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Cuomo set to rule on school openings Governor expected to decide this week on policy for return to classes BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Gov. Andrew Cuomo was expected to decide this week whether schools throughout the state will be permitted to reopen in the fall, but he said on Monday he trusts parents more than any other affected stakeholder. “Just because the school district says, ‘You shouldn’t worry about your child’s public health,’ that’s not going to be enough,” Cuomo said. “Not in this environment. Not when you’re dealing with situations that everybody knows that nobody has the facts. Parents are going to want to understand the information for themselves.” Cuomo advised all of New York’s more than 700 school districts to safely meet with parents and create an environment where questions and concerns can be asked and answered. “Set up a discussion room now, start explaining to the parents now, have those conversations now, you

can’t call people into a conference room but you can invite them on to a video chat or onto a chat room, but they have questions and they need answers and time is short,” Cuomo said. “That should start now because the parents are going to make the decision.” In Great Neck, a coalition of concerned parents has already given some proof to Cuomo’s claim by creating an online petition imploring the public school district to offer their children an in-person education five days a week. “As parent advocates, we demand that the district commit to delivering a comprehensive program that includes standards to ensure that our children receive more than a half-hearted apology from the Board of Education and an empty pledge from the Superintendent for failing to provide them with an exceptional educational program in the spring,” the petition reads. Continued on Page 34

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Hildebrandt’s will close in a number of months, according to a Facebook post by management. See story on page 2.

Williston area schools submit reopening options BY E LL I OT W E L D The Mineola school district has submitted a plan to deal with the coronavirus pandemic that welcomes back grades kindergarten through eight to

in-person classes. Grades nine through 12 at Mineola High School would be in school every other day and on off days will take classes virtually, according to the plan. The plan was among the

school reopening proposals submitted to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office Friday. All the districts in the state were to submit plans for fully in-person classes, a hybrid learning model and online Continued on Page 35

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Say it ain’t so, Joe: Town appeals Hildebrandt’s to close ExteNet verdict Iconic Williston Park eatery loses lease, patrons grieve

Says it faces ‘irreparable harm’ BY R O S E W E L D ON

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An early image of Hildebrandt’s, the luncheonette that stood in Williston Park for over 90 years. BY R O S E W E L D ON A bittersweet ending is in store for one of the North Shore’s most iconic restaurants. Hildebrandt’s, the luncheonette that has sat on the corner of Hillside Avenue and Cross Street in Williston Park for over 90 years, has announced that it will soon shutter for good. The 14-table candy confectionery and ice cream shop said in a post on its Facebook page on Monday that it would “no longer be in business within the next few months.” The statement said that the closing was due to the building’s landlords deciding to sell it, and the new owners “creating something different,” and explicitly stated that the closure was “unrelated to COVID-19.” First opened by Henry Hildebrandt in the late 1920s, the

store was sold to Alma Steffens in the 1950s. Steffens then sold it to Helen Baum in 1974, and Baum sold it to Alfred and Joanne Strano in 1975. The Stranos later sold it to their daughter Susan, who owned and operated it with her husband, Bryan Acosta, from 2007 until her death in 2015. Since then, Acosta has kept the store going with his and Susan’s daughter, Hunter. Films like the Naomi Wattsstarring “The Book of Henry” and, most notably, Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” have used the shop’s frozen-in-time interiors to evoke a cozy soda fountain aesthetic. In 2011, the restaurant was featured on the Food Network program “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” with manager Tom Bauman showing host and chef Guy Fieri a process of making butter

pecan ice cream. Former owner Joanne Strano also appeared, making sauce and fried mozzarella with the chef. Fieri praised the location as “timeless.” In comments on the Facebook post, fans wrote of their memories at Hildebrandt’s, recalling stories of parents meeting there and shopping for penny candy as children. Others suggested having it declared a landmark or creating petitions to “save” it. The shop’s owners also wrote in the Facebook post that they will be selling off pieces of the interior, including a phone booth, to any interested parties. “It’s been 93 years of this amazing place and 46 years in our family,” the post read. “Although we don’t want to part with it we are grateful for the memories and love built around this wonderful place.”

The Town of North Hempstead has filed an appeal after a judge ruled against the municipality in its lawsuit with ExteNet Systems over the installation of cell nodes. ExteNet, which had been contracted by Verizon Wireless to build nodes across the North Shore, alleged in the suit that the town’s council failed to act on the company’s applications to install 16 cell nodes in areas including Port Washington Estates, Manhasset Bay Estates, Bayview Colony and bordering the Plandome Manor area, according to paperwork filed with the Town of North Hempstead on Aug. 23, 2019, within a “reasonable” time frame. Federal Judge Edward Korman of the Eastern District of New York then granted the company’s motion for summary judgment in a June 26 order. Korman’s decision calls for the town to “issue all approvals necessary for ExteNet’s installation of the 16 small wireless facilities” and “cooperate in good faith to coordinate with ExtNet during construction and instal-

lation.” North Hempstead filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on July 29 and sought a stay of the judgment, stating that the town would “be irreparably injured unless enforcement of the judgment is stayed,” that a stay “will not injure other interested parties,” and that “a stay of the judgment’s enforcement is in the public interest.” A statement issued by the Town of North Hempstead on Friday criticized the federal law that limits the town’s role in the dispute. “Although the town is aggressively pursuing the appeal process against ExteNet, the town has now been ordered by a federal court to issue the Right of Way agreement and antenna location permits by today [July 31],” the town said. “The town is vigorously pursuing all potential avenues on behalf of the community and its residents to demand that ExteNet move all cell nodes away from residential homes.” “Inexcusably, federal law gives corporations like ExteNet Continued on Page 34

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The Town of North Hempstead is filing an appeal after losing a lawsuit to ExteNet Systems.

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4 N. Shore hospitals soar in rankings North Shore, LIJ, Winthrop and St. Francis all crack top 8 in state, says U.S. News & World Report BY R O S E W E L D ON

health services at [the system].” Including Manhattan’s Lenox Hill Hospital, ranked ninth, and Huntington HospiFour adult-care hospitals on the North tal, ranked 12th, four Northwell hospitals Shore of Long Island were ranked among made the top 15 in the state. the top 10 in the New York State by US Michael J. Dowling, president and News & World Report. chief executive officer of Northwell Health, The rankings, released on Wednessaid the COVID-19 pandemic caused the day, are largely determined by objective system to become “even stronger.” measures such as risk-adjusted survival “These rankings reflect all of the hard and discharge-to-home rates, volume, and work being accomplished by the clinical quality of nursing, among other care-relatstaff and the support teams that make ed indicators, and is based on evaluations Northwell hospitals so highly regarded of over 4,500 medical centers nationwide both regionally and nationally – and a desin 25 specialties. tination of choice for consumers,” Dowling Northwell Health’s North Shore Unisaid. “We’ve just been through a seismic versity Hospital in Manhasset was the event that’s tested our health system’s staff, highest-ranked hospital on Long Island, processes, resources and resiliency and I’m reaching No. 4 in the state. It received top proud to say that it’s made us even stron50 rankings in the categories of pulmonolger. We’re more mindful than ever of what’s ogy and lung surgery for adults and chilimportant. Our mission has never been dren, urology, orthopedics, nephrology, PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTHWELL HEALTH more vital or more aligned with the needs geriatrics, gastroenterology, diabetes and of the communities that we serve.” endocrinology, and cardiology and heart North Shore University Hospital staff celebrate the release of the 1,000th On a different list from U.S. News, surgery. NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola recovered COVID-19 patient at the hospital, recently named Long Island’s top Northwell’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park, ranked as the No. 1 was the next highest, ranked No. 5 in the hospital by U.S. News & World Report. children’s hospital in the state of New York. state. It was followed by Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park at ranked No. 8, the only Catholic Health Ser- members of our patient care teams exem- It earned top 40 national rankings for exNo. 6, which was nationally recognized vices of Long Island institution on the list’s plify excellence and a deep commitment to ceptional pediatric care for cancer, diabetes in the gynecology; urology; ear, nose and top 10. Dr. Alan D. Guerci, system presi- those we serve,” Guerci said. “This recogni- and endocrinology, gastroenterology, neothroat; neurology and neurosurgery; and dent and CEO said the recognition came at tion comes at the most challenging time for natology, nephrology, neurology, orthopehealth care and is a tribute to the extraor- dics, pulmonology, and urology. “a challenging time for health care.” orthopedics disciplines. “The physicians, nurses and other dinary caliber of professionals who provide St. Francis Hospital in Flower Hill was

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Town seeks to aid outdoor dining

North Hempstead to allow restaurants, other eateries to put tables in parking spaces BY R OB E RT PELAEZ The Town of North Hempstead has announced a “parklet” program, an extension of the town’s “Lift Up Local” initiative that focuses on business recovery and promotes outdoor dining due to the coronavirus pandemic. The program will allow participating restaurants and food service establishments to create parklets on the street in front of their businesses to permit parking spaces next to storefronts to be used for outdoor dining areas. Those who participate will also have the option to expand their outdoor dining service to the entire sidewalk, provided that safety precautions and ADA-accessible measures are implemented for all patrons. “Creating parklets will give our local restaurants and eateries additional space to accommodate more customers, which will be good for business,” said Supervisor Judi Bosworth.

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Town of North Hempstead officials announced a new parklet program for restaurants to promote outdoor dining. “The Town is always looking for new ways to help our residents dine local and support the businesses in our community.” North Hempstead officials said that parklet permits are available for free through the

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town’s Building Department. According to a news release from the town, the program was developed with Bosworth’s internal business recovery response work group as another way to aid businesses in response to the coronavirus pan-

demic. In early June, the town announced that restaurants could apply for outdoor dining permits in advance of the second reopening phase. “Dining out is a fun activity that we have all missed for

the last three months,” Bosworth said in June. “We are all anxious to resume our normal lives, and this can help return a sense of normalcy in a safe and appropriate manner. Our residents and restaurant owners need this.” The Town of Hempstead also implemented an outdoor dining initiative in early May, similar to North Hempstead’s. According to Hempstead officials, 182 of 198 restaurants that applied for an outdoor dining permit had already received one. “We wanted to take a leadership role in helping our restaurants jumpstart their businesses once again as they have endured through the shutdown,” Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin said. “While many of our restaurants have adjusted by providing exceptional takeout and delivery service to customers while continuing to give back to their communities, we felt this was a way to give back to them.”

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Thousands lose power on N. Shore State legislators, Town of Hempstead call for probe of PSEG LI’s response to outages BY R O S E W E L D ON

“So ... that was interesting,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said at a news conference Wednesday morning. Her comment came a day after high winds from Tropical Storm Isaias rocked Long Island, toppling trees and leaving hundreds of thousands of residents without electricity. Some community leaders called for an investigation into power company PSE&G Long Island for perceived ineffectiveness. Curran said that a lack of rain during Tuesday’s storm led to “minimal flooding,” though many downed trees, road closures and power outages took place across the county. Sustained winds reached over 40 miles per hour, with gusts to 80 miles per hour. “The winds in the storm Isaias and the destruction sustained from them are something we have not seen in years, and hope to not see in the near future,” Curran said. She said 388 power wires were down, 144 traffic hazards, including black traffic signals, were reported, and hundreds of roads were closed, but no fatalities had been reported due to the storm. The Glen Cove area was the hardest hit on the North Shore, according to data from PSE&G. In the City of Glen Cove, 5,982 customers lost power, while 1,685 were affect-

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A tree fell onto a basketball court at a park in Port Washington due to wind storms on Tuesday. ed in Sea Cliff, 645 in Glenwood Landing and 953 in Glen Head. PSE&G estimates that power will return to the area at various times on Friday. The Great Neck peninsula was also heavily affected, with 796 customers losing power in Lake Success, 340 in Thomaston

and 1,060 in Kings Point. Over 5,200 customers were affected in the Great Neck villages, with the area as a whole estimated to have power return at different times on Friday. The Port Washington peninsula was hit hard, according to data from PSE&G.

Nine hundred seventy-fine customers were affected in Sands Point, along with 492 in Manorhaven, 585 in Port Washington North, 175 in Baxter Estates, and a combined 607 in the Plandomes. Unincorporated areas in Port had 3,745 outages. PSE&G estimates that the peninsula will be out until Friday, saying that power will be restored to various areas at staggered times of the day. Nearly 1,700 customers lost power in unincorporated areas of Manhasset, while 730 Flower Hill customers lost power, 652 were affected in Munsey Park, and 946 in North Hills. A combined 3,984 customers were affected in areas around Roslyn. PSE&G estimates that power will return to the area at various times on Friday. In New Hyde Park, 210 customers lost power, and nearly 1,200 customers were affected in Garden City Park. In Mineola, 2,670 lost power, and in the Willistons and surrounding areas, 1,604 customers were affected. PSE&G estimates that power will return to the area at various times on Friday. PSE&G’s perceived ineffectiveness in the wake of the storm came under criticism from numerous local officials at the town, county and state levels. Continued on Page 46

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Bill to combat steering home buyers

Legislation approved by state in wake of Newsday series allows lifting real estate licenses BY R O S E W E L D ON Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation explicitly granting the Department of State the authority to discipline real estate professionals found to have violated provisions of the state Human Rights Law by revoking or suspending their licenses. Cuomo had directed the state’s Division of Human Rights, the Division of Homes and Community Renewal and Department of State to launch a joint investigation into reports of widespread discrimination among real estate agents on Long Island. His action followed a report in Newsday on November 17, 2019, on the results of an undercover investigation into housing discrimination on Long Island, which included evidence suggesting real estate agents engaged in discriminatory conduct, including imposing unequal conditions and steering clients toward certain neighborhoods depending on their perceived race or ethnicity.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill granting the State Department the authority to lift the licenses of real estate agents for violations of the Human Rights Law. The bill, passed Monday, strengthens the abilities of the secretary of state to discipline licensed professionals for discriminatory behavior and complements the department’s existing regulations, which authorize the secretary of state to

discipline licensed agents and brokers that have engaged in any unlawful discriminatory practice. “We have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind in New York and the sheer scope and breadth of the unscrupu-

lous and discriminatory real estate practices uncovered on Long Island is repugnant to who we are,” Cuomo said. “While the federal government is focused on gutting fair housing regulations that have helped so many Americans, we are vastly expanding the state’s ability to crack down on unethical real estate agents and protect hardworking New Yorkers looking for a community to call home.” The new regulations, which were approved by the New York State Real Estate Board, mandated enhanced disclosures by real estate professionals to help ensure prospective home buyers, renters, sellers and landlords receive ample information about their rights and protections under New York state law. State Sen. Jim Gaughran (D-Northport), whose district includes Glen Cove, thanked Cuomo in a statement for his “swift signing of this bill into law.” “This law will provide teeth to the enforcement of New York’s Human Rights Law and ensure that real estate agents

cannot engage in racist practices like ‘steering’ that deny families the dignity of choosing their home and neighborhood,” Gaughran said. The governor also announced several additional initiatives to combat housing discrimination across the state, which included launching a comprehensive social media campaign and housing discrimination hotline to raise awareness. Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D-Babylon) said in a statement that she was “looking forward to work on this critical issue.” “Homeownership is the cornerstone of the American Dream, yet in this day and age, housing discrimination still persists in our Long Island neighborhoods and across New York,” Jean-Pierre said. “This legislation will help ensure that we are protecting every New Yorker’s freedom to choose where they want to call home and build a future for themselves, regardless of the color of their skin.“

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GOP legislators subpoena budget docs Cite lack of transparency on county’s financial condition by the Curran administration BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Nassau County’s Republican legislative majority subpoenaed County Executive Laura Curran’s administration on Monday to analyze her plan to use the Nassau Interim Finance Authority to combat the looming debt the county faces due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Today we served subpoenas on the administration and its financial consultant seeking information as to alternatives to the massive refinancing plan proposed by the administration and NIFA,” Nassau County Presiding Officer Rich Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) said. “We are not prejudging any potential plan to address the county’s fiscal difficulties resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as the county’s elected representatives, we must review all possible options.” Curran said she will ask the Nassau Interim Finance Authority to aid in efforts to combat a $749 million deficit the county faces over the next 18 months. The county faces a deficit of $385 million in the 2020 fiscal year

and $364 million in the 2021 fiscal year due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the county’s multiyear financial plan released last week. Nicolello said the Curran administration had previously denied the legislative majority the opportunity to review the plan set forth by the county executive. “The administration has refused for months to provide us with an analysis of these options, but has instead sought to ram through a refinancing plan that will burden residents with hundreds of millions in debt service and bureaucratic costs through 2051,” Nicolello said. Nicolello signed the three subpoenas, which sought financial statements from the county’s budget director, Raymond Orlando, and county consultants Public Financial Management. The subpoenas requested that the parties appear before the legislative committee on Aug. 10 and submit “all final and non-final analysis, documents, records, and reports” relating to the plan Curran set forth in early July. “As with every arbitrary, taxpayer funded political fishing ex-

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Subpoenas were submitted to the administration of County Executive Laura Curran to analyze budget documents on Monday. pedition that Republican legislators decide to voyage on, the County Executive’s administration will again explain to the legislature the financial tsunami that has engulfed the County, along with the rest of the country,” county spokesperson Michael Fricchione told Newsday. “Nassau County’s Office of Management and Budget briefed the legislature on a fiscally respon-

sible plan to put Nassau County back on stable financial footing over month ago and has yet to receive any alternative proposals for solving the unprecedented fiscal crisis.” Efforts to reach the county executive for comment were unavailing. County officials announced that programs to close the budget gap have been prepared that rely on the finance authority to refinance $75 million of existing county debt in the fiscal year 2020 and another $210 million next fiscal year. “Our residents and businesses are facing difficult times and the county’s services that support the health and safety of residents are in high demand,” Curran said. “Whatever the crisis may be, my administration will always meet the challenge of protecting our residents, but we will need a balanced budget to do so.” “Our sales tax collections in FY2020 are projected to decline by 20% because of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Orlando said. “Nassau County has developed a gap-closing plan to address these unprecedented deficits.” According to officials, Curran

discussed the plan with leaders from the majority and minority caucuses in the county Legislature and hopes to continue to have more in-depth briefings so the county can deal with the financial crisis in the most effective way. According to figures provided by Maurice Chalmers, director of Nassau County’s Office of Legislative Budget Review, the average annual increase of the county’s expenses for the Nassau Interim Finance Authority from 2008 to 2019 was 8.7 percent. If that same average is applied for the next 30 years of Nassau Interim Finance Authority expenses, the county will spend a total of more than $257 million, according to the figures. With no escalation from the county’s 2020 $2 million allocations for expenses, it would be a total of $60 million. According to the plan, the county will use $112 million in budget surplus funds from last year. County officials said Curran will submit her executive budget for the fiscal year 2021 no later than Sept. 15, and it will include a detailed plan for a balanced budget along with updates.

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Mineola teacher up for music award High school’s Christopher Toomey a quarter-finalist in Recording Academy contest BY E LL I OT W E L D Even though Christopher Toomey is a quarter-finalist for the 2021 Recording Academy Music Educator Award, he doesn’t see it as an award for him. He wants it to be recognition for the Mineola school district and the music department at Mineola High School, which he said does “a lot of special things.” Toomey, who teaches band, saw the application and decided to apply. The first round requires the application and a short essay. He was excited to see he was a quarter-finalist. To continue in the running for the award, Toomey had to submit a second set of materials, another application and a series of videos of students and peers attesting to his teaching excellence. “I tried to think of students who really targeted the mission at Mineola,” Toomey said. “I know of a few students who wanted to quit band and then joined PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRISTOPHER TOOMEY my program in eighth grade and stuck with it. I said ‘hey, don’t Toomey (standing) with his band at Mineola High School. give up, join my band.’”

Toomey knows of one such student, who at one point wanted to quit music altogether before joining his band, who now wants to be a music teacher himself. It took about a month for Toomey to put together the videos and submit them. He will hear in September if he is a semifinalist. One thing that Toomey said the music department at Mineola does differently is allowing older students to start playing new instruments. At some schools on Long Island, a student who wants to join the marching band as a teenager having no experience might be turned down. This is an unusual year to go for an award in education because the COVID-19 pandemic has caused schools to go partly or purely with online classes. Toomey said one part of the application was about innovation in virtual teaching. A program called Smart Music came in handy for Toomey when the challenge of teaching music virtually first came up. As he describes it, a teacher can as-

sign a piece of music to students. They can record themselves playing it and submit it. All students have Smart Music on tablets that the district distributes. It lets students hear their part as they go along in the piece, click on notes and see the fingerings and bring the tempo up or down. In the fall, Toomey wants to put together a video of his students playing together as he has seen others do. Toomey sees music as a release for students, a break from the monotony of an average school day. Toomey tries to break from that so the day isn’t “click, click, done with English, click, click, done with math, click, click done with music.” Toomey’s primary instrument is trumpet, which he has played for years, but he can play most of the instruments involved in the school band “pretty well.” He’s better at some than others, but said when he teaches through demonstration, it’s beneficial and that once you learn one instrument, it’s easier to pick up others.

Man held in Mineola 2 men held in W.P for assault, robbery in theft of auto BY E LL I OT W E L D

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Rosales was arrested early Friday morning in relation to a stolen vehicle.

A Brooklyn man was arrested early Friday in Mineola and charged in an auto theft, Nassau County police said. Police said officers were sent to Beebe Road in the early morning hours on a call of suspicious males attempting to break into vehicles parked on the street. After an investigation, Kevin Rosales, 19, of Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn, was taken into custody “without incident” around 4:10 a.m., according to a news release. Rosales was in possession of keys to a 2019 Nissan Armada that had been reported stolen days earlier and was found nearby, police said. Officials said the car was stolen in New York City. Rosales was charged with seconddegree, fourth-degree and fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. He was arraigned on Saturday in Nassau County Court and released on his own recognizance. His next date in court will be Sept. 21.

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BY E LL I OT WELD Two young men from Plainview were arrested on assault and robbery charges in an incident that began in Plainview and ended at the Nassau County police precinct in Williston Park. Alexis MartinezBenitez, 20, of Universal

Boulevard and Christian Schiavone, 19, of Cherry Drive were at a parking lot with the 24-year-old victim around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, police said. Officials said they may have met only minutes before. The two alleged assailants asked the victim to drive them home, but he declined. The two then began a physical as-

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Alexis Martinez-Benitez (left) and Christian Schiavone.

sault on the victim with a closed fist as he got into his vehicle, the police said. The two then got into the vehicle with the victim and continued the assault as he was driving west, according to police. Schiavone allegedly ripped a necklace from the victim’s neck in the process. The victim drove to the police precinct building on Hillside Avenue, ran inside and alerted officers. Police came outside and arrested both defendants. It is not known what the motive for the alleged assault was, other than the desire for a ride home, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Both face a number of charges including second-degree robbery and third-degree assault.

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The ‘Suburban Lifestyle Dream’

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resident Trump is trailing his presidential rival Joe Biden badly in the suburbs, particularly among

women. So it was no surprise that he recently made a direct appeal to suburban voters. And, sadly, no surprise emerged in how he tried to do it — with a change in federal housing rules that would hurt Blacks and other low-income people announced in a tweet. “I am happy to inform all the people living their Suburban Lifestyle Dream that you will no longer be bothered or financially hurt by having low income housing built in your neighborhood,” Trump tweeted. “Your housing prices will go up based on the market, and crime will go down. I have rescinded the Obama-Biden AFFH Rule. Enjoy!!” Trump was referring to a change in fair-housing rules made during the Obama administration that required localities that received federal housing funding to address any biased practices that concentrated low-income housing in small geographic areas. Of which, Nassau County is a prime example. The rule was an extension of the Fair Housing Act, approved as part of the 1968 Civil Rights Act, which was seen as a landmark decision not only for Blacks but also Jews and other Americans who had been blocked by federal, state and local laws from living or buying homes in majority-white or nonJewish neighborhoods. In an earlier tweet directed at “the Suburban Housewives of America,” Trump warned that Biden “will destroy your neighborhood and your American dream.” Trump’s tweets are based on several ugly or just plain false as-

sumptions. Or both. That people living in the suburbs are bothered by having people in low-incoming housing live near them. That they are hurt financially by low-income housing built near them. That people moving to the suburbs would be more likely to commit crimes than people living here now. And that housing prices would go up if affordable housing was discouraged where they live. In other words, Trump was saying he hoped to do for the suburbs what he and his father had done in the 1970s — keep Blacks out of the family’s New York City apartment buildings as spelled out in a Justice Department lawsuit. Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker assailed what he called Trump’s “baseless assertion that affordable housing is detrimental to the suburbs and the thinly veiled racism he used to convey his ridiculous claim.” We agree with Drucker with one exception — we don’t think the racism was thinly veiled. Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson explained it this way: “We can be confident this tweet was racist rather than classist because it came in a certain context,” Gerson wrote. “Trump was fresh from refusing to attend John Lewis’ memorial, and tweeting a supporter yelling ‘White Power!” and passing along videos of Black people assaulting white people, and playing down police violence against African Americans, and defending Confederate monuments and place names, and supporting right-wing groups carrying Confederate flags, as they marched in state capitals, and observing that ‘people love’ the Confederate flag.” Gerson, it should be noted, is a Republican who served in the

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administration of President George W. Bush as both a speechwriter and policy adviser. We don’t think the president’s strategy will persuade suburban voters — even in Nassau County. It is true that Richard Nixon successfully played on the fears of suburban voters in 1968 during a period of racial unrest. It is also true that Nassau County remains one of the nation’s most racially segregated suburbs, thanks to zoning codes, mortgage redlining, blockbusting, school district boundaries, major roadways, outright racism and racial steering practiced by some real estate agents. A Newsday report in November showed that a majority of Blacks live in just 11 of Long Island’s 291 communities. A study by Blank Slate Media published just last week shows Nassau County school districts that allocate the most funds per enrolled student outspend districts that provide the least amount by more than $20,000. And we found the districts that spend the least generally have the highest percentage of Blacks. Still, the times they are a-changin.’ For starters, addressing women living in the suburbs as “Suburban Housewives of America” — as if this was the 1950s and they were waiting at home in their high heels REPORTERS Rose Weldon, Robert Pelaez, Elliot Weld

for their husband to return from work — may not be the best way to persuade the many women who have their own careers, are the sole breadwinners in their family or both. Suburban women — and suburban men — also care much more about Trump’s handling of the coronavirus than housing rules established in 2015. If Trump wanted to win votes in the suburbs, he should have led a national response to the coronavirus that took the threat seriously and provided the tools necessary to combat it while taking a leadership role on social distancing and masks. But he didn’t. And now the virus has infected more than 4.6 million Americans, killed more than 150,000 people, cratered the economy and is still raging out of control as schools get ready to open this fall. Suburban women and men, we believe, are more worried about their jobs and the health of their families than whether Black families are moving nearby. And even if they are worried about Black families in their neighborhood, just exactly what changed with the AFFH Rule since it was established by the Obama administration in 2015? Has Nassau County gotten less safe? No, the crime has gone down. Have housing prices gone down? No. Housing prices have risen —

even though the supply of homes has gone down. Has more affordable housing been built? No. So what exactly has been the harm? In a recent New York Times/ Siena College poll, Trump trailed Biden by 16 points, 51 to 35 percent, in suburban areas. Just 38 percent percent of voters in the suburbs approved of Trump’s job performance compared with 59 percent who disapprove. Suburban voters also disapproved of Trump’s handling of racial protests and race relations by an even larger margin and 65 percent had a favorable view of the Black Lives Matter movement. The sight of a police officer in Minneapolis kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a Black man, for eight minutes and 46 seconds has apparently provided the proof of systemic racism in this country needed to change voters’ minds. And Gov. Cuomo took a small step in the right direction on Monday by signing into law legislation to address the racial steering of Blacks exposed in the Newsday’s series. We would like to believe that this is the start of changes in Nassau County and other suburban areas. Hopefully, one in which the Suburban Lifestyle Dream can be celebrated by all its residents — regardless of the color of their skin.

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KREMER’S CORNER

It is time for Donald Trump to beware

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ith less than 100 days to go before Election Day, optimistic Republicans maintain that there is plenty of time for President Trump to steady his campaign and come up with a winning strategy. But there are at least two groups that may sink his hopes and it looks like little can be done to get them to change their minds. It’s no secret the president has always had a problem with women. Over a long period of time, Donald Trump has never hidden his sexist views about women. His interviews on the Howard Stern show, revealed his attitude that women are a thing to be toyed with and not to be shown any respect. The now famous “Access Hollywood” interview, in which the president called his disgusting comments “locker room talk,” didn’t change the mind of many of the women voters. Luckily for Trump, many women liked Hillary Clinton even less and Trump was the benefi-

ciary. There is no recent president other than Mr. Trump, who is said to have paid $135,000 to a stripper to keep her from talking nor is there any president who is alleged to have been having an affair with a Playboy Playmate soon after their wives had given birth. That’s definitely not a winning strategy with the female world. If you have ever watched one of those presidential press conferences, the interaction between the president and male reporters compared to the female media is clearly visible. The president is often hostile to the men asking questions, but when it comes to the women, he is nasty and insulting. He has often challenged their competence and on a number of occasions, he has been totally meanspirited in his answers. Are the potential women voters watching the president? It seems so. The most recent Fox News poll shows that Vice President Joe Biden leads Don-

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ald Trump by 19 percent among women in general. In the case of suburban women, Biden enjoys a 22 percent advantage. The president’s efforts to win back women voters are evident in his commercials claiming that all women will be in danger if the Democrats win in November. In the battleground states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, Fox reports that women favor Mr. Biden over Trump by a 53 to 35 percent

margin. So much for the women. The second and equally dangerous group are senior citizens. Back in 2016, senior citizens were guaranteed Trump voters. But that is changing. The latest national polls show seniors supporting Joe Biden by a margin of 54 to 37 percent in Michigan and there are similar numbers in other key states. In Florida, which has been wracked by the pandemic, seniors favor Biden over Trump by 11 points. That is a scary number for Trump campaign officials because in 2016, seniors gave the majority of their votes to Trump. The Covid-19 virus has had a dramatic impact on the thinking of many voters. Seniors are the most likely group to contract the virus and stories about the thousands who died in nursing homes have made seniors even more panicky. As we go into the month of August, the president has done nothing to make America feel like he cares about the death toll. He wants

the country to go back to business and the country isn’t ready to go there. There is no doubt that almost every minority group will not vote for Mr. Trump. If you subtract the majority of women and seniors from his camp, his prospects to get to 270 electoral votes are not very good. Two other groups that get less mention are independents and white voters with no college degree. The latest opinion polls show that Biden has gotten fresh support from the independents and is close to breaking even with the non-college voters. So is there a chance that the president can revive his flagging numbers and turn the election into his favor? Like any election, the answer is yes. The three presidential debates may change the equation or the October surprise of a new vaccine could help the incumbent. But at this stage, I would rather be Biden than Trump.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Traveling on the wings, smells of summer

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ugust has always been a time for travel in my family. But right now, traveling isn’t possible for me. So I’m traveling in the only way I can — down Memory Lane. For instance, I’m remembering my family’s summer car-trips to New York when I was a child to visit my mom’s parents in Brooklyn. Every trip began with my father making a pilgrimage to our local Jewish deli. His mission? Acquiring enough meat, bread and condiments to provision the daylong journey of a family of five. I always tagged along, following him around the deli and holding the bag in my lap on the way home so I could inhale the intoxicating aroma of dill pickles, corned beef, and fresh-baked onion rolls and rye bread. Dad always put himself in charge of the sandwich making. This was probably so he could ensure that one set of sandwiches, at least, had a sufficient amount of mustard (i.e., an amount my

mother could never bring herself to believe was healthy). These he marked with a giant “M,” scratched with difficulty into the waxed paper they were wrapped in. This always confused me. Maybe it stood for “Mustard,” but couldn’t it just as easily have stood for “Mom?” Yet somehow miraculously we all survived. When we got a little older, my parents bought a station wagon, and my two brothers and I fought to take turns stretched out in the “All-The-Way Back.” (It was deemed only big enough for two of us at a time.) My parents had furnished it with leftover cushions from an old sofa that had otherwise disappeared. I still remember my joy at being able to bury my face in those cushions which, now that I think of it, smelled of nothing so much as dust. Sun-baked dust! There were many memorable aromas once we got to Brooklyn, from stuffed cabbage (yum!) to Grandma’s special chicken (double yum!) to her butter cookies, which I’ve never been able to du-

JUDY EPSTEIN

A Look on the Lighter Side plicate. But the highlight of every summer was always the trip to Coney Island. It’s weird what you remember from your childhood. I remember the smell of wet sand, of course, and the briny tang of the ocean breeze, plus the distinctive perfume of Coppertone sunscreen — or as we called it then “suntan lotion.” There was one other ingredient in those memories that I didn’t realize belonged to them until something reminded me of it years later: the smell of wet

cigarette butts stubbed out in the sand. Of course, back then there was no such thing as a “smoking section” (or a non-smoking section either, for that matter), so the entire beach was the smoking section… and the ashtray. That’s one aroma from my childhood that I’m happy to do without. But the power of scent is such that it instantly takes you somewhere, even before you know why or realize you’ve smelled it at all. And the scent needn’t always be pretty. I remember reading a newspaper story a few years ago about a woman who commissioned a perfume-creator to concoct for her a personalized scent. (And if you have to ask “What does that cost?” then you can’t afford it.) She made him go with her as she opened up her vacation house for the summer, because she hoped he’d be able to capture its scent even though she couldn’t put a name to it. “It isn’t everyone who feels joy at the smell of mildew,” he said later about the

trip. “But she insisted that to her it always meant ‘freedom.’ ” Better than anything else at Coney Island, of course, were French fries … and Nathan’s hot dogs! There is still nothing like a day at the beach for working up a healthy appetite, and hot dogs at the beach just taste better than anything anywhere else on the globe. Back home again, summer meant mornings at swim team practice, followed by afternoons watering Dad’s tomato plants and then a nap in the sun, lost in the mingled aromas of tomato plants, marigold flowers, and a bathing-suit’s-worth of chlorine (so full of chlorine I’d smell it again as I rinsed it out at the end of each day). Thanks to those summers, I got so used to the smell of chlorine that even now I greet it as an old friend. If I were designing my own summer fragrance, I’d include: hot dogs, crushed marigolds, suntan lotion, seaweed… and just a hint of chlorine bleach!

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OUR TOWN

The mystique of being cool must be earned

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he term “cool” is similar to charisma, tough to define but everyone knows it when they see it. The Rat Pack was cool. Marlin Brando was very cool. And so was James Dean, Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Kurt Cobain. Bill Murray is still uber cool. Audrey Hepburn, Greta Garbo and Joan Didion also had cool.This term has something to do with selfassurance and a sense that they are the center of things. To be cool means to be loved and to be loved means to be happy. Teens are obsessed with being cool. It means they are in with the in crowd, get invited to all the cool parties and people laugh at their jokes. When a teenager feels ousted, excluded, ostracized or marginalized, they don’t like it one bit. The sense of cool for teenagers develops into status seeking in adults. But status seeking in adulthood is a lot more expensive. Cool hunting for adults means things like buying a nice house in a golden zip code and making sure this house has a view of the water. So being cool on Long Island will set you back a fast $8 million. One of the strange things about cool is that it can change over time. Let’s take my life as a good example. In high school I often thought of my depressed little group of friends in high school as “The Invisible Ones.” Yet when I entered college I became a super cool jock, bought myself an MG-TF and somehow became Big Man on Campus.

Alas that did not last forever. Upon entering graduate school, cool became an afterthought and when I finally re-established myself in a profession and joined a country club, I soon re-established myself as yet again “the invisible one.” Such is the way of cool. Adults are far more clever than teenagers at becoming cool. The most common way is to buy cool. This method will vary depending upon your age, income and gender. Women may purchase cool by entering a Louis Vuitton store on the Miracle Mile, approach one of those nice looking women who work there and say “I want to buy a nice bag — maybe a big one.” Within 15 minutes you will be the proud owner of cool. Or you might buy cool with a purchase of a Maserati, which has the added feature of not only looking cool but sounding cool as well. But you will pay about $115,000 for that kind of cool. This is where women have an

DR. TOM FERRARO Our Town

advantage over men since a Louis Vuitton bag won’t cost you more than about $5,000. You may buy cool by living in a golden zip code, but there are no guarantees. When I think of golden zip codes, I think of towns like Garden City, Rockville Center, Manhasset and Great Neck. But the uber rich of Muttontown, Old Westbury and Locust Valley might give me a simple smirk if I were to say that to them. Standard markers of social status

What does it take to be considered cool?

are in the clothes you wear as well. A person’s manner of dress is unconsciously noted by others and this goes for every bit of apparel. I once had a stranger say to me in a restaurant “Nice Hubbards” as he noticed my new shoes. We all know by now that labels are omnipresent and are an attempt to signal status. I like to wear the white cotton knit shirt I purchased at the Beverly Hills Hotel a few years ago since it has the hotel iconic signature on the sleeve, but sadly to date no one has mentioned my shirt nor how was my stay at the hotel. Social signifiers based upon clothing can be very tricky if not downright confusing. If you hang around 5th Avenue in Manhattan long enough you will eventually see some young man leaving one of the buildings and watch as a chauffeur opens a door to a limo and he jumps in. You will also notice that he will be wearing a baseball hat that is turned sideways, an oversized T-shirt, baggy cargo pants with the crotch down by his knees and a pair of very expensive sneakers. This, of course, is fashion borrowed from the ghetto so it does get confusing. I think the most crucial social signifier and one which will prevent status from being achieved is the tone, quality and manner of speech. It matters little if you have $75 million in the bank and fly privately, if you sound like you are from Queens or worse yet from Brooklyn you will never be given entree into the inner sanctum of

cool, class or status. This may sound unfair but it’s probably true. I think one of the primary gains of a college education is in the subliminal acquisition of a certain style of speaking and as Malcolm Gladwell once wrote, people sense this within a blink of an eye. Cool is hard to define, tough to acquire but easy to lose. One mistake and you’re out. Like the scarlet letter, once you become uncool you will remain uncool. Unless of course you’re Tiger Woods. Which takes me to my last point. I think that cool or status is ultimately given to those who have earned it. As an example, my late friend Spalding Gray was extremely cool not because he looked cool. In fact, he looked like a homeless man when you walked with him in the city. His cool came because he was so interesting. He was well read and well accomplished as an artist, actor and writer. He earned the term cool. Tiger Woods is the same. He is cool because he’s so good at what he does. Maybe that’s what I ought to say to my young patients who feel alone, marginalized and uncool. The only way to achieve cool on a permanent basis is to earn it. That means to get to work following your dreams and if you are lucky and patient, you will arrive at the gates of cool with more friends than you know what to do with.

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30th anniversary of ADA, path forward

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arlier this week, our nation recognized the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. President George H.W. Bush signed the landmark bill into law on July 26, 1990. It’s one of the most transformational pieces of legislation of the 20th Century. It protects Americans with disabilities from discrimination at school and in the workplace. Critically, it requires local, state and federal governments to make accessibility accommodations for a host of public services. One of the most critical is transportation.

In New York state, advocates are fighting a perpetual battle for true public transportation accessibility that fulfills the promise enshrined in the ADA. In Albany, I’m promoting their cause and fighting for critical resources. The need is clear. Of the 468 subway stations in New York City, only 105 are handicap accessible. Of the 124 LIRR stops, 108 stations are considered accessible by the MTA. However, only 21 of the stations are in full compliance with the ADA. This is completely unacceptable. My colleagues and I took action. Recently, the Legislature authorized a new capital plan

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State Assemblyman for the MTA. I supported the inclusion of $5.2 billion in funding to improve accessibility for all transportation networks under

the umbrella of the MTA, including the LIRR. It’s not just the right thing to do. It’s the law. It also underscores the importance of state and local governments securing needed aid during the ongoing negotiations in Congress concerning additional federal stimulus funds. It’s going to be much easier for the state to make good on financial commitments it has made to important causes like transportation accessibility if we can secure federal funding to help us deal with the economic devastation wrought by the COVID-19 crisis. When the ADA was signed

into law, George H.W. Bush called it a “declaration of equality.” It was. In a recent feature detailing the legacy of the ADA, the New York Times noted that it “helped solidify the creation of an umbrella identity for an increasingly empowered group of people who proudly claim themselves disabled.” It did. Social progress, however, can’t make us complacent. We have to deliver the funding we need to ensure we’re living up to the letter of the ADA and not just its spirit. That means a fully-accessible public transit network. I’ll keep fighting for it until we have it.

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E A R T H M AT T E R S

Long Island’s aquifer can be sustained

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ere on Long Island we live on top of our drinking water. Unlike the city, our water does not come from streams, lakes or reservoirs, but is pumped from underground aquifers. This is our sole source of drinking water, which is also used for irrigation, commercial and manufacturing uses. The aquifer consists of three layers, the Upper, the Magothy and the lowest layer, the Lloyd. They are separated by layers of clay and vary in depth in different areas of the island. To understand our aquifers, you need to understand how the island was formed. During the Pleistocene Ice Age multiple waves of glaciers from 2.6 million years ago to as recently as 11,000 years ago flowed across the continent. Imagine a 2,000 foot-high sheet of ice scouring the landscape, pushing ahead a mountain of boulders, rocks, clay and sand until it reached a limit where the temperature restrained it from advancing. During the Ice Age, so much water was locked up in the ice sheets that sea level was 150 to 400 feet lower — the beach would have been about 100 miles offshore. This giant pile of debris is known as a terminal moraine.

Long Island was created by the Harbor Hill Moraine and Ronkonkoma Moraine, which run the length of Long Island. When you drive the LIE, you are roughly following the moraine. The islands off Orient Point — Plum and Little Gull — are part of the moraine that continues on underwater toward Rhode Island. The rocky North Shore, with its cliffs and high hills, is where the glaciers stopped their movement. Over time the fine grain sands washed out to the south, creating the flat outwash plain and wide beaches of the South Shore. This formation makes the geology of the island and particularly the North Shore, very complicated. Aquifers are not giant pools of water underground, but areas of sand and gravel that can hold millions of gallons of water. If you took a cross-section slice running north south across the island, the aquifers would look like long wedges, with the shallow end at the North Shore becoming deeper and wider to the south. The Upper layer was formed by material laid down during the Ice Age. It is no longer used by municipal suppliers, but there are homes on the East End that still rely on private

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wells. The next layer, the Magothy, is exposed at the north end- that’s why there are so many springs and small streams on the North Shore. The lowest layer, the Lloyd, is prehistoric water. The Lloyd is reserved for coastal communities suffering from saltwater intrusion. The island is surrounded by sea water and as wells near the coast pump out fresh water, saltwater is drawn in. The aquifers are recharged by rain and snow percolating down, taking from 25 to 1,000 years. As the island has become more populated, more ground has been covered with impervious surfaces, buildings, driveways and parking lots, places where water can’t soak into the soil. And at the same time,

more and more water is being withdrawn than is recharging. The United States Geological Surver is doing a survey of the aquifers so that for the first time in decades, water suppliers and municipalities will have actual numbers to set realistic pumping caps. While the island is not in a water crisis yet, it is looming on the horizon. There are several issues facing us. Contamination from past and present industry has forced suppliers to invest in expensive equipment to clean the water. In some cases, contamination has forced the closure of wells. Contamination also comes from the nitrogen in fertilizers and septic systems, pesticides and herbicides. Stormwater systems built over the last century were designed to capture and direct the water into the nearest body of water, often a bay. There are recharge sumps, but they don’t capture enough. At the same time, sewage treatment plants take the wastewater from our homes, treat it and pump millions of gallons of freshwater into the ocean every day. There are some pilot programs to reuse this gray water for irrigation on golf courses and parks. Simple things can make a difference if done by the 3 mil-

lion Long Islanders. Turn off the tap when brushing teeth, washing dishes, and the many times a day we all now wash our hands. Make sure sprinklers don’t water roads, sidewalks and driveways. Put a rain sensor on your irrigation system or turn it off when rain is forecast. Better yet, learn to live with dormant (brown) grass during the hottest part of the year. Only run the washing machine and dishwasher when you have a full load. Think globally about your indirect water usage, the water used to produce products and foods, because access to clean water is a worldwide issue. Eat less beef – 1,800 gallons goes into producing every pound of beef. Switch to tea, much less water intensive than coffee. Consume more local foods, cut out sugary drinks- each one equals several bathtubs of water in sugar production, manufacturing and packaging. Take a tip from Australia, put a bucket in the tub to catch the water wasted while you wait for it to warm up. Use it for watering plants. This problem will only be solved with everyone’s cooperation. Water on Long Island is not an unlimited resource.

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f ever there were a need for a salve for the soul, an elixir for frayed emotions, an escape from tedium, it is now. More vital than ever in our time of despair, anxiety and isolation yet strangely invisible, the arts are suffering mightily during this coronavirus crisis. The arts have been a saving grace as we are told to shelter in place. But with social distancing and lockdowns, the industry as a whole is holding on by a thread. Many arts organizations have tried to adapt by plugging into social media and while they are doing their best to keep up society’s morale, they still find it hard to monetize and therefore pay the tens of thousands of people who would otherwise be on stage, in front of camera, as well as backstage, in back offices and in entities that support the arts. “The arts is the lifeblood of a

culture,” said entertainer Billy Porter, promoting a new Be An Arts Hero initiative. “The arts are the first place people go when stuck at home. But 94 percent [of the industry] has lost income.” Nonprofits can’t afford the lobbyists or the fund-raisers that put them shoulder-to-shoulder with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin or the Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran, who was able to wrangle $700 million to rescue a trucking company that was $100 million in the red before COVID-19, or write into COVID relief the $1.8 billion to make sure Trump Hotel in D.C. doesn’t have competition, or the three-drink tax exemption to benefit Trump hotels. Yet the arts are a vital industry in itself and in many places provide the underpinnings for an economy. It is not coincidence that fundamental to downtown revitalization efforts are restora-

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tion of performance spaces, such as the Paramount in Huntington and the Gold Coast Arts Center in Great Neck. As the new BeAnArtsHero. com campaign asserts in a “Dear Senators” letter, “the $877 billion our industry generated last fiscal year is about to disappear. The 4.5 percent we added to our GDP— about to vaporize. We are second

only to retail as the most powerful economic driver of this economy, boasting an export of $72.6 billion and an annual growth rate of 4.16 percent, nearly double that of the U.S. economy as a whole at 2.2 percent. Without your immediate action for financial relief by August 1, we will collapse, and the result will be an economic cataclysm.” Broadway theater alone sold more tickets, $1.83 billion, than all the New York and New Jersey sports teams combined, and billions more in the restaurants, hotels, taxis used by theatergoers. We see it here in Great Neck, with the vital role that the Gold Coast Arts Center plays. The center literally anchors Great Neck in a region, drawing people to classes, concerts, performances, exhibits. But it does so much more. The arts are a significant part of children’s learning and devel-

opment. For some students who struggle in more traditional academic settings, the arts provide another pathway for learning as well as expression. They can provide an important source for selfconfidence and self-esteem and a constructive, productive outlet for emotions. The arts teach self-discipline as well as teamwork. With the restrictions and precautions and protocols placed on our schools, it is conceivable that arts programs – music, art, theater – will be curtailed for lack of space, time and budget. This is why the Gold Coast Arts Center will be more vital than ever. To make it through the current crisis, the Gold Coast Arts Center has devised clever innovations to remain active and relevant and continue to serve a community, which because of the web has gone worldwide. Within one week Continued on Page 31

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s many people across the United States call for the cleansing of America’s history and the removal of statues exhibiting racism, this opens the portal to the history of our own state: New York.Perhaps it’s time for New York and New York City to have a name change, since both were named after one of history’s most blatant slave traders.In the 1600s New York was named after James Stuart (King James II), who went on to become Duke of York, Duke of Albany, and King of England, Scotland (as King James VII), as well as Ireland. Stuart eventually capturd several settlements all along the Atlantic coast, including the Dutch Colony of New Amsterdam, which was quickly renamed “New York.” He then expanded his involvement in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Between 1672 and 1689, James, through his family’s Royal African Company, an English mercantile company, transported African slaves, in the hundreds of thousands, to his English colonies in the Caribbean and throughout the Americas.The origins of New York State are symbolized by the monuments to slavery etched into its very streets. At least 24 streets, one high school and two housing divisions in our state have been named after New Yorkers who were very heavily involved in the slave trade between the 17th and 18th centuries.Some of these monuments include Bayard Street, named after the

influential slave-trading Bayard family, who owned sugar mills, using slave labor, and also owned at least eight slave-trading ships. There are Bayard Streets in lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, New Rochelle and Larchmont. The very famous Stuyvesant High School and Stuyvesant Street in Manhattan was named after Dutch Colonial Superintendent Peter Stuyvesant, who was known as “the largest private slaveholder” in the Dutch colony of what was then named New Amsterdam. The equestrian statue of former president and governor of New York, Theodore Roosevelt, outside of NYC’s American Museum of Natural History, will now be taken down after decades-long campaigns by historical revisionists. The bronze monument displays Roosevelt on a horse with two men, one Native American and one African, walking on each side of him. Activists have argued as to what this statue represents. As reported by Reuters, President Trump said he opposed removing this statue of Theodore Roosevelt.The City of Albany erected a statue of Major General Schuyler in 1925 in his honor. Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan has ordered city employees to take down Schuyler’s statue because he owned 17 slaves.Let’s take a look at the history of Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the mayor of NYC, Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray. Marcia Kramer, CBS News political re-

GARY FELDMAN porter explains, Gracie Mansion could be in for a name change, as First Lady Chirlane McCray has discovered that the house was built in 1799 by people who were enslaved and indentured servants. First Lady McCray stated that although Archibald Gracie, a prosperous New York merchant, held membership in New York’s Manumission Society, whose mission was to end slavery, he did hold in bondage three Americans. In the same year the house was built, New York passed a Gradual Emancipation Act that freed children that were born into slavery, but indentured them until they were young adults. The final emancipation was in 1827, and New York became the first state to pass a law for the total abolition of legal slavery.New York State, grappling with its own racist history, has decided to move forward and attempt to undo some of its past’s glorification of slave owners and the slave trade. More and more statues of historical figures are either being taken

down by authorities or vandalized and destroyed by protestors.New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio has now created a commission, the Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission, to identify such areas where possible discrimination continues to exist in the City. An objective of this commission is to review whether certain historical landmarks such as statues and building dedications are appropriate. If you know what symbols to look for on government buildings, you will learn a great deal about how our “new world” was founded.The Founding Fathers are often portrayed in a different light than history would tell. This is prevalent in entertainment according to historian, Harvard law professor and 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winner in History, Annette Gordon-Reed. In the Harvard Gazette, Gordon-Reed refers to the show “Hamilton” as problematic in its portrayal of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, Founding Fathers, and the issue of slavery. She states that “Hamilton was not an abolitionist. He bought and sold slaves for his in-laws, and opposing slavery was never at the forefront of his agenda. The Founders accepted slavery as an institution. In the musical, only Jefferson is shown as a slave holder. But Madison owned slaves too, and so did George Washington. ” In Washington Square Park, two marble likenesses of George Washington have been vandalized.Think of all the

leaders who were pro-slavery that were “put in place” to govern and write the laws of our country. Was our government that ignorant as to honor and celebrate them? Keep in mind that history books are written by the victor. Does that make history accurate and real?If the schools aren’t teaching history as it happened, leaving out elements of great significance, what other facts are students not being taught?The educational system was meant to create a population that will learn what is told to them. What about thinking independently, questioning, dissecting information or putting facts together?Society was created by “design” according to the ideology of our founders and hierarchy that dates back centuries. So came the New World, which was later named America (the Great). And from that came President Trump’s slogan, “Make America Great Again” (MAGA speeches, hats, shirts). Events run deeper than mere political parties. It is more than just the democrats and the republicans.So, to put our Founding Fathers’ “ideology” into reality: If we do not unite as “We The People,” then how our country was founded is exactly how it will end.Gary Feldman Port WashingtonGary Feldman is a researcher, health writer, nutrition educator and lecturer and instructor in the Port Washington Union Free School District Continuing Education program. garyteach1@gmail.com

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hat can one take away from a year so difficult? Many have lost loved ones. Others have lost livelihoods. All this while we collectively trudge along in a new normal, without a clear end in sight, where we are deprived of many of the basic pleasures we enjoyed without forethought only a few months ago. My only suggestion to any looking to whatever wisdom I can offer is to do what I have done in the past, will do again now, and hope to always be able to do when faced with hardship. Namely, to control what I can, focus on what mat-

ters to me most, and, in sum, be thankful for what I do have. Blessed with wonderful parents and the good fortune to grow up in a comfortable community like Roslyn, I never faced real adversity until my senior year of high school. Tragically, within just a few months that year, a close family member passed away and a member of my immediate family fell seriously ill. I have vivid memories of a number of moments during that time period. Perhaps the most difficult part of all of it was having to see those I loved, both those directly impacted, and the rest of my

family in deep pain. These experiences were more formative for me than any others I have had in my life. My takeaways were twofold. First, I realized that there will be things in my life that I cannot control. In response, I have since made significantly greater efforts to do what I can to improve my own condition. On a tangible level, one immediate response I had upon starting college the following year was to become a far more dedicated student than I was previously. This allowed me to gain entry to a law school upon

completing my undergraduate education that would not have accepted me had I not taken concrete actions to improve a number of my habits. Second, I centered myself to reflect on what actually mattered in my life. Since then, small frustrations have never been a stressor upon gaining recognition of what real pain could be. Collectively, these changes made me who I am today and, above all else, have allowed me to better appreciate what is most important to me. I write this in part out of catharsis as hard times resurface and otherwise with some

hope that it can offer a reader some comfort should they be facing similar challenges. To be blunt, this year has not been a good one and it isn’t exactly clear when things will get better. However, reflecting on what has served me in the past and what I hope will do so again now, I will work to improve what I can control and focus on the things that matter to me most. In the end, I will be thankful for what I have. Peter Fishkind Great Neck Continued on Page 29

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Child Victims Act deadline extended Cuomo says added ‘look back period’ for those sexually abused offers chance for justice BY R O S E W E L D ON

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation to further extend the “look back window” for victims to file claims under the Child Victims Act, regardless of when or how long ago the alleged abuse occurred. Before the passage of the act, a survivor of child sexual abuse had until the age of 23 to file charges or a civil claim against an accused abuser. With the passage of the law, survivors have up until age 28 to file criminal charges, and age 55 to file a lawsuit. Over 1,700 lawsuits have been filed in the state of New York since the act was passed in February 2019. In May, due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, Cuomo issued an executive order extending the window until January 2021. The new legislation, signed Monday, extends the special filing period by a full year, and claims can now be filed under the act until Aug. 14, 2021. Co-sponsored in the state Assembly by Anthony D’Urso (D-New Hyde Park) and in the state Senate by Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck), the Child Victims Act increases the amount of time during which perpetrators of these crimes may be held criminally accountable; allows victims of these crimes to commence a civil lawsuit

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Gary Greenberg and state Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck) pose for a photo following the signing of the Child Victims Act. at any time before they reach 55 years of age; provides survivors seeking to file actions against public and private institutions for previously time-barred claims a new opportunity for their day in court by opening a one-year window, now extended to two years, for them to commence their civil action, among other things. “The Child Victims Act brought a

long-needed pathway to justice for people who were abused, and helps right wrongs that went unacknowledged and unpunished for far too long and we cannot let this pandemic limit the ability for survivors to have their day in court,” Cuomo said in a statement. “As New York continues to reopen and recover from a public health crisis,

extending the look back window is the right thing to do and will help ensuret hat abusers and those who enabled them are held accountable.” State Sen. Brad Hoylman (D-New York City) served as lead sponsor on the original bill last year. “The Child Victims Act has allowed more than 3,000 brave survivors to come forward to seek justice, yet it’s clear many New Yorkers who survived child sexual abuse haven’t come forward — especially during the COVID-19 crisis which has upended our courts and economy,” Hoylman said in a statement. “I’m extremely grateful to Gov. Cuomo for signing our legislation extending the Child Victims Act for an additional year. Most of all, credit goes to the fearless survivors of child sexual abuse, who courageously shared their personal stories in order that more New Yorkers would have the chance to hold their abusers and the institutions that harbored them accountable.” Kaplan said in a statement that with the court system upended by the pandemic, the government “needed to give survivors more time to seek justice under the law.” “Survivors deserve an opportunity for healing, and those who commit crimes Continued on Page 39

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Proposal to rename county police HQ BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Nassau legislators introduced a bill last Thursday that would name the county’s Police Department headquarters in Garden City after Nassau’s first Black police commissioner, William J. Willett. “I had the opportunity to work with Commissioner Willett in my early days with the Legislature,” Nassau County Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) said. “Commissioner Willett was highly respected among his peers and was one of the best police commissioners Nassau County has ever had. His professionalism and integrity made this decision to name the police headquarters after him easy. Now, he will live on in the history books and with his name on the building that houses the police force he helped shape.” Willett was born on May 4, 1931, in Glen Cove. He married his wife, Floretta, in 1957, and the two started a family in Westbury. Willett died on April 12, 2003, from lung cancer. He was 71 years old. He joined the Navy and served for years during the Korean Conflict. According to county officials, Willett expressed interest in joining the Nassau County Police Department once he returned home, ultimately joining the force in 1953. He began as a beat cop patrolling the Garden City Park area at a time when

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Legislation was proposed to change the name of the county’s police headquarters in honor of the first Black police commissioner in county history, William Willet. there were 15 Black police officers in the entire county. Willett worked his way up the chain of command, spending more than two decades working in the Police Department’s community relations bureau. Willett became the county’s deputy

chief of patrol in 1981 and was named first deputy commissioner in 1994, making him the first African-American to achieve those milestones in Nassau County. In 2000, then-County Executive Tom Gulotta appointed Willett as county po-

lice commissioner. Two years later, after 48 years serving Nassau County citizens, he retired from the position. The proposed legislation was announced in front of the county’s police headquarters and, if passed, would make the building the first one in Nassau County to be named after an AfricanAmerican. County officials said a renaming ceremony has been planned with the entire Willett family after the measure passes the Legislature. Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan (I-Syosset) filed a proposal to rename a county-owned building at 240 Old Country Road in honor of former U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm. The proposal was the first one in the county’s 121-year existence to name a county-owned building in honor of a Black historical leader. “We are aware that the Majority has followed the lead of Legislator Lafazan and the Minority Caucus and has proposed renaming NCPD headquarters for former Commissioner William J. Willett, a committed and decorated leader with a distinguished record of public service who made history by becoming the first Black person to serve as Nassau County Police Commissioner,” said William Biamonte, the Nassau minority caucus chief of staff.

Catholic high school New mom thrives after exam goes online life-saving liver transplant BY R O S E W E L D ON In response to issues posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Diocese of Rockville Centre has announced that the entrance exam traditionally taken in person in the fall for admission to the island’s Catholic high schools will instead take place online.

BY R O S E W E L D ON The diocese’s Catholic High Schools of Long Island branch announced on its Doctors at North Shore University website that the Catholic High School Entrance Exam, commonly called the Hospital saved a new mother’s life weeks CHSEE test, will be forgone in favor of after she gave birth to her little girl in the Test for Admission into Catholic High June. In the final stages of her pregnancy, Schools. Danielle Grafas of Bayside, Queens, was Continued on Page 39 eagerly anticipating a summer birth.

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Effort to protect cops under hate crime laws BY E LL I OT W E L D Under current New York state law a hate crime is when someone commits or attempts to commit an offense toward someone because of “race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious practice, age, disability or because of sexual orientation.” Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) wants to add employment as a police officer to that list. Ra, Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin and members of the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association gathered Monday to announce the pro-

posed legislation, sponsored by Ra, to make targeting police with violent words or actions a hate crime and denounce such acts against police. This comes as a response to two recent incidents of messages advocating violence against police in graffiti. One was a message that read “kill all cops” at the Newbridge School in North Bellmore. A similar message was found in Levittown, according to Hempstead officials. “We’re tired of this, we’re tired of the ever-growing sentiment of anti-police,” Clavin said. “And in the Town of Hempstead most recently with the graphic, dis-

gusting displays calling for assault and death of police officers. These women and men who are on the front line protecting us.” Clavin said when he called Ra to discuss supporting police in the state Legislature, Ra was immediately on board. Clavin also said that the graffiti situation in the town has been “spiraling out of control” and that steps are being taken to curb that trend, such as doubling fines. There will soon be a $10,000 fine for graffiti in Hempstead, according to Clavin. Nassau County PBA president James McDermott applauded Ra and Clavin for the new bill, saying police need it. “We go out there and we do the job of protecting people on the street,” McDermott said. “Now we need a little protection and they’re protecting us. They’re making a statement today against hate. Hate cannot be tolerated on any level, against anybody, including police officers.”

Calls to reform and defund police departments have come across the country since May, when a police officer in Minneapolis killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Protests and Black Lives Matter marches have been widespread, and some municipalities have diverted funds away from their police forces. Last week, Dennis Jones of the Long Island Association for Police Accountability (LIAPA), himself an ex-NYPD officer, told Blank Slate Media he believes police are asked to do too much and shouldn’t have to be a catch-all when 911 is called. He said things like family arguments don’t always necessitate a police presence and take officers away from situations where they do need to be. McDermott, who also was once a member of the NYPD, said he doesn’t agree with defunding the police but thinks there should be an “open dialogue” about police.

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Lend a hand, check on your elderly neighbors

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t’s been very hot lately and it has been a challenge going back and forth from work and to the stores and especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. But think about this: Our elderly have it harder still. My suggestion is please check

on your elderly neighbors who maybe don’t have family or family near by. My wife and myself are senior citizens ourselves, but are a little better off than some. We have a few neighbors we know who are elderly and have called

them to see how they are doing, rung their bell and visited with them. What extra food we have we have given them since they may not always get out. So please check on your elderly neighbors and see what you can do for them.

In addition to that, we are in the hurricane and tropical storm season and our elderly neighbors need our help in those situations. Remember many of our seniors are on fixed incomes and may not have the resources to buy the food they

need to stay healthy. Do what you can for our senior citizens during this pandemic and Hurricane season. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Bellerose

Raven, the Box of Daylight, a Creation Myth

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while ago I visited the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian located in the historic Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, across from Battery Park. I love the space within this building. There, more than usual, I was amazed by an exceptional solo exhibit featuring the glass artwork of Preston Singletary, who is a N.W. Coast Native American Tlingit artist from Washington State. The powerful impression of the exhibit has been with me

ever since. My limited words cannot adequately describe the extraordinary talent with the credit the artist truly deserves. All of Mr. Singletary’s works, ranging from over six feet tall to small figures, are finely crafted of glass, poured, blown, cut, forged, and handcrafted with great loving care, shaped into the most delicate luminous creations. Each tells a story both personal and cultural—this is living art, of the highest possible quality. I am honored to be able to share two photos generously

provided by the artist that serve to exemplify his art. My poem “Raven and the Box of Daylight, a Creation Myth” is inspired by it, and is the name of the current exhibit at the Wichita Art Museum. In 2021 the exhibit will feature at Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian located in Washington DC. I sincerely hope you enjoy the art, photos, my poem, and encourage everyone to visit the artist’s website: http://www. prestonsingletary.com/ Raven and the Box of Day-

light, a Creation MythThe glass art of Preston Singletary, N.W. Coast Native American, Tlingit Intense color hits a thousandfold with luminositythat resides in the earth, air, water, and spirit world,all the elemental forces of life sourced from deep time,their gathered stories replace what has been missing. I walk down a long corridor leading to another roomand stop in my tracks, enriched and amazed,as a large space opens a door closes behindand slips away. I can feel my center expand-

ing, pure and enduring, all that I have known falls away while peaceand wholeness reign, as if I am freedfrom a darkened world. Giving rise to the brightest thought,the purest breath,the brightest joy exploding into more joy,the strongest hope— The real miracles of a dream-cyclecreating stories that remain alive in memoryundimmed by the ravages of ages. Stephen Cipot Garden City Park

Port great place to live despite naysayer

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am commenting on Mr. Katz’s letter in your July 31 edition, wherein Port Washington supposedly flunks Niche test. His letter only goes to prove, again, that there are “lies, damn lies, and statistics.” I do not subscribe to Patch,

so I don’t know the context of their statement. But Mr. Katz has either cherry-picked info or he didn’t bother to review the Niche website. If he did, he would see that its “100 best places to buy a house” in NYC area was one of 10categories.

For a wider picture of where Port ranks, here are some other categories where Port is in the top 100 (note that, except for the last item, they all relate to “NYC area, which includes New Jersey and Connecticut)-Suburbs with Best Public Schools”-

#43/(out of) 629; “Best Suburbs to Raise a Family”- No. 86/629; “Best Suburbs to Live”- #88/629; “Best Places to Retire in New York”- No. 25/580 (this should please Mr. Katz.) Some of the other communities listed by Mr. Katz

finished lower than Port in the above categories. So perhaps, to paraphrase Mark Twain, his conclusion about Port’s demise has been greatly exaggerated. Phil Krevitsky Port Washington

New police reform group not the answer

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he Long Island Advocates for Police Accountability has a great name and sounds like a great idea, but if the article is accurate, has some significant problems.The first is the conflict-of-interest of Fred Brewington as a member of the board.Mr. Brewington has made a living by suing and challenging the Nassau County Police Department and is still a civil rights attorney.

His financial success in this field is greatly affected by people’s perception of the Nassau County Police Department, something that can be greatly affected by this organization. If the LIAPA is ever officially sanctioned, not only should Mr. Brewington not be on the board, but any contact or association he has with it would be a conflict-of-interest and a potential corruption of his legal career.Another member

of the board, Dennis Jones, who according to the article is a former NYC police officer, explains how they want to change the mission of the police department. He says in the story “a police 911 call should be for emergencies. A family dispute shouldn’t be deemed an emergency. Nine times out of 10 it’s an argument and the officer has to go in there and become a peacemaker. He doesn’t even know

how to do that”.Putting his unqualified generalizations of Nassau County police officers aside, he mischaracterizes family disturbances, which most police officers realize are one of the most volatile and dangerous calls to which a police officer can respond. Further, before mental health and social work professionals could respond, the police officers would first have to verify it is a safe environment

for them and possibly remain there in case it becomes violent. This would not free up the police resources they are looking to reallocate.There may be credible and necessary police reforms that would help both the public and the police department, but they’re not going to be found through this organization. Ray Olsen Williston Park

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Hooray for Marnie Ives on G.N. Plaza ticket!

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ow, can you imagine that my neighbor, Marnie Ives from Kron Chocolatier, is running as a write-in candidate for trustee of our Great Neck Pla-

za? Who would have guessed it! Marnie’s store has been a fixture for 20 years in town and she makes the greatest tasting chocolate candies in the best shapes, colors, and flavors. And now

she’ll be a trustee in our village, bringing her intelligence and charm to bear on our problems. We’re lucky to have her running for a trustee position to replace those who have left our

village bereft of the charm that we once had. On Sept. 15, please write in your votes for Marnie Ives and Robert Farajollah as a write-in candidates for Plaza trustees,

and especially for write-in candidate Leonard Katz as our next mayor. Eva Kessel Great Neck

Democrats support anarchy in our streets

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or the past couple of months, Americans have witnessed violent criminal behavior taking place in the Democrat-run cities of Seattle, Portland, Ore., Chicago, Minneapolis, \Manhattan, Los Angeles on and on. These crimes include: setting cars, Bibles and American flags on fire,smashing the windows of corporations,wholesale looting and robbery,destroying both black-owned and white-owned businesses,toppling historical statues,throwing bricks at the heads of policemen and reportedly blinding them with laser

beams,cutting billions from police budgets, While President Trump has volunteered to help stem the violence, the Democratic mayors and governors have refused his offers, claiming that what the entire country is witnessing is not happening… nothing to see here. Remarkably, longtime Manhattan Congressman Jerrold Nadler said that the violence was “a myth.” You don’t have to be a student of human behavior to recognize that these Democratic mayors and governors approve–– actually applaud––what is happening in their states, as do the

Democrats in the U.S. Congress, given that not one Democrat Congress member or senator–– including the feckless Democrat Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and junior New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand––has spoken out against this anarchy. The seditious cat is now out of the bag: Democrats support Marxist groups like Black Lives Matter because, as RedState conservative website journalist Brandon Morse explains, BLM “has absolutely no concern for the well-being of black lives or equality in this country…by their own admission, their purpose isn’t to heal this country, it’s

to rip it apart and remake it into a more Marxist kind of society.” That is also the goal of the far-left Democrats who now control both the party and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to the degree that she just endorsed not one but two vicious antiSemites––Ihlan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)––for re-election against their moderate opponents. There are two reasons why these Democrats support this anarchy: Ø So they can blame it on President Trump and claim that a pitifully diminished Joe Biden will bring our country back to-

gether; Ø To cause an economic crash, hoping it will wipe out the memory of the spectacular economy and employment statistics that President Trump created with the “magic wand” Barack Obama said he’d need to accomplish such a feat. The one thing Democrats have not factored into their election strategy is the eyes and ears of the American public, the vast majority of whom hate and fear violence and like and appreciate a regular paycheck. Joan Swirsky Great Neck

Late MTA Chairman Kiley revitalized transit

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n Aug. 10, the fourth anniversary of the late New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Robert Kiley’s passing, let us not forget and those who followed in him in spending $128 billion under past multi-year capital programs. In May 1981, MTA Chairman Richard Ravitch wrote a lette r to then Gov. Hugh Carey, members of the New York State Legislature, along with NYC Mayor Ed Koch. He asked that prompt action be taken to meet the increasingly desperate situation of public transit in New York. It was a time when subway and bus ridership was falling due to track fires, equipment failures, chronic delays, growing crime and out of control graffiti. In June 1981, the Legislature responded. They passed and Carey signed into law the Transportation System Assistance and Financing Act of 1981. This gave the MTA legal authority to issue bonds for funding. In the following September, the

first modern MTA five-year capital program totaling $7.2 billion was approved. This began the rebuilding of NYC’s subway and bus systems. Long Island and Metro North Rail Roads quickly followed.One of then Gov. Mario Cuomo’s best transportation decisions was his appointment of Kiley as MTA chairman. Kiley was the longest serving MTA chairman holding the position between November 1983 and January 1991. Kiley oversaw a major restoration of a transit system that was on the decline. Under his watch, MTA New York City Transit invested in new subway cars and buses, upgraded subway stations, tracks and signals along with improving on-time performance. This resulted in a significant increase in ridership. Elimination of graffiti, especially on subway cars, was a top priority. He also brought on board Bill Bratton as chief of NYC’s Transit Police to improve safety. He supported planning initiatives for the foundation to advance MTA NYC Transit’s fare system from tokens to the Metro

Card. As MTA chairman, Kiley was also successful in winning several billion dollars in grants from the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Washington played a major role in paying for many capital improvements. Following the historic 1982 — 1986 effort under Kiley, MTA capital programs for 1987–1991, 1992–1999, 2000– 2004, 2005–2009, 2010–2014 and 2015-2919 funding totaled $128 billion. Federal support for transportation continued to remain consistent and growing over past decades. When a crises occurred, be it 9/11 in 2001, Super Storm Sandy in 2012 or COVID-19 in 2020, Washington was there for us. Additional billions in assistance above and beyond yearly formula allocations from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (prior to 1991 known as the Urban Mass Transportation Administration) were provided. In 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided billions more.

Most federal transportation grants require a 20 percent hard-cash local share. In many cases, FTA accepted toll credits instead of hard cash for the local share. This saved the MTA $1 billion in the previous 2015-2019 five-year capital program. It resulted in FTA paying 100 percent of the real cost for federally funded capital projects and programs. The same, if not more will be true with the 20202024 five-year capital program. Washington has made available $1.4 billion in 2020 FTA formula funding for the MTA. This helps pays for a significant percent of its capital program. Upon adoption of the next federal budget on Oct. 1 (This assumes Congress does its job for a change and passes a budget on time for the president to sign.), there will be approximately $1.5 billion in 2021 FTA formula funding for the MTA. There are other opportunities for up to several hundred million more every year in discretionary competitive grants. The MTA has an excellent track record vs. other transit agencies around the na-

tion in winning various discretionary competitive grants. Over the same time period, both New York State (Albany) and New York City (City Hall) continued to reduce hard cash financial assistance. They both insisted the MTA borrow billions more to fund Five Year Capital Programs. This has resulted today in 20 percent of the MTA annual program being spent on debt payments rather than real capital project and program improvements along with increasing operating services.Sincerely, Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office. This included the development, review, approval and oversight for billions in capital projects and programs for the MTA, NYC Transit, Long Island and Metro North Rail Roads, MTA Bus, NYC Department of Transportation along with 30 other transit agencies in NY & NJ)).

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Vote for change in governing G.N. Plaza

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e’re tired of waiting. Our village has suffered the secondhighest death toll on the peninsula from the coronavirus, yet the Celender/Rosen administration has not made any effort to offer a word of solace or support to the families and friends of the bereaved. Nor have they sought to ask any of our retailer merchants if there was anything that they needed from the village. It’s still a continuation of all the years where nothing is heard from our “leaders” except when they feel threatened in their elected positions. Such was the case recently when one of the Plaza trustees up for re-election — after being called out for not caring—

staged a photo-op by walking into a few stores. If not for the upcoming mayoral election on Sept. 15, there would typically be no presence at all from any member of the current administration. We deserve so much more than the poor judgment and lack of leadership that we have seen for the past 25 years. Our team is looking forward to the election. Myself, Leonard Katz as a write-in candidate for mayor, as well as Marnie Ives (of Kron Chocolatier), and Robert Farajollah, as write-in candidates for trustees, have pledged to get our village moving again. We are committed to being proactive in seeking solutions to the many issues that plague our village. We will invest our time

to bring together the various stakeholders in our village and, through a free exchange of positive ideas, will forge policies to move our village forward. It has taken little or no effort by the Celender/Rosen administration to forward notices on COVID-19 from the Township of North Hempstead or Nassau County, but what really would help our village is an administration seeking ways to truly listen to the voices and concerns of our residents and our local businesses. I’ve talked about wearing masks to allay the fears of our senior citizens so they can venture out safely to shop locally. I asked the Vigilant Fire Department to sound their sirens on Memorial Day as a reminder

of so many men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice so we can all live our lives in freedom and safety. I’ve talked about sponsoring and maintaining a job bank so our merchants can get the workers they need to maintain their service to the public. I’ve offered counsel and encouragement to the residents of the Plaza. And our campaign committee has even chipped into a fund so we could show our appreciation to the COVID-19 workers at North Shore/LIJ by sending them pizza lunches. Our team will always be open to hearing from and being responsive to our constituents. As a starter, we want to announce the advent of a new program. We are opening a Zoom

meeting channel, and every week from now until election day we will be hosting a town hall open house to hear your ideas and insights that will help make our village a better place to live, work, and play. We will also be available to answer any questions and concerns you may have. Watch for our ad next week for further information. We want to hear from you. Please call us at 516-6603701, email us at info@revivegreatneckplaza.com, or visit our website at www.revivegreatneckplaza.com. Remember to vote for change in September. Leonard Katz Village of Great Neck Plaza

Protect school teachers in PPE outfits

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s part of any plan to reopen schools, to whatever degree, might not a Teacher’s PPE gown with mask and shield address one ma-

jor area of concern to a sufficient degree? Gov. Cuomo has mentioned PPE production in New York State. Couldn’t such PPE sets be tai-

lored, manufactured, and perhaps styled to a teacher’s requirements as well? Worn over comfortable street clothes, they should be provided for all teachers (this might

help build a comfort level with the PPE set in young eyes). Along with reasonable monitoring, testing, distancing and proper sanitary practices, we can

keep our teachers safe, a vital step in keeping schools open. Eric Cashdan Sands Point

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Arts center plays crucial role in bad times Continued from Page 17 of the mandatory lock-down, 90 percent of the arts center’s offerings were available online, with private lessons booming and students from as far as Illinois, Colorado and even Jerusalem. Even the center’s dance team continued to function online, with the camera focused on the instructor’s feet. Ceramics instructor Jude Amsel continued to offer her classes, leaving packages of supplies for parents to pick up, then returned their child’s project for Jude to fire in the kiln. Alexandra Gil, the shorts film curator, is teaching “guerrilla

film making” using a cell phone; to help one student who is on the autism spectrum, she made a video of the lesson so he could do it at his own pace. “Parents were critical to the process,” reflected GCAC Executive Director and Founder Regina Gil. “You don’t have a parent bringing their kid to arts center who isn’t committed to arts education. They are partners with school.” The Cinema Series was converted to Movies-at –Home virtual screenings (some free; some a 50-50 partnership with distributors through their stream-

ing platform), and have included Q&As with filmmakers. A newly launched Cultural Insider Series offers conversations with icons among filmmakers, authors, comedians, artists. A new option is a POD class of six students, with the teachers customizing classes to fit their specific interests, schedule and level. The arts center also hopes to offer some in-person classes, such as in dance, along with a new line-up of virtual offerings. The arts center will celebrate the 10th annual Gold Coast International Film Festival this year with a mid-October Virtual

Film Festival, offering a hybrid model of virtual screenings and drive-ins. The hallmark workshops, Q&As with filmmakers and other special events will be incorporated. Even the annual gala, the biggest fund-raiser of the year, will be done virtually, in September. Now, with Long Island in Phase 4 reopening, the center has begun to offer art classes outside, along a strip in the parking lot (with a permit from Great Neck Plaza), with carefully measured spacing and mandatory masks. Going forward,

the center is looking at ways to continue to offer as much programming as possible. Some of these innovations might be maintained. Indeed, the arts center discovered that it is no longer bounded by geography. And while some important donors and sponsors (Neiman Marcus, the main sponsor of the film festival, declared bankruptcy) have faced hardship, new partnerships and alliances are being forged. The Gold Coast Arts Center deserves the support of our community, our region, the county, the state and the nation.

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Be a smart buyer or seller in tight market If you’ve been a regular reader of my weekly column as well as other periodicals, you should be well aware by now of how low our housing inventory has been and probably will continue to decrease further (and the many reasons why) as long as the demand and historic low-interest rates continue on the path that they have taken. Even with the current pandemic and overwhelming spiking infection rates in 41 states, the strong desire of the smartest and financially capable purchasers is to continue looking. They have realized the opportunity at this special moment in time in searching out and finding their next place to call home. More important, seeking the assistance of a top-notch Realtor, who will be there to help and guide you while answering all your pertinent questions as well as going through a checklist of your specific needs and wants will go a long way in your search for that elusive home. However, with fewer choices available than ever before, your broker or agent should discuss which trade-offs you might be willing to forego while looking at homes and narrowing down your wish list to comfortably stay as much as possible within a specified budget without going overboard. We all have a certain amount of money in mind and are qualified for what

we want to spend while seeking out the best possible deal we can. Since it is still a seller’s market, however, with prices still edging higher, one must be very realistic and have the clearest possible vision of what will satisfy the equation in order to consummate a purchase. But even in this low inventory market, overpricing by sellers still does occur, because sometimes they feel that the market will pay their price and there are occasions when a buyer comes along and has to have that home and they might pay a higher price than most. However, this isn’t the norm and seller feelings generally are not relevant to market value. A buyer should always ask for comparable sales of similar properties for the previous six months before making an offer to ascertain a certain base price of where homes have sold. If a broker is representing a buyer as a buyer’s agent and after comparables are provided, the buyers can ask their opinion when determining an offer as to whether the offer is low or a good starting point — unless in certain situations, the offer given is at full asking. If the selling prices are within a certain percentage of asking prices, then that would provide an accurate insight as to where the selling price could be, but there is never a guarantee. Sellers would like to get the highest price they can and if

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch

priced correctly (sometimes just a speck below market value) it will create greater activity leading to a potential bidding war for that particular home. I have experienced this method of pricing. Generally, the more days on the market (D.O.M) the greater the possibility that the property was and currently is overpriced. We all can be a little greedy, but overpricing becomes more detrimental to the seller in the long run, since the longer the listing stays on the market without a price adjustment, the greater the chance that it will sell below market value. There are a multitude of factors that go into the listing and selling price. The overall condition of the interior and exterior is tantamount in figuring a selling

price. If a home is in mint condition, then comparables should be as close to mint or diamond as possible. If it is in excellent, good, or fair condition, then one must have similar properties to compare it to. My suggestion is always to find a house that needs work on a very good block for those that are open to this concept. Analyzing what has to be fixed or upgraded with a qualified and licensed contractor will give you a better idea on what your total cost will be as well as what your offer should be on that house. Turning an “ugly duckling” into a “gorgeous swan” can enable you to potentially build appreciation into your home from the start. As I mentioned, you need to go through trade-offs as to what you are willing to give up in becoming a homeowner. Focus on the schools, towns, and surrounding houses in the area. Notice how the neighbors take care of their properties and drive around a few streets to get a good feel of the area. If you lived in an apartment environment and never owned a home before and are really not familiar with the purchasing process, I would suggest that educating yourself as much in advance as possible will enable you to have a better understanding of what to look for when buying. There is so much more to know today than ever before and the

process is more complicated and the competition for the ever fewer choices of homes available makes it more crucial to be at the top of your game! Using Google and gaining valuable information as the first time or even a move-up purchaser will eliminate costly mistakes. More important, engaging an experienced, expert, and knowledgeable broker with your best interest in mind will save you a lot of time and aggravation, especially today when you cannot afford to lose that first home that you fall in love with because of being unprepared. Remember, you can always upgrade and fix a home but you can never change its location Philip A. Raices is the owner/ Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also as a Certified International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S). Just email or snail mail (regular mail) him with your ideas and suggestions on future columns with your name, email, and cell number and he will call or email you back. For a consultation, he can be reached by cell: (516) 647-4289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate. Com to answer any of your questions or concerns.

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Recent Real Estate Sales in the

Willistons

377 De Mott Street, Mineola

197 Dow Avenue, Mineola

3 bd, 3 ba, 1,593 sqft, Sold on: 3/17/20, Sold Price: $570,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

4 bd, 2 ba, 1,410 sqft, Sold on: 3/11/20, Sold Price: $510,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

186 Nassau Drive, Albertson

1 Lee Avenue, Albertson

4 bd, 4 ba, 2,911 sqft, Sold on: 3/25/20, Sold Price: $980,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Herricks

3 bd, 1 ba, 1,531 sqft, Sold on: 6/2/20, Sold Price: $970,000, Type: Single Family, Schools: Herricks

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Cuomo set to announce reopening plans Continued from Page 1 The petition also described the district’s spring education offerings as “vastly truncated school days, inconsistent policies for how teachers delivered educational services, and a lackluster approach to innovation.” The petition calls for the Board of Education, superintendent and administration to set educational standards for full, in-person instruction five days a week, develop and announce a schedule that will be adhered to by every educator, and share the plans of how a “quality education” will be provided to the district’s students and develop a system for parents to voice concerns in real time. Recently re-elected Great Neck Board of Education member Rebecca Sassouni sent an email to district stakeholders, recognizing the concerns that were expressed. “There is genuine worry about a contagious virus,” Sassouni said. “Also, there is media contagion that amplifies our cynicism and fears while it lays bare our human grasping for reassuring information during an anxious time. Thus, for some, the information in the District plan is sufficient; for others it still feels lacking.” “We know that nothing this year can be the same as it was before, and our hearts break for our children and our staff as well,” School Superintendent Teresa Prendergast said. “We realize that September will require an understanding on everyone’s part that we are all doing

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he will make the decision on whether or not to reopen schools throughout the state some time this week. the best we can under these difficult circumstances.” The decision on reopening schools, Cuomo said, would come this week after fully analyzing the infection rates throughout the state. As of Monday, when Cuomo made the announcement, 416,843 people had tested positive for the virus since the beginning of the pandemic. Hospitalizations fell to 536, and intubations fell to 62, both the lowest levels since mid-March. As of Wednesday, of the 72,668 tests reported on Tuesday, 636 or 0.87 percent, were positive. Hospitalizations in-

creased to 564, and four deaths occurred throughout the state. In Nassau County, a total of 43,322 people had tested positive for the coronavirus as of Wednesday, and 2,194 people had died from it, according to county figures. “Just because I say the infection rate is low, that’s not going to cause a parent to send the child back to school,” Cuomo said. “Just because the school district says we have a safe plan, I’m telling you it’s not going to work. They have to feel comfortable which means they have to be part of the process. We have to have

a dialogue.” President Donald Trump, despite suggesting that the general election might need to be pushed back due to the difficulties surrounding the counting of mail-in ballots, has made his stance on reopening the schools clear and concise. “OPEN THE SCHOOLS!!!” Trump tweeted on Monday. A school in Jerusalem was an international cautionary tale about the dangers of reopening too rapidly, becoming what The New York Times described as “a petri dish for Covid-19.” Despite the Gymnasia school in Israel not being able to adhere to social distancing guidelines, having upwards of 38 students in a 500-square-foot classroom, the consensus of the public was “euphoric” in regards to how the first wave of the virus was dealt with locally, The Times reported. The day after Israeli Education Minister Yoav Gallant said the school system’s “immediate mission” was to allow parents to return to work with peace of mind, the newspaper reported 154 students and 26 staff members were found to be infected. According to The Times, roughly 60 percent of infected students were asymptomatic. As a result, the country’s Education Ministry closed more than 240 schools and quarantined more than 22,500 teachers and students, with 977 testing positive for the virus, The Times reported.

North Hempstead appeals ExteNet ruling Continued from Page 2 and Verizon unprecedented authority to overrule state and local governments in their plans to establish cell nodes – not just in our town, but in every township and local government in the country,” the statement continued. “We will be reaching out to other municipalities on Long Island and working with all levels of government to demand that this law be repealed as this issue is certainly not unique to our area.” ExteNet responded to the request for a stay later on July 29 in a letter to Kor-

man from attorney Brendan Goodhouse of White Plains-based Cuddy and Feder LLP. “The town preposterously contends that ExteNet would not be injured by these even more calculated delays when it knows full well that the issuance of town permits mandated by the Judgment are also required for ExteNet to finalize independent utility company authorizations for construction to proceed at each utility pole location,” Goodhouse wrote. “ExteNet is injured by every day of delay in deploying wireless services that are being hindered as against federal policy and

law.” Goodhouse also said in his letter that “the public interest weighs heavily in favor of installing the facilities.” ExteNet has also sued the villages of Lake Success, Flower Hill, Plandome and Plandome Manor in the past two years after each village, after widespread public backlash, did not approve its requests to build cell nodes. Legal proceedings are ongoing in all four villages, and it is unknown how this judgment will affect those suits. The town had not previously dis-

cussed the application publicly, but Supervisor Judi Bosworth did speak disapprovingly of “the companies who want to install upgraded 5G cell phone transmission equipment in residential areas” in her State of the Town address in January. “We expect and demand that corporations in our town conduct themselves as good corporate neighbors,” the town said in its statement on Friday. “ExteNet and Verizon’s failure to do so will require our town, and other towns, to take unprecedented steps to stand up to this egregious abuse of authority.”

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Area schools submit reopening plans Continued from Page 1 classes. However, not all school districts felt they are able to safely accommodate all students in their facilities, so some did not submit a plan for fully in-person classes. Cuomo was to make the decision this week on whether schools are opening this fall. Reopening plans for districts on the North Shore generally followed a similar format, outlining overall goals and guidelines for the district to follow and diving into specifics of what a typical school day will look like. A few themes are consistent in all of the reopening plans. Masks will be worn at all times when students are within six feet of each other, but they will be given breaks from wearing them each day. Schools will develop health and safety protocols which involve all persons entering school buildings to answer a screening questionnaire. Schools must set up a system to accommodate students’ mental health needs and address the stress and toll of the pandemic. School buses will be cleaned regularly and keep masks on hand for students who don’t have any. Schools will provide an option for fully remote classes for families who don’t feel comfortable sending a child to school. In Mineola, staff members at the high school will undergo training before the first day of school to recognize the symptoms of COVID-19. Staff members will send any symptomatic person to an isolation room to be evaluated by a school nurse. Before returning to school, a person diagnosed with the novel coronavirus must be fever-free for 24 hours, have passed 10 days since the onset of symptoms and have experienced three days of improvement in symptoms. A person who tested positive but was asymptomatic the whole time may return after 10 days from the time he or she tested positive. Signs will be placed around all schools to remind students to practice social distance and keep masks on. Under Mineola’s plan, if a student arrives at a school without having completed a screening questionnaire or has submitted a response which would necessitate exclusion from school, he or she will be directed to a designated area while waiting to be picked up by a parent. Principals and school nurses “should review daily screening reports before the start of school.” Mineola’s plan also said hall monitors will ensure that a limited number of students go in the bathroom at one time. Superintendent Michael Nagler had said at a virtual Board of Education meeting that he was considering using face shields instead of masks, since this allows

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East Williston school board President Mark Kamberg (pictured in 2017) gathered with school officials last week to go over the district’s reopening plan. people to see each other’s facial expressions. There is only mention of face masks, however, in the health and safety section of the plan. Masks will be worn at all times, except during mask breaks. The East Williston school district sent out two surveys to get feedback from parents on their thoughts for the coming semester. Two versions of in-person learning were created by the district. One calls for grades kindergarten through seven to attend school five days per week while the Wheatley School would use a hybrid learning model, splitting the high school into cohorts which alternate days. The one the district chose, however, was to have all students back in school five days a week, with the Wheatley School reducing its program offerings slightly in order to reallocate staff. Spaces such as the gymnasium and auditorium will be used as class space. The principals of East Williston put an emphasis on student mental health. North Side Elementary Principal James Bloomgarden has formed a Social and Emotional Learning Task Force to address the issue in his school. Christine Dragone, principal of Willets Road School, expressed similar concerns last week. “Middle-Schoolers, on any given day,

are struggling with social and emotional connections, ability to self-regulate and manage and now you add a global pandemic and the fact they have to go back to school in a few months and I think we’ve got some work to do,” Dragone said. The Herricks school district put out a 100-page plan saying its elementary students, grades kindergarten through five, will attend fully in-person classes to begin the year while the secondary schools will be split into cohorts and attend every other day. In the event that schools are forced to transition to fully remote learning, the daily schedule would remain the same and classes would be held through Google Meet or Infinite Campus. At the middle school and high school, the student populations will be split in half alphabetically by last name. Siblings will be kept in the same cohort. “The School District considers in-person services a priority for our youngest and high needs students,” the plan said. Students might make use of technology even when they are in school in order to gain familiarity with the online tools. The plan has methods for physical education to be held in all of the learning situations. If phys ed is held in person, 12

feet of distance will be maintained in all directions. The teacher will use a microphone and speaker when giving instructions to students and all activities will require no physical contact or proximity to other students. Under remote learning, phys ed will be held over Google Meet and ensure that activities can be completed at home. In the hybrid model, the teachers will assign tasks for at-home completion and then have them “apply the knowledge gained in the school setting.” All districts will continue to provide special education and continue with services to assist students who do not speak English as a first language. Individualized Education Programs will continue to be provided and upheld. The New York State Public High School Athletic Association has delayed the start of the fall sports season to Sept. 21 and canceled all state and regional championships. It is also encouraging all games to be scheduled so as to reduce travel and distance. East Williston Athletic Director Michael Scaturro said last week that although the Long Island sports championships are canceled, there remains a possibility that a Nassau County playoff of some sort could be put together for some sports.

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students will receive one of three testing times on the testing date. From their registration up until Nov. 5, students will write in their school choices, where their scores will be sent. For students in the Diocese of Rockville Centre, the test will be administered online on Saturday, Nov. 7. Following the test, TACHS applicant record forms, available at tachsinfo.com/applicant.

aspx, will be due to the student’s desired school by Dec. 16. Notices of admission from schools will be sent out two months later in January. Schools that fall under the Diocese of Rockville Centre umbrella, and thus will require the TACHS test for an entrance exam, include Chaminade High School in Mineola, Holy Trinity Diocesan High School in Hicksville, Kellenberg Memorial High

School in Uniondale, Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Syosset, Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead, St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington, St. Dominic College Preparatory High School in Oyster Bay, St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School in West Islip, and St. Mary’s High School in Manhasset. Further information, including extended testing time, is available at tachsinfo.com.

Child Victims Act extended Continued from Page 20 against children must be held accountable,” Kaplan said. “With this law now in effect and the look back window extended, I urge all survivors to consider taking action so that these abusers can be brought to justice, and so that survivors can hopefully find some closure.” The Diocese of Rockville Centre, which was hit with numerous law-

suits shortly after the act’s passage last year, had a bid to dismiss the suits rejected in May. The diocese filed an appeal in June. Places in the Diocese of Rockville Centre named in the lawsuits include Chaminade High School in Mineola, Our Lady of Fatima in Manorhaven, St. Mary’s Church and St. Ignatius Retreat House in Manhas-

set, St. Agnes Cathedral High School in Rockville Centre, St. Hyacinth Parish and All Saints Regional Catholic School in Glen Head, Good Shepherd Parish and Church in Holbrook, Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville, St. Andrew’s Parish and Elementary School in Sag Harbor, St. Barnabas Parish and Church in Bellmore, St. Joseph’s Parish and Church in Babylon,

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New mom thrives after transplant Continued from Page 22 she had developed acute fatty liver disease late in her pregnancy. Dr. Lewis Teperman, director of organ transplantation for Northwell and vice chairperson of surgery at North Shore University Hospital, said the disease, while rare, can be fatal if not treated immediately. “It generally occurs late in the pregnancy, as was the case with Danielle,” Teperman said. Due to the severity of her illness, Grafas underwent an emergency C-section at the hospital on June 11. The healthy baby, Athena, who weighed in at three pounds at birth, was placed in the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

In the meantime, Grafas’ condition further deteriorated after the delivery. “Her liver was one third the size of a normal liver and was operating at only 5 percent capacity,” Teperman said. Because of this, Grafas slipped into a coma on June 28. It was at this point, Teperman said, that he understood that a liver transplant was necessary. “Because of her condition, Danielle was considered Status I on the national transplant list,” Teperman said. “We always say that transplantation is an accident of time.” The transplant team, headed up by Teperman, was able to procure the liver on June 29 from

a donor in Pennsylvania, and a seven-hour liver transplant was performed later that day. “We were able to procure a viable liver from a deceased patient in Pennsylvania, and all of our thoughts and prayers go out to the donor’s family and we are very grateful for their generosity,” Teperman said. “Without the liver transplant, Danielle would not be with us today.” Teperman adds that the surgery was the first to take place at Northwell’s Transplant Center since it re-opened in June. Transplants, as well as other nonlifethreatening operations, had been curtailed during the coronavirus pandemic. One day later, Grafas

awoke, feeling “alert and hopeful.” Her husband, Angelo Zismopoulos, was able to take their daughter home on July 3, and Grafas was released on July 14. With both Grafas and little Athena thriving at home, Zismopoulos thanked the donor family for making his wife’s recovery possible. “Thanks to Dr. Teperman, I have my family back again,” Zisimopoulos said. The doctor said that the prognosis for Grafas and her now six-pound, healthy baby is positive. “There’s nothing better than seeing a health family,” Teperman said. “I’ve already promised to dance at Athena’s wedding – we’ll all be there.”

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING INC. VILLAGE OF EAST WILLISTON PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Village of East Williston will hold a public hearing on August 20, 2020 at 7:30 pm, at the Village Hall, 2 Prospect Street, East Williston to hear the application of Anne Spina, 36 Donald Street East Williston, New York to request variances from: ARTICLE IX Supplementary Use and Dimensional regulations. Section 160-37. Fences and Walls B.(1) Fence. Allowed 4 feet fence Requested 6 feet fence Applicant seeks to construct a six foot fence. The proceedings will held both in person and remotely. If you would like to participate in the proceedings, you may join from your computer, tablet or smartphone. Instructions for doing so will be posted to the Village website at HYPERLINK “https://www.eastwilliston.org” https://www. eastwilliston.org in advance of the meeting, The meetings will be recorded and later transcribed. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any interested party may appear personally and be heard. BY ORDER OF BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS INC. VILLAGE OF EAST WILLISTON Michael Holland, Chairman Board of Zoning Appeals DATED: East Williston, New York August 7, 2020 WT #153693 1x 8/7/2020

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING INC. VILLAGE OF EAST WILLISTON PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Village of East Williston will hold a public hearing 20th day August 2020 at 7:30 pm, at the Village Hall, 2 Prospect Street, East Williston to hear the application of Christine Rizzotti, 53 Donald Street East Williston, New York to request variances from: Article IX Supplementary Use and Dimensional Regulations Section 160-32 Placement of Accessory uses and buildings Sub-section D (1) (c) “… All driveways in Residence B must be at least two feet from any side yard.” Required 2 feet from side yard property line Requested 1 foot from side property line Applicant seeks to widen the driveway by one (1) foot. The proceedings will be held both in person and remotely. If you would like to participate in the proceedings, you may join from your computer, tablet or smartphone. Instructions for doing so will be posted to the Village website at HYPERLINK “https://www.eastwilliston.org” https://www. eastwilliston.org in advance of the meeting, The meetings will be recorded and later transcribed. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any interested party may appear personally and be heard. BY ORDER OF BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS INC. VILLAGE OF EAST WILLISTON Michael Holland, Chairman Board of Zoning Appeals

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING INC. VILLAGE OF EAST WILLISTON PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Village of East Williston will hold a public hearing at the Village Hall, 2 Prospect Street in said Village on August 20, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. to hear the application of Mr. & Mrs. Nich!"#$%&'()!*%+,%-./0.12."3% Drive, East Williston, New York to request a variance from: Article V Residence B District (RB) 160-18 Dimensional Regulations. (e) Minimum front yard depth: average set back 32.0 feet requested 27.67 feet. Applicant seeks to construct a porch and expand the garage. The proceedings will be held both in person and remotely. If you would like to participate in the proceedings, you may join from your computer, tablet or smartphone. Instructions for doing so will be posted to the Village website at HYPERLINK “https://www.eastwilliston.org” https://www. eastwilliston.org in advance of the meeting, The meetings will be recorded and later transcribed. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any interested party may appear personally and be heard. BY ORDER OF BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS INC. VILLAGE OF EAST WILLISTON Michael Holland, Chairman Board of Zoning Appeals DATED: East Williston, New York August 7, 2020 WT #153691 1x 8/7/2020 #153691

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Thousands lose power on N. Shore Continued from Page 6 Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin called PSE&G’s response “flawed” in a news conference Wednesday morning, especially in the company’s first major challenge since taking over from National Grid in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in 2012. “PSEG Long Island was supposed to be the answer to the problems customers experienced in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy,” Clavin said. “While Isaias was certainly a serious storm that caused widespread damage, it was no Superstorm Sandy. Unfortunately, customers experienced ‘déjà vu,’ as many experienced busy phone lines, an inoperative text-in outage system and a malfunctioning website. I think many would agree with me that PSEGLI’s grade for this storm is a resounding failure.” Clavin called upon Gov. Andrew Cuomo to investigate the company’s response. “I’m asking the Governor to have the appropriate state authorities investigate PSEGLI’s utter failure during this storm,” Clavin said. “PSEG Long Island was brought on to correct the mistakes of the past, but Isaias exposed a series of flaws that resulted in a botched response. This is unacceptable. Customers deserve answers, not a ‘busy signal.’” Following her news conference on

Wednesday morning, Curran posted a screen shot from the PSE&G website on her Facebook page, circling the estimated restoration time of Sept. 3 at 11:45 a.m. for Nassau County. “Unacceptable is an understatement,” Curran wrote. State Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck) said that she and her colleagues in the Long Island delegation of the state Senate would be calling for an investigation into PSE&G’s response. PSE&G said it continued to deploy crews to restore power. “We have made great progress overnight, restoring more than 220,000 customers affected by the strongest tropical storm to hit the area in years, and we will not rest until everyone’s power is back on,” Daniel Eichhorn, president and COO of PSEG Long Island and chief customer officer of PSEG Long Island and PSE&G, said Wednesday. “We have also overcome many of the issues with Verizon that affected our call center operations yesterday. We understand how critical it is to share accurate and timely information with our customers and we continue working diligently to fully resolve these issues. We urge customers to use the automated voice response system whenever possible: 1-800-490 0075.”

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