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Red Great Neck a key factor in DeSena’s win Once Democratic stronghold clinches victories for Republicans in November BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y For years, Great Neck was a Democratic bastion on the North Shore. That longtime trend may have changed, according to an analysis by Blank Slate Media. Unoﬃcial data from the Nassau Board of Elections shows that North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena won re-election in November due in part to a strong plurality in the Great Neck as well as the Manhasset, New Hyde Park and Williston areas. DeSena defeated Jon Kaiman, a former North Hempstead supervisor who has served in recent years as the Suﬀolk County deputy executive. DeSena secured 60% of the 11,155 total votes in Great Neck, a 2,216 vote advantage; 72% of the 3,801 total votes in Manhasset, a 1,640 vote advantage; 61% of the 5,984 total votes in New Hyde Park, a 1,422 vote advantage; and 55% of the 12,885 total votes in the Williston area, a 1,349 vote advantage. In Great Neck, where Kaiman lives, DeSena had a strong showing among three of the four election districts that had a total of over 1,000 votes cast. She won 73% of the vote in the Village of Great Neck — 1,357 more votes than Kaiman, 86% of the vote in Kings Point with 1,454 votes to Kaiman’s 237

and 87% of the vote in the Village of Great Neck Estates with 798 of the 1,252 votes cast. Kaiman won in the villages of Great Neck Plaza, Lake Success and Russell Gardens with more than 60% of the vote. The Republican support in Great Neck is a major shift from decades of Democratic leadership, where much of town and county representation was Democratic. North Hempstead had three straight Democratic supervisors from the area, including May Newburger, Kaiman and Judi Bosworth heading the town from 1994 to 2021. At the county level, the 10th Legislative District was represented by Democrats Lisanne Altman, Bosworth and Ellen Birnbaum from the Legislature’s first election in 1995 through 2021, when Mazi Melesa Pilip defeated Birnbaum, becoming the only candidate to flip a district that year. At the town board level, Democrat Lee Seeman represented the town’s 5th District from the 2000s to 2021, where Republican David Adhami won her vacant seat after Seeman’s retirement. Republicans have used higher turnout margins in off-year election cycles to make inroads on Long Island, despite being greatly outnumbered by Continued on Page 37

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Schreiber High School AP art students displayed their artwork in a gallery exhibition called “The Sustained Investigation: A Mixed Media Painting and Assorted Artworks.” See story on page 2.

Port elementaries rank lowest on the N. Shore BY C A M E RY N O A K ES Seven of the North Shore’s 27 public elementary schools were ranked in the top 100 in New York State, according to rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The top seven schools on the North Shore belong to the Great Neck, North Shore Central, Herricks and East Williston School Districts. Great Neck’s Lakeville Elementary secured the highest ranking on the North Shore at No. 12 in the

state. According to U.S. News, the school enrolls 696 students with a ratio of 12 students per teacher. Great Neck Public School’s elementary schools garnered some of the highest rankings on the North Shore, with two of the four ranking in the state’s top 100. The other Great Neck school breaking into the top 100 was Elizabeth M. Baker Elementary School, which secured the 88th position in the state. The last two Great Neck el-

ementary schools were Saddle Rock School and John F. Kennedy School, which took the No. 112 and No. 123 spots, respectively. Falling right behind Great Neck’s Lakeville Elementary School is the North Shore Central School District’s Sea Cliﬀ Elementary School in 14th place in the state. The school enrolls 331 students with 10 students per teacher, according to U.S. News. The North Shore Central District’s two other elementary schools Continued on Page 38

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A sustained investigation of art Exhibition displays AP student work BY C A M E RY N O A K ES

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Port Washington senior living community The Harborside filed for bankruptcy in 2023.

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Forty-one Schreiber High School students displayed various mixedmedia paintings, taking their individual works to create a cohesive exhibit collectively known as the sustained investigation. “The students get to see their efforts in a new way when their art is displayed publicly and collectively in the Student Atrium here at Schreiber,” AP art teacher Miranda Best said. “It’s truly meaningful for students to share their artwork with their classmates, the Schreiber community and their parents and family members in such a visible way. I enjoy seeing the students outside of the classroom, with their families and friends, celebrating their hard work and creativity.” The exhibit “The Sustained Investigation: A Mixed Media Painting and Assorted Artworks” was displayed in the Student Atrium at Schreiber High School the night of Dec. 21. Alongside the student’s mixedmedia paintings were also self-portrait charcoal drawings featuring

foreshortening, figure drawings, sketchbook work, printmaking and additional assortments of works. The students are in Best’s Advanced Placement art class and worked on their art pieces for several weeks leading up to the exhibit, Best said. “We are so proud of our AP Art students who have distinguished themselves in our art program,” director of creative arts Kevin Scully said. “Their skill and dedication is a testament to their hard work and creativity throughout their years in the Port Washington School District.” The students’ work started by creating a guiding question for their artwork, which Best said is what “drives their sustained investigation” the exhibit displayed. Seeking inspiration and guidance for their work, Best said the students also studied contemporary artists like Wengechi Mutu, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, and Fred Tomaselli who all used mixed media components in their artworks. Equipped with their guiding Continued on Page 38

Retirement community bought by Life Care Services BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y Port Washington’s retirement community, The Harborside, could be taken over by Life Care Services Communities, the third-largest manager of retirement communities in the nation, according to court documents. Judge Alan Trust of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District approved the sale of the financially unstable community to Life Care Services, otherwise known as LCS, in late December after the Des Moine-based company won an auction for the 329unit development earlier this year. In March 2023, The Harborside– previously known as The Amsterdam at Harborside–filed for bank-

ruptcy protection from its creditors under Chapter 11 for the third time in nine years because of a decline in residents. The company blamed the lower occupancy numbers, which reduced needed revenues to pay the facility’s bills, on the stigma associated with its earlier bankruptcy filings and the COVID-19 pandemic. The LCS bid of $63 million was determined by the judge to be the least disruptive to current residents over at least two other undisclosed bids, one of them for $178 million that would have shut down the complex. Kansas City, Missouri-based UMB Bank N.A., the holder of millions of dollars of Harborside debt, filed an appeal of Trust’s ruling, according to court documents.

The Harborside, which opened in 2010, is located on 8.9 acres, providing residential units and a diversity of care and amenities. Units are either one or two bedrooms, including weekly housekeeping services. The community includes a library, fitness center, art studio and beauty salon and barbershop. The senior facility’s care services include assisted living, memory support, skilled nursing, hospice care and rehabilitation. Trust said in a Dec. 1 hearing the court weighed the competing bids and did not just pick the highest one. Some 100 Harborside residents also signed a petition weeks ahead of Trust’s deciContinued on Page 38

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A Shreiber AP art student stands in front of her artwork at the school’s exhibition.

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Growing together with Plant A Row New gallery at Port Washington Library to feature notable work by high school volunteers BY C A M E RY N O A K ES For nearly 15 years, Plant A Row For The Hungry has flourished in Port Washington as a combatant of local food insecurity and its growth as an organization will be expressed in a new local gallery exhibition featuring the notable work of high school volunteers. “It feels good to be able to help Plant A Row out because Plant A Row helps out Port Washington in general,” Ben Gordon, 17, said. Plant A Row is a local organization that plants, grows, harvests and delivers produce to local families and community members in need. The organization was founded to address local issues of hunger through gardening. Since its founding it has donated over 57,000 pounds of locally grown and fresh produce. The organization donates its food to Our Lady of Fatima in Port Washington, which then distributes the food to community members who are food insecure. Plant A Row’s gallery will be on display at the Port Washington Public Library starting on Jan. 8, returning after last year’s gallery with a new theme: “Growing together.” It will be at the library through Feb. 29. The gallery, which includes dozens

and Nassau County District 11 Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D–Glen Cove). Jonathan Gold, 17, Ben Gordon, 17, and Elizabeth Milgrim, 14, are high school students and members of Plant A Row who produced the videos for the organization’s new gallery. Gold co-founded with his brother Can You Help Too, a local nonprofit collecting canned goods donated to Our Lady of Fatima. He began working alongside Plant A Row in November 2022, earlier describing the volunteers’ relationship in a single word: family. Gold first started helping the organization by passing out fliers for its 2023 gallery highlighting the work and accomplishments of Plant A Row. The teen said that he found the additional work with Plant A Row rewarding and sought ways to expand his contributions to the local organization in conjunction with his nonprofit. “I realized how fun it was to help out other people more than I was already doing,” Gold said. Gordon has been involved with PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDRINE GOLD Plant A Row for about two years and has grown his love for gardening, Jonathan Gold interviewing Sister Kathy of Our Lady of Fatima with Max Kabot. something he said he never believed of new photos and written testimoni- watch video testimonials from locals ficials who have helped Plant A Row he would say. He said his volunteerism with the and advanced its cause, such as Town als, will now feature QR codes for at- and supporters of Plant A Row. The interviews include local of- Councilmember Mariann Dalimonte tendees to scan with their phones to Continued on Page 38

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Danny Masterson begins 30-year sentence BY C A M E RY N O A K ES Former East Williston resident Danny Masterson, who achieved fame as a television star, has started his 30year prison sentence at a California state prison after being convicted of two rape charges. Masterson, 47, who was raised in Garden City and East Williston, was found guilty of the rape charges in May this year. He was tried for a third rape charge as well, but the jury was unable to reach a verdict. The former “That 70s Show” star was sentenced to three decades in prison at a September court hearing. He will be eligible for parole in about 25 years. Masterson’s lawyer said they plan to appeal the conviction, according to the AP. The actor was booked into North Kern State Prison Wednesday. In his mugshot, Masterson can be seen wearing orange prison attire with long hair and a beard. According to court reports, three separate women, identiﬁed at trial as Jane Doe #1, Jane Doe #2 and Jane Doe #3, accused Masterson of assaulting them in 2001 and 2003 in his HolPHOTO COURTESY OF THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS lywood Hills home in California. Masterson’s ﬁrst trial ended in “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson has been sent to a Califor- November 2022 with a mistrial. His nia state prison to serve his sentence for two rape convictions. second trial began earlier this year,

which resulted in the actor being found guilty of raping Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2, but not Jane Doe #3. He did not testify during the trial and his lawyers did not call any witnesses.

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Suozzi presses Pilip for debates Democrat hits GOP candidate for 3rd CD for unwillingness to present positions, discuss issues BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y Former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, the Democratic candidate in the special election for New York’s 3rd Congressional District, and his campaign have been calling out his opponent, Nassau County Legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip (RGreat Neck), to debate him ahead of voting day. Suozzi, of Glen Cove, said he’s accepted invitations for debates to be aired on WABC, WNBC, and NY1 while the only one Pilip and he are now scheduled to appear together is News 12 on Thursday, Feb. 8 after Pilip dropped out of a scheduled debate hosted by the Lakeville Civic Association. “I have accepted invitations to 3 televised debates so far,” Suozzi said on X Wednesday. “How about you, @MaziForCongress?” Suozzi’s campaign has also been questioning Pilip’s stances on a national abortion ban after she told Jewish Insider in an interview weeks ago it was a “very personal decision.” “I am a religious person, I have seven children, so I am pro-life,” Pilip told Jewish Insider. “However, I’m not going to push my own beliefs on any woman. Therefore, I’m not going to support a national abortion ban.” The Democrat’s campaign is also calling for her to address her stance on assault weapons and whether or not she voted for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. The Suozzi campaign has stressed the importance of Pilips answering questions about her position on various issues ahead of the elec-

tending, she has been a great advocate for LECA with County issues,” the civic, which has close to 1,200 registered homes as members in the greater New Hyde Park Area, said on Facebook Thursday. “Former Congressman Tom Suozzi has also been a strong supporter of our Civic and this is why we wanted everyone to hear firsthand on their plans to give back to all of the residents of the 3rd Congressional District that we have missed out on for two years now.” Efforts to reach the Pilip campaign for comment were unavailing. The civic on Tuesday night announced the event, held at Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park, which would have included questions sent from members ahead of time to be read by a moderator not affiliated with the association. Pilip easily won re-election earlier this year, defeating Democratic candidate Weihua Yan by securing nearly 60% of the vote. Pilip and Yan did not debate ahead of ElecPHOTO COURTESY OF THE CANDIDATES tion Day this November. The League of Women Voters of Port WashFormer U.S. Tom Suozzi, left, and Nassau County Legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip (R-Great ington and Manhasset, a nonpartisan grassNeck) right. roots organization, said Pilip “has not agreed to participate or to the procedures despite repeated outreach over multiple weeks” in an tion, citing the consequences of former Rep. 11. August press release announcing their debate George Santos, whose seat they are seeking, The event was originally scheduled to be schedule. not being sufficiently vetted. Both Pilip and Yan appeared at a Lakeville a debate that both campaigns confirmed their Suozzi will now be appearing on the North respective candidate’s attendance for, but Pilip Estates event before the election that was only Shore during a meet-and-greet with the Lakev- will not appear. a meet and greet that included a brief introducille Estates Civic Association on Thursday, Jan. “We are very sorry that Mazi will not be at- tion given by both candidates.

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attention to the need for advanced processing of migrants and develop bipartisan solutions that are feasible. Tom Suozzi, the Democrat As for what needs to be contender in the 3rd Congresdone in the meantime, Suozzi sional District’s special elecsaid that increased federal tion, is proposing a bipartisan funding needs to be parceled Ellis Island 2.0 plan that would out to local communities to tackle the nation’s immigration address large influxes of micrisis by streamlining migrant grants. processing and securing borPilip has said that securders. ing the border is a priority of ”Big problems require big her campaign, saying on X solutions,” Suozzi said. that the influx of migrants is Suozzi is running against “unsustainable.” She has also Nassau County Legislator Mazi condemned Biden’s immigraMelesa Pilip (R-Great Neck) in tion policies as a “complete Feb. 13 for his old congressiodisaster.” nal seat to finish out the term When asked whether he of George Santos, who was was using the issue of immiexpelled from Congress earlier gration as a litmus test for the this month. Suozzi represented political campaign landscape Nassau in the House from 2017 ahead of the 2024 election, to 2023 when he resigned to Suozzi said he is campaigning stage an unsuccessful primary on issues not as a “guinea pig” run for governor of New York but as a way to advocate for against Kathy Hochul. the interests of the district conOn Tuesday morning, stituents. He said immigration Suozzi said during a virtual is one of the issues constitupress conference that he sent ents care about. letters to President Joseph “This is what my people Biden and Republican House are talking about in my district Speaker Mike Johnson and and this is what I think needs Democratic Minority Leader to be done,” Suozzi said. Hakeem Jeffries to urge them In his call for bipartisan to resolve the immigration issupport on this issue, Suozzi sue. criticized Pilip’s lack of bipar“There is a crisis going on tisan efforts and willingness to related to immigration, and debate the issues with him. it’s not just at the border. It’s Nassau County District in the nation’s capitol,” Suozzi 11 Legislator Delia DeRiggisaid. “It’s a failure of our leadWhitton, who joined Suozzi at ers in Washington for over 30 the virtual press conference, years… and it’s getting worse gave insight into the Republiand worse and worse.” can candidate’s work through what she had observed while serving alongside her in the Legislature. DeRiggi-Whitton said she has been disappointed in Pilip’s lack of involvement in the Legislature’s internal workings. “From what I have seen, again, sitting 10 feet away from his opponent for the last two years, I don’t think she has a clue about the ins and outs of Nassau County, and that’s a very small, small district compared to the entire nation,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. She criticized Pilip for her adherence to the Republican Party and not working across the aisle to seek solutions. “To me that just shows someone who is there for a purpose,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “She follows the orders of her party. She conveys the same message that you’re going to hear from any of them, stepped in line completely, and that’s not what we need in this PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS position.”

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In order for the immigration issue to be sorted out, Suozzi said it will require bipartisan support and working across the aisle to find a solution. He said complicated issues, such as immigration, cannot be solved through “an environment of fear and anger with everybody yelling at each other.” Suozzi said a bipartisan compromise on the issue is necessary to secure the border while still “treating people like human beings” and delivering results to both Republicans and Democrats alike. “To move forward as a country we have to do both of these things,” Suozzi said. He advocated for the establishment of a large immigrant intake facility on the southern border comparable to Ellis Island. He said this is where immigrants could be processed to determine their entry into the country at a more efficient rate. He said the country’s infrastructure to process immigrants is dated and insufficient, leading to the failure of the system. Suozzi said a facility with an adequate number of immigration judges, border agents and processing technologies would streamline the intake process and make it more effective. While Suozzi said his Ellis Island 2.0 idea may not come to fruition, it is a start to bring

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Keep culture wars out of state contracts

everal Democratic state lawmakers have proposed legislation that would require restaurants along the state’s 500-mile Thruway to stay open seven days a week to serve motorists. The bill would affect all future contracts for food concessions at transportation facilities owned by the state and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. “This is about making sure the Thruways have rest stops that support and have our travelers be able to be serviced,” said state Assemblymember Tony Simone, a Manhattan Democrat and one of the bill’s sponsors. “This is a consumer protection bill.” This makes sense. We wouldn’t expect a government entity to sign a contract for snow removal with a company that didn’t work on Sundays. Nor would we expect a sports stadium or arena, whether public or private, to sign a contract to serve hot dogs with a company that wouldn’t be open on some game days. And what would happen if other restaurants decide that they will not open on Saturdays or Sundays or Mondays? Perhaps travel alerts will be sent to motorists letting them know what to expect at rest stops. But common sense sometimes gives way to other concerns when it comes to culture wars. As the legislation has in this case. Some Republicans have seized on it to claim Democrats are targeting Chickfil-A, a brand long associated with Christian conservatism that is well-known for being closed on Sundays. The chain, which has more than 3,000 locations in 48 states, currently operates seven locations on the Thruway and is scheduled to increase that total to 10 at the end of a Thruway service area redevelopment project. The proposed legislation would not apply to Chick-fil-A’s existing locations. It would only apply to new contracts. Chick-fil-A’s tradition of closing on Sundays dates back to founder Truett Cathy, a conservative Christian.

Before he died in 2014, Cathy said he closed his restaurants on Sundays so that his employees could spend time with their families. The policy was also a way to reflect his faith. “It’s a silent witness to the Lord when people go into shopping malls, and everyone is bustling, and you see that Chick-filA is closed,” he oncetolda reporter. But Chick-fil-A has not been without controversy. It has drawn criticism in the past for its large donations to antiLGBTQ organizations, a decision that it reversed in 2019. In 2012, Cathy spoke out against America’s legalization of same-sex marriage, which sparked national controversy and boycotts from the left. Airports in Buffalo and San Antonio, Texas, have blocked Chick-fil-A from opening at their sites. Some college campuses have also banned the chain. Some conservative lawmakers, meanwhile, rallied behind the company. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a bill in 2019in defense of Chickfil-A and religious freedom The proposed legislation in New York has drawn opposition from rightwing media and lawmakers, including South Carolina Republican Lindsay Graham as well as a letter-writer who appeared in Blank Slate Media last week. Graham has threatened to introduce legislation that would withhold federal funds from cities that require the fastfood chain to remain open on Sundays. “I’m sure this is a publicity stunt, but the idea that the State of New York is going to make a company change its policies it’s had from its founding,” Graham said in an interview on “Fox & Friends.” “They want to have one day off for their employees to recognize the Lord. And they can do it. “And to the people in New York who are pushing this: You’re in for one hell of a fight,” he said in the interview. There are several problems with Graham’s argument. The first is that Graham has been a strong proponent of state’s rights on subjects such as abortion and civil rights. So how does he square that with getting involved in New York’s legislative deci-

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sion and even threatening federal retribution? The second is that the legislation is not forcing Chick-fil-A to remain open on Sundays. The eatery can simply not seek contracts with New York that it is unwilling to fulfill — for whatever reason. This would be consistent with Cathy’s desire to show his faith by foregoing Sunday sales. The company could also reverse its policy to stay closed on Sundays as it did in financing efforts to oppose LGBTQ rights. It’s their choice. Chick-fil-A could address the issue of employees who observe the Sabbath on Sunday by simply giving them time off and letting those who don’t observe the sabbath on Sundays work. Graham’s comments seem to imply that all Chick-fil-A employees observe the sabbath on Sunday. If true, this would seem to raise some serious questions about Chick-filA’s hiring practices across the country, including here in Nassau County, where Chick-fil-A has several locations. What about those who observe the Sabbath on Saturday? Or those who don’t observe the sabbath at all? We don’t think that is merely an oversight on Graham’s part. Perhaps Graham would like New York State to follow Bergen County, N.J., which bars the sale of electronics, cloth-

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ing and furniture on Sundays under blue laws established in 1677. There is also an easy answer to giving time off to the company’s current employees – Chick-fil-A could hire more employees. The typical Chick-fil-A location already manages stores that operate six days a week from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. We assume employees don’t work the full 16 hours that the restaurant is open each day and get off at least one day other than Sunday. They can avoid overworking the existing staff if they go to seven days a week by hiring more people. In opposing the legislation last week, a letter-writer to Blank Slate Media said that “eating at Chick-fil-A’s should be your choice.” He is correct in saying you should have the choice to eat at Chick-fil-A. But there are already more than 3,000 locations around the country, including more than 50 in New York, where he can exercise his choice of eating at Chick-fil-A – except for Sundays. That’s the day Chick-fil-A has decided he can’t eat there. The proposed legislation mentions Chick-fil-A’s policy of staying closed on Sundays, saying that “while there is nothing objectionable about a fast food restaurant closing on a particular day of the week, service areas dedicated to

travelers are an inappropriate location for such a restaurant.” Assemblyman Simone said his bill “has nothing to do with religion” and came about despite Chick-fil-A’s record on LGBTQ issues, which he criticized as “terrible.” “This is about making sure the Thruways have rest stops that support and have our travelers be able to be serviced,” he told CNN. “This is a consumer protection bill.” The opposition by Graham and his fellow Republicans appears to be nothing more than an attempt to start another battle in the culture wars — at the expense of New York’s legislative process. Former President Trump has repeatedly attempted to appeal to Christian voters in recent weeks by accusing the Biden administration, without any evidence, of criminalizing Americans for their faith. Which in every case turns out to be their Christian faith — a major part of the Republican Party’s support nationally. So the battle over the legislation is nothing new. Republicans have used culture war issues very effectively in the past to reach their base voters. But it doesn’t make it right. And New York should be guided in awarding contracts by what best serves the public — not politicians.

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OUR TOWN

2023: Barbie, the bomb and Taylor Swift

t’s always fun to do an ‘end-ofyear review just to see where we’ve been and where we’re headed next. However, this year, the year-end review is strangely problematic. For me, there are only two elements that seem to stick out and actually matter. The first is the movie “Barbie” which has earned $1.4 billion thus far. For a movie about a blonde doll to capture that much revenue and worldwide attention gives one reason to pause and ask “What’s wrong with this picture?” The second standout event of the year is Taylor Swift. This cute singer is so powerful that the mere fact that she is dating an NFL player enhances the television ratings for the football game. Now, of course, there are many other far more important events and ongoing trends that need to be discussed. The ongoing wars in Ukraine and Israel for instance. Or the fact that Trump has been indicted numerous

times and continues to be a frontrunner in next year’s presidential election. Income disparity continues to be an underlying cultural disease that has produced anger, anxiety and unrest and shows no signs of going away. The way people work from home has produced ongoing concerns about productivity, social isolation and depression. Global warming continues to rear its ugly head. And let us not forget the mother of all social problems, the rise of disruptive digital technologies. Let us take a moment to describe and discuss disruptive digital technology. This may the primary reason people fear AI’s threat to humanity. The amount of meaningless, vacuous and distracting input we are exposed to on a daily basis is mindboggling and mind-deadening. As just one example, I must receive over 300 emails per day from a variety of commercial or sinister sources. These must be sifted through

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to find the few emails that actually matter. I would say that 98% of the emails are the detritus of the postmodern world. But emails are by no means the only form of disruptive digital technology. One can no longer connect by phone with any company offering you a service or a product. To make a call to a company you

are guaranteed to be thrown down a rabbit hole of prompts, false tunnels and endless delays which will consume precious time and cause anger that must be repressed. And if I have to hear “Listen carefully for our menu has recently changed” I just may explode. The disruptive impact of the digital world does not end there. To sign into a doctor’s appointment now requires a 10-minute digital form one must fill out. To mail a letter now requires an endless series of buttons one must push to pay for your postage as the line of people behind you grit their teeth. And recently I had to read and fill out a 120-page legal healthcare provider form to renew a contract I had with a health insurance company. I could go on but you get my point. Years ago this all started as a trickle but it’s become a tsunami of nonsensical typing in of passwords, user names and digital data. And this is why we can no longer think about what happened yester-

day, last week or last season. We are all overstuffed with meaningless input and data and so we no longer have the capacity to recall what happened this year nor to care about it very much. And the result of all this overstuffing is that the two big stories of 2023 are Barbie and Taylor Swift. These are strange virtual times we now live in. We seem to be able to get a grip on Taylor Swift and Barbie but the rest just seems to keep slipsliding away. Okay if you like you might argue that the film “Oppenheimer” ought to be included in any year-end review. And that would be a fair argument because in this polarized world of ours what could be more polar opposite than Barbie and the hydrogen bomb? One says ‘come to me baby, I’m yours’ and the other says ‘you better run like hell, you’re about the be burnt up.’ We can now attend only to the extremes in life. Anything less than extreme does not compute.

KREMER’S CORNER

House Republicans face their last opportunity

t takes a lot to shock me when it comes to how America is governed. But I couldn’t help feeling a sense of frustration when I heard that the current House of Representatives has the lowest passage rate for legislation in the history of Congress. In one year of service, that body has passed 27 laws, many of them with little or no consequence. For the better part of 2023, the Republican majority has spent their time electing a House speaker, kicking him out of office and electing a new speaker, with no knowledge of his background and philosophies. They do get credit for expelling George Santos, but that action needed Democratic votes because the House leadership unanimously voted to keep him in office. The moderate members spent most of their time trying to stop the Freedom Caucus from blowing up the institution, but in December they caved in when a motion was made to commence an impeachment inquiry against President Biden.

Even though the House committees have come up with no smoking gun, all of the Republican members voted to commence that inquiry, primarily to make nice to the crazies in their own party. It is no secret that the impeachment probe was commenced to appease former President Trump, who was pressing hard for such action. To date, the House has passed only one appropriation bill, with Democratic votes, with another 10 yet to be voted on. Generally, money bills are just that. They allocate sums to the various agencies so that they can continue to operate for another year. To make things worse the House majority torpedoed an aid to the Israel bill, by adding language defunding the Internal Revenue Service. Like it or not, the next crisis comes in late January when additional funding bills are needed. The Freedom Caucus has a whole series of amendments that they would like to incorporate into those bills,

JERRY KREMER Kremer’s Corner

which will never pass the Senate. Absent another bipartisan coalition, the House will shut down the country for days, weeks or even months. The two major victims of the House chaos are Israel and the Ukraine. Both are badly in need of additional American support, but

thanks to a small percentage of House members, no money is expected to be approved in the very near future. The aid to the Ukraine effort has been stalled by the leadership’s insistence that there be some dramatic action on border security. That is an appropriate subject for debate, but even if the Senate agrees to a bipartisan border funding package, the House caucus will find every way possible to sabotage that compromise. Like it or not, in the next few months, the House leadership and its members will be tested again and again. The government can’t function without money and a shutdown will inconvenience the taxpayers in hundreds of ways such as air travel delays, park closures, post office cut backs and other interruptions caused by federal employees being sent home for an indefinite time. 2024 is a congressional election year and an angry public has the right to take out their frustrations on all incumbents.

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The average voter pays little or no attention to the craziness in Washington, but when federal services are cut or eliminated, questions are asked and the answers do not favor sitting members seeking another term. Recently, one member of the Republican majority made a revealing statement when he challenged his fellow members to “tell me one thing that we have done, that I can go home and tell my voters that we accomplished?” There was dead silence. President Lincoln’s most quoted speech is when he stated “a house divided against itself cannot stand.” It wasn’t that long ago when an angry group of voters took away the majority control from the Democrats. Now it is the Republicans’ turn to govern and pass laws that benefit all of the people of our country. This is not a partisan observation. The House Republican leadership failed America in 2023. They have less than 10 months to prove if they are worthy of staying in power.

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E A R T H M AT T E R S

New York State 2023 legislative wrap up

hile the state Legislature is out of session, numerous bills were sent to Gov. Hochul for signature by the end of the year. Many of them had the potential for significant environmental impact. As of now, Gov. Hochul has signed or vetoed almost all the bills sent for her signature. The best news was The Bees and Birds Protection Act (Hoylman/Segal). This will end specific uses of neonicotinoid pesticides, implicated in honeybee colony collapse and having lasting impacts on many other insects, birds, wildlife, fish and humans. 85% of the use in New York is treated seeds. Cornell conducted extensive field testing and found little improvement in production from treated seed vs. untreated. There are still some allowed uses of neonicotinoids but this will remove the vast majority of statewide impact by banning treated seed. Also signed into law are the bills covering wide-ranging issues Banning the Discharge of radiological Waste. (Levenberg/Harckham). This law speaks specifically to an attempt to discharge water from the decommissioned Indian Point nuclear power facility into the Hudson. Promoting Living Shorelines (Mayer/Otis) This encourages using natural

solutions for shorelines as opposed to hardening with seawalls which increase wave velocity, erosion and damage. Expanding the Potential for Geothermal Energy (Glick/Harckham) This law will change regulations on drilling for geothermal energy from the current regulations designed for oil and gas wells to ones more suited for this type of energy production. Requiring Flooding Disclosure when Buying Homes (Hoylman-Sigal/Carroll) This closes a loophole in real estate law that allowed homes to be sold without disclosing previous damage or incidents of flooding. Pipeline Insurance (Harckham/ Fahy) This requires developers to publicly disclose insurance information when a pipeline is proposed that will disturb wetlands or other water resources. Banning Wildlife Killing Contests (Glick/Kennedy) This law specifically helps prevent the taking of significant numbers of animals, often coyotes, crows, squirrels and rabbits, in contests held for prizes and entertainment rather than the targeted management of wildlife populations. The legislation excludes contests for hunting white-tailed deer, turkeys and bears, as well as fishing contests, which

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are currently regulated by the state. Lead Pipe Right to Know (Paulin/Rivera) This requires public water systems to take service line inventories and make such information available to the public. Bills the Governor has vetoed. Protecting Class C Streams (Harckham/Glick) The governor has now vetoed this bill three times, mainly because it would require adding staff to the DEC. The Bill would add 41,000 linear miles of stream corridors requiring permitting for disturbance or damage. Banning Pesticide Applications in

Wetlands (Harckham/Burdick) This would have given municipalities the power to ban applications near wetlands. This was previously vetoed by the Governor last year, stating it would undermine the jurisdiction of the DEC. However given her continued veto of the Class C streams Protection, there are hundreds of miles of streams that are unprotected by the DEC. Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement (Krueger/Zebrowski) This would have required that companies doing business with the state not to contribute to tropical forest degradation or deforestation directly or through their supply chains; establishes the supply chain transparency assistance program to assist small and medium-sized businesses and minority- and women-owned businesses in achieving compliant supply chains. Electric vehicle charging (Epstein/ Kreuger) This bill would have required commercial garages with electric vehicle charging stations to ensure the public has access to those charging stations. Hochul said in a veto memo that the bill would discourage commercial garages from participating in existing programs meant to increase public access to electric vehicle chargers by “creating operational challenges” for those garages. Transmission Line Planning (Off-

shore wind) (Parker/Mitaynes) This would have required the NYSERDA to establish a plan for improved transmission planning and coordinating systems for an offshore grid; and required the authority to conduct a benefit-cost-analysis and ratepayer impact study to determine the overall costs of implementing planned transmission and coordinated systems for an offshore grid. It would have facilitated cable landings on Long Island to connect proposed offshore wind to the grid. This will cause several existing wind farm contracts to default. New York State has already announced rebidding. This is a mixed message. It appears wind farms will be built off Long Island and the cable landings will also be on Long Island, but with new contracts. Like any legislative session, there are wins and losses. Some of the vetoed bills will return next year with alterations and some will vanish into history. New bills will be introduced. Many will require support from the citizens of the state. Getting the Birds and Bees Act over the finish line required an enormous collective effort by environmental and other groups to counteract heavy lobbying by the agrichemical industry. Sometimes the good guys win.

VIEW POINT

America’s first suburb needs a makeover

he complaint that Long Island is losing population is not entirely accurate, though Long Island is not growing as much as other areas at 3% vs. 7% nationwide between 2011-2021). Critically over the same 10-year span Long Island lost 98,000 residents aged 35-54. And this was not because of high taxes or utility bills, but because of the lack of housing that is affordable for young people starting out and seniors/ retirees/empty-nesters. This creates an unvirtuous cycle of Long Island’s inability to grow economically, sustainably because workers can’t afford to live here. As a result new enterprises don’t establish here that can’t afford paying high salaries, and those who would purchase goods and services to support businesses move away or do not have the discretionary income to spend. Fewer workers, fewer people, fewer sales means property taxes to support schools, emergency services, parks, libraries, roads and the like are higher for all, while the scarcity of housing pushes up prices for all: 50% of Long Island renters and 30% of homeowners spend more than 30% of their incomes on housing. These “intertwined dynamics of housing, talent attraction and economic development” were outlined in a 73page application by the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council to win a $10 million state grant, based on promoting housing development. “Long Island’s ‘brain drain’ and aging population do not bode well for its future,” it said.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has correctly zeroed in on housing as the crux to turn this circle around while prioritizing quality of life that people associate with “Suburbia.” That really means that housing, even at higher density than the traditional single-family home associated with Suburbia, has to be developed based on principles of health, wellness, greenspace, place-making and architectural design as opposed to high-rise institutional and cheap. The concept here is that more housing – not necessarily low-income housing – will bring down the price for all – negating the bogeyman image of “those people” turning our precious suburbs into Queens. Republicans, including County Legislature Mazi Pilip, who now seeks to become a member of Congress, mined the furor over Hochul’s bold carrot-andstick housing proposal, which would have required communities to add housing while providing millions to fund the infrastructure to support it. Otherwise the state would bypass local control and approve developments and Democrats, fearing another “bail reform” debacle, joined the refrain in defense of local control. Well, Hochul came back with a new strategy, one that minimizes the “sticks” of her original plan while maximizing the “carrots:” essentially, communities that show they are expanding affordable housing will get dibs on $650 million for infrastructure funding. Existing programs, such as the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant, have also helped communities like Westbury,

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Patchogue, Farmingdale, Mineola, Glen Cove, Ronkonkoma, Yaphank, Wyandanch Village, and Brookhaven revitalize with transit-oriented housing, winning accolades from Vision Long Island. The excuse Long Island electeds have always used is that they don’t want to upset the character of America’s First Suburb. Except that Long Island is archaic and even more “suburban” than other suburban communities, which is why property taxes and cost of living are so high, while neighborhoods are the most racially segregated in the country even 56 years after the Fair Housing Act of 1968. In Nassau and Suffolk, single-family detached homes make up 79.1% of the housing stock, compared to the very fine suburbs of Westchester (44.4%) and Rockland County (57.1%) and 62.9% nationally, according to U.S. Census Bu-

reau statistics cited by Newsday. But this disparity in housing stock is reflected in the slow-growth of Long Island – only 2% job growth compared to 12% nationally (2011-2021), with most new units being single family homes (out of reach for young people), while the region saw 62,000 more jobs created than housing units (2000-2019), according to LIREDC. From 2012 to 2021, Long Island added seven units per 1,000 residents while New Jersey suburbs added 35, Connecticut suburbs added 16 and the Lower Hudson Valley (Westchester) added 13 units per 1,000 residents. Meanwhile, Long Island municipalities permitted only 2.3 multifamily units per 1,000 residents, “falling woefully short of the demand among young professionals and young families Long Island lacks a diversity of housing that can attract and retain a younger and more diverse population. Long Island’s ‘brain drain’ and aging population do not bode well for its future,” the application noted. While Long Island had over 8,300 acres of vacant land and parking lots as of 2010 – enough to accommodate 90,000 low-density units before counting higher density – the $10 million grant would be applied to incentivize development of 50,000 housing units. The idea is to provide local municipalities the opportunity to create “shovel ready” sites that would attract private and institutional investment that results in new housing production. The LIREDC specified developments must be a minimum of three acres or 50

housing units for projects near transit or downtowns, multifamily housing and have a mix of uses. Preference will also be given to those who propose creating more affordable housing and supporting populations that have been historically marginalized or disadvantaged. Municipalities that accept funds must commit to an expedited approvals process. In concert with housing development, the LIREDC recognizes the region also must invest in critical infrastructure. Transportation challenges on Long Island include aging systems, growing congestion on roads, limited public transit, environmental vulnerability, and the need for improved traffic safety. While there have been significant upgrades to the LIRR system, there is still a lack of northsouth connectivity without adequate bus routes, which restricts residents’ access to economic opportunity, particularly individuals who rely on public transit. Much of Long Island is still using septic systems, particularly in Suffolk County, which constrains the ability to develop denser housing. “Furthermore, a high-quality public realm is important for attracting talent. People are attracted to places that offer not only job opportunities but also a social life and a strong sense of belonging.” There are many public sector leaders on Long Island who are eager to address the housing crisis, the LIREDC asserted. What is needed is for those leaders to show vision and leadership. (See: https://regionalcouncils. ny.gov/sites/default/files/2023-12/LIREDC_Strategic_Plan_2023.pdf)

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MY TURN

New Year’s resolutions we should keep

ome of us still use paper calendars and “turn over a new leaf” at the start of a new year. Some even end the year by reading from the pages of the past year’s calendar and tossing them into the fireplace or trash bin. For those so inclined, the next step is to propose resolutions for the new year and resolve to abide by them. The most common resolutions are personal, like losing weight or saving money. One would think that these resolutions are the easiest to manage, but they require discipline as well as desire. Some resolutions are like a prayer, a plea to our inner selves to be better in some way. A resolution can be a goal, a strategy, or a system for monitoring our attainment of goals. How and why did this tradition of New Year’s resolutions get started? According to several historians, the practice started in ancient times, nearly 4,000 years ago. Originally related to agriculture, farmers and their families either crowned a new king or affirmed their loyalty to one at the start of the planting season. They promised to pay their debts and

return objects they had borrowed in the hopes that such pledges would result in favors from the gods. Julius Caesar changed the annual calendar to start in January instead of spring. He named it after Janus, whose name comes from the Latin word janua, meaning gate. Janus served as the god of gates and doors, of entrances and exits. The Romans prayed to Janus at the beginning and end of any important action, especially a war. Janus had two faces and could look in two directions at once—forward and backward, to the future and to the past. January was put first in order among the 12 months by Caesar because it celebrated these positions of seeing backward and looking forward. After this, it was a natural step to think of Jan. 1 as a time to both reflect on the past and pledge to the future. It was a short step over hundreds of years to use the occasion to admit past mistakes and resolve to be better in the year ahead, making promises to ourselves instead of to gods. While we do not usually celebrate “two-faced” people, the ability simulta-

ROBERT A. SCOTT, Ph.D. My Turn

neously to learn from the past and find hope in the future is at the very heart of the human experience and has been since ancient times. Among Asian philosophers, the ideas of past and future are often paired with looking within and looking without. As I look forward to 2024, I think about a recent past of viruses and war and wonder what I can do to promote public health and peace.

While we often talk in terms of “turning over a new leaf” as if we want to stop a bad habit, the leaf in our reference is a piece of paper. We want a metaphorical “clean slate” on which to chart our path forward. What would that look like? What can we each do to promote the common good? What can we do about the urgency of migration, the scourge of war, the devastation human-caused climate change? These are huge issues. Can individuals make a difference in them? First, we need to become aware and informed. As a sage said” Opportunity doesn’t necessarily knock on the door; it may be leaning against the wall, waiting to be noticed. We can read and engage in group discussions about these existential challenges. We can learn about organizations that promote education and discourse on the life-threatening challenges we face. We can learn to appreciate cultural diversity and respect the integrity of the earth. It is a valued partner. not a bottomless pit. Second, we can take action by writing letters to editors in hopes of gaining the attention of readers and elected officials. We can encourage voter registration so that our neighbors and friends are

sure to participate in this central activity of democracy. We can support nonprofit groups that promote sensible international initiatives and immigration rules, peace and social justice, and alternatives to fossil fuels. We should affirm that all humans deserve dignity, no matter the indignities of their governments. In memory of Janus, we look backward to learn lessons from our past to be stronger in the future. We can look inward to think of what we can do and look outward to see what needs to be done. We can look forward with hope, seeking ways to build on strengths and find new ways to serve the common good. These lessons are important for individuals as well as for organizations, for communities, and for nations. Let us each resolve to look outward as well as inward as we embark on the new year. Dr. Robert A. Scott is president Emeritus, Adelphi University; author, “How University Boards Work,” Johns Hopkins University Press; Eric Hoffer Book Awardee

READERS WRITE

Even-year election will reduce attention to local races

oting is a privilege that all too few exercise, whether the elections are national, local or hyper-local. It is our obligation to make it easier for qualified voters to be reg-

istered and to go to the polls and for them to be knowledgeable about their choices. Voter turnout may be higher in years when we vote for national and state elections, but moving county

and town elections to those years is not the solution for greater participation in local races. Instead of drawing attention to our local candidates in off-year elections, it will simply bury them as an-

other down-ballot race that will be barely considered. We may as well hold votes for school boards, library boards and local district commissioners on the same November Election Day and

lose interest in them all at the same time. Kenneth Buettner Former School Board Member Port Washington

Jews, Muslims not getting same protections in N.Y.

write in my personal capacity. I read with interest each of the Dec. 19 opinion piece by Karen Rubin entitled, “Why Schools, Libraries are Battlefields in Culture Wars,” and, as well, the reply by David Golub “It is TIME to replace Diversity Equity and Inclusion” dated, Dec. 28. Golub picks up on the shortcomings in Rubin’s characterizations of DEI as a simplistic system of binaries, i.e., haves-have vs. have-nots, people of color vs Caucasians, capitalists vs altruists, and Republicans vs Democratics. Yet, Golub, too, may be too pat in his readiness to jettison DEI to the detriment of individuals who rely on it still, despite the so-called neutral meritocracy to which he aspires. I believe present realities in 2024 are more complex than either Rubin or Golublet on. Lived experiences and diversities are surely more layered and complex than race alone. They include gender, gender identity, sexuality, ethnicity,

neurodiversity, ability, disability, religion, socioeconomic strata, and more. Indeed, many individuals embody multiple diversities. However well-intentioned, DEI did not originally contemplate AAPI lives any more than the Jew lives Golub references. Race as a scientific construct has been debunked. Yet, the history of racism and bigotries is more entrenched than Golub acknowledges. Recently, as Golub states, SCOTUS overturned precedent, finding raceconscious college admissions policies to be unconstitutional violations of the 14th Amendment. In this confusing and destabilizing epoch, trying to track legitimate race consciousness to implement DEI policies, while also, aspiring to race unconsciousness in admissions, will continue to challenge individuals, employers, and universities. Urgently though, Golub, also, references the October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel and the

alarming rise of antisemitism here in New York and America since, as the war has ensued. Golub notes that Jewish students and educators are not contemplated by DEI. Golub is correct. As antisemitism continues to spike, one wonders why Governor Hochul has not yet directed New York’s P-12 schools to follow President Biden and the Office of Civil Rights Nov. 7 order to affirmatively combat antisemitism and Islamophobia. Hochul’s constituents include the largest population of Jews outside the state of Israel. Yet it took her until the third week of December for her to direct New York colleges to implement the Nov. 7 directive. Even as I write, Hochul has still not directed P-12 schools to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia, per POTUS and the Office of Civil Rights. Why? The New York State Education Department has certainly previously opined on DEI via policy multiple

statements, including expressing its selective outrage in support of multiple historically marginalized groups, including African-American, AsianAmerican and LBGTQ+. Don’t Jewish and Muslim students and educators facing alarming antisemitism and Islamophobia, hailing from historically and currently marginalized minorities, merit NYSED’s selective outrage, too? Rather, since Oct. 11, the New York State Education Department has equivocated, issuing only generic statements about “hate” without addressing antisemitism, Islamophobia, or Hamas terrorism. Generic denouncements of hate are just that: generic. Even NYSED support of Jewish educators appears noncommittal. In November, when a Jewish public school teacher at work was chased into a locked room by an illegal mob of rioting teens screaming antisemitic taunts, a New York Chancellor of Education, David Banks, was quoted in the press saying, he “needed to look at

both sides.” The chancellor did not even defend the Jewish teacher chased by antisemites. Why? What sides did the Chancellor need to see? Jews are Americans in a persecuted minority protected by the Constitution and Title VI, too. Shouldn’t this, at least, be obvious to Gov. Hochul? When will she direct P-12 schools to address antisemitism, Islamophobia and to initiate a robust civics curriculum against terrorism? Golub’s take on Dr. King’s promissory note metaphor in the oft-quoted “I Have a Dream Speech” is well-taken: we owe it to the next generation not to bounce America’s check on fairness and equality. Unfortunately, reconciling law and policy to account for the multiplicity of our diverse, inequitable, and excluded lived experiences may continue to take a very long time. Rebecca Sassouni Great Neck

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Exceptions to Medicare open enrollment limits, switching plans Medicare is a federally run health insurance program for people who are 65 years of age or have collected Social Security Disability for 24 months. It is also available for individuals with permanent kidney failure or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Each year Medicare gives participants the opportunity to modify their health care plan during Open Enrollment season, which runs from October 15th through December 7th. When January rolls around, there are always some Medicare beneficiaries who despite their best intentions neglected to switch plans during Open Enrollment or didn’t know about Open Enrollment. This generally means that beneficiaries will have to stay with their current enrollment for 2024. Exceptions to Open Enrollment Limits There are, however, exceptions to the Open Enrollment rule. Medicare beneficiaries who are in a Medicare Advantage Plan (HMO or PPO) and didn’t change their plan by December 7 may switch Medicare Advantage plans between January 1 and March 31, 2024. If you get your prescription

coverage through the plan, you can also switch to a diﬀerent advantage plan or drop your plan and return to original Medicare. Please note, if

you return to the original Medicare, digap) after your return to original you must also switch to a new drug Medicare. plan. If you prefer, you can also sign If you are enrolled in the New up for a Medicare supplement (Me- York State Elderly Pharmacy Insurance Coverage Program (EPIC) you are also entitled to change your drug plan (or Medicare Advantage Plan) once a year outside of any enrollment period. This helps people whose doctors have left a plan network during the year and need to ﬁnd a new plan that will cover their doctors. Another option for low-income seniors who receive extra help from Social Security to lower drug costs is the ability to change your drug plan once every calendar quarter for the ﬁrst 9 months of each year. Additionally, this program lowers your drug plan premium and your out of pocket costs at the pharmacy. How to apply for Medicare If you are not yet collecting Social Security, you have to apply for Medicare during the three month period before your 65th birthday. You may apply for Medicare by calling the SoPHOTO COURTESY OF FCA cial Security Administration at 1-800772-1213 or on-line at: https://www. Barry Klitsberg, Nassau County Medicare counselor, Family and ssa.gov/medicare/. If you are already Children’s Association collecting Social Security, you will

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Services for seniors in winter BY L I S A ST E R N The winter months can be particularly difficult for our senior neighbors and friends. Fewer daylight hours, frigid temperatures and slippery surfaces add up to more treacherous travel for those who can’t see or move very well. These restrictions on daily life exacerbate the difficulty in procuring meals, scheduling health care appointments, and visiting with friends and family. The good news is there are a variety of ways to get assistance. Family & Children’s Association has a robust roster of services that help meet the nutritional, physical, social and emotional needs of older adults. FCA serves clients of all income levels and housing situations. Proper nutrition is a foundation of health, and an ideal place to start. Meal delivery programs open the door to a multitude of services that can further assist older adults at every level of need. A phone call to FCA will get the process started. FCA will assign a case manager to speak with the client or their family and assess their needs. Case management services are available free to people aged 60 and over who reside in Nassau County in FCA’s assigned catchment area. Some other services may have a cost share, depending upon a financial assessment. The case managers provide a written plan for approval, following up to make sure that food deliveries are being accepted and provide overall wellness checks. Food programs A variety of meals are available for home delivery, including for those with special dietary

needs. FCA’s Link-Age program, which has an RN on-staff, can make a home visit and screen for nutritional needs. They can also provide education on chronic diseases and discuss the connection between physical and mental health. Funded through the Nassau County Office for Aging, LinkAge currently supports the needs of 364 seniors, approximately 85% of whom utilize a meal program. FCA can help clients connect with SNAP (food stamp) benefits and with AHRC, which provides grocery shopping services for people who can’t shop for themselves. People of all ages benefit from dining with others, even if just a couple of times a week. Seniors can enjoy hot meals and the company of others at senior centers in Nassau County, many of which provide transportation. FCA can help with ride applications. Other services In addition to making sure clients are getting nutritious food, FCA provides seniors with wrap around services as part of the ongoing relationship between client and case manager. The Nassau County Office of Aging offers a home services program (EISEP) designed for those waiting for Medicaid benefits or are above the Medicaid cutoff. FCA currently has 550 clients receiving services. Free help with the Medicare application and with choosing the plan that is right for you is also available. FCA’s Friendly Visiting program, part of the senior community assistance program (SCAP)

funded through AmeriCorps, hires low income older adults and volunteers for socializing, light housekeeping, and shopping for people who are homebound. Senior scams and instances of elder abuse typically have a common starting point—a violation of trust. FCA offers assistance to help avoid scams and abuse, and can step in when abuse occurs. Services include short term crisis counseling and support, liaison with the criminal justice system including court orders of protection, and access to community resources. This program is free & confidential. FCA can help with self-referrals or calls on behalf of another. A sad reality is that many Long Island seniors live in welfare hotels, having lost the ability to pay for their home or apartment. While low-income housing is available, the current wait list is 5-10 years, so it is critical to sign up for affordable housing well in advance. FCA can assist with the application process. Despite extensive outreach efforts, many seniors who could benefit from these programs are not getting services. It can be struggle to get people to accept help. They are proud of their independence, with many suggesting that the assistance should go to “those who really need it.” FCA is here to help. If you or someone you know could benefit from these free or low cost services, a call to FCA will help you get started. Please call (516) 746-0350 or visit the FCA website. Lisa Stern LCSW-R is assistant vice president, Adult & Senior Services at Family and Children’s Association in Garden City.

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What to do with water damage Despite the eﬀorts made by organizations towards laws that would prevent manipulations designed by an insurance company to limit coverage without the consumers knowledge, we are experiencing a vast change in coverage through the use of policy endorsements (which are added) to the policy. These endorsements scream “buyer beware” because of the limitations or exclusionary language that ultimately threatens the essence of indemniﬁcation after a major loss occurs. Insurance companies over the past couple of years have creatively added endorsements that present changes and limitations to protections sought by “You” the consumer. Homeowners may potentially be unaware of the various endorsements added to their policy, the meaning, the limitations and or possible exclusions. When purchasing or renewing their policy, homeowners may be left to assume their home is covered mainly because the broker or agent did not explain the limitations or exclusions or that the homeowner did not know to ask about them. Hence, the homeowner runs the risk of learning of these changes by endorsement after a major loss occurs which almost more times than not costs thousands of dollars. Why do we have insurance? I thought I was covered. No one told me! Nonetheless, the damage is done, and the homeowner is left with major structural, personal and economic damage with limited or no coverage at all.

To ensure that your policy is working for you it is imperative that you review your policy, (ignorance is not an excuse in the eyes of the law) ask your agent or broker questions about your coverages and try not to sign any document that may be perceived as if you are waiving your rights with your broker or agent unless you are satisfied with the knowledge you obtained from them and are comfortable with the coverages and limitations provided in your insurance quote. The average homeowner does not have insurance claims knowledge or experience with the types of risk exposures they are susceptible to. Hence grossly disadvantaged from the start. Homeowners (especially first-time buyers) are told that they need to bind Fire Insurance coverage to close the deal on their new dream home. Today in many cases Flood Insurance is also required by the mortgage company. They engage an agent or broker and purchase fire insurance and flood insurance and close the deal with a false pretense that their dream home and investment will be covered. Unfortunately, this is not the case for many homeowners who suffered a loss and learned it the hard way. Homeowners are not aware of the level of risk their new dream home faces and the necessity to insure their dream home against those potential risks. Some of the most common losses to any

home are a pipe break, sprinkler system break, overflow of water from the dishwasher, toilet float overflow, clogged drain lines within the structure causing sewage to back into the home, pipe freeze (sometimes causes more damage than a fire) water main line break, HVAC system malfunction or break, shower body line break, roof drain line break or clog, drain line break, toilet tank rupture, hot water heater malfunction, low water cutoff malfunction and overflow, boiler damage, washing machine malfunction or overflow and so on. It is these common everyday types of losses that the water endorsement attempts to limit. In any given peril scenario listed above the cost to the homeowner for their structural damage, personal property damage, rental loss damage (if applicable) and loss of use damage can potentially be economically catastrophic. Buyer Beware! The water endorsement” (see below) should peak your concern enough to review your policy, send an email to your agent or broker and inquire with them on whether your carrier has implemented a water endorsement (or other endorsements) so that they are aware of any potential coverage limitations. This may be the case with State Farm policyholders because it appears that State Farm has embarked upon implementing this water endorsement to their policyholders with no real solution on how they will educate and inform their policyholders and future prospective poli-

cyholders about the water endorsement and the potential economic danger a homeowner can face with this type of coverage limitations. Water Endorsement in Relevant Part; “Section 1 Property Coverage”: The following provision is added to this policy. “Special limit for Water Damage. The total limit for property Covered under Coverage ADwelling and Coverage B – Personal Property combined is $5,000. This limit only applies to losses insured caused by water damage as described below. This limit is the most we will pay in any one policy period (policy term) regardless of the number of losses insured that combine or contribute to cause the loss or the number of claims made during the policy period. The following conditions apply; The special limit for water damage applies as follows. For coverage A: Dwelling, the limit only applies to a loss insured consisting of water damage caused by; Abrupt and accidental discharge or overflow of water, steam or sewage from within a plumbing, heating, air conditioning, automatic fire protective sprinkler system or from within a household appliance. Abrupt and accidental tearing asunder, cracking, burning or bulging of a steam or hot water heating system and air conditioning system, an automatic fire protective sprinkler system or an appliance for heating water, or FREEZING of a plumbing, heating air conditioning, fire protective sprinkler system or of a household appliance. A water pipe break from a 2nd-floorbathroom can cause major catastrophic damage. Having a $5,000- $25,000.00 limitation can and will place homeowners in severe economic turmoil. The cost of emergency service water mitigation services can exceed this limitation. The cost to repair and replace the structure and personal property will become the burden of the homeowner with this type of water endorsement in place. Finally, an educated guess is, that carriers such as State Farm will make it appear enticing to the policyholder providing them with an option to reduce the coverage which by the way has a min. $5,000 to max $25,000 limit without providing any further information to the homeowner. The water endorsement should be avoided at all costs. The savings is insignificant in comparison to the cost to the homeowner post-loss. Samantha Zherka is the founder of Nespo Insurance Claims Services, a public advocacy adjuster service. For more information on Insurance Claims, you may contact Samantha Zherka at 718-518-7100 or 347-497-9563.

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Dokebi Kitchen gets New Tenant Bonus Grant In the ﬁnal months of 2023, the Port Washington BID issued grants to several businesses. Dokebi Kitchen is one such business. They were recognized with a new business bonus grant. Dokebi Kitchen features Korean style fried chicken, bubble tea and bento box options. An easy walk across the street from the LIRR station, Dokebi Kitchen provides an easy, take-home option for commuters. Owner Winnie Lee says, “We envisioned Dokebi to be an integral part of Port Washington community by serving food made with the freshest ingredients and become a staple for lunch and dinner, where customers could expect ﬂavorful Korean fried chicken, authentic Korean dishes with excellent customer service. We are conveniently located by the LIRR for the added convenience for commuters.” Port Washington BID board member and business owner, Manny Galanis, says, “As a Port resident and fellow business owner, I am

pleased to see Ms. Lee and her team build a business in Port and commend her for bringing a new dining experience to the Port restaurant scene. The BID board members and I are pleased to recognize new businesses like Dokebi with our grant program and wish them great success.” Dokebi Kitchen is located at 16 Haven Ave. near the LIRR station. To learn more or place an online order, visit https://www. dokebikitchen.com/. Eligible businesses, both new and established within the deﬁned business district can apply for grants for funding to assist with costs of improvements to the facade and/or signage at the place of business. Guidelines and applications, along with additional resources for business owners, can be found on the Port Washington B.I.D. website under the Business Resource heading. Inquiries can also be directed to the Port Washington B.I.D. Oﬃce at 516-883-8890.

Members of the Port Washington BID board recognize Dokebi Kitchen owners with a New Tenant Bonus Grant. From left to right, Holly Byrne, Port Washington BID executive director; owners Vincent and Winnie Lee; Council Member and BID Board Member Mariann Dalimonte.

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“William, you were always my hero. I wanted to be just like you, but I didn't play football or basketball like 'The Will', just didn't have your touch. I enjoyed watching you and was always proud to be your brother. Never does a day go by that I do not think of you. What would it be like to be able to call you. I have told my daughters about you letting me drive Mom and Dad’s new car around Tarboro although I was only 14 years old. October 2, 1970, Daddy’s birthday and the day that changed my life. You were my hero before Nam and you are still and one day I hope to walk with you again. I Love you. Mike”

Help us find a photo for every name on The Wall Each name on The Wall represents a family who was forever changed by their loss. Help us find photos for the Wall of Faces to ensure that those who sacrificed all in Vietnam are never forgotten. Vist www.VVMF.org/Faces to learn more

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O. Westbury Foundation board adds new members The Old Westbury College Foundation, Inc. at its December 2023 meeting elected four new members to its Board of Trustees. The new members are: Timothy Coners, tax partner in Grassi & Co., CPAs. Coners in 2008 earned a Master of Science in Accounting and in 2009 a Master of Science in Taxation from SUNY Old Westbury. Dr. Faroque Khan, a physician and founding member of the Islamic Center of Long Island and its Interfaith Institute. William King Moss III, director of academic aﬀairs at Lawrence High School and president of the Islip Town Branch of the NAACP. Derek Peterson, founder and CEO of Soter Technologies, which has sponsored SUNY Old Westbury’s Panther Tank competition. Established in 1968, The Old Westbury College Foundation, Inc., is the charitable arm of the State University of New York at Old Westbury. It is dedicated supporting the University’s mission by securing resources to assist students reach their academic goals. Directed by a board of distinguished business, civic and community leaders, the Foundation solicits charitable gifts and grants that enhance mission of the University. Foundation funds raised through donations,

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Annual ‘Yes We Can’ tree lighting ceremony The Town of North Hempstead hosted the annual “Yes We Can” Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting ceremony on Dec. 15 at the “Yes We Can” Community Center in Westbury. Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena and Council Members Robert Troiano and Dennis Walsh were on hand to welcome the attendees and their families to this year’s event.

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Finding a home now difficult without tradeoffs Many of our clients are having challenging times finding a home that fits their specific “needs and wants.” The lack of available inventory is the greatest problem for those who are seriously searching and are qualified to buy. For those who either need to sell or want to sell, the fear of not finding their “next place to call home” is one of the main reasons for not listing. I have experienced this exact situation as a broker with one particular family that although their place is listed, will not close until they find their next domicile beforehand. This has caused buyers not to consider their place. Of course, current interest rates are an additional and important factor for many others not being able to purchase; even though rates are down over 1% since October. However, prices are still exorbitant and outside the affordable range of many family’s budgets. There are solutions for some who would consider buying but unfortunately fall into one of the previous categories and may not be thinking outside the box in being creative in their endeavors. If it is interest rates that are keeping you from purchasing, and then if you somehow were able to secure a lower rate, would that change your mindset

and situation? If a seller provided you with a mortgage or a credit at closing, would that also help you in the process? However, additional reasons why some do not qualify are also the down payment, debt/income ratio, as well as the overall much higher monthly costs that are pushing many out of the market From my experience, some are stuck in a specific town generally for good reasons, and some have, “champagne tastes and beer pockets.” In this market, one needs to be a bit more flexible in their search parameters. Being open to expanding one’s horizons to provide more opportunities to choose from should enable you to locate a home sooner rather than later. Researching and adding several additional towns to your search criteria that have similar attributes and characteristics will help you make solid comparisons. Checking prices and taxes, schools, transportation, cultural availabilities and things to do, restaurants, safety, etc. will provide a clear and concise pathway in determining your possibilities. Driving around those other neighborhoods and down some blocks will give you a more secure feel for the area. Lastly, stopping and conversing with

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those who are outside who live in the area can provide you with a stronger and more positive opinion about considering those additional towns. Maybe downsizing and considering 3 bedrooms instead of 4 or 1-1.5 bathrooms instead of 2 will provide you with more homes to view. You may also be able to expand and upgrade your home by adding those features in the future when funds will be available. Buying a fixer-upper to build equity right from the get-go will be another

option to ponder in reaching your final decision. Do you have a family member or someone you know or a referral for an excellent reliable contractor that would provide a reasonable estimate to renovate and upgrade the home? Checking reviews on Google and elsewhere will provide some insight into what former and current clients experience when working with them. Most importantly, going through a trade-off process, one by one, to narrow down your expectations as to what is crucial and critical in finding a home, will provide you much more flexibility; especially if it is your first starter home. In the past some mortgage people provided, what we call “liar loans” or what we use to call “no-doc” loans (NINA-no income, no asset), just to make a deal occur to collect their commissions. This was a major reason for so many foreclosures in the real estate implosion and the collapse of the real estate market in 2008. Today they are called “receivable loans” for those who have been in business for at least two years and can substantiate and have an excellent track record of monthly receivables. Not every lender has this type of program (but our lenders do). There are limitations, so be careful and do your

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BY M I C H A E L J . L E W I S The screams were so loud. So, so loud. Two years ago during one of the Port Washington swim team’s meets, an 8th-grader was in the middle of a race when he stopped his arm and leg movements for a second and looked up. “What in the world is all that racket?” he wondered. “Who is shouting so loud it could wake the dead?” What that 8th grader didn’t know is that the source of all that noise was his teammate. Joseph Apat is as energetic on the pool deck as he in the water, churning through the H2O and never getting tired. “He actually stopped and looked up and had this look on his face like ‘who is this lunatic and why is he screaming so loud?'” Apat recalled recently, laughing. “I think everyone in the pool for that race was shocked because they’d never heard anyone cheering that loud.” His lungs never get tired while rooting on his teammates, either, because Apat believes whether you’re the best swimmer on the team (him) or just starting out, a little support can make a lot of difference. “My feeling is, a majority of the time when you swim you won’t swim your best time,” Apat said. “And if you have people cheering for you, even if you’re not hitting your best time, you will go faster. “And swimming is kind of an isolating sport, you’re all by yourself in the water,” Apat continued. “So by cheering on your teammates, it makes the sport feel a little less isolating.” Port Washington head coach Joe Lennon marvels at the enthusiasm and friendliness of his senior distance competitor. “He’s the mayor of the pool when we go to these big meets,” Lennon said. “He knows everyone and has a good word for everyone.” When he’s not glad-handing and cheering, Apat is pretty darn good in the water. A varsity athlete for the Vikings since 7th grade, he’s swam a variety of distances but has excelled at the longer races. Last year as a junior he finished eighth in the 500-yard freestyle at the Nassau County championships, in

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Port Washington senior Joe Apat is looking to make the state meet for the second time, this winter. 4:57.15, but swam faster at the state qualifier, clocking a 4:52.31. At the state meet Apat finished 28th in his first time there, in 4:53.66. “He’s one of the kids with the endurance of an Energizer Bunny, you just get him started and he goes and goes,” Lennon said. “When we had him doing the 200 IM, we noticed he was getting stronger toward the ends of the race, so we thought he could do a longer distance.” Apat said people think distance swimming “is a lot harder than it actually is,” and said the key for him is only expending maximum energy when needed. “I only start going fast when I see other people going ahead of me,” Apat said. “For the 500 free, you’re not thinking about using your legs as

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much as maybe in other races; you want to keep your heart rate low. And you don’t get as tired as you would think; in practice we do 5,000 yards a

day, so 500 isn’t so bad.” Apat began swimming around age 6, he said, and joined club team Long Island Express shortly after. He said he’s always been attracted water, whether it’s an ocean, a pool or anything else. He trained and trained and thought he was ready for varsity by seventh grade, and after passing the physical tests required to be on varsity, began to excel. He’s been on varsity so long at Port Washington, current assistant coach Erick Zizic was a rival at Great Neck South when Apat was in seventh grade. “The mental aspect of his swimming is really the strongest thing,” Lennon said. “Whether it’s on water or on land, his mindset carries him a long way. And he’s always such a posi-

tive kid that it rubs off on everyone.” Apat isn’t sure in what events he’ll try to qualify for states this season, but definitely wants to make the national cut time for 200 breaststroke, which would qualify him for the National Club Swimming championships. He’d love to qualify in multiple events at states, before heading next fall to compete for Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA, a Division 3 school. “Looking at who graduated in my events, I think I have a really good chance to make states again,” Apat said. “I also really want to get our varsity relay to states, that would be awesome.” Get some earplugs, other state competitors. Apat might hit Boeing 747-level noise if that happens.

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North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena celebrates her win on election night on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

Red G.N. a key factor in DeSena’s win Continued from Page 1 registered Democrats. Nassau County and state Democratic Committee Chairman Jay Jacobs attributed part of his party’s poor showing in November to the “exceedingly low” turnout and it being an odd-year election. “The lesson is this: It is incumbent upon us to see to it that we get a system where we can run elections like these that are important elections that have important races in even years when the voters are of a mindset to come out and vote,” Jacobs said at the Garden City Hotel at the time. “We need voters who are going to pay attention to the issues. We need voters who are going to feel engaged in an election.” On Election Day, 34.5% of Republicans across Long Island voted as opposed to 26.3% of Democrats, according to Board of Elections data first reported by Newsday. Just before the new year, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new law that will change most elections outside New York City to even years to improve voter turnout. Hochul also announced her support for a future state constitutional amendment to align all election dates. “Every eligible New Yorker deserves the right to participate in the democratic process without unnecessary barriers,” Hochul said in a state-

ment. “By signing this legislation, we are taking a significant step towards expanding access to the ballot box and promoting a more inclusive democracy.” Another test of voter sentiments in Great Neck and across the North Shore will take place on Feb. 9 when former Democratic Congressman Tom Suozzi attempts to reclaim his 3rd District seat from Republican Nassau County Legislator Mazi Pilip in a widely watched special election to replace Rep. George Santos following his expulsion from the House. Pilip’s selection as the 3rd District candidate by the Nassau Republican Party was strongly backed by her supporters in Great Neck, according to published reports. In the election districts that make up the Manhasset area–Manhasset, Munsey Park, Plandome, Plandome Heights and Plandome Manor–DeSena won with 72% of the 3,801 total votes, earning her strongest pluralities in the area with 79% of Plandome’s 454 total votes, a 265 vote advantage. In the greater New Hyde Park area of Manhasset Hills, Floral Park, Garden City Park, New Hyde Park and North New Hyde Park, DeSena won with 61% of the 2,255 total votes. Kaiman only won two communities — Port Washington and Roslyn. In the election districts that make

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up the Port Washington communities–Baxter Estates, Manorhaven, Port Washington, Port Washington North and Sands Point–Kaiman won 63% of the 7,306 total votes. Incumbent Democrat Mariann Dalimonte, of Port Washington, defeated her Republican challenger James Franklin by securing 68% of 9,136 total votes. Kaiman’s strongest support in the area came from Baxter Estates, where he earned 72% of the 273 total votes. In the Roslyn area communities of East Hills, Greenvale, Old Westbury, Roslyn, Roslyn Estates, Roslyn Harbor and Roslyn Heights, Kaiman also won with 55% of 2,283 total votes. Kaiman’s strongest showing in the area

was 63% of Roslyn Estates’ 265 total votes. In the Williston area election districts of Albertson, Carle Place, East Williston, Mineola, New Cassel, Searingtown, Westbury and Williston Park, DeSena won with 55%. The highest percentage she won within the community included 71% of Carle Place’s 934 total votes, and the highest total number of votes she earned in the area was 2,062 of Mineola’s 3,314 total votes, or 62%. Because of the overlap in multiple coverage areas by Blank Slate Media newspapers, Flower Hill, Herricks and North Hills were not included in the aforementioned results. DeSena won Flower Hill and Her-

ricks with 61% and 51% of the votes, respectively, while Kaiman won North Hills with 53% of the total votes in the area. The strong showing from Republicans in the town, which also included Republicans Mary Jo Collins winning the race for town receiver of taxes and Edward Scott flipping the 2nd District, coincides with a robust turnout from Republicans in the two most recent odd-year election cycles. After becoming the first Republican candidate to win the North Hempstead supervisor seat, DeSena easily won re-election over Kaiman securing 55% of the 94,634 total votes. Republicans currently hold a majority in North Hempstead, Hempstead and Oyster Bay, both county executive seats, both county district attorney seats, and both county Legislatures. Registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans in North Hempstead 70,501 to 46,151, according to the state Board of Elections. Registered independents, also known as “blanks,” total 52,573 in the town. In Nassau, registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans by 86,000 among 981,361 registered voters, according to the Board of Elections.

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Port elementary schools rank Harborside sold after lowest on the North Shore Continued from Page 1 were placed within the top 200 of the state, with Glenwood Landing Elementary School ranked at No. 121 and Glen Head Elementary School at No. 156. All three of the Herricks Union Free School District elementary schools were ranked in the state’s top 100. This included Denton Avenue School at No. 69, Searingtown School at No. 70 and Center Street School at No. 84. East Williston’s North Side School was ranked No. 96 in the state. According to U.S. News, the school, which offers grades kindergarten through fourth, has 519 students enrolled with a ratio of nine students per teacher. The highest-ranking Long Island elementary schools come from Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District, including Old Bethpage School at No. 8 and Judy Jacobs Parkway Elementary School at No. 9 in the state. A majority of the elementary schools that ranked in the publication’s top 10 in the state were located in New York City. Manhasset’s two elementary schools placed in the top 200. Munsey Park Elementary School was ranked at 105 and Shelter Rock Elementary School at 157th place. Roslyn’s two elementary schools also placed in the publication’s top 200 rankings, with East Hills Elementary School placing 127th and Harbor Hill School placing 155th in the state. Falling lower in the rankings were Mineola’s Jackson Avenue School in the 470th position, four of Port Washington’s five elementary schools that did not make the top 200, Floral Park–Bellerose’s Floral Park-Bellerose School at 342 and John Lewis Childs School at 543, and New Hyde Park–Garden City Park’s three of four schools not making the top 200. Port’s highest-ranking elementary school was John Philip Sousa Elementary School, which was placed in the 151st position. The school enrolls 519 students with a ratio of 11 students per teacher. Port’s other three elementary schools, South

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Great Neck’s Lakeville Elementary received the highest ranking on the North Shore for public elementary schools in New York State. Salem Elementary School, John J. Daly Elementary School, Manorhaven Elementary School and Guggenheim Elementary School, were ranked in the No. 314, No. 424, No. 638 and No. 660 positions, respectively, in the state. The Port Washington Schools ranked the lowest within the North Shore.

New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District’s top-ranking school is Hillside Grade School,which was ranked in the 144th position. New Hyde Park Road School, Manor Oaks William Bowie School and Garden City Park School were ranked lower at No. 245, No. 272 and No. 371, respectively.

Growing together with Plant A Row Continued from Page 3 organization has been rewarding for him. “It feels good to be able to give back,” Gordon said. “It just feels really good to be able to know that you’re helping someone have fresh food and that you’re giving someone a chance. And it feels even better that it’s my peers that are getting the help and the people of Port Washington.” Milgrim started collecting excess garden produce from her home and her neighbors to be donated to Our Lady of Fatimah to prevent food waste. When donating her home-grown foods, she learned of Plant A Row and its similar mission. Starting in August, Milgrim began her involvement in Plant A Row by starting with producing the upcoming gallery videos. “I felt really proud to be part of a community that supports such a great organization like Plant A Row and does so much good for the community,” Milgrim said. Helping produce elements of the gallery was a learning experience for Gold, who said he is

looking forward to the new interactive elements of the gallery. “Through the whole process, I learned skills I would not have learned if Plant A Row never asked me to help and Marv (founder Marvin Makofsky) never asked me to help with this,” Gold said. Gold said this gallery is important in spreading the message of Plant A Row and garnering the community support to continue advancing their efforts in supporting food insecure community members. “I realized that Plant A Row doesn’t just grow veggies…it also just gives a chance for more people to be involved in our community,” Gold said. Milgrim said Plant A Row is important to the community as it feeds people who don’t have the resources to buy fresh produce and unites a community through its volunteer work. She said the gallery could help recruit more individuals to continue the mission. “I think it’s important because it really highlights what Plant A Row has done over the years

and it might bring a new crowd of people to Plant A Row and encourage more people to volunteer,” Milgrim said. Gordon said the hope is that people will come to see the gallery and join in on the effort as well, becoming inspired by the gallery’s display of what the individuals of PLant A Row have been able to achieve through the organization’s collaborative efforts. Plant A Row is not just founder Makofsky, it’s not just Board member Bea Loerinc Helft, it’s not just Gold, it’s the whole community, Gordon said. “Plant A Row wouldn’t be able to be a thing without the hundreds of people that donate every year, without the hundreds of volunteers over the summer collecting food, without Sister Kathy donating the food and keeping the food at the food bank. It just reminds everyone of Port Washington that this is what we’ve done as a whole.

Continued from Page 2 sion for the court to accept the LCS bid. “In the context of a sale process that generates more than one bid, the bid that is objectively the highest may not also be subjectively the best bid,” Trust said, according to court documents. Trust went on to say that the other bids would have displaced residents– who are an average age of 90 years old–and caused many of them to lose life savings and “life-sustaining health care.” “The LCS bid is the only qualified bid that proposes to continue,” Trust said. “The Harborside is a [Continuing Care Retirement Community] within the same community near the residents’ homes and friends.” The sale terms–which need to be finalized by the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency–include LCS paying $63 million to bondholders through UMB Bank and refunds to families of Harborside residents who have died, according to documents. LCS will also pay $1.2 million to cover Harborside’s operating losses until the sale is finalized, according to the documents.

Schreiber AP art exhibition Continued from Page 2 question and art history research, the students were then able to take their art-making tools and begin on their canvas. “They did research, planning and sketching,” Best said. “While painting with acrylic paints, students considered composition, color, mark making and the inclusion of a mixed media element that adds to the meaning of their work.” What the students ended with was art Best said was a display of their hard work building up to their finished pieces. “The final paintings created by the students are diverse and thoughtful, building on students’ prior skills and knowledge while working to develop new capacities for expression,” Best said.

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