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June 1 - 7, 2022

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Robots In Syosset

Race Hub is the place to build and compete with robots (See page 3)

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Bring the colors of the rainbow with street chalk at the Syosset Public Library (Photo courtesy Noj Han via Wikimedia Commons)

Town of Oyster Bay News: Hazardous material pick-up, paper shredding days announced (See page 4) Community Calendar: Chalk The Walk at the Syosset Public Library (See page 6)

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A student holds up a constructor robot. (Photo courtesy of Race Hub)

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Robotics At Race Hub A Robot league in Syosset

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t was six months ago that the faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) educational facility Race Hub opened in Syosset, marking the grand opening in March with local officials like Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker appearing for the ribbon cutting. “It’s been amazing,” Race Hub co-founder Manish Bahl said. “We’ve had a lot of good feedback from the parents who are local here and we have a lot of parents coming back and kids are calling it build day. It’s their build day when they come in and they enjoy coming here. The parents themselves are wowed when they bring their kids here and there’s nothing like it that they’ve experienced before.” The robotics program at Race Hub is one where students can actually touch and feel the robots, and where they can ask the instructors any questions they want. And already, Race Hub’s robotics program has become so popular that they are starting a robot league where different teams within the league will compete. The league has been around for five months, and the facility is designed to house small robotics teams made up of different age groups from ages 8 to 13. “Robotics is actually a key part of what we do here,” Bahl said. “Initially, the last couple years, we were doing robotics for children through the libraries, through the community centers... There was a lot of interest. And we wanted to bring robotics to a younger audience. That really drove us into what we were passionate about.” Race Hub, according to its website, is a “state-of-the-art” racing facility that uses hands on learning to inspire interest in STEAM through group or individual programs. Programs are structured around the age of the students and their interests, including skills from Scratch to Python, Javascript, robotics, eSports and games, artificial intelligence, drones and more. “Traditionally, children can get turned off by robotics,” Bahl said, adding that children often feel intimated when starting out. “There’s always that ‘wow’ factor and they’ll say it’s cool. But then, one thing we do

Happy students talk during Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) robotics lesson. (Photos courtesy Race Hub)

Race Hub students show off a robot they built together.

Students work together to build robots in robotics camp.

different here, is we ask them ‘if you could design a robot, what would it do?’ And the first answer you’ll usually get is, ‘I want it to clean my room’ or ‘I want it to make me a breakfast’ or ‘I want it to go to space.’ The ideas that these children come up with are so natural.” Bahl said that instead of shutting the children down on what a robot can do, the faculty at Race Hub explore the children’s ideas and their imagination. The Race Hub facility in Syosset certainly can spark imagination for any child interested in STEAM. Bahl gave the Syosset Jericho Tribune a virtual tour of the facility on May 24, first showing off the “robotics field,” where the students can set up obstacle courses for their robots. “One of the things we have here is a special challenge called ‘Trek Across America,’” Bahl said. “We’ll actually have it trek across a bridge. We’ll have it encounter a river. So there’s a lot of interesting challenges.” But before the students can bring their robot to the “robotics field,” they have to build it first. Race Hub has all the tools the students need to build, with different designs based on the age of the students. “At this facility, they can not only work with the robotics, but also understand other engineering kind of components, like motors and gears,” Bahl said. “And it’s not just with the robots, it’s the actual technique around it.” Working with robots, Bahl added, also helps the students develop critical thinking and process a multitude of tasks. “It’s really understanding the challenges one might encounter and really it comes down to a point of story telling,” Bahl said. “Along the way, we’ll notice that they’ll make mistakes. From those mistakes, they’ll really have a new thought process. And each one of them, in a team environment, will think differently.” In those teams, each student will have a different role; from navigator, to driver, to a mechanic. They will each use the skills they develop to work on their goals together. And not only does the robotics programs teach the students skills like critical thinking, it can help prepare them for a future where artificial intelligence and robots will become more integrated into everyday life. “We talk about the different kinds of robots,” Bahl said. “Certainly there are landbased robots, underwater robots and micro-robots, just as the types that exist... All of that ties back to the engineering method,” Visit www.racehubusa.com to learn more about Race Hub, its programs and its STEAM’n Summer Camp program.

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Town Of Oyster Bay Hazardous Material, Homeowners Cleanup Days For June

Free up some space with the Town of Oyster Bay’s free shredding event. (Ajay Suresh via Wikimedia Commons)

ground or put into cesspools, storm drains, or recharge systems can work its way down to the aquifer or our waterways.”

Homeowners Cleanup Day: Saturday, June 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Drop off non-hazardous waste, includ-

ing: air conditioners; all e-waste; campers; boats and boat trailers (proof of ownership required - oil, gas, other fluids and batteries removed); clean, broken concrete; large metal items; propane tanks and propane torches; tires; and yard waste. “Many of our residents are getting their yards readied for summer and may have large amounts of non-hazardous debris to dispose,” Johnson said. “Residents can bring items such as used tires, fence posts, clean broken concrete or yard waste to our Homeowners Cleanup.” Free Paper Shredding Services: Saturday, June 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Destroy unwanted documents in a safe and secure manner. Residents only, no businesses, can bring up to four bankers’ boxes of paper to the shredding program. The town’s S.T.O.P. and Homeowners programs are open to residents within the Town of Oyster Bay’s Solid Waste Disposal District. Proof of residency is required. For more information, including a full list of what is accepted at these programs, visit www.oysterbaytown.com/cleanup or call 516-677-5848. —Submitted by the Town of Oyster Bay

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Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilwoman Michele Johnson announced the town’s S.T.O.P. (Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) and Homeowners Cleanup Days for the month of June. Residents canw drop off materials at the Town’s Solid Waste Disposal Complex, located at 101 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Rd. in Old Bethpage. S.T.O.P. Program: Saturday, June 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Drop off various hazardous materials, including: asbestos material (double bagged); automobile batteries; automobile tires (with or without rims); brake and transmission fluids; drain and oven cleaners; fire extinguishers; fares; fluorescent bulbs; gasoline; pesticides and insecticides; oil-based and latex paint; outdoor gas grill propane tanks; photo chemicals; rechargeable and button batteries; small aerosol cans; smoke detectors; solvents; spot removers; thermostats; waste motor oil and antifreeze; and wood preservatives. “Improperly disposing of products such as waste oil, oven cleaner or paint thinner could contaminate your water supply,” Saladino said. “Anything poured on the

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break. These efforts undercut the Wilson Administration’s official policy of neutrality and set the country on a course which led inexorably to war with Germany in 1917. Visit www.jericholibrary.org/events/month to register.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 Virtual, Free Creative Writing Workshop Want to write but don’t know where to begin? Join the Jericho Public Library for a free and virtual workshop and write on any topic in any genre, from poetry to a reflective memoir. There are no limitations. Through both writing and reading, it is the hope of writer Sandy Kassimir, who is leading the workshop, that participants will be inspired. Vist www.jericholibrary.org/ events/month to register.

THURSDAY, JUNE 2 In-Person Adult Game Time Stop by the Jericho Public Library, 1 Merry Ln. in Jericho, for an afternoon of games from 1 to 4 p.m. Librarians will set up the Meeting Room with tables and chairs. Bring a game to play, along with any friends, for an afternoon of fun and relaxation. Play canasta, mah jongg, Scrabble or any other game. Visit jericholibrary.org for more information.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4

Chalk The Walk From 9:30 to 11 a.m., join the Syosset Public Library to “chalk the walk.” Children ages 3 and-a-half to grade 5, with their families, are invited to show off their art skills by par-

MONDAY, JUNE 6

“Chalk The Walk” at Syosset Public Library.

(Photo courtesy David R. Tribble via Wikimedia Commons)

ticipating in the Chalk the Walk event. Meet in the expanded parking lot at the library, 225 South Oyster Bay Rd., for a morning of creativity and fun. Registration is open until June 4. Visit www.syossetlibrary.org to register online.

SUNDAY, JUNE 5 Hybrid Lecture On Long Island’s Gold Coast Elite And The Great War Join author and historian Richard F. Welch and the Jericho Public Library for a lecture on how leading families of the North Shore, through a potent combination of social status and financial self-interest, mobilized to support the Allies at the war’s 1914 out-

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Learn To Draw Pokemon Learn how to draw Pokemon characters inside the Meeting Room at the Syosset Public Library, 225 South Oyster Bay Rd., at 6:30 p.m. This is an event for students from sixth grade to 12th, and they will learn all the techniques to draw in the style of their favorite Pokemon characters. Teens can bring in their own drawings to receive tips and feedback. Visit www.syossetlibrary.org to register.

FRIDAY, JUNE 10 Jump For Joy Join Joyce Oddo and the Jericho Public Library, 1 Merry Ln. in Jericho, for a program designed for children 18 months to fiveyears at 10:30 a.m. This is a lively program of music and activities for little children and their care givers. Registration with a library card is required. Visit www.jericholibrary.org to sign up.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18 Encanto Brunch Dance around with Mirabel Madrigal for

an Encanto Brunch at the Millridge Inn, 585 No. Broadway in Jericho. Enjoy a lavish buffet with photo ops. Seatings will take place from 9 to 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 2:30 p.m. Admission for adults is $52.95 and $37.95 for children ages 2 to 12, plus tax. Children 2 and under are free. Reservations are required. For more information, call 516-931-2201.

ONGOING EVENTS Summer Lesson Specials At Frozen Ropes Enhance your baseball play with these two Frozen Ropes summer specials. Get six half-hour lessons for $270 or 12 half-hour lessons for $444 through Aug. 1. Frozen Ropes Syosset is located at 161 Eileen Way at the Long Island Sports Hub in Syosset. Call 516-364-7673 or visit www.frozenropes. com/syosset for more information. “Rock Of Ages” Stop by the Cultural Arts Playhouse in Syosset, 170 Michael Drive, for Rock of Ages, high school edition featuring students ninth grade and up. Enjoy the show through June 12. Visit www.culturalartsplayhouse.com to buy tickets. Cruisin’ Thursdays Stop by the Millridge Inn, 585 No. Broadway in Jericho, for car show Cruisin’ Thursdays. The events will begin at 3 p.m. For more information, call 516-931-2201.

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Another Day, Another Map

Democratic incumbents forced into the same district JOSEPH SCOTCHIE jscotchie@antonmediagroup.com

as New York’s redistricting madness come to an end? As stated in earlier issues of Anton Community Newspapers, the redistricting map for the decade of the 2020s has been in turmoil for months. Last month, the New York State Court of Appeals threw out maps drawn up and approved by the New York State Legislature, of which both houses are overwhelmingly Democratic. Congressional maps are the domain of an independent commission, made up in equal numbers by Democrats and Republicans. That commission failed to agree on a map and so the legislature took charge. But the state’s highest court ruled those maps and maps for the state Senate as unconstitutional and skewered heavily in

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favor of the majority party. After the 2020 census, the state lost another congressional seat. The legislature-approved map would have given the Democrats a 22-2 seat edge with two seats up for grabs. It is estimated that the new map will result in a 14-5 advantage for the Democrats with up to seven seats in play. A judge from Steuben County appointed Jonathan Cervas, a post-doctorate fellow at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, to

draw up the maps. Cervas has had experience in drawing maps for states as different as Virginia, Utah and Georgia. The big news was not just the elimination of the Democrats’ huge advantage, but the fact that several Democratic incumbents will square off against each other in the upcoming primaries. For instance, the newly-redrawn 12th district may feature a race between incumbents Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney. Incumbent

Mondaire Jones has announced he will run in the newly drawn 10th District (representing parts of Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan) to avoid a primary against Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney in the district he currently represents. Hakeem Jeffries and Yvette D. Clark are two more incumbents who will battle each other for a Brooklyn congressional seat. That means at least two incumbent Democrats will be out of office once the primary takes place.

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Old Westbury Gardens Presents: Collage Of Four

Artists-in-Residence Poetica Musica will perform works by Mendelssohn, Dvorák

une is the time for picnics and an outdoor concert of beautiful classical music on the lawn outside The Barn of Old Westbury Gardens. On Saturday, June 4 at 7 p.m., Poetica Musica, will perform a concert entitled “Collage of Four.” Works will include “String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Opus 44, No 2” by Felix Mendelssohn, the “String Quartet No 12 in F Major, Opus 96” (nicknamed the “American Quartet”) by Antonin Dvorák and more. Guest violinist Alisa Wyrick also performs as a guest musician with the New York Philharmonic and was a member of the New York City Opera Orchestra. Guest violinist Eric Wyrick is the Concertmaster and frequent soloist with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and is also a member of the Orpheus Chamber Ensemble. Guest violist Mialtin Zhezha is a native of Albania and has performed at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall and the Miller Theater of Columbia University. He is a winner of a number of competitions both in Europe and the United States. Eugene Moye is the principal cellist of the American Symphony Orchestra, as well as a member of the New York City Ballet Orchestra, and the Composer Orchestra. He is also a founding member of Poetica Musica. Tickets are $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Tickets must be purchased in advance. (Rain

has partnered with Old Westbury Gardens to bring classical chamber music of both traditional and modern genres to Long Island audiences. Members of Poetica Musica are also affiliated with the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the New York City Ballet Orchestra, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and other prestigious arts organizations. Concerts have also featured young and emerging guest artists from countries such as France, Norway, Serbia, Denmark, Russia and the Czech Republic.

About Old Westbury Gardens Violinist Eric Wyrick (Photo courtesy of Old Westbury Gardens)

location: The Barn) Visit www.oldwestburygardens.org for more information or call 516-333-0048, ext. 301. The concert is supported in part by the IBM Matching Grant program. Masks are required.

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Nassau County Bar Association To Host 250th Free Foreclosure Clinic

he Nassau County Bar Association (NCBA) Mortgage Foreclosure Assistance Program is proud to host its 250th Clinic on Monday, June 6, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at the NCBA headquarters located at 15th & West Streets in Mineola. Nassau County residents who are struggling with mortgage issues are invited to attend the free clinic to consult with a volunteer attorney to get their legal questions answered. “The Mortgage Foreclosure Assistance Project is proud to celebrate this tremendous milestone in direct service to the community,” said attorney Director Madeline Mullane. “Our clinics have helped thousands of homeowners and tenants understand their rights and options in trying to retain their homes.” Attorneys who participate in the Mortgage Foreclosure clinic are providing one-time free counsel. However, they do not provide further legal representation. Bilingual attorneys are available upon request. “Our volunteers continue to be integral

to our project, devoting their time and efforts to assisting with these clinics and providing vital information to clients in distress “ Mullane explained. “The project remains committed to providing these services as we continue to navigate through uncertain economic times.” Attendees dealing with mortgage foreclosure may be able to obtain ongoing legal and/or housing counseling services for free from a HOPP agency, funded by the New York State Attorney General’s office to assist homeowners. They may also be referred to the NCBA Lawyer Referral Information Service for other legal issues related to the foreclosure. In addition to the 250th clinic, the NCBA Mortgage Foreclosure Project hosts multiple clinics per year. Advanced registration is required. To register for a free, one-on-one consultation with an attorney, or to learn more about NCBA’s community service programs, contact mortgageforeclosure@nassaubar.org or call 516-747-4070, ext. 1308. —Submitted by the Nassau

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arm weather is here, and you are ready to get outside and make your yard beautiful and functional. Now is the time to get “backyard ready” for spring. What tools do you need?

Plan your needs

This well-maintained four bedroom cape-style home located mid-block at 273 Division Ave. in Massapequa sold on May 19 for $575,000. It is located within the Massapequa School District and is close to shopping. It has two bathrooms and an attached two-car garage. The home has central air conditioning. The eat-inkitchen is updated and has sliding doors leading to the backyard patio. The first floor has two large bedrooms and an updated full bath. Upstairs offers two additional bedrooms and a full bath. Recent upgrades to the home include a new furnace, flash hot water heater, a stainless steel refrigerator, new washer and dryer and hardwood floors throughout the home.

Draw a sketch of your yard. Include any major features like trees, bushes, garden, flower beds, furniture, play equipment, patio or bird bath. Note where maintenance may be required. Will bushes need to be trimmed back from your home or garage? Do you want to put in some bushes or a tree? Are you planning to install a fence and more grass because for your pet?

Consider equipment needed

Visit your garage or shed and find those forgotten lawn and garden tools. Wheel out your mower and get out other equipment. Look it over and make a list of what is needed or could be upgraded. Repair anything that needs attention or identify where a newer or other machine is required. If you have a large garden, you need a cultivator or tiller. If you have a large lawn, an upgrade to a riding lawn mower might make mowing easier. A string trimmer might make caring for bushes or trimming grass near a fence line easier.

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The right equipment can mean more time for other activities and make doing yard work more enjoyable, too. Outdoor power equipment can be gas, electric or battery powered and technology is rapidly impacting product design. There are even robotic lawn mowers. This sprawling brick-front ranch at 122 Harbour View Dr. on a stunning block in the Harbor Green neighborhood of Massapequa sold on May 19 for $890,000. Its location is dreamy. This home has a beautifully updated kitchen with white Shaker-style cabinets and quartz countertops and a water filtration faucet. The large primary bedroom has a primary bathroom that was renovation in 2019 and dual closets. The den has a wood-burning fireplace and sliders to a beautifully paved patio. The home has a UV light air purifier system, great for people who have allergies. The cedar-look vinyl siding is new. There is a large, organic garden on the 100’ x 100’ property and in-ground sprinklers. The home was converted to gas in 2013 and in 2019 the electric was upgraded to 200 amps. The large finished basement has a professionally hardwired humidifier. The driveway is double wide. The home has a Generac generator. Flood insurance not required; this home is located within the “X flood zone.” Membership to Harbor Green Shores Club is available.

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Talk with the staff at the store or ask online about the equipment. Ask to pick up and hold equipment to determine its “fit” for you. Discuss safety features and ask about fueling and care instructions. Make a plan for storage and maintenance. Store your equipment in a cool and dry place. It also should typically be serviced at the end of the fall and the beginning of the spring. Put service dates on your calendar with a reminder. Visit www.opei.org for more information.

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Is It Karma Or Is It Bad Luck? I’m not sure why these things seem to always happen to me. Maybe I was a historical time-waster in a previous life, having no regard for my fellow man behind me in a line. There must be a reasonable explanation as to why, in this life, I invariably get stuck behind someone that has no concern for the people behind them. It doesn’t matter if it’s a supermarket check-out line, an ATM or a fast-food drive-through. The person directly in front of me is usually experiencing some sort of problem. Sometimes it’s a problem with something that won’t scan. Other times, the card isn’t working. If I’m at a walk-up ATM, the guy in front of me acts as if they’ve never used one before. When I use the drive-through ATM, the guy in front of me doesn’t pull up close enough to reach the machine and they have to get out of the car. Even when reaching through the window, they put the card in backward or don’t seem to remember their PIN. People have told me the older you get, the less patience you have for nonsense. I don’t think my age has anything to do with it. I’ve never had the patience for nonsense.

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I’m always prepared when I need to use an ATM and have a keen awareness of the number of people behind me in line, especially at a drive-through. As soon as I get in line, my card is already out of my wallet. When it’s my turn, I pull up close to the terminal, pop in my card, enter my PIN, get my cash and pull away so the next guy can go. Should I get a Gold Star? I don’t see why not. I’m in and out of there in less than two minutes. You’d be lucky to be behind me at an ATM. I just wonder why the guy in front of me can’t sometimes be the guy behind me. What did I do to deserve this fate?

Could it be that I was the guy at the Old Western saloon monopolizing the only bartender and taking way too long to decide between beer or whiskey in a previous life? Maybe Karma is catching up with me. While waiting my turn at the McDonald’s drivethrough in Massapequa the other day, I decided on a crispy chicken sandwich and a Coke. Knowing people were behind me, I had my card at the ready, wanting to keep the line moving. I’m just that type of guy. But Karma struck. The woman in the car ahead of me was sticking her arm out the window and gesturing at the menu. This went on for quite some time as she seemed to be ordering a lot of food. It took her over five minutes to place her order. My order was completed in less than a minute and I was right behind my drive-through nemesis as she received her order through the window. It was a single cold drink. She handed the cashier a dollar but needed to come up

with some additional change. After rummaging around inside the car for another minute, she completed her transaction. Instead of pulling away from the window, she fiddled with her pocketbook, popped the straw into her drink, and took a couple of sips. After straightening her posture in the seat, she pulled away from the window. Is Karma catching up with me? Maybe. For some reason, I seem to remember being at the ticket window in ancient Rome at the Coliseum. I kept asking the guy to find seats for me closer to the arena floor. The spectators behind me in line were starting to grumble and become impatient. As the crowd inside began to roar when the lions were released, the last thing I remember was turning back to the ticket window and asking if he had any seats on the aisle… Paul DiSclafani’s new book, A View From The Bench, is a collection of his favorite Long Island Living columns. It’s available wherever books are sold.

Hochul & MTA Need To Have $kin In the Game When It Comes To The Interborough Express On Jan. 5, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul announced her support for the multi-billion dollar Interborough Express. It would provide a new commuter rail, subway or bus rapid transit connection between Brooklyn and Queens. It would use portions of the LIRR Bay Ridge Brooklyn freight line. MTA Chairman Janno Lieber could only promise that the cost would not exceed $10 billion. Hochul instructed

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Lieber to immediately move the project forward by initiating the National Environmental Protect Act (NEPA) review. This is one of the first steps necessary to quality for future Federal Transit Administration funding. Five months later, the MTA announced that they will be submitting a grant application to the United States Department of Transportation’s competitive discretionary National Infrastructure Project Assistance

Program. Winners will not be selected until the fall. Based upon my previous work experience at FTA, this is the code word for

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Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks: I Just Want To Write Social media can be both blessing and curse at once. While it has been referred to as a “time drain,” it is also a brilliant way to stay in touch with those friends and loved ones who are not always in sight, but very often in mind. It’s also a wonderful place to be inspired by things one sees. As I perused Facebook this morning, my eyes lit upon a meme that my cousin Jennifer posted about resilience. The post stated simply, “Your heart will heal, your tears will dry, your season will change. Rest tonight knowing that the storm will end.” It was beautiful in its simplicity and spoke volumes about the importance of getting back up after life knocks you down. The meme reminded me of something that I had heard on the “Reels” feature of both Instagram and Facebook. While the quotation has been linked to TikTok videos about transformation through makeup, weight loss and exercise, it is part of the hook for Kanye West’s song, “Praise God”: “Even if you are not ready for the day, it cannot always be night.” Since I enjoy investigating everything, I decided to do a little digging. As it turns out, Kanye pilfered the quotation from Gwendolyn Brooks’ inspirational poem, “Speech to the Young: Speech to the Progress-Toward (Among Them Nora and Henry III)”. The poem, which appeared

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in Gwendolyn’s 1991 book, Blacks, was focused on youth and advised them never to give up and to keep moving forward, even in the face of Life’s storms. This column is dedicated to Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks and to the millions of women out there. Gwendolyn was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1917. She was the eldest child of her family, born of a father who sacrificed his dream of becoming a physician for marrying the woman he loved and raising a family. Gwendolyn’s mother was a schoolteacher who was also a classical music concert pianist. The family moved to the south side of Chicago which was a place Gwendolyn identified with her entire life. Gwendolyn was encouraged to write by her mom, who often told her that she would become the world’s female version of Paul Dunbar, an American poet and

novelist who gained international acclaim in the late 19th century. She declined college to obtain a four-year degree as she referred to herself as a writer who loved to write and always would do so. When she was 13 years old, Gwendolyn published her first poem in a children’s magazine. In three years’ time, she wrote and published more than 70 more poems. She continued to write and submit work to various publications, including Poetry Magazine. In 1945, she published her first book of poetry, A Street in Bronzeville, which received critical acclaim for its authenticity. Gwendolyn received the Guggenheim Fellow in Poetry in 1946. Her second book of poetry, titled Annie Allen, was published in 1949. The following year, Gwendolyn was the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize in poetry for her book Annie Allen. Many of her works were published by Harper’s Magazine. Gwendolyn also taught extensively around the United States and held posts at various colleges, including the University of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago State, CUNY, Elmhurst College and Columbia University. She was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968, which she maintained until her death in 2000. In 1976, she was the first Black woman to be inducted into the prestigious honor

society, American Academy of Arts and Letters. From 1985–86, she was the U.S. Poet Laureate. She was also poetry consultant for the Library of Congress. Gwendolyn Brooks is a perfect example of someone who got back up when life knocked her down. Her love for writing offered her a lifetime of golden achievements, accolades and warm words from her peers, as well as becoming one of the most widely read poets of 20th century poetry. Though she never received a degree for writing, her work perfectly illustrated the life of those in her community with texture and a freshness that gave every character a realness that was tangible. May we all aspire to reach for the stars as Gwendolyn did, and if we get knocked down, may we always get back up and keep moving forward. Patty Servidio is an Anton Media Group columnist.G

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE what we internally referred to as the “Halloween” grant cycle. Watch when the announcement of selected winning projects will conveniently coincide with many governors, senators and Congressional members, who are friends with President Biden and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg running for public office on the eve of Nov. 8h Election Day. One requirement under this program is that the recipient, in this case, the MTA, has sufficient adequate secure funding to construct, maintain, operate and cover any unforeseen cost increases. Did someone forget about the ongoing financial problems facing the MTA now and in future years?

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If Hochul was serious about this project, why didn’t she include any funding within the new $220 billion state budget? If MTA Chairman Janno Lieber was serious, he could have either (1) reprogrammed some of the

billion plus carried over from the $32 billion 2015-19 Five-Year Capital Plan not spent, (2) reprogram funding from the current $51 billion 2020-24 Five-Year Capital Plan, (3) submit a zero dollar grant amendment to the Federal Transit Administration to reprogram funding from funds still not spent under open active grants worth $12 billion or (4) added this project to the MTA’s FTA 2022 federal fiscal year program of projects worth $1.5 billion. Any member of the New York Congressional delegation could have earmarked funding under the FTA’s recent appropriation and authorization bills signed into law by President Biden. Any member of the State Senate or State Assembly could have earmarked funding

for this project out of either State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins or State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s pots of discretionary funding contained within the $220 billion Albany budget. Each “Pot of Gold” is worth several hundred million. Neither Mayor Eric Adams nor the New York City Council have proposed including funding for this project within the proposed new $99 billion municipal budget. Neither Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynosa nor Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has proposed using a portion of their respective discretionary pots of funding. Since Hochul, Lieber, Adams and others have no skin in the game to date, you have

to wonder how serious they really are in advancing this project. What happens if the U.S. DOT decides not to select this project? Don’t be surprised if the next governor and MTA Chairman places this project in the back burner. Larry Penner is a 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, NYC Transit, Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Rail Road, MTA Bus along with 30 other transit agencies in NY & NJ.

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sabel Allende once said that a memoir is an invitation into another person’s privacy. It’s certainly the case with Our Laundry, Our Town: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond, playwright Alvin Eng’s account of growing up as a second-generation Asian-American in 1970s New York City. The youngest of five children, Eng was the result of an arranged marriage between his late parents, who he affectionately refers to as King Wah Eng and The Empress Mother. The Engs supported themselves running three Foo J. Chin Chinese Hand Laundries—one in Hoboken, one on East 86th Street in Manhattan and the third in Flushing, Queens. A major driver in the story is the relationship between the parental duo, who were living two separate, but parallel lives, with the intersection coming at the hand laundry. And while Flushing represents the second-largest Chinese community behind Brooklyn Chinatown and ahead of Manhattan’s Chinatown as of the 2010 census, that demographic representation was not always the norm. Sports (the New York Knicks) and the arts (punk rock in particular) offered solace to Eng and his quest for an identity that

is a strong narrative theme in this worry about hiding what made project that took nearly a decade them different. Instead, you were to write in-between teaching gigs encouraged to shout it from and performing myriad theatrical the rooftops. Finding that was pieces. And while he was passion- essential and what changed my ate about getting his story out, Eng life was when David Johansen let was more interested in grappling me interview him when I was a with the challenge of providing a high school kid.” platform of broad appeal versus Throughout the book, Eng ending up with a vanity project. weaves larger historical facts that “I hate self-indulgence and wound up shaping the Chinese I was super-tough about not American zeitgeist and the family wanting to do that,” Eng explained. dynamics that come with it. There “How do you make it relate to oth- are references to 1882’s Chinese er people in all different worlds? Exclusion Act, which not only There are all these different barred Chinese from immigrating streams and themes but I feel like to the United States, but it also forat the end of the day, it’s a New bade legal Chinese residents from York City book.” becoming citizens, The gritty underbelly of the marrying other Big Apple is the setting for those citizens or early years, when Eng and his bringing their friends would hop on wives the Number 7 line to over Manhattan, where they (“Maybe would invariably end up at the first and punk music mecca last American CBGB’s. It was law that made this unlikely it legal to setting that discrimwould prove inate to be an important component in helping the future playwright seek his identity. “The arts are where all outsiders go,” he said. “I was very lucky to come of age when punk was evolving. Alvin Eng as punk-rapper Anyone who feels like an Goong Hay Kid outsider didn’t have to

against one race of people that prevented them from becoming citizens.”) And there is also mention of China’s Opium Wars with Great Britain (“Growing up we worshiped the heroin chic junkies but we didn’t want to become an addict, but rather wanted to act like Keith [Richards] and Iggy [Pop]. But then I eventually realized that my grandfather died of an opium overdose and that opium changed the Chinese forever.”) It’s this kind of strong stuff that informs readers as they follow Eng’s journey into theater, where he meets wife Wendy and earns a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Eng also wound up being a two-time Fulbright Specialist appointee with a residence at City University of Hong Kong. It was here where the Americanborn Eng was invited by the U.S. Consulate Guangzhou, to conduct theater workshops and perform his memoir monologue, The Last Emperor of Flushing, in his family’s ancestral Guangdong Province. It’s all heady stuff Eng was finally able to tie together after a decade-plus of trying. “Writing this book was very therapeutic,” Eng said. “I think it’s really about being able to put it down on paper and become more whole, which is what I was able to do once I achieved balancing act of juggling so many worlds and so many cultures.”

Alvin Eng will be appearing on Wednesday, June 8 to do a book signing and meet and greet at Yu & Me Books, 44 Mulberry St. in Manhattan’s Chinatown, Visit www.yuandmebooks.com or call 646-559-1165 for more information. Visit www.alvineng.com to learn more about Alvin Eng and www.longislandweekly.com for a longer version of this story.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There is no prize for pleasing the masses that even comes close to the rich treasure of connecting with one person who matters to you. So cater your efforts to those around you. It is better to focus on serving one person very well than to concern yourself with being the world’s greatest at a role.

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CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your assets are numerous this week, but none so powerful as your purity of heart and intent. With this kind of love as your motivation, you cannot fail no matter what happens. The most important decisions have to do with where you show up. Go where there are people you can help, or people who inspire you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It’s a strange dance, the dance of intimacy. In the beginning, you’re not sure how much you want to know and be known. This is the stage to savor. It’s the most playful and formative time when you can apply your creativity to making something truly special. Soon enough, familiarity will establish its groove. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It is easier for some people to show indifference than to risk opening up. Vulnerability is hard because rejection is harder. You have already experienced rejection in your life, which gives you an advantage. It will be less scary for you to open up and let someone know that you want to love and be loved. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Showing up to tasks that are not extraordinarily interesting to you has a way of draining your energy. What would you rather be doing? Change the plan. Tackle something you can really get immersed in. Bonus: When you are too busy to care about who you are attracting, that is very attractive indeed. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll change your mind a few times this week, so you’re better off not making big claims or signing anything. But even when you’re not sure what you want, you know where you belong. Go where you can help and be helped. There’s no reason to settle for less than inspiring atmospheres and kind people. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There are indifferent people everywhere, and you do not want to be one of them. Efforts to convey how you really feel, which is to say warm, responsive and alive, can sometimes land messily. Still, honest and awkward interactions are much more valuable than any that could be made by a courteous robot. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Supporters may fall down on the job, which presents you with an opportunity to give due credit to the one who has been there for you this entire time: you. You showed up, you did your best and you are still reporting for duty. When you really think about it, a little more appreciation is in order.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re the cowboy of your mind, moving your herd of thoughts along the prairie of your consciousness. Steering thoughts well is the key to feeling good. You don’t need to know why you think a certain way; you just need a few strategies to help you stay on track, including good support and uplifting environments.

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n Tuesday May 24. people around the world heard the heart-breaking news that 19 elementary school students and two teachers were murdered at the hand of an 18-year-old gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX. The tragedy took place not even two weeks after the Buffalo, NY. shooting. The Superintendent of Syosset Central School District Dr. Thomas Rogers released the following statement on May 24: “Our hearts are heavy with the news of another tragic shooting today at an elementary school in Texas. The Nassau County Police notified school leaders that ‘While there is no known threat or connection to our region, you can expect to see an enhanced (police) presence at schools across the county tomorrow.’ Accordingly, we wanted to alert the public to the anticipated increased presence tomorrow. We are always grateful for the tremendous support and partnership we have with the Nassau County Police Department and our own Second Precinct officers, who regularly visit our campuses, participate in our drills, provide training to school leaders,

and help review our plans and infrastrucdents needing our support and reassurance ture.” of their safety. The Superintendent of Jericho Union Please keep Uvalde, Texas in your Free School District Henry Grishman also thoughts and prayers tonight.” released a statement following the shooting: Governor Kathy Hochul addressed New “As we continYorkers the day ue to process the after the tragedy, tragedy, I want to stating that she reassure you that has advised local Jericho continues law enforceto place the health, ment to conduct well-being, safety, check-ins at and security of our school districts students and staff and that she as our highest priwanted to raise ority. Be assured the age to buy that all of our firearms. security measures “We must are in place as we harness that work closely with outrage, and the Nassau County Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor announced all that anger, and Police Department American Flags at town buildings will fly at that disgust, that and our outside there could be half-mast, while Gov. Kathy Hochul stated she consulting firm to had to ask herself what to do about the flag in someone with Albany that is already at half-mast because of continue to valisuch wanton date our practices. the Buffalo, NY shooting. evil in their (Photo courtesy Adam S. Keck via Wikimedia The NCPD has heart, that they Commons) already assured us would acquire that there is no eminent threat in Nassau an AR-15, go to a schoolyard after shooting County as they plan to increase their prestheir own grandmother, and opening up on ence in all of the county schools. innocent children and teachers,” Hochul Tomorrow, the district’s social workers, said. “It does not happen in other countries. psychologists, guidance counselors and Rarely. It happens in a nation that seems support staff will be available for all stuto revere the rights of gun owners, and the

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embers of an all-male extremist group stepped out again on Saturday, May 21, drawing criticism from neighbors and from many local leaders. A group of as many as 20 men dressed as Proud Boys, i.e. wearing and bearing a combination of the hate group’s signature outfits and slogans, paraded through Rockville Centre in Nassau County, possibly in response to results of school board elections in late May. The “Western Chauvinist” group was accompanied by a large yellow pickup truck bearing a sign that reads “Law And Order,” a sight that witnesses of prior marches have often recalled. Proud Boy events have previously been spotted in and around Nassau in the past six months or so, including last November during a Small Business Saturday event in Rockville Centre. In the weeks that followed that event, Mayor Francis Murray said his office would leverage its full weight against members of the group if they marched in the streets again without a permit. Last week, however, Mayor Murray was reportedly more deferential, indicating that his office will instead be following guidance from Homeland Security, the FBI and state and local law enforcement regarding Proud Boys at this time. Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder told Anton Media Group, “We have an intelligence unit [keeping tabs] on these hate groups that are right here, one being The Proud Boys. We knew about their protest [march] and we notified Rockville Centre.” Ryder said he wasn’t at the march, but believed there was no incidents. “There are a lot of groups out there that are pushing their agendas and their message and that’s fine,” Ryder said, noting the Constitutionally-protected rights to assembly and free speech. “They remain peaceful, we’re good.” When asked for comment on local Proud Boys’ marches in Nassau County, Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, who is running for Congress in New York’s fourth congressional district, said in a statement: “I will always fight for a shared vision of an inclusive, safe and prosperous Long Island, and reject any group that attempts to sow the seeds of division, hate or bigotry in our

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society.” When asked for follow-up comment on the seeming prevalence of Proud Boys participation among members of law enforcement, a representative for D’Esposito referred Anton Media Group to the above statement. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman did not respond to requests for comment. In reference to a rally against Asian hate that also occurred in Nassau County on May 21, Senator Anna M. Kaplan commented, “While we were rallying against hate yesterday in Great Neck, the racist, neo-fascist ‘Proud boys’ were marching through the streets of Nassau County once again in an effort to intimidate our community and spread their vile, hateful agenda.” On Sunday, May 22, Nassau County Legislator Siela A. Bynoe also issued the following statement: “Yesterday, the residents of Rockville Centre were once again subjected to the noxious presence of the so-called Proud Boys and their white nationalist, neofascist rhetoric. Now more than ever, it is crucial for people of good conscience to stand together to reject their racist, misogynistic, antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ bigotry and send a clear message that hate has no place in Rockville Centre, Nassau County or anywhere else in our nation.”

Rena Riback and Judy Rattner, co-administrators of the Antiracism Project, told the Anton Media Group that the same kinds of behaviors displayed at local Proud Boys marches have in fact been driving the work that they do around Nassau County. In a phone interview, Riback said that they began forming their group in 2017 in response to racist and anti-Semitic incidents in Rockville Centre and “trying to decide what to do about it.” Today, the Antiracism Project connects and collaborates with individuals and groups around the world, and continues to host workshops and courses that help participants actually digest topics like white privilege, internalized racism, and immigration (rather than choking on or spewing them) while also offering strategies for intervening in hateful or violent behaviors as safely as possible. In reference to the strong reaction that so-called Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and similar extremists have solicited from community and religious groups, anti-racists, feminists and immigration advocates, Rattner commented that when she’s seen young men of Nassau at previous Proud Boy marches wearing hats that say 6MWE, which stands for “Six million [Jews killed in the Holocaust] wasn’t enough,” she too experienced “fierce feelings” in response.

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Ellen Kagan - Spanish Simreen Kalra - French Gerald Kim - Italian Yuni Kim - Spanish Mark Kimoto - Spanish Anna Korkoris - French Nikolaos Komninos - Spanish Hannah Krinsky - Italian Joyce Ku - French Azam Lalani - Spanish Alexandra Langman - Spanish Alex Larson - Italian Jonathan Lee - Korean Joshua Lee - Korean Julian Lee - Spanish Ryan Lim - Korean Vivienne Lin - Spanish Christine Ling - Spanish Yunshu Liu - French Evangeline Manolas - Spanish Maria Manolas - Spanish Alexandra Marin - Spanish Jaclyn Marpet - Spanish Michael Meneshian - Spanish Shreya Motaganahalli - Spanish

Sabrina Navaretta - Italian Cole Nevins - Spanish Spencer Newman - Spanish Joshua Noll - Italian Amanda Obedian - Spanish Alessia Patane - Italian Patrick Poix - Spanish/French Stephanie Portugal - Spanish Surya Raghav - Spanish Jeremy Rangell - Spanish Kexin Ren - Chinese Brooke Rispler - Spanish Grace Romano - Italian Alexandra Rosenberg - Spanish Joseph Rossillo - Italian Spencer Rubin - Spanish Crystal Rustami - Italian Shivaangi Salhotra - Spanish Wendy Saltsberg - Spanish Danielle Sautner - Spanish Michael Schneider - Spanish Blaze Schwabish - Spanish Emily Schwartzberg - French Michele Shleimovich - Spanish Mia Silverman - Spanish

Noah Silverman - Spanish Cristina Singh - French Nandini Singh - Spanish Samantha Smith - Spanish Amanda Somkin - Spanish Emma Staller - Spanish Lauren Steiner - Spanish Claire Tong - French Dannielly Vallejos - Italian/ Spanish Eve Waldhauser - Spanish David Wang - French Sophie Wang - Spanish Xinyu Wang - Chinese James Wong - Spanish Leyan Xu - Chinese Zachary Yasinov - Italian Michael Zammit - Spanish Chloe Zelenitz - French Jennifer Zhao - French Xiaoyue Zhao - Chinese Wesley Zhou - Italian Caroline Zhu - Spanish —Submitted by Syosset Central School District

JERICHO SCHOOLS HOST STAFF RECOGNITION RECEPTION Community members and school district employees were invited to attend the annual staff recognition reception in the Jericho Middle and High School auditorium earlier this month. The district recognized staff members for outstanding service to the children and youth of Jericho. Those honored for 10 years include: Marissa Bianculli, Melissa Cerullo, Jenna Corbett, Lauren Douglas, Stephanie Dunn, Joanne Fernandes, Theresa Flockhart, Jose Hernandez, Melissa Hofmann, Jennie Hromin, Frank Ludovico, Catherine Manganiello, Victor Manuel, Denise Nash, Randi Sambursk, Matthew Silva and Laurie Trojanowski. Those honored for 20 years were: Lillian Armstrong, Suzanne Amy Aubrey, Robert Bailin, Evangeline-Anne Bellon, Melissa Bocklet-Ryan, Maureen Clemente,

Lisa Fessler, left, Diane Hahn, Tracy Gilet, and Paul Bode were honored for 30 or more years of service. Adrienne Coleman, AnnMarie Corrao, Denise Gandolfo, Eleni Georgakopoulos, Maria Iaccarino, Maureen Judge, Douglas Kahn, Carolyn Korrow, Konstantinos Kovoros, Mary Ellen Madden, Janine Maione, Maria Massari, Tina Mazzilli, Teresa Menduni,

Staff members honored for 20 years.

Catherine Morse, Lesley Osmundsen, Matthew Pagliari, Debra Passafuime, Barbara Perrone, Amy Pryhocki-Hartnett, Jenna Rofelsohn, Donna Schechter, Michele Schleifer, Karen Schwarcz, Carolyn Siegall, April Song, Barbara SpahnRudof, Jeanette Valentino, Alexan-

Staff members honored for 10 years of service. (Photos by Denise Nash)

dra White and Allison Yablon. Those honored for 25 years are: Rosanna Aloe, Kevin Brodsky, Theresa Cantwell, Gabrielle Delong, Deborah Dipietro-Larki , Valerie Gladd, Heidi Kamvakis, Michele Malyniak, Michael Pekor, Catherine Rosh, Kim Springstead, Laura Sta-

ton, Igor Valkiv and Deana Verone. Those honored for 30 years are Paul Bode, Lisa Fessler, and Diane Hahn. Tracy Gilet was honored for 40 years of service. —Submitted by Jericho Union Free School District

Staff members honored for 25 years.

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