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Vol. 71, No. 5

N E W H Y D E PA R K

VALENTINE’S DAY GUIDE

REDISTRICTING MAP SHAKES UP L.I.

SUOZZI BLASTS HOCHUL AGAIN

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McCormacks file wrongful death action Family of NHP native, Durst’s 1st wife, targeting scion’s 2nd spouse

BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z The family of Robert Durst’s first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst, filed a wrongful death action against the late real estate scion’s second wife, according to a statement from attorney Robert Abrams.

The Lake Success-based attorney representing the McCormack family said the legal action against Debrah Charatan, Robert Durst’s second wife, was filed because she allegedly anticipated that a Houston court would name her as the executor of Durst’s last will and testament.

The announcement was made on Monday, the 40th anniversary of Kathleen Durst’s disappearance, and claims that Charatan will be left with her husband’s share of the family trusts.

A graduate of New Hyde Park Memorial High School, Kathleen McCormack married Durst in 1971. She disappeared on Jan. 31, 1982, and her body was never found. Thirty-six years after her disappearance, she was declared dead by a Manhattan court in 2017.

Last year the Westchester County district attorney’s office reopened the cold case investigating Kathleen Durst’s disappearance, resulting in a Westchester grand jury indicting Durst on seconddegree murder charges in the fall.

Two weeks ago, Abrams, of Abrams Fensterman LLP, called on Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah to resign after she cited “missed opportunities” as a reason it took nearly 40 years to build a case against Durst.

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State’s mask mandate could stay until March 2

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ould result in protective New York’s mask mandate, face coverings remaining in issued by Gov. Kathy Hochul, schools and indoor settings unwas granted a reprieve by a til March 2.

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which expires Feb. 10 for indoor settings and Feb. 21 for schools, can stay in effect until at least March 2, the deadline for the state to file documents for its appeal of a lawsuit filed Continued on Page 55

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Temple Tikvah to Progress made on receive repair funds Denton Ave. bridge FEMA grants $335K to help institution recover from Ida Work starts after lawsuits cause delays

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BY R OB E RT PELAEZ After experiencing severe damage and flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in September, Temple Tikvah in New Hyde Park will receive $335,000 in relief payments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, officials announced Friday.

FEMA officials, in a press release, said the temple, which serves parts of western Nassau County and eastern Queens, represents a “tight-knight community.” Through the organization’s Public Assistance Program, the temple will be able to jump-start efforts to rectify the near $1 million in estimated damage.

“Funding plays a critical role for private non-profits and houses of worship,” said Lai Sun Yee, FEMA’s federal coordinating officer. “The need for additional funding to support cleanup and repairs after a disaster can be overwhelming for these groups in particular, as insurance may not cover some of these costs.”

According to temple leaders, furniture was damaged and schoolbooks were floating in the water, but the Torahs were in good condition. Flooding was caused by rising levels in nearby Herricks Pond that overflowed downhill onto Herricks Road.

The water damage was mostly in the lower part of the building and courtyard, the location of the religious school. Carpeting throughout the building, such as the common area and ballroom, and the wood paneling for most of the school were removed as recovery efforts went on.

With classes set to begin in mid-September, the temple was able to adjust and hold orientation for the approximately 40 students in the parking lot.

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Hurricane Ida caused flooding up to four feet in parts of Temple Tikvah.

Aside from religious services and education, multiple organizations usually meet throughout the week at the temple, which have since been displaced due to the damage, temple President Andrea Comerchero said.

“We had a feeling of what to expect, but it was heartbreaking coming in at 7 a.m.; you just wanted to cry,” Rabbi Randy E. Sheinberg, who has been with the temple since its inception in 2008, said in September.

In late November, temple officials said their goal was to raise $500,000 by the end of 2021 to help repair the damage.

Efforts to reach a temple official for comment on the new federal funding and an update on how much money was raised through the temple’s efforts were unavailing.

“We are … telling everyone ‘please come here, we are still with you’ and it’s been enlightening seeing the response from our community,” Comerchero previously told Blank Slate Media.

Anyone who wishes to help support Temple Tikvah as it recovers can do so at the website www.templetikvah.org by clicking on the “Donate” tab.

A month after a delayed start to replacing the Denton Avenue bridge in Garden City, the Long Island Rail Road’s Expansion Project plans to install a substructure for the bridge this month in an attempt to meet a December target completion date.

After months of litigation between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Village of Garden City, the project remains roughly 11 months behind schedule and is at risk of exceeding its budget and not meeting the December deadline. Despite the delays, officials from the third track project indicated work on the bridge has been going well since starting in January, with the installation of a substructure – vital for weight distribution of a bridge – to be installed this month.

As part of a $2.6 billion Long Island Rail Road project, the Denton Avenue bridge is to be removed and replaced to accommodate a third track being added to the Main Line from Floral Park to Hicksville. The agency

said in the initial lawsuit that it is critical to the project because widening the bridge would allow for the extra train track.

The delays on its repairs date to July, when MTA officials said the organization had not received permits to commence work on the bridge from the Village of Garden City.

MTA officials also pointed to a lawsuit the village filed earlier accusing the state-run transit agency of being deceptive when it installed steel utility poles that extend 93 feet above the ground and stand over neighborhoods.

In July, state Supreme Court Justice Diccia Pineda-Kirwan dismissed the case.

In regard to the permits, according to court documents, MTA officials claimed the village purposefully withheld the permits because its lawsuit was dismissed. Garden City officials claimed the MTA failed to follow the appropriate procedure in the application process for the permits.

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Work has begun on the reconstruction of the Denton Avenue bridge following months of delays.

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Redistricting proposal shakes up L.I. Amendments to map see 3rd Congressional District extending into Westchester, Bronx

BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Whoever wins the race in the 3rd Congressional District this fall could have constituents in parts of the Bronx and Westchester counties, according to redistricting lines presented by state legislators on Sunday.

Currently, the district, held

by U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (DGlen Cove), a gubernatorial candidate, includes Manhasset, Roslyn, Port Washington, Great Neck and Floral Park, among other areas, and stretches from Whitestone, Queens, to Kings Park in Suffolk County. The proposed redistricting would add several areas in Westchester County and the Bronx.

Melanie D’Arrigo, a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the district, criticized the layout of the new district in a statement and claimed the proposed lines are an example of “extreme” gerrymandering.

“There is no discernible reason to draw a district that leapfrogs the Long Island Sound in

an attempt to loosely tie together Long Island, Queens, The Bronx, and Westchester,” D’Arrigo said.

“Constituent services will be more difficult, more expensive and less efficient: the needs of someone living on the border of Connecticut being wildly different from someone in Huntington.”

D’Arrigo, a Port Washington resident, ran against Suozzi in 2020, ultimately losing to the congressman. D’Arrigo said voters should not be used as “political pawns,” advocating for “real representation” in each district throughout the state.

Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan (D-Woodbury), who was just re-elected to the county’s 18th Legislative District, is also running for the Democratic nomination in the 3rd Congressional District.

His spokesperson Ross M. Wallenstein said: “This proposed third congressional district is still more than 60 percent based on COURTESY OF NEW YORK STATE’S TASK FORCE ON DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH AND REAPPORTIONMENT Long Island and it deserves a pragmatic Democrat to represent it in Washington. Legislator New redistricting lines were proposed by state lawmakers on Sunday.

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Former G.N. Superintendent Shine dies Served as head of school district for 22 years, South High named in his honor in 2006

BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Former Great Neck School Superintendent William A. Shine, who was hailed as a “visionary” leader, died on Friday at 93.

He served as superintendent from 1982 until he retired from the post in 2004, giving him the second-longest tenure as superintendent in the district’s history, trailing only John L. Miller’s 28 years.

“Dr. Shine’s legacy is inextricably intertwined with our schools and Great Neck,” said Board of Education President Rebecca Sassouni. “He was a visionary who understood education from every vantage point: He understood the vitality of the mission of public education to the students, the educators, to the entire community and, also, built positive relationships with local private schools.”

Former President and current board Trustee Barbara Berkowitz said in a statement to Blank Slate Media that Shine “was the true definition of an educational leader” and that it was an honor knowing him for more than 35 years.

“It is fitting that William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, an institute of learning, was named for Dr. Shine with the hope that all that saw his name permanently etched on its signs would emulate his continued love of learning,” Berkowitz said.

“Dr. Shine remained involved and active with the Great Neck Public Schools and attended plays, concerts and graduations until recently,” Board of Education Vice President Donna Peirez said. “His presence and his educational presents will be sorely missed.”

“Dr. Shine admirably served this wonderful community for almost 23 years as the superintendent of the Great

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Former Great Neck Superintendent Dr. William A. Shine died last week at 93.

Neck Public Schools,” Superintendent Teresa Prendergast said. “He was a friend and a mentor to us all and his legacy will live on through the stories of his life and the advice and words of encouragement he provided to others.”

Robert S. Widom, Temple Emanuel of Great Neck’s senior rabbi, said whenever he walked through the halls of any Great Neck school with Shine, students would come up to him with a genuine appreciation for his commitment

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“Dedicated to the art of education, he would embellish his thoughts with wit that served to fortify his ability to reach young minds with his great erudition,” Widom said. “And the students loved him. They appreciated that he supported them, that he could be unrelenting in his encouragement that they develop their unique strengths.”

Shine was born on April 22, 1928, in White Plains and attended Iona College for his undergraduate education, later receiving a Doctor of Education from Teachers College in New York City.

His tenure in public education began at the Tabernacle school district in New Jersey in 1954. Shine then went on to serve as superintendent of the Medford school district and Cherry Hill school district, both in New Jersey, before heading to Nassau County.

In 1982, 60 years after Elise Gignoux was named as Great Neck’s first superintendent, Shine was named to the job.

In 2006, Shine’s legacy was cemented in the district when South High was officially named William A. Shine Great Neck South High School.

Following his tenure in Great Neck, Shine spent six years working in the Manhasset school district, including a few months as interim superintendent.

Aside from being a dedicated public educator, Shine served in the Marine Corps, something his wife, Susan, said he held in high regard. Aside from Susan, Shine is survived by his children Barbara and Jack, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Susan, in a phone interview, said preliminary plans have been made to have a celebration of Shine’s life at the school that bears his name sometime this spring.

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Suozzi bashes Hochul’s zoning proposals Gubernatorial candidate says governor’s plans would end the current housing landscape B Y B R A N D O N D U F F Y ernor said: “To permit these vital

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Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) is running against Gov. Kathy Hochul in a Democratic primary later this year.

U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) held a virtual news conference with mayors, town supervisors and civic officials from Nassau, Suffolk and Queens to oppose Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plans that he claimed would eliminate singlefamily zoning laws in the state.

Suozzi, who is leaving his post to run against Hochul for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, said Hochul’s plans, which she outlined in a book issued with her State of the State address, would end the current housing landscape.

“This proposal that’s being made would actually end singlefamily housing in New York state,” Suozzi told reporters last Thursday.

Suozzi was responding to Hochul’s commitments to fix what she described as outdated laws that hold back the housing supply.

Hochul’s address called for changing zoning laws for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), which include basements, attics and garages, among others.

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options and help reduce housing costs, Governor Hochul will propose legislation to require municipalities to allow a minimum of one ADU on owner-occupied residentially zoned lots. This legislation would allow municipalities to set minimum and maximum size requirements that both meet safety standards but will not prevent reasonable new construction.”

For New York City, the legislation would require an amnesty program to legalize existing ADUs if they are brought into compliance with code.

Suozzi said that he supports ideas to tackle housing problems, but disagrees that this is the method to do so.

“I don’t believe in taking away zoning control from our local governments,” Suozzi said. “I don’t believe in eliminating home rule and I don’t believe in the state imposing their will on local governments.”

Under Hochul’s proposal, home rule, which gives municipalities their own authority, would be limited in regard to land-use regulations.

Daniel Serota, mayor of Brookville and president of the Nassau County Village Officials Association, reiterated many of Suozzi’s points.

“We live in our villages because of home rule. This should not be in the budget,” Serota, who represents 64 villages and 475,000 residents, said. “This is a quality of life issue; one size does not fit all.”

Also in attendance were Mayor Kenneth Moore of Bellerose Village, President Sean Walsh of the Douglaston Civic Association and Supervisor Mike Schiliro of the Town of North Castle, among others.

Suozzi said that he supports efforts to help fix homelessness and suggested increasing transitoriented development near LIRR stations to make business districts and downtowns denser.

“Do we have to work on the issues of affordable housing and segregated neighborhoods? We absolutely do,” Suozzi said. “But we will not allow local zoning to be overridden and not erode the power of local governments.”

Efforts to reach Hochul for comment were unavailing.

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Zimmerman gathers more endorsements

BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y John R. Durso, president of Local 338 of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union/United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, has endorsed Robert Zimmerman, a longtime Democratic National Committee member from Great Neck running for his party’s nomination in the 3rd Congressional District.

Zimmerman also was endorsed by Hazel N. Dukes, president of the NAACP New York State Conference, member of the NAACP National Board of Directors, and member of the NAACP Executive Committee; Rubén Díaz Jr., former Bronx borough president; Christine Quinn, former speaker of the New York City Council; and Rich Schaffer, Suffolk County Democratic chair and Town of Babylon supervisor this past week.

Durso, who heads a union with over 19,000 members in the area, said in a statement: “It is becoming increasingly important to have representatives in Washington, D.C. who are willing to fight for our country’s working families. Robert Zimmerman has been a longtime friend of Local 338 and has supported our essential workers from the very start of the pandemic.

“With plans to protect voting rights, combat climate change, and a commitment to fight for working people, Robert Zimmerman is clearly the best choice for the 3rd Congressional District. We’re proud to endorse him to be our next United States Representative, and we know he’ll serve as a strong voice for working people not just in New York, but across the country.”

Dukes said she had a role in Zimmerman’s political upbringing.

“I’m so proud to endorse Robert Zimmerman for Congress. He along with Tom DiNapoli are among the children I raised politically,” Dukes said. “The values that I instilled in Robert for civil rights, social justice, and hard work define his character. At this challenging time for our country, I know Robert will be there every day for the communities of his congressional district. He will be a leader in defending our voting rights and ensuring our constitution protects all of us. I hope you will join me in supporting Robert Zimmerman for Congress.”

Díaz said Zimmerman has long supported the Latino community.

“I am proud to endorse Robert Zimmerman for Congress,” Díaz said in a statement. “Robert has stood with me and The Bronx as a Democrat and an activist. Robert’s dedication to our community, especially the Latino community, his commitment to promote our vibrant diversity and strengthen our small businesses demonstrates that he has the leadership and experience that we need in Congress more than ever.”

Quinn, a Glen Cove native, said Zimmerman will stand up to the right wing on important issues.

“I am proud to endorse Robert Zimmerman for Congress. Robert is a respected voice nationally and in Washington,” Quinn said. “He will be a leader in Congress standing up to the right wing for voting rights, our LGBTQ community, women’s reproductive freedom, gun safety and so many causes we cherish. I have Continued on Page 20

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Sentence for murder try of 4 police Uniondale man receives 25 years to life for attempt following traffic stop in 2018

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Police said after a driver’s car was said, a pistol fell to the ground before Patrick Ryder said his officers’ training stopped for failing to signal a left turn, Costa pulled out another and fired multi- paid off.

“The training, the expertise that they Duane Costa, 40, of Uniondale, was with Costa as a passenger, two officers ple rounds at the two officers. Costa then sentenced to 25 years to life in prison ordered him to step out of the car after encountered two more officers who were get every single day came to fruition that for the attempted murder of four Nassau smelling alcohol, and seeing that was not in the area for a separate matter and fired night,” Ryder said. “There is no routine County police officers in Hempstead fol- wearing a seatbelt and was adjusting an again before being arrested on Meriam car stop.”

Efforts to reach Costa’s lawyer, Lori Street in Hempstead, according to police. object in his waistband. lowing a traffic stop in 2018.

Nassau County Police Commissioner Golombek, for comment were unavailing.

After he ran from the police, officials District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced the sentencing last Thursday after Costa was convicted in a trial held in December by acting State Supreme Court Justice Patricia Harrington.

“Duane Costa fired at least two rounds directly at officers’ heads from less than 10 feet away as they pursued him down the streets of Hempstead and he continued firing as additional officers joined the chase,” Donnelly said in a statement.

“Police officers around the country put their lives on the line every day to keep our communities safe, knowing that it could mean they don’t return home to their families. I will always support our police, and when there is violence against a member of law enforcement we will ensure that the defendant is held responsible for their crimes.”

Costa was convicted of four counts of attempted murder in the first degree, one SCREENCAP BY BRANDON DUFFY VIA YOUTUBE count of criminal use of a firearm in the first degree and three counts of criminal possession in the second degree, all felo- Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly holds the pistol used by Duane Costa, 40, of Uniondale, to shoot at four officers following a traffic stop in 2018. nies.

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Since announcing his can“Their constituents are look- a long time. These mayors trust County Legislator Joshua Lafazan’s campaign has an- ing for someone who can hit me with their votes and I look didacy over a month ago, Lafanounced his first batch of en- the ground running and bring forward to working with them to zan has raised over $450,000. dorsements from Long Island mayors in the 3rd Congressional District race.

The mayors of North Hills and Old Westbury, Marvin Natiss and Edward Novick, joined 10 others in endorsing Lafazan (D-Woodbury).

Others who endorsed him included Mayors Elliot Conway of Upper Brookville, Robert De Natale of Bayville, Ralph Ekstrand of Farmingdale, Robert Fagiola of Lattingtown, Kenneth Goodman of Matinecock, Charles Goulding of Oyster Bay Cove, James Liguori of Muttontown, Lawrence Schmidlapp of Centre Island and Daniel Serota of Brookville, and former Mayor Edward Lieberman of Sea Cliff.

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The 3rd Congressional District covers the North Shore from Queens to Suffolk County but could change slightly due to redistricting. The seat is being vacated by Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) as he runs for governor.

At 23 years of age, Lafazan became Nassau County’s youngest-ever legislator upon his election to the Nassau County Legislature in November 2017.

In previous elections, Lafazan ran as an independent who caucused with the Democrats. He has since re-enrolled as a Democrat for his congressional run.

Also running for the Democratic nomination in the district are Robert Zimmerman of Great Neck, Melanie D’Arrigo of Port Washington, Reema Rasool of Oyster Bay and former North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman of Great Neck.

George Santos, an economist, is seeking the Republican nomination.

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Parking concerns presented at meeting Two Floral Park residents express opposition to catering hall application on Tuesday

BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y Two residents opposed a potential catering hall on Jericho Turnpike during a public hearing at the Floral Park Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday night, citing concerns over parking.

An application submitted for a special use permit by Myrtelle Joseph looks to turn what was described by officials as office space into a catering hall.

Joseph was not present at the meeting, but members of her family and the architect for the application answered questions from the board that revolved mainly around garbage pickup and operations.

Garry Saintus, Joseph’s husband, assured officials that the business would not be a nightclub and would be open to private parties only for events such as showers, christenings and receptions. Saintus said maximum occupancy can exceed 100, and the catering hall would have approximately 18 parking spaces and would be able to use a valet service.

The business at 170 Jericho Turnpike would be open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and is applying for a liquor license, which would be handled with the in-house staff as opposed to a third-party vendor, Saintus said.

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A Floral Park resident opposes the application for a catering hall on Jericho Turnpike over parking concerns. ises, but there will be a stove to keep prepared and catered foods warm prior to events, Saintus said.

Joe Celano, who lives near the proposed catering hall, said all nearby parking is taken up.

“Where are these cars going to go once we open up the catering hall?” Celano asked. “It would be there now if there was anything available.”

The applicant’s daughter told officials that based on the lease agreement the

Another resident, who identified himself as Steve, asked, with all the options available on Jericho already, including eateries, where are an additional 100 people going to go?

“If they’re going to allow 110 people into their occupancy, what do we do if people show up with 110 cars?” he said.

“Once we get this influx, considering what can happen during game night with the Islanders, I don’t want us to in a few weeks or months look around and say ‘whoa, we’re in trouble.’”

The board reserved its decision on the special permit application.

The next village Board of Trustees meeting will be on Tuesday, Feb. 15.

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Natalie Mossa swept up by teaching Dance academy owner brings lifelong passion to work with students

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At Mossa Dance Academy on Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park, owner Natalie Mossa said she believes she’s more than a teacher for her students.

“I just feel like there’s just so much to give,” she said in an interview. “I noticed that other teachers are all about just wanting to win and I like teaching because it’s so much more.”

Mossa, who opened her business in 2007, said she has been dancing her whole life.

The Queens native taught at 15 years old at the studio she was with at the time before she danced, performed and choreographed at Club Med Turkoise in Turks and Caicos before returning to start her own venture.

“I used to teach in Long Island so opening up in New Hyde Park was perfect and we could meet each other halfway,” Mossa said.

Students at Mossa range from 3 to 18, and there are recreational and competitive classes, which start at age 7.

Of the 300 students at the academy, she said, 65 are on teams which compete regionally

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The Mossa Dance Academy in New Hyde Park has students from 3 to 18, and offers recreational and competitive classes. and nationally.

Competitive schedules are three and a half hours a day with rehearsals mixed in if there is not a competition scheduled for the weekend. In the past, Mossa’s teams have traveled around the tristate area and up to Massachusetts, where they will compete in regional tourna-

ments for the American Dance Awards, which holds its national championship in Florida.

Teams are required to learn all styles of dance the academy has to offer, which include tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, ballet, contemporary and modern.

Mossa said she believes making students more versatile will

help them once they leave and either apply to programs such as Juilliard or try out for college teams.

“I’m trying to produce actual dancers that are ready for the real world,” Mossa said. “Even if they don’t love tap, they still have to take it because when you audition for a Broadway

show, they’re going to ask you to tap no matter what you know. I make sure that they’re all well rounded and that they’re able to do anything when they graduate or are ready to audition for the real world.”

In 2018, Great Neck’s Ellie Chang won bronze in the solo female children’s division at the International Dance Organization’s World Dancing Championships in Riesa, Germany.

“They love it and they want to be the best,” Mossa said about her students. “It’s the work ethic they have that makes my job easier when everybody is on the same page.”

Mossa considers her students family and said many of them come back after they leave to help with teaching or choreography.

For now, Mossa is preparing her students for regionals in March, where they will eventually find out who qualifies in July for nationals. Through it, she’s happy to see them getting better at their craft.

“I love to see the kids improving and feeling accomplished,” Mossa said. “I have a connection with the kids that’s more than just dance.”

Manhasset’s Chiang appointed treasurer

BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Manhasset resident David Chiang was appointed county treasurer by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman last week.

Chiang, 52, a Republican, ran an unsuccessful campaign to represent the Town of North Hempstead’s 4th District in 2019, losing to current Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey. Before his appointment and campaign for town councilman, Chiang served as a research analyst and a Wall Street investment banker for almost 20 years before becoming a stay-at-home father.

Before his work on Wall Street, Chiang worked at a Manhattan sweatshop at 9 years old, then worked another three jobs to put himself through NYU’s Stern School of Business. Chiang has also been president of the Chinese-American Association of North Hempstead.

Efforts to reach Chiang for comment on his appointment were unavailing.

Chiang succeeded Beaumont Jefferson, who now serves as deputy county comptroller, as treasurer.

Blakeman also appointed Justice Stephen Bucaria to lead the county’s Assessment Review Commission, an area in county government that Blakeman strongly criticized during his campaign against his predecessor, Laura Curran.

Bucaria, a Republican who has served on the Supreme Court for more than two decades, succeeds Jeremy May as the chair of the commission. May filled the spot previously held by Robin Laveman, whom Curran

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Manhasset’s David Chiang was appointed county treasurer last week.

appointed as county assessor following the retirement of David Moog.

Blakeman, during his swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 3, spoke about changing the county’s property tax system that he and other Republican officials have criticized. Blakeman said he will do whatever is necessary to “fix” the system and prioritize taxpayers’ wallets.

“My predecessor took a flawed assessment system and made it worse by increasing the assessment values of 65 percent of the county taxpayers with an unfair, secretive and inequitable reassessment,” Blakeman said.

“My administration will investigate, along with our new county comptroller, what went wrong and then we will fix it.”

Last week, Laveman told Newsday that Curran froze the county’s residential property values for the 2023-23 tax year before leaving office in December.

Laveman also told Newsday that Blakeman’s administration was analyzing the “reassessment and laws associated with its implementation to create a more fair, accurate and equitable system.”

Efforts to reach Curran, Laveman and Blakeman for further comment were unavailing.

Curran called for the reassessment of approximately 400,000 homes in 2018, for the 2020-21 tax year, after the county’s assessment roll had been frozen since 2011.

During that period, thousands of residents filed grievances on the value of their homes, winning reduced assessments and shifting the tax burden onto others who did not challenge their assessments.

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Bral echoes ‘bloodbath’ prediction

Great Neck mayor calls for education to incorporate ‘conservative values’ as well

BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Village of Great Neck Mayor Pedram Bral echoed former Nassau County Executive Laura Curran’s prediction of a “bloodbath” for Democratic candidates in the 2022 midterm elections during the swearing-in ceremony for newly elected County Legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip.

Bral congratulated Pilip, a Republican, during her swearing-in ceremony at the Chabad Great Neck early last month, calling her victory over Democratic incumbent Ellen Birnbaum one that was “long overdue to the conservative values we all celebrate and cherish.” Bral touted Pilip’s efforts to fight on a grassroots platform and for the voters throughout the county’s 10th Legislative District, helping the Republican Party have its voice heard.

“The silent majority has spoken and we are no longer silent,” Bral said.

Curran, a Democratic incumbent who was defeated by a little more than 2,000 votes in November, told Fox News her loss to Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, was a result of the weakness conveyed by the Democratic Party. Curran also said it is important to have a confident leader.

“What we need always, and especially now, is someone who exudes confidence and competence,” Curran said.

“Someone who sets a reassuring tone … I think it’s going to be a bloodbath for the

where he asked an educator to prioritize inclusivity in teachings and provide students with some of the values that con-

WHAT WE NEED ALWAYS, AND

ESPECIALLY NOW, IS SOMEONE WHO EXUDES CONFIDENCE AND COMPETENCE.

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Village of Great Neck Mayor Pedram Bral echoed former County Executive Laura Curran’s prediction of a midterm “bloodbath” for Democrats.

Democrats in the midterms.”

Bral agreed with Curran’s prediction, saying the Democrats “have taken it far left” and he hopes the American Dream will stay alive after the midterm elections.

Following Republican election victories in Nassau County in November, the

SCHOOL NEWS

Herricks continues superintendent search The Herricks Board of Education has engaged with District Wise Search Consultants to conduct the search for its next Superintendent of Schools. Superintendent Dr. Fino Celano’s retirement becomes effective in July 2022.

As part of the process, District Wise will host a Zoom community forum on Feb. 9, 2022, at 7 p.m. A link can be accessed at https://www.herricks.org/Domain/1647.

The input from the community will be used by District Wise to create a “profile” for Herricks’ next superintendent.

For those unable to attend the meet-

ing, or for those who prefer to provide their feedback privately, a confidential email address has been created by the consultants. Please email HerricksSup@ districtwisesearch.com with your profile characteristics. This address will accept e-mails until March 16 for inclusion in the report. Any emails received after this date will be forwarded anonymously to the board of education.

The participation of all stakeholders is very important during this process. All information gathered will be included anonymously in a report that will be prepared for the board.

New York Republican Party’s statewide nominating convention will take place at the Garden City Hotel from Feb. 28 to March 1.

While criticizing those on the “far left” for inserting their ideologies into education, Bral reflected on an instance

servatives have. Bral said he was told by the educator that a majority of Americans find the conservative values offensive.

“I want to say that here we stand, we say no to [critical race theory], no to divisions,” he said. “Stop making us villainized because of our standing for the conservative values that god has given us. We are standing here to celebrate the family values that we all celebrate.”

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A never-ending assessment mess A simple explanation for Nassau’s handling of property assessments is that county officials are trying to discredit their use in raising revenue to pay for local governments.

Another explanation is that Nassau County officials are just inept in handling this basic function of government.

Support for these theories can be found in a newspaper report that Nassau County has frozen residential property values for the second year in a row.

These are the values that determine what you will pay in your taxes.

To put this in perspective, imagine if the state and federal governments announced that they were freezing income taxes because of fluctuations in income over two years. What would that do to the public’s faith in the system?

In what might be considered bizarre in any other county than Nassau, the decision to freeze property tax assessments at their current levels for the upcoming 2023-24 tax year was made by former County Executive Laura Curran shortly before she left office last month without any public announcement.

Freezing taxes for one year let alone two affects virtually every single property owner in Nassau County. You would think that the outgoing county executive would at least issue a press release or send us an email.

When Curran froze assessments for the 2022-23 tax year in December, she described the move as temporary until the

heated housing market settled down after the pandemic.

“We’ve seen these doubledigit increases in the communities and bidding wars with all the people moving from the city to the suburbs,” Curran said at the time. “It’s great news for homeowners, but this dramatic increase in sale prices is going to unfairly skew property assessments.”

Exactly how is taxing people based on the actual value of their property unfair? Like them or not, isn’t that the basis of property taxes?

Curran has so far declined to comment on the latest freeze.

Of course, at the time of the first freeze Curran was running and expected to win re-election.

Now she has lost her reelection bid against Bruce Blakeman and says she has no plans to run for office again.

Her explanation is that she does not have the fire in her belly.

Unsaid is what’s going on in her head.

Real estate experts cautioned that following Curran’s latest freezing of values, the county could face difficulty in the future in calculating accurate assessments.

“I think the other side of this boom is not a correction — it’s plateauing,” said Jonathan Miller, the CEO of a Manhattan-based property appraisal firm.”I’m not too sure in a year or two it’s going to look that much different other than perhaps higher prices, a little bit more inventory and fairly heavy sales” Paul Dyckes, a real estate

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appraiser based in Huntington who values properties in Nassau and Suffolk, said with the new freeze, Nassau risks moving “further away from actual market values.”

“If you want to freeze” assessments at January 2020 levels” and the market’s gone up 23 percent since, there’s quite a gap,” Dyckes said.

And where have we heard that before? Oh right, Nassau County.

This was a large turnabout for Curran.

She ran for county executive in 2017, pledging to fix the dysfunctional assessment system run under County Executive Ed Mangano, a Republican, starting with a revaluation of every property in Nassau.

Nassau failed to reassess property values for the entire eight years of his administration.

In not conducting reassess-

ments, Mangano initially cited the impact of Superstorm Sandy in 2012 on, you guessed it, property values.

Mangano also never appointed a certified assessor and presided over an exodus from the assessor’s office.

According to a Newsday report, $2.7 billion in property taxes was shifted over the eight years in which no reassessment was done from people who challenged their property taxes to those who didn’t.

The people who hadn’t challenged their property taxes – generally younger, less affluent and more likely to be members of a minority group – were assessed at a level 29.2 percent greater than those who did.

The widespread and usually successful challenges to property taxes was particularly problematic for Nassau.

Under the infamous “county

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guarantee” approved decades ago, Nassau was to pay refunds for all local governments, including school districts, even though the county received only about 16 percent of the overpayment.

This cost Nassau tens of millions of dollars a year.

Meanwhile, legislators of both parties curried favor with taxpayers by holding workshops on how to challenge their property taxes and Republicans, in particular, reaped millions in campaign contributions from firms hired to challenge assessments.

Curran kept her campaign promise and reassessed all the properties in Nassau County.

The new assessments, while not perfect, were found to be within every major professional standard of “accuracy and fairness.”

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KREMER’S CORNER

How some politicians kill people by inaction

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t is the same old story from tragedy to tragedy.

A thug who bought his weapon on the illegal market guns down a police officer. Or, if you haven’t forgotten, it wasn’t that long ago that multiple innocent children were killed by a mentally fragile culprit in a Connecticut town.

It is totally predictable. One public official after another expresses their “deep sorrow” over everyone’s loss and then goes back to business protecting the interests of the National Rifle Association.

At the very same time as two innocent New York City police officers were being laid to rest, the United States Supreme Court is in the process of deciding whether New York’s law banning out-ofstate residents from bringing their guns into the city is constitutional.

You don’t have to guess what the court will do as they have been itching to get a Sec-

ond Amendment case so that the majority can give gun owners another victory. There is no doubt that they will rule by a 6 to 3 margin that licensed out-of-state gun holders are free to walk our New York streets.

If you want to pick a case of utter hypocrisy let’s talk about Texas.

From 2013 to 2017, 15,695 firearm deaths were reported according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

On average 3,139 people are killed each year with a gun. It comes out to roughly one death every 2.8 hours. How much does gun violence cost Texas annually?

If you take into account medical care, law enforcement and the criminal justice system as well as costs to employers for work loss, that’s $632 per Texan per year. Add up all the costs and that comes out to $16 billion as estimated by the Giffords Law Center. That is not a direct government cost, but the estimated

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society costs.

Another way to look at Texas gun deaths is that in the year 2017, there were 3,513 firearm deaths compared to 15 U.S. military casualties in Afghanistan.

What was the state’s answer to rising gun violence? The state legislature has passed a number of pro-gun laws including the one allowing an unlicensed person to carry a gun in a school or church.

The latest change in the law allows any person over age 15 to carry a firearm without getting a license. What was the federal response to these insane laws?

Neither of the two Texas senators, Ted Cruz or John Cornyn, had has anything to say. For the record, Cruz has received $176,274 from the NRA and John Cornyn has taken in only $82,352.

If you check on NRA, contributions to some of the other Republican senators the numbers are eye-popping. According to the Brady Campaign, Mitt Romney(RUT) has received $13,647,676 from the NRA during his career.

Roy Blunt(R-MO) has gotten $4,555,722 and Marco Rubio(RFL) has pocketed $3,303,355 in NRA money. Florida averages 2,568 gun deaths a year, but that is of no consequence to Rubio.

Every time there is a shooting in the states inhabited by senators such as Cruz or Rubio, they utter their “personal sadness over the loss of innocent lives” and then

it’s back to the business of catering to the NRA. Thanks to New York Attorney General Letitia James, the NRA has had a tough time trying to escape bankruptcy. She has gotten the courts to dismiss the NRA’s attempt to hide from pending lawsuits and continues to battle them on a variety of issues.

There is no doubt that responsible gun owners should be allowed to own a gun assuming they are capable of using it.

Do you need an AK-47 to hunt rabbits or other wildlife?

Should a Staten Island resident be allowed to keep an AK-47 in his or her apartment? The answers are obvious. But sadly, the solutions are elusive.

Many innocent people are still destined to die due to illegal guns. And many elected officials will continue to express their condolences every time there is a mass shooting and then they will go back to doing the bidding of the NRA.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

If you’re happy and know it, what then?

I

had just sat down in my favorite TV-viewing spot on the couch and bitten into a perfectly ripe apple. “Ah,” I said, “this makes me happy!”

“Well, that’s a switch,” said my husband.

“What do you mean?” I asked.

“You being happy, of course.”

This stopped me cold. I was so surprised I had to turn off the TV. “What are you talking about?”

“Well, you’re always saying ‘I’m not happy’ about something or other, so I just assume you’re generally unhappy.”

“But it’s not true. What am I ever unhappy about?”

“Oh, so many things. The weather’s too cold, the weather’s too hot. The TIVO is full and didn’t record your show; we’re running low on coffee; we’re running low on apples — what DOESN’T make you unhappy?

I’ve given up trying to keep track.

I just assume you’re unhappy all the time unless you specify otherwise.”

“You’re one to talk! You never say anything positive about me or my cooking or anything at all, until I drag it out of you.”

“That’s true,” he concedes.

In fact, my husband’s silence on such matters is legendary in

his family. He was the living example of the story about the boy who hadn’t uttered a word until the age of 5, at which point he broke his silence one morning to say “this oatmeal is too hot.”

“You can talk!” exclaimed his mother, who had been worried sick about his apparent speech delay. “But why haven’t you said anything until now?”

“Until now everything was fine,” he replied.

That, according to my mother-in-law, could just as well have been about her son, my husband.

He still neglects to compliment my cooking. It must be that he forgets.

But I can’t have him thinking I’m unhappy all of the time. I decided I would have to be the one to change.

Step One was to announce on our family Zoom one day: “Please — I want all of you to know that I am HAPPY — with you and with life in general, even if I don’t specifically say so. I am happy unless I specify otherwise.”

“Mom, that’s like a memo sent out by HR,” says one son.

“Everyone ignores those.”

“Or just deletes them,” says the other.

“You know, Judy,” chimed in their father, “This is reminding

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A Look on the Lighter Side me about that slogan from your writing group — how you should always ‘Show, Don’t Tell.’ Well, maybe we need you to SHOW us when you’re happy, not just tell us what to assume.”

There are few things more infuriating in life than hearing your own great advice, used back on you. But I had to keep my

temper. I couldn’t let these guys know how UNHAPPY they were making me— it would defeat the whole purpose of this meeting.

So I decided to say something innocuous. “That’s very clever, dear.

I shall try.”

“Oh, but remember what Yoda said,” piped up one of my boys. “ ‘There is no try. Do or Do not.’ ” “Well, nuts to that,” I replied.

Luckily for me, I am not a Jedi knight in training, so Yoda can— um — stuff it.

Step Two of my makeover was, in fact, going to involve a truck-load of “trying.” I had read about experiments where people wear timers that go off periodically during the day, and they have to record their “state of mind.”

I decided to try a version of that. I would set my phone to go off periodically, and when it beeped I would tell whoever I was with — i.e., the husband

who started this whole problem — whether I’m happy or not.

Surely he will eventually get sick of hearing how happy I am, and I can go back to blessed silence on the subject!

So I have set my phone to beep every 15 minutes and every 15 minutes I report on my mental state to whoever is around: BEEP “I am happy that I have clean socks to wear today.”

BEEP “I am happy that I don’t have to leave the house because it is snowing outside.”

BEEP “I am enjoying this apple, even though it means I will have to get up and throw the core away soon.”

BEEP “I am getting very tired of hearing ” BEEP “I will be happy to smash this phone if it beeps at me one more BEEeeeee…

Silence! At last, I am truly happy.

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THE BACK ROAD

Power of remembrance, genocide of memory

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n January 20, 1942, the Nazi high command gathered in Berlin to plan the genocide of the Jewish people.

Eighty years later, to the day, the 193-member United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution to “reject without any reservation any denial or distortion of the Holocaust as a historical event.” Only Iran demurred.

Four years earlier, the ruling right-wing nationalist Law and Justice party of Poland enacted a law that Polish-born historian Jan Grabowski described as “part of a broad effort to stifle

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any inquiry and particularly the complicity of the local population in the persecution of Jews during that time.”

Although more Poles have been named “Righteous Among the Nations” than any other nationality, an honor that Israel uses to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from the genocide, their wartime history includes acts of savagery along with heroism.

The 2018 law aims to conceal the extent of the atrocities Poles committed against Jews.

Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center and ultimate source for Holocaust education and research estimates that up to 180,000 Polish Jews were killed by Christian Poles or turned in to the Germans and killed by the Nazis.

The law was enacted to criminalize any speech that would hold Poland responsible for Nazi crimes, with penalties including imprisonment.

After facing international pressure to remove the criminal provisions in the law, the nation-

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alist government led by Andrzej Duda decided to use civil litigation to accomplish its objectives, including targeting Holocaust scholars like Grabowski in civil court.

“How easy it is for Poland to falsify stories and commemorate a handful of Poles who sacrificed their lives to help Jews, in a sea of Poles who persecuted, murdered and helped murder Jews who escaped the camps and the ghettos. This amounts to an attack on the memory of the Holocaust,” said Grabowski, who has been sued under the Polish law.

My dear friend Ronda Fein shared a story with me about her mom who was a child living in Poland during the Holocaust.

She said, “My mother’s memory as a little girl living in Poland was of townspeople gathering in mobs to beat and kill the Jews. The Poles certainly weren’t forced by anyone, just given permission. They even brought their own children to the ravine to observe the Jews being shot into ditches.”

Ronda’s mom, Cecilia Jaget Pearlstein, wrote a poem when she was a young teen in hiding in 1942-1944. She was about the same age as Anne Frank.

The poem, entitled “Pogrom,” is about the attacks that she was an eyewitness to before she went into hiding with her family. She bore witness to townspeople, including neighbors, brutalizing Jews in Bobrka, Poland. Following are three stanzas from Cecilia’s longer poem: Someone’s pounding at the gate –Someone’s forceful banging, hacking –In the yard a mob, a rabble –The murderer after his prey –

A little child, whose face is ashen,begging: I would like to live.All around hoarse words are flying:-Kill them. Hack them.

Beat them up.

Blows rain down on falling children –Will there be no mercy? None?Children fall; then try to stand upAnd the mother feels no more The goal of “memory laws” like Poland’s, and increasingly in the United States, is to scare away not establish the truth, to guard against education that might give rise to any form of psychological distress, such as might be evoked by Cecilia’s poem, or books Like Art Spiegelman’s masterpiece Maus, a graphic novel about the Holocaust that was recently banned in a school district in Tennessee.

As I finish writing this, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2022, I don’t believe that the enactment of memory laws quite captures the spirit of the U.N. General Assembly resolution to “reject without any reservation any denial or distortion of the Holocaust as a historical event.”

OUR TOWN

No pain, no gain en route to success “No pain, no gain” is an oftenquoted idiom. What that means is you had better be ready to deal with pain if you want to advance in life. I have noted that my most successful patients, whether they’re athletes or business people, all seem to have incredibly high pain tolerance, which allows them to push through whatever barriers they are confronted with.

So exactly how did they come by this ability to ignore physical pain, anxiety or fatigue and just keep on going like the Energizer Bunny? Why is it that some people can ignore pain while others cannot? The standard research findings tell us that the experience of physical pain is partly biological and partly psychological.

When nerve endings are triggered strongly enough, they can send pain impulses up to the brain but for these impulses to be experienced as ‘pain’ they must get past the cortical gate first. And that is often what makes all the difference.

As an example of this cortical gate, think about the last time you visited the doctor and were complaining about some pain.

The moment your good doctor informed you that your discomfort

was benign and non-life threatening. your pain suddenly vanished.

That’s what the gate theory of pain is about.

One factor that lessens pain is the presence of another human and it matters not if you know them. Research says men have a higher pain threshold than women, largely due to the cultural mandate which directs boys to be tough and never to cry. Or as Tom Hanks shouted in the film “A League of Their Own,” “There’s no crying in baseball.”

I think this last point is a truism, but it does not always apply.

I recall playing the heinous game called “Pinch” in sixth grade with one of my classmates, Terry Bove.

The game was elegant in its simplicity. You stood next to your opponent and each of you seized the forearm of the other and pinched it as hard as possible and for as long as possible. And the one that yelled stop first was the loser.

I recalled thinking that Terry Bove had alligator skin rather than human skin. It ought to be obvious to you that I lost to Terry every time, but you have to give me credit for trying.Terry may have been genetically endowed with higher-than-normal pain toler-

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ance, but genetics does not really account for how most of my more successful patients possess higher pain tolerance.

The most persuasive theory on why some seem to be oblivious to pain comes from Alfred Adler, one of the founding fathers of psychoanalysis along with Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Adler suggested that in childhood if you endured neglect, abuse or domination from a parent or sibling, you would feel inferior and would spend the remainder of your life attempting to gain superiority through hard work, perseverance and effort.

This may be why some develop such an impressive work ethic and the ability to withstand fa-

tigue, pain and anxiety. They have something to prove. They want to demonstrate to their inner self that in fact they are superior, not inferior. Therefore, they work harder, and are willing to withstand the slings and arrows that life has a way of throwing at us.

A good example of heightened pain tolerance and how it is acquired is Tiger Woods. His work ethic revolutionized the sport of golf and forced all his competitors into the gym to get stronger. But few know the backstory of Woods, a shy, sensitive, multiracial kid who stuttered, wore glasses and grew up in an all-white neighborhood where he suffered shame, discrimination, and humiliation.

An example of how he was treated was described by his father

who said that one time when Tiger was about 6 years old, he was tied to a tree by neighborhood bullies and a racial epithet was inked onto his chest. And from all that pain and shame he developed a steel will power and enough high pain tolerance to endure numerous injuries and surgeries and just keeps on coming.

One of the secrets of success, perhaps the only secret to success, is found in this story. The way to develop passion, the burning will to win and the ability to withstand all pain and fatigue is to experience profound shame and defeat in childhood. All that early childhood pain and shame will be the secret fuel that you can use later in life to endure pain and the get to the top.

No pain, no gain.

As you can see here in Sedona Arizona, nature withstands centuries of painful erosion and manages to convert it all into beauty.

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Good news for New York’s environment

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ometimes working on environmental issues feels like slogging through thigh-high wet cement, but recently there were several pieces of good news on the environmental front that reminded me of why it’s worth it.

Gov. Hochul has proposed a number of environmentally friendly actions in her Executive Budget just sent to the Legislature. It includes the largest ever Environmental Protection Fund.

Her landmark proposal would increase the EPF by $100 million, from $300 million to $400 million.

But the Legislature needs to keep that level of funding in the budget.

Hearings are starting soon.

The EPF investment creates over 350,000 jobs in a wide variety of industries, from construction, agriculture, recreation, tourism, forestry, to recycling, and recreational fishing. These industries return $40 billion to the state’s economy every year. You can learn more at www.cleanwaterandjobs. org There are several other ex-

citing proposals in the budget.

Reforms to the New York State Freshwater Wetlands Regulatory Program will allow the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to protect an additional one million acres of freshwater wetlands.

Conserving and restoring wetlands is essential to fight climate change since they are buffers against flooding and help to sequester carbon.

The Executive Budget earmarks an additional $500 million in clean water infrastructure funding, bringing the State’s total clean water investment to $4.5 billion.

This will ensure access to clean drinking water, of particular importance for Long Island with our sole source aquifer, and will allow municipalities to upgrade wastewater treatment plants.

State recreational lands get a boost to $90 million, an increase of $15 million. This will allow the DEC to rehabilitate campgrounds and upgrade recreational facilities and provide for health and safety repairs to state infrastructure, in-

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cluding dams, wetland restoration, state lands, and fish hatcheries.

The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) will receive $200 million, an increase of $90 million, to invest in State parks. This will support critical infrastructure projects throughout the park system.

In other good news, the DEC announced restrictions on Neonic pesticides to protect pollinators.

They are reclassifying certain products containing the neonicotinoid (neonic) insecticides imi-

dacloprid, thiamethoxam, and acetamiprid as “restricted use” to ensure applications are limited to trained pesticide applicators.

While commercial application of all pesticides is reported to DEC, residential applications and sales to consumers are not. Neonicotinoids have been identified as highly toxic to pollinators and have been banned in most of Europe.

Getting ‘over-the-counter’ neonic products off store shelves is an important first step in reining in widespread neonic contamination.

Neonics affect not only pollinators but other insects and songbirds.

Erin McGrath, Policy Manager for Audubon New York said, “Exposure to neonics can prevent songbirds from orienting themselves for their migration, cause significant weight loss, and interfere with their reproductive success.

We thank Gov. Hochul and DEC for taking action to curtail the unrestricted use of neonic pesticides in consumer products, which will help protect birds and the places they need.”

New York has developed a Pollinator Protection Plan, as they are indispensable to the state’s agricultural economy. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, pollinators provide approximately $344 million worth of pollination services to New York and add $29 billion in value to crop production nationally each year.

New York could not produce crops such as apples, grapes, cherries, onions, pumpkins, and cauliflower without pollinators.

The reclassification will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, allowing time for registrants, distributors, and retailers to prepare for the change in classification.

Products labeled for “limited directed application” to fight invasive species are not included in the reclassification.

The proposals in the governor’s budget must be approved by the Legislature. Let your state senator and assemblyperson know that you are in favor of adding these protections and enhancements to protect our land, water, air and wildlife.

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Black History Month’s importance in 2022

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n denouncing the investigations into his financial and political crimes, Trump attacked the ”racist” (black) prosecutors, inviting a redux of Jan. 6 violent intimidation while stoking racist animus that fires up his base.

Meanwhile, the rightwingers on the Supreme Court have agreed to take a case likely leading to ending affirmative action – which if anyone thought about it, is preferable to outright payment of reparations for centuries of enslavement and discrimination.

States are passing laws allowing prosecution of teachers who dare teach the history of racism, discrimination, genocide, while banning books – fiction (“Dear Martin”) and nonfiction (“1619 Project”) – that document systemic racism. And on the opening day of Black History Month, Feb. 1, there were a dozen bomb threats to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Indeed, instead of cheering President Joe Biden’s announcement that he intends to make a historic nomination to the Supreme Court, the first black woman to have a seat at that table that is playing an increasingly powerful role in everyday lives, without

even knowing who the candidate is, Republican senators including Ted Cruz are already denouncing this as “affirmative action” to suggest the nominee would somehow not come up to the mark (looking at you, Clarence Thomas).

These are proof positive of the very same systemic racism that motivated those marching for justice for George Floyd and for all those who are shot or abused by racist law enforcement; for those prisoners incarcerated for disproportionately longer sentences by racist judges; for those who languish in jail because they don’t have cash bail, so they lose their job, housing and custody; and for the millions, now, who are being disenfranchised by voter suppression laws and gerrymandering specifically targeting people of color.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is giving Republican governors a new weapon with which to intimidate voters of color: setting up an “election police force,” reminiscent of the KKK and Trump calling for armed thugs to stand up at polling places. It is exactly as President Biden has said, Jim Crow 2.0 in 2022 America.

Black History Month is supposed to be an antidote to centu-

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ries of dehumanizing, negating, diminishing the contributions African Americans have made to this country. We get to meet important figures we never heard of in our classrooms.

“Across the generations, countless Black Americans have demonstrated profound moral courage and resilience to help shape our Nation for the better,” President Biden said in proclaiming Black History Month. “In the face of wounds and obstacles older than our Nation itself, Black Americans can be seen in every part of our society today, strengthening and uplifting all of America.”

Black History Month, he

noted, should remind us all that “Black history is American history, Black culture is American culture, and Black stories are essential to the ongoing story of America — our faults, our struggles, our progress, and our aspirations.

Shining a light on Black history today is as important to understanding ourselves and growing stronger as a Nation as it has ever been. That is why it is essential that we take time to celebrate the immeasurable contributions of Black Americans, honor the legacies and achievements of generations past, reckon with centuries of injustice, and confront those injustices that still fester today.

“Our Nation was founded on an idea: that all of us are created equal and deserve to be treated with equal dignity throughout our lives,” Biden proclaimed. “It is a promise we have never fully lived up to but one that we have never, ever walked away from. The long shadows of slavery, Jim Crow, and redlining — and the blight of systemic racism that still diminishes our Nation today — hold America back from reaching our full promise and potential. But by facing those tragedies openly and honestly and working together as

one people to deliver on America’s promise of equity and dignity for all, we become a stronger Nation — a more perfect version of ourselves.”

His effort to democratize America is evident in his appointments to his cabinet and judiciary – indeed, his Vice President — and how he is implementing historic levels of investment in infrastructure, climate action, environmental protection, health care, making up for centuries of inequities, from vaccine shots and health care to a landmark $5.8 billion investment in Historically Black colleges and universities, to the Child Tax Credit benefitting more than 26 million children and putting the nation on a path to cut Black child poverty in half.

The infrastructure law, Biden noted, is making investments to replace the lead service lines that have contaminated the water of too many homes and schools in Black communities (recall Flint, Mich.); deliver high-speed internet to every community so that no Black family is left behind in the 21st century economy; build up public transportation so more people in more neighborhoods Continued on Page 50

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READERS WRITE

The passing of Dr. William A. Shine

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e mourn the passing of our member Dr. William A. Shine, former superintendent of the Great Neck Public Schools, and grieve for Susan, his wife, and Barbara and Jack, his children; and we grieve for ourselves—we, who knew him over the years—as a mentor, teacher, friend. He kindled into light our minds, inspiring us through his intellect and character.

Provocative and challenging was Bill

Shine, and eloquent too. Not only did he speak eloquently, he listened eloquently to those of us who enjoyed the privilege of engaging him in dialogue.

And when he spoke, he never spoke superficially; it was clear that he had subjected his most deeply held thoughts and ideas to an inner challenge before venturing to share them in words, chosen carefully.

Dedicated to the art of education, he

would embellish his thoughts with wit that served to fortify his ability to reach young minds with his great erudition.

And the students loved him. They appreciated that he supported them, that he could be unrelenting in his encouragement that they develop their unique strengths. The connectedness between Bill and the kids was visible and wholehearted; they loved him, as did their parents and teachers.

We must count ourselves fortunate to have had him for as long as we did, but accepting his loss with grace is a challenge nevertheless.

Still, we ought not to despair. For here among us, in minds awakened by his, in spirits uplifted by his, in hearts gentled by his, he lives and shall continue to live.

Dr. Robert S. Widom, Senior Rabbi Temple Emanuel of Great Neck

Put NYC transit commish on MTA board

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ew York City Mayor Adams has more to do besides appointing term-limited Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez to be the next NYC Department of Transportation commissioner. The mayor gets to appoint four of the 15-member MTA board. It makes sense to also appoint Rodriguez to be one of his four MTA board members. This would help foster better coordination, more cost-effective transportation and improved bus, subway, ferry and commuter rail services.

Any changes to the MTA’s $51 billion 2020-2024 Five Year Capital Plan have to be reviewed and approved by the state Capital Program Review Board. The

MTA is counting on several billion dollars more out of the $1.2 Trillion Build Back America Infrastructure bill. These dollars and projects will have to be adopted and amended into the current MTA capital plan. This four member committee is composed of one representative appointed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority leader Stewart Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Adams. The mayor’s representative can only vote on NYC projects. The mayor has to insure the Big Apple is receiving its fair share.

One way to develop a good working relationship with Hochul, Heastie and Cousins is to appoint Rodriguez to the MTA CPRB.

The federal planning process to access Federal Transit Administration funding is managed by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council. NYCDOT Commissioner Rodriguez along with the next NYC Department of Planning director each have a vote along with representatives from the MTA, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Putnam County, Rockland County, Westchester County and the state Department of Transportation.

NYMTC decides how almost $2 billion in FTA funding is distributed among the voting members.

Serving as NYC DOT commissioner along with being a voting member of both the MTA board, CPRB board and NYMTC

would provide Rodriguez with the detailed knowledge and leverage necessary to help him deliver all the transportation improvement projects and programs promised by Mayor Adams on behalf of taxpayers and commuters. NYC Council Transportation Committee Chairwoman Selvena Brooks-Powers would also be a good choice by Mayor Adams to join Rodriguez in serving on the MTA Board.

Larry Penner Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.

Penner’s selective logic on MTA officials

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o the Editor, Re: “Put NYC transportation commish on MTA board,” Larry Penner.

In opinion pieces making the rounds after the appointment of Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary, Larry Penner alternately lamented that Buttigieg was not a Republican, not experienced running a large agency, and DOT functioned well in his absence (although the author was sure Buttigieg and his deputy, Polly Trottenberg, communicated frequently by telephone.

I’m not quite following how an agency functioning well in his absence makes him unqualified, but that’s another discussion).

In his frequent criticism of former Gov. Cuomo, the author lamented that Cuomo was no good for the state’s transportation infrastructure because Cuomo had no background in transportation and had never built a business.

The author feels that in order to push Mayor Adams’ transportation projects the city transportation commissioner, Ydanis Rodriguez, should sit on the MTA board.

It would be nice if the author would give us even an elementary idea of what those projects are.

The author continues by concluding City Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers should also sit on the MTA board. No justification is provided for this statement.

Rodriguez and Brooks-Powers are Democrats. Rodriguez has a degree in Political Science, Brooks-Powers in International Law. Brooks-Powers has been involved with community organizing and women and minority issues. I am making

no statement myself as to whether these two are or are not qualified to sit on the MTA Board.

But why is it that the author’s logic re Buttigieg and Cuomo do not apply to Rodriguez and Brooks-Powers? Doesn’t the author pay attention to his other opinion pieces? Doesn’t the author care about the quality of his opinion pieces?

Nat Weiner Bronx Letters Continued on Page 50

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Happening at the Sewanhaka High a winner in tech contest Hillside Public Library Sewanhaka High School was selected among 57 winning teams nationwide in NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge.

According to NASA, the challenge, which is administered by Future Engineers, aims to inspire students to seek a deeper understand-

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Sewanhaka High School students who worked on the winning proposal in the NASA TechRise Student Challenge.

PROGRAMS and EVENTS Paint Night: Sketching and Acrylics with Alma – Virtual Friday, February 11 at 7 p.m. Happy Valentines Day! Sketch and paint a beautiful heart-filled painting for you or your valentine! From beginners to advanced sketchers and painters, enjoy a fun and relaxing evening painting in the comfort of your own home. For a list of supplies needed, and an Art Sample, please go to the library’s website.

AARP Tax Aide — Location: AllPurpose Room, 2nd Floor AARP-trained volunteers will prepare tax returns for low-to-moderate income seniors on: Mondays, February 7 – April 4. Make an appointment with the library for same day drop off/pick up income tax preparation assistance. AARP staff will prepare your income taxes and contact you to return to the library to pick up your documents. Call the library at 516 355-7850, x301 or 302 for an appointment. Please go to the library’s website for a list of the documents you have to bring.

Power of Herbs for Valentines Day – Virtual Monday, February 14 at 7:30 p.m.

In this class we will be honoring Valentines Day by delving into medicinal properties of flowers. Nowadays giving someone a bouquet of flowers is considered a classic Valentine’s Day gesture, however roses are not just romantic. They are rich in Vitamin C. Rose Petals make a great tea infusion which can help with stomach and ed by Raytheon Technologies, explores the digestive problems, fatigue, insomnia and future of transportation. Teams and their ro- even cough. Flowers can be used for infubots were able to score points by loading and sions (tea), baking, oil infusions,tinctures and face mask and salves. We will discuss delivering items across a 12×8-foot field.

For their technical prowess and profes- different oils and how to use infused oils sionalism, the RoboPandas earned the First for salves and go over some fun recipes!

Refresh Your Resume Tuesday, FebPlace Inspire Award, the First Place Top ruary 15 and Thursday, February 17, 10 Ranked Award, the Second Place Think Award, the Second Place Connect Award, a.m. – 12 noon. Meet with a librarian, by the Second Place Innovate Award, the Sec- appointment, either virtually or in perond Place Motivate Award, the Second Place son, to get feedback on ways to update Design Award and the Third Place Control and refresh your resume.

Fiction Loves History Book Club with Award.

Suzanne Molczan – Virtual and in-person Tuesday, February 15 at 2 p.m. The book being discussed is: The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri. This unforgettable novel puts human faces on the Syrian war with the immigrant story of a beekeeper, his wife, and the triumph of spirit when the world becomes unrecognizable.

Prevent The Event, Be Heart Smart – Virtual Tuesday, February 15 at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Guy Mintz, Northwell Health’s Director of Cardiovascular Health & Lipidology, presents Cardiac Risk Factors for Heart Disease, Diagnostic Tests & Treatments, and COVID Effects on the Heart. *This program is brought to you courtesy of Nassau Libraries Health Share.

ing of Earth’s atmosphere, space exploration, coding and electronics, as well as an appreciation of the importance of test data. Approximately 600 teams applied, representing 5,000 students in grades 6-12.

Teams were challenged to develop an experiment for either a suborbital rocket or a high-altitude balloon. They brainstormed various experiment ideas, learned about the electrical components needed to build the experiment and planned their experiment’s design. The teams then submitted their proposals for review. The winning proposals included measuring greenhouse gases, space farm irrigation systems, lunar dust mitigation and more.

Sewanhaka was recognized as a winner in the high-altitude balloon challenge for their project, “Atmospheric Measurement of Noxious Gases Using Sensors – ‘A.M.O.N.G.U.S.’” The winning teams will each receive $1,500 to build their experiments and a NASA-funded spot to test them. The experiment launches are scheduled to take place in 2023.

Robotics Club earns top awards in tournament Sewanhaka Central High School District’s Senior Robotics Club, called the RoboPandas, participated in the FIRST Tech Challenge Regional Qualifying Tournament, held remotely from Jan. 10-16.

FIRST Tech Challenge teams are tasked with designing, building, programming and operating robots to compete in a head-tohead challenge in an alliance format. Additionally, the students present to a panel of judges who assess both technical and nontechnical aspects of their work.

This year’s game, Freight Frenzy present-

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Sewanhaka Central High School District’s Senior Robotics Club earned multiple awards in the FIRST Tech Challenge Regional Qualifying Tournament.

Legally Speaking on Estate Administration, Elder Law, and Tax Law – Virtual Wednesday, February 16 at 1 p.m.

Presented by: W. Zehava Schechter, Esq. Attend this workshop to gain basic knowledge on Estate Administration, Elder Law, and Tax Law: What is Estate Administration? What is probate, and what if it is too much for me, as the executor?

Learn the best ways to pay off any debts, close accounts, and distribute property to heirs after someone has died. Avoid family fighting by improving communication and administration of your estate. This workshop also addresses Elderlaw, Taxes, Medicaid and Nursing Home and Assisted Living issues. Bring your questions!

Mystery Book Club – Virtual and in-person Wednesday, February 16 at 6:30 p.m. The book being discussed is: Finaly Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano.”When struggling writer Finlay Donovan is overheard discussing the plot of her new suspense novel with her agent over lunch, she’s mistaken for a contract killer, and inadvertently accepts an offer to dispose of a problem husband in order to make ends meet . . . Soon, Finlay discovers that crime in real life is a lot more difficult than its fictional counterpart, as she becomes tangled in a reallife murder investigation.”

Virtual Tea Tasting: Give it a Chai!

— Virtual Thursday, February 17 at 7 p.m. Teen – Adult. Join Ms. Ambadjes for a night of tea tasting! Pick up your tea goody bags curbside and sip along as you learn about all different types of chai teas.

CHILDREN and YOUNG ADULT EVENTS Valentine Ceramics – All Purpose Room 2nd Floor Friday, February 11 at 4 p.m. Grades: 1-4. Paint a beautiful ceramic figure just in time for Valentine’s Day! Valentine Ceramics (YA) – All Purpose Room 2nd Floor Friday, February 11 at 5:30 p.m. Grades 5 – 12. Paint a beautiful ceramic figure just in time for Valentine’s Day! Kahoot Trivia: Divine Desserts! — Virtual Tuesday, February 15 at 7 p.m. All Ages — Family Fun! Test your knowledge on all different types of dessert! All who attend will be entered in a raffle to win a prize. An additional prize will be awarded to the night’s trivia contest winner!

Virtual Paint Night Friday, February 18 at 7 p.m. Grades 5 – 12. Join our artist Alma as she guides you through a stepby-step virtual painting. No experience necessary. Beginners welcome! Please go to the library’s website for a list of supplies needed.

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“Robert has demonstrated time and again his commitment to the people of Suffolk County. Whether he is knocking on doors or speaking up for us on network television, Robert has always put the concerns of our communities first.

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NYIT lauded for students’ return on investment In a Jan. 24, 2022 report issued by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, New York Institute of Technology ranked among the top 2 percent of U.S. colleges for return on investment for low-income students.

New York Institute of Technology, one of the most affordable private universities in the state, tied at No. 72 among 3,410 U.S. institutions, including public and private, non- and forprofit institutions offering primarily certificate, associate, or bachelor’s degrees.

Among private nonprofit bachelor’s degree institutions with at least the median share of Pell Grant recipients, New York Tech ranked No. 3 for the highest ROIs for low-income students. It also had the strongest ROI showing among all Long Island colleges and ranked No. 9 among 216 New York State colleges included in the report.

The Georgetown CEW’s 2022 “Colleges Where Low-Income Students Get the Highest ROI” report utilized U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data from December 2020 to compute a net present value (NPV) for each college included in the survey.

The NPV for each college was calculated using the net price of the college’s cost and the average (mean) earnings of its students from low-income families (students with a family income of $30,000 or less) at six and 10 years after attendance.

The findings showed that low-income students who attend New York Tech achieve high salary potential after graduation. While public institutions

generally had the highest ROI for lowincome students over a 40-year period, New York Tech outperformed both private and public peers in a number of categories.

On Long Island, the next highestranked institution is Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing, ranked at No. 161, followed by Stony Brook University (165), Molloy (169), Adelphi (185), Farmingdale (242), Long Island

University (282), and Hofstra (346).

The report noted, “there are also surprising values among private colleges, particularly colleges that specialize in lucrative and high-demand fields, such as nursing and technology.”

“Access to education is a key determinant of social mobility. That’s why we’re proud to not only offer one of the lowest private college tuitions in New York State but also a high-quality education that graduates students into good-paying jobs,” said New York Tech President Henry C. “Hank” Foley. “Outcompeting many of the nation’s public institutions, our ranking bucks conventional wisdom and demonstrates that a degree from a private institution can indeed yield high earnings for low-income students.”

New York Tech outranked most New York State public and private colleges in the report. The only other colleges that ranked above New York Tech (No. 72) were: Cornell (10), Columbia (13), Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (17), Yeshiva (22), University of Rochester (36), Union (38), RPI (49), and SUNY Maritime (54).

Northwell launches lung transplant program Northwell Health today announced that it has begun listing patients who need a lung transplant through the United Network for Organ Sharing, the final steps toward opening the first lung transplant program serving Long Island and Queens residents.

As the number of New Yorkers re-

quiring a lung transplant have tripled over the last decade, the Northwell Health Transplant Center at North Shore University Hospital launched its program to fill an urgent need. With the addition of lung, NSUH now offers world-class solid organ transplantation services for adult heart, kidney liver and lung.

Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park also performs pediatric kidney transplants. There are currently just 73 lung transplant centers in the United States.

Lung transplantation was already expected to grow before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic left in its wake an entire cohort of survivors whose lungs have been permanently scarred, damaged or otherwise compromised. About 7 percent of lung transplants performed in 2021 were COVIDrelated.

That’s in addition to the fact that Northwell physicians saw a 23 percent increase in patients experiencing lung failure between 2017-19.

“Half of all lung transplant recipients at New York City hospitals traveled from Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn or Staten Island,” said Dr. Zachary Kon, surgical director of advanced lung failure and lung transplantation services at Northwell. “It’s important for patients to receive care in the communities where they live. That’s why Northwell being able to offer lung transplantation opens up options for the region and improves the quality of life for their entire network of supporters on this life-saving health journey. One expedition is enough.”

The lung transplant program, which has received all necessary regulatory approvals, is the latest addition to an ongoing clinical and capital investment

into North Shore University Hospital.

The Petrocelli Advanced Surgical Pavilion, a seven-story, 280,000-squarefoot building meant to transform the capabilities of the Level I trauma center and teaching hospital, is expected to open in 2023. NSUH is also home to the Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital, the Katz Women’s Hospital, neurosurgery, multi-organ transplant services and one of the busiest emergency departments in the New York Metropolitan area.

“Lung transplant is the latest lifechanging specialty we’re proud to offer to the communities we serve, and like everything we do at North Shore University Hospital, it will be performed with sophistication and best-in-class care,” said Jon Sendach, executive director of NSUH. “Our reputation already makes us a destination for complex medical procedures and that coordination of care as part of an integrated health system sets us apart.”

NSUH performed Long Island’s first heart transplant in February 2018 and followed up by completing Long Island’s first liver transplant in December 2019.

UNOS is a nonprofit which serves as the nation’s transplant system, overseeing the network of transplant hospitals, organ procurement organizations and thousands of volunteers who are dedicated to honoring the gifts of life entrusted to us and to making lifesaving transplants possible for patients in need.

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Blank Slate Media will host a virtual interview with Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, with a discussion centering on the threats of antisemitism, racism and other forms of intolerance.

Greenblatt, who became CEO of the world’s leading anti-hate organization in 2015, has spearheaded efforts to modernize the group’s efforts and resources. Some efforts include rebooting the league’s Center on Extremism and developing the Center for Technology and Society in Silicon Valley.

He also wrote a recently published book, “It Could Happen Here: Why America Is Tipping From Hate to the Unthinkable – and How We Can Stop It.” Greenblatt, whose wife is an Iranian refugee with deep roots in her home country, told NPR that some Americans could face the fate of his wife and his grandfather, a Jew from Germany, and be forced to leave the nation if these acts of hatred are not properly combated.

“It can happen here if we don’t literally, with our own hands, choose to stop this before it comes to pass,” he said.

The ADL, Greenblatt said, has been tracking antisemitic trends and instances for roughly 60 years, with antisemitic attitudes being held now by 8 to 10% of the American population. Despite the fact that millions of people still have those mindsets, he said, the statistics provide some encouragement.

“I have great optimism and hope, but the frightening thing is that we’ve watched antisemitic incidents explode,” he said.

“They’re almost double what they were just five or six years ago.”

Blank Slate Media Editor and Publisher Steven Blank touted Greenblatt’s work as the CEO for the Anti-Defamation League and noted that Nassau County and some areas on the North Shore have witnessed acts of intolerance and hatred toward specific groups of people.

“We are honored to have Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, as our guest at a town hall on the rise of antisemitism, racism and other forms of intolerance and the threat it poses for

widespread violence,” Blank said. “We have seen those signs of intolerance and its potential for violence in Nassau County and across the United States. Jonathan and his organization have studied this problem as much as any organization and there is no better source of information of how to combat hate in America at this very critical time.”

The North Shore has seen a fair share of antisemitic and anti-Asian instances and subsequent demonstrations condemning those actions over the past two years, including a hijacking of a torah study event

held via Zoom, vandalism on a local high school’s website and swastikas spray-painted on the outer walls of various structures.

In October, Great Neck North High School held a forum organized by community leaders Lori Beth Schwartz and Judy Liman which discussed ways to combat antisemitism through education.

State Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills) also promoted legislation for the state Senate to conduct a study on courses of study on the Holocaust in New York’s schools in April.

Kaplan said a recent study by the nonprofit Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany revealed that 58% of New Yorkers aged 18 to 39 cannot name a single concentration camp, that 19% believe that Jews caused the Holocaust and that 28% believe the Holocaust is a myth or has been exaggerated. In each of these three metrics, New York had the worst score of any state in the country.

Those interested in joining the virtual event on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. can register online at theislandnow.com.

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Junior Makers Staycation at farm This mid-winter recess 2022, join us for fun & learning on the farm! This program is bushels of fun and supports STEM learning objectives, giving children the opportunity to create, imagine and explore at Queens Farm.

Bundle up for a barnyard tour with a focus on seasonality and fiber animals.

Find out how our alpaca & sheep keep warm and learn the process for spinning fleece into clothing! Children will also visit our hens, pigs, steer, and beehives and feed our goats a tasty snack.

Explore the winter farm landscape on a tractor-drawn hayride and observe how we grow yummy greens in the colder months.

Junior Makers can try their hand at a farm-wide scavenger hunt and use foraged materials to get creative with na-

ture collages. Then it’s all hands on deck for butter churning, as we learn about the science and history behind this classic dairy product.

Stop by the Farm Store to purchase hot cocoa, snacks, traditional games, toys and locally-made items like Queens Farm herbal teas, honey, woven scarves and yarn from our flock of heritage breed sheep. The Con Edison Reading Room will also be open to cozy up and read a farm-fresh story after the program. FAST FAQS:— Advance online tickets are required as space is limited— Program is

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esearchers increasingly are finding that “do-re-mi” may be just as essential to children’s development as “A-B-C.” Music education, which was once required in the classroom, is increasingly absent from school curriculums.

However, proponents feel there should be a greater push for musical education as part of school curricula because of the many benefits students reap from music education.

Taps into multiple skill sets Music participation goes beyond playing an instrument or singing notes from a page. Experts at Music Together, an early childhood music development program, say that participating in music education involves many different skills, including listening, vision, fine motor skills,

Important ways music education benefits students problem solving, and utilizing large and small muscle groups.

Transformative effects A growing body of research points to music for its transformative effects on youngsters. Participation in music education may help improve communication skills, foster better memory and help children focus their attention more effectively, according to the instrument retailer Zing Instruments. Music may provide the common ground to unite children in pursuit of a common goal.

Improves language skills

Neurobiologist Dr. Nina Kraus participated in “The Harmony Project,” which involved a series of experiments among

second and third graders. Dr. Kraus discovered conclusively that music enhanced sound processing and cognitive skills (memory and attention). Music helps students develop the left side of the brain, which is known for processing language. A 2014 study by Arete Music Academy found children who study music tend to have larger vocabularies and more advanced reading skills than those who do not participate in music education.

More consistent attendance rates The National Association for Music Education determined that schools that offer music education have better attendance rates (93.3 percent) than those that don’t (84.9%).

Higher grades A study in The Journal for Research in Music Education found that students who participated in excellent music programs scored higher on tests in mathematics and English/ language than students enrolled in lower-quality music programs or none at all. Researchers concluded there is a correlation between music education and better retention of material.

Support from parents and teachers Both educators and parents strongly believe that music education has a positive impact on overall academic performance, indicates NAMM Foundation and Grunwald Associates LLC. They also feel that budget cuts in music

education or deficits in supplies and insufficient allocation of resources is detrimental to students.

Increased IQ scores An experiment published in a 2004 issue of Psychological Science conducted by E. Glenn Schellenberg at The University of Toronto at Mississauga found that, over the course of nine months, six-year-old participants who were given piano and voice lessons tested on average three IQ points higher than those who had drama lessons only or no lessons at all.

Music education plays an important role in the lives of students, paying dividends that might surprise even those devoted to ensuring school curriculums include it.

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Career paths in agriculture

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s the world population grows, the role of the agricultural sector will become even more prominent.

There should be significant demand for agricultural professionals capable of meeting the challenges facing the world as it confronts climate change and food shortages.

That makes now a perfect time for students to explore potential career paths in the agricultural sector.

· Agricultural engineer: Agricultural engineers employ engineering principles to solve issues related to agricultural production. An agricultural engineer may design facilities or machinery or develop solutions to address problems related to irrigation and soil conservation, among other projects. Students interested in a career as an agricultural engineer can expect to study mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer engineering, and, of course,

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engineering analysis and design as they pursue their degrees. · Agronomist: Agronomists work with crops and soil management and may work as analysts, environmentalists or forecasters.

Agronomists may be tasked with analyzing soil structure and chemistry and study how water is moving within soil. Students will study agriculture, biology, chemistry, and physics en route to earning a degree that will help them become an agronomist.

Mathematics also will be part of their studies, and statistics courses will be part of those studies. · Biochemist: Biochemists study the chemical and physical principles of living things and biological processes.

Within the agricultural sector, biochemists will contribute to the development of agricultural products, including those that will serve a medicinal function.

Biochemistry, chemistry,

biology, calculus, and physics will be part of students’ courseload as they pursue degrees that prepare them for a career as a biochemist. · Climatologist: Climatologists will figure prominently in the agricultural sector as the effects of climate change manifest themselves more readily over the next several decades.

Climatologists study climate change, variability and the biosphere. Climatologists offer insight about the effects of climate change on the growth and development of agricultural products, including fruits, grains and vegetables. The natural

sciences feature prominently in climatologists’ educations, and students also will study meteorology as part of their coursework.

· Food scientist: Food scientists study chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, and engineering so they can assist in the development of new food products. Food scientists may manage processing plants and some serve as researchers in an effort to solve problems related to food production. · Plant pathologist: Plant pathologists specialize in analyzing issues related to plant diseases. Research

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features prominently in plant pathologists’ work, and many work in university settings.

Some plant pathologists work for companies attempting to develop pest-resistant plants. Advanced degrees are necessary to work as a plant pathologist, and students will study mycology, bacteriology, virology, and physiology, among other subjects, as they pursue their degrees.

The agricultural sector employs millions of people across the globe. Many of those people do interesting work as they attempt to address issues facing the agricultural sector.

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Valentine’s Day is a time to bring smiles to the faces of loved ones - particularly the special someone in a person’s life.

Gifts that appeal directly to spouses or significant others may be the standard, but gifts couple can use together can bring them closer together. The following are some great Valentine’s Day gifts couples can enjoy together. · Quirky mugs: Mug sets come in all shapes and sizes and express various sentiments. Some even feature interlocking designs designed to symbolize that couples are two pieces of one puzzle. Kissing mugs, which look like lips touching when they are brought together, are perfect for

couples who enjoy their morning coffee together. Look for them at www.uncommongoods.com. · Matching robes: Plush terry cloth robes need not be reserved for luxurious stays at premiere hotels. Coordinating robes can be monogrammed and worn on lazy days when gathering in front of a cozy fire. · Charcuterie set: A romantic meal is the start of any Valentine’s Day celebration. Invest in a compact charcuterie board with two matching wine glasses and enjoy the set on date nights at home. · MasterClass lesson: Purchase a MasterClass instructional (www.masterclass.

· Travel excursion: Jet set to an exotic locale with a planned adventure.

Parents can arrange for a sitter, friend or relative to look after the children so the trip provides some one-on-one time.

This trip can serve as the second honeymoon couples dream about. · Custom cornhole set: Couples who love tailgating or opening up their homes (and yards) to guests can purchase monogrammed or custom-carved bean bag toss boards. · Fancy coffee maker: Couples who spend more time in take-out coffee shops than they probably should can brush up on their barista skills at home.

There are plenty of coffee makers on the market that can help couples whip up

lattes, cappuccinos or espressos with ease. · Wine club membership: Couples who enjoy sampling the latest vintages and flavors may enjoy a wine subscription. Winc.com is just one of the delivery services available. Or couples who prefer to be a little more hands-on can experiment with winemaking kits. · Hot tub: What can be more relaxing than soaking in a warm bath of bubbling water? A backyard hot tub turns up the heat on relaxation and time spent together. · Tokens of love: Matching or coordinating bracelets, necklaces or even tattoos can serve as enduring symbols of a couple’s love.

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How to create a romantic night at home

Romance takes center stage on Valentine’s Day. February 14th is a chance for couples to express romantic sentiments that reflect just how much they care for one another.

The relationship site Marriage.com offers that happily married couples with long histories together manage to preserve some elements present in the early stages of their relationships a time when couples typically make a concerted effort to show affection for one another.

Romance is a key component of successful relationships. Couples may discover they don’t need to leave the house to enjoy a romantic night together.

Hide romantic notes Engage in a romantic scavenger hunt by hiding notes that express thoughtful sentiments and give your partner a list of clues to guide the hunt. Start with a clue such as “Where did we go on our first date?” If it was an Italian restaurant, you can attach the next clue to a bunch of basil in the refrigerator, and so on.

Alternate watching films Both of you probably have all-time favorite movies, but they may not be the same films. Encourage bonding time by queueing up two separate films to watch, yours and your signifi-

cant other’s. Whether one is a rom-com and the other is an action flick, watch them in succession while cuddling on the sofa.

Prepare a meal together Valentine’s Day dinner can be all the more intimate when you dine alone at home. Together, shop for the ingredients for a delicious meal you both enjoy. Pour two glasses of wine and divvy up meal preparation tasks. Steal a few sample bites (and kisses) along the way. Cook to a romantic playlist to really enhance the ambiance.

Dress up the bed Create a warm and inviting bedroom with some luxury bedding.

Splurge on sheets with a high thread count and a new down duvet. Fluffy new pillows and room accents can make the space even more inviting.

This new bedding may inspire extra cuddling together under the covers.

Slow dance When was the last time you enjoyed a dance in each other’s arms?

Turn up “your song” and sway to the beat. Dancing together can rekindle romantic feelings and needn’t be reserved for special occasions like weddings.

Dialing up the romance at home for Valentine’s Day comes down to simple, thoughtful gestures.

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Treating that special someone in your life to a delicious meal can be done any time of the year, but is especially poignant and romantic on Valentine’s Day. Even though plenty of people may be tempted to dish up gourmet fare, comfort foods can be equally appealing, especially on a cold February day.

Soup can be both filling, tasty and customized with individuals’ favorite flavors. Italian seasonings and ingredients are on display in this recipe for “Hearty Tuscan Soup” from “Season’s Best: Fast, Fun & Fabulous” by The Pampered Chef® Test Kitchens. Try it for a satisfying Valentine’s meal for two or more.

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2. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes or until shimmering. Cook sausage 4 to 6 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles.

3. Wedge onion, then chop. Cut sweet potato into chunks, then coarsely chop. Add onion, sweet potato and garlic to Dutch oven; cook and stir 5 to 6 minutes or until onion is softened.

4. Stir all beans, chicken stock, tomatoes, seasoning mix, and pepper into Dutch oven. Cover; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium; simmer, covered, 10 minutes.

5. Preheat broiler. Remove Dutch oven from heat; add spinach. Cover; let stand 2 to 3 minutes or until spinach is wilted. Top soup with melba rounds; sprinkle with cheese.

6. Place Dutch oven 2 to 4 inches from heating element. Broil 2 to 4 minutes or until croutons and cheese are lightly browned. Ladle soup and croutons into bowls.

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Alternatives to common Valentine’s gifts Millions of people are set to spend untold dollars on Valentine’s Day gifts or experiences this year. Data compiled

by InfographicPlaza.com indicates that individuals traditionally spend the most on jewelry, a night out, flowers, apparel, and gift cards on Valentine’s Day. Fifty-two percent of people who buy Valentine’s gifts will spend money on candy, particularly chocolate.

Though tried and true gifts never fail, those looking for something a little different this Valentine’s day can consider these alternatives.

Traditional: Candy/chocolate Alternative: Baked goods Bite-sized baked offerings can be a welcome change to boxed chocolates or chocolate-covered strawberries.

Consider petit fours, which are tasty layered cakes about one to two inches in size. The popular franchise Nothing Bundt Cakes also offers Bundtinis®, which are slightly smaller than cupcakes and can be mixed and matched in a variety of cake flavors.

Traditional: Bouquet of a dozen red roses Alternative: Flowering plant Even well-maintained cut bouquets only last so long. A flowering plant can endure much longer. Beautiful interior flowering plants include African violets, Bromeliads, Orchids, Peace lilies, Amaryllis, Christmas cactuses, and Jasmines.

Traditional: Dinner out Alternative: Feed the needy Civic-minded sweethearts may appreciate the thought of donating the time and money they might normally spend on a restaurant meal by helping to ensure needy children and adults have access to hot meals.The Feeding America network is a nationwide network of food banks that secures and distributes meals. Individuals can learn more about volunteerism or how to make donations at feedingamerica.org/.

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Traditional: Stuffed animal Alternative: Adopted animal There are only so many stuffed animals, particularly fuzzy teddy bears, an adult can collect. Instead, why not adopt a shelter animal or donate to an animal rights organization? Before gifting a pet, confirm the recipient is on board with the idea. A pet is a years-long emotional and financial commitment that requires forethought and planning.

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Internet safety tips for students T

he classrooms of yesteryear are distant memories. Gone are chalkboards, which have made way for smartboards. Even textbooks are slowly being phased out in deference to online curriculums. Modern classrooms are outfitted with digital devices that connect students to the internet. Each of these changes might surprise parents who haven’t stepped foot inside a classroom in decades.

A 2017 report from Common Sense Media said that children up to age eight spend an average of two hours and 19 minutes every day on screen media.

Children between the ages of eight and 12 spend an average of four hours and 36 minutes on screens. Much of that time is spent online.

The internet can be a useful tool for students, who can go online when working on school reports. Some students even communicate online with their teachers, while others play interactive learning games that can supplement lessons taught in the classroom.

But the internet also puts students at risk of falling victim to online predators.

The internet also keeps students in constant contact with their peers, which can be troublesome for students who want to get away when they get home at night. These reasons and more are motivation enough to encourage students to practice good digital citizenship and follow these safety tips when online.

Exercise caution with photos and videos posted online. These images, even when posted harmlessly, can weigh on a student’s reputation.

They may even impact acceptance to schools or career opportunities in the future. Always think before posting, as content remains in cyberspace indefinitely. And remember, many schools screen for inappropriate content. Sending harassing or inappropriate material to others may result in disciplinary action.

Recognize the threat posed by online predators. The Crimes Against

Children Research Center says one in five teenagers in the United States who regularly uses the internet has received unwanted sexual solicitations through the web. In addition, 25 percent have been exposed to unwanted pornographic material online. Students need to be aware that not everyone on the internet is an upstanding citizen.

Keep personal information private at all times. The service eMarketer says that 75 percent of children are willing to share personal information online about themselves and their families

in exchange for goods and services.

Students need to be better educated about protecting their passwords, ages, addresses, and other personal information.

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How to get kids on a healthy track C hildhood obesity is a serious medical issue affecting children around the world, but notably in North America. While the issue has been around for decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says American children and teenagers have witnessed a significant increase in weight gain since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Younger school-aged children have been among the hardest hit during the pandemic. A study published in September 2021 found the percentage of obese children and teens increased to 22 percent compared with 19 percent before the pandemic. The CDC looked at the BMI of study subjects between March 1, 2020 and November 30, 2020.

One of the study’s authors, Dr. Alyson Goodman of the CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, described the results as “substantial and alarming.”

Being less physically active, overweight and eating the wrong foods can start children on a path toward problems that once were only considered conditions of adulthood, namely hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol, offers the Mayo Clinic. To reverse course, parents,

Kids Health® by Nemours. These healthy foods should include at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, with an emphasis on vegetables. · Limit screen time. Children may be inclined to entertain themselves by heading for the television, mobile phone or tablet first, especially after a year-plus of being stuck indoors. But parents can make a concerted effort to limit kids’ screen time in favor of more physically challenging pursuits.

guardians and educators can focus on helping children become more physically fit. The following are a few ways to do so. · Encourage participation in sports or other physical activities. Sports practices, games, competitions, and other activities may keep children moving for an hour or more several days per week. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics states that only 25 percent of children get the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity per day. Emphasize a fun activity with a focus on movement that produces shortness of breath, body warmth and

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sweat. These are indicators that the heart rate is really pumping. · Use exercise as a reward and not a punishment. Make exercise something kids can look forward to. Reward a job well done on a test with extra time biking with friends or a hiking trip to a scenic national park,. Kids will be begin to associate exercise with fun. · Offer a variety of foods. Kids who eat a variety of foods are more likely to get the nutrients the body needs, according to

· Teach healthy eating habits. A Harris Poll survey conducted on behalf of the American Psychological Association found that 61 percent of respondents age 18 and older reported a median weight gain of 15 pounds during the pandemic.

Teach children that weight loss is accomplished when more calories are burned than consumed. Pay attention to portion sizes and explain how beverages like fruit juices can be sneaky sources of extra calories.

Children may need a little extra help getting fit, especially if they gained weight during the pandemic. Teaching healthy habits now can help kids enjoy healthy futures.

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A guide to cooking with children C hildren may start their culinary careers crafting mud pies in their backyards, but that creativity and imagination soon may translate into foods they can actually eat. Many kids love cooking because it can be fun and messy, which are two qualities that children find hard to resist.

Parents can foster their children’s love of cooking and help them along the way with these tips. · Be patient. Going into the cooking experience knowing there will be a mess, typically when young children are involved, can help you prepare.

Toddlers have not yet mastered manual dexterity, so they’re bound to spill and drop. Put a plastic tablecloth under the work area and on the floor to help catch what falls. Also, cooking with youngsters likely will take

more time than it normally would, so set aside extra preparation and cooking time. · Teach kids good hygiene.

Hygiene is important and can prevent foodborne illnesses.

Make sure everyone involved in cooking, including children, washes his or her hands before cooking begins and continues to do so after handling foods, particularly raw meat and poultry. Hair should be tied back, and separate prep surfaces should be designated for produce and meats. · Assign age-appropriate tasks.

Consider age and maturity levels when assigning tasks in the kitchen. Even children as young as 3-years-old can chop food if they are provided a serrated butter knife with a rounded point and soft vegetables or fruits.

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can mix and add ingredients as well. As kids get older, parents can decide the right time to let them use the stove. · Experiment with dough. Kids can have a blast with dough, particularly rolling out pie crusts and pasta. They also can make dumplings and then fill them with vegetables. Many cookware retailers sell small rolling pins that are easy for kids to handle. · Practice measuring together.

Let children read the recipes and be in charge of portioning out ingredients. This reinforces classroom lessons about temperature, ratios and fractions. · Move on to more sophisticated tasks. Around age eight or nine, children can take on jobs like opening cans, scooping batter, pounding poultry, proofing yeast, skewering kabobs, and slicing bread, according to cooking

educator Julie Negrin. Negrin notes that children between the ages of 10 and 12 can start working independently in the kitchen so long as an adult is in the home. Ultimately, children can cook without close supervision.

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READERS WRITE

Port schools should trying being best in Nassau

R

eader Joel Katz, in his letter in the issue of Jan. 28, addresses at length the matter of the pending 2021/22 school district budget, specifying several spending items that he evidently considers excessive or wasteful.

The degree of detail suggests that he is a highly knowledgeable accountant or otherwise a practitioner of financial forensics.

I cannot claim any such expertise and thus wouldn’t even think of challenging his numbers. However, with all due respect for his analysis, I believe he misses the forest for the trees.

Sigrid and I have lived in Port long enough to have seen our three children and two of our grandchilden complete 12 years of school through graduation from Schreiber High. During those decades, we have often heard— and seen letters to editors of local papers— protests raised about school spending and the resultant high

property taxes. Are art classes really necessary, or are they a frivolous indulgence?

How far from school must a student live in order to justify the cost of a bus ride to and from home? How much could be saved in teacher salaries if average class sizes were to be increased?

Should teachers and administrators really be paid that much? And of course there were the implied, albeit rarely openly expressed, feelings of some who felt that, since their own children had long since grown up and graduated and were thus no longer in the Port system, they shouldn’t have to be burdened with such high tax rates. Such issues elevate matters of dollars and cents above those of academic excellence in the educational process.

In my opinion, that avoids the most essential element of a public school system: ensuring that all of our children have the opportunity of access to the very best edu-

cation consistent with their individual capabilities and personal interests. Our kids are, in effect, the seed capital of our community and, indeed, of our nation; every new generation in our school system is the equivalent of a new crop that, if well tended and nourished, will further enhance the prosperity of the entire society.

I hope no readers of this letter interpret my remarks as an apology for wasteful spending. I’m not a professional educator; I don’t claim to know the ideal ratio of student numbers to teachers per classroom, or the most effective level of budgetary outlays per student, in order to achieve the educational excellence we all wish (or at least should wish) for our children.

I recognize it as among the responsibilities of the School Board, as well as of the administration’s financial managers, to monitor carefully the cash flows in and

out of the system, to prevent lax spending practices, and to ensure that Port Washington does not fall victim to scams, frauds, or scandals of the kind that caused such serious damage to the Roslyn school system some years ago.

But it is, in my opinion, also the Board’s obligation— presumably, the reason they were elected to the school board in the first place— to devote their efforts to making the Port Washington schools the very best they can possiby be in terms of the caliber of the education they provide.

And I’d add the hope that no Port Washington parents will ever have to be concerned that their children could gain a better education (however that’s measured) if they were to attend the school system in some other Nassau County district.

Robert Adler Port Washington

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Nassau’s never-ending assessment mess Continued from Page 14 But this did not sit well with county Republicans and the more than 50 percent of property tax owners who had been, in effect, underpaying their taxes for eight years at the expense of those who didn’t challenge their assessments.

Republican legislators pointed to several miscues made in the rollout of the county’s reassessment system in calling for the referendum and the removal of County Assessor David Moog, a certified assessor appointed by Curran.

Never mind that Republican legislators offered no criticism during the eight years of dysfunction under Mangano.

Curran joined Republicans in seeking to soften the blow to property taxpayers who had been underpaying their taxes by phasing in the changes in reassessment over five years.

This, of course, meant that property owners who had made up for the underassessment of others by overpaying their taxes

would continue to overpay their taxes for five years, but by declining amounts.

In a show of bipartisan support, Democrats in the state Legislature sought to join this effort of comforting the comfortable and afflicting the afflicted by finding money to offset the increase in taxes faced by those who were underpaying their taxes.

Nothing was said for those who had been overpaying their taxes during this time – and now.

For some reason, legislators outside Nassau didn’t think it was such a great idea to bail out property tax owners in one of the richest counties in New York from paying their fair share of taxes and the county itself for its ineptitude. Again.

Nassau County Legislator Richard Nicolello, a Republican who has since advanced to presiding officer, said at the time that the phase-in was needed to protect homeowners who had been underpaying their taxes from the sticker shock of paying their fair amount. Many, he said, would be forced

to leave the county.

Nicolello has yet to explain what happened to the property tax owners who had been overpaying their taxes for the previous eight years. Or continue to overpay their taxes now.

But Nicolello, to his credit, expressed concern about the recent freezes along with the spike in successful tax challenges in the 2021-22 tax year, the year after Curran’s countywide reassessment program took effect. I In a statement, Nicolello said the freeze and surging settlement numbers “will perpetuate tax shifts and inequity.”

He said the GOP majority plans to work with the Blakeman administration “to reform the Department of Assessment and its policies.”

Blakeman said during the campaign he would undo the reassessment done by Curran.

Since being re-elected he has said Nassau Comptroller Elaine Phillips, a Republi-

can, will audit the Curran administration’s handling of reassessment. Neither has offered a specific fix or policy proposal.

Tom Suozzi, who preceded Mangano as county executive and has since gone on to win a seat in Congress and is now running for governor, said when he left office in 2009 the county was capable of reassessing properties every year.

That sounds like a standard that Blakeman and Phillips should aspire to for at least a portion of Nassau’s property taxes.

A better solution would be to follow New York City and seek a county income tax modeled on state and federal income taxes to pay for at least a portion of the county tax burden.

Income taxes have their own problems but unlike property taxes that are at least based on a person’s ability to pay.

We would like to think that Blakeman is seeking to make Nassau County’s taxes fair.

That would be something that hasn’t been tried in Nassau in a long time.

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Black History Month’s importance in 2022 Continued from Page 17 can get to where good jobs are quickly and safely in a climate-sustainable way; reconnecting the Black neighborhoods cut off from opportunity by highways; remediate the long-standing environmental injustices that have hit Black communities the hardest; deliver major investments in Black entrepreneurs and small businesses, including making the

Minority Business Development Agency permanent and seeding it with a record $110 million to help level the playing field.

But none of this will be meaningful unless voting rights can be restored. “We will not rest until we have protected the foundation of our democracy: the sacred right to vote. And we will fight to keep dismantling all of those structural inequi-

ties that have served as barriers for Black families for generations,” Biden stated.

“As we celebrate National Black History Month, let us all recommit ourselves to reach for that founding promise,” Biden proclaimed. “Let us continue to fight for the equity, opportunity, and dignity to which every Black American is due in equal measure. Let us carry forward the work to build an America that

is, in the beautiful words of the poet Amanda Gorman, ‘Bruised, but whole — benevolent, but bold, fierce, and free’.”

Fulfilling this ideal is not just to the benefit of Black Americans, Asian Americans (hate crimes are on the rise), Jewish Americans (anti-Semitism is also on the rise), indeed minorities and the vulnerable of every stripe, but all of us. E pluribus unum.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Helen Keller Services receives $100K grant Helen Keller Services, a national non-profit working with individuals who are blind, visually impaired, deaf-blind and/ or have combined hearing-vision loss to live, work and thrive, today announced it has received a renewal grant in the amount of $100,000 from The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to support and enhance its Health/ Wellness Program for low-income New York State residents who are blind, DeafBlind, and/or have intellectual disabilities.

The program provides free accessible physical health activities and mental health initiatives, both in-person and virtually, to New York State residents with vision and/or hearing loss.

Activities include individualized and group dance movement therapy, yoga and/or Pilates instruction, nutrition education, creative arts therapy, and workshops on various topics related to health/wellness, including a quarterly mental health and selfadvocacy component, as well as

gardening outings.

“We are grateful to Mother Cabrini Health Foundation for continuing to support the programs that are so vital to the DeafBlind community,” said Sue Ruzenski, CEO of Helen Keller Services. “This creative program that makes essential programs accessible to DeafBlind people is so important.”

“After nearly two years of recovery from a pandemic that has hit vulnerable populations the hardest, we must continue to ad-

dress the challenges communities across New York State are facing: food and housing insecurity, lack of access to basic healthcare including vaccines, lack of equity within the healthcare professions, and racial and economic healthcare disparities made worse during COVID-19. We must continue to support the full range of services that make for healthy people and communities,” said Msgr. Gregory Mustaciuolo, chief executive officer of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation.

Future nurses collaborating with future doctors NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing has launched a new collaborative model for nursing education in which nursing students work alongside medical students for their clinical rotations, with an emphasis on considering the environmental factors that influence a patient’s health.

The program, which takes place at NYU Langone Hospital— Long Island, is an example of interprofessional education, which aims to develop effective working relationships between different types of healthcare students and practitioners to support health outcomes. Research shows that interprofessional healthcare has many benefits, not only improving patient care, but collaboration can lead to fewer preventable errors, reduced healthcare costs, and improved working relationships.

“To my knowledge, there isn’t another structured interprofessional education program like this at other nursing schools. Some schools do one-off interprofes-

sional simulations or experiences, but our program at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is unique,” said Selena Gilles, associate dean of the undergraduate program at NYU Meyers and a Long Island resident.

Twelve nursing students were selected to participate in the program’s first cohort, which began in the fall of 2021. On their clinical days at NYU Langone Hospital— Long Island, each nursing student is paired with a medical student.

The dyads are assigned to care for the same patients and work together to assess them, develop care plans, and attend rounds and “huddles” of interdisciplinary healthcare teams where their assessments and care plans are discussed.

“This program speaks to the importance of collaborative practice,” said Vincenza Coughlin, the director of professional nursing practice and education at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island.

“We each bring our unique and

complementary knowledge and skills when working together in patient care.”

Notably, the students assess patients’ social determinants of health—the environmental conditions such as housing, education level, income, and access to healthy foods that can influence one’s health. This holistic view of people encourages students to think beyond a diagnosis, includ-

ing how patients end up in the hospital, what hospital services could benefit them, and how to improve health after discharge, beyond the hospital setting.

“Nursing and medical students forming one team, and working toward the same goal of moving patients toward wellness, is really the essence of what healthcare should be in the 21st century,” said Alice Nash, system

senior director of nursing professional development & clinical outcomes at NYU Langone Health.

The interprofessional education program, which will run for five years, is funded by a $7 million gift from Howard Meyers and his late wife Rory. The funds provide full-tuition scholarships plus room and board for the school year for the nursing students selected.

“Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare professionals have pivoted to work in new ways as interdisciplinary teams, with nurses working closely alongside doctors, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, and others,” said Eileen Sullivan-Marx, dean of NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. “While interprofessional education has long been an interest of ours at NYU, teamwork has never been more important and we are thrilled that this interprofessional program is now underway preparing a new generation of nurses and physicians.”

73rd Republic of India Day observed Nassau County Legislature Presiding officer Richard Nicolello joined with North Hempstead Town Clerk Ragini Srivastava and the congregants of the Vaishnav Temple in New Hyde Park to celebrate the 73rd Republic of India Day on January 26th. The celebration included a flag raising ceremony and presentation.

Republic of India Day celebrates the adoption of the new Constitution of India on January 26th, 1950, and formation of their

independent republic.

“I was happy to celebrate this year’s Republic of India Day and flag raising with my friends in the Vaishnav Temple,” Presiding Officer Nicolello said. “This day signifies a great day in the history of the 20th century, when the world’s largest democracy came into being. It is also a day to celebrate the many ways that Nassau’s large and growing Indian-American population have enriched the quality of life of our communities and residents.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OFFICE OF PRESIDING OFFICER RICHARD NICOLELLO

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I have had numerous conversations with clients and try to discuss their specific needs and wants. I explain that they should go through a trade-off process and determine what is really important and what is not and most importantly to stretch their budget as needed. They should use common sense and not go overboard, unless they currently have more than ample funds and feel very confident about their current and future earnings.

The other option is to possibly consider a basic fixer upper that they can transform into their dream home. This will require hiring a contractor(s) and possible supervision and sufficient time to complete. This is obviously not for everyone, but can be the most beneficial if done properly. One must act quickly when a potential home

is located and not wait until the weekend to go out to see it since it might already have an accepted offer by then. It may take some time to find the right place and location, but timing is everything and if you are lucky, it can be worth your while. This could build and add value and appreciation in right after the renovation is completed, adding to their current and future wealth.

Even with the current high prices, there are still places like Richmond and Virginia Beach, Va., Tampa and Orlando, Fl., and Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Ok., and other locations where owning is 5 percent to 28 percent more economical than renting. However, making a decision to leave and move to another state is a monumental undertaking and requires at least year or more to plan, unless a job is secured in advance and then decisions have to be made more expeditiously.

The $64,000 question is when will normal inventory be achieved and available? Due to the still strong demand for housing and still historically low interest rates, even though they have increased over the last four to six weeks, it’s going to take some time for more availabil-

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ity to come into the market. My guess is possibly within two to four years. Substantial increases in home prices and now higher interest rates have also eliminated more buyers who were maxed out on their budgets.

The last implosion in 2008 saw inventory grow to 11 months (the time it would take to sell all those homes) and sales severely slowed, causing prices to decrease through 2011.

With current historically high prices, doing an inspection becomes mandatory for finding problems, unless you are a contractor or extremely experienced in fixer-uppers. Initially, it will be the most crucial and advantageous investment you should

consider, especially if you have limited expertise. You don’t want costly surprises after the fact and don’t want to get stuck with a potential money pit.

Having access to your local MLS via a Realtor will provide you faster access to the limited number of homes compared to Zillow.com, Realtor.com or any other sites as we are the first to get the signed listings for the properties and then they are aggregated and sent over to all the other sites. We have a contact prospect matching system that sets up our clients on an auto feed first before any other sites and goes directly to our clients so they don’t miss anything that comes out for sale.

Consulting and guiding buyers is so key and even more critical in today’s competitive low inventory market. We are all very busy either working from home or on the job trying to earn a living, while still dealing daily with the Omicron virus, and all the protocols involved. Using a buyer’s agent today to represent them can be the most beneficial as they will legally have your best interest in mind (and not the seller, as the listing agent does). He or she must provide w/o limitation the following

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Having a professional Realtor team up and assist you in the process of searching and finding you a home will potentially enable you to not experience going through the “fomo” syndrome (fear of missing out) on the one home that you would consider buying.

Philip A. Raices is the owner/ Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has 40 years of experience in the Real Estate industry and has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also as a Certified International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S). For a “FREE” 15 minute consultation, a value analysis of your home, or to answer any of your questions or concerns he can be reached by cell: (516) 6474289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com. Just email or snail mail (regular mail) him with your ideas or suggestions on future columns

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102 Haddon Road, New Hyde Park

107 Maple Drive West, New Hyde Park

4 bd, 3 ba, 1,414 sqft, Sold On: 12/14/21, Sold Price: $830,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Great Neck

4 bd, 2 ba, 1,961 sqft, Sold On: 12/14/21, Sold Price: $749,888 Type: Single Family, Schools: New Hyde Park-Garden City Park

84 5th Street, New Hyde Park

238 Devonshire Drive, New Hyde Park

3 bd, 2 ba, Sold On: 12/15/21, Sold Price: $608,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: New Hyde Park-Garden City Park

4 bd, 2 ba, Sold On: 12/15/21, Sold Price: $755,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Herricks

Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in New Hyde Park, by a variety of real estate agencies. This information about the home and the photos were obtained through the Zillow.com. The homes are presented solely based on the fact that they were recently sold in New Hyde Park and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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Mask mandate could stay until March 2 Hochul’s order granted a reprieve by state appellate court in Brooklyn on Monday Efforts to reach Hochul for comment were unavailing.

Blakeman again touted Nassau’s progress in combating the coronavirus with more than 80 percent of the county’s eligible population being fully inoculated, according to statistics from the state Department of Health on Tuesday, the most up-to-date figures.

Continued from Page 1 by a group of 14 parents. The lawsuit, filed on Jan. 24, claims Hochul’s mask mandate was unconstitutional.

“I commend the Appellate Division, Second Department for granting a full stay to keep our masking regulations in place for the duration of our appeal,” Hochul said in a statement following the court’s ruling Monday. “My primary responsibility as Governor is to keep New Yorkers safe. Mask regulations keep our schools and businesses safe and open, protect vulnerable New Yorkers, and are critical tools as we work to get through this winter surge.”

On Jan. 24, Judge Thomas Rademaker of State Supreme Court in Nassau County ruled that the mandates violated the state Constitution, resulting in a handful of school districts on Long Island making masks optional on Tuesday, Jan. 25. The next day, Appellate Judge Robert J. Miller’s verdict forced the school districts that chose to make mask-wearing optional to go back to following Hochul’s guidelines.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who has strongly opposed Hochul’s masking requirements since taking office on Jan. 1, was joined by parents and children on Tuesday as he called on the governor to end the mandate.

“COVID cases are down 86% statewide yet the Governor refuses to even tell residents, business owners, parents, students, and school boards what metric must be reached to lift her unconstitutional mandate,” Blakeman said. “The Governor should adhere to the law, fol-

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OVID CASES ARE DOWN 86% STATEWIDE YET THE GOVERNOR REFUSES TO EVEN TELL RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND SCHOOL BOARDS WHAT METRIC MUST BE REACHED TO LIFT HER UNCONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE.

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Gov. Hochul’s mask mandate could remain in effect throughout New York until March 2, according to a stay ordered in a state appellate court Monday. low the science, and allow local officials to decide what is best for their hometown communities.”

Michael Demetriou, one of the parents listed on the lawsuit against the state, said the newly ordered stay on Rademaker’s ruling is “smoke and mirrors.”

“This is a victory,” Demetriou said Tuesday. “Whether the Governor likes it

or not, she will answer to the people why she thinks she’s allowed to bypass our voices … The end is now in sight. She has placed herself in checkmate.”

Demetriou and Blakeman called on media organizations to ask Hochul what the requirements are for having the mandates lifted and provide specific metrics as to when protective face coverings can stop being enforced.

Blakeman, a Republican, received backlash from Democratic officials throughout the state for an executive order he signed in mid-January aimed at providing school districts with a choice to enforce mask mandates or not.

Hochul previously said local governments do not have the power to override state mandates on education and called Blakeman’s executive order an attempt “to assert authority with respect to what has already been declared a public health emergency.”

McCormacks file legal action Continued from Page 1 Abrams said the McCormack family was not aware of Rocah’s news conference until after the fact and called on Rocah to resign after presenting “misrepresentations and omissions” surrounding the case.

Durst had long been suspected of being responsible for Kathleen Durst’s disappearance. In the 2015 HBO miniseries “The Jinx,” Durst was recorded saying, “What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course” on a hot microphone. He had denied the allegations.

The California Department of Corrections said Durst, 78, died of natural causes on Jan. 10 while being treated at a hospital. In October, Durst contracted COVID-19, days after being sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for killing his longtime friend Susan Berman in 2000.

Berman, a journalist, was found dead on Christmas Eve, lying in a pool of blood after being shot in the back of the head in her Los Angeles home. Prosecutors claimed Durst first murdered McCormack, who was looking to divorce him, then shot Berman to cover his tracks.

Durst was acquitted in the 2001 slaying of Morris

Black, his elderly neighbor in Galveston, Texas, whose body was dismembered with an ax and bone saw. Prosecutors tied the Black slaying to alleged attempts by Durst to cover his tracks.

On Monday, Abrams said of Charatan, “Once she’s appointed, she will apparently seek to collect the balance of her husband’s interest in the Durst family Trusts, which we believe was promised to Ms. Charatan in exchange for helping Robert Durst evade justice in connection with the murders of Kathie, Susan Berman, and Morris Black.”

Abrams also reflected on Kathleen Durst’s life and said the action filed against Charatan is a vital step in achieving justice.

“Kathie was a truly special, inspiring person who was deeply loved by her parents, siblings, and many friends,” Abrams said. “Kathie’s family hopes that her story will, at the very least, shine a light on the extent to which rich and powerful people are able to manipulate and control the criminal justice system.”

Efforts to reach Charatan and the McCormack family for comment were unavailing.

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

The family of Kathleen McCormack Durst (left) filed a wrongful death action against Robert Durst’s second wife, attorney Robert Abrams announced on Monday.

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Redistricting proposal shakes up L.I. Continued from Page 3 Lafazan has the energy and the enthusiasm to criss-cross the entire new district from end to end, talking with voters and explaining his vision for what he will do as their next member of Congress.”

The 4th Congressional District, currently represented by U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City), would add the villages of East Williston, Williston Park, Lake Success and Mineola and unincorporated parts of the Town of North Hempstead.

Nick Langworthy, chairman of the state’s Republican Party, criticized the Democratic officials who presented the proposed redistricting for “circumventing the will of the people” in a statement.

“For all of their phony protestations about transparency and fairness in elections, what they’re doing is textbook filthy, partisan gerrymandering that is clearly in violation of the New York State Constitution,” Langworthy said. “We are reviewing all of our legal options to protect the voices of millions of New Yorkers.”

Officials said a vote on the proposed congressional map could be held this week. On a more local level, Nassau County’s redistricting process is set to begin next month, with the development of an advisory commission tasked with drawing new lines that can be submitted to the Legislature. The

membership, according to the county charter, is to consist of 11 unpaid members, five of whom are appointed by the presiding officer, five by the minority leader and one nonvoting member appointed by the county executive.

The county has a May 7 deadline to establish that committee so it can make recommendations to the County Legislature for how the 19 districts should be ordered ahead of Jan. 1.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that required county redistricting to follow guidelines that aim to promote fairness and not favor parties. The legislation states that district lines must consist of contiguous territory, be drawn as nearly equal in population as practicable, promote orderly and efficient election administration and not be drawn with the intent to deter certain minority groups from participating in elections.

“As bad actors across the country work to undermine public faith in our electoral institutions, the importance of clear and uniform rules to govern political representation has never been more critical,” Hochul said. “This law will ensure the entirety of our state is governed by rules that are derived directly from the federal and state constitutions and ensure the right to equal participation in our political process.”

COURTESY OF NEW YORK STATE’S TASK FORCE ON DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH AND REAPPORTIONMENT

New redistricting lines were proposed by state lawmakers on Sunday.

Progress made on Denton Avenue bridge Continued from Page 2 the bridge repairs. After appealing unsuccessfully, the village refused to issue the permits, which led to the Long Island Rail Road asking that the village be held

in contempt.

The MTA said it was seeking a daily fine of at least $50,000 until the village complied.

On Dec. 31, the village issued the permits to the transit authority, with

MTA officials withdrawing their motion to hold the village in contempt.

Efforts to reach village officials for comment were unavailing.

The LIRR Expansion Project is contractually mandated to be finished in

2022, and delays would increase costs.

The agency is trying to complete bridge work in four months, as opposed to six, to meet the end of April deadline that keeps the entire project on schedule.

VGN mayor echoes ‘bloodbath’ prediction Continued from Page 13 baths.”

“It feels like there has been a ‘fever pitch’ for quite a few years now and I really pray the fever breaks,” she continued.

Bral touted the need for communities

with diverse groups to stand together for the betterment of society.

“We have to stand together. It cannot be one part of the society saying one thing and the other part saying another thing,” he said. “I know for a fact that people who are in this room have the same val-

ues. We believe in the same things and we will fight for the same things.”

Pilip, in her speech, said she wants to be a legislator who “works with everyone to get things done” throughout her district, which encompasses Manhasset, Manhasset Hills, North Hills, Searing-

ton, Herricks and the nine villages on the Great Neck peninsula.

“I believe that everyone has something to contribute in a meaningful way,” Pilip said. “Government is about helping people. It’s about meeting the challenges we have, positively.”

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PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if payment is not received by that date, by the property owner or his/her agent, the tax lien shall be deemed to have been purchased by the Village of New Hyde Park SEC BLK LOT NO. ADDRESS NAME 8 100 116 812 N 9TH PLACE PATTI S, & SINGH, J 8 140 11 1402 LINCOLN AVE MILLER BLVD LLC 8 200 28 207 NEW HYDE PARK RD RESIDENT 8 350 22 813-815 WHITTIER AVE AHMAD I 32 82 108 44 LEWIS AVE HAGAN, SEAN P. 32 82 129 48 LEWIS AVE MEROLA JOSEPHINE 32 83 25 43 LEWIS AVE FMNA 32 102 26 819 PREMIER BLVD LEIGHTON 33 107 117 1015 1ST AVENUE PIEPER, SUSAN 33 118 15 1A HOFFMAN RD MEDICAL FUND CHILD 33 190 198 1106 5TH AVE FOSTER JOSEPH 33 195 124 651 S 9TH STREET SALMA CONSTRUCT 33 202 218 714 COVERT AVE CURCIO FRANK

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Musicians selected to Happening at the honor ensembles Hillside Public Library Herricks High School musicians Leonardo Gomez, Keneil Soni and Liam Tan were named to the National Association for Music Education’s All-National Honor Ensembles, the most from any school on Long Island.

Gomez, a talented Tenor 1 singer, was selected to perform with the prestigious All-National Mixed Choir. Soni, an accomplished French horn player, and Tan, an outstanding viola player, will join the All-National Symphony Orchestra.

In late January, the three musicians will participate in a virtual All-National Honors Ensemble program, which will include rehearsals with prominent conductors and workshops with renowned clinicians. Each ensemble will then create a final performance which will premier during Music in Our Schools Month.

The National Association for Music Education established its All-National Honor Ensembles as the ultimate recognition of student musical performance.

“Keneil, Liam and Leo are very active and exemplary members of the Herricks music program,” said Director of Fine

and Performing Arts Anissa Arnold. “I am very proud of each student for their hard work and commitment to music which has enabled them to receive this great honor to represent Herricks at the AllNational Festival. Bravo!”

PHOTO COURTESY OF HERRICKS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Three student-musicians from Herricks High School were selected to the All-National Honor Ensembles.

From left to right: Leonardo Gomez, Keneil Soni and Liam Tan.

February at the Floral Park Library For the Adults, weekly Chair Yoga is now Hybrid (ZOOM and live at the Library).

February in-person programs feature Smarter Social Security, English Language Learner classes, and a very special Sounds of Black History with Syndi Graham, Pastor David Wright and the NY Fellowship Choir. ZOOM in for Meditation and Forgiveness, and Maritime Smuggling on Long Island – From Pirate to Rumrunners.

The Floral Park book club reads “When We Believed in Mermaids” by Barbara O’Neal.

The Library Board meets in person on Wednesday, January 12th at 7:30pm.

February Children’s programs include Family Pre-school Hour, Play Hour, and Tots Night Out with a Time for Kids, A Visit from Spider Hero,

Baby Start, Play Hooray, Storytime, DIY STEM Fake Snow, and Stained Glass with Through the Looking Glass.

Teens and Tweens can enjoy Valentine Cake in a Jar and Teen Valentine Cuisine with Chef of d’Future, a Vacation Mosaic Art Project, and P[ART] y Art Teen/Tween Art Project 101.

There’s also a launch party for the Nintendo Switch!

The whole family can enjoy the Long Island Rescue Rabbit Group.

The Made with Love Knitting and Crocheting group meets weekly Mondays at 6:30 pm and Wednesdays at 11:30 am.

For more information, registration dates and times, visit the library website, floralparklibrary.org, or stop in at 17 Caroline Place in Floral Park during normal Library hours.

PROGRAMS and EVENTS AARP Tax Aide — Location: All-Purpose Room, 2nd Floor AARP-trained volunteers will prepare tax returns for lowto-moderate income seniors on: Mondays, February 7 – April 4. Make an appointment with the library for same day drop off/ pick up income tax preparation assistance.

AARP staff will prepare your income taxes and contact you to return to the library to pick up your documents. Call the library at 516 355-7850, x301 or 302 for an appointment. Please go to the library’s website for a list of the documents you have to bring.

Fall Prevention Workshop — Virtual Monday, February 7 at 1 p.m. 2-Part Fall Prevention Workshop. “Leaves Are Supposed to Fall People Aren’t” *Please register ONLY ONCE to be included in both sessions. Part 1: Covers Falls, Risks, Gait and Balance, and Home Safety. Part 2: (Monday, February 14, 2022). Covers Vision, Hearing Loss, Feet & Footwear, Community Safety, Osteoporosis, Weather, Infections, and How to get up safely from a fall.

Refresh Your Resume — Modular Room 1st Floor Thursday, February 10 between 10 a.m. and 12 noon by appointment. Meet with a librarian, either virtually or in-person, to get feedback on ways to update and refresh your resume.

Nothing Dark about the Dark Ages – Virtual Tuesday, February 8 at 7 p.m. Join art historian Gabriella Corey for a night of debunking high-school textbook myths and exploring how the misnomer ‘Dark Ages’ was incorrectly applied to the 12th-15th centuries. It was a time of technological, philosophical, and artistic innovation that paved the way for geniuses of the Renaissance.

NYS Unclaimed Funds – Virtual Wednesday, February 9 at 12 noon. A representative from the New York State Comptroller’s Office will be providing a workshop on unclaimed funds. Participants will gain knowledge on the history and facts of unclaimed funds. The presenter will give a walk-through of claim instruction and search tips. Please feel free to email any questions in advance you may wish to be addressed during the workshop: lsolomon@osc.ny.gov Fresh Fiction Book Discussion – All Purpose Room 2nd Floor and Virtual Wednesday, February 9 at 6:30 p.m. The book is: A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe.

“An exhilarating tale of post-war New York City, and one remarkable woman’s journey

from the United Nations, to the cloistered drawing rooms of Manhattan society, to the secretive ranks of the FBI.” Preparing for Menopause – What You Need to Know — Virtual Wednesday, February 9 at 7 p.m. Speakers: Gloria Huang, MD, gynecologic oncologist; Donna Hagberg, MD, OB-GYN; Veronica Bilenkin, consumer health librarian. Get the facts to be prepared for this important time in a woman’s life. Hear about symptom management, reproductive cancers, prevention, screening, and where to find accurate online information about menopause. To register, call 888-305-9253. Please click the link to join the webinar: https://ynhh. zoom.us/j/93810135833?pwd=WWZnZ1 htNjBYcDQ2SHZRSDhQQ0tudz09 2022 Medicare Updates and Options – Virtual Thursday, February 10 at 1 p.m.

The Nassau County Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP) is offering an informative session on Medicare Updates and Options for 2022, including Social Security and Medicare, cost of living and premium increases.

This program is designed for existing and new Medicare members.

Paint Night: Sketching and Acrylics with Alma – Virtual Friday, February 11 at 7 p.m. Happy Valentines Day! Sketch and paint a beautiful heart-filled painting for you or your valentine! From beginners to advanced sketchers and painters, enjoy a fun and relaxing evening painting in the comfort of your own home. For a list of supplies needed, and an Art Sample, please go to the library’s website.

CHILDREN and YOUNG ADULT EVENTS Stemtastic: Creative Circuitry! – All Purpose Room 2nd Floor Monday, February 7 at 5:30 p.m. Grades: 1-4 (parental help with younger grades). Participants will make a winter themed card with a light up circuit!

Yoga — Virtual Wednesday, February 9 at 5 p.m. All Ages Youth (Kids/Tweens/ Teens). Join Yogi Micheline as she virtually guides your through a variety of yoga poses.

Valentine Ceramics – All Purpose Room 2nd Floor Friday, February 11 at 4 p.m.

Grades: 1-4. Paint a beautiful ceramic figure just in time for Valentine’s Day! Valentine Ceramics (YA) – All Purpose Room 2nd Floor Friday, February 11 at 5:30 p.m. Grades 5 – 12. Paint a beautiful ceramic figure just in time for Valentine’s Day!

Herricks conducting survey for breakfast program The Herricks School District will be conducting a survey of parents and guardians of students in Kindergarten through sixth grade who attend the Center Street, Denton Avenue, and Sear-

ingtown Elementary Schools and the Herricks Middle School to determine if there is any interest in a school breakfast program. If insufficient interest is determined, an exemption to participate

in the program will be requested by the Herricks Board of Education to the New York State Education Department. Parents and taxpayers are asked to share their concerns regarding the district’s

survey and exemption by contacting Shakia Hall, District Food Service Director at Herricks High School, 100 Shelter Rock Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11040 or by calling 516-305-8751.

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