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Friday, August 8, 2025
Vol. 85, No. 32
Jericho student shines at Legal firm grows roots Paris History Olympiad in Syosset with grand reopening BY RIKKI MASSAND
Brent Costello with the medals he won at the International History Olympiad. Brent Costello, an upcoming Jericho High School student, proudly brought home two medals from the 2025 International History Olympiad, hosted by International Academic Competitions (IAC) in Paris, France. He earned medals in various history events, including a Scramble tournament on Cultural History from the
year 500 to the present and Music History. Costello qualified for the international competition as a Semifinalist at the 2024 National History Bee, competing against over 1,500 students. The International History Olympiad, which featured over 400 participants from more than 20 countries this year, is a quiz competition
where individual students demonstrate their extensive knowledge of historical events across all eras. Costello is no stranger to competition; he participated in the 2024 and 2023 National History Bees in Orlando, Florida, and Arlington, Virginia, respectively and the 2023 International History See page 8
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In June, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors held a ribbon-cutting and grand opening for the personal injury law firm Brian J. Levy & Associates, P.C. The firm relocated to a larger office at 75 Jackson Avenue, just south of the LIRR tracks and Syosset station. Previously located at 303 Jackson Avenue in a 1,600-square-foot space, the firm sold that office to SRG Residential as it expanded. The new 0.77acre property at 75 Jackson Avenue was purchased for $3.625 million. The renovated 15,000-square-foot building now houses 30 attorneys and the firm’s entire support staff. “A few years ago we bought this building with the intention of being able to continue to serve the greater community – with the North Shore of Nassau County as well as nearby Suffolk County, plus all five boroughs. We maintain our presence in the Bronx and a big presence here on Long Island, and we were able to renovate this 15,000 sq. foot building. We’ve put our entire staff including 30 experienced attorneys here, and with this location we really are in the position to work for and with everybody in the New York metropolitan area,” Brian Levy said. The firm handles all types of accident-related cases, including motor vehicle crashes, construction
accidents, and slip or trip and fall incidents. More information is available at www.brianjlevy.com “We are here to help people who have been injured as a result of somebody else’s negligence. Whether that is an accident that occurred on a construction site or another type of work-related accident or a car accident, we want to be able to help that person and we want to be able to hold that entity or that other person responsible for their negligence, carelessness and recklessness. We will help anybody that’s injured – every opportunity that we get to work with people is a value-add on our end. The firm loves to work hard to help anybody that was hurt,” he explained.
Building a home base
Levy and his wife, Nicole (Nikki), chose to raise their family in Syosset, where their two younger children attend local schools. Their two older sons are currently in college. “Syosset-Woodbury is an unbelievable town and it’s composed of amazing people. Being able to not only live here but work here is a blessing. To be able to renovate the downtown’s signature building and make it even more beautiful was an important aspect for me and my family. We really want to continue seeing Syosset-Woodbury prosper and grow, and we feel like we have contributed to that,” Brian Levy See page 8
Bethpage Extended School Year Program PAGE 4 Patriotic display at Northside School PAGE 6