Franklin Square / Elmont Herald

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HERALD NYRA ends racing at Aqueduct

lIJ gets more coronavirus cases

tax suspension considered

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Vol. 22 No. 13

MARCH 26 - APRIl 1, 2020

Salons, tattoo parlors close nesses to close beginning last Sunday. Essential services include medical, police, fire, mkoenig@liherald.com water, sewer and food, including March is usually the busiest restaurants, which he said time of the year for the Solid would be allowed to continue Gold Tattoo Shop in Elmont, as offering takeout. many people use their tax Cuomo said he knew the execrefunds to buy themselves a new utive order would cause “disruptattoo. But this year, the business tion.” was hit by many “I accept full c a n c e l l at i o n s a s responsibility . . .,” Long Islanders selfhe said. “There is no isolated to stop the one else who is spread of the cororesponsible for this navirus. decision.”

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As of Monday, Andrew Cuomo there were more ordered all barbers, than 20,000 cases nail and hair salons re por ted in New and tattoo parlors to York, with more close on March 20. than 2,400 in Nassau.

Tattoo ar tist Nine people had also Christopher Wilkie died in the county, said Solid Gold had according to County taken precautions, DANItA Executive Laura such as having its FoReMAN Curran. artists use plastic Because of the Owner, sleeves and masks outbreak, local busiwhile inking clients. Lavish Beauty Salon nesses like CoifStill, it had to close. and Spa fure’s By Genevive Any business that and Insight Hair does not comply Salon, both in with the governor’s shutdown Franklin Square, and Tattooing order could face civil fines or be by Richie in Elmont, had already shut down indefinitely. closed. The latter business post“These temporary closures ed on Instagram and changed its are not going to be easy, but they voicemail greeting to notify cusare necessary to protect the pub- tomers of the closure, and told lic health,” Cuomo tweeted. them to “be safe, wash your Additionally, the governor hands and cover your mouth.” ordered all “non-essential” busiContinued on page 7

By MelIssA KoeNIg and sCott BRINtoN

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Courtesy Jeanmarie Derby

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Emily Ng, in Jeanmarie Derby’s second-grade class at the John Street School, created a leprechaun trap out of supplies she found in her house. Story, more photos, Page 9.

Helping hands (just don’t touch) In need themselves, business owners offer support

By MelIssA KoeNIg mkoenig@liherald.com

After he saw other pizzerias charge $15 for make-your-own pizza kits, Vito Cortesiano, owner of Salvatore’s of Elmont, decided to give families in need his homemade pizza dough for free while schools remain closed.

“This is a time people have to come together,” Cortesiano said, adding that as a father of two young children, he understands

they are cooped up without much to do.

The dough doesn’t cost much to make — it’s just flour and water — and Vito’s wife, Anna, who helps out at the restaurant and works for the Board of Education, said it didn’t make sense for them to charge people for it.

“Why would you charge a family that’s struggling?” she asked. “We just want to help out as much as we could.”

In their first day distributing

dough balls on March 18, Anna said the couple gave nearly 80 to families in need. Some, Vito said, came into the Meacham Avenue restaurant with tears in their eyes, and others wanted to give money, but Vito would not accept it.

“We’re doing this from the goodness of our hearts,” Anna said, adding that every business owner should do the same.

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e need to figure out a way where [the government] could help us during this time.

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Social services to county: ‘We’re still open’

By TimoThy DenTon tdenton@liherald.com

Nassau County’s social services are open for business, despite the current challenges. That was County Executive Laura Curran’s message as she gave updates on the current COVID-19 situation across the county.

Some personnel have been sent home, Curran said, but “all our desks [at the Department of Social Services] are staffed.” Departments are still in the process of making the adjustments necessary to protect both clients and employees, but every department is prepared to support the needs of the county’s 1.4 million residents, she said.

In the interim, the county was in the process of working out alternatives to procedures that, according to New York state law, mandated face-to-face meetings.

And Medicare agreed on Tuesday to extend coverage for mental health providers via telemedicine, she said — a first.

“While we’re dealing with people’s physical health, I’m also concerned with their mental health,” Curran said. “People who are already dealing with depression can go to a very dark place” when confronted with a crisis of this magnitude, she said. “And even people who don’t have a history of depression can find themselves overwhelmed.”

To overcome this anxiety, Dr. Ron Panvini, a Franklin Square-based medical health counselor recommends that people keep engaged. They could write a book, keep active, catch up with loved ones, stay engaged and “do not dwell on things that make you anxious.”

“This is a time to remember some of the things that make life more comfortable,” he said. “Lots of times, we get into routines and we miss what’s right under our noses.”

Curran also stressed the need for stability in the face of the disruptions to work and personal schedules that many now face as they transition from office, school or job site to home. “Keep a regular schedule, and stick to it” she suggested.

“Working from home can lead to anxiety.

When family members distract you, just say, ‘I’m at work.’”

Additionally, she recommended exercise, especially in any of the county’s numerous parks. Parks are not only ideal locations to practice social distancing, she said; fresh air and exercise are keys to maintaining health.

Finally, Curran said that “small kindnesses go a long way” in easing the tensions brought on by isolation and uncertainty. “If you bought too much toilet paper, and your neighbor didn’t buy enough — give them some.” Such kindnesses make both people feel better, she said.

Curran was joined by county Commissioner of Social Services Nancy Nunziata; Director of Community Services, Omayra Perez; and Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, chief executive officer of FCA (Family and Children’s Association), as well as Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein, commissioner of the county Department of Health.

Nunziata said her department has changed some of its protocols to reflect

Photos by Timothy Denton/Herald

nassau CounTy exeCuTive Laura Curran, right, and Commissioner of Health Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein addressed mental health concerns on March 18 at a news conference in Eisenhower Park. the need to avoid close contact. Documents will no longer be dropped off in person, for example, but will be deposited in sliding drawers.

But whether residents need food stamps, emergency housing or any of her departments’ services, “We are there,” she said, emphatically echoing Curran’s message.

Perez advised residents to “take breaks from all the news coverage,” which can be overwhelming, especially for children.

“Talk to your children factually but calmly.” And for those with existing mental health issues, she underscored the importance of keeping up treatment. For anyone needing immediate help, she recommended calling the county’s mental health hotline at (516) 227-TALK (8255).

Reynolds, whose organization has weathered many major crises, from the global Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 hurricane Sandy, said his chief concern was the speed with which mental health issues have arisen, as well as their severity. “With Sandy, it took a couple of weeks before we began to see some of the things we’re seeing now after just a few days.”

Residents are not only hoarding toilet paper and ground beef. “Addicts are hoarding heroin,” he said. The problem is that “they buy enough to last them for a week and end up doing it all in a weekend.” The result has been a spike in overdoses. According to the N.Y. State Health Department, the opioid crisis in Nassau County has “significantly worsened” since the beginning of the year, with 6.5 overdoses per 100,000 residents. “And this was already Ground Zero for the opioid crisis,” he said.

People with prescriptions for pain medication face similar fears, he said.

“Many turn to alcohol as the most effective alternative.”

Melissa Koenig contributed to this story.

DireCTor of CommuniTy Services Omayra Perez, above, advised avoiding overloading on news reports.

Dr. Jeffrey reynolDs, chief executive officer of the Family and Children’s Association, left, said stockpiling by addicts had led to a marked increase in overdoses.

‘It’s the real deal’

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LIJ Valley Stream confirms six coronavirus cases, readies for more

By Peter Belfiore pbelfiore@liherald.com

Long Island Jewish Valley Stream says it has six confirmed cases of coronavirus, with more expected on the way, according to Dr. Salvatore Pardo chairman of emergency medicine, as the hospital braces for a flood of new patients.

It is a dramatic departure from a month ago, when the Herald last spoke to him about the hospital’s procedures should a case of the COVID-19 virus strain come through its doors. Then, the attention was on preventing its spread into the United States from overseas.

“The situation has changed,” he said.

“We’re no longer focusing on people who have travelled.”

All staff as well as patients are now required to wear surgical masks, and already they have been asked to ration the use of the N95 surgical mask, which offer some of the best protection against infection, even reusing them in some cases as health experts say medical supply chains are stretched thin, and as the outbreak is expected to continue in the United States for an extended period of time.

“We’re making sure that people understand that this is a long journey,” Pardo said, “and that we anticipate that we’ll need to worry about having masks not just today, but also masks weeks down the road, maybe months.”

The hospital has cancelled elective surgeries to free up beds, which can then be used for intensive care purposes should the need arise. LIJ is currently licensed for 284 beds.

Additionally, as a member of the Northwell Health network, which comprises 23 hospitals across the New York state, Pardo said LIJ would rely on hospitals in the network with fewer coronavirus cases for equipment such as ventilators — devices that can mean the differ-

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liJ Valley StreaM Chairman of Emergency Medicine Dr. Salvatore Pardo last month as he outline the hospital’s quarantine procedures for coronavirus. The situation has changed dramatically since then. ence between life and death for patients suffering from the most serious respiratory effects of the disease.

Regarding staff morale, Pardo said anxiety was high, and that there were daily meetings with them to address their concerns and fears, particularly in light of a news media cycle that has become increasingly grim by the day.

“We want them to be safe,” he said of the hospital staff, “so we take a lot of care to achieve that.”

As of Monday, New York had more than 20,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, by far the most in the country. In Nassau, there were 2,442 cases, with 52 residents hospitalized.

Testing for the virus remains limited,

with a drive-through testing site at Jones Beach available only for those showing symptoms such as a fever and who have come in close contact with someone who has tested positive, according to County Health Commissioner Lawrence Eistenstein.

The New York State Department of Health hotline — (888) 364-3065 — is the only way to get an appointment for testing at the Jones Beach testing site, Eisenstein said. It is open 24 hours, seven days a week.

In light of that invisible risk, Pardo said it was incumbent on the general public to stop the spread of the disease.

Transmission between patients and hospital staff has been rare, he said, with

the majority of cases being spread through social interactions in the community.

“I want to stress the importance of the kinds of instructions that are out there,” he said, noting the practices of social distancing and frequent handwashing. “Just because you feel well doesn’t mean you’re not at risk. The public needs to do their part to stop this spread.

“It’s out there,” he continued. “ … It’s affecting people of all ages. It’s the real deal so we’ve got to be careful. Our opportunity to make a difference is now.”

Andrew Garcia and Scott Brinton contributed to this story.

Feinstein to undertake COVID-19 clinical trials

By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com

The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, the research arm of Northwell Health, announced last Friday morning that it was starting three large-scale clinical treatment trials to combat COVID-19, the novel coronavirus.

Northwell Health is now treating some 250 coronavirus patients at its hospitals, Northwell President and CEO Michael Dowling said at a news conference that was streamed via YouTube.

Northwell is testing roughly 1,000 people a day for the illness, he said.

Feinstein Institutes researchers are teaming up with Gilead Sciences and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to identify ef fective treatments for COVID-19 patients who are now hospitalized with

moderate to severe conditions. The goal, according to a Northwell release, is “to improve recovery and speed discharge from hospitals.”

With Gilead, the Feinstein Institutes will examine the safety and efficacy of remdesivir (RDV), an investigational antiviral drug, to reduce the intensity and duration of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients.

RDV, Northwell officials said, has “demonstrated positive effects” on other viral pathogens such as MERS and SARS. The third trial with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will determine the safety and efficacy of sarilumab, a human antibody that may prevent the spread of a specific cytokine called interleukin-6 (IL-6) that is thought to cause severe pneumonia in some COVID-19 patients.

Michael Dowling PreSiDent and CEO of Northwell Health, announced last Friday morning that the Feinstein Institutes was undertaking clinical treatment trials for COVID-19 with hospitalized patients experiencing moderate to severe symptoms of the illness.

Courtesy Northwell Health

Solages, Meeks update residents on relief efforts

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would also get a full tax credit reimbursement for these expenses.

Additionally, Meeks said, the federState Assemblywoman Michaelle al government has allocated 6.2 perSolages and U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks cent more funding to New York for updated residents on gover nmental Medicaid payments, has ensured that efforts to support the public during missed loan payments would not result the coronavirus outbreak in a tele- in foreclosure, extended the tax-filing deadline to July 15 and ordered federal phone town hall on March 19.

As of Monday, Franklin Square and student loan companies to not charge Elmont had 14 cases each, and Valley interest.

“We want to make sure that we Stream had 12, according to data from d o n ’ t h av e a n o t h e r c r i s i s , ” h e the Nassau County Department of explained.

Health.

T h e g ove r n m e n t h a s To help those who are also extended the federal suffering financially, repsick leave to seven days, resentatives of both the and has expanded its State Senate and Assembly unemployment relief, met one day before to pass although Meeks noted, legislation guaranteeing applications for unemploysick leave for private and ment insurance have quapublic sector employees, drupled over the past few effective immediately. It weeks. requires that large He also said the federal employers — those with gover nment is currently 100 or more employees — ne gotiating a system to and all public employers michaelle Solages p r ov i d e a n yo n e f a c i n g provide 14 days paid sick financial hardships during leave. Those with 11 to 99 the outbreak with “some employees, or with 10 or form of direct payment.” fewer employees but more Government officials still than $1 million in net have to figure out how income, must provide five m u c h t h e s e p ay m e n t s days of paid sick leave and would be, how they would then unpaid sick leave be sent to the public and during the quarantine who would receive them. order.

But, Meeks said, “we have Employers with fewer a consensus that we have than 10 employees and a to put money directly into net income of less than $1 the hands of folks.” million will not be A s o f M o n d ay, m o re gregory meeks required to offer paid sick than 42,000 Americans had leave, but their employees been diagnosed with must be granted unpaid leave until the COVID-19, the symptoms of which quarantine is lifted. include a fever of over 100.4 degrees, The new legislation also includes shortness of breath and flu-like aches job protection for employees who are and pains. It spreads from droplets in in quarantine. the air from a cough or a sneeze, and Additionally, Solages said, Gov. can remain on some surfaces for days.

Andrew Cuomo announced that he Dr. Tamika James, of the Federally approved 90 days of mortgage relief, so Qualified Health Centers of Long that missed mortgage payments will Island, suggested during the town hall not negatively affect one’s credit, put a that people should self-isolate and moratorium on evictions and ordered avoid touching their eyes, nose and utilities to suspend disconnections. mouth.

“New York state is monitoring what Testing for the virus is now availis happening,” Solages, a Democrat able at Jones Beach, but James said, f ro m E l m o n t , a s s u re d re s i d e n t s. people should call the Department of “Right now we’re in a fluid situation.”

Health before going.

Federal employees are also working Most of those who are diagnosed to ensure that everyone remains safe, with the virus have relatively mild Meeks, a Democrat from Queens, symptoms — especially those with noted. President Trump signed legisla- healthy immune systems. That’s why, tion on March 19 ensuring that corona- Solages said, people shouldn’t worry. virus testing is free, and employees There’s enough food for everyone, and have paid emergency leave. she suggested that those who are Under the new legislation, small healthy check in on their elderly business owners — those with 50 to 500 neighbors, volunteer at their local food employees — would be required to pro- banks or write thank-you notes to vide their employees with sick leave, medical workers. but businesses with more than 500 “We are in this together,” she said, employees are exempt. The employers “and we will get through it.”

By meliSSa Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

Courtesy Vito Cortesiano

Salvatore’S of elmont offered free homemade dough to families in need.

Business owners offer residents help continued from front page A few others in the area have. Inspired by the Cortesianos, Charlie Davi, co-owner of DaVinci Gourmet Market of Franklin Square, gave children free lunches.

“I saw a lot of people posting on social media that if anyone was worried their children would be missing meals with schools being closed that they would happily help one another out and provide food for others’ children,” Davi recounted. “As a business owner, and growing up in Franklin Square, I just wanted to do my part to help out the community I’ve been a part of all my life.

“I’ve seen other businesses, such as Vito from Salvatore’s, offer help,” he continued, “and thought it would be great if everyone, including local businesses, could help any way we could.”

Chris Cianciulli, owner of the Red Mango in Franklin Square, gave away coffee and offered discounted products to first responders and medical staff who are on the front lines battling the coronavirus outbreak. He has worked in local government for 25 years, he said, and has seen “how hard they work and what they go through.”

But local business owners face diffi-

culties themselves. Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered restaurants to close all dining areas and only do takeout or delivery orders. After the announcement, Cianciulli said, his sales dropped 40 percent, and he was concerned he would be unable to pay his sales taxes on March 20, as required.

“It’s going to be a tough few months,” he said.

To help such business owners, Marge Kelly, president of the Community League of Garden City South, posted on social media that March 20 would be “Support Small Business Day” in the Franklin Square School District, when residents were encouraged to order takeout, buy a gift card or shop at area small businesses.

The businesses, Kelly explained, are the same ones that donate to local fundraisers, and “now they’re in need.”

Everyone has seen losses, she said, and many business owners have had to lay off employees. “Unfortunately,” she said, “I don’t think it’s going to get better any time soon.”

Several local residents took part in Support Small Business Day, posting photos and writing about the restaurants they ordered from.

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News briefs

FRANKLIN SQUARE/ELMONT HERALD — March 26, 2020

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The New York Racing Association has suspended all its operations at the Aqueduct Racetrack indefinitely, after a Belmont employee tested positive for coronavirus.

NYRA suspends racing at Aqueduct Last Friday morning, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced live racing at Aqueduct Racetrack is suspended until further notice due to changing circumstances in the racing community relative to COVID19.

A backstretch worker who lives and works at Belmont Park tested positive March 19 for the coronavirus. Following NYRA’s Preparedness and Response Plan, the worker has been quarantined since developing symptoms the morning of Friday, March 13. His roommate was also quarantined at that time.

NYRA’s Preparedness and Response Plan Committee has established clear protocols and processes following the most up-to-date health guidance established by the New York State Department of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

“This individual and his roommate have been in isolation since prior to racing last Friday and as such did not travel to Aqueduct for live racing,” said NYRA CEO and President Dave O’Rourke. “We are working with the County and State departments of health to ensure proper quarantine and sterilization practices will continue to be followed moving forward.

“We are focused on ensuring the health and safety of our entire backstretch community, as well as the horses in their care,” added O’Rourke. “Accordingly, we are immediately suspending racing operations until further notice to devote all our attention and resources to this effort.”

The Preparedness and Response Plan Committee, comprised of key NYRA staff

members as well as representatives from the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA), the Backstretch Employee Service Team (BEST), and the New York Race Track Chaplaincy of America (NYRTCA), have closely monitored and assessed developments regarding the coronavirus for the past several weeks to develop key protocols to monitor and manage both the Aqueduct and Belmont properties.

“At this point in the COVID-19 crisis, we all need to be 100 percent focused on the health of our staff and the welfare of our horses,” said NYTHA President Joe Appelbaum. “When the industry comes out the other side of this - and we will having as many healthy horses and humans as possible will be paramount.”

NYRA has contracted with multiple outside cleaning vendors following best practices established by the New York State Department of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

Racing at Aqueduct, which is conducted from Friday through Sunday in March, will be postponed until further notice.

A decision regarding the resumption of live racing and the upcoming Aqueduct stakes schedule, including the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino on April 4, will be made at a later date.

The Belmont Park backstretch and its facilities remain open to horsemen and operational for training. Owners will not be permitted access to the backstretch until further notice. Stabling and training at Aqueduct was closed permanently as of Jan. 1.

Courtesy Rescuing Families Inc.

rescuiNg FaMilies iNc. is collecting N95 masks for distribution to healthcare workers, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems.

Rescuing Families to donate N95 masks

By Melissa koeNig mkoenig@liherald.com

Rescuing Families Inc., a Franklin Square-based nonprofit organization is collecting N95 masks for healthcare professionals, elderly residents and people with compromised immune systems.

The masks include respirators to protect people from airborne particles and from liquid contaminating the face, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The ‘N95’ designation means that when subjected to careful testing, the respirator blocks at least 95 percent of very small particles.

As of Monday, the organization collected 500 masks, which will be distributed to first

responders and healthcare professionals first, according to Gina Centauro, co-founder of Rescuing Families Inc. “The more we get, the more people can have them,” she said.

The Centers for Disease Control, however, does not recommend that the general public wear N95 respirators, and people with chronic respiratory, cardiac or other medical conditions that make breathing difficult should check with their healthcare providers before using an N95 mask.

Donations could be dropped off at 1010 Lewiston Street in Franklin Square. For more information, call Gina at (516) 697 9403.

Sanitary District 6 changes trash, recycling collection schedule The Town of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 6 — which encompasses West Hempstead, Lakeview, Garden City South, Malverne Park, Franklin Square, Elmont, North Valley Stream and South Floral Park — is changing its trash collection schedule amid the coronavirus outbreak.

In a flier sent to residents over the weekend, district officials said that Wednesday garbage pickup will move to Friday and Thursday pickup will move to Saturday.

The Wednesday recycling collection will

move to Thursday, meanwhile, and Thursday recycling pickup will remain the same.

“The health and safety of our employees and the general public is our top priority,” the flier reads. “We appreciate your understanding and cooperation during these challenging times.”

For more information about the district’s trash and recycling program, visit www.sanitarydistrict6.com.

—Melissa Koenig

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Photos by Christina Daly/Herald

TesTing appeareD To proceed smoothly on Wednesday — the second day of drive-through testing at the west end of Jones Beach State Park.

State opened drive-through testing at Jones Beach

By TimoThy DenTon tdenton@liherald.com

Gov. Andrew Cuomo made good on his pledge last Saturday to open a drivethrough testing facility for the COVID-19 virus at Jones Beach. The facility, which will open today at the west end of the park, is one of four testing facilities the state Department of Health is slated to open in the coming days. The other three will be in Suffolk County, Rockland County and on Staten Island.

Although the governor described the Jones Beach facility as “drive through,” residents must still call for appointments before testing. Those who believe they may have symptoms of the virus should call the COVID-19 hotline at 1-888-364-3065 to arrange for a test.

It was unclear which test method would be used or how long it would take

to receive the results.

At the same time, the governor spoke of some of the challenges the state faces, particularly the shortage of hospital beds.

The state has a total of about 53,000 hospital beds, including about 3,000 beds in intensive care facilities, according to Cuomo. But DOH projections drawn from the experiences of other countries suggest that the state will need at least 110,000 beds, including as many as 37,000 ICU beds, he said.

Mt. Sinai South Nassau Hospital, serving the county’s south coast, has a capacity of 455 beds at its main Oceanside facility and operates two additional facilities in Long Beach and Wantagh.

To meet the need for additional beds, the state is considering measures that include increasing the allowed capacity of individual hospital rooms and construction of temporary facilities.

The TesTs were administered inside the vehicles to reduce exposure to both patients and testers.

Army Corps hospital to be built at Old Westbury By scoTT BrinTon sbrinton@liherald.com

Speaking Sunday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the federal government to step in and set up four temporary U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hospitals — at SUNY Old Westbury, Stony Brook University and the Javits Center in New York City, as well as one in Westchester — in the ongoing fight against the coronavirus.

Hours later, President Trump promised to begin setting up the hospitals within 48 hours.

The growing need for patient beds, Cuomo said, could soon exceed hospital capacity. On Monday, the governor reported more than 2,400 cases in Nassau County and 20,000 statewide.

Cuomo also called for four 250-bed Federal Emergency Management Agency hospitals at the Javits Center, to be fully funded by the federal government. Normally, the state would fund 25 percent of the cost of FEMA hospitals. The state, however, does not have the funding now to establish, supply and staff such hospitals, the governor said. The Army Corps hospitals would be supplied and staffed by the

Courtesy Suny Old Westbury

a Temporary U.s. Army Corps of Engineers hospital is being built at Suny Old Westbury. state.

Again, Trump promised to provide the hospitals, at no cost to the state.

Cuomo also called on the federal government to nationalize the acquisition of medical supplies. “The states simply cannot manage it,” he said. Right now, he added, “states are savaging states.”

With states competing against one another for supplies, prices are rapidly rising, Cuomo said. An 85-cent protective mask now goes for $7. A ventilator can cost $16,000 to $40,000. New York needs 30,000 ventilators, he said.

Trump, Cuomo said, should invoke the Defense Production Act, which would

allow the federal government to order private companies to produce medical supplies, including protective equipment. “If I had the power, I would do in New York state,” he said.

At press time, there was no word whether the president would invoke the act.

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FRANKLIN SQUARE/ELMONT HERALD — March 26, 2020

Photos by Timothy Denton/Herald

PeoPle are still lining up to pay their school taxes in person, above. town of heMPstead Supervisor Donald Clavin, near right, and Councilman Anthony D’Esposito outlined their request to Gov. Andrew Cuomo for a deferral of school taxes.

Courtesy Solid Gold Tattoo/Instagram

March is usually a busy time for Solid Gold Tattoo in Elmont.

Clavin asks governor for 30-day moratorium In the face of massive layoffs and rising interest rates, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald Clavin last Thursday asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo to issue an executive order deferring the second round of 2019-20 school tax payments to June 11 from May 11.

As Cuomo ordered a hike in mandatory reduction of on-site workforces to 75 percent from 50 percent for most businesses on Thursday, Clavin said he was seeking breathing room for town residents and businesses. The move was also prompted by the large number of older adults — the group most susceptible to the COVID-19 virus — who pay their taxes in person.

“We’ve been reaching out to the governor and asking him to keep doing what he’s been doing — lead,” Clavin said. “We believe he will” issue the order.

The first round of school taxes has already been collected. The second round represents about 65 percent of the total the town will collect this fiscal year.

“You can pay by credit card, by phone or online — you can even send us a letter,” said Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll, who joined Clavin. “But about 55,000 people — mainly seniors — still prefer to pay in person.”

The building where residents normally pay their taxes was closed because of the virus. But to underscore her point, Driscoll pointed to the two collection booths behind the lectern, where drivers continued to pay their taxes as she spoke.

“Thousands of taxpayers, especially senior citizens, are arriving at our offic-

es recounting their concerns over exposure to the deadly virus,” Driscoll said.

“We can tell you on a first-hand basis that senior citizens are the largest group of taxpayers who exercise the in-person payment option for . . . tax purposes.”

Tow n C o u n c i l m a n A n t h o ny D’Esposito, whom Clavin tapped to coordinate the town’s response to the virus, outlined some of the additional measures the town has taken in response to the crisis.

“We’re probably one of the only townships in the state that has a complete operational emergency medical facility,” he said. “Our most important mission is to keep everyone safe,” he said.

A t t h e s a m e t i m e, D ’ E s p o s i t o described the devastation to local businesses as “scary. Restaurants that were booming businesses just a few weeks ago are now only doing take-out and delivery,” he said.

With the start of widespread testing this week, the number of positive cases has increased dramatically, and with them, governments at all levels are beginning to feel pressure to grant tax relief. Even the Internal Revenue Service has extended its tax filing deadline to July 15.

California and Maryland have also granted limited tax relief. California Gov. Gavin Newsome pushed the state’s filing deadline back by 60 days, according to news reports, and Maryland has eased payment requirements on some forms of business tax.

Business owners react to closure mandate continued from front page Shaheen Shah, the owner of Fancy Cuts in Franklin Square, said, “It’s like all business is totally dead. They’ve canceled everything.”

Danita Foreman, owner of Elmontbased Lavish Beauty Salon and Spa, said she had a steady stream of clients before the forced closure. “It’s going to be hard to say what will happen,” Foreman said, noting that many of her employees are contracted, and it would be difficult to pay them while the salon is closed.

Making the situation worse, business owners said, is the uncertainty of how long the outbreak will last. Wilkie said he thinks he would be able to survive if the parlor were closed for two weeks; beyond that, however, he said, “We’re depleting our resources.”

He gets paid per tattoo, he explained, and will not earn money during the closure. At the same time, he must make mortgage and car payments, and take care of his two children.

The governor ordered a halt to any residential and commercial evictions for 90 days to help business owners and employees during this time.

Several local business owners said they wondered whether they would receive any assistance while their businesses were closed. Linda Skaliros, the manager of the Century 21 real estate agency in Franklin Square, said she would not make money during this time because she works on commission, and Jay Coley, the owner of SLAYJ6Y Hair,

said she was “a little concerned as to why we’re not getting any assistance as small business owners.”

County officials have created an email to respond to business owners who are struggling — SmallBusinessImpact@ NassauCountyNY.gov — and recommended that they apply for loans from the Small Business Administration.

The SBA has declared Nassau County a disaster region, Curran posted on social media on March 20, and is now offering low-interest loans for small businesses affected by the pandemic. Business owners can apply for loans at www. sba.gov/funding-programs/disasterassistance.

The problem with these loans, however, is they must be paid back, Foreman said, and if she were to get one, “I’m always going to be behind.”

Instead, she suggested the government give small business owners grants for any lost revenue during the outbreak.

“We need to figure out a way where they could help us during this time,” Foreman said, adding that the government “has to keep people going.”

Otherwise, she said, it would be impossible for small businesses to keep running, although Coley and Rosa Hawkins, the owner of Di Rosa Haircare in Franklin Square, did not seem as worried. Coley said people would again need to get their hair done once the crisis is over, and Hawkins noted, “The beauty industry always bounces back, and we’ll work harder than ever.”

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state sen. Kevin Thomas tried out the Franklin Square Library’s Census Station on March 10. He was with Board of Trustees President Bill Youngfert, Library Clerk Nicole Cieslewicz, Library Trustee Carl Gerrato and Library Director Aviva Kane.

F.S. library prepared for Census The Franklin Square Library has set up a designated, secure station to help residents fill out the 2020 Census online.

The United States Census Bureau started mailing every household in the country an invitation to respond to the Census on March 12, and for the first time respondents will be able to complete the questionnaire online at www.my2020census.gov.

To make the process as smooth as possible, the library has created a Census Station, which has a secure computer, privacy screen and personalized assistance to help residents fill out the census form

online. The new equipment was paid for with state aid secured by New York State Senator Kevin Thomas, who represents areas of Franklin Square.

“There are residents in Franklin Square who may not have Internet access at home, have questions about the process, or just want a private, secure place to fill out their questionnaire,” Thomas said. “The Census Station is a great service to the community, and I urge Franklin Square residents to take advantage of this important resource.”

–Melissa Koenig

Rotary learns of Hindi’s legacy Leslie Gang, the founder of Hindi’s Libraries, spoke to members of the Central Nassau County Rotary Club and Foundation at its March 5 meeting. She started the organization following Dr. Hindi Krinsky’s death at the age of 32. It has built three free-standing libraries in Krinsky’s children’s school.

Within only two weeks, the organization had received almost 500 books, and its members then decided to collect and donate new and gently used children’s books to more than 380 organizations throughout the world.

The Central Nassau County Rotary Club is looking for new members.

It meets every Thursday morning at 8:15 a.m. at the Venus Restaurant in West Hempstead. For more information visit www.centralnassaucountyrotary.org.

–Melissa Koenig

Courtesy Central Nassau County Rotary Club

Hindi’s Libraries founder Leslie Gang spoke to the Central Nassau County Rotary Club on March 5. She was with Firs Vice President Regina Mascia.

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tHe state education Department has suspended all English Language Arts and mathematics tests due to the coronavirus.

State ELA, Math tests cancelled

by Jeff bessen and MeLissa Koenig jbessen@liherald.com

The New York State Education Department has suspended all grades three to eight exams for the 2019-2020 school year because of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The announcement came on March 20.

Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa and interim State Education Commissioner Shannon Tahoe remarked in a joint statement, “It is most important that during the time of closure, schools are able to continue to focus their efforts toward local school and community needs, as they have been doing, and not be concerned about state assessments.

NYSED has applied for federal waivers for testing, accountability and reporting requirements.”

As previously reported by the Herald, earlier in the week the NYSED had suspended shipping the grades three through eight English Language Arts tests that were scheduled to arrive in schools March 16 to 18. SED officials said this was done because schools are closed amid the coronavirus outbreak.

“The situation is evolving rapidly, and NYSED is currently working on its plans for the state assessment,” Zachary Warner wrote in a March 17 email to district superintendents, school principals and leaders of charter school. He is the director of the Office of State Assessment for SED. “The Office of State Assessment will continue to communicate with schools and districts as more infor mation becomes available,” he added. “During the time of closure, schools need not focus on state assessments and can devote their efforts toward local school and community needs.”

Annette Denehy, past president of the Sewanhaka High School Parent Teacher

Association, said she thought the state made the right decision in suspending the tests, and Anthony Maffea, a trustee on the Elmont school board, agreed.

“For our kids to be home for this length of time, to then go back and have to sit through the test,” he said, “I’m against it.”

They both also noted that they were more concerned about how the coronavirus outbreak would affect the rest of the school year. Maffea doubted students would return to school anytime soon, and said, “We are in uncharted territory.”

Denehy, meanwhile, wondered what would happen with the state Regents exams, Advanced Placement tests and SAT and ACT exams that are required for college admission. The College Board announced in response to similar questions that it would shorted AP exams to 45 minutes and would concentrate on material taught before March. It would also give students a choice of test dates.

It has also created a website with updates related to schools impacted by the coronavirus. Go to, www.apcentral.collegeboard.org/about-ap/news-changes/coronavirus-update.

Additionally, the state teachers’ union said it is working with the SED and state Board of Regents to help ensure that the federal government waives testing mandates and that no school is penalized. The teachers’ union said that even if school should re-open in several weeks, there would be substantially less test preparation time, placing the students at distinct advantage to do well and the results would skewed.

“Even worse, considering the pervasive unease and uncertainty that this global pandemic has created, it simply isn’t fair or prudent to create more stress and anxiety for our students,” New York State United Teachers officials said.

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Franklin Square students learn at a distance By mElissa KoEnig Second-graders in Jeanmarie Derby’s class at the John Street School were excited to build leprechaun traps on March 13, after reading the book “How to Catch a Le prechaun” by Adam Wallace. Unfortunately, however, they never got a chance to have their planning session in class, as Franklin Square schools were closed that day while the district underwent a deep cleaning of its facilities.

So, Derby instead sent every student and their parents in her class an email informing them that “the leprechauns were still coming,” and asking the parents if they wanted to work on a trap with their students.

“It would be a fun family-friendly activities to do inside to help pass the time,” she wrote to them.

Within a few hours of sending that email, she said, her students started sending her photos of the traps they made. They used whatever materials they could find in their house, and built the traps out of cereal and shoe boxes.

Surprised by the response, Derby sent the 20 students in her class another STEM challenge only a few days later. She challenged them to color the bottom of each egg holder in an old egg carton, go outside and find something of that color to put in the carton.

“Enjoy the walk, the fresh air and the excitement in your child’s eyes as they find each item,” she wrote to the parents on March 17.

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A stAff member at the Washington Street School tested negative for the coronavirus.

Washington Street employee tests negative for coronavirus by melissA Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

A staff member at the Washington Street School has tested negative for the coronavirus, Franklin Square Superintendent Jared Bloom posted on the district’s website on March 19, although a frequent visitor to the schools has tested positive.

Bloom previously sent a letter to parents saying the Washington Street employee had direct contact with a

“close relative” who tested positive. As a result, Bloom said, schools would be closed on March 13, while the district performed a deep cleaning of its schools.

The staff member’s relative has since passed away.

The district has also been informed, however, that a visitor “who has frequented all three of our buildings” tested positive for the virus, Bloom wrote, and the district therefore performed another deep cleaning and sanitizing on March 20.

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, V. ANGELA T. ATKINS, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 28, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION is the Plaintiff and ANGELA T. ATKINS, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

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 April 21, 2020 at 11:30AM, premises known as 1640 EMPIRE ST, ELMONT, NY 11003: Section 32, Block 601, Lot 61, 62, 262: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND WITAND BEING AT ELMONT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 007639/2008.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Nassau Freedom Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff AGAINST John M. Gibbs, Betty Tucker Gibbs, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 1/16/2020 and entered on 1/17/2020, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Courtroom of the Supreme Court Mineola, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on April 07, 2020 at 11:30 AM premises known as 11538 238th Street, Elmont, NY 11003. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Nassau, State of New York, SECTION: 32, BLOCK: 632, LOT: 23.

Approximate amount of judgment is $456,765.89 plus interests and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 609471/2019.

Kathleen Wright, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 120686

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LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, vs.

AGUILAR MILLA, LUIS MILLA, CARLOS HENAO, JR., CARLOS HENAO, SR., MARIA ELENA HENAO, and JUAN SEBASTIAN HENAO, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on April 20, 2018, I, Michael Annibale, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on April 7, 2020 at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 11:30 A.M., the premises described as follows: 23 Gordon Road Valley Stream, NY 11581 SBL No.: 39-52-16 ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, County of Nassau and State of New York The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 13--010748 in the amount of $554,812.05 plus interest and costs.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU N A T I O N S T A R MORTGAGE, LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST PARTHA ROY, SARMISTHA ROY, et al., Defendant(s)Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated March 14, 2019 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 April 21, 2020 at 11:30AM, premises known as 171 OAKLEY AVENUE, ELMONT, NY 11003. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 32, BLOCK 560, LOT 57, 58.

Approximate amount of judgment $200,496.14 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 10101/10.

FRANCIS XAVIER MORONEY, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 121035

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nAssAu County poliCe have plans in place to protect officers and police medics amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Police respond to the coronavirus pandemic With the coronavirus pandemic accelerating as more testing becomes available Nassau County and the police department have plans and protective measures in place for officers and police medics when responding to help people exhibiting coronavirus symptoms.

Calls to 911 for a health emergency are screened by the communications bureau operators to obtain specific information to protect against coronavirus. Personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, N95 respiratory protection masks, gloves, eye protection and gowns continue to be provided to all first responders within the NCPD. If people have flu like symptoms contact your health care provider.

Everyone should continue to be vigilant when receiving phone solicitations or emails from persons which could be scams or rumors regarding COVID-19.

Please use specific non-emergency numbers for police reports and questions. For anyone who thinks they might have been a victim of any of these scams, call the local precinct immediately.

To file a police report, call the precincts’ non-emergency number. Do not go to the precinct.

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Source: NCPD UNITAL suspended until further notice. Pistol license applications for renewals will still continue as will modifications to exiting permits.

Residents should stay informed by watching and/or listening to affiliated news agencies and logging onto the Nassau County website www.nassaucountyny.gov.

–Jeffrey Bessen

United States Rep. Kathleen Rice under self-quarantine

by AlyssA seidmAn aseidman@liherald.com

U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice will be under self-quarantine until March 27 after coming into contact with an individual who had tested positive for coronavirus, according to a statement posted on her Facebook page early Thursday morning.

“I learned this evening that someone I was in contact with last Friday has tested positive for COVID-19,” the statement said. “After consultations with the Attending Physician and out of an abundance of caution for those around me, I will be self-

quarantining until Friday, March 27.”

The statement indicated that Rice is currently not experiencing any symptoms, and that she feels “healthy and well.”

Rice thanked the healthcare workers “on the front lines” of the outbreak, and advised anyone reading the message to take the matter “seriously.”

“These are difficult times, and it often requires difficult decisions to keep ourselves apart from our loved ones,” the statement said. “When in doubt, just listen to the advice of our medical professionals.”

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Want relief? Restore the SALT deduction.

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n 2017, President Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It was supposed to supercharge the economy, bringing new manufacturing jobs to hardhit areas, and no doubt, it brought some success. Job gains weren’t higher than they were during the Obama administration, but there were steady gains — until there weren’t.

The latest unemployment figures, released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, are from March 6 — when unemployment stood at 3.5 percent — but we know that figure is sure to rise as tens of thousands of Americans are forced out of work because of the coronavirus and will file jobless claims.

The unemployment rate is only expected to increase. People will need relief.

At press time, Congress was debating a

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he American Red Cross is urging healthy, eligible people who are feeling well to give blood or platelets to help maintain a sufficient blood supply and prevent shortages as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

Even before COVID-19 swept across the country in recent weeks, the cold and flu season had already hurt the nation’s ability to maintain its blood supply, according to the Red Cross. As the number of coronavirus cases grows in the U.S., the number of people eligible to give blood could decrease as well.

“We’re asking the American people to help keep the blood supply stable during this challenging time,” said Chris Hrouda,

president of Red Cross Blood Services. “As communities across the country prepare for this public health emergency, it’s critical that plans include a readily available blood supply for hospital patients.”

But, Hrouda noted, “As fears of the coronavirus rise, low donor participation could harm blood availability at hospitals, and the last thing a patient should worry about is whether lifesaving blood will be on the shelf when they need it most.”

You can make an appointment to donate blood by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling (800) 733-2767. Type O and platelet donations are especially needed now.

Donating blood is safe, and people

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It should immediately reinstate the SALT deduction. People here will certainly take $1,000 or $2,000, but restoring the deduction would do far more for many homeowners who are suffering because of the coronavirus.

Most homeowners accepted higher taxes because they believed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was boosting the economy — and thus their 401(k) plans. Last week we saw the foolishness of Trump’s tradeoff, as the stock market tumbled and those 401(k)’s sank to the level they were when Trump took office. That is, all of the stock market gains realized over the past three-plus years were erased just like that. Now many Long Islanders are stuck with oversized tax bills.

The time to act intelligently has come.

Give the SALT deduction back — now, not later.

Save a life — give blood, especially now

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nearly $2 trillion relief package that, when passed, was expected to put somewhere between $1,000 and $2,000 in each American’s hands. The measure should provide a desperately needed shot in the arm to a national economy that is fast seizing. On Long Island, however, it’s hardly enough.

In high-tax regions like New York and California, the weight of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was already causing enormous fiscal strain for many homeowners, who lost all but $10,000 of the federal deduction for state and local taxes, known commonly as the SALT deduction.

Loss of that single deduction in high-tax regions has cost people thousands of dollars. Many Long Island taxpayers reported that their federal tax bills rose $3,000, $5,000, $8,000 or more last year. Those bills are not expected to abate this year, unless Congress acts.

letters State responds to COVID-19 To the Editor: New York state is working around the clock to expand hospital capacity and acquire life-saving medical equipment as we continue to test tens of thousands of New Yorkers for the novel coronavirus. Right now we are facing a generation-defining challenge.

But America is America because of our ability to overcome adversity and challenges. I believe that to the bottom of my soul. We will overcome this, get through this and come out even stronger.

I am calling on the federal government to implement the Defense Production Act to direct companies to produce medical supplies like ventilators and masks. New York state is scouring the globe for these supplies, but we need more than we can find. Currently, states are competing with other states, hospitals

should not hesitate to give or receive blood, according to the Red Cross. There is no evidence that the coronavirus can be transmitted by blood transfusion, and there have been no reported cases of transfusion transmission for any respiratory virus, including COVID-19.

A blood donation takes about an hour from start to finish, but the actual donation only takes eight to 10 minutes. To donate blood, you should have a blood donor card or driver’s license, or two other forms of identification. People who are at least 17 years old (16 with written parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may donate.

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hen the bubonic plague struck England in 1665, a young pastor convinced the people of his villagAe to self-quarantine in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading to neighboring towns. The story of that time became “Year of Wonder,” by Geraldine Brooks. Today, over 300 years later, the story resonates with new meaning.

As you might expect, people behaved as humans do in crisis. Some were the toilet paper hoarders of their day. Some turned randi murderous and kreiss mean over food supplies. Many found grace in the crucible of fear and infection.

We are now in the throes of a destabilizing national emergency. As we go to press, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus is increasing hourly. The federal response has been profoundly disorganized, leaving citizens with little access to tests that could inform them about the progress of the disease. Central command is out of touch, literally and metaphorically.

The remarkable thing is how well we are doing — we regular folks who go to work and put food on the table and care for others. Initially, we turned to President Trump for leadership and for an organizing plan to deal with the crisis.

But the president has failed us, as he descends into an epic spiral of selfaggrandizement and miscommunication. He doesn’t have the capacity for the humane gesture that this moment demands.

The miracle, to me, is that even without the blessing of sane and sound leadership, we, the people, are getting the job done.

We are witnessing an incredible validation of the American spirit. Citizens are stepping up, helping neighbors, quarantining themselves when necessary and taking all the steps a functioning federal task force would advise. (Except for the spring breakers in Florida, but they’ll catch up.)

We have governors and mayors and municipal leaders at every level who are taking charge of their communities and making sure that schools are closing when necessary, events are postponed, and civil order is maintained. This is a demonstration of democracy at its best.

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e’re seeing a validation of the American spirit.

People are stepping up.

Letters with other hospitals, and there is significant price gouging. The federal government must nationalize the contracting and acquisition of medical supplies.

Non-essential businesses were closed as of 8 p.m. Sunday. Essential businesses like pharmacies, grocery stores, gas stations and more will stay open.

I accepted the Army Corps of Engineers’ recommendations for temporary hospital sites in New York state, and we were ready for construction to start Monday. Hospitals at our SUNY campuses in Old Westbury and Stony Brook will be built indoors, with outdoor tent support, and on-site health care staff will stay at the dormitories. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will erect an additional four federal 250-bed hospitals. Each FEMA facility will be fully staffed by the federal government.

We are acting to maximize existing hospital capacity. I am requiring all hospitals statewide to develop plans that expand their capacity by at least 50 percent, with the goal of expanding overall capacity by 100 percent. (State regulations on capacity have been temporarily waived.) The state also leased a nursing home in Brooklyn to convert to a 600-bed hospital. Finally, all elective, non-critical surgeries have been canceled, effective March 25, which will free up around a quarter of existing hospital beds.

Drug therapy trials were scheduled

No one had to tell The New York Times and The Washington Post to take down the pay walls on their websites so that anyone who needs the news can access it for free. No one had to order the closing of all the social and entertainment venues that vendors shut down themselves to slow the spread of disease. No one had to order people to stay home if they feel sick.

One singular hero of the moment is Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. He has spoken truth to power, often and early, deftly calling out the dangerous lies coming from Trump and urging a robust response to Covid-19 while the president was predicting an easy and early end to the pandemic.

We are being tested, as individuals and as a nation. According to Fauci, we are in for a rough patch for some months before the virus starts to burn out. If the federal government, specifically the Centers for Disease Control, can get tests out faster and find out how many are sick and where they live, we can begin to mitigate the effects of the pandemic as it spreads, state by state.

I read a piece in The Times by Jon Mooalem about the devastating 9.2 earthquake in Anchorage in 1964. He wrote about the horrific death and destruction, and how people behaved during the aftershocks. Instead of running for safety, they ran into danger to help their neighbors. Ordinary folks were putting out fires and moving beams and filling in at the police department.

Mooalem wrote about our present national disaster: “Washing your hands, staying home when you’re sick, limiting travel, keeping yourself healthy, not touching your face — little of what we’re being told to do feels particularly heroic or world-changing … But for a lot of us, it is, in fact, the job that’s in front of us right now — the role that these disordered circumstances are calling each of us, at a minimum, to play… “…There are, and will be more, situations where helping more directly becomes possible and necessary — especially if we’re not getting coherent leadership, or even honesty, from those in charge. But we can’t afford to feel that canceling a school band concert, or suspending a basketball season, is a withering retreat; we must see them as parts of an empowered, collaborative undertaking.”

Copyright 2019 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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to start Tuesday. The state has acquired 70,000 doses of hydroxychloroquine, 10,000 doses of Zithromax and 750,000 doses of chloroquine.

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MSSN needs masks and volunteers To the Editor: Our front-line teams of doctors, nurses and support staff at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital need personal protective equipment, specifically surgical and N95 masks. If you have masks you are willing to donate or work for a business that has extra supply, please contact Tim Matejka, executive director of development, at (516) 377-5360, or Timothy.Matejka@snch.org.

Also, all retired South Nassau physicians, nurses, pharmacists and respiratory therapists who are able and willing to volunteer their services during the COvID-19 crisis should contact Mary Golden, assistant vice president of human resources, at (516) 632 4080.

We are grateful for your support of our hospital. Stay healthy!

DANA SANNEMAN Executive director of public affairs, Mount Sinai South Nassau

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