JOSEPH SCOTCHIE

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Summer’s here and the time is right for jumping into the pool. But not at Christopher Morley Park. The venerable Roslyn area institution, famous for a variety of outdoor amenities, will not be operating its public pool this summer. In fact, the pool may be closed for good.

“The pool needs extensive repairs, and the usage has continually gone down,” said Darcy Belyea, the Nassau County Parks Commissioner. “The Parks Department is currently re-evaluating whether to continue to use the pool or to put other recreational attractions there instead.”

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said that the county is looking into another function for the pool in case needed capital investments will not be used for the pool’s future re-opening.

“If we don’t [use the funds] we will find another attraction to take its place. It may be some of these spray pads that seem to be very popular with younger kids,” the county executive said in a statement.

High maintenance costs combined with surprisingly low attendance numbers contributed to this summer’s closing.

The problem with low attendance, Blakeman said, began in the summer of 2020 and has continued into this year. In 2022, about 1,000 local residents used the pool.

Despite that, the pool has long been a favorite destination for North Shore area residents, especially youngsters attending day camps.

“It was about a week ago they informed me that they would not be opening,” said Rabbi Yaakov Reiter. “I was thinking that’s pretty sad. We hope there’s still a chance maybe they can open up - it would be great.”

Sean Johnson, of New Hyde Park, is disappointed that a place that has many memories for him will potentially not come back.

“I definitely think it’s going to make an impact on the community,” added New Hyde Park resident Sean Johnson. “I know I have a lot of friends that come here and now they have kids and they come here.”

On it went.

“I used to work at a summer camp in this park, it was really special to bring the kids to the pool,” said Barry Hott, of Great Neck.

“The local kids we would bring to the pool every day, and we’d use the little kiddie pool, the big pool, diving pool and it was just the memories that they would have created.”

Anton Bartul, also of Great Neck, was also surprised to see an empty pool.

“I was thinking to myself - why is there not water in the pool yet?” Bartul said.

“My goodness - as a kid, I remember the platforms that they had, and the really high platform - the Olympic three-meter platform. You would crawl up to that, and it’d take all the courage in the world to jump off,” he said.

It wasn’t just Nassau residents who lamented the closure.

“We still come here because there’s no good pool in the Queens area,” said Gabriel Khaimov, who lives in Forest Hills.

Politicians also had their say.

“I really feel terrible because I know a lot of different groups use the pool,” said Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggiWhitton (D-Glen Cove). “It’s a shame to see it happen. I know it’s a tremendous amount of money but I really do like to see things for kids to keep them busy… it’s a loss.”

Christopher Morley Park is a public, Nassau County-owned park. It opened in 1961 and occupies 98 acres of land in its location on Searingtown Road.

As with many parcels of land, both residential and commercial, the park was once home to the huge estates that defined the North Shore, in this case, the Nelly Ryan Estate. During the flush times of the early 1960s, the county purchased the park for $700,000. In today’s dollars, that would be about $7,120,030. Among its many amenities are a dog park, walking paths, a nine-hole golf course, three baseball and softball fields, four basketball courts, two pickleball courts, paddleball courts, a shuffle board, a picnic area, and a fitness trail. The park is named for Christopher Morley, a Roslyn resident who was also a popular 20th-century author.

The grounds are home to “The Knothole,” Morley’s writing studio. When Morley’s house was razed, the writing quarters were moved to a county park in North Hills.

In 1966, the Knothole was transferred to the park. The renovated Knothole, historians have noted, includes built-in bookshelves, a fireplace, and a bunkbed. The Knothole’s “dymaxion” bathroom was designed in 1936 by Morley’s friend, Buckminster Fuller, the renowned scientist and inventor.

---Information from various media outlets

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Lay that pistol down

notrump if West has the king of clubs. Indeed, in that case a successful finesse would net you 11 or 12 tricks.

But if you begin by attacking clubs and East has the king, you might not make the contract. This could occur if West started with five or six hearts and the ace of spades.

Once you recognize the nature of the threat posed by West, it is not difficult to find the right countermeasure. So at trick two you lead the queen (or jack) of spades instead of attacking clubs. This play virtually eliminates any chance of going down.

If someone points a gun at your head, it is a good idea — as a matter of self-preservation — to disarm him if you can safely do so. An analogous situation arises at the bridge table when a particular opponent threatens your chances of making the contract. In such a case, you should do all you can to eliminate the threat.

Consider this deal where West leads a heart and you win East’s ten with the queen. Obviously, you’ll have no trouble making three

If West has the ace and takes it, you plan to duck his heart return and win the next heart. When you then try the club finesse, you’re on safe ground. Even if the finesse loses, either East will not have a heart to lead (because West had five originally), or East will have a heart (because he started with four, which means that West had only four).

Of course, if West does not take the first spade, you can then turn your attention to the club suit to guarantee making nine tricks. Thus, whatever West does when you lead the first spade, the contract is assured by attacking spades first.

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