The Garden City News (5/22/26)

DIVISION CHAMPIONS

Congratulations to the Garden City Girls’ Varsity Spring Track Team on capturing the Division 2B Championship in Bellmore on May 12th! This marks the program’s first division title since 2021. See page 40.

Fire equipment upgrades approved

BY RIKKI MASSAND

During the May 7 Board of Trustees meeting at Village Hall, the Garden City Fire Department proposed several equipment purchases as part of a capital improvement project, including new radios, fire hoses and nozzles totaling just under $75,000 and requiring Board authorization.

Fire Chief Jonathan Parella shared details about the items, beginning with the purchase of Motorola wireless radios

for $51,693 from Integrated Wireless Technologies of Holbrook under state contract terms. Trustee Rich Catalano and Mayor Ed Finneran questioned the seemingly high expense.

“The radios are a part of the GCFD radio infrastructure project that we’ve been working on for quite some time now,” Chief Parella said. Hoses and nozzles are replaced due to normal wear and tear on firefighting equip-

ment, the fire chief noted. For the large fire hose purchase, the cost from White Plainsbased vendor AAA Emergency Supply Co., Inc. was $16,440 through a New York State HIRE contract.

For the purchase of Elkhart brass nozzles, the cost from Islandia-based vendor Municipal Emergency Services was $6,532 under a NYS Contract.

All of the GCFD project pur-

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School budget passes with nearly 80% approval

BY KASSARA MCELROY

The Garden City Board of Education announced the results of the 2026-27 school budget vote and board election during Tuesday night’s meeting at Garden City High School.

By a vote of 682 to 172, or about 79%, residents approved the district’s $142,385,117 proposed school budget for the next fiscal year.

Voters also approved Proposition 2, funding roof and window upgrades through capital reserves with no added tax impact, by a 700-156 margin, and approved Proposition 3, creating a new $11 million capital reserve fund for future infrastructure projects, by a 699-139 margin.

Trustee Liz Gaffney was re-elected to another three-year term on the Board of Education with 703 votes. Her term will expire June 30, 2029.

“Thank you to our entire community for supporting the budget,” Superintendent Dr. Kusum Sinha said.

Achievements & Updates

The meeting highlighted several district accomplishments and student achievements across academics, music and extracurricular programs.

Garden City High School was recently named a Project Lead The Way Distinguished High School for expanding student participation and achievement in computer science, biomedical science and engineering programs.

Dr. Sinha also announced that the district has once again been recognized as one of the Best Communities for Music Education, marking the 15th consecutive year Garden City has earned the national designation.

Students also earned top honors in several academic competitions. Garden City students received 42 awards on the National Latin Exam, including 15 gold medals and 12 silver medals, while students at the Long Island Math Fair earned eight gold medals, 14 silver medals and 12 bronze medals.

Additional highlights included Stratford School’s STEM Challenge in partnership with Stony Brook University, the district’s participation in the Best Buddies Friendship Walk and America 250-themed programming taking place throughout the schools.

District officials also reminded families that schools will remain open May 22 and addressed recent student safety

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Memorial Day is, above all, a day of remembrance. We honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to our nation, Americans who believed that some things were worth sacrificing for: duty, freedom, and the hope of a better future for generations they would never meet.

Their sacrifices remind us that citizenship is not only about rights, but also responsibilities. At a time when our communities and our country often feel bitterly divided, Memorial Day offers a quiet but important lesson. The soldiers we remember came from every background, every religion, every political belief, and every corner of America. They did not serve a red America or a blue America. They served all of us.

In small towns across the country, Memorial Day parades still bring neighbors together. Veterans stand beside schoolchildren waving flags, families gather at memorials, and for a few moments we remember what unites us instead of what separates us. That spirit is something worth holding onto.

Perhaps the best way to honor those who died for this country is not only with ceremonies and speeches, but by treating one another with greater kindness, patience, and understanding. Healing old wounds in our neighborhoods, our families, and our nation is difficult work. But it is worthy work, and a fitting tribute to those we remember this Memorial Day.

Leaky St. Paul’s math

To the Editor:

In May of 2022, four years ago this month, the Village posted on its Facebook page an update on the flat roof repairs that were being made on the flat roofs of St. Paul’s. In that update we were advised that the repairs were temporary, to last three to five years. I recall, all in, we probably spent a half a million dollars on this “temporary” project. In the most recent description of how the village will now spend $10.1 million on a landmark compromise, The CAP candidates posted something entitled “Landmark Proposal Cost Data”. Item #2 in this document cites as follows: “2. Flat roof repairs, Silver Coating, Gutter Soldering, Etc. Cost $395,000”

How is it possible that the village spent $500k four years ago on a temporary measure, and now will miraculously spend 100k less on roof repairs that the CAP candidates stated would preserve the building for future generations. Not to forget they’re also going to coat the roofs in a reflective coating, solder gutters, and etc. (what’s etc. cost, who knows) That is what we were told. There are plenty of videos.

Our tax dollars will soon be spent on a vanity project, Band-Aid at best. They will make the mansard roofs look pretty, because that is what’s visible, but the flat roofs are where most of the water gets in and there’s nowhere near enough money allocated to preserve the flat roofs for generations. The flat roofs that the village repaired for $500k, four years ago will fail, by the village’s own admission within three to five years, we are on year four. You need not be a mathematician. Ok, I’ll do the math for you. Four years ago, we spent $500k for a fix that was meant to last 3-5 years and now the estimates suggest we can fix more roof, to last a longer time, for less money.

What is not entirely unlikely is that $10 million will be spent, a Band-Aid applied to the flat roofs, then when they do fail we will be forced to waste untold

millions because we just spent $10 million so how can we not permanently fix the roof ?!

I had always been for saving the building, but this is ridiculous.

I speak here from a place of extensive experience. In January of 2027 I will celebrate my 40th year in the commercial construction industry. The last 25 in a position of executive leadership, ownership and presidency in companies executing multi hundreds of million dollars worth of commercial construction per annum. I’m not pouring cold water on this Landmark thing for anyone’s political benefit, I am deeply concerned about the wasting of my tax dollars. So much so that I am most likely selling my home that I’ve lived in for thirty years as soon as my high school junior graduates and moving to Stewart Manor where my daughter lives with my grandson. It would be foolish of me to stick around to see so many of my tax dollars wasted.

Walter Beal

Knowledge is power

To the Editor:

Knowledge is power, and it is necessary.

The enduring quote “Knowledge is power” conveys that having factual information provides people with the ability to make informed decisions and effectively solve problems. In the context of governance of a people, an informed public is better able to determine when policies serve their best interests, and distinguish lies from facts.

Given this context, an RFP to assess the cost of demolition of St Paul’s would have been far from a waste of village resources, as cited by village trustee Richard Catalano in a letter last week.

In fact, an RFP would allow the dispelling of many of the lies that circulated before and during the election including by supporters of the Historical Society that demo would cost the village $30 million, a number with no credible source but widely circulated to residents via

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GC to honor fallen heroes with parade, ceremony, picnic

The American Legion William Bradford Turner Post 265 invites the community to join in honoring the nation’s fallen heroes during Garden City’s Memorial Day observance on Monday, May 25, 2026.

This year’s tribute will also commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America and the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

The day’s events will begin with church services at 9:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Incarnation on Cathedral Avenue. Following the service, the Parade of Honor will assemble at 10:00 a.m. on the east side of Franklin Avenue and Tenth Street before proceeding to Seventh Street.

Joint Armed Forces Grand Marshals representing all branches of the United States Armed Forces will participate in the ceremony, which will conclude with a Dedication to Our Honored Dead at the Village Memorial Plaza on Seventh Street. Veterans who are Village residents are always invited to march with American Legion Post 265.

Immediately following the ceremony at the war memorial, an informal community picnic will take place at

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the gazebo and Village green space on Stewart Avenue next to the Garden City Fire Department headquarters. Parade marchers, spectators, residents and visitors are all welcome to attend.

Families are encouraged to pack a lunch and enjoy an afternoon of community celebration and patriotic spirit.

Children will have the opportunity to enjoy face painting, balloon animals, a jumping castle, games and giveaways, all sponsored by the “Garden City Celebrates America at 250” Committee.

The Memorial Day observance is being conducted under the auspices of American Legion William B. Turner Post 265 and American Legion Auxiliary Unit 265, in cooperation with the Village of Garden City’s 250th Anniversary Committee.

In the event of inclement weather, the Tribute to the Honored Dead ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. at Cluett Hall following the 9:00 a.m. church service. The picnic will be postponed, so please stay tuned to the MyGardenCity app, the Village website at www.gardencityny.net and the official Inc. Village of Garden City social media pages for updates!

Traffic Comm studies traffic calming measures

BY RIKKI MASSAND

The Garden City Traffic Commission convened for its first meeting of the spring on Thursday, May 7, at Village Hall. Items on the agenda included largescale residential traffic projects, along with matters for which community input is being sought. The evening also included a progress report on the one-way conversion for North Avenue leading to Nassau Boulevard, which was nearing completion.

For the intersection of Vassar Street and Middleton Road, Tina and John Reynolds of Middleton Road requested the village’s review of what they described as “a dangerous situation.” The item had previously been deferred at the January and March Traffic Commission meetings, but by May 7, reviews and traffic data had been completed. Both village engineers and the police department conducted studies of the intersection.

Library parking lot under construction

The Library parking lot will be closed Tuesday, May 26, for milling and the morning of Wednesday, May 27, for paving, weather permitting. Parking will be available along Seventh Street, as well as in the LIRR parking lots. Please leave plenty of time to arrive for programs.

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Police commissioner takes oath of off ice

Garden City Police Commissioner Gerard Kneisel took his official oath of office on May 7 at Village Hall. The Board of Trustees also appointed him chairman of the Board of Police Commissioners and a member of the Traffic Commission. Both terms will expire April 5.

Commissioner Kneisel has been an officer with the Garden City Police Department for 34 years, having risen through the ranks as Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant and Inspector. During his time in Garden City, he has been a Firearms Instructor, Department Armorer, and Instructor for

Training and Policy. He has overseen implementations of upgraded software systems including Policy, Training, Records Management, Computer Aided Dispatch and Recording software. Inspector Kneisel, who served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and earned a degree in criminal justice from John Jay College, has been supervising police officers for nearly 25 years. “Thank you for the trust and faith that you’ve extended to me with this appointment,” he said following swearing in ceremonies at Village Hall. “I look forward to serving the Board and the public.”

CPOA seeks candidates

The Central Property Owners’ Association (CPOA) is seeking candidates for Officers and Directors.  All terms of office shall commence immediately following the Annual CPOA Election meeting on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.

Candidates are being sought to fill Officer and Director positions on the CPOA Board. The President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer shall serve one year terms expiring in

May 2027. Directors shall serve three year terms expiring in May 2029.

Residents of the Central Section who are interested in being considered for an Officer and/or Director position should send an email to gccpoa.ny@gmail. com expressing their interest no later than Friday, May 29, 2026.  Any questions can be directed to Patty Siler  at (516) 695-7648 or pjst2@yahoo.com. Information about the CPOA can be found  at gccpoa.org.

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Friday, June 5th · Post Time 6-8pm Rain or Shine

Swing by our “barn” at 116 Seventh Street and enjoy great company, food and libations. We guarantee that whether you win, place or show, it will be a very fun evening! Fillys and Colts invited. Sorry, Nags excluded.

As the Midterms Approach

BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

Election day for the 2026 midterms is now less than six months away, with early voting starting before that.  A few thoughts on the state of the race.

First, a review. On the federal level, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives will be up for election, as well as 35 seats in the Senate, including special elections. In addition, most states, including New York, will elect a governor and other top offices as well as  the legislature.

For a variety of reasons, you have to say the Democrats are presently the favorites to capture the House of Representatives, currently under narrow control by Republicans (at this writing, 217 seats to 212). For what it is worth, the current Polymarket odds give Democrats about an 80 percent chance of winning.

There are many reasons the Democrats are rated on top in the race for control.  The party not holding the White House (here, Democrats) usually gains seats in Congress. Second, with Republicans only having a narrow margin at this writing, it would not take many pickups for the Democrats to gain control. Second, a change in control is frequently related to a low approval rating of the sitting president; President Trump's approval rating is around 40% territory, which is certainly susceptible to a loss of party control in the House. Third, actual polling of the House races, usually in the form of the "generic" ballot , where in respondents are asked which party they would prefer to represent their district, favors the Democrats, although by a fairly moderate 7 points on average.  Fifth, Democrats have generally performed well in recent special elections, as well as in the 2025 elections.

There is a wild card in this race, however, that favors Republicans  -the recent redistricting wars.

Normally, the redrawing of Congressional district lines only occurs once a decade, following the release of Census results.  However, rather than confining the jockeying about districts to 2021 and 2022, both parties have attempted to  redraw district lines in their favor.  Maybe

you could say that Republicans started this latest battle by changing the lines in Texas, but Democrats absolutely do not enjoy the high moral ground here.  Their maps in states they control are often egregiously unfair.  For example, there is not a single Republican representing the six New England states. despite a significant GOP vote in those states.

In any event, Republicans got a bit lucky when the Virginia Supreme Court struck down a referendum changing the Democrats’ projected advantage in that state’s Congressional delegation from 6-5 to 10-1 and then the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious apportionment, which tends to help Democrats.  Estimates vary, but the Republicans may have gained an overall net of 10 seats during the redistricting wars, putting a heavier burden on Democrats.

As for the Senate, the Republicans currently hold 53 seats and Democrats 47 seats. Since Vice President Vance has the tie breaking vote, Democrats would need a gain of four seats for control. Of the 35 seats up for election, 22 are currently held by Republicans, but many of these seats are in strong Republican states.  Nevertheless, Democrats have targeted a number of Republican held seats including in North Carolina and Maine and less probable seats in Alaska, Ohio and Texas.  Republicans have fewer pickup opportunities, but they are looking to Michigan, Georgia.   and maybe New Hampshire. Republicans are slightly favored on Polymarket at 53% and this seems about right. A number of endangered GOP incumbents are well entrenched (Susan Collins comes to mind) and a four seat pickup by Democrats might be difficult.

Finally, a caveat.  This is a volatile time and much may happen that will affect the election.  When will the Iran war end and what will be its resolution?  Will inflation, and particularly gas prices, recede?  British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan was once asked what could blow a government off course.  “Events, dear boy, events.”

Garden City Real Estate Market Information

6 Boylston Street

RECENT REAL ESTATE SALES IN GARDEN

CITY

The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes presented were selected based solely on the fact that they were recently sold.

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Date: 05/18/2026

Sold price: $1,251,000

3 bedrooms, 1 baths

Architectural Style: Colonial

Property size: 6,000 square feet

Square feet: 1,240

MLS number: 963405

The Seller’s Team: Laura Carroll and Adrienne McDougal, Compass Greater NY

The Buyer’s Team: Raj K. Dhiman, ARA1 Realty Group

6 Boylston Street in Garden City is a well-maintained Colonial set on a 6,000-square-foot lot, featuring an inviting entry foyer that opens to a spacious living and dining area and an updated white kitchen with quartz counter tops. Hardwood floors run throughout, complemented by central air conditioning for year-round comfort. The second floor offers a primary bedroom, two additional bedrooms, and an updated hall bath. A full basement provides ample storage and a dedicated laundry area. The backyard features a patio and comfortable outdoor space, and the home is move-in ready with a convenient location near the LIRR, parks, schools, shopping, and major highways.

Long Island Sales Data From One Key MLS Nassau County Median Sale Price

Date: 05/20/2026

Sold price: $1,540,000

3 bedrooms, 3 baths

Architectural Style: Cape

Property size: 8,000 square feet

Square feet: 1,767

MLS number: 964471

The Seller’s Team: Jingwen Ding, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s Intl Realty

The Buyer’s Team: Lisa Fedor, Compass Greater NY

105 Jefferson Street is a beautifully renovated, spacious three-bedroom, three-bath Cape set within the prestigious enclave of Garden City. Situated on an expansive 80x100 lot, this turnkey gem was completely reimagined in 2019, seamlessly blending classic Cape architecture with elevated, modern finishes throughout.

The sun-drenched open-concept main level is defined by rich hardwood floors and an effortless flow ideal for both everyday living and entertaining. A gracious living and dining area transitions seamlessly into a designer chef’s kitchen appointed with an expansive center island, quartz countertops, mosaic tile backsplash, dedicated beverage station, and a suite of premium stainless-steel appliances.

The main-level primary suite offers exceptional comfort and privacy, complete with a generous walk-in closet and a beautifully finished bathroom. A newly renovated powder room on the first floor adds both style and convenience for guests.

Just beyond the main living spaces, a luminous sunken sunroom with tile flooring and walls of windows overlooks the manicured, level backyard. Outdoors, a newly constructed oversized paver patio with a built-in bench and fire pit creates a sophisticated setting for dining and entertaining.

Upstairs, two well-proportioned bedrooms, each featuring charming alcoves, share a fully updated bath. The lower level provides additional living space, a laundry area with sink, abundant storage, and mechanicals.

Further enhancements include integrated smart home features, including app-controlled lighting and automated window treatments, a striking covered front porch with slate floors, newly paved driveway, attached one-car garage, and a prime location on a picturesque neighborhood street just moments from the Stewart Manor LIRR station. Located within the highly regarded Garden City School District, this exceptional home offers refined living in one of Long Island’s most sought-after communities.

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Houses featured on this page were sold by various real estate agencies

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Cards for Cops

Hempstead Town Supervisor John Ferretti and Councilman Tom Muscarella stopped by St. Joseph’s School in Garden City to thank Jennifer Woessner’s first grade students for participating in the Cards for Cops program. As the school was commemorating National Police Week, the students created heartfelt artwork to thank local police officers for their service to the community. The cards will be delivered to local police officers. Also attending was Principal Karen Wolf.

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Women’s Health Care of Garden City committed to personalized care

By John L. Gomes, MD

John L. Gomes, MD, founded Women’s Health Care of Garden City in 1995. It has remained an independent private practice, providing personalized obstetrical and gynecological services.

He employs the technical advances of conventional medicine with an integrative approach to navigate women through difficult pregnancies into the menopausal years. He treats a wide variety of OB/GYN conditions and is dedicated to providing the highest quality of care.

All tests are conveniently done on the premises, and a dedicated, compassionate staff is on call 24/7.

He is committed to excellence in patient communication, education and support, as many patients come with anxiety associated with past experiences and future concerns.

Dr. Gomes received his undergraduate degree from Brown University, and his Doctor of Medicine from Columbia University.

He is both Board Certified and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Women’s Health Care of Garden City is located at 1000 Franklin Avenue, Suite 200, Garden City.

Chamber Spotlight: Memorial Day Weekend

Garden City's Memorial Day Parade will take place on Monday, May 25, on Franklin Avenue and Seventh Street.

SUBMITTED BY THE GARDEN CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Memorial Day Weekend Marks the Start of Summer in Garden City

As Memorial Day weekend approaches, Garden City begins to take on the energy that unofficially marks the start of summer in the Village. Families gather with friends and neighbors, outdoor dining is bustling, and local businesses on 7th Street, Franklin Avenue, and New Hyde Park Road are preparing for one of the busiest seasons of the year.

At the heart of the weekend, however, is a much deeper meaning: Memorial Day. This is a time to pause and honor the brave men and women of the Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our great country. It is a day of remembrance, gratitude, and reflection for those who gave their lives defending the freedoms we enjoy today.

On Monday, May 25, residents and visitors are encouraged to attend Garden City’s annual Memorial Day observance, hosted by the American Legion William Bradford Turner Post 265. The morning will begin with 9:00 AM church services at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, followed by the Parade of Honor, assembling at 10:00 AMon the east side of Franklin Avenue and Tenth Street before proceeding to Seventh Street. The observance will conclude with the Dedication to Our Honored Dead ceremony at the Village Memorial Plaza on Seventh Street.

Adding to the patriotic spirit throughout the Village, the Boy Scouts of Troop 243 will once again proudly post and retire the American flags displayed along Seventh Street as part of the community’s Memorial Day observance and traditions.

This year’s observance carries added significance as the community looks ahead to our country’s upcoming 250th Anniversary, while the Garden City Chamber of Commerce celebrates its own historic Centennial Year—marking 100 years of supporting local businesses and strengthening the community.

Throughout the Village, families are preparing for graduations, communions, confirmations, and end-of-school celebrations. Students are celebrating important milestones, and many college graduates have begun returning home for the summer after completing one of the most important chapters in their lives. It’s a season filled with celebration, reconnection, and anticipation for the traditions that make this time of year so special.

That momentum will continue into June as the Chamber prepares to launch its annual Summer Promenade Series, beginning with the Belmont Festival on Friday, June 5th. The promenades have become one of Garden City’s signature summer traditions, bringing residents and visitors together for evenings filled with live music, outdoor dining, entertainment, and community connection.

Whether attending the Memorial Day observance, celebrating family milestones, dining with friends, or enjoying a walk through town on a warm evening, these shared experiences continue to strengthen the connections that define life in our wonderful Village.

The Garden City Chamber of Commerce encourages everyone to continue to shop local, dine local, and support small businesses as we head into the summer season, helping preserve the charm, tradition, and community spirit that continue to make our town so very special.

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Garden City’s Senior Center is open. Please visit the Senior Center Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for further information on activities and events!

Trip to Broadway

Join us for a trip to Broadway to see a hilarious new show “Schmigadoon” nominated for 12 Tony awards, Wednesday, September 23. $225.00 per person for Rear Mezzanine, $275 pp for Rear Center Orchestra, or $298.00 pp for Mid Center Orchestra and Front Mezzanine. Price includes roundtrip transportation on a coach bus, family-style luncheon at Tony’s DiNapoli Times Square, theatre ticket and a tour director for the entire day. To register, please stop by the Senior Center front desk. DEADLINE: June 8

Beat the Heat: Recognizing and Preventing Heat Related Emergencies

Join us Tuesday, June 9, at 11:30 for NYU EMS information session: “Beat the Heat: Recognizing and Preventing Heat Related Emergencies”. To register, please stop by the Senior Center front desk or call (516) 385-8006.

Historical Fiction Author Maureen Reid

Come and meet award-winning historical fiction author Maureen Reid, Thursday, June 18, at 11:30 at the Senior Center. Maureen will share the lessons she’s learned in bringing her three novels from concept to cover in a highly interactive session. To register, please stop by the Senior Center front desk or call (516) 385-8006.

Pool Chat Group Sing-A-Long

The Pool Chat Group will be hosting a sing-a-long on Thursday June 4 at 1:30. Bring your lunch and enjoy the music! All are welcome!

Bingo at the Senior Center

Join us for a special Box Lunch BINGO with Erin Fleischmann from Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Tuesday, June 23, at 12:00.  Space is limited, cost is $15 (cash only) for a box lunch of your choice, dessert and special prizes, to register, please stop by the Senior Center front desk.

Security Awareness Roadshow

Join us at the Senior Center for TD Safe Security Awareness Roadshow. Come and learn about scams that target our senior community, and how to keep your assets safe. Tuesday, May 26, at 12:30–2:00, sponsored by HANK Services. To register, please stop by the Senior Center front desk or call (516) 385-8006.

Hula Hoop Class

Join us for a pop-up Hula Hoop class with Jeannie on Thursday, June 4, at 11:00. To register, please stop by the Senior Center front desk or call (516) 385-8006.

Upcoming Trips, Mark Your Calendars

Registration has begun: Sunday, July 19: A trip to see “Beautiful: The Carole

FOR SENIORS

King Musical” at the Argyle Theatre, tickets $72  A check made payable to the “Argyle Theatre”, lunch $50 cash. To register, please stop by the Senior Center front desk.

Registration has begun: Thursday, August 27: “The Rose and the Thorn,” a tour of the Katherine Hepburn Museum in Old Saybrook Ct, and a visit to the Helen S. Kaman Rose Garden at Elizabeth Park for a self-guided tour, the third largest rose garden in the United States,  lunch at the Red Fox Restaurant, then down the road for a wine tasting at the Crystal Ridge Winery and Vineyard. Price $199  per person. To register, please stop by the Senior Center front desk. Make checks payable to “One if by Land Tours”.

Meditation

Join us at the Senior Center on Fridays at 11:15–12:15 for Meditation with Abbot Feren. Meditation offers a direct path to mental quietude-a profound state of inner peace free from noise of thoughts and emotions. When you find peace within, it creates a better, more harmonious world for everyone. To register for this free activity, please stop by the Senior Center front desk or call (516) 385-8006.

Trip to See “West Side Story”

We are not taking names on a waiting list for this trip.  Join us as we travel by coach bus to the Tony Award winning Papermill Playhouse in NJ, to see “West Side Story”, Thursday, June 25. Cost is $225.00 which includes round trip transportation, lunch at Basilico Restaurant and a ticket to the performance. This is the early bird price, only available until April 30. After that, the trip will cost $250 To register, please stop by the Senior Center front desk. Make checks payable to, “One if by Land Tours”.

Open Mah Jongg and Canasta

Every Tuesday, we will be offering pickup Mah Jongg, Canasta, and Rummikub games, open to all residents from 12:00–2:00. Bring a set and have some fun.

Open Ping Pong

Senior Center Ping Pong on Tuesdays from 1:00–3:00. This is no longer a drop-in program. If you are interested in playing, please stop by the Senior Center front desk or call (516) 385-8006 to have your name put on an interest list.

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga schedule for Tania at the Senior Center:   Thursdays, 9:15–9:45: Meditation Thursdays, 9:45–10:45: Chair Yoga class

Open Chess

Join us for Open Chess at Senior Center, every Friday at 2:00–3:30.  No registration is required, just stop by and play!

Senior Center Lunch Group

Join our Senior Center Lunch Group at 12:30–3:30 on Wednesdays, or, if you miss your pool friends, join the Garden City Pool Chat Group at the center, on Thursdays

beginning at 1:00–3:30. For both groups, coffee and tea will be served, just bring your lunch and chat!! Also, call to inquire

about our two book clubs, one meets on Thursdays during the day and the other on Wednesday evenings.

Senior Bridge Results

The winners of the Monday, May 18, games:

North / South:

1st Place: Ellen Moynahan and Mary Gallagher

2nd Place: Athena Philippides and Carol Cook

East / West:

1st Place: Terry Schoenig and Tommie Dodge

2nd Place: Lynn Cahill and Frank Rinaldi

Reminder: No bridge next MondayMemorial Day

Photos from the Village Archives

First Stewart House

The first house built by Stewart after his purchase of te Hempstead Plains in 1869 was located at the southwest corner of Rockaway Ave. and [now] First St., two xisting roads within the purchase at the time. Prior to this there were actually numbers of houses/and farms scattered across the area, these being subsequently bought out by Stewart. One such group was located in the area of now Nassau Blvd. and Stewart Ave. The house at Rockaway was for the use as engineering headquaarters of John Kellum, who was employed to over-

see the development of the Village; his own house existed at Rockaway and Hempstead Tpk. The house was later used as a private residence. It existed with additions until demolished in 1970 and replaced with the three residences now on the parcel. Rockaway bisected the famous and rather boisterous Washington Course [and annual Fair] of its day, which extended from present day Cherry Valley to Cathedral and from First to Fourth Sts. It was closed by Stewart.after 1869. Archives identifier: hocen01

A selection from the extensive Village Archives. Others can be seen at www.NYHeritage.org  - click on Organizations, G,  and Garden City Public Library. Comments/questions: email Historian@gardencityny. net - Wm. Bellmer

Hofstra University President Poser

to Report Next Tuesday, May 26

Next Tuesday, May 26, at 12:15 at Mineola’s Davenport Press Restaurant, Mineola-Garden City Rotary will be pleased to welcome Dr. Susan Poser, President of Hofstra University.  Dr. Poser is expected to report on her work at the university since becoming president in August of 2021.

Since then, Dr. Poser has worked to enhance academic programs, increase student success and foster innovation at the University.  A Garden City resident, Dr. Poser has strengthened ties with local communities and engaged alumni nationwide in shaping Hofstra’s future.

Under Dr. Poser’s leadership, Hofstra launched Hofstra 100, a strategic plan and vision toward the University’s centennial in 2035, and unveiled a new brand identity for the University.  Over the past five years, the University has achieved record-high student retention and four-year graduation rates, increased alumni giving, and made major investments in academic innovation, Dr. Poser reports.

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In 2025, Hofstra was recognized as an R2 research university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and had received an historic $35 million gift for scholarships in the Frank G. Zarb School of Business.  Last fall, a Hofstra senior became the first Rhodes Scholar in the University’s history.

In 2023, Hofstra formed the Hofstra-Uniondale Pathway Program (HUPP) which invites students from Uniondale High School to take classes in the Herbert School of Communication and earn college-credit.  Four students from each cohort receive full scholarships to Hofstra.  A dual credit program for students from Hempstead High School was recently created in the School of Business.

Dr. Poser is active in regional economic and civic leadership, serving on the boards of the Long Island Association, Accelerate Long Island, the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council, and the Long Island Acts Alliance.  She is a member of the New York Women’s Forum and the Chicago Network.

Prior to becoming the president of Hofstra, Dr. Poser was provost

and vice Chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois Chicago and before that, she held leadership roles at the University of Nebraska, including dean of the College of Law and associate to the chancellor.  She served as a professor of law of Nebraska for over 15 years.

All are welcome to join Rotary to hear Dr. Susan Poser’s account of Hofstra’s current achievements.  Fee: $40 payable at the door. To register for this or any event listed below, please email mineolagardencityrotaryclub@gmail.com.

Upcoming Speakers and Events

June 9 – Lunch meeting at Mineola’s Davenport Press Restaurant.  Guest speaker Donald J. McDonough (DJ), recipient of Rotary’s 2025 Maureen Clancy Memorial Scholarship Award will speak of his first year experiences at Washington & Lee University. June 23 – Special Scholarship Luncheon at Mineola’s Davenport Press Restaurant, 12:15. Presentations to recipients of Rotary’s Maureen Clancy Memorial Scholarships plus Rotary/Chamber of Commerce Business Scholarship,.

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DAR mourns loss of Margaret Tillotson

Margaret Dunton Tillotson

Members of the Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter, NSDAR are sad to announce the passing of chapter member Margaret Tillotson on April 7, 2026, just a month shy of her 87th

birthday. The long-term resident of Garden City had moved very recently to live near her son in West Virginia. She is the widow of the late Roger Tillotson and is survived by her son, Dr. Roger Tillotson of West Virginia, her daughter Kimberly Tillotson Anderson of Virginia, and several grandchildren. She is predeceased by her daughter, Tamara Shimaitis.

Peggy’s family left their historic imprint here on Long Island, where they were among the founders of the Town of Hempstead. She is a descendant of the Reverend Richard Denton, who, along with followers from Halifax, England, established Christ’s First Presbyterian Church in Hempstead in 1644.

She is also the descendant of Revolutionary War soldier James

Morris of Delaware. His service during the war qualified her to join the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, of which she was an invaluable and dedicated member for more than 50 years.

Peggy served in many roles during her membership with the Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter. Among those roles were the following: American Heritage Chair (201318), Hospitality Chair (2000 to 2005), DAR Schools Chair (2004–2005), Yearbook Committee (1997–1998, 2001–2002 and 2013–2014), National Defense Chair (2009–2010), Auditing Committee (2004–2005, 2009, 2015–2019), Bylaws Committee (2012–2019), Librarian (2016–2019), Second Vice Regent (2004–2005), Recording Secretary (2009–2012), Chapter

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Director (2000–2003, 2013–2019, 2025), District Vice Chair National Defense (2001–2002), and Chapter Regent (1996–2000, 2012–2013).

Peggy worked hard to advance the DAR pillars of education, patriotism and historic preservation, as was evidenced by her willingness to step forward into positions of leadership within the chapter. Members of the Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter will miss Peggy’s good humor, friendship, reliability and trademark ethic of always working hard to do good for others. As one chapter member remarked, “She lived her life to honor those who came before her and left a wonderful legacy to those who came after her. It was a gift to know her.”

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School alarm

Garden City Police responded to a fire alarm at the Stratford School on May 13th. Police said the alarm was set in error.

Macy’s fraud

A resident reported identity theft to GCPD on May 13th after discovering $9,306 in unauthorized charges on her Macy’s card. Detectives are investigating.

Circumventing interlock

On May 13th, Garden City Police responded to Parking Field 12 to assist Nassau County Probation with the arrest of a 70-year-old Elmont man, police say, for aggravated unlicensed operation and circumventing a court-ordered interlock device.

Sparking wires

Garden City Police and Firefighters responded to a report of sparking wires on May 13th. The GCFD determined the sparks were caused by high winds, and PSEG was notified.

Trees down

On May 13th, Garden City Police responded to five separate locations for reports of downed trees. The

Parks Department also responded to the scenes.

CVS theft

The GCPD responded to CVS on May 13th for a larceny in which an unknown subject stole $75 worth of merchandise.

Gate problem

On May 13th, Garden City Police responded to the Nassau Blvd. railroad sta tion for malfunctioning crossing gates. MTA personnel reset the gates.

Vehicle blaze

Garden City Police and Firefighters responded to Stewart Ave. on May 13th for a vehicle fire.

Credit card fraud

A Meadow St. resident reported identity theft to GCPD on May 13th after $1,421 in unauthorized credit card charges were discovered. Detectives are investigating.

Road rage incident

On May 13th, GCPD responded

to Stewart Ave. for a possible road rage incident. Police were unable to locate the vehicle involved.

Smoke odor

Police and firefighters responded to Chestnut St. on May 13th for a fire call involving the odor of smoke. GCFD deemed the location safe for occupancy.

Man struck by train

On May 13th, GCPD responded to the Nassau Blvd. railroad station after an unknown man was struck by a train. The victim was transported to Winthrop Hospital, and MTA Police are investigating. Police later reported the man succumbed to his injuries.

Woman followed

Garden City Police responded to Wellington Ave. on May 14th after a woman reported being followed by a vehicle. The vehicle was not located.

CO alarm

On May 14th, GCPD responded to Nassau Blvd. for a carbon monoxide detector activation. Police said the alarm was triggered in error due to a faulty code.

Elevator assist

Garden City Police responded to Garden City Plaza on May 14th for a report of a person stuck in an elevator. The individual had exited and left prior to police arrival.

Credit cards opened

A Chestnut St. resident reported identity theft to GCPD on May 14th after unknown persons allegedly opened five credit cards in the resident’s name and incurred $5,770 in unauthorized charges. Detectives are investigating.

Road rage

The GCPD responded to Washington Ave. on May 14th for a possible road rage incident. The vehicle in question was gone upon officers’ arrival.

Gas odor

On May 15th, Garden City Police and Firefighters responded to Linden St. for a fire call involving the odor of gas. The incident was determined to be a false alarm.

Party complaint

GCPD responded to Claydon Rd. on May 15th for a loud party complaint. No violations were observed.

Package stolen

On May 15th, Garden City Police responded to Brook St. after a package valued at $1,300 was reportedly stolen from a front stoop. The complainant requested no further police assistance.

Yelling report

Garden City Police responded to 7th St. on May 15th for a report of a person yelling. The individual was no longer at the scene.

Noise complaint

On May 15th, GCPD responded to Arthur St. regarding a noise complaint. Police observed no violations.

Disabled vehicle

Garden City Police responded to Old Country Rd. on May 15th to assist with a disabled vehicle. The vehicle was removed from the roadway.

Truck enforcement

On May 15th, Garden City Police conducted a commercial vehicle enforcement detail on Clinton Rd. with NYDOT present. Eight commercial vehicles were inspected, four were placed out of service, two drivers were placed out of service, six tickets were issued for violating the no-truck restriction on Clinton Rd., and 30 total summonses were issued.

Blocked driveway

On May 15th, GCPD responded to Princeton St. for a vehicle blocking a driveway. The vehicle had left before police arrived.

Garden City Police manhole cover

GCPD responded to Washington Ave. on May 15th for a missing manhole cover. DPW personnel responded to correct the condition.

Estate sale dispute

On May 15th, GCPD responded to Yale St. for a dispute involving an estate sale. The matter was settled at the scene.

Other calls

GCPD responded to six medical aided cases and five auto accidents on May 15th.

Bank alarm

GCPD and GCFD responded to Santander Bank, 998 Franklin Ave., on May 16th for a fire alarm. Police said the alarm was triggered by steam and vaping in a restroom.

Address changed

A Stewart Ave. resident responded to Garden City Police Headquarters on May 16th to report that two credit monitoring agencies had changed her address to one in Ohio.

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Memorial Day Observances

On Saturday, May 23, 2026 at noon the Long Island branch of the 42nd Division Association will conduct its annual Memorial Day wreath placement ceremony at the 42nd Div. Monument off Clinton Road. I’ve attended the past three years and it’s a terrific, solemn and well-run event… very poignant too. Hope you can share a few minutes with us.

On Monday, May 25, 2026 the day will begin, as always, with a 9:00 a.m. Memorial Service at The Cathedral of the Incarnation (another terrific ceremony). Then the parade will take center stage and step off at 10:00 a.m. Marchers will assemble in the parking lot on the east side of Franklin Avenue and 10th Street. The parade, which will be bigger than ever, will proceed down Franklin Avenue and then Seventh Street to the Veterans Memorial across from the GC Hotel, where immediately thereafter, William Bradford Turner

Post #265 will host its Memorial Day ceremony. Post Commander Frank Tauches will lead the ceremony, which honors the men and women who have paid the ultimate price in protecting our freedoms while serving in the United States military.

This year’s ceremonies will focus on the 250th anniversary of the birth of our nation in 1776 and all veterans who served in all branches of the military in times of war and peace. We hope to see you on the parade route as we celebrate America’s semi-quincentennial!

GCPD Enforcement

The GCPD continues to monitor our roadways and this week conducted a commercial vehicle enforcement

Fire equipment upgrades

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chases were approved by the Board on May 7.

Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi detailed a change order submitted by vendor Intelli-Tec for the new fire alarm system at the Garden City Public Library, which will result in savings of $7,500 from the cost of the original proposal. Suozzi explained the village now has the option to replace the previously specified Gamewell/FCI system with Potter equipment. As noted on the agenda, the switch is recommended because Potter’s interface is more user-friendly, “which will make day-to-day operation easier for the end users with less training required.”

“The new fire alarm system project at GCPL began in late 2022, but for a variety of reasons – mostly having to deal with the fire marshal – this was delayed. During that time a better product from Potter has emerged, which we want to use to replace the Gamewell/ FCI panel. It’s a user-friendly interface for the people who will use the system, and we gain a $7,500 credit from the original price,” Suozzi said.

Pricing for both labor and materials comes from a New York State Contract. Mayor Ed Finneran called the change

order “excellent.”

Superintendent of Public Works

John Borroni requested Board approval for the submission of an application to the “Safe Streets and Roads for All” grant program. Engineering consultants from Creighton Manning were engaged to assist with preparation of the grant application and are tasked with developing a Comprehensive Traffic Safety Action Plan.

The Board agenda noted that the item carries no expense for the village: “Any cost associated with the firm’s assistance in preparing the application is at no cost to the village.” However, the Board needed to take action in time to meet the May 26 submission deadline.

Borroni explained, “The village is seeking grant funding to engage a traffic engineering consultant to develop a comprehensive safety action plan. These action plans utilize data driven analysis to identify roadway safety issues and establish strategies and projects that address the most significant safety risks within the community.”

He continued, “Once the action plan is completed, the village will be eligible to apply for additional Safe Streets and Roads for All funding to implement recommended safety improvements.”

detail on Clinton Rd. The NY DOT was also on the scene. The enforcement resulted in many commercial motor vehicles being stopped for inspection. The effort resulted in many tickets being issued and several trucks and operators being “placed” out of service. All in a day’s work for our PD in their efforts to keep our roadways safe and passable.

Memorial Day: Village Office s Closed

Village offices will be closed and there will be no sanitation/ recycling on Monday, May 25, 2026, Memorial Day. The holiday schedule is as follows:

Garbage:

• Western half of Village: Tuesday and Friday

• Eastern half of Village: Wednesday and Saturday Rubbish:

• Entire Village: Thursday, May 28th

Recycling

• Residents scheduled for recycling on May 25 are asked to put their recyclables out Monday, June 1.

Community Garden is Back

The Community Garden is back! Each year, Garden City Recreation offers garden plots in front of the Rec Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. The garden officially opened May 12 and all spots have been filled…looking forward to seeing what residents are growing this season!

Outdoor Dining Permits

To date, the Building Department has issued 43 outdoor dining permits. Food establishments on Seventh Street, New Hyde Park Road and Franklin Avenue have tables and chairs outside their shops and restaurants for your convenience and enjoyment. Now that the warmer weather is here, I hope that you’ll stop by these establishments and enjoy a cup of coffee, breakfast, lunch and/or dinner. Thanks to our many establishments who are providing this fun and convenient service.

Two more chances to gather under the Earth

For the past several weeks, Luke Jerram’s Gaia has transformed the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City into something both majestic and intimate. Suspended high in the Cathedral nave, the twenty-foot, photorealistic sculpture of Earth invites visitors to see the planet as astronauts have described seeing it from space: whole, fragile, luminous, and shared. As Gaia nears the end of its stay on May 30, the Cathedral is offering two of its liveliest community events yet—each designed to bring people together beneath the glowing image of the world we all inhabit.

Trivia Night Under Gaia

Thursday, May 28, at 7 p.m.

The first is Trivia Night Under Gaia, a spirited evening benefiting Neighbors Being Neighbors, an organization serving the Hempstead community at Jackson Street. Hosted by The Big Quiz Thing, New York’s premier trivia experience, the event promises quick thinking, unexpected questions, friendly competition, and plenty of bragging rights. Teams of up to four may register together, while solo participants are welcome and can be paired with others for the evening. Walk-ins are also welcome to observe, cheer, and enjoy the atmosphere.

country bands, bringing their high-energy sound and crowd-pleasing country favorites to the Cathedral floor. Line Dancing with Deanna will offer instruction and refreshers throughout the evening, making the event welcoming for experienced dancers and complete beginners alike. No experience is necessary—only enthusiasm, comfortable shoes, and perhaps a willingness to laugh while learning a few steps.

Adding to the festive atmosphere, complimentary beer from craft brewery partners will be included in the ticket price, and food will be available for purchase from The Sandy Pineapple. It is country music, community, and cosmic perspective all under one magnificent roof.

Trivia beneath Gaia is more than a novelty. It is exactly the kind of imaginative community gathering the Cathedral has sought to offer during this installation: accessible, joyful, and rooted in connection. The event brings together friends, neighbors, parishioners, visitors, and competitors of all stripes for a good cause. Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place, and refreshments will be available. Best of all, the evening supports an outreach partner doing meaningful work in the local community.

Country Music and Line Dancing

Saturday, May 30, at 7 p.m.

The second event takes the Cathedral in an entirely different direction: an unforgettable night of country music and line dancing beneath Gaia. With the Earth glowing overhead and the soaring architecture of one of Long Island’s landmark buildings all around, this promises to be anything but an average night out.

The evening will feature The Rustlers, one of Long Island’s favorite

What makes both evenings so memorable is the setting. Gaia is not simply a backdrop. Created from detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface, the installation is meant to evoke the “Overview Effect,” the profound shift in perspective astronauts report after seeing the Earth from space. Whether visitors are answering trivia questions or line dancing with friends, the sight of the planet overhead quietly reframes the experience. It reminds us that community is not an abstract idea; it is something we practice together in shared spaces. These events also reflect the Cathedral’s wider commitment to opening its doors to the local community. During Gaia, the Cathedral has become a place not only for worship, but for art, music, learning, outreach, conversation, and play. That hospitality matters. In a time when many public spaces feel fragmented or transactional, the Cathedral is offering something generous: a beautiful place to gather, support neighbors, enjoy local talent, and experience wonder.

With Gaia leaving Garden City on May 30, opportunities to enjoy events beneath the Earth are quickly coming to a close. Trivia Night and the country music evening offer two very different ways to take part in this final stretch— one with pencils, teams, and prizes; the other with boots, music, and dancing. Both invite the same thing: come in, look up, bring your friends, and remember that joy, community, and care for our neighbors all belong under the same sky.

riday, May 22, 2026

News from the Children’s Room

These programs are for children ages Birth through Grade 5. Registration is required. Visit https://www.gardencitypl.libcal.com to register for April and May programs.

Programs may be canceled due to weather, power outages, lack of registration, or other unforeseen circumstances. If contact information has been provided for registration, a direct attempt will be made to notify participants.

New Storytime Registration Rules

Children’s programs are extremely popular! To give as many children as possible the chance to enjoy storytime, each child may register for one storytime per week. Please choose the session that best fits your child’s schedule and interests.

If a child is registered for more than one storytime, the librarian will select which session the child will attend. As space allows, we will continue to welcome children from the waiting list and walk-ins.

If your child is registered, please arrive at least 5 minutes early. At the start time of the program, if your regis-

tered child is NOT checked in, you will forfeit your child’s spot to a child on the waitlist or walk-in list.

• Tuesday, May 26, at 10:30 a.m.: A Time For Kids - 18 Months to 5 Years Not in Kindergarten)

• Tuesday, May 26, at 3:00 p.m.: Sensory Play Session - 3 to 7 Years

• Wednesday, May 27, at 10:30 a.m.: STEAM Preschool Building - 6 Months to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Thursday, May 28, at 10:30 a.m.: Mixed Age StorytimeBirth to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Thursday, May 28, at 11:30 a.m.: Mother Goose StorytimeBirth to 17 Months

• Thursday, May 28, at 3:00 p.m.: Sensory Play Session - 3 to 7 Years

• Thursday, May 28, at 4:00 p.m.: Kid Gaming Club - Grades 3–5

• Saturday, May 30, at 11:00 a.m.: Tiny Song Birds - Birth to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Monday, June 1, at

Please join us on May 30, at 11:00 a.m. for a Tiny Song Birds - Birth to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

10:30 a.m.: Toddler Storytime - 18 Months to 3 Years

• Monday, June 1, at 11:30 a.m.: Mixed Age StorytimeBirth to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Tuesday, June 2, at 10:30 a.m.: Mother Goose StorytimeBirth to 17 Months

• Tuesday, June 2, at 11:30 a.m.: Mixed Age StorytimeBirth to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Wednesday, June 3, at 10:30 a.m.: STEAM Preschool Building - 6 Months to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Thursday, June 4, at 10:30 a.m.: Mixed Age StorytimeBirth to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Thursday, June 4, at 11:30 a.m.: Mother Goose StorytimeBirth to 17 Months

• Monday, June 8, at 10:30 a.m.: Toddler Storytime - 18 Months to 3 Years

• Monday, June 8, at 11:30 a.m.: Mixed Age StorytimeBirth to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Tuesday, June 9, at 10:30 a.m.: Mother Goose StorytimeBirth to 17 Months

• Wednesday, June 10, at 10:30 a.m.: STEAM Preschool Building - 6 Months to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Thursday, June 11, at 10:30 a.m.: Mixed Age StorytimeBirth to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Thursday, June 11, at 11:30 a.m.: Mother Goose StorytimeBirth to 17 Months

• Monday, June 15, at 10:30 a.m.: Toddler Storytime - 18 Months to 3 Years

• Monday, June 15, at 11:30 a.m.: Mixed Age StorytimeBirth to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Wednesday, June 15, at 4:00 p.m.: Crafts - for Grades K–2.

• Tuesday, June 16, at 10:30 a.m.: Mother Goose StorytimeBirth to 17 Months

• Tuesday, June 16, at 11:30 a.m.: Preschool Craft - 3 to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Wednesday, June 17, at 10:30 a.m.: STEAM Preschool Building - 6 Months to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Thursday, June 18, at 10:30 a.m.: Preschool Storytime - 2 to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Thursday, June 18, at 11:30 a.m.: Mother Goose StorytimeBirth to 17 Months

• Thursday, June 18, at 4:00 p.m.: Kid Gaming Club - Grades 3–5

• Monday, June 22, at 10:30 a.m.: Toddler Storytime - 18

Months to 3 Years

News from the Children’s Room

• Monday, June 22, at 11:30 a.m.: Mixed Age StorytimeBirth to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Tuesday, June 23, at 10:30 a.m.: Mother Goose StorytimeBirth to 17 Months

• Tuesday, June 23, at 11:30 a.m.: Preschool Craft - 3 to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Tuesday, June 23, at 4:00 p.m.: Tween Tuesday - Grades 4–7

• Wednesday, June 24, at 10:30 a.m.: STEAM Preschool Building - 6 Months to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Wednesday, June 24, at 4:00 p.m.: End of the school year BINGO Grades K–5

• Thursday, June 25, at 10:30 a.m.: Preschool Storytime - 2 to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Thursday, June 25, at 11:30 a.m.: Mother Goose StorytimeBirth to 17 Months

• Friday, June 26, at 11:00 a.m.: Dance Party - 2 to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Monday, June 29, at 10:30 a.m.: Toddler Storytime - 18 Months to 3 Years

• Monday, June 29, at 11:30 a.m.: Mixed Age StorytimeBirth to 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)

• Monday, June 29, at 3:00 p.m.: Craft - for Grades 3–5

• Unattended Child Policy

It is Library policy that all children under age 11 must be accompanied by a parent or designated responsible person while in the Library. Also, if the young child is attending a Library program, we require the parent or designated responsible person to remain in the Library throughout the program and meet the child upon completion of the program.

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It’s What’s Happening for Young Adults Through the Library

The Library is Growing Butterflies!

The Library is growing butterflies. Caterpillars arrived on Monday, May 4. Last week, they began to form chrysalis. It will take approximately 1-2 weeks from our caterpillars forming chrysalis to transform into butterflies. Patrons can visit the Library to see our caterpillars and can also visit to see our butterflies after they emerge. Then, after a few days and when the weather is right, the Library will host a special butterfly release event outside on Library grounds! For updates on our caterpillars/butterflies, visit our website at gardencitypl.org or our Instagram page at instagram.com/gardencityplny and Facebook page at facebook.com/gardencityplny.

Tweens and Teens Summer Reading Club: Unearth a StoryInformation Coming Soon!

The Tweens and Teens Department is gearing up for Summer Reading Club! This year’s Tweens and Teens Summer

Reading Club theme is “Unearth a Story” and is for tweens and teens entering Grades 6-12 in Fall 2026. Registration for this year’s Summer Reading Club will begin on Monday, June 15. Look out for updates in the coming weeks for the Tweens and Teens Summer Reading Club, including information about prizes, summer programs, community service opportunities, and more! You can get updates by checking the Library’s website at www.gardencitypl.org, visiting our event calendar Libcal at gardencitypl.libcal.com, or by following the Library’s Tweens and Teens Department on social media:

• Facebook: facebook.com/ GCPLTweensTeens

• Instagram: instagram.com/ GCPLTweensTeens

If you have any questions, email Young Adult Librarian Laura Giunta at https://www.gardencitypl.org/ young-adult-department/contact-theyoung-adult-tweens-teens-department/.

The Library's butterflies are almost ready for release.

Upcoming and Ongoing Library Programs for Tweens and Teens

These programs are for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12 unless otherwise noted. Registration is required for these programs on LibCal at https://gardencitypl.libcal.com unless otherwise noted. Teens who complete an online survey after specific programs can receive community service for participating.

Registration is live online at https:// gardencitypl.libcal.com for the following programs:

• Ongoing: 100 Books Before Graduation - Register online here: https://forms.gle/j262hNm4tGsvR8wz9. After you register, pick up your 100 Books Before Graduation Packet located at the Library to participate!

Registration begins Tuesday, June 2, at 10 a.m. on https://gardencitypl.libcal. com for the following programs:

• Tuesday, June 9, at 4 p.m.: Teen Advisory Board (Grades 6–12)

• Thursday, June 11, at 4 p.m.: Teen Dungeons and Dragons (Grades 6–12)

• Friday, June 12, at 3:30 p.m.: Teen Gamers (Grades 6–12)

Ongoing Take-Home Community Service Opportunities

Looking to volunteer? Check out some of our ongoing take-home community service opportunities for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12. Please check at the Library for more information on each of these opportunities; all volunteer projects should be submitted at the Library with a Volunteer Form, which can be found outside the Tweens and Teens Room.

• Ongoing: Teen Social Media Team - No registration required, but parents must sign a volunteer form located at

Teens and tweens can earn tickets for every book they read, and then exchange the tickets for prizes.

the Library. Up to four social media content items can be submitted per volunteer monthly.

• Ongoing: Bookmarks for Community Service - No registration required. Up to 20 bookmarks can be submitted per volunteer monthly.

• Ongoing: Kindness Cards for Community Service - No registration required. Up to 10 cards can be submitted per volunteer monthly.

• Ongoing: Friendship Bracelets for Community Service - No registration required. Up to 10 bracelets can be submitted per volunteer monthly.

Teens Go On An Adventure with Dungeons and Dragons!

Teens played the popular role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons on Thursday, May 7, at the Library. Teen Dungeons and Dragons is a teen-led program in which teens lead game campaigns for their peers while enjoying snacks and drinks. The next Teen Dungeons and Dragons will be held Thursday, June 11, at 4 p.m. Register online via LibCal at gardencitypl.libcal.com beginning Tuesday, June 2, at 10 a.m. Teen Dungeons and Dragons is for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12.

New 100 Books Before Graduation Challenge!

Tweens and teens are asked to read 100 books before they graduate! This program launched earlier this year for tweens and teens currently in Grades 6–12. For every 10 books read, you will get 10 tickets to trade in for a prize in our prize cabinet. Pick a prize, or save them until you collect more tickets to use later toward a bigger prize! You will receive 25 bonus tickets at 20, 40, 60, and 80 books and 50 bonus tickets at 100! Plus, when you reach 100 books you will

More spring activities for Unit 265

On April 8, Denise Carman and Jacqueline Eltringham attended the launch of Nassau County Girl Scout Council's 2026 Operation Cookie. They represented the members of Unit 265, having contributed to the purchase of Girl Scout cookies that the

Girl Scouts send to service people overseas, courtesy of DHL. At the event were county, town and other local political officials, representatives of other veteran service organizations, police and fire department officials.

It’s What’s Happening for Young Adults Through the Library

get your name up on  our Hall of Fame Wall of Readers!

• Sign-up began January 5, 2026. Not in 6th grade yet? You can sign up beginning June 15 of the summer before you enter 6th grade!

• You must finish the challenge by June 15 of the year you graduate high school

• Track what you’re reading on this reading log. You can only track books you have read after you have signed up for this program.

• Any book (physical, eBook, and audio) you read that’s on your reading level after registering counts towards the goal. This includes books read for school! The only books that do not count towards the goal are books read before you register.

• While we love rereading, for this challenge, each book you read needs to be a book you’ve never read before.

• Hate the book you started reading? As long as you read 50% of the book,

you can count it toward this challenge!

Register online here: https://forms. gle/j262hNm4tGsvR8wz9 or using the QR code. After you register, pick up your 100 Books Before Graduation packet located at the Library to participate!

On May 11, the ladies visited their adopted ward at the VA Hospital, Northport. Enjoying the entertainment of DJ Bob Damato, the ladies served refreshments and socialized with the veteran residents there. “It is a joy to bring some cheer to those veterans who are unable to leave the ward. Our visits are one of the undertakings of our unit to support needy veterans and their families,” said President Eltringham.

Victoria, proprietor of Annastasia Salon, and President Eltringham decorate the salon’s storefront, commemorating Memorial Day to give tribute to those who have died in the service of our country. “It is a privilege to give tribute to those, who, as a result of their service, gave us our freedom at the sacrifice of their own lives,” said Victoria.

If you are a veteran and you wish to join Post 265 contact: Jim Michalak, Post 265 Adjutant/Membership Chairman @1(646) 438 0139

If you are a spouse or a relative of a veteran and you wish to join Unit 265 contact: Dona Armieri, Unit Vice President/ Membership Chairlady @ 1-(516) 314-4552

Annastasia Salon on

decorated their window to commemorate Memorial Day.

Garden City PTA News

PARP-Book Ninjas

• June 1–12: Drop off used K-gth Level books using the labeled box at your child's school. Books must be able to fit in gallon-sized bag (no board books please). For a chance to win a summer book kit & gift card, fill out a raffle ticket and add it to every book donation!

• Evening of June 18: Books to be hidden around GC

• June 19: Student “ninjas” to find hidden books while school is closed. (Hints will be provided!) One book per student, please.

• Read & pass on at any Free Little Library afterwards!

Super Saturday- June 4 at the GCMS

• Sportswear and School Supplies Pickup - 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

• Sportswear will be selling limited quantities of our popular beach towels, which can be personalized.

Other Important Dates

• School is in Session - Friday, May 22

• No School - Memorial DayMonday, May 25

• PTA Sportswear and School Supplies Pickup: Saturday, 6/6 9 a.m.–12 p.m. at GCMS

Annual Sponsorships Still Available!

Email sponsorships@gardencitypta.org Let’s Connect! Website: www.gardencitypta.org Facebook/Instagram/X:

@gardencitypta

To get real time informationturn on notifications!

Hemlock students in Mrs. Maher’s first grade class pose for a picture as they line the school walkways in preparation for Memorial Day.

Adult Services at the Garden City Public Library

Monday Movies

Monday Movies presented by the Friends of the Garden City Library at 1:30 p.m.: June 2026 Movies

6/1/26 - “The Patriot”, R, 2000,    165 mins.

6/8/26 - “1776”, G, 1972, 141 mins.

6/15/26 - No Movie

6/22/26 - “Hidden Figures”, PG, 2016, 127 mins.

6/29/26 - “Field of Dreams”, PG, 1989, 107 mins.

May and June 2026 Programs

Programs may be canceled due to weather, power outages, lack of registration, or other unforeseen circumstances. If contact information has been provided for registration, a direct attempt will be made to notify participants.

Mah-Jongg Open Play

Wednesday, May 27 from 9:30–11 a.m. and 6–8 p.m. Small Meeting Room unless otherwise noted

We are offering the opportunity to sign up for open play Mah-Jongg for all. In order to hold the room, registration is required. The room will be set up in groups of four and is open to all who would like to play.  Please note there is no instruction for this program. You must bring your own mah-jongg board.

Please register online at LibCal at https://gardencitypl.libcal.com/. For additional information contact Adult Services at (516)742-8405 ext. 5236 or email speakingofbooks@gardencitypl. org.

Jim Coll Lecture Series:  Understanding Brown v. Board of Education

Wednesday, May 27, from 2–3 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room

The decision in this landmark case has had monumental consequences on education in America and, to many historians, marks the starting point for the 20th century civil rights movement. In this lecture, we will discuss the legal development of the case and the definition of “equal protection” that remains part of its legacy.

Please register online at (https:// gardencitypl.libcal.com/) or call Adult Services (516)742-8405 x5236.

A Conversation with Alex DeMille Followed by Q&A

Wednesday, May 27, from 7-8 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room

Alex DeMille is a best-selling novelist and award-winning filmmaker. He grew up on Long Island and received a BA from Yale University and an MFA in film directing from UCLA. His films have

won multiple awards and fellowships.

“The Deserter”, “Blood Lines”, and “The Tin Men”, his three novels co-written with his father, author Nelson DeMille, were instant New York Times bestsellers. He is currently working on his debut solo novel.

He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.

Nelson DeMille was the author of twenty-four novels, seven of which were #1 New York Times bestsellers. His novels include “The Maze”, “The Cuban Affair”, “Word of Honor”, “Plum Island, “The Charm School”, “The Gold Coast”, and “The General’s Daughter”, which was made into a major motion picture starring John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe. With his son Alex DeMille, he co-wrote “The Deserter”, “Blood Lines”, and “The Tin Men”. Nelson DeMille was a combat-decorated U.S. Army veteran; a member of Mensa, Poets & Writers, and the Authors Guild; and a past president of the Mystery Writers of America. He was also a member of the International Thriller Writers, which honored him as 2015 Thriller Master of the Year. He died in 2024. About  The Tin Men:

At a top-secret Army training facility in the Mojave Desert, Special Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor plunge into a deadly web of military intrigue, AI technology, and robot soldiers as they unravel the shocking murder of a senior scientist in this gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling authors Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille.

Army CID Special Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor team up for their toughest assignment yet as they are dispatched to Camp Hayden to investigate the death of Major Roger Ames, the chief scientist in charge of the top-secret war games being conducted between a platoon of Army Rangers and a fleet of “lethal autonomous weapons.” Brodie and Taylor find themselves at ground zero of the next generation of warfare, and must untangle the complex web of alliances, animosities, and secret agendas among the men and women of the isolated facility.

In a place cut off from the world and exposed to the harsh desert elements, everyone is a suspect—from the zealous camp commander who pushes his men to the limit, to the Rangers slipping into madness due to isolation, grueling training, and rampant abuse of performance-enhancing drugs, to the late Major Ames’s own research colleagues. Brodie and Taylor must uncover layers of deception to find the hidden hand behind the murder of

Major Ames, and the real purpose of the activities at Camp Hayden and its terrifying arsenal of next-generation weapons.

This gripping thriller, the final novel from the legendary Nelson DeMille, coauthored with his son Alex DeMille, is a masterful blend of suspense and cutting-edge technology. It is a page-turning and thought-provoking exploration of the implications of AI in modern warfare and is a must-read for fans of military thrillers.

Please register online at (https:// gardencitypl.libcal.com/) or call Adult Services (516)742-8405 x5236.

Rhonda Kay and The Backstage Trio

Sunday, May 31, from 2–3 p.m. in the  Large Meeting Room

Rhonda Kay and the Backstage Trio are back to perform their contemporary and classic music.

Come listen and enjoy!

Please register online at (https:// gardencitypl.libcal.com) or call Adult Services (516)742-8405 x5236.

Dennis Raverty Presents Illustrating the Frontier: Encounters with Native American Culture

Tuesday, June 2, from 2 - 3 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room

During the first half of the 19th century, several expeditions penetrated deep into the new frontier, and some of them had brought along illustrators to document both the landscape and the native peoples they encountered there. Titian Peale went with the Atkinson-Long expedition of 1819, and German amateur anthropologist Prince Max of Wied hired Swiss artist Karl Bodmer to accompany him in his explorations of what is now Montana and the Dakotas in the early 1830s. Around the same time artist/ showman George Catlin developed his "Indian Gallery" documenting his travels beyond the Mississippi, touring and lecturing in Europe with his exhibition of art and artifacts.

Please register online at (https:// gardencitypl.libcal.com/) or call Adult Services (516)742-8405 x5236.

Programs may be canceled due to weather, power outages, lack of registration, or other unforeseen circumstances. If contact information has been provided for registration, a direct attempt will be made to notify participants.

Adult Crocheting and Knitting with Lupe

Wednesdays, June 3 & 24 and July 8 & 22, from 7–8 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room Media Center Crafter, knitter and crocheter Lupe Velasquez will be on hand to teach, help and suggest projects to do. Please

register online at LibCal at https:// gardencitypl.libcal.com/. Register once to cover the entire series. For additional information contact Adult Services at (516) 742-8405 ext. 5236 or email speakingofbooks@gardencitypl. org.

Brian Schnee Presents- LColours81 Fridays, June 5 OR June 12 from 1 p.m.–2:30 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room

Brian Schnee has created a family board game for individuals with low vision. This board game is 22” wide by 22” tall.  It has 9 blocks, 81 cells and 81 pegs.  The colors are optimized to aid the individuals with low vision.

Please register online (gardencitypl.libcal.com) or call the Reference desk (516)742-8405 x5236.

The first two weeks are reserved for Garden City Public Library patrons only.

Programs may be canceled due to weather, power outages, lack of registration, or other unforeseen circumstances. If contact information has been provided for registration, a direct attempt will be made to notify participants.

How to Use Libby, Hoopla & Flipster Thursday, June 11, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Small Meeting Room

Learn how to use these library services to download ebooks, magazines, audiobooks and more onto your device whether it be a Kindle, iPad, laptop, smartphone, tablet, or other eReader.

Please register online at (https:// gardencitypl.libcal.com/) or call Adult Services (516)742-8405 x5236.

Please bring your library card and fully charged device and any associated passwords with you to the program.

Programs may be canceled due to weather, power outages, lack of registration, or other unforeseen circumstances. If contact information has been provided for registration, a direct attempt will be made to notify participants.

Bingo for Adults (Large Meeting Room) Friday, June 19, 11 a.m. to noon in the Large Meeting Room

Join us for a fun morning of Bingo and win some fun prizes. Register for each Bingo online on LibCal (https:// gardencitypl.libcal.com) or call Adult Services Reference Desk at (516)7428405 ext. 5236 or email speakingofbooks@gardencitypl.org.

Museum Passes: Children’s Museum Pass and Benefits to Change May 15

Important Announcement: Beginning May 15, 2026, the Long

Adult Services at the Garden City Public Library

Island Children’s Museum (LICM) will be a Print-on-Demand pass. In addition, the benefits included will change.

• LICM New Print on Demand Pass Terms: Free admission for 1 adult (the reserved cardholder) and 1 child Passes are good one day only, the date of the reservation.

• Please note: GCPL policies allow one pass checked out at a time per household.

• LICM requires the reserved cardholder to show their ID with the Print-on-Demand pass. The name on the ID MUST match the name on the pass.

• LICM will give the reserved cardholder $2.00 off for two additional general admission tickets. This cannot be combined with any other discounts.

• Additional visitors in the cardholder’s party will need to pay the full museum admission.

• Additional benefits include $2.00 off for up to four theater tickets on the same day.

The Library understands this is a big change to borrowers, but were made by the museum for the library pass program, effective upon the Library’s renewal date. Any comments or questions should be directed to the LICM at (516) 224-5800. Thank you for your understanding.

Eight Print-on-Demand Passes Added,  Thanks to the Friends of the Library

The Garden City Public Library is pleased to announce that, through the generosity and continued support of the Friends of the Garden City Public Library, eight additional museum passes are now available to our patrons.

The newly added passes include:

• The Frick Collection (Print on Demand)

1 East 70th Street at Fifth Avenue, New York, NY

Free admission for 2 adults (no children under age 10)

• Sands Point Preserve (Print on Demand)

127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point, NY

Free parking and entrance to the preserve

• Garvies Point Museum & Preserve (Print on Demand)

50 Barry Drive, Glen Cove, NY

Free admission for 2 adults and 2 children (ages 5–12)

• The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center (Print on Demand)

Welwyn Preserve, 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove, NY

4 general admission passes (not recommended for children 10 and under)

• Long Island Museum (Print on Demand)

1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook, NY

Free admission for 2 adults and 2 children under 18

• New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) (Print on Demand)

47-10 111th Street, Corona, NY

Free admission for 2 adults and 4 children under 18

• The New York Historical (Print on Demand)

170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street), New York, NY

Free admission for 2 adults and 4 children under 18

• New York Transit Museum (Print on Demand)

99 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY

Free admission for 2 adults and 4 children under 18

These additions join our current museum pass offerings, which include: the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, Cradle of Aviation Museum, Empire Pass, Guggenheim Museum, Intrepid Museum, Long Island Children’s Museum, Lt. Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum, MoMA, Firefighter’s Museum, Nassau County Museum of Art, Old Westbury Gardens, and the Vanderbilt Museum, Mansion & Planetarium.

We are deeply grateful to the Friends of the Garden City Public Library for making these valuable cultural and educational opportunities available to our community. Their generosity continues to enhance the library’s mission of lifelong learning and enrichment.

All of the newly offered passes are available via Print on Demand. In addition to the newly offered passes, these eight (8) additional museum passes are available by Print on Demand: Cradle of Aviation Museum, Guggenheim Museum, Intrepid Museum, Lt. Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum, Firefighter’s Museum, Nassau County Museum of Art, Old Westbury Gardens, and the Vanderbilt Museum, Mansion & Planetarium. If you do not have access to a printer, the Library will be happy to print the pass for you. These passes will be good for one day only, and do not have to be returned to the Library.

Passes for the following four (4) museums still need to be picked up at the Library: 9/11 Memorial Museum,

MoMA (the Museum of Modern Art), the Long Island Children’s Museum (until May 14, 2026), and the Empire Pass, which allows entry of the vehicle when the card is presented at most New York State Parks, Department of Environmental Conservation forest preserve areas, boat launch sites, arboretums and park preserves. These passes also must be returned to the library by their due date and are subject to overdue charges (and cost of the next patron’s admission) if returned late, as per the Museum Pass agreement.

Museum passes are available only to Garden City Public Library cardholders in good standing who have signed the Museum Pass User Agreement in person at the Library. Museum passes may be reserved in advance and must be checked out by an adult (18 years and older), who must be present to pick up the pass at the Library.

Reservations can be made via LibCal on the Library’s website (www. gardencitypl.org), which requires a Library card and a PIN. Please visit the Circulation Desk to verify or create your PIN. Once you have a PIN, you can make your reservations from home or at the Library. Reservations will be taken up to one month in advance of the desired date, subject to availability on a first-come, firstserved basis. Reservations can also be made in person at the Adult Services Desk or over the phone.

For more information, visit the Library, call the Library Adult Services Desk at at 516-742-8405 x5236, or visit the Library website at www. gardencitypl.org.

Books Before School encourages reading

NEW! Encourage Reading through

1,000

Books Before Kindergarten and 500 Books Before Middle School

Our Children’s Department is thrilled to introduce exciting new reading initiatives designed to help young readers discover the joy of books!

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

Encourage your child to embark on a journey of reading 1,000 books before entering kindergarten. This program fosters a love for reading, improves literacy skills, and provides fun milestones to celebrate along the way.

500 Books Before Middle School

For older readers, we offer the 500

Books Before Middle School program. This challenge promotes independent reading and helps children continue developing their imagination and comprehension skills.

Why Join?

These programs are designed to help children experience the pleasure of reading, build lifelong habits, and nurture a natural curiosity of stories.

How It Works:

Registration in the Children’s Department began January 5.

Start reading and track your books.  Celebrate your progress with fun sticker rewards!

Together, let’s inspire a generation of readers!

For more information, contact the Children’s Department Staff.

NEW! The Grades K–5 After School Hive!

Weekdays after school, children in Grades K–5 are encouraged to play, build, craft, and work together! Starting at 3 p.m. every weekday after school, children in Grades K–5 can join us in the Children’s Room for a different after school activity!

• Board Game Mondays: Board games will be available in the Children’s Room for kids to play until 8:30 p.m.

• Craft Tuesdays: Craft sup-

plies like beads, yarn, scratch art, and more will be available in the Children’s Room until 8:30 p.m.

• LEGO Wednesdays: Build with LEGO in the Children’s Room until 8:30 p.m.

• Puzzle Thursdays: Work on jigsaw puzzles in the Children’s Room from Thursday through the end of the weekend!

Activities will also be available for kids in the STEAM Workshop if there isn’t a program. No registration required. Children must be accompanied by an adult in the Children’s Room and STEAM Workshop.

The

Friday, May 22, 2026

From page 22

Vaping alarm

On May 16th, Garden City Police and Firefighters responded to Community Bank at 1055 Franklin Ave. for an alarm reportedly set off by vaping.

Signal outage

Garden City Police officers responded to Franklin Ave. and 12th St. on May 17th for a traffic signal outage. Officers remained at the scene until the issue was corrected.

Smoking vehicle

On May 17th, Garden City Police and Firefighters responded to Hampton Rd. south of Stratford Ave. for a smoking vehicle. GCFD determined the vehicle may have had an electrical issue and that there was no active fire.

Welfare check

Garden City Police officers responded to a residence on May 17th to check on a resident at the request of a concerned relative. Officers located the resident and contacted the relative.

Bike group

On May 17th, Garden City Police officers responded to Old Country Rd. and Franklin Ave. for reports of youths riding bicycles in traffic. The area was checked with negative results.

Medical alert

On May 17th, Garden City Police officers responded to a medical alert alarm. Officers later located the resident, who reportedly activated the alarm accidentally while on a walk.

Awning missing

A Russell Rd. resident reported the possible larceny of a custom-made awning to GCPD on May 17th. Detectives are investigating.

Low tire

On May 17th, Garden City Police officers responded to Kingsbury Rd. for a report of a suspicious vehicle with its lights on and a person carrying a flashlight. Officers determined a motorist was filling a low tire and provided assistance.

Brush fire

Garden City Police and

Firefighters responded to 184 7th St. on May 18th for a brush fire. GCFD extinguished the fire prior to police arrival and deemed the area safe.

Faulty alarm

On May 18th, Garden City Polcie and Firefighters responded to Adelphi University for a fire alarm. GCFD determined the cause was a faulty fire alarm panel head.

Check altered

An Arthur St. resident reported to Garden City Police Headquarters on May 18th that a $10,700 check mailed from 6th St. had allegedly been stolen, altered and cashed. Detectives are investigating.

Girl located

On May 18th, a female nanny approached a GCPD Community Policing Officer on 7th St. after temporarily losing sight of a 10-year-old girl in her care. The officer located the child across the street near Dunkin’ Donuts, and the girl’s father responded to pick her up.

Senior prank

Garden City Police responded to a residence on May 18th for a report of youths in a driveway with water guns. The homeowner believed the incident may have been part of a GCHS senior prank and requested documentation for informational purposes. Police canvassed the area with negative results.

Suspended driver

On May 18th, GCPD officers stopped a vehicle traveling southbound on Cherry Valley Ave. at 9th St. for a suspended registration. Police say the investigation revealed the driver also had a suspended license. The vehicle was impounded and five tickets were issued, including aggravated unlicensed operation and operation of a vehicle with a suspended registration.

Dogs unleashed GCPD officers responded to Meadow St. and Magnolia Ave. on May 19th for a report of a man walking two dogs off leash. The man was no longer at the scene when officers arrived.

Leaf fire

On May 19th, Garden

THE OFFICE CAT

City Police and Firefighters responded to a Brook St. residence for a reported house fire. Firefighters discovered a small pile of leaves burning near a heater duct outside the residence and extinguished the flames without incident.

Detergent

theft

On May 19th, Garden City Police responded to CVS for a larceny in which an unknown subject stole $72 worth of laundry detergent. Detectives are investigating.

LEGAL NOTICES

Plate probe GCPD detectives are investigating the possible larceny of New York State-issued Village of Garden City license plates reported on May 19th.

NASSAU COUNTY NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CSFB MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005CF1, -againstCOLLEEN TRETTIEN, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on February 22, 2017, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CSFB MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-CF1 is the Plaintiff and COLLEEN TRETTIEN, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 2, 2026 at 2:00PM, premises known as 162 MEADOW ST, GARDEN CITY, NY 11530; and the following tax map identification: 34-546-32 & 39.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 000801/2015. Mark Ricciardi, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/ CLERK DIRECTIVES.

NASSAU COUNTY LEGAL NOTICE

INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY (Pursuant to Section 1428 of the Real Property Tax Law, State of New York) 2026 Tax 1st Half Due and Payable June 1, 2026 (Second half may be paid at same time) 2nd Half Due and Payable December 1, 2026 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, Treasurer of the Incorporated Village of Garden City, New York, has received the tax roll and warrant for the collection of taxes for the current year and will attend at the Village office, 351 Stewart Avenue in said Village, on each day during the period June 1 to July 1, 2026 from 8:30 o’clock in the forenoon until 4:30 o’clock in the afternoon (Saturday, Sundays and legal holidays excepted), for the purpose of receiving the taxes assessed on said roll. Taxes for the first half-year become due and payable June 1, 2026. (Taxes for the second half-year may be paid at the same time). Taxes for the second half-year become due and payable December 1, 2026. A discount of 1% will be allowed on the second half of the tax, providing payment of both the first and second halves is made not later than June 30, 2026. No discount will be allowed after June 30, 2026. To all taxes for the first half remaining unpaid after July 1, 2026, and for the second half remaining unpaid after December 31, 2026, five per centum (5%) will be added for the first month or fraction, thereof, and one per centum (1%) for each month or fraction thereof thereafter until date of Tax Sale is determined. Thereafter, Tax Sale expense and additional interest will be added.

AVOID PENALTIES BY PAYING YOUR TAXES PROMPTLY

When requesting tax bills, please give the lot and block numbers and map designation, account number or description and location of property. Irene Woo, CPA, CMFO Village Treasurer Dated: May 20, 2026 Garden City, New York

NASSAU COUNTY LEGAL NOTICE

INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Village Budget for the Fiscal Year June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027 was adopted on April 23, 2026 after a Public Hearing. Said budget may be examined on the Village’s website www. gardencityny.net.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY Kelly Galanek, Village Clerk Dated: May 20, 2026 Garden City, New York

May 22, 2026

Summer is Festival Season in New York City

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

The 48th Annual Museum Mile Festival returns to New York City on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, from 6–9 PM. This free event offers complimentary admission to 8 major museums and 12 neighborhood partners along Fifth Avenue from 82nd to 110th Street, and features outdoor, rain-or-shine festivities, performances, and art-making activities for all ages.

Participating Museums & Highlights

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1000 5th Avenue at 82nd St., featuring Raphael: Sublime Poetry, the first comprehensive U.S. exhibition of the Italian Renaissance master.(through June 28).

Neue Galerie New York: 1048 Fifth Ave. (Closed inside; hosting a pop-up table for their 25th anniversary).

Guggenheim Museum: 1071 5th Avenue at 89th St. Featured: Carol Bove, the first major museum survey of the American artist, through Aug. 2

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum: 2 East 91st St. Featured: Made in America, 70 large-format photographs captured by Christopher Payne about industrial and artisanal making.

The Jewish Museum: 1109 5th Avenue at 92nd St. Featured: Circa 1776: Jews in Colonial America, through Aug. 9; and “Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds,” through July 26.

Museum of the City of New York: 1220 5th Ave. at 103rd St. Featured: The Occupied City and Another Wonderland and He Built This City: Joe Macken’s Model celebrates the extraordinary vision and dedication behind one of the most ambitious handmade representations of New York City ever created (timed tickets required).

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a centerpiece of the Museum Mile Festival, but you can visit the Raphael: Sublime Poetry exhibit, first in U.S., until June 28 © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

El Museo del Barrio: 1230 5th Avenue at 104th Street.

The Africa Center: 1280 5th Avenue at 110th Street

The Public Theater’s “Shakespeare for the City” 2026 summer season features the return of Free Shakespeare in the Park to the newly revitalized Delacorte Theater in Central Park (Romeo and Juliet, May 22 June 28 and The Winter’s Tale, July 25–August 23. In addition, the Mobile Unit Tour is presenting a traveling production of As You Like It (June 4-28) in parks and community venues in all five boroughs. Information and to request tickets: publictheater.org

The New York Philharmonic’s 2026 Free Concerts in the Parks series, presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer, is scheduled June 9, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx; June 10, The Great Lawn, Central Park, Manhattan; June 11, Cunningham Park, Queens; and June 12, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, plus a free indoor concert at the St. George Theatre on Staten Island on June 14 at 4 pm (free tickets required).

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2026 Summer Recital Series offers free, borough-hopping performances June 8-17 featuring young Met stars performing favorite arias, with major outdoor concerts at Central Park SummerStage and in all five boroughs. The concerts highlight American opera and art song as part of the “United in Sound: America at 250”, featuring artists such as Emily Pogorelc, Joshua Blue, and Edward Nelson. Additionally, the Met’s Summer HD Festival is scheduled for Aug. 22–Sept. 1, on Lincoln Center Plaza, featuring free outdoor screenings of past performances.

Jazz Age Lawn Party, now celebrating its 21st anniversary in New York City, is taking place June 13 & 14, 2026, 11 am-5 pm on Governor’s Island. Hop the ferry and be transported in time and place to the Gatsby era, with 1920s hot-jazz, flappers and sporting gents. Headlined by festival host and founder Michael Arenella and his Dreamland Orchestra, with a score of entertainers, dance lessons

GOING PLACES NEAR AND FAR

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Bryant Park Summer Concerts series, known as Picnic Performances, takes place May 28 through Sept. 11 (most shows start at 7 pm), featuring free live music, dance, circus and theater from jazz, blues and Louisiana Zydeco to fiery Puerto Rican Bomba Fusion to North Indian-inspired vocals, a variety of global talent and culture, with influences from six continents and countless countries. Among the highlights: New York-based orchestra group, The Knights, will perform classical music inspired by American history in celebration of the America’s 250th; three-time Grammy Award-winning soprano, Latonia Moore, celebrates 111 years of Ella Fitzgerald’s timeless music with the New York City Opera, Aug. 7. The season closes with a 25th anniversary commemoration of September 11, with a moving program of classical music and reflections (https://bryantpark.org/ activities/picnic-performances).

Little Island’s 2026 summer season at The Amphitheater at Pier 55 in Hudson River Park features an ambitious, eclectic lineup of some 110 performances featuring over 300 artists, spanning music, theater, and dance. Highlights include new musical works, opera, and a marathon tribute night. The 2026 season includes a mix of ticketed and free, walk-up events (check the website, littleisland.org). Tickets available through TodayTix (https://www. todaytix.com/nyc/category/little-island).

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Enjoy This Month’s Blue Mini Moon

BY DENNIS MAMMANA

Week of May 24-30, 2026

When you hear the phrase “once in a blue moon,” what do you think? If you’re like most people, you think of something that doesn’t happen often. So what exactly is a blue moon, and why is it so rare?

First off, a blue moon isn’t all that rare. It occurs on average about once every 2.72 years.

Secondly, the moon doesn’t appear blue at all; it’s just a regular ol’ full moon that happens to be the second one in any particular month. You know this phenomenon if you receive a paycheck every two weeks. You’ll usually get two checks a month, but occasionally you’ll receive a third. It’s not that uncommon, and neither is a blue moon, despite the popular meaning of the term.

A second full moon in a month occurs occasionally because our calendar isn’t synced with the lunar phases, even though the word “month” derives from the word “moon”. What we call a month -- approximately one-twelfth of a year -- is longer than the moon’s “synodic” period -- the average time between one full moon and the next (29.53059 days).

So every once in a while -- every blue moon, one might say -- two full

moons will occur during the same calendar month. We’ll see the next one on Saturday night, May 30.

Be sure to watch as the moon rises in the southeast just after sunset that night. Chances are that it will first appear rather orange or red because its light must pass through a long column of air on its way to our eyes, and normal particulate matter suspended in the air scatters the moon’s light and colors it orange.

Some have defined the blue moon differently. Most seasons of the year will experience three full moons, but occasionally a fourth will sneak in. In that case, the fourth of the season would be known as a “blue moon.”

This seasonal definition may have originated from a 1943 question-and-answer column in Sky and Telescope magazine in which Laurence J. Lafleur traced the term to a 1937 “Maine Farmers’ Almanac.” Three years later, it seems, folklorist Philip Hiscock wrote in the same magazine an article that gave birth to the “second full moon in a month” idea.

Neither of these situations is particularly unusual, so where did the rarity idea originate? Occasionally, especially thick smoke or volcanic ash particles suspended in our atmosphere can remove enough red moonlight to make

The next “blue moon,” meaning the second full moon of a particular month, will appear on May 30.

the moon appear bluish. It is said that, after the Krakatoa volcanic eruption in 1883, the moon appeared blue for more than a year. As you might imagine, this is extremely rare. In fact, one might say that it happens ... only once in a blue moon!

Now there’s one more thing about the full moon that we’ll see this coming weekend. It reaches its orbital “apogee” at 4:45 a.m. EDT / 1:45 a.m. PDT,

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its farthest point from the Earth (about 250,517 miles away). This means that it will appear as the smallest full moon of this year. You might hear it called a blue “mini moon,” though most stargazers won’t be able to see much difference from a normal full moon.

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The ‘Sniffling, Sneezing, Coughing, But I’m Not Really Sick’

BY TRACY BECKERMAN

When I woke up, I felt fine. However, by noon, one side of my nose was stuffed up. And by dinnertime, I had a fullblown, eye-watering, nose-dripping, knock-the-dog-over-with-my-sneezes head cold.

“Maybe it’s allergies,” said my husband as I let out another sonic boom of a sneeze.

“I’ve never had allergies before,” I replied

“There’s always a first time,” he replied. “And it is spring now: allergy season.”

“OK, let’s look at the evidence,” I said. “One, I’ve never had seasonal allergies before, so it’s not that. Two, we’ve had the dog for four years, so it’s not a dog allergy. Three, we’ve been married for thirty-three years, so it’s not a husband allergy.”

“I wouldn’t necessarily discount the last one,” he said, backing away.

I could understand that he didn’t want me to have a cold. I knew it wasn’t a party for him when I was sick, but it didn’t compare on any level to

when he was sick. When my husband came down with a “man cold,” the whole planet knew it. I was expected to attend to his every runny-nosed whim and scratchy-throated complaint, and remain mute when he looked up his symptoms on WebMD and tried to assure me that he did not have a cold but instead had anthrax or cat scratch fever. But when I got sick, it was every man, child and sniffling, sneezing woman for themselves. Often when he saw me coming down with a cold, he would grab his pillow and go sleep in another room so he didn’t catch it. It’s not that he’s unsympathetic. For him it’s simply a matter of self-preservation. He knows that if he catches my cold and gets a man cold, I would kill him.

Meanwhile, back at Snot Central, I couldn’t sleep because I was so congested. I sneezed loudly and woke up my husband.

“I have a cold,” I whined miserably.

“No, really?” he replied.

“I need to emancipate my nose,” I said.

“From what?”

“The rest of my head.”

“Take some medicine and go to sleep,” he replied as he rolled over and fell back into his non-congested coma.

I lay there and stewed. I wanted some sympathy. An offer of chicken soup. Or at least a handful of tissues. I finally got up and dug through the medicine bin to try to find something that would relieve my symptoms, or maybe a ball-peen hammer so I could knock myself out. I finally settled on one of those nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, aching, coughing, stuffy-head fever, so-you-can-rest medicines and got back into bed. But no sooner did I lay down than I exploded with another one of those apocalyptic sneezes that probably registered an 8 on the Richter scale. The sound and force of it startled my sleeping husband so suddenly that he jumped out of bed in alarm and smacked his knee on the side of the nightstand.

“Owww,” he groaned. “I hit my knee really hard. It’s throbbing!”

“That stinks,” I said, sniffling.

“What should I do?” he whined.

I rolled over and tucked myself under my blankets.

“Take some medicine and go to sleep.”

Tracy Beckerman is the author of the Amazon Bestseller, “Barking at the Moon: A Story of Life, Love, and Kibble,” available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble online! You can visit her at www. tracybeckerman.com.

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For decades, retirement planning often centered around one major assumption: eventually, people would downsize, relocate, or move into some form of senior community as they aged. Today, that expectation is changing dramatically. Increasingly, older adults are choosing to remain in their own homes for as long as possible—a movement widely known as “aging in place.”

But this trend is about far more than staying put. It reflects a deeper lifestyle shift that is transforming how homeowners think about comfort, independence, family, wellness, and the purpose of home itself.

For many Americans, especially those over 55, the home is no longer viewed simply as an investment or a place to raise children. It has become a long-term lifestyle hub designed to support changing physical needs, social priorities, and emotional well-being for decades to come.

The Emotional Pull of Staying Home

One of the strongest drivers behind aging in place is emotional attachment. After living in a home for 20, 30, or even 40 years, people develop deep connections to their surroundings, neighbors, routines, and communities.

Leaving that environment can feel less like a move and more like losing part of one’s identity.

Homeowners often say they want to remain near:

• Lifelong friends

• Familiar doctors and healthcare providers

• Places of worship

• Favorite restaurants and stores

• Community organizations

• Children and grandchildren

For many, familiarity creates stability and confidence—especially as life becomes more uncertain with age.

The emotional benefits can be significant:

• Reduced stress

• Greater sense of control

• Stronger social connection

• Better mental health

• Improved quality of life

Instead of viewing aging as a reason to leave home, many people now see home as one of the most important tools for aging well.

The Pandemic Accelerated the Shift

The COVID-era years permanently changed how many people think about home life.

During lockdowns and periods of isolation, homeowners spent more time than ever evaluating how their living spaces supported—or failed to support—their daily needs. Many realized their homes needed to function in

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multiple ways simultaneously:

• Office

• Gym

• Entertainment space

• Wellness retreat

• Family gathering place

• Recovery environment

As a result, homeowners began investing more heavily in renovations that improved long-term livability instead of short-term resale appeal.

Features once considered “senior-oriented” became mainstream priorities, including:

• First-floor primary bedrooms

• Walk-in showers

• Wider hallways

• Non-slip flooring

• Better lighting

• Smart home technology

• Minimal-step entryways

Today, many homeowners in their 40s and 50s are already remodeling with future mobility and convenience in mind.

Lifestyle Over Square Footage

Another major shift involves how people define the “ideal” home.

For years, larger homes symbolized success. Bigger kitchens, formal dining rooms, and expansive square footage were viewed as aspirational. Now, priorities are changing.

Many homeowners are asking:

• Does this home make life easier?

• Is maintenance becoming overwhelming?

• Can I comfortably navigate this home 10 or 20 years from now?

• Does this property support my health and lifestyle goals?

As a result, practical functionality is increasingly replacing excess space.

Some homeowners are downsizing selectively—not necessarily to leave their communities, but to reduce physical and financial burdens while still maintaining independence.

Others are renovating existing homes to eliminate future obstacles.

The focus has shifted from impressiveness to usability.

Technology Is Making Aging in Place Easier

Technology has become one of the biggest enablers of independent living.

Smart home systems now allow homeowners to manage lighting, security, climate control, and appliances with voice commands or mobile devices. These tools are not just convenient—they can become critical safety

supports as homeowners age.

Popular aging-in-place technologies include:

• Video doorbells

• Smart locks

• Voice-controlled assistants

• Medication reminders

• Motion-sensor lighting

• Fall-detection devices

• Remote health monitoring systems

• Automated thermostats

• Emergency response systems

Telehealth has also reduced the need for frequent in-person medical visits, making it easier for older adults to remain home longer while still receiving healthcare support.

Many adult children now help monitor aging parents remotely through connected devices, creating greater peace of mind for families.

Multi-Generational Living Is Returning

Another major lifestyle shift tied to aging in place is the rise of multi-generational living.

Families are increasingly combining households for both financial and caregiving reasons. Aging parents are moving in with adult children—or vice versa—in arrangements that would have been far less common a generation ago.

Several factors are fueling this trend:

• Rising housing costs

• Increased longevity

• Caregiving needs

• Childcare support

• Economic uncertainty

• Cultural preferences Homes with flexible layouts are becoming more desirable, including:

• In-law suites

• Accessory dwelling units (ADUs)

• Finished basements

• Dual-primary bedroom layouts

• Separate entrances

• Private living quarters

For many families, multi-generational housing provides emotional support, financial efficiency, and stronger family bonds.

However, it also requires thoughtful planning around privacy, accessibility, and long-term compatibility.

Financial Realities Are Influencing Decisions

Aging in place is not always purely emotional—it is often financial.

Senior housing, assisted living, and long-term care facilities can be

extraordinarily expensive. Remaining at home may offer substantial cost savings, especially for homeowners who have already paid off or significantly reduced their mortgages.

Still, staying home is not automatically inexpensive.

Many homeowners underestimate future costs related to:

• Home maintenance

• Property taxes

• Insurance increases

• Accessibility renovations

• Healthcare services

• In-home caregiving

This is why proactive planning has become increasingly important.

Financial advisors and housing professionals now encourage homeowners to evaluate whether their current property can realistically support aging goals over the long term.

Key questions include:

• Can stairs eventually become a problem?

• Is public transportation nearby?

• Are healthcare facilities easily accessible?

• Will upkeep become physically difficult?

• Are renovation costs manageable?

In many cases, modest renovations completed early can prevent far more expensive transitions later.

Wellness-Centered Design Is Becoming Mainstream

The aging-in-place movement is also influencing broader housing design trends.

Builders and remodelers are increasingly incorporating “universal design” principles intended to work for people of all ages and physical abilities.

These features often include:

• Curbless showers

• Lever door handles

• Open floor plans

• Wider doorways

• Better natural lighting

• Easy-to-reach storage

• Slip-resistant surfaces

• Minimal thresholds between rooms

Interestingly, these upgrades appeal not only to older adults but also to younger buyers seeking convenience, safety, and simplicity.

In many ways, aging-in-place design is becoming less about aging specifically and more about creating homes that function better for everyone.

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Perhaps the biggest shift of all is philosophical.

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BY TOM MARGENAU

A recent edition of Forbes Magazine included an article called “Seven Ways Social Security Benefits are Unfair.” It went on to list various ways that Social Security payouts are supposedly actuarially indefensible and unjust. Sadly, many of them were not well thought out. In today’s column, I have enough space to cover only a few.

Forbes Allegation:

The Second-Earner Theft

Harry has earned a $3,000 monthly benefit. His wife, Wanda, raised kids and then joined the workforce. Wanda’s contributions should earn her a $1,400 benefit. But she is not permitted to collect.

What stops Wanda from getting anything back for the money she put in: A spousal benefit, set at 50% of whatever Harry has earned for himself. That, and a rule saying Wanda can get either her spousal share or her own earned benefit, but not both.

In this case, Harry and Wanda get $4,500 a month; the $1,400 earned by Wanda goes down the drain.

What the politicians thought they were doing: being kind. It costs more to feed two mouths than one.

What they are, in effect, doing: pilfering Wanda’s contributions.

My Comment:

Wanda’s contributions were not really “pilfered.” On the Social Security Administration books, Wanda is paid her full benefit of $1,400 per month. Then they look to Harry’s account to see if she can get any extra benefits as a spouse. So Wanda is paid an extra $100 on Harry’s record to take her up to the $1,500 spousal rate she is due.

Perhaps Forbes is suggesting that Wanda should get her own Social Security benefit and then, at the same time, also collect a full spousal benefit. In other words, Wanda would get her own $1,400 and she would get $1,500 in spousal benefits for a total of $2,900 per month.

You may say to yourself: “Well, that seems fair.” But then consider this. If Wanda can get her own retirement benefit and get full spousal benefits on Harry’s record, then why can’t Harry get his own retirement benefit and full spousal benefits on Wanda’s record., So Harry would get $3,000 per month plus $700 in spousal benefits for a total of $3,700 per month. Multiply that times the millions of married couples getting Social Security benefits and you have a financial disaster for the Social Security system.

Forbes Allegation: The Divorce Bonanza.

Morris, who has earned a $4,000 benefit, has been married and divorced four times. If each marriage lasted at least 10 years and none of the cast-off wives had remarried (or earned a large benefit from working), Morris’s efforts generated a combined $8,000 a month. That’s because each ex-spouse is entitled to the 50% spou-

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sal benefit.

When Morris dies, the exes each get a survivor benefit, kicking the payout for this extended family to $16,000.

What would be fair: In a divorce proceeding, a Social Security benefit would be divided, just as an IRA is divided. It would not be multiplied.

What we’ve got: a reward for marital instability

My Comment:

This Forbes allegation is a highly unlikely scenario. To make this story work, Forbes must assume that each of the exwives never remarries. But actually, it is very likely that one or more, perhaps all of the ex-wives, will remarry, thus negating any benefits due from Morris.

Also, the Forbes allegation assumes none of these women have worked and earned their own Social Security benefits. Once again, it is much more likely that some or all of Morris’s wives have worked and earned their own Social Security, thus offsetting any or all divorced spousal benefits they might be due.

Also, what is Forbes suggesting as an alternative? Are they saying benefits to divorced women should be eliminated?

Forbes Allegation:

The Poverty Trap.

Lower-income retirees have shorter lives than high-income retirees, a phenomenon that undoes much of the progressivism in the benefit formula. Tobacco users, who congregate at the lower end of the wage scale, are the worst off.

Not only do smokers collect over shorter lifespans than nonsmokers, but they pay penalties with every cigarette purchase: excise taxes plus a tribute to tort lawyers. (The lawyers created streams of extra revenue to the states and collected a percentage.) Why are people who get short-changed on Social Security paying for lawyers’ yachts?

My Comment:

This one is just weird. My guess is the author of the Forbes piece is a smoker and he’s upset because for years now, he has been forced to satisfy his nicotine cravings by standing outside Forbes’s offices in a designated smoking area.

But he hides his anger by lumping himself in with low-income retirees who supposedly die early and don’t collect Social Security as long as nonsmokers and higher-income retirees. So again, I must ask this: what is Forbes alternative? Do they suggest low-income people and smokers should get some kind of bonus in their monthly benefits?

Forbes Allegation: The Short-Changing of Millennials.

Today’s 70-year-olds are sitting in high cotton. Buying votes along the way, Congress has legislated for its benefit out of proportion to the money they put in. Result: The system is running out of cash. Today’s younger workers, confronting a future of reduced benefits and higher

taxes, will in effect be paying for their own retirement plus some of their parents’ retirement.

My Comment: 50 years ago, it was the Baby Boomers who were complaining that the prior generation was “sitting in high cotton” and that the program would go bust before they ever had a chance to collect. But now it’s the Boomers who are “in high cotton,” and the Millennials are doomed. I guarantee you that there will be another Forbes article 50 years from now saying that when it comes to Social Security, Millen-

nials are “sitting in high cotton” and that Generation Alphas and Generation Betas are being short-changed. As the old song goes: “Round and round and round it goes. And where it stops, nobody knows!” If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has two books with all the answers. One is called “Social Security -- Simple and Smart: 10 Easy-to-Understand Fact Sheets That Will Answer All Your Questions About Social Security.” The other is “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts.” You can find the books at Amazon.com or other book outlets. Or you can send him an email at thomas.margenau@comcast.net.

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Grant Hill tells graduates to be problem solvers

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

May is a big month for commencements at colleges across the country and basketball superstar Grant Hill has given advice to lots of graduates. He gained some of his wisdom along the way and he credits both of his parents for what he’s learned.

Born on October 5, 1972, in Dallas, Texas, Grant Henry Hill is the son of Calvin Hill, a former Dallas Cowboys NFL player. Grant was born while his father was playing for the team. His mother, Janet Hill, was a Duke University trustee emerita who was a mathematics teacher and an accomplished corporate consultant.

The Hill family moved to Reston, Va., when Grant was four years old. He was a standout athlete at South Lakes High School in Reston where he was a 1990 McDonald’s All-American and Virginia Mr. Basketball.

Grant Hill became one of the country’s top recruits but he knew the importance of getting a good education so he thought long and hard about which college to attend.

Janet Hill wanted him to attend Georgetown University while his father preferred the University of North Carolina. Hill decided to attend Duke University in Durham, NC, playing four years with the Blue Devils and winning national titles in 1991 and 1992.

Hill received his bachelor’s degree from Duke with a double major in history and political science in 1994. Believing that it was important for him to be prepared for life after playing basketball professionally, Hill chose majors he’d like.

While addressing the graduates at Duke University on May 11, 2025, Grant

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Homeownership is no longer viewed solely through the lens of appreciation, equity, or resale value. Increasingly, homeowners are evaluating their properties based on how well those homes support emotional health, physical mobility, relationships, and daily quality of life.

The modern homeowner is asking:

• Can this home adapt with me?

• Will it support independence?

• Does it reduce stress or create it?

• Can I envision myself here comfortably years from now?

That represents a profound change in how Americans think about housing. The future of real estate may not revolve entirely around larger homes, faster moves, or constant upgrading. Instead, it may center around adaptability, longevity, wellness, and inten-

Hill focused on integrity, overcoming obstacles and persevering no matter what comes down the pike.

He said that during middle school when he doubted the value of attending college, his mother explained that college is a place where a person learns “how to think, how to problem solve and how to endure.”

He thought of the lesson he’d learned from her while playing college basketball after he failed to deliver a full-court pass to Christian Laettner in a regular season ACC game against Wake Forest University, just a few weeks before “The Shot.”

Instead of blaming the other team or their fellow teammates, Grant Hill and Christian Laettner discussed what went wrong and put their heads together to make sure that if they ever got the opportunity to do the play again, they would “do it right.”

Afterwards they had the chance to execute what they’d practiced in the Blue Devil’s 1992 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight matchup against the University of Kentucky.

“When it arrived, we were ready, not because we were perfect the first time or because we had thrown that play out and drawn up a new one, but because we learned to think, problem solve and endure,” Hill said. “Mom was right.”

A competitive basketball player, Hill also has said, “Regardless of the obstacles or hurdles that are ahead of you, regardless of the opponent, regardless of the odds, your goal and objective always is to win.”

In the 1994 NBA draft, the Detroit Pistons picked Hill in the first round. He was the third player chosen. Later

that year he became the first rookie in any of the four major sports to lead the All-Star Game in fan voting.

During his 19-season Hall of Fame career Hill played for the Pistons until 2000 and three other NBA teams - the Orlando Magic from 2000-2007, the Phoenix Suns from 2007-2012, and the Los Angeles Clippers from 2012-2013. He was a 7-time All-Star and co-Rookie of the Year in 1995.

Standing at 6’8” Grant Hill was considered a small forward on the court who ran the offense and led the team in assists per game among non-guards for four straight seasons. He could score from virtually anywhere on the court, drive the ball and play in the post meaning that as an offensive player Hill would position himself near the basket or near the free-throw line to receive a pass, protect defenders and create scoring opportunities for his teammates.

In 1996 Hill was a member of the Gold Medal-winning Olympic men’s basketball team. He is widely known for his strong play and steals on the basketball court that helped capture the gold medal for the U.S.

About competing and succeeding, Hill has said, “The great thing about sports is you constantly have to prove yourself. You constantly have to go out there and do it, day in and day out.”

Because of several injuries during his NBA career Hill has said, “For me, I was able to still figure out, find ways to add value to a team, and as I went through injuries, as I had setbacks, I got older. I was still able to play until I was 40, I think in large part because I continued to figure out how I could be effective out there on the court

throughout my 19-year journey.”

Since 2012 Grant Hill has served as managing director of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team. He became a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks in 2015 and he serves as the franchise’s Vice Chair of the Board.

Grant Hill and his wife, Tamia Washington Hill, married in 1999 in Michigan. Introduced by singer Anita Baker, Grant and Tamia went on a blind date. She is a Canadian R&B singer, songwriter and producer. Known for her soulful vocals, Tamia Hill has had six Grammy nominations and the hit song, “Stranger in My House,” which was released in 2000.

Grant and Tamia Hill have two daughters, Myla Grace and Lael Rose, and live near Orlando, Fla. They moved to Orlando when he was traded from the Detroit Pistons to the Orlando Magic.

He also told the new graduates at Duke University commencement last year to stay true to the values they developed at Duke while navigating a world of constant change and uncertainty. He added, “Guard your integrity - only you can give it away.”

Asked about his impact on sports and basketball in particular, Grant Hill said, “I want to do the best I can and let everyone else worry about legacies.”

Happy Graduation to all of the graduates out there!

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Aging in place is no longer simply a retirement strategy. It has become part of a broader lifestyle transformation— one where home is designed not just for where people are today, but for who they hope to become tomorrow.

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School budget passes with nearly 80% approval

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concerns involving bicycle helmet use and reports of students climbing onto school roofs.

“We’ve had some safety concerns in recent weeks at two of our primary

schools, where elementary and middle school students have been climbing onto school roofs,” Dr. Sinha said. “It’s extremely dangerous. We’ve sent letters home to families and will continue to do so because it’s something we really

want parents to be aware of.”

The board also thanked the PTA for its continued support and grant funding and welcomed new hires, including high school math teacher Alexandra Kelly and middle school band teacher

Caroline Feryo, a Garden City alumna. The next Board of Education work session is scheduled for June 2, followed by a regular session on June 16, both beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Garden City High School.

Traffic Comm studies traffic calming measures

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Police Commissioner Gerard Kniesel reported on information gathered by the Garden City Police Department, including traffic surveys conducted in the western section of the village.

“We did a traffic data collection and it does support the heavy volume. We also had a significant number of enforcements to just keep an eye on this. While we didn’t have any direct observations of concern, I think based on the Engineering Department’s review of the sightlines there it warrants a threeway/all-way stop — we concur with that,” Kniesel said.

Superintendent of Public Works John Borroni was asked to comment on the engineers’ review of the intersection and whether it met the warrants for an all-way stop.

“His recommendation is that it does meet the warrant for an all-way STOP, based on Warrant B for sight distance — there are high shrubs and large trees in the area. It’s also a recommendation based on engineering judgment; adding STOP signs is recommended because St. Anne’s Elementary School is in the vicinity, and there is high pedestrian activity, including young children going to and from school and crossing in the area,” Borroni said.

Village Trustee Vinny Muldoon, chair of the Traffic Commission, referenced the village’s most recent all-way stop installation, which did not meet every engineering requirement but had significant resident support through a petition.

“The thing that came up, though — again, part of it is people getting used to a new STOP sign as well. A perfect example is on Newmarket Road. Whoever is living on that corner, that sign will impact them the most, as they are used to people driving through and all of a sudden there is the braking with people coming to a full STOP. The question is do we go back to Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds to ask them to gather a petition signed by neighbors, and that will make sure the majority of people in those two blocks in either direction really want to see the STOP sign added,” Muldoon said.

He noted that obtaining consensus from nearby residents would help avoid disputes after installation.

“That way we won’t end up putting it in and then having the same situation

we had when it came to Fifth Street and Hilton Avenue, where several people wanted that STOP put in, then once we did it there were people going back and forth for months about it,” Muldoon said.

Last July, the village ultimately decided to retain the much-debated stop sign at Hilton Avenue and Fifth Street after nearby residents voiced objections during a Traffic Commission meeting. As Muldoon referenced, a petition presented to the commission in early 2025 garnered support from 87 residents.

Borroni said he would have no objection to using a similar petition process to determine whether nearby residents support an all-way stop at Vassar Street and Middleton Road.

Police Commissioner Kniesel noted that the intersection does not have a high incidence of automobile accidents.

“The volume is decent, though, and it certainly warrants further consideration for the all-way STOP. That was rooted in our engineering review and the warrants, and there is a good argument to install the all-way STOP there,” he said.

Muldoon reiterated that while the commission valued the recommendations from police and village staff, he still believed a petition would be the best way to gauge neighborhood sentiment.

Village Trustee Yvonne Varano, also a member of the Traffic Commission, said circulating a petition would also serve as a form of outreach.

“It offers a means of communicating, ‘This is what we are thinking of doing,’ and it’s better for the village to have their support,” she said.

The Traffic Commission deferred a decision pending receipt of a petition with significant neighborhood support.

Finalizing First Street bump-outs

The commission also discussed permanent bump-outs for First Street to replace temporary orange bollards.

Borroni said village staff recently discussed how to move the project forward. An original diagram included four bump-outs at an estimated cost of approximately $30,000. He added that the plan also included restriping to accommodate parking spaces along the south side of the street.

“We’ve also been discussing some drainage options that could be included depending on the style of bump-out that

is installed,” he said.

Muldoon explained that bump-outs along Cherry Valley Avenue near the Department of Public Works yard were intentionally designed with 10- to 12-inch openings to allow stormwater to pass through.

“Otherwise we’re going to have to do some pretty extensive drainage with drywells and more items,” he said.

Borroni agreed that adequate drainage would be necessary.

Varano, who lives on First Street, discussed balancing aesthetics with functionality.

“It would look a lot nicer if we didn’t have to put in 12-inch drainage, but then the offset is that you need to have some stormwater basin. I thought this might be a good place to also go out to look at the corner. It appears too narrow, and I think the whole point is keeping the area as wide as possible to prevent people from pulling in, and it could hopefully slow traffic a little,” she said. She suggested reviewing the issue on-site.

Muldoon said, “The key there is for people coming out of Mayfair Avenue that would usually hook a hard right, hopefully at 25 mph. This could make them really come to a stop, and the bump-out we will add has a sharper corner on it. If they decide to do that, their tires will not last too long,” he said.

He compared the proposal to previous traffic-calming efforts on New Hyde Park Road aimed at preventing illegal turns.

Muldoon suggested that engineers could spray-paint outlines on the pavement to help residents and officials visualize the project during the site visit.

He added that the inspection should occur during the morning, when traffic conditions are busiest.

Commissioner Kniesel said the First Street area clearly requires attention.

“It’s a tough and difficult process to find the right answer there, but it’s not for a lack of trying,” he said.

The commission agreed to schedule an on-site review.

Muldoon also discussed adding more visual character to bump-out areas through landscaping and plantings in consultation with Village Arborist Joe Umana.

“Right now with just grass in it, the one on Cherry Valley Avenue is harder to see. You need something to make a driver stop and think there are shrubs there, so they don’t want to be running over the curb,” he said.

Varano noted that the Board of Trustees still needed to consult Umana regarding appropriate grasses for the area.

Muldoon referenced ornamental grasses he had seen in Westhampton that return each year and provide seasonal color.

“It would be nice to give them some class and some character,” he said.

North Ave. project nearing completion

Discussing the North Avenue modifications creating a one-way route to Nassau Boulevard, Borroni said work at the site is substantially complete. The remaining work involves paving between Kilburn Road and Nassau Boulevard, along with landscaping coordinated with Arborist Umana.

When Muldoon asked about timing, Borroni said the paving would likely be completed alongside other village paving projects scheduled this month.

Muldoon described the temporary barriers along North Avenue as “a very successful test run” demonstrating how the village can redirect traffic while maintaining communication with residents.

Borroni said the project involved multiple stages, including conceptual plans, temporary bollards, revised concepts, resident notices and a village survey conducted in fall 2025 before the Traffic Commission reached its final decision.

“I think when it is all finished and done it will also look great and help everybody who lives in that area,” Muldoon said.

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text chains nonetheless in days leading up to the election.

May 22, 2026

In sharp contrast, the St Paul’s Park group provided factual, sourced estimates citing demo costs of $10 million.

So which one is it? $10 million or $30 million? We may never know, and that seems to be the point. As long as we have no cited facts, the lies and misinformation can continue. It is by design that the BOT cancelled the RFP immediately following an election where the only numbers for saving St. Paul’s came from anonymous or uncited sources.

It is by design that residents will continue to be kept in the dark so that when costs for restoring St Paul’s come in higher than the estimated $10 million “solution for generations”, preservations will once again be able to spin the facts to their advantage.

Knowledge is not only power, but necessary in our age of AI deep fakes and rampant misinformation. However, to St. Paul’s preservationists, and it seems to this BOT, an informed public, armed with facts, is a danger to their desired end goal.

Neha Bajaj

Watch your step and your wallet

To the Editor:

The village board of trustees recently voted to add $10 million to the budget for an eventual bonding to cover the costs of work they want done on the St. Paul’s building. The work comprises of just patching the roof, repointing the brick siding, replacing the drainage systems, windows, and their frames, in what they hope will seal the buildings progressive deterioration from water damage and vermin infiltration with no guarantees of success, which is called Mothballing by definition and description. It is still not clear yet whether the village is going to send out RFP’s for trained professionals in historic restoration to do the work or just use village employees in order to not to deplete any of the $10 million budgeted for the project. Regardless of who performs the work, all State regulations and laws are to be adhered to in order protect workman and all others entering the building from injury and exposure to surface and airborne disease, which remains to be seen. Remember too that there will be NO abatement, which could potentially rid the building of hazardous conditions but that would just add another $10 to $20M+ to the project which is not a good sales pitch coming from the mayor and trustees.

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Strict Liability: If a worker is injured due to a safety violation, contractors and owners are liable, regardless of whether they supervised the work, and the worker’s own negligence is generally not a defense.

NY Labor Law 241: Construction Safety Labor Law 241 mandates that construction, excavation, and demolition work be conducted with reasonable and adequate protection for workers.

New York Labor Law § 200 is the “general duty” clause requiring employers, owners, and general contractors to provide a safe workplace for employees. It mandates that construction sites, machinery, and equipment be designed, operated, and maintained to ensure reasonable safety, acting as a codification of common-law negligence duties.

Scope: Covers all areas where work is performed, requiring safe, well-lighted, and properly equipped conditions.

Liability Standards: To hold an owner or contractor liable, the injured party must generally prove negligence: Dangerous Condition: The owner/ contractor created the defect or had notice (actual or constructive) of it.

The NY HERO Act (New York Health and Essential Rights Act) is a law requiring private employers to implement comprehensive airborne infectious disease exposure prevention plans to protect employees. It mandates safety protocols—such as PPE, disinfection, and social distancing—and allows for workplace safety committees, covering almost all private-sector workers in NY.

Anti-Retaliation: The law prohibits discharging, threatening, or discriminating against employees for exercising their rights under the act, reporting violations, or refusing to work due to unsafe conditions.

Mothballing is the first step taken to ensure a building survival when no productive use is planned and funds are not available for rehabilitation. It should involve, if done correctly, stabilizing the structure (roof, walls, foundation), securing windows and doors, installing ventilation to prevent mold and moisture damage, applying security measures, and lastly securing periodic maintenance and surveillance. It looks like the BOT plan is to push for Landmark Status on this building in hopes of justifying the use of the $10M. However, any alterations, especially exterior work, require a plan and review by the Landmarks Preservation Commission or suffer a potential loss of Landmark status. The result of this expenditure means the shortchanging of the number of repairs and services needed in the Village. Remember too that money for Mothballing was rejected by 77% of residents as a result of the last village survey.

Bob Orosz

Threats to a free press

To the Editor:

It was both sad, and concerning, to read last week’s editorial in the GC News.  The Editorial opined on a piece of “advice” given to the editor of the GCNews by a “well-known member of the community” that if they continue to run “divisive material” in the paper that they would start to lose readers.  The editorial states “the comment could either be heard as a word of advice, or a threat”.  The editors “took it as the latter”.

A free press is the key building block of any well-functioning system of governance.  While it is great to see pictures of flowers on 7th St, and videos from St Paul’s masquerading as “transparent”, those that study governance understand that transparency is about “a framework where an organization or government operates openly, making its rules, processes, and decisions easily accessible and understandable to the public”.   With a BOT that has changed its position on St Paul’s from a $100,000,000 plus Adaptive Reuse, to a “pause”, to PPP (Governor Hochul anyone?), to looking at a Real Estate Transfer Tax, to a now  “Landmark Compromise” with uncited costs, all without any comment from the BOT or public discussion, a free press is more important in this village than ever.

No resident would have ever known about the Mayor Veneziale St Paul’s Committee’s intentionally doctoring of costs for Adaptive Reuse without the GCNews. When the former Mayor Flanagan attempted to post the damning emails on the Village Website, documenting the deceit, 5 of the 8 sitting trustees; Trustees Courtney, Muldoon, Tai, Harrington and Torino, thwarted the effort to have the emails posted on the Village website. (Trustee Harrington seems to have won the award for being on more of the damning emails than any other member of the Veneziale Committee  https://tinyurl.com/stpaulsemails ).

What would the result have been without the GCNews having the courage to print the 25 incriminating emails?  Would residents have believed Mayor Veneziale’s St Paul’s Committee and the Alliance’s $49,000,000 estimate that we now know would have been two or three or four times that number?  For what was once a fiscally conservatively run village, but now has for the second year in a row issued record village debt and has one of the highest per capita debt levels in NY State, the start of a “$49,000,000” Adaptive Reuse that would have run $100,000,000 plus would have been devastating.

And just this past election, with four CAP candidates that successfully ran for the BOT, all the while claiming they knew nothing about the enormous

amount of misinformation put out by POA officers and the CAP campaign: including fake AI about FABGC signing contracts to develop St Paul’s with medium and low-income housing, as well as threats to female opposition candidates that they had to drop out of the race or be “exposed” to more fake AI. (Mayor Finneran might have taken “private action” but admittedly made no attempt to correct the misinformation or inform the 5200 residents that viewed the fake website that it was just that: fake.)  In fact, the four candidates stated in a letter to the GCNews that “This will be our last comment on this matter.” making it clear that the residents do not deserve any answers, in their opinion,  to the candidate’s involvement in the election interference.  (https://www.gcnews. com/articles/no-knowledge-of-actions.)

In light of these examples, and fully understanding the importance of journalistic confidentiality, it can be argued that a “threat” to the GCNews is not only not protected under journalistic “privilege”, but a threat to both a local business and village transparency.  Therefore, I would urge the GCNews to name the ““well-known member of the community” that threatens our village newspaper.  The GCNews is too important for the residents to allow threats to limit its reporting and Letters to the Editor.

Donald MacLeod

Gnats and camels

To the Editor:

In the May 8 edition of the Garden City News, Trustee Catalano wrote the following: “Village boards and volunteer committees routinely examine concepts, projected costs, financing possibilities, and planning alternatives before any final course is chosen. That is not secrecy or scandal; it is responsible governance.”

This was likely in reference to the sudden introduction by Mayor Finneran–in mid-December–of a PublicPrivate Partnership idea that was supposed to involve in-depth analysis of the pros and cons of such a construct for St. Paul’s, including an RFP soliciting bids and proposals from third parties for further evaluation. When the risks of “alienation” of parkland status–which would be required for private development of St. Paul’s–became more apparent in Facebook discussions, the BOT dropped the PPP proposal without any public debate or discussion. Catalano’s quote also likely alluded to the St. Paul’s Advisory Committee report regarding an $80 million adaptive reuse proposal, a possible Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT) on all private house sales in the Village, and its recommendation that the BOT issue an RFP to better understand the costs of demolition.

Before the election, the BOT voted 8-0

to move forward with just such a demolition RFP and received multiple bids, including two for ZERO cost and two more that would have cost $4,000 and $5,000 each. Issuing an RFP is a request for proposals, not a COMMITMENT to move forward. It is not a Letter of Intent. It is not a Memorandum of Understanding. Just like the aborted PPP idea, it would merely involve the solicitation of proposals and estimates to improve the information and institutional knowledge to consider a project.

However, just weeks after the RFP vote, the day after the election, the BOT voted 8-0 to rescind the RFP and bury any further attempts to understand what the costs would be for such an option. What happened to “examining concepts, projected costs, financing possibilities, and planning alternatives before any final course is chosen”?

If a Village employee at $100,000 per year compensation had to allocate 8 hours to review and summarize four proposals, that would equate to about $500 in taxpayer-related time. At

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16 hours of time, that would equate to $1,000 (or approximately $0.14 per household, one-time). Hence, the combination of $9,000 in total costs to secure the four proposals and up to $1,000 in taxpayer-funded employee time results in $10,000 (or $1.43 per household one time) of total costs to better understand the projected costs of an alternative that has been front-of-mind for nearly half the village over the last twenty years. That is hardly a “waste.” It is, indeed, “responsible governance”.

Instead, the BOT assumed that the March election results constituted a “mandate” for the so-called Landmark Option, which flies in the face of the CAP candidates’ assertion that the election was about far more issues and considerations than St. Paul’s.

The most comprehensive and issue-specific study of Garden City residents’ views on St. Paul’s was, in fact, the 2025 Survey, in which 3,800 households responded (equating to nearly 11,400 residents). Those results were clear: 77%-14% against mothballing St.

Paul’s (i.e. repairing, cleaning, waterproofing a vacant and unused building); 59%-31% against partial renovation; 53%-40% against adaptive reuse; 50% choosing NONE OF THE ABOVE as the respondents’ first choice option over either of the three aforementioned options (only 27% chose adaptive reuse as their first choice); 52% choosing ZERO tax increases to fund any of the three aforementioned options.

Trustee Catalano considers the one-time cost of $1.43 per household to understand the cost of demolition to be wasteful. However, he asserts that—without public debate or RFP estimates—the 1000x larger Landmark Option at $1,430 per household up-front (with possible cost overruns, change orders, and add-on projects to come) is what the majority of Garden City wants.

This is the municipal version of “straining out a gnat but swallowing a camel”.

James Kumpel

Strange comparison

To the Editor:

In his recent letter Trustee Rich Catalano makes a strange comparison, suggesting that proponents of St Paul’s demolition and replacement with a park, estimated to have a total project cost of approximately $32 million no longer made sense since …..a “far less costly and more practical alternative had emerged”…….namely replace the roof and build a nicer fence for only $10 million!

Let’s see….we can achieve kicking the can down the road with a new fence and roof while the interior continues to rot before we ever actually need to spend the multi-millions more to do whatever it is that we finally decide to do!

I guess it made sense to cancel the RFP for a demolition proposal, since in Catalano’s own words, why prepare proposals “… for a project that is not being contemplated”. Now that sure makes sense to me!

Charles L. Ruoff

Environmental Tip of the Week

Long Island Water Quality Impairments Map for 2025

Each year, the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University and the Nature Conservancy collaborate to sample Long Island’s water bodies and produce the annual Long Island Water Quality Impairments map. The map for 2025 has been released. The results show reason for concern about the state of Long Island water bodies. The most important reason for these impairments is excess nitrogen in the water bodies. Although runoff from fertilizers is a contributing factor, the primary source of the excess nitrogen is the number of outdated cesspools and septic systems on Long Island. Nassau County has about 32,000 of them, mostly located near the north shore. Suffolk County has about 360,000 of them.

At a recent press conference, Dr. Christopher Gobler, Professor at Stony Brook and an expert in coastal ecosystems, pointed out some of the problems that occurred last year. For example, toxic blue-green algae blooms were present in more than two dozen locations and five locations were closed to shellfishing due to the presence of saxitoxin, a poison from the plankton Alexandrium. There was some good news. Stony

Brook researcher Michael Doall discussed local aquaculture nutrient bioextraction projects, which can remove some of the excess nitrogen. Oysters and seaweed are used for this purpose.

A dead zone or hypoxic zone is an area in a body of water where the level of dissolved oxygen is too low to support marine life. The size of the hypoxic zone in Long Island Sound has decreased in recent years because

coastal communities in both New York and Connecticut have upgraded their wastewater treatment facilities. In 2025, the hypoxic zone was slightly over 18 square miles in size, the smallest on record since 1987.

Suffolk County residents voted for a 1/8 cent (0.125%) tax increase in November 2024. Funds from this tax increase will be evenly split between installation of sewer systems and

grants for replacing outdated septic systems. Nassau County also has a grant program to help small businesses and homeowners with the cost of replacing outdated septic systems.

For more information, visit https:// www.eastendbeacon.com/dr-goblerwarns-of-troubled-waters-ahead-ofannual-state-of-the-bays/

Toll Lodge exhibit planned for June

Gatekeeper Ernst’s wife, Elizabeth with dog next to flagpole. The porte cochere has entrance and exit sections.

Come join Patty Siler, Village co-historian, and the Village Board of Trustees  at the grand opening of the renovated historic 1911 toll lodge designed by architect John Russell Pope, on Friday, June 12, from 3 p.m. to 6

p.m. and Saturday, June 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The main floor of the building will be open to the public and there will be an exhibit on the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway and the Garden City Toll Lodge.

Pre K Girls

Pink Flamingos

Lena Ziniti

Margot Charchalis

Ciara Smith

Green Princesses

Evelyn Perrone

Nora Rossidis

Elizabeth Mergenthaler

Pink Bunnies

The Whole Team

Team Purple

Skylar Sterling

Olivia Rouff

The Blueberries

Located at the end of Seventh Street in Garden City, the Toll Lodge was built to collect tolls on the Long Island Motor Parkway. When the Motor Parkway closed in April

Soccer Players of the Week

Mia Capogna

Reese Dimakis

Theodora Bremnes

Little Lightnings

The Whole Team

1st Grade Girls

Team 1 - Pink Power

Elizabeth George

Ilaria McCrossen

Team 2 - Lavender Lush

Lifes

The Whole Team

Team 3 - Red Cherries

The Whole Team

1938, the toll-taker Christian Ernst and his wife Elizabeth purchased the lodge and the land on which it sat. The Ernsts made it their home until 1977 when it was sold to a local realtor. Ownership changed several times over the next ten years with the building intact. In 1987, the new owners planned to tear down the toll lodge for the construction of a new home.

The Garden City Chamber of Commerce sprang into action and began a campaign to save the toll lodge and to move it to a new location.  With the donation of the lodge by the Taylor Warner Real Estate and community support, the toll lodge was saved by the Chamber of Commerce and the Village of Garden City.  The lodge was moved from its Clinton Road location to Seventh Street in the heart of Garden City on March 19, 1989. Currently vacant, the Toll Lodge will be the site of a few temporary exhibits:

• Friday, June 12, from

3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, June 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Vanderbilt Motor Parkway and the Garden City Toll Lodge

• Friday, July 10, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, July 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: 150 Years of the Garden City Hotel

• Friday, August 14, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, August 15, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Declaration 1776: The Big Bang of Modern Democracy

Team 4 - Little Grapes

Agnes Li

Scarlett Sterling

Team 5 - Pink Bubblegum

The Whole Team

Team 6

Emerson LeFave

Emmy Breslin

Team 7

The Whole Team

Team 8 - Teal Tigers

Brooke Lempa

Emily Hughes

1st Grade Boys

Red Fire:

Brooks Bolanos

Brayden Pombar

Tigers : AJ Gnecco

Sam Kasnicki

2nd & 3rd Grade Boys

Team #1 – Hendrickson

Mason Hendrickson

Joey Petitio

Team #2 – San Filippo

Leo Trudeau

Marco Lara

Team #3 – Polcino

Entire Team

Team #4 - Tighe

Carter Ng

Christopher Skelly

Team #5 – Slattery

Grady Meskell

Bennet Sambus

Team #6 - Ferraro

Jack Lehman

Rome Fallarino

Austin Charcharlis

Team #7 - Kouznetsov

Entire Team

Team #8 - Lentini

Ben Roland

Francis Leccia

How to Create a CommunityPass Account!

Three simple steps to create a CommunityPass account:

• Create an account through this link:  https://register.capturepoint. com/GCRecandParks

• Verify your residency with 2 proofs of residency (ID and utility bill) by email (gcrec@gardencityny.net) or stop by the Cottages (108 Rockaway Avenue)

• Log in to your new account and hit the “Click Here To Register” button to find the type of Membership or Class you want to sign up for.

Fencing Program

This program introduces the Olympic sport of fencing to children in grades K–8 in a safe, structured, and engaging environment.  Fencing fosters discipline, focus, agility, and sportsmanship, making it an excellent complement to youth development. Coach will provide all equipment for class.  $375 per child

Pioneer Sports

Summer Sports Days: June 29–July 3, 1 p.m.–4 p.m. $70 per child.

Summer Super Sports: 6–7 p.m. on Wednesdays: July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and August 4. $160 per child.

Summer Mini Sports: Sunday Mornings: 9–9:50 a.m., July 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9, and 16.

Yoga in Cluett Hall

Yoga at Cluett Hall on May 16, 23.  For 10 classes it will be $100, $15 drop in Contact Amanda at amandaadamo123@gmail.com for more information.

Spring Youth Tennis Lessons 2026

Registration for the spring youth tennis lessons began Monday, March 30. Class information and registration is on the Recreation Website: gardencityrecreation.org

You can register with your Community Pass account or in person at the Recreation Office:  108 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530

Summer Youth Tennis Lesson Program

Registration for the summer youth tennis program is underway. More information to follow: Dates and times will be posted on the Recreation

Website -  gardencityrecreation.org

Stay Up to Date on All Things Recreation!

Follow our new Instagram and Facebook “GardenCityRecreation” for all Recreation content! Any questions regarding programs or facilities can be directed to our new Recreation email, GCRec@gardencityny.net .

Spark Business Academy Summer Camps

Grades 6–9: “Finance Club” - 7/13–7/17 from 9–3 p.m. at the Cottages. Learn how to manage your money in this program promoting essential life skills!  Set your financial goals, develop a budget from scratch, shop for a credit card and calculate the monthly cost of your dream car. Through simulations and hands-on activities, students explore financial decisions they will have to make in the future.

Grades K–2: “My First Lemonade Biz” - 8/3–8/7 from 9–3 p.m. at the Cottages. Learn how to make sweet and tangy lemonade and make money by selling it! Experiment with recipes, design flyers, learn how to count money, make change and tally profits. Then, in a showcase finale event, launch your lemonade stand and sell, sell, sell, and raise funds for a charity students select!

Grades 3–5: “Debate Club” - 8/10–8/14 from 9–3 p.m. at the Cottages. Learn the art of persuasion! Students work in rotating groups and practice their debating skills in a supportive environment, including developing arguments, issuing rebuttals, providing examples, rebuilding their case and summarizing points of view. Students learn to think on their feet and enhance their public-speaking skills, gaining self-confidence!

You can register with your Community Pass account or in person at the Recreation Office:  108 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530

Little Medical School

Hands on STEM, science, health, and medicine! For curious kids ages 5-12–who love to learn and explore. Little Medical School is a nationally recognized enrichment programs where children explore health science, and medicine through engaging, age – appropriate hands-on activities.

To register, please visit www.little-

medicalschool.com/nassau

Play Street Hockey with the Islanders

Sign up for our six-week kids (K–5) street hockey clinic. One hour each week for only $165, plus get an Islanders swag bag and hockey stick.

Garden City Rec Center Thursdays May 7 – June 11 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Pool Memberships are Now Available for Purchase! https://www.communitypass.net/ login

Sample CommunityPass Welcome Email

We are excited to announce that registration for The Garden City Pool will be available online via the CommunityPass registration system starting Friday, APRIL 17, 2026!

Due to a change in recreation software, every household must create a new account.

As online registration for programs begin, we encourage all families that will be registering to create their CommunityPass Account NOW!

In order to register for pool memberships or future programs, you MUST first create an account.

To create a new account, register an existing account, login or register for a program, follow the instructions found within this email or on the CommunityPass site.

Many of our programs, including the Garden City Swimming Pool memberships have residency requirements. In order to verify your residency on your account and gain access to registration for these programs, you must send a copy of your driver’s license AND a utility bill to gcrec@gardencityny.net *

How to Create a Family Account:

• Go to: https://register.capturepoint.com/GCRecandParks

• From the CommunityPass login homepage click on the ‘Create an Account’ button.

• On the next page complete the ‘Account Creation’ fields and click on Create at the bottom of the page.

• On the next page you will see the CommunityPass Privacy Statement.  After reading, click ‘Accept.’

Then click ‘Finish.’

Please save your login and password for future use. Only one account per family is permitted.

Your account will say "unverified" until approved by a Recreation staff member. You will not be able to purchase a pool membership until your account has been created and verified. We will approve your account as soon as we can.

*You can also verify in person at the recreation offices, 108 Rockaway Ave Mini Golf Course

The mini golf course opens for the season on Saturday, May 2, at 10 a.m. Special rate for opening weekend - all rounds of minigolf only $1 per person. So, make sure you come on down for some family fun!

The mini golf course is a great place for a party!

Details: A party rental is for the picnic area for a 2-hour time slot. Please be aware that the mini golf course is open to the public at all times.

The fee to rent the picnic area is $150 for the 2 hours and includes the use of the area and unlimited mini golf for up to 20 players during the 2-hour time slot.  Additional players are charged at the regular rates for playing miniature golf. You can bring your own food and refreshments. No alcohol is allowed. Call the Community Park office to book a party - 516 483-2525.  A $50 deposit is required to secure a date. The balance is due on the day of the party.

Garden City Recreation Women’s Summer Softball League Teams wanted!

We are looking for some women’s softball teams to join our summer league in Garden City.

The league begins play right after the 4th of July and ends in August. Games are held on weeknights at the Community Park Softball fields, beginning at 7 p.m.. This is a recreational league and not appropriate for advanced level teams. (8-game season plus playoffs)

If you have a team looking to play during the summer, or for more information, please contact: Steve Espey at sespey@gardencityny.net or 516 465-4075

Girls Spring Track team Division Champions

4x800m Relay County Champs Kylie O'Leary, Abby Tedesco (Bentley University bound), Kyra Lekanides (Providence College bound), Taylor Maguire

Congratulations to the Garden City Girls’ Varsity Spring Track Team on capturing the Division 2B Championship in Bellmore on May 12, 2026! This marks the program’s first division title since 2021 and is a testament to the team’s incredible depth, determination, and consistency throughout the season. The team is coached by Head Coach Seth Messier and Assistant Coaches Tom Skrivanek, Isabel Marsh, and Arthur Johnson.

The team secured the championship winning by more than 100 points, defeating Roosevelt, Roslyn, Mepham, Bellmore, and Great Neck North. The victory showcased the outstanding balance of talent across both track and field events.

First-place performances included:

• The 4x400m relay team of Delaney McNaboe (sophomore), Micaela Cuccia (senior), Allie Bonomi (senior), and Kyra Lekanides (senior), crossed the finish line in 3:34.55

• Cat Suau (senior) won both the 3000m (11:13.95) and the 1500m (5:10.32)

• Kylie O’Leary (sophomore) captured the 800m title in 2:28.76

• Scarlet Raia (sophomore) won the Triple Jump with a leap of 29’4.75”

• Amanda Tedesco (sophomore) claimed first place in the Pole Vault jumping 9’0”

This year’s team was led by an accomplished group of 10 seniors: Allie Bonomi, Cat Suau, Kyra Lekanides, Alexa Marshall, Grace Golden, Abby Tedesco, Bridget Macchio, Micaela Cuccia, Sarah Pogozelski, and Kayla Cherney.

Among the graduating seniors, Kyra Lekanides, Abby Tedesco, and Sarah Pogozelski have been members of the Garden City Track varsity program since eighth grade, demonstrating years of dedication and commitment to the team. Both Kyra and Abby will take their talents to the collegiate level. Kyra will run for Providence College and Abby will run for Bentley University.

The 2026 season has been filled with exceptional performances and milestone achievements:

• Both Kyra Lekanides (senior) and Taylor Maguire (junior) competed at the Loucks Games. Kyra qualified for the New York State Championships in the 200m with a time of 25.42, earning third place in the event at the Loucks Games.

• Amanda Tedesco (sophomore) delivered one of the year’s most impressive accomplishments by breaking the school pole vault record by one foot, clearing 9’4”.

• The team’s 4x800m relay team, featuring Cat Suau (senior), Kyra Lekanides (senior), Abby Tedesco (senior), and Taylor Maguire (junior), competed at the presti-

gious Penn Relays in April.

Earlier this week, the varsity team competed at the Nassau County Section VIII AA Championships in Roslyn, where they earned a second-place overall finish — the program’s best county finish since winning the championship in 2014.

At the Nassau County Championships, the 4x800m relay team of Abby Tedesco, Kyra Lekanides, Kylie O’Leary, and Taylor Maguire dominated the event, winning by an incredible 30 seconds.

While the team will graduate a talented

senior class, the future remains bright. Taylor Maguire, Ashley Ryker, and Emily Racich will return next season as seniors alongside a strong core of rising underclassmen, including Kylie O’Leary, Amanda Tedesco, Scarlet Raia, Delaney McNaboe, Breckin Lehnert, Gracie Corrigan, Vivian Hu, Courtney Bremer, Angela Panas, Elizabeth DiBlasi, Leah Setiadi, Hannah Gentile, and Chiara Fascilla, positioning the program for continued success in the years ahead.

Congratulations to the team on a fantastic and memorable season!

Win and survive: Trojans defeat Calhoun in playoffs

“Desi” celebrates after going yard against Calhoun.

“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth

The Garden City Trojans Baseball team started a best of three quarterfinal playoff series versus the Calhoun Colts this past week. The Trojans entered the Conference AA playoffs as the overall #1 seed after a very successful regular season. Calhoun entered the playoffs as the #8 seed out of 12 teams. The series started easy enough for the Trojans but Calhoun almost ended Garden City’s season in the third and deciding game. Almost.

In Game 1 of the series on Thursday, May 14, the Trojans hosted Calhoun and captured the lead, 3-1, in the bottom of the third when Kyle “Hit the Weights” Walsh singled, scoring one run, and Chris “Desi” Desiderio homered to right field, scoring two runs. The Trojans added three more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on three hits. Fionn “Swagger” Ryan homered to left field, scoring two runs, and an error scored one run.

“JL” Antico earned the eventual 7-2 win for Garden City. The starter gave up two hits and two runs over five and onethird innings, striking out five and walking five. Caiden “Clubber” Lang threw one and two-thirds innings of no-run ball for the Trojans in relief. The righty surrendered one hit, striking out three and walking one. Matteo “That’s Amore” Fiore and Jack “Next Level” Vessio each collected two hits for the Trojans. “Desi”, “The Wizard of Az” Durkovic, and “Swagger” each drove in two runs.

In Game 2 of the series on Saturday, May 16, the Trojans lost 8-4 at home. Calhoun’s starter, Jack Zagariello, pitching on short rest and in an elimination game, put in a strong performance on the mound to earn the win. The loss set up a deciding win-or-go-home Game 3 at Calhoun High School on Monday, May 18. In the annals of Garden City Trojans Baseball history and lore, it was a game for the ages.

On a day which was sunny and hot and the stands were jammed with WFH-

ing adults (thank you LIRR strike!), as well as the entire Bellmore-JFK and Mepham baseball teams scouting potential next round opponents, it was a balk by Calhoun’s starter that put the visiting Trojans on the board in the top of the second. Then Captain Jack “Irish Stout” Murphy, in his first game back from an injury, hit a mammoth solo home run over the high left field fence in the top of the third. To quote Crash Davis from the movie “Bull Durham”: “Anything that travels that far oughta have a stewardess on it!”

“Smokin’” Joe Carey got the start and cruised through six scoreless innings in the scorching heat. Carey took the mound in the bottom of the 7th inning with his pitch count nearing the outside temp, with mercury rising. Calhoun led off their last licks with two singles. With the next play, an error allowed the runner from 2nd base to score. A steal of 3rd base and defensive indifference put runners at 2nd and 3rd base. Carey struck out the next Calhoun batter, but a dropped third strike forced catcher “Tommy Boy” Bacich to throw the ball to first base for the first out of the inning, and the runner from third base scored. The next batter singled and with defensive indifference on the next pitch, there were runners on 2nd and 3rd base with only 1 out and Garden City still leading 3-2.

The next play will be burned on the brains of the Trojan players, coaches and parents alike for years to come. Calhoun’s Jack Zagariello lined a single to centerfielder Jack Murphy. The runner from 3rd base scored to tie the game and the runner from 2nd base got waved home to try and score the winning run. Try. But Jack Murphy and Tommy Bacich had other plans. Jack fired a laser from centerfield and on one hop Tommy caught the ball, applied the tag and held onto the ball for the out on a very close bang bang play at the plate. Season saved! 2 outs! Carey got the next batter to weakly ground out for the third out and we

moved onto extra innings, free baseball!

In the top of the 8th, the “Wizard of Az” Durkovic singled, followed by a “Desi” double, giving the Trojans runners on 2nd and 3rd base. Jack Murphy hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Az and “Desi” moved to 3rd base, both tagging up on the play. “Downtown” Jake Brown then singled in “Desi” to give the Trojans a 5-3 lead.

“Smokin’” Joe Carey came out of the dugout to pitch the bottom of the 8th inning at 101 pitches already. Joe got a groundout for the first out, then let up a double and a single, putting runners on 1st and 3rd base with the winning run at the plate. Joe induced a ground ball to teammate Skylar “the Bobcat” Lang, who tossed it to the “Wizard of Az”, who gunned the ball to “Desi” at first base for the game ending 4-6-3 double play! Win and survive! A game for the ages!

Joe Carey earned the win, surrendering eight hits and three runs (two earned)

over eight innings, striking out nine and walking two. The Trojans accumulated 10 hits in the game. Jack Murphy provided pop in the middle of the lineup, and led Garden City with two runs batted in. The number three hitter went 2-for-4 on the day. Number seven hitter, Matteo “That’s Amore” Fiore, showed the depth of the Trojans's lineup, by leading them with three hits in four at bats. “Desi” collected two hits for the Trojans in five at bats. A great team win and proving the Babe’s saying correct: it’s hard to beat a team that never gives up!

Next up is #9 seed Mepham High School on Friday, May 22, at home at 4:30 p.m. to begin the best of three semifinals series. The second game will be at Mepham High School on Saturday, May 23, at 11 a.m. The third game, if necessary, will be at home on Monday, May 25, at 11 a.m. Please come out and support Trojan Baseball. Ya Gotta Believe!

Varsity Softball finishes season after return to playoffs

The end of a great season.

The 2026 season marked a major step forward for the Garden City Varsity Softball team, as the program successfully moved up to Conference III after competing in Conference IV the previous year. Under the leadership of captains Kaitlyn Santopietro and Emily Ingersoll, the Trojans embraced the tougher level of competition and delivered one of the program’s strongest seasons in recent years.

Despite facing stronger opponents’ week after week, Garden City finished the regular season with an overall record of 14-5 (12-4 in conference) and secured third place in the conference standings and a return

to the playoffs. The team’s success was fueled by strong leadership, consistent play, and a determined group effort that allowed the Trojans to compete with some of Nassau County’s top softball programs.

Captains Kaitlyn Santopietro and Emily Ingersoll played a major role in setting the tone throughout the season. Their leadership both on and off the field helped guide a mixed roster of upper and lowerclassmen through the challenges of moving up a conference level and having a relatively young team. The team showed resilience in close games and an ability to respond under pressure throughout the season.

One of the biggest accomplishments of the year was Garden City’s return to the playoffs for the first time since the 2024 season. The playoff appearance represented a significant milestone for the program and reflected the progress the team made over the course of the year. In addition, the team’s annual charity game was a tremendous success. This year, the event supported the American Heart Association and raised more than $2,500 for the organization’s Long Island chapter.

In the postseason, Garden City faced Clarke High School in a tightly contested playoff matchup. The Trojans battled until the final out

in an exciting back-and-forth game before falling by a narrow 8-7 score. Although the season ended in heartbreak, the performance demonstrated the team’s competitiveness and growth against quality competition. The season also brought significant individual recognition for several Garden City players. Kaitlyn Santopietro earned Conference III Pitcher of the Year honors and was named All-County after a dominant senior season in the circle. Santopietro finished the year with 222 strikeouts, leading all pitchers in Nassau County, and capped off her varsity career by surpassing the 700-strikeout milestone, finish -

Varsity Softball finishes season after return to playoffs

Senior Day!

ing with an outstanding 715 career strikeouts over a four season period.

Emily Ingersoll was also recognized with All-County honors and was named a Nassau County Senior Scholar Athlete, reflecting both her athletic accomplishments and academic excellence. Additional postseason honors included junior, Milena Mirabella receiving All-County Honorable Mention recognition, sophomores, Lucia Dumain earning All-Conference honors, and Cameron Quinlan being awarded the team’s Unsung Hero Award for her dedication and contributions throughout the season.

The Trojans’ senior leaders will continue their softball careers at the collegiate level. Kaitlyn Santopietro will continue at Adelphi University, while Emily Ingersoll will continue her academic and athletic career at University of Mount Saint Vincent.

Other members of the softball team include juniors, Amanda Glickson, Danielle Landolphi and Shannon Walsh, sophomores, Angelina Trimarchi, Caroline Weber, Layla Rajpal, Maeve Durkin and Margot Hearon and the freshman class consisted of Anjali Motwani, Grace Kelly, Hannah Maciaszek, Juliette Chapman, Maria Assip and Maggie Rogers.

The team was led by Head Coach Marisa Reichman and assistant coach Renee Vaiano, whose guidance and leadership helped shape one of the program’s most successful seasons in recent years. Together, the coaching staff helped foster a culture of accountability, resilience,

Field hockey registration

Calling All Rising 3rd Grade to 6th Grade Girls!

The Long Island Field Hockey League Association (LIFHA), now in its 23rd year is registering players for Fall 2026.

This is a learning league. Join the fun! Garden City girls can send registration before June 30.

An Adelphi playday and a 5-game travel schedule will begin in mid-September.

How To Register:

1) The registration form can be

found on the website, www.lifha.com. Print it out and send with payment to the address below.

2) A USA Field Hockey membership is required for insurance purposes. Print out a copy of proof of membership from the website www. teamusa.org or usafieldhockey. sport80.com. The proof must show the player will be current during the time of play.

Drop off or mail these three items to: Jessica Brantuk, 131 Nassau Blvd., Garden City, NY, 11530.

5K Run/Walk remembers GC resident

The 1st Annual Alexandra’s Rip Current Awareness 5K Timed Run/ Walk, will take place on June 6 at 25 Pond Lane in Southampton,at 8:00 a.m.

and team-first softball that carried the Trojans through a challenging Conference III schedule and back into the playoffs.

Head Coach Marisa Reichman reflected on the season and the impact of the senior class, saying, “This group of seniors helped change the direction of our program. Their leadership, work ethic, and commitment over the last four years built a foundation that future Garden City softball teams can build upon. Moving up to Conference III and earning a playoff berth was a tremendous accomplishment, but what stands out most is the respect and pride they brought back to Garden City softball within our school and community. They leave behind a legacy that will not be forgotten.”

The 2026 softball season will be remembered as a defining chapter for Garden City softball and a testament to the impact of its senior class. Over the past four years, the seniors helped transform the program into a respected and competitive team in Nassau County, building a culture centered on hard work, leadership, and accountability. Their commitment helped elevate the program to Conference III, while also bringing renewed excitement and recognition to Garden City softball throughout the community. Through their accomplishments on the field, academic achievements, and leadership off the field, this senior group leaves behind a legacy that has set a new standard for future generations of Garden City softball players.

Alexandra DeMoura was a model daughter, a loyal friend, and a gifted athlete who competed at the national level for Garden City High School and later earned a scholarship to George Washington University. There, she became a team captain and MVP, admired not only for her talent but for her humility, leadership, and character.

Tragically, Alexandra lost her life to a rip current while on vacation— an unimaginable loss that underscores how critical ocean safety education truly is.

This race is not only a tribute to Alexandra’s life, but also a commitment to protecting others. Proceeds

will directly support swimmer safety training and rip current awareness initiatives.

Everyone is invited to join —as participants, supporters, or sponsors—in honoring Alexandra and strengthening the safety of coastal communities.

Race Day includes a beautiful 5k run/walk around Agawam Lake, music by Mr. DJ Entertainment, Raffle Baskets, food, drinks and fun for the entire family!

All donations are tax-deductible. The Alexandra DeMoura Rip Current Awareness Foundation Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) charity.

For more information, please visit our website Alexandrasripcurrentawareness5k. net or contact Kerry Calvert, Race Director, at Kerrylcal@gmail.com

Girls Lacrosse celebrates seniors with quarterfinals victory

Saturday, May 16: Home v. Roslyn

The #1 seed Lady Trojans began their playoff run last Saturday with a resounding 22-2 thumping of 8th seeded Roslyn High School. Roslyn showed up to Warren King Field under a brilliant blue sky sporting a roster of only 15 players, two fewer than the seniors alone on Garden City. And the day was all about honoring our 17 seniors, 14 of whom will go on to play collegiately next year.

Prior to the game, each senior was ceremoniously honored by Athletic Director Eduardo Ramirez as he called them up one by one alongside their parents and siblings. It was an opportunity to recognize the dedication, hard work and sacrifice these players have made through the years to reach this moment. Following this well-deserved recognition, senior attacker Michaela Molgano demonstrated that our athletes shine beyond the sports field when she played a beautiful rendition of our national anthem on her trumpet. The anthem may have been the highlight of Roslyn’s day because once the opening whistle blew, it was all Garden City.

The Lady Trojans’ scoring came

from everywhere, with 15 different players hitting the back of the net.

American bound Katherine O’Hanlon led the way with 3 goals and an assist. Florida Southern bound Kiera Ruoff was feeling generous as she assisted on 5 goals and added a score of her own.

Fellow seniors Katie Horn (2 goals), Ashley Clark (2 goals), Ella Clark (1 goal, 2 assists), Michaela Molgano (1 goal) and LeeLee Gaffney (1 goal) all got in on the scoring action.

The remaining goals came from juniors Stella Goettelmann (1) and Claire LeLeonnec (1), sophomores Amanda Backer (2) and Finlay Newell (1 goal, 1 assist), and freshmen Emily Bennett (3 goals, 1 assist), Grace Wheeler (1 goal, 2 assists), Reese Goettelman (1) and Lyla Hessler (1). Senor Averie Smith added an assist on the morning, as did sophomore Caileigh McDonough with 2 helpers of her own. Six-year varsity player captain Regan Backer led the way at the circle winning 5 of her 7 draw takes as GC was 19/26 on the day.

Sophomore keeper Teagan Gately was only called upon to make 2 saves on the day behind senior defenders Ciara Hegarty, Jessy Martin, Nora Donahue, Daly Pryblyski and Kennedy Palmer,

attacker Kiera Ruoff with a goal and 5 assists on the day.

Girls Lacrosse celebrates seniors with quarterf inals victory

juniors Kelsey Kern and Emma Larsson, and sophomores Lizzy Hagopian and Charlotte Clark, who had little problem stymying Roslyn’s attack.

Following the game, the seniors were further honored by their teammates, who shared gifts and kind words of appreciation for their friendship and leadership. The success of a team relies on more than just talent. It

requires strong chemistry that breeds confidence that any opponent is beatable. Thanks to our 17 fine seniors, the Lady Trojans are gelling at the right moment and primed for a strong playoff run.

Next up…..the Nassau County finals on Wednesday May 27, at Farmingdale State College. Go GC!!!

It takes a village. Daly Prybylski surrounded by GC alumnae, who stood in for her graduation-attending parents.

Multi-talented Michaela Molgano plays our national anthem with an assist from AD Ed Ramirez.

PAL 2032 f inishes season

GC 2032s finished their PAL season and careers strong with a win against the Commack Cougars. Thank you to Coaches Galli, Schlipf and Wenk!

Bottom row: Declan Quinn, Clark Lane, Keegan Fitzpatrick, Evan Gillespie, Conor Hegarty, Will Capparelli, Jojo Ordas, Charlie Fuschillo, Powers Dell'Olio, Jack Mooney

Top row: Ben Goettelmann, Ryan Ferrucci, Owen Moylan, Nolan Doggendorf, Grayson Peppicelli, Brooks Galli, Connor Reilly, Tommy Dunne, Charlie Galli, Reid Ferrucci, Jojo Vivich, Trevor Wenk, Jesse Frosch.

Missing: Caden Corbett

Trojans roll past Long Beach and Plainedge

Garden City vs. Long Beach

The Marines sailed into Garden City on Wednesday, but the Trojans quickly took command, cruising to a dominant 14–3 victory over Long Beach. Once again, Garden City showcased its

balanced attack and relentless defense, controlling the game from start to finish.

The Trojan defense completely shut down the Marines, anchored by standout performances from Garvis

just three goals on the afternoon.

Offensively, Garden City continued its high-powered play with contribu-

tions throughout the lineup. Ben Smith led the way with four goals and two assists, while Charlie Koester added two goals and two assists and Henry Koester finished with two goals. Brayden Robertiello added two goals, while

Trojans roll past Long Beach and Plainedge

Colin Walsh dominates at the faceoff X.

Anthony Asaro, Jack Campolettano, James DeBusschere, and Jeff Finnell also found the back of the cage. Owen Andersen contributed two assists, with Mark Escher and Merit Ruckh also adding helpers.

In goal, Tyler Dossena recorded two saves while allowing one goal, and Zach Psilakis made six saves while surrendering just two goals.

At the faceoff X, the Trojans dominated possession as Angelo Cupani went a perfect 5-for-5, Brayden Robertiello won 11 of 12 draws, and Colin Walsh battled throughout the afternoon.

Garden City vs. Plainedge

The Plainedge Red Devils arrived in Garden City ready to battle, but no fiddle of gold could save them from a redhot Trojan offense as Garden City rolled to a commanding 21–4 victory.

Plainedge came out strong early,

holding the Trojans to just three first-quarter goals and battling at the faceoff X, but Garden City quickly found its rhythm and never looked back. In one of the team’s most complete performances of the season, 15 different Trojans found the back of the net.

A major milestone came as senior Ben Smith recorded his 100th career varsity goal, adding another memorable moment to an outstanding season.

The Trojans dominated in all phases of the game. At the faceoff X, Brayden Robertiello, Colin Walsh, and Angelo Cupani controlled possession, while goaltenders Zach Psilakis and Tyler Dossena combined for eight saves. Defensively, Brett Webber, Blake Cincotta, Gus Galli, Andrew Peters, Joseph Ottomanelli, Andrew Dengler, and AJ Haffner helped limit Red Devil opportunities throughout the afternoon.

Jack Campolettano led the offense with three goals, while James DeBusschere (2g, 1a), Charlie Koester (2g, 2a), CJ Rogler (2g), and Ben Smith (2g) paced the attack. Jackson Castellanos, Michael Ferrucci, Henry Koester, Chase Kraus, Jack LeSueur, Mitch LoBiondo, Finn O’Sullivan, Stratton Topping, and Luke Turck also scored. Anthony Asaro tallied three assists, Owen Andersen added two, and additional helpers came from Jeff Finnell, Ryan Haniffy, Henry Koester, Finn O’Sullivan, Brayden Robertiello, James Sullivan, Stratton Topping, and Brett Webber.

Garden City vs. Bethpage

Garden City traveled to Bethpage on Friday night for its final regular season game and closed things out in dominant fashion, defeating the Golden Eagles, 18–3.

The Trojans once again showcased a balanced offensive attack, with the usual cast of scorers - Charlie Koester, Ben Smith,Henry Koester, Jeff Finnell, Anthony Asaro, James DeBusschere, Brayden Robertiello- finding the back of the cage while also getting standout goals from senior James Sullivan and sophomore Mark Escher.

Defense held the Golden Eagles to just 3 goals with help from AJ Haffner, Kyle Glosman and Ryan Haniffy. Brayden Robertiello and Colin Walsh dominated the face-off. In net, Zach Psilakis was perfect with four saves and no goals allowed in 24 minutes of work, while Luke Vendetti added two saves in the second half.

With the regular season now complete, the Trojans turn their attention to the playoffs as they look to keep their strong season rolling. Let’s go GC!

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