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Districts wait for guidance on COVID plans Await word from health department before settting school safety policies BY S A M U E L E PETRUCCELLI With local school districts’ first day of class just weeks away, administrators and public education experts are anxiously awaiting state and federal guidance on protocols to curtail the spread of COVID-19 and its variants. Those protocols could range from physical distancing, to wearing masks, to mandating the choice of regular testing or a vaccine. In a July 29 memo to district superintendents, principals and non-public school leaders, New York State Commissioner of Education Betty Rosa gave updates on what could be expected in the coming weeks for students. “The urgency and frustration you are feeling as September approaches is palpable and is shared by the department,” Rosa said. “The overall goal for the 20212022 school year is to maximize inperson teaching and learning, be

responsive to student needs, and keep students and staff healthy and safe. Be assured the department is engaged in continuing efforts to help develop and secure guidance to advance that goal.” Keeping students and staff healthy will take a few safety precautions, some designated by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, according to Rosa. Though it would be best for such decisions to be made as soon as possible, the timeline for local districts to receive more clarity and inform their faculty, staff and students is unclear. “While the nature and extent of COVID-19 and its variants are still dynamic, it is essential that schools receive whatever guidance the governor and the [Department of Health] intend to offer about the 2021-2022 school year as soon as possible to provide time for you to take necessary measures to safely welcome students in September,” Rosa said. “Therefore, the best the Continued on Page 66

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Between last week’s wake and funeral, clergy estimate 5,000 attendees paid their respects to Manhasset brothers James and Michael Farrell. They were laid to rest at Nassau Knolls Cemetery in Port Washington. See story on page 2.

New Mineola Fire Dept. HQ under construction BY B R A N D ON DUFFY

village’s firefighters said goodbye to their longtime home. A groundbreaking cerConstruction started on emony commemorated the a new headquarters for the start of construction on July Mineola Volunteer Fire De- 2, nearly two years after partment this month after the Mineola Mayor Scott Strauss

— himself a firefighter — revealed that the department’s century-old building on Jericho Turnpike would have to be torn down because of structural issues. Continued on Page 67

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Remembering two Dispute delays who died in crash Denton Ave. bridge An estimated 5,000 people mourn Manhasset men LIRR awaits permits from Garden City BY B R A N D ON DUFFY

“While that lawsuit pertained to a separate issue, we are optimistic that its dismissal will facilitate approval of these delayed permits,” the LIRR Expansion Project team said in its statement. Residents in neighboring villages have also complained about construction from the LIRR project, which started in 2018 along a 9.8-mile stretch of the railroad between Floral Park and Hicksville. Gina Martinez, who lives adjacent to a construction site in Floral Park, told village officials in July that representatives from the joint-venture firm responsible for the work “have been deceitful from day one in communicating their work plan and how long it would last to the village and to the residents.” MTA oﬃcials have touted the wide range of benefits that the major infrastructure project will bring to communities along the railroad, including improved flow of traﬃc on local roads, reduced noise and reliable rail services. Continued on Page 67

The reconstruction of an aging Long Island Rail Road bridge over Denton Avenue has been delayed amid a dispute between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Village of Garden City, transit officials said. The crossing is the seventh and final bridge that needs to be renovated as part of the massive LIRR Expansion Project, which is slated to be completed in 2022. In a July 28 statement to the community, the LIRR Expansion Project team said it was waiting for Garden City officials to issue permits needed to start work on the bridge. MTA officials also pointed PHOTO BY SAMUELE PETRUCCELLI to a lawsuit the village filed earlier this year accusing the Mourners watched as James and Michael Farrell were carried out of The Archangel Mistate-run transit agency of being chael Church and driven to their final resting place in Port Washington. The brothers were deceptive when it installed giant pronounced dead at the scene of a head-on car collision in Quogue. steel utility poles that are raised 93 feet above the ground and standing over neighborhoods. In The brothers died near mid- that sets you for the rest of your July, state Supreme Court Judge BY S A M U E L E night on July 24 after a red Nissan life. James and Michael are now Diccia Pineda-Kirwan dismissed PETRUCCELLI maxima, driven by Justin Mendez, discovering the best real estate that the case. Six days after being pro- 22, of Brookhaven, veered out of exists – the kingdom of heaven.” A graduate of the University of nounced dead at the scene of a the two-lane Montauk Highway head-on car collision in Quogue, and collided with their for-hire Pennsylvania, where he captained Manhasset brothers Michael and vehicle. Mendez was pronounced the men’s lacrosse team for the James Farrell were laid to rest at dead at a hospital, in addition to 2018 season, James Farrell, 25, Nassau Knolls Cemetery in Port Ryan Kiess, 25, of Manhasset, and went on to live in New York City Uber driver Farhan Zahid, 32, of and work as an analyst at Mack Washington. Attendees waited for hours Bay Shore, who both died at the Real Estate Group. His brother, 20, following a similar path, studied inside The Archangel Michael scene. The sole survivor, Brianne finance and real estate at the UniChurch to pay their respects to the decorated collegiate lacrosse play- Maglio, 22 of Garden City, was hos- versity of Villanova. “Our hearts are broken followers and well-known graduates pitalized in critical condition. John K. Lardas, presiding ing the news out of Long Island of Manhasset High School at last Thursday’s wake. After a funeral priest at The Archangel Michael this weekend. Our thoughts and service the next day, a Suffolk Church, spoke over a PA system to prayers go out to the Farrell famCounty Sheriff, Suffolk County the families, friends, classmates, ily. James was a captain during the Police and Port Washington Police teammates, fraternity brothers and 2018 season for us,” a tweet from motorcade led the procession up neighbors of the young men at the Penn Men’s Lacrosse said. “James Farrell … is a martyr W Shore Road for a private burial. public wake. to the spirit of carelessness and PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LIRR EXPANSION PROJECT TEAM “In real estate, it takes years Between both the wake and the to a world that does not comprefuneral, clergy estimated there to build up one’s portfolio,” Lardas Continued on Page 66 Photo of the existing Denton Avenue bridge. said, “to get that one investment were 5,000 mourners.

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Music silenced at My Father’s Place Second iteration of legendary Roslyn venue caught in an ongoing contract dispute BY B R A N D ON DUFFY My Father’s Place at the Roslyn Hotel has been out of the live music business since March 17, 2020 — but unlike many music venues, COVID-19 was not the culprit. Instead, the extended absence is a result of a dispute between the operator of My Father’s Place, Michael “Eppy” Epstein, and the owners of the hotel, Sudhir and Sumeer Kakar. Epstein said he was looking to renegotiate the terms of the contract he originally signed in 2017 when he reopened the legendary venue in a joint agreement with the hotel. Epstein said as president of Roz Lyn Entertainment Corp., he wanted to increase his company’s share of the venue’s food and alcohol sales, which is currently 10%. While the final percentage is up for negotiation, Epstein said he also wants to give up his 5% share of the revenue from the hotel restaurant, 1221 at MFP. “The minute the club opened I was miserable because it didn’t

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My Father’s Place on Bryant Avenue before shutting down in 1987. feel like my club,” Epstein said in an interview with Blank Slate Media. “The hotel gave us a very hard time and were not respectful.” In the meantime, the hotel oﬃcially known as the Roslyn, Tapestry Collection by Hilton has used the ballroom that My Father’s Place formerly occupied to host live events under the name Roslyn’s Cellar since April 15 of

this year. The space has also been rented for private events. Eﬀorts to reach the ownership group of the hotel about the stalemate were unavailing. The hotel is owned by Sudhir and Sumeer Kakar of Upper Brookville. The father-son investor team purchased the former Roslyn Claremont Hotel in 2017 for more than $14 million.

Epstein was president of Roz Lyn and owner of the original My Father’s Place, which drew some of the biggest names in music from 1971 to until it closed in 1987. The concert hall that was next to Diane’s Bakery & Cafe on Bryant Street hosted prominent acts as they were making their way towards stardom, including Aero-

smith, Bruce Springsteen and The Ramones. Along with his professional acumen in the music industry, Epstein brought upgrades to the existing ballroom, which included modern lights and audio to accompany the 2,700-square-foot venue. Epstein’s first show at the hotel under the My Father’s Place banner was in 2018. The investments made into My Father’s Place were not breaking even as time passed, he said. “All we did was keep paying money because we only had 10 percent of food and liquor sales, which was low,” he said. “Venues that go in and promote concerts usually get 25-30 percent, but this is what the hotel gave us. The deal did not work.” My Father’s Place is one of many music venues on Long Island that received money from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, the federal program U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) strongly advocated to help turn around venues aﬀected by COVID-19. Roz Lyn Entertainment Corp. is slated to receive $363,139 in Continued on Page 76

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A plea to keep Butera as superintendent Manhasset deputy Rosemary Johnson issues defense during Board of Education meeting BY S A M U E L E PETRUCCELLI A top Manhasset school oﬃcial on Tuesday urged her own Board of Education not to oust Superintendent Vincent Butera as she claimed “bad actors” had thrust the district’s leader into a sexual-harassment scandal. Rosemary Johnson, the deputy superintendent for business and operations, issued an impassioned defense of Butera at an extraordinary school board meeting where four other people stuck up for the embattled superintendent, who went on leave in May after he was found to have violated the district’s sexual-harassment guidelines. Johnson rose from her seat next to Acting Superintendent Gaurav Passi to speak as a 29-year Manhasset resident during the meeting’s public-comment period, calling Butera an educational visionary with an unblemished career. She then argued that a personnel change had led to Butera’s sexualharassment scandal. “The result of this inexplicable action with questionable timing was, in my view, that the complaint, and the nature of the investigator’s findings with respect thereto, were twisted completely out of proportion,” Johnson said. “I cannot discount the deliberate actions of several bad actors, with

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Manhasset school district Deputy Superintendent for Business and Operations Rosemary Johnson gave a charged statement directed at her own board of education, saying Superintendent Vincent butera was targeted by “bad actors” in a sexual harassment scandal. Butera remains on leave. thoughts of retribution for decisions made, and with intent to do Dr. Butera and the district harm. I believe they have succeeded in their mal intent.” “Yes, during his tenure, Dr. Butera has had to make diﬃcult decisions, including

personnel decisions,” she said. “I believe that two of these decisions triggered certain events that contribute to where we find ourselves today.” Johnson did not provide further details of who the alleged bad actors were or spe-

cific evidence for her claim that personnel decisions sparked the scandal. When questioned on specifics, Butera redirected Blank Slate Media’s inquiry to Johnson. In September 2020, a Shelter Rock Elementary School teacher filed a complaint alleging the school chief made her feel uncomfortable after hugging her twice in school and frequently visiting her classroom to “just stand in the back and stare,” according to NBC News. Both incidents were described as “creepy.” After that filing, the district hired the law oﬃce of Shaw, Perelson, May & Lambert to independently investigate the allegations, according to reports. Two months later, the firm reportedly concluded Butera had violated the school’s sexual harassment policy. “There is no dispute that these events occurred,” Johnson said. “There is, however, a dispute regarding Dr. Butera’s intent versus the perception of the complainant. The board dealt with the complaint, issued a letter to the complainant, later circulated by unknown parties, stated its conclusion. As the board stated previously, it took appropriate action in the context of the nature of the complaint, which did not include termination.” Continued on Page 77

Legislature OKs bill to protect police BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z The Nassau County Legislature approved a bill Monday to protect cops and other first-responders under a county law meant to shield marginalized people from discrimination. After an eight-hour public meeting on Monday, the Republican-controlled Legislature passed the bill with a vote of 12-6. The legislation, if signed into law by Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, would include first-responder groups with minority groups discriminated against for their race, religion or sexual orientation. Curran touted the work of the county’s law enforcement and first responders but requested that the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James review the bill prior to any decision on whether to sign it into law or not. “There were many speakers today who questioned this legislation,” Curran said in a statement on Monday. “Now that it has been passed by the Legislature, I will be making an inquiry to the Attorney General’s Office to review and provide some advice.” Curran, in the letter to James’ office, asked officials to help determine, “whether the law strikes the proper legal balance between the government’s responsibility to protect its uniformed personnel and its

duty not to interfere with the ability of the people to exercise their civil rights legally without fear of penalty.” Officials said the county could also file lawsuits on behalf of first-responders seeking financial damages for “discrimination” if the bill is signed into law. The county would also be allowed to penalize alleged offenders with a fine of up to $25,000 in civil penalties and $50,000 if the alleged incident occurred during a riot, officials said. “The police are essential to protect citizens’ freedom to speak, or refrain from speaking, from individuals who would use threats and violence to silence those with whom they disagree or to enforce conformity of thought,” the bill states. Nassau Police Benevolent Association President James McDermott told Newsday that the members of his group, “applaud the Nassau County legislature who continue to stand up for law and order and support our police during this unprecedented time.” Efforts to reach McDermott or a representative from the association for further comment were unavailing. U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) said the bill “violates the spirit of the county’s human rights law” and questioned the legislation’s legality. Continued on Page 67

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Local Dems, GOP tell Cuomo to quit Join Biden, state officials in condemnation after AG’s report on sexual harassment charges BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Republican and Democratic oﬃcials throughout Nassau County and New York called for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign Tuesday after state Attorney General Letitia James accused him of sexually harassing multiple women, including former and current state employees. Even President Joe Biden urged Cuomo to step down on the heels of the damning report James’ oﬃce released after a five-month investigation that threatens to cut short the Democratic governor’s political career. Beginning in December 2020, women that previously worked for the state began coming forward with allegations that Cuomo inappropriately touched and harassed them on multiple occasions from 2013 to last year. James’ investigators determined that Cuomo sexually harassed or assaulted 11 women, most of whom worked for the state. The 165-page report’s findings — based on interviews with 179 people — indicate Cuomo violated multiple federal and state laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and New York State’s Human Rights Law. James, a Democrat, praised the women who came forward and spoke of their alleged encounters with Cuomo. “I am grateful to all the women who came forward to tell their stories in painstak-

immediately resign as governor were made shortly after the report’s release Tuesday afternoon — including one from Biden, who joined the chorus at a press conference. “I think he should resign,” Biden told reporters. “I understand that the state legislature may decide to impeach. I’m sure there were some embraces that were totally innocent. Apparently, the Attorney General decided there were things that weren’t.” Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi echoed Biden’s remarks and agreed that Cuomo should resign from oﬃce. “Recognizing his love of New York and the respect for the oﬃce he holds, I call upon the Governor to resign,” Pelosi said in a statePHOTO BY KAREN RUBIN ment. New York and Nassau County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs also called on Cuomo A flurry of bipartisan calls for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign were made to resign, saying the conclusions found on the report were “extremely damning and upseton Tuesday after a report from the ting.” office of Attorney General Letitia “And so, it is with sadness and a meaJames indicated he sexually harassed sure of regret that I must ask the Governor and inappropriately touched multiple to resign and allow the important work of the state-work that he did so much to advancewomen from 2013-2020. to continue,” Jacobs said in a statement Wednesday. ing detail, enabling investigators to get to the Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer truth,” James said. “No man — no matter (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (Dhow powerful — can be allowed to harass N.Y.) called Cuomo’s reported actions “prowomen or violate our human rights laws, foundly disturbing, inappropriate and comperiod.” pletely unacceptable” in a joint statement A flurry of bipartisan calls for Cuomo to

Tuesday. The two also touted the work of James’ office for its investigative work. “No elected official is above the law,” the statement read. “The people of New York deserve better leadership in the governor’s office. We continue to believe that the Governor should resign.” U.S. Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove), Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn) and Gregory Meeks (D-Queens), released a joint statement touting the investigative work from James’ office and said Cuomo “created a hostile work environment and violated state and federal law.” The three lawmakers had refrained from calling for Cuomo’s resignation when the allegations against him started mounting earlier this year, but they reversed course Tuesday. “The time has come for Governor Andrew Cuomo to do the right thing for the people of New York State and resign,” their statement read. Assemblyman Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove), who is leading the Assembly’s impeachment inquiry against Cuomo, said the report is being closely reviewed by the Judiciary Committee and called the findings in the report “extraordinarily disturbing” and “repugnant.” “This is a difficult day for the People of the State of New York,” Lavine said in a statement. “I am deeply impressed with the proContinued on Page 71

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Port’s Soundview County to aid water Cinemas to close district upgrades BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z

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Water districts throughout Nassau County can apply for individual grants up to $50,000 that will aid in eliminating harmful contaminants in residential water, county oﬃcials announced on Wednesday. County Executive Laura Curran said Nassau received $1.5 million in grants stemming from funds secured in the American Rescue Plan. The grants are part of a $9 million plan by the county to improve water quality throughout all the districts in Nassau. “Nassau County is committed to providing communities with the resources they need to make critical upgrades to

their water systems,” Curran said. “By assisting water districts with these important infrastructure improvements, we will ensure cleaner water for residents while preventing costs from being passed onto ratepayers.” “On behalf of the Nassau Suﬀolk Water Commissioners’ Association, we express our gratitude to the County for allocating funds from the American Rescue Plan towards emerging contaminants and water conservation,” Amanda Field, president of the association said. “Every dollar counts towards oﬀsetting the cost of designing and constructing treatment systems.” Continued on Page 77

Port Washington’s Soundview Cinemas will permanently close on Sept. 8. BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z After more than eight years of serving the Port Washington community, Soundview Cinemas will be closing its doors in September. Owner Jordan Desner, in an interview with Blank Slate Media Wednesday, said the Port Washington theater suffered from the loss of revenue caused by the coronavirus pandemic. After reopening the theater in late June, Desner said, underwhelming attendance over the past month contributed to the decision to shut down next month. “Financially, it just doesn’t make sense for us,” he said. “The theater, un-

fortunately, has not really gotten tremendous support since we’ve been back open. It hasn’t really been what we expected.” Desner said he is “cautiously optimistic” that he will be able to sell the property prior to the Sept. 8 deadline and added that he hopes something happens “very quickly.” Any agreement, he said, would be subject to landlord approval. Florida-based PEBB Enterprises and New York-based Sagamore Hill Partners announced that they had closed on a purchase of Soundview Marketplace, where the theater is located, earlier this year. Continued on Page 66

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Officials announced the procurement of $1.5 million in grants for water districts throughout Nassau County to prevent contaminants from entering into water.

Radiation concerns scrub E. Hills truck BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z A Village of East Hills sanitation truck remains out of commission due to an exposure to radioactive waste, village officials announced Monday. East Hills Mayor Michael Koblenz, in a phone interview with Blank Slate Media, said the truck has stayed at the Town of North Hempstead sanitation site in Port Washington, where the village disposes of waste, for the past couple of weeks. Meters that the town uses measured unusual radiation coming from the truck, where it has been parked. Efforts to reach a representative from the town’s sanitation site for comment were unavailing. Koblenz said the substance was not known because officials have not gone into the truck since meters indicated the high radiation levels. It is possible, he said, that a resident did not properly dispose of medications they were receiving. “We don’t know what it is because we haven’t gotten to the truck,” Koblenz said. “The problem is that it was prob-

ably somebody getting medications and did not properly dispose of it and put it in their regular trash. That’s my guess, I don’t know for a fact.” It is also possible that the radioactive waste may have some labeling or identification on it, Koblenz said. The mayor said that the radiation levels of the truck, which still contains the existing garbage from weeks prior, will need to decrease by the end of this week or else the village will have to pay at least $6,000 to have the truck’s contents remediated before the vehicle is used again. “We don’t know much more yet,” Koblenz said. “I’m trying to avoid spending $6,000 plus to see if the numbers go down. If they don’t by the end of this week, we’re going to wind up having to do it.” Koblenz urged residents to dispose of any nuclear medicine, radioactive waste, hypodermic needles, and other potentially toxic materials properly through the village’s program held twice a year or through the Town of North Hempstead’s Shed the Meds events.

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County nonprofits, health orgs get $18M Nassau announces allocation of funds provided under the American Rescue Plan BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Nassau County nonprofits and service providers were allocated nearly $18 million in grants as part of a $63 million funding package from the American Rescue Plan stimulus bill, county officials announced last week. Included in the $17.9 million available are $1.4 million to expand youth services, $2.1 million to expand programs in the Office of Aging, and $3.4 million to enhance behavioral health programs. Another $10 million is set aside for not-for-profit organizations that serve Nassau but are not officially under contract with the county. County officials said those funds will aid populations in Nassau that suffer from food insecurity, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect. “From food resources, to domestic violence support, to substance abuse programs, the demand for nonprofits’ services

skyrocketed during the pandemic,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said. “I thank the leaders of these agencies and my Economic Advisory Council for their ongoing work to ensure the most eﬃcient use of this funding.” In late June, the Nassau County Legislature unanimously passed the $62.9 million proposal put forth by Curran to help the county’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Curran said $30 million will be equally distributed to the Boost Nassau Main Street Small Business Grant Program, the Boost Nassau Small Business Loan Program and to workforce development. The two Boost Nassau programs will use the funds to support and promote a variety of local businesses and downtown shopping districts. An additional $2.5 million will be used for technical assistance along with miscellaneous staﬀing supplies and advertisements

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Nassau county officials announced $18 million in grants were secured for not-for-profit organizations and human and health services last week. for the Boost Nassau programs, oﬃcials said. Youth programs will get $1.4 million, or a 20 percent increase, in contracts with nonprofit agencies that provide a variety of services to youth including educational and academic support, after-school

programs, counseling, youth employment and recreational programs. Oﬃcials said the bill will also allocate $3 million to a new Septic System Replacement Fund, which will reimburse property and small-business owners who replace their aging

cesspools. An additional $6 million will go toward a multi-year regional groundwater program. “As our region continues to recover from the pandemic, Nassau County took a key step today toward delivering crucial support for initiatives that will strengthen our small businesses, protect the environment, and bolster important health and social services programs that benefit Nassau County’s veterans, seniors and youth,” Legislative Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams (D-Freeport) said last month. Organizations and services are able to apply for the grants through the county’s Boost Nassau online portal. “With our sophisticated new portal, we are fast-tracking federal funds to the organizations that will help keep our most vulnerable residents healthy, safe, and independent — giving them a vital boost as we work to recover from the impacts of the pandemic,” Curran, a Democrat, said.

Curran revises plan for $375 relief payments BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has submitted a revised plan that would provide eligible homeowners throughout the county with direct cash payments of $375 to spur the economic recovery. Curran presented modified plans to the Republican-controlled Legislature Friday that would send the one-time payments to households with a total income of up to $168,900, a revision from initial plans to dispense payments to households with a total income no larger than $500,000. The relief, Curran said in a release Monday, will benefit upwards of 400,000 eligible households. The proposed initiative, which still requires legislative approval, will use $100 million in funds the county received from the American Rescue Plan. “As we continue to recover from the pandemic, Nassau County is committed to delivering relief for our residents and businesses,” Curran said. “I believe this assistance will

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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran presented revised plans for eligible homeowners to receive direct payments of coronavirus relief aid to the legislature last week. not only help those who continue to struggle, but also provide a boost to our local economy.” Households with a total income no greater than $500,000 that have proof of suﬀering a negative economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic will also be eligible for the payment, Curran said.

Documents such as receipts of unemployment benefits, food or housing insecurity, increased child-care expenses, coronavirus-related death expenses or unreimbursed remote work/learning expenses can be submitted through the Boost Nassau online portal. The payments will only be sent to homeowners who al-

ready receive the state’s STAR or enhanced STAR exemptions, officials announced. Presiding Officer Rich Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) said that the Republican majority “will do its due diligence to make sure taxpayers are protected.” Town of Hempstead Councilman Bruce Blakeman, a Republican running against Curran for the county executive seat this year, told Newsday that his efforts to ease the tax burden for county homeowners will be more successful than Curran’s. “I’m the only candidate for county executive who has a real plan for recurring taxpayer relief, and it starts with the rollback of Laura Curran’s massive $9 million in tax hikes contained in her current budget,” Blakeman said in a statement. Efforts to reach the Blakeman campaign for further comment were unavailing. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) expressed his support for Curran’s proposal to directly provide Nassau homeowners with

some of the $385 million in total funding for the county he helped secure. “I worked tirelessly to secure billions in aid in the American Rescue Plan for New York and its localities – including over $385 million for Nassau County – and I’m glad that County Executive Curran has created a Household Assistance Program to put some of these funds back in the pockets of Nassau County residents who have experienced hardship throughout the pandemic,” Schumer said. Oﬃcials said the county, which received $193 million in May from the American Rescue Plan, will be given an additional $192 million next year. U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) said the proposal will put necessary funding into the hands of homeowners at a time when it is severely needed. “The county’s Household Assistance Program will put this money directly into the pockets of Nassau’s renters and homeowners, helping families pay their bills and boosting our local economy,” Rice said.

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Do-it-yourself fixes to sell your home I have provided numerous columns on the crucial steps to take in preparing the outside exterior of your home, not only for your personal satisfaction but to keep it looking pristine and top notch when readying and considering putting it on the market for sale. It can be a lot of work or it can be simplified as long as you have a plan and stick to it on a regular basis. As we all know humans are creatures of procrastination and putting things oﬀ will be detrimental to your pocketbook! Most homeowners just don’t want to face the facts that no matter how long you delay chores and projects and being grouped into the “Monday morning quarterback” crowd where most reside, they eventually either “wake up and smell the coffee” and step up to the plate and be responsible and diligent in realizing that they must get things done or suﬀer the consequences with a lower selling price. I try to advise all my clients (or assist them with a solid and stress-free short or long-term plan to follow) to sit down and create either an Excel spread sheet or a simplified outline of what really needs to be accomplished. This will go a very long way to make

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Good for students, good for teachers

o attend daycare or pre-K in New York, a child must be vaccinated for diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, measles, rubella, polio and chickenpox. To attend middle school and high school, a child must also be vaccinated for whooping cough again and meningitis. And to attend 12th grade, students need a booster shot for meningitis. So there is plenty of precedent and more than enough reasons for local school districts to now require additional vaccine shots for students 12 and over for COVID-19. The school districts should not stop there. All teachers, administrators and school staﬀ should also be mandated – yes, mandated – to be vaccinated. Students under 12 should be required to wear masks until a vaccine is made available for them, hopefully sometime this winter. And then they should be required to be vaccinated. School districts must do everything they can to ensure that students start the school year inperson and finish the school year with no interruptions in between. We all know too well the cost of students learning from home in terms of education, social development and mental health. And the economic cost to parents forced to stay home to care for their children. As has been said repeatedly, the latest spike in the COVID-19 cases led by the Delta variant is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. But it is felt by everyone. It is time that those who fail to get vaccinated, for whatever reason, should not be allowed to prevent those who did get vaccinated to return to something close to their normal lives. Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week urged school districts grappling

with waves of coronavirus infections to introduce tougher publichealth measures for the upcoming academic year. Cuomo’s call came a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance recommending that all teachers, staﬀ, students and visitors wear masks in schools regardless of whether they have received a COVID-19 vaccine. Cuomo warned that schools could “become super-spreaders in September” without the right precautions. But the governor refused to take the next logical step and mandate vaccines. And uncharacteristically, he left the decision in the hands of local school districts. The only problem with Cuomo’s advice is that local school districts say they are awaiting guidance from the state Department of Health — as was pointed out by Betty Rosa, the state Education Department commissioner in a letter to school oﬃcials across the state. We suspect Cuomo, once hailed as a national leader on the response to COVID, recognizes how Republicans in the state would respond to a mandate by accusing him of taking away their freedom. This is ridiculous, though still a politically useful argument for Republicans if they are willing to ignore school requirements that they no doubt observed, history and common sense. Which we are confident they would. Vaccine mandates go all the way back to the Revolutionary War when Gen. George Washington required his troops to receive smallpox shots lest he be unable to field an army. And schools have been mandating vaccines for decades for good reason. Have you ever met someone who had polio in recent years?

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We are the freest country in the world. But you are not allowed to drink drunk or smoke cigarettes indoors. Cuomo revised his stance Monday, saying the state is considering making vaccinations mandatory for nursing home workers, teachers and all health-care employees if COVID cases keep rising. Even this tentative move toward sanity was opposed by the New York State United Teachers Association. New York Times business columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin perfectly expressed the ludicrousness of this position. “Teachers, whose entire professional mission is to educate and keep kids safe, won’t require the vaccine among themselves,” Sorkin tweeted. “(This after the union didn’t want teachers in the classroom for nearly a year.) Let that sink in.” County Executive Laura Curran pointed out following the CDC’s new guidelines that Nassau has one of the highest vaccination rates in the United States at more than 80 percent receiving at least one shot. Curran is correct. Local government oﬃcials, hospitals, businesses and, most importantly, residents in Nassau have done a remarkable

job in getting vaccinated – after the county experienced a disproportionate share of death and suﬀering as the epicenter of the pandemic in its early days. It is also true that the pandemic is now mostly the story of two Americas. Blue states like New York have relatively high vaccination rates and low infection rates. And red states in the thrall of former President Trump and his acolytes in government, on cable television and social media with low vaccination rates and high infection rates. Florida, under Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Trump-supporting presidential hopeful, now accounts for 20 percent of the new infections in the country and is experiencing its highest level of infection since the pandemic began. Still, this is no time for New York to relax over how it handles its schools. Or its hospital workers, first responders, nursing home staﬀers and front-line workers. All should be mandated to be vaccinated. President Biden last week sought to revive the nation’s stalled push to vaccinate Americans against the surging Delta variant of the coronavirus, announcing new requirements for federal workers: Get vaccinated or face regular test-

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ing, social distancing, mask-wearing and limits on oﬃcial travel. Biden’s new requirements were an important step forward. We think he should have gone further. “Numerous businesses — including Netflix, Saks Fifth Avenue, The Washington Post, Ascension Health, Lyft, Google and Morgan Stanley — all announced get-tough policies that require their workers to get shots as a condition of employment,” The New York Times reported. Requiring school employees, police and other government employees to get vaccinated will save lives and reduce infections whose eﬀects may last for months or years. With the number of infections increasing in every state and the death toll already exceeding 600,000 people nationally — about the same number of Americans who have died in every war since the turn of the 20th century — this country should be on a wartime footing. We are not calling for the unvaccinated to storm the beach at Normandy. Just get a jab or two in the arm. And protect people who have followed health guidelines from those who haven’t — in the classroom or anywhere else.

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KREMER’S CORNER

Trump to run for president in ‘24 and lose

ny Republican insider will freely admit that their party is stuck with Donald Trump as their so-called party leader. That is usually the case with either party when they have a president in or recently out of office. There is also no doubt that many of the party’s national leaders wish they could find a way to free up the party and get out of Trump’s clutches, but any attempt to oust Trump is doomed to fail. Michael Wolff, the author of three books about Donald Trump, in a recent article in the New York Times predicted that the former president will run again in 2024. That could be good or bad news for both political parties, but for the moderate Republicans, a second Trump candidacy may be the only way to get rid of Trump for good. Wolff ’s article lays out his thinking about Trump’s plans but I would add a few other signs that point to a Trump re-

run. To start with, Trump is a living, breathing, money machine. Since last November, he has raised $75 million in small and mostly modest donations. He claims he needed the money to contest the election results in places like Arizona and Georgia. But to date he has not contributed one dollar towards any of those futile eﬀorts, keeping all the money for himself. Next year he will be asking his followers to donate again to help him elect his favorite candidates for the House and the Senate. The chances of him giving most of that money away in large numbers is a joke. The expresident can raise the dollars and has shown that once he has the bucks, he holds on to them for himself. There are many Republican oﬃceholders who are dying to declare their availability to run for president, but they are afraid to insult their party

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leader. Governors, senators and Congress members have traveled to Iowa and a few other key states, but once they arrive they pay homage to Trump and make believe their visit was just a tourist stop. Mr. Trump, who forgets that he lost last year by a margin of seven million votes, has embarked on a series of campaignstyle rallies to keep his personal brand alive. Each trip sends a message to the possible oppo-

nent that he is in charge of the party and isn’t ready to give up any of his control. It also prevents any of the possible candidates from raising serious money for 2024. The freezing of the presidential field is also extending to possible candidates for the House and the Senate in 2021. Anyone who declares for those offices must start out reciting the pledge of allegiance to Mr. Trump and then hope that they will get his backing. To date, all signs point to the fact that many of the eventual candidates may not be in the Republican mainstream and if too radical having the Trump brand may not save them. Is Donald Trump stoppable and capable of being denied another run for office? While that is very iffy, there may be a number of obstacles to a Trump coronation. The district attorney and attorney general investigation in New York is slowly building up. There has been one major

indictment of a Trump employee but most people agree more charges are coming. Whether Donald Trump will ever be charged with a crime is anyone’s guess but it could happen. There will be one other test of Trump’s invincibility. Many candidates next year, who have the Trump endorsement, may lose and cost the party the chance to win the House or the Senate. If that happens it is possible that a number of challengers waiting in the wings will step forward and declare for the White House. If the 2021 elections go bad for Trump endorsed candidates he will have then lost all leverage for 2024. Assuming Trump is the party’s candidate it’s hard to conceive that anyone with an approval rating of 32 percent can get back in the White House. Plus to date, 54 percent of Republicans want a “new face” running. The real good news is if Trump runs and loses he will be out of our hair forever.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

A simple solution to all of life’s problems “You know, there’s nothing wrong with my life that couldn’t be solved with one thing,” I said. “What, money?” “No — a butler! I just need somebody whose entire job it is to solve my problems!” My beloved frowned. I knew what he was thinking. “You’re thinking that’s why you married me, aren’t you?” “That’s ridiculous,” he sputtered — a full confession. “Anyway, what in our perfect life needs fixing?” “Oh, the garage needs a power wash and painting, and the bedroom windowsill has dry rot, and the basement’s a swamp, and none of my clothes fit anymore, and there’s nothing to eat in the house.” “Is that all?” “No, the car’s inspection is overdue, but we have no appointment, plus it needs a replacement part I can’t even pronounce. And I have so many books all the bookshelves are full, but I don’t know which ones to give away. Plus, I’m sure I heard something scrambling over the bedroom ceiling last

night, which probably means something unauthorized is living in the attic!” I said the last part with a little shudder. “That is rather a long list of woes,” sympathized my husband. “I hadn’t realized. Where do you want to begin?” I didn’t answer. I was already daydreaming. What would Bunter do? Bunter is the man servant (or, as he would prefer to phrase it, “the gentleman’s gentleman”) to Lord Peter Wimsey, who was the creation of British mystery writer Dorothy Sayers. In “Busman’s Honeymoon,” her 11TH and final novel featuring them both, Peter invites Bunter to join him and his recent bride Harriet at a pub for dinner as a break from their recent discovery of a body in the cellar of their newly purchased house. “But Bunter respectfully requested to be omitted from the party — unless, of course, his lordship required his services. He would prefer, if permitted, to utilize the leisure so kindly placed at his disposal in a visit to the local pub. He should be

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A Look on the Lighter Side interested to make the acquaintance of some of the local inhabitants. “Which means,” said Peter, interpreting the decision to Harriet, “that Bunter wants to get a side-line through the local gossip on the late victim and all his household. In addition, he would like to establish diplomatic relations with the publican, the coal-merchant, the man who grows the best vegetables, the farmer who happens to have cut down a tree and can oblige with logs, the butcher who ages his meat longest, the

village carpenter and the man who does a job about the drains … Nothing is ever gained by diverting Bunter from his own mysterious ends.” All through the pandemic, this list of accomplishments kept rattling through my head. How, I wondered, would Bunter have gotten that dry rot fixed in the midst of a pandemic, when not even a handyman could come inside the house? Somehow I felt sure that Bunter would find a way, even if he had to rent a Scuba-diving suit for the handyman and a window-washer’s scaﬀold. Perhaps the man could keep the suit on and check the attic for rodents. As for my car, I’m sure Bunter’s call to the nearest pub would find someone willing to help. Maybe they could even pronounce the name of the whatever that came oﬀ the car. Don’t ask me. All I know is that it made a terrible scraping sound and must be backordered from a factory on the dark side of the Moon. Murder mysteries feature butlers of every shape and size.

Magersfontein Lugg, a former burglar and prizefighter, is the man servant to Margery Allingham’s Albert Campion. He is most un-dapper, but he knows how to pick locks; how to spot a criminal henchman from across a field; even how to mix a “pickme-up” for the man who has everything, including amnesia. Arguably the most famous butler of all — Jeeves — is the central genius of P.G. Wodehouse’s comedies about Bertie Wooster. Bertie is aﬀable, wealthy, and a mainstay of the Drones Club for idle gentlemen, but he is also “mentally negligible,” as his disapproving Aunt Agatha would put it. And he would be taken terrible advantage of by every drifter, conman and ambitious floozy on either side of the Atlantic if it weren’t for Jeeves, who somehow has everything sorted out by the end of each story. Suddenly, the answer to at least one of my problems is crystal clear. Whatever else I do, I must hang onto my murder mystery and Wodehouse books. The life advice they contain is priceless!

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THE BACK ROAD

Simone Biles, Capitol police and mental health

hat do Olympian Simone Biles and the police oﬃcers who defended the U.S. Constitution on Jan. 6 have in common? Heroism and trauma. I was not surprised that these outstanding human beings were attacked by a bevy of feckless “armchair quarterbacks” for their admissions of emotional vulnerability. When Biles opted out of the Olympic team competition she was called a “quitter” and “soft.” When four police oﬃcers told the story of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol Building they were referred to as “crisis actors” — fakers. They are none of these. They are heroes. Former gymnast Andrea Or-

ris delivered a message of support that challenged the idea that Simone Biles is not mentally tough. She tweeted, “We are talking about the same girl who was molested by her team doctor throughout her entire childhood and teen years, won the world all-around championship title while passing a kidney stone, put her body through an extra year of training through the pandemic . . .That girl has endured more trauma by the age of 24 than most people will ever go through in a lifetime.” Biles retweeted Orris’s message, aﬃrming its veracity. Four police oﬃcers, including a combat veteran who served in Iraq, testified before Congress on the same day Biles

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withdrew from team competition for mental health reasons. Their testimony was riveting and emotional. Tears were shed by the police oﬃcers and Congress members. Each of the four men in

blue, in uniform, publicly detailed the traumatic stress they experienced as the result of their lives being threatened for defending the Constitution and protecting some of the very same individuals who are now degrading them. Revealing one’s vulnerability in the face of overwhelming odds and incalculable stress takes considerable courage and strength, especially in a world with a long and sordid history of stigmatizing people of all ages and backgrounds with mental health challenges. The high suicide rate in the U.S. is not only a result of depression and circumstance, it is also a byproduct of a society that looks down its nose at people living with mental illness

and would rather not see them. Simone Biles and the Capitol police deserve our deepest gratitude, and not only for heroic acts like flying through the air with the greatest of ease or combatting terror when vastly outnumbered by a violent mob. We can admire such heroic acts from afar, but we are unlikely to ever repeat them. However, all of us can identify with emotional pain and take a lesson from these heroes who openly revealed their vulnerability and humanity. And, in so doing, if the time comes that darkness enters our lives. we can do the same with our heads held up high. And, our children will then follow.

E A R T H M AT T E R S

Public transport’s cost better than alternative

t is not unusual that I read an article, an editorial, or a letter to the editor about the seemingly exorbitant cost of public transportation, the constant operating deficit of the system and the need to raise ticket prices. It does not matter if we are talking about Amtrak, Long Island Railroad or even the New York City subway system. All of these systems are similarly challenged for their inability to cover costs through ticket prices. Then, inevitably, the author demands that the managing agency impose budget cuts, increase ticket prices and somehow address this egregious failure to balance the budget. I read these articles and diatribes and think that the whole premise of the analysis is wrong. Public transportation is about paying it forward, that is, investing in the future. Any

money invested in public transportation by the government to meet the diﬀerence between expenses and ticket prices is not a failure of balancing a budget. It is about paying less now so as to avoid the greater costs we will have if we do not take action immediately to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. If we continue to ignore the larger context in which public transportation resides and insist on applying simplistic economic analysis to a complicated system impacting a broad range of conditions and situations, we will jeopardize the very existence of public transportation as a reliable, aﬀordable, accessible piece of the solution to two of our most pressing issues today: climate change and income inequity. Consider this: all those people traveling on the train, whether Amtrak or the Long Island Railroad or even the New

LYNN CAPUANO Earth Matters York City subway have to get to where they are going one way or another. Some of them may be able to switch to driving if we price them out of the train or if they decide it is not worth the cost to take the train. More people on the road means more traﬃc, more air pollution, more greenhouse gas emissions. All of which means more frustration and stress-related

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concerns and behavior increased health issues related to air pollution such as asthma and even cancer, as well as a greater rise in global temperatures and all the associated consequences of that. It also means fewer people switching to public transportation and taking cars oﬀ the road, or starting a habit of using public transportation as they enter adulthood. Lower-income members of our community may not have the option to drive and may be forced to forego going to work, school, and appointments altogether. This will result in loss of jobs, increased individual health problems, inability to provide for their children, whose education and future success will be impacted, and which will expand the gulf separating our country into the haves and have nots. Ensuring a reliable, affordable, and accessible public transportation system with government funding to make up the diﬀerence between the cost to run such a system and the price to use such a system helps us avoid the far more expensive bill the Government (therefore we) will have to pay to address the health, environmental, education, and social

costs of not doing so. So, when you read something about how the public transportation system needs to cut costs and raise ticket prices because it is operating at a deficit, look for where the writer calculates the cost to society of the consequences of not having a public transportation system. Doesn’t it make more sense for us to run a deficit now to support public transportation than to pay more down the road for the medical care we are going to need because of all the extra cars on the road and the added stress people are under because they cannot get to work or school? Shouldn’t we address human-caused greenhouse gas emissions before we have to pay to move everyone from coastal areas that will be underwater or areas destroyed by wildfires? Public transportation is not a system to which we should apply business economics. Public transportation is a social good we all should pay into through our taxes because we all benefit from the advantages of public transportation. It is an investment in a better future that costs less than the consequences of not funding it would cost.

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Reforms key to curbing excesses of wealthy

any rightly took oﬀense at Jeﬀ Bezos’ gleeful gloating upon return from his 11-minute joyride into space: “I want to thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all this.” Indeed, just during the pandemic, Bezos realized an $86 billion increase in fortune, becoming the first person in history worth more than $200 billion; in all, billionaires added $1 trillion to their wealth during the pandemic. Meanwhile, Amazon scored a record $20 billion in profit in 2020, but paid 9.4 percent tax rate – a pittance compared to what a teacher pays in income tax – yet was the first time Amazon paid more than zero in tax since 2016; 55 of the Fortune 500 companies paid no tax. “Just days before Bezos launched into space, a sobering new report was released showing that a full-time worker would need

to make at least $24.90 an hour to afford rent for a two-bedroom apartment in any state in the country,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote. “Which means that many of those workers who paid to send Jeff to space can’t afford to pay for housing with the paycheck they receive from Amazon.” Indeed the ratio of CEO-totypical-worker compensation was 299-to-1 in 2020; compare this to 21-to-1 in 1965 and 61-to-1 in 1989. In 2020, worker pay went up just 1.8 percent, while CEO pay, helped by surging stocks, rose 16 percent. I have no problem with megabillionaires Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Elon Musk funding innovation and spurring new industries and enterprises. But I do have a problem with how they exploit the tax code, their workers and even their customers in order to amass such fortunes, which today, are equivalent to political power. Because our government at

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every level – federal, state and local – is starved for resources, our collective society is increasingly in the position of begging billionaires to fund everything from public education to health care to infrastructure. It is like Charles Dickens’ Oliver begging with his empty bowl, “Please sir, can I have some more?” As Jeﬀ Yang notes in the New York Times, “Being Super-

rich Doesn’t Make You a Superhero.” “America is hardly the only place that sees the rich as a special breed that plays by special rules. But America’s brand and ‘American Dream’ mythology are anchored in the valorization of individual success’.” (www.nytimes. com/2021/06/20/opinion/richmusk-gates-bezos-comics.html) In other words, in the capitalist myth based in Calvinism, the rich are rich because they are better than the rest of us and deserving of their power and success (the justification for “trickle-down” economics and tax policy) and not because they ruthlessly cheat or shamelessly exploit loopholes, or just happened to be in the right place at the right time. (Bezos and Musk’s wealth alone exceeds the combined wealth of the bottom 40 percent of all Americans; the top 0.1 percent own wealth equivalent to the bottom 85 percent.) Masters of the Universe? As Propublica reported, “The 25

richest Americans, including Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg and Elon Musk, paid relatively little — and sometimes nothing — in federal income taxes.” (https://www. nytimes.com/2021/06/08/us/ politics/income-taxes-bezos-muskbuffett.html) How? One way is that they don’t actually get paid an “income.” Instead, they exploit tax loopholes such as taking unlimited revolving loans based on projected increases in their assets to pay for their lavish lifestyles like taking a rocket ride into space (interest on the loan is tax-deductible, too). “Jeff Bezos is the secondrichest person in the world. His net worth is nearly $195 billion dollars. But his salary is about the same as the average public school teacher in Massachusetts: $80,000. Taxing income alone won’t make him pay his fair share. It’s time for a #WealthTax,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren tweeted. Continued on Page 68

OUR TOWN

The mental anguish of high-profile athlete

n occasion the spectator is made aware of the role of the mind in athletic performance. In this year’s XXXIII Olympiad in Tokyo, Simone Biles, the foremost gymnast in Olympic history, had a psychological collapse which led to a withdrawal from her events. This is a perfect example of what happens when the mind is no longer able to process the pressure it faces. As a sport psychologist I hear stories like this every day. No matter how much training, talent and courage an athlete has, there is a limit to the mind’s ability to take in pressure, just like there is a limit to how much dirt a vacuum cleaner can suck up before it explodes. When the mind is filled to overflowing, a tipping point is reached and we see things like the yips, a frozen performance, the choke or the sudden misstep. A sprinter will get frozen on the blocks, a professional golfer can’t make a 3-foot putt, an MLB catcher can’t get the ball back to the pitcher or a gymnast can’t make a tumbling pass she has done a thousand times before. In athletics, the elite athlete’s mind must bury pain, fear and distraction. It does this by using a variety of defenses such as suppression, repression or compartmentalization. Some do this bet-

ter than others depending upon their temperament, family history and development. They are rarely if ever actually trained to do this because their coaches are not psychoanalysts. The athlete’s mind is also tasked with the expectations of the fans as well as personal fantasies they may have about what a win will mean for them. They must manage the so-called “poison chalice of fame and fortune.” I hesitate to add that there is very little useful literature on how they are supposed to manage these abstract and mammoth challenges. In addition to all this, the mind of the athlete must also digest the many defeats they have endured over the past years. If they are unusually lucky, they will have a solid support team, family or spouse who will help them to digest the losses, but what usually happens is that this task is left to themselves to deal with. What they will do is simply repress the loss and push it into their unconscious where it will remain, festering and building up until you see it explode into the yips, the choke, drug addiction or an injury. These are the grim truths about the mind of the elite athlete and the reason why I am booked solid every day from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Of course, no one believes any of this and the sports world with all those coaches and trainers and agents and physicians and GMs will simply call the above formulation hogwash and suggest some medication and a brief vacation in Barbados. But as the saying goes, “you may be through with the past, but the past ain’t through with you.” The cure for all the anguish, collapse, repressed shame and overwhelming applause is what Freud simply called “the talking cure.” Every day I must answer the confused question: “Well, Doctor, how does talking help my son’s yips?” The short answer is that just like that overstuﬀed vacuum cleaner with all the dirt inside of it, the athlete’s mind is filled to overflowing with the detritus

of their past performances and their future fantasies. And until that detritus gets talked through, processed and resolved, they will be subject to surprising and sometimes career-ending flaws. Indeed, the talking cure takes time. But so does the making of a true champion. The process of depth sport psychology for the elite athlete is usually one to three hours per week of talking sessions where they find a safe, accepting, objective private haven to ventilate and then to explore the damage done to them by their sport. Great psychological stress is felt by the losses, by the fantasies, by the fans and by the media and until all of that is processed properly they will be weakened by it. “But, Doctor, all of this takes money. What is the actual value oﬀered by all this chit-chat?” Well, the alternative path is to not talk but instead to have a careerending collapse that we witnessed this week by Simone Biles, a child who has endured the experience of not knowing her biological mom and who also was sexually abused and had to share that information with the world. This is clearly too much to ask of anyone to bear alone. The failure to process one’s competitive stress will result in the loss of a scholarship oppor-

tunity or will lead to an overuse injury. I would say that an upfront investment of time and money in the talking cure will pay more than 20 times in the long run. And if you doubt that, do the math. An upfront investment in the talking cure may cost you $7,500 for the year but produce a $240,000 scholarship. That’s a 32-to-1 return on investment. The talking cure is a private, abstract, ephemeral and emotional experience that does not seem to fit well in the hard-edged, winner-take-all world of sports. But without this personal talking cure, the athlete’s sport career will always be in jeopardy and no amount of pep talks or pills can safeguard them from the power of their own unconscious and its very specific needs.

Simone Biles, an Olympic athlete under duress.

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READERS WRITE

A president who will watch out our backs

n the early 1950s, there was a television show “Racket Squad” that dramatized confidence games featuring ordinary citizens getting ensnared in diﬀerent schemes which ended with the narrator, a captain in the police force warning: “There are people who can slap you on the back with one hand and pick your pocket with another and it could happen to you.” It’s the art of deception, like diverting your attention from things that are really important. Gayle Palmer does it in her letter, “Columnist presents false picture of the U.S.A.” She begins with the topic, history of slavery in America, blaming the Democrats, quoting an extreme rightist on critical race theory and writes about bigotry from a white person’s

point of view. Then she jumps on what she sees as President Biden’s failure on the economy, crediting Trump for making it stronger. She goes on about how not one Republican voted for the American Rescue Plan, closing with all the wrong moves in her view Biden is making covering inflation, illegal immigration, tax hikes and more negatives than one can imagine. I am not the one to dispute her charges, but I believe that the writers of those columns, supporting the opposite sides in all those issues, have more background than she does and I’m sure they would love to participate in a debate with her. However, by her focusing on those issues, she tries to take our focus oﬀ the three major problems facing our country in the same

way that most of the Republican congressional representatives are doing these days. First is the coronavirus pandemic that already has killed over 615,000 people in America. Most Republicans in power urge their constituents not to take the vaccine that has proven to be highly eﬀective against the disease. Why? Why? Why? Second is the Jan. 6 insurrection, the attack on the Capitol, that injured over 150 law enforcement oﬃcers and threatened the lives of many of our congressional representatives, including Vice President Pence, destroying government property in the process. Recent revelations show that Trump tried to change the election results by instructing our nation’s

top law enforcement agency to take steps to overturn a free and fair election in the final days of his presidency. In essence, he was trying to destroy our democracy. Regarding the actual attack, you can’t blame Republicans loyal to Trump who claim the Capitol riot looked more like a “normal tourist visit.” For them, this type of loyalty meant more to them than the oath they took to uphold the Constitution. Perhaps they missed watching or listening to the four law oﬃcers giving their harrowing testimony of defending the Capitol on Jan. 6 before the house select committee. Third is the Republicans’ push for new voting restrictions in many states, with more on the horizon, even though there has been no

evidence of voter fraud in the past election. In the most basic terms, these new proposed laws would make it harder for Americans to vote. The right to vote is the “Essence of a Democratic Society.” In conclusion, why bother writing about the coronavirus pandemic or the Jan. 6 insurrection or voting restrictions when all it could do is hurt your party’s chances to win the election. Deception! Fake facts! Enough! Let’s get back on track. “Truth, Justice and the American Way.” He’s not Superman, but President Biden is as close as we can get. At least he’ll watch out for our backs. Alvin Goldberg Great Neck

On Nassau goes to war with Ben & Jerry’s

he decision by Ben & Jerry’s to discontinue sales of its products within the Territories, is by extension, a full-throttled support for the BDS movement. Let’s be clear on the salient point to this controversy: The BDS movement is quite transparent in its goal of the destruction of Israel as a Jewish state, through economic boycotts and other forms of diplomatic and public relation campaigns aimed at isolating Israel. Over time, a strong majority within the U.S. Congress, a majority of state governments and a majority of countries in Europe, Canada and Australia, among others, recognizes BDS for what it is: a virulent form of antisemitism. As mentioned in your article, the BDS movement, among other positions, seeks to force Israel to admit any Palestinian claiming to be a descendant of a person who formerly resided within the current borders of the State of Israel (the so-called “right of return”).

At present, an estimated 7 million Palestinians could potentially assert legal status within Israel were this to be a legitimate demand. The scenario depicted above would be tantamount to the destruction of Israel as a Jewish state. Since your article glosses over this egregious demand, as if it is just another in a series of negotiating points for reasonable parties to sort through, it would be helpful for your publication to clarify its position in this regard: namely, does the Manhasset Times support the “right-of-return” and along with it, the reality that it would result in the evisceration of the Jewish State of Israel? It would be instructive to examine how we arrived at this point: a stalemate in the Territories with no seeming forward movement toward a two-state solution. Your article references statements by Presidents Bush and Obama, both critical of extensions of settlements in the Territories. You conveniently ignore

what preceded this: In 2000, nearing the end of the Clinton administration, an agreement was brokered among the parties that gave the Palestinians 98 percent of what they had asked for, while providing Israel with safe and secure borders, along with recognition by the Palestinians of Israel as a Jewish state. The Clinton accords were initialed by the delegates from Israel and the Palestinian Authority (in both cases, the respective parties were then tasked to obtain full approval from their governing bodies). The Palestinians subsequently rejected the Clinton Accords and shortly thereafter launched the second intifada, which resulted in the killing of over 1,500 Israeli civilians over a two-year period, before calm was restored. There has not been a serious discussion among the parties since that time. The Palestinian Authority insists that it will not negotiate with Israel unless Israel agrees to the so-called “right of return,”

which would mean the end of Israel as a Jewish state. Moreover, the Clinton Accords, which assured Israel of defensible borders (and in turn, ceded areas within Israel to a new state of Palestine), have been rejected in their entirety; the Palestinian Authority’s current and intractable position is that Israel must return to its 1967 borders, something that was recognized by every U.S. president since President Clinton as unworkable. Finally, any discussion of how the two sides have arrived at this stalemated position cannot ignore the fact that the current governing body over the Palestinians (The Palestinian Authority) is corrupt to the core. Its leader, President Abbas, over time has forced out talented civil servants and replaced them with family members and cronies. Much of the aid it receives from the EU and America disappears and cannot be accounted for. Basic services barely function in Palestinian-controlled

areas, despite lavish amounts of foreign aid provided it. And President Abbas has refused to allow elections to take place, as prescribed over 20 years ago. In short, the PA does not enjoy the support of the people it rules over. The Israeli authorities realize that, absent their presence in the Territories, the current regime in the Palestinian-controlled area within the Territories would be forced out, either through an election or through a civil war. The model for a “transition” of government in this case would sadly be patterned as played out in Gaza 16 years ago: a takeover by Hamas or another terrorist organization. Given the choice of the status quo or having Hamas-controlled territory on two sides of Israel, it is not diﬃcult to understand why Israel opts for the current arrangement. With or without the endorsement of Ben & Jerry’s. David Nemschoﬀ Manhasset

MTA holding NICE bus hostage on aid funds

e are now entering our eighth month with New Jersey Transit and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority unable to agree on how to split $14.5 billion of CARE COVID-19 relief funds from Washington administered by the Federal Transit Administration. The MTA anticipated receipt of $4 billion out of the second and $6.5 billion out of

the third round of funding. This disagreement aﬀects other non-MTA transit operators. Until New York and New Jersey agree on a split of funding, the NY Metropolitan Transportation Council (FTA sanctioned Metropolitan Planning Organization) is unable to complete its own respective split for its membership. This results in Nassau Inter County Express (NICE)

Bus, City of Long Beach, Suffolk County Transit, Huntington Area Rapid Transit (HART) bus being unable to access their share of funding. These smaller agencies don’t have the same ability to borrow money as the MTA does. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and other elected oﬃcials should ask Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state Department of Transportation, MTA Chair-

man Janno Lieber and board members to resolve this dispute ASAP. Local bus operators such as NICE Bus do not deserve to be adversely impacted financially by this impasse between the two largest transit agencies in America. Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner — transportation advocate, historian and

writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Oﬃce. This included the development, review, approval and oversight for billions in capital projects and programs for the MTA, LIRR, NICE Bus, City of Long Beach Bus along with 30 other transit agencies in NY & NJ.). Letters Continued on Page 71

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YOUR GUIDE TO THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND DINING

ETERNAL CON: A POP CULTURE CONVENTION

With less than one week until Eternal Con, Long Island’s original premier Pop Culture Comic Book and Cosplay convention that is making its return this summer for its eighth year, event organizers have announced an expanded roster of celebrity guests and content creators who are appearing at its two-day extravaganza on Sat., Aug. 7 from 10:30 a.m. — 7 p.m. and Sun., Aug. 8 from 10:30 a.m. — 5 p.m. at its new location at Hofstra University’s David Mack Exhibition Complex in Hempstead. Among new guests added are Amy Jo Johnson, best known for her roles as the original pink in the 1990’s TV “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” and “Felicity”; actor Ray Fisher, who portrayed “Cyborg” in Zach Snyder’s “Justice League” movie; Jackson Bostwick of TV’s original 1970’s “Shazam”; Tami Stronach, the “Childlike Empress” from “The Neverending Story”; “The Warriors” cast members David Harris and Terry Michos; WCW and WWE Hall of Fame Wrestler Madusa; as well as video game voice and motion-capture actors Kerri Ann Hoskins and John Turk from the “Mortal Kombat” series and Roger Clark from “Red Dead Redemption.” Also appearing during the weekend will be comic creators and artists Bernard Chang (“XMen Children of the Atom”), Nelson DeCastro (“Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point”), Crees Lee, Sean Chen (“Batman Beyond”, “X-Men”, “The Avengers”), Keith Williams (“Spiderman”, “The Phantom”) and John Cebollero (“Garbage Pail Kids”). They will be joining previously announced guests Dean Cain, best known for his dual role as Clark Kent and Superman in the 1990s

TV series, “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” and actor Reb Brown, star of the 1979 “Captain America TV Movie,” who will be at Eternal Con in conjunction with the 80th Anniversary celebration of Captain America. Returning to Eternal Con this year will be popular events and attractions including the Cosplay Contest, Portfolio Reviews, the Eternal Con Car Show with iconic movie vehicles, “Kids Day” that will include “Youngling Training” where children will be invited to join the NY-Jedi instructors, a “Kids Costume Showcase” and a vendor room with over 200 tables of comic and superhero related toys, jewelry, clothing, costumes and collectibles. Throughout the weekend attendees will have the opportunity to view Eternal Con’s popular Car Show featuring such iconic movie vehicles as the DeLorean time machine from “Back to the Future,” K.I.T.T. from “Knight Rider,” a Jeep from the original “Jurassic Park,” the V8 Police Interceptor from “Mad Max,” along with the 1966 TV Batmobile, among others. Tickets for one-day entry are $25.00 on Saturday and $20.00 on Sunday. Children ages nine and under are free. Proceeds from this year’s Eternal Con will help raise money for several charities in the Long Island community. For additional information about Eternal Con, celebrity guest announcements with their scheduled appearances, updates and to purchase tickets, please visit www. eternalcon.com. For pre-event celebrity and special guest photos, please visit: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVU7P2y To see pictures from a prior Eternal Con presented, please visit: https://bit.ly/3g8kCDd.

Pictured is one of this year’s Eternal Con celebrity guests, Dean Cain, who is best known for his dual role as Clark Kent and Superman in the 1990s TV series, “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.”

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Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble live in concert

Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble

The acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will present a live concert, performing music for flute, strings and harp on Saturday, Aug. 28 at 2:00 PM at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1 Berard Blvd. in Oakdale. The event is sponsored by the Islip Arts Council, Art and Music in Historic Houses Series. Works to be performed are Gabriel Pierne’s Variations Libres et Finale, Nino Rota’s Quintet, Jean Cras’s Quintette, the Handel/Halvorsen Passacaglia, Hypnosis by Ian Clarke (for flute

and harp), Quincy Porter’s Little Trio, Joelle Wallach’s Suffrage Signatures and Can’t Find my Bow Blues by Laurence Dresner. Suffrage Signatures is presented as a special preview of the Canta Libre commissioned work. Performers will be Sally Shorrock, flute, Veronica Salas, viola, Bernard Tamosaitis, cello and Karen Lindquist, harp, with guest violinist Dale Stuckenbruck. The concert is free and open to the public. It will be presented outdoors, with a rain date of Aug. 29.

David Cedeno & His Orchestra’s live Time to perfect your salsa because you’ll definitely want to get up and dance to the irresistible David Cedeno & His Orchestra. This big ensemble presents a lively evening of nonstop Latin music featuring salsa, Latin jazz, merengue and mambo, even some songs from the ‘50s, reimagined with a salsa beat and English

lyrics. The band is noted for such international hits as “Lady in Red,” “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” and “Sealed with a Kiss.” The summer of 2021 Morgan Park Summer Music Festival celebrates its 62nd season of free high-quality performances for family audiences in the magical setting of Morgan Memorial Park,

David Cedeno & His Orchestra present an Evening of Salsa at Morgan Park on Sunday, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m.

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Best Theater Arts Center FIRST PLACE Tilles Center for Performing Arts 720 Northern Boulevard Brookville, 11548 tillescenter.org 516-299-3100

Automotive Best Auto Collision Shop

Best Main Street

FIRST PLACE Nuzzi Bros. Auto Collision 77 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, 11040 516-354-1100

Best Movie Theatre

Best Auto Dealership Service Department

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Best Public Garden

Best Singer

FIRST PLACE Tilles Center for Performing Arts 720 Northern Boulevard Brookville, 11548 tillescenter.org 516-299-3100

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FIRST PLACE Pauli Rose Libsohn paulirose.com 516-625-1600

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FIRST PLACE Cradle Of Aviation Museum Charles Lindbergh Boulevard Garden City, 11530 cradleofaviation.org 516-572-4111

Best Attraction

FIRST PLACE All Kids Fair P.O. Box 312, Roslyn Heights, 11577 allkidsfair.com 516-621-1446

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FIRST PLACE Soundview Cinemas 7 Soundview Market Place Port Washington, 11050 soundviewcinemas.com 516-944-3900

FIRST PLACE Van Buren Buick GMC 2257 Jericho Turnpike Garden City Park, 11040 vanburenauto.com 516-535-9508

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Best Auto Parts Store FIRST PLACE Penn Toyota 2400 Northern Boulevard Greenvale, 11548 penntoyota.com 888-258-8444

Best Auto Repair/ Service Station

FIRST PLACE Bobb Howard’s General Store and Auto Repair 581 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, 11040 bobbhowardsgeneralstore.com 516-488-7996

Best Car Wash

FIRST PLACE Five Corners Auto Salon 2080 Hillside Avenue New Hyde Park, 11040 5cornershandwash.com 516-328-6111

Best Domestic Auto Dealership

FIRST PLACE Van Buren Buick GMC 2257 Jericho Turnpike Garden City Park, 11040 vanburenauto.com 516-535-9508

Best Foreign Auto Dealership

Best Beer Selection

Best Gas Station

Best Cigar Shop

Bars and Nightlife

Best Happy Hour

FIRST PLACE Penn Toyota 2400 Northern Boulevard Greenvale, 11548 penntoyota.com 888-258-8444

FIRST PLACE BP Mukti 77 Petroleum, Inc. 77-40 Hewlett Street New Hyde Park, 11040 muktipetroleum.com 718-347-3400

Best Bar

FIRST PLACE Memories Bar and Grill 121 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 memoriesbarandgrill.com 516-248-0695

Best Bar Food

FIRST PLACE Memories Bar and Grill 121 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 memoriesbarandgrill.com 516-248-0695

FIRST PLACE Sullivan’s Quay Restaurant and Bar 541 Port Washington Boulevard Port Washington, 11050 sullivansquay.com 516-883-3122

FIRST PLACE Maxis Cigar Lounge 749 Hempstead Turnpike Franklin Square, 11010 maxiscigarlounge.com 516-505-1489

FIRST PLACE Louie’s Grill & Liquors 395 Main Street Port Washington, 11050 louiessince1905.com 516-883-4242

Best Liquor Store

FIRST PLACE Wheatley Hills Discount Wine & Spirits 193 Post Avenue, Westbury, 11590 wheatleywineandspirits.com 516-333-1110

Best Margarita

FIRST PLACE Besito Mexican Restaurant of Roslyn 1516 Old Northern Blvd, Roslyn, 11576 besitomexican.com 516-484-3001

Best Martini

FIRST PLACE Waterzooi 1029 Port Washington Boulevard, Port Washington, 11050 waterzooi.com 516-472-7484

Best Sports Bar

FIRST PLACE Murph’s Restaurant 935 Hempstead Turnpike Franklin Square, 11010 murphsrestaurant.com 516-358-0548

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Food and Drink Best American Restaurant

FIRST PLACE Rothchilds Kitchen 76 Middle Neck Road Great Neck, 11021 rothchildskitchen.com 516-482-0434

Best Appetizer

FIRST PLACE Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers 59 Old Country Road Carle Place, 11514 bensdeli.net 516-742-3354

Best Asian (not Japanese/Sushi) FIRST PLACE Pearl East 1191 Northern Boulevard Manhasset, 11030 pearleast.li 516-365-9898

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Best Bagel Shop

Best Butcher

FIRST PLACE Hand Rolled Bagels 930 Hillside Avenue New Hyde Park, 11040 hrbagels.com 516-352-1313

FIRST PLACE Pellegrini’s Prime Meats, Fish and Catering 104 Covert Avenue Stewart Manor, 11530 pellegriniprimemeats.com 516-775-8666

Best Bakery

FIRST PLACE Buttercooky Bakery & Café 140 Plandome Road Manhasset, 11030 Buttercookybakery.com 516-627-1600

Best Breakfast

Best Candy Store

FIRST PLACE Bobb Howard’s General Store 581 Lakeville Road New Hyde Park, 11040 bobbhowardsgeneralstore.com 516-488-7996

FIRST PLACE Thomas’s Ham ‘N’ Eggery Diner 325 Old Country Road Carle Place, 11514 hamandeggery.com 516-333-3060

Best Caterer

Best Brunch

Best Chinese Restaurant

FIRST PLACE Culinary Architect Catering 28 Chestnut Street Greenvale, 11548 culinaryarchitect.com 516-484-7431

FIRST PLACE Crabtree’s Restaurant 226 Jericho Turnpike Floral Park, 11001 crabtreesrestaurant.com 516-326-7769

FIRST PLACE Pearl East 1191 Northern Boulevard Manhasset, 11030 pearleast.li 516-365-9898

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Best Deli

FIRST PLACE Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers 59 Old Country Road, Carle Place, 11514 bensdeli.net 516-742-3354

Best Diner

FIRST PLACE Omega Diner 1809 Lakeville Road New Hyde Park, 11040 omegadinerny.com 516-354-4666

Best Family Restaurant

FIRST PLACE Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers 59 Old Country Road Carle Place, 11514 bensdeli.net 516-742-3354

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Best Fish Market FIRST PLACE Marine Fishery 521 Middle Neck Road Great Neck, 11023 516-487-3145

Best French Fries

FIRST PLACE All American Hamburger Drive In 4286 Merrick Road Massapequa, 11758 allamericanhamburgerli.com 516-798-9574

Best French Restaurant

FIRST PLACE Brasserie Americana Bar, Lounge & Restaurant 30 Cutter Mill Road Great Neck, 11021 innatgreatneck.com 516-773-2000

Best Frozen Yogurt

FIRST PLACE 16 Handles Great Neck 40 Middle Neck Road Great Neck, 11021 16handles.com 516-858-0405

Best Gourmet Shop FIRST PLACE Iavarone Bros. 1538 Union Turnpike New Hyde Park, 11040 ibfoods.com 516-488-5600

Best Greek Restaurant FIRST PLACE The Greek Place 2144 Jericho Turnpike Garden City Park, 11040 thegreekplacegcp.com 516-673-4545

Best Hamburgers FIRST PLACE Publicans 550 Plandome Road Manhasset, 11030 publicansmanhasset.com 516-627-7722

Best Healthy Eatery FIRST PLACE bee-ORGANIC 4 Bond Street Great Neck, 11021 bee-organic.com 516-570-0915

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Best Indian Restaurant

Best Mexican Restaurant

Best Italian Restaurant (non-pizzeria)

Best Middle Eastern Restaurant

FIRST PLACE Pasta-eria Italian Kitchen 440 South Oyster Bay Road Hicksville, 11801 pastaeria.com 516-938-1555

Best Japanese Restaurant FIRST PLACE Soku Asian Fusion 36 Middle Neck Road Great Neck, 11021 sokuasianfusion.com 516-482-1923

FIRST PLACE Cactus Café 19 Old Shore Road Port Washington, 11050 516-570-6060

FIRST PLACE Colbeh 75 N. Station Plaza, Great Neck, 11021 colbeh.com 516-466-8181

Best Pizza

FIRST PLACE Gino’s Pizzeria Williston Park 628 Willis Avenue Williston Park, 11596 ginosofwillistonpark.com 516-746-2860

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FIRST PLACE Diwan 37 Shore Road Port Washington, 11050 diwanrestaurants.com 516-439-4200

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Best Poke

Best Seafood Restaurant

Best Private Dining Room

Best Seafood Restaurant

FIRST PLACE Umberto’s 633 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, 11040 umbertosfamily.com 516-437-7698

FIRST PLACE Limani 1043 Northern Boulevard Roslyn, 11576 limani.com 516-869-8989

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FIRST PLACE Chen’s Poke Bowl Mineola 106 Old Country Road Mineola, 11501 chenspokenj.com 516-815-8888

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FIRST PLACE Recovery Room Bar & Grill 214 Station Plaza N, Mineola, 11501 recoveryroombar.com 516-280-2407

FIRST PLACE Morton’s The Steakhouse 777 Northern Boulevard Great Neck, 11020 mortons.com 516-498-2950

Best Ribs

FIRST PLACE Krung Tep Thai Bistro 23 South Middle Neck Road Great Neck, 11021 516-498-9889

FIRST PLACE Smok-Haus Gourmet Roadside Eatery 7 12th Street Garden City, 11530 smok-haus.com 516-400-7100

Best Salad

FIRST PLACE Rothchilds Kitchen 76 Middle Neck Road Great Neck, 11021 rothchildskitchen.com 516-482-0434

Best Sandwich FIRST PLACE Bagel Station 6A Bond Street Great Neck, 11021 516-441-5051

Best Thai Restaurant

Best Vegan Spot FIRST PLACE bee-ORGANIC 4 Bond Street Great Neck, 11021 bee-organic.com 516-570-0915

Best Wings

FIRST PLACE Croxley’s Original Ale House & Eatery 129 New Hyde Park Road Franklin Square, 11010 croxley.com 516-326-9542

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FIRST PLACE Tricia M. Amico, L.A.c. 147 Bengeyfield Drive East Williston, 11596 516-445-2907

Best Aesthetician

FIRST PLACE Walk-In Dermatology 50 Glen Cove Road Greenvale, 11548 walkindermatology.com 516-621-1982

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Best Assisted Living Facility FIRST PLACE The Bristal Assisted Living at Westbury 117 Post Avenue, Westbury, 11590 thebristal.com 516-333-9828

Best Audiologist

FIRST PLACE Dr. Donna Geffner 1025 Northern Boulevard, Suite 304 Roslyn, 11576 drdonnageffner.com 516-304-5995

Best Barber Shop

FIRST PLACE Castle Barber Shop 16 Maple Drive, Great Neck, 11021 516-829-3782

Best Botox Practice

FIRST PLACE Walk-In Dermatology 50 Glen Cove Road Greenvale, 11548 walkindermatology.com 516-621-1982

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FIRST PLACE A+ Martial Arts 148 Middle Neck Road Great Neck, 11021 aplusmartialartsllc.com 516-487-0600

Best Cardiologist

FIRST PLACE Dr. Adina Pascaru 1000 Northern Boulevard, Suite 360 Great Neck, 11021 516-829-6660

Best Chiropractor FIRST PLACE 516 Chiropractic 486 Willis Avenue Williston Park, 11596 516chiropractic.com 516-226-0338

Best Cosmetic Dentist FIRST PLACE Dr. Harvey Passes, Passes Dental Care 415 Northern Boulevard Great Neck, 11021 passesdentalcare.com 877-678-3418

Best Cosmetic Surgeon FIRST PLACE Long Island Plastic Surgical Group 999 Franklin Avenue Garden City, 11530 lipsg.com 516-504-3014

Best Day Spa

FIRST PLACE Dr. Kelly Mattone, Aesthetic Medical Studio 8 Bond Street, Suite 200 Great Neck, 11021 aesthetic-associates.com 516-482-2424

Best Dermatologist

FIRST PLACE Walk-In Dermatology 50 Glen Cove Road, Greenvale, 11548 walkindermatology.com 516-621-1982

Best Ear/Nose/Throat

FIRST PLACE Dr. Josh Werber 833 Northern Boulevard, Suite 260 Great Neck, 11021 greatneckent.com 516-829-3466

Best Endocrinologist

FIRST PLACE North Shore Diabetes and Endocrine Associates 3003 New Hyde Park Road, Suite 201 New Hyde Park, 11042 nsdea.com 516-327-0850

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Northwell Health delivers world-class care, close to home That’s why Northwell was named Best Health System and our North Shore University Hospital was named Best Hospital by “Best of Nassau County.” We’ll continue raising health for your community, for your family, for you. Congratulations to all the 2021 honorees! Together, we can help Nassau continue to flourish.

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Best Fitness Facility

Best Health Food Store

FIRST PLACE Legacy Strength Gym 222 Jericho Turnpike Floral Park, 11001 legacystrength.com 516-270-3000

Best Gastroenterologist FIRST PLACE Dr. Nathan Schulman 192 East Shore Road Great Neck, 11023 516-487-4500

Best General Dentist FIRST PLACE Dr. Harvey Passes, Passes Dental Care 415 Northern Boulevard Great Neck, 11021 passesdentalcare.com 877-678-3418

Best Hair Salon FIRST PLACE The Haircutters 55 Lumber Road Roslyn, 11576 516-484-5990

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FIRST PLACE Whole Foods Manhasset 2101 Northern Boulevard Manhasset, 11030 wholefoodsmarket.com 516-869-8900

Best Health System FIRST PLACE Northwell Health northwell.edu 888-321-DOCS

Best Hearing Aid Store

FIRST PLACE GB Audiology 107 Northern Boulevard, Suite 309 Great Neck, 11021 gbaudiology.com 516-504-3478

Best Hospital

FIRST PLACE Northwell Health/ North Shore University Hospital 300 Community Drive Manhasset, 11030 northwell.edu 516-562-0100

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Best Hospital

FIRST PLACE Catholic Health St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center 100 Port Washington Boulevard Roslyn, 11576 stfrancisheartcenter.chsli.org 516-562-6000

Best In-Home Elder Care Service

FIRST PLACE Sara Companion Home Care Services 201 East Merrick Road Valley Stream, 11580 saracompanions.com 516-837-3388

Best Internist

FIRST PLACE Dr. William Klein 1000 Northern Boulevard, Suite #230 Great Neck, 11021 healthbridgeinfo.com 516-627-4433 For your latest community news, visit us at www.theislandnow.com

Best Laser Treatment

FIRST PLACE The Laser Place 157 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 queenshairremoval.com 347-512-7534

Best Massage Clinic/ Studio

FIRST PLACE Nicole Nahmias, LMT, Bodies Kneaded for Therapeutic Massage 8 Bond Street, Suite 401 Great Neck, 11021 massagetherapyofgreatneck.com 516-498-1912

Best Nail Salon FIRST PLACE Red Nail Divas 126 Middle Neck Road Great Neck, 11021 516-829-1741

Best Neurologist

FIRST PLACE Dr. Noah Rosen 611 Northern Blvd, Suite 150 Great Neck, 11021 516-325-7000

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Best Nutritionist

FIRST PLACE Eleana Kaidanian, RD, CDN, CPT-WFS linutritionist.com 516-581-2217

Best OB/GYN

FIRST PLACE Dr. Wendy Fried 3111 New Hyde Park Road North Hills, 11040 northernobgynpc.com 516-365-6100

Best Ophthalmologist

Best Optometrist FIRST PLACE Dr. Alice Mann 2453 Jericho Turnpike Garden City Park, 11040 focalpointgcp.com 516-746-3836

Best Orthodontist

FIRST PLACE Great Neck Orthodontics PLLC 1000 Northern Boulevard, Suite 300, Great Neck, 11021 greatneckortho.com 516-466-0146

FIRST PLACE Dr. Allison Angelilli 2001 Marcus Avenue Suite 286W Lake Success, 11042 ocli.net 516-358-2329

Best Orthopedist

Best Optician

Best Pain Management

FIRST PLACE Focal Point Optical 2453 Jericho Turnpike Garden City Park, 11040 focalpointgcp.com 516-746-3836

FIRST PLACE Dr. Jonathan Danoff 611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 200, Great Neck, 11021 hipandkneedoctor.com 516-723-2663

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Best Periodontist

FIRST PLACE Dr. Demetrios Tsiokos 233 East Shore Road, Suite 108 Great Neck, 11023 dtperiodontics.com 516-487-8240

Best Personal Trainer FIRST PLACE Ashley Davis, A+ Martial Arts 148 Middle Neck Road Great Neck, 11021 aplusmartialartsllc.com 516-487-0600

Best Pharmacy

FIRST PLACE New Grace Pharmacy 10 Grace Avenue, Great Neck, 11021 516-472-7688

Best Physical Therapist FIRST PLACE Health Solutions Physical Therapy, Louis Tortorello 770 Middle Neck Road Great Neck, 11024 healthsolutionspt.com 516-307-8067

Best Pilates Studio

FIRST PLACE Art of Pilates 87 Glen Cove Road, Greenvale, 11548 artofpilatesli.com 516-626-2278

Best Podiatrist

FIRST PLACE Lance Greiff, DPM, Great Neck Podiatry 29 Barstow Road, Suite 101 Great Neck, 11021 greatneckpodiatry.com 516-829-1028

Best Radiologist

FIRST PLACE Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology Group 680 Old Country Road Plainview, 11803 zwangerpesiri.com 516-798-4242

Best Rehab Center

FIRST PLACE Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 375 E Bay Drive, Long Beach, 11561 longbeachnrc.com 516-897-1000

Best Senior Living

Best Vascular/Vein Care

Best Tattoo Artist/ Best Tattoo Shop

Best Vitamin Store

FIRST PLACE Atria Cutter Mill 96 Cutter Mill Road Great Neck, 11021 atriaseniorliving.com 516-299-6566

FIRST PLACE Dr. Peter Patetsios 900 Northern Boulevard, Suite 140 Great Neck, 11021 nyvascularsurgeon.com 516-570-6818

FIRST PLACE Lark Tattoo 1610 Old Country Road, Westbury, 11590 larktattoo.com 516-794-5844

FIRST PLACE Nature’s Remedy Pharmacy 72N Middle Neck Road Great Neck, 11021 naturesremedypharmacy.com 516-268-0762

Best Therapist

Best Waxing Salon

FIRST PLACE Dina Kalnicki, Psy.D. 45 N. Station Plaza, Suite 306 Great Neck, 11021 dinakalnicki.com 516- 806-6814

Best Urgent Care Facility FIRST PLACE Dr.STITCH, a service of Long Island Plastic Surgical Group drstitch.com 877-377-8482

FIRST PLACE Grace Drazal, Aesthetic Medical Studio 8 Bond Street, Suite 200 Great Neck, 11021 aesthetic-associates.com 516-482-2424

Best Yoga Studio

FIRST PLACE Ashtanga Yoga Long Island 3599 Merrick Road, Seaford, 11783 ashtangayogalongisland.com 516-506-8119

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Home and Design Best Air Conditioning Company FIRST PLACE Jack Gayson Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc. 131 Roosevelt Avenue, Mineola, 11501 gaysonplumbing.com 516-248-4105

Best Appliance Store

FIRST PLACE Mr. Jay Appliances 294 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, 11596 royalgreenny.com 516-248-6767

Best Architect

FIRST PLACE N2 Design + Architecture PC 315 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 n2design.net 516-883-4907

Best Carpet, Flooring Store FIRST PLACE Anthony’s World of Floors 49 Manorhaven Boulevard Port Washington, 11050 anthonysworldoffloors.com 516-883-2159

Best Contractor

FIRST PLACE Northern Contracting 40 Sintsink Drive East Port Washington, 11050 northerncontracting.com 516-767-4663

Best Electrician

FIRST PLACE JHACS Electric 257 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 jhacs.com 516-773-8000

Best Garden Store/ Nursery

Best Hardware Store

FIRST PLACE Costello’s Ace Hardware of Garden City 2323 Jericho Turnpike, Garden City Park, 11040 acehardware.com 516-280-7885

Best Heating Company FIRST PLACE Jack Gayson Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc. 131 Roosevelt Avenue Mineola, 11501 gaysonplumbing.com 516-248-4105

FIRST PLACE Zaino’s Nursery & Garden Center 900 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury, 11590 zainos.com 516-333-7097

Best Home Decorator

Best Marble, Granite and Tile Store

Best Home Furnishing Store

FIRST PLACE Renaissance Marble Works 29 Denton Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 renaissancemarbleworks.com 516-326-3288

FIRST PLACE In-Two Design 26 Tara Drive, Roslyn, 11576 in-two-design.com 917-856-7988

FIRST PLACE Baltimore Design Center 35 Main Street, Port Washington, 11050 baltimoredesigncenter.com 516-944-2400

Best Home Organizer FIRST PLACE Jane’s Addiction Organization Port Washington, 11050 janesorganization.com 917-592-0054

Best Home Painter

FIRST PLACE All American Painting 75 Ashwood Road Port Washington, 11050 516-944-9676

Best Home Theater and Audio Store FIRST PLACE Audio Breakthroughs 1534 Northern Boulevard Manhasset, 11030 audiobreakthroughs.com 516-627-7333

Best Kitchen and Bath FIRST PLACE Showcase Kitchens 1200 Northern Boulevard Manhasset, 11030 showcasekitchens.com 516-869-8585

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Best Landscaper

Best Paint Store

FIRST PLACE T. DiStefano Garden Center 1056 Northern Boulevard Roslyn, 11576 distefanogardencenter.com 516-627-3524

Best Locksmith

FIRST PLACE Parkway Pest Services 100 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, 11040 parkwaypestservices.com 914-902-5983

Best Moving Company

FIRST PLACE Jack Gayson Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc. 131 Roosevelt Avenue, Mineola, 11501 gaysonplumbing.com 516-248-4105

Best Real Estate Agency

FIRST PLACE Slomin’s 125 Lauman Lane, Hicksville, 11801 slomins.com 516-932-7000

FIRST PLACE Danceworks NY 10 Soundview Marketplace Port Washington, 11050 danceworksny.com 516-767-3262

FIRST PLACE Dr. David Wertheim 1 Dakota Drive, Suite 312 Lake Success, 11042 prohealthcare.com 516-608-2898

FIRST PLACE Melanie Cogan, The Scout Residential Team at Compass 69 Roslyn Road Roslyn Heights, 11577 scoutresidential.com 516-200-1098

Best Art School

FIRST PLACE The Art Guild 200 Port Washington Boulevard Manhasset, 11030 theartguild.org 516-304-5797

Best Roofer

FIRST PLACE The Scout Residential Team at Compass 69 Roslyn Road, Roslyn Heights, 11577 scoutresidential.com 516-200-1098

Best After School Program

Best Allergist

Best Realtor

Best Plumbing and Heating

FIRST PLACE Moving Ahead Moving & Storage 101 5th Avenue Garden City Park, 11040 movingahead.com 516-746-0404

Best Oil Company

FIRST PLACE Matt DiTrapani, Kaplan, Kaplan, DiTrapani & Rabanipour, LLP 6901 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 101 Syosset, 11791 kaplanrealestatelawyers.com 516-801-6363

Best Pest Services

FIRST PLACE Able Lock Shop 1100 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, 11040 ablelockshop.com 516-352-8316

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Best Real Estate Attorney

FIRST PLACE Sherwin-Williams Paint Store 1300 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, 11040 sherwin-williams.com 516-326-4305

FIRST PLACE Blake Windows, Siding & Roofing 29 Patton Boulevard New Hyde Park, 11040 blakewsr.com 516-488-4858

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Best Children’s Library

Best Gymnastics Studio

FIRST PLACE Hillside Public Library 155 Lakeville Road New Hyde Park, 11040 hillsidelibrary.info 516-355-7850

FIRST PLACE Cherry Lane Gymnastics Center 1 Lowell Avenue New Hyde Park, 11040 cherrylanegym.com 516-775-2828

Best College or University FIRST PLACE Hofstra University Hempstead, 11549 hofstra.edu 516-463-6818

FIRST PLACE Great Neck Public Schools 345 Lakeville Road Great Neck, 11020 greatneck.k12.ny.us 516-441-4000

Best Dance Studio/ Instruction FIRST PLACE Annmarie’s Studio of Performing Arts 152A Middle Neck Road Great Neck, 11021 aspadance.org 516-773-6082

Best High School Sports FIRST PLACE William A. Shine Great Neck South High School 341 Lakeville Road Great Neck, 11020 greatneck.k12.ny.us 516-441-4800

Best Daycare

Best Learning Center

FIRST PLACE My Spectrum School 11 Sintsink Drive East Port Washington, 11050 myspectrumschool.com 516-883-8035

FIRST PLACE Mathnasium Great Neck 11 Great Neck Road Great Neck, 11021 mathnasium.com 516-482-6284

FIRST PLACE Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers 140 Wheatley Plaza Greenvale, 11548 bensdeli.net 516-621-3340

Best Martial Arts Studio FIRST PLACE A+ Martial Arts 148 Middle Neck Road Great Neck, 11021 aplusmartialartsllc.com 516-487-0600

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Best Party Place

Best Private School

Best Pediatric Dentist

Best High School Spirit

FIRST PLACE College Connection collegeconnect.info 516-345-8766

Best Principal

FIRST PLACE Music Institute of Long Island 90 Plandome Road, Manhasset, 11030 milimusic.com 516-627-7052

FIRST PLACE Royal Events Princess Parties, Inc. royaleventsli.com 516-729-4970

FIRST PLACE Salon Ruby Rubin 29A Middle Neck Road Great Neck, 11021 rubyrubin.com 516-482-7829

Best College Planning and Counseling

Best Dining with Kids

Best Haircuts

Best Music School

FIRST PLACE Tiny Sparkles Pediatric Dentistry 164 Main Street Port Washington, 11050 tinysparkles.com 516-888-9789

Best Pediatric Orthodontist FIRST PLACE Great Neck Orthodontics PLLC 1000 Northern Boulevard, Suite 300 Great Neck, 11021 greatneckortho.com 516-466-0146

Best Pediatrician

FIRST PLACE Dr. Victor Turow 833 Northern Boulevard, Suite 110 Great Neck, 11021 turowandtierney.com 516-504-0606

Best Preschool

FIRST PLACE Temple Israel of Great Neck 108 Old Mill Road Great Neck, 11023 tign.org 516-482-7800

FIRST PLACE Catherine Silletti, Rushmore Avenue School 168 Cherry Lane, Carle Place, 11514 cps.k12.ny.us 516-622-6400

FIRST PLACE North Shore Hebrew Academy High School 400 North Service Road Great Neck, 11020 nsha.org 516-487-2424

Best Public School

FIRST PLACE New Hyde Park Memorial High School 500 Leonard Boulevard New Hyde Park, 11040 sewanhakaschools.org 516-488-9500

Best Religious School FIRST PLACE North Shore Hebrew Academy High School 400 North Service Road Great Neck, 11020 nsha.org 516-487-2424

Best Soccer Club FIRST PLACE Port Washington Soccer Club portsoccerclub.com

Best Sports Camp

FIRST PLACE Great Neck Park District 65 Arrandale Avenue Great Neck, 11024 gnparks.org 516-487-4673

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Best Sports Facility

FIRST PLACE Great Neck Park District – Parkwood Sports Complex 65 Arrandale Avenue, Great Neck, 11024 gnparks.org 516-487-4673

Best Tutor Service

FIRST PLACE Mathnasium Great Neck 11 Great Neck Road, Great Neck, 11021 mathnasium.com 516-482-6284

FIRST PLACE My Spectrum School 11 Sintsink Drive East Port Washington, 11050 myspectrumschool.com 516-883-8035

Best Animal Hospital

Best Teacher

Best Dog Walker

Best Toy Store

Best Groomer

FIRST PLACE Manhasset Animal Hospital 41 Plandome Road, Manhasset, 11030 webdrdoolittle.com 516-627-0057

FIRST PLACE Avi Siegel, Temple Israel Great Neck 108 Old Mill Road Great Neck, 11023 tign.org 516-482-7800

FIRST PLACE Funky Monkey 360 Wheatley Plaza Greenvale, 11548 funkeymonkey.toys 516-484-0966

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FIRST PLACE Luxury Pet Spa & Boutique 1209 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, 11040 luxurypetspany.com 516-233-2640

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Best Pet Sitting/Boarding FIRST PLACE The Left Paw 411 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, 11040 theleftpaw.com 516-305-4220

Best Accounting Firm

FIRST PLACE D J Dolan Tax Service Inc. 1106 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, 11040 dolantax.com 516-488-7500

Best Pet Store

FIRST PLACE The Left Paw 411 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, 11040 theleftpaw.com 516-305-4220

Best Veterinarian

Best Bank Branch

FIRST PLACE Hanover Community Bank 2131 Jericho Turnpike Garden City Park, 11040 hanoverbank.com 516-248-4868

FIRST PLACE West Hempstead Animal Hospital 104 Cherry Valley Avenue West Hempstead, 11552 westhempsteadanimalhospital.com 516-483-9720

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Best Chamber of Commerce FIRST PLACE Roslyn Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 35, Roslyn, 11576 roslynchamber.org 516-777-0756

Best Charity

FIRST PLACE Ronald McDonald House of Long Island 267-07 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, 11040 rmhcnym.org 516-775-5683

Best Corporate Venue FIRST PLACE The Inn at Great Neck 30 Cutter Mill Road Great Neck, 11021 innatgreatneck.com 516-773-2000

Best Dry Cleaners

FIRST PLACE Alpian Cleaners Tailors 4 Welwyn Road Great Neck, 11021 516-487-5090

Best Financial Advisor FIRST PLACE Jeffrey Blank, Ameriprise Financial Services Roslyn, 11756 516-625-6671

Best Firehouse

FIRST PLACE Great Neck Vigilant Engine Hook & Ladder Co., Inc. 83 Cutter Mill Road Great Neck, 11021 vigilantfd.com 516-487-1086

Best Funeral Home FIRST PLACE Riverside-Nassau North Chapel 55 North Station Plaza Great Neck, 11021 dignitymemorial.com 516-487-9600

Best Hotel/Motel FIRST PLACE Inn at Great Neck 30 Cutter Mill Road Great Neck, 11021 innatgreatneck.com 516-773-2000

Best Insurance Agency

FIRST PLACE Keats Insurance Agency 485 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, 11501 keatsagency.com 516-354-4849

Best Law Firm/Lawyer

FIRST PLACE Burton Weston, Garfunkel, Wild P.C. Attorneys at Law 111 Great Neck Road, Suite 600 Great Neck, 11021 garfunkelwild.com 516-393-2200

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The Gold Coast Arts Center, as seen from Middle Neck Road. port and education. Other services include its non-profit arts center, yearlong art school, public gallery, performance venue, film program and film festival. The center’s educational programs were crucial to its pandemic pivot, Gil said, noting that the venue turned as many of its classes as possible into online offerings. “In terms of school, I would

say that we probably were able to offer 90% of the classes,” she said. “You just can’t offer fencing online.” Those efforts were important because despite the center’s wide range of programs, the school and festival are main drivers of revenue. “The film festival is important because it’s regional,” Gil said. “We had seven movie the-

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help from two loans it received through the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program, which was established to help struggling businesses and nonprofits keep their workers on the payroll during the pandemic. But the center said it did not qualify for theShuttered Venue Operators Grant, the program U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) strongly advocated to help support beleaguered performance spaces. “We would apply in the future if the guidelines allow organizations like ours to apply,” the center said. However, with so much passion and persistence to adage “the show must go on,” no one on staff at the Gold Coast Arts Center had to give up their jobs due to the pandemic. “It was very important to me and to the board that we should not lose our own people, not our staff nor our administrators. We have a lot of heads of departments that we did not want to lose,” Gil said. “I have brilliant people at the head of my executive board, the size of my staff from the beginning to the end remains the same.”

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Recent Real Estate Sales in the

Willistons

122 Dorset Avenue, Albertson

37 Amherst Road, Albertson

4 bd, 1 ba, 1,083 sqft, Sold On: 3/5/21, Sold Price: $525,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

3 bd, 2 ba, 1,200 sqft, Sold On: 4/19/21, Sold Price: $907,500 Type: Single Family, Schools: East Williston

146 Jerome Avenue, Mineola

235 Arlington Street, Mineola

3 bd, 1 ba, Sold On: 4/6/21, Sold Price: $565,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

2 bd, 1 ba, Sold On: 3/25/21, Sold Price: $570,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: East Williston

Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in New Hyde Park, the Willistons, Mineola and surrounding areas by a variety of real estate agencies. This information about the home and the photos were obtained through the Zillow.com. The homes are presented solely based on the fact that they were recently sold in New Hyde Park, the Willistons, Mineola and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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Schools wait for state’s COVID guidance Continued from Page 1 department can offer to schools when it comes to health-related preparations for September is that CDC guidelines should be the basis of preparing for the 2021-2022 school year until further information is issued by the governor or DOH.” The most updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and American Academy of Pediatrics, along with encouragement from the White House, recommends all individuals older than 2 years old wear face masks indoors. Also strongly recommended is the vaccination of eligible populations. Though Rosa said the authorization of remote instruction depends on DOH measures, her department’s position is that so long as allowed by officials, students should be in the classroom. But in case of a declared public health emergency, schools must be able to provide remote instruction, Rosa said. Her department will not require schools to operate either way but said districts may work with students and families to offer remote options if it’s in the

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Local school districts and the New York State School Boards Association are waiting for guidance from state officials and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who warned against schools becoming super-spreaders this fall. best educational interest. Rosa also gave recommendations for statewide guidance to “consider the complexity of operating school environments” and use local discretion when possible. Wearing masks, physical distancing and coordinating with local health departments are all on the table. Feelings of eager anticipation

are shared by experts outside state government. Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel for the New York State School Boards Association Jay Worona is keeping his eye out for a guidance document from the DOH and led by Cuomo’s education staﬀ. “We were told that was coming out ‘soon,’” Worona said.

And as the start of the school year draws closer, education oﬃcials are inching towards answering the legality of one question in particular: mandating the option of either vaccines or frequent testing. “There is a viewpoint in our case law that would suggest that we have to have the authorization specifically set forth in the law,” Worona said about public schools making a COVID shot mandatory for employees. “There isn’t any such specific authorization.” “Many legal folks would say to you, well, therefore schools can’t impose mandatory vaccinations on their school employees,” Worona said. “They would need to have the state of New York either authorize them to make that decision, or which would be more likely than not, there would be a determination by the state [indicating] this is how all schools will operate.” At a press conference last Wednesday, Cuomo hinted at “more aggressive action” from school districts facing rising rates of infection. “Trepidation and politics that

stops aggressive action feeds the virus,” Cuomo said. “I understand the politics. But I also understand if we don’t take the right actions, schools can become super spreaders in September.” But for enforcing the choice of a vaccine or regular testing, Worona acknowledged another school of thought. “This vaccine right now has not gotten final approval,” Worona said. “People will say it’s against their civil liberties to require them to be vaccinated when the vaccine in question doesn’t have full FDA approval.” “If you look at previous case law interpreting questions that have come before our commissioner or our courts, it’s pretty much said that districts only have the authority to do that which is specifically demarcated in the law,” Worona said, though he pointed out this situation has never been litigated. “You will find no provision that gives districts the express authority to do this. There are those who will say in the absence of express authority, there is no authority.”

Thousands mourn Manhasset brothers Continued from Page 2 hend the value of human life,” Lardas said. Michael was named by his parents in honor of their church and Archangel Michael, who stood up against evil. “For all those who know Michael you can understand his incredible spirit, his strength, and his integrity,” the priest said. Kiess’ public wake and funeral was slated for Thursday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Fairchild Funeral Chapel and Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Church of Our Saviour, Lutheran. Quogue police said Mendez’s excessive speed may have played a role in the crash. At a news conference the following Tuesday,

Quogue Police Chief Christopher Isola said some marijuana was found in the passenger compartment of Mendez’s vehicle, but he did not say how much or whether the drug played any role in the crash. The accident is currently under investigation by Quogue police, New York State Police, the National Transportation Safety Board and the state Attorney General’s Office. “With a strong Christian background, they lived life to the fullest in sports, in choir, with friends and family,” Lardas said about the Farrell brothers. “These young men really brought the fullness of life to everything they did.”

Speaking to a somber crowd sheltered from Thursday’s rain on a line snaking inside a gymnasium, through a venue hall and into the chapel, Lardas asked whose words could console those aﬄicted by the loss of the beloved Manhasset High School graduates. “It is the word of Jesus that brought much needed comfort to John the Baptist as he saw suﬀering from weakness of faith in isolation as a prisoner of King Herod,” Lardas said. “When there are no more words for comfort, it is the touch of the word of God who brought hope and joy in the midst of death.” “Truly James and Michael are salt of the Earth and might of the world,” Lardas said.

Calling their presence “an incredible witness of the love of a Christian family,” Lardas offered guidance to the thousands who paid their respects and to the extended Manhasset community. “To truly continue to honor these young men, James, Michael and Ryan, live life in the fullness of God,” Lardas said. “Be kind and gentle to one another, help the poor, the sick, the lonely … be true to yourselves, and to God.” “We also boast in our sufferings,” Lardas said, “knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us.”

Port’s Soundview Cinemas to close in Sept. Continued from Page 7 The two companies purchased the 188,109-square-foot shopping center from LBUBS 2007-C7 Shore Road LLC through commercial real estate company Transwestern, with the deal coming to fruition on Dec. 18 for an undisclosed price. A commercial listing shows the starting bid as $3 million. Eﬀorts to reach a representative from PEBB for comment on the matter were unavailing. Desner said he hopes that a new tenant would retain the spot as a movie the-

ater but noted that he is unsure if PEBB would want to have another movie house in that location. Despite the coronavirus being a main catalyst for Soundview’s impending closure, Desner said, he has enjoyed serving the Port Washington community and the Town of North Hempstead since opening in April 2013. “We loved serving the town for these past eight years and we appreciate the entire community,” Desner said. “We hope that it stays a theater for the town and we’re trying to sell it to keep it as a theater.”

The news comes nearly a year after Great Neck’s Squire Cinemas announced it would be shutting down following 85 years of operation in September 2020. While the coronavirus pandemic also led to the Squire’s shuttering, during the crisis the theater hosted online movie screenings and donated popcorn to people who worked at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. The Squire had also partnered with the Gold Coast Arts Center for sneak previews of independent and foreign films and Q & A sessions with filmmakers throughout the years.

“It is a shocking sight to see the last movie theater in town close their doors after 85 years in the community,” Great Neck Business Improvement District Vice President Jay Corn said last year. The Squire was converted into a triplex in the early 1980s, according to the CinemaTreasures website. The theater had seven screens by 1998 when it was acquired by Clearview Cinemas. After ownership was transferred to Bow Tie Cinemas, the Douglaston-based company MovieWorld gained ownership of the theater April 1, 2019.

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New Mineola Fire Dept. HQ underway Continued from Page 1 The old headquarters opened in 1913 as the firehouse for the department’s Company No. 2, which had been established six years earlier. With Company No. 1’s home on Main Street — which was also serving as Village Hall at the time — in bad shape, the village decided in 1925 to expand the Jericho Turnpike building so it could house both companies. The revamped headquarters was dedicated in 1928 and served the village for more than nine decades before its demolition, which took place from early February to mid-April. The knockdown marked a new era for both Mineola and its fire department, which will miss the facility’s history but is looking fondly towards the future, according to Fire Chief Andrew Martone Jr.

“Seeing the building come down was not easy, but we know it was the best decision for the safety of the department and the residents of Mineola,” said Martone, who took his post earlier this year. “It is a real honor to stand here today, as we mark the start of our new Mineola Fire Department Headquarters. This new state of the art building will serve the residents of Mineola for the next 100 plus years.” According to Strauss, who has been an active member of Truck Company No. 2 for 40 years, wear and tear on the old building was too much to overcome. “Unfortunately, that building has to come down,” Strauss said during a Mineola Chamber of Commerce meeting in 2019. “The department hall, the main part of the building, is starting to crack, has cracked

and has shifted,” he added. The new headquarters will be equipped with equipment including a 24/7 ventilated room holding protective gear and selfcontained breathing apparatuses, which help reduce the risk of cancer and other illnesses for firefighters when they’re on the job, according to Martone. The building, slated to be finished in the fall of 2022, has been developed by consulting and design firm H2M. The construction has displaced Truck Company No. 2 and its roughly 100 members to move their gear, vehicles and equipment to another site. Engine Company No. 3 has welcomed its colleagues to its firehouse on Elm Street, which already houses members and equipment of its own. The adjustment has added a new dynamic to calls, but not new problems.

“There’s always obstacles regarding coordination, but we as volunteer firemen have always gone by the motto that we overcome and conquer our

challenges,” Martone said. “Every day or every week we are always changing our procedures to best suit and protect the residents of Mineola.”

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Dispute delays Denton Ave. bridge work Continued from Page 2 Eight street-level railroad crossings in the project corridor have been eliminated, six other bridges have been renovated and upgrades are underway

at multiple stations along the corridor, oﬃcials said. The LIRR Expansion Project Team acknowledged some parts of the project have lagged, but said the work is

nevertheless still on schedule and under budget. “We remain on time and on budget and are determined to keep it that way,” the oﬃcials said. “It hasn’t

always been easy to have us in your neighborhood, and we’re grateful for your commitment, understanding, and patience.”

Legislature approves bill to protect police Continued from Page 4 “I support policies to protect our police oﬃcers and other first responders,” Rice said in a statement Wednesday. “But it is wrong to codify into law a chosen profession as an immutable human trait in the same manner we classify race, nationality, gender, disability, and sexual orientation.” Those in opposition to the bill argued there was a lack of suﬃcient data on discrimination or harassment against the police and other first-responders throughout the county on Monday. The Long Island Advocates for Police Accountability group urged Curran to veto the “unconstitutional legislation” in a statement following the bill’s passage. “The community has spoken — and was ignored once again,” the statement read. “This bill is dangerous, unnecessary, does nothing to protect our police officers, and is a slap in the face to marginalized communities that have faced discrimination.”

Shanequa Levin of Long Island United to Transform Policing & Community Safety said she applauded the police oﬃcers that serve the community properly and acknowledged that police are needed throughout all communities. Levin then said that there is bias throughout policing and that residents must stand up for themselves when those instances occur. “You’re going to vote on a bill that basically takes away our rights to stand up for ourselves when those that do not do a good job can be rewarded or can retaliate against us,” Levin said. “Turning [police] into a protected class is what this law intends to do,” civil-rights attorney Frederick Brewington said in a press conference prior to the vote on Monday. “Turning them into a situation where they have greater significance in our society than the people that have been subjected to abuse, horrific violence, and this treatment by the law and the system.”

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“Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944. Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations 1 have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-toman. Our air oﬀensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned. The free men of the world are marching together to victory. I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory. Good Luck! And let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.” Dwight D. Eisenhower Nowhere does Eisenhower say “You’re free to decide whether or not you accept this challenge.” Secure in his authority and respect-

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Bipartisan calls for Cuomo to resign Continued from Page 6 fessionalism and dedication of Attorney General James and counsel Joon Kim and Anne Clark,” he added, referring to the outside lawyers James tapped to lead the probe. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, a Democrat seeking re-election this year, was one of several Nassau officials to call on Cuomo to step down. “The Attorney General’s findings are clear,” Curran said in a statement. “The Governor must resign.” “The report released today by New York State Attorney General Letitia James detailing the harassment of multiple women, breaking state and federal law, is deeply disturbing and unacceptable,” a statement from Nassau County’s Republican legislative majority said. “The Majority demands that the Governor step down immediately.” “The findings of the attorney general’s report confirm what so many of us already knew- this governor isn’t fit to lead,” Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) said in a statement. “I’m urging my colleagues to return to Albany and remove the governor immediately.” State Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills) encouraged the state legislature

to take action and pursue impeachment if Cuomo does not immediately resign from his post. Kaplan called the accounts from women who came forward with harassment allegations “heartbreaking.” “The Governor must resign immediately, and if he does not, the legislature must aggressively pursue impeachment,” Kaplan said in a statement. “The experiences of the women detailed in the Attorney General’s report are nothing short of heartbreaking, and I commend each and every one of them for summoning the strength to speak truth to power, even in the face of documented retaliation for doing so.” Cuomo, in response to the report’s release on Tuesday, said, “I want you to know directly from me that I never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances.” In his response, Cuomo also displayed photos of himself embracing and kissing an array of New Yorkers. U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) said on Twitter that Cuomo’s response “further corroborates” the findings in the report and said the entire Executive Chamber “needs to be cleaned out.” Cuomo also spoke specifically on

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UCP welcomes new Help to those fighting substance abuse director of nursing UCP of Long Island is pleased to announce the appointment of Alisa Charles as the new Director of Nursing. In this role, Charles will have responsibility for the supervision of 31 Intermediate Care Facilities and Individualized Residential Alternatives and all-day program nursing staff. Charles joins UCP of LI from Lifespire INC. where she held the director of nursing position. Prior to joining Lifespire, INC. she held a Director of Medical Services role with the Jewish Board. “We are delighted to have someone with Alisa’s experience join the leadership team here at UCP-LI. She is a seasoned medical professional with a strong background in the nursing industry. We believe she is well equipped to work with our team and lead us in our efforts to provide the highest quality of care to the individuals we support”, said Colleen Crispino, president and CEO. Alisa has more than 15 years of experience; she is a dedicated professional with a demonstrated record of strong leadership skills including Supervision of Nursing Staff, Oversight of Continuity of Individual Care, Training and Communication. Charles holds a Master’s Degree in Health Administration from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor’s De-

gree in Health Administration from St. Joseph’s College. She received her Registered Nursing degree from Helene Fuld College of Nursing. “I am truly humbled to join UCP of Long Island and I look forward to working closely with the agency to further our mission to create a LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS for those in our care”, said Alisa. To learn more about UCP of Long Island, please visit www.ucp-li.org

The past year-and-a-half has been a challenging time for many as COVID-19-related concerns about health and finances led to an increase in substance abuse, most notably with alcohol. This has led to a greater demand for services to help people overcome their drinking or drug use. Catholic Health’s New Hope is an inpatient, residential substance abuse program located in Freeport. It provides a safe and sober environment for those age 18 and over who need stabilization and help with recovery. New Hope accepts clients experiencing mild to moderate withdrawal and those who are active but not in danger from severe withdrawals. Catholic Health’s Director of Behavioral Health Central Intake Services Lawrence M. Ferber, said that while there has been a significant uptick in the abuse of various substances, alcohol tops the list.“Even when bars and restaurants were shut down during the height of the pandemic, liquor stores remained opened and alcohol was easily accessible,” he said. Ferber said during the past year, he has seen individuals who had been recovering from addictions relapse as a result of pandemic-related stress. Additionally, there has also been a significant number of firsttime patients presenting at Catholic Health hospital emergency departments with substance abuse issues .Patients in emergency departments can meet with a member of the Sherpa Program, which was developed

by the Family & Children’s Association and brought to Catholic Health in 2018. Each “Sherpa” is a trained peer recovery coach who meets with those needing substance abuse services and their families to discuss treatment options that include New Hope. Patients may be in treatment for up to six months, depending on which program is best suited to meet their needs. Detoxification typically lasts up to 10 days. From there, patients enter a 28-day rehabilitation program. Further stabilization may be needed depending on several factors, including family support, access to housing and employment status.“There is no hard stop when it comes to being safely discharged,” said Dr. Ferber. “We do not take a cookie-cutter approach. Each patient is evaluated individually to determine the best course of action.”In addition to New Hope, Catholic Health offers substance abuse treatment services at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson that includes a 40-bed chemical dependency unit as part of its 28-day rehabilitation program. The hospital also offers a detoxification program for adolescents ages 13 to 18 with admission determined by a physician and other medical professionals using evidencebased screening tools. Patients and/or family members can access services offered by New Hope by calling Mercy Hospital’s Crisis/ Central Intake office at (516) 705-2248. Additional information is available at chsli.org.

Lung cancer screenings save lives Lung cancer accounts for the greatest number of cancer deaths In the United States, with the American Cancer Society estimating that more than 131,000 Americans will succumb to the disease in 2021. One weapon in the fight against lung cancer is screenings, with studies showing that early detection can reduce the risk of death by about 20 percent. “The signs and symptoms of lung cancer often manifest when the cancer is in an advanced stage, making it more diﬃcult to treat,” said Dr. Sharad Chandrika, Catholic Health’s system director of Interventional Pulmonary and Lung Cancer Screening. “If lung cancer is caught early before it spreads, the likelihood of surviving five years or more improves nearly 60 percent. Early detection of cancer also allows doctors to perform less invasive pro-

cedures to treat patients.” Patient screenings use low-dose CT scans that allow physicians to identify abnormal areas in the lungs that may be cancerous. Research shows that scans are a more eﬀective tool than X-rays and can significantly reduce lung cancer deaths. The scan takes only a few seconds and is painless. At Catholic Health, each patient’s screening results are reviewed by a team of experts in oncology, pulmonology, radiology, radiation oncology, surgery and others to determine whether additional action is needed to meet their specific needs. Designated a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiologists, the prestigious honor signifies that Catholic Health’s lung screening program

has met rigorous quality standards to provide safe, eﬀective lung cancer screening services. Should larger or growing nodules be identified, there is a likelihood of cancer. Dr. Chandrika said the goal is early detection, and further testing is completed through a PET scan, biopsy or possibly surgery. Additionally, benign nodules can also be identified and will require further testing. Several lung conditions such as scars from infections that are non-cancerous appear as small spots on a scan. Most nodules will need to be monitored over time as directed by a physician. If no abnormalities are detected, your doctor may recommend annual screenings for a period of years that will be determined in consultation with the physician and patient.

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Williston Park Library happenings Congratulations to all the children and teens who participated in this year’s Summer Reading Program. We had a total of 141 participants! We hope you enjoyed it! We’re happy to announce that the Nassau Digital Doorway users now have access to over 3K magazines! There is a separate tab on top of the NDD browser page. New titles added to the collection: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty— Patrick Radden Keefe Music of Bees—Eileen Garvin Sanatorium—Sarah Pearse At Any Cost: A Father’s Betrayal, A Wife’s Murder and a 10-Year War for Justice—Rebecca Rosenberg Love for Beginners—Jill Shalvis Bullett—Iris Johansen Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid—Lawrence Wright

No-Fuss Family Cookbook— Ryan Scott Everything is Fine: A Memoir— Vince Granata Daily Hours Browsing & Vestibule Pick-Up: Monday-Friday: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. “Open for Browsing” means you can come inside, walk around the Library, and look for books and other items. Please limit your time to 1 hour. Only one family at a time will be permitted in the Children’s Room. Items requested over the phone can be picked up in the Library vestibule. Please maintain social distancing practices while in the Library. All customers and staﬀ are required to wear face coverings at all times while in the Library, per Executive Order 202.17. Face coverings

must cover both your mouth and nose. Congregating is not permitted. Three computers are available for public use for a limit of 30 minutes. Library items may now be returned inside the library. Children’s Programs Summer Reading Finale with Nick the Balloonatic—Saturday—Aug. 7—11 a.m.-12 p.m. in the parking lot of Village Hall. Masks are required for everyone ages 2+. Please bring your chair. Raﬄe prizes to be drawn and winners announced. Email willistonparkprograms@gmail. com to register. Come into the Library for a free children’s craft every Monday for Take and Make Mondays. Check out the calendar of events for Virtual Puzzle Wednesdays and Virtual Game Fridays. Please check our website willistonarklibrary. org for updates on all upcoming events.

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Herricks Union Free School District announced an amendment to its policy for the district area school children for serving Lunch under the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the National School Lunch Program for the 2021-2022 school year, which would allow for all children attending the following schools to be served meals at no charge. Herricks High School 100 Shelter Rock Road New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Herricks Middle School 7 Hilldale Drive Albertson, NY 11507 Center Street Elementary 240 Center Street Williston Park, NY 11596 Denton Avenue 1050 Denton Avenue New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Searingtown Elementary 106 Beverly Drive Albertson, NY 11507

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Continued from Page 3 grant funds, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. “I don’t believe any of that money has been used for anything because we’re not operating,” said Epstein. ”What would you use it for? I’m not relocating, not establishing or reopening.“ Epstein has been personally promoting music outside of the My Father’s Place name, which is trademarked by him and licensed to the hotel at The Warehouse in Amityville and the Barnum Ballroom located in Island Park. The relationship between Epstein and the hotel has grown so toxic that he is no longer

allowed in his previous business dwelling without prior notice. Originally believed to be a COVID-19 protocol, his most recent experience at the hotel two weeks ago ended in another dispute, according to Epstein. “We got to the oﬃce and opened it with the key we had,” he said. “We were told by an employee of the hotel who said ‘You have to leave, you can’t be here’. And I said, ‘What do you mean?’ He said, ‘None of this stuﬀ belongs to you anymore.’ I said I’m just trying to get legal documents. ‘You can’t, it’s not yours. You must leave the premises now.’” When asked if My Father’s Place would host

another show at the hotel between now and the end of the agreement in November 2022, Epstein said he expects nothing new. “It doesn’t look like it now unless a miracle comes,” he said. “It looks like we’ll just be taking all my gear if they let us.” The hotel’s eﬀorts to maintain the space with Roslyn’s Cellar have caused confusion for patrons who associate the new venue with Epstein’s reputation, he said. “People call me complaining and I have to say I have nothing to do with it,” Epstein said. “It’s not My Father’s Place, it’s the Cellar. It’s not my club, it’s the hotel.”

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Grants obtained to assist water districts Continued from Page 7 The grant funding, oﬃcials said, can be used for a myriad of remedies and treatments to help districts keep water throughout the county clean from contaminants such as 1,4 dioxane, a carcinogenic contaminant banned by the state. Districts can also use the funding to aﬀord more testing for potential contaminants, maintaining systems already in place throughout each district,

and purchasing new technology to keep contaminants out of the water, oﬃcials said. “As Water Commissioners representing 21 Voter-Elected Districts serving 620,000 consumers, we have a fiduciary responsibility to protect our residents while delivering the highest quality water at the lowest possible rate,” Field said. “This grant program will greatly assist with that mission.” Some water districts through-

out the county, including the Port Washington Control District, have switched to new technological systems to not only eliminate contaminants from entering drinking water, but to also preserve water that residents use for lawn maintenance. Last year a daily rate increase of approximately $0.08 for residents went into eﬀect throughout the district. The rate hikes for residents were part of a five-

year, $43 million capital plan to prevent 1,4 dioxane and other emerging contaminants from entering residential water sources along with other infrastructure improvements that oﬃcials said were needed. Included in the new treatment systems were new technology such as an Advanced Oxidation Process and a Granular Activated Carbon filtration system. The two together are the

only approved method to remove 1,4 dioxane from drinking water, according to oﬃcials. “Every additional dollar of revenue coming to the district is being reinvested into our community’s water system so we have the infrastructure in place to serve our residents with the highest quality water for generations to come,” Peter Meyer, one of three commissioners for the Port Washington Water District, said.

A plea to keep Butera as superintendent Continued from Page 4 Blank Slate Media tried to obtain a document outlining the law firm’s findings through a public-records request in May, but Johnson declined to release it, citing the district’s attorney-client privilege and saying the record’s disclosure would “result in an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” Before it was leaked to other media outlets that same month, the independent counsel’s sexual harassment investigation was not public. Johnson argued that the school board’s previous decision to keep the finding’s conclusion private and not fire Butera was the right one. “Therefore, I ask you to reinstate Dr. Butera as superintendent and work with him to restore and repair his reputation,” Johnson said. “Any other outcome would be an injustice unworthy of Manhasset. And to those bad actors, and you know who you are, may God help you.” Going further than calling for his reinstatement, Johnson praised Butera as an exemplary superintendent. “I know Dr. Butera to be a humble, kind, caring and thoughtful human being and superintendent,” Johnson said. “He is honest, and he is self-aware. He is an extraordinary leader, the best I have ever worked with in my plus-40-year career.”

Butera affirmed he did not coordinate with Johnson before she made remarks to the board. “I am grateful and appreciative of her support as well as the support of others who spoke at the meeting,” Butera said in a statement to Blank Slate Media. “People who know me know that I always treat everyone with dignity and respect.” But the independent counsel’s findings were not the only allegation of questionable behavior Butera has faced. In September 2020, James P. Duffy — the husband of Jean Kendall, Manhasset’s former assistant superintendent for human resources — wrote a letter to Aitken discussing his wife’s “extremely troubling” encounters with Butera. He later posted his letter on Twitter. One instance details Duffy’s account of a dance event where the cocktail hour entertainment featured “a woman in a skintight bodysuit that left virtually nothing to the imagination.” “She performed all sorts of contortions many of which were highly suggestive in a sexual nature,” Duffy said. “After a while, Butera said to my wife, ‘can you do that?’ indicating the woman on the pedestal. My wife and I were appalled by this question, and my wife immediately responded that she was offended by it.”

Duffy also recalled how Butera sent Kendall and other central office staff — including two other women — a “highly offensive and extremely objectionable” video involving “a scantily clothed male dancer who was gyrating.” “My wife and one of the other of the women who received it discussed the video and both agreed that the video was objectionable and offensive,” Duffy said. Although Duffy fell short of accusing Butera of violating sexual harassment rules, the conclusion of his letter suggested that the board of education should take “significant corrective action.” “If the Superintendent can do things of this nature, anybody in the district can do likewise without fear of discipline or consequence,” Duffy said. “It is a shame that district counsel could not see this and pursue the matter as requested. This amounts to willful disregard in my opinion.” But Butera said the investigator did not find evidence that shored up those allegations. “The investigator’s response to the school board concerning the allegations made by Dr. Kendall found that none of the allegations were supported by credible evidence,” Butera said in a statement to Blank Slate Media. Johnson further praised Butera’s ef-

forts to “recraft” the school district’s mission and vision, saying he fostered “an environment of inclusivity, integrity, honesty, empathy, compassion, wisdom and decision making, and perseverance in the face of adversity.” “Dr. Butera initiated the redesign of the district’s learning spaces to enhance student engagement and collaboration and better support all learning styles,” Johnson said. “Dr. Butera’s early laser focus on the social and emotional wellbeing of our students was cutting edge, which earned Manhasset and Dr. Butera the recognition as being the model for New York State.” The board of education declined to comment on any updates to Butera’s employment status with the district. It’s unclear whether he will return for the upcoming school year, which starts on Sept. 1. Board trustees and senior district administrators declined Blank Slate Media’s request for an interview. Also occurring at the Tuesday evening meeting was a reaﬃrmation of the district’s sexual harassment policies, which outline a range of disciplinary actions against employees from a warning to termination. The vote was unanimous in favor.

SCHOOL NEWS

Herricks welcomes new Denton Ave. principal The Herricks Public Schools Board of Education has appointed Dominick Tolipano as the new Denton Avenue School Principal, eﬀective Aug. 1. He joins Herricks from the Mineola School District, where he spent the last 21 years as an administrator and teacher. Most recently, Mr. Tolipano served as assistant principal at Jackson Avenue Elementary School, where he fostered strong bonds with families, students, administrators and faculty members. He implemented programs, led curriculum projects, supervised and supported staﬀ members, coordinated testing, planned pro-

fessional development, facilitated technology initiatives and implemented the Code of Conduct, among other duties. He was principal of Mineola’s Elementary Summer Language Program and Middle School Math and ELA Summer Program, where he oversaw instruction and daily operations. Prior to his administrative experience, Mr. Tolipano taught sixth grade at Mineola Middle School for many years. He was lead teacher for mathematics and integrated various high-tech resources into the classroom. He also coached basketball and baseball at the mid-

dle and high school levels. Mr. Tolipano holds a Professional Diploma with Honors in School Administration and Supervision from Queens College and Master of Science and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees from Hofstra University. “I believe that the foundation of a community is the education of its youth,” Tolipano said.“I am very excited and honored to be introduced as the principal of Denton Avenue Elementary School and begin my work as a part of this wonderful community. In education, we strive to support the learners to acquire knowledge.

However, it is equally important to inspire and empower students, ensuring that each child has the opportunity to be creative, develop their ability to think critically and work collaboratively so they will ultimately contribute positively in our society.” “We are pleased to introduce Mr. Tolipano and welcome him aboard,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Fino Celano said. “He has a strong, impressive background in education and leadership and has made a great impact on his students and colleagues. We look forward to the contributions he will bring to Denton Avenue.”

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