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Protests will bring change, leaders say munity College who, in 2015, became the first black woman to be elected to the Long Beach City After more than two weeks of Council. protests in the wake of George Civil rights demonstrations Floyd’s death under the knee of that began in the 1960s died out Minneapolis police officer Derek as the Vietnam War wound down Chauvin on Memorial Day, black in the mid-1970s and the draft and religious leaders ended for young in Long Beach said Americans. Many earlier this week ended their protest that they believe efforts. Moore noted progress is being that there was made in race rela“more cohesion in tions, but there is the earlier part of still much work to be the civil rights era done. than there is now.”

There were two She continued, large demonstra“Today the young tions in the city last people are more disweek, one on the illusioned. There boardwalk on June 2 was more of a sense and the other at Ken- aNissa moorE of hope back then, nedy Plaza, in front Former and more respect for of City Hall, two authority. Progress councilwoman days later. The prohas certainly been tests drew hundreds made, but there is a of people — black, white, young way to go.” and old — carrying signs appealShe remained hopeful, she ing for justice and emphasizing said, and as a college professor, the theme that black lives matter. “I have to be. I believe if we can “I would say that what has educate a few, we will have been accomplished, across the accomplished a lot.” Young peonation, is that there is now an ple, Moore said, need to delve acknowledgment that many into American history. “It’s not black people have been suffer- all about this moment,” she said. ing,” said Anissa Moore, a pro- Moore spoke at Kennedy Plaza fessor at Nassau County ComContinued on page 3

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Swingbellys already had patrons dining outside early Wednesday. Co-Owner Dave Monteforte, right, enjoyed a meal with Liz Crotty and Paul Wyorio.

Long Beach looks, cautiously, to Phase Two of reopening

By JamEs BErNstEiN jbernstein@liherald.com

At JJ Coopers, on West Park Avenue, co-manager Matthew Vascellaro has prepared for weeks to help the posh American-style restaurant climb out of the doldrums brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. This is the week he has been waiting for, when restaurants can serve patrons outside.

“I can’t wait,” Vascellaro said. “It’s been such a long, devastating process. We had

to stay afloat” by offering takeout. “But we also had a strong, dedicated staff.”

JJ Coopers will be able to serve about 50 patrons on a patio in the back, but like all other restaurants, the diners must be kept six feet apart.

JJ Coopers is one of dozens of restaurants in Long Beach that will begin outdoor service this week, under Phase Two of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reopening plan. Hair salons and barbershops may also reopen, and retail stores can offer customers in-store

service. But strong regulations will be in effect.

Businesses will be permitted only 50 percent occupancy, social distancing will be required, and employees must wear masks.

The Phase Two reopening also includes such officebased industries as real estate, professional services, administrative support and information technology.

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Outdoor dining expected to help businesses city manager, said the municipality has waived a $25 fee it had charged restaurants for outdoor seating. He said the city is also “working through” plans to allow restaurants to use their parking lots for dining.

Restaurants and bars account for a large percentage of Long Beach’s economy, and they have taken a major hit because of the pandemic. The shutdown forced massive layoffs and loss of income for storeowners. Unemployment in the city spiked because of the closings.

Ian Danby, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, has worked to help restaurants attract customers. The chamber provided signs designating areas where motorists could stop to pick up food, and took surveys to see what businesses thought would help them most.

“I expect that any restaurant still in business today will do anything they can to open their doors” to outdoor dining, Danby said. “This is a good step. It’s an excellent step.”

It is a big one for Long Beach. Phase One involved the reopening of construction firms and manufacturers — not major employers on the barrier island.

“We’re back. We’re back,” Cuomo said at his daily pandemic briefing on Monday. “Not only are we back, but we went from the worst situation in the nation, frankly, one of the worst situations on the globe, to not only flattening the curve but to bending the curve.”

A Swingbellys, a popular eatery on the West End, two doctors were enjoying lunch outdoors Wednesday afternoon. Shanli Parnia and George Carnic, both of whom work at Nassau University Medical Center, had sheltered through much of the shutdown, and said they were enjoying the fresh air and sunshine.

“It’s very refreshing,” Parnia said. “We’ve all been through a very rough time.”

They said rhey felt safe eating outdoors. “I wouldn’t eat inside,” Carnick said.

“I would,” Parnia shot back.

Swingbellys owner Dave Monteforte said that morale during the day had been high. “People are walking by giving us the thumbs up,” he said.

Giano Acquasanta, an employee at Sorrentino’s, on West Park Avenue, said he had also looked forward starting outdoor service, but he added that dining would be

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limited to four tables of two.

The Lido Kosher Deli, which does a steady counter business, set up two picnic tables outdoors, said owner Wally Goetz. There will be no wait service.

Goetz said it would take time to see whether people feel comfortable coming back to restaurants. “We’ll have to wait and see,” he said. “We’ll take every day as it comes.”

Leonard Bobrow, a patron, appeared to be enjoying himself. “I’m outside with friends,” he said, pointing to companions at a nearby table. “They’re here from Oceanside, Farmingdale, Cedarhurst. We’re here for some home cooking.”

JJ Coopers reCeived numerous phone calls requesting reservations on the first day of outdoor dining. Matt Werner set up the tables, spaced six feet apart.

There’s a long road ahead, leaders agree continued from front page last Thursday, and called for more peaceful demonstrations.

Rabbi Eli Goodman, of the Chabad of the Beaches, who also spoke at the Kennedy Plaza rally, noted that he and James Hodge, the chairman of the MLK Center in Long Beach, have baked challah bread together and held classes in the making of the bread, which is eaten

by Jews on Shabbat and on holidays.

“We have brought the issue of injustice to the fore,” Goodman said, “I think we are all in agreement that changes need to be made. But are they the right changes?” Both Moore and Goodman said they opposed calls by some to defund police departments. “We need the police,” Goodman said simply.

“It all comes down to education,” he said. “When people believe in the concept of God, it allows them to be more understanding. We need to take steps to abide by a moral code. The message protesters have been delivering is getting through,” Goodman added, “but there has also been division during the past few weeks.

“People want to change. That much has been made clear. The elected officials have to bring about the change, and it has to be the right kind of change.”

Hodge spoke with the Herald while he was on his way to Albany on Monday to lobby for the repeal of Section 50-a of the New York State Civil Rights Law,

which allowed police officers’ disciplinary records to be kept secret. (The law was repealed by both the State Senate and the Assembly on Tuesday.)

The progress that has been made in race relations thus far, Hodge said, can be measured in a few acts: Chauvin was charged with second-degree murder.

Three other officers at the scene in Minneapolis were also charged, but with lesser crimes. And the protests have continued. “Demonstrations can accomplish a lot,” Hodge said, “Even people outside the country are protesting about police brutality.”

Sergio Argueta — the founder of Strong Youth, a 20-year-old Uniondale organization that attempts to empower young people — who was traveling with Hodge to Albany, said, “At the core, what we’re asking for is accountability. We’ve seen more traction in the last three weeks than in the last three years. There’s a reason the community is mobilizing like never before.”

But this, Argueta said, has to be only the beginning of the road to racial justice.

Former City CounCilwoman Anissa Moore spoke at a protest on June 4 at City Hall.

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as phase two of reopening began, all the tables at the Lido Kosher Deli were occupied as owner Wally Goetz, near left, greeted customers inside and out.

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Crowd shouts “George Floyd’ at Kennedy

By James Bernstein jbernstein@liherald.com

They came wearing tee-shirts that shouted for justice. They came holding placards denouncing racism. They came pushing baby strollers and helping the infirm find a spot of shade at Kennedy Plaza outside Long Beach City Hall in the twilight of a Thursday afternoon They were white, black, Hispanic, and Asian-American, young middleaged, and elderly. Men, women and children. No matter who or what they were, they came mesmerized by the drive to speak out after the brutal murder of George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis police officer put a knee to his neck and held it there for nearly nine minutes. Until Floyd could no longer breath,.

Some 500 people turned out for yet another rally in the city, this one organized by James Hodge, chairman of the MLK Center on Riverside Boulevard.

There was another rally earlier in the week on the boardwalk that also drew hundreds.

Hodge led them from the MLK Center on an 11-minute walk to Kenndy Plaza, leading the crowd in chants.

“What’s his name?” Hodge’s voice boomed down the street.

“George Floyd,” the crowd roared back.

“What do we want?” Hodge asked,.

“Justice,” they chanted.

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marchers walked along Park Avenue led by MLK Chairman James Hodge.

“When we do want it?”

“Now.” Waiting patiently for the protestors was 11-year-old Aaliyah Trichter, who was holding a sign that read “Silence Is Violence.”

“I just don’t think it’s fair the way blacks are mistreated,” Aaliyah said.

“I want to see solidarity,” said Ann

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Ryan, who came to the U.S. 20 years ago from London, and still sports an English accent. “I’d like to see the system change, I want accountability from the police.”

Anissa Moore, a fomer Long Beach city council member and the first black woman ever to hold that post, drew the crowd into cheers and yells.

“We are tired of dying,” Moore said.

“We are tired of telling our children, You can’t walk there. You can’t run there either. We can’t sit in our own houses. We can’t sit in our own cars...We cooked for other soldiers because they didn’t want black soldiers in the Army.

But we did it all because we thought better things were coming. We need to draft a system that will affirm our school children, right here in the city of Long Beach.”

Alonzo Hodge, James’s’ bother, came to tears as he said, “I didn’t come here today for a parade. If you came here only for George Floyd, exit left. This is about black lives. We’ve been crying since Emmett Till,” a 14-year0old African American who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman onm the

street.

“This is not a game,” Alonzo Hodge said.,”I came here for real change.”

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Long Beach Democrat, noted that he was born and raised in the city and that he “loved growing up in a diverse” place. He said he had been tormented by the memory of Floyd’s death, with a police officer pressing his neck. The officer, Derek Chauvin, Kaminsky noted, kept one of his hands in his pocket as if the whole episode were not of much importance, “It’s not enough to say we hope for reform,” Kaminsky said. “Let’s make them reform.”

“Let us breathe,” said Rabbi Eli Goodman of the Chabad of the Beaches.

Some of Floyd’s last words were, “I can’t breathe.”

Seven-year-old twins Alivia and Nicholas Taurean, both African-Americans, pulled at their face masks as they listed to the speakers, occasionally engaging in earnest conversation, punctuated by laughter.

Asked why she was there, Alivia thought a moment, then said, ‘’Cause I want to be here for a better future for black people.”

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Long Beach High School students Morgan Polete and Mairead Powers had their photography selected for New York’s 4th District 2020 Congressional Art Competition. Their photographs will be displayed virtually on Congresswoman Kathleen Rice’s Facebook page, along with other artwork from the region, and the winning entry will move to Washington, D.C. to be showcased in the U.S. Capitol.

The Congressional Art Competition features paintings, drawings, collages, prints, mixed media and computer-generated art, as well as photographs. It began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since then, over 650,000 high school students have been involved with the nationwide competition.

Mairead Powers’ work advanced in a competition in which the winner’s work will be featured in the U.S capitol.

Photos courtesy of Long Beach Public Schools

Morgan Polete’s Photo were displayed virtually on Congresswoman Kathleen Rice’s Facebook page.

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More than a thousand people gathered across from Hempstead Town Hall to protest the death of George Floyd and others who died at the hands of police. They came to show solidarity and protest in the hope that the laws will change and people of color will be treated equally. Many signs listed the names of those who have been victims of violence.

Protest held at Hempstead Town Hall By chriStina daly Dozens of protests have taken palce across Long Island since the death of George Floyd, 46, on May 25. Shawn Fullerton and his mother, Belinda Watkins, a member of the Hempstead Chamber Board, held a rally outside of Hempstead Town Hall last Friday in the hope of bringing everyone together and changing the laws.

Belinda told the crowd, “I’m tired. I’m tired of telling my son it’s not safe to go outside. I’m tired of shedding tears. I’m tired.”

More than a thousand people gathered across from Hempstead Town Hall to protest the death of Floyd and others who died at the hands of police. They gathered to show solidarity. Many signs listed the names of those who have been victims of violence. Other signs stated, “It’s freedom for everybody or freedom for nobody,” “No Justice, No Peace,” “Black Lives Matter,” “Silence=Violence,” “All lives can’t

matter until black lives matter,” “My skin color is not a crime,” “I can’t breathe,” “This is not a riot, this is a revolution” and “It’s not white vs black, it’s everyone vs racists.”

Hempstead Deputy Mayor Charles Renfroe, the Rev. Sedgwick Easley of the Union Baptist Church and Barbara Powell of the NAACP Hempstead Branch attended the protest outside of town hall.

As drivers went by, they honked and yelled in support, which was met with cheers by those gathered along the street.

One of the few young protesters at the event, 8-year-old Maleah Malone, said, “I care about black people, and I’m marching for them. They shouldn’t be treated this way.” Her mother, Shaunte Malone, she said her children would be the ones living in the world protesters were working to create.

Dorothy Goosby said it’s so important to get people involved. “I’ve been going through this, what they’re going through, my whole life,” she said.

Shawn Fullerton and his mother, Belinda Watkins, a member of the Hempstead Chamber Board, held the rally in the hope of bringing everyone together and changing the laws. “no juStice, no peace,” chanted Maleah Malone, 8, and her brother Kendrelle, 9, as they held their signs high. Their mother said they would be the ones to live in the world the protesters were fighting for.

During the rally outside of Hempstead Town Hall, Julia and Daniel Tellerman registered participants to vote.

ProteSter SteFanny cardona held her sign toward the police officers across the street who lined the sidewalks outside of Hempstead Town Hall.

What a little girl is teaching the world about racism sbrinton@liherald.com

Around 7:30 p.m. Thursday, I stood atop the Long Island Rail Road trestle in Merrick, looking out on the sea of people who filled Sunrise Highway as far as I could see, east and west. Officials later estimated the number of demonstrators who attended the Black Lives Matter protest at 3,000 to 4,000.

The next morning, I tried to imagine Sunrise Highway with 20 million people.

Would they even fit along its 120.6 miles?

Twenty million was the number of Twitter users who had, as of Friday morning, watched a 15-second video I shot of 7-year-old Wynta-Amor Rogers, of Uniondale, marching beside her mother, Lakyia Jackson, at a different Black Lives Matter protest through Merrick and Bellmore, on Wednesday. (The views climbed to nearly 23 million by Monday.)

In the video, taken around 6:30 p.m., Wynta-Amor chants with the protesters, “No justice, no peace!”

Many among the thousands who commented on the post described WyntaAmor as “fierce.” Yes, she was. Her hands moved to the beat of the chant.

Her fingers pointed furiously. At the end, she raised her fist, seemingly in anger. Her fiery spirit was evident in her eyes.

Wynta-Amor, it appeared, had fully inter nalized the emotion of the moment. She was breathing it in, living it.

I was live-tweeting the protest to chronicle it for the Heralds. When I posted the video, I never imagined it would go viral. By the time the protest ended two hours later, 25,000 people had viewed it. By midnight, a million had.

Thirty-six hours later, 20.2 million, and counting. People from all parts of the globe viewed it.

In effect, this little girl broadcast a central message of Black Lives Matter for all in the Twittersphere to see: We must have justice to find the lasting peace our society seeks.

Later on Wednesday, Wynta-Amor’s mom tweeted to thank me for the support that day. “We have to show our kids the right way,” Jackson said.

“Yes, Wynta-Amor,” she added, “mommy will help make your future better and all the rest of the kids in the world.”

Thursday morning, my wife said she went to bed the night before with Wynta-Amor’s words ringing in her ears.

She couldn’t escape them.

There was a certain melody to them, a righteous power.

Wynta-Amor wasn’t the only one whose passion you could feel that afternoon. There were also 21-year-old Adriana Brutus, of Elmont, and her 24-yearold brother, Matt, who are black. They gave impassioned speeches at the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station, about a half-hour before I took the video of Wynta-Amor. “I’m scared every time I come outside,” Adriana said through tears.

Her words left me thunderstruck.

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AdriAnA BrutuS, 21, of Elmont, a nursing student at NYU, said through tears that she does not feel safe leaving her own home.

ProteSterS At the June 3 demonstration marching on Sunrise Highway toward Babylon Turnpike.

As it happened, I later learned, Adriana had been communicating via Instagram with my own 20-year-old daughter, Alexandra. They’re both NYU students.

Adriana is studying nursing, and Alexandra, business and technology management.

Why must Adriana be afraid all the time? I thought. What sort of society do we live in that she must worry for her life because of her color? My daughter has never felt that level of fear, nor has my 17-year-old son, Andrew.

As black people, Matt Brutus said, “We can’t buy property. They redline us.

They say you have to go to school here.”

BLM protesters aren’t saying they want to take anything from white people. They’re just saying they want an equal shot at life, liberty and the pursuit

of happiness — but that’s hard, if not impossible, for them when racism seems woven into the institutional fabric of our nation.

A number of Merrick and Bellmore residents stood on their stoops and on street corners applauding the protesters on Wednesday and Thursday. They cheered and banged on pots.

Now and again, though, someone called out, “All lives matter!” Sometimes the protesters ignored those shouts.

Sometimes they chanted, “Black lives matter! Black lives matter!” louder and louder.

The all-lives-matter folks just don’t get it. The BLM protesters aren’t saying black people’s lives matter more than anyone else’s. What they’re saying is, in

the eyes of a society with a centuriesold history of systemic racism, black lives have never mattered as much as white lives — but they should. They must, if we are to live in harmony with one another.

To chant “Black lives matter!” is to affirm that the lives of black people do, in fact, matter. White people don’t have to proclaim their lives matter because they already do, according to society.

In the past, a black man could die by noose because he looked the wrong way at a white woman. The George Floyd case, a number of pundits have said, is a modern-day lynching, captured for all to witness on cellphone video. The question is, what will each of us do about it?

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WyntA-Amor rogerS, 7, marching during the Black Lives Matter protest in Merrick on Wednesday. The Herald’s video of her chanting, “No justice, no peace!” had more than 20 million views on Twitter as of Friday.

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events and activities

community update Ongoing Library Board Meeting The Long Beach Public Library Board of Trustees meets at the library, 111 W. Park Ave., on the third Monday of every month. For more information contact info@longbeachlibrary.org.

Thursday, June 11 Movement for Flexibility and Balance with Stephanie Durso This class begins with breathing techniques to help relax and relieve stress by focusing on breath (pranayama) and the present moment. The class is for anyone who wishes to improve flexibility, balance, and concentration as we coordinate our breath with stretching and fluid movement. The exercises can be performed while standing or seated, so it is ideal for anyone that wants to enjoy the benefits. There will be a short guided meditation at the end of the class to leave you feeling peaceful, inspired, and prepared to take on the challenges of everyday life. The virtual event will take place from 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Meditation with Lisa Unplug from the news and learn to relax and unwind in this unique online meditation class with Lisa Wisel, MS, BC-DMT, LCAT. Re-center with an “embodiment” meditation which focuses on the senses and aliveness. The virtual event will take place from 1- 2 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Family Poetry with Miss Nicole Join Miss Nicole for a family writing poetry workshop on Thursday. Bring a pen, paper and imagination. The virtual event will take place from 4-5 p.m. on

Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information

a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Adult Online: Thursday Night Trivia: Schitt’s Creek

Friday Movie Discussion: Lamb

Saturday, June 13

If you’re already missing the Rose family, return to the town of Schitt’s Creek for the library’s Thursday Night Trivia Challenge. Winner will receive a $25 gift card to a local Long Beach business. Winner will receive a $25 gift card to a local Long Beach business. Long Beach Library will be running an online trivia challenge every week during the quarantine and winners will receive gift cards from local businesses. If you would like to nominate a Long Beach business, please email us at info@ longbeachlibrary.org. The virtual event will take place from 7:30- 8:30 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information. You must login by 7:40 at which point the meeting will be locked and the game will begin.

Friday, June 12 Chair Yoga The essence of yoga is to serve, love, give, purify, meditate, and realize. This virtual Chair Yoga class will focus on a full-body practice from head to toe and will help strengthen your nervous system and reduce stress and stiffness.

Kathleen Regan has been practicing yoga since 1993. She is certified in Hatha/Raja Yoga and is a certified Kundalini instructor. Please wear comfortable clothing. The virtual event will take place from 9-10 a.m on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

New Parent Discussion Group The library staff invites new parents a new discussion group on Friday. The virtual event will take place from 11:30

Join library staff for our Friday Movie Discussion. This week’s selection is Lamb (2015, Rated R, 95 mins), which is available on Kanopy with your library card The virtual event will take place from 1-2 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Drawing Club with Miss Tanya Grab some paper, pencils, pens, markers, or crayons and join Miss Tanya on Zoom for an online version of our informal Drawing Club. The virtual event will take place from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Coping During COVID: Adult Support Group If you’re struggling during the COVID-19 quarantine, you’re not alone. Join the library’s adult support group hosted by Elizabeth Price-Ramos, LCSW, CASAC and George Ramos, MLS, CASAC, S.A.P. and learn strategies for coping during this crisis. They will be considering some of the following questions: - What coping skills work best for you?

- Can you find gratitude during this time?

- Have you developed positive habits

Bootcamp Body Join Jess from Barrier Island Crossfit for this full-body boot camp class.

Ideal for beginners ready to sweat in a high-intensity workout or anyone interested in a crossfit-inspired workout. If you’re not beach body ready, this class will help you get there. The virtual event will take place from 9-10 a.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Yoga for Health & a Peaceful Mind with Stephanie Durso It is an advanced beginner class, so please note that many of the poses will require the participants to sit or lie down on the floor for core strengthening, and sometimes flow from a kneeling or downward dog position to a standing position. If you are not comfortable being on the floor, you can perform some of the poses seated in a chair. The virtual event will take place from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Nintendo Switch Virtual Gaming

A Ghostly Experience - Paranormal Discussion

Do you have Nintendo Switch Online? Do you have Super Smash Bros.

Ultimate? Then join Tanya and Tom for online play in “The Library” arena. ust e-mail your friend code to tsuarezmatos@longbeachlibrary.org. If participants want, we can set up a Discord chat... just let Tanya know when you send in your friend code.The virtual meeting starts at noon.

Join library staff and discuss all things ghosts. The virtual event will take place from 7-8 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long

Rossella Rago from Cooking with Nonna

There’s no need to go through this alone.

Join our online meeting for help. The virtual event will take place from 3-3:45 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Come meet Rossella Rago, creator and host of the wildly popular web TV series, Cooking with Nonna! Rossella cooks with her Nonna Romona and other Italian-American grandmothers on her show, and she’s ready to talk Sunday dinner, sauce vs. gravy, homemade pasta, and the importance of sharing and preserving family recipes with the community. The virtual event will take place from 2-3 p.m.. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Sunday, June 14 Morning Coffee Hour join singer/entertainer Lydia Sabosto for a virtual concert, All We Need Is Love. During these crazy times, we could all use a little more love so join Lydia for some uplifting entertainment The virtual event will take place from 2--3:15 p.m. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Monday, June 15 Morning Coffee Hour Start the week right and join Library Director, Tara Lannen-Stanton, and other library staff members for your Monday morning coffee. The virtual event will take place from 9-9:30 a.m.. on Zoom, visit the Long Beach Library’s website www.longbeachlibrary.org for more information.

Report: L.B. successfully taps into water conservation

By DARwIN YANES dyanes@liherald.com

The city of Long Beach is finding that conservation pays.

Long Beach released its annual water quality report last month, showing a steady decrease in water usage, and some other good news: practically no traces of E.Coli bacteria. Evidence of E.Coli in the water supply caused a shutdown for a weekend last summer.

According to the report, pumpage for 2019 was approximately 3.6 percent less than in 2018, which was attributed to several water conservation initiatives,

including a metering program.

The program, which dates back to 1976, is tiered in order to charge residents for the amount of water they consume. The base tier is $4.50 per thousand gallons or a minimum charge of $54. This is in effect for the first 12,000 gallons of usage.

After going over 12,000 gallons, the rate increases by 31 cents and gradually after that.

Other conservation programs include limited lawn sprinkling, allowing only self-closing shut off valve hose for car washing and requiring water-saving plumbing fittings and fixtures on all new residential and commercial construction.

The report comes about a year after a sample taken from a home on Grand Boulevard tested positive for traces of E.Coli.

In this year’s report. It says that out of 488 samples taken in the city, only one tested positive for E. Coli.

While out of the 488 samples taken, three tested for Total Coliform, a bacteria that found in the soil, in water that has been influenced by surface water, and in human or animal waste. However, the report indicates, the bacteria is commonly found in the environment or sewage.

Long Beach’s water comes from eight wells around the city, which are pumped from the Lloyd aquifer. The report states

that the wells have “a low susceptibility to potential sources of contamination.”

“However, due to the highly sensitive characteristics of the aquifer, continued vigilance in compliance with water quality protection and pollution prevention programs as well as continued monitoring and enforcement will help to continue to protect groundwater quality,” the report stated.”

Residents with questions about the report should contact Water Department Supervisor Kevin McCarthy at (516) 4315288 or the Nassau County Department of Health at (516) 227-9692.

Nominate a senior for a Herald superlative How to enter Nominate your favorite graduating high school senior today at www. liherald.com/seniorsuperlatives or on Instagram (see @longislandherald for instructions).

The categories, among others, include: ■ Most likely to be at the beach ■ Most likely to become a billionaire ■ Most likely to change the world

that I enjoyed in my childhood. Not only does this give me an opportunity to express myself in a new way, it also allows me to prepare artwork for my future college dorm. I will look at these paintings on my wall with pride, knowing I turned an upsetting situation into a positive one. And to be recognized as a Senior Superlative means a lot.”

Her father, Michael Stein, said “Adina has loved to paint and draw from an early age and has shown improvement the past few years. She has spent her free time during the quarantine period painting various art projects on canvas with plans to decorate her college dorm in the fall.

Her creativity and artistic skills will com-

plement her academic endeavors in the future.”

“We thought this was a fun way to honor these high school students who are graduating in extremely atypical times,” said Stuart Richner, president of Richner Communications and publisher of Herald Community Newspapers. “We would also like to thank the many businesses and organizations from the community that stepped up to sponsor the Herald 2020 Senior Superlatives to allow these graduating students to be recognized.”

Sponsors to date include Sacred Heart Academy, Oceanside Family Dental, Ritz Jewelry and Tim White Home Improvement.

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Richner Communications, publishers of Herald Community Newspapers, is now accepting nominations for the Herald 2020 Senior Superlatives. Nominations are currently open through Instagram (see @longislandherald for instructions) and online at www.liherald.com/ seniorsuperlatives until June 15. Winners will be published in the Herald’s commemorative Graduation 2020 section, presented by Molloy College, on June 25.

Parents, family, classmates and friends are encouraged to nominate graduating high school seniors for the chance to be crowned Nassau County’s Most Likely to Succeed, Most Likely To Cure Cancer, Best Artist, Best Athlete, and more. Students can even nominate themselves.

Additionally, each Herald 2020 Senior Superlative winner will be entered into a drawing for a $500 VISA gift card, presented by Herald Community Newspapers.

Adina Stein, a senior at George W. Hewlett High School, said, “This is a great way to be honored this year. Finding out that my senior year would be cut short was very upsetting to me. I realized I wouldn’t be able to have my last school spirit week, prom, a traditional graduation, and other fun events we have spent many years looking forward to. After realizing that I can use this time to work on my productivity and look forward to my college freshman year, I decided to try painting again, which was an activity

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Skudin Surf won’t be skipping a summer

By Dylan Valic Skudin Surf, the family surfing school whose name is synonymous with Long Beach, will be open this summer, but with some major precaution because of the coronavirus pandemic.

All staff and surfers will be required to take temperature screenings before each session. Anyone with a temperature of over 100.4 degrees will be unable to participate that day.

Additionally, group sizes will be smaller than usual. One instructor will be assigned to every group of five surfers.

One on one private sessions are also available for high-risk individuals. Staff will be required to wear masks when interacting with these individuals on land.

Other safety procedures, such as separating personal belongings, disinfecting surfboards and having summer camps during off-peak times, will also be implemented.

But even with the safety measures to be put in place, surfers can still expect the same fun experience.

“You’re still going to be riding waves, having fun, enjoying yourself, stoked out of your mind having a good time,” Cliff Skudin, co-founder of Skudin Surf, said.

In order to ensure that they properly follow all federal guidelines the family has hired a local consultant, Nicholas Perrotta, owner of Perrotta Consulting LLC.

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nicholas Perrotta, left, assisted Cliff Skudin, right, and Skudin Surf to safety prepare for their opening this summer.

Perrotta said that safety was the most important thing to Skudin Surf when he met with them and that the operating plan will include “daily reevaluation of our standards.”

Skudin Surf ’s summer day camp will

also be able to operate this summer. The camp will begin on June 29, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo will allow day camps to open, and operate through early September.

Ashley Chan, a local Long Beach resi-

dent, has been sending his sons Beau and Lucien to the camp for years. The activity is one that they look forward to every year, and thanks to the safety precautions being taken, is one, which they’ll be able to continue to enjoy this summer.

Chan feels safe keeping the annual tradition alive because the camp will be taking place outdoors and will be abiding by government safety regulations. “To have a camp that I would choose amongst any other camp right locally is just phenomenal for us,” he said.

Virtual Zoom sessions, a service that the Skudin’s started in the early days of the pandemic, will continue to be offered in addition to in person lessons. Will Skudin, Co-founder of Skudin Surf, will film participants surfing from a safe distance, then give them tips on how to improve during a live Zoom call later that night.

The Skudin family will also be continuing its surfing therapy program through their non-profit organization Surf for All. The program will help individuals with special needs learn how to surf through one on one lessons.

Cliff Skudin is happy that he is able to live by the ocean where summer activities like surfing are possible, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I think we are very blessed to be a beach community during a once in a century global epidemic like covid because we have this sanctuary,” he said.

Girls on the Run virtual 5K set for June 20 By tony BellissiMo tbellissimo@liherald.com

Girls on the Run Long Island, a physical activitybased positive youth development program for 3rd-8th grade girls, had 750 runners participate in its 5K run last fall and expected to surpass 1,000 for this spring’s event scheduled for June 20 on the campus of Hofstra University.

However, in response to Covid-19 and social distancing guidelines, the nonprofit organization will be holding its first virtual 5K to conclude its 10-week program for girls. Registration is free and open to all who wish to participate, said Doreen Dunne, Council Director.

“As we are adjusting to a new way of life for the time being, Girls on the Run continues to provide inspiration, support and joy to our communities and girls during this challenging time,” Dunne said. “In addition to transitioning to a Virtual 5K event, we have mobilized other strategies to drive our mission of inspiring girls to be joyful, healthy and confident.”

With options to complete the 3.1-mile distance at “your place, your pace,” kids and adults alike are welcome to sign up at no cost. The fee for each non-member of the GOTR program is normally $25.

By registering for the run at www.gotrlongisland. org/5k, participants will receive free downloadable goodies, such as a race bib to decorate and a finisher’s certificate. GOTR Long Island prize packs will also be raffled off, chosen from those who have registered, on race day.

More information and updates on activities can be found on GOTR Long Island’s social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (@gotrlongisland. This will include training for walking or running the 5K, indoor alternatives, and safety tips. The traditional Happy Hair, kid-friendly hair coloring, and Bling

Courtesy Girls on the Run/John Eng photography

Girls on the Run holds two 5K runs each year and is going virtual this spring to adhere to social distance guidelines.

Your Bib activities.

“Important to note is these are girls ages 8-11 who train for a 5K over the course of 10 weeks,” Dunne said.

‘We’re not a competitive running program but we encourage the girls to keep moving forward so our girls will run or walk the 5K and they all finish beaming with pride. It’s an incredible program that builds confidence through accomplishment.”

Participants are encouraged to share their race day photos and videos with GOTR’s social media platforms using the hashtag #GOTRLI5K. In addition to the virtual race, Girls on the Run has

created at Home lessons packaged in a new Power Up Kit which provides fun and interactive lessons that girls and families can do at home, designed specifically for girls in mind. These lessons aim to provide girls of all abilities with an opportunity to learn and grow, just as they would have at their scheduled practices. GOTR at Home lessons are available in an easy-to-follow written format so girls and their grown-ups can participate together and as a YouTube video series specifically for girls. These will be available for purchase June 15-Aug. 1 and shipped directly to homes. Please visit gotrlongisland.org for more details.

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Civil Rights movement and the laws that followed achieved racial equality in America. We have all witnessed that the law established standards and protection but did not have the power to change hearts.

Racism hurts us all. The conversation must begin as we seek to create positive change and promote racial healing. As a seed facilitator, I encourage all to use the Emily Style “mirrors and windows” concept. A mirror is a story that reflects your own culture and affirms your identity. A window is a resource that offers you a view into someone else’s experience.

Regardless of your ethnic or racial background, can you see beyond yourself ? oore Can you relate to another person outside of your experience? Are you an ally? Can you speak out for others that have no voice? How can you create platforms for others to speak for themselves? Our goal is to challenge and change the legal, educational, economic, and political system, even our faith institutions , together.

We need to dismantle the system that makes my skin color a crime and makes another skin color a privilege!

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Many will ask—why is this time different?

Within a few weeks, the world has witnessed the murder of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and the near death of Christian Cooper. The brutal murder of George Floyd sparked Black America to rise for equality and speak against racism and Black male oppression.

The American story for all racial and ethnic groups that arrived via Ellis Island is connected to suffering, sacrifice and ultimately removing the hyphen before American.

There is a tale of two Americas for the African stolen from his and her homeland. I encourage everyone to read the history of Black nissA A m e r i c a n s fo r f u r t h e r understanding. It is important to recognize that after Emancipation in 1865, The Black Codes were established in the South. These laws forbid newly freed slaves to buy propertyand land was wealth.

The Great Migration during the 1920s allowed Blacks to leave the South in hopes of a better future. However, this was not without the destruction of successful Black towns, including Rosewood, Tulsa, and Seneca Park (Central Park.)

Consequently, Blacks were forced to live “separate but equal” lives until the Civil Rights Movement. This was only 55 years ago. It has been argued that the

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was watching TV with my grandchildren one day when we saw stories about people bringing in food and safety equipment to first-responders. And they said, ‘What about desserts, grandma? They have to have desserts, too.’

They were right. We wanted to make something sweet for them, so we started making cookies.

For the last four weeks, we’ve been baking cookies for first-responders. We start on Tuesdays and finish up by Thursdays. My grandson Elijah and granddaughter Elisha bag them up. We usually fit four per bag and make about 60 bags a week.

Then we go out every Saturday morning to deliver them to the local hospitals.

We’ve also baked cookies for the police department, because they’ve done a lot to keep us safe during this pandemic.

And we’ve had a lot of people in our neighborhoods who have lost someone to this illness, or who have been sick themselves and had a hard time recovering. We decided to bake for them, too. We want them to know that they’re loved.

All in all, we must have baked about 1,000 cookies so far.

When I was a little girl, my mother used to take me around Queens, where I grew up, helping others, so I wanted to do the same for my grandchildren. I want them to understand that they need to give back to their community.

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hen Long Beach decided to close the Recreation Department in March, we knew the coronavirus pandemic was here, and the chamber had to act on behalf of the business community.

We walked around sometime after and asked the businesses what they wanted. The restaurants wanted signs announcing they could offer pick-up service, so we arranged for signs.

We have an announcement page on our website, TheLongBeachChamber.com, and it has become a Covid-19 site. We post almost every day because things change almost every day.

We held a Zoom meeting in May to discuss the results of a survey we had taken of Long Beach businesses. The survey showed the businesses were eager to re-open, but they wanted to do it safely. We will be doing another survey in the next few weeks.

We must keep up because things change fast, and there are lots of gray areas. For example, the State of New York said beaches could be open, but not concessions. Their names were changed to kiosks, and they are now open. A lot of people worked to make that happen.

We talk on a daily basis with Long Beach City officials and the city's economic development department. We're trying to do the best we can to educate the businesses and do all we can for the businesses.

The reason it's all so important is that if we don't have open businesses in Long Beach, especially for the summer, those businesses will go away. As far as the chamber goes, I am really just a figurehead. I have a fantastic board that works tirelessly, with many of them having been on the board over the last three years with me building the chamber. Without them, the chamber would not be where it is .

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ovid-19’s ubiquitous wrath has left people across the world devastated, confused and scared.

My family has been no exception to its horrifying effects — I nearly lost my father to the virus.

Thankfully, due to the dedicated work of heroic front-line workers and the unwavering support of our community, he has since recovered.

In the midst of my family’s struggle, the rest of society was similarly tasked with coping with the pandemic’s resulting devastation.

But several community members, including myself, had the humbling privilege of simultaneously observing humanity at its finest.

By running a contact-free food drive in which donations were personally picked up from donors’ homes, I have witnessed communities, families and individuals come together to help total strangers in need. I have seen people give astounding monetary donations simply because a need existed that they were willing and able to fill. I have watched community members give their last box of pasta or canned good because “someone else needed it more.” Some of the kindest and most compassionate souls have contributed more than anyone could have anticipated, and, consequently, the amount of deliveries I have made to local food pantries are innumerable at this point.

Due to all of Nassau County’s willingness to donate, I have gassed up my truck more times in the past four weeks than in the past four months. As horrific as the pandemic has been, it has left me with unshakable faith in humanity’s grace, generosity and resiliency, and it is my hope that others may share in the same faith.

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As a critical-care registered nurse and qualified Spanish interpreter at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside, I have never experienced anything like the Covid-19 pandemic in my personal life or my entire 20-year professional career, 11 of which were spent in the Critical Care Unit. It began with one, then two critically ill suspected Covid-19 patients. Then, what felt like overnight, we converted multiple patient care units to critical care units to meet the specific and specialized care needed by the exponentially increasing number of critically ill patients admitted to the hospital.

The surge of patients was so rapid and persistent that the entire hospital staff – doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, respiratory therapists, medical residents, patient care technicians, technicians, transporters, unit clerks, food and nutrition staff, phlebotomists, engineering, security, managers and administrators – banded together to provide the non-stop, 24/7 quality, compassionate care and helped our patients to overcome this stubborn and vicious virus Our institutional directors, managers and educators were ever present working with us at our side to inform, instruct and implement new treatment processes, plans and therapies as we learned more about the virus, its many pernicious traits and its deleterious impacts on patients with underlying conditions.

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Two-thirds of Long Islanders and New York City residents would not attend a sporting event, watch a movie or ride mass transit because of Covid-19 fears as Long Island reopens, the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital public health poll shows. Eighty-six percent of respondents said they would not shake someone’s hand, while most were still eager to have children return to school.

Seventy-one percent of respondents with children under the age of 18 said they will send their children back to school in the fall, although 52 percent will do so only with appropriate social distancing and sanitizing practices in place. Sixteen percent said they will not send their children back to school in the fall. A majority of parents believe remote learning has gone “very well” or “well.”

Concern about coronavirus returning in the fall is high. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 meaning “not concerned at all” and 10 meaning “extremely concerned,” the mean level of concern was 7.71. Concern is higher than average among Hispanic respondents, women and those 65-plus.

The Mount Sinai South Nassau Truth in Medicine Poll, sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union, is a quarterly survey of Long Island and New York City residents that aims to gather data about attitudes on key public health topics and help spur education to improve public health.

The poll was conducted May 11-14 via landlines and cell phones with 600 residents in New York City and on Long Island. Poll findings are subject to a sampling error of plus or minus 3.9 percent.

The latest findings showed that the majority also is uneasy about flying on an airplane, eating in a restaurant, or going to a bar, the poll showed.

Despite 100,000 recorded deaths due to coronavirus nationwide, notably, 55 percent of area residents said they are either unsure (30 percent) or would not (25 percent) roll up their sleeves for a vaccine, if one were available.

In a previous Truth in Medicine Poll, sponsored by Bethpage, conducted in early February before the height of the outbreak, 55 percent of respondents said they would get vaccinated compared to just 45 percent now. Respondents 65 and older remained committed to getting a vaccine, with 53 percent saying they would get vaccinated in both polls. This poll showed that interest in a vaccine also increased depending on whether or not the respondent was diagnosed with the virus or knew someone personally who was.

“It’s disturbing that there is reluctance about a potential vaccine,” Department of Medicine Chairman Dr. Aaron Glatt said.

“However, we’re hopeful that as one is developed, tested, and proven effective, people’s attitudes will change, Although a vaccine is still some months away, early research shows promise that a vaccine could prevent a resurgence of Covid-19.

Science is on our side. Right now, there is still too much unknown about a potential vaccine, and I assume that uncertainty is what we are seeing reflected in the poll results.”

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a phased reopening of Long Island’s economy. During Phase One of the reopening, Long Island and the Mid-Hudson Valley may begin construction staging to prepare for resuming projects, curbside retail, manufacturing, agriculture and fishing.

However, most residents made it clear they are not willing to resume their pre-pandemic activities, the poll showed. New York City is the only region to remain on New York’s Pause, Cuomo’s 10-point executive order to keep New York safe during the coronavirus outbreak, but it was due to start reopening June 8.

One-third of area residents polled have been diagnosed with Covid-19 or know someone who was. Nearly all respondents said they will continue to wear a mask to protect themselves until circumstances change. Only 3 percent of respondents reported that they do not wear a mask.

“Very few aspects of day-to-day life have remained unchanged during the Covid-19 era,” said Dr. Adhi Sharma, the hospital’s executive vice president for clinical and professional affairs and chief medical officer. “It is a positive sign that the vast majority of people remain reluctant to resume normal life post-Covid-19. The public health education that has been going on during the last two months has made a lasting impact, which is good. The virus is still out there and active. We must remain vigilant in our social distancing effort.

There is good reason why we should not be returning to life as normal just yet.”

New York City has been the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. Long Island and Westchester County also have been particularly hard hit.

This is Mount Sinai South Nassau’s second Truth in Medicine poll, sponsored by Bethpage, on the region’s response to coronavirus. The first poll, conducted February 5-9, found that 62 percent of respondents were very concerned about the coronavirus outbreak. However, at the time, residents saw the flu as a more serious threat than coronavirus.

A majority of respondents in this poll said they felt comfortable receiving medical care, going to an emergency room and returning to work, only if safety precautions were followed. Fifty-two percent said they would go to a beach or park with social distancing and sanitizing practices in place.

Nearly one in 10 respondents has either personally delayed seeking treatment or has a family member who did so for chest pain, trouble breathing, weakness in the limbs or slurred speech due to fear of catching the virus. Thirteen percent of those who had been infected with the virus or had a family member who was have delayed care. As the rates of Covid-19-related hospitalizations and deaths decline, some 25 percent of poll respondents said they would still not visit an emergency room. Sixty-three percent said they would seek emergency care only if social distancing guidelines and sanitizing measures were enforced.

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As a mother of a young black son, Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages worries about his safety.

“It pains me to think that one day he walks out the door and he might not return, and not by the hands of an accident, but by the hands of a police officer,” Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, said at a rally on June 4 to gain support for legislation that would reform police practices throughout the state. “It hurts me to know that we all, in this great country, do not have access to peace, justice and liberty.”

The rally came a little more than a week after George Floyd, an AfricanAmerican, died at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis. Police Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes before he stopped speaking or moving, and in a video of the incident, Floyd could be heard saying he could not breathe and pleading for the officer to stop.

It is just the latest incident of police violence against black people in the United States. In 2014, Michael Brown Jr. was fatally shot by a white police officer in Missouri, and in New York, Eric Garner died after New York Police Department officer Daniel Pantaleo put him in a chokehold while arresting him.

Now, state officials are doubling down on their efforts to pass police reform legislation.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on June 5 that he would work with members of the State Legislature this week to pass a ‘Say Their Name’ Reform Agenda, including revising Section 50-A of the Civil Rights Law to allow for greater transparency of police officers’ prior disciplinary records, banning chokeholds, prohibiting false race-based 911 reports and designating the attorney general as an independent prosecutor for matters relating to the deaths of unarmed civilians at the hands of law enforcement.

Additionally, members of the state’s Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus have proposed a legislative package comprising a dozen bills that would increase transparency, create more oversight of police departments, ensure suspects get medical attention, establish strangulation as a crime in the state and ban police from using racial and ethnic profiling.

All of these bills are currently sitting in committees.

“This is not sexy legislation,” said Assemblyman Phil Ramos, a Democrat from Suffolk County who chairs the caucus said at a rally to increase support for these bills on June 4, “but these are things that are necessary to dismantle and take down that blue wall of silence.”

To do so, they are advocating for the full repeal of Section 50-A of the state’s Civil Rights Laws. The provision makes all police officers’, firefighters’ and corrections officers’ personnel records “confidential and not subject to inspection or review” except by court order. “We don’t want to reform 50-A,” Solages said, “we want to repeal it.”

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MeMBers of the Valley Stream Presbyterian Church’s WANTED Project and elected officials gathered outside the Nassau County Supreme Court on June 4 to express their support of police reform legislation.

the legislative package Members of the state’s Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus are pushing for legislation that would: ■ Repeal 50-A, which makes police records confidential ■ Making falsely reporting an incident as a hate crime an offense ■ Establishing the Office of Special Investigation for deaths following a police encounter

MeMBers of the state’s Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus include Sen. Kevin Thomas, Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, Assemblyman Phil Ramos and Assemblywoman Taylor Darling.

That law prevented the New York Civil Liberties Union from receiving records from the Nassau County Police Department it requested under the Freedom of Information Law. “It’s time for a real cultural change by and for the police, and for those who need their protection,” said Susan Gottehrer, director of the Nassau County chapter of NYCLU, “and it’s time for oversight and accountability.”

But in order to get these bills passed, she said, the legislators need to gain support in the State Senate. “If you are marching with protestors,” Gottehrer said, “you better be in legislating tomorrow.”

Nia Adams, a community organizer for the Long Island Progressive Coalition, added that the repeal of Section 50-A is “the least” state legislators could do, and said, “Today and tomorrow and every day, Black Lives Matter.”

asseMBlyMan Phil raMos led the rally.

■ Allowing the Chief Administrator of the Courts to release data to evaluate criminal justice policies ■ Affirming the right to record police officers ■ Repealing limitations on the removal of police officers ■ Requiring law enforcement to provide needed medical attention to those in custody ■ Establishing the crime of strangulation, and creating penalties for the disregard of banned procedures ■ Imposing criminal liability for the failure to obtain medical care for a distressed person in custody ■ Banning racial and ethnic profiling ■ Reducing arrests for low-level offenses ■ Expanding the use of body cameras

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Public Notice is hereby given that separate sealed BIDS for the 2017/2018 CAPITAL I M P R OV E M E N T PROGRAM-REBID WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL 11:00 am prevailing time on JUNE 25, 2020at the Business Office of LONG BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS, located at 235 Lido Boulevard, Long Beach, New York 11561, at which time they will be received, opened, read aloud, And will be made available to the public by remote audio conference.

BIDS CAN BE DELVERED IN PERSON ONLY B E T W E E N 9:00am-11:00am ON JUNE 25, 2020. BIDS CAN ALSO BE SENT BY USPS MAIL. DO NOT SEND BY FED EX OR UPS – OFFICE IS CLOSED TO ACCEPT DELIVERIES Zoom Meeting2017-2018 CAPITAL I M P R OV E M E N T PROGRAM- REBID Meeting ID: Meeting ID: 911 7540 5931 Password: Password: 4MDSsP The work shall be as follows: REBID CONTRACT #1 – S I T E W O R K RECONSTRUCTION & BULK HEAD REPLACEMENT S E D #28-03-00-01-0-011-046 LONG BEACH HIGH SCHOOL Complete digital sets of the Contract documents may be obtained online (with a free user account) as a download for a nonrefundable fee of Forty Nine Dollars ($49.00) at the following w e b s i t e www.jagplanroom.com under ‘public projects’ beginning on JUNE 11, 2020 Optionally, in lieu of digital copies, hard copies may be obtained directly from Island Digital Reprographics 200 Broadhollow Road Suite One Farmingdale New York 11735 (631-753-3000) upon a deposit of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars for each complete set. Checks for deposits shall be made payable to the LONG BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at the above referenced websites. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. Plan holders who have obtained hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use, and coordinate directly with the printer for hard copies of addenda to be issued.

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copies of the bid addenda. The bid deposit shall be refunded to each Bidder only if the plans and specifications are returned, in good condition, with no handwritten notations thereon within (30) calendar days after the bid opening date. All deposits shall be forfeited to the School District after the (30) days have elapsed.

ANY PERSON OR CORPORATION WHO FAILS TO SUBMIT A BID SHALL FORFEIT THEIR HARD COPY PLAN DEPOSIT IN ITS ENTIRETY. Each Bidder must deposit, with their sealed bid, security in an amount not less than 10% of the base bid and all Alternate Bids in the proper form subject to the conditions set forth in the Instructions to Bidders (Page 3).

Attention of the Bidders is specifically directed to the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract, as well as to other provisions set forth in the bidding documents.

Bidder will also be required to show, to the satisfaction of the LONG BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS that they are carrying Workers’ Compensation Insurance as required by law and all other Insurance in amounts not less than that specified under the General Conditions.

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All bids received after the time stated in the Notice to Bidders will not be considered and will be returned unopened to the bidder.

The bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail or in the handling of the mail by employees of the SCHOOL DISTRICT. Whether sent by mail or by means of personal delivery, the bidder assumes responsibility for having its bid deposited on time at the place specified.

Each Bidder shall agree to hold their bid price for (45) days after the formal bid opening.

Per Article 8, Section 220 of the New York State Labor Law, every contractor and subcontractor shall submit to the SCHOOL DISTRICT within (30) days after issuance of its first payroll, and every (30) days thereafter, a transcript of the original payroll record, as provided by this article, subscribed and affirmed as true under penalties of perjury. The SCHOOL DISTRICT shall be required to receive and maintain such payroll records. The original payrolls or transcripts shall be preserved for (5) years from the completion of the work on the project.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting uncertainty with regard to (a) when the Owner’s schools will be in session during 2020, (b) what restrictions, if any, will be applicable to construction activities in the Owner’s facilities due to State, Federal or Local orders, laws, regulations or rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic (including but not limited to social distancing, cleaning and disinfection requirements) and (c) the duration of any restrictions imposed on construction activities, the Owner may modify the construction schedule set forth in the Contract/Bid Documents.

Similarly, restrictions, if any, that will be applicable to construction activities in the Owner’s facilities due to State, Federal or Local orders, laws, regulations or rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic (including but not limited to social distancing, cleaning and disinfection requirements) may cause the Owner to have the construction work commence later than June 27, 2020. By submitting a bid, the Bidder acknowledges and agrees that there shall be no additional compensation paid for schedule modifications caused directly or indirectly by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bidder further acknowledges and agrees that the sole remedy for any schedule modifications or delays caused directly or indirectly by the COVID-19 pandemic shall be an extension of time, if warranted.

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AssemblymAn ed RA, at the lectern, proposed legislation allowing business owners to get marketing grants from the state. He spoke about it at a news conference on June 3.

Businesses to get marketing grants under proposed bill by melissA Koenig mkoenig@liherald.com

A bill in the New York State Legislature would help small business owners better market themselves and promote their businesses, as Long Island’s economy begins to reopen.

Under the “New York First” bill, A10473, money from the State Department of Economic Development and the New York State Urban Development Corporation would be used to provide small business owners grants of up to $10,000 for marketing campaigns, consultation services and search engine optimization lessons. The business owners would have to apply for the funds, detailing how they would use the money and listing any additional business assistance services they receive. They would also have to identify the specific target audiences they are trying to reach, and explain how they would measure their success.

Additionally, local Chambers of Commerce, business improvement districts and other nonprofits that support local businesses could apply for the funding to create cost-effective ways to encourage New Yorkers to shop local.

“We need to do everything we can to promote small businesses,” Assemblyman Ed Ra, a Republican from Franklin

Square who introduced the bill in the State Legislature on May 22, said at a news conference last Wednesday, adding that the state already has the money set aside for economic development.

That money could instead be used to promote the state’s “mom and pop” shops, he said, rather than the large online retailers that New Yorkers have been buying from, since Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued the New York on Pause order in March.

The order declared that all non-essential businesses would be closed statewide to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Only “essential” personnel, including health care workers, grocery store employees and pharmacists, were allowed to continue working.

But Kevin Hyms, president of the Ronkonkoma Chamber of Commerce who expressed his support for the legislation at the news conference, said, “All businesses are essential,” and Assemblyman Doug Smith, a Republican from Holbrook, noted that 95 percent of the businesses in New York are small businesses.

“Our communities are built on small business,” said Eric Alexander, of the Long Island Main Street Alliance. “Now is really the time to let the communities know it’s time to reopen.”

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE SALE OF SURPLUS VEHICLE The Nassau County Bridge Authority will accept sealed bids for the following vehicle: Model: 1987 Ford 350 Utility Bucket Truck VIN#:2FDKF37L1HCA066 08 Vehicle will be sold in “AS IS CONDITION.”

Vehicle does not start and must be removed from the Authority by the winning Bidder, no later than one (1) week of bid award.

Minimum Bid: $500.00 Bids will be publicly opened on July 9, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at the Nassau County Bridge Authority Administration Building Board Room.

For appointments to view the vehicle please call (516)239-6900 ext. 133 between the hours of 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday thru Friday.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Board of Education of the Long Beach City School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, 11561 in accordance with Section #103 of Article 5A of the General Municipal Law, hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for Bid # 537-2020 Pupil Transportation for delivery to schools as indicated. Bids and copies of the general conditions may be requested from the purchasing agent, Patricia Goumas at pgoumas@lbeach.org or from the Empire State Purchasing Group at www.bidnetdirect.com/lo ngbeachpublicschools.

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The bid opening shall take place on June 22, 2020 at 11:00AM and made available to the public by remote zoom video conference by the Purchasing Agent of the Long Beach City School District at the Administration Building located at 235 Lido Blvd., Lido Beach, NY 11561.

Please access the following to view meeting: Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/969535 51270?pwd=NTJiMmluQ VhNc0xJc3U1V3RvSjlXdz0 9 Meeting ID: 969 5355 1270 Password: 8yfGKy The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to award bids on a total award or item by item basis, whichever, in the opinion of the Board of Education, will be in the best interest of the School District.

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table neighborhoods are the backbone of every community.

But in places like New York state, where housing costs continue to rise dramatically, housing stability is threatened for far too many, particularly families and individuals who rely on public assistance.

On any given day, more than 92,000 New Yorkers are homeless.

The gross inadequacy of housing subsidies is a critical factor in the rise of homelessness and housing instability. Long don Island is home to FRiedMan about 1,800 homeless households staying in shelters, while another 3,200 or so families and individuals struggle to get by on public assistance allowances that cover only 40 percent to twothirds of their monthly rents. These households are on the brink of becoming homeless, and most will find themselves facing eviction, having to double up with family or friends, or living in shelters or places not fit for human habitation.

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state, where, for example, more than 150,000 children experience homelessness over the course of the school year. Many of the more than 80,000 public-assistance households that struggle to pay their rents every month will constitute the next wave of families and individuals to lose their housing. These families will need to find shelters, hotels, tents, abandoned buildings, cars or sofas where they can spend a night, a week, a month, a lifetime after literally losing the roofs over their heads.

We have learned a great deal about the impact of housing instability and homelessness on individuals and families. Children who experience the intense stress of these hardships don’t do as well in school, and are more likely to have behavioral issues; adults are less likely to secure jobs and keep them, and more prone to mental and physical health problems; and families are often less able to succeed as cohesive units.

But it doesn’t need to be this way.

There is a solution in the form of legislation that has been pending in Albany for the past few years called Home Stability Support. HSS is a common-sense remedy

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to the homelessness crisis that is supported by 129 members of the State Assembly, 37 state senators, more than 100 faith leaders, including the New York State Council of Churches and the New York State Catholic Conference, as well as dozens of local officials and scores of human services agencies and other advocates.

The design is simple: HSS would bridge the divide between public-assistance housing allowances and reasonable rents in order to enable homeless and at-risk New Yorkers to leave or avoid the impermanent shelter system and secure stable housing of their own.

Critics of the bill point out that the state had no resources for a program like HSS even before the coronavirus pandemic. But with homelessness in the state at record levels, shelters are overcrowded, and it costs taxpayers billions of dollars each year to leave this problem unsolved. HSS would not only help our homeless neighbors and those at risk of becoming homeless to become stably housed, it would also contribute to neighborhood stability and benefit taxpayers by preventing evictions, helping those

ousing instability turns the lives of children and adults upside down.

fleeing unsafe homes and reducing the use of costly shelters.

Moreover, the pandemic has exposed longstanding systemic inequities: wealthy families have been weathering the crisis away from dense metropolitan areas, while low-income workers have lost their livelihoods or continue to be exposed to the virus. While some have been able to work from home, others have neither a computer nor access to the internet. For the rich, the pandemic presents investment opportunities never seen before, but for the poor, it means the total depletion of their savings.

Now that New York state is slowly coming back to life after the lockdown, it is critical that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders recognize the need to end the vicious cycle of homelessness for families.

Almost everyone in the Legislature agrees that Home Stability Support would be the immediate solution to our statewide, cyclical homelessness crisis. Now it’s now time for Cuomo to ensure that the post-pandemic comeback isn’t built on the backs of low-income communities.

Don Friedman is a former managing attorney of the Long Island office of the Empire Justice Center, a statewide legal services and advocacy organization for low-income New Yorkers.

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on’t go changing to try and please me . . . Don’t change the color of your hair.”

—Billy Joel

Why would women stretch out on their backs with their hair floating behind them in vats of lye? Apparently, in the 1600s that was the price of beauty for fashionable women in Venice. It was what one did on the Rialto to bleach one’s hair into “golden” locks.

I mention this because my husband and I recently had “the talk.”

There are lots of pandemic-fueled talks going on now Randi in America, and while this one kReiSS started in a jokey kind of way, with a slow burn, it quickly ignited. The accelerant was oldschool ageism.

I realized we were talking about identity.

I asked him if he liked my hair, which has been growing in gray since I decided not to risk Covid-19 by going to a hair salon. (As businesses open, I realize this

is now my personal choice.)

Yes, it is a loaded question from spouse A to spouse B. Of course, just by asking, I’m making his opinion of my appearance important. And it is. As an older, pretty traditional couple, that has been the way we roll. We tell each other if a sweater looks too worn or pants are too tight.

We accept opinions on new shoes or eyeglasses. We have an actual agreement that we don’t say anything negative about each other’s appearance before we go out for the evening, but upon returning, we are allowed to say, “Burn that shirt.”

When I asked about my going gray, he said, “I like your hair dark.” Well, I liked it better when my hair was dark, too, but it can’t get dark unless I go to a salon, or color it at home, which is a project I am not taking on. Besides, why should I? Why was I hitched to a wagon that dragged me to a salon every eight weeks for a “touch-up”?

When I said I didn’t plan to change my hair, he said, “Well, OK, but I like it better the other way.”

“Well, OK,” I said, “I liked it better when you had wavy black curls and rip-

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pling muscles in your arms.” The double standard suddenly popped out in high relief. Why is it OK for him to have gray hair and not think that it diminishes him in any way, and I have to dye my hair in order to “improve” my appearance when I start to show signs of aging?

If the pandemic had not struck, confining us to home base and prohibiting socializing, I probably would have continued to color my hair indefinitely.

But now? I’m done. Every eight weeks I’ll go to the theater instead, for the same money, should the theaters ever open again. Meanwhile, stuck in the house, I’m getting comfortable with the me in me. I’ve outgrown that woman with highlighted hair and ritualized applications of makeup.

While we’re at it, let’s burn the bra. I see my husband’s eyes scan my upper torso and I know what he’s thinking. I go for it: “I’ve decided not to wear a bra anymore.”

“I noticed,” he says. “Don’t you think your clothes look better when you wear a bra?”

“My clothes would look better on a mannequin with Barbie Doll measure-

probably would have continued to color my hair indefinitely. But now? I’m done.

ments,” I say, “but I am an imperfect human woman, and bras are uncomfortable, and I don’t want to be pinched and wired into place anymore.” I mean, why don’t fat guys wear Spanx?

I know some men color their hair, but most don’t, whereas some 70 percent of American women color theirs. The selfimprovement industry comprising hair coloring, makeup and dieting has been largely aimed at women. We have been all too willing to believe that we aren’t thin enough or pretty enough or sexy enough in our own skins. Especially as we get older, it’s big business to convince women to cover the evidence of aging by dyeing hair, applying more makeup and submitting to surgeries.

This is a very old story, but it has been made new again by the coronavirus, which reminds us what is important in our lives. In the age of masks, it is unmasking us.

When your partner asks what you think of her going without makeup, a bra or hair color, or he asks if he can forgo the haircut, there are only eight acceptable words to utter: “I love you just the way you are.”

Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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assau County wound ing on the sidewalk. That led down a whirlwind police to escort the BLM proweek of Black Lives testers around the counterproMatter protests testers. through local neighborhoods The next day, roughly 2,000 last week that were, with one BLM protesters turned out in exception, peaceful and upliftMerrick and marched through ing. local streets, from Sunrise Tens of thousands marched, Highway to Merrick Road, on to from Valley Stream to Bellmore Bellmore and back to Merrick. and from Hempstead to Long They chanted and cheered, Beach. They came seeking jusrapped and sang. This time, tice for George Floyd, killed by many local residents came out a Minneapolis police officer to welcome them. who pressed his knee into The day after that, 4,000 proFloyd’s neck for 8 minutes, 46 testers turned out, and they seconds. kept coming every day through At the same time, the protestlast Sunday. Outstanding! ers said they wanted social jusOn Saturday, a group of tice for all people, regardless of about two dozen protesters skin color. rushed at Nassau County police It’s about time that protests officers while to protest on the of this magnitude happened Meadowbrook Parkway in Merhere in Nassau. Often in the rick in the rain, according to past, when protests of this kind authorities. One officer’s ankle took place in response to an was broken. Another suffered a injustice, they happened in big bruised nose and a scratched cities like New York, Washingcornea. ton and Los Angeles. That left This should never have hapGov. Andrew Nassau residents with the dispened. No one should have Cuomo tinct impression that the social attempted to protest on the injustices that black people parkway, particularly when it have faced were not their concern. This was wet and slick. As one Facebook user time, protesters brought the demonstracommented, to do so would have been a tions to our otherwise quiet suburban “death wish.” neighborhoods, making them impossible More important, police never should to ignore. have been injured. The NCPD did an excelBravo! lent job of maintaining the peace and And these protesters weren’t taking no keeping everyone safe throughout the for an answer. In Merrick, a group of week. They didn’t deserve this. about 30 people, a number of whom were There were only 11 arrests of protesters from local neighborhoods, tried to stop 150 last week, all in Merrick, and all were Black Lives Matter protesters from march- among those who tried to jump onto the

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letters D.A.: Reforms are greatly needed To the Editor: The horrific murder of George Floyd has moved millions of Americans to action, seeking to end systemic racism and mistreatment by law enforcement and a fairer criminal justice system. These issues are not new to our country, our community or to me as district attorney.

We have seen large, peaceful protests across Nassau County that showcase the diversity of our communities dedicated to justice, alongside the professionalism of our law enforcement agencies, working under challenging circumstances.

As the county’s chief law enforcement official, I believe this is an important moment to listen to those voices in our community calling for change, to reflect on how we can improve and to affirm our commitment to do better.

I wanted to share with you what action we’re taking in my office, how we’re working with our law enforcement partners to better serve the public, to announce my sup-

Meadowbrook.

We seem in this nation to be in a perpetual cycle of violence against people of color, followed by protests that at times turn violent, as they did in major cities around the country last week. It’s time that we end that cycle.

Over the weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo renewed his call for enactment of the “Say Their Name” reform agenda, saying that police have to do their jobs, but do not have the right to abuse those they police, and that society will no longer tolerate delayed justice.

The Say Their Name agenda would: ■ Make public prior disciplinary records of law enforcement officers by reforming Section 50-a of the state’s Civil Rights Law. ■ Ban chokeholds by law enforcement officers.

■ Prohibit false, race-based 911 reports and make them a crime.

■ Designate the attorney general as an independent prosecutor for matters relating to the deaths of unarmed civilians caused by law enforcement.

We fully support passage of this legislation, and we call on the State Legislature to act on it immediately.

“Police have to do their jobs, protect public safety,” Cuomo said. “There’s also police abuse. There’s abuse of power. Protesters — most of the protesters are peaceful — they are indignant. It is righteous indignation. I don’t see anybody who can see the Mr. Floyd video and not be indignant. I don’t understand how you can see that murder on videotape and not be outraged. I said from Day One, I share that outrage.”

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he largest pandemic in 100 years gave us a crash course in public health. We quickly learned the epidemiological concepts of “flattening the curve, the risk of exposure, asymptomatic carriers, incubation periods, and why we must quarantine.

Even though everyone may not have understood these concepts, we all learned what to do: isolate and minimize contact with others to stop the spread of the coronavirus. This was enforced here through Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “New York State on Pause” — even marTine if you wanted to HackeTT go to school or a bar or a movie, you couldn’t because of the policies that closed them all for the sake of the public. Individuals had to sacrifice for the greater good.

Eventually these policies, and changes in behavior, worked. On Long Island, the percentage of people testing positive for Covid-19 has dropped from 20 percent to 2 percent over the past six weeks. The number of daily deaths in New York City

dropped to zero last week for the first time since March. Nassau and Suffolk were among the hardest-hit counties in the United States, and we have been meeting the metrics of declining hospitalizations and deaths, and are moving toward reopening.

We also learned that even though a virus cannot be seen by the naked eye, we can see its effects on the body. We understand that this invisible agent can be spread without the knowledge of those who have it, and that it can be deadly.

The same is true for police brutality and its root cause, structural racism.

Invisible to some and supported by many who are unaware of its impact, the overwhelming police presence in communities of color takes a continuing toll on people of color.

Just as electron microscopes made it possible for viruses to be visible 90 years ago, police brutality is now visible is cellphone documentation that is viewed and shared on our myriad screens. The shocking and deeply disturbing video of George Floyd’s death as a direct result of a Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his neck made it painfully clear how racism

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icroscopes have made viruses visible, and cellphones allow us to see brutality.

LeTTers port for pending legislation to promote trust and accountability, and to remind every Nassau resident that our doors and our hearts are open to all those we serve.

Please continue to share your ideas with me. I am listening.

■ My office will partner with the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University to analyze comprehensive charging and case disposition data to identify racial disparity and bias, and publicly report the findings of that review as well as any corrective action warranted.

■ We will also address the appearance of a conflict by seeking the appointment of a special prosecutor for all new cases in which police officers are credibly accused of criminal conduct in the course of their duties.

■ We will expand and enhance annual mandatory implicit bias training for all staff, and review our training curriculum to ensure that anti-bias education is an ongoing component.

■ We will continue our work to recruit and promote prosecutors, investigators and staff that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

■ We will expand our Community Councils, which already include our African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, South Asian American, Faith Leaders, Student and Community Partnership Program advisory councils to

and law enforcement violence intersect.

The fact that Floyd’s autopsy revealed that he also had Covid-19 the month before he was murdered further connects the vulnerability of black people to public-health threats. The protests that followed across the United States and the world demanded an end to systemic racism.

The American Public Health Association states that racism structures opportunity and assigns value based on how a person looks. The result is conditions that give an unfair advantage to some and unfairly disadvantage others. Racism hurts the health of our nation by denying some people the opportunity to attain their highest level of health.

We know that in Nassau and Suffolk counties, Covid-19 deaths have disproportionately affected black residents. In 2018, the APHA also recognized that law enforcement violence was a publichealth issue. Racism and injustice have resulted in the deaths of more people than the 110,000 that Covid-19 has caused thus far in the U.S. We have seen that public-health solu-

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tions can work to reduce the virus’s toll.

However, just talking about what to do — wearing masks, social distancing, disinfecting — does not work unless those recommendations are followed rigorously. tinue t Without conscious and vigilant action, ty is th Covid-19 would continue to spread and larly fa cause sickness and death. But as we wait on pub for a vaccine and the building of herd immunity, we may one day gain control of the virus, and live our lives without thinking too much about it.

There is no similar one- or two-shot solution to an unjust societal system.

Eliminating the public-health problems of police brutality and systemic racism will require public-health-sized solutions: consistent monitoring; education about how structural racism, especially on Long Island, came to be a force in our schools, communities and health care system; policy changes; and changes in citizens’ behavior and attitudes.

Police brutality, and the underlying causes of systemic racism, require the 3,200 or same unprecedented level of action and gle to g ances t resources we used to address the pandemic. We are all connected, whether we thirds househ see it or not. homele Martine Hackett is an associate professor facing family of public health at Hofstra University. places Thi

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ensure broader geographic representation of Nassau’s communities.

Many jurisdictions, including New York City, have established civilian oversight boards to provide independent review of complaints against police officers. These boards investigate and recommend discipline for officers accused of misconduct, refer potential criminal conduct for possible prosecution, and use tools like mediation to help improve relationships and trust between law enforcement and the public. To promote transparency and independence, we encourage Nassau County to establish a civilian police review agency.

We encourage the Legislature to increase juror pay from the antiquated rate of $40 per day to $150 per day to promote more diverse and representative juries. For those who are self- employed, rely on tips or hold multiple part-time jobs, the cost to serve is simply too high.

Legislation is pending to repeal Section 50-a of the New York State Civil Rights Law, which shields the personnel records of police from disclosure. Greater transparency regarding police misconduct and discipline is important to improve policies and oversight and promote public confidence. I support significant reform to Section 50-a. However, police officers do dangerous work. The overwhelming majority do their jobs with courage and integrity. And repeal that does not afford protection of officers’ personal information could endanger officers

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As we work to address police misconduct, it is important to be mindful of the essential role law enforcement plays in protecting our communities, and the difficult and often dangerous situations officers face. Post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, substance abuse and other conditions, exacerbated by work stresses, necessitate the ready availability of mental health services to ensure that officers can continue to safely perform their jobs.

Officer suicides have occurred at an alarming rate in recent years, and wide-

spread protests and broad-based criticism will undoubtedly compromise morale. It is important that policymakers engage with law enforcement leaders and rank-and-file officers to ensure that as we move forward to address wrongdoing, we create an environment that sup-quickly ports the good work of the thousands of school police officers who serve the people of I rea Nassau County with professionalism andty. integrity every day.

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