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2019 Year In Review Letter from the

Publisher

Being a newspaper publisher means I have a front-row seat for all the news that breaks in the communities we cover. As we near the end of 2019, there is plenty to look back on. Going into 2020, we’ll be witnessing our local officials continue to grapple with the ongoing opioid epidemic (which our Anton titles have been covering extensively). Other ongoing quality-of-life issues include finding ways to stem Long Island’s brain drain of young people moving to other parts of the country and the continued development of our downtowns. Our team of editors continued to outdo themselves this past year in sharing with our readers exclusive interviews with celebrities, musicians, actors and Broadway stars in the pages of Long Island Weekly. We have also highlighted some of the best eateries on Long Island, shining a light into the little-known spaces and places that make Long Island a true melting pot. One of my passions is the charitable work that so many organizations do in helping the less fortunate. Among the notable efforts of 2019 was the record $87,000 raised to support the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center’s mission to restore and strengthen the emotional well-being of children and their families. I’ve always been a longtime supporter of the Belmont Child Care Association (BCCA), given the selfless work they do providing a quality education and child care for the children of the working families that keep the NYRA’s thoroughbred racetracks running on a year-round basis. So I was surprised and humbled to be

honored alongside the National Charity League’s Garden City chapter by this most-worthy organization during its annual Spring Fling Hat Luncheon and Fashion Show held at the Garden City Hotel. In keeping with a theme that has guests wearing outrageous hats, I was proud to sport a spectacular custom-made headpiece made up of Anton newspapers (of course) created by our own wildly talented art director and assistant art director, Alex Nuñez and Cathy Bongiorno. As president of the Nassau County Museum of Art, there was plenty going on. Our annual museum ball had an ‘80s theme and honored Joseph Graziose, EVP of residential development and construction for RXR Realty, (who was also the event’s sponsor). With attendees digging deep in their closets for accessories reflecting that decade’s fashions, the evening turned out to be quite the gnarly event as proceeds from this black-tie event went to support the museum’s art exhibitions, public and private programs, art classes, community outreach, family activities and programs for those with special needs including autism and memory loss. I took particular pride in attending several exhibitions this year including “Energy: The Power of Art,” a groundbreaking interactive exhibit with a science theme to it that ties in well with the programs the museum’s education department continues to expand on for the people of Long Island. As we look ahead to 2020, I wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season and the happiest and healthiest new year. Angela Susan Anton Publisher

The Year In Media Awards BY CYNDI ZAWESKI

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It was a red letter year for Anton Media Group, as the newspaper group and digital media company garnered 12 awards from the prestigious New York Press Association (NYPA) Better Newspaper Content and two awards from The Fair Media Council (FMC), as well as nine Press Club of Long Island’s (PCLI) Annual Media Competition Awards, including an award for Best Magazine for Port Washington News Magazine.

Best Visual Front Page —Third Place Best Visual Infographic —Third Place Best Website Home Page Design —First Place Jennifer Fauci earned two Folio Awards from the Fair Anton Media Group earned 12 awards in New York Press Media Council. Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. Back row, from left: President Frank Virga, Publisher Angela Susan Anton, Best House Ad —Second Place Dave Gil de Rubio, Jennifer Fauci, Alex Nuñez; front row: Elizabeth Johnson, Kimberly Dijkstra, Christina Claus, Best Advertising Campaign Barbara Barnett, Anthony Murray Best Large Space Ad Anton Media Group Best Coverage of Local —First Place Government

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Coverage Of Arts —Third Place Best News Story —Third Place Best Feature Story —Second Place Best Editorials —First Place

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Best Large Space Ad —Honorable Mention

Best Magazine —Second Place Best Graphic Illustration, Division 2 —Second Place Best Graphic Illustration, Division 1 —Third Place

Anton Media Group PCLI Awards Best Visual Front Page —First Place Best Visual Front Page —Second Place

Best In Food Writing —Second Place Best In Travel Writing —Second Place Best In Breaking News Writing —Second Place Best Magazine —Third Place

Fair Media Council Folio Awards

Animal Welfare Category —First Place Best Magazine —First Place

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The Hall Of Fame Celebrity interviews of 2019

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ou’ve seen them on the big and small screens, have read their autobiographies, seen them walk the red carpet and most likely, you have liked their social media postings. They are our favorite celebrities. Sebastian Maniscalco, Richard Schiff, Rita Moreno, Chazz Palminteri, Cedric The Entertainer, Bill Hader, George Takei, Lenny Kravitz, Andy Grammer and Andrea Martin are just some of the celebrities we have had the great honor and pleasure of speaking with this year, regarding their hit television shows, upcoming movies, tours, Broadway shows and albums. During comedian and actor Sebastian Maniscalco’s four

sold-out shows at The Garden, he he came to the Paramount in spoke to us about how he stays Huntington. hungry for success and his newMore laughs were ahead this found role in Martin Scorsese’s year when comedians Cedric Netflix film The Irishman as The Entertainer and Bill Hader “Crazy Joe” Gallo. Meanwhile, talked about their new shows, actor and director The Neighborhood and Richard Schiff caught Barry, respectively. up with Jennifer We also chatted with Fauci about his Star Trek’s Captain latest role as Dr. Sulu, George Takei Aaron Glassman about his new on ABC’s hit show show The Terror: The Good Doctor. Infamy, which was Rita Moreno, based on his life as Andrea the hardest working a child, when he was Martin woman in show busiimprisoned his family in ness, talked to Dave Gil de U.S.-run internment camps Rubio about her role on Netflix’s during World War II. reboot of One Day At a Time, On a musical note, rocker while actor Chazz Palminteri Lenny Kravitz spoke to Dave Gil revisited his one-man version of de Rubio about his latest album the hit film A Bronx Tale when Raise Vibration and his world

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tour. Singer songwriter Andy Grammer chatted with us about his latest album Naïve and his North American tour as well. Actress, singer and comedian Andrea Martin reflected on her impressive decades long career while also starring as The Ghost of Christmas Past in Broadway’s A Christmas Carol. We chatted with a lot of celebrities this year—and rest assured—there’s a whole walk of fame to explore next year. Read all of Long Island Weekly’s celebrity interviews at long islandweekly.com.

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A Year In Food BY MIKE ADAMS AND STEVE MOSCO

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f you made it to the end of 2019, chances are you did lots of stuff. Maybe it was good stuff, maybe it was great stuff. There’s a chance it was awful stuff, in which case, you should be ashamed of yourself. But what tends to go unnoticed in our personal reflections on the year gone by is just how much of the stuff that we did involved stuffing ourselves with food at one point or another. Hopefully, we’ve all eaten a lot this year. Even the breakfast agnostics among us probably average a little over two meals a day, and that’s not even counting all the grazing, cheating and late-night feeding that peppers the inter-meal periods of our days. Point is, food gets overlooked quite a bit, but its consumption is one of the most frequent and important activities we take part in during any given 12-month period. With that being true, here’s some of the dishes and restaurants that helped make this year as fun to live through as it was bad for our cholesterol.

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But chef’s favorite is the classic étouffée, featuring crawfish (the legendary “mud bug”), with New Orleans’ Holy Trinity of onions, celery and bell pepper, cooked in the almost mythical dark roux, a heavenly thickener made with fat, flour and plenty of patience. The impossibly rich preparation is the Top Hat’s Louisiana-inspired Voodoo perfect bath for strong crawfish, as Wings (Photo courtesy of Top Hat) it all culminates in a stimulating and succulent combination that will customers dine under enormous keep your flavor receptors guessing chandeliers in a restaurant flush and your brain synapses flashing. with purple lighting, Mardi Grasinspired accents and food and drink Smok-haus, Garden City menus that offer a hearty callback If the first individual to put flame to the cuisine’s southern roots, with to meat is a hero, then whomever just enough of an East Coast vibe to first put smoke to meat is a saint. Top Hat Oyster Bar & French keep the locals comfy. Such is the sentiment washing Quarter Kitchen, Bellmore There are plenty of Louisiana over Smok-haus, the barbecue Louisiana cuisine exists in a favorites here, including seasoned world of striking descriptors—it’s a shrimp or chicken Creole gumbo, world of alligators and mud bugs, a deconstructed muffuletta platter, of dark roux and Fat Tuesdays, of Cajun jumbo lump crab cake and Cajun spice and rich flavors. It’s a a New Orleans sausage duo, with food native to the south with notes Louisiana boudin stuffed andouille of celebration thanks to its associserved with lavender honey and ation with the city of New Orleans. Creole mustard sauce. And every so often, it’s a cuisine that There’s a section of the menu travels north in the most engaging dubbed “Louisiana Specialties,” of ways. with all the favorites laid out in Top Hat Oyster Bar & French all their splendor. There’s Creole The slow-cooked brisked is smoked Quarter Kitchen, born from the shrimp and grits, jambalaya, cornfor up to 16 hours to achieve fall-apart remnants of a gastropub, opened meal-crusted bronzed catfish and tenderness and a barbecue bark. last year in Bellmore. Now, a slow-roasted deboned half duck. (Photo courtesy of Smok-haus) dishes, which just happens to be to-die-for delicious. Each and every dish here was worth the weight. Even the edamame here is a testament to Soku’s spirit for culinary innovation. The steamed soybean dish so often reduced to barely-salted table dressing is here rebranded with a peppering of chili powder and other spices. That change from the ordinary in such a blink-and-you-miss-it item is indicative of the whole restaurant. Soku is an eatery that always goes the extra mile, and maybe even a few more, to stand above the rest.

shack/chic eatery/comforting sanctuary that opened last year in Garden City. Smok-haus is the type of restaurant you’re simultaneously glad you found, yet angry you didn’t try sooner. Pitmaster Manny Voumvourakis, a former financial manager who traded his spreadsheets for a spice blend, realized his love for barbecue when a hunting trip with some friends turned into a smoked-meat competition. Eventually, he reached out to Myron Mixon, enrolling in the barbecue-legend’s four-day boot camp in Georgia to learn the essentials of the low-and-slow tradition. That effort translates into some damn fine barbecue at Smok-haus, where the menu features all-stars of the smoker like brisket, pulled pork and ribs, along with unexpected menu gems like the Italian-inspired smoked porchetta. Each meat has its own specific time in the smoker, and Voumvourakis has it down to a science—brisket smokes for 14 to 16 hours, pork for 12 hours, porchetta for 12 to 15 hours and chicken thighs for about 4.5 hours. Visit longislandweekly.com to read all of Long Island Weekly’s restaurant reviews and food features.

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A Year In Music BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO

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owadays, it’s gotten harder to find good, much less great, music coverage. As outlets fold, those that remain and aren’t the New York Times or Wall Street Journal are confusing the act of running weekly lists of hottest cover-band concerts to be the equivalent of writing substantial music features. Luckily, Long Island Weekly hasn’t fallen prey to that weak sauce approach that only serves to shortchange our music-loving readers. This past year, LIW continued to deliver the goods. Early in the year, we sat down with Cracker’s David Lowery to discuss his work taking part in a class action lawsuit as part of the fight for the rights of artists in the face of entities like Pandora and Spotify. “The problem with streaming wasn’t just that our pay was low, but a lot of songwriters weren’t

getting paid,” he said. Lowery also shone a light on the contributions of Native Americans to American popular music via an interview with Alfonso Maiorana, co-director/ co-producer of the documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World. Melissa Etheridge also returned with The Medicine Show, her 15th studio album and the most topical of her career. “I have no desire to preach to anybody. But I do want to reach into the hearts and minds of people and really give hope and find a way to inspire through this [time],” she said.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art also got into the act via Play It Loud: The Instruments of Rock and Roll, a 7,500-square foot exhibit that featured 135 displayed instruments on loan from various

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A Year On Broadway

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Bathroom,â&#x20AC;? and continued with the release of the original cast recording, which carried the cult sensation to Broadway plays and musicals are the Off-Broadway and then Broadway a staple of Long Island Weeklyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arts stage. Iconis earned a Tony nomination and entertainment content. We love for best original score, but the show featuring the latest hits and sharing interviews with the stars of shows, as well was otherwise locked out of the award as up-and-coming actors and actresses. show. Unfortunately, Be More Chill closed after only seven months, but it Despite a record-breaking season, the will premiere on Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West End post-Tonys slaughter was a bloodbath in 2019, with half a dozen shows closing this February, in Chicago this April and a film adaptation is in the works. soon after the broadcast and half a The following month, we spoke dozen more closing since. Though to Sophia Anne Caruso and Kerry we were sad to see some of them go, Butler, stars of Beetlejuice alongside the silver lining is that dozens of new shows have and will be opening in their Tony-nominated Alex Brightman. The ghoulish musical based on the Tim place. We look forward to sharing even Burton classic pelts audiences with a more excellent theater content in the constant stream of comedy. upcoming year. In July, LIW spoke to Lilli Cooper In January, LIW spoke with Eric about her lead role in the comedy Anderson, who played a fairy godfamusical Tootsie, based on the Sydney ther-type role in Pretty Woman: The Pollack film starring Dustin Hoffman Musical, which ran for exactly one year and Jessica Lange. The Broadway at the Nederlander. musical featured music and lyrics by In February, LIW chatted with Angie Schworer about the glitz and zazz of The David Yazbek, a book by Robert Horn and Santino Fontana in the title role. It Prom. The musical comedy featured is scheduled to close on Jan. 5, 2020. Broadway actors who make it their In the summer, we interviewed mission to help high school student Steven Skybell and Jennifer Emma, who is banned from bringing Babiak, stars of Fiddler on the her girlfriend to the prom. The Prom Roof, or Fidler Afn Dakh, the ran for about 10 months and will be Yiddish version of the beloved adapted by Ryan Murphy into a Netflix musical. The Off-Broadway production, film this fall. which is directed by Joel Grey, will also In March, we caught up with Chazz close on Jan. 5. Palminteri to talk about the touring Then in the fall, we celebrated the one-man show version of his musical A 25th anniversary of Disney Theatrical Bronx Tale. In April, LIW interviewed Amra Faye Productions with a combination feature on The Lion King, Aladdin and Wright, who had, at the time, played Frozenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;three major, long-running hits Velma Kelly in more than 2,700 perforfor Disney on Broadway. mances of the long-running Chicago. Last month, LIW was honored to The following month, we spoke to interview Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Derrick Baskin of Ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Too Proud: The Gonzalez-Nacer and Kay Trinidad, Life and Times of The Temptations. Baskin was nominated for a Tony for his also known as The Fates of the Tonywinning musical Hadestown. Written role of Otis Williams. by singer-songwriter AnaĂŻs Mitchell Also in May, we had the privilege of and directed by Rachel Chavkin, the chatting with Garden City native Joe show intertwines the mythological love Iconis about his outstanding musical stories of Orpheus and Eurydice and comedy Be More Chill. No other show in history made it to Broadway by virtue Hades and Persephone as a breathof fan support alone. Buzz started with takingly beautiful folk opera that will the viral music video of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Michael in the hopefully have a home on Broadway for kdijkstra@antonmediagroup.com

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a long time. Recently, we chatted with Campbell Scott about playing Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, which closes Jan. 5. Finally, last week, LIW reviewed Slava’s Snowshow, the limited-engagement spectacle that enchants and envelops audiences in a snow storm they’ll never forget. See it at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre through Jan. 5. In addition to our continuous coverage of Broadway and Off-Broadway, we make an effort to highlight the local theater scene. Through a multimedia collaboration with Waldo Cabrera, we bring features on productions by the Argyle Theater in Babylon Village and the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport to our readers online and in print. We also strive to give some love to The Gateway and Patchogue Theater out east, as well as community theaters in our coverage area, including Herricks Players and Creative Arts Playhouse in Syosset. Read all of LIW’s theater features, interviews and reviews at longisland weekly.com.

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Community E And Charitable E BY CYNDI ZAWESKI

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hilanthropy is of the utmost importance to Anton Media Group, particularly to publisher, Angela Susan Anton. In 2019, the charitable publisher continued her tireless efforts working to give back to the community while also attending many events and publicizing the fundraising efforts of many different important organizations.

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A sellout crowd of 245 people joined together for North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center’s annual spring luncheon at Glen Head Country Club this past spring. The event, which supports the Guidance Center’s mission to restore and strengthen the emotional well-being of children and their families, was a record-breaker, raising more than $87,000. The joint ceremony and meeting held in Boston on Spain’s Training Ship, The Sebastian Elcano, on the weekend of April 26 was an overwhelming success with both “partners” agreeing on future plans to work and help spread exploration worldwide beyond 2019. It all began on the main deck of the Elcano at a Boston pier with all of the officers and crew on deck, along with the representatives of the Explorers Club (EC). Moving to the main mast, preparations

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took place to raise the flags of the Explorers Club followed by the Flag of Spain. Angela Susan Anton joined more than 100 people in conversation about the education of their ship and training. Later in spring, the Belmont Child Care Association’s (BCCA) annual Spring Fling Hat Luncheon and Fashion Show was held on May 30 at the Garden City Hotel. The event honored Anton Media Group publisher Angela Susan Anton and the National Charity League-Garden City chapter. Guests donned colorful hats and welcome spring into their wardrobe. Honoree and publisher Angela Susan Anton wore a hat crafted of her own newspapers, designed by Anton Media Group’s art director Alex Nuñez and assistant art director Cathy Bongiorno. BCCA provides quality child care and education for all of the children of the working families of NYRA’s thoroughbred racetracks, year-round. Then, in June, Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) went back to the ’80s, hosting the “So ’80s” museum ball, which honored Joseph Graziose, the EVP of residential development and construction for RXR Realty. RXR also sponsored the ball, while NCMA board of trustees president Angela Susan Anton chaired the ball committee, along with co-chairs Lisa Lechleider and Melissa Stark. The black tie ball encouraged guests to wear their best ’80s attire, and they didn’t disappoint with pops of color and accessories fitting in

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y Efforts e Endeavors with the theme. Proceeds support the museum’s art exhibitions, public and private programs, art classes, community outreach, family activities and programs for those with special needs including autism and memory loss. In August, the Nassau County Museum of Art united art and science with energy in a groundbreaking exhibition titled, “Energy: The Power of Art.” Top-tier science and major art by Jackson Pollock, Alexander Calder, Jasper Johns, James Rosenquist, Julie Mehretu, Frank Stella, Joseph Cornell and Man Ray were fused into one dynamic and interactive exhibition. Working with the Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Tesla Museum, this innovative project juxtaposed masterworks in many media with images produced by the most advanced scientific instruments. In October, Old Westbury Gardens hosted its annual Children in Bloom Luncheon, celebrating its 10th anniversary at Orchard Hill in Old Westbury. The theme was “Diamonds Are Forever” and the event honored Arlene Levine, a founding member of the Children in Bloom Council and a major philanthropist. Money raised from the luncheon support the educational and environmental children’s programs at Old Westbury Gardens and help children of underserved schools. Angela Susan Anton is a longtime supporter of Children In Bloom and its commitment to educating children.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Play It Loud: The Instruments of Rock and Roll exhibit ran from late April to October,

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collectors and museums. Among the items attendees got to view at this exhibit that ran from late April through early October were Eddie Van Halen’s performance rig, Jimmy Page’s double-neck Gibson and Prince’s Love Symbol guitar. Other Long Island Weekly interview subjects were hair-metal band Whitesnake, whose 67-yearold frontman David Coverdale returned with the band’s 13th studio album Flesh & Blood, (“I’ve tried to retire more times than Francis Albert Sinatra”) and

godfather of funk George Clinton, who was having second thoughts on his own retirement tour with Parliament-Funkadelic. “The group is so hot right now. I want to make sure that they [continue down this path]. I may end up staying one more year,” he said. Among the artists who are perishing the thought of hanging up their mics are the Reverend Al Greene, who came through and played a rare New York City gig at Radio City Music Hall back in May and the band Chicago, whose founding member Robert Lamm credits the group’s longevity to, “...the songs and music.”

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Elsewhere, Stewart Copeland rereleased the film Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out (“It’s very much the sensation of being in a rock band, rather than being in a documentary”) and the Stray Cats reformed to tour behind 40, the Massapequa trio’s first record since 1991’s Choo Choo Hot Fish. Lenny Kravitz wrapped up his tour for 2018’s Raise Vibration and shared what it was like seeing the Jackson 5 at Madison Square Garden when he was 6 years old: “I was in first grade and I had been listening to their records and loved their music. I was the concert and that was it.” Another music veteran not stopping to catch his breath is Little Steven Van Zandt, whose many projects include putting out a 2-CD compilation of music from his latest Netflix series Lilyhammer, reissuing all his back-catalog as a limited-edition vinyl box set just in time for Christmas (Rock n’ Roll Rebel—The Early Work) and releasing his latest studio effort, the cinematic Summer of Sorcery, about which he said, “I wanted to see if we could create a bit of positive energy to balance what’s going on right now.”

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here are some stories that go beyond the city limits, captivating the entire community. From the Gold Coast the south shore and everywhere in between, here’s a look back at some of the biggest news and feature stories from our neighborhoods. In 2008, Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. That meant that 2009 would be a good year for the party out of power. Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi was persuaded to run for a third term that year. In a Republican year, he lost to the challenger, Edward Mangano, by a slim margin. Suozzi, a former mayor of Glen Cove, was elected in 2001 on a wave of discontent over the county’s budgetary woes. He won reelection in 2005 and then ran for governor the next year.

Late in 2010, Nassau County police uncovered a grim discovery. In December, the remains of four victims of the now-notorious Long Island serial killer (LISK) were found along the South Shore. According to police, the unidentified LISK is believed to have murdered 10 to 16 people over a period of nearly 20 years. The victims were found along the Ocean Parkway, near the remote beach towns of Gilgo and Oak Beach in Suffolk County, and the area of Jones Beach State Park in Nassau County. The first victim was discovered in 1982 and as late as 2013 more victims washed onto the beach. Police have had suspects, but have made no arrests. In November 2011, theaters across the North Shore were home to the first annual Gold Coast International Film Festival. The event has since then become an annual event, drawing film fans from across the tristate area to the region. The launch was held with great promise, which has been fulfilled in the succeeding years. Hicksville native Edward Burns was the recipient of the 2012 Artist of Distinction Award. Over the years, property taxes have driven hundreds of thousands of Long Islanders out of New York to low-tax havens points west and south. When he ran for reelection as governor in 2010, Andrew Cuomo promised a property tax cap of two percent. In 2012, that legislation was signed into law. The 2020 state budget, the governor office’s maintained, would build upon the approximately $25 billion in taxpayer savings since the cap was implemented in 2012 by supporting the phase-in of the middle class tax cuts. In April 2013, football great Jim Brown returned to Manhasset High School for an emotional homecoming. “This school formed my life, gave me my foundation and taught me to never give up,” he told an enthusiastic crowd. In addition to the plaque, a commemorative Jim

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Victims of the Long Island serial killer were discovered along Ocean Parkway in 2010. An A&E docuseries, The Killing Season, explored the case.

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2013 Football legend Jim Brown returned to Manhasset in 2013 to unveil a plaque in honor of his amazing career. (Photo by LBJ Foundation via Wikimedia / CC by 2.0)

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2018

Brown “Hometown Hall of Famers” road sign is now on display in the village. A Syracuse University alumni, Brown was All-American in both football and lacrosse and a letterman in basketball. The first player taken in the 1957 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns, Brown’s immediate impact on the football field earned him Rookie of the Year and league MVP honors in 1957. In all, he earned league MVP honors four times (1957, 1958, 1963 and 1965). In June 2014, Long Island footballers defeated all stars from New York City to win the annual Empire Challenge Football contest, 24-18. The challenge is also known as “the Boomer game,” in honor of its founder, football great Boomer Esiason. Proceeds for the game, which drew a crowd of 9,762 to Hofstra’s Stuart Stadium, benefit the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which supports cystic fibrosis research. In the late 1990s, Nassau County was roiled by a financial crisis that resulted in the takeover of the county’s finances. By 2015, the county seemed to be out off the hole, but problems remained. Writing in The City Journal, E.J. McMahon claimed that ongoing budget deficits proved that “Long Islanders failed to learn from the mistakes of the big city...Instead, Nassau’s republican machine spent the boom years building a suburban version of the profligate... urban-governance model that almost bankrupted New York in the mid-seventies...The finances of Nassau and Suffolk counties...are likely to experience severe stress in any economic downturn over the next few years. Perhaps then, at last, real reform will happen.” In 2016, former County Supervisor Ed Mangano and his wife were arrested on corruption charges related to a bribery and kickback scheme. The charges allege that Mangano helped restaurant owner Harendra Singh secure contracts with the county in exchange for free vacations and home improvements. Singh, federal prosecutors charged, also sought Mangano’s help in obtaining a loan guarantee from Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto. In October, Singh pleaded guilty to bribery. Mangano and his wife were convicted of multiple counts of corruption in March 2019. On the heels of the Mangano scandals, Laura Curran, in November 2017, was elected as the county’s first female executive. Curran previously served on the county legislature from 2014 to 2017. Also that year, the state legislature approved a plan to add a third railroad track to the Long Island Rail Road corridor between the communities of Floral Park and Hicksville. The project will cost $2 billion and hopes to accommodate anticipated growth in rail ridership and facilitate commutes between New York City and Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Construction begins on the LIRR’s third track between the Floral Park and Hicksville train stations. (Photo by

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2019

The new Islanders arena is being built adjacent to the Belmont grandstand. (Photo by Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)

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County Mitchell Athletic Complex, where the New York Cosmos were in the early stages of their season. Coach Carlos Mendes and star forward Aaron Dennis discussed the resurrection of the team and how they’ve been preparing to recapture the hearts of local fans with how they play. Through their spring league and the NPSL Members Cup, they had a combined 2019 record of 20-1-3. When August came around, NFL training camp got underway and Anton was there to preview the New York Giants and New York Jets seasons. We talked to the likes of rookie quarterback Daniel Jones, Golden Tate and Quinnen Williams as we looked ahead to each team’s respective campaigns, which will end with no playoff appearance for either team. There’s also plenty of other great individuals that got caught attention over the course of 2019. George Steinbrenner IV, for example, talked with us in June about how he was able to form the Harding Steinbrenner Racing team for the Indianapolis 500 and the entire IndyCar Series season at just 22 years old. He also discussed how he may, down the line, take ownership of

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