES Friday, April 21 at 4 p.m. Grades 4-6. What does it take to build a strong, stable bridge? Join in and build a suspension bridge and learn about engineering. COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIP “SECRETS”: Tuesday, April 25 at 7 p.m.
ADULT PROGRAMS: VIRTUOSO SUPERSTARS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC: So Young, So Talented, So Accomplished Wednesday, April 19 at 1:30 p.m. A program which featuers some of the marvelous musicians under 35 who bring fresh excitement to the concert hall. Music of Chopin, Beethoven, Prokoviev and more. “IT IS MY BIRTHDAY”: A CELEBRATION OF SHAKESPEARE Sunday, April 23 at 2 p.m. You are invited to join Shakespeare’s 453rd birthday celebration. You will explore
some of his great sonnets and speeches and examine how he transformed the jog trot verse of a tale of star crossed lovers into “Romeo and Juliet.” Balloons and birthday cake will be provided. Online registration required. COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIP “SECRETS” Tuesday, April 25 at 7 p.m. For stressed out parents of college bound students: attend this free workshop by bestselling author, talk show host and outspoken college admission and financial
BRIDGES Friday, April 21 at 4 p.m. aid consultant, Andy Lockwood. Online registration required. BOOK TALK WITH ELIZABETH OLESH Monday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. Join this book talk where you will discuss “Dead Wake” by Erik Larson TUESDAY YOGA 9:30 a.m. Registration Required. $42 for full session THURSDAY YOGA 9:30 a.m.
Registration Required. $49 for full session SATURDAY YOGA 9:30 a.m. Registration Required. $42 for full session. TUESDAY BODY SCULPTING 7:30 p.m. A full body work out for night owls. Please bring 3 or 5lb weights to the session for heightened intensity. Registration Required.
Roslyn Community Calendar SUNDAY MORNING SOFTBALL IN EAST HILLS PARK The weekly East Hills pick up softball game is looking for a few good men. Games are every Sunday, weather permitting, from 8:30-11:30 at the park in East Hills, off Harbor Hill Road. We have guys who have been playing in this game since the 80s, but it’s been going on even longer than that! Any men interested in helping continue this thirty plus year tradition are encouraged to attend. Contacts: William Gavin, East Hills Park Director 516 484 9800; Steward Faden 516 410 6666; Peter Wagner 516 527-1200. ACBL BRIDGE ACBL sanctioned Bridge games take place in the Nursery School Atrium every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. and Thursday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. in the main building at Shelter Rock Jewish Center, 272 Shelter Rock Rd., Roslyn. Call 917658-5991 to make a reservation. TUESDAY NIGHT BINGO Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5253 will host bingo on Tuesday nights from 7 to 11 p.m. The top prize is $1,500 with
additional cash prizes totaling $1,700. Admission is $4 at the post, 155 Searingtown Road. SUFFERERS OF ARTHRITIS Glen Cove Hospital offers a free, weekly class for people with arthritis on an ongoing basis every Thursday, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the hospital’s 1 South Dining Room, 101 St. Andrew’s Lane, Glen Cove. The class is taught by Merav deGuzman, the hospital’s recreational therapy supervisor, who is also certified by the Arthritis Foundation. The low-impact exercises are designed to reduce joint pain and decrease stiffness. The program is open to the community. For more information or to reserve a place in the arthritis class (limited space available), please contact Merav deGuzman at Glen Cove Hospital at: 516-674-7696. TBS Sisterhood Adult Education Classes Open to the Community Temple Beth Sholom offers an array of classes in Hebrew, Bible study, Torah cantillation, Jewish thinkers, prayer, and parenting through a Jewish lens. These day and evening classes are open to all adults – women, men, including those
who aren’t temple members -- although there is a registration fee for some of the courses. Many of the courses begin in Sept. There is a Tuesday morning series of classes taught by Zahavah Rosenfeld, a highly experienced Hebrew and Jewish studies teacher, and a monthly “Lunch and Learn” program with guest speakers. For further information, please download the brochure from the temple website: www.tbsroslyn.org under the Community heading, the under Sisterhood, then click on the Adult Education brochure link. Or pick up a brochure at the temple office, 401 Roslyn Rd., Roslyn Heights, NY 11577; or call 516-621-2288. The Samuel Field Y weekday programs for preschool children (ages 3-5) with developmental disabilities and their families On Wednesdays 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., there is Gym and Creative Exploration at the Little Neck Site: 58-20 Little Neck Parkway. Little Neck. We also have our Sunday Fun Day program 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at our Little Neck Site. Programs are $5.00 per
family. Snack will be served Programs are ongoing and may be joined at any time. This program is made possible by a grant from the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities – Queens DDSO For further info and to RSVP, contact Amanda at 718 423-6111 ext 242 or e mail asmith@sfy.org Kindergarten Registration for Roslyn Public Schools The registration period for students entering the Roslyn Public Schools in September of 2017 will be the weeks of Feb. 6, 2017 through Feb. 10, 2017 and March 6, 2017 through March 10, 2017. All children entering Kindergarten must be 5 years old by December 1, 2017. If your child does NOT attend a local nursery school, please call the Heights School office at (516) 801-5500 to place your child on the registration list. The Heights faculty and staff are eager to welcome you and your youngster!
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Town bans contracts with Israel boycotters BY ST E P H E N ROMANO The Town of North Hempstead voted on Tuesday to avoid contracts with companies that boycott Israel. The board voted unanimously to approve the law that bars the town from working with companies that participate in the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel. The town did not contract with any companies that boycott Israel before the legislation was passed. “The BDS movement is driven by anti-Semitism and is meant to punish Israel in order to cause its economic collapse,” town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said. “We will not stand for it. It is important that we condemn this BDS movement and declare that the town will not do business with companies that participate in it.” The movement began in 2005, when Palestinian civil society groups called for use of the three tactics as a means of nonviolent pressure on Israel to end what they deemed an illegal occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, gain recognition of equal rights for Palestinians living in Israel and achieve a right of return for Palestinian refugees displaced from their homes, according to the Palestinian BDS National Committee. It is the coalition of Palestinian organizations that leads the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, often referred to as BDS. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order in June that instructs public agencies to divest from companies deemed to support BDS. “This is something that is very personal to me,” Councilwoman Lee Seeman said. “I am proud to be in support of this town’s anti-BDS legislation. “I am all for it,” Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio said. “The movement is without question anti-Semitic cloaked in political
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Judi Bosworth speech.” During the public hearing portion of the meeting, many residents spoke in favor of the legislation, commending the board for taking action. “This is just a thinly veiled form of anti-Semitism,” said Rabbi Shalom Paltiel of the Chabad of Port Washington. “You’re standing up against antiSemitism, you’re at a time when the climate today on college campuses in our country is horrific. I salute you for taking a leadership stand.” Although many supported the legislation, some residents called it a political move to try to curtail the right to speak out — a move a town board should not make. “You’re a town board, not a foreign policy board,” John O’Kelly, a resident, said. “It’s really beyond your jurisdiction.” O’Kelly said board members should have let residents know they would pass the legislation before they ran. “Personally, I hear all this about how Israel is our biggest friend and Israel is a democracy, I think Israel has caused more damage to the United States than any single country in our history and is continuing to cause more damage,” O’Kelly said. Liz Berney, the executive director of the Long Island chapter of the Zionist Organization of America, said the legislation does not silence speech. “The bill raises absolutely no free speech issues,” Berney said. “The
Town of North Hempstead’s legislation targets discriminatory economic activity, not speech. A contractor with the Town of North Hempstead is still allowed to say whatever he wishes to say.” The board also held a public hearing on legislation that would bar all-terrain vehicles from operating on town property. The board did not vote on the law, and the public hearing was adjourned until later this month. Residents said a small group of people have been riding ATVs on the trails of the wetlands in Port Washington across from North Hempstead Beach Park. Ronald Rochester, a retired law enforcement official from Port Washington, said he has seen the group riding multiple times. He has also seen them lighting fires to cook food in the woods, he said. ATVs are currently banned in Nassau County and Suffolk County. De Giorgio said the law would be looked at again because the town wants make sure its law aligns with the county’s law. De Giorgio discussed adding a seizure clause, which would allow the police to impound the ATVs. Port Washington Police Chief James Salerno said he was in favor of a seizure clause. “I believe if we impound one ATV, we can curtail the problem,” he said. “They are a small group.”
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Bosworth visits Top honors for 2 at science fair career day
North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth recently spoke to seventh-grade students at Herricks Middle School’s career day on Friday, March 3. Career day gives students an opportunity to learn about different career paths. Bosworth spoke about her professional background, what her role as supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead entails and why it is important to get involved in public service.
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Two Roslyn High School students won top honors at the second round of the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair (LISEF) held Thursday, March 23 at the Crest Hollow Country Club. Anuj Gupta and Chloe Levin swept the Behavioral and Social Sciences category thus earning two of Long Island’s 20 coveted spots to compete in the International Science and Engineering Fair, which will be held in Los Angeles, California. Both Anuj and Chloe did their projects in Roslyn’s in–house behavioral science program under the mentorship of Dr. Allyson Weseley. Anuj’s study looked at how the goals children believe their parents have for them are related to the children’s academic performance and attitudes. He found that when children believe their parents have performance goals and prioritize outcomes such as grades as opposed to having mastery goals and prioritizing processes such as learning, children tend to earn higher grades and have greater academic selfefficacy but at the price of being more externally motivated. As Anuj explained, “Students who believe that their parents value performance over developing a skillset may be less happy with
Roslyn High School students Anuj Gupta and Chloe Levin were first place winners in the second round of the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair. what they do in school. On the other hand, children who are driven from a young age to be creative and internally motivated tend to be more successful with their future careers. It’s important that parents realize that the way in which they communicate their goals for their children matters and that sometimes, pushing students to pursue performance goals may have adverse effects.” Chloe’s experiment investigated a phenomenon called the enclothed cognition effect. She explored how the clothing one
wears could impact one’s self-esteem and self-efficacy. She found that when students were dressed in professional clothes, they expressed higher levels of both dependent variables as compared to when they were dressed in casual clothes or their own clothes, which served as a control. Also winning awards at LISEF were: Vincent Yao who took 2nd Place in the category of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Alyssa Rust who was awarded 3rd Place in Behavioral and Social Sciences, and Kamyar Ghiam (Behavioral and Social Sciences) and Justin Leu (Biomedical and Health Sciences) who both received Honorable Mentions. In addition, Kamyar and Anuj were the recipients of an additional award given by the American Psychological Association, and Vincent received an additional biology award. Roslyn High School has had at least one student qualify for the international-level fair each year for over a decade. Dr. Weseley attributes Roslyn’s success to the hard work of her students. “The six did a fantastic job across the board. The competition at LISEF is fierce, and I’m extremely proud of how well they all performed.”
Six students net art awards Pictured (l. to r.) are Saydie Grossman, Yeji Kim, Aviva Weinstock, Daniel Liu, Luca Guillon, William Xu, Justin Weisser, Hailee Youn, Harshita Sehgal, and Jessica Fox. The Roslyn Middle School Mathletes participated in the 8th Annual Math Olympiads Tournament on March 16 at Kellenberg High School. There were 145 7th and 8th graders who competed for a total of 29 teams. Roslyn Team B placed 3rd in the competition and Luca Guillon earned 3rd place in the individual event. Roslyn had 2 teams entered. Team A had Jessica Fox, Justin Weisser, Yeji Kim, Saydie Grossman and Aviva Weinstock. Team B had Luca Guillon, Daniel Liu, Harshita Sehgal, Hailee Youn and William Xu. The Mathletes coach is Loretta Fonseca.
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Six Roslyn students were among the recipients announced by The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers of the 2017 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards where 330,000 works of art and writing were submitted for adjudication at the regional level this year. Kenny Kim, a Roslyn Middle School 8th grader, was selected as a winner of the Silver Key Award for Novel Writing for his short dystopian story, “The Labyrinth.” His English teacher is Laura Zenie. Roslyn High School senior Felicia
Hou received a Gold and Silver Key for her poems. Junior Angela Tran and senior Neha Somineni each received Honorable Mention for their poems. Felicia, Angela and Neha are in Matthew Vogt’s Independent Study class. Christine Om, a senior, worked with teacher Jolene Grgas in College Essay winning a Silver key. Senior Heather Kim received a coveted Gold and Silver National Award from Scholastic. Heather is in Scott Segal’s Independent Study class.
Town honors women (From l to r) North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Town Councilman Peter Zuckerman, Women’s Honor Roll honoree Madeline Yousefzadeh and Town Clerk Wayne Wink.
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36 arrested in ‘heroin highway’ drug sting BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment of 36 people allegedly involved in a heroin ring on Tuesday, putting it among the largest narcotics takedowns in Long Island history. Singas described a threetiered network featuring three suppliers known as “papis,” 15 distributors known as the “110 Crew” and 18 independent resellers capable of flooding the region with heroin. They primarily operated along Route 110 in Nassau and Suffolk counties. “These dealers and resellers operated like a well-run business,” Singas added, saying that they had turned Route 110 into “their own personal heroin highway.”
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State and local law enforcement authorities arrested 36 people in an alleged drug ring along Route 110 in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Officials said that conservatively the 110 Crew sold around 4,000 small bags of heroin per week, valued between $40,000
and $50,000 total. They also said the group’s openness showed how routine heroin use is on Long Island.
“Drug dealing networks usually operate in the shadows and conduct their business behind closed doors,” Singas said,
“but this group allegedly counted cash, measured and packaged heroin in broad daylight, while parked in luxury cars on residential streets.” The three “papis” were Elvin “Fling” Rosario, 27, of Copaigue, Reinardo “Tito” Adames, 28, of West Babylon and another unnamed individual. Officials said that others arrested spanned the Island, coming from places including Bellmore, Levittown, Islip Terrace, Mattituck, West Babylon, East Meadow, Bay Shore, Farmingdale, Dix Hills, Massapequa, Uniondale and East Northport. Their ages ranged from 18 to 52. As of Tuesday, search warrants turned up an AK-47, three shotguns, a stun gun, a pistol grip rifle and at least $50,000 in currency. Five thousand bags of heroin, 18 cars and a few ounces of cocaine were seized. Continued on Page 84
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Education in age of disenlightenment I was speaking with a friend at Healthtrax early one morning and he told me that he still has three kids in college, each with tuition costs of about $70,000 per year. That’s $210,000 per year for four years which totals $840,000, just for college. My buddy won’t be retiring anytime soon. Despite the absurdity of these numbers every family in America is faced with this ghastly situation. Back in the good old days when I went to college I think the tuition, room and board was something like $2,900 per year. Not anymore. Here on Long Island we have many fine schools and universities. Here on Long Island we have many excellent public and private schools and universities. Chaminade, Friends Academy, Kellenberg, Schecter , St. Domincks, LuHi and St. Aidans to name but a few. And then we have Hofstra, C.W. Post, Molloy, St. Johns, Old Westbury and Stony Brook. And parents are right to believe in the value of education. In grammar school kids learn how to read, write and count. In high school these basic areas expand into study of the sciences, languages and history. About 68 percent of high school graduates go on to college where they select a major and head down a specific career path. As competition for decent jobs
increase the need for higher education increases along with it. One of the definitive texts on education was “The Closing of the American Mind” written by Harold Bloom from University of Chicago. He looks at the history of American education and suggests that real higher education started in earnest during the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century in Europe. To enlighten is to bring light where there was darkness. The growth of science and reason took hold in the early part of the 1700s and replaced the mythology of both religion and the monarchs. The age of enlightenment led to the growth of democracy in Europe and then in the United States. However, Bloom worries about the state of education in America. By using Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America Bloom explained that the American identity is based upon an over reliance on practicality, money making and status seeking to the neglect of arcane notions such as transcendence, spirituality, art, aesthetics and the humanities. De Tocqueville was the first to outline this problem when he described Americans as endlessly busy and with their eyes to the ground and never toward the heavens. Bloom expanded upon this version of American exceptionalism and warned that there was an emptiness, an impoverishment and
DR. TOM FERRARO Our Town depletion in the American which is why he titled his book “The Closing of the American Mind.” We now have the so-called overspent American who is often depleted, restless and unhappy. Trump suggests he will make America great again but nary a word about making America happy again. Bloom used Aristotle as a role model. Aristotle was a great souled man loved rationality but also loved that which was beautiful and useless. One of my favorite essays called “The Lantern Bearers” by Robert Lewis Stevenson. This famous essay was written about Stevenson’s idle and happy summer months spent as a child in a little fisherman’s village in Scotland. Towards the end of September when “school-time was drawing near and the nights were already black” he and his boyhood
friends would play a game called The Lantern Bearers. They would each find a tin bull’s-eye lantern, light the little fire and hook it to their cricket belt and then button up their top-coat to hide it. They would then meet in some hidden place in order to idle away the evening talking privately about things. Robert Lewis Stevenson used the image of the lantern bearers as a wonderful metaphor symbolizing the teaching function that every great artist and that every child possesses. Great artists teach us what is worthwhile to embrace and at the same time show the best way to live a life. The artist reminds us no matter what our age we need to seek out idle time, fantasy time and to do things that are in no way practical. Sports, dance, music and art represent “Homo Ludens” or man at play. Henry David Thoreau wrote “Walden,” which was simply about a man who spent a year in the woods relaxing. Mark Twain wrote “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” which was a lesson on how to enjoy river life. More recently Elizabeth Gilbert penned the wildly popular best seller Eat, Pray, Love which was the true story of a woman who decided to take year off to enjoy herself in Europe and India.
Bloom is right when he said Americans are too rational and too addicted to work and money. That is our strength and our weakness. So if you are one of those loving parents who will be spending $70,000 per year to send your child to a great university make sure that you educate yourself as well. A classic education can easily be obtained. All you have to do is go down to the local library, take out a masterpiece and enjoy your evening. And if the book starts out with a sentences like “Call me Ishmael” or “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” or “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking 13” you will be on the right track.
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017 represents the 12th Anniversary of the ongoing proposed Nassau Hub planning efforts and study. Millions of dollars have been spent on this study with no real progress to date. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has both five-year and 20-year long range capital plans, which are periodically updated. Both documents clearly outline what capital funding is needed to maintain both a state of good repair for existing equipment, facilities and services, along with safety, security and any future system expansion projects and programs. Specific costs and individual MTA operating agencies are also identified for both projects and programs. The state Department of Transportation maintains the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. Each Metropolitan Planning Organization for every urbanized area which is affiliated with the state Department of Transportation maintains a local Transportation Improvement Program. This includes the Nassau-Suffolk Transportation Coordinating Committee. Both the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program and Transportation Improvement Program documents contain a complete inventory of potential transportation improvement projects, respective spon-
soring agency and estimated cost. Both the Metropolitan Planning Organization and DOT maintain five-year short range and twenty year long range lists of potential capital transportation improvement projects by recipient and operating agency. Every year, millions of dollars are spent for planning studies to research the potential for new transportation capital investments and system expansion. This includes Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s own state Department of Transportation, state sponsored Metropolitan Planning Organizations in every major urbanized area including the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, which serves New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley; the MTA along with each operating agency including NYC Transit, Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Rail Road and MTA Bus; Mayor Bill de Blasio’s own NYC Department of Transportation, NYC Department of City Planning and NYC Economic Development Corporation and Regional Planning Association. Nassau County along with virtually every other city, town, county and authority which runs a transportation system periodically conducts transportation planning feasibility studies. Collectively, every decade a complete inventory of all these agencies would reveal dozens and dozens of transportation stud-
ies worth close to $100 million in costs have been completed. Funding for these studies comes from a variety of sources including local, city, state and federal. Has anyone ever taken a complete inventory of all these studies? Have they checked out the recommendations, estimated project costs, time line for implementation and identification of potential funding sources for going forward? Who checks to see that one study is not just a duplication of a previous study for the same issue? Since 2005, Nassau County has conducted a series of ongoing 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 easily be several hundred million dollars depending upon the transportation mode and route(s) selected. If Nassau County can’t find several million to help NICE bus avoid service cuts, what are the odds of finding several hundred million for the Nassau Hub?
Too many transportation studies championed by numerous elected officials are nothing more than placebos designed to placate demagogues, who are not regular users of the numerous public transportation alternatives that have been available for decades. The real problem is finding money to make things happen. All too often funding for many studies would have been better spent on real improvements instead of just lining the pockets of consultants. How many studies just end up on the shelf of planners just collecting dust? How many times do we end up with a series of press conferences and news releases designed to provide free publicity for elected officials to assist them in greasing the wheels of future elections. Too many of these same elected officials who seldom if ever use public transportation like thousands of constituents do on a daily basis promise a bright future but leave riders holding an empty bag. Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate who previously worked 31 years for the US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.)
When refugee ban killed up to 190,000
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oseph “the animal” Barboza is believed to have killed 26 people. “Crazy” Joe Gallo an indeterminate number; Giovanni Brusca claims to have murdered over 200 but his figure is disputed; Thomas “Two-Gun Tommy” Disimone killed more than 11; Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano confessed to 19 murders and Howard “Ice Man” Kuklinski is thought to have murdered 200 men (never women and children.) However, these murders pale in significance when compared to the 190,000 men, woman and children who, indirectly, died because of Breckenridge Long. Who was this man Long? What proof is there that he was he responsible for so many deaths and what was his motivation? Breckenridge Long held two degrees from Princeton University, and served in the administrations of Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In 1940 he was the assistant secretary in charge of the State Department’s Visa Division. Proof positive of Long’s cul-
pability comes from his own words. In a June 1940 intradepartmental memo, Long wrote “We can delay and effectively stop for a temporary period of indefinite length the number of immigrants into the United States.” As a result of this policy 90 percent of the quota places available to those hoping to avoid Hitler’s “final solution” were never filled. This was not the first time Long had ordered his subordinates to severely restrict immigration. What could possibly have motivated him to issue such inhumane directives? Long was an extreme “nativist” who was paranoid in his belief that he was under attack from the Communists and professional Jewish agitators. After helping Roosevelt in his 1932 race for the presidency, Long served as ambassador to Italy for three years during which time he seemed overtly pro-Mussolini. In April 1943, the World Jewish Congress (with FDR’s support) had a plan to save thou-
sands of French and Rumanian Jews. Long and his associates delayed acting on it for eight months. He did everything in his power to exclude refugees access to America. This included lying about the number of Jews who had come into the U.S. since the Nazis came to power. There is no question that Long’s sustained efforts were motivated by antiSemitism. To our country’s never-ending shame, Long succeeded, retired from the State Department in 1944, and retired to a luxurious home in Laurel, Md., where he bred race horses. In a world where evil reigned, Angelo Rancalli’s compassion showed a different side of human nature. Rancalli was the Vatican’s Apostolic Delegate to Turkey. Chaim Barlas of the Jewish Agency knew that 25,000 Jews in Sofia, Bulgaria were to be deported to Poland and certain death. Barlas turned to Rancalli who had always been sympathetic to the suffering of
the Jews. Here is Barlas’ description of their meeting. “I stood before a man of lofty spiritual stature...whenever during my interviews he would hear of the news from Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, he would clasp his hands in prayer, tears flowing from his eyes.” Rancalli had a good relationship with King Boris of Rumania. In a letter to Boris, he urged the monarch to resist the German deportation request going so far as to threaten him with the punishment of God. The order was cancelled and countless Jewish lives were saved. All of this and more can be found in Arthur Morse’s definitive work “While Six Million Died.” Morse concludes his narrative with the words: “...Angelo Rancalli, the stocky son of peasants...fought for the lives of Jews, for they, as all men, were precious to him.” Oh, and in case Rancalli’s name is not familiar, he later became Pope John XXIII, one of the most influential and liberal popes
in the 20th century. He was, deservedly, canonized in 2014. It is always important to ask why stories like those of Breckinridge Long and Pope John XXIII are worth the telling. The answer is the light they shed on a particular era in history and the lessons that they teach. Long’s actions exemplify the enduring nature of anti-Semitism as well as its prevalence among the State Department Brahmins of that era. It is a cautionary tale teaching us that we must always be vigilant in combating prejudice whether directed against Jews, Moslems or any other religious group. Angelo Rancalli’s story teaches us that human nature can be good as well as evil. (I will have more to say on this subject in the future.) For the present, it is sufficient to note that we are a complex species capable of heinous crimes and infinite compassion. Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck
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Dems tap Bennett High salaries behind for county clerk run public school struggles READERS WRITE
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recent article in the Manhasset Times reported that teachers and public school advocates opposed charter schools because they divert funding from “already struggling public schools.” (Oppose charter school package: teachers to Phillips, March 27, 2017). The comment deserves further discussion. Exactly what are “struggling public schools”? It appears the teacher-protesters “struggle” to maintain a public school system whereby approximately 60 to 70 percent of property taxes are funneled into public schools where 60 to 70 percent of school budgets are spent on teacher salaries and benefits: teacher compensation that increase annually by 3 to 5 percent regardless of an inflation rate of less than
2 percent and regardless of teacher merit. According to a report from the state Comptrollers Office, over the past decade, public school spending increased 38.5 percent as enrollment declined 7.6 percent. Apparently, the teacher-protester struggle is to keep your child in the public school system to finance ever increasing public school salaries, benefits, union dues. On the other hand, parents, religious leaders and many great teachers struggle for the civil right of school choice whether public, charter or religious school: the right to fund the child, not the public school establishment. Laurann Pandelakis Manhasset
Boycotting Israel not necessarily anti-Semitic Continued from Page 18 There can be many factors that go into that business decision. So the only way the government can determine if an entity is engaged in the BDS is to listen to what that entity says. Result: There are no clear objective criteria that can be used to determine if a company is engaged in the BDS and has the potential for government overreach. 3. Here’s a situation — two companies are engaged in the BDS. But one does it quietly. The other issues press releases. Only the second company is punished. Result: Unequal treatment under the law. 4. Citizens United (which I abhor) effectively said corporations are people and have free speech rights. OK — reconcile these free speech
rights with this bill which punishes companies for speaking out on a political issue. Result: This bill, if it becomes law, will be challenged and likely will be declared unconstitutional. This is the type of bill that tries to make us feel good — but it is ill conceived and near impossible put into practice. If it were to become a law, it will lead to biased application and unequal treatment, distract government from more important issues, and ultimately will be declared unconstitutional. I hope our governor will have the fortitude to veto this bill if it gets to his desk. And I hope our new senator uses her position on more productive issues. Mark Mogul Port Washington
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Nassau County Democrats on Monday announced that Dean Bennett, a businessman and former county official, was their candidate for county clerk. Bennett is the CEO of J.K. Bennett & Associates, a corporate consulting firm. He was the deputy director of Nassau’s Office of Minority Affairs under Democratic County Executive Tom Suozzi and an executive director for Empire State Development, the state’s economic development agency. If elected, Bennett would aim to make the county government more transparent following what he said were the failings of current officials to comply with open records laws. “As a concerned resident of this county, I am embarrassed to hear the unfortunate stories of some [of] our politicians who have made poor decisions and contributed to this lack of transparency,” Bennett said in a statement. Bennett cited the county’s overall “D+” grade on the Press Club of Long Island’s Open Records Report, published in March. Bennett joins a Democratic slate for countywide offices that includes county Legislator Laura Curran for county executive and Jack Schirman, the Long Beach city manager, for comptroller. Curran is running a primary against current Comptroller George Maragos and state Assemblyman Charles Lavine. Jay Jacobs, the Nassau Democratic chairman, said Bennett is “committed to openness in government.” “We plan to do a much more thorough and responsive job when it comes to providing the public and media with records and documents they are legally entitled to possess,” Jacobs said in a statement. Republicans have not said whom they will nominate for clerk. Maureen O’Connell, the sitting Republican clerk, is reportedly among half a dozen possible candidates for county executive. “I look forward to running on my
Dean Bennett record of modernizing the county clerk’s office and creating ease of access for my constituents, the residents of Nassau County, who I am honored to serve each and every day,” O’Connell said in a statement. The Nassau Republican Committee is reportedly unlikely to nominate County Executive Edward Mangano for re-election following his indictment last fall on federal corruption charges. He has pleaded not guilty and refused to resign. Republican Chairman Joseph Mondello did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment. County Attorney Carnell Foskey said Nassau complies with the state Freedom of Information Law and called the Press Club report “riddled with inaccuracies.” Reach reporter Noah Manskar by email at nmanskar@theislandnow.com or by phone at 516.307.1045 x204. Also follow us on Twitter @noahmanskar and Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.
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Business&RealEstate Seeking home loan or line of credit? I have recently had many emails and phone conversations with homeowners, investors, purchasers and current and potential tenants of residential and commercial properties asking probing and critical questions about their refinancing, lines of credit and borrowing money to purchase investment properties. One thing is important fact that I have been advising my customers, especially those who want to rent, this is not a market to even consider renting anything (exceptions apply in commercial property purchases, so a very careful and precise analysis is necessary to make that determination). In the long run, wouldn’t you rather be your own landlord; gaining the tax deductions and write-offs, appreciation and security of not having to move? This is what all you current and potential tenants are providing to your landlord; it’s a oneway street, reducing your wealth for the future many, many times. Of course there are understandable exceptions; bad credit being one crucial factor and not enough income being the other, that would stop you from the
prospect of purchasing. If that is what is stopping you, then figure it out and question yourself, why are my credit scores in the dumps? One reason could be you’re not paying your bills (credit cards, installment loans and mortgages) on time; that is, if you are more than 30 days late, a report is automatically generated and sent to all the credit reporting agencies! (No. 1 reason for reduced or lower credit scores). Short sales and foreclosures on any previously owned pieces of real estate will have had an averse and severe affect on your credit for at least two years; but, your credit can be repaired and drastically improved with the right legitimate, honest and credible “credit fixer! Did you know you could fix many of these issues if you had the knowledge to know how to do it or new who to call or go to? Too much credit card debt or too many lines of credit with larger than normal credit lines and too many inquiries (hard credit pulls, such as car loans/ leases, installment loans, mortgage inquiries, etc.) on your
PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch credit report, can substantially reduce your credit scores on Experian, Trans Union and the lesser known Equifax credit scoring companies. Soft credit pulls will never lower your scores, so you have to make sure, when a credit check is done, to ask the individual, are you doing a hard or soft pull. Many people will solicit several banks or lending institutions and are not told this important fact, that if you do several “hard credit pulls” within a short period of time, even though you may not take the loan, line of
credit or refinance with a particular bank and choose only one; the past credit checks could and many times will have a detrimental affect on your scores, so be aware and be smart! Remember Phil’s 6 P’s, “Proper, Planning, Prevents, Piss, Poor, Performance! If you are considering applying for a line of credit on your home or a refinance, you must consider the reasons why. Are you going to update, rebuild/gut your home or are you just trying to tap into the equity to purchase another investment property or vacation home? Or are you thinking about helping your son or daughter in possibly providing them with a down payment to purchase (you can gift $14,000 per spouse per child per year as per I.R.S. after Jan. 1, 2013- December 2017) or possibly pay off their college loans, or whatever you may need the money for? Obviously, you must always be cognizant of your reasons as to why you are pulling money out of your property and have a solid plan in place. You surely do not want not want to over leverage your
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Recent Real Estate Sales in Roslyn Roslyn Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $876,000 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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19 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury Sold Price: $950,000 Date: 12/08/2016 4 beds, 3 Full/2 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Schools: Westbury Total Taxes: $38,948 MLS# 2854155
10 Eden Way, Roslyn Harbor Sold Price: $1,600,000 Date: 02/28/2017 4 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: ½ acre Schools: North Shore Total Taxes: $19,954 MLS# 2889367
32 The Oaks, Roslyn Estates 42 Midland Road, East Hills Sold Price: $912,500 Date: 03/10/2017 4 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Ranch # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 90x125 Schools: Roslyn Total Taxes: $19,611 MLS# 2863665
Sold Price: $1,715,000 Date: 03/10/2017 4 beds, 4 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 140x265 Schools: Roslyn Total Taxes: $30,659 MLS# 2886220
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BY N O A H M A N S K A R Edward Ambrosino, a Town of Hempstead councilman, was arrested Friday for allegedly pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees owed to his law firm and lying on federal tax returns, federal prosecutors said. Ambrosino, a Republican whose district includes the Village of Floral Park and part of New Hyde Park, allegedly deposited more than $800,000 in legal fees from two Nassau County agencies into a corporate account he created rather than his law firm’s account, according to the eight-count indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court. He also allegedly made false deductions and understated income on his corporate and federal tax returns, skirting more than $254,000 in taxes over three years, the indictment says. “Today’s indictment is a reminder of the obvious, that public officials are not exempt from paying their fair share of taxes and otherwise complying with the laws of the United States, just like any other citizen,” Bridget M. Rohde, the acting U.S. attorney for New York’s Eastern District, said in a statement. The eight charges of wire fraud, tax evasion, submitting false corporate tax returns and failing to file a return carry a combined maximum sentence of 45 years in prison. Ambrosino pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon before Judge Joanna Seybert and was released on $250,000 bond. He is next due in court May 5. Dennis Lemke, Ambrosino’s Mineola attorney, did not return a phone call seeking comment, but told Newsday the case involves tax returns that Ambrosino “has already amended.” “If he was ‘Ed Public’ rather than ‘Ed Politician’ we wouldn’t be in this situation,” Lemke told Newsday. Ambrosino, a Hempstead town councilman since 2003, has worked since 2010 as an attorney for Nassau County’s Industrial Development Agency and Local Economic Assistance Corp., which provide tax breaks to businesses and nonprofit groups, respectively. They paid him $1.3 million in legal fees between 2013 and 2015, the indictment says. He has also worked as special counsel for Edward Mangano, the Republican Nassau Coun-
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Ed Ambrosino ty executive who has pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges, the indictment says. The indictment alleges Ambrosino deposited checks for legal fees from the two agencies into an account for Vanderbilt Consulting Group, a company for which he was the sole shareholder, between 2013 and 2015. Ambrosino was supposed to give the money to the Uniondale law firm where he was of counsel so he could receive a percentage of the fees as commission on top of his $200,000 salary, the indictment says. The indictment does not name the law firm, but Ambrosino is listed as of counsel to Uniondale-based Rivkin Radler, where Mangano has also worked. Ambrosino later hid the payments from a law firm employee who was trying to reconcile missing legal fees, falsely saying he sent money to another firm whose attorneys were handling cases in which Ambrosino had conflicts of interest, the indictment alleges. Some $315,000 of the legal fees were not claimed as income on Vanderbilt Consulting’s corporate tax return or Ambrosino’s personal return for 2013, the indictment says. He also allegedly didn’t file a personal return for 2014. Ambrosino also allegedly deducted expenses on Vanderbilt Consulting’s tax return that were not business-related, such as rent for a Manhattan apartment where a third party was living, the indictment says. Mike Deery, a Town of Hempstead spokesman, declined to comment. Joseph Kearney, the Nassau IDA’s executive director, did not return a request for comment on Continued on Page 82
The East Williston school board adopted a $58.3 million 2017-18 budget last Wednesday that school officials said keeps spending growth to historically low levels. The 1.4 percent hike is tied with the current year’s budget for the smallest year-to-year spending increase in the last decade, said Stephan Leccese, chairman of the district’s Financial Advisory Committee. If approved by voters in May, the budget would increase revenue from property taxes by 0.98 percent, less than the 1.48 percent hike allowed this year under the state’s tax cap law. As they built the budget, administrators sought to keep the district’s long-term fiscal strength in mind while continuing to build its academic curriculum, Elaine Kanas, the district superintendent, said. “We’ve never lost sight of what we do is the education of children, and we’re proud that we can continue to not only support our existing programs but offer new program initiatives that enhance our academic program on a much broader level,” the school board president, Mark Kamberg, said. The district plans to continue, and in some cases finish, implementing long-term curricular plans, such as a four-year engineering program for ninththrough 12th-graders and a capstone course for high school seniors, Kanas said. The programs have created educational opportunities that
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Michael Delury, the East Williston village treasurer, speaks at a Board of Trustees meeting on Monday. will pay for themselves once they are in place and teachers are trained to execute them, Kanas said. The district also continues to make small repairs at its three schools as they’re needed, using capital reserve funds to pay for many projects — practices praised by its Capital Facilities Advisory Committee, Kanas said. The district is seeking voter approval this year for $1 million in capital reserve spending for security vestibule fixes, landscaping, eco-friendly parking pavers along part of Downing Road, and field reconstruction and drainage at the North Side School’s baseball fields and basketball courts. “This way, we’re spending
smaller amounts of money now so we won’t need to be spending larger amounts of money otherwise,” or borrowing to cover construction costs, Kanas said. East Williston has fared well relative to other districts under the state cap on property tax increases, deciding last year to keep its tax levy flat. But a recent Financial Advisory Committee report found the district may have to cut as much as $39.2 million in spending over five years to keep to the tax cap’s limits. Cuts of that magnitude would only be required in the worst case scenario, and many other school districts will likely have to make similar adjustments, district officials said. Leccese said the adopted budget shows the district has a transparent budgeting process and is making “investments relative to student achievements.” The school board and administration have also secured labor agreements in recent years that keep spending increases to a minimum, Leccese said. “They’ve done a very good job of engaging the key stakeholders to look at all areas within the budget and try to focus the ones that they have influence on,” he said. District residents will vote May 16 on the budget and the $1 million capital reserve spending proposition.
Flower Hill approves budget Continued from Page 19 election. McNamara was sworn in for one year to complete Elaine Phillips’ term. He replaced her after she won a seat in the state Senate. After Phillips’ resignation, McNamara told the board he would fulfill the remaining year on her term and then make a decision on whether to run again. McNamara has continued
to tout the village’s board, saying, “we’ve been bringing in some heavy hitters on the various committees, and we’re putting together a strong team.” Herrington, who was appointed deputy mayor by McNamara in January, was sworn in for a two-year term. He has been on the board since 2015. Beber, who has also served on the board since 2015, was sworn in for a two-year term. Hirsch, who was appointed
to the board by Phillips to fill Karen Reichenbach’s seat, was sworn in for a one-year term. Reichenbach died in May. Genese, who has served on the village’s architectural review board and planning board after serving as the Munsey Park village architect consultant for 11 years, was sworn in for a two-year term. He was appointed to the board to fill McNamara’s seat when he became mayor.
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GOP leaders ask Mangano to resign Continued from Page 1 ber in an alleged bribe and kickback scheme involving the exchange of county contracts for gifts and favors. But in that time he has failed to combat the public suspicion that the Republican-controlled county government is not doing the “job of the people,” Gonsalves said. The legislators praised Mangano’s work, but decided the county could not move forward with an “increasingly distracted” leader as it prepares to renegotiate labor contracts and reassess properties for the tax rolls next year while monitoring a tight 2017 budget, Nicolello said. The final straw, Gonsalves said, was Friday’s arrest of Edward Ambrosino, a Republican Town of Hempstead councilman who has been charged with federal tax evasion and wire fraud. He was the sixth public official in Nassau whom federal authorities have arrested since 2015 — and the fifth Republican. “Enough is enough,” Gonsalves said. The move widens a divide in Nassau’s Republican Party — which has controlled the county executive’s office for 63 of the 79 years it has existed — in an election year when Democrats are eager to take it. Three Democrats are heading toward a primary to run for the county’s top office. But the GOP has not named a candidate,
and Mangano has not said whether he will seek a third term. While they had for years supported Mangano and defended his policies, Republican county legislators have distanced themselves from Mangano in recent weeks, criticizing his administration for executing county contracts before the Legislature had approved them. That scrutiny will continue, Kopel said. But Mangano has refused all calls for his resignation, including one from three Republican state senators on the day of his indictment. In a statement, Mangano dismissed the legislators’ call as “a cheap political stunt orchestrated by a politician who, herself, broke the law.” He was referring to Gonsalves’ failure to file reports disclosing who gave money to her political campaign for nine years, a violation of state election law. “Unlike Norma Gonsalves, I have never been convicted of any wrongdoing,” Mangano said. “For the past seven years, I have effectively governed Nassau County and will continue to do so as outlined in my State of the County address.” In that speech, Mangano said he had fulfilled the promises he made when he was first elected in 2009 — reforming the property tax assessment system, fixing the county’s shaky finances and growing the economy.
Mangano never mentioned the corruption charges against him or his Republican allies — including John Venditto, the former Oyster Bay town supervisor alongside whom Mangano was indicted. Venditto resigned in January. “Together we tackled the status quo and defied the critics who, in the name of politics sometimes, seek to hold back our county, or define with mud,” Mangano said. Mangano acknowledged continuing issues with the assessment system and called for state action to help repair it. Only the state Legislature can repeal Nassau’s “county guaranty,” which forces the county to pay property tax refunds for all municipalities but villages. Mangano did not mention the guaranty specifically, but said the county will no longer borrow money to pay refunds this year. Mangano touted his administration’s economic development efforts, which he said have created 25,000 jobs and employment opportunities. Those efforts include giving companies tax breaks through the Industrial Development Agency as incentives to move to or stay in Nassau County. Renovating the Nassau Coliseum and developing the vacant land around it will help support the county’s “new economy”
by building an “innovation center” for the health care industry, Mangano said, including a new Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center that’s under construction. The new Coliseum also puts Nassau in a strong position to draw the New York Islanders hockey team back to Long Island after they left in 2015, Mangano said. “We built it, it’s up to them to come,” he said. The county has gotten on a stronger fiscal footing by slowing debt accumulation and growing its reserve fund to $160 million from $60 million, while slimming the county workforce and holding property taxes down, Mangano said. Much of Nassau’s annual surpluses, though, come from borrowed revenue, according to reports from Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos; and the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, a stateappointed oversight board, still controls spending and contracts. State Assemblyman Charles Lavine and county Legislator Laura Curran, both Democrats running for county executive, condemned Mangano’s omission of corruption from the speech. And Curran and Maragos, also a Democratic county executive candidate, said the Republican legislators were too late calling for Mangano’s resignation.
Mackay home faces demolition Continued from Page 1 lage’s Planning Board, scheduled for last Thursday, was postponed until the first week of May, according to an announcement on the village’s website. East Hills residents have expressed concern about losing the mansion, known as the Stone House, which was built by John Mackay in 1924 as a smaller replica of a 688-acre estate at Harbor Hill that belonged to his father, Clarence. “It would be a shame to lose another Mackay structure in the Village of East Hills,” said Jay Corn, secretary of the Roslyn Landmark Society. “Roslyn is a very historic town and it is by having some of it preserved we keep that in perspective going forward.” The two-story house is currently being used as a residence, according to documents filed with East Hills. Koblenz said he could not venture an opinion on an application before an independent board but said the property is “a beautiful old house.” Corn described the Mackay family as a “real American story” because the first John Mackay, Clarence’s father, was an Irish immigrant who built the family’s wealth on profits generated by a silver deposit found in the mid-
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The mansion at 2A Melby Lane in East Hills. 1800s during the Gold Rush. The family later acquired significant holdings in the telegraph industry. Speaking of the Mackay family, Koblenz said they “owned a hell of a lot.” “Roslyn was surrounded with some of the most prominent families in the country,” Corn said. “The only family that really became a part of the community was the Mackays. It was very generous with Roslyn.” RMS Engineering, a Huntington-based firm, submitted a letter on Jan. 25 detailing a
traffic study conducted for the application. “Based on our analysis, we believe that the traffic generated by the proposed action is minimal and the roadway network can sufficiently support the traffic generated by the proposed use without creating undue hazard or congestion,” the letter said. “As a result, it is our opinion that the granting of the approval of the proposed subdivision sought by the applicant will not have deleterious effect on the operation of the roadway network in the vicinity of the
subject property,” the letter continued. Koblenz said there are no four-house parcels in East Hills. The only subdivision in the village larger than a two-house parcel is a six-house parcel on Mimosa Drive. “The village is wearing two hats,” Corn said. “They have to look at what they can do legally and sometimes that conflicts with what they want to do.” “They should think twice before they issue a subdivision and allow the mansion to be demolished,” he added.
The Roslyn Hotel, a 77room lodging on Old Northern Boulevard, has been sold for over $14 million, according to Newsday. A real estate investor group called 935 Lakshmi LLC acquired the three-story, 54,000-square-foot hotel, Newsday reported. The group includes father and son investors Sudhir and Sumeer Kakar of Upper Brookville. “We were looking at either developing or acquiring a property on Long Island,” Sumeer Kakar, majority owner of the hotel, told Newsday. The purchase, from Akash Hotels LLC, is the third hotel the investors have acquired in the past nine months, Newsday reported. The hotel offers a business center, gym and 3,000-squarefoot banquet hall.
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According to a news release, 1,500 employees have been hired to work at the Coliseum. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy for our residents to have the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum back open,â&#x20AC;? Kevan Abrahams, Democratic leader of the county Legislature, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Coliseum is an important institution
on Long Island and a testimony to the all-union workforce that built it in the memory of the local veterans it remembers in its name.â&#x20AC;? The new Coliseum will hold up to 16,000 people for concerts, 14,500 people for basketball games and MMA and boxing events, 13,900 for hockey games and 4,500 for theater
events. The Coliseum will also host the Long Island Nets, the NBA Developmental League aďŹ&#x192;liate of the Brooklyn Nets. Lower level nonpremium season tickets start at $14 per ticket and upper level season tickets start at $10 for the 2017-18 season. On July 22, the Coliseum will feature Long
Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst UFC event, which will air on Fox. Following Billy Joel on Wednesday, Stevie Nicks will take the stage at the Coliseum on Thursday. She will be followed by Syosset native Idina Menzel on Friday, Marc Anthony on Sunday and WWW Monday Night Raw on Monday. Bruno Mars will perform on Oct. 5.
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Continued from Page 8 shortcuts between thoroughfares, Flanagan said. Third Precinct oďŹ&#x192;cers are also working to stem the tide of thefts of valuables from cars and of cars themselves, Flanagan said. Car thefts are up 32 percent this year com-
pared with the same period in 2016, and larcenies from autos account for one-third of all larcenies in the 3rd Precinct, Flanagan said. He encouraged residents to lock their cars and not leave valuables inside. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is 100 percent preventable â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just take
your stuďŹ&#x20AC; out of your car and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to get stolen,â&#x20AC;? Flanagan said. Total crime in the precinct is down 2 percent so far this year compared with 2016, with major crimes, the most serious oďŹ&#x20AC;enses, down 4 percent, Flanagan said. Burglaries have dropped 28 percent.
Flanagan, who was previously commanding oďŹ&#x192;cer of the 1st Precinct in Baldwin, said he has held several community forums to hear local concerns since taking his new position. He plans to hold them regularly throughout his tenure, he said.
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Curran said she would also push for such a law. County oďŹ&#x192;cials regularly send mail touting their policy accomplishments or criticizing other oďŹ&#x192;cials. Mailings are generally funded by oďŹ&#x192;cial government oďŹ&#x192;ces or lawmakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; political campaigns â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sometimes hard to tell the diďŹ&#x20AC;erence, Curran said. The latest mailing from Curranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legislative oďŹ&#x192;ce, which bears a photo of her, advertises an April 5 forum about storm resiliency and economic development projects in the Baldwin area. The Legislature spends about $1 million annually on postage for mailing, Curran said. Design and printing services add to the cost. Curran accused Edward Mangano, the current Republican county
executive who is facing federal corruption charges, of including â&#x20AC;&#x153;alternative facts,â&#x20AC;? or misleading information â&#x20AC;&#x153;that would make you think our county government is shangri-la.â&#x20AC;? Nassauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s GOP lawmakers came under ďŹ re in 2015 when they sent a postcard saying they had not raised property taxes for ďŹ ve years, when they had in fact increased 3.4 percent for that year. A tax rebate later oďŹ&#x20AC;set the hike. The Legislatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s GOP majority would not support a law containing Curranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rules because existing mailings already follow state and county laws, Matt Fernando, a spokesman for the caucus, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing says, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;vote for this person,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; nothing is overtly political like that,â&#x20AC;? Fernando said. The two legislative caucuses get funds for mailings based on how many members they have,
Fernando said, and the majority and minority leaders decide how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s distributed. Brian Nevin, a spokesman for Mangano, said Curran â&#x20AC;&#x153;must be referring to her own mailings as all of the county executiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mailings are informative and include every legislatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name.â&#x20AC;? Curran is facing a three-way Democratic primary for county executive against state Assemblyman Charles Lavine and Nassau Comptroller George Maragos, a former Republican. Mangano, who pleaded not guilty last October to federal corruption charges, has not said whether he will seek reelection, and the Nassau GOP has yet to name another candidate. Curran is backed by the Nassau Democratic Committee, but Lavine was endorsed Wednesday
by Robert Zimmerman, a Democratic National Committee member and the owner of the Great Neck public relations ďŹ rm Zimmerman/Edelson. Lavineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;deep understanding of the issues that face Nassau County residents and record of leadership in Albany and on Long Island makes him a strong candidate for the future,â&#x20AC;? Zimmerman said in a statement. Maragos also announced endorsements Thursday from 12 Hispanic pastors, continuing his eďŹ&#x20AC;orts to win support from ethnic minority groups and community leaders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Maragos is a man of integrity and has demonstrated his honesty and transparency in running the Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ nances as well as being interested in the well-being of Hispanics,â&#x20AC;? Pastor Lazaro Rodriguez of Freeport said in a statement.
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Legal Notice LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company ( LLC) Name: LE-EL AUTO GROUP LLC Articles of Organization filed by the Department of State of New York on: 12/08/2016 Office location: County of Nassau Purpose: any and all lawful activities Secretary of State of New York (SSNY ) is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 86 Reed Drive Roslyn, NY 11576 RT #145555 6x 03/31, 04/07, 04/14, 04/21, 04/28, 05/05 /2017 #145555
Notice of Formation of YUN HAIR KD LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/17/2017. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 36 THELMA STREET, ROSLYN HEIGHTS NY 11577. Purpose: any lawful purpose. RT #145219 6x 03/03, 03/10, 03/17, 03/24, 03/31, 04/07 /2017 #145219
Notice of Formation of Flushing Fitness Center LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/23/2017. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 683a Glen Cove Ave. Glen Head, NY 11545. Purpose: any lawful purpose. RT #145544 6x 03/31, 04/07, 04/14, 04/21, 04/28, 05/05 /2017 #145544
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the 2017/18 Final Assessment Roll of the Village of East Hills has been filed at the office of the Village Clerk, 209 Harbor Hill Road, East Hills, NY, on March 31, 2017, where it will remain on file subject to inspection for fifteen days during regular business hours between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Donna Gooch, Village Clerk-Treasurer RT #145631 1x 04/07 /2017 #145631
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PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF OLD WESTBURY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Old Westbury will convene to hold a Board of Trustees public hearing at the Village Hall, 1 Store Hill Road, Old Westbury on Monday, April 17, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. to conduct the regular business of the Board, to consider the following application and any such other business that may come before the Board of Trustees. Application of Petzold residence request for approval in order to exceed the maximum allowable 7,500 cubic yards under Village Excavation Code Chapter 98-19 in order to permit construction of a two and a half story single-family dwelling home with an attached two car garage, four car one and a half story detached garage, pool with patio, and related amenities. The premises are shown on the Land and Tax Map of the County of Nassau as Section 10, Block C, Lot 1373, also known as 80 Store Hill Road By Order of the Board of Trustees Brian S. Ridgway Village Administrator Dated: April 7, 2017 1X RT #145571 1x 04/07 /2017
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the Village Clerk of the Village of Roslyn Estates, delivered to the office of the Village Clerk located at 25 The Tulips until 11:00 o’clock a.m. on April 21, 2017 at which time, they will be publicly opened and read aloud for: REPAIR OF ROADS AND CURBING VARIOUS LOCATIONS LOCATED IN THE INC. VILLAGE OF ROSLYN ESTATES CONTRACT NO. 1-2017RE Instructions to bidders, plans and specifications, proposal sheets and form of contract may be seen at or procured at the Village office located at 25 The Tulips in Roslyn Estates, NY on and after 12:00 o’clock noon, April 10, 2017. A nonrefundable fee of fifty ($50.00) dollars made payable to the Village of Roslyn Estates will be required for a copy of the plans, specifications, proposal and form of contract. Each proposal must be accompanied by either a certified check on a solvent bank or trust company, or bid bond from a surety company acceptable to the Village, in an amount equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the amount bid, made payable to the Village of Roslyn Estates as security to ensure that the Contract will be executed if awarded to such bidder. The Contractor will be required to complete the form of ‘Evidence of Successful Completion of Similar Projects’ included in the proposal. The Contractor will be required to comply with the provisions of the Labor Laws of the State of New York. Public Liability and property damage insurance and construction, performance and payment bonds will be required. The successful bidder will be required to enter into a contract for the performance of the work that may be awarded to it for the total amount of the awarded contract price. The Village reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities in any bid, and to accept the bid of the lowest responsible bidder as determined by the Village after all bids and bidders have been examined and checked. BY ORDER OF THE VILLAGE BOARD Village of Roslyn Estates, NY Bryan L. Rivera Village Clerk Dated April 4, 2017 RT #145652 1x 04/07 /2017 #145652
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Town pol gets arrested, fired from 2 county jobs Continued from Page 70 whether the agency would continue employing Ambrosino. Brian Nevin, a Mangano spokesman, said Ambrosino isn’t not employed by the county and referred questions to the IDA. Ambrosino is the latest high-ranking Nassau County official to face criminal charges. Mangano, his wife Linda and John Venditto, the former Oyster Bay town supervisor, have all pleaded not guilty in an alleged bribe and kickback scheme with a restaurateur. Rob Walker, Mangano’s chief deputy, is reportedly under federal investigation related to a county contract that was awarded to a company soon after it donated to his political committee. And former state Sen. Dean Skelos of Rockville Centre and his son, Adam, are appealing a 2015 corruption conviction related to a county contract. Gerard Terry, the former North Hempstead Democratic leader who worked for eight municipalities, has pleaded not guilty to tax evasion charges and is under investigation for his role in kickback schemes. County Legislator Laura Curran and
state Assemblyman Charles Lavine, both Democrats running for county executive, said Ambrosino’s indictment is further proof of systemic corruption in Nassau’s Republican machine. “Serving the public is a privilege, not a right, and Ambrosino owes it to the taxpayers to resign from his various positions while he deals with these charges,” Curran said in a statement. Laura Gillen, a Democratic Rockville Centre attorney running for Hempstead town supervisor, did not call for Ambrosino’s resignation, but said she would look to strengthen town ethics rules if elected. “Taxpayers in the Town of Hempstead deserve better than this,” Gillen said at a news conference. Village of Floral Park Mayor-elect Dominick Longobardi, a deputy comptroller for the Town of Hempstead, said Ambrosino has always been a strong advocate for the village. “I just wish him and his family well during these times as he goes through this process,” Longobardi said in an interview.
Exhibit features designer Continued from Page 3 Another room examines Halston’s collaboration with modern dancer and choreographer Martha Graham, for whose performers he designed costumes and even after-party cocktail dresses, Willers said. Frowick, who began working for Halston as an assistant in 1983, said some of her favorite pieces in the exhibit are the dresses Halston designed for her. “I have special memories of wearing them,” she said. “I was spoiled by him as he spoiled so many people,” she said. Frowick published a book about Halston in 2014 titled “Halston: Inventing American Fashion,” and she continues her involvement with the documen-
tary film about his life. She said she will soon leave her fulltime position in Maryland in the legal department of National Geographic magazine, and plans to “take the show on the road” when the exhibit ends its stay at the Nassau County Museum of Art on July 9. “My biggest goal in life is to continue to share Halston’s legacy with the world to let people know, beyond a designer, what a great human and family man he was,” she said. “You can’t help but feel good because the designs were so beautiful,” she added. “It was all about beauty in Halston’s world.”
Strike at Meadow Carting Continued from Page 4 lages, Manorhaven, Baxter Estates, Flower Hill and Port Washington North, use Meadow for trash pickup. Meadow also picks up garbage in North Hills, Munsey Park, the Village of Plandome, Great Neck Estates, Lake Success, Russell Gardens and Saddle Rock, as well as other municipalities in Nassau County. Emmanuel Plasencia, who has worked for Meadow for five years, said
he and other employees work six days a week but are only paid for 40 hours of work. “We run to get the garbage,” he said. “We don’t walk. We hustle and we do a good job.” Plasencia said Meadow does not provide its workers with uniforms but requires certain attire and boots to be worn. “They don’t give you anything,” Plasencia said. “No one can live on Long Island with this pay. And there is no overtime pay either.”
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5K charity run draws more than 800
More than 800 runners participated in the “Run for Tomorrow’s Hope,” a 5K charity race/ fun run hosted by St. Joseph’s School in Garden City. The event, now in its second year, drew runners from as far east as Greenport and as far west as Brooklyn. This year’s 812 participants, along with sponsoring businesses and families, raised over $18,000 for the Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation, the Long Island-based charity that supports Catholic elementary students and schools. In addition to a 7:30 a.m. Mass prior to the event, Bishop John Barres was on hand to meet and greet the organizations and individuals supporting the event. Barres offered a blessing to both the fun run participants and to the race participants prior to the two starts. Race Director Dr. Michael Spinelli said, “We are very pleased with the support this race has gained within the community, and grateful for the support of the businesses, families and participants that make this possible. The Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation is an outstanding lo-
cal charity and the St. Joseph’s School parent and business community comes together in a powerful way to support the children and families of Long Island’s Catholic Elementary Schools.” Vice Chairman of the Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation and run supporters Frank Liantonio and Chris Tully were on hand to thank supporters personally. “The Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation has provided financial assistance to over 17,000 students who might not otherwise have been able to attend Catholic elementary school since its inception eleven years ago. Support from Long Island businesses and individuals is at the heart of what we do and there is no greater demonstration of that support than what we see at this great event,” Liantonio said. Noteworthy supporting organizations included Sacred Heart High School, Chaminade High School and Kellenberg High School, each with a significant presence at the event and large numbers of students and faculty participating. The St. Joe’s Cup, a trophy acknowledging the elementary school other than the host school
with the largest number of participants, went to Long Beach Catholic Regional School with St. Martin of Tours School in Amityville right on their heels. Private running clubs were well represented by the TSC Track Club from Floral Park sending a large, and fast, group of runners. As a USATAF Certified/Sanctioned 5K Course, all participants in the race were chipped for exact timing, and the course for precise distance. There were gold, silver and bronze medals awarded in a variety of age brackets as well as a few categories that were purely fun. Some of the noteworthy per-
formances included a second win in a row for women’s overall winner Lauryn Heskin. Heskin, representing the TSC Track Club set a record with her 2016 run, and was the first women’s finisher again in 2017 with a time of 18:30.7. She was slightly off her 2016 pace because, as an eighth grader, she had a busier than normal personal schedule with preparation for the Catholic High School entrance exam and more pressing scholastic responsibilities this year. TSC Track Club members Sophia Muccini and Siena Muccini were second and third respectively for a 1,2,3 sweep of the podium positions. The three of them are 13, 14 and 12 years-old. The overall winner, and first in the men’s group, was Francis O’Brien with a time of 16:47.9. He was followed closely by Patrick Conklin at 16:51.6 and Christopher Strzelinski with a time of 16:57.7. The event was covered by Telecare TV, the National Catholic television network that operates from here on Long Island and covered by Telecare’s own
host Karen Smith. In addition to covering the event for Telecare, Smith competed in the event and won first place as the fastest women’s Catholic educator with a time of 27:27.3. While the podium was dominated by young runners the event drew runners from every age group and acknowledged their accomplishments. Even former St. Joseph’s Principal Eileen Kilbriide came out and ran in the event, winning in her age group. “This is a wonderful cause and they deserve our support,” Kilbride. Here is a partial list of the winners by category. A complete list of finishers and times can be found at http:// justfinish.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Overall-16.htm. Men’s overall: Francis O’Brien from Kellenberg High School with a time of 16:47.9. Women’s overall: Lauryn Heskin from TSC Track Club with a time of 18:30.7. Fastest Clergy: Brother Tom Cleary, President, Chaminade High School with a time if 22:38.7.
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The arrests were a result of a ninemonth investigation by the Nassau County district attorney’s office, the Nassau County Police Department, Suffolk County Police Department, New York State Police, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Suffolk County sheriff ’s office. The investigation was named “Operation Bundle Up” in reference to the quantity of heroin bundles allegedly sold. “Today’s arrests culminate an intense multi-jurisdictional investigation with the Long Island Heroin Task Force to eradicate drugs and those who sell them from our neighborhoods,” Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter said.
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Sports Manhasset rolls over Sewanhaka BY G R E G ORY GIACONELLI The Manhasset Lady Indians defeated the Sewanhaka Lady Indians in softball 16-3 on Wednesday afternoon.
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Manhasset pitcher Marisa Sultana tossed a complete game and struck out eight Sewanhaka batters. She allowed three runs and four hits. Catherine Jones and Nadia Sbuttoni each drove in three runs to pace Manhasset’s attack. Sara Hastava went 4-5 at the plate and drove in two runs. Julia Kurzrock led Sewanhaka with a two run home-run. Manhasset head coach Jillian Beach said it was a combination of timely hitting and good pitching that earned them the win. “We came up big with the bats,” Beach said. “It was important to score first. Marisa worked really hard and was hitting her spots.” Sewanhaka head coach Deirdre Kelly said his team wasn’t aggressive enough at the plate and allowed too many base runners. “We needed to be more dis-
Manhasset starting pitcher Marisa Sultana (no. 8) ciplined offensively,” Kelly said. “They also hit a lot of balls in the gap. Our outfielders worked hard to get the ball in and hold them to doubles and triples when it could have gotten uglier.” In the top of the first inning, Manhasset struck early with five runs. Hastava gave Manhasset a 1-0 lead with a single to right field. Two batters later, Kyra McLaughlin walked in a run to give Manhasset a 2-0 lead. Jones cleared the bases with a triple to right center field and gave Manhasset a five run lead. In the top of second inning, Hastava struck again with an RBI double to right, which gave
Manhasset a 6-0 lead. In the bottom of the second, Sewanhaka scored three runs to cut the lead in half. Marisa Ogden grounded into an infield single and Kurzrock followed up with a two run homer. Manhasset answered back with three runs in the top of the third inning. Ava Paulucci recorded an RBI ground out, Sbuttoni tripled to center and Sultana reached on an error, giving Manhasset a 9-3 lead. In the top of the fourth inning, Manhasset added five more runs. A single up the middle by Elizabeth Creem gave them a 10-3 lead. Sbuttoni and Hannah Mildt
Sewanhaka catcher Julia Kurzrock (no. 27) each drove in two runs to give Manhasset a 14-3 lead. In the top of the sixth inning, Manhasset scored two more runs. Sultana stole home and Creem singled to left, as Manhasset went on to win 163. Softball Recaps Wednesday, Mar. 29 Oyster Bay defeated Floral Park 13-1. Kristen Aasheim led Oyster Bay by allowing one run and six hits over five innings while Emily Moore went 4-for4 with eight RBIs. Glen Cove defeated Wheatley 11-9. Safire Blissett led Glen Cove by going 2-4 with five RBIs and a walk. She hit two home runs, including a three-
run home run in the sixth inning to give Glen Cove a 10-8 lead. Nafeesah Ali struck out one in a complete game effort for Glen Cove. North Shore defeated Great Neck North 16-7. Amber Diaz led North Shore with a grand slam in the first inning while Lindsay Bonn pitched four innings and struck out 11 batters. Roslyn defeated Lawrence 12-0. Ally Lang led Roslyn as she allowed one hit over five innings while Laura Cardillo went 3-for-3 with two RBIs. St. Dominic’s defeated St. Mary’s 9-0. Julia Testagrose led St. Dominic’s with a no-hitter through five innings and 13 strikeouts while Sarah Buonaguro had a triple and scored two runs.
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Cold Spring Harbor edges Port Washington
Cold Sprg Harbor 8 Pt. Washington 6 Jillian Futter scored two goals while goalkeeper Abbey Ngai recorded 10 saves for Cold Spring Harbor. Michaela Gearty led Port Washington with two goals and an assist while Rachel and Rebecca Rosen combined for a goal and three assists. Although it was a tough lost, Port Washington head coach Kaitlyn Carter said she was happy with how the team played. “I thought it was a good loss,” Carter said. “I think they hustled more than anytime I’ve ever seen before. Even though we didn’t win, the effort was good.” In the first half, Cold Spring Harbor outscored Port Washington 5-4 but were outshot 15-6. DeBellis led Cold Spring Harbor with two goals while Rebecca and Gearty each led Port Washington with a goal and an assist. Grace Tauckus gave Cold Spring Harbor a 1-0 lead with less than four minutes into the game. Kate Kotowski scored with 16:25 remaining in the first half to give Cold Spring Harbor a two goal lead. Port Washington responded 46 seconds later on a goal by Rebecca Rosen. Two minutes later, Ali Hoffman tied the game off an assist from Rachel Rosen. Rachel Rosen, from behind the Cold Spring Harbor net, found Hoffman in front as she buried the
“That’s the most important part,” Rachel Rosen said. “We got it down on offense more than 70% of the time. We weren’t good with putting the ball in the back of the net, but we had the opportunities.” Futter put Cold Spring Harbor ahead 6-5 with 13:12 remaining in the game, prompting Port Washington to use their timeout. Lily Avazis tied the game at six with 12:40 left to play. Futter gave Cold Spring Harbor a 7-6 lead with 11:06 remaining. DeBellis completed the hat trick with 2:48 left to go as Cold Spring Harbor went on to win 8-6. Girls Lacrosse Recaps Monday, March 27 Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK defeated Herricks 13-6. Allison Cassano led Plainview-Old Bethpage with four goals. Jyllian Soloman added a hat trick and an assist while Lauren Healy scored twice and recorded two assists for Plainview-Old Bethpage. Christina Canellos led Herricks with a hat trick while goalkeeper Madalena Stampolis stopped 15 shots. Carey defeated Mineola 169. Kelly-Ann McGrath led Carey with five goals and three assists. Heather Padesky scored four goals while Stephanie Bonavita and Alex Busch each had two goals for Carey. Caroline Perri led Mineola with six goals. Holy Trinity defeated St.
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Mineola 16-5. Sophia Pavlakis led Friends with four goals and an assist. Caroline Carrello recorded a hat trick and an assist while Caroline Wilson had two goals and 12 draw controls for Friends Academy. Allison Mendes led Mineola with a hat trick while goalkeeper Lindsey Ruther stopped nine shots. Great Neck South defeated Glen Cove 7-6. Jordana Ovadia and Hannah Kareff led Great Neck South with two goals each while goalkeeper Rebecca Bressler recorded nine saves. Ovadia scored with about five minutes left to break a 6-6 tie. Wheatley defeated Sewanhaka 18-12. Sami Rothstein led Wheatley with nine goals and two assists while Micki Wain scored five goals and Allie LaMonica recorded seven assists. Sandy Padilla-Ortega and Kylie Woo led Sewanhaka with five goals each while goalkeeper Jennifer Alvarenga made seven saves. Great Neck North defeated Valley Stream District 9-4. Ariella Lerner led Great Neck North with five goals and two assists while Ashley Epstein recorded two goals and an assist. Thursday, March 30 Division defeated Roslyn 1711. Amy Rzemieniewski led Division with five goals while Jamie Alvino recorded four goals and three assists. Samantha Busch led Roslyn with five goals and an assist while Molly Spencer scored four goals. Floral Park defeated Clarke 15-10. Amanda Kozak led Floral Park with nine goals and three assists. Aideen Gill and Maeve McGovern each had three goals and an assist while goalkeeper Meghan Douglas stopped eight shots. Saturday, April 1 Floral Park defeated Hewlett 15-12. Amanda Kozak led Floral Park with nine goals and three assists. Tate Horan scored a hat trick while Maeve McGovern recorded two goals and an assist for Floral Park.
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Mary’s 19-1. Fiona Fitzgerald led Holy Trinity with a hat trick and an assist. Wheatley defeated Roosevelt 19-7. Sami Rothstein led Wheatley with a program record 11 goals and recorded two assists. Allie LaMonica and Micki Wain each scored a hat trick while goalkeeper Sydney Silverman made 10 saves for Wheatley. Tuesday, March 28 Jericho defeated Roslyn 10-8. Talia Drew led Jericho with a hat trick and two assists. Kristina Kallansrude and Marlee Lehroff each recorded two goals and an assist for Jericho. Samantha Busch led Roslyn with a hat trick and an assist. Long Beach defeated Manhasset 7-6. Katie Whelan led Long Beach with a hat trick and an assist while goalkeeper Sarah Reznick stopped seven shots. Siobhan Rafferty’s goal with 14:19 left gave Long Beach a 7-5 lead. She finished with two goals. Katie Bellucci and Madison Rielly led Manhasset with two goals each. North Shore defeated Port Washington 12-11. Ashleigh Sheerin, Madeline Podaras, and Caitlin Colbert each led North Shore with a hat trick while goalkeeper Quinn Lacy recorded eight saves. Sheerin scored the game winning goal with 1:57 left in overtime. Lily Avazis and Michaela Gearity each led Port Washington with a hat trick. New Hyde Park defeated Malverne/East Rockaway 14-4. Geena Gardella and Crysta Sollecito led New Hyde Park with four goals each. Joanna Mauceri recorded two goals and two assists while goalkeeper Michelle Agernza made seven saves. Wednesday, March 29 Floral Park defeated Baldwin 15-5. Amanda Kozak led Floral Park with six goals and two assists while Kelly Ventura recorded five assists. Friends Academy defeated
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The Cold Spring Harbor Lady Seahawks defeated the Port Washington Lady Vikings 8-6 in lacrosse on Saturday afternoon, led by Caroline DeBellis’ hat trick.
equalizer. Cold Spring Harbor took back the lead on a goal by Caroline Walter with 12:08 left in the first half. A minute later, Port Washington tied the game at three. Rebecca Rosen found Gearty in front of the Cold Spring Harbor net, as she beat Ngai for the tying goal. This goal prompted Cold Spring Harbor to call a timeout. Port led for the first time in the game on a goal by Maddy Connors. Gearty led the rush that resulted in a tic tac toe pass to Hoffman and finished by Connors to put Port Washington up 4-3. DeBellis scored with 3:23 remaining in the half to tie the game at four. DeBellis struck again with her second of the game with 1:38 left to play, as Cold Spring Harbor took a 5-4 lead into halftime. In the second half, Cold Spring Harbor outscored Port Washington 3-2 but were out-shot 8-6. Futter lead Cold Spring Harbor with two goals. Gearty netted her second goal of the game with 14:32 left to play. Rachel Rosen led the transition after Port Washington stopped Walter on the free shot. She streaked down the left side and cut to her right, finding Gearty for the tying goal. Rachel Rosen said she was effective on the draw, where she had seven draw controls, and applying offensive pressure.
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Wheatley senior commits to LIU Post BY G R E G ORY GIACONELLI Wheatley High School senior baseball player Antonio Deodato has committed to Division II LIU Post. Deodato said he picked LIU Post because he likes the idea of playing near home and staying in touch with his friends, family and former coaches. “I want to thank my coaches and teammates for preparing me for the next level,” Deodato said. “I believe that playing in high pressure playoff games during the past three years has given me the experience and confidence to play in college. I chose LIU Post because I want to represent my home on Long Island, and I like everything about their program and the coach.”
Deodato will be entering his fourth season with the Wheatley varsity team. He has been a part of two county championships teams as a pitcher and center fielder. Head coach Paul Paino said Deodato has been a perfect teammate, a respectful role model and a team leader, even as an underclassmen. He added that the captain is expected to help lead Wheatley to another championship this season. “He gives us a chance to win every time he takes the mound,” Paino said. “He has been a 300+ hitter in the top of our batting order and a flawless defensive outfielder for three years. Other players can see his confidence and love of the game, and that spreads a positive influence on everyone around him.”
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Wheatley pitcher Antonio Deodato
N.S. Hebrew wins 3rd straight title BY G R E G ORY GIACONELLI The North Shore Hebrew Academy eighth grade boys basketball team has captured its third consecutive championship Monday evening. They defeated Flatbush 32-21 in the finals at Haftr Middle School. The boys went undefeated for the third straight season, setting a league record. They went 10-0 in the regular season and 3-0 in postseason play. Head Coach and North Shore Hebrew Academy Middle School Athletic Director Robert Spector said team effort earned them another title. “It’s just great knowing that you worked with them the whole year,” Spector said. “If one player is not playing well in a game, you go to another one. Everyone picked
PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTH SHORE HEBREW ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL
The North Shore Hebrew Academy Eighth Grade Boys Basketball team. each other up.” Spector said team chemistry, familiarity and experience
were the biggest factors in maintaining their success. “Playing together for many
years, they just gelled well,” Spector said. “It’s nice when you have the same group of
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