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BASEBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPS
Two public hearings to impact 7th St. business BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
Garden City High School’s varsity baseball team completed a three-game sweep against Manhasset HS, capturing the Nassau County A-1 Conference Championship. The team will be going to the playoffs at Valley Stream HS at noon on Saturday, May 13th. See page 66 for complete coverage.
School budget vote set for Tuesday BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
After one of the most riveting November election seasons in history in 2016, two months into the current school year the local school district election, referenda for the use of capital reserve funds and the annual budget vote is set for Tuesday, May 16 in Garden City. Springtime school budget and board elections can have barely a fraction of the interest from local voters, and in recent years past numbers have not been encouraging. But with one last push this week, the district urges Garden City vot-
ers to turn up Tuesday “so the outcome reflects the voice of the community.” Polls will be open at Garden City High School’s gymnasium from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The annual school budget hearing, with a proposed budget sum for 20172018 of $112,661,581 garnered minimal community attendance and no public questions at the May 9 school board work session. Several school administrators were present for the budget hearing but they left before a separate presentation on the long-term finances of the Garden City Schools. Meanwhile
only two PTA parents and one reporter were in attendance with the members of the board and administration during the May 9 meeting. The proposed budget reflects an increase of $1,834,137 from the current school year’s. Of that amount 74% ($83.42 million) would be allocated to the schools’ program for students, $16.57 million will be invested in capital for the district’s physical plant, and $12.67 million would go towards payment for the administrative arm of the Garden City district. See page 27
The Thursday, May 18 meeting of the Village Board of Trustees will feature two public hearings on amending the local laws for commercial use. One item seeks to adjust the Village of Garden City map and create a designated “Downtown Parking District” along Seventh Street and the related amend off-street parking requirements there. Another law set forth for a hearing next week is to amend zoning on Seventh Street’s T-zone running to the corner hub of Franklin Avenue. The official, municipal law process takes shape with a twoweek timeframe after the subject came up in early 2016 during trustees’ discussions. Before the Board of Trustees voted and approved the May 18 hearings, new Mayor Brian C. Daughney turned to the executive staff table and Superintendent of Building Ausberto Huertas to provide the community with an explanation of each item. “The first proposal is aimed to help ease parking requirements for the Garden City merchants. The village’s Planning Commission hired a traffic consultant to examine regulations and our traffic patterns. The study showed Garden City havSee page 28
More funds allocated for multi-use turf field BY RIKKI N. MASSAND The Village Board of Trustees approved a change to the Parks and Recreation project to build a new 106-yard synthetic turf Multi-Use Field at Community Park, scheduled to be complete by the end of June. A surge of just under $277,000 was added onto the project, after brief discussion at the Board of Trustees meeting on May 4 and a more robust conversation on the subject by the village’s Board of Commissioners of Recreation and Cultural Affairs (Rec. Commission) the night before, on Wednesday, May 3. Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi told the trustees last Thursday that an increase the amount of the project from $2,374,293 to $2,651,254 – an increase of $276,961 – involves $251,961 in change orders and an additional $25,000 in contingency. The trustees’ vote amends the bond resolution for the project titled “Community Park Multi-Sport Field Project” See page 28
GCHS girls varsity lacrosse wins conference title PAGES 40-41 Cozy Up With a Good Book celebration at Library PAGE 42
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A WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Time to look at local laws
We were glad to hear the the Village Board of Trustees will be reviewing two local laws that may negatively impact the business community. One of the laws requires businesses to apply for a zoning variance regarding parking. The law requires that new banks or restaurants in the downtown “T zone” had to apply for variances in order to open. Both of these requirements impose burdens on new businesses who may have to delay opening until all the approvals are in place. Garden City has become very “restaurant rich” and most residents enjoy the great variety of eateries available. In addition, having a “restaurant row” helps bring business from outside communities. Since a healthy business
community is vital for the well being of the community, we should try to make it easy for entrepreneurs to come here and start businesses. Unless there are good reasons for the local laws to remain on the books, it may be time to get rid of them. Speaking of the business community, a letter to the editor this week points out that there is a serious lack of garbage receptacles in the Seventh Street parking lots. As a result, litter accumulates and leaves a very bad impression on shoppers and diners who use those lots. The Village does a great job with all of the lovely plantings around business district. It’s a shame to mar the effect by allowing garbage to accumulate.
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Where are the trash cans?
To the Editor: For several years now, Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi and Parks & Rec. head Kevin Ocker have been promising that much needed trash receptacles would be installed in all Village parking lots, starting with the lot on the south side of Seventh Street. Mr. Souzzi has gone so far as to tell me, a former member of the Citizens Budget Review Committee (which recommended trash receptacles be installed in parking lots in every report it has issued in recent years), that the receptacles were on order. That was almost a year ago. One cynical Seventh Street merchant, who told me that at least 75% of his business enters and leaves through the parking lot, that he doubts the receptacles will ever be installed because “neither Parks nor Sanitation want to have to empty them.” Apparently, the Parks Dept. would rather use a labor-intensive, 19th Century method of having crews go into the lots and pick up letter with poking sticks piece by piece. At last year’s budget meeting, Mr. Ocker said that the installation of trash receptacles would be part of the proposed beautification plan for the parking lots. Given that there is no funding for such a project and that it may never happen, it is puzzling as to why something so essential would have to wait and be considered a “beautification” initiative. At that meeting, then Mayor Episcopia told Mr. Souzzi and Mr. Ocker to make the installation of parking lot trash receptacles a priority. Still nothing has been done. Driving through the south lot this morning (May 9) when it was virtually empty of cars, I saw again the significant amount of litter, especially along the fence by the LIRR tracks. It is unsightly and probably a draw for rodents. I have also been told by residents of the apartment building at 365 Stewart Ave. that they have repeatedly com-
plained to the Village about the litter that accumulates in the public lot behind their building. No trash receptacles in that lot, either. It is truly puzzling as to why the Village remains so tone-deaf and resistant about this issue. Providing receptacles so that customers of the many food-related business on Seventh St. can properly dispose of trash would do far more to beautify our downtown that hanging flower baskets. If the Village has no intention of installing trash receptacles in lots any time soon, please, just be honest about it. Linda M.Ryan
Mother’s Day Tribute
To the Editor: In today’s issue of The Garden City News, is a colorful, full-page, Mother’s Day Tribute. This tribute is intended to express the sincere admiration we have for all mothers in their most sacred role of cooperating with God’s Divine Plan to nurture and protect children, born and pre-born. We recognize the special love that a mother has for her child, and we join as a community to thank each and every mother for having the room in her heart to give her child the most precious gift of all - the gift of life. The tribute also reaches out to mothers who are facing difficult pregnancies by providing them with the names of confidential and caring, professional agencies that provide life-affirming assistance to mothers in need. For couples having difficulty conceiving a child, the Gianna Center for Women’s Health and Fertility, located at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip, NY 11795, offers a highly regarded and successful program that provides specialized obstetrical and gynecological care to women, while honoring both their dignity and the sanctity of human life. The Gianna Center’s skilled staff, See page 39
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On Friday, April 28th, the GC PTA and Stratford Ave School held it’s first Family Fun Night. Within one hour of the Sign Up Genius going live, the event sold out faster than a concert! Stratford families came together to play BINGO. The evening’s festivities began with a multitude of snacks, but once the students saw the game prizes the competition was on! The grand prize for each round was a gift certificate to TCBY, and the four runner-up prizes provided even more incentive: a “No Homework pass” (good any day until the end of the year), “bring a special reader to school”, “lunch with a faculty member of your choosing” and “make the morning announcements”. Everyone went home a winner, because all had smiles on their faces. A debt of gratitude is owed to Dara Meyer, who planned the event, with Mrs. Vota and other PTA volunteers. To show support, the faculty of Stratford came with their families to set up/clean up, call numbers, and man the master board: Mrs. Bowler, Mrs. Albig, Mrs. Dowden, Mr. Pollitt, Mrs. Lupo, Mrs. Connolly, Mrs. Leggett, Mrs. Hegmann, Mr. & Mrs. Vota and all their children.
Stratford families, faculty, and administrators did not just have a great event, they created a family tradition with the first “Stratford Avenue Family Fun Night.” Family is more than just the people you are related to, they are the people you are with. Stay tuned for the next Stratford Family Fun Night!
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Mayor Brian Daughney administers the oath of office to Garden City Police Sergeant Thomas Federlein during the Thursday, May 4, 2017 Board meeting. Deputy Mayor Theresa Trouvé administers the oaths of office to Garden City Special Police Lieutenant John Koch and Captain Dave Carpentier during the Thursday, May 4, 2017 Board meeting.
Police Sergeant, Special Police Officers take oaths of office
Garden City Police Sergeant Thomas Federlein, as well as Special Police Lieutenant John Koch and Captain Dave Carpentier took their oaths of office during a brief ceremony at the Thursday, May 4, 2017 Board of Trustees meeting. Mayor Brian Daughney and Deputy Mayor Theresa Trouvé did the honors. Sergeant Federlein is a 23-year veteran of the Garden City Police Department, having served in the Patrol and Traffic Enforcement Divisions. He is the recipient of numerous departmental awards over the years, as well as the Nassau County Municipal Police Chiefs Distinguished Service Award, the American Legion Law & Order Award and the Town of Hempstead Police Service Award. “Sergeant Federlein will continue the tradition of excellence and professionalism we have come to know and expect from our Police Department,” Commissioner Kenneth
Jackson said. Lt. Koch has been a member of the Special Police organization for 13 years, serving as Supply Officer, which he continues to this day, as well as Patrol Officer before being elected to the ranks of Sergeant, Captain and now Lieutenant. His other Committee responsibilities include Recruitment, Publicity and Nominations. Lt. Koch is a supervisor for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and resides in the Village with his wife, Michelle. Their three children all volunteer for the community and have worked with the Garden City Fire Department and the Mineola Ambulance Corp. Captain Carpentier has been a member of the Special Police for 21 years, having served as Patrolman, Sergeant and Lieutenant. He is a three-time past recipient of the American Legion Law & Order Award. Captain Carpentier is a Vice President at Merrill Lynch
Wealth Management. He and his wife, Katie, live in the Village with their daughter and son. Garden City Special Police provide valuable assistance to the Police Department. Often assigned to traffic details and traffic enforcement duties, they also assist the Department in many other ways. “Just recently, Police Officers were looking for a person who had just committed a store larceny,” Commissioner Jackson said. “Special Police Captain Carpentier, who was working in the area, advised the Officers that he observed a person matching the subject’s description running in a nearby parking garage. This information led to the arrest of the subject.” If interested in becoming a member of the Garden City Special Police force, call 7429603 or visit www.gardencityny.net. (Photos by Carisa Giardino.)
Deputy Mayor Theresa Trouvé with Special Police Lieutenant John Koch (left) and Special Police Captain Dave Carpentier following a swearing-in ceremony Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Village Hall.
Mayor Brian Daughney and Deputy Mayor Theresa Trouvé with Garden City Police Sergeant Thomas Federlein following a swearing-in ceremony Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Village Hall.
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GC Community Church brings Christian spirituality to yoga
Reverend Doctor Ian Rottenberg and Ed Yoo of the Garden City Community Church partner with Yoga Nanda to bring Christian spirituality to the practice of Yoga. Ed and Ian have been working together for the past two years creating workshops and retreats that infuse Christian theology and scripture into the practice of yoga. Participants can explore their faith through the movements of traditional yogic sequences. Christianity teaches us that to live an abundant life we need the wisdom of both the heart and the mind—working in harmony with each other. Movement of the body through the practice of yoga helps us reconnect our mind and heart. Conscious breathing, movement and postures train our mind to listen to our heart’s connection to the body and the wisdom that lies within. Treating the body as a temple for our spirit, connecting our mind and our heart as we move through postures
that show praise and reverence, allows us to love ourselves the way God intended. Join Ian and Ed on Sunday, May 21st from 2:004:00 at Yoga Nanda for this exciting and ground breaking workshop. Moving through sequences and pausing to reflect on passages from Christian scripture, this unique experience will draw connections between two beautiful spiritual traditions. This is an opportunity to seek deeper meaning and individual truths within. The workshop will be followed by an optional Q&A led by Rev. Dr. Rottenberg to learn more about embodiment and how the body, mind and soul come together in yogic tradition and Christian theology. For details about how to register this workshop go to www. yoga-nanda.com. To find out more about upcoming classes, calendar of events, and retreats at the Garden City Community Church visit www.gardencitycommunitychurch.org.
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Proposed Local Law on Fencing
The proposed Local Law on fencing is to clarify the installation process to ensure that the finished side of a fence is always facing the adjacent property. This proposed Local Law would also apply to any properties facing the public right of way. Most new fences have finished sides on both sides. However, older traditional fences like stockade or wood picket type fences are finished on one side only. These types of fencing would need to be installed with the finished side facing out when inspected by the Village.
Garden City Designated a "Clean Energy Community"
The Village of Garden City has been designated a “Clean Energy Community” by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), recognizing its leadership in reducing energy use, cutting costs and driving clean energy locally. Garden City received the designation for completing actions identified
by NYSERDA as part of the Clean Energy Communities initiative. The designation now enables the Village to apply for $50,000 in grant monies to be used towards additional clean energy projects, with no local cost share. For example, the Village converted 1,970 streetlights from conventional bulbs to LED fixtures and intends on using the grant money to fund the conversion of the remaining 590 fixtures. "The Village’s efforts to reduce energy use, promote green initiatives and drive clean energy locally not only benefits the environment as a whole but effectively reduces our operating costs,” Mayor Brian C. Daughney said. “Our LED streetlight conversion project, for example, has an anticipated annual savings of nearly $150,000.” In addition to completing the conversion of all streetlights to LED, Public Works Superintendent Joseph DiFrancisco noted that upcoming projects include improving the efficiency of the HVAC systems in Village Hall and the Garden City Public Library in order to reduce energy consumption and (potentially) entering into an agreement with an Energy Efficiency consulting firm in order to evaluate and improve energy usage and undertake green initiatives Village-wide.
Camp Mills display at the Library
In commemoration of the Centennial of the Great War (WWI) in 1917, the Garden City Public Library has a display of maps and photos relating to Camp Mills in the Library Gallery on the Lower Level. Camp
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Special Police Force
Two members of Garden City’s Special Police Force took their oaths of office Thursday evening during a brief ceremony at Village Hall. Garden City Special Police assist the regular police on a needed basis. Officers are resident volunteers who help with special patrol duty and pedestrian and traffic control at religious services and community events like the annual Turkey Trot and Homecoming parade. Captain David Carpentier has been a member of the Special Police for 21 years, serving as Patrolman, Sergeant and Lieutenant. He is a three-time past recipient of the American Legion Law & Order Award. Captain Carpentier lives in the Village with his wife and two children. Lieutenant John Koch has been
a member of the Special Police for 13 years, serving as Supply Officer, which he continues to this day, as well as Patrol Officer before being elected to the ranks of Sergeant, Captain and now Lieutenant. He too resides in the Village with his wife and three children, all of which have worked with the Garden City Fire Department and the Mineola Ambulance Corp. Garden City Special Police provide valuable assistance to the Police Department. Often assigned to traffic details and traffic enforcement duties, they also assist the Department in many other ways. “Just recently, Police Officers were looking for a person who had just committed a store larceny, Commissioner Kenneth Jackson said. “Special Police Captain Carpentier, who was working in the area, advised the Officers that he observed a person matching the subject’s description running in a nearby parking garage. This information led to the arrest of the subject.” If interested in becoming a member of the Garden City Special Police force, call 742-9603 or visit www. gardencityny.net.
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THE OFFICE CAT BY GABBY TABBY Swatting incident: On May 2nd the Police Department reported an alleged “swatting” incident. Police Headquarters received a phone call which claimed that a person had shot another family member at a Garden City residence. Officers responded, and upon investigation, deemed the call to be false. Detectives are continuing the investigation. Theft of merchandise: On May 3rd Garden City Police officers arrested a 26 year old Queens woman for the alleged theft of merchandise valued at $68 from Lord and Taylor. Domestic incident: A 19 year old Old Westbury man was charged with robbery 3rd degree and stalking 4th degree after allegedly taking a ring from the finger of a former girlfriend and stalking her at multiple locations on several locations. Truck stop: On May 3rd a commercial vehicle inspection was conducted on Clinton Road. Eight vehicles were inspected, of which four were placed out of service. Fifty-four tickets were issued for various safety and traffic violations including two overweight violations and eight hazardous material violations. Health conscious thieves? On May 4th Lord and Taylor reported that
two men stole several Fitbit devices from the store and fled as store security officers attempted to apprehend them. One man, a 28 year old from Brooklyn, was apprehended by an officer in Parking Field # 11. Officers located and apprehended the second man, a 31 year old, also from Brooklyn, on Washington Avenue. Power problems: On May 5th Garden City Police responded to multiple calls due to a power outage in the western portion of the Village, including traffic light malfunctions, railroad gate malfunctions, and residential alarms. DWI accident: On May 5th Garden City Police investigated a report of a vehicle striking a tree on Wetherill Road at Osborne Road. The driver of the vehicle, a 36 year old Hempstead man, was subsequently arrested for Aggravated DWI and uninsured operation. No injuries were reported. Hit and run: On May 6th, Garden City Police investigated a report of a vehicle striking and damaging a vehi-
cle in parking field before driving away. Upon investigation, a 71 year old Garden City woman was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and uninsured operation. Identity theft: On May 6th a Garden City resident reported an identity theft in which her credit card information was used to purchase merchandise at a local store. Wallet taken: On May 7th a Williston Park resident reported that her wallet was taken from her pocketbook while she was dining at Panera Bread. Grand larceny arrest: On May 9th, after an investigation, Garden City Detectives arrested a 47 year old Lido Beach man for grand larceny. According to police, he used a credit card belonging to his employer without authorization to make personal purchases totaling more than $16,000. After hours trespassing: On May 9th, upon investigation of a noise complaint at 11 PM, Garden City Police officers observed five Franklin Square
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THE VIEW FROM HERE
Living in the past and the future BY BOB MORGAN, JR.
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Perhaps I should write this week about the great Obamacare replacement debate, but there is such a level of sanctimony and partisan hype on this issue that I'd prefer to gather my thoughts and consider relevant information arguments before I comment. Plus the House bill is very likely to be changed substantially in the Senate. I'll speak to this issue, which is important, in a column in the next week or two. Instead, I'd like to react to an interesting piece by George Will this week concerning living in the past rather than the present. Mr. Will makes the point that the average person lives better today than did John D. Rockefeller, who was said to become the first billionaire in 1916. While the oil tycoon had mansions and servants, he lacked many of the comforts that ordinary people enjoy today like air conditioning. Traveling between mansions would be by railroad car, not airplane, and communicating with someone on the West Coast would be a sluggish chore. There were no refrigerators, and even the finest Swiss watches were no more accurate than today’s Timex watches or smartphones. Medical care and pharmacology were primitive compared to the present day, with for example no antibiotics, limited pain control and no remedies for arthritic hips beyond the wheelchair. Mr. Will also gives numerous examples of how life around 1916 in parts of society removed from the Rockefeller family was much harder than now. Only 18 percent of people over age had 25 completed high school. One in ten babies died before attaining age one, compared to 1 in 168 today. There were four renters for every homeowner, partly because mortgages were difficult to obtain. Fewer than one third of homes had electricity. It is hard to argue with Mr. Will’s overall point, that life in the past was considerably more difficult than it is now, and this is even true if you hypothetically decide to live in times of relative peace and prosperity like
the 1920’s rather than difficult times dominated by wars or the Great Depression. Worldwide, the overall standard of living is at its best ever. Nevertheless, just because life was worse in the past does not prove that life will be more pleasant in the future, although this may turn out to be the case overall. In addition to hopeful developments, like progress in medical technology, there are also many alarming possibilities going forward. Some concerns, like the extent of global warming are subject to political debate as to their likelihood or severity (or how much they can be remediated), but others are unmistakably major dangers and still others involve significant value judgments. One obvious concern involves new and improved methods of warfare, and not just bigger conventional or nuclear weapons delivered by more accurate rockets. There are also worries about the power grid being destroyed, which would likely paralyze industrialized nations and lead to millions of fatalities. Even worse would be attacks by chemical or biological weapons, including the unleashing of a global pandemic. Other issues relate to the structure of society. In 50 or 100 years, will parents engage in genetic selection of their children? In a world where everyone is great looking with an IQ of 160, who will do the equivalent of collecting the trash? Will genetic testing be so accurate that people will be discriminated against on account of their medical futures? How much privacy will exist in the future? At the extremes, will there be some method of reading thoughts, which can be abused by totalitarian governments or even by nosy family members? So, yes, we can agree that we have come a long way in the last century and that few of us would really want to live in past times. But the future will certainly have its challenges and there will be bad developments and changes going forward, as well as good ones.
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Each year, the New York Landmark Conservancy presents open house tours of churches during their Sacred Sites program. This year’s open house, “Stained Glass: Windows on this World and the Next,” focuses on the significance and conservation of stained glass windows in religious sites. The Cathedral of the Incarnation is participating in this program by offering guided tours on the weekend of May 20th and 21st that will emphasize their magnificent stained glass windows, installed in the Cathedral in 1882. The 72 stained glass windows of the Cathedral were made in England by the firm Clayton & Bell, one of the most prolific and successful stained glass makers in the world at the time, and their colleagues, Heaton, Butler & Bayne. The 14 windows around the nave tell the story of the Incarnation, beginning with the angel Gabriel’s visit to Mary, and ending with Joseph, Mary, and the infant Jesus returning to Nazareth after their flight to Egypt. The highlight of the tour will be the grand, stunning windows in the north and south transepts: the “Jesse Window,” depicting the
ancestors of Jesus, and the “Te Deum Window,” inspired by the lyrics of the ancient hymn “Te Deum Laudamus.” Tours will meet inside the Cathedral by the front entrance, and they last about one hour. On Saturday, May 21st, a guided tour will be available at 1pm. On Sunday May 21st, visitors are encouraged to attend the 11:15am Choral Mass, featuring the Cathedral’s historic Choir, and then join a guided tour after the service ends around 12:30pm. Another tour will be offered at 2:30pm on Sunday, and that tour will be followed by the Long Island Early Music Festival concert “Morrongiello & Young” which begins at 4pm. The Cathedral is located at 36 Cathedral Avenue in Garden City, and guided tours are offered year round, by appointment. Groups large and small are welcomed. A suggested donation of $5 a person is appreciated, but not necessary. For more information, contact the Cathedral office at 516-746-2955 or cathedral@incarnationgc.org. For further information on the Sacred Sites Open House program, visit sacredsitesopenhouse.org.
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Fourth annual Linen Lift sets another record
Because Long Island consistently ranks among the country’s most expensive places to live, Aidan and Ryan Padala have made it a priority to collect linens throughout the year to ensure that those who cannot afford a home have a comfortable bed to sleep in each night. Last month, Aidan, a 10th grader at Garden City High School, and Ryan, an 8th grader at Garden City Middle School, delivered a truckload of donated bedding and bath items to three local shelters run by The Inn in Hempstead. The boys’ 4th annual Linen Lift drive was their biggest yet, collecting over 625 bedding and bath items and 50 lbs. of toiletries. Founded by the brothers in early 2014, “The Linen Lift” was originally intended to be a one-time, small scale collection to help The Inn (Interfaith Nutrition Network) meet
Aidan and Ryan Padala founded “The Linen Lift” in 2014 and just completed their 4th annual drive to support three local homeless shelters run by The Inn in Hempstead. some immediate and urgent needs for their local homeless shelters. However, the response to the boys’ request for
donations was so generous that they decided to continue with the project, realizing they could make an ongoing differ-
ence in the lives of many people in the immediate vicinity of Garden City. Aidan and Ryan now run The Linen Lift as a year
round charity with an annual drive. Although the linens from the recent drive
have been delivered to the shelters, the boys welcome donations at any time during the year. The Linen Lift accepts the following new and gently used items (nothing torn or permanently stained, please): - All sized sheets (twin, twin XL, and full sets are in greatest demand) - All sized comforters, quilts, bedspreads, and blankets - Pillows - Crib bedding: sheets, blankets, bumpers - Disposable diapers of all sizes, wipes - Towels, bath mats, and small bath rugs - Miscellaneous bedding such as mattress pads, bed skirts, throw pillows - Curtains, valances - Unexpired toiletries To inquire about the project or arrange a local pickup, please email Aidan and Ryan at cmpadala@yahoo.com.
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give her a “Home is Where Your Mom Is” serving spoon, $25. 15. Mom deserves a little pampering! This charming shea butter set is sure to delight! This particular set is only sold online, but plenty of other combinations mom will love are sold in stores. Plus, L’OCCITANE is available at many duty-free shops (if you’re traveling), Sephora stores nationwide and, of course, at L’OCCITANE stores, which are located at many malls nationwide. At $23, what a steal! 16. As long as you know mom enjoys cooking (and won’t be offended) a fun apron is a great gift. Try Jessie Steele aprons, which start around $22. 17. A magazine subscription – they are usually under $20, you can order them online and pick up a hard copy of the latest issue at your local convenience store or gas station to give to mom on Mother’s Day. It’s a gift that mom is sure to appreciate all year long! Here are suggestions of magazines moms love: —If she’s an organizer, try Real Simple. —If she loves to bake, garden and DIY, try Martha Stewart Living. —If she loves reality shows, The Real Housewives and celebrity gossip, try Us Weekly. —If she loves keeping up with current
events, try Time Magazine. —If she loves to cook healthy meals, try Cooking Light. Check out the Mother’s Day sale at Magazines.com. 18. Stop in at the local bookshop and pick up mom’s favorite classic book, perhaps even one from her childhood or teenage years. Alternatively, you could choose the book version of her favorite film? After all, they do say the book is always better! Choose the hardcover edition and be sure to include a heartfelt message written on the inside cover. Combine this with number ten and you’re sure to hit it out of the park. Not sure what mom’s favorite book is? Here are some suggestions of classics that are sure to never fail: —Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell —Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott —Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen —Wuthering Heights, by Jane Austen —Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo —Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll —The Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum —The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald —Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte —To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper
Lee 19. A Mother’s Day themed book is always a great idea, also. There are several routes you can take here, depending on what you think mom would enjoy more. Our number one pick? Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me, by Maya Angelou, where the one of the most infamous female poets of modern day shares poems about motherhood. You can go with a more serious toned books such as Mom & Me & Mom, by Maya Angelou, where the legendary author shares a very personal story: the story of her relationship with her own mother. This book, A Letter to My Mom, shares letters of gratitude to moms from celebrities and regular folks who say what you, perhaps, can’t find the words to say. It’s a great coffee table book, too. For a more humorous approach, here’s another book suggestion. What started out as posting a few photos of his son online, mid-tantrum for a variety of ridiculous reasons that all parents can relate to such as, “the neighbor’s dog isn’t outside” or “I let him play on the grass,” parents everywhere started to relate – and contribute. Parents of all ages will appreciate this hilarious book, Reasons My Kid is Crying, by Greg Pembroke, whether they have toddlers now or have had toddlers in the past. 20. If mom already has everything, in-
cluding a heart of gold, why not donate to an amazing cause? We suggest: —If mom’s an animal lover, make an honor gift in her name to the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). You can enter your own dollar amount to donate an amount you’re comfortable with. —UNICEF (United Nation’s Children’s Fund) works to improve the lives of children globally. You can donate in mom’s honor – check out UNICEF’s Favorites under $25. —Clearly, mom loves children. After all, she had YOU! Gift the gift of feeding a child that’s hungry, $25, through MercyCorps. 21. Known as one of the best smelling candles out there (it’s one of Anthropol-
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In addition to chocolates and flowers, jewelry is a popular Mother’s Day gift. Since jewelry is often a personal taste, much like a fragrance, it can be challenging to find the perfect item. With so many different styles, colors and pieces, it’s no surprise that so many jewelry shoppers feel overwhelmed. Some expert advice can make the process go more smoothly and ensure you’re getting the best value for your money. The Federal Trade Commission suggests thinking before you shop. Since jewelry is a major purchase, shoppers should first establish a budget. Consider the gift recipient’s style and look at other jewelry she wears. The more informed you are before visiting the jewelry stores, the easier it will be to find a piece she will like and one that you can afford. Take the time to become educated about diamonds and other gemstones. Diamonds’ value is based on four criteria: color, cut, clarity, and carat (often referred to as “The 4 Cs”). Color ranges from the diamond being nearly white to graded down to yellow. The cut is the way the stone is fashioned. Clarity informs consumers if the stone is flawless or has specs or scratches inside of it. Carat refers to the weight of the diamond. Diamonds and gemstones can form naturally or be manufactured in labora-
tories. Lab-created gemstones may look like natural gemstones but be of lesser value. Shop around and get referrals for reputable jewelry stores. You can consult the Better Business Bureau to see if any complaints have been lodged about a particular store. Many consumers are most comfortable purchasing jewelry made in-store so they can verify the merchandise and retailer. Check for the appropriate markings on gold, silver and platinum jewelry that indicate their authenticity. Make sure the jeweler will include certification or a grading report with the jewelry and your receipt. No matter how much research you do, realize that there’s a chance the jewelry you purchase will not prove the perfect fit. So make sure you understand the store’s return policy and if there is a charge to have rings or other items resized. Jewelry is a classic Mother’s Day gift. With the right approach, shoppers can make the process of buying jewelry a lot less intimidating.
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Continued from page 4 ogie’s best sellers) Aspen Bay’s Capri Blue Volcano Candle, around $26, is sure to please any lovely lady. Plus, it comes in a beautiful jar that’s worthy of display. 22. For mom (or any of the women in your life, really) try Starbucks CreateYour-Own Mug, around $15. You’ll be able to find a Starbucks on pretty much any street corner nowadays and you only need an hour and 20 minutes to finish the entire project! If you only have about ten minutes, try Starbucks Stainless Steel Create-YourOwn-Tumbler, around $19, instead. 23. Give the gift of glam with one of Sephora’s gift sets: —Clean Rollerball Travel Collection, $18 —Tocca Beauty Girls on the Go perfume gift set, $15 There’s a Sephora at most malls nationwide, so there’s easy access for these gifts, too. 24. Who wouldn’t appreciate a fancy hand cream? Made by Lollia, these hand creams come in a variety of delicious scents and are available online at Amazon, starting at around $19, and at Anthropologie stores, $24, nationwide. They also come in mini sizes, $8, too! 25. If mom loves tea, buy her favorite and customize it with these printable Mother’s Day tea tags to make her feel
extra warm and cozy. 26. Frame and print either one (or the set) of these inspirational word art illustrations featuring “beauty” and “mother.” If you are short on cash, try frames from local flea markets or garage sales, which can even add to the vintage look and feel! 27. If you’re crafty (and can sew in a straight line – or you know someone that can help) try this 10 minute dishtowel apron. Mom will appreciate that you put in the effort to make something for her and, with so many cute, not to mention, inexpensive dishtowels out there, it’s a great budget gift! 28. Fill out this “What I Love About Mom By Me” Book, $10, and mom is sure to be touched over and over again with an entire booklet of your compliments. A Little Splurge for Mother’s Day: Gift Ideas Under $50 29. Is mom always curious about those terrariums she keeps seeing everywhere? Give her a terrarium kit, $38, so she can make one of her very own (and then show her how to create a pin on Pinterest). Free Shipping with the code Momsday on this gift! 30. Is mom crafty and looking for a new hobby? Give her a complete DIY Knit Kit, $32, so she can make her very own scarf by winter! Bonus Gift Ideas! Don’t forget that Mother’s Day is about all of the important women in
your life! Remember, plenty of the gifts above, suggested for moms, could also apply to aunts (related or honorary), grandmothers and other important women in your life. Here are a few Mother’s Day gift ideas specifically tailored to grandmas, aunts (or other lovely ladies): 5 Gifts For Grandmas 1. This book: “Funny, You Don’t Look Like a Grandmother”, around $13. The title alone will make her day! 2. For the coffee and tea drinking grandmothers, try a fun mug, around $12. 3. Grandma will surely treasure a piece of sentimental jewelry, especially if it’s from you! This hammered necklace will remind her of your love all year long. 4. Grandma will is sure to smile and think of you each time she uses this unique lace jewelry bowl, $33, to take her jewelry on and off for years to come. 5. If grandma’s a gardener, she’ll likely love receiving this garden marker, $8. Pair with mom’s suggestion number 13 (which could easily be for grandmothers or aunts, too, and you’re sure to have a wonderful gift set! 5 Amazing Ideas for Aunties 1. Your aunt will cherish a carved wood jewelry box, from $14, even if you
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didn’t carve it yourself. 2. Any aunt will appreciate the sentiment of a monogrammed garland ring dish, showing her just how much she means to you! At only $10, who can resist? 3. Keep it simple – frame your favorite childhood photo of you and your aunt together. She’s sure to treasure this memory and the effort you put into framing the photo so she can have it as a keepsake. 4. Give the gift of R&R (that’s rest and relaxation) with these teabag tub soaks, $21, showing her you know she deserves some soak time. 5. If you’re short on cash, purchase a frame at a local garage sale or flea market and print this inspirational “beauty” word art. It will still look great and she’s sure to love it! Note: “Around” means that prices have been rounded to nearest dollar amount and do not reflect any shipping and handling charges that may apply.
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Thank you for Life!
At the Moment of Conception both a Child and a Mother are conceived .... and start to grow together.
Mothers, we have a special admiration for you, and we join in the celebration of motherhood on this wonderful day – thanking all mothers for their love, sacrifice, and dedication to their children. From the moment of conception you share the most precious gift of all – the gift of life. We also have a special concern for those mothers who are pregnant and find this to be a difficult and uncertain time. We understand and want to help you with your baby whose tiny heart began beating 18 days after conception. For confidential assistance with your pregnancy and information about alternatives to abortion call The Life Center locally at 516-408-6300 or www.aaapregnancyoptions.com; Regina Residence in Merrick at 516-2237888 or www.catholiccharities.cc/our-services/regina-maternity-services; or Mommas House at 516-781-8637 or email at www.mommashouse.org.
God Bless All Mothers
This tribute to mothers is made possible through generous donations by parishioners of St. Anne’s and St. Joseph’s Churches, members of the Knights of Columbus St. Joseph-Bishop Baldwin Council and area residents who recognize the most sacred and important role of mothers in cooperating with God’s Divine Plan to nurture and protect all children, born and pre-born. Margaret & Paul Albonetti Arthur Anderson Marygene Anderson The Auricchio Family Tom and Margaret Ann Blair Fr. Gregory F. Breen John Byrne Paul & Jeanne Callahan Janet, Jen, & Nick Churik Maureen Clancy Winnie Connolly Adrienne & John Cosgrove Irene & Bruno Crea John & Maureen Delany Bob Dougherty Margherita C. Dougherty
The Drogalis Family Nick & Dorothy Episcopia Vicki and Joseph Ferrara Gale & Bill Flaherty The Franco Family The Fred & Shawn Garttner Family Will Havron Regina Hegarty Ann Heinzelmann Nadia & Pierre Helou Leslie & Chuck Hickson Patty Knapp Pat Lavelle Liz Leparik Marilyn LePetri Joe & Lorraine Levano
Janet & John Mastanduono Robert & Janet Matarazzo & Children The McCabe Family Kevin & Joanne McGerty Linda and Michael McGuire Deacon Jack & Maria McKenna The McMaster Family Michael & Geri Merlo Nat & Phyllis Mistretta Faith Murphy John & Jeanne Nason Lucy Nigro David & Loretta Nugent Ann & Art O’Brien & Family Mary Rita & William J. O’Brien
Doris and Mike Ogazon The O’Sullivan Family Kip & Ginny Owen The Persico Family Nick & Sue Preziosi Dick & Maryann Russell John Russo Tom & Kathy Ryan Fr. Joseph C. Scolaro Mr. & Mrs. Roland Shen The Skinner Family Msgr. James P. Swiader Sheila T. Taaffe The Teixeira Family Lenore Tener Vivian & Terry Tener
Ronnie and Brian Tracey Carol & Tom Vallely Rosemary & John Villanella Robert & Geralyn Walters Marta & Marty Waters Henry & Kathie Wysocki In Memoriam: Harry & Dolly Blair Ed and Mary Brennan John & Helen Clarke Charles J. Heinzelmann Florence, Sadie, & Edmund Moore The Children & Grandchildren of Vincent J. Murphy Donal & Peggy O’Sullivan
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THIS WEEK AT ROTARY NYU Winthrop Hospital COO speaks to Rotary
At its lunch meeting last Monday, May 8, at the Garden City Hotel, members of the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club welcomed Alfred (Al) Glover, Chief Operating Officer, NYU Winthrop, as guest speaker. Mr. Glover brought Club members up to date on WinthropUniversity Hospital’s affiliation with NYU Langone Medical Center. This past April 1, Winthrop-University Hospital was officially re-named NYU Winthrop and is regarded as the “Hub of NYU” on Long Island. Mr. Glover noted that the 591 bed Hospital, founded in 1896 as Nassau Hospital (becoming Winthrop University Hospital in the 1980s), is entering a new era. He described the affiliation as a symbiotic relationship – a good match toward the continued growth of NYU Winthrop and its scope of services and extended network of practices throughout Long Island. Superb clinical care, medical education and research are cornerstones of the hospital’s mission, Mr. Glover reported. He described renowned programs like CyberKnife, the largest such practice in the country and one of the largest in the world; plus the cardiology program’s Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) program; NYU Winthrop’s verification as an Adult Level 1 Trauma Center, among many other notable programs and services. In his position as COO for NYU Winthrop, Al Glover is responsible for Clinical Operations, Nursing, Facilities, Home Health Agency, Women’s and Children’s Services, Departments of
Medicine and of Surgery, Perioperative and Procedural Services, Safety and Security, Hospitality, Food and Nutrition Services and Emergency Management. The Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club meets at the Garden City Hotel for lunch on alternate Mondays throughout the year. Anyone interested in joining is invited to one complimentary lunch meeting and should call Susan MacDonald at (516) 643-5286 for more information and to arrange for attendance. Please note upcoming programs listed below.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
May 22 – Club Members speak about their businesses/activities June 15 – Community Service Awards Dinner honoring Bobby Menges June 26 - Bring a friend to Rotary; introduce Rotary scholarship winners July 10 – New President induction July 24 – Benjamin Cohen, ND, Neurosurgeon, speaker August 14 – NY State Senator Elaine Phillips, speaker August 28 – RYLA representatives speak September 11 – The Very Rev’d Michael Sniffen, Dean, Cathedral of the Incarnation, speaker September 25 – Club members speak about their businesses/activities November 13 – Dr. Christine Riordan, President, Adelphi University, speaker November 27 – Bring a friend to Rotary meeting December 8/9 – Bell Ringing – Salvation Army December 11 – Holiday Fellowship Luncheon
Susan MacDonald, Club President; Al Glover, COO, NYU Winthrop Hospital; Maureen Clancy, Presenter; and Althea Robinson, Spreakers Bureau Co-Chair.
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“Will Sing For Food” encore performance
“Will Sing For Food” is pleased to announce that they have been invited to perform an encore performance of their 2017 show May 20th at The Lutheran Church of the Resurrection located at 420 Stewart Avenue, Garden City. The show starts at 8:00pm in the auditorium. “Will Sing For Food” is an annual concert to raise funds for The Long Island Council of Churches food pantries. Starting in 2011 as a small group in the basement of The Garden City Community Church, this event which now consists of a cast and crew of over 50 volunteers, has donated over $75,000 to this worthy cause.
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This is the inside of the Tiffin Shop, circa 1940’s. The Tiffin Shop existed on Franklin Avenue where Scottrade is today (to the left of the Orchid Restaurant). You could get lunch or dinner there or just a cup of tea back when Franklin Avenue was renowned as the “Fifth Avenue of Long Island” with many specialty shops and places like this. Post WWII Garden City grew and prospered into the 1950’s. It was a simpler time when rents were affordable and “mom and pop” stores thrived. Ah, the good old days.
Decoration Day celebration at Old Bethpage Village Restoration
Old Bethpage Village Restoration will commemorate Decoration Day as observed in the 1860’s on Saturday, May 27th and Sunday, May 28th from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America. Old Bethpage Village Restoration’s annual celebration offers a look at the region’s past, culminating with the village’s commemoration of Decoration Day, as it was observed in the early years of this holiday. Decoration Day entertainment features a parade and ceremony, historic craft demonstrations, storytelling, and brass band concerts. The ceremony and
parade begins at 2:15 p.m. Old Bethpage Village Restoration provides visitors with a unique and wonderful opportunity to step back in time and experience life in a recreated mid-19th Century American village set on more than 200 acres. Hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Last admission is at 3:00 p.m. Entrance fees are: $12 for adults, $8 for children (5 – 12), seniors and volunteer firefighters. Old Bethpage Village Restoration is located at 1303 Round Swamp Road in Old Bethpage (Exit 48 of the Long Island Expressway). For further information, please call Old Bethpage Village Restoration at (516) 572-8400.
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This spring and summer heralds a number of exciting Christian Education events at the Garden City Community Church. The month of April began with a wonderful Pancake Breakfast benefit at Applebee’s in New Hyde Park to support Autoimmune Disease Research and the North Shore Animal Shelter. Twenty-one middle and high school students greeted, served and cleaned up after 110 hungry patrons. Both servers and patrons enjoyed a morning of flapjacks, fun and
fellowship. On Sunday, April 2nd families and friends were on hand during the 10:30 Worship as 22 children led the service and received their first communions. It was a moving experience for all present. Over 40 church members & families came together for an afternoon of intergenerational fellowship and service on the afternoon of April 23rd. After relaxing together on the church playground the attendees rolled up their sleeves and organized donated party sup-
Birthday box production in full swing
plies into Birthday in a Box kits for homeless children living in domestic violence shelters, scattered sites and motels. By the end of the evening, 20 boxes had been prepared for donation to the worthy cause. As the school year draws to a close, additional church school activities are scheduled and all are invited to take part. On June 11th, the Community Church will celebrate the last “official” day of this year’s church school with the 10:30AM Church School Sunday service. Children will participate in the service, third grade students will receive their bibles, the Mission Trip team will be readied for their upcoming work and our graduating high school students will be wished continued success. Following the service there will be a church-wide picnic with fellowship and games. 2017 Vacation Bible School is scheduled for June 26th through June 29th. This year’s VBS theme is “Maker Fun Factory: Created by God, Built
for a Purpose”. The VBS program is geared for ages four (entering Pre-K) through fourth grades. Each day will begin at 9AM and end at 12:00PM. We will have a rotating schedule of music, science, Bible stories, recreation, drama and art, all enhanced by the “Maker Fun Factory” theme. The week will culminate on Thursday at noon with music and refreshments. VBS Registration opens for the entire Garden City community on May 1st. As of that date registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Throughout the summer months during our 9:30 Worship service, Sunday Fundays are offered giving children a chance to both learn more about their faith and have outdoor fun on our playground. If you have any questions regarding our Christian Education events, please contact Peter McDonnell at peter@thegccc.org or Jennifer Schicchi at jhwills@mac.com. The Garden City Community Church is located at
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the corner of Stewart Avenue and Whitehall Boulevard. It is an “Open & Affirming” congregation of the United Church of Christ (Protestant), so no matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey all are welcome! On Sundays the GCCC has 8:30 Communion in the Chapel and 10:30AM in the Sanctuary. We also offer an alternative service on Wednesday evenings at 8PM in Gardner Hall. Weekly Forums are held on Sundays at 9:30AM. Church School Sunday is held during the regular service with babysitting in the Crib Room for children under two years old. The Garden City Community Church is handicapaccessible with ramps on the Whitehall Boulevard side of the church and a full elevator to the lower level. Please email churchoffice@ gardencitycommunitychurch. org or visit us online at www. gardencitycommunitychurch. org or call 516.746.1700 for more information.
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Tuesday, May 16: Resorts World Casino
Our recreation bus will leave from St. Paul’s at 10:15 to take us to Resorts World Casino at the Aqueduct Racetrack. We will return for home around 4 pm. The cost of this trip will be $5. The promotion for this month is earn 10 points and received $20 in slot play. To register for this trip please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.
Spring five week session of Adult Pastel begins
Our Spring session of Adult Pastel with Arleen Urban will begin on Friday, May 26. This program is open to adults who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. Our spring session meets for five weeks from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in St. Paul’s Cluett Hall. The cost of this program is $ 67.50. To register for this program, please Visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks’ Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. or if you have a password, you can register online at www.gcreconline. gardencityny.net.
“Zumba Gold" fitness classes for active seniors or beginners
The spring session of our “Zumba Gold” fitness class will be held in on Thursday afternoons at 2:15 pm at The Senior Center. Each 45 minute class, teaching the basics of “Zumba” exercise, is led by Felicia Lovaglio, our certified “Zumba” exercise instructor. This class is geared for seniors or the beginner adult. The
FOR SENIORS – Attend and find out! In this lecture and demo class you will get an introduction to some of the popular social networking sites. Bring your questions. Monday,May 22 at 1 p.m. Musical Revue: “This is My Country” with Joel Zelnick - Come and enjoy the songs of our country and others while Joel Zelnick entertains us. Listen and sing along during this musical performance. Register for any of the above programs EXCEPT “Chow Down” by calling The Senior Center at 385-8006. To attend the “Chow Down” please call the Office of Recreation and Parks at 4654075.
ten week session will begin Thursday, May 11th. The price for the session is $60. To register for this class, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.
1950s Oldies music with George Salem
On Monday, June 5th at 1 pm, George Salem will play a mix of his fabulous music collection for the 1950s. This is the third presentation in a series, but it will be different than the previous two. We will continue to have sing-alongs, with lyrics, plus some folk music from the 60s and 70s, and even a few tunes from the 40s.
Exercise for Seniors
Recreation and Parks is offering the following exercise classes for seniors at The Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. For the next few months the classes will be free in order to for you to try each class, after which they will be offered at a nominal charge. Classes are open to all seniors ages 60 and older who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. Classes might be canceled due to a special event or trip so please check the bulletin board at The Senior Center for updates. MONDAYS Exercise with Felicia at 10 am Tai Chi with Connie at 1 pm Meditation with Connie at 2 pm TUESDAYS Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 11:15 am Chair Dancing with Felicia at 2:30 pm WEDNESDAY Exercise with Felicia at 9:45 am
Special events for the month of May
Thursday, May 11 at 10 am- Inside your IPAD and IPhone: Learn all about the settings on your device. In this class we will discuss iCloud, mail, contacts, and calendars, protecting your security with privacy settings and much more. Bring your device and your questions. Prerequisites: Introduction to the iPad and iPhone or previous knowledge of working your device. Wednesday, May 17 at 11:15 am – Nutrition 101 with Emblem Health: Join us to learn an discuss healthy eating habits from a trained and experienced nutritionist followed by a talk on Medicare facilitated by a Medicare expert. Thursday, May 18 at 10 am – Social Networking Online: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, what’s it all about?
Chair Yoga with Connie at 11 am THURSDAY Exercise with Joy at 9 am (paid class, prior registration is needed) Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 11:15 am FRIDAY Exercise with Felicia at 9:45 am Resistance Bands w/ Felicia at 10:45 am Meditation with Connie at noon Tai Chi with Connie at 1 pm
Registration for upcoming Senior trips New trips added
The Recreation and Parks Department, with the advisement of the Senior Advisory Committee, is sponsoring the following trips for seniors who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City during the upcoming months. Please remember to register early because all trips are first come, first served. No registrations will be taken before they are announced in the paper and payment must accompany any registration. Tuesday, May 16 – Resorts World Casino – Our recreation bus will leave from St. Paul’s at 10:15 to take us to Resorts World Casino at the Aqueduct Racetrack. We will return for home around 4 pm. The cost of this trip will be $5. The promotion for this month is earn 10 points and received $20 in slot play. To register for this trip please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Wednesday, June 14 – Metropolitan Opera House to see the ballet “Swan Lake”. This is a matinee
show. We will travel by coach bus and lunch will be on your own. Seating is limited. The cost of this trip will be $85, checks only, made payable to Jo Falabella. PLEASE NOTE, THIS TRIP IS NOW FILLED. Tuesday, June 20 – New York Botanical Garden featuring the Chihuly Garden Exhibit and lunch on Arthur Avenue. We will travel by coach bus to the Garden where you will have approximately three hours to see the artwork of world-renowned sculptor Dale Chihuly as well as the rose garden and more that venue has to offer. We will then visit Arthur Avenue and have lunch at Mario’s. The cost of this trip will be $85, checks only made payable to Rendezvous Travel. Tuesday, July 11 – “Summer on the Boardwalk”, Atlantic City. We will travel by coach bus to Resorts Casino in Atlantic City, where we will see a performance of the “Unexpected Surfer Boys” who will sing your favorite summer songs. We will also receive $25 in slot play. Gamble, enjoy the show and walk on the boardwalk to enjoy the day! The cost of this trip will be $50, checks only made payable to Rendezvous Travel and lunch will be on your own. To register for any of these trips, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Please note, once the fees are sent to the venues, they are not refundable so make your selections carefully. All trips are open senior residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City only.
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Monday, May 15 Regular Meeting Monday, May 22 Sandwiches Monday, May 29 Holiday No Mtg Bowling every Friday during season at Herrill Lanes. Contact Joe Leto at 248-9022. Poker players: check with John Marino at 248-1770. We welcome bridge, and especially non-bridge,
players, in order to expand the variety of our activities. Some suggestions: poker, chess, backgammon, other card games, cribbage and billiards Also you may come for just conversation, camaraderie, and to make new friends. Lunch is served roughly twice a month.
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$10. Meetings are every Monday Noon to 4PM, and a less formal meeting at the same time on Thursdays. The Club offers a large screen TV, card games (bridge, poker, cribbage), chess, backgammon, and billiards. In good weather we offer cookouts, bocce, shuffleboard and horseshoe pitching. (For more information call our membership chairman at 327-0226.)
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From page 1 The single school board seat up for contest this year is that of Board President Angela Heineman, who is seeking to return to her position. Heineman became the Board President after serving as Vice President when Barbara Trapasso was president, and then being selected by a board vote in July 2015 after Trapasso announced that she was resigning at the June 16, 2015 school board meeting. A proposition on this year’s ballot is for the use of $5.9 in the district’s capital reserve fund, which was set up by a community referendum two years ago and has $10 million in the account. Garden City Schools will seek voter approval for the money to go towards two “big ticket” items costing over $1 million apiece, with roof replacements planned for Homestead and Stratford Schools. At Garden City High School the use of reserves would fund HVAC and mechanical work including univents, a hot water heater, plus refinishing and replacing some classroom doors. At the Middle School the HVAC/mechanical work will include fresh air intakes. Stewart School would have similar work done to the Middle School projects plus additional masonry. Locust School, Homestead and Hemlock would each have HVAC and mechanical work done
as well, with univents installed. Aside from the two major roof replacements, on May 9 the Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Feirsen said these infrastructure and functional items represent “internal, quality of life items people will not typically see.” He added that the old, antiquated systems in school buildings now over 60 years old need to be addressed. Capital reserve funds and the expenditures they support will not require additional taxes and the school district would not be needing to take on additional debt (bonding) to fund its infrastructure. Dr. Feirsen, who is retiring from Garden City Schools in July, presented the 2017-2018 budget’s highlights for the final time on May 9. The annual “budget challenge” of supplying Garden City’s children with the highest quality education while staying within the state-mandated 2% tax levy cap lays the foundation for Dr. Feirsen’s series of PowerPoint slides. The maximum tax levy increase allowed for the coming academic year is 1.35% (including S.T.A.R. tax exemptions from the state). This village’s public school system has maintained an average tax ley cap far below 2% annual increases. Starting with the school year 2013-2014, the cap has fluctuated as follows in four academic years plus the coming year’s cap: 2.0, 1.46, 1.62, 0.12, and for 2017-2018 it will be 1.35%. The cap has not been flat
and the budget has not been defeated by community vote during this period of time. For curriculum and instruction the latest Project Lead the Way (STEM) course for Garden City to bring to its program would be Computer Integrated Manufacturing. Dr. Feirsen notes that this will be the exciting final piece, the last of a Project Lead the Way sequence for high schoolers. This requires additional school staff of 0.4 FTE (full-time equivalent). Also two more sections of existing Project Lead the Way courses would be created, and new textbooks for Middle School science and High School social studies would be ordered with the proposed budget in effect. One bigger item for technology upgrades next school year includes the refresh of the Middle School electronic music lab, slated for work in June. Feirsen says hopes are for it to become a state of the art facility. He added that Smart Board replacements, a better and more secure “cloud-based disaster recovery back-up” system and expanding the district’s student computer 1-to1 initiative in seventh and eighth grades are all part of the technology plan. In sports, the district will allocate budget sums for creating a unified basketball program, purchasing new soccer goals, a lacrosse goal and new hurdles. Music and art investments planned around the proposed budget would
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include an additional potter’s wheel, a portable art panel for displays, new student band and orchestra concert chairs and large instrument replacement. For staff, the district is looking to reduce by 2.2 FTE positions (minus one each at the Middle School and High School) due to decreased enrollment. But the net gain would be made by 5.7 FTE additions, including 1.0 increased for kindergarten at Hemlock, ENL at Garden City High School and special education at Garden City Middle School. That would result in a net gain to staffing of 3.5 FTE. This sum “maintains class size guidelines the school board has developed.” Dr. Feirsen said on May 9. For transportation the proposed budget includes two new 66-passenger school buses with undercarriage storage, plus a new school van. The district’s printed budget materials describe the next year’s $112 million sum as “maintaining the robust program that prepares our students for the rigors of college and the demands of citizenship; recognizes the value of investments in S.T.E.A.M. and continues to provide resources for technology upgrades; includes funds for security upgrades and complies with the state tax levy cap requiring only a simple majority for passage.”
Vote planned on use of school district reserve funds for facilities BY RIKKI N. MASSAND Immediately following the Garden City Schools’ public budget hearing at the high school on Tuesday, May 9, the district presented a longer-term look into its financial health and funding initiatives. School Board President Angela Heineman says the goal was to present down-the-road financial planning along with annual budgets, and the school board asked the superintendents and finance staff to deliver a separate presentation to allow the board an opportunity to focus longer term. “We look at where the tax cap may be going as well as some budget drivers that we’ve been experiencing and we may experience more of. We use this to help inform our budget decisions,” Heineman announced. Among the items discussed were low-level state aid, which isn’t considered an effective boost at slightly over $102,000 this year with a district budget proposed at $112.66 million, and census projections for the next five years indicating that in Garden City school enrollment will increase, particularly in the lower grades. Assistant Superintendent for Business and District Clerk Dana DiCapua spoke about the existing and planned school district reserves, which
come up for a referendum along with the May 16 budget vote to spend $5.9 million on facilities investments, and year over year budget drivers that are factored into Garden City Schools’ near future. Related to the immediate referendum, DiCapua’s May 9 presentation started by explaining reserve funds “providing a mechanism to save money to finance all or part of future infrastructure, equipment and other requirements; reducing reliance on indebtedness to finance capital projects, and providing a degree of financial stability by utilizing reserves as a budgetary option to mitigate the need to cut services or raise taxes.” The district went to voters with a proposition for a $10 million Capital Reserve Fund, created with a popular vote in the May 2015 election. As Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Feirsen noted this week, voter approval is necessary to put money into and take money out of the Capital Reserve, therefore the potential approval of using the $5.9 million for this year impacts future district infrastructure planning. He noted the projects for roof replacements at Homestead and Stratford buildings as well over $1 million each, totaling over a third of the
$5.9 million, saying that if that were to come out of the annual district budget instead of using Capital Reserve “it would have a significant impact on the other things we would be able to do.” DiCapua explained that the Capital Reserve is one of four Garden City Schools’ reserve funds (savings accounts) currently maintained, and “each one works a little differently.” The other three are a Workers’ Compensation Reserve, the Employee Benefit Accrued Liability Reserve (EBALR, pronounced eblar) and the Retirement Contribution Reserve (ERS). The law sets forth the specific intended purposes and requirements of each fund. DiCapua said the Workers’ Compensation Reserve has a current balance of $3.344 million, out of a maximum allocation of $5.8 million. The account is used primarily to pay compensation claims and workers’ compensation insurance premiums. Garden City’s current balance in the reserve was arrived at by work performed by an actuarial firm hired by the district, which visits once in two years. The last actuarial review was on June 30, 2015 and the next service will take place on June 30, 2017 at the very end of the current schools’ fiscal year. For the ERS Reserve the district
has a current balance of $3.736 million. DiCapua said the maximum allowed is $6.6 million, equating to about three full years’ worth of the district’s total liability. The ERS is planned to remain at its rate of 15.5% of budget from 20162017 next year, and over the long haul the district anticipates the trend to continue with it remaining flat. Meanwhile the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) contribution amount has declined from 13.26% two years ago to 10% this year and it is expected to also remain flat. Offsetting these expenses, however, is the anticipated rise in health insurance costs. The district’s EBALR has a balance of $3.421 million and DiCapua said she’s very pleased that this is not overfunded. “We are fully funded for that which is the target, but we are not overfunded. Over the last three years we worked to bring it in line with what would be appropriate for the reserve with our outstanding liability, which we calculate for our annual audit. The excess amount was moved into our Capital Reserve,” she said on May 9. The Capital Reserve, of which the district hopes to utilize the $5.9 million with community approval through next week’s referendum, currently holds a See page 29
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From page 1 ing ample available parking within the adjacent parking fields to support the business district (Seventh Street). This proposal will also alleviate the need for the variance (related to parking spaces) to get businesses open in the adjacent locations,” Huertas said. To clarify further Mayor Daughney used the popular Italian restaurant and pizzeria Calogero’s on Franklin Avenue as an example of ample parking in the village lot behind the business. “They have an enormous parking lot behind that location but every time someone came in to start a restaurant or business, they had to apply for a zoning waiver (from the Zoning Board of Appeals, or ZBA). We have regulations saying within X feet of the restaurant you have to have Y number of parking spaces. So we have an enormous parking lot but the rules boxed people in and they had to get an amendment – it is just a colossal waste of time. This may have had a place at some time but it doesn’t now. The Zoning Board and Building Department have far better things to do,” Daughney said. The next T-zone proposal was outlined by Huertas similarly, to help “ease the restrictions for Garden City merchants in the C-2 district.” He noted that the current village regulation (code) prohibits banks and restaurants on Seventh Street without a variance from the ZBA.
“This proposal would allow these types of merchants to occupy vacant locations as of right with specified notations,” Huertas said on May 4. Mayor Daughney says in plain English, the village kept an ‘artificial prohibition’ on certain businesses along Seventh Street to the Franklin Avenue intersection (the T-zone in the shape of a T). He told the audience at the meeting that the T-zone change was requested by the Garden City Chamber of Commerce. “Obviously we have a lot of restaurants there and it does not make sense. Maybe the zoning did 30 or 40 years ago. But given that now we are more likely to have restaurants open in the village than department stores, and it just does not make sense anymore, with Burger Spot or Walk Street or someone like that, lessee and restaurant owners having to come in and get a waiver from the ZBA. Going through the zoning process takes up the ZBA’s time,” Daughney said. Almost a year and a half ago Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi advised the Board of Trustees and the community on meetings of the village’s Streetscape Committee in February and March 2016. Those talks included significant input from Seventh Street landlords, business owners and various members of the Chamber of Commerce. At the time The Garden City News reported on progress made with the preliminary plans for Seventh Street. At the Board’s February 16, 2016 meeting Administrator Suozzi
offered a look into the Seventh Street’s evolving district. He said the T-zone in village regulations differentiated between retail spaces and banks or other businesses, with restriction on commercial businesses from locating in the downtown business corridor. Those comments transitioned into the dynamics of modern banks as retail establishments, with the trustees carrying on an exchange on the subject. Fifteen months ago Suozzi said the trustees have to decide whether to keep that zoning as is or abolish it given the Seventh Street business mix and the changing dynamics of building tenants that are banks. Also at that February 2016 meeting, Village Attorney and former Garden City Mayor Peter Bee said the way village code was currently written, the restrictions in place on the types of businesses that can exist in the zone cover mainly the ground floors. “The original enactment, which was then itself an amendment to the then-existing code, was by defining what was meant by retail businesses, some enterprises were excluded from operation at that end of Seventh Street. The trustees want to bring up for discussion whether that should be revisited at this point,” Bee said at the trustees meeting in early 2016. Dennis Donnelly, former village trustee from the East and now executive director of the Chamber of Commerce, explained some more about the potential change in the News’ article in early
2016. He said the T-zone was created to protect the retail and small business nature of downtown Seventh Street in particular. For Donnelly, investigating the business climate was part of the driving factor to review any restrictions, possibly a hand-in-hand look to improve business with the Streetscape Committee. “When we look at current conditions, the businesses located on Seventh Street vary from restaurants to real estate offices. Part of the problem we have here is in our definitions. The Chamber has been gathering information from other villages. Roslyn has very detailed zoning protections for their downtown in terms of size of stores and restaurants, side-by-side, and mostly about the sizes. We are also going to take input from Huntington on their zoning situation,” Donnelly told the News last year. A little more than one month into Mayor Daughney’s tenure the Seventh Street zoning item comes up for a public hearing. Daughney once called some of the newer restaurants along Seventh Street Garden City’s mini “restaurant row.” The two public hearings were approved for Thursday, May 18 at 8 p.m. Mayor Daughney announced that at next week’s meeting, the village’s parking consultant will be in attendance to help with any questions posed by residents or the trustees.
More funds allocated for multi-use turf field From page 1 increasing the amount to $2.7 million. The previous resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees at their February 2 meeting for the amount of $2.4 million. “When we did Community Park Fields 3 and 4, a four-acre site, there was a contingency amount of $200,000. The Multi-Use Field is essentially a oneacre site and a $100,000 contingency was thought of as more than sufficient. However during construction the contractors found that some soil that was tested had to be moved to a landfill site. That is an unanticipated cost and the excavation required for construction of the new synthetic turf field is requiring transportation of soil beyond what was originally calculated. It is really a volume issue and there are some smaller change orders for electricity,” Suozzi said at last week’s Village Board meeting. Suozzi also made a motion to suspend the meeting rules on May 4 and ask the trustees to approve funding $276,961 through a village cash decision, requiring a transfer from the budget. After consultation from Village Attorney Peter Bee and Village Treasurer Irene Woo, the Board approved the Multi-Use
Field project’s funding as Suozzi recommended. “During the construction phase it was found that the money allocated for contingency was not sufficient to meet the changes that will occur now. We ask the Board of Trustees to raise the project amount by another $276,000 before change orders and amend the bond resolution from $2.4 million to $2.7 million,” Suozzi said. The Board approved supplemental change orders for work performed by Land-Tek Group Inc. of Amityville, creating adjustments for the effective 2016-17 Village Capital Budget. First, a change order for $30,611.25 was approved to cover labor and materials to implement the modified synthetic turf’s “subbase design” based on unforeseen field conditions. Consultant Kevin McAndrew of Cameron Engineering was seated in front at the May 4 Board of Trustees meeting but he was not called on to explain the field conditions. Instead Mayor Brian Daughney stated the obvious, what former Trustee Richard V. Silver worked with the Rec. Commission on and advises the trustees in 2015 of when the five-year Recreation Strategic Plan was first being developed
– Garden City’s Community Park sits atop a former dump site. Materials in the ground, as Cameron Engineering advised the trustees of when it performed its geotechnical study of the park in 2015, can turn up skeptical in several locations. Village Trustee John Delany commented that the news about the soil is not a big surprise but an unfortunate surprise. Suozzi confirmed that opinion and said that Cameron Engineering originally tested the soil and provided its best estimates and calculations at that time. Daughney says the soil now is worse than what the engineers originally thought it might be. “When we did Fields 3 and 4 we really lucked out. Keep in mind the site was once a dump. Until they started digging we really did not know what they might have found. But we moving some of the existing soil off of Long Island, and we are building a better base underneath, installing it with the Multi-Use Field’s artificial turf. Better to be safe and have it very well-done, so we think it is money well spent,” Daughney said. Steve Ilardi of Meadow Street asked about required testing listed in one of the related change orders for the proj-
ect and whether or not the soil testing results would be made public. In addition to the $30,000 change order, an upgrade to original electrical system feeding the new athletic field lights cost $5,694.50. Another $2,454.41 was allocated for modifying the field’s electrical switch board in order to mount a 600-volt disconnection switch. The trustees also approved $213,200 for labor, equipment and materials to dispose of soil material offsite. The costs include fees, disposal, tipping fees, required testing and required OSHA safe handling procedures. Also approved at the Board of Trustees’ meeting on May 4, the following executive staff members were appointed to new one-year “official year” terms until next April: Deputy Village Treasurer Darcia Palmer, Village Clerk Karen Altman, Superintendent of Building Ausberto Huertas and Superintendent of Public Works Joseph DiFrancisco. Village Treasurer Irene Woo was appointed to a two-year renewal of her position expiring on April 1, 2019.
From page 27 balance of $7.6 million. First, with the creation of the account in the 2015 referendum $2.3 million was allocated. A transfer on June 30, 2016 added another $2.7 million and a transfer from EBALR to the Capital Reserve approved by the school board added nearly half the maximum, with a $4.916 sum moved into the fund. “This (Capital Reserve) is fully-funded as we had an authorization to put in $10 million. Over the past few years we put in $9.916 million. We are almost at the max with an authorization of $10 million in May 2015. Last May 17 we got authorization from the community to use $2.3 million for the first set of district projects. The approved projects, set to start this coming summer, include the high school’s track ($250,000) and turf field ($630,000) replacements, the high school auditorium and HVAC project ($900,000) and the Middle School’s breezeway window replacement ($380,000),” DiCapua said. The high school auditorium project was the last of these to receive approval from New York State. Now that it is secured the district is planning to open the bidding on the job in the next two weeks. The total today is just shy of the maximum, but nearly $6 million will be spent in the coming school year if
it approved next week. DiCapua noted that spending the $5.9 million leaves a $1.7 million balance and that leads Garden City Schools back to the process next year, with the budget formulation and plans for the community vote in May 2018. “When we addressed the projects this year we were looking to do some of the bigger projects such as the roof replacements. There’s one bathroom at Stratford that is becoming an immediate health issue to have both male and female bathrooms on the first floor. It is a lot to get projects up to the state-approval level. The remaining $1.7 million is what we will be talking about in less than a year from now,” she commented. Two ADA-compliant bathrooms are planned for the high school’s hallway next to the gymnasium, and that renovation project is anticipated for the summer of 2018. New WPOA President Gerry Kelly, who serves as chair of the village’s Mobility Impaired Committee, had approached the school board about the bathrooms early on in this year’s budget deliberations, and he urged the district to include this in the 2017-2018 budget, which it did not. DiCapua said on Tuesday night that the summer 2018 timeline “will be our attempt” and technically that would fall in school budget year 2018-2019 even if capital reserves are the planned source of funding for
the project. The district maintains an “undesignated and unappropriated” Fund Balance account in addition to the four active reserves, which is equivalent to 4% of the ensuing schools’ budget (the maximum legal limit). For Garden City that is roughly $4.5 million if the budget passes next week, and in general Fund Balance is intended to cover unforeseen issues that may come up such as emergency roof repairs. Assigned Fund Balance is another account the district appropriates towards reducing the school tax levy in the following budget year. The Assigned Fund Balance has been maintained at $2.5 million for the past three years. For next year, 2017-2018, that amount increases with the $2.5 million ballasted by another $275,000. “We are taking that money coming from unanticipated revenue in our Capital Fund, from projects that we have authorized in the 2011-2012 school year and they were either closed out, not needed or that came in under budget,” DiCapua explains. As for the tax cap in future years, DiCapua presented unknowns for 20182019. She noted that the cap could be lower for Garden City then due to the district’s declining debt. That is seen as “good news and bad news” because then, on the other end of the GCUFSD
balance sheets, there is the loss of an expense meaning a decrease in tax exclusion. Another unknown is the LIPA PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) to Garden City Schools. DiCapua calls this a nagging aspect to factor into the coming years. Projected increase to total Garden City Schools’ enrollment does not mean the district is planning on increases to class size, DiCapua said Tuesday night. “The census is using our class size parameters when they project the student populations,” she said after a question brought by Board Trustee William Holub. Projections indicate a gradual increase for elementary sections in the next five years, and the district will keep a watchful eye on the trends. DiCapua also noted that future district budgets will have to be inclusive of a bigger staff level on the elementary schools’ side “One advocacy effort and idea we have been talking about is applying for some exclusion due to increased enrollment or increased staffing with the enrollment. We are getting hit with this significant increase. The future tax cap does not create a roll-forward budget necessarily. Staffing when it is due to enrollment leaves really nowhere for us to go except to have a budget increase,” she said.
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In alignment with the Board of Education’s Legislative Affairs Committee’s goal of enhancing communication with the community, Garden City Public Schools has continued its “Question of the Week” feature. If you have a question you’d like answered about public or board policy, school district operations, or budget preparation and voting, please email: knightc@ gcufsd.net. Q: On May 16th, voters will be asked to cast their ballot on three items: Garden City Public School’s 2017-2018 Budget referendum, Proposition II – use of the district’s Capital Reserve Fund, and the election of one Board of Education member. What happens if the proposed budget fails? A: Because the proposed 2017-2018 budget stays within the state’s tax levy limit or “2% tax cap,” a simple majority of the vote is required for passage on May 16th. If, however, Garden City voters do not approve the budget, the Board can decide to put up the same or an adjusted budget for re-vote in June. If the June re-vote fails, NYS law is very clear – the district would be required to adopt a “contingency” or “austerity” budget with a 0% tax levy cap. The school district could not collect any more revenue through property taxes than it collected in 2016-2017. This would require a reduction of over $1,500,000
from the budget. The district would also be extremely limited in its ability to make capital improvements, purchase equipment, or buy replacements for aging school buses. Furthermore, all contractual and debt service obligations for 2017-2018 would remain in effect. If voters need more information about the items on the ballot, Garden City Public School’s 2017-2018 budget brochure and budget notice were sent to all homes in Garden City the week of May 8th. All budget information, including the brochure and notice, detailed information about Proposition II, all Board budget presentations, and audio recordings of the Board budget presentations have been posted to the district website: www.gardencity. k12.ny.us, under the maroon sidebar “Budget Information” tab. Please remember to vote on May 16th, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., in Garden City High School’s gymnasium. Only 8.7% of Garden City’s registered voters cast a ballot in last year’s budget referendum. There are many activities planned for Vote Day: Kindergarten through fifth grade students can join in the voting process from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. by choosing their preferred Field Day Snack; there is a district-wide art show beginning at 3 p.m.; an Elementary String Concert at 6 p.m.; and High School Jazz Night starting at 7 p.m. We hope to see you there!
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The Director & Officer Nominating Committee of the Eastern Property Owners’ Association has nominated the following residents as officers and directors for 2017 - 2018: President, Tom Hogan, 41 Chestnut Street; Vice President, Steve Ilardi, 139 Meadow Street; Corresponding Secretary, Paul Dircks, 62 Saint James Street South; Corporate Secretary, Joe Courtade, 14 Kingsbury Road; Treasurer, Sal Norberto, 88 Garden Street. For current directors, serving new three year terms: Andrew de Lannoy, 5 Maple Street; Tom Mastanduono, 15 Westbury Road; Barbara Moore, 36 Chestnut Street; Tom Nappi, 7 Damson Street; Ted Ucinski, 8 Huntington Road; Robert Rymers, 22 Elm Street. For current directors, serving new two year terms: Joe Nadolny, 108 Poplar Street; Robert Schoelle, 33 Garden Street; Joe Moody, 166 Meadow Street. For new directors, serving one year terms: Heather Dunleavy Nielsen, 107 Wetherill Road; Jonathan Debrich, 90
Huntington Road. Nominations for officers and directors may also be made by not less than 15 voting members of the Eastern Property Owners’ Association (“EPOA”) not later than 20 days prior to the annual meeting of the EPOA by filing with the Corporate Secretary of the EPOA a nominating petition signed by them setting forth the names and addresses of any or all person(s) nominated by them for such offices. The Corporate Secretary is Joe Courtade, 15 Kingsbury Rd, Garden City, NY 11530. Members of the Director & Officer Nominating Committee are Chair Judy Courtney, Jaime Gans, Roger McFeely, Neil O’Malley, Bob Orosz, Karl Schmidt, and Leo Stimmler. The EPOA annual meeting is June 5th at 7:30PM at the Garden City Senior Center on Golf Club Lane.
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On Saturday, March 18th Garden City Middle School science research students competed in the Science Olympiad at Kellenberg Memorial High School. Teams from across Nassau County competed in a variety of challenging events. Capturing 8th Place medals in “Bottle Rocket” were Michael Pierraccini and Jeremy Geevarghese; and capturing 10th Place medals in “Hovercraft” were Zoe Zung and Jenny Zheng. Honorable
Mentions were awarded to Zoe Zung and Jeremy Geevarghese (“Tower); Eric Hartman and Michael Pieraccini (“Hovercraft”); Jenny Zheng (“Bottle Rocket”); Eric Hartman and Michael Pieraccini, and Jenny Zheng and Zoe Zung (“Wright Stuff”). Congratulations to Garden City’s talented young scientists and engineers, and their teacher Dr. Paraskevy Zaferiou!
Garden City Middle Schools students after the Science Olympiad medal ceremony.
Garden City Middle School students with their entries into this year’s Science Olympiad, including (left to right): “Wright Stuff” monoplane; “Tower”; “Hovercraft,”; and “Bottle Rocket.”
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John Ellis Kordes brings “Beatlemania” to the Comm. Club
On Thursday, April 27th The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead hosted well known Garden City historian John Ellis Kordes, who presented a different topic. For several years now, Mr. Kordes has been teaching a course called “Beatlemania” through Garden City Public Schools Continuing Education. This four week course will be offered again this Spring, beginning on May 2nd from 7-9 p.m. at the Garden City High School. Mr. Kordes used excerpts from this course for the Community Club presentation. The Beatles’ story is one that has been documented over and over and still today their music is as popular as ever around the world. Mr. Kordes explored the origins of the group in Liverpool, England and how they struggled in the early years before exploding onto the world scene in 1964. This multi-media presentation was an opportunity to learn how four young men
changed the culture, fashions and the entire music industry while becoming the most famous and successful musical group in the world before breaking up in 1970. It was a very enjoyable and informative program. Refreshments were served at the conclusion of the presentation. Arrangements for the program were handled by Prem Chauhan and Ruth LaBosco. Anne Daly, Adele Lynch and Marion Salomon greeted participants and guests. Emilie Sair provided hospitality, while Sarah Hoge and Judy Mauro served hot beverages. Judy Mauro also prepared publicity. The Community Club, established in 1919, offers a wide variety of cultural, educational, creative and philanthropic programs and activities. To learn more about the Community Club and how you may become a member, please call the office at (516) 746-0488 between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
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IN MEMORIAM Florence May Conti Florence May Conti died suddenly and unexpectedly at Hackensack UMC Hospital in New Jersey on Wednesday, April 26 at the age of 89. She was predeceased by her husband of 31 years, Gustave Vincent Conti, her siblings Donald Edgar and Claire Vrooman and parents James and Claire Edgar. Florence is survived by five children and eight grandchildren. Florence is lovingly remembered by her children Carmela, Susan, Anthony, Patricia and Linda, sons-in-law Paul, Philip and Steve, daughter-in-law Peggy and grandchildren Jennifer, John, Julia, Anthony, Nicole, Christopher, Samantha and Natalie. Florence was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 11, 1928. She also lived in Maspeth and Hollis, Queens, NY. Florence was a member of Hollis Presbyterian Church where she sang with the choir; she played classical guitar and graduated from Newtown High School in Elmhurst, Queens, NY, where she was honored to sing for her class at graduation. After high school, she worked as a fashion model for Lord and Taylor in Manhattan, NY and was in a Life Magazine (New York) feature, “Designer for Americans: Jacques Fath of Paris Sells U.S. Women Wearable Glamour” (Oct. 17, 1949). She also studied singing with vocal coach Estelle Liebling. In July 1951, Florence married Gustave Conti, an Osteopathic Physician, at St. Pascal Baylon Catholic Church, St. Albans, Queens. She and her husband moved to Garden City, Long Island, NY where he practiced medicine and they raised their five children. Florence sang with the adult choir at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Garden City, where the family was a member. The Conti children attended St. Anne’s Elementary School and Garden City Junior/Senior High Schools. After the death of her husband in 1984 from can-
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Max Schwenk (second from left) and Matt Sauchelli (right), students in Mr. Mike Stano’s (left) Principles of Engineering course, with “Gianna” (center) Two Garden City High School students, Max Schwenk and Matt Sauchelli, students in Mr. Mike Stano’s Principles of Engineering course, provided “Gianna”, a young girl who was born without her lower left arm and hand, a 3D printed prosthesis created at the high school. “We used a design from an organization, ‘e-Nable,’ introduced to me about two years ago by guidance counselor Natasha Khan,” explained Mr. Stano, a New York State designated Master Teacher. “E-NABLE is a global network of
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The April showers continued into May and also it has been a very windy spring. Guess the trees needed their exercise as they were bending every which way. Perhaps we should use them as an example and we would all be better for it. The Board of the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead held their date planning meeting this past week. They pick a date and them sign up the speaker for a date convenient to him or her. The members of their Board are really organized - you just have to give them credit for it. Adelphi University held a tour to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty this past weekend and they had a very good group of alumni going on it. Many folks are used to seeing Miss Liberty if they work downtown but I would wager that many have never been to visit her on her own island. Since we had a boat back then, we hosted many a guest on the trip and they were all impressed with New York’s Lady. The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead has been having a very busy month of May. Their exhibit of the art work produced by their studio department was excellent. This will be followed by a trip to the ballet at Lincoln Center. The ballet performed will be “Don Quixote” and lunch will be at the Porter House Restaurant. The Club’s Spring Bridge will be held on Thursday, May 18th starting at 12 noon at the Garden City Country Club. You can play any game that you desire and raffles will be available. Reservation deadline is May 15th. It begins at 12 noon and ends at 4 p.m. Come and enjoy! The money will go to the club’s Scholarship fund. Bring your own cards or game. Did you read in last week’s Garden City News that there was an idea to change the route of the Memorial Day Parade? Nearly everyone was against it and this idea was taken off the board and they reverted to the traditional route. Who wants to be lined up on the way to Roosevelt Field and who would want to stand
there to listen to the ceremony? In things like this, tradition does count. Have you wondered what happened to stop the reconstruction of the Martin’s building on Franklin Avenue? It was going along very well and then all the work stopped! It does seem a shame but we also wonder what was going to be there and why it ended? Members of Clark Gardens attended the Philadelphia Flower Show and reported that it was very lovely and they all had a good time. Happy Birthday wishes go to James Capra, who will be blowing out the candles on his cake on the 19th of this month but Joan Butler will celebrate before him as her birthday is on the 17th of this month. May both of the celebrants have a wonderful time and a great year ahead with many more to come. Applications for membership in the Garden City Pool have started to come in as it is a place to get together with friends, it’s good for the young people and it’s also a good place to meet new people and make friends with them. My beach bag is ready and raring to go. Did you know that white flowers are usually more fragrant than their many hued counterparts because colored flowers use their hues to attract pollinators, but white blooms depend solely on scent to lure them in. Other flowers only become fragrant after dark as they’re trying to attract night-flying pollinators like moths and bats. With that bit of information you can wow most of your gardener friends. Try it and you will see.. According to Anne Morrow Lindbergh she said “Arranging a bowl of flowers can give you a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem or saying a prayer. Try it! See you next week!
Free legal consultation clinics The Nassau County Bar Association (NCBA) provides free monthly legal consultation clinics for Nassau County residents 65 or older. Seniors have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with an attorney who volunteers to provide a half-hour private consultation on any
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Jennifer Hopper to speak on the politics of Obamacare at Community Church BY MELVA VICTORINO
On Sunday, May 14th at 9:15 – 10:15 AM, Ms. Jennifer Hopper will lead the Sunday Forum Series at Garden City Community Church (GCCC) in the church parlor on “The Politics of Obamacare”. Ms. Jennifer Hopper is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), where she specializes in the American presidency, mass media, and political communication. She teaches courses on U.S. government, the presidency, Congress, and the news media, as well as courses focused on the broader political environment and studying political parties, interest groups, social movements, and public policy. Ms. Hopper will be talking about the Obama Administration’s efforts to turn the term “Obamacare,” a nickname that critics originally invented for the Affordable Care Act, into a positive as the White House sought to build support for health care reform during Obama’s term. She will use that case to discuss presidential efforts to shape news coverage of the health care law over time, including recent efforts by the Trump Administration and Congress to repeal the law. Ms. Hopper is the author of the newly published book, “Presidential Framing in the 21st Century News Media: The Politics of the Affordable Care Act.” Her book “engages with current events in American politics, focusing on the Obama Administration and the Affordable Care Act, while also reflecting upon the state of the American presidency, the news media, and the public in ways that have substantial implications for all of these actors, not merely in the present, but into the future, making it a compelling read for scholars of Political Science, Media Studies, Communication Studies, and Public Policy.” “The Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act came into existence at a time when the president’s ability to lead the public was in question, political polarization had intensified, and the media environment appeared ever more fragmented, fast-moving, and resistant to control. Under such circumstances, how can contemporary American presidents such as Barack Obama build and maintain support for themselves and their policies, particularly as controversies arise?” “Using case studies of major contests over how key elements of the Affordable Care Act would be framed, and analysis of how those frames fared in influential and popular U.S. news sources, Hopper examines the conditions under which the president can effectively shape public debates today. She argues that despite the difficult political and communications context, the president retains substantial advantages in framing major controversial issues for the media and the public. These presidential framing advantages are conditional, however, and Hopper explores the factors that help make presidential frames more or less likely to gain hold in the news today. More so than in the past, an element of unpredictability in this news environment means that in pursuing favorable messaging, the president and his surrogates may also generate some unintentional consequences in how issues are portrayed to the public. Presidential frames can evolve with unfolding events to take on new meanings and applications, a process facilitated alternately by supporters, opponents, and media actors. Still, media figures and political opponents remain largely reactive to presidential communications, even as some seek to publicize and exploit weaknesses in the administration’s narratives. A close look at these recent cases casts new light on the scholarly debate surrounding the president’s ability to persuasively communicate and challenges conventional
wisdom that the 21st century media largely present an unmanageable news environment for the White House.” Among her papers are, “’Obamacare’ and the Politics of Health Care Reform Rhetoric.” International Journal of Communication (2015), “Pardoning the President: President Clinton, the Lewinsky Scandal, and the Politics of Presidential Redemption.” White House Studies (2013) Ms. Hopper was interviewed on World News the morning right after the 2016 presidential election, Ms. Hopper discussed, answered questions and gave her commentaries on the election results. She was also was interviewed on Fox 61 just hours after the third and final 2016 presidential debate. Ms. Hopper was among the panelists earlier that week at the SCSU forum, “Campaign 2016: It’s Complicated.” Diane J. Heith, St. John’s University, commented, “Jennifer Hopper’s investigation of the Obama Administration’s efforts to manage the political debate surrounding the Affordable Care Act provides a welcome exploration of the influence and limitations of presidential leadership within the media marketplace in the post-broadcast age. Her careful and thoughtful analysis offers a new understanding of framing efforts and effects and sheds light on how even in a complicated media environment the president retains powerful advantages for advancing his agenda”. Further on, Stephen Farnsworth, Professor of Political Science, University of Mary Washington & Former Chair, Political Communication Section, APSA, stated that “Presidential Framing in the 21st Century News Media does a wonderful job of analyzing President Obama’s herculean efforts to use the wide range of modern media outlets to sell and then re-sell the Affordable Care Act. From the challenges over framing the original bill and whether to embrace the term Obamacare to mar-
Jennifer Hopper keting health insurance to young adults on “Between Two Ferns,” this accessible and through book is a vital resource for students of political communication, journalism, the presidency and public policy”. The Community is invited to attend the forum in the church parlor. The Garden City Community Church is part of the United Church of Christ and is an Open and Affirming congregation. Worship services are Sundays at 8:30 AM in the chapel and 10:30 AM in the sanctuary, with church school for children and a crib room for infants and toddlers during the latter service. Wednesday Service is at 8:00 PM at Gardner Hall. The Garden City Community Church is located at 245 Stewart Avenue and Whitehall Blvd. For more information, call 516-746-1700 or visit our website at www.gardencitycommunitychurch.org.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Email: Editor@GCNews.com From page 2 headed by Dr. Paul Carpentier, MD, CFCMC, helps couples diagnose and treat underlying causes of infertility to help them conceive naturally. The Gianna Center can be reached at 631376-3232. For those who have experienced an abortion and may be seeking confidential and healing counseling, please contact: Sisters of Life at 866-575-0075 or email them at hopeandhealing@sistersoflife.org regarding their Day of Prayer and Healing for Women in Manhattan on Saturday, May 20, 2017. The Sisters of Life, is a contemplative, active religious community of women founded in 1991 by John Cardinal O’Connor for the protection and enhancement of the sacredness of every human life. You will be warmly welcomed. For men who carry the pain and suffering from losing a child to abortion, please consider attending a Day of Prayer & Healing for Men, hosted by Lumina and the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal on June 10, 2017 in the Bronx. For more information, call 877-586-4621 or email lumina@postabortionhelp.org. May God bless all mothers. The Church of St. Joseph and the Church of St. Anne Respect
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Thank You
To the Editor: We would like to extend our thanks to the Donnelly Division of Signature Premier Properties for providing free of charge document shredding services to the residents of Garden city on May 3rd. It was a convenient and secure way to destroy documents in larger quantities than a home shredder could handle. It is a vital service to lessen the opportunity for identity theft. Yael and Joseph Coppolino
Memorial Day: Does your family know its purpose?
To the Editor: Flowers in tribute to the deceased has been a custom for at least 300,000 years. We know that movements to encourage tribute to soldiers deceased in battle with flowers became prominent in our country at the time of our American Civil War. During WWI, a remarkable occurrence gave birth to the poppy as the accepted flower of remembrance for deceased veterans. The convergence of the remains of the buried soldiers (many of them, our own) with the composition of the war torn
soil of Flanders Field in Belgium and France, prompted the growth of grand arrays of poppies there. The Poppy began to symbolize tribute to deceased veterans tin Europe and to some extent here in the United States. Just before the Armistice of November 11, 1918, was signed, Moina Michael (now renowned in the USA as “The Poppy Lady”) began wearing and distributing all the artificial poppies she could find. With her example and her efforts, citizens offered her donations for the care and support of veterans affected by their heroism in service. American Legion Auxiliary Units, such as ours, perpetuate this custom with emphasis on Memorial Day... the day whose purpose is to remember those soldiers who have died, particu-
larly while engaged in the service of our country. When you prepare for the festivities that are associated with this day, take the time to ensure with your family the sacred dimension of the day. Join us for the service at our historic Cathedral of the Incarnation, the parade hosted by the veterans of our Wm. B. Turner Post 265, and the memorial service at our beautiful Village Memorial Plaza... and wear the poppy a veteran of our Post or an Auxiliarian of our unit may give you. Then, enjoy your barbecue. Jacqueline Burdi Eltringham, Poppy Chairlady Wm. B. Turner American Legion Auxiliary Unit
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GCHS Girls Varsity lacrosse played their final home game last Thursday and came away with a decisive 15-8 victory over Wantagh High School. The girls finished the season 9-0 in conference play winning the Nassau Conference I Title. The team finished the season 14-1 overall. The final regular season game began with Garden City finding itself in the unusual position of being down at several different times in the first half. The girls pulled together and worked out some issues on both the offensive and defensive sides of the field. As the first half came to an end, the GC girls turned things around. Solid defense by Catherine Conway, Deanna Weisenburger, Catherine Galzerano and Devon Heaney and an offense that refuses to quit got Garden City back in the game, and the half ended tied at 5. First half goals were scored by Jackie
Garden City High School Girls Varsity
Brattan, Caitlin Cook, Kelly George and Jenn Medjid. In the second half, Garden City showed exactly what they’re made of and came on ready to play. Second half goals by Brattan, Celia Concannon, Cook, George, Sarah Mackey, and Medjid blew open the score, and GC came away with a decisive 15-8 win. Jenn Medjid finished the game with 6 goals, Kelly George added 2 goals and 3 assists, Jackie Brattan and Caitlin Cook each contributed 3 goals, Celia Concannon tallied 1 goal, Sarah Mackey added 1 goal, and Mary Kate Dolan added 1 assist. Kaitlyn Larsson finished the day with 9 saves. Next up are the playoffs. Garden City opens the playoff schedule at home at Wednesday, May 15th at 4:30 pm against an opponent to be determined. Come on out and cheer on the team!
Jenn Medjid shoots on goal
Jackie Brattan takes her turn on the draw
Katherine Galzerano and Deanna Weisenburger play awesome defense
Celia Concannon on defense
Kaitlyn Larsson makes one of her 9 saves on the day
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Kaitlyn Larsson and the defense celebrate a GC goal
Liana McDonnell takes a draw for GC
Heaney heads upfield – Devon Heaney gets the ball upfield
Kelly George looking to feed the GC offense
GC offense celebrate a GC goal
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Library hosts 11th annual Cozy Up with A Good Book Celebration
The Garden City Library celebrated the 11th Anniversary of its Cozy up with a Good Book Adult Winter Reading Club with a special celebration, which was held on Friday, April 28th at the Library. More than 150 residents participated in the club this year with approximately 105 readers attending the concluding celebration. The participants enjoyed getting together at the spring celebration to discuss the books that they read during the winter. The event was hosted by Reference Librarian Laura Flanagan, assisted by Reference Librarian Ann Garnett and Library Assistant Mira Higgins. During the winter, the reading club participants filled out over 2500 book review cards, which also served as raffle tickets at the Cozy Up concluding celebration. A recommended list of 650 of the participants’ titles can be found on the Library’s website. The Library received donations of raffle prizes from the community with many new merchants participating this year. In addition, there was a door prize raffle which was plant centerpieces donated by Mike Lutz of Lutz Landscaping. “The support of the community and local businesses continues to be an essential part of the reading club’s success each year,” said Laura Flanagan.
“We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the merchants who contributed to the event this year and encourage residents to patronize those businesses. The raffle would not be possible without their generosity.” The Library would like to thank the following merchants and community members who generously donated products and services to this year’s Cozy Up with a Good Book Celebration: Applebee’s, BK Sweeney’s Uptown Grille, The Burger Spot, Calogero’s, Coquette, Cradle of Aviation, Culinary Heights, Devonshire Home Design, Dunkin Donuts, Elizabeth Arden Red Door (Franklin Avenue), Elizabeth Arden Red Door ( Garden City Hotel), EnVie, Food for Thought, Garden City Pizza, Grimaldi’s Pizza, H. L. Gross & Bros., Hurricane Grill & Wings, Intuition Salon on 7th, Kings Supermarket, La Bottega (Garden City South), Lavender Nails, Lutz Landscaping, Author Nelson DeMille, Noodles & Company, Orchid Restaurant, Panera Bread, Revel Restaurant & Bar, Salone Di Capelli, Seventh Street Gourmet Deli & Caterers, Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas, Starbucks (Stewart Avenue), Taku Asian Bistro, Trader Joe’s, Uncle Bacala’s, and Waxing the City.
Approximately 105 Adult Winter Reading Club participants attended the sprving celebration at the Library. Participants enjoyed reviewing the list of the 650 titles recommended from the over 2500 book reviews and sharing their thoughts about what they read.
These friends were looking forward to the raffle drawing, hoping that one of them would be a winner. Each book review submitted during the winter served as a raffle ticket for prizes donated by the local business community. The Library received donations of raffle prizes from the community with many new merchants participating this year. In addition, there was a door prize raffle which was plant centerpieces donated by Mike Lutz of Lutz Landscaping.
Friends and neighbors enjoyed discussing books at the Garden City Library’s 11th Annual Cozy Up with a Good Book Spring Celebration that was held for participants of the Adult Winter Reading Club.
Members of the Cozy Up with a Good Book Reading Club shared books and brunch at the Library’s concluding Spring Celebration.
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The Garden City Public Library will
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be closed on Mother’s Day, May 14, 2017.
Red, White, Blue, and You!
Memorial Day Entertaining Tuesday, May 23rd at 1PM Garden City Public Library Whether you are entertaining with friends, going to the parade, or having a picnic, it wouldn’t be summer without lots of red, white and blue. Join Chef Barbara Sheridan to start off your summer cooking. Fire up the grill & grab your tongs for the most delicious and fun cookout of the season. Learn the
art of grilling to make grilled chicken sandwiches, make potato salad skewers, grilled zucchini, corn cob salad, and finish off the meal with Peach Melba, and maybe even serve some lemonade. In person registration is underway at the Reference Desk and is limited to Garden City Public Library cardholders. Non-residents will be accommodated on a space availability basis after May 19th.
“More of Loesser”
Musical Program at the Garden City Public Library Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. Dynamic song stylist Diane Hoffman will salute the wonderful Frank Loesser. With over 700 songs to his credit, Frank Loesser had a successful career in Hollywood and conquered the Broadway musical. His Guys and Dolls
is one of the most iconic musicals of all time. More of Loesser will present a stirring sampling of Loesser’s work, which is still fresh, entertaining and relevant. No registration. All are welcome! This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.
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Middle Schoolers perform at Lincoln Center
Local Garden City Middle Schoolers performed at Lincoln Center in the Rose Theater. Elena Severini, Avery Ross and Lauren Davidson had an outstanding performance on Sunday May 7. Thank you MYO (Metropolitan Youth Orchestra) for this wonderful opportunity with the Nassau Concert Choir.
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The Western Property Owners Association held its first Meet and Greet for new Officers and Directors on Friday, May 5th at Public House 55 on New Hyde Park Road. Winners of the Met tickets raffles were new WPOA Vice President RoseAnn Vernice, Trustee Bob Bolebruch, and Dan Preziosi. Tickets were donated by Bob Nesi and new WPOA President Gerry Kelly. New Directors at the Meet and Greet included Lauren Grima, T.J. Michon, and Joan O’Sullivan. Tom
WPOA Meet and Greet a success
Nastasti, Maureen Traxler Terry McCarthy, Joe Licari and Larry Quinn represented the veteran Directors and appointees of WPOA. The WPOA’s next Meet and Greet will be Friday, June 23 at 7:30 pm at Public House 55 on New Hyde Park Road. State and County legislators will also be invited to this social as we celebrate the end of the regular legislative session in Albany. All Village residents are invited. We will have more Met tickets to raffle and a 50-50 drawing.
Some of the members of the WPOA gather for a picture outside Pub 55
The Nastastis and Michons share a few selections from Public House 55.
The Bolebruchs celebrate their winning ticket with Gerry Kelly
Newly elected WPOA President Gerry Kelly and Vice President RoseAnn Vernice get ready for Mets raffle and guests.
Another raffle winner, Dan Preziosi with Gerry
RoseAnn and Nick Vernice double winners of raffle!
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L E G A L LEGAL NOTICE Title: NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a license # PENDING has been applied for by the undersigned to rent real estate, at 149 Whitehall Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530. Baced, LLC. Category Real Estate Leasing NY : New York GC 0605 6X 04/07,14,21,28,05/05,12 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff AGAINST Michael Rideout a/k/a Michael Scott Rideout and Tara Rideout a/k/a Tara Moshitto, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated October 17, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on May 23, 2017 at 11:30AM, premises known as 54 CAMBRIDGE AVENUE, GARDEN CITY, NY 11530. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Garden City, Town of Hempstead, and County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 33, BLOCK 331, LOT 34 & 35. Approximate amount of judgment $627,736.42 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 1545/2015. Paul Jason Fellin, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 GC 0614 4X 04/21,28,05/05,12 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of the formation of Ric’s Imperial Locksmiths LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/13/2017. Office location: NASSAU County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail a copy of process against LLC to principle business address: 123 Poppy Ave., Franklin Sq., NY 11010. Purpose: any lawful act. GC 0621 6 x 4/28; 5/5, 12, 19, 26; 6/5 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Wall Punch Murals LLC. Articles of Organization files with the Sec. of State of NY SSNY on 1/5/17.
Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 60 Leewater Ave. Massapequa, NY 11758. Purpose: any lawful purpose. GC 0623 6X 04/28; 5/5,12,19,26;6/2 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that bids for the following will be received at the Garden City Union Free School District, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530 until 10:30 am on Tuesday June 6, 2017 at which time and place bids will be opened and read aloud. PRINTING OF VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS 2017-2018 Copies of the specifications and instructions may be obtained at the aforesaid Business Office between the hours of 8:30 am through 3:00 pm Monday – Friday up to the time of the bid opening. Dana DiCapua Asst. Supt. for Business and Finance Garden City Union Free School District GC 0636 1X 05/12 LEGAL NOTICE PEAKABAY, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/14/2017. Office: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. GC 0637 6X 05/12,19,26,06/02,09,16 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CSFB MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005CF1; Plaintiff(s) vs. COLLEEN TRETTIEN; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about January 19, 2017, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom
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of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501. On June 13, 2017 at 11:30 am. Premises known as 162 Meadow Street, Garden City, NY 11530 Section: 34 Block: 546 Lot: 32 & 39 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Garden City, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale. Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale. Approximate amount of judgment $520,854.20 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 801-15 Marilyn J. Salzman, Esq., Referee GC 0638 4X 05/12, 19, 26, 06/02 LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IN RELATION TO PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Garden City, New York, will hold a public hearing at the Village Hall, 351 Stewart Avenue, in said Village, at 8:00 p.m. on the 18th day of May 2017, upon the following proposed Local Law entitled: “A Local Law to Amend Chapter 200 of the Village Code with Respect to Off-Street Parking Requirements for Commercial and Residential Uses in the Village and to Amend the Village District Map to Create the Downtown Parking District”. The Board of Trustees, as Lead Agency, has classified the proposed action as an Unlisted Action, and has adopted a Negative Declaration. A copy of the local law and related materials are available for inspection in the Office of the Village Clerk during normal business hours. Dated: Garden City, New York May 9, 2017 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK KAREN M. ALTMAN
VILLAGE CLERK The Incorporated Village of Garden City does not discriminate on the basis of disability for admission to, access to, or participation in its programs, activities or public meetings, and has designated Karen M. Altman, Village Clerk, as Disability Compliance Coordinator. Persons with a disability who wish to attend a meeting should contact Karen Altman at least 24 hours in advance of meeting at: 351 Stewart Avenue Garden City, New York 11530 (516) 465-4051 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. GC 0639 1X 05/12 LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IN RELATION TO PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Garden City, New York, will hold a public hearing at the Village Hall, 351 Stewart Avenue, in said Village, at 8:00 p.m. on the 18th day of May 2017, to consider a local law to amend the permitted uses in the Commercial C-2 Zoning District located on Seventh Street and Franklin Avenue. The Board of Trustees, as Lead Agency, has classified the proposed action as an Unlisted Action, and has adopted a Negative Declaration. A copy of the local law and related materials are available for inspection in the Office of the Village Clerk during normal business hours. Dated: Garden City, New York May 9, 2017 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK KAREN M. ALTMAN VILLAGE CLERK The Incorporated Village of Garden City does not discriminate on the basis of disability for admission to, access to, or participation in its programs, activities or public meetings, and has designated Karen M. Altman, Village Clerk, as Disability Compliance Coordinator. Persons with a disability who wish to attend a meeting should contact Karen
Altman at least 24 hours in advance of meeting at: 351 Stewart Avenue Garden City, New York 11530 (516) 465-4051 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. GC 0640 1X 05/12 LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on May 4, 2017, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Garden City, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a bond resolution amending the bond resolution adopted on February 2, 2017, which bond resolution, as amended, is entitled: “Bond Resolution of the Village of Garden City, New York, adopted February 2, 2017 and amended May 4, 2017, authorizing the construction of field improvements at Community Park, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $2,700,000, appropriating said amount for such purpose, and authorizing the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of not to exceed $2,700,000 to finance said appropriation,” an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows: FIRST: AUTHORIZING said Village to construct field improvements at Community Park, consisting of replacement of the existing natural turf soccer/lacrosse field at Community Park with a full size lighted multi-purpose synthetic turf field; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $2,700,000; APPROPRIATING said amount for such purpose; and STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $2,700,000 to finance said appropriation, and the levy of a tax upon all the taxable real property within the Village to pay the principal of said bonds and interest thereon; however, other funds may be available to pay a part of the cost of the project and, to the extent such other funds are available to pay the increased cost of the project, the amount of bonds issued shall be reduced by a like amount; SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of not to exceed $2,700,000 bonds of the Village
pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”) to finance said appropriation; THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is fifteen (15) years; the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years; FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Village; FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, or the renewals thereof; and SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum. DATED: May 4, 2017 Karen M. Altman Village Clerk GC 0641 1X 5/12 LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on May 4, 2017, the Board of Trustees of the Village of
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Garden City, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a bond resolution entitled: “Bond Resolution of the Village of Garden City, New York, adopted May 4, 2017, authorizing the construction of various road improvements in the Village, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $1,959,000, appropriating said amount for such purpose, including the expenditure of approximately $450,000 in New York State CHIPS funds to be received to pay a part of said appropriation; and authorizing the issuance of bonds of the Village in the principal amount of $1,509,000 to finance the balance of said appropriation,” an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows: FIRST: AUTHORIZING said Village to is hereby authorized to construct various road improvements, including related parking lot and curb improvements; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $1,959,000; APPROPRIATING said amount for such purpose; and STATING the plan of financing includes; the expenditure of approximately $450,000 expected to be received from State of New York CHIPS funding to pay a part of said appropriation, the issuance of $1,509,000 bonds of the Village to finance the balance of said appropriation, and the levy and collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the Village to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall
become due and payable; SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of $1,509,000 bonds of the Village pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”) to finance a part of said appropriation; THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is fifteen (15) years; the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years; FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Village; FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, or the renewals thereof; and SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum. DATED: May 4, 2017 Karen M. Altman Village Clerk GC 0642 1X 5/12
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“Bladder problems: What women need to know”
NYU Winthrop Hospital’s Inspiring Women™ educational series will offer a free program, “Bladder Problems: What Women Need to Know,” on Wednesday, May 24, at 7:00 PM. The program will be held at the Winthrop Research and Academic Center, located at 101 Mineola Boulevard, Mineola, in the Treiber Family Conference Center, Room G-018. George Lazarou, MD, Chief of Gynecology, Director of Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstruction, and Bogdan Grigorescu, MD, Associate Director of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstruction, will provide an update on the evaluation and treatment of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women. A question and answer period will follow the lecture.
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Attendees are asked to arrive at 6:45 PM for the 7 PM program. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. To register for this program, please call (516) 6633916 or e-mail inspiringwomen@nyuwinthrop.org. For parking or inclement weather information, please call (516) 663-9761. The program is being offered as part of Inspiring Women: The Women’s Wellness Initiative at NYU Winthrop, a free community education series dedicated to the health and well-being of women. For information about Inspiring Women events or other programs at the Hospital, please call 1-866-WINTHROP or visit www.winthrop.org/ community-programs
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As much time as kids spend in school, there will be times when they are left to their own devices, and during these times it’s easy for them to forgot classroom lessons. Sometimes called “summer learning loss” or “summer slide,” this forgetfulness sees many students fail to retain all of their lessons over prolonged breaks from school. Studies indicate that students score lower on standardized tests at the end of the summer compared to their performance on the same tests at the beginning of summer. Anywhere from between one to three month’s worth of educational achievement can dissipate during prolonged breaks from the classroom. To help ensure that those hard-earned lessons are not so easily forgotten, parents can help children remain intellectually engaged in various ways over school breaks. • Stick to a schedule. Try to maintain a schedule similar to school, with children waking at the same time each day and going to bed at similar hours. This will make it much easier to get back into a routine when a new school year begins. • Encourage reading. Set aside time for reading each day. All it generally takes is 15 to 30 minutes of reading per day for kids to remember their vocabulary lessons and maintain their fluency and comprehension skills. Children may enjoy picking their own books rather than
having a required reading list. • Keep a math book handy. On long car trips or rainy days, children can do a few math problems to keep their skills sharp. This will help keep learning loss to a minimum. Math workbooks may be available at bookstores, or parents can look online or ask a teacher for a summer to-do packet. • Plan educational trips. Vacations and day trips can be fun, entertaining and educational all at the same time. Science centers, museums and living history locations can bring to life information learned in the classroom, even on family vacations. • Learn at camp. Many children attend camp for a portion of their school breaks. Look for camps that do not simply babysit children, but engage them through enrichment activities. • Take a class. Children and families can learn together by exploring new skills. Enroll in something educational and enjoyable, such as a music or dance class, a STEM seminar or something else that engages the mind and body. This gives everyone a chance to learn something new and have a great time together as a family. Parents and educators can reduce lesson loss over school breaks by encouraging families to remain intellectually engaged in any way they can.
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Biking is Great Way to Tour San Francisco’s Must-See Attractions
A view of the Golden Gate Bridge shrouded in San Francisco’s famous fog, from Vista Point on the bike trail © 2017 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com BY KAREN RUBIN
The weather is overcast on the day I have set to do that iconic bike ride along San Francisco’s waterfront, over the Golden Gate Bridge into Sausalito and on to Tiburon. But that doesn’t stop me or several thousand other visitors to this engaging city. I just throw in some rain gear along with water and snacks. I set out for Blazing Saddles,
which has the largest bike fleet in California and some nine locations throughout San Francisco. The company’s main location is at 2715 Hyde Street, ideally located in Fisherman’s Wharf, and just a block and a half from the start of the National Park Bike Path. This path takes riders on a beautiful, car-free bike ride along the bay, passed the Marina, through historic Fort Mason,
and over to the Golden Gate Bridge, which is where most of the riders go. Blazing Saddles has been in business over 30 years – it is the original “Bike the Bridge” company – but now has some new offerings, including a new electric bike model that was custom-made for the company, the Electric Blazer, and a free mobile app. The new “e-Blazer” was
customized for Blazing Saddles and they say is the lightest electric bike. The bike looks like regular bike (the battery is on the luggage rack on the back rather than where your legs are). It would be exceptional if you were riding San Francisco’s hills. But a consideration for me, as the Blazing Saddles person explains,
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Biking is Great Way to Tour San Francisco’s Must-See Attractions Continued from page D1
Rain doesn’t dampen the enthusiasm for biking through Fisherman’s Wharf © 2017 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com
A slew of bikes on the Blue & Gold Ferry from Tiburon to Pier 41 © 2017 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com
San Francisco skyline, from the ramp up to the Golden Gate Bridge © 2017 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com
is that e-bikes, can only take the Blue & Gold ferry line from Sausalito or Tiburon to Pier 41, which has somewhat more limited service than the Golden Gate Ferry (which goes into the Ferry Building at Embarcadero – so I see that my last time back from Tiburon (where I am trying to get to) would be 4:15 pm and it is already noon. I decide not to take the e-bike but to take a regular bike, which is lighter and easier for me to get on/off, and soldier through the hills, starting with Fort Mason (made it!), then the ramp up to Golden Gate Bridge (made it!). The weather may be overcast, but I get to see that wonderful scene of the Golden Gate Bridge half-shrouded in San Francisco’s famous fog, a scene that changes moment to moment, it seems. It is 8 miles to Sausalito – that takes about 1 ½ hours (you won’t just be riding over the Golden Gate Bridge, you will want to sightsee, stop for photos, and also have to keep stopping for pedestrians). Plan to spend time – at least an hour – in Sausalito which has really wonderful shops, galleries, eateries and scenic views, even if you are planning to continue the ride to Tiburon. It is 10 more miles between Sausalito and Tiburon, which should take another 1 ½ to 2 hrs. Blazing Saddles does an excellent job of preparing you – showing a 2-minute video of the route along the waterfront through the Marina district, up over Fort Mason (a strenuous hill) to the ramp up to Golden Gate Bridge (also strenuous hill), then down, down, down, into Sausalito. They also give you a ticket for the ferry which you don’t actually pay for unless you use it (saves time and anxiety to buy the ticket at the ferry but I notice that the Blue & Gold lets you buy the ticket on the ferry, also). When I get back, I pay Blazing Saddles $11.50 for the ferry (the same amount as you would pay directly to the ferry). Their map/brochure even gives the time schedule for the ferries. They tell us we should return the bikes by 7:30 pm or else call. They supply quality helmets, a lock, a pouch and luggage rack, and an excellent map (which also shows points of interest along the routes) and take care to properly fit the bike. (Blazing Saddles offers an all-day guided tour out of the 2715 Hyde Street location, departing 10 am and 1 pm, that includes the all-day Deluxe Comfort bike rental for $55/adult, $35/child). I had really wanted to see the ride to Tiburon which is mostly on a bike trail but partly sharing the road. But once you get under the highway and go along the highway on the service road, the sign to the bike route (for Bike Route 8) to Tiburon is confusing (everyone else I met on the line to the ferry made the same mistake) – when actually, all you have to do is follow the service road maybe ¼ mile more and turn up on Belvedere Road, for a much more pleasant ride which soon connects to a very nice bike trail (Bike Route 10). I made the mistake of not biking out to Mill
Valley’s Old Mill Park, where you get to see the Coastal Redwoods, and then connecting to the Bike Route #8 – which is the way Blazing Saddles recommends to go (I was in a hurry to get to Tiburon, it was already raining, and I had recently hiked Muir Woods). Eventually you connect with Route 10 which is a dedicated bike trail along the water into Tiburon. Even with getting lost (involving riding up three major hills in the residential area and stumbling upon the beautiful Audubon sanctuary (until a very nice man stopped his car and pointed out the route to me), I still got to Tiburon at 3:55 pm. There is not nearly as much to visit as in Sausalito, so I basically walked up and down the street in the “historic” district where the shops are and still made it to the 4:15 pm ferry for the fun 35-minute scenic “cruise” back to San Francisco’s Pier 41 at Fisherman’s Wharf, stopping at Angel Island and passing very close to Alcatraz on the way. There were a gazillion other bikes - a huge slew with the Blazing Saddles emblem – and the ferry people are extremely efficient in loading and unloading the bikers. Besides this most popular Bike the Bridge ride (average 3 hours for the full 22 miles into Tiburon), other recommended routes include Bike the Parks (San Francisco’s bike route system connects Union Square and the “Wiggle” to the famous Golden Gate Park and the Presidio, 15 miles averaging 2-3 hours; the Marin Headlands Loop (from the north side of the Bridge, follow the coast west on Conzelman Road, out towards Point Bonita and Rodeo Beach, 10 miles, 2-3 hours; and “Conquer Mount Tamalpais, which would take you to Muir Woods National Monument, 15 miles beyond Sausalito, for a 5-6 hour trip – the elevations to Mount Tamalpais at 2,574 feet, make this especially challenging. Indeed, San Francisco, despite its hills, is one of the most bike-friendly, welcoming cities anywhere (and if you get tired, public buses and the BART subway system accommodate bikes). Blazing Saddles has a score of different road, hybrid and mountain bikes and types, starting at $8/hour or $32 for a 24-hour day; the best bike for biking the Bridge is a deluxe comfort hybrid, $9/hr, $36/for a 24-hour day; the e-Blazer ranges from $48-88. Blazing Saddles Bike Rentals and Tours, 2715 Hyde Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, 415-202-8888, www.blazingsaddles.com Maritime National Historical Park Besides all the marvelous tourist places – souvenir shops, eateries of every stripe – there are some excellent attractions at Fisherman’s Wharf, such as the Exploratorium and the Aquarium and most especially the famous and fabulous Cable Car (expect long lines of about 30 minutes but totally worth it; along the cable car route, there is the Cable Car Museum which is free and SO fantastic). The end of Fisherman’s Wharf is the start of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and the Visitor Center which See page D5
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Headline
The NY Post’s Page Six gossip column (6/24/15), quotes an NYC nightlife “guru” as saying that the “Catskills are the new Hamptons.” In an article by Julia Reischel, Nur Khan said that the Catskills are what Montauk was when Andy Warhol and Peter Beard and the Stones [were there] in like ’71, ’72.”
Homowack Lodge
Freddie Roman, the comedian, began his career at Homowack Lodge. He was featured in the movie, “Sweet Lorraine.” The former Homowack Lodge in Spring Glen, NY, was converted to a summer camp for Hassidic girls. The property was evacuated in July 2009, citing health and safety violations.
Humor in the Catskills
Henny Youngman found that guests loved to be insulted—albeit gently. Once, seeing a couple arguing in the lobby, he said, “Here’s a fastidious couple. She’s fast, and he’s hideous.” “Cissie” Blumberg (“Remember the Catskills”) shared the story about two hotelkeepers who met during the season (“di sezon”). “How’s business?” one asked. “Terrible,” replied the other. “I have an empty room.” “So what’s terrible about one empty room?” “It’s the dining room!”
Jason, Jay
Jason entertained from 1933 until 2000. He performed at the Granit, Kusher’s, the Nevele, and other hotels. Jason was quoted as saying: “I always thought Chubby Checkers was a fat taxicab.” “People talk about doctors and unethical practices—splitting fees, overcharging, all that stuff. But not my doctor. He’s a great physician, honest, sincere above-board. He never operates on you unless he really needs the money.”
Jewish Geography
The bellhops at Grossinger’s used to gossip about who found a husband. Guests played their version of “Jewish Geography”—Your Room or Mine?
Kaye, Danny (quote)
“You bet I arrived overnight. Over a few hundred nights in the Catskills, in vaudeville, in clubs, and on Broadway.”
King, Larry
King worked one summer as a busboy at Grossinger’s. He would take a Short Line bus there, up Route 17 before the New York State Thruway was con-
structed. It was about a seven hour trip from B’klyn. You’d stop at the Red Apple Rest in Tuxedo, N. Y. for a burger, andthen on to the mountains, the bus driver grinding his gears as henegotiated the famous Wurtsboro hills. Source: “When You’re From Brooklyn, Everything Else is Tokyo” byLarry King wth Marty Appel. When Larry King worked at the “Laurel in the Pines” in Lakewood, NJ, he remembers one afternoon when a lot of old folks were sitting around on the porch, wrapped up in blankets as if they were on an ocean voyage. He was attempting to get everybody’s blood moving, tummling, doing his shtick. Mrs. Tisch happened along and said, “Young man, save your antics for the stage. This is Laurel in the Pines, NOT THE BORSCHT BELT.” Source: “Name-Dropping - The Life and Lies of Alan King” by Alan King with Chris Chase.
July 4
Performers who were asked to star at Grossinger’s on a July 4th or Labor Day Weekend, knew they had made it.
Lawrence Mal Z.
Catskills comic, Mal Z. Lawrence spoke about what happens when gambling comes to the mountains: “The slot machines won’t turn up oranges and lemons and cherries…(it’ll be] prunes.”
Katz, Morris
Morris Katz (1932-2010) a Polish immigrant, was the world’s fastest painter and the world’s most prolific artist. Called “King of Schlock Art,” and the “King of Toilet Paper Art. He could paint art in less than five minutes. . He loaded his van, with 160,000 miles on it, and drove to work in the Catskills—the lobby of Brown’s in the morning, the Pines in the afternoon, and Kushner’s at night.
Kellerman, Max
Kellerman was the owner of the fictional Kellerman Resort in “Dirty Dancing.” Kellerman’s bandleader chips in, “Lots of changes, Max. Lots of changes.” With that, Max sums it all up saying, “It isn’t the changes so much, It’s that it all seems to be ending. You think kids want to come with their parents to take fox-trot lessons? Trips to Europe, that’s what the kids want. Twenty-two countries in three days.” Max continues, “Seems like it’s all slipping away.” It did! Source: “Take My Life, Please!” Henry Youngman with Neal Karlen
Knockers
Knockers were sticks with a wooden ball at the end. They could be found at the Concord Hotel. Some people said
the knockers were there because people were so full after dinner that they were too tired to applaud. Actually, since the dining room was so large, knockers carried the sound better.
Koch, Ed
In 1987, New York’s mayor, Ed Koch, proposed buying the Gibber Hotel in Kiamesha Lake to house the homeless. The idea was opposed by local officials. The hotel, instead, became a religious school, like many old hotels in the Catskills.
“Kokh-Aleyns” / “Kuchaleyns”
A Yiddish name for self-catered boarding houses, literally, “cookalones.” They were frequented by middle and working class Jewish New Yorkers, particularly in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. They grew in part due to “restricted” hotels. The “kokhaleyn” required sociability and a certain competitiveness: the first to get along with those who shared your kitchen, the second to get to the stove before they did. Source: “Live & Be Well”
Kosher Dining Rooms
Borscht-belt dining rooms are strictly kosher. There was no mixing of meat and milk. Some younger guests wanted cream in their coffee and Red Buttons had a solution: he would fill up a fountain pen (“kvalpen”) with cream, make the table rounds at dinner, and give a squirt to whoever didn’t want their coffee black. What did it cost? 25 cents a shpritz.
Lecture
In 1998 Amy Godine gave a talk at the 4th Annual History of the Catskills at the Sunny Oaks Hotel in Woodridge, NY. It was titled, “From Haimish to Highbrow: The Adirondack Alternative”
Levenson, Sam
Levinson first performed at Grossinger’s in the early ‘40s for $40 a show. Larry King said “It was always hard to think of Sam as a comic or a showman, for he was a former schoolteacher.” Who can forget his comments on dieting: “When I was a kid we all overate. The only proof mamma had that she was a good mother was the fact
that her children were fat. To my mother, if you didn’t bulge, you were skinny. I had ‘baby fat’ until I was 37 years old.” Levenson’s routines tended to mirror everyday life.
Mandate for the Dining Room
At Grossinger’s, Mom Grossinger had one mandate for the dining room: “Never let anyone go hungry.”
Mason, Jackie
Jackie Mason, a rabbi, performed in the Catskills, but he never told his father—also a rabbi—that he was running up to the Borsch Belt to work. Source: “Yiddishe Mamas” by Marnie Winston-Macauley
Matchmaking in the Catskill
Matchmaking was serious business in the Catskills. The problem was that on weekdays when husbands and single men were back in the city working, women outnumbered the guys by a margin of four to one. So, the social staff had to take care of the women. Sometimes a husband would tip the tummler before leaving the resort on Sunday night. He would say, “Take care of my wife while I’m away.”
“Monkey Dish
When interviewing for summer staff in the dining room of any Catskill hotel, it seemed as if every 18-year-old applicant claimed a work history of 10 years. There was a question frequently asked of job applicants: “What’ a monkey-dish”? A monkey-dish is a small saucer for desert or fruit. It’s a term used by everyone in the resort area. If the applicant failed to know the answer, it was obvious that they had never served in any Catskill hotel.
Monster (The)
The Concord’s golf course was named “The Monster.” It was among the top 50 courses in the country.
Menu
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Tale of Two Women BY TOM MARGENAU
In today’s column, I present emails from two different women. They have two things in common. They are both around age 66. And they are both widows. But there is one key variable. One woman was a stay-at-home mom most of her life. The other worked outside the home. And that makes for a big difference in their Social Security stories. Q: I am about to turn 66 and have finally decided to take Social Security. I have been living off of savings and investments until now. I was planning to file for widow’s benefits off my deceased husband’s record. He died several years ago. He was a banker who made good money and has a very high Social Security benefit -- $2,500 per month. I worked for about 15 years very early in my marriage. So I am due a very small Social Security retirement benefit on my own record. The last time I checked, it was $400. When I went to my local Social Security office, they tried to make me file for my own retirement benefits and then they said I could also get some money from my husband. I told them I just wanted widow’s benefits. They wouldn’t let me do that, so I left in disgust. What can I do about this? A: Before I suggest what you can do, let me explain how things work for a person in your situation. The Social Security Administration would normally recommend that you file for your own retirement benefits first. So they would start out by paying you that $400 rate. Then they would also take a claim for widow’s benefits, and with that, they would supplement your own retirement up to 100 percent of your husband’s rate. In other words, you would get $2,100 on his account to go along with the $400 on your record, taking your total benefits up to the $2,500 rate you’d normally be due on your husband’s record. So why do they bother taking two claims? One reason is that years of experience has taught them that most people like the idea of having at least part of their Social Security check come off of their own work record. And the other reason is simply administrative, and frankly, a little self-serving. You see, a Social Security office gets credit for each claim it takes. And the more claims an office takes, the more staff they get. If I were the manager of the office you went to, I would tell my clerks to try to talk you into filing two claims. Having said that, you have every right to insist on filing only for widow’s benefits. But I hope you see it really doesn’t matter if you file one claim or two. Either way, you are going to get a check for $2,500 deposited into your bank account each month.
Also, though this might upset you, I want to point something out for other people in a similar position. Because you haven’t been working, you could have filed for your own reduced retirement benefits back when you were 62 years old. Then at 66, you could have filed for the higher widow’s benefits on your husband’s record. You’ve sadly thrown away thousands of dollars by not doing that. Maybe you didn’t do that for tax reasons? Whatever the reason, it’s too late now. And before I move on to the next email, I must make one final point. I can hear lots of my readers saying, “Tom, I thought you said a wife can’t take reduced retirement benefits at 62 and switch to higher spousal benefits later on. What gives here?” What gives here is the fact that this woman is a widow. A wife (with a living husband) generally can’t make that switch. But a widow can. Q: I was 66 years old four months ago. I was planning on delaying filing for Social Security until age 70, but recently changed my mind. I have worked most of my life and plan to continue working indefinitely. I am a widow. Social Security records say my full retirement age benefit is $2,340 per month and that my husband’s rate is $2,510. How do you think I should handle my Social Security? A: You should take widow’s benefits now and let your own benefits continue to grow until age 70. So at age 66, you would start getting $2,510 per month from your husband’s account. You are eligible for those benefits even though you still continue to work full time because the earnings penalty rules (that are too complicated to explain here but that I have discussed countless times in other columns) go away once you reach your full retirement age. You could be making a million dollars per year and you’d be due your full Social Security benefits with no penalties imposed. Also, you should claim four months of retroactive benefits back to the month you turned 66. The reason you can claim retroactive benefits while the woman who sent the first email can’t is because the law says no retroactive benefits can be paid before your full retirement age. She is about to turn 66 and I told her she can’t get any past benefits (which she would have been due had she filed earlier) because again, those benefits can’t be paid before age 66. You are age 66 and four months, so you can get those four checks paid to you retroactively. And because you will be delaying your own retirement benefit past your normal full retirement age, you get a two-thirds of one percent credit added to your retirement payment rate for each month you don’t file for those benefits. That comes out to a 32 percent increase
if you wait until age 70 (the maximum age you can delay signing up for retirement benefits). In other word, at age 70, you will stop your widow’s claim and file for retirement benefits and start getting about $3,088 per month. And the reason you can do this and the woman in the first email can’t do this is because her own retirement benefit is so small. It was $400 per month. If
she delayed filing for her benefits until age 70, it would increase to $528. And that’s well below her widow’s rate of $2,500. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM
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Biking is Great Way to Tour San Francisco’s Must-See Attractions C ontinued from page D2 is free and fantastic (located in the Argonaut Hotel building). Here you experience the sights, sounds and textures of the city’s seafaring past, beginning with the Native Americans who lived here before the Spanish arrived. There are hands-on activities and exhibits that describe the Gold Rush, shipwrecks, and development of San Francisco. On view is the lens from the Farallon Lighthouse. There are many historic vessels along the Hyde Street Pier, where park staff volunteers lead programs where you get to participate (school children can even overnight on historic vessels). The Maritime Museum is in the Aquatic Park Boathouse building (also free). (San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, 94123, 415-447-5000, www.nps.gov/safr). I stop in on my way to picking up the bike from Blazing Saddles, and the exhibit gives me
and one of the last photos of Janice Joplin, www.hardrock.com/cafes/san-francisco/). This trip we enjoyed dinner at the Pier Market Seafood Restaurant, heralded for its New England clam chowder, Mesquite-grilled seafood, and lovely setting with views of the Bay, waterfront and resident sea lions. Pier Market Seafood is one of the Simmons family’s restaurants in San Francisco (Fog Harbor Fish House, and Wipeout Bar & Grill are the others), offering menus that showcase all sustainable seafood offerings aligned with the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s “Seafood Watch” guidelines. “We undertook this transition based on a commitment to best practices, even in the absence of any specific demand from our customers,” Scooter Simmons commented. “It was important to our family and everyone in our company to do the right thing and lead by example. There are surprisingly few area
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Biking is Great Way to Tour San Francisco’s Must-See Attractions C ontinued from page D5 industry. Warren Simmons was the creator and developer of PIER 39, which opened in 1978, and his son, Scooter, daughter-in-law, Nancy, and his grandchildren, Nicki and Ryan, now work running the four Pier 39 businesses still owned by the family. Menu highlights include garlic roasted whole crab, fresh seafood cioppino, mesquite grilled lobster tail, red curry steamed mussels, Anchor Steam battered fish and chips and Pier Market’s award winning clam chowder. In addition to the sourcing of sustainable ingredients for all seafood dishes the menu reflects seasonality, the use of local purveyors, generous portions, and moderate (“non-
tourist”) pricing (mains are priced from around $11 to $30). Pier Market Seafood offers a diverse selection of libations including a wine list that emphasizes California vintages and handcrafted classic, contemporary and signature cocktails, plus intriguing nonalcoholic beverages including a strawberry basil mojito. The selections are wonderful for sharing, especially the starters like sourdough garlic bread, garlic fries (crispy fries tossed with fresh garlic, herbs and topped with parmesan cheese); Crispy Scallops (house-breaded and served with roasted jalapeño aioli); fried calamari coated with sweet & sour sauce; crab cakes, a house specialty, served with a Cajun rémoulade; clams steamed in garlic, butter and white wine; steamed
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mussels prepared with onions and peppers in a red curry coconut broth. The restaurant is also very proud of its Cioppino, a classic San Francisco dish, a tomato based seafood stew with fresh fish, mussels, clams, shrimp and crab served over pasta ( for a few dollars more, they remove the crab from the shell). The menu offers tremendous variety and selections – meats to salads, sandwiches, pastas - and the ambiance is casual, pub-ish, great after a day of sightseeing. The restaurant serves until 10 pm. One hour free validated parking in an easily accessed and conveniently located garage adds to the allure of the dining experience. (Pier Market Seafood, Pier 39. San
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Francisco, CA 94133, 415-989-7437, piermarket.com/). For more help planning a visit to San Francisco, contact San Francisco Travel. 415391‑2000, www.sftravel.com. ____________________ © 2017 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear. com, www.huffingtonpost.com/author/ karen-rubin , and travelwritersmagazine. com/TravelFeaturesSyndicate/. Blogging at goingplacesnearandfar.wordpress. com and moralcompasstravel.info. Send comments or questions to FamTravLtr@ aol.com. Tweet @TravelFeatures. ‘Like’ us at facebook.com/NewsPhotoFeatures
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A Guide to the Catskills, Part 2 C ontinued from page D3 stay. [American Plan] The waiters would say, “Try the pot roast; if you don’t like it, I’ll bring the chicken.”
Names to Know
1. Abraham Brickman, founder, Brickman’s Hotel. 2. Max Levinson, founder of the Tamarack Country Club. 3. Louis and Max Kutscher, invented Kutscher’s Hotel. 4. Jennie Grossinger, a national symbol of Grossinger’s. 5. Julius Slutsky, the former owner of the Nevele. He was a big man, standing 6 feet tall and weighing about 200 lbs. He, and his brother, Ben, developed the Nevele into one of the “big three” resorts in the region, in addition to the Concord and Grossinger’s. 6. Novak family, Laurel’s Country Club 7. Abe Gibber, Hotel Gibber 8. Larry and Cissie Blumberg, Green Acres (now New Hope Community— which serves the developmentally dis-
abled population. One of the darkest moments for Julius Slutsky came in the early 1970s. The federal government charged him and his son with income tax evasion. They both spent about a year in jail.
Paul’s Hotel
Paul’s Hotel, in Swan Lake, drew a crowd of schoolteachers. It was a great tennis resort and ran a tag line that read: “Honeymooners treated with studied neglect.”
Pittsburgh Press, Sun., July 23, 1950
The paper carried the headline: Summer Resorts Boon for New York Entertainers. The Nevele Country Club in Ellenville was started by the Slutsky Family. The resort business really began to boom in the late 1930s and the Nevele began to use B’way entertainers. The resorts operated with “Social Staffs,” young actors and actresses who worked for little more than room and board. From these staffs came Jan Murray, Danny Kaye, Robert Merrill, Jan Pierce and Regina Resnick, to name a few.
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Henny Youngman asked, “Where else could a city-bound Jew get not only clean country air, but food of the kind portions your mama used to serve you?” Only in the Catskills!
Raleigh Hotel
In the lobby there were signs like “Please do not walk through lobby in bathing attire.” The Raleigh—and other hotels—had Mambo Night—and dancing would go on till seven in the morning. The women wore elegant dresses. Male performers wore the Machete shirts: big blouse things with white cuffs sticking out of the jacket.
Religious Hotels
Grossinger’s was NOT the MOST RELIGIOUS hotel in the Catskills. The Pioneer, located in nearby South Fallsburgh, was. Guests were forbidden to register or drive cars on the grounds during the Sabbath. On that day all labor, from flipping on light switches to washing dishes, was done exclusively
by non-Jewish help.
Roman, Freddy
Freddy was the Producer of Catskills on Broadway. He said, “From my first job as a social director at the Biltmore Hotel in Woodbridge, to my first booing as a ‘comedian’ at Jebaltowsky’s Mountain View Hotel in Summitville (for $15) and through the ensuing 32 years and thousands of ‘mountain’ jobs later, it is love, pride, and warmth that I still feel for the Catskills.” Source: “Remember the Catskills” by Esterita “Cissie” Blumberg
Ruby the Knish Man
Ruby (1917-1987) is a legend. He sold knishes in Brooklyn and in upstate New York. He drove to all the bungalow colonies (Lansman’s, Sadownicks, Julene’s, etc.). He would don a yarmulke before he drove into the place, and made sure never to come on Saturday’s. “You want some ZALTZ (salt) with that?” his wife would ask, trying to play the Yiddish angle. See page D12
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A low-cost Vaccination and Health Care Clinic will be held on Saturday, May 20th from 10AM – 3PM at our Wantagh Adoption Center, 3300 Beltagh Ave, in Wantagh. Animals must be at least 2 months of age with dogs on leashes and cats in carriers. A link to the downloadable flyer can be found on our website: http:// lasthopeanimalrescue.org 1 Year Rabies – $10; 3 Year Rabies – $15; Canine or Feline Distemper – $12; Bordatella – $15; Heartworm & FELV/FIV Testing – $25 Flea/Tick and Heartworm medications will available for purchase at reduced costs. For more information contact Joanne at jvsabu@aol.com or 631-671-2588.
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W R I T E R’S C O R N E R C ontinued from page D6 He said, “Ladies and gentlemen, I am back! Ruby the Knishman is now on the premises, with my delicious and nutritious, hot homogenized, pasteurized, and recently circumcised kosher knishes. We got today for you potato, onion, kasha, mushroom and pizza knishes. Come on, folks, I need the money to send my wife to Florida. She’s killing me. OY! Have some rachmunis on an old man and buy a dozen. Buy two dozen!”
Sheindlin, Judy (aka “Judge Judy”)
Judy and her younger brother, David, vacationed at Catskills resorts with their parents. She said, “My parents ‘schlepped’ me around so I would meet a nice rich guy.”
Shushers’ Club
During shows at Grossinger’s sometimes the audience would chatterrudely with each other. Julie Slutsky formed what he called the Shushers’ Club. When it was too noisy (“tumldik”), he would announce, “All right, shushers, take over. A group of people would begin to “shshshshshshshshshshsh” until the talkers quieted down.
Streisand, Barbara
Streisand performed at the Concord Hotel before she made Funny Girl. The William Morris Agency said, “Look, you’re getting her for $500. Later on you won’t be able to buy her for anything.” She tore the place apart.
Summer Resort STaff
The dining room (“der estsimer”) positions brought in the largest incomes. “Cissie” Blumberg wrote, “A good waiter will steal for his guest.” Waiters could earn $3,000 to $5,000 by Labor Day.
Unwritten Maxim
At Grossinger’s everyone on the staff accepted the unwritten maxim: “If a guest isn’t having good time, no matter what the reason, it is the fault of the hotel. Something must be done to rectify it.”
“Swanee Syncopators”
When the “Swanee Syncopators” arrived at the Swan Lake Inn, their duties would only BEGIN with leading the band twice a night, seven days a week. They were told that they would also have to double as the resort’s social director.
Raleigh Hotel, South Fallsburg
This was a Shomer Shabbos facility. They still have Bingo six nights a week. No Bingo on Friday nights, on Rosh Hashonah, and Yom Kippur.
Red Apple Restaurant
The Red Apple Restaurant was a
A Guide to the Catskills, Part 2 cafeteria-style restaurant on NY State Route 17. It was a noted way station for people traveling to the hotels of the Catskill Mountains. It was open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, and was patronized by “Borscht Belt” comedians and professional athletes, as well as families traveling to campgrounds and resorts. In 1966, the Red Apple served one million customers. It served the Who’s Who of entertainment. The Red Apple was featured in several movies, such as Woody Allen’s “Deconstructing Harry,” “A Walk on the Moon,” “Tenderness,” and “Oliver’s Story.” There’s a 2014 book titled “Stop at the Red Apple.” It was sold in 1984 to a Greek businessman who ran it for 21 more years. It closed in 2006.
Queen of the Catskills
Jennie Grossinger was known as the Queen of the Catsckills Resort.
Resident Comic
In 1954, Jackie Mason was one of four resident comics at the Fieldstone Hotel. His pay: $25 a week, plus room and board.
Resorts
Some well-known resorts: Brickman’s, Brown’s Hotel, The Concord, Friar Tuck Inn, Gibber’s, Gilbert’s, Grossinger’s, Granit, The Woodbine Hotel, Kutcher’s, Lansman’s, The Nevele, The Laurels, The Pines, Raleigh, Silverman’s River View Hotel, Stevensville, Tamarack Lodge, The Olympic Windsor Regency…
Salaries
In the 1950s, comedians earned from $100 - $300 at Grossinger’s. Jackie Mason received $300 at Grossinger’s in 1959. In 1973, David Brenner was paid $650 for a show. Billy Crystal in 1976 got $1,000.
Shawanga Lodge
Singers like Gertrude Lawrence and Mimi Benzell performed at Sha Wan Ga Lodge. Some people called it Shvanga Lodge. In Yiddish, the word means pregnant, and people did get pregnant there up to a point. It burned to the ground in 1973. Source: “It Happened in the Catskills” by Myrna Katz Frommer & Harvey Frommer
Sundays
Sundays in the Catskills was unique. Breakfast could include 10 courses with unlimited options—Kippered salmon, Lox and Eggs, blueberry pancakes, Spanish omelettes. Figure on gaining at least 5 lbs. over a weekend.
Talent Night at the Avon Lodge
At Talent Night the guests at the Avon Lodge saw Sid Caesar perform his airplane routine. It actually seemed like he became an airplane. He
also did his penny gum-machine shtik and played saxophone solos.
Top-Flight Acts
Evenings in the Borscht Belt were always filled with top-flight acts: Martin & Lewis, Tony Bennett, Red Buttons, Joe E. Levine, Jimmy Durante, and in the late ‘50s, ELVIS.
Training Camp
Kutcher’s served as the training camp for heavyweight champions like Muhammad Ali, Leon Spinks and Floyd Patterson.
Tummler
A “Tummler” is a “noisemaker” If Buddy Hackett is at your party, you’ve definitely got one. On rainy days the “tummler” was an especially crucial part of the hotel scene, enlivening lobbies and rec rooms and otherwise distracting guests from the thought of how much they were spending to breathe the fresh mountain air that the weather had conspired to deny them. Henny Youngman said that “the professional tummler” is a Jewish tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages. Back then there was a guy named a BADCHEN whose job it was to run around at weddings making lots of slapstick noise. It’s a sacred commandment to be joyous at weddings.” At the Swan Lake Inn a tummler also had to be an emcee, scenic designer, electrician, and sometimes a busboy. Henny Youngman (“Take My Life, Please!”) wrote, …”the sheer volume of gags I had to generate while tummling in the borscht belt left me forever jokepoor. The problem intensified when I decided to come back several more summers. Because most of the hotels’ business were repeaters, I couldn’t tell the same stuff I’d done the year before. For a tummler in this distress, thankfully, there was a black market in jokes. For a price, or for a swap in kind, stolen routines could be had in Kellogg’s Cafeteria on 49th Street and 7th Avenue, the Theatrical Drugstore on 46th, or the Palace Cafeteria west of 6th Avenue.” Some famous tummlers included Danny Kaye, Jan Peerce, Jan Murray, Tony Curtis, Jerry Lewis, Phil Silvers, Joey Adams, Jack Carter and Phil Foster.
“Sweet Lorraine”
The Heien Hotel in S. Fallsburg, was the location of the movie, “Sweet Lorraine,” starring Maureen Stapleton It was destroyed in 2008. The movie is the story of the elderly owner of an aging but still beloved (“balibt”) Catskill’s landmark inn who must decide whether to make the necessary repairs to the hotel or to sell the land to developers. It’s a heart-warming sliceof-life drama.
Typical Catskills audience
Jack Eagle said, “Today there’s no longer such a thing as a typical Catskill audience. You can have kosher butchers and the New York State militia in the same audience—that’s like meat and dairy…If you want a typical ‘Catskill’ audience, they’re all in the condos in Florida.”
Yom Kippur (at Grossinger’s)
Staff schedules were rearranged on Yom Kippur so that only gentiles were working that day. Yom Kippur was God’s Day, not the Grossinger’s Hotel Day.
Passover at Grpssomger’s
All the china, silverware and cooking stoves had to be specially koshered for the holiday. One year a rabbi grew so zealous with his torch, that he blew out all the electrical wiring and the guests almost had no seder dinner.
“Professor” Irwin Corey
Corey, “The World’s Foremost Authority,” performed in the Catskills. “He was as unpredictable on stage as off, and always brilliant” according to “Cissie” Blumberg. Blumberg tells the story about Corey. Irwin had arrived early for an evening performance and decided to replace the maitre d’ and seat the guests. A particularly heavy (“zoftic”) lady arrived alone at the dining room door. Corey greeted her, “Good evening, madam. How many are you?”!
Waldorf in the Catskills
According to Morris Freedman, “Grossinger’s is to resort hotels as Bergdorf Goodman is to department stores, Cadillac to cars, mink to furs, and Tiffany to jewelers, but only roughly. It has been called “Waldorf in the Catskills.” Paul Grossinger, heir to the dynasty, conceded this when, under challenge, he modified the slogan, “Grossinger’s Has Everything” to “Grossinger’s Has Everything for the Kind of Person Who Likes to Come to Grossinger’s.” Source: “From the American Scene: The Green Pastures of Grossingers,” Commentary, Morris Freedman, 7/1/54.
Zeydes & Bobes (grandfathers & grandmothers)
Do reminisce with your family members how Grossinger’s once attracted 150,000 guests a year. Try to explain how it began life in 1914 when Selig Grossinger, a pants-presser in the city, bought a run-down farm in Ferndale hoping to improve his life. Marjorie Gottlieb Wolfe spent many vacations with her parents at Grossinger’s, The Concord, and the Nevele.
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GCAA Sweeney beat HHH Flurry 69-51 last month to win the highly competitive Super League for the second year in a row. This year’s team was built very much like last years team in that defense and unselfish offensive play were the hallmark for this battle tested team. The team was lead by the athletic frontcourt of Jay Sweeney, Kurt Dengler and Nat Lau and which caused nightly match up problems for our opponents. The offense was led by dynamic wings Michael Haas, Liam Dorney, Frankie
Patrissi and Aidan Magnotta who were all capable of stepping up and getting hot on any given night. The defense was led by our lightening quick guards Bobby Seel, Brendan Haggerty and Brendan McGovern Coach Sweeney would like to thank all the parents for their sacrifices in getting the kids to and from games all season and GCAA directors George Liberopolous and Mike DeLuca for fostering the Travel program with such a positive healthy atmosphere.
Back Row: Jaime Atkinson, Kiernan Gunn, JP Basile, Luke Thompson, Chris Mixon, Finn Gibbons, Sean Coughlin, Billy Bice Front Row: Jack Gannon, Jack McManus, Luke Keating, Timmy Gormley, Phil Puccio, Charlie Comiskey, Harry Blair
Boys varsity lacrosse celebrates Senior Day
On Wednesday May 9th, the GC Trojans Varsity Lacrosse team celebrated Senior Day prior to their game vs Hewlett High School. In a very nice tradition, the 15 seniors and their parents were introduced prior to the game at midfield. Most of this senior group has been playing together since they were in 1st grade and played on the same GC 17 travel team over the years. As for the game, Hewlett proved to be a difficult foe. This was a very low scoring and deliberate game. Hewlett’s zone defense gave the GC offense fits and the frustrated Trojans trailed 3-2 in the 4th Qtr. GC’s defense led by Phil Puccio kept Hewlett at bay and allowed GC to tie the game with 7 minutes left with a goal by Finn Gibbons. The game would remain tied 3-3 through regulation and through a first overtime. In the second overtime, GC finally finished the game when Luke Keating knocked over a Hewlett defender battling for a loose ball and fed Jaime Atkinson who scored the winning goal. After the game Keating said “It was overtime, we had to maintain possession and I was able to find Jaime who buried the winner”. The Trojans improved their league record to 7-1. Next up for the Trojans was an away game on Saturday May 6th vs Defending Long Island Class B Champion Shoreham-Wading River. The game was a small part of a great annual fundraising and awareness event “LAX OUT Cancer” which has been hosted by the Wildcats for 9 years. GC lost to the Shoreham Wildcats last year in the
Long Island Championship 8-6 and was looking for some revenge against this high-powered #17 ranked team in the Tri-State. However, the recent theme of falling behind early hurt the Trojans once again as they trailed 6-2 early in the 2nd qtr. Coach Finnell called timeout to talk it over. Whatever was said in that huddle seemed to spark the Trojans and they exploded for 3 more goals in the 2ndQtr followed by 6 goals to start the 3rd Qtr for an 11-8 lead. Kyle Steinbach became red hot winning 8 of 10 face-offs and the ball began to move quickly across the entire offense. The contributions were well distributed with Jp Basile( 2 Goals & 3 Assists) , Finn Gibbons ( 3 Goals & 1 Assist), Jaime Atkinson ( 3 Goals), Luke Keating ( 2 Goals & 1 Assist), Kiernan Gunn ( 1 Goal & 2 Assists) , Sean Coughlin ( 1 Goal) and Tyler Wuchte had a great assist on a fast break goal. The 4th Qtr was tight as Shoreham came back but Eric Mueller made a couple of key saves with Phil Puccio, Tim Gormley and Colin Hart holding down the rest of the offense for a close 12-11 victory. “I think it’s outstanding,” Trojans Coach Steve Finnell said. “It shows the guys’ willingness and character. It looked like we were dead and buried, but the kids fought to scrap it out.” Finnell added “You’re only going to go as far as your seniors take you and they did a great job today in a nice win over a great program.” The Trojans improved their overall record to 11-3. Next Up for the Trojans: Nassau County B Playoffs begin on 5/17 at home
Kneeling: Bobby Seel and Brendan McGovern. Standing: Coach Sweeney, Jay Sweeney, Liam Dorney, Aidan Magnotta, Kurt Dengler, Brendan Haggerty, Nathaniel Lau, Frankie Patrissi and Michael Haas.
GC named as one of the nation’s “Best Communities for Music Education” For the fifth consecutive year, an important part of the curriculum. Garden City has been named one of 527 Designations are made to districts and school districts nation-wide in the “Best schools that demonstrate an exceptionCommunities for Music Education” pro- ally high commitment and access to gram. According to the sponsoring orga- music education.” nization, the NAMM Foundation, the Congratulations to Dr. Nina Prasso, award program “recognizes outstand- district coordinator for music and the ing efforts by teachers, administrators, arts, and the district’s talented teachers, parents, students, and community lead- students, and supportive parents and GC-CHERRY 1-8 Page - 04-25-17_Layout 1 4/25/17 3:28 PM Page 1 ers who have made music education administrators.
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TWENTIETH ANNUAL JAY GALLAGHER MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT JAY GALLAGHER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION EVENT SPONSORSHIP The Garden City Youth Lacrosse Program and Jay Gallagher Memorial Foundation are hosting The Twentieth Annual Jay Gallagher Memorial Tournament on June 17th, 2017. The tournament raises funds and public awareness for the Andy Foundation, Mollie Biggane Melanoma Foundation, and Cancer Center for Kids at Winthrop University Hospital. Ninety teams will participate from the northeast region. This year’s tournament welcomes the GC Challenger Lacrosse Team. The program, started by Brian Collins and Challenger president Al Vanasco is in its seventh year and continues to be an overwhelming success. The challenger program is geared to providing athletic opportunities to children with mental and physical handicaps (ages 6-21). The program also includes baseball, basketball and golf. Thirty participants practice every Sunday afternoon with the help from over a dozen local junior and senior high school students. This year we are hoping to expand the challenger schedule and host teams from Eastern Long Island. The Jay Gallagher Memorial Foundation looks forward to a continued relationship with the Challenger program and wants to personally thank Brian and Al for all their efforts to make this happen. The tournament memorializes Jay Gallagher, Andrew Palmeri, Mollie Biggane, Ryan Kohart and Dave Leistman. Ryan and David were lost in the September 11th tragedy. Ryan was a graduate of Garden City High School and a four-year letterman at North Carolina University. Ryan was the recipient of The Jay Gallagher Award, which recognizes “The Outstanding Freshman in the Carolina Lacrosse Program.” Dave was a graduate of Sewanaka High School and a four-year Letterman at Adelphi University. A long time village resident, Dave was active in the Garden City Youth Lacrosse program coaching both boy’s and girl’s teams. It was with great sadness that the lacrosse world and local community heard of this tragic loss of such fine individuals. Jay Gallagher graduated from Garden City High School in 1970 where he co-captained the varsity lacrosse team. Jay was a four year defenseman at Cornell and tri-captained the Big Red his senior year, helping them to the NCAA semi-finals. After graduation, he acted as an assistant coach for North Carolina, Syracuse, Rutgers and Cornell from 1981-1985. His legacy is still present with the John W. “Jay” Gallagher Memorial Scholarship Fund, which goes to a needy Cornell underclassman.
Jay had a memorable association with Garden City, Cornell and the lacrosse world, and it was with much sadness that members of these groups heard of his death on January 9, 1992, at age 39 from melanoma. Proceeds from the foundation fund two local charities, The Mollie’s Fund and The Cancer Center for Kids at Winthrop University Hospital. The foundation has raised over $1,200,000 for these charities. The Mollie Biggane Melanoma Foundation provides information and services on skin cancer detection, supporting melanoma patients through education of the latest treatments. The Foundation was created in Mollie’s memory after her tragic death at the age of 20 from melanoma. Thank you for all the sunscreen and hats handed out at prior tournaments. Various charities are chosen once a year to receive funds in Andrew Palmeri’s remembrance. Last year 80 elementary, middle school and high school students donated their entire weekend to support The Andy Foundation’s mission statement “BY KIDS FOR KIDS.” These young adults make this event possible and their devotion to the community and charitable service is greatly appreciated. For the fifth year, the Andy Foundation, and the Jay Gallagher Memorial Foundation will team up to support the Cancer Center for Kids at Winthrop University Hospital. The Cancer Center for Kid’s goal is to provide the best possible chance for recovery through superior medical care in a nurturing outpatient setting. In line with the CCFK’s mission statement the tournament welcomes a Bone Marrow Drive. Under the direction of Chloe Rogers the Jay Gallagher Foundation will host the National Marrow Donor Program. Individuals between the age of 18 and 44 can visit Chloe and learn more on how they can save a life. A special thank you to all the Garden City students, alumni and parents who donate their fathers day weekend to help run this event. The Jay Gallagher Foundation has teamed up with RE-LAXIN. RE-LAXIN was started by Cambell Munn hoping to grow the game of lacrosse by repurposing clean, gently worn lacrosse shorts and pennies to developing lacrosse communities. You can contact Campbell at relaxxin29@gmail.com or drop off the 68 Garden Street.
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Unified Basketball at Garden City High School
BY JULIETTE GIORGIO
There is a new varsity team at Garden City High School; it is Unified Basketball. This is a co-ed team comprised of students with special needs, as well as students in mainstream classes. It is coached by Mr. Korn, under the supervision of Athletic Director, Dawn Cerrone. Principal, Nanine McLaughlin, worked hard to get this team in place. The creation of the unified basketball team crystallizes what our students have learned about how to treat each other. When these students play together what shows up is a truly unified spirit. They are trusting and respecting one another in an environment that is caring and fair, and learning what responsible citizenship looks like. We all need to remember, it takes each of us, to help all of us. Unified basketball is showing us how…Let’s cheer them on!
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Challenger Lacrosse
The Garden City Athletic Association Challenger Lacrosse Program will start on Sunday May 7 by participating in Levittown Lacrosse Day at MacArthur High School in Levittown. The game will begin at 1:00. All athletes are welcome to participate and are encouraged to be at MacArthur HS 20 minutes before game starts. The Challenger Lacrosse players then return home to St. Paul’s for practice the on Sundays from May 14, to June 11 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Seven years ago the Jay Gallagher Tournament Committee invited Challenger athletes to participate in the Jay Gallagher Tournament. It was the first time in the history of the United States that two special needs teams met and played lacrosse. Tournament officials have made it clear to that we there will always be a place in the tournament for Challenger players as long as the Jay Gallagher Tournament continues. This year the Challenger game will be on Saturday June 17, at 2:00 pm. Challenger Lacrosse is looking for athletes with special
needs to join the program. The program is open to boys and girls from 6 to 18 (21 years old of athlete is still in school) with special needs. Each athlete can play at their own level. If you have played lacrosse before, or never picked up a stick, please join us. We also need volunteers (middle school and high school age) to assist with the program. The Challenger program started seven years ago and everyone is very proud of the athletes and the volunteers who participated. Lacrosse is such a big part of the community, and Garden City is proud to have a program that extends itself to athletes with special needs. Organizers are also asking for donations of any lacrosse equipment (sticks, helmets, gloves, etc.). Any donations can be brought to any practice. The best way to thank you for the donation is to show you how it is being used. Anyone interested in playing or volunteering, or donating equipment please show up at practice. For more info please contract: Brian Collins, E-mail: BrianCollinsPE@aol.com
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Join Us For A Summer of Fun
Our Summer Camp Brochure has arrived and is filled with plenty of activities to entertain your children. Sports, science, engineering, and computer coding, and cultural sessions such as language or film making, we have it all in each four day camp! Please visit our office at 108 Rockaway Ave. to pick up a copy or download the brochure from our website at www. gardencityrecreation.org.
Recreation Department "Over 35" Softball Team registration
Roster packages for the Garden City Recreation and Parks Department’s Men’s Over 35 Softball League are now available. This league plays on Sunday evenings. Rosters will be accepted from teams meeting the following eligibility requirements: 1. Teams must be comprised of residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. 2. All players must be over 35 years of age or turning 35 during the course of the season. The fee for this league is $575, which includes games, balls, and umpires. Application packages can be picked up at the Recreation Department Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. The completed roster package will be accepts until May 30th or until 12 completed packages are received.
Want to Play Some Softball?
Of you are a resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City, age 18 or over, who would like to play softball in one of the Recreation Department’s softball leagues. Call the Recreation Office at 465-4075 to put your name on our “player list”. We sometimes have coaches who call looking for extra players to round out their rosters. Call and leave your name, age, address, and phone number and we will keep your name on file for the team who is looking for extra players.
Spring five week session of Adult Pastel begins
Our Spring session of Adult Pastel with Arleen Urban will begin on Friday, May 26. This program is open to adults who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. Our spring session meets for five weeks from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in St. Paul’s Cluett Hall. The cost of this program is $ 67.50. To register for this program, please Visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks’ Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. or if you have a password, you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net.
2017 Summer Adult Tennis Lessons
The Garden City Recreation Department will conduct evening tennis lessons for adults who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City at
the Community Park Tennis Facility. The lessons will run for one hour each week in three sessions during the spring/summer months. The registrant has a choice of a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday class and a choice of time. There will be a maximum of four players per court. The dates and fees will be as follows: Session 1 6 weeks beginning May 1. Cost - $190 Session 2 4 weeks beginning July 10. Cost $130 Session 3 4 weeks beginning Aug. 7. Cost $130 To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Ave to fill out an interest form. A check made payable to the Village of Garden City must accompany the form. Separate checks for each session please!
Summer Tots and Pee Wee Tennis Pee Wee Tennis is offered to children who are Village residents ages 4 to 6. Eligibility is determined by the child’s age at the start of the session. Skills are learned by fun and easy to do drills taught by our tennis staff. Each child may register for a maximum of two sessions. Session A: June 26 – 29 Session B: July 3 – 7 (NO 7/4) Session C: July 10 - 13 Session D: July 17 – 20 Session E: July 24- 27 Session F: July 31 – August 3 Session G: August 7 - 10 Session H: August 14 - 17 Where: Community Park’s Tennis Facility Time: 9 to 10 a.m. Cost: $ 60 To register for this program, please visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue, or if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline. gardencityny.net. For additional information please contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.
Summer Pee Wee Sports Sampler with Andrew
Our very popular Rec. program will continue this summer in our neighborhood parks. In this four day program, your child will get a taste of a different sport each day as our Recreation staff takes them through some fun skills and drills. The group will then make an arts and crafts project to take home. Children ages 4-5 who are residents of the Village of Garden City are invited to register for this fun program! July 17 – 20 at Grove Park July 31 – August 3 at Edgemere Park Time: 2 – 3:15 p.m. Cost: $ 80 To register for this program, please visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue, or if you have a password you can
register online at www.gcreconline. gardencityny.net. For additional information please contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.
Summer Tennis Camps for Ages 6-15
The Recreation Department’s Tennis Camp program offers children aged six and up an opportunity to learn or advance their tennis skills while working with experienced tennis pros in a fun setting. Our camps are set by age and children will be grouped according to ability within their camp. All sessions are held at the Community Park Tennis Center. The age of the child at the start of the session will determine which session the child may attend and proof of age may be required. Please read the information below to determine which camp your child is eligible to attend. Please note: each child may sign up for a maximum of two sessions. For our Pee Wee camp (ages 4 to 6) please look at the camps for the younger child. Equipment needed: flat soled sneakers and a tennis racket All Camps will follow the same session dates: Session A: June 26 – 29 B: July 3 – 7 (NO 7/4) C: July 10 - 13 D: July 17- 20 E: July 24 - 27 F: July 31 – August 3 G: August 7 - 10 H: August 14 - 17 NOVICE CAMP – For ages 6 and 7. This camp will teach serving, rallying, and the basics of a tennis game, keeping it fun for the younger tennis set. Time: 1 – 2:30 p.m. Cost: $ 95 JUNIOR CAMP – For ages 8 – 11. For all levels of experience, this camp will group players by ability so that everyone can move to the next level. Time: 10 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Cost: $ 125 JUNIOR CAMP PLUS - For the child aged 8 to 11 that is looking for a full day of tennis. This camp will provide tennis instruction in the morning, followed by lunch time and a special activity, then ending the day with tennis matches. Children must bring their lunch to this camp. Time: 10 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. Cost: $250 SENIOR CAMP - For ages 12 to 15 For all levels of experience. Time: 1 – 2:30 p.m. Cost: $95 To register for this program, please visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue, or if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline. gardencityny.net. For additional information please contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.
US Sports Institute Spring & Summer Programs
US Sports Institute has launched their new website and now has all Garden City Recreation and Parks sponsored Spring and Summer Camps and Classes open for registration. Offerings include a Spring Break Multi Sport Camp, Soccer Clinics for ages 2 – 5, TeeBall Squirts for ages 3 – 5, and Total Sports Squirts, a combination of all sports, for ages 3 – 5. Classes start soon so visit US Sports Institute’s website at www.ussportsinstitute.com for further information or to register.
Recreation Softball Camp
Our softball camp will teach young aspiring players entering grades 3 through 7 the basic skills of softball. Every aspect of the game will be covered including hitting, fielding, base running, pitching, and more. Team play will be emphasized. The goal of this camp is for young athletes to improve their overall self confidence and knowledge of the game.
When:....July 17 - 20 Time:.....3 – 5 p.m. Where: Community Park Softball Fields Cost:......$ 105
To register for this program, please visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue, or if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny. net. For additional information please contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.
USSI Field Hockey Camp
US Sports Institute will conduct a Summer Field Hockey Camp for girls ages 9 - 13 that are residents of the Village of Garden City. Campers will be taken through all phases of the game, thoughtfully integrating technical and tactical components in a fun, innovative way. The camp will focus on individual skill development and the rules of the game, as well as the importance of playing together as a team. Players will be grouped by age, playing ability and experience level. No previous experience playing field hockey is required to attend the First Play Field Hockey Camp. Equipment will be supplied. When:.......... Week of July 17 - 20 Week of August 21 - 24 Where:......... St. Paul’s Field Time:............ 9:30 - 12:30 p.m. Fee:................$169 each week To register for this camp, register online at www.ussportsinstitute.com.
Summer Youth Basketball Camp
The Garden City Recreation Department will be conducting a Youth Basketball Camp for boys and girls who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City and entering 1st through 6th grades in September. Come join us and learn what it takes to pass, dribble and shoot in this camp. The purpose of this program is to provide instruction in self improvement, basketball fundamentals, team play, group cooperation, and most important of all, FUN! When:...........Week of June 26 - 29 Week of July 31 - 3 Where:......... St. Paul’s Field House
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Time:............*8:30 - 10:30 a.m. **11 – 1 p.m. *For children entering 1st + 2nd grades. *For children entering 3rd - 6th grades Fee:............... $105 To register for this program, please visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue, or if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny. net. For additional information please contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.
Summer Boys & Girls Lacrosse Camp
For Children entering 1st through 5th grades in September. Here is an opportunity for youngsters who are residents of the Village of Garden City to learn the techniques of catching, throwing, scooping, and shooting through fun drills. They will also learn the rules of the game by scrimmaging. This is a basic camp where no experience is necessary and equipment is provided. When: Week of July 10 - 13 Where: St. Paul’s field Time: 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. for children entering 1st and 2nd grades 11 – 1 p.m. for children entering 3rd 6th grades Fee: $ 105 To register for this program, please visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue, or if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny. net. For additional information please contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.
Summer Youth Baseball Camp
Our Department will again conduct a Summer Baseball Camp for boys and girls that are Residents of the Village of Garden City. This instructional program is offered for boys and girls in 1st through 6th grades. The camp will focus on individual skill development, and the importance of playing together as a team. Youngsters in each age category will be divided into appropriate skill levels and will receive group instruction. Equipment needed: Baseball Glove, Sneakers or Rubber Cleats When:.......Week of July 17 – 20 Week of July 24 - 27 Where:.....Comm. Park’s Baseball Fields Times:.......*8:30 - 10:30 a.m. or 11 - 1 p.m. *For children entering 1st - 3rd grades. Times:..........**11 - 1 p.m **For children entering 4th - 6th grades Fee:............$ 105 each week To register for this program, please visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue, or if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny. net. For additional information please contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.
Summer Yoga for Beginners The Recreation Department’s certified yoga instructor will offer yoga classes
for boys and girls who are residents of the Village of Garden City in grades 1 -7. Children attending this program will learn movements, postures, and breathing techniques which will help with relaxation, self awareness, and fitness. When:......Week of August 14 -17 Where:.....St. Paul’s Center Time: 9 – 10 a.m. entering grades 1 - 3 10:15 – 11:30 a.m. entering grades 4 - 7 Fee: $ 80 To register for this program, please visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue, or if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny. net. For additional information please contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.
Summer Computer Workshop on Coding for Kids Entering Grades 4 – 7
Introduction to Coding: In this multi session class, your child learns the basics of computer language, code structure, and implementation of all. A participant must be comfortable with computers and keyboarding to take this workshop. Our Computer Workshop is being run by Sharper Training Solutions. Please note: Computers are provided with two children to each computer. Please understand that your child will share a computer terminal. When: Week of July 17 - 20 Where: St. Paul’s Senior Center Time: 10:00 a.m. – Noon Fee: $105 To register for this program, please visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue, or if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny. net. For additional information please contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.
Nature Adventures
A program that explores the living things around us.
Our Recreation Department and the Garden City Bird Sanctuary are joint venturing to offer a program experience “Nature Adventures”. Children ages six to nine invited to spend the morning at the Garden City Bird Sanctuary learning about how they can work hand in hand with nature. This one week, two hour program will meet at Nassau Haven Park and then move into the Sanctuary, with walks, crafts, and take homes for each child involved. When: Ages 6 - 9 Week of July 31 – August 3 Week of August 7 - 10 Where: Garden City Bird Sanctuary Time: 10 am to noon Fee: $ 80 To register for this program, please visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue, or if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny. net. For additional information please contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.
The Men’s Association News Next Meeting
Attention all Directors! The next meeting will be in early May. Watch for an e-mail to be sent by the President concerning the exact details and agenda. Please make every effort to participate. Your voice needs to be heard !!!
TMA Yearbook
The TMA is now accepting team sponsorships and ads for our annual yearbook and applications for family memberships. A team sponsor’s name will appear prominently at the side of one of the team pages. Prices for team sponsorships and ads appear on the form on our website at www.gctma. org. Ads can be purchased to advertise your business, to congratulate a team, the graduating class or a friend or relative at the high school or to simply show your support. Sample ads are on our website. Merely download the online form, complete it and send it (and the ad copy and pictures in jpeg format) to TMA, POB 666, Garden City, NY 11530 along with a check to TMA ($150 for team sponsorships and the amount of the ad which you purchase). You can e-mail ad form and pictures to tmagcny@gmail.com. A copy of our annual yearbook will also be delivered to each advertiser. You can apply to be a family member by filling out the form on our website at www.gctma.org. Family membership is $25 ($10 for seniors). A copy of our annual yearbook will be hand delivered to each family member’s home. The yearbook contains a comprehensive review in text and pictures of all the High School Teams, the Father/ Daughter and Mother/Son Dances, the BAA/GAA Award Ceremonies, GC Sports History, and more. It is a keepsake for all supporters of our athletic teams. We thank you for any support you can provide. You can e-mail any questions to any of TMA’s officers or directors at tmagcny@gmail.com or call Paul McDougal at 516-408-9009. The deadline ot submit all ads / sponsorships is May 20!
GCHS Home Athletic Schedule
Good luck to all the varsity teams as they prepare for their respective playoff contests!
Father / Daughter and Mother / Son Dances
Another great GCHS tradition !!! The father/daughter dance is scheduled for Friday, June 16 and the mother/son follows on Saturday, June 17. Both will start at 6:30 p.m. Mark your calendars and watch for the formal invitations to be sent to your homes very shortly.
TMA Website
Now can be accessed thru www.
Do you have a service to advertise?
Our Service Directory is sure to bring results. Call 294-8900 for rates and information.
gctma.org. Note: this is the new web site we have been working towards which is much more friendlier “domain” name. Check it out! Signup to be a Director, ability to pay dues, make a donation to one of our many causes, etc. Take a look. We welcome all feedback!
Facebook Page
Yes, we have reached the modern times! Another venue to find out about the TMA and all we do!
Who We Are
For over 80 years, The Men’s Association or simply the TMA has supported the athletic and social activities of students in the Garden City schools and promoted good sportsmanship as well as ideal citizenship. The TMA is composed of more than 100 active Directors, 50 Life Directors and 500 Family members. With the generous support of our fellow residents, the Men’s Association has been involved in a great number of projects covering a wide range of interests. While we are still primarily committed to the athletic programs at the Middle School and High School, in recent years the TMA has expanded their support and sponsorship to other programs benefiting a wider range of students in the Garden City Schools. Some of these programs are SEPTA, the Jamie and Paige Malone Foundation, Best Buddies, the GC High School Marching Band, BAA/GAA Awards Night, Middle School Bagel Bash, Reeves Scholarship, Bethany LeSueur Jersey Retirement Ceremony, GCHS Stem Program, CPR training for all coaches, HUDL, Robotics, 9th grade BBQ, Kickline, GCTA Hurricane Relief Fundraiser and the Father-Daughter and Mother-Son dances. All of this would not be possible without your continued assistance on aiding all we do. Thanks to all who contribute !!!
How You Can Join
The TMA is always looking for potential new members. If you’re a father who has a child or children in the GC School District and are willing to be involved please contact one of the Officers or Directors for an application. Thanks for all your support !!! Special thanks to all those who have joined as family members! Go Trojans
Important
Any directors who have not paid their annual dues, please mail your $100 check to the treasurer!
TMA Officers
Jim Connolly---President John Blair Bob Leggett---Treasurer Pete Haeffner Rob McLoughlin Bob Basel
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OPEN HOUSE Saturday, May 13th, 1:30 – 3:30pm 6 Heath Place, Garden City, NY
Central section Farm Ranch – this is the one that you have been waiting for. Convenient location, diamond condition and deep, oversized property are attributes describing this highly sought after home with flexible floor plan. For all the seasons of your life, this mid-block home features approximately 2,400 sq. ft. of interior space and sits on 80 x 125 ft. property. Large living room with fireplace, formal dining room, den and stainless eat-in kitchen overlook the rear gardens. Large master with renovated en suite bath, additional bedroom and powder room complete the main level. 2 large bedrooms and new bath are on the 2nd floor. Finished basement has laundry and ample storage. CAC, gas heat, in-ground sprinklers, attached 2-car garage with interior access, and perennial rear gardens are other amenities. All welcome. SD #18. MLS# 2936949. $1,278,000.
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2017 GCHS Baseball Team: Nassau County A-1 Conference Champions The 2017 Garden City High School baseball team finished out regular season play on Thursday May 4 when they completed a three-game sweep of Manhasset High School and in the process captured the Nassau County A-1 Conference Championship for the first time since 2011. The victory was even sweeter as it came on “Senior Day” in which the entire team, led by first-year Head Coach David Izzo and Assistant Coach Ray Chaputian, honored eleven graduating players (Brendan Burke, Brian Giarraputo, Mason Kufs, Rich Marooney (C), Kenny McCadden, TJ McEvoy, Andrew Nagel (C), Kyle Quinn, Anthony Riggi (C), Cole Sonner, and Erik Wortmann (C)). The parents of the senior players were called out to the field during the ceremony, with each son handing their mother a bouquet of flowers. All players then presented the coaches with a framed team picture to commemorate the successful season. The Trojans amassed an outstanding record of 12-2-1 to best all other teams in their league. They will enter the playoffs seeded fourth overall in Nassau
County Conference A play. The Trojans’ successful season was defined by outstanding pitching, great defensive play, and offensive production. In addition to the graduating seniors, the team’s junior and sophomore players (Mark DePierro, Billy Duff, Ryan George, Garrett Going, Michael Handal, Sean Leggett, Mike Liberopoulos, Robert Lucano, Michael McAuley, Kevin McNiff, Michael Schwantner, Tommy Reifler, and Andrew Zupicich) also contributed in both starting and secondary roles in all facets of play throughout the season. These players no doubt will look to continue their baseball careers at GCHS in the years to come. The playoffs are scheduled to begin at Noon on Saturday, May 13 at 10:30 a.m. with GCHS playing a home field game against Valley Stream North. The playoff format is double elimination with at least three victories needed to advance to the semi-finals. The entire GC community is welcome and encouraged to come out to Frank Kiernan Field to enjoy the game and root on the GC Trojans.
2017 Long Island Class A1 Conference Champions! First championship since 2011!
Team Captains: Rich Marooney, Eric Wortmann, Anthony Riggi and Andrew Nagel
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Saturday, May 13th, 1:00 – 3:00pm 19 Glen Road, Garden City, NY Located in the desirable Western section of Garden City, this pristine Colonial home has been recently updated for today’s living. The 1st floor offers a spacious living room, formal dining room, a sparkling new eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and an updated powder room. The 2nd floor has 3 generously sized bedrooms and an updated full hall bath. The new full basement features a playroom, laundry and furnace room. Other noticeable amenities include CAC, hardwood floors, sprinklers, a private patio, pull-down attic storage and low taxes. This lovely home is conveniently located near the park, schools and transportation. SD #18. MLS# P1283842. $759,000.
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OPEN HOUSE Saturday, May 13th, 2:00 – 4:00pm 118 3rd St, Garden City, NY
Location, location, location. Conveniently located to the heart of town in the pristine, manicured and beautiful Central section is this Barnes-built Farm Ranch on a lush 82 x 112 x 171 x 143 ft. irregular lot. Completely renovated in 2007, lovely entrance foyer, large and sunny formal living room with fireplace, formal dining room, sun-filled den with fireplace and sliders to the yard, eat-in kitchen with sky lights, master suite on 1st floor with fireplace, walk-in closet and master bath with radiant heat and convenient guest bath with laundry complete the 1st floor. 2nd floor has a wonderful full bath and spacious 2 bedrooms with generous closets. Lower level offers great family space, presently a beautiful billiard room, entertainment room, gym, 2nd laundry, 3rd full bath and office with additional closets. Amenities include brick patio, outdoor gas grill hookup, CAC, alarm, radiant heat, hardwood floors, egress window, in-ground sprinklers, widened driveway with 2-car garage, gas-forced hot air heat and new windows. Don’t miss this one. SD #18. MLS# P1283778. $1,349,000. Garden City Office 516.248.6655
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370 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY Set on a sprawling acre of property, this beautiful and elegant home is completely renovated and includes over 5,000 sq. ft. of living space. The main level boasts a spectacular open floor plan and includes a living room with fireplace, formal dining room, family room, master bedroom and bath, powder room, and spacious eat-in kitchen with center island and breakfast area. The upper level includes 2 bedrooms, a full bath and a study/office area. A full finished recreation area is on the lower level. Additionally, this home features a stunning in-law suite that includes 2 bedrooms and 2 full baths, open living space, wet bar, laundry and separate entrance. The manicured backyard is spacious and perfect for relaxing or entertaining. Please call for a private showing this weekend. SD #18. MLS# 2936861. $2,195,000.
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Floral Park, NY
Southampton, NY
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3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #22. MLS# 2928500.
4-bedroom, 3.5-bath. Rental. SD #6. MLS# 2921293.
6-bedroom, 4.5-bath. Rental. SD #6. MLS# 2892643.
$3,500/mo.
$15,000 – $85,000/mo.
$50,000/August – Labor Day.
Garden City, NY
Southampton, NY
5-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2932122.
4-bedroom, 4-bath. Rental. SD #6. MLS# 2921314.
$6,500/mo.
$45,000 – $55,000/mo.
2017 Wyndham Sale/Rental Activity to Date CLOSED: 100 Hilton Avenue, Unit 303, Garden City, NY 111 Cherry Valley Avenue, Unit 808, Garden City, NY 100 Hilton Avenue, Unit 810, Garden City, NY 100 Hilton Avenue, Unit M-2, Garden City, NY 100 Hilton Avenue, Unit M32, Garden City, NY 100 Hilton Avenue, Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2928996. $699,000.
100 Hilton Avenue, Unit 418, Garden City, NY 111 Cherry Valley Avenue, #614, Garden City, NY – Rental.
UNDER CONTRACT: 100 Hilton Avenue, Unit M-27, Garden City, NY 111 Cherry Valley Avenue, Unit 303, Garden City, NY 100 Hilton Avenue, Unit M-20, Garden City, NY 111 Cherry Valley Avenue, Unit 906, Garden City, NY 100 Hilton Avenue, Unit 309, Garden City, NY 111 Cherry Valley Avenue, Unit 809, Garden City, NY
Consult a Wyndham Resale specialist when looking to buy or sell. Our on-site office staff is unsurpassed in providing thorough knowledge of the Wyndham Complex. Their years of professional experience and excellent service at this Five-Star Luxury Facility ensure a seamless transaction for both seller and buyer. Wyndham Division • 516.739.7171 100 Hilton Avenue, Garden City, NY gardencity@danielgale.com
Wyndham Resale Specialists: Patricia Costello • Alfred Kohart • Mary Krener • Linda Mulrooney
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OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, May 13th, 1:00 – 3:00pm 19 Glen Road, Garden City, NY 3-bedroom. 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# P1283842. $759,000.
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Saturday, May 13th, 1:30 – 3:30pm 6 Heath Place, Garden City, NY 4-bedroom. 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2936949. $1,278,000.
Saturday, May 13th, 2:00 – 4:00pm 118 3rd Street, Garden City, NY 3-bedroom. 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# P1283778. $1,349,000.
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Saturday, May 13th, 2:00 – 4:00pm 41 Locust Street, Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 4.55-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2912129. $1,699,000.
Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2918848. $263,500.
UNDER CONTRACT
Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2929933. $285,000.
Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2926212. $495,000.
Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2932715. $325,000.
UNDER CONTRACT
Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2886631. $859,000.
Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2893895. $755,000.
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2919218. $819,000.
UNDER CONTRACT
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2930882. $925,000.
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2929817. $988,000.
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2930467. $1,099,000.
Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath SD #18. MLS# 2934846. $1,249,000.
Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2929913. $1,249,000.
Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2931190. $1,279,000.
Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2917591. $1,349,000.
Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2934280. $1,399,000.
UNDER CONTRACT
Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# P1279734. $1,195,000.
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Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2934634. $1,439,000.
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath SD #18. MLS# 2934873. $1,589,000.
Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2908144. $1,595,000.
Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3.55-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2930416. $1,599,000.
Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 3.55-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2921219. $1,599,000.
Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2931903. $1,695,000.
Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 4-bath. SD #17. MLS# 2923007. $1,088,000.
Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 4.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2929647. $1,975,000.
Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2851595. $2,100,000.
Garden City, NY 5-bedroom. 4.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2936861. $2,195,000.
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Garden City, NY 7-bedroom, 7.555-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2801260. $4,999,999. MLS# 2914367. $15,000/mo.
Saturday, May 13th, 1:00 – 3:00pm 181 Groton Pl., Cathedral Gardens, NY 4-bedroom, 4-bath. SD #27. MLS# 2926253. $838,000.
Freeport, NY 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #9. MLS# 2911994. $339,000.
Hicksville, NY 3-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #17. MLS# 2929671. $498,000.
Floral Park, NY 4-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #22. MLS# 2925158. $535,000.
Floral Park, NY 4-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #22. MLS# 2925298. $759,000.
E. Williston,, NY 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath SD #2. MLS# P1282840. $1,899,000.
Great Neck, NY 9-bedroom, 6.55-bath. SD #7. MLS# 2910462. $2,650,000.
Westhampton Beach, NY 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #2. MLS# 2923368. $2,798,000.
Orient, NY 4-bedroom, 4.5-bath. SD #1. MLS# 2831834. $3,295,000.
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